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© 2003, 2010 by Neal Lozano
Published by Chosen Books 11400 Hampshire Avenue South Bloomington, Minnesota 55438 chosenbooks.com
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Note: Names have been changed throughout the manuscript to protect those whose stories appear here.
“Neal Lozano’s book is an exceptionally fine practical guide showing us how to receive help and to go about helping people who need deliverance. This book is non-sensational and well-balanced. He does not give quick, simplistic answers but tells us how to enlist the person’s own defenses through repentance and spiritual growth in a marvelous process of being freed from any demonic forces that oppress Christians. If you want to learn about the deliverance ministry, or are already involved and want to learn how to minister more effectively, be sure to add this book to your library.”
Francis MacNutt, Ph.D., president, Christian Healing Ministries
“One of the best books on deliverance. I found the book engaging, exciting, helpful, clarifying and, most important, written for the whole Church. This is a book every believer should read, and I believe it should be part of the training of every church’s ministry team for altar work. It will equip you to minister to those who are being oppressed and, just as important, do so in a loving counseling environment.”
Randy Clark, founder, Global Awakening
“Neal Lozano has been helping people for many years achieve levels of peace and freedom in their lives that they had never hoped to experience. I’m so glad Neal has taken the time to write this book and share this valuable wisdom with many others.”
Ralph Martin, Renewal Ministries
“A breakthrough book that is much needed because many Christians today seem to dismiss the presence of evil spirits as something of another time and place, and fail to avail themselves of a ministry to which Jesus Christ Himself calls us—the ministry of healing. In his clearly written, biblically based book, the author reminds Christians that deliverance or liberation from evil spirits is a continuing and normal part of the Christian experience. When we learn to cooperate with God’s grace, we are set free.
“Surveys on spirituality and faith, as well as my own personal experience in the healing ministry, lead me to be profoundly thankful that this book has been written. It will bring new life and hope to countless Americans trapped in emotional, physical or spiritual bondages, and will send a powerful message to the Christian community as a whole.”
George Gallup Jr., chairman, The George H. Gallup International Institute
“The most helpful book I know for dealing with evil spirits and related impairments in people’s lives. It makes an enormous contribution in sharing the path to internal freedom through the process of renunciation. The reader will experience new hope in acquiring freedom in Jesus Christ.”
The Rev. Michael Scanlan, T.O.R., chancellor, Franciscan University of Steubenville, co-author, Deliverance from Evil Spirits
“Those of us who have practiced deliverance and taught others to do so have learned to value books that provide basic instruction in this area, especially those based on a lot of effective experience. Unbound is such a book, and very usable as a basic introduction to a deliverance ministry. If you are looking for a good book to start with, I recommend this one.”
Dr. Charles H. Kraft, School of World Mission, Fuller Theological Seminary
“ Unbound presents a practical, faith-filled way for Christians to rid their lives of the devil’s influence, and sound advice for helping others experience deliverance from the work of evil spirits. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to enjoy the fullness of spiritual freedom that Jesus won for us by His death and resurrection.”
Bert Ghezzi, author, Voices of the Saints and Mystics and Miracles
“A gentle, thorough, easy-to-read guide for all of us who want to enter the ministry of Jesus setting the prisoners free. I enthusiastically recommend this book.”
Carol Wimber, Vineyard Christian Fellowship
“A valuable tool for Christian ministry and a hands-on resource for anyone interested in this important subject or who has experienced the destruction connected with satanic manifestations. Its ideas and methods for handling this plaguing reality are biblical, practical and easy to follow. It is highly readable and conceptually clear. You will return to its insights over and over.”
Bishop C. Milton Grannum, Ed.D., Ph.D., pastor, New Covenant Church of Philadelphia
“A thought-provoking book that deserves our attention and our meditation. Neal Lozano is not naïve; he knows the awful reality of human mental illness. But he is also attempting to give this spiritual battle the attention it deserves, and to fight it with the weapons the Lord Himself has put into the hands of those who believe.”
The Rev. Msgr. Thomas J. Herron, S.S.L., S.T.D., pastor, St. Laurence Parish
“Many of our young people in Papua New Guinea feel that when they have sinned, they are victims of Satan, that they are caught up in a sinful habits and that there is no way out. Unbound gives the real answer that they need the power of Jesus to break free of their sinful habits. By prayer they can be led out of their addiction and brought to Jesus, who gives them freedom.”
Bishop Anthony Burgess, diocese of Wewak, Papua New Guinea
Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Endorsements
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
Part 1 Freedom
1. Freedom to Hope
2. Satan Has a Plan for Your Life
3. I Repent, I Believe
4. I Forgive in the Name of Jesus
5. I Renounce in the Name of Jesus
6. I Take Authority in the Name of Jesus
7. I Receive Blessing in the Name of Jesus
8. Staying Free and Going Deeper
9. Bread for a Friend
Part 2 Helping a Friend
10. Helping Others to Stretch
11. Should I Be Afraid?
12. How Not to Pray for Deliverance
13. Walking Someone through Deliverance
14. How to Handle Manifestations
15. Ongoing Deliverance
Epilogue: Christian Hope
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Notes
About the Author
Acknowledgments
For several years I struggled with the thought of writing a book on freedom from the influence of evil spirits. Having written before, I knew the kind of commitment and sacrifice it would take. I needed to know it was God’s plan and not simply mine. Upon returning from a powerful mission trip, my wife, Janet, and I gathered in thanksgiving with our brothers and sisters in the House of God’s Light Community, a Christian community located in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. As we finished prayer Ann Stevens, a longtime friend and member of the community, looked at me and said, “When are you going to write your book? I will help you!” It was one of those moments that stood still. As the minutes passed the words lingered. I knew God had spoken. It was His word to me, and I could rely on His help. I want to thank Ann for her help but most of all for speaking the words that released faith.
I want to thank my partner, my friend, my lovely wife, Janet, who stood by me with encouragement and support. Without her intercession, discernment and patience this book would not have been written. Thank you, Janet, for the sacrifice you have made and for your constant “yes” to those in need.
Janet was the chief of an army of editors and assistants I enlisted to rake over what I had written. Thank you, Ann Stevens, Jacqueline Harper, Rachel Bader, Kathy Pugh, Gosia Wojcik, Evelyn Bence and Angie Kiesling.
I want to thank Pablo Bottari for believing in me, for being an instrument of the Lord’s compassion and wisdom. I want to thank Fr. Mike Scanlan for being a rock of godly wisdom in the area of deliverance and for his counsel through the years. I wish to thank Craig Hill for the wisdom he imparted to me about blessing through his “Curse to Blessing” seminar. I wish to thank all those who through their labor to set the captives free have gained and passed on wisdom that I have absorbed and no longer remember from where it came.
I wish to thank those who read the first draft, giving me such valuable input: Rev. Edward Crenshaw, Pastor Clifton Martin, Msgr. Thomas Herron, Rev. Michael Scanlan, Bert Ghezzi, Ben Dunning, Bill and Barbara Cassada, and finally Jane Campbell, the editor of Chosen Books.
I especially wish to thank all those people who trusted us with their secrets and allowed us to witness the work of the Lord in their lives. To those who allowed me to share their stories in this book may I say thank you; you have truly understood the gift of God. You have been bl