The Master’s Apprenticeship Program of Increasing Faith
(A Message to the Ministers)
(Preached Saturday Evening, May 30, 2020)
“When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, ‘Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?’ And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do. Philip answered him, ‘Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.’ One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him, ‘There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?’ And Jesus said, ‘Make the men sit down.’ Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.”
(John 6:5-10)
I. The Master tested their faith!
“When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, ‘Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?” And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew what he would do.” (John 6:5-6)
II. The Master revealed their lack of faith!
“Philip answered him, ‘Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little.’
“One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, saith unto him, ‘There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?” (John 6:7-9)
III. The Master increased their faith!
“And Jesus said, ‘Make the men sit down.’ Now there was much grass in the place. So the men sat down, in number about five thousand.” (John 6:10, cf. 11-14)
IV. The Master instilled faith within them!
“Which when Jesus perceived, he said unto them, ‘O ye of little faith, why reason ye among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? Do ye not yet understand, neither remember the five loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?” (Matthew 16:8-10)
OUTLINE:
The Master’s Apprenticeship Program of Increasing Faith
(1 of 3 in The Real Ministry Program of Our Lord Jesus Christ)
- The Master tested their faith!
- The Master revealed their lack of faith!
- The Master increased their faith!
- The Master instilled faith within them!
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