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Carlos A. Oliveira, also know as Brother Carlos, is an expert on the subject of Curses, Witchcraft, Cursed Sites and Objects and the negative effects they have on humans, such as: Incurable Diseases, Pain, Murder, Premature Death, Homicide, Suicide, Depression, Mental Illness, Sleep Disorder, Automobile Accidents, Divorce, Child Molestation, Sexual Perversion, Alcoholism, Drug Addiction, Etc... Curses have been negatively affecting over 98% of the human population. Carlos has been featured on several television and radio network shows and documentaries, in several parts of the world.

FIRST THINGS FIRST

Before beginning the process of casting out demons and breaking curses, always pray for protection first. Here is a model of how you should pray: "Father (Abba) in Heaven, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ (Yah'shua haMashiach) I ask that You forgive me of all sins I have committed against You and against your creation. I also ask You, Father, that you camp your angels around me and around all my family members, according to Your Word in Psalm 34:7, which says, "The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and delivers them." ( ESV), and also in Psalm 91:11-12, which says, "For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone." (ESV). Thank You Father for protecting us and for camping your angels around us to keep us safe and protected against any form of attacks of the devil and his demons. We declare Isaiah 54:17, "No weapon formed

THE POWER OF SPOKEN WORDS

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.” Proverbs 18:21 “… If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. Indeed, we put bits in horses' mouths that they may obey us, and we turn their whole body. Look also at ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires. Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who

SPEAK BLESSINGS, STOP CURSING!

We, as fallen humans, have a natural tendency to do evil rather than good, due, of course, to the nature of sin which is incarnated in us. We have almost always the capacity to curse others more than we have to bless them, especially those that have hurt us one way or another. If we want to be happy and healthy we must learn from the Holy Spirit to obey and please God rather than our flesh. We need to acquire the habit of speaking blessings all the time no matter how challenging the circumstances may be at the present moment. A person who speaks blessings seems always to be healthier and happier than those who always begin their day cursing, hating and meditating in the lies of the devil. Stop saying negative words throughout the day, learn to say positive ones. Learn to bless yourself and other people. The Bible says that we ought to bless even our enemies (Matt 5:44). I personally believe that our health and happiness are somehow related to how we conduct ourselves, if we smile

WORDS CAN BE VERY DESTRUCTIVE

One day I was conducting a meeting on deliverance at a hotel conference room, in the city of Goiania, Brazil. A woman came up to me asking for prayer. When I laid my hands on her a demonic force began to manifest. The woman was totally controlled by a demon who began cursing me and some of my helpers. He said he had jurisdiction in her life because her mother had given her to him. After about an hour of deliverance prayer the demon left her and she became conscious again. That woman was approximately 40 years old, she told us that she began having spiritual problems when she was at the age of 6. She told us that her mother hated her and used to curse her by saying that she belonged to the devil. In doing that, the mother simply gave Satan the right to possess the daughter. We need to be careful with the type of words we are speaking to others, especially to our children because we have authority over them. Depending on what we say we can transfer this authority over to Satan, and in c

SPEAK TO THE MOUNTAIN

“So Jesus answered and said to them, ‘Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses” Mark 11:22b-25 Speak to the problems no matter what they look like. You will determine how the outcome of a particular situation or adversity will be. Jesus said it, so, then, let’s believe it. Whatever the mountain may look like it doesn’t matter, what matters the most is to do what the Master asked us to do--command the mountain to be removed. Throughout the gospels we see that in many occasions and situations Jesus spoke out loud to the prob

BREAST CANCER GONE!

One day a 45 year-old woman showed up at our Ministry facility asking for prayer. She told me that after having some exams done by her doctor, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had approximately 15 lumps in one of her breasts and one of them was so large that you could see it through her dress. She also said that according to the doctor the solution for her was to undergo surgery to remove the cancerous breast. But she also said that the doctor didn't guarantee 100% healing since the cancer had already spread throughout the breast. "What brought you here?" I asked her. She answered, "I'm here because only a miracle from God can save my life." What an answer! "Only a miracle can save my life and I expect it from God. That's why I'm here," she said. The motivation for her was God's miracle. She was desperate, but at the same time she was expecting a miracle. She had a desire to be made whole, not through the doctors only, but t

CRIPPLED WOMAN HEALED!

Let me tell you the story of a lady who came to me few years ago asking for prayer. I was teaching spiritual warfare in an evangelical bible college in Brazil. One day I was in the prayer room when a woman came to me asking for prayer. She began telling me her story. The reason she was there was because of a problem in her back. She had been having constant pain for about four years. Her spine was curved like an "S", she was crippled of one foot and had one leg approximately five inches shorter than the other one. That's the reason she was in so much pain. This is her story just as she told it to me: "Four years ago I used to work in a friend's house as a housekeeper and nanny for the children. I was practically living with them. I didn't know that they were involved in drug trafficking until the day I overheard them discussing a drug deal in the living room. When they realized I was listening to the conversation they threatened to kill me if I didn't h

WITHERED HAND HEALED

A few years ago, I was attending a night watch where, often, unusual healings and miracles were taking place. At the time of the prayer the leader invited me to join the ministry team to pray for those in need of healing and miracle. As I was standing getting ready for the ministration a lady came up to me asking for prayer. She had an useless withered hand. She ask me to pray for her healing because she wanted her hand to be normal just like her other one. She knew that that was not something that could happen so easily unless faith had to be exercised. What amazed me was the fact that she was expecting a miracle. After I checked her hand out I asked if she had friends or relatives accompanying her at that meeting, she nodded her head positively. Then I said ask them to come and see a miracle take place. As soon as they approached us I asked her to stretch out her hand, then I commanded the hand to become normal, as I did that she moved her hand, closing and opening it, moving the fi

FAITH

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrews 11:1 In the first chapter of the book of James, verses five to eight, says, "If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does." This portion of the Scriptures refers to a certain kind of people very common nowadays--people who constantly struggle with lack of or, perhaps, misunderstanding and misuse of faith. By the way faith is not a simple or easy thing to put into action, because it usually means believing something that is contrary to our current circumstances. It often takes a determined effort to act on faith and see things come to pass, especially with the

THE BELIEVER'S AUTHORITY

“Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” Luke 10:19 “And He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” Mark 16:15-19 Beloved, Jesus gave us power and authority to trample on Satan’s head. By the power of Jesus’ name we can cast out tormenting spirits, infirmities and diseases out of people. We, in the name of Jesus Christ, can set people free from the chains of the devil. In Jesus’ name we can rebuke and cast out spirits of cancers, aids, leukemia, diabetes, asthma, blindness, arth

HOW TO MINISTER HEALING AND DELIVERANCE

Say out loud, “evil spirits, I bind you in the name of Jesus Christ, my savior. I rebuke you and command you to come out of (person’s name). I rebuke you spirit of leukemia, come out of (person’s name) and never enter him/her again, in Jesus’ mighty name. I command you spirit of aids, come out of (person’s name) and enter him/her no more, in Jesus Christ’s name. Spirit of diabetes, I command you now come out of (person’s name) in Jesus’ name and enter him/her no more. Spirit of epilepsy, I rebuke you and command you to come out of (person’s name) in Jesus’ mighty name. Spirit of sexual perversion I rebuke you in Jesus’ mighty name, come out of (person’s name) and enter him/her no more. Whatever the problem may be this is how you should pray. Always speak out loud to whatever “mountain” needs to be removed or cast out, be bold and persistent, speak with authority in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.

MINISTERING TO THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

Our immune system is the body’s ability to fight and overcome body intruders that cause diseases and infections. If our immune system is weak our whole body is sick, if our immune system is healthy then the body is strong and healthy. Our immune system may fail to recognize problems such as cancer cells. Thus, it is important that we take authority over our immune system by commanding it to recognize any foreign cells, such as cancer cells, and to send out antibodies to locate and destroy these foreign cells, in the Name of Jesus Christ. Also command the immune system’s memory to continue doing this. Also speak to the blood system and command that it produce healthy blood cells and that it not allow cancer cells to grow. The importance of our authoritative healing command is that the power of God’s Holy Spirit is dispensed or released in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Savior.

HOW TO PRAY FOR PEOPLE WITH CANCER

The most common types of cancers are cell-related ones. An increase of cancerous cells in one’s body will eventually spread the disease within the body. There are cancers known as cancers of the bones, cancer of the blood (Leukemia), liver cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer, cancer of the spine, colon cancer, etc… Being a Christian who believe in the power of God, I truly believe that the best treatment for cancer is intensive prayer sessions with laying on of hands. I don’t believe that the spirits that are causing the malfunction of the body can resist an intensive prayer session, especially if the prayer warriors target the spirits by rebuking them and casting them out in Jesus’ name. The power that is in the name of Jesus will by default eliminate the power of that particular spirit who’s holding the person captive, and so forth. I have no definition whether cancer is a particular spirit or a legion, whatever it is it will yield to the power of Jesus’ name. T

CHIRO-PRAYER: BODY ADJUSTMENT THROUGH THE LAYING-ON-OF-HANDS AND VERBAL COMMAND

Yes, you read it right! Command your body to be adjusted, in Jesus’ Name, and it will obey you. It will work whether you pray for yourself or for someone else. Yes, the prayers and commands have to be done in the Name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. The glory for all the healing and miracles belong to Him and to Him alone. We share a little portion of the excitement of seeing people set free, but the glory is always His.

THE SPINAL COLUMN

The spinal column is the extension of the brain containing millions of nerves spread out thoughout the whole body, through which the brain communicates back and forth with the body telling all the limbs, organs, cells, etc. what to do, how to do it and when to do it. When the spine is out of alignment it can cause a tremendous malfuction in the body causing pain, fatigue, tireness, dizziness, high blood pressure, and the list goes on and on and on. The spinal column consists of vertebrae, discs, ligaments, muscles and nerves and is divided in three sections: seven cervical vertebrae (neck bones), twelve dorsal vertebrae (attached to ribs) and five lumbar vertebrae (lower back). PROPER ADJUSTMENT OF YOUR BODY WILL KEEP YOUR SPINAL STRUCTURE IN LINE, IN HARMONY AND IN BALANCE AND MAY IMPROVE OR RELIEVE PROBLEMS SUCH AS: Allergies - Asthma - Chronic Ear and Sinus Infection - Chronic Neck and Back Pain - Dizziness - Fibromyalgia - Herniated Discs - Migraines - Multiple Sclerosis - Scolio

MINISTERING TO THE SPINE

When ministering to the spine it is vital to command the spine to be in the proper alignment. Command it to be in harmony and in balance. Command all vertebrae, discs, nerves, muscles and ligaments to be in line and adjusted to the proper positions. It is vital also to minister to the arms, legs, neck and pelvic area due to the influence they have to the spine. If the spine is out of alignment the person usually will have one arm appearing shorter than the other, or a leg appearing shorter than the other. The pelvic bones also need to be adjusted properly in other for the whole body to be in balance. Have the person receiving prayer sit down in a chair and then hold their ankles with your hands and then command the shorter leg to grow to the normal size and be adjusted to the normal position, and then watch it grow. Ask the person to stretch out the arms then command the shorter one to grow in the Name of Jesus and then watch it grow. Have the person stand up then put your hands as c

LIFE OR DEATH? YOU CHOOSE!

“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.” Proverbs 18:21 The Bible clearly states that our words are powerful! We have the power to curse and the power to bless, that’s why it is so important to measure the words we speak to others, especially to children. We have to be careful with what kind of words we are speaking to ourselves, too. We have the power to influence one’s life and destiny based on the words we speak to them. The devil knows that words are powerful, that’s why he causes people to hate and curse other people, because he knows what the outcome of a cursing may result. Learn to speak positive words all the time. When you drive to work, say words of blessings and positive ones, say it out loud. When taking a break at work, say few positive words about yourself and others. Learn to bless yourself, your family members, your co-workers, your boss, your place of work, do it on a daily basis, when you wake up in the morning

COMMAND THE “MOUNTAIN” TO BE REMOVED

“For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, "Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says.” Mark 11:23 I heard a very interesting testimony from a preacher from Miami, Florida. He said that one day he was leaving home to go to his office in a new car he had just purchased. When he was getting out of his garage he hit a large tree standing there by his driveway. The incident caused a huge dent on the side of his car. To make a long story short, he got so angry at the tree that he went and began punching it. He said that he cursed the tree while he quoted the verse from the gospel of Mark, chapter 11:23, he then commanded the tree to be removed from the sidewalk. He said that every time he was at home he was commanding the tree to be removed and be cast into wherever place it would like to. Well, things were not that easy because that particular tree

CHIROPRAYER: SUPERNATURAL BODY ADJUSTMENT. COMMAND IT IN JESUS' NAME!

One day I was approached by one of my students, right after a class on divine healing. She had asked me to pray for her body to become normal. She suffered from a severe scoliosis and because of that she could not sleep without taking pain killers and with much discomfort. As soon as she finished telling about the problem an anger towards the devil of scoliosis rose up inside of me as I rebuked that spirit and commanded him to come out in Jesus‘ Name. I also commanded her spine to be in line, the vertebrae and discs to go into proper position. I also commanded the shorter arm to grow, and as soon as I finished praying that twisted body became totally normal, right in front of my eyes. As soon as she saw that a miracle had taken place she was astonished as if she could not believe what had just happened. On another occasion I was teaching at a seminar on the subject of healing, a lady came up to me asking for prayer. She said she had suffered from a terrible pain due to a herniated d

KEY COMPONENTS IN THE HEALING PROCESS

“Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.” Matthew 4:23 In the healing process there are some components that I consider important, they are present in the Bible and were seen during Jesus' healing ministry. Their application is not important just for healing, but also for other areas of our life. Some of them are motivated by love, and some by faith. These components include the following: hope, desire, patience, prayer, love, joy, faith, command, expectation, determination, petition, action, confession and perseverance. They are all inter-related to each other and when put into practice they work in a powerful way. Let's see some practical examples from the Bible and from life experiences as well as the results of the application of some of these

CREATIVE MIRACLES

Creative miracles are the most fascinated ones. To call into being something that is not is really gratifying. I remember one day a friend of mine was asked to pray for a little girl who had lost her hair due to a very serious illness. For a couple of years that girl did not know what was to have hair to comb and so forth. This friend of mine then went on to pray believing that God would heal that child. Anyway, three months later the news about the little girl arrived, she was completely healed and her hair had grown perfectly to normal.

TITANIUM ROD MIRACULOUSLY REMOVED

One day I had an opportunity to pray for a man who had gotten in a car accident. That accident left him with a shorter leg and a piece of titanium rod screwed to his femur to hold it together. I prayed for that man commanding his shorter leg to grow and, in the sight of all the people that were present at that prayer meeting, his leg grew few inches. To my surprise that man noticed that he no longer could touch that piece of titanium in his leg anymore. No more titanium, no more screws, no more nothing. That piece of metal was miraculously removed. Besides that he started running around and jumping up and down, something that he wasn’t able to do since the accident.

AMPUTATED LEG GROWN BACK TO NORMAL

Sister Yara, a dear friend of mine, one day spoke at a Christian radio broadcast about creative miracles. After she delivered that powerful message she encouraged people to go out and minister to those who needed some type of creative miracles in their bodies. Well, listening to that program was a Brazilian army soldier who was concerned about one of his fellow soldiers who just had one of his legs amputated as a result of a car accident. After he listened to that program he invited two of his fellow Christian friends to join him on a mission. They went to the hospital where the other soldier with an amputated leg was staying. When they arrived at the hospital they asked for permission to stay alone with his fellow co-worker. Just like he heard on the radio he then began commanding the missing leg to grow, they prayed and commanded the leg to grow and they related that they saw the leg being formed and growing little by little until it become perfectly normal. Because of Yara’s obedi

KIDNEYS MADE IN HEAVEN

A dear preacher friend of mine who lives in Pernambuco, Brazil, had the misfortune to be born with only one kidney. Well, after she got married she became pregnant and during the pregnancy she had a very serious kidney problem. After she gave birth her kidney had to be removed or else she would die. Being a woman of strong faith she never really gave up, she always believed that God was going to show up and perform a miracle. In her case it wasn’t that easy due to the fact that she only had that one kidney. Anyway, the doctors did not have any other choice but to go on with the procedure and remove her kidney. They finally removed it from her body. They were also trying to replace that kidney, but things did not look that good. There was no kidney available that matched the requirements of a normal transplant, and so forth. Well, her fellow Christian friends were fighting for her with much prayers and intercession. She related that on the third night at the hospital, after the kidn

“SPIRITUAL BLINDNESS” ONE OF SATAN’S MOST POWERFUL STRATEGIES TO DECEIVE PEOPLE

Evil Oppression and Possession Inside The Church, Overlooked by Christian Leaders. I don’t mean to scare you, I just mean to warn you about what I believe is one of the most powerful tactics Satan has ever used inside our churches--Spiritual Blindness. Oppression and possession by evil spirits inside our churches are also being overlooked, and not being taken very seriously by our leaders. Satan is still the number one killer in the entire world today. Now, honestly, how often do you hear your pastor say something like what I just said? Or, perhaps, I should have asked, "When was the last time you heard any of your leaders talking about oppression and possession inside the church?" Usually we have more important things to talk about, such as: football games, parties, Halloweens, Christmas programs, shows, movies, weddings, and so forth. We as church leaders are ignoring the warnings God’s Word gives us. Perhaps, we are not taking God’s counsels seriously. It doesn’t m

GROUPINGS OF EVIL SPIRITS OPERATING IN THE CHURCH

The majority of Christians, about sixty percent, still tell lies. Have you ever encountered some that likes to tell lies all the time. Out of ten words they say six are lies? Perhaps, you may be one of them, or maybe one of your children. We’ve got to get rid of lies, no matter how few they may be, they come from the devil. Lies are produced by unseen spirits who dwell in bodies like mine and yours, and once detected they must be cast out or else they will be traveling from generation to generation making their habitation at out family tree. I have no doubt that I was born with these spirits inside of me. I always loved to tell lies to everybody. Lies seem easier to tell than truth. I am still fighting these spirits because every once in a while I find myself being tempted to lie to others. The spirits seem to go away for a while and then later they tend to come back again, but I am working hard now to keep them once and for all away from me and my family. Well Jesus said that the De

DIVORCE, I BECAME A VICTIM OF IT TOO!

I will never forget the day before my ex-wife filed for legal separation and that later turned into a divorce. On April 22, 2002, I was working on my computer late at night, around 11 pm, when suddenly, right before my own eyes, I saw this dark and very short creature standing in between me and my computer, then I heard this inexpressible voice saying, “I came to destroy you”, after he said that he disappeared. Well, I went to bed thinking about that encounter, but I did not take it very seriously nor didn’t take authority over the spirit that just had appeared to me, and consequently, on the following morning, me and my wife had another argument that turned out to be the event that separated us. The bible says, “Our fight is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities (evil spirits)” Ephesians 6, but how many of us really understand that? It amazes me how the devil has been successfully blinding Christians, I mean ordinary Christians and leaders, within the church. W

THE SIGNS AND THE BELIEVERS

"Go into all the world and preach the good news to every creature, he who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick and they will recover." Mark 16:15-18 Dear reader, let us put our brain to work a little bit now. The word of God states that after Jesus rose from the dead He appeared to His disciples and commended them to "preach the good news to every creature", and He went on to say that the signs would follow the believers as well. Let's pause a little bit here, based on the above passage of the Scriptures, do you see any link between SIGNS and BELIEVERS or am I reading a different Gospel? My point is this, the signs are for today, and they are supposed to follow the believ

UNFORGIVENESS: A MAJOR HINDRANCE TO ENJOYING ABUNDANT LIFE!

Mark 11:23-26 says, "For assuredly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be removed and be cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive your trespasses." Did you know that approximately 85% of adult population will develop some sort of back problem during their lifetime? Some because they work lifting heavy weight all day long; some because they're on their feet all the time; others as a result of an injury. But you are going to be surprised to discover that half of these adults' problems are the result of bitterness of some kind.

FEAR, ANOTHER ENEMY OF THE SOUL

Proverbs 10:24a says, "What the wicked dreads will overtake him." It is true that the Bible mentions that what the wicked dreads will overtake him, but in reality I've seen that what the righteous dread will overtake him as well. Job 3:25 tells us, "What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me." In Job 1:6-8 the Bible records, "One day the angels came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them. The Lord said to Satan, 'Where have you come from?' Satan answered the Lord, 'From roaming through the earth and going back and forth in it.' Then the Lord said to Satan, 'Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.'" These above verses reveal that Job was a righteous man, although what he feared came upon him, and what he dreaded happened to him (Job 3:25). Fear is not a respecter of persons. Whoever

INNER HEALING

"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." Hebrews 13:8 Back in the late 80s I was involved in the Charismatic movement in Brazil. I was a part of a team of prayer warriors. Fernando, the person God used to disciple me, had invited me to join his ministry team. Even though I was overseeing a data processing department of a bank I found time to join my partners for prayer on a daily basis. That was a time of preparation for me as I learned to be dependable, obedient to God as well as to my spiritual leaders. Of course, God knew before hand what He was going to do in my life. As a new convert I didn't understand much about spiritual matters, but I knew I was thirsty for God. God had chosen Fernando, a man ten years younger than me, to be my spiritual father and I praise God for Fernando's life. May God always be with him. Through the Charismatic movement in Brazil I was introduced to the healing, deliverance and inner healing ministries. I experienc

THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT

The certainty of God's calling for me came at a Charismatic Conference in Anápolis, Brazil, on September 29th, 1989. During an explanation by our leader about the gifts of the Spirit the power of God came upon me. It was during a time of silent prayer that the preacher invited those who wanted to be baptized with the Holy Spirit and to receive the gift of speaking in tongues to stand up and repeat a prayer after him. I remember that I stood up to receive that gift when the preacher commanded us to let our tongue lay loosely in our mouth. He prayed for us and I felt my tongue moving up and down by itself. I also felt wind blowing on my face in a closed auditorium with about 3,000 people present. That was the sign of the baptism of the Holy Spirit and a few minutes later I was praying and speaking in tongues. What an exciting experience! After that incident I was convinced of the calling in my life, and I decided to study the Bible with intensity, and the desire to learn and to rece

THE WORD OF KNOWLEDGE

Among all the gifts of the Spirit the word of knowledge was one that I decided to pursue the most because two of my ministry partners, Fernando and Enedina, were being used by God in such a powerful way with the gift of the word of knowledge. Time after time I saw them praying for people with all kinds of problems and diseases and all through the word of knowledge deliverance and healing were taking place. My partners kept themselves busy in this ministry going from place to place, city to city, day after day. People came from everywhere to be ministered by them. Once in a while I used to join them in this mission even though I was not able to operate with the gift of the word of knowledge yet. One day I asked them to explain to me how the word of knowledge could be such a powerful tool in the healing ministry, and one of them said, "The word of knowledge is a gift of the Holy Spirit that brings to light what is hidden in someone's life. We pray for people and God reveals to

OPERATING WITH THE WORD OF KNOWLEDGE FOR THE FIRST TIME

One day my ministry team was invited to visit a woman who was facing family problems and for the first time the team invited me to join the prayer session. We began to pray for that woman and God began to give me pictures of things that happened in her past as well as problems related to her daughter. I remember seeing a picture of a monkey as I asked what this had to do with her. She told me that she couldn't stand monkeys--she had fear of them. Then I said, "God is removing this crippling emotional scar from you." Another picture that I saw was silverware and she confirmed it by telling me that she had fought with her husband a few times using forks and knives. I said, "God is removing crippling emotional scars from your past." We all prayed for her and for her daughter as well, and I remember that two other words were given to us related to abortion and unforgiveness. That was when the woman revealed to us that she had tried to abort her daughter shortly aft

INNER HEALING

Inner healing is a healing that takes place in a different manner, usually with the word of knowledge together with prayer. We say inner healing because in most cases the person's emotions are affected by a number of incidents that have occurred during their lifetime. These can contribute to many problems including depression, substance abuse, divorce, illness, fear, etc. Also, problems that sometimes begin at the time of conception and stay with the person throughout their life, for example: attempted abortions, violence, abuse, rejection. In some cases asthma is just a reflection of mistreatment and abuse in someone's past. Absence of one of the parents can also cause an emotional reaction that manifests as asthma. Depression can also be the result of mistreatment, abuse, violence, and loneliness in someone's life. The idea of ministering inner healing is to ask God to heal the person from the past hurts. Forgiveness is an important factor to deal with during an inner he

MINISTERING INNER HEALING

Inner healing is an intercessory prayer. You pray to God on behalf of the person. It's biblical. Prayer is biblical. There are two common ways to minister inner healing: 1) pray for a person asking God to reveal to you through words of knowledge facts about the past of that person that are causing some sort of problem, and 2) pray with the person by going back in his/her past starting from the time of conception and going year by year, praying and asking God to reveal things that happened in those years. Usually God shows you pictures, scenes, visions, or just words. The fact is that through this process you can help someone overcome depression, bad relationships, asthma, sickness, marriage conflicts, etc. In closing, let me give you two examples of people who were healed during an inner healing session. I met a lady in 1991 who was afflicted with a problem in one of her legs. Actually, she had broken the femur (her bones were very fragile due to osteoporosis) and for about two

TESTIMONY

God led me to pray for a woman using the same methods previously described, in other words, we asked Jesus to visit her at the very age when the fear came into her life to make her just a miserable person and heal her of those terrible emotional wounds. This is what she told us: "Dear Revivalist Carlos Oliveira: I emailed you right after the Service in Sacramento thanking you and Prophet Bob for the work God is doing through you to help God's Children and those who need deliverance. I want to give Honor and Glory and Praise to God and my Savior Jesus Christ, for in that Service, God healed me from a fear I had in my life since a very young age, in regard to things I had went through at that age, and that fear had tormented me at different times in my life for many years. God has delivered me from that fear at that Sacramento Service when you prayed with me, and I just thank Him, and I thank you both for being obedient to God. This is my Testimony, by the Blood of the L