Theme: " A Portrait of the King "

Title: " The King's Itinerant Ministry Chronicled "

Text: Matthew Chapters 8 - 25

INTRO: *** Chapter 14 ***

I. The King's Reputation in a Foreign Palace

14:1-2 c/f Mark 6:14-16

A. Herod had Heard of the Mighty Works of Jesus & Con-

cluded that John the Baptist had Risen from the Dead.

B. It's Amazing what a Guilty Conscience will Do to Plague

a Person.

C. A Story is Told of a Man who had Gotten Away with Mur-

der, but years Later he Turned himself In, because he

Couldn't Live with the Guilt.

*** A Parenthetical Description of the Imprisonment

& Martyrdom of John the Baptist.

14:3-12 c/f Mark 6:17-29

II. The King's Response to Herod's Paranoia

14:13

*** He Departed into a Desert Place.

III. The King's Compassion Demonstrated

14:14

A. He was Moved with Compassion.

B. He Brought Healing to the Sick.

IV. The King's Great Expectation Revealed

14:15-21

*** He Expects His Disciples to take it Upon themselves

to Feed the Hungry Multitudes.

A. The Need Acknowledged

Verse 15

B. The Command Given

Verse 16 -- ( Give Ye them to Eat. )

C. The Limited Resources Available

Verse 17

D. Heaven's Answer for Our Human Inadequacy

Verse 18

1. Jesus can Take Whatever Resources we Have &

Meet the Needs of the Multitudes Around Us.

2. In Order to Get the Blessing that Jesus has to Offer

We Must First Give what We Do Have to God.

3. If we Refuse to Give what we Do have to God, He

Won't be Doing Many Miracles in Our Midst.

E. The Method of the Miracle

Verse 19

F. The Magnitude of the Miracle

Verses 20-21

V. The King's Authority Over Nature Revealed

14:23-33

A. The Setting of the Stage

Verses 22-24

B. The Miracle of the Stroll on the Sea

Verse 25

C. The Surprise of the Disciples

Verse 26

D. The Master's Words of Comfort

Verse 27

E. Peter's Brave Adventure

Verses 28-31

F. The Calming of the Storm

Verse 32

G. The Disciples' Recognition & Response

Verse 33

VI. The King's Grace Outpoured toward the Sick &

Hurting.

14:34-36