Faith Over Fear

Mark 4:35–41 CSB

35 On that day, when evening had come, he told them, “Let’s cross over to the other side of the sea.” 36 So they left the crowd and took him along since he was in the boat. And other boats were with him. 37 A great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking over the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. 38 He was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. So they woke him up and said to him, “Teacher! Don’t you care that we’re going to die?” 39 He got up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Silence! Be still!” The wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40 Then he said to them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?” 41 And they were terrified and asked one another, “Who then is this? Even the wind and the sea obey him!”

Storms will inevitably come.

The sea of Galilee was and still is known for storms forming quickly

The disciples did not see the storm coming (remember many of them were fishermen and knew how to read the weather, especially on the water)

Storms shake our place of security.

The waves were beating INTO the boat - that’s scary…

Storms can overwhelm.

The boat was filling with water

Storms make us fear, fear makes us doubt, doubt shakes our faith.

Jesus is greater than the storm.

Fear is defeated by faith.