Is Jesus a Mighty God for Your Problems or Your Soul?
The sermon is a well-structured and pastorally warm exposition of Mark 5, correctly identifying Christ as the 'Mighty God' of Isaiah 9. However, its theological strength is diluted by two significant weaknesses: 1) The application drifts into a therapeutic framework, focusing God's power on circumstantial problems more than on sin and sanctification. 2) The gospel invitation relies on decisionist language, presenting salvation as a human decision rather than a divine gift, which functionally obscures God's sovereign, monergistic work in regeneration.