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Humble Hero
“You Give Them Something to Eat” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Valuable Lesson in Ecology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
How We Often Repeat Andrew’s Unbelief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Night on the Lake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Storm Within the Disciples’ Hearts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peter’s Self-Exaltation and His Fall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Crisis in Galilee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Selfish Hopes Unfulfilled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
When Heaven Begins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Life in the Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Christ’s Words Alienate Many . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Truth Is Unwelcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Love Under All His Dealings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Christ Foretells a Great Uprooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Rage of the Spies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Christ Breaks Down Racial Barriers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Faith in Christ Gives Her a Tremendous Argument . . . . . . . .
The True Sign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Aristocracy of the Nation Challenge Christ . . . . . . . . . .
The True Evidence That Christ Came From God . . . . . . . . .
Self-deception of Self-centered Motives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Foreshadowing of the Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Christ Is the Rock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Disciples Had Not Envisioned a Cross to Come . . . . . .
Satan Was Trying to Get at Christ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jesus Transfigured . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peter Seriously Misunderstands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
A Battle With Satan’s Spirits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Faith Connects Us With Heaven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Who Is the Greatest? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Strife for the Highest Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Anything That Leads to Sin Must Be Put Away . . . . . . . . . .
Need of the Delicate Touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
“If Anyone Thirsts, Let Him Come!” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Selfish Motives Exposed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Weariness of the Worshipers Recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Among Snares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Erroneous Ideas of the Messiah and His Coming . . . . . . . . .