WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.000 Mark chapter 6, which I believe is one of the most amazing chapters in all the Gospels. 00:00:08.380 --> 00:00:17.620 ! Especially in relation to the Galilee and ministry of Christ, Galilee is a small region. 00:00:17.620 --> 00:00:29.200 It's only about 50 miles north to south and about 30 miles east to west, but it is an impactful area in the Gospels. 00:00:29.940 --> 00:00:35.700 There's probably about 200 small towns and villages scattered throughout that area, 00:00:35.700 --> 00:00:42.480 but the surrounding areas, those are tight and densely populated, 00:00:42.479 --> 00:00:46.559 but the surrounding areas are farms and pastures. 00:00:47.559 --> 00:00:53.339 At the time of Mark chapter 6, Jesus had been ministering there about a year, 00:00:54.079 --> 00:00:57.179 and He would not be there much longer. 00:00:57.299 --> 00:01:01.280 He would soon move on to Tyre and Sidon, 00:01:01.379 --> 00:01:07.099 and Sidon and Tyre are on the Mediterranean coast up north of Galilee, 00:01:07.099 --> 00:01:13.119 unmarked on this map, possibly even beyond the map a little bit, 00:01:13.459 --> 00:01:15.280 north on the Mediterranean. 00:01:15.419 --> 00:01:17.339 It was the land of the Gentiles. 00:01:18.299 --> 00:01:22.919 And after spending some time there, He would come back through Galilee, 00:01:23.799 --> 00:01:27.199 enter into the Decapolis area region, 00:01:27.200 --> 00:01:32.500 and then in chapter 10 of Mark, He heads toward Judea, 00:01:33.020 --> 00:01:37.920 before His decisive move toward the cross in Jerusalem. 00:01:38.460 --> 00:01:41.939 So that's the setting of Mark chapter 6. 00:01:42.020 --> 00:01:50.600 Now, there's three reasons why I believe this is possibly the most amazing chapter in all the Gospels. 00:01:50.599 --> 00:01:55.359 One of them is Jesus was ineffective in His own town. 00:01:56.799 --> 00:02:04.640 That amazes me that some were changed, but few were changed because they did not believe. 00:02:06.079 --> 00:02:07.199 That's pretty amazing to me. 00:02:07.780 --> 00:02:14.019 The second thing that amazes me about this chapter is the great movement that took place 00:02:14.019 --> 00:02:18.159 when He sent out the 12 apostles two by two. 00:02:18.159 --> 00:02:22.299 powerful things happened throughout the Galilean region. 00:02:23.000 --> 00:02:27.159 He sent His apostles to preach and to minister, and that's what they did. 00:02:27.439 --> 00:02:30.300 He gave them authority to do it, 00:02:30.699 --> 00:02:34.020 and with that authority, they preached repentance. 00:02:35.159 --> 00:02:36.780 They preached the kingdom. 00:02:38.000 --> 00:02:39.500 They healed the sick. 00:02:39.680 --> 00:02:40.879 They cast out demons. 00:02:41.079 --> 00:02:43.759 They had a major impact in that area. 00:02:43.759 --> 00:02:46.500 And by the way, 11 of them were from that area, 00:02:46.500 --> 00:02:57.500 which again is pretty amazing to me that those 11 apostles had a powerful, effective ministry in the area in which they were raised, 00:02:57.620 --> 00:03:03.039 but yet Jesus was ineffective in the very town that He was raised in. 00:03:03.039 --> 00:03:09.579 But that passage tells us that it was an exhaustive measure. 00:03:09.780 --> 00:03:10.939 The Gospels tell us that. 00:03:11.439 --> 00:03:15.979 Not only that, not only was their ministry effort exhausted, but it was exhausting 00:03:15.979 --> 00:03:20.419 to the point that Jesus knew they needed time away. 00:03:21.120 --> 00:03:25.159 But our passage today tells us they didn't get the rest they needed. 00:03:26.759 --> 00:03:27.840 Not that night. 00:03:27.840 --> 00:03:36.219 And the third reason why this chapter is amazing to me is the miracle that takes place. 00:03:37.740 --> 00:03:42.560 Now, if you've been to Sunday school, what we used to call it, 00:03:43.060 --> 00:03:46.099 and you've been to church long enough, 00:03:46.180 --> 00:03:50.000 you probably know the story of the feeding of the 5,000. 00:03:50.000 --> 00:04:01.000 And my prayer has been that familiarity would not take away from you learning possibly new truth from this story. 00:04:01.259 --> 00:04:03.659 Don't get to the end before we get there, please, 00:04:03.740 --> 00:04:10.439 because I'm firmly convinced that God has some things to show us today in a pretty familiar story. 00:04:10.780 --> 00:04:16.839 But I'm telling you, I hope that that familiarity don't steal the truth of it because it is amazing. 00:04:16.839 --> 00:04:22.039 Listen, there are only two miracles in the Gospels that are mentioned in all four Gospels. 00:04:22.739 --> 00:04:24.199 One of them is this miracle. 00:04:24.639 --> 00:04:26.500 The other is the resurrection of Christ. 00:04:27.639 --> 00:04:29.379 So this stands out. 00:04:29.479 --> 00:04:30.599 This is a big one. 00:04:31.519 --> 00:04:38.620 And it was so impactful that after this, they tried to force Jesus to become king. 00:04:39.500 --> 00:04:41.879 They wanted him to take over. 00:04:41.879 --> 00:04:45.939 Not only can he provide for us, not only is he the master teacher, 00:04:46.339 --> 00:04:49.839 not only does he relate to where we are, let's take on Rome. 00:04:50.600 --> 00:04:51.519 He's our king. 00:04:52.139 --> 00:04:53.379 Let's force him to be king. 00:04:54.579 --> 00:04:58.959 That's the setting for Mark 6, beginning in verse 30. 00:04:59.060 --> 00:04:59.659 And it says this, 00:05:00.199 --> 00:05:05.800 The apostles returned to Jesus and told them all that they had done and taught. 00:05:05.879 --> 00:05:06.879 That's when he sent them out. 00:05:06.879 --> 00:05:09.000 And he said to them, 00:05:09.420 --> 00:05:13.079 Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while. 00:05:13.339 --> 00:05:17.740 For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. 00:05:18.120 --> 00:05:21.459 And they went away in a boat to a desolate place by themselves. 00:05:22.180 --> 00:05:25.199 Now many saw them going and recognized them. 00:05:25.719 --> 00:05:31.659 And they ran there on foot from all towns and got there ahead of them. 00:05:31.660 --> 00:05:34.620 When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd. 00:05:35.600 --> 00:05:40.660 And he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. 00:05:41.160 --> 00:05:44.780 And he began to teach them many things. 00:05:44.980 --> 00:05:49.620 And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, 00:05:49.700 --> 00:05:53.720 This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late. 00:05:54.480 --> 00:05:57.400 Send them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages 00:05:57.400 --> 00:05:59.140 and buy them something to eat. 00:05:59.139 --> 00:06:01.879 But he answered them, 00:06:02.159 --> 00:06:06.120 You give them something to eat. 00:06:07.599 --> 00:06:09.039 And they said to him, 00:06:09.539 --> 00:06:14.459 Shall we go and buy 200 denarii worth of bread 00:06:14.459 --> 00:06:16.879 and give it to them to eat? 00:06:17.899 --> 00:06:19.099 And he said, 00:06:19.319 --> 00:06:21.240 How many loaves do you have? 00:06:22.680 --> 00:06:23.680 Go and see. 00:06:23.680 --> 00:06:26.060 And when they had found it, 00:06:26.740 --> 00:06:27.540 they said, 00:06:27.600 --> 00:06:30.100 Five and two fish. 00:06:31.060 --> 00:06:35.319 Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass. 00:06:35.879 --> 00:06:39.840 So they sat down in groups by hundreds and by fifties. 00:06:40.560 --> 00:06:43.840 And taking the five loaves and the two fish, 00:06:43.879 --> 00:06:46.280 he looked up to heaven and set a blessing and broke the loaves 00:06:46.280 --> 00:06:49.120 and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. 00:06:49.120 --> 00:06:52.280 And he divided the two fish among them all. 00:06:53.480 --> 00:06:58.480 And they all ate and were satisfied. 00:07:00.180 --> 00:07:05.379 And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. 00:07:05.379 --> 00:07:12.100 And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men. 00:07:12.100 --> 00:07:19.360 The impact of the apostles being sent out and being used so effectively 00:07:19.360 --> 00:07:24.600 caused the people to follow them all the way to the shore. 00:07:25.260 --> 00:07:29.600 When Jesus tried to get them away in a boat, 00:07:30.320 --> 00:07:31.580 the people saw them leaving. 00:07:32.560 --> 00:07:34.100 And the people saw them traveling. 00:07:34.860 --> 00:07:36.840 And they hurried on shore. 00:07:36.839 --> 00:07:48.399 Some of them ran as far as eight miles to get to Jesus and his men as they landed. 00:07:49.339 --> 00:07:51.339 And what happened next is miraculous. 00:07:52.359 --> 00:07:57.239 What this story teaches us is not only the miraculous power of Christ, 00:07:57.299 --> 00:07:59.439 but it also teaches us some truths about Christ. 00:08:00.759 --> 00:08:04.859 Truths that we need to remember when we're hungry. 00:08:06.839 --> 00:08:09.419 Truths we need to remember when we're desperate. 00:08:11.459 --> 00:08:12.560 When we're empty. 00:08:14.639 --> 00:08:15.779 When we're tired. 00:08:18.719 --> 00:08:22.739 Truths we need to remember when we're overwhelmed. 00:08:23.539 --> 00:08:27.739 Four truths from this account about Christ. 00:08:28.379 --> 00:08:31.500 One is, he cares deeply. 00:08:31.500 --> 00:08:39.480 Jesus knew firsthand the need of rest in ministry. 00:08:40.799 --> 00:08:44.879 Being all things to all people in the hope of reaching some, 00:08:44.980 --> 00:08:46.419 as the apostle Paul put it, 00:08:47.460 --> 00:08:48.720 can wear you out. 00:08:50.220 --> 00:08:51.720 And Jesus was well aware of that. 00:08:53.279 --> 00:08:56.259 He cares for our well-being. 00:08:56.259 --> 00:09:00.600 He cared about the apostles' well-being. 00:09:01.919 --> 00:09:07.480 And he strived to get them away from the action after intense and productive ministry 00:09:07.480 --> 00:09:10.360 and get them the needed rest. 00:09:12.439 --> 00:09:14.840 He cares deeply. 00:09:16.620 --> 00:09:17.259 What were they? 00:09:18.200 --> 00:09:20.480 When they were not able to get that rest 00:09:20.480 --> 00:09:25.019 because they had flocked immediately on shore by a lot of needy people, 00:09:26.460 --> 00:09:28.539 how did Jesus respond? 00:09:30.100 --> 00:09:31.580 Well, verse 34 tells us, 00:09:31.700 --> 00:09:32.580 when he went ashore, 00:09:33.279 --> 00:09:34.440 he saw a great crowd 00:09:34.440 --> 00:09:36.899 and he had compassion on them 00:09:36.899 --> 00:09:39.259 because they were like sheep 00:09:39.259 --> 00:09:41.440 without a shepherd. 00:09:41.440 --> 00:09:43.980 He saw their needs. 00:09:44.060 --> 00:09:45.020 He had compassion on them 00:09:45.020 --> 00:09:46.120 because he cares deeply. 00:09:47.140 --> 00:09:48.360 And in that compassion, 00:09:48.520 --> 00:09:50.120 the first thing that he gave them 00:09:50.120 --> 00:09:52.040 was exactly what they needed the most 00:09:52.040 --> 00:09:54.280 because the rest of that verse says, 00:09:54.640 --> 00:09:57.980 and he began to teach them many things. 00:09:58.980 --> 00:10:01.300 Luke tells us that he taught them 00:10:01.300 --> 00:10:02.680 about the kingdom. 00:10:03.640 --> 00:10:05.220 Now, if you want to understand 00:10:05.220 --> 00:10:06.460 what he teaches 00:10:06.460 --> 00:10:08.080 when he teaches about the kingdom, 00:10:08.080 --> 00:10:11.840 the greatest way to find a summary of that 00:10:11.840 --> 00:10:12.980 is in the Sermon on the Mount 00:10:12.980 --> 00:10:16.560 in Matthew chapter 5 through Matthew chapter 7. 00:10:17.160 --> 00:10:19.920 You'll see very similar messages, 00:10:20.940 --> 00:10:22.080 very similar stories 00:10:22.080 --> 00:10:23.780 and very similar message 00:10:23.780 --> 00:10:25.800 in the Sermon on the Plain 00:10:25.800 --> 00:10:27.780 that Luke talks about as well. 00:10:27.860 --> 00:10:29.780 So these were redundant themes 00:10:29.780 --> 00:10:32.080 that Jesus used from time to time 00:10:32.080 --> 00:10:33.700 to teach kingdom truths. 00:10:33.900 --> 00:10:35.020 He told them through stories. 00:10:35.379 --> 00:10:36.220 He shared with them 00:10:36.220 --> 00:10:38.100 how the law of old, 00:10:38.180 --> 00:10:39.060 how it applies, 00:10:39.259 --> 00:10:40.580 not only physically 00:10:40.580 --> 00:10:41.720 in the way that you think, 00:10:41.879 --> 00:10:43.540 but how it applies mentally 00:10:43.540 --> 00:10:44.960 in our lives as well. 00:10:45.100 --> 00:10:46.860 And he gives great application 00:10:46.860 --> 00:10:48.180 to what it means 00:10:48.180 --> 00:10:49.240 to walk with the Lord 00:10:49.240 --> 00:10:50.139 and what it means 00:10:50.139 --> 00:10:51.160 not to walk with the Lord. 00:10:51.279 --> 00:10:51.980 That's what it means 00:10:51.980 --> 00:10:53.040 by teaching the kingdom. 00:10:53.580 --> 00:10:54.259 Not only that, 00:10:54.300 --> 00:10:55.160 but he taught the gospel. 00:10:55.480 --> 00:10:56.519 And the reason why I know that 00:10:56.519 --> 00:10:57.560 is because he came 00:10:57.560 --> 00:10:59.779 to proclaim the gospel. 00:11:00.740 --> 00:11:02.300 He taught them on their level. 00:11:03.060 --> 00:11:04.740 He taught them in illustrative ways 00:11:04.740 --> 00:11:06.440 that they could understand. 00:11:07.200 --> 00:11:08.960 When sheep were in the field, 00:11:09.740 --> 00:11:11.840 he would tell a story about sheep. 00:11:12.460 --> 00:11:15.399 When you saw the wheat growing in the field, 00:11:15.480 --> 00:11:17.620 he would tell a story about wheat. 00:11:17.899 --> 00:11:20.019 He spoke to where they were 00:11:20.019 --> 00:11:22.360 and understood exactly what they needed 00:11:22.360 --> 00:11:24.060 because he cares. 00:11:26.440 --> 00:11:28.360 He cares deeply. 00:11:28.360 --> 00:11:31.300 When the apostles recognized 00:11:31.300 --> 00:11:31.919 all these people 00:11:31.919 --> 00:11:32.960 were in desperate place, 00:11:33.919 --> 00:11:35.539 he didn't send them away 00:11:35.539 --> 00:11:38.039 as the apostles suggested 00:11:38.039 --> 00:11:38.720 for him to do. 00:11:40.300 --> 00:11:41.240 He didn't leave them 00:11:41.240 --> 00:11:42.259 to fend for themselves. 00:11:43.519 --> 00:11:44.980 He cared deep enough 00:11:44.980 --> 00:11:45.560 about them 00:11:45.560 --> 00:11:46.860 to do something about it. 00:11:46.940 --> 00:11:49.200 He saw them as sheep 00:11:49.200 --> 00:11:50.840 without a shepherd. 00:11:52.580 --> 00:11:53.480 Now, personally, 00:11:53.600 --> 00:11:55.060 I don't know a lot about sheep. 00:11:55.460 --> 00:11:56.600 I'm not a sheep farmer. 00:11:56.600 --> 00:11:58.680 I ain't spent a whole lot of time with them. 00:12:01.139 --> 00:12:02.740 But I have read about them a lot 00:12:02.740 --> 00:12:05.460 because Jesus talked about them a lot. 00:12:06.019 --> 00:12:07.659 And I wanted to understand them more. 00:12:08.180 --> 00:12:08.940 And I will tell you, 00:12:09.019 --> 00:12:09.820 sheep without a shepherd 00:12:09.820 --> 00:12:10.460 are going to die. 00:12:12.019 --> 00:12:13.860 They will not find the pasture 00:12:13.860 --> 00:12:14.480 that they need 00:12:14.480 --> 00:12:15.740 once they eat up what they got. 00:12:16.420 --> 00:12:17.159 They'll die. 00:12:18.060 --> 00:12:20.340 They need help 00:12:20.340 --> 00:12:23.019 because they can't fight off the enemy. 00:12:23.019 --> 00:12:25.100 And they are easy prey 00:12:25.100 --> 00:12:26.840 for any predator. 00:12:28.419 --> 00:12:29.179 And so they're victims 00:12:29.179 --> 00:12:30.259 often of that. 00:12:30.500 --> 00:12:32.079 And when they get knocked down, 00:12:32.519 --> 00:12:34.419 they can't get up. 00:12:35.579 --> 00:12:36.559 They need help 00:12:36.559 --> 00:12:37.720 getting up. 00:12:37.759 --> 00:12:38.980 They can't help each other up. 00:12:40.240 --> 00:12:40.399 And 00:12:40.399 --> 00:12:42.980 when they get dirty, 00:12:43.659 --> 00:12:45.939 when they get buggy, 00:12:45.940 --> 00:12:48.900 when they get thorny, 00:12:49.400 --> 00:12:51.440 they need somebody 00:12:51.440 --> 00:12:53.500 to clean them up. 00:12:54.860 --> 00:12:56.340 They can't clean their own wool. 00:12:58.520 --> 00:12:59.720 Somebody has to care for them. 00:13:02.040 --> 00:13:03.360 Somebody has to lead them. 00:13:05.440 --> 00:13:07.000 Somebody has to lead them to water. 00:13:07.000 --> 00:13:09.879 And Scripture's clear 00:13:09.879 --> 00:13:10.220 that 00:13:10.220 --> 00:13:12.399 we're like sheep. 00:13:13.480 --> 00:13:13.899 And 00:13:13.899 --> 00:13:15.500 Christ is our shepherd. 00:13:17.159 --> 00:13:18.519 And I am thankful today 00:13:18.519 --> 00:13:19.600 that He will lead us 00:13:19.600 --> 00:13:22.320 and He will feed us 00:13:22.320 --> 00:13:25.000 and He will stand us up 00:13:25.000 --> 00:13:25.879 when we fall down. 00:13:26.799 --> 00:13:28.240 And He will clean us up 00:13:28.240 --> 00:13:29.039 when we get dirty. 00:13:29.580 --> 00:13:31.159 And He will protect us 00:13:31.159 --> 00:13:33.320 and He'll be right there for us 00:13:33.320 --> 00:13:35.340 because He cares 00:13:35.340 --> 00:13:36.299 for us. 00:13:36.299 --> 00:13:37.120 He cares 00:13:37.120 --> 00:13:38.139 deeply. 00:13:40.259 --> 00:13:41.419 But it won't stop there. 00:13:43.199 --> 00:13:44.219 Another truth 00:13:44.219 --> 00:13:45.000 that this accountant 00:13:45.000 --> 00:13:45.740 shares with me 00:13:45.740 --> 00:13:46.079 is 00:13:46.079 --> 00:13:47.319 He provides 00:13:47.319 --> 00:13:48.339 sufficiently. 00:13:51.159 --> 00:13:52.579 Instead of sending them away, 00:13:53.559 --> 00:13:54.240 He tells them 00:13:54.240 --> 00:13:54.899 to feed them. 00:13:56.339 --> 00:13:57.500 John chapter 6 00:13:57.500 --> 00:13:58.059 tells us 00:13:58.059 --> 00:13:59.039 that He looked at Philip 00:13:59.039 --> 00:13:59.579 and asked 00:13:59.579 --> 00:14:02.939 where are we to buy bread 00:14:02.939 --> 00:14:04.039 so that these people can eat? 00:14:04.039 --> 00:14:06.579 Now listen. 00:14:08.000 --> 00:14:09.199 The Gospel of Luke 00:14:09.199 --> 00:14:09.819 tells us 00:14:09.819 --> 00:14:10.899 that they were outside 00:14:10.899 --> 00:14:12.360 of Bethsaida. 00:14:13.740 --> 00:14:14.679 And Bethsaida 00:14:14.679 --> 00:14:15.740 was a small 00:14:15.740 --> 00:14:17.299 port village, 00:14:17.439 --> 00:14:18.480 a little fishing village. 00:14:19.219 --> 00:14:20.240 Very small. 00:14:20.579 --> 00:14:21.120 Maybe a couple 00:14:21.120 --> 00:14:21.740 hundredfold. 00:14:23.179 --> 00:14:24.980 There are no remains 00:14:24.980 --> 00:14:25.779 of Bethsaida. 00:14:26.099 --> 00:14:27.159 No ruins there 00:14:27.159 --> 00:14:27.899 at all. 00:14:27.899 --> 00:14:29.240 which tells us 00:14:29.240 --> 00:14:30.120 how small 00:14:30.120 --> 00:14:32.199 that it was. 00:14:33.480 --> 00:14:34.240 You've got 00:14:34.240 --> 00:14:35.980 thousands of people 00:14:35.980 --> 00:14:36.379 here. 00:14:39.419 --> 00:14:40.039 Bethsaida's 00:14:40.039 --> 00:14:40.639 McDonald's 00:14:40.639 --> 00:14:41.419 could not handle it. 00:14:42.860 --> 00:14:44.019 The walkthrough, 00:14:44.340 --> 00:14:45.279 they didn't have a drive-through, 00:14:46.279 --> 00:14:47.240 would not have been able 00:14:47.240 --> 00:14:48.699 to handle it. 00:14:49.259 --> 00:14:50.120 Where are we 00:14:50.120 --> 00:14:50.439 going to 00:14:50.439 --> 00:14:52.100 find this? 00:14:52.100 --> 00:14:55.580 There was nothing 00:14:55.580 --> 00:14:56.019 in that town 00:14:56.019 --> 00:14:56.480 that could feed 00:14:56.480 --> 00:14:56.840 thousands. 00:14:57.080 --> 00:14:58.220 Christ knew that 00:14:58.220 --> 00:14:59.159 and Philip 00:14:59.159 --> 00:14:59.980 said eight 00:14:59.980 --> 00:15:00.940 months worth 00:15:00.940 --> 00:15:01.360 of wages, 00:15:01.360 --> 00:15:01.820 get this, 00:15:02.180 --> 00:15:03.139 eight months worth 00:15:03.139 --> 00:15:03.800 of wages 00:15:03.800 --> 00:15:04.920 would not feed 00:15:04.920 --> 00:15:05.720 this many people. 00:15:07.100 --> 00:15:07.920 And all they 00:15:07.920 --> 00:15:08.519 could come up 00:15:08.519 --> 00:15:09.000 with was a 00:15:09.000 --> 00:15:09.800 boy's lunch. 00:15:11.399 --> 00:15:12.240 Scripture says 00:15:12.240 --> 00:15:12.980 it was five 00:15:12.980 --> 00:15:13.980 barley loaves 00:15:13.980 --> 00:15:14.980 and two fish. 00:15:16.399 --> 00:15:17.300 Now those 00:15:17.300 --> 00:15:17.920 loaves 00:15:17.920 --> 00:15:18.740 are not those 00:15:18.740 --> 00:15:19.519 big sour 00:15:19.519 --> 00:15:20.399 dough loaves 00:15:20.399 --> 00:15:21.299 that all you 00:15:21.299 --> 00:15:22.179 ladies are making 00:15:22.179 --> 00:15:23.000 now since you 00:15:23.000 --> 00:15:23.480 attended that 00:15:23.480 --> 00:15:24.019 class. 00:15:25.120 --> 00:15:25.600 Fellas, 00:15:25.639 --> 00:15:25.919 how's that 00:15:25.919 --> 00:15:26.340 working out 00:15:26.340 --> 00:15:26.679 for you? 00:15:27.620 --> 00:15:28.279 I'm still 00:15:28.279 --> 00:15:28.819 paying $10 00:15:28.819 --> 00:15:29.399 a loaf. 00:15:29.500 --> 00:15:29.899 But anyway, 00:15:31.419 --> 00:15:36.819 who can let 00:15:36.819 --> 00:15:37.419 me go home 00:15:37.419 --> 00:15:37.720 with them 00:15:37.720 --> 00:15:38.079 today? 00:15:46.360 --> 00:15:46.960 They were 00:15:46.960 --> 00:15:47.939 small loaves. 00:15:50.399 --> 00:15:52.299 like a biscuit. 00:15:55.679 --> 00:15:56.159 And these 00:15:56.159 --> 00:15:56.939 fish were not 00:15:56.939 --> 00:15:57.259 tuna. 00:15:58.879 --> 00:15:59.620 They tell me 00:15:59.620 --> 00:16:00.220 tuna can weigh 00:16:00.220 --> 00:16:00.639 as much as 00:16:00.639 --> 00:16:01.559 1,000 pounds. 00:16:04.259 --> 00:16:04.720 No, 00:16:04.879 --> 00:16:05.299 these were 00:16:05.299 --> 00:16:06.179 very small 00:16:06.179 --> 00:16:07.000 pickled fish. 00:16:09.100 --> 00:16:09.980 Often used 00:16:09.980 --> 00:16:10.840 as a relish. 00:16:12.139 --> 00:16:13.079 Let me put it 00:16:13.079 --> 00:16:13.899 in our terms. 00:16:15.740 --> 00:16:16.639 The boy had 00:16:16.639 --> 00:16:17.279 sardines and 00:16:17.279 --> 00:16:17.980 crackers is what 00:16:17.980 --> 00:16:18.340 he had. 00:16:18.340 --> 00:16:21.860 Now, 00:16:22.440 --> 00:16:24.000 I'll tell you 00:16:24.000 --> 00:16:24.940 that 00:16:24.940 --> 00:16:28.620 I got enough 00:16:28.620 --> 00:16:29.120 rednecks in 00:16:29.120 --> 00:16:29.440 here to say, 00:16:29.500 --> 00:16:29.660 man, 00:16:29.720 --> 00:16:30.019 that sounds 00:16:30.019 --> 00:16:30.340 good. 00:16:30.680 --> 00:16:30.960 It's good 00:16:30.960 --> 00:16:31.280 lunch. 00:16:33.780 --> 00:16:34.420 Until they 00:16:34.420 --> 00:16:35.320 begin to share 00:16:35.320 --> 00:16:36.360 with somebody 00:16:36.360 --> 00:16:36.820 else. 00:16:37.160 --> 00:16:37.500 And that 00:16:37.500 --> 00:16:37.860 changes 00:16:37.860 --> 00:16:38.280 everything. 00:16:38.360 --> 00:16:38.800 That ruins 00:16:38.800 --> 00:16:39.440 a fishing trip, 00:16:39.560 --> 00:16:39.720 brother, 00:16:40.120 --> 00:16:40.720 when you got to 00:16:40.720 --> 00:16:41.080 share your 00:16:41.080 --> 00:16:41.660 can of sardine. 00:16:41.659 --> 00:16:49.279 this is all 00:16:49.279 --> 00:16:49.860 they had. 00:16:53.000 --> 00:16:53.639 But I want 00:16:53.639 --> 00:16:53.939 you to hear 00:16:53.939 --> 00:16:54.159 me. 00:16:56.419 --> 00:16:57.000 All they 00:16:57.000 --> 00:16:57.379 had was 00:16:57.379 --> 00:16:59.399 enough in 00:16:59.399 --> 00:16:59.719 the hands 00:16:59.719 --> 00:17:00.159 of the Lord. 00:17:00.159 --> 00:17:04.099 It reminds 00:17:04.099 --> 00:17:04.359 me of 00:17:04.359 --> 00:17:04.879 2 Kings 00:17:04.879 --> 00:17:05.579 chapter 4. 00:17:07.700 --> 00:17:08.180 Elisha, 00:17:08.819 --> 00:17:09.720 the follower 00:17:09.720 --> 00:17:10.599 of Elijah, 00:17:11.460 --> 00:17:11.960 that got a 00:17:11.960 --> 00:17:12.579 double portion 00:17:12.579 --> 00:17:13.059 from him. 00:17:14.079 --> 00:17:14.859 God used 00:17:14.859 --> 00:17:15.500 Elisha in 00:17:15.500 --> 00:17:16.079 such powerful 00:17:16.079 --> 00:17:16.519 ways. 00:17:16.639 --> 00:17:16.980 And a lady 00:17:16.980 --> 00:17:17.720 came to him 00:17:17.720 --> 00:17:19.500 and said she 00:17:19.500 --> 00:17:20.059 had nothing. 00:17:22.539 --> 00:17:23.180 But her 00:17:23.180 --> 00:17:24.139 debt was so 00:17:24.139 --> 00:17:25.079 deep that she 00:17:25.079 --> 00:17:25.519 was going to 00:17:25.519 --> 00:17:26.180 have to sell 00:17:26.180 --> 00:17:26.960 her two sons 00:17:26.960 --> 00:17:27.839 into slavery 00:17:27.839 --> 00:17:29.139 to pay her 00:17:29.139 --> 00:17:29.519 debt. 00:17:31.879 --> 00:17:32.740 And Elisha 00:17:32.740 --> 00:17:33.220 asked her, 00:17:33.259 --> 00:17:33.599 he said, 00:17:33.959 --> 00:17:34.959 what do you 00:17:34.959 --> 00:17:35.419 have in your 00:17:35.419 --> 00:17:35.799 home? 00:17:38.079 --> 00:17:38.579 And she 00:17:38.579 --> 00:17:38.759 said, 00:17:38.779 --> 00:17:39.240 all I've 00:17:39.240 --> 00:17:39.859 got is a 00:17:39.859 --> 00:17:40.859 single jar 00:17:40.859 --> 00:17:41.459 of oil. 00:17:43.619 --> 00:17:44.240 He said, 00:17:44.299 --> 00:17:44.839 well then go 00:17:44.839 --> 00:17:45.379 to all your 00:17:45.379 --> 00:17:48.000 neighbors and 00:17:48.000 --> 00:17:49.919 collect as 00:17:49.919 --> 00:17:50.579 many empty 00:17:50.579 --> 00:17:51.220 jars as you 00:17:51.220 --> 00:17:51.619 can find. 00:17:54.119 --> 00:17:54.679 So they 00:17:54.679 --> 00:17:54.879 did. 00:17:56.879 --> 00:17:57.399 And he 00:17:57.399 --> 00:17:57.519 said, 00:17:57.519 --> 00:17:57.759 when you 00:17:57.759 --> 00:17:58.139 get all 00:17:58.139 --> 00:17:58.639 those empty 00:17:58.639 --> 00:17:59.039 jars, 00:17:59.160 --> 00:17:59.400 he said, 00:17:59.460 --> 00:17:59.839 go into 00:17:59.839 --> 00:18:00.680 your house 00:18:00.680 --> 00:18:03.099 and shut 00:18:03.099 --> 00:18:03.559 the door. 00:18:05.980 --> 00:18:06.759 And as a 00:18:06.759 --> 00:18:07.180 family, 00:18:08.799 --> 00:18:09.700 take that 00:18:09.700 --> 00:18:10.379 jar of oil 00:18:10.379 --> 00:18:11.900 and pour it 00:18:11.900 --> 00:18:12.220 into an 00:18:12.220 --> 00:18:12.799 empty jar. 00:18:14.359 --> 00:18:14.920 And when 00:18:14.920 --> 00:18:15.440 you fill that 00:18:15.440 --> 00:18:15.819 jar, 00:18:16.720 --> 00:18:17.059 pour it 00:18:17.059 --> 00:18:17.500 into another 00:18:17.500 --> 00:18:17.759 one. 00:18:19.079 --> 00:18:19.619 And when 00:18:19.619 --> 00:18:20.099 you fill that 00:18:20.099 --> 00:18:20.480 jar, 00:18:21.400 --> 00:18:21.720 pour it 00:18:21.720 --> 00:18:22.160 into another 00:18:22.160 --> 00:18:22.440 one. 00:18:24.240 --> 00:18:24.819 And then 00:18:24.819 --> 00:18:25.139 pour it 00:18:25.139 --> 00:18:25.559 into another 00:18:25.559 --> 00:18:25.819 one. 00:18:25.819 --> 00:18:28.859 and then 00:18:28.859 --> 00:18:29.279 pour it 00:18:29.279 --> 00:18:29.639 into another 00:18:29.639 --> 00:18:29.939 one. 00:18:32.019 --> 00:18:32.859 And then 00:18:32.859 --> 00:18:34.079 sell that 00:18:34.079 --> 00:18:36.259 oil and 00:18:36.259 --> 00:18:36.659 pay your 00:18:36.659 --> 00:18:36.939 debt. 00:18:39.439 --> 00:18:40.099 It 00:18:40.099 --> 00:18:40.559 happened 00:18:40.559 --> 00:18:42.460 just like 00:18:42.460 --> 00:18:43.240 Elisha told 00:18:43.240 --> 00:18:45.279 her that it 00:18:45.279 --> 00:18:45.759 would happen. 00:18:45.759 --> 00:18:49.500 God always 00:18:49.500 --> 00:18:50.779 provides 00:18:50.779 --> 00:18:52.660 sufficiently. 00:18:54.220 --> 00:18:55.579 God cares 00:18:55.579 --> 00:18:57.039 deeply. 00:18:57.039 --> 00:18:57.240 He 00:18:57.240 --> 00:18:58.859 provides 00:18:58.859 --> 00:19:01.539 sufficiently. 00:19:01.539 --> 00:19:03.599 a third 00:19:03.599 --> 00:19:04.159 truth from 00:19:04.159 --> 00:19:04.680 this text 00:19:04.680 --> 00:19:05.220 is this. 00:19:06.139 --> 00:19:06.379 He 00:19:06.379 --> 00:19:07.059 orders 00:19:07.059 --> 00:19:08.480 purposefully. 00:19:09.519 --> 00:19:09.819 I want 00:19:09.819 --> 00:19:09.980 you to 00:19:09.980 --> 00:19:10.440 get this. 00:19:11.200 --> 00:19:11.879 Verse 39 00:19:11.879 --> 00:19:12.240 and 40 00:19:12.240 --> 00:19:12.799 says this. 00:19:13.559 --> 00:19:13.960 Then he 00:19:13.960 --> 00:19:14.440 commanded 00:19:14.440 --> 00:19:14.859 them all 00:19:14.859 --> 00:19:15.240 to sit 00:19:15.240 --> 00:19:15.619 down in 00:19:15.619 --> 00:19:15.980 groups 00:19:15.980 --> 00:19:16.920 on the 00:19:16.920 --> 00:19:17.480 green grass 00:19:17.480 --> 00:19:17.819 so that 00:19:17.819 --> 00:19:18.220 they sat 00:19:18.220 --> 00:19:18.559 down in 00:19:18.559 --> 00:19:19.099 groups by 00:19:19.099 --> 00:19:19.659 hundreds 00:19:19.659 --> 00:19:20.579 and by 00:19:20.579 --> 00:19:21.319 fifties. 00:19:23.519 --> 00:19:24.000 Now, 00:19:24.159 --> 00:19:24.519 I want 00:19:24.519 --> 00:19:24.720 to get 00:19:24.720 --> 00:19:24.980 something 00:19:24.980 --> 00:19:25.440 straight. 00:19:27.240 --> 00:19:27.980 How many 00:19:27.980 --> 00:19:28.659 people were 00:19:28.659 --> 00:19:29.700 there that 00:19:29.700 --> 00:19:30.000 day? 00:19:30.000 --> 00:19:33.720 Because what 00:19:33.720 --> 00:19:34.839 scripture says 00:19:34.839 --> 00:19:36.940 is 5,000 00:19:36.940 --> 00:19:37.359 men. 00:19:38.279 --> 00:19:38.579 Okay? 00:19:40.259 --> 00:19:40.819 We're 00:19:40.819 --> 00:19:41.059 going to go 00:19:41.059 --> 00:19:41.539 deep in the 00:19:41.539 --> 00:19:42.220 language here. 00:19:42.460 --> 00:19:42.660 Okay? 00:19:43.299 --> 00:19:44.019 In the 00:19:44.019 --> 00:19:44.799 Greek language 00:19:44.799 --> 00:19:45.440 that word 00:19:45.440 --> 00:19:46.059 for men, 00:19:46.720 --> 00:19:47.200 you know 00:19:47.200 --> 00:19:47.440 what that 00:19:47.440 --> 00:19:47.799 means? 00:19:49.240 --> 00:19:49.839 Men. 00:19:50.680 --> 00:19:51.259 That's what 00:19:51.259 --> 00:19:51.619 it means. 00:19:53.519 --> 00:19:54.259 It don't 00:19:54.259 --> 00:19:54.799 mean people. 00:19:55.539 --> 00:19:56.299 It is 00:19:56.299 --> 00:19:56.759 distinctive. 00:19:57.819 --> 00:19:58.480 It means 00:19:58.480 --> 00:19:58.859 men. 00:19:58.859 --> 00:19:59.939 And I 00:19:59.939 --> 00:20:00.139 want you 00:20:00.139 --> 00:20:00.299 to see 00:20:00.299 --> 00:20:00.699 what Matthew 00:20:00.699 --> 00:20:01.079 14, 00:20:01.139 --> 00:20:01.779 21 says. 00:20:02.299 --> 00:20:02.859 It says, 00:20:03.079 --> 00:20:03.579 and those 00:20:03.579 --> 00:20:04.139 who ate 00:20:04.139 --> 00:20:04.599 were about 00:20:04.599 --> 00:20:05.599 5,000 00:20:05.599 --> 00:20:06.199 men 00:20:06.199 --> 00:20:08.139 besides 00:20:08.139 --> 00:20:08.619 women 00:20:08.619 --> 00:20:10.179 and 00:20:10.179 --> 00:20:10.559 children. 00:20:12.839 --> 00:20:13.359 So, 00:20:13.759 --> 00:20:15.740 in that 00:20:15.740 --> 00:20:16.159 culture, 00:20:16.619 --> 00:20:17.279 what was 00:20:17.279 --> 00:20:17.959 prominent in 00:20:17.959 --> 00:20:18.459 that culture 00:20:18.459 --> 00:20:19.019 would be 00:20:19.019 --> 00:20:20.279 that those 00:20:20.279 --> 00:20:20.759 men, 00:20:21.299 --> 00:20:22.500 most of 00:20:22.500 --> 00:20:22.959 those men 00:20:22.959 --> 00:20:23.379 brought their 00:20:23.379 --> 00:20:23.879 wives. 00:20:24.819 --> 00:20:25.619 And most 00:20:25.619 --> 00:20:25.919 of those 00:20:25.919 --> 00:20:26.579 wives brought 00:20:26.579 --> 00:20:27.059 their children. 00:20:27.059 --> 00:20:27.139 children. 00:20:29.339 --> 00:20:29.639 And so, 00:20:29.759 --> 00:20:30.319 you had 00:20:30.319 --> 00:20:31.559 a lot 00:20:31.559 --> 00:20:32.159 more people 00:20:32.159 --> 00:20:34.139 than 5,000 00:20:34.139 --> 00:20:35.240 people. 00:20:37.019 --> 00:20:37.960 At least 00:20:37.960 --> 00:20:38.579 10,000 00:20:38.579 --> 00:20:38.940 people. 00:20:40.700 --> 00:20:41.419 Upwards to 00:20:41.419 --> 00:20:41.980 15,000 to 00:20:41.980 --> 00:20:42.720 20,000 00:20:42.720 --> 00:20:43.079 people. 00:20:43.339 --> 00:20:43.839 Some have 00:20:43.839 --> 00:20:44.599 estimated as 00:20:44.599 --> 00:20:44.940 much as 00:20:44.940 --> 00:20:46.379 25,000 00:20:46.379 --> 00:20:46.759 people. 00:20:48.139 --> 00:20:48.720 Most 00:20:48.720 --> 00:20:48.980 people. 00:20:48.980 --> 00:20:52.099 And Mark 00:20:52.099 --> 00:20:54.120 tells us 00:20:54.120 --> 00:20:54.440 that he 00:20:54.440 --> 00:20:54.920 told them 00:20:54.920 --> 00:20:55.400 to sit 00:20:55.400 --> 00:20:55.860 in groups 00:20:55.860 --> 00:20:56.599 of 50 00:20:56.599 --> 00:20:57.900 and 100. 00:20:58.059 --> 00:20:58.200 Now, 00:20:58.259 --> 00:20:58.539 I want you 00:20:58.539 --> 00:20:59.099 to imagine 00:20:59.099 --> 00:21:00.799 20,000 00:21:00.799 --> 00:21:01.400 people 00:21:01.400 --> 00:21:04.579 sitting in 00:21:04.579 --> 00:21:04.940 groups of 00:21:04.940 --> 00:21:05.980 50 to 00:21:05.980 --> 00:21:06.200 100. 00:21:06.299 --> 00:21:06.700 That means 00:21:06.700 --> 00:21:06.960 that there 00:21:06.960 --> 00:21:07.860 were 200 00:21:07.860 --> 00:21:09.519 to 400 00:21:09.519 --> 00:21:11.259 groups of 00:21:11.259 --> 00:21:11.680 people 00:21:11.680 --> 00:21:12.680 there 00:21:12.680 --> 00:21:13.880 that day. 00:21:14.680 --> 00:21:15.360 He is 00:21:15.360 --> 00:21:15.680 bringing 00:21:15.680 --> 00:21:16.259 order 00:21:16.259 --> 00:21:17.440 to the 00:21:17.440 --> 00:21:18.039 chaos. 00:21:19.420 --> 00:21:20.240 Tens of 00:21:20.240 --> 00:21:20.940 thousands of 00:21:20.940 --> 00:21:21.279 people 00:21:21.279 --> 00:21:22.099 crushing 00:21:22.099 --> 00:21:22.819 each other, 00:21:23.240 --> 00:21:23.700 jamming 00:21:23.700 --> 00:21:24.160 together 00:21:24.160 --> 00:21:24.900 dangerously 00:21:24.900 --> 00:21:25.519 to get 00:21:25.519 --> 00:21:26.059 to Christ 00:21:26.059 --> 00:21:26.680 and to 00:21:26.680 --> 00:21:27.519 see what 00:21:27.519 --> 00:21:27.859 they can 00:21:27.859 --> 00:21:28.279 get from 00:21:28.279 --> 00:21:28.539 him. 00:21:30.539 --> 00:21:31.140 Because, 00:21:31.279 --> 00:21:31.640 be clear, 00:21:31.740 --> 00:21:32.079 these are 00:21:32.079 --> 00:21:32.879 not faithful 00:21:32.879 --> 00:21:33.400 people. 00:21:35.599 --> 00:21:36.379 They are 00:21:36.379 --> 00:21:36.819 wanting 00:21:36.819 --> 00:21:37.299 people. 00:21:38.900 --> 00:21:39.779 What can 00:21:39.779 --> 00:21:40.119 you do 00:21:40.119 --> 00:21:40.440 for me 00:21:40.440 --> 00:21:40.819 now? 00:21:40.819 --> 00:21:43.519 somebody 00:21:43.519 --> 00:21:43.960 told me 00:21:43.960 --> 00:21:44.299 they went 00:21:44.299 --> 00:21:44.559 to the 00:21:44.559 --> 00:21:44.799 George 00:21:44.799 --> 00:21:45.039 Strait 00:21:45.039 --> 00:21:45.439 concert 00:21:45.439 --> 00:21:45.819 last 00:21:45.819 --> 00:21:46.039 night 00:21:46.039 --> 00:21:46.700 and 00:21:46.700 --> 00:21:46.919 they 00:21:46.919 --> 00:21:47.179 live 00:21:47.179 --> 00:21:47.460 about 00:21:47.460 --> 00:21:48.879 25 00:21:48.879 --> 00:21:49.319 minutes 00:21:49.319 --> 00:21:49.619 away 00:21:49.619 --> 00:21:49.839 from 00:21:49.839 --> 00:21:50.159 the 00:21:50.159 --> 00:21:50.480 stadium 00:21:50.480 --> 00:21:50.919 and 00:21:50.919 --> 00:21:51.059 they 00:21:51.059 --> 00:21:51.240 got 00:21:51.240 --> 00:21:51.480 home 00:21:51.480 --> 00:21:52.179 an 00:21:52.179 --> 00:21:52.399 hour 00:21:52.399 --> 00:21:52.539 and 00:21:52.539 --> 00:21:52.579 a 00:21:52.579 --> 00:21:52.759 half 00:21:52.759 --> 00:21:53.139 later. 00:21:54.099 --> 00:21:54.259 Okay? 00:21:55.539 --> 00:21:56.179 Got at 00:21:56.179 --> 00:21:56.700 2.30 in 00:21:56.700 --> 00:21:57.019 the morning. 00:21:58.980 --> 00:21:59.419 That's 00:21:59.419 --> 00:21:59.720 why your 00:21:59.720 --> 00:22:00.259 pastor didn't 00:22:00.259 --> 00:22:00.539 go to 00:22:00.539 --> 00:22:00.759 George 00:22:00.759 --> 00:22:01.079 Strait. 00:22:01.179 --> 00:22:01.439 Okay? 00:22:02.519 --> 00:22:02.980 Because 00:22:02.980 --> 00:22:03.279 Sunday 00:22:03.279 --> 00:22:03.759 was coming. 00:22:05.879 --> 00:22:06.319 That's 00:22:06.319 --> 00:22:06.819 chaos. 00:22:07.500 --> 00:22:07.960 Leaving 00:22:07.960 --> 00:22:08.399 that place 00:22:08.399 --> 00:22:08.859 is chaos. 00:22:09.159 --> 00:22:09.339 Can't 00:22:09.339 --> 00:22:09.619 even see 00:22:09.619 --> 00:22:10.019 the final 00:22:10.019 --> 00:22:10.339 song 00:22:10.339 --> 00:22:10.599 if you 00:22:10.599 --> 00:22:10.759 want to 00:22:10.759 --> 00:22:10.879 go 00:22:10.879 --> 00:22:11.199 home. 00:22:11.579 --> 00:22:11.579 00:22:11.579 --> 00:22:11.759 know? 00:22:12.779 --> 00:22:12.939 It's 00:22:12.939 --> 00:22:13.179 chaos. 00:22:13.779 --> 00:22:14.159 Nothing 00:22:14.159 --> 00:22:14.399 wrong 00:22:14.399 --> 00:22:14.659 with it. 00:22:14.779 --> 00:22:14.859 It's 00:22:14.859 --> 00:22:15.119 chaos. 00:22:20.019 --> 00:22:20.459 As 00:22:20.459 --> 00:22:20.659 they 00:22:20.659 --> 00:22:22.319 chaotically 00:22:22.319 --> 00:22:23.000 clamor 00:22:23.000 --> 00:22:23.699 together, 00:22:25.819 --> 00:22:26.799 he 00:22:26.799 --> 00:22:27.019 says, 00:22:27.119 --> 00:22:27.339 sit 00:22:27.339 --> 00:22:27.720 down 00:22:27.720 --> 00:22:29.019 orderly. 00:22:30.899 --> 00:22:31.379 You 00:22:31.379 --> 00:22:31.480 know 00:22:31.480 --> 00:22:31.799 why? 00:22:32.319 --> 00:22:32.720 And I 00:22:32.720 --> 00:22:32.939 want you 00:22:32.939 --> 00:22:33.159 to hear 00:22:33.159 --> 00:22:33.480 this. 00:22:35.299 --> 00:22:35.759 We 00:22:35.759 --> 00:22:36.019 don't 00:22:36.019 --> 00:22:36.459 serve a 00:22:36.459 --> 00:22:36.779 God of 00:22:36.779 --> 00:22:37.339 chaos. 00:22:40.339 --> 00:22:40.959 1 00:22:40.959 --> 00:22:41.339 Corinthians 00:22:41.339 --> 00:22:41.740 14 00:22:41.740 --> 00:22:41.959 verse 00:22:41.959 --> 00:22:42.259 33 00:22:42.259 --> 00:22:42.559 says 00:22:42.559 --> 00:22:42.819 this, 00:22:43.099 --> 00:22:43.199 for 00:22:43.199 --> 00:22:43.559 God 00:22:43.559 --> 00:22:43.759 is 00:22:43.759 --> 00:22:43.939 not 00:22:43.939 --> 00:22:44.079 a 00:22:44.079 --> 00:22:44.259 God 00:22:44.259 --> 00:22:44.439 of 00:22:44.439 --> 00:22:45.220 confusion, 00:22:46.220 --> 00:22:46.899 but 00:22:46.899 --> 00:22:47.099 of 00:22:47.099 --> 00:22:47.559 peace. 00:22:48.459 --> 00:22:48.959 God's 00:22:48.959 --> 00:22:49.119 not 00:22:49.119 --> 00:22:49.619 chaotic. 00:22:50.659 --> 00:22:51.259 And let 00:22:51.259 --> 00:22:51.480 me just 00:22:51.480 --> 00:22:51.699 give you 00:22:51.699 --> 00:22:52.019 a clue. 00:22:52.139 --> 00:22:52.240 When 00:22:52.240 --> 00:22:52.919 things get 00:22:52.919 --> 00:22:53.459 chaotic, 00:22:53.980 --> 00:22:54.339 God's 00:22:54.339 --> 00:22:54.679 not in 00:22:54.679 --> 00:22:54.839 it. 00:22:55.799 --> 00:22:56.419 It's a 00:22:56.419 --> 00:22:56.779 sign. 00:22:57.480 --> 00:22:58.059 It's a 00:22:58.059 --> 00:22:58.199 sign. 00:22:58.279 --> 00:22:58.519 When I 00:22:58.519 --> 00:22:58.919 see people 00:22:58.919 --> 00:23:00.139 make sporadic 00:23:00.139 --> 00:23:01.039 decisions that 00:23:01.039 --> 00:23:01.379 are not 00:23:01.379 --> 00:23:01.919 wise, 00:23:02.259 --> 00:23:02.599 go from 00:23:02.599 --> 00:23:03.139 one thing 00:23:03.139 --> 00:23:03.699 to another, 00:23:03.959 --> 00:23:05.039 it's 00:23:05.039 --> 00:23:05.919 not 00:23:05.919 --> 00:23:06.399 God. 00:23:07.599 --> 00:23:08.240 Mark that 00:23:08.240 --> 00:23:08.559 down. 00:23:08.559 --> 00:23:09.000 Remember 00:23:09.000 --> 00:23:09.299 that. 00:23:10.000 --> 00:23:10.419 When 00:23:10.419 --> 00:23:10.960 everybody's 00:23:10.960 --> 00:23:11.139 in a 00:23:11.139 --> 00:23:11.679 hysteria 00:23:11.679 --> 00:23:11.940 about 00:23:11.940 --> 00:23:12.359 everything, 00:23:12.579 --> 00:23:12.899 God's 00:23:12.899 --> 00:23:13.059 not 00:23:13.059 --> 00:23:13.220 in 00:23:13.220 --> 00:23:13.399 that. 00:23:15.879 --> 00:23:16.359 God 00:23:16.359 --> 00:23:16.839 commands 00:23:16.839 --> 00:23:17.240 them to 00:23:17.240 --> 00:23:17.720 sit. 00:23:18.639 --> 00:23:18.919 And you 00:23:18.919 --> 00:23:19.139 know what 00:23:19.139 --> 00:23:19.559 they did? 00:23:20.039 --> 00:23:20.500 They 00:23:20.500 --> 00:23:20.940 sat. 00:23:22.599 --> 00:23:23.259 And by 00:23:23.259 --> 00:23:23.480 them 00:23:23.480 --> 00:23:23.960 sitting 00:23:23.960 --> 00:23:26.000 in those 00:23:26.000 --> 00:23:27.240 groups, 00:23:27.299 --> 00:23:27.740 it made 00:23:27.740 --> 00:23:29.159 aisles for 00:23:29.159 --> 00:23:29.659 them to be 00:23:29.659 --> 00:23:30.119 able to 00:23:30.119 --> 00:23:30.819 distribute the 00:23:30.819 --> 00:23:31.220 food they 00:23:31.220 --> 00:23:31.639 needed to 00:23:31.639 --> 00:23:32.220 be able to 00:23:32.220 --> 00:23:32.619 distribute. 00:23:33.700 --> 00:23:33.980 Well, 00:23:34.039 --> 00:23:34.480 what is 00:23:34.480 --> 00:23:35.299 God telling 00:23:35.299 --> 00:23:36.099 you to 00:23:36.099 --> 00:23:37.399 do in 00:23:37.399 --> 00:23:37.799 the midst 00:23:37.799 --> 00:23:38.200 of your 00:23:38.200 --> 00:23:38.700 chaos? 00:23:39.700 --> 00:23:40.240 And the 00:23:40.240 --> 00:23:40.799 question is, 00:23:40.900 --> 00:23:41.460 when He 00:23:41.460 --> 00:23:42.279 says it, 00:23:42.940 --> 00:23:43.360 and you 00:23:43.360 --> 00:23:43.880 sense His 00:23:43.880 --> 00:23:44.440 calming voice 00:23:44.440 --> 00:23:45.019 speaking to 00:23:45.019 --> 00:23:45.220 you, 00:23:45.380 --> 00:23:45.740 what do 00:23:45.740 --> 00:23:45.980 you do 00:23:45.980 --> 00:23:46.440 in response 00:23:46.440 --> 00:23:46.819 to that? 00:23:49.120 --> 00:23:49.600 There's 00:23:49.600 --> 00:23:50.580 always purpose 00:23:50.580 --> 00:23:51.299 behind His 00:23:51.299 --> 00:23:51.580 order. 00:23:53.779 --> 00:23:54.360 None of 00:23:54.360 --> 00:23:54.759 the gospel 00:23:54.759 --> 00:23:55.400 accounts say 00:23:55.400 --> 00:23:55.720 that they 00:23:55.720 --> 00:23:56.140 ask, 00:23:56.140 --> 00:23:56.880 why should 00:23:56.880 --> 00:23:57.279 we do 00:23:57.279 --> 00:23:57.700 that? 00:24:02.000 --> 00:24:02.519 They 00:24:02.519 --> 00:24:02.740 sat 00:24:02.740 --> 00:24:03.059 down. 00:24:05.519 --> 00:24:06.220 It's a 00:24:06.220 --> 00:24:07.299 trait of 00:24:07.299 --> 00:24:07.759 the Lord. 00:24:08.200 --> 00:24:10.000 when the 00:24:10.000 --> 00:24:11.340 world was 00:24:11.340 --> 00:24:12.400 without form 00:24:12.400 --> 00:24:13.160 and void, 00:24:13.259 --> 00:24:13.580 and by the 00:24:13.580 --> 00:24:13.720 way, 00:24:13.759 --> 00:24:14.019 the word 00:24:14.019 --> 00:24:14.740 form there, 00:24:14.860 --> 00:24:15.440 without form, 00:24:15.500 --> 00:24:16.200 means literally 00:24:16.200 --> 00:24:16.960 chaos. 00:24:18.120 --> 00:24:18.840 When the 00:24:18.840 --> 00:24:19.319 world was 00:24:19.319 --> 00:24:20.059 without form 00:24:20.059 --> 00:24:20.660 and void, 00:24:21.660 --> 00:24:22.860 you know what 00:24:22.860 --> 00:24:23.180 happened? 00:24:24.140 --> 00:24:25.019 He spoke 00:24:25.019 --> 00:24:27.720 and order 00:24:27.720 --> 00:24:28.100 came. 00:24:30.160 --> 00:24:30.799 When the 00:24:30.799 --> 00:24:31.500 storm raged 00:24:31.500 --> 00:24:32.259 wildly, 00:24:33.059 --> 00:24:33.640 chaotically 00:24:33.640 --> 00:24:34.340 on the sea, 00:24:35.059 --> 00:24:36.059 Jesus spoke 00:24:36.059 --> 00:24:36.619 and the 00:24:36.619 --> 00:24:37.019 storm 00:24:37.019 --> 00:24:37.799 stopped. 00:24:39.059 --> 00:24:39.759 In the 00:24:39.759 --> 00:24:40.119 midst of 00:24:40.119 --> 00:24:40.700 your chaos, 00:24:40.799 --> 00:24:41.119 remember 00:24:41.119 --> 00:24:41.539 something, 00:24:42.200 --> 00:24:43.319 God orders 00:24:43.319 --> 00:24:44.639 purposefully. 00:24:45.980 --> 00:24:46.579 He does 00:24:46.579 --> 00:24:47.740 it for a 00:24:47.740 --> 00:24:48.099 reason. 00:24:49.559 --> 00:24:50.220 It's not 00:24:50.220 --> 00:24:50.859 simply to 00:24:50.859 --> 00:24:51.639 exert the 00:24:51.639 --> 00:24:52.299 sovereignty and 00:24:52.299 --> 00:24:52.980 authority of 00:24:52.980 --> 00:24:53.419 God. 00:24:55.359 --> 00:24:56.139 It's to 00:24:56.139 --> 00:24:56.740 bring order 00:24:56.740 --> 00:24:59.220 water in 00:24:59.220 --> 00:24:59.480 the midst 00:24:59.480 --> 00:24:59.740 of our 00:24:59.740 --> 00:25:00.140 chaos. 00:25:02.400 --> 00:25:03.000 One more 00:25:03.000 --> 00:25:03.339 truth I 00:25:03.339 --> 00:25:03.599 want you 00:25:03.599 --> 00:25:03.920 to see. 00:25:05.779 --> 00:25:06.200 He 00:25:06.200 --> 00:25:07.019 satisfies 00:25:07.019 --> 00:25:08.079 abundantly. 00:25:11.819 --> 00:25:12.380 It says, 00:25:12.480 --> 00:25:12.620 and they 00:25:12.620 --> 00:25:13.319 all ate 00:25:13.319 --> 00:25:15.000 and were 00:25:15.000 --> 00:25:15.400 satisfied. 00:25:18.440 --> 00:25:19.059 It does 00:25:19.059 --> 00:25:19.460 not say 00:25:19.460 --> 00:25:19.940 everybody got 00:25:19.940 --> 00:25:20.400 a nibble. 00:25:20.400 --> 00:25:20.519 satisfied. 00:25:22.420 --> 00:25:22.980 It says, 00:25:23.060 --> 00:25:23.280 Jesus 00:25:23.280 --> 00:25:23.980 satisfied. 00:25:26.540 --> 00:25:27.019 Fellas, 00:25:27.100 --> 00:25:27.700 that word 00:25:27.700 --> 00:25:28.280 there for 00:25:28.280 --> 00:25:29.960 satisfied is 00:25:29.960 --> 00:25:30.440 the same 00:25:30.440 --> 00:25:31.000 word they 00:25:31.000 --> 00:25:32.580 use when 00:25:32.580 --> 00:25:33.100 they put a 00:25:33.100 --> 00:25:34.040 bag around 00:25:34.040 --> 00:25:34.800 an animal's 00:25:34.800 --> 00:25:35.300 head that's 00:25:35.300 --> 00:25:35.640 full of 00:25:35.640 --> 00:25:37.600 feed and 00:25:37.600 --> 00:25:38.080 they eat 00:25:38.080 --> 00:25:38.600 the bag 00:25:38.600 --> 00:25:38.980 full of 00:25:38.980 --> 00:25:39.280 feed. 00:25:41.840 --> 00:25:42.660 It is the 00:25:42.660 --> 00:25:43.200 same word 00:25:43.200 --> 00:25:43.880 that's translated 00:25:43.880 --> 00:25:44.240 in the book 00:25:44.240 --> 00:25:44.820 of Revelation 00:25:44.820 --> 00:25:47.120 gorged when 00:25:47.120 --> 00:25:47.420 it's talking 00:25:47.420 --> 00:25:47.780 about the 00:25:47.780 --> 00:25:48.160 feast. 00:25:50.400 --> 00:25:51.680 several 00:25:51.680 --> 00:25:52.380 years ago, 00:25:53.240 --> 00:25:53.560 me and 00:25:53.560 --> 00:25:54.060 a friend 00:25:54.060 --> 00:25:56.660 began day 00:25:56.660 --> 00:25:57.820 hiking the 00:25:57.820 --> 00:25:58.420 Appalachian 00:25:58.420 --> 00:25:58.960 Trail in 00:25:58.960 --> 00:25:59.300 Georgia. 00:26:01.160 --> 00:26:01.660 And we 00:26:01.660 --> 00:26:02.060 did it over 00:26:02.060 --> 00:26:02.800 several years. 00:26:02.900 --> 00:26:03.180 We only 00:26:03.180 --> 00:26:03.519 could do 00:26:03.519 --> 00:26:03.620 it. 00:26:03.640 --> 00:26:03.900 I lived 00:26:03.900 --> 00:26:04.320 in Mississippi 00:26:04.320 --> 00:26:04.740 at the 00:26:04.740 --> 00:26:05.040 time. 00:26:05.259 --> 00:26:05.560 We could 00:26:05.560 --> 00:26:06.000 only do 00:26:06.000 --> 00:26:06.840 it once 00:26:06.840 --> 00:26:07.800 a quarter, 00:26:07.920 --> 00:26:08.759 maybe every 00:26:08.759 --> 00:26:09.740 six months 00:26:09.740 --> 00:26:10.100 or so. 00:26:10.180 --> 00:26:10.620 Sometimes we 00:26:10.620 --> 00:26:11.019 skipped a 00:26:11.019 --> 00:26:11.259 year. 00:26:12.740 --> 00:26:13.880 And one 00:26:13.880 --> 00:26:14.560 guy that 00:26:14.560 --> 00:26:15.000 does it all 00:26:15.000 --> 00:26:15.340 the time 00:26:15.340 --> 00:26:15.519 said, 00:26:15.600 --> 00:26:15.740 man, 00:26:15.780 --> 00:26:16.019 it's like 00:26:16.019 --> 00:26:16.140 y'all 00:26:16.140 --> 00:26:16.600 starting over 00:26:16.600 --> 00:26:17.140 every time. 00:26:17.259 --> 00:26:17.320 And he 00:26:17.320 --> 00:26:17.420 said, 00:26:17.500 --> 00:26:17.640 yeah, 00:26:17.660 --> 00:26:17.840 you're 00:26:17.840 --> 00:26:18.140 right. 00:26:18.640 --> 00:26:19.060 Feels 00:26:19.060 --> 00:26:19.460 like it 00:26:19.460 --> 00:26:19.759 when we're 00:26:19.759 --> 00:26:20.000 done. 00:26:21.400 --> 00:26:21.980 We did 00:26:21.980 --> 00:26:22.420 all of 00:26:22.420 --> 00:26:22.759 Georgia 00:26:22.759 --> 00:26:23.160 except for 00:26:23.160 --> 00:26:23.460 the last 00:26:23.460 --> 00:26:23.880 eight miles. 00:26:23.980 --> 00:26:24.100 And the 00:26:24.100 --> 00:26:24.420 problem with 00:26:24.420 --> 00:26:24.660 the last 00:26:24.660 --> 00:26:25.060 eight miles 00:26:25.060 --> 00:26:25.400 is when 00:26:25.400 --> 00:26:25.600 you get 00:26:25.600 --> 00:26:25.880 the last 00:26:25.880 --> 00:26:26.240 eight miles, 00:26:26.640 --> 00:26:27.360 you're nowhere. 00:26:27.600 --> 00:26:28.060 You're eight 00:26:28.060 --> 00:26:28.460 miles from 00:26:28.460 --> 00:26:28.720 anywhere. 00:26:29.580 --> 00:26:29.900 And we 00:26:29.900 --> 00:26:30.180 just never 00:26:30.180 --> 00:26:30.360 want to 00:26:30.360 --> 00:26:30.780 do 16. 00:26:32.880 --> 00:26:33.440 We did 00:26:33.440 --> 00:26:34.000 13 one 00:26:34.000 --> 00:26:34.400 time in a 00:26:34.400 --> 00:26:34.740 day and 00:26:34.740 --> 00:26:36.120 we paid 00:26:36.120 --> 00:26:36.660 for it. 00:26:38.880 --> 00:26:39.680 So we 00:26:39.680 --> 00:26:40.519 did eight, 00:26:40.780 --> 00:26:41.100 10, 00:26:41.259 --> 00:26:41.980 12 miles 00:26:41.980 --> 00:26:43.500 every time 00:26:43.500 --> 00:26:43.920 we went. 00:26:43.920 --> 00:26:44.920 12. 00:26:44.920 --> 00:26:46.140 And I 00:26:46.140 --> 00:26:46.500 read this 00:26:46.500 --> 00:26:46.960 story and 00:26:46.960 --> 00:26:47.660 I realized 00:26:47.660 --> 00:26:48.039 that when 00:26:48.039 --> 00:26:48.400 I began 00:26:48.400 --> 00:26:48.800 to study 00:26:48.800 --> 00:26:49.019 it and 00:26:49.019 --> 00:26:49.560 realized that 00:26:49.560 --> 00:26:49.820 they had 00:26:49.820 --> 00:26:50.580 traveled eight 00:26:50.580 --> 00:26:51.259 miles to 00:26:51.259 --> 00:26:51.600 get to 00:26:51.600 --> 00:26:51.940 Jesus, 00:26:52.140 --> 00:26:53.060 running and 00:26:53.060 --> 00:26:54.180 working to 00:26:54.180 --> 00:26:54.539 get to 00:26:54.539 --> 00:26:54.900 Jesus. 00:26:55.080 --> 00:26:55.220 And they 00:26:55.220 --> 00:26:55.660 were worn 00:26:55.660 --> 00:26:56.080 like that. 00:26:56.120 --> 00:26:56.440 I thought 00:26:56.440 --> 00:26:56.840 about the 00:26:56.840 --> 00:26:57.519 eight miles. 00:26:57.640 --> 00:26:57.840 That was 00:26:57.840 --> 00:26:58.300 kind of a 00:26:58.300 --> 00:26:58.759 minimum for 00:26:58.759 --> 00:26:58.920 us. 00:26:59.080 --> 00:26:59.680 The eight 00:26:59.680 --> 00:27:00.220 miles when 00:27:00.220 --> 00:27:00.519 we would 00:27:00.519 --> 00:27:00.920 hike. 00:27:03.000 --> 00:27:03.380 And again, 00:27:03.420 --> 00:27:03.940 it took us 00:27:03.940 --> 00:27:04.820 70 miles, 00:27:04.940 --> 00:27:05.320 so it took 00:27:05.320 --> 00:27:05.900 us several 00:27:05.900 --> 00:27:07.539 times and it 00:27:07.539 --> 00:27:08.259 went over a 00:27:08.259 --> 00:27:08.920 few years. 00:27:08.920 --> 00:27:10.600 And I'm 00:27:10.600 --> 00:27:11.560 a binge 00:27:11.560 --> 00:27:12.039 and purge 00:27:12.039 --> 00:27:12.420 guy, 00:27:12.539 --> 00:27:12.740 you know, 00:27:12.840 --> 00:27:14.200 so some 00:27:14.200 --> 00:27:14.680 days I'm 00:27:14.680 --> 00:27:15.140 watching what 00:27:15.140 --> 00:27:15.500 I eat and 00:27:15.500 --> 00:27:15.980 some days I'm 00:27:15.980 --> 00:27:16.480 not and all 00:27:16.480 --> 00:27:16.800 this kind of 00:27:16.800 --> 00:27:17.039 stuff. 00:27:17.180 --> 00:27:17.759 And so there 00:27:17.759 --> 00:27:18.380 were days when 00:27:18.380 --> 00:27:19.360 I would watch 00:27:19.360 --> 00:27:20.060 my chloric 00:27:20.060 --> 00:27:22.039 count and 00:27:22.039 --> 00:27:22.240 there were 00:27:22.240 --> 00:27:22.980 days I 00:27:22.980 --> 00:27:23.560 wasn't eating 00:27:23.560 --> 00:27:24.180 many carbs 00:27:24.180 --> 00:27:24.600 and all that 00:27:24.600 --> 00:27:25.019 kind of stuff. 00:27:25.080 --> 00:27:25.240 And I 00:27:25.240 --> 00:27:25.660 remember one 00:27:25.660 --> 00:27:27.380 time pulling 00:27:27.380 --> 00:27:27.740 up to a 00:27:27.740 --> 00:27:28.200 fried chicken 00:27:28.200 --> 00:27:28.600 place when 00:27:28.600 --> 00:27:28.840 we got 00:27:28.840 --> 00:27:29.140 done. 00:27:30.360 --> 00:27:30.880 There's a 00:27:30.880 --> 00:27:31.740 Zaxby's that 00:27:31.740 --> 00:27:32.660 if you hike 00:27:32.660 --> 00:27:33.180 that area, 00:27:33.279 --> 00:27:33.720 you go by 00:27:33.720 --> 00:27:34.400 that Zaxby's 00:27:34.400 --> 00:27:34.680 every time. 00:27:34.700 --> 00:27:34.900 And that 00:27:34.900 --> 00:27:35.460 became the 00:27:35.460 --> 00:27:35.900 place where 00:27:35.900 --> 00:27:36.220 we would 00:27:36.220 --> 00:27:36.680 stop to 00:27:36.680 --> 00:27:37.220 eat after 00:27:37.220 --> 00:27:37.660 we had come 00:27:37.660 --> 00:27:37.980 off that 00:27:37.980 --> 00:27:38.279 trail. 00:27:38.920 --> 00:27:38.980 He was 00:27:38.980 --> 00:27:39.220 trying to 00:27:39.220 --> 00:27:39.519 figure out 00:27:39.519 --> 00:27:39.800 what I 00:27:39.800 --> 00:27:40.180 could eat 00:27:40.180 --> 00:27:40.400 and all 00:27:40.400 --> 00:27:40.539 that. 00:27:40.660 --> 00:27:40.880 He said, 00:27:40.940 --> 00:27:41.800 as many 00:27:41.800 --> 00:27:42.279 calories as 00:27:42.279 --> 00:27:42.519 you burn 00:27:42.519 --> 00:27:42.779 a day, 00:27:42.820 --> 00:27:43.100 eat whatever 00:27:43.100 --> 00:27:43.400 you want 00:27:43.400 --> 00:27:43.560 to. 00:27:46.060 --> 00:27:46.560 And we 00:27:46.560 --> 00:27:46.779 did. 00:27:48.700 --> 00:27:49.340 And every 00:27:49.340 --> 00:27:49.920 time we'd 00:27:49.920 --> 00:27:50.539 stop at that 00:27:50.539 --> 00:27:51.060 restaurant or 00:27:51.060 --> 00:27:51.680 whatever restaurant 00:27:51.680 --> 00:27:52.279 we'd stop at, 00:27:52.360 --> 00:27:52.920 we'd gorge 00:27:52.920 --> 00:27:53.180 ourselves, 00:27:53.320 --> 00:27:53.660 we'd eat. 00:27:54.779 --> 00:27:55.160 Why? 00:27:55.240 --> 00:27:55.680 Because I'd 00:27:55.680 --> 00:27:56.519 burned 80,000 00:27:56.519 --> 00:27:57.100 calories or 00:27:57.100 --> 00:27:57.480 whatever it 00:27:57.480 --> 00:27:57.840 was, you 00:27:57.840 --> 00:27:57.980 know? 00:28:03.259 --> 00:28:03.820 That's the 00:28:03.820 --> 00:28:05.960 word that's 00:28:05.960 --> 00:28:06.320 used. 00:28:06.319 --> 00:28:08.319 God 00:28:08.319 --> 00:28:08.720 that's what 00:28:08.720 --> 00:28:09.119 the men 00:28:09.119 --> 00:28:09.460 did. 00:28:09.740 --> 00:28:10.379 That's what 00:28:10.379 --> 00:28:10.720 the women 00:28:10.720 --> 00:28:11.079 did. 00:28:11.399 --> 00:28:11.879 That's what 00:28:11.879 --> 00:28:12.339 the children 00:28:12.339 --> 00:28:12.799 did. 00:28:14.059 --> 00:28:14.659 And they 00:28:14.659 --> 00:28:15.359 were satisfied. 00:28:17.740 --> 00:28:18.259 God 00:28:18.259 --> 00:28:19.319 satisfies 00:28:20.000 --> 00:28:21.439 abundantly. 00:28:22.779 --> 00:28:23.000 The 00:28:23.000 --> 00:28:23.539 apostle Paul 00:28:23.539 --> 00:28:24.099 told it this 00:28:24.099 --> 00:28:24.319 way. 00:28:24.659 --> 00:28:25.139 He said in 00:28:25.139 --> 00:28:25.939 Philippians 419, 00:28:26.059 --> 00:28:26.539 and my God 00:28:26.539 --> 00:28:27.039 will supply 00:28:27.039 --> 00:28:27.720 every need 00:28:27.720 --> 00:28:28.200 of yours 00:28:28.200 --> 00:28:29.139 according to 00:28:29.139 --> 00:28:29.859 his riches 00:28:29.859 --> 00:28:30.759 and glory 00:28:30.759 --> 00:28:31.579 in Christ 00:28:31.579 --> 00:28:31.939 Jesus. 00:28:31.940 --> 00:28:33.799 Jesus told 00:28:33.799 --> 00:28:34.539 us that 00:28:34.539 --> 00:28:35.080 he came to 00:28:35.080 --> 00:28:35.779 give life 00:28:35.779 --> 00:28:36.640 and to 00:28:36.640 --> 00:28:36.900 give it 00:28:36.900 --> 00:28:37.700 more abundantly. 00:28:38.180 --> 00:28:38.620 And I 00:28:38.620 --> 00:28:39.180 want you to 00:28:39.180 --> 00:28:39.720 see how 00:28:39.720 --> 00:28:40.240 abundant 00:28:40.240 --> 00:28:40.779 that it 00:28:40.779 --> 00:28:42.900 was and 00:28:42.900 --> 00:28:43.259 that it 00:28:43.259 --> 00:28:43.720 is. 00:28:44.660 --> 00:28:45.519 Verse 43 00:28:45.519 --> 00:28:46.100 says this, 00:28:47.019 --> 00:28:47.259 and they 00:28:47.259 --> 00:28:47.660 took up 00:28:47.660 --> 00:28:48.140 twelve 00:28:48.140 --> 00:28:49.039 baskets full 00:28:49.039 --> 00:28:49.440 of broken 00:28:49.440 --> 00:28:51.240 pieces and 00:28:51.240 --> 00:28:51.539 of the 00:28:51.539 --> 00:28:51.920 fish. 00:28:53.799 --> 00:28:54.360 Twelve 00:28:54.360 --> 00:28:55.940 baskets. 00:28:58.140 --> 00:28:58.860 Now that's 00:28:58.860 --> 00:28:59.259 not a big 00:28:59.259 --> 00:28:59.700 basket. 00:28:59.700 --> 00:29:04.360 it's the 00:29:04.360 --> 00:29:05.240 equivalent to, 00:29:05.340 --> 00:29:05.799 some of y'all 00:29:05.799 --> 00:29:06.140 will know what 00:29:06.140 --> 00:29:06.600 I mean when I 00:29:06.600 --> 00:29:07.019 say this, 00:29:07.259 --> 00:29:07.840 to a lunch 00:29:07.840 --> 00:29:08.220 pail. 00:29:11.500 --> 00:29:12.019 If you 00:29:12.019 --> 00:29:12.319 don't know 00:29:12.319 --> 00:29:12.680 what that 00:29:12.680 --> 00:29:13.120 is, a 00:29:13.120 --> 00:29:13.940 lunch tote. 00:29:14.840 --> 00:29:15.120 Okay? 00:29:15.580 --> 00:29:15.980 Insulated. 00:29:16.559 --> 00:29:17.120 With a 00:29:17.120 --> 00:29:17.600 fifty dollar 00:29:17.600 --> 00:29:18.019 mug. 00:29:20.779 --> 00:29:21.180 That's 00:29:21.180 --> 00:29:21.680 what it 00:29:21.680 --> 00:29:22.019 is. 00:29:27.400 --> 00:29:27.880 And there 00:29:27.880 --> 00:29:28.240 were twelve 00:29:28.240 --> 00:29:28.559 of them. 00:29:29.700 --> 00:29:32.980 Does that 00:29:32.980 --> 00:29:33.500 number ring a 00:29:33.500 --> 00:29:33.680 bell? 00:29:39.440 --> 00:29:40.100 How many 00:29:40.100 --> 00:29:40.559 men were 00:29:40.559 --> 00:29:41.380 serving the 00:29:41.380 --> 00:29:43.299 group with 00:29:43.299 --> 00:29:43.680 Jesus? 00:29:45.319 --> 00:29:45.799 Twelve. 00:29:48.480 --> 00:29:49.140 They all 00:29:49.140 --> 00:29:49.559 took out 00:29:49.559 --> 00:29:50.059 takeout 00:29:50.059 --> 00:29:53.500 and went 00:29:53.500 --> 00:29:53.799 home. 00:29:53.799 --> 00:29:56.000 and it 00:29:56.000 --> 00:29:56.379 was 00:29:56.379 --> 00:29:59.940 precisely 00:29:59.940 --> 00:30:00.539 enough. 00:30:02.599 --> 00:30:03.339 Because I 00:30:03.339 --> 00:30:03.759 told you 00:30:03.759 --> 00:30:05.399 that God 00:30:05.399 --> 00:30:05.960 orders 00:30:05.960 --> 00:30:07.639 perfectly. 00:30:09.159 --> 00:30:09.399 His 00:30:09.399 --> 00:30:10.000 precision 00:30:10.000 --> 00:30:11.819 is amazing. 00:30:14.019 --> 00:30:14.460 He 00:30:14.460 --> 00:30:14.980 satisfies 00:30:14.980 --> 00:30:16.480 abundantly. 00:30:18.159 --> 00:30:18.639 So 00:30:18.639 --> 00:30:19.099 remember, 00:30:19.700 --> 00:30:20.159 he cares 00:30:20.159 --> 00:30:20.579 deeply. 00:30:21.940 --> 00:30:22.299 Don't you 00:30:22.299 --> 00:30:22.639 ever doubt 00:30:22.640 --> 00:30:22.940 the love 00:30:22.940 --> 00:30:23.320 of God? 00:30:24.220 --> 00:30:24.540 Don't 00:30:24.540 --> 00:30:24.860 you ever 00:30:24.860 --> 00:30:25.300 doubt it. 00:30:28.380 --> 00:30:28.840 He 00:30:28.840 --> 00:30:29.440 sees us as 00:30:29.440 --> 00:30:29.840 sheep without 00:30:29.840 --> 00:30:30.240 a shepherd. 00:30:31.000 --> 00:30:31.340 He cares 00:30:31.340 --> 00:30:31.600 for us 00:30:31.600 --> 00:30:31.880 deeply. 00:30:33.660 --> 00:30:34.120 He 00:30:34.120 --> 00:30:34.740 provides 00:30:34.740 --> 00:30:35.540 sufficiently. 00:30:36.380 --> 00:30:37.060 Never have 00:30:37.060 --> 00:30:37.420 a doubt. 00:30:39.259 --> 00:30:40.020 I like the 00:30:40.020 --> 00:30:40.280 way the 00:30:40.280 --> 00:30:40.660 first Peter 00:30:40.660 --> 00:30:40.940 five, 00:30:41.020 --> 00:30:41.500 seven says 00:30:41.500 --> 00:30:41.680 it in the 00:30:41.680 --> 00:30:41.980 New Living 00:30:41.980 --> 00:30:42.460 Translation. 00:30:42.820 --> 00:30:43.200 Give all 00:30:43.200 --> 00:30:43.840 your worries 00:30:43.840 --> 00:30:44.340 and cares 00:30:44.340 --> 00:30:44.840 to God 00:30:44.840 --> 00:30:45.920 for he cares 00:30:45.920 --> 00:30:46.440 about you. 00:30:46.440 --> 00:30:48.600 what's 00:30:48.600 --> 00:30:49.039 worrying you 00:30:49.039 --> 00:30:49.220 today. 00:30:49.320 --> 00:30:49.539 Give it 00:30:49.539 --> 00:30:49.900 to God. 00:30:51.900 --> 00:30:52.440 If he 00:30:52.440 --> 00:30:52.960 can feed 00:30:52.960 --> 00:30:53.600 an arena 00:30:53.600 --> 00:30:54.259 full with 00:30:54.259 --> 00:30:54.720 a boy's 00:30:54.720 --> 00:30:55.140 lunch, 00:30:55.500 --> 00:30:55.779 what in the 00:30:55.779 --> 00:30:55.980 world are 00:30:55.980 --> 00:30:56.380 you concerned 00:30:56.380 --> 00:30:56.640 about? 00:30:59.320 --> 00:30:59.720 He 00:30:59.720 --> 00:30:59.980 orders 00:30:59.980 --> 00:31:00.500 purposely. 00:31:03.019 --> 00:31:03.680 When God 00:31:03.680 --> 00:31:04.220 speaks order 00:31:04.220 --> 00:31:04.799 in your life, 00:31:04.860 --> 00:31:05.200 listen to 00:31:05.200 --> 00:31:05.680 his guidance. 00:31:06.960 --> 00:31:07.380 He's 00:31:07.380 --> 00:31:07.740 right. 00:31:10.740 --> 00:31:11.140 He 00:31:11.140 --> 00:31:11.580 satisfies 00:31:11.580 --> 00:31:12.259 abundantly. 00:31:14.140 --> 00:31:14.539 He 00:31:14.539 --> 00:31:15.180 satisfies 00:31:15.180 --> 00:31:16.180 every need. 00:31:18.259 --> 00:31:18.940 Every need 00:31:18.940 --> 00:31:19.340 we have. 00:31:19.400 --> 00:31:19.620 By the 00:31:19.620 --> 00:31:19.880 way, 00:31:21.000 --> 00:31:21.460 he is 00:31:21.460 --> 00:31:21.620 our 00:31:21.620 --> 00:31:21.960 greatest 00:31:21.960 --> 00:31:22.299 need. 00:31:25.480 --> 00:31:26.039 And if 00:31:26.039 --> 00:31:26.220 you've 00:31:26.220 --> 00:31:26.500 never 00:31:26.500 --> 00:31:26.980 given your 00:31:26.980 --> 00:31:27.279 heart and 00:31:27.279 --> 00:31:27.740 life to 00:31:27.740 --> 00:31:28.000 the Lord 00:31:28.000 --> 00:31:28.320 Jesus 00:31:28.320 --> 00:31:28.940 Christ, 00:31:29.759 --> 00:31:30.360 that's 00:31:30.360 --> 00:31:30.560 where it 00:31:30.560 --> 00:31:31.039 starts. 00:31:33.019 --> 00:31:33.460 That's 00:31:33.460 --> 00:31:33.880 where that 00:31:33.880 --> 00:31:34.539 more than 00:31:34.539 --> 00:31:35.380 enough kind 00:31:35.380 --> 00:31:36.060 of relationship 00:31:36.060 --> 00:31:36.799 starts. 00:31:38.799 --> 00:31:39.440 Sometimes I 00:31:39.440 --> 00:31:40.060 ask questions 00:31:40.060 --> 00:31:40.980 about that to 00:31:40.980 --> 00:31:41.160 people. 00:31:41.299 --> 00:31:41.500 I say, 00:31:41.820 --> 00:31:42.360 have you 00:31:42.360 --> 00:31:42.759 ever given 00:31:42.759 --> 00:31:43.120 your life, 00:31:43.460 --> 00:31:44.180 have you 00:31:44.180 --> 00:31:44.600 ever become 00:31:44.600 --> 00:31:45.000 a Christian? 00:31:45.000 --> 00:31:45.619 I've 00:31:45.619 --> 00:31:45.799 been a 00:31:45.799 --> 00:31:46.000 Christian 00:31:46.000 --> 00:31:46.279 all my 00:31:46.279 --> 00:31:46.599 life. 00:31:52.400 --> 00:31:52.799 You 00:31:52.799 --> 00:31:53.119 know what? 00:31:53.259 --> 00:31:53.660 I feel 00:31:53.660 --> 00:31:53.920 like I've 00:31:53.920 --> 00:31:54.259 been married 00:31:54.259 --> 00:31:54.579 all my 00:31:54.579 --> 00:31:54.839 life. 00:31:57.039 --> 00:31:57.500 That's a 00:31:57.500 --> 00:31:57.859 good thing. 00:32:01.059 --> 00:32:01.579 But the 00:32:01.579 --> 00:32:02.200 reality is I 00:32:02.200 --> 00:32:02.440 hadn't 00:32:02.440 --> 00:32:02.619 been. 00:32:06.220 --> 00:32:06.880 There was a 00:32:06.880 --> 00:32:07.539 starting point. 00:32:10.680 --> 00:32:11.559 October 28, 00:32:11.660 --> 00:32:12.720 1995 was 00:32:12.720 --> 00:32:13.259 the starting 00:32:13.259 --> 00:32:13.660 point. 00:32:13.660 --> 00:32:22.360 if you're a 00:32:22.360 --> 00:32:23.019 Christian today, 00:32:23.019 --> 00:32:24.840 it's because 00:32:24.840 --> 00:32:25.320 there was a 00:32:25.320 --> 00:32:25.980 starting point. 00:32:28.040 --> 00:32:28.720 If there's 00:32:28.720 --> 00:32:29.259 never been a 00:32:29.259 --> 00:32:30.000 starting point 00:32:30.000 --> 00:32:30.540 in your life, 00:32:31.279 --> 00:32:32.060 you've never 00:32:32.060 --> 00:32:32.620 surrendered to 00:32:32.620 --> 00:32:32.920 Christ. 00:32:34.920 --> 00:32:35.480 And the 00:32:35.480 --> 00:32:36.140 reality is the 00:32:36.140 --> 00:32:36.660 greatest need 00:32:36.660 --> 00:32:37.279 that we have 00:32:37.279 --> 00:32:37.840 is the Lord 00:32:37.840 --> 00:32:38.600 Jesus Christ. 00:32:38.599 --> 00:32:40.579 greatest need 00:32:40.579 --> 00:32:41.159 that we have 00:32:41.159 --> 00:32:42.319 is to ask 00:32:42.319 --> 00:32:42.879 him to forgive 00:32:42.879 --> 00:32:43.419 us of our 00:32:43.419 --> 00:32:44.000 sins and to 00:32:44.000 --> 00:32:44.480 come into our 00:32:44.480 --> 00:32:45.159 life and to 00:32:45.159 --> 00:32:46.000 change us. 00:32:46.419 --> 00:32:47.679 To empower us 00:32:47.679 --> 00:32:48.240 with the spirit 00:32:48.240 --> 00:32:49.139 of God to be 00:32:49.139 --> 00:32:50.079 able to rely 00:32:50.079 --> 00:32:51.319 upon him for 00:32:51.319 --> 00:32:52.219 all things. 00:32:52.980 --> 00:32:53.839 To give him 00:32:53.839 --> 00:32:54.559 not what we 00:32:54.559 --> 00:32:56.359 got, but to 00:32:56.359 --> 00:32:56.799 give him who 00:32:56.799 --> 00:32:57.399 we are. 00:33:00.000 --> 00:33:00.799 It satisfies 00:33:00.799 --> 00:33:01.319 our greatest 00:33:01.319 --> 00:33:01.639 need. 00:33:01.640 --> 00:33:03.900 It's the 00:33:03.900 --> 00:33:04.380 starting point. 00:33:07.480 --> 00:33:07.960 You don't 00:33:07.960 --> 00:33:08.340 have to know 00:33:08.340 --> 00:33:08.800 the date and 00:33:08.800 --> 00:33:09.360 the time for 00:33:09.360 --> 00:33:09.660 it to be 00:33:09.660 --> 00:33:11.160 sufficient, but 00:33:11.160 --> 00:33:11.600 you better have 00:33:11.600 --> 00:33:12.020 a date and 00:33:12.020 --> 00:33:12.620 time for it to 00:33:12.620 --> 00:33:13.140 be sufficient. 00:33:14.800 --> 00:33:15.460 It has to 00:33:15.460 --> 00:33:15.900 have a starting 00:33:15.900 --> 00:33:16.200 point. 00:33:17.000 --> 00:33:17.560 It don't come 00:33:17.560 --> 00:33:17.960 by church 00:33:17.960 --> 00:33:18.320 attendance. 00:33:22.240 --> 00:33:22.780 It don't 00:33:22.780 --> 00:33:23.120 come by 00:33:23.120 --> 00:33:23.520 baptism. 00:33:23.519 --> 00:33:28.400 It don't 00:33:28.400 --> 00:33:28.759 come by 00:33:28.759 --> 00:33:28.980 holding 00:33:28.980 --> 00:33:29.379 leadership 00:33:29.379 --> 00:33:29.859 positions. 00:33:32.139 --> 00:33:32.720 It comes 00:33:32.720 --> 00:33:33.220 by surrendering 00:33:33.220 --> 00:33:33.639 your life to 00:33:33.639 --> 00:33:33.900 Christ. 00:33:36.180 --> 00:33:36.920 If you have 00:33:36.920 --> 00:33:37.319 done that, 00:33:37.400 --> 00:33:37.759 have you ever 00:33:37.759 --> 00:33:38.139 made that 00:33:38.139 --> 00:33:38.480 public? 00:33:38.599 --> 00:33:38.740 Have you 00:33:38.740 --> 00:33:39.039 ever told 00:33:39.039 --> 00:33:39.319 me bye 00:33:39.319 --> 00:33:39.379 bye? 00:33:42.059 --> 00:33:42.660 Jesus said, 00:33:42.759 --> 00:33:42.920 if you're 00:33:42.920 --> 00:33:43.240 ashamed to 00:33:43.240 --> 00:33:43.599 me before 00:33:43.599 --> 00:33:43.960 men, I'll 00:33:43.960 --> 00:33:44.299 be ashamed 00:33:44.299 --> 00:33:44.859 of you before 00:33:44.859 --> 00:33:45.700 my father, 00:33:45.779 --> 00:33:46.119 which means 00:33:46.119 --> 00:33:46.819 that in 00:33:46.819 --> 00:33:47.180 reality it 00:33:47.180 --> 00:33:47.599 never really 00:33:47.599 --> 00:33:48.279 took place. 00:33:50.139 --> 00:33:50.819 The first 00:33:50.819 --> 00:33:51.299 step to make 00:33:51.299 --> 00:33:51.839 that private 00:33:51.839 --> 00:33:52.200 decision 00:33:52.200 --> 00:33:52.779 public, 00:33:52.779 --> 00:33:53.859 by Jesus' 00:33:54.019 --> 00:33:54.639 example and 00:33:54.639 --> 00:33:55.019 by his 00:33:55.019 --> 00:33:55.859 commission is 00:33:55.859 --> 00:33:57.259 to be 00:33:57.259 --> 00:33:57.559 baptized, 00:33:57.779 --> 00:33:58.319 to recognize 00:33:58.319 --> 00:33:59.240 that relationship 00:33:59.240 --> 00:34:00.460 publicly through 00:34:00.460 --> 00:34:01.099 baptism, a 00:34:01.099 --> 00:34:03.059 physical picture 00:34:03.059 --> 00:34:03.619 of what happens 00:34:03.619 --> 00:34:04.319 to us spiritually. 00:34:06.099 --> 00:34:06.500 If that's 00:34:06.500 --> 00:34:06.980 never happened 00:34:06.980 --> 00:34:08.340 to you, it's 00:34:08.340 --> 00:34:09.199 your next step 00:34:09.199 --> 00:34:09.779 of obedience 00:34:09.779 --> 00:34:10.279 to follow 00:34:10.279 --> 00:34:10.559 God. 00:34:13.159 --> 00:34:13.880 Maybe you're 00:34:13.880 --> 00:34:14.300 here and 00:34:14.300 --> 00:34:16.000 God's drawing 00:34:16.000 --> 00:34:16.360 you to First 00:34:16.360 --> 00:34:16.800 Baptist Church. 00:34:16.900 --> 00:34:17.000 Listen, 00:34:17.900 --> 00:34:18.539 Brian mentioned 00:34:18.539 --> 00:34:19.480 four years, 00:34:20.779 --> 00:34:22.259 four years, 00:34:22.780 --> 00:34:23.740 that I've 00:34:23.740 --> 00:34:24.100 been able to 00:34:24.100 --> 00:34:24.360 be your 00:34:24.360 --> 00:34:24.720 pastor. 00:34:26.720 --> 00:34:27.180 God's been 00:34:27.180 --> 00:34:27.480 good. 00:34:28.760 --> 00:34:29.160 Four 00:34:29.160 --> 00:34:30.700 fabulous years 00:34:30.700 --> 00:34:32.380 and I thank 00:34:32.380 --> 00:34:32.760 you for being 00:34:32.760 --> 00:34:33.360 part of that. 00:34:35.760 --> 00:34:36.420 God's drawing 00:34:36.420 --> 00:34:36.680 you to 00:34:36.680 --> 00:34:36.940 Pickens 00:34:36.940 --> 00:34:37.140 First 00:34:37.140 --> 00:34:37.720 Baptist Church. 00:34:37.780 --> 00:34:38.080 He's doing 00:34:38.080 --> 00:34:38.580 a move here 00:34:38.580 --> 00:34:39.000 and I thank 00:34:39.000 --> 00:34:39.540 God for that. 00:34:40.980 --> 00:34:41.580 He's leading 00:34:41.580 --> 00:34:42.200 you to come. 00:34:43.480 --> 00:34:43.940 Be obedient 00:34:43.940 --> 00:34:44.340 and follow 00:34:44.340 --> 00:34:44.620 him. 00:34:46.580 --> 00:34:46.860 But then 00:34:46.860 --> 00:34:47.260 there's maybe 00:34:47.260 --> 00:34:47.860 stuff in your 00:34:47.860 --> 00:34:48.560 life when you, 00:34:49.600 --> 00:34:50.080 there's your 00:34:50.080 --> 00:34:50.460 stuff. 00:34:50.460 --> 00:34:52.400 stuff that 00:34:52.400 --> 00:34:52.699 he needs 00:34:52.699 --> 00:34:53.000 to bring 00:34:53.000 --> 00:34:53.740 order to, 00:34:54.039 --> 00:34:54.440 needs that 00:34:54.440 --> 00:34:54.840 he needs 00:34:54.840 --> 00:34:55.639 to supply. 00:34:58.440 --> 00:34:59.119 Maybe you've 00:34:59.119 --> 00:34:59.639 been running, 00:34:59.780 --> 00:35:00.360 trying to catch 00:35:00.360 --> 00:35:00.559 him, 00:35:01.280 --> 00:35:01.880 running down 00:35:01.880 --> 00:35:02.320 the shore. 00:35:04.380 --> 00:35:05.039 You need 00:35:05.039 --> 00:35:05.579 relief. 00:35:06.679 --> 00:35:07.360 You need a 00:35:07.360 --> 00:35:07.659 touch. 00:35:07.840 --> 00:35:08.380 Surrender all 00:35:08.380 --> 00:35:08.940 that to God 00:35:08.940 --> 00:35:09.220 tonight. 00:35:10.420 --> 00:35:11.380 At this altar 00:35:11.380 --> 00:35:12.260 with me praying 00:35:12.260 --> 00:35:14.019 in your seat 00:35:14.019 --> 00:35:14.599 wherever, 00:35:15.400 --> 00:35:15.980 just be obedient 00:35:15.980 --> 00:35:16.599 to follow God 00:35:16.599 --> 00:35:17.780 and whatever 00:35:17.780 --> 00:35:18.260 he'd have you 00:35:18.260 --> 00:35:18.519 to do. 00:35:18.519 --> 00:35:20.519 Heavenly Father, 00:35:20.639 --> 00:35:21.019 thank you 00:35:21.019 --> 00:35:21.500 that you are 00:35:21.500 --> 00:35:22.239 more than 00:35:22.239 --> 00:35:22.759 enough. 00:35:24.000 --> 00:35:24.599 For whatever 00:35:24.599 --> 00:35:25.460 it is we need, 00:35:26.440 --> 00:35:27.159 help us to be 00:35:27.159 --> 00:35:27.800 obedient as you 00:35:27.800 --> 00:35:28.219 speak to our 00:35:28.219 --> 00:35:28.880 hearts and lives. 00:35:29.559 --> 00:35:30.579 In Jesus' name, 00:35:30.659 --> 00:35:30.900 amen. 00:35:30.900 --> 00:35:31.000 Amen.