When you think about the name of Jesus, do you have a positive or a negative reaction? It can be hard to separate past hurts from the church from who Jesus is. Let’s take a look at Matthew 14 and the feeding of the 5,000 and to see the compassion that Jesus has for the folks that had been following Him. Maybe then we can begin to see Jesus for who the Bible shows Him to be – a compassionate savior and a loving shepherd.

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