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Drive Out Demons

Luke 8:22-35

Introduction: Jesus spent two thirds of His ministry healing the sick, and the most part of it in driving out demons. He considered that driving out demons was a great ministry. He told His twelve disciples, seventy disciples, and all believers to drive out demons in His name. Why should we consider that driving out demons is important?

1. A storm and the demons
혻혻 1) A storm on the Sea of Galilee
2) Jesus rebuked the wind and the sea - it signifies that there was a personal being behind them (Lk 8:24)
혻혻 3) The storm of life and the power behind it
혻혻혻혻혻 (1) Daniel's vision (Da 10:12-14, 20; Eph 6:12)
혻혻혻혻혻 (2) The political storm
혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻혻 a. Hitler b. the imperialism of Japan 혻c. communism
- It is Jesus who can subdue the political storm, and it is the prayer of believers that can move혻Jesus' hand.

2. A man of Gerasenes and the demons called "Legion"
혻혻 1) An ordinary and kind man
혻혻 2) The storm of the mind - clothes: symbolizing courtesy, staying home: antisocial
혻혻혻혻혻 - a demon driven out to death (cemetery) : he faced physical and mental destruction.
3) The freedom and liberty that Jesus gave - recovered individuals, recovered families, comfortable혻neighbors (Lk 8:35)
4) Today people are troubled with the storm of the mind - obscenity, debauchery, drunkenness, gambling, drug abuse, and murder.

3. Drive out demons (Mk 16:17; Lk 10:19-20)
혻혻 1) The figure of a demon - a snake and a scorpion
혻혻 2) Authority and power - Dunamis (灌?款慣關菅?), Exusia (消먐앓완끥꺨??
혻혻혻혻혻 - Enemies have power, and believers have authority.
혻혻 3) The authority of believers
혻혻혻혻혻 (1) The Bible
혻혻혻혻혻 (2) The fullness of the Holy Spirit
혻혻혻혻혻 (3) A clean life
혻혻혻혻혻 (4) Prayer and resisting

Conclusion: No one but Jesus can subdue a storm (Gal 5:1).