Deliverance or Bondage? (Pt.1) An Introduction – Paul M. Williams

An Introduction to Deliverance Ministry There exists today a growing movement that is making vast inroads into the lives of many who profess faith in Jesus. This movement goes by the name of "Deliverance Ministry" and is prevalent most, within Pentecostal and Charismatic circles. Proponents of this movement take for their modus operandi, isolated incidents recorded in the Gospels – like the woman with the spirit of infirmity, and the mute man possessed with a devil – to build a case for this being a normative experience in the life of every Christian. Those holding to this teaching believe that the majority of sin, sickness, and disease in the life of a believer is a result of them having demons. Want to get free from your toothache? Cast out the demon of toothache! Suffering from long-term depression? You need deliverance…get the demon of migraine cast out of you and you'll be right as rain! Struggling with lust? I discern that you have a demon of lust and if you ever want to stand a fighting chance of being free from that sin, you need that demon casting out! If this movement was relegated to a few hundred people, one might readily write it off as some crazy fringe movement.  However, a quick search on YouTube reveals this not to be the case.  Videos abound on deliverance with hundreds of thousands of hits per video.    In this first teaching part, we seek to bring a basic overview of the deliverance ministry and introduce some of its founding fathers.   Download teaching notes (pdf) https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bethesdashalom/1_An_Introduction_to_Deliverance_Ministry.pdf