They were terrified and asked each other, "Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!" Mark 4:41

1. God is ____________ over all He created, including you and me!

2. Who is Jesus? The ____________ ________ over all creation!

3. Jesus uses His sovereign authority to ________ __________.


Scripture Readings
Jonah 3:1-5,10
1 Corinthians 7:29-31
Mark 4:35-41


Take It With You!

As we follow Christ from His baptism to His cross and empty tomb, it will be helpful for everyone to be reading through the Gospel of Mark daily. Here helpful tools will be offered to aid in your study.

Quotes on Sovereignty and Creation

Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm. He said: "Who is this that darkens my counsel with words without knowledge? Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me. Where were you when I laid the earth's foundation? Tell me, if you understand. Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it? On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone -- while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy? Who shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb, when I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness, when I fixed limits for it and set its doors and bars in place? Job 38:1-10

Whoever wishes to be righteous before God through his ethical achievement assumes the place of the creator. Creating righteousness, destroying sin, and giving life - these are all the work of the creator alone. Paul Althaus, The Theology of Marting Luther

We like to think of ourselves as human beings, beings with autonomy and independence all our own. The Scriptures present us as human creatures, creatures who have their origin in the hand of God. Robert Kolb, Speaking the Gospel Today

And God placed all things under his (Jesus') feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way. Ephesians 1:22-23