Jesus Calms the Storm
Mark 4
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One evening, after Jesus had been teaching a big crowd by the sea, he said to his disciples, "Let us cross over to the other side." So they took Jesus in the boat just as he was, and other little boats came too.
Out on the water, a great storm of wind blew up. The waves beat into the boat, and it began to fill with water. But Jesus was in the back of the boat, asleep on a pillow.
The disciples woke him up. "Master!" they cried. "Don't you care that we are about to drown?"
Jesus got up. He told the wind to stop, and he said to the sea, "Peace, be still." The wind stopped blowing. The water went flat and quiet. Everything was perfectly calm.
Then Jesus asked his disciples, "Why are you so afraid? How is it that you have no faith?" And the disciples were filled with wonder. They said to one another, "What kind of man is this? Even the wind and the sea obey him!"
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Questions to talk about
What was Jesus doing when the storm came?
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He was asleep on a pillow in the back of the boat.
What did the disciples say when they woke Jesus?
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They asked if he cared that they were about to drown.
What did Jesus say to the sea?
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"Peace, be still."
What happened when Jesus spoke?
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The wind stopped and everything became calm.
What did the disciples ask each other afterward?
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What kind of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?
For parents and teachers
What would you have been thinking if you were in that boat?