MARK - Jesus Feeds The Crowds
Here are the bible verses quoted in today's episode:
Bible Passage: Mark 6:30-44
After the apostles returned to Jesus, they told him everything they had done and taught. But so many people were coming and going that Jesus and the apostles did not even have a chance to eat. Then Jesus said, “Let's go to a place where we can be alone and get some rest.” They left in a boat for a place where they could be alone. But many people saw them leave and figured out where they were going. So people from every town ran on ahead and got there first.
When Jesus got out of the boat, he saw the large crowd that was like sheep without a shepherd. He felt sorry for the people and started teaching them many things.
That evening the disciples came to Jesus and said, “This place is like a desert, and it's already late. Let the crowds leave, so they can go to the farms and villages near here and buy something to eat.”
Jesus replied, “You give them something to eat.”
But they asked him, “Don't you know it would take almost a year's wages to buy all of these people something to eat?”
Then Jesus said, “How much bread do you have? Go and see!”
They found out and answered, “We have five small loaves of bread and two fish.” Jesus told his disciples to tell the people to sit down on the green grass. They sat down in groups of 100 and groups of 50.
Jesus took the five loaves and the two fish. He looked up toward heaven and blessed the food. Then he broke the bread and handed it to his disciples to give to the people. He also divided the two fish, so everyone could have some.
After everyone had eaten all they wanted, Jesus' disciples picked up twelve large baskets of leftover bread and fish.
There were 5,000 men who ate the food.
Bible Passage: Mark 8:1-9
One day another large crowd gathered around Jesus. They had not brought along anything to eat. So Jesus called his disciples together and said, “I feel sorry for these people. They have been with me for three days, and they don't have anything to eat. Some of them live a long way from here. If I send them away hungry, they might faint on their way home.”
The disciples said, “This place is like a desert. Where can we find enough food to feed such a crowd?”
Jesus asked them how much food they had. They replied, “Seven small loaves of bread.”
After Jesus told the crowd to sit down, he took the seven loaves and gave thanks. He then broke the loaves and handed them to his disciples, who passed them out to the crowd. They also had a few little fish, and after Jesus had blessed these, he told the disciples to pass them around.
The crowd of about 4,000 people ate all they wanted, and the leftovers filled seven large baskets.
Bible Passage: John 1:1-3
In the beginning was the one who is called the Word. The Word was with God and was truly God.
From the very beginning the Word was with God.
And with this Word, God created all things. Nothing was made without the Word.
Today's Questions:
How do you think Jesus making the bread and fish actually happened?
Why do you think Jesus made more fish and bread than he needed to?
Why did the disciples, the second time there was a hungry crowd, not ask Jesus to feed them again, knowing that he could?
