Bind A Wild Man

Context: The stilling of the tempest.
Mark 5:1-20, Matt. 8:28-34, Luke 8:22-40

I: The Country of Gadara:
1. It was a farming country.
2. There were beautiful places of pleasure.
3. But there was a dreaded drawback.
4. The stillness of the night was broken by the cries of a demon possessed man. (Eagle’s scream, a panther’s snarl, a hungry lion’s roar, the cry or the moan of a tormented soul).
5. It was dangerous to go near the graveyard.

II: The Wild Man Broke their Bonds.
1. They had tried to keep him tied.
2. He was wild as a leopard.
3. He cut himself with stones and tore his clothes from him
4. He was a sorrow to his family and a terror to his community.

III: Then Jesus Came! Jesus Binds the Wild Man.
1. A few hours before he had calmed the tempest on Galilee.
2. As he stepped ashore he was confronted with a greater tempest. Storms of Life.
3. The devil’s trembled before him.
4. He cast them all out.
5. The man was clothed and in his right mind.
6. He was sent home to witness for Jesus.

IV: The People of Gadara.
1. Tongues began to wag.
2. Hogs became the topic.
3. They called a town meeting.
4. They valued their hogs above the souls of men.
5. Jesus was invited to leave.
6. Jesus is the Master of every tempest if we let Him dwell in our hearts.