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Evicting Evil
Mark 1:21-28 New Living Translation… Jesus and his companions went to the town of Capernaum. When the Sabbath day came, he went into the synagogue and began to teach. 22 The people were amazed at his teaching, for he taught with real authority—quite unlike the teachers of religious law. 23 Suddenly, a man in the synagogue who was possessed by an evil spirit cried out, 24 “Why are you interfering with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!”
25 But Jesus reprimanded him. “Be quiet! Come out of the man,” he ordered. 26 At that, the evil spirit screamed, threw the man into a convulsion, and then came out of him.
27 Amazement gripped the audience, and they began to discuss what had happened. “What sort of new teaching is this?” they asked excitedly. “It has such authority! Even evil spirits obey his orders!” 28 The news about Jesus spread quickly throughout the entire region of Galilee.
Introduction: Satan is profoundly immoral which is what we call evil, and he needs to be evicted/removed from the property of this man’s life by a legal authority.
Jesus’ name is strong and mighty, and Satan’s power to destroy is dwarfed in the presence of God’s power to develop!
Transition: The anchor for this message is the word process. The eviction of evil is a process that begins when the church embraces the centrality of Christ.
Exposition: To reprimand is both public and professional.
-Be quiet! Reference Mark 4:39
-Come out of the man.
Conclusion: Today is D-Day. It’s deliverance day for someone who is externally picturesque, but is internally incarcerated by a destructive demon.
Antonie E. Walker Ministries 