Legion
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 15 September 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
Everyone whom Jesus has rescued from sin is granted a profound privilege: to proclaim the great works of Christ to the world. Continuing his sermon series in the gospel of Luke, today R.C. Sproul examines Jesus’ deliverance of a man in bondage to a legion of demons.
Get R.C. Sproul’s commentary on the gospel of Luke for your donation of any amount: https://gift.renewingyourmind.org/3600/luke-commentary
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.
Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | If it took invading the pigs with these demons to rescue one human being from Satan, |
| 0:08.4 | Jesus would sacrifice the whole herd of pigs. |
| 0:12.7 | Jesus told us that God notices the landing of every bird in the air. |
| 0:17.2 | Every sparrow of the lands is noticed by God, and are you not worth more than a bird? |
| 0:23.3 | Are you not worth more than a pig? |
| 0:26.2 | Of course, we are in the scheme of creation. |
| 0:35.0 | In Luke chapter 8, we read an interesting account of Jesus, casting out demons into some pigs, |
| 0:42.1 | liberating a man from his bondage. And what is surprising is not that Jesus would bring freedom and liberty, |
| 0:48.7 | but the response of those who saw this incredible event. |
| 0:53.0 | Hi, I'm Nathan W. Bingham, and you're listening to the Sunday |
| 0:56.0 | edition of Renewing Your Mind. Each week, we feature the preaching ministry of R.C. Sprawl, and we're |
| 1:03.5 | currently in Luke's Gospel, considering a few of the miracles he records from the Ministry of Jesus. |
| 1:10.3 | If you'd like to study Luke in greater detail, |
| 1:13.5 | you can request Dr. Sproul's line-by-line expositional commentary with your donation of any amount |
| 1:20.0 | at Renewing Your Mind.org, and we'll get a copy in the mail for you. But be quick, because this offer |
| 1:25.8 | ends at midnight. So what was going on in this demon-possessed man, |
| 1:31.4 | and how did the crowds respond when he was freed? Here's Dr. Sprawl. If you recall the account of Jesus |
| 1:41.6 | calming the storm that came up on the Sea of Galilee. And on that occasion, |
| 1:47.6 | prior to Jesus' calming of the storm, the disciples were afraid that they would perish. And after |
| 1:56.8 | Jesus performed this astonishing act, instead of their fear being removed, it was intensified, |
| 2:04.2 | and they became very much afraid, and they cried out, what manner of man is this that even |
| 2:11.4 | the winds and the sea obey him? Now, what happened immediately after that, we don't know, because Luke doesn't take |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Ligonier Ministries, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Ligonier Ministries and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.