Supernatural Stories – Called to Deliverance Ministry March 16, 2009
Posted by bajanpoet in Christianity, deliverance, prophetic, testimony.Tags: call of God, deliverance ministry, supernatural stories, visions
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I thought I’d continue my stories with how I got called into the deliverance ministry. As I’ve said before, I was introduced to the ministry of Drs Paul and Claire Hollis by my wife, who saw a Break Free deliverance conference that was hosted by Pastor Ferdinand Nicholls.
At this time, my wife and I were having problems … we were arguing a lot and we really were struggling to keep our marriage afloat. We actually had started to see a counselor, when I went to our annual Gospelfest’s sunset concert and was given a flier for this “Break Free” conference. I read it, but wasn’t too interested in going. She read it, and suggested that we attend. When we went, we were blown away by the teaching about open doors to the demonic into our lives, and how to get rid of that demonic infestation… and we both knew this is what we needed.
So we went to get personal ministry, and we went through the process and did the homework assigned and each had separate deliverance sessions. We were both set free from major issues in our lives – and immediately saw a more harmonious household!
The last day of the conference, Dr. Paul Hollis was scheduled to speak on “How to Stay Free” .. the premise being that the satanic forces that have been expelled will try to return, and we needed to have an understanding so that we could maintain our deliverance. We came in during the worship, and as we settled into our seats a saxophonist came out and started to play a wonderfully soulful song (I forget which one .. it was a couple years ago.)
While worshiping, I suddenly saw a vision – I was kneeling before the Throne of God, and Christ himself was tapping me on each shoulder with a long bright sword! As I became aware of the conference room again, I was in tears…. I didn’t understand it, but I knew God was calling me for something. I was crying, and the presence of the Lord came on me and I shook gently, similar to the low vibrations one would feel when touching a wire that is plugged into a power source…
After the message, Pastor Paul (which is what he’s called by his church people) asked all who felt that they were being called to the deliverance ministry to stand. I stood, along with another 100 people or so. He also asked those who felt that they were called to serve as Christian counselors (their ministry is an accredited college for Christian based psychology as well) and another large group stood. He said that he felt the Lord leading him to give an impartation, where he and his team (around twenty people) would lay hands on and prophesy over everyone who has stood up. Then it clicked! God was knighting me! He was calling me to the deliverance ministry!
The line of people who had stood up bent around the room – there was over a hundred people in that line! When I got to the front I received prophetic words confirming my call to the deliverance ministry from people I had obviously only met via that meeting. That was a great, profound experience!
I later read that Dr. Claire Hollis had received a similar vision of having a sword placed on her when she was called to the ministry as well!
Since then, I’ve gone to Tampa twice and participated in training – and I had been seeing demons routed by the name of Jesus from before this event… but this is one of the definitive moments in my life – and the start to the current ministry I am now in.
Thank you, Dale…. means a lot!
So, how does a deliverance differ from a healing?
Archie, great question!
In fact, it doesn’t differ all that much – actually the two usually go hand in hand. I would say that a deliverance is healing for the inner man, while physical healing is healing for the outer man.
Also, I have found by experience and through training that physical ailiments often have spiritual roots – and if one approaches the sickness as demonic from the outset (with the premise that God does not always have a sovreign hand in it like in Job’s case) that most of the time demonic entities are at the root and once removed the healing comes.
Thanks, Archie! I was wondering what I should post about next! lol I’m going to expand on this a bit further…. because obviously it raises the question “Why aren’t some healed?” I believe that demonic attack is at the root of a LOT of disease – but not all …. and I know personally of two cases where I have prayed and the people involved have NOT been healed, even although ministry was effective in removing some demonic entanglements – and they both have felt that God was going to remove the ailment eventually, but that they were being taught through it.
Hi, I’m new on your blog site. Annie (Calling to Deep) and I are new blog friends and she directed me to your place. I’m happy to be connecting with people who are “on the same page” and the “same frequency” as I am… I have only read this post of yours, but I know i’ll be back for more.
Blessisngs!
Lidj
Welcome to the Hand of God! Annie’s a great friend of mine – she pointed me to your blog as well! I was trying to post a comment about your latest post on your blog as well, but it somehow got lost!
The LORD really gave you something with that post…and I’m sorry that my immediate thoughts were lost on it – but I will return to it and read it and study it again!
I’m glad that you enjoyed my last post! I’m going to be very happy to see you comment here and get to know you better as well!
Hey Rob, come visit my blog when you have a chance. I have an award for you!
I need help, please pray for my immediate healing and deliverance – see my story – Please pray – I want to live…. ricco20785@aol.com
It was just before Christmas 2007 that these dark spiritual encounters began again. I lost my job earlier in the month and after such I was at home applying for jobs over the internet, I felt so alone and empty, I could not feel God’d presence but I kept praying and reading my bible. I continued to go to church where I have been for some 20 years, where I was an ordained elder and teacher as well. Then this happened, I was at home on a Saturday and I began to pray and hear voices cursing God. I became afraid, I did not know what to do, I was reading my bible and nothing made sense, I called my cousin Steve and asked him to rush over after work – he came as soon as he could. I heard this voice kept telling me that I would die.
I began to pace the floors uncontrollably and could not sleep, for days (13) I could not sleep, eventually I snaped – I told my cousin that I needed help, I told him everything about the prior 23 years especially the diagnosis. I told him that I never sought help because I trusted God to heal me. I told him that I placed all my confidence in God and I was sure that He healed me. That night as I went to bed I was awakened by something that chased me out of my house; it was a shadow like image and it had a voice. It told me that I would die for the death of Christ. It told me that the hounds of hell would eat my flesh and that I would never die. I ran through the streets at 130am with no shoes until i could run no more. I ran about two miles until I turned back towards home. I was stopped by the police at gun point and forced to the ground.
I knew they were going to kill me. They forced me to go to the hospital. When I arrived there I heard dogs growling and it was aweful, it was so loud and piercing that I fell to the ground. At that moment I realized that my life had changed. I had no mental issues prior and this was so unusal. It was like there was some evil forces controlling my life and I was powerless. After examination, I was taken to the back and given fluids and medications. They told me that they were going to put me to sleep. I asked for prayer prior to just in case I didn’t wake up. I was told by the nurse that my heart was dead – and that I had to believe God in my heart – I was paralyzed in fear. There was a bruise on my chest and back at the location of my heart I could not explain. The voices had told me earlier that I had messed around and missed salvation. I knew it was over. I prayed anyway, she administered the meds in the IV and I slow drifted away.
I woke later in the day in a bed in the hall way and was later released. I was afraid to go outside because of the dogs I heard eariler in the night but I took courage and did. I went home with my cousin who agreed to stay with me for the day. I had to complete some student exams and get them to the office. We ate I promised to get better, but I heard this voice say – every time you call the name of Jesus I will punish you. It was a long hard day – as night approached I got restless, I had these thoughts that the dogs were coming to get me – I did not understand what brought all this on me. I finished the papers and carried them to church. When I got to church, dropped off the papers and started to leave, i looked in the sanctuary and I saw gray smoke and could smell burning flesh of some sort. I ran out of the church got in the car and went home. I tried to explain it to my cousin but he didn’t believe me.
When I got home I called a Pastor friend and asked her to come over, she did and another preacher just to be with me and my cousin. As night approached I became more and more restless, I began to pace the floor like an animal under some influence that I could not explain and I could not hear or feel God’s presence. Then the pain began – pain in my stomach, chest, legs, and feet. It was faint at first but it was there. I became so out of it that my friends called 911. I went to the hospital and it started all over again. I felt so alone and misunderstood.
I heard the hounds, I saw fire, and I heard a voice tell me that all of my bones would hurt at once, i would have a heart attack, a stroke, and a seizure at once, FEAR like never before came upon me. Yet the hospital could not find any medical reason for my situation. Frustrated they put me on the psych unit and gave me all these drugs. There they tormented me more, they put me in a locked room turned up the heat and shut off the lights, i slept on the floor after I passed out. After seven days of trauma there they let me come home, they could not find any reason why I was experiencing this situation.
I came home, became isolated, and my life did not get any better – it got worse. Days became weeks, weeks became months and here we are. Anger set in, I felt betrayed, I could not believe that this could happen to me. I called every prayer line, I called every deliverance ministry, and no better.
I eventually decided to go to where God is – I went to Lakeland for prayer for the pain and got no results, I went to Detroit and got nothing, I went to California and got nothing, getting weaker and weaker and weaker, I got nothing….It wasn’t until I spoke with Peter Wagner’s ministry that they told me that I was under the influence of a witchcraft demonic attack determined to kill me. I was told that a someone made a covenant with witches to kill me and had placed a snake, spikes, pins, and spiders in and on me – the pain has become more intense. I tried to kill myself although I want to live – I have had people praying all over the world and nothing has changed for the good it only got worse.
Then I got your response and spoke to you, here I am; once a great giant in the faith, a teacher, a preacher, a respected health care professional, highly sought after for work and engagements and all of a sudden every thing seems to be on the brink of failure. As I write this email the pain is so great – I need help.
I went to the hospital and doctors some 18 times and they say there is no medical reason for why my body is acting like this even with the present diagnosis – yet it feels like death is working a work in me. My physical features have changed and I’m ashame. There is an unclean spirit living in me and I can sense it from the foul smell and the dirty environment that it has caused – its demonic and it needs to be evicted – I want to live, the only way I can explain this is that it is the works of the enemy and he wants to Kill me. please help me!
I know that this emial is exhaustive but I want to tell you everything I could – its been 15 months with this pain and torment – has God told you anything about me, will God deliver me, will God heal me, does God love me, why is this happening – what’s going to happen to me? Why has no one been able to help me – have I been written off by God?
Your Brother In Christ – Richard
Can anyone help me with this huge spiritual battle – I need help; the pain is so great that I need help!
Richard
Richard. I am passing on this comment to my intercessors. We will be praying, and I will contact you …
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