Invisible Enemies
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Throughout the years, I have ministered to thousands of hurting people who had demons residing within. To this day, I am still moved to tears when a captive is liberated. There are few joys that equal seeing the smiles and laughter of those who know the power of shameful bondages has been broken in their lives and they have been set free.
Time to Pray
It is my hope and prayer that this book has inspired you to become a liberated liberator. If so, I encourage you to embrace that challenge by reciting this closing prayer of commitment:
Father God, I want to participate in Your will as it is accomplished on earth as it is in heaven. The souls and bodies of mankind are designed to be Your habitation in the Holy Spirit. Too many people are tormented by uninvited and invisible wicked spirits. For Your will to be done, those demons must be displaced by the majestic presence of Your only begotten Son.
Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit and in the authority of the Word of God, I commit myself to follow Jesus’ command. With Your help and by Your power, it is my intention to expel evil spirits from people’s lives. Lord, I ask for You to anoint me for my appointed destiny of setting the captives free. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
The ministers on this list are experienced in deliverance ministry. Their styles are based upon the way the Holy Spirit has led as their ministry processes and techniques matured. In some instances, their methods will differ with those presented in this book. The variations are in keeping with the biblical concept that every believer has a unique calling.
Alabama
Susan Bowman
The Pool Ministries
P.O. Box 40507
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
www.thepoolministries.org
California
Shelby and Sandi Rogers
Davis, California
530-758-0893
sandi_rogers@sbcglobal.net
Florida
Jim Croft
Boca Raton, Florida
561-703-7829
jcm888@comcast.net
www.thoughtsfromjim.com
James Bethea
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
kimo@spirit-and-life.org
www.spirit-and-life.org
Dave and Linda Ward
Delray Beach, Florida
Shepherdea@bellsouth.net
Seby Matacena
Miami, Florida
305-316-8696
smatacena@gmail.com
William Bender
Tampa, Florida
info@AnothenLife.org
www.AnothenLife.org
www.LinkedIn.com/in/billbender
Georgia
Jim Hodgin
Conyers, Georgia
770-841-8967
hodginhotel@juno.com
Missouri
Dick and Donna Sorenson
Church on the Rock
5110 Brookhart Drive
Harrisonville, MO 64701
www.rockharrisonville.com
816-380-2428
North Carolina
Janice Maynor and Juanita Frierson
Teshuwah Ministries
Outreach of Cornerstone Fellowship
P.O. Box 456
Pineville, NC 28134
Church: 704-889-4673
Cell: 704-962-5251
teshuwah@carolina.rr.com
Derek Prince Ministries
Charlotte, North Carolina
704-357-3556
www.derekprince.com
Index
Adam, 58, 59, 60, 61, 180, 182, 195
adultery, 33, 85, 105, 166
spiritual adultery, 81, 86, 89–92, 93, 106
Alexander the Great, 57
angels
evil/fallen angels, 51–52, 54–55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60
angels of God, 48, 53, 56, 57, 58
antichrist, 131, 204
antichrist, spirits of, 209–10
battle offensives against, 216–17
diagnosing of, 215–16
effects of exposure to, 211
in the United States, 210, 211
vast number and types of, 210–11
See also Islam, antichrist spirit of; vampirism, antichrist spirit of
Antiquities of the Jews (Josephus), 77
Aratus, 130–31
astrology, 88, 89–90
Athens, 130
Balaam, 126–27
Balak, 126–27
baptism, 169
baptismal vows, 164–65
in the Holy Spirit, 36, 45
infant baptism, 165
by water, 65, 68, 113, 135, 137–39, 185
Basham, Don, 55
Becky, testimony and liberation of, 156–57
Body of Christ, the, 187
biblical practices for, 135
and revelation, 129–30
Campus Crusade for Christ, 44
chaff. See ministry chaff, areas of
communion. See Lord’s Supper, the
Coptic Christians, 212
Christian homes and families
demonic attacks on, 195
expelling of demonic home wreckers, 200
skewed perspectives concerning spiritual and home life, 196–97
solutions for problems and hardships in family life, 199–200
ways in which demons create family disharmony, 197–98
Christianity, 140, 184, 209, 212
mockery of, 213–14
Christians, 63–64, 100, 129, 130, 132, 168
and biblical protocol regarding evangelization of, 68
Coptic Christians, 212
deception of, 118
denial of the power of grace by, 204–5
divorce rate among, 165
and facing the pressures of antichrist spirits, 210
and fleeing from idolatry (the Christians of Ephesus), 95–96
susceptibility of to demons (demonic infestation), 67–68, 69–70
Croft, Holly, 23–24
evil spirits as the cause of illness in, 24–25
expulsion of demons from, 25–26
health issues of, 24
stubbornness of, 24, 26
Croft, Jim, 24, 25, 119–21, 161
affliction of by evil spirits, 32–34, 40, 47–49
calling of as a “Bible teacher,” 37–38
childhood of, 64–65, 154–55
confidence of in God’s love, 48
deliverance of from specific evil spirits, 39–40
fasting of, 47
friendship with Derek Prince, 46
hallucinations of, 47, 48–49
influence of Derek Prince on, 43, 44
insecurities of, 47
intolerance/hatred of his parents by, 66, 67
introduction of to the topic of demons, 29–31
and the Lord’s voice, 149–50
ministry of, 46
rebaptism of, 47
rebellion of, 32, 67
supernatural encounter of with the Spirit of God, 65–66
thankfulness of, 40–41
use of tobacco by, 150–51, 152–53
vision of the Arabian horse and the Trainer, 151–52
and the weight of God’s pleasure and divine responsibility, 227–28
Croft, Kari, 23, 24
Croft, Prudence, 23, 24, 25, 35, 41, 161
abuse of, 43
shyness of, 43
Croft, Rachel, 35
Croft, Sharon, 23, 24
cross, the, as symbol of the sacrificial death of Christ, 214
culture
American, 79
Jewish, 79
curanderoism, 88
curses, 88–89, 92, 97, 98, 99, 101, 102, 106–7, 110, 111, 133, 159, 168, 169, 216, 221, 222
fear of witchcraft curses, 126–27
generational curses, 126–27
See also denouncements; occult practices, and resultant curses
Daniel, and the prince of Persia, 56–57
Darrell, deliverance of f
rom obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), 189–91
David, 76
Deliver Us from Evil (Basham), 55
deliverance, 15, 63, 71–73, 148, 202
absolutes and variables concerning, 118–20
“backtracking” technique used in, 155–56
deliverance from iniquity, 206–7
deliverance from sexual perversion, 184–85
deliverance of those with mental conditions, 188–89
deliverance of those with physical conditions, 191–92
ministry of, 26–27
and the “naturally supernatural” approach to, 131–33
See also baptism, by water; deliverance ministry; Jesus, deliverance ministry of; laying on of hands; Lord’s Supper, the; prayer cloths; self-deliverance
deliverance ministry, 219, 225
ending deliverance sessions properly, 224
essential equipping for (voice inflection and body language), 219–20
preparatory information for, 221–22
process of, 224
revelatory gifts of the Spirit used in, 220–21
and spirit manifestations, 223
using words of encouragement, 222–23
demonology, 30, 32, 117
demons, 19, 67–68, 180
attacks of on humans, 21
cleverness of, 119
confusing terminology concerning “demon possession,” 71
demonic strongholds, 148–49
depiction of different types of, 52, 59
infiltration of demons through the flesh, 85–86
nature of, 60–61
origins of, 57–58
psychological characteristics of, 60–61
reason for their existence, 58–60
residence of in innocent persons, 23
“spin-off” demons, 85
and spiritual adultery, 86
as spiritual parasites, 80
types of, 80–81
types of misery produced by, 21
See also Christian homes and families, demonic attacks on; demons, and human emotions; evil spirits; occult practices, and resultant curses
demons, and human emotions
demons’ use of our emotions to access us, 81
demons’ use of envy and selfishness, 83
and facing the truth about ourselves, 84–85
the process that demons use to access us, 83–84
denouncements, 161–62
and help for “crop failures,” 168–70
Luke’s story concerning, 162–64
in parent/child relationships, 162
sample prayer concerning, 170–71
Derek Prince Ministries, 44, 45
Diana, 96
disciples, the, 15, 75
divination, 88, 127
divorce, 165, 166, 169
“dominion mandate,” the, 61–62
drunkenness, 85
duwendes, 53–54
Egypt, 212
gross domestic product (GDP) of, 212–13
literacy rate in, 213
Elisha, 102
Epimenides of Knossos, 130, 131
evangelism, 35, 68, 69
Eve, 58, 59, 60, 61, 180, 195
evil spirits, 16, 23, 103, 109, 140
intelligence of, 105
physical signs of an evil spirit leaving the body, 109
restlessness of, 105
skepticism about their existence, 51
as squatters within the bodies of believers, 124
types of in different countries, 52
See also antichrist, spirits of; demons; evil spirits, personal sightings of; infirmities, spirits of
evil spirits, personal sightings of
by Ralph (a Filipino evangelist), 53–54
by Tino (grandson of Jim Croft), 52–53
exorcists, 76–77
ancient Jewish exorcists, 76–78
Ezekiel, 129, 168
forgiveness, 95, 103, 128, 164, 170, 177
mutual forgiveness, 162, 169
prayers of forgiveness, 110–11
fornication, 46, 85, 183, 184
free will, 58, 175
freedom, in Christ, 223
freedom, from demons, initial steps to take for, 93
Step One: discipline, 93–94
Step Two: repentance, 94–95, 99
Step Three: deliverance, 95
Step Four: cleaning one’s house of occult items and spirits, 95–100
Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International (FGBMFI), 31, 35
Garden of Eden, 59, 61
God, 17, 21, 57, 65–66, 70, 127, 159, 161, 176, 195, 196, 199–200
affection of, 154
army of, 209–10
dwelling place of, 56
forgiveness of, 95, 103
goodness and mercy of, 58
grace of, 40, 133, 192, 204–5
involvement of with His creation, 58–59
jealousy of, 95, 168
justice of, 58
love of for us that covers our sins, 168–69
nature of, 149
omniscience of, 154
Satan’s hatred of, 108
will of, 107, 167
Gospel in the Stars, The (Seiss), 89
grace, 40, 68, 100, 133, 170, 171, 192
denial of the power of, 204–5
guilt, 19, 22, 33, 94, 149, 151, 163, 184, 196, 217
heavenlies (the first, second, and third heavens), 55–56
war in the heavenlies, 56–57
High Point Southern Baptist Church, 36
Holy Spirit, the, 47, 68, 70, 104, 109, 111, 117, 177, 180, 202, 216
baptism in, 36, 45
at the Day of Pentecost, 131
gifts of, 36, 69, 220–21
help of in our healing, 156
power of, 26, 32, 141
homosexuality, 47, 85, 181–82, 184
horoscopes, 90, 106
idolatry, 79, 85, 86, 99, 111, 121, 175
cultural idolatry, 106
fleeing from, 95–96
incubi, 213, 215
infirmities, spirits of, 187–88
dealing with spirits of pain, 193–94
mental infirmities, 188–89
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), 189–91
physical infirmities, 191–92
iniquity, 201–2
deliverance from, 206–7
deliverance from (Wilbur’s story), 202–3
distinction of from sin, 203–4
Greek and Hebrew terms for, 204
iniquity-hardened hearts, 204–6
and lawlessness, 205
interpersonal relationships, problems common in, 105–6
Iran, 212
Iraq, 212
Islam, antichrist spirit of, 210, 211–13
stifling effects of Islam on economies and women, 211–12
Israel, 79
casting out of demons in, 76
under the Old Covenant, 127
Italy, 212
gross domestic product (GDP) of, 212
literacy rate in, 212
James, 70, 167
jealousy, 85
Jeremiah, 90
Jesus Christ, 77, 92, 94, 96, 103, 123, 149, 167, 168, 224, 225
accomplishment of at Calvary, 169
casting out of evil spirits by, 15, 19, 75, 118
deliverance ministry of, 78–79
healing ministry of, 187, 192
Jesus’ “41” team of exorcists, 75–76, 79
and the laying on of hands by, 140–41
as the Light of the World, 214
ownership of believers by, 17
as the Passover Lamb, 135
peaceful ministry of, 16
power of, 110
resurrection of, 23
temptation of, 47
Jesus Movement, 45, 119
Jews, 135
Job, 205
John, 129; on the spirit of error, 81
John the Baptist, 94
Josephus, Flavius, 76–77