GODS MERCY AND FAVOR DURING

STORMS
Matthew 14:22-33

COVENANT LIFE UNNITY CHURCH

YOUTH SUNDAY SERVICE
June 14, 2015

5 Revelations of Storms in Life

Reveal the Nature of your Faith
Reveal the strength of your

commitment
Reveal the level of your maturity
Reveal the health of your
attitude
Reveal the measure of your
teachability

Matthew 14:22-25
22 Immediately Jesus made His
disciples get into the boat and go
before Him to the other side, while
He sent the multitudes away. 23
And when He had sent the
multitudes away, He went up on
the mountain by Himself to pray.
Now when evening came, He was
alone there. 24 But the boat was
now in the middle of the sea,
tossed by the waves, for the wind
was contrary.

Matthew 14:26-29

26 And when the disciples saw Him

walking on the sea, they were
troubled, saying, It is a ghost!
And they cried out for fear. 27 But
immediately Jesus spoke to them,
saying, Be of good cheer! It is I;
do not be afraid.
28 And Peter answered Him and
said, Lord, if it is You, command
me to come to You on the water.
29 So He said, Come. And when
Peter had come down out of the

Matthew 14:30-33

30 But when he saw that the wind

was boisterous,[b] he was afraid;
and beginning to sink he cried out,
saying, Lord, save me!
31
And
immediately
Jesus
stretched out His hand and caught
him, and said to him, O you of
little faith, why did you doubt? 32
And when they got into the boat,
the wind ceased.
33 Then those who were in the boat
came
and[c]
worshiped
Him,

GODS MERCY AND FAVOR DURING

STORMS
Matthew 14:22-33

1) Jesus is guiding you

(Vv. 22 ) ...Jesus

made His disciples get

into the boat

2) Jesus is praying for you

(Vv. 23 ) ... He went up on the
mountain by Himself to pray

3) He knows your weaknesses

(Vv. 24 ) ... But the boat was now in
the middle of the sea, tossed by the
waves, for the wind was contrary.

Recall Hebrews 4:14-16

Hebrews 4:14-16
14 Seeing then that we have a
great High Priest who has passed
through the heavens, Jesus the
Son of God, let us hold fast our
confession. 15 For we do not have
a
High
Priest
who
cannot
sympathize with our weaknesses,
but was in all points tempted as
we are, yet without sin. 16 Let us
therefore come boldly to the
throne of grace, that we may

4) He will be with you in

your darkest moment
Now in the fourth watch
of the night Jesus went to them
(Vv. 25 ) ...

5) He Victorious over
everything
the disciples saw Him
walking on the sea
(Vv. 26 ) ...

WHEN WE FORGET OR MISS

TO
RECOGNIZE
HIM,
HE
ALWAYS REMINDS US TO
UNDERSTAND ALL THE TRUTH
ABOUT HIM
(Vv. 26-27 ) ...
And when the
disciples saw Him walking on the
sea, they were troubled, saying, It
is a ghost! And they cried out for
fear. But immediately Jesus spoke
to them, saying, Be of good cheer!
It is I; do not be afraid.

ARE WE A BOAT SEEKERS OR

A
WATER
WALKERS
(UNDERSTAND
AND
RECOGNIZE JESUS) ?
(Vv. 28-29 ) ...
And Peter
answered Him and said, Lord, if it
is You, command me to come to You
on the water.
So He said, Come. And when
Peter had come down out of the
boat, he walked on the water to go

GOD UNDERSTANDS YOUR SITUATIONS AND HE

EVEN UNDERSTANDS YOUR FEAR

(Vv. 30- ) ... But when he saw that

the wind was boisterous,[b] he was
afraid; and beginning to sink he
cried out, saying, Lord, save me!
And immediately Jesus stretched
out His hand and caught him, and
said to him, O you of little faith,
why did you doubt? And when

thoughts that I think

toward you, says the
Lord, thoughts of
peace and not of
evil, to give you a
future and a hope.
JEREMIAH 29:11