‘Jesus Did Much For Him.’
Mark 5:1-20.
a) Mark 5:1-6. When Jesus came to the area of the Gerasenes this demonised man came and threw himself at Jesus’ feet. He was obviously very tormented by evil spirits and wanted to be free.
b) Mark 5:7-12. Jesus had quickly began to cast out the evil spirits and one of them reacted verbally through the man. They were a legion of evil spirits and begged Jesus to send them into a herd of pigs. They knew they had to leave the man because Jesus had and has all authority.
c) Mark 5:13. They went into the herd of pigs and the entire herd ran down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.
d) Mark 5:14. The pig herd attendants rushed off and told everyone they met what had happened.
e) Mark 5:15-17. This was such a powerful miracle that the people were afraid and begged Jesus to leave the region.
f) Mark 5:18. Jesus got ready to leave and as He got into the boat the man who was set free from the legion asked Jesus to let him come too.
g) Mark 5:19. Jesus told him to go back to his family and tell them the great things that were done for him and tell them about the Lord’s Mercy.
h) Mark 5:20. So the man went into the Gentile Decapolis region and told them all that the Lord Jesus had done for him. All the listeners were amazed.
(Through this QT I can see how this man responded with such positive action because Jesus Did Much For Him)
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‘Only One Anointed King.’
1 Samuel 16:13-14.
a) Samuel anointed David as the next king of God’s People.
b) With this anointing the Spirit of the Lord came upon David in power.
c) The Spirit of the Lord departed from the former king Saul even though he was still officially the king.
d) An evil spirit from the Lord came to Saul and began to torment him from that time.
(This Second one shows me that, for God’s People in the Old Testament there could be Only One Anointed King)
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Chris.
We should consider how much the Lord has done for us. If we get caught up with complaining and thinking that God does not really care about our lives, we really need to stop that because our negatives can also pull down other people. Stop! And consider how much the Lord has done for you and I.
