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*Walking on Water – Isaiah 55:1-5; Romans 9:1-5; Matthew 14:22-33*
· Curate, Vicar and Archdeacon go fishing...
· *Doubters*
o Abraham, Moses, Gideon, Thomas
o we are amongst people who did great things for God!
o *Faith* and... doubt, fear, apathy~/cynicism...
§ God *calls us* to have faith
§ But He *encourages* us /when/ we *doubt*
o “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!”
*(**Mark 9:24)*
· “You of little faith” (also *Matthew 8:26*)
o encouragement as much as rebuke
§ “Why */did/* you doubt?”
· reminds Peter (and us) who He is
· what He can do
· Picture of the Christian life
o we call ourselves /Christians/, followers of Jesus
o we are *living* as we believe we have been called to
o yet we find ourselves in *difficulty*
§ trouble~/hardship;* stormy waters (v24)*
o how is this possible?
§ God was meant to make everything alright!
§ to keep us *safe*
· here we are in a boat in the middle of a storm
o *Jesus comes (v25)*
§ He can *calm* the wind and waves *(chapter 8)*
§ He can make everything alright
o He keeps us *safe from harm* /not/ *safe from danger*
§ yet maybe we *don’t recognise Him* and are still /afraid/
§ yet he asks us to *trust Him* even further
· to /step out of the boat/
· to do what seems *impossible*
o whatever that might be for each of us
§ we begin to *sink* when we /take our eyes off Jesus/
· begin to look at the wind and waves more than the one who has called us out onto the water
· Where are we today?
o back on the *shore* having heard about Jesus, even seen Him, but not following Him?
§ “Truly [this is] the Son of God” *(v33)*
o in the *boat*?
§ stormy waters
· life is hard
§ times when *Jesus scares us*
· He seems to *act* like we don’t want Him to
· *asks us* to do things we think are beyond us ~/ impossible
o on the *water*?
§ heard His call and are trying our very best to *follow*
§ trying our hardest to keep our eyes fixed on Him
· *Hebrews 12:2*
o *sinking*?
§ the *waves have grown* larger than our faith
· we *have trusted* in a difficult place
· yet the sea has not calmed
· things are still *hard*
§ picture on ordination retreat
· two *right* hands coming up out of the water
· *Faith*
o R-I-S-K or S-U-R-E ~/ trust and hope
o wherever we are, fix eyes on Jesus
§ /object/ of *hope*
§ /author/ and /perfecter/ of *faith*
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