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Jesus gets in a boat with his disciples and says, "Let's go to the other side of the lake." Then, he finds a cozy spot in the back of the boat and falls asleep. Without warning, a fierce storm comes upon the lake. The wind and the waves appear to be too much for the small boat. It starts taking on water and the disciples, including several seasoned fishermen, are terrified. The call out to Jesus, waking him up. "Don't you care that we are going to drown?" Jesus wakes up, calms the storm, and questions their faith, leading to the disciples fear shifting from the storm to God standing in their midst. They respond appropriately, by worshipping him!

WHAT TO LISTEN FOR

• Reading the story of Jesus calming of the storm from Mark 4:35–41, Matthew 8:23–27, and Luke 8:22–25.
• The Sea of Galilee was also called the Lake of Gennesaret and Lake Tiberias.
• The boat was probably 24 ft. long and 7 ft. wide, about the size of a pontoon. And they had very low sides.
• There were other boats out on the lake with the boat Jesus was on.
• Jesus tells them they are going to the other side.
• The Sea of Galilee is is about 690 ft. below sea level in the Jordan Rift Valley.
• On the eastern side of the lake, mountains rise up to about 2000 ft.
• There are hard, dangerous situations in life.
• Part of our sinful human nature that we forget what God has done and what God has said.
• "Where is your faith?" is a great question to ask ourselves and others.
• Jesus is completely at peace and goes to sleep. He's tired as a human, but he's also at peace, as God.
• Jesus does not panic at our panic.

RESOURCES/LINKS MENTIONED

• Jesus Boat Information
• Storms on the Sea of Galilee
• "Stand Firm & Act Like Men" by Joby Martin
• The Bible Recap

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