THE GOD WHO CALMS YOUR STORMS (10)
by Jim Perdue
Scripture: Mark 4:35-41
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Title: The God Who Calms Your Storms
Series: The Gospel of Mark: A Journey With Jesus
Author: Jim Perdue
Text: Mark 4:35-41
-*It was August of 2017 and we had a big project at the Perdue house. Our family had saved over a few years to build a pole barn over an existing concrete slab on our property. Do you know what a pole barn is? Basically, it's just large poles with a roof for shelter. I bought the materials and hosted what might have looked like an old-fashioned barn raising. We have 10-15 people helping, don't worry, we had some skilled labor too! And we built that barn in just a few days. It was a lot of work but it was a labor of love. I was so proud! It was like the dream had become a reality. For years I had wanted to do something spectacular on top of that concrete slab and there it was. A thing of beauty. Then, about a month later, Hurricane Irma made landfall. In fact, it was September 11, 2017. Irma was a pretty vicious storm.
Although I think it was a Tropical Storm by the time it hit Kathleen, it was still powerful and did a lot of damage. I can remember looking out the windows after the storm to see the eerie calm that comes. But I couldn't see past the trees to the pole barn. But Stephanie had to go somewhere and that meant she went down the driveway right by the pole barn. The next thing I know, I get a text from Stephanie with a picture. All she said in the text was, "I'm so sorry."
And the picture was a complete destroyed pole barn. The barn we built just one month before had been basically lifted up by the wind, pulled off the concrete, and put collapsed right back where we built it. It was destroyed. All that hard work, planning, preparation, and commitment was gone in just a few moments. Now, those of you who have been out to my house know that we have since rebuilt the pole barn. But this time, I called the insurance company after the storm and had someone else do it!*
-Why am I telling you this story? Because today, we're t ...
Series: The Gospel of Mark: A Journey With Jesus
Author: Jim Perdue
Text: Mark 4:35-41
-*It was August of 2017 and we had a big project at the Perdue house. Our family had saved over a few years to build a pole barn over an existing concrete slab on our property. Do you know what a pole barn is? Basically, it's just large poles with a roof for shelter. I bought the materials and hosted what might have looked like an old-fashioned barn raising. We have 10-15 people helping, don't worry, we had some skilled labor too! And we built that barn in just a few days. It was a lot of work but it was a labor of love. I was so proud! It was like the dream had become a reality. For years I had wanted to do something spectacular on top of that concrete slab and there it was. A thing of beauty. Then, about a month later, Hurricane Irma made landfall. In fact, it was September 11, 2017. Irma was a pretty vicious storm.
Although I think it was a Tropical Storm by the time it hit Kathleen, it was still powerful and did a lot of damage. I can remember looking out the windows after the storm to see the eerie calm that comes. But I couldn't see past the trees to the pole barn. But Stephanie had to go somewhere and that meant she went down the driveway right by the pole barn. The next thing I know, I get a text from Stephanie with a picture. All she said in the text was, "I'm so sorry."
And the picture was a complete destroyed pole barn. The barn we built just one month before had been basically lifted up by the wind, pulled off the concrete, and put collapsed right back where we built it. It was destroyed. All that hard work, planning, preparation, and commitment was gone in just a few moments. Now, those of you who have been out to my house know that we have since rebuilt the pole barn. But this time, I called the insurance company after the storm and had someone else do it!*
-Why am I telling you this story? Because today, we're t ...
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