Healing of the Man with the Unclean Spirit
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
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🗓️ 27 October 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
When Jesus opened His mouth to speak, everyone stopped to listen—even the demons. From his sermon series in the gospel of Mark, today R.C. Sproul displays the holy authority exercised by the Son of God.
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Meet Today’s Teacher:
R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was known for his ability to winsomely and clearly communicate deep, practical truths from God’s Word. He was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.
Meet the Host:
Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children.
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| 0:00.0 | Not only in Mark's gospel, but in other gospels, it seems like the first people or the first ones |
| 0:06.0 | to fully recognize the identity of Christ in the hiddenness of his incarnation or the demons. |
| 0:15.0 | Before the people recognize him in his fullness, these ambassadors of hell instantly recognize him. |
| 0:27.6 | In the Old Testament, the idea of demonic possession is rare, as it is also throughout church history. |
| 0:36.6 | But during Jesus' earthly ministry, demons, and even Satan himself, were everywhere. |
| 0:42.7 | Welcome to the Sunday edition of Renewing Your Mind. It's good to have you with us. |
| 0:47.5 | We're starting a new series this week in the Gospel of Mark. We'll consider some of the extraordinary moments in Jesus' earthly ministry, |
| 0:56.2 | like His Healing of the Man with the Unclean Spirit. |
| 0:59.5 | And as it's a new sermon series, it also means we have a new expositional commentary available for you |
| 1:05.6 | when you give a gift of any amount at renewingyourmind.org. |
| 1:09.6 | All of Dr. Sproul's sermons in Mark formed the basis for his commentary on this gospel, |
| 1:14.9 | so request your copy before this offer ends at midnight. |
| 1:18.6 | Well, here's Dr. Sprawl, beginning in Mark, Chapter 1. |
| 1:24.2 | This morning I will be reading, beginning at verse 21 and through verse 34. |
| 1:32.3 | So I'll ask the congregation to stand for the reading of the Word of God. |
| 1:37.3 | Then they went into Copernium and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and taught. |
| 1:48.5 | And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority and not as the scribes. |
| 1:59.0 | Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit, and he cried |
| 2:04.6 | out saying, let us alone. What have we to do with you, Jesus of Nazareth? Did you come to destroy us? |
| 2:14.3 | I know who you are, the Holy One of God. |
| 2:20.8 | But Jesus rebuked him saying, be quiet and come out of him. |
| 2:27.1 | And when the unclean spirit had convulsed him and cried out with a loud voice, |
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