Peace Be Still | Week 2

Message Recap

[Mark 4:35-41]

As evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.” 36 So they took Jesus in the boat and started out, leaving the crowds behind (although other boats followed). 37 But soon a fierce storm came up. High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with water. Jesus was sleeping at the back of the boat with his head on a cushion. The disciples woke him up, shouting, “Teacher, don’t you care that we’re going to drown?” When Jesus woke up, he rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Silence! Be still!” Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm. Then he asked them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?” The disciples were absolutely terrified. “Who is this man?” they asked each other. “Even the wind and waves obey him!”

We need to understand the difference between superstitious peace and supernatural peace. 

[Philippians 4:7]

you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand.

[Galatians 5:22-23]

But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace…

[Mark 4:35]

As evening came, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side of the lake.”

[Mark 4:37]

But soon a fierce storm came up. High waves were breaking into the boat, and it began to fill with water.

[Matthew 8:18-20]

When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he instructed his disciples to cross to the other side of the lake. 19 Then one of the teachers of religious law said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” 20 But Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head.”

[Mark 4:39-41]

Suddenly the wind stopped, and there was a great calm. 40 Then he asked them, “Why are you afraid? Do you still have no faith?” 41 The disciples were absolutely terrified.

[II Thessalonians 3:16]

Now may the Lord of peace himself give you His peace at all times and in every situation.

[Colossians 3:15]

And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts.

[John 14:27]

“I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.


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Message Discussion Questions

  • What areas of life do you struggle to find peace? 

  • How does Jesus reaction to the storm give us hope? 

  • What was the most impactful part of this story for you? 

  • Do you ever find superstitious faith  creeping in to your supernatural faith? 

  • How different would your life look by finding the same peace Jesus has in this story? 

Amanda Majors