Episode 28: Storms

This week, we’re turning the tables! Our Communications Pastor Sandy Hughes normally helps put together the CPC Real Life Together Podcast from behind the scenes. But this week, she’s joining us in front of the mic! Take a listen as Sandy, Kevin, and Rachel dig a little deeper into last week’s sermon, the best road trip snacks, and how we can build our faith in Jesus even in the midst of our storms.

 

Highlights

 

What Hume Lake and the Sea of Galilee have in common - 6:25

• Sandy shares her story of being in the middle of a storm.
• The symbolism of the sea for Jewish people.
• The tension between fear and confidence for the disciples.

Following Jesus in the midst of storms - 17:36

• Who do we run to when things are hard?
• I am bringing God in the full human experience and His response to us.

 

Building faith to endure the storms - 25:56

• Building faith and family within our community.
• What do our gut responses in the midst of storms reveal about us?
• Encouragement to those feeling the weight of a storm.

 

Quotables

• “The sea came to symbolize for them the dark power of evil. Yeah. Threatening to destroy god's good creation, God's people, and God's purposes.”
• “Following Jesus does not mean that the storms will never come. It isn't God removing us from circumstances.
• “I, I think the big, the big thing is we know who to run to in the middle of it. Yeah. I mean, we may not understand why, but eventually, you see God at work doing something in your own life, in your own soul. Yeah. And he has this for a reason.”
• I think about my life, in the middle of the storms. I really don't believe we're meant to go through those by ourselves. We can. We can choose to. But I think there's a piece of community that is so important.
• “If there's anything I've learned about Jesus being Lord over the storm, he loves us. He's in it with us. He's big enough to handle your grief, your anger, and whatever emotions you're feeling. And if there's anything I've learned in my life, I can trust him.”

 

Resources & References

• Gardettos - Kevin’s go to road trip snack.
• Burnt Peanuts and Bugles - Sandy’s go to road trip snack.
• Hot Cheetos and Gummy Bears - Rachel (and Kaciny’s) go to road trip snack.
• Mark 4:35-41 - Jesus and the disciples at the Sea of Galilee
• Psalm 107 -