Pastor Brad Rosenberg

Convoy of Hope

Senior Vice President & Chief Partnership Officer

“Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal. Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.” “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”

Matthew 6:19-21 & 24 (NLT)

“The Jewish Passover Feast was near. When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, ‘Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?’ He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do.” “Philip answered him, ‘Eight months’ wages would not buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!’ Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, spoke up, ‘Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?” “Jesus said, ’Have the people sit down.’ There was plenty of grass in that place, and the men sat down, about five thousand of them. Jesus then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.” “When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his disciples, ‘Gather the pieces of that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.’ So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten.”

John 6:1-13 (NIV)

1. A miracle always starts with somebody.

2. Miracles happen in the atmosphere of obedience.

God’s Prompting + Obedience = The Miraculous

3. When we do what we can, God does what we can’t.

4. It’s all about listening to the prompting and acting in obedience.

5. He gave what he had in his hand and celebrated the miracle the rest of his life.

Final thought – Charity says, you can have the crumbs and leftovers from my table, but radical generosity says I will give you a seat at the table.

2.4 Billion People who live on less than $2.50 a day

22,000 Children die every day from dirty water or hunger

I would rather do God’s number with His help than my number by myself.

God’s Prompting + Obedience = The Miraculous