Mark 8:1-13 Jesus feeds the 4000 (Again)
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Joel and Mary Nadel, Covenant Church
Joel and Mary Nadel, Covenant Church
From J.C. Ryle’s “Expository Comments on the Gospels - Mark”
From J.C. Ryle’s “Expository Comments on the Gospels - Mark”
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House Rules: Phones, Respect, Stay on the Text
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In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called His disciples and said to them, “I feel compassion for the people because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat. “If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from a great distance.” And His disciples answered Him, “Where will anyone be able to find enough bread here in this desolate place to satisfy these people?” And He was asking them, “How many loaves do you have?” And they said, “Seven.” And He directed the people to sit down on the ground; and taking the seven loaves, He gave thanks and broke them, and started giving them to His disciples to serve to them, and they served them to the people. They also had a few small fish; and after He had blessed them, He ordered these to be served as well. And they ate and were satisfied; and they picked up seven large baskets full of what was left over of the broken pieces. About four thousand were there; and He sent them away. And immediately He entered the boat with His disciples and came to the district of Dalmanutha. The Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, to test Him. Sighing deeply in His spirit, He said, “Why does this generation seek for a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.” Leaving them, He again embarked and went away to the other side.
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Jesus’ Ministry Travels
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Introduction
Introduction
Mark is one of the Gospels - it tells us how we can be reconciled to God and gain eternal life
Preceded by John, Jesus came from Galilee
John got the people’s attention
Jesus began his ministry
Signs and wonders demonstrated His lessons
Cripples, diseases, resurrections, casting out demons
Created food from nothing - controlled the weather
Knew He was going to the cross - trained His disciples
Last week, We saw how Jesus healed a deaf-mute man in a most unusual way. We learned that Jesus has many different ways of reaching the hearts of unbelievers.
This week: We see how Jesus fed a crowd of 4000 people over in the Decapolis - a predominantly gentile area.
Some think that this is either a mistake in the Bible, or a second account of the incident where He fed the 5,000
Both accounts of the mass feedings are in Matthew, as well
We will take the Bible at its word, as the revealed Word of God. Jesus did this kind of miracle at least twice, in very different circumstances
The first time was with Jews, this time, its with Gentiles
The last three miracles occurred in Gentile regions
The numbers are different
The location is different
Jesus was proving that the first time He did this was no anomaly - He could create food out of nothingness
He was also showing how He was sent to reach both Jew and Gentile alike.
In those days, when there was again a large crowd and they had nothing to eat, Jesus called His disciples and said to them, “I feel compassion for the people because they have remained with Me now three days and have nothing to eat. “If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way; and some of them have come from a great distance.”
The great kindness and compassion of the Lord Jesus Christ
The great kindness and compassion of the Lord Jesus Christ
Here we see the great kindness and compassion of our Lord
A very great crowd had gathered with nothing to eat
Great majority were not believers, yet he had compassion
He felt sorry for them “ I have compassion on the crowd...”
Have you ever been hungry and not known where your next meal was coming from?
The heart of Jesus really shows in these words
Felt compassion even on those who were not His people - faithless, graceless, followers of the world (can turn to wrath at the judgement)
Felt compassion for Gentiles as well as Jews
He felt love for them, even though they didn’t know it
He would die for them, though they would not really care
He would also accept them freely, if they would only repent and believe
Christ’s love is beyond anything we can imagine as humans
He has a special love for His own people - His followers, but He also has a general love, even for the unthankful and the evil.
His love passes all knowledge
This is another way in which we need to make Jesus our example
Kind, compassionate, courteous to all men
Good to all men, not just our brethren in Christ
Matt 5:44 “But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,”
This shows the “mind of Christ”
Romans 12:20 “To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.””
With Christ, nothing is impossible
With Christ, nothing is impossible
Mark 8:4 “And his disciples answered him, “How can one feed these people with bread here in this desolate place?””
Understandable why the disciples said this
This time, the disciples were asking for help. Last time, they were skeptical
Without the hand of the God who made the world, this could not be
With the hand of Jesus, seven loaves and a few fish were enough to satisfy 4000. Nothing is to hard for the Lord
Have you ever heard someone say “it can’t be done” only to see it accomplished?
We can never let ourselves doubt the power of Christ to meet the spiritual needs of His people
He has bread enough and to spare for everyone that trusts in Him (give us this day our daily bread)
No matter how weak, ill, corrupt, or empty believers think they are, they don’t need to despair, as Jesus lives
Colossians 1:19 “For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell,”
Never doubt that Christ will take care of the physical needs of His people
Knows circumstances, knows needs, will never allow them to lack anything that is truly needed for their good
His heart has not changed since He ascended to Heaven
He who fed those 4000 hungry people still lives
How much more will He supply the needs of those who trust Him? Without fail
Faith may be occasionally tried, sometimes have to wait and become depressed
The believer will never be left hopeless and helpless
Isaiah 33:16 “he will dwell on the heights; his place of defense will be the fortresses of rocks; his bread will be given him; his water will be sure.”
The Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, to test Him. Sighing deeply in His spirit, He said, “Why does this generation seek for a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.” Leaving them, He again embarked and went away to the other side.
Unbelief causes sorrow in our Lord
Unbelief causes sorrow in our Lord
We see that the Pharisees again began to question Him (came a long way) Didn’t like His teaching, really didn’t like Him teaching Gentiles
He sighed - what a deep meaning we can get from that sigh
He was grieved at the destruction these wicked men were bringing on themselves
Enemies though they were, Jesus could not watch them hardening themselves in unbelief, without sorrow
He understood that they were not seeking the truth - were seeking to undermine Him
Ever met someone who just wanted to argue for the sake of arguing? Especially about the Christian faith.
This sorrow that Jesus expressed, will be the feeling of all true Christians
Sorrow over the sins of others is a mark of true grace
The saved man or woman, will always pity and be concerned for unbelievers
About the Jews, Paul said: Romans 9:2 “that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart.”
Here we see the mind of Christ, as the head of the church feels, so do His members - we all are saddened when we see sin
Bringing it home -
Bringing it home -
Questions we should ask - Do we know the mind of Christ?
Do we know anything about the likeness of Christ?
Do we feel pain and sorrow when we see others continuing in sin and unbelief?
Are we sorrowful about the state of the unsaved?
Questions are deep - demand we consider them
If we don’t care about others, we need to question our salvation
The Lord is as sorrowful about sin and unbelief as He was 2000 years ago
We need to pray and try not to add to that grief by our own actions
To many grieve Christ without any thought or reflection
He that sighed over the unbelief of the Pharisees hasn’t changed
Can we doubt that when He sees some continuing in unbelief today, he is grieved? Is it not our responsibility as His followers to act?
From these kinds of sins, let us be delivered
Prayers and Praise
Prayers and Praise
Questions
Questions