Tag: Feeding 5000

From Grief to Justice

by toddweir1, posted in sermons

Matthew 14:13-21 We might want to rush to the ending of the story, proclaiming bread for the poor. Jesus the compassionate, Jesus the wonder-worker, creates an abundance where people felt scarcity. Like Moses, who showed people manna in the wilderness, here is a new Moses who will provide bread and justice. It’s a great text … Continue reading From Grief to Justice

John 6:1-15 “Sharing Our Bread”

by toddweir1, posted in sermons

Take a moment with me and step into this scene.  You are now a first century Galilean. Its pay day so you stop and buy a few barley loaves and while you are at the fish market, you hear the growing fame of Jesus, the carpenter from Nazereth, who confounds the Pharisees with unconventional but … Continue reading John 6:1-15 “Sharing Our Bread”