72SCFOCD3-23 - Derek Prince – REASONS FOR NOT RECEIVING DELIVERANCE - Donation $4.00 - Derek gives 5 common factors that hinder or frustrate complete deliverance. He explains and illustrates each. 1) Lack of Repentance - you must repent of all evil in your life, then turn away from all these things and submit yourself to God through Jesus Christ. That is repentance. 2) Lack of Confession of sin – such as abortion which is confessed as murder and adultery which must be confessed to the other party in the marriage. 3) Lack of forgiveness – there are people you haven’t forgiven. Resentment harms the one doing it, much more than the one who is resented. 4) Lack of breaking with the occult – you want to hold on to occult books, a daily look at horoscopes, etc. so the devil has a hook in you. Derek tells about the origin of the 5th column. Look at I John 4:17 – can we say the same as Jesus – “satan has nothing in me.” 5) Lack of determination – you want someone else to do it for you. Derek then deals with the topic of, “How do I keep my deliverance”. He shares 7 points or ways and gives illustrations and examples of each. 1) Make Jesus Lord in every area of your life – someone said “when the devil knocks at the door, I let Jesus answer”. 2) Be filled with the Holy Spirit - the baptism in the Holy Spirit is only the initiator, you must be continuously filled. The Holy Spirit is a “demon flusher”. 3) Live by God’s Word – this is your great primary weapon against the devil. The only thing that really scares him is the Word of God. When you say it is written he begins to back off. 4) Put on the whole armor of God – there are 6 items of armor or equipment in Ephesians 6. He directs attention to the Helmet of Salvation and a 7th from Isaiah 61:3, the garment of praise. 5) Cultivate right relationships – deal with people as you would have them deal with you. Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy. 6) Submit to disci-pline – you are obligated to obey the laws of the country. You don’t have any other option as a Christian. 7) Make Jesus central – the devil loves the center of the stage - don’t give it to him. The Holy Spirit advertises Jesus. He’s Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the author and finisher of our faith. Praise His wonderful name. In closing, Derek has the people present to speak prayers after him for self-deliverance.