Family Talk 4/22/2020

• By -David

Family Talk 4/22/2020

• Posted on April 22, 2020
• Posted in April 2020

Isolation Series # 3

Scripture Readings:

Matthew 14:13-25 ESV

¹³ Now when Jesus heard this, he withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by himself. But when the crowds heard it, they followed him on foot from the towns. ¹⁴ When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them and healed their sick. ¹⁵ Now when it was evening, the disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the day is now over; send the crowds away to go into the villages and buy food for themselves.” ¹⁶ But Jesus said, “They need not go away; you give them something to eat.” ¹⁷ They said to him, “We have only five loaves here and two fish.” ¹⁸ And he said, “Bring them here to me.” ¹⁹ Then he ordered the crowds to sit down on the grass, and taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven and said a blessing. Then he broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the crowds. ²⁰ And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of the broken pieces left over. ²¹ And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

²² Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. ²³ And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, ²⁴ but the boat by this time was a long way from the land, beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them. ²⁵ And in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea.

Additional Readings:

Mark 6:45-51

John 6

Digging Questions:

1. What event prompted Jesus’ desire for alone time? (Look at preceding passage.)
2. What happened to interrupt His quiet time? How did He respond?
3. What did Jesus do after the interruption?
4. How long did Jesus take in His time with the Lord?

Reflection Questions:

1. How important do you think time with the father was for Jesus? Why?
2. What do you think was the purpose of Jesus’ isolation with the Father?
3. If Jesus needed to take time to be alone with God, do you think we should too?
4. What are some interruptions that keep us from alone time with God?
5. How do we become more disciplined in being alone with God?