1. Walking on Water
Matthew 14:22-33

2. Walking on Water
Looming Storm
Astounding Ask
III. Walk on Water

3. I. Looming Storm
1. Obeying Jesus
2. Ensuing Storm

4. 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.

5. of Forcing and Compelling
“Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat”
In King James Version
“Constrained”
Having the meaning
of Forcing and Compelling

6. This is right after the Feeding of 5000
“Immediately”
This is right after the Feeding of 5000
And the people had wanted to make Him king (John 6:15)

7. Because The disciples were in This Boat, Caught in This Situation
Jesus made them to.

8. They were in
This Boat
Alone
Because
Jesus arranged it.

9. It was Jesus
who Set
the Stage
and Arranged
the Situation

10. 2. Ensuing Storm
24 but the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.

11. The Boat
was very Far
from Land,
away from
the Safety
of the Coast

12. are the Natural Elements
Wind
and Waves
are the Natural Elements
of the Sea.

13. Forces of the Sea The Further away from the Shore,
the more Helpless against these
Forces of the Sea

14. II. Astounding Ask
1. Typical Reaction
2. Incredible Ask

15. 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

16. Taking a Direct way, He walked on
Jesus
came to them.
Taking a Direct way, He walked on
water to meet them.

17. How did they
React
to this positive
Act of Love
and Care?

18. using our existing Internal Grid
We Understand
and Interpret
what we See
using our existing Internal Grid

19. How we View and Receive any
What we Feed
into our Mind
will Determine
How we View and Receive any
New Information

20. Our
Interpretation
Will
Determines
Reaction

21. See
Interpret
React

22.  
See
Ghost
Fear
See
Science
Dismissal

23. 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.

24. Seeing their Fear
Jesus Immediately
Assured them:
“It is I.”

25. “Lord, if it's you”
What do we
Dare to Ask
if we know
It is Jesus?

26. “You do not Have because you do not Ask.” (James 4:2)
Do we dare to Ask?
“You do not Have because
you do not Ask.” (James 4:2)

27. do I dare to trust Him to make me
If Jesus puts me
in a storm,
do I dare to trust Him to make me
walk on water?

28. “Come!”
Jesus was
More Ready
to Give
than we are
Ready to Ask!

29. III. Walk on Water
1. Walk in Faith
2. Sink in Doubt

30. 1. Walk in Faith 29 “Come,” he said. Then Peter got down
out of the boat,
walked on the water
and came toward Jesus.

31. “Peter got down out of the boat”
There is no
Walking on water
if we would not get
out of the Boat!

32. 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?”

33. why only now The Wind was there All this time, he “saw”?
“But when he saw the wind”
The Wind was there All this time,
why only now
he “saw”?

34. by the visible threat of the wind
“he was afraid”
He was Overwhelmed
by the visible threat of the wind
and Forgot the
Power of Jesus.

35. “why did you doubt?”
Do we really believe that Jesus Alone is Sufficient and Capable to hold us above the water?

36. Walking on Water
Looming Storm
Astounding Ask
III. Walk on Water