1 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:08,200 Thank you for listening to Riverbend Churches Podcast. 2 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:11,560 To find out more about this message or Riverbend Church, 3 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:14,960 connect with us online at Riverbend Church dot live. 4 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:21,880 I just want to draw your attention to that connect card 5 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:24,840 because one of the things that we're doing, we're looking at 6 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:26,400 Easter. We're going ahead and looking 7 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:29,680 forward at Easter. We talked about this last week, 8 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:33,600 that Easter week, really, really excited about being able to 9 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:35,600 worship the resurrection. With you, but that's going to 10 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:38,000 start. Friday evening, I believe that 11 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:41,840 that's April 3rd with a Good Friday service here at 5:30. 12 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:46,840 And then on April 4th, that's that Saturday night, we're doing 13 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:50,360 a volunteer service. And what that means is like, 14 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:53,960 listen, when it comes to Easter, there's just an openness to, to 15 00:00:53,960 --> 00:00:57,960 an invite with people. So that means that we anticipate 16 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:01,440 a lot of guests here with us, which means that we need your 17 00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:03,240 help. If you call Riverbend home, if 18 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:06,040 you've been a part of Riverbend coming to Riverbend, I would say 19 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:10,120 from any anywhere from 6 to 8 months and beyond and aren't 20 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:12,360 plugged into an area of serving already. 21 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:14,840 I would just invite you and highly encourage you just take a 22 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:17,000 look at that connect card at the bottom. 23 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:20,200 There's serving opportunities when you check a box. 24 00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:22,760 We're not signing you up for life at all. 25 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:26,040 That just basically allows if you check a box of a point of 26 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:29,920 interest in volunteering or serving for Easter, that lets us 27 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:32,880 know to to get you into the hands of one of our ministry 28 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:35,760 leads to where they can follow up with you and they can talk 29 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:39,240 with you about what it means for you to plug in maybe just for 30 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:42,400 that Easter morning. And who knows, you may find out 31 00:01:42,400 --> 00:01:45,040 that you really enjoy it and you continue on. 32 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:48,040 But we would highly encourage everyone who calls Riverbend 33 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:52,640 home to to check an area to where you can serve on Sunday 34 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:57,080 morning, April 5th. And we also, the reason that we 35 00:01:57,080 --> 00:01:59,520 do the Saturday night service is because we know that if you're 36 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:02,840 serving on Easter Sunday, we're not able to get in here. 37 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,200 During a service time. So that Saturday night. 38 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,199 Service at 5:00. 30 That is for our volunteers. 39 00:02:09,759 --> 00:02:12,720 And then of course, Easter Sunday, really looking ahead at 40 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:16,680 that this morning at the 11:00 service, we get to celebrate 41 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:20,160 baptism. Just some amazing, amazing God 42 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:21,720 stories that we'll get to celebrate. 43 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:24,960 So, you know, if you want to stick around after the service 44 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:26,800 and stick around towards the beginning of that, just be able 45 00:02:26,800 --> 00:02:29,280 to celebrate with us, that would be phenomenal. 46 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:32,960 And then if you are new to Riverbend and you want to know 47 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:36,160 more about who we are, kind of behind the scenes, look where 48 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:39,520 we've been, where we are, where we since God is taking us, we 49 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:41,600 have a free lunch called Discover Riverbend. 50 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:43,600 It'll be right after the 11:00 service. 51 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:48,000 So in the 930 service, you have time, run home, run some 52 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:50,560 errands, whatever. You come back here, join us 53 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:53,720 downstairs in the theater at 12:30 and we look forward just 54 00:02:53,720 --> 00:02:54,720 to spending. Some time. 55 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:58,680 With you now, there's also a big elephant in the room. 56 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:03,760 I understand that like. Why is my hand wrapped and why 57 00:03:03,760 --> 00:03:07,440 is my face skinned up? I've been trying to come up with 58 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:09,160 good stories. I really have. 59 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:13,040 One that I've heard is I told Julie what I was going to preach 60 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:17,760 and she said no, you're not, and that's not what happened. 61 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:20,280 Another was I got in a fight. And apparently nobody. 62 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:25,360 Believes that it kind of hurts my feelings actually. 63 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:29,520 The truth is, I was last. Night at the Gainesville. 64 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:32,760 Square. And did y'all know that if you 65 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:35,760 walk in in the square? In that main area. 66 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,480 That there are two steps. That you have to step down. 67 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:43,240 I didn't. So minding my own business, 68 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:45,800 having a great day, nice weather out and the next thing I know 69 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:50,280 I'm skidding on my face and and sliding on my hand and it. 70 00:03:50,280 --> 00:03:51,880 Hurt and I'm trying. To hold back. 71 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:52,680 Tears. And there's two. 72 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:55,440 Guys that are that are helping me UPS like hey man how you 73 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:56,880 doing? And to make matters. 74 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:58,920 Worse, there's this massive. Saint Patrick's Day. 75 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:02,320 Party going on to the other side of the square so I know what 76 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:06,200 they're thinking why I fell and I was like no you know I just 77 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:13,080 didn't see the stairs so anyway that's it as as boring as the as 78 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:17,360 reality is so I am taking some missions for better stories to 79 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:22,520 tell people if you're interested but in all seriousness you know 80 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:25,240 it is so great just being able to be with you this morning and 81 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:28,960 be able to worship with you you know one of the things that that 82 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:33,360 is just crazy to believe is when we survey kind of our community 83 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:38,800 I would say that over the last. 8 days since the the the tragic 84 00:04:38,800 --> 00:04:41,880 passing and death of coach. Hughes there's there's been a 85 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:45,560 wider range of emotions. There, there's a deep sense of 86 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:48,640 hurt. And loss and grief over, over, 87 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:50,800 over the passing of Coach Hughes there. 88 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:54,120 There's a an immense measure of of. 89 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:59,280 Loss and grief on. Behalf of of Laura. 90 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:01,320 And and Luke and. Owen. 91 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:04,440 I think that there's a a. Lot of. 92 00:05:04,840 --> 00:05:09,280 Hurt and loss and grief. On behalf of Five High School. 93 00:05:09,280 --> 00:05:12,760 Students and their and their. Families and then. 94 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:14,840 I think that. There's this, this collective 95 00:05:14,840 --> 00:05:19,400 community anger. At A at a media and their social 96 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:23,200 media postings that have that repeatedly mischaracterize the 97 00:05:23,200 --> 00:05:25,960 entire. Ordeal and listen that that's 98 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:30,320 that's on top of the individual and the personal. 99 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:33,800 Heartaches and heart breaks and hard times that I think that 100 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:35,280 every single one of us are going through. 101 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:43,160 And I think that deep down, we want to really be a part of the. 102 00:05:43,280 --> 00:05:46,160 Of the healing process. As a matter of fact, I'd go so 103 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:49,520 far to say that whether you're in the room or with us online, I 104 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:54,200 think that the vast majority of us, we want to in some way, 105 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:58,720 somehow be a part of the healing process to bring help and 106 00:05:58,720 --> 00:06:02,720 healing to, to, to, to the broken hearted in our community. 107 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:05,840 Maybe the broken hearted within our own home, the broken hearted 108 00:06:05,840 --> 00:06:09,160 within our, within our sphere of influence, our friend group. 109 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:12,560 But here's the problem, And maybe I'm the only one, but I, 110 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:14,760 I, I don't think that I am. Here's the problem. 111 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:16,240 We just don't know where to start. 112 00:06:16,840 --> 00:06:22,920 We don't know where to start when it comes to being a part. 113 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:25,040 Of the healing process of all the. 114 00:06:25,040 --> 00:06:27,800 Needs that we see. Going on around us. 115 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:32,000 And, and here's what I would tell you is if that's you, if 116 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:35,240 you want to be a part, if you want to be used to help bring 117 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:38,520 about healing, whether it's in your community, maybe it's in 118 00:06:38,520 --> 00:06:42,440 your family, maybe it is you're just really convicted over the. 119 00:06:42,440 --> 00:06:45,880 Lostness and the brokenness. Of the world that we see around. 120 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:47,800 US. And you don't know where to 121 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:49,800 start. I would tell you this morning, 122 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:51,880 you're in the right place because that's exactly what 123 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:54,640 we're going to be taking a look at this morning. 124 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:57,000 So exactly what we're going to be taking a look at this 125 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,120 morning. A couple weeks ago, or actually 126 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:02,240 last week, we began a brand new sermon series called borrowed 127 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:06,640 and in in the in in in the Bible, we're able to read about 128 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:09,720 Jesus life where Jesus borrowed 5 things. 129 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:13,320 He borrowed a boat, he borrowed some bread, he borrowed a 130 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:16,280 donkey, borrowed a room, and he borrowed A barred a tomb. 131 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:18,280 This morning we're going to take a look. 132 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:22,640 At the second instance. Of those things that he borrowed 133 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:26,960 and even though, even though all five of those items that he 134 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:30,440 borrowed, God uses to teach us in different ways has has 135 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:33,280 something different for us to learn from each of those five 136 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:35,760 items. I think that there's a unifying 137 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:37,720 truth. There's there there's something 138 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:40,520 that we we we're calling the big idea throughout this series. 139 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:44,280 And if you're taking notes with us here it is, is what Jesus 140 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:48,400 borrows, he blesses to use for our good and for his glory. 141 00:07:48,720 --> 00:07:53,400 What Jesus borrows, whether it's a boat or some bread or a donkey 142 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:57,200 or a room or a tomb, what Jesus borrows, he blesses to use for 143 00:07:57,200 --> 00:08:00,600 our good and for his glory. So this morning we're going to 144 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:03,600 dive into those second, that second instance to where we're 145 00:08:03,600 --> 00:08:08,200 going to see very popular story, very popular event, very popular 146 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:13,400 narrative in Jesus ministry. It's where Jesus took bread and 147 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:16,560 he he, he, he broke it and he blessed it and he multiplied and 148 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:19,840 he fed over 5000 people. So if you have a Bible with you, 149 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:22,840 I want to invite you to find Luke chapter 6 or John chapter 150 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:25,560 6, John chapter 6 with me this morning. 151 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:30,720 And once you find your way there, we'll go ahead and pick 152 00:08:30,720 --> 00:08:33,039 it up in verse 1. So we're going to go John 153 00:08:33,039 --> 00:08:36,919 chapter 6 one through 14, he says after this and we'll talk 154 00:08:36,919 --> 00:08:38,880 about what the. This is in just a moment. 155 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:41,559 After this, Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of 156 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:44,760 Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias, and a large crowd was 157 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:47,160 following him because they saw the signs that he was doing on 158 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:49,240 the sick. Jesus went up on the mountain 159 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:51,240 and there he sat down with his disciples. 160 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:55,040 Now the Passover was a feast, or the Passover, the Feast of the 161 00:08:55,040 --> 00:08:57,480 Jews was at hand. We'll come back to that because 162 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:00,680 that's pretty important background lifting up Jesus eyes 163 00:09:00,680 --> 00:09:03,080 looking up, lifting up his eyes then and seeing that a large 164 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:06,080 crowd was coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, one of 165 00:09:06,560 --> 00:09:09,800 Jesus disciples. Where where are we to buy bread 166 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:14,480 so that these people may eat? Jesus said this to to test 167 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:17,880 Philip for he himself knew what he would do and he's God. 168 00:09:18,240 --> 00:09:21,040 Philip answered him. 200 An airy worth of bread would not be 169 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:22,840 enough for each of them to get a little. 170 00:09:23,520 --> 00:09:26,680 Then one of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, 171 00:09:26,960 --> 00:09:30,160 said to Jesus, hey, there's a boy here who has five barley 172 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:32,440 loaves and two fish, but what are they for? 173 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:35,080 So many and Jesus said have the. People sit down. 174 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:38,760 Now there was much grass in the place, so the men sat down, 175 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:42,800 about 5000 in number. Then Jesus took the loaves, and 176 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:45,440 when he'd given thanks, he distributed them to those who 177 00:09:45,440 --> 00:09:48,240 were seated, so also the fish as much as they wanted. 178 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:51,360 And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, 179 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:54,520 gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be 180 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:57,040 lost. So they gathered them up and 181 00:09:57,040 --> 00:09:59,720 filled 12 baskets with. Fragments from the five. 182 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:01,360 Barley loaves left by those who had. 183 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:04,720 Eaten Verse. 14 When the people saw the sign that they had that 184 00:10:04,720 --> 00:10:08,640 he had done, they said, This is indeed the prophet who is. 185 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:12,040 To come into the world. Now, just to make sure that 186 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:13,160 we're all on the same. Page. 187 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:14,880 Give you a little. Bit of background. 188 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:17,480 Of what's going into. John, Chapter 6. 189 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:22,360 John chapter 6 is right after. Jesus finds out that. 190 00:10:22,360 --> 00:10:25,040 His, that his. Cousin John the Baptist. 191 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:29,200 Has been beheaded. So when we read in John chapter 192 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:34,600 6 verse one the after this he he we're we're told that Jesus gets 193 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:38,000 away he he's almost getting away to the other side of the Sea of 194 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:42,240 Galilee just to spend some time with his closest friends just as 195 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:46,200 a as a time of grieving the loss of John the Baptist. 196 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:51,600 But word starts to get out about the about the whereabouts and 197 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:55,480 the movements of Jesus. So there's this huge crowd that 198 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:59,240 travels around the Sea of Galilee and kind of tracks Jesus 199 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:03,520 down because Jesus has immense popularity at this point in time 200 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:06,000 in his ministry. It is through his teaching and 201 00:11:06,000 --> 00:11:07,480 it's through his performing of miracles. 202 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:11,000 So this massive crowd is is looking to follow Jesus because 203 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:13,240 they want to hear him teach and they also want to see him do 204 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:16,280 some miracles and hopefully be the recipient of a miracle 205 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:21,400 themselves. Now John 6 verse 4 tells us it 206 00:11:21,400 --> 00:11:23,840 was the time of the. Past Passover, the festival. 207 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:26,040 Of the Passover. Now what's the Passover? 208 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:30,440 The Passover was and still is a festival that's celebrated by 209 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:34,040 Jews to commemorate God setting them free. 210 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:36,320 The Jewish people, setting them free from Egypt. 211 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:39,800 And from slavery. And it derives from, if you go 212 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:43,200 back at the very beginning of the book of Exodus, it derives 213 00:11:43,200 --> 00:11:47,560 from the 10th, the last and the final of the 10 plagues that God 214 00:11:47,560 --> 00:11:50,040 brought down upon the people of Egypt. 215 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:55,920 And that 10th plague was God would go by one night and he 216 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:59,680 would kill the first born in every household that did not 217 00:11:59,680 --> 00:12:03,400 have the blood of a lamb painted over his doorpost. 218 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:07,280 God would literally Passover that house. 219 00:12:07,280 --> 00:12:08,400 That's where. That's where the feast of 220 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:10,080 Passover. Comes from. 221 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:15,720 So theologically, Jesus is doing this miracle during the feast of 222 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:19,400 Passover as a precursor to where he's about to say, if you keep 223 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:22,000 reading in the book of John, he's about to refer to himself 224 00:12:22,000 --> 00:12:24,320 as the bread of life. And that's going to start to 225 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:26,080 make more sense to the disciples after. 226 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:28,360 This miracle. But theologically, he's doing 227 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:32,040 this miracle during the feast of Passover as a foreshadowing that 228 00:12:32,200 --> 00:12:37,160 he is the ultimate sacrifice. He is the Lamb that is sat. 229 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:39,160 There will be sacrifice for the sins of the world. 230 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:42,240 That will that, that, that, that will, that will keep God's wrath 231 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:46,160 from coming upon the sins of the people as long as you have. 232 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:48,160 Accepted the sacrifice. Of Jesus. 233 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:52,320 That's theological, but practically it's important for 234 00:12:52,320 --> 00:12:56,360 us to know that there's so many people that have swarmed this 235 00:12:56,440 --> 00:12:59,760 area for this time of the year, the Feast of Passover. 236 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:03,200 So food would be scarce back in those days. 237 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:05,080 There was no like mobile ordering. 238 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:08,000 There was no Uber Eats, there was no catering, there was no 239 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:11,400 DoorDash. And even if there was the, the, 240 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:14,240 the, the local vendors, the local restaurants, they would 241 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:17,920 probably be really, really low on food because so many people 242 00:13:18,040 --> 00:13:21,560 have swamped this area to come into this area from all over the 243 00:13:21,560 --> 00:13:25,160 world to celebrate the feast of Passover. 244 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:29,520 So as people start to gather, as the crowd starts to gather, 245 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:32,240 there's a question that starts to percolate. 246 00:13:32,600 --> 00:13:34,960 And Jesus is actually the one that asks the questions. 247 00:13:34,960 --> 00:13:37,480 You pick that up, he's the one that asks the question, Hey, 248 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:42,320 where are we to buy bread so that all these people can eat? 249 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:45,560 And, and I believe that it's right there. 250 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:49,160 I believe that it's right there that the disciples face the same 251 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:52,920 quandary that you and I face when we're looking at great need 252 00:13:52,920 --> 00:13:54,920 around us and we don't even know where to start. 253 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:58,640 If you're taking notes with us, let me show you two major ways 254 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:01,440 of why we don't even know where to start. 255 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:03,400 And this is playing out through the disciples. 256 00:14:03,680 --> 00:14:05,560 Check this out. I don't know where to start 257 00:14:05,560 --> 00:14:07,440 because I believe #1 the problem's too big. 258 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:10,920 I don't know where to start because I believe #1 the problem 259 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:12,080 is too big. Check this out. 260 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:16,080 Look at what Jesus asked Phillip and then look at Phillips 261 00:14:16,080 --> 00:14:18,840 response here. Phillip answered him, hey, where 262 00:14:18,840 --> 00:14:21,200 we need to buy bread enough for these people to eat? 263 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:24,400 Phillip answered him. Hey, 200 and Neri worth of bread 264 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:26,840 would not be enough for each of them to get a little. 265 00:14:27,400 --> 00:14:30,960 I kind of get the sense that Phillip as more and more people 266 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:34,800 are are are coming on to the scene, Phillips kind of doing 267 00:14:34,800 --> 00:14:37,880 the calculations in his mind. Isn't it interesting how Phillip 268 00:14:37,880 --> 00:14:39,600 immediately pops off with this answer? 269 00:14:39,600 --> 00:14:41,720 Hey, more than 202 hundred and Neri. 270 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:43,120 They would it wouldn't be enough. 271 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:47,040 Now 200 and Neri, the modern day equivalent is anywhere between 272 00:14:47,240 --> 00:14:52,040 10 and $20,000 or 6 to 8 months wages. 273 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:56,720 Phillip is is just calculating. He's tabulating in his mind. 274 00:14:56,880 --> 00:15:01,680 Hey 200 and Neri 10 to $20,000. Jesus that isn't going to be 275 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:03,640 enough. 86 to 8 months wages. I don't. 276 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:08,880 Think that's going to be enough? Jesus, he he was analyzing the 277 00:15:08,880 --> 00:15:13,680 situation. Do do we have any like over 278 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:17,280 analyzers here this morning in the room online? 279 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:21,480 Hey, you are my people man. We love us some good. 280 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:24,040 Facts and and statistics and data. 281 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:25,960 Don't we? We love. 282 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:29,400 It. And if you're, if you are an 283 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:35,440 overanalyzer or you're married to an overanalyzer, you know, 284 00:15:35,440 --> 00:15:37,880 this is how an overanalyzer's brain. 285 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:42,040 Processes things like. We we take in all the 286 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:46,000 information, we take in the data, we factor in the 287 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:50,560 variables, and if the equation doesn't come out equally, 288 00:15:50,800 --> 00:15:55,640 equalling the need, then we just assume that nothing can be done. 289 00:15:57,640 --> 00:16:01,280 Here's the problem with that. It's when we assume that nothing 290 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:04,480 can be done. We are left feeling hopeless 291 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:08,760 over the situation, and we're also left feeling powerless and 292 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:10,680 purposelessness. Or a sense of. 293 00:16:10,680 --> 00:16:16,640 Purposelessness When we run the data and we see hey, hey, the 294 00:16:16,640 --> 00:16:18,120 the the. Final answer. 295 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:20,280 Doesn't equate to the. Need I guess there's. 296 00:16:20,280 --> 00:16:23,680 Nothing I can do. And what do we do when when we 297 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:25,600 take on the sense, hey, there's nothing I can do? 298 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:28,400 We kind of fade to the background and go, hey, there's 299 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:29,640 nothing I can do. Why? 300 00:16:29,640 --> 00:16:31,880 Because the problem. Is just too big. 301 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:36,120 I think there's another. There's another broad category 302 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:38,920 of that keeps us from. Knowing where to start. 303 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:43,720 And it's this is what I do have. It won't matter what I do have. 304 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:47,120 It won't matter. We see this plainly playing out 305 00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:52,120 in in the response of Jesus, one of Jesus other apostles, Andrew. 306 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:54,480 Check out what Andrew. Said. 307 00:16:54,640 --> 00:16:57,360 Andrew basically is like raising his hand to Jesus and goes, hey 308 00:16:57,720 --> 00:17:00,800 Jesus, there's a boy here who has five barley loaves and two 309 00:17:00,800 --> 00:17:01,920 fish. But what are they for? 310 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:06,920 So many, you got to think that Phillip is sitting there going 311 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:13,160 hmm, 5 barley loaves, probably 220 thousand people, 5000 men, 312 00:17:13,160 --> 00:17:14,359 there's probably. Kids. 313 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:15,640 Women's 20. Thousand. 314 00:17:15,839 --> 00:17:17,480 That means that 5. Barley loaves. 315 00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:21,760 That's probably going to be only. 0.025%. 316 00:17:21,760 --> 00:17:23,880 Portion of each bread? That's not going to be enough. 317 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:29,760 And for 20,000 people 2 fish. That's going to be like. 0.01% 318 00:17:29,760 --> 00:17:31,360 portion. For each person, that's not 319 00:17:31,360 --> 00:17:33,560 going to be enough. Geez, we don't have enough. 320 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:38,760 Listen, Andrew didn't say this. Hey, Jesus, there's a boy here 321 00:17:38,760 --> 00:17:40,480 who has five barley loaves and two fish. 322 00:17:40,680 --> 00:17:42,600 He didn't say that because he had great faith and. 323 00:17:42,600 --> 00:17:46,120 Confidence in Jesus he. Said it as a way of saying hey 324 00:17:46,160 --> 00:17:49,040 Jesus, this is what we got and it ain't enough. 325 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:51,440 So it's probably not going to matter. 326 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:56,080 I wonder how many of us are here this morning that that it's not 327 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:58,880 that you discount. I believe that the vast majority 328 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:03,440 of us, we truly believe that when it comes to being used in 329 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:07,520 the hands of God, we don't think that we have absolutely nothing 330 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:10,080 to offer. I believe the vast majority of 331 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:12,640 us, we, we believe. Hey, listen, I want to be. 332 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:14,800 Used as an. Instrument to bring health and 333 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:18,000 and and help and healing in our community. 334 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:19,520 But what I do? Have. 335 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:23,000 It's not. Enough to to matter what I do 336 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:26,840 have it, it's not significant enough to make a difference. 337 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:30,680 Can can I tell you? Something when we here's. 338 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:34,200 The danger of that thinking. When I'm convinced that what I 339 00:18:34,200 --> 00:18:38,360 do have it won't matter, that's a surefire way of me 340 00:18:38,360 --> 00:18:41,440 guaranteeing that I'll hold on to it what I do have. 341 00:18:42,120 --> 00:18:45,520 And when I hold on to what I do have, that's the surest way of 342 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:47,000 making sure that it won't matter. 343 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:50,760 Here's a question for you, whether you learn more towards 344 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:53,720 Philip as an overanalyzer or. Or or an. 345 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:56,960 Andrew that is saying, hey, what I do have it. 346 00:18:57,640 --> 00:18:59,280 It's not. Going to be big enough to matter 347 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:02,440 whether you learn more towards them and your and your wiring or 348 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:06,440 your personality. What did what did Andrew and and 349 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:09,520 Philip have in common here? They failed to. 350 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:13,160 Factor in. Jesus, they completely failed to 351 00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:16,840 factor in Jesus, Philip, his attitude. 352 00:19:17,240 --> 00:19:21,960 Jesus, the problem's too big, but not for Jesus. 353 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:25,680 Luke, what I what I do have it it. 354 00:19:25,680 --> 00:19:30,400 It won't matter. Well, not with, not with Jesus. 355 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:32,960 If you're taking notes with this, let me. 356 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:35,920 Give you a. Statement to hold on to and this 357 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:40,160 is huge when it comes to us not knowing where to begin or where 358 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:43,840 to start when we want to be used in the hands of God to bring 359 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:46,840 about health, help and healing. To those around us. 360 00:19:47,000 --> 00:19:49,440 Check this out. We're focused on what we can't 361 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:51,280 do and not. Focus on what Jesus can do. 362 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:56,320 We're focused on what we can't do, not focused on what Jesus 363 00:19:56,840 --> 00:20:01,880 can do. Jesus. 364 00:20:01,920 --> 00:20:05,200 The problem's way too big. Jesus. 365 00:20:05,600 --> 00:20:09,320 The knees, the grief. The loss, the hurt, they're way 366 00:20:09,320 --> 00:20:14,120 too deep. Jesus, the marriage is beyond. 367 00:20:14,120 --> 00:20:16,960 Repair is too broken. Jesus. 368 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:20,160 The relationship. It can never, it can never be 369 00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:26,360 healed. Jesus the the the same 370 00:20:26,360 --> 00:20:29,520 struggles, the the mentor emotional struggles that that 371 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:30,280 I'm. Facing. 372 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:33,040 I, I, I faced them for years. They're that that's. 373 00:20:33,040 --> 00:20:35,120 Just who I am now. I've just got to accept a new. 374 00:20:35,120 --> 00:20:39,480 Normal Jesus, what I've struggled with and what I'm 375 00:20:39,480 --> 00:20:44,560 tempted by, I'm still tempted by and, and I and I, I failed. 376 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:51,200 I failed and then I got back up and I, I attempted to, to, to, 377 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:54,800 to, to find health and, and healing and break the chains of 378 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:58,600 that addiction or break the, the hold of that temptation and I 379 00:20:58,600 --> 00:21:04,160 just ended up failing again. Listen, one of the things that 380 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:06,560 we have got to. Focus in on is. 381 00:21:06,760 --> 00:21:09,600 Many times we're focused on what we can't do. 382 00:21:10,840 --> 00:21:12,640 I can't break these chains of addiction. 383 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:16,680 I can't restore this marriage. I can't overcome these battles. 384 00:21:16,680 --> 00:21:18,080 I can't overcome these addictions. 385 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:22,120 We're not so much. Focused on what Jesus can do. 386 00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:25,480 There's a huge difference. Let me show you what I mean. 387 00:21:26,040 --> 00:21:28,480 Did you? Realize that the. 388 00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:31,280 Answer to the question Where do I even begin? 389 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:35,720 Or where do I even start? Did you know that it's embedded 390 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:39,640 in Jesus's own question at the beginning of John? 391 00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:42,600 Chapter 6 My. Guess is you've probably never 392 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:45,400 seen this, but I want to show you and it's a complete game 393 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:47,760 changer. Check this out John chapter 6 394 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:51,400 lifting up his eyes Jesus then and seeing that a large crowd 395 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:54,920 was coming toward him. Jesus had to fill where are we 396 00:21:55,360 --> 00:21:58,760 to buy bread so that these people may eat in your note 397 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:01,360 sheet at the top of your notes or if you have a bottle with 398 00:22:01,360 --> 00:22:05,160 you, circle that word we circle that word. 399 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:10,160 We. Jesus to Philip said this is a 400 00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:13,680 we problem. Philip mistook it as a me 401 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:18,240 problem. Jesus wasn't asking Philip to 402 00:22:18,240 --> 00:22:22,880 necessarily tabulate the need. Jesus wasn't asking Philip, hey, 403 00:22:23,000 --> 00:22:25,000 where are you going to go get all this money? 404 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:28,640 Jesus was telling Philip he was inviting Philip. 405 00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:32,120 Hey Philip, when the numbers don't line up, but the Son of 406 00:22:32,120 --> 00:22:34,600 God shows up, miracles can happen. 407 00:22:35,920 --> 00:22:37,840 Philip, this is not a me problem. 408 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:44,320 This is a we problem, Jesus told Andrew, Andrew this is a wee 409 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:47,920 problem, not a me problem. Andrew mistook it as a me 410 00:22:47,920 --> 00:22:52,560 problem. Jesus wasn't asking Philip, He 411 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:55,160 wasn't asking Philip to place a large catering order. 412 00:22:55,800 --> 00:23:00,320 Jesus wasn't tasking Andrew. He wasn't asking Philip or 413 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:02,280 Andrew to place a large catering order. 414 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:06,480 And he wasn't tasking Andrew with going through the. 415 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:09,600 Entire crowd and finding. Everybody that was that brought 416 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:16,160 food with them. Jesus was inviting Andrew into 417 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:21,560 this narrative of, Hey Andrew, if something that is small and 418 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:25,760 little is placed in my hands, I can multiply it and feed a 419 00:23:25,760 --> 00:23:29,520 multitude. That's it. 420 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:32,520 It's not a me problem, it's a we problem. 421 00:23:32,600 --> 00:23:35,880 Let me give you another statement to hold on to here. 422 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:39,000 It is not enough in my hands, more than enough in. 423 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:42,160 His. Not enough in my hands, but more 424 00:23:42,160 --> 00:23:44,960 than enough in his. Whatever you're going through, 425 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:47,520 whatever you're battling through, whatever breaks your 426 00:23:47,520 --> 00:23:52,640 heart, whatever is, is actually pressing in what that that that 427 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:59,200 deep desire to be that source or use as an instrument of help and 428 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:03,440 health and healing, whether it's to a community at large, whether 429 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:06,320 it's within your own family, within yourself, or in the 430 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:08,560 brokenness, the overall brokenness of the world. 431 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:11,840 Let me go ahead and tell you what God has gifted you with. 432 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:15,240 It's not enough in your hands, but it's more than enough in 433 00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:19,560 his. Hey, we don't, Philip. 434 00:24:20,360 --> 00:24:24,440 We don't have the problem is too big, not for Jesus in your own 435 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:27,200 hands, Philip. You're right, Andrew. 436 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:29,680 What we have, it won't matter. It's not enough to. 437 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:35,280 Matter in his own hands, he was right, but something given that 438 00:24:35,280 --> 00:24:38,520 is small into the given freely into the hands of Jesus. 439 00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:43,360 Jesus has a way of blessing it, breaking it and multiplying it 440 00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:46,360 and to using it for his good and for his glory. 441 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:50,560 It's a beautiful thing. I'm not saying that. 442 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:52,680 I'm not saying not enough in my hands. 443 00:24:52,680 --> 00:24:56,080 More than enough of his as a trite statement or some ultra 444 00:24:56,080 --> 00:24:57,920 super religious sounding statement. 445 00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:03,920 It is a plea as your pastor to please stop the insanity of 446 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:06,680 thinking and living as if it's all on you. 447 00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:11,640 It's not. Give it to Jesus. 448 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:16,040 Give the brokenness, give the little bit that you have over to 449 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:20,120 Jesus and say, Jesus, here is all that I have. 450 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:23,320 Would you take it? Would you bless it? 451 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:25,160 Would you break it? Would you multiply? 452 00:25:25,360 --> 00:25:29,400 Would you take the little that I have and perform a miracle? 453 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:31,400 From it. It's not a. 454 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:36,240 Trite statement is a it is a plea to stop the insanity. 455 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:39,600 Let me get you doing me a favour if you if you, especially if you 456 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:41,880 have a Bible. If it's a hard copy Bible, maybe 457 00:25:41,880 --> 00:25:44,400 a digital copy. I want you to look at the at the 458 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:48,120 heading of Luke Chat or John chapter. 6 I don't want, I don't 459 00:25:48,120 --> 00:25:48,600 know. Why I keep? 460 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:50,760 Saying Luke. Look at the heading of John. 461 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:53,120 Chapter 6 My. Guess is because this is the way 462 00:25:53,120 --> 00:25:56,280 it is in my Bible. The heading is Jesus. 463 00:25:56,280 --> 00:26:00,560 Feeds the 5000. The heading is Jesus. 464 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:04,320 Feeds the 5000 but. I believe that that's not where 465 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:08,600 the miracle started. I believe the miracle in John 466 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:15,440 chapter 6 began with a little boy that wasn't even counted 467 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:18,960 culturally. Culturally significant enough to 468 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:20,800 be counted. Among the 5000. 469 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:25,840 Men, I believe the miracle in John chapter 6 started when this 470 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:29,960 little boy said, hey, here's here's what I have and he 471 00:26:29,960 --> 00:26:33,560 trusted Jesus enough to take what he. 472 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:38,440 Gave him. This is just my speculation. 473 00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:44,400 Of a crowd of 20,000 people, I find it very difficult if not 474 00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:47,840 impossible to believe that this boy was the only one that. 475 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:51,280 Brought food with him. You ever thought about that? 476 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:53,840 Now, if it was just 5000 men, Yeah, that. 477 00:26:53,840 --> 00:27:01,720 Tracks. But out of 20,000, out of 20,000 478 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:04,840 people, the moms, the grandmothers, the mother 479 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:07,760 figures. You mean to tell me that nobody 480 00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:13,360 even brought snacks? I mean listen, nobody knows how 481 00:27:13,360 --> 00:27:16,280 to pack and prepare like a mom that knows that she's going to 482 00:27:16,280 --> 00:27:18,360 be camped out of the baseball field all day, right? 483 00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:22,960 So if 20,000 people, you mean that this little boy was the 484 00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:25,080 only one that brought some food with them? 485 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:29,880 I don't think so. Which then poses the question, 486 00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:34,000 if this little boy wasn't the only one that brought food with 487 00:27:34,000 --> 00:27:36,360 them, then why didn't everybody else offer their food? 488 00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:41,040 Because I believe this little boy of a. 489 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:42,640 Crowd of 20,000. He was the only. 490 00:27:42,640 --> 00:27:45,440 One that trusted Jesus enough with a little that. 491 00:27:45,440 --> 00:27:51,360 He had listen if. Jesus can do such a powerful 492 00:27:51,360 --> 00:27:55,360 miracle with five loaves of bread and two fish. 493 00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:59,080 Imagine what he can do. With a life, with a marriage, 494 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:06,480 with a church that is fully committed and devoted to him, I 495 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:10,760 want to end our time this morning with something that may 496 00:28:10,760 --> 00:28:14,360 seem a little little odd, but I think it's going to be so 497 00:28:14,360 --> 00:28:17,600 important for us. I want to end our time this 498 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:22,520 morning just. With a invitation of what it 499 00:28:22,520 --> 00:28:23,760 looks. Like for us to. 500 00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:28,640 Place what little we have. In our hands, into the hands of. 501 00:28:28,640 --> 00:28:32,280 Jesus. So if you feel uncomfortable. 502 00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:34,920 Doing this then don't don't feel like you have to but. 503 00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:36,880 If you're able to, I just want to. 504 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:40,000 Ask that you, wherever you're at, if you would stand with me. 505 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:42,040 If you're with us online, wherever you're at, unless 506 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:46,920 you're driving, just stand. And as you stand, I I. 507 00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:49,320 Just want to invite you to to to to close your eyes. 508 00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:53,200 We're not going to do anything weird. 509 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:55,600 With your eyes closed. We're closing our eyes just. 510 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:58,120 To tune out any all any and all distractions that are going on 511 00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:02,320 around us. So here we are with. 512 00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:05,680 Standing with our eyes closed. And then I just want to ask you 513 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:10,600 if you would just extend your hands palm up, palms up. 514 00:29:13,480 --> 00:29:18,800 You can raise them high, you can keep them low, but just place 515 00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:23,000 your hands palms up just as a. Reminder that is impossible. 516 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:24,960 For us. To give Jesus. 517 00:29:24,960 --> 00:29:27,440 Everything that we have in our hands while we live close 518 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:30,600 handed, so in. This posture with our. 519 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:35,840 Eyes closed and with our palms up, I just want to get you to 520 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:38,320 think through some questions with me this morning. 521 00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:45,000 What are the hurts and the needs that I see within me? 522 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:50,040 What are the hurts and the knees that I see within me? 523 00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:58,440 What are the? Hurts and the needs that I see 524 00:29:58,440 --> 00:30:06,640 in my family. And what? 525 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:09,640 Are the hurts and the needs that I see around me. 526 00:30:18,380 --> 00:30:22,780 Then once you have those hurts and needs in mind, I just want 527 00:30:22,780 --> 00:30:28,660 to invite you to spend a little bit of time talking to God and 528 00:30:28,660 --> 00:30:32,620 wherever you're at, just pray something like this. 529 00:30:32,620 --> 00:30:36,220 God, what I know. Of these hurts and needs, you 530 00:30:36,220 --> 00:30:40,320 know even more. God, what I know of these hurts 531 00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:43,000 and needs, the hurts and needs within me, the hurts that I see 532 00:30:43,000 --> 00:30:46,080 in my family, the hurts that I see around me, God, what I know 533 00:30:46,080 --> 00:30:53,960 of them, you know even more than follow that up with God, as much 534 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:56,960 as I care about these hurts and needs, you care even more. 535 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:01,880 God, as much as I care about these hurts and needs, you care 536 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:10,440 even more. God I place, and finally God I. 537 00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:14,720 Place what little. I have in my hands, into your 538 00:31:14,720 --> 00:31:16,600 hands. So that. 539 00:31:16,600 --> 00:31:24,770 You can do what only you can do. God, please bring about. 540 00:31:24,770 --> 00:31:29,250 Healing and God, please use me as an instrument of your 541 00:31:29,250 --> 00:31:37,850 healing. Let me go ahead and pray over us 542 00:31:37,850 --> 00:31:42,040 and after we pray, just invite us to stay in this posture. 543 00:31:42,040 --> 00:31:45,560 If you, if you feel that you want to come down and and spend 544 00:31:45,560 --> 00:31:48,920 some more time and prayer with God at the at the front, then do 545 00:31:48,920 --> 00:31:50,640 that. If you feel that you need to 546 00:31:50,640 --> 00:31:53,480 come, step forward and talk to a pastor, pray with somebody. 547 00:31:53,960 --> 00:32:00,920 Come and do that. God, we thank you for the fact 548 00:32:00,920 --> 00:32:05,440 that you remind us that. What we know. 549 00:32:05,960 --> 00:32:08,800 Of the hurts and the needs that are going on around us, God, you 550 00:32:08,800 --> 00:32:11,400 know even more. God as much as we. 551 00:32:11,400 --> 00:32:17,360 Care about bringing about help and health and healing to those 552 00:32:17,360 --> 00:32:20,640 hurts and needs. God, you care about that even 553 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:24,320 more. God, as much as we desire to be 554 00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:26,440 used as. Instruments in your hands. 555 00:32:27,240 --> 00:32:28,920 God you desire. That for us. 556 00:32:28,920 --> 00:32:35,360 Even more God, whether we come. At our problems and the issues 557 00:32:35,360 --> 00:32:40,680 that we see around us. Through the default framework of 558 00:32:41,040 --> 00:32:42,800 God, the. Problem's too big, There's 559 00:32:42,800 --> 00:32:45,360 nothing I can do. God, would you remind us to 560 00:32:45,360 --> 00:32:49,080 factor you into that equation? Because the the problem is too. 561 00:32:49,080 --> 00:32:50,800 Big for us, but it's not too big for you. 562 00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:55,040 God, would you remind us that all miracles. 563 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:59,040 Start with a mess. But we know the miracle worker 564 00:33:01,160 --> 00:33:05,600 God if we come at. Our problems and the issues that 565 00:33:05,600 --> 00:33:08,120 we see around. Us through the default. 566 00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:10,960 Lens of. What we have isn't big enough to 567 00:33:10,960 --> 00:33:14,000 matter. God, would you remind us that if 568 00:33:14,600 --> 00:33:17,600 that is true, if we keep it to ourselves, but if we place the 569 00:33:17,600 --> 00:33:20,920 little that we have into your hands, God, you can bless it and 570 00:33:20,920 --> 00:33:23,320 break it and multiply it and. Use it to perform the 571 00:33:23,320 --> 00:33:28,200 miraculous. So God through it all, whether 572 00:33:29,120 --> 00:33:32,280 whether the things that are. Pressing on our hearts and on 573 00:33:32,280 --> 00:33:36,120 our minds. The most are the needs that we 574 00:33:36,120 --> 00:33:38,920 see within ourselves, or the needs that we see within our 575 00:33:38,920 --> 00:33:41,960 families, or the needs in which we see in the community. 576 00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:46,120 Around us, God, I pray that you would keep our hearts and our 577 00:33:46,120 --> 00:33:50,080 minds focused. Towards you and realizing that 578 00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:51,920 as long as you're in the equation. 579 00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:56,240 Nothing is impossible. So God, I pray that you would 580 00:33:56,240 --> 00:34:00,280 continue. To bless and to break and to 581 00:34:00,280 --> 00:34:03,280 multiply. What is obediently and? 582 00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:06,520 Faithfully placed in your hands, it's in. 583 00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:09,120 Jesus name that we. Pray Amen. 584 00:34:12,639 --> 00:34:15,120 Thank you for listening to the Riverbend Church Podcast. 585 00:34:15,440 --> 00:34:18,040 Learn more about who we are as a church and how to connect. 586 00:34:18,080 --> 00:34:20,800 You can head over to our website, Riverbend Church dot 587 00:34:20,800 --> 00:34:21,040 Life.