In this sermon on the Feeding of the Five Thousand, Rev. Tim begins with Jesus withdrawing to grieve John the Baptist’s execution, choosing solitude over strategy and “rest as resistance.” But the crowds find him anyway, and Jesus meets them with splagchnizomai (σπλαγχνίζομαι), a gut-level compassion that turns scarcity into abundance.

Rev. Tim contrasts Christ’s banquet with Herod’s violent feast, framing the meal—and communion itself—as resistance not through force, but through rest, presence, and a table of radical inclusion with enough for everyone.

Bible Verse: Matthew 14:13-18 / Image Credit: Photo by Sage Friedman on Unsplash

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