A storm with purpose!

What is the worst storm you've ever been through?

Matthew 8

Cost of following Jesus. Teacher, "I'll go with you anywhere you go...", really?

The disciples "followed him into the boat"

What are the details in this story? Who were these disciples? Majority were fisherman. How bad does a storm have to be to scare these guys?

How did the storm come? Suddenly. With no warning.

Who was the only one that could have known the storm was coming? Why would Jesus purposely take them into a storm?

Does Jesus response seem weird to you? Where is your faith? Wasn't the disciples response a natural response? What was faithless about their response?

What would true faith have looked like for them?

What storm has God brought you into?

40 days discussion questions:

How do the storms of life reveal the quality of your faith?

Where is your faith at today?

The disciples final response should be our response. Fear and Amazement. The God we pray to has the power to do anything we ask or imagine!

Ephesians 3:20

The Call to Rebuild

Nehemiah was a man of passion!

Nehemiah 1:1-11

How are my people doing? How am I doing? The report for Nehemiah was not good! Nehemiah cared enough to ask how things were! Nehemiah wept for his people! Your cry over the people your care about! Nehemiah prayed for his people. Nehemiah left the comfort of the palace for the concern of his people!

Nehemiah's response to what he heard.

Nehemiah 2:11-20

Nehemiah found like minded believers and asked them do you want to rebuild. Do you want to rebuild? Is there anything in my life that is crumbling? What needs to be rebuilt? Is there something in my life that God wants me to repair?

As a church what are we going to rebuild?

Where does passion come from?

Acts 2:1-17; 42-47

Feed your spirit! Feed it with the word of God. Feed it with prayer! Feed it through service! Feed it through fellowship! Bring the fire (passion) back in your spiritual life.