What to Expect in a Deliverance Session

Deliverance sessions can sound mysterious if you have only heard about them through dramatic movie scenes. The reality is far quieter and far more orderly. Here is what a typical 60–90 minute session looks like.

1. Opening conversation (15–20 minutes)

We start with a conversation about what brings you to the session — what you have been experiencing, when it started, what you have already tried (confession and repentance, counseling, your own prayer, medical care). We are not looking for a perfect story; we are listening for what the Holy Spirit may be highlighting.

This is also where we ask what you have already brought into the light through confession and repentance, and whether you are under any medical or psychiatric care that we should know about. We hold this with confidentiality and respect.

2. Opening prayer and authority (5 minutes)

We open by inviting the Holy Spirit, asking the Lord to lead the session, and reminding ourselves of the authority we have in Jesus Christ.

Behold, I have given you the power to tread upon serpents and scorpions and upon the full force of the enemy and nothing will harm you.

— Luke 10:19

3. Renunciations (10–20 minutes)

We walk through specific renunciations together. These are short, out-loud statements where you renounce specific patterns, agreements, or doorways — for example: "I renounce the lie that I am unloved. I reject it in the Name of Jesus." Or: "I renounce any agreement my family made with the occult. I close that door in the Name of Jesus."

Renunciations are where most of the substantive work happens. We do not need to dig up every detail of your history; the Holy Spirit knows what needs to come to light. We simply give voice to specific renunciations as He leads.

4. Commanding prayer (10–20 minutes)

We then pray commanding prayer — in the Name of Jesus, telling oppressing spirits to leave. This sounds dramatic but is usually quiet. You may feel nothing. You may feel deep peace. You may feel emotional release — tears, a sigh, a sense of weight lifting. You may feel a yawn or a cough as something releases. All of these are normal. The absence of dramatic manifestation does not mean nothing happened.

5. Filling and blessing (10 minutes)

A house swept clean is vulnerable to seven worse spirits returning (Matthew 12:43–45). So we do not stop at "the demon is gone." We pray for the Holy Spirit to fill what is empty — to fill you with peace, joy, healing, love, identity in Christ. We may invite you to declare specific truth out loud over yourself.

6. Aftercare conversation (10 minutes)

We close with practical aftercare. What to do tonight. What to do this week. Whether to plan a follow-up session. Whether to seek out a spiritual director or a counselor. Which prayers to keep praying daily so what was opened up can be sustained.

What we will not do

• We will not perform formal exorcism — we pray for freedom from oppression, which is a different thing
• We will not record the session or share your story
• We will not tell you to stop medication or stop seeing your counselor
• We will not coerce you into renouncing things you are not ready to renounce
• We will not pretend to know what you need; the Holy Spirit leads, we follow