I'M AFRAID

Theme: Trusting Jesus

“Let’s go to the other side of the lake so we can rest,” Jesus said to his disciples after He had been teaching all day. Everyone climbed into the boat.  Jesus laid down at the back.

Suddenly, they were in a terrible storm. The wind blew harder and harder. The boat rocked and pitched as the waves rose higher and higher. Water splashed inside the boat which meant it could soon sink.

“Where’s Jesus?” one of the disciples yelled above the noise of the storm. “Maybe He can do something.”

“LOOK! He’s still asleep,” another answered.

“Well, go wake Him up! We’re going to drown!”

When Jesus sat up, He looked at the dark clouds and lightning. He heard the thunder. He saw how afraid His disciples were.

Then Jesus stood up and spoke to the wind and the waves. “Be still,” He said.
Immediately, the wind stopped blowing, the dark clouds disappeared and the sea was quiet and still again. .

“Why were you so afraid?” Jesus asked his friends. “Didn’t you know I would take care of you?”

Discussion Questions:

1.  Describe a time when you were afraid.  How did you feel inside?

2.  What specific fears do you have?  (Being alone, animals, darkness, death, strangers)

Action Step:  Write down ideas of what you can do when worried or afraid.

Bible Verse:  “When I am afraid, I will trust in you” (Psalm 56:3, NKJV).

Suggested Song:  “Everywhere” (ABC’s of Praise album)