“Why are you afraid?”Mark 4:35-41Length: Standard

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • Where is Jesus during the storm, and what does he ask the disciples after he calms it?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • In what storm does it feel like Jesus is asleep right now — and what exactly are you afraid of?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • This week when the fear rises, how will you go to Jesus instead of only fighting the waves?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who could you tell about the one whom even the wind and the sea obey?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).