The Power Of The Holy Spirit

Pray For The Holy Spirit

V 13

Jesus continuing to teach on prayer

He gave the contrasting parable about the neighbor who gave what was asked for only because of the persistence of the needy friend.

Meaning that God the Father is gracious to us

He is always ready and willing to her our prayer

always wants to give His children good gifts

in V 13 Jesus tells us that the Father wants to give us the Holy Spirit to those who ask

remember this is the filling of the Spirit

not the baptism of the Spirit

The baptism happens when we are saved

Paul tells us to be filled with the Holy Spirit

Ephesians 5:18 LSB

And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,

Jesus is informing us here that the filling is done through asking

the Holy Spirit fills us to do ministry

to evangelize

to teach

Jesus here is going to give an example of the power of God

opposed to doing something in our own power

V 14 Luke is continuing the thought pattern that was started in V 1

not a separate subject all together

read V 13-26

The Demon Is Cast Out

V 14

Jesus cast out the demon and everyone was amazed

This man was demon possessed

was he able to talk before the possession?

how long has he been in bondage to satan?

how did it happen that he became possessed?

demon possession happens today

the quickest way to be possessed is to smoke marijuana or do other drugs

The connection is very significant. Mind-expanding drugs have an ancient lure for people — “you shall be as gods.” These people want to leave the ugly realities of this world and be transported into the realm of the transcendental. In taking these hard drugs, they open their being to the entrance of demons. Some converted addicts claim that it is impossible to get hooked on strong drugs without at the same time becoming demon-possessed. We must face the fact that we are witnessing a great outbreak of demonism in our day, and that it is closely connected with the drug traffic. Drugs, Demons, And Destruction

William Macdonald

the demons goal is to destroy

destroy the mind, the life, and the rest of the family

this man in Luke’s account has lost hi ability to speak

So Jesus has come along and freed this man from the demon

and the man spoke

these are crowds that the scribes and Pharisees ire a part of

they cannot acknowledge that Jesus is from God

that He is the Messiah

so what do they do?

they blaspheme the Holy Spirit

Matthew 12:30–32 LSB

“He who is not with Me is against Me; and he who does not gather with Me scatters. “Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but the blasphemy against the Spirit shall not be forgiven. “And whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, either in this age or in the age to come.

How did they do this?

V 15-16

they attributed the work of the Holy Spirit to the work of satan

then other people were demanding some heavenly sign

like making the sun go backwards

V 17 -18 Jesus is going to give them proof that it was not Satan who He gets his power from

V 19

there was also Exorcists working at that time

so called casting out demons

whose power do they use?

V 20 finger of God

Exodus 8:18–19 LSB

Then the magicians did the same with their secret arts in order to bring forth gnats, but they could not; so there were gnats on man and beast. And the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s heart was hardened with strength, and he did not listen to them, as Yahweh had spoken.

the Finger of God is attributed to the Holy Spirit

the men are claiming that Jesus was using satan’s power

Jesus claims that it is the power of God

something higher than the power of witchcraft

with spells and incantations

V 21-22

satan being the strong man holds everyone in his power

this demon infested person was in captivity of satan

without any hope

satan is the god of this world

he blinds people to the gospel

BUT when someone stronger comes along

satan is defeated

when the Holy Spirit enters a life and provides a new birth

gives a new heart, replaces the heart of stone

the Holy Spirit is always superior

The Fine Line

V 23 there is no fence sitting

we are either doing something in our own power

or in the power of the Holy Spirit

we have been looking at the model prayer that Jesus gave to us

Jesus then said that we need to pray for the Holy Spirit

to be filled to do the ministry

to do a good work right

to witness effectively

Jesus says you are with me or against me

V 24-26

Jesus gives an example of someone casting out a demon

even in the name of Jesus

claiming the blood of Jesus

but they are doing it, without the protection of the Holy Spirit

the person becomes 100 times worse

by casting out the demon temporarily did more damage that leaving him alone

this did not help the cause if Christ

in fact it does damage because people thought that they had deliverance by God and it turned out worse

so who do they blame?

this is why there are not any instructions on how to do deliverance

not instructed to or how

this was a task for Jesus and the Holy Spirit

Is the Holy Spirit working in you?

is the Power from on high using your work for the glory of God

are you praying for the Holy Spirit

The Father wants to give Him to you