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Recognising our need for deliverance from evil spirits

Irrational anxieties; constant self-condemnations; suspicious thoughts; persistent ideas about impending disaster, self-harm, or suicide; heart-wrenching nightmares; hearing voices; sensing an unseen presence; feeling weighed down by some invisible heaviness; feeling choked or other unexplainable physical pains and discomforts — these are some signs of demonic oppression. We know we are...

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A prophet’s calling in God’s Kingdom

God has always sent prophets to His people, and He hasn’t stopped. The New Testament shows us that God’s house is built on the foundation of the prophets and apostles and that “prophecy is a sign not for unbelievers but for believers.” In fact, God will reveal His plans to His...

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Jesus sets mother free from condemning voices

E had been walking with God since she was a child but voices of condemnation plagued her for most of her life. After receiving some freedom after a renewal prayer six years ago, E began feeling oppressed again after giving birth and becoming a mother. Thankfully, she humbled herself to...

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Jesus frees teacher from the curse of positive thinking

E always came across as positive and joyful, but this image was not based on Christ. It was based on a worldly philosophy of positive thinking, which blinded her to reality and hindered her ability to make sound decisions. Thankfully, her Christian community helped her to see the error in...

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Have you entered your Sabbath rest?

There is a rest that goes much deeper than just physical rest. It’s God’s gift of rest for our souls. When Adam and Eve were still in the Garden of Eden, they knew God face-to-face. They did not lack anything. Their souls rested in their trust in their supreme Creator...

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Jesus frees mother from the guilt of filial piety

C exuded little joy as a Christian for 20 years, as she continued to carry many burdens from her Korean family of origin, particularly from her mother. As she sought the Holy Spirit’s counsel, He showed her the spirit of heaviness that had plagued her all her life had come...

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Should believers take personality tests?

Personality tests can give us a general snapshot of a person’s characteristics, strengths and weaknesses, and preferences. Such information can be helpful when putting teams together. Allowing it to decide our identities and our destinies, however, would be a mistake. God has never allowed anyone’s personality to define their destiny...

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Deliverance from intergenerational trauma and its emotions

Unexplainable anxiety, dread, depression, or hopelessness can sometimes be the result of inter-generational trauma. Research has shown that negative emotional patterns can be passed down through the genes of our parents, grandparents, and even great grandparents, as a result of their involvement in traumatic events, including war, persecution, slavery, bullying,...

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Jesus frees director from suppressed rage

D spent her entire life trying to make everyone around her happy without realising that it was done out of fear, rather than love. As she humbled herself to seek the Lord during a renewal prayer, the Holy Spirit led her to confess years of suppressed anger from a traumatic childhood....

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Understanding why we need to crucify our flesh

As believers, we are called to turn away from “living according to the flesh” and be led by the Spirit of God. It is by His divine power that we are able to “share God’s divine nature and escape the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire.”...

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Understanding the war for our own souls

We are called to love God with all our soul and to be careful not to lose it as a result of chasing after worldly things. The Bible shows us that this takes sound wisdom and discretion that only comes from faithfully following Jesus, “the Shepherd and Overseer of our...

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Understanding how our spirits join with God

God is Spirit and He is the Father of all spirits. When God created mankind, He gave each one of us a spirit in the image of His Spirit. In order to become the type of worshippers that God seeks, we need to understand what it means to worship Him...

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Jesus frees mother of long-held stronghold of feeling unwanted

A had studied the Bible since becoming a believer but still struggled to retain God’s Word in her heart, until she humbled herself to seek the Holy Spirit’s counsel and renewal with fellow believers. God showed her the strongholds that left her feeling unwanted and the lies that had held...