THE POWER OF CHRIST

LUKE 8:22-56                                                                     

 

Pastor Rick Jackson

 

I. OVER NATURE [v. 22-25]

 

1. The Will of God is the Place of Peace [v. 22-23a]

2. The Will of God Doesn’t Mean a Lack of Storms [v. 23b]

3. The Will of God is the Presence of the Saviour [v. 24-25, Matthew 28:20]

 

Lo, I am with you alway , even unto the end of the world. Amen.

 

II. OVER DEMONS [v. 26-39]

 

1. The Devil’s Dirty Dealings [v. 26-27]

2. The Demon’s Dread [v. 28-32]

3. The Human Hatred of Holiness [v. 33-39, 16:13 John 3:19]

 

No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

 

III. OVER ILLNESS [v. 40-48]

 

1. A Father‘s Little Faith [v. 40-42]

2. The Saviour’s Knowledge [v. 43-46]

3. A Woman’s Great Faith [v. 47-48]

 

IV. OVER DEATH [v. 49-56]

 

1. The Word of Encouragement [v. 49-50]

2. The World’s Derision [v. 51-53]

3. The Word of Authority [v. 54-56]