Delivering the Captives: Understanding the Strongman--and How to Defeat Him [Paperback]

Alice Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2006

Drawing on her work delivering captive Christians from spiritual oppression and her careful study of Scripture, Alice Smith shows how people struggling with strongmen and strongholds can claim lasting victory. The book answers basic questions including: Can a Christian be attacked by a demon? What are strongholds and strongmen? How can the strongman be bound? Here are the keys to unlocking lives from the bonds of witchcraft, fear, victimization, depression, and more.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...stocked with prayers and spiritual tools that will effectively set you on a path of freedom and victory." -- Charisma, April 2007

About the Author

ALICE SMITH is an internationally known conference speaker and best selling author of many books, including Beyond the Lie, Beyond the Veil and co-authored Spiritual Housecleaning, with her husband, Eddie. She is a regular contributor to magazines including Charisma, Spirit-Led Woman, and Pray! and makes guest appearances on the 700 Club and This Is Your Day. Alice and Eddie founded the U.S. Prayer Center in 1990. They have four grown children and make their home in Houston, Texas.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers; Reprinted edition (November 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076420291X
• ISBN-13: 978-0764202919
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #309,983 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Alice Smith is cofounder and executive director of the U.S. PRAYER CENTER in Houston, Texas.

She is a member of America's National Prayer Committee, the International Reconciliation Coalition, and the International Strategic Prayer Network. Alice studied music at Houston Baptist University, and recently earned her Doctorate of Ministry from Wagner Leadership Institute in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Alice's first calling is to intercessory prayer and to represent a life of integrity and transparency to the body of Christ.

Alice conducts seminars, retreats and conferences, both locally and internationally, on a variety of subjects including intercessory prayer, spiritual intimacy, personal freedom, spiritual warfare, and spiritual mapping.

She is a regular contributor to Charisma, Ministries Today, Spirit-Led Woman, and Pray! magazines. Alice is a regular guest on CBN's 700 Club, and an occasional guest on Benny Hinn's, This is Your Day.

She is the editor of Insight, a weekly teaching email newsletter that goes to thousands of praying Christians in more than 70 nations. In addition, she and Eddie offer a 52-week free Internet course on prayer that serves to train Christians worldwide who have few resources.



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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Keys to Freedom, December 5, 2006

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Constance Jost (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews
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The book is the ultimate handbook for deliverance ministry. The keys to identifying and breaking off demonic strongholds are identified clearly. As this life is a battlefield, then this book is a war room strategy guide. This book brought me immense help in identifying how demons work to intimidate and harass people, and how to fight on their behalf. As usual, this author has taken a complex subject and put it into simple, concrete terms. Indispensible reference book for anyone serious about setting others free.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A practical guide your library needs, December 4, 2006

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B. Merz (Columbus, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Delivering the Captives: Understanding the Strongman--and How to Defeat Him (Paperback)

If you are like most Christians, you have times when you may feel "hemmed in" by something that isn't readily explainable.Other times you may lack the freedom in Christ that you have had in times past. Delivering the Captives is a well written practical guide to deal with issues before they get a foothold in your life. This is a book every library needs to have, and hopefully the reader will review from time to time. It is a very compatible book with the author's Beyond the Lie. Though the specific issues may be differerent, both of these books deal with life isssues that affect our functioning ability. Make no mistake about it, the strongman will do his best to defeat you quickly or with a slow burn. With God's help we can be victorious.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Freedom, November 7, 2006

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Debra Ann Walker (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This is a great "how to" book with amazing stories about everyday people who experience relief and freedom from fears, tormenting thoughts, addictions and overpowering sinful habits by resisting sin and evil through drawing near to God. Salvation, personal freedom and deliverance from demonic spirits, is the work of Jesus in and through our lives.

Alice Smith in "Delivering The Captives" shares how we can obtain personal freedom and effectively help others with their greatest struggles and pain. "Delivering The Captives" renews our faith that the love and power of God is more than enough to live changed lives and experience God's peace.

Debbie Walker, Houston, TX.