Following last week’s podcast with Dr. Mary Healy, we listen to Jenn and Matt discuss the issue of authority, taking it to a personal level.

Jenn reflects on how Romans 6: 8-11 relates to authority and she references Chapter 12 of Abba’s Heart. We hear about an individual who, after receiving healing through Unbound prayer, was later able to use her voice and speak out with authority.

Matt defines authority, saying it comes from knowing who the Father is and understanding our relationship with Him.

We are encouraged to start small by taking what God has entrusted to us - things, talents, resources - and practice walking in authority in those areas that we know to be our responsibility. The enemy’s tactic is to turn our thoughts inward and work to protect ourselves.

Because we are Son’s and Daughters of the Father, we can speak the Fourth Key with authority and do so safely, stepping back and looking at the big picture.

Bible Trivia Question from this episode: The prodigal son’s father presented him with a robe, sandals, and what other item? Listen to see how this item exemplifies authority.

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Release: October 2024
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Dr. Mary Healy Explains The Fourth Key: The Command

Meet Matt’s “go-to theologian,” the best-selling author and international speaker Dr. Mary Healy, Professor of Scripture at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit, general editor of the Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture, and more.

This episode helps Christians of all backgrounds explore common questions and concerns regarding the Fourth Key of Unbound: The Command.

Does a lay person have the authority to command demons? Dr. Healy distinguishes between private exorcism and the rite of exorcism, which is reserved only for Bishops and specifically-authorized priests.
She gives scriptures and examples surrounding the Fourth Key, also known as adjuration, which means to command someone in the name of a higher authority.

Dr. Healy lists numerous resources for those wishing to explore this aspect of deliverance ministry further, saying “Hardly a week goes by that I don’t recommend that book to some person or group somewhere in the world.” Can you guess what “that book” is? She also describes how to put oneself in a
spiritually dangerous position. The answer is not what you might guess!

Be sure to listen to the very end to hear Dr. Healy’s eloquent and powerful concluding prayer.

Find the book Deliverance Ministry published by the ICCRS Doctrinal Commission

Find "The Virtuous Use of Private Exorcism by Laypersons" by Fr.Bradley Sjoquist

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Release: October 2024
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In this episode, Jenn hosts Neal as they discuss the reasons why Renunciation, the Third Key of Unbound, is so important.

So you're following Jesus, and there's something in your life that doesn't belong to you and in that relationship you have with Him. Well, it's a good time to consider renunciation!

Renunciation means that, in the name of Jesus, we break with any ties which are not of God – saying in essence, “I’m done with this!”

The need for renunciation occurs when there is something in one’s life that doesn’t belong – things like sinful patterns, lies, fears, and unholy attachments. We can renounce these things using the great power that comes from Jesus’ name. Renunciation is a normal part of a Christian's life.

Satan, our enemy, is the father of lies and Neal explains how this plays out into one’s thought life. When we host deception and lies about God and ourselves, the enemy draws near and wants to bring us into bondage. We begin seeing these things as a part of us, and therein agreeing with them and making a home for them. Once we recognize the lies, we can take a stand against them.

Learn the three steps of renunciation and what happened at a Freedom in Christ conference that caused someone to say, “I feel like I just took a spiritual shower!”

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Take Your Stand ( another renunciation podcast)
Is an Unbound Session a Good Preparation for Sacramental Confession blogpost

Resisting the Devil by Neal Lozano

Release: October 2024
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Hear the engaging story of Ron Riggins –family man, businessman, Unbound ministry team founder, Board member, and more!

We hear of Ron’s faith background, meeting his wife Terry, and his prayer while watching the Pentagon burn on September 11th. His first introduction to Unbound was the change he saw in Terry after she attended an Unbound conference.

Ron sees the parish as a natural place for Unbound ministry and speaks of the “beauty of Unbound.” He offers valuable advice for folks launching their first Unbound team including the value of having younger adults offering ministry, as well as those who are more seasoned.

Matt agrees, saying that we sometimes carry a wounded little boy or wounded little girl within us and having a young person speak to that can be transformational. Matt also testifies to experiencing calm and hope when receiving prayer from someone older.

The episode concludes with Ron sharing his thoughts about retirement and his desire to pass on the grace he has received to younger generations.

Question: When praying Unbound, are we on offense or defense? Find out in this episode!

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Release: October 2024
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Jacqueline hosts Neal in this intimate discussion on the topic of Forgiveness,
the Second Key.

As Christians, we can be quick to forgive but forgiveness is often a process for
those deeper wounds and hurts.

God has forgiven us through His Son and we receive His forgiveness by an
expression of faith. Neal discusses the connection between our receiving
forgiveness from God and extending forgiveness to others. It’s a partnership.
The story of the unforgiving servant in Matthew 18 shows that the freedom we
receive is limited by our unforgiveness. This is one of the enemy’s big
strategies – getting us bound by failing to forgive others so that we fail to
receive forgiveness ourselves from God.

Forgiveness takes time. It is a commitment. It is a process that continues
through the Holy Spirit. Saying the words of forgiveness out loud, as we do in
Unbound prayer, is effective. We are not the driving force, but instead are
called to cooperate with the work of the Holy Spirit.

Neal covers five reasons why we fail to forgive. Can you guess what some
might be? Listen and grow with us!

Watch the Power of Forgiveness talk

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Release: October 2024
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What does repentance and faith look like in an Unbound session when past wounds might cause inner blindness?

How can we go deeper in healing through this First Key of Unbound?

In this episode, we review the foundational and foremost First Key: Repentance and Faith. Sometimes called “The Forgotten Key,” it can be easy to overlook within Unbound prayer.

Repentance is a gift of God’s grace empowered by the Holy Spirit when we respond to truth revealed to us.

God enables us to repent even when we want to hold on to our own way. Saying words like “sorry, please, and thank you” can be part of repentance. Giving our hurts and grief to God is indeed, also, a part of this First Key.

Learn how repentance and faith fit together along with Matt’s explanation of how all Five Keys ultimately are forms of repentance and faith.

Hear the exciting testimonial recently shared with us by someone who attended an Unbound conference six years ago! Transformation has a ripple effect!

Trivia Tidbit: What scripture text is a foremost example of Repentance and Faith?

Find out in this second episode of Season 4 of the Open Doors podcast!

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Release: September 2024
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Season 4 Begins!!

Matt and Jenn kick off our Open Doors podcast announcing the theme of Season Four: “Come and See!”

Together they offer scriptures from the Apostle John’s writings that invite us to “Come and See” what the Lord is doing.

Due to sin, the world we live in is dark. We can’t see in the dark, but Jesus’ life illuminates things for us.

He joined us, became flesh. He even enlightens the human body, enabling us to see and making the Father known to us.

Philip, Andrew, Nathanial, the Samaritan woman, Lazarus’ sisters, and the disciple Thomas and others are included in this brief, yet broad touch of scriptures – all of which invite us to “Come and See!”

Matt and Jenn present the first exhortation of the season: Invite the Lord into your heart, your darkness, your light. Listen to how He is calling you to come and see. Follow Him in a way you haven’t followed him before.

Matt compares faith to a part of the body – can you guess which? Find out in Episode One of this exciting new season of the Open Doors podcast!


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Release: September 2024
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Jacqueline hosts Neal as he shares about speaking in Rome at the Course on the Ministry of Exorcism and Deliverance sponsored by the Sacerdos Institute. Neal presented a non-confrontational approach to deliverance, which is Unbound ministry, to 195 people from 46 countries worldwide. His talks were translated into four languages.

“It was a very different atmosphere for me. They were all professors and they gave me the title professor.” Asking about this, Neal was told, “You’re a professor this week!”

Encouraging listeners to be open to a new way, Neal offered questions to consider: Is it possible that many people are receiving a confrontational style of deliverance or exorcism who do not need one? Is there another approach to help people?

The Unbound approach addresses the person needing help, not the evil one. “We need to understand a person’s heart,” said Neal, adding the necessity to uncover past traumas, responses to traumas, the enemy’s lies, and unforgiveness. “If we give too much attention to the demonic element, we’re going to miss the person. We see Unbound more as a model for evangelization than just deliverance.”

From there, Neal offered numerous testimonials of individuals set free through Unbound ministry, one being himself!

Overall, “It was well-received and I made a connection,” concluded Neal.

Trivia Quiz
1. What surprised Neal the most during his trip to Rome?
2. How long have Jacqueline and Neal known each other?
Find out these things and far more in this fascinating episode!

Sjoquist, B.S. (2021) “The virtuous use of private exorcism by laypersons,” Antiphon: A Journal for Liturgical Renewal, 25(1), pp. 63–90.

It is not intrinsically immoral for laypersons to issue such commands, and, if done rightly, it is virtuous for them to do so. Moral theologians and canonists writing after the Council of Trent up until the Second Vatican Council referred to this practice as “private exorcism.” A close look at the writings of these authors reveals a nearly universal understanding that no ecclesiastical positive law prohibited such actions. When current laws and instructions related to exorcism are read within the context of this tradition, I believe it is also the case that no ecclesiastical positive law categorically prohibits such actions today.

Bradley S. Sjoquist, Doctor of Moral Theology

Dr. Mary Healy on the authority of lay people to command or cast out