THE GOSPEL FAITH MESSENGER Ministry
Divine Healing Bible Lessons New International Version
LESSON No. 8 ~ NIV
This Lesson is a continuation of Jesus’ ministry and deals with an area of the healing ministry that is not generally understood by many Christians. It is the ministry of casting out evil spirits. Jesus brought deliverance to sick and infirm people by casting out evil spirits that were possessing them. We have already seen in Lesson No 4 (Matthew 9:32-34) and Lesson 6 (Luke 13:10-17) how evil spirits caused a man to be dumb and a woman to be infirm and bent over. JESUS IS MASTER over evil spirits! Please answer all questions from the Scriptures with the consciousness that Jesus’ blood is your Divine protection. Amen
Our first questions are taken from St. LUKE’S GOSPEL 4:33-37:
“The Unclean Spirit.”
1. Where was the man found? __________________________________________________________________
2. What possessed the man? ___________________________________________________________________
3. The evil spirit knew who Jesus was. He cried out at the top of his voice. By what two names did the spirit
address our Lord by? (1) _____________________________ (2) ____________________________________
4. “Be______________ ,” Jesus said sternly, “ _____________________________________! Then ___________
_____________________ threw _______________________________________ before them all __________
________________________ without ________________________________” (Verse _____ ).
5. What did this healing cause the people to be? ____________________________________________________
6. What did they say to each other? ______________________________________________________________
7. How did Jesus order the evil spirits? ____________________________________________________________
8. What happened when Jesus ordered the evil spirits? _______________________________________________
(For further study please see Mark 1:21-28)
Another great triumph of our Lord Jesus over unclean spirits is found in St. LUKE 8:26-36: “Legion.”
9. What was wrong with the man? _______________________________________________________________
10. What clothes did he wear for a long time? _______________________________________________________
11. Where did he live? _________________________________________________________________________
12. What did he do when he saw Jesus? ___________________________________________________________
13. Who did he call Jesus? _____________________________________________________________________
14. What did he beg Jesus not to do? _____________________________________________________________
15. What did Jesus command the evil spirit to do? __________________________________________________
16. “Many_________________________ it had ________________________him” (Verse _____).
17. Where was the man chained? _______________________________________________________________
18. What did the man do to the chains? __________________________________________________________
19. Who used to drive him? ___________________________________________________________________
20. Where was he driven into? _________________________________________________________________
21. What was the man’s name? ________________________________________________________________
22. Why was he called that name? ______________________________________________________________
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23. When the devils were cast out of the man, where did they go? _____________________________________
24. What did the herd do then? ________________________________________________________________
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25. What did those who were tending the pigs do? _________________________________________________
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26. And the people______________________________ what _________________________ . When they came
_____________________ they found ______________________ from whom________________________
Had________________________sitting_______________________________________________________
and in__________________________________ and they were_________________. (Verse ______).
27. Verse 36 tells us “how the demon possessed man had ____________________________________.”
Matthew 8:28-34 tells us there were two men possessed living in the tombs; they were exceeding fierce – so much so that people were frightened to go near them. Mark 5:1-20 records that Legion was night and day crying and cutting himself. His physical body was in a real mess because of the influence of evil spirits – unclean spirits. But at the Word and command of Jesus the man’s life was completely changed. He became a living testimony of the Gospel and “began to proclaim in Decapolis all that Jesus had done for him: and all marveled.” (Mark
5:20).
Because this Lesson has been on two instances in the ministry of Jesus where unclean spirits possessed people, let not the reader think that every case of sickness and disease is the result of spirits. We must be wise and discerning in our judging of “reasons” for physical afflictions and must at all times seek to walk close to the Master Himself, Jesus Christ. A word of advice would be: DON’T stir up troubles that you are unable to handle! If in doubt, consult your minister, elders or mature men of God for further instructions. Walk continually under the protection of Jesus’ blood; otherwise Satan will make a mockery of you and frustrate and defeat you. This brings no glory to God.
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