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Jesus Is Willing To Do It Again

City of Refuge • Aug 17, 2026 • 55 min

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Summary

In this encouraging sermon, Bishop Keith Clark examines Jesus feeding the multitudes in Mark 6 and Mark 8 to remind believers that God is both able and deeply willing to repeat His deliverances in our lives. Because His blessings stem entirely from His compassion rather than our religious performance, we cannot earn His favor—all glory belongs to Him alone. To receive His miraculous provision, we must obey His command to 'sit down,' releasing our desire to manipulate situations and trusting Him in advance for what He will fulfill tomorrow.

Themes

God's FaithfulnessDivine CompassionGrace vs. WorksSurrender & TrustGratitude in Advance

Pastor's Points

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The Reason: Jesus will do it again for the same reason He did it before — His deep compassion and unmerited love.

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The Rule: To experience Him working it out again, you must obey the rule to 'sit down' — surrendering control and ceasing human manipulation.

Key Points

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A true servant is someone who enters the life of another person to make it better, which is exactly what Jesus does for everyone He meets.
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Believers rarely struggle with believing that God is able; the real difficulty lies in believing that He is willing to move on their behalf.
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People often project their own human "cutoff points" onto God, falsely assuming that His patience or grace toward them has run out.
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Spiritual amnesia causes believers to forget past deliverances and doubt God's goodness whenever a new trial arises.
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God provides miracles and blessings out of His deep, gut-level compassion rather than our religious merit or performance.
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Because God's blessings are unearned and rooted entirely in His love, all glory belongs exclusively to Him.
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To experience God's repeated intervention, believers must obey the rule to "sit down"—reclining, ceasing manipulation, and letting Him fix what they cannot.
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Real faith empowers believers to thank God today for the miracles and answers He is going to fulfill tomorrow.

Sermon Moments

“A servant is someone who comes into the life of another to make it better.”

“We tend to reduce God to man because humans have cutoff points, but God's love and grace have no 'buts' or limitations.”

“Spiritual amnesia makes us forget how God paid our rent yesterday when we are worrying about how He will pay our mortgage today.”

“Jesus blesses us out of pure love, not because we earned it through performance, so that no person can take the credit or glory.”

“To 'sit down' means to recline and let God fix the situation without us trying to manipulate or touch it.”

“The enemy raises anxiety not to destroy your physical life, but to try to kill your faith before the miracle arrives.”

“Asking God for a 'rerun'—we don't need brand new content, just the same God using the same power to work it out again.”

“The Tutti Frutti illustration: 'I just want to thank you today for what you're going to do tomorrow.'”

This Week

Reflect on past instances where God delivered or provided for you, writing them down to combat spiritual amnesia during current struggles.

Identify an area of your life where you are trying to manipulate or control the outcome, and make a conscious decision to "sit down" and surrender it to God.

Release the lie that you must perform or be perfect to earn God's help, resting instead in His unmerited love and grace.

Practice thanking God in advance today for the breakthroughs and answers you are trusting Him to fulfill tomorrow.

Examine your attitude toward others to ensure you enter their lives as a servant—seeking to make their lives better rather than demanding your own way.

Replace fear and anxiety with prayer whenever you feel tempted to take matters back into your own hands.

Give God full glory for every recent blessing and victory, acknowledging that it came entirely through His mercy and compassion.

Remember This

Jesus is not only able but deeply willing to repeat His miracles in your life, provided you surrender control and trust in His unearned love.

A Challenge for You

"Bless us now, and help us to remember that because of you loving us, and our willingness to sit down, you will do it again."

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