Could you imagine living near a cemetery where a man lived among the tombs? Could you imagine him crying out all day and all night in torment? Could you imagine nothing being strong enough to bind him? His only hope was God’s unmerited grace.  

Key points

1. Grace made the enslaved free. In many of Jesus’ miracles, we see faith, belief, or both in operation.

2. Grace brought deliverance. Our biggest problems are no match for God’s grace. 

3. Grace responds unexpectedly. The man from the tombs begins spreading the gospel throughout the Decapolis. This man becomes a forerunner of Jesus in the Decapolis (Mark 7:31–37). By the time of the apostles, Christianity would have spread. 2 Corinthians 4:15: For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God. 

Main Text 

Mark 5:1-20 (ESV)