Series B – Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost – Sunday, September 13, 2015 | Pr. Chris Rosebrough
| Welcome to the Teaching Ministry of Kongsvinger Lutheran Church. Kongsvinger is a beacon for the Gospel of Jesus Christ and is located on the plains of Northwestern Minnesota. We proclaim Christ and Him crucified for our sins and salvation by grace through faith alone, and now, here’s a message from Pastor Chris Rosebrough: |
| Time Stamp | Transcript |
| 0:26 | The |
| 0:29 | holy Gospel According to Saint Mark |
| 0:30 | chapter 9 verses 14 through 29. |
| 0:35 | when they came to the other disciples |
| 0:37 | they saw a large crowd around them and |
| 0:39 | the teachers of the law arguing with |
| 0:41 | them as soon as the people saw Jesus |
| 0:43 | they were overwhelmed with Wonder and |
| 0:45 | ran to greet him what are you arguing |
| 0:47 | with them about he asked amend the crowd |
| 0:50 | answered teacher I brought you my son |
| 0:53 | who was possessed by his spirit that has |
| 0:55 | robbed him of speech whenever it seizes |
| 0:58 | him it throws him to the ground he Foams |
| 1:01 | at the mouth gnashes his teeth and |
| 1:03 | becomes rigid I asked her disciples to |
| 1:05 | drive out the spirit but they could not |
| 1:08 | no unbelieving generation Jesus replied |
| 1:10 | how long shall I be with you how long |
| 1:13 | shall I put up with you bring the boy to |
| 1:15 | me |
| 1:16 | so they brought him when the spirit saw |
| 1:19 | Jesus it immediately threw the boy into |
| 1:21 | a convulsion he fell to the ground and |
| 1:24 | rolled around foaming at the mouth |
| 1:26 | Jesus asked the boy’s father how long |
| 1:28 | has this been like this from childhood |
| 1:31 | he answered |
| 1:32 | it often thrown has thrown him into the |
| 1:35 | fire or water to kill him but if you can |
| 1:38 | do anything take pity on us and help us |
| 1:41 | if you can said Jesus everything is |
| 1:45 | possible for him who believes and |
| 1:47 | immediately the boy’s father exclaimed I |
| 1:49 | do believe help me overcome my unbelief |
| 1:52 | when Jesus saw that a crowd was running |
| 1:55 | to the scene he rebuked the evil spirit |
| 1:57 | you deaf and mute Spirit he said I |
| 2:00 | command you come out of him and never |
| 2:02 | enter him again the spirit shrieked |
| 2:04 | convulsed him violently and came out the |
| 2:07 | boy looked so much like a corpse that |
| 2:09 | many said he’s dead but Jesus took him |
| 2:11 | by the hand and lifted him to his feet |
| 2:13 | and he stood up and after Jesus had gone |
| 2:17 | indoors his disciples asked him |
| 2:18 | privately why couldn’t we drive it out |
| 2:20 | he replied this kind can come out only |
| 2:24 | by prayer in the name of Jesus |
| 2:27 | and |
| 2:28 | all right so this is an interesting text |
| 2:31 | Jesus has just been on the Mount of |
| 2:34 | transfiguration |
| 2:36 | and immediately before what we just read |
| 2:38 | Jesus Takes Peter James and John with |
| 2:41 | him and then he is transfigured Before |
| 2:43 | Their Eyes Elijah and Moses show up and |
| 2:46 | they are discussing Jesus’s Exodus |
| 2:48 | that’s how the text talks about it and |
| 2:51 | beginning to talk about Jesus heading to |
| 2:54 | Jerusalem to Bear our sins and die on |
| 2:57 | the cross for our sins so Jesus coming |
| 3:00 | down from the mountain you know you can |
| 3:02 | say he’s set his face like Flint he’s on |
| 3:05 | his way to the Cross things have changed |
| 3:06 | a little bit which explains in part why |
| 3:09 | he’s got a little bit of an attitude in |
| 3:11 | this text |
| 3:12 | and so keep in mind so he had Peter |
| 3:14 | James and John with him the other |
| 3:17 | disciples the other nine they were down |
| 3:19 | at the base of the um the Mount of |
| 3:21 | transfiguration |
| 3:22 | and what happened while Jesus was up |
| 3:25 | there is a man who had a son who was |
| 3:28 | demon-possessed comes to get help Jesus |
| 3:33 | isn’t there and the disciples if you |
| 3:35 | remember when Jesus sends out the |
| 3:37 | seventy he’d given them authority to |
| 3:40 | cast out demons and so the disciples get |
| 3:43 | to work to cast out this demon and |
| 3:46 | nothing happens |
| 3:49 | nothing |
| 3:50 | happens |
| 3:52 | awkward moment right well put yourself |
| 3:56 | in the shoes of this man for a while if |
| 3:58 | you would we’ve all seen those horror |
| 4:01 | movies about demon possession I know |
| 4:02 | some of you don’t like to watch those |
| 4:04 | kinds of movies but trust me when I tell |
| 4:06 | you they’re harrowing what that what we |
| 4:08 | see in those movies this guy is Living |
| 4:10 | For Real |
| 4:12 | this is not a joke this is true demonic |
| 4:14 | possession and over and again this demon |
| 4:18 | has set out to not only possess this |
| 4:20 | child but to kill this child |
| 4:22 | and so the idea here is is that this man |
| 4:25 | has no rest this man has no respite |
| 4:29 | he and his wife have to keep a you know |
| 4:31 | a watchful eye on their son because you |
| 4:34 | never know when he’s going to go into a |
| 4:36 | seizure because of this this demon and |
| 4:39 | then when it happens oftentimes it |
| 4:42 | happens when there’s an open flame |
| 4:44 | or they’re near water and the whole goal |
| 4:47 | is to destroy this child these people |
| 4:48 | are living a living hell |
| 4:51 | and so think about what he’s been |
| 4:53 | through I mean it’s taking at this point |
| 4:56 | Jesus is his only hope |
| 4:59 | he has very weak and wobbly Faith we’ve |
| 5:02 | learned from this text and so he takes |
| 5:05 | his weak and wobbly Faith goes to find |
| 5:08 | Jesus the disciples are there nine of |
| 5:11 | them Jesus isn’t there and they go to |
| 5:14 | exercise the demon and the demon says ha |
| 5:18 | nope I ain’t going nowhere |
| 5:21 | Pharisees and the scribes seize on this |
| 5:23 | opportunity because you’ll see that they |
| 5:25 | were having an argument with the scribes |
| 5:27 | and Pharisees when Jesus comes down it’s |
| 5:29 | like ah your Jesus couldn’t get rid of |
| 5:31 | that demon that proves that this Jesus |
| 5:33 | isn’t really the son of God kind of |
| 5:35 | stuff that’s going on |
| 5:36 | so Jesus comes down from the Mount of |
| 5:39 | transfiguration into the midst of this |
| 5:41 | kerfuffle that’s what he’s up to so it |
| 5:45 | says this in our text we’ll return to it |
| 5:47 | now when they came to the other |
| 5:49 | disciples they saw a large crowd around |
| 5:51 | them and teachers of the law arguing |
| 5:53 | with them |
| 5:54 | and as soon as all the people saw Jesus |
| 5:57 | they were overwhelmed with Wonder and |
| 5:58 | ran to greet him the reason why they’re |
| 6:00 | overwhelmed with Wonder is it’s like wow |
| 6:02 | we were just talking about you Jesus |
| 6:04 | yeah you’re lousy disciples they totally |
| 6:06 | blew it you know here we thought you had |
| 6:09 | all this power and well you don’t you |
| 6:11 | know because they tried to cast out this |
| 6:13 | demon it didn’t work what do you have to |
| 6:16 | say for yourself kind of thing right so |
| 6:18 | Jesus kind of takes control of the |
| 6:20 | situation and he says what are you |
| 6:23 | arguing with them about |
| 6:25 | yeah it’s kind of a forceful question |
| 6:28 | and so a man in the crowd answered now |
| 6:32 | he steps forward the man with the wobbly |
| 6:34 | faith I brought you my son who is |
| 6:37 | possessed by a spirit that has robbed |
| 6:40 | him of speech |
| 6:42 | whenever it seizes him it throws him to |
| 6:45 | the ground he Foams at the mouth gnashes |
| 6:48 | his teeth and becomes rigid |
| 6:51 | I asked her disciples to drive out the |
| 6:53 | spirit but they could not do it |
| 6:57 | so when the spirit manifests this boy |
| 7:00 | goes into a full-blown epileptic seizure |
| 7:04 | and if you have ever had a child have a |
| 7:06 | seizure I can tell you it is a harrowing |
| 7:08 | experience because the one thing you |
| 7:11 | begin to do as soon as they go into a |
| 7:13 | seizure is you start to count |
| 7:15 | and the reason you’re counting is |
| 7:16 | because your child’s not breathing |
| 7:19 | you’re counting how long is this thing |
| 7:22 | happening |
| 7:23 | how long can they go without oxygen |
| 7:26 | I mean it is just a terrible situation |
| 7:30 | and this is his life |
| 7:32 | you don’t have to convince him of Good |
| 7:34 | and Evil right and wrong right he knows |
| 7:37 | the good and evil exists but the problem |
| 7:39 | is is that despite all of his pleas |
| 7:43 | to God |
| 7:45 | nothing has worked for his son |
| 7:50 | so Jesus says oh unbelieving generation |
| 7:55 | how long shall I stay with you |
| 7:57 | how long should I put up with you bring |
| 8:00 | the boy to me |
| 8:02 | so they brought him when the spirit saw |
| 8:05 | Jesus it immediately threw the boy into |
| 8:08 | a convulsion he fell to the ground |
| 8:10 | rolled around foaming at the mouth now I |
| 8:13 | guarantee you if something like this |
| 8:14 | were to happen right now in church |
| 8:17 | and I’ve actually been in a church |
| 8:18 | service where somebody’s gone into an |
| 8:19 | epileptic seizure everything stops |
| 8:22 | everything stops and the person you’re |
| 8:25 | tending to is the person having the |
| 8:27 | seizure Jesus has got this all backwards |
| 8:30 | watch what he does |
| 8:31 | so here we got this boy foaming at the |
| 8:34 | mouth rolling around at the ground I |
| 8:35 | mean this is demonic apoplectic seizure |
| 8:40 | right |
| 8:43 | and Jesus doesn’t tend to the boy he |
| 8:45 | looks at the father and says how long |
| 8:46 | has this been going on like this |
| 8:48 | and you can almost hear this guy going |
| 8:50 | you’re going to ask me this now |
| 8:54 | he’s on the floor |
| 8:56 | you know |
| 8:58 | so he says all right from childhood |
| 9:02 | it’s often thrown him into fire |
| 9:04 | or water to kill him |
| 9:07 | and then here comes the important words |
| 9:09 | but |
| 9:10 | if you can do anything |
| 9:12 | take pity on us and help us |
| 9:14 | now it’s important to note in other |
| 9:16 | passages in the gospels oftentimes |
| 9:18 | people who have faith in Christ and who |
| 9:21 | need a healing they will say something |
| 9:23 | to the effect of if you will |
| 9:25 | if you desire to heal you can and |
| 9:29 | Jesus’s response in those situation is I |
| 9:32 | will I desire and he heals them this guy |
| 9:36 | doesn’t say that |
| 9:38 | he says if you can do anything |
| 9:41 | so far nothing has worked |
| 9:44 | absolutely nothing |
| 9:47 | I came to you Jesus your disciples you |
| 9:50 | gave them authority to cast out this |
| 9:51 | name they couldn’t do it so if you can |
| 9:54 | do anything |
| 9:55 | help us |
| 9:57 | and Jesus said if you can if you can if |
| 10:03 | everything is possible for him who |
| 10:05 | believes now this is a text that gets |
| 10:08 | twisted a lot by people and this is the |
| 10:10 | important thing here |
| 10:11 | Jesus is not saying if you stretch out |
| 10:14 | with audacious faith if you decree and |
| 10:16 | declare anything is possible that’s not |
| 10:19 | faith in God that’s faith in your faith |
| 10:21 | there’s a big difference between faith |
| 10:24 | in God and faith in your faith faith in |
| 10:26 | God says not my will but your will be |
| 10:30 | done |
| 10:32 | because here’s the thing |
| 10:35 | Faith always has an object faith is like |
| 10:38 | eyesight it always is looking to |
| 10:40 | something what is your faith looking to |
| 10:42 | is your faith looking to your bank |
| 10:44 | account |
| 10:45 | is your faith looking to your upwardly |
| 10:47 | mobile job is your faith looking to your |
| 10:52 | crops |
| 10:53 | is your faith looking at yourself |
| 10:56 | or is your faith looking to your |
| 10:58 | crucified and Risen Savior Faith always |
| 11:01 | has an object |
| 11:03 | and if you have faith in Christ then you |
| 11:06 | know this you are a creature |
| 11:09 | and everything you have |
| 11:12 | from the air that you breathe to the |
| 11:14 | shoes on your feet to the hair on the |
| 11:16 | top of your head if you still have some |
| 11:19 | all of this comes from God |
| 11:22 | all of it you are creature he is God and |
| 11:26 | creatures approach their god with these |
| 11:28 | words not my will |
| 11:30 | but your will |
| 11:32 | see all things are possible for the one |
| 11:35 | who believes because nothing is |
| 11:36 | impossible for God |
| 11:39 | does that make sense |
| 11:41 | but that does not mean that just because |
| 11:42 | everything is possible for him that he |
| 11:45 | Wills to give you everything that your |
| 11:48 | sinful nature wants |
| 11:50 | sometimes we pray and ask and we do not |
| 11:53 | receive because the things we are |
| 11:55 | praying and asking for are the things |
| 11:56 | that our sinful flesh wants to indulge |
| 11:59 | in |
| 12:01 | and God says no |
| 12:03 | I will not give you that because I do |
| 12:06 | not will for you to be destroyed by sin |
| 12:09 | I will for you to be set free from it |
| 12:11 | does that make sense |
| 12:12 | so all things are possible for the one |
| 12:15 | who believes means then we pray this in |
| 12:18 | our Lord’s Prayer |
| 12:20 | thy kingdom come |
| 12:22 | thy will be done |
| 12:25 | you see the difference now a little bit |
| 12:27 | of an aside the big mistake that a lot |
| 12:30 | of people are making is is that somehow |
| 12:31 | I’ve got to stretch out in faith I’ve |
| 12:33 | got to decree I got to declare I’ve got |
| 12:36 | to shout the devil down and bind him and |
| 12:38 | all this nonsense |
| 12:40 | it’s not true that’s faith in faith |
| 12:43 | and where that leads is Despair and I |
| 12:45 | want to give you an example of this do |
| 12:47 | you all remember Jim and Tammy Faye |
| 12:49 | Baker |
| 12:50 | yeah do you remember what happened to |
| 12:53 | Tammy Faye |
| 12:54 | she got cancer |
| 12:56 | she got cancer |
| 12:58 | and as she was getting weaker and weaker |
| 13:03 | and smaller and smaller cancer is a |
| 13:06 | terrible thing |
| 13:07 | just to completely eat somebody out from |
| 13:10 | the inside right |
| 13:12 | she thought all things are possible for |
| 13:15 | the one who believes so I don’t believe |
| 13:18 | I have cancer |
| 13:21 | and to her dying day she was decreeing |
| 13:25 | and declaring and making positive |
| 13:28 | confessions that she is healthy then she |
| 13:32 | does not have cancer up until the moment |
| 13:35 | when cancer killed her |
| 13:38 | all things are possible for the one who |
| 13:40 | believes right well if that’s what this |
| 13:43 | text meant then why did she die |
| 13:48 | if you have faith in your faith when |
| 13:51 | things continue to go badly in your life |
| 13:53 | and when they will just give it time |
| 13:56 | because I haven’t met anybody at Kong’s |
| 13:58 | Winger who’s been able to avoid ending |
| 13:59 | up in the cemetery right next to the |
| 14:01 | church |
| 14:03 | have many no one’s been able to avoid it |
| 14:05 | all of the generations of the people who |
| 14:07 | bit at Kong’s finger from when it was |
| 14:09 | founded until now everybody’s always |
| 14:12 | ended up in the same place the graveyard |
| 14:17 | so if you have faith in your faith when |
| 14:20 | things start to go bad and really start |
| 14:22 | to head downhill for you and it’s just a |
| 14:24 | matter of time |
| 14:27 | then your faith in your faith is going |
| 14:30 | to give out |
| 14:33 | and you’ll be left doing nothing but |
| 14:35 | blaming yourself and thinking that God |
| 14:37 | somehow hates you |
| 14:38 | but remember what Jesus prayed in the |
| 14:41 | Garden of Gethsemane |
| 14:43 | on the night that he was betrayed |
| 14:47 | if it’s possible let this cup pass from |
| 14:49 | me |
| 14:50 | but not my will your will be done |
| 14:56 | all things are possible for the one who |
| 14:58 | believes |
| 15:00 | Jesus trusted God the Father |
| 15:04 | and said not my will your will and what |
| 15:07 | was the will of the Father scripture |
| 15:09 | says this it was the will of the father |
| 15:11 | to crush him |
| 15:14 | because he was pierced for our |
| 15:16 | transgressions bruised for our |
| 15:18 | iniquities |
| 15:20 | the chastisement that brings us peace |
| 15:22 | was upon Christ not my will but your |
| 15:25 | will be done and Jesus goes to the cross |
| 15:27 | and oh he suffers and oh he dies |
| 15:31 | and oh he rises again |
| 15:34 | Victorious from the grave |
| 15:36 | because not only was it the will of the |
| 15:38 | father to crush him for our sins it was |
| 15:40 | also the will of the father to raise him |
| 15:42 | up on the third day |
| 15:45 | and see that’s the thing when you pray |
| 15:48 | and understand that all things are |
| 15:49 | possible With God all things are |
| 15:52 | possible with for the one who believes |
| 15:53 | you can pray not my will but thy will be |
| 15:56 | done and when God says it is now my will |
| 15:59 | for you to pass from this life into |
| 16:03 | eternity |
| 16:03 | you will not see God as angry and |
| 16:06 | vindictive and capricious but will |
| 16:09 | continue to trust in his promises of |
| 16:11 | mercy and forgiveness and you will go |
| 16:14 | the way of death the way Christ did and |
| 16:16 | because you are in him you will be |
| 16:18 | raised again on the on the day when |
| 16:20 | Jesus returns in glory to judge the |
| 16:22 | living and the dead |
| 16:24 | because God has willed that the wages of |
| 16:27 | sin is death |
| 16:28 | but the gift of God is eternal life |
| 16:31 | so always remember when you pray all |
| 16:33 | things are possible for the one who |
| 16:35 | believes |
| 16:36 | so we pray not my will but your will be |
| 16:39 | done |
| 16:41 | so let’s go back to our text |
| 16:45 | if you can Jesus said |
| 16:49 | everything is possible for him who |
| 16:51 | believes |
| 16:52 | and immediately the boy’s father |
| 16:53 | exclaimed |
| 16:55 | I do believe |
| 16:57 | help me overcome my unbelief |
| 17:03 | that’s a prayer |
| 17:04 | note this that’s a prayer |
| 17:08 | I do believe |
| 17:10 | help me overcome my unbelief |
| 17:13 | and Jesus is going to answer this prayer |
| 17:16 | be careful what you pray for |
| 17:18 | be careful what you pray for |
| 17:21 | because no sooner does this man pray |
| 17:23 | this prayer and it’s an authentic prayer |
| 17:25 | we’ve all had this prayer yes I believe |
| 17:28 | in you Jesus but why is this |
| 17:31 | circumstance so hard I Believe In You |
| 17:34 | Jesus but why am I made to suffer so |
| 17:37 | much I Believe In You Jesus but why did |
| 17:40 | my mother or father have to die I |
| 17:44 | Believe In You Jesus right |
| 17:48 | I believe help my unbelief |
| 17:53 | this is an authentic prayer and we all |
| 17:54 | know what this prayer is like |
| 17:57 | so Jesus is going to answer this prayer |
| 18:00 | and watch it’s going to go from bad to |
| 18:03 | worse before it finally gets better |
| 18:09 | so remember the boys foaming on the |
| 18:11 | ground |
| 18:13 | so when Jesus saw that the crowd was |
| 18:15 | running to the scene he rebuked the evil |
| 18:17 | spirit you deaf and mute spirit I |
| 18:20 | command you come out of him and never |
| 18:22 | enter him again |
| 18:24 | now keep in mind demons were not created |
| 18:27 | as demons they were originally angels |
| 18:31 | who rebelled against God and they became |
| 18:33 | demons |
| 18:34 | but by virtue of the fact that they were |
| 18:36 | created by God when their creator speaks |
| 18:39 | they must obey |
| 18:41 | but don’t be confused when I say with |
| 18:44 | Jesus is their creator he didn’t create |
| 18:46 | them demons they created themselves |
| 18:49 | recreated themselves as demons does that |
| 18:51 | make sense but they still have to obey |
| 18:53 | the voice of God so I command you come |
| 18:55 | out of him and never enter him again |
| 18:58 | and now it goes from bad to worse the |
| 19:02 | spirit shrieked and I’m sure that was |
| 19:05 | harrowing to listen to convulse the boy |
| 19:07 | violently |
| 19:09 | and then came out |
| 19:12 | and the boy looks so much like a corpse |
| 19:15 | many said he’s dead |
| 19:20 | that means that it shrieks it comes out |
| 19:23 | of him and everyone’s looking on and |
| 19:26 | there’s enough time that elapses that |
| 19:28 | this boy actually looks like he’s dead |
| 19:30 | the crowd saying he’s dead |
| 19:33 | he’s dead |
| 19:36 | Jesus failed he’s dead |
| 19:43 | I believe |
| 19:45 | help my unbelief |
| 19:48 | and now it’s gone from bad to worse my |
| 19:51 | boy is dead |
| 19:55 | that’s what this man’s thinking that’s |
| 19:57 | what this man is experiencing |
| 20:00 | but the reality of the situation is this |
| 20:02 | is that Jesus is answering his prayer |
| 20:05 | and this is the way of the Cross by the |
| 20:07 | way |
| 20:08 | the way of the Cross is that when God |
| 20:11 | helps our unbelief oftentimes he helps |
| 20:14 | our unbelief by sending us into |
| 20:16 | suffering |
| 20:19 | sending us into suffering to show us our |
| 20:22 | total need |
| 20:24 | for God |
| 20:27 | he brings us to the end of our rope so |
| 20:29 | that we have nothing of ourselves left |
| 20:33 | and the only thing that we can now have |
| 20:35 | is God so Jesus is helping his unbelief |
| 20:38 | so there’s his boy everyone saying he |
| 20:41 | looks like he’s dead |
| 20:44 | and then this happens but Jesus took him |
| 20:47 | by the hand |
| 20:48 | lifted him to his feet |
| 20:51 | and he stood up now important thing in |
| 20:53 | the Greek the word therefore he stood up |
| 20:55 | that’s the same Greek word for the |
| 20:59 | resurrection when somebody arises from |
| 21:01 | the grave |
| 21:03 | so whether he was dead or not we don’t |
| 21:05 | really know it doesn’t really matter |
| 21:06 | does it he look like he’s dead this man |
| 21:09 | is now seeing things go from bad to |
| 21:12 | worse and all of a sudden there’s a |
| 21:13 | complete turnaround |
| 21:14 | complete turnaround and he stood up |
| 21:19 | Lord I believe |
| 21:21 | help |
| 21:23 | my unbelief |
| 21:25 | When you pray that prayer it’s a good |
| 21:27 | prayer |
| 21:28 | don’t expect things to get better |
| 21:30 | immediately sometimes they get way worse |
| 21:32 | but that’s to help your unbelief |
| 21:36 | because your sinful nature doesn’t want |
| 21:37 | to believe |
| 21:39 | and only when you’re stripped of |
| 21:40 | everything are you ready now to have |
| 21:43 | nothing but your eyes on Christ |
| 21:47 | and so the man leaves Jesus has won |
| 21:51 | but of course this begs the question |
| 21:53 | Jesus you gave us the authority to cast |
| 21:56 | out demons what gives here right verse |
| 22:00 | 28 after Jesus had gone indoors his |
| 22:03 | disciples asked him privately why |
| 22:05 | couldn’t we drive it out |
| 22:08 | and Jesus gives this very cryptic and |
| 22:10 | somewhat scary answer and I the reason I |
| 22:12 | say it’s scary is because you have to |
| 22:14 | think about the implications of what he |
| 22:15 | says this kind can come out only by |
| 22:18 | prayer |
| 22:20 | my immediate reaction in reading this is |
| 22:22 | this kind |
| 22:23 | how many kinds are there |
| 22:28 | is very little information and I mean |
| 22:30 | this very little information in the |
| 22:32 | scriptures about demons |
| 22:34 | and Jesus just throws out this huge |
| 22:36 | honking fish you know it’s flopping |
| 22:39 | around this kind there’s kinds |
| 22:42 | kinds |
| 22:44 | how many kinds are there |
| 22:46 | ten are there levels you know do they |
| 22:50 | have super powers at level five I mean |
| 22:52 | what’s what do we do with this right |
| 22:54 | so this particular kind only comes out |
| 22:59 | by prayer |
| 23:03 | which kind of begs the question |
| 23:05 | well that was quite a stubborn ornery |
| 23:07 | demon was it not |
| 23:10 | I mean not even the disciples could get |
| 23:13 | rid of it in their own strength could |
| 23:14 | they not |
| 23:17 | they couldn’t well no demon could be |
| 23:19 | cast out in anybody’s strength you and I |
| 23:22 | have no strength to cast out such things |
| 23:24 | we know very little about them but we |
| 23:26 | know there’s kinds and we know that they |
| 23:28 | come out by prayer on Alternate reading |
| 23:30 | in this text is this one comes out by |
| 23:32 | prayer and fasting |
| 23:34 | so I understand this |
| 23:37 | we’re not to go out and be demon Hunters |
| 23:40 | you know casting out demons here and |
| 23:42 | casting out demons there |
| 23:45 | some of the stronger more stubborn |
| 23:47 | demons |
| 23:48 | are cast out Simply by people praying |
| 23:52 | it’s not sexy it’ll never make a good |
| 23:55 | movie |
| 23:56 | right |
| 23:58 | but Jesus hasn’t given us a lot of |
| 24:00 | information about these things we’re not |
| 24:02 | to worry about them although our |
| 24:04 | struggle is against them he’s conquered |
| 24:05 | them for us |
| 24:06 | so when you suspect such things pray |
| 24:12 | and notice this he said this kind can |
| 24:14 | come out only by prayer so I asked the |
| 24:17 | question |
| 24:18 | if this kind the kind that we just met |
| 24:21 | here can come out only by prayer who was |
| 24:24 | it that prayed |
| 24:25 | that resulted in this demon leaving |
| 24:28 | the answer was the father |
| 24:30 | of the boy who prayed Lord I believe |
| 24:32 | help my unbelief |
| 24:35 | that was the prayer that led to this |
| 24:38 | exorcism was it not |
| 24:39 | yeah in the name of Jesus Amen |
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