Should you talk to demons? Can you get truthful answers from them?
There is some level of debate among deliverance ministers as to whether or not one should speak to, or ask questions of demonic spirits during deliverance. [Read more…]
Above & Beyond Christian Counseling
Christian Counseling, Deliverance Ministry and Spiritual Warfare
By Don Ibbitson
Should you talk to demons? Can you get truthful answers from them?
There is some level of debate among deliverance ministers as to whether or not one should speak to, or ask questions of demonic spirits during deliverance. [Read more…]
It’s always a faith builder when you are praying deliverance for small children. I pray for a lot of people and the spirits go the way they came in. If they came in with tears you will have a client that cries through the whole prayer. It’s interesting, but somewhere in your mind you tend to wonder, was that an emotional release or was that inner healing tears flowing or was it a spirit leaving. With adults it’s not always easy to tell. With kids it’s amazing. I had a 4 year old come in for prayer recently. He was giving his parents a real run for their money at home with defiance problems. [Read more…]
By Don Ibbitson
I saw a t-shirt recently that said “The voices in my head don’t like you” and it reminded me of people who we’ve ministered to who have had the voices silenced.
Some number of clients we see are on psychotropic medications for various afflictions, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and more. The overwhelming majority of them are very unsatisfied with the effectiveness of these medications and their short visits with their medical professional typically involves whether to increase dosage, decrease it or try another.
By Don Ibbitson
During the course of my years in counseling and deliverance ministry, I have had occasion periodically to minister to men who have been involved in child molestation. In every case, the legal authorities were aware of the crimes involved so there was not a “need to notify” issue for me which I was thankful for. [Read more…]
By Don Ibbitson
Our initial counseling session with clients involves an interview. One bit of information I always gather is an understanding of how much the person knows about the demonic realm. How much teaching have they had about spiritual warfare?
Many view the term “deliverance” in a very skeptical, guarded way or happily attach a generic non-threatening meaning to it. For them, concept of “deliverance” involves God setting them free from something. It may be from a relationship, a financial stronghold, a tortuous job or even an emotional affliction such as an addiction, anger, depression and the like. [Read more…]
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