WHEN YOUR DEMONS ARE OVERWHELMING (1 OF 7)
by Bob Ingle
Scripture: Mark 5:1-20
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When Your Demons Are Overwhelming (1 of 7)
Series: Miracles You Still Need
Bob Ingle
Mark 5:1-20
Let's open our Bibles to Mark 5. A couple weeks ago, I was standing in line waiting to order some food at a busy Qdoba when all of a sudden a tiny two year old girl came racing toward me, hugged my leg, and started shouting with joy, 'This is my daddy, this is my daddy, this is my daddy.' I have to say it was a bit awkward. Her mom, who I promise I'd never seen before, kept apologizing to me, and saying very loudly for all to hear, ''No honey, he's not your daddy. Your daddy is right over here. See, he's right back here.'' What was really funny was her dad never took his eyes off the menu. I mean, he didn't move. I don't know if this is a common occurrence, or he was just really, really hungry, but his indifference was incredible.
My point is this: that sweet, little girl was mistaken about my identity. She was confused over who I was.
In the Gospel of Mark, this happens constantly with Jesus. People were frequently confused over and mistaken about the identity of Jesus. They just couldn't seem to get a grasp on who He really was. Last week, Pastor David Comstock did a wonderful job of walking you through the text where Jesus rebukes the wind and calms the storm and rescues the disciples from their fear. In bewilderment, they look at each and asked what? ''Who is this man that even the wind and the waves obey Him?'' They loved Jesus. They believed in Jesus. They were in awe of Jesus. They were following Jesus. But they are still foggy about the complete identity of Jesus.
So Mark takes the whole next chapter to share three stories that designed to give greater clarity to who exactly Jesus is. Story #1: He is Lord over demons. Story #2: He is Lord over disease. Story #3: He is Lord over death. So when you are Lord over destructive storms, Lord over demons, Lord over disease, and Lord over death...guess what? You are Lord over all! That's what Mark want ...
Series: Miracles You Still Need
Bob Ingle
Mark 5:1-20
Let's open our Bibles to Mark 5. A couple weeks ago, I was standing in line waiting to order some food at a busy Qdoba when all of a sudden a tiny two year old girl came racing toward me, hugged my leg, and started shouting with joy, 'This is my daddy, this is my daddy, this is my daddy.' I have to say it was a bit awkward. Her mom, who I promise I'd never seen before, kept apologizing to me, and saying very loudly for all to hear, ''No honey, he's not your daddy. Your daddy is right over here. See, he's right back here.'' What was really funny was her dad never took his eyes off the menu. I mean, he didn't move. I don't know if this is a common occurrence, or he was just really, really hungry, but his indifference was incredible.
My point is this: that sweet, little girl was mistaken about my identity. She was confused over who I was.
In the Gospel of Mark, this happens constantly with Jesus. People were frequently confused over and mistaken about the identity of Jesus. They just couldn't seem to get a grasp on who He really was. Last week, Pastor David Comstock did a wonderful job of walking you through the text where Jesus rebukes the wind and calms the storm and rescues the disciples from their fear. In bewilderment, they look at each and asked what? ''Who is this man that even the wind and the waves obey Him?'' They loved Jesus. They believed in Jesus. They were in awe of Jesus. They were following Jesus. But they are still foggy about the complete identity of Jesus.
So Mark takes the whole next chapter to share three stories that designed to give greater clarity to who exactly Jesus is. Story #1: He is Lord over demons. Story #2: He is Lord over disease. Story #3: He is Lord over death. So when you are Lord over destructive storms, Lord over demons, Lord over disease, and Lord over death...guess what? You are Lord over all! That's what Mark want ...
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