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Binding and Loosing

Matthew 16:19, “And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”

Jesus called Binding and Loosing the keys to the kingdom. These keys should be used on a daily basis by Christians to protect themselves from the powers of darkness.These keys can also be used as an offensive weapons against the kingdom of darkness.

What is Binding?

We can view binding as sort of tying up a spirit or handcuffing in the spirit realm. For instance, we cannot bind a physical person or their will with these keys, but, we can bind the demons that are driving this person. Binding is not the casting out of demons. Casting out the demons is the actual removing the demons from the person by using the name of Jesus. Binding is tying up the spirit so that the spirit is not free to influence the person that you are praying for. Binding the spirit would be more temporary as casting out the demons would be for more long term. This spritual tool can be used in a lot of instances including the following:

If you are preparing to go and witness about Jesus, you would use a spiritual warfare that would include Binding the enemy that would hinder and loose the Word of God to be received.
This of binding would also work as a member of a team while another person is witnessing you would be secretly binding the spirits that would hinder
A family member is unsaved and is living in sin, you would begin to bind anything that you see in the physical such as smoking, drinking, fornication so that the person would be free to hear about Jesus
IF you have someone at your place of employment that is giving you a hard time, you can begin to bind the demons that are motivating that person.

There are many other scenarios where these keys can be used in your arsenal of Spiritual tools and warfare tactics. The scripture says whatsover we bind of earth shall be bound in heaven. This simply means that we are on earth right now, however if we speak the Word of God the binding will happen in the heavenly realms. Jesus has given us the authority to use these tools to use while we are on the earth. Very Powerful!

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Jesus Christ is God

By Pastor Dennis Williams

When Jesus walked the earth He did proclaim that He was God. The Bible even shows that Jesus Christ is God. The Jews even tried to stone Jesus for His proclamation of being God. The Jews knew that Jesus was claiming deity. The reader should be drawn to the fact that Jesus did not deny this claim stating that “I and the Father are One” (John 10:30). Jesus was declaring the He and the Father God were one in nature. Jesus also Said in John 8:58:” I tell you the truth, before Abraham was, I am”. When Jesus made this claim the Jews response was to begin to throw stones at Jesus even for the purpose of killing Him for blasphemy according to the Mosaic Law.

John also confirms the fact of Jesus’ deity. John documents that the Word was God and that the Word became flesh. (John 1:1, 14). These words are clear that Jesus Christ came to this earth as God in the flesh. Acts 20:28: also shows that Jesus is God saying: “Be shepherds of the church of God, which He bought with His own Blood. We already know whose Blood was shed for the purpose of the Church. Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ is God in the flesh. Jesus is not just the son of God. Jesus Christ is God.

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Putting on the Armor of God

By Pastor Dennis Williams

The Bible speaks of the following elements of the Christians Armour:

Helmet of Salvation: This is the Salvation that comes from Jesus Christ alone. We cover our minds and our thoughts with the fact knowing that we belong to the Lord Jesus Christ. We keep the Word of God going in our minds and thought life as not to let the enemy begin to plant negative seeds that would grow into things that may cause us to stumble.

Shield of Faith: Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. Our faith is not based on what we believe necessarily. Our faith comes in what the Word of God says and our knowing what the Word says. Even when Jesus walked the earth, He put the Devil to flight with “It is written”. If Jesus did this when He walked the earth as a man (as an example for us) we can too.

The Breast Plate of Righteousness: We do not live by our own righteousness. We could never be good enough to be in the family of God. Sometimes the enemy can work in an young believer’s life to try and convince them that they are not “good enough” to belong to Jesus. The price that Jesus paid on Calvary’s cross with His Blood is not based on what we did, however, this price is based on what Jesus Christ did alone. The Breast Plate of Righteousness is His Righteousness and not ours.

We have our Loins Girt with Truth: In other words we have the Truth as the Word of God wrapped around us. Knowing the Jesus Christ is our all in all. That God alone, The Father,Son and the Holy Ghost rules the Universe. The Truth of the Word of God is what we need in our everyday lives. The truth of the Word of God is our strength.

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Forgiveness Requirement Before Complete Deliverance

By Pastor Dennis Williams

Jesus taught us a prayer in Matthew 6:12.

“And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors”.

We as believers should not ask forgiveness for our own shortcomings and then hold unforgiveness to others. This would be considered hypocritical. The Lord has forgiven us as Christians and paved the ways for us to walk in forgiveness. So as we are forgiven we should forgive others. This one fact is a huge key to receiving deliverance. Unforgiveness or harboring bitterness in your heart will block a deliverance session.

Eph 4:32: And be kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

Walking in unforgiveness is sin and should be confessed as such. The Father will forgive you in the Name of Jesus. Building up unforgiveness in your heart even against a family member will hinder your relationship with the person and with the Lord. We must deal with these issues straightaway so that we can walk in the grace of God and be reconciled with whoever we have held unforgiveness or bitterness. We can forgive when the fault was contributed to us, however, when the fault is contributed to someone else this is the test. Can we let go of our self-will and let the Lord work in our hearts to soften our hearts and just forgive? Forgiveness is not an option, forgiveness is a requirement in the Word of God and your deliverance and relationship with the Lord will not be complete until we let go and let God.

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A Born Again Christian must walk in Forgiveness

By Pastor Dennis Williams

As a born again Christian we have received abundant forgiveness from the Lord of our sins. Anyone that does not know the Lord can know Him because of the grace and mercy of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Psalm 32:1-2 says: Blesses is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

We are blessed and have abundant joy in our hearts because of the forgiveness that comes freely from the Lord. We have been forgiven for our willful disobedience and rebellion. We all have missed the mark and the Lord knows that we are imperfect. If we were still in our sin as a Christian there would be no way that we could see the Lord in heaven. Because of the forgiveness that the Lord shows toward us we have been reconciled back to God. The Lord forgives all sin no matter how big or small we think they are.

In Psalm 32:5 the Psalmists says that he acknowledged his sin before the Lord.

Psalm 32:5: I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquities have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

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Jesus must be Lord in Your Life before and after Deliverance

By Pastor Dennis Williams

Romans 12:1-2 “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”

Luke 6:46-49 “But why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do the things which I say? Whoever comes to Me, and hears My sayings and does them, I will show you whom he is like: He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently against that house, and could not shake it, for it was founded on the rock. But he who heard and did nothing is like a man who built a house on the earth without a foundation, against which the stream beat vehemently; and immediately it fell. And the ruin of that house was great.”

Jesus has to be Lord of your life day after day in your Christianity. You must submit to His leadership in your daily life so that you may have a full and complete deliverance. Yes, deliverance is for the desperate! However, in my experiences, I have seen that many Christians believe that after they receive deliverance, they can just live the way that they were living before. Ye were bought with a price! We must glorify Jesus Christ in our bodies before and after deliverance. Yes, there is a measure of relief after the initial deliverance session. However, God may not be finished with you yet. Some Christians receive multiple sessions of deliverance before they begin to be able to walk on their own.

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