{"id":43358,"date":"2025-08-06T13:44:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T18:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.faithpointlc.org\/wp\/?p=43358"},"modified":"2025-08-06T13:44:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T18:44:19","slug":"focus-on-the-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faithpointlc.org\/wp\/focus-on-the-one\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cFocus on the One\u201d\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Part 2 of 5 in Series \u201cDining with Jesus\u201d<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Have you ever been in a big crowd, yet because of a companion or a close friend, you never really felt lonely or afraid?\u00a0 In John 6, we read how Jesus spent the day with a large crowd, and yet somehow managed to show that he cared for each person there.\u00a0 Even though the crowd was big, no one was treated like \u201cjust another face.\u201d\u00a0 While the disciples were ready to dismiss the hungry crowd late in the day and have people fend for themselves, Jesus zeroes in on a young boy with his lunch and, in God\u2019s hands, multiplies it into more than enough.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Join us for worship on Sunday at 9:30 AM. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.faithpointlc.org\/wp\/live-stream\/\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Live Streaming<\/span><\/a> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">also available at 9:30 AM.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Invite a friend to be your guest. 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