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Introduction
We are now finishing the chapter 4 of Mark and I have a question for you.
What is your custom after a busy day of work?
Right now, the day is still young, but what happens at the end of the day?
Do you sit in a comfy couch with a good book and read?
Do you spend time searching your device to catch up on the latest happening or sales in your area.
Do you watch your favourite show that has been PVR or stream that episode of the series you have been following.
What do you do?
As a follower of Christ, what is expected?
For a moment, I am going to take you back to the time of Christ walking here on this earth.
IT has been called Jesus’ Ministry.
three years, Jesus ministry is covered in the Gospels.
Scholars have stated that Jesus was around the age of 30 when he went into this stage of his life.
There to teach for 3 years before going to the cross and redeeming all those who believe.
3 years to teach His followers all that they needed to know so that they could lead the church.
Jesus taught in various ways and various methods.
He used every occasion to both show who He was and What He came to do.
This morning’s passage is one of those times.
One last note, before we go to the passage, Jesus did this for three years without a place to call home.
If he were to come to our day, maybe he would have a RV to travel around.
But for the first century people, and Jesus they traveled around by foot, staying at places and on boats.
This morning’s passage will give us a glimpse of who Jesus was and how we can rely on Him in times of trouble.
Especially in Stormy weather.
Let’s read the passage,
Let’s Pray
The End of the Day
This event in the life of Jesus with His disciples is at the end of the day.
When I asked you what do you do at the end of the day, this is what they did.
Imagine the scene.
They had just gone through a major teaching session with Jesus, learning through parables, being instructed what those parables meant and now Jesus says,
Let’s row out of here.
It made sense.
They were already in the boat from the teaching session.
They were experienced fisherman who knew how to handle every situation on the water.
Let me stop for a moment and let that sink in.
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They are experienced fisherman, that was their occupation before Jesus came into their lives and called them to be fishers of men.
Jesus request was easy, it wasn’t hard.
Jesus asked them to head off into the known.
Life on the water.
Sometimes storms come into our lives when we are doing the very thing that we are good at and we are taken off guard because we thought we could handle the situation ourselves.
They left the crowds
It’s the end of the day and the crowds have been left behind.
The busyness of life seems to be in the past as they begin to row out into the sea.
They were rowing to get across the water.
Lifting the sails and making their way across the sea.
The Sea of Galilee
I’m not sure if they were at this point in the crossing, but this gives somewhat of an idea of what they were facing as they left the crowds
1st Century Fishing Boat
Here is a picture of what a 1st century fishing boat looked like and this is what they traversed the water in.
This picture doesn’t show a sail, but if you read the other gospels on this story you will notice a description of sailing, not just a row boat.
Multiple Boats
The next thing I want you to notice in this narrative is that often when we think of this story we think of Jesus in the boat with His disciples as the storm comes along.
Mark makes it clear in this narrative that there were more than one boat.
In other words, there were multiple people about to experience the storm of their lives.
Just a note ;
Storms can happen in people’s lives, and our lives and which can greatly affects those around them.
What we see and experience in that storm and our trust in God is being watched by someone.
story of helping Peter move leaving my home repair and seeing my neighbor surprised.
That storm in your life may be there to show to someone who is watching you on how you truly rely on God in Stormy weather.
Don’t be afraid to share God’s grace in your life to others around as they can see and experience God’s working in your life.
Don’t hide the storms in your life to those around you.
The Storm
Mark now moves to the storm in his narrative.
This summer on our vacation we had a small theme going on our holidays.
That theme was a mariner’s life.
On one occasion we had an opportunity to experience life on a boat.
It wasn’t long, if fact it was only 3 hours.
We joked about another 3 hr cruise as we set cruising on the Bay of Fundy on a very foggy day hoping to catch a glimpse of some whales.
I thought it would be good at this time to stop and give a plug for the upcoming fall sermon series.
I was inspired on my holidays and we will be walking through the life of Jonah.
On that day this summer when we set a cruising on the choppy water, I had the chance to ask a few of the mariners if this was bad weather.
No not really was the response.
So I probed a little farther.
Have you ever been on the sea and were scared for your lives.
Yes was the response.
His description was very similar to the description in this passage
Just in case you have forgotten, these were experienced fisherman who knew how to handle the boat.
Experienced in times of rough waters.
So I ask you, what storms have come into your Life?
Did they come when you least expected it as you seemed to have control of everything.
Do the storms of our lives come upon us quickly and draw us to a state of panic upon the unexpected.
Storms of life.
Your perfect job has changed.
It is no longer perfect in fact, it is outright stormy each day you go to work
That perfect marriage that you thought you had is now experiencing stormy weather as you struggle with the current conflict.
Your children have brought stormy weather into your life and the waters of concern are flowing over and filling up your life.
The stormy weather of unwelcomed health news from your doctor and you are battling the next steps.
Whatever the storm,
Folks,
Stormy weather is a reality of the world in which we live in.
I’m not talking about storms as in weather, but storms in life situations.
May I suggest that this morning’s passage is there as a helpful reminder of how we can handle the stormy weather of life.
Jesus Posture
To begin with I want to start by looking at Jesus posture during the storm.
Did you catch it?
Did you see where Jesus was while all others were working hard to handle the storm of their lifetime?
Jesus was asleep in the back of the boat.
Many years ago, the greatest craze was to own a water bed.
My brother when he first got married, I was younger and it was always a habit that when I went to visit him, I would try it out.
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