My notes for Pastor Rich Wilkerson Jr.’s sermon The Storm Had It’s Purpose. From Elevation Church on March 19, 2020.

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The Storm Has It’s Purpose

• Mark 6:45-56
• The story you tell yourself will be the life that you live.
• Every story has a storm, but every storm has it’s purpose.
• Everyone wants to arrive, but not everyone wants to take the trip.
• If you want to get to, you’ve got to go through.
• Isaiah 43:2
• It’s not a question of if, but a question of when.
• The story is bigger than you can imagine, so don’t give up in the storm.
• You have to put the text into context.
• Are you in the storm, or are you just in between 2 miracles?
• Do not place a period where God has placed a comma.
• Storms make you realize you’re not in control.
• Wisdom doesn’t prevent storms.
• God loves it when we realize we’re not in control.
• Even when we can’t see Jesus, he can see us.
• Take courage and God takes control.
• The storm will give way to new revelations.
• Matthew 14:32-33
• It took a storm for the disciples to see that Jesus is divine.
• God can do things immediately, but usually on the heels of those who are patiently pursuing him.
• God is slow, fast.
• Worship God like you’re in the middle of the turbulence.
• Our faith suffers when we forget.
• We just need to find the awe and wonder again.
• Devastation leads to innovation and a new revelation.
• Storms create the perfect stage for an audacious response.
• Problems are platforms for God to show off.
• Taking courage requires action to do it.
• Whatever you’re facing today, just come to Jesus.
• The devil wants you to focus on things that you can’t even see.
• Close your eyes and open your ears.
• Adversity is a great time for audacity.
• What could you do today with some average faith?
• It’s not about the size of your faith but the size of your God.
• Jesus will walk on water to get to you, too.
• Don’t give up the storm has it’s purpose.

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