1. Fourth S. in Lent (Laetare): The Lord Feeds His People
Ex. 16: 2-21; Is. 49:8-13; Gal. 4:21-31; Acts 2:41-47; John 6:1-15; Psalm 132:8-
18 —
Memorization Verses:
Ex. 16:4 Behold, I am about to rain bread food with glad and generous hearts.
from heaven for you. John 6:11 Jesus then took the
Is. 49:10 they shall not hunger or thirst. loaves, and when he had given thanks, he
Gal. 4:31 we are not children of the slave distributed them to those who were seated.
but of the free woman. So also the fish, as much as they wanted.
Acts 2:46 And day by day, attending the Psalm 132:15 I will abundantly bless her
temple together and breaking bread in their provisions; I will satisfy her poor with
homes, [the believers] received their bread.

2. Five loaves become twelve baskets—
that is, the five books of Moses find
their goal and fulfillment in Christ,
whose people continue steadfastly in
the doctrine and fellowship of the
twelve apostles, and in the breaking
and receiving of the bread of life,
which is the body of Christ together
with His precious blood, and in the
prayers.
•How is God providing John 6:9 "Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and
for your body and soul two small fish, but how far will they go among so
right now? many?―
35 Then Jesus declared, ―I am the bread of life. Whoever
•How does your cup comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever
overflow to others? believes in me will never be thirsty.

3. …Lord, in your mercy. 4. Father of glory, kindly regard
…Hear our prayer. this family of Your people, that we
1. People loved by God, let us might give a hearty welcome to all
come before our Father‘s throne of fellow sinners and assure them that
grace with confidence through our they are wanted and loved in Your
 Use your prayer notes. Lord Jesus and, in the power of His house...
 Use a verse from the Spirit, ask His mercy for all in 5. Loving Lord, there is no sin that
bible to reflect on. need. Your Son did not carry to death, no
 Pray about God‘s 2. Kind and gracious Father, we one for whom His sacrifice was not
provision. are not worthy to be called Your offered. Call those who have
children, and yet in love You have wandered from their baptismal
 P raise
embraced us, named us Your own, birthright home to You and renew
R epentance
and made us, by Your beloved Son, them by Your Spirit...
A ppreciation
co-heirs of all things. Remember 6. Mighty King, Your Word
Y ou
all Your baptized children and stir commands us to pray for all those
E veryone
up in them a desire for a life of in authority. Remember in mercy
R esolve
communion with You... our president, Congress and
3. Holy One, Your Son sends forth justices, and all who make,
His messengers of reconciliation administer and judge our laws.
into all the world. Keep all those in Grant them to serve with integrity
the Office of the Holy Ministry and wisdom. Into Your keeping we
faithful in their preaching and also commend all serving in our
administration of the Sacraments armed forces...
so that Your Church may be built
up and strengthened...

4. …let us pray to the Lord. that never ends and the source of
…Lord, have mercy. all that is. Receive our thanks and
7. God our Healer, look with praise for the victory over death
kindness on those who are taking and the grave, which Your Son
treatments, those suffering from won for us. With joy we
 Use your prayer notes.
chronic illness or recovering from remember those who have
 Use a verse from the accidents, those who mourn and departed this life in His faith and
bible to reflect on. all for whom our prayers are friendship. Bring us with them to
 Pray about God‘s desired share the joys of Your eternal
provision. [especially_______________]. home...
 P raise May Your Son ever be their joy in 10. Join our prayers and praises
R epentance sorrow; their health in sickness with those of Your faithful people
A ppreciation and their life in death... of every time and every place and
Y ou 8. Bountiful Giver, Your Son has unite them in the ceaseless
E veryone provided a feast for Your family petitions of our great High Priest
R esolve where they taste Your love in the until He comes again in power
gift of His body and His blood. and great glory as victorious Lord
Give us penitent hearts to receive of all. Through Him, with Him
this most holy Eucharist in firm and in Him, in the unity of the
faith, for our salvation and to our Holy Spirit, all glory and honor is
abundant blessing... Yours, almighty Father, forever
9. Great I Am, You are the life and ever! Amen.

7. The Lord Feeds His People
 Meet w/teams
3-5 min per box
 What are the major points of your text?
 How does your topic fit the pericope
theme?
 How does it connect to the other texts?
How is it unique?

8. Exodus 16:2-21 people of Israel, they looked toward the wilderness, and
2 And the whole congregation of the people of Israel behold, the glory of the Lord appeared in the
grumbled against Moses and Aaron in the cloud. 11 And the LORD said to Moses,12 ―I have heard the
wilderness, 3 and the people of Israel said to grumbling of the people of Israel. Say to
them, ―Would that we had died by the hand of them, ‗At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning
the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the meat you shall be filled with bread. Then you shall know that I
pots and ate bread to the full, for you have brought us out am the LORD your God.‘‖
into this wilderness to kill this whole assembly with 13 In the evening quail came up and covered the camp, and
hunger.‖ in the morning dew lay around the camp. 14 And when the
4 Then the LORD said to Moses, ―Behold, I am about to dew had gone up, there was on the face of the wilderness
rain bread from heaven for you, and the people shall go a fine, flake-like thing, fine as frost on the
out and gather a day's portion every day, that I may test ground. 15 When the people of Israel saw it, they said to
them, whether they will walk in my law or not. 5 On the one another, ―What is it?‖ For they did not know what it
sixth day, when they prepare what they bring in, it will be was. And Moses said to them, ―It is the bread that
twice as much as they gather daily.‖ 6 So Moses and the LORD has given you to eat.16 This is what
Aaron said to all the people of Israel, ―At evening you the LORD has commanded: ‗Gather of it, each one of
shall know that it was the LORD who brought you out of you, as much as he can eat. You shall each take
the land of Egypt, 7 and in the morning you shall see anomer, according to the number of the persons that each
the glory of the LORD, because he has heard your of you has in his tent.‘‖ 17 And the people of Israel did so.
grumbling against the LORD. For what are we, that you They gathered, some more, some less. 18 But when they
grumble against us?‖ 8 And Moses said, ―When the measured it with an omer, whoever gathered much had
Lord gives you in the evening meat to eat and in the nothing left over, and whoever gathered little had no lack.
morning bread to the full, because the LORD has heard Each of them gathered as much as he could eat. 19 And
your grumbling that you grumble against him—what are Moses said to them, ―Let no one leave any of it over till
we? Your grumbling is not against us but against the morning.‖ 20 But they did not listen to Moses. Some
the LORD.‖ left part of it till the morning, and it bred worms and
9 Then Moses said to Aaron, ―Say to the whole stank. And Moses was angry with them. 21 Morning by
congregation of the people of Israel, ‗Come near before morning they gathered it, each as much as he could eat;
the LORD, for he has heard your grumbling.‘‖ 10 And as but when the sun grew hot, it melted.
soon as Aaron spoke to the whole congregation of the

9. Isaiah 49:8-13 them,
The Restoration of Israel and by springs of water will guide
8 Thus says the LORD: them.
―In a time of favor I have answered you; 11 And I will make all my mountains a
in a day of salvation I have helped road,
you; and my highways shall be raised up.
I will keep you and give you 12 Behold, these shall come from afar,
as a covenant to the people, and behold, these from the north and
to establish the land, from the west,
to apportion the desolate heritages, and these from the land of Syene.‖
9 saying to the prisoners, ‗Come out,‘ 13 Sing for joy, O heavens, and exult, O
to those who are in earth;
darkness, ‗Appear.‘ break forth, O mountains, into
They shall feed along the ways; singing!
on all bare heights shall be their For the LORD has comforted his people
pasture; and will have compassion on his
10 they shall not hunger or thirst, afflicted.
neither scorching wind nor sun shall
strike them,
for he who has pity on them will lead

10. Galatians 4:21-31 bear;
Example of Hagar and Sarah break forth and cry aloud, you who
21 Tell me, you who desire to be under are not in labor!
the law, do you not listen to the For the children of the desolate one will
law? 22 For it is written that Abraham be more
had two sons, one by a slave woman than those of the one who has a
and one by a free woman.23 But the son husband.‖
of the slave was born according to the 28 Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are
flesh, while the son of the free woman children of promise.29 But just as at that
was born through promise.24 Now this time he who was born according to the
may be interpreted allegorically: these flesh persecuted him who was born
women are two covenants. One is from according to the Spirit, so also it is
Mount Sinai, bearing children for now. 30 But what does the Scripture
slavery; she is Hagar. 25 Now Hagar is say? ―Cast out the slave woman and her
Mount Sinai in Arabia; she corresponds son, for the son of the slave woman
to the present Jerusalem, for she is in shall not inherit with the son of the free
slavery with her children. 26 But the woman.‖31 So, brothers, we are not
Jerusalem above is free, and she is our children of the slave but of the free
mother. 27 For it is written, woman.
―Rejoice, O barren one who does not

11. Acts 2:41-47 food with glad and generous
41 So those who received his word were hearts, 47 praising God and having favor
baptized, and there were added that day with all the people. And the Lord added
about three thousand souls. to their number day by day those
The Fellowship of the Believers who were being saved.
42 And they devoted themselves to the
apostles' teaching and
the fellowship, to the breaking of bread
and the prayers. 43 And awe came upon
every soul, and many wonders and
signs were being done through the
apostles.44 And all who believed were
together and had all things in
common. 45 And they were selling their
possessions and belongings and
distributing the proceeds to all, as any
had need. 46 And day by day, attending
the temple together and breaking bread
in their homes, they received their

12. John 6:1-15 fish, but what are they for so
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand many?‖ 10 Jesus said, ―Have the people sit
6 After this Jesus went away to the other down.‖Now there was much grass in the
side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the place. So the men sat down, about five
Sea of Tiberias. 2 And a large crowd was thousand in number. 11 Jesus then took the
following him, because they saw the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he
signs that he was doing on the distributed them to those who were
sick. 3 Jesus went up on the seated. So also the fish, as much as they
mountain, and there he sat down with his wanted. 12 And when they had eaten their
disciples. 4 Now the Passover, the feast of fill, he told his disciples, ―Gather up the
the Jews, was at hand. 5 Lifting up his leftover fragments, that nothing may be
eyes, then, and seeing that a large crowd lost.‖ 13 So they gathered them up and
was coming toward him, Jesus said filled twelve baskets with fragments from
to Philip, ―Where are we to buy bread, so the five barley loaves left by those who
that these people may eat?‖ 6 He said this had eaten. 14 When the people saw the
to test him, for he himself knew what he sign that he had done, they said, ―This is
would do. 7 Philip answered him, ―Two indeed the Prophet who is to come into
hundred denarii worth of bread would not the world!‖
be enough for each of them to get a 15 Perceiving then that they were about to
little.‖ 8 One of his come and take him by force to make him
disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's king, Jesus withdrew again to the
brother, said to him, 9 ―There is a boy mountain by himself
here who has five barley loaves and two

13. Psalm 132:8-18 he has desired it for his dwelling
8 Arise, O LORD, and go to your resting place:
place, 14 ―This is my resting place forever;
you and the ark of your might. here I will dwell, for I have desired
9 Let your priests be clothed with it.
righteousness, 15 I will abundantly bless her
and let your saints shout for joy. provisions;
10 For the sake of your servant David, I will satisfy her poor with bread.
do not turn away the face of your 16 Her priests I will clothe with
anointed one. salvation,
11 The LORD swore to David a sure oath and her saints will shout for joy.
from which he will not turn back: 17 There I will make a horn to sprout for
―One of the sons of your body David;
I will set on your throne. I have prepared a lamp for my
12 If your sons keep my covenant anointed.
and my testimonies that I shall teach 18 His enemies I will clothe with shame,
them, but on him his crown will shine.‖
their sons also forever
shall sit on your throne.‖
13 For the LORD has chosen Zion;

14. FOURTH SUNDAY IN LENT (Laetare)
Exodus 16:2–21
or Isaiah 49:8–13
Galatians 4:21–31
or Acts 2:41–47
John 6:1–15
The Lord Feeds His People
The Lord provided bread from heaven for His people in the wilderness (Ex. 16:2–21). Now He
who is Himself the living bread from heaven miraculously provides bread for the five thousand
(John 6:1–15). This takes place near the time of the Passover, after a great multitude had
followed Jesus across the sea, and when He went up on a mountain. Seen in this way, Jesus is
our new and greater Moses, who releases us from the bondage of Mount Sinai and makes us free
children of the promise (Gal. 4:21–31). Five loaves become twelve baskets—that is, the five
books of Moses find their goal and fulfillment in Christ, whose people continue steadfastly in
the doctrine and fellowship of the twelve apostles, and in the breaking and receiving of the
bread of life, which is the body of Christ together with His precious blood, and in the prayers
(Acts 2:41–47). So it is that God‘s people ―shall not hunger or thirst‖ (Is. 49:8–13). For He
abundantly provides for us in both body and soul.

15. Five Loaves and Two Fishes Then passed it to the apostles.
(Tune: Ten Little Indians)
lyrics written and contributed by Each one ate until he was full
Sharon Broome Each one ate until he was full
Each one ate until he was full
One little boy shared his lunch And there were still leftovers.
One little boy shared his lunch
One little boy shared his lunch Twelve basketfuls were left over
And Jesus fed five thousand Twelve basketfuls were left over
Twelve basketfuls were left over
Five little loaves and two little fishes After each had eaten.
Five little loaves and two little fishes
Five little loaves and two little fishes
Jesus fed five thousand.
Took the food, prayed, and broke it
Took the food, prayed, and broke it
Took the food, prayed, and broke it

16.  Fifth S. in Lent (Judica)
 Jesus Is Our Redemption
 Gen. 22:1-14 The Sacrifice of
Isaac
 Heb. 9:11-15 Redemption
Through the Blood of Christ
 John 8:42-59 Before Abraham
Was, I AM
 Psalm 43 Send Out Your Light
and Truth

17. Gen. 22:1-14; Heb. 9:11-15; John 8:42-59; Psalm 43 Hebrews 9:11-15 judge. 51 Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my
Redemption Through the Blood of Christ word, he will never see death.‖52 The Jews said to
Genesis 22:1-14 11 But when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good him, ―Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham
The Sacrifice of Isaac things that have come, then through the greater and more died, as did the prophets, yet you say, ‗If anyone keeps
22 After these things God tested Abraham and said to perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this my word, he will never taste death.‘ 53 Are you greater
him, ―Abraham!‖ And he said, ―Here I am.‖ 2 He creation) 12 he entered once for all into the holy than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets
said, ―Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves died! Who do you make yourself out to be?‖54 Jesus
love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal answered, ―If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing.It is
a burnt offering on one of the mountains of which I shall redemption. 13 For ifthe blood of goats and bulls, and the my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, ‗He is
tell you.‖ 3 So Abraham rose early in the sprinkling of defiled persons with the ashes of a our God.‘ 55 But you have not known him. I know him. If
morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young heifer, sanctify for the purification of the flesh, 14 how I were to say that I do not know him, I would be a
men with him, and his son Isaac. And he cut the wood much more will the blood of Christ, who through the liar like you, but I do know him and I keep his
for the burnt offering and arose and went to the place of eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to word. 56 Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see
which God had told him. 4 On the third day Abraham God, purify our conscience from dead works to serve the my day. He saw it and was glad.‖ 57 So the Jews said to
lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar. 5 Then living God. him, ―You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen
Abraham said to his young men, ―Stay here with the 15 Therefore he is the mediator of a new covenant, so Abraham?‖ 58 Jesus said to them, ―Truly, truly, I say to
donkey; I and the boy will go over there and worship and thatthose who are called may receive the promised you, before Abraham was, I am.‖ 59 So they picked up
come again to you.‖ 6 And Abraham took the wood of eternal inheritance, since a death has occurred that stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went
the burnt offering andlaid it on Isaac his son. And he redeems them from the transgressions committed under out of the temple.
took in his hand the fire and the knife. So they went both the first covenant.
of them together. 7 And Isaac said to his father Psalm 43
Abraham, ―My father!‖ And he said, ―Here I am, my John 8:42-59 Send Out Your Light and Your Truth
son.‖ He said, ―Behold, the fire and the wood, but where 42 Jesus said to them, ―If God were your Father, you 43 Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause
is the lamb for a burnt offering?‖ 8 Abraham said,―God would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I against an ungodly people,
will provide for himself the lamb for a burnt offering, my came not of my own accord, but he sent me. 43 Why do from the deceitful and unjust man
son.‖ So they went both of them together. you not understand what I say? It is because you deliver me!
9 When they came to the place of which God had told cannot bear to hear my word. 44 You are of your father 2 For you are the God in whom I take refuge;
him, Abraham built the altar there and laid the wood in the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He why have you rejected me?
order and bound Isaac his son and laid him on the was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand Why do I go about mourning
altar, on top of the wood. 10 Then Abraham reached out in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he because of the oppression of the enemy?
his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son. 11 But lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar 3 Send out your light and your truth;
the angel of the LORDcalled to him from heaven and and the father of lies. 45 But because I tell the truth, you let them lead me;
said, ―Abraham, Abraham!‖ And he said, ―Here I do not believe me. 46 Which one of you convicts me of let them bring me to your holy hill
am.‖ 12 He said, ―Do not lay your hand on the boy or do sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe and to your dwelling!
anything to him, for now I know that you fear me? 47 Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The 4 Then I will go to the altar of God,
God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of to God my exceeding joy,
son, from me.‖ 13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes and God.‖ and I will praise you with the lyre,
looked, and behold, behind him was a ram, caught in a O God, my God.
thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the Before Abraham Was, I Am 5 Why are you cast down, O my soul,
ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his 48 The Jews answered him, ―Are we not right in saying and why are you in turmoil within me?
son. 14 So Abraham called the name of that that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?‖ 49 Jesus Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
place, ―The LORD will provide‖; as it is said to this answered,―I do not have a demon, but I honor my my salvation and my God.
day, ―On the mount of the LORDit shall be provided.‖ Father, and you dishonor me. 50 Yet I do not seek my
own glory; there is One who seeks it, and he is the