This is Part 20 in a year-long series covering the Book of Mark. Today's episode is taught by theHeart Community Life Pastor, Josh Anderson.

 

Subtitle: Feeding 4000

MARK 8:1a

During those days another large crowd gathered.

MARK 8:1b-3

Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothering to eat. If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the way, because some of them have come along distance."

SPLAGCHNIZOMAI

Greek

(v) to be moved from the bowels

COMPASSION = ACTION

Mark 1:41

Luke 15:20

Luke 10:33-34

Matthew 20:34

COMPASSION = ACTION

Compassion + Action = Miracles

MARK 8:4

His disciples answerd, "But where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them?"

LOVE IN ACTION

"Let us not love with words or tongue, but with actions and in truth." `1 John 3

MARK 8:5-7

"How many loaves do you have?" Jesus asked.

"Seven," they replied.

He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. When he had taken the seven loaves and given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute to the poeple, and they did so. They had a few small fish as well; he gave thanks for them also and told the disciples to distribute them.

FEEDING 4000

7 Loaves of Bread

7 Baskets Full

MARK 8:8-10

The people ate and were satisfied. Afterward the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. About four thousand were present. After he had sent them away, he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the region of Dalmanutha.

FEEDING THE MULTITUDES

Broken Pieces

FEEDING 4000

4 X 1000

4 = the Whole World

FEEDING 4000

On the fourth day, God created the sun, the moon, and all the stars Genesis 1:14-19

MARK 8:11-13

The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven. He sighed deeply and said, "Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to it." Then he left them, got back into the boat and crossed to the other side.

CHASING MIRACLES

The Pharisees were blind to the miracle.

God does not win people with miracles.

Who is 'this generation'?

MARK 8:11-13

The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat. "Be careful," Jesus warned them, "Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod."  They discussed this with one another and said, 

"It is because we have no bread."

CORRUPTED BREAD

Matthew 16:12

Luke 12:1

MARK 8:17-21

Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: "Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened? Do you have eyes but fail to see, and ears but fail to hear? And don't you remember? When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?"

"Twelve," they replied.

"And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?"

They answered, "Seven."

He said to them, "Do you still not understand?"

THE MESSIAH FOR ALL

"My food," said Jesus, "is to do the will of him who sent me and to finish his work."

John 4:34

COMMUNION

This is His Body Broken for You.

This is His Blood Poured Out for You.