Isa 55:6 Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near.
Isa 55:7 Let the wicked forsake their ways and the unrighteous their thoughts. Let them turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will freely pardon.
Isa 55:8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD.
Isa 55:9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Isa 55:10 As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,
Isa 55:11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
Isa 55:12 You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
Isa 55:13 Instead of the thornbush will grow the juniper, and instead of briers the myrtle will grow. This will be for the LORD’s renown, for an everlasting sign, that will endure forever.” —NIV
Jesus Calms a Storm
Luk 8:22 One day Jesus said to his disciples, “Let us go over to the other side of the lake.” So they got into a boat and set out.
Luk 8:23 As they sailed, he fell asleep. A squall came down on the lake, so that the boat was being swamped, and they were in great danger.
Luk 8:24 The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!” He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm.
Luk 8:25 “Where is your faith?” he asked his disciples. In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.” —NIV
The
: We heard Him
We Heard Jesus Speak so we Set Sail.
- One Word from Jesus can change everything.
The
: We thought we’d
.
When our hope for Smooth Sailing becomes trust for Safe Passage.
- Following Jesus doesn’t mean smooth sailing, but it does guarantee safe passage.
Storms are
Signs of unbelief.
A
mind is a promise.
- Peace and anxiety can both govern the mind, but not at the same time.
2Ti 1:3 I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my forefathers did, as without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day,
2Ti 1:4 greatly desiring to see you, being mindful of your tears, that I may be filled with joy,
2Ti 1:5 when I call to remembrance the genuine faith that is in you, which dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am persuaded is in you also.
2Ti 1:6 Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
2Ti 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. —NKJV
The
: We Stand
.
Welcome to
School
He is teaching us to take Authority
Authority Flows Outward
First, we develop authority over the storms
us and then over the storms
us.
Psa 89:8 Who is like you, LORD God Almighty? You, LORD, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you.
Psa 89:9 You rule over the surging sea; when its waves mount up, you still them. —NIV