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[355.06 --> 356.38] You can disagree with me, |
[356.58 --> 357.70] but that's my pet peeve. |
[358.46 --> 360.32] Now, along more serious lines, |
[360.84 --> 364.24] like in light of our passage that we read this morning, |
[364.78 --> 367.26] the more serious reflection I have from this picture, |
[367.32 --> 368.36] and why I don't like it is, |
[368.62 --> 371.80] because it portrays Jesus and Satan |
[371.80 --> 373.94] as if they're in some sort of equal fight. |
[373.94 --> 377.98] Like, it can give us a sense that |
[377.98 --> 379.54] if we're struggling in life, maybe, |
[379.92 --> 381.80] and we're struggling through our journeys of faith, |
[382.08 --> 383.42] it might give us a mindset of, |
[383.86 --> 385.18] oh man, I'm struggling so much. |
[385.28 --> 387.52] I guess Jesus' arm must be getting tired or something. |
[388.30 --> 390.02] As if this is an equal fight. |
[391.08 --> 391.48] Right? |
[391.54 --> 393.44] The good news from the passage that we read |
[393.44 --> 395.90] simply is that Jesus is Lord, |
[396.06 --> 398.30] and he's already victorious over the enemy. |
[399.22 --> 400.82] This is not a fair fight. |
[401.76 --> 403.66] And so that's why I have issues with this picture. |
[403.90 --> 404.54] You can take it down. |
[404.60 --> 405.62] It's not a pretty picture there. |
[406.56 --> 407.34] Thank you, Trevor. |
[407.54 --> 407.98] Or Lydia. |
[409.64 --> 410.64] And I must say, |
[410.90 --> 412.94] so wrestling with this more difficult passage, |
[413.18 --> 414.84] and especially this past week, |
[415.62 --> 419.04] this past week for me seemed to be full of spiritual insights |
[419.04 --> 420.56] and sensitivity for some reason. |
[422.10 --> 423.68] Relatively speaking to other weeks, |
[423.96 --> 427.04] I've had more conversations about spiritual realities, |
[427.18 --> 428.04] and it wasn't intentional. |
[428.90 --> 430.08] Believe me, it wasn't intentional. |
[430.14 --> 431.70] I didn't bring it up on purpose. |
[432.08 --> 435.24] But it came relatively more often |
[435.24 --> 437.82] that I talked about spiritual realities with Pastor Dave, |
[438.00 --> 439.12] and even with my dad, |
[439.18 --> 441.30] and his past experiences with exorcisms, |
[441.62 --> 442.70] and spiritual battles. |
[443.36 --> 444.14] And then, |
[444.34 --> 447.40] I've been dreaming too much for my own liking, |
[447.76 --> 449.28] and I'm remembering too much detail. |
[449.78 --> 451.58] And it's actually stressed me out. |
[451.86 --> 453.22] And I'm talking this past week. |
[453.22 --> 455.64] At times, |
[456.14 --> 457.12] it felt overwhelming, |
[457.56 --> 458.36] and even frightening, |
[458.74 --> 460.76] to think about Satan and evil. |
[462.82 --> 463.60] But then, |
[463.70 --> 465.60] as I'm driving past this little church |
[465.60 --> 466.94] by the Langley Events Center, |
[467.26 --> 468.88] there's a Canadian Reformed church there, |
[469.14 --> 471.84] and they have one of those old traditional church billboards, |
[472.10 --> 472.28] right? |
[472.32 --> 473.16] You know what I'm talking about? |
[473.56 --> 474.78] And they had this up there. |
[475.10 --> 475.50] It said, |
[475.60 --> 476.18] word for word, |
[476.18 --> 477.02] it says, |
[477.46 --> 480.42] the Spirit empowers us in our battle with evil. |
[481.22 --> 481.82] That's all it said. |
[481.92 --> 484.26] I guess they're doing some sort of spiritual warfare series too. |
[485.68 --> 486.98] But it occurred to me, |
[487.04 --> 487.82] and this, again, |
[488.22 --> 489.66] was all this past week, |
[489.72 --> 491.52] after we got back from our church camp out. |
[492.60 --> 493.84] And after reading that sign, |
[493.92 --> 494.78] it occurred to me |
[494.78 --> 497.32] that that's the simple gospel message |
[497.32 --> 500.04] from our maybe more difficult text for us. |
[501.18 --> 502.48] Jesus is Lord, |
[502.48 --> 506.38] and He's the one who holds all authority and power |
[506.38 --> 507.48] over the enemy. |
[508.04 --> 508.86] Do you believe this? |
[510.52 --> 512.22] His power and authority |
[512.22 --> 514.80] is expressed throughout the gospels, |
[514.92 --> 517.08] as we see in His healings and His ministries, |
[517.38 --> 518.94] showing us a glimpse |
[518.94 --> 520.66] of what the kingdom of God is like. |
[520.98 --> 522.70] And specifically from our passage, |
[523.16 --> 526.28] it shows us that He has power over Satan |
[526.28 --> 527.54] and all evil, |
[527.54 --> 530.80] and that there is no place for evil |
[530.80 --> 531.82] in God's kingdom. |
[532.48 --> 536.84] And so this miracle of exorcism |
[536.84 --> 539.66] is a sort of window that shows us |
[539.66 --> 541.54] Jesus is already victorious |
[541.54 --> 544.72] and just as important now for us. |
[545.84 --> 548.40] This same power is given to us |
[548.40 --> 549.62] through the Holy Spirit. |
[551.12 --> 553.28] Hence, the arm wrestling between Jesus and Satan |
[553.28 --> 554.98] is not an accurate portrayal. |
[555.42 --> 556.56] It's not a fair fight. |
[556.56 --> 559.08] And Jesus has already won victory |
[559.08 --> 560.34] through the cross, |
[560.64 --> 561.34] through His death, |
[561.34 --> 563.42] and then resurrection power |
[563.42 --> 564.70] that Pastor Dave mentioned |
[564.70 --> 566.28] as we celebrated baptism. |
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