Main Idea: Those who encounter Jesus in desperation for him experience life.

The Desperate Need to Encounter for Jesus

• The desperate need of a spiritually oppressed man
  • Mark 5:1–7
• The desperate need of a chronically ill woman
  • Mark 5:24b–28
• The desperate need of a dying child
  • Mark 5:21–24a, 35

Jesus’ Response to Those in Desperate Need of Him

• Jesus exercises authority over spiritual oppressors
  • Mark 5:8–13
• Jesus extends compassion to heal the sick
  • Mark 5:29–34
• Jesus demonstrates his power to raise the dead
  • Mark 5:36–43

The Aftermath of a Desperate Encounter with Jesus

• Some are afraid and reject him
  • Mark 5:14–17
• Those who find life in Jesus seek to follow him and tell others about him
  • Mark 5:18–20

So What?

• Have I recognized my desperate need for Jesus?
  • Mark 5:34, 36
  • John 10:10