Jesus Disrupts Our Deepest Fears

On Mark 5: 1-20: Jesus disarms our deepest fears and disrupts the deals that we've made to keep our fear at bay. Jesus protects and provides, so fear has no dominion here. There is deliverance and healing available to us; protection and provision in the lordship of Jesus. There’s a cosmic battle happening in this story. But there’s also a personal transformation. This is what Jesus does: He disarms our deepest fears and in doing so, he disrupts the deals we've made to keep those fears at bay. Jesus protects and provides so that fear has no dominion here.  There is deliverance and healing, protection and provision today in the lordship of Jesus Christ. The cosmic battle Jesus is in is not just an abstract spiritual battle; Jesus is fighting against the powers that demonize and marginalize vulnerable people to solidify wealth and power. And He is recruiting this man from being used by his own culture to solidify fear and rally everyone around a common scapegoat. Jesus is de-scapegoating the demoniac in Gerasene.Friends, fear drives our economy and our culture. But today we proclaim the good news that Jesus disarms our deepest fears. We no longer have to have scapegoats. We no longer have to be angry or scared of the demoniac. We no longer have to use him for our economy, but we can receive him back home and hear the story of the good news that God has done in his life. He can become part of our community.