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Today's Word 04-30-26 Peace in the Middle of the Storm · The Early Morning Praise Party w/ Sherry Mackey

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  Speaker 1: At your early morning praise party.
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  Speaker 2: I am Sherry Mackie, and it's time right now four
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  Speaker 2: Today's word peace. In the middle of the storm Mark
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  Speaker 2: four forty one. In the Message translation says they were
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  Speaker 2: in absolute awe, staggered, who is this anyway? They asked
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  Speaker 2: wind and see at his beck and called. In Mark
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  Speaker 2: chapter four, the disciples found themselves in a terrifying situation.
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  Speaker 2: They were out in the water at night when a
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  Speaker 2: violent storm suddenly arose. The wind was howling, the ways
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  Speaker 2: were crashing into the boat, and water was beginning to
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  Speaker 2: fill it.
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  Speaker 1: When they were just terrified.
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  Speaker 2: What started as a simple journey quickly turned into what
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  Speaker 2: felt like life threatening crisis. Meanwhile, Jesus went to stiring
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  Speaker 2: on the boat sleep.
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  Speaker 1: He was at peace, sleeping.
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  Speaker 2: The disciples were panicking, doing everything that they could to
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  Speaker 2: stay afloat, overwhelmed by fear and uncertainty. Finally, they woke
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  Speaker 2: Jesus up and cried, essentially, don't you care that we're
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  Speaker 2: about to drown? Despite all the miracles they had witnessed,
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  Speaker 2: in that moment, fear overshadowed their faith.
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  Speaker 1: Have you ever been there? See?
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  Speaker 2: Before we judge them, we've got to be honest, how
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  Speaker 2: often do we do the same thing. Life has a
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  Speaker 2: way of sending unexpected storms our way. It could be
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  Speaker 2: a health issue, a financial pressure, relationship struggles, or sudden disappointment.
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  Speaker 1: When those winds.
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  Speaker 2: Start blowing, it's easy to slip into panic mode.
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  Speaker 1: Our thoughts raise, our.
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  Speaker 2: Peace disappears, and we begin to focus on everything that
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  Speaker 2: could go wrong. And sometimes it's not just the situation,
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  Speaker 2: it's the voices around us. There will always be people
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  Speaker 2: who magnify the problem, those who speak fear instead of
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  Speaker 2: faith and try to pull you in to their anxiety.
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  Speaker 2: If you're not careful, their panic will become your panic.
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  Speaker 2: But here's what we have to remember. The same Jesus
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  Speaker 2: who was in the boat with the disciples is with
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  Speaker 2: you and me today. The one who controls the winds
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  Speaker 2: and the waves is not distant from our situation. He's
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  Speaker 2: right here with us. And if he's in your boat,
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  Speaker 2: guess what you're not going on to. You're not gonna think.
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  Speaker 2: When Jesus stood up and spoke to the storm, everything
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  Speaker 2: changed in that moment. The wind ceased, the waves, calm,
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  Speaker 2: peace was restored.
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  Speaker 1: Then he asks the disciples, why are you so afraid?
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  Speaker 2: Do you still have no faith. In other words, don't
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  Speaker 2: you realize who's with you? That question still speaks to
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  Speaker 2: us today. When you truly understand that God is in control, it.
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  Speaker 1: Should change your perspective.
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  Speaker 2: Come on, Jesus, you may still see the storm, but
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  Speaker 2: you won't be shaken.
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  Speaker 1: You won't let fear take over.
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  Speaker 2: Instead of focusing on the size of the ways, you
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  Speaker 2: need to focus on the power of God. Peace is
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  Speaker 2: not the absence of storm, It's the presence of God
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  Speaker 2: in the middle of those storms. So no matter what
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  Speaker 2: you're facing today, choose to stay at rest God your heart.
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  Speaker 2: Refuse to let fear take the lead. Trust that God
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  Speaker 2: is fighting for you. God is guiding you, and God
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  Speaker 2: is bringing you through safely.
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  Speaker 1: Oh Father, God, thank you.
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  Speaker 2: Then, no matter what storm we may face, you are
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  Speaker 2: right here with us.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you that you have power over.
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  Speaker 2: Every situation in our lives. Help us to stay at peace,
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  Speaker 2: to trust you.
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  Speaker 1: Fully, and to keep our eyes on You instead of
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  Speaker 1: the storm. God, we believe you will bring us through safely.
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  Speaker 1: In Jesus' name, that's your word for today.
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  Speaker 2: Take it applied to your everyday life, and you continue
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  Speaker 2: to be encouraged and inspired. It is your early Morning
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  Speaker 2: Praise Party. I am Sherry Mackie