Conquering the Deaf, Dumb Spirit & the Spirit of Lethargy
Kingdom Corner Podcast — February 6, 2026
Host: Matt Guibe
Series: Readings from Power and Authority Over Darkness by Angela Greenig
📖 Episode Overview
In this Friday reading episode, Matt continues through Angela Greenig’s powerful book Power and Authority Over Darkness, focusing on two of the final strongholds in her list of 16 prevalent demonic spirits:
- #15 — The Dumb, Mute, and Deaf Spirit
- #16 — The Spirit of Lethargy
This session blends Scripture, teaching, testimony, and prayer, calling believers to walk in Christ’s authority, discern spiritual strongholds, and pursue freedom, clarity, and spiritual vitality.
Matt also reflects on the importance of deliverance ministry, the need for wisdom and calling in this area, and the reality that spiritual battles often come in “packs” of strongholds that work together to bring destruction—especially in individuals and church leadership.
🛡️ Spirit #15: The Dumb, Mute, and Deaf Spirit
Drawing from Mark 9:25–26 and other passages, this spirit is described as one that attacks:
Common manifestations discussed:
- Suicidal tendencies
- Muteness / inability to speak
- Seizures and convulsions
- Epilepsy
- Blindness or lack of vision
- Schizophrenia and mental instability
- Madness and disordered thinking
- Eye disease
- Deafness
- Uncontrollable crying
Key Scriptures referenced:
- Mark 9:18–26
- Matthew 12:22–24
- Matthew 17:14–18
- Luke 11:14–28
Matt also shares a real-life testimony from the streets of Seattle, where deliverance prayer brought immediate transformation and restoration to a man suffering mental torment.
Core emphasis:
Jesus still delivers today—and believers must depend on God, walk in humility, and ask for faith to overcome unbelief.
😴 Spirit #16: The Spirit of Lethargy
This spirit is described as a force that brings spiritual sleep, passivity, and decay into a person’s life.
Key Scripture:
- Isaiah 29:10
- Proverbs 6:9
- Proverbs 20:4
- Ecclesiastes 10:18
Common manifestations discussed:
- Laziness and inactivity
- Blurred vision / inability to read
- Closed understanding
- Extreme withdrawal
- Lack of integrity and dishonesty
- Begging and dependency
- Procrastination
- Breakdown of relationships and communication
- Sleeping sickness / constant fatigue
Matt emphasizes that while rest and sleep are necessary, there is also a spiritual weariness that comes from attack and must be confronted with truth, discipline, prayer, and the Word of God.
🧠 When Spirits “Run in Packs”
This episode also explores how spiritual strongholds often work together, including:
- Lethargy + Lying + Jealousy (often attacking leaders and churches)
- Lying + Fear + Heaviness
- Lying + Bondage + Fear
These combinations can:
- Destroy confidence
- Create division
- Produce fear-based leadership or passivity
- Undermine healthy churches and families
Key insight:
Freedom is not formulaic—it requires calling, care, aftercare, and ongoing discipleship. Deliverance is not just casting out—it’s also walking people back into wholeness.
🙏 Prayers & Declarations Included
- A prayer against the dumb, mute, and deaf spirit
- A declaration of freedom from lethargy and spiritual passivity
- A call to walk in clarity, strength, energy, and obedience
- A closing challenge to examine personal strongholds and seek prayer support
📚 The 16 Strongholds (Full List Recapped)
- Lying Spirit
- Spirit of Bondage
- Spirit of Fear
- Spirit of Heaviness
- Spirit of Infirmity
- Spirit of Jealousy
- Spirit of Haughtiness
- Spirit of Discord
- Spirit of Whoredom
- Seducing Spirit
- Perverse Spirit
- Spirit of Divination / Familiar Spirit
- Antichrist Spirit
- Unclean Spirit
- Dumb, Mute, and Deaf Spirit
- Spirit of Lethargy
📖 Resource Mentioned
Power and Authority Over Darkness
How to Identify and Defeat 16 Evil Spirits That Want to Destroy You
By Angela Greenig (2019)
📬 Need Prayer or Ministry Support?
Matt invites listeners to reach out:
📧 matthewpguibe@gmail.com
He works with experienced deliverance ministers and is available for prayer and connection—yes, even via Zoom.
🎯 Final Encouragement
This episode calls every believer to:
- Know who they are in Christ
- Walk in spiritual authority
- Refuse passivity and fear
- Seek freedom, clarity, and wholeness
- Partner with others in prayer and healing
“Focus on your potential, not your limitations—and let the Lord uproot every stronghold.”
contact Me at :Matthewpgeib@gmail.com
