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This week we are finishing up our first section of our Mark Series exploring Jesus as the Teacher. Our passage this week creates a nice transition point into our next section exploring Jesus as the Prophet. In this passage we experience Jesus' first nature miracle as he calms the stormy sea. Here are some questions to ask yourself as you study this weeks passage for yourself:

What do we learn about who Jesus is?

What does this passage reveal about the human predicament?

What does this passage reveal is the solution to our human predicament?

What other events in the Old Testament display God controlling the waters?  How can we see the relationship between sin and darkness with the chaos of the life-threatening sea?