TITLE: WHO IS THIS JESUS?
HE CAN TURN NOT ENOUGH INTO TOO MUCH
TEXT: JOHN 6:1-14
INTRODUCTION
A. Taking a little bit of nothing and making a whole lot of something
B. Our ancestor had a spirit of creativity and ingenuity
C. Do I need more than I have to be of value to Jesus?
IT IS A TEST
A. Jesus never asks a question to which He does not know the answer
B. The best way to answer Jesus’ questions
1. Ezekiel 37:3
2. Job 40:3-5
C. What is the purpose of a test?
D. Perhaps, what you are going through is a test
EMBRACING WHAT IS NOT…
A. 200 denarii worth of bread is insufficient.
B. An unasked question answered
C. We answer questions that Jesus never asks
REJECTING WHAT IS…
A. A little boy’s lunch
B. Not enough / not intended to be enough
C. We tend to reject what we do have
NOT ENOUGH = TOO MUCH
A. Prepare yourself for the miracle (make the people sit down)
B. Give what you have to Jesus
C. Jesus gives thanks for what you do have.
D. Jesus blesses what you have.
E. Jesus gives it back to you.
CHALLENGE FOR THE WEEK:
THAT I WILL GIVE JESUS WHAT I HAVE AND LET HIM BESS IT
WORK FOR THE WEEK
