THE SAVIOUR IN THE STORM.

TITLE OF OUR SERIES

COMMANDING PEACE IN YOUR STORM

TEXT.

Mark 4:35-41 NKJV[35] On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” [36] Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him. [37] And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. [38] But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” [39] Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. [40] But He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?” [41] And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!”

PART ONE. STOP THAT STORM BEFORE IT STOPS YOU.

PART TWO.
SIMPLE SOLUTION TO SEVERE STORMS. SEVERITY OF YOUR STORM.

PART THREE. SILENCING THE STRONGMAN IN YOUR STORM.

PART FOUR.

THE SAVIOUR IN YOUR STORM

TEXT.

Mark 4:35-41 NKJV[35] On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.” [36] Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him. [37] And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. [38] But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” [39] Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. [40] But He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?” [41] And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!”

Sing.
Pass me not O Gentle Saviour.
Hear my humble cry.
While on others thou art calling
Do not pass me by.

Saviour, Saviour, hear my humble cry, do not pass me by, do not pass my family by, do not pass my nation by. Have mercy on us, heal us in the name of Jesus.

Mark 4:36 NKJV[36] Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him.

IF you travel alone in the journey of life, when storms come you will be alone.
Who you also travel with will determine your fate in the day of storm.

Exo.33:15-16. Moses, the Pastor of the Israelites was wise when he insisted that they will not move an inch except the Lord would go with them.

Exodus 33:15-16 NKJV[15] Then he said to Him, “If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here. [16] For how then will it be known that Your people and I have found grace in Your sight, except You go with us? So we shall be separate, Your people and I, from all the people who are upon the face of the earth.”

I pray that God’s grace will be evident in our lives through His presence with us in the name of Jesus.

ILL. Evangelist Billy Graham on the flight.

Isaiah 43:2 NKJV[2] When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.

Romans 8:31 NKJV[31] What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

Those who have JESUS in their lives need not fear Storms. They can be sure that all will be well. Isa.3:10. Ps.23:4.

Psalm 23:4 NKJV[4] Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

STORY.

Young lady driving to a party with her friends. Mum was wishing her goodbye and said the presence of the Lord goes with you. She replied and said, the car is full, we don’t have space for that God except in the boot of the car.

Not along after, a fatal crash was reported. It was the car the lady was driving. All of them died. When the fire brigade officers pulled out the wreckage, they found a crate of a dozen egg in the boot, it was intact, none of them broke. Could it be the eggs were protected because that was the space they found for God?

O Lord, let your presence envelope my completely, envelope my family completely, envelope our nation completely in the name of Jesus.

Sing.
I surrender all to you
Everything I give to you.
Withholding nothing
Withholding nothing.

DANGERS OF NOT HAVING THE SAVIOUR IN YOUR BOAT.

1. You will trust in the arm of flesh.
King Hezekiah/Sennacherib. 2Chro.32:8. With him is an arm of flesh, but with us is the Lord our God, to help us and to fight our battles.

2. When flesh fails you fear will fill you up. If science fails, what is there to turn to?

Zech.4:6. …Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit….

3. Your resources and capacity will be limited. Only God has inexhaustible resources. He is ElShaddai. With men….Matt.19:26. With men, this is impossible but with God, all things are possible.

4. You will be alone at critical moments of life. Imagine a patient in the hospital that the family cannot even visit.

The Hebrew young men in Dan.3 never travelled without God in their boat. When the storm of fiery furnace came, their divine co-Traveller was there to deliver them. Dan.3:25. “Loosed and walking in the midst of the fire” YOU WILL WALK TALL IN THE MIDST OF YOUR STORM in the name of Jesus.

5. You will suffer cheap defeat. Israel and Ai. JOSHUA 8.

6. Your best wisdom turns to worst foolishness. All the wise men of Egypt could not help Pharaoh, but only one man in the Prison, Joseph who had God with him.

Gen.39:2…The Lord was with Joseph and he was a successful man….

7. All labour will be in vain when God is taken out of the equation.

Mark.6:47-48. NLT.
The disciples were in the boat but JESUS was not with them. Storm came and they were rowing hard and struggling against the wind and waves.

I COMMAND EVERY ABNORMAL STRUGGLE IN YOUR LIFE TO END in the name of Jesus.

EVERY DEMON INSPIRED HARDSHIP IN YOUR LIFE MUST EXPIRE in the name of Jesus.

Psalm 127:1 NKJV[1] Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the LORD guards the city, The watchman stays awake in vain.

BLESSINGS OF HAVING THE SAVIOUR IN YOUR STORM.

1. You will fear no foe….whom shall I fear. Ps.27:1; Ps.56:11. In God I have put my trust, I will not be afraid, what can man do to me?

2. Light shines in your darkness. Ps.27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation.

3. You are not alone when being alone can be most lonely and tormenting.

Isaiah 43:2 NKJV[2] When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you.

Psalm 23:4 NKJV[4] Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

WE WILL ALL WALK THROUGH THAT LONELY VALLEY ONE DAY. WILL THE SAVIOUR BE WITH YOU?

4. You will have Peace like a river when the Saviour is in your storm. Isa.66:12.

2 Kings 6:16 NKJV[16] So he answered, “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.”

5. Cheap, Sweatless and sweet victory.

Psalm 44:3 NKJV[3] For they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword, Nor did their own arm save them; But it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance, Because You favored them.

6. Supernatural deliverance.

Mark 4:41 NKJV[41] ….., “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!”

G.O’s testimony, storm on the cruise. God asked him what did I do when there was storm…slept…

ALTAR CALL.

The Saviour will not come into your boat and be in your storm except you invite him and surrender your life to him.

Revelation 3:20 NKJV[20] Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me.

Like the story of the lady going to party, the Saviour only occupies as much space as you give him in your life.

Will you surrender all to him today?

Even now that you have storms, you can still let him in. Matt.14:32.

Let us pray if you will.

Lord Jesus, I surrender my life to you. Forgive my sins. Save my soul, come into my life. Rule and reign in my life. Help me to know you more, love you more and serve you more until I see you in glory in the name of Jesus.

Sing.
I surrender all to you
Everything I give to you.
Withholding nothing
Withholding nothing.

PRAYERS.

1. Father, we humble ourselves, forgive us for every sin that has taken away your presence from us. Have mercy, be gracious and return to us in the name of Jesus. return to our nation, our families, our lives.

2. Father from now on, for the rest of my life and until I see you in glory, let your presence go with me wherever I go in the name of Jesus.

3.
Romans 8:31 NKJV[31]If God is for us, who can be against us?
My Father, my Father, because you are for me, command all the storms that are against me to scatter and cease now in the name of Jesus.

5. Father it is written, whatever I ask in th ename of your son, you will do it. Now, I ask in the name of Jesus, that you command the storm of pandemic to end all over the world. End in my family, end in my nation, end globally in the name of Jesus.

4. Give thanks to God for answered prayers.

Sing.
I surrender all to you
Everything I give to you.
Withholding nothing
Withholding nothing.

PROPHETIC PRAYERS

Psalm 27:1-3,5-6 NKJV[1] The LORD is your light and your salvation; You shall not fear.
The LORD is the strength of your life; You shall not be afraid? [2] When the wicked come against you To eat up my flesh, Your enemies and foes, They shall stumbled and fell.[3] Though a storm may encamp against you, Your heart shall not fear;
Though plague may rise against your nation, In this You will be confident.[5] For in the time of trouble He shall hide you in His pavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shall hide you; He shall set you high upon a rock. [6] And now your head shall be lifted up above your enemies all around me; Therefore you will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; You will sing, yes, You will sing praises to the LORD.

GO AHEAD AND SHOUT SEVEN JOYFUL ALLELUYAHS!