If you would look with me in the book of Luke, for some weeks now, we've been on a series that we're calling

the Word of Power. The Word of Power. We talked about prior to that faith in the power. And now, this is actually a follow-on series to that, the word of power.

In Luke the fourth chapter and the 22nd verse, talking about Jesus, it said, all bear him

witness and wondered at the gracious words that proceeded out of his mouth.

And they said, is not this Joseph's son?

Verse 32, same chapter.

They were astonished at his doctrine or his teaching, for his word was with power.

Astonished is a strong word.

They weren't just intrigued.

They were what?

Astonished.

At what?

At the way he spoke, the words that he spoke.

Verse 33, there was a man that had a spirit and cried out.

And verse 35, Jesus rebuked him and said, hold your peace and come out.

Verse 36, they were all amazed. And they spoke among themselves and said, hold your peace and come out. Verse 36, they were all amazed.

And they spoke among themselves and said, what a word is this?

For with authority and power, he commands the unclean spirits, and they come out.

What a word is this?

Then in verse 37 and 38, he came to Simon's house, and Simon's mother-in-law was sick,

and they asked him to minister to her.

Verse 39, Jesus stood over her and rebuked the fever and it left her. And immediately she arose and

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