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INTO THE DEEP · WEEK 2 OF 4: FIXED ON THE HORIZON

Matthew 14:22-33 (NKJV) | Nevill’s Chapel Baptist Church | August 16, 2026

Main Idea: Deep-water faith doesn’t wait for the wind to die down; it walks on the water as long as its eyes stay fixed on Jesus.

1. The comes by . (vv. 22–24)

Jesus compelled the disciples into the boat; they were in the exact center of His .

A storm is not automatically evidence that you stepped wrong—sometimes the contrary wind is proof you stepped .

2. The comes by His . (vv. 25–29)

Jesus walked on top of the very waves that were trying to them.

Faith doesn't wait for the weather to clear; faith obeys the Lord's before a single condition changes.

3. The comes by sight. (vv. 30–31)

Peter sank not because the storm got worse, but because his shifted.

Scriptural "doubt" here means a faith—trying to look at Jesus and the storm at the same time.

Sinking faith is still caught by the unshakeable of Christ.

4. The comes by . (vv. 32–33)

The storm did not stop so Jesus could enter; Jesus entered the boat, and then the wind .

Deep water is designed to drag us toward deeper .