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Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Matthew 14:30-31

DISCOURSE: 1369PETER SAVED WHEN SINKING IN THE SEAMatthew 14:30-31. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?MEN’S constitutional propensities are apt to betray them into many errors. Whatever be the natural frailties of any person, they usually form the weak part of his character even to his... read more

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible - Matthew 14:31

Mr. Fearing Comforted April 3rd, 1859 by C. H. SPURGEON (1834-1892) "O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?" Matthew 14:31 . It seems as if doubt were doomed to be the perpetual companion of faith. As dust attends the chariotwheels so do doubts naturally becloud faith. Some men of little faith are perpetually enshrouded with fears; their faith seems only strong enough to enable them to doubt. If they had no faith at all, then they would not doubt, but having that little, and... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Matthew 14:1-36

And at that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus. And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he's risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him. For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife. For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet. But when... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 14:1-36

Matthew 14:2 . This is John the baptist: he is risen from the dead. Mark indicates that Herod was a sadducee by those words of Christ, Beware of the leaven of the sadducees beware of the leaven of Herod. But how is this reconciled with Luke 9:9, where Herod desired to see Christ? Perhaps, like our Harry, he often changed his faith. Perhaps he doubted sometimes whether the Pythagorean doctrine of metempsychosis, or the transmigration of souls into new bodies, might not be true. The cabalists... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 14:13-14

Matthew 14:13-14When Jesus heard of it He departed thence by ship. The sorrowing SaviourJesus hears of John’s death, and thereupon seeks seclusion.I. Here we learn How to behave in time of trouble.1. Christ was deeply affected by John’s death-that event gave Him great sorrow.2. There was good reason for Christ being deeply affected. John from the first had been a faithful friend; his sole object was to magnify Christ.II. How Christ acted when this great sorrow filled his soul.1. He sought the... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 14:15-21

Matthew 14:15-21They need not depart; give ye them to eat. Christ feeding the multitudeThe miracles of Jesus were:(1) public;(2) beneficent.I. The nature and circumstances of the miracle.1. When was it wrought? In “the evening.” The evening of a day that had been well spent.2. Where was it performed? In “a desert place.” The miracle as to time and place encourages our confidence in Christ in the most trying and destitute situations.3. What was the order of its performance.(1) Christ’s... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 14:22

Matthew 14:22; Matthew 14:27And straightway Jesus constrained His disciples to get into a ship, and to go before Him unto the other side.The midnight voyage homeI. The feast followed by humiliation and trouble.1. The feast in the desert was the greatest work in which the apostles were ever engaged during the ministry of Jesus. The miracle was of a more kingly character than others, shared by a greater number(and more plainly typical of great things to come in the kingdom of heaven. In this... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 14:23

Matthew 14:23He went up into a mountain apart to pray. Religious retirementIt hath been disputed which is a state of greater perfection, the social, or the solitary; whereas, in truth, neither of these estates is complete without the other: as the example of our blessed Lord (the unerring test and measure of perfection) informs us.I. Under what limitations may the duty of religious retreat and recollection be recommended? No man is, or ought to be, so deeply immersed in the affairs of this... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 14:24

Matthew 14:24For the wind was contrary. The wind was contraryThe Sea of Galilee lies low, being, in fact, six hundred feet beneath the level of the Mediterranean, and the water-courses on its banks have cut out deep ravines which act like funnels to draw down the winds from the mountains, so that the storms are often both sudden and severe. On the present occasion the wind came down with such fury that even strong rowers like the fishermen apostles could make little way against it, and after... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Matthew 14:26

Matthew 14:26And when the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were troubled.Christ walking on the seaHere are presented two points.I. Human need.II. Divine help. These two facts are involved in the two aspects of humanity.I. I ask you to consider the attitude of man towards the supernatural and the unknown. “They cried out for fear.” This was the cry of men tossed and toiling on the wild deep, in the gloom of night. Very startling must have been to them the appearance of that form,... read more

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