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A Prayer for Deliverance

1. Personally affirm your faith in Christ:

“Lord Jesus Christ, I believe You are the Son of God and the only way to God – that You died on the cross for my sins and rose again so that I might be forgiven and receive eternal life.”

2. Humble yourself:

“I renounce all pride and religious self-righteousness and dignity that does not come from You. I have no claim on Your mercy except that You died in my place.”

3. Confess any known sin:

“I confess all my sins before You and hold nothing back. Especially I confess …”

4. Repent of all sins:

“I repent of all my sins. I turn away from them and I turn to You, Lord, for mercy and forgiveness.”

5. Forgive all other people:

“By a decision of my will, I freely forgive all who have ever harmed or wronged me. I lay down all bitterness, all resentment and all hatred. Specifically, I forgive …”

6. Break with the occult and all false religion:

“I sever all contact I have ever had with the occult or with all false religion – particularly …”

“I commit myself to get rid of all objects associated with the occult or false religion.”

7. Prepare to be released from every curse over your life:

“Lord Jesus, I thank You that on the cross You were made a curse, that I might be redeemed from every curse and inherit God’s blessing. On that...

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