“The power of the gospel exposes other forces at work in human life contending against Christ Jesus — among them, the Lord of the Flies, the evil one. It relies on deception to undermine in word and sacrament, Christ sets out the truth to overcome Satan’s grip on the conscience. Pastor Gagnon has provided a rich collection of prayers and services through which the church has historically called on its Lord for the freeing word. So doing, he has provided a rich resource for both personal and public use.”
Dr. Jim Nestingen
The rites contained in this manual are meant as a liturgical guide for the exorcist who in prayer, study, and in consultation with the synodical bishop and ministerium will use them in accordance with the faith of the catholic and apostolic church and in union with the will of God in Christ Jesus that people would be freed from bondage to evil through the power of the Holy Spirit. However, these rites are not recipes or incantations by which the expulsion of evil is to be accomplished. Rather, they are to be used in faith, knowing that it is Christ Jesus, our Rock upon whom we stand. This is the companion volume with only the Rites and Prayers. See Deliver Us from Evil for the full book. Also available as a set.
About the Author
Phillip Gagnon lives in St. Albert and is pastor of the St. Albert Evangelical Lutheran Church. He was chair of a counter-cult group Christian Challenge Ministries for three years while he attended The Kings College. Throughout the years he has taught seminars on various new religious groups (cults) in Western Canada, California and Seoul, South Korea. He has written a well received book on evil and exorcism from a Lutheran perspective entitled Deliver Us From Evil as well as other works on new religious groups, including A Family’s Guide to the Cults: Insights from the Confessions. He is currently working on Church, Give your head a shake, which takes a satirical look at idiosyncrasies in church culture. He is happily married to his beautiful and patient wife, Patricia, and has three children each in their twenties.
