Feeding the Five Thousand
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
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🗓️ 16 November 2025
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
The feeding of the five thousand was more than a compassionate miracle. Here, Jesus revealed His divine identity as the Bread of Life. Preaching from the gospel of John, today R.C. Sproul points us to the Savior who meets our deepest spiritual need.
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Meet Today's Teacher:
R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.
Meet the Host:
Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of media for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, and host of the Ask Ligonier podcast.
Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts
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| 0:00.0 | Every gospel writer in the New Testament attests that Jesus miraculously fed this huge multitude. |
| 0:09.4 | And this miracle reveals to the masses that he is sent from the one who provides our daily bread. |
| 0:23.6 | During the moment of October and November, |
| 0:26.6 | several countries around the world celebrate a holiday in which people give thanks. |
| 0:31.6 | So over the next few Sundays on renewing your mind, |
| 0:34.6 | we'll hear from R.C. Sprawl on the miracle of the feeding |
| 0:38.4 | of the 5,000. Be reminded that Jesus is the bread of life, the true bread from heaven. |
| 0:46.1 | Hi, I'm Nathan W. Bingham, and thank you for joining us for today's edition of Renewing Your |
| 0:51.1 | Mind. We'll be in John's gospel over the next three weeks, |
| 0:55.8 | but you can take the time to study all of John |
| 0:58.3 | when you request R.C. Sprawl's commentary on John. |
| 1:02.3 | Learn how to receive a copy |
| 1:03.5 | when you visit Renewing Your Mind.org before midnight tonight. |
| 1:08.4 | Well, to begin this short series, |
| 1:10.7 | here's Dr. Sprawl, the founder of Ligonier |
| 1:12.8 | Ministries in John, Chapter 6. So our lesson this morning is from John chapter 6, verses 1 through 14. |
| 1:24.8 | And here we have John's record of the feeding of the 5,000. After these things, Jesus |
| 1:34.5 | went over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberius. Then a great multitude followed him |
| 1:43.6 | because they saw his signs which he performed on those who were diseased. |
| 1:51.0 | And Jesus went up on the mountain and there he sat with his disciples. |
| 1:59.0 | Now the Passover, a feast of the Jews was near. And then Jesus lifted up his eyes and |
| 2:08.1 | seeing a great multitude coming toward him, he said to Philip, where shall we buy bread that these |
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