Sermon Notes 1/18/2026
Sunday, January 18, 2026
Launch Out into the Deep
Luke 5:4
I. Focus (Prov. 29:18)
A. God’s purpose requires His vision
B. Three reasons why it is essential to have a clear vision:
1. Without God’s vision, there is indecision
2. Without God’s vision, there is division
3. Without God’s vision, there is collision
C. Thoughts
1. Focus on what will last forever (II Cor. 4:18)
2. Focus on what’s important
3. Remember, “without a vision, the people perish”
a. All of those who feared had no vision of what
God could do
b. They all died in the wilderness
II. Faith (Rom. 14:23)
A. Truth to the verse:
1. Salvation is ___________ in Jesus
2. ______________________ is to live by faith
3. Jesus was telling Peter to _______________________
B. ________________ on Jesus
1. __________ Jesus, Peter
2. “Into the deep”
3. Peter’s question
4. Peter _________________- an act of obedience
C. Faith to move ______________________ (Matt. 17:20)
1. ________________ will never move people’s lives
2. Faith as small as a _____________________________
3. ____________ words of faith
4. ________ in faith
III. Guidance in Prayer (Matt. 7:7)
A. Matthew 7:7 is to teach us about our ________________
1. ___________- given
2. ___________- find
3. _____________- opened
B. Four ways to pray effectively:
1. Base your request on God’s _____________________
2. _______________ your sins
3. Ask, seeking God’s ____________
4. Be ________________ in what you ask for
C. What I am praying (James 5:14-15)
D. Prayer of Jabez (I Chron. 4:10)