1. Lord, Save Me

2. Matthew 14 1. The beheading of John the Baptist. V.1-13
2. The feeding of 5,000 men + women and children (probably about 15,000 or so people)
V.14-21

3. 3. Jesus sent his disciples away in a ship
3. Jesus sent his disciples away in a ship . And he departed in the mountain to pray. In the middle watch Jesus Walks on the water.V
4. The sick are brought to Jesus and all that even touched the hem of his garment were made perfectly whole. V

4. Matt. 14:22-33
1. The disciples are in the ship
2. A storm comes up…contrary winds..
Blowing in every direction. The Sea of Galilee is well known for its sudden storms.
3. It is in the 4th watch – between 3 and 6 a.m. They see a man walking on the water,
They think it is a ghost and cry out for fear.

5. The Disciples Are Afraid
Verse 27 But immediately Jesus spoke unto them saying,
Be of good cheer;
It Is I;
Be Not Afraid!

6. v. 28 Peter speaks
And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.
Since it is you, bid me come unto you
On the water!

7. v Jesus said: Come
v And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus.
His eyes were set on Jesus!

8. He began to sink! He was going down! V.30 BUT…
Here is the rest of the story….
“But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying,
Lord, Save Me!
He began to sink!
He was going down!

9. v.31 Immediately
And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him (he evidently was
Going down) Jesus caught him, and said unto him

10. He saw the wind boisterous! He doubted!!!
Peter lost his focus!!
He saw the wind boisterous!
He doubted!!!

11. 31 O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?
What was wrong with Peter? Walking
One minute, and then Sinking the next?
Ever been like that??

12. And when they were come into the ship, The wind ceased.
V. 32
And when they were come into the ship,
The wind ceased.

13. v. 33 The reaction of all the disciples
Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.

14. Lessons
for us to
Learn…

15. #1 All of us are afraid sometimes
What makes us afraid?
In a ship during a storm.
Weather, loss of jobs, age,
family problems, health issues…
So many things to cause us to
Be afraid.

16. 2 Good Reasons to put away fear
#1 . One reason may be that the problem is not nearly as bad as one had thought; perhaps you are afraid because you exaggerate the danger.
#2 The other reason is that even though the problem may be real, there is an even greater solution and help at hand.

17. Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water:
We have no idea what prompted Peter to ask such a question, but his faith in Jesus was remarkable.
He really responded to Jesus’ invitation and got out of the ship!

18. He walked on the water to go to Jesus
He walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink: walking in faith, showing that Peter was okay as long as he kept his focus on Jesus. .
When he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was troubled by fear and began to sink.

19. Peter walked on the water but feared the wind: such is human nature, often achieving great things, and at fault in little things.” (Bruce)

20. Beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me
Beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” Even when Peter failed, Jesus was there to save him.
Peter knew who to call out to at the moment of crisis.
Jesus then brought Peter back to the ship.

21. The answer to fears…
Romans 8:38-39 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

22. Should we fear people?
Matthew 10:28 And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. But rather fear Him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell

23. Should we fear ?
Matthew 14:27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.”

24. #2 O ye of little faith…
1. Notice Jesus said this to Peter, one of the apostles. Even the disciples had a
Problem with faith…

25. What can faith do?
Matthew 17:20 So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.

26. The amazement of the disciples
Mark 4:41 And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!”

27. Look what Jesus had just done.
Matthew 14:13-21 “You give them something to eat” ...Now those who had eaten were about five thousand men, besides women and children.

28. To Peter
Matthew 14:29 So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus.

29. Look what Jesus does afterwards
Matthew 14:34-36 When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret. After the people of that place recognized him, they sent word throughout the region and brought all who were sick to him, and begged him that they might touch even the fringe of his cloak; and all who touched it were healed.

30. Look what strong faith in God can do:
Abraham..besought God about Sodom and Gomorrah. Gen. 18: /45/40/30/20/10
If there had been 10 righteous souls there, it would have been spared!
Moses…changed God’s mind about destroying Israel. Deut. 9:13-14

31. Remember: Faith is awesome! Faith is amazing! Faith is attainable.
It is not out of our reach—we can have it!
Rom. 10:17
Heb. 11:1
Heb. 11:6

32. #3 Most of us fail in different ways
Peter began to sink because he lost his
Focus.
Matthew 14:30 But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”

33. That was not the first time that Peter
Lost his focus and it would not be the last time.
Luke 9:46 Remember the disciples arguments over greatness? Peter was there
Matthew 26:69-75 Remember Peter's denial not just once but three times?

34. Remember Peter’s Gentile prejudices.
Gal. 2: (He was rebuked by
Paul)

35. Most of us will have our Down Times
1. There are times when our environment presses us from all sides, we may not see a way out.
2. We may think there is no hope and we may fail.
That’s why this record given here in
Matt. 14 is so great.
Even though there is failure, there
Is help and forgiveness from the Lord

36. 4. God’s protection is clear
Jesus still provided safety.
Matthew 14:31-32 And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased.

37. God loves us, and when we fail, we
Need to turn to Him for forgiveness
And for help to become stronger.
1 John 2:1-2 My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous; and he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.

38. These 4 things should help us to turn to God for His help
# 1 Fear God and not man.
#2 Do you have little faith, much faith
Or no faith at all?
#3 We all fail at times. We fall!
We will have Down Times
#4 God is there to lift us up…Peter
Pleaded with Jesus to save him…
That’s where we must turn.

39. Jesus said: Be not afraid, It is I! .
We must remember that to keep
Us going…
Heb. 12:1-2
John 1:29
Matt. 11:

40. Before we can do much for Jesus, we need to remember:
Matt. 14:30
Lord, Save Me!
It’s me, it’s me, its me O Lord,

41. It's me, it's me, it's me, O Lord, Standin' in the need of prayer
It's me, it's me, it's me, O Lord, Standin' in the need of prayer. It's me, it's me, it's me, O Lord, Standin' in the need of prayer.  

42. Not my brother or my sister, but it's me, O Lord, Standin' in the need of prayer. Not my brother or my sister, but it's me, O Lord, Standin' in the need of prayer.

43. Not my mother or my father, but it's me, O Lord, Standin' in the need of prayer. Not my mother or my father, but it's me, O Lord, Standin' in the need of prayer.

44. Not my stranger or my neighbour, but it's me, O Lord, Standin' in the need of prayer. Not my stranger or my neighbour, but it's me, O Lord, Standin' in the need of prayer.

45. Lord,
Save
ME!

46. His will of Salvation Hear His Word. Rom. 10:17
Believe in Jesus. John 8:24
Repent. Acts 17:30,31
Confess. Matt. 10:32,33
Be Baptized. Acts 18:8
Live faithfully.
I Cor. 15:58;
Repent. Acts 8:22; Confess &Pray James 5:16