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Jesus heals a demon-possessed man and restores him to his community. This is a hard story for many of us to hear. We'd rather not think about demons or impure spirits. We don't know what to do with people who are excluded by their family or society because of mental illness. We'd rather not come face-to-face with the powers that control us. But Jesus' name is powerful. Jesus crosses the sea of Galilee and confronts the powers of evil on their territory. And Jesus wins. Because he is powerful. That is scary for the people who witness Jesus' power. They'd rather send him away than see his power change everything about their lives. What about you? Come and listen! Be transformed by word and worship of Jesus Christ.

Main Point: Only Jesus is capable of healing our spiritual condition.

Something that is important for us to pay attention to and not gloss over are the very first things that Jesus notices about this man other than the obvious fact that he has been possessed by a legion of demons. This man had for a long time worn no clothes, which is polite way to say that the man was…

Fear is universal. Whether you are 2 or 102 you have fears. Sometimes people face their fears with a degree of courage. They may be scared, but they go ahead with the right thing anyway. Sometimes people face the same fear or less, yet they totally to go pieces and panic. I submit that the difference…

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.