You’re Stronger Than You Think

• We get so anxious when the devil roars. We get so anxious playing out our lives. And yet we like the disciples forget the fact that we have the bread with us. Can I teach this like I want to teach it? I wish I had three hours today. I would tell you about how in Mark chapter 8, the disciples were heading to an assignment, a ministry assignment, and they were uh stressed out because look at Mark 8:14.
• They forgot to bring bread. Jesus had already multiplied to feed 5,000 men, women, and children. But they were still stressed cuz no matter how many hard situations God brought them through. They still forgot what they had in him. And they got focused on the next hard thing. I got to get this across. You are focused on the hard thing.
• The hard thing. And when you focus too much on the hard thing, you forget your help. The irony of this in verse 14, the disciples had forgotten to bring bread except one loaf they had with them in the boat. Next verse. Be careful. Jesus warned them. Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod.
• Next, they discussed this with one another and said, it’s because we have no bread. Yeah, that’s going to limit him. Pop quiz. Who is the bread of life? Jesus. Who’s in the boat? Jesus. So, what do you have to worry about if you forgot bread? I’m trying to say that your sewing is not the most significant thing when it comes to the sovereignty of God.
• I know you didn’t get some things right. I didn’t either. I know there’s some things you don’t understand. I don’t either. I know it’s hard to be you. Me, too. But the most important thing in the boat is not what they forgot. It’s who they had. How cool Jesus is aware of their discussion.