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Matthew 14:22-33 (pt. 1)
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- Jan 2, 2026
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Summary
After the feeding of the five thousand, something dangerous begins to happen—dangerous not because of persecution or lack, but because the crowd misreads Jesus. John’s Gospel tells us they were ready to take Him by force and make Him king. Not the King He truly is—but the king they wanted. And right in that moment, Jesus does something surprising. He immediately sends His disciples away in a boat—removing them from the pressure, the misunderstanding, and the momentum of a crowd that was heading in the wrong direction.