January 24, 2011 Evil Spirits

"Be quiet!" Jesus said sternly. "Come out of Him!"

Good Monday morning, my dear brothers and sisters, and folks, I think during the weekend the wind blew us to the real North Pole, for, folks, it is 4.4 degrees here at the "Southern(?)" Location of the North Pole. I just saw on the news pictures of snow on the beaches and that was in "South Carolina".

Let's pray today for the homeless, be it by choice or just folks without money, pray for them that they get to shelters. Also pray for people who have homes but no money to purchase fuel to heat them. Pray for our son in law, Jeff, and other plumbers, as I am sure they are working hard to fix broken pipes and/or deal with frozen water lines. Also our son Glenn, who is a property manager, deals with about 700 units in the cities of Harrisburg and York. Pray for all those who work jobs like this.

At the end of the message today, please find a Praise Report from Rob Campbell for his daughter, and please keep praying for her.

Monday and the day we pray for our leaders, our veterans, and pray for WW2 veteran Stanley Bingham. Pray also for our current military, for our police and pray please for the Detroit Police Department as someone entered one of their stations, pulled a gun and shot 4 officers, all are still alive, the shooter is not! Also pray for our firefighters, and brothers and sisters, it is cold out there and there seems to be more fires in cold weather. Also remember these fine men and women go to vehicle accidents and most of them do it for free.

The Big Trip 7-1 Evil Spirits: Luke 4:33 - In the synagogue there was a man possessed by a demon, an evil spirit. He cried out at the top of his voice. 34 "Ha! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are the Holy One of God!" 35 "Be quiet!" Jesus said sternly. "Come out of Him!" Then the demon threw the man down before them all and came out without injuring him. 36 All the people were amazed and said to each other, "What is this teaching? With authority and power He gives orders to evil spirits and they come out!" 37 And the news about Him spread throughout the surrounding area. (NIV)

Do demons still live, are they still alive in people? Do bears still go, oh never mind that saying! Yes, of course demons are still alive, and alive and well in some people. Have you ever known someone about whom you and others have said: "I think that person is demon processed."? Have you ever been to a church service where they pray for the demons to come out? I have never been to a service like that, but I have friends who have and said they have seen the demons coming out of the ones being prayed for. Folks, please do take this very, very seriously. I DO BELIEVE that there are demons and I do believe that when praying in the name of Jesus, you can pray and they will leave those who have them. I have faith in that and why do I have faith in that? Because it is in the Bible and because Jesus is still the same today as He was yesterday and He will be the same tomorrow. And He will say to the demons, "Be quiet and come out of Him." Or her, whatever the case may be.

Now for you folks who might not want to believe in this, are you picking and choosing in what is in the Bible? Are you saying that You believe in Salvation through Jesus but do not believe in this actions of Jesus? Since I have been saved, I have learned to trust Jesus and trust what is written in my Bible. And yes, I believe that creation was spoken, except for the creation of Adam, and I believe that Jesus made man from the dust of the earth and Eve from the rib of Adam, and I believe that creation was done in six days and that God rested from His work on the seventh.

So if you have demons, or you know others who have them, pray and pray and pray. God is good and He is still in control. Tomorrow and maybe for a few more days we are going to talking about healing... And yes, God still heals, He really does...

Dear Father in Heaven, I trust in You, I trust Your Son, and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and I believe in the Holy Spirit. I believe that You still drive out demons and that You still are in the healing business. Lord, please take a look at our prayer list and honor our requests in the name of Jesus according to Your will. Lord, it is Your will we pray for, as we know Your will is better than ours. Thanks be to You for your working with Jennifer Campbell, and thanks for Your healing hand on so many others that we have prayed for and thanks for healing things in our bodies before we ever know that they were happening; in other words, Lord, thanks for protecting. Lord, please heal those police officers that were shot yesterday. Lord, heal also the community. Lord, protect our leaders and heal Gabby, and protect our military and heal those who have been wounded in the line of duty. Lord, please keep blessing this line. In the name of Jesus, I pray, Amen.

Now go forth, believing in God, and trusting in Him to heal and drive out demons, trust Him to help you raise your families, and please, folks, look over the praise and prayer report that follows. And brothers and sisters, please, please share your blessings. Love ya, Pastor Dan.


Praise report! First the weather held off on Friday so that I could take Jennifer to the doctor by Hershey Medical Center. We met with a nurse practitioner that specializes on lungs and breathing at University Physician's Center behind the hospital. Jennifer failed many of her tests which is a good thing. It pinpointed the cause behind her problems. She has swelling in her vocal cords that causes her to not be able to get enough air in or out of her body. This causes her throat area to swell as well. Then while playing basketball this all goes haywire and she hyperventilates, then her legs and arms get numb. So we finally have a possible cause for her problems. An inhaler has been prescribed to use right before games and practice. There is also acid reflux which is being treated with medicine. Plus we are doing some old fashion treatments with flushing her sinuses with a salt water solution in a hot shower. But the biggest prayer request is that Jennifer needs to give up as much soda, orange juice, and chocolate as possible to help with the acid reflux. Thankfully, it appears that God has put us with the right doctor to finally help Jennifer. Thank you all so much.

Robert Campbell