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10 When the apostles returned, they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew by themselves to a town called Bethsaida, 11 but the crowds learned about it and followed him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing. 12 Late in the afternoon the Twelve came to him and said, “Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside and find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here.” 13 He replied, “You give them something to eat.” They answered, “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish—unless we go and buy food for all this crowd.” 14 (About five thousand men were there.) But he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” 15 The disciples did so, and everyone sat down. 16 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them. Then he gave them to the disciples to distribute to the people. 17 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. Luke 9:10-17
Three Lessons from this free Lunch
- Jesus has compassion for people in need.
- Jesus uses people to accomplish his plan. Key phrase: You feed them
- Where God guides, he provides
Three questions for personal application
1. What do I think is too big for God to handle?
2. What do I think is too little for God to use?
3. What will I do because I believe God will provide?
33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Matthew 6:33
John was excellent tonight! There wasn’t a meet and greet like there used to be, but those of us who were at the show were able to stay for the Encore interview; tonight was special because the interview was with John and his entire band.
It was interesting to learn how each member of the band, including John, got their start.
Even though I did not get my question answered directly, John did answer the question that I had hoped would be included in the interview. I asked: What is your favorite vocal warm-up?
I learned that some performers have voices so conditioned by their work that your voice placement just zits well.
I have berm singing since the age of seven, and I still feel like I have the voice of a rookie
Note to the Reader and listener:.I am playing.catch up with delivering content.
19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. 20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores 21 and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 24 So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’ 25 “But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. 26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’ 27 “He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, 28 for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’ 29 “Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’ 30 “ ‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’ 31 “He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’ ”
Luke 16:19-31
Things we need to know about hell.
- Jesus believed In hell, and it played a significant role in his teaching and mission because he doesn’t want us to.go there.
- Hell is a place of agony and torment
- We get one chance to repent, and that’s it. The length of our life is our one chance to. Repent, but if we breathe our last breath. without Jesus Christ as our savior, we are bound for separation
- There are eternal consequences for the way we live
1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Romans 12:1-2
Three Things we need to think about
- We worship what we love most
- We will.worship externally what we loved most in life.
- We become like what we worship.
Memory Verse
9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.
2 Peter 3:9
Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, was one of the two who heard John’s witness and followed Jesus. The first thing he did after finding where Jesus lived was find his own brother, Simon, telling him, “We’ve found the Messiah” (that is, “Christ”). He immediately led him to Jesus. Jesus took one look up and said, “You’re John’s son, Simon? From now on your name is Cephas” (or Peter, which means “Rock”). The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee. When he got there, he ran across Philip and said, “Come, follow me.” (Philip’s hometown was Bethsaida, the same as Andrew and Peter.) Philip went and found Nathanael and told him, “We’ve found the One Moses wrote of in the Law, the One preached by the prophets. It’s Jesus , Joseph’s son, the one from Nazareth!” Nathanael said, “Nazareth? You’ve got to be kidding.” But Philip said, “Come, see for yourself.” When Jesus saw him coming he said, “There’s a real Israelite, not a false bone in his body.” Nathanael said, “Where did you get that idea? You don’t know me.” Jesus answered, “One day, long before Philip called you here, I saw you under the fig tree.” Nathanael exclaimed, “Rabbi! You are the Son of God, the King of Israel!” Jesus said, “You’ve become a believer simply because I say I saw you one day sitting under the fig tree? You haven’t seen anything yet! Before this is over you’re going to see heaven open and God’s angels descending to the Son of Man and ascending again.” John 1:40-51
How can my invitation make a difference?
1. Believe that Jesus changes lives
2. Recognize that Jesus wants to use me.
Memory verse
Therefore go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father the Son and the Holy Spirit., teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you and be sure of this I am with you even to the end of the age
Matthew 28:19-20
3. Care enough to extend an invite
Come and see for yourself Philip said
John 1:46
Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy. He wanted to see who Jesus was, but because he was short he could not see over the crowd. So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way. When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” So he came down at once and welcomed him gladly. All the people saw this and began to mutter, “He has gone to be the guest of a sinner.” But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.” Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham. For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19:1-10
What happens when I learn to live with enough?
- My resources can flow to bless others
- My relationships are restored
- I reflect the heart of the Father
Thank you to everyone for the Birthday; wishes yesterday. It was a beautiful day that started a little strange; God woke me up at 4 am, and I was out of bed by 7. Today im watching the @ladodgersgirls home opener, and tomorrow, my celebration continues with family brunch. Pictures are coming soon. I'm not revealing where im going, but it will.be so much fun to be in that special place.
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