Jesus Meets My Needs
EPISTATES
⦁ Greek for _____________, ____________ or ____________.
⦁ Jesus oversees all things.
⦁ Jesus has access to _____________________________.
⦁ As Epistates, Jesus can provide _____________________.
JESUS FEEDS THE 5,000
Matthew 14:14–21 (NLT) — 14 Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. 15 That evening the disciples came to him and said, “This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go to the villages and buy food for themselves.” 16 But Jesus said, “That isn’t necessary—you feed them.” 17 “But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish!” they answered. 18 “Bring them here,” he said. 19 Then he told the people to sit down on the grass. Jesus took the five loaves and two fish, looked up toward heaven, and blessed them. Then, breaking the loaves into pieces, he gave the bread to the disciples, who distributed it to the people. 20 They all ate as much as they wanted, and afterward, the disciples picked up twelve baskets of leftovers. 21 About 5,000 men were fed that day, in addition to all the women and children!
HOW JESUS MEETS MY NEEDS
⦁ I _________________ TO JESUS.
Matthew 14:18 (NLT) — 18 “Bring them here,” he said.
Psalm 55:22 (NLT) — 22 Give your burdens to the Lord, and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.
⦁ I _______________ TO JESUS DURING MY TIME OF NEED.
1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NLT) — 18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
⦁ I _________________TO JESUS.
Luke 11:9 (NLT) — 9 “And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you.
2 Corinthians 12:7–9 (NLT) — 7 even though I have received such wonderful revelations from God. So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud. 8 Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. 9 Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.
⦁ I _____________WHEN JESUS MEETS MY NEEDS.
Luke 17:13 (NLT) — 13 crying out, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”
Luke 17:16–19 (NLT) — 16 He fell to the ground at Jesus’ feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan. 17 Jesus asked, “Didn’t I heal ten men? Where are the other nine? 18 Has no one returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?” 19 And Jesus said to the man, “Stand up and go. Your faith has healed you.”