Show Review:

What if the thing standing between you and the promised land is something you didn't even know was there? In this powerful episode of Kingdom Talk, host Malaine Lea Butler sits down with Steve and Sarah Turner a married couple who grew up in the faith, loved Jesus their whole lives, and still discovered they needed deliverance. This one will shake something loose in you. In the best way.

QUOTE OF THE EPISODE

"Deliverance isn't the destination. It's a part of the destiny. It helps you get to the destination." -- Steve Turner

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Christians absolutely can carry demonic oppression -- and the enemy has worked overtime to convince the church otherwise. Two people told Steve the same lie the day before his first major deliverance. Coincidence? No.

• Growing up saved can create a false sense of security. When you've never hit rock bottom spiritually, it's easy to coast -- even while carrying real bondage in your bloodline, soul wounds, and areas of mixture.

• Deliverance is often layered, not a one-time event. Sarah and Steve share how freedom came in waves over months and years -- each layer revealing something deeper, each breakthrough producing more fruit.

• Kingdom marriage is a target. The enemy does not care if you go to church on Sunday. He cares deeply about destroying the covenant between a husband and wife, because that union reflects Christ and His bride.

• Your identity as a son or daughter of God is the foundation. Deliverance is not about getting demons out so you can perform better for God. It is about clearing the way so you can actually know who you are in Him.

• Busyness is one of the enemy's most effective tools -- even kingdom busyness. Malaine, Steve, and Sarah all share how doing good things can become a distraction from the Lord's actual invitation.

SCRIPTURE OF THE EPISODE

"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free." -- Luke 4:18

CALL TO ACTION

If this episode stirred something in you, if there's a quiet hunger for more freedom, more intimacy, more of Jesus in your actual everyday life don't ignore that. That's the Holy Spirit.

Ask Him today: Lord, is there more? Show me what's in the way.

And if you are married, do this together. Your covenant is powerful and your freedom together is worth fighting for.

Share this episode with a believer you love who might be coasting. Sometimes we need someone to hand us the key to the door we didn't know was locked.

CONNECT WITH US

• Connect with Steve and Sarah Turner: https://www.instagram.com/thesanctuarynz/
• DM Malaine on Instagram: @xoedenhouse and @malaine_lea_butler
• Explore Eden House resources: https://www.theedenhouse.co/