An Unexpected Reaction
Richard A. Bradley
Mark 5:14-20
Mark 5:14-20
14 So those who fed the swine fled, and they told it in the city and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that had happened.
15 Then they came to Jesus, and saw the one who had been demon-possessed and had the legion, sitting and clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.
16 And those who saw it told them how it happened to him who had been demon-possessed, and about the swine.
17 Then they began to plead with Him to depart from their region.
18 And when He got into the boat, he who had been demon-possessed begged Him that he might be with Him.
19 However, Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, ''Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you.''
20 And he departed and began to proclaim in Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him; and all marveled.
Sometimes it helps to understand a biblical passage better by writing ourselves into the story. We all know this story and are well familiar with the cast of characters. There's the demon possessed guy, the legion of demons (at least 1,000), Jesus and the disciples, the keepers of the swine, last but not least, the town's people. It's not that everyone else is unimportant to our story but it's this last group I'd like to concentrate on this morning; see things from their perspective.
Everyone in this passage reacted to what went on around them pretty much as we might have expected, everyone except this last group. Theirs's was a totally unexpected reaction that might be our own if we're not careful.
THE EVIDENCE MADE THEIR REACTION UNEXPECTED
15 Then they came to Jesus, and saw the one who had been demon-possessed and had the legion, sitting and clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.
What was the evidence they encountered?
1- He was sitting. Previously he had not been a sitting man. He was a roam ...
Richard A. Bradley
Mark 5:14-20
Mark 5:14-20
14 So those who fed the swine fled, and they told it in the city and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that had happened.
15 Then they came to Jesus, and saw the one who had been demon-possessed and had the legion, sitting and clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.
16 And those who saw it told them how it happened to him who had been demon-possessed, and about the swine.
17 Then they began to plead with Him to depart from their region.
18 And when He got into the boat, he who had been demon-possessed begged Him that he might be with Him.
19 However, Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, ''Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had compassion on you.''
20 And he departed and began to proclaim in Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him; and all marveled.
Sometimes it helps to understand a biblical passage better by writing ourselves into the story. We all know this story and are well familiar with the cast of characters. There's the demon possessed guy, the legion of demons (at least 1,000), Jesus and the disciples, the keepers of the swine, last but not least, the town's people. It's not that everyone else is unimportant to our story but it's this last group I'd like to concentrate on this morning; see things from their perspective.
Everyone in this passage reacted to what went on around them pretty much as we might have expected, everyone except this last group. Theirs's was a totally unexpected reaction that might be our own if we're not careful.
THE EVIDENCE MADE THEIR REACTION UNEXPECTED
15 Then they came to Jesus, and saw the one who had been demon-possessed and had the legion, sitting and clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.
What was the evidence they encountered?
1- He was sitting. Previously he had not been a sitting man. He was a roam ...
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