Sermon Notes 3/6 – The Lake

                                    Mark 6:45-53

                       The Lord Will Carry Us Through

v48 -0 the wind was against the disciples

-this speaks of the trials of life that happen to every believer

(1.) THE LORD WILL CARRY US THROUGH BECAUSE THE LORD IS IN CHARGE – Isaiah 6:1

-the Lord is completely in charge of our lives

-the believer is in control of their choices and reactions

-sin came into the world and brought with it death, pain and suffering

-every believer will suffer some kind of trial

(2.) THE LORD WILL CARRY US THROUGH BECAUSE WHEN THE LORD BRINGS YOU TO IT, HE WILL BRING YOU THROUGH IT

           a.)  ***The Lord brings you to it – Matt 4:1-11…Dt 8:1-11…Exodus 13:18 & 14:1

***The Lord is more interested in changing us than in changing our circumstances

            b.) ***The Lord will carry you through it – Psalm 23:4 & Isaiah 43:1-3

-this principle is Biblical

                   DIFFICULT DAYS

     Difficult days demand decisions of faith

-this is the opposite of going by our feelings

     Difficult days include one of the Lord’s favorite words – THROUGH – Isaiah 43:1-3

(3.) THE LORD WILL CARRY US THROUGH, BUT OPPOSITION WILL COME – Mark 4:35-41

v39 – Jesus rebukes the wind because the enemy was in the wind

Mark 1:21-27 – the same word rebuke is used here & is associated with coming against demonic forces

Rebuke – means to restrain/keep down/turn back

***during a trial the enemy comes to get us to relinquish our hold on Christianity

-the Lord carries us through by giving us weapons and power to turn back the enemy

(4.) THE LORD WILL CARRY US THROUGH ALL THE WAY TO HEAVEN – 1 Peter 1:3-5 & 2 Corinthians 5:1

         1. Jesus died on the cross and rose from the grave

-this takes us to heaven

-this means suffering and pain will not last forever

        2. Jesus is coming back again – John 14:1-3