Bible study plan

Authority and the Kingdom

Eight passages on the authority Jesus carried and the authority he handed to ordinary people.

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Eight passages on the authority Jesus carried — and the authority he handed to ordinary people. For anyone living where curses, folk religion, and spiritual fear are part of daily life, these studies point to freedom and confidence in Christ, not to techniques or formulas.

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  1. 1

    He who dwells in the shelter

    Long

    Psalm 91:1-16

  2. 2

    Jesus commands the unclean spirit

    Standard

    Mark 1:21-34

  3. 3

    The man no chain could hold

    Long

    Mark 5:1-20

  4. 4

    Authority given to the seventy-two

    Long

    Luke 10:1-20

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    “This kind comes out only by prayer”

    Long

    Mark 9:14-29

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    In my name

    Short

    John 14:12-14

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    Silver and gold I do not have

    Long

    Acts 3:1-16

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    The whole armor of God

    Standard

    Ephesians 6:10-18

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