Everyone loves a good story and a good storyteller.

But there is no storyteller like the Lord Jesus, and there are no greater stories told than the ones Jesus shared.

In this study, spiritual stories, we consider the parables Jesus told

and their application to us. These are truly the greatest stories ever told, and the Lord

has something He wants to say to you through them. Let's join Scott Pauli now.

With some regularity, I have people ask me about the existence of demons and demon possession.

And the short answer is there's a real devil. There are certainly our fallen

angels and real demons, Satan's minions, if you will. Just as surely as there's a kingdom of light,

there's a kingdom of darkness. And Satan and all of his assistance, these principalities and

powers and heavenly places are very active in our world.

There's no doubt about that.

And can a person be a demon possessed and dwelt by a devil?

Certainly they can if they do not know the Lord Jesus as their personal savior.

Many times people have asked me, can a saved person ever be demon possessed? Absolutely not,

because on the day of your salvation, the God of light moves into your heart, and I want you to know

light and darkness can't live in the same house. There's not room in your heart for Jesus and Satan.

But a lost person, surely as a saved person is indelled by the Holy Spirit,

a lost person could certainly be indwelt by a devil,

and the scripture bears that out.

The teachings of Jesus bears that out.

Today we've come to one of the scriptures, a parabolic section,

that is often referred to in the discussion of demon possession and I want to show

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