A CALL TO HELP
Mark 8:1-9
IT IS JESUS WHO CALL US TO SERVE
V:1. " During those days another large crowd gathered.
Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said, "
A. The doors of Churches are open through out the world to
feed the Word of
God to the
people.
1. People come to
church for different reasons.
a. Some are
hungry for the Word.
b. Some come
to be entertained.
c. Some come
to out of curiosity .
2. Regardless of
what reason they come, they will be affected by the
Word of God
they hear.
B. Jesus knows everyone that is in the crowd.
1. Jesus knows the
needs of everyone who come to church.
2. Jesus will call
His disciples, all of us who have accepted Him as our
personal
savior to serve.
3. We were save to
serve, not to sit on the sidelines.
4. There is enough
need for everyone to serve.
C. Jesus not only knows our spiritual needs, but He
also knows our physical needs.
1. In this verse,
Jesus had labored in the Word, and the people were hungry.
2. The Word of God
will satisfy our spiritual needs, but it is the work of God
through the
disciples who satisfies the physical needs.
3. Notice in the
text, when Jesus called, the disciple came.
4. If we truly
want to serve we have listen to the Words of Jesus.
5. Not only do we
have to listen, but we have to make ourselves available
to serve.
SERVE WITH LOVE AND COMPASSION
V:2 "I have compassion for these people; they have
already been with me three days and have nothing to eat."
V:3 If I send them home hungry, they will collapse on the
way, because some of them have come a long distance."
A. It is one thing to know the needs of someone, but it is
another thing to act with
compassion.
1. The first step
is to know the needs of another person.
2. The second step
to have compassion for another person and want to help.
B. Jesus took time to access the needs of the crowd.
1. He knew their
situation.
2. He also knew the
severity of their situation.
C. In Houston, at every busy intersection, you are likely to
find someone with a sign
saying I need help.
1. Before you
reach into your pocket, take time to access the situation.
2. You may find a
need or you may find a scam.
3. Jesus always
helped those who were in need.
4. I would guess
that everyone looking help has needs.
a. Determining
whether the need is financial, spiritual or both is the
problem.
b. In order to
determine a person need, you have to spend time with
them.
c. Jesus spent
three days with the crowd.
d. Often times,
we act with our emotions and not with knowledge and love.
e. A hand out
will feed a person for a moment, but will not address the
underlying
cause of the problem.
WITH JESUS, THE JOB IS NEVER TO BIG
V:4. His disciples
answered, "But where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to
feed them?"
A. The flesh always says we don't have enough to help.
1. The flesh say
I don't have time.
2. The flesh say
it is someone else's problem.
B. The heart of a believer cannot be controlled by the
flesh.
1. The flesh is a
stumbling block to the work of God.
2. The flesh sees
our limitation.
3. But the heart
controlled by the Spirit sees everything as possible.
WHAT'S IN YOUR HANDS; START WITH THAT
V:5 "How many loaves do you have?" Jesus asked.
"Seven," they replied.
6 He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. When he had
taken the seven loaves and given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his
disciples to set before the people, and they did so. "
A. God starts with what we have.
1. What we have
devoted to God is enough to supply the needs of everyone.
2. God can take what we have and multiply to
be enough.
B. We have to start by being thankful for what we have.
1. We have to be
willing to share what we have with others.
2. Notice, Jesus
started by having the crow to sit down.
3. When you are
standing over the crowd you can see the needs of the crowd.
4. When you are
standing over the crowd you can see best how to serve them .
WHAT WE HAVE MAY BE SMALL; WITH GOD IT IS ENOUGH
V:7 "They had a few small fish as well; he gave thanks
for them also and told the disciples to distribute them."
A. Once you start serving, other means to serve will be
provided.
1. Everyone has
been gifted to give.
2. Sometime it
take one person to start and others will come and share the burden.
B. We must remember
that we are not alone in the process of serving.
1. When God guides
our hearts to a problem, He has the solution.
2. We don't have
to know how, we just need to rely on Jesus, who can.
3. Notice Jesus
started by with giving thanks to the Father for what He had.
4. A prayer
of thanksgiving opens the resources of
Heaven to us.
OUR DESIRE TO SERVE SATISFIES THE LORD
V:8. " The people ate and were satisfied. Afterward,
the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over."
9 About four thousand men were present. And having sent them
away"
A. God is satisfied with the effort we put forth in serving
others.
1. Notice, it was
the disciples who serves four thousand men not including
women and
children that were there.
2. There is no
mention of any man in the crowd getting involved.
3. There is no
mention of any man in the crowd being converted.
4. There is no
mention of any man in the crowd saying thank you
for helping
me.
B. Sometimes the job of serving will go without thanks from
those
being served.
1. If we are
seeking the rewards of man we may not get it.
2. Those who serve
get their reward from God.
3. Do not get weary
in well doing, for in due season we will
reap if we do not faint. Gal 6:9
C. In retrospect, we will realize that our efforts to help
accomplished more
than out human
efforts alone.
1. It is because
in the middle of our service God is a work.
2. It is because
God multiplies our efforts to satisfy the needs of all we
who come to us
in need.
3. All we have to
do is have a willing heart and God will handle the rest.
4. Whatever we do
for others stores treasure in heaven.
THANK GOD FOR HIS CALL TO SERVE.
Rev. M. Mitchell
Asst Pastor Of Greater Macedonia
Baptist Church
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