True North Church
Road Trip Through the Book of Mark - Part 4
Part 4: Wrecked, Revived, Restored
Locations & Times
Fairbanks Campus
2830 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99709, USA
Sunday 8:30 AM
Sunday 10:00 AM
Sunday 11:30 AM
Mark 5:1-5 NIV
They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes. [2] When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an impure spirit came from the tombs to meet him. [3] This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, 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.
Mark 5:6-7 NIV
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? In God's name don't torture me!"
Mark 5:8-9
For Jesus had said to him, "Come out of this man, you impure spirit!" [9] Then Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" "My name is Legion," he replied, "for we are many."
Mark 5:10-13 NIV
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 permission, and the impure 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.
Mark 5:14-17 NIV
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.
Mark 5:18-20 NIV
As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him. [19] Jesus did not let him, but said, "Go home to your own people 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 Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.
Three big picture ideas This story Teaches
1. All of us are born enslaved to sin.
2. Any restored person can be used by God!
3. Anyone used by God can make an amazing difference.
Handlebars for my Journey
1. Notice the Three Beggars in this Story:
A. Demons begged not to leave the area.
Mark 5:10 NIV
And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.
B. Towns people begged Jesus to leave.
Mark 5:17 NIV
Then the people began to plead with Jesus to leave their region.
C. Maniac turned miracle begs to leave with Jesus.
Mark 5:18
As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him.
2. The focus of our story is what Jesus has done.
Mark 5:19 NIV
Jesus did not let him, but said, "Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you."
True Life Change Happens When We Live Our Faith Out in Our ORBIT.
Mark 5:19 NIV
Jesus did not let him, but said, "Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you."
A. Is the hardest for us
B. Most real for others
C. Place of greatest impact
D. Death of hypocrisy
They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes. [2] When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an impure spirit came from the tombs to meet him. [3] This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, 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.
Mark 5:6-7 NIV
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? In God's name don't torture me!"
Mark 5:8-9
For Jesus had said to him, "Come out of this man, you impure spirit!" [9] Then Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" "My name is Legion," he replied, "for we are many."
Mark 5:10-13 NIV
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 permission, and the impure 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.
Mark 5:14-17 NIV
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.
Mark 5:18-20 NIV
As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him. [19] Jesus did not let him, but said, "Go home to your own people 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 Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him. And all the people were amazed.
Three big picture ideas This story Teaches
1. All of us are born enslaved to sin.
2. Any restored person can be used by God!
3. Anyone used by God can make an amazing difference.
Handlebars for my Journey
1. Notice the Three Beggars in this Story:
A. Demons begged not to leave the area.
Mark 5:10 NIV
And he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the area.
B. Towns people begged Jesus to leave.
Mark 5:17 NIV
Then the people began to plead with Jesus to leave their region.
C. Maniac turned miracle begs to leave with Jesus.
Mark 5:18
As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with him.
2. The focus of our story is what Jesus has done.
Mark 5:19 NIV
Jesus did not let him, but said, "Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you."
True Life Change Happens When We Live Our Faith Out in Our ORBIT.
Mark 5:19 NIV
Jesus did not let him, but said, "Go home to your own people and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you."
A. Is the hardest for us
B. Most real for others
C. Place of greatest impact
D. Death of hypocrisy