Looking for Leftovers (6 of 6)
Series: Meeting With Jesus
Jeff Strite
Mark 8:1-21
OPEN: I once read the true story of a family that was sitting down at the dinner table for their evening meal. But one of the girls wasn't happy because they were having leftovers, and she complained about it.
The dad was not happy about that and spent a few moments explaining to her that she needed to be more thankful for what she had. In order to make sure she understood his point, he decided that she should say grace and that her prayer should show her appreciation for what she had.
So she bowed her head and then prayed:
''Thank you for this food… again.''
(Heather Marshall in R.Digest, 5/03)
ILLUS: I once read about a minister's wife who was a wonder at conserving food and she rarely threw any of it away. At one meal she gave her husband nothing but leftovers and he was obviously not enthusiastic about it. He began to pick at the food and ate a little… but had not said grace yet.
His wife smiled sweetly at him and gently said, ''Dear, you forgot the blessing.''
He looked over at her and said: ''Sweetheart, if you can show me one item that hasn't been blessed at least two times, I can't see what another prayer can do for it.''
Leftovers. (Pause)
In our story today we read about some leftovers. Mark 8:8 tells us that ''the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.''
APPLY: Now ordinarily, leftovers are foods that's been left over and you prepare them a 2nd time, and a 3rd time, and a 4th time…
What Jesus did in our story this morning… was a leftover. You see Jesus had done this food thing once before. If you back a couple chapters in Mark you see Jesus doing this food thing for another crowd.
Mark 6:34-38 tells us that
''When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.
By this time it was late in the day, s ...
Series: Meeting With Jesus
Jeff Strite
Mark 8:1-21
OPEN: I once read the true story of a family that was sitting down at the dinner table for their evening meal. But one of the girls wasn't happy because they were having leftovers, and she complained about it.
The dad was not happy about that and spent a few moments explaining to her that she needed to be more thankful for what she had. In order to make sure she understood his point, he decided that she should say grace and that her prayer should show her appreciation for what she had.
So she bowed her head and then prayed:
''Thank you for this food… again.''
(Heather Marshall in R.Digest, 5/03)
ILLUS: I once read about a minister's wife who was a wonder at conserving food and she rarely threw any of it away. At one meal she gave her husband nothing but leftovers and he was obviously not enthusiastic about it. He began to pick at the food and ate a little… but had not said grace yet.
His wife smiled sweetly at him and gently said, ''Dear, you forgot the blessing.''
He looked over at her and said: ''Sweetheart, if you can show me one item that hasn't been blessed at least two times, I can't see what another prayer can do for it.''
Leftovers. (Pause)
In our story today we read about some leftovers. Mark 8:8 tells us that ''the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.''
APPLY: Now ordinarily, leftovers are foods that's been left over and you prepare them a 2nd time, and a 3rd time, and a 4th time…
What Jesus did in our story this morning… was a leftover. You see Jesus had done this food thing once before. If you back a couple chapters in Mark you see Jesus doing this food thing for another crowd.
Mark 6:34-38 tells us that
''When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.
By this time it was late in the day, s ...
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