In a groundbreaking episode on the “We Need to Talk” podcast, deliverance minister Alexander Pagani brought a sobering word—return to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
From the very beginning, Pagani did not hold back. He warned that while deliverance ministry has gained momentum, it must never overshadow the primary mission of the church: making disciples of Christ.
Instead of idolizing deliverance, Pagani explains why believers need to understand the seriousness and the weight of what happens when you go into deliverance.
A Spiritual Battle Intensifies
Pagani used some of his own personal examples to explain the spiritual depth of deliverance.
“I wake up one day…I go to the living room [and] I kid you not, the candle in my house gets thrown across the room,” Pagani says. “A voice said to me, ‘Don’t open a can of worms that you’re not ready to handle.’ I got a threat from hell and it was concerning what I was teaching the night before in Bible study.”
Pagani says a righteous indignation rose inside of him and he replied quoting Scripture, “He who is in me is greater than He who is in the world.” He also commanded Satan to get out of his house.
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“I said, ‘Because you did this, every day from now on, I’m going to keep preaching this thing of deliverance,'” he says.
Not a Movement, but a Biblical Mandate
Pagani emphasized that deliverance should not be viewed as a trend but as a necessary component of Christian discipleship. He likened it to pruning—a process that removes what hinders growth, allowing believers to bear more fruit. Pagani warns against shallow deliverance models that fail to disciple believers, stressing that deliverance without proper biblical foundation can lead to a cycle of oppression rather than lasting victory.
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True freedom is sustained not just by deliverance itself, but by a life built on prayer, obedience and the renewing of the mind through God’s Word.
A Warning Against Sensationalism
With the rise of social media deliverance ministries, Pagani cautioned against making a spectacle out of the supernatural. The true mark of deliverance, he stressed, is lasting freedom, not just dramatic manifestations.
“When you become fixated on that, then it becomes a problem, and then substitution comes in,” Pagani says.
Pagani says that what is needed is a retraining based on clarity; that, while deliverance is necessary, discipleship and a focus on the Word of God are critical for the believer to be transformed.
“The deliverance ministry needs tweaking right now,” Pagani says. “We don’t want to focus on the sensationalism.”
As this critical topic continues to spark discussions across the body of Christ, one thing is clear—deliverance ministry must remain rooted in God’s wisdom readily available in the pages of His Bible. Pagani’s words serve as both a challenge and an encouragement: keep Christ at the center, and everything else will follow.
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Abby Trivett is content development editor for Charisma Media.
