Jamie Winship :: Releasing the Captives :: 08.22.10
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because God has anointed Me (the Anointed One, the
Messiah) to preach the good news (the Gospel) to the poor; He has sent Me to announce release
to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to send forth as delivered those who are
oppressed, who are downtrodden, bruised, crushed, and broken down by calamity, to proclaim
the accepted and acceptable year of the Lord; the day when salvation and the free favors of God
profusely abound.”
As Jesus moves out into His ministry, He warns of the need to “bind the strongman” (Mark 3:27) in order that those held captive might be liberated. While Jesus teaches that prayer is a key element in this process, He also demonstrates actions we can emulate as we move forward in reaching our communities for Christ.
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Matt Reynolds :: Binding the Strong Man and Plundering his House :: 08.15.10
I’ve heard from many of you that last week’s message was incredibly timely as we unpacted Ephesians chapter 6. Now that we understand that we are fighting a spiritual battle, how do we make sure we are victorious? How can our names not only be written in heaven, but feared in hell? Mark chapter 5 verses 22-27 gives us Jesus strategy for bringing down the Kingdom of darkness which allows us to never live in fear again. What’s more than that, once the “strong man is bound, we are able to plunder his house” and lead many to freedom! We want to learn to live lives of plunder. This week will serve as a part 2 in many ways, so catch up on last week if you missed.