God has made the sun shine on the righteous and the unrighteous. He sends the rain on the fields of all. Jesus took time to hang out with crowds of Israelites and Canaanites. His miracle of feeding over 5,000 with just 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish is very similar to his feeding over 4,000 with 7 loaves of bread and a few fish. God is our Provider and Sustainer. Praise His Holy Name!

One of His names is Bread of Life. Jesus desires to fill us with His goodness and righteousness. He, one with God, also is our Provider. He sustains us. “Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” (John 6:35) Fills us Oh Lord. Make us more like you.

Jesus Feeds the 5000 — Luke 9

Feeding the 5000, is only one of the many examples of how Jesus can make a LOT out of just a little. Think of the mustard seed, leaven, and we, too, grow. With God all things are possible! The kids get to illustrate these stories with play dough in this presentation.

Jesus feeds 4000 — Matthew 15:21-39 and Mark 7:31-8:13

This PowerPoint lesson also has a several short stories. It starts with Jesus visiting Tyre and Sidon where a Syrophoenician, a Canaanite woman asks for Jesus to heal her daughter. He continues on His journey through Canaanite territory to the Decapolis where He healed a deaf and mute man. Then a crowd of people come and spend 3 days with Jesus, bringing their sick and listening to His teaching. Before He sends them home, He gives them food, feeding over 4,000 people with just 7 loaves! Everyone was filled and their were 7 baskets of left overs! The point is that Jesus did not just come for the Israelites. He came as the healer, savior, and provider for everyone!

Craft and Memory Verse Activity:

You can print the 7 loaves with the memory verse phrases or the loaves that have one word on each loaf.

If you want your basket and loaves to be smaller, simply change your printing settings to print 2 (of the activity) pages on 1 (printed) page.