Do you want to be healed—and what does it mean to contend for healing and deliverance in Jesus’ name?

In this episode of The Fifth Gospel Podcast, the Sam Edwards and Anthony Serino explore how Christians should approach sickness, miracles, spiritual oppression and freedom through the authority of Jesus Christ. Beginning with Jesus’ question at the Pool of Bethesda—“Do you want to be healed?”—they examine how sickness can become connected to identity, belief systems and cycles of secondary gain.

Pastor Sam shares his ongoing experience with type 1 diabetes and explains how he continues contending for healing without turning faith into a formula. The conversation addresses why healing may not happen when or how we expect, the different ways God can heal, and how hardship can mature our faith and bring relational or internal restoration.

They explore biblical deliverance, demonic oppression and what it truly means to pray “in Jesus’ name.” They discuss consecration, repentance, forgiveness, spiritual authority and discipleship while warning against paywalled deliverance, demon-focused content and the tendency to over-spiritualize every emotional or mental struggle.

This episode offers a balanced, Jesus-centered conversation about physical healing, inner transformation and spiritual freedom—without fear, formulas or obsession with darkness.

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Timestamps

00:00 Do You Want to Be Healed?
04:06 Why Healing May Be Delayed
09:02 Three Ways God Heals
13:37 Sam’s Type 1 Diabetes Story
18:18 What It Means to Contend
20:45 Declarations Versus Deeper Roots
24:20 Jesus at the Pool of Bethesda
27:50 When Sickness Becomes Your Identity
34:40 Understanding Secondary Gain
37:19 Conducting an Internal Audit
41:42 The Truth About Deliverance
41:54 Should Deliverance Be Paywalled?
43:01 What “In Jesus’ Name” Means
46:45 Consecration and Spiritual Authority
52:02 Deliverance Must Lead to Discipleship
58:52 Identity Over Demon Hunting
01:09:47 Recognizing Demonic Oppression
01:14:18 When Therapy Isn’t Enough
01:20:41 Unforgiveness and Spiritual Agreement
01:28:18 A Framework for Self-Deliverance
01:31:25 Repentance and Closing Occult Doors
01:35:26 Casting Out Demons With Authority
01:39:43 Manifestations and Fear Tactics
01:43:46 Jesus Is Sufficient
01:46:32 Prayer for Healing and Freedom