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00:15 ♪ ♪ ♪ 00:33 >> And welcome to inspiration. The Bible's greatest stories I like to welcome all of you. 00:38 All of you here in Las Vegas to just outside the city of Las Vegas. Thank you for 00:43 coming out this evening. My name is Sean Ross. And I'll be your host for this very 00:48 special Bible series. It's a 10 part series and in the series we're going to be 00:54 looking at some of the most fascinating stories in the Bible and some amazing lessons 00:59 from those stories. So we're glad you're here. You don't miss any of the presentations. 01:04 It was like to welcome Joining us across the country and around the world. You know, 01:07 folks tuning in not only North America, but in Europe and South America. So welcome to 01:13 this special Bibles Seminar Week LIVE here. You know, we do have a free gift that we 01:18 want to tell you about. 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An important topic. And I'm so 04:29 glad that he's here with us. actually is the speaker director and the president of 04:35 Amazing Facts Ministries and pass we've been working together for I don't know, 04:41 must be almost 12, 13 years. Something like that. the May 15 years prime goes quick. But 04:49 it was a joy be able to and share the word of God together >> folks who joining 04:54 complaints in facts. What is facts. >> When people first hear 05:00 that, they think what's amazing fact about 57 years ago, somebody's got the idea 05:06 to start a radio program begin with some amazing fact from science nature history. And 05:12 then we then spiritual truth. Some of you remember Paul Harvey's TV programs or radio 05:17 programs years ago. They're very popular and kind of spring out of that. he 05:22 actually became a friend of the ministry years later. But that's it grew from a radio 05:28 program to keep the programs to missionary training. And it's continued to flourish 05:33 over the last 57 years. Now. >> All right. Well, the series that going to be talking 05:37 about, can see the name behind its inspiration, the Bidens greatest stories passed. I 05:42 want to be picked the name inspiration when talking about the greatest stories in the 05:45 Bible. >> Well, because the Bible is a story book and the stories 05:51 are unique in that they are inspired stories. Each one of the stories teaches us 05:55 something about God and the battle between good and evil and how to have everlasting 06:01 life and how to live from day to day. And so these stories are tremendous value. They're 06:05 not just they're not a soft fields. They are inspired stories that can actually 06:10 transform your life. >> A mammal talking about the power of the word of God 06:15 before we get to a study today, we need to create. So what are you just value hits 06:19 where you are and we'll ask God's blessing on our time together. Your father. We are 06:23 so grateful that we can gather together and open up your word. Just ask your place in 06:26 more ever. The worries him. >> studied shared spirit. Is there so guide us to the 06:33 clearer and a full understanding of the Bible. >> We asked the main aim 06:37 >> Amen. Thank you. Pastor Austin, good evening, friends. I'm so glad to see each of you 06:44 here. Thank you for coming. This unique series that we're doing a little different. But 06:51 well, I tell you, I can't think of a better time in history. The Lord put this 06:54 together with all that happening in the world right now, people are wondering 06:58 what's going on and they're looking for peace. And we're hoping that you can find both 07:04 peace, power and purpose in these presentations. I didn't mean for it to write like 07:08 that. want to thank those who are hosting this event here at the Paradise Church in Las 07:15 Vegas and want to welcome our friends who are watching on amazing facts. Television, 3 07:19 broadcasting the good news network and everybody watching on Facebook, Roku, YouTube and 07:26 these programs are streaming around. The world being archived and some watch later 07:29 matter of fact. If you're watching and you've got a friend, we're hoping you all 07:34 do have a friend, text them right now and say the inspiration programs have 07:40 begun and we can actually swell the attendance of this very moment. The way that 07:44 communications work. I would like to introduce my wife who is helping. She's doing some 07:51 technical things. I'm glad Karin can travel with the misses. Bats were always have 07:53 fun. Scene misses bats were because it's like a oxymoron, right? She got married. It 07:57 became a bachelor wave your hand or Karen is with me and so glad the kids are out of 08:03 the House note. You can travel with me. And glad to be here with you. It's been fun 08:08 because people say where you going and I say, well, we're going to Las Vegas now. The 08:14 pastor, I would feel like I have to explain. So I'll get over. But you folks live here. 08:21 Do you ever have issues with people? You're telling your from Las Vegas and they 08:24 automatically make assumptions. Okay. Good. All right. Sorry. There's some 08:31 places where, you know, they say Las Vegas and they make associations. we're here in 08:37 the paradise tricks. So we're good right? What we're going to be talking about. A series 08:43 of stories that are highlighting and these great stories are highlighting the 08:49 different points in salvation. Tonight, we're going to be talking about a story that 08:53 helps us understand why is there good and evil in the world? The battle between good 08:59 and evil and how to be victorious. And that I think it's something that's relevant 09:03 for everybody. The title of the message is broken chains. And we're going to talk about 09:11 the most last person in the Bible. And to begin with you find the story to the New 09:16 Testament as we go through the series from night to night, we're going to look at it. 09:20 Some stories from the Old testaments, some from the New Testament. And you can find 09:24 this in the books of Matthew Mark and Luke, I'm going to begin by just I kind of giving 09:29 you an overview of the story from the book of Lou, that just to give you the 09:33 background before we dive in. You probably hear the experience where Jesus was in 09:40 the middle of the Sea of Galilee with his disciples in the boat. And a terrible storm 09:45 rose from nowhere. Frankly, I think the devil was trying to destroy Jesus when he was 09:50 vulnerable. And these 12 that are in the boat with Christ. Our concern that the boat is 09:57 going to go down the very afraid. And some think is most of them are fisherman and they 10:03 spent their whole lives by the Sea of Galilee. And they've never seen a storm this 10:07 vicious before. And as they're bailing the boat into the wind is howling and the lightning 10:12 was flashing. All of us. And they realize in one of the flashes of lightning, he says 10:18 in the boat. They'd seen him do many miracles and help them out of many dire straits and 10:23 he's asleep. In the store. First of all, what do you like to have that kind of peace? 10:35 They we came up and they asked the strangest question the They said Master, do you not 10:40 care that we are perishing? Jesus? So loved the world who came that we might not parish 10:46 but have everlasting life. And he woke up and he surveyed the raging element, son probably 10:53 grabbed on to the mask and I picture him standing there and he looks at the wind and the 10:58 waves in the pounding rain in the water sloshing around in the bottom of the boat in the 11:01 darkness and the fear on the face of the apostles. And he says one word now in your 11:07 bibles. You'll read it in Greek, but Jesus spoke, Aaron May. And he said shovel. And 11:14 without one word. All of a sudden the win. It's like it hit a wall. Its top. The waves 11:21 flattened out. The clouds parted and the moon was shining through. The water 11:28 became glassy. And it was absolute peace. One word from Jesus can do that. It was the 11:37 word of the Lord that brought the entire universe into existence. There's power in 11:40 the word of God. It is inspired. But now when this happened, you think that the 11:47 fibers was a hot, that's much better. Thank you, Lord. Now the Bible tells us when the 11:51 disciple saw Jesus do that, they were exceedingly afraid, meaning they are more afraid 11:58 now than they were during the storm. Because they're wondering what manner of man 12:03 is this, that even the wind and the waves obey him. So they're very 3rd, the rattled 12:08 and their freight. This is where we pick up our story and I'm going to begin by reading 12:12 in Luke Chapter 8, starting with verse. 26, if you have your bibles and for those at 12:16 home. That they sailed to the country of the gatherings that is opposite Galilee. On the 12:24 opposite side from where Capernaum was What you call that kind of South East side 12:29 of Galilee. And when he stepped out on the land, the met him a certain man from the 12:37 city who had demons for a long time. Any were no clothes. Nor did he live in the House. But 12:44 in the tunes. And when he saw Jesus, he cried out and he fell down before him and with 12:51 a loud voice, he said, what have I to do with you? Jesus, son of the most high God. I 12:56 beg you do not torment me. For you. Commanded the unclean spirit come out of the man. 13:03 For it had often sees him and he was kept under guard bound with chains and shackles and 13:10 he broke the bonds and was driven by the devil into the wilderness. And Jesus said, 13:14 what is your name? And he said Legion. Because many demons had injured him. And they 13:22 begged him. He would not command them to go out into the deep in the word there's 13:29 the abyss with sells the nothingness. I want to pause there. In fact, I'm going read 13:35 a little bit from the Gospel of Mark same story. But you know that one reason I know 13:41 the Bible is true is as the different apostles wrote the recounts, they add different 13:45 components because it's coming from different perspectives. And so when Mark tells a story 13:50 that some are chapter 5 verse, one. They came to the other side of the sea to the 13:54 country. The gatherings. And when he came out of the vote immediately there met him out 14:00 of the tombs, a man with an unclean spirit who had his dwelling among the tombs. And 14:06 no one could bind him. No, not even with chains because he had often been bound with 14:11 shackles and chains and the chains have been pulled apart by him and the shackles broken 14:17 in pieces. Neither could anyone tame him. And always night and day he was in the 14:22 mountains and in the tombs, crying now done, cutting himself with stones. Look, 14:27 doesn't mention that. And when he saw Jesus from afar. He ran and worshiped him. Now, you 14:37 would think that if there's a man full of devils and he sees Jesus going to run the other 14:39 way. But this man, whatever's left of this man inside. He comes to Jesus because he is 14:48 in a desperate situation. All right. So there's a story. Let's talk about that. Here. 14:55 You've got a man who's filled with a legion of demons out. Can you imagine for a second 15:00 how the disciples fell? When de? Jesus after, you know, that terrible experience, the 15:09 storm to see direction to row. There's no wind anymore. They got a row. They rolled the 15:12 boat to the shore and the sun is just coming up. And the sea silhouette on the hillside. It 15:18 is a cemetery. And they can see the Hill is marked with. Tombs. Cain's these to bury 15:27 people in the caves. Jesus was buried in a cave in the side of a hill. Well, as they pull 15:35 the boat up on the shore and the disciples hop out, maybe they're looking for some 15:38 driftwood to dry out their wet clothes and their gear and all of a sudden here, this 15:44 terrible shriek is inhumane screen. And they jump 3 feet off the ground. And they see 15:52 this creature come charging out of the mouth of one of these dark patterns. Rampaging 15:56 down the hill towards them. Pieces of chains that are hanging from his wrists and 16:05 clattering around his ankles, medical around his neck. Got a long, dirty matted here full 16:12 of leaves and sticks and and his eyes are glaring and his his mouth. This foamy need to 16:19 get gritted teeth. It's got no clothes on. And his body is covered with scars and wounds 16:25 that were self-inflicted. Now, if you saw that. What would you do? You know, this is one 16:34 time. I don't think the disciples were saying you've got the Bible tracts we can 16:38 share with this person. Let's tell them about Jesus. They saw him coming. And I'm pretty 16:46 sure that they all immediately ran towards the boat. They were already afraid before all 16:53 this happened. Now, there are really afraid. They probably ran for the boat. They dove in 16:58 the boat. They pushed off. They were probably paddling with their hands and kicking 17:03 with their feet. And it was the first speedboat. As they pulled away from shore. But 17:09 they get about 100 yards from shore and someone decides to do a head count. There's only 17:12 12 in the boat. They should have been 13. He says that run. So here's this man who is 17:22 filled with the devil's knot. The Bible says he identifies himself as a legion. A legion 17:29 could have anywhere from 2 to 6,000 soldiers are Roman Legion. This man is in a very 17:33 serious way. how did he get that way? Did God make a devil to just harass us? Was this 17:45 man born possessed by You know, the way that a person gets that way is because you 17:53 get good at whatever you practice and if over the course of our life, we 17:56 continually say yes to the devil. We begin to surrender. Our free will. And you can 18:02 finally get to the point you don't even seem to have a choice anymore because you 18:08 surrendered and surrendered and giving and giving and giving and so many times to 18:11 the devil. But he just sort of moves in and takes over. Jesus talks about a man who had 7 18:15 doubles cast out. And they went to solitary places looking for something else to 18:21 do and someone else too possessing the came back and found their old house. Swept 18:27 and cleaned actually was one telecast Sunday bring 7 more friends with him. And Jesus is 18:32 the latter stated that man is worse than the first. And so if you're going to keep the 18:37 devil out, you want something inside to keep him out. How do you get darkness out of a 18:41 room? Turn on the light. If you want the devil out of your life than you need the light 18:48 of the world, which is Jesus in your life. And the devil doesn't want to go where the 18:53 light is. But this man had been invited in the darkness and he reached this terrible 18:56 state. This man is the most last man in the Bible. You think about it for a minute. 19:03 And first of all. Where does he live? And the tombs cemetery who typically lives 19:11 in the cemetery. That's a trick question. do get people do a lot of living in the 19:18 cemetery. Typically it's that people. What does that represent? You know, one time 19:25 a man said to Jesus, Lord, I want to follow you. But first, let me bury my father. You let 19:31 the dead bury the dead that you follow me. I first read that I was trying to picture 19:36 zombies conducting funerals. I couldn't. does that mean? Then? I read later in the 19:41 Bible where it said that people who don't have the Lord are dead in trespasses and 19:47 sins. The Bible says he that has the sun has life. He that doesn't does not have the sun 19:52 does not have life. You know, in this world goal. And I. you don't have to be under a death 20:02 sentence if you have Jesus, you internal life begins for you. Now in this life. Years 20:08 ago, I remember going to Egypt. And they had a a a place. They're called the city 20:14 of the dead. I guess it started thousands of years ago when they had this great big 20:22 cemetery with very elaborate mausoleums and tombs of people were buried in and the poor 20:26 people trying to escape the elements. They would move into these tombs. And then the 20:32 city, which a smile may move in a chase. Not but the cemetery Cairo's got like over 20:36 20 million people. And it's a huge cemetery. More and more poor people kept coming in. 20:42 Finally, the government got tired of trying to evict them. This not sanitary. We've got 20:45 at least provide water for them. And the thought, well, we better provide sewer and 20:49 sanitation form. And this is a better provide electricity for him. Pretty soon it became a 20:54 zip code. And how'd you like to have that address? Where you live? sick, sick, sick 21:03 city of the dead. I've been there. I've seen this and there's families that are 21:10 living in this great, big, elaborate tomb in this big cold front in the middle. It's 21:12 the dining table. Can't grow normal like that. Can you? But, you know, the Bible says 21:17 this world. It's full of death. And if the death is the enemy, Jesus came to give 21:25 life. At the end, the devil and death are cast into the Lake of Fire, he says is going 21:32 to destroy death. They'll be no more sickness, no more death. That's not his plan. So 21:39 this man, he's a surrounded, but the dead. And what is he wearing? He's not wearing 21:46 anything. What is clothing represent in the Bible? Clothing represents your 21:54 character. All of our clothing is a symbol of filthy rags. The Bible says our 21:59 righteousness is like filthy rags, but Jesus offers us a road to cover our sin. When 22:05 Adam and got mixed up with the devil they suddenly discovered they were naked. This man is 22:09 naked. He doesn't seem to care. God gave them robes of skin. How do you get skin? 22:15 Something has to die. Got covered their nakedness. To the skins of the Lamb. Lamb 22:22 had to die. Revelation talks about the land that was slain from the foundation of the 22:24 world. To cover their nakedness to shame their scent. So this naked state 22:30 represents in Bible tells us from the book of acts about this man that was full of the 22:34 devil. And 7 sons of tried to cast him out. But they didn't really know the Lord in this 22:42 demon possessed man jumped on them, beat them and strip them. And they fled. Make it. 22:48 Jesus tells a parable about the Good Samaritan. Fell among thieves who robbed him and 22:54 beat him and stripped him. This is what the devil is done. Humanity. Most people 22:58 don't seem to care. Which is really sad when you think about it. But I can relate. 23:08 Maybe tell a little more as the week progresses. But I wasn't always a Christian. And 23:13 I used to live up in the mountains in the cave during the days of the flower 23:15 children. And wanting to get back to nature. We thought it was natural, not work. 23:23 Clothing. I don't know if any of you date back to that time. I wasn't the only one. And I 23:30 just want you to know there are a lot of crazy people back. I was up in the 23:37 mountains. I live like a hermit. I saw very few people. I would occasionally 23:40 encountered. Campers are hikers and half of them are naked back. Then. We're all 23:45 trying with every bit, as you know, love children. And we thought, well, Adam and a 23:49 kitten and we have even biblical arguments for it. At first, you know what I 23:55 decided? I wanted them to be natural. And I took off my clothes. But like most people, 24:00 I grew up going close. And it felt really strange. But it's all it's just because, you 24:05 know, I've been inhibited by the culture and I got to put away this shame. I let me just 24:10 tell you, folks, if you're ever wondering that. The hippies would get together and 24:16 half would be naked, you trying to act like you don't notice. You do notice. And 24:20 it's all a big sham. And so anyway, but I was by myself most of the time. But one 24:29 night with hike down to Palm Springs. I live in these mountains above Palm Springs. 24:32 I kept church T-shirt shorts in the backpack and I did wear boots because they're a cactus 24:39 up hiking shoes. But whenever I got down to town, there's a great, big rock that some a 24:46 pain to the name Jesus on it. It was just outside of town and all the way to count its 24:51 top of that walk. And I put on my clothes. And then I go do my shopping, not going out of 24:57 town to take off my clothes and renew my son. 10. But one morning. I've been looking up 25:05 their longtime never even thought about not having closed on by myself. And I did 25:11 not take the regular trail. Because I had money and I wanted some ice cream. Palm 25:15 Springs gets very hot. Thrifty it was 3 scoops for $0.15 back then. Can you imagine that 25:22 talk about inflation and I did not go by the Jesus Walk. And I didn't remember to put on my 25:31 clothes. And I started heading off into Palm Springs. I wasn't quite in the city yet, 25:38 but on the outskirts of the city, when you finally met with civilization, it was a 25:42 brand-new Catholic church. And it wasn't Sunday, but they're having some function. And a 25:51 family, a Hispanic family, father, mother, 2 girls. Decided to go for a nature 25:55 walk. It was spring time and they wanted to see the spring cactus Flowers. So there's 26:04 some trails up there and they're walking in. I'm hastening towards my ice cream 26:08 and I'm going down the trail and and I see them often the distance coming up and I'm 26:13 going down and there are about 50 feet away. And I see him and I just some not just or 26:18 something like that. All of a sudden. The shock through the family's instant. And it was 26:22 like a horror. And the mother and the 2 girls eyes got big and the mouth fell open and 8, 26:31 they instinctively turned away. And they close their eyes and and the father kind 26:37 of pulled his wife's head and like to protect her in and he looked away. And my reaction 26:44 was there must be some Godzilla behind me or something in 26:49 >> What is it will run together? And I looked over in a flash. I realized. 26:58 >> I forgot to put my This is true. And, you know, we're laughing now, but it was not 27:04 funny. And there. I think I deeply offended them. And I know I did. The girls may 27:12 still be in therapy I don't know it was it was not. And, you know, all of a sudden I 27:18 felt fine before I saw them. But after I saw myself through their eyes, I was overwhelmed 27:26 with shame. I know how adamant he felt. When God said, where are you? We hid ourselves 27:32 because we're in a kit. I just remember hearing the story. A pastor was knocking visiting 27:43 members and you want to this one house and knocked on the door to visit this member and 27:49 he thought he saw the current move. You not but no one answered a knock but no one 27:52 answered. So we wrote down card. And it's he quoted verse in the Bible in revelation, 27:57 which is behold a stand of the door. Look. left there his name on the card. The next 28:04 week his card was in the plate. And this lady had returned and said. She quoted 28:12 from Genesis Chapter 3. It says I hid myself because I was naked. So this man he 28:23 represents last humanities living among the tombs. Something else that tells us 28:26 he's exceedingly fears. angry. All the time. And, you know, that's one of the signs of the 28:34 Devil. Jesus is the epitome of peace. The devil is raging. The Bible says Satan has come 28:43 down with great wrath. In revelation, chapter 12 because he knows his time is short. In 28:51 this story. You're really seeing a tight canning battle between 2 great forces. You're 28:56 seeing in this man, a picture. Of what God does when he feels man, it's called Jesus. Jesus 29:05 is called the anointed. He was filled with the Holy Spirit. This is the ultimate showdown 29:10 on that beach between good and evil. And then you've got this other man who is filled with a 29:14 legion of demons. And so this is great conflict going on. The friends. I want to tell 29:20 you right here. winds. The other thing I want to tell you is Jesus did not create a 29:27 devil. You might wonder why is there evil in the world? Why are we all tempted harassed by 29:32 the devil and his minions most the time when we say we're tempted by the devil, it's not 29:37 the devil in person. The Bible tells us revelation Satan was cast out of heaven and the 29:42 Angels he persuaded to follow him. Say was a very powerful, beautiful Gooding full. He was 29:49 called to suffer. You read about this in Ezekiel 28 Isaiah Chapter 14. God made a 29:55 beautiful angel with a free will. And for the Angels love been serve. God. But somewhere 30:02 along the way because they were made completely free. You can't love through force. You 30:06 have to be truly intelligent and free. Lucifer decided to let himself more. He began to 30:14 be jealous of Jesus in his power and the other angels worshipping him. And he began 30:18 a campaign to basically steal their worship. He rebelled against God. I know that 30:24 sounds crazy. How could you rebel against your creator? But he was a very powerful 30:30 angel, the most powerful creature that God had made. And he rebelled. And there was 30:37 that a terrible battle. The war in Heaven revelation chapter 12 tells us. Well, 30:42 Michael and his Ingles fought with the drive-in and his Angels. And they were cast 30:45 out. The Dragon is angels to the Earth. Here in this world. He found someone who would 30:50 listen to him. And Satan because out of money chose to listen to the devil when God 30:55 said don't eat the fruit. The devils to go ahead. You can't trust God. Listen to me. The 31:00 Lord. Released his ownership. He says Biden says whoever your day that we serve and you 31:05 are. And the devil hijacked this planet. Jesus came back into the world. He says, I 31:13 want to read Dean. I want to play the ransom. The penalty person is death, but the 31:17 humans have been caught. In their civilians in the conflict. We've been hearing 31:22 about that. We've been caught in a war between good and evil. Jesus entered our world. 31:28 He took the best of the devil can throw at him. He lived a holy life as an example for 31:31 you and me. And then he died to take the penalty for everything that we've ever 31:36 done wrong. Here on that beach by Galilee this day you are seen a showdown between. 31:44 Christ in a man and the devil in a man. Who's going to win. You know, the Bible also says 31:53 not only was he exceedingly fears, you know, by the way, is very expensive. Mike Tyson, 32:01 great Boxer lost his temper during the match with Evander Holyfield. That off just a 32:05 little piece of his ear. But not only was he find it, he lose that fight, but they 32:11 figure he lost about 300 million in revenue. Because of the stay of boxing. 32:16 A 300 million dollar. If you're going lose your temper. The devil usually finds it. He 32:27 wasn't. Will Rogers that said when anger enters the mind wisdom departs. Actually. 32:33 That's Thomas campus. Will Rogers said don't fly into a rage unless you're prepared 32:38 for a rough landing. And if you struggle with losing your temper, it's usually a little 32:46 example of at least temporary demon possession. And some people say I wasn't myself. 32:50 You're right. You weren't. But you have the power. To surrender your temporary to 32:57 the enemy. Jesus can give you the power to be meek and in control. You don't have to 33:06 lose your temper. So use exceedingly fierce finals and no man could tame him. Not too 33:12 far from here. I think you had a show the field in Roy, a Tiger show. And they found out 33:19 the Tigers are wild animals. They knew And one of them nearly died. In an attack. The 33:28 devil goes around as a roaring lion seeking whom he might devour exceedingly fears. 33:32 Cutting himself. The devil will make you yourself. Every addiction. The people struggle 33:42 with. It's something with the devil is trying to get us to hurt ourselves, whether it's 33:48 drugs or drinking, it can be. By going on a shopping spree could be a materialistic 33:54 addiction. Could be pornography. Some people are addicted to work. Matter of 34:00 fact, if you're not a Christian, you are addicted to something. Because we are all 34:03 sent And unless you've got the light inside, it's just a question on what your 34:09 addiction is. But the devil wants us to self-destruct as he hates God. And he knows how 34:15 much God loves us. So he wants Hurghada hurting you. This cutting himself. And every 34:22 time the devil tempts you to send own. I don't make you happy. It will bring your 34:25 satisfaction. Again. Nothing personal. But you've got a lot of casinos down here that are 34:30 trying to sell happiness. You're going to be really happy. But who really wins? 34:34 It's the house. It's all set up. So you'll think. It's going make you happy. But it 34:42 ends up causing all kinds of grief and misery. Having himself. By the way, those who 34:48 worship the devil in the Bible. Like the profits of bail. It says they cut 34:54 themselves with stones, job themselves. They left on the altar. They cut themselves to 35:00 worship their pagan God to the blood gushed out with a nice. And this is part of a lot of 35:05 false religion. Your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. God wants you to take care of your 35:10 body. He's a came around. He healed people. He cares about your health. He cares about 35:15 your body. This man was hurting his body. I heard a cornered rattlesnake can 35:21 become so frenzied. It'll bite itself. Then the man possessed. And then told us 35:28 that he was breaking all the chains. Strongest man in the Old Testament. What's his 35:32 name? However, one kid shouted out Hercules. Sampson. You know, the strongest physical 35:41 man in the New Testament. This man is so strong. They can't restrain and he's breaking 35:48 chains chains in the Bible or symbol of bondage. He's carrying around the remnants 35:53 are chains around his neck feet, his ankles, and by the way, describes that the book 35:57 of Psalms when Joseph was put in jail, they had manacles around his ankles and around 36:02 his neck. It's talking about slavery. This man was a slave to the devil and he carried 36:08 the bag. That is slavery and Jesus wants to set you free from that. You can read here 36:16 in the next 12 when the angel of the Lord. Could talk to Peter, you can talk about this 36:22 more a more tomorrow. His change fell off. Whatever your chains are. The Lord can break 36:29 those chains. Don't ever know that for a minute. And it says he was always crime. From his 36:40 throat. Okay. Mark on some more in full cry. Always crying. And in the you know, 36:47 the D*** Koppel, tells us that he lived in the area of the Gadarenes called 2 things like 36:52 the Sea of Galilee is called the Sea of time periods and it's called the Sea of 36:54 Galilee. Same C this area was called the couple is. And that's because they were 10 36:59 cities metropolis and needs a city. Decca 10. Here are 10 Greco-Roman cities in the area 37:08 this man used to roam through that country. Monae crime. Can you imagine being a kid living 37:13 in that area? You want to camp out until camp for stories. Also new Year, this Guy Dragon 37:21 is chains and moaning and raging in crying. He tormenting the whole area. No 37:27 peace. The Bible says there is no peace for the weekend as 48. 22. This story. Has your 37:38 destiny in it. You are in the story. Because there are only 2 destinies. You've got one 37:47 destiny of God filling a man. And living in reining forever. There's another man. It's 37:53 filled with the devil. And unless he is saved by Jesus, he is doomed. His condition is 37:59 not improving. He probably started out with one devil tempting him and he kept 38:06 saying yes and pretty soon, too. And then 7 pretty soon. This man is full of a legion 38:09 of demons. And it looks like it's hopeless. You have the picture in your mind for. This 38:18 man naked, covered with scars, smells bad, carrying a cloud of flies with them. Every goes 38:23 the glaring eyes, the gnashing teeth. The foaming mouth, the vert everywhere. The chains 38:28 living among the dead. You read on in the story tells us that he's surrounded in the 38:33 hills by pig farmers. Now, if you're a J** and you're reading this story. Pigs are 38:37 unclean. Cemeteries run playing. Blood was unclean for moons. Bible is telling us 38:47 this man is unclean. Unclean, unclean, his situation looks hopeless. How many of you 38:54 believe that God has a plan for you? Friends watching at home. God has a plan for you. 39:01 How many of you believe the devil has a plan for you? Would you like to know what 39:06 the plan is? Not? Well, you can know what it is. You don't have to follow it. This story 39:13 those 2 plans. You've got God's plan for you is to be conformed to the image of his 39:21 son to be like Jesus. You are originally made in the image of God. 39:25 >> And you are designed to live forever with God. And God put out on in the Garden of 39:30 Eden in a paradise. You're in the Paradise Church today. It's contagious. He wanted 39:38 them to live forever. The Devils plan. Look at this man. He is poor and rich and and 39:45 miserable and blind naked. >> I'm describing what it says. They're in revelation 39:50 chapter 3 about the last generation. A lot of Christians. I think think the 39:55 rich increase for good Bible says they're poor and rich miserable and blind and make 40:00 it and just think about this man. He isn't a wretched condition. Living with the 40:05 dead. And carrying around his chains, lonely. He's tormenting himself. But, you 40:16 know, there was something left in that man. There's a little piece of his consciousness in 40:22 his will. He had a fragment of his own will left in sight. I believe demon possession. I 40:28 mean, it happens. I don't think everybody's sick or disturbed. It's always the 40:35 devil. Sometimes you could be sleepy. Sometimes it could be a chemical imbalance has all 40:39 kinds of things they can contribute. His strange behavior could be a 40:43 physiological damage or something. You understand. But Jesus very definitely went 40:48 went around and he healed people who're possessed by the devil and they spoke to him. 40:52 And one of the first miracles in the book Market. Jesus is in a synagogue in his 40:55 preaching in this. Demon possessed man. Yes, that will come to church. The even 41:01 possess man there in the synagogue said Jesus, we know who you are. 41:04 >> said we need is more than one. How do you come the tremendous before the time? By 41:11 the devil say that, by the way, they say we know who you are. The scent of dot. The 41:14 Devils knew who he was from young people to know who he was. But the Devils now. And 41:20 the Newcastle doubles now. Father brought a demon possessed funded Jesus and he 41:26 cast the devil out. There's always a convulsion, but battle goes on. By the way. 41:31 Lord can save you from whatever your addictions in your chains are. But there may 41:34 be about. The Lord Save the children of Israel from the slavery of Egypt. But there 41:40 was a struggle. Farrow did not want to let go. And the double does not want to let go. When 41:48 Jesus landed on the shore, the Devils here is the creator, the son of God. What are we 41:55 going to do? The talking to each other in his head? He's listening in. And whatever's 41:59 left of this man realizes. This is my only hope. If I'm ever going to get out of this. 42:06 This is my only hope. And somehow the light of God's spirit nudge through the 42:11 demons in his mind and said, if you would just go to Jesus, he could help even you. Some 42:17 people would think gotten out work and help me. I'm too far gone. I don't know anybody I 42:21 can read about in the Bible that has further gone. And this man. Can you picture 42:26 anybody further gone? Then this man, I can't imagine a more hopeless situation. This 42:30 man. But, you know, the Bible says you just read it. Seen Jesus from afar. He came. Any 42:36 worship him. The disciples of ran Jesus knew. That man needed help. In fact, before 42:44 the story is over, I want you to notice the only thing Jesus accomplishes in crossing the 42:50 sea and going through that storm. He reaches this one man. That man came to Jesus. 42:59 He knelt before him to worship him. The Devils don't want to worship Jesus. Lord. And the 43:08 Demon spoke the only time in the Bible. The Jesus talked to the Devils and he said, what 43:12 is your name? That's for our benefit. So we would all know today how far gone that man 43:17 was. The devil said Legion for we are many. Whole army of demons. And they said don't 43:25 cast this out. They knew Jesus had more power than they did. Don't pass this out into the 43:31 same. Are you going to find a revelation for bottomless pit means the nothingness where 43:36 the devil can possess anybody? The Devils, a workaholic. He wants to possess something. 43:40 That's a a snake possess. A people possess pigs. And up on the hillside. There was AM. A 43:48 herd of 2000 page that tells us there are 2000 that's weather, at least 2000 levels. 43:54 Feeding don't passes into the nothing this cas us into the swine. And Jesus ago. And I 44:03 think that man went through convulsions like that. Boy that we read about that. Have 44:07 the Devils cast out and it probably looked like a 11 cats fighting in a burlap bag. 44:12 Just. And this swarm is tornado of demons count came out of that man. And moved up 44:19 the Hill. Up on the Hill. Are all these pigs were grazing in the? Shepard's? Take care. She 44:28 figured secure pig. They're taking care of the things up there but that's what they 44:34 call them. and I don't know what it is an English anyway. And they're taking care of the 44:39 the piece. Also, one of the picks begins to squeal and his eyes go back while another one 44:43 begins to squeal when they start to rampage and charge. In a stampede towards a cliff. 44:49 And you can see on the map is only one part of the Sea of Galilee that fits that 44:53 description and they're actually tombs in the side of the Hill. There. Rocky, steep. 44:58 And they went. Cascading off like an avalanche of pork chops off the site and they 45:06 eat. They hit the rocks. They don't know. Picks can swim. So this must have been as a 45:09 precipitous fall. Why did Jesus allow that? That's something to think about. 45:16 There's only one time one of the time of the Bible. The Jesus is connected with 45:18 anything dine. Everywhere Jesus goes, things are living. He goes to resurrection ago 45:25 stuff. You know, the ruins of the resurrection. People. He killed. He cursed the fig 45:29 tree. died and he allowed the demons to enter these pigs. Why? Well, for one thing, 45:37 these were being probably grown by the Romans for food and, you know, the Bible says 45:42 that's not good, too. The other thing is if the Sea of Galilee is a Hebrew Lake. And 45:50 surrounding the Sea of Galilee. If you've got 2000 pigs that drown and then bloat 45:57 and float, that's what you call a toxic spill. All of a sudden all around down early. 46:06 Pete carcasses begin to wash up on the shores in this Jewish body of water. 46:12 Everybody said what happened? Everybody heard the story of this man, which is why it's in 46:16 the book of Matthew Mark. And Luke, just one miracle. >> But allowed this to happen 46:20 because instead of stopping his work, its spread. And it also tells of God cares a lot 46:26 more about people than picks. You are made in his image. We're live in a world in. I 46:34 love animals. I believe we should care for animals. But sometimes people put animals 46:37 on a pedestal above people. We spend more on our pet food in North America. In some 46:42 countries do feeding people. Jesus said go. The Devils came out of the man and the man was 46:53 And he reached down and he lifted him up. he performed Jesus perform. What you might 47:01 say is the greatest exorcism in the Bible. Last time there was an exorcism like this is 47:07 when Christ cast out the devil and his Angels. And now you have Jesus casting out to 1000 47:14 Devils. The next big exorcism is when Satan is Angels are cast in the Lake of Fire. 47:18 Matthew Chapter, 25. So this is a remarkable story in the Bible. This man who looked 47:25 like he was the most hopeless man in the Bible. Just to save them. Does that mean there's 47:30 hope for you? Well, when this happens, you know, the guys taking care of the pigs. They 47:37 see this. They're scared to death. They go to the nearest town and they all say. At the 47:43 Morning Act was on the hills and ear and a Jesus. And also looks like the Devils came out 47:47 of the man came into the pigs and and they're all gone. And you talk about the stock 47:51 market crashed for this community. That's literally what happened. all the people 47:58 came out of the city. It says they saw the man out of whom the Devils have been cast. 48:05 Sitting at the feet of Jesus. Closed. And in his right mind. Don't miss the connection 48:13 between being clothed and being in your right mind. We're in a culture where 48:20 people are trying to wear less and less without getting arrested. And I wonder if it's 48:22 a sign of insanity. I can speak from I've been on both sides of this. Here he is. He 48:34 sitting at the feet of Jesus is called where to get the clones. I think after Devils 48:39 came out of that man at the same moment, Jesus said, go just like in the story with 48:43 Peter. The chains fell off. Jesus took him right there to the water, the Sea of Galilee 48:49 washed him kind like baptism when she likely baptized by Jesus. And then Jesus took 48:55 office on our road. I think samples are still watching carefully from the boat. He 49:03 took off his own out a robot. He covered this man's nakedness. For sit down 49:06 talking. So I want to tell you how to stay out of trouble. They often Jesus heal the 49:14 person he said. Now I want to tell you, go, you're free. Your cleansed and soon know 49:17 more. The people from the community, they come. And they see the man sitting there, 49:25 Jesus speed and they are afraid. They've lost all their peaks. But this man has been 49:31 tormenting their community for years, but they're more concerned about the pigs. 49:34 >> As Jesus, could you please leave? It's expensive having your and you know, it's 49:40 amazing. I see people. They're just totally while the crazy the living for the devil, 49:50 they're addicted and then their radical, saved and they become a zealous Christian and 49:52 now their families worried about him. Don't get for All of us and forgot about this 50:03 man was a maniac. Now he's seen. I think maybe they're worried their devils are next. 50:12 You know, if you asked Jesus to lead leave. And so as he's preparing to get into the 50:17 boat. The man says, Lord, let me follow you. Wherever you go. And she says no. I saved 50:26 you so the EU could reach others. Your life is going to be a testimony. I want you to 50:32 go and tell others what great things God has done for you. So I don't want to say a lot 50:39 of people can save you to sit in the church. want to float around the boat with Jesus. 50:42 But it's 9 C for that reason. I want you to go tell others. And if you read on the story 50:47 in the Gospel of Luke Chapter 8, it says. When the man went and told everybody what great 50:53 things got it done for him and how he'd been gracious to him. And when Jesus returned, they 50:57 were waiting for him. He got other people ready for Jesus. Return. You know, Jesus 51:03 returning friends. I don't know if you see it. You can see it in the headlines. But 51:10 I've got a feeling like I've never had before. We're on the threshold of some very serious 51:15 world conditions. And we know how much longer the world People are worried on nuclear 51:21 war right now. It's interesting. Historically, man has never made a weapon. He 51:27 did not use either by accident madness or folly. We need to really pray for those people 51:33 that are. In Eastern Europe right now. But I think the whole worlds at risk and this 51:39 is the time for people to really be coming to the Lord. This man came to Jesus just 51:45 like he was. You might think I got to clean myself up to come to Jesus. Know you come to 51:50 Jesus and he cleans you out. I got to break my chains and then come to Jesus. Know you 51:55 come to Jesus and he breaks your chains and he sets you free. He came to Jesus and 52:00 then he went $0.40. And he wants to do that for you. Look at the radical transformation 52:08 that happened in this man's life. He came to the Lord. Naked and scarred and wild and 52:14 dirty and raging and now you see him sitting at the feet of Jesus. His mind is clear. His 52:21 sanity is restored. He's calm. He's not raging. He's plans from his Senate thing. Jesus 52:29 healed his wounds as well. He's close. He's commission. Jesus gave work to do. And 52:36 evidently he's convincing because other people get ready for Jesus coming because of 52:40 what he's doing. He gave him a successful work to do what Jesus did for this man he 52:45 wants to do for everybody. Now, everybody listening right now. You are one of these 2 52:50 people. You're either following Christ. He has a plan for you and you will 52:56 become like your savior. And if you say no, I don't want to do that, then you're 53:01 definitely following the other master. Don't say pass to Doug. You're being rather 53:06 harsh. Those are the words of Jesus. He said if you're not with me, you're against me. 53:11 And there's only one other master as your alternative. This story's especially 53:16 precious to me. Because I can relate. I was once living up in the mountains in the cave. 53:24 Running around naked. Using drugs, smoking drinking, lying, stealing. Just 53:35 controlled by the devil. A big 0. felt like I had no purpose in life. But I I found a Bible 53:41 up there in the cave. Someone. Have left one there and they had a prayer in the front that 53:49 and I hope whoever finds his Bible and I wish I'd remember the name. But the Bible fell 53:54 in the creek and it's well up and I wasn't able to use it anymore. They have their name 53:57 and is a hope. Whoever finds this Bible, we'll find salvation in the piece that I 54:01 found. I started reading it so I could argue with Christians. I was an atheist. And, you 54:10 know, the power of God's word is different. It's inspired. And the power of these words 54:16 or do you transform me? That's been. 40 something years ago. I was 17 years old. Back to 54:24 look a little bit like that's a man in the picture Not quite as bad. I know if the Lord can 54:32 do it for me. Good for you. No, I don't know what your situation is. I don't know 54:38 whether you've got half a devil. But if Jesus the light of the world, if you have not 54:45 surrendered your heart to him. And the devil is making havoc of your life in varying 54:49 degrees. Some of you are in the dangerous situation of having enough dignity to think 54:56 I'm in control. That's actually a possession of pride. You can be possessed by 55:03 And he's lost more people to pry than any other devil. That's where the devil himself 55:08 start. Whatever your addictions might be, whatever your sons might be. This man 55:15 who looked like the most hopeless man of the Bible, he came to Jesus. 55:18 >> And Jesus accepted him. We cleansed him, cleared him. The clothes him. We commissioned 55:25 him. And he wants to do all those things for you. The stories here because I'm 55:31 speaking to you. You were watching or listening. There's only few chosen choices to 55:37 roads. Friends is B Braun, Road to destruction. Unfortunately, most people in 55:42 the world are following the devil, which is why this world has so much Sin. Missouri war 55:48 and suffering because the motives of the devil or what is driving those people. And 55:51 then there's the other master. Going to my father and I will come again and I think we're 56:01 on the verge. His return thank you coming in. So I believe he brought to tonight because he 56:08 wants to reach you. It's not an accident. You're listening or that you're here. And I 56:14 don't know where you are in your relationship with God, but tonight would be a really 56:19 good time. If you're hearing that voice speak to you. And safe, some my daughter. I want 56:25 to break the chains. I want to set you free. I have a good plan for your life. I've got 56:29 to work for you to do. That's the only way that you could have peace and power and 56:37 purpose in this rattled world friends by coming to the Lord. Just like you are. You know, 56:43 I'd like to pray with you before we close. And like to just ask those who are here. 56:46 And even if you're watching at home or some church group, if you'd like to say. I want to 56:54 follow that example. I want to come to Jesus just like I am and ask him to do for me what 56:57 he did for that man. Set me free, making child the club is that pray with you now and 57:04 let's ask God to you. Running father. We just thank you for this incredible story. Filled 57:14 with inspiration that shows us the 2 great masters of great destinations. And all of us 57:19 are like that man. In that were we're surrounded with the destiny of death were self 57:26 wounded. We're crying inside, were raging with no peace. Were unclean. And yet you say 57:32 come just as you are and you will cleanse us and set U.S. free. Ward were coming. I pray 57:36 they will break the chains. Let's all these people bless the meetings that remain. Fill 57:41 us with your spirit. I pray they'll be people in the kingdom because of this. We 57:46 thank you and asking is this name? Unless you friends. I want to remind those who are 57:53 watching. Our next program is tomorrow morning. We're having one at 11 o'clock. You're 57:58 invited to come come a little early and again, 7 tomorrow. We God bless you. Thank you so 58:03 much. ♪ ♪ 58:15 ♪ ♪ ♪ |
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