1. What do people think today of the devil and of demons?
2. Read Mark 5:1-20. What was interesting about the area that Jesus and His disciples went? (5:1 – but some extra thinking is required)
3. What was the man's life like before he met Jesus? (5:3-5)
-How did the townspeople react to demon-possessed man?
4. What did Jesus do to help the demon-possessed man?
-What was the demon's reaction? Why do you think this was so? (5:7, 11-13)
5. What did the Garasene people think of Jesus' gracious action on the man's behalf? (5:17)
6. What request did Jesus deny? (5:18-19). Why?
7. When and where do you get opposition to talking about God or religion?
-What can we do if we are unable to speak about our faith?
8. How are the actions of the Garasene man, after Jesus delivers him from the demon, an example to us?
9. What can you do this week to bring the message of Christ to a friend or co-worker or student?