Delivered To Deliver Others

DELIVERED TO DELIVER OTHERS

By Rev. Samuel Arimoro

Main Text: Mark 5:18-20

Supporting Texts: 2 Corinthians 1:3+4, Acts 26:16-18, Luke 22:31-32, Exodus 3:7-10, Isaiah 61:1

INTRODUCTION:

God does not just rescue us for our own benefit; He brings us out so we can bring others out. Every believer is delivered for a divine assignment. Your testimony is not just a trophy of victory, it is a tool for ministry. Just as Jesus delivered the demoniac of Gadara and immediately sent him to testify to others, God expects us to use our experiences to encourage, liberate, and guide others into the same freedom we’ve received.

The purpose of divine deliverance goes beyond personal comfort; it leads to kingdom expansion. When you’ve been rescued from bondage, you are now qualified to pull others out. There’s power in your testimony and healing in your story. Your past battles prepare you for present assignments.

Too many believers stop at being helped, but never grow to help others. We must shift from consumers to contributors in God's rescue agenda. When God delivers a man, He assigns him. When He sets you free, He expects you to shine.

1. YOU WERE SAVED FOR A PURPOSE

God never acts without a reason—your deliverance carries divine intent.

a) Divine deliverance leads to divine commissioning (Acts 26:16-18)

God delivered Saul and immediately gave him a mission to open blind eyes and turn people from darkness to light.

b) God does not waste experiences (2 Corinthians 1:3-4)

He comforts us in tribulation so we can comfort others in their trials.

c) Your healing is someone else’s hope (Luke 22:31-32)

Jesus told Peter to strengthen others after recovering from his fall.

d) You are a channel of the same mercy you received (Jude 1:23)

We are called to snatch others from the fire, just as we were rescued.

Biblical Example: Moses (Exodus 3:7-10)

God saved Moses from death and later sent him to deliver Israel from bondage.

2. YOUR TESTIMONY IS A WEAPON OF DELIVERANCE

What God has done in your life is a tool for setting others free.

a) The delivered man of Gadara became an evangelist (Mark 5:19-20)

His testimony brought amazement and transformation to Decapolis.

b) Testimonies glorify God and build others’ faith (Revelation 12:11)

They overcame by the blood and the word of their testimony.

c) Sharing your testimony reminds the devil of his defeat (Colossians 2:15)

Every shared victory is a reminder that Satan is already defeated.

d) God uses broken people to mend others (Isaiah 61:1)

The Spirit of the Lord anoints the healed to heal others.

Biblical Example: The Samaritan Woman (John 4:28-30, 39)

She shared her story and many in her city believed on Jesus.

3. FROM DELIVERANCE TO DISCIPLESHIP

God wants us to grow beyond being delivered to becoming disciple-makers.

a) True disciples reproduce other disciples (Matthew 28:19-20)

We are not called to remain converts but to make disciples.

b) God trains the delivered to teach (2 Timothy 2:2)

What you have learned, teach others who will teach others also.

c) Mature believers rescue those in danger (Galatians 6:1)

Spiritual restoration is the responsibility of those who are strong.

d) You are called to lead others into freedom (Romans 10:14-15)

How can they hear except someone tells them?

Biblical Example: Paul (Acts 9:17-22)

After his deliverance, Paul began immediately to preach Christ.

4. NEVER GO BACK AFTER DELIVERANCE

You cannot help others if you remain trapped in your own bondage.

a) Return to your vomit and you lose your voice (2 Peter 2:20-22)

A dog returning to vomit disqualifies itself from leadership.

b) Freedom is preserved through discipline (1 Corinthians 9:27)

Even Paul said he disciplines himself lest he be a castaway.

c) Don’t trade your testimony for temporary pleasure (Hebrews 10:38-39)

The just must live by faith and not draw back.

d) God wants sustained freedom, not seasonal victory (John 8:36)

If the Son sets you free, you must remain free indeed.

Biblical Example: Lot’s Wife (Genesis 19:26)

She looked back and became a pillar of salt, unfit to help anyone.

5. BE A VOICE OF HOPE TO THE HURTING

Your deliverance positions you as a light to others in darkness.

a) Many are waiting for your voice (Romans 8:19)

The earnest expectation of creation is waiting for the manifestation of the sons of God.

b) Speak life into dying situations (Proverbs 18:21)

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; speak life!

c) Be a signpost to Jesus, not yourself (John 1:7)

John came as a witness to point men to the Light.

d) Encourage others through your scars (Psalm 34:6)

This poor man cried and the Lord heard him; tell others!

Biblical Example: Andrew (John 1:40-42)

After encountering Jesus, Andrew immediately brought Peter to Him.

CONCLUSION:

Deliverance is not the end of the story—it’s the beginning of your mission. God does not rescue people just to relax but to reproduce freedom in others. You are now an agent of hope, a messenger of mercy, and a vessel of victory.