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[777.34 --> 779.38] And I know that at our church, |
[779.88 --> 781.20] we are not ignorant |
[781.20 --> 782.60] of these spiritual realities |
[782.60 --> 783.64] and battles that we face. |
[783.82 --> 785.12] And the leaders of our church |
[785.12 --> 788.00] and those who are spiritually gifted |
[788.00 --> 789.70] are more than willing |
[789.70 --> 792.14] to serve and bless our community |
[792.14 --> 793.82] with their spiritual gifts. |
[795.54 --> 796.88] We do pray, |
[796.98 --> 798.60] and I want to put that very clearly, |
[799.00 --> 800.14] we do pray |
[800.14 --> 801.98] in the powerful name of Jesus |
[801.98 --> 803.50] against all enemies. |
[804.32 --> 805.40] But like last week, |
[805.60 --> 807.70] the point is not to use |
[807.70 --> 809.72] this power that we get |
[809.72 --> 811.54] for our own personal needs. |
[812.50 --> 813.44] The point |
[813.44 --> 815.48] and the focus of the passage |
[815.48 --> 818.26] is that we are called |
[818.26 --> 819.96] to trust in Jesus |
[819.96 --> 821.44] who is Lord over all |
[821.44 --> 823.76] and that Jesus is able, |
[824.74 --> 826.20] that Jesus is Lord. |
[828.16 --> 829.70] And so however we define |
[829.70 --> 830.60] this demon possession |
[830.60 --> 831.82] in our passage, |
[832.56 --> 833.76] the key and focus |
[833.76 --> 834.90] is that we trust |
[834.90 --> 836.44] and depend on Jesus Christ, |
[836.52 --> 836.94] our Lord, |
[837.12 --> 838.38] who has power |
[838.38 --> 839.94] over any brokenness, |
[840.44 --> 841.50] physical, spiritual, |
[841.68 --> 842.42] emotional, mental, |
[842.42 --> 843.14] or otherwise. |
[843.42 --> 845.40] Just like the prophet Jeremiah |
[845.40 --> 847.76] confessed in the Old Testament too. |
[848.12 --> 848.64] He says, |
[849.24 --> 850.00] Sovereign Lord, |
[850.16 --> 851.26] you have made the heavens |
[851.26 --> 851.82] and the earth |
[851.82 --> 853.08] by your great power |
[853.08 --> 854.56] and outstretched arm. |
[855.00 --> 856.70] Nothing is too hard for you. |
[857.70 --> 858.82] And then echoing this, |
[858.96 --> 859.84] describing Jesus, |
[860.18 --> 861.36] Paul says in Colossians, |
[861.90 --> 862.76] For in him, |
[862.98 --> 863.72] in Jesus, |
[863.96 --> 865.30] all things were created, |
[865.62 --> 866.32] things in heaven |
[866.32 --> 867.02] and on earth, |
[867.40 --> 869.08] visible and invisible, |
[869.42 --> 870.32] whether thrones |
[870.32 --> 871.00] or powers |
[871.00 --> 871.50] or rulers |
[871.50 --> 872.24] or authorities. |
[872.24 --> 874.14] all things have been |
[874.14 --> 875.54] created through him |
[875.54 --> 876.92] and for him. |
[877.34 --> 878.02] In other words, |
[878.26 --> 880.46] everything is in his hands. |
[880.98 --> 881.94] He is sovereign |
[881.94 --> 883.88] and he is Lord over all. |
[886.76 --> 888.00] So for us, |
[888.58 --> 889.70] that is the good news |
[889.70 --> 891.18] because whatever battles |
[891.18 --> 891.70] we face, |
[891.84 --> 893.14] spiritual or physical |
[893.14 --> 893.78] or otherwise, |
[894.02 --> 895.10] through all the valleys |
[895.10 --> 896.34] and hardships of life, |
[896.66 --> 897.68] we trust, |
[897.92 --> 898.92] we can trust |
[898.92 --> 900.64] that Jesus is able |
[900.64 --> 902.00] and that he will lead us |
[902.00 --> 902.96] to green pastures |
[902.96 --> 904.02] and quiet waters, |
[904.08 --> 905.02] as the psalmist says. |
[906.38 --> 907.84] That's the ultimate hope |
[907.84 --> 908.66] that we live with. |
[908.96 --> 909.76] And that's why, |
[910.48 --> 911.08] up to now, |
[911.14 --> 911.80] my whole sermon |
[911.80 --> 913.12] has been based on |
[913.12 --> 914.00] these two verses |
[914.00 --> 914.74] at the beginning. |
[915.26 --> 916.42] That's all we're given, |
[916.98 --> 918.12] that our ultimate hope |
[918.12 --> 918.78] is in Jesus, |
[918.92 --> 919.78] who has power |
[919.78 --> 920.46] over the enemy. |
[920.80 --> 921.26] That's it. |
[921.66 --> 922.54] No other explanations. |
[922.94 --> 923.40] We don't know |
[923.40 --> 924.54] how Jesus drove out |
[924.54 --> 924.90] the demon, |
[925.20 --> 925.90] what words, |
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