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aS tHe DisciPLES ROw ACrosS The sEa, jeSus GOES Up oN A MOuntaiN To PRAy. that night, On THE seA oF gaLilEe…

we shouldleave before this

crowd starts a riot.Launch tHE BOAT aNdCroSs tO The otHER

SiDe Of ThE seA.I WilL Join yOU

latEr.

hOW wi�Jesus catch upto us without

a boat?

guys, l�k!what’s that?

but god SeNt jEsuS TO be tHE sAvioR Of The worLD—not the conqueror of armies. WHEn jeSus SEes ThAt THE crOwD WaNtS To FORCe him to bE A king, He qUickly ca�s HiS discipleS away from the crowd.

Walking on WaterBAsED On MaTthew 14:22–33; John 6:15–21; mArK 6:45–52

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no, it’s our loRD! master, do you want me to come join you on

the waves?COmE!

LOrD!SAvE me!

PeTER,WHy diD YoUdOubt Me?

You ReAlLyarE tHe sOn

oF GOd!

peter iMmediATELY jUMps out of The Boat...

as long as peter’s eyes are on his savior, the waves su�ort him. but when peter takes his eyes o� the Lord and remembers thE WiNd AnD THe roUGh waVEs, He lOSEs fAith aNd BeginS To siNk.

after JesuS rEsCUeS pEteR, ThEy climB into THe bOat. ThE WiNd Dies down.

it’s aghost!

...AnD WAlks On wateR t�!