Power Over Demons

1 Power Over DemonsLuke 8:26-39 Sunday, September 30 , 2018 | Scott Hansen, Senior Pastor Creekside Christian Church Discipleship necessitates _____ in _____ _____. (1 Peter 5:8-9; James 4:7) The Power of _____ > The Power of _____ _____ _____! (Colossians 2:15; 1 John 4:4)HEAVEN WINS (Luke 8:33-39) The _____PREVIOUSLY NOW Worthless Highly valued Tormented by Demons Freed from Demons Naked Clothed Alone & homeless Returned to his family & home No social status Reintegrated in society Out of control In control Crazy Thinking clearly A nobody Loved & rescued by God The _____ 1 person (made in the image of God) for 2,000 pigs! The new _____ The _____ (Luke 8:39)FINAL THOUGHTSINTRODUCTION MOVING FROM ONE STORM TO ANOTHERLESSONS AT THE SHORELINE (Luke 8:26-32) Discipleship requires _____. Obedience necessitates _____ Christ s lead. (John 14:23; Jesus says follow me 22 times in the gospels) Jesus will put you on a path to _____ diffi cult, but important _____ _____.

2 _____ exists. _____ is very real. _____ _____ are at work around us. SIDEBAR ON DEMONIC ACTIVITY Demonic _____ with the lives of human beings. (2 Corinthians 4:4; 1 John 5:19)b. Can go from simply _____ people to _____ & _____ their Can _____ within human bodies & _____ people. d. Will not _____ their victims without a _____. e. _____ to the _____ & _____ of Christ. (Luke 8:28,31)obediencefollowinglearnlessonsli feDemonicEvilHellforcesInterferedistract ingcontrollingpossessingtormentconsolida tefightreleaseSubmitpersonauthorityengag ingspiritualwarfareJesusevilevery singletimetrophytrade offmissionaryconfessionLifeGroup Questions - Doing Life TogetherWeek of September 30-October 6, 2018 Power Over DemonsLuke 8:26-39 Sermons can be viewed online at are based on the NIV translation of the BiblePRAYERB egin by asking God to guide your time together and to have a fresh compassion for lost people.

3 MY STORY 1. What is the most unusual thing that ever happened to you while taking a vacation? If you had known this was going to happen, would you have cancelled your trip? DIGGING DEEPER2. What from Sunday s sermon gave you new insight into this story or spiritual warfare in general?3. Read the various accounts of Jesus encounter with the demon -possessed man. What differences and similarities are seen in the various passages? Differences SimilaritiesLuke 8:26-39 Matthew 8:28-34 Mark 5:1-20 4. Read Luke 8:28-29 again. What did the demon -possessed man both do and say when he fi rst saw Jesus? What can be learned from this regarding the spiritual realm and the battle between good and evil?5. Read Luke 8:30-31. Where did the Demons inside the man not want to go? According to Revelation 20:1-3 what is the Abyss?6. What possible reasons might Jesus have had for allowing the Demons to enter a herd of pigs causing the pigs to go crazy and rush over a cliff to their death?

4 Check all that give the disciples a graphic illustration of the dangers of Demons and His Power over them. ____To send a message to the local community about their need to get right with illustrate how much human beings are loved and valued by get the whole community to come see the changed man who would share the gospel with Using the various gospel accounts listed in question #3, describe the condition of the man before Jesus cast out the Demons , and His condition after those same Demons had been cast out. What are some of the most dramatic changes you have seen in people after they choose to follow Christ?Condition Before Condition After8. What took place in Luke 8:38-39? What fears might the man have had about what Jesus was commissioning him to do? Have you ever had similar fears about God s call on your life?DIGGING EVEN DEEPER9.

5 What do the following verses teach about the spiritual battle?1 Peter 5:8-9 James 4:71 John 4:4 TAKING IT HOME10. What is your main take-away from this lesson? Why?11. What would you say to a non-Christian neighbor or friend who asked you if Demons were real?PRAYING TOGETHERPray for the needs of your group and ask God to help you minister effectively in the midst of the spiritual battle that rages around us.