1.	Find the three beggars in the demoniac story.

Beggars	Authority	Request	Response of authority
he (Legion) began to implore	Jesus	not to send them out of the country, but to let them enter the swine	and Jesus gave them permission
they (those who heard) began to implore	Jesus	to leave their region	and he got into the boat
the man who had been demon possessed was imploring	Jesus	that he might accompany Him	and He did not let him

2.	What strikes you about the ways Jesus responds to these three beggars?

a.	He says yes to the bad requests and no to the one good one.

3.	What issues does this raise?

a.	Why would Jesus let the demons kill the pigs?

b.	Why not send them away?

c.	Why does he go away?

d.	Why does he not let the man who had been possessed come?

4.	What's the answer? How does this whole picture show us Jesus? Make sure you're looking at the whole story for a picture of Jesus.

a.	It shows his ministry in a microcosm

5.	Let's make a list together of the things Jesus does.

a.	Puts himself and his disciples in danger on a stormy sea because of how many in danger on the other side? 1

i.	Who's that one?

(1)	me

ii.	I pray you believe that tonight

b.	Came to the other side and meets a man possessed and living among the tombs

i.	–we might say he meets the living dead.

ii.	He's in pain

iii.	Unable to be helped or subdued by those around

c.	He heals the man even though the man can't even get appropriate words out of his mouth to ask for it.

i.	The spirit prays for us in our weaknesses

(1)	Do you believe that? You don't always have to pray words, just in your mind and heart throw yourself down at the feet of Jesus.

d.	Yet he doesn't destroy the demons, but allows them to stay in the area and keep doing their destructive work

i.	He came to destroy the devil another way, by healing his captives

e.	When it's plain that he's unwelcome He doesn't stay

i.	He doesn't force himself on anyone

f.	And he doesn't let the healed man come with him

i.	He hasn't removed us from this domain of devils, we are here to testify to His love and greatness.

ii.	What did it take to make this man a witness?

(1)	just an encounter with Jesus, not a seminary degree

6.	With whom do you identify?

a.	Are you like the disciples, afraid of Jesus calming power, but determined to follow Him?

b.	Are you like the crowds, so afraid you've been sending Him away, fearful that if you let Him stay he might upset the economy of your life? Have you been seeing pigs as more valuable than God's treasures, more valuable than having Jesus near.

c.	Are you like the demoniac, so hurting that you don't care what Jesus asks of you as long as he heals you? Are you sick of walking around like the living dead? Even though you don't have the right words, if this is you, the spirit prays for you.

7.	What would be an appropriate response to this message for each group?

a.

b.

c.

8.	Music:

a.	Songs about bowing down at the feet of Jesus

i.	"we bow down, we lay our crowns"

ii.	We bow down and we worship you Lord,

iii.	Come let us worship and bow down

b.	Songs about not having words

i.	Let my words be few

c.	Songs about following

i.	I have decided to follow Jesus?

d.	Songs about becoming more open and seeing Jesus and being near

i.	Jesus draw me close,

ii.	Open the eyes of my heart

9.	Flow these together with a few words that make the connection to the story--