When you become born again, allow the Holy Spirit to transform you into the person the Jesus wants to be. When we submit to the Holy Spirit and to the Word of God we will reflect the Glory of God in our lives and draw others to Jesus.

Requirements for Keeping Your Deliverance

1. Every area of the believer’s life must be yielded to the Lordship of Christ.

John 1:11-12: He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

Matthew 7:21-23: 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. 22 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?23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

2. The Believer must continue to be filled with the Holy Spirit

Ephesians 5:18: And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Romans 8:13: For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

3. Line your life up to the Word of God

Luke 11:13: If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

Matt 4:4: But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Matt 4:7,11: Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 11 Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

Ephesians 6:17: And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God

4. Put on the Whole Armor of God

Ephesians 6:10-18 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.5. Renew your mind through the Word 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 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. 13 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. 14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

Romans 12:1-2: I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

2 Cor 10:3-5 or though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)5Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

Romans 8:5-7 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

Col 3:1-2: If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. 2 Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.

5. Always pray in the Spirit

Romans 8:26-27 Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. 27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

1 Corinthians 14:2 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

1 Cor 14:14,15: For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful. 15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

6. Be in an attitude of praise daily

Isaiah 61:3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

Isaiah 60:18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise.

Hebrews 13:15 By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

7. Cultivate relationships that are Godly

Matthew 18:15-20 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. 16 But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. 17 And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican. 18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
1John 1:7:But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

1 John 2:9-11 He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. 10 He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. 11 But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.

8. Cultivate a faith that is dynamic and strong

Romans 10:17 So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Mark 4:24 And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given.

Luke 8:18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.

9. Speak the Word of God daily (out loud)

Heb 3:1 Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;

Heb 4:14 Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

Heb 10:23 Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

10. Make obedience to the Lord a top priority of your Christian walk. If you fail confess to Jesus and ask Him to make you stronger.

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Don’t fall under condemnation but stay under the conviction of the Holy Ghost

11. Jesus Christ has to be the center of your life

John 12:31-32 Now is the judgment of this world: now shall the prince of this world be cast out. And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me.

12. Crucify the flesh, resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Romans 6:6 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

Romans 6:11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

13. Avoid bad influences in your life, especially those from the past.

James 4:4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

The Bible, in the New Testament, shows Jesus casting out demons. If Jesus cast out demons then there is nothing wrong with Christians in the New Testament Church casting out demons. We are supposed to imitate the ministry of Jesus Christ as He was and is our example. There is nothing wrong with having your favorite Bible teacher, Pastor or Bishop, however, Jesus is the One that we are supposed to ultimately follow.

Not only was Jesus able to cast out demons but so were his disciples.

The following scripture show that power of Jesus and His ability to cast out demons and that the demons were ALWAYS subject to Him. But the Bible shows that they were also subject to the disciples.

Matthew 8:16 …they brought to Him [Jesus] many who were demon-possessed. And He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick

Mark 1:23-27 Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, saying, “Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are — the Holy One of God!” But Jesus rebuked him, saying, “Be quiet, and come out of him!” And when the unclean spirit had convulsed him and cried out with a loud voice, he came out of him. Then they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, “What is this? What new doctrine is this? For with authority He [Jesus] commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him.”

Matthew 8:28-33 When He [Jesus] had come to the other side, to the country of the Gergesenes, there met Him two demon-possessed men, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one could pass that way. And suddenly they cried out, saying, “What have we to do with You, Jesus, You Son of God? Have You come here to torment us before the time?” Now a good way off from them there was a herd of many swine feeding. So the demons begged Him, saying, “If You cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine.” And He said to them, “Go.” So when they had come out, they went into the herd of swine. And suddenly the whole herd of swine ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and perished in the water. Then those who kept them fled; and they went away into the city and told everything, including what had happened to the demon-possessed men.

Mark 3:15,16 Then He [Jesus] appointed twelve, that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach, and to have power to heal sicknesses and to cast out demons:

Matthew 10:1 And when He [Jesus] had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.

Mark 6:7 And He [Jesus] called the twelve to Himself, and began to send them out two by two, and gave them power over unclean spirits.

The Body of Christ should always incorporate the full gospel in their ministry to the saints.

How to know the Character of Demons

Before a Christian or minister starts to cast out demons, there must be some type of knowledge of the demons’ character and how demons act. Demons will go in the name of Jesus whether we know about there character or not, however, a Christian should know by the word of God, the correct way to get the victory over the power of Satan.  Listed here are 5 characteristics of demons.

1. They are known to harass:

Christians have been known to report that they are being “harassed by demons”. Demons are sent by Satan for the sole purpose of “killing, stealing and destroying a Christian’s life. Satan is already destroying a Non- Christian’s life so there is no fight there. The warfare is against a Christian because the enemy knows that a Christian belongs to Jesus.

The Bible says in Ephesians 6:12: For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” (Ephesians 6:12)

2. They produce spiritual slaves:

The Bible says we did not receive the spirit of bondage to fear in Romans 8:15.
So as Christians must stand against the Devil when he tries us to capture us in bondage. There are many bondages that a Christian can be captured by. A few of them are: cigarettes, alcohol, drugs (even prescription drugs), gossip and slander, lying, viewing pornography and other things that may cause a Christian to act compulsively.

3. They will tempt and seduce

The Bible says in James 1:14-15: That a person is tempted when they are drawn away by their desires and enticed (or tempted). Then when desire has conceived, it bringeth forth sin and sin when full grown will bring forth death. (James 1:14-15).

The crucifixion or putting to death of the flesh is the job of each and every Christian. The Christian can allow the door to be open by yielding to temptation in their lives. For example, if the Lord gives you the victory over smoking cigarettes, you must be able to rise up against the temptation to smoke (especially after a meal). This is accomplished by speaking to the temptation in the name of Jesus and saying to the actual thought “I bind you in the name of Jesus and you will not make me smoke in Jesus name.”

4. They are the masters of deception

The Bible also states that many Christian in the latter times will depart from the faith and give heed to spirits of deception and doctrines of devils, speaking lies in hypocrisy, having their own conscience seared with a hot iron. (1 Timothy 4:1-2).

A Christian has to learn to protect the thoughts that come into the mind. This is a major area and breeding grounds for deception to grow and flourish. The protection of the mind is done by using the Word of God. Scriptures must be learned so that the Christian can speak the scriptures that apply to a situation. For example, if there is fear, the Christian will look up scriptures that apply to fear and just began to pray those scriptures out loud.

5. Demons are tormentors

Christians must seek to be filled with the power, love and a sound mind according to (2 Timothy 1:7). There are many Christians that have reported being fearful. Some are fearful of the dark, fear of being alone, fear of people, and fear of speaking. These types of fear can bring measures of torment in a Christian’s life. This type of fear is not normal and is a spirit. The Bible calls fear a spirit. We must tackle spiritual things by the spirit and not by medication or therapy. The only way for complete sustained victory is through the Word of God and the speaking authority of the Word.

Beware of the spirit of Haughtiness and Pride

Pride goeth before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall…” Proverbs 16:18

Lucifer became so filled with pride and said: “I will be like the most High” in Isaiah 14:14. Lucifer fell from on of the most beautiful of the Lord’s angels to the lowest pit of Hell.

The spirit of haughtiness and pride would like to keep us from becoming the new creations in Christ that the Lord intended us to be. We must submit ourselves to the Lord in order for Him to be able to make us into the person that He intended us to be.

Believers in the Lord Jesus Christ can not do things our way in a proud, self-made, person of the world sort of way. Once that we receive the Lord as our Saviour we must submit ourselves to Him everyday. When we concentrate on “I” then that would leave us depending on ourselves rather than depending on the Lord.

We should not be deceived by the appearance of success of a person. In many cases, behind this outer impression there may be a history of drugs, alcohol, broken relationships, health problems and other maladies. This is all because there is not true success apart from being in the will of God.

A Christian must know that our own righteousness is as filthy rags according to the Word of God. Additionally we must know that we can do nothing unless we are strengthened and anointed by the Spirit of the Living God. Jesus said in the Word of God that He was meek and lowly of heart. Those words did not mean that He was weak. Jesus knew how to drive the moneychangers out of the temple and He never lost in any of His discussions with the Pharisees.

We must say like Jesus said in John 5:30: that “I can of myself do nothing.. I seek not my own will but the will of the Father that sent me”.

Obedience to God is the believer’s duty

1. Obeying the Lord:

A. Obedience to God is our duty

• Eccl 12:13: Keep His commandments: for this is the whole duty of man
• Deut:13:4: Walk after the Lord… and Keep His commandments, and obey His voice, and serve Him
• Deut 27:9,10: Thou art the people of God.. therefore obey the .. Lord
• Jer:11:7: I earnestly protested.. saying, Obey My voice
• Jn 2:5: Whatsoever He (Jesus) saith unto you, do it (See also Lk 17:10)

B. Obey wholeheartedly

• Rom:6:17: Ye have obeyed from the heart that doctrine
• Deut:26:16: The Lord hath commanded thee to do these statues .. keep and doo them with all thine heart, and all thy soul
• Psa. 119:34: I shall keep Thy law.. with my whole heart

C. Obey in all things:

• Deut. 5:32: Observe to do as the Lord… commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left
• 2 Ki. 22:2: He did that which was right in the sight of the Lord… and turned not aside to the right hand or the left (See also 2 Cor. 2:9)

2. If you love and know the Lord, you will obey Him:

• Jn 14:15, 21: If ye love Me, keep My commandments (See also vs.23)
• 1 Jn 2:3: We know we know Him, if we kkep His commandments
• 1 Jn 3:24: He that keepeth His commandments dwelleth in Himm
• 1Jn 2:4: He that saith, I know Him, and keepeth not His commandments, is a liar
• 2 Jn 6: This is love, that we walk after His commandments

3. Blessings for obeying the Lord:

• Deut. 11:26-27: I set before you.. a blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the Lord your God
• Josh 1:8: Meditate therein (the Word).. observe to do all that is written therein : then shalt thou have success

A. Souls are saved:

• Rom: 5:19: By the obedience of one shall many be made righteous
• 1 Tim 4:16: Heed the doctrine… in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee

B. Spiritual blessings:

• Exodus 19:5: If ye obey My voice.. ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto Me above all people
• Jer 7:23: Obey My voice. And I will be your God, and ye My people
• Jn 13:17: If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them
• Jn 15:10: If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in My love
• Jn 15:14: Ye ar my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you
• Acts 5:32: The Holy Ghost…given to them that obey (God)
• 1Peter 1:22: Ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth ( See also James 1:25)

C. Material Blessings:

• Deut. 28:2: All these blessings shall come on thee and overtake thee if thou shalt hearken unto the Lord
• Deut 32: 46, 47: set your hearts unto all the Words.. and through this ye shall prolong your days in the land.
• Job 36:11: If they obey and serve Him, they shall spend their days in prosperity and their years in pleasure
• Isa 1:19: If ye be willing and obedient , ye shall eat good of land
• Jer 38:20: Obey.. voice of the Lord: so it shall be well unto thee, and thy soul shall live
• Heb 11:8: Abraham, when he was called to go into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed (See also Deut 28:1-14 and Jer : 35: 18,19)

Without faith it will be impossible to please the Lord. Faith will come and increase as we read and study the Bible. Faith cannot be conjured up. Moreover, faith must be cultivated by a relationship with the Lord through His Word.

Faith is a belief in the unseen

• 2 Cor 4:18: We look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen.. which are eternal..
• 2 Cor 5:7: We walk by faith, not by sight
• Heb 11:27: By faith he…. endured, as seeing Him Who is invisible

Faith is important and real

• Heb 11:1: Faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen

We are saved by Faith

• Jn 3:16: Whosoever believeth in Him (Jesus) should have everlasting life
• Jn 3:36: He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life
• Lk 7:47-50: Thy sins are forgiven. They faith hath save thee
• Acts 10:43b: Whoever believeth in Him… receive remission of sins
• Acts 16:31: Believe on… Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved
• Rom 5:1: Being justified by faith , we have peace with God
• Gal 3:26: Ye are all children of God by faith in Christ Jesus
• Eph 2:8-9: For by grace are ye saved through faith

We must live by faith

• Gal 2:20: Life which I live, I live by the faith of (Jesus)
• Heb: 10:38a: The just shall live by faith
• 1 John 5:4: This is the victory that overcometh the world, even our
  faith

We cannot please God without faith

• Heb 11:6: Without faith it is impossible to please Him (God)
• Rom. 14:23b: Whatsoever is not of faith is sin

Faith gives us strength to keep moving in the Lord

• Psa 27:13: I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living
• Rom 11:20a: Thou standest by faith
• 2 Cor 4:16-18: We faint not.. while we look not at things which are seen, but at things which are not seen

The Bible says that we must “put off “the works of the flesh”.

“The night is far spent, the day is at hand, let us therefore put off the works of darkness, (Romans 13:13)

The Bible also talks about a person being ignorant to Satan’s devices. We as Christians have the Word of God as our guide and we “should not be ignorant of Satan’s devices”.

2 Cor 2:11: Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

The Word of God speaks of two types of Lives. The first type is the Natural Life or Bios. Bios makes reference to our natural and earthly life here on this earth. The Bible also referes to Zoe which refers to the resurrection or eternal life that Jesus us when we commit our lives to him.

John 14:6: Jesus said: I am the way the truth and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me.

The Word of God also talks about three types of people:

The Natural person

• He is unsaved
• Has the adamic nature
• Cannot discern spiritual things and does not want to hear them
• Everything about the natural man is opposed to the ways of God

The Carnal person

• Lives a life of the world
• Jesus is Saviour but not Lord
• Not interested in spiritual or eternal things
• Not interested in serving the Lord

2 Cor 10:4-5: For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds; 5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.

“For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envy ing, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?” 1 Cor 3:3

And last but not least.. The Sprirtual Person

• Saved but also wants Jesus as Master
• Uses this life to bring glory to the Kingdom of the Lord
• Wants to exalt Jesus and be like Him
• Has a gradual change in life to be more like Christ

“Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, and holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 2:5)

A Christian must keep their fear of the Lord.

“So will they fear the name of the Lord from the west and east. Is glory from the rising of the sun; when the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will lift a standard against Him, (Isa. 59:1).

A Christian also must know that they can be free to live in freedom. Freedom from all types of maladies such as : panic, envy, hatred, pride, self-pity addictions, bondages, oppressions, and tortures.

We must get to the root cause of these problems in the Christian’s life.

One of the main points that is associated with these maladies is what the Bible calls the flesh. We can also often know this as the “Old man”. This refers to the part of man that is the person’s flesh. The part of the person that is rebellious and wants to do its own will rather than the will of God and is open to be influenced by the Devil.

The other point is that this influence can also come from the influence of evil spirits. The demons will hook themselves to a person’s flesh and mind. When this happens, the demons must be forced to leave by the authority of the name of Jesus. Christians must know that the Devil is our enemy and does not want to be discovered. He does not have to bother the people in the world because he already has them in his control.Sometimes Christians want to try and ignore this part of the Bible and not incorporate these Biblical principals into their lives. The Bible says that “my people perish for a lack of knowledge”. Many will choose to remain tormented than to acknowledge the influence of evil spirits in their lives. Some will even blame it on all types of ideas and fallacies rather than to get right to the meat of the Bible and call it what it is.Every problem is NOT the devil. Yes, some of the Christian’s problems will come from their willfulness to sin. We as Christians must devote our lives to the Lord Jesus Christ in submission to His will and not our own.

Romans 6:6-11: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin. 7 For he that is dead is freed from sin. 8 Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him: 9 Knowing that Christ being raised from the dead dieth no more; death hath no more dominion over him. 10 For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. 11 Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Please do not try to cast our the flesh or crucify an evil spirit ! We as Bible-believing Christians must do this God’s way.

The Spiritual Authority of the Lord Jesus Christ is needed to cast out demons. The only ones that possess this authority is Bible believing Christians. The Bible shows that ALL Bible believing Christians have this authority to use the name of Jesus to cast out demons. This Spiritual Authority is exercised by a spoken command using the name of Jesus.

Jesus gave all believers an exhortation in John 20:21: Then said Jesus to them again, Peace be unto you: as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. We are sent to do the same works as Jesus in John 14:12: Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. Moreover, we were invested with this authority to do the work of the ministry in Mark 13:34: For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

Using our authority in the name of Jesus Christ is what causes the demons to move. The scriptures in Mark 1:27 says that they were amazed when they saw Jesus using authority to cast out the unclean spirits. The Bible says that the spirits obeyed the word of the Lord. In Luke 4:35 the Bible shows that Jesus was unafraid to speak the word and see the demons move and flee.

Luke 4:35-37: And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he came out of him, and hurt him not. 36 And they were all amazed, and spake among themselves, saying, What a word is this! for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits, and they come out.

Luke 10:17-19: The disciples returned to Jesus and said : “And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Behold, I give unto you power (translates to AUTHORITY) to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”

Every Bible believing Christian is seated in heavenly places with the Lord Jesus Christ and has authority in the realms of the spirit. We must recognize our position in the Lord Jesus Christ in order to be able to move in this authority. The demons don’t move because we are a Pastor, Evangelist, Bishop or Elder. The demons are subject only to the name of Jesus Christ. For this reason the smallest pew sitter is big in the kingdom of the Lord as we use His name in Spiritual Authority.

Eph 2:6: And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus

Mark 13:34: For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

We use The Name of Jesus

The disciples cast out demons through His name.

Luke 10:17-19: The disciples returned to Jesus and said : “And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.

The early church used the name of Jesus

Acts 16:18: And this did she many days. But Paul, being grieved, turned and said to the spirit, I command thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour.

We as believers are to do the same in the name of Jesus.

Mark 16:17, “these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils.”