If You Want to Walk on Water You've Got to Get Out of the Boat

You're one step away from the adventure of your life. John Ortberg invites you to consider the incredible potential that awaits you outside your comfort zone.

Deep within you lies the same faith and longing that sent Peter walking across the wind-swept Sea of Galilee toward Jesus. In what ways is the Lord telling you, as he did Peter, "Come"?

Out on the risky waters of faith, Jesus is waiting to meet you in ways that will change you forever, deepening your character and your trust in God. The experience is terrifying. It's thrilling beyond belief. It's everything you'd expect of someone worthy to be called Lord.

The choice is yours to know him as only a water-walker can, aligning yourself with God's purpose for your life in the process. There's just one requirement: If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat.

In this Christianity Today Award-winning read, bestselling author John Ortberg pushes you to take the last step that separates you from the adventure of your life. And, as a result, you will learn to:

• Recognize God's presence
• Discern between faith and foolishness
• Not only expect problems, but field them when they come
• Reorient your thoughts about failure and see it as an opportunity to grow
• Wait on the Lord
• And, ultimately, connect more deeply with God

Features discussion questions at the end of each chapter to enhance your reflection and spiritual growth. Also perfect for small group discussion.

In this six-session small group Bible study, If You Want to Walk on Water, You ve got to Get Out of the Boat, by John Ortberg, you ll learn how to move beyond fear to discover God s unique calling for your life

Peter may have been the first one out of the boat, but Jesus invitation to walk on water is for you as well. But walk on water? What does that mean?

If You Want to Walk on Water, You ve Got to Get Out of the Boat helps you answer helps you answer Christ s call to greater faith, power-filled deeds, and a new way of knowing how to discern God s call, transcend fear, risk faith, manage failure, and trust God. Relating to the story in Matthew 14 to life today, teacher and bestselling author John Ortberg invites you to consider the incredible potential that awaits you outside your comfort zone.

This Participant Guide is designed for use with the companion DVD (sold separately). It s filled with insights, questions for discussion, and applications that will help you connect a new way of thinking to actual deeds and a different approach to life. Out on the risky waters of faith, Jesus is waiting to meet you in ways that will change your forever, deepening your character and your trust in God.

Sessions include:

1. What s Water Walking?
2. The Tragedy of the Unopened Gift
3. Find Your Calling and Get Your Feet Wet
4. Facing Our Challenges, Conquering Our Fears
5. Good News for Cave Dwellers
6. Learning to Wait on Our Big God

In this six-session small group Bible study, If You Want to Walk on Water, You ve got to Get Out of the Boat, by John Ortberg, you ll learn how to move beyond fear to discover God s unique calling for your life

Peter may have been the first one out of the boat, but Jesus invitation to walk on water is for you as well. But walk on water? What does that mean?

If You Want to Walk on Water, You ve Got to Get Out of the Boat helps you answer helps you answer Christ s call to greater faith, power-filled deeds, and a new way of knowing how to discern God s call, transcend fear, risk faith, manage failure, and trust God. Relating to the story in Matthew 14 to life today, teacher and bestselling author John Ortberg invites you to consider the incredible potential that awaits you outside your comfort zone.

This Participant Guide is designed for use with the companion DVD (sold separately). It s filled with insights, questions for discussion, and applications that will help you connect a new way of thinking to actual deeds and a different approach to life. Out on the risky waters of faith, Jesus is waiting to meet you in ways that will change your forever, deepening your character and your trust in God.

Sessions include:

1. What s Water Walking?
2. The Tragedy of the Unopened Gift
3. Find Your Calling and Get Your Feet Wet
4. Facing Our Challenges, Conquering Our Fears
5. Good News for Cave Dwellers
6. Learning to Wait on Our Big God