“My husband has locked himself in the bathroom and is going to kill himself!”

These were the frantic words spoken by a friend named Glenda as I was ready to enter a Southern Baptist Church on a Sunday morning in 1970 in San Rafael, California. My heart almost stopped as I heard these words because Jim was the worship leader in the church and a staff member at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary where I was a first year student. They were really good friends to my wife and I and now he was going to kill himself? As a young Christian, I knew very little about spiritual warfare and wondered how I could save my friend.

I rushed over to Jim and Glenda’s apartment and found to my great joy that Jim was still alive but very distraught. I told him about a book I had just read about demons and asked him to come with me to my apartment to get the book so he could read it and get some help.

Jim grabbed me in a bear hug when we arrived at my apartment and said he was not leaving until I had cast out the demons in him. I was shocked since all I had ever done was read a book about it. As we knelt in front of a couch and called upon the Lord, I was again stunned when Jim lifted the couch in the air and foam came out of his mouth.

There was no time for fear so I began to command the demons to leave. Jim collapsed on the floor after a fierce battle and I thought he was dead. I laid my hands on him and as I prayed the Holy Spirit fell on him and he got up and screamed, “Praise God, I am free!”

This is how I was thrust into a deliverance ministry. I purchased every book I could find on demons and the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. As my wife and I prayed for people, our skill level increased and so did the anointing from God.

During our travels we ran into Satan worshippers, learned about the world government and for the next 40 years I have recorded what I learned. This practical handbook is the culmination of my life’s work and will give you a solid understanding of salvation, how to pray for the Baptism of the Holy Spirit and how to have a close relationship with God the Father and His Son, Jesus.

You will also learn the blessings God has for those who obey His Word and the curses that come upon those who disobey it. You will learn the difference between demon possession and oppression and how to handle demonic problems. In short, this book is the manual that I never had.