A Day of Deviled Ham
Richard Bradley
Mark 5:1-20
I believe today's passage is one of the most interesting and instructive in all the Bible. Demonic activity seems to have been extremely common in Jesus' day. Why? Who knows, but since Jesus' life and ministry clearly illustrated the power and presence of the kingdom of God, perhaps Lucifer felt He needed to make a statement that his kingdom was just as real. However, Jesus cast demons out of people and delivered them from both Satanic possession and oppression and in doing so demonstrated that His kingdom was greater and more desirable! Jesus always wins!
There is much for us to learn from this passage. This passage will teach us about God's power and authority, about Satan's desires and intentions, and about how we can always be sure to come out on the winning side.
Mark 5:1-20
1 They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes.
2 When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an evil spirit came from the tombs to meet him.
3 This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him any more, not even with a chain.
4 For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him.
5 Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones.
6 When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him.
7 He shouted at the top of his voice, ''What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Swear to God that you won't torture me!''
8 For Jesus had said to him, ''Come out of this man, you evil spirit!''
9 Then Jesus asked him, ''What is your name?''
''My name is Legion,'' he replied, ''for we are many.''
10 And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.
11 A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside.
12 The demons begged Jesus, ''Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them.''
13 He gave them ...
Richard Bradley
Mark 5:1-20
I believe today's passage is one of the most interesting and instructive in all the Bible. Demonic activity seems to have been extremely common in Jesus' day. Why? Who knows, but since Jesus' life and ministry clearly illustrated the power and presence of the kingdom of God, perhaps Lucifer felt He needed to make a statement that his kingdom was just as real. However, Jesus cast demons out of people and delivered them from both Satanic possession and oppression and in doing so demonstrated that His kingdom was greater and more desirable! Jesus always wins!
There is much for us to learn from this passage. This passage will teach us about God's power and authority, about Satan's desires and intentions, and about how we can always be sure to come out on the winning side.
Mark 5:1-20
1 They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes.
2 When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an evil spirit came from the tombs to meet him.
3 This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him any more, not even with a chain.
4 For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. No one was strong enough to subdue him.
5 Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones.
6 When he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees in front of him.
7 He shouted at the top of his voice, ''What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? Swear to God that you won't torture me!''
8 For Jesus had said to him, ''Come out of this man, you evil spirit!''
9 Then Jesus asked him, ''What is your name?''
''My name is Legion,'' he replied, ''for we are many.''
10 And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.
11 A large herd of pigs was feeding on the nearby hillside.
12 The demons begged Jesus, ''Send us among the pigs; allow us to go into them.''
13 He gave them ...
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