Chapter 12
12 Scriptural Ways to Minister Deliverance...............
What does the Bible say about ministering
deliverance to people? We know deliverance is
scriptural because everywhere Jesus went in His
earthly ministry, He ministered deliverance to the sick
and the oppressed. Jesus is our Example. We are to
follow in His footsteps in what He taught and practiced
(1 Peter 2:21; 1 John 2:6). So how did Jesus minister
deliverance to people?
Jesus’ Deliverance Ministry
Keep in mind that even in Jesus’ deliverance
ministry, He didn’t minister here on this earth as the
Son of God. The Bible says He stripped Himself of His
mighty power and glory when He came into this world
and became as a human being (Phil. 2:7).
It’s true that Jesus had the Spirit of God without
measure (John 3:34), and believers only have the Spirit
in a measure (Rom. 12:3). But in His earth walk, Jesus
ministered as any person would who was anointed by
the Holy Spirit. Jesus Himself said He had to be
anointed to minister deliverance to the captives (Luke
4:18,19). In other words, He didn’t minister deliverance
just because He was the Son of God. He was anointed
by the Holy Spirit to minister, just as we have to be.
The Word always came first with Jesus even in
ministering deliverance. Jesus said He was anointed by