1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,280 Jesus demonstrates through his life, death, resurrection, and 2 00:00:03,280 --> 00:00:07,160 ascension that he has power to steal all storms and that He 3 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:09,360 has. Power to cease all winds, and 4 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:13,080 that he has. Power to calm every rocky wave. 5 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:17,400 Storms reveal his power. How y'all doing today? 6 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:20,000 Good. Y'all can talk back to me, It's 7 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:21,120 fine. Y'all like y'all know me. 8 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:23,840 My name is Carlos. I'm one of the pastors here. 9 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:27,970 I'm excited to to preach. Like Cole said. 10 00:00:28,250 --> 00:00:30,490 I just came back from Florida, visited my mom. 11 00:00:30,490 --> 00:00:33,650 I'm from Florida originally. It was hot down there. 12 00:00:35,410 --> 00:00:38,330 Glad to be back in Iowa, though. Yeah. 13 00:00:38,330 --> 00:00:40,770 We're going through the book of Mark, but. 14 00:00:40,810 --> 00:00:43,330 Before I continue to go on, I I need. 15 00:00:43,770 --> 00:00:48,170 Because yeah, I need Jesus. So once you guys bow your hands 16 00:00:48,170 --> 00:00:59,170 with me and that's and that's pray Lord Jesus, I'm just 17 00:00:59,170 --> 00:01:03,090 reminded of the song. Nothing in my hands I bring 18 00:01:03,090 --> 00:01:10,610 simply to the cross. I cling as we talk about wind 19 00:01:10,610 --> 00:01:14,290 and storms and rain and fear and. 20 00:01:14,890 --> 00:01:17,570 All this stuff. Lord, I'm just reminded that you 21 00:01:17,570 --> 00:01:19,330 are a. Firm Foundation. 22 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:24,000 That you are a. Firm foundation Lord in the 23 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:31,880 midst of storms and. Lord, I just pray that you would 24 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:38,480 just come and be. Present with us today, despite 25 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:41,840 my doubts, despite my fears, Up here, despite it all. 26 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:46,160 Lord, we need you. If you don't speak to us and 27 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:47,440 this. Is all in vain. 28 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:50,400 If you're not present here in the room, Lord, then what? 29 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:53,600 What are we doing? But I think that you are. 30 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:56,760 I feel that you are and I asked that you would come and help us 31 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:58,560 to. Experience more of who you are 32 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:02,840 this morning, so help me to. Preach the whole truth and 33 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:06,160 nothing but the truth. So help me God in Jesus name. 34 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:08,680 Amen. Amen. 35 00:02:10,199 --> 00:02:12,200 Y'all good y'all seem a little. Sleepy this morning? 36 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:13,960 Good. Give me a. 37 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:15,360 Thumbs up if you're good. Good. 38 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:16,960 All right, here we go. All right. 39 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:21,550 So as we've looked at the book of Mark and ask the question 40 00:02:21,550 --> 00:02:23,190 what? God is like in public. 41 00:02:23,870 --> 00:02:26,910 What we've seen is that God has been, he's been so faithful to 42 00:02:26,910 --> 00:02:31,990 respond to our questions. We've seen how God has shown us 43 00:02:32,350 --> 00:02:34,830 that God doesn't. Fit into our religious boxes, 44 00:02:35,590 --> 00:02:38,110 right? We've seen how God has shown. 45 00:02:38,110 --> 00:02:42,750 Us, that he is all powerful over the powers of this world that 46 00:02:42,750 --> 00:02:47,410 seem to terrorize us. And we have seen how he is 47 00:02:47,410 --> 00:02:51,450 welcoming and he's a tender and. Good teacher, He's patient. 48 00:02:51,730 --> 00:02:55,090 With us all. We have seen all this and more 49 00:02:55,290 --> 00:02:57,410 not. Because God has chosen to stay 50 00:02:57,410 --> 00:03:00,090 up in heaven and snap his fingers and and. 51 00:03:00,090 --> 00:03:02,970 Do all this right? We have seen all this because in 52 00:03:02,970 --> 00:03:04,970 the goodness of his character and the. 53 00:03:04,970 --> 00:03:08,850 Glory of his will he has taken on flesh and the Person. 54 00:03:08,850 --> 00:03:11,090 Of Jesus Christ, and he is coming. 55 00:03:11,090 --> 00:03:14,730 He is dwelled among us so we can answer the question, what God? 56 00:03:14,730 --> 00:03:16,970 Is like what is God like in public because God has. 57 00:03:17,050 --> 00:03:20,170 Come to us. God has come to us. 58 00:03:20,690 --> 00:03:24,290 And as we look at our text this morning, what we will see is the 59 00:03:24,290 --> 00:03:28,730 culmination of all those lessons that I just mentioned so far. 60 00:03:28,730 --> 00:03:32,490 We will see that we what we get to see this morning is a 61 00:03:32,530 --> 00:03:37,090 personal zoomed. In lesson that Jesus gets to 62 00:03:37,090 --> 00:03:40,930 teach to his disciples and his disciples only right we. 63 00:03:40,930 --> 00:03:44,050 Know that there are many people if if you're new here. 64 00:03:44,460 --> 00:03:46,980 And, and this is your first Sunday here, we know that Jesus 65 00:03:46,980 --> 00:03:48,580 has been teaching a ton. There's been. 66 00:03:48,620 --> 00:03:51,060 People all around him. There are people who are 67 00:03:51,060 --> 00:03:54,540 following Jesus who are pulling for his attention, right? 68 00:03:54,540 --> 00:03:57,140 We we know that there are people who are following him for good 69 00:03:57,140 --> 00:03:59,380 reasons and there are people who are following him for bad 70 00:03:59,380 --> 00:04:01,500 reasons. But what we get to see in this 71 00:04:01,500 --> 00:04:04,420 scene this morning is we get to see Jesus leave those people 72 00:04:04,580 --> 00:04:06,220 and. Talk and and be with His 73 00:04:06,220 --> 00:04:11,140 disciples and teach them this. Lesson A A A lesson that's only 74 00:04:11,140 --> 00:04:14,750 for his disciples. But this lesson, this core 75 00:04:14,750 --> 00:04:18,390 teaching that Jesus wants to drive home deep into the hearts, 76 00:04:18,390 --> 00:04:21,149 minds and souls. Of his disciples is probably. 77 00:04:21,149 --> 00:04:22,510 Going to surprise you this morning. 78 00:04:23,910 --> 00:04:26,350 It may surprise you. Because of the radical truth 79 00:04:26,630 --> 00:04:30,950 that it conveys, What's more family is that this lesson that. 80 00:04:31,030 --> 00:04:34,790 Jesus gives his disciples his innermost committed followers. 81 00:04:34,790 --> 00:04:39,790 Is a lesson that. Still applies to us today, and I 82 00:04:39,790 --> 00:04:42,350 want to warn you from the jump right from the start. 83 00:04:43,950 --> 00:04:46,470 That is, may shake the very foundations of what you. 84 00:04:46,470 --> 00:04:50,950 Think it means to follow Jesus, so put your seatbelts on. 85 00:04:53,390 --> 00:04:57,910 And that's because the main. Instrument that Jesus uses to 86 00:04:57,910 --> 00:05:01,510 teach his. Disciples does the the the main 87 00:05:01,950 --> 00:05:04,750 instrument that Jesus is going to use to teach us this morning 88 00:05:04,750 --> 00:05:06,510 is. A storm. 89 00:05:08,430 --> 00:05:15,420 A deadly storm Jesus, God's Messiah, the Holy One of Israel, 90 00:05:15,420 --> 00:05:18,060 come to save his people from their sins. 91 00:05:18,060 --> 00:05:21,700 Uses a deadly storm to teach a vital. 92 00:05:21,700 --> 00:05:24,380 Lesson to his disciples and and to us this morning. 93 00:05:25,660 --> 00:05:28,820 So hold. On to your to your seats. 94 00:05:29,020 --> 00:05:30,140 Well, actually, don't hold on to your seats. 95 00:05:30,140 --> 00:05:31,540 I need you to stand. We're going to read. 96 00:05:32,370 --> 00:05:35,250 We're going to going to read the scripture once you stand, if 97 00:05:35,250 --> 00:05:37,210 you're able. And we're going to, we're going 98 00:05:37,210 --> 00:05:40,330 to read God's. So we're going to be in March 99 00:05:40,330 --> 00:05:45,530 after four. Verses 35 through 40. 1 You can 100 00:05:45,610 --> 00:05:48,330 turn in your. You can scroll on your phone or 101 00:05:48,330 --> 00:05:49,650 you can look at the screen behind me. 102 00:05:50,170 --> 00:05:55,690 I'm reading from the CSB. Version on that day when evening 103 00:05:55,690 --> 00:05:57,890 had come. So Jesus has teach all these 104 00:05:57,890 --> 00:06:00,210 parables, and this. This is at the end of the day. 105 00:06:00,290 --> 00:06:04,920 On that day when evening had come, he told them, Let's cross 106 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:06,560 over to. The other side of the sea. 107 00:06:07,160 --> 00:06:10,560 So they left the crowd and took him along since he was in the. 108 00:06:10,560 --> 00:06:12,920 Boat Jesus is teaching. These parables from a boat. 109 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:15,760 And there were other boats who were with him. 110 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:20,360 A great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking over the. 111 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:24,400 Boat so that the boat was already being swamped. 112 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:30,490 He was in the. Stern sleeping and not just 113 00:06:30,490 --> 00:06:32,210 sleeping but sleeping on a cushion. 114 00:06:33,250 --> 00:06:38,650 It's very comfortable, so they woke him up and said said to him 115 00:06:38,650 --> 00:06:41,730 teacher. Do you care that we're going to 116 00:06:41,730 --> 00:06:44,890 die? He got up. 117 00:06:45,330 --> 00:06:48,690 Everybody said he got up. Oh, so good. 118 00:06:48,690 --> 00:06:50,050 I want to jump to that part. So far but. 119 00:06:50,050 --> 00:06:52,130 I've got to keep going. He got up. 120 00:06:52,410 --> 00:06:56,930 He rebuked the wind. And said to the sea, silence, be 121 00:06:56,930 --> 00:07:01,170 still. The wind ceased and there was a 122 00:07:01,170 --> 00:07:05,450 great calm. And then he said to them. 123 00:07:07,490 --> 00:07:13,330 Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith? 124 00:07:15,290 --> 00:07:18,050 And they were terrified and asked to one another. 125 00:07:18,530 --> 00:07:23,970 Who then is this that even the wind and the? 126 00:07:23,970 --> 00:07:27,690 Sea obey him man. We got a lot. 127 00:07:27,690 --> 00:07:29,450 To get through this is the word of the Lord. 128 00:07:29,450 --> 00:07:30,730 It is good. It is true. 129 00:07:31,170 --> 00:07:38,090 You maybe see that? Who then is this? 130 00:07:40,490 --> 00:07:45,930 Now you can disagree with me on this if you want. 131 00:07:46,010 --> 00:07:49,250 OK. And I I I really do mean that. 132 00:07:49,970 --> 00:07:51,730 But what I think is going on here? 133 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:54,680 Is that after Jesus is teaching a multitude of people. 134 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:58,200 Like I said, people who disagree with who he is and. 135 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:01,440 People who love who he is after teaching people who are 136 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:04,160 following him for good reasons, and teaching people who are. 137 00:08:04,160 --> 00:08:06,440 Following him for bad reasons, Jesus. 138 00:08:06,440 --> 00:08:09,800 Wants to take his disciples away to teach them something that he 139 00:08:09,800 --> 00:08:14,460 only wants them to know. Jesus wants to reveal more of 140 00:08:14,460 --> 00:08:17,500 himself to his disciples, and so. 141 00:08:17,620 --> 00:08:21,460 Jesus tells his boys to hop in the boat because this lesson can 142 00:08:21,460 --> 00:08:26,340 only be taught in the midst. Of a storm, right? 143 00:08:26,380 --> 00:08:29,060 Jesus knows that there are some lessons that can be taught on 144 00:08:29,060 --> 00:08:30,540 land. He's done that. 145 00:08:30,660 --> 00:08:32,860 There are some lessons. That can be taught in the 146 00:08:32,860 --> 00:08:35,700 synagogue. He's done that and but but there 147 00:08:35,700 --> 00:08:39,299 are some lessons y'all that can only be taught in the midst. 148 00:08:39,460 --> 00:08:44,039 Of a storm and so. Jesus being a good teacher, 149 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:46,520 being the good. Teacher that he is he. 150 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:49,560 Throws a storm. At his disciples. 151 00:08:52,080 --> 00:08:55,440 And this storm Y'all is a storm. Because remember most of these. 152 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:57,520 Dudes are fishermen, right? Like. 153 00:08:58,330 --> 00:09:02,010 It's not that they are afraid of of rain and rocky waters they 154 00:09:02,010 --> 00:09:05,290 have seen. Storms before they have fists 155 00:09:05,810 --> 00:09:09,810 and rocky boats, before they have honed in their skills in 156 00:09:09,810 --> 00:09:13,530 windy conditions. But for some reason we learned 157 00:09:13,530 --> 00:09:17,330 that this storm is different, and we know that because of 158 00:09:17,330 --> 00:09:21,210 their response when this storm is thrown at them. 159 00:09:21,210 --> 00:09:24,450 A couple things. Are revealed about them, right 160 00:09:24,450 --> 00:09:26,450 We we we get to, we get to know a little bit. 161 00:09:26,450 --> 00:09:29,690 More about who these disciples really are. 162 00:09:29,690 --> 00:09:33,490 So let's talk about that. What is what? 163 00:09:33,490 --> 00:09:35,730 What does this storm? Reveal about the Disciples I 164 00:09:35,730 --> 00:09:37,890 have two things. The first thing is this. 165 00:09:39,330 --> 00:09:43,530 Storms reveal that these disciples have preconceived 166 00:09:43,530 --> 00:09:47,810 notions about what following. Jesus will be like right. 167 00:09:49,350 --> 00:09:52,670 We see that they are utterly shocked that while following 168 00:09:52,670 --> 00:09:55,670 Jesus's command to get in the boat and go. 169 00:09:55,670 --> 00:09:58,590 To the other side, they are thrown in danger. 170 00:09:59,950 --> 00:10:07,620 What Jesus like? We did what you told us to do. 171 00:10:07,740 --> 00:10:10,180 We got in the. Boat we left everything to 172 00:10:10,180 --> 00:10:11,940 follow you. We dropped our Nets. 173 00:10:12,060 --> 00:10:14,180 We left lucrative jobs to follow you. 174 00:10:14,180 --> 00:10:16,540 We left family members to follow you. 175 00:10:16,700 --> 00:10:19,460 We got in this. Boat together and we set sail to 176 00:10:19,500 --> 00:10:21,820 the other side of the sea like you told us to do. 177 00:10:21,940 --> 00:10:24,540 We didn't ask questions. We didn't doubt you. 178 00:10:24,540 --> 00:10:28,220 We simply obeyed. And what do we get in return? 179 00:10:29,380 --> 00:10:32,460 For all of our following and obeying, we get thrown. 180 00:10:32,700 --> 00:10:35,220 Into the worst storm of our lives. 181 00:10:36,900 --> 00:10:39,340 This isn't what it's supposed to be like to follow Jesus. 182 00:10:44,940 --> 00:10:46,460 Some of us know what? That's like, right? 183 00:10:47,660 --> 00:10:49,180 I know what that's like. Right. 184 00:10:49,780 --> 00:10:53,220 I grew up and I I and I know. This because it's just fresh on 185 00:10:53,220 --> 00:10:55,620 my mind. Because I was just at my mom's 186 00:10:55,620 --> 00:10:58,940 house in Florida and just all these memories of, you know, 187 00:10:58,940 --> 00:11:00,780 good and bad came flooding back to me. 188 00:11:00,980 --> 00:11:03,020 I grew up hearing about Jesus and. 189 00:11:03,020 --> 00:11:04,620 All the benefits of. Following him. 190 00:11:05,440 --> 00:11:08,040 I know this because I heard. That he was a good teacher. 191 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:11,160 I heard he was a miracle worker. I heard he had power. 192 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:14,160 And so at a young age, I decided, man, I think this news. 193 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:16,200 Legit like, I think I want to follow him. 194 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:17,920 So in the 7th grade, I prayed a prayer. 195 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:21,920 To accept Jesus in my heart, but even in even in my young mind. 196 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:23,720 I could sympathize with the disciples. 197 00:11:23,720 --> 00:11:26,120 Because I thought that following Jesus meant that there would be 198 00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:29,800 no more storms, I thought that following Jesus would lift us 199 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:31,320 out of poverty. But we still. 200 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:35,580 Live paycheck to paycheck. I thought that following Jesus 201 00:11:35,820 --> 00:11:37,700 would stop my mom's husband from beating. 202 00:11:37,700 --> 00:11:39,740 On her but the abuse. Still happened. 203 00:11:40,220 --> 00:11:42,700 I thought that following Jesus would mean that the loneliness 204 00:11:42,700 --> 00:11:45,420 and isolation would stop. But I still walked around my 205 00:11:45,420 --> 00:11:47,340 middle school. Feeling like I was the only dude 206 00:11:47,340 --> 00:11:49,020 in the in the in the room in the building. 207 00:11:50,540 --> 00:11:52,420 But I know I'm not the only one in here. 208 00:11:52,420 --> 00:11:56,940 That's experienced this, am I? I think there are some. 209 00:11:56,940 --> 00:12:00,380 Of you who know what. This is like too, don't you? 210 00:12:00,660 --> 00:12:05,500 You decided to follow Jesus. And get in the boat. 211 00:12:09,860 --> 00:12:08,620 The job loss still happens. And yet the miscarry still. 212 00:12:11,300 --> 00:12:13,340 The cancer diagnosis still reads. 213 00:12:13,860 --> 00:12:15,660 The marriage still seems to be on the. 214 00:12:16,020 --> 00:12:18,620 The chronic pain still seems to linger. 215 00:12:18,620 --> 00:12:20,740 The anxiety and the depression still looms. 216 00:12:20,740 --> 00:12:23,740 Over your head, life with Jesus seems to. 217 00:12:23,740 --> 00:12:29,460 Still be filled with with winds and waves as you have said, yes. 218 00:12:29,660 --> 00:12:33,380 To a boat ride with Jesus that seemed to offer comfort and 219 00:12:33,380 --> 00:12:36,500 control it has in. Fact turned into danger. 220 00:12:36,740 --> 00:12:41,260 Peril and discomfort. Or a text. 221 00:12:41,260 --> 00:12:45,460 Says the waves are breaking over the boat and the boat is getting 222 00:12:45,460 --> 00:12:49,380 swamped and in the midst. Of it all you see. 223 00:12:49,380 --> 00:12:52,100 Jesus, the man who has. Called you into the. 224 00:12:52,100 --> 00:12:57,890 Boat in the first place, mouth open, drooling down the side of 225 00:12:57,890 --> 00:12:59,490 his. Beard to sleep on the cushion 226 00:12:59,490 --> 00:13:03,530 that you think to. Does he care? 227 00:13:06,450 --> 00:13:09,770 Does he care? Right. 228 00:13:10,770 --> 00:13:12,850 That's what the text says disciples did. 229 00:13:13,490 --> 00:13:16,730 And if you've. Tried to follow Jesus? 230 00:13:16,770 --> 00:13:19,210 You've probably been tempted to. Ask that same question too. 231 00:13:24,810 --> 00:13:28,790 I asked that question. Oh my gosh, I am like okay 232 00:13:29,230 --> 00:13:29,790 sorry. Y'all. 233 00:13:30,990 --> 00:13:33,270 There's this vacation fog still falling over me. 234 00:13:33,270 --> 00:13:34,790 I thought I skipped earlier. My bad. 235 00:13:35,630 --> 00:13:38,790 You've probably been. Tempted to ask that question? 236 00:13:38,790 --> 00:13:42,910 Too God? Do you care? 237 00:13:44,270 --> 00:13:45,670 And again. That's what that's what storms 238 00:13:45,670 --> 00:13:49,510 do. They reveal that and again I 239 00:13:49,510 --> 00:13:51,310 asked this question like I I just. 240 00:13:51,310 --> 00:13:55,400 Came home from my. My mom's house and she like, I 241 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:57,160 love my mom and she's going to hear this and I'm. 242 00:13:57,160 --> 00:14:01,640 Sorry she has this like. Weird shrine of me like of all 243 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:05,080 like the medals and the the football pictures and stuff 244 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:07,240 that's up. And like, it's it's really dope, 245 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:10,040 but it also reminds me of. This moment in my life. 246 00:14:12,120 --> 00:14:14,880 I had to ask the. Question God, Do you care? 247 00:14:15,640 --> 00:14:18,360 It was minutes. After the first play of my first 248 00:14:18,360 --> 00:14:20,400 game of my. Senior year of high school, 249 00:14:20,820 --> 00:14:23,620 right after surviving the loneliness of school and after 250 00:14:23,820 --> 00:14:26,300 surviving the struggles. Of living, check to check and 251 00:14:26,300 --> 00:14:29,620 after surviving. Domestic abuse. 252 00:14:29,620 --> 00:14:35,660 I found myself in the middle of a storm when I dislocated my 253 00:14:35,660 --> 00:14:40,180 knee. 10 seconds until my senior year of high school, 10 seconds 254 00:14:40,580 --> 00:14:41,820 into my senior. Year of high. 255 00:14:41,820 --> 00:14:44,980 School all the hopes and dreams of playing Division One 256 00:14:44,980 --> 00:14:46,380 football. Just went out the window. 257 00:14:46,740 --> 00:14:49,460 Just. Out the window in 10 seconds and 258 00:14:49,460 --> 00:14:52,460 as I lay on my back. Knee throbbing with pain in my 259 00:14:52,500 --> 00:14:56,700 eyes excuse me with pain and and my eyes filled to the brim with 260 00:14:56,700 --> 00:15:00,500 tears the only. The only thing I could get out 261 00:15:00,500 --> 00:15:05,220 was God. Do you care? 262 00:15:00,980 --> 00:15:09,380 Do you? And this question leads me to 263 00:15:09,380 --> 00:15:12,420 the second thing that Storms reveal about the Disciples and 264 00:15:12,420 --> 00:15:13,540 I. I would say it reveals. 265 00:15:13,540 --> 00:15:16,180 About us too. And it's that storms. 266 00:15:16,180 --> 00:15:20,900 Reveal our true hot, Excuse me, our true heart posture before 267 00:15:20,900 --> 00:15:24,380 God. What those storms revealed in in 268 00:15:24,380 --> 00:15:26,500 in my. Heart was that I I really. 269 00:15:26,580 --> 00:15:29,460 I really. I really didn't love God. 270 00:15:30,780 --> 00:15:31,660 I didn't. Trust him. 271 00:15:31,660 --> 00:15:35,260 I believe that the calm sea would be my salvation. 272 00:15:36,060 --> 00:15:39,140 I believe that the wind of suffering ceasing to. 273 00:15:39,140 --> 00:15:43,540 Blow that, that, that would be my deliverance, what the storm 274 00:15:43,540 --> 00:15:46,180 revealed about my heart. Was that I didn't trust God for 275 00:15:46,180 --> 00:15:47,740 God. I trusted God for what he could. 276 00:15:47,740 --> 00:15:51,180 Do for me what he could give, what he could give me, when the 277 00:15:51,180 --> 00:15:53,380 things that I hoped for in the future that. 278 00:15:53,380 --> 00:15:56,900 I worked so hard for when it was snatched from my hands. 279 00:15:56,900 --> 00:15:59,020 What? Was left was the truth that I 280 00:15:59,020 --> 00:16:00,940 trusted God for what he could offer me. 281 00:16:01,820 --> 00:16:03,460 And that's the. Heart behind the Disciples 282 00:16:03,460 --> 00:16:05,180 question. Do you? 283 00:16:05,180 --> 00:16:09,260 Care that we're going to die. They equate. 284 00:16:09,790 --> 00:16:12,110 The love of God with his ability to keep. 285 00:16:12,110 --> 00:16:16,190 Them from suffering. They believe that because Jesus 286 00:16:16,190 --> 00:16:18,230 has handpicked them, it means that the. 287 00:16:18,230 --> 00:16:21,550 Sea of their life will be won without winds and without 288 00:16:21,550 --> 00:16:26,030 raging. They believe that if winds and 289 00:16:26,030 --> 00:16:30,390 raging waves do come. Their life won't be threatened. 290 00:16:31,750 --> 00:16:35,030 They misinterpret the peace of Jesus. 291 00:16:35,030 --> 00:16:38,990 In the midst of their suffering as him not caring and and 292 00:16:38,990 --> 00:16:41,510 misinterpret his piece. In the midst of the. 293 00:16:41,510 --> 00:16:45,870 Storm as if he doesn't care. This Storm has. 294 00:16:45,870 --> 00:16:48,790 Revealed that while they have been chosen to follow. 295 00:16:48,790 --> 00:16:51,710 Jesus, there are still pockets in their hearts that. 296 00:16:51,710 --> 00:16:58,190 Still, don't fully trust him and Jesus being a good. 297 00:16:58,190 --> 00:17:01,800 Teacher says. I got to get this out of you 298 00:17:01,800 --> 00:17:03,920 because I'm going to ask you guys to do a lot of things that 299 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:06,560 are going to be dangerous and that are going to be hard and 300 00:17:06,560 --> 00:17:08,760 that are going to be threatening to your life, and I need you to. 301 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:11,599 Know that I do care. For you. 302 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:18,520 That I am with you and this is. What hard times do y'all? 303 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:22,260 And. This is what hard times do. 304 00:17:22,260 --> 00:17:24,900 This is what trials do. Trials act like it. 305 00:17:24,900 --> 00:17:27,339 They act like a. Sifter That filters out all of 306 00:17:27,339 --> 00:17:30,780 our Christian lingo and all of our church attendance and all of 307 00:17:30,780 --> 00:17:34,580 our tithing and all of our motivational quotes and what? 308 00:17:34,580 --> 00:17:36,940 It does is it raises to the surface what's really. 309 00:17:36,940 --> 00:17:40,740 Going on in our hearts. What's really going on in our? 310 00:17:40,740 --> 00:17:43,180 Hearts and a lot of. Times when we get through the 311 00:17:43,940 --> 00:17:46,940 When we go through the trials, what we find is that there are 312 00:17:46,940 --> 00:17:51,310 pockets of unbelief. Lurking underneath the surface. 313 00:17:52,110 --> 00:17:55,670 But like I said, because Jesus is a good and faithful teacher, 314 00:17:55,670 --> 00:17:58,270 he wants the ultimate. Good for his disciples, he. 315 00:17:58,270 --> 00:18:02,350 Sends the storm to sift. This stuff out to to reveal to 316 00:18:02,350 --> 00:18:05,630 them and to reveal to us. Our unbelief. 317 00:18:08,510 --> 00:18:13,270 Yeah, I know it's tough. He wants to. 318 00:18:13,270 --> 00:18:18,160 Do that to show that he is worthy of all our affection and 319 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:20,560 that he is. Worthy of all of our trust. 320 00:18:20,560 --> 00:18:24,040 Even then, and probably especially in the midst of 321 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:28,320 storms. So while the storms reveal 322 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:32,600 something about us, right? The real revelation that we get 323 00:18:32,600 --> 00:18:36,720 from this storm is about. Jesus and family. 324 00:18:36,720 --> 00:18:38,920 That's the whole point of our text this morning. 325 00:18:39,500 --> 00:18:41,820 That's the whole point that I that's that's really the the. 326 00:18:42,220 --> 00:18:44,580 The one point that I have and they have many sub. 327 00:18:44,580 --> 00:18:47,420 Points below that, but this is the main point is that storms 328 00:18:47,420 --> 00:18:53,020 reveal who. Jesus is, excuse me, the point 329 00:18:53,260 --> 00:18:55,860 of this text is not to show you how Jesus can get. 330 00:18:55,860 --> 00:18:57,220 You through storms, he can do that. 331 00:18:57,980 --> 00:18:59,180 He can do that. For sure. 332 00:18:59,740 --> 00:19:03,580 But the point of our text is to reveal to our hearts the glory 333 00:19:03,580 --> 00:19:06,540 of Jesus even. In the midst of the craziest. 334 00:19:06,780 --> 00:19:10,810 Storms. To reveal the glory of Jesus. 335 00:19:12,570 --> 00:19:17,050 And so let's talk about that. What do storms reveal about 336 00:19:17,170 --> 00:19:19,010 Jesus? What do What do storms reveal 337 00:19:19,010 --> 00:19:21,450 about our God? Well, the first thing is this. 338 00:19:22,490 --> 00:19:25,050 We learned that Jesus. From this storm. 339 00:19:25,890 --> 00:19:28,810 We learned that Jesus is at. Peace In the midst of storms, 340 00:19:28,810 --> 00:19:34,460 everybody say peace. Notice how the text only tells 341 00:19:34,460 --> 00:19:37,460 us that Jesus. Notice how the text not only 342 00:19:37,460 --> 00:19:39,540 tells. Excuse me that Jesus is asleep. 343 00:19:39,540 --> 00:19:42,060 During the storm. But that he was asleep. 344 00:19:42,060 --> 00:19:45,180 On the cushion during the. Storm, This dude is comfortable. 345 00:19:45,500 --> 00:19:48,100 His feet is probably up. He's probably in REM. 346 00:19:48,100 --> 00:19:51,140 Sleep right now. The dude is at peace. 347 00:19:53,460 --> 00:19:56,770 Is that Yes, Jesus Okay, Jesus may have been. 348 00:19:52,380 --> 00:19:58,370 What this tells? I I think he was. 349 00:19:58,370 --> 00:20:00,970 The dude has been working. Day and night, right? 350 00:20:01,170 --> 00:20:04,610 The whole day he's exhausted. And he's probably collapsed out 351 00:20:04,610 --> 00:20:06,050 from exhaustion. But what I think. 352 00:20:06,050 --> 00:20:07,850 It tells us more. Is that Jesus? 353 00:20:07,850 --> 00:20:09,770 Was comfortable during the storm. 354 00:20:11,290 --> 00:20:14,730 But the question is comfortable and what right not on the on the 355 00:20:14,730 --> 00:20:16,650 cushion? Well, yes, but no. 356 00:20:17,190 --> 00:20:20,190 Right, what we see. Here is that Jesus isn't just 357 00:20:20,190 --> 00:20:23,190 comfortable because there's a cushion, but Jesus has complete 358 00:20:23,190 --> 00:20:25,150 trust. In the protection of his. 359 00:20:25,150 --> 00:20:28,310 Father, it's not that Jesus doesn't. 360 00:20:28,310 --> 00:20:31,310 Think that storms are scary. It's not that he doesn't think 361 00:20:31,310 --> 00:20:34,750 that they are terrified, it's. Not that he doesn't think that 362 00:20:34,750 --> 00:20:37,350 they can end his life, it's just that he has. 363 00:20:37,350 --> 00:20:40,590 Hope that it's secure in his father. 364 00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:45,640 He has a mission, and the father will not let him leave without 365 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:49,360 completing that mission. His hope is in the word of his 366 00:20:49,360 --> 00:20:52,600 father because. And because of this hope, excuse 367 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:55,680 me, because he has this trust that has. 368 00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:57,720 Extended back into eternity past. 369 00:20:57,920 --> 00:21:00,360 And that reaches forward into the present. 370 00:21:00,360 --> 00:21:02,960 He can sleep confident knowing hey. 371 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:09,040 God got me. Unless he says so. 372 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:06,880 God has me. I'm straight. 373 00:21:06,880 --> 00:21:12,580 There's nothing that can touch. So that's one reason he has 374 00:21:12,580 --> 00:21:16,740 peace. But Jesus has peace also because 375 00:21:16,740 --> 00:21:18,900 he is. Sovereign over the storm now. 376 00:21:18,900 --> 00:21:22,420 Last week, Cole talked about. Sovereignty and what that means. 377 00:21:22,420 --> 00:21:25,340 So I'm not going to expel. That you can go back next week 378 00:21:25,700 --> 00:21:27,180 or excuse me, last. Week and look at and. 379 00:21:27,180 --> 00:21:30,940 Listen to that, that sermon. But Jesus is at peace because 380 00:21:30,940 --> 00:21:34,540 he's sovereign. Notice that the word he uses to 381 00:21:34,540 --> 00:21:38,900 steal the storm is the same word he uses to drive out demons. 382 00:21:40,110 --> 00:21:42,950 It's the same word he says that he rebuked. 383 00:21:42,990 --> 00:21:47,070 The storm. Jesus has peace because the wind 384 00:21:47,270 --> 00:21:50,470 and the waves that terrify and frighten his disciples. 385 00:21:50,630 --> 00:21:53,070 Have their genesis in the one who sleeps. 386 00:21:53,070 --> 00:21:55,950 Peacefully in the stern of the boat they have their. 387 00:21:55,950 --> 00:21:59,950 Beginning in him, the winds bow down to him. 388 00:21:59,950 --> 00:22:04,150 The the waves, they lift their. Hands to him the current moves 389 00:22:04,150 --> 00:22:07,520 when he says move. He is the Word, the second 390 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:11,520 Person of the Trinity, that all. Creation has their beginning and 391 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:14,560 end in. Jesus is at peace. 392 00:22:16,840 --> 00:22:19,760 But the second thing that we learn, that this, that this 393 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:23,560 storm reveals to us, is that Jesus is powerful. 394 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:28,800 Everybody say powerful. I like that. 395 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:30,760 That's what's. Up. 396 00:22:30,760 --> 00:22:34,800 Notice how at the drop of a word. 397 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:39,200 The storm ceases. Notice that at the speech of 398 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:42,760 three words, we have no. More wind and no more raging 399 00:22:42,760 --> 00:22:44,360 water. So what's what's? 400 00:22:44,360 --> 00:22:47,880 Going on here is. Jesus, a magician, right? 401 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:48,400 Is it? Is this? 402 00:22:48,400 --> 00:22:51,680 Just a coincidence that as he got up, the storm just decided 403 00:22:51,680 --> 00:22:53,720 to stop IS. This a natural phenomenon? 404 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:58,980 No, no, that's not what's going on here, What this storm has 405 00:22:58,980 --> 00:23:01,100 revealed to the Disciples and what it reveals. 406 00:23:01,100 --> 00:23:04,500 To us this morning is that Jesus is all powerful. 407 00:23:04,780 --> 00:23:09,260 Jesus is God. You and I need to understand 408 00:23:09,260 --> 00:23:12,820 that this storm is no surprise to Jesus, He. 409 00:23:12,820 --> 00:23:15,060 Is the author and the ruler over the? 410 00:23:15,060 --> 00:23:17,380 Seas and the wind in the beginning. 411 00:23:17,380 --> 00:23:19,260 This is what we learned in Genesis, right? 412 00:23:19,500 --> 00:23:23,260 That in the beginning we learned that the waters covered the 413 00:23:23,340 --> 00:23:26,980 earth, and that the waters covered the earth, and that the 414 00:23:26,980 --> 00:23:29,740 Spirit of the Lord hovered. Over it, traditionally, 415 00:23:29,820 --> 00:23:31,620 throughout the Scriptures, the waters. 416 00:23:31,820 --> 00:23:33,980 The the raging waters they were known. 417 00:23:33,980 --> 00:23:36,340 To represent chaos and. And So what? 418 00:23:36,380 --> 00:23:39,660 What we learned in Genesis from the jump is that God has always 419 00:23:39,660 --> 00:23:43,020 had evil and chaos subdued. Under his foot. 420 00:23:43,740 --> 00:23:48,510 God is in control of the chaos. And from the beginning of 421 00:23:48,510 --> 00:23:52,150 creation we know that the Word of God is present with the 422 00:23:52,150 --> 00:23:54,430 Father and the Spirit all unified in their. 423 00:23:54,430 --> 00:23:58,790 Rule and reign over the chaos. So then, with this framework in 424 00:23:58,790 --> 00:24:01,830 mind, it makes a little more sense why Jesus could be dead 425 00:24:01,830 --> 00:24:04,910 asleep in the stern. Of a boat with his head on the 426 00:24:04,910 --> 00:24:07,430 cushion in the middle of a raging windstorm. 427 00:24:08,390 --> 00:24:13,640 He is God. Jesus is God, and as God he has 428 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:15,200 always. Been in control. 429 00:24:15,320 --> 00:24:19,160 So for him, this is cake. This is cake. 430 00:24:20,160 --> 00:24:22,840 Jesus is like, man, I I've been about that life. 431 00:24:23,520 --> 00:24:29,240 Like I I've been about that. Jesus is the God of Exodus, 432 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:31,040 right? Like if. 433 00:24:31,120 --> 00:24:32,520 If. If Jesus is. 434 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:39,430 Has been about this life then all all the miraculous works of 435 00:24:39,670 --> 00:24:43,030 of miracles in. Like he has, he has. 436 00:24:43,030 --> 00:24:44,870 Been there in the old. Testament, right? 437 00:24:44,910 --> 00:24:46,790 Jesus is the God of the. Exodus. 438 00:24:46,790 --> 00:24:50,830 He has moved waters before. He has brought people to dry 439 00:24:50,830 --> 00:24:53,830 land before the. Waters in the hands of this man 440 00:24:53,830 --> 00:24:58,310 has been used to destroy the. Enemies of God, you know we. 441 00:24:58,510 --> 00:25:00,790 Jesus is gentle. He's lowly. 442 00:25:00,870 --> 00:25:01,870 He's unique. But don't. 443 00:25:01,950 --> 00:25:03,790 Don't mistake him. Jesus is a lion. 444 00:25:04,510 --> 00:25:09,920 He's powerful, all powerful, with the same power, like I said 445 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:11,560 that was. Demonstrated to his people. 446 00:25:11,840 --> 00:25:15,960 In the Old Testament, Jesus is powerful the. 447 00:25:15,960 --> 00:25:18,920 Storm reveals that Jesus is powerful. 448 00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:22,120 And suffering and trials. I'm getting ahead of myself, but 449 00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:24,840 I'm just going to go there. Suffering and trials they they 450 00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:28,600 exist to to help us show that he is powerful if you don't. 451 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:30,520 Believe me. Let me just name a couple 452 00:25:30,520 --> 00:25:33,280 instances, right? Like I said, the exodus, right? 453 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:35,720 He is the same. God that showed up for the 454 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:37,120 people of God. At the Red Sea. 455 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:40,280 When Pharaoh and his army came to destroy the Israelites, he 456 00:25:40,280 --> 00:25:43,520 parts the waters God, parts the waters. 457 00:25:43,520 --> 00:25:47,160 He's got Jesus. Is also the same God who's he 458 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:50,800 was the 4th man in the fernery in the fiery furnace, right when 459 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:54,760 me shatter at me shat can. Have been to go so a lot of 460 00:25:55,280 --> 00:25:58,320 There's a mouthful right there when those dudes failed to. 461 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:02,760 Bow down to to the king. The King's idol, and they are 462 00:26:02,760 --> 00:26:05,600 thrown into suffering because of their allegiance to God. 463 00:26:06,190 --> 00:26:07,790 We learned that there's this 4th. 464 00:26:07,790 --> 00:26:11,070 Man in the fire that keeps them from storm, from from from the 465 00:26:11,070 --> 00:26:13,430 fire. And so they're they're suffering 466 00:26:13,430 --> 00:26:18,310 it. It brings up to the power of God 467 00:26:20,470 --> 00:26:22,750 we know it's about. Danny on the Lions there there's 468 00:26:22,750 --> 00:26:26,810 there's tons kinds of story where suffering has revealed the 469 00:26:26,810 --> 00:26:29,570 power of God. And what we get to see in this 470 00:26:29,570 --> 00:26:32,610 instance with Jesus taking his dudes out to the sea. 471 00:26:32,810 --> 00:26:35,170 And this storm coming is, he's able to reveal. 472 00:26:35,170 --> 00:26:37,250 To them that yo. I'm that I'm that God. 473 00:26:37,570 --> 00:26:39,530 That's that's me. I am him. 474 00:26:40,650 --> 00:26:43,170 Storms and dangers aren't a threat to Jesus. 475 00:26:44,010 --> 00:26:45,850 What I'm trying to comfort you with is that like. 476 00:26:46,450 --> 00:26:49,610 Suffering and hardship are is real. 477 00:26:49,610 --> 00:26:52,050 Man, it's But it's not a threat to Jesus. 478 00:26:53,230 --> 00:26:56,030 There are opportunities for his power to be displayed to us. 479 00:26:57,270 --> 00:27:01,270 When Jesus looks at this storm, he says, silence, Be still. 480 00:27:03,230 --> 00:27:03,710 And what? And. 481 00:27:03,710 --> 00:27:05,350 And and what? He's demonstrating to his 482 00:27:05,350 --> 00:27:08,830 disciples and to us is that man, I'm him, I'm that dude. 483 00:27:12,270 --> 00:27:17,030 But don't forget, family that Jesus uses a storm to teach this 484 00:27:17,030 --> 00:27:20,430 lesson. He uses a. 485 00:27:20,430 --> 00:27:27,300 Storm to show this revelation. My Third Point is this. 486 00:27:29,260 --> 00:27:31,140 Storms not only reveal the peace of God. 487 00:27:31,380 --> 00:27:34,460 Right. Storms not only reveal the power 488 00:27:34,460 --> 00:27:36,820 of God, but what we. See from this storm is it 489 00:27:36,820 --> 00:27:43,340 reveals the presence of God. I don't miss this small yet 490 00:27:43,340 --> 00:27:46,300 crucial point. Jesus. 491 00:27:46,300 --> 00:27:50,980 Is with them in the boat while they're in the storm. 492 00:27:51,700 --> 00:27:54,220 And even if the waves are 100 feet tall. 493 00:27:54,580 --> 00:27:56,860 And the winds blow 100 miles an hour. 494 00:27:56,860 --> 00:27:59,140 They are safe because the God of the. 495 00:27:59,140 --> 00:28:05,620 Storm is with them in the boat. Now notice in our tax we learned 496 00:28:05,700 --> 00:28:08,540 that there are other boats there too, right? 497 00:28:09,340 --> 00:28:11,740 First 36 says. So they left the crowd and. 498 00:28:11,740 --> 00:28:14,620 Took him along also since he was in the boat. 499 00:28:14,660 --> 00:28:17,180 And what? Other boats were with him. 500 00:28:19,340 --> 00:28:23,850 Those boats, they face danger. Too they too face the same. 501 00:28:23,850 --> 00:28:27,450 Peril but the thing that the boat with the disciples had, 502 00:28:27,450 --> 00:28:29,250 that these other boats. Didn't have. 503 00:28:29,250 --> 00:28:30,810 Was they had the author of The Storm in it? 504 00:28:32,370 --> 00:28:36,450 Jesus is present with them, but what we also have to. 505 00:28:36,450 --> 00:28:40,050 Realize is that not only is Jesus. 506 00:28:40,050 --> 00:28:42,970 Present, but he is responsive to their cry for help. 507 00:28:44,010 --> 00:28:47,050 He is responsive to their plea for help. 508 00:28:47,050 --> 00:28:51,290 When even, and especially when that cry for help is dripping 509 00:28:51,450 --> 00:28:55,130 with the. Sauce of unbelief verse 39, 510 00:28:55,530 --> 00:28:59,170 dude. Verse 39 says that at the sound 511 00:28:59,170 --> 00:29:02,730 of at the sound of the. Accusations as they scream and 512 00:29:02,730 --> 00:29:06,210 fear and terror as they because their fear. 513 00:29:06,210 --> 00:29:10,570 Becomes realer than their faith. We read that what he got up, 514 00:29:12,230 --> 00:29:14,390 rebuked. The wind and said to the sea, 515 00:29:14,390 --> 00:29:17,510 silence, be still the wind cease. 516 00:29:17,510 --> 00:29:21,670 And there was a great calm. What this shows us. 517 00:29:22,550 --> 00:29:22,350 Is that even? What this shows? 518 00:29:23,350 --> 00:29:27,710 When our accusations of God are filled with unbelief, even when 519 00:29:27,910 --> 00:29:29,710 we doubt. His goodness to us in. 520 00:29:29,710 --> 00:29:32,350 The midst of difficult circumstances, even when we 521 00:29:32,350 --> 00:29:36,150 forget that he is in. And our fear makes us cry out. 522 00:29:36,150 --> 00:29:38,070 God do you? Care that we're going to die. 523 00:29:38,590 --> 00:29:40,990 Even when our fear makes us cry out. 524 00:29:40,990 --> 00:29:42,150 Do you? Care that I want. 525 00:29:42,270 --> 00:29:46,350 A baby? Even when your fear cries out, 526 00:29:46,350 --> 00:29:48,830 do you care that my marriage? Is dying. 527 00:29:48,830 --> 00:29:53,310 Even when our fear makes us cry out, man, the pain won't stop. 528 00:29:53,310 --> 00:29:54,630 Do you care? Do. 529 00:29:54,630 --> 00:29:56,590 You even care that the sadness won't go away. 530 00:29:56,590 --> 00:30:01,310 Whatever your fear calls out, what this shows us is that even. 531 00:30:01,430 --> 00:30:04,430 In our fear and our unbelief. If it's misguided in the 532 00:30:04,430 --> 00:30:07,190 character of God, God still answers and He's still 533 00:30:07,190 --> 00:30:10,950 responsive. He is still responsive. 534 00:30:12,320 --> 00:30:16,440 Maybe right. Maybe it comes in the form of a? 535 00:30:16,440 --> 00:30:20,360 Hug on Sunday morning, man. Jesus, I I just needed that. 536 00:30:20,360 --> 00:30:23,080 God thank you. I needed that hug this morning. 537 00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:25,640 Maybe it. Comes in the form of an 538 00:30:25,640 --> 00:30:29,760 unexpected check in the mail. Oh my gosh, God, you hear me? 539 00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:32,000 I said that. I I I. 540 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:34,160 Said that I didn't think you were going to provide my knees 541 00:30:34,160 --> 00:30:37,360 and Oh my gosh, look, you have provided for me. 542 00:30:38,330 --> 00:30:41,570 Maybe it comes in the form of a care package to ease the pain 543 00:30:41,570 --> 00:30:42,290 of. Child laws. 544 00:30:42,290 --> 00:30:45,850 Oh my gosh, somebody cares. And I'm going through this. 545 00:30:46,130 --> 00:30:47,690 Jesus, you are present. You are. 546 00:30:47,690 --> 00:30:53,570 Here with me in this storm or? Maybe it comes in the form of a 547 00:30:53,570 --> 00:30:57,330 note with the words that you desperately needed to hear, to 548 00:30:57,330 --> 00:30:58,970 shake. You from your cynicism and 549 00:30:58,970 --> 00:31:02,530 unbelief. At least that's what happens to 550 00:31:02,530 --> 00:31:04,010 me. It happens to me a lot. 551 00:31:04,170 --> 00:31:05,690 You guys are freaking. Awesome. 552 00:31:06,590 --> 00:31:10,230 But there's there's this one. Note that I have penned in my 553 00:31:10,230 --> 00:31:18,070 Bible that came to me around this time last year and I yeah, 554 00:31:18,310 --> 00:31:22,470 I was going through some stuff. I was in a. 555 00:31:23,070 --> 00:31:27,110 I was like, Lord, I don't know if I can do this much longer. 556 00:31:27,110 --> 00:31:31,990 Like Ministry is hard. Like this is freaking Labor I 557 00:31:32,070 --> 00:31:34,020 like. I maybe I just need to go get 558 00:31:34,020 --> 00:31:35,740 another job. I'm just being honest with you 559 00:31:35,740 --> 00:31:38,020 guys. Up here and this note came to 560 00:31:38,020 --> 00:31:40,500 me. Literally as I was bringing this 561 00:31:40,500 --> 00:31:46,020 to God, and I'm going to keep them private because yeah, but 562 00:31:46,020 --> 00:31:47,340 this. This note came to me. 563 00:31:47,340 --> 00:31:49,340 And it was just it just ushered in the presence. 564 00:31:49,340 --> 00:31:52,420 Of God to me. And so I just want to read this 565 00:31:52,420 --> 00:31:58,380 to you guys. Carlos, my brother. 566 00:31:58,380 --> 00:32:00,700 I've I've never occurred. It had never. 567 00:32:00,700 --> 00:32:02,630 Occurred to me the pressure that a. 568 00:32:02,630 --> 00:32:05,190 Teacher's last preacher might have as they prepare to teach a 569 00:32:05,190 --> 00:32:09,510 large group of diverse people. Even more so, it especially 570 00:32:09,510 --> 00:32:10,150 never. Crossed my. 571 00:32:10,150 --> 00:32:13,910 Mind the battle of teaching, having lash back, and 572 00:32:13,910 --> 00:32:16,230 complaints. And then going again to teach 573 00:32:16,470 --> 00:32:19,670 the same. I imagine it would feel a 574 00:32:19,670 --> 00:32:21,510 person. With increased trepidation and 575 00:32:21,510 --> 00:32:25,310 hesitation whether this is close. 576 00:32:25,310 --> 00:32:27,150 To being accurate or not, please. 577 00:32:27,150 --> 00:32:32,270 I'm about to freaking cry. Lord at mercy, whether this is 578 00:32:33,030 --> 00:32:38,350 geez, I practice this. Whether this is? 579 00:32:38,430 --> 00:32:41,110 Accurate or not, please hear me when I say. 580 00:32:41,110 --> 00:32:47,590 Don't stop preaching. Please continue your honesty at 581 00:32:47,590 --> 00:32:51,470 the pulpit, the pulpit, and your life overall. 582 00:32:52,590 --> 00:32:54,630 If you ever need to hear it, please hear. 583 00:32:54,750 --> 00:32:59,340 Never stop preaching. Keep teaching with courage for 584 00:32:59,340 --> 00:33:02,460 you help those who here to have. Courage in life when you do. 585 00:33:02,460 --> 00:33:05,540 Do you guys see how the? Presence of God just freaking 586 00:33:05,940 --> 00:33:10,140 manifests itself there. I mean, I'm sitting there just 587 00:33:10,140 --> 00:33:13,420 like bawling over my phone as I get this message and I'm like, 588 00:33:13,500 --> 00:33:19,220 Oh my gosh, God, you were here. I still feel all the feels like 589 00:33:19,220 --> 00:33:23,140 the stuff is still there. I still have the doubts, but 590 00:33:23,140 --> 00:33:25,940 it's like, whoa, the. Storm isn't as bad as I thought 591 00:33:25,940 --> 00:33:31,030 it was, but you're here. You're in the boat I was the 592 00:33:31,030 --> 00:33:34,750 disciples faced with. Fear and discouragement? 593 00:33:34,750 --> 00:33:36,110 I really. I really. 594 00:33:36,110 --> 00:33:39,390 Believe that God did not care about what I was. 595 00:33:39,390 --> 00:33:49,750 Going through that was the storm sifted this up in my heart, and 596 00:33:49,750 --> 00:33:52,910 as I read that note, I just hear the the word of the Lord 597 00:33:52,910 --> 00:33:56,190 whisper. Carlos, why are you afraid? 598 00:33:57,480 --> 00:33:59,880 Do you still? Have no faith, do you? 599 00:33:59,880 --> 00:34:03,240 Still not believe that I have called you to myself. 600 00:34:03,480 --> 00:34:05,640 Do you still not believe that I won't let? 601 00:34:05,680 --> 00:34:09,040 Anything separate you from the love of God that is in Christ 602 00:34:09,120 --> 00:34:09,880 Jesus? Do you? 603 00:34:09,880 --> 00:34:12,360 Still not believe that even in the rockiest of. 604 00:34:12,360 --> 00:34:15,679 Storms, I am with you, and I am present. 605 00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:17,159 Family. I don't. 606 00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:19,320 I don't. Know what storm you bring into 607 00:34:19,320 --> 00:34:21,840 this building this morning. If you're listening, I don't 608 00:34:21,840 --> 00:34:25,280 know what storm you're going through, but I'm here to remind 609 00:34:25,280 --> 00:34:30,670 you that Jesus is in the boat. Jesus is in the boat if you have 610 00:34:30,670 --> 00:34:34,630 placed your faith in Jesus if he is the yes. 611 00:34:34,630 --> 00:34:38,550 And the Amen of your. Soul, I want to remind you that 612 00:34:38,550 --> 00:34:40,790 Jesus is in. The boat, the God of the. 613 00:34:40,790 --> 00:34:45,310 Cosmos the Author and the the Author Creation he is. 614 00:34:45,310 --> 00:34:50,110 With you in the boat, okay Carlos, how can you be sure of 615 00:34:50,110 --> 00:34:53,270 that, right? You don't know what I'm going 616 00:34:53,270 --> 00:34:55,710 through. You don't know the hurt that 617 00:34:55,710 --> 00:34:58,550 I've been through. You don't understand the storm 618 00:34:58,550 --> 00:35:00,670 that I find myself in. Pastor Carlos. 619 00:35:00,670 --> 00:35:04,870 How can you say that? And to that objection I say 620 00:35:04,870 --> 00:35:09,190 you're right, I have no idea. I have no idea. 621 00:35:10,790 --> 00:35:13,110 My job is in the Santa Fe and give you those answers. 622 00:35:13,270 --> 00:35:21,390 My job is to point you to Jesus. Who's in the boat? 623 00:35:16,110 --> 00:35:18,990 My job is to show you that there is a God. 624 00:35:21,670 --> 00:35:23,620 Who's present? Who's at peace? 625 00:35:23,620 --> 00:35:27,300 Who's powerful? And that's my one objection this 626 00:35:27,300 --> 00:35:28,740 morning is to help you get your eyes. 627 00:35:28,740 --> 00:35:30,860 Off the storm and put them on your. 628 00:35:30,860 --> 00:35:35,740 Savor So the most important revelation that there is about 629 00:35:35,740 --> 00:35:39,020 storms is the revelation of who? Jesus. 630 00:35:39,020 --> 00:35:42,460 Is not this knowledge of like that we? 631 00:35:42,460 --> 00:35:46,100 Learn from books and seminaries, which are all good but the but 632 00:35:46,100 --> 00:35:50,060 the the Revelation, the true revelation of who Jesus is 633 00:35:50,060 --> 00:35:52,970 cosmically. You see, whether or not you 634 00:35:52,970 --> 00:35:55,530 believe it, humanity was caught has. 635 00:35:55,530 --> 00:35:59,330 Has been caught in the storm since Genesis 3. 636 00:35:59,530 --> 00:36:02,090 The storm of God's. It's been the storm of God's. 637 00:36:02,090 --> 00:36:05,850 Wrath because of the sins that we commit the. 638 00:36:05,850 --> 00:36:09,250 Storm of God's Just wrath because we don't love God with 639 00:36:09,250 --> 00:36:11,730 all our hearts. We don't love God with all our. 640 00:36:11,730 --> 00:36:13,570 Minds and our soul and we don't love our. 641 00:36:13,570 --> 00:36:17,770 Neighbors as ourselves, and because of this, the scriptures 642 00:36:17,770 --> 00:36:21,330 say that we are. All children of wrath. 643 00:36:23,310 --> 00:36:26,910 Our winds of disbelief in the raging waters of looking to 644 00:36:26,910 --> 00:36:31,030 things outside of God to find life purpose and fulfillment, 645 00:36:31,030 --> 00:36:34,590 they have generated this storm that has threatened all of our 646 00:36:34,590 --> 00:36:37,430 lives. In here and because of our 647 00:36:37,430 --> 00:36:41,230 sinful nature, because of our. Propensity to look at the things 648 00:36:42,030 --> 00:36:46,110 that God has created for life. To look for life outside of God. 649 00:36:46,110 --> 00:36:50,350 We have conjured up God's just wrath. 650 00:36:51,570 --> 00:36:54,970 His God's eternal. Storm, but old family, I'm here 651 00:36:54,970 --> 00:36:57,290 to tell you this morning. That's just one half of the 652 00:36:57,290 --> 00:37:00,170 story. That's just one half of the 653 00:37:00,170 --> 00:37:01,970 story. Family what? 654 00:37:01,970 --> 00:37:06,530 Our text has shown us right is that storms reveal who God is. 655 00:37:08,170 --> 00:37:10,970 And if you forgotten, or if you spaced out, Let me remind you 656 00:37:11,090 --> 00:37:14,330 we've The first thing we learned that storms reveal is that Jesus 657 00:37:14,650 --> 00:37:19,800 is peace. And on the cross he steps into 658 00:37:19,800 --> 00:37:22,400 our place and. Takes on the raft reserved for 659 00:37:22,400 --> 00:37:25,960 us, and exchange he gives us his peace. 660 00:37:26,160 --> 00:37:29,160 Not a peace that says that bad things won't happen to you if 661 00:37:29,160 --> 00:37:31,560 you follow. Jesus, No, that's the prosperity 662 00:37:31,560 --> 00:37:34,000 gospel. That's not the real gospel. 663 00:37:35,440 --> 00:37:38,480 The peace that Jesus gives us is that peace that says that the. 664 00:37:38,480 --> 00:37:40,920 Beef between you and. God has been handled. 665 00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:43,640 And so you can relax your shoulders. 666 00:37:45,490 --> 00:37:49,610 Jesus gives a peace that says. Even in the rockiest of seas you 667 00:37:49,610 --> 00:37:53,090 have a firm foundation because the relationship that Jesus had 668 00:37:53,090 --> 00:37:56,010 with the Father from eternity. Pass is now yours. 669 00:37:57,690 --> 00:38:00,890 Meaning is solid. The peace that Jesus gives is 670 00:38:00,890 --> 00:38:04,810 that peace that says even. If the storm takes me out, even 671 00:38:04,810 --> 00:38:08,490 if the storm. Takes my body, my soul is secure 672 00:38:08,570 --> 00:38:10,970 with. God and I will be with God until 673 00:38:10,970 --> 00:38:14,330 he gives me a new resurrected, glorious body. 674 00:38:14,490 --> 00:38:15,210 That. That. 675 00:38:15,210 --> 00:38:17,530 That Satan and his minions and the. 676 00:38:17,530 --> 00:38:19,810 Suffering of this world cannot touch. 677 00:38:20,410 --> 00:38:21,890 He says that. He's going to give us. 678 00:38:21,890 --> 00:38:24,330 He's going to wipe away every tear. 679 00:38:24,330 --> 00:38:27,480 From our eyes, we. Storms. 680 00:38:27,760 --> 00:38:32,000 The storm of of the cross reveals that we have peace. 681 00:38:33,720 --> 00:38:36,480 But let me keep going on, because storms also reveal the 682 00:38:36,480 --> 00:38:40,320 power of Jesus. On the cross, we see the power 683 00:38:40,320 --> 00:38:41,480 of Jesus. We see that. 684 00:38:41,560 --> 00:38:43,200 What? Jesus accomplished in three 685 00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:45,440 hours with three nails and one empty tomb. 686 00:38:45,600 --> 00:38:48,080 Couldn't be achieved by a millennia of penance. 687 00:38:48,490 --> 00:38:51,050 An eternity of hell, marries or or work. 688 00:38:51,250 --> 00:38:53,690 Or or an infinite amount of sacrifices. 689 00:38:53,690 --> 00:38:57,530 And the person of himself, Jesus demonstrates through his life, 690 00:38:57,730 --> 00:39:00,650 death, resurrection, and ascension that he has power to 691 00:39:00,650 --> 00:39:03,530 steal all. Storms, and that he has power to 692 00:39:03,530 --> 00:39:06,010 cease. All winds and that he has power 693 00:39:06,090 --> 00:39:13,130 to calm every rocky wave. Storms reveal his power and 694 00:39:13,130 --> 00:39:18,840 lastly lastly storms reveal. Not just his peace. 695 00:39:19,640 --> 00:39:23,720 Right. Not just, not just his power, 696 00:39:23,720 --> 00:39:30,040 right? It reveals the presence of 697 00:39:30,120 --> 00:39:26,920 Jesus. But storms are. 698 00:39:31,400 --> 00:39:34,440 This is the gospel we. Learned that when humanity is 699 00:39:34,440 --> 00:39:37,400 faced with the storm of God's eternal wrath. 700 00:39:37,810 --> 00:39:42,170 When the seas of destruction came tumbling our way, God takes 701 00:39:42,170 --> 00:39:44,530 on flesh and He dwells with his people. 702 00:39:44,650 --> 00:39:45,890 He. Lives among them. 703 00:39:45,890 --> 00:39:49,210 He heals their diseases. He cleanses their infirmities. 704 00:39:49,330 --> 00:39:52,210 He does this in a real and personal way. 705 00:39:52,210 --> 00:39:55,930 I think that's the reason why in Revelation we read that he will 706 00:39:55,930 --> 00:39:57,290 wipe. Every tear from your eye. 707 00:39:58,010 --> 00:39:59,970 Not that your tears will go away, but God will go. 708 00:39:59,970 --> 00:40:02,290 Up to you. And literally wipe every tear 709 00:40:02,290 --> 00:40:08,290 from your eye. He goes to the cross for you and 710 00:40:08,290 --> 00:40:11,330 I. He absorbs the wrath of God on 711 00:40:11,330 --> 00:40:14,810 our behalf, and he dies the death that we all deserve 712 00:40:14,810 --> 00:40:17,050 because of our disobedience toward the holy. 713 00:40:17,210 --> 00:40:21,570 And just God and then. Just like our text says, three 714 00:40:21,570 --> 00:40:25,850 days later he got up. Hey man, he got up. 715 00:40:25,850 --> 00:40:28,290 He rebuked the wind. And the sea of death. 716 00:40:28,490 --> 00:40:31,890 And he silenced the accusations of the enemy that said guilty 717 00:40:32,010 --> 00:40:36,050 and ushered in a great calm. For all who would place their 718 00:40:36,050 --> 00:40:40,410 hope? In Jesus he ushers. 719 00:40:40,410 --> 00:40:47,670 In a great calm He is present. And before he leaves to go back 720 00:40:47,670 --> 00:40:50,150 to the Father. He gives us a promise that he 721 00:40:50,150 --> 00:40:52,830 will never leave us. In fact, he sends the Holy 722 00:40:52,830 --> 00:40:54,550 Spirit. Into our hearts to remind. 723 00:40:54,550 --> 00:40:58,590 Us that though the. Seas Will Rock, though the winds 724 00:40:58,590 --> 00:41:00,910 will blow, though the people of God will suffer. 725 00:41:00,990 --> 00:41:04,590 Jesus is still in the boat. You are the boat. 726 00:41:05,270 --> 00:41:09,510 He dwells within you, and He will never. 727 00:41:09,510 --> 00:41:14,030 Leave it is secure. And when you get scared. 728 00:41:14,190 --> 00:41:22,940 And when you get afraid. And when you, like me, often ask 729 00:41:22,940 --> 00:41:25,940 the question, God, do you even care that we're going to die? 730 00:41:27,020 --> 00:41:29,260 You can cling to him and find his peace. 731 00:41:29,500 --> 00:41:33,140 You can find his power and you can rest in his presence. 732 00:41:33,900 --> 00:41:36,100 Jesus is the Lord of the storm. Amen. 733 00:41:36,900 --> 00:41:40,420 He's the Lord of the storm and the storms reveal. 734 00:41:40,500 --> 00:41:44,060 The glory of who he is. Now. 735 00:41:45,070 --> 00:41:47,270 What does this mean for us? Right. 736 00:41:47,270 --> 00:41:53,990 Well, one, I just hope that it's it's comforting to know that 737 00:41:54,110 --> 00:41:59,070 evil is not just and and and hurt and suffering is not just 738 00:41:59,070 --> 00:42:00,710 happening to you. But there. 739 00:42:00,830 --> 00:42:05,390 And it's not that God is powerful over that and he's with 740 00:42:05,390 --> 00:42:07,510 you and president with that. I I hope that that's comforting. 741 00:42:07,510 --> 00:42:11,470 But I think that there's also some practical applications that 742 00:42:11,470 --> 00:42:13,510 we can take away from this and this is, this will be the last 743 00:42:13,510 --> 00:42:19,820 thing for our close one, right? These are this is for you. 744 00:42:20,660 --> 00:42:23,540 Consider how the presence of Jesus is manifested through the 745 00:42:23,540 --> 00:42:27,780 people of Jesus. Just like the letter I received 746 00:42:27,780 --> 00:42:30,020 a year ago, I want you to know that sometime. 747 00:42:30,020 --> 00:42:34,540 God uses you to remind people that he is present, that he is 748 00:42:34,540 --> 00:42:37,860 not. That, that the God is real, and 749 00:42:37,860 --> 00:42:39,140 that. He's he's with us. 750 00:42:39,540 --> 00:42:41,140 And so my challenge. To you, this week is. 751 00:42:41,140 --> 00:42:44,180 Just to manifest the presence of God in somebody's life. 752 00:42:45,120 --> 00:42:46,240 Right. Maybe that's right in them and 753 00:42:46,240 --> 00:42:48,280 encouraging, no? Maybe that's cooking them a 754 00:42:48,280 --> 00:42:49,960 meal. Maybe that's bringing them a 755 00:42:49,960 --> 00:42:51,400 coffee. Or maybe that's just simply 756 00:42:51,400 --> 00:42:53,760 looking, sitting down with somebody, looking them in the 757 00:42:53,800 --> 00:42:56,880 eye as they. Share with you the storm that 758 00:42:56,880 --> 00:43:04,680 they're going through. To make a list of all the areas 759 00:43:04,680 --> 00:43:09,000 in your life where you see storms and confess your unbelief 760 00:43:09,000 --> 00:43:13,070 to God in those. Confess your fear of the waves, 761 00:43:13,070 --> 00:43:14,750 and I mean really, like, give the waves. 762 00:43:14,750 --> 00:43:17,910 Names so for me this. This week I'll probably. 763 00:43:18,230 --> 00:43:21,310 Name one of my waves the fear and approval of man. 764 00:43:23,070 --> 00:43:25,430 Yeah. And it's probably going to be a 765 00:43:25,470 --> 00:43:27,910 lot more in there. But name your wave and then call 766 00:43:27,910 --> 00:43:29,710 out to God in prayer and trust him. 767 00:43:31,550 --> 00:43:34,990 Even when that wave comes crashing in down on you and in. 768 00:43:34,990 --> 00:43:39,470 Fighter groups this week, name your waves and pray over one 769 00:43:39,470 --> 00:43:45,130 another. And then lastly, this is my 770 00:43:45,130 --> 00:43:46,810 last. Call to the people in here who 771 00:43:46,810 --> 00:43:49,690 don't believe in. Jesus to the people who are 772 00:43:49,690 --> 00:43:51,330 listening to the sound of my voice for those. 773 00:43:51,330 --> 00:43:53,610 Of you who wouldn't call yourself a Christian, my call to 774 00:43:53,610 --> 00:43:55,250 you was simple. Get in the boat. 775 00:43:56,290 --> 00:44:04,130 Jesus, Jesus, he wants you. And if and if suffering has kept 776 00:44:04,130 --> 00:44:06,890 you from coming to God, I just want to let you know that 777 00:44:06,890 --> 00:44:08,930 there's no boat safer. You're going to suffer. 778 00:44:09,740 --> 00:44:14,820 And I guess my call is to is to come to Jesus, is to come to 779 00:44:14,860 --> 00:44:19,540 Jesus this morning. He wants to. 780 00:44:19,540 --> 00:44:22,140 Give you his peace. He wants to give you his power 781 00:44:22,140 --> 00:44:24,180 and he wants to demonstrate his presence to you. 782 00:44:24,180 --> 00:44:37,710 So I'm going to pray. Lord Jesus, storms are real I I 783 00:44:37,710 --> 00:44:41,430 I. If you had, if, if, if, if 784 00:44:41,430 --> 00:44:44,070 someone under my sound of my voice hasn't suffered yet, Lord, 785 00:44:44,070 --> 00:44:47,430 it is on the way and it's just real God. 786 00:44:47,430 --> 00:44:51,750 And so I just pray, Lord, that you would prove yourself 787 00:44:51,750 --> 00:44:55,350 faithful, that you would prove yourself to be the the the Lord 788 00:44:55,350 --> 00:44:58,910 of the storm. And that you would demonstrate 789 00:44:58,910 --> 00:45:02,550 your power, your presence and your peace in it. 790 00:45:02,550 --> 00:45:04,190 Lord, there's no, there's no other. 791 00:45:04,910 --> 00:45:07,670 There's no firmer foundation for us, Lord, than than, than to. 792 00:45:07,670 --> 00:45:13,910 Be with you, Lord. I pray that we would be a 793 00:45:13,910 --> 00:45:17,670 community Lord that manifests the presence of Jesus. 794 00:45:18,510 --> 00:45:23,150 To each other, and also to our city and our neighbors. 795 00:45:24,230 --> 00:45:28,230 That we would manifest the presence of you to people who 796 00:45:28,230 --> 00:45:33,180 are different than us. Who vote different than us? 797 00:45:33,180 --> 00:45:34,940 Who raised our kids different than us? 798 00:45:35,540 --> 00:45:36,900 Who look different than us. I just. 799 00:45:36,900 --> 00:45:43,420 Pray that we would be a people, that we will be a church that 800 00:45:43,420 --> 00:45:46,100 reflects heaven in Jesus name. Amen.