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Dads – Passing On The Impossible
June 20, 2021 / First Baptist RussellJohn 6:1-14; Mark 9:14-29
Got any rivers you think are uncrossable;
Got any mountains you can’t tunnel through?
God specializes in things tho’t impossible;
He does the things others cannot do.
‘Oh, Lord God! Behold, You Yourself have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You. Jeremiah 32:17
“Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh; is anything too difficult for Me?” Jeremiah 32:27
For nothing will be impossible with God. Luke 1:37
But He said, “The things that are impossible with people are possible with God.” Luke 18:27
John 6 Has A Familiar Event That Is Also Very Unique.
1st The only miracle in all gospels.
2nd It is the only account we have that Jesus asked the of someone else.
3rd It is the only time Jesus performed a miracle before such a crowd.
4th It is an absolute .
An Exam Is In Order.
The first up was .
So Jesus, after raising His eyes and seeing that a large crowd was coming to Him, said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread so that these people may eat?” John 6:5
But He was saying this only to test him, for He Himself knew what He intended to do. Philip answered Him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not enough for them, for each to receive just a little!” John 6:6-7
Remember: The learning process is always for benefit.
Philip was the one who had to everything – he was whatwe call – a .
The next one tested?
One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to Him, “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish; but what are these for so many people?” John 6:8-9
This is for all of us that think the are against us/me.
Let Go And Let God
- When you face the impossible – leave it in His .
- Refuse to .
- Refuse to .
- Refuse to it out .
- Resist .
- Refuse to on it.
Instead – Pray:
“Lord, I have something I cannot . Because You are and also , take this off my hands. It is impossible for me, but You are the ‘SPECIALIST.'”
An Impossible Story Involving a and a
And they brought the boy to Him. When he saw Him, the spirit immediately threw him into convulsions, and falling to the ground, he began rolling around and foaming at the mouth. And He asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood. It has often thrown him both into the fire and into the water to kill him. But if You can do anything, take pity on us and help us!” But Jesus said to him, “‘If You can?’ All things are possible for the one who believes.” Immediately the boy’s father cried out and said, “I do believe; help my unbelief!” Mark 9:20-24