The healing POWER of Jesus (prayer, deliverance, spiritual warfare)

Do you want to be healed—and what does it mean to contend for healing and deliverance in Jesus’ name?In this episode of The Fifth Gospel Podcast, the Sam Edwards and Anthony Serino explore how Christians should approach sickness, miracles, spiritual oppression and freedom through the authority of Jesus Christ. Beginning with Jesus’ question at the Pool of Bethesda—“Do you want to be healed?”—they examine how sickness can become connected to identity, belief systems and cycles of secondary gain.Pastor Sam shares his ongoing experience with type 1 diabetes and explains how he continues contending for healing without turning faith into a formula. The conversation addresses why healing may not happen when or how we expect, the different ways God can heal, and how hardship can mature our faith and bring relational or internal restoration.They explore biblical deliverance, demonic oppression and what it truly means to pray “in Jesus’ name.” They discuss consecration, repentance, forgiveness, spiritual authority and discipleship while warning against paywalled deliverance, demon-focused content and the tendency to over-spiritualize every emotional or mental struggle.This episode offers a balanced, Jesus-centered conversation about physical healing, inner transformation and spiritual freedom—without fear, formulas or obsession with darkness.If this conversation encouraged you, subscribe for more biblical discussions about healing, deliverance, discipleship, spiritual warfare and following Jesus in everyday life.Timestamps00:00 Do You Want to Be Healed?04:06 Why Healing May Be Delayed09:02 Three Ways God Heals13:37 Sam’s Type 1 Diabetes Story18:18 What It Means to Contend20:45 Declarations Versus Deeper Roots24:20 Jesus at the Pool of Bethesda27:50 When Sickness Becomes Your Identity34:40 Understanding Secondary Gain37:19 Conducting an Internal Audit41:42 The Truth About Deliverance41:54 Should Deliverance Be Paywalled?43:01 What “In Jesus’ Name” Means46:45 Consecration and Spiritual Authority52:02 Deliverance Must Lead to Discipleship58:52 Identity Over Demon Hunting01:09:47 Recognizing Demonic Oppression01:14:18 When Therapy Isn’t Enough01:20:41 Unforgiveness and Spiritual Agreement01:28:18 A Framework for Self-Deliverance01:31:25 Repentance and Closing Occult Doors01:35:26 Casting Out Demons With Authority01:39:43 Manifestations and Fear Tactics01:43:46 Jesus Is Sufficient01:46:32 Prayer for Healing and Freedom