Jesus and his disciples set sail across the Sea of Galilee. A squall comes down. The boat starts taking on water. The experienced fishermen panic. And Jesus — Jesus is asleep.

In this sermon from Luke 8:22–25, Revd. Mark Fletcher explores what faith during hard times actually looks like. When the storm breaks around us, why doesn't Jesus step in sooner? Why does he let us feel the danger? Because he is growing something in us that only the storm can grow: resilience, character, faith.

We all know what happens in a real crisis. We panic. We stop praying. We lose our heads. We forget the foundational things that keep us on course. But Jesus is in the boat with us, and he is not a tame lion. He was there at creation. He can cope with whatever storm you face.

Our prayer probably shouldn't be, "Lord, get me out of this." It should be, "Help me to sail this ship better." Where is your faith?

Full transcript and video: https://stpeters.ch/sermons/where-is-your-faith/