Christ came to set God’s people free from disobedience, disease, and death – and each of the miracle events was not a faith-healing but rather a battle won, in which Jesus provided a cure from something for something. That’s the compelling theme of this fascinating study of ten miracle stories from the gospel of Mark featured in Cycle B of the Revised Common Lectionary. Whether you’re a busy pastor, church school teacher, discussion leader, or just an interested Bible student, There Are Demons In The Sea offers valuable and superbly organized background information – Hoefler’s scholarship, perceptive insight, and potent illustrative material make this volume an invaluable aid to preaching preparation or scriptural study. Chapter titles include:

• The Gordian Knot – Mark 1:21-28
  
• The Miracle Of Forgiveness – Mark 2:1-12
  
• There Are Demons In The Sea – Mark 4:35-41
  
• The Good Grocer – Mark 6:30-44
  
• An Exile Of Silence Set Free – Mark 7:31-37
  … and more!

Richard Carl Hoefler is a former Dean of the Chapel and Professor of Preaching and Worship at Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary in Columbia, South Carolina. The author of ten books, Hoefler is a graduate of Wittenberg University, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Oxford University.