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Jesus heals this demon possessed person not only his body, but his mind, soul and his relationship with God, his family, and community. Like last week we learned about the Samaritan woman.

Introdução C.S. Lewis, um dos maiores escritores do século passado, escreveu um livro fictício ao mesmo tempo cômico, sério e esclarecedor: Cartas de Um Diabo a Seu Aprendiz . Basicamente é uma coletânea de cartas enviadas de Maldanado, um demônio experiente, a seu sobrinho aprendiz, Vermelindo. Logo…

Introduction: The theologian G.k. Chesterton is credited with saying: People think that when they do not believe in God they believe in nothing, but the fact is they will believe in anything. G. K. Chesterton He influenced another well known theologian and author C.S. Lewis who later wrote: In his preface…

New Location, More Needs 8:26- 30 26 Then they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. 27 When Jesus had stepped out on land, there met him a man from the city who had demons. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he had not lived in a house but among the tombs. 28 When…

People living life their own way end up disordered end up disordered like the Gerasene demoniacs with only submission to Jesus as their help. Their community in the end supports the disorder of the demons rather than the order Jesus gives. This is why Romans says that living according to our interpretation of the Torah is dysfunctional for Christ is the telos of the Torah. It is in coming to Christ, pledging allegiance to him whom one knows to be alive, usually done in baptism, that on receives salvation, proper ordering according to God's values, rescue. This is the message we live before the world.

The Gospel of Mark, 2024 Mark 5:1-20 . ETS: Jesus demonstrated his power over demons. ESS: We should trust that Jesus, the Son of God, has power over all, even over demons. OSS: [Devotional with evangelistic undertone] {I want the hearers to respond to the power of Jesus, the Son of God, by letting Him…

Jesus Brings Freedom Text: Matthew 8:28-34 Introduction We must not forget that Jesus braved a terrifying storm to confront these demons. Jesus had no fear and was confident within Himself of who He was; the Christ; God in flesh. Don’t forget the things we learned about Jesus’ through the storm: Jesus…

Sneak Peaks Movie trailers, taste tests at Sam’s Club, back of a book… all examples of things that entice us enough that we want to go and watch the movie, buy the whole bag, or dive deep into the book, or maybe give us what we need to just say no. Last week I talked about how every one of us desires…

Using the account of Jesus's healing of a demon-possessed man, Matthew Balentine discusses the effects of sin and how we, like the healed man, must go and tell others about what Jesus has done for us.