PETER AND THE KEY OF LIFE

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PETER AND THE KEY OF LIFE
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The Seas of Life
Matthew 1422-33 22 Immediately Jesus made His
disciples get into the boat and go before Him to
the other side, while He sent the multitudes
away. 23 And when He had sent the multitudes
away, He went up on the mountain by Himself to
pray. Now when evening came, He was alone there.
24 But the boat was now in the middle of the sea,
tossed
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by the waves, for the wind was contrary. 25 Now
in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to
them, walking on the sea. 26 And when the
disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were
troubled, saying, "It is a ghost!" And they cried
out for fear. 27 But immediately Jesus spoke to
them, saying, "Be of good cheer! It is I do not
be afraid." 28 And Peter answered Him and said,
"Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on
the water." 29 So He said, "Come." And when Peter
had come down out of the boat, he
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walked on the water to go to Jesus. 30 But
when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was
afraid and beginning to sink he cried out,
saying, "Lord, save me!" 31 And immediately Jesus
stretched out His hand and caught him, and said
to him, "O you of little faith, why did you
doubt?" 32 And when they got into the boat, the
wind ceased. 33 Then those who were in the boat
came and worshiped Him, saying, "Truly You are
the Son of God."
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Why did Peter begin to sink?

• Vs. 30 But when he saw that the wind was
  boisterous, he was afraid and beginning to sink
• He allowed himself to be distracted from the Lord
  by the circumstances.

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How do we avoid sinking?

• We need power to walk on water!

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The Power Source

• Philippians 413 I can do all things through
  Christ who strengthens me.

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This is where the power is!

• Matthew 1128-30
• 28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy
  laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke
  upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and
  lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your
  souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is
  light."

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THE ANSWER
Hebrews 121-2 1 Therefore we also, since we are
surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let
us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so
easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance
the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto
Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, .
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THE ANSWER
Hebrews 121-2 1 Therefore we also, since we are
surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let
us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so
easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance
the race that is set before us, 2 looking unto
Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, .
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Evidence Conviction The Rock

• Matthew 1616-18
• 16 Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the
  Christ, the Son of the living God." 17 Jesus
  answered and said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon
  Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed
  this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. 18
  And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on
  this

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• Matthew 1616-18
• rock I will build My church, and the gates of
  Hades shall not prevail against it.

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How to keep our eyes on Christ

• Romans 1017 So then faith comes by hearing, and
  hearing by the word of God.

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The effect of focus

• 1 John 39 Whoever has been born of God does not
  sin, for His seed remains in him and he cannot
  sin, because he has been born of God.

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The Power of this Faith
Matthew 1720 So Jesus said to them, "Because of
your unbelief for assuredly, I say to you, if
you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to
this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it
will move and nothing will be impossible for you.
With this faith we can move our mountains
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Peter was willing to go to the Lord

• Too many stay in the boat!

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It is not the critic who counts not the man who
points out how the strong man stumbles, or where
the doer of deeds could have done them better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in
the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat
and blood who strives valiantly who errs, who
comes short again and again, because there is no
effort without error and shortcoming but who
does actually strive to do the deeds who knows
great enthusiasms, the great devotions who
spends himself in a worthy cause
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who at the best knows in the end the triumph of
high achievement, and who at the worst, if he
fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so
that his place shall never be with those cold and
timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
Theodore Roosevelt
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The Wisdom of Peter

• and beginning to sink he cried out, saying,
  "Lord, save me!"

And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and
caught him
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Conclusion

• Do you see the answer?

Are you ready to cry out to the Lord?