FOOTPRINTS ON THE WATER (21 OF 75)
by Mike Stone
Scripture: John 6:16-21
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Footprints on the Water (21 of 75)
Series: The Gospel of John
Mike Stone
John 6:16-21
This is the 2nd lesson in John's longest chapter and the 21st lesson in our study of the book. Today's installment brings us to the 6th chapter of this 4th gospel and the wonderful story of Jesus walking on the water.
I remind you that we believe these accounts of His miracles are actual and not allegorical. That is, while we understand there is a message behind the miracle, there's also an actual miracle in front of that message.
Don't let the familiarity of that story breed contempt in your heart. Jesus walked on water. If that doesn't impress, go out to Laura Walker Lake this afternoon and try it. And after you ring the water out of your clothes and get the water out of your ears, you will be impressed at the wonder that Jesus performed that day.
Much effort has been offered to explain away this miracle. Some suggest He was only walking beside the sea. Some say the lake had frozen and he walked on the ice and numerous other bizarre theories.
Simply put, we believe that Jesus Christ actually went down to the Sea of Galilee and since He didn't have a boat, He did the most natural thing that God Incarnate could do. He turned the waves into cobblestones, told gravity to sit down and be quiet, and walked across the lake, stepping on the water.
30 years ago, Mary Stevenson wrote what has become a famous poem about the Lord carrying His children in times of difficulty. In her poem, the Lord's care is marked by a single set of footprints in the sand. John records a story that's ''one better.'' He writes about a God who can leave footprints on the water.
William Cowper was a hymn writer in the 1700's. His best-known hymn to this congregation is perhaps the great text declaring,
''There is a fountain filled with blood drawn from Emmanuel's veins and sinners plunged beneath that flood lose all their guilty stains.''
Cowper also wrote:
''The Lord moves in ...
Series: The Gospel of John
Mike Stone
John 6:16-21
This is the 2nd lesson in John's longest chapter and the 21st lesson in our study of the book. Today's installment brings us to the 6th chapter of this 4th gospel and the wonderful story of Jesus walking on the water.
I remind you that we believe these accounts of His miracles are actual and not allegorical. That is, while we understand there is a message behind the miracle, there's also an actual miracle in front of that message.
Don't let the familiarity of that story breed contempt in your heart. Jesus walked on water. If that doesn't impress, go out to Laura Walker Lake this afternoon and try it. And after you ring the water out of your clothes and get the water out of your ears, you will be impressed at the wonder that Jesus performed that day.
Much effort has been offered to explain away this miracle. Some suggest He was only walking beside the sea. Some say the lake had frozen and he walked on the ice and numerous other bizarre theories.
Simply put, we believe that Jesus Christ actually went down to the Sea of Galilee and since He didn't have a boat, He did the most natural thing that God Incarnate could do. He turned the waves into cobblestones, told gravity to sit down and be quiet, and walked across the lake, stepping on the water.
30 years ago, Mary Stevenson wrote what has become a famous poem about the Lord carrying His children in times of difficulty. In her poem, the Lord's care is marked by a single set of footprints in the sand. John records a story that's ''one better.'' He writes about a God who can leave footprints on the water.
William Cowper was a hymn writer in the 1700's. His best-known hymn to this congregation is perhaps the great text declaring,
''There is a fountain filled with blood drawn from Emmanuel's veins and sinners plunged beneath that flood lose all their guilty stains.''
Cowper also wrote:
''The Lord moves in ...
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