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If you claim to be God, you have to prove it
Anyone can claim to be anything - “I play in the NBA”
Jesus was not only going to claim that He was God, he was going to show it
Jesus was not only going to claim that He was God, he was going to show it
Many people claim to be Jesus or God, but no one has proved it
Jesus did it by showing that he had the authority or power over both the supernatural and the natural
Mark 1:
I. Jesus has power over the supernatural
A. Do you believe in ghosts?
What about angels?
Demons?
Another way to say it is, do you believe in the supernatural?
Some people believe in them and some don’t, but the question is, are they real?
Some people believe in them and some don’t, but the question is, are they real?
Is there a supernatural world we don’t understand?
Is there a supernatural world we don’t understand?
A world of angels and demons
According to the Bible, there is and Jesus has authority over it: today, even demons obey
According to the Bible, there is and Jesus has authority over it: today, even demons obey
B. Jesus has authority in teaching
Mark
1. Jesus was in a synagogue
a. Sabbath was Saturday ()
b.
Synagogue was a Jewish place of worship
Synagogue was a Jewish place of worship
They had a temple
They had a temple
They have a synagogue
They have a synagogue
2. Jesus was teaching
Jesus taught
Most teachers would teach what others said
a. Most teachers would teach what others said
Jesus taught with authority (1:22)
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Jesus taught with authority (1:22)
C. Jesus has the authority over the supernatural
1.
There was a man with a demon
a. Demon possession is real
Even today, there are those alive who are demon possessed
b.
Christians do not have to fear
There is no need to fear this because our God is stronger, and if you are a Christian, the Holy Spirit lives inside you
2. This demon knows who Jesus is
a.
Demons are fallen angels
b.
Satan once led a rebellion against God
c.
Some are in chains, awaiting punishment, but others roam the earth
3. Jesus casts out the demon
a.
Why did Jesus tell the demon to be quiet?
Demons are evil
Jesus does not want the testimony of a demon
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Jesus wants us to confess on our own that He is God
The demons obey, but we don’t
These demons obeyed God
Man does not
How well do you obey God?
We should want to serve not because we have to like demons but because we love God
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Jesus has authority over the natural
A. Jesus healed Simon’s mother-in-law
1. Simon’s mother-in-law had a fever
You can go to Jesus with your requests (30b)
Jesus healed her
2. Jesus healed her
She was immediately healed (31b)
She was immediately healed
She was completely healed (31c)
She was completely healed
B. Then the crowds came
1.
That evening after sunset
Why after sunset: Jewish law
We think of days as morning and evening, but there’s were evening and morning
2. Jesus healed them all
Jesus cares
This is how we know He was God
3. Once again, the demons were forbidden to speak
It was a forced confession
They did not love Jesus
Knowledge is not enough, you must believe
Jesus has all authority
Jesus has all authority: over demons, over the natural, over you
He wants us to obey Him and love Him, but He wants us to do so willingly
Do you believe and do you obey with a willing heart?
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