You
will notice the power of the Lord is demonstrated in three ways in these
verses.
A.
Power over Demons....V 1-20
B.
Power over Disease....V 21-34
C.
Power over Death....V 35-43
Notice
some things that happen when the power of the Lord is present....V 1-20
I. SATAN WILL FLEE....V 1-13
A.
The Plight of the Sinner....V 3-5
Mark 5:3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
Mark 5:4 Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.
Mark 5:5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones.
B.
The Might of the Saviour....V 8, 13
Mark 5:8 For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.
Mark 5:13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
C. The Flight of
the Spirits....V 10-13
Mark 5:10 And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
Mark 5:13 And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
II. SOCIETY WILL FEAR....V 14-17
Mark 5:14 And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.
Mark 5:15 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
Mark 5:16 And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
Mark 5:17 And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
Notice
some things which bring fear to the society....
A. The Demonstration of Sovereignty....V 1-13
B. The Display of Salvation....V 15
Mark 5:15 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had the legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind: and they were afraid.
C. The Deceitfulness of Sin....V 16-17
Mark 5:16 And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.
Mark 5:17 And they began to pray him to depart out of their coasts.
III.
SAINTS WILL FOLLOW....V 18-20
A. The Desire for His Presence....V 18
Mark 5:18 And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him.
B.
The Duty of Publication... .V 19
Mark 5:19 Howbeit Jesus suffered him not, but saith unto him, Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee, and hath had compassion on thee.
C.
The Delight of Publishing....V 20
Mark 5:20 And he departed, and began to publish in Decapolis how great things Jesus had done for him: and all men did marvel.
HOW
TO HAVE THE POWER OF HIS PRESENCE????
1.
The Right kind of Worship....Matt 18:20; John 4:23-24
Mat 18:20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
2. The Right kind of Walk....I John 1:7
I
John 1:7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.
3.
The Right kind of Welcome....Rev 3:20
Rev 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
