Understanding Deliverance
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole
armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle
not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of
the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Wherefore take unto
you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having
done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on
the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of
peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the
fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit,
which is the word of God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and
watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; And for me, that
utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the
mystery of the gospel, For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak
boldly, as I ought to speak.
Put on the whole armour of God!

Ephesians 6:10-20
The most powerful weapon we can use against the devil
and his cohorts is the sword, which is the
Word of God!
We believe that deliverance is key to going higher in
what God has for each and every one of us.
First and foremost, we must understand one thing in order to understand
deliverance. Demons are real and they have a certain level of power if you are
not equipped by the Spirit of God.

No demon can defeat a Christian because they cannot defeat the power of Jesus
Christ, but they will try their hardest to accomplish the task. The only way a
Christian can allow a demon to take control is if their is sin in their life and if they
allow the devil to have control over them. That is why we stress the importance of
finding a bible preaching and believing church to have as a covering. Being a part
of
a ministry that is walking upright can be essential to one's spiritual growth.

Contrary to popular belief, the Early church was accustomed to deliverance as
well as our great teacher, Jesus Christ ( Read the Gospels and the Book of Acts).
When looking at the Bible, you can read about His awesome deliverance ministry.
He gave sight to the blind, made the women with the issue of blood whole again,
and cleanse the lepers.  The miracles performed were enumerable. Jesus
healed, saved and delivered and He has given that same power to His church.
Through the anointing power of the Holy Spirit, the church should be equipped to
deal with the forces of evil and cast down every spiritual wickedness in high
places.

Many churches today shy away from deliverance or view it as something
negative, when it is completely the opposite. Jesus Himself said that He came
that we might have life and have it more abundantly. (John 10:10)
How can we have life if we are in bondage?


To understand deliverance and why it is necessary,
we have outlined a few key points:

God is the one who delivers

God uses His vessels (Christians) to aid in the process of deliverance

The devil is defeated by the precious blood of Jesus Christ

We must have faith that God will deliver us
Without the shedding of Jesus' blood, there would be no remission for sins
and no power over Satan. Christ died on the cross for our sins. Through His
death, burial and resurrection, He stripped the keys of death and hell from
Satan that death would have no dominion over those who love Christ.

Christ said that He "will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven:
and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and
whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven." (Matthew
10:19) He also said "Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and
scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any
means hurt you." (Luke 10:19)
Know that as Christians, we can overcome any situation with Christ but we
must have faith. "And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for
verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say
unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and
nothing shall be impossible unto you." (Matthew 17:20)

Deliverance is serious business and if you are seeking to be delivered from
something, be mindful of who you are seeking to bring you through a
deliverance. Not everyone is anointed to carry out this awesome task. God
choses whom He desires to anoint for a deliverance ministry.  At Greater Life,
God has anointed the Apostle with a deliverance ministry and many souls
have been made free through the awesome power of the Holy Spirit

Ye shall know them by the fruits they bear.

"Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but
inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men
gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth
forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.  A good tree cannot
bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree
that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them. Not every one that saith unto
me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the
will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord,
Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out
devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess
unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."

Matthew 17: 15-23


To contact our Apostle and learn more about deliverance, email:
boston@greaterlifedeliveranceministries.org