Sermon Tone Analysis

The Water Walker

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I Wanna talk today about “The Water Walkers”

Introduction

Every day as believers, we should strive to develop and mature.

Every round should take us to different dimensions in our relationship with Jesus Christ.

Every day were confronted with things that we may not want to confront.

But the truth, you have to come to be spiritual enough to discern that everything that comes into our life that’s bad is from the devil.

Sometimes, God allows things to come, in order that your greatness inside of you might develop.

Without these experiences, certain dormant areas of your life would never bud.

Where you know it or not, There’s greatness inside of you.

God allows these challenges so that thing in you might come to fruition.

There’s a group of people that you been knowing since childhood that you’re different;  You know that God has always had something different on your life;  You’ve never felt comfortable in certain crowds; and status quo.

Interesting, because moment you declare that you’re different on a very personal level you will soon have a public platform to declare it.

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Truth is:

Jesus contrains (or makes) his disciples get into ship.

And Jesus left them alone them to go across the sea.

(B) Jesus goes up into a mountain apart from them to pray.

(B) a storm comes.

We know Jesus sends the storm because he is the weatherman.

Don’t pay attention into the meterologist says b/c he’s the weather man.

Truth is: He can make it storm when the meteorologist says is it’s gonna be sunny.

(B) The storm came and Jesus went to walk into them on the water.

(Water Walker)

The disciples discovered that it was not a ghost.

Jesus said “it is I.” 

It is Peter: with all of his issues, his personal biographies.

It is Peter who declares that I want to step out of the boat and do something that people say cannot be done.

I dare walk on the water because Jesus walking on the water.

Today:  I’ve come to declare today that, regardless of your issues and mistakes, that you yet have the potential to do something people say can not be done.

These are the water walkers.—

tired of status quo,

People who know, that God has something bigger and better for your life 

Never feel comfortable being boxed into situations where you cannot expand because you recognize that this thing inside you is bigger than the situation trying to control you.

(Sitting next to a Water Walker)

I’m not telling you something new: I’m simply confirming with spinning your spirit for a long time.

You’re not crazy to think like you think

Truth is:  there’s some other folk that’s been thinking like you think too..

We believe

We can do what others say we can’t do

We can have what others say we can’t have (Say I’m a Water Walker)

(B) Jesus walking on the water and Peter was in the boat with all the other disciples and Peter say a lot I want to come.

Jesus says 1 word “COME.”

And Peter steps off the boat.

I want you to know: if you’re going to be a water walker (be different) (5:20)

RISK THE FAMILIAR 

RISK THE FAMILIAR

1st Indication is Your Willingness to risk what you’re comfortable with

Peter was ok on the ship.

Ship —  represent that place of comfort  

But  Peter said,  “Lord bid me to come.”

He asked Jesus, I wanna do what you doing Jesus (break it down)

Theres a storm on the sea.

(B) the winds are contrary

And the safest place for a fisherman like Peter is on the ship.

But he knows that the ship represents comfort .

and he was willing to risk comfort..... To be what God called him to be (go hard)

The reason some people never reach the next level, because too afraid to step outside of comfort zone (too satisfied with the familiar)

Some people would rather stay on the ship without Jesus than to be off the ship with Jesus.

I don’t care what ship you on, if Jesus ain’t on it:

Relationship

Friendship

Fellowship

It’s will be a Hardship if Jesus aint’s on it.

People miss blessings because afraid to leave the familiar

Denominational — some never join church where being fed (just visit regularly)….. Won’t join b/c afraid to step out of comfort zone of denominationalism...    All my life: Baptiste; Methodist; Pentocost ... When get to Heaven won’t be any denominations

Ethnicity — would join but nobody looks like me—ain’t nobody caught up on that but you..(all I see is red)

Never start Business — b/c comfortable where you are 

When there’s greatness on your life, you have to get away from people with boat mentality.—

don’t think big enough.

You got to be willing to walk away b:c they will keep you in the boat and watch your dreams past you by

If you are willing to walk on water, You got to be willing to step away from the crowd

Transition: All the Disciples on the ship, yet it was Peter who chose to be different.

You gotta to be willing to step away from the crowd (9:21)

All the disciples on the ship, YET IT WAS PETER YOU CHOSE TO BE DIFFERENT

I’d rather be with Christ than be with the crowd any day

You gotta be willing to step out by yourself

Let them talk about you 

Let them call you crazy

But they don’t know what you after (Nei: If you knew what I’m after)

I gotta keep walking when they talk about me

Lie on me; misuse

Speak over someone’s life:  KEEP ON WALKING

Keep walking until you walk like PAUL

Forgetting those things which are behind me, I press towards the mark of the prize....

Transition:

Once I risk the familiar.

Peter said bid me to come.

Come (10:52)

(B) Peter step out of the boat

RADICAL FAITH

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1. Faith always needs a corresponding action

Faith is simply acting like God is telling the true.

James 2:Faith without works is dead.

Faith without works is dead.

The fact that you said you were going to do a thing is 1 thing.

But what do you do when you have the opportunity to do?