What the Feeding of the 5,000 Really Teaches Us About Community and Generosity
In this Sunday School Remix I take another look at one of Jesus’ most well known miracles, the feeding of the 5,000, and explore a different angle than what many of us learned in Sunday School. Yes, Jesus multiplies bread and fish, but what if that is not the only miracle happening on that hillside?
As I walk through the story, I share:
Why this is one of the only miracles recorded in all four gospels
The small detail most people miss, Jesus organizing the crowd into little communities
What happens in our hearts when someone goes first in generosity
Why “You give them something to eat” might be the real invitation
How gratitude, neuroscience, and faith overlap in surprising ways
Why Thanksgiving is not only giving thanks but giving it back
How sharing even a little of what we have can bring God’s kingdom closer
My hope is that this story shapes your Thanksgiving week with a deeper sense of abundance, gratitude, and community.
Thank you for being here. Truly.
Stay in peace, friends.
Sunday School Remix is a new Together 4 Good series re-examining familiar Bible stories to uncover what they really tell us about faith, humanity, and grace today.
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