Ninety-Three Metaphors

But immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.” 51 And he got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded, 52 for they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts gwere

However, their understanding of Jesus and his teachings wasn't very good. They understood neither the amazing powers Jesus possessed nor the wonders he could perform. Even though he "would explain everything to them", in situations such as The Calming of the Storm and when Jesus walked on water, they just didn't have the strength to believe or the depth to understand. When the boat was filling with water in the Calming of the Storm (Mark 4:35-41), the disciples awoke Jesus to say, "Teacher, don't you care that we are about to die?", Jesus said back to his disciples "Why are you frightened? Have you still no faith?"

The author then writes about Jesus’ death and resurrection. He audaciously states that the death of Jesus was indeed, the divine’s plan stated in the Old Testament. The author stresses that the teachings of Jesus began to circulate into parables, proverbs and warnings. Mark writes that Jesus was a “Miracle worker”. The passage then details how the four evangelists depict and tell the story of the origin of Jesus.

Our Lord warned his disciples to prepare for persecution to avoid anything that would give an advantage to their enemies, there could be no interferance with worldly concerns or even the appearance of selfishness and evil at all measures. Christ foretold troubles, so that the troubles would not be a surprise, to His disciples, but that they might "affirm and bring to light their faith!"

The Biblical story of Jesus Calms the Storm appears in the three synoptic gospels of Mathew, Mark, and Luke. The story starts out with Jesus asking his disciples to cross the Sea of Galilee with him. After Jesus had fallen asleep, a great storm had blown in and the disciples

The next day the Crowd realized that Jesus was gone. The disciples had been seen leaving on a boat, but Jesus had not entered the boat. Since there was no other boat, the crowd assumed He was still there, so they did not leave. However, other boats had come near the place, so they make the conclusion that He had left. So, finally realizing that He was really

They had enjoyed a time of fellowship with Jesus and teaching from Him. But He was now preparing them to understand that he was going to leave them. This was one of the factors that were going to turn these believers world upside down and bring and opportunity to turn the world upside down. Because he was teaching his disciples. He said to them, “The Son of Man is

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly. With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God’s grace was so powerfully at work in them all.” There is no other reasonable explanation for this change of attitude. The only thing that can defeat fear is perfect love (1 John 4:18).

Countless people regard Jesus as one of the greatest leaders in history, as evidenced by the fact that Christianity continues to be one of the largest religions practiced worldwide. Christians see Jesus as a role model because of the parables he teaches about being loving, faithful, and merciful. Followers of Christ, both the contemporary disciples and modern Christians, create a focus around these parables, use these parables as a model by which to live. What people fail to recognize by focusing on only the parables, however, is the fact that Jesus was really a fear-based leader, especially in guiding the disciples. While the stories Jesus tells preach love and mercy, the stories the Mark tells about Jesus show a Jesus that instills terror.

Jesus Walking on the Water - John 6:16-21 (25-35) a. What does this story say about people? In this story, it shows that people are not quick to realize or admit to the power of god. However, when life gets hard are the storms come, people are quick to call of Jesus for help.

INTRODUCTION Oh how awesome it must have been, the opportunity to spend countless hours with Jesus! The disciples were truly blessed. However, the despairing reality of it all was that the disciples did not perceive the intent of Jesus’ teachings until He was later resurrected. Most of us grew up learning the same lessons that Jesus taught his disciples, and because of that Jesus’ Word still stands true in our lives today.

Even the apostles did not have such willpower, but they would soon be filled with the Holy Spirit to fulfill their pact with the Lord. They would now understand what Jesus knew: they had all of the right intentions but they would denounce their faith out of fear of death. After Jesus’ resurrection, seven apostles went out fishing along with Peter. Remaking his earlier miracle when he first encountered Simon at the docks, Jesus told them to cast their nets into the water, and they will find plenty fish. They then recognized this was Jesus, Peter was the first to jump out of the boat impulsively and swim to shore to greet Jesus.

Fear of arrest by the religious leaders would cause His beloved disciples to forsake Him physically and emotionally during the hour of His greatest need. Is it not painful when you are in your darkest hour and there is no one to cry with you, to hold your hand, to give you a shoulder to cry, to give you a listening ear? The action of the disciples reminds us in ministry that abandonment is possible. It reminds us that there will come times when you really need the support of those closest to you but they may not be around but like Jesus, our goal is to please the Father and so we press on to fulfill His will.

In the first comparison that I will look review, the story of Jesus walking on water both in Matthew 14:22-33 and Mark 6:45-52. Starting with the verses in Mark, the story of Jesus walking on water, was rather anti-climactic (Martin, 2012). In both versions Jesus dismissed the disciples, to go to the other side of the sea, while he cleared the crowd out and then goes to the mountain to pray alone. The first difference between the two versions is that Mark has him standing on the shore looking out at the boat that was far out to sea. In Matthew’s version, there is no mention of Jesus watching the boat, just coming to it. The second difference is the type of trouble that the disciples are having. In Mark, there is a heavy wind that they are struggling to row against. In Matthew, there is a bit more danger, his is a heavy wind that is battering the boat while they are far from

After these events took place, Jesus leaves to begin his preaching. In doing so, he also chooses his disciples while walking along the Sea of Galilee. Jesus took his disciples with him through Galilee and began his preaching there. He healed the sick and suffering, and also performed