Object: a loaf of bread

Good morning, boys and girls. Have you ever packed a lunch for school or day care and shared some of it with a friend? (Let them answer.) I want to tell you a story about a boy about your age who shared this lunch with more than 5,000 people! (Compare 5,000 to the population of your town, if it is comparable.) That's more people than live in (your town name).

Once Jesus and his disciples were preaching and healing people in a large crowd. The Bible says there were 5,000 people in the crowd. As they helped the people it soon became time to eat. Jesus asked one of his disciples, "Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?" The disciple…