Episode 4 - Chasing the Swell
After an epic day of surfing the gang realizes they've drifted a long way and they're pretty hungry. As they make their way back to their stuff, Ryan shows some vulnerability, Rachel makes an apology, and Randy is hungry, again.
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All Righteous Stories episodes are based on the parables and miracles of Jesus. In Chasing The Swell, we learn of the miracle of Jesus feeding the five thousand.
Mark 6:30-44 The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”
So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place. But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.
By this time it was late in the day, so his disciples came to him. “This is a remote place,” they said, “and it’s already very late. Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
But he answered, “You give them something to eat.”
They said to him, “That would take more than half a year’s wages! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?”
“How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.”
When they found out, they said, “Five—and two fish.”
Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all. They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.
After listening to this episode, think about your everyday life, where you work, go to school, play, in your neighborhood, and in your own home. Consider these questions, then share your thoughts with a friend or family member, and with us! Questions can be answered by both adults and children.
How does the friends’ story of being hungry relate to the miracle of Jesus feeding the 5,000?
What have you chased after in your life? Were you satisfied in the end?
In your everyday life, has Jesus ever used you or someone you know in an unexpected way – wherever they are with whatever they’ve got? What happened?
Can you think of something that’s happening in your life right now where Jesus may be trying to use you? What could you do?
Have you ever been FINE – feelings inside never expressed? What did you do? What feelings do you think Ryan had when his friends wanted to care for him? What feelings did the disciples have when they experienced this miracle of Jesus? The crowd?
Pray and ask God what next step you should take.
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