The Healing of the Boy with an Evil Spirit Study
Mark 9:14-29
- Why were the teachers arguing with the disciples (v 14)?
- If you had been one of the disciples who couldn�t solve the boy�s problem only days after being on a mission trip how would you feel?
- When Jesus tells you, "Everything is possible for him who believes," which aspect of the father�s response is closer to your own: "I believe" or "Help me overcome my unbelief" ?
- What do you have the hardest time believing today?
a. that God exists,
b. that Jesus is God�s Son,
c. that a good God controls the world,
d. that there is life after death,
e. that God loves me,
f. that miracles occur
- What do you believe that you wish you could believe more intensely?
- What kind of doubts hit you the hardest?
- What would silence these doubts?
- How did Thomas deal with doubt? (
John 20:24-31)
- What do you learn about evil spirits in this story?
- When do you learn more - during spiritual highs or lows?
Psalm 146 - Who shall I trust?
BELIEF, HOPE, AND LOVE: THE ESSENTIAL THREE
All things are possible to him who believes;
they are less difficult to him who hopes;
they are easy to him who loves;
and they are simple to anyone who does all three.
-BROTHER LAWRENCE