"Discernment & Prayers"
The Kingdom Corner Podcast
Episode Title: Discernment & Prayers
Date: February 13, 2026
Duration: 41:32
đź“– Episode Summary
In this Friday reading episode, Pastor Matt Gibe concludes the book Power and Authority Over Darkness by Angela Greenig, a practical and sobering guide to understanding spiritual warfare, deliverance, and the believer’s authority in Christ.
This final chapter focuses on discernment of spirits and prayer, emphasizing the necessity of being led by the Holy Spirit when ministering to others or walking through personal spiritual battles. Drawing from Scripture (especially 1 Corinthians 12 and Romans 8), the episode explores how believers can distinguish between spiritual influences, avoid false assumptions, and minister with wisdom, humility, and love.
Pastor Matt also reflects on the broader journey through the book—reviewing the 16 demonic strongholds discussed in earlier episodes—and explains why the modern church often misunderstands or avoids the topic of deliverance, even though Scripture clearly affirms spiritual conflict and Christ’s victory.
The episode then walks through Angela Greenig’s practical framework for deliverance ministry, including preparation, prayer, choosing the right setting, uncovering truth, breaking strongholds, and providing aftercare and discipleship. Several sample prayers are shared, including prayers for breaking curses, healing family bloodlines, and maintaining freedom in Christ.
The episode closes with encouragement: believers are not powerless, not defenseless, and not abandoned—we have been given spiritual weapons, authority in Christ, and the Holy Spirit’s guidance to walk in freedom and help others do the same.
🧱 The 16 Strongholds Reviewed in the Series
- Lying spirit
- Spirit of bondage
- Spirit of fear
- Spirit of heaviness
- Spirit of infirmity
- Spirit of jealousy
- Spirit of haughtiness
- Spirit of discord
- Spirit of whoredom
- Seducing spirit
- Perverse spirit
- Spirit of divination / familiar spirit
- Antichrist spirit
- Unclean spirit
- Spirit of death, mute, and dumb
- Spirit of lethargy
(With the important insight that these spirits often work in groups, not in isolation.)
🔍 Key Themes in This Episode
- The gift of discerning of spirits (1 Corinthians 12:10)
- Why Christians may face oppression even if not possessed
- Being led by the Holy Spirit, not assumptions or appearances
- Identity in Christ vs. identity shaped by trauma and sin
- How spiritual strongholds often form through wounds, lies, and fear
- The importance of truth, confession, and healing in freedom
- Practical steps for deliverance ministry:
- Gathering information
- Preparing in prayer and fasting
- Choosing the right location (“holy ground”)
- Digging deeper to expose lies
- Binding and loosing in Jesus’ name
- Infilling with the Holy Spirit
- Aftercare and discipleship
🙏 Scriptures Highlighted
- 1 Corinthians 12:10 – Discerning of spirits
- Romans 8:26–29 – The Spirit helps us in our weakness
- Isaiah 54:17 – No weapon formed against you shall prosper
- 2 Peter 1:3 – His divine power has given us all things
- Proverbs 18:21 – Death and life are in the power of the tongue
- Psalm 91 – God’s protection and refuge
đź“š Book Featured
Power and Authority Over Darkness
How to Identify and Defeat 16 Evil Spirits That Want to Destroy You
by Angela Greenig (2019)
Pastor Matt recommends this as a strong, practical primer on spiritual warfare and deliverance ministry.
🔜 What’s Next on The Kingdom Corner
- đź“… Tuesday: Interview with missionary Andrew Scribner, an American pastor serving in the Philippines for over 20 years
- đź“– Fridays: A new book will begin in the ongoing reading series
- 🏛️ The historical series “Kingdom People in the Pages of History” (Jim Thorpe) will resume shortly
🕊️ Closing Encouragement
You are not fighting empty-handed.
You are not walking alone.
You have the armor of God, the authority of Christ, and the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Freedom is not only possible—it’s promised.
