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One Day to Feed the World

By Brad Rosenberg

This sermon, rooted in the theme of Radical Generosity, illustrates how open-handed living and faith in God's miraculous power can break the cycle of poverty, as exemplified in the biblical account of feeding the 5,000 in John 6:1-14, where obedience leads to divine multiplication and miracles, encouraging believers to participate in transformative global initiatives like 'One Day to Feed the World' for impactful change.

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    Global Impact of Generosity

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    Biblical Account of Feeding the 5,000

    2:09
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    Lessons from the Miracle

    1:41
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    Stories of Generosity and Faith

    2:38
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    Call to Action: One Day to Feed the World

    1:42
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    Prayer and Conclusion

    1:34

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Scripture from the sermon

John 6:1-14

1After these things Jesus went away to the other side of the sea of Galilee (that is, Tiberias). 2And a large crowd was following him because they were observing the signs that he was doing on those who were sick. 3So Jesus went up on the mountain and sat down there with his disciples. 4(Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was near.) 5Then Jesus, when he looked up and saw that a large crowd was coming to him, said to Philip, “Where can we buy bread so that these people can eat?” 6(Now he said this to test him, because he knew what he was going to do.) 7Philip replied to him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread would not be enough for them, in order that each one could receive a little.” 8One of his disciples, Andrew the brother of Simon Peter, said to him, 9“Here is a boy who has five barley loaves and two fish, but what are these for so many people?” 10Jesus said, “Make the people recline.” (Now there was a lot of grass in the place.) So the men reclined, approximately five thousand in number. 11Then Jesus took the bread, and after he had given thanks, he distributed it to those who were reclining—likewise also of the fish, as much as they wanted. 12And when they were satisfied, he said to his disciples, “Gather the remaining fragments so that nothing is lost.” 13So they gathered them, and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves which were left over by those who had eaten. 14Now when the people saw the sign that he performed, they began to say, “This one is truly the Prophet who is to come into the world!”

Related verses

Generosity and provision
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2 Corinthians 9:9-11

9Just as it is written, “He scattered widely, he gave to the poor; his righteousness remains forever.” 10Now the one who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will provide and multiply your seed, and will cause the harvest of your righteousness to grow, 11being made rich in every way for all generosity, which is producing through us thanksgiving to God,

2 Corinthians 9:7-9

7Each one should give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or from compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8And God is able to cause all grace to abound to you, so that in everything at all times, because you have enough of everything, you may overflow in every good work. 9Just as it is written, “He scattered widely, he gave to the poor; his righteousness remains forever.”

2 Corinthians 9:11-13

11being made rich in every way for all generosity, which is producing through us thanksgiving to God, 12because the service of this ministry is not only supplying the needs of the saints, but also is overflowing through many expressions of thanksgiving to God. 13Through the proven character of this service they will glorify God because of the submission of your confession to the gospel of Christ and the generosity of your participation toward them and toward everyone,

Malachi 3:8-10

8Will a human dare to rob God? Yet you are robbing me! And you say, ‘How have we robbed you?’ In the tithes and the contributions! 9You are being cursed with a curse, for you are robbing me, the whole nation of you! 10Bring the whole tithe to the storehouse, so that there will be food in my house, and test me please in this,” says Yahweh of hosts, “if I will not open for you the windows of heaven, and pour forth for you an overflowing blessing.

Faith and obedience
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Hebrews 11:6-8

6Now without faith it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and is a rewarder of those who seek him. 7By faith Noah, having been warned about things not yet seen, out of reverence constructed an ark for the deliverance of his family, by which he pronounced sentence on the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. 8By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed to go out to a place that he was going to receive for an inheritance, and he went out, not knowing where he was going.

Discuss

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Observation

So, in John 6:1-14, there's this big crowd. What's going on when Jesus asks Philip about buying bread?

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Interpretation

The pastor mentioned the boy who shared his lunch. Why do you think that little act made such a big impact?

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Application

In that part about 'One Day to Feed the World,' what jumps out at you as a way to help that fits your life?

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