September 4 2016 When Only A Miracle Will Do
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WHEN ONLY A MIRACLE WILL DO
A Time To Build
1. Admit we have a need.
Mark 6:34-37 - When Jesus saw a large crowd, He had compassion on them, so He began teaching them. By this time it was late in the day, so His disciple came and said, ‘This is a remote place. Send the people away so they can go and buy something to eat.’ But Jesus answered, ‘You give them something to eat!’ They said, ‘That would take eight months of a man’s wages!’
2. Assess our ability.
Mark 6:38 - How many loaves do you have? Jesus asked, ‘Go and see.’ When thy found out, they said, ‘Five small loaves of bread and two fish.’
John 6:6 - Jesus asked this only to test them, for He already had in mind what He was going to do.
3. Give God the resources we have.
Mark 6:41 - Jesus took the five loaves and the two fish. He blessed the food and broke the loaves and He kept giving them to the disciples to set before the people.
The boy gave what he had, willingly, cheerfully and immediately.
4. Expect Him to expand it.
Mark 6:42-43 - Everyone ate and had enough. Afterwards they collected 12 baskets full of leftovers!
Mark 10:27 - All things are possible with God.
EXPECT FOUR THINGS
1. Expect us to grow spiritually.
2 Corinthians 8:7 - You are growing in faith, in speaking, in knowledge, in truly wanting to help, and in the love you learned from us. In the same way, be strong also in the grace of giving.
2. Expect greater fellowship.
1 Peter 3:8 - You should be like one big happy family.
Acts 2:47 – Enjoying the favor of all people.
3. Expect great worship and celebration.
Psalm 95:2 - Let us come before Him with thanksgiving.
4. Expect a challenge to sell out to God.
2 Corinthians 8:5 - They first gave themselves unreservedly to God. Then the other giving simply flowed out of the purposes of God working in their lives.
