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Sermon outline
Introduction (Mt 4:24, Mk 1:34)
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- Categories of Sickness and Demon possession
- Richard Gallagher’s testimony
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What is Insanity?
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- The Story of Nebuchadnezzar (Dan 4:29-36, 1Sam 21:13)
- Living in isolation
- Eating like an animal
- Not taking care of his hygiene
- Thinking was jumbled until God restored his reason
- Drooling,
- out of control of his/her body
- “inarticulate muttering under intense emotional strain or spiritual preoccupation.”
- A Difficult Passage (Dt 28:28)
- The Story of Nebuchadnezzar (Dan 4:29-36, 1Sam 21:13)
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What is demon possession?
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- The story of the Gadarene Demoniacs (Mt 8:28-34, Mk 5:1-20, Lk 8:26-39)
- Living in the tombs
- Fierce-Violent-Strong (2Tim 3:1, Mk 5:3-4)
- The demonic can speak and speak through the person they inhabit (Mt 8:29)
- The demonic can understand the world, and perceive things present (Mt 8:31)
- They must submit to Jesus, and must defer to his instruction
- They can control the physical actions of creatures, even bringing death to them. (Mt 8:32)
- Crying out (Mk 5:5)
- Cutting – self-mutilation
- Many can reside in the same host (Mk 5:9)
- Unclothed (Lk 8:27)
- What other effects can demon possession have
- Affect the use of normal faculties like Sight and speech, etc. (Mt 9:32-33, 12:22, 17:15-18)
- Predict the Future (Act 16:16)
- Is it still existant today? (Rev 16:13, 18:2, 1Cor 12:10, 1Jn 4:1)
- The story of the Gadarene Demoniacs (Mt 8:28-34, Mk 5:1-20, Lk 8:26-39)
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Why does it matter that Christians recognize the difference
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- Sometimes people need spiritual relief before they can find medical help
- It matters because God has given his church various spiritual gifts one of which is
- The Power of Prayer
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How are they similar
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- Both lead people into isolation
- Both can lead to violence
- Both can seek to destroy human dignity, but demons do it intentionally, while MHD it is a byproduct
- In Both it appears the mind is
- Both can result in a loss of bodily control,
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How are they different [1]
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- Attraction to vs. Aversion to Religion.
- Irrational Speech vs. Rational Speech.
- Ordinary Learning vs. Supernatural Knowledge
- Strength vs. supernatural strength
- How are the sense faculties affected?
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How does the gospel bear upon each?
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- Jesus heals the Demon Possessed and restores their mind to them: (Mk 5:15)
- Jesus heals those suffering from biological illness all the time
- Jesus is the victor and the Redeemer
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[1] https://mentalillnesspolicy.org/coping/demonic-possession-mental-illness.html
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