Have you heard the joyful sound? Jesus saves. The Gospel is preached because there is a wonderful Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ and He is able to save you. In the following preaching, you will hear two eyewitness accounts from Matthew’s Gospel when Jesus saved His disciples when they were in distress. What a wonderful Saviour!
Bible Scriptures: Darby Translation
Matthew 8:23-27 23 And he went on board ship and his disciples followed him;24 and behold, [the water] became very agitated on the sea, so that the ship was covered by the waves; but *he* slept.25 And the disciples came and awoke him, saying, Lord save: we perish.
26 And he says to them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then, having arisen, he rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.27 But the men were astonished, saying, What sort [of man] is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?”
Matthew 14:22-33 “22 And immediately he compelled the disciples to go on board ship, and to go on before him to the other side, until he should have dismissed the crowds.23 And having dismissed the crowds, he went up into the mountain apart to pray. And when even was come, he was alone there,
24 but the ship was already in the middle of the sea tossed by the waves, for the wind was contrary.25 But in the fourth watch of the night he went off to them, walking on the sea.26 And the disciples, seeing him walking on the sea, were troubled, saying, It is an apparition. And they cried out through fear.
27 But Jesus immediately spoke to them, saying, Take courage; it is *I*: be not afraid.28 And Peter answering him said, Lord, if it be *thou*, command me to come to thee upon the waters.29 And he said, Come. And Peter, having descended from the ship, walked upon the waters to go to Jesus.30 But seeing the wind strong he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, Lord, save me.
31 And immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught hold of him, and says to him, O thou of little faith, why didst thou doubt?32 And when they had gone up into the ship, the wind fell.33 But those in the ship came and did homage to him, saying, Truly thou art God’s Son.”
Matthew 7:24-27 “24 Whoever therefore hears these my words and does them, I will liken him to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock;25 and the rain came down, and the streams came, and the winds blew and fell upon that house, and it did not fall, for it had been founded upon the rock.
26 And every one who hears these my words and does not do them, he shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand;27 and the rain came down, and the streams came, and the winds blew and beat upon that house, and it fell, and its fall was great.”