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Weathering The Storms Of Life
Contributed by Denn Guptill on Sep 16, 2018 (message contributor)
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1. A Whale Of A Storm
Contributed on Sep 16, 2018
This message looks at the storm that Jonah found himself in while running from God
Storms of Life 1 It seemed that whenever Dad and I swapped stories about the time we spent together at sea we always wound up talking about storms. We’d talk about how rough it got, how long it lasted, how sick Denn was. I began making trips with Dad on the tugs when I was fourteen, when I was ...read more
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2. Asleep In The Storm
Contributed on Sep 22, 2018
This message looks at the lessons we learn from the story of Jesus quieting the storm
Storms of Life 2 It started out kind of petty and ended up being kind of funny. It was 1978 and I was fishing with my Dad out of the Gaspe Coast of Quebec. The boat hadn’t been converted to a seiner yet so we were still configured as a midwater trawler. Dad was chief mate; his twin was captain ...read more
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3. Will It Ever Stop?
Contributed on Sep 29, 2018
This is the third in a series, as we look at the lessons we learn from storms. In this case the multiple storms that Paul found himself in his way to Rome
I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that it seemed that whenever Dad and I were chatting that our conversations often drifted to storms that we had been in together when we were at sea. And the reason, of course, is that the storms are more memorable than the nice days at sea, not necessarily more ...read more
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4. Preparing For The Storm
Contributed on Oct 6, 2018
This looks at the parable of the wise and foolish man and how we need to be preparing for the storms that will come
Storms of Life 4 Dad told me that once as a teen he was with his father on their fishing boat when the weather turned nasty. Dad was whining and complaining about how rough it was and how he wished that they had of stayed home instead of going fishing. And his father told him, “you wouldn’t want ...read more