Jesus Feeds a Big Crowd
John 6:1-14 Our true story is found in a part of the Bible called the Gospel of John. John was one of the friends and helpers of Jesus. And the word “ Gospel ” means “ good news! ” One day, Jesus went up on a hill to teach people about God. A big crowd of people followed Him. There were so many people—thousands of them! They wanted to hear what Jesus had to say and see Him heal the sick. Jesus looked at the crowd and saw they were hungry. He asked one of His helpers, Philip, “Where can we buy bread for all these people to eat?” Philip was surprised. He said, “It would take a lot of money to buy enough bread!” Then another helper, Andrew, spoke up. He said, “There is a boy here who has five loaves of bread and two fish, but that’s not enough for so many people!” The boy shared his lunch with Jesus. Jesus took the boy’s bread and fish and told everyone to sit down. Then Jesus prayed and thanked God for the food. He began to break the bread and fish into pieces and gave i...