Luke 8: 26-39

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Luke 8 26-39

• Jesus heals
• a demon possessed man

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Overview

• Background
• An errand of mercy
• A tragic case
• A mighty deliverance
• A fearful rejection
• So what?

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Background

• These events follow the calming of the storm
• Jesus is now in Gentile territory
• One man or two (Matthew 828)

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An errand of mercy

• Why did Jesus go?
• Jesus left successful ministry
• Jesus risked the storm on the lake
• Jesus went to heal this man
• Is this why the storm came (Satanic attack)
• A light to the gentiles (Isaiah 42)
• To demonstrate His power over Satan

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A tragic case

• Locked in a prison of demon possession
• Been in this state for a long time (27)
• No clothes or home (27)
• Excluded from society
• Driven to a solitary place (29)
• Supernatural strength (29)
• Used for destruction
• Legion
• Driven by the demons to the shore to
• meet and oppose Jesus (26)

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A mighty deliverance

• Fell at Jesus feet (28)
• Subjection not worship
• Opposition no common ground (28)
• Demons recognised Jesus authority 29)
• Dont torture me (28)
• Begged not to be sent to the Abyss (31)
• Entered (and destroyed) the pigs

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A fearful rejection

• Those tending the pigs ran off (34)
• Reported in the town what had happened
• People went out to see (35)
• Saw the man healed (34)
• Told how he had been healed (36)
• Feared Jesus and asked Him to leave
• Concerned about possessions?
• The man wanted to follow Jesus (38)
• Return home and tell how much God has
• done for you (39)

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So what?

• Are we more concerned about obedience than
  success?
• Are we prepared to risk all to save one?
• Are we confident of Jesus power over the devil?
• Do we pray it and live it?
• What prisons are we held in?
• Have we known Christs deliverance from sin?
• For Christians and non-Christians
• The demons know they will be judged and fear it
  but still oppose Christ. What about us?
• Are we trusting God and asking Him to deliver
  people?
• How do we react when we see the power of God at
  work?
• Are we more concerned about possessions than
  people?

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• Comments and questions?