Matthew 14:22-32
Where is Jesus in the storm? In & Above Matthew 14:22-32
Matthew 14:22-32 Jesus & Peter walk on water, context Jesus’ teaching rejected in Nazareth, Herod kills cousin John the Baptist, remote place Jesus feeds more than five thousand miraculously, Jesus prayer retreat, comes to the disciples in a storm, (have faith)
1. Jesus in the storm with them.
2. Jesus above the storm with them.
Matthew 14:22-32 John 6:6 Mark 6:45-52 “’ Don’t be afraid. Take courage. I am here!’” NLT “Then he got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. They were completely astounded, because they had not understood about the loaves.” – Mark 6:51-52 CSB Jesus calms the storm. Matthew 8:23-27 Mark 4:35-41 Luke 8:22-25
2 + 2 = 4 Jesus shows miracle power in feeding thousands. + Jesus walks on water & calms the storm. = Jesus has power over what we cannot control.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Romans 8:18
The storm is temporary. (eternal perspective)
Listen: He Has Done Great Things by John Wilds Bethel Music
Receive comfort and strength from the reality of who Jesus is.
Disciples’ evidence of learning from this:
When the disciples saw the resurrected Jesus (appear & disappear), the “2 + 2 = 4” evidence of the supernatural nature of who Jesus is became something they believed “no matter what”. The resurrected Jesus appears to Thomas, in John 20:24-29. They publicly declared Jesus to be the Savior of the world, in Acts 2. They publicly represented Jesus as Savior King despite the persecution of king Herod, in Acts 12. This is evidence that they believed Jesus to be both in the storm with them and above the storm with them.
Romans 5:1-5
Discussion Questions:
· What do we learn from Matthew 14:22-32, 8:23-27?
· How does this affect our perspective?
· What do we learn from 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 and Romans 8:18?
· What do we learn from Romans 5:1-5?
· How do these passages affect our perspective?
· When we consider a future eternal life with God (who is the source of true love) how does it affect our perspective on the “here & now” of this life?
What’s one thing we should do about this?