Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-10-23

THE SHILLING OF THE STORM

LESSON TEXT-Mark 4s5-4i
GOLDEN TExT-What manner of
man is this, that even the wind and the
sea obey Him MARK AL.
PRIMARY ToPIC-story of Great
Storm
JUNIOR ToPIc-Jesus stills the
Tempest.
INTERMEDIARY AND SENIOR
ToPIC-The Power of Jesus Over Ma
ture.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT
TOPIC-How to Meet the Storms of
Life.
Jesus was great Teacher, as was
shown in the parable Of last lesson,
but Marks aim was to show Him as
the Divine Servant doing mighty
deeds. Hence after the parallels are
presented deeds which show Him to
be the master of the forces of nature,
demons, diseases and death. His mas
terry of the forces of nature is the
particular deed shown in this lesson.
!. Jesus and the Disciples Crossing
the Sea wv. 35, 36)
Weary with the teaching Of the day,
He proposes that they take a ship to
the other side of the sea. the aim
doubtless being to escape the crush
Of the multitude. They did not de-
lay, for 'they took Him even as He
was in the ship"
II. Overtaken by 4 Storm ". 37).
Storms were frequent on Galilee,
but this was an unusual storm. 1t
was furious tempest, no great that
the waves beat into the ship 50 that
1t was full. Even though Jesus was
In the boat with the disciples they
were overtaken by a storm To fol-
low Christ does not necessarily mean
smooth sailing or cloudless skies. In
deed 1t rather implies that we will
those who have Christ on their boat
cannot sink.
III. Jesus Himself in the Storm
Tossed Boat ". 3S).
The day had been very strenuous
one and He was weary. In the midst
resting in sleep. He who made the
sea could well lie down and sleep
though the storm did violently rage.
His being asleep did not indicate that
He was Indifferent to the need of His
disciples.
~. The Terrified Disciples ". 3S).
In their minds nothing but disaster
and death awaited them. There was
absolutely no danger for no boat can
go down regardless of the violence
of the storm which has Christ on
board. The disciples were not only
terrified but they chided Him for
sleeping while they were in such
great danger. 1t was all right for
them to come to Him for help but it
was presumptuous on their part to
make a demand upon Him.
v. christ's Rebuke wv. 80, 40).
He arose and rebuked the wind
Unless we see Him as the Goldman
we will be perplexed, for we see a
human being sleeping because Of ex-
haustion and then we hear the divine
voice of the Creator and Ruler of the
universe. He who was asleep has
pONcT W EcDuhC anu CdlH tile raging
elements
l. The Wind (v. 39). This showed
that He had power over the elements
of nature for at His command the
wind ceased and there was great
calm.
2. The Disciples for Their Lack Of
Faith ". 40). They were looking
upon their circumstances instead Of
upon their Lord. For all the disciples
had seen and heard they should have
been without fear in the company of
Jesus. Let us learn to trust Him for
He has power over all things.
VI. The Effect Upon the Disciples
". A..
They were filled with great fear.
A little while ago they were afraid in
the face of storm. Now they are
afraid in the presence of the Lord.
Frequently marvellous deliverances by
the Lord so affect Gods children that
they are more alarmed over the pres
ence of divine being than they are
by the threatening perils. Let us see
that standing in our midst though I'M
seen today is our Lord and that
despite the tagging Of the storms we
can hear His voice of peace.