Read Matthew 14:13-33. What is God’s Word saying to you in this passage? What is God’s heart for His people?
What does empower mean, and how does Jesus empower us?
In verse 13, Jesus withdrew from the crowds to be by Himself. Why do you think He did this, and what was the result of Him doing it?
When well over 10,000 people followed Jesus, He told His disciples “You feed them,” ...when their solution was just to send everyone home. They clearly had no resources, money, or food, and yet Jesus asked them to be the solution. In what specific ways in life do you think Jesus wants us to be a solution in our culture today? (See Matt. 25:31-46)
If Jesus could have fed everyone by Himself, why do you think He empowered the disciples to do it?
In verse 28, Peter asks Jesus to do something impossible. And in verse 29, Jesus answers with one word: “Come.” Why do you think Jesus did this? What lesson did He want him to know?
Name one area of your life that you feel Jesus is calling you to step out of the boat? And how will you seek to pursue that this week?