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BROTHER NATURE �ENDNOTES OF SCHOLARLY SOURCES

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[1]� �� THE BIBLE, MARK 4:33-34 - With many stories like these, he [Jesus] presented his message to them, fitting the stories to their experience and maturity.� He was never without a story when he spoke.� When he was alone with his disciples, he went over everything, sorting out the tangles, untying the knots.

[2]� �� THE BIBLE, MARK 4:1-2 - He went back to teaching by the sea.� A crowd built up to such a great size that he had to get into an offshore boat, using the boat as a pulpit as the people pushed to the water's edge.� He taught by using stories, many stories.

[3]� �� THE BIBLE, MARK 4:35 - Late that day he said to them, "Let's go across to the other side."

[4]� �� THE BIBLE, Mark 4:36 - They took him in the boat as he was.� Other boats came along.

[5]� �� THE BIBLE, MARK 4:38a - And Jesus was in the stern, head on a pillow, sleeping!

[6]�� THE BIBLE, JOHN 1:3 - Everything was created through him; nothing ~ not one thing! ~ came into being without him.

[7]�� THE BIBLE, EXODUS 6:20 - And Amram married Jochebed...and Aaron and Moses were their sons.

[8]�� THE BIBLE, PSALM 116:1 - I love the Lord because he hears my prayers and answers them.

[9]�� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 2:1-2 - After Jesus was born in Bethlehem....a star in the eastern sky that signaled his birth.

[10]�� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 8:24a - The next thing they knew, they were in a severe storm.� Waves were crashing into the boat.

[11]�� THE BIBLE, MARK 4:37 - A huge storm came up.� Waves poured into the boat, threatening to sink it.

[12]�� THE BIBLE, LUKE 8:23 - A terrific storm came up suddenly on the lake.� Water poured in, and they were about to capsize.

[13]�� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 8:25 - They roused him, pleading, "Master, save us!� We're going down!"

[14]�� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 8:26a - Jesus reprimanded them.� "Why are you such cowards, such faint-hearts?"

[15]�� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 8:26b - Then he stood up.

[16]�� THE BIBLE, MARK 4:39a - Awake now, he told the wind to pipe down and said to the sea, "Quiet!� Settle down!"

[17]�� THE BIBLE, MARK 4:39b - The wind ran out of breath; the sea became smooth as glass.

[18]�� THE BIBLE, MARK 4:40 - "Why are you such cowards?� Don't you have any faith at all?"

[19]�� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 8:27; MARK 8:41; LUKE 8:25b - The men rubbed their eyes, astonished.� "What's going on here?� Wind and sea come to heel at his command!"...They were in absolute awe, staggered.� "Who is this, anyway?" they asked.� "Wind and sea at his beck and call!"....They were in absolute awe, staggered and stammering, "Who is this, anyway?� He calls out to the winds and sea, and they do what he tells them!"

[20]�� See VOLUME 3, HEARTS AFIRE, "Angels of Hell"

[21]�� See VOL. 5, FLOOD GATES, "True Colors"

[22]�� See VOL. 4, FOLK HERO, "Hesitant Herald"

[23]�� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 14:13-14 - When Jesus got the news [of John the Baptist's execution], he slipped away by boat to an out-of-the-way place by himself.� But unsuccessfully ~ someone saw him and the word got around.� Soon a lot of people from the nearby villages walked around the lake to where he was.

[24]�� THE BIBLE, JOHN 6:1-3, 9-15 - After this, Jesus went across the Sea of Galilee.� A huge crowd followed him, attracted by the miracles they had seen him do among the sick....five barley loaves and two fish....about five thousand [men, plus women and children] ate as much as they wanted...they were about to...make him king.

[25]�� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 14:22 - He insisted that the disciples get in the boat and go on ahead to the other side while he dismissed the crowd.

[26]�� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 14:23 - With the crowd dispersed, he climbed the mountain so he could be by himself and pray.� He stayed there alone, late into the night.

[27]�� THE BIBLE, MARK 6:47-48a - Late at night, the boat was far out at sea; Jesus was still by himself on land.� He could see his men struggling with the oars, the wind having come up against them.

[28]�� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 14:24 - Meanwhile, the boat was far out to sea when the wind came up against them and they were battered by the waves.

[29]�� THE BIBLE, MARK 6:48 - At about four o-clock in the morning, Jesus came toward them, walking on the sea.� He intended to go right by them.

[30]�� THE BIBLE, MARK 6:49-50 - But when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought it was a ghost and screamed, scared out of their wits.� Jesus was quick to comfort them:� "Courage!� It's me.� Don't be afraid."

[31]�� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 14:28 - Peter, suddenly bold, said, "Master, if it's really you, call me to come to you on the water."

[32]�� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 14:29 - He said, "Come ahead."� Jumping out of the boat, Peter walked on the water to Jesus.

[33]�� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 14:30 - But when he looked down at the waves churning beneath his feet, he lost his nerve and started to sink.� He cried, "Master, save me!"

[34]�� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 14:31 - Jesus didn't hesitate.� He reached down and grabbed his hand.� Then he said, "Faint-heart, what got into you?"

[35]�� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 14:32 - The two of them climbed into the boat, and the wind died down.

[36]�� THE BIBLE, MATTHEW 14:33 - The disciples in the boat, having watched the whole thing, worshiped Jesus, saying, "This is it!� You are God's Son for sure!"

[37]�� THE BIBLE, JOHN 6:21 - So they took him on board.� In no time they reached land ~ the exact spot they were headed to.

[38]�� THE BIBLE, JOHN 6:22-25 - The next day the crowd that was left behind realized that there had been only one boat, and that Jesus had not gotten into it with his disciples....So when the crowd realized he was gone and wasn't coming back, they piled into the Tiberias boats and headed for Capernaum, looking for Jesus.� When they found him back across the sea, they said, "Rabbi, when did you get here?"

[39]�� THE BIBLE, JOHN 6:59 - He said these things while teaching in the meeting place in Capernaum.

[40]�� THE BIBLE, JOHN 6:26 - Jesus answered, "You've come looking for me not because you saw God in my actions but because I fed you, filled your stomachs ~ and for free."

[41]�� THE BIBLE, JOHN 6:27a - "Don't waste your energy striving for perishable food like that.� Work for the food that sticks with you, food that nourishes your lasting life, food the Son of Man[kind] provides."

[42]�� THE BIBLE, JOHN 6:28 - To that they said, "Well, what do we do then to get in on God's works?"

[43]�� THE BIBLE, JOHN 6:29 - Jesus said, "Throw your lot in with the One that God has sent.� That kind of a commitment gets you in on God's works."

[44]�� THE BIBLE, JOHN 6:30a - They waffled:� "Why don't you give us a clue about who you are, just a hint of what's going on?� When we see what's up, we'll commit ourselves.� Show us what you can do."

[45]�� THE BIBLE, JOHN 6:33-34 - "The Bread of God came down out of heaven and is giving life to the world."� They jumped at that:� "Master, give us this bread, now and forever!"

[46]�� THE BIBLE, JOHN 6:35 - Jesus said, "I am the Bread of Life.� The person who aligns with me hungers no more and thirsts no more, ever."

[47]�� THE BIBLE, JOHN 6:31a - "Show us what you can do.� Moses fed our ancestors with bread in the desert.� It says so in the Scriptures."

[48]�� THE BIBLE, JOHN 6:36 - "I have told you this explicitly because even though you have seen me in action, you don't really believe me."

[49]�� THE BIBLE, JOHN 6:39 - "Anyone who sees the Son and trusts who he is and what he does and then aligns with him will enter real life, eternal life.� My part is to put them on their feet alive and whole at the completion of time."

[50]�� THE BIBLE, JOHN 6:42 - "Isn't this the son of Joseph?� Don't we know his father?� [Notice, Joseph is still alive.]� Don't we know his mother?� How can he now say 'I came down out of heaven' and expect anyone to believe him?"

[51]�� THE BIBLE, JOHN 6:53 - But Jesus didn't give an inch.� "Only insofar as you eat and drink flesh and blood, the flesh and blood of the Son of Man, do you have life within you."

[52]�� THE BIBLE, JOHN 6:60 - Many among his disciples heard this and said, "This is tough teaching, too tough to swallow."

[53]�� THE BIBLE, JOHN 6:61, 66 - Jesus sensed that his disciples were having a hard time with this and said, "Does this throw you completely?"....After this a lot of his disciples left.� They no longer wanted to be associated with him.

[54]�� THE BIBLE, JOHN 6:67 - Then Jesus gave the Twelve their chance:� "Do you also want to leave?"

[55]�� THE BIBLE, JOHN 6:68a - Peter replied, "Master, to whom would we go?"

[56]�� THE BIBLE, JOHN 6:68b-39 - "You have the words of real life, eternal life.� We've already committed ourselves, confident that you are the Holy One of God."

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