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AND DESCIPLES FRUSTRATIONS (JOHN 6:18;
                   MATTHEW 14:24; JOHN 6:19; MATTHEW 14:25)

        III          THREE POSSIBLE WAYS TO RELATE TO
                 JESUS ILLUSTRATED BY THIS STORY
                   A.   JESUS ON THE MOUNTAIN PRAYING; THE
                       DISCIPLES ON THE STORMY SEA (MARK
                       6:46-47)
                   B.  JESUS WALKING ON THE WATER; THE
                       DISCIPLES ON THE STORMY SEA (MARK
                       6:48)
                   C.  JESUS ON THE BOAT WITH THE DISCIPLES
                       ON THE STORMY SEA (MARK 6:51

        IV          PURE FAITH: JESUS ON THE MOUNTAIN PRAYING


               OUT OF SIGHT OF THE DISCIPLES (MATTHEW
               14:23; MARK 6:46; MARK 6:45)
                        A.   THE TRANSITION TO JESUS WALKING ON
                            THE WATER: STRAINING AT THE OARS
                            (MARK 6:46-48)
                        B.   THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL
                            CONDITION OF THE DISCIPLES STRAINING
                            AT THE OARS (JOHN 6:20-21)

             V  ALL SIGHT: JESUS IN THE BOAT WITH THE
                DISCIPLES ON THE STORMY SEA (MARK 6:51-52)
                        A.   MIRACLE NUMBER ONE: THE WIND
                            STOPPED (MATTHEW 14:32)
                        B.   MIRACLE NUMBER TWO: ARRIVING AT
                            DESTINATION (JOHN 6:21)
             VI MIXTURE—FAITH AND SIGHT: JESUS WALKING
               ON THE WATER (MARK 6:48-50)
                        A.  THEY SEE A GHOST (MIXTURE OF FAITH
                            AND SIGHT)
                        B.  WHAT JESUS INTENDED BY WALKING ON
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