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Today's scriptures are John 6:1-15
Eighteenth Sunday Ordinary Time, Sunday, August 1 2021
The Sermon “The Loss of Wonder" Dr. David Cagle
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A NOTE FROM THE PASTOR
July 29, 2021
“The Loss of Wonder”
“So they gathered them up, and from the fragments of the five barley loves, left by those who had eaten, they filled twelve baskets.” (vs. 13)
Now, let’s move into this Sunday’s sermon introduction. If you have been in the church for any time, you have undoubtedly heard the story of the boy who handed Jesus his five loaves of bread and two fish. Whenever I read this story, I think of a member of my church in Kingsport who often cooked Sunday night dinners for the Youth Group. Every time there was a larger-than-expected number of youth she would say, “I guess it will be ‘loaves and fish’ tonight.” A large crowd of 5,000 follows Jesus up a mountain. They kept following Jesus to see the “signs that he was doing for the sick.” Seeing an opportunity to perform another sign, Jesus asked Philip, “Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?” Philip replies, “Six months’ wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.” Simon Peter suggests, “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people?” When all is said and done, there are twelve baskets of leftovers!
How are we to understand this story? Some would say the boy’s act of sharing merely inspired (or shamed) others to share. Now I’m all for sharing, but is this the lesson of this story? Come worship with us this Sunday and find out. By the way, I will be sharing a story that happened in the early years of my ministry, an event that was for me a ‘loaves and fish’ event and a sign of the church’s deep need for Jesus.
Grace and Peace to You,
David Cagle
Interim Pastor
“So they gathered them up, and from the fragments of the five barley loves, left by those who had eaten, they filled twelve baskets.” (vs. 13)
Now, let’s move into this Sunday’s sermon introduction. If you have been in the church for any time, you have undoubtedly heard the story of the boy who handed Jesus his five loaves of bread and two fish. Whenever I read this story, I think of a member of my church in Kingsport who often cooked Sunday night dinners for the Youth Group. Every time there was a larger-than-expected number of youth she would say, “I guess it will be ‘loaves and fish’ tonight.” A large crowd of 5,000 follows Jesus up a mountain. They kept following Jesus to see the “signs that he was doing for the sick.” Seeing an opportunity to perform another sign, Jesus asked Philip, “Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?” Philip replies, “Six months’ wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.” Simon Peter suggests, “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people?” When all is said and done, there are twelve baskets of leftovers!
How are we to understand this story? Some would say the boy’s act of sharing merely inspired (or shamed) others to share. Now I’m all for sharing, but is this the lesson of this story? Come worship with us this Sunday and find out. By the way, I will be sharing a story that happened in the early years of my ministry, an event that was for me a ‘loaves and fish’ event and a sign of the church’s deep need for Jesus.
Grace and Peace to You,
David Cagle
Interim Pastor
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