Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-01-28
Lesson for January 81
JESUS FEEDS FIVE THOUSAND
MEN

! LESSON TExT-John s:1-if: agar.
1 GOLDEN TEXT--Jesus said unto
them, am the bread of life: he that
cometh to Me shall never hunger, ana
he that believeth on Me shall never
4 thrst.--John 6:35
I PRIMARY TOPIC--Jesus Feeds Many
Hungry People r.
JUNIOR ToPic-Jesus Is Helped by
a Boy.
| INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOR.
lC-Jesus Feeds a Hungry Crowd
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT rOp-
IC-Why People Follow Jesus.
J. Jesus Compassion for the Multi
lstude wv. IA. CT. Matt, IA ~.
The sight of a crowd always excited
the Lords sympathy. lie knew that
they were as shepherdless sheep
Mark 6:34)., They were going forth
with no one to care for them. Besides.
they were so ignorant that they had
no appreciation of Him. Added to
this was their physical hunger. This
condition aroused the Saviors pity.
This is true Of the multitude today.
Sin had so thoroughly blinded them
that they are not conscious Of their
lost condition.
II. Jesus Conference With the Dis
cipIes Touching the Peoples Need
wv 5-9)
This was not done for His ben
eft, for He knew what He would
do " 81 His object may be summed
| up as follows:
l. To Teach Them Their Sense of
Obligation to the Multitude
We are workers together with Cod
! tII Cor. 6:D.
2. To Teach Them Their True Help
tessness in the Face of Such Great
Needs.
The loaves and fishes We're as moth
| ing in the presence Of five thou
sand men, besides women and chill
dren. Well might Andrew exclaim,
may plant and water. but the increase
entirely comes from God .
8 To Teach Then That Their Stuff
! cheney Is From the Lord
Without Him we can do nothing (.Tohn
| l15:1-8). Christians can no more carry
on the Lords work of themselves tlan
the branch can bear fruit without the
vine. The branch supplies the life ana
strength for the production of fruit.
| Philips arithmetic was of no use III
| the face of such need. Jesus has ali
power, nothing is too hard for Him.
| H. The Lords Method of Ac-
compIishing His Work ivy. 10-13).
Observe here the orderlness Of
! Christ's work. He paused to give
thanks for the scant supply, teaching
US that we should always bring our
| abilities and gifts TO God that He
might bless them to His use
l. The Lords Part Was to Bless and
Break the Bread. Even to Create the
! Needed Supply
The disciples could not perform this
! part. The same kind of bread was
| provided for ALL rich and poor, young
| and old, women and children
2. The Disciples Part Was to Dis
tribute That Which He Had Passed
| and Consecrated.
| This is true 81 the Christian
worker today, Our part is to take
| from the hands of the Lord that which
He has blessed aud eonsecratea. and
distribute it among the starving mul-
| titudes. We are not responsible for
| the supply bur are responsible for its
| distribution to all those who are hun
CRY and perisffing for the Bread of
Life.
3. The Peoples Part Was to Sit
| Down ana Eat
They had no part in the provis
sion, neither in its distribution. but
only to take from the hands Of the
! disciples and eat that which The
Lord had provided This is exactly our
situation. The people are responsible
for the taking and eating Of the Bread
| of Life. faith with obedience is their
/ part This is an illustration of the
part obedience plays in our salvation
| ". The Effect of This Miracle
| ". 14).
The people recognized Him at once
as the prophet who should come. They
believed Him for His works sake
". Jesus. the Bread of Life Wv. 80
30.
/. What Bread Is to the Body. Christ
Is to the Soul.
Bread is a staple food. 1t is nee
essary for the body. One never tires
of it. Even SC is it with Christ.
2. How to Obtain This Bread.
/ 1t Is by coming 10 Christ and beaiev-
ing on Him.
3. The Blessed Issue OF Taking This
Bread.
The one who eats this bread shall
never hunger, nor thirst. Hunger
and thirst return after partaking of
natural bread and water--not so with
those who have partaken of Christ
Ardent Srayer
AS well might we expect vegeta-
ton 10 spring from the earth without