Sermons on Luke 4:31-34:

His Word Possessed Authority

Contributed by James Snyder on Mar 26, 2013

God's word is not dormant but alive and powerful to the pulling down of strongholds in our life.

We live in a power-hungry culture. Whether it is religious, political, business, sports or entertainment people are hungry for power at whatever cost. The definition of power… A: general (1): ability to act or produce an effect (2): ability to get extra-base hits (like a power hitter) (3): ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:31-44

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Jesus Heals A Man With An Unclean Demon Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Mar 31, 2013

In this sermon we examine Jesus' authority and various responses to his authority.

Scripture Luke began writing about the public ministry of Jesus when Jesus was in the region of Galilee. The basic question that Luke asked and answered is: “Who is Jesus?” Luke first gave us a summary of Jesus’ ministry in Galilee (4:14-15). Next, he gave us an example of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:31-37

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

If Jesus Isn't In Church You Go Home With Your Demons

Contributed by Aaron Holbrough on Feb 12, 2013

We need to domesticate the word Demon to imply anything that desires to negatively control and influence us. Once we do that, so much of what Jesus does become incredibly applicable to us.

Did you happen to bring a demon to church on Sunday or maybe just sit beside one? Hard to tell isn’t it, Botox is really screwing up my ability to spot them in a crowd. In Luke 4:31 we find Jesus is teaching in a Synagogue, and at some point a man interrupts and an evil spirit speaks to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:31-45

Denomination: Mennonite

Can A Christian Be Demon Possessed?

Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jun 7, 2012

The question came up the other day by someone..."can a Christian be possessed by a demon? Before I answer that lets look at what it means to be possessed. All through history of mankind demons have been very active through a human. During the time Jesus

Can a Christian be demon possessed? Luke 4:33 And in the synagogue there was a man, which had a spirit of an unclean devil, and cried out with a loud voice, 34 Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:33-34

Denomination: Baptist

Take Your Faith Into The Voting Booth Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 29, 2020

We must this November take our faith into the voting booth, and avoid supporting people who would enfeeble the Christian conscience.

Tuesday of the 22nd Week in Course 2020 There are two species of spirit, pneuma in the Greek, and we see the first, the holy variety, in St. Paul’s letter to the Corinthians today. Here in chapter 2, Paul has just written about the reward of the just, which we long for: “But, as it is written, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:31-37, 1 Corinthians 2:10-16

Denomination: Catholic

Lord, Bring Your Day To Dawn On Us Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 1, 2019

In pretty much every age of the Church, things have looked so challenging that Catholics have prayed to God to make the Day of the Lord dawn.

Tuesday of 22nd Week in Course 2019 St. Gregory the Great Early Christians knew themselves to be the heirs of the promise God made to the people of Israel, and they looked forward to “the day of the Lord” in which God would act to redeem His people and make every thing that is wrong to be right. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:31-37, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Denomination: Catholic

Jesus' Authority Over Demons (Parts 1 & 2) Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Feb 12, 2021

This is a two-part sermon of the exposition of Luke 4:31:-37.

Grace Community Church Winchester, VA www.gracecommunity.com Watch these messages on our YouTube Channel: Part 1: https://youtu.be/pa9EOmyGiUU Part 2: https://youtu.be/B1nSk9KLkCs Introduction One of the greatest deceptions of our day is that Satan and his minions are not actively working in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:31-37, 2 Corinthians 11:14, 1 Timothy 4:1, Romans 1:6, James 3:13-16, Luke 8:28, 1 Corinthians 6:17, 2 Corinthians 12:7, Mark 9:22, Acts 19:15, Matthew 10:1, Mark 16:17  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Brethren

Jesus' Authority Over Sickness Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Feb 24, 2021

Does God still heal people today? Why do we read about so many healings in the Gospels but it seems that people aren't healed very much today? Is it because we lack the faith?

Grace Community Church Winchester, VA www.gracecommunity.com Watch this sermon on our youtube channel: https://youtu.be/4SDSKxp_K9k According to the World Health Organization, there are over 20,000 diagnoses of diseases. Someone may ask, if God exists and He is a loving God, why allow all these ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:31-44

Denomination: Brethren

Demonic Possession And Jesus Series

Contributed by Scott Maze on Jun 9, 2021

Every person who has not experienced conversion is under the power and sway of Satan. Jesus owns Christians; Satan doesn’t own Christians. Satan cannot own the body and mind of a Christian, but he can influence you.

Last week we kicked off the series about examining Jesus’ words, or His teaching. Today, we observe His works, or His deeds. Sit in the synagogue with Jesus. Watch the works of Jesus together with fresh eyes. Come with me and see a day in the life of Jesus: Today’s Scripture And he went down to ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:31-44

Denomination: Baptist

Jesus Spoke With Authority

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Feb 7, 2022

The modern mind doesn't like to submit to authority, but if you don't recognize Jesus's authority, you don't recognize Jesus.

Three weeks ago we left off of our series on the early ministry of Jesus as he was walking out of his home town, Nazareth, very much alone, having been violently rejected by the people of the synagogue where he grew up. What a tragic story. We don’t know that he ever went back. If you missed ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:31-37

Devoted To Good Works

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Feb 7, 2022

If we follow Jesus, he will call us to service of others

I am endlessly fascinated by Jesus Christ. I have been seriously studying the New Testament for more than 4 decades, and I am still coming to new appreciations of the life he lived. Over and over again, as I come to understand what we have written about him, I am stretched as I see how he ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:31-37, Ephesians 2:10, Matthew 5:16, 1 Timothy 6:18, Hebrews 10:24, Hebrews 13:16  (view more)  (view less)

Casting Out The Demons Of The Enlightenment Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Aug 29, 2021

How "modern" evil triumphs so often, and how Jesus Christ defeats it in our day.

Tuesday of 22nd week in Course When the prince of this world, defeated on Calvary, began the rear-guard action to destroy as many humans as possible before Jesus’s final return and triumph, he relied on the obvious means. Stir up dissent in the Church so the Church turns away from her mission. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:31-37, Psalm 27:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Denomination: Catholic

Encountering Power Series

Contributed by Dr. Jonathan Vorce on Jan 6, 2023

What happens when we encounter the Power of God?

Introduction • Expound on the text. • Power-filled ministries are so needed today. I. Luke 4:32 And they were astonished at his doctrine: for his word was with power. A. a lot is going on in Luke Chapter 4. 1. V. 1 – Jesus was led of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-5, Luke 4:1-44, 1 Kings 8:1-11, Acts 3:1-8

Denomination: Church Of God

Luke 4:31-41 - What Authority Really Looks Like

Contributed by Carl Willis on Apr 12, 2024

The authority of Jesus teaching caused the demons to reveal themselves in protest. The authority of Jesus' command causes sickness to immediately cease. How does that same authority operate in the lives of believers today?

Today we're going to deal with two topics that can be somewhat controversial within the church: the demonic and healing. We're going to dive into the Word of God, lay some proper foundation today, and let's pray first because that's where we need to go. Father, we come before You. ...read more

Scripture: Luke 4:31-41

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Persecuted: Why? Series

Contributed by Richard Tow on May 1, 2023

The Beatitudes are a beautiful picture of the character of Christ and of consecrated Christians. Why would such a lifestyle depicted in the first seven beatitudes provoke persecution rather than admiration and esteem?

Intro In our study of the Beatitudes, we come to the eighth beatitude. It is recorded in Matthew 5:10: “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”i The reward declared in this final beatitude is the same as declared in the first ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:1-12, John 10:1-32, Ephesians 6:12, Proverbs 29:27, Luke 4:1-34, Ephesians 5:1-6, Acts 3:12-19, Acts 2:1-20, Acts 4:1-12, Matthew 10:32-36, 2 Corinthians 5:1-20, Mark 16:15-16, Matthew 28:11-20, Matthew 5:13-16, John 15:1-25  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Charismatic