Key points
1Question one: what have I decided is too little for God to work with?
Philip answers Jesus' where-question with a how-response, declaring the task impossible because they don't have the money. Pastor Bill applies this to areas where people withhold time, money, or emotional energy from what God has asked, saying things like 'I'll serve as soon as I have time' or 'I'll give as soon as I get more money.'
2Jesus asks questions He already knows the answer to, not for His own benefit but to expose our focus.
Pastor Bill walks through John 6:1-6, where Jesus tells the disciples to feed the crowd and then asks Philip where they could buy bread, even though John notes Jesus already knew what He was going to do. The question wasn't for Jesus, it was to redirect Philip and the disciples back to what they were focused on.
He asked a where question, and he got a how response
3God never promises He won't give you more than you can handle — He puts us in situations beyond our ability so we need Him.
Pastor Bill takes on the popular phrase 'God won't give you more than you can handle,' calling it unbiblical and a setup for failure, confusion, and anger. He argues Scripture shows the opposite pattern: God constantly puts people in situations beyond their capacity so they learn to trust Him rather than themselves.
He will often put us in situations that will magnify our need in order to magnify our need for him
4Question two: what have I decided is too big for God to accomplish?
Andrew brings the boy's five loaves and two fish to Jesus but immediately undercuts it, asking what good that will do against such a huge crowd. Pastor Bill notes this is a step further than Philip's refusal — Andrew is willing but still doubts, illustrating how holding onto our little in unbelief makes it littler, while offering it to Jesus makes it much.
God won't give you more than he can handle if you choose to trust him. That's how it works
our little in Jesus' hands becomes much
5The boy is the only one who focused on who Jesus was rather than on what he had.
Unlike Philip and Andrew, the boy simply hands over his lunch without protest. Pastor Bill highlights that the child had more faith than the adults in the room because he trusted Jesus with the little he had instead of arguing about its insufficiency.
6Jesus fed the crowd and still had twelve baskets left over — more than they started with.
Pastor Bill walks through the miracle itself: Jesus gave thanks, broke the loaves, and had the disciples distribute them, and the crowd ate until full with twelve baskets of leftovers remaining, one for each disciple who doubted. He frames this as proof Jesus already knew what He would do with their little.
7Jesus said we would do even greater things, and the church's own giving to feed hungry children proved it.
Pastor Bill points to Rock Point's Feed My Starving Children event, where the church packed 110,000 meals compared to the 10,000 people Jesus fed, calling it eleven times greater. He credits this to people giving the little time and money they had, which Jesus multiplied to feed 300 children for an entire year.
Pursue Jesus with what you have and what you are because there's nothing else but Jesus
Illustration
Rock Point's Feed My Starving Children event packed 110,000 meals — eleven times the count of the feeding of the 5,000 — funded by congregants' small financial gifts and volunteer hours
I need to focus on who Jesus is, not on what I have
A story from life
The preacher recounts spending eight hours and extra money dismantling a broken hot tub rather than simply calling the city — only to learn a phone call was all that was needed
Application
Pastor Bill frames the charge as a choice between two questions: what have you decided is too little, and what have you decided is too big for God?
Name what you've decided is too little
Identify the time, money, or emotional energy you're withholding from what God has asked, telling yourself you'll do it once you have more.
Name what you've decided is too big
Notice where you're willing to give something to God but still doubt it will matter, like Andrew doubting the loaves and fish against the crowd.
Offer your little to Jesus instead of holding it
Follow the boy's example and hand over what you have without protest, trusting Jesus to multiply it rather than gripping it until it shrinks.
Let this become a prayer, not just a song
During the closing song, reflect honestly on where you're focused on the what instead of the who, and let 'I just want You, Jesus' become the genuine cry of your heart.
Take it into your week
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