Power Encounters & Spiritual Discernment: How the Early Church Handled Demons, Darkness, and Deliverance

In this episode, we explore the spiritual landscape of the early church and its approach to demons, darkness, and deliverance. While Jesus’s ministry was marked by frequent and visible power encounters with demonic forces, the New Testament Church took a noticeably different approach—rooted in truth, identity, and bold obedience.

We’ll examine how Jesus’s authority shaped the early church’s understanding of spiritual warfare, why the apostles didn’t obsess over the demonic, and what they focused on instead. We’ll also confront the modern church’s tendency to over-spiritualize hardship and ask: Are we responding like the early church did—with prayer, boldness, and clarity of mission?

Whether you’re navigating spiritual pressure, teaching on spiritual warfare, or simply looking to root your theology in New Testament truth, this conversation will bring balance, depth, and direction.