Great Fear And Great Faith (Mark 4:35-41) Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio Being afraid of a crisis and frustrated with God (35-38) 35 That day when evening came, he said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side.” 36 Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along, just as he was, in the boat. There were also other boats with him. 37 A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 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?” B.…

Having a Steadfast Heart by the Mercy of God (Psalm 57, 2 Corinthians 12:9, 10) Andy Nagahara ❖ Video ❖ Audio A. God’s mercy (0-3) 0 For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A When he had fled from Saul into the cave. 1 Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me, for in you my soul takes refuge. I will take refuge in the shadow of your wings until the disaster has passed. 2 I cry out to God Most High, to God, who fulfills [his purpose] for me.3 He sends from heaven and saves me, rebuking those who hotly…

Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio The Mystery of God’s Kingdom (Mark 4:21-34) A. The key to the mystery is the “lamp” 1. A lamp is to be used to shine a light (21-23) 21 He said to them, “Do you bring in a lamp to put it under a bowl or a bed? Instead, don’t you put it on its stand? 22 For whatever is hidden is meant to be disclosed, and whatever is concealed is meant to be brought out into the open.23 If anyone has ears to hear, let them hear.” 2. A measure to hear and a measure to receive (24-25) 24 “Consider carefully what you hear,” he continued. “With the measure you use,…

Andy Nagahara ❖ Video ❖ Audio In God I Trust; I Will Not Be Afraid (Psalm 56) 0 For the director of music. To [the tune of] “A Dove on Distant Oaks.” Of David. A When the Philistines had seized him in Gath. 1 Be merciful to me, O God, for men hotly pursue me; all day long they press their attack. 2 My slanderers pursue me all day long; many are attacking me in their pride. 3 When I am afraid, I will trust in you. 4 In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me? 5 All day long they…

Mari Ikeda ❖ Video ❖ Audio God’s Way Is Inefficient (Mark 4:1-20) A. Wasteful sowing (1-9) 1 Again Jesus began to teach by the lake. The crowd that gathered around him was so large that he got into a boat and sat in it out on the lake, while all the people were along the shore at the water’s edge. 2 He taught them many things by parables, and in his teaching said: 3 “Listen! A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where…