Asking God
Paul Pierucki · December 7, 2025
Preaching from Matthew 14 and the account of Peter walking on the water, Pastor Pierucki shows that God has already made His will clear on many things, including salvation, prayer, confession, witnessing, and walking with Him. He surveys the many miracles the disciples witnessed, yet notes how they still struggled with faith, and he reminds us that Christ prays for us that our faith would not fail. The message closes with an extended teaching on scriptural baptism by immersion as a testimony of faith that follows salvation, ahead of a baptism service.
“And straightway Jesus constrained his disciples to get into a ship, and to go before him unto the other side, while he sent the multitudes away. And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone. But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary. And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. …”