Our story of two storms from Luke 8:22-39 gives us insight into how to deal with our storms of life. It is easy to think that God has left us on our own in adverse times. But that is not true. The early church applied these stories to the persecution they faced, first from the …
Tell what God has done were the words of Jesus to the man He freed from demon possession. Earlier in the day, demons controlled this man living in the tombs. When Jesus asked the demon his name, he told him it was Legion because many demons filled the man. Jesus commanded the demons to come …
During Jesus’ ministry, He regularly encountered spiritual blindness, but what is it? Spiritual blindness is a condition of our heart that prevents us from seeing God’s truth about our Savior Jesus. After Adam and Eve fell into sin in the Garden of Eden, every person is born spiritually blind and spiritually dead in their sin. …
The story of Jesus healing the demonic from the Garasenes shows that society can’t fix spiritual problems. Oh, they had tried. Luke 8: 29This spirit had often taken control of the man. Even when he was placed under guard and put in chains and shackles, he simply broke them and rushed out into the wilderness.[1] …
Jesus’ authority over the demonic is demonstrated multiple times in the Gospels. As Jesus arrived in the region of the Gerasenes across the lake from Galilee by boat, a demon-possessed man confronted Him. For a long time, this man had lived among the tombs and was homeless and naked. Although many people did not recognize …
The disciples were stunned after Jesus calmed a dangerous storm on the Sea of Galilee. Luke 8:25b The disciples were terrified and amazed. “Who is this man?” they asked each other. “When he gives a command, even the wind and waves obey him!” [1] The group was crossing the Sea when an unexpected storm came …
The battle between good and evil has continued since satan fell into sin and was thrown out of heaven with his fallen angels. Revelation 12:7 Then there was war in heaven. Michael and his angels fought against the dragon and his angels. 8 And the dragon lost the battle, and he and his angels were forced out …
Jesus is recorded to have authoritative teaching in the Capernaum synagogue. The synagogues were local places of worship and did not have their own priest. The synagogue elders allowed any competent Jewish man to teach. As a traveling preacher, Jesus was often invited to speak in village synagogues. Mark 1: 21 Jesus and his companions went …
God has more for you and that is why the enemy opposes you spiritually each day. Several years ago, I was a pastor of a church and when I preached the message it seemed like my words were coming back in my face. I was facing spiritual opposition. This went on for several months before …
I found out demonic opposition is real on my first foreign mission trip. We had gone to build a house for a family. The family that lived next door had three children and the middle child could not speak. Our translator found out that a witch had put a curse on this child because of …