February 01, 2026

Possession: Satan’s Goals 2

33 minutes

Welcome Graham fam! We are so glad you could watch Sunday morning online with us.

Opening:
Jesus encountered a demon-possessed man who embodied Satan’s ultimate goal: to possess living beings and bring destruction.

Scripture:

Mark 5:1-20

Matthew 12:43-45

Acts 19:13-16

Points:

Living beings!

Satan prefers to inhabit living creatures rather than places.

Demons like this legion preferred to dwell inside a human rather than a distant location.

Humans are the crown of God’s creation, so demons target them.

Destruction of life!

The demons caused extreme harm to the man, including self-inflicted injuries.

They destroyed the man’s ability to live normally, forcing him to wander and cut himself.

When Jesus freed the man, the demons caused the death of over 2,000 pigs, showing the destructive power of unchecked demonic influence.

Normalcy!

The community initially accepted the man’s condition, but when Jesus intervened, they feared the power of God.

Satan wants his evil to be normalized and unnoticed, making people indifferent to his destructive presence.

Avoid the Presence of God!

Demons operate freely when God’s presence is absent.

The power of God is the only thing that can overcome Satan and his demons.

Closing:
Satan’s ultimate goal is to possess you—whether through confusion, domination, or destruction. The story of the demon-possessed man in Mark 5 shows how deeply Satan targets human lives. Ask yourself: Who will you be possessed by? Choose God’s presence and protection over the chaos of the world

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