First this... AND NOW THIS???

The David Alliance [email protected] Garth Heckman NOW THIS! Mark 4 Wind and Wave Obey Jesus 35 On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” 36 Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him. 37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. 38 But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” Walking into NW athletic club… it was completely empty… barren… eery! Looked up at Curtis and this horrible look… its not good. These were professional fishermen - they knew storms… this was something different! 39 Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. So many mornings out at my cabin early mornings… the lake was glass. Not a ripple! 40 But He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?” 41 And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!” Mark 5 A Demon-Possessed Man Healed 5 Then they came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gadarenes. A grave yard known to all 2 And when He had come out of the boat, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 3 who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no one could bind him, not even with chains, 4 because he had often been bound with shackles and chains. And the chains had been pulled apart by him, and the shackles broken in pieces; neither could anyone tame him. 5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains and in the tombs, crying out and cutting himself with stones. 6 When he saw Jesus from afar, he ran fell at his feet. 7 And he cried out with a shrieking voice and said, “What have I to do with You, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore You by God that You do not torment me.” What are the disciples thinking… you took us from the Storm for this??? 8 For He said to him, “Come out of the man, unclean spirit!” 9 Then He asked him, “What is your name?” And he answered, saying, “My name is Legion; for we are many.” 10 Also he begged Him earnestly that He would not send them out of the country. Opening hook Ask: "Have you ever survived a crisis, only to walk straight into another one?” Many business owners have lived this: you get through the cash crunch, then lose a key employee. You land the big contract, then can't staff it. - Only 2 kids but try fertility drugs and have 6. Kate Gosselin of Jon & Kate Plus 8 My own life: Cancer… exactly 2 years later walking in for a follow up - Cancer Exactly 2 years later - Brain tumor Exactly 4 years later - an enlarged heart At the end of Mark 4, Jesus calms the storm. In Mark 5 the disciples step off the boat and meet the man with the legion of demons. Jesus is the one who said, "Let us go to the other side." The disciples were obeying, not wandering. Point: being in God's will doesn't mean the next trial won't come. Often the second trial is the reason for the trip, because the man was healed and became a witness to the region.