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Hungry.
The crowd of over 5,000 people was so intently following Jesus that they hadn't planned ahead for the journey and we find them in a desolate place with nothing to eat but a few pieces of bread and some fish.

The minuscule amount of food a child offered to share was ridiculous compared to the amount that they needed.

Jesus takes what little they have, lifts it up, blesses it, and in the hands of the Savior, it was more than enough.

In the fifth chapter of the Gospel of John, we find a man sitting on his mat by the pool of Bethesda who has been an invalid for 38 years. Day after day he, along with others who are disabled,  blind, lame, and paralyzed, are waiting for the hope of healing.

Then a stranger visiting a festival asks him a simple question, "Do you want to get well?"

Suddenly his life which has always been defined by the brokenness of his body is transformed and healed when Jesus tells him to arise.

In the Gospel of John in the fourth chapter, a government official comes to Jesus because his son was dying. Although it was early in Jesus' ministry, he knew that Jesus could help. Join Pastors David Lindwall, Cabe Matthews, and Nancy Kellond as we look back on last week and look forward to this coming week where we will talk about this official's encounter with Jesus and how it not only changed his son's life but the life of the official and their entire household.

During the weeks of Lent we are going to be looking at seven of these moments from the life of Jesus that are in the gospel of John. During these days we’ll use this podcast for Pastor David, Cabe and Nancy to look ahead with Scripture, Thoughts, Discussion, Take Always and Prayers as a midweek meditation as we journey together through the life and ministry of Jesus from the beginning through the cross to the resurrection and beyond.