Luke 8: 26-33
26 Then they sailed to the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. 27 When Jesus
had stepped out on land, there met him a man from the city who had demons. For a long time he
had worn no clothes, and he had not lived in a house but among the tombs. 28 When he saw
Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him and said with a loud voice, “What have you to do
with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me.” 29 For he had
commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many a time it had seized him. He
was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, but he would break the bonds and be
driven by the demon into the desert.)
30 Jesus then asked him, “What is your name?” And he said, “Legion,” for many demons had
entered him. 31 And they begged him not to command them to depart into the abyss. 32 Now a
large herd of pigs was feeding there on the hillside, and they begged him to let them enter these.
So he gave them permission. 33 Then the demons came out of the man and entered the pigs, and
the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.
Luke 8: 34-39
34 When the herdsmen saw what had happened, they fled and told it in the city and in the
country. 35 Then people went out to see what had happened, and they came to Jesus and found
the man from whom the demons had gone, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right
mind, and they were afraid. 36 And those who had seen it told them how the demon-
possessed man had been healed. 37 Then all the people of the surrounding country of the
Gerasenes asked him to depart from them, for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the
boat and returned. 38 The man from whom the demons had gone begged that he might be with
him, but Jesus sent him away, saying, 39 “Return to your home, and declare how much God has
done for you.” And he went away, proclaiming throughout the whole city how much Jesus had
done for him.

1. The enemy seeks to completely control and destroy our lives
2.  Jesus offers love and displays power over demonic forces
3. Jesus Restores and Calls us to go