Sermons on Matthew 14:27-33:

A Miracle For Disciples

Contributed by William Mouser on Aug 23, 2005

Jesus’ walking on water was a miracle designed expressly for his disciples, and for all those disciples who followed them.

Matthew 14:22-33 When I was a boy, there was a newspaper feature entitled “Ripley’s Believe It or Not.” I looked on the net, and sure enough, there it was again: a repository of the odd and the unusual. It came to mind when I ran across another odd story recorded in a book published a few ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Fear Not, The Lord Will Not Forsake You

Contributed by William Baeta on Aug 25, 2005

“But immediately Jesus spoke to them saying, ‘be of good cheer! It is I: do not be afraid’” Matthew 14:27.

Theme: Fear not, the Lord will not forsake you Text: 1 Kings 19:9-13; Rom. 9:1-5; Matt. 14:22-33 Today we are celebrating Health Sunday to climax the 2005 Health week celebration of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana and the theme for today’s sermon is “Fear not, the Lord will not forsake you”. This ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Observations From A Walk On The Water Series

Contributed by Russell Rhodes on Sep 1, 2005

The are several observations that we can see about this miracle

Observations from a Walk on the Water Matthew 14:22-33 (Mark 6:45-52, John 6:15-21) Miracles # 20 I. If Jesus needed to take time to pray, then we need to take time to pray. II. If Jesus is not with us then we are going to be tossed around in the storms of life. III. We need to have enough ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Baptist

Risk It

Contributed by Bradford Robinson on Nov 8, 2005

Life is not about playing it safe, nor is the Christian faith. Faith requires that we take risk, just like Peter took a risk stepping out of the boat.

Many of you might remember the Lethal Weapons movies of a few years back. In these movies there was a good safe cop who did things conservatively, by the book, who wasn’t in to taking unnecessary risks. Then there was the character played by Mel Gibson who was always taking risks. He would jump ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Methodist

Jesus' Call To Walk On Water

Contributed by Ewen Huffman on Nov 18, 2005

How do I... we... walk on water? When can we walk on water? What is it about: faith or obedience? Is God calling ME to WALK in some area?

Jesus’ call to walk on water. Matt 14:22-36 WBC 20/11/05am I want to speak to you about Walking on Water this morning o as a follow on from- last Sunday, Wed pm o because I’ve been so challenged by Ortbergs’ book o Interrupt me and illustrate! PLEASE But first: "extreme Olympics risk.pps" in Ills ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-36

Denomination: Baptist

Trying To Be Like Jesus

Contributed by Juan Lane on Dec 8, 2005

When we try to be like Jesus people around us are not going to understand

Trying To Be Like Jesus Scripture Reference: Matthew 14:22-33 (KJV) 22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. 23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Pentecostal

911: When Buildings Fall & Waters Rise - Storms - Tragedy - 9/11 - 9-11

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Sep 7, 2005

In Case of Emergency--Have FAITH, not FEAR; PRAY, don’t PANIC; BELIEVE, don’t BLAME; RESPOND, don’t RUN. Link included to free formatted text version, handout, and PowerPoint Presentation.

911: When Buildings Fall & Waters Rise Matthew 14:22-33 ----- Link at bottom... ----- We all know where we were and what we were doing 4 years ago today. We remember how we felt because to some degree we have felt that way ever since, and events like Katrina and anniversaries such as this one ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Baptist

Get Out Of The Boat

Contributed by Ryan Akers on Sep 23, 2005

Message on trying to have faith to get out of the boat and keep our eyes on Christ even when the storm of life is crashing all around us.

Getting out of the boat Right after the feeding of the 5,000 Matthew 14:22-32 1. Get out of the boat(26-29) • Waves are crashing and the boat is in danger of sinking. The disciples are scared it is a ghost but Peter took a leap of faith and trusted God in protecting him. • We all face ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-32

Denomination: Wesleyan

Walking In The Supernatural

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 28, 2005

the power of God in us

Intro: a man bought a very expensive Porsche that was known to go 200 miles and hour or better. A man on a moped pulled up next to him and said, mind if I take a look inside. The man said sure. To show off a little when the light went green he pushed on the gas and his Porsche in no time was going ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-36

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Power In His Name Series

Contributed by Juan Lane on Sep 29, 2005

Are we using his name for what it is worth

POWER IN HIS NAME (Divorce Series Part 5) Scripture Reference: Matthew 14:22-33 (KJV) Matthew 14:22 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. 23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Pentecostal

Get Out Of The Boat

Contributed by Tim Patrick on Oct 17, 2005

This sermon teaches us the importance of allowing our faith to be stretched.

Have you done anything in your faith walk recently that stretched you? We use the term “stretch” to refer to growth, development and learning. I must admit, it goes against human nature to be stretched. There is a popular story that illustrates our reluctance to be stretched. Ill- A man was ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:28-32

Denomination: Baptist

Walking On Water_ God's Desire

Contributed by James Anderson on Mar 26, 2005

God desires that we step out of the boat to experience is power in manifold ways in our lives

Water – Walking God’s Desire for You! Introduction: Matt.14:22ff; Mk. 6:45ff; Jn. 6:17 Reading Matthew 14: 22 God’s desire for you in the New Year! God what are you wanting for me in the New Year?! I THE BATTLE: seeing Jesus in the storm a) being obedient: ( Jesus asked them to get ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Holiness

Getting A New Focus On Life

Contributed by Paul Decker on Apr 4, 2005

Jesus is worthy of our worship.

GETTING A NEW FOCUS ON LIFE Matthew 14:22-33 S: Worship C: Jesus as Son of God Th: A Passionate Pursuit of God Pr: JESUS IS WORTHY OF OUR WORSHIP. Type: Inductive PA: How is the change to be observed? • Confess to the truth about yourself. • Passionately pursue God. • Worship Jesus as the Son ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33

Denomination: Baptist

Going Through The Storm Part One & Two

Contributed by Jon Miller on Apr 9, 2005

This sermon is to help understand and help those who are having or have had trouble in their lives

Going through the storm John 6:15-21 No one goes through life without experiencing a storm. We have come upon the storm season with spring upon us now, but the storms that we will be talking about in this sermon are not the storms of nature, but rather the storms of life. These storms threaten ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-28

Peter Series

Contributed by Richard Pfeil on Apr 18, 2005

a biographical sketch of Peter

“PETER” TEXT: MATTHEW 14:22-32 Palm Sunday, April 4, 2004 This morning we complete our series on the disciples. It is probably fitting that we are dealing with Peter on Palm Sunday because Peter was the kind of disciple that was closest to Jesus. He was with him from the very beginning; and he ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 14:22-32

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed