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Adam Mesa is Lead Pastor of Patria Church and speaks to a congregation of 12,000 about how the gospel of Jesus Christ brings purpose to every life. Patria
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The Provision of Jesus 0:00 I am so I love looking around and seeing so many people continuing to come on these Wednesday nights as we go through the book of Mark. There's something that's so special when you go in chronicle0:12 chronological order character of who Jesus is. And as Christians, that's what we're striving to have. We're striving to have the0:24 character that Jesus teaches us in the gospels. Sermon specifically on 1 story or just a couple of verses. And there's so much meat that we can get from that.0:36 But when you see the pattern and the ebb and the flow exceptional0:48 because it's very black and white. It's very matter of fact. Just kind of says exactly what happens and it leaves us to just really figure out who Jesus1:00 is. Like Pastor Aaron always says, it really causes us to squeeze the scriptures and try to figure out what it is that Jesus1:07 wants us to learn. Well, tonight1:07 we're gonna be second half of Mark chapter 6. And if you were here last week, Gabe did1:19 such an amazing job at really setting up1:33 affected the disciples. When Jesus was rejected in his hometown, then he goes and he sends out his disciples 2 by 2. And he sends them on their missions trips1:45 to go preach the gospel. He it says that he gave them the authority to go and do what Jesus does. So he was they were able to do things. They They were able to heal people. And so they had the opportunity to do that, but1:57 how many of you know that you could get a hundred thank you's and a hundred this is amazing what you're doing, but 1 person who just doesn't believe in you, that seems a little bit2:09 louder in your ear. Everything could be going right, but the 1 thing that goes wrong really makes everything go wrong. Well, of course, they experienced that when they were out there preaching the gospel2:21 because not everybody. As you know, if you're somebody who's a true Christian and you're out there trying to save people, I'm currently really, really fighting for people that I love to find Jesus.2:32 Those sting way more than the than the than the great times where I get to stand up here and sometimes save people and bring people to Jesus. The ones that reject hurt the most. And2:44 then on top of that, he talked about how John the Baptist was brutally murdered. Time, that2:56 really started to affect the disciples. Were they going to be next? Was the attention going to be on them? How was everything going to go? So this sort of sets up the mindset of the3:08 disciples in particular. But the second half of Mark chapter 6 goes through 3 actions of Jesus. Jesus,3:38 his true. Jesus feeds. He shows us his provision. When Jesus walks, he shows us his presence.3:54 We can open up the story. And then we3:56 can open up the story.3:56 And then we for this opportunity tonight. Actions of Jesus, that we can learn to be like Jesus, that we can learn to have4:08 the character of Jesus, that we can strive to be better every single day. We thank you that we have an opportunity to read this word together and to4:20 walk through this life of Jesus that he had. Move me out of the way, God. Talk to your children tonight. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.4:40 Part of this, and then I'll have you sit, but we're gonna read the story of Jesus Feeds the 5000. So if you don't mind standing to your feet for the honor of reading, God's word. And if you have a pen or a highlighter,4:55 ask you to circle or highlight because those are the words that we are going to focus on, in this story. So starting in verse 30, it says, The apostles returned to Jesus and5:07 told him all said to them, come away by yourself to a desolate place and rest a while. Circle the word, rest.5:19 For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. Desolate place by themselves. Now, many saw them going and recognized them. They ran5:31 there on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. When he went ashore, he saw a great crowd and he had compassion on them, circle compassion. Because they were5:42 like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things. And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, this is a desolate place and the hour is now late.5:54 Send them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat. But he answered them. You'll give them something to eat. And they said to him, shall we go and buy6:06 200 denarii worth of bread and give it to them to and he said to them, how many loaves do you have? Go and see. And when they had found out, they said 5, and6:18 2 fish. Down in groups on the green grass. So they sat down in groups by hundreds and by fifties. And taking the 5 loaves and the 2 fish, he looked up to6:30 heaven, set a blessing, and broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he and gave them to the disciples to set before the people, and he divided the 2 fish among them all, and they6:40 all ate and were satisfied. Circle satisfied. And they took up 12 baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. And those who ate the loaves were6:52 5000 men. You may be seated. So right before this or right at the beginning, the apostles had7:03 just returned from their missions trip. And so now Jesus wants to debrief. And they're telling him about all that they had done, all that they had seen. But Jesus knows his disciples.7:18 Heart based off of what had just happened. John the Baptist just died. They had just been rejected at some points in their mission.7:30 So even though they're saying, Oh, it was great, and they were giving the account and then the report and saying, This many people were healed. These this many people It's a and they were going and going and going. The7:42 first thing that Jesus says in verse 31, come away by yourself to a desolate and the first thing that Jesus provides because7:54 remember, Jesus feeds shows us his provision. His first provision is His first provision is rest. He gives us rest. Rest is in8:07 in fact, in Exodus 20 verse 8, it says, remember the Sabbath by keeping it whole. It is a commandment of God to rest. Jesus8:19 understood that even though his disciples were coming back and giving the reports that they believed that Jesus wanted to hear, disciples8:31 that they still had some issues going on, some burdens going on. And in Matthew 11 28, it says, come to me all who are weary and burdened,8:45 provision of his. You know, I don't find it to be a coincidence. I don't think anything's a coincidence in the Bible. I think it's all revelation if you really, really dig deep and find. But8:58 interesting to me that they feed the 5000 on bread. Because if you've ever made bread, there's a very interesting way that you make bread. It's very Every bread is made the same way in this way. But you start off with9:10 your dough, and when you have your dough, there's a lot of molding that takes place. There's stretching that takes place. There's forming that takes place. But then9:21 everyone forgets the most important part is that it has to rest. Because when it rests, then the territory is expanded.9:34 It's much bigger and not only does it feed yourself, but it has the opportunity to feed other people.9:49 Grinding and grinding, why things aren't happening, it's because God has given you an opportunity to say, sit down and rest a while. And it is important for10:01 everyone to accept the provision of rest. And what he does is he sends the disciples with him on a 4 mile boat ride to this desolate10:12 place. They rest on the way, but what happens is there's an interruption. People see them leaving, and they run. So imagine, they're going 4 miles on the on10:24 the sea, around on land. It's 4 miles. It might be 6, 7, 8 miles by the time they run to where they are. So when they10:36 get to this desolate place where they're gonna rest, surprise. Me and 5000 of my friends are here to see Jesus. It was10:48 an interruption. But what is the second thing that Jesus provides for us?11:01 Of a shepherd. It says that he had compassion over them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. He showed up to this place and he saw these people who needed a shepherd.11:13 So what did he do? He didn't pull out a big miracle. The miracle would happen later. He sat and he shepherded these people. He sat and he talked to them.11:25 He sat and he got to know them. He sat and he listened to their stories. He sat and he taught them all the good news about who he was, and how he was gonna save them.11:37 He came with compassion. He provided compassion in the form of a shepherd. That is so great. He provided himself. But11:49 see, this is what happened. A rush at all. He was in a sweet spot. This is what he loved to do. He loved to sit and talk with people.12:01 But what happened is, the disciples were in a little bit of a rush. They were being a bit selfish. And they said, Jesus. It's getting a little bit dark now.12:14 Don't you think that you should send everybody away? So that they can they were trying to kick all these people out when they were in the moment where they were receiving Jesus.12:27 They were uneasy. So Jesus turns to them and say, you give them something to eat. Spiritual place that they should have12:39 been, they started thinking mathematically and they started trying to figure it out in the natural. All right. Well, if we take 200 denarii and then we go over to this town, then then what we can do is we can bring the12:49 buy the bread and then bring the bread. And Jesus said What do you have? And don't forget Jesus is that he is the bread13:01 of life. So when we talk about that he brings himself, he is the shepherd, he brings because he is the bread of life. But when they go and they get the 5 loaves and the 2 fish, He13:13 takes the 2 fish. He blesses it and he starts breaking it. And he gives it to the disciples. He lines everybody up, groups of 50 and hundreds, and he begins to pass13:25 out to the disciples. The disciples are a part of the mirror. They are watching it with their own eyes. They have seen other miracles. They're going through the they're going through the13:37 the the the13:57 the third provision of A. J. A. A. It's that he gives us more than enough. There was 12 baskets left over, and I don't know if this was like a stick it to you to the14:09 disciples to say, listen, each 1 of you get a basket to go. Let me show you what a miracle worker I am, you know? But it's so important14:21 to understand. Himself. And through that, we14:33 have everything we need and more. This is what Jesus provides in the story of the feeding of the 5000. So what can we learn from it? Accept theThe Presence of Jesus 14:44 provision. Accept the rest when he tells you to sit down. Take a break. You don't have to keep doing things on your own understanding. You can rest in me. I will give you that rest.14:57 Accept the shepherd. Allow him to guide you. Savior. These people were there and sitting. They were not in a rush and they were15:09 not asking for a miracle. They were not asking for the feeding. They didn't say that they were hungry. They were simply sitting and leaned into what15:39 In verse 45, it says immediately I love when he says immediately. Anyways, immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side to Beth Seda15:51 while he dismissed the crowd. And after he had taken leave of them, he went up to the mountain to pray. And when evening came, the boat was out on the sea and he was alone on the land. And he16:03 saw that they were making headway painfully for the wind was against them. The night, he came to them walking on the sea. He meant to pass by them. But when they saw him16:14 walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost and cried out. For they all saw him and were terrified. Circle terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said,16:26 take heart. It is I. Do not be afraid. Circle afraid. And he got into the boat with them and the wind ceased16:46 Circle hearts were hardened. When Jesus walks, he shows us his presence. It's a16:58 immediately he puts them on a boat. Back because he doesn't walk out in the middle of an altar call. Nobody else here walks out17:10 in the middle of an altar call either. I know that. But he sent them on the boat, and he probably sent them on the boat, because they needed to get that rest that they didn't get, because they still haven't figured out17:21 how to not be an aneurysm. So he sent them out. He finished up, and then he he said goodbye to everybody. He prayed for whoever needed to be prayed17:33 for and then he went up to the mountain to pray. And it says the fourth, watch of the night that's about 3 to 6 AM. So it's very, very late. It started to get very windy17:44 not moving because they were going against the the the the wind current. So it wasn't going where it needed to go and Jesus decides that he's just gonna17:56 walk. He's gonna walk on the water and he's gonna see them later. And he says he wasn't even walking to towards the boat. He was just walking past the boat, like18:08 And so, but when he was walking past the boat, says that the disciples were terrified, because they thought that they had seen a ghost. The disciples18:20 had just seen, because it says immediately, which means this literally Remember, the the feeding of the 5000 happened after the sun went down because it was getting dark, and then18:32 that's when they said go find something to eat. So they had gone on the boat. It was still that same night. They had just seen a The Probably the most public miracle18:44 that he had performed. They've just seen it. They were able to perform miracles by, they had the authority to perform miracles themselves. They had seen Jesus do this over and over again.18:55 Yet when he was there, walking on the water, they thought it was a ghost.19:12 Got into the boat, and the wind seized,19:28 The disciples after all they had seen and all they had done still had hardened hearts. If we can be honest tonight,19:40 now many of us have ever been to a place where we have seen Jesus do actual miracles in our life, save us from things that we should not have been saved from, protect us from19:52 things that we were doing ourselves20:08 And do not be afraid or terrified because of them. For the Lord your God goes20:19 with, he will never leave you nor for for Jesus' presence is always20:32 still with you when he's on the water and your it's not only when Jesus is in the boat, Jesus is always with you. Exodus 3three 14 says, my20:44 presence will go with you and I will give you rest. We talked about rest. He will give you rest, but his presence goes with you everywhere. You20:55 go.21:05 Is21:29 you believe that Jesus is with you. If your heart is hardened today, I want to encourage you. Jesus is with you.21:55 Okay? Lorenzo's the baby, but Gigi So it's Jeffrey the giraffe from Toys R Us, but Lorenzo has had that giraffe ever since he was a baby. So he couldn't say22:07 Jeffrey, so he called him Gigi. Well, JeeJee sleeps with at Lorenzo every single night. When he was teething, Gigi would give him comfort. When he's upset, he22:19 wants Mama is nothing compared to Gigi. Gigi comes on vacation with us. Right next to Lorenzo. Gigi is his best friend. Another character in my22:31 house is Bruno. Now, Bruno is a cute thing, but he's a puppy. So pray for us. So Friday night, we come home from Lorenzo's22:43 football game, and he goes to take a shower, and then at nighttime, he goes to grab G. G. And I just hear him saying,22:52 Oh, no.22:55 Bruno ate his tail. Yeah, Bruno. Bruno had Gigi in his mouth and Bruno ate the whole tail off. Tail was gone.23:07 Gigi was different. A very I don't know how I didn't know how we would ever come back from Gigi and not having a tail, but23:19 here we are. Well, a few minutes later, I go to kiss Lorenzo goodnight and I look in his bed and I said, well where's Gigi? And he said, Gigi's in the trash23:31 can. And I said, excuse me. So I went into the trash can and I pulled Gigi out. And I sat with him and I said, have you forgotten every23:43 time that Gigi has been with you when you needed him? Have you forgotten every time he has comforted you23:56 look like what you think he should look like, you're willing to throw him in the trash. And some of us might be in a season24:08 that we forget what Jesus has done for us, what pit Jesus has pulled us out of, what situation Jesus has freed us from. All because it24:20 doesn't look exactly like we had expected. Maybe we prayed for something. Jesus didn't give it to this. Oh. There's his tail all missing. But maybe Jesus gave you something that24:32 was better for you but because it wasn't the way that you wanted it to look like you're ready to throw Jesus in the trash. And that is not how it should be because Jesus is with you. Jesus is24:44 for you. Jesus knows better than you. Just like he knew these disciples, he understood that there was something going on with the disciples that they didn't even understand was going on because that's24:56 how in tune he is. Because he is our savior, and he is present, and he is with you, and he knows us, and he knows what's good for us. So remember25:08 That Jesus' presence is for us. It's not against us. It's true. Right.25:16 Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right.25:17 Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. Right. RightThe Power of Jesus 25:29 and when Jesus heals, he shows us his power. Here's what's so cool about this story. Oh, let me read it first and then we can draw a And then we can draw a25:36 And then we can draw a And then we can draw a And then we can draw a And then And then25:37 And then And then And then And then And then And then And then And then And then And then and when they got25:49 out of the boat, the people immediately recognized him and ran about the whole region and began to bring the sick people on their beds to wherever they heard. Came in villages26:01 and cities or countrysides, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and implored him that they might touch even the fringe of his garment, and26:10 as many as touched it were made well. And as many26:10 as touched it were made well. And as many as touched it were made well. And as many as touched it were made well. And as touched it were made well. This is why it's so important to go through the book of Mark in26:20 chronological order. Because the 2 stories that we had just heard about were very common stories. You've probably heard those stories before. It's a very popular story. The26:32 feeding of the 5000 and walking on water. People don't know this story. It's only 3 verses. People sort of skip by it, but there's something huge happening here. When we understand the context of where we26:43 are, we are still dealing with the hearts of the Disciples. And we cross over, and we go to Ganessa. And the people had seen Jesus,26:59 put them on gurney, and they drug them over to wherever Jesus was gonna be. And it says listen, it doesn't say that jesus started27:24 it were made well. I love when the Bible says made well. Because he says it a lot. And it takes me back to the chapter before and Mark chapter 5 when the woman27:36 with the issue of blood, Pastor Aaron preached on that last month, The woman of the issue of blood, she wrestled through the crowd, crawling through the crowd, just so that she could touch the hem27:48 of his garment, the pieces of string that are falling off of his clothes, made28:00 well. And then I think about the man who was healed at the pool of Bethesda, when Jesus says, do you even want to be made well? Because he was full of excuses. And he says,28:12 then get up. You see, there's an action to getting made well. There is an action that happens in order for us to be made well.28:23 See, these sick people would lay on the gurney, and it was up to the sick people to reach and grab Jesus.28:39 Faith that they had to do to get their healing. It is an act of faith to receive the power of Jesus. Jesus's power is activated28:51 when we get the action of reaching out to touch him. If we don't reach to Jesus, if we're not constantly going towards Jesus, the bible says,29:08 towards Jesus, if we are not constantly in a posture that is pointed towards Jesus, if we are not constantly reaching out to29:27 posture. It had to be done by the people.29:40 Front of his closest people. It took a bunch of sick people to show the disciples what faith looks like. The people that were the closest to Jesus29:52 were missing the mark. And it took people who couldn't even walk simply by reaching out and grabbing the scraps off of his garment30:05 when they received their power. That is what was able to teach the disciples what their posture should be like. So I want to ask you, what is30:15 your posture, like, through30:15 these actions that we learned through these actions that we learned about Jesus. And we learned about his presence, and we learned about his provision, and we learned about30:27 his power. Jesus has the power, but there's an action. So I want to ask tonight, the biggest act of faith, the biggest action of faith30:39 is by saying, I want Jesus as my Lord and my savior. That is the biggest 1. Provision,30:52 we have to accept it. And just like the power, we have to be the ones to initiate it. I told you about Gigi. Well, Gigi looks31:03 kind of beat down. I think I have a picture of what I mean, you saw the couple of pictures of Gigi. Gigi looks like he's been through some things. Well, like a good mom, you know I have a spare, right?31:15 Because you can't not have a spare. But I want to tell you, some of us I'll bring Gigi back. Some of us feel like that right now. We feel beat up. We feel like our tails been cut31:27 off. We feel like we have been battered and bruised.31:48 Brings us back and makes us whole. I don't know how broken you are. Your heart might look like Gigi right now. You might sit there and you might say,32:00 I've just been through so much. I want to encourage you. Jesus can make you brand new. Brand new. Every scar that you carry on32:12 the inside, every hurt that you have,32:14 everything that's been done to you,32:15 Jesus can make you brand new. To you, Jesus can make you brand new. But it takes an action. It takes an action of faith to reach out to Jesus and to say,32:26 I want you as my Lord and savior. He died on a cross so that we can be made and that we can spend eternity in heaven with him.32:39 None of us None of us are perfect. What it takes to get into heaven. Perfection. The only man32:51 is perfect. The only person who's ever been perfect is Jesus. So he takes our place. Ask everybody to,33:04 bow their heads, close their eyes. And I'm going to lead us in a prayer. And if you're here, and you've never accepted Jesus as your Lord and savior,33:27 lately he's been showing you things of just I want I want I want I33:31 want I want I want I want I want I want I want I want I want I want I want I want I want I want I want I want33:33 I want I want I want I want I want I33:41 -Jobs.33:45 -Jobs. -Jobs.33:53 -Jobs. -Jobs.33:53 -Jobs. -Jobs. -Jobs. -Jobs. -Jobs. There was a time I danced the line too. So there's no judgement. And a very vulnerable moment of mine.34:06 Very vulnerable moment of mine. Said34:21 moment where I reached out for jesus. So we're gonna come back to Jesus tonight. Somebody who wants to accept Jesus as your Lord and savior for the first time, or you want to recommit34:33 your life to jesus. But it is a bold act of faith to raise your hand. It's a reaching just like the sick people34:45 in Genesaret had to reach to get their power. We have to reach up and proclaim Jesus. So I'm going to ask you on the count of 3 to raise your hand if you want to accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior. 1, 2,34:57 3. Raise your hand. Yes, Lord. Thank you so much. There's hands all over the place.35:16 I thank you. I thank you for your provision. I thank you for your presence. I thank you for your power. I believe that you died on a cross35:29 and rose, and35:44 and getting35:52 businesses like Allbirds or Skims that are selling through the roof, sure, you think about a great product, a cool brand, and brilliant marketing. But what's often overlooked is the business behind the business that36:04 makes it all possible. For millions of businesses, that's Shopify. Nobody does selling better than Shopify, the home of the number 1 checkout on the planet. With Shop Pay, you can boost conversions by up to 5036:16 percent, meaning fewer abandoned carts and way more sales. 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