1. Moving through Matthew 8
4. Even the wind & waves obey Him (Matt 8v23-27)
The calm before the storm v23-24
Jesus goes to sleep
He’s still fast asleep while the storm rages
He totally trusts/rests in the Father Ps 122v3-8, Isa 26v3
Jesus is ‘asleep’ when the most furious of storms hit
He waits until your own efforts are exhausted
It’s not about self-sufficiency, but Christ’s all-sufficiency
Self-sufficiency is a total lack of faith 8v26, Mk 4v40, Lk 8v25
Trusting Jesus is a matter of physical/spiritual life or death
Come to the place where you cannot live without Him v25
Trust Him to take control Jn 5v24

2. Moving through Matthew 8
4. Even the wind & waves obey Him (Matt 8v23-27)
Jesus wakes to desperate accusations v25, Mk 4v38
Jesus replies from His place of rest v26, Mk 4v40, Lk 8v25
‘If Christ’s in the vessel you can smile at the storm’
Storms don’t control your destiny, Christ controls your destiny
He rises from His place of calm & makes everything else calm
Fear of the storm gives way to fear of the Ruler of storm v27, Mk 4v41
‘What kind of man is this? Even the wind & waves obey Him’