Reading from The Gospel According Mark 1:21-28 (NLT) ~Jesus Casts Out an Evil Spirit~ Scripture reading followed by discussion. Access to walk in the authority of Christ is only by surrender to Christ, its not about you. Jesus message of Good news spoken in authority. Sometimes people do not receive or recognize the power and authority of God, the enemy uses that as a tactic against people. Identity, power, and authority is found in surrender to God in the name of Jesus.