Concord Wesley Umc Sermon Podcast

Special Reading from Genesis 32:22-31 and Matthew 14:13-21 Voice 1: When Jesus heard about John, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. When the crowds learned this, they followed him on foot from the cities. Voice 2: Jacob got up during the night, took his two wives, his two women servants, and his eleven sons, and crossed the Jabbok River’s shallow water. He took them and everything that belonged to them, and he helped them cross the river. But Jacob stayed apart by himself, … Voice 1: When Jesus heard about John, he withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. …When Jesus arrived and saw a large crowd, he had compassion for them and healed those who were sick. Voice 2: …[H]e helped them cross the river. But Jacob stayed apart by himself, … Voice 1: That evening his disciples came and said to him, “This is an isolated place and it’s getting late. Send the crowds away so they can go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” But Jesus said to them, “There’s no need to send them away