Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-12-24
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LESSON
LESSON FOR DECEMBER rs
JESUS FEEDS THE MULTITUDE.
lby REV. p. B. FITzWATER, D. D..
Teacher Of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute OF Chicago.)
10. 1920, Western Newspa Der Union.)

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give ye them to eat.-Matt. N:l8
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Matt.1 1873,
@i Mark 1924; Luke 9:1O-l7; John SILL
PRIMARY TOPlC-Jesus Feeds Man
Hungry People.
JUNIOR ToPIC--Jesus Feeding the Fiv
Thousand.
| INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR ToPI'
Helping to Feed the Hungry.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT ToPI'
The Ministry Of Jesus to the Multitude
Since we took the Birth Of Jesus
tor our Christmas lesson last Sunday
let us now study the alternate lessor
Tor last Sunday instead Of the review
]. Jesus Healing the Multitude wv
l3, ~.
l. Jesus retired to the desert "
~. The news Of the cruel death Of
John the Baptist brought grief to the
Masters heart, and He withdrew ia
q place of quietncss to commune with
the Father. The very best thing for
US to 40 In time Of sorrow Is to flee
into the presence Of God. Jesus &C.
cepted Johns death as typical Of what
they would do to Him.
z. Followed by the people ". 1877.
He could not be hid. Their interest
In Him was so great that they fol-
lowed him on foot. Where Jesus
really is the multitude will gather.
3. Jesus healing the sick ". 14).
Although the rulers had broken with
Him, He did not abandon His work
but continued to preach and to work
for the good Of those who would hear.
The multltudes broke In upon Him
and disturbed His quiet hour with
God, but the great heart Of the King
was moved with compassion as He
beheld the suffering multitudes--sick,
lame, blind and palsled. Though the
people brought their desperate, hope
less cases to Him there was nothing
too hard for Him. The sight of the
multitude as sheep without shep-
herd moved Him to pity.
u. Jesus Feeding the Hungry Mul-
titude wv. 1920.
According to the connection In John
6:1-14 the real purpose of this mir
acle was to show himself as the Bread
Of Eternal Life sent down from
heaven.
/. Jesus conference with the dis
ciples wv. 1919. ~ The dis.
clples' request ". 15). They asked
that the multitude be sent away.
They knew that they were in
desert place, therefore prudence would
Indicate that they would 60 to the
village to buy victuals, (2) Jesus
command ". 1877. "Give We them to
eat" Such a command would have
been utter foolishness had He not pos
sessed the power to create the supply;
but always with the command OF
Jesus goes the power to do. (3) The
disciples perplexity ". ~ They
said 1--WE have but FIVE loaves and two
fishes" They were counting on their
resources, leaving Christ out.
10 be face to face with the humanity
Is a threefold benefit (a) To
make us feed our dependence upon
Christ; (b) to drive us to Him for
His help In our need; tc) to lead us
to give the glory to Him for results.
2. Jesus method In feeding the
wv. 1929 ~ The
Lords part. He created the pro-
,Isions. He is able to create that
which will meet the needs of the
hungry multitude. (2) The peoples
,art. They were to sit and eat.
they were not responsible for the Gre
ltion of the supply nor its dlstribu.
ion, but they were responsible for
,bedience. (S) The disciples part
This was to take that which the Mas.
er had blessed and distribute II. We
re laborers together with God. God
as made us partners In the salvation
4 the world.
~. Jesus Alone In the Mountains
raging wv. %, 2U.
l. He induced the disciples to get
,to the ship ". 22). The reason TO,
his was that He desired to keep them
rom being mixed up with the crowd
Or they desired to force him to be
ing.
2. Multitudes were dismissed ". 23.
his was to prevent the multitude from
wing to force Him to be king. When
ley saw His wonderful ability to feed
lie hungry multitude they desired to
ave such a man mede king.
8. Praying alone ". 23). He doubt.
IS was praying for the disciples. He
new what trials they would have to
ndergo. Having been induced BY
i'm to enter the ship and being over.
ken by the storm, they were doubt.
IS tempted to think that mistake
ID been made; hut We should learn
at the way which the Lord would
I've us go is not always without Its
orms. In fact. the storm is a pretty
od indication that II is the Lords
ny.
Doubtless He also went apart to
immune with the Father in order to
In relief and strength for Himself,
pecially since the multitude were ,