Lesson 6 – Feeding 5000 People
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Watch and Discuss: Scene 10 (26:56 – 31:40)

As you watch, take notes and be prepared to answer the following questions after you watch the video:

  1. How did Jesus and His disciples get to this place?
  2. How many children do you see running along the beach at the start?
  3. What do the disciples and Jesus see when they go over the hill from the beach?
  4. How much food was there at the start?
  5. What did Jesus do before He gave out the food?
  6. Who helped give out the food?
  7. The two men at the end are Nicodemus and Caiaphas, who do you think they are?

Listening Practice:

Watch the video clip again and fill in the missing words from the dropdown box:


Children: Jesus! Jesus!

Jesus: Looks like a place.

Peter: Pull. That's it. Lock it off.

Disciple: Rabbi, let me you.

Crowd of People: Look, it's him. Look, it's Jesus! There he is.

Mary Magdalene: They've come a long way. They're .

Jesus: Give them food.

Peter: But how? We have nothing. Just a few and some bread.

Jesus: Bring them to me. Thank you, Father, for what You bring us.
Our Father in Heaven feeds the
of the air. How much more will He give to you? Don’t about daily needs. God will .
Put God first and everything else will follow. If you hunger for
, you will be filled through me.

John: He said ask and it will be given.

Thomas: John, we can them all.

Mary Magdalene: From God. It's from God.

Crowd of People: Messiah! Messiah! Messiah! Messiah! Messiah!

Peter: They want you to be their . King of the Jews.

Judas: You can lead us like an army. We're strong enough to the Romans!

Jesus: No, this is not the way. Not by .

Mary Magdalene: Peter! Where is he going? What's ?

Nicodemus: 5000 came to see him, 5000. Now they "Messiah."

Matching exercise: Match the words on the left with the definitions on the right:

  1. beat
  2. feed
  3. force
  4. hungry
  5. provide
  6. quiet
  7. righteousness
  8. worry
  • a. to use power to make someone do something
  • b. to supply something
  • c. calm, peaceful
  • d. to conquer, triumph over
  • e. moral goodness and purity
  • f. to feel troubled or anxious
  • g. feeling a need for food
  • h. to provide with food

Completion exercise: Complete these sentences with words from the exercise above: (Hint: you may need to change the form of the word.)

  1. I spent a evening at home.
  2. She gets up early every morning to her baby.
  3. Parents their children with food, clothing, and a place to live.
  4. She lives a life of and spends a lot of time helping others.
  5. The police used to get a confession from the suspected murderer.
  6. She about the safety of her children at school.
  7. Did Cleveland Golden State in the NBA championship this year?
  8. I haven't eaten all day and feel very .

Comprehension and discussion questions: Discuss these questions in your group or with a partner.

  1. Who do you think owned this boat?
  2. What kinds of things do you worry about? What advice does Jesus have for people who worry?
  3. What do you think Jesus meant when He said, “Put God first and everything else will follow.”
  4. What do you think to “hunger for righteousness” means?
  5. How can our hunger for righteousness be satisfied?
  6. Why did the people get excited and want to make Jesus their king?
  7. What did Jesus mean when He said, “No, this is not the way.”?
  8. How do you think Nicodemus and Caiaphas feel about Jesus? Why?
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