Title: Jesus Walking on the Sea
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Title: Jesus Walking on the Sea
Text: John 6:16-21 // Sermon: Instructor Yang Yirae
We would like to share the grace with the word “Jesus walking on the sea”.
Background and context of the text
The great crowd in Judea experienced the power of Jesus through the signs of 5 bottles and 2 fish. So they tried to make Jesus the king of Israel by force. The Lord knew the heart-centered plan of the great crowd, and was wary of their false beliefs, and went alone to the mountain to pray. So the disciples waited for Jesus to go to the mountain. I continued to be patient and wait. However, Jesus did not appear until the sun went down. So the disciples moved without the Lord. Having decided on a destination called Capernaum!, they boarded the boat among themselves.
The ship the Lord is not with
Verse 16 says, “It is evening!” It's darkened. As the sun went down and it was getting dark, the disciples went down to the sea. Verse 17 says, “Get in a boat and cross the sea!” The sea symbolizes the world. The disciples said that they crossed the sea in a boat among themselves. Humans live by rowing in the seas of the world. Each of them owns their own boat and earns a living by rowing their own oar. The disciples here are now rowing across the sea without the Lord. Verse 18, Jesus has not yet come to them! There is a reason why Jesus did not come down from the mountain all night. It was because of discipleship training. Jesus' intention was to let the disciples experience the great dangers of going down to the seas of the world on their own without the Lord. And it was to testify strongly that there is only the true God, Jesus Christ, who can save us in the time of trouble.
big wind and waves
Verse 18 says, "A great wind blew, and the waves rose!" It met the great wind. On the way to Caperum, the disciples' boat encountered a wave accompanied by a great wind. Tens of thousands of people lost their lives in Haiti in a sudden earthquake. At least five people were killed in a tsunami that struck after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Chile on the 27th of last month. More than 50 people have died in a sudden explosion defect in the world's number one Japanese Toyota auto made in the United States. The funeral ceremony for the late officers Park Jeong-chan and Yang Seong-woon, who died during a night flight from Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do on the 3rd, was held at the Seongnam Armed Forces Capital Hospital on the 5th. In this way, in the seas of the world, there are cases where people lose their lives due to sudden strong winds. The world's oceans are dangerous. Who in this world's oceans can be guaranteed their life? In all tribulation and storms, salvation is only through Jesus Christ. Why? Because Jesus watches over, protects, and guides His people and His sheep.
Disciples rowing with their own power
Jesus came by boat on the sea
Don't be afraid of me!!
Verse 20 He said, "It is I, do not be afraid!" This is what the Lord is saying to me and you now. Nanny! Don't be afraid! What are you guys afraid of right now? Nanny! I am Jesus! your savior! Jesus! Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid. He tells you to let go of all your worries and worries. Don't be afraid! A believer's boat of life never goes shipwreck. What you fear doesn't happen. Don't worry. Because our Captain and Savior Jesus Christ leads us. Often, we disobey and despise the word of the Lord, and we are afflicted, we fall on our knees, and we are in pain, and we groan in the chains of Satan. Because they do not sail with the Lord. However, whenever we repent of our sins and cry out to the Lord for a helping hand, the Lord is the God who grants and guides us.
dear fellow classmates
There are times when the Lord allows us to struggle in the seas of the world on our own oars. No matter how hard you work and how hard you try, planning doesn't taste like success, and on the contrary, it encounters great winds and waves, causing fear, amplification, and difficulties. But the Lord is speaking to me and you now. welcome me into the boat of your life Trust me, and the storm will pass away. your problem is solved And we can go together to our destination Capernaum. By the power of faith, as we paddle with the Lord in the seas of the world, all your wishes in Christ will be fulfilled, and with deep gratitude all glory to God.
application and practice
We must walk with the Lord every day. To walk with the Lord, we must abide in His Word. When the Word takes hold of my intellect, it abides. When my intellect is filled with the Word and the Holy Spirit, the emotions of my faith are at peace and overflowing with gratitude. Even the will, which had been polluted by the nature of sin, is obedient to the Word of God without rejection. Please pay attention!! Always paddle the oars of your life with the Lord. Never with the experience, knowledge, and ability you have always relied on. Daepoong!! Meet you. If they row a boat among themselves like the disciples, they will soon encounter a great wind.
Jesus spoke through the text. The sea of this world in which you live is darkness. It is a sea of great dangers. You will never go to Capernaum alone in this dark sea. I cannot go to the land you are going to, Capernaum, without me. welcome me with joy! And, be saved from the troubles of your life!. Satan and his army demons are attacking the church and you, using the waves of the storm and the evil devices of the wind. If you do not receive Me in your life ship, your soul ship will surely shipwreck. If you do not live by faith, you will be shipwrecked. If you believe in me and receive the grace of salvation, be with me every moment from now on! Come with me! Rely on me and trust me!. You cannot know anything without me. John 15:5 says, apart from me you can do nothing!! Life without walking with Jesus is like a fish leaving the water. Nanny! Don't be afraid! I sincerely hope that the grace of a godly life that walks with the Lord in all things will fill you with everything.