Heaston Church

Week 7 of our Battle Grounds series, we look at how demons can impact us in physical ways but Jesus can deliver us from the impact of demons.

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:

1. Have you ever encountered someone you though might have an evil spirit? What did that look like? What are the various ways that the unclean spirit affects the young boy in these verses?

2. Have you considered that an evil spirit can have physical effects on a person?

3. If you were to see the type of physical effects in a person that you see in these verses, what might you call it?

4. According to Jesus what is the reason that disciples could not cast out this demon? (compare Mark’s version with Matthew 17:19)

5. Do you believe that a believer in Jesus can cast out a demon? What does Jesus tell the man is the key to the demon being cast out (v. 23)?

6. How did Jesus approach the casting out the demon from the young boy?

7. In v. 29 Jesus mentions “this kind” of demon. What do we learn about delivering people who have an evil spirit from this verse?

In week 6 of our Battle Grounds series, we look at how Occult practices are influenced by demons, and to participate in them is to forsake God.  DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:  1. What does “occult” mean?  2. What are some of the practices that are considered part of the occult?  3. Have you had any experiences with any of these practices (or any like them)?  4. Do you think these things are even real? Is there really any power in them?  5. In Deuteronomy 18:9-14 we are told that the things listed there are an abomination to the Lord and that God’s people must not participate in them…why?  6. We saw in Deuteronomy 32:15-18 that the occult practices are influenced by, and are worship of demons. Why would demons influence such things?  Note: If we have participated in such things, we must repent, and we may need to be prayed for if we have opened ourselves up to some kind of demonic influence.

Topics covered:

When did Satan fall?

Are there female angels?

Discussion on "sons of God" vs. "sons of Israel" in Deuteronomy 32:8-9 (along with text criticism)

Discussion of praying for those whose eyes are blinded by Satan

Discussion of how we got the books of the Bible

This week we look at John 15:1-13 in what it looks like to "Abide in Me".

Battle Grounds week 5, we see there are spiritual beings ruining over nations who influence rebellion against God... but Christ is greater.

Battle Grounds Week 4, we get introduced to other spiritual beings who have rebelled against their Creator, and begin looking at how these being interact with humanity

We continue in our Battle Grounds series and see that, we resist the devil by having a firm faith in our God.

Week two of Battle Grounds, we look at how the Devil rebelled against God, and he attempts to lead others to rebel against God.

As we begin our new series, Battle Grounds, we look at three key points this week; People either belong to God, or are under the power of Satan. Satan has power to blind the minds of non-believers to the gospel. God must extend grace to open the eyes of non-believers.

Heaston Sermon 2.27.2022, Romans 15:1-7