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02:27 Here we are reading chapter eight in Mark. In those days, the multitude being very great and having nothing to eat.
02:41 Jesus called his disciples unto him and said unto them, I have compassion on the multitude because they have now been with us three days and have nothing to eat.
02:54 And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way, for many of them came from far.
03:02 So we know that these people came to see Jesus speak. They definitely came with a backpack filled with stuff to eat and something to drink.
03:19 But I don't think they realized how much they were gonna love what he had to say and that they were just going to stay put.
03:29 So most people, I'm sure, did not have more than three days worth of food. And they came from far, you know, this was a long time ago.
03:39 So it was like there weren’t restaurants on the way, and it was very hot where they were. So Jesus was concerned, they're gonna leave now and some of them are gonna be way too weak to keep going.
03:53 So the disciples answered him, can a man satisfy these men with bred here in the wilderness? I mean, have you ever had like six people stop by the house to say, “Hey, how are you?”
04:06 “Here's me, my wife and my six kids we're gonna come in and say hi.” Like we would panic. What? And we'd be like, oh my God, I don't have enough to feed these eight people.
04:16 Well, this is 5,000 men. I believe this is the one that it says.
04:27 And if that's the case, then that didn't count the women and children.
04:33 Because when you read the gospels, you think it's the same story, but it's not. He did this twice. He or he might have done it way more than twice.
04:43 It's documented in The Word, two separate times that this happened where he fed people with fish and bread, okay? His disciples answered him can a man satisfy these men with bread, hence, and the wilderness, what, what do we even have?
05:03 And he asked them, how many loaves have you? And they said seven. And he commanded the people to sit down on the ground.
05:13 And he took the seven loaves and he gave thanks and he break and gave it to his disciples. And he set before them, and they did set them before the people and they had a few small fish and he blessed and commanded to set them also before them.
05:35 So they did eat and were filled and they took up the broken meat that was left. Seven baskets. God is a God of abundance.
05:46 You know how sometimes we feel like, oh, I can't do that. That's wasteful. God didn't just give them enough. God gave them more than enough.
05:59 And they then had eaten. There were about 4,000. And he sent them away and straight away he entered into a ship with his disciples and came into the parts of
06:13 So this is this one specific time. It says there were about 4,000. If it would've been 4,000 men, it would've said 4,000 men.
06:26 That it, this was literally about 4,000 people. And now think of this too, like really be in the moment here, be there with them.
06:37 4,000 people showed up by foot, camel, and mule, & walked, God knows how long and where in the wilderness it says, so there are all of these people there to hear Jesus.
07:00 It had to be just the most surreal experience. And then it's time to go. They had me thinking too, what are we gonna do?
07:13 Like we definitely didn't bring the food. What, what are we going to do? I never dreamed that I would be here for three full days.
07:23 This is craziness. And then suddenly they hear the disciples saying to them, I guess at the apostle saying to them, okay, listen, you guys sit down on the ground and we are going to give you something to eat before you take off.
07:39 They had to be like, what? Like, think about it, right? And then suddenly Jesus breaks the bread, blesses the fish, and it multiplies before their eyes.
07:53 They just keep pulling it out. It just keeps replenishing over and over again. It had to be nuts. Now you figured that even though the apostles and the disciples, those that followed him, even though they had seen incredible miracles, they still were just body and soul.
08:16 They didn't have Holy Spirit yet it was very difficult to totally believe the things that they saw. It was very easy to see, believe, and then lose it shortly after.
08:32 And we know how that is sometimes, don't we? Have you ever been in the position where you got a prayer answered and you're so excited, you're like, oh my, how did that happen?
08:43 How did that happen? And it's just such a blessing. It's just so wonderful. And then about, I don't know, an hour, two hours, a few hours, the next day comes and something happens, where you get a bad report on the phone or get a little fender bender or something happens, and then we're totally thrown off guard and we're like, oh my God, what am I gonna do?
09:07 How did this happen? You know, didn't you remember what he did for you yesterday? It’s just human nature.
09:16 All right, so let's move on here. Alright, so, they did eat and were filled and they took up the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
09:28 Now remember I said God's not wasteful, we often will say, “I can't do that. That's a waste.”
09:35 But what did God do? He gave more than enough and then they gathered them up. They didn't just leave him on the ground like it didn't matter, right?
09:44 There's good stewardship. And then had eaten, were about 4,000. And he sent them away and straight away he entered into a ship with this disciples and came into the parts of ??????
10:01 And the Pharisees came forth and began to question with him, seeking a sign from heaven tempting him. So the Pharisees and the Sadducees, they didn't like them.
10:13 They didn't like the apostles, they didn't like Jesus mainly because they threatened their livelihood.
10:25 Well, who do you think was in the wilderness? Who were those 4,000 people? There were the Jews. Jesus came to call the Jews to repentance
10:35 It wasn't until after he died ascended that it was made available for everybody. That was the great mystery that we all can come to the knowledge of God, not just the Jews who were the chosen people.
10:51 So it isn't the Jews that had it out for Jesus, it was the Pharisees and Sades. And he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, Why does this generation seek after a sign?
11:07 Verily. I say unto you, there shall no sign be given unto this generation. And he left them and entered into the ship again, departing on the other side.
11:17 Another really great lesson there. Did Jesus try to prove himself to these people? He didn't have to. He doesn't have to prove himself.
11:26 He used who he is, a pear tree is a pear tree is a pear tree. A pear tree doesn't have to scream, I’m a pear tree, it just has to be what it is.
11:34 And he left them and entered into the ship again, departing to the other side.
11:45 Now, the disciples have forgotten to take bread. Neither have they in the ship with them more than one loaf.
11:54 Now they were just so excited and so much had gone on and, they were afraid of the Romans and the Pharisees and the Sadducees.
12:07 And remember too, they expected Jesus to bring his kingdom on earth. There they expected the Messiah to come and set up his kingdom on earth.
12:22 So there had to be a lot of stuff going on in the disciple's minds leaving, knowing that the Pharisees and Sadducees were just really pissed off because all of these people were there just to see him.
12:35 They didn't like that it made some waves. The Romans had to be there too. It had to be a big deal.
12:43 And Jesus said I'm telling you nothing. What do you want? You wanna sign no sign. You're getting no sign from m
12:56 So, I really do assume that they were usually on their toes today. They weren’t.
13:05 They went into the ship without anything to eat. Now the disciples had forgotten to take the bread. Neither had they in the ship with them, more than one loaf.
13:16 And he charged them saying, now Jesus is talking to them, right? This is a different subject now. It's kind of like just setting up the tone for what God's doing here.
13:26 He's saying, okay, look, they went into the ship, but the disciples forgot to bring bread. They forgot to bring anything to eat.
13:34 And now Jesus is speaking to them. So he charged them saying, take head, beware of the levin of the Pharisees and of the leaven of the Sadducees.
13:48 Now, leaven was like, what you put in bread to make it rise. And they reasoned among, and if I'm wrong, somebody correct me, but I believe I'm, I'm not wrong.
13:59 And they reasoned among themselves saying, it is because we have brought no bread. So Jesus said to them, you know, be aware, be aware of the leaven of the Pharisees.
14:13 And they said to themselves, oh no, it's all about the bread. We forgot to bring the bread.
15:20 And when Jesus knew what he said unto them, why reason? Ye because you have no bread perceive.
15:42 Ye not yet neither you their understanding. Has your heart yet heartened having eyes, see you not having ears? Hear you not.
15:56 And do not remember when I break The five loads Of Among 5,000 And how many baskets full of fragments took you up, they said onto him twelve.
16:50 He's saying, don't you remember when we did the 5,000? All right, ready? When I broke the five loves among 5,000, and how many basket fragments took you up, they said unto him, 12.
17:03 And when the seven among 4,000, that was just the recent reference. And when the seven among the 4,000, how many basket fragments of fragments took you up?
17:15 And they said seven. And he said that to them. How is it that you do not understand? See what he's saying was there is So much more to this than being afraid that you did the wrong freaking thing.
17:30 Weren't you just with me? Didn't we just Feed 4,000 people with a loaf of bread and fish? Weren't with me just now We fed 5,000 people.
17:50 So it is what it is though, right? Because it's human nature.
And he comes to Bethsidia and they bring a blind man onto him and he sought him to touch him and he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the town.
18:06 Now, if you listen to the podcast, I just uploaded one about blind Bartimaus. And I referenced this guy here in talking about blind Bartamaus when he healed a blind man.
18:19 So when you listen to that, remember this, and he comes to Bethsidia and they bring a blind man unto him and beau him to touch him.
18:29 And he took the blind man by the hand and let him out of the town. And when he had spit on his eyes and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw it.
18:42 And he looked up and said, I see men as trees walking after that. He put his hands upon his eyes and made him look up and he was restored
18:56 And so every man, clearly there's another really cool example of sometimes we don't get what it is we need to get automatically right away.
19:07 Sometimes it looks a little skewed. Now, this was just the circumstance right now in this man's life with Jesus Christ himself.
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