Good morning. After facing the storm going to the other side, of course everything is great, right? Well Jesus meets these two demon possessed men. In another gospel is says just one. They were exceedingly violent, and no one could pass by where they were. They cry out "what do we have to do with You, Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?” Notice that they recognized Him as being the Son of God. They recognize that there is going to be a time when they will be subjected to torment. They are concerned that the He has come there specifically to start the torment ahead of time. They asked to be cast into a herd of pigs, and Jesus permits them. The pigs run into the water and die. The men watching the pigs run into the city and tell everything, including the incident of the demoniacs. The people of the city come and beg Him to leave. The owners of the pigs just lost a lot of money. Everyone from the city is afraid of someone who has that much power over demons. Who knows what He might do next. God cared so much about the souls of these two men, that He sent His Son, Jesus, through a storm just to liberate them. What do Jesus and the disciples do? They get into the boat and go back over. People bring a paralytic lying on a bed to Jesus. In Mark, Jesus is inside a house that is so full that the men cannot get inside the house with the paralytic. Jesus seeing their faith said to the paralytic, “take courage, My son, your sins are forgiven.” It wasn't just the paralytic’s faith, it was also the faith of the men who were carrying him. They all could've sat around their house moaning and groaning that Jesus was not there to heal their friend. Instead they did something about it. They went to the source of healing – Jesus. Too often we sit around the house and moaning and groaning about whatever problem we have instead of going to our source – Jesus. We will continue this tomorrow. Father thank You that You that You care so much for us that You would send someone through a storm just to meet our needs.
Therefore I exhort you, be imitators of me
Good morning. Paul then gives a list of a lot of things that he has gone through as an apostle. I do not write these things to shame you, but to admonish you as my beloved children. For if you were to have countless tutors in Christ, yet you would not have many fathers, for in Christ Jesus I became your father through the gospel. There could be many people that you listen to either in church or through the Internet or other means; but there was only one person (as a general rule it was a person) that lead you to Christ. Therefore I exhort you, be imitators of me. He was saying that just like a child imitates his or her father, they were to imitate him. He says that again seven chapters later. Since it is easy to forget some things about people we have not seen in a while, Paul says that he sent Timothy to them to remind them of his ways which are in Christ, just as he taught everywhere in every church. Some have become arrogant, as though I were not coming to you. I shall find ou...
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