{"product_id":"discerning-the-demonic-see-through-deception-before-it-destroys-you-paperback","title":"Discerning the Demonic: See Through Deception Before It Destroys You - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexander Pagani\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscernment is often treated like an optional gift, yet the church pays for that mistake when deception settles in unnoticed. When believers confuse\u003cbr\u003eintensity for authority and familiarity for safety, demonic influence does not need to announce itself. It only needs room to blend in, attach to patterns, and quietly\u003cbr\u003esteer decisions, relationships, and spiritual direction off course.\u003cbr\u003eDiscerning the Demonic confronts the uncomfortable reality that many spiritual battles are lost long before they become visible. Alexander Pagani frames\u003cbr\u003ediscernment as heaven's early-warning system, a Spirit-led perception that recognizes what is false before it gains traction. The focus is not fear, but clarity, \u003cbr\u003ematurity, and holiness that can withstand counterfeit power and manipulative spiritual atmospheres.\u003cbr\u003eYou will: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscover how discernment exposes demonic schemes that hide behind charisma, emotion, or spiritual language.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn to recognize the difference between the Holy Spirit's leading and spiritual counterfeits that imitate anointing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGain clarity on how immaturity and compromise dull discernment, even when gifting appears strong.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecognize warning signs of unhealthy leadership environments, manipulation, and control that masquerade as unity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscerning the Demonic equips believers to see what is really happening beneath the surface, so deception loses its advantage and God's people can live with clean\u003cbr\u003ehearts, clear judgment, and Spirit-led courage when it matters most.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlexander Pagani dropped out of high school in the South Bronx, joined a gang, and \u003cb\u003eserved a three-to-nine-year sentence in prison\u003c\/b\u003e. He came to faith behind bars, \u003cb\u003eearned his GED in a prison program\u003c\/b\u003e, and entered ministry in 1995, the same year he was released. He planted a church in 2007 with seventeen people meeting in a living room in the Bronx; by 2015, the congregation had grown enough to rebuild an abandoned nightclub into a building. In 2026, he and his wife Ibelize relocated to the Atlanta area to launch Amazing Church Global -- a transition he describes in this book without softening the difficulty of it, which is consistent with how he writes about everything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe has conducted \u003cb\u003emore than four hundred documented deliverance sessions\u003c\/b\u003e, has taught at \u003cb\u003ePrinceton University\u003c\/b\u003e, and has appeared on TBN and The Word Network. His four previous books -- \u003ci\u003eThe Secrets to Deliverance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Secrets to Generational Curses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Secrets to Maintaining Your Deliverance\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eManipulated: The Ten Toxic Traits of Legalism\u003c\/i\u003e -- moved progressively from the mechanics of individual deliverance to the conditions that make deliverance necessary. This book is where that progression lands: \u003cb\u003enot how to cast out a demon, but how to build a life that is not structurally vulnerable to the thing that invited it in.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis oldest son, Apollos, is an ordained pastor now running the ministry's overseas work. His youngest son, Xavier, works in media production for the ministry. The chapter in this book about the power of words in a family was written by someone who made deliberate, daily decisions about the atmosphere in his home and watched those decisions produce something over twenty years that he considers worth writing about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8.96 x 6.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67868709453982,"sku":"9781636416083","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7748\/8030\/files\/uv4KRwnnnH9781636416083.webp?v=1793311138","url":"https:\/\/theword.com\/products\/discerning-the-demonic-see-through-deception-before-it-destroys-you-paperback","provider":"TheWord.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}