I was thinking back to the first time I prayed for someone that claimed to have demons. It was at the end of a church service, and the Pastor’s sermon topic was “Demons”. Just two weeks prior I’d joined his deliverance ministry, and as of yet had received no formal training. I was instructed by another team member, to pray with people at the front of the church and if something came up, to just tell it to “leave in Jesus name.” The experienced members of the team (for some

Several years ago, I was an associate pastor in a small church that specialized in ministry to abuse victims, and many of them had demons (real demons). One night a 59 year old woman (we’ll just call her Sharon) walked into the church and told me “I have demons, and I need help!” We discussed the different manifestations she was experiencing and potential causes. It turns out that her mother was a witch, and had severely physically abused her as a child. It soon became appare

Satan’s favorite demon is his most insidious. When we are wounded beyond our ability to cope, we sort of mentally separate to get away from the pain. The term for this separation is disassociate. When we dissociate, it creates a small split in our soul that holds the pain from the trauma,(like a little file). That’s where the term “split personality” comes from. The moment we dissociate, Satan slips a demon onto the wound. This demon’s function is to aggravate the emotion h

Several years ago, a 68 year old woman (we’ll call her Betty) came to me for ministry. She said the moment she picked up her first grandbaby, she said heard the words, “Kill the baby.” It startled her, and she set the baby down immediately. Every time Betty went to pick up the baby she heard the same words, “Kill the baby.” It was terrifying to her. Another one of Betty’s daughters gave birth. Betty went to visit, and the moment she lifted that baby, she heard those dreadfu

Got a text from a terminally ill woman who found me on the web. The text conversation is below. Scott Pastor indulge me for contacting you this way, but I can no longer speak nor hear as a result of my prolonged illness. I have terminal cancer, so I just wait to die here in the EMMC. The doctors have confirmed that I have less than two weeks, pastor I am really scared. I don’t wanna perish in hell, not like this. You are my hope to gain salvation, please help me. Debby Hi Deb

A fourteen year old boy, and his atheist, prostitute, mother were referred to me. The troubled boy (Robert) had twice been evicted from school. The second, for death threats on line. The mother (Beverly) , who was at her wits end, said “I’ll try anything. . .Even God!”. Robert entered the room dressed in black, head to toe, wore heavy black eye makeup, and chains. As a confessed Satanist, he read the Satanic bible, dabbled in witchcraft, did seance with his friends, and was o

Ministering Inner Healing and Deliverance can bring back memories that are lost during trauma. All the details and emotion from a trauma can be held in dissociative wounded parts of the soul. I prayed with a 40 year old man named Jim. Jim’s single, eighteen year old mother, turned up pregnant (with him), after a one night stand. The birth father took off as soon as he found out the girl was pregnant. Jim came to me because he suffered from fear issues. Out of the blue, the bi

In deliverance ministry you’ll meet people that actually like their demons. I ministered to Gary, a handsome, financially successful, 44 year old businessman. He struggled with inferiority. Gary was raised in a single parent home, by an overbearing father, that constantly berated him, and told him every day, “You’re never going to amount to anything!”. Every waking minute of Gary’s young life, was devoted to pleasing his father. Gary excelled in schoolwork and athletics, but

Inner healing and deliverance can return your joy. Thirty-eight year old Mellissa was the product of an unwanted pregnancy. Some babies are prettier than others, Mellissa wasn’t a cute baby. Her mother despised her even before she was born, and when she saw Mellissa she called her, “The Lizard.” Mellissa’s older sister was called “The Pretty One”. The Pretty One and Mom called Mellissa “The Lizard” her whole life. Dad began molesting Mellissa at a very young age, and she was

People that need deliverance are just regular people, the Hostess at your favorite restaurant, your next door neighbor, the person working two cubicles down, your boss, your bosses boss. I’ve ministered to Governors of states, famous TV and Radio stars, owners of multi-billion dollar corporations (that fly to meet me in their private jets.) I’ve ministered to everyone from, billionaires to bums, housewives to hookers, and every race under the sun. We’re all the same. Almost e

Inner healing and deliverance can remove the pain of rejection. Forty-one year old Phil entered accompanied by his pastor. The pain of a lifetime of rejection tormented Phil. Rejection by his father, and ex-wife, had reduced Phil to isolating himself in his bedroom. As a little boy, Phil idolized his father and followed him everywhere around the house. One day in the garage, while working on the car, his father asked five year old Phil to hand him a wrench. The excited boy ac

A seventy-seven year old grandmother was referred to me because of disabling abandonment she’d carried for forty years. Martha was raised in a Christian home, became a Christian at nine years old, and never missed Sunday school or church. She grew to be a beautiful teenager, and had every boy in School after her. Eighteen year old Martha saved herself for marriage, married Rob (her High School sweetheart) and had four beautiful children. Martha and Rob seemed to have the perf