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 Verses 21 all the way to verse 39 in Mark chapter 1 chronicles the life of Jesus in a specific 48-hour period.

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 And what takes place in these moments is what we might expect was the typical routine for Christ.

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 As he went about his ministry and about his life, what we see Mark encapsulating in this 48-hour period

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 is probably what Jesus' life was like about every day, especially once his public ministry had begun.

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 We're also reminded here in these verses that Mark's unique style as compared to the other gospel writers.

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 His goal was not to construct a timeline of Jesus' movements, and we've said that a lot in this study,

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 but his purpose was really to paint kind of a mosaic of the life and the ministry and the purpose and identity of Christ.

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 And so in typical Mark and fashion, he keeps the story moving along quickly.

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 He uses this word immediately some 18 different times in chapter 1 alone.

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 He's constantly moving the story along.

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 He's usually fairly brief and fast-paced in the way that he describes these events.

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 But he endeavors in doing that to keep our attention and our focus on the identity of Jesus specifically.

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 Now, as Mark writes these things and we learn about these events that took place around Jesus' life and ministry,

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 he doesn't write them to fill us with information about Jesus, but he is making his case,

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 he is encouraging us to make a definitive choice to follow Jesus.

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 So when we study about Jesus coming into a synagogue and teaching in this way,

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 or we study a unique event where Jesus cast out a demon in such a powerful way as this,

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 it's not just to give us information about him.

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 It's not just to increase our intellectual knowledge of who Jesus is.

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 Mark is writing this in order that he might persuade the reader to make a definitive choice to follow Christ.

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 To follow Christ in what way?

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 Well, in the way that he stated his purpose of the entire writing was in verse 1,

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 to follow him as the Messiah and the Son of God.

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 And so that's really what's taking place here as we continue on through the story.

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 And I know we'll probably say that a hundred more times as we go through this gospel,

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 but it's important for us to remember that's what Mark is doing.

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 He wants us to follow Christ, not simply know about Christ.

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 Our text constitutes the first part of this 48-hour period.

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 This is the first scene that Mark chooses to tell us about.

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 And the setting is in the town of Capernaum,

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 which is where Jesus set up his headquarters for his Galilean ministry.

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 Capernaum was, and as I understand still is to this day, a picturesque town.

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 It's on the northwest corner of the Sea of Galilee.

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 Even still today, you can go and visit the ancient ruins of the town of Capernaum.

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 And my brother and my dad and their wives went, which would be my mom,

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 they spent some time in Capernaum, I guess earlier this year.

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 Was it earlier this year?

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 I can't remember.

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 It was maybe February or January or something like that.

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 And every time they go on one of those trips, I haven't been able to go yet myself.

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 Hopefully one day we'll take a church trip.

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 We'll all go to Israel one day.

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 And they always come back and they start showing me these pictures.

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 And it's always amazing to me to see these places that we read about.

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 They've read about my whole life and I've heard about my whole life.

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 And they've shown pictures of Capernaum and how it's situated right there on the Sea of Galilee

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 and where they believe Peter's house was in Capernaum and how beautiful it is.

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 It really was and still is today a picturesque place.

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 A beautiful place on the Sea of Galilee.

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 And at the time, it was a relatively busy and heavily populated area of Galilee.

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 Now, its importance was due really primarily to its location to a major trade route known as the Via Maris

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 that many people would use in going back and forth from north to south in order to carry out their business.

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 And so this made it a strategic place for the fishing industry.

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 We mentioned last week when we were studying about Jesus calling Peter and Andrew and James and John to follow him.

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 They were fishermen by trade.

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 This was the major industry in that particular area.

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 And it's being located on this particular trade route made it advantageous for the fishing community.

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 In fact, archaeologists have even uncovered a promenade that's about half a mile long situated on the sea bank of the Sea of Galilee right at Capernaum.

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 Half a mile where you could stroll and look at the sea on one end and look at the town on the other end.

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 But it would have been a busy marketplace for these fishermen.

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 On this half mile stretch of promenade were multiple piers stretching about 100 feet out into the lake.

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 So Capernaum is not a fishing village.

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 Capernaum is the center of everything that's happening in the fishing industry here on the Sea of Galilee.

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 So it's a busy place.

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 It's a heavily populated place.

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 There's lots of things going on in this particular area.

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 It had grown so much at the time of Christ that we understand through the scripture that there was a Roman garrison who was stationed there.

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 You'll remember the story of the centurion who had a servant who was deathly ill.

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 And he comes to Jesus and he demonstrates such great faith in knowing that Jesus could heal the man without even being present in his house.

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 You remember that story?

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 That was in Capernaum.

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 That centurion, this leader of this Roman garrison was stationed there.

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 The only reason they would put a station, a Roman garrison there was because it was so busy.

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 There was so much happening in the market.

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 There were so many people there.

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 They felt like that needed to be controlled.

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 It was also the place of an official Roman tax office, which made that significant to the Galilean region.

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 And again, we see this come up a couple other times in the Gospels.

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 As Jesus is ministering, you'll remember him stopping by the tax office in Capernaum one day,

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 and he calls out to a man named Matthew or Levi to follow him.

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 And Matthew, this hated publican, this traitor of the Jews, gets saved and begins to follow Jesus Christ on that time.

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 All of that is happening in this region of Capernaum, where Jesus and his disciples in verse 21 have now entered into on this particular day.

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 Now, as he continues building his case for proclaiming Jesus as the Messiah and Son of God,

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 Mark draws our attention here in these verses specifically to the authoritative power of Christ's word,

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 his authoritative word.

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 Jesus was no ordinary teacher.

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 His words possessed a power that was able to pierce the hearts of men and cause demons to flee.

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 That's exactly what's happening in these verses.

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 Jesus isn't touching anyone.

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 Jesus isn't doing a physical act in this moment.

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 Simply by the power of his word, the hearts of the people are pierced,

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 and they sit there in astonishment at the authority with which he teaches.

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 And even of their own words say,

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 he does not teach us like the other teachers teach us.

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 There is something unique about him.

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 That's the authoritative power of Christ's word.

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 And then we see this demonic man,

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 as he comes into the synagogue and Jesus cast out the demon,

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 Jesus does it through the power of his word.

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 So Mark is drawing our attention to that here.

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 And it's a reminder for us, perhaps of what God said through Isaiah.

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 God said,

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 For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven,

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 and do not return there without watering the earth,

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 and making it bare and sprout,

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 and furnishing seed to the sower,

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 and bread to the eater.

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 In other words, the rain comes down,

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 and it does what it's supposed to do.

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 It feeds the earth, and things grow from it.

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 God says,

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 In the same way that the rain does that,

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 so will my word be which goes out of my mouth.

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 It will not return unto me empty,

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 without accomplishing what I desire,

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 and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.

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 That's Isaiah 55.

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 So God says,

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 In the same way that the rain does its work on the earth,

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 so does my word do its work.

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 There is a purpose in it.

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 There is a power in it.

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 There is an authority in it.

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 And every time God sends out his word,

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 it always accomplishes the thing that he desires for it to accomplish.

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 It's a promise of God.

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 It has an authority that cannot be stopped.

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 It always does what God has determined for it to do.

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 That's an encouragement for us in our evangelism, isn't it?

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 That it's not up to us in our words.

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 It's not up to us in the things that we can contrive

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 to try to persuade someone to believe,

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 but it is actually the power of God's word.

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 As we send it out, as we cast that net,

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 like we talked about last week,

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 we trust that God's word as it goes out

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 will accomplish the thing that he desires for it to accomplish

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 in drawing men to salvation.

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 Mark highlights this divine characteristic

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 as existing in this man, Jesus of Nazareth.

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 And he does so in this passage by noting these two demonstrations of Jesus's power.

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 In this text, we see Jesus has power over two things,

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 power over systems of religion.

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 And then we see that he has power over satanic forces.

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 And the two episodes here are knit together in that authority.

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 In that the same authority with which Jesus cast out this demon

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 is the same authority with which he preaches the gospel,

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 which means for us, there must be a response.

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 We cannot take it lightly.

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 We cannot merely be amazed at his power.

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 We must heed his word.

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 And so let's look at these two events together.

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 First, let's see his power over systems of religion,

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 Christ power over systems of religion.

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 Look with me again at verse 21.

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 And they went into Capernaum and immediately on the Sabbath day,

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 he entered into the synagogue and taught.

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 And they were astonished at his doctrine

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 for he taught them as one that had authority

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 and not as the scribes.

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 We're told here that Jesus and his newly called disciples,

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 these four fishermen,

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 and perhaps there were others there as well,

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 but we know at least these four fishermen are there present on this day,

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 had found their place in the local synagogue in Capernaum.

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 It was the Sabbath day.

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 And it was always Jesus's custom to attend synagogue on the Sabbath.

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 Now I'm going to give you just kind of a quick side note on this.

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 This is important, I think.

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 It's an example that we see in Christ that we need to actually follow ourselves.

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 Now Jesus was vehemently opposed to those

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 who would preach that religious forms were capable of providing salvation.

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 His gospel was the opposite of that.

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 The gospel is a salvation by grace alone through faith alone,

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 not through the works of righteousness that men may perform on their own.

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 But he does set an example for believers to be faithful to the corporate gathering

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 where the Bible is taught and God is praised.

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 We're faithful to the Lord's Day worship as New Testament Christians.

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 We're faithful to the church and the corporate gathering on Sunday mornings

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 to worship the Lord and to hear the Bible teach.

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 We are not doing so because we just feel like doing it.

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 We're not doing it because the pastor said this is what we have to do.

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 We're doing it because we're following the example of Christ.

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 Now as we study through this particular passage,

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 we're going to see that Jesus was opposed to these systematic forms of religion,

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 that what the Jews were preaching and teaching was not the gospel,

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 and he was coming and bringing the gospel of grace.

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 But even in the midst of that, he was faithful toward the corporate gathering,

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 the corporate worship of God's people.

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 And so should we be.

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 And when we come together on Sundays,

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 we do so following the example of our Lord and of our Savior.

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 And we ought to think of it that way.

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 On those Sunday mornings when we wake up and we just don't feel like going,

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 which happens with all of us, I know.

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 We remember this is the example Christ gave us.

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 This was his custom.

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 And it didn't matter if he was traveling.

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 Every place that Jesus went, he found a synagogue,

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 and he worshiped the Lord on the Sabbath day.

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 He worshiped the Father.

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 Let's talk about these examples of religion that are listed here.

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 Visiting rabbis were often invited to speak at Sabbath gatherings,

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 and it should come as no surprise to us that Jesus is invited to do just that here in Capernaum.

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 Now, verse 22 tells us that the people were astonished by his teaching.

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 And their reaction clearly sets Jesus apart from the Judaism that they were accustomed to.

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 He possessed, again, the authority like they had never experienced before.

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 And we immediately see his power, his authority over systems of religion.

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 And there's two elements here that I think are at least worth noting in a historical way,

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 and that is synagogues and scribes.

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 Synagogues and scribes.

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 Let's first talk about synagogues.

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 These gathering places seem to have found their roots in the Babylonian captivity.

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 Now, you'll remember in the Old Testament, the temple was the center of worship.

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 That was the focus of everything in corporate worship in the Old Testament.

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 Now, there were priests that were scattered throughout the entire nation of Israel,

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 and they would help the people.

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 But really, the primary place for the transmission of God's truth was the home.

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 Which, by the way, that's still true today.

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 The primary place for passing down the truth of God is supposed to be on the home.

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 God intended it that way from the beginning of creation,

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 and he intends for it to be that way now.

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 But that's really how truth was passed on in the Old Testament and in the New Testament alike.

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 But the center of worship was the temple.

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 When King Nebuchadnezzar comes in around 600 BC,

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 and he decimates the city of Jerusalem,

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 he destroys the temple,

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 and the people then are carried away into captivity.

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 As they're in captivity,

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 we understand that they began to meet in these local communities,

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 and this concept of synagogues is born,

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 and that's how they would gather together for teaching and for worship,

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 and other community events.

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 Whenever, after 70 years,

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 they were allowed to come back to Jerusalem,

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 the people rebuilt the temple,

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 but they continued on in this tradition that had been started

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 with these local synagogues.

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 They were really similar to local churches are now.

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 There were various synagogues throughout larger communities,

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 and that's where they would live out their lives

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 in corporate gatherings as God's people.

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 Now, as time went on,

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 these synagogues became very important to Jewish life.

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 On the Sabbath day,

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 they were used for worship and teaching of the law.

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 During the week, they functioned as schools.

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 They functioned as courthouses.

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 They were even event centers in some cases.

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 Each synagogue had a ruler

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 who was responsible for organizing events,

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 but they also had elders who taught the Bible.

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 They taught the scriptures,

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 and they taught the people,

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 and they governed the people.

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 All of this taking place in the synagogues.

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 Now, it took 10 Jewish men to constitute a synagogue,

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 and over time, many of these places developed.

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 History suggests that at the time of Jesus,

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 there were nearly 500 synagogues in Jerusalem alone.

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 Now, the historian, ancient historian Josephus,

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 says that in Galilee,

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 there were some 240 towns and villages,

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 and all of them had synagogues.

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 A place like Capernaum would have had multiple synagogues.

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 Now, I want you to think about this for a second.

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 Perhaps this system of synagogue worship,

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 this system of communities being built around these synagogues,

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 perhaps the whole reason for their existence in God's plan

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 was specifically to build up to the ministry of Jesus Christ,

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 because that's what he did.

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 He went from town to town and village to village in Galilee,

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 and the first stop that he made was the synagogue,

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 and the synagogue is where he would teach the people,

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 and he would preach the gospel,

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 and it immediately reminds me of Galatians chapter four,

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 that when the fullness of time had come,

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 God sent forth his son to do what?

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 To be born of a woman, born under the law,

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 so that he might redeem those who were under the law,

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 that we might receive the adoption as sons.

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 When the fullness of time had come,

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 you say, why did Jesus come when he did?

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 Look at all of these things that God had set in place,

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 God the Father, it's all building up,

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 all rushing towards this moment when Jesus would come,

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 and just a simple nod to that gesture reminds us that,

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 yeah, Jesus truly is the Messiah,

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 look at how his ministry was formatted.

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 This was all being built up for him.

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 Well, then we see the scribes mentioned in this verse as well.

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 In fact, in verse 22,

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 the people actually compared the teaching of Jesus

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 to the teaching of the scribes.

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 This is another nod to Jewish religion,

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 and how Jesus was clearly separate from that,

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 had authority over that,

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 and was bringing a gospel that was different.

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 Now, in the times of the kings,

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 scribes were recorders of the law,

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 and of history, and various decrees,

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 but eventually, they became known as experts

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 in the Old Testament scriptures.

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 At the time of Jesus,

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 they were very highly esteemed people,

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 and they grew to love that recognition.

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 In fact, it was their love and their pride

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 and that recognition that they received from the people

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 that drove them to be so antagonistic against Christ.

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 They were threatened by his popularity.

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 It's interesting, actually,

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 as you study through the gospels,

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 you'll see that these people

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 that should have been recognizing Christ

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 and his ministry before even the people did,

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 completely rejected it,

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 even though they knew he had to be the son of God.

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 They rejected it.

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 Why?

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 Because he was a threat to their own pride.

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 He was a threat to their own positions that they held.

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 They didn't want to give up their own place

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 in order to submit to Jesus.

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 And over time, their teaching devolved

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 into these enigmatic expressions

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 where they would share

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 all of these various interpretations of the law

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 from all of these various rabbis,

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 and that somehow gave them some kind of credibility.

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 They possessed a measure of authority in this way.

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 It was the Old Testament law that governed Jewish life,

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 but the people didn't have copies of the scripture.

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 They mostly were illiterate in these days.

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 So it was up to the scribes

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 to actually read and teach the Bible.

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 So the people would come together on the Sabbath day.

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 They would gather in the synagogue

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 in order that a scribe would read the Old Testament

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 and then explain it to them.

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 Well, as you might expect,

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 these scribes took advantage of that.

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 They realized that they actually had great power

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 because the people didn't know

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 whether or not they were giving them truth or not.

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 So over time, their teaching devolved into personal gain.

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 We see that this is who the people

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 are comparing Jesus' teaching to.

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 They were astonished at Jesus

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 because what he was teaching in the Old Testament

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 was not his interpretation of the law.

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 It was his very word.

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 Can you imagine?

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 It's one thing to come to church on a Sunday

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 and hear me get the best explanation that I can

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 of what we read of in the scriptures,

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 but can you imagine sitting in church on a Sunday morning

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 and the Lord himself is speaking this word?

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 Of course there's gonna be an authority with that.

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 They were used to the scribes

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 quoting all of these different people.

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 Jesus didn't have to quote anybody.

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 It was his word.

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 It had power.

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 Now I want you to think about this for a moment.

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 Just this scenario.

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 Throughout history, we've seen this play out.

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 Satan often uses scenarios like this

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 in order to corrupt the church

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 and spread his lies.

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 Think about the Roman Catholic Church through history,

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 refusing to allow people to have a copy of the scriptures

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 in the common language.

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 Why?

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 Because they could manipulate the people.

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 They could teach them that through the buying of indulgences,

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 they could inherit eternal life

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 or that they could earn salvation for themselves

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 or for another.

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 And they did it all for personal gain.

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 It was a controlling thing.

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 And how did they do it?

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 They kept the word of God out of the people's hands.

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 But this isn't absent in evangelical Christianity either.

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 People may have a copy of God's word,

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 but they've been taught that the sole authority

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 is not in the word of God,

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 but it's in the man that leads their church.

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 So whether or not what they read in the scripture

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 agrees with what they hear from the pulpit,

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 they always lean into what's being told from the pulpit

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 because their authority in their mind

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 has been given over to the pastor,

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 not to the word of God.

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 Now look, we've been blessed,

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 maybe more than any other Christians

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 in the history of Christianity,

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 to be able to have copies of God's word,

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 to be able to study for ourselves what the Bible says.

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 And we need to do that.

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 I am not the sole authority of your life.

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 The church is not the sole authority of your life.

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 Christ is the head.

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 And his word is what we study.

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 It is what we use as the foundation

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 for every matter of faith and practice in our lives.

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 So study the word.

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 Study the word.

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 You're sensible, people.

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 I want to help you.

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 I want to help you understand on Sundays.

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 I want to preach the word faithfully

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 as the Lord has called me to do it.

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 But you can study the Bible.

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 You can learn these things.

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 Study faithfully.

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 In Mark's gospel, synagogues and scribes

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 play oppositional roles to Jesus.

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 James Edwards said it this way,

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 synagogues will appear another half dozen times in Mark

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 as places where demons are present,

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 where there is antagonism from religious leaders,

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 where there is hardness of heart,

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 and where there is persecution.

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 Every time in Mark's gospel,

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 the synagogue is always a place of these things.

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 And likewise, he says,

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 there is but one positive reference

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 to a scribe in the gospel of Mark.

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 The remaining 18 references portray scribes

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 as antagonists of Jesus and his mission.

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 And the general antagonism of synagogues and scribes thus

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 foreshadows the coming rejection of Jesus

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 from both temple and religious leaders in Jerusalem.

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 Why do we bring all this up?

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 Why are the people astonished?

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 Because Jesus didn't come to teach Judaism.

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 Jesus didn't come to conform to this system

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 that the scribes and the Pharisees

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 and the Sadducees had contrived in their own minds

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 and in their own corruption.

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 That's not what he had come to do.

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 He had more authority than that.

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 He came with the authority of the word,

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 with the authority of the gospel,

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 which meant that Judaism,

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 what the people had grown into,

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 what they believed was true and what was right,

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 was actually set in opposition against the truth.

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 And Jesus is the truth.

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 Well, Mark doesn't tell us exactly what it was

00:26:09.660 --> 00:26:12.080
 that Jesus preached this day,

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 what exactly he taught.

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 And I think that's for a reason.

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 He only says that the people were astonished by it.

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 And again, Edwards is helpful here.

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 He said,

00:26:20.120 --> 00:26:21.599
 in the gospel of Mark,

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 the person of Jesus is more important

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 than the subject of his teaching.

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 If we want to know what the gospel

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 or teaching of Jesus consists of,

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 in Mark's gospel,

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 we are directed to its embodiment

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 in Jesus, the teacher.

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 That's what Mark keeps doing.

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 Now then we're going to have a couple of chapters

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 where we look specifically at the teaching

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 that Mark tells us about.

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 But in this passage,

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 Mark's not showing us what Jesus taught

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 because he wants us to see Jesus.

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 He wants us to see Jesus's power,

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 his authoritative word.

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 His purpose was not to expound

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 on how Jesus's teaching was good news,

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 but he was proclaiming that Jesus himself

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 is the good news.

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 And he constantly directs us to set our gaze

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 on the person of Christ.

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 The truth is it does us no good

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 to be familiar with the content

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 of Jesus's message

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 if we're not intimately acquainted

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 with the person of Jesus himself.

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 Many a people have become students

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 of Jesus's teaching,

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 but they don't know Jesus.

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 So Mark is getting us to look at Jesus

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 so that we see he has power

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 over systems of religion.

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 Secondly,

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 and there's only two points today,

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 fortunately.

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 Secondly,

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 we see that he has power

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 over satanic forces.

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 The interesting thing takes place

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 on this Sabbath day.

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 Look at verse 23.

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 And there was in their synagogue

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 a man with an unclean spirit

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 and he cried out,

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 saying,

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 let us alone.

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 What have we to do with thee,

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 thou Jesus of Nazareth?

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 Are you come to destroy us?

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 I know who you are,

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 the Holy One of God.

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 Jesus rebuked him,

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 saying,

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 hold thy peace

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 and come out of him.

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 And when the unclean spirit

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 had torn him

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 and cried with a loud voice,

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 he came out of him.

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 Have you ever been around somebody

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 that was just completely

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 out of their mind

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 and completely out of control?

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 It's a terrifying experience,

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 isn't it?

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 I don't think that I've ever been

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 in a situation

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 where I've encountered someone

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 who was clearly possessed

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 by a demon.

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 But I have been in a few situations

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 where people have been

00:28:43.639 --> 00:28:44.519
 out of control

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 and it scared me.

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 During Jesus' sermon

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 in Capernaum,

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 the people experienced something

00:28:52.000 --> 00:28:52.779
 that I think

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 was more terrifying

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 than anything

00:28:54.659 --> 00:28:55.500
 I've ever encountered.

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 A man possessed

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 with a demon

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 confronted the Lord

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 in a dramatic fashion.

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 Now look at it with me again.

00:29:03.599 --> 00:29:04.379
 Verse 23.

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 There was in the synagogue

00:29:06.519 --> 00:29:08.319
 a man with an unclean spirit

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 and he cried out.

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 He explodes

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 out of nowhere.

00:29:16.619 --> 00:29:17.899
 Now Mark's already told us

00:29:17.900 --> 00:29:19.420
 about Jesus' temptation

00:29:19.420 --> 00:29:20.740
 against Satan.

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 We know that there are

00:29:22.080 --> 00:29:23.160
 spiritual powers

00:29:23.160 --> 00:29:24.060
 that are in opposition

00:29:24.060 --> 00:29:24.780
 to Christ

00:29:24.780 --> 00:29:26.000
 because Mark has already

00:29:26.000 --> 00:29:27.000
 told us about that

00:29:27.000 --> 00:29:27.880
 in chapter 1.

00:29:28.700 --> 00:29:29.860
 But this is where

00:29:29.860 --> 00:29:30.960
 he introduces us

00:29:30.960 --> 00:29:32.600
 to the spiritual opponents

00:29:32.600 --> 00:29:34.900
 that we have difficulty

00:29:35.440 --> 00:29:35.900
 understanding

00:29:36.580 --> 00:29:39.540
 and we don't really like

00:29:39.540 --> 00:29:40.960
 to think about much at all.

00:29:41.300 --> 00:29:41.780
 In fact,

00:29:42.000 --> 00:29:43.140
 most of us probably

00:29:43.140 --> 00:29:45.519
 when the topic of demons

00:29:45.519 --> 00:29:46.180
 come up

00:29:46.180 --> 00:29:47.799
 probably try to

00:29:47.799 --> 00:29:48.740
 change the subject

00:29:48.740 --> 00:29:49.799
 as quickly as we can.

00:29:51.060 --> 00:29:52.160
 The truth is

00:29:52.160 --> 00:29:55.340
 there really does exist

00:29:55.340 --> 00:29:58.140
 a spiritual army

00:29:58.140 --> 00:29:59.019
 of demons

00:29:59.019 --> 00:30:01.440
 that are tirelessly

00:30:01.440 --> 00:30:02.360
 working

00:30:02.360 --> 00:30:04.019
 in opposition

00:30:04.019 --> 00:30:05.420
 against God's work

00:30:05.420 --> 00:30:08.019
 and against God's word.

00:30:09.160 --> 00:30:11.120
 And it may seem silly to you

00:30:11.120 --> 00:30:12.500
 but these beings,

00:30:12.640 --> 00:30:13.519
 they're not characters

00:30:13.519 --> 00:30:14.500
 in a fairy tale.

00:30:14.500 --> 00:30:16.079
 They're as real

00:30:16.079 --> 00:30:17.619
 as you and I are

00:30:17.619 --> 00:30:19.779
 and they're as active today

00:30:19.779 --> 00:30:21.359
 as they have ever been

00:30:21.359 --> 00:30:22.400
 active.

00:30:23.619 --> 00:30:24.859
 But the point of Mark

00:30:24.859 --> 00:30:25.720
 telling us this

00:30:25.720 --> 00:30:27.299
 is not to frighten us,

00:30:27.339 --> 00:30:28.839
 it's not to scare us

00:30:28.839 --> 00:30:30.559
 about these evil beings

00:30:30.559 --> 00:30:31.700
 that we can't see

00:30:31.700 --> 00:30:32.599
 and that we don't really

00:30:32.599 --> 00:30:34.079
 even quite understand.

00:30:34.279 --> 00:30:35.880
 His purpose in writing this

00:30:35.880 --> 00:30:37.339
 is to show that Jesus

00:30:37.339 --> 00:30:39.480
 has power over them.

00:30:40.200 --> 00:30:41.819
 That these evil forces

00:30:41.819 --> 00:30:43.460
 that are working against you

00:30:43.460 --> 00:30:45.140
 and working against your family

00:30:45.140 --> 00:30:46.900
 and working against our church

00:30:46.900 --> 00:30:48.579
 and working against the gospel

00:30:48.579 --> 00:30:49.420
 and God's word.

00:30:49.779 --> 00:30:52.840
 Christ has power over them.

00:30:53.740 --> 00:30:55.400
 And Mark records this event

00:30:55.400 --> 00:30:56.600
 as proof.

00:30:57.059 --> 00:30:58.299
 Let me make note of three things

00:30:58.299 --> 00:30:59.259
 before we wrap it up.

00:30:59.579 --> 00:31:00.019
 Number one,

00:31:00.299 --> 00:31:02.100
 let's look at the demon exposed.

00:31:02.819 --> 00:31:04.460
 The demon exposed.

00:31:05.100 --> 00:31:06.299
 Look at verse 23 again.

00:31:06.299 --> 00:31:07.740
 And there was in the synagogue

00:31:07.740 --> 00:31:09.379
 a man with an unclean spirit

00:31:09.379 --> 00:31:11.859
 and he cried out.

00:31:13.279 --> 00:31:15.180
 So Jesus is teaching on this day.

00:31:15.279 --> 00:31:16.019
 Maybe this happened

00:31:16.019 --> 00:31:16.859
 in the middle of his sermon.

00:31:17.180 --> 00:31:18.000
 Maybe it happened at the end.

00:31:18.019 --> 00:31:18.819
 We really have no idea

00:31:18.819 --> 00:31:19.579
 when this took place

00:31:19.579 --> 00:31:21.339
 and as far as the service is concerned.

00:31:22.419 --> 00:31:23.579
 But Jesus is teaching.

00:31:24.279 --> 00:31:25.180
 And all of a sudden,

00:31:25.339 --> 00:31:26.000
 someone who,

00:31:26.659 --> 00:31:27.759
 just a moment before,

00:31:28.480 --> 00:31:31.139
 was calmly sitting there

00:31:31.139 --> 00:31:32.759
 enjoying the service,

00:31:32.759 --> 00:31:35.240
 explodes in a tirade

00:31:35.240 --> 00:31:36.319
 and cries out,

00:31:36.839 --> 00:31:39.519
 what have you to do with us?

00:31:41.799 --> 00:31:43.079
 Why are you here?

00:31:43.640 --> 00:31:45.119
 Are you here to destroy us?

00:31:45.140 --> 00:31:47.680
 He's exposed in this moment.

00:31:47.740 --> 00:31:48.720
 Can you imagine that?

00:31:49.240 --> 00:31:50.460
 I text Andy yesterday

00:31:50.460 --> 00:31:51.259
 or maybe it was Friday

00:31:51.259 --> 00:31:51.640
 and I said,

00:31:52.019 --> 00:31:52.680
 maybe we should do

00:31:52.680 --> 00:31:53.700
 an object illustration.

00:31:53.920 --> 00:31:54.680
 Maybe you should just

00:31:54.680 --> 00:31:56.140
 stand up and go nuts

00:31:56.140 --> 00:31:56.660
 right in the middle

00:31:56.660 --> 00:31:58.359
 of our service.

00:31:58.819 --> 00:32:00.160
 That's exactly what happens

00:32:00.160 --> 00:32:00.860
 in the synagogue.

00:32:01.960 --> 00:32:03.060
 The demons expose.

00:32:03.759 --> 00:32:04.360
 It's interesting.

00:32:06.480 --> 00:32:08.080
 There's something worth noting here.

00:32:09.840 --> 00:32:11.779
 Prior to Jesus' teaching,

00:32:12.340 --> 00:32:14.279
 no one in the synagogue

00:32:14.279 --> 00:32:15.340
 seemed to be aware

00:32:15.340 --> 00:32:16.500
 of the fact that this man

00:32:16.500 --> 00:32:17.380
 was under the control

00:32:17.380 --> 00:32:17.860
 of a demon.

00:32:19.060 --> 00:32:20.120
 Did you think about that

00:32:20.120 --> 00:32:20.779
 as we read through?

00:32:22.600 --> 00:32:23.380
 This doesn't happen

00:32:23.380 --> 00:32:24.460
 at the beginning of the service.

00:32:25.720 --> 00:32:27.019
 Jesus has already taught

00:32:27.019 --> 00:32:27.580
 and the people

00:32:27.580 --> 00:32:29.080
 have already been astonished

00:32:29.079 --> 00:32:30.819
 before this demon

00:32:30.819 --> 00:32:32.240
 exposes himself.

00:32:32.359 --> 00:32:32.919
 Before that,

00:32:33.059 --> 00:32:34.439
 nobody knew probably.

00:32:35.659 --> 00:32:36.419
 He's just sitting there

00:32:36.419 --> 00:32:37.359
 like everybody else.

00:32:38.379 --> 00:32:39.460
 That's not really how we think

00:32:39.460 --> 00:32:41.119
 about demonic work, is it?

00:32:42.399 --> 00:32:43.859
 We often have this idea

00:32:43.859 --> 00:32:45.220
 that demonic control

00:32:45.220 --> 00:32:46.839
 is always manifested

00:32:46.839 --> 00:32:48.179
 in psychotic behavior

00:32:48.179 --> 00:32:49.079
 and often it is.

00:32:49.919 --> 00:32:52.079
 But we think of the demon-possessed man

00:32:52.079 --> 00:32:53.419
 that was naked

00:32:53.419 --> 00:32:54.480
 and cutting himself

00:32:54.480 --> 00:32:56.000
 and living in the tombs

00:32:56.000 --> 00:32:57.379
 that Jesus confronted.

00:32:57.439 --> 00:32:58.419
 We always think of him

00:32:58.420 --> 00:32:59.380
 as kind of the standard

00:32:59.380 --> 00:33:00.300
 for demon possession,

00:33:00.440 --> 00:33:01.360
 but really I think

00:33:01.360 --> 00:33:02.080
 he's probably more

00:33:02.080 --> 00:33:02.860
 the exception

00:33:02.860 --> 00:33:04.820
 of demon possession.

00:33:06.759 --> 00:33:07.759
 Demonic forces

00:33:07.759 --> 00:33:09.620
 do not desire

00:33:09.620 --> 00:33:10.759
 to be exposed

00:33:10.759 --> 00:33:12.000
 as such.

00:33:12.800 --> 00:33:14.200
 It wouldn't work for them.

00:33:15.680 --> 00:33:16.900
 They're more destructive

00:33:16.900 --> 00:33:18.200
 when no one is aware

00:33:18.200 --> 00:33:18.960
 of who they are

00:33:18.960 --> 00:33:20.220
 and what they're up to

00:33:20.220 --> 00:33:21.880
 and they often do their work

00:33:21.880 --> 00:33:23.640
 under the guise

00:33:23.640 --> 00:33:24.420
 of religion.

00:33:24.420 --> 00:33:27.759
 Perhaps this man

00:33:27.759 --> 00:33:28.600
 was a scribe.

00:33:29.640 --> 00:33:30.920
 Maybe he was the ruler

00:33:30.920 --> 00:33:31.700
 of the synagogue.

00:33:31.900 --> 00:33:32.539
 Maybe he was one

00:33:32.539 --> 00:33:33.600
 of the elders.

00:33:33.700 --> 00:33:34.440
 We have no idea

00:33:34.440 --> 00:33:35.340
 who he was.

00:33:35.860 --> 00:33:37.420
 But demons often work

00:33:37.420 --> 00:33:38.100
 in the realm

00:33:38.100 --> 00:33:39.140
 of religion.

00:33:40.259 --> 00:33:41.200
 The episode

00:33:41.200 --> 00:33:42.440
 of the demon-possessed man

00:33:42.440 --> 00:33:42.840
 is something

00:33:42.840 --> 00:33:43.539
 of an illustration

00:33:43.539 --> 00:33:44.300
 even

00:33:44.300 --> 00:33:45.380
 to the connection

00:33:45.380 --> 00:33:46.400
 between systematic

00:33:46.400 --> 00:33:47.460
 forms of religion

00:33:47.460 --> 00:33:49.120
 and satanic forces.

00:33:50.200 --> 00:33:51.300
 History itself

00:33:51.300 --> 00:33:51.960
 teaches us

00:33:51.960 --> 00:33:52.640
 that people

00:33:52.640 --> 00:33:53.519
 often think

00:33:53.519 --> 00:33:54.200
 that their religious

00:33:54.200 --> 00:33:55.799
 systems are just fine

00:33:55.799 --> 00:33:56.940
 until they're exposed

00:33:56.940 --> 00:33:57.680
 by the truth.

00:33:57.860 --> 00:33:58.519
 And when they are

00:33:58.519 --> 00:33:59.740
 exposed by the truth,

00:34:00.000 --> 00:34:00.680
 quite literally,

00:34:00.920 --> 00:34:02.660
 all hell will break loose

00:34:02.660 --> 00:34:03.420
 in those moments.

00:34:03.640 --> 00:34:04.500
 And that's exactly

00:34:04.500 --> 00:34:05.259
 what took place

00:34:05.259 --> 00:34:05.860
 on this day.

00:34:06.000 --> 00:34:06.920
 When Jesus comes

00:34:06.920 --> 00:34:07.620
 into the synagogue,

00:34:07.880 --> 00:34:08.800
 a man that maybe

00:34:08.800 --> 00:34:09.380
 had been a member

00:34:09.380 --> 00:34:10.000
 of that synagogue

00:34:10.000 --> 00:34:11.400
 for years and years

00:34:11.400 --> 00:34:11.920
 and years

00:34:11.920 --> 00:34:12.840
 is all of a sudden

00:34:12.840 --> 00:34:14.659
 exposed as a demon.

00:34:15.740 --> 00:34:17.139
 Demon-controlled man.

00:34:18.760 --> 00:34:19.740
 Well, what exactly

00:34:19.740 --> 00:34:20.720
 exposed the demon?

00:34:21.960 --> 00:34:22.980
 It was truth.

00:34:24.039 --> 00:34:25.220
 More specifically,

00:34:25.940 --> 00:34:27.659
 it was the embodiment

00:34:27.659 --> 00:34:28.380
 of truth

00:34:28.380 --> 00:34:29.380
 in the person

00:34:29.380 --> 00:34:30.579
 of Christ.

00:34:31.440 --> 00:34:32.280
 Now think about it.

00:34:32.340 --> 00:34:33.579
 In all of the Old Testament,

00:34:33.720 --> 00:34:34.619
 we never see

00:34:34.619 --> 00:34:35.340
 an example

00:34:35.340 --> 00:34:36.260
 of demon possession,

00:34:36.380 --> 00:34:37.539
 at least not like this.

00:34:37.820 --> 00:34:38.199
 Never.

00:34:38.940 --> 00:34:39.780
 We know that demons

00:34:39.780 --> 00:34:40.320
 are active.

00:34:40.760 --> 00:34:41.360
 We know that they've

00:34:41.360 --> 00:34:42.139
 always been active

00:34:42.139 --> 00:34:42.860
 and that they always

00:34:42.860 --> 00:34:43.619
 will be active

00:34:43.619 --> 00:34:44.320
 until Christ

00:34:44.320 --> 00:34:45.280
 cast them into

00:34:45.280 --> 00:34:46.039
 the lake of fire

00:34:46.039 --> 00:34:47.260
 for all of eternity.

00:34:47.699 --> 00:34:48.539
 But we never see

00:34:48.539 --> 00:34:49.699
 an example like this.

00:34:50.280 --> 00:34:51.440
 In the New Testament,

00:34:51.440 --> 00:34:52.720
 outside of the Gospels,

00:34:52.860 --> 00:34:53.920
 there's only a couple

00:34:53.920 --> 00:34:54.639
 of examples

00:34:54.639 --> 00:34:55.619
 that are of

00:34:55.619 --> 00:34:56.820
 similar occurrence

00:34:56.820 --> 00:34:57.240
 to this

00:34:57.240 --> 00:34:58.079
 with the apostles

00:34:58.079 --> 00:34:58.880
 specifically.

00:35:00.179 --> 00:35:01.099
 It was during

00:35:01.099 --> 00:35:02.300
 the ministry of Jesus

00:35:02.300 --> 00:35:04.280
 that these forces

00:35:04.280 --> 00:35:04.840
 of evil

00:35:04.840 --> 00:35:05.720
 were constantly

00:35:05.720 --> 00:35:06.320
 exposed.

00:35:06.820 --> 00:35:07.880
 All of these examples

00:35:07.880 --> 00:35:08.980
 we see in the Scripture,

00:35:09.159 --> 00:35:09.679
 they're all

00:35:09.679 --> 00:35:10.900
 in the Gospel books.

00:35:11.059 --> 00:35:11.679
 They're all

00:35:11.679 --> 00:35:12.800
 where Jesus was.

00:35:12.880 --> 00:35:13.380
 They're all

00:35:13.380 --> 00:35:14.119
 in the movements

00:35:14.119 --> 00:35:15.119
 of Jesus

00:35:15.119 --> 00:35:16.119
 throughout His ministry

00:35:16.119 --> 00:35:16.800
 and connected

00:35:16.800 --> 00:35:17.720
 to the power

00:35:17.720 --> 00:35:18.220
 of Jesus.

00:35:18.519 --> 00:35:19.000
 Why?

00:35:19.000 --> 00:35:20.699
 Because Jesus Himself

00:35:20.699 --> 00:35:21.840
 is the truth.

00:35:22.519 --> 00:35:24.000
 They could not help

00:35:24.000 --> 00:35:25.239
 but expose themselves.

00:35:25.480 --> 00:35:26.079
 They're not worried

00:35:26.079 --> 00:35:26.760
 about me and you.

00:35:28.059 --> 00:35:29.019
 They're not worried

00:35:29.019 --> 00:35:29.199
 about,

00:35:29.400 --> 00:35:29.880
 there's nothing

00:35:29.880 --> 00:35:30.539
 that you and I

00:35:30.539 --> 00:35:30.940
 can do

00:35:30.940 --> 00:35:32.659
 to make a demon

00:35:32.659 --> 00:35:33.539
 expose itself

00:35:33.539 --> 00:35:34.699
 and do anything

00:35:34.699 --> 00:35:35.420
 that we bid.

00:35:36.000 --> 00:35:36.739
 But they know

00:35:36.739 --> 00:35:37.539
 who Christ is.

00:35:38.360 --> 00:35:39.440
 They cannot help

00:35:39.440 --> 00:35:41.039
 but expose themselves

00:35:41.039 --> 00:35:41.539
 to Him.

00:35:41.599 --> 00:35:42.000
 So the demon

00:35:42.000 --> 00:35:42.460
 is exposed.

00:35:42.619 --> 00:35:42.820
 Secondly,

00:35:43.139 --> 00:35:44.079
 the demon explained.

00:35:44.420 --> 00:35:45.400
 Look at verse 24.

00:35:45.739 --> 00:35:46.780
 The demon explained.

00:35:46.780 --> 00:35:49.300
 This is what He said.

00:35:50.320 --> 00:35:51.680
 Let us alone.

00:35:52.100 --> 00:35:52.800
 Plural there.

00:35:53.280 --> 00:35:53.820
 One demon

00:35:53.820 --> 00:35:55.260
 speaking on behalf

00:35:55.260 --> 00:35:56.519
 of all the demons.

00:35:57.640 --> 00:35:58.220
 What have we

00:35:58.220 --> 00:35:59.080
 to do with thee,

00:35:59.340 --> 00:36:00.740
 thou Jesus of Nazareth?

00:36:01.780 --> 00:36:02.480
 Art thou come

00:36:02.480 --> 00:36:03.480
 to destroy us?

00:36:04.460 --> 00:36:05.680
 I know who you are.

00:36:06.560 --> 00:36:07.920
 You're the Holy One

00:36:07.920 --> 00:36:09.320
 of God.

00:36:10.160 --> 00:36:11.220
 This verse gives us

00:36:11.220 --> 00:36:12.320
 a little bit of insight

00:36:12.320 --> 00:36:13.920
 into the relationship

00:36:13.920 --> 00:36:14.840
 between Jesus

00:36:14.840 --> 00:36:16.860
 and these fallen angels.

00:36:18.039 --> 00:36:19.079
 John MacArthur said

00:36:19.079 --> 00:36:20.960
 that the most striking

00:36:20.960 --> 00:36:21.660
 thing to him

00:36:21.660 --> 00:36:22.840
 in this particular passage

00:36:22.840 --> 00:36:24.480
 is the difference

00:36:24.480 --> 00:36:25.500
 between the reaction

00:36:25.500 --> 00:36:26.180
 of the people

00:36:26.180 --> 00:36:27.539
 and the reaction

00:36:27.539 --> 00:36:28.120
 of the demons.

00:36:29.300 --> 00:36:30.700
 The people sat

00:36:30.700 --> 00:36:31.720
 in astonishment

00:36:31.720 --> 00:36:33.160
 because they didn't

00:36:33.160 --> 00:36:34.500
 know who Jesus was.

00:36:35.480 --> 00:36:37.120
 The demon trembled

00:36:37.120 --> 00:36:37.700
 in fear

00:36:37.700 --> 00:36:38.700
 and cried out

00:36:38.700 --> 00:36:40.019
 because he knew

00:36:40.019 --> 00:36:40.680
 exactly

00:36:40.680 --> 00:36:42.460
 who Jesus was.

00:36:42.460 --> 00:36:44.420
 It was Jesus

00:36:44.420 --> 00:36:45.420
 who created him.

00:36:46.619 --> 00:36:47.800
 It was Jesus

00:36:47.800 --> 00:36:49.280
 whom he had served

00:36:49.280 --> 00:36:50.099
 in heaven

00:36:50.099 --> 00:36:51.019
 before his fall.

00:36:51.780 --> 00:36:52.720
 It was Jesus

00:36:52.720 --> 00:36:53.800
 who had cast him out

00:36:53.800 --> 00:36:54.559
 and expelled him

00:36:54.559 --> 00:36:55.159
 from heaven.

00:36:55.280 --> 00:36:56.159
 And it is Jesus

00:36:56.159 --> 00:36:57.539
 that this demon knows

00:36:57.539 --> 00:36:58.159
 as well as all

00:36:58.159 --> 00:36:58.699
 the other demons.

00:36:58.699 --> 00:36:59.720
 It is Jesus

00:36:59.720 --> 00:37:00.559
 whom he knows

00:37:00.559 --> 00:37:01.400
 will one day

00:37:01.400 --> 00:37:02.460
 cast him

00:37:02.460 --> 00:37:03.720
 into the eternal

00:37:03.720 --> 00:37:05.220
 lake of fire.

00:37:05.320 --> 00:37:06.179
 That's why he says

00:37:06.179 --> 00:37:07.019
 have you come

00:37:07.019 --> 00:37:08.179
 to destroy us?

00:37:08.220 --> 00:37:09.000
 He's in fear.

00:37:09.119 --> 00:37:10.400
 He's exposing himself

00:37:10.400 --> 00:37:11.480
 because he knows

00:37:11.480 --> 00:37:13.180
 exactly who Jesus is.

00:37:14.559 --> 00:37:15.380
 The demon knew

00:37:15.380 --> 00:37:16.059
 who he was

00:37:16.059 --> 00:37:17.039
 and he exposed

00:37:17.039 --> 00:37:17.940
 himself out of fear.

00:37:18.099 --> 00:37:18.900
 And this is always

00:37:18.900 --> 00:37:19.960
 the response of demons

00:37:19.960 --> 00:37:20.780
 when they're confronted

00:37:20.780 --> 00:37:21.960
 by Jesus in the scripture.

00:37:23.240 --> 00:37:24.980
 I noted just a moment ago

00:37:24.980 --> 00:37:26.039
 the episode

00:37:26.039 --> 00:37:27.280
 where Jesus is in

00:37:27.280 --> 00:37:28.639
 the country

00:37:28.639 --> 00:37:29.539
 of the Gadarenes.

00:37:30.119 --> 00:37:30.599
 And you remember

00:37:30.599 --> 00:37:31.660
 the demonic

00:37:31.660 --> 00:37:33.240
 possessed men

00:37:33.240 --> 00:37:33.760
 that were there

00:37:33.760 --> 00:37:34.700
 running in the tombs.

00:37:35.220 --> 00:37:35.920
 Here's what that

00:37:35.920 --> 00:37:36.639
 legion of demons

00:37:36.639 --> 00:37:37.519
 said to Jesus.

00:37:37.880 --> 00:37:38.720
 Matthew 8 29.

00:37:38.719 --> 00:37:40.559
 And they cried out

00:37:40.559 --> 00:37:40.980
 saying

00:37:40.980 --> 00:37:42.319
 what business

00:37:42.319 --> 00:37:43.039
 do we have

00:37:43.039 --> 00:37:43.679
 with each other

00:37:43.679 --> 00:37:44.500
 son of God?

00:37:45.239 --> 00:37:46.000
 Have you come here

00:37:46.000 --> 00:37:47.199
 to torment us

00:37:47.199 --> 00:37:48.579
 before the time?

00:37:49.039 --> 00:37:49.619
 They knew

00:37:49.619 --> 00:37:50.980
 what was awaiting them.

00:37:51.419 --> 00:37:52.619
 When they saw Jesus

00:37:52.619 --> 00:37:54.059
 they knew who he was

00:37:54.059 --> 00:37:55.139
 and they trembled

00:37:55.139 --> 00:37:55.659
 in fear.

00:37:56.199 --> 00:37:56.739
 And James

00:37:56.739 --> 00:37:57.639
 reminds us of that.

00:37:57.779 --> 00:37:58.599
 James chapter 2

00:37:58.599 --> 00:37:59.439
 in verse 19.

00:37:59.799 --> 00:38:00.219
 You believe

00:38:00.219 --> 00:38:01.299
 that there is one God

00:38:01.299 --> 00:38:02.679
 or that God is one?

00:38:03.139 --> 00:38:03.699
 Great

00:38:03.699 --> 00:38:04.439
 James says

00:38:04.439 --> 00:38:05.779
 even the devils

00:38:05.779 --> 00:38:06.619
 believe that

00:38:06.619 --> 00:38:08.179
 but they tremble

00:38:08.179 --> 00:38:08.980
 before the Lord.

00:38:11.279 --> 00:38:12.679
 If unbelievers

00:38:12.679 --> 00:38:13.659
 knew Jesus

00:38:13.659 --> 00:38:15.900
 the way that demons

00:38:15.900 --> 00:38:17.019
 know Jesus

00:38:17.019 --> 00:38:19.400
 they would tremble too.

00:38:22.299 --> 00:38:23.279
 Their fate's

00:38:23.279 --> 00:38:24.299
 exactly the same.

00:38:26.000 --> 00:38:27.159
 And the difference

00:38:27.159 --> 00:38:27.719
 for you

00:38:27.719 --> 00:38:28.539
 as an unbeliever

00:38:28.539 --> 00:38:29.400
 is that you can

00:38:29.400 --> 00:38:30.519
 escape that judgment

00:38:30.519 --> 00:38:31.219
 if you will

00:38:31.219 --> 00:38:32.079
 but believe

00:38:32.079 --> 00:38:33.339
 and follow

00:38:33.339 --> 00:38:34.420
 Christ.

00:38:34.420 --> 00:38:36.820
 again MacArthur

00:38:36.820 --> 00:38:37.599
 helps us here.

00:38:37.680 --> 00:38:37.940
 He said

00:38:37.940 --> 00:38:38.420
 the demons

00:38:38.420 --> 00:38:39.079
 recognized

00:38:39.079 --> 00:38:40.039
 who Jesus was

00:38:40.039 --> 00:38:40.960
 but have no

00:38:40.960 --> 00:38:42.340
 possibility of salvation.

00:38:43.139 --> 00:38:44.139
 The crowds

00:38:44.139 --> 00:38:44.880
 were offered

00:38:44.880 --> 00:38:45.900
 divine forgiveness

00:38:45.900 --> 00:38:47.460
 but they refused

00:38:47.460 --> 00:38:48.460
 to recognize

00:38:48.460 --> 00:38:49.119
 the one

00:38:49.119 --> 00:38:50.119
 who alone

00:38:50.119 --> 00:38:51.619
 can provide it.

00:38:52.240 --> 00:38:53.139
 Put another way

00:38:53.139 --> 00:38:54.200
 the demons

00:38:54.200 --> 00:38:54.920
 were terrified

00:38:54.920 --> 00:38:56.400
 and could not

00:38:56.400 --> 00:38:57.039
 be saved.

00:38:57.559 --> 00:38:58.119
 The people

00:38:58.119 --> 00:38:59.200
 were amazed

00:38:59.200 --> 00:39:00.740
 and would not

00:39:00.740 --> 00:39:02.440
 be saved.

00:39:02.440 --> 00:39:04.159
 consequently

00:39:04.159 --> 00:39:05.559
 the amazed

00:39:05.559 --> 00:39:06.000
 people

00:39:06.000 --> 00:39:06.659
 and the terrified

00:39:06.659 --> 00:39:07.179
 demons

00:39:07.179 --> 00:39:08.619
 will ultimately

00:39:08.619 --> 00:39:09.340
 end up

00:39:09.340 --> 00:39:10.280
 in the same

00:39:10.280 --> 00:39:10.920
 lake of fire.

00:39:12.320 --> 00:39:13.099
 Why is it

00:39:13.099 --> 00:39:13.940
 that he cries out?

00:39:14.039 --> 00:39:14.900
 Why is he exposed?

00:39:15.079 --> 00:39:15.679
 Because he knows

00:39:15.679 --> 00:39:16.579
 who Jesus is

00:39:16.579 --> 00:39:18.460
 and he knows

00:39:18.460 --> 00:39:19.599
 as a worker

00:39:19.599 --> 00:39:20.159
 of evil

00:39:20.159 --> 00:39:21.740
 what his fate

00:39:21.740 --> 00:39:22.200
 is.

00:39:23.639 --> 00:39:24.000
 Oh if

00:39:24.000 --> 00:39:24.619
 unbelievers

00:39:24.619 --> 00:39:25.440
 would just see

00:39:25.440 --> 00:39:26.619
 as workers

00:39:26.619 --> 00:39:27.119
 of evil

00:39:27.119 --> 00:39:28.860
 what their fate

00:39:28.860 --> 00:39:29.400
 is

00:39:29.400 --> 00:39:31.700
 they wouldn't

00:39:31.700 --> 00:39:32.200
 be amazed

00:39:32.200 --> 00:39:32.680
 at Jesus

00:39:32.680 --> 00:39:34.000
 they would

00:39:34.000 --> 00:39:34.579
 be terrified

00:39:34.579 --> 00:39:36.300
 but they

00:39:36.300 --> 00:39:36.639
 can run

00:39:36.639 --> 00:39:36.920
 to him

00:39:36.920 --> 00:39:37.639
 for salvation.

00:39:39.480 --> 00:39:40.019
 Thirdly

00:39:40.019 --> 00:39:40.639
 we see

00:39:40.639 --> 00:39:41.019
 the demon

00:39:41.019 --> 00:39:41.720
 expelled

00:39:41.720 --> 00:39:43.059
 the demon

00:39:43.059 --> 00:39:43.460
 expelled

00:39:43.460 --> 00:39:43.840
 look with me

00:39:43.840 --> 00:39:44.639
 at verse 25

00:39:44.639 --> 00:39:46.240
 and Jesus

00:39:46.240 --> 00:39:46.960
 rebuked him

00:39:46.960 --> 00:39:47.519
 saying

00:39:47.519 --> 00:39:48.700
 hold thy

00:39:48.700 --> 00:39:49.220
 peace

00:39:49.220 --> 00:39:50.280
 come out

00:39:50.280 --> 00:39:50.539
 of him

00:39:50.539 --> 00:39:51.340
 be quiet

00:39:51.340 --> 00:39:52.460
 Jesus says

00:39:52.460 --> 00:39:53.780
 and when

00:39:53.780 --> 00:39:54.340
 the unclean

00:39:54.340 --> 00:39:54.700
 spirit

00:39:54.700 --> 00:39:55.340
 had torn

00:39:55.340 --> 00:39:55.680
 him

00:39:55.680 --> 00:39:56.780
 and cried

00:39:56.780 --> 00:39:57.260
 with a loud

00:39:57.260 --> 00:39:57.800
 voice

00:39:57.800 --> 00:39:58.980
 he came

00:39:58.980 --> 00:39:59.480
 out of it.

00:40:00.160 --> 00:40:00.860
 This was

00:40:00.860 --> 00:40:01.580
 the astonishing

00:40:01.580 --> 00:40:02.440
 display

00:40:02.440 --> 00:40:03.620
 of power.

00:40:05.340 --> 00:40:06.000
 Jesus's

00:40:06.000 --> 00:40:06.640
 authority

00:40:06.640 --> 00:40:07.160
 reigned

00:40:07.160 --> 00:40:08.180
 so supreme

00:40:08.180 --> 00:40:08.960
 that even

00:40:08.960 --> 00:40:09.600
 the demons

00:40:09.600 --> 00:40:10.539
 have no way

00:40:10.539 --> 00:40:11.519
 to escape

00:40:11.519 --> 00:40:12.260
 his commanding

00:40:12.260 --> 00:40:12.580
 word.

00:40:13.000 --> 00:40:13.720
 What power

00:40:13.720 --> 00:40:14.740
 is this?

00:40:16.120 --> 00:40:16.700
 Jesus

00:40:16.700 --> 00:40:17.200
 rebuked

00:40:17.200 --> 00:40:17.539
 the evil

00:40:17.539 --> 00:40:17.920
 spirit

00:40:17.920 --> 00:40:18.660
 by commanding

00:40:18.660 --> 00:40:19.340
 his silence

00:40:19.340 --> 00:40:20.360
 and departure

00:40:20.360 --> 00:40:20.900
 out of the

00:40:20.900 --> 00:40:21.140
 man

00:40:21.140 --> 00:40:22.120
 and immediately

00:40:22.120 --> 00:40:22.740
 the demon

00:40:22.740 --> 00:40:23.460
 made the man

00:40:23.460 --> 00:40:24.320
 to convulse

00:40:24.320 --> 00:40:25.220
 in like a

00:40:25.220 --> 00:40:25.680
 seizure

00:40:25.680 --> 00:40:26.960
 type fashion

00:40:26.960 --> 00:40:27.679
 and then

00:40:27.679 --> 00:40:28.340
 fled the

00:40:28.340 --> 00:40:28.639
 synagogue.

00:40:28.900 --> 00:40:29.280
 There was

00:40:29.280 --> 00:40:30.000
 no fight.

00:40:30.460 --> 00:40:30.780
 There's no

00:40:30.780 --> 00:40:31.360
 fight in this

00:40:31.360 --> 00:40:31.800
 demon when

00:40:31.800 --> 00:40:32.099
 it comes

00:40:32.099 --> 00:40:32.599
 to Christ.

00:40:33.159 --> 00:40:33.519
 Why?

00:40:33.920 --> 00:40:34.400
 He knows

00:40:34.400 --> 00:40:34.940
 his power.

00:40:35.720 --> 00:40:36.320
 He has

00:40:36.320 --> 00:40:37.740
 power over

00:40:37.740 --> 00:40:38.360
 these forces

00:40:38.360 --> 00:40:38.880
 of evil

00:40:38.880 --> 00:40:40.240
 and this

00:40:40.240 --> 00:40:40.519
 is the

00:40:40.519 --> 00:40:40.800
 emphasis

00:40:40.800 --> 00:40:41.400
 of Mark's

00:40:41.400 --> 00:40:41.679
 writing

00:40:41.679 --> 00:40:42.119
 I believe.

00:40:43.119 --> 00:40:43.579
 There's

00:40:43.579 --> 00:40:44.440
 only one

00:40:44.440 --> 00:40:44.960
 being

00:40:44.960 --> 00:40:46.099
 that can

00:40:46.099 --> 00:40:46.720
 command

00:40:46.720 --> 00:40:47.179
 demons

00:40:47.179 --> 00:40:47.699
 in this

00:40:47.699 --> 00:40:48.059
 way

00:40:48.059 --> 00:40:48.800
 and that

00:40:48.800 --> 00:40:49.420
 is God.

00:40:49.599 --> 00:40:50.079
 So what

00:40:50.079 --> 00:40:50.400
 does that

00:40:50.400 --> 00:40:50.980
 say about

00:40:50.980 --> 00:40:51.380
 Jesus?

00:40:51.679 --> 00:40:52.240
 That he

00:40:52.240 --> 00:40:53.420
 really is

00:40:53.420 --> 00:40:54.220
 the Messiah

00:40:54.220 --> 00:40:55.159
 and son

00:40:55.159 --> 00:40:55.659
 of God.

00:40:55.659 --> 00:40:56.319
 Why is

00:40:56.319 --> 00:40:56.619
 Mark

00:40:56.619 --> 00:40:57.059
 writing

00:40:57.059 --> 00:40:57.500
 and telling

00:40:57.500 --> 00:40:57.940
 us about

00:40:57.940 --> 00:40:58.239
 this?

00:40:58.379 --> 00:40:58.879
 Not just

00:40:58.879 --> 00:40:59.239
 so that we

00:40:59.239 --> 00:40:59.519
 would be

00:40:59.519 --> 00:41:00.059
 amazed by

00:41:00.059 --> 00:41:00.579
 the event

00:41:00.579 --> 00:41:01.259
 but so that

00:41:01.259 --> 00:41:01.539
 we would

00:41:01.539 --> 00:41:02.179
 see Christ

00:41:02.179 --> 00:41:02.539
 for who

00:41:02.539 --> 00:41:02.899
 he really

00:41:02.899 --> 00:41:03.639
 is and

00:41:03.639 --> 00:41:04.239
 his identity

00:41:04.239 --> 00:41:04.699
 is the

00:41:04.699 --> 00:41:05.139
 son of

00:41:05.139 --> 00:41:05.399
 God,

00:41:05.480 --> 00:41:06.079
 the Messiah,

00:41:06.299 --> 00:41:06.879
 the only

00:41:06.879 --> 00:41:07.420
 one who

00:41:07.420 --> 00:41:08.079
 can provide

00:41:08.079 --> 00:41:09.059
 salvation.

00:41:10.279 --> 00:41:10.879
 But what

00:41:10.879 --> 00:41:11.299
 about the

00:41:11.299 --> 00:41:11.739
 man?

00:41:13.500 --> 00:41:14.119
 Man that

00:41:14.119 --> 00:41:14.819
 was possessed.

00:41:16.039 --> 00:41:16.599
 We don't

00:41:16.599 --> 00:41:16.879
 know anything

00:41:16.879 --> 00:41:17.539
 about him

00:41:17.539 --> 00:41:19.299
 and the

00:41:19.299 --> 00:41:19.859
 scripture doesn't

00:41:19.859 --> 00:41:20.559
 tell us what

00:41:20.559 --> 00:41:21.399
 happens next

00:41:21.399 --> 00:41:21.920
 but I think

00:41:21.920 --> 00:41:22.399
 we can be

00:41:22.399 --> 00:41:22.779
 certain

00:41:22.780 --> 00:41:24.380
 that he

00:41:24.380 --> 00:41:24.900
 was met

00:41:24.900 --> 00:41:25.320
 by the

00:41:25.320 --> 00:41:25.720
 comforting

00:41:25.720 --> 00:41:26.600
 affection

00:41:26.600 --> 00:41:28.100
 of his

00:41:28.100 --> 00:41:28.780
 compassionate

00:41:28.780 --> 00:41:29.760
 savior.

00:41:33.100 --> 00:41:33.660
 Jesus

00:41:33.660 --> 00:41:34.280
 was not

00:41:34.280 --> 00:41:35.000
 only proving

00:41:35.000 --> 00:41:35.580
 his power

00:41:35.580 --> 00:41:36.240
 over demons

00:41:36.240 --> 00:41:38.480
 he was

00:41:38.480 --> 00:41:39.120
 acting in

00:41:39.120 --> 00:41:39.820
 compassion

00:41:39.820 --> 00:41:41.360
 for the

00:41:41.360 --> 00:41:41.800
 man that

00:41:41.800 --> 00:41:42.740
 was possessed.

00:41:44.900 --> 00:41:45.560
 Do you

00:41:45.560 --> 00:41:45.860
 see the

00:41:45.860 --> 00:41:46.200
 heart of

00:41:46.200 --> 00:41:46.720
 Jesus in

00:41:46.720 --> 00:41:46.920
 that?

00:41:46.920 --> 00:41:49.559
 this is

00:41:49.559 --> 00:41:50.099
 not just

00:41:50.099 --> 00:41:50.659
 about

00:41:50.659 --> 00:41:51.099
 displaying

00:41:51.099 --> 00:41:51.680
 power.

00:41:52.680 --> 00:41:53.300
 This was

00:41:53.300 --> 00:41:53.980
 much deeper

00:41:53.980 --> 00:41:54.579
 than that

00:41:54.579 --> 00:41:55.180
 for Jesus.

00:41:57.400 --> 00:41:57.980
 If he

00:41:57.980 --> 00:41:58.400
 was only

00:41:58.400 --> 00:41:59.079
 concerned about

00:41:59.079 --> 00:41:59.740
 power over

00:41:59.740 --> 00:42:00.159
 the demon

00:42:00.159 --> 00:42:00.460
 he could

00:42:00.460 --> 00:42:00.720
 have just

00:42:00.720 --> 00:42:01.039
 made him

00:42:01.039 --> 00:42:01.619
 be quiet

00:42:01.619 --> 00:42:02.320
 and been

00:42:02.320 --> 00:42:02.740
 done with

00:42:02.740 --> 00:42:02.980
 it.

00:42:03.740 --> 00:42:04.480
 That wasn't

00:42:04.480 --> 00:42:04.700
 what he

00:42:04.700 --> 00:42:05.039
 was trying

00:42:05.039 --> 00:42:05.460
 to do.

00:42:06.539 --> 00:42:06.900
 Jesus

00:42:06.900 --> 00:42:07.420
 saw that

00:42:07.420 --> 00:42:07.680
 man.

00:42:08.360 --> 00:42:08.900
 He saw

00:42:08.900 --> 00:42:09.460
 a person

00:42:09.460 --> 00:42:10.380
 in captivity

00:42:10.380 --> 00:42:12.099
 and only

00:42:12.099 --> 00:42:12.720
 Jesus could

00:42:12.720 --> 00:42:13.099
 set him

00:42:13.099 --> 00:42:13.420
 free.

00:42:14.480 --> 00:42:14.680
 Get

00:42:14.680 --> 00:42:15.280
 compassion

00:42:15.280 --> 00:42:15.820
 on him.

00:42:16.920 --> 00:42:18.180
 ultimately

00:42:18.180 --> 00:42:19.740
 he would

00:42:19.740 --> 00:42:20.380
 do this

00:42:20.380 --> 00:42:21.480
 by laying

00:42:21.480 --> 00:42:21.880
 down his

00:42:21.880 --> 00:42:23.059
 life for

00:42:23.059 --> 00:42:23.420
 the sins

00:42:23.420 --> 00:42:23.880
 of man.

00:42:24.440 --> 00:42:24.680
 That's

00:42:24.680 --> 00:42:24.880
 what he

00:42:24.880 --> 00:42:25.159
 came to

00:42:25.159 --> 00:42:25.440
 earth to

00:42:25.440 --> 00:42:25.659
 do.

00:42:26.639 --> 00:42:27.340
 He came

00:42:27.340 --> 00:42:27.840
 to set

00:42:27.840 --> 00:42:28.400
 right

00:42:28.400 --> 00:42:29.380
 everything

00:42:29.380 --> 00:42:30.159
 that sin

00:42:30.159 --> 00:42:30.820
 and Satan

00:42:30.820 --> 00:42:31.820
 has

00:42:31.820 --> 00:42:32.340
 corrupted

00:42:32.340 --> 00:42:33.820
 and destroyed.

00:42:35.599 --> 00:42:36.240
 Again

00:42:36.240 --> 00:42:36.659
 Edwards

00:42:36.659 --> 00:42:37.320
 writes this

00:42:37.320 --> 00:42:37.900
 the initial

00:42:37.900 --> 00:42:38.700
 report about

00:42:38.700 --> 00:42:39.400
 Jesus from

00:42:39.400 --> 00:42:39.900
 the synagogue

00:42:39.900 --> 00:42:40.700
 in Capernaum

00:42:40.700 --> 00:42:41.599
 is not

00:42:41.599 --> 00:42:42.240
 simply a

00:42:42.240 --> 00:42:42.820
 victory for

00:42:42.820 --> 00:42:43.159
 the Holy

00:42:43.159 --> 00:42:43.480
 One of

00:42:43.480 --> 00:42:44.200
 God over

00:42:44.200 --> 00:42:45.019
 evil forces

00:42:45.019 --> 00:42:46.260
 as though

00:42:46.260 --> 00:42:46.940
 two chess

00:42:46.940 --> 00:42:47.680
 players were

00:42:47.680 --> 00:42:48.580
 manipulating

00:42:48.580 --> 00:42:49.360
 pawns on

00:42:49.360 --> 00:42:49.780
 the board

00:42:49.780 --> 00:42:50.080
 for their

00:42:50.080 --> 00:42:50.760
 own advantage.

00:42:51.800 --> 00:42:52.100
 Jesus'

00:42:52.360 --> 00:42:53.020
 defeat of

00:42:53.020 --> 00:42:53.460
 the demon

00:42:53.460 --> 00:42:54.220
 is not

00:42:54.220 --> 00:42:54.640
 at the

00:42:54.640 --> 00:42:55.420
 expense of

00:42:55.420 --> 00:42:55.800
 Satan's

00:42:55.800 --> 00:42:56.100
 victims

00:42:56.100 --> 00:42:57.120
 but on

00:42:57.120 --> 00:42:57.320
 their

00:42:57.320 --> 00:42:58.000
 behalf.

00:42:59.260 --> 00:42:59.440
 Not

00:42:59.440 --> 00:42:59.980
 only are

00:42:59.980 --> 00:43:00.520
 unclean

00:43:00.520 --> 00:43:00.960
 spirits

00:43:00.960 --> 00:43:01.560
 expelled

00:43:01.560 --> 00:43:02.560
 but broken

00:43:02.560 --> 00:43:03.380
 people are

00:43:03.380 --> 00:43:04.180
 restored to

00:43:04.180 --> 00:43:04.580
 health

00:43:04.580 --> 00:43:05.680
 and wholeness

00:43:05.680 --> 00:43:06.360
 and to the

00:43:06.360 --> 00:43:07.260
 possibility of

00:43:07.260 --> 00:43:08.180
 restoration with

00:43:08.180 --> 00:43:08.800
 their creator

00:43:08.800 --> 00:43:09.620
 in whose

00:43:09.620 --> 00:43:10.080
 image they

00:43:10.080 --> 00:43:10.640
 were made.

00:43:11.040 --> 00:43:11.680
 The authority

00:43:11.680 --> 00:43:12.400
 of Jesus

00:43:12.400 --> 00:43:13.500
 is astonishing

00:43:13.500 --> 00:43:15.079
 not as a

00:43:15.079 --> 00:43:15.820
 display of

00:43:15.820 --> 00:43:16.159
 Jesus'

00:43:16.460 --> 00:43:17.260
 grandeur

00:43:17.260 --> 00:43:18.139
 but as a

00:43:18.139 --> 00:43:19.019
 power of

00:43:19.019 --> 00:43:19.619
 redemption

00:43:19.619 --> 00:43:21.260
 for captives.

00:43:21.739 --> 00:43:22.619
 That's why

00:43:22.619 --> 00:43:23.440
 this passage

00:43:23.440 --> 00:43:24.139
 matters.

00:43:24.659 --> 00:43:25.579
 It's not about

00:43:25.579 --> 00:43:26.280
 knowing that

00:43:26.280 --> 00:43:27.360
 Jesus can do

00:43:27.360 --> 00:43:27.699
 that.

00:43:27.840 --> 00:43:28.400
 It's about

00:43:28.400 --> 00:43:29.099
 knowing that

00:43:29.099 --> 00:43:29.820
 Jesus can

00:43:29.820 --> 00:43:30.699
 free us as

00:43:30.699 --> 00:43:31.139
 well.

00:43:31.440 --> 00:43:31.860
 He has

00:43:31.860 --> 00:43:33.320
 power over

00:43:33.320 --> 00:43:34.179
 evil.

00:43:36.000 --> 00:43:36.900
 So what

00:43:36.900 --> 00:43:37.280
 kind of

00:43:37.280 --> 00:43:38.980
 evil is

00:43:38.980 --> 00:43:39.480
 controlling

00:43:39.480 --> 00:43:40.300
 your life?

00:43:40.300 --> 00:43:43.980
 might not

00:43:43.980 --> 00:43:44.660
 be possessed

00:43:44.660 --> 00:43:45.060
 in the way

00:43:45.060 --> 00:43:45.440
 that this

00:43:45.440 --> 00:43:46.060
 man was

00:43:46.060 --> 00:43:48.260
 but if

00:43:48.260 --> 00:43:48.560
 you're an

00:43:48.560 --> 00:43:49.160
 unbeliever

00:43:49.160 --> 00:43:49.900
 I can assure

00:43:49.900 --> 00:43:50.300
 you that

00:43:50.300 --> 00:43:50.660
 you're under

00:43:50.660 --> 00:43:51.180
 the same

00:43:51.180 --> 00:43:51.740
 influence

00:43:51.740 --> 00:43:52.519
 and bondage

00:43:52.519 --> 00:43:54.440
 but the

00:43:54.440 --> 00:43:54.760
 same

00:43:54.760 --> 00:43:55.300
 Jesus

00:43:55.300 --> 00:43:55.860
 that

00:43:55.860 --> 00:43:56.620
 freed

00:43:56.620 --> 00:43:56.980
 this

00:43:56.980 --> 00:43:57.260
 man

00:43:57.260 --> 00:43:57.480
 from

00:43:57.480 --> 00:43:57.660
 the

00:43:57.660 --> 00:43:57.980
 demon

00:43:57.980 --> 00:43:58.620
 has

00:43:58.620 --> 00:43:59.160
 power

00:43:59.160 --> 00:43:59.440
 over

00:43:59.440 --> 00:43:59.660
 the

00:43:59.660 --> 00:44:00.120
 wickedness

00:44:00.120 --> 00:44:00.460
 in your

00:44:00.460 --> 00:44:00.760
 life

00:44:00.760 --> 00:44:01.039
 too

00:44:01.039 --> 00:44:02.680
 and you

00:44:02.680 --> 00:44:02.800
 don't

00:44:02.800 --> 00:44:03.260
 have to

00:44:03.260 --> 00:44:03.700
 stay

00:44:03.700 --> 00:44:04.220
 in

00:44:04.220 --> 00:44:04.740
 bondage

00:44:04.740 --> 00:44:04.940
 to

00:44:04.940 --> 00:44:05.100
 sin

00:44:05.100 --> 00:44:05.280
 and

00:44:05.280 --> 00:44:05.560
 Satan

00:44:05.560 --> 00:44:06.340
 Jesus

00:44:06.340 --> 00:44:06.680
 will

00:44:06.680 --> 00:44:07.000
 free

00:44:07.000 --> 00:44:07.180
 you

00:44:07.180 --> 00:44:07.460
 today

00:44:07.460 --> 00:44:07.680
 if

00:44:07.680 --> 00:44:07.840
 you

00:44:07.840 --> 00:44:08.000
 will

00:44:08.000 --> 00:44:08.260
 just

00:44:08.260 --> 00:44:08.940
 believe

00:44:08.940 --> 00:44:09.460
 and

00:44:09.460 --> 00:44:10.120
 follow

00:44:10.119 --> 00:44:11.299
 him

00:44:11.299 --> 00:44:13.219
 Jesus

00:44:13.219 --> 00:44:13.759
 said this

00:44:13.759 --> 00:44:14.119
 in John

00:44:14.119 --> 00:44:14.679
 chapter 8

00:44:14.679 --> 00:44:16.380
 he was

00:44:16.380 --> 00:44:17.279
 speaking to

00:44:17.279 --> 00:44:17.880
 some Jews

00:44:17.880 --> 00:44:18.319
 who had

00:44:18.319 --> 00:44:18.639
 not

00:44:18.639 --> 00:44:19.199
 quite

00:44:19.199 --> 00:44:20.059
 fully

00:44:20.059 --> 00:44:20.539
 believed

00:44:20.539 --> 00:44:21.019
 in him

00:44:21.019 --> 00:44:21.500
 and he

00:44:21.500 --> 00:44:21.659
 said

00:44:21.659 --> 00:44:21.900
 if you

00:44:21.900 --> 00:44:22.339
 continue

00:44:22.339 --> 00:44:22.779
 in my

00:44:22.779 --> 00:44:23.119
 word

00:44:23.119 --> 00:44:23.900
 then you

00:44:23.900 --> 00:44:24.059
 are

00:44:24.059 --> 00:44:24.359
 truly

00:44:24.359 --> 00:44:24.639
 my

00:44:24.639 --> 00:44:25.179
 disciples

00:44:25.179 --> 00:44:26.139
 and you

00:44:26.139 --> 00:44:26.279
 will

00:44:26.279 --> 00:44:26.500
 know

00:44:26.500 --> 00:44:26.719
 the

00:44:26.719 --> 00:44:27.079
 truth

00:44:27.079 --> 00:44:27.500
 and the

00:44:27.500 --> 00:44:27.699
 truth

00:44:27.699 --> 00:44:27.859
 will

00:44:27.859 --> 00:44:28.059
 make

00:44:28.059 --> 00:44:28.199
 you

00:44:28.199 --> 00:44:28.500
 free

00:44:28.500 --> 00:44:28.900
 and

00:44:28.900 --> 00:44:29.099
 here's

00:44:29.099 --> 00:44:29.179
 how

00:44:29.179 --> 00:44:29.299
 they

00:44:29.299 --> 00:44:29.599
 answered

00:44:29.599 --> 00:44:29.819
 him

00:44:29.819 --> 00:44:30.639
 but

00:44:30.639 --> 00:44:30.779
 we

00:44:30.779 --> 00:44:30.920
 are

00:44:30.920 --> 00:44:31.500
 Abraham's

00:44:31.500 --> 00:44:31.920
 descendants

00:44:31.920 --> 00:44:32.859
 and

00:44:32.859 --> 00:44:33.000
 have

00:44:33.000 --> 00:44:33.219
 never

00:44:33.219 --> 00:44:33.440
 been

00:44:33.440 --> 00:44:33.859
 enslaved

00:44:33.859 --> 00:44:34.039
 to

00:44:34.039 --> 00:44:34.440
 anyone

00:44:34.440 --> 00:44:34.819
 how

00:44:34.819 --> 00:44:35.019
 is

00:44:35.019 --> 00:44:35.119
 it

00:44:35.119 --> 00:44:35.279
 that

00:44:35.279 --> 00:44:35.480
 you

00:44:35.480 --> 00:44:35.799
 say

00:44:35.799 --> 00:44:36.539
 you

00:44:36.539 --> 00:44:36.719
 will

00:44:36.719 --> 00:44:37.059
 become

00:44:37.059 --> 00:44:37.480
 free

00:44:37.480 --> 00:44:37.920
 and

00:44:37.920 --> 00:44:38.099
 here's

00:44:38.099 --> 00:44:38.219
 what

00:44:38.219 --> 00:44:38.460
 Jesus

00:44:38.460 --> 00:44:38.800
 said

00:44:38.800 --> 00:44:39.920
 truly

00:44:39.920 --> 00:44:40.280
 truly

00:44:40.280 --> 00:44:40.460
 I

00:44:40.460 --> 00:44:40.740
 say

00:44:40.740 --> 00:44:40.880
 to

00:44:40.880 --> 00:44:41.099
 you

00:44:41.099 --> 00:44:42.159
 everyone

00:44:42.159 --> 00:44:42.460
 who

00:44:42.460 --> 00:44:42.800
 commits

00:44:42.800 --> 00:44:43.260
 sin

00:44:43.260 --> 00:44:44.079
 is

00:44:44.079 --> 00:44:44.280
 a

00:44:44.280 --> 00:44:44.920
 slave

00:44:44.920 --> 00:44:45.820
 to

00:44:45.820 --> 00:44:46.260
 sin

00:44:46.260 --> 00:44:46.599
 they

00:44:46.599 --> 00:44:46.740
 were

00:44:46.740 --> 00:44:46.920
 in

00:44:46.920 --> 00:44:47.320
 bondage

00:44:47.320 --> 00:44:47.440
 and

00:44:47.440 --> 00:44:47.579
 didn't

00:44:47.579 --> 00:44:47.740
 even

00:44:47.740 --> 00:44:48.000
 know

00:44:48.000 --> 00:44:48.220
 it

00:44:48.220 --> 00:44:49.320
 everyone

00:44:49.320 --> 00:44:49.599
 who

00:44:49.599 --> 00:44:49.940
 commits

00:44:49.940 --> 00:44:50.199
 sin

00:44:50.199 --> 00:44:50.340
 is

00:44:50.340 --> 00:44:50.480
 a

00:44:50.480 --> 00:44:50.679
 slave

00:44:50.679 --> 00:44:50.840
 to

00:44:50.840 --> 00:44:51.099
 sin

00:44:51.099 --> 00:44:51.539
 and

00:44:51.539 --> 00:44:51.740
 the

00:44:51.740 --> 00:44:52.179
 slave

00:44:52.179 --> 00:44:52.420
 does

00:44:52.420 --> 00:44:52.639
 not

00:44:52.639 --> 00:44:52.940
 remain

00:44:52.940 --> 00:44:53.099
 in

00:44:53.099 --> 00:44:53.199
 the

00:44:53.199 --> 00:44:53.460
 house

00:44:53.460 --> 00:44:53.800
 forever

00:44:53.800 --> 00:44:54.380
 but

00:44:54.380 --> 00:44:54.679
 the

00:44:54.679 --> 00:44:55.159
 son

00:44:55.159 --> 00:44:56.179
 does

00:44:56.179 --> 00:44:56.539
 remain

00:44:56.539 --> 00:44:56.679
 in

00:44:56.679 --> 00:44:56.780
 the

00:44:56.780 --> 00:44:56.980
 house

00:44:56.980 --> 00:44:57.240
 forever

00:44:57.240 --> 00:44:57.500
 what's

00:44:57.500 --> 00:44:57.599
 he

00:44:57.599 --> 00:44:57.920
 saying

00:44:57.920 --> 00:44:58.880
 that

00:44:58.880 --> 00:44:59.119
 your

00:44:59.119 --> 00:44:59.679
 religion

00:44:59.679 --> 00:45:00.380
 doesn't

00:45:00.380 --> 00:45:00.559
 have

00:45:00.559 --> 00:45:00.720
 the

00:45:00.720 --> 00:45:01.019
 power

00:45:01.019 --> 00:45:01.220
 to

00:45:01.220 --> 00:45:01.539
 free

00:45:01.539 --> 00:45:01.740
 you

00:45:01.740 --> 00:45:01.940
 from

00:45:01.940 --> 00:45:02.280
 sin

00:45:02.280 --> 00:45:02.440
 and

00:45:02.440 --> 00:45:02.720
 death

00:45:02.720 --> 00:45:03.119
 but

00:45:03.119 --> 00:45:03.360
 the

00:45:03.360 --> 00:45:03.900
 son

00:45:03.900 --> 00:45:04.400
 has

00:45:04.400 --> 00:45:04.579
 the

00:45:04.579 --> 00:45:05.079
 power

00:45:05.079 --> 00:45:05.620
 to

00:45:05.620 --> 00:45:05.840
 give

00:45:05.840 --> 00:45:05.960
 you

00:45:05.960 --> 00:45:06.460
 life

00:45:06.460 --> 00:45:07.039
 and

00:45:07.039 --> 00:45:07.180
 the

00:45:07.180 --> 00:45:07.700
 son

00:45:07.700 --> 00:45:08.099
 has

00:45:08.099 --> 00:45:08.300
 the

00:45:08.300 --> 00:45:08.700
 power

00:45:08.700 --> 00:45:08.940
 to

00:45:08.940 --> 00:45:09.180
 free

00:45:09.180 --> 00:45:09.400
 you

00:45:09.400 --> 00:45:09.620
 from

00:45:09.620 --> 00:45:10.059
 evil

00:45:10.059 --> 00:45:10.440
 and

00:45:10.440 --> 00:45:10.599
 to

00:45:10.599 --> 00:45:10.800
 free

00:45:10.800 --> 00:45:10.980
 you

00:45:10.980 --> 00:45:11.220
 from

00:45:11.220 --> 00:45:11.640
 death

00:45:11.640 --> 00:45:12.000
 and

00:45:12.000 --> 00:45:12.160
 if

00:45:12.160 --> 00:45:12.340
 you

00:45:12.340 --> 00:45:12.500
 will

00:45:12.500 --> 00:45:12.740
 but

00:45:12.740 --> 00:45:13.300
 follow

00:45:13.300 --> 00:45:13.900
 Christ

00:45:13.900 --> 00:45:14.140
 he

00:45:14.140 --> 00:45:14.320
 will

00:45:14.320 --> 00:45:14.780
 set

00:45:14.780 --> 00:45:14.980
 you

00:45:14.980 --> 00:45:15.380
 free

00:45:15.380 --> 00:45:16.019
 because

00:45:16.019 --> 00:45:16.720
 he

00:45:16.720 --> 00:45:17.340
 is

00:45:17.340 --> 00:45:17.539
 the

00:45:17.539 --> 00:45:18.059
 truth

00:45:18.059 --> 00:45:21.360
 let's

00:45:21.360 --> 00:45:21.599
 finish

00:45:21.599 --> 00:45:21.799
 with

00:45:21.799 --> 00:45:22.179
 verses

00:45:22.179 --> 00:45:22.739
 27

00:45:22.739 --> 00:45:22.880
 and

00:45:22.880 --> 00:45:23.259
 28

00:45:23.259 --> 00:45:24.820
 after

00:45:24.820 --> 00:45:25.039
 all

00:45:25.039 --> 00:45:25.159
 of

00:45:25.159 --> 00:45:25.299
 this

00:45:25.299 --> 00:45:25.559
 takes

00:45:25.559 --> 00:45:25.960
 place

00:45:25.960 --> 00:45:27.039
 they

00:45:27.039 --> 00:45:27.179
 were

00:45:27.179 --> 00:45:27.380
 all

00:45:27.380 --> 00:45:27.860
 amazed

00:45:27.860 --> 00:45:28.079
 in

00:45:28.079 --> 00:45:28.259
 so

00:45:28.259 --> 00:45:28.559
 much

00:45:28.559 --> 00:45:28.759
 that

00:45:28.759 --> 00:45:28.940
 they

00:45:28.940 --> 00:45:29.500
 questioned

00:45:29.500 --> 00:45:29.779
 among

00:45:29.779 --> 00:45:30.099
 themselves

00:45:30.099 --> 00:45:30.279
 they

00:45:30.279 --> 00:45:30.679
 debated

00:45:30.679 --> 00:45:31.059
 saying

00:45:31.059 --> 00:45:31.519
 what

00:45:31.519 --> 00:45:31.719
 thing

00:45:31.719 --> 00:45:31.880
 is

00:45:31.880 --> 00:45:32.279
 this

00:45:32.279 --> 00:45:33.400
 what

00:45:33.400 --> 00:45:33.480
 did

00:45:33.480 --> 00:45:33.579
 we

00:45:33.579 --> 00:45:33.759
 just

00:45:33.759 --> 00:45:34.099
 see

00:45:34.099 --> 00:45:35.219
 what

00:45:35.219 --> 00:45:35.400
 new

00:45:35.400 --> 00:45:35.759
 doctrine

00:45:35.759 --> 00:45:36.019
 is

00:45:36.019 --> 00:45:36.380
 this

00:45:36.380 --> 00:45:36.559
 for

00:45:36.559 --> 00:45:36.739
 with

00:45:36.739 --> 00:45:37.259
 authority

00:45:37.259 --> 00:45:37.500
 he

00:45:37.500 --> 00:45:37.880
 commands

00:45:37.880 --> 00:45:38.320
 even

00:45:38.320 --> 00:45:38.559
 the

00:45:38.559 --> 00:45:39.059
 demons

00:45:39.059 --> 00:45:40.239
 and

00:45:40.239 --> 00:45:40.519
 they

00:45:40.519 --> 00:45:40.940
 obey

00:45:40.940 --> 00:45:41.340
 him

00:45:41.340 --> 00:45:41.659
 who

00:45:41.659 --> 00:45:41.759
 would

00:45:41.759 --> 00:45:41.920
 ever

00:45:41.920 --> 00:45:42.199
 thought

00:45:42.199 --> 00:45:42.400
 that

00:45:42.400 --> 00:45:42.659
 demons

00:45:42.659 --> 00:45:42.860
 would

00:45:42.860 --> 00:45:43.139
 obey

00:45:43.139 --> 00:45:43.679
 anybody

00:45:43.679 --> 00:45:44.559
 but

00:45:44.559 --> 00:45:44.719
 they

00:45:44.719 --> 00:45:45.079
 obey

00:45:45.079 --> 00:45:45.380
 this

00:45:45.380 --> 00:45:45.799
 man

00:45:45.799 --> 00:45:47.199
 and

00:45:47.199 --> 00:45:47.619
 immediately

00:45:47.619 --> 00:45:47.939
 his

00:45:47.939 --> 00:45:48.279
 fame

00:45:48.279 --> 00:45:48.659
 spread

00:45:48.659 --> 00:45:49.099
 abroad

00:45:49.099 --> 00:45:49.379
 throughout

00:45:49.379 --> 00:45:49.599
 all

00:45:49.599 --> 00:45:49.739
 the

00:45:49.739 --> 00:45:50.059
 region

00:45:50.059 --> 00:45:50.759
 of

00:45:50.759 --> 00:45:51.239
 Galilee

00:45:51.239 --> 00:45:51.919
 now

00:45:51.919 --> 00:45:52.159
 I told

00:45:52.159 --> 00:45:52.259
 you

00:45:52.259 --> 00:45:52.519
 a few

00:45:52.519 --> 00:45:52.799
 weeks

00:45:52.799 --> 00:45:53.059
 ago

00:45:53.059 --> 00:45:54.599
 that

00:45:54.599 --> 00:45:54.899
 Mark

00:45:54.899 --> 00:45:55.159
 seems

00:45:55.159 --> 00:45:55.339
 to

00:45:55.339 --> 00:45:55.719
 always

00:45:55.719 --> 00:45:55.980
 be

00:45:55.980 --> 00:45:56.379
 trying

00:45:56.379 --> 00:45:56.619
 to

00:45:56.619 --> 00:45:56.939
 answer

00:45:56.939 --> 00:45:57.159
 the

00:45:57.159 --> 00:45:57.579
 question

00:45:57.579 --> 00:45:57.799
 of

00:45:57.799 --> 00:45:58.079
 Jesus

00:45:58.079 --> 00:45:58.739
 identity

00:45:58.739 --> 00:45:59.919
 but

00:45:59.919 --> 00:46:00.219
 this

00:46:00.219 --> 00:46:00.359
 is

00:46:00.359 --> 00:46:00.519
 the

00:46:00.519 --> 00:46:00.819
 first

00:46:00.819 --> 00:46:01.119
 time

00:46:01.119 --> 00:46:01.279
 that

00:46:01.279 --> 00:46:01.419
 we

00:46:01.419 --> 00:46:01.659
 see

00:46:01.659 --> 00:46:01.839
 the

00:46:01.839 --> 00:46:02.219
 question

00:46:02.219 --> 00:46:02.639
 actually

00:46:02.639 --> 00:46:03.439
 expressed

00:46:03.439 --> 00:46:04.379
 by

00:46:04.379 --> 00:46:04.539
 the

00:46:04.539 --> 00:46:04.899
 people

00:46:04.899 --> 00:46:06.219
 and

00:46:06.219 --> 00:46:06.339
 it's

00:46:06.339 --> 00:46:06.419
 going

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 to

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 be

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 expressed

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!

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 by

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 a lot

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 of

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 people

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 throughout

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 this

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 gospel

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 this

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 is

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 the

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 first

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 time

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 we

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 see

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 it

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 specifically

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 after

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 this

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 Sabbath

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 morning

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 Jesus

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 quite

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 literally

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 became

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 the

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 talk

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 of

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 the

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 town

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 everyone

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 was

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 trying

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 to

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 figure

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 out

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 what

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 was

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 going

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 on

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 with

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 this

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 guy

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 who

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 is

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 this

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 everyone

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 was

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 interested

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 in

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 seeing

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 him

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 everyone

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 was

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 interested

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 in

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 hearing

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 him

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 but

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 relatively

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 few

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 would

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 actually

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 believe

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 and

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 follow

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 them

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 why

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 is

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 Mark

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 writing

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 this

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 he's

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 trying

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 to

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 answer

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 that

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 question

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 for

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 us

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 who

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 is

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 this

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 he's

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 the

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 Christ

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 the

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 son

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 of

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 God

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 it's

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 not

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 enough

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 to be

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 amazed

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 by

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 Jesus

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 his

00:46:55.579 --> 00:46:56.059
 teaching

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 and

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 intrigued

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 by

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 his

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 power

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 every

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 person

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 must

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 make

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 a

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 definitive

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 choice

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 about

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 Jesus

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 of

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 Nazareth

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 and

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 what

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 Mark

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 leads

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 us

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 to

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 do

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 and

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 ask

00:47:07.199 --> 00:47:07.579
 ourselves

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 today

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 is

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 what

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 is

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 your

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 choice

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 this

00:47:12.639 --> 00:47:12.839
 is

00:47:12.839 --> 00:47:13.019
 who

00:47:13.019 --> 00:47:13.359
 Jesus

00:47:13.359 --> 00:47:13.839
 is

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 will

00:47:15.439 --> 00:47:15.579
 you

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 merely

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 be

00:47:16.099 --> 00:47:16.539
 intrigued

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 by

00:47:16.779 --> 00:47:16.980
 what

00:47:16.980 --> 00:47:17.119
 he

00:47:17.119 --> 00:47:17.559
 says

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 and

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 hope

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 to

00:47:18.299 --> 00:47:18.480
 see

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 a

00:47:18.619 --> 00:47:19.000
 demonstration

00:47:19.000 --> 00:47:19.339
 of

00:47:19.339 --> 00:47:19.460
 his

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 power

00:47:19.799 --> 00:47:20.259
 or

00:47:20.259 --> 00:47:20.399
 will

00:47:20.399 --> 00:47:20.539
 you

00:47:20.539 --> 00:47:20.899
 really

00:47:20.899 --> 00:47:21.960
 believe

00:47:21.960 --> 00:47:22.239
 him

00:47:22.239 --> 00:47:23.419
 will

00:47:23.419 --> 00:47:23.559
 you

00:47:23.559 --> 00:47:23.799
 really

00:47:23.799 --> 00:47:24.259
 abandon

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 all

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 to

00:47:25.379 --> 00:47:25.859
 follow

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 him

00:47:26.239 --> 00:47:27.539
 and

00:47:27.539 --> 00:47:27.679
 we're

00:47:27.679 --> 00:47:27.839
 all

00:47:27.839 --> 00:47:28.219
 confronted

00:47:28.219 --> 00:47:28.419
 with

00:47:28.419 --> 00:47:28.579
 that

00:47:28.579 --> 00:47:28.839
 choice

00:47:28.839 --> 00:47:29.119
 today

00:47:29.119 --> 00:47:30.359
 what

00:47:30.359 --> 00:47:30.519
 will

00:47:30.519 --> 00:47:30.639
 you

00:47:30.639 --> 00:47:30.980
 choose

00:47:30.980 --> 00:47:32.759
 Christ

00:47:32.759 --> 00:47:32.980
 as

00:47:32.980 --> 00:47:33.179
 Lord

00:47:33.179 --> 00:47:33.379
 and

00:47:33.379 --> 00:47:33.639
 Savior

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 or

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 Jesus

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 as

00:47:35.719 --> 00:47:35.839
 a

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 historical

00:47:36.319 --> 00:47:36.799
 figure

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 in

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 good

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 teacher

00:47:39.260 --> 00:47:40.600
 miracle

00:47:40.600 --> 00:47:40.940
 work

00:47:40.940 --> 00:47:42.880
 thank you

00:47:42.880 --> 00:47:43.280
 for listening

00:47:43.280 --> 00:47:43.660
 to this

00:47:43.660 --> 00:47:43.920
 sermon

00:47:43.920 --> 00:47:44.500
 made available

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 by

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 Lakeside

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 Bible

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 feel

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 free

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 to

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 share

00:47:47.200 --> 00:47:47.320
 it

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 wherever

00:47:47.519 --> 00:47:47.780
 you'd

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 like

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 please

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 do

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 not

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 charge

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 for

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 it

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 alter

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 it

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 in

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 any

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 way

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 express

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 written

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 we meet

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 every

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 Sunday

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 morning

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 at

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 10

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 meet

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