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Pastor Prince of Derek Prince Ministries (1915-2003) had a gift of explaining the Bible and its teaching, in a clear and simple way.

His non-denominational, non-sectarian approach has made his teaching equally relevant and helpful to people from all racial and religious backgrounds.

He was an internationally recognized Bible teacher

whose daily radio program Derek Prince Legacy Radio (hosted by author Stephen Mansfield) broadcasts to half the population of the world in various languages.

These languages include English, Arabic, Spanish, Croatian, Russian, Malagasy, Tongan, Samoan and four dialects of Chinese.

Peter Derek Vaughan Prince was probably most noted for his teachings about demons and Christian Zionism. He was best known in Pentecostal circles although his teaching is distinctly non-denominational, a fact that has long been emphasized by his worldwide ministry.

Derek Prince Ministries famously operated under the slogan Reaching the unreached and teaching the untaught. Derek Prince was born in India of British parents and was educated at Eton College and Kings College, Cambridge.

He was a scholar of Greek and Latin, although at Cambridge he took Philosophy, specializing in logic and studying under Ludwig Wittgenstein. During this time he had an affair with a married woman in Ireland, resulting in the birth of a son.

His MA dissertation was titled The Evolution of Plato's Method of Definition and won him a fellowship at the age of just 24.

Under the influence of vice-chancellor Charles Raven, Prince refused to bear arms in World War II and instead joined an ambulance unit. While posted to Scarborough for training, Prince attended a Pentecostal Church and experienced a life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ.

Out of this encounter he formed two conclusions. First, that Jesus Christ is alive. Second, that the Bible is a true, relevant, up-to-date book. These conclusions were the beginnings of Derek Prince Ministries and altered the whole course of his life. After this he was posted to North Africa, where he served in Egypt, the Sudan, and Palestine.

While serving in Palestine, Prince met Lydia Christensen, a Danish woman who ran an orphanage in Ramallah and who had adopted eight girls (six of whom were Jewish). Despite Lydia being 25 years Prince’s senior, they married. Prince strongly supported the establishment of the State of Israel, which he saw as the fulfilling of Biblical prophecy, but he left for the UK with the last British convoy out of Jerusalem.

In the UK, Derek Prince used Speaker’s Corner in Hyde Park, London, to encourage people to join a Pentecostal church he was leading at his home in Notting Hill. In 1957 he and Lydia moved to Kisumu in Kenya, where he became a school principal and adopted a Kenyan baby. He claimed to have been instrumental in raising two people from the dead during this time.

In 1962, the Princes moved to Canada and from there to a pastorate at Peoples Church in Minneapolis, becoming US citizens. From here they moved to Broadway Tabernacle in Seattle where he ministered along with James A Watt who he had met in Canada.

During this time Derek Prince Ministries was becoming widely known through his cassette-tape Bible lectures and his involvement with the Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship International. This led to a move to Faith Tabernacle in Chicago and then to Good News Church in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. As a Pentecostal, Prince believed in the reality of spiritual forces operating the world and of the power of demons to cause illness and psychological problems.

While in Seattle he was asked to perform an exorcism on a woman and he came to

believe that demons could attack Christians. This was at odds with the more usual Pentecostal view that demons could only affect non-Christians. Prince believed that his deliverance ministry used the power of God to defeat demons.

Prince also believed that the State of Israel was the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy and that the collapse of the British Empire had been caused by Britain’s failure to support Israel in 1948. He saw Islam as demonically inspired and shortly before his death stated that he feared the UK might become an Islamic nation.

In 1968 Prince joined the Holy Spirit Teaching Mission (HSTM), which linked him to three other Charismatic Christian pastors living in Ft. Lauderdale: Don Basham, Bob Mumford, and Charles Simpson. The HSTM had been founded by businessman Eldon Purvis but after the discovery of Purvis’s homosexuality, Prince and the others formed Christian Growth Ministries (CGM).

In 1974, CGM sought to counter what were seen as excesses within the Charismatic movement by emphasizing the authority of a few shepherds over their “sheep”. The group was joined by Ern Baxter and the five men became known as the Fort Lauderdale Five. Their ministry became known as the Shepherding Movement.

CGM’s strong emphasis on submission was controversial. Lydia Prince herself disapproved and as stories of abuses came out the movement was condemned by Pat Robertson, Kathryn Kuhlman, and the Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship International. Lydia died in 1975 and when Prince later wanted to marry Ruth Baker, his fellow shepherds forbade him. However, they later gave permission and Prince was re-married in 1978.

Derek later repented in public over being a member of this group. Derek met the future Ruth Prince in Jerusalem and based himself there for six months every year. Together Derek Prince Ministries set up a Global Outreach program, which made materials from Derek Prince Ministries freely available for pastors around the world. A missionary named Ross Paterson arranged for his teachings to be broadcast by radio into China, where Prince is known as "Ye Guangming" literally "Clear Light."

Ruth died in 1998 and Derek followed in September 2003. He spent his last days in Jerusalem in the home of his friend Eliyahu Ben-Haim. Derek Prince Ministries published dozens of books and recorded over 400 audio teaching sermons. Books which he published include, The Grace of Yielding, The Foundations Series, The Destiny of Israel and the Church, The Last Word on the Middle East, "From Curse to Blessing", and Faith to Live By.

Derek Prince Ministries books have been translated and distributed worldwide in over 60 languages. Derek Prince pioneered teaching on such groundbreaking themes as generational curses, the biblical significance of Israel and demonology.

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They Shall Expel Demons: What You Need to Know About Demons--But Were Afraid to Ask By Derek Prince / Baker

In this practical, comprehensive handbook on deliverance, Prince shares his own struggle with demons and addresses the fears and misconceptions often associated with deliverance. Speaking from more than 30 years of personal experience in this ministry, Prince offers down-to-earth advice on how to receive and minister deliverance and how to remain free. He also describes nine characteristic activities of demons, seven ways demons gain access to people's lives, and then leads you through nine steps to deliverance.

Blessing or Curse: You Can Choose, Third Edition By Derek Prince Ministries / Baker

Do you know what forces are influencing your life from day to day? Do you feel under mental, emotional or financial pressure much of the time? Are your closest relationships in turmoil? Do you wonder why success comes easily to others but seems to elude you? In Blessing or Curse, Prince shows how the forces behind blessings and curses might be at work in your life. Drawing from God's Word and real-life experiences, Prince will help you understand the causes of curses and teach you how to be set free from them, so that you can start enjoying the benefits of God's blessings. In this expanded edition, each chapter is followed by a study lesson (for yourself or for a small group) with review questions, a life application section and a memory verse.

	Does Your Tongue Need Healing? By Derek Prince / Whitaker House Publishers
Since death and life are in the power of the tongue, it is imperative to know how it may be healed. Sooner or later every Christian knows it is imperative to control the tongue but finds he can not. Derek Prince gives the reader clear biblical steps to discipline the tongue.

	Spiritual Warfare By Derek Prince Ministries / Whitaker House Publishers
Derek Prince explains the battle that's happening now between the forces of God and the forces of evil. Choose to be prepared by learning the enemy's strategies so you can effectively block his attack. We have God on our side, and nothing will keep us from victory.

	Set Apart for God By Derek Prince / Whitaker House Publishers

	How to Fast Successfully By Derek Prince Ministries / Whitaker House Publishers
Jesus did not say, "If you fast," but rather "When you fast." As you read Derek Prince's biblical teaching on fasting, you will discover answers to such questions as: Why should I fast? What happens during a fast? What are the rewards of fasting? How long should I fast? and How should I break a fast?

	God Is a Matchmaker: Seven Biblical Principles for Finding Your Mate, revised and expanded By Derek & Ruth Prince / Chosen
In God Is a Matchmaker, Derek and Ruth Prince share seven biblical principles for finding your mate. Sharing their own real life love story and full of inspiring testimonies from others who followed these principles and found their perfect match, this book reveals God's pattern for marriage. The book also offers special counsel for parents, youth leaders, pastors, and counselors. Paperback.

Declaring God's Word-Devotional By Derek Prince Ministries / Whitaker House Publishers

According to Scripture, Satan can be defeated if believers will stand on God's Word and testify to what it says about the mighty and powerful blood of Jesus. It is only by your testimony, however, and the truth you declare, that you will overcome the devil's schemes. For the first time ever, internationally renowned Bible teacher Derek Prince will lead you to power and victory each day in this 365-day devotional. Each week features a Scriptural declaration of truth to be confessed daily, along with Derek Prince's amazing insight and teaching. By Declaring God's Word, you will: Begin each day in the power of the Lord Develop a peace that surpasses understanding Experience powerful release from oppression and attack Become steeped in God's Word Discern truth from falsehood Now you can experience the power of God all year long as you send the devil running by starting each day confessing the truth of God's Word!

Entering the Presence of God By Derek Prince Ministries / Whitaker House Publishers

"The harder I try to be good, the worse off I am!" If that sounds like you, there's good news. Derek Prince shows the way to victorious intimacy with God as he explains how you can enter into the very presence of God to receive the spiritual, physical, and emotional blessings of true worship. Learn the secrets of entering into the Lord's rest, fellowshipping with the Father, receiving revelation from God's Spirit, and conducting spiritual warfare. Discover how to be freed from the bondage of guilt and sin and obtain an inner peace and joy that nothing else can duplicate. Don't miss out on the thrill of worship---God's way!

The Promise of Provision: Living and Giving from God's Abundant Supply By Derek Prince Ministries / Chosen

Our God is a God of abundance. Yet we often feel as if God's blessings have passed us over, and we find ourselves struggling to have enough. With wisdom and depth, Derek Prince shows you how to step into your inheritance and experience the abundance God desires for you in The Promise of Provision. You'll learn how to break free from a poverty spirit and discover practical steps for creating a life of abundance, and more.

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