The Healing of a Demon-possessed Man - Mark 5:1-20
Understand It
- Where did the events of this story take place? (5:1)
- To what Gentile (non-Jewish) area did Jesus and His disciples go? How? (5:1)
- Who went out to meet Jesus? (5:2)
- What was the man’s life like before he met Jesus? (5:3-5)
- How had the townspeople coped with the demon-possessed man Jesus met? (5:4)
- Why was the man Jesus met chained up? (5:4-5)
- How did the demon-possessed man react to Jesus? (5:6-7)
- Why were the demons so terrified of Jesus? (5:7)
- How did Jesus treat the man He met? (5:8-20)
- What did Jesus do to help the demon-possessed man? (5:8-20)
- What do Jesus’ actions tell us about His character? (5:8-20)
- What did the demons beg of Jesus? (5:10)
- What happened when the demons asked to go into the pigs? (5:11-13)
- How did news of this event spread? (5:14-16)
- What was the man’s life like after Jesus ordered the demons out of him? (5:15-20)
- What did the Gerasene people think of Jesus’ gracious action on the man’s behalf? (5:17)
- Where did the man whom Jesus had helped want to go? (5:18)
- What request did Jesus deny? Why? (5:18-19)
- How did the man respond to Jesus’ instructions? (5:19-20)
Apply It
- What can you do this week to bring the message of Christ to a friend or coworker?
- What is one area of your life that you can ask God to heal?
- How can you say thank you to God for the way He has worked in your life?
A Dead Girl and a Sick Woman - Mark 5:21-43
Understand It
- Who was Jairus, and why did he want to see Jesus? (5:22-23)
- Who wanted to see Jesus? Why? (5:22-23)
- What was Jairus’ attitude toward Jesus? (5:23)
- How would you compare the faith of Jairus with the faith of the woman in the story? (5:23, 28)
- What did Jesus do for Jairus? (5:24)
- What was the plight of the woman in this story? (5:25-26)
- How was the bleeding woman healed? (5:25-29)
- Why did the woman touch Jesus’ clothing? (5:27-28)
- What happened when the woman touched Jesus’ cloak? (5:29)
- What was Jesus’ immediate response to the woman’s action? (5:30-32)
- Why did Jesus suddenly stop walking? (5:30-32)
- Why could the disciples not understand Jesus’ action? (5:31)
- Why did the woman fall down? (5:33)
- Of what was the woman afraid? (5:33)
- How did Jesus’ reply give the woman comfort and reassurance? (5:34)
- What happened while Jesus was still speaking to the woman? (5:35)
- Whom did Jesus tell not to be afraid and to "just believe"? Why? (5:35-36)
- Who were the only people who went with Jesus to Jairus’ home? Why? (5:37-38)
- What did Jesus mean when He said, "The child is not dead but asleep"? (5:39)
- How did people react when Jesus expressed confidence that the dead girl would be all right? (5:40)
- Who witnessed the girl being raised from the dead by Jesus? (5:40-42)
- What were Jesus’ final instructions? (5:43)
Apply It
- What is one fear that you can ask the Lord to help you face this week?
- With what concrete action can you show your faith in the Lord this week?
