Matthew 8:23-27
1. The Pounding Storm – Vss. 23-25
. Mark 4:37, Luke 8:23
. An extreme combination of fear and faith
2. The Powerful Savior – Vss. 26-27
. Mark 4:40
. Vs. 26 – First He rebukes them – Matthew 6:30
. Then He rebukes the storm – Mark 4:39
. God’s power to still the storm in the Old Testament – Job 38:10-11, Psalm 29:3-4, 10-11; 65:7, 89:9,
. . . Psalm 67:29, Jonah 1:15
. God’s power over nature in the Old Testament – Exodus 14:2, Joshua 3:16
. The Result: Vs. 27 & Mark 4:41 – They were more afraid of Him than of the storm