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The Christ, The Kingdom, and the Cross

The Christ, The Kingdom, and the Cross. Jesus, the Mighty Warrior Mark 5:1-20. Historical Questions. Gerasa, Gadara, or Gergesa – which is it? . DECAPOLIS. SAMARIA. Jerusalem. PEREA. JUDEA. GALILEE. Gergesa. Capernaum. Gadara. Gerasa. Historical Questions.

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The Christ, The Kingdom, and the Cross

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  1. The Christ, The Kingdom, and the Cross Jesus, the Mighty Warrior Mark 5:1-20

  2. Historical Questions • Gerasa, Gadara, or Gergesa – which is it?

  3. DECAPOLIS SAMARIA Jerusalem PEREA JUDEA GALILEE Gergesa Capernaum Gadara Gerasa

  4. Historical Questions • Gerasa, Gadara, or Gergesa – which is it? • Were there two demoniacs or one? There is harmony in Scripture, despite apparent contradictions and discrepancies.

  5. The kingdom of God = the saving reign of God revealed in Jesus “Jesus embarks on a daring invasion to claim alien turf under enemy occupation and reveals that there is no place in the world into which God’s reign does not intend to extend itself. The confrontation that ensues reveals that every square inch, at sea and on the land, will be contested by Satan.” David Garland

  6. 1. The Challenge to God’s Saving Reign – v. 1-5 Three characteristics of evil: • Unclean – v. 2-3a • Uncontrollable – v. 3b-4 • Freedom from every restraint is bondage to every desire. • There is a kind of slavery that no mere human means can conquer. • Unrest – v. 5

  7. 2. The Triumph of God’s Saving Reign – v. 6-13 Christ conquers . . . • an army of evil – v. 9-13 • without a contest – v. 6-7 • with a word – v. 8 • through transforming power and mercy – v. 15, 19

  8. 3. The Responses to God’s Saving Reign – v. 14-20 Two responses: • DISTRESS: some respond to Christ’s kingship in fear – v. 14-17 • DISCIPLESHIP: some respond to Christ’s kingship in faith – v. 18-20

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