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Last week we learned that 
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John the Baptist his life. 
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out his disciples with very 
little. 

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They were material sacrifices 
that they had to make, and I'm 

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sure that the disciples were 
ready for a break after 

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travelling to towns and villages
around Capernaum doing their 

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ministry. 
They were physically, 

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emotionally and spiritually 
depleted. 

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So Jesus wanted to give them, 
wanted them to go on a retreat 

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to a quiet, desolate place 
across the Sea of Galilee. 

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Now, the Sea of Galilee is about
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widest place it's 11 kilometers 
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It would fit into Pigeon Bay. 
Everybody know where Pigeon Bay 

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is. 
It's it comes from Colchester to

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Point Peely. 
That area in there is Pigeon 

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Bay. 
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fit into that area. 
Just to kind of give you a local

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perspective on that. 
It's not very big and sometimes 

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it's about it's seen a valley 
and sometimes the winds come 

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down from the hills and the 
surface gets pretty rough and 

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very rough and WAVY. 
Let's take a look from our 

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passage this morning and we'll 
begin reading in Mark Chapter 6,

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Mark 6. 
And we're going to start, we're 

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going to overlap a little bit 
from last week. 

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We're going to start in verse 31
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here. 
And we'll read verse 34 

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initially here. 
And as we go through, we will 

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read the little different 
sections and explain a little 

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bit more about them. 
So I'm going to be using the new

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King James here on the screen. 
So looking at verse 31 of Mark 

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chapter 6. 
And he said to them, come aside,

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buy yourselves to a deserted 
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there are There were many coming
and going, and they didn't even 

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have time to eat. 
So they departed to a deserted 

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place in the boat by themselves.
But the multitude saw them 

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departing, and many knew him and
ran there on foot from all the 

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cities. 
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came together to him. 
And Jesus, when he came out, saw

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the great multitude and was 
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because they were like sheep, 
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So he began to teach them many 
things to try to escape the 

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crowd. 
They had gotten into a boat that

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would hold the 13 plus people 
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Back in 1986, because of a 
drought, a fishing boat from the

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1st century was discovered on 
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Galilee. 
It is believed to be like the 

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fishing boats that Peter and 
James and John and Andrew had 

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used. 
The remains of the boat are 27 

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feet long. 
They're it's about 7 1/2 feet 

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wide and it could be rowed by 4 
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for sale. 
So it was important for Jesus to

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get away and to be able to relax
and rebuild. 

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It's also important for us 
sometimes to take that time to 

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rebuild emotionally and 
spiritual. 

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However, when the boat landed on
the shore, there were thousands 

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of people who had been watching 
them go in the boat across the 

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lake, and they went along the 
shore. 

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They raced along the paths along
the shore and got to where Jesus

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was going to land before he even
got there. 

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So much for a place of solitude,
so much for rest. 

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It's not going to happen. 
So when you see a crowd, what do

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you see? 
When Jesus saw the crowd, he had

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compassion. 
Jesus didn't brush off the 

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crowds. 
Instead, he capitalized on the 

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opportunity to teach them. 
On that grassy hillside. 

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Christ saw the crowds as sheep 
who needed protection and needed

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feeding. 
He sensed the hopeless feelings 

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that and he brought hope. 
He sensed their spiritual needs 

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and showed them how they could 
be transformed. 

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He taught them long into the 
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I think some of us would get a 
little bit upset if we had to go

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more than an hour here this 
morning, but these people were 

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sitting there listening to Jesus
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You know, sometimes just when 
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rest, there's a new challenge in
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I'm sure that some of you 
experienced a time when things 

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were really rough. 
The kids have just finished 

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their exams and they're getting 
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And some of the. 
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don't have any jobs. 
And it's all that tension that's

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there. 
And maybe you're struggling 

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financially and wondering where 
you are going to get the money 

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for your next purchase or for 
the rent or something. 

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Maybe you volunteered here to 
help in DBS or summer Sunday 

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school and you're wondering how 
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everything done? 
Moms are sometimes exhausted. 

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What happens when a child gets 
sick keeps you up all night and 

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then you have a dozen 
responsibilities the next day? 

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Your hubby, you have to get them
off to work. 

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You have to get the other kids 
off to school. 

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You might have to get to work 
yourself, either at home or in a

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workplace. 
There's no rest. 

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Life can be a real challenge 
sometimes, but Jesus is there 

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with compassion. 
Moving on to verse 35 when the 

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day was now far spent, Jesus's 
disciples came to him and said 

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this is a deserted place. 
Duh. 

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That's where we were going to a 
deserted place. 

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Obvious right? 
Well, and the hours late send 

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them away, that they may go to 
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villages and buy themselves 
bread, for they have nothing to 

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eat. 
But he answered them, You give 

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them something to eat. 
And they said to him, Shall we 

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go and buy 200 denarii worth of 
bread and give them something to

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eat? 
But he said to them, How many 

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loaves do you have? 
Go and see. 

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And when they found out, they 
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Then he commanded them to make 
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the grass. 
So they sat down in ranks in 

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hundreds and in 50s. 
And when he had taken the five 

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loaves and two fish, he looked 
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He blessed and broke the loaves,
and he gave them to his 

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disciples to set before them. 
And the two fish he divided them

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among all, so they all ate and 
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And he took up 12 baskets full 
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Now those who had eaten the 
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So after a day of Jesus 
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tired of the multitudes and they
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As we began our story in verse 
31, they had not had a decent 

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meal themselves as there had 
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they did not have time to eat 
and today had been no better. 

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Their solution for supper was to
send all the people away to get 

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their own food. 
Even if it was possible for the 

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people to go and buy bread to 
get their own food at that time 

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of day, it would have taken a 
pretty good sized bakery to have

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baked enough bread to feed maybe
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Jesus on the other hand 
challenged his disciples to feed

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the crowd. 
The response was that would take

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200 denarii to feed all the 
people if they could find a 

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place to buy it. 
One denarius is about one day's 

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labor. 
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that would have cost, well, the 
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somewhere around there and, and 
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So do the math. 
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Well, I I did the math, it comes
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For them, it was an 
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But notice that their focus on 
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On the materialistic part, and 
they have no vision of the 

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supernatural that God might 
bring to them. 

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So Jesus extends the next 
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How much food is there out 
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So the disciples combed through 
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something to eat. 
All they could find in that that

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throng of people is 5 rolls and 
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So Jesus prayed, he blessed the 
barley buns and then divided 

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them to be distributed, 
disciples distributed to the 

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groups that were seated on the 
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And when everybody was stuffed, 
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We're having a potluck after and
everybody here is welcome to 

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come back at 12:00-ish and join 
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And I'm sure there's going to be
a few leftovers as well 

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afterwards, so feel free to 
come, there's going to be a lot 

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there. 
So what does Jesus do? 

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He makes sure that nothing gets 
thrown out, but rather he 

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collects the bread and the fish 
fragments and there was about 12

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baskets full. 
Jesus does not want to be 

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wasteful. 
Just think about this story next

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time there are leftovers and 
you're ready to throw them into 

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the garbage. 
Here we see there was abundance.

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It wasn't just enough food to 
feed the crowd of 505,000 men 

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plus women and children, I'm 
sure. 

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But here's a crowd that's fully 
satisfied, not only spiritually 

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from Jesus's wonderful teaching,
but now from the food, the 

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feast, the food they just had. 
Jesus had created abundance 12 

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baskets extra to share at a 
later meal. 

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This was a very simple meal. 
I'm sure our meal is going to be

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a lot more elaborate than this. 
And the feast of the Lamb, which

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we will experience in heaven 
with him, will be fabulous as 

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well. 
Here in this passage, we see 

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that there's a reflection of 
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Jesus really didn't need the 
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Like the children of Israel on 
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Jesus could have provided food 
for the multitudes that had 

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followed him without any of the 
bread and fish. 

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But he did it because it was a 
small boy, a young lad that was 

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willing to share with the 
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So what do we have to offer 
Jesus and His Kingdom that He 

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can use and multiply? 
Would you part with it and give 

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it to Jesus as we continue on in
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Sorry, verse 45. 
It says immediately He made his 

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disciples to get into the boat 
and go before Him to the other 

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side, to the side of where He 
sent the while. 

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He sent the multitude away, and 
when He had sent them away, He 

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departed to the mountain to 
pray. 

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Now when the evening came, the 
boat was in the middle of the 

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sea, and He, Jesus, was alone on
the land. 

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Then He saw them straining at 
the at rowing, for the wind was 

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against them. 
Now about the fourth watch of 

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the night He came to them 
walking on the sea, and would 

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have passed them by. 
And when they saw Him walking on

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the sea, they supposed it was a 
ghost, and cried out, for they 

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all saw him and were troubled. 
But immediately He talked with 

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them, and said to them, Be of 
good cheer it is, I do not be 

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afraid. 
Then he went up into the boat to

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them, and the wind ceased. 
And they were greatly amazed in 

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themselves beyond measure, and 
marvelled. 

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But they had not understood 
about the loaves because their 

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hearts were hardened. 
So here we see Jesus getting the

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disciples off into the boat. 
It sounds like it was quite a a 

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sudden movement for that. 
And I'm wondering if possibly 

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the weatherman recognized that 
there was going to be a strong 

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windstorm. 
And Jesus sent his disciples off

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into the boat before darkness 
had set in around 6:00 in the 

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evening. 
Then Jesus dispersed the 

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multitude to their own homes. 
Now Jesus had finally had time 

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to spend with his Father, 
rejuvenating his Spirit and 

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receiving guidance for the 
ministry ahead. 

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He went to a private place up on
the mountain to spend time with 

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his Father. 
When things get busy, do you set

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aside time for God or is he the 
last one on your schedule? 

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Up on the mountainside, Jesus 
was also able to see his 

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disciples battling the storm. 
Mark says that he saw them 9 

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hours later screening trying to 
get the boat to their 

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destination. 
How do we know it was 9 hours 

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later? 
Well, the night was divided into

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3 hour watches and this was the 
4th hour. 

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So it was sometime around 3:00 
to 3:00 AM to to 6:00 AM in the 

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morning that Jesus was looking 
out and here with the disciples.

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They hadn't made it there. 
They should have made it in 

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maybe 1/2 an hour or most an 
hour. 

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So this was very difficult for 
them. 

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So Jesus headed across the water
to do what no natural man could 

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do, to walk on the water. 
Well, I tried my hand at walking

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on the water one time, but I had
a couple of floats that I could 

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walk on. 
I couldn't do it supernaturally.

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I'm sorry. 
When Jesus got to the boat, they

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didn't recognize him. 
He thought Jesus was some kind 

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of a ghost or spirit. 
He called out to them, do not be

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afraid, have courage in his eye,
do not be afraid. 

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Then he went up to them and 
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and the wind stopped and the 
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When you experience the storms 
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trouble by yourself or do you 
turn to Jesus and call on Him to

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calm the storm in your life? 
Continue on in Mark 6 verse 53 

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when they had crossed over. 
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Geneserat and anchored there, 
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boat, immediately the people 
recognized him, ran throughout 

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the whole surrounding region, 
and began to carry about on beds

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those who were sick to wherever 
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country, they laid the sick in 
the marketplaces and begged him 

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that he might just touch the hem
of his guard, that they might 

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just touch the hem of his 
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him. 
They were were made were they 

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were made well. 
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Jesus finished crossing from 
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Galilee, Sea of Galilee to 
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below Capernaum. 
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miracle worker, they began to 
bring sick people to wherever 

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Jesus was teaching and working. 
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region and people brought their 
sick to the marketplaces. 

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Now the marketplaces were not 
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commerce in the 1st century 
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They were places of discussion 
and dialogue. 

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They were places of judgement 
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people and those who were 
seeking work, places for 

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children to play. 
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Mexico, some of those towns in 
Mexico, you, you have the, the 

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big church in the background in 
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You have the courtyard and 
people come there and gather and

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sit around and sometimes there's
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stalls. 
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opportunity to go to Guadalajara
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And, and that's kind of the way 
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There's these marketplaces that 
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time at. 
So as Jesus passed by the people

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on their beds around the 
marketplace, they reached out 

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and touched the hem of his robe 
and were healed. 

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Just as we had learned about the
woman who had that issue, she 

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had touched Jesus and was 
healed. 

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So these people also received 
healing from Jesus. 

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So what are the things we can 
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Number one, do we have a place 
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It might be your bedroom. 
It might be on the deck or a 

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balcony. 
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the beach, or in the woods. 
Sometimes we can't get the 

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solitude when we want it, but 
Jesus was able to finally spend 

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time with His Father. 
Where is your place of solitude 

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and rejuvenation? 
We all need those places. 

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If you don't have one, try to 
find a place where you can just 

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relax. 
Maybe bring your Bible and read 

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through the scriptures and just 
spend time with God. 

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Second lesson, What do you have 
to offer? 

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The lad had five buns and they 
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Scripture, it isn't like a big 
loaf of bread. 

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A little kid wouldn't be 
bringing 5 loaves of bread to, 

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you know, to a desert place. 
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two small fish, dried, probably 
salted fish that were famous in 

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that area. 
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It wasn't much, there were 5000 
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Wow. 
So like the young lad who gave 

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up his meal for Jesus to do a 
miracle. 

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What little bit can you offer? 
What does God want to do with 

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the little that we have to 
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God multiplies it. 
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share a little bit how God 
provides in my life, how He's 

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provided so bountifully in my 
life. 

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Both Lydia and my wife and I 
were raised in godly homes and 

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have godly grandparents. 
We met at a Bible school in 

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British Columbia and both had 
gone. 

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Both of us had gone to receive a
solid Bible training and we 

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discovered each other on a 
hayride. 

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We both had felt the call of God
on our lives and we had already 

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served in the church and and 
summer ministries. 

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Then after graduating and 
getting married, we worked in 

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several years. 
I worked in the computer 

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industry for a couple years and 
we were at a youth retreat with 

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our our youth and in Banff, and 
we were offered an opportunity 

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to serve the Lord in Japan. 
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Japan, we felt God calling us to
serve and so we look forward to 

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serving him more in Japan. 
But we were asked to go to 

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seminary for three years. 
Why can't I get back there right

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away? 
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but we went to seminary and we 
were broke and we didn't know 

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how how God would provide for 
us. 

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But we applied anyways and, and 
we were accepted and we went 

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well. 
Three years later, I was able to

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graduate and we had no debt and 
$100 in the bank God had 

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provided the whole time and we 
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But then they said, well, we 
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experience. 
So we just got settled into our 

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new pastoral position in Aurelia
and and Lydia experienced a 

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thyroid condition that not if it
had not been diagnosed in time 

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would have led to her being 
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Lord early, leaving me with 
three boys to raise. 

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What a miracle to have a 
Christian Doctor Who had 

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experienced a similar condition 
could identify exactly what it 

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was and treat Lydia. 
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probably would not have 
diagnostic because Japanese 

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don't have these thyroid 
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So they would not have been able
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would have been LED led to some 
serious issues. 

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God had us at the right place at
the right time, and God provided

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abundantly as we served him in 
Irelia and then as well in Japan

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for five years. 
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was in going into grade 10 and 
needed to get into a English 

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speaking high school, which 
didn't exist in Hiroshima. 

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We were where we were church 
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So we came back home retail 
resettling took some time and at

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one point in this journey we 
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the bank and we had a mortgage 
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But God provided. 
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life which He has promised. 
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ministry experience and seminary
training, we felt that we wanted

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to finish our life serving God 
full time. 

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So at 60 years old, I went back 
to full time service in Japan 

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for two years. 
And God continues to bless us 

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abundantly, providing more than 
we can ask or think. 

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So if anyone is ever hesitating 
to serve God because they fear 

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material poverty, let me say 
that with careful stewardship, 

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our bank account is almost the 
same as it was 16 years ago when

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I retired. 
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what housing costs are like. 
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So our net worth is far more 
than when we felt it was 

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necessary just to go and serve 
the Lord. 

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God continues to pour out his 
blessings so we can be generous 

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to others. 
You know, we have a problem in 

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our garden. 
Yeah, we have too much lettuce, 

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so if someone wants to help us 
out, there's some extra lettuce 

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in the kitchen after the 
potluck, you can take it home 

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with you. 
God is so good to us in so many 

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little ways. 
We see His hand of of provision 

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for us. 
It's so exciting. 

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So just give the little bit that
you've got and He will provide 

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the rest. 
The Third Point we want to raise

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is what do we fear? 
What are the storms that you've 

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been battling and how can we 
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peace to your heart? 
The worst fear that many people 

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have is sharing their worst 
fear. 

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If you don't, Satan can keep you
bound. 

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God wants you to be liberated 
and healed from your past. 

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Bring those storms that you've 
got to God and to godly 

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counselors. 
Call on Jesus and He will calm 

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your storm and He will bring 
healing to your heart. 

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What healing do you need for 
your soul and your body? 

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We had a wake up call a little 
about 5 weeks ago. 

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Again, God put us in the right 
spot at the right time. 

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We are in the ER and Lydia had 
chest pains. 

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She had gone just for a checkup.
Sorry emergency room not not OK,

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And so we had about 11 O clock 
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She started to get these chest 
pains and so the doctor looked 

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at her and says you got to get 
into Windsor. 

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And so he called up Windsor and 
they had somebody waiting for 

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her. 
After she had a wonderful ride 

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with sirens blazing and lights 
flashing all the way up to 

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Windsor, they got her there and 
I put a couple stents into her 

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and she's doing much better. 
She'll be here for second 

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service. 
So God looks after us. 

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He allows us to be at the right 
spot at the right time if we're 

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willing to listen to His voice. 
We want to give God all the 

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glory for all the blessings that
we continue to receive from Him 

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and from His people. 
There are others that need 

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healing. 
In our prayer times between the 

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Sunday morning services now or 
Wednesday nights, we pray for 

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those who need God's healing 
touch. 

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Come on and join us. 
We will pray for people who have

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no needs. 
You know, as we apply this 

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passage to our lives, God will 
bring us joy and blessing, and 

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in turn, many people will be 
blessed and give God glory. 

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Shall we pray? 
Heavenly Father, you are a great

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God. 
We have so much to be thankful 

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for. 
As we see from this passage, we 

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need to give ourselves the 
little bit that we have and 

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share it with others and you 
will multiply it. 

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We also see that you bring 
healing to our lives and you 

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calm our storms. 
Help us to rely on You. 

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May you touch our lives, and may
we experience your faithfulness.

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Thank you. 
Amen.