Don’t Worry About Tomorrow
Robby Pollard, Lead Pastor
Matthew 8:23-27
23And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him. 24And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. 25And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.” 26And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. 27And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?”
Matthew 4:19-20
19And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 20Immediately they left their nets and followed him.
Matthew 8:16
16That evening they brought to him many who were oppressed by demons, and he cast out the spirits with a word and healed all who were sick.
Matthew 8:18
18Now when Jesus saw a crowd around him, he gave orders to go over to the other side.
Matthew 8:19
19And a scribe came up and said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”
Matthew 8:20
20And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”
Matthew 8:21-22
21Another of the disciples said to him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” 22And Jesus said to him, “Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own dead.”
Matthew 8:23
23And when he got into the boat, his disciples followed him.
Following Jesus sometimes means following Him into the storm.
“I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you.” (John 15:19)
“If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you.” (John 15:20)
“They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God.” (John 16:2)
John 16:33
33In the world you will have tribulation.
Following Jesus sometimes means following Him into the storm.
Matthew 8:24-25
24And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep. 25And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.”
Matthew 8:24
24And behold, there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep.
Matthew 8:25
25And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.”
Mark 4:38
38But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?”
Anxiety makes us question God’s care.
John 11:32
32Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.”
Matthew 8:25
25And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we are perishing.”
Matthew 8:26a
26And he said to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of little faith?”…
oligopistus
John 3:16
16“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.
His silence is not his absence.
Matthew 8:26b
26…Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm.
His presence silences fear.
Matthew 8:27
27And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?”
Matthew 8:32
32And he said to them, “Go.” So they came out and went into the pigs, and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and drowned in the waters.
Matthew 9:6-7
6But that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins”—he then said to the paralytic—“Rise, pick up your bed and go home.” 7And he rose and went home.
Matthew 9:29
29Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done to you.”
Matthew 27:50
50And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit.
Matthew 28:5-6
5But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. 6He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay.
Matthew 8:27
27And the men marveled, saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?”
Jesus has authority over everything you fear.
John 16:33
33I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
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