IN THIS LESSON
Five Loaves, Five Thousand, One Savior: The Miracle That Reveals Who Jesus Really Is
In John 6:1-15, we witness the feeding of the 5,000 — one of the most iconic miracles in all of scripture — and discover that the miracle itself is not the point; the Savior behind it is. Class facilitator Tony Padgett leads us through Jesus' deliberate test of Philip's faith, teaching us that God does not ask us to calculate what we cannot do but to look to the One who can do all things. Through the example of a nameless boy's five barley loaves and two small fish, we are confronted with a life-changing principle: God does not require abundance from us — He requires availability, and He multiplies whatever we surrender to Him. We examine why the crowd attempted to crown Jesus king by force and why He withdrew — because His mission was never political liberation but eternal, spiritual redemption through the cross. The lesson exposes the danger of treating Jesus as a miracle vending machine, reducing Him to a solver of physical problems while missing the spiritual kingdom He came to establish. Come prepared to move beyond the spectacle of the miracle and see it for what it truly is: a signpost pointing directly — and urgently — to the Savior.
Sunday, March 15, 2026 @ 9:30 a.m.
by The Brookfield Church of Christ
Facilitated by Tony Padgett
Multiple-Choice Q&A
Self-Directing, Immediate Feedback
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Barry's Bureau • Study Lesson #10 • Class #20 • March 15, 2026
Jesus fed 5,000 people with five loaves and two fish — a miracle that reveals His compassion, tests our faith, and exposes the dangerous gap between what we want from God and what He came to give. This quiz covers seven questions of progressive difficulty drawn from John 6:1-15 and the class discussion led by Tony Padgett at Brookfield Church of Christ on March 15, 2026.
Study Game - Kingdom Sort Challenge
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After feeding 5,000 people, the crowd wanted to make Jesus an earthly king. He withdrew. Why? Because there is a massive difference between the kingdom the crowd wanted and the Kingdom God sent Jesus to establish. Can you tell them apart?
1. Click a purple card from the pool to select it (it turns gold).
2. Click the correct kingdom zone to place it.
3. Green = correct • Red = try again (click to return it).
4. Sort all 10 cards correctly to win!
Study Game - True or False - Rapid Fire
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10 rapid-fire statements about John 6:1-15. Each one is either True or False. You get immediate feedback with a theological explanation after every answer. Build your streak and test your knowledge of the miracle of the loaves!
1. Read the statement carefully.
2. Click TRUE or FALSE.
3. Get instant feedback with an explanation.
4. Build a streak of correct answers for bonus encouragement!