Walking on Water
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 29 April 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Without hesitation, Peter stepped out of the boat to stand with Jesus on the sea. Yet his zeal gave way to fear, and he began to sink. Today, Derek Thomas shows how Peter's struggle is instructive for our walk of faith with Christ.
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Meet Today's Teacher:
Derek Thomas is a Ligonier Ministries teaching fellow and Chancellor's Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary. He is featured teacher for the Ligonier teaching series The Life of Peter and author of many books, including Heaven on Earth, Strength for the Weary, and Let Us Worship God.
Meet the Host:
Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children.
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| 0:00.0 | It must have thrilled Peter to the core to be walking in the midst of a storm on top of the sea of Galilee. |
| 0:09.0 | But then he takes his eyes off Jesus. |
| 0:12.0 | Reality kicks in. |
| 0:13.4 | The laws of physics come to his mind. |
| 0:16.0 | That heavier things sink, and he was much heavier than water. |
| 0:20.2 | Oh, ye of little faith, Jesus says to him. |
| 0:23.0 | Why did you doubt? |
| 0:24.0 | How strong is your faith? |
| 0:30.0 | Do you ever doubt? |
| 0:34.1 | When we consider the Apostles, Peter seems so relatable |
| 0:38.5 | as he does things that we could imagine ourselves doing, |
| 0:41.8 | especially when he became fearful as he tried to walk on water. |
| 0:46.5 | This is the Monday edition of Renewing Your Mind. |
| 0:48.9 | I'm Nathan W Bingham, and I'm so glad you're with us this week as we feature a new series from |
| 0:54.6 | Derek Thomas. This new series is on the life of Peter and in many ways Peter is |
| 1:01.1 | so relatable and his life and his friendship with Jesus teaches us many |
| 1:05.8 | lessons. You can request lifetime access to this new study on the life of Peter when you |
| 1:11.5 | give a donation of any amount at renewing your mind.org. |
| 1:16.8 | Our enthusiasm to take a courageous stand for Christ can be met with fear and trepidation like Peter when his zeal to walk on water as |
| 1:26.9 | Jesus was became a moment of fear. So here's Dr Thomas a Ligonigonier Teaching Fellow, and Chancellor's Professor of Systematic |
| 1:35.9 | and Pastoral Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary to begin our study this week |
| 1:41.5 | on the Life of Peter. |
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