Why Did You Doubt?

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Matthew 14:22–33 NKJV
22 Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. 23 And 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. 24 But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary. 25 Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. 26 And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.” 28 And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” 29 So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. 30 But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” 31 And 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. 33 Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God.”
Matthew 14:22–33 NKJV
Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. And 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. But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary. Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear. But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.” And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, 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 he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” 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. Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God.”
Matthew 14:22–33 NKJV
22 Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. 23 And 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. 24 But the boat was now in the middle of the sea, tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary. 25 Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. 26 And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Be of good cheer! It is I; do not be afraid.” 28 And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” 29 So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. 30 But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!” 31 And 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. 33 Then those who were in the boat came and worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God.”

Seven Things Jesus Did

Jesus sent them ahead alone

Matthew 14:22 NKJV
Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away.
Matthew 14:22–23 NKJV
Immediately Jesus made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, while He sent the multitudes away. And 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.
matt 14:22

Jesus waited

Matt

Jesus waited

Jesus waited

Matthew 14:23 NKJV
And 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.
Matt 14:

Jesus waited for two things:

Jesus waited for two things:

The storm
For the disciples to exhaust their efforts

Jesus told them not to fear

matt 14:27

Jesus commanded Peter to “Come”

Jesus told them not to fear

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

Jesus commanded Peter to “Come”

Jesus commanded Peter to “Come”

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

Jesus saved Peter when he cried out

Jesus saved Peter when he cried out

Matthew 14:30 NKJV
But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, “Lord, save me!”
mat 14:30

Jesus admonished Peter

Jesus admonished Peter

Matthew 14:31 NKJV
And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of little faith, why did you doubt?”
matt 14:31
What Peter Had Seen and Heard
Andrew brings Simon Peter to Jesus
Jesus calls Philip and Nathanael in Galilee
Jesus turns water into wine
Jesus clears the temple (John)
Jesus and his disciples baptize in Judea
Jesus talks with a Samaritan woman
Jesus stays in Samaria
Jesus begins preaching in Galilee
Jesus heals an official’s son
Jesus is rejected at Nazareth (Luke)
Jesus moves to Capernaum
Jesus teaches with authority in Capernaum
Jesus heals Peter’s mother-in-law
Jesus heals many in Capernaum
Jesus prays alone
Jesus makes his first tour of Galilee
Jesus teaches a crowd from a boat
Jesus provides a miraculous catch of fish (Luke)
Jesus heals a man with leprosy
Jesus heals a paralyzed man
Jesus calls Matthew
Jesus eats at Matthew’s house
Jesus defends his disciples for not fasting
Jesus heals a lame man at the pool of Beth-Zatha
The Jews get angry with Jesus for healing on the Sabbath
Jesus defends his actions and claims to be God’s son
The disciples pick wheat on the Sabbath
Jesus heals a man’s hand on the Sabbath
The Pharisees and Herodians plot to destroy Jesus
Jesus is followed by a large crowd
Jesus chooses the twelve apostles
Jesus teaches the Sermon on the Mount/Plain
Jesus heals a centurion’s servant
Jesus raises a widow’s son
A sinful woman anoints Jesus’ feet (Luke)
Jesus describes his true family
Jesus tells the parable of the soils
Jesus’ disciples ask about parables
Jesus teaches the crowd with parables
Jesus explains the parable of the weeds
Jesus tells parables to his disciples
Jesus calms the storm
Jesus heals a demoniac in the Gerasenes & sends demons into a herd of pigs
Jesus commissions a missionary in Gadara
Jesus heals a bleeding woman
Jesus raises the daughter of a synagogue ruler
Jesus heals two blind men
Jesus heals a mute demoniac
The people of Nazareth refuse to believe (Matthew, Mark)
Jesus tells his disciples to pray for workers
Jesus sends out the apostles
Jesus feeds the 5000
Jesus walks on Water

Why did you doubt?

Why did you doubt?

There might be some legitimate reasons to doubt:
God has been unfaithful in the past
Someone told you God cannot be trusted
You have a new problem and just know that there is no way God can help
God’s Word is no longer true
God changed

How to Dispel Doubt

How to Dispel Doubt

Cry out to Jesus
Ask yourself “Why?”
Remember what He said
Remember what He did
“Our doubts are unreasonable: ‘Wherefore didst though doubt?’ If there be reason for little faith, there is evidently reason for great confidence. If it be right to trust Jesus at all, why not trust him altogether?” (Spurgeon)
Andrew brings Simon Peter to Jesus
Jesus calls Philip and Nathanael in Galilee
Jesus turns water into wine
Jesus clears the temple (John)
Jesus clears the temple (John)
Jesus and his disciples baptize in Judea
Jesus and his disciples baptize in Judea
Jesus and his disciples baptize in Judea
Jesus talks with a Samaritan woman
John the Baptist is arrested
Jesus leaves Judea for Galilee
Jesus talks with a Samaritan woman
Jesus talks with a Samaritan woman
Jesus stays in Samaria
Jesus begins preaching in Galilee
▶ Jesus preaches in Galilee
Jesus begins preaching in Galilee
Jesus heals an official’s son
Jesus is rejected at Nazareth (Luke)
Jesus moves to Capernaum
Jesus teaches with authority in Capernaum
Jesus teaches with authority in Capernaum
Jesus teaches with authority in Capernaum
Jesus heals Peter’s mother-in-law
Jesus heals many in Capernaum
Jesus prays alone
Jesus makes his first tour of Galilee
Jesus makes his first tour of Galilee
Jesus teaches a crowd from a boat
Jesus provides a miraculous catch of fish (Luke)
Jesus heals a man with leprosy
Jesus heals a paralyzed man
Jesus heals a paralyzed man
Jesus calls Matthew
Jesus eats at Matthew’s house
Jesus defends his disciples for not fasting
Jesus heals a lame man at the pool of Beth-Zatha
Jesus heals a lame man at the pool of Beth-Zatha
The Jews get angry with Jesus for healing on the Sabbath
Jesus defends his actions and claims to be God’s son
The disciples pick wheat on the Sabbath
The disciples pick wheat on the Sabbath
Jesus heals a man’s hand on the Sabbath
The Pharisees and Herodians plot to destroy Jesus
Jesus is followed by a large crowd
Jesus is followed by a large crowd
Jesus chooses the twelve apostles
Jesus teaches the Sermon on the Mount/Plain
Jesus heals a centurion’s servant
Jesus heals a centurion’s servant
Jesus raises a widow’s son
A sinful woman anoints Jesus’ feet (Luke)
Jesus reassures John the Baptist
Jesus teaches about John the Baptist
A sinful woman anoints Jesus’ feet (Luke)
A sinful woman anoints Jesus’ feet (Luke)
Jesus describes his true family
Jesus describes his true family
Jesus tells the parable of the soils
Jesus tells the parable of the soils
Jesus’ disciples ask about parables
Jesus teaches the crowd with parables
Jesus explains the parable of the weeds
Jesus tells parables to his disciples
Jesus calms the storm
Jesus heals a demoniac in the Gerasenes & sends demons into a herd of pigs
Jesus sends demons into a herd of pigs
Jesus commissions a missionary in Gadara
Jesus commissions a missionary in Gadara
Jesus heals a bleeding woman
A synagogue ruler asks Jesus to help his daughter
Jesus heals a bleeding woman
Jesus raises the daughter of a synagogue ruler
Jesus heals two blind men
Jesus heals two blind men
Jesus heals a mute demoniac
The people of Nazareth refuse to believe (Matthew, Mark)
Jesus tells his disciples to pray for workers
Jesus tells his disciples to pray for workers
Jesus sends out the apostles
Jesus feeds the 5000
▶ Jesus crosses from Bethsaida to Gennesaret
Jesus feeds the 5000
Jesus walks on Water
Jesus walks on Water
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