The lad with the 5 loaves and 2 fishes did something so amazing that Jesus honored it, what did the lad do? He showed up!

In any dispensation, in fact in all dispensations, we see a biblical principle of the importance of simply showing up to wait upon the Lord. Anyone can do it, age, physical fitness or economic status have no bearing on showing up. One of the greatest miracles in the Bible, and they are all great, aren’t they, is the miracle of the 5 loaves and 2 fishes.

“There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?” John 6:9 (KJB)

You will notice that this lad is not named, the accounts in Matthew 14 and Mark 6 don’t even tell you there was a lad! He is anonymous – BUT – the work he does for the Lord Jesus, his tiny, little step of faith, redounds to his credit for all eternity!

Study Notes For This Sunday Service

“For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God. For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:15-18 (KJB)

“Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.” 2 Corinthians 5:9 (KJB)

“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:” 2 Timothy 4:7 (KJB)

3 Things The Lad Did That You Can Do, Too:

• The Lad wanted to see and hear Jesus for himself, so he made a plan.
• The Lad didn’t want to show up empty-handed, so he prepared what he had available to him, and it wasn’t much.
• The Lad showed up, the Lord blessed his efforts, and caused the people to prosper mightily, so much so there was a storehouse left over.

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Some through the waters, some through the flood, some through the fire but all through the blood is the theme of my Sunday Service message today

My text today is found in Isaiah 43:2 in your King James Bibles, and in that verse we see a fantastic doctrinal promise to the Jews and the nation of Israel. It does not apply to us here in the Church Age practically, but from a spiritual perspective it becomes a wonderful promise for Christians as well. This is why rightly dividing the scriptures as Paul commands is so very important.

“When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.” Isaiah 43:2 (KJB)

The prophet Isaiah is telling us about the time we read about in Revelation 12, where the Jews and Israel will be kept safe from the end times flood and fire the Bible tells us will be present in that day. Isaiah is giving us a literal description of actual Jews protected from literal flood waters and fires. So how can that, a promise made to the Jews, apply to us Christians at the end of the Church Age? This my message, preached live from Bethany Baptist Church in Saint Augustine, Florida.

Study Notes For This Sunday Service

“For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.” 2 Corinthians 5:1 (KJB)

“Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: for I will work a work in your days, which ye will not believe, though it be told you.” Habakkuk 1:5 (KJB)

The following quotes and notations are taken from Foxe’s Book of Martyrs:

• “At Buckingham, Thomas Bainard, and James Moreton, the one for reading the Lord’s prayer in English, and the other for reading St. James’ epistles in English, were both condemned and burnt alive.”
• “Mr. Saunders then slowly moved towards the fire, sank to the earth and prayed; he then rose up, embraced the stake, and frequently said, “Welcome, thou cross of Christ! welcome everlasting life!” Fire was then put to the wood, and, he was overwhelmed by the dreadful flames, and sweetly slept in the Lord Jesus.”
• Hugh Latimer said “Be of good comfort, Mr. Ridley, and play the man: We shall this day light such a candle, by God’s grace, in England, as I trust never shall be put out.”
• William Tyndale Martyred October 6, 1536 – At last, After much reasoning, when no reason would serve, although he deserved no death, he was condemned by virtue of the Emperor Decree , made in the Assembly at Augsburgh and upon the same brought forth to the place of Execution, was there tied to the Stake, and then strangled first by the Hangman, and afterwards with fire consumed in the morning, at the Town of Filford, A.D. 1536; crying thus at the stake with a fervent zeal, and a loud voice, “Lord open the king of England’s eyes.”

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“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;” Titus 2:13 (KJB)

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The Bible clearly teaches us that, in the same way dogs will follow and obey their master, so Christians must follow our Master Jesus Christ as he commands

As a lifelong cat person, I confess to not knowing much, if anything, about dogs. Having cats is the opposite of having dogs. So it was a pleasant yet shocking surprise when we got our new puppy, to have an animal that does what I tell it to do, when I tell it to do it. Traits we associate with dogs are very much in line with what Jesus expects from us. We are Gentile dogs, for sure, but maybe just how much that analogy carries through just might surprise you, it sure did me.

“The woman was a Greek, a Syrophenician by nation; and she besought him that he would cast forth the devil out of her daughter. But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled: for it is not meet to take the children’s bread, and to cast it unto the dogs. And she answered and said unto him, Yes, Lord: yet the dogs under the table eat of the children’s crumbs.” Mark 7:26-28 (KJB)

Study Notes For Today’s Sunday Service:

1). Walking With the Lord: As a lifelong cat person, I confess to not knowing much, if anything, about dogs. Having cats is the opposite of having dogs. So it was a pleasant yet shocking surprise having an animal that does what I tell it to do, when I tell it to do it. Traits we associate with dogs is very much in line with what Jesus expects from us.

“For I also am a man set under authority, having under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he goeth; and to another, Come, and he cometh; and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel.” Luke 7:8,9 (KJB)

“… These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth.” Revelation 14:4 (KJB)

2). Waiting For the Lord: One loyal German shepherd in Argentina died in 2018 beside his owner’s grave, where he had been passing his days since his owner died 12 years earlier, local media reported. Capitan, age 15, first made headlines in 2012, when local papers reported the dog had been waiting at his owner’s grave in the town of Villa Carlos Paz. His story soon spread, inspiring dog lovers around the world. Miguel Guzmán died in 2006. Capitan disappeared from the family home shortly after, only to be found by Guzmán’s widow, Veronica, at the gravesite. Despite several attempts to take the dog home, Capitan always ran back to the cemetery, about 15 blocks from the house.

“And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.” 1 Thessalonians 1:10 (KJB)

“For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for? But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.” Romans 8:24,25 (KJB)

“For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.” Habakkuk 2:3 (KJB)

3). Working for the Lord: We all have either heard or said the expression “I’ve been working like a dog” at some point in our lives. What do we mean when we say that? Well, go watch a dog work on something like a bone, digging a hole, or selflessly putting its own life at risk to save a loved one. When they know they have a job to do, they do it until either it’s done or they’re dead, you won’t find a whole lot of “middle ground” with a dog, they are usually not lukewarm.

Born in 1962, Nemo the German Shepherd was recruited by the U.S. Air Force when he was 1 ½ years old. In 1966, he was transferred to the Republic of South Vietnam to fight alongside soldiers and a group of sentry dogs.

One night, Nemo alerted his handler to the presence of nearby enemy soldiers. He lost an eye, but he survived the gunfire and continued to fight the attackers. In 1967, he officially retired from active service, the first sentry dog to do so.

Nemo was credited with saving his handler’s life. He died of natural causes in 1972 at Lackland Air Force Base at the Department of Defense Dog Center, where a kennel now stands as a memorial to this brave dog.

“I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.” John 9:4 (KJB)

“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.” 1 Corinthians 15:58 (KJB)

“And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.” Revelation 22:12 (KJB)

Now The End Begins is your front line defense against the rising tide of darkness in the last Days before the Rapture of the Church

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When you contribute to this fundraising effort, you are helping us to do what the Lord called us to do. The money you send in goes primarily to the overall daily operations of this site. When people ask for Bibles, we send them out at no charge. When people write in and say how much they would like gospel tracts but cannot afford them, we send them a box at no cost to them for either the tracts or the shipping, no matter where they are in the world. We have a Gospel Billboard program. We are now broadcasting Bible studies, Podcasts and a Sunday Service 5 times a week, thanks to your generous donations. All this is possible because YOU pray for us, YOU support us, and YOU give so we can continue growing.

But whatever you do, don’t do nothing. Time is short and we need your help right now. The Lord has given us an open door with a tremendous ‘course’ for us to fulfill that will create an excellent experience at the Judgement Seat of Christ. Please pray for our efforts, and if the Lord leads you to donate, be as generous as possible. The war is REAL, the battle HOT and the time is SHORT…TO THE FIGHT!!!

“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;” Titus 2:13 (KJB)

“Thank you very much!” – Geoffrey, editor-in-chief, NTEB