JESUS, THE DELIVERER | JESUS SERIES

Jesus, the DelivererLuke 8:26-39 NLTPremise: The longer you deal with an issue, the more likely it is that you and everyone else around you will believe that it will never change. There are things within each ofus that we have settled with because we’ve been dealing with it for so long andit’s too much for us to conquer on our own. But if Jesus was able to deliver then, no situation that you’ve been dealing with is too hard for Jesus the deliverer todeal with now.Fundamental Truths:1. In order for true deliverance to happen, you have to want itLuke 8:26-27aPsalms 34:17 NKJV2. You have to believe in the one who can deliver youLuke 8:27b-28aJames 2:19 NLTHebrews 11:6 NLTScriptural Insights:1. The presence of Jesus exposes, highlights, and reveals what shouldand/or should not be common. If what is currently in your life is atwar with Him you should be at war with it! Holiness is a weapon,righteousness is a byproductLuke 8:28-29I Peter 1:15-16 NKJVRomans 7:23 NLT2. Even when you’ve identified as what you’re struggling with, Jesus stillsees you and has the authority and power to deal with what’s been fightingyou. (Your struggle doesn’t define you, the word of the Lord does.Therefore Christ bringing deliverance to our lives through His wordprovides an indication that He is coming against what has come against usin order to get us to the place of living and experiencing a Holy life at its fullpotential.)Luke 8:30-33Matthew 28:18 NKJV3. True deliverance results in you being the version of you God alwaysintended. But beware, you being who you were created to be mayintimidate those who were accustomed to your oppressed state.Luke 8:34-362 Peter 1:3 NLT4. Our responsibility after deliverance is to share with as many people aspossible what God is capable of doing using our own lives. Don’t join thecrowd’s response. They weren’t the ones who experienced Histransformative power but it is up to you to tell everyone about it!Luke 8:37-39Ephesians 5:8 NLT