How would you describe this man during the month prior
to his encounter with Jesus?
What was the man doing at the beginning of this
passage?
Living
among the dead, gashing himself with stones.
One theologian describes these actions as
“self-imposed pain”. He had a fascination with death, he abused his body, he
inflicted terrible torment on his body with rocks.
These actions reveal something about Satan’s tactics.
Have you seen people around you suffer from
self-imposed pain?
Our culture doesn’t use stones so much, but what do
you see people using to inflict self-imposed pain on themselves? Drugs, alcohol,
food, power, violence, knives – cutters.
How much self destruction is too much for Jesus to
counter?
The ensuing conversation is with a demon, so let’s
move on through the passage to focus on the man after Jesus cast out the
demons.
How does the man appear now? (V15)
What did he want to do? Follow Jesus
Any Idea why Jesus wouldn’t allow the man to follow
Him?
What does Jesus actions and response tell us about
Him?
He can command Demons, He sends certain people to do
certain things
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