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Jesus Casts Out Legion
## Introduction
* Continue four vignettes in Mark 4 and 5
* Jesus calms the storm
* Jesus casts out demons
* Jesus heals the sick
* Jesus raises the dead
* Our story today is Jesus casts out demons in Mark 5:1-20
* Lot of text; so in summary
* Jesus had come from the other side of the Sea or Galilee at evening time
* As soon as his foot touched the land
* The demon possessed man
* ::Need to deal with demons and possession::
* Stephen King’s baboon and imagery
* Yes, physical realities
* No to demon under every rock
* Yes to reality of spiritual beings and possession/oppression
* His condition was progressing (bad to worse)
* Futile restraint attempts had been made
* He cut himself with stones
* He was alone
* Screaming in the hills
* Lived in the tombs
* Harassed passers by
* The stuff of nightmares
* Sees Jesus from _afar_
* Runs to Jesus and falls at his feet begging that he leave them alone.
* Request denied, Jesus casts the demons out of the man.
The demons enter a herd of pigs which run to their drowning deaths.
* The locals hear about it, see the now healed man sitting there, and look at Jesus.
They decide they want nothing to do with him and beg him to leave.
* He does, but leaves the delivered man behind as a witness.
* Jesus crossed the sea for this! (He immediately returned.)
* Key Question
: Why did the man come?
* Note
* Saw Jesus from far off
* Wanted nothing to do with Jesus
* Contrary to sense (from the demon perspective) ran to Jesus and bowed
Four things we will look at today
Jesus demonstrates that he has divine authority and power
People are brought to a crisis of decision
A man is delivered
A witness is commissioned
Jesus Demonstrates Divine Authority and Power
* The power of the enemy is real
* “We are Legion”
* Power of demons
* Thousands of that kind of power
* Whatever else they were or did, they manifest superhuman strength in this man
* More than just adrenaline
* Chains broken and shackles wrenched
* The Bible doesn’t describe play actors
* Demons are Subject to God’s Sovereign Plan
* Demon possessed man sees and hates but comes anyway
* All things ultimately serve the plan and purpose of God
* Demons are Subject to God’s Sovereign Power
> James 2:19 (ESV)
* Demons believe and bow but hate
* Demons beg
* Demons are Subject to God’s Sovereign Decree
* Jesus simply commands
* Demons flee
* Demons are Subject to God’s Sovereign Design
* They had invested quite a career destroying this man
* With one word, Jesus undid their life’s work
> Jesus stepped off the boat with a purpose.
It wasn’t an accident that he met the demon possessed man.
It wasn’t a contest of powers to free him.
When Almighty God speaks, demons cower and flee.
People are Brought to a Crisis of Decision
> When God acts, people are brought to a crisis of decision.
It isn’t really ever gray.
It is simply accept or reject.
* Society was powerless to deal with the essential issues
* Natural means and strength could not subdue much less deliver.
* There is good to be done, but only God can deliver
* Their efforts were actually more damaging than helpful.
* Strength or no, injury incurred.
* External constraints of internal turmoil is futile and injurious
* /Essential/ change is needed
* That isn’t tautological
* Down to the being—the essence
* God demonstrated his power
* Contrary to the claims of men
* The whole pigs thing (visual confirmation)
* Society was more comfortable with the tortured man than with Jesus
* He was the one in howling misery—not them
* They undoubtedly thought that he had made his choices (self righteousness)
* He wasn’t hurting anyone else
* One could certainly avoid any loss or discomfort from him
* His behavior was manageable in their society
* Some were excused by his condition
* Some were employed by his condition
* Regardless, he was “manageable”
* The Lord Jesus walking around was not manageable
* Maybe they had been spooked by the storm
* Unbelief of His goodness
* Unbelief of His purpose
* Rejection of His dominion
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