#18 John 6:1-15
Leader: Have your Student write down the Passage and the Questions then, give them a week to prepare.
Passage: John 6:1-15
Questions:
- 1) What does Jesus’ fourth miracle tell us about him?
- 2) Review the first three miracles?
- 3) What questions do you have?
Then, this week the Student will:
- Read the Passage every day!
- Handwrite the Passage
- Answer the questions
When you do meet again, you will go over this…
John 6:1-15
6 Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), 2 and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick. 3 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples. 4 The Jewish Passover Festival was near.
5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.
7 Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”
8 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, 9 “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”
10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). 11 Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.
12 When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” 13 So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
14 After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say, “Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.” 15 Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself.
Notes for Leader:
Open your time together with prayer. Be sure to ask the Holy Spirit to lead the conversation and teach what needs to be learned and heard during your discussion. He will give you the words that you need! May you grow closer together and closer to Jesus.
Briefly review what you learned last week. Now, let’s see what else we can discover about who Jesus is…
Here is what we noticed.
1) What does Jesus’ fourth miracle tell us about him?
v.2 Jesus had already performed miraculous signs, not all were recorded
v.5 Jesus provides for the needy, in this case, food for the crowd. People are needy, they have physical needs that must be met, but they also have spiritual needs that must be met!
v.6 Jesus asks to test Philip
v.9 Andrew asks — how? Jesus uses inadequate people to will give him what they do have to meet the enormous needs of others.
v.10 Jesus has the answer, Jesus’ disciples cannot do this without Him!
v.11 Jesus thanks God for His provision, and He provides abundantly!
v.15 Jesus knows the people’s intentions just as He knows ours.
Jesus provides for our needs (even more than we need), it is part of his plan.
2) Review the first three miracles?
#1 Wedding in Cana. John 2:1-11 Jesus turns water into wine. Jesus explains how we will become clean by his blood.
#2 Jesus heals the official’s son. John 4:43-54 Jesus has authority over life and death.
#3 Jesus heals the paralytic. John 5:1-15 Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath.
#4 Jesus feeds the crowd of 5000 men. John 6:1-15 Jesus is our provider
** You may also consider the story of the woman at the well as a miracle, because Jesus had never met the woman before and yet was able to tell her everything she had done! John 4:29
3) What questions do you have?
Don’t be nervous about this one… the Holy Spirit will help you answer. If you are discipling a young child (and most others!), remember that they are not expecting a doctoral dissertation when you answer, so keep it simple and true. And, it is ok to say, “I am not sure, let’s look into that together.” And then add that question to your study for next week.
Allow the Spirit to lead a great conversation!
Here is the passage and questions for next week’s study. Give your student the week to write out the passage and prepare for your discussion.
Passage: John 6:16-24
Questions:
- 1) What does Jesus’ 5th miracle tell us about Jesus?
- 2) What questions do you have?