What Feeding the 5000 Was Meant to Mean: The Mark Series Pt 21 (6:30-44)

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Mike Winger

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 17 November 2019

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

When Jesus fed the 5,000 it was meant to teach them something really significant about who Jesus is. This meaning was largely lost on the people at the time and people in our time have much the same problem. In this passage we see Jesus as The Prophet like Moses. We also will get a taste of some "undesigned coincidences" which help confirm that the gospels are accurate accounts of actual history rather than the radically evolved oral traditions that some scholars suggest they are. There's also a wonderful lesson for those who are overworked in ministry and seeking to figure out how to balance their own needs and the needs of serving others. I hope the balance in this passage helps you balance your own life and to know how to take care of yourself, take appropriate breaks and remain unselfish while doing so. The miracle of the feeding of the 5,000 is pretty amazing and there's a lot we have to learn from it, but nothing is so wonderful as the light it sheds on the identity of Jesus. If you want to help support this ministry so that I can continue to make free theology and apologetics content then please click here to visit my web site. https://biblethinker.org/index.php/donate

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0:00.0	I'm Pastor Mike Winger and this is Bible Thinker the program dedicated to thinking
0:05.8	biblically about everything.
0:10.0	This is the Mark Series Part 21 and this is the passage in Mark where Jesus feeds the 5,000.
0:15.5	This actually miracle of feeding the 5,000 is the only miracle of Jesus aside from the resurrection
0:21.3	that's in all four Gospels. That's kind of puts a spotlight on it doesn't it. And this miracle is
0:26.6	actually really significant. We're going to get into some theology and some
0:29.8	apologetics and we're going to talk about what this miracle says about who Jesus is and I'm
0:34.2	telling you I'm going to hammer this point home as we're going through Mark that
0:37.4	Mark is revealing who Jesus is through the miracles and the statements of Jesus Christ without commentary very much.
0:46.0	Usually he just gives you what Jesus does and you're supposed to work it out.
0:49.7	Mark presents a mystery, talks about the mystery, but he gives you the tools to understand what
0:55.2	this mystery is.
0:56.2	That's kind of how it seems Mark is working.
0:58.0	I'll get more into that later though.
0:59.6	For now, let's start in verse 30 of Mark chapter 6.
1:02.6	The Apostles gathered together with Jesus,
1:04.5	and they reported to him all that they had done and taught.
1:08.5	What is this, what's the context in case you
1:10.4	weren't with us in the previous weeks or previous studies.
1:13.0	Jesus sent the 12 out two by two.
1:16.0	They go out two by two into towns and cities around Galilee
1:19.4	and they are preaching all over the place.
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