Sozo Description
Excerpt from Money and the Prosperous Soul by Stephen De Silva
Sozo is a Greek word that means “to save,” but a brief word study reveals the many dimensions of its meaning throughout the New Testament. This “saving” includes physical and emotional healing, deliverance from demonic torment and forgiveness of sin. Sozo implies that the salvation Christ purchased for us creates access to the total restoration of our bodies, minds and spirits. It does this by restoring us to our relationship with Father God, which also in turn restores us to our true identity and purpose. As Bethel Sozo ministry’s website describes it:
The Sozo ministry is a unique inner healing and deliverance ministry in which the main aim is to get to the root of those things hindering your personal connection with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. With a healed connection with the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, you can walk in the destiny to which you have been called.
The typical Sozo session involves a time of prayer in which those trained in this ministry facilitate an interaction between a person and God. Unlike traditional counseling, the person receiving the ministry does not have to talk about every detail of his or her situation. The ministers have some basic tools, developed from accumulated experience and revelation, of how lies and bondages typically develop in people’s lives. And their task is to allow the Holy Spirit to guide them and the person receiving ministry in applying those tools for the emotional, physical and spiritual healing of that individual. Sozo is a very personal and powerful experience in which the Holy Spirit is ever faithful to show up and bring revelation, healing and a deeper connection to the one receiving ministry.