Bible story for kids · Mark 4
Jesus calms the storm
One evening Jesus said to his friends, the disciples, “Let’s go across the lake.” So they got into a boat and set off.
Jesus was tired. He lay down in the back of the boat with his head on a cushion and fell asleep.
Then a huge windstorm came. Waves crashed over the sides, and the boat began to fill with water.
The disciples were scared. They woke Jesus up. “Teacher, don’t you care that we are going to drown?”
Jesus got up. He spoke to the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet. Be still.”
The wind stopped. The water became completely calm.
Jesus asked his friends, “Why are you so afraid? Do you still not have faith?”
The disciples were amazed. They said to each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him.”
From the Bible
He got up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down, and there was a great calm.
Talk about it
- What makes you feel scared, like a storm?
- Jesus was asleep in the storm. What does that tell you about him?
- The disciples asked, “Who is this?” How would you answer their question?
For grown-ups: what the text says
Matthew 8:23-27 and Luke 8:22-25 tell the same event. Several of the disciples were fishermen who knew this lake, so a storm that frightened them was serious. The question at the end is the point of the story: only God rules the wind and the sea (Psalm 107:28-29).