Day 20: Jesus walks on water
In Disney’s Frozen 2, Princess Elsa discovers that as well as having ice powers, she’s able to ride on water. She finds this out the hard way! First, she’s attacked by a creature that looks like a horse made of water. Then, she learns to ride the horse. In Mark 4:35–41, we saw how Jesus calmed a massive storm at sea just with His words. Today, we’re going to see Jesus walking on water.
What two groups of people did Jesus send away in verse 45?
In verse 46, Jesus is alone. What does He do and where?
In the book of Exodus, God makes a path of dry land through the middle of the Red Sea, and Moses leads God’s people through the sea.
In verse 47, where was the boat that Jesus’ disciples were in, and where was Jesus?
In verse 48, why were the disciples finding it hard to row the boat?
What did Jesus do right before dawn?
In verses 49–50, what did the disciples think and how did they feel?
How do you think you would feel if you saw someone walking on the rough waves of the sea in the night?
In Matthew’s gospel, we find out that Peter said, “Lord, if it’s you, tell me to come to you on the water.” Jesus replied, “Come.” So, Peter got out of the boat and started walking toward Jesus. But when Peter saw the wind, he got scared and started to sink. He cried out, “Lord, save me!” and Jesus reached out His hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” said Jesus, “Why did you doubt?” (Matthew 14:28–31).
In verse 50, what did Jesus say to His disciples when He saw they were afraid?
In verse 51, what did Jesus do and what happened when He did it?
At the end of verse 51, how did the disciples react?
How does Mark explain their reaction in verse 52?
What do you think they should have realized about Jesus when He provided food for thousands of people from five loaves and two fish? In verse 54, what happened when Jesus and His disciples got out of the boat at Gennesaret?
In verse 55, what did people do?
In verse 56, what happened to sick people who even touched the hem of Jesus’ cloak?
What do the three stories of Jesus feeding thousands of people, walking on water, and healing people who just touched His clothes tell us about Jesus?
Ask Jesus to help you believe that He really is the Son of God with power over food, seas, sickness, life, and death.