September 27, 2014 · Mark 5:1–20

Restoration (Mark 5:1-20)

“Imagine the picture here. The man rushes towards Jesus. … They know, and what did he do? He ran straight up to him. You can just imagine, and then, boom, he drops on his knees right in front of Jesus. It's immediately showing us the power differential here. Recognizing the spiritual authority and power of Jesus falling in front of him. But he's screaming, Don't torture me. … Why would you think he's going to torture you? Here's a guy who's torturing himself. … They probably know an eye for an eye. Two for the tooth and they're thinking torture for torture. Not only this, but what I love about this is they come to him and they it's like a meet and greet, but they already know who he is. … Pretty amazing in an area where they are not worshiping the one God. To hear this man call him the son of the one God.”