The Authority
and Mercy
of Jesus
Mark 5:35-41
On that day, when evening had come, he
said to them, “Let us go across to the
other side.” And leaving the crowd, they
took him with them in the boat, just as he
was. And other boats were with him.
And a great windstorm arose, and the
waves were breaking into the boat, so
that the boat was already filling.
Mark 5:35-41
But he was in the stern, asleep on the
cushion. And they woke him and said to
him, “Teacher, do you not care that we
are perishing?”
And he awoke and rebuked the wind
and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!”
And the wind ceased, and there was a
great calm.
Mark 5:35-41
He said to them, “Why are you so afraid?
Have you still no faith?”
And they were filled with great fear and
said to one another,
“Who then is this, that even the wind
and the sea obey him?”
The Significance of Jesus
Calming the Storm
Only Creator God has the authority
to command the wind and the waves.
Jesus was revealing His authority over
the natural world.
The Response of the Disciples to
Jesus’ Authority
“And they were filled with great fear
and said to one another,
‘Who then is this…’”
Jesus never lacked the authority to
command the storms to cease.
Mark 5:1-13
Jesus delivers the man possessed
by a legion of demons.
The Significance of Jesus
Delivering the Demon-Possessed Man
All of society can do nothing about
spiritual problems. Jesus was revealing
His authority over the spiritual realm.
The Response of the People
to This Miracle
And they came to Jesus and saw the
demon-possessed man, the one who had had
the legion, sitting there, clothed and in his
right mind, and they were afraid.
…And they began to beg Jesus to depart from
their region.
-Mark 5:15,17
Jesus Sends the Man on Mission
“Go home to your friends and tell
them how much the Lord has
done for you, and how he has had
mercy on you.”
Mark 5:21-24,35-43
The synagogue ruler, Jairus,
implores Jesus to help his dying
daughter.
Mark 5:25-34
Jesus heals the woman with the
issue of bleeding.
“Daughter, your faith has made
you well.”
Faith: Faith is believing and placing
your trust in who God is and what
God has said, resulting in a change
in us as we respond to His
authority.
The Reaction of the Woman
“But the woman, knowing what
had happened to her, came in
fear and trembling and fell down
before him…”
The Significance of this
Miracle
Jesus demonstrates His authority to
heal and to save those who come to
Him in faith.
Jesus Raises Jairus’ Daughter
from the Dead
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“Your daughter is dead.”
Jesus said, “Do not fear; only believe.”
“The child is not dead, but sleeping.”
“Little girl, I say to you, arise.”
The girl immediately got up and began
walking.
The Reaction of the People
to This Miracle
“…they were immediately overcome
with amazement.”
The Significance of Jesus Raising
Jairus’ Daughter from the Dead
Jesus demonstrates His authority
over life and death.
The Supreme Authority of Jesus
• Authority over the natural world.
• Authority over the spiritual realm.
• Authority to save those who come
to Him in faith.
• Authority over life, and the last
great enemy: death itself.