
Part Two- Walk on Water
(Ephesians 3:20 NLT) Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.
The Journey of Faith
(Matthew 14:22-23 NLT) Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home. 23 After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone
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(Matthew 14:22 NLT) Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake…
(Matthew 14:24 NLT) Meanwhile, the disciples were in trouble far away from land, for a strong wind had risen, and they were fighting heavy waves.
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(John 16:33 NIV) “In this world you will have trouble. But take heart, I have overcome the world.”
(Mark 6:48 NLT) “He (Jesus) saw that they were in serious trouble, rowing hard and struggling against the wind and waves.”
(Matthew 14:25-26 NLT) “About three o’clock in the morning Jesus came toward them, walking on the water. When the disciples saw him walking on the water, they were terrified. In their fear they cried out, ‘It’s a ghost.’
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Isaiah 43:19 GWT) I am going to do something new. It is already happening. Don’t you recognize it? I will clear a way in the desert. I will make rivers on dry land.
(Matthew 14:27 NLT) Jesus spoke to them at once. “Don’t be afraid,’ he said. ‘Take courage, I am here.’
Dreaming Big
1.Pray big
(Matthew 14:27 NLT) Then Peter called to him. ‘Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water.’”
2.Take big
(Matthew 14:29 NLT) “’Yes, come’ Jesus said. So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus.”
(2 Corinthians 4:17 NIV) “For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.”
(James 2:17-18 NIV) …Faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. But someone will say, ‘You have faith; I have deeds.’ Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do.”
3.Stay focused on
(Matthew 14:30-31 NLT) “But when he saw the strong wind and waves, he was terrified and began to sink. ‘Save me Lord!’ he shouted. Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him. ‘You of little faith.’ Jesus said, ‘Why did you doubt me?”
(2 Corinthians 4:18 NIV) “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
4.Never
(Matthew 14:32 NIV) “When they climbed back into the boat, the wind stopped.”
(Proverbs 24:16 NIV) “For though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again.”
(Galatians 6:9 NIV) “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
(Ephesians 3:20 NLT) Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.