1 00:00:00,230 --> 00:00:03,810 Matthew 14, reading and exposition begins at verse 2 00:00:03,810 --> 00:00:10,700 22 and will go through to verse 33. 3 00:00:15,650 --> 00:00:19,850 And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get 4 00:00:19,850 --> 00:00:23,830 into a ship, and to go before him 5 00:00:23,830 --> 00:00:27,710 unto the other side, while he sent the 6 00:00:27,710 --> 00:00:29,550 multitude away. 7 00:00:31,150 --> 00:00:34,890 When he had sent the multitudes away, he 8 00:00:34,890 --> 00:00:37,810 went up into a mountain apart to pray. 9 00:00:39,510 --> 00:00:42,930 And when the evening was come, he was 10 00:00:42,930 --> 00:00:44,310 there alone. 11 00:00:46,030 --> 00:00:47,690 But the ship was now in the midst 12 00:00:47,690 --> 00:00:51,610 of the sea, tossed with waves, for the 13 00:00:51,610 --> 00:00:52,670 wind was contrary. 14 00:00:53,690 --> 00:00:56,270 And in the fourth watch of the night, 15 00:00:56,830 --> 00:01:01,610 Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. 16 00:01:03,550 --> 00:01:06,150 And when the disciples saw him walking on 17 00:01:06,150 --> 00:01:10,570 the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is 18 00:01:10,570 --> 00:01:11,070 a spirit. 19 00:01:12,030 --> 00:01:14,410 And they cried out for fear. 20 00:01:15,270 --> 00:01:20,730 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be 21 00:01:20,730 --> 00:01:25,190 of good cheer, it is I, be not 22 00:01:25,190 --> 00:01:25,610 afraid. 23 00:01:27,420 --> 00:01:32,550 And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if 24 00:01:32,550 --> 00:01:35,690 it be thou, bid me to come unto 25 00:01:35,690 --> 00:01:37,110 thee on the water. 26 00:01:38,800 --> 00:01:41,410 And he said, Come. 27 00:01:42,690 --> 00:01:45,550 And when Peter was come down out of 28 00:01:45,550 --> 00:01:49,910 the ship, he walked on the water to 29 00:01:49,910 --> 00:01:50,670 go to Jesus. 30 00:01:53,170 --> 00:01:56,410 But when he saw the wind boisterous, he 31 00:01:56,410 --> 00:01:57,090 was afraid. 32 00:01:58,230 --> 00:02:02,510 And beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, 33 00:02:03,330 --> 00:02:04,190 save me. 34 00:02:05,690 --> 00:02:11,230 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand and 35 00:02:11,230 --> 00:02:15,970 caught him and said unto him, O thou 36 00:02:15,970 --> 00:02:19,630 of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? 37 00:02:20,870 --> 00:02:23,530 And when they were come into the ship, 38 00:02:24,170 --> 00:02:26,090 the wind ceased. 39 00:02:27,290 --> 00:02:29,550 Now keep your Bibles handy, will you please? 40 00:02:32,290 --> 00:02:38,630 Let me now, at this point, give you 41 00:02:38,630 --> 00:02:39,970 what's on my mind. 42 00:02:41,890 --> 00:02:43,550 I want to give you the structure. 43 00:02:45,910 --> 00:02:47,090 Remember the background. 44 00:02:48,450 --> 00:02:51,630 Christ is on the mountain, the disciples are 45 00:02:51,630 --> 00:02:52,810 down there in the storm. 46 00:02:54,190 --> 00:02:57,330 Now, first of all, I want to speak 47 00:02:57,330 --> 00:03:00,230 to you on the majesty of Christ. 48 00:03:01,110 --> 00:03:06,930 The majestic Christ, revealed first against the severity 49 00:03:06,930 --> 00:03:12,170 of the storm, revealed secondly in the exercise 50 00:03:12,170 --> 00:03:15,270 of his sovereignty as he walks upon the 51 00:03:15,270 --> 00:03:15,590 water. 52 00:03:15,590 --> 00:03:20,610 The majesty of Christ, seen against the severity 53 00:03:20,610 --> 00:03:23,730 of the storm and his sovereign act of 54 00:03:23,730 --> 00:03:24,670 walking on water. 55 00:03:25,790 --> 00:03:29,050 Secondly, I want to speak to you on 56 00:03:29,050 --> 00:03:32,570 the mastery of Christ, for he is master 57 00:03:32,570 --> 00:03:35,410 of ocean and earth and sky, master of 58 00:03:35,410 --> 00:03:36,410 every circumstance. 59 00:03:37,390 --> 00:03:40,690 And that mastery is revealed in three ways. 60 00:03:42,670 --> 00:03:51,570 Verse 27, it's revealed here in the assurance 61 00:03:51,570 --> 00:03:53,150 that it brings. 62 00:03:54,230 --> 00:03:57,550 Be of good cheer, it is I, be 63 00:03:57,550 --> 00:03:58,410 not afraid. 64 00:03:58,970 --> 00:04:02,310 His mastery revealed in the assurance that it 65 00:04:02,310 --> 00:04:02,690 brings. 66 00:04:02,830 --> 00:04:06,830 Verse 28, his mastery is revealed in the 67 00:04:06,830 --> 00:04:08,270 faith that it creates. 68 00:04:10,210 --> 00:04:13,270 Peter said, Lord, if it be thou, bid 69 00:04:13,270 --> 00:04:14,830 me to come unto thee in the water. 70 00:04:15,089 --> 00:04:18,170 His impression of mastery was that it created 71 00:04:18,170 --> 00:04:19,910 a new expansion of faith. 72 00:04:20,810 --> 00:04:22,730 When I say the faith that it creates, 73 00:04:23,090 --> 00:04:25,050 it wasn't the beginning of faith, but it 74 00:04:25,050 --> 00:04:27,490 was a tremendous expansion of faith. 75 00:04:27,830 --> 00:04:29,470 Lord, bid me to come. 76 00:04:30,030 --> 00:04:33,490 Thirdly, the mastery of Christ is revealed, verse 77 00:04:33,490 --> 00:04:37,250 29, in the power that it released. 78 00:04:38,310 --> 00:04:39,750 He said, come! 79 00:04:41,370 --> 00:04:44,030 The mastery of Christ in the assurance that 80 00:04:44,030 --> 00:04:48,450 it brings, in the faith it creates, in 81 00:04:48,450 --> 00:04:49,910 the power that it releases. 82 00:04:51,070 --> 00:04:51,710 Look again. 83 00:04:52,590 --> 00:04:55,810 Thirdly and finally, I want to speak to 84 00:04:55,810 --> 00:04:57,890 you on the authority of Christ. 85 00:04:59,210 --> 00:05:02,190 The authority of Christ revealed, first of all, 86 00:05:02,770 --> 00:05:05,510 please, in verse 30. 87 00:05:07,950 --> 00:05:12,990 Revealed in that he saved Peter, he rescued 88 00:05:12,990 --> 00:05:13,430 Peter. 89 00:05:14,250 --> 00:05:16,170 His hand went out and lifted him. 90 00:05:16,780 --> 00:05:20,530 Authority revealed in saving and rescuing. 91 00:05:21,330 --> 00:05:26,170 Secondly, his authority revealed in verse 30 again. 92 00:05:27,290 --> 00:05:33,590 He, verse 31, he rebuked Peter, O man 93 00:05:33,590 --> 00:05:35,570 of little faith, why did ye doubt? 94 00:05:37,110 --> 00:05:42,290 And finally, his authority revealed in the fellowship 95 00:05:42,290 --> 00:05:43,390 that they enjoyed. 96 00:05:44,030 --> 00:05:45,910 You say, I don't understand that one. 97 00:05:46,670 --> 00:05:47,370 All right then. 98 00:05:48,350 --> 00:05:50,950 When Christ lifted him, caught him by the 99 00:05:50,950 --> 00:05:53,530 hand and lifted him, he lifted him back 100 00:05:53,530 --> 00:05:54,230 onto the water. 101 00:05:55,830 --> 00:06:00,670 And together they walked on the water back 102 00:06:00,670 --> 00:06:01,270 to the ship. 103 00:06:02,470 --> 00:06:04,890 Still in the midst of the storm, for 104 00:06:04,890 --> 00:06:06,230 the storm didn't cease. 105 00:06:06,810 --> 00:06:08,410 Verse 32, till they got there. 106 00:06:09,070 --> 00:06:11,150 You talk about the walk on the road 107 00:06:11,150 --> 00:06:11,850 to Emmaus. 108 00:06:12,570 --> 00:06:14,750 What a walk this must have been for 109 00:06:14,750 --> 00:06:15,070 Peter. 110 00:06:15,950 --> 00:06:19,930 Yes, the authority in that he saved Peter, 111 00:06:20,310 --> 00:06:23,310 he rebuked Peter, and he introduced him to 112 00:06:23,310 --> 00:06:27,590 a fellowship again that he had given up 113 00:06:27,590 --> 00:06:29,790 when he looked away from Christ. 114 00:06:29,910 --> 00:06:30,550 You've got the background. 115 00:06:31,730 --> 00:06:34,530 Now please, let me begin. 116 00:06:35,170 --> 00:06:36,870 Christ is on the mountain alone. 117 00:06:36,870 --> 00:06:38,750 On a picture of Christ as high priest, 118 00:06:38,830 --> 00:06:40,750 representing us before God. 119 00:06:42,170 --> 00:06:45,350 The ship with the disciples represents us today 120 00:06:45,350 --> 00:06:47,550 in the midst of the storms of life. 121 00:06:48,570 --> 00:06:51,210 But we'll need to learn that Christ will 122 00:06:51,210 --> 00:06:53,710 come into the very heart of our circumstances 123 00:06:54,290 --> 00:06:57,030 and will be to us all and more 124 00:06:57,030 --> 00:06:57,670 than we need. 125 00:06:58,090 --> 00:06:58,730 Now just a minute. 126 00:07:00,070 --> 00:07:01,430 This is going to surprise you. 127 00:07:02,850 --> 00:07:06,030 These disciples were in big difficulty. 128 00:07:07,990 --> 00:07:09,010 Now no doubt about it. 129 00:07:09,630 --> 00:07:11,610 They were in difficult days. 130 00:07:12,930 --> 00:07:13,590 The storm. 131 00:07:14,770 --> 00:07:19,390 But their difficulty arose from the fact that 132 00:07:19,390 --> 00:07:22,470 they were being obedient and not disobedient. 133 00:07:26,210 --> 00:07:28,730 You see, now listen to me. 134 00:07:29,290 --> 00:07:33,730 If you are willfully disobeying, if you are 135 00:07:33,730 --> 00:07:36,250 refusing to bow to what the scripture teaches, 136 00:07:36,730 --> 00:07:37,870 then you're in big trouble. 137 00:07:39,630 --> 00:07:40,270 Big trouble. 138 00:07:41,230 --> 00:07:43,110 And the sooner you get to Christ, the 139 00:07:43,110 --> 00:07:43,350 better. 140 00:07:45,210 --> 00:07:49,370 But these people, these disciples were there because 141 00:07:49,370 --> 00:07:50,170 they were obedient. 142 00:07:50,590 --> 00:07:54,450 You see, when everything was calm, the Lord 143 00:07:54,450 --> 00:07:55,890 said, go to the other side. 144 00:07:56,370 --> 00:07:57,830 So they got into the boat and went. 145 00:07:57,830 --> 00:07:59,070 Now that was all right. 146 00:08:00,130 --> 00:08:02,710 And then suddenly, as on the lake yonder, 147 00:08:03,090 --> 00:08:04,390 down came the storm. 148 00:08:05,570 --> 00:08:06,930 The water's whipped up. 149 00:08:08,690 --> 00:08:09,750 The wind's blowing. 150 00:08:11,170 --> 00:08:12,250 Everything's boisterous. 151 00:08:14,130 --> 00:08:16,870 Well, you might say to me, after all 152 00:08:16,870 --> 00:08:18,650 there was one or two fishermen there, why 153 00:08:18,650 --> 00:08:20,310 didn't they turn the boat and sail with 154 00:08:20,310 --> 00:08:20,710 the wind? 155 00:08:21,750 --> 00:08:23,470 That would have solved their problem. 156 00:08:25,570 --> 00:08:26,910 Ah, but just a minute. 157 00:08:27,690 --> 00:08:30,310 The Master had said, go to the other 158 00:08:30,310 --> 00:08:30,870 side. 159 00:08:32,530 --> 00:08:36,169 And they're prepared to go, despite the difficulties, 160 00:08:36,510 --> 00:08:39,530 despite the storm, despite the distraction. 161 00:08:40,450 --> 00:08:41,429 He had said it. 162 00:08:41,730 --> 00:08:43,490 So they were in trouble because they were 163 00:08:43,490 --> 00:08:43,830 obedient. 164 00:08:45,070 --> 00:08:47,110 Why do you think that if you're obedient, 165 00:08:47,330 --> 00:08:48,270 life should be easy? 166 00:08:49,550 --> 00:08:51,770 Why do you think that the storm should 167 00:08:51,770 --> 00:08:54,370 hit other people and not you or me? 168 00:08:56,210 --> 00:08:57,330 And so here they were. 169 00:08:58,210 --> 00:09:01,650 You see, the fact of their obedience was 170 00:09:01,650 --> 00:09:03,770 such that it enabled them to see Christ. 171 00:09:05,190 --> 00:09:06,570 You see, this was a rowing boat. 172 00:09:07,230 --> 00:09:08,710 The destination was behind them. 173 00:09:09,510 --> 00:09:11,250 That's why when they were rowing, they saw 174 00:09:11,250 --> 00:09:11,770 Him coming. 175 00:09:16,370 --> 00:09:19,050 Don't you be too occupied about the destination. 176 00:09:20,670 --> 00:09:22,450 There's going to be a lot of difficulties 177 00:09:22,450 --> 00:09:23,370 to get you home. 178 00:09:25,070 --> 00:09:27,710 But we'll need to learn that Christ will 179 00:09:27,710 --> 00:09:29,370 come right into the circumstances. 180 00:09:29,830 --> 00:09:32,150 And so I begin, as I talk to 181 00:09:32,150 --> 00:09:34,490 you about the majestic Christ, oh, the sight 182 00:09:34,490 --> 00:09:37,930 of Christ walking on the water, oh, the 183 00:09:37,930 --> 00:09:41,450 wonder and glory of this person, superior to 184 00:09:41,450 --> 00:09:45,990 creation, superior to wind, superior to gravity, the 185 00:09:45,990 --> 00:09:49,310 majestic Christ walking on the water, but against 186 00:09:49,310 --> 00:09:50,630 the background of the storm. 187 00:09:52,650 --> 00:09:55,090 Tell me, have the storms been blowing? 188 00:09:57,750 --> 00:10:00,630 Tell me, are they severe, disturbing? 189 00:10:04,330 --> 00:10:06,270 Let me open up a little, please. 190 00:10:08,370 --> 00:10:12,750 They could come to you personally in the 191 00:10:12,750 --> 00:10:13,810 loss of health. 192 00:10:14,890 --> 00:10:20,150 Oh yes, the heart attack, the stroke, the 193 00:10:20,150 --> 00:10:20,970 sudden illness. 194 00:10:21,790 --> 00:10:23,450 Oh, how vulnerable we feel. 195 00:10:26,510 --> 00:10:28,150 Maybe it has come to you in the 196 00:10:28,150 --> 00:10:29,350 loss of your loved one. 197 00:10:31,330 --> 00:10:34,330 And this first Easter conference without him and 198 00:10:34,330 --> 00:10:36,690 her has been quite a trial. 199 00:10:38,570 --> 00:10:39,350 Quite disturbing. 200 00:10:42,330 --> 00:10:44,570 It could come to you through what we 201 00:10:44,570 --> 00:10:46,390 call in the old country redundancy. 202 00:10:48,070 --> 00:10:50,730 You lose the job suddenly and unexpectedly, and 203 00:10:50,730 --> 00:10:51,430 it's thrown you. 204 00:10:54,760 --> 00:10:56,720 It could come to you through your family. 205 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:05,280 Your sons and your daughters. 206 00:11:07,160 --> 00:11:07,960 Reaching teenage. 207 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:11,480 You're beginning to become rebellious. 208 00:11:15,590 --> 00:11:17,330 Some of them are Christians and some of 209 00:11:17,330 --> 00:11:17,910 them are not. 210 00:11:19,330 --> 00:11:20,650 Oh, these Christian children. 211 00:11:21,050 --> 00:11:22,430 You young folks, excuse me, won't you? 212 00:11:23,770 --> 00:11:25,450 Don't be too hard on me, won't you? 213 00:11:25,810 --> 00:11:26,830 You say, well, you're going to be hard 214 00:11:26,830 --> 00:11:27,990 enough on us by the sound of it. 215 00:11:29,470 --> 00:11:30,970 You know, I'm amazed. 216 00:11:30,970 --> 00:11:34,090 I'm amazed at how cruel the Christians' children 217 00:11:34,090 --> 00:11:34,670 can be. 218 00:11:36,250 --> 00:11:37,110 Now listen to me. 219 00:11:37,190 --> 00:11:38,710 Now I don't say you've always been wise, 220 00:11:38,810 --> 00:11:39,810 but you've given them everything. 221 00:11:40,790 --> 00:11:42,310 They don't know the value of money. 222 00:11:44,250 --> 00:11:45,670 You've laid it on their lap. 223 00:11:46,930 --> 00:11:48,110 And some of you maybe had a wee 224 00:11:48,110 --> 00:11:49,510 bit of a hard time earlier, so you're 225 00:11:49,510 --> 00:11:51,410 trying to cushion your children against it. 226 00:11:52,670 --> 00:11:55,510 And they'll take everything and think it's their 227 00:11:55,510 --> 00:11:55,810 right. 228 00:11:58,010 --> 00:12:00,990 If they're not saved, they can hardly wait 229 00:12:00,990 --> 00:12:01,730 to leave home. 230 00:12:02,270 --> 00:12:03,450 Of course, some of them are saved and 231 00:12:03,450 --> 00:12:04,670 they're desperate to get away too. 232 00:12:07,310 --> 00:12:08,790 Well, mind you, it's quite a storm in 233 00:12:08,790 --> 00:12:09,650 your life, isn't it? 234 00:12:11,950 --> 00:12:13,150 Now, I'm not being hard. 235 00:12:14,890 --> 00:12:15,750 But I'm a parent. 236 00:12:16,550 --> 00:12:18,710 And I remember what God said in Isaiah 237 00:12:18,710 --> 00:12:19,990 chapter 1, verse 2. 238 00:12:20,790 --> 00:12:24,310 I have nourished and reared up children, and 239 00:12:24,310 --> 00:12:25,390 they rebelled against me. 240 00:12:25,790 --> 00:12:27,130 Now that would temper our criticism. 241 00:12:28,970 --> 00:12:29,510 Come again. 242 00:12:31,370 --> 00:12:33,110 But sometimes they're saved. 243 00:12:34,330 --> 00:12:35,810 They take the first job. 244 00:12:37,250 --> 00:12:39,230 But they don't tell everybody they're a Christian. 245 00:12:41,870 --> 00:12:45,310 And after a few weeks, you suddenly realize 246 00:12:45,310 --> 00:12:47,210 they're saying to you, I would like to 247 00:12:47,210 --> 00:12:49,350 go with the boys or the girls to 248 00:12:49,350 --> 00:12:50,130 a certain place. 249 00:12:52,970 --> 00:12:54,550 You're not at all happy about it. 250 00:12:54,810 --> 00:12:55,370 Well, they'll go. 251 00:12:59,230 --> 00:13:00,830 Then the next thing is, they start to 252 00:13:00,830 --> 00:13:02,130 go out with a boy or a girl 253 00:13:02,130 --> 00:13:03,470 that they met in a place where they 254 00:13:03,470 --> 00:13:04,110 should never have been. 255 00:13:08,550 --> 00:13:11,550 And you're breaking your heart and the tears 256 00:13:11,550 --> 00:13:13,010 are flowing, but they're still going on. 257 00:13:14,630 --> 00:13:16,750 Maybe someday they'll walk in quite suddenly, for 258 00:13:16,750 --> 00:13:17,850 that's the way they do it, put the 259 00:13:17,850 --> 00:13:18,490 pressure on them. 260 00:13:18,650 --> 00:13:19,410 They're told that. 261 00:13:20,270 --> 00:13:21,790 All the young fellows about them will say, 262 00:13:21,870 --> 00:13:23,410 no, don't worry about them, just put the 263 00:13:23,410 --> 00:13:24,570 pressure on them and they'll give in. 264 00:13:25,370 --> 00:13:26,730 So they come in one day and say, 265 00:13:26,790 --> 00:13:27,330 we're engaged. 266 00:13:27,650 --> 00:13:28,170 There's the ring. 267 00:13:32,670 --> 00:13:34,810 Defying God, breaking every law in the book. 268 00:13:37,670 --> 00:13:39,370 And still maintaining they're saved. 269 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:47,220 It's a big storm, isn't it? 270 00:13:48,020 --> 00:13:48,800 Big storm. 271 00:13:49,740 --> 00:13:50,460 Let me come again. 272 00:13:52,360 --> 00:13:54,000 Is there quite a storm in your marriage? 273 00:14:00,870 --> 00:14:02,450 You say, you're not setting yourself up as 274 00:14:02,450 --> 00:14:03,270 a marriage counselor. 275 00:14:03,590 --> 00:14:04,570 No, no, that's a good thing. 276 00:14:04,650 --> 00:14:05,990 I'm glad you thought about that. 277 00:14:09,930 --> 00:14:11,970 For I believe that men of God and 278 00:14:11,970 --> 00:14:14,550 teachers of divine truth and true godly elders 279 00:14:14,550 --> 00:14:16,330 should be marriage counselors. 280 00:14:19,270 --> 00:14:21,310 I believe there's a need for depths of 281 00:14:21,310 --> 00:14:24,450 understanding, far better than a godless psychiatrist. 282 00:14:26,270 --> 00:14:27,270 Now I may have put some of you 283 00:14:27,270 --> 00:14:29,770 good men on the spot, but that's what 284 00:14:29,770 --> 00:14:30,210 I believe. 285 00:14:32,990 --> 00:14:35,170 Tell me that relationship you've formed. 286 00:14:36,930 --> 00:14:38,770 You might be engaged or you might not, 287 00:14:38,870 --> 00:14:40,170 but you're not just too sure about it 288 00:14:40,170 --> 00:14:41,310 and it's getting a bit stormy. 289 00:14:42,330 --> 00:14:43,790 And the demands are being made on you. 290 00:14:44,570 --> 00:14:46,110 And you're just at that point, you don't 291 00:14:46,110 --> 00:14:47,990 know whether to make the right decision and 292 00:14:47,990 --> 00:14:50,210 you're loath to move or annexed. 293 00:14:50,990 --> 00:14:52,330 You see, there's a whole host of things 294 00:14:52,330 --> 00:14:53,090 that can disturb. 295 00:14:54,550 --> 00:14:55,690 Life's real, isn't it? 296 00:14:56,830 --> 00:14:59,050 You see, I want to bring to you 297 00:14:59,050 --> 00:15:01,430 tonight not only the reality of life, but 298 00:15:01,430 --> 00:15:03,510 the reality of Christ in the midst of 299 00:15:03,510 --> 00:15:04,070 it all. 300 00:15:05,550 --> 00:15:06,470 And there they were. 301 00:15:07,670 --> 00:15:08,630 Can you get it? 302 00:15:09,210 --> 00:15:10,430 The night is dark. 303 00:15:11,410 --> 00:15:12,390 The wind's howling. 304 00:15:14,410 --> 00:15:15,710 The waves are lashing. 305 00:15:17,070 --> 00:15:20,190 And suddenly, suddenly, they saw a figure. 306 00:15:20,770 --> 00:15:21,410 Who is it? 307 00:15:22,370 --> 00:15:23,930 Oh, you know it's Christ, don't you? 308 00:15:23,930 --> 00:15:25,270 Just a minute now. 309 00:15:26,210 --> 00:15:27,090 They're scared. 310 00:15:27,490 --> 00:15:28,350 They say it's a ghost. 311 00:15:30,590 --> 00:15:31,330 And they're frightened. 312 00:15:31,450 --> 00:15:32,590 Now you can understand this. 313 00:15:32,650 --> 00:15:35,470 You've got the storm, the wind, the waves, 314 00:15:35,870 --> 00:15:38,070 the spray, so that they would look and 315 00:15:38,070 --> 00:15:38,450 see him. 316 00:15:39,110 --> 00:15:41,350 And then the spray would come up and 317 00:15:41,350 --> 00:15:42,050 they wouldn't see him. 318 00:15:43,450 --> 00:15:44,230 He's gone. 319 00:15:44,970 --> 00:15:46,770 And then suddenly they look again and there 320 00:15:46,770 --> 00:15:47,250 he is. 321 00:15:47,430 --> 00:15:48,770 And he's still coming forward. 322 00:15:49,430 --> 00:15:52,090 Out of the storm, out of the heart 323 00:15:52,090 --> 00:15:54,310 of the storm, he's making for the boat. 324 00:15:55,570 --> 00:15:58,330 Out of the darkness of the night, Christ 325 00:15:58,330 --> 00:15:59,010 is coming. 326 00:15:59,330 --> 00:16:00,490 And he's drawing near. 327 00:16:01,410 --> 00:16:03,410 Tell me, tell me, do you find that? 328 00:16:03,570 --> 00:16:04,090 Come on now. 329 00:16:04,950 --> 00:16:07,190 Be honest before God this afternoon. 330 00:16:07,390 --> 00:16:09,630 Tell me, have you been looking for Christ 331 00:16:09,630 --> 00:16:10,770 to come to the boat? 332 00:16:11,870 --> 00:16:13,330 Are you trying to cope without him? 333 00:16:17,650 --> 00:16:20,050 Tell me please, now be honest. 334 00:16:20,550 --> 00:16:22,250 You don't believe in what the brethren call 335 00:16:22,250 --> 00:16:23,890 sanctified common sense, do you? 336 00:16:25,470 --> 00:16:27,050 I tell you it's not much use in 337 00:16:27,050 --> 00:16:27,870 the storms of life. 338 00:16:29,270 --> 00:16:31,210 I tell you what you're needing is Christ. 339 00:16:31,370 --> 00:16:34,090 You're not needing advice for the brethren. 340 00:16:34,230 --> 00:16:36,190 You're needing the Lord to come into the 341 00:16:36,190 --> 00:16:36,570 storm. 342 00:16:37,230 --> 00:16:38,230 He'll settle it. 343 00:16:39,190 --> 00:16:43,410 But it'll mean an expansion of your faith. 344 00:16:45,470 --> 00:16:48,890 He'll call you into a circumstance that's beyond 345 00:16:48,890 --> 00:16:50,030 what you ever thought. 346 00:16:50,530 --> 00:16:51,350 But he'll come. 347 00:16:52,130 --> 00:16:53,070 And he's drawing near. 348 00:16:54,210 --> 00:16:55,290 Look now, will you please? 349 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:01,460 He knew they were troubled. 350 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:04,760 He understood they were crying out. 351 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:08,079 And suddenly across the water there came the 352 00:17:08,079 --> 00:17:10,359 familiar voice of the Son of God. 353 00:17:10,740 --> 00:17:11,740 Be of good cheer. 354 00:17:12,180 --> 00:17:13,000 It is I. 355 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:13,980 Be not afraid. 356 00:17:14,980 --> 00:17:15,839 Be of good cheer. 357 00:17:15,960 --> 00:17:16,400 What comfort. 358 00:17:16,800 --> 00:17:18,020 It is I myself. 359 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:18,859 What assurance. 360 00:17:19,460 --> 00:17:20,460 Be not afraid. 361 00:17:21,359 --> 00:17:22,240 What encouragement. 362 00:17:23,380 --> 00:17:24,680 Christ is coming near. 363 00:17:24,980 --> 00:17:26,920 He's saying, listen, still your fears. 364 00:17:27,560 --> 00:17:28,460 Settle yourself. 365 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:30,180 I'm here, it's me. 366 00:17:30,980 --> 00:17:32,540 It's the Christ of the cross. 367 00:17:32,540 --> 00:17:34,380 It's the Christ of the throne. 368 00:17:35,460 --> 00:17:37,280 It's the Christ who is your friend and 369 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:37,720 priest. 370 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:41,920 And he's coming and he's saying, I'm here. 371 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:44,120 Do you feel he's right beside you? 372 00:17:48,540 --> 00:17:50,800 In the midst of it all, have you 373 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:51,960 been looking for Christ? 374 00:17:52,480 --> 00:17:53,440 Oh, there's an explanation. 375 00:17:57,010 --> 00:17:58,550 Now don't you try it on your own. 376 00:18:00,250 --> 00:18:02,370 Don't you think you've got what it takes 377 00:18:02,370 --> 00:18:03,030 to handle it? 378 00:18:03,070 --> 00:18:03,730 For you haven't. 379 00:18:05,790 --> 00:18:06,550 Now watch. 380 00:18:08,070 --> 00:18:09,530 The mastery of Christ. 381 00:18:10,150 --> 00:18:10,550 Oh yes. 382 00:18:11,630 --> 00:18:13,790 He's master of ocean and earth and sky. 383 00:18:13,990 --> 00:18:15,410 He's master of every circumstances. 384 00:18:15,810 --> 00:18:18,730 He's the controller of every element in life 385 00:18:18,730 --> 00:18:19,790 that affects you. 386 00:18:20,410 --> 00:18:21,570 And he draws near. 387 00:18:23,250 --> 00:18:25,090 And now, please, please. 388 00:18:25,850 --> 00:18:27,830 He's not going to still the storm. 389 00:18:30,070 --> 00:18:31,590 Oh, I know how you feel. 390 00:18:31,990 --> 00:18:33,590 You'd wish you could wake up some morning 391 00:18:33,590 --> 00:18:34,910 and get back to what it was before. 392 00:18:35,350 --> 00:18:36,190 It doesn't work like that. 393 00:18:39,450 --> 00:18:41,930 And suddenly you're beginning to sense Christ, but 394 00:18:41,930 --> 00:18:43,510 you're still in the storm. 395 00:18:44,910 --> 00:18:45,290 Aren't you? 396 00:18:45,730 --> 00:18:47,370 The mastery of Christ. 397 00:18:47,970 --> 00:18:51,010 Seen now, first of all, in the assurance 398 00:18:51,010 --> 00:18:51,890 that it brought. 399 00:18:52,390 --> 00:18:53,070 Don't be afraid. 400 00:18:53,190 --> 00:18:53,650 I'm here. 401 00:18:55,930 --> 00:18:59,090 I'm the same Jesus yesterday, today and forever. 402 00:19:00,070 --> 00:19:02,490 The same in the yesterday of your experience. 403 00:19:02,790 --> 00:19:04,590 The same in the today of your necessity. 404 00:19:05,050 --> 00:19:07,250 The same in the tomorrow of your expectation. 405 00:19:07,830 --> 00:19:11,270 I am the eternal Christ, master of every 406 00:19:11,270 --> 00:19:12,070 circumstance. 407 00:19:13,870 --> 00:19:14,690 It's mad. 408 00:19:14,770 --> 00:19:15,610 Be not afraid. 409 00:19:16,030 --> 00:19:16,550 Now watch. 410 00:19:16,550 --> 00:19:17,610 Peter's listening. 411 00:19:18,330 --> 00:19:19,410 I want to talk to you about Peter. 412 00:19:19,630 --> 00:19:20,330 I like Peter. 413 00:19:23,750 --> 00:19:25,270 Oh, I know now, please, we're not making 414 00:19:25,270 --> 00:19:26,530 distinctions between apostles. 415 00:19:26,970 --> 00:19:27,930 You're like Paul. 416 00:19:28,010 --> 00:19:29,030 You're the intelligent type. 417 00:19:30,650 --> 00:19:33,130 I like this elemental Peter that reacts. 418 00:19:35,710 --> 00:19:37,810 That was Peter's problem. 419 00:19:39,170 --> 00:19:41,630 He always reacted, rightly or wrongly. 420 00:19:46,360 --> 00:19:48,000 At times he would wear his heart on 421 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:49,680 his sleeve, and other times he wouldn't. 422 00:19:50,820 --> 00:19:51,900 He was that kind of man. 423 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:54,600 But listen, he heard the voice of Christ. 424 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:57,780 Tell me, does the Lord speak to you? 425 00:19:58,540 --> 00:19:59,080 Come on now. 426 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:01,580 Maybe you don't believe in these sort of 427 00:20:01,580 --> 00:20:02,520 things I'm talking about. 428 00:20:05,660 --> 00:20:06,520 Peter heard them. 429 00:20:07,740 --> 00:20:10,100 Now watch now, the mastery of Christ and 430 00:20:10,100 --> 00:20:11,160 the faith that creates. 431 00:20:12,360 --> 00:20:14,200 Lord, mind you, the storm's raging. 432 00:20:14,860 --> 00:20:15,640 The night's dark. 433 00:20:16,060 --> 00:20:18,480 Lord, if it be thou, bid me to 434 00:20:18,480 --> 00:20:19,800 come unto thee on the water. 435 00:20:20,180 --> 00:20:22,000 Where on earth did he get an idea 436 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:22,640 like that? 437 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:27,080 You see, you and I have said, Lord, 438 00:20:27,220 --> 00:20:28,960 Lord, we're glad to see you come in. 439 00:20:29,280 --> 00:20:29,980 Not at all. 440 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:31,260 Not at all. 441 00:20:31,660 --> 00:20:33,620 Peter says, Lord, if it be thou, bid 442 00:20:33,620 --> 00:20:35,840 me to come to you on the water. 443 00:20:37,100 --> 00:20:38,280 Oh, tremendous, isn't it? 444 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:42,320 You see, oh, this is amazing. 445 00:20:42,620 --> 00:20:45,300 You see, in this situation, Peter felt he 446 00:20:45,300 --> 00:20:46,920 would be safer with Christ in the water 447 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:48,360 than with the disciples in the boat. 448 00:20:51,300 --> 00:20:52,360 Do you believe that? 449 00:20:53,000 --> 00:20:54,660 Do you believe it's better to have Christ 450 00:20:54,660 --> 00:20:55,720 with you in the storm? 451 00:20:56,480 --> 00:20:57,660 Or do you like a few brethren round 452 00:20:57,660 --> 00:20:58,140 about you? 453 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:00,300 They'll probably give you the wrong advice anyway. 454 00:21:02,900 --> 00:21:04,680 Lord, if it be thou, bid me to 455 00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:05,900 come unto thee in the water. 456 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:07,520 What an expansion of faith. 457 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:09,300 He had never had a situation like this 458 00:21:09,300 --> 00:21:09,740 before. 459 00:21:11,160 --> 00:21:13,820 Oh, you and I don't know the latent 460 00:21:13,820 --> 00:21:14,920 power of faith. 461 00:21:16,400 --> 00:21:19,280 Oh, this person that's prepared to step out 462 00:21:19,280 --> 00:21:20,240 into the unknown. 463 00:21:22,620 --> 00:21:26,400 And in stepping out, the waves will become 464 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:28,440 a pavement for his feet. 465 00:21:32,140 --> 00:21:34,620 And, oh Peter, you couldn't be surprised. 466 00:21:34,740 --> 00:21:35,900 I mean, you can't ask for things like 467 00:21:35,900 --> 00:21:37,020 that and then expect no. 468 00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:39,520 Lord, if it be thou, bid me to 469 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:40,620 come unto thee in the water. 470 00:21:40,740 --> 00:21:42,620 And then it came, the power that was 471 00:21:42,620 --> 00:21:43,100 released. 472 00:21:43,600 --> 00:21:44,960 The voice said, Come! 473 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:46,680 Come! 474 00:21:48,260 --> 00:21:50,740 Oh, I tell you, you talk about raising 475 00:21:50,740 --> 00:21:51,380 Lazarus. 476 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:56,060 You talk about, you remember how the Lord 477 00:21:56,060 --> 00:21:56,440 spoke. 478 00:21:56,860 --> 00:21:58,780 When he stood at the grave yonder and 479 00:21:58,780 --> 00:22:00,020 he says, Take away the stone. 480 00:22:00,820 --> 00:22:04,720 And then he said, Lazarus, hither, come! 481 00:22:06,260 --> 00:22:07,900 Ah, but here it's all different. 482 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:08,760 It's all different. 483 00:22:09,420 --> 00:22:10,920 And he heard the voice of Peter and 484 00:22:10,920 --> 00:22:11,960 he said, Peter, come! 485 00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:14,520 And when he said that, he released his 486 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:14,820 power. 487 00:22:16,380 --> 00:22:17,320 You believe that, don't you? 488 00:22:21,100 --> 00:22:23,660 Do you know that the method which divine 489 00:22:23,660 --> 00:22:27,840 persons have chosen to express their energy is 490 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:28,340 by speaking? 491 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:32,120 When they speak, they release energy. 492 00:22:32,700 --> 00:22:33,340 Is that right? 493 00:22:33,820 --> 00:22:34,520 Oh, quickly now. 494 00:22:39,790 --> 00:22:40,690 Genesis 1. 495 00:22:41,990 --> 00:22:44,010 God said, Let there be light. 496 00:22:44,430 --> 00:22:47,490 When he spoke, he released his energy, and 497 00:22:47,490 --> 00:22:48,390 there was light. 498 00:22:50,610 --> 00:22:51,330 John 5. 499 00:22:51,450 --> 00:22:53,210 The man at the pool, 38 years there. 500 00:22:53,510 --> 00:22:54,870 Tell me, friend, would you like to be 501 00:22:54,870 --> 00:22:55,350 made whole? 502 00:22:55,470 --> 00:22:56,550 I said, Sure, I would. 503 00:22:56,650 --> 00:22:57,470 He said, You know, I can't get any 504 00:22:57,470 --> 00:22:57,910 other place. 505 00:23:00,290 --> 00:23:02,550 Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. 506 00:23:03,110 --> 00:23:05,250 And when Christ spoke, he released his power. 507 00:23:05,650 --> 00:23:07,950 The man rose, took up his bed, and 508 00:23:07,950 --> 00:23:08,270 walked. 509 00:23:10,810 --> 00:23:11,530 Revelation 19. 510 00:23:11,670 --> 00:23:13,610 Christ is coming to vanquish every foe. 511 00:23:13,650 --> 00:23:14,250 How will he do it? 512 00:23:14,270 --> 00:23:15,750 He'll do it by speaking. 513 00:23:17,130 --> 00:23:19,190 Out of his mouth went a sharp sword. 514 00:23:19,390 --> 00:23:21,230 The mouth is for speaking, the sword is 515 00:23:21,230 --> 00:23:21,670 for judgment. 516 00:23:22,270 --> 00:23:23,010 That's how they do it. 517 00:23:23,070 --> 00:23:24,070 I could give other illustrations. 518 00:23:24,230 --> 00:23:24,750 Leave it there. 519 00:23:25,670 --> 00:23:27,210 Suddenly the voice says, Come! 520 00:23:28,170 --> 00:23:29,710 And he released his power. 521 00:23:30,510 --> 00:23:30,990 That's right. 522 00:23:31,230 --> 00:23:33,750 His word travelled distance, right across to where 523 00:23:33,750 --> 00:23:34,590 Peter was in the boat. 524 00:23:36,310 --> 00:23:37,710 Watch now, will you please? 525 00:23:42,100 --> 00:23:45,100 Peter started to go over the side of 526 00:23:45,100 --> 00:23:45,420 the ship. 527 00:23:46,740 --> 00:23:47,700 Now, let's talk to Peter. 528 00:23:47,820 --> 00:23:49,220 We have far more sense than Peter has, 529 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:49,460 you know. 530 00:23:50,340 --> 00:23:51,960 Now, Peter, just you stay there. 531 00:23:53,180 --> 00:23:54,040 Now, Peter, it's dark. 532 00:23:55,660 --> 00:23:56,440 Look, he's getting out. 533 00:23:57,900 --> 00:23:58,740 Now, listen, Peter. 534 00:23:59,560 --> 00:24:00,180 You listen to us. 535 00:24:00,260 --> 00:24:01,260 We have a lot of wisdom, you know. 536 00:24:01,300 --> 00:24:02,400 We've been through life quite a bit. 537 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:05,160 Listen, it's not only dark, it's dangerous. 538 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:06,220 Stay where you are. 539 00:24:07,240 --> 00:24:08,480 But look, Peter's getting up and he's getting 540 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:09,300 down out of the ship. 541 00:24:10,020 --> 00:24:11,020 Peter, listen to us. 542 00:24:11,180 --> 00:24:12,160 Now, listen, stop. 543 00:24:12,420 --> 00:24:14,600 It's not only dark, it's not only dangerous. 544 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:15,400 It's difficult. 545 00:24:15,620 --> 00:24:16,280 It will be fatal. 546 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:17,800 Stay where you are. 547 00:24:18,020 --> 00:24:18,600 But Peter's out. 548 00:24:19,020 --> 00:24:20,380 He's walking in the water, while I've been 549 00:24:20,380 --> 00:24:20,700 talking. 550 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:22,440 Did you notice him over there? 551 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:23,740 He was walking in the water. 552 00:24:26,020 --> 00:24:26,800 But watch now. 553 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:29,460 Watch what it says. 554 00:24:31,740 --> 00:24:33,960 He walked on the water to go to 555 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:34,280 Jesus. 556 00:24:37,100 --> 00:24:37,860 What's he doing? 557 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:40,020 He's living above his circumstances. 558 00:24:43,580 --> 00:24:44,900 He's walking in the water. 559 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:48,260 He's doing what Christ could do. 560 00:24:49,340 --> 00:24:50,180 Come on now. 561 00:24:50,300 --> 00:24:50,720 Come on. 562 00:24:50,840 --> 00:24:51,580 Now, don't evade it. 563 00:24:51,660 --> 00:24:52,060 Don't wriggle. 564 00:24:53,280 --> 00:24:54,620 He's walking in the water. 565 00:24:55,200 --> 00:24:57,300 The power of Christ is lifted up there 566 00:24:57,300 --> 00:24:58,880 and he's doing what Christ could do. 567 00:24:59,540 --> 00:25:00,860 And you know, as long as he looked 568 00:25:00,860 --> 00:25:01,860 at Christ, he walked. 569 00:25:03,420 --> 00:25:04,220 Isn't that right? 570 00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:08,620 It's only when he began to look around 571 00:25:08,620 --> 00:25:10,680 and see the wind, isn't that right? 572 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:12,600 Now, last night you were getting on fine, 573 00:25:12,660 --> 00:25:13,040 weren't you? 574 00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:14,540 Come on now. 575 00:25:14,820 --> 00:25:15,920 You looked to the Lord and he was 576 00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:16,880 helping you to get through. 577 00:25:17,820 --> 00:25:19,320 And then you started to think about the 578 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:19,900 problem again. 579 00:25:21,180 --> 00:25:23,480 And you began to get occupied with all 580 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:27,740 the folks, and with all the circumstances. 581 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:29,440 And you began to get a wee bit 582 00:25:29,440 --> 00:25:29,720 bitter. 583 00:25:31,300 --> 00:25:32,380 And you're sinking. 584 00:25:33,220 --> 00:25:33,700 You're sinking. 585 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:36,340 You've lost the chance of a lifetime. 586 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:38,220 There it was. 587 00:25:38,220 --> 00:25:39,120 Oh, those glory... 588 00:25:39,120 --> 00:25:40,920 You know, there are things in the Bible 589 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:41,620 that puzzle me. 590 00:25:43,740 --> 00:25:46,620 I can't understand why Peter never ever told 591 00:25:46,620 --> 00:25:48,000 us about a thing like this. 592 00:25:49,980 --> 00:25:52,540 Ah, maybe there's some experience too sacred to 593 00:25:52,540 --> 00:25:53,060 talk about. 594 00:25:55,000 --> 00:25:56,440 Here it is, it comes to him. 595 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:57,260 It can come to you. 596 00:25:57,360 --> 00:25:58,180 We're all different. 597 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:01,480 Have you known what it is to walk 598 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:01,980 in the water? 599 00:26:02,100 --> 00:26:03,480 Live above your circumstances? 600 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:07,520 Forgetting the storm because you're absorbed with Christ? 601 00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:08,960 Christ can lift you up. 602 00:26:09,120 --> 00:26:10,520 Christ can keep you up. 603 00:26:11,740 --> 00:26:13,500 Then he looked and he began to sink. 604 00:26:18,100 --> 00:26:21,230 Now we switch. 605 00:26:21,730 --> 00:26:22,470 Oh, it's all together. 606 00:26:23,290 --> 00:26:24,250 The majesty of Christ. 607 00:26:24,350 --> 00:26:25,030 The mastery of Christ. 608 00:26:25,170 --> 00:26:26,390 The authority of Christ. 609 00:26:27,370 --> 00:26:28,230 It says this. 610 00:26:29,450 --> 00:26:34,410 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand and 611 00:26:34,410 --> 00:26:34,870 caught him. 612 00:26:35,030 --> 00:26:35,590 I like that. 613 00:26:36,370 --> 00:26:37,410 The hand of Christ. 614 00:26:37,410 --> 00:26:39,330 It reminds you during these Gospels about the 615 00:26:39,330 --> 00:26:40,450 hand of Christ, won't you? 616 00:26:40,850 --> 00:26:42,110 The eyes of Christ. 617 00:26:42,590 --> 00:26:43,510 The feet of Christ. 618 00:26:43,970 --> 00:26:44,530 And he caught him. 619 00:26:45,770 --> 00:26:48,850 You see, when you're listening to all this 620 00:26:48,850 --> 00:26:50,310 and you're saying to yourself, Ah, there he 621 00:26:50,310 --> 00:26:50,710 is now. 622 00:26:50,910 --> 00:26:51,270 There he is. 623 00:26:51,310 --> 00:26:51,810 He's failed. 624 00:26:53,750 --> 00:26:54,450 He'll sink. 625 00:26:54,590 --> 00:26:55,450 He'll never sink. 626 00:26:55,830 --> 00:26:56,990 Don't you believe one word of it. 627 00:26:57,010 --> 00:26:57,590 He'll never sink. 628 00:26:57,750 --> 00:26:58,490 He began to sink. 629 00:27:00,830 --> 00:27:01,990 The hand lifted up. 630 00:27:03,290 --> 00:27:04,090 Oh, the... 631 00:27:04,090 --> 00:27:06,970 Isn't it good that Christ overlooks our lack 632 00:27:06,970 --> 00:27:07,510 of faith? 633 00:27:07,990 --> 00:27:08,450 Isn't it? 634 00:27:08,910 --> 00:27:10,250 Have you never got down on your knees 635 00:27:10,250 --> 00:27:13,150 and thanked God that he didn't hold everything 636 00:27:13,150 --> 00:27:13,730 against you? 637 00:27:15,350 --> 00:27:18,110 Have you never thanked him for the grace 638 00:27:18,110 --> 00:27:20,470 that bore with you in the lost opportunities? 639 00:27:22,870 --> 00:27:23,790 They lifted him up. 640 00:27:23,930 --> 00:27:24,970 Back up beside him. 641 00:27:25,850 --> 00:27:26,330 Hold on. 642 00:27:26,650 --> 00:27:28,090 I wish I had words to describe such 643 00:27:28,090 --> 00:27:28,790 scenes like this. 644 00:27:29,030 --> 00:27:29,610 There they are. 645 00:27:29,890 --> 00:27:31,270 They're standing in the water together. 646 00:27:31,530 --> 00:27:32,490 They're still howling about. 647 00:27:32,490 --> 00:27:34,210 And all the disciples on the boat there 648 00:27:34,210 --> 00:27:35,270 will come to them in a minute or 649 00:27:35,270 --> 00:27:35,470 two. 650 00:27:37,610 --> 00:27:38,750 Then what do you think the Lord said 651 00:27:38,750 --> 00:27:39,030 to him? 652 00:27:40,810 --> 00:27:42,530 Be of good cheer, it is I. 653 00:27:42,730 --> 00:27:43,590 Not that at all. 654 00:27:43,970 --> 00:27:44,690 Oh, that's past. 655 00:27:45,310 --> 00:27:46,390 That was in Act 1. 656 00:27:47,890 --> 00:27:54,130 He looks up and he says, O man 657 00:27:54,130 --> 00:27:55,790 of little faith, why did you doubt me? 658 00:27:56,810 --> 00:27:57,690 He rebuked him. 659 00:27:58,090 --> 00:28:00,710 Peter, you forfeited an experience. 660 00:28:00,710 --> 00:28:01,450 Hm? 661 00:28:02,910 --> 00:28:04,030 Should have made you the king of the 662 00:28:04,030 --> 00:28:04,270 saints. 663 00:28:07,850 --> 00:28:09,730 O Peter, why could you doubt me? 664 00:28:09,830 --> 00:28:10,870 You saw me walking. 665 00:28:11,530 --> 00:28:14,050 Yes, and I brought you to me. 666 00:28:14,190 --> 00:28:16,190 And you walked in the water alongside of 667 00:28:16,190 --> 00:28:16,290 me. 668 00:28:16,350 --> 00:28:18,330 How could you forfeit a thing like this? 669 00:28:18,530 --> 00:28:18,710 Eh? 670 00:28:19,990 --> 00:28:20,710 Oh, I know. 671 00:28:20,950 --> 00:28:22,370 Oh, you see, it must have been seventh 672 00:28:22,370 --> 00:28:22,590 heaven. 673 00:28:22,690 --> 00:28:23,410 I'll allow that. 674 00:28:23,490 --> 00:28:24,750 The Bible says there are only three heavens. 675 00:28:25,110 --> 00:28:27,530 But we'll allow it's a seventh heaven experience. 676 00:28:27,910 --> 00:28:28,010 Eh? 677 00:28:28,430 --> 00:28:29,350 Cloud nine, eh? 678 00:28:33,540 --> 00:28:34,260 Watch now. 679 00:28:38,490 --> 00:28:39,810 So when they were coming to the ship, 680 00:28:39,890 --> 00:28:40,670 he says, Come on, Peter. 681 00:28:41,110 --> 00:28:41,570 Come on. 682 00:28:42,430 --> 00:28:44,870 And together they walked in the water back 683 00:28:44,870 --> 00:28:45,270 home. 684 00:28:45,730 --> 00:28:46,210 How could you? 685 00:28:46,390 --> 00:28:47,650 I'd have given my right arm to have 686 00:28:47,650 --> 00:28:47,990 been there. 687 00:28:48,450 --> 00:28:48,550 Hm? 688 00:28:49,170 --> 00:28:50,930 Given my right arm to have been there. 689 00:28:51,470 --> 00:28:52,270 And they walked back. 690 00:28:52,330 --> 00:28:54,050 You can see the disciples watching them. 691 00:28:54,130 --> 00:28:55,290 There they are, coming back. 692 00:28:56,130 --> 00:28:58,010 And it was only when they reached the 693 00:28:58,010 --> 00:28:58,970 ship that the wind ceased. 694 00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:09,240 Now, I'm drawing it to a close now. 695 00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:18,380 Only one man in twelve could do it. 696 00:29:21,430 --> 00:29:23,130 There were twelve of them there. 697 00:29:23,410 --> 00:29:25,750 There was only one man in twelve could 698 00:29:25,750 --> 00:29:26,230 do it. 699 00:29:26,610 --> 00:29:27,490 Are you that one person? 700 00:29:28,550 --> 00:29:28,790 Hm? 701 00:29:29,950 --> 00:29:32,990 When everybody else is keeping to the safety 702 00:29:32,990 --> 00:29:36,010 and security of the boat and refusing to 703 00:29:36,010 --> 00:29:39,530 step out in faith, refusing to take this 704 00:29:39,530 --> 00:29:44,530 venture of faith, just one man in twelve. 705 00:29:46,710 --> 00:29:49,990 You know, when I read the Old Testament, 706 00:29:50,210 --> 00:29:51,430 I like to visualise it, you see. 707 00:29:51,670 --> 00:29:52,850 And when I come to this sort of 708 00:29:52,850 --> 00:29:53,890 thing, I'm visualising it. 709 00:29:53,950 --> 00:29:54,990 I'm talking to you about it. 710 00:29:55,330 --> 00:29:57,230 Do you know what I wish could have 711 00:29:57,230 --> 00:29:57,570 happened? 712 00:29:58,090 --> 00:30:00,910 See, the twelve of them, they're all saying, 713 00:30:00,990 --> 00:30:01,570 It's the Lord. 714 00:30:01,690 --> 00:30:02,270 They're in the boat. 715 00:30:02,430 --> 00:30:03,070 It's the Lord. 716 00:30:03,170 --> 00:30:03,870 It's the Lord. 717 00:30:04,210 --> 00:30:06,210 And Peter says, Lord, if it be Thou, 718 00:30:06,310 --> 00:30:07,450 let me come to Thee. 719 00:30:07,570 --> 00:30:09,110 Suppose the homo-liberal has said that. 720 00:30:09,270 --> 00:30:11,230 Oh, brother, it's past understanding. 721 00:30:11,450 --> 00:30:13,150 Imagine twelve of them getting out on the 722 00:30:13,150 --> 00:30:14,090 boat and walking to Christ. 723 00:30:14,790 --> 00:30:15,570 Twelve of them. 724 00:30:16,170 --> 00:30:17,250 I tell you. 725 00:30:17,430 --> 00:30:18,350 I tell you what. 726 00:30:19,070 --> 00:30:20,610 The fact that one did it just tells 727 00:30:20,610 --> 00:30:21,330 you it can't be done. 728 00:30:22,130 --> 00:30:22,590 Hm? 729 00:30:25,650 --> 00:30:28,170 Doesn't the Lord talk about this little faith? 730 00:30:29,170 --> 00:30:30,050 Little faith. 731 00:30:30,650 --> 00:30:30,950 Listen. 732 00:30:31,810 --> 00:30:34,030 If you had faith as a grain of 733 00:30:34,030 --> 00:30:36,650 mustard seed, you ever seen grains of mustard 734 00:30:36,650 --> 00:30:38,950 seed out yonder in Palestine? 735 00:30:39,210 --> 00:30:40,230 You could hardly see a grain. 736 00:30:41,610 --> 00:30:42,590 It says if you were in as much 737 00:30:42,590 --> 00:30:43,890 faith as that, you could move mountains. 738 00:30:44,270 --> 00:30:45,050 You could walk on water. 739 00:30:47,050 --> 00:30:50,930 And for Peter, every difficulty disappeared when he 740 00:30:50,930 --> 00:30:53,690 got absorbed with Christ. 741 00:30:54,470 --> 00:30:55,670 He's saying, Lord, there you are. 742 00:30:55,730 --> 00:30:56,410 Here's the storm. 743 00:30:56,450 --> 00:30:56,930 All about it. 744 00:30:56,930 --> 00:30:57,610 I'll get to you. 745 00:30:58,670 --> 00:30:59,310 That's it. 746 00:31:00,350 --> 00:31:00,790 That... 747 00:31:01,710 --> 00:31:03,770 You know, that was Peter's way of casting 748 00:31:03,770 --> 00:31:04,890 his burden on the Lord. 749 00:31:07,810 --> 00:31:09,250 Just saying, Lord, you're there. 750 00:31:09,510 --> 00:31:10,290 I'm coming to you. 751 00:31:10,370 --> 00:31:10,970 It's all yours. 752 00:31:13,270 --> 00:31:15,030 One man and twelve did it. 753 00:31:22,610 --> 00:31:24,310 Could I quote to you from the Bible? 754 00:31:26,250 --> 00:31:27,690 Just as I sit down. 755 00:31:28,890 --> 00:31:30,150 For I want you to grasp this. 756 00:31:31,910 --> 00:31:34,350 I could have spoken to you from texts 757 00:31:34,350 --> 00:31:34,910 of Scripture. 758 00:31:37,190 --> 00:31:39,550 I could have explained them to you and 759 00:31:39,550 --> 00:31:40,570 expounded them. 760 00:31:41,370 --> 00:31:43,290 But I chose to take up the incident. 761 00:31:44,090 --> 00:31:44,590 Vivid. 762 00:31:44,970 --> 00:31:45,330 Dramatic. 763 00:31:46,970 --> 00:31:48,810 That you might never forget the incident. 764 00:31:49,070 --> 00:31:51,230 And in not forgetting the incident, you might 765 00:31:51,230 --> 00:31:52,150 grasp the truth. 766 00:31:55,630 --> 00:31:56,550 Can you... 767 00:31:56,550 --> 00:31:58,790 Can you hear... 768 00:31:58,790 --> 00:32:03,370 2 Corinthians 12, verse 9. 769 00:32:04,590 --> 00:32:07,690 My grace is sufficient for thee. 770 00:32:09,130 --> 00:32:12,390 My strength is made perfect in your weakness. 771 00:32:13,550 --> 00:32:14,690 Do you believe he can do it? 772 00:32:15,530 --> 00:32:17,670 Whatever you are and where you are today, 773 00:32:17,890 --> 00:32:18,870 do you believe he can do it? 774 00:32:19,670 --> 00:32:20,590 My grace. 775 00:32:20,730 --> 00:32:21,590 My strength. 776 00:32:27,570 --> 00:32:28,770 Oh, this... 777 00:32:28,770 --> 00:32:31,450 2 Corinthians, we spoke on an address that 778 00:32:31,450 --> 00:32:32,310 had to do with Sinai. 779 00:32:33,730 --> 00:32:35,830 And do you remember that our good brother 780 00:32:35,830 --> 00:32:38,490 Crawford, when he followed me very kindly, told 781 00:32:38,490 --> 00:32:39,430 you what I've been talking about? 782 00:32:43,410 --> 00:32:44,330 Do you remember that? 783 00:32:45,630 --> 00:32:47,110 Remember he took a text out of his 784 00:32:47,110 --> 00:32:48,610 reading and he says, Now that was... 785 00:32:48,610 --> 00:32:50,550 He said, that's what Jack said. 786 00:32:50,730 --> 00:32:51,610 He said to brother Hunter. 787 00:32:52,630 --> 00:32:54,790 We walk by faith, not by sight. 788 00:32:56,630 --> 00:32:57,370 Come on now. 789 00:32:59,070 --> 00:33:01,610 Secular education will give you a place in 790 00:33:01,610 --> 00:33:02,070 this world. 791 00:33:02,990 --> 00:33:04,310 And it'll give you a standing. 792 00:33:04,550 --> 00:33:05,570 It'll never fit you for this. 793 00:33:07,290 --> 00:33:08,670 We walk by faith. 794 00:33:09,850 --> 00:33:12,690 2nd Scripture, Romans 8, verse 31. 795 00:33:13,730 --> 00:33:16,330 If God be for us, who can be 796 00:33:16,330 --> 00:33:16,970 against us? 797 00:33:17,390 --> 00:33:17,490 Eh? 798 00:33:18,570 --> 00:33:19,150 What's this? 799 00:33:19,490 --> 00:33:21,570 Peter, God's for you in the person of 800 00:33:21,570 --> 00:33:22,090 his Son. 801 00:33:22,810 --> 00:33:25,890 There's no storm would swamp you if you 802 00:33:25,890 --> 00:33:26,570 would look to him. 803 00:33:28,250 --> 00:33:31,050 Thirdly, finally, listen to this now. 804 00:33:32,670 --> 00:33:34,390 Philippians 4, verse 13. 805 00:33:35,710 --> 00:33:40,150 I can do all things through Christ which 806 00:33:40,150 --> 00:33:40,910 strengthens me. 807 00:33:42,190 --> 00:33:45,170 I can do all things through Christ who 808 00:33:45,170 --> 00:33:47,350 pours his strength into me. 809 00:33:48,130 --> 00:33:49,810 Now just a minute, please, now just a 810 00:33:49,810 --> 00:33:49,970 minute. 811 00:33:50,530 --> 00:33:51,830 Give me a wee bit of credit, will 812 00:33:51,830 --> 00:33:51,930 you? 813 00:33:52,970 --> 00:33:55,490 I know the context of Philippians 4, verse 814 00:33:55,490 --> 00:33:55,930 13. 815 00:33:55,930 --> 00:33:57,250 You give me credit for that. 816 00:33:58,730 --> 00:34:00,110 But you see, unlike some of my brethren, 817 00:34:00,210 --> 00:34:01,870 I believe there are certain texts in the 818 00:34:01,870 --> 00:34:04,790 Bible that at times leave contextual values. 819 00:34:05,330 --> 00:34:06,350 Matthew 18 and 20. 820 00:34:07,090 --> 00:34:09,630 And this one, well I can see it 821 00:34:09,630 --> 00:34:11,030 all here as plain as daylight. 822 00:34:13,050 --> 00:34:15,250 I look at Peter, and I say you're 823 00:34:15,250 --> 00:34:15,889 doing it. 824 00:34:16,469 --> 00:34:18,330 You're not going in your own strength, Peter. 825 00:34:19,050 --> 00:34:20,790 You're going in the strength of another. 826 00:34:21,489 --> 00:34:23,850 And Peter says that's right, I can do 827 00:34:23,850 --> 00:34:27,190 all things through Christ who pours his strength 828 00:34:27,190 --> 00:34:27,850 into me. 829 00:34:28,330 --> 00:34:30,530 Tell me, have you ever met anybody in 830 00:34:30,530 --> 00:34:32,429 life that was living above their circumstances? 831 00:34:32,790 --> 00:34:33,310 Come on now. 832 00:34:35,409 --> 00:34:38,650 I'm thinking of a man, a brother, that 833 00:34:38,650 --> 00:34:41,250 came to the assembly I was in shortly 834 00:34:41,250 --> 00:34:42,370 after I got converted. 835 00:34:43,389 --> 00:34:45,389 He was a well-known ministering brother. 836 00:34:45,389 --> 00:34:49,150 But, to all our surprise, when we went 837 00:34:49,150 --> 00:34:52,389 along to hear him, he was sitting on 838 00:34:52,389 --> 00:34:52,909 the platform. 839 00:34:53,510 --> 00:34:54,330 And he spoke sitting. 840 00:34:59,140 --> 00:35:01,120 And it was only when he got up 841 00:35:01,120 --> 00:35:04,520 that we realized he was son of Ben 842 00:35:04,520 --> 00:35:04,780 Owen. 843 00:35:07,260 --> 00:35:09,020 He ultimately died of cancer. 844 00:35:10,460 --> 00:35:13,320 He was the first man in my life 845 00:35:13,320 --> 00:35:14,600 that ever took an interest in me. 846 00:35:17,660 --> 00:35:19,300 He even asked me when my day off 847 00:35:19,300 --> 00:35:20,900 was, and asked me would I go along 848 00:35:20,900 --> 00:35:22,860 with him for half an hour in the 849 00:35:22,860 --> 00:35:23,140 park. 850 00:35:23,240 --> 00:35:24,340 He wanted to talk to me. 851 00:35:25,760 --> 00:35:28,240 That man gave me encouragement to go on 852 00:35:28,240 --> 00:35:28,860 for God. 853 00:35:34,940 --> 00:35:36,080 Will you take it with you? 854 00:35:37,180 --> 00:35:38,780 I can do all things. 855 00:35:38,940 --> 00:35:40,040 Oh, this expansion. 856 00:35:41,180 --> 00:35:43,100 Oh, this limitless horizon. 857 00:35:44,280 --> 00:35:45,780 Oh, what you could do if you would 858 00:35:45,780 --> 00:35:48,720 just give yourself to Christ and leave yourself 859 00:35:48,720 --> 00:35:49,200 with him. 860 00:35:50,820 --> 00:35:55,320 And abandon worldly wisdom and turn to Christ, 861 00:35:55,420 --> 00:35:57,380 the wisdom of God and the power of 862 00:35:57,380 --> 00:35:57,900 God. 863 00:35:59,280 --> 00:36:03,480 I can do all things through Christ who 864 00:36:03,480 --> 00:36:07,420 pours his strength into me. 865 00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:13,880 The storms of life, I bow me to 866 00:36:13,880 --> 00:36:15,660 thy will, oh God. 867 00:36:16,660 --> 00:36:18,920 And all thy ways adore. 868 00:36:21,820 --> 00:36:25,860 Ill that God blesses is our good, oh 869 00:36:25,860 --> 00:36:26,220 God. 870 00:36:27,960 --> 00:36:30,160 And unblessed good is ill. 871 00:36:33,500 --> 00:36:38,520 And all is right that seems most wrong, 872 00:36:39,860 --> 00:36:43,840 if it be his sweet will. 873 00:36:46,440 --> 00:36:47,200 Thank you.