When a Break Turns Into a Breakout

How many times did Jesus feed the multitudes?

How and why were they different?

Some have argued there is no harder work than ministry? The disciples were exhausted. Your thoughts?

Were the miracles of multiplication, “eucharist” Communion events?

Many “Leftists” try to use this text to argue for socialist policies toward the poor, is that the point of the miracle?

How would you use the scripture, even this text, to combat the contrived and twisted arguments for gov’t handouts?

What do the other gospel accounts add to the story? (Matthew 14:13–21; Luke 9:10–17; John 6:1–14 )

Our passage this week isn’t directly about Christmas, yet there is some correlation, what is it?

What other secondary points/lessons can we get from our text?