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 Matthew's Gospel, Chapter 14.

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 During the month of April we skipped ahead because it was Easter and we were looking at the whole Easter account, the death and the resurrection of Jesus and we were looking at the last couple of chapters in Matthew.

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 So now we're going back to where we left off earlier on, we're in Chapter 14.

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 So follow with me as we read the whole of the chapter.

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 This is God's Word to us.

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 It is trustworthy.

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 It is clear.

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 And we want to listen to him.

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 So let's hear his Word to us today.

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 Starting at verse 1.

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 At that time Herod the Tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus.

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 And he said to his attendants,

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 This is John the Baptist.

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 He is risen from the dead.

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 That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.

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 And then what Matthew does is he goes back in time to record how John the Baptist had actually died.

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 Picking it up in verse 3.

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 Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife.

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 For John had been saying to him,

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 It is not lawful for you to have her.

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 Basically Herod had taken his sister-in-law to himself.

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 Herod wanted to kill John,

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 But he was afraid of the people because they considered John a prophet.

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 On Herod's birthday,

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 The daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much

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 That he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked.

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 Prompted by her mother, she said,

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 Give me here on a dish the head of John the Baptist.

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 The king was distressed,

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 But because of his oaths and his dinner guests,

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 He ordered that her request be granted,

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 And had John beheaded in the prison.

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 His head was brought in on a dish

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 And given to the girl,

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 Who carried it to her mother.

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 John's disciples came and took his body and buried it.

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 Then they went and told Jesus,

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 When Jesus heard about what had happened,

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 So we're back in real time now,

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 When Jesus heard what had happened,

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 He withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place.

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 Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns.

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 When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd,

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 He had compassion on them,

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 And healed those who were ill.

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 As evening approached,

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 The disciples came to him and said,

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 This is a remote place,

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 And it's already getting late.

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 Send the crowds away,

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 So that they can go to the villages

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 And buy themselves some food.

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 Jesus replied,

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 They do not need to go away.

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 You give them something to eat.

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 We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,

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 They answered.

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 Bring them here to me,

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 He said.

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 And he told the people to sit down on the grass.

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 Taking the five loaves and the two fish,

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 And looking up to heaven,

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 He gave thanks and broke the loaves.

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 Then he gave them to the disciples,

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 And they distributed them to the people.

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 They all ate and were satisfied.

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 And disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

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 The number of those who ate was about five thousand men,

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 Besides women and children.

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 Immediately,

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 Jesus made the disciples get into the boat to go on ahead of him to the other side,

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 While he dismissed the crowd.

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 After he had dismissed them,

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 He went up on a mountainside by himself to pray.

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 Later that night,

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 He was there alone.

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 And the boat was already a considerable distance from the land,

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 Buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.

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 Shortly before dawn,

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 Jesus went out to them,

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 Walking on the lake.

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 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake,

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 They were terrified.

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 It's a ghost!

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 They said,

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 And cried out in fear.

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 But Jesus immediately said to them,

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 Take courage.

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 It is I.

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 Don't be afraid.

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 Lord,

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 If it's you,

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 Peter replied,

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 Tell me to come to you on the water.

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 Come,

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 He said.

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 Then Peter got down out of the boat,

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 Walked on the water,

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 And came towards Jesus.

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 But when he saw the wind,

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 He was afraid,

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 And beginning to think,

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 Cried out,

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 Lord,

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 Save me!

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 Immediately,

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 Jesus reached out his hand,

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 And caught him.

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 You of little faith,

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 He said.

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 Why do you doubt?

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 And when they climbed into the boat,

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 The wind died down.

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 Then those who were in the boat worshipped him,

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 Saying,

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 Truly you are the Son of God.

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 When they crossed over,

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 They landed at Gennesaret.

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 And when the men of that place recognized Jesus,

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 They sent word to all the surrounding country.

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 People brought all who were ill to him,

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 And begged him to let those who were ill,

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 Just touch the edge of his cloak.

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 And all who touched it,

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 Were healed.

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 Well, let's keep our Bibles open at that chapter,

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 And we'll pray together.

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 Our Father God,

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 We thank you so much for the record of these events,

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 These true accounts,

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 And we pray that as we listen to them,

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 Some two thousand years later,

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 That we would learn more about Jesus,

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 Who he is,

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 And it would cause us,

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 To trust you,

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 To reach out to you in faith,

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 And to know your help,

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 The help that we need,

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 And the salvation,

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 That we desperately need.

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 So help us now,

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 By your spirit we pray,

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 In Jesus name,

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 Amen.

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 Well, we've got three events here,

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 Haven't we?

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 The beheading of John the Baptist,

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 An awful situation.

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 And then we jump to,

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 Another location,

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 Where's the feeding of the five thousand.

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 And then we move on to the lake,

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 Where Jesus walks on water.

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 These three events.

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 And when we take them all together,

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 They teach us about faith.

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 The kind of faith,

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 That provides in our need,

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 And the kind of faith,

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 That overcomes,

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 All our fears.

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 So let's look at,

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 Each of them in turn.

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 We're going to start,

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 With Jesus,

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 Who meets us,

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 In all our need.

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 Let's pick it up,

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 In verse 13.

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 When Jesus had heard,

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 About what had happened,

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 So that's the beheading,

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 And the execution,

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 Of John the Baptist.

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 And remember,

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 John is,

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 Is Jesus' cousin.

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 So when he had heard,

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 About what had happened,

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 Jesus withdrew,

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 By boat,

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 Privately,

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 To a solitary place.

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 Hearing of this,

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 The crowds followed him,

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 On foot,

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 From the town.

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 So Jesus is going,

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 Across the lake,

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 By boat,

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 And the crowds,

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 Have obviously heard about him,

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 They've walked around,

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 The outside,

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 Of the lake.

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 And when Jesus landed,

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 And saw the large crowd,

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 Well how would you respond?

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 I know how I would respond.

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 There's Jesus,

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 Trying to get away,

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 Privately,

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 To a place on his own,

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 To grieve for his cousin.

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 Perhaps contemplating,

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 What his death,

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 Is going to be like.

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 And all these crowds,

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 Meet him.

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 But rather than tell them,

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 To clear off,

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 Look at the end of verse 14,

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 Jesus had compassion on them,

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 And healed those,

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 Who were ill.

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 You see,

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 Jesus meets,

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 These people,

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 In their desperate need.

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 You see,

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 To have compassion,

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 Is much more than just,

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 Concern or care.

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 It's a deep feeling,

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 That churns within you,

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 And it's not quelled,

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 Until something is done.

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 It's an emotion,

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 A strong emotion,

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 That leads to action.

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 In other words,

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 It's feeling a need,

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 On the one hand,

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 And alleviating the need,

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 On the other.

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 And that's exactly,

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 What Jesus does.

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 Now the sick may be healed,

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 But a new need arises.

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 The crowds that have gathered,

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 Have nothing to eat.

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 And with no McDonald's nearby,

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 Or a delivery on site,

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 There's only one thing for it.

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 Look at the end of verse 15.

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 The disciples say,

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 Send the crowds away,

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 So that they can go to the villages,

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 And buy themselves some food.

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 Jesus replied,

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 They do not need to go away,

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 You give them something to eat.

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 What do you mean,

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 Give them something to eat?

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 Can't you see,

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 We've only got five loaves of bread,

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 And two fish.

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 Of course,

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 Jesus wasn't just passing the buck,

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 To the disciples,

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 Jesus was highlighting,

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 Their great need,

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 And his desire,

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 And his ability,

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 To provide,

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 For their needs.

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 And so Jesus prays,

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 And he begins to break up the food,

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 And the disciples distribute it,

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 To all who were there.

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 And let's not miss,

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 The amazing provision of it,

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 Verse 21.

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 The number of those who ate,

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 Was about 5,000 men,

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 Besides,

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 Or not including,

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 Women and children.

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 So I don't think it's a stretch,

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 To say,

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 There were at least,

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 10,000 people.

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 Perhaps,

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 More than that.

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 It's an extraordinary provision,

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 Isn't it?

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 Five loaves,

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 Two fish.

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 But not only does Jesus,

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 Just provide for their need,

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 He satisfies their need.

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 Look at verse 20.

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 They all ate,

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 And were satisfied.

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 Nobody coming back,

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 Looking for more.

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 And the disciples picked up,

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 12 basketfuls of broken pieces,

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 That were left over.

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 There was an abundance.

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 From just five loaves,

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 And two fish.

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 Jesus provides,

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 And he satisfies.

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 Because this is who,

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 Jesus is.

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 He meets us,

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 In our need,

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 And he provides more,

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 Than we could ever expect,

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 Or imagine.

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 Well,

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 Jesus not only meets us,

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 In our need,

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 He deals,

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 Or overcomes,

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 All of our fears.

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 With full bellies,

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 Jesus sends,

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 The disciples off,

00:13:13.799 --> 00:13:14.580
 Verse 22.

00:13:14.580 --> 00:13:15.940
 Immediately,

00:13:15.940 --> 00:13:16.020
 Immediately,

00:13:16.360 --> 00:13:17.620
 Jesus made the disciples,

00:13:17.620 --> 00:13:18.700
 Get into the boat,

00:13:19.360 --> 00:13:20.520
 And go on ahead of him,

00:13:20.600 --> 00:13:21.379
 To the other side,

00:13:21.500 --> 00:13:22.560
 While he dismissed,

00:13:23.240 --> 00:13:23.780
 The crowd.

00:13:24.460 --> 00:13:25.500
 Now this isn't just,

00:13:25.600 --> 00:13:26.940
 A casual suggestion,

00:13:27.440 --> 00:13:28.960
 This is an intentional,

00:13:28.960 --> 00:13:29.680
 Command.

00:13:30.780 --> 00:13:31.860
 He made,

00:13:32.220 --> 00:13:33.020
 The disciples,

00:13:33.639 --> 00:13:34.860
 Get into the boat.

00:13:36.139 --> 00:13:36.740
 It seems,

00:13:36.879 --> 00:13:38.200
 Jesus is deliberately,

00:13:38.759 --> 00:13:39.620
 Putting them,

00:13:40.000 --> 00:13:41.340
 Into the events,

00:13:42.540 --> 00:13:43.960
 That are going to unfold.

00:13:45.580 --> 00:13:46.060
 Why,

00:13:46.060 --> 00:13:46.120
 Why,

00:13:46.620 --> 00:13:47.980
 Would Jesus do that?

00:13:48.840 --> 00:13:49.360
 Well,

00:13:49.420 --> 00:13:49.960
 Let's see.

00:13:50.500 --> 00:13:51.360
 Let's pick it up,

00:13:51.379 --> 00:13:53.220
 At the end of verse 23.

00:13:54.500 --> 00:13:55.840
 Later that night,

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 Jesus was alone there,

00:13:58.980 --> 00:14:00.259
 And the boat was already,

00:14:00.360 --> 00:14:01.740
 A considerable distance,

00:14:01.740 --> 00:14:02.280
 From land,

00:14:02.420 --> 00:14:02.620
 So,

00:14:03.100 --> 00:14:04.040
 We could say that,

00:14:04.120 --> 00:14:05.100
 They've been rowing,

00:14:05.300 --> 00:14:06.480
 For at least,

00:14:07.020 --> 00:14:07.940
 Six hours,

00:14:08.120 --> 00:14:08.720
 At least.

00:14:09.620 --> 00:14:10.180
 Buffeted,

00:14:10.360 --> 00:14:11.180
 By the waves,

00:14:11.300 --> 00:14:12.040
 Because the wind,

00:14:12.039 --> 00:14:13.579
 Was against it.

00:14:14.360 --> 00:14:16.019
 They're in a dangerous storm,

00:14:17.199 --> 00:14:18.099
 They're frightened,

00:14:18.939 --> 00:14:20.339
 Things aren't going well.

00:14:21.439 --> 00:14:21.959
 Of course,

00:14:22.019 --> 00:14:23.079
 It had happened before,

00:14:23.199 --> 00:14:24.179
 We can read about it,

00:14:24.259 --> 00:14:25.519
 In Matthew 8,

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 And on that occasion,

00:14:27.000 --> 00:14:27.740
 Jesus was,

00:14:27.740 --> 00:14:28.699
 With them,

00:14:29.360 --> 00:14:30.860
 And Jesus stood up,

00:14:30.919 --> 00:14:31.779
 And just commanded,

00:14:33.259 --> 00:14:35.360
 And it became calm,

00:14:36.299 --> 00:14:37.480
 But this time,

00:14:38.319 --> 00:14:39.079
 They're alone,

00:14:39.860 --> 00:14:40.819
 No Jesus,

00:14:41.480 --> 00:14:42.220
 In the boat.

00:14:43.419 --> 00:14:43.919
 In fact,

00:14:44.000 --> 00:14:45.039
 Things were going to get,

00:14:45.079 --> 00:14:46.419
 A little bit more weird,

00:14:46.939 --> 00:14:47.779
 And scary,

00:14:48.419 --> 00:14:49.279
 Verse 25,

00:14:49.899 --> 00:14:51.379
 Shortly before dawn,

00:14:51.379 --> 00:14:53.419
 Jesus went out to them,

00:14:54.100 --> 00:14:54.460
 Walking,

00:14:55.059 --> 00:14:55.860
 On the lake.

00:14:56.519 --> 00:14:57.539
 And when the disciples,

00:14:57.539 --> 00:14:58.639
 Saw him walking,

00:14:58.860 --> 00:14:59.659
 On the lake,

00:15:00.000 --> 00:15:01.019
 They were terrified,

00:15:01.279 --> 00:15:02.419
 It's a ghost,

00:15:03.320 --> 00:15:04.399
 And they cried out,

00:15:04.500 --> 00:15:05.039
 In fear.

00:15:07.700 --> 00:15:08.179
 Well,

00:15:08.200 --> 00:15:08.639
 You and I,

00:15:08.779 --> 00:15:09.620
 Would do much better,

00:15:09.700 --> 00:15:10.100
 Wouldn't we?

00:15:11.080 --> 00:15:11.460
 I mean,

00:15:11.519 --> 00:15:12.580
 If we had witnessed,

00:15:12.759 --> 00:15:13.100
 Jesus,

00:15:13.360 --> 00:15:13.939
 And the feeding,

00:15:14.080 --> 00:15:15.080
 Of the 5,000,

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 We would be,

00:15:16.700 --> 00:15:17.879
 A model example,

00:15:18.059 --> 00:15:18.759
 At this stage,

00:15:18.799 --> 00:15:19.440
 Of faith,

00:15:19.559 --> 00:15:20.259
 And courage.

00:15:20.259 --> 00:15:21.840
 We wouldn't be,

00:15:21.840 --> 00:15:22.340
 Panicking,

00:15:22.460 --> 00:15:22.819
 Would we?

00:15:23.819 --> 00:15:24.379
 I mean,

00:15:24.439 --> 00:15:24.939
 It's obvious,

00:15:25.080 --> 00:15:25.939
 It must be Jesus,

00:15:26.039 --> 00:15:27.000
 Who else would it be?

00:15:27.600 --> 00:15:27.939
 Me?

00:15:28.200 --> 00:15:29.480
 I never fear.

00:15:31.360 --> 00:15:31.740
 No,

00:15:32.439 --> 00:15:34.419
 What we see in the boat,

00:15:35.059 --> 00:15:35.879
 Is a mirror,

00:15:36.480 --> 00:15:37.740
 Of our own lives.

00:15:38.279 --> 00:15:38.879
 Panicking,

00:15:39.360 --> 00:15:39.899
 Shaking,

00:15:40.379 --> 00:15:41.059
 Terrified,

00:15:41.419 --> 00:15:42.360
 Not working out,

00:15:42.439 --> 00:15:43.059
 What's real,

00:15:43.120 --> 00:15:43.860
 And what's not.

00:15:44.179 --> 00:15:44.980
 The fears,

00:15:45.139 --> 00:15:46.600
 That overwhelm us.

00:15:49.220 --> 00:15:50.080
 But Jesus,

00:15:50.080 --> 00:15:50.820
 Jesus does know,

00:15:51.500 --> 00:15:52.840
 And Jesus does see.

00:15:53.720 --> 00:15:55.180
 He not only has compassion,

00:15:55.560 --> 00:15:57.860
 He is one who brings comfort.

00:15:58.400 --> 00:15:59.320
 Verse 27,

00:15:59.920 --> 00:16:01.620
 Jesus immediately said to them,

00:16:01.980 --> 00:16:02.879
 Take courage,

00:16:03.160 --> 00:16:03.940
 It is I,

00:16:04.340 --> 00:16:05.560
 Don't be afraid,

00:16:05.920 --> 00:16:06.780
 You fear,

00:16:08.780 --> 00:16:10.420
 But don't fear.

00:16:11.379 --> 00:16:12.920
 I am here.

00:16:13.540 --> 00:16:15.500
 I am present with you,

00:16:15.780 --> 00:16:16.720
 In the storm.

00:16:16.720 --> 00:16:20.320
 Jesus' words of comfort,

00:16:20.320 --> 00:16:23.019
 Is what we need to listen to.

00:16:24.960 --> 00:16:26.680
 But Jesus goes beyond,

00:16:27.100 --> 00:16:27.980
 Just comfort.

00:16:29.000 --> 00:16:30.460
 He saves Peter,

00:16:30.840 --> 00:16:31.940
 And his disciples.

00:16:32.460 --> 00:16:33.300
 Look what happens,

00:16:33.560 --> 00:16:34.980
 He hears Peter's cry,

00:16:35.080 --> 00:16:36.240
 He's been invited out,

00:16:36.240 --> 00:16:36.980
 Onto the water,

00:16:37.040 --> 00:16:37.620
 And he's walking,

00:16:37.779 --> 00:16:39.139
 And he begins to think,

00:16:39.320 --> 00:16:40.580
 And Peter cries out,

00:16:40.580 --> 00:16:41.920
 Lord save me.

00:16:43.800 --> 00:16:44.740
 Verse 32,

00:16:46.160 --> 00:16:47.580
 And when Jesus and Peter

00:16:47.580 --> 00:16:49.040
 Climbed into the boat,

00:16:50.240 --> 00:16:52.580
 The wind died down.

00:16:53.940 --> 00:16:56.020
 Jesus hears their cry of fear,

00:16:56.320 --> 00:16:57.300
 He reaches out,

00:16:57.400 --> 00:16:58.379
 He saves them.

00:16:59.400 --> 00:16:59.720
 You see,

00:16:59.840 --> 00:17:01.960
 This is who Jesus is,

00:17:02.060 --> 00:17:03.580
 He overcomes fears,

00:17:03.580 --> 00:17:06.579
 And he brings comfort,

00:17:07.700 --> 00:17:08.960
 And he brings calm.

00:17:11.519 --> 00:17:12.880
 Now that's good news,

00:17:12.940 --> 00:17:13.480
 Isn't it?

00:17:15.340 --> 00:17:15.980
 Because,

00:17:16.180 --> 00:17:18.059
 Just like the disciples,

00:17:18.759 --> 00:17:20.620
 Each of us have needs,

00:17:20.620 --> 00:17:21.519
 And fears.

00:17:22.799 --> 00:17:23.799
 And the problem is,

00:17:23.880 --> 00:17:25.500
 We all feel so helpless,

00:17:26.380 --> 00:17:28.039
 And overwhelmed by them.

00:17:29.640 --> 00:17:31.480
 So think about this with me,

00:17:31.480 --> 00:17:33.980
 What are your needs,

00:17:34.500 --> 00:17:35.900
 And your fears,

00:17:36.900 --> 00:17:37.519
 Right now?

00:17:38.259 --> 00:17:40.980
 What have you come into this room with today?

00:17:41.920 --> 00:17:43.539
 Where is your mind wandering,

00:17:43.660 --> 00:17:44.299
 As you're listening?

00:17:44.759 --> 00:17:46.460
 What needs are overtaking?

00:17:46.640 --> 00:17:49.319
 What fears and concerns do you have?

00:17:52.360 --> 00:17:52.920
 Need.

00:17:54.059 --> 00:17:55.019
 I'm alone.

00:17:56.579 --> 00:17:57.579
 I need a partner,

00:17:57.759 --> 00:17:58.900
 A wife or a husband.

00:18:00.299 --> 00:18:00.819
 Fear.

00:18:01.480 --> 00:18:03.900
 I'm always going to be alone,

00:18:04.500 --> 00:18:06.480
 I'm never going to be married.

00:18:08.200 --> 00:18:08.740
 Need.

00:18:09.519 --> 00:18:10.579
 I'm sick,

00:18:11.420 --> 00:18:12.579
 I need to be healed,

00:18:12.720 --> 00:18:13.500
 And made well.

00:18:14.360 --> 00:18:14.839
 Fear.

00:18:15.680 --> 00:18:17.480
 I'm not going to be healed,

00:18:17.640 --> 00:18:18.740
 And I'm going to die.

00:18:20.720 --> 00:18:21.360
 Need.

00:18:22.000 --> 00:18:23.500
 I'm discontent,

00:18:23.920 --> 00:18:25.220
 I need a new job,

00:18:25.299 --> 00:18:26.299
 And a new start.

00:18:26.980 --> 00:18:27.339
 Fear.

00:18:27.339 --> 00:18:27.419
 Fear.

00:18:28.899 --> 00:18:30.279
 I'm never going to move,

00:18:30.419 --> 00:18:32.299
 It's never going to change.

00:18:34.720 --> 00:18:35.159
 Need.

00:18:35.859 --> 00:18:37.379
 I want my children,

00:18:37.519 --> 00:18:38.199
 And my family,

00:18:38.359 --> 00:18:39.679
 To be safe and secure.

00:18:41.059 --> 00:18:41.519
 Fear.

00:18:42.959 --> 00:18:44.119
 Something bad,

00:18:44.199 --> 00:18:45.039
 Is going to happen,

00:18:45.139 --> 00:18:46.599
 And I won't be able to cope.

00:18:49.519 --> 00:18:50.159
 You see,

00:18:50.220 --> 00:18:50.980
 We've all got,

00:18:50.980 --> 00:18:52.279
 Multiple needs,

00:18:52.399 --> 00:18:54.119
 And complex fears.

00:18:54.119 --> 00:18:56.359
 They worry us,

00:18:56.699 --> 00:18:58.679
 And they overwhelm us.

00:18:59.939 --> 00:19:00.239
 So,

00:19:00.339 --> 00:19:01.739
 So what is your need?

00:19:02.119 --> 00:19:02.519
 Come,

00:19:02.699 --> 00:19:03.839
 With your need,

00:19:03.839 --> 00:19:05.399
 To these stories.

00:19:05.939 --> 00:19:06.179
 Come,

00:19:06.299 --> 00:19:07.539
 With your fears,

00:19:08.259 --> 00:19:09.299
 To these stories.

00:19:10.959 --> 00:19:12.059
 See yourself,

00:19:12.599 --> 00:19:13.699
 With a crowd,

00:19:13.819 --> 00:19:14.419
 Who are hungry,

00:19:14.639 --> 00:19:16.099
 And you're meant to provide.

00:19:17.099 --> 00:19:17.659
 Come,

00:19:17.719 --> 00:19:18.500
 On to the lake,

00:19:18.559 --> 00:19:19.500
 In that storm,

00:19:20.500 --> 00:19:21.299
 And you're worried.

00:19:21.299 --> 00:19:24.859
 What's your need?

00:19:24.980 --> 00:19:25.819
 What's your fear?

00:19:26.940 --> 00:19:28.680
 For perhaps more importantly,

00:19:28.859 --> 00:19:29.799
 Is this question,

00:19:30.519 --> 00:19:32.099
 How do you face,

00:19:32.099 --> 00:19:33.519
 Your needs,

00:19:33.680 --> 00:19:34.539
 And your fears?

00:19:36.579 --> 00:19:37.220
 Well,

00:19:37.259 --> 00:19:37.700
 The answer,

00:19:37.940 --> 00:19:38.279
 I think,

00:19:39.159 --> 00:19:40.119
 Is faith.

00:19:41.039 --> 00:19:41.919
 It's faith.

00:19:43.879 --> 00:19:44.839
 Because third,

00:19:45.019 --> 00:19:46.220
 Jesus commands,

00:19:47.000 --> 00:19:47.799
 Our desperate,

00:19:48.379 --> 00:19:48.779
 Faith.

00:19:48.779 --> 00:19:50.019
 You see,

00:19:50.099 --> 00:19:51.559
 What these two accounts,

00:19:51.759 --> 00:19:52.339
 Teach us,

00:19:52.700 --> 00:19:54.160
 Is not so much,

00:19:54.160 --> 00:19:55.539
 About Jesus meeting,

00:19:55.539 --> 00:19:56.500
 My needs,

00:19:56.579 --> 00:19:57.339
 And dealing with,

00:19:57.539 --> 00:19:58.379
 My fears,

00:19:59.200 --> 00:20:00.379
 But they're here,

00:20:00.460 --> 00:20:01.740
 Primarily to teach us,

00:20:01.799 --> 00:20:02.779
 About who,

00:20:03.059 --> 00:20:04.399
 Jesus is.

00:20:05.440 --> 00:20:06.559
 So the focus,

00:20:06.700 --> 00:20:07.579
 Of these stories,

00:20:07.779 --> 00:20:08.700
 Is not so much,

00:20:08.700 --> 00:20:09.680
 About me,

00:20:10.779 --> 00:20:12.759
 But my faith,

00:20:12.920 --> 00:20:14.399
 In Jesus.

00:20:15.960 --> 00:20:16.539
 You see,

00:20:16.599 --> 00:20:17.779
 If we think of Jesus,

00:20:17.779 --> 00:20:18.899
 Is some kind of like,

00:20:19.180 --> 00:20:20.420
 Little magic genie,

00:20:20.500 --> 00:20:21.819
 That we have in our pocket,

00:20:21.960 --> 00:20:22.920
 And any time,

00:20:23.019 --> 00:20:24.000
 We run into trouble,

00:20:24.099 --> 00:20:24.980
 Or we've got a need,

00:20:25.039 --> 00:20:25.879
 Or we've got a fear,

00:20:26.160 --> 00:20:27.460
 We pull him out of our pocket,

00:20:27.599 --> 00:20:28.619
 Give him a little rub,

00:20:29.779 --> 00:20:31.279
 Say the magic words,

00:20:32.059 --> 00:20:32.779
 And whoa,

00:20:33.759 --> 00:20:34.680
 Hey presto,

00:20:34.779 --> 00:20:36.039
 All your needs are met,

00:20:36.119 --> 00:20:37.920
 And all your fears are dealt with.

00:20:38.859 --> 00:20:40.639
 And put Jesus back in your pocket.

00:20:41.480 --> 00:20:42.000
 If you,

00:20:42.099 --> 00:20:44.579
 If you think of Jesus like that,

00:20:44.579 --> 00:20:46.960
 You'll be disappointed,

00:20:46.960 --> 00:20:47.899
 Disappointed,

00:20:47.899 --> 00:20:47.960
 Disappointed,

00:20:47.960 --> 00:20:49.179
 What am I saying?

00:20:49.419 --> 00:20:50.099
 Disappointed.

00:20:50.819 --> 00:20:52.279
 You'll be disappointed.

00:20:53.799 --> 00:20:55.960
 Look at how these events started.

00:20:57.059 --> 00:20:57.939
 They started,

00:20:58.460 --> 00:21:00.199
 With John the Baptist,

00:21:00.439 --> 00:21:00.899
 Didn't they?

00:21:01.939 --> 00:21:02.960
 Where's John?

00:21:04.019 --> 00:21:05.319
 He's in prison,

00:21:06.259 --> 00:21:07.899
 For speaking against Herod,

00:21:08.019 --> 00:21:09.119
 The provincial ruler.

00:21:09.839 --> 00:21:11.579
 Herod was a nasty man.

00:21:11.959 --> 00:21:13.299
 He could do what he liked,

00:21:13.419 --> 00:21:14.579
 And he did do,

00:21:15.039 --> 00:21:15.759
 What he wanted.

00:21:17.259 --> 00:21:18.239
 Imagine John,

00:21:18.319 --> 00:21:19.379
 In his situation.

00:21:19.739 --> 00:21:21.879
 What do you think his need was?

00:21:23.500 --> 00:21:25.639
 To be released from prison,

00:21:26.379 --> 00:21:27.619
 And set free.

00:21:28.859 --> 00:21:31.219
 What do you think John's fear was?

00:21:33.500 --> 00:21:35.319
 That I'll never be released,

00:21:36.119 --> 00:21:37.479
 And that I'm going to die.

00:21:37.480 --> 00:21:40.640
 And what happened?

00:21:42.160 --> 00:21:43.740
 He didn't get released.

00:21:44.799 --> 00:21:45.819
 And he did die.

00:21:46.940 --> 00:21:48.500
 What's going on here?

00:21:48.799 --> 00:21:49.799
 What's happening now?

00:21:50.240 --> 00:21:53.059
 Did Jesus fail to deliver?

00:21:54.299 --> 00:21:56.660
 Was he not aware of what was going on?

00:21:57.420 --> 00:22:01.380
 Or was it because John just didn't have enough faith?

00:22:01.440 --> 00:22:03.120
 And if only his faith was bigger,

00:22:03.440 --> 00:22:05.039
 He would have walked out of prison,

00:22:05.140 --> 00:22:06.519
 And he would have been kept safe.

00:22:07.480 --> 00:22:10.599
 No, none of those things.

00:22:11.500 --> 00:22:12.460
 The truth is,

00:22:12.539 --> 00:22:14.360
 The fact that John was actually,

00:22:14.640 --> 00:22:15.740
 So courageous,

00:22:16.279 --> 00:22:17.400
 And so confident,

00:22:17.839 --> 00:22:20.579
 To publicly speak against Herod,

00:22:20.880 --> 00:22:22.380
 Knowing that if he did so,

00:22:22.640 --> 00:22:24.460
 He would end up in prison.

00:22:25.460 --> 00:22:26.360
 Or worse,

00:22:27.099 --> 00:22:28.620
 He would be put to death.

00:22:28.619 --> 00:22:31.739
 The fact that he did it,

00:22:31.739 --> 00:22:31.759
 The fact that he did it,

00:22:31.759 --> 00:22:32.699
 Proved,

00:22:33.099 --> 00:22:36.079
 That God was sufficient in his need,

00:22:36.819 --> 00:22:37.899
 And in his fears.

00:22:39.019 --> 00:22:40.379
 John was comforted,

00:22:40.739 --> 00:22:42.059
 And John was strengthened,

00:22:42.539 --> 00:22:43.959
 And he was enabled to obey,

00:22:44.079 --> 00:22:45.359
 And do what was right,

00:22:46.359 --> 00:22:48.139
 Because of his faith.

00:22:48.140 --> 00:22:51.500
 You see,

00:22:51.500 --> 00:22:53.700
 Just because things don't turn out,

00:22:53.759 --> 00:22:55.440
 The way we think they should,

00:22:56.520 --> 00:22:59.400
 Doesn't mean Jesus has failed us.

00:23:00.560 --> 00:23:02.120
 In those moments,

00:23:02.360 --> 00:23:06.580
 Jesus looks for desperate faith.

00:23:07.240 --> 00:23:08.400
 Desperate faith.

00:23:08.400 --> 00:23:10.680
 Three things,

00:23:11.300 --> 00:23:12.680
 I think we learn about,

00:23:13.420 --> 00:23:13.880
 Jesus,

00:23:14.420 --> 00:23:15.160
 In all of this,

00:23:15.240 --> 00:23:16.540
 In terms of our faith.

00:23:17.620 --> 00:23:18.100
 First,

00:23:18.259 --> 00:23:19.400
 Jesus is the God,

00:23:19.480 --> 00:23:20.700
 Who comes to us.

00:23:21.920 --> 00:23:23.720
 Now the feeding of the thousands,

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 Is extraordinary,

00:23:25.460 --> 00:23:25.920
 Isn't it?

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 It's an amazing event.

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 But it's not the first time,

00:23:30.160 --> 00:23:30.940
 That this has happened.

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 Go back in your history,

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 To Israel,

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 When they were released,

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 From slavery in Egypt,

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 And they ended up where?

00:23:39.920 --> 00:23:40.940
 In the wilderness,

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 With nothing to eat.

00:23:43.340 --> 00:23:45.299
 And they cry out to God,

00:23:45.380 --> 00:23:46.220
 And they're complaining,

00:23:46.380 --> 00:23:46.960
 And giving off,

00:23:47.220 --> 00:23:48.240
 You've brought us here,

00:23:48.279 --> 00:23:49.700
 And we've got no food.

00:23:51.059 --> 00:23:52.120
 And what did God do?

00:23:52.220 --> 00:23:53.480
 He provided for them,

00:23:53.620 --> 00:23:54.480
 Every morning,

00:23:54.759 --> 00:23:56.080
 What looked like,

00:23:56.079 --> 00:23:58.039
 Thin flakes of frost,

00:23:58.519 --> 00:23:59.759
 Lying on the ground.

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 I guess they were the original frosties.

00:24:05.279 --> 00:24:07.039
 And Moses explains,

00:24:07.559 --> 00:24:08.839
 What is going on.

00:24:08.899 --> 00:24:09.899
 This is what he says.

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 Oh, I don't have it.

00:24:15.659 --> 00:24:16.000
 Sorry.

00:24:16.559 --> 00:24:17.139
 There it is.

00:24:19.059 --> 00:24:20.199
 It's the bread,

00:24:20.579 --> 00:24:22.220
 The Lord has given you to eat.

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 This is what the Lord has commanded.

00:24:26.079 --> 00:24:29.079
 Everyone is to gather as much as they need.

00:24:29.960 --> 00:24:34.240
 Everyone had gathered just as much as they needed.

00:24:35.419 --> 00:24:37.240
 Now picture Jesus,

00:24:37.799 --> 00:24:38.759
 Turning up,

00:24:38.899 --> 00:24:41.559
 Giving bread to thousands of hungry people.

00:24:42.679 --> 00:24:43.480
 What's he doing?

00:24:44.220 --> 00:24:47.259
 He's only doing with the things that God could do.

00:24:48.059 --> 00:24:48.919
 Jesus is saying,

00:24:49.139 --> 00:24:50.139
 It's me.

00:24:50.559 --> 00:24:52.299
 I'm not just the provider.

00:24:52.299 --> 00:24:53.460
 I am God.

00:24:53.460 --> 00:24:55.579
 I am God.

00:24:56.579 --> 00:25:02.759
 Now we have a better picture of what is happening when the disciples are in the boat.

00:25:03.259 --> 00:25:05.960
 Let's jump across to the lake in verse 25.

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 Shortly before dawn, Jesus went out to them walking on the lake.

00:25:12.400 --> 00:25:18.259
 God is going out to them on the lake.

00:25:18.680 --> 00:25:21.060
 He doesn't wait for their cry of help.

00:25:21.400 --> 00:25:25.600
 He takes the initiative and moves out towards them.

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 God is coming to them in their need and in their fear.

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 Verse 26.

00:25:31.400 --> 00:25:36.720
 When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified.

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 It's a ghost, they said, and cried out in fear.

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 But Jesus immediately said to them,

00:25:42.680 --> 00:25:43.540
 Take courage.

00:25:43.860 --> 00:25:44.980
 It is I.

00:25:45.860 --> 00:25:47.080
 Don't be afraid.

00:25:47.079 --> 00:25:47.279
 Don't be afraid.

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 Now Jesus doesn't answer in the way that we think he would.

00:25:51.659 --> 00:25:52.220
 He doesn't say,

00:25:52.740 --> 00:25:53.779
 Guys, it's me.

00:25:53.899 --> 00:25:54.679
 It's Jesus.

00:25:55.259 --> 00:25:56.019
 Don't worry.

00:25:56.240 --> 00:25:57.279
 It's all okay.

00:25:59.099 --> 00:26:00.039
 He says,

00:26:00.279 --> 00:26:01.099
 It is I.

00:26:02.240 --> 00:26:03.099
 It's I.

00:26:04.059 --> 00:26:07.059
 Only one person refers to himself like that,

00:26:07.279 --> 00:26:08.199
 and that is God.

00:26:08.299 --> 00:26:11.019
 It's the way he had first revealed himself to Moses.

00:26:11.019 --> 00:26:18.160
 I am the great God, the self-existing God, the self-sufficient one.

00:26:18.579 --> 00:26:21.839
 I know your need and I see your fear.

00:26:23.740 --> 00:26:25.900
 You see, this is the God we have.

00:26:26.799 --> 00:26:29.359
 He moves towards us through his Son.

00:26:29.740 --> 00:26:32.119
 He comes to us in the person of Jesus.

00:26:32.559 --> 00:26:35.039
 He's not immune to your troubles and worries.

00:26:35.400 --> 00:26:36.339
 And more than that,

00:26:36.599 --> 00:26:39.500
 when you are struggling with your great need,

00:26:39.500 --> 00:26:42.619
 when you are overwhelmed with all your fears,

00:26:44.000 --> 00:26:47.099
 listen to the voice of Jesus in verse 27.

00:26:48.299 --> 00:26:49.440
 Take courage.

00:26:50.940 --> 00:26:51.819
 It is I,

00:26:52.839 --> 00:26:54.319
 the God of the universe.

00:26:55.859 --> 00:26:57.900
 Don't be afraid.

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 God has come to us.

00:27:03.559 --> 00:27:05.559
 Now the God who comes to us

00:27:05.559 --> 00:27:11.480
 is also the God who calls us to himself.

00:27:13.319 --> 00:27:15.879
 Back again to the feeding of the 5,000.

00:27:17.319 --> 00:27:19.240
 Surrounded by his disciples,

00:27:19.559 --> 00:27:22.399
 Jesus says something that is a little bit odd,

00:27:22.500 --> 00:27:22.919
 doesn't he?

00:27:22.960 --> 00:27:23.740
 Verse 16.

00:27:25.159 --> 00:27:27.159
 They do not need to go away,

00:27:27.319 --> 00:27:28.019
 Jesus said.

00:27:28.259 --> 00:27:30.319
 You give them something to eat.

00:27:30.319 --> 00:27:35.779
 Well, Jesus knows they can't possibly provide enough food for themselves,

00:27:36.139 --> 00:27:38.179
 never mind the thousands watching on.

00:27:39.519 --> 00:27:41.460
 You see, what Jesus is doing is

00:27:41.460 --> 00:27:43.639
 he's confronting the disciples

00:27:43.639 --> 00:27:45.399
 with the impossible

00:27:45.399 --> 00:27:48.039
 because Jesus wants them to see,

00:27:48.259 --> 00:27:50.599
 one, their utter helplessness,

00:27:50.599 --> 00:27:54.179
 and two, their absolute need for Jesus.

00:27:54.180 --> 00:28:00.140
 It's a call to see that Jesus is sufficient.

00:28:01.400 --> 00:28:04.820
 And that's the very lesson that Peter begins to learn

00:28:04.820 --> 00:28:06.200
 out on the lake.

00:28:07.000 --> 00:28:08.940
 Let's pick it up in verse 27.

00:28:11.940 --> 00:28:14.019
 Jesus immediately said to them,

00:28:14.660 --> 00:28:16.560
 Take courage, it is I.

00:28:17.299 --> 00:28:18.340
 Don't be afraid.

00:28:18.339 --> 00:28:22.059
 Lord, if it's you, Peter replied,

00:28:22.559 --> 00:28:25.259
 tell me to come to you on the water.

00:28:26.799 --> 00:28:29.059
 Come, he said.

00:28:29.959 --> 00:28:32.119
 Then Peter got down out of the boat,

00:28:32.839 --> 00:28:34.019
 walked on the water,

00:28:34.779 --> 00:28:37.339
 and came towards Jesus.

00:28:38.679 --> 00:28:41.399
 Picture the scene, the storm raging.

00:28:42.599 --> 00:28:45.220
 Peter, come to me.

00:28:45.220 --> 00:28:49.279
 Jesus is calling Peter to himself.

00:28:49.620 --> 00:28:50.660
 He's saying to him,

00:28:51.120 --> 00:28:53.600
 I am enough for you, Peter.

00:28:54.480 --> 00:28:56.839
 I am sufficient for you.

00:28:57.000 --> 00:28:59.220
 He doesn't calm the storms immediately.

00:28:59.579 --> 00:29:01.200
 He just says, come to me.

00:29:02.799 --> 00:29:05.579
 So often we see Jesus as one who is there

00:29:05.579 --> 00:29:08.240
 just to do what we want.

00:29:08.880 --> 00:29:11.079
 A last resort when everything fails.

00:29:11.420 --> 00:29:13.100
 Lord, give me that new job.

00:29:13.100 --> 00:29:14.740
 Give me better health.

00:29:14.740 --> 00:29:16.740
 Change my circumstances.

00:29:17.240 --> 00:29:18.759
 Make it all stop.

00:29:20.640 --> 00:29:23.019
 But in the midst of the chaos,

00:29:24.220 --> 00:29:26.440
 Jesus is directing us to himself.

00:29:26.759 --> 00:29:29.299
 He calls us, come to me.

00:29:31.019 --> 00:29:34.900
 You see, Jesus is our provision in our need.

00:29:36.039 --> 00:29:39.000
 Jesus is our comfort in our fears.

00:29:39.980 --> 00:29:42.620
 Jesus is the peace in the storm.

00:29:42.619 --> 00:29:45.679
 He is the hope in times of trouble.

00:29:46.059 --> 00:29:46.879
 He is enough.

00:29:48.079 --> 00:29:51.519
 He mightn't always give what we want or what we ask for,

00:29:51.799 --> 00:29:55.859
 but he always gives of himself to us.

00:29:55.859 --> 00:30:00.079
 So when you cry out in your loneliness,

00:30:00.079 --> 00:30:02.659
 Jesus is saying to you,

00:30:02.659 --> 00:30:05.240
 I am enough for you.

00:30:06.240 --> 00:30:08.839
 When you long for healing and better health,

00:30:09.299 --> 00:30:12.919
 Jesus says, I am sufficient for you.

00:30:12.920 --> 00:30:16.940
 When you desire that new job and a new change of life,

00:30:16.940 --> 00:30:19.840
 Jesus says, I am all satisfying.

00:30:21.279 --> 00:30:24.039
 And when you worry over your family and your friends,

00:30:24.500 --> 00:30:27.500
 Jesus says, I am all that you need.

00:30:27.500 --> 00:30:32.019
 You see, in our helplessness,

00:30:33.079 --> 00:30:38.619
 Jesus wants us to see that he is what we most need.

00:30:39.579 --> 00:30:42.900
 In your fears, listen to his command.

00:30:43.559 --> 00:30:44.079
 Come.

00:30:44.980 --> 00:30:46.079
 Come to me.

00:30:47.279 --> 00:30:48.859
 Step out of your boat

00:30:48.859 --> 00:30:53.500
 and walk in faith towards Jesus.

00:30:56.199 --> 00:30:59.799
 So Jesus is the God who comes to us,

00:31:00.859 --> 00:31:02.879
 who calls us to himself

00:31:02.879 --> 00:31:07.439
 and then commands our faith.

00:31:08.919 --> 00:31:10.879
 You see, through these events,

00:31:11.500 --> 00:31:13.599
 Jesus is revealing who he is

00:31:13.599 --> 00:31:16.599
 so that we will trust in him.

00:31:16.599 --> 00:31:20.799
 In fact, what he looks for is not a strong faith,

00:31:21.699 --> 00:31:24.019
 but a desperate faith.

00:31:24.919 --> 00:31:28.059
 Look again at Peter in verse 29.

00:31:30.240 --> 00:31:32.039
 Jesus invites them, come.

00:31:33.059 --> 00:31:35.319
 Then Peter got down out of the boat,

00:31:36.339 --> 00:31:39.019
 walked on the water and came towards Jesus.

00:31:39.559 --> 00:31:40.859
 But when he saw the wind

00:31:40.859 --> 00:31:42.579
 or the effects of the wind

00:31:42.579 --> 00:31:44.039
 and the surging waves

00:31:44.039 --> 00:31:45.179
 and the wind howling,

00:31:45.180 --> 00:31:47.900
 he was afraid and beginning to think,

00:31:48.259 --> 00:31:49.000
 cried out,

00:31:49.460 --> 00:31:51.220
 Lord, save me.

00:31:53.460 --> 00:31:54.720
 For a moment,

00:31:55.759 --> 00:31:57.539
 his gaze is on Jesus.

00:31:59.160 --> 00:32:00.700
 But then he looks away

00:32:00.700 --> 00:32:03.660
 and his focus is on the storm.

00:32:04.039 --> 00:32:05.080
 Instead of peace,

00:32:05.420 --> 00:32:06.120
 there is panic.

00:32:06.279 --> 00:32:07.180
 Instead of faith,

00:32:07.480 --> 00:32:08.759
 there is terrible fear.

00:32:11.500 --> 00:32:12.620
 Isn't that us?

00:32:12.619 --> 00:32:15.699
 We take our gaze away

00:32:15.699 --> 00:32:18.159
 from the God of the universe

00:32:18.159 --> 00:32:20.919
 and we look at our needs

00:32:20.919 --> 00:32:22.579
 and we dwell on our fears

00:32:22.579 --> 00:32:24.959
 and all we think about

00:32:24.959 --> 00:32:26.199
 and all we can talk about

00:32:26.199 --> 00:32:27.339
 is how desperate

00:32:27.339 --> 00:32:29.339
 and how hopeless it all is

00:32:29.339 --> 00:32:30.919
 and we become overwhelmed

00:32:30.919 --> 00:32:32.259
 and sick with worry.

00:32:35.539 --> 00:32:36.439
 Like Peter,

00:32:36.440 --> 00:32:39.259
 we need to respond

00:32:39.259 --> 00:32:41.320
 with a desperate faith.

00:32:42.420 --> 00:32:44.120
 Let's pick it up in verse 30 again.

00:32:44.200 --> 00:32:45.160
 When he saw the wind

00:32:45.160 --> 00:32:45.940
 and was afraid

00:32:45.940 --> 00:32:47.100
 and beginning to think,

00:32:47.539 --> 00:32:48.240
 cried out,

00:32:48.500 --> 00:32:50.019
 Lord, save me.

00:32:51.140 --> 00:32:52.180
 And immediately,

00:32:52.500 --> 00:32:54.380
 Jesus reached out his hand

00:32:54.380 --> 00:32:56.240
 and caught him.

00:32:57.720 --> 00:33:00.120
 I think this is just so encouraging.

00:33:01.120 --> 00:33:03.200
 This is not a courageous faith.

00:33:03.200 --> 00:33:05.539
 This is not a confident faith.

00:33:05.860 --> 00:33:08.160
 This is a desperate faith.

00:33:08.960 --> 00:33:10.779
 Lord, save me.

00:33:11.539 --> 00:33:12.940
 Unless you act now,

00:33:13.019 --> 00:33:14.039
 I'm done for.

00:33:14.299 --> 00:33:15.440
 I'm a goner.

00:33:16.080 --> 00:33:17.279
 Save me now.

00:33:19.480 --> 00:33:21.460
 We can picture Peter

00:33:21.460 --> 00:33:24.680
 shaking and stuttering in fear,

00:33:25.080 --> 00:33:26.380
 hanging on to Jesus

00:33:26.380 --> 00:33:27.420
 with all his might

00:33:27.420 --> 00:33:29.559
 in case Jesus would suddenly let him go

00:33:29.559 --> 00:33:31.279
 and he'll sink beneath the waves.

00:33:31.279 --> 00:33:34.599
 But Jesus isn't going to let him go.

00:33:35.960 --> 00:33:36.579
 Instead,

00:33:37.779 --> 00:33:39.359
 with the howling storm

00:33:39.359 --> 00:33:40.559
 still going on,

00:33:40.639 --> 00:33:42.039
 there's a gentle rebuke.

00:33:42.299 --> 00:33:43.700
 Look at the end of verse 31.

00:33:44.619 --> 00:33:46.119
 You of little faith.

00:33:48.099 --> 00:33:49.299
 Why do you doubt?

00:33:52.319 --> 00:33:53.960
 Now, this isn't a demand

00:33:53.960 --> 00:33:56.220
 for a greater, stronger, bigger faith.

00:33:56.579 --> 00:33:58.240
 Jesus isn't wagging his finger

00:33:58.240 --> 00:33:59.079
 telling Peter,

00:33:59.079 --> 00:34:01.819
 Peter, you've got to have more faith here.

00:34:04.179 --> 00:34:05.659
 No, it's a challenge.

00:34:07.000 --> 00:34:09.279
 Who is your faith in?

00:34:10.299 --> 00:34:11.559
 You see, it's not about

00:34:11.559 --> 00:34:13.599
 how big my faith is,

00:34:14.340 --> 00:34:17.380
 but how desperate I am for Jesus.

00:34:18.519 --> 00:34:21.319
 Because Jesus stands before Peter

00:34:21.319 --> 00:34:24.079
 as the God who is over all things.

00:34:24.079 --> 00:34:27.380
 The God who has just fed thousands

00:34:27.380 --> 00:34:28.539
 with a few loaves.

00:34:28.920 --> 00:34:31.039
 Who walks on water

00:34:31.039 --> 00:34:32.360
 in the storm.

00:34:32.960 --> 00:34:35.400
 I am the great creator God,

00:34:35.519 --> 00:34:36.219
 the almighty.

00:34:36.799 --> 00:34:38.059
 You can trust me

00:34:38.059 --> 00:34:39.779
 because I am big.

00:34:40.019 --> 00:34:41.179
 I am strong.

00:34:41.460 --> 00:34:42.500
 I am great.

00:34:44.239 --> 00:34:45.279
 You're small.

00:34:46.440 --> 00:34:47.539
 You trust me.

00:34:47.539 --> 00:34:53.340
 Look, we've all come here today

00:34:53.340 --> 00:34:55.759
 with great needs

00:34:55.759 --> 00:34:57.059
 and great fears.

00:34:58.139 --> 00:34:59.139
 And on our own,

00:34:59.239 --> 00:35:00.679
 we will never deal with them.

00:35:01.779 --> 00:35:04.380
 But God is coming to us in Jesus

00:35:04.380 --> 00:35:05.719
 and he calls us

00:35:05.719 --> 00:35:07.179
 to himself.

00:35:08.340 --> 00:35:09.219
 And he says,

00:35:09.320 --> 00:35:10.139
 I am enough

00:35:10.139 --> 00:35:12.219
 for your needs.

00:35:12.219 --> 00:35:14.179
 I am sufficient

00:35:14.179 --> 00:35:16.259
 for your fears.

00:35:17.399 --> 00:35:18.419
 He calls us

00:35:18.419 --> 00:35:19.279
 and invites us

00:35:19.279 --> 00:35:20.079
 to cry out

00:35:20.079 --> 00:35:21.159
 as we are

00:35:21.159 --> 00:35:22.439
 with all our mess

00:35:22.439 --> 00:35:23.659
 and all our brokenness

00:35:23.659 --> 00:35:24.579
 and all our sin.

00:35:24.980 --> 00:35:25.500
 Lord,

00:35:26.059 --> 00:35:26.959
 save me.

00:35:33.480 --> 00:35:35.079
 Jesus knew what it was

00:35:35.079 --> 00:35:36.079
 to have needs

00:35:36.079 --> 00:35:37.839
 and fears.

00:35:39.539 --> 00:35:40.799
 Picture Jesus

00:35:40.800 --> 00:35:43.019
 just before the cross

00:35:43.019 --> 00:35:44.680
 in the garden of Gethsemane.

00:35:46.920 --> 00:35:48.420
 So full of fear

00:35:48.420 --> 00:35:52.100
 that he was sweating blood

00:35:52.100 --> 00:35:53.740
 thinking about

00:35:53.740 --> 00:35:54.780
 what was to happen.

00:35:56.380 --> 00:35:57.440
 Great need.

00:35:57.740 --> 00:35:59.640
 He cries out to his father,

00:36:01.180 --> 00:36:03.420
 take away this cup

00:36:03.420 --> 00:36:05.180
 of suffering.

00:36:06.519 --> 00:36:08.019
 But not my will,

00:36:09.180 --> 00:36:10.539
 but your will be done.

00:36:10.800 --> 00:36:13.580
 Jesus prays

00:36:13.580 --> 00:36:15.620
 in desperate faith,

00:36:16.740 --> 00:36:17.920
 entrusting himself

00:36:17.920 --> 00:36:19.120
 to the father.

00:36:19.800 --> 00:36:20.620
 And he goes

00:36:20.620 --> 00:36:21.740
 to where you and I

00:36:21.740 --> 00:36:23.420
 will never have to go.

00:36:25.140 --> 00:36:26.700
 He goes to the cross

00:36:26.700 --> 00:36:28.320
 and he meets

00:36:28.320 --> 00:36:29.640
 our greatest need

00:36:29.640 --> 00:36:31.400
 and deals with

00:36:31.400 --> 00:36:32.320
 my sin

00:36:32.320 --> 00:36:33.660
 and your sin.

00:36:34.340 --> 00:36:35.760
 And he rises

00:36:35.760 --> 00:36:36.940
 from the grave

00:36:36.940 --> 00:36:38.340
 to defeat

00:36:38.340 --> 00:36:39.620
 our greatest fear.

00:36:39.619 --> 00:36:40.619
 death itself

00:36:40.619 --> 00:36:41.619
 death itself

00:36:41.619 --> 00:36:44.179
 so that we might

00:36:44.179 --> 00:36:44.940
 live with him

00:36:44.940 --> 00:36:45.799
 forever.

00:36:47.299 --> 00:36:48.880
 Jesus prays the prayer

00:36:48.880 --> 00:36:49.719
 that we all need

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 to pray

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 for us

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 so that we

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 in our weakness

00:36:55.339 --> 00:36:57.579
 and in our need

00:36:57.579 --> 00:36:58.500
 and in our fears

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 day to day

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 can come to him

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 and cry out

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 and cry out

00:37:03.539 --> 00:37:03.980
 Lord

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 save me

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 and he will answer.

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 He mightn't give you

00:37:10.360 --> 00:37:11.920
 all that you want

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 or all that you ask for

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 but he is enough

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 in your need

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 and he will always

00:37:19.619 --> 00:37:20.420
 be sufficient

00:37:20.420 --> 00:37:22.159
 in your fear.

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 Trust him.

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 he is good

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 he is strong

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 and he is kind.

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 Let's pray.

00:37:31.940 --> 00:37:31.980
 Let's pray.

00:37:31.980 --> 00:37:52.760
 Lord God

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 thank you

00:37:53.480 --> 00:37:56.480
 thank you for

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 your word

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 to us today

00:37:58.679 --> 00:38:01.699
 thanking you

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 for

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 helping us

00:38:03.980 --> 00:38:04.639
 to see

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 how big

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 how great

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 how awesome

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 is our God

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 the Lord

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 Jesus Christ.

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 We come

00:38:16.279 --> 00:38:16.879
 as we are

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 with our needs

00:38:17.859 --> 00:38:19.980
 and with our fears.

00:38:19.980 --> 00:38:23.699
 sometimes we don't

00:38:23.699 --> 00:38:24.619
 know what to ask

00:38:24.619 --> 00:38:25.079
 for

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 we don't know

00:38:27.099 --> 00:38:27.800
 what to do

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 but we simply

00:38:30.300 --> 00:38:31.740
 come in desperation

00:38:31.740 --> 00:38:33.780
 Lord

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 save me.

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 Father

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 would you give

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 to each one

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 here today

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 all that they

00:38:43.179 --> 00:38:43.760
 require

00:38:43.760 --> 00:38:44.699
 in their need.

00:38:46.019 --> 00:38:46.980
 Would you be

00:38:46.980 --> 00:38:47.559
 sufficient

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 be their

00:38:49.500 --> 00:38:50.099
 comfort

00:38:50.099 --> 00:38:51.719
 their hope

00:38:51.719 --> 00:38:52.780
 their peace.

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 Fill them

00:38:54.539 --> 00:38:55.519
 with reassurance

00:38:55.519 --> 00:38:56.599
 that our sins

00:38:56.599 --> 00:38:57.840
 are forgiven

00:38:57.840 --> 00:39:00.079
 that death

00:39:00.079 --> 00:39:00.880
 has been dealt

00:39:00.880 --> 00:39:01.219
 with

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 and you will

00:39:03.440 --> 00:39:04.500
 never leave us

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 but you will

00:39:06.119 --> 00:39:07.260
 walk with us

00:39:07.260 --> 00:39:08.780
 through every

00:39:08.780 --> 00:39:09.619
 step of our

00:39:09.619 --> 00:39:10.000
 journey

00:39:10.000 --> 00:39:11.800
 till we are

00:39:11.800 --> 00:39:12.340
 at home

00:39:12.340 --> 00:39:13.519
 with you.

00:39:14.880 --> 00:39:15.760
 Thank you

00:39:15.760 --> 00:39:16.599
 for how great

00:39:16.599 --> 00:39:17.099
 you are.

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 Help us.

00:39:19.500 --> 00:39:20.619
 that we might

00:39:20.619 --> 00:39:21.260
 trust you.

00:39:22.480 --> 00:39:23.079
 In Jesus

00:39:23.079 --> 00:39:23.760
 we pray.

00:39:24.800 --> 00:39:25.280
 Amen.

00:39:30.019 --> 00:39:30.900
 Well we're

00:39:30.900 --> 00:39:31.440
 going to sing

00:39:31.440 --> 00:39:36.139
 and

00:39:36.139 --> 00:39:37.659
 this song

00:39:37.659 --> 00:39:38.119
 helps

00:39:38.119 --> 00:39:38.780
 just bring

00:39:38.780 --> 00:39:39.199
 together

00:39:39.199 --> 00:39:39.940
 our thoughts

00:39:39.940 --> 00:39:40.940
 where we've

00:39:40.940 --> 00:39:41.639
 started this

00:39:41.639 --> 00:39:42.039
 morning.

00:39:43.440 --> 00:39:44.739
 We opened up

00:39:44.739 --> 00:39:45.039
 with

00:39:45.039 --> 00:39:45.659
 where does

00:39:45.659 --> 00:39:46.139
 our help

00:39:46.139 --> 00:39:46.840
 come from?

00:39:46.840 --> 00:39:49.200
 our help

00:39:49.200 --> 00:39:49.880
 comes from

00:39:49.880 --> 00:39:50.420
 the maker

00:39:50.420 --> 00:39:50.740
 of the