Getting to Know Jesus in the Gospel of Mark
Study Twenty-Four:
Mark 4:35-41
35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, “Let
us go across to the other side.” 36 And leaving the crowd, they took him with
them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. 37 And a great
windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat
was already filling. 38 But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And
they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are
perishing?” 39 And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, “Peace!
Be still!” And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40 He said to them,
“Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith?” 41 And they were filled with
great fear and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and
the sea obey him?” (Mark 4)
1. Whose idea was
it to make this trip? What does that tell you about the situation the disciples
encountered?
2. How would this
account help someone who feels they are going through something where it feels
like Jesus is “asleep”.
3. What judgment
did the disciples make on Jesus when they found him sleeping? What are similar
judgments people make on Jesus when they don’t like the way he is handling
something they are going through?
4. How did Jesus use
this situation to teach his disciples something about themselves?
5. How did Jesus use
this situation to reveal himself in a way the disciples did not already know
him?
6. Since the issue
here was not Jesus’ care, or his ability to help, but the little faith of the
disciples, how do you think God is applying this lesson to your life?
7. How do you see
God working to reveal himself to you in ways you do not already know him?
Unless otherwise noted,
Scriptures are from the English Standard Version (The Holy Bible, English
Standard Version Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good
News Publishers.)
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