The man no chain could holdMark 5:1-20Length: Long

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What was the man's life like before Jesus arrived, and how is he described afterward?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Where have you seen powers that people fear — and how does Jesus compare to them in this story?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • Jesus sent the man home to tell what the Lord had done. What has the Lord done for you that you will stop hiding this week?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who in your family needs to hear how much the Lord has done for you and how he has had mercy on you?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).