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Lesson 38:Lesson 38:Jesus Calmed the Storm and Delivered Jesus Calmed the Storm and Delivered the Demon-Possessed Man of Gadarathe Demon-Possessed Man of Gadara

Memory verse: John 8:36Memory verse: John 8:36

““I am the LORD, I am the LORD,

the God of all the God of all mankind. Is mankind. Is

anything too hard anything too hard for me?” for me?”

Jeremiah 32:27Jeremiah 32:27

Baltimore Boat Capsizes; Baltimore Boat Capsizes; 4 Feared Dead4 Feared Dead

Squall of wind blamed in accidentSquall of wind blamed in accident

The stormThe storm

Evening, Jesus sent the crowds home, Evening, Jesus sent the crowds home, disciples and Jesus got into a boatdisciples and Jesus got into a boat

Mark 4:35-37Mark 4:35-37

Disciples woke JesusDisciples woke Jesus

Mark 4:38Mark 4:38 Jesus was asleep in Jesus was asleep in

the boatthe boat He was a real manHe was a real man Got tired just like we doGot tired just like we do

Disciples couldn’t Disciples couldn’t understand why Jesus understand why Jesus was asleepwas asleep ““Don’t you care?”Don’t you care?” Of course he cared Of course he cared

about them!about them!

Jesus calmed the stormJesus calmed the storm

What could Jesus do What could Jesus do about the storm?about the storm?

Mark 4:39Mark 4:39 Jesus is GodJesus is God

Created the sea and the Created the sea and the windwind

Who created the water?Who created the water? Who opened the Red Sea Who opened the Red Sea

for the Israelites?for the Israelites? Colossians 1:16Colossians 1:16

Mark 4:40Mark 4:40 Mark 4:41Mark 4:41

They had never seen Jesus They had never seen Jesus do anything like this!do anything like this!

The demon-possessed manThe demon-possessed man

Mark 5:1-4Mark 5:1-4 Evil spirits were harming Evil spirits were harming

himhim Satan trying to destroy Satan trying to destroy

himhim Mark 5:5Mark 5:5

Trying to hurt himselfTrying to hurt himself Trapped by SatanTrapped by Satan

John 3:16John 3:16 Jesus can free people Jesus can free people

like thislike this

The demons knew JesusThe demons knew Jesus

Mark 5:6-7Mark 5:6-7 Demons knew that Demons knew that

Jesus was their Jesus was their CreatorCreator

Feared Jesus Feared Jesus would send them would send them to Lake of Fireto Lake of Fire

Jesus commanded the demons to Jesus commanded the demons to come outcome out

Mark 5:8-9Mark 5:8-9 Satan is the master Satan is the master

of the demonsof the demons Mark 5:10Mark 5:10

Demons know that Demons know that one day they will one day they will finally be under finally be under Jesus’ authorityJesus’ authority

The demons entered the pigsThe demons entered the pigs

Mark 5:11-14Mark 5:11-14 Pigs drownedPigs drowned Demons did not dieDemons did not die Not their final Not their final

punishment (yet)punishment (yet)

A liberated manA liberated man

Mark 5:15Mark 5:15 Set free from the Set free from the

power of demonspower of demons Now under God’s Now under God’s

authorityauthority

Foolish peopleFoolish people

Mark 5:16-17Mark 5:16-17 FoolishFoolish

Didn’t want Jesus to Didn’t want Jesus to staystay

Why?Why? Loved pigs more Loved pigs more

than people!than people!

A man with a messageA man with a message

Mark 5:18-20Mark 5:18-20 Wanted to go with Wanted to go with

JesusJesus ““Go home…tell Go home…tell

them”them” I too was once I too was once

under Satan’s under Satan’s control!control!

ConclusionConclusion

John 8:36John 8:36 Nothing is too hard Nothing is too hard

for Godfor God If he freed this man, If he freed this man,

He can free you!He can free you!