Content (not
sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture, fit on one line):
9:1-5 J calld12gv pwr demns/cure,sent:tk nothng,whtevr hs
entr,stay;if welcm,shake dust
9:6-8 set out,procl gd news/heal;Herod perplexd,some sayg
Jn raised,others Elijah,others proph bk2life
9:9- H:I behd Jn,tried2see Hm
9:10-11 apost retn,rpt2J,theyw/d2Bethsaida,crowds
followd,He welcmd,He spoke koG,heald
9:12-15 late aftrn,12:send crowd away food/lodging;J:u gv
eat,we hv5br&2fish:5000men;sit in grps of 50
9:16-17 disc did,evry1 sat;tk5loav2fish,lk up2hvn,gv
thx,broke,gv2disc2distrib;all ate,satis,12baskets pcs
9:18-20 J prayg pvt,disc w/:who crowds say I am?Jn
Bapt;Elijah;proph bk2life;what abt u?P:G’s Messiah
9:21-23 J warnd tell any1:SoM
suffer,rejectd,killd,3rd day raised;want b my disc deny self,tk
cross,follw
9:24-25 whoevr want sv life,lose;whoevr lose life4me,sv;what
gd4some1gain world,lose self
9:26-27 Whoevr ashmd me/my wds,SoM ashmd them when cm
glory;some here taste deathb4see koG
9:28-30 8d later,J tk P,Jn,Jas into mt2pray;appearnc
chg,clothes lightning;Moses&Elijah appeard,talk w/J
9:31-32 spoke abt His depart,He abt2fulfill Jerus;P/compn
sleepy,bec awake,saw glry/2men
9:33-34 as men lvng,P:let us3sheltrs4U,M,E(He know
wht sayng);cloud apprd/cvrd,afraid as they enterd
9:35-36 voce:this my Son,I’ve chosen, listn2Hm;J
alone;disc kpt this2selves@that time
9:37-40 nxt day cm dn,man begd:Tchr,lk@my son,spiri seiz,convuls,foam@mouth,dstroy
hm,disc drv out
9:41-43a Unbelvg,prvers gen,brg son;while boy cm demn
convulsn,J rebk spirit,heal boy,gv2fr,all amazd
9:43b-45 while evry1 marvlg,J2disc:SoM2b delv in2hd
men;they undstd,hiddn frm them,they afraid2ask
9:46-48a argumt among disc greatest;J knowg thoughts tk
child:whoevr welcm child my nom welcm me
9:48b whoevr welcm me, welcm1who sent me;1who least among
u=greatest
9:49-50 Jn:Master,saw some1 drv demn in ur nom,tried stop
bec 1of us;J:stop,whoevr against u=4u
Divisions (run-on
sentence OK, direct verbiage from Scripture/Principles are Aims for each
Division):
1.Jesus sends the apostles out, feeds 5000, asks who they
think He is and tells them about the cross (Luke 9:1-27)
Principle: Jesus equips, calls, meets needs and exceeds
expectations.
2.Jesus appears before Peter, John and James with Moses
and Elijah and a voice from the cloud tells them to listen to His beloved Son
(Luke9:28-36)
Principle: Jesus pleases His Father.
3.Jesus heals a demon-possessed boy and settles an
argument about who is the greatest (Luke 9:37-50)
Principle: Jesus serves.
Subject Sentence (10-word
sentence with proper structure showing exactly where you are in Scripture):
Jesus feeds 5000, is transfigured and identifies “the
greatest”.
Aim (“To Cause My
Audience To…” Know, See, etc.):
TCMATK Jesus meets needs, pleases His Father, heals and
settles arguments.
Application (not
yes or no question. Meant to bring about
heart change):
1.Where is Jesus sending you to share His love and how
are you responding to His call?
2.How are you responding to God’s declaration that you
are His beloved child?
3.What parts of your life are you willing to allow Jesus
to heal?
How would I describe God in this passage? God equips and sends His people to touch the
world in His name. God feeds us to
complete satisfaction and gives us leftovers!
God reveals Himself to us. God
informs us about the future, gives glimpses of His glory and substantiates the
past. God heals and teaches.
Who are “the lost”? The lost are those to whom He sends His
people, the crowds and individuals who seek Him for nourishment and healing.
Where do I see the Holy Spirit’s power? I see the Spirit’s power in the multiplying
of bread and fish, in Peter’s declaration, in the predictions of Jesus’ death,
in the transfiguration, in the healing of the demon-possessed boy.
Where do I see an emphasis on prayer? Jesus took Peter, John and James into the
mountains to pray. While He prayed, He
was transfigured. Prayer apparently
makes the disciples sleepy (me too, sometimes), because Scripture says “when they
became fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men standing with Him…” Prayer makes such wonderful things
happen. How can we sleep through
it?!?!?!
Where do I see joy? I can only imagine the joy of the apostles as
they proclaimed the good news and healed people. That first healing done must’ve been a bit
nerve-wracking. Would it work? I can’t do this. They were right about that. But, wow!!!
I’m sure there were slips into pride over the successes. I wonder if that’s why they couldn’t heal the
demon-possessed boy. Still, the joy of
knowing that Jesus was with them when they couldn’t see Him was a critical
lesson for them to learn because Jesus is now making His way to Jerusalem and
the end of His earthly ministry. I also
imagine joy as the disciples pass out food to 5000 men (probably more if you
think about the women and children) from 5 loaves and 2 fish and then collect
12 baskets of broken pieces!!! Wow! Then there’s Peter declaring that Jesus is
the Messiah! Mind-blowing! And being one of the three who witnessed the
transfiguration and saw Moses and Elijah!!!
Oy! And seeing the demon-possessed
boy healed…for the apostles who were unable to heal that boy, it may’ve been
embarrassing. They may have recognized
him and his father and felt shame that they were unable to do this on their
mission trip. Did Jesus look right at
them? Did He smile? Did they feel that gracious, merciful
correction deep inside and the joy that comes when you realize you’re forgiven
and Jesus is about to take you to a new level of relationship?
How could this joy be my strength today?
As I type this, I’m drinking coffee and
listening to my load of laundry enter the spin cycle…my stomach a bit knotted
because I leave tomorrow morning on a mission trip to Austria and the Czech
Republic with my choir. Our 15 voices
will join 135 others from four other churches to sing God’s praises during five
concerts. We will smile and shake hands
and bless those we meet with gifts from the USA. We will experience foreign culture and pick
out treasures to bring our loved ones back home. I expect to see God do mighty things!
What do I love about Jesus? I love so many things about Him. He goes with me wherever I go. He will never leave me or forsake me. He corrects me gently, but He doesn’t leave
me alone in my bad habits. He heals
me. He reveals Himself to me. He teaches me. He gives me wisdom beyond myself. He nourishes me. He loves me.
What references to food do I see in this
passage? Jesus feeds 5000+ with 5 loaves and 2
fish and the Apostles collect 12 baskets of leftovers! Amazing!!!
If this were the only page torn out of a
Bible I possessed, what would I treasure about it? I treasure that He can give ordinary men and
women the realization that He is God!
That He saves people today! That
He chose me to receive that saving knowledge.
That there is so much tied together in these verses: sending out the 12
and the father coming with the demon-possessed boy the apostles couldn’t heal
(probably during that trip). The people
telling Herod that Jesus was John the Baptist or Elijah or one of the prophets
come back to life and the apostles telling Jesus this is who they thought He
was, but Peter declaring Him to be the Messiah.
This also ties in my mind to the transfiguration. And there’s so much more to be discovered in
these verses…
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