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Matthew 14:22- 33 (NKJV)

Matthew 14:22- 33 (NKJV).

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Matthew 14:22- 33 (NKJV)

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  1. Matthew 14:22-33(NKJV) 22Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. 23And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there. 24But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary. 25Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. 26And when the

  2. Matthew 14:22-33(NKJV) disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear. 27But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.” 28And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” 29So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. 30But when he saw

  3. Matthew 14:22-33(NKJV) that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” 31And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?” 32 And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. 33Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God.”

  4. Five Anchors Of The Soul Matthew 14:22-33

  5. Our Text • Sea of Galilee is 10 miles wide • Halfway across when the Lord appears to them • When Peter jumps out of the boat – they are 5 miles from land! • Parallel passage in Mark 6:45-52

  6. Our Text • Story that contains so many lessons • There are 5 in particular that we will discuss today • Consider with me 5 anchors of the soul within this text…

  7. His ProvidencePlaced Me Here • Passage tells us that Jesus sent them into the storm • v. 22 – “Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side” • That word means strongly urged

  8. His Providence Placed Me Here • II Tim. 3:12 – “…all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution” • Jn. 16:33 – “…in the world you will have tribulation…” • Js. 1:2 – “count it all joy when you fall into various trials…”

  9. His Providence Placed Me Here • Lord allows us to be subjected to storms of life, not to cripple us but to empower us! • In the gym – “No pain, no gain” • “That which does not kill us makes us stronger”

  10. Two kinds of storms • Correcting storm • Jonah was part of a correcting storm • Sometimes we need a wake-up call • Ps. 119:67 – “Before I was afflicted I went astray…but now I keep your Word” • v. 71 – “It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn your statutes”

  11. Two kinds of storms • Perfecting storm • Already doing God’s will, but we need the spiritual conditioning to keep us on track • Ps. 148:8 – “Fire and hail, snow and clouds; stormy wind, fulfilling His word…” • Sometimes they can assist & equip us

  12. His PrayersProtect Me Here • Where’s the Lord while they are in the storm? • On the mountainpraying • Mk. 6:48 – “Then He saw them straining at the rowing, for the wind was against them”

  13. His Prayers Protect Me Here • When was the last time you had to strain at the oars of life? • Have you ever… • Preacher in a difficult place once said, “I know God placed me here, I just wonder if He remembers where He put me!”

  14. His Prayers Protect Me Here • Heb. 13:5 – “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” • Heb. 7:25 – “Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.” (Heb. 4:15)

  15. His Prayers Protect Me Here • Sometimes for our prayers to be effective, they must be selective • Effect of prayer can be diluted if we pray in vague generalities • We need to get specific and selective in our praying • I can picture the Lord calling them by name

  16. His PresenceComes To Me Here • Many times our troubles bring the Lord to us • If my parents were in trouble and needed me… • If my children were in trouble and needed me…

  17. His Presence Comes To Me Here • God will be with us in the midst of our turmoil • Shadrach, Meshach, & Abed-Nego in Dan. 3:25 • Ps. 23:1-3 – In the green pastures David is talking about God • Ps. 23:4 – In the valley he starts talking to God

  18. His Presence Comes To Me Here • Is. 43:1-3 • Why did Jesus wait until the 4th hour to come to the disciples? • Is. 30:18 • He had a purpose, but it took some time straining at the oars to realize what it was!

  19. His Presence Comes To Me Here • When God waits…we wait • Ex. 14:13 – Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord…” • Jesus was walking on the water, not running. • The Lord is never in a hurry, but He’s never late!

  20. His PowerSustains Me Here • Why walk on the water and then bid Peter to get out and come to Him? • He was showing them He had power adequate for their problems • He’d just fed as many as 20,000 people with 5 loaves & 2 fish • Nothing was a problem for Him

  21. His Power Sustains Me Here • What was threatening to be over their heads, was already under His feet • Jn. 16:33 – “I have overcome the world” • Peace is not the subtraction of problems, but the addition of power

  22. His PromisesAssure Me Here • He was the one that told them to go to the other side • Every command of His is a promise • He gives us the strength to keep every command • Look at Jn. 6:21…

  23. His Promises Assure Me Here • Some have actually said that there were 4 miracles that took place here: • Jesus walked on water • Peter walked on water • The storm stopped instantly • They were immediately on land

  24. His Promises Assure Me Here • That’s how quickly the storms of life can be over • Peter called for Jesus – not an oar, lifeboat, or life preserver • We’re much safer in the water with Jesus, than in the boatwithout Him!

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