RED LETTER SERIES
STEP UP
Matthew 14:22 (NLT) Immediately after this, Jesus insisted that his disciples get back into the boat and cross to the other side of the lake, while he sent the people home.
23 After sending them home, he went up into the hills by himself to pray. Night fell while he was there alone.
24 Meanwhile, the disciples were in trouble far away from land, for a strong wind had risen, and they were fighting heavy waves.
25 About three o’clock in the morning Jesus came toward them, walking on the water.
26 When the disciples saw him walking on the water, they were terrified. In their fear, they cried out, "It’s a ghost!"
27 Jesus spoke to them at once. "Don’t be afraid," he said. "Take courage. I am here!"
28 Then Peter called to him, "Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water."
29 "Yes, come," Jesus said. So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus.
30 But when he saw the strong wind and the waves, he was terrified and began to sink. "Save me, Lord!" he shouted.
31 Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him. "You have so little faith," Jesus said. "Why did you doubt me?"
32 When they climbed back into the boat, the wind stopped.
33 Then the disciples worshiped him. "You really are the Son of God!" they exclaimed.
Ten red letter words
1. “I am here”
26 When the disciples saw him walking on the water, they were terrified. In their fear, they cried out, "It’s a ghost!"
27 Jesus spoke to them at once. "Don’t be afraid," he said. "Take courage. I am here!"
Jesus does some of his best work in a storm.
2. “Yes, Come.”
28 Then Peter called to him, "Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water."
29 "Yes, come," Jesus said. So Peter went over the side of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus.
1st level age 6-10...Bet Sephar...house of the book. Goal...
Goal...memorize the Torah.
1st 5 books of the Bible.
2nd level age 11-13.
Bet Talmud...house of study.
Goal...memorize Joshua to Malachi.
3rd level
Bet Midrash...Trained by a Rabbi to be a Rabbi.
Jewish proverb, “May you be covered in the dust of your Rabbi.”
3. “Why did you doubt me?”
30 But when he saw the strong wind and the waves, he was terrified and began to sink. "Save me, Lord!" he shouted.
31 Jesus immediately reached out and grabbed him. "You have so little faith," Jesus said. "Why did you doubt me?"
Doubt means “2 in the head.”
Acts 2:13 (NLT) But others in the crowd ridiculed them, saying, "They’re just drunk, that’s all!"
14 Then Peter stepped forward with the eleven other apostles and shouted to the crowd, "Listen carefully, all of you, fellow Jews and residents of Jerusalem! Make no mistake about this.
