Above & Beyond Christian Counseling
Christian Counseling, Deliverance Ministry and Spiritual Warfare
We often get asked by clients about how effective deliverance ministry is… that is, will it “work” for them? We’ve seen deliverance ministry over-emphasized as a solution to people’s problems but we believe that is really just a special type of counseling therapy and the requirements for success are quite similar in some respects as for other methods.
We specify and ask upfront for three things for the people we minister to:
One of the questions we get asked repeatedly is whether or not Christians can be demon-possessed. The question also arises about the nature of demonic oppression; what is the difference?
In our ministry, we make a careful distinction between these terms and typically use the following explanation and analogy. We teach that the term “possession” implies ownership. If you own a house and that house is infested by termites, we would not say that the termites possess the house. [Read more…]
The bible teaches that man is indeed beautiful. That is, he is created in the image of God (Gen. 1:26) and we would all understand and believe that God is good and there is no evil in Him. We know that God in His wisdom gave us a free will so that we might make choices and decisions in life.
The struggle for many Christians, as they look around them in the world and often in their own families, churches and workplaces, is trying to understand how a “good” Christian, with the Spirit of God in them, can continue to walk in darkness, sin and bondages. [Read more…]
That is an interesting question, isn’t it? When I call that spirit out during a deliverance session, my clients are usually quite surprised at its presence. I frequently hear, “Where did that come from? I have never stolen anything in my life.”
Perhaps a better question is: what has been stolen from you? A spirit of theft steals your purpose, time, finances, friendships, and your family. [Read more…]
Christian (and secular) bookstores have shelf upon shelf of books that focus on inner healing, emotional healing, healing of memories and so on. It is a huge focus for people and in our ministry we liken inner healing after deliverance ministry to going to the hospital with a splinter in your leg. Once the splinter is removed (deliverance from demonic torment) then the healing can begin. Without the splinter gone, healing is not going to happen in any real and lasting way. [Read more…]