Sermon Tone Analysis

NAU *Matthew 14:22-33* 

 

         22Immediately

*He made the disciples *

          get into the boat

and

          go ahead of Him to the other side,

          while He sent the crowds away.

23 After

He had sent the crowds away,

*He went up on the mountain *

             by Himself to pray;

and

         when it was evening,

*He was there alone.

*

 

24 But

*the boat was already a long distance*

        from the land,

        battered by the waves;

*for the wind was contrary.

*

 

25 And

                      in the fourth watch of the night

*He came to them, *

         walking on the sea.

26 When

           the disciples saw Him

           walking on the sea,

*they were terrified, *

           and said, "It is a ghost!"

And

*they cried out in fear.

*

 

27 But

              immediately

*Jesus spoke to them, *

              saying,

"Take courage,

*it is I; *

*do not be afraid."

*

 

*28** Peter said to Him, *

*"Lord, if it is You, *

                 command me

                 to come to You on the water."

29 And

*He said, *

       "Come!"

And

*Peter *

        got out of the boat,

                   and

*walked on the water *

                 and

*came toward Jesus.

*

 

30 But

seeing the wind,

*he became frightened, *

and

         beginning to sink,

*he cried out, *

        "Lord, save me!"

 

31 Immediately

Jesus stretched out His hand

and

*took hold of him, *

and

*said to him, *

"You of little faith,

*why did you doubt?" *

 

32 When

    they got into the boat,

*the wind stopped.

*

 

33 And

*those who were in the boat worshiped Him, *

saying, "You are certainly God's Son!"

\\ IT IS ONLY A TEST

Matthew 14:22-33

Main Idea: Storms are designed to help you see Jesus like you

 

I.

God uses storms to test your faith (vv 22-25)

a.    God  directs you into some stormy situations

b.    God’s delay may seem to be at the worst time of the storm

c.    God decides when to enter into your storm

II.

Faith in Jesus is all you need to get through the storm (vv 26-31)

a.    Jesus is the difference in midst of your storm

b.

Demand to do things beyond human ability

c.    Don’t allow your circumstances to diminish your faith.

III.

Storms are designed to help you to see Jesus like you never seen Him before (vv 32-33)

a.    Storms don’t last always

b.

It is only a test

IV.

Conclusion: Nobody in His Class – 1954 Chevy

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This pericope of scripture occurs in Jesus’ third year of ministry on earth.

His disciples have been following Him for some time now and they have witnessed many of His miraculous works.

Water into wine; the healing of a leper; the raising of the widow’s son at Nain; they have even experienced it through the great catch of fish; the healing of Peter’s mother-in-law; the calming of the sea in Matthew 8 when they were in a storm; and they have heard His teachings and listened to His parables but the fact still remains that they still don’t truly know who Jesus really is.

Many of you this morning, having been coming to church for long time, singing in the choir all your life, preaching in the pulpit, praying in the pews, having a time of devotion, serving on the usher board, hearing the testimony of God’s goodness to others while experiencing the His miraculous power for yourself but the truth of the matter is, we truly don’t know who Jesus really is.

Jesus had just completed one of His most memorable miracles, the feeding of the five thousand plus with two fish and five loaves of bread of which the disciples collected the leftovers, twelve full baskets.

The gospel of John says, the crowd called Jesus the Prophet to come and wanted to make Him king.

Yet, all four gospels record no response from those who should have known Him best and responded in great awe, his disciples.