Notes

All 5000 ate and were filled with the food Jesus provided. Many appreciated what Jesus did but not who He was and the deeper purpose for His presence 6:15. A conviction of the following fact must happen before a proper appreciation of God is possible: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus; (Romans 3:23-24 NASB) An event that occurred in 2008 follows now t o illustrate the first part of Rm 3:23 Weiguang Li (Vince Li) was born in China on April 30, 1968. He graduated with a degree and worked as a software engineer in Bejing prior to immigrating to Canada in 2001. In Canada, he worked at multiple jobs in Winnipeg and Edmonton and was described as a reliable and hard-working man. In June 2008, Li was fired over a disagreement with employees at one of his jobs in Edmonton which led him to search for a new job in Winnipeg. On July 30, Li entered a Bus heading to Winnipeg. He sat beside a 22-year old man, Tim McLean who had his earbuds in and slept. 30 km west of Portage la Prarie, Li suddenly drew a knife and stabbed, beheaded and cannibalized this man. The Police received a call at 8:30PM and arrested him 1:30AM when he attempted to escape the bus. Li became remanded of the Selkirk Mental Health Centre after the judge accepted a diagnosis of Chitzofrenia which deemed Li according to Canadian law as "not criminally responsible". On May 8, 2015, Li was released from the mental health facility first to join a group home in a Winnipeg community and eventually was granted to live independently. Here is the question I was aiming at for telling this gruesome life-story: How is Vince Li, on an elementary level, different from you and me? Li had no choice in where he was born, what family he would be part of, and in essence, no choice of the makeup of the chemicals in his brain that caused Li to be mentally ill. Nor had you and I a choice in those outcomes. A multitude of factors are results of the lives of generations that lived before us. This displays that ALL have sinned and fall short of the glory of God . The whole human race has fallen short of the perfect lives that God has intended for them. And that on all levels, that is, spiritually and physically. What follows now is a display of the glory of God in Jesus Christ based on John 6:1-15. Jesus Christ the glory of God: Jesus Christ was perfect in compassion because He was God in human form . He knew about the busyness of life that surrounded Him and the disciples so out of compassion for them He withdrew to the mountain to build them up and grand them rest form the masses. When He saw the multitude of the 5000 come to him, He knew that they were hungry from following Him all the way to the northwest of the sea of Galilee and provided food for them. He showed compassion and never ever did He fail to do so when it was appropriate. Are you compassionate or indifferent to those in need? - I know that I have fallen short many times. Jesus Christ was perfectly thrifty because He was God in human form. When the 5000 finished eating, He told the disciples to gather the leftovers. How do you make use of the things that were entrusted to you in this lifetime? Thriftiness is not always black and white but are you aware of areas in your life in which you habitually waste? Never did He ever waist. Jesus Christ was perfect in patience because He was God in human form. How difficult this one is! When the crowd wanted to make Him King, he withdrew and waited until He received His glorious crown in God's timing. He first wore the crown of thorns before the majestic crown was placed on His head. There is judgment for all who sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Everyone is responsible for their actions and will be held accountable by and before God. A Vince Li will not escape this judgment but neither will you and I unless you receive the gift of justification: being justified as a gift by His grace. It requires redemption in order to be right/justified to God. Jesus Christ provided that when He gave His life as a payment for sinners. You, I and even Vince Li may be cleared of all our sins as a gift by the means of God's grace in Jesus Christ. - Now, this is Good News!!!!! - Jesus Christ is able to multiply 5 bread and 2 fish to a crowd of 5000 people because He was God in human form. If he is able to do that, He also can grand you the gift of justification. You need to be right with God. May God grant you that now!

notes

Phrase

editing

NT

John 6:1-15

nasb

After these things

Temporal

Jesus went away

to the other side of the Sea of Galilee (or Tiberias).

Destination

Compassion of Christ

A large crowd followed Him,

because they saw the signs ... on those who were sick.

Ground

which He was performing

Then Jesus went up ... and there He sat down

on the mountain,

with His disciples.

Accompaniment

Now the Passover, ... was near.

the feast of the Jews,

Explanation

lifting up His eyes and seeing

that a large crowd was coming

Content

to Him,

Therefore Jesus, ... said to Philip,

“Where are we to buy bread,

so that these may eat?”

Purpose

Sufficiency of Christ

This He was saying to test him,

for He Himself knew what He was intending to do.

Philip answered Him,

“Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them,

for everyone to receive a little.”

One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him,

“There is a lad here

who has five barley loaves

and two fish,

but what are these for so many people?”

Concessive

Jesus said,

“Have the people sit down.”

Now there was much grass

in the place.

Locative

So the men sat down,

in number about five thousand.

Context

and having given thanks,

Jesus then took the loaves, ... He distributed to those who were seated;

likewise also of the fish

as much as they wanted.

Standard

Thriftiness of Christ

When they were filled,

He said to His disciples,

“Gather up the leftover fragments

so that nothing will be lost.”

Advantage

So they gathered them up,

and filled twelve baskets

with fragments

from the five barley loaves

Source

which were left over

by those who had eaten.

Agency

Patience of Christ

Therefore when the people saw the sign

which He had performed,

they said,

“This is truly the Prophet

who is to come

into the world.”

perceiving that they were intending to come and take Him

Means

by force

to make Him king,

So Jesus, ... withdrew again

to the mountain

by Himself alone.

phrasing

Romans 3:23-24

nkjv

for all have sinned

and fall short of the glory of God,

being justified

freely

Manner

by His grace

through the redemption

that is in Christ Jesus,

Main point summary

Jesus withdrew but people followed him to a remote place. The people didn't bring food with but were hungry. Jesus supplied food for over 5000 people by multiplying five loaves and two fish.

Matthew

Matthew 14:13-21

a Now when Jesus heard about John,

He withdrew from there in a boat

to a secluded place by Himself;

locative

and when the 1 people heard of this,

they followed Him on foot

from the cities.

temporal

progression

When He went 1 ashore,

He a saw a large crowd,

and felt compassion for them

and b healed their sick.

When it was evening,

the disciples came to Him and said,

“This place is desolate

and the hour is already 1 late;

so send the crowds away,

that they may go into the villages

and buy food for themselves.”

actionpurpose

inference

ideaexplanation

But Jesus said to them,

“They do not need to go away;

you give them something to eat!”

ground

They * said to Him,

“We have here only a five loaves and two fish.”

And He said,

“Bring them here to Me.”

Ordering the 1 people to 2 sit down on the grass,

He took the five loaves and the two fish,

actionmanner

and looking up toward heaven,

He a blessed the food,

and breaking the loaves

He gave them to the disciples,

and the disciples gave them to the crowds,

and they all ate and were satisfied.

situationresponse

They picked up what was left over of the broken pieces,

twelve full a baskets.

There were about five thousand men who ate, besides women and children.

discourse

Mark

Mark 6:30-44

a The b apostles * gathered together with Jesus;

and they reported to Him all that they had done and taught.

And He * said to them,

“Come away by yourselves

to a secluded place

and rest a while.”

(For there were many people coming and going, and a they did not even have time to eat.)

a They went away in b the boat

to a secluded place

by themselves.

The people saw them going, and many recognized them

and ran there together on foot

from all the cities,

and got there

ahead of them.

actionresult

When Jesus went 1 ashore,

He a saw a large crowd,

and He felt compassion for them

because b they were like sheep without a shepherd;

and He began to teach them many things.

bilateral

When it was already quite late,

His disciples came to Him and said,

“ 1 This place is desolate

and it is already quite late;

send them away

so that they may go

into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves 1 something to eat.”

But He answered them,

“You give them something to eat!”

questionanswer

a And they * said to Him,

“Shall we go and spend two hundred 1 b denarii on bread and give them something to eat?”

And He * said to them,

“How many loaves do you have? Go look!”

And when they found out, they * said,

“Five, and two fish.”

And He commanded them all to 1 sit down

by groups

on the green grass.

They 1 sat down in groups of hundreds and of fifties.

And He took the five loaves and the two fish,

and looking up toward heaven,

He a blessed the food and broke the loaves

and He kept giving them to the disciples

to set before them;

and He divided up the two fish among them all.

They all ate and were satisfied,

and they picked up twelve full a baskets of the broken pieces, and also of the fish.

There were a five thousand men who ate the loaves.