Jesus Feeds the Hungry Crowd

Jesus Blesses a Meager Lunch and With it Feeds Thousands

Jesus hardly sat down ‘til He looked up and saw a huge herd of folks a-comin’ for more teachin’. He tested His pardner Philip by askin’ him, “Where do you reckon we’ll buy bread to feed all these people who are a-comin’?” . . . ol’ Andrew, Peter’s brother, he spoke basket of biscuitsup, “All we got is this little cowboy here that’s got five biscuits and a couple of little perch packed for his lunch . . . Jesus gave thanks for the biscuits and they started passin’ them around. Then He did the same with the fish ‘til every single one had plenty–John 6:5-11 (The Gospel of John Cowboy Style).

 

“What a miracle, when Jesus took that young lad’s lunch that consisted of a handful of biscuits and a couple of small fish and with His blessings fed thousands. By this miracle we can know the way it is when Jesus blesses something. He can take that which is small and make it big. He can take the offering of our service and use it to the grater good for His Kingdom. Never underestimate what God can do with what little we hand to Him in faith.” Searching Heart and Scripture, page 49.

You must be Born-Again!

“Ol; Nicodemus came to Jesus one night. He needed to talk real bad. He said to Jesus, ‘Mister, we know that God has done sent You as a teacher. Nobody can do all the miracles and stuff that You’ve been doin’ unless God is a-makin’ it so.’ Jesus said to ol’ Nick, ‘Listen up, ‘cause here’s how it is. For sure unless anybody is born again, he can’t see heaven.’”—John 3:2-3 (The Gospel of John Cowboy Style) Please accept my invitation to connect with me at www.cowboygospel.net. Pastor Mel

Welcome to My Blog

Howdy! Welcome to my blog. My name is Mel Hooten. I am country born and country raised. My passion is to serve the Lord and to assist others who have the same passion and calling. Along with my wife, Karen we are authors of Searching Heart & Scripture and other books and material that will aid you in ministry whether you are a pastor, preacher, teacher or a believer who is genuinely interested is serving others in Christ’s Name.

For 45 years’ I served the Lord in Christian ministry. I know about the ups and downs, the highs and the lows and the heart-aches, but always the immeasurable joy of serving God.

The purpose of CowboyCountryGospel is to provide you with practical helps in some key areas of your calling. We want to address the needs of pastor, preacher and/or teacher as well as the Christian lay person. It is specifically designed to help meet your ministry needs in such areas as . . .

  • Sermon Preparation
  • Sermon and Teaching Material
  • Small Group Bible Studies
  • Outreach
  • Personal Devotions

 CowboyCountryGospel will address areas of ministry with topics such as:

  • Downloadable Sermon and/or Sermon Outline
  • Stories and Illustrations
  • Small Group Bible Study Material selected from Searching Heart & Scripture
  • Cowboy Lingo – (word of the week for church bulletin/newsletter)
  • Verse of the Week
  • Weekly Bible Reading Guide
  • Outreach Helps/Tips

We are looking forward to getting to know you and interacting with you through this blog. It is never our intention that this blog remain static but that it will be flexible enough to meet and address your ministry and/or personal needs. Please respond to us in the contact box with suggestions or questions or perhaps just to address a personal or prayer need. We are here to help; to be your friend in ministry.

We’ll be returning here frequently with new posts and responses to feedback from you. Until next time, Happy Trails to you!