Sun. June 6/93 Mk 5:1-20
LET CHRIST CHANGE YOU
- Life’s tragic wrecks.
- The most tragic wreck of all is the wreck of the human soul
- Mk. 8:36 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and lose his own soul
- the soul the only thing that I have that will last forever
- The story from Mk. 5
- Sp. dead man in tormemt
- We can live separt from God, have every thing we ever want or need yet still serve the devil
- Our conscience acts as salt in a wound
- As a whip to our rebellious back
- v.7 Like this man we cry out
"what have I to do with you Jesus
----- Torment me not"
- The working says "I’m too busy for Christ"
- The wealthy says "Religion is for the poor"
- The siffistcated says "Christ is for the
simple
- The radical says " The gospel isn’t
revolutionary enough".
- Others say "I Can’t understand it"
- Whether we like it or not we all will someday have to stand before Christ
- This man was full of sin
- v.9 He asked what is your name --- ( My name
is Legion for we are many)
- There are many demons that can occupy our hearts --- The demon of anger
--- " " " Lying
--- " " " strong drink
--- " " " impure thoughts
--- " " " selfisness
--- " " " lust
- Yeilding to temptation becomes easier & easier
- v.8 Jesus calls -- The same voice he used to calm the storm
-- At once there is a change
-- Muscles relaxed
-- Wild look gone
-- Peace within
THREE PRAYERS
1. From the demons
- v.10 - 12
- They did not want to go to hell
- Hell must be awful
Ps. 11:6 - Horrible storm
Ps. 18:5 - a place of sorrows
Mt. 8:12 - a place of torment
- a place of outer darkness
Mt. 13:42 - a place of weeping
Re. 20:15 - called the Lake Of Fire
- What ever it means it is seperation from God
2. From The People
- v. 14 -17
- Leave us alone
- Go somewhere else
- We don’t need you here
- You are spoiling our profit for living and pleasure
- Jesus came to bring healing & salvation
- More interested in money and material things
- If Jesus comes there will be a revolution
- We don’t want to be desturbered
- We can take violence on tv but don’t talk about the blood of Christ
- I’m comfortable as I am
-- no need to talk about sin
- Give me religion but not Christ
- A person who doesn’t want Christ is like a drowning person who throws away a life belt
- Like being poisoned and not wanting the antidote
- We are afraid to come to Christ becuse of what we might have to give up.
- Ps 106:15 "He gave them their request: but sent leanness into their soul
- Mabe our prayers have been answered for a
job, car, home but your soul is lean toward him.
- Is Christ disturbing you don’t send Him away invite Him in
3. From The Healed Man
- v.18 - 20
- He wanted to be with Christ, to follow Him,
to stay with him
- 1st we have a job to do
-- To tell others What Christ can do
- Christ can do what we never expected
- This man had 3 things v. 15
* REST
* CLOTHING
* REASON
