Finding Jesus in Unexpected Places // Asleep in the Boat // Tim Lovell // May 18, 2025

Faith

Finding Jesus in Unexpected Places - Asleep in the Boat

Mark 4:35-41 (NIV)

“That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, ‘Let us go over to the other side.’ Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, ‘Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?’ He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, ‘Quiet! Be still!’ Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. He said to his disciples, ‘Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?’ They were terrified and asked each other, ‘Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!’”

1. Jesus says to them, “Let’s go over to the other side…”

1 John 4:17-18 (ESV)

By this is love perfected with us, so that we may have confidence for the day of judgment, because as he is so also are we in this world. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.

2. Responses to Fear in Life.

1. Evasion

2. Control

3. Engagement

4. Faith

Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)

“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”