Does Jesus deliver people from demons today? Part 2
Halloween last wk, election this wk. Are spiritual forces good/evil real & @ work today?
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2023/12/07/spirituality-among-americans/ [1 slide]
- 83% of all U.S. adults believe people have a soul or spirit in addition to their physical body.
- 81% say there is something spiritual beyond the natural world, even if we cannot see it.
- 74% say there are some things that science cannot possibly explain.
- 45% say they have had a sudden feeling of connection with something from beyond this world.
- 30% say they have personally encountered a spirit or unseen spiritual force.
What is a miracle? [lower 1/3]
A miracle is an event where a spiritual being (God and angels, Satan and demons) supersedes the laws of nature.
- Miracle from Latin “to wonder”
- 127 Miracles in Bible. 33 by Jesus
Do Satan and demons perform counterfeit miracles? [lower 1/3]
2 Thessalonians 2:9-10 [NLT] – …the work of Satan…counterfeit power and signs and miracles. He will use every kind of evil deception…”
2 Corinthians 11:14 “…Satan disguises himself as an angel of light.”
1 John 4:1 “Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God…”
- Islam – Muhammad – visited by “angel” “Gabriel” – as prophet w/message
- Hinduism – gurus have miracles
- Mormons – largest cult – angel/demon Moroni gave new books Bible
- XN Science – say healings prove founder Mary Baker Eddy God’s chosen
- Non-XN’s = paranormal, magic, mystical (?UFO’s another realm not planet?)
- Politicians anointed (Joseph, Deborah/Gideon/Samson, Daniel, Neh, David, Sol)
= Evil politicians demonically empowered (Pharoah, Nebucha, Ahab/Jez, Herod)
=Conspiracy Theory vs Demonic
Hurting people are vulnerable people (avoid demonic counterfeits)
Jesus’ 33 Miracles [1 slide]
1. Ruling over nature
2. Restoring health
3. Removing demons [4 reported cases ]
4. Raising the dead
Deliverance Ministry [lower 1/3]
Step 1 – People manifest the demonic. Step 2 – Jesus delivers from the demonic.
Jesus Delivers a Syrophoenician Girl (Matthew 15:21–28; Mark 7:24–30) [1 slide]
Mark 7:24-30 – And from there he [Jesus] arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house and did not want anyone to know, yet he could not be hidden. But immediately a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard of him and came and fell down at his feet. Now the woman was a Gentile, a Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter. And he said to her, “Let the children be fed first, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.” But she answered him, “Yes, Lord; yet even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.” And he said to her, “For this statement you may go your way; the demon has left your daughter.” And she went home and found the child lying in bed and the demon gone.
- Girl – manifesting
- Mom – 3 strikes = 1. Woman 2. Gentile 3. Syrophoenician (cult from days Jezebel)
- Mom – character – 1. Humility (kneeling) 2. Desperation (begging) 3. Faith
- Jesus’ riddle – Jew first then Gentile
- God FREE = unpredictable (no superstition or magic)
???? Do we need faith to see a miracle prayer answered????
- Jesus’ power is unleashed from a distance (1. Heaven today. 2. Pray from distance)
- Halloween – dress witches & normalize demonic (young men Prog. & Witches)
- Demons & children: 1. Gen (phys/spir) 2. Trauma Transfer 3. comfort spirit/InvFriend
Jesus Delivers a Young Boy (Matthew 17:14–21; Mark 9:14–29; Luke 9:37–43)
Mark 9:14-29 – And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him [Jesus], were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him. And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?” And someone from the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a spirit that makes him mute. And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able.” And he answered them, “O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.” And they brought the boy to him. And when the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth. And Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood. And it has often cast him into fire and into water, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.” Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!” And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse, so that most of them said, “He is dead.” But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. And when he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?” And he said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.”
- Absolutely heartbreaking – tormented child
- Constant manifesting
- Body lifelong abuse scars & burns
- No mention wife/mom – maybe single dad
- Faith weak “I believe; help my unbelief”
Jesus’ deliverance healed bleeding, epilepsy, deafness, muteness, & blindness
Miracles are signs pointing to Kingdom = children healed/delivered (including unborn)
-1 person 2 parts = effect each other
- Father exercises dominion as head of household
- Bring your child to Jesus (prayer, worship, Bible, church)
- Some miracles take time vs instant
= “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but PRAYER”
Offensive Prayer [1 slide]
- Repent: Lord, I repent of ______, and ask for your forgiveness in Jesus Christ.
- Renounce: To the spirit of ___________, the Lord rebuke you in Jesus’ name!
- Remove: By the authority of Jesus Christ ,you are commanded to leave, taking all of your servants and their works and effects with you, never to return, in Jesus’ name!
- Replace: Holy Spirit, I humbly welcome you to fill me with your presence, peace, and power. Please take back ground I have given, and close doors I have opened in Jesus’ name!
=In humble faith you have the same authority as leaders so you can pray!
Close & Band UP, Prayer team forward
- Lost/spiritual or feeling oppressed or tormented
- Healing – physical, emotional, spiritual
- Condemnation
- Accusation
- Oppression
