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Walking on WaterWalking on Water
Matthew 14:22-33
I. Looming Storm
II. Astounding Ask
III. Walk on Water
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I. Looming Storm
1. Obeying Jesus
2. Ensuing Storm
1. Obeying Jesus
22 Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of Him to the other
side, while He dismissed the crowd.
“Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat”
In King James Version“Constrained”
Having the meaning of Forcing and Compelling
“Immediately”
This is right after the Feeding of 5000
And the people had wanted to make Him
king (John 6:15)
The disciples were in This Boat,
Caught in This Situation
Because Jesus made them to.
They were in
This Boat
Alone
Because Jesus arranged it.
It was Jesus who Set
the Stage and Arranged
the Situation
2. Ensuing Storm
24 but the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves
because the wind was against it.
The Boat was very Far from Land, away from the Safety
of the Coast
Wind
and Waves
are the Natural Elements
of the Sea.
The Further away from the Shore,
the more Helpless against these
Forces of the Sea
II. Astounding Ask
1. Typical Reaction
2. Incredible Ask
1. Typical Reaction
25 During the fourth watch of the night Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were
terrified. “It’s a ghost,” they said, and cried out in fear
Jesuscame to them.
Taking a Direct way,
He walked on water to meet them.
How did they
React to this positive
Act of Love
and Care?
We Understand and Interpret
what we See using our existing
Internal Grid
What we Feed into our Mind
will Determine How we View and
Receive any New Information
OurInterpretation
Will Determines
Our
Reaction
See
Interpret
React
See
Ghost
Fear
See
Science
Dismissal
2. Incredible Ask
27 But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I.
Don't be afraid.” 28 “Lord, if it's you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.”
29 “Come,” He said.
Seeing their FearJesus
Immediately Assured them:
“It is I.”
“Lord, if it's you”
What do we
Dare to Ask if we know It is Jesus?
Do we dare to Ask?
“You do not Have because
you do not Ask.” (James 4:2)
If Jesus puts me in a storm,
do I dare to trust Him to make me
walk on water?
“Come!”
Jesus was More Ready
to Give than we are
Ready to Ask!
III. Walk on Water
1. Walk in Faith
2. Sink in Doubt
1. Walk in Faith
29 “Come,” he said. Then Peter got down
out of the boat, walked on the water
and came toward Jesus.
“Peter got down out of the boat”
There is no Walking on water if we would not get out of the Boat!
2. Sink in Doubt
30 But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried
out, “Lord, save me!” 31 Immediately Jesus reached
out His hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” He said,
“why did you doubt?”
“But when he saw the wind”
The Wind was there All this time, why only now
he “saw”?
“he was afraid”
He was Overwhelmed by the visible threat of
the wind and Forgot the Power of Jesus.
“why did you doubt?”
Do we really believe that Jesus Alone is
Sufficient and Capable to hold us above the water?
I. Looming Storm
II. Astounding Ask
III. Walk on Water
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