Deliverance from Evil Spirits: A Practical Manual [Paperback]

Francis MacNutt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1995

A guide to deliverance ministry explains the biblical record and clarifies what a deliverance ministry is and how it functions in the church of today.

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From the Back Cover

Based on four decades of international healing and deliverance ministry, this practical manual is an invaluable tool for pastors, counselors and lay ministers.
Comprehensive and biblical, it answers the important questions about deliverance, such as "Do evil spirits oppress people today?" and "Can Christians be affected by evil spirits?" It also covers subjects such as:
• The scriptural basis for deliverance
• Misconceptions about deliverance
• Preparation for deliverance ministry
• Praying for deliverance
• The deliverance of places


"By far the best book I have seen on this controversial and difficult topic."

--Vinson Synan, Professor of Church History, Regent University; author, Century of the Holy Spirit



"The book is the most comprehensive I have ever read on the subject of deliverance. The practical steps and prayers for deliverance will help and bless many who wonder how to get started in this area of ministry, and how to remain balanced in a ministry that has not always seen sanity or balance. I highly recommend this book."

--Randy Clark, president, Global Awakening



"Francis MacNutt has written with balance and caution on a difficult subject."

--David A. Seamands, author, Healing for Damaged Emotions



"Francis continues to give us the teaching and inspiration for doing the work of the Kingdom!"

--John Wimber, founder, Association of Vineyard Churches --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

Francis MacNutt, who as a young Roman Catholic priest was prominent in the charismatic renewal in the 1960s, is the author of the bestselling Healing, as well as The Healing Reawakening and several other books. He and his wife, Judith, conduct an extensive teaching ministry through conferences, seminars, tapes, and speaking engagements. The parents of two grown children, they are the founders of Christian Healing Ministries in Jacksonville, Florida. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Chosen (August 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0800792327
• ISBN-13: 978-0800792329
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #532,280 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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106 of 108 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is an important book for all ministers and counselors., November 25, 1997

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Donald E. Curtis (Kennesaw, Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deliverance from Evil Spirits: A Practical Manual (Paperback)

Francis Macnutt has a long and credible history in the practice of healing prayer. His compassion and faith leads him to share what he knows with others. With many more praying, many many more are helped. His prayer style is calm and confident. It is the power of God and not the energy of hype that brings healing through his prayers and others. Through his instruction and the instruction of John Wimber and Charles Kraft, I too have seen people healed, by God, when I have prayed for them.

This book specializes in deliverance from evil spirits, a topic that challenges our enlightened western minds. Many churches that preach the existence of Satan and demons, do not acknowledge that people need help and deliverance. Francis MacNutt's experience and the Biblical record lead to another conclusion. Demonic influence in varying degrees does affect many, and they need deliverance. Those who know this and take authority over the demonic realm can bring freedom to those who need it so desperately.

This book will guide you through evidence for demonization, the types of demons that you might encounter, and practical instruction for dealing with them. Franics MacNutt tells us that demonization is different from what is popularly known as "demon possession." Possession represents an extreme and rare form of demonization. Rather one or several demons may link themselves to a part of our lives. Often, they only manifest themselves when their territory is invaded by other forms of healing prayer.

It is significant to note the care Francis MacNutt takes to distinguish between demonization and emotional wounds, and the very important difference between Multiple Personality Disorder and demonization. As in all his books, his methods involve a partnership between prayers of faith and modern medicine and counseling techniques.

This is an important book, written in a professional style that maintains interest throughout. It was a great encouragement to me.

71 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best manual on the subject of deliverance, September 22, 1999

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[e-mail] (West Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Deliverance from Evil Spirits: A Practical Manual (Paperback)

This is an excellent book on the practical how's and why's and when's when the deliverance ministry is where God has led you. Relevant examples, good balance of inner healing of wounds and spiritual healing is taught. As my own life experiences with this ministry accumulate, the information he gives is verified and affirmed repeatedly, especially when dealing with the spirits, entry points and how to proceed. Of course, the Holy Spirit is still the primary source of all "how-to's", but the information MacNutt offers is invaluable. Also recommend Noel and Phyl Gibson's Evicting Demonic Intruders and Rebecca Brown's He Came to Set the Captives Free. I have read over 80 books on the subject of deliverance, demonology, occult and the like, and the above mentioned books offer the best insight and information.

38 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Straitforward take on an weird topic, August 27, 2004

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Jean E. Pouliot (Newburyport, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Deliverance from Evil Spirits: A Practical Manual (Paperback)

As a person who values rationality, I would hardly be expected to add a book titled "Deliverance from Evil Spirits: A Practical Manual" to my must-read list. But when I ran across it in the bookstore, I felt oddly compelled to pick it up. Far from being loony, this book by Francis MacNutt (now there's a name for you!) has assembled a very straightforward account of his work delivering people from evil spirits.

MacNutt takes seriously the talk of evil spirits in the New Testament. Unlike contemporary scholars who see demons as metaphoric or psychological in nature, MacNutt believes that Jesus Christ truly encountered and overcame dark spirits, and that part of his good news was that in him, the dominion of God had broken into the world to destroy a literal dominion of evil. This concept is simple and easy enough to accept. Though many mainline Christians call Jesus Savior and Reedemer, they often don't ask, "Saved from what?" and "Redeemed from whom?" MacNutt answers: "Saved from bondage to evil" and "Redeemed from the Evil One." Simple answers like these are attractive, and more accessible than reams of scholarly texts explaining away what the gospels present without hesitation.

MacNutt believes that evil spirits exist, that they infest or possess certain people, and that Christians have the duty and obligation to pray for deliverance from these spirits. He also believes that many main-line clerics are reluctant to deal with the demonic, leaving many to suffer the predations of the Evil One. In calm, unnutty tones, MacNutt catalogues a variety of evil spirits, the types of demonic oppression and the power of curses.

MacNutt's thesis is fascinating, and empowering if true. If real, we should learn to recognize evil, protect ourselves from it and rid ourselves of it. Not to say that he is completely convincing. Calling certain demons "laziness " or "anger" (...) comes pretty close to the psychologizing tendency of mainline churches. Some of his claims about the appearance of certain demons is silly. His depiction of a potbellied, top-hatted demon made me think he spent too much time in the voodoo shack. MacNutt also believes in ritual Satanic abuse -- a practice I thought invented by the media. Too, he seems to imply that priests (Roman Catholic? Anglican? Other?) are particularly empowered to cast out demons. What this means to MacNutt's seeming alliance with pentecostal and charismatic groups is not clear.

In any event, MacNutt serves up a non-sensationalistic, rational-sounding and well-organized account of a topic that many in the West do not accept. As a hypothesis for the cause of evil in the world, it is fascinating -- especially for those who take Scripture seriously. While not providing a comprehensive theology of evil and its relationship to God, it goes a long way toward making a bizarre topic more acceptable.