 Good morning and welcome everyone. The recording has started. So let's pray and then we will continue. Piksha, could you please lead us? Ask your guidance, your knowledge, Lord. So she will teach us a lot according to your will, according to your word. God have mercy on you. Thank you Jesus. I give the best of the day in your life. Amen. Amen. And thank you. So we were talking about some of the things that we can do to exercise our authority. We saw that there are defenses we can have in place or we can be offensive against the enemy. And then we can engage in many different things like prayer, declarations. We can do righteous actions. We can pray in agreement. So many things can be done. But before we get into it, I'll review what we had touched last time. But I want to remind us, we can do this for ourselves or we can do this for others. Okay. So we can, let's say we are facing some kind of a difficulty from Satan. So we can pray for ourselves, we can declare for ourselves. But if suppose somebody in our home, maybe our brother or sister or mother or father, somebody is going through an issue, it could be addiction, it could be some other form of oppression, we can stand in the gap to pray for them. So that is the powerful truth. Whatever we are learning, we can exercise for ourselves or we can exercise it for others. Okay. So that is really a privilege that God has given us and we can use it. So we don't have to feel that, okay, how can I intervene? At least, you know, we can pray, we can declare. And we have seen powerful testimonies of how God is working in the lives of others because somebody is engaging in spiritual warfare. So here is the important thing. Exercise our authority and dominion. We should learn to do that. As a believer, if we don't exercise it, every time Satan will overpower. And then we should not say, oh, look at Satan, he's so powerful. That's not the reality. Jesus has already given us the victory. So it's the responsibility of the believer. If we live defeated lives, that's not, you know, something that God intended. No, we can be victorious. That's already established. Jesus has done the good work on the cross. Now it is my responsibility to overcome. So Satan, there will be many struggles, but live an overcoming life every time it is possible. It's very much possible. So it's possible for us. It is also possible for the people who are in our lives. Okay, so now let's see what are the things we can do. We said, firstly, we can resist and we can protect ourselves, protecting ourselves. How can we do that? When we have a right relationship with God. Okay, so when we saw that in the garden, Adam and Eve, that's what God did for them. Isn't it? First thing is relationship. So when we have a relationship with God, that is, you could say, you know, kind of automatic protection. We're not saying everything is safe because of that. We also have to take authority, but protection comes when we have right relationship with God. So maintaining that is so very important. Then we said that, yeah, we have to stand against the devil. Okay, put up a fight. So putting up a fight need not look like we are warring against Satan, but even standing and not giving up. When we say, okay, I don't give up. That is also like you're fighting against the devil, right? Just by standing. So that is important. We should not give up. Now let's go to till now we discussed defense. Now how to be on the offensive, how to take charge and get the devil out or the enemy out. So there are certain action words which we can use. Where are we getting these words from? These words are from the Bible. These words have already been used by Jesus or by the apostles or believers in scripture. So we are going to take those words and we can use it to exercise our authority. So we speak these words, which word to speak at which time Holy Spirit will guide. So it will depend on the Holy Spirit. It depends on the situation. But we can see which are all the words that we can use. So the first one is Rebuke. Okay, Rebuke. We know Jesus rebuked the fever. It says rebuked the fever and it left. You know Peter's mother-in-law, she had fever. He rebuked it and it left. So there are times when we just have to rebuk. We can rebuk a sickness or we can rebuk maybe there is fear or something. Some we feel like there is a spiritual connection. And in that moment Holy Spirit can tell us, okay, now you rebuk. So rebuk. Got it? So we can rebuk. We can command. I command you. References for each of these words are given in the scripture. I am not going to read through everything otherwise it will take so much time. But it is there. We can rebuk. We can command. Especially when it comes to demonic things. So when we are experiencing something. You know you can say, hey I command you. Satan I command you to stop this in the name of Jesus. I rebuk you in the name of Jesus. So we tuned into the Holy Spirit at which time we got to do this. So this is something we can do. But there are times when we said, you remember there is a progression. Or pressure. Then it goes into possession. So when there is possession, we have to cast out. We also have to cast out if we are sure that demonic spirits are involved in one situation. So it's not just let's say a person inside a person. There is a demon spirit. But in a situation, we know definitely there is a demon involvement. We can command to cast out. I cast you out in the name of Jesus. Casting out is what? Removing. Okay. Getting the demon spirit out. So that is what we have to command. So we've seen Jesus do this. He cast out demons by one word. Scripture says with one word he cast out the demons. So when we cast out the demons, where do the demons go? Where do they usually go? Sorry Akhil. Into the pigs. Okay. Yeah. Or they go to another person. It's coming out of a person. The demons are coming out of a person. But where are they going? Sister, they go to another person also. Please use the mic. It will be helpful for the online students. How about our online friends here? Okay. Lucy is saying they're roaming around. That sounds quite scary. But that's true. They're roaming around. Okay. Anyone else? Sister Gertrude, you said something. We missed you. Yeah. I said sister, they go to somebody else. They go to somebody else. Okay. Yeah. Shani is saying someone else or thing, into a thing. Lucy searching for some other person. Okay. Shaker trying to find empty place. Yeah. So true. According to what Jesus spoke. In Matthew 12, right? Matthew 12. They cast out the demons. He said that they will go looking for... Like they'll go into arid land. They'll just roam around. Why are they roaming around? What are demon spirits called? We did it when we started believers authority. There's a name. Anybody? What are demon spirits called? Wandering spirits. Correct. But there's like a one name that defines them. This embodied spirits. You remember? This embodied spirits. Which means they're outside a body and they're always looking for a body. So the answers which we had in the chat are correct. They are looking for a place, empty place. Which means a person or a thing. So when they are cast out, that's what happens. Now a lot of people believe that when we cast out a demon it goes to... The demons go to hell. That's not true. Because there is an appointed time when demons Satan will be cast into the bottomless pit. Till that time they will be on the earth. They cannot go anywhere else. They will be here. Basically it's like okay one place they are out of. They go occupy another place. So that's how they work. So when we cast out, we don't have to say I cast you out and I put you in hell. Some people say things like that. Because we don't have the authority to do that. So just cast out. That's it. So we just cast them out in the name of Jesus. So in this way we can exercise authority. So if you find that someone is oppressed or let's say possessed by demons, this is what we have to do. Use the authority which Jesus has given, cast out the demon. So cast out is one way to exercise the authority. Now the next word we can use is destroy. I destroy your works in the name of Jesus. You could say like I break. That's what it means, isn't it? Destroy. We see in scripture that Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil. So let's imagine we are praying for somebody and Satan is attacking them maybe in the form of sickness or there are some patterns in their lives. What are those patterns? Maybe patterns of failure or patterns of giving up something. Something is there and Holy Spirit is showing us that we have to break it. We have to destroy it. So while praying by faith say that I am destroying the works of the devil in the name of Jesus. So when we say that will it break? Will it break or not break? What do you think? It'll break. How many of you feel it's going to break when you pray like that or how many of you feel it'll break or not break? Destroy. I destroy the works of the enemy in this person's life. I don't know what a smile means. Is that a yes or a no? Will it get destroyed or not? Okay, sister Gertrude, very honest answer. Maybe, maybe not. Maybe, maybe not. Okay, thank you sister. Lucy will be destroyed. Shani, yes. What about the others here in the class? Destroyed hands up. Okay, some hesitantly slowly is going up. Okay, fine. We should have the faith. If we don't have the faith then why are we saying it? So when we pray always believe and pray. If you don't believe it then there's no point saying it. So when we are saying it, we are believing it will happen. That is why we are saying it. So I try to do this when we are praying for people. Put your heart and soul in it and really believe God. Yes, this is going to be destroyed. So you're commanding the demon or whatever works of the devil. I command you or I destroy you in the name of Jesus. The works of the enemy in your life are destroyed. We destroy that sickness or that pattern. So faith is necessary. That's what Jesus taught us, right? You pray believing then you will receive. So if we are thinking maybe I don't know where is the faith then how will it work? How will all this authority, exercising authority work? So we have to believe and then say it. Now I understand even when we say that the symptoms may persist, the issue may not go tomorrow. But we have to keep doing it. Maybe 2-3 times we are praying for that person and there can be other issues also. Maybe that person is not careful to trust God or get away from sin. There can be other issues. But at least from our side we have to be 100%. Isn't it? So when we believe and we speak we'll see that God is working. God is working and it's so encouraging and it's many times people will not share the testimony. Sometimes testimonies will come and they'll tell oh that day you prayed and this happened. Because we prayed but faith can move the mountain. So apply faith, apply authority we will see the results. So whenever we command like this do it by faith. And we say we destroy the works of the devil. So one way of destroying is that but we also know that the anointing of the Lord destroys. So what is anointing? The power and the presence of the Holy Spirit. So when the power and the presence of the Holy Spirit is there even then many things will get destroyed which are of the enemy. So we have to focus on these things. Faith anointing. So then we will be able to do effective ministry. So this is how we have to exercise authority. We already know that Jesus has destroyed Satan. Isn't it? So it's nothing new that we are doing. We are just what we call enforcing. Victory is already there. You're just applying the victory. So this is the way to apply it. Then next is remove. Remove is like destroy only. If there is a burden then we are saying let that burden be removed. So same applies by faith and by the release of authority with our tongues we speak and of course the anointing because scriptures say it's the anointing that destroys the yoke. It breaks the yoke. It removes the yoke. So that's how we understand that. So we can depend on the anointing on a person's life or the anointing of the word of God itself. Sometimes if we just speak the word it breaks the works of the enemy. But we have to have faith in it. You have to have faith in it and go ahead and do that. So remove and then overcome. Overcome means it's like that wrestling term overcome. You remember we did an exercise where one is on top of the other. Like the person who's winning. So that is overcome. So in our lives we know that there is a constant struggle with Satan and the demonic power. So it's like a wrestling match. But every time we have to overcome Satan. We have to overcome demonic spirits. So conquering overcoming or subduing demonic spirits is necessary. So I mean exercise it in your daily life. We can think of the areas where we feel we are struggling. And in that area try to conquer. Try to conquer in that area. So I remember for me I think it was fear. Fear of the unknown. What is going to happen. Sometimes I just sit and think for no reason. Waste of time. Like what is going to happen. What will happen will happen. What's the point. So I remember once I don't exactly know what happened that time. But it was something to do with my work. Some things were changing. So I was very worried that what will happen to my job. What if I lose my job at that point in time. And I started with one thought and it just went on. Like okay then if you don't have a job then you don't have an income then this then that. So fear like we literally fear gripped me and that was once in my life where I felt it was more than my fear. I felt like there was like a demonic oppression. Like I could not leave that place for almost an hour. I'm trying to get out of it but I couldn't get out of it. And I was like hey what's happening. I'm a believer. I can't be so scared. I have to trust God. But I'm telling you the facts. I really felt like it's a spirit. It's a demonic spirit that is oppressing me. And I couldn't really get out of it. But in those moments that's when you have to apply all this. I rebuke. I resist you in the name of Jesus. I started confessing scriptures. The righteous are bold as a lion. I have not received a spirit of fear and God has good plans for my life. I just started declaring. I remember it took a few hours that evening to actually be able to get up and move around because it was so real. So real. And I know that it was demonic for sure. It was more than just sometimes our own emotions are there but this was demonic. So that is one experience I remember of overcoming. But then there are many such experiences I'm just sharing for our benefit. So we may go through many such things in our lives but every time we have to overcome. So okay you overcome fear and you overcome anxiety you overcome depression you overcome sadness you overcome something else right condemnation accusation but keep getting up and keep moving forward. So this is all practical stuff we've got to do it experience it then we know the power and the value of these things right. So as I said earlier we can do for ourselves or we can do for others maybe others are finding difficult. So let's say a brother right they are in fear very simple maybe we can if we can meet them once in a few days we can say okay don't worry we'll pray with you just simple prayer pray that they will overcome in the name of Jesus in case we can't meet them maybe a phone call right and say okay every day let's pray let's see you tell me how it is after one week so this is the way we can invest and when you do this we'll find that they'll also be overcoming right so these are ways in which we can do it for ourselves or we can do it for others to help people overcome okay so let's move on any questions any thoughts yes Komal demons are working in a large area cities or villages and like spirit of disunity spirit of murder adultery so how to use these words yeah so in a larger area I think firstly we have to break their power like you have to bind the strong man right so for that prayer fasting and prayer will help a lot and if it is larger area then a larger set of people like let's say the pastors in the city leaders in the city or your whole congregation so more people praying is usually effective I'm not saying one person can't pray but it will be good if more people can pray then you can see the change you can use this you can yeah I can't stop all the demons spirit of adultery yeah we can we can so when we do corporate prayer all of us are praying we can all agree like one person can say the words we remove we pray we destroy everyone else can say amen so we can work like that anything any questions okay yeah yes Shani I have two questions the first question is I know you said at the beginning you can use these for other people but how do you do it I mean I know you say you just pray but I'm thinking about last week how you told us to use our weapons the armor faith and all that that seems like that's more that somebody has to do for themselves like are we supposed to do or just pray for them and make us there's things that people should do in their own and the next question is that the believer feels that they have a demon inside of them can they cast a demon out themselves if there's nobody else to cast it they feel they have one can they do it themselves yes okay good questions so see yes armor we have to put on that we cannot put another person's armor you know dress them up in spiritual armor we can't do that but we can exercise authority by as we said prayer declaration commanding so we can command right for another person so it's possible that way Shani I hope that addresses your question now you're saying if a person has if we realize that I have a demon then can I cast out that demon answer is yes because authority works I mean authority is authority and we can speak over ourselves we can become stronger in the word in the presence of God and all and the truth is that you know there was one sister I don't know which year it was but she has the question that how come in today's church services some church services we see demons are cast out and all but in many of the church services at least the ones that we see around us nobody is actively casting out during the service so what happens you know so many people are coming with so many demons and then the demons are there only but you see even when the word is being preached even when people are consecrating themselves to God and people are making commitments it doesn't we don't have we don't need anyone to go and cast it out demons are automatically leaving you understand so even in that way Shani when we become strong in the Lord there are there are spirits that will just leave and you will be surprised you will be like oh I used to have that habit but I don't have it anymore what happened because we are getting stronger in the Lord and you know there are mental patterns that are being renewed there is a lot of change coming and demons can't stay if that's the case when we are stronger in our will when we are stronger in the word so does that make sense yes that does and so that especially with the second question so first one I guess the pink I mean you can't put like you said somebody has to put on their own armor but casting God just depends on what it is if we can apply to other people we can't if they have to do themselves and of course we can't do that that's kind of basically what you're saying for the first one then right yeah so to an extent to whatever extent possible we can stand in the gap perfect thank you yes thank you all right so that's about casting out and using all these words of command now let's talk about binding oh question okay so I just want to ask about casting out like a small example I want to share like when the demons are working at small children so what I saw is many times when they are casting out pastors so because of the children can't survive that power they'll command that demon spirit come into another woman like mother or anyone else there so is it right or we can do like that or not okay so you're saying is it okay to cast it out of someone and ask that spirit to go occupy another not like that like if the children is suffering with that demon spirit so the pastor will command that spirit to come into another woman to cast out understood understood so see as far as what we see in the ministry of Jesus we will apply so we don't see that in the ministry of Jesus he never allowed the spirit to go into another human being animals yes but another human being no so therefore what we can do ma'am like when the spirit is working on the children what we can do just cast it out you don't have to worry about where it will go and all that that's not our you know that's none of our we don't have to lose our energy in that we just cast out and we will come to it later when we cast out demons there is also a post deliverance ministry which we have to do that is we have to teach the children first of all lead them into salvation and help them to grow in the Lord so when we do all those things even if demons come back they cannot enter so that's how we work and yeah it doesn't have to go into the elders if they do like that is there any chance to come again among the children on them meaning if we just cast out and not do anything is it yeah is there any chance to come again that demon spirit on the children yeah so see in that is why deliverance ministry is very sensitive that way once we are delivered there is 100% chance of coming under attack again a stronger attack because Jesus himself said the demon will go come back with seven other spirits every time it will happen which is why we have to make the person strong when they come back they should not have any place to enter so every time we are engaged in deliverance ministry if possible we have to engage in counseling regular prayer in the church so much work is there only casting out is not the end there is lot of work after that so we will have to work with the children and equip them thank you yes yeah and what is the last part see to be born again okay or let us look at this so the question is if a person is not water baptized can they exercise authority like this right answer is yes because when we are born again we receive authority from Christ so being baptized is a acknowledging or like we are confessing that we have now become a believer that is what baptism is so baptism is not a requirement for a person to be born again are you all understanding what I am saying okay there is an entire chapter on this in the apc publication house of God so you can go study it what a baptism or there is a book also what a baptism you can study it so salvation is it happens first and then at any point in a person's life they are water baptized right now even if there is a delay we can do all this because God has given the authority already you don't need water baptism to get this authority okay as it answer your question okay great so water baptism is not going to give us our salvation but once we are saved we are confessing that we are now saved then we are water baptized that's how it is yes when you actually pray for someone for a fairly casting out or thing do we feel that in the spirit that has actually left the person or you just leave it to the spirit world that you've done your work and yeah so you know this one actually it's we have to be as I was saying be led by the spirit right so in the case of the casting out that Jesus did in many places we see that the person fell down and the spirit left they screamed and the spirit left so there are some signs that can show that the demon actually left it can happen but in some situations we won't see that so the only evidence is a changed life so if you are noticing this person and the person is so different now then obviously the demon left that is why they are different so yeah sometimes there is like some signs through which you can tell yes the demon left okay alright good questions see because this is very practical we have to use it so there is no point looking at it you know only like we have to finish the content let's go let's go to reading and losing so Jesus said Matthew 16 was you know 18 and 19 have the keys of the kingdom right I give you the keys of the kingdom whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven whatever you lose on earth will be lose in heaven now what he is telling is whatever is permitted in heaven you permitted on earth whatever is not permitted in heaven you stop it on earth that is the assignment so every believer every believer can do that so we may ask the question every believer how old should the believer be how old should the believer be by the way to exercise spiritual authority can children exercise spiritual authority yes you just have to be a believer right so age is not a problem how long should you have been a believer how long should one be a believer to exercise spiritual authority another aspect is there it's like from how long we are a believer that is also not necessary if you are just one day old believer okay very good so as long as you're born again isn't it that's when we receive the authority we can exercise it for an overcoming life so now that Jesus has given the keys of the kingdom we have to bind now tell me what are the things we should bind whatever is not in heaven we should not allow here so we will bind what are those things what do you want to bind we want to bind the evil plans of the enemy okay yeah so bind the evil plans of the enemy good yes anything else we want to bind any oppression okay against the will of God any oppression we want to bind it great anger anxiety depression sickness barrenness so there's a whole list here true so we can bind anything which is not of God okay we can bind it what should we lose what do we want to lose lose means what loses release we release or we let go what do we want to let go whatever is in heaven good things we can lose it so what are those things good things in heaven which we want to release blessing yes healing very good yes so blessing healing what else there in heaven think yeah deliverance freedom joy yes right so many things are there in heaven and Jesus is telling us come on I give you it's like a blank check right take it you do it what is not there in heaven if you see that here stop it what is there in heaven if you don't see it here release it so that is how we will exercise the capacity to bind and lose okay now let's understand binding losing a little bit more so what is binding binding is um if you have seen when the police come and arrest what do they do they'll handcuff the person right they'll tie the hands meaning that person carries some power to do evil but for a period of time so I'm using the word momentarily for some amount of time we are stopping them by putting handcuffs that is what binding means so tying the hands of the devil so that he cannot continue with his strategy so let's say okay in a marriage just an example it is given in our notes also I'm using the same thing if in a marriage you know between the spouses okay and we know you sense that it is a demonic problem it's not normal it's demonic then what to do so if the couple are believers they can bind they can bind what satan is doing they can bind what the demons are doing okay so let's say for example a lot of confusion is going on and it's a spirit of confusion so they bind the spirit of confusion what happens we are temporarily stopping the actions of those demons now is that the end of the problem is that the end of the problem we bound we can bind so we bound now is it over everything is over solved problem no actually the problem is not solved we can we can kind of you know stop the devil for some time but the actual issues have to be dealt with so why is that confusion happening maybe there is a communication problem maybe there is some other problem the issues have to be settled now if the couple don't settle it only binding will not help so binding is like God is giving the authority to stop the devil for a period of time but beyond that many times we have to work so maybe they require counseling maybe they require you know some elders to come and intervene something something has to be done to solve the problem if the problem is not solved the spirits those that we bound they still have access for now they are not doing anything because we bound them but they can again start to do their work so binding in itself is not necessarily a solution it's just helpful in that moment so that is what binding means same thing now when we are praying for someone that person is going through certain you know addictions or whatever we bind so the person is good for a little bit of time but in that time I have to teach the word I have to counsel the person I have to find help I have to do everything else which will make the person stronger that way if the demons want to attack again they lost the chance they lost the opportunity so binding helps a little bit but even beyond that there is a lot of work to do so that's how binding works oh yes is that a question yeah so are you saying that I'm trying to make sure I'm clear yeah are you saying that binding is temporary yeah I would say that in most instances in some that might be the final but in most there is work to do beyond binding so it is temporary then is that what you're saying I'm kind of confused yeah it's temporary because you just rank up the demons but that's not the end no okay because I know what you were saying in terms of people try to um I guess like buying sickness you're saying people have to do something beyond that but they have a sickness that's no medicine can help then I guess if they're should they not buying sickness should they not buy any kind of sickness is just temporary or do they bind it and then follow up with scriptures I mean what do they do discipline that's incurable that's that's my that's my question yes so in the case of sickness we could exercise authority in a different way so instead of binding we can command healing we can rebuke we can cast out so there are other things that can be done done in the case of sickness okay so don't so binding is not yeah it may not be applicable you know every time as far as sickness is concerned in certain situations that you should just use binding for them yes that's right okay thank you yeah thank you alright so that was about binding losing simply means we command the person to be set free now we know in Luke chapter 13 there was a lady she was um she was crippled she was bent over then when Jesus comes to her she says woman thou art lost we lose you or you know the power of God sets you free then she becomes straight like she stands up her body is is better now so what exactly happened Jesus set her free he loosed her from the power of the devil so similarly sometimes when we are praying for people we may feel like that that okay I must command this you are loosed from this spirit of infirmity you are loosed from this um I mean it can be anything any oppression go ahead and command it so when we command that the person will actually be set free so losing works like that also and losing is where we can release or lose the works of heaven as well so we can pray things like okay I lose the grace of God over your life I lose the joy of God you know over this family I lose the blessings of God so as the Holy Spirit leads us it's okay to pray prayers like that also so you lose someone from the oppressive spirit and we lose the works of heaven into people's lives so um yeah we can apply it and we can see the power of these things so there are two more terms here I'll just briefly touch on that and then we can take a break allow disallow I don't allow you okay I don't allow you to do this where did Jesus do that he did it when demons started speaking right in some situations the demons wanted to talk and Jesus disallowed them he said I don't permit you to talk you can't talk so we can actually allow and disallow there will be times you know in the case of especially in the deliverance process the demons may want to talk a lot or they may harm the person at that time we have to command I don't permit you to do this I don't permit you to speak so we can use our authority to stop them or you know allow them to do certain things so allow and disallow is also something we can do and pulling down pulling down is another way to exercise our authority pulling down we've seen every thought which is not aligned to God's thoughts what are we supposed to pull it down right we have the capacity we can pull it down can we pull down thoughts that may be affecting our loved ones to an extent yes because let's say you know in a child's mind they have all kinds of philosophies and they don't want to believe Christ so as a parent you know one can pull down those thoughts and say okay I tear down that kind of a philosophy in the name of Jesus may my child's eyes be opened to the truth of the gospel so these are all prayers which are effective and we can pray them okay so I'm just gonna stop here we'll go for a break and then we will come back we will complete the rest of the chapter okay quickly just a moment I missed one question brother Sanjay is asking what is the difference between demon and fallen angel if we call demons disembodied spirits then at some point in time they must have had some kind of body okay first answer is yes demons are fallen angels only disembodied spirits all addressing the same category of beings now your next one where you're saying they should have had a body I honestly have not thought about all that so yeah that's probably something to research or if anyone else has an answer please do drop it here in the chat alright so I hope that helps we'll go ahead and take a break yeah 10 minutes thank you