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Homiletics: Matthew 14

Content (not sentence, direct verbiage from Scripture, fit on one line):

1.Herod heard about Jesus;”This=Jn Baptist risen miraculous pwrs@wk in him”(1-2)

2.Herod had arrested Jn bec Herodias, bro Phil wife;Jn:lawful you have her(3-4)

3.Herod wanted kill Jn but afraid ppl bec considered Jn prophet(5)

4.Herod’s b’day dtr Herodias danced, pleased Herod;promised give whatever(6-7)

5.prompted by mother:give head Jn:king distressed but bec oaths/guests,ordered request granted(8-9)

6.Jn beheaded; brought on platter > girl > mother;Jn’s disc came,took body, buried, told Jesus(10-12)

 

7.Jesus heard, withdrew boat privately, crowds followed on foot(13)

8.Jesus landed,saw lg crowd,compassion,healed sick(14)

9.eve approached,disc:getting late,send crowds food;J:you give them something(15-16)

10.disc:only hv 5 loaves,2 fish; J: bring them;directed ppl sit,gave thanks, broke loaves>disc>ppl(17-19)

11.all ate, were satisfied,12 basketfuls left over;5000 men besides wm/children(20-21)

 

12.immed J made disc>boat, go ahead while He dismissed crowd(22)

13.after dismissed,went mountainside pray;boat considerable distance,buffeted bec wind against(23-24)

14.shortly before dawn, J went, walking on lake;disc saw, terrified: ghost, cried out in fear(25-26)

15.J immed:courage, it is I,don’t be afraid;Peter:tell me come to you on water(27-28)

16.”Come”, P walked water; saw wind, afraid, beginning sink, cried out: Lord save me(29-30)

17.Immed J reached out caught him:you little faith, why doubt;they climbed in boat, wind died(31-32)

18.those in boat worshiped:truly you SoG(33)

19.landed Gennesaret;men recognized J, sent word surrounding country, ppl brought sick(34-35)

20.begged Him let sick touch edge cloak, all who touched were healed(36)

 

Divisions (run-on sentence OK, direct verbiage from Scripture/Principles are Aims for each Division – a truth about God, a truth about man, a truth about God’s relationship to man; a sin to avoid, promise to trust, example to follow, command to obey, truth to believe):

1.Jesus is told Herod beheaded John the Baptist (14:1-12)

Principle:  Weak, worldly people do things to please men.

2.Jesus feeds 5000 men, besides women and children (14:13-21)

Principle:  Strong, godly people die to themselves and do things to please God, putting others first.

3.Jesus and Peter walk on water and the sick of Gennesaret who touched Jesus’ cloak are healed (14:22-36)

Principle:  Reaching out to Jesus in faith brings safety and healing.

 

Subject Sentence (10-word sentence with proper structure showing exactly where you are in Scripture):

Jesus feeds 5000 after John’s beheading; Peter walks on water.

 

Aim (“To Cause My Audience To…” Know, See, Learn, Understand, etc.):

TCMATK God is always nearby – we only need to reach out to Him in faith.

 

Application (not yes or no question.  Meant to bring about heart change):

1.What motivates you: fear of God or fear of man, and how does this effect your thinking and decisions?

2.Where are you clinging to personal comfort over putting God first?

3.Where are doubts sinking your faith and how will you re-engage Jesus so He can lift you up?

 

The Big Idea (author’s main purpose in writing; the one thing all the other things in the passage is about; if you couldn’t talk about it, you would still understand the passage is trying to convey this):

Live for eternity: reach out to Jesus in faith.

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