Jesus uses a meal to teach displays of thankfulness in some surprising ways.

A subtle factor in Jesus' incorporation of meals, is his acute awareness of details that impact people.

Jesus used food as an opportunity to let people participate and feel a sense of ownership of ministry.

Sometimes the hardest things to say are more easily discussed over food.

A meal offered a pleasant setting to teach lessons to diverse groups.

We begin looking at the numerous ways which Jesus used food to build intimacy and relationships.

Instead of arguing about what is true or not, Jesus simply offered what was genuine and let them decide.

One way to influence people is to give people back their sense of self.

Jesus looked for people who would appreciate being taken out of a difficult situation.

Not everything Jesus did was a sensational event, yet even in smaller ways, he impacted people.