Jesus Heals a Demonized Boy

Location: Ballard Campus
Preacher: Mark Driscoll
Date:8/1/10
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Tags: Parenting, Silence and Solitude
Luke 9:37-45
Jesus Heals a Demonized Boy
Satan Causes Suffering

Sons:
Theological: A blessing, treated as God's beautiiful blessing by the Jews
Geneological: represents teh future of the family, the father's name continues
Business: More sons, more work gets done, Farming/fishing
Mortality Rates, late naming due to frequent death 50% died before age 5, 60% before age 20
Retirement: Son cares for the mom and dad in old age
Symptoms: Eliplesey(?) - Luke's version is short b/c he knew the other versions existed
Demon tries to kill him, into fire, into water
The son couldn't even cry out for help due to the demons vocal suppression
Suffering
I so easily believe the lie that God is at fault in suffering, Father keep my mind
God's Creation was prefect without suffering
God is sovereign but not everything that happens is what he wants
But he can use the enemy's evil for good
The end shows that God wins, but in the middle there are casualties
Satan cannot be beaten by anybody, only God
Seeking Vague spirituallity
Like an ad off Craig's list saying "everyone welcome to be my room mate"
Jesus has all power over satan and demons
In the name of Jesus, we his followers have his delegated authority
Kid's Father could have rebuked (Jesus help my unbelieve) the demon if he has repented and loved God
Faithless generation...
Jesus is saying that no one loves God the Father and are then subject to demons
The demon doesn't have to leave unless the attacked person believes in Jesus
Disciples: couldn't caste out demons
Failed to pray (from Mark) to God, stood in their own power
Faithlessness => unplugged from Jesus, things go bad
Jesus feels annoyed by their lack of faithfulness, infront of a big crowd
Jesus was annoyed in a righteous way, men didn't help the needy kid b/c they walked in unbelief
How annoyed is jesus with me? very
Jesus doesn't give up on guys like me
Jesus Suffered to Defeat Satan, Forgive Sin, and End Suffering
Disciples didn't pay attention and failed to get the point, they paid more attention than I did when I have read this a dozen times
Jesus' Identity: Son of God - said this often "Son of Man" - daniel 7:13-14 - Son of Man given all power and dominion forever, all will serve him
Jesus' Role: Sacrifice - A victory was made over darkness, but a long war is raging and Christ marches toward Jerusalem
A substitute is needed to end our spiritual suffering in this life, and ultimately end our suffering forever in thr kingdom
Do I have faith in Jesus?
religious, moral, spiritual faith are bullshit
The subject of my faith is the key, Jesus - "Jesus help my unbelief"
Do I talk to God, or do I only pray after I fail?

How is my listening?

Am I constantly aware of Satan works in the world? All the lies? All the suffering folks?

Rabbit Trail? - discernment in culture and Satan's work in movies, music, and books, and
Preteen girl literature
Necromancer - talking to dead people
Eclipse -
Spirt Bound
Dark Flame -
Twilight
The Socerist -
Twlight
Written by a Mormon Lady:
Mormonism:
Smith saw a spirit being who gave him a book, Moroni was the name the demon gave
He called it an angel - Galation says test the spirits, not every spirit comes from God
Stepheny Meyer - has a dream - two people had a conversation, a vamp and a chick
She got her books from that dream

Jesus' Transfiguration

Location: Ballard Campus
Preacher: Mark Driscoll
Date:7/18/10
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Tags: Parenting, Silence and Solitude
Luke 9:25-36
Jesus' Transfiguration
Video at Golan Heights
Jesus in Glory, the third most emphasized attribute of God
The Splendor, radiance, weightiness, prominence, majesty, purity, worthiness, superioity of God
Every once in a while God reveals his golry in majesty
Fire, Cloud, Revelation, Jesus' Assention, Miriacles
Shakina Glory - Jewish Rabi(s) used this language to describe God to the people
Exodus - God Shows up in the form of the Cloud and the pillar of Fire - examples og God's glory
Moses - saw God's Glry
He radiated the Glory of God just from being in the prescence of God
Fire as the
Parenting: Use campfires as a great example of God's Glory - Let my kid burn stuff, in a safe way
We are called to be sticks for God's Fire to radiate God's Glory to the world
The Tabernacle and the Temple:
God Dwelling with his people so he can be with them
Ezeikiel# God withdrew - Ichabod "the glory og God has departed" - floowing the idolatry f his people
In Luke when the angels reveal that The Chrits has come, this is first time that God has returned his Glory to Israel in 600 years
Jesus is the godman who has come not only to be glory but the reveal glory
The Mount
Jesus takes his three senior leader to go with him
Jesus is taking time of silence and solitude to be refreshed and to be connected to his father
After a 600 year break here comes God's Glory
Trinity
Perfect community in perfect glory
Isaiah#
He saw the Lord in Glory exalted and his massive robe, with all the angels worshipping
Who did see? - John said that Isaiah saw Jesus ruling a reigning before he come to be with us
Jesus tranfiguration is a foretelling of his resurrection Glory and even his sick return to Earth with his tatoo and Blood dipped robe and his army - Freakin sweet
Moses and Elijah show how we will reflect the radiance of God
LAW Moses' work
Show how much we need Jesus because of our total depravity
He was burried by God lovingly
PROPHETS Elijah's awesomeness
All about how Jesus is coming and will bring the kingdom
He was carried up to heaven in a chariot
Peter
May be making a reference to the feast of Tabernacle
He is trying to maintain a mountain top experience with God, never move on to what god would have for you next
Danger - It is a sin for me to continue to pursue the same gloryious experiences instead of rejoicing and continuing to follow him
Methodologies become Methodolatries
Father
Here is my chosen one, this God man, My Son
The disciples keep quiet about it and not tell about this event
Echoing the baptism declaration - The most authoratative statement of Jesus and who is is and what is he here for
Jesus is the image of the invisible God
Scandalous
Peter says for we didn't follow some myths, we just are saying what we saw and heard
the mountain was made holy because Jesus was on it
We have an even more sure thing than even seeing it and being there at that mountain
BIBLE - the only perfect thing, the Most glorious thing on the planet

Jesus Feeds the 5,000 Men

Location: Ballard Campus
Preacher: Bill Clem
Date:7/11/10
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Tags: God Testing
Luke 9:11-17
Jesus Feeds the 5,000 Men
Jesus' heart contrasted with the disciples
mentioned in all 4 gospels
Jesus is on his day off and 20,000 people show up and he is not bitter or frustrated, he welcomes all the people
Jesus doesn't have the job of welcomeing and being nice to us, he wants us to be with him, he loves and loves to love
Jesus looks out at his people and say they are as sheep without a shepherd, His heart is one of care and love and compassion
He doesn't want me to be adrift and unloved, he desires what the Father wants - "I will be your God and you will be my people"
This event comes on the heel of the disciples healing, casting out demons, and spreading the message
Apostles act like they need to protect Jesus
The little children
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God Testing Philip:
Philip is tested by Jesus' question, fails to point to Faith and trust in God's miraculious power
He defaults to a natural way of viewing life: let them provide for themselves, cynically he says even with ~$26k we couldn't even give everyone a morsel, he tries to manage the situation
The commentators make cynical excuses to avoid a supernatural explanantion
1 - He modled sharing to the people and then others shared too - But they wanted Jesus to be king right after this
2 - Rich women bought the food and gave it
3 - Jesus ripped up 2 fishes and 5 loaves into 20,000 pieces
4 - Alagorical
5 - Jesus hypnotized the crowd and tricked them into believing a lie
Cynical - bitterness and withdrawal from community, defense against the pain of a loss
Danger: My natural default is cynicism and disbelief, I love to self sabotage so my hopes are not dashed by future failure or disappointment
God gives us tests so we can pass them not to be cruel and crush me
He wants us to grow in our faith through the test
Managing the situation - God is Wild we can't control him or manage him
Bear story in Canada on the Elder's Retreat
What happens when we are Saved (11 things)
1 Redeemed from the sin
2 Reconciled with God
3 All my sins are Forgiven by God
4 Adopted by God
5 Accepted by God
6 Justified by Jesus
7 Delivered from the power of darkness, we forget this when we believe lies
8 Granted access to God
9 We recieve an inheritance
10 We have been invited to come with confidence to enter the throne roomof God
11 We become the light of the World
What if that were the story of everyone here, outside
How quickly we drift to a manageable target
Luke 11 - Ask and it will be given, kock and it will be open, ask for the holy spirit and the Father will give him
Soren Kirkegard's Parable
Duck congregation waddled into duck church
Pastor duck shares what he has learned in his duck bible
Ducks can fly and the pastor flies arouind
How tragic that they could be inspired but not changed and transformed by the truth they have heard - They left skeptics with managable lives

Jesus Sends Out the Apostles

Location: Ballard Campus
Preacher: Justin Holcomb
Date:7/11/10
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Tags: Parenting
Luke 9:1-9
Jesus Sends Out the Apostles
Pastor dad with 2 kids (one in vitro) - Baby sign language?
Parenting
More (two hands together), All done (shaking two hands), animal creatures signs, stop
Theme: Power and Authority - delegated (bestowed) to the disciples
This comes after a comprehensive list of examples of Jesus' Power and Authority
Jesus Calls Gives and Sends
Jesus' pattern is similar to a spiral that continually gains momentum, think of a limiting argument in a log normal scale free system
Image: God is prying evil's grip on creation in Luke 8
The commissioning makes us objects of mercy and then an agent in the undoing of evil
The Sending comes with a message and the authority shown through the miracles
Forgiveness and love, counter to the perfection only message of condemnation from the religious leaders of their day
Good news image: The king on a battlefield who sends back a messenger:
1 - Sends back a man who says that we lost, here is some advice on how to fight for your life - self righteous religion
2 - Sends back a gospel-er who says live your life and be joyful that someone else died fro your freedom and life - Jesus
Disciples dependence on Jesus as they went
This allows us (them) to see all the grace that God showers
They were told to make no provision for their lives, the result was great success and healing and impacted Herod
Herod's Reaction to all the News
He pointed to his own power and authority in John's death
He ended up moking the man with all the real power and authority
I believe Law 5 of the Authoruty list, I guard my reputation closely, I am aftraid to be open in community
The Cross:
Gods power to share in my suffering
Power of God to take away any condemnation
" To clear your conscience
" To give you eternal life
" reconcil me on my right;y wrathful against me
" to free us from slavery of sin
" to give you hope, he will complete his good work
" to show you that what others mean for evil God will use for good
We have no power outside of the cross to help ourselves

Jesus Sends Out the Apostles

Location: Ballard Campus
Preacher: Bill Clem
Date:7/4/10
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Luke 9:1-9
Jesus Sends Out the Apostles

Cults/Foolish Ideas that have duped people:
Marshall Applewhite the Heaven's Gate Suicides
Jim Jones and his 8,000 person church
Prominent figure, took 1,000 people to British Ghana by force
He attacked the fact finding team and took out their plane
1,000 people commmitted a mass suicide (250 kids)
Parenting tips from expesive plan: foolish crap
All seem to market toward peoples' fears
In Chapter 8, Luke focuses on Jesus' power over death and nature and the human body and disease and demons
Jesus is saying that don't be held captive by fear and instead trust in his power and his authority
Jesus commissions each of the 12 with power and authority to preach and heal
Power over demons and disease
Don't bring anything that you could lean on instead of Jesus
Much like the Israelites out of Egypt, God fully cared for them not to just be a redeemed people but a deployed people - They built an idol to replace the God who was caring for them
God then took their surplus in gold for his tabernacle (God removes their self-reliant ability of the people)
God made their clothes and shoes all last and give them all the sustainence they needed (they couldn't make it on their own and God made it obvious)
The Apostles are prepared for rejection and told of the upcoming hardships
The Reaction to Jesus:
People are Perplexed
Jesus is never quite who I think he is, he is always better
1) Combative - too costly to sacrifice control and authority of one's like
3) Consumerism - pick and choose who we want God to be, inflating ourselves
2) Surrender, take Jesus as who he said he is
Story of the 87yr old lady who lived 87 years in the combative category whose daughter and P. Bill trusted in him to change them, all we can do is bear witness, she is now a Christian

Jesus Cleanses a Woman

Location: Ballard Campus
Preacher: Bubba Jennings
Date:6/20/10
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Tags: Parenting, Faith, Expiation
Luke 8:40-56
Jesus Cleanses....
This day comes on the back of the storm and the naked demon-possessed guy
The Crowd is waiting on the shore for Jesus
Jairus (a pastor) falls at Jesus' feet - desperately begging for help for his only daughter
Parenting: A daughter is a great and awesom treasure from God
Schedule out time and let her know that I really want to spend time with her even when she is old
Try to be attentive as much as possible
Ministry is just like this - all these people with needs, but there is a dying girl, Jesus has to decide who to help and who to spend time with
The Bleeding Woman
Then there is a woman who has been bleeding for 12 years, spent all her money on cures that have failed - Jesus wants to help the little girl but there so many needs
She was declared to be ceremonially unclean - no human contact for 12 years, no hugs, no hands laid on for prayer, nothing - she is suffering in isolation
She was forbidden to attend Yom Kippur and the Expiation Ceremony
She is like shut-ins today who are isolated and suffer alone
She breaks the ceremonial law by being near a crowd and by touching someone
She touches Jesus demonstrating her faith
Faith is reaching out to Jesus
When she touches Jesus, she doesn't make Him unclean - He makes her clean
Peter
He has Foot-in-mouth disease, saying stupid stuff like I do
Bleeding Woman
She is scared when she is called out, will God reject her, will punishment ensue
She is the only woman who is called "daughter" by Jesus
She might not have a father who loves her and is there for her
Jesus fills the role of father, he showers her with dignity and love
She gets her life back, she is no longer unclean
She is Forgiven and Cleansed
Expiation - God the Father through God the Son takes away our sin
Rape victims seek a shower to take away the defilement but the water doesn't go deep enough
Yom Kippur
Scape Goat takes away the Sin and maybe chased out of town to make sure it leaves forever
Dead Sheep is slaughtered showing that atonment for our sin is made, sin requires death to repay
Jesus is that Yom Kippur for all people
By reaching out to Jesus in Faith and having Him take my sins and having him take away my sin
The Dying Daughter
She Dies
Her father could even be there, He must have experienced (from Ashley)
Traumatized
Angry
Never Stop Crying
Will fear dictate your future Jairus?
Jesus clears out the room, brings in the 3 disciples
Jesus says she is "Sleeping" - Biblical euphamism for the death of a believer
It is as easy for God to raise a believer physically from death as it is for a father to wake up a child from a nap
The first touch she feels is Jesus and the first face she sees - The same is true for all believers who will be raised in the end
After Resurrection there is feasting - just like on that day
Jesus asks them not to speak of this, so he might not be swamped with requests for resurrections, his primary ministry was preching and teaching
God let me live out of Fairht Not Fear

Jesus Ministers to the Demon Possesed Man

Location: Ballard Campus
Preacher:Mark Driscoll
Date:6/20/10
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Tags: Dissociation, Demon, Satan, Multiple Personality Disorder,
Luke 8:26-39
Jesus Ministers to the Demon Possesed Man
Video: Mark in Kerse a small town where the demoniac founded his church
The church grew in that region ultimately requiring a bigger building
Jesus is tired and is greeted by a deomn-possesed man after his storm and brief nap
No rest for him, even after ministering to thousands and trying to get away from minsitry obligations for a little break
The war was led by Lucifer
2 Cor 2:11 we will not be outwitted....

What is a demon Possesed man?
Angel desired to be equal with god and he took 1/3 of his fellow angels against god and was cast down to earth
Demons are not equal with God (not all-knowing, or all-powerful)
They can take over the personality of those humans whoare not under the blood of Jesus
Resource: spiritual Warfare
Satan's Names
1 The Accuser (day and night) - Rev 12:10 "You will never change, you should die, you are evil, you are never going to be good enough"
2 Our Adversatry - 1Pet 5:8 May give "gifts" but they will lead to pride and distance from God
3 Appollyon - The destroyer Rev 9:11 - comes to steal kill and destroy, bringer of conflict, relationship ender, legacy destroyer
4 The Deceiver - Rev 12:9 - Spiritual dark gifts, used to decieve people of satan's good, test the spirits
5 Father of Lies - John 8:44 When I lie I am speaking a deomnic language, Jesus always says I tell you the truth - God's language, Believing a lie can destroy you and destroy relationships and hope, Lying is satan's native language
6 The tempter - 1 Thess 3:5 - encourages the seed of rebellion, Gives opportunity for me to sin, all temptation is a demonic battle between God and satan,
7 The Murderer - John 8:44 He wants death to families, to me, to my hope, He hates life, He is Ender
8 The evil One - Matt 13:28 - All of our human initiaves have not made a dent in the horrors of this world, b/c behind the world's system is Satan, The embodiement of evil, "The greatest lie the devil ever told, is that he ever told is that he doesn't Exist
9 Our Enemy - 13:28 - Not every spirit comes from God, Jesus says you're for me or against me, We are responsible regardless of what Satan does and tempts us with, we believe his lies, we sin, we are complicit - Leads to our captivity in this war
Satan tempts, lies, and tries to kill - BUT We are responsible, we open the door to let him in
The Demoniac
Lives in a place where there is no synagogue, not truth, they believe demonic religion
Jesus is coming to Garesenese as a missionary to
The Demoniac was damaged physically, mentally, and Spiritually because of a door he openned the door to satan
He wasn't always this way, at some point he openned his mind and life to these demons
Non-Christians' personality can be suppressed and controlled by demons
Gaderenes - Pagan town, they are spiritual but don't know God,
Psycology - Multiple personality Disorder is the category for possesion, Shrinks don't know what to do with people like this
Peter's Complicitity with Satan - participated with satan when he rebuked Jesus, Jesus says, "Get behind me Satan" to Peter
The Deomoniac - he acts like an animal (may be one reason why evolutionary theory - man evol from animals)
All hope for his help was abandoned by hie friends and family - he was exiled from town
The demon manifests and says that Jesus is the most high God - Demons seem to have the best Christology - LIke father like son, Jesus is made of the same stuff as God
Most High God - Above all demon gods is Jesus
Demons know Jesus as God but do't love him - He knows where he is going, better than some Christian Theologians - NO hope for salvation
Peter says in his letter: Salvation is only for humans, not for Spirit beings
Demons know that hell awaits them, and they want as many others to follow them there too
In the end we will judge the angels - The demons too
Jesus just casts out the demons - no fanfare or magic, just Jesus
Jesus asks for "Tom's" name - Legion is the answer
Mult. Per. Disorder - a spiritual attack
Trauma can lead to disassociation, checking out - Not necessarily a demon, could be a coping mechanism, discernment is required for good biblical counciling
Legion - military term for 6,000 man unit - could be a lie maybe just a lot of demons
Pigs are possesed and drown - Demons know they will lose but they want to take as many to hell
Think of my parent's divorce - spite for revenge's sake
Mark 5 - 2,000 pigs drown - a lot of property is destroyed and someone's business is gone
Jesus is pronouncing an end to the owner's sinful, godless business
Jesus' crushing of the worship of evil in this town
The town loves these pigs more than the demonized man (Tom)
People came to Jesus, this is THE event everyone is talking about
They see the demoniac in his right mind - they are terrified, afraid and want Jesus to leave
When people meet Jesus anythign can happen, the worst people can change, never lose hope for the most twisted people
The shepard witness testify about what Jesus did
Jesus left and told the demoniac to go home and bear witness
Tom wants to leave and start over where no one knows who he was and all the shame in his past, he has a powerful testimony
War: we are in a spiritual war, when I sin I am betraying my king and fighting to oppress people, I should be fighting for people not wounding them
Your story is the foundation of your ministry, don't live a fake life not acknowledging how you have lived a shame filled life before Jesus
Living in the light, allows credibility with other people, this canbe a great weapon in this war
Sharing my story shows how jacked up I am, and how good Jesus is
This man was the first Christian and he founded a great legacy of faith