Rodney Hogue didn’t believe that believers could be oppressed by demons…
But one day, the Holy Spirit revealed that he was being oppressed by a demonic spirit. In disgust, Rodney commanded the demon to leave in Jesus’ name. To his surprise, it did! Since then, he’s been driven by a passion to see others set free from spiritual strongholds, and brought into a powerful encounter with the love, freedom, and healing of Jesus!
Today, Hogue teaches that the first step to deliverance is exposing the works of darkness. All too often, a demonic presence is overlooked as merely a bad habit or something that “runs in the family.” Unless we recognize the enemy’s stealth tactics, we will fail to confront the true issue and continue to experience demonic torment.
In Liberated, Hogue offers powerful tools for discerning and defeating the enemy’s work through the Holy Spirit’s power.
Discover how to:
Operate in your spiritual jurisdiction of authority when confronting demons.
Recognize signs and symptoms of demonic oppression.
Identify and close any open doors granting demons access to your life.
Confidently deal with evil spirits when they manifest.
Step-by-step, minister deliverance for yourself and others.
Rebuild broken areas of life after receiving inner healing and deliverance.
When strongholds are exposed, freedom comes and healing can begin!
I got this book as a gift, but I would have bought it anyway because of my high regard for its author Dr. Rodney Hogue. Jesus has given us authority to stop the devil in his tracks. This book exposes the devil’s tricks and shows us how to overcome them, using that authority, in order to lead lives that are free from demonic influences that affect countless numbers of us, often without our being fully aware of it. Not a manual on deliverance, this is a practical guide to identifying demonic activity, both obvious and subtle, and ridding yourself and others from it. The enemy wants you to see yourself defeated and powerless. Liberated will help you discover how to see yourself the way God sees you—free, successful and victorious in your calling and destiny. It’s an easy-to-read book full of Dr. Hogue’s insightful wisdom and humor. And believe it or not, the appendices alone are worth the price of the book! I recommend it for all readers, Christian or not.
Man, did I need this book. Yes it’s a book on the supernatural part of the world. Yes it’s tackled the issues of the demonic. But this isn’t a book on exorcism, rather it’s a book on deliverance from strongholds.
Relatively short, it’s incredibly accessible and extremely practical. It outlines the lies that the enemy places in front of us and ways to not only avoid them but tear down the strongholds themselves.
Then it goes one step further by encouraging/educating you on how to rebuild a godly stronghold right in the spot where Jesus conquered the enemy for you.
I write and underline my non-fiction books. In this book, I drew hearts. Sounds weird for a book essentially about casting out demons, right? Well, this book was really about LOVE for people. And how God’s heart is to see is living in FREEDOM, HEALING and peace and joy and all the good things you can think of.
There are no exorcist stories in this book, it’s not creepy, it’s not wild or weird. It’s about how God is bigger, more loving, more intimately aware of our struggles, more ready to work and do on our behalf than we can imagine.
The 2nd half of the book and appendices are absolute gold with plans, prayers and details on how to renew your mind, fill up the emptiness with God’s Truth and live in the freedom God has. If you walk throughout the steps he lays out, you will see healing in your heart and life.
Highly recommend. But don’t go in thinking you are reading a self-help book or a Christian-lite book. This is real stuff in here.
So maybe some of my friends and family don't know this, but I actually have always fully believed in the spiritual / demonic realm being active in people's lives. Free fact for you.
As people who believe in God typically don't believe they can't be oppressed by demons, that was something I always disagreed with.
So when this was available from the LIBRARY of all places... I couldn't resist. It's a really, really good read, and I plan on purchasing a copy or two.
Easy to read. Practical. Informative. Short but to the point. Well worth your time. For those in ministry and those wanting more freedom to fulfill their destiny. Excellent.