Luke 9:10-17 Paradigm Shifts 06/04/14

What is a Paradigm Shift? A change in approach or underlying understanding

Luke 9:10-17 When the apostles returned, they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew by themselves to a town called Bethsaida, but the crowds learned about it and followed

Luke 9:10-17 him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing. Late in the afternoon the Twelve came to him and said, ‘Send the crowd away so they can go to

Luke 9:10-17 the surrounding villages and countryside and find food and lodging, because we are in a remote place here.’ He replied, ‘You give them something to eat.’ They answered, ‘We have only five loaves of bread and two

Luke 9:10-17 fish – unless we go and buy food for all this crowd.’ (About five thousand men were there.) But he said to his disciples, ‘Make them sit down in groups of about fifty each.’ The disciples did so, and everyone sat down.

Luke 9:10-17 Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke them. Then he gave them to the disciples to distribute to the people. They all ate and were satisfied, and the

Luke 9:10-17 disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

Turning Point Verse 13 He replied, ‘You give them something to eat.’ A l i f e f i l l e d w i t h t h e S p i r i t l e a d s t o a n e w w a y o f t h i n k i n g

The upside-down Kingdom From: We can only work with the resources we have To: Realising we have the resources of heaven to call on!

Step Out From: It’s all about me To: It’s all about Jesus

Step Out

Radical Faith From: Faith for what I can see To: Trusting in God for the unseen

God is Generous From: God is a cruel master who’s favour I have to earn To: God is a generous father who gives good gifts to his children