THE KING UNDER PRESSURE

MATTHEW 14

THAT’S MY KING                                                              

Pastor Rick Jackson

I. THE PRESSURE OF PERSECUTION [v. 1-14]

1. A Guilty Conscience [v. 1-2]

2. A Corrupt Politician [v. 3-12]

3. A Compassionate King [v. 13-14]

II. THE PRESSURE OF POPULARITY [v. 15-23]

1. Remember Your Place [v. 15-16]

2. Respect Your Provision [v. 17-21]

3. Stay the Path [v. 22-23, John 6:15, Ps. 2:6ff.]

III. THE PRESSURE OF PLACEMENT [v. 22-36]

1. The Place of God’s Peril [v. 22, 24]

2. The Place of God’s Power [v. 23, 25-33]

3. The Place of God’s Presence [v. 34-36]