MARK 5

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MARK 5

• JESUS- OVERCOMING LIFES THREE DESTROYERS
• 3Ds
• Demons
• Disease
• Death

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Mark 435- 520

• OVERCOMING DEMONS

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1. The Gadarenes
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• 1. Why did Jesus go to the region of the
  Gadarenes?
• Personal He went for the one man
• General He went for non-Jews
• Spiritual He went to destroy the enemys hold
• Demons are territorial

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2. Why did He deal with the demons this way?

• Personal So the man would know
• General So the village would know
• Spiritual So the demonic forces would know
• Demons never let go easily

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3.Why was the gospel rejected?

• Personal Fear of change
• General Fear of losses
• Spiritual Fear of the unknown
• Demons can still act indirectly

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4. Why did Jesus ask the ex-demoniac to stay
back?

• Personal Local strategy friends and relatives
• General Regional strategy Decapolis
• Spiritual Kingdom strategy Multitudes
• Demonic stronghold broken when Gods people are
  mobilized

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Mark 425-34

• OVERCOMING DISEASES
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• Medicine is not evil just inadequate
• Medicine is not God it does not have the final
  say
• Medicine is convenient but expensive

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1. The Woman Why did she do what she did?

• Personal She had an embarrassing condition
• General She had no other avenues for healing
• Spiritual She had tenacity

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• FAITH is exercised
• Believing,
• Speaking,
• 
  Acting on it
• 
  Expecting!

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2.Jesus Why did He do what He did?

• Personal Sealed her healing
• General Taught the crowd about faith
• Spiritual Raised level of faith of Jairus
  father

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• FAITH is transmitted when
• Sought
• Caught
• Taught
• 
  Wrought

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Mark 4 21-24, 35-43

• 3. OVERCOMING DEATH

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What did Jesus do that was significant?

• He raised the faith level of the father ( v 36)
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•  He chose the disciples who had faith to follow
  Him (v37)
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• He shut out the faithless crowd (v 40)
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• He spoke the Word in faith...

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• Many years later Peter did the same...
• Tabitha cumi (Acts 940)