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‘Oh, Lord GOD, you did indeed make heaven and earth by your mighty power and great strength. Nothing is too hard for you!

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Mark 4:35-41• Introduction

“From the second chapter of this Gospel we’ve been receiving indications that

those living in the Kingdom of God can expect

opposition for turning from sin to trust and follow

Christ.”

Mark 3:13 – 6:6• Beginning (3:13-35)– Appointing of 12 Apostles (3:13-19)– Opposition from the family (3:20-21)– Opposition from religious leaders (3:22-30)– Opposition from family again (3:31-35)

• Middle (4:1-5:43)– Parable: The Sower (4:1-20)– Parable: The Lamp (4:21-25)– Parable: The seed growing secretly (4:26-29)– Parable: The mustard seed (4:30-34)– Miracle: Stilling the storm (4:35-41)– Miracle: Driving out Legion (5:1-20)– Miracle: Healing of sick woman (5:25-34)– Miracle: Raising Jairus’s daughter (5:21-43)

• End (6:1-6)– Opposition from family and friends (6:1-6)

POWER OF THE WORD

POWER OF THE LORD

Mark 4:35-41• Introduction• The scene, vv. 35-36“On that day, when evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s go across to the other side of the lake.” 36 So after leaving the crowd, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat, and other boats were with him.”

Mark 4:35-41• Introduction• The scene, vv. 35-36• The storm, vv. 37-38“Now a great windstorm developed and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was nearly swamped.38 But he was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. They woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care that we are about to die?”

Mark 4:35-41

First century Galilean craft‘The Ginosar Boat’

Mark 4:35-41

Mark 4:35-41• Introduction• The scene, vv. 35-36• The storm, vv. 37-38• The Saviour, v. 39“So he got up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Be quiet! Calm down!” Then the wind stopped, and it was dead calm.”

Mark 4:35-41• Introduction• The scene, vv. 35-36• The storm, vv. 37-38• The Saviour, v. 39• The Saviour’s challenge, v. 40“And he said to them, “Why are you cowardly? Do you still not have faith?”

Mark 4:35-41• Introduction• The scene, vv. 35-36• The storm, vv. 37-38• The Saviour, v. 39• The Saviour’s challenge, v. 40• The Saviour’s point, v. 41“41 They were overwhelmed by fear and said to one another,

“Who then is this? Even the wind and sea obey him!”

Mark 4:35-41• Introduction• The scene, vv. 35-36• The storm, vv. 37-38• The Saviour, v. 39• The Saviour’s challenge, v. 40• The Saviour’s point, v. 41• Conclusion

The Kingdom of God is coming in, but there is still an AWFUL lot of chaos in the cosmos

… and yet when He is encountered in it Jesus acts like He’s King over His

Kingdom, and the chaos is progressively pushed back as His Kingly authority

presses in.The clear point is one of challenge to His followers … this Jesus; Who IS He to you?