Debbie Satsky

Matthew 8:23–27 KJV 1900

23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. 24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. 25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. 26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. 27 But the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!

Opening Prayer

1 Thessalonians 4:13 KJV 1900

13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

Who was this Jesus?

His Disciples Followed Him

Matthew 8:23 KJV 1900

23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him.

His Disciples were right in going to Jesus, but they were wrong to Worry....they didn’t really know who He was…they knew of Him!

Matthew 1:21 KJV 1900

21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

John 1:1–3 KJV 1900

1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

John 1:14 KJV 1900

14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

John 1:29 KJV 1900

29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

Matthew 18:11 KJV 1900

11 For the Son of man is come to save that which was lost.

He is a Promise Giver:

John 3:16 KJV 1900

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

1 Corinthians 2:9 KJV 1900

9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.

Maybe by Mary Oliver

Sweet Jesus, talking his melancholy madness, stood up in the boat and the sea lay down,

silky and sorry, So everybody was saved that night. But you know how it is

when something different crosses the threshold — the uncles mutter together,

the women walk away, the young brother begins to sharpen his knife. Nobody knows what the soul is.

It comes and goes like the wind over the water — sometimes, for days, you don’t think of it.

Maybe, after the sermon, after the multitude was fed, one or two of them felt the soul slip forth

like a tremor of pure sunlight before exhaustion, that wants to swallow everything, gripped their bones and left them

miserable and sleepy, as they are now, forgetting how the wind tore at the sails before he rose and talked to it —

tender and luminous and demanding as he always was — a thousand times more frightening than the killer sea.