Bind The Strong Man First

I. EXORDIUM:

Are you using your authority and power to bind and lose?

II. AUDIENCE PROFILE:

Believers

III. OBJECTIVES:

To understand that it's the LORD JESUS that lives within us that protects us from demon possession, and a CHRISTian believer can't be possessed by another spirit because the HOLY SPIRIT is living inside of us.

IV. TEXT:

Mark 3:27 (Amplified Bible)

3:27 But no one can go into a strong man’s house and ransack his household goods right and left and seize them as plunder unless he first binds the strong man; then indeed he may [thoroughly] plunder his house.

V. THESIS:

Praise, worship and thank You very much LORD JESUS for You are greater that lives in me than He that is in this world and we have already overcame them.

1 John 4:4 (Amplified Bible)

4:4 Little children, you are of God [you belong to Him] and have [already] defeated and overcome them [the agents of the antichrist], because He Who lives in you is greater (mightier) than he who is in the world.

1 John 5:4 (Amplified Bible)

5:4 For whatever is born of God is victorious over the world; and this is the victory that conquers the world, even our faith.

VI. TITLE:

Bind the strong man first

VII. EXPLICATION:

A. Author: Mark, son of Mary of Jerusalem. Referred to as "John Mark" First name: John, Surname: Mark

B. Date written: 58 B.C. earliest of the Gospels

C. Purpose: To present Jesus of Nazareth as God's Suffering Servant, the Redeemer of the world.—Thompson Chain - Bible Book Outlines

D. Main Theme: Christ is the tireless servant of God and humanity.—Thompson Chain - Bible Book Outlines

VIII. MAIN BODY:

A. No man can enter the strong man's house and plunder his goods

"But no one can go into a strong man’s house and ransack his household goods right and left"

1 John 4:4 (Amplified Bible)

4:4 Little children, you are of God [you belong to Him] and have [already] defeated and overcome them [the agents of the antichrist], because He Who lives in you is greater (mightier) than he who is in the world.

Matthew 18:18 (Amplified Bible)

18:18 Truly I tell you, whatever you forbid and declare to be improper and unlawful on earth must be what is already forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit and declare proper and lawful on earth must be what is already permitted in heaven.

John 12:31 (Amplified Bible)

12:31 Now the judgment (crisis) of this world is coming on [sentence is now being passed on this world]. Now the ruler (evil genius, prince) of this world shall be cast out (expelled).

Unbelievers or these hypocrites have accused the LORD of binding the demon because of another demon, and the LORD will never explain Himself to unbelievers but to believers. The LORD practices what He preaches. He will never toss the WORD of GOD to dogs and pigs.

Matthew 13:13 (Amplified Bible)

13:13 This is the reason that I speak to them in parables: because having the power of seeing, they do not see; and having the power of hearing, they do not hear, nor do they grasp and understand.

Matthew 7:6 (Amplified Bible)

7:6 Do not give that which is holy (the sacred thing) to the dogs, and do not throw your pearls before hogs, lest they trample upon them with their feet and turn and tear you in pieces.

Strong man - represents the devil.

The goods - represents the body they possessed.

In a demonic possession, before you can set free the person, you must first bind the devil that is possessing him, you bind but you don't carry a conversation with the demon. You don't put on a counselling session with the demon-possessed person.

Matthew 18:18 (Amplified Bible)

18:18 Truly I tell you, whatever you forbid and declare to be improper and unlawful on earth must be what is already forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit and declare proper and lawful on earth must be what is already permitted in heaven.

B. Unless he will first bind the strong man and spoil his house

"and seize them as plunder unless he first binds the strong man; then indeed he may [thoroughly] plunder his house."

Hebrews 2:14 (Amplified Bible)

2:14 Since, therefore, [these His] children share in flesh and blood [in the physical nature of human beings], He [Himself] in a similar manner partook of the same [nature], that by [going through] death He might bring to nought and make of no effect him who had the power of death—that is, the devil—

Romans 16:20 (Amplified Bible)

16:20 And the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) be with you.

Ephesians 6:10-13 (Amplified Bible)