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PAX Christian Church
MARK 5:1-20 | PAX Christian Church (03/22/2026)
PAX Christian Church is a non-denominational church in the Carson Valley of western Nevada.
Locations & Times
PAX Christian Church
1267 U.S. Hwy 395 N, Gardnerville, NV 89410, USA
Sunday 9:00 AM
WELCOME
We are so glad you joined us today. Pax is a non-denominational church that exists to live and share the gospel of peace. (Romans 5:1-11)
Our vision is that everyone would find peace with God through Jesus Christ and become peacemakers who advance the kingdom of God.
PEACE WITH GOD. FOR EVERYONE. THROUGH CHRIST.
Our Mission is to: LIVE AND SHARE THE GOSPEL OF PEACE.
Our vision is that everyone would find peace with God through Jesus Christ and become peacemakers who advance the kingdom of God.
PEACE WITH GOD. FOR EVERYONE. THROUGH CHRIST.
Our Mission is to: LIVE AND SHARE THE GOSPEL OF PEACE.
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Jesus goes to unclean lands.
Encounters a man with an unclean spirit(s).
In an unclean place (graveyard).
Sends the demons into unclean animals (pigs).
Encounters a man with an unclean spirit(s).
In an unclean place (graveyard).
Sends the demons into unclean animals (pigs).
THIS MAN'S EXISTENCE IS A PREVIEW OF LIFE WITHOUT JESUS.
ROTTING. DECAYING. MISERABLE. CHAOS AND TORMENT.
THIS IS NOT LIFE.
THIS IS WHAT REBELLION AGAINST GOD LEADS TO.
ROTTING. DECAYING. MISERABLE. CHAOS AND TORMENT.
THIS IS NOT LIFE.
THIS IS WHAT REBELLION AGAINST GOD LEADS TO.
THE DEMON FALLS TO HIS KNEES.
NOT WORSHIP. SUBMISSION. (OR FALSE WORSHIP AS A MOCKERY)
SHOUTS LOUDLY.
UNABLE TO CONTROL OR REGULATE ITS COMMUNICATION.
CALLS JESUS' NAME AND TITLE.
AGAIN WITH THE ATTEMPTS TO CLAIM THE NAME OF JESUS.
PROBABLY WHY JESUS THEN ASKS FOR ITS NAME.
"IN GOD'S NAME..."
APPEALING TO GOD'S NAME HERE.
THE DEMONS ARE TRYING TO GET OUT OF WHAT IS INEVITABLY A LOSING BATTLE.
NOT WORSHIP. SUBMISSION. (OR FALSE WORSHIP AS A MOCKERY)
SHOUTS LOUDLY.
UNABLE TO CONTROL OR REGULATE ITS COMMUNICATION.
CALLS JESUS' NAME AND TITLE.
AGAIN WITH THE ATTEMPTS TO CLAIM THE NAME OF JESUS.
PROBABLY WHY JESUS THEN ASKS FOR ITS NAME.
"IN GOD'S NAME..."
APPEALING TO GOD'S NAME HERE.
THE DEMONS ARE TRYING TO GET OUT OF WHAT IS INEVITABLY A LOSING BATTLE.
LEGION:
A ROMAN DETACHMENT OF SOLDIERS:
6,000 FOOTSOLDIERS
120 HORSEMEN
THE NUMBER ISN'T SPECIFICALLY IMPORTANT, AS MUCH AS THE VAST NUMBER OF DEMONS INHABITING THIS MAN.
HELL/DEMONIC PRESENCE ISN'T SOMETHING FUN OR GOOD, IT'S CHAOTIC AND DESTRUCTIVE.
A ROMAN DETACHMENT OF SOLDIERS:
6,000 FOOTSOLDIERS
120 HORSEMEN
THE NUMBER ISN'T SPECIFICALLY IMPORTANT, AS MUCH AS THE VAST NUMBER OF DEMONS INHABITING THIS MAN.
HELL/DEMONIC PRESENCE ISN'T SOMETHING FUN OR GOOD, IT'S CHAOTIC AND DESTRUCTIVE.
PERHAPS THEY DON'T WANT TO WANDER AIMLESSLY.
OR MAYBE THEY FEAR THE ABYSS...?
OR MAYBE THEY FEAR THE ABYSS...?
THE DEMONS FEAR THE RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT OF GOD.
PROBABLY NOT THE RESULT THE DEMONS WERE LOOKING FOR.
REBELLION AGAINST GOD HAS ONLY ONE ULTIMATE DESTINATION:
MADNESS AND DESTRUCTION.
REBELLION AGAINST GOD HAS ONLY ONE ULTIMATE DESTINATION:
MADNESS AND DESTRUCTION.
THESE ARE PROBABLY THE SAME PEOPLE THAT HAD BANISHED THE MAN AND ATTEMPTED TO CHAIN HIM UP.
THEY'RE AFRAID OF THE ONE WHO OVERCAME HIM.
THEY'RE AFRAID OF THE ONE WHO OVERCAME HIM.
THEY'D RATHER HAVE THE TEMPORARY COMPROMISE OF THE DANGEROUS MAN IN THE GRAVEYARDS THAN DEAL WITH THE OVERWHELMING POWER THAT CAST THE DEMONS OUT AND DESTROYED THE PIGS.
TELL THE STORY OF YOUR DELIVERANCE.
SHARE THE GOOD NEWS.
LIVE AND SHARE THE GOSPEL.
SHARE THE GOOD NEWS.
LIVE AND SHARE THE GOSPEL.
THE TESTIMONY OF A TRANSFORMED LIFE IS THE STORY OF THE SUPERNATURAL AND ALMIGHTY GOD INTERVENING IN OUR LIVES.
IT'S A STORY WORTH SHARING!
IT'S A STORY WORTH SHARING!
LIKE JONAH SAID...
Reflection:
WHAT IS YOUR TESTIMONY?
HOW CAN YOU LIVE AND SHARE THE GOSPEL OF PEACE?
WHAT IS YOUR TESTIMONY?
HOW CAN YOU LIVE AND SHARE THE GOSPEL OF PEACE?
COMMUNION: REMEMBERING WHAT CHRIST HAS DONE FOR US ON THE CROSS, AND EXPERIENCING HIS PRESENCE TODAY.
COMMUNION
We would like to invite anyone who has professed faith in Jesus to participate in receiving communion with us this morning.
Communion elements will be passed out by our ushers towards the close of service.
The bread represents the body of Christ.
The juice/cup represents the blood of Christ.
Communion elements will be passed out by our ushers towards the close of service.
The bread represents the body of Christ.
The juice/cup represents the blood of Christ.
For further study: BibleStudyTools.com
Here's a site with pretty good resources for further study.
https://www.biblestudytools.com/BAPTISM
Are you ready to be baptized? In the Bible, when people come to faith in Christ, and they ask "what do I do now?" the answer is consistently baptism. In baptism, we identify with Jesus' death, burial, and resurrection as we lay down our lives in the water, and come to new life in Christ. If you believe Jesus is Lord and are ready to make that declaration in your life, sign up and we would love to baptize you.
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