13/07/2026
Theme: Power of Jesus
Text: Mark 5:1-20
Proposition/Thesis:
We are told in 1 John 3:8 that Jesus Christ came to destroy the power of the evil one. Philippians 2:10-11 shows that Jesus Christ is highly exalted and God has given him a name that is above every other name, that at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow and very tongue confess of things on earth, in heaven and under the earth that Jesus Christ is God to the glory of God the father. Mathew 28:18 tells us that all authority in heaven and on earth has been given unto Jesus. Mark 16:17-18 tells us that in the name of Jesus demons will be cast out and sicknesses will be healed. This shows us that there is power in the name of Jesus. Hence our lesson today is entitled , The power of Jesus.
Background:
In mark 5:1-20, the writer is showing us the power of Christ over evil Spirits or over supernatural forces. We are introduced to an extreme case of demonic possession. we are told that this man was on a path of self-destruction, living in tombs, no one could bind him, not even with chains. He had been bound with chains but He had broken the chains asunder and no one could control him. Such was the terrible condition of this man. He was under the total control of demonic forces but the scripture we have read reveals one great truth, that Jesus has power over demonic forces or supernatural forces. A few lessons from this text are:
1. A man cannot deliver himself from the power of Satan or cause him to quit his hold except by the grace of God vs 3-4
2. Jesus has power over Satan's wicked spiritual forces of evil Vs 7-12
3. The work of the sanctified in Christ is to be messengers of Christ vs 19-20