A Shift in Leadership

Prayer and Deliverance

establish the Kingdom of God (Matthew 12:18). Apostolic churches will manifest power and authority over the demons of a particular territory. This will give them the ability to penetrate and pioneer in that region.. Crusaders Church was exposed to the ministry of deliverance in 1985. At that time, we had no understanding of apostolic ministry. We did not know that what we were entering into was an apostolic function. Amid much controversy and misunderstanding, we were faithful to press into this ministry. It was laid in the foundation of our church, and it continues to be an integral part of the ministry. Most of the members of Crusaders Church have received deliverance and have been trained to cast out devils. We taught for years in the area of deliverance, and we continue to do so. Books by Frank Hammond, Win Worley, Derek Prince, Don Basham, and other pioneers of the deliverance ministry helped to us understand the importance of deliverance. Books written recently by Bill Subritzky, Peter Horribin, and Noel and Phyl Gibson are powerful tools to instruct believers in the area of deliverance. There is no substitute for the ministry of Deliverance. The freedom that comes from casting out demons enables believers to rise to new levels of faith and obedience. It also opens the way for evangelism. The controlling powers of darkness are neutralized, and more people respond to the preaching of the gospel. It is a key to opening up entire regions to be evangelized. The heavens are opened and the blessings of God are released.

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