5.23.21 Let's Go: The Ultimate Authority

I. Hopelessly Possessed. (vs 1-5)

Romans 8:14, John 3:19, Romans 1:29-32, Romans 13:14, Romans 3:14-15, Romans 3:10-18

II. Hopelessly Separated. (vs 6-7)

James 2:19, I John 3:8, Matthew 25:41

III. Hopeless but Rescued. (vs 8-13)

1. Jesus spoke with the authority of power.

2. Jesus revealed the man’s great need to be freed from evil.

3. Jesus revealed the nature of evil spirits.

Matthew 28:18

IV. Hopeless Rejection. (vs 14-20)

Matthew 16:26, Matthew 10:33

Matthew 28:18-20

Faith Sheet:

1. If you were involved in a conversation about movies featuring demons, vampires, and even angels, how might you steer the conversation to a balanced, biblical view of demonic activity?

2. How would you respond to a Christian who questions, in this modern day, whether we still need to believe in angels and demons?

3. What are some of the ways the Devil debased this man? How do people these days end up being disgraced when they listen to the Devil’s lies?

4. Why does demonic activity ultimately lead to suicidal despair? Why is Jesus the only decisive answer to such despair?

5. Why do the demons know precisely who Jesus is?

6. Have you ever seen someone come to Christ, and the people around him or her are more concerned with trivial matters than with the salvation of souls?

7. In what ways can someone who has just been saved be a better evangelist than someone who has been a Christian and studied the Bible for a long time? How can the latter improve his or her message?

8. Describe a scenario where Jesus might change someone you know so that they would once again be in their right mind. Pray for that person.