What the Storm Knows
Steve Jones
Matthew 8:23-27
A sermon to follow a major storm.
The Storm knows who created it.
The Storm knows who rules it.
The Storm knows who will save it.
Mt.8:23-27 ''Then Jesus got into the boat and started across the lake with his disciples. Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, 'Lord, save us! We're going to drown!' Jesus responded, 'Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!' Then he got up and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly there was a great calm. The disciples were amazed. 'Who is this man?' they asked. ''Even the winds and waves obey him!''
INTRODUCTION: The Sea of Galilee is actually a lake, seven miles across and thirteen miles from north to south. It lies in a basin so deep that it's surface is 680 feet below sea level. The dramatic contrast between Galilee's depth and the height of Mt. Hermon, rising to the north over 9000 feet above sea level, accounts for the sudden violent storms that Matthew describes.
The ferocity of this particular storm was such as to inspire desperation, even in the professional fishermen among the disciples, i.e. Peter, Andrew, James and John. The record of Jesus' exhausted sleep in the midst of such a storm speaks volumes about his humanity, his vulnerability. The disciples hate to wake him up. They've resisted until what they're sure is the last possible moment. In their terrified minds the next wave over the bow will be the one that sinks the boat. So they shake him awake and ask for his help. They have no idea what he can do, if anything, but they're convinced that whatever it is, he can't to it asleep.
The first thing Jesus does is ask for five more minutes (not really). The first thing Jesus does is rebuke the disciples for their lack of faith and their fear. This is the New Testament precedent for being grouchy when you first wake up. At first glance th ...
Steve Jones
Matthew 8:23-27
A sermon to follow a major storm.
The Storm knows who created it.
The Storm knows who rules it.
The Storm knows who will save it.
Mt.8:23-27 ''Then Jesus got into the boat and started across the lake with his disciples. Suddenly, a fierce storm struck the lake, with waves breaking into the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him up, shouting, 'Lord, save us! We're going to drown!' Jesus responded, 'Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!' Then he got up and rebuked the wind and waves, and suddenly there was a great calm. The disciples were amazed. 'Who is this man?' they asked. ''Even the winds and waves obey him!''
INTRODUCTION: The Sea of Galilee is actually a lake, seven miles across and thirteen miles from north to south. It lies in a basin so deep that it's surface is 680 feet below sea level. The dramatic contrast between Galilee's depth and the height of Mt. Hermon, rising to the north over 9000 feet above sea level, accounts for the sudden violent storms that Matthew describes.
The ferocity of this particular storm was such as to inspire desperation, even in the professional fishermen among the disciples, i.e. Peter, Andrew, James and John. The record of Jesus' exhausted sleep in the midst of such a storm speaks volumes about his humanity, his vulnerability. The disciples hate to wake him up. They've resisted until what they're sure is the last possible moment. In their terrified minds the next wave over the bow will be the one that sinks the boat. So they shake him awake and ask for his help. They have no idea what he can do, if anything, but they're convinced that whatever it is, he can't to it asleep.
The first thing Jesus does is ask for five more minutes (not really). The first thing Jesus does is rebuke the disciples for their lack of faith and their fear. This is the New Testament precedent for being grouchy when you first wake up. At first glance th ...
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