Win Worley, Pioneer in Exorcism

by Frederick Hoehn, copyright 2012.

Win Worley was pastor of the Hegewisch Baptist Church

in Highland, IN. (near Hammond, IN) But I think he was
from Texas. Perhaps near Mesquite, TX.

He and his wife prayed and asked the Lord to just use
them however He chose. The Lord led them into a
deliverance ministry, that is, the casting out of demons
(exorcism).

I’m aware there was a movie about exorcism, or perhaps

several. But I deliberately stay away from commercial
movies on the subject because I’m sure they’re not made
with diligence regarding correct theology, but rather,
screenwriters take liberties to try to present what would
sell the most tickets. Why worry about accurate theology?
(And the answer to that is “because God punishes liars in
the lake that burns with fire and brimstone.”) (Revelation
21:8)

So Win Worley proceeded to cast out a lot of demons from

people, and wrote books about it, and held seminars at
their church there, and in one or more other cities, such as
Houston, TX at that church on Satsuma St., I think it was.

Worley wrote books like “Battling the Hosts of Hell,

Conquering the Hosts of Hell, Demolishing the Hosts of
Hell, Abolishing the Hosts of Hell.”

I was in Houston when a lady I’d met at a prayer meeting

told me about three days of meetings in Houston with Win
Worley. There was a bit of a conflict with the schedule
‘cause I was working 2nd shift at the time. But I finally
made it to the third night’s meeting.

Worley said, “At our church in Indiana, we cast a lot of

demons out of people, and most of the people we cast
demons out of are Christians.”

I said to myself, “What? I never heard that before.” (And

I’d already been a Christian for about three and a half
decades.) I had grown up in an Assembly of God church
in California, sometimes also visiting a Foursquare church.
I’d never heard any pastor, or evangelist, or teacher say
that Christians can have demons. And that Assembly of
God denomination is supposed to be full-gospel,
Pentecostal, Charismatic.

One definition of the word charismatic is, if someone’s

charismatic, he’s a good speaker, and by what he says,
attractive to the audience.

No, I mean the other definition of charismatic, meaning

tongue-talking, baptized with the Holy Ghost, speaks in
unknown tongues. The unknown tongue (or, language) is
unknown to the person speaking it, whether or not
someone hearing might understand.
How can a person speak in a language he doesn’t
understand? Because, after Jesus baptizes with the Holy
Ghost, the Holy Ghost provides the words for that
Christian to speak. Jesus won’t baptize anyone with the
Holy Ghost if they’re not a Christian.

Well yes, the AOG did have the unknown tongues, and I
got the Baptism with the Holy Ghost from the Lord when I
was a teenager. But I never saw a demon cast out of
anyone at an Assembly of God church. I’m sure they
would say they believe in that, since it’s certainly scriptural
to do so, but why then has it not been visible in AOG
churches that I’ve gone to over decades of years?

Is it because they did really have the fire when they

started a century ago, but then cooled down to lukewarm
as time went by? (See Rev. 3:16)

I’ve been a student of Rev. Kenneth E. Hagin by hearing

him teach in meetings, reading his books, listening to his
tapes. He’s one of the best Bible teachers I’ve found, but I
don’t remember his ever saying that Christians can have
demons.

I didn’t necessarily buy it just because Worley had said

Christians can have demons. A preacher might have
some bad theology.

Buck and Gladys Hammond were present at those Worley

meetings. They had an audio cassette tape ministry, and
had recorded the teaching, and made duplicate tapes
available at a very reasonable price.

So I bought some Worley tapes and listened. The guy

was giving scripture for what he was saying. Jesus
basically said, “You’re either with me or against me.” It
was clear Worley was for Jesus and against the devil.

And he was right. A Christian can have one or more

demons, and if a Christian does, he should cast out those
demons, as per Luke 10:19 and Mark chapter 16.

Thank God for that Hammond’s tape ministry, and for

Pastor Win Worley and his wife.

Another Christian man said that as he was listening to

some Win Worley tapes, he nearly killed himself while
listening. (I’m sure he meant accidentally. Perhaps he
was driving at the time.) The tapes were quite absorbing.

I know exactly what he meant, I got a traffic citation while

driving and listening to the tapes for exceeding the speed
limit. It was powerful stuff. Probably better to listen to
Worley recordings at home.

When the Worleys first started casting out demons, I

understand they had not been baptized with the Holy
Ghost. But they found that after they did get baptized with
the Holy Ghost with the speaking in unknown tongues,
they had more power in casting out demons. (See Acts
1:8)
They also found that there was an advantage in the ladies
of the church wearing a head covering, and if nothing else,
just a facial tissue on their heads, during the casting out of
demons. (See 1 Cor 11:5)

But Jesus did say that some demons don’t go out without
prayer and fasting. (Matt 17:21)

Lester Sumrall prayed and fasted before that famous

exorcism he did in the Philippines, described in his book,
“Demons, the Answer Book.” If you find that book, pay
special attention to the chapter titled, “Bitten by demons.”
The woman had fang marks in her arm from being bitten
by a demon. Sumrall cast the demons out of her. It was a
national news story at the time in the Philippines, and
there was rejoicing.

Worley compiled a list of some 1,100 names of demons.

I’m not sure that’s necessary. I believe the Holy Ghost (or,
Holy Spirit) guides Christians who cast out demons. Don’t
ever try to cast out demons if you’re not a Christian. You
could get hurt like the seven sons of Sceva in the book of
Acts. They were Jewish, but not Christians, and got
beaten up by the demon-possessed man.

Another name for Jews who are Christians is “Messianic

Jews,” or, you might say, “Fulfilled Jews.” Jews who are
not Messianic Jews are still looking for the Messiah (the
savior) to come, and are unaware that he has already
come, and that his name is Jesus.
The Jews will find a counterfeit messiah in the “Antichrist,”
also called “The Beast.” (See the books of Daniel and
Revelation in the Bible.)

That was a very important lesson that I learned from Win

Worley. Thank God for his ministry.

But Worley died unnecessarily prematurely, I believe.

Perhaps he was in his fifties, or perhaps early sixties.

Worley decided to go on a long fast, and stopped eating.

He developed medical complications and died. This
matter was more difficult due to the fact that Worley was
obese.

When Jesus cast the demons out of the Gadarene

demoniac, he asked, “What is your name.” One of the
demons answered, using the man’s voice, “My name is
legion, for we are many.” I understand a legion could be
two thousand or more.

When casting out demons, it is sometimes appropriate to

ask, “What is your name?,” or, “How many of you are
there?”

But I believe it’s a mistake to go further into conversation

with demons, and Win Worley did get into conversation
with demons, unwisely I believe.

There was some discussion between Worley and a demon

about “Faith Preachers.”
I’ve heard Worley speak a bit scornfully about “Faith
Preachers.” Perhaps Worley thought he was somewhat
more advanced than Faith Preachers.

But I’ve been a student of Faith Preachers such as

Kenneth E. Hagin and Norvel Hayes and Charles Capps.
(www.Rhema.org, www.nhm.cc, www.CharlesCapps.com)
Hayes had been a student of Lester Sumrall. Sumrall
founded LESEA Broadcasting, and Lester Sumrall
Evangelistic Association (LESEA).

In Hosea 4:6, God says, “My people are destroyed for lack
of knowledge.”

I believe if Worley had known more of what some of those

faith preachers taught, that knowledge could easily have
prevented his premature death. Knowledge, for example,
about speaking things into existence, about binding and
loosing, about ignoring the contradictory circumstances,
about worshiping the Lord for healing, about claiming our
needs to be met, the daily quoting out loud or reading out
loud of promises to God’s people from his book, the Holy
bible, and the application of Mark 11:23,24.

Dr. Norvel Hayes said the Lord told him, “If there’s anyone
out there with anything wrong with their bodies, they’re not
worshiping me enough.” Yes, I believe the Lord said that.

A good book about Christians speaking things into

existence is, “God’s Creative Power Will Work for You,” by
Charles Capps. Capps said the Lord told him, “I’ve told
my people they can have what they say, but instead, they
are saying what they have.” (Mark 11:23)

I heard a young man say, “I don’t read other books, I just

get my teaching from the Bible.” But then why did God
give us teachers? (Eph 4:11)

And there’s a scripture, “Cast out the scorner.” (Prov.

22:10) Sometimes one preacher can be scornful of
another preacher. Worley may have paid a price for that
mistake.

Another mistake he made is to teach people to return

curses to the sender, but Jesus said, “…bless those who
curse you…”. (Matt 5:44) Therefore, a better strategy
would be to say out loud, “I break every curse, hex, vex,
spell, love potion, etc. that’s come my way, and bless the
sender, in Jesus’ name.” You have the right to use Jesus’
name if you’re a Christian.

Of course, there are some people who’ve been in the

ministry and did a very poor job. I don’t say we shouldn’t
be critical of rotten apples.

I look forward to shaking Win Worley’s hand when I get to

heaven, since I am also one of those whose name is
written in the “Lamb’s Book of Life.” (Rev. 13:8) Is your
name in that book, my friend?