Through the Storm
Jerry Watts
Mark 4:35-41
To say that we are living in challenging days is an understatement. Most people would think that I'm only talking about COVID19 and the closing down of our culture. Certainly, that is a part of it, but also, in our area, we have had 3 catastrophic weather events in the past month.
A storm. It can be said that we are in a storm, it is a health storm, a cultural storm, and certainly a spiritual storm. To many, the winds of change are rocking our boats to the point that our anchor, our mooring, has come loose. The very things so many have planted their life on and their belief in, is being shaken to the very foundation.
I speak with many pastors each week (not just in our location, but across the state) and discover that there are many who fear that, when this pandemic is over, they will return to gathering as the Lord's church.
Never forget, whenever we walk through a storm and it doesn't matter what kind of storm it is, we can respond in one of several ways.
We can try to ignore the storm
We can be frightened by the storm
We can try to fight the storm
We can lean on the one who controls the storm
Let look at our text in Mark 4. Chapter 4 reveals to us a couple of things. Jesus began teaching the large crowd by the sea. They gathered and He taught, this kind of represents our large group time of worship. Verse 10 begins with, ''When He was alone, those around Him with the 12 asked Him...'' This is the small group time when He could do some in depth and personal teaching. He taught them great truths. He spoke about fasting, He explained the parable of the sower, taught them about being the light in a dark world, growing a crop from a seed, and ends with the parable of the mustard seed. In fact, verses 33-34 says that He used parable to help them understand spiritual truths.
Now we come to verse 35. Let's read to the end of the chapter.
The last sentence reveals a great deal about the ...
Jerry Watts
Mark 4:35-41
To say that we are living in challenging days is an understatement. Most people would think that I'm only talking about COVID19 and the closing down of our culture. Certainly, that is a part of it, but also, in our area, we have had 3 catastrophic weather events in the past month.
A storm. It can be said that we are in a storm, it is a health storm, a cultural storm, and certainly a spiritual storm. To many, the winds of change are rocking our boats to the point that our anchor, our mooring, has come loose. The very things so many have planted their life on and their belief in, is being shaken to the very foundation.
I speak with many pastors each week (not just in our location, but across the state) and discover that there are many who fear that, when this pandemic is over, they will return to gathering as the Lord's church.
Never forget, whenever we walk through a storm and it doesn't matter what kind of storm it is, we can respond in one of several ways.
We can try to ignore the storm
We can be frightened by the storm
We can try to fight the storm
We can lean on the one who controls the storm
Let look at our text in Mark 4. Chapter 4 reveals to us a couple of things. Jesus began teaching the large crowd by the sea. They gathered and He taught, this kind of represents our large group time of worship. Verse 10 begins with, ''When He was alone, those around Him with the 12 asked Him...'' This is the small group time when He could do some in depth and personal teaching. He taught them great truths. He spoke about fasting, He explained the parable of the sower, taught them about being the light in a dark world, growing a crop from a seed, and ends with the parable of the mustard seed. In fact, verses 33-34 says that He used parable to help them understand spiritual truths.
Now we come to verse 35. Let's read to the end of the chapter.
The last sentence reveals a great deal about the ...
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