Announcements1. Walk through the Bible Class: Is this

coming Tuesday, June 26th. It will be our last class for the summer.

2. In the Hospital (EMH) this Week: Jim Kent, Jean Naylor (moved to Life Care), Ann Watt, Lester Aldrich.

3. In Akron General Hospital is Gail Cox who has been seriously ill for the last month. I will be visiting with her tomorrow.

* LIGHT516 *

What are the needs of our community here in Elyria? Why is it that God placed us here? What specific ministry does God want us to fulfill here?

We will be studying our Community needs and how God has prepared us to meet those needs. Come and join us.

We will meet again on Sunday, June 24th following worship with a pot-luck lunch.

SUMMER ADULT

BIBLE STUDY

Pastor Jim will be teaching

Three Separate Studies this

Summer. Registration Materials

are on the Back Table.

THE GOSPEL OF JOHN

The Gospel of Saint John

July 17th & 18th from

7:00 to 8:30 pm each night.

Registration Deadline

2 weeks prior.

Cost $10.

BOOK OF REVELATION

July 31st & August 1st from

7-8:30 PM each night

Registration Deadline 2

weeks prior.Cost $10.

THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS

August 14th & 15th from

7:00 to 8:30 pm each night.

Registration Deadline 2

weeks prior.Cost $10.

Why Are You So Afraid?

Sunday, June 24th, 2012Text: Mark 4:35-41

Karen Fair’s 3-year-old daughter, Abby

• Trouble sleeping through the night.

• Have you prayed to Jesus to help you fall asleep?

• “Yes Mommy, and He told me to come and get you!”

The Words of Our Text from Mark

“Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?” Then, says Mark’s

Gospel, they were terrified and asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”

I have been fascinated by this Story!1. Jesus’ disciples, many of whom were

fishermen, were terrified by this storm.2. Jesus calmed the storm and that really

sent shock waves through them.

Why Are You So Afraid?1. Fear is at the heart of most of the

problems we human beings have.

A. The opposite of faith is NOT doubt;

B. The opposite of faith is _________

2. At the heart of every negative emotion that afflicts us is FEAR!

I scream the same…Jesus is saying to us, “Why are you so afraid?

Do you still have no faith?”

Faith – the Antidote to Fear

Grandfather MountainBoone, North Carolina

Is that what Jesus Meant?“Unless you change and become like a little child you shall never

enter the kingdom of God.”

Matthew 18:3

Not Just Faith in Anybody or Anything1. The only kind of faith that really matters is

faith in Jesus Christ.A. “Who is this that even the wind and the

waves obey Him?” the disciples asked.B. This is Jesus is different alright – He’s God!C. There is no problem, no difficulty, and no

issue that He can’t handle!

“Chicken Soup for the Soul”

1. Accept what I cannot change;

2. Courage to change what I can;

3. God grant me the serenity to know the difference;