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Walking with Jesus

The Grand Narrative: “A Jesus Deliverance?” (Mark 9:25-29)

“A Jesus Deliverance?” (Mark 9:25-29)

Published 25 Feb. 2026

🔎 DAILY HEART EXAMINATION

Let the Word steady your future and sharpen your obedience.

  1. 1️⃣ What truth about Jesus must I believe today?
  2. 2️⃣ Where is fear quietly shaping my decisions?
  3. 3️⃣ What attitude must change in light of eternity?
  4. 4️⃣ What obedience step will I take before this day ends?

LESSONS LEARNED

💥 SINS / FAILURES

Where this passage exposes what can go wrong in our hearts and assumptions.

  1. 1️⃣ Presuming spiritual authority without dependence on God. Mark 9:28–29; Matt 17:20; John 15:5.
  2. 2️⃣ Mistaking church proximity (attendance/service) for Spirit empowerment. Acts 19:13–16; Rom 8:9; Gal 5:16.
  3. 3️⃣ Treating Scripture as “contradiction” instead of harmonizing truth carefully. Mark 9:29; Matt 17:20; 2 Tim 3:16.
  4. 4️⃣ Minimizing or sensationalizing spiritual authority and warfare. Eph 6:10–12; 1 Pet 5:8–9; 2 Cor 10:3–5.
  5. 5️⃣ Ignoring visible fruit of darkness in human bondage and despair. John 10:10; 2 Cor 4:4; 1 John 3:8.

🏆 SUCCESSES / SPIRITUAL GROWTH

Where this passage shows what faith looks like when it is anchored in Jesus.

  1. 1️⃣ Recognizing Jesus as the only sufficient Deliverer with true authority. Mark 9:25–27; Luke 4:36; Col 1:15–17.
  2. 2️⃣ Trusting Christ’s authority because He is Creator and Lord over all beings. Col 1:16–17; Heb 1:2–4; Phil 2:9–11.
  3. 3️⃣ Watching Jesus restore what darkness destroys: calm, wholeness, life. Mark 9:26–27; Mark 5:15; John 8:36.
  4. 4️⃣ Growing in faith through a mature prayer life and authentic relationship with Christ. Mark 9:29; John 15:7; Jude 20–21.
  5. 5️⃣ Letting hard moments with Jesus prepare you for what’s ahead. Mark 9:30–32; Luke 9:51; Rom 8:28–29.

🧭 LEADERSHIP DYNAMICS

How leaders think, pray, and act when darkness confronts real people.

  1. 1️⃣ Leaders move toward suffering with compassion, not fear or distance. Mark 9:17–22; Matt 9:36; Jas 1:27.
  2. 2️⃣ Lead with calm authority: direct, clear, decisive obedience to God. Mark 9:25; Luke 4:35–36; Titus 1:9.
  3. 3️⃣ Name the fruit to diagnose the root: darkness is often identified by its effects. Mark 9:17–18; Matt 7:16–20; 1 John 4:1.
  4. 4️⃣ Leaders ask hard questions humbly, not defensively—then learn. Mark 9:28; Prov 12:1; Jas 1:5.
  5. 5️⃣ Spiritual readiness is built over time: faith + prayer + maturity. Mark 9:29; 1 Tim 4:7–8; Eph 6:18.