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1. There are two types of people in this world. Those who are going through a storm and those who will be going through a storm!
2. Jesus warned in John 16:33, “In the world you have tribulation”.
3. “Tribulation” or storms can take many forms. There are literal storms, but there are also storms that come in relationships or financial difficulties, legal problems or health issues, the expected or unexpected death of someone near to you. There are troubles in the lives of our children, getting laid off at work, or even storms related to following Jesus and serving His people.
4. Fortunately, there is more to John 16:33, for Jesus concluded by promising, “…but take courage; I have overcome the world.”
5. Tonight, as we study Matthew 14, we will discover how we can be strengthened, by the storms of this life.
Context
1. The reactions to Jesus’ ministry are a story of extreme extremes.
2. We noted last week, that while Jesus was rejected by the religious and political establishments, His popularity among the common people was booming. In fact, Jesus and the apostles were so busy that Mark wrote: “they did not even have time to eat.” (Mark 6:31)
3. So, Jesus invited the disciples to get away for a retreat, to be refreshed so that He might prepare them for His departure; His death, burial, and resurrection.
4. But as they were sailing on the Sea of Galilee, the crowds were watching from the shoreline so that they might meet Jesus when He came to shore.
5. Once Jesus and the apostles landed, a huge crowd greeted them in that remote location. The disciples asked Jesus to send the crowd, over 15,000, away to find food since they did not have the means to feed so many.
6. To their surprise, Jesus commanded them to give the people something to eat! Then He took the five barley loaves and two fish, the lunch a poor boy volunteered, and after giving thanks to the Father, began filling the apostles’ baskets full of bread and fish so that they could feed the crowd. All ate, all were satisfied, and there were twelve baskets of leftovers, one for each apostle.
Transition - That brings us to a new scene in Matthew 14, where the apostles were alone in a boat and Jesus was in prayer on a mountain when a storm hits. When storms hit, remember that…
I. You are not Alone
• In verse 22, we’re told that Jesus made the apostles get into the boat. Literally, “He compelled them to get into the boat.”
• I’m sure the apostles did not want to leave Him, they were supposed to have a retreat, to be alone, and get refreshed.
• But from the Gospel of John we discover there was another issue in the mix. We read that Jesus also sent the crowd away because they were intending to take Him by force and make Him king. (John 6:15).
• The Jews were looking for someone to lead a revolt against Rome, and who better to lead them than this man who filled their bellies with bread and fish and clearly moved in God’s power.
Warren Wiersbe, “Men will follow anyone who promises them the material things of life, but Jesus will not have ‘bread and butter’ disciples.”
• Jesus also knew that His apostles wanted positions of power and might have agreed with the crowd in making Jesus king. So, He was protecting them from that temptation.
• Jesus had something much more important to accomplish than overthrowing Rome; the overthrowing of sin and death and the establishing of an eternal kingdom with redeemed people serving as its citizens.
•So, Jesus compelled the crowd to go away and also compelled His apostles to get into the boat.
•Did Jesus know that He was sending His disciples into the eye of a storm? Of course! He knows all. But there are things that you can learn from a storm that you cannot learn anywhere else.
A. Jesus is praying for you
1. In verse 23, Jesus went up to the mountain by Himself to pray; it was evening.
2. If you ever wondered why prayer is important all you have to do is look at Jesus’ example.
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