Jun. 30, 2024

“Fear or Faith”
Mark 4:35-41
Central Idea: Faith in Jesus overcomes our fears.
I. The context (35-36)
• Jesus is ____________________ all of them to go across the sea.
II. The fearful situation (37-38)
• A storm arises as they travel across the sea.
1. Wind was ___________
2. Waves were ______ - over the boat
3. Boat was ____________ with water
• Jesus has fallen asleep = ______________
• Question to Jesus = a _________ of Jesus
III. The miraculous results (39-41)
• “rebuked” - strong __________________
• Jesus has power over ____________ = Jesus is _______.
• 1. “Why are you afraid?”
• question suggests they acted ___________________
• 2. “Do you still have no faith?”
• neglected to account for the ____________ of Jesus with them.
• Disciples response to the miracle (41)
• Jesus ____________________ them by calming the storm
• This was a ______: They failed because they had not yet come
to terms with Jesus’ _____________.
Application:
1. God brings storms so we can _________ in our faith in Him.
• It was the disciples ______________ that brought them into the
stormy situation.
• God wants us to show __________ in Him and not to be afraid.
2. Faith in Jesus is the ____________ to fear.
• Faith by __________ can’t do anything - only Jesus can.
•With Jesus in your life there is no _________ for fear.
Warren Wiersbe: “The greatest danger was not the wind or the
waves, it was the unbelief in their _________.”
Our greatest problems are __________ us, not _____________ us.”
• If you are ____________, you’ll be ___________.
• If you are ____________, you’ll be ___________.
• Jesus is ________ than any of the things we fear.
3. Do you ___________________ who Jesus is?
• Jesus is _______.
• The result of storms should be a _____________ understanding
of Jesus.
• Do you live every day like you really believe that He is in
_____________ of every situation?