How to Face the Impossible!
How to Face the Impossible!
September 27, 2026
John 6:1-13
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Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Psalm 138:8 (NLT) says; The Lord will work out his plans for my life…
Romans 8:28 (NIV) says; We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Introduction:
How to Face the Impossible — How God wants to use you in the imposable!
Text:
John 6:1-13 (NIV) 1Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias),2 and a great crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by healing the sick.3 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down with his disciples.4 The Jewish Passover Festival was near.
5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.
7 Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”
8 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, 9 “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”
10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). 11 Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.
12 When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” 13 So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
Three truths when you face the impossible:
1. Don’t things in your own .
John 6:7 (NIV) “Eight months wages would not buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”
John 6:6 (NIV) “He asked this only to test him…”
God puts us in impossible situations to TEST us for three different reasons:
- To our undeveloped faith.
- To our hope and trust.
- To his incredible love for us.
Exodus 14:30-31 (NIV) 30 That day the Lord saved Israel from the hands of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore. 31 And when the Israelites saw the mighty hand of the Lord displayed against the Egyptians, the people feared the Lord and put their trust in him and in Moses his servant.
2. Don’t you haven’t what it takes to make a .
John 6:8-12 (NIV) 8 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, 9 “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”
10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). 11 Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.
12They all eat until they had enough…
3. God things to happen to and us.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV) Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; 6 in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
1 Kings 17:7-16 (NIV)
John 6:12-13 (NIV) 12 When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” 13 So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.
Who do you most identify with in this story?
Jesus?
The Crowd?
The Disciples?
The Little Boy?
I want to encourage you to identify with the – &
A.W. Tozer said, "It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply.”
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Psalm 138:8 (NLT) The Lord will work out his plans for my life…
Romans 8:28 (NIV) We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
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