Luke 11:14-32

Sermon Notes

Luke 11:14-32

The Stronger One

Pastor Tommy Bailey

Responses to Jesus:

• Some were marveling (v. 14)
• Some were cynical (v. 15)
• Some were skeptical (v. 16)

The Miracles of Jesus:

• Reveal His compassion
• Display His authority
• Mark His Kingdom
• Affirm His identity
• Inspire faith, wonder and worship

1. The Reality of Spiritual Warfare:

Opposing, Yet Unequal Kingdoms

“There are two equal and opposite errors into which our race can fall about the devils. One is to disbelieve in their existence, the other is to believe, and to feel an excessive and unhealthy interest in them. They themselves are equally pleased by both errors…Readers are advised to remember that the devil is a liar.”
C.S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters

“Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced by your brotherhood throughout the world.”
1 Peter 5:8

The Evil One: 1 Peter 5:8

• Identity: He’s your adversary
• Method: He prowls around
• Intentions: Seeks to devour

2. The Clarity of The Kingdom:

No Neutral Ground

“Unbelief is the cause of all our troubles and failures. This is the strategic point where Satan concentrates his forces against us, and therefore it is here above all that we need divine help.”
A.W. Pink, The Believer’s Paradox

3. The Mercy of Spiritual Warning:

Hope for the Cynical, Skeptical, and Sinner

“We don’t always struggle with Jesus as Shepherd. We have a problem with Jesus as Lord. He wants to get up in our business.”
Robert Smith Jr.

“The enemy will attack. Temptation will come. But left to yourself, you are like a tumbleweed in a tornado, a handkerchief in a hurricane. The lion will roar, the viper will strike, the flaming arrows of temptation will fly, and you will fall — apart from grace. That is why you need God. Beware of self-confidence.”
Brian G. Hedges, Watchfulness

Jesus Christ is victorious over:

• The guilt of sin (The Fruit)
• The power of sin (The Root)
• The influence of Satan (The Brute)

“Satan is a lion (1 Pet. 5:8). Jesus is a lion (Rev. 5:5). One is on a leash. The other is on the throne.”
Matt Smethurst

“David used Goliath’s own sword to decapitate him. The very means of Goliath’s potential victory is what David used to destroy him. So it is with Jesus. Through death, Satan made us slaves. Through death, Christ made us alive.”
Jackie Hill Perry