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SOZO Saved Healed Delivered: A Journey into Freedom with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Experience Salvation, Healing, and Deliverance in Every Area of Your Life
For too long, the popular understanding of Christian salvation has been limited to securing a place in Heaven. Sadly, many Christ-followers experience constant defeat during their time on Earth. Something is missing.
The Biblical concept of salvation comes from the Greek word ‘Sozo’ and has a holistic implication. Power and victory flowed through the New Testament Church because the early Christians understood how to live out their salvation in a way that impacted every area of their lives— spirit, soul, and body.
In SOZO, Dawna DeSilva and Teresa Liebscher provide revelatory teaching and miraculous testimonies that paint a stunning picture of how to experience Heaven’s freedom in every area of your life.
You will
practical tools to deepen your relationship with the Triune God—Father God, Jesus, and Holy Spirit.victory strategies to help you disarm lies, break harmful patterns, shift spiritual atmospheres, and access the often-unreached realms of abundant life.keys to experience inner healing by breaking addictions, overcoming obstacles, and walking in sustained deliverance.Salvation is not simply a ticket to Heaven.
It is abundant life that begins now…and continues forever.
For too long, the popular understanding of Christian salvation has been limited to securing a place in Heaven. Sadly, many Christ-followers experience constant defeat during their time on Earth. Something is missing.
The Biblical concept of salvation comes from the Greek word ‘Sozo’ and has a holistic implication. Power and victory flowed through the New Testament Church because the early Christians understood how to live out their salvation in a way that impacted every area of their lives— spirit, soul, and body.
In SOZO, Dawna DeSilva and Teresa Liebscher provide revelatory teaching and miraculous testimonies that paint a stunning picture of how to experience Heaven’s freedom in every area of your life.
You will
practical tools to deepen your relationship with the Triune God—Father God, Jesus, and Holy Spirit.victory strategies to help you disarm lies, break harmful patterns, shift spiritual atmospheres, and access the often-unreached realms of abundant life.keys to experience inner healing by breaking addictions, overcoming obstacles, and walking in sustained deliverance.Salvation is not simply a ticket to Heaven.
It is abundant life that begins now…and continues forever.
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April 8, 2023In a nutshell, pray for answers to the following:
1. Are there any lies you are believing?
2. Where did you first learn this lie?
3. Where was God/Jesus/Holy Spirit at the time the lie took hold?
4. Renounce the lie and anything attached to it.
5. Release forgiveness to anyone who might have contributed.
6. Replace the lie with truth.
1. Are there any lies you are believing?
2. Where did you first learn this lie?
3. Where was God/Jesus/Holy Spirit at the time the lie took hold?
4. Renounce the lie and anything attached to it.
5. Release forgiveness to anyone who might have contributed.
6. Replace the lie with truth.
June 29, 2017
This was... decent. I'm pretty surprised actually. I figured it'd be a 5-star, knowing the benefits of Sozo sessions and the tools therein that a believer can utilize to understand, experience, and further develop his or her freedom in Christ. The main concepts and theology I was on board with, with only a couple exceptions.
The 2 issues I had with it, however, were its poor structure/setup, and the way in which they wrote and communicated the ideas and testimonies. I was put off by the elementary blandness in the writing. A good majority of it was much too basic... and I don't think that was due to my familiarity with most of the thoughts behind Sozo or how to put it into practice. I think it was just written in a simple manner.
I still think highly of this type of God-directed counseling, and will recommend it to those seeking healing and freedom (emotional, physical, and mental), but the way it was presented here makes it more difficult for me to refer this book to them. I thank the Lord for what He has done through de Silva & Liebscher and other Sozo ministers. I know hearts have been touched and lives have been transformed by this form of ministry, mine and my wife's included.
The 2 issues I had with it, however, were its poor structure/setup, and the way in which they wrote and communicated the ideas and testimonies. I was put off by the elementary blandness in the writing. A good majority of it was much too basic... and I don't think that was due to my familiarity with most of the thoughts behind Sozo or how to put it into practice. I think it was just written in a simple manner.
I still think highly of this type of God-directed counseling, and will recommend it to those seeking healing and freedom (emotional, physical, and mental), but the way it was presented here makes it more difficult for me to refer this book to them. I thank the Lord for what He has done through de Silva & Liebscher and other Sozo ministers. I know hearts have been touched and lives have been transformed by this form of ministry, mine and my wife's included.
February 11, 2024
Make no mistake, “Sozo” is a book about a deliverance ministry. It may be a “gentler” form of deliverance, as Danny Silk said in the Foreword, but it is a deliverance ministry, not inner healing, in my opinion. When you renounce partnership with false truths, you pray to “renounce partnership with this lie and any spirits attached to this lie.” The Four Doors is a tool to “identify strongholds in a person’s life and to bring needed deliverance from demonic bondage.”
In the words of Dawna DeSilva, The Four Doors was originally developed by Pablo Bottari and teaches that all sin come from 4 key areas: fear, hatred, sexual sin, and the occult. "Closing each of the four doors is fairly simple. Once you identify an open door in your life (fear, hatred, sexual sin, or the occult), walk through a simple prayer of deliverance and ask God to remove its influence." There are other examples, but these two illustrate the point.
The Sozo method attempts to claim it is a biblical “journey into freedom with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.” In the Introduction of “Sozo,” De Silva and Liebscher said: “We do not want individuals physically healed; we also want them spiritually and emotionally restored like the sole leper who returned to Jesus. Like the sozoed individuals in Scripture, we want people partnering with faith, approaching the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and communicating their physical, spiritual, and emotional needs.” Towards that end, they spend some time in the Preface attempting to validate calling their ministry Sozo.
After giving various meanings for the Greek word sozo (to make well, heal, to restore to health, to keep safe, to deliver one from the penalties of the Messianic judgment, and to save from the evils which obstruct the reception of the messianic deliverance), they wrongly attempt to say whenever it is used in Scripture it refers to salvation, healing and deliverance.
De Silva and Liebscher said the first time sozo is used in the NT is in Matthew 1:21: “She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save [sozo] his people from their sins.” They make an exegetical error called illegitimate totality transfer, which means they argue the one instance in Matthew 1:21 bears all the possible meanings for that word; at least the meanings they see as relevant for their ministry. “We believe God’s use of the word sozo in Scripture is an invitation to experience not just salvation, or healing, or deliverance, but all three” (p. 26). When doing this, they appear to make the same translation mistake made repeatedly by Brian Simmons in The Passion Translation. The standard Greek lexicon (BDAG) gave the meaning of sozo in Matthew 1:21 as “to save or preserve from transcendent danger or destruction, save/preserve from eternal death.”
The context of the authors’ comments on the verse also overlooks the significance of the angel’s naming Mary’s son as Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yeshua, which means Yahweh is salvation or the Lord saves.
They said: “While translators use the word ‘save’ for this particular passage, sozo’s full definition implies all three facets of wholeness: making well, [salvation] from the evils which obstruct the reception of the Messianic deliverance, and [deliverance] from the penalties of the Messianic judgment. Jesus was not sent just to heal, save, or deliver. He was commissioned to do all three” (26). It should be noted that the meaning of “Messianic deliverance” only seems to be attributed to sozo one time by the Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon. The authors illegitimately impose their understanding of the term onto the NT texts. The significance given to the use of sozo here by the authors is not supported by the text.
Matthew 9:21-22 described the woman who suffered from the discharge of blood, who hoped she would be made well (sozo). Jesus said her faith has made her well (sozo) and instantly she was made well (sozo). The BDAG-given meaning for all three occurrences is “save/free from disease, as it is for all the other synoptic references to this incident (Mark 5:34; Luke 8:48). The authors wrongly state: “While translators use the word ‘healed,’ Scripture’s use of the word sozo signifies that the woman also experienced salvation and deliverance.” Again, an example of illegitimate totality transfer.
The authors said other Greek words are used “to indicate salvation, healing, or deliverance. Sozo is the only word that combines all three. Other words for ‘saved’ include soteria, which indicates a deliverance and salvation.” According to the Vocabulary Guide of the Greek New Testament (p. 106), soteria is the NOUN form for the Greek verb sozo! The authors note where diasozo is used to refer to healing and is derived from sozo, but miss that soteria is the noun from of sozo.
These kinds of exegetical mistakes challenge what De Silva and Liebscher said are the goals of Bethel Sozo Ministry, namely “to help individuals to access these divine resources.” They can call what they do Sozo; they can even say they want to bring salvation, healing, and deliverance to the people they minister. But they can’t say what they do is based on what the Greek word sozo means in Scripture.
There are also concerns I have with the Father Ladder. The authors said it displays “our needs corresponding to our being: body, soul, and spirit.” The body has the need for identity/value, protection and provision. The soul needs communication and companionship. The spirit needs comfort and teaching. There is said to be a correspondence of the Trinity and the family to this sense of human beingness as follows: Father God-Body-Father; Jesus-Soul-Siblings/Friends; Holy Spirit-Spirit-Mother (see pp. 83-88). I found the explanation of why all these pieces fit together the way they do in the Father Ladder poorly justified. It seemed there was little biblical warrant for what they described with regard to the Father Ladder.
For example, the declaration of our being, our nature as body, soul, and spirit is incorrect. Biblically, the terms heart, soul, mind and spirit are all used to refer to nonmaterial human nature. As the theologian Anthony Hoekema puts it in “Created in God’s Image,” we are material and nonmaterial; we have a physical side and a mental or spiritual side. A human being must be understood as an embodied soul; a unitary being. “He or she must be seen in his or her totality, not a composite of different parts.”
Hoekema suggests that human nature is a psychosomatic unity of body (soma) and soul (psyche). “The advantage of this expression is that it does full justice to the two sides of man, while stressing man’s unity.” There are material and nonmaterial aspects to humanity that constitute an indivisible whole. For me, this failed attempt to describe human nature biblically as body, soul and spirit was driven more by the conceptual model of the Father Ladder than a well thought out biblical model for inner healing or deliverance. See “Created in God’s Image” or my blog article, “We Are But Thinking Reeds” for further discussion of psychosomatic unity.
There is also a ritualistic sense of repeated prayers that felt almost like incantations that were given throughout the description of how a Sozo session would proceed to deal with various issues. Each chapter ends with exercises to encourage the reader to practice the Sozo principles as they proceed. The bottom line is if an individual is receptive, Sozo may work for them. But it’s just another deliverance ministry/method and not a very good one at that.
In the words of Dawna DeSilva, The Four Doors was originally developed by Pablo Bottari and teaches that all sin come from 4 key areas: fear, hatred, sexual sin, and the occult. "Closing each of the four doors is fairly simple. Once you identify an open door in your life (fear, hatred, sexual sin, or the occult), walk through a simple prayer of deliverance and ask God to remove its influence." There are other examples, but these two illustrate the point.
The Sozo method attempts to claim it is a biblical “journey into freedom with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.” In the Introduction of “Sozo,” De Silva and Liebscher said: “We do not want individuals physically healed; we also want them spiritually and emotionally restored like the sole leper who returned to Jesus. Like the sozoed individuals in Scripture, we want people partnering with faith, approaching the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and communicating their physical, spiritual, and emotional needs.” Towards that end, they spend some time in the Preface attempting to validate calling their ministry Sozo.
After giving various meanings for the Greek word sozo (to make well, heal, to restore to health, to keep safe, to deliver one from the penalties of the Messianic judgment, and to save from the evils which obstruct the reception of the messianic deliverance), they wrongly attempt to say whenever it is used in Scripture it refers to salvation, healing and deliverance.
De Silva and Liebscher said the first time sozo is used in the NT is in Matthew 1:21: “She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save [sozo] his people from their sins.” They make an exegetical error called illegitimate totality transfer, which means they argue the one instance in Matthew 1:21 bears all the possible meanings for that word; at least the meanings they see as relevant for their ministry. “We believe God’s use of the word sozo in Scripture is an invitation to experience not just salvation, or healing, or deliverance, but all three” (p. 26). When doing this, they appear to make the same translation mistake made repeatedly by Brian Simmons in The Passion Translation. The standard Greek lexicon (BDAG) gave the meaning of sozo in Matthew 1:21 as “to save or preserve from transcendent danger or destruction, save/preserve from eternal death.”
The context of the authors’ comments on the verse also overlooks the significance of the angel’s naming Mary’s son as Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yeshua, which means Yahweh is salvation or the Lord saves.
They said: “While translators use the word ‘save’ for this particular passage, sozo’s full definition implies all three facets of wholeness: making well, [salvation] from the evils which obstruct the reception of the Messianic deliverance, and [deliverance] from the penalties of the Messianic judgment. Jesus was not sent just to heal, save, or deliver. He was commissioned to do all three” (26). It should be noted that the meaning of “Messianic deliverance” only seems to be attributed to sozo one time by the Enhanced Strong’s Lexicon. The authors illegitimately impose their understanding of the term onto the NT texts. The significance given to the use of sozo here by the authors is not supported by the text.
Matthew 9:21-22 described the woman who suffered from the discharge of blood, who hoped she would be made well (sozo). Jesus said her faith has made her well (sozo) and instantly she was made well (sozo). The BDAG-given meaning for all three occurrences is “save/free from disease, as it is for all the other synoptic references to this incident (Mark 5:34; Luke 8:48). The authors wrongly state: “While translators use the word ‘healed,’ Scripture’s use of the word sozo signifies that the woman also experienced salvation and deliverance.” Again, an example of illegitimate totality transfer.
The authors said other Greek words are used “to indicate salvation, healing, or deliverance. Sozo is the only word that combines all three. Other words for ‘saved’ include soteria, which indicates a deliverance and salvation.” According to the Vocabulary Guide of the Greek New Testament (p. 106), soteria is the NOUN form for the Greek verb sozo! The authors note where diasozo is used to refer to healing and is derived from sozo, but miss that soteria is the noun from of sozo.
These kinds of exegetical mistakes challenge what De Silva and Liebscher said are the goals of Bethel Sozo Ministry, namely “to help individuals to access these divine resources.” They can call what they do Sozo; they can even say they want to bring salvation, healing, and deliverance to the people they minister. But they can’t say what they do is based on what the Greek word sozo means in Scripture.
There are also concerns I have with the Father Ladder. The authors said it displays “our needs corresponding to our being: body, soul, and spirit.” The body has the need for identity/value, protection and provision. The soul needs communication and companionship. The spirit needs comfort and teaching. There is said to be a correspondence of the Trinity and the family to this sense of human beingness as follows: Father God-Body-Father; Jesus-Soul-Siblings/Friends; Holy Spirit-Spirit-Mother (see pp. 83-88). I found the explanation of why all these pieces fit together the way they do in the Father Ladder poorly justified. It seemed there was little biblical warrant for what they described with regard to the Father Ladder.
For example, the declaration of our being, our nature as body, soul, and spirit is incorrect. Biblically, the terms heart, soul, mind and spirit are all used to refer to nonmaterial human nature. As the theologian Anthony Hoekema puts it in “Created in God’s Image,” we are material and nonmaterial; we have a physical side and a mental or spiritual side. A human being must be understood as an embodied soul; a unitary being. “He or she must be seen in his or her totality, not a composite of different parts.”
Hoekema suggests that human nature is a psychosomatic unity of body (soma) and soul (psyche). “The advantage of this expression is that it does full justice to the two sides of man, while stressing man’s unity.” There are material and nonmaterial aspects to humanity that constitute an indivisible whole. For me, this failed attempt to describe human nature biblically as body, soul and spirit was driven more by the conceptual model of the Father Ladder than a well thought out biblical model for inner healing or deliverance. See “Created in God’s Image” or my blog article, “We Are But Thinking Reeds” for further discussion of psychosomatic unity.
There is also a ritualistic sense of repeated prayers that felt almost like incantations that were given throughout the description of how a Sozo session would proceed to deal with various issues. Each chapter ends with exercises to encourage the reader to practice the Sozo principles as they proceed. The bottom line is if an individual is receptive, Sozo may work for them. But it’s just another deliverance ministry/method and not a very good one at that.
May 27, 2017
One thing I have learned from 99% of those who criticize Sozo is that they have no idea what it is or what it entails. If someone tells you that it is a spiritual exercise steeped in New Age or pantheistic thinking, you can assume they have not read this book or really investigated Sozo for themselves. This is a thoroughly Biblical method of healing emotional wounds and past traumas. Not to supplant clinical counseling, this is a method for getting at the areas in our lives that hold us back from spiritual growth. It is a way of letting the triune God heal the inner wounds, lies, and pains that lie buried in our spiritual past. I am looking to investigate this further.
August 25, 2016
I wasn't really sure what to expect from this book, but I found it to be very informative and helpful. Some of us have things from our past that we have not been healed from. We all want to be free and live a life that honors God. When we have something from our past that is holding us back, we need to seek God for help. Sozo is built on strong connections and with the tools they offer we can have a true relationship with The Father, The Son and The Holy Ghost. I loved when the authors said, "An important purpose of our lives is to bring light and influence others ." It is hard to do that if we are held back by things that cause turmoil in our lives.
I enjoyed reading each chapter and taking notes. I was pleasantly surprised to see at the end of each chapter were discussion questions . This really helped me to understand what I had just read and opened my heart to receive His word more clearly. Each of us have different things we have to overcome . I often wonder when will I be ready to let go and be free from my past? It is a very scary thing for me to take that first step. After reading this, "Even the most difficult situations can be opportunities for breakthrough" I realized that I didn't get this book by accident. I believe that God is slowly opening the door for my healing. Reading a book like this is like the door is barely open, I'm ready to receive His healing , but there is more work to do.
Thank you for writing a book that is encouraging, shows us how to forgive, let go of our past and be set free from lies we have believed. This is a book that will be a daily tool for me. I want to understand the process of being delivered more clearly and I know this book is a step in that direction.
"Healing happens because those hungry enough to seek it out are brave enough to confront their fears. "
I received a copy of this book from The BookClub Network for an honest review.
I enjoyed reading each chapter and taking notes. I was pleasantly surprised to see at the end of each chapter were discussion questions . This really helped me to understand what I had just read and opened my heart to receive His word more clearly. Each of us have different things we have to overcome . I often wonder when will I be ready to let go and be free from my past? It is a very scary thing for me to take that first step. After reading this, "Even the most difficult situations can be opportunities for breakthrough" I realized that I didn't get this book by accident. I believe that God is slowly opening the door for my healing. Reading a book like this is like the door is barely open, I'm ready to receive His healing , but there is more work to do.
Thank you for writing a book that is encouraging, shows us how to forgive, let go of our past and be set free from lies we have believed. This is a book that will be a daily tool for me. I want to understand the process of being delivered more clearly and I know this book is a step in that direction.
"Healing happens because those hungry enough to seek it out are brave enough to confront their fears. "
I received a copy of this book from The BookClub Network for an honest review.
June 6, 2017
A biblical perspective on Salvation. The authors explain that Salvation is a wholeness word that begins the moment you accept Jesus as Savior. Jesus came to give us abundant life. This means we can experience freedom in every area of life. However; life experiences can send us false messages about ourselves, God and/or others. If we believe these as truth, we tend to seek a false sense of comfort, which leads others to react to our false personage. A vicious captivity cycle continues until we humble ourselves, take responsibility, and seek God's truth. For the Lord is Spirit, and where the (Spirit) presence of the Lord is there is freedom. There are prayer meditative exercises that are designed to bring you into God's presence. This book is for everyone because we all need freedom. But you must be open to the Holy Spirit as teacher and be determined with a fearless resolve to benefit from it. Choose Freedom. Find your identity and destiny in Christ today.
May 6, 2023
I felt that there was too much attention to the demonic. We are to have no other Gods. Over
focus on the devil tends to take it away from God.
focus on the devil tends to take it away from God.
September 28, 2024
Wanted to write a review for this one- this was like drinking a detox juice
January 24, 2019
An excellent review of the Prayer Ministry known as SOZO (the Greek word used in the New Testament for save, healing and delivered). This ministry was first developed through Bethel Church, who now teaches/trains people all over the world in this method of prayer and inner healing.
This book covers basics such as building stronger connections with the Three Persons of the Trinity; disempowering lies we may have picked up in our lives; learning how obedience to God's commands becomes a powerful weapon against evil, etc.
For those who are interested in the deeper things of Prayer, or who are interested in aspects of a Prayer Ministry that includes Healing, Deliverance, and Freedom, I recommend this book.
This book covers basics such as building stronger connections with the Three Persons of the Trinity; disempowering lies we may have picked up in our lives; learning how obedience to God's commands becomes a powerful weapon against evil, etc.
For those who are interested in the deeper things of Prayer, or who are interested in aspects of a Prayer Ministry that includes Healing, Deliverance, and Freedom, I recommend this book.
May 11, 2020
This was outside my normal box of Christian non-fiction literature but after experiencing some profound healing through the Sozo prayer methods, I decided to read this book. While there are parts I disagreed with theologically, I also think there are some real truths in here including how to identify and break free from spiritual lies and harmful thought patterns.
May 17, 2017
This is another one that is going on my "ABSOUTELY MUST READ, RE-READ, AND READ AGAIN" shelf. This book blew me away and I discovered more freedom in Christ as I read it. I can't wait to help others to see the freedom that I have been seeing in this season in my life.
September 5, 2017
A very helpful resource for understanding how to facilitate SOZO for inner healing by following the leading of the Holy Spirit and asking a few questions that facilitate one moving forward in wholeness.
November 18, 2018
But it again ? Yes
Thank you for your ministry. This book i believe should be read by every brother and sister in Christ. I am asking all my family to take the time to read and study it. If not for yourself, then for those around you.
Thank you for your ministry. This book i believe should be read by every brother and sister in Christ. I am asking all my family to take the time to read and study it. If not for yourself, then for those around you.
November 11, 2019
This was a good book that gives a very basic explanation of spiritual warfare and how we can arm ourselves against evil by having a stronger connection with God the Father, Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit.
October 18, 2020
This is wonderful boon, it's a biblical perspective on Salvation. The authors explain that Salvation is a wholeness word that begins the moment you accept Jesus as Savior. Jesus came to give us abundant life. This means we can experience freedom in every area of life.
March 17, 2021
Very informative and transforming. I loved reading the testimonies but also to study and reflect all the tools for myself. Attending a online training for bethel sozo was also helpful but combine with this book it was life changing!
January 8, 2022
Sanidad completa para la vida
El libro es práctico y útil para acompañar procesos pastorales integrales,
Encontré débil algunos aspectos teológicos y, especialmente, la ceguera a los valores socioculturales que colorean su comprensión de la vida de las personas
El libro es práctico y útil para acompañar procesos pastorales integrales,
Encontré débil algunos aspectos teológicos y, especialmente, la ceguera a los valores socioculturales que colorean su comprensión de la vida de las personas
April 23, 2023
Love Sozo
I have received Sozo, and went to a training. The deliverance that happens makes me love doing what I do for the Lord. If it's something you never experienced before, I highly recommend it. Start with the book and schedule a training with the regional facilitator.
I have received Sozo, and went to a training. The deliverance that happens makes me love doing what I do for the Lord. If it's something you never experienced before, I highly recommend it. Start with the book and schedule a training with the regional facilitator.
December 8, 2018
This book changed my life
September 21, 2020
O livro é muito bom, mas o ideal é marcar uma sessão. A tradução está horrível e precisa ser refeita com urgência.
March 20, 2021
AMAZING. LIFE CHANGING. A must read for every believer especially if you feel stuck.
January 12, 2022
I really enjoyed this book. As a new believer I have a lot to learn. This book explained a lot of things at a level I understand, and I learned a lot about myself. I highly recommend this one!
December 13, 2023
Excellent resource. I read because my son does this type of counseling.
December 26, 2025
Very helpful and informative
January 1, 2026
Great book. Very informative about ministry.
December 12, 2021
Chew up the meat and spit out the bones. There are a few things I believe to be unscriptual, but there are also a lot of biblical and helpful strategies in here as well.
October 12, 2018
You can either partner with your villain and be his victim or partner with Jesus and be the hero.
This book teaches how to realize how we view God and to find through the Holy Spirit how to heal distortions of God.
This book teaches how to realize how we view God and to find through the Holy Spirit how to heal distortions of God.
July 1, 2019
In Luke 8, Jesus’ healing ministry is described by the word “therapeuo,” which describes the tender care that He offers to the women who chose to follow him. SOZO is just like that: tender healing care for deep wounds, restoring relations with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
September 13, 2016
"SOZO Saved Healed Delivered: A Journey into Freedom with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit" by coauthors Teresa Liebscher and Dawna DeSilva is a slim 176 page book published by Destiny Image. This Christian Living/Spiritual Warfare book has a green cover that looks so fresh and new with pine needles and water drops that I could almost smell it.
I was not aware of the SOZO ministry before reading this book. The ministry wants to help people be free from lies that keep them from living an abundant life. The authors explain that even though we might be comfortable with Jesus we might not be with God or the Holy Spirit. This book has tools to help remedy that. It also says the same thing about the Holy Spirit.
The book opens with the meaning of SOZO, a Greek word, and that it is used over one hundred times in the bible. There is not a single word definition for it but many. The authors include scripture to solidify their point. They use examples and stories from their ministry to show how their ministry uses prayer, memories and The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit to cleanse people of the lies that block their relationships. They even include personal stories. They want to heal things from the past that are getting in the way. It is stressed that we are in a spiritual battle, and we need to be equipped to fight. They authors provide us some help to tackle the evil in our lives. After the examples and lesson, some discussion questions and activities are listed. There are even suggestions for more reading.
While there is a lot of good information here, there is some information that I am not certain I totally agree with, is scriptural, or perhaps I don't understand. It could be where I am in my Walk right now, too. However, it does encourage forgiving, a close prayer relationship with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, not harboring things from our past, and other beneficial things. It talks about how the relationship with our earthly father correlates to the perception we have of God. It says Jesus is our big brother. There is a "Father Ladder" that discusses the three parts of the Trinity in a different way than I have ever heard.
I would recommend this book for a small group. It would be nice to discuss it and see what other people think. It would be a good book club book, too. I would also encourage prayer before reading it. I rated it a 3 out of 5 stars. I received a free copy of this book from The Book Club Network for my honest review.
I was not aware of the SOZO ministry before reading this book. The ministry wants to help people be free from lies that keep them from living an abundant life. The authors explain that even though we might be comfortable with Jesus we might not be with God or the Holy Spirit. This book has tools to help remedy that. It also says the same thing about the Holy Spirit.
The book opens with the meaning of SOZO, a Greek word, and that it is used over one hundred times in the bible. There is not a single word definition for it but many. The authors include scripture to solidify their point. They use examples and stories from their ministry to show how their ministry uses prayer, memories and The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit to cleanse people of the lies that block their relationships. They even include personal stories. They want to heal things from the past that are getting in the way. It is stressed that we are in a spiritual battle, and we need to be equipped to fight. They authors provide us some help to tackle the evil in our lives. After the examples and lesson, some discussion questions and activities are listed. There are even suggestions for more reading.
While there is a lot of good information here, there is some information that I am not certain I totally agree with, is scriptural, or perhaps I don't understand. It could be where I am in my Walk right now, too. However, it does encourage forgiving, a close prayer relationship with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, not harboring things from our past, and other beneficial things. It talks about how the relationship with our earthly father correlates to the perception we have of God. It says Jesus is our big brother. There is a "Father Ladder" that discusses the three parts of the Trinity in a different way than I have ever heard.
I would recommend this book for a small group. It would be nice to discuss it and see what other people think. It would be a good book club book, too. I would also encourage prayer before reading it. I rated it a 3 out of 5 stars. I received a free copy of this book from The Book Club Network for my honest review.
September 13, 2016
Sozo is the inner healing and deliverance ministry headquartered at Bethel Church in Redding, California. The co-leaders of the ministry have written this book to help believers remove the lies that block the gift of God's abundant life.
The authors explain that the gospel is more than salvation from hell. Believers are to have freedom, power, and love now. They explain the meaning of sozo, the essential nature of a strong relationship with God, forgiveness and healing wounds from the past, getting rid of lies and replacing them with the truth, closing the doors that allow demonic oppression, practicing discernment, and more.
The authors have included a number of examples of sessions with sozo team members, including dialog and prayers. They explain the steps of the various aspects of the ministry so readers can go through the healing process themselves. Included at the end of each chapter are discussion questions, specific steps of action to take, and a suggestions for further reading.
The authors remind us that we are engaged in a spiritual war. This book helps Christians to be participants in combating evil on a personal level. Readers must be willing to seek truth from God and accept it. We are also reminded that when we receive healing, it is our responsibility to walk it out.
I recommend this book to Christians who want to know more about inner healing and deliverance. These ministries can seem scary and the authors have done a great job of explaining how it is done, including specific steps for readers. I highly recommend that this book be read within a group. The wisdom and insight of others while reading the book and following the steps would provide encouragement and protection.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through The Book Club Network for the purpose of an independent and honest review.
The authors explain that the gospel is more than salvation from hell. Believers are to have freedom, power, and love now. They explain the meaning of sozo, the essential nature of a strong relationship with God, forgiveness and healing wounds from the past, getting rid of lies and replacing them with the truth, closing the doors that allow demonic oppression, practicing discernment, and more.
The authors have included a number of examples of sessions with sozo team members, including dialog and prayers. They explain the steps of the various aspects of the ministry so readers can go through the healing process themselves. Included at the end of each chapter are discussion questions, specific steps of action to take, and a suggestions for further reading.
The authors remind us that we are engaged in a spiritual war. This book helps Christians to be participants in combating evil on a personal level. Readers must be willing to seek truth from God and accept it. We are also reminded that when we receive healing, it is our responsibility to walk it out.
I recommend this book to Christians who want to know more about inner healing and deliverance. These ministries can seem scary and the authors have done a great job of explaining how it is done, including specific steps for readers. I highly recommend that this book be read within a group. The wisdom and insight of others while reading the book and following the steps would provide encouragement and protection.
I received a complimentary copy of this book through The Book Club Network for the purpose of an independent and honest review.
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