For a full list of prayers available through this podcast and our website, please follow this link:  https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/full-list-of-available-prayers-1513057365/ NOTE:  Due to length, this prayer has been recorded ONCE, for agreeing and repeating.   PLEASE DO NOT PRAY THIS PRAYER, OR ANY SPIRITUAL WARFARE PRAYER, IN A CARELESS OR HAPHAZARD FASHION. BE SURE TO READ THROUGH AND/OR LISTEN TO THIS PRAYER FIRST, PRIOR TO SPEAKING THE PRAYER WITH INTENTION AND DETERMINATION.    The text used for this recording is included below. The original prayer was designed for persons seeking to renounce a particular cultic organization in South Africa, but we have here adapted the language for more general use. A separate portion dealing with marriage has not been included here. We recommend that you read or otherwise download and refer to the FREE PDF BOOKLET giving the full content and background, via the link at the bottom of this page. Deliverance minister and author Amanda Buys has stated, "These prayers have been written according to personal opinions and convictions, which are gathered from many counseling sessions and our interpretation of the Word of GOD, the Bible. In no way have these prayers been written to discriminate against any persons, churches, organizations, and/or political parties.... What does it mean to renounce something? To renounce means to speak of one’s self. If something has been renounced it has been rejected, cut off, or the individual is refusing to follow or obey. Other words that fit with the subject of renunciations include refuse, repudiate, and resist. It is a joy to realize that by the act of our repentance, we can appropriate the finished work of Messiah Y’shua (Jesus). His shed Blood reverses all curses... We have seen the effect in so many people’s lives of confessing, repenting, and turning away from the idolatry and demonic covenants that have permeated their very existence....  To confess involvement, the prayer is read out loud, preferably with one or more witnesses present, as well as with a trained counselor... The counselor now comes in agreement with the individual and conducts spiritual warfare against the kingdom of darkness as the Holy Spirit leads to deal with each one of the elements that is contained in the prayer... These prayers are however only a guideline. If there are concepts or sections that the Holy Spirit highlights for you as you pray, then we encourage you to address these, and ask the Holy Spirit to direct you on how to bring the breakthrough".   PRAYER OF RENUNCIATION: False Apostles, Teachers, and Religion FATHER, I come to You in the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth and confess that Jesus is my Lord and Master. His Blood has set me free. His life is within me and I am a child of God. I renounce my belief in the false church, and the apostle, prophets, evangelists, shepherds, elders, priests and assistant deacons. I renounce the baptism by the sprinkling of water unto repentance, the holy communion through which I receive forgiveness of sin and the holy seal confirmed through the laying on of hands by the apostle. I renounce the ministering of the three holy sacraments to the souls of the dead on behalf of the dead by the living. I renounce membership as a "soul bride". I renounce the forgiveness of sin spoken over me by the apostle. I renounce every “holy communion” partaken in that could only be served by the apostle. I renounce any recognition/authority given to the apostle to administer God's will and grace. I renounce the teachings of the apostle. I renounce that I have submitted myself in word and deed to the powers/ authority in the congregation. I renounce the acceptance of the sign of the “Holy Cross” on my forehead and chest, any guardian angel, the opening of the third eye or any ungodly access to the spirit dimension. I renounce any acknowledgement given to the apostle to administer the grace of God. I renounce any false baptism in holy fir

For a full list of prayers available through this podcast and our website, please follow this link:  https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/full-list-of-available-prayers-1513057365/ NOTE:  This reading has been recorded ONCE, for listening, agreeing, and memorizing.     This short episode is a reading of verses, in the book of Psalms only, containing the Greek word "ὄνομα" (on'-om-ah), which means "name". "ὄνομα", by meaning and in translation, indicates variously:  1. name 2. character 3. reputation   This episode is one of a series of broadcasts which focus exclusively on presenting scripture by centering around the uses of specific terms. It is our hope that this presentation will broaden our listeners' exposure to pervasive Biblical themes, and in addition provide a vehicle for memorizing important scriptures.  Greek is useful as the language of choice for collating the scriptures in question, since certain primary sources of both Old and New Testaments are available in Greek, whereas the same cannot properly be said of Hebrew.  Not ALL of the verses containing "ὄνομα" have been included here. The following considerations have been made in choosing verses: 1. Only passages containing the GREEK word "ὄνομα" have been included. This means that there may be passages in the HEBREW sources or ENGLISH translations which use such words or phrases effectively signifying "name", "fame", etc., but which are not given as "ὄνομα" in the Greek texts, and so are not included.  2. Some verses have been omitted due to the fact that the context would require a longer, perhaps unclear, citation.    Translations have mainly been drawn from the ASV, KJV, NASB, ESV, and Brenton Septuagint. Text source: Any of the verses contained in this broadcast (as well as any verses that were omitted) may quickly and easily be located by visiting the site linked to here: https://lexicon.katabiblon.com/index.php?lemma=ὄνομα    

For a full list of prayers available through this podcast and our website, please follow this link:  https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/full-list-of-available-prayers-1513057365/   NOTE:  This prayer has been recorded ONCE, for repeating.     Psalm 58 (ESV) Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods? Do you judge the children of man uprightly? No, in your hearts you devise wrongs; your hands deal out violence on earth. The wicked are estranged from the womb; they go astray from birth, speaking lies. They have venom like the venom of a serpent, like the deaf adder that stops its ear, so that it does not hear the voice of charmers or of the cunning enchanter. O God, break the teeth in their mouths; tear out the fangs of the young lions, O LORD! Let them vanish like water that runs away; when he aims his arrows, let them be blunted. Let them be like the snail that dissolves into slime, like the stillborn child who never sees the sun. Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of thorns, whether green or ablaze, may he sweep them away!c The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked. Mankind will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous; surely there is a God who judges on earth.”  

For a full list of prayers available through this podcast and our website, please follow this link:  https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/full-list-of-available-prayers-1513057365/   NOTE:  This prayer has been recorded ONCE, for listening, agreeing, and memorizing. For the REPEATING version, please see the next episode.    Psalm 58 (ESV) Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods? Do you judge the children of man uprightly? No, in your hearts you devise wrongs; your hands deal out violence on earth. The wicked are estranged from the womb; they go astray from birth, speaking lies. They have venom like the venom of a serpent, like the deaf adder that stops its ear, so that it does not hear the voice of charmers or of the cunning enchanter. O God, break the teeth in their mouths; tear out the fangs of the young lions, O LORD! Let them vanish like water that runs away; when he aims his arrows, let them be blunted. Let them be like the snail that dissolves into slime, like the stillborn child who never sees the sun. Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of thorns, whether green or ablaze, may he sweep them away!c The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked. Mankind will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous; surely there is a God who judges on earth.”  

For a full list of prayers available through this podcast and our website, please follow this link:  https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/full-list-of-available-prayers-1513057365/ NOTE:  This prayer has been recorded TWICE, first for listening and agreeing, then again for repeating.     Deliverance ministry veteran Scott Hensler recommends this form of prayer prior to any deliverance session, or any prayer session where spiritual warfare is expected.  We recommend that you visit Scott's website for further prayers and deliverance information, and to order his valuable deliverance manuals. Scott also hosts a frequent online radio show, The Scott Hensler Show, which covers a very wide range of critical topics, from science to society, all from the Christian spiritual warfare perspective (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/scott_hensler_show).    You will also find some of Scott's material through THIS podcast, in these earlier episodes:   Selected Readings Part 2:  Blessings and Curses, by Scott E. Hensler https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/selected-readings-part-2-blessings-and-curses-by-scott-e-hensler/   Selected Readings Part 3:  Breaking Curses, by Scott E. Hensler https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/selected-readings-part-3-breaking-curses-by-scott-e-hensler/   Selected Readings Part 4: The Kundalini Spirit, by Scott E. Hensler https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/selected-readings-part-3-the-kundalini-spirit-by-scott-e-hensler/   Selected Readings Part 5: Witchcraft and Spiritual Death, by Scott E. Hensler https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/selected-readings-part-5-witchcraft-and-spiritual-death-by-scott-e-hensler/   Deliverance Focus:  The Oaths, Curses, and Spirits of Masonry (brief version) https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/deliverance-focus-the-oaths-curses-and-spirits-of-masonry-brief-version/   Deliverance Focus:  The Oaths, Curses, and Spirits of Masonry (FULL-LENGTH VERSION) https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/deliverance-focus-the-oaths-curses-and-spirits-of-masonry-full-length-version/   SETTING THE STAGE FOR SPIRITUAL WARFARE Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, I call on the angels of your choice to battle in the spirit for me to protect me and place a hedge of protection around me and my loved ones right now. Allow them to encamp around me and to stop all assignments of the enemy. I will not tolerate any demonic retaliation against me or my loved ones, ambushment or sabotage of my prayers. Any attempt to stop me or block me will be dealt with by the Holy Spirit! Father God, if I have any unrepented sin please bring it before me so I may acknowledge it and lay it at the cross. I forgive anyone who has harmed me or tried to bring destruction in my life. I surrender them over to you and asked that you bless them in the name of Jesus Christ. Right now, Jesus, every demon within the sound of my voice I call to judgment, bind and render them to no affect. I forbid any demonic forces from assisting and cooperating with each other. I forbid any demonic forces from communication to each other and calling on others for assistance. I isolate them making them deaf and dumb with no demonic power and cripple them from their abilities to fight back. Any demonic spirits that disobey this command I call to torment and call for the angels of the Lord to escort them to the pit. Father, I recognize you as the God of the universe, the God of the Bible and your Son Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. I acknowledge the Holy Spirit who enables your power to work through me. I will not accept any other powers, only your power, Father God. Thank you for what you have done in my past, what you are doing now and what you will do in my future. Thank you for your Son, who gives this ability, because of His willful sacrifice on the cross to pay for my sins. Father, I know that without you I am nothing, and this is all by you, through you, for you, and for your glory. I am open to be your instrument to fight against the evil that you so hate so much, that has come here to

For a full list of prayers available through this podcast and our website, please follow this link:  https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/full-list-of-available-prayers-1513057365/ NOTE:  This prayer of renunciation has been recorded ONCE, for listening, agreeing, and repeating.    PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION BELOW, CAREFULLY, BEFORE PROCEEDING TO PRAY THIS PRAYER OF RENUNCIATION.    First: We STRONGLY recommended that you listen to the preceding episode, "Why a Christian Alternative to Yoga?", in order to understand more fully what yoga is truly about.  We recommend, furthermore, that you download and read the through free booklet, "Prayers of Renunciation -- Eastern", prior to engaging the renunciation of anything associated with Eastern spiritual involvements.  Second:  This prayer is presented here for personal use in rejecting, renouncing, and repenting for any and all levels of involvement in yoga. For some, this may be a sufficient major step -- maybe even a complete step -- towards deliverance from yoga. However, for others, this may be only the important FIRST step. THERE MAY BE, FOR OTHERS, MORE YET TO BE DONE. It cannot be emphasized enough that involvement in yoga is a very serious matter. Yoga is a powerfully affecting form of spiritual witchcraft and the consequences of yogic practice may range from seemingly trivial effects to major demonic strongholds and influence. The evil spirits which, through yoga, are invited into one's life may range from the comparatively small and weak, to viciously strong and difficult to confront and dislodge. Certain spirits connected to Eastern religious practices have a wide set of influential power, and they are notorious not only for being capable of hiding in areas of the human body, but also in masking themselves as spirits seemingly completely disconnected from yoga. These spirits are able, in many cases, to locate, latch onto, and amplify some of the worst weaknesses and tendencies in individual persons: pride; lust; addiction; laziness; obsession; and so forth. Confronting Eastern spirits may produce a pushback from spirits who still have a right to affect a person because of hidden and/or unconfessed sin.  Therefore, if you are going to pray this prayer, it is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY that you set your heart to see the deliverance process through to its end -- AND THAT MAY TAKE TIME TO GET THROUGH. You will need to decide to TRUST in the authority and power of Jesus Christ, NO MATTER WHAT. The step of renouncing and repenting may cause some things to fall away but BRING HIDDEN THINGS TO LIGHT. Shaking up the Kundalini playground, and casting some of these spirits out, for instance, will produce a large power vacuum that must immediately be filled by the Word and Holy Spirit of God. Do not be surprised if you find yourself dealing with spiritual challenges you were never aware of prior to renouncing yoga. DON'T FEAR, but BE READY in Jesus Christ to deal with hidden sin, hidden weaknesses, and hidden demonic strongholds. We already have THE VICTORY in Jesus -- but it may take some real perseverance in striving to walk your deliverance all the way through.  It is not recommended to pray this prayer lightly, casually, or with the foolish presumption that once will be enough. Set your heart upon the Lord and seek His guidance and strength.    This prayer covers:  1. Renouncing each of the eight stages of yogic progress, with their core beliefs and practices 2. Renouncing all essential and associated spiritual dogma and doctrines  3. Confession of the Lordship of Jesus Christ, our sole Saviour and Redeemer from sin, death, and hell 4. Submission to the only Righteous God   Author:  Amanda Buys  Text source:  Prayers of Renunciation -- Eastern (p.11-15) "PRAYER FOR DELIVERANCE FROM YOGA, REINCARNATION, MEDITATION TECHNIQUES AND BREATHING TECHNIQUES" http://www.kanaanministries.org/downloads/?category=10&sortby=title&dlpage=2  

For a full list of prayers available through this podcast and our website, please follow this link: https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/full-list-of-available-prayers-1513057365/   This episode features sections of the webpage "Why a Christian Alternative to Yoga?", written and collated by former long-time yoga practitioner and instructor, Laurette Willis, who has now developed PraiseMoves, a truly Christian alternative to the soul-destroying forces of the spiritual system known as "yoga".  We recommend that you carefully read through the article of the same title, along with its accompanying articles and materials, at the link provided below; or else download this free article in PDF format here: http://www.praisemoves.com/calt.pdf.   The following items are addressed in this instructive episode: 1. the increasing influence of yoga in mainstream culture 2. necessary christian concerns about yoga 3. how yoga draws people in and leads them into darkness 4. what hindus -- and especially their spiritual leaders -- state emphatically about the root, essence, intent, focus, and fruits of yoga 5. YOGA's explicit role as a hindu "missionary" program 6. what the bible says about yoga and similar arts 7. the institution of yoga into children's school programs 8. the true origins of "christian yoga" 9. what disciples of jesus christ must know and do   Laurette Willis is the developer of PraiseMoves, a Christian stretching program specifically based upon historical scriptural features and elements. The PraiseMoves website provides the following information, and much more, about this truly CHRISTIAN ALTERNATIVE to yoga: "PraiseMoves postures are integrated with corresponding Bible scriptures. For example, during a posture named 'The Altar' we consider the scripture from Romans 12:1: '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.' "Dr. Steven J. Scafidi, a chiropractor in New Jersey writes, 'I have been experiencing terrific results using PraiseMoves and have been recommending it to my patients. I am thankful to Laurette for a program that combines Christ-centered worship with the physical benefits often attributed to yoga.' "There are several PraiseMoves DVDs, and we are blessed to train people interested in becoming Certified PraiseMoves Instructors, starting their own Fitness Ministry to bring this Christian alternative to churches, gyms, health clubs and recreation centers across the U.S., Canada, in Europe, South Africa and Australia. "Holly Robaina, in article entitled 'Take a Pass on Yoga' on ChristianityToday.com does a marvelous job explaining the dangers of yoga, so-called “Christian yoga” and how PraiseMoves is DEFINITELY DIFFERENT." Read that article here: https://praisemoves.com/articles/christian-yoga   Author:  Laurette Willis  www.praisemoves.com Text source:  Why A Christian ALTERNATIVE to Yoga? http://praisemoves.com/about-us/why-a-christian-alternative-to-yoga/#Hindus  

For a full list of prayers available through this podcast and our website, please follow this link:  https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/full-list-of-available-prayers-1513057365/   NOTE:  Due to length, this prayer has been recorded ONCE, for agreeing and repeating.     This prayer is recommended to all disciples of Jesus Christ. These things are important to spiritual warfare against curses on bloodlines, because of ancestral practices both known and UNKNOWN, as well as terrible land curses which have been incurred all over the world due to bone-based witchcraft and corresponding bloodshed. *PLEASE BE SURE TO LISTEN FIRST TO THE EXPLANATION OF BONE AND RELIC WITCHCRAFT IN THE EPISODE PRIOR TO THIS ONE.     This prayer covers:  1. Asking for help from the Holy Spirit, in understanding and repenting for this manner of witchcraft 2. Repentance for cultural, religious, bloodline, family, and personal worship of false gods, and for human and animal relic worship and magic.  3. Breaking the curses of Accidents, Rejection, Degenerative and Inflammatory Affliction, Apollyon / Abaddon, Shadow of Death, Death and Hell, and Fear of Losing Salvation 4. Loosing the harvest bounty which is part of the inheritance of those who have Life in Jesus Christ.   Author:  Amanda Buys  www.eu.kanaanministries.org Text source:  Prayer - Death, the Grave, and Hell, p.27-34 http://www.kanaanministries.org/downloads/?category=10    

For a full list of prayers available through this podcast and our website, please follow this link:  https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/full-list-of-available-prayers-1513057365/ This episode features the content section of "PRAYER: Death, the Grave, and Hell", a deliverance overview and prayer booklet written by Amanda Buys, a South Africa-based veteran of deliverance ministry. We recommend that you download the free PDF booklet and read it carefully.    Deliverance prayer against bone magic and curses is provided by the episode following this one.    The ground covered here includes general scriptural address of bones, as well as certain forms of bone magic. These things are important to spiritual warfare against curses on bloodlines because of ancestral practices, as well as terrible land curses which have been incurred all over the world due to bone-based witchcraft.  The following items are addressed in this instructive episode:  1. The Biblical truth about bones 2. Some factors which produce unhealthy bones 3. Some factors which produce healthy bones 4. Babylonian roots, and Roman Catholicism 5. GOD FORBIDS WORSHIPPING OF THE BONES AND THE DEAD 6. African and other witchcraft traditions 7. Bone Magicians: Secrets of the Bone-Magi 8. Consequences of Demonic Covenants with Bones 9. GOD will scatter the bones!   Author:  Amanda Buys  www.eu.kanaanministries.org Text source:  Prayer - Death, the Grave, and Hell, p.12-25 http://www.kanaanministries.org/downloads/?category=10  

For a full list of prayers available through this podcast and our website, please follow this link:  https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/full-list-of-available-prayers-1513057365/   NOTE:  This reading has been recorded ONCE, for listening, agreeing, and memorizing.       The presentation of this episode is simple: a reading of scripture verses containing the Greek word "οὐαί".  Some of the most important warnings in the Bible are made by use of this word.  "οὐαί", by meaning and in translation, indicates generally "Woe!" or "Alas!" For this episode, we have selected verses announcing WOE, which is the uttering of divine denunciation. This episode is one of a series of broadcasts which focus exclusively on presenting scripture by centering around the uses of specific terms. It is our hope that this presentation will broaden our listeners' exposure to pervasive Biblical themes, and in addition provide a vehicle for memorizing important scriptures.  Greek is useful as the language of choice for collating the scriptures in question, since certain primary sources of both Old and New Testaments are available in Greek, whereas the same cannot properly be said of Hebrew.  Some of the language may have been slightly adjusted in order to make the context and meaning of each verse as intelligible as possible.  Translations used: KJV, ESV, NASB, ASV, BRENTON Text source: Not all verses containing "οὐαί" have been included here, but those presented in this broadcast (as well as any verses that were omitted) may quickly and easily be located by visiting the site linked to here: https://lexicon.katabiblon.com/index.php?lemma=οὐαί  

For a full list of prayers available through this podcast and our website, please follow this link:  https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/full-list-of-available-prayers-1513057365/   NOTE:  This prayer has been recorded TWICE, first for listening and agreeing, then again for repeating.     The prayer in this episode has been drawn from the text of "Prayer For Dealing With Death, The Grave, And Hell", as published by Kanaan Ministries in South Africa. The original publication is more extensive but also more specific against certain types of witchcraft, including bone magic; thus we have here selected and augmented portions of the prayer for more general usage, to target the spirits of Apollyon, Death, Hell, Depression, and Theft. We recommend that you visit the website of Kanaan Ministries, and download and read the full free document carefully.    Prayer Against Spirits of Apollyon / Death / Hell / Depression / Theft  FATHER, I repent for my own sins, and the sins of my forefathers, in knowingly or unknowingly worshipping Apollyon or Abbadon, and making demonic agreements with this and any other spirit of death. Lord, you have said, the gates of hell will not prevail against me and my household. The abundant life of GOD is my inheritance.  Lord Jesus, you came to give me life, that I would have it more abundantly [John 10:10]. In the Name of Jesus, I stand against death and hell binding my life and my harvest. I declare the release of my life and my harvest out of the jaws of death and hell. In the Name of Jesus, I break every family curse that has brought the destruction of Apollyon / Abbadon into my family line. I choose to break all subtle agreements with death that my family and I have made, unknowingly binding ourselves to destruction. I renounce all covenants with death, in the Name of Jesus. I choose to reject every word and all words of death that have been spoken over my life that are not in agreement with GOD's covenants. I bind the demons assigned to those words and break their power and their legal right of death from my life.  I render those words powerless, in the Name of Jesus. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but Mighty through GOD to the pulling down of these strongholds. I declare that the very mouth and jawbone of death and hell will be broken off my life. I declare over my life: “Destruction will not overcome me, but destruction will be overcome by the Blood of the Lamb and the word of my testimony.” I declare that I am released into the abundant life of Christ in all things! In the Name of Jesus, I take authority over the power of the shadow of death.  I declare I will come out from the darkness of the shadow of death, hell and the grave ... in every part of my life. I choose to hide under the Shadow of the Almighty, and under the powerful protection of GOD. I declare that death will not cast its shadow on my physical body or my health. I smash the legal right of the grim reaper of Molech and Chemosh from reaping my life, my emotions, and my mind, in destruction. I renounce and break the chains of divination and witchcraft that lead to deep depression, despair, hopelessness, and seduction to suicide. I take up the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God, and cut the chains pulling me into the torment of the pit of depression. I lay the axe to the roots of all depression linked to abandonment, bringing destruction. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I command all of the spirits of death and hell to depart from me and from my household. Get out.  Holy Spirit, I ask for a complete revelation of my inheritance and harvest through Calvary.  Open my eyes, O LORD, so that I can see my inheritance in its fullness. Where death and hell has swallowed up my hope, my vision, my faith and even my reason for living,  FATHER, please restore unto me everything that the enemy has stolen from me and my family, in the Name of Jesus!  I declare all power of death and theft broken, in the Name of Jesus,

For a full list of prayers available through this podcast and our website, please follow this link:  https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/full-list-of-available-prayers-1513057365/   NOTE:  This prayer has been recorded TWICE, first for listening and agreeing, then again for repeating.     In this episode, we present the profoundly heartfelt prayer of Nehemiah, who longed to depart from Babylon to assist with the reconstruction of Jerusalem. This prayer offers us a model of asking God to turn the hearts of men in favor of His people, the Church.  The original scripture text is given here, and the expanded prayer text is provided thereunder (with alterations in upper-case letters).  Nehemiah 1:4-11 (KJV) [4] And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven, [5] And said, I beseech thee, O Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth covenant and mercy for them that love him and observe his commandments: [6] Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou mayest hear the prayer of thy servant, which I pray before thee now, day and night, for the children of Israel thy servants, and confess the sins of the children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned. [7] We have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses. [8] Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations: [9] But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there. [10] Now these are thy servants and thy people, whom thou hast redeemed by thy great power, and by thy strong hand. [11] O Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, and to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: and prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cupbearer.  BELOW   Nehemiah Prayer: Expanded for General Use [5] WE beseech YOU, O Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that KEEPS covenant and mercy for THOSE that love YOU and observe YOUR commandments:  6] Let YOUR ear now be attentive, and YOUR eyes open, that YOU MAY hear the prayer of YOUR SERVANTS, which I pray before YOU now, day and night, for US, YOUR SERVANTS the children of Israel, and confess the sins of US, YOUR children, which we have sinned against YOU: both WE and ALL OUR HOUSES have sinned. FORGIVE US AND WASH US OF OUR SINS IN THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB OF GOD.  [7] WE THE CHURCH, THE BODY OF JESUS CHRIST, HAVE dealt very corruptly against YOU. WE HAVE BEEN SLACK AND HALF-HEARTED, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the judgments, which YOU HAVE COMMANDED US.  [8] Remember, WE beseech YOU, the word that YOU COMMANDED US, saying, If YOU transgress, I will PUNISH YOU AS A FATHER CHASTISES HIS SONS:  [9] But if WE turn unto YOU, and keep YOUR commandments, and do them; though there were of US cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet YOU will gather US from THERE, and will bring US INTO UNITY OF MIND AND SPIRIT, AND set YOUR name IN OUR MIDST.  [10] Now WE are YOUR servants and YOUR people, whom YOU HAVE redeemed by YOUR great power, and by YOUR strong hand.  [11] O Lord, WE beseech YOU, let now YOUR ear be attentive to MY prayer, and to the prayer of YOUR servants, who desire to fear YOUR name: and prosper, WE pray YOU, YOUR servants this day, and grant US mercy AND FAVOR in the sight of THE GOVERNORS AND JUDGES THAT YOU HAVE SET UP OVER US. GRANT US mercy AND FAVOR in the sight OF PERSONS KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, BELIEV

For a full list of prayers available through this podcast and our website, please follow this link:  https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/full-list-of-available-prayers-1513057365/   NOTE:  This prayer has been recorded TWICE, first for listening and agreeing, then again for repeating.    2 Chronicles 20 serves as the template for this prayer of warfare against the seemingly overwhelming powers of the enemies of God and His Church.  The original scriptural text is of itself a powerful confirmation of the purposes and integrity of God, who will always intervene to safeguard the inheritance of His Son. As we are the very members of the Body of Christ, and God is our Father, it is our need and duty to call upon the Lord to protect us against the enemy's firepower. Listen to the original text here:  https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/spiritual-warfare-scripture-the-prayer-of-jehoshaphat-and-the-lords-answer-2-chronicles-20/   The expansion and focus here, of the original psalm language, is intended as a representative example of praying by using the scriptures as a framework for our immediate need. The text of the scripture is in lower-case type, while all additions (and modernized language) are included in upper-case type, below.  HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ACKNOWLEDGE AND CONFESS OUR SINS AND ASK FORGIVENESS AND WASHING IN THE BLOOD OF JESUS. WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO HAVE CURSED US AND USED ALL MANNER OF WITCHCRAFT AGAINST US, FOR WE DO NOT KNOW WHOM YOU MAY YET HAVE CHOSEN FOR SALVATION IN JESUS CHRIST. LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOU WILL SAVE THOSE WHO ARE AT THIS TIME CAPTIVE TO THE DEVIL'S WILL. TURN TO YOUR GOOD PURPOSES WHAT THE DEVIL HAS MEANT FOR EVIL, AND TURN TO YOUR GLORY AND PRAISE WHAT THE DEVIL HAS MEANT FOR ACCUSATION AND BLASPHEMY.  O Lord God of our fathers, AND OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST, ARE YOU not God in heaven? FOR WE KNOW, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TOLD US, THAT YOU ARE GOD, THAT YOU ARE IN HEAVEN, AND THAT YOUR NAME IS HOLY. DO YOU not RULE over all the kingdoms of the EARTH? and in YOUR hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand YOU? FOR WE KNOW, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TOLD US, THAT YOU DO RULE OVER ALL, AND THAT THERE IS NO POWER OR MIGHT BUT YOURS, AND THAT NO MAN, OR WOMAN, OR RULER, WHOEVER THEY MAY BE, GREAT OR SMALL, IS ABLE TO WITHSTAND YOU. O LORD, ARE YOU not our God, who CREATED ALL THINGS ACCORDING TO YOUR OWN WILL AND PURPOSE? WHO HAS WAGED WAR, AND PREVAILED OVER ALL HIS ENEMIES, SINCE THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD? WHO HAS DESTROYED THE WORKS OF THE DEVIL AND EXPELLED HIM FROM HIS STRONGHOLDS?  FOR WE KNOW, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TOLD US, THAT YOU ARE OUR GOD, THAT YOU ARE VICTORIOUS IN ALL VICTORY.  WE KNOW, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TOLD US, THAT YOU HAVE MADE US YOUR CHURCH AND THE DWELLING PLACE OF YOUR PRESENCE, IN OUR MIDST AND IN THE EARTH. O LORD, DID YOU NOT drive out the inhabitants of THE land OF CANAAN before YOUR people Israel, and DID YOU NOT GIVE it to the seed of Abraham YOUR friend forever?  O LORD OUR GOD, HAVE YOU NOT GIVEN UNTO US THIS INHERITANCE, THAT WE HAVE BECOME YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS, THAT NO WEAPON THAT IS FORMED AGAINST US SHALL PROSPER, THAT WE SHOULD CONDEMN EVERY TONGUE THAT RISES AGAINST US WITH THE FALSE JUDGMENTS OF THE EVIL ONE? AND HAVE YOU NOT GIVEN THIS WORLD TO BE THE INHERITANCE OF THOSE WHO LOVE YOU IN SPIRIT AND IN TRUTH? LORD JESUS, THE LORD'S CHRIST, HAVE YOU NOT SAID THAT WHATEVER WE ASK OF THE FATHER IN YOUR NAME, IF IT BE HIS WILL, IT SHALL BE GIVEN TO US? IS IT NOT WRITTEN IN YOUR WORD THAT, when evil COMES upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, and WE cry unto YOU in our affliction, then YOU WILL hear and help US? And now, O LORD, behold, the children of THE DEVIL, whom YOU, IN YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS AND LOVING KINDNESS, HAVE NOT YET CAST INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE; Behold, I say, how they reward YOUR CHURCH FOR OUR PRAYERS ON THEIR BEHALF, AND FOR SPEAKING YOUR WORD IN YOUR NAME, AND FOR REJECTING THE LIES OF THE DEVIL. LOOK, AND SEE, O LORD, HOW THEY

For a full list of prayers available through this podcast and our website, please follow this link:  https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/full-list-of-available-prayers-1513057365/ NOTE:  This reading has been recorded ONCE, for listening, agreeing, and memorizing.       This short episode is a reading of New Testament verses containing the Greek words "κράτος" (krat'-os) and "ἰσχύς" (is-khoos').  Though each of these two words occurs hundreds of times in the Old Testament, there are but a handful of occurrences in the NT.    "κράτος", by meaning and in translation, indicates variously:  1. force, strength  2. power, might: mighty with great power  3. a mighty deed, a work of power  4. dominion   "ἰσχύς", by meaning and in translation, indicates variously:  1. ability 2. force 3. strength 4. might   This episode is one of a series of broadcasts which focus exclusively on presenting scripture by centering around the uses of specific terms. It is our hope that this presentation will broaden our listeners' exposure to pervasive Biblical themes, and in addition provide a vehicle for memorizing important scriptures.  Greek is useful as the language of choice for collating the scriptures in question, since certain primary sources of both Old and New Testaments are available in Greek, whereas the same cannot properly be said of Hebrew.  Not ALL of the verses containing these words have been included here. The following considerations have been made in choosing verses: 1. Only passages containing the GREEK words "κράτος" and "ἰσχύς" have been included. This means that there may be passages in the ENGLISH translations which use such words as "power" or "might", but which are in fact based upon other Greek terms, and so are not included.  2. There are several verses in the Bible where both of these two terms are used. Each such verse has been recorded only once.  3. Some verses have been omitted due to contextual considerations.    Translations have mainly been drawn from the KJV, NASB, ASV, and ESV. Text source: Any of the verses contained in this broadcast (as well as any verses that were omitted) may quickly and easily be located by visiting the sites linked to here:   https://lexicon.katabiblon.com/index.php?lemma=κράτος https://lexicon.katabiblon.com/index.php?lemma=ἰσχύς  

For a full list of prayers available through this podcast and our website, please follow this link:  https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/full-list-of-available-prayers-1513057365/ NOTE:  This passage of scripture has been recorded ONCE, for listening, agreeing, praying, meditating, and memorizing.  For this episode, some of the scripture text has been adjusted for clarity and emphasis. The full text is provided here below.   2 Chronicles 20:1-18 (KJV 2000) 1. It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them others besides the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle.  2. Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There comes a great multitude against you from beyond the sea on this side of Edom; and, behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar, which is En-gedi.  3. And Jehoshaphat feared, and set his face to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah.  4. And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the LORD: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD.  5. And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,  6. And said, O LORD God of our fathers, are not you God in heaven? and rule you not over all the kingdoms of the nations? and in your hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand you?  7. Are not you our God, who did drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel, and gave it to the descendants of Abraham your friend forever?  8. And they dwelt in it, and have built you a sanctuary in it for your name, saying,  9. If, when evil comes upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in your presence, (for your name is in this house,) and cry unto you in our affliction, then you will hear and help.  10. And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom you would not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;  11. Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of your possession, which you have given us to inherit.  12. O our God, will you not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that comes against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon you.  13. And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.  14. Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the spirit of the LORD in the midst of the congregation;  15. And he said, Hearken you, all Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you king Jehoshaphat, Thus says the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God’s.  16. Tomorrow go you down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and you shall find them at the end of the valley, before the wilderness of Jeruel.  17. You shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand you still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them: for the LORD will be with you.  18. And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the LORD, worshiping the LORD.   

For a full list of prayers available through this podcast and our website, please follow this link:  https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/full-list-of-available-prayers-1513057365   This episode features portions of Part II of OBSTACLES TO DELIVERANCE, a booklet written by Pastor Frank Hammond, a longtime veteran of the deliverance ministry.  The ground covered here includes some of the basic objections and questions concerning the reality, relevance, and exercise, of deliverance from demonic oppression.   This is a short and straightforward presentation, and is meant primarily both as a refresher for those who have found themselves unable to answer such basic objections, or as an initial set of considerations for those who know very little about demonization and deliverance.  No matter the level of knowledge you have, reviewing such critical basics on a regular basis is a useful and complementary exercise, reminding us of small points and details we may have forgotten, and so this episode is recommended for all listeners.    Author:  Pastor Frank Hammond Text source:  Obstacles to Deliverance, pp.14-25* (Impact Christian Books, www.impactchristianbooks.com, Kirkwood, MO: 2011) This title is available through online purchase. We highly recommend the books, manuals, CDs, and DVDs available through Pastor John Goguen’s online store: Agape Bible Church Bookroom https://agapebiblebr.com "Obstacles to Deliverance" may be found at this location: https://store.agapebible.net/obstacles-to-deliverance-2002/   *Some of the language of the booklet has been abridged, adjusted, or augmented for this broadcast, for the purposes of clarity.   

For a full list of prayers available through this podcast and our website, please follow this link:  https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/full-list-of-available-prayers-1513057365/   NOTE:  This prayer has been recorded TWICE, first for listening and agreeing, then again for repeating.    Psalm 10 serves as the template for this prayer of warfare against the wickedness of our day. To be certain, the original scriptural text is of itself a powerful prayer, describing the aspects and intentions of evil men which do not vary or change from millennium to millennium. The expansion and focus here, of the original psalm language, is intended as a representative example of praying by using the scriptures as a theological and meditative framework.    PSALM 10 IN EXPANDED WARFARE PRAYER FORMAT Heavenly Father, we cry out to you from your Word and in your Spirit. Why do you stand afar off, O Lord? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? We know that you are near, and we know you are at work, for those who seek you for the sake of your name.  The wicked ones of the earth are proud. They exercise their power against those who have no defense but God. They scheme to find new ways to steal the resources of very life. Their eyes are ever searching for new ways to capture and enslave the poor. Let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined, and turn their schemes back upon their heads. The wicked ones of the earth boast of their hearts' desires.  They delight in those who are greedy like them, those whom the Lord abhors.  The wicked will not seek after God : God is not in all their thoughts. They look upon the earth through the pride of their countenance, the pride of their profane religious mysteries, the pride of their flesh and of their perversions, the pride of their wealth and strength, even the pride of their rapacious appetites of lust and death.  Their ways are always grievous, and they cannot cease from sin. As for all their enemies, they gnash their teeth at them and plot vengeance. They have said in their hearts, I cannot be stopped, I will never need to change my ways: for I am a sovereign spiritual being; I have all power and freedom, and so I shall never suffer adversity.  They cannot see the judgments of God. The decrees of the Lord are far above out of their sight.  Their mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under their tongue is mischief and vanity.  They hide themselves in the darkness, in the subterranean places of the land: in secret places they defile and murder the innocent. They lie in wait secretly as a lion in his den: they lie in wait to catch the defenseless: and they do catch them, when they have drawn them into their nets.  They bow and crouch down low, and murmur deceiving words, pretending to be humble and honest, so that when they strike out, when their strong arms pull in their prey, those whom they have deceived are destroyed without warning. Why do the wicked curse and condemn God? They hath said in their hearts, Lord, that you will not require anything from them. The wicked have said in their hearts, God has forgotten his own creation; he sleeps: he hides his face; he will never see what we do, and so it is left to us to take up our rightful place and be gods.  Arise, O Lord ; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not your people; forget not those who hunger for you, who love you, who delight in your appearing.  For you have seen the ways of the wicked ; for you behold with contempt their mischief and spite, to requite it with your own hand.  We commit ourselves unto you, O God, because you are our helper, the helper of the fatherless, the defenseless, and the poor. .  Break the arms of the wicked and the evil man : seek out and answer his wickedness, until no more wickedness can be found.  We your people shout, The Lord is King for ever and ever: the enemies of God are perished out of his land.  We know, O Lord, that you will cause your ear to hear, that you have heard the desire

For a full list of prayers available through this podcast and our website, please follow this link:  https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/full-list-of-available-prayers-1513057365/   NOTE:  This psalm has been recorded ONCE, for listening and agreeing, praying and memorizing.    Psalm 10 (KJV) [1] Why standest thou afar off, O Lord ? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?  [2] The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.  [3] For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.  [4] The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God : God is not in all his thoughts.  [5] His ways are always grievous; thy judgments are far above out of his sight: as for all his enemies, he puffeth at them. [6] He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved: for I shall never be in adversity.  [7] His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.  [8] He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.  [9] He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the poor: he doth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net.  [10] He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.  [11] He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it .  [12] Arise, O Lord ; O God, lift up thine hand: forget not the humble.  [13] Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God? he hath said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it .  [14] Thou hast seen it ; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.  [15] Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man : seek out his wickedness till thou find none.  [16] The Lord is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.  [17] Lord , thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:  [18] To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress.

For a full list of prayers available through this podcast and our website, please follow this link:  https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/full-list-of-available-prayers-1513057365/   NOTE:  Due to the high percentage of scripture in this episode, this prayer has been recorded ONCE, for listening, reading along, and agreeing.  We suggest first listening to the entire recording at least once, then reading along and agreeing. This method will be more effective towards learning and memorizing the scriptures and the prayer language.    A Prayer To Renounce Fear* Father, help me to know and understand that I am a child of Your love. Help me to agree with You that I am not subject to fear, that you have not given to me a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.  It is written in Romans 8:15-16, "For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father... The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God." Lord, I believe your Word -- help my unbelief!  Cause me to live in your Word, by the working of the Holy Spirit. Send the Holy Spirit to systematically expose and destroy every lie of the devil that I have accepted and that keeps me in bondage to fear, and replace every lie with the truth of your Word and of your Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth. I ask this, Father, in Jesus' name. In the Almighty Name of Jesus Christ: I reject fear of the future, for I believe that the future is in Your Hands. It is written in Psalm 31:15, "My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies." I reject fear of evildoers, for Your Word says, “Though an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war arise against me, yet I will be confident...For He will hide me in His shelter in the day of trouble; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will lift me high upon a rock.” I renounce fear of rejection, for it is written in Psalm 27:10, "When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up." I renounce fear of witnessing about Christ, because it is written in Proverbs 29:25, "The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe." Therefore, I choose to fear You more than I do any human being. I affirm what is written in Psalm 118:6, "The Lord is on my side; I will not fear: what can man do unto me?" I renounce the fear of losing my property and possessions, for Your Word says,  Philippians 4:11 and 19, "I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content... But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." I renounce fear of Satan, for it is written in Revelation 12:10-11, "Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down... And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death." I renounce the fear of losing loved ones in death, for it is written in 1 Thessalonians 4:14, "For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him." I renounce fear of death, for the Lord Jesus Christ has said in John 14:1,3, "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me... And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also." It is written also, in Philippians 1:21, "For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. I renounce fear of martyrdom, for Your Word declares, in Luke 12:4-5, "I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do... But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him." I renounce fear of loneliness, for we

For a full list of prayers available through this podcast and our website, please follow this link:  https://psalm71.podbean.com/e/full-list-of-available-prayers-1513057365/ NOTE:  This reading has been recorded ONCE, for listening, agreeing, and memorizing.     The presentation of this episode is simple: a reading of both Old and New Testament verses containing the Greek words "φρόνησις" (fro-nay-sis) and "σοφία" (so-fee-ya). "φρόνησις", by meaning and in translation, indicates variously:  1. knowledge 2. understanding 3. practical wisdom: understanding which leads to right action 4. intellectual or moral insight 5. divinely granted wisdom causing love for the will of God   "σοφία", by meaning and in translation, indicates variously:  1. wisdom 2. intelligence 3. insight 4. skill   This episode is one of a series of broadcasts which focus exclusively on presenting scripture by centering around the uses of specific terms. It is our hope that this presentation will broaden our listeners' exposure to pervasive Biblical themes, and in addition provide a vehicle for memorizing important scriptures.  Greek is useful as the language of choice for collating the scriptures in question, since certain primary sources of both Old and New Testaments are available in Greek, whereas the same cannot properly be said of Hebrew.  Not ALL of the verses containing these words have been included here. The following considerations have been made in choosing verses: 1. Only passages containing the GREEK words "φρόνησις" and "σοφία" have been included. This means that there may be passages in the ENGLISH translations which use these words, but which are not included.  2. Most verses containing repetition have been excluded.  3. Selective emphasis in the Old Testament has been placed on passages in the Writings and the Prophets (which are where most uses of these words occur). Translations have mainly been drawn from the KJV, ABP, NASB, ASV, and Brenton Septuagint. Text source: Any of the verses contained in this broadcast (as well as any verses that were omitted) may quickly and easily be located by visiting the sites linked to here: http://lexicon.katabiblon.com/index.php?lemma=σοφία http://lexicon.katabiblon.com/index.php?lemma=φρόνησις