Summary
When I considered this particular Sunday, the first Sunday in 2024, and I considered what text should come for that particular Sunday, this text this question came to mind. As we're faced with a host of freshness and possibilities, both good and bad in the new year, this particular text came to mind and I inked it in for this Sunday to examine with you, and in order to understand it, we need to have kind of a running start for us to grasp this text. Jesus certainly knew the answer to his own question, and he miraculously took the five loaves and the two fish, multiplied them, and fed the scripture tells us in the gospel of John, fed the five thousand people. There were seven loaves and a few fish, and Jesus miraculously multiplied those and fed the four thousand people. We know that the feeding of the five thousand and the feeding of the four thousand were two separate events. The ball drops on New Year's Eve, but the risen Lord reads for all of it and so instead of wishing one another, I happy New Year, maybe what we should say to one another, is a confident New Year to you, a confident New Year.
Video citations
- “New Year” 1-7-24 — What you open your Bible's please with me to the 16th chapter of the Gospel of Matthew for our study this morning. If you're using a Pew edition of Holy Scripture, you're going to find that on page…