Taken and Blessed, Broken and Multiplied

Everyone responds to difficulty differently.  In John chapter 6 we see Jesus giving what some of the disciples refer to as a “hard teaching” and they walk away from Jesus.  Some things in life are difficult and hard to accept but our response is important and we basically have two choices: despair or dependence. Which…

As school starts for many people in our county, it brings with it a lot of change in our lives and routines. How do you respond change? Jesus brought a teaching to the Jewish people that forced a change in their thinking and their response was to turn on one another and argue with each…

In John chapter 6 we are spending two days with Jesus.  In this portion we see Jesus dealing with haters who take issue with Him calling Himself, “the Bread of Life.” These people knew Jesus as a boy – they remembered Him when… Sometimes people remember you when you were not the person you are…

After Jesus feeds the 5,000+ people by the Sea of Galilee, he crosses over to the other side of the sea in the darkness of night.  The people catch up to him with an agenda on their mind: give us more food! They were hungry for Jesus but not a spiritual hunger, they were hungry…

When Jesus gives us a vision to see a need or a problem, he has also given us the seeds for the solution.  Sometimes the resources we have look like 5 loaves and 2 fish trying to feed over 5,000 people – it looks impossible! – but in the hands of Jesus our resources are…