This Sunday, we return to our sermon series on feeding the hungry, where we are examining the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000 in the different gospels. Our focus this week is on the story in the gospel of John. This story has a lot in common with the versions found in the other gospels, but also some unique parts. Did you know that this is the only feeding story that gives credit to a young boy for providing the bread and fish that fed thousands of people? Did you remember that John’s version placed the feeding miracle in Galilee close to Passover — at a time when devout Jews would be traveling to Jerusalem for the festival? Why would John include these kinds of details, and why are they not in of other versions of the story? And what does this story tell us about the nature of God and Jesus, and about our responsibility to help ensure that everyone has the food they need?
As we continue our Honest Conversation discussions in Sunday school, we will dig into this story and its meaning for our faith and our congregation. Hope you will join us, in person on online!
First Christian Church of Lawrenceville is located in Lawrenceville, Georgia in Gwinnett County. Find out more by going to our website at https://lawrencevillechristianchurch.org/
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