Month: April 2017

When you buy a home, a car, a refrigerator, a cell phone, what are you looking for? Results that last. Dependability for the long haul. Yet when many people support charities or Christian ministries, they often think of none of these factors. They should. Whether you’re committing to a material investment or donating tithes and offerings, lasting results should be considered. Which brings me to a Russian man named Vitali. I first met him in September, 2011 when I spoke in Poltovskaya (Krasnodar region), Russia. I had taken a ferry from Crimea, which has been much in the news since Russia invaded and took control in early 2014. This was our first ministry venture into Russia.

During the Poltovskaya seminar, the enthusiasm of the crowd was electrifying. Hundreds sought deliverance, but I concentrated on a 27-year-old man named Ivan. I later learned that he had recently been released from three years in prison for drug dealing and violence. It took eight of the biggest and strongest men in the room to control Ivan’s demons of Murder, Hate, and Witchcraft. When he was finally freed after a lengthy battle, his soft demeanor was a sharp contrast to the belligerence of his demons. At the end of the seminar, before I left for Moscow, a young couple made a special request. They asked me to officiate at their marriage ceremony the next day. At first I thought I’d say a short prayer, but they wanted me to do the whole wedding, traditional Russian style.

Fast forward to our most recent mission to Ukraine, teaching, for an entire week, more than 1000 students at the New Generation Bible College. Among the students was Vitali. During a class break he approached me and explained that he was the man for whom I had performed the wedding ceremony in Poltovskaya, six years ago. Vitali shared an update. He and his wife are very happily married “and happier every year.” They are making plans to adopt children. “At first when I saw you at the seminar, I was afraid to come near to you. But then I saw your kind eyes we started to cry,” he said. “We knew then that we wanted you to perform our ceremony.”

Then, Vitali shared the best part. “I and my wife are now pastors and have four churches in Krasnodar region. We do healing encounters and deliverance ministry. Thank you, pastor Bob. It is a great honor to know you.” Then a smile came across his face as he said, “When I tell people that Pastor Bob did our wedding ceremony, they know that when I pray for them they have to get rid of their demons.”

Six years later, results that last.

An encouraging word: HOW RICH ARE YOU?

I am truly blessed! I have farmers all over the world who grow food for me, and people who ship it to convenient locations. Teams of people design and manufacture technological devices to make my life easier. I have air conditioning, clean hot and cold running water, a box in my kitchen that heats up food almost instantly — all this without the need to haul wood and build a fire. The list goes on and on. As Americans, we take for granted so many amazing blessings that happen in our life on a daily basis. But it is easy to complain about the smallest discomfort or inconvenience. 1 Timothy 6:6 says that “Godliness with contentment is great gain.” Let’s take our eyes off of ourselves today and reach out to those who are truly less fortunate by sharing our blessings and God’s message of hope, love and freedom.

Bob Larson has trained healing and deliverance teams all over the world to set the captives free and Do What Jesus Did® (Luke 4:18). You can partner with Bob and support this vision to demonstrate God’s power in action

Dmitry. Urslana. Irene. Inna. These are just a few of the hundreds who were set free during our mission to Ukraine last year. What makes their deliverances so significant is that each was attending New Generation Bible College, preparing for the ministry. They weren’t ordinary people. They felt a call from God and were studying to be a Christian leader or pastor. They listened attentively, 6-8 hours a day to my teaching, for an entire week. They took copious notes. They asked deep, theological questions. But they also wanted prayer for personal deliverance.Each year, for the last four years, I’ve been honored to be a visiting Professor of Spiritual Warfare at this Bible College. More than a thousand students from over 20 nations have gathered each year for intensive training on how to start a church, pastor a congregation, and teach the Word of God. Because this Bible College believes in our ministry, these students also learn how to minister inner healing and cast out demons.

Next week will be our fifth annual visit. We’ll teach and minister to students from Ukraine, Russia, Europe, Scandinavia, plus more than a dozen nations of the former Soviet Republic. They will study what we teach and put it into action. As a result of previous visits, thousands of ministers now pastor churches where casting out demons is a normal part of their church.

There’s nowhere in America I can do this. Not one of the hundreds of Bible Colleges and Seminaries in the U. S. would allow our message to reach their student bodies. Consequently, every year many men and women begin ministerial careers without a clue concerning spiritual warfare. If someone says has he demons, he’ll be told to see a psychiatrist. If he wants prayers for deliverance, he’ll be admonished that Christians can’t be tormented by demons.

This unfortunate situation isn’t likely to change any time soon. But God is no respecter of persons. He doesn’t check the nationality of an individual’s passport. He’s willing give His power and anointing to all who heed the call of the Great Commission: “In my name they will cast out demons” (Mark 16:17). These are exciting days for the message of spiritual warfare, beyond the shores of America. Thank you for your prayers and financial support that make missions such as this possible.

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An encouraging word: DON’T BE AFRAID

The Psalmist said, “I will not be afraid of ten-thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around” (Psalm 2:6). Wow! That’s a lot. Not a handful or even a few dozen. Not hundreds. Not thousands. But tens of thousands. How could one not be afraid of many thousands on every side, seeking harm and spiritual destruction? The next verse tells us, “Your blessing is on your people.” If even one, let alone thousands, wishes you evil for any reason, you have a heritage in Christ. When others want calamity to fall upon you, you have a blessing to take its place. Call upon His blessing to cancel every curse.

Bob Larson has trained healing and deliverance teams all over the world to set the captives free and Do What Jesus Did® (Luke 4:18).  You can partner with Bob and support this vision to demonstrate God’s power in action by calling 303-980-1511 or clicking here to donate online.