February 26th, 2025
Wednesday, February 26th
Where The Ministry Is
Kaleigh Hoschar
“The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying, “Return home and tell how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and told all over town how much Jesus had done for him.”
Luke 8: 38-39
Let’s talk about where the ministry is. We are not all called to be the pastor in a church or to leave the country to be a missionary. Some people are called to the military, some to the healthcare system, to teaching, others to construction or the restaurant business… (too many to list!)
One thing is certain… we all are called to something!
Notice the man in this story who was healed by Jesus. He wanted so desperately to go with him it says he begged!
But Jesus knew that the people in his world, his Oikos… needed to hear what the Lord had done in his life! So he told him to go “home” and share his testimony.
Church doesn’t just happen within the walls of Real Life!!!
It happens in your home, at the office, on the street!
God has rooted you somewhere for a purpose!
Someone needs to hear your story!
Listen to how you walked through fire…
How you marched around a city…
How you were healed…
How the odds were stacked, YET GOD!
The TRUST you placed in Jesus…
Because who are the ministers at Real Life?
We are…. And if we are… we need to be a living testimony and share the goodness of God with those around us. Right here, in our “home”.
Luke 8:26-39
GOD’S WORD Translation
Jesus Cures a Demon-Possessed Man
26 They landed in the region of the Gerasenes across from Galilee. 27 When Jesus stepped out on the shore, a certain man from the city met him. The man was possessed by demons and had not worn clothes for a long time. He would not stay in a house but lived in the tombs. 28 When he saw Jesus, he shouted, fell in front of him, and said in a loud voice, “Why are you bothering me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you not to torture me!” 29 Jesus ordered the evil spirit to come out of the man. (The evil spirit had controlled the man for a long time. People had kept him under guard. He was chained hand and foot. But he would break the chains. Then the demon would force him to go into the desert.)
30 Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”
He answered, “Legion [Six Thousand].” (Many demons had entered him.) 31 The demons begged Jesus not to order them to go into the bottomless pit.
32 A large herd of pigs was feeding on a mountainside. The demons begged Jesus to let them enter those pigs. So he let them do this. 33 The demons came out of the man and went into the pigs. Then the herd rushed down the cliff into the lake and drowned.
34 When those who had taken care of the pigs saw what had happened, they ran away. They reported everything in the city and countryside. 35 The people went to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out. Dressed and in his right mind, he was sitting at Jesus’ feet. The people were frightened. 36 Those who had seen this told the people how Jesus had restored the demon-possessed man to health.
37 Then all the people from the surrounding region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave because they were terrified.
Jesus got into a boat and started back. 38 The man from whom the demons had gone out begged him, “Let me go with you.”
But Jesus sent the man away and told him, 39 “Go home to your family, and tell them how much God has done for you.” So the man left. He went through the whole city and told people how much Jesus had done for him.
Where The Ministry Is
Kaleigh Hoschar
“The man from whom the demons had gone out begged to go with him, but Jesus sent him away, saying, “Return home and tell how much God has done for you.” So the man went away and told all over town how much Jesus had done for him.”
Luke 8: 38-39
Let’s talk about where the ministry is. We are not all called to be the pastor in a church or to leave the country to be a missionary. Some people are called to the military, some to the healthcare system, to teaching, others to construction or the restaurant business… (too many to list!)
One thing is certain… we all are called to something!
Notice the man in this story who was healed by Jesus. He wanted so desperately to go with him it says he begged!
But Jesus knew that the people in his world, his Oikos… needed to hear what the Lord had done in his life! So he told him to go “home” and share his testimony.
Church doesn’t just happen within the walls of Real Life!!!
It happens in your home, at the office, on the street!
God has rooted you somewhere for a purpose!
Someone needs to hear your story!
Listen to how you walked through fire…
How you marched around a city…
How you were healed…
How the odds were stacked, YET GOD!
The TRUST you placed in Jesus…
Because who are the ministers at Real Life?
We are…. And if we are… we need to be a living testimony and share the goodness of God with those around us. Right here, in our “home”.
Luke 8:26-39
GOD’S WORD Translation
Jesus Cures a Demon-Possessed Man
26 They landed in the region of the Gerasenes across from Galilee. 27 When Jesus stepped out on the shore, a certain man from the city met him. The man was possessed by demons and had not worn clothes for a long time. He would not stay in a house but lived in the tombs. 28 When he saw Jesus, he shouted, fell in front of him, and said in a loud voice, “Why are you bothering me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you not to torture me!” 29 Jesus ordered the evil spirit to come out of the man. (The evil spirit had controlled the man for a long time. People had kept him under guard. He was chained hand and foot. But he would break the chains. Then the demon would force him to go into the desert.)
30 Jesus asked him, “What is your name?”
He answered, “Legion [Six Thousand].” (Many demons had entered him.) 31 The demons begged Jesus not to order them to go into the bottomless pit.
32 A large herd of pigs was feeding on a mountainside. The demons begged Jesus to let them enter those pigs. So he let them do this. 33 The demons came out of the man and went into the pigs. Then the herd rushed down the cliff into the lake and drowned.
34 When those who had taken care of the pigs saw what had happened, they ran away. They reported everything in the city and countryside. 35 The people went to see what had happened. They came to Jesus and found the man from whom the demons had gone out. Dressed and in his right mind, he was sitting at Jesus’ feet. The people were frightened. 36 Those who had seen this told the people how Jesus had restored the demon-possessed man to health.
37 Then all the people from the surrounding region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave because they were terrified.
Jesus got into a boat and started back. 38 The man from whom the demons had gone out begged him, “Let me go with you.”
But Jesus sent the man away and told him, 39 “Go home to your family, and tell them how much God has done for you.” So the man left. He went through the whole city and told people how much Jesus had done for him.
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