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Mark 5:21-43
Wednesday, August 3, 11
Mark 5:21-43
From Desperation to Salvation
Wednesday, August 3, 11
Mark 5:21-43
From Desperation to Salvation
1. These desperate people had run out of resources
Wednesday, August 3, 11
“In every generation, the people who have found God have been those who have come to the end of themselves. Recognizing their hopelessness, they have been ready to throw themselves on the mercy and grace of a forgiving God.”
---A. W. Tozer, Men Who Met God
Wednesday, August 3, 11
Mark 5:21-43
From Desperation to Salvation
2. These desperate people humbled themselves before the Lord
Wednesday, August 3, 11
“The ultimate issue in relation to Jesus Christ is not one of semantics (the meaning of words) but of homage (the attitude of the heart), not whether our tongue can subscribe to an orthodox formulation of the person of Jesus, but whether our knee has bowed before his majesty. Besides, reverence always precedes understanding. We shall know him only if we are willing to obey him.” --John Stott
Wednesday, August 3, 11
Mark 5:21-43
From Desperation to Salvation
3. These desperate people found hope in Jesus Christ
Wednesday, August 3, 11
“If your every human plan and calculation has miscarried, if, one by one, human props have been knocked out, and doors have shut in your face, take heart. God is trying to get a message through to you, and the message is: "Stop depending on inadequate human resources. Let me handle the matter." ... Catherine Marshall
Wednesday, August 3, 11
Mark 5:21-43
From Desperation to Salvation
4. We must place our hope and confidence in Jesus Christ.
Wednesday, August 3, 11
Mark 5:21-43
From Desperation to Salvation
4. We must place our hope and confidence in Jesus Christ. He has power over…
Disasters: Mark 4:35-41Demons: Mark 5:1-20Disease and Death: Mark 5:21-43
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"God is too good to be unkind and He is too wise to be mistaken. And when we cannot trace His hand, we must trust His heart." --Charles Spurgeon
Wednesday, August 3, 11
Wednesday, August 3, 11
