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[835.52 --> 836.60] that he encounters demons |
[836.60 --> 837.40] all the time, |
[837.84 --> 838.90] that he casts them out |
[838.90 --> 839.96] over and over and over |
[839.96 --> 841.08] with such ease. |
[841.76 --> 842.76] And in Mark 1.24, |
[842.92 --> 843.46] I remember having |
[843.46 --> 844.36] a conversation with him |
[844.36 --> 845.12] about how moving |
[845.12 --> 845.98] this story was. |
[846.46 --> 847.86] But Jesus encounters a man, |
[848.28 --> 849.80] he is filled with evil spirits, |
[849.98 --> 850.94] and one of the spirits |
[850.94 --> 852.20] speaks to Jesus saying, |
[852.20 --> 854.54] what do you want with us, |
[854.78 --> 856.06] Jesus of Nazareth? |
[856.44 --> 858.40] Have you come to destroy us? |
[858.42 --> 860.34] I mean, what an interesting statement |
[860.34 --> 861.84] that shows they know |
[861.84 --> 862.62] the power of Jesus. |
[863.26 --> 863.94] You are, |
[864.10 --> 865.28] we know who you are, |
[865.68 --> 867.66] the Holy One of God. |
[868.66 --> 869.64] You know what Jesus does? |
[870.64 --> 871.60] He casts out the demons |
[871.60 --> 873.54] and shows his authority |
[873.54 --> 874.40] and his power. |
[875.28 --> 875.96] And I want you to know |
[875.96 --> 877.02] that this is not just a one-off, |
[877.10 --> 877.94] Jesus does it throughout |
[877.94 --> 878.56] his ministry, |
[878.68 --> 879.72] and his ministry is moving |
[879.72 --> 880.72] closer and closer |
[880.72 --> 881.20] and closer and closer |
[881.20 --> 881.82] to the cross |
[881.82 --> 883.18] because he has come |
[883.18 --> 884.84] not just to rescue the world |
[884.84 --> 885.92] from the power of sin |
[885.92 --> 887.50] and the power of the idolatrous |
[887.50 --> 888.34] systems in the world, |
[888.46 --> 890.08] but to defeat and crush |
[890.08 --> 891.14] once and for all |
[891.14 --> 892.36] the work of Satan. |
[893.22 --> 894.54] He has come to extinguish |
[894.54 --> 895.50] the fiery arrows |
[895.50 --> 896.68] through the cross. |
[897.94 --> 899.60] And until Jesus comes |
[899.60 --> 901.12] in glory and power |
[901.12 --> 902.72] to banish the forces of darkness |
[902.72 --> 903.76] once and for all |
[903.76 --> 904.42] from his world, |
[905.16 --> 907.16] he has given us everything, |
[907.16 --> 909.54] and I do mean everything we need |
[909.54 --> 911.06] to take our stand. |
[912.18 --> 913.14] As one writer puts it, |
[913.18 --> 914.00] God has given us |
[914.00 --> 916.34] all the armor we need, |
[917.00 --> 918.68] the resources that are sufficient. |
[918.84 --> 919.62] And now I want to spend |
[919.62 --> 921.12] a few minutes looking at |
[921.12 --> 922.22] perhaps what is the most |
[922.22 --> 923.60] well-known part of this passage, |
[923.70 --> 925.06] which is the armor of God. |
[926.80 --> 928.18] It may be worth pointing out |
[928.18 --> 929.78] that when Paul writes this, |
[929.84 --> 930.84] one commentator suggests, |
[930.90 --> 931.00] you know, |
[931.06 --> 932.12] Paul spent a lot of his time |
[932.12 --> 932.80] in house arrest, |
[933.20 --> 934.48] and there was a centurion |
[934.48 --> 934.90] that would have been |
[934.90 --> 935.64] guarding his house, |
[935.70 --> 936.28] and I have a feeling, |
[936.28 --> 937.22] it's like this image. |
[937.52 --> 938.34] He's always looking |
[938.34 --> 938.98] at this soldier, |
[939.08 --> 939.26] and he's like, |
[939.30 --> 939.76] you know what? |
[939.98 --> 941.28] I'm going to use that soldier, |
[941.50 --> 942.08] and I'm going to use it |
[942.08 --> 943.50] as an image for how we stand |
[943.50 --> 944.82] against the forces of darkness. |
[945.58 --> 947.00] So there are six items |
[947.00 --> 948.56] of armor that Paul names. |
[949.14 --> 950.06] Three that we wear, |
[950.18 --> 951.00] three that we hold, |
[951.06 --> 951.76] and I want to work through |
[951.76 --> 953.10] these one at a time briefly. |
[954.84 --> 956.08] Believers first and foremost |
[956.08 --> 957.14] wear what is called |
[957.14 --> 958.66] the belt of truth. |
[960.20 --> 961.62] You know what's really important? |
[962.56 --> 964.02] It's knowing what is true. |
[964.02 --> 966.18] If the devil works |
[966.18 --> 967.70] in confusion and lies, |
[968.06 --> 969.54] one very powerful thing |
[969.54 --> 970.72] is being a group of people |
[970.72 --> 973.14] who know what is true. |
[973.76 --> 975.12] And once you know what is true, |
[975.22 --> 976.06] you actually are ready |
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