Luke 9:10-17

When the apostles returned, they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew by themselves to a town called Bethsaida, but the crowds learned about it and followed him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing.
Late in the afternoon the Twelve came to him and said, “Send the crowd away so they can go to the surrounding villages and countryside and find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here.”
He replied, “You give them something to eat.”
They answered, “We have only five loaves of bread and two fish—unless we go and buy food for all this crowd.” (About five thousand men were there.)
But he said to his disciples, “Have them sit down in groups of about fifty each.” The disciples did so, and everyone sat down. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them. Then he gave them to the disciples to distribute to the people. They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. —Luke 9:10-17

ONE. Gratitude

Gratitude is God’s

to protect us.

Blessing without gratitude

.

For it is written: “Be glad, barren woman, you who never bore a child; shout for joy and cry aloud, you who were never in labor; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband.” —Gal. 4.27

YOUR NOTES:

TWO. Useful

Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many? —John 6.9

Jesus used the most

person with the

Reveal Answer

to offer.

But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. —1 Cor. 1.27

God uses what we

.

YOUR NOTES:

THREE. Satisfies

God didn’t just feed everyone, they were

.

Faith in God will cost you

and it will pay out more than you can ask, think, or imagine.

The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. —Matt. 13:44

YOUR NOTES:

SUMMARY

1. Gratitude protects us
2. God uses what we have
3. God satisfies us

CHALLENGE

1. Write down 100 things you are grateful for
2. Ask God to use what you have
3. Invite someone to church