When you walk by faith with courage and demonstrate the power of Jesus, you bring deliverance to others.

“For he took his life in his hands and killed the Philistine, and the LORD brought about a great deliverance for all Israel.” (1Sam 19:5)

“And Stephen, full of faith and power, did great wonders and signs among the people.” (Acts 6:8)

“For unclean spirits, crying with a loud voice, came out of many who were possessed; and many who were paralyzed and lame were healed.” (Acts 8:7)

“Let no one despise your youth, but be an example [tupos] to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.” (1Tim 4:12)

“And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out that very hour.” (Acts 16:18)

“how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.” (Acts 10:38)

“Then the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, overpowered them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.” (Acts 19:16)   – no one else tried to cast out the demon

“Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed.” (Acts 5:16)

“so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them.” (Acts 19:12)

“Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give.” (Matt 10:8)

“Then they came to Jesus, and saw the one who had been demon-possessed [daimonizomai] and had the legion, sitting and clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.” (Mk 5:15)

“Then they went out to see what had happened, and came to Jesus, and found the man from whom the demons had departed, sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid.” (Lk 8:35)

“So the demons begged Him, saying, If You cast us out, permit us to go away into the herd of swine. And He said to them, Go.” (Matt 8:31,32)  – Matthew focused on the authority of Jesus, not on the demonized man

“So ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound—think of it—for eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the Sabbath?” (Lk 13:16)

Reading: 1Sam 19-21; Lk 3