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John, Chapter 15

Jesus Is the Vine—Followers Are Branches

15 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit. 

-          I am the true vine (Jesus said “I am” the true vine); all others are not true

-          And My Father is the vinedresser (the job of the vinedresser is to prune to maximize fruit)

-          Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away (tossed out and burned)

-          And every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit

o   Are you feeling pruned?

o   It may be that the vinedresser is pruning you

o   Why? So that it may bear more fruit (trouble and difficulty force us to our knees and intensify our prayers and reliance upon God; this is when miracles happen)

o   Feeling the pain of pruning? Get ready for blessings – more fruit!

3 You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you. 4 Remain in Me, and I in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself but must remain in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me.

-          You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you (how did we become clean? By repenting of our sins and faith in Jesus Christ to wash away the sin)

-          Remain in Me, and I in you (stay connected, stay in the Word, stay in constant prayer)

-          Just as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself but must remain in the vine (fruit happens all by itself when its connected to the vine; trusting in the Sun; we must do the same trusting in the Son, staying in faith)

-          Just as the branch cannot bear fruit of itself but must remain in the vine, so neither can you unless you remain in Me (you cannot and will not bear fruit unless you remain in the vine; stay connected to the root which is a deep connection, a continual connection, a daily pulse of nutrients and living water; for us this connection is from reading the word, speaking the word, praying the word, trusting the word, trusting in the cross)

 5 I am the vine, you are the branches; the one who remains in Me, and I in him bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not remain in Me, he is thrown away like a branch and dries up; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned. 

-          Jesus said “I am vine” (it is His position to provide nutrients & living water)

-          “you are the branches” (this is our position; the vine expects us to produce fruit)

-          “the one who remains in Me, and I in Him bears much fruit (remain continually connected)

 -          “he is thrown away like a branch and dries up; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned (it’s a picture of hell; you will get burned if you don’t stay connected to Jesus every day)

7 If you remain in Me, and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. 8 My Father is glorified by this, that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be My disciples.

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John, Chapter 14 - Jesus Comforts His Disciples

14 “Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe also in Me. 2 In My Father’s house are many rooms; if that were not so, [c]I would have told you, because I am going there to prepare a place for you. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I am coming again and will take you to Myself, so that where I am, there you also will be. 

-          Do not let your heart be troubled (BOOM, GOD is in Control)

-          Believe in God, believe also in Me (because Jesus is from God)

-          In my Father’s house are many rooms (lots of room for everyone)

-          If that were not so, I would have told you (another words – don’t worry)

o   Because I am going there to prepare a place for you (this why you don’t need to worry!; Jesus is preparing a place for you; its under construction now)

-          And if I go and prepare a place of you, I am coming again and will (not maybe) take you to Myself, so that where I am, there you also will be (it’s HUGE AWESOME PROMISE)

4 And you know the way where I am going.” 5 Thomas *said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going; how do we know the way?” 6 Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me.

-          And you know the way where I am going (they should have! Jesus has been preaching it)

-          Thomas said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going; how do we know the way? (Incredible that that Thomas still doesn’t know)

-          Jesus aid to him “I am the way, and the truth, and the life…”

o   I am the way (the only way, the front gate into heaven)

o   And the truth (Jesus is truth; He is the Savior; who came to save us)

o   And the life (eternal life, the best life, the most blessed life)

o   No one comes to the Father except through Me (there is only one way and Jesus is The Way, believe in Him, trust in the cross to pay for your sin and you’re in)

§  Nobody comes to the Father any other way

Oneness with the Father

7 If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; from now on you know Him, and have seen Him.”

-          If you had known Me (this sentence begins with a negative supposition “if you had known Me implies that they didn’t know Him)

-          You would have known My Father also (God)

-          From now on you know Him, and have seen Him ! (Jesus declares He is God)

8 Philip *said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us.” 9 Jesus *said to him, “Have I been with you for so long a time, and yet  you have not come to know Me, Philip? The one who has seen Me has seen the Father; how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father is in Me?

-          Philip said to Him “Lord, show us the Father, and it is enough for us”

o   Man continues to look for something besides Jesus

-          Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you for so long a time, and yet you have not come to know Me, Philp?”

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John, Chapter 13 - The Lord’s Supper

13 Now before the Feast of the Passover, Jesus, knowing that His hour had come that He would depart from this world to the Father, having loved His own who were in the world, He loved them to the end.

-          Now before the Feast of the Passover (celebration of the death angel passing over their doors because of the blood of the lamb on their door post – a picture of the cross)

-          Jesus knowing that His hour had come (time is up – it’s time to show the world the true Messiah and Savior)

-          That He would depart from this world to the Father (leaving here; going there)

o   Notice the confirmation of both locations

-          Having loved His own who were in the world (Jesus loved His own)

-          He loved them to the end (even unto death)

o   Thank God Jesus loves us in spite of ourselves

 2 And during supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him, 3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had handed all things over to Him, and that He had come forth from God and was going back to God, 4 *got up from supper and *laid His outer garments aside; and He took a towel and tied it around Himself.

-          And during supper (the last supper), the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon (listen, hearing) to betray Him

o   Judas listened to the devil and was to betray Jesus and Jesus knew it

-          Jesus, knowing that the Father had handed all things over to Him (Jesus had all knowledge and power to do what He wanted too)

-          And that He had come forth from God and was going back to God (notice this, Jesus knew where He was from and where He was going; how about you?)

-          Got up from supper and laid His outer garments aside (maybe a picture of how He would also cast his flesh aside)

-          And took a towel and tied it around Himself (maybe like a white robe, a picture of how He would be clothed in heaven)

Jesus Washes the Disciples’ Feet

5 Then He *poured water into the basin, and began washing the disciples’ feet and wiping them with the towel which He had tied around Himself.

-          And began washing the disciples feet and wiping them with the towel

o   Maybe a picture of how Jesus washes away our sin by casting off his outer garment (dying on the cross) and then helping wash us from heaven

 6 So He *came to Simon Peter. He *said to Him, “Lord, You are washing my feet?” 7 Jesus answered and said to him, “What I am doing, you do not realize right now, but you will understand later.” 8 Peter *said to Him, “Never shall You wash my feet!” Jesus answered him, “If I do not wash you, you have no place with Me.”

-          So He came to Simon (to listen, to understand, and respond) Peter (a rock or stone)

-          You are washing my feet? (Peter felt unworthy)

-          Jesus answered “What I am doing, you do not realize right now, but you will understand later” (when? When Peter understands that Jesus was showing His disciples that He would die, cash off His outer garment, but rise again and put on a white robe and save His people)

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John, Chapter 12 - Mary Anoints Jesus

12 Therefore, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 So they made Him a dinner there, and Martha was serving; and Lazarus was one of those reclining at the table with Him. 

-          Therefore (because of what we read in Chapter 11; it was the Passover and the Jews were wondering if Jesus would even come at all after He told the Pharisees and the Chief religious leaders that He is the Christ, the Door and the Way)

-          Six days before the Passover (6 is the number for man; manifestation of sin; right before Passover; looking for the lamb’s blood to put on the door post so the death angel will pass over; what a picture of Jesus entering the scene)

-          Jesus came to Bethany (which means house of depression or misery or poverty; because this is the condition of man without a savior)

-          Where Lazarus (which means “God has helped”) was, whom Jesus (which means “Savior” had raised from the dead); 

-          Put it all together now:

o   Sinful man looking for the blood of the lamb to put on the doorpost to be saved from the death angel

o   Jesus (Savior) comes to Bethany (house of misery / poverty) because he is dying in his sins without a savior

o   Where Lazarus (God has helped) was (past tense) whom Jesus (Savior) raised him from the dead

3 Mary then took a pound of very expensive perfume of pure nard, and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

-          This was an act of great humility and recognition of Jesus as the Christ about the die exactly has been predicted in the old testament

 4 But Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples, the one who intended to betray Him, *said, 5 “Why was this perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and the proceeds given to poor people?” 6 Now he said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he kept the money box, he used to steal from what was put into it.

-          Judas Iscariot mocks Mary for her act of kindness, love and respect

-          Evil men always mock those who do good

-          They are normally just jealous or in this case, a thief who wanted to steal (this reveals who’s child he is; remember chapter 10, the thief comes to steal, kill & destroy).

 7 Therefore Jesus said, “Leave her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of My burial. 8 For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.”

-          Therefore (because Jesus knew Judas Isacriot’s thoughts and heart)

-          Jesus said, “Leave her alone” (God rebukes evil)

-          So that she may keep it for the day of My burial (notice Jesus is telling everything that He is die and be buried and that this perfume is appropriate for that which is about to happen)

-          For you always have the poor with you (it never ends)

-          But you do not always have Me (you have Jesus in the flesh for a very short time; then He will die; but He will raise again on the 3rd day; proving He is God)

o   He will leave physically and go back to Heaven until the second coming

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John, Chapter 11 - The Death and Resurrection of Lazarus

11 Now a certain man was sick: Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 And it was the Mary who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped His feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick. 3 So the sisters sent word to Him, saying, “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.”

-          Now a certain man was sick (a person)

o   Lazarus (God has helped)

o    of Bethany (house of poverty or depression)

-          The village of (a place)

o   Mary (sea of bitterness)

o   And her sister Martha (mistress or Myrrh used to purify the dead)

-          And it was (an action)

o   Mary (sea of bitterness)

o   Who anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped His feet with her hair (an of humble submission and devotion)

-          Whose brother (a condition)

o   Lazarus (God has helped) was sick

-          God has helped a person, in the house of depression; in a place like a sea of bitterness where the dead needed to be purified before they could leave the sea of bitterness they must be anointed by the Lord, in humble submission and devotion to whom great respect is owed because God has helped

-          So the sisters sent word to Him, saying “Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick”

o   Notice Jesus loved Lazarus

o   Note in inference; Jesus loves you and God wants to help you too)

 4 But when Jesus heard this, He said, “This sickness is not meant for death, but is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it.” 5 (Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister, and Lazarus.) 6 So when He heard that he was sick, He then stayed two days longer in the place where He was.

-          But when Jesus heard this (heard what? That Lazarus was dying)

-          He said “This sickness is not meant for death (notice it has a purpose and its not death)

-          But is for the glory of God, so that the Son of God may be glorified by it (here is the reason Lazarus got sick and died – notice its for the glory of God, so (which means for this reason) that the Son of God may be glorified by it (this is a real purpose and its awesome!)

-          Now Jesus loved Martha and her sister, and Lazarus (notice He loved them all; and us too)

-          So when He heard that he was sick, He then stayed two days longer in the place where He was (why stay if loves them?, why not go immediately?, why two days?) it’s a witness!

 7 Then after this He *said to the disciples, “Let’s go to Judea again.” 8 The disciples *said to Him, “Rabbi, the Jews were just now seeking to stone You, and yet You are going there again?” 9 Jesus replied, “Are there not twelve hours in the day? If anyone walks during the day, he does not stumble, because he sees the light of this world. 10 But if anyone walks during the night, he stumbles, because the light is not in him.” 11 This He said, and after this He *said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep; but I am going so that I may awaken him from sleep.” 12 The disciples then said to Him, “Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will come out of it.”

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John, Chapter 10 - Parable of the Good Shepherd

10 “Truly, truly I say to you, the one who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber. 2 But the one who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep. 3 To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep listen to his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4 When he puts all his own sheep outside, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5 However, a stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.” 6 Jesus told them this figure of speech, but they did not understand what the things which He was saying to them meant.

-          Truly, truly I say to you (double truth, Jesus is speaking, pay close attention)

-          The one who does not enter by the door into the fold of the sheep, but climbs up some other way, he is a thief and a robber (Jesus is the door; it opens by faith)

o   You can’t climb up some other way (by your works)

o   If you try you are in the same category as a thief and a robber

-          But the one who enters by the door is a shepherd of the sheep (the shepherd must open the door so the sheep can enter; this is what Jesus did)

-          To him the doorkeeper opens, and the sheep listen to his voice, and he calls his own sheep by name and leads them out (this implies a deep personal relationship with each sheep)

-          When he puts all his own sheep outside, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice (notice the inference to Jesus going ahead of them)

-          However, a stranger they simply will not follow, but will flee from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers (so too, we should flee strange voices that are not our shepherd for there are lots of false teachers)

-          Jesus told them this figure of speak, but they did not understand what the things which He was saying to them meant (sadly, they did not understand the spiritual implication)

7 So Jesus said to them again, “Truly, truly I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. 8 All those who came before Me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9 I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came so that they would have life, and have it abundantly.

-          So Jesus said to them again (they didn’t get it the first time, so He will try again)

-          Truly, truly I say to you (double truth, Jesus speaking, pay very close attention)

-          I am the door of the sheep (can this be any clearer? He declares He is the door!)

-          All those who came before Me are thieves and robbers (false teachers offering false hope)

-          But the sheep did not listen to them

-          I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved (explicit instruction that you must enter heaven through Jesus who IS the door)

o   I (Jesus) came so that they would have life, and have it abundantly (notice the direct opposite goals of Jesus for people; to have life; and have it abundantly

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John, Chapter 9 - Healing the Man Born Blind

9 As Jesus passed by, He saw a man who had been blind from birth. 2 And His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he would be born blind?” 3 Jesus answered, “It was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was so that the works of God might be displayed in him.

-          As Jesus passed by, He saw a man who had been blind from birth (how did He know)

-          And His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that we would be born blind” (the Jews believed the physical ailments were a result of sin)

-          Jesus Answered, “it was neither that this man sinned, nor his parents; but it was so that the works of God might be displayed in him (what a tremendous truth; some people ailments exists to display God’s works when He heals them)

 4 We must carry out the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day; night is coming, when no one can work. 5 While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world.” 6 When He had said this, He spit on the ground, and made mud from the saliva, and applied the mud to his eyes, 7 and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent). So he left and washed, and came back seeing.

-          We must carry out the works of Him who sent Me as long as it is day (notice he didn’t say “he must”, he said “we must”. It’s day during the age of grace.  We need to redeem time  because the time is short)

-          Night is coming, when no one can work (no more light once its to late)

-          While I am in the world, I am the Light of the world (because people can see the truth)

-          When He had said this, He spit on the ground, and made mud from the saliva, and applied the mud to his eyes, and said to him, “Go, wash in the pool of Siloam” (which is translated, Sent); (so too, Jesus washes us so we are not blind to the ways of the devil because Jesus showed us the truth and saved us and then sent us out to share)

-          So he left and washed, and came back seeing (Only God can heal a blind man from birth according to what the Jews believe)

 8 So the neighbors, and those who previously saw him as a beggar, were saying, “Is this not the one who used to sit and beg?” 9 Others were saying, “This is he,” still others were saying, “No, but he is like him.” The man himself kept saying, “I am the one.” 

-          So the neighbors, and those who previously saw him as a beggar (the crowd that had been watching)

-          Were saying “Is this not the one who used to sit and beg”(they new knew him)

-          Others were saying, “This is he,”, “still others were saying , “No, but he like him” (they could not believe it was the same man because it would mean Jesus is God)

-          The man himself kept saying, “I am the one” (He testified himself that he was healed)

10 So they were saying to him, “How then were your eyes opened?” 11 He answered, “The man who is called Jesus made mud, and spread it on my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash’; so I went away and washed, and I received sight.” 12 And they said to him, “Where is He?” He *said, “I do not know.”

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John, Chapter 8 - The Adulterous Woman

8 But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2 And early in the morning He came again into the temple area, and all the people were coming to Him; and He sat down and began teaching them. 3 Now the scribes and the Pharisees *brought a woman caught in the act of adultery, and after placing her in the center of the courtyard, 4 they *said to Him, “Teacher, this woman has been caught in the very act of committing adultery. 5 Now in the Law, Moses commanded us to stone such women; what then do You say?”

-          But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives

o   Nicodemus (meaning “victory of the people” was a Jewish leader and defended Jesus by saying the Jewish law requires a man to be questioned and listened to in order to find out what they were doing before judging them.  His peers made a snide remark to him and then they all went home.

o   But (not Jesus, He went the Mount of Olives) Olive oil is used for anointing and the Mount of Olives is a very special place.  It is were Jesus ascended into heaven (Acts 1:11-12) and it the same place He will return (Zechariah 14: 4).

o   And early in the morning He came again in the temple area, and all the people were coming to Him; and He sat down and began teaching them (it’s great idea to sit down and let Jesus teach you the things you need to know)

-          Now the scribes and the Pharisees (we learned previously they were false religious leaders and the love of God was not in them)

-          Brought a woman caught in the act of adultery (how did this happen?  Why wasn’t the man involved brought in her with her?. How did they know she was married? It seeks like she was set up)

-          And after placing her in the center of the courtyard (they seem to want to make a big spectacle of her)

-          They said to Him (Jesus), “Teacher this woman has been caught in the very act of committing adultery.  Now in the law, Moses command us to stone such women; what then do You say? (the manner in which this was done seems to try and draw a contrast between Moses and Jesus; think Law vs. Grace).

 6 Now they were saying this to test Him, so that they might have grounds for accusing Him. But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground.

-          Now they were saying this to test Him, so that they might have grounds for accusing Him (notice their motives; just trying to test Jesus or trick Jesus into disagreeing with the Law so they could accuse Him; not because they really wanted to know what Jesus thought)

-          But Jesus stooped down and with His finger wrote on the ground (what did He write?, some people believe He wrote their names and the sins they committed but we don’t know for sure what He wrote)

-          Notice He didn’t answer their question, He merely wrote on the ground with His finger

 7 When they persisted in asking Him, He straightened up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him be the first to throw a stone at her.” 8 And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.

-          When they persisted in asking Him (notice they wouldn’t give us this trick)

-          He straightened up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him be first to throw a stone at her”. 

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John, Chapter 7 - Jesus Teaches at the Feast

7 After these things Jesus was walking in Galilee, for He was unwilling to walk in Judea because the Jews were seeking to kill Him. 2 Now the feast of the Jews, the Feast of Booths, was near. 3 So His brothers said to Him, “Move on from here and go into Judea, so that Your disciples also may see Your works which You are doing. 4 For no one does anything in secret when he himself is striving to be known publicly. If You are doing these things, show Yourself to the world.” 5 For not even His brothers believed in Him.

-          After these things (it’s a continuation of the previous story; it was about some of the believers falling away because Jesus said unless you eat my flesh and drink my blood you have no life in you; these people were thinking literally or physically rather than spiritually. After they left, Jesus asked his twelve disciples if they wanted to leave too; but Simon Peter answered, “You have words of eternal life. 69 And we have already believed and have come to know that You are the Holy One of God” His true disciples had to learn to listen to Jesus in light of eternity which is spiritual.  And yet, one of them was Judas Iscariot who would later betray Jesus with a false kiss)

-          It was after these things, Jesus was walking in Galilee, For He was unwilling to walk in Judea because the Jews were seeking to kill Him (Jesus is walking in the circle because He was unwilling to walk in Judea the land of the Jews because the Jews were seeking to kill him.. (Jesus is unwilling to throw his pearls before the swine)

-          Now the feast of the Jews, the Feast of Booths, was near.

-          An article from Tabletalk Magazine may help us understand more:

-          “You shall dwell in booths for seven days … that your generations may know that I made the people of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God” (vv. 42–43).

-          Leviticus 23:33–43

-          Few of the feasts that were a part of old covenant worship were as joyful as the Feast of Booths. Also known as the Feast of Tabernacles or by its Hebrew name, Sukkot, this celebration was the last of the fall festivals and was held at the end of the agricultural year when the grapes and olives were harvested in Israel. This was a time to thank God for all of the preceding year’s provision and to pray for a good rainy season, which lasted from October through March.

-          Primarily, however, Sukkot was designed to remember the wilderness journey from Egypt to Canaan, when God made the people live in booths (Lev. 23:33–43). During the time of the feast, each Israelite family was supposed to construct a booth, or sukkah, and live in it for a week (vv. 42–43). These booths were small, temporary shelters with thatched roofs of palm fronds and other plants, and according to one interpretation of verse 41, they were decorated with different kinds of fruit that grew in Palestine. Later generations obeyed the command to rejoice with fruit and foliage (v. 40) by having men carry an etrog, or citron, and a lulav in joyful processions.

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John, Chapter 6 - Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand

6 Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), 2 and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick. 3 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples. 4 The Jewish Passover Festival was near.

-          Some time after this (after what? After Jesus told the Jewish leaders that He would not judge them but the law given through Moses will judge everyone who does not believe in Jesus Christ.  He also said He was not looking for the approval of men)

-          Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (the circle or circuit) (that is, the Sea of Tiberias which is in the center of Israel which means “naval”)

-          And a great crowd of people followed him because they saw signs he had performed by healing the sick (notice they saw miracles He performed; that’s why they followed)

-          Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples (Jesus likes to go up on a mountainside to commune with the Father and fellowship with his disciples)

-          The Jewish Passover Festival was near (this gives us a time-frame)

5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.

-          When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him (here they come)

-          He said to Philip (lover of horses) “where shall be buy bread for these people to eat?”

o   He asked this only to test him (notice He was testing him)

o   For he already had in mind what he was going to do (notice He already knows what He is going to do)

7 Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages[a] to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”

-          Philip answered him (Remember he is a lover of horses, a real cowboy)

o   It would take more than half a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite! (in other words, there is no way it can be done according to man)

8 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, 9 “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”

-          Another of his disciples Andrew (Man), Simon (to hear) Peter’s (stone or rock) spoke up, 

o   Man listen to the rock speaking up

-          Here is a boy with five small barley loaves (five is the number of grace) and two small fishes (two is the number for witnesses or truth), but how far will they go among so many? (how far will God’s grace go among so many?)

10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). 11 Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.

-          Jesus said, Have the people sit down (this was Jesus setting an expectation of the people that they would soon eat)

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