Do not be afraid.' And Peter answered him, 'Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.' He said, 'Come.' So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus.Д«ut when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, 'Lord, save me.' Jesus immediately reached out his hand and took hold of him, saying to him, 'O you of little faith, why did you doubt?' And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, 'Take heart it is I. But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, 'It is a ghost!' and they cried out in fear. When evening came, he was there alone, but the boat by this time was a long way from the land, beaten by the waves, for the wind was against them.ДЄnd in the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. And after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up on the mountain by himself to pray. Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. But if you invite fear as a resident in your life, then you will drive faith away. As you bring in faith, fear will walk out the back door. Only, let me tell you, for a sea, itвЂ™s really more. IвЂ™ve even gone in a boat across the Sea of Galilee. The sea being referred to is the Sea of Galilee. Our text is the Holy Gospel for today, from Mark 4, Jesus calming the sea. But where faith reigns, fear has no place. How a Ship having passed the Line was driven by storms to the cold Country towards the. And so I am keeping it real when I say to you now, Keep Calm, Jesus Is in the Boat. And it can cause you to take your eyes off Jesus. When your boss calls you in and tells you the company has to downsize and they are letting you go, when the doctor calls you with the test results that are not good, when you open that letter from an attorney that says you are being sued, it can scare you. The Bible tells us, вЂњWhen he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraidвЂќ (verse 30).Д¬ircumstances can be frightening. And why did he sink? Because he took his eyes off Jesus and put them on other things. It went well for a while until Peter started to sink. These were rough seas, and Peter was willing to literally step onto them because He was looking at Jesus. Wanting to prove his courage to Jesus, he made an amazing statement: вЂњLord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the waterвЂќ ( Matthew 14:28). He and the other disciples had been straining against the waves and wind all night long when Jesus appeared to them, walking on the water. Peter was willing to put it all on the line.

Cast out into the waves of the sea