JESUS: MIGHTY TO SAVE!
Pastor Bill Young
bill@trc.ife
The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. (Zephaniah 3:17a)
Three ways Jesus demonstrates his power to save…
I. Jesus has
Mark 5:1 They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes.
A. Jesus pursues those under
Mark 5:2 When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an evil spirit came from the tombs to meet him.
B. Jesus pursues those who are without
Mark 5:3-5 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.
Q1: Has Satan robbed you of
II. Jesus has
Mark 5:6-7 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!”
James 2:19 You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that - and shudder.
A. Jesus has
Ephesians 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. (John 10:10; 1 Peter 5:8; 1John 4:4)
1 John 3:8b The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work. (Isaiah 14:12-21 & Revelations 20)
B. Demons are
Mark 5:9-10 Then Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” 10 “My name is Legion,” he replied, “for we are many.” And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.
Mark 5:11-13 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 permission, and the evil spirits came out and went into the pigs. The herd, about two thousand in number, rushed down the steep bank into the lake and were drowned.James 4:7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
III. Jesus has
A. Proof of power #1:
Mark 5:14-17 Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened. 15 When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. 16 Those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the demon-possessed man–and told about the pigs as well. 17 Then the people began to plead with Jesus to leave their region.
Q2:
Q3: What
B. Proof of power #2: New
Mark 5:18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon- possessed begged to go with him.
Mark 5:19-20 Jesus did not let him but said, “Go home to your family and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.” 20 So the man went away and began to tell in the how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.
IV. Summary: Jesus
- Pursuing the
with his love. - Having
over the Devil. - Having the
to transform lives.