Welcome to the Paul Tripp podcast, where pastor and bestselling author Dr. Paul David Tripp

connects the transforming power of Jesus Christ to everyday life. Do we take evil as seriously as we should?

And do we actually want Jesus to deliver us from evil as much as we say?

Today we're going to continue through Paul's sermon series in the book of Mark.

And in this sermon, Paul teaches from Mark 5 when Jesus casts out the demons from Legion.

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Now here's Paul with this message from the Gospel of Mark.

I was raised in Toledo, Ohio, and anyone who is a driver in Ohio knows of the Ohio State Highway Patrol films.

There is a tradition in Ohio that whenever there is a violent accident, the State Patrol comes out and takes graphic films of the accident. And when you have

been caught speeding or you're found guilty of traffic violation or you've caused an accident,

part of your sentence is to watch these films.

They're much worse than any fine.

And people tell the horror stories of what they saw.

Now, the purpose of these films is warning.

It's to warn you against the dangers of breaking traffic laws,

because breaking traffic laws doesn't seem so dangerous at some times.

Don't look at me like you don't know what I'm talking about. You do, because you break those laws.

We have such a passage this evening.

It is very interesting that this casting out of these evil spirits from this man is given so

much ink and mark.

It is really told to us in rather graphic detail.

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