# Jesus Walks on Water - The Gospels

An episode of [Kids Bible in a Year with Julia Jeffress Sadler](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1696638708), 28 Feb 2024, 11 min.

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Join Julia Jeffress Sadler as she takes us on an incredible adventure in Episode 163. Jesus fed a huge crowd of more than 5,000 people with just five loaves of bread and two fish, and there were even leftovers after everyone was full. Later, during a storm, Jesus walked on water to His disciples' boat, and Peter tried to walk towards Him but started sinking; Jesus saved him and calmed the storm. The amazed disciples recognized Jesus as God's Son and worshipped Him for His miraculous acts. Sign up to receive Kids Bible in a Year devotionals in your inbox every weekday: https://www.kidsbibleinayear.com/ Get ready to experience the Bible designed specifically for children with the official KidsBibleinaYear.com podcast, led by Julia Jeffress Sadler. This captivating audio series presents the age-old wisdom of the Bible in an engaging format that will captivate your kids. Each episode Julia translates biblical teachings into real-life applications, making Bible comprehension a breeze for young minds. And if you want more Christian resources and content, you can download the Pray.com app. Pray.com is the digital destination for faith, offering over 5,000 daily prayers, meditations, bedtime Bible stories, and cinematic stories inspired by the Bible. For more resources on how to live a successful Christian life, visit Julia Jeffress Sadler's website at https://ptv.org/julia/. This episode is sponsored by Little Passports. Visit LittlePassports.com/blessed and use promo code BLESSED to receive 20% off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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[0:00] Speaker 1: But immediately Jesus spoke to them saying, cheer up. It
[0:04] Speaker 1: is I. Don't be afraid. Matthew 14, 27. Dear God,
[0:10] Speaker 1: we want to thank you for Jesus. Thank you for
[0:13] Speaker 1: all he did while he was on earth to show
[0:16] Speaker 1: us your love, power, and wisdom. Thank you for keeping
[0:20] Speaker 1: your words safe for so many years so we can
[0:23] Speaker 1: read these stories today. And thank you for the reminder
[0:27] Speaker 1: that in you, we never have to be afraid In Jesus' name, amen.
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[1:08] Speaker 3: Jesus walks on water. In our last story, we learned
[1:13] Speaker 3: about the execution of John the Baptist. In this story,
[1:18] Speaker 3: we will learn about Jesus feeding 5,000 people and walking
[1:23] Speaker 3: on water, as inspired by the Gospels.
[1:29] Speaker 1: This is Julianne Thompson, guest hosting for Julia Jeffress Sadler,
[1:34] Speaker 1: welcoming you back to the Kids Bible in a Year podcast.
[1:37] Speaker 1: Thanks for joining me. Well, today we're going to find
[1:40] Speaker 1: Jesus serving lunch to thousands of people and taking a
[1:44] Speaker 1: walk out in the middle of the sea. No big deal.
[1:49] Speaker 1: Even if you heard these stories before, listen close to
[1:53] Speaker 1: see if there's something special God wants you to learn today.
[1:56] Speaker 1: Here it is.
[2:00] Speaker 3: A crowd of people, including Jesus' disciples, followed Jesus to
[2:05] Speaker 3: a mountain where he taught. While the people listened to
[2:08] Speaker 3: Jesus teach, they were very hungry. They didn't have any food.
[2:14] Speaker 3: That wasn't a problem for Jesus. Jesus asked Philip, Where
[2:19] Speaker 3: can we buy bread for all these people to eat? Now,
[2:23] Speaker 3: Jesus asked Philip this question to test him as he
[2:27] Speaker 3: already knew what he planned to do. God, we could
[2:31] Speaker 3: never have enough money to buy food for this many people.
[2:35] Speaker 2: He then told Philip, Go get food for the people.
[2:40] Speaker 3: Again, the disciples said, We don't have enough money or
[2:44] Speaker 3: enough food. Jesus said, Why don't you go check? Andrew
[2:50] Speaker 3: found a little boy who hadn't eaten his lunch yet.
[2:54] Speaker 3: This boy has five loaves of bread and two small fish.
[2:58] Speaker 3: But how can that be enough food for so many people?
[3:01] Speaker 3: Jesus said, Give me the fish and bread. Jesus blessed
[3:06] Speaker 3: the small amount of food. Jesus said, Give this food
[3:11] Speaker 3: to the people. Tell them to eat until they are full.
[3:16] Speaker 3: The disciples did as they were told. The crowd was
[3:19] Speaker 3: more than 5,000 people. Jesus said, Now go pick up
[3:25] Speaker 3: the leftovers. There were 12 baskets of bread and fish
[3:30] Speaker 3: left over. Everyone was amazed. This man is like Moses
[3:36] Speaker 3: who did miracles because of God. The people wanted to
[3:39] Speaker 3: make Jesus king. Jesus heard the people and decided to
[3:44] Speaker 3: send his disciples away in a boat. He went up
[3:47] Speaker 3: to the mountain to pray alone. As Jesus was praying,
[3:51] Speaker 3: a big storm came over the disciples' boat. Rough waters
[3:55] Speaker 3: pushed the boat around. The disciples tried to get back
[3:58] Speaker 3: to shore, but the wind pushed against them. When it
[4:01] Speaker 3: was still dark, Jesus appeared on the sea, walking on water.
[4:07] Speaker 3: The disciples didn't know it was Jesus. They believed he
[4:11] Speaker 3: was a ghost. Jesus said, It's me. Don't be scared.
[4:16] Speaker 3: Peter said, Jesus, if it's you, then ask me to come.
[4:24] Speaker 3: Peter stepped out of the boat and walked on water. Suddenly,
[4:30] Speaker 3: he realized what he was doing.
[4:32] Speaker 1: He was walking on the sea in the middle of
[4:34] Speaker 1: a great storm.
[4:36] Speaker 2: He started sinking.
[4:38] Speaker 1: Jesus, save me!
[4:41] Speaker 3: Jesus grabbed him.
[4:42] Speaker 2: Peter, why didn't you believe?
[4:46] Speaker 3: They walked back to the boat, and just like that,
[4:50] Speaker 3: the storm went away. The disciples bowed down Okay, so
[4:55] Speaker 3: if any of these disciples still weren't sure who Jesus was,
[4:59] Speaker 3: and if all of this was for.
[5:02] Speaker 2: Real, I guess they now know.
[5:10] Speaker 1: As today's story opens, we find a crowd of people.
[5:25] Speaker 1: Thousands and thousands following Jesus, hungry for more of his teaching.
[5:30] Speaker 1: But that's not all they were hungry for. They had
[5:33] Speaker 1: been out there in the grass listening to him talk
[5:36] Speaker 1: for a while. And it was way past lunch. When
[5:40] Speaker 1: Jesus told the disciples to find food, Philip said that
[5:44] Speaker 1: even if someone worked every day for half a year,
[5:46] Speaker 1: it would only be enough money for every person to
[5:50] Speaker 1: get one little bite of bread. It was just impossible
[5:54] Speaker 1: to feed them all. But is anything impossible when Jesus
[5:58] Speaker 1: is around? Andrew, Peter's brother, noticed a little boy with
[6:03] Speaker 1: five loaves of bread and two small fish. And he
[6:06] Speaker 1: had enough faith in Jesus to speak up. As we heard,
[6:10] Speaker 1: Jesus multiplied the food. That means he took what he
[6:14] Speaker 1: had and made it into a lot more. Fed more
[6:17] Speaker 1: than 5,000 people until they were full. and even had
[6:22] Speaker 1: 12 baskets of leftovers. Then Jesus did what we see
[6:27] Speaker 1: him doing so often. He went away by himself to pray.
[6:33] Speaker 1: This was so important to Jesus. He was always making
[6:36] Speaker 1: time to just get away and be with his father.
[6:39] Speaker 1: This is when he would hear God speak to him
[6:42] Speaker 1: and get the strength he needed to continue helping, healing,
[6:46] Speaker 1: and guiding all those people who seemed so lost. And
[6:50] Speaker 1: think about this. If Jesus needed to get away by
[6:54] Speaker 1: himself for time alone with God, don't we need to
[6:57] Speaker 1: do that too? Do you have a time and a
[7:01] Speaker 1: place where you talk to God or read your Bible?
[7:06] Speaker 1: For as long as you live, this is the best
[7:08] Speaker 1: habit you will ever make. It's then that God can
[7:11] Speaker 1: speak to your heart and help you know what to
[7:14] Speaker 1: do in this life. Jesus sent his disciples to the
[7:18] Speaker 1: other side of the sea on a boat. And as
[7:21] Speaker 1: we heard, a storm came out of nowhere. As the
[7:25] Speaker 1: disciples strained to get back to shore, they saw what
[7:28] Speaker 1: they thought was a ghost walking on the water. I
[7:33] Speaker 1: love how Jesus knew exactly how they were feeling and
[7:37] Speaker 1: told them not to be afraid. Do you want to
[7:40] Speaker 1: know something really cool? The phrase, do not be afraid,
[7:45] Speaker 1: is in the Bible 365 times. That's one time for
[7:50] Speaker 1: every day of the year. God really wants us to
[7:53] Speaker 1: know that we can trust him and rest in him
[7:56] Speaker 1: even when scary things are happening all around us. But
[8:01] Speaker 1: once Peter recognized that it was Jesus and Jesus told
[8:05] Speaker 1: him to come, the Bible says that he jumped right into,
[8:09] Speaker 1: or onto, I should say, the water. The next part
[8:13] Speaker 1: of the story is so important. Did you notice when
[8:17] Speaker 1: Peter started sinking? The Bible tells us that it was
[8:21] Speaker 1: when he started looking at the waves. In other words,
[8:25] Speaker 1: when he took his eyes off Jesus. Isn't that just
[8:29] Speaker 1: like us? When we are going through hard times on earth,
[8:34] Speaker 1: it's easy to look at the storm or whatever it
[8:37] Speaker 1: is making us sad, scared, or angry. We think about it,
[8:42] Speaker 1: worry about it, talk about it, and focus on it.
[8:45] Speaker 1: But what if we could keep our eyes and our
[8:48] Speaker 1: hearts focused on Jesus and how he always takes care
[8:52] Speaker 1: of us? We would not feel so scared like Peter.
[8:56] Speaker 1: Today's story ends with a beautiful picture of the friends
[9:00] Speaker 1: of Jesus kneeling down and worshiping him. Once again, they
[9:05] Speaker 1: couldn't believe their eyes. God had visited them. They knew
[9:10] Speaker 1: who he was and very soon they would understand why
[9:13] Speaker 1: he came. Thanks for being here today and listening. Jesus
[9:18] Speaker 1: is teaching us all about bread next time, but a
[9:21] Speaker 1: different kind of bread, a better kind of bread. Make
[9:25] Speaker 1: sure you come back and you'll see what I mean.
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