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Grateful money is a death Kenny Chesney on a member of the church and it's real joy to be standing and sharing I won't be looking at In this passage of the Bible together today. We are the church aisle games free account of Jesus life and sensory and we've just seen lost week how Jesus has demonstrated his amazing power or even nature to silence storms threatening to drown and kill him and his disciples or speeding now as they too long in the calm winds just kind of boring at fountains thinking who is this guy and that's exactly what they are asking if you look down Luke chapter 8 verse 20 If that's big big number 825 they ask each other. Who is this He commands even the winds and the waves and they obey him. Who is this about the questionnaire asking I'm counting is going to come read this what happens immediately after this passage will be done the answer to you.
but story then in Luke chapter 8 verse 26 Play sails to the region of the gerasenes which is across the lake From Galilee when Jesus stepped ashore, he was met by demon-possessed man from the time for a long time. This man have not warm clothes or lived in the house, but have lived in the tombs. Wendy's or Cheese's he cried Iverson fell at his feet shouting at the top of his voice. What do you want of me with me Jesus Son of the most high God I beg you don't torture me for Jesus have commanded the impure Spirit to come out of the man many times. It had seized him and then he was chained hand and Foote. I'm kept on the guard. He had broken the chains and I've been driven by the demon into solitary places. Jesus lost him. What is your name legion? He replied because many demons have gone into him and They begged Jesus repeatedly not to order them to go into the abyss. A large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside the demons begged Jesus to let them go into the pigs and he gave them permission when the demons came. I was just the man they went into the pigs on the herd rushed died in the Steep Bank into the lake and was drugged. Who's tending the pigs? So what has happened? They ran off and reported this in the time on Countryside and the people went out to see what has happened. When they came to Jesus they find the man from whom the demon have gone I go night sitting at Jesus feet dressed and in his right mind and they were afraid. These who had seen it told the people are the demon-possessed man had been cursed then all the people of the region of the gerasenes ask Jesus to leave them because they were overcome with fear. So he goes into the boat and left. The man from whom the demon said call notes back to school with him. But Jesus sends me away saying return home until how much God has done for you. So the man went away and told all over the tired how much Jesus had done for him?
Well, thanks very much Kevin. What a story. Jesus and his disciples land in this region called the gerasenes is on the east coast of the Sea of Galilee is Merrifield with Greeks. You haven't heard much about this wherever he goes christian invest 25, who is this man is on said I'm going to find that answer a few points for pictures of what's Happening. Say he's just arrived say meets the welcoming committee a demon-possessed man. What do you know about this chap? Are we seized from the town but now he's wandering around the tombs. We don't know exactly how long he's being there but we read that for a long time you had to go on any clothes or it's in the house in Chains hand and foot disease power is within him also strong, but it shatters. Even these are in Chains repeatedly, he can't be tamed this time is dehumanized isolated spiritually and Sedgley humiliated and he's wandering around the trees like a beast in a cemetery Cemetery. Running around seeing this naked figure wondering unshaven amongst the graves in the cemetery with spittle running down his chin through his toothless manic grin. It's a Hollywood picture of evil intent. He's damaged unstable violence and isolated. Get down to brass tacks and you'll see Jesus.
What is your name? Legion he replied I'm anything because many demons have going to him. This mine is riddled with evil demons. Allegiant is the name of Ray Minami grouping about 6,000 Soldiers by Battalion of evil on this is a description of the extreme end of the impact was so given over to satanic power. It's a picture of evil. This guy was not simply mentally ill. This is the devil at work in him. The Rancho Vista count Luke is that is a Doctor by trade. He actually distinguishes elsewhere. I between illness and demon possession the people this time naive obsessed peasants. They recognize this guy is demon possessed. How many of us will have a natural inclination to this point to switch off limits? Please? Be realistic. We just stick with me for a minute the fact that demon possession is not obvious in the world around us does not mean that the forces of hell are not always active. We see this evil at work in about around us today MP3 all necessarily demon-possessed but to bring evil into a quote into a culture wiehle-reston like to talk about it much because it doesn't really fit well with all my notes, but just take a step back and see the reality of evil at work in the world today. Look at the news in the past week. I London teenager in court over the Fatal stabbing of a 14 year olds three men convicted of criminal young girl in Oxford NC the suicide of a fourteen-year-old and so it goes on and on and on. Even hold coaches have been taken captive by wickedness. Remember the Nazi concentration camps start in supposed to buy normal German people from the field the slave trade in nineteenth-century today and you'll see evil is very much at work affecting the most vulnerable on the next week. I'm not saying that everyone who does evil in this world is demon possessed. But it is very clear. The evil is very much in the world around us today.
Let me see it myself to you that way. I never set yourself. I just didn't know what possessed me when I go about doing that. Yelled at I rather stiff when I cut those corners on a tax return sheet is an eye exam. Set the alarm tone words. Each of us is capable and guilty of evil thoughts words and deeds. He's not necessarily do to the evil demon, but there is something within us that powerfully pushes us to acting this way. We can control it. We can't tame it. Even with the best intentions. We just can't stop ourselves. There's something deeper going on. Isn't that? Something that runs through the middle of every human heart. If the human eye sees us, it isolates us and humiliates us. We may not like this chat. This team does last man in many ways? But each of us is like him. Like this pitiful yet terrifying figure running down the bank towards his little group of people. What a horrendous picture of evil.
And say this man runs races down the hill if you want to get the group of potential victims and did not recognize that leader the demon in him dead. The inspection cries out in pain and he says before Jesus in the posture of some humble submission. The last person the demons want the face was this Jesus. I'm a Spaceman Street South. What do you want with me? Jesus Son of the most high God I beg you to talk to me.
Well here we see the demons pure fear. This is no equal competition. This is England versus Scotland rugby on a whole new level. the outcome sussan before kickoff and the Scots know that
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like this cross the demons know it to The outcome is Sutton. They cool. Is this mine? That possessed to full down abruptly in submission before the address Jesus as son of the most high God. Right back at the start of feet of Luke's account of Jesus life. We still have an angel announces to Mary Jesus mother and Luke 1:31 son will be great and I will be cold son of the most high. finally Jesus is addressed by this glorious title of power. So the question in verse 25 that we looked at earlier, who is this man is Onset. By the most unlikely source. Demons caught him the son of the most high God. What team is the paralyzed man for a long time but now it is they who are terrified imagine seeing this man screeches out with the voice of the Demons within him saying I beg you don't talk to me.
The demons. Marry that only option is to please but Jesus again investasi. What is your name? Lijin your flight because many demons had to go into him. I made that cheese for pizza be notes to send them into the abyss They begged him not to send them into hell judgement in hell. Another historical account of this events recorded by a man called Nazi. Displacement also asked Jesus. Have you come here to torture us before the appointed time? You see these demons know that fate is sealed their Channel Destiny it tournament. But they know that Jesus plans to return again to judge or evil for what it is. You see Jesus casts. He cares about all the wrong things in the world because of all the evil. We see the evil we do in ourselves.
Let me just cry out for justice when we see wrong things happen in the world today. And yet that Justice seems to never come. Only in Jesus is all good desire for justice filament. He would. Evil throughout all time. Patients feed delays judging to get each of us time to turn to him in faith. And sorry in the presence of the Demons executioner displacement. Only plead the appointed time has not yet come. On Jesus chooses to delay this full judgment until he does. Come again.
Ever seen a picture of evil eye picture of Jesus. Now we have a picture of pigs that sweet vest Becky G on 33. How does Jesus free this man in the grip of evil without beginning that lost in final destruction of evil that he has promised. This is how a large herd of pigs was speeding down the hillside the pigs and he gave him permission from the demons came out of the man. They went into pigs in the Head Rush down the street bank. So what's the lake? I almost drowned.
But what about the pigs? What about the pigs is not horrible. What scene was fat question, isn't it? What about the pigs? Another historian called marks tells us there a 2000 pixinsight. So in this head do you like they're sending 2,000 swine? Into the lake to drown scenes before Civ come to judge evil in this world. If you did that the many would not have had the opportunity to respond to him in faith into trusting him. Be safe from the Lost just judgment we all deserve The day is not yet come when Jesus will deal decisively with his evil forces, but he will relieve this tormented mind of his burden. The man's welfare is more important than that with the beasts. He cares more about people some pics how reassuring.
The power display here is a cosmic sneak preview. Off the power Chrysler display over the forces of evil when he comes again evil will be fairly judged. Is picture of pigs that we see here for Shadows Jesus judgement of evil? Exactly if the pigs are not affected in this way. I guess we play to be here today discussing how Jesus have the power to cure mental illness. We are arguing whether this man to State signs of schizophrenia or bipolar affective disorder. We can say that Jesus came to provide psychological therapy to cure him. Police pigs give us a visible and Unforgettable picture of the country of Pure Evil. The Jesus has dealt with He's A Mental Illness doesn't cause this kind of reaction in pigs. That means the removal of evil is always costly the death of these swine graphically pictures the cost of dealing with evil. I thought the points for it to another day this which is even more costly. Jesus himself cuz he was when we went to death a brutal death. To take on the evil that's within his people. We don't need to bear the consequences of divine judgment for actions anymore because evil start because Jesus Took on that evil on himself as he died on the cross for us. Removing evil is costly. Now the destructive power of evil in this man is seen as it flows into this herd of pigs and they run into the sea. Are we to have a destructive power of evil within us will they don't necessarily demons it is still evil and that evil is not actually in each of us, but Jesus freely offers to deal with great cost himself. Let me put my faith in him.
What about the pigs? Well, thankfully there the oh that Jesus cares more about people and takes wonderful news. He just pays the high premium on one human in the destructive drip off of devil. Then a whole herd of pics. This is supremely comforting. I don't see me I guess if a man can come on such fear from a terrorizing Legion of demons with his mere presence and he can become on them with a mere what and who are we to touch him? Would you find any more concerned about what he makes of us?
And so we come to a final picture a picture of people when I first was pichai. People around him.
a picture of people are too salty contrasted reactions to Jesus hair. Imagine you're in the moment and you rushed to the scene. The man was found play not naked seated at the feet of Jesus not wandering aimlessly away from the Tunes the sphere of the dads and in the presence of the Lord of life. Quiet not freaking calm and peaceful African trolling deadly ensure. This guy was manifesting. Give Insanity not demons, but in Santa Fe These demons are in a state of terrified Frenzy. Unconscious the restored man is at peace in Jesus presence. But you're upset when we first met him. How would you expect the brother sisters and cousins all this man's respond? These guys are probably go to school with him when he would have been related to him. How do you spell verse? 36 to work out is what it says seen it told the people have a demon-possessed man have been killed than all the people of the region of the gerasenes Aussie just too. Stay in that town and teach them because they were the ones he performed. They all see this to leave them because they were overcome with fear. And so you go into the boat and left. Is Chauncey for fearful just like the demons they showed no interest in the restoration of this demon-possessed man. They're more concerned about the paper. That's why they have to make sure the pig iron is neither. They weren't responsible for the death of You might say they had more about pigs than people. They want nothing to do with Jesus. They fear the Supernatural and I fear the loss of favored material possessions. That's a fair with a man who rules are the evil will do the evil inside each van.
They prefer demonic danger to the lock Divine Deliverance.
Great. Thank Jesus for delivering them from this dangerous man. They see Jesus as the greatest greatest threat. Extractor to that lives being lived without reference to God. We expect them to Rejoice take me. He was someone who can put whole life strength. But they said Jesus they insisted that he leave them. Are you telling people I'm much happier with the ferryville in that mix when they fixed it up in the heart security prison rather than to live with the fear of Jesus called King and what that might mean. The states is quite how that might shake up at lights. It's an unsavoury lesson about Humanity, isn't it? We prefer to have evil in our midst. Control rosin banishing evil. Because we prefer things the way they are. We don't want Jesus coming to shake up all lives. I said Jesus leaves. But it's not a complete withdrawal is a glimmer of hydride the end. Best 38 and 39 says this the man from whom the demons had gone out bags to go with him, but you just sent him away saying return home and tell how much gold is done for you. The man went away and told to Levittown how much Jesus have done for them something?
Appreciate the mine has bags Jesus for mercy. All the teams in the man had to take Jesus Messi now the man himself note the demons within him. beg to stay with Jesus but you just leave them behind the beacon to tell the people how much God has done for him. 90 things baby Fear Fest Key recognizes that Jesus God see he's told to tell the people how much God has done for him. And he tells them how much Jesus has done for him second. He doesn't just returned to his home. This account says he went all over the town and told people the story another account tells us that this man went to the surrounding towns to select the Catalyst. You couldn't stop this guy. He had to tell everyone he knew what Jesus has done for him. Nothing, you can do just save us from disease from death. from nature But you'll save us from the power of evil in this world and in ourselves, he can do the rest of the power of Evil Within or enhance. the question for each of us today as we finish up is this
Do we prefer people old pics? But we song side with it will be sorry for the townspeople and run from Jesus power over the evil within us preferring the state to screw things up. Or we find this man and prefer that Jesus was told us to True Humanity true relationship is good when we Proclaim what Jesus has done for us? That's her in this man's efforts Moss account tells us that people were amazed at his story. Pop's your friends will be amazed at used to
Well, let's see people next to us and discuss a couple of questions ever next.