SS Outline 6.1.25
Faith in the Storm: Trusting God Amid Natural Disasters
Objective: To explore how Christians should think about and respond to natural disasters biblically—through trust in God's sovereignty, compassionate action, and gospel hope.
I. Introduction
Context: May 2025 tornado outbreak killed 28 people, caused widespread devastation across the South and Midwest, and displaced tens of thousands.
II. The World Groans: Biblical Theology of Natural Disasters
Key Text: Romans 8:18–25
Creation “groans” under the curse of sin, waiting for its redemption.
Additional Texts:
Genesis 3:17–19 – The Fall introduced suffering, toil, and death.
Job 1:18–22 – A wind destroys Job’s family; Job worships through his sorrow.
Luke 13:1–5 – Jesus addresses a tower collapse and urges repentance, not speculation.
Disasters are not always direct punishments, but reminders of a fallen world that longs for redemption.
III. Jesus in the Storm: Trusting God’s Sovereignty
Key Text: Matthew 8:23–27
Jesus calms the storm—He is sovereign over creation.
Additional Texts:
Psalm 46:1–3 – “Though the mountains be moved... God is our refuge.”
Nahum 1:3–6 – The Lord has His way in the whirlwind and storm.
Mark 4:35–41 – Parallel account of Christ’s calming the storm.
Christ doesn’t always stop the storm, but He never leaves His people in it.
IV. From Theology to Action: The Church as First Responders
Key Text: James 2:14–17
Faith without works is dead—compassion must follow conviction.
Additional Texts:
Galatians 6:9–10 – Do good to all, especially the household of faith.
Luke 10:25–37 – The Good Samaritan as a model of active compassion.
Proverbs 3:27 – Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due.
V. A Future Without Storms: Our Hope Is in Christ
Key Text: Revelation 21:1–5
“He will wipe away every tear… no more death or mourning or pain.”
Additional Texts:
Isaiah 25:8–9 – God will swallow up death and wipe away tears.
2 Corinthians 4:16–18 – Our light affliction prepares us for eternal glory.
Hebrews 6:19 – We have this hope as an anchor for the soul.
One day, Christ will end all disasters—not by better prediction systems, but by renewing the entire creation.
Summary:
Natural disasters remind us of our fragility and the world’s fallenness.
Jesus shows us that God is not absent but near, sovereign, and loving.
We are called to respond with practical love and gospel hope.
Objective: To explore how Christians should think about and respond to natural disasters biblically—through trust in God's sovereignty, compassionate action, and gospel hope.
I. Introduction
Context: May 2025 tornado outbreak killed 28 people, caused widespread devastation across the South and Midwest, and displaced tens of thousands.
II. The World Groans: Biblical Theology of Natural Disasters
Key Text: Romans 8:18–25
Creation “groans” under the curse of sin, waiting for its redemption.
Additional Texts:
Genesis 3:17–19 – The Fall introduced suffering, toil, and death.
Job 1:18–22 – A wind destroys Job’s family; Job worships through his sorrow.
Luke 13:1–5 – Jesus addresses a tower collapse and urges repentance, not speculation.
Disasters are not always direct punishments, but reminders of a fallen world that longs for redemption.
III. Jesus in the Storm: Trusting God’s Sovereignty
Key Text: Matthew 8:23–27
Jesus calms the storm—He is sovereign over creation.
Additional Texts:
Psalm 46:1–3 – “Though the mountains be moved... God is our refuge.”
Nahum 1:3–6 – The Lord has His way in the whirlwind and storm.
Mark 4:35–41 – Parallel account of Christ’s calming the storm.
Christ doesn’t always stop the storm, but He never leaves His people in it.
IV. From Theology to Action: The Church as First Responders
Key Text: James 2:14–17
Faith without works is dead—compassion must follow conviction.
Additional Texts:
Galatians 6:9–10 – Do good to all, especially the household of faith.
Luke 10:25–37 – The Good Samaritan as a model of active compassion.
Proverbs 3:27 – Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due.
V. A Future Without Storms: Our Hope Is in Christ
Key Text: Revelation 21:1–5
“He will wipe away every tear… no more death or mourning or pain.”
Additional Texts:
Isaiah 25:8–9 – God will swallow up death and wipe away tears.
2 Corinthians 4:16–18 – Our light affliction prepares us for eternal glory.
Hebrews 6:19 – We have this hope as an anchor for the soul.
One day, Christ will end all disasters—not by better prediction systems, but by renewing the entire creation.
Summary:
Natural disasters remind us of our fragility and the world’s fallenness.
Jesus shows us that God is not absent but near, sovereign, and loving.
We are called to respond with practical love and gospel hope.
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