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Teaching Our Children to by John Copeland Happy Father's Day! John Copeland with son Jonathan

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Teaching Our Children to

by John Copeland

Happy Fathers Day

John Copeland with son Jonathan

theRodHang Donrsquot Hang the Curtainshellip

I

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magine someone trying to hang curtains over a window without first putting up the curtain rod It would be impossible right The guy would try to put up one set of curtains only to have them fall down just as fast as he could reach for the next set If he continued in this way he would soon be hopelessly tangled in a pile of curtains If we looked a little closer at this pile of fallen curtains we would see written on each a name One would be the curtain of faith Another the curtain of deliverance Others might be curtains of healing prosperity righteousness and gifts of the spirit

I believe in healing I believe in abundance yet Irsquom behind in my bills The only abundance I have is debt and lack Whatrsquos wrongrdquo When I heard that prayer it pierced my heart That cry is the same cry I am hearing everywhere It rsquos something that has been far too common in the lives of believers everywhere As the Lord concluded the curtain-hanging vision He had given me He spoke these final words Donrsquot hang the curtains Hang the rod The curtains are already on the rod

Doing the Greater Works | The writing on those curtains represents every blessing and manifestation of Godrsquos love to meet manrsquos need Each of them is a law of the spirit And they all hang on the law of love Two things believers must clearly establish in their thinking are (1) every-thing works by spiritual law and (2) no law of God works correctly unless it is first tied to the law of love These things are vitally important to comprehend and apply especially as we walk in days of overflowmdashdays of increasingly great displays of Godrsquos abundance and love but also days of unusual devastation whether the result of manrsquos activities or catastrophic eruptions of the physical elements of the earth buckling under the weight of sin What we are seeing is not the result of two different sets of spiritual laws one created by God and the other created by Satan We are seeing the result of one law set in motion at Creation and reaffirmed in Godrsquos promise after the Flood ldquoWhile the earth remaineth seedtime and harvesthellipshall not ceaserdquo (Genesis 822) And every word and action of man is included in that planting and harvesting process ldquoBe not deceived God is not mocked for whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap For he that soweth to his

Next we would hear the poor fellow crying out ldquoOh God why is this happening to me Irsquom serving You It seems as though my faith doesnrsquot work right Irsquom sick though I believe in healing I believe in abundance yet Irsquom behind in my bills Only debt and lack are abundant in my life Whatrsquos wrongrdquo Our attention is then drawn to a corner of the room There standing all the time just waiting to be hung is a tremendously strong golden curtain rod Itrsquos as massive and stout as a bridge girder Written on it in huge red letters we see Matthew 2237-40

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mindThis is the f irst and great commandment The second is like unto it Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself On these hang all the law and the prophets

The Lord flashed that vision across my spirit recently as I was praying about overflow and why the Church has had such a hard time with promises such as Ephesians 314-21 The Ephesians passage was the Apostle Paulrsquos prayer that we would have a working knowledge of the love of Christ and such intimacy with Jesus and His Anointing that we would be ldquofilled with all the fullness of Godrdquo For 2000 years the Church has really had difficulty believing that could ever happen As I prayed the Lord showed me that curtain-hanging scene My first thought was This is hilarious I am a big fan of the old silent-era movie comedies of Buster Keaton It was amazing how his character could become so tangled up in all kinds of stuff and still come out of it all right So as this vision unfolded it tickled me I laughed out loud That is until I heard that manrsquos cry ldquoOh God why is this happening to me Irsquom serving You It seems as though my faith doesnrsquot work right Irsquom sick though

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simply pray the following prayer in faith and Jesus will be your Lord Heavenly Father I come to You in the Name of Jesus Your Word says ldquoWhosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be savedrdquo and ldquoIf thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead thou shalt be savedrdquo (Acts 221 Romans 109) You said my salvation would be the result of Your Holy Spirit giving me new birth by coming to live in me (John 35-6 15-16 Romans 89-11) and that if I would ask You would fill me with Your Spirit and give me the ability to speak with other tongues (Luke 1113 Acts 24) I take You at Your Word I con-fess that Jesus is Lord And I believe in my heart that You raised Him from the dead Thank You for coming into my heart for giving me Your Holy Spirit as You have promised and for being Lord over my life Amen If you have just prayed this prayer please contact us and let us know of your decision We have a free Salvation Package we would like to send you to help you begin your new life in Jesus Simply write and ask for offer 50801 or call 1-877-480-3388

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flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting And let us not be weary in well doing for in due season we shall reap if we faint notrdquo (Galatians 67-9) Sinrsquos harvest is the same as it has been since the Garden of Eden Romans 623 tells us ldquoFor the wages of sin is deathrdquo But the overflow of the fruit of righteousnessmdashthe seeds of repentance love and compassionmdashis the abundance of everything good Overflow is fulfillment of Jesusrsquo promise that ldquoHe that believeth on me the works that I do shall he do also and greater works than these shall he do because I go unto my Fatherrdquo ( John 1412) Greater works than what Jesus did on earth Is that possible Not only is it possible but the Church already saw a glimpse of the ldquogreater worksrdquo on the Day of Pentecost Thousands of people were spirit-born and baptized that

day Not only that people were healed by the power of God without being touchedmdashthey only had to come within a shadowrsquos distance of Peter But those kinds of occurrences over time became fewer and fewer and farther between What happened Did God just stop doing those things No The Church stopped making love a priority above every other pursuit As a result operations of the nine gifts or manifestations of Jesus faded to almost nothing Revelation of Godrsquos Word also grew increasingly dim Then one day revelation of Romans 117 ldquoThe just shall live by faithrdquo came alive in the spirit of a young German priest named Martin Luther And God patiently began restoring truth to the Body of Christ The new birth the revelation that the just shall live by faith the baptism in the Holy Ghost gifts of the Spirit healing faith prosperitymdashall of these things have been restored Restoration has come Itrsquos time for overflow

Know and Apply the Elements | God has never changed His plan which is for Jesus to manifest Himself in us as ldquohis body the fulness of him that filleth all in allrdquo (Ephesians 123) His plan is still for believers to comprehend (have a working knowledge of ) and know (intimately) the love of Christ and His Anointing (Ephesians 319) It is still that we would walk so consistently full of His love that wherever we go we would confidently hear and obey the voice of the Holy Ghost telling us how to minister to the needs of those we meet For instance if you were filled with the fullness of Him and walking in the love of God you could be in the grocery store when yoursquod hear the Holy Spirit whisper See that woman over there Her heart is broken Her teenager is in a whole lot of trouble If yoursquoll just walk over to her Irsquoll give you words to say that will deliver her from fear and grief and sorrow As you were obedient to the prompting and instruction of the Holy Spirit that woman would be set free We enter into Godrsquos plan for our lives as we discover and apply the elements of His laws that let His love be put on full display The laws of God control the blessings of God There are no accidents and there is no such thing as luck Spiritual law governs all of life Godrsquos laws or promises in every realm of human existence were given for a purpose That purpose is stated in 2 Peter 14 which tells us we have been given ldquoexceeding great and precious promises that by these [we] might be partakers of the divine naturerdquo Perhaps yoursquove heard someone who does not understand that faith is a law say something like ldquoWell you know faith comes through trial and tribulation and temptationrdquo What theyrsquore saying is just guesswork Thatrsquos not what the Word says at all And it just plain doesnrsquot work If hard times

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In this power-packed teaching Kenneth Copeland shares that

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Rather it comes through giving Godrsquos Word first placemdashthe No 1

spotmdashin our hearts and by walking in love

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Can you see what is bursting forth in the Body of Christ in 2005 Letrsquos look again at that post-Pentecost report of what happened in the life of Peter Acts 5 tells us there was a huge outpouring so much so that people were bringing the sick into the streets on their beds ldquothat at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of themrdquo (verse 15) This wasnrsquot about his shadow It was about a manifestation of the power of God so strong that neither sickness nor disease nor any other work of death and darkness could stay in those who got within shadow distance of him Now are you ready to shout That same thing has begun to manifest again in parts of the world There are churches in Nigeria in which this is happening all the time As soon as people walk through the door they start speaking in tongues and getting healed

Taking Love to the Streets | As love becomes our greatest pursuit manifestations of that love are going to make the multitudes wake up and take notice The world is hoping that what we believe is real And theyrsquoll see it is true as we begin to get an intimate working knowledge of how Love operates When that happens wersquoll stop identifying with the woman with the issue of blood straining to touch the hem of Jesusrsquo garment Instead wersquoll begin identifying with the One whom she touched ldquoOh Brother Copeland that sounds like blasphemyrdquo Irsquom not talking about being Jesus I am talking about being His joint heirs anointed and authorized by Him and indwelt by the Father who does the work When you begin to walk in love love will flush the fear out until you are no longer afraid to impose your authority on sin sickness demons and fear Yoursquoll become a vessel through whom the love of Jesus will be put on full display Yoursquoll begin to walk so close to God that you tell Him about 500 times a day how much you love Him and Hersquoll tell you 505 times a day how much He loves you Yoursquoll learn to recognize the voice of Love and hear Him talk to you Thatrsquos the true depth of meaning in this life Itrsquos not just preaching for an hour Itrsquos having God stop you on the street somewhere and say That woman needs healing Minister to her now Be ready Develop a working knowledge of the love of God and intimacy with His Anointing Make love your greatest pursuit Donrsquot hang the curtainshelliphang the rod VICTORY

made your faith strong everyone would be a faith giant Romans 327 tells us faith is a law ldquoBy what law of works [No] but by the law of faithrdquo And by a little digging in the Word we find the elements of that law Romans 1017 says ldquoFaith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of Godrdquo Another element of spiritual law is found in James 220 ldquoFaith without works is dead (or incomplete)rdquo Jesus said ldquoWhosoever shall say unto this mountain Be thou removed and be thou cast into the sea and shall not doubt in his heart but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass he shall have whatsoever he saithrdquo (Mark 1123) As we continue reading we also find that Jesus said ldquoAnd when ye stand praying forgive if ye have aught against any that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespassesrdquo (verse 25) Once again we see that every law hangs on the law of love ldquoFaith worketh by loverdquo (Galatians 56) Every promise of God is released the same way God is no respecter of persons Find the elements and apply them in the order He gave Begin by walking in the greatest lawmdashlove Then faith prosperity healing wisdom gifts of the spirit salvationmdashwhatever is needed to manifest the love of God in that situationmdashwill manifest every time

No Longer Mere Men and Women | You can apply this same process to every promise of GodmdashHis blessings work by spiritual law ldquoFor the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and deathrdquo (Romans 82) We need to know these things because we are no longer mere men and women We are new creatures (2 Corinthians 517) The same Father who did the works that manifest in Jesus now lives in us to do those same works and greater works

Believest thou not that I am in the Father and the Father in me the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself but the Father that dwelleth in me he doeth the workshellip He that believeth on me the works that I do shall he do also and greater works than these shall he do because I go unto my Fatherhellip He that hath my commandments and keepeth them he it is that loveth me and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father and I will love him and will manifest myself to himhellip If a man love me he will keep my words and my Father will love him and we will come unto him and make our abode with him ( John 1410-23)

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 5

[1] EVERY THING WORKS by SPIRITUAL LAW and [2] NO LAW OF GOD WORKS CORRECTLY UNLESS

it is FIRST TIED TO THE LAW OF LOVE

Two things believers must clearly establish in their thinking are

Getin theOverflowEverything you do in life is a seed There are spiritual mental physical and financial seeds you sow with your

mouth your actions and your money Thatrsquos why itrsquos so important to be aware of the words you speak your

thoughts and the way you respond to every situationmdashespecially during times of overflow

In this series of teachings Kenneth Copeland shows you how to put yourself in line with Godrsquos plan of over-

flow so yoursquoll have more than enough Yoursquoll also discover

bull The prerequisites to having overflow in your life

bull Why joy or sorrow is your choice

bull How to live by faith and not by luck

bull How to have the ability to love like Jesus

bull How your personal overflow is tied to

developing the power of His love within you

Satan is fighting hard to keep Godrsquos people from walking in overflow But hersquos losing his grip Discover the

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As a believer you have the power of the Holy Spirit inside you But that power wonrsquot go to work until you put it to work The Holy Spirit wonrsquot just muscle in on you He wonrsquot come in and turn down the television and jerk you up off the couch and say Now you listen to me No Hersquos a gentleman He has been sent to help you to do the will of God to strengthen you to counsel youbut He wonrsquot do a thing until Hersquos asked Thatrsquos why James 513 says if yoursquore in trouble or afflicted pray Itrsquos prayer that puts the power within you to work Just think about that The Spirit of Almighty Godhellipthe Spirit that hovered over the face of the deep and carried out Godrsquos Word at Creationhellipthat same Spirit is inside youmdashwaiting for you to call on Him If Jesus came into your house and sat down at your table yoursquod put aside everything to talk to Him wouldnrsquot you You wouldnrsquot just rush through and say ldquoJesus Irsquom so glad to see You I wish I had the energy to talk to You but You wouldnrsquot believe what kind of a day I had today I mean everything in the world went

wrong and now Irsquom just too tired to do anything but lay here and watch television Maybe we can spend some time

together laterrdquo You wouldnrsquot do that would you No If Jesus were sitting there in your room where you could see Him yoursquod fall on your face and begin to worship Him You wouldnrsquot care how tired you were or what kind of day you had Yoursquod jump at the opportunity to fellowship with Him Well listen the Holy Ghost is in you Hersquos waiting on you Hersquos ready anytime of the day or night Hersquos saying Irsquom here to help you and strengthen you I want to comfort you today You know that problem yoursquove been having I want to help you get that out of your life The Holy Spirit has some things He wants to show youmdashthings yoursquove been trying to figure out Hersquos waiting there with the power to overcome every obstacle in your life Take time to pray Pray in the spirit Pray with understanding Pray and activate the power that is at work within you today VICTORY

Excerpted from the From Faith to Faith devotional

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ACTIVATE the POWERldquoNow unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or

think according to the power that worketh in usrdquo Ephesians 320

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Scripture Reading

Ephesians 316-21 The Amplified Bible

16 May He grant you out of the rich treasury

of His glory to be strengthened and reinforced

with mighty power in the inner man by the

[Holy] Spirit [Himself indwelling your innermost

being and personality]

17 May Christ through your faith [actually] dwell

(settle down abide make His permanent home)

in your hearts May you be rooted deep in love

and founded securely on love

18 That you may have the power and be strong

to apprehend and grasp with all the saints [Godrsquos

devoted people the experience of that love]

what is the breadth and length and height and

depth [of it]

19 [That you may really come] to know

[practically through experience for yourselves]

the love of Christ which far surpasses mere

knowledge [without experience] that you may

be filled [through all your being] unto all the

fullness of God [may have the richest measure of

the divine Presence and become a body wholly

filled and flooded with God Himself]

20 Now to Him Who by (in consequence of)

the [action of His] power that is at work within

us is able to [carry out His purpose and] do

superabundantly far over and above all that we

[dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest

prayers desires thoughts hopes or dreams]mdash

21 To Him be glory in the church and in Christ

Jesus throughout all generations forever and

ever Amen (so be it)

Prosperity Overflow Convention

Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis Creflo A Dollar

August1-6

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday August 6 at 930 am

Fort Worth Convention Center

Southwest2005

rsquo

Visit our Web site for more informationUnable to attend the meetings Then join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and Internet Radio at wwwkcmorgMeetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you Partners and Friends within the United States call (800) 600-7395 Partners and Friends within Canada call 1-877-480-3388

Join Kenneth and Gloria at these other 2005 meetingshellip

Get Into theOverflowHost Hotel Radisson Plaza Hotel Fort Worth815 Main St Fort Worth TX 76102 | (817) 870-2100 phone (817) 882-1300 fax | wwwradissoncomftworthtx $112 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservationReserve by 63005 | Please check with Radisson concerning cancellation policy at time of reservation

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Praise and worship led by Len Mink and the KCM Band

We need youmdashto help us make this meeting a successCome to the volunteer meeting Sunday July 31 3 pmmdash Radisson Plaza or join us for pre-service prayer every evening 45 minutes before service

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday August 6 at 930 am

SouthwestDana and Linda

JohnsonCommander

Kellie

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadets

2005 Singles CelebrationExclusively at the Southwest Prosperity Convention

Join other singles 18 and older of like faith in the Convention

Center Ballroom | Enjoy great fellowship food entertainment

and fun Wednesday August 3 immediately following the evening

service Tickets are $20 at the door or $15 if purchased before

July 1 To order tickets call or write to Kenneth Copeland

Ministries or log on to wwwkcmorg

International Reception - come celebrate 25 years at Southwest

Wednesday August 3 following the afternoon session

West Coast Prosperity Overflow ConventionJuly 4-9Anaheim Convention Center800 W Katella Ave | Anaheim CA 92802(714) 765-8950

Great Lakes Prosperity Overflow ConventionAugust 22-27US Cellular Arena | 400 W Kilbourn AveMilwaukee WI 53203(414) 908-6000

June 17Annual Word of Faith ConferenceWord of Faith International Christian Center20000 W Nine Mile RoadSouthfield MI 48075-5597(248) 353-3476

June 27National Pentecostal Church of God Convention

(417) 624-7050 ext 370 or 371

July 23-24Inspiring Excellence Conference 2005Family Harvest Church18500 92nd AveTinley Park IL 60477(708) 614-6000

September 2-4Thunder Over Texas Motorcycle RallyJerry Savelle Ministries InternationalTexas Motor Speedway3601 Hwy 114Justin TX 76247(817) 297-3155wwwthunderovertexascom

September 11Annual Chicago Faith ConferenceLiving Word Christian Center7600 W Roosevelt RoadForest Park IL 60130(708) 697-5000wwwbwmorg

October 2Grace FellowshipPO Box 55236Tulsa OK 74155(918) 252-1611

October 26-31Prayer Mountain in the OzarksBillye Brim MinistriesPO Box 40Branson MO 65615(417) 336-4877wwwbillyebrimorg

November 6-7Living Word Bible Church3520 E Brown Road Mesa AZ 85213(480) 964-4463

Days of Refreshing September 18-23Eagle Mountain International ChurchKenneth Copeland Ministries Headquarters14355 Morris-Dido Road | Newark TX 76071(not a mailing address)(817) 252-2868

Washington DC Victory CampaignNovember 17-19Hylton Memorial Chapel14640 Potomac Mills RoadWoodbridge VA 22192(703) 590-0076

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Training ChildrentoLoveGod

Children are our future In fact they are the future | Speaking from experience as a pastor and father I can tell you children grow up very quickly As parents and as a church wersquore called to train them and teach them the truth of Godrsquos Word | Part of that training includes teaching them to honor us Just think of how God corrects us as His children We understand He does it because He loves us He desires for us to honor and respect Him so that we immediately obey Him And He wants us to obey Him so we can fulfill His calling on our lives | The same is true for our children As we raise them to honor and respect us wersquore also teaching them to honor and respect their heavenly Father

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As a child I remember wanting my parents to correct me One time in particular comes to mind when I was about 5 years old My family and I were living in New York City My mother was working the night shift and my father had fallen asleep on the couch Instead of going to bed on my own I stayed up watching television It never crossed my mind to get ready for bed by myself because Irsquod never done it before I just waited until my father woke up When he asked me why I wasnrsquot in bed I innocently replied ldquoI was waiting for yourdquo Looking back I realize that I wanted him to correct me and tell me what to do Itrsquos the same with our children They want to be corrected They may not say it but deep down in their hearts they desire instruction and correction Why Because they develop a sense of security when we discipline and correct them They will love us as their parents and more importantly they will love God

Loving God and One Another | Everything we do in our livesmdashwhether as parents or childrenmdashshould come from a place of loving our heavenly Father and one another Matthew 2237-39 says ldquoThou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind This is the first and great commandment And the second is like unto it Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyselfrdquo Each of us is called to love God with all of our heart soul and mind Wersquore also called to love our neighbor as ourselves Take a moment to reread this verse Where it says ldquothou shalt love thy neighbor as thyselfrdquo put parentheses around ldquothy neighborrdquo and in its place fill in the name of someone you know Now think about this Children could insert the names of their parents into this verse Doing so would mean that they should love us their parents as they love themselves This isnrsquot a stretch because ldquothy neighborrdquo isnrsquot limited to the person who lives next door to you Itrsquos anyone you are in contact withmdashfriends family co-workers and parents

A Commandment With a Promise | Deuteronomy 516 tells us how important it is for children to honor their parents The first part of the verse is a commandment ldquoHonour thy father and thy mother as the Lord thy God hath commanded theerdquo But this commandment comes with a promise The promise says that our days will be prolonged on this earth and filled with the glory of God in the land which the Lord our God gives us Kids need to understand that honoring mom and dad affects the course of their lives Itrsquos that important The word honor means ldquoto hold in high esteem to respectrdquo or ldquoto love with great kindness affection and carerdquo Just as we should hold our parents in high esteem we should teach our children to do the same They are to value us as precious and love us with great kindness affection and care

Training ChildrentoLoveGod

The Greatest Complimentby Jeremy Pearsons

Other than the Word of God and listening to the Holy Spirit I believe there is no greater teacher in life than life itself The things we experience often serve as building blocks that help shape who we are With Fatherrsquos Day approaching I would like to take the time to share some personal experiences with my dad that have impacted my life Let me begin by saying my dad would be the first to tell you he is far from perfecthellipbut not in my eyes Not only has he taught me to love God and the Word but he is also responsible for my love of music As a baby I sat on Dadrsquos shoulders watching and listening to him play the piano And eventually I sat next to him while he patiently taught me to play Because of my parents I know how to believe God for healing in my body As a child when Irsquod get sick 1 Peter 224 was always the first medicine I was given followed by a healthy dose of Papa Kennethrsquos healing tapes Yet another building block in my faith was set when Dad announced we would be giving our house awaymdasha house that was completely paid for This was a shining example to me of how to give God our best seed I also remember Dad in his pajamas struggling to stay awake at 2 am while he helped me complete a science project that was due the next day Not only did that experience teach me about a fatherrsquos unconditional love but it also taught me not to procrastinate Dad also loved me enough to spank me and ground me for wrong behavior For that Irsquom thankful He taught me what not to dohellipand that is often the most valuable thing a person can know I see in George Pearsons a man being made perfect through a life devoted to the Word The building blocks of honor and integrity are set in my life because they count for something in his By seeing him walk in humil-ity Irsquove learned the value of preferring others And pos-sibly some of the greatest lessons hersquos taught me came when he said ldquoSon this is where Irsquove missed itrdquo As you can tell I love him And when someone says ldquoHey Jeremy you remind me so much of your dadrdquo itrsquos one of the greatest compliments I could receive VICTORY

Jeremy Pearsons son of Pastors George and Terri Pearsons and Kenneth Copelandrsquos eldest grand-son is the senior high minister of 14forty Student Ministries at Eagle Mountain International Church For information about 14forty visit us online at httpwww14fortycom For ministry materials write to

Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001

As we teach our children to respect our authority they will in turn learn to respect Godrsquos authority As their parents we are the voice of God in their lives Wersquore to train and direct them to follow after the Lord with all of their hearts Wersquore called to be a reflection of Jesus Christ to them As we teach them to be more like Jesus wersquoll help them to become more familiar with Godrsquos love

Our Example | In Luke 2 we read about Jesus as a child Itrsquos a great example of how children should respond to their parents In this passage Jesus and His earthly parents traveled to Jerusalem for Passover He was 12 years old at the time At the end of their visit Mary and Joseph left Jerusalem to return home Along the way they discovered that Jesus was not with their group They returned to find Him teaching at the temple When they asked Him what He was doing He answered ldquoWhy did you seek me Did you not know that I must be about My Fatherrsquos businessrdquo (Luke 249 New King James Version) Now look at what verse 51 says ldquoAnd he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was subject unto themrdquo It says ldquoJesus was subject to themrdquo The word subject is a military term which means ldquoto rank yourself under someonerdquo Jesus ranked Himself under His parentsmdashHe put Himself under their authority He was practicing obedience with His parents so that He could be obedient to His heavenly Father It says in The Amplif ied Bible He ldquowas [habitually] obedient to themrdquo So for our children obedience (being subject to us as

their parents) is all part of honoring and loving us Jesus obeyed immediately He didnrsquot talk back to Mary and Joseph or roll His eyes at them He obeyed This is how our children should respond to us too They should be quick to obey By learning to quickly obey us theyrsquore also learning to quickly obey God

The Next Generation | As parents and believers we have an awesome responsibility We are raising the next generation Our children and the children in our churches are the next generationrsquos pastors teachers and parents We must raise them right We need to train them to follow Godmdashto honor and obey Him without complaining or hesitating This is a necessary step toward equipping them to fulfill Godrsquos calling on their lives Letrsquos not leave our children ill-equipped to handle their calling Letrsquos teach them what it is to honor us and that by honoring us they honor Him Children need to honor God and to know how very much God loves them They learn that to a great degree through you their parents And remember our children are our future VICTORY

George Pearsons is the senior pastor of Eagle Mountain International Church located on the grounds of Kenneth Copeland Ministries For information or ministry materials write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001

Do you ever stare into the eyes of your teenager during one of your ldquolecturesrdquo and wonder if anyone is even home to hear it Well even in the midst of eye rolling and stra-tegic sighing itrsquos not hopeless With a little work you and your teenager really can have a great relationship This straightforward and blunt new series by Jeremy Pearsons tells how Itrsquos aimed straight at your teen and with the title How to Handle Mom and Dad itrsquos sure to get his or her attention

In a language teenagers can understand Jeremy tackles topics such as what it takes to make glad parents and not mad parents how to deal with confrontation correction and those parental speeches (that seem to last for hours) how to get an attitude makeover and other practical tips

Order today and listen for yourself Then pass this cool CD series on to your teen After the initial ldquoeye rollrdquo you might even catch them smiling

How to Handle Mom and Dad | 3-CD series

CDN $15 B050613

Train Up Parentshellipin the Way They Should Go

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Milwaukee Wis August 22-27

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday August 27 at 930 am

Praise and worship led by Len Mink and the KCM Band

We need youmdashto help us make this meeting a successJoin us for the volunteer meeting Sunday August 21 at 3 pm in the Hilton Ballroom

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Unable to attend the meetings Then join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and Internet Radio at wwwkcmorg

Visit our Web site for more information | Meetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you | Partners and Friends within the United States call (800) 600-7395 | Partners and Friends within Canada call 1-877-480-3388

US Cellular Arena | 400 W Kilbourn Ave | Milwaukee WI 53203 | (414) 908-6000

Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis

Creflo A Dollar

Keith Moore Keith Butler Bill WinstonKenneth and Gloria Copeland

Get Into the Overf low

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadets

Superkid Academy

Dana and Linda Johnson

CommanderKellie

2005

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Poisonous Snake Bit You

b y R i c k R e n n e r

ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo Acts 285

Traveling by sea was a perilous and risky undertaking Ships were not always reliable The routes often took them through waters cluttered with sharp rocks reefs and debris Even if the vessel was guided by strong skilled leadership currents were so strong that even the best ships could be carried directly into rocks and other dangerous obstacles In Acts 27 we read that Paul was traveling aboard a ship that ran into rocks and broke into pieces In that moment of crisis Paul became Godrsquos man on board as he spoke the word of faith to the crew and passengers Soon he was in charge of the entire situation Once marooned on the island of Melita Paul worked with other crew members to collect wood for a fire A venomous viper was hidden in the sticks he was carrying When he dropped his wood into the flames that snake

bit Paul on the hand Acts 283 says ldquoAnd when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire there came a viper out of the heat and fastened on his handrdquo The word viper is the Greek word echidna and refers to ldquoa highly venomous snakerdquo The verse says that this snake ldquofastened on his handrdquo The word fastened is the Greek word kathapto and it means ldquoto tightly fastenrdquo This snake deeply bit the Apostle Paul and injected its venom into his hand for the word kathapto also meant ldquoto introduce poison into the bodyrdquo That viper sunk its fangs into Paulrsquos flesh and released its full load of venom into his hand That is why Acts 284 says ldquoAnd when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand they said among themselves No doubt this man is a murderer whom though he hath escaped the sea yet vengeance suffereth not to liverdquo

W hen I read about the travels of the Apostle Paul I find his story to be simply remarkable What he had to endure to take the gospel to the gentiles was out of the ordinary | For example in 2 Corinthians 1125 Paul tells us that during the course of his ministry he was shipwrecked three times He writes ldquohellipthrice I suffered shipwreck a night and a day I have been in the deeprdquo

What Would You Do if a

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to advance the gospel I refuse to give in to my flesh and throw a pity party Because I keep going and never give in or give up Godrsquos power is always available to help me in every situation Therersquos too much at stake for me to let some little thing pull me down into defeat With Godrsquos Spirit at work in me I overcome every obstacle that tries to block my way I declare this by faith in Jesusrsquo Name VICTORY

Excerpted from Sparkling Gems by Rick Renner

Rick Renner is an author pastor and teacher of the Word of God who has ministered all over the world He and his wife Denise pastor Moscow Good News Church in Moscow Russia For more information or ministry materials please write Rick Renner Ministries PO Box 702040 Tulsa OK 74170-2040 or call (918) 496-3213

But what did Paul do Acts 285 says ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo The phrase ldquoshook it off rdquo is from the Greek word apotinasso It is a compound of the words apo meaning ldquooff rdquo and ldquoawayrdquo and the word tinasso which means to ldquoshakerdquo This word gives us a picture of the Apostle Paul shaking his hand back and forth until the viper released its fangs and fell into the fire When the barbarian crowd saw that Paul didnrsquot die they assumed he was a god In just a short time Paul used the event to bring the whole island together for a crusade Publius the chief of the island was so impressed that he took Paul into his own home for three days While there Paul laid hands on Publiusrsquo father who ldquolay sick of a fever and of a bloody fluxrdquo (Acts 288) The man was miraculously healed and soon the entire island was in revival The Bible tells us ldquoSo when this was done others also which had diseases in the island came and were healedrdquo (Acts 289) By the time Paul departed from Melita he was so respected and honored that they loaded him down with everything necessary for the remainder of his journey How would you have acted if you had been in Paulrsquos position Suppose you were shipwrecked lost all your material possessions then found yourself marooned on an island inhabited by barbarians where a venomous snake promptly bites you Do you think you would have ldquoshaken it off rdquo as Paul did Would you have turned your disaster into a revival Or would you have been tempted to sit down and cry while you worried about your plans being ruined Paulrsquos attitude kept him in the midst of revival everywhere he went He had the opportunity to give in to his flesh and throw a pity party just as you and I do But because Paul chose to keep going and never stop Godrsquos power was always available to help him in every situation What is hindering you today What is the devil trying to use to latch on to your life and to distract you Why donrsquot you make the decision to shake it off Therersquos too much at stake to let some little thing distract you and pull you down into defeat Turn that attack around and use it for the glory of God Make the devil sorry he ever sent that poisonous viper to attack you

My Prayer Today | Lord give me the attitude that turns every attack the devil sends into an opportunity for revival Help me walk in such strong and consistent faith that I do not flinch at ANYTHING Rather than give in to my flesh and let worry conquer me help me remember the assignment Yoursquove given me and help me remain committed to f inish my course on time I pray this in Jesusrsquo Name

My Confession Today | I confess that revival happens everywhere I go Every disaster the devil sends is an opportunity

Like finding a shiny jewel in a pile of rocks Sparkling Gems From the Greek will inspire you

to dig into Godrsquos Word in search of valuable gems

In this unique daily devotional Rick Renner combines his understanding of the Greek lan-

guage and his knowledge of biblical history to explore New Testament scriptures By defining

key words from the original Greek language and explaining the historical context in which

the scriptures were written he reveals new facets of the Word and how to apply them to

daily life

The table of contents and index make this an easy-to-use study tool you can refer to over

and over again Order yours today

Sparkling Gems From the Greek | 7frac14rdquo x 9frac12rdquo | hardback | 1106 pages

CDN$30 B050605

Uncovering the Many Facets of the Word

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Thank You Jesus for Protecting My Family After seeing Kellie Copelandrsquos Prayer for Family Protection I began reading it every morning My family is separated by many miles The prayer makes me feel more secure throughout the day know-ing and believing they are safe One morning I almost did not read my prayer But I knew I had to take time to read it so I did Later on in the day I called my sister and she told me my niece had just totaled her car but she was not hurt in any way I immediately thought Thank You Jesus for protecting my family Thank you angels for taking charge over my family for covering them with your wings of protection I hung up the phone and called the KCM prayer line to thank God once more and to give a praise report Thank you Kellie for sharing your special prayer with me Phyllis Roberts Beech Grove Ind

ldquoA faithful man shall abound with blessingsrdquo

Teaching Me So I Can Teach Them My grandson Christopher who lives in New York needed dental surgery when he was 4 years old The hospital told us the insurance would pay but when all was said and done the paperwork came back rejected We had paid the $800 deduct-ible which left over $2000 still to pay I called your prayer

team and asked them to agree that the money would come in and they would take payments The next day the hospital called and said we did not have to pay any of it They had made a mistake and approved the surgery before hearing from the insurance so they absorbed the cost

Christopher is now 6 and he loves Jesus I am so thankful for your ministry Yoursquove taught me so much that I can share with all my grandchildren I was praying with my other two grandsons Nick (8) and Nate (11) last nightmdashjust listening to them talk to the Lord is so thrillingmdashI can imagine how it thrills the Lordrsquos heart too Thank you for teaching me so I can teach themMarti Deacon | Michigan

The Year of Overflow in Prison I went to prison in June 2000 sentenced to 105 to 210 years For three years I walked around in darkness full of hate grief envy and mad at the world My five children forgot me My wife moved in with my best friend Then this ldquoJesus freakrdquo started telling me that Jesus had something in store for me Irsquod laugh and go on my way For a month he kept saying ldquoCome to church and

seerdquo One Sunday in August 2003 tired of my life I went to church for a laugh But the joke was on memdashI went to the altar and made Jesus Christ the Lord of my life When I saw in the Word that God restores families I prayed that God would restore my family as He did for Joseph in the Bible A short time later I was moved to a different housing block There I met six of the greatest Christian brothers ever They worked with me and taught me a lot using your books on healing the power of tongues etc We became a true family But God wasnrsquot done This past Thanksgiving my young-est daughter wrote me a letter and my second oldest daughter wrote to me after Christmas I believe this is the Year of Overflow I believe my other three children will get in touch with me soon God not only restores families He gives new ones Kenneth thank you for your help Keep me in your

prayers You are in mineRP | Pennsylvania

Proverbs 2820

I am so thankful for

your ministry

GoodNEWSGazette

Intruder Encounters the Power of God At 4 am while my 4-year-old son and I were sleeping someone came into our apartment We both woke up from the noise of the door being opened I jumped up from my bed wide-awake facing the person standing before me Not knowing if they were male or female or whether or not they had a weapon I began screaming But then being reminded that I was a child of Almighty God and remembering a story in your magazine I began yell-ing to the burglar ldquoGet away in Jesusrsquo Mighty Name and get out of my apartment immediatelyrdquo The person didnrsquot move so I turned the light on and saw that it was a woman about my age I then grabbed her by the

arm and led her out of the apartment Before I closed the door behind her I found myself saying in a calm voice ldquoGod bless yourdquo Later

I asked my son why he had been so silent He said ldquoMummy as you talked with that woman I prayed the Lord would take that evil spirit out of our apartmentrdquo Thank you for working for Godrsquos kingdom and for being such a big blessing to others like meIH | Canada

ldquoDaddy Is a Nonsmokerrdquo My 9-year-old daughter Annabelle has been believing for Daddy to give up smoking She has been praying for him for about six months and declares ldquoDaddy is a nonsmokerrdquo Her dad always smoked outside in the garden and never near the children But Annie would see him out her bedroom window and decided at age 8 to involve the Lord Jesus in the situa-tion During a recent illness her daddy stopped smoking and has not taken it up againmdashhe hasnrsquot even been craving a cigarette badly Annie has seen what wonderful results happen when something is given over to GodMR | England

Struggles Give Way to Praise Report We have a family of six and yoursquove played a huge part in our lives for at least the last eight years I have written you about our struggles and now have praise reports

In a period of two weeks my husband received a job that pays $20000 more than his previous job and our son received a call from a talent agency that he had applied to a year ago In addition my husband is

now coaching a basketball team He loves the game but ini-tially was concerned about losing his temper However God has helped him and he has been able to have the self-control he needs It is a wonderful team and after the first game it blessed me so much to hear my husband tell how God had put it all together By the time I went to bed that night I was crying tears of thankfulness I love you guys and appreciate you so muchDusty Farmer | Texas

Fear of Water Flushed Away

At 6 months old my youngest granddaughter became suddenly

terrified of water Her bath time which always had been the high

point of her day became a nightmare I had been praying over her

and the situation was getting a little better Then late one night

she watched your broadcast with me She was mesmerized by

Gloria and focused on her for the entire broadcast

The next day her joy in her bath time was back Now months

later she is the water babymdashthe screaming comes when you take

her out of the water the dogrsquos water dish has to be left outside

Thank You Jesus And thank you all for your faithfulness

Judith Hewson | Tamworth NH

I n t e r n a t i o n a l N e w sGoodNEWSGazette

Bryan Bair ran his fingers over the shiny metal of his French horn one last time before handing it over Pocketing the money he left the pawnshop and drove to the rundown shack he and his family called home in Muskogee Okla In an effort to liven up the dismal rental his wife Angie had painted the walls Convinced that their daughter Cierra shouldnrsquot crawl around on the filthy carpet theyrsquod scratched together enough money to replace it at their own expense

Once again prosperity had eluded them No matter how hard they worked or how carefully they spent they just couldnrsquot get ahead Both cars were being repossessed If that werenrsquot bad enough they were being booted out of the ramshackle house and the owner was suing them for changing the deacutecor

Bryan unlocked the front door and stepped into the cool dank living room Everything he owned was gone He slipped off his wedding band and ran his finger over the word engraved inside Hesed

That was all he had left to cling tomdashone word of hope

From Rules to Revelation | ldquoAngie and I grew up in the same church in Oklahoma Cityrdquo Bryan explains ldquoI was several years older than she was and we didnrsquot know one another well As adults life wasnrsquot kind to either of us After suffering years of physical abuse the Lord rescued Angie from almost certain death and she returned to Oklahoma City to begin healing Her sister gave her a set of tapes by Kenneth Copeland The Blood Covenant The tapes were life-changing for Angie and when she learned that I was broken and bruised from a failed marriage she loaned them to me

Covenantof Love

V

h

b y M e l a n i e H e m r y

on what was left I told Angie what the Lord said and we both repented and agreed to tithe on our gross income ldquoThe first of May I tithed 10 percent of my gross salary Two days later a woman who had lost her home during a tornado saw Angiersquos house and bought it immediatelyrdquo

The Breath of Life | In another stroke of divine favor Angiersquos parents provided the money for them to move into a much nicer house in Muskogee Theyrsquod been living there for a while when Angie began feeling sick and suffering from headaches and fatigue Not only that it became increasingly difficult to awaken 3-year-old Cierra each morning She was lethargic and her eyes stayed a reddish color One night during dinner Cierra said ldquoMama and Daddy I saw Jesus in my bedroom last nightrdquo Angie stopped serving food and glanced at Bryan ldquoWhat did Jesus do honeyrdquo ldquoHe blowed in my mouthrdquo Cierra explained Bryan and Angie looked at one another with raised brows and shrugged Days later Angie and Cierra were in the house alone when the carbon monoxide alarm sounded Angie called the gas company and they sent someone immediately His carbon monoxide detector sounded an alarm before he ever got inside the house ldquoGet out nowrdquo he shouted ldquoThe serviceman said that our carbon monoxide alarm

was next to an air vent so while the poisonous gas was filling the house the alarm only sensed fresh air until it reached dangerously high levelsrdquo Angie recalls ldquoAfter taking the readings he said there was no reason that we were still aliverdquo This time it was Angie who pulled off her wedding band and ran her finger over the word engraved inside Hesed A sob caught in her throat as she realized what God had done Jesus had breathed into Cierrarsquos mouth

The Tithe Test | Although Bryan and Angie saw promising changes in their financial picture it appeared to be too little too late They were forced into Chapter 7 bankruptcy Seated in chambers with the bankruptcy trustee during their hearing Bryan and Angie were unprepared for the ruling

ldquoI sold medical supplies and listened to the tape series in my car as I traveled The thing that most impressed me was Brother Copelandrsquos teaching on hesed This is the love of God that passes mere knowledge It is the experience of Godrsquos love based on a covenant which lasts until death and beyond With two failed marriages behind us and the abuse Angie suffered at her former husbandrsquos hands we were in awe of this kind of loverdquo Angie and Bryan learned from the tapes that tithing was divinely designed to be an expression of faith in that covenant of love That was a new idea to them Theyrsquod both known tithing as a biblical rule but theyrsquod never had a revelation of it as their covenant connection

Help in Troubled Times | On May 3 1997 Bryan and Angie married and made a covenant between themselves and God As a permanent reminder they engraved the word Hesed inside their wedding bands Angie worked as a dental assistant and Bryan continued his career in medical sales They lived in the small house Angie owned and tithed 10 percent of all their income trusting in their covenant with God Two days before Christmas Bryanrsquos boss called in his entire staff ldquoYoursquore all firedrdquo he said ldquoSome of you may be hired by the distributor whorsquos taking over the businessrdquo Bryan sighed with relief when the distributor hired him but it came with a price He would do the same job hersquod been doing with 20 percent less salary and no benefits or insurance A year later the company changed hands again Bryan lost another 5 percent of his income and Angie gave birth to their daughter Cierra By 1999 a frustrated Bryan took a job with a new company as a direct manufacturerrsquos representative selling spinal implants The salary package was about the same as the one hersquod left behind Because his territory included all of Tulsa and the northwest part of Arkansas they listed Angiersquos house for sale and moved to Muskogee Bryan stood in the living room and ran his finger over the word engraved on the inside of his wedding band Angiersquos house still hadnrsquot sold they were being kicked out of the rental house both cars were being repossessed and hersquod hocked his French horn This is the protection of God He fell to his knees on the hardwood floor ldquoLord why Irsquom tithing and we arenrsquot making ends meetrdquo Why are you stealing from Me Bryan gasped ldquoLord wersquove tithed faithfully for two yearsrdquo Render unto Caesar that which belongs to Caesar and to God that which belongs to God ldquoI knew immediately what Irsquod done wrongrdquo Bryan says ldquoWersquod been tithing after taxes In other words we were giving the first portion of everything to taxes and tithing

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 19

Covenantof Love

b y M e l a n i e H e m r y

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10

percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10 percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered It was tempting It was a way out of the financial vise that seemed to tighten around Bryan moment by moment He wanted to throw up his hands and say ldquoOK so it was a bad idea Irsquoll try again later when this whole mess is cleared uprdquo He twisted the ring on his finger Hesed He was in covenant with God Hersquod made a promise that he intended to fulfill if it cost him his life What if it does cost me everything Mouth dry and hands clammy he looked the trustee in the eye ldquoWe will never stop giving that 10 percentrdquo ldquoThen I have no other choice but to remove your Chapter 7 status I am moving you into a Chapter 13 bankruptcy That means wersquoll put you on a repayment plan Yoursquoll repay every dime with interestrdquo Bryan looked at Angie who smiled ldquoWe prefer it that wayrdquo The decision to tithe regardless of the cost triggered such deep-seated fear in Bryan that he suffered night terrors Each time he woke in a cold sweat shadowboxing against an unseen enemy Angie comforted him and said ldquoWe will be tithers God has not given us a spirit of fear but He has given us His love power and a sound mindrdquo ldquoAngie helped me get through the night terrors for monthsrdquo Bryan recalls ldquoAnother thing that helped was a list of scripture confessions for breakthrough that was printed in one of the Believerrsquos Voice of Victory magazines I kept them on my desk and repeated them dailyrdquo Toward the end of that year in November 2000 Bryan scored a direct hit on the enemy when he released his first vocal CD of nine songs entitled In His Presence Soon after an amazing thing happened in his business Before he could contact new doctors in his territory they began contacting him and asking for his product The favor of God rested on him to such a degree that both doctors and hospitals saw him as a benefit While still tithing and repaying all his debts Bryan and Angie began giving a monthly gift to KCM Bryan decided to release his territory in Oklahoma and concentrate his efforts in northwest Arkansas In July 2002 they moved into their new home near Fort Smith Ark Angie an artist painted an archangel standing guard and placed the painting above their fireplacemdasha constant reminder of their covenant with God She also painted and personalized bedrooms for Tayler and Britton Bryanrsquos two teenaged children Instead of a ratty rental house they

This month as we celebrate Fatherrsquos Day in America

men around the globe have risen to the call and dis-

covered the strength of partnership Theyrsquove joined

Kenneth Copeland Ministries with faithful support and

unyielding prayer Together wersquore raising up a generation

of men women and children who are ready to reach the

world with the uncompromised message of the gospel

And it shows

As these men stand with us they know wersquore standing

with them too Wersquore praying daily for them Wersquore believing with them for restored relationships financial

success wise parenting and abundant health

Each day our anointings and ministries are joining together empowering one another And together wersquore

changing the world

all these men have something in common

Par tnership

If yoursquore not yet a Partner with Kenneth Copeland Ministries

or want to find out more about partnership just

call 1-877-480-3388 or

visit wwwkcmcanadaca

God has great things in store for youPartners Please send us your testimoniesmdashwe want to hear the great things God is doing in your lives so we can rejoice with you

lived in a beautiful home filled with love and laughter

A Covenant of Life | In August 2003 Bryan and Angie took Tayler Britton and Cierra for a last getaway to Branson before school started Excited about going to Silver Dollar City the children chattered happily during the drive The next morning they were about to leave the hotel when 5-year-old Cierra grabbed her abdomen and screamed in agony They rushed her to a nearby clinic where she was diagnosed with appendicitis There were no surgeons available and the ambulance was tied up with another patient The fastest way to get help they were told was to drive her to Fayetteville After loading the family in their 2001 Expedition Angie phoned family members and asked for prayer Without warning the shocks went out on the car ldquoEvery bump in the road knocked the breath out of usrdquo Angie remembers ldquoAnd with every jolt Cierra screamed It was a grueling trip that should have taken an hour but we had to go so slowly that it took us three Most of that time our cell phones were without a signal But once the cell phones came on I phoned my mother whorsquod just returned from the Southwest Believersrsquo Convention She and a friend whorsquod been at the convention had been praying for Cierra and the Lord told them to tell us to take Communion ldquoI searched the car for anything to use as Communion elements All I could find was half a Diet Coke and a Twinkie I broke off pieces of the Twinkie for each of us and then prayed over it as representing Jesusrsquo body that was broken for Cierra We used Diet Coke as a substitute for Jesusrsquo blood that was shed for her and prayed based on our covenant with God ldquoThe moment we finished praying Cierrarsquos pain stopped and she went to sleep She slept the remainder of the way to Fayetteville When the surgeon met us Cierra was awake and in no pain He pressed on her abdomen just like the previous doctor had done but it didnrsquot hurt her According to the blood work her white count had been up but was droppingrdquo ldquoThere is no doubt that something has taken place in this childrsquos bodyrdquo the surgeon explained ldquobut there is nothing wrong now She is free to gordquo Bryan and Angie had the car repaired and returned to Silver Dollar City to finish their vacation As they watched Cierra run and play they fingered their rings and gave all the praise to God The Lord has continued to bless them beyond their wildest dreams In the month of January 2004 Bryan made more money than he made during a whole year before he began tithing on his gross income Bryan and Angie Bair defeated fear and in so doing they defeated the poverty attached to it Because they

steadfastly maintained their covenant connection to-day they not only know God cares for them they have experienced firsthand His powerful covenant love VICTORY

Standing in AgreementmdashThere Is Victory in Numbers

Praying alone is effective But sometimes you need the power of oth-ers praying in agreement with you | Kenneth Copelandrsquos Pressing In for Victory will teach you thoroughly about the prayer of agree-ment Yoursquoll learn how joining others and praying according to Godrsquos Word is a powerful weapon in your prayer arsenal | Hear personal stories of how Kenneth and Gloria again and again received the answers they needed through powerful prayers of agreement writ-ing contracts based on scriptures and pressing in until their break-throughs came

Stop just hoping your prayers will be heard and start praying with the confidence that you have what you ask according to Godrsquos Word Order now and supercharge your prayer life

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House

T h e G o d o f t h e B r e a k t h r o u g h

re you desperate for a breakthrough Are you thinking If the Lord doesnrsquot do something soon I wonrsquot make it | If so I completely understand A few years ago I desperately needed a financial breakthrough I was standing in faith confessing the Word and waiting for provision to come Though Irsquod experienced a few turnarounds our finances were still under attack | In January of the following year God began doing great things Then shortly afterward He gave me a word He said that my wife and I our ministry and anyone else who lays hold upon this truth would experience more of His presence love power and favor than ever before He then added Yoursquoll experience your greatest breakthroughs thus far | Praise God That prophetic word was exactly what I needed to hear and itrsquos what I want to share with you so ldquoThe God of the Breakthroughrdquo will visit your house too

A Prophetic Word | God brought 1 Kings 17 to my attention Itrsquos a story Irsquod read many times In fact Irsquod preached from it often but this time the Lord revealed something new He said Within this story you will discover the keys to supernatural breakthrough | In this passage God sent Elijah into hiding from King Ahab and provided for him by commanding the ravens to feed him by the brook Cherith When the brook dried up God sent Elijah to Zarephath of Sidon He told him hersquod find a widow woman there who would take care of him When Elijah found the woman he discovered that she had just enough food for one more meal In verse 12 she told him ldquoI have not a cake but an handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil in a cruse that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it and dierdquo | If anyone was a candidate for a breakthrough it was this woman She had just enough food for one last meal Then she was prepared to die She needed God to come through for her in a big way

will visit your

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A

b y J e r r y S a v e l l e

Heavenly Father I receive this prophetic word I believe with all my heart that You want to visit my house I am willing to obey Irsquom willing to sow a significant seed Right now I boldly declare that The God of the Breakthrough is visiting my house Amen

From now on proclaim ldquoThe God of the Breakthrough is visiting my houserdquo Donrsquot stop believing and standing for it Praise God for fulfilling His promise As you put these keys into practice your breakthrough will come Then yoursquoll be able to share what yoursquove learned and help others understand how to experience a breakthrough in their lives too VICTORY

Jerry Savelle is president and founder of Jerry Savelle Ministries International and pastors Heritage of Faith Christian Center For information or ministry materials write to Jerry Savelle Ministries PO Box 748 Crowley TX 76036 visit their Web site at wwwjsmiorg or call (817) 297-3155

Now notice how her situation changed when Elijah said ldquoFear not but make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son For thus saith the Lord God of Israel The barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo (verses 13-14) Elijah gave her a prophetic word when He said ldquoThe barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo This prophetic word was the first key to her breakthrough Without it she and her son would have died But instead she discovered when she acted on that prophetic word her future changed No longer would she and her son die but rather they would experience supernatural provision In the same way a prophetic word can change your future Through the word which God will give youmdasheither through scripture another believer or a prophetic messagemdashHe will tell you what to do Then itrsquos important not to give up No matter what happens in between the time you receive the word and the time it comes to passmdashstand strong Receiving your personal prophetic word is the first key to your breakthrough

Obey the Word | The second key to experiencing a breakthrough is to obey the prophetic word Notice in verse 13 Elijah told the woman ldquomake me thereof a little cake firstrdquo In order for the prophetic word to come to pass she had to be obedient Irsquove discovered over the years that Godrsquos instructions usually donrsquot make sense to the natural mind This woman had just told Elijah that she only had enough food and oil to make one last meal but what was his response He told her to make him a cake first It didnrsquot make sense but it was a necessary step for her to receive her breakthrough She simply needed to obey

A Significant Seed | The third step to receiving a breakthrough is to sow a significant seed When I asked the Lord to clarify what He meant by a ldquosignificant seedrdquo He told me that a significant seed has value to the sower When Elijah told this woman to make him a cake before she cooked her last meal he was asking her to sow a significant seed It was her last bit of food Irsquom not implying that you give everything you have in order to sow a significant seed Right now ask God what significant seed you should sow toward your breakthrough No one else is responsible to tell you what that seed should be You must listen to God for yourself As you take this message to heart make the decision to bull listen for a prophetic word from the Lord bull obey that prophetic word and bull seek the Lord to know what significant seed you need to sow toward breakthrough Now if yoursquore ready for a breakthrough in your life pray this prayer

House

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I often receive requests to answer editorials and letters to the editor about the religious persuasions of Americarsquos founding fathers The standard assertion is that they were all deists pointing to George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Alexander Hamilton and James Madison as proof N In many dictionaries the terms deist agnostic and atheist now appear as synonyms An atheist believes there is no God An agnostic professes that there is no way to know if God exists A deist believes in an impersonal creator of the universe who wound it up like a clock but is no longer involved with mankind Although a very few of the founders considered themselves deists these definitions do not apply to the notable foundersrsquo beliefs N There is abundant evidence to refute the notion that the founding fathers were atheists agnostics or deists or that they wanted to divorce religious principles from public affairs N Thomas Paine in his discourse on ldquoThe Study of Godrdquo forcefully asserts that it is ldquothe error of schoolsrdquo to teach sciences without ldquoreference to the Being who is author of them for all the principles of science are of Divine originrdquo He laments that ldquothe evil that has resulted fromhellipteaching [science without God] has been that of generating in the pupils a species of atheismrdquo N In Benjamin Franklinrsquos 1749 plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania he insisted that schools teach ldquothe necessity of a public religionhellipand the excellency of the Christian religion above all others ancient or modernrdquo Mr Franklin proposed a biblical inscription for the seal of the United States and chose a New Testament verse for the motto of the Philadelphia Hospital He was one of the chief voices behind the establishment of a paid chaplain in Congress In 1787 when he helped found the college which bore his name it was dedicated as ldquoa nursery of religion and learningrdquo built ldquoon Christ the Corner-Stonerdquo Clearly Benjamin Franklinrsquos beliefs didnrsquot reflect those of a deist

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

S P I R I T U A L H E R I T A G E

1

Christrdquo And while Mr Madison does allude to a ldquowall of separationrdquo he says the purpose of that ldquowallrdquo is only to prevent Congress from passing a national law to establish a national religion None of the founders mentioned fit the definition of a deist Those who claim all our founders were deists typically name only a handful and generalize the rest This in itself is a mistake for there are more than 200 (55 at the Constitutional Convention 90 who framed the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights and 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence) Any generalization of these men as deists is completely inaccurate The reason critics never mention others is evident Consider what must be explained away if the following signers of the Constitution were mentioned

Charles Pinckney and John Langdonmdashfounders of the American Bible Society

James McHenrymdashfounder of the Baltimore Bible Society

Rufus Kingmdashhelped found a Bible society for Anglicans

Abraham Baldwinmdasha chaplain in The Revolution and considered the youngest theologian in America

Roger Sherman William Samuel Johnson John Dickinson and Jacob Broommdashtheological writers

James Wilson and William Pattersonmdashplaced on the Supreme Court by President George Washington They had prayer over juries in the U S Supreme Courtroom

The list could go on and this does not even include the huge number of thoroughly evangelical Christians who signed the declaration or helped frame the Bill of Rights Perhaps critics should spend more time reading the writings of the founders to discover their religious beliefs for themselves rather than making sweeping accusations which are so easily disproved VICTORY

David Barton nationally known author and public speaker is the founder and president of WallBuilders a pro-family organization which seeks to educate grass-roots society to rebuild Americarsquos constitu- tional moral and religious foundations For more information go to wwwwallbuilderscom call (817) 441-6044 or write to WallBuilders PO Box 397

Aledo TX 76008-0397

Nor did George Washingtonrsquos He was an open promoter of Christianity In his speech on May 12 1779 he claimed that children needed to learn ldquoabove allrdquo the ldquoreligion of Jesus Christrdquo and this would make them ldquogreater and happier than they already arerdquo On May 2 1778 he charged his soldiers at Valley Forge that ldquoTo the distinguished character of patriot it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christianrdquo When he resigned his commission as commander in chief of the military June 8 1783 he reminded the nation that ldquowithout a humble imitationrdquo of ldquothe Divine Author of our blessed religionrdquo we ldquocan never hope to be a happy nationrdquo George Washingtonrsquos own adopted daughter declared that you might as well question his patriotism as to question his Christianity Alexander Hamilton was certainly no deist He began work with Rev James Bayard to form the Christian Constitutional Society to help spread throughout the world the two things which Mr Hamilton said made America great (1) Christianity and (2) a Constitution formed under Christianity Only his death two months later thwarted his plan of starting a missionary society to promote Christian government Facing death in a duel with Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton met and prayed with the Rev John M Mason and Bishop Benjamin Moore He reaffirmed his readiness to face God should he die having declared to them ldquoa lively faith in Godrsquos mercy through Christ with a thankful remembrance of the death of Christrdquo He also partook of Communion with Bishop Moore There have been claims that Thomas Jefferson omitted all miraculous events of Jesus from his ldquoBiblerdquo But his own words explain his intent for the book was not that it be a ldquoBiblerdquo but a primer for the Indians on the teachings of Christ (which is why he titled it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth) He had the ldquored letterrdquo portions of the New Testament published to introduce the Indians to Christian morality As president of the United States he signed a treaty with the Kaskaskia tribe wherein he providedmdashat government expensemdashChristian missionaries to the Indians In fact Thomas Jefferson himself declared ldquoI am a real Christian that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesusrdquo The writings of James Madison who trained for ministry with the Rev Dr John Witherspoon are replete with declarations of his faith in God and Christ In his letter to Attorney General Bradford he laments that public officials are not bold enough about their Christian faith in public and that they should be ldquofervent advocates in the cause of

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 25

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE TO REFUTE THE NOTION THAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE ATHEISTS AGNOSTICS OR DEISTS

OR THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVORCE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

First John 418 says ldquoThere is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear because fear involves torment But he who fears has not been made perfect in loverdquo (New King James Version) If our children know we love them and God loves them the enemy wonrsquot be able to get a foothold of fear in their lives

Never Use Fear to Motivate | Now as parents we must never use fear as a means of motivation Teaching our kids to respect something that is potentially dangerous like an automobile is one thing Teaching them to be afraid of it is something else altogether Obviously you would not want your child to run out into oncoming traffic But it would be wrong to tell them ldquoIf you go out into the street a car is going to run over you and kill yourdquo That would be motivating them through fear There is never a time when using a little fearmdashor a lot for that mattermdashis healthy Take the time to explain to your child that ldquoAn automobile is a lot bigger than you are If you run out in front of a moving car it has the ability to harm you If yoursquore going to cross the street make sure itrsquos saferdquo Instead of creating an element of fear yoursquore instilling in them a respect for what the automobile is capable of doing

247 Protection | Our children should also understand the protection thatrsquos available to them through Godrsquos Word Itrsquos something I learned as a kid and as a result I have confidence that Irsquom safe no matter where I am or what Irsquom

doing For instance I like to hunt and there are rattlesnakes and copperheads out in the woods And the truth is I canrsquot stand snakes If I see one Irsquom not about to pick it up and play with it But at the same time I wouldnrsquot be afraid of it or let it bother me Why Because as a kid I learned that I am protected because I have a covenant with God I learned that angels are around memdashprotecting me My parents taught me the promises of Psalm 91 and likewise Irsquom teaching my children that those promises are true for them 247 no matter where they are

Testing the Limits | While most children have to learn how to overcome fear there are those who are not afraid of anything Thatrsquos the way I was as a kidmdashconstantly testing the limits of everything I wanted to be a stuntman from the time I could ride a tricycle I tried to jump it and ride it fast Today my 5-year-old son Jonathan is the same way Itrsquos in his genes He recently learned to ride a bicycle and two

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b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

W When I was growing up my dad Kenneth Copeland taught me many valuable lessons He taught me about spiritual things and natural things But one of the most important lessons I learned from Dad was how not to allow fear in my life Thatrsquos a lesson Irsquom passing on to my children and itrsquos something I hope you would want to pass on to your children as well Of course the reality is that most children are naturally fearful So as parents we must take the time to explain to them that they have no reason to fear because God loves them and is always with them When children know they can count on Godmdashand they understand that God is much bigger than the ldquoboogeymanrdquo or anything else they may fearmdashit gives them a sense of safety and security To overcome fear kids just like adults must be fully persuaded that God in them is greater than anything that is in the world (1 John 44)

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

Being equipped to deal with fear makes it easier for a person to obey God in areas that could be challenging If children learn how to do that at an early age theyrsquoll be able to readily obey God and operate in a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo as adults Our children need to know how to live a lifestyle of rejecting fear and letting love rule and reign in their lives They learn that by watching us their parents Teach them to not fear the future and what could happen but to trust God and follow the Holy Spirit If we teach our children these things they will have a tremendous advantage in life VICTORY

John Copeland is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the son of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland He lives in Fort Worth Texas with his wife Marty and their three children

months later he built a ramp so he could jump his bicycle What do you do with a child like that Well we donrsquot need to teach him how not to be fearful because hersquos not afraid But we do have to supervise his activity as much as possible and take the time to teach him about being responsible in his actions Part of that is teaching him to wear his safety gear and training him to use as much good judgment as a 5-year-old can Of course we pray for him too and confess the Word over him and expect him to be protected and safe More than likely at some point in his life Jonathan will still have opportunities to overcome fear And wersquore equipping him to be able to do that as well

ldquoNo Fearrdquo Provides an Advantage in Life | Because Dad taught me how not to be fearful as a kid I have been able to overcome fear as an adult Although I never was afraid of much as a child or as a teenager I did have to overcome the fear of getting up in front of people to speak And the bottom line of that fear was the fear of failuremdashthe fear of what people would think of me But now when I have a speaking engagement or Irsquom scheduled to tape the broadcast I simply donrsquot allow fear to come in I focus on the fact that Irsquom doing this because I love people and I love our Partners I remind myself that this is far more important than what people think of me Even though public speaking still isnrsquot something I look forward to doing I simply say ldquoLord this is in Your hands and I know I can trust Yourdquo I know I have the Holy Ghost on the inside of me and I believe ldquoI can do all things through Christ who strengthens merdquo (Philippians 413 New King James Version) Our children need to know who they are in Christ and that they always have the help of the Holy Ghost Then no matter what obstacles they face theyrsquoll be able to handle them When something looks like it could be a major problem and the enemy tries to torment them with worry and fear he wonrsquot be able to succeed Theyrsquoll know how to resist fearmdashthe devilmdashand theyrsquoll also know how to listen for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Ghost Helping our children grow up with a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo will give them a great advantage in life Just think about how many times the Holy Spirit has prompted you to do something but you drew back because of fear For instance have you ever felt like you should go witness to your neighbor and the enemy immediately tried to talk you out of it He might have used the fear of rejectionmdashfear of what that person would say or fear of being laughed atmdashas a tactic to keep you from going next door But if you could have recognized that fear as the enemyrsquos strategy you would have known how to resist the devil so you could have obeyed God and talked to your neighbor about salvation

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

God never intended for His people to cope with fearHe intended for us to attack it on all fronts

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Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 29

There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

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no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

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Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

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BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

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Women of FaithBillye Brim joins Gloria Copeland for two weeks of faith and revelation Donrsquot miss a

minute of these powerful women of the Word

Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

God and His Word Donrsquot miss this week as they wrap things up

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JULY4-9 Get Into the Overf low

Anaheim Convention Center | 800 W Katella AveAnaheim CA 92802 | (714) 765-8950

Unable to attend the meetings Join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and

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live broadcast

Volunteer meeting Sunday July 3 at 3 pm in the Hilton Anaheim Pacific Ballroom

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadetsDana and Linda

JohnsonCommander

Kellie

2005

Overflow

theRodHang Donrsquot Hang the Curtainshellip

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magine someone trying to hang curtains over a window without first putting up the curtain rod It would be impossible right The guy would try to put up one set of curtains only to have them fall down just as fast as he could reach for the next set If he continued in this way he would soon be hopelessly tangled in a pile of curtains If we looked a little closer at this pile of fallen curtains we would see written on each a name One would be the curtain of faith Another the curtain of deliverance Others might be curtains of healing prosperity righteousness and gifts of the spirit

I believe in healing I believe in abundance yet Irsquom behind in my bills The only abundance I have is debt and lack Whatrsquos wrongrdquo When I heard that prayer it pierced my heart That cry is the same cry I am hearing everywhere It rsquos something that has been far too common in the lives of believers everywhere As the Lord concluded the curtain-hanging vision He had given me He spoke these final words Donrsquot hang the curtains Hang the rod The curtains are already on the rod

Doing the Greater Works | The writing on those curtains represents every blessing and manifestation of Godrsquos love to meet manrsquos need Each of them is a law of the spirit And they all hang on the law of love Two things believers must clearly establish in their thinking are (1) every-thing works by spiritual law and (2) no law of God works correctly unless it is first tied to the law of love These things are vitally important to comprehend and apply especially as we walk in days of overflowmdashdays of increasingly great displays of Godrsquos abundance and love but also days of unusual devastation whether the result of manrsquos activities or catastrophic eruptions of the physical elements of the earth buckling under the weight of sin What we are seeing is not the result of two different sets of spiritual laws one created by God and the other created by Satan We are seeing the result of one law set in motion at Creation and reaffirmed in Godrsquos promise after the Flood ldquoWhile the earth remaineth seedtime and harvesthellipshall not ceaserdquo (Genesis 822) And every word and action of man is included in that planting and harvesting process ldquoBe not deceived God is not mocked for whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap For he that soweth to his

Next we would hear the poor fellow crying out ldquoOh God why is this happening to me Irsquom serving You It seems as though my faith doesnrsquot work right Irsquom sick though I believe in healing I believe in abundance yet Irsquom behind in my bills Only debt and lack are abundant in my life Whatrsquos wrongrdquo Our attention is then drawn to a corner of the room There standing all the time just waiting to be hung is a tremendously strong golden curtain rod Itrsquos as massive and stout as a bridge girder Written on it in huge red letters we see Matthew 2237-40

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mindThis is the f irst and great commandment The second is like unto it Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself On these hang all the law and the prophets

The Lord flashed that vision across my spirit recently as I was praying about overflow and why the Church has had such a hard time with promises such as Ephesians 314-21 The Ephesians passage was the Apostle Paulrsquos prayer that we would have a working knowledge of the love of Christ and such intimacy with Jesus and His Anointing that we would be ldquofilled with all the fullness of Godrdquo For 2000 years the Church has really had difficulty believing that could ever happen As I prayed the Lord showed me that curtain-hanging scene My first thought was This is hilarious I am a big fan of the old silent-era movie comedies of Buster Keaton It was amazing how his character could become so tangled up in all kinds of stuff and still come out of it all right So as this vision unfolded it tickled me I laughed out loud That is until I heard that manrsquos cry ldquoOh God why is this happening to me Irsquom serving You It seems as though my faith doesnrsquot work right Irsquom sick though

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 3

S P I R I T U A L L AW GOVERNS all of LIFE

S a l v a t i o n P r a y e r

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simply pray the following prayer in faith and Jesus will be your Lord Heavenly Father I come to You in the Name of Jesus Your Word says ldquoWhosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be savedrdquo and ldquoIf thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead thou shalt be savedrdquo (Acts 221 Romans 109) You said my salvation would be the result of Your Holy Spirit giving me new birth by coming to live in me (John 35-6 15-16 Romans 89-11) and that if I would ask You would fill me with Your Spirit and give me the ability to speak with other tongues (Luke 1113 Acts 24) I take You at Your Word I con-fess that Jesus is Lord And I believe in my heart that You raised Him from the dead Thank You for coming into my heart for giving me Your Holy Spirit as You have promised and for being Lord over my life Amen If you have just prayed this prayer please contact us and let us know of your decision We have a free Salvation Package we would like to send you to help you begin your new life in Jesus Simply write and ask for offer 50801 or call 1-877-480-3388

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flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting And let us not be weary in well doing for in due season we shall reap if we faint notrdquo (Galatians 67-9) Sinrsquos harvest is the same as it has been since the Garden of Eden Romans 623 tells us ldquoFor the wages of sin is deathrdquo But the overflow of the fruit of righteousnessmdashthe seeds of repentance love and compassionmdashis the abundance of everything good Overflow is fulfillment of Jesusrsquo promise that ldquoHe that believeth on me the works that I do shall he do also and greater works than these shall he do because I go unto my Fatherrdquo ( John 1412) Greater works than what Jesus did on earth Is that possible Not only is it possible but the Church already saw a glimpse of the ldquogreater worksrdquo on the Day of Pentecost Thousands of people were spirit-born and baptized that

day Not only that people were healed by the power of God without being touchedmdashthey only had to come within a shadowrsquos distance of Peter But those kinds of occurrences over time became fewer and fewer and farther between What happened Did God just stop doing those things No The Church stopped making love a priority above every other pursuit As a result operations of the nine gifts or manifestations of Jesus faded to almost nothing Revelation of Godrsquos Word also grew increasingly dim Then one day revelation of Romans 117 ldquoThe just shall live by faithrdquo came alive in the spirit of a young German priest named Martin Luther And God patiently began restoring truth to the Body of Christ The new birth the revelation that the just shall live by faith the baptism in the Holy Ghost gifts of the Spirit healing faith prosperitymdashall of these things have been restored Restoration has come Itrsquos time for overflow

Know and Apply the Elements | God has never changed His plan which is for Jesus to manifest Himself in us as ldquohis body the fulness of him that filleth all in allrdquo (Ephesians 123) His plan is still for believers to comprehend (have a working knowledge of ) and know (intimately) the love of Christ and His Anointing (Ephesians 319) It is still that we would walk so consistently full of His love that wherever we go we would confidently hear and obey the voice of the Holy Ghost telling us how to minister to the needs of those we meet For instance if you were filled with the fullness of Him and walking in the love of God you could be in the grocery store when yoursquod hear the Holy Spirit whisper See that woman over there Her heart is broken Her teenager is in a whole lot of trouble If yoursquoll just walk over to her Irsquoll give you words to say that will deliver her from fear and grief and sorrow As you were obedient to the prompting and instruction of the Holy Spirit that woman would be set free We enter into Godrsquos plan for our lives as we discover and apply the elements of His laws that let His love be put on full display The laws of God control the blessings of God There are no accidents and there is no such thing as luck Spiritual law governs all of life Godrsquos laws or promises in every realm of human existence were given for a purpose That purpose is stated in 2 Peter 14 which tells us we have been given ldquoexceeding great and precious promises that by these [we] might be partakers of the divine naturerdquo Perhaps yoursquove heard someone who does not understand that faith is a law say something like ldquoWell you know faith comes through trial and tribulation and temptationrdquo What theyrsquore saying is just guesswork Thatrsquos not what the Word says at all And it just plain doesnrsquot work If hard times

Are You the Real Deal

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who loves God obeys His commands and loves others

In this power-packed teaching Kenneth Copeland shares that

true success is not based on wealth status or the next promotion

Rather it comes through giving Godrsquos Word first placemdashthe No 1

spotmdashin our hearts and by walking in love

This is a message we at Kenneth Copeland Ministries believe will

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Can you see what is bursting forth in the Body of Christ in 2005 Letrsquos look again at that post-Pentecost report of what happened in the life of Peter Acts 5 tells us there was a huge outpouring so much so that people were bringing the sick into the streets on their beds ldquothat at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of themrdquo (verse 15) This wasnrsquot about his shadow It was about a manifestation of the power of God so strong that neither sickness nor disease nor any other work of death and darkness could stay in those who got within shadow distance of him Now are you ready to shout That same thing has begun to manifest again in parts of the world There are churches in Nigeria in which this is happening all the time As soon as people walk through the door they start speaking in tongues and getting healed

Taking Love to the Streets | As love becomes our greatest pursuit manifestations of that love are going to make the multitudes wake up and take notice The world is hoping that what we believe is real And theyrsquoll see it is true as we begin to get an intimate working knowledge of how Love operates When that happens wersquoll stop identifying with the woman with the issue of blood straining to touch the hem of Jesusrsquo garment Instead wersquoll begin identifying with the One whom she touched ldquoOh Brother Copeland that sounds like blasphemyrdquo Irsquom not talking about being Jesus I am talking about being His joint heirs anointed and authorized by Him and indwelt by the Father who does the work When you begin to walk in love love will flush the fear out until you are no longer afraid to impose your authority on sin sickness demons and fear Yoursquoll become a vessel through whom the love of Jesus will be put on full display Yoursquoll begin to walk so close to God that you tell Him about 500 times a day how much you love Him and Hersquoll tell you 505 times a day how much He loves you Yoursquoll learn to recognize the voice of Love and hear Him talk to you Thatrsquos the true depth of meaning in this life Itrsquos not just preaching for an hour Itrsquos having God stop you on the street somewhere and say That woman needs healing Minister to her now Be ready Develop a working knowledge of the love of God and intimacy with His Anointing Make love your greatest pursuit Donrsquot hang the curtainshelliphang the rod VICTORY

made your faith strong everyone would be a faith giant Romans 327 tells us faith is a law ldquoBy what law of works [No] but by the law of faithrdquo And by a little digging in the Word we find the elements of that law Romans 1017 says ldquoFaith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of Godrdquo Another element of spiritual law is found in James 220 ldquoFaith without works is dead (or incomplete)rdquo Jesus said ldquoWhosoever shall say unto this mountain Be thou removed and be thou cast into the sea and shall not doubt in his heart but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass he shall have whatsoever he saithrdquo (Mark 1123) As we continue reading we also find that Jesus said ldquoAnd when ye stand praying forgive if ye have aught against any that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespassesrdquo (verse 25) Once again we see that every law hangs on the law of love ldquoFaith worketh by loverdquo (Galatians 56) Every promise of God is released the same way God is no respecter of persons Find the elements and apply them in the order He gave Begin by walking in the greatest lawmdashlove Then faith prosperity healing wisdom gifts of the spirit salvationmdashwhatever is needed to manifest the love of God in that situationmdashwill manifest every time

No Longer Mere Men and Women | You can apply this same process to every promise of GodmdashHis blessings work by spiritual law ldquoFor the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and deathrdquo (Romans 82) We need to know these things because we are no longer mere men and women We are new creatures (2 Corinthians 517) The same Father who did the works that manifest in Jesus now lives in us to do those same works and greater works

Believest thou not that I am in the Father and the Father in me the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself but the Father that dwelleth in me he doeth the workshellip He that believeth on me the works that I do shall he do also and greater works than these shall he do because I go unto my Fatherhellip He that hath my commandments and keepeth them he it is that loveth me and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father and I will love him and will manifest myself to himhellip If a man love me he will keep my words and my Father will love him and we will come unto him and make our abode with him ( John 1410-23)

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 5

[1] EVERY THING WORKS by SPIRITUAL LAW and [2] NO LAW OF GOD WORKS CORRECTLY UNLESS

it is FIRST TIED TO THE LAW OF LOVE

Two things believers must clearly establish in their thinking are

Getin theOverflowEverything you do in life is a seed There are spiritual mental physical and financial seeds you sow with your

mouth your actions and your money Thatrsquos why itrsquos so important to be aware of the words you speak your

thoughts and the way you respond to every situationmdashespecially during times of overflow

In this series of teachings Kenneth Copeland shows you how to put yourself in line with Godrsquos plan of over-

flow so yoursquoll have more than enough Yoursquoll also discover

bull The prerequisites to having overflow in your life

bull Why joy or sorrow is your choice

bull How to live by faith and not by luck

bull How to have the ability to love like Jesus

bull How your personal overflow is tied to

developing the power of His love within you

Satan is fighting hard to keep Godrsquos people from walking in overflow But hersquos losing his grip Discover the

depths of all God has for you todayhellipand get ready for an Overflowing HarvestmdashBy FaithhellipThrough Love

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As a believer you have the power of the Holy Spirit inside you But that power wonrsquot go to work until you put it to work The Holy Spirit wonrsquot just muscle in on you He wonrsquot come in and turn down the television and jerk you up off the couch and say Now you listen to me No Hersquos a gentleman He has been sent to help you to do the will of God to strengthen you to counsel youbut He wonrsquot do a thing until Hersquos asked Thatrsquos why James 513 says if yoursquore in trouble or afflicted pray Itrsquos prayer that puts the power within you to work Just think about that The Spirit of Almighty Godhellipthe Spirit that hovered over the face of the deep and carried out Godrsquos Word at Creationhellipthat same Spirit is inside youmdashwaiting for you to call on Him If Jesus came into your house and sat down at your table yoursquod put aside everything to talk to Him wouldnrsquot you You wouldnrsquot just rush through and say ldquoJesus Irsquom so glad to see You I wish I had the energy to talk to You but You wouldnrsquot believe what kind of a day I had today I mean everything in the world went

wrong and now Irsquom just too tired to do anything but lay here and watch television Maybe we can spend some time

together laterrdquo You wouldnrsquot do that would you No If Jesus were sitting there in your room where you could see Him yoursquod fall on your face and begin to worship Him You wouldnrsquot care how tired you were or what kind of day you had Yoursquod jump at the opportunity to fellowship with Him Well listen the Holy Ghost is in you Hersquos waiting on you Hersquos ready anytime of the day or night Hersquos saying Irsquom here to help you and strengthen you I want to comfort you today You know that problem yoursquove been having I want to help you get that out of your life The Holy Spirit has some things He wants to show youmdashthings yoursquove been trying to figure out Hersquos waiting there with the power to overcome every obstacle in your life Take time to pray Pray in the spirit Pray with understanding Pray and activate the power that is at work within you today VICTORY

Excerpted from the From Faith to Faith devotional

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ACTIVATE the POWERldquoNow unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or

think according to the power that worketh in usrdquo Ephesians 320

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Scripture Reading

Ephesians 316-21 The Amplified Bible

16 May He grant you out of the rich treasury

of His glory to be strengthened and reinforced

with mighty power in the inner man by the

[Holy] Spirit [Himself indwelling your innermost

being and personality]

17 May Christ through your faith [actually] dwell

(settle down abide make His permanent home)

in your hearts May you be rooted deep in love

and founded securely on love

18 That you may have the power and be strong

to apprehend and grasp with all the saints [Godrsquos

devoted people the experience of that love]

what is the breadth and length and height and

depth [of it]

19 [That you may really come] to know

[practically through experience for yourselves]

the love of Christ which far surpasses mere

knowledge [without experience] that you may

be filled [through all your being] unto all the

fullness of God [may have the richest measure of

the divine Presence and become a body wholly

filled and flooded with God Himself]

20 Now to Him Who by (in consequence of)

the [action of His] power that is at work within

us is able to [carry out His purpose and] do

superabundantly far over and above all that we

[dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest

prayers desires thoughts hopes or dreams]mdash

21 To Him be glory in the church and in Christ

Jesus throughout all generations forever and

ever Amen (so be it)

Prosperity Overflow Convention

Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis Creflo A Dollar

August1-6

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday August 6 at 930 am

Fort Worth Convention Center

Southwest2005

rsquo

Visit our Web site for more informationUnable to attend the meetings Then join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and Internet Radio at wwwkcmorgMeetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you Partners and Friends within the United States call (800) 600-7395 Partners and Friends within Canada call 1-877-480-3388

Join Kenneth and Gloria at these other 2005 meetingshellip

Get Into theOverflowHost Hotel Radisson Plaza Hotel Fort Worth815 Main St Fort Worth TX 76102 | (817) 870-2100 phone (817) 882-1300 fax | wwwradissoncomftworthtx $112 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservationReserve by 63005 | Please check with Radisson concerning cancellation policy at time of reservation

Marriott Courtyard Blackstone Downtown Fort Worth601 Main St Fort Worth TX 76102(817) 885-8700 phone | (817) 885-8303 faxwwwmarriottcomdfwms | $125 singledoublePlease mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation | Reserve by 53005

Park Central Hotel1010 Houston St Fort Worth TX 76102(817) 336-2011 phone | (817) 336-0105 faxwwwparkcentralhotelcom$100 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation

Fort Worth Convention Center | 1201 Houston StFort Worth TX 76102 | (817) 570-2222

Praise and worship led by Len Mink and the KCM Band

We need youmdashto help us make this meeting a successCome to the volunteer meeting Sunday July 31 3 pmmdash Radisson Plaza or join us for pre-service prayer every evening 45 minutes before service

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday August 6 at 930 am

SouthwestDana and Linda

JohnsonCommander

Kellie

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadets

2005 Singles CelebrationExclusively at the Southwest Prosperity Convention

Join other singles 18 and older of like faith in the Convention

Center Ballroom | Enjoy great fellowship food entertainment

and fun Wednesday August 3 immediately following the evening

service Tickets are $20 at the door or $15 if purchased before

July 1 To order tickets call or write to Kenneth Copeland

Ministries or log on to wwwkcmorg

International Reception - come celebrate 25 years at Southwest

Wednesday August 3 following the afternoon session

West Coast Prosperity Overflow ConventionJuly 4-9Anaheim Convention Center800 W Katella Ave | Anaheim CA 92802(714) 765-8950

Great Lakes Prosperity Overflow ConventionAugust 22-27US Cellular Arena | 400 W Kilbourn AveMilwaukee WI 53203(414) 908-6000

June 17Annual Word of Faith ConferenceWord of Faith International Christian Center20000 W Nine Mile RoadSouthfield MI 48075-5597(248) 353-3476

June 27National Pentecostal Church of God Convention

(417) 624-7050 ext 370 or 371

July 23-24Inspiring Excellence Conference 2005Family Harvest Church18500 92nd AveTinley Park IL 60477(708) 614-6000

September 2-4Thunder Over Texas Motorcycle RallyJerry Savelle Ministries InternationalTexas Motor Speedway3601 Hwy 114Justin TX 76247(817) 297-3155wwwthunderovertexascom

September 11Annual Chicago Faith ConferenceLiving Word Christian Center7600 W Roosevelt RoadForest Park IL 60130(708) 697-5000wwwbwmorg

October 2Grace FellowshipPO Box 55236Tulsa OK 74155(918) 252-1611

October 26-31Prayer Mountain in the OzarksBillye Brim MinistriesPO Box 40Branson MO 65615(417) 336-4877wwwbillyebrimorg

November 6-7Living Word Bible Church3520 E Brown Road Mesa AZ 85213(480) 964-4463

Days of Refreshing September 18-23Eagle Mountain International ChurchKenneth Copeland Ministries Headquarters14355 Morris-Dido Road | Newark TX 76071(not a mailing address)(817) 252-2868

Washington DC Victory CampaignNovember 17-19Hylton Memorial Chapel14640 Potomac Mills RoadWoodbridge VA 22192(703) 590-0076

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Training ChildrentoLoveGod

Children are our future In fact they are the future | Speaking from experience as a pastor and father I can tell you children grow up very quickly As parents and as a church wersquore called to train them and teach them the truth of Godrsquos Word | Part of that training includes teaching them to honor us Just think of how God corrects us as His children We understand He does it because He loves us He desires for us to honor and respect Him so that we immediately obey Him And He wants us to obey Him so we can fulfill His calling on our lives | The same is true for our children As we raise them to honor and respect us wersquore also teaching them to honor and respect their heavenly Father

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As a child I remember wanting my parents to correct me One time in particular comes to mind when I was about 5 years old My family and I were living in New York City My mother was working the night shift and my father had fallen asleep on the couch Instead of going to bed on my own I stayed up watching television It never crossed my mind to get ready for bed by myself because Irsquod never done it before I just waited until my father woke up When he asked me why I wasnrsquot in bed I innocently replied ldquoI was waiting for yourdquo Looking back I realize that I wanted him to correct me and tell me what to do Itrsquos the same with our children They want to be corrected They may not say it but deep down in their hearts they desire instruction and correction Why Because they develop a sense of security when we discipline and correct them They will love us as their parents and more importantly they will love God

Loving God and One Another | Everything we do in our livesmdashwhether as parents or childrenmdashshould come from a place of loving our heavenly Father and one another Matthew 2237-39 says ldquoThou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind This is the first and great commandment And the second is like unto it Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyselfrdquo Each of us is called to love God with all of our heart soul and mind Wersquore also called to love our neighbor as ourselves Take a moment to reread this verse Where it says ldquothou shalt love thy neighbor as thyselfrdquo put parentheses around ldquothy neighborrdquo and in its place fill in the name of someone you know Now think about this Children could insert the names of their parents into this verse Doing so would mean that they should love us their parents as they love themselves This isnrsquot a stretch because ldquothy neighborrdquo isnrsquot limited to the person who lives next door to you Itrsquos anyone you are in contact withmdashfriends family co-workers and parents

A Commandment With a Promise | Deuteronomy 516 tells us how important it is for children to honor their parents The first part of the verse is a commandment ldquoHonour thy father and thy mother as the Lord thy God hath commanded theerdquo But this commandment comes with a promise The promise says that our days will be prolonged on this earth and filled with the glory of God in the land which the Lord our God gives us Kids need to understand that honoring mom and dad affects the course of their lives Itrsquos that important The word honor means ldquoto hold in high esteem to respectrdquo or ldquoto love with great kindness affection and carerdquo Just as we should hold our parents in high esteem we should teach our children to do the same They are to value us as precious and love us with great kindness affection and care

Training ChildrentoLoveGod

The Greatest Complimentby Jeremy Pearsons

Other than the Word of God and listening to the Holy Spirit I believe there is no greater teacher in life than life itself The things we experience often serve as building blocks that help shape who we are With Fatherrsquos Day approaching I would like to take the time to share some personal experiences with my dad that have impacted my life Let me begin by saying my dad would be the first to tell you he is far from perfecthellipbut not in my eyes Not only has he taught me to love God and the Word but he is also responsible for my love of music As a baby I sat on Dadrsquos shoulders watching and listening to him play the piano And eventually I sat next to him while he patiently taught me to play Because of my parents I know how to believe God for healing in my body As a child when Irsquod get sick 1 Peter 224 was always the first medicine I was given followed by a healthy dose of Papa Kennethrsquos healing tapes Yet another building block in my faith was set when Dad announced we would be giving our house awaymdasha house that was completely paid for This was a shining example to me of how to give God our best seed I also remember Dad in his pajamas struggling to stay awake at 2 am while he helped me complete a science project that was due the next day Not only did that experience teach me about a fatherrsquos unconditional love but it also taught me not to procrastinate Dad also loved me enough to spank me and ground me for wrong behavior For that Irsquom thankful He taught me what not to dohellipand that is often the most valuable thing a person can know I see in George Pearsons a man being made perfect through a life devoted to the Word The building blocks of honor and integrity are set in my life because they count for something in his By seeing him walk in humil-ity Irsquove learned the value of preferring others And pos-sibly some of the greatest lessons hersquos taught me came when he said ldquoSon this is where Irsquove missed itrdquo As you can tell I love him And when someone says ldquoHey Jeremy you remind me so much of your dadrdquo itrsquos one of the greatest compliments I could receive VICTORY

Jeremy Pearsons son of Pastors George and Terri Pearsons and Kenneth Copelandrsquos eldest grand-son is the senior high minister of 14forty Student Ministries at Eagle Mountain International Church For information about 14forty visit us online at httpwww14fortycom For ministry materials write to

Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001

As we teach our children to respect our authority they will in turn learn to respect Godrsquos authority As their parents we are the voice of God in their lives Wersquore to train and direct them to follow after the Lord with all of their hearts Wersquore called to be a reflection of Jesus Christ to them As we teach them to be more like Jesus wersquoll help them to become more familiar with Godrsquos love

Our Example | In Luke 2 we read about Jesus as a child Itrsquos a great example of how children should respond to their parents In this passage Jesus and His earthly parents traveled to Jerusalem for Passover He was 12 years old at the time At the end of their visit Mary and Joseph left Jerusalem to return home Along the way they discovered that Jesus was not with their group They returned to find Him teaching at the temple When they asked Him what He was doing He answered ldquoWhy did you seek me Did you not know that I must be about My Fatherrsquos businessrdquo (Luke 249 New King James Version) Now look at what verse 51 says ldquoAnd he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was subject unto themrdquo It says ldquoJesus was subject to themrdquo The word subject is a military term which means ldquoto rank yourself under someonerdquo Jesus ranked Himself under His parentsmdashHe put Himself under their authority He was practicing obedience with His parents so that He could be obedient to His heavenly Father It says in The Amplif ied Bible He ldquowas [habitually] obedient to themrdquo So for our children obedience (being subject to us as

their parents) is all part of honoring and loving us Jesus obeyed immediately He didnrsquot talk back to Mary and Joseph or roll His eyes at them He obeyed This is how our children should respond to us too They should be quick to obey By learning to quickly obey us theyrsquore also learning to quickly obey God

The Next Generation | As parents and believers we have an awesome responsibility We are raising the next generation Our children and the children in our churches are the next generationrsquos pastors teachers and parents We must raise them right We need to train them to follow Godmdashto honor and obey Him without complaining or hesitating This is a necessary step toward equipping them to fulfill Godrsquos calling on their lives Letrsquos not leave our children ill-equipped to handle their calling Letrsquos teach them what it is to honor us and that by honoring us they honor Him Children need to honor God and to know how very much God loves them They learn that to a great degree through you their parents And remember our children are our future VICTORY

George Pearsons is the senior pastor of Eagle Mountain International Church located on the grounds of Kenneth Copeland Ministries For information or ministry materials write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001

Do you ever stare into the eyes of your teenager during one of your ldquolecturesrdquo and wonder if anyone is even home to hear it Well even in the midst of eye rolling and stra-tegic sighing itrsquos not hopeless With a little work you and your teenager really can have a great relationship This straightforward and blunt new series by Jeremy Pearsons tells how Itrsquos aimed straight at your teen and with the title How to Handle Mom and Dad itrsquos sure to get his or her attention

In a language teenagers can understand Jeremy tackles topics such as what it takes to make glad parents and not mad parents how to deal with confrontation correction and those parental speeches (that seem to last for hours) how to get an attitude makeover and other practical tips

Order today and listen for yourself Then pass this cool CD series on to your teen After the initial ldquoeye rollrdquo you might even catch them smiling

How to Handle Mom and Dad | 3-CD series

CDN $15 B050613

Train Up Parentshellipin the Way They Should Go

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Milwaukee Wis August 22-27

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday August 27 at 930 am

Praise and worship led by Len Mink and the KCM Band

We need youmdashto help us make this meeting a successJoin us for the volunteer meeting Sunday August 21 at 3 pm in the Hilton Ballroom

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Unable to attend the meetings Then join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and Internet Radio at wwwkcmorg

Visit our Web site for more information | Meetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you | Partners and Friends within the United States call (800) 600-7395 | Partners and Friends within Canada call 1-877-480-3388

US Cellular Arena | 400 W Kilbourn Ave | Milwaukee WI 53203 | (414) 908-6000

Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis

Creflo A Dollar

Keith Moore Keith Butler Bill WinstonKenneth and Gloria Copeland

Get Into the Overf low

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadets

Superkid Academy

Dana and Linda Johnson

CommanderKellie

2005

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Poisonous Snake Bit You

b y R i c k R e n n e r

ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo Acts 285

Traveling by sea was a perilous and risky undertaking Ships were not always reliable The routes often took them through waters cluttered with sharp rocks reefs and debris Even if the vessel was guided by strong skilled leadership currents were so strong that even the best ships could be carried directly into rocks and other dangerous obstacles In Acts 27 we read that Paul was traveling aboard a ship that ran into rocks and broke into pieces In that moment of crisis Paul became Godrsquos man on board as he spoke the word of faith to the crew and passengers Soon he was in charge of the entire situation Once marooned on the island of Melita Paul worked with other crew members to collect wood for a fire A venomous viper was hidden in the sticks he was carrying When he dropped his wood into the flames that snake

bit Paul on the hand Acts 283 says ldquoAnd when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire there came a viper out of the heat and fastened on his handrdquo The word viper is the Greek word echidna and refers to ldquoa highly venomous snakerdquo The verse says that this snake ldquofastened on his handrdquo The word fastened is the Greek word kathapto and it means ldquoto tightly fastenrdquo This snake deeply bit the Apostle Paul and injected its venom into his hand for the word kathapto also meant ldquoto introduce poison into the bodyrdquo That viper sunk its fangs into Paulrsquos flesh and released its full load of venom into his hand That is why Acts 284 says ldquoAnd when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand they said among themselves No doubt this man is a murderer whom though he hath escaped the sea yet vengeance suffereth not to liverdquo

W hen I read about the travels of the Apostle Paul I find his story to be simply remarkable What he had to endure to take the gospel to the gentiles was out of the ordinary | For example in 2 Corinthians 1125 Paul tells us that during the course of his ministry he was shipwrecked three times He writes ldquohellipthrice I suffered shipwreck a night and a day I have been in the deeprdquo

What Would You Do if a

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to advance the gospel I refuse to give in to my flesh and throw a pity party Because I keep going and never give in or give up Godrsquos power is always available to help me in every situation Therersquos too much at stake for me to let some little thing pull me down into defeat With Godrsquos Spirit at work in me I overcome every obstacle that tries to block my way I declare this by faith in Jesusrsquo Name VICTORY

Excerpted from Sparkling Gems by Rick Renner

Rick Renner is an author pastor and teacher of the Word of God who has ministered all over the world He and his wife Denise pastor Moscow Good News Church in Moscow Russia For more information or ministry materials please write Rick Renner Ministries PO Box 702040 Tulsa OK 74170-2040 or call (918) 496-3213

But what did Paul do Acts 285 says ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo The phrase ldquoshook it off rdquo is from the Greek word apotinasso It is a compound of the words apo meaning ldquooff rdquo and ldquoawayrdquo and the word tinasso which means to ldquoshakerdquo This word gives us a picture of the Apostle Paul shaking his hand back and forth until the viper released its fangs and fell into the fire When the barbarian crowd saw that Paul didnrsquot die they assumed he was a god In just a short time Paul used the event to bring the whole island together for a crusade Publius the chief of the island was so impressed that he took Paul into his own home for three days While there Paul laid hands on Publiusrsquo father who ldquolay sick of a fever and of a bloody fluxrdquo (Acts 288) The man was miraculously healed and soon the entire island was in revival The Bible tells us ldquoSo when this was done others also which had diseases in the island came and were healedrdquo (Acts 289) By the time Paul departed from Melita he was so respected and honored that they loaded him down with everything necessary for the remainder of his journey How would you have acted if you had been in Paulrsquos position Suppose you were shipwrecked lost all your material possessions then found yourself marooned on an island inhabited by barbarians where a venomous snake promptly bites you Do you think you would have ldquoshaken it off rdquo as Paul did Would you have turned your disaster into a revival Or would you have been tempted to sit down and cry while you worried about your plans being ruined Paulrsquos attitude kept him in the midst of revival everywhere he went He had the opportunity to give in to his flesh and throw a pity party just as you and I do But because Paul chose to keep going and never stop Godrsquos power was always available to help him in every situation What is hindering you today What is the devil trying to use to latch on to your life and to distract you Why donrsquot you make the decision to shake it off Therersquos too much at stake to let some little thing distract you and pull you down into defeat Turn that attack around and use it for the glory of God Make the devil sorry he ever sent that poisonous viper to attack you

My Prayer Today | Lord give me the attitude that turns every attack the devil sends into an opportunity for revival Help me walk in such strong and consistent faith that I do not flinch at ANYTHING Rather than give in to my flesh and let worry conquer me help me remember the assignment Yoursquove given me and help me remain committed to f inish my course on time I pray this in Jesusrsquo Name

My Confession Today | I confess that revival happens everywhere I go Every disaster the devil sends is an opportunity

Like finding a shiny jewel in a pile of rocks Sparkling Gems From the Greek will inspire you

to dig into Godrsquos Word in search of valuable gems

In this unique daily devotional Rick Renner combines his understanding of the Greek lan-

guage and his knowledge of biblical history to explore New Testament scriptures By defining

key words from the original Greek language and explaining the historical context in which

the scriptures were written he reveals new facets of the Word and how to apply them to

daily life

The table of contents and index make this an easy-to-use study tool you can refer to over

and over again Order yours today

Sparkling Gems From the Greek | 7frac14rdquo x 9frac12rdquo | hardback | 1106 pages

CDN$30 B050605

Uncovering the Many Facets of the Word

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Thank You Jesus for Protecting My Family After seeing Kellie Copelandrsquos Prayer for Family Protection I began reading it every morning My family is separated by many miles The prayer makes me feel more secure throughout the day know-ing and believing they are safe One morning I almost did not read my prayer But I knew I had to take time to read it so I did Later on in the day I called my sister and she told me my niece had just totaled her car but she was not hurt in any way I immediately thought Thank You Jesus for protecting my family Thank you angels for taking charge over my family for covering them with your wings of protection I hung up the phone and called the KCM prayer line to thank God once more and to give a praise report Thank you Kellie for sharing your special prayer with me Phyllis Roberts Beech Grove Ind

ldquoA faithful man shall abound with blessingsrdquo

Teaching Me So I Can Teach Them My grandson Christopher who lives in New York needed dental surgery when he was 4 years old The hospital told us the insurance would pay but when all was said and done the paperwork came back rejected We had paid the $800 deduct-ible which left over $2000 still to pay I called your prayer

team and asked them to agree that the money would come in and they would take payments The next day the hospital called and said we did not have to pay any of it They had made a mistake and approved the surgery before hearing from the insurance so they absorbed the cost

Christopher is now 6 and he loves Jesus I am so thankful for your ministry Yoursquove taught me so much that I can share with all my grandchildren I was praying with my other two grandsons Nick (8) and Nate (11) last nightmdashjust listening to them talk to the Lord is so thrillingmdashI can imagine how it thrills the Lordrsquos heart too Thank you for teaching me so I can teach themMarti Deacon | Michigan

The Year of Overflow in Prison I went to prison in June 2000 sentenced to 105 to 210 years For three years I walked around in darkness full of hate grief envy and mad at the world My five children forgot me My wife moved in with my best friend Then this ldquoJesus freakrdquo started telling me that Jesus had something in store for me Irsquod laugh and go on my way For a month he kept saying ldquoCome to church and

seerdquo One Sunday in August 2003 tired of my life I went to church for a laugh But the joke was on memdashI went to the altar and made Jesus Christ the Lord of my life When I saw in the Word that God restores families I prayed that God would restore my family as He did for Joseph in the Bible A short time later I was moved to a different housing block There I met six of the greatest Christian brothers ever They worked with me and taught me a lot using your books on healing the power of tongues etc We became a true family But God wasnrsquot done This past Thanksgiving my young-est daughter wrote me a letter and my second oldest daughter wrote to me after Christmas I believe this is the Year of Overflow I believe my other three children will get in touch with me soon God not only restores families He gives new ones Kenneth thank you for your help Keep me in your

prayers You are in mineRP | Pennsylvania

Proverbs 2820

I am so thankful for

your ministry

GoodNEWSGazette

Intruder Encounters the Power of God At 4 am while my 4-year-old son and I were sleeping someone came into our apartment We both woke up from the noise of the door being opened I jumped up from my bed wide-awake facing the person standing before me Not knowing if they were male or female or whether or not they had a weapon I began screaming But then being reminded that I was a child of Almighty God and remembering a story in your magazine I began yell-ing to the burglar ldquoGet away in Jesusrsquo Mighty Name and get out of my apartment immediatelyrdquo The person didnrsquot move so I turned the light on and saw that it was a woman about my age I then grabbed her by the

arm and led her out of the apartment Before I closed the door behind her I found myself saying in a calm voice ldquoGod bless yourdquo Later

I asked my son why he had been so silent He said ldquoMummy as you talked with that woman I prayed the Lord would take that evil spirit out of our apartmentrdquo Thank you for working for Godrsquos kingdom and for being such a big blessing to others like meIH | Canada

ldquoDaddy Is a Nonsmokerrdquo My 9-year-old daughter Annabelle has been believing for Daddy to give up smoking She has been praying for him for about six months and declares ldquoDaddy is a nonsmokerrdquo Her dad always smoked outside in the garden and never near the children But Annie would see him out her bedroom window and decided at age 8 to involve the Lord Jesus in the situa-tion During a recent illness her daddy stopped smoking and has not taken it up againmdashhe hasnrsquot even been craving a cigarette badly Annie has seen what wonderful results happen when something is given over to GodMR | England

Struggles Give Way to Praise Report We have a family of six and yoursquove played a huge part in our lives for at least the last eight years I have written you about our struggles and now have praise reports

In a period of two weeks my husband received a job that pays $20000 more than his previous job and our son received a call from a talent agency that he had applied to a year ago In addition my husband is

now coaching a basketball team He loves the game but ini-tially was concerned about losing his temper However God has helped him and he has been able to have the self-control he needs It is a wonderful team and after the first game it blessed me so much to hear my husband tell how God had put it all together By the time I went to bed that night I was crying tears of thankfulness I love you guys and appreciate you so muchDusty Farmer | Texas

Fear of Water Flushed Away

At 6 months old my youngest granddaughter became suddenly

terrified of water Her bath time which always had been the high

point of her day became a nightmare I had been praying over her

and the situation was getting a little better Then late one night

she watched your broadcast with me She was mesmerized by

Gloria and focused on her for the entire broadcast

The next day her joy in her bath time was back Now months

later she is the water babymdashthe screaming comes when you take

her out of the water the dogrsquos water dish has to be left outside

Thank You Jesus And thank you all for your faithfulness

Judith Hewson | Tamworth NH

I n t e r n a t i o n a l N e w sGoodNEWSGazette

Bryan Bair ran his fingers over the shiny metal of his French horn one last time before handing it over Pocketing the money he left the pawnshop and drove to the rundown shack he and his family called home in Muskogee Okla In an effort to liven up the dismal rental his wife Angie had painted the walls Convinced that their daughter Cierra shouldnrsquot crawl around on the filthy carpet theyrsquod scratched together enough money to replace it at their own expense

Once again prosperity had eluded them No matter how hard they worked or how carefully they spent they just couldnrsquot get ahead Both cars were being repossessed If that werenrsquot bad enough they were being booted out of the ramshackle house and the owner was suing them for changing the deacutecor

Bryan unlocked the front door and stepped into the cool dank living room Everything he owned was gone He slipped off his wedding band and ran his finger over the word engraved inside Hesed

That was all he had left to cling tomdashone word of hope

From Rules to Revelation | ldquoAngie and I grew up in the same church in Oklahoma Cityrdquo Bryan explains ldquoI was several years older than she was and we didnrsquot know one another well As adults life wasnrsquot kind to either of us After suffering years of physical abuse the Lord rescued Angie from almost certain death and she returned to Oklahoma City to begin healing Her sister gave her a set of tapes by Kenneth Copeland The Blood Covenant The tapes were life-changing for Angie and when she learned that I was broken and bruised from a failed marriage she loaned them to me

Covenantof Love

V

h

b y M e l a n i e H e m r y

on what was left I told Angie what the Lord said and we both repented and agreed to tithe on our gross income ldquoThe first of May I tithed 10 percent of my gross salary Two days later a woman who had lost her home during a tornado saw Angiersquos house and bought it immediatelyrdquo

The Breath of Life | In another stroke of divine favor Angiersquos parents provided the money for them to move into a much nicer house in Muskogee Theyrsquod been living there for a while when Angie began feeling sick and suffering from headaches and fatigue Not only that it became increasingly difficult to awaken 3-year-old Cierra each morning She was lethargic and her eyes stayed a reddish color One night during dinner Cierra said ldquoMama and Daddy I saw Jesus in my bedroom last nightrdquo Angie stopped serving food and glanced at Bryan ldquoWhat did Jesus do honeyrdquo ldquoHe blowed in my mouthrdquo Cierra explained Bryan and Angie looked at one another with raised brows and shrugged Days later Angie and Cierra were in the house alone when the carbon monoxide alarm sounded Angie called the gas company and they sent someone immediately His carbon monoxide detector sounded an alarm before he ever got inside the house ldquoGet out nowrdquo he shouted ldquoThe serviceman said that our carbon monoxide alarm

was next to an air vent so while the poisonous gas was filling the house the alarm only sensed fresh air until it reached dangerously high levelsrdquo Angie recalls ldquoAfter taking the readings he said there was no reason that we were still aliverdquo This time it was Angie who pulled off her wedding band and ran her finger over the word engraved inside Hesed A sob caught in her throat as she realized what God had done Jesus had breathed into Cierrarsquos mouth

The Tithe Test | Although Bryan and Angie saw promising changes in their financial picture it appeared to be too little too late They were forced into Chapter 7 bankruptcy Seated in chambers with the bankruptcy trustee during their hearing Bryan and Angie were unprepared for the ruling

ldquoI sold medical supplies and listened to the tape series in my car as I traveled The thing that most impressed me was Brother Copelandrsquos teaching on hesed This is the love of God that passes mere knowledge It is the experience of Godrsquos love based on a covenant which lasts until death and beyond With two failed marriages behind us and the abuse Angie suffered at her former husbandrsquos hands we were in awe of this kind of loverdquo Angie and Bryan learned from the tapes that tithing was divinely designed to be an expression of faith in that covenant of love That was a new idea to them Theyrsquod both known tithing as a biblical rule but theyrsquod never had a revelation of it as their covenant connection

Help in Troubled Times | On May 3 1997 Bryan and Angie married and made a covenant between themselves and God As a permanent reminder they engraved the word Hesed inside their wedding bands Angie worked as a dental assistant and Bryan continued his career in medical sales They lived in the small house Angie owned and tithed 10 percent of all their income trusting in their covenant with God Two days before Christmas Bryanrsquos boss called in his entire staff ldquoYoursquore all firedrdquo he said ldquoSome of you may be hired by the distributor whorsquos taking over the businessrdquo Bryan sighed with relief when the distributor hired him but it came with a price He would do the same job hersquod been doing with 20 percent less salary and no benefits or insurance A year later the company changed hands again Bryan lost another 5 percent of his income and Angie gave birth to their daughter Cierra By 1999 a frustrated Bryan took a job with a new company as a direct manufacturerrsquos representative selling spinal implants The salary package was about the same as the one hersquod left behind Because his territory included all of Tulsa and the northwest part of Arkansas they listed Angiersquos house for sale and moved to Muskogee Bryan stood in the living room and ran his finger over the word engraved on the inside of his wedding band Angiersquos house still hadnrsquot sold they were being kicked out of the rental house both cars were being repossessed and hersquod hocked his French horn This is the protection of God He fell to his knees on the hardwood floor ldquoLord why Irsquom tithing and we arenrsquot making ends meetrdquo Why are you stealing from Me Bryan gasped ldquoLord wersquove tithed faithfully for two yearsrdquo Render unto Caesar that which belongs to Caesar and to God that which belongs to God ldquoI knew immediately what Irsquod done wrongrdquo Bryan says ldquoWersquod been tithing after taxes In other words we were giving the first portion of everything to taxes and tithing

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 19

Covenantof Love

b y M e l a n i e H e m r y

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10

percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10 percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered It was tempting It was a way out of the financial vise that seemed to tighten around Bryan moment by moment He wanted to throw up his hands and say ldquoOK so it was a bad idea Irsquoll try again later when this whole mess is cleared uprdquo He twisted the ring on his finger Hesed He was in covenant with God Hersquod made a promise that he intended to fulfill if it cost him his life What if it does cost me everything Mouth dry and hands clammy he looked the trustee in the eye ldquoWe will never stop giving that 10 percentrdquo ldquoThen I have no other choice but to remove your Chapter 7 status I am moving you into a Chapter 13 bankruptcy That means wersquoll put you on a repayment plan Yoursquoll repay every dime with interestrdquo Bryan looked at Angie who smiled ldquoWe prefer it that wayrdquo The decision to tithe regardless of the cost triggered such deep-seated fear in Bryan that he suffered night terrors Each time he woke in a cold sweat shadowboxing against an unseen enemy Angie comforted him and said ldquoWe will be tithers God has not given us a spirit of fear but He has given us His love power and a sound mindrdquo ldquoAngie helped me get through the night terrors for monthsrdquo Bryan recalls ldquoAnother thing that helped was a list of scripture confessions for breakthrough that was printed in one of the Believerrsquos Voice of Victory magazines I kept them on my desk and repeated them dailyrdquo Toward the end of that year in November 2000 Bryan scored a direct hit on the enemy when he released his first vocal CD of nine songs entitled In His Presence Soon after an amazing thing happened in his business Before he could contact new doctors in his territory they began contacting him and asking for his product The favor of God rested on him to such a degree that both doctors and hospitals saw him as a benefit While still tithing and repaying all his debts Bryan and Angie began giving a monthly gift to KCM Bryan decided to release his territory in Oklahoma and concentrate his efforts in northwest Arkansas In July 2002 they moved into their new home near Fort Smith Ark Angie an artist painted an archangel standing guard and placed the painting above their fireplacemdasha constant reminder of their covenant with God She also painted and personalized bedrooms for Tayler and Britton Bryanrsquos two teenaged children Instead of a ratty rental house they

This month as we celebrate Fatherrsquos Day in America

men around the globe have risen to the call and dis-

covered the strength of partnership Theyrsquove joined

Kenneth Copeland Ministries with faithful support and

unyielding prayer Together wersquore raising up a generation

of men women and children who are ready to reach the

world with the uncompromised message of the gospel

And it shows

As these men stand with us they know wersquore standing

with them too Wersquore praying daily for them Wersquore believing with them for restored relationships financial

success wise parenting and abundant health

Each day our anointings and ministries are joining together empowering one another And together wersquore

changing the world

all these men have something in common

Par tnership

If yoursquore not yet a Partner with Kenneth Copeland Ministries

or want to find out more about partnership just

call 1-877-480-3388 or

visit wwwkcmcanadaca

God has great things in store for youPartners Please send us your testimoniesmdashwe want to hear the great things God is doing in your lives so we can rejoice with you

lived in a beautiful home filled with love and laughter

A Covenant of Life | In August 2003 Bryan and Angie took Tayler Britton and Cierra for a last getaway to Branson before school started Excited about going to Silver Dollar City the children chattered happily during the drive The next morning they were about to leave the hotel when 5-year-old Cierra grabbed her abdomen and screamed in agony They rushed her to a nearby clinic where she was diagnosed with appendicitis There were no surgeons available and the ambulance was tied up with another patient The fastest way to get help they were told was to drive her to Fayetteville After loading the family in their 2001 Expedition Angie phoned family members and asked for prayer Without warning the shocks went out on the car ldquoEvery bump in the road knocked the breath out of usrdquo Angie remembers ldquoAnd with every jolt Cierra screamed It was a grueling trip that should have taken an hour but we had to go so slowly that it took us three Most of that time our cell phones were without a signal But once the cell phones came on I phoned my mother whorsquod just returned from the Southwest Believersrsquo Convention She and a friend whorsquod been at the convention had been praying for Cierra and the Lord told them to tell us to take Communion ldquoI searched the car for anything to use as Communion elements All I could find was half a Diet Coke and a Twinkie I broke off pieces of the Twinkie for each of us and then prayed over it as representing Jesusrsquo body that was broken for Cierra We used Diet Coke as a substitute for Jesusrsquo blood that was shed for her and prayed based on our covenant with God ldquoThe moment we finished praying Cierrarsquos pain stopped and she went to sleep She slept the remainder of the way to Fayetteville When the surgeon met us Cierra was awake and in no pain He pressed on her abdomen just like the previous doctor had done but it didnrsquot hurt her According to the blood work her white count had been up but was droppingrdquo ldquoThere is no doubt that something has taken place in this childrsquos bodyrdquo the surgeon explained ldquobut there is nothing wrong now She is free to gordquo Bryan and Angie had the car repaired and returned to Silver Dollar City to finish their vacation As they watched Cierra run and play they fingered their rings and gave all the praise to God The Lord has continued to bless them beyond their wildest dreams In the month of January 2004 Bryan made more money than he made during a whole year before he began tithing on his gross income Bryan and Angie Bair defeated fear and in so doing they defeated the poverty attached to it Because they

steadfastly maintained their covenant connection to-day they not only know God cares for them they have experienced firsthand His powerful covenant love VICTORY

Standing in AgreementmdashThere Is Victory in Numbers

Praying alone is effective But sometimes you need the power of oth-ers praying in agreement with you | Kenneth Copelandrsquos Pressing In for Victory will teach you thoroughly about the prayer of agree-ment Yoursquoll learn how joining others and praying according to Godrsquos Word is a powerful weapon in your prayer arsenal | Hear personal stories of how Kenneth and Gloria again and again received the answers they needed through powerful prayers of agreement writ-ing contracts based on scriptures and pressing in until their break-throughs came

Stop just hoping your prayers will be heard and start praying with the confidence that you have what you ask according to Godrsquos Word Order now and supercharge your prayer life

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House

T h e G o d o f t h e B r e a k t h r o u g h

re you desperate for a breakthrough Are you thinking If the Lord doesnrsquot do something soon I wonrsquot make it | If so I completely understand A few years ago I desperately needed a financial breakthrough I was standing in faith confessing the Word and waiting for provision to come Though Irsquod experienced a few turnarounds our finances were still under attack | In January of the following year God began doing great things Then shortly afterward He gave me a word He said that my wife and I our ministry and anyone else who lays hold upon this truth would experience more of His presence love power and favor than ever before He then added Yoursquoll experience your greatest breakthroughs thus far | Praise God That prophetic word was exactly what I needed to hear and itrsquos what I want to share with you so ldquoThe God of the Breakthroughrdquo will visit your house too

A Prophetic Word | God brought 1 Kings 17 to my attention Itrsquos a story Irsquod read many times In fact Irsquod preached from it often but this time the Lord revealed something new He said Within this story you will discover the keys to supernatural breakthrough | In this passage God sent Elijah into hiding from King Ahab and provided for him by commanding the ravens to feed him by the brook Cherith When the brook dried up God sent Elijah to Zarephath of Sidon He told him hersquod find a widow woman there who would take care of him When Elijah found the woman he discovered that she had just enough food for one more meal In verse 12 she told him ldquoI have not a cake but an handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil in a cruse that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it and dierdquo | If anyone was a candidate for a breakthrough it was this woman She had just enough food for one last meal Then she was prepared to die She needed God to come through for her in a big way

will visit your

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A

b y J e r r y S a v e l l e

Heavenly Father I receive this prophetic word I believe with all my heart that You want to visit my house I am willing to obey Irsquom willing to sow a significant seed Right now I boldly declare that The God of the Breakthrough is visiting my house Amen

From now on proclaim ldquoThe God of the Breakthrough is visiting my houserdquo Donrsquot stop believing and standing for it Praise God for fulfilling His promise As you put these keys into practice your breakthrough will come Then yoursquoll be able to share what yoursquove learned and help others understand how to experience a breakthrough in their lives too VICTORY

Jerry Savelle is president and founder of Jerry Savelle Ministries International and pastors Heritage of Faith Christian Center For information or ministry materials write to Jerry Savelle Ministries PO Box 748 Crowley TX 76036 visit their Web site at wwwjsmiorg or call (817) 297-3155

Now notice how her situation changed when Elijah said ldquoFear not but make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son For thus saith the Lord God of Israel The barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo (verses 13-14) Elijah gave her a prophetic word when He said ldquoThe barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo This prophetic word was the first key to her breakthrough Without it she and her son would have died But instead she discovered when she acted on that prophetic word her future changed No longer would she and her son die but rather they would experience supernatural provision In the same way a prophetic word can change your future Through the word which God will give youmdasheither through scripture another believer or a prophetic messagemdashHe will tell you what to do Then itrsquos important not to give up No matter what happens in between the time you receive the word and the time it comes to passmdashstand strong Receiving your personal prophetic word is the first key to your breakthrough

Obey the Word | The second key to experiencing a breakthrough is to obey the prophetic word Notice in verse 13 Elijah told the woman ldquomake me thereof a little cake firstrdquo In order for the prophetic word to come to pass she had to be obedient Irsquove discovered over the years that Godrsquos instructions usually donrsquot make sense to the natural mind This woman had just told Elijah that she only had enough food and oil to make one last meal but what was his response He told her to make him a cake first It didnrsquot make sense but it was a necessary step for her to receive her breakthrough She simply needed to obey

A Significant Seed | The third step to receiving a breakthrough is to sow a significant seed When I asked the Lord to clarify what He meant by a ldquosignificant seedrdquo He told me that a significant seed has value to the sower When Elijah told this woman to make him a cake before she cooked her last meal he was asking her to sow a significant seed It was her last bit of food Irsquom not implying that you give everything you have in order to sow a significant seed Right now ask God what significant seed you should sow toward your breakthrough No one else is responsible to tell you what that seed should be You must listen to God for yourself As you take this message to heart make the decision to bull listen for a prophetic word from the Lord bull obey that prophetic word and bull seek the Lord to know what significant seed you need to sow toward breakthrough Now if yoursquore ready for a breakthrough in your life pray this prayer

House

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I often receive requests to answer editorials and letters to the editor about the religious persuasions of Americarsquos founding fathers The standard assertion is that they were all deists pointing to George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Alexander Hamilton and James Madison as proof N In many dictionaries the terms deist agnostic and atheist now appear as synonyms An atheist believes there is no God An agnostic professes that there is no way to know if God exists A deist believes in an impersonal creator of the universe who wound it up like a clock but is no longer involved with mankind Although a very few of the founders considered themselves deists these definitions do not apply to the notable foundersrsquo beliefs N There is abundant evidence to refute the notion that the founding fathers were atheists agnostics or deists or that they wanted to divorce religious principles from public affairs N Thomas Paine in his discourse on ldquoThe Study of Godrdquo forcefully asserts that it is ldquothe error of schoolsrdquo to teach sciences without ldquoreference to the Being who is author of them for all the principles of science are of Divine originrdquo He laments that ldquothe evil that has resulted fromhellipteaching [science without God] has been that of generating in the pupils a species of atheismrdquo N In Benjamin Franklinrsquos 1749 plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania he insisted that schools teach ldquothe necessity of a public religionhellipand the excellency of the Christian religion above all others ancient or modernrdquo Mr Franklin proposed a biblical inscription for the seal of the United States and chose a New Testament verse for the motto of the Philadelphia Hospital He was one of the chief voices behind the establishment of a paid chaplain in Congress In 1787 when he helped found the college which bore his name it was dedicated as ldquoa nursery of religion and learningrdquo built ldquoon Christ the Corner-Stonerdquo Clearly Benjamin Franklinrsquos beliefs didnrsquot reflect those of a deist

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

S P I R I T U A L H E R I T A G E

1

Christrdquo And while Mr Madison does allude to a ldquowall of separationrdquo he says the purpose of that ldquowallrdquo is only to prevent Congress from passing a national law to establish a national religion None of the founders mentioned fit the definition of a deist Those who claim all our founders were deists typically name only a handful and generalize the rest This in itself is a mistake for there are more than 200 (55 at the Constitutional Convention 90 who framed the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights and 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence) Any generalization of these men as deists is completely inaccurate The reason critics never mention others is evident Consider what must be explained away if the following signers of the Constitution were mentioned

Charles Pinckney and John Langdonmdashfounders of the American Bible Society

James McHenrymdashfounder of the Baltimore Bible Society

Rufus Kingmdashhelped found a Bible society for Anglicans

Abraham Baldwinmdasha chaplain in The Revolution and considered the youngest theologian in America

Roger Sherman William Samuel Johnson John Dickinson and Jacob Broommdashtheological writers

James Wilson and William Pattersonmdashplaced on the Supreme Court by President George Washington They had prayer over juries in the U S Supreme Courtroom

The list could go on and this does not even include the huge number of thoroughly evangelical Christians who signed the declaration or helped frame the Bill of Rights Perhaps critics should spend more time reading the writings of the founders to discover their religious beliefs for themselves rather than making sweeping accusations which are so easily disproved VICTORY

David Barton nationally known author and public speaker is the founder and president of WallBuilders a pro-family organization which seeks to educate grass-roots society to rebuild Americarsquos constitu- tional moral and religious foundations For more information go to wwwwallbuilderscom call (817) 441-6044 or write to WallBuilders PO Box 397

Aledo TX 76008-0397

Nor did George Washingtonrsquos He was an open promoter of Christianity In his speech on May 12 1779 he claimed that children needed to learn ldquoabove allrdquo the ldquoreligion of Jesus Christrdquo and this would make them ldquogreater and happier than they already arerdquo On May 2 1778 he charged his soldiers at Valley Forge that ldquoTo the distinguished character of patriot it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christianrdquo When he resigned his commission as commander in chief of the military June 8 1783 he reminded the nation that ldquowithout a humble imitationrdquo of ldquothe Divine Author of our blessed religionrdquo we ldquocan never hope to be a happy nationrdquo George Washingtonrsquos own adopted daughter declared that you might as well question his patriotism as to question his Christianity Alexander Hamilton was certainly no deist He began work with Rev James Bayard to form the Christian Constitutional Society to help spread throughout the world the two things which Mr Hamilton said made America great (1) Christianity and (2) a Constitution formed under Christianity Only his death two months later thwarted his plan of starting a missionary society to promote Christian government Facing death in a duel with Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton met and prayed with the Rev John M Mason and Bishop Benjamin Moore He reaffirmed his readiness to face God should he die having declared to them ldquoa lively faith in Godrsquos mercy through Christ with a thankful remembrance of the death of Christrdquo He also partook of Communion with Bishop Moore There have been claims that Thomas Jefferson omitted all miraculous events of Jesus from his ldquoBiblerdquo But his own words explain his intent for the book was not that it be a ldquoBiblerdquo but a primer for the Indians on the teachings of Christ (which is why he titled it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth) He had the ldquored letterrdquo portions of the New Testament published to introduce the Indians to Christian morality As president of the United States he signed a treaty with the Kaskaskia tribe wherein he providedmdashat government expensemdashChristian missionaries to the Indians In fact Thomas Jefferson himself declared ldquoI am a real Christian that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesusrdquo The writings of James Madison who trained for ministry with the Rev Dr John Witherspoon are replete with declarations of his faith in God and Christ In his letter to Attorney General Bradford he laments that public officials are not bold enough about their Christian faith in public and that they should be ldquofervent advocates in the cause of

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 25

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE TO REFUTE THE NOTION THAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE ATHEISTS AGNOSTICS OR DEISTS

OR THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVORCE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

First John 418 says ldquoThere is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear because fear involves torment But he who fears has not been made perfect in loverdquo (New King James Version) If our children know we love them and God loves them the enemy wonrsquot be able to get a foothold of fear in their lives

Never Use Fear to Motivate | Now as parents we must never use fear as a means of motivation Teaching our kids to respect something that is potentially dangerous like an automobile is one thing Teaching them to be afraid of it is something else altogether Obviously you would not want your child to run out into oncoming traffic But it would be wrong to tell them ldquoIf you go out into the street a car is going to run over you and kill yourdquo That would be motivating them through fear There is never a time when using a little fearmdashor a lot for that mattermdashis healthy Take the time to explain to your child that ldquoAn automobile is a lot bigger than you are If you run out in front of a moving car it has the ability to harm you If yoursquore going to cross the street make sure itrsquos saferdquo Instead of creating an element of fear yoursquore instilling in them a respect for what the automobile is capable of doing

247 Protection | Our children should also understand the protection thatrsquos available to them through Godrsquos Word Itrsquos something I learned as a kid and as a result I have confidence that Irsquom safe no matter where I am or what Irsquom

doing For instance I like to hunt and there are rattlesnakes and copperheads out in the woods And the truth is I canrsquot stand snakes If I see one Irsquom not about to pick it up and play with it But at the same time I wouldnrsquot be afraid of it or let it bother me Why Because as a kid I learned that I am protected because I have a covenant with God I learned that angels are around memdashprotecting me My parents taught me the promises of Psalm 91 and likewise Irsquom teaching my children that those promises are true for them 247 no matter where they are

Testing the Limits | While most children have to learn how to overcome fear there are those who are not afraid of anything Thatrsquos the way I was as a kidmdashconstantly testing the limits of everything I wanted to be a stuntman from the time I could ride a tricycle I tried to jump it and ride it fast Today my 5-year-old son Jonathan is the same way Itrsquos in his genes He recently learned to ride a bicycle and two

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b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

W When I was growing up my dad Kenneth Copeland taught me many valuable lessons He taught me about spiritual things and natural things But one of the most important lessons I learned from Dad was how not to allow fear in my life Thatrsquos a lesson Irsquom passing on to my children and itrsquos something I hope you would want to pass on to your children as well Of course the reality is that most children are naturally fearful So as parents we must take the time to explain to them that they have no reason to fear because God loves them and is always with them When children know they can count on Godmdashand they understand that God is much bigger than the ldquoboogeymanrdquo or anything else they may fearmdashit gives them a sense of safety and security To overcome fear kids just like adults must be fully persuaded that God in them is greater than anything that is in the world (1 John 44)

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

Being equipped to deal with fear makes it easier for a person to obey God in areas that could be challenging If children learn how to do that at an early age theyrsquoll be able to readily obey God and operate in a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo as adults Our children need to know how to live a lifestyle of rejecting fear and letting love rule and reign in their lives They learn that by watching us their parents Teach them to not fear the future and what could happen but to trust God and follow the Holy Spirit If we teach our children these things they will have a tremendous advantage in life VICTORY

John Copeland is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the son of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland He lives in Fort Worth Texas with his wife Marty and their three children

months later he built a ramp so he could jump his bicycle What do you do with a child like that Well we donrsquot need to teach him how not to be fearful because hersquos not afraid But we do have to supervise his activity as much as possible and take the time to teach him about being responsible in his actions Part of that is teaching him to wear his safety gear and training him to use as much good judgment as a 5-year-old can Of course we pray for him too and confess the Word over him and expect him to be protected and safe More than likely at some point in his life Jonathan will still have opportunities to overcome fear And wersquore equipping him to be able to do that as well

ldquoNo Fearrdquo Provides an Advantage in Life | Because Dad taught me how not to be fearful as a kid I have been able to overcome fear as an adult Although I never was afraid of much as a child or as a teenager I did have to overcome the fear of getting up in front of people to speak And the bottom line of that fear was the fear of failuremdashthe fear of what people would think of me But now when I have a speaking engagement or Irsquom scheduled to tape the broadcast I simply donrsquot allow fear to come in I focus on the fact that Irsquom doing this because I love people and I love our Partners I remind myself that this is far more important than what people think of me Even though public speaking still isnrsquot something I look forward to doing I simply say ldquoLord this is in Your hands and I know I can trust Yourdquo I know I have the Holy Ghost on the inside of me and I believe ldquoI can do all things through Christ who strengthens merdquo (Philippians 413 New King James Version) Our children need to know who they are in Christ and that they always have the help of the Holy Ghost Then no matter what obstacles they face theyrsquoll be able to handle them When something looks like it could be a major problem and the enemy tries to torment them with worry and fear he wonrsquot be able to succeed Theyrsquoll know how to resist fearmdashthe devilmdashand theyrsquoll also know how to listen for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Ghost Helping our children grow up with a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo will give them a great advantage in life Just think about how many times the Holy Spirit has prompted you to do something but you drew back because of fear For instance have you ever felt like you should go witness to your neighbor and the enemy immediately tried to talk you out of it He might have used the fear of rejectionmdashfear of what that person would say or fear of being laughed atmdashas a tactic to keep you from going next door But if you could have recognized that fear as the enemyrsquos strategy you would have known how to resist the devil so you could have obeyed God and talked to your neighbor about salvation

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

God never intended for His people to cope with fearHe intended for us to attack it on all fronts

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Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 29

There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

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no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

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Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

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BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

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Women of FaithBillye Brim joins Gloria Copeland for two weeks of faith and revelation Donrsquot miss a

minute of these powerful women of the Word

Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

God and His Word Donrsquot miss this week as they wrap things up

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JULY4-9 Get Into the Overf low

Anaheim Convention Center | 800 W Katella AveAnaheim CA 92802 | (714) 765-8950

Unable to attend the meetings Join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and

Internet Radio at wwwkcmorg

live broadcast

Volunteer meeting Sunday July 3 at 3 pm in the Hilton Anaheim Pacific Ballroom

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadetsDana and Linda

JohnsonCommander

Kellie

2005

Overflow

I believe in healing I believe in abundance yet Irsquom behind in my bills The only abundance I have is debt and lack Whatrsquos wrongrdquo When I heard that prayer it pierced my heart That cry is the same cry I am hearing everywhere It rsquos something that has been far too common in the lives of believers everywhere As the Lord concluded the curtain-hanging vision He had given me He spoke these final words Donrsquot hang the curtains Hang the rod The curtains are already on the rod

Doing the Greater Works | The writing on those curtains represents every blessing and manifestation of Godrsquos love to meet manrsquos need Each of them is a law of the spirit And they all hang on the law of love Two things believers must clearly establish in their thinking are (1) every-thing works by spiritual law and (2) no law of God works correctly unless it is first tied to the law of love These things are vitally important to comprehend and apply especially as we walk in days of overflowmdashdays of increasingly great displays of Godrsquos abundance and love but also days of unusual devastation whether the result of manrsquos activities or catastrophic eruptions of the physical elements of the earth buckling under the weight of sin What we are seeing is not the result of two different sets of spiritual laws one created by God and the other created by Satan We are seeing the result of one law set in motion at Creation and reaffirmed in Godrsquos promise after the Flood ldquoWhile the earth remaineth seedtime and harvesthellipshall not ceaserdquo (Genesis 822) And every word and action of man is included in that planting and harvesting process ldquoBe not deceived God is not mocked for whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap For he that soweth to his

Next we would hear the poor fellow crying out ldquoOh God why is this happening to me Irsquom serving You It seems as though my faith doesnrsquot work right Irsquom sick though I believe in healing I believe in abundance yet Irsquom behind in my bills Only debt and lack are abundant in my life Whatrsquos wrongrdquo Our attention is then drawn to a corner of the room There standing all the time just waiting to be hung is a tremendously strong golden curtain rod Itrsquos as massive and stout as a bridge girder Written on it in huge red letters we see Matthew 2237-40

Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mindThis is the f irst and great commandment The second is like unto it Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself On these hang all the law and the prophets

The Lord flashed that vision across my spirit recently as I was praying about overflow and why the Church has had such a hard time with promises such as Ephesians 314-21 The Ephesians passage was the Apostle Paulrsquos prayer that we would have a working knowledge of the love of Christ and such intimacy with Jesus and His Anointing that we would be ldquofilled with all the fullness of Godrdquo For 2000 years the Church has really had difficulty believing that could ever happen As I prayed the Lord showed me that curtain-hanging scene My first thought was This is hilarious I am a big fan of the old silent-era movie comedies of Buster Keaton It was amazing how his character could become so tangled up in all kinds of stuff and still come out of it all right So as this vision unfolded it tickled me I laughed out loud That is until I heard that manrsquos cry ldquoOh God why is this happening to me Irsquom serving You It seems as though my faith doesnrsquot work right Irsquom sick though

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 3

S P I R I T U A L L AW GOVERNS all of LIFE

S a l v a t i o n P r a y e r

If you do not know

simply pray the following prayer in faith and Jesus will be your Lord Heavenly Father I come to You in the Name of Jesus Your Word says ldquoWhosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be savedrdquo and ldquoIf thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead thou shalt be savedrdquo (Acts 221 Romans 109) You said my salvation would be the result of Your Holy Spirit giving me new birth by coming to live in me (John 35-6 15-16 Romans 89-11) and that if I would ask You would fill me with Your Spirit and give me the ability to speak with other tongues (Luke 1113 Acts 24) I take You at Your Word I con-fess that Jesus is Lord And I believe in my heart that You raised Him from the dead Thank You for coming into my heart for giving me Your Holy Spirit as You have promised and for being Lord over my life Amen If you have just prayed this prayer please contact us and let us know of your decision We have a free Salvation Package we would like to send you to help you begin your new life in Jesus Simply write and ask for offer 50801 or call 1-877-480-3388

Jesus as your

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flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting And let us not be weary in well doing for in due season we shall reap if we faint notrdquo (Galatians 67-9) Sinrsquos harvest is the same as it has been since the Garden of Eden Romans 623 tells us ldquoFor the wages of sin is deathrdquo But the overflow of the fruit of righteousnessmdashthe seeds of repentance love and compassionmdashis the abundance of everything good Overflow is fulfillment of Jesusrsquo promise that ldquoHe that believeth on me the works that I do shall he do also and greater works than these shall he do because I go unto my Fatherrdquo ( John 1412) Greater works than what Jesus did on earth Is that possible Not only is it possible but the Church already saw a glimpse of the ldquogreater worksrdquo on the Day of Pentecost Thousands of people were spirit-born and baptized that

day Not only that people were healed by the power of God without being touchedmdashthey only had to come within a shadowrsquos distance of Peter But those kinds of occurrences over time became fewer and fewer and farther between What happened Did God just stop doing those things No The Church stopped making love a priority above every other pursuit As a result operations of the nine gifts or manifestations of Jesus faded to almost nothing Revelation of Godrsquos Word also grew increasingly dim Then one day revelation of Romans 117 ldquoThe just shall live by faithrdquo came alive in the spirit of a young German priest named Martin Luther And God patiently began restoring truth to the Body of Christ The new birth the revelation that the just shall live by faith the baptism in the Holy Ghost gifts of the Spirit healing faith prosperitymdashall of these things have been restored Restoration has come Itrsquos time for overflow

Know and Apply the Elements | God has never changed His plan which is for Jesus to manifest Himself in us as ldquohis body the fulness of him that filleth all in allrdquo (Ephesians 123) His plan is still for believers to comprehend (have a working knowledge of ) and know (intimately) the love of Christ and His Anointing (Ephesians 319) It is still that we would walk so consistently full of His love that wherever we go we would confidently hear and obey the voice of the Holy Ghost telling us how to minister to the needs of those we meet For instance if you were filled with the fullness of Him and walking in the love of God you could be in the grocery store when yoursquod hear the Holy Spirit whisper See that woman over there Her heart is broken Her teenager is in a whole lot of trouble If yoursquoll just walk over to her Irsquoll give you words to say that will deliver her from fear and grief and sorrow As you were obedient to the prompting and instruction of the Holy Spirit that woman would be set free We enter into Godrsquos plan for our lives as we discover and apply the elements of His laws that let His love be put on full display The laws of God control the blessings of God There are no accidents and there is no such thing as luck Spiritual law governs all of life Godrsquos laws or promises in every realm of human existence were given for a purpose That purpose is stated in 2 Peter 14 which tells us we have been given ldquoexceeding great and precious promises that by these [we] might be partakers of the divine naturerdquo Perhaps yoursquove heard someone who does not understand that faith is a law say something like ldquoWell you know faith comes through trial and tribulation and temptationrdquo What theyrsquore saying is just guesswork Thatrsquos not what the Word says at all And it just plain doesnrsquot work If hard times

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who loves God obeys His commands and loves others

In this power-packed teaching Kenneth Copeland shares that

true success is not based on wealth status or the next promotion

Rather it comes through giving Godrsquos Word first placemdashthe No 1

spotmdashin our hearts and by walking in love

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Can you see what is bursting forth in the Body of Christ in 2005 Letrsquos look again at that post-Pentecost report of what happened in the life of Peter Acts 5 tells us there was a huge outpouring so much so that people were bringing the sick into the streets on their beds ldquothat at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of themrdquo (verse 15) This wasnrsquot about his shadow It was about a manifestation of the power of God so strong that neither sickness nor disease nor any other work of death and darkness could stay in those who got within shadow distance of him Now are you ready to shout That same thing has begun to manifest again in parts of the world There are churches in Nigeria in which this is happening all the time As soon as people walk through the door they start speaking in tongues and getting healed

Taking Love to the Streets | As love becomes our greatest pursuit manifestations of that love are going to make the multitudes wake up and take notice The world is hoping that what we believe is real And theyrsquoll see it is true as we begin to get an intimate working knowledge of how Love operates When that happens wersquoll stop identifying with the woman with the issue of blood straining to touch the hem of Jesusrsquo garment Instead wersquoll begin identifying with the One whom she touched ldquoOh Brother Copeland that sounds like blasphemyrdquo Irsquom not talking about being Jesus I am talking about being His joint heirs anointed and authorized by Him and indwelt by the Father who does the work When you begin to walk in love love will flush the fear out until you are no longer afraid to impose your authority on sin sickness demons and fear Yoursquoll become a vessel through whom the love of Jesus will be put on full display Yoursquoll begin to walk so close to God that you tell Him about 500 times a day how much you love Him and Hersquoll tell you 505 times a day how much He loves you Yoursquoll learn to recognize the voice of Love and hear Him talk to you Thatrsquos the true depth of meaning in this life Itrsquos not just preaching for an hour Itrsquos having God stop you on the street somewhere and say That woman needs healing Minister to her now Be ready Develop a working knowledge of the love of God and intimacy with His Anointing Make love your greatest pursuit Donrsquot hang the curtainshelliphang the rod VICTORY

made your faith strong everyone would be a faith giant Romans 327 tells us faith is a law ldquoBy what law of works [No] but by the law of faithrdquo And by a little digging in the Word we find the elements of that law Romans 1017 says ldquoFaith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of Godrdquo Another element of spiritual law is found in James 220 ldquoFaith without works is dead (or incomplete)rdquo Jesus said ldquoWhosoever shall say unto this mountain Be thou removed and be thou cast into the sea and shall not doubt in his heart but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass he shall have whatsoever he saithrdquo (Mark 1123) As we continue reading we also find that Jesus said ldquoAnd when ye stand praying forgive if ye have aught against any that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespassesrdquo (verse 25) Once again we see that every law hangs on the law of love ldquoFaith worketh by loverdquo (Galatians 56) Every promise of God is released the same way God is no respecter of persons Find the elements and apply them in the order He gave Begin by walking in the greatest lawmdashlove Then faith prosperity healing wisdom gifts of the spirit salvationmdashwhatever is needed to manifest the love of God in that situationmdashwill manifest every time

No Longer Mere Men and Women | You can apply this same process to every promise of GodmdashHis blessings work by spiritual law ldquoFor the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and deathrdquo (Romans 82) We need to know these things because we are no longer mere men and women We are new creatures (2 Corinthians 517) The same Father who did the works that manifest in Jesus now lives in us to do those same works and greater works

Believest thou not that I am in the Father and the Father in me the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself but the Father that dwelleth in me he doeth the workshellip He that believeth on me the works that I do shall he do also and greater works than these shall he do because I go unto my Fatherhellip He that hath my commandments and keepeth them he it is that loveth me and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father and I will love him and will manifest myself to himhellip If a man love me he will keep my words and my Father will love him and we will come unto him and make our abode with him ( John 1410-23)

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 5

[1] EVERY THING WORKS by SPIRITUAL LAW and [2] NO LAW OF GOD WORKS CORRECTLY UNLESS

it is FIRST TIED TO THE LAW OF LOVE

Two things believers must clearly establish in their thinking are

Getin theOverflowEverything you do in life is a seed There are spiritual mental physical and financial seeds you sow with your

mouth your actions and your money Thatrsquos why itrsquos so important to be aware of the words you speak your

thoughts and the way you respond to every situationmdashespecially during times of overflow

In this series of teachings Kenneth Copeland shows you how to put yourself in line with Godrsquos plan of over-

flow so yoursquoll have more than enough Yoursquoll also discover

bull The prerequisites to having overflow in your life

bull Why joy or sorrow is your choice

bull How to live by faith and not by luck

bull How to have the ability to love like Jesus

bull How your personal overflow is tied to

developing the power of His love within you

Satan is fighting hard to keep Godrsquos people from walking in overflow But hersquos losing his grip Discover the

depths of all God has for you todayhellipand get ready for an Overflowing HarvestmdashBy FaithhellipThrough Love

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As a believer you have the power of the Holy Spirit inside you But that power wonrsquot go to work until you put it to work The Holy Spirit wonrsquot just muscle in on you He wonrsquot come in and turn down the television and jerk you up off the couch and say Now you listen to me No Hersquos a gentleman He has been sent to help you to do the will of God to strengthen you to counsel youbut He wonrsquot do a thing until Hersquos asked Thatrsquos why James 513 says if yoursquore in trouble or afflicted pray Itrsquos prayer that puts the power within you to work Just think about that The Spirit of Almighty Godhellipthe Spirit that hovered over the face of the deep and carried out Godrsquos Word at Creationhellipthat same Spirit is inside youmdashwaiting for you to call on Him If Jesus came into your house and sat down at your table yoursquod put aside everything to talk to Him wouldnrsquot you You wouldnrsquot just rush through and say ldquoJesus Irsquom so glad to see You I wish I had the energy to talk to You but You wouldnrsquot believe what kind of a day I had today I mean everything in the world went

wrong and now Irsquom just too tired to do anything but lay here and watch television Maybe we can spend some time

together laterrdquo You wouldnrsquot do that would you No If Jesus were sitting there in your room where you could see Him yoursquod fall on your face and begin to worship Him You wouldnrsquot care how tired you were or what kind of day you had Yoursquod jump at the opportunity to fellowship with Him Well listen the Holy Ghost is in you Hersquos waiting on you Hersquos ready anytime of the day or night Hersquos saying Irsquom here to help you and strengthen you I want to comfort you today You know that problem yoursquove been having I want to help you get that out of your life The Holy Spirit has some things He wants to show youmdashthings yoursquove been trying to figure out Hersquos waiting there with the power to overcome every obstacle in your life Take time to pray Pray in the spirit Pray with understanding Pray and activate the power that is at work within you today VICTORY

Excerpted from the From Faith to Faith devotional

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ACTIVATE the POWERldquoNow unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or

think according to the power that worketh in usrdquo Ephesians 320

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Scripture Reading

Ephesians 316-21 The Amplified Bible

16 May He grant you out of the rich treasury

of His glory to be strengthened and reinforced

with mighty power in the inner man by the

[Holy] Spirit [Himself indwelling your innermost

being and personality]

17 May Christ through your faith [actually] dwell

(settle down abide make His permanent home)

in your hearts May you be rooted deep in love

and founded securely on love

18 That you may have the power and be strong

to apprehend and grasp with all the saints [Godrsquos

devoted people the experience of that love]

what is the breadth and length and height and

depth [of it]

19 [That you may really come] to know

[practically through experience for yourselves]

the love of Christ which far surpasses mere

knowledge [without experience] that you may

be filled [through all your being] unto all the

fullness of God [may have the richest measure of

the divine Presence and become a body wholly

filled and flooded with God Himself]

20 Now to Him Who by (in consequence of)

the [action of His] power that is at work within

us is able to [carry out His purpose and] do

superabundantly far over and above all that we

[dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest

prayers desires thoughts hopes or dreams]mdash

21 To Him be glory in the church and in Christ

Jesus throughout all generations forever and

ever Amen (so be it)

Prosperity Overflow Convention

Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis Creflo A Dollar

August1-6

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday August 6 at 930 am

Fort Worth Convention Center

Southwest2005

rsquo

Visit our Web site for more informationUnable to attend the meetings Then join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and Internet Radio at wwwkcmorgMeetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you Partners and Friends within the United States call (800) 600-7395 Partners and Friends within Canada call 1-877-480-3388

Join Kenneth and Gloria at these other 2005 meetingshellip

Get Into theOverflowHost Hotel Radisson Plaza Hotel Fort Worth815 Main St Fort Worth TX 76102 | (817) 870-2100 phone (817) 882-1300 fax | wwwradissoncomftworthtx $112 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservationReserve by 63005 | Please check with Radisson concerning cancellation policy at time of reservation

Marriott Courtyard Blackstone Downtown Fort Worth601 Main St Fort Worth TX 76102(817) 885-8700 phone | (817) 885-8303 faxwwwmarriottcomdfwms | $125 singledoublePlease mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation | Reserve by 53005

Park Central Hotel1010 Houston St Fort Worth TX 76102(817) 336-2011 phone | (817) 336-0105 faxwwwparkcentralhotelcom$100 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation

Fort Worth Convention Center | 1201 Houston StFort Worth TX 76102 | (817) 570-2222

Praise and worship led by Len Mink and the KCM Band

We need youmdashto help us make this meeting a successCome to the volunteer meeting Sunday July 31 3 pmmdash Radisson Plaza or join us for pre-service prayer every evening 45 minutes before service

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday August 6 at 930 am

SouthwestDana and Linda

JohnsonCommander

Kellie

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadets

2005 Singles CelebrationExclusively at the Southwest Prosperity Convention

Join other singles 18 and older of like faith in the Convention

Center Ballroom | Enjoy great fellowship food entertainment

and fun Wednesday August 3 immediately following the evening

service Tickets are $20 at the door or $15 if purchased before

July 1 To order tickets call or write to Kenneth Copeland

Ministries or log on to wwwkcmorg

International Reception - come celebrate 25 years at Southwest

Wednesday August 3 following the afternoon session

West Coast Prosperity Overflow ConventionJuly 4-9Anaheim Convention Center800 W Katella Ave | Anaheim CA 92802(714) 765-8950

Great Lakes Prosperity Overflow ConventionAugust 22-27US Cellular Arena | 400 W Kilbourn AveMilwaukee WI 53203(414) 908-6000

June 17Annual Word of Faith ConferenceWord of Faith International Christian Center20000 W Nine Mile RoadSouthfield MI 48075-5597(248) 353-3476

June 27National Pentecostal Church of God Convention

(417) 624-7050 ext 370 or 371

July 23-24Inspiring Excellence Conference 2005Family Harvest Church18500 92nd AveTinley Park IL 60477(708) 614-6000

September 2-4Thunder Over Texas Motorcycle RallyJerry Savelle Ministries InternationalTexas Motor Speedway3601 Hwy 114Justin TX 76247(817) 297-3155wwwthunderovertexascom

September 11Annual Chicago Faith ConferenceLiving Word Christian Center7600 W Roosevelt RoadForest Park IL 60130(708) 697-5000wwwbwmorg

October 2Grace FellowshipPO Box 55236Tulsa OK 74155(918) 252-1611

October 26-31Prayer Mountain in the OzarksBillye Brim MinistriesPO Box 40Branson MO 65615(417) 336-4877wwwbillyebrimorg

November 6-7Living Word Bible Church3520 E Brown Road Mesa AZ 85213(480) 964-4463

Days of Refreshing September 18-23Eagle Mountain International ChurchKenneth Copeland Ministries Headquarters14355 Morris-Dido Road | Newark TX 76071(not a mailing address)(817) 252-2868

Washington DC Victory CampaignNovember 17-19Hylton Memorial Chapel14640 Potomac Mills RoadWoodbridge VA 22192(703) 590-0076

b y G e o r g e P e a r s o n s

Training ChildrentoLoveGod

Children are our future In fact they are the future | Speaking from experience as a pastor and father I can tell you children grow up very quickly As parents and as a church wersquore called to train them and teach them the truth of Godrsquos Word | Part of that training includes teaching them to honor us Just think of how God corrects us as His children We understand He does it because He loves us He desires for us to honor and respect Him so that we immediately obey Him And He wants us to obey Him so we can fulfill His calling on our lives | The same is true for our children As we raise them to honor and respect us wersquore also teaching them to honor and respect their heavenly Father

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As a child I remember wanting my parents to correct me One time in particular comes to mind when I was about 5 years old My family and I were living in New York City My mother was working the night shift and my father had fallen asleep on the couch Instead of going to bed on my own I stayed up watching television It never crossed my mind to get ready for bed by myself because Irsquod never done it before I just waited until my father woke up When he asked me why I wasnrsquot in bed I innocently replied ldquoI was waiting for yourdquo Looking back I realize that I wanted him to correct me and tell me what to do Itrsquos the same with our children They want to be corrected They may not say it but deep down in their hearts they desire instruction and correction Why Because they develop a sense of security when we discipline and correct them They will love us as their parents and more importantly they will love God

Loving God and One Another | Everything we do in our livesmdashwhether as parents or childrenmdashshould come from a place of loving our heavenly Father and one another Matthew 2237-39 says ldquoThou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind This is the first and great commandment And the second is like unto it Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyselfrdquo Each of us is called to love God with all of our heart soul and mind Wersquore also called to love our neighbor as ourselves Take a moment to reread this verse Where it says ldquothou shalt love thy neighbor as thyselfrdquo put parentheses around ldquothy neighborrdquo and in its place fill in the name of someone you know Now think about this Children could insert the names of their parents into this verse Doing so would mean that they should love us their parents as they love themselves This isnrsquot a stretch because ldquothy neighborrdquo isnrsquot limited to the person who lives next door to you Itrsquos anyone you are in contact withmdashfriends family co-workers and parents

A Commandment With a Promise | Deuteronomy 516 tells us how important it is for children to honor their parents The first part of the verse is a commandment ldquoHonour thy father and thy mother as the Lord thy God hath commanded theerdquo But this commandment comes with a promise The promise says that our days will be prolonged on this earth and filled with the glory of God in the land which the Lord our God gives us Kids need to understand that honoring mom and dad affects the course of their lives Itrsquos that important The word honor means ldquoto hold in high esteem to respectrdquo or ldquoto love with great kindness affection and carerdquo Just as we should hold our parents in high esteem we should teach our children to do the same They are to value us as precious and love us with great kindness affection and care

Training ChildrentoLoveGod

The Greatest Complimentby Jeremy Pearsons

Other than the Word of God and listening to the Holy Spirit I believe there is no greater teacher in life than life itself The things we experience often serve as building blocks that help shape who we are With Fatherrsquos Day approaching I would like to take the time to share some personal experiences with my dad that have impacted my life Let me begin by saying my dad would be the first to tell you he is far from perfecthellipbut not in my eyes Not only has he taught me to love God and the Word but he is also responsible for my love of music As a baby I sat on Dadrsquos shoulders watching and listening to him play the piano And eventually I sat next to him while he patiently taught me to play Because of my parents I know how to believe God for healing in my body As a child when Irsquod get sick 1 Peter 224 was always the first medicine I was given followed by a healthy dose of Papa Kennethrsquos healing tapes Yet another building block in my faith was set when Dad announced we would be giving our house awaymdasha house that was completely paid for This was a shining example to me of how to give God our best seed I also remember Dad in his pajamas struggling to stay awake at 2 am while he helped me complete a science project that was due the next day Not only did that experience teach me about a fatherrsquos unconditional love but it also taught me not to procrastinate Dad also loved me enough to spank me and ground me for wrong behavior For that Irsquom thankful He taught me what not to dohellipand that is often the most valuable thing a person can know I see in George Pearsons a man being made perfect through a life devoted to the Word The building blocks of honor and integrity are set in my life because they count for something in his By seeing him walk in humil-ity Irsquove learned the value of preferring others And pos-sibly some of the greatest lessons hersquos taught me came when he said ldquoSon this is where Irsquove missed itrdquo As you can tell I love him And when someone says ldquoHey Jeremy you remind me so much of your dadrdquo itrsquos one of the greatest compliments I could receive VICTORY

Jeremy Pearsons son of Pastors George and Terri Pearsons and Kenneth Copelandrsquos eldest grand-son is the senior high minister of 14forty Student Ministries at Eagle Mountain International Church For information about 14forty visit us online at httpwww14fortycom For ministry materials write to

Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001

As we teach our children to respect our authority they will in turn learn to respect Godrsquos authority As their parents we are the voice of God in their lives Wersquore to train and direct them to follow after the Lord with all of their hearts Wersquore called to be a reflection of Jesus Christ to them As we teach them to be more like Jesus wersquoll help them to become more familiar with Godrsquos love

Our Example | In Luke 2 we read about Jesus as a child Itrsquos a great example of how children should respond to their parents In this passage Jesus and His earthly parents traveled to Jerusalem for Passover He was 12 years old at the time At the end of their visit Mary and Joseph left Jerusalem to return home Along the way they discovered that Jesus was not with their group They returned to find Him teaching at the temple When they asked Him what He was doing He answered ldquoWhy did you seek me Did you not know that I must be about My Fatherrsquos businessrdquo (Luke 249 New King James Version) Now look at what verse 51 says ldquoAnd he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was subject unto themrdquo It says ldquoJesus was subject to themrdquo The word subject is a military term which means ldquoto rank yourself under someonerdquo Jesus ranked Himself under His parentsmdashHe put Himself under their authority He was practicing obedience with His parents so that He could be obedient to His heavenly Father It says in The Amplif ied Bible He ldquowas [habitually] obedient to themrdquo So for our children obedience (being subject to us as

their parents) is all part of honoring and loving us Jesus obeyed immediately He didnrsquot talk back to Mary and Joseph or roll His eyes at them He obeyed This is how our children should respond to us too They should be quick to obey By learning to quickly obey us theyrsquore also learning to quickly obey God

The Next Generation | As parents and believers we have an awesome responsibility We are raising the next generation Our children and the children in our churches are the next generationrsquos pastors teachers and parents We must raise them right We need to train them to follow Godmdashto honor and obey Him without complaining or hesitating This is a necessary step toward equipping them to fulfill Godrsquos calling on their lives Letrsquos not leave our children ill-equipped to handle their calling Letrsquos teach them what it is to honor us and that by honoring us they honor Him Children need to honor God and to know how very much God loves them They learn that to a great degree through you their parents And remember our children are our future VICTORY

George Pearsons is the senior pastor of Eagle Mountain International Church located on the grounds of Kenneth Copeland Ministries For information or ministry materials write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001

Do you ever stare into the eyes of your teenager during one of your ldquolecturesrdquo and wonder if anyone is even home to hear it Well even in the midst of eye rolling and stra-tegic sighing itrsquos not hopeless With a little work you and your teenager really can have a great relationship This straightforward and blunt new series by Jeremy Pearsons tells how Itrsquos aimed straight at your teen and with the title How to Handle Mom and Dad itrsquos sure to get his or her attention

In a language teenagers can understand Jeremy tackles topics such as what it takes to make glad parents and not mad parents how to deal with confrontation correction and those parental speeches (that seem to last for hours) how to get an attitude makeover and other practical tips

Order today and listen for yourself Then pass this cool CD series on to your teen After the initial ldquoeye rollrdquo you might even catch them smiling

How to Handle Mom and Dad | 3-CD series

CDN $15 B050613

Train Up Parentshellipin the Way They Should Go

To order in Canada call toll-free 1-877-480-3388 To place an order by mail please use the address on the last page Order online at shopkcmcanadaca

Milwaukee Wis August 22-27

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday August 27 at 930 am

Praise and worship led by Len Mink and the KCM Band

We need youmdashto help us make this meeting a successJoin us for the volunteer meeting Sunday August 21 at 3 pm in the Hilton Ballroom

HOST HOTELHilton Milwaukee City Center | 509 W Wisconsin Ave | Milwaukee WI 53203 | (414) 271-7250 phone | (414) 271-1039 fax | wwwmilwaukeecitycenterhiltoncom $107 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation Reserve by 72305

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$89 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation | Group Booking Code GLB | Reserve by 72105

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$72 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation Reserve by 71905

Unable to attend the meetings Then join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and Internet Radio at wwwkcmorg

Visit our Web site for more information | Meetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you | Partners and Friends within the United States call (800) 600-7395 | Partners and Friends within Canada call 1-877-480-3388

US Cellular Arena | 400 W Kilbourn Ave | Milwaukee WI 53203 | (414) 908-6000

Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis

Creflo A Dollar

Keith Moore Keith Butler Bill WinstonKenneth and Gloria Copeland

Get Into the Overf low

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadets

Superkid Academy

Dana and Linda Johnson

CommanderKellie

2005

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Poisonous Snake Bit You

b y R i c k R e n n e r

ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo Acts 285

Traveling by sea was a perilous and risky undertaking Ships were not always reliable The routes often took them through waters cluttered with sharp rocks reefs and debris Even if the vessel was guided by strong skilled leadership currents were so strong that even the best ships could be carried directly into rocks and other dangerous obstacles In Acts 27 we read that Paul was traveling aboard a ship that ran into rocks and broke into pieces In that moment of crisis Paul became Godrsquos man on board as he spoke the word of faith to the crew and passengers Soon he was in charge of the entire situation Once marooned on the island of Melita Paul worked with other crew members to collect wood for a fire A venomous viper was hidden in the sticks he was carrying When he dropped his wood into the flames that snake

bit Paul on the hand Acts 283 says ldquoAnd when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire there came a viper out of the heat and fastened on his handrdquo The word viper is the Greek word echidna and refers to ldquoa highly venomous snakerdquo The verse says that this snake ldquofastened on his handrdquo The word fastened is the Greek word kathapto and it means ldquoto tightly fastenrdquo This snake deeply bit the Apostle Paul and injected its venom into his hand for the word kathapto also meant ldquoto introduce poison into the bodyrdquo That viper sunk its fangs into Paulrsquos flesh and released its full load of venom into his hand That is why Acts 284 says ldquoAnd when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand they said among themselves No doubt this man is a murderer whom though he hath escaped the sea yet vengeance suffereth not to liverdquo

W hen I read about the travels of the Apostle Paul I find his story to be simply remarkable What he had to endure to take the gospel to the gentiles was out of the ordinary | For example in 2 Corinthians 1125 Paul tells us that during the course of his ministry he was shipwrecked three times He writes ldquohellipthrice I suffered shipwreck a night and a day I have been in the deeprdquo

What Would You Do if a

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to advance the gospel I refuse to give in to my flesh and throw a pity party Because I keep going and never give in or give up Godrsquos power is always available to help me in every situation Therersquos too much at stake for me to let some little thing pull me down into defeat With Godrsquos Spirit at work in me I overcome every obstacle that tries to block my way I declare this by faith in Jesusrsquo Name VICTORY

Excerpted from Sparkling Gems by Rick Renner

Rick Renner is an author pastor and teacher of the Word of God who has ministered all over the world He and his wife Denise pastor Moscow Good News Church in Moscow Russia For more information or ministry materials please write Rick Renner Ministries PO Box 702040 Tulsa OK 74170-2040 or call (918) 496-3213

But what did Paul do Acts 285 says ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo The phrase ldquoshook it off rdquo is from the Greek word apotinasso It is a compound of the words apo meaning ldquooff rdquo and ldquoawayrdquo and the word tinasso which means to ldquoshakerdquo This word gives us a picture of the Apostle Paul shaking his hand back and forth until the viper released its fangs and fell into the fire When the barbarian crowd saw that Paul didnrsquot die they assumed he was a god In just a short time Paul used the event to bring the whole island together for a crusade Publius the chief of the island was so impressed that he took Paul into his own home for three days While there Paul laid hands on Publiusrsquo father who ldquolay sick of a fever and of a bloody fluxrdquo (Acts 288) The man was miraculously healed and soon the entire island was in revival The Bible tells us ldquoSo when this was done others also which had diseases in the island came and were healedrdquo (Acts 289) By the time Paul departed from Melita he was so respected and honored that they loaded him down with everything necessary for the remainder of his journey How would you have acted if you had been in Paulrsquos position Suppose you were shipwrecked lost all your material possessions then found yourself marooned on an island inhabited by barbarians where a venomous snake promptly bites you Do you think you would have ldquoshaken it off rdquo as Paul did Would you have turned your disaster into a revival Or would you have been tempted to sit down and cry while you worried about your plans being ruined Paulrsquos attitude kept him in the midst of revival everywhere he went He had the opportunity to give in to his flesh and throw a pity party just as you and I do But because Paul chose to keep going and never stop Godrsquos power was always available to help him in every situation What is hindering you today What is the devil trying to use to latch on to your life and to distract you Why donrsquot you make the decision to shake it off Therersquos too much at stake to let some little thing distract you and pull you down into defeat Turn that attack around and use it for the glory of God Make the devil sorry he ever sent that poisonous viper to attack you

My Prayer Today | Lord give me the attitude that turns every attack the devil sends into an opportunity for revival Help me walk in such strong and consistent faith that I do not flinch at ANYTHING Rather than give in to my flesh and let worry conquer me help me remember the assignment Yoursquove given me and help me remain committed to f inish my course on time I pray this in Jesusrsquo Name

My Confession Today | I confess that revival happens everywhere I go Every disaster the devil sends is an opportunity

Like finding a shiny jewel in a pile of rocks Sparkling Gems From the Greek will inspire you

to dig into Godrsquos Word in search of valuable gems

In this unique daily devotional Rick Renner combines his understanding of the Greek lan-

guage and his knowledge of biblical history to explore New Testament scriptures By defining

key words from the original Greek language and explaining the historical context in which

the scriptures were written he reveals new facets of the Word and how to apply them to

daily life

The table of contents and index make this an easy-to-use study tool you can refer to over

and over again Order yours today

Sparkling Gems From the Greek | 7frac14rdquo x 9frac12rdquo | hardback | 1106 pages

CDN$30 B050605

Uncovering the Many Facets of the Word

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Thank You Jesus for Protecting My Family After seeing Kellie Copelandrsquos Prayer for Family Protection I began reading it every morning My family is separated by many miles The prayer makes me feel more secure throughout the day know-ing and believing they are safe One morning I almost did not read my prayer But I knew I had to take time to read it so I did Later on in the day I called my sister and she told me my niece had just totaled her car but she was not hurt in any way I immediately thought Thank You Jesus for protecting my family Thank you angels for taking charge over my family for covering them with your wings of protection I hung up the phone and called the KCM prayer line to thank God once more and to give a praise report Thank you Kellie for sharing your special prayer with me Phyllis Roberts Beech Grove Ind

ldquoA faithful man shall abound with blessingsrdquo

Teaching Me So I Can Teach Them My grandson Christopher who lives in New York needed dental surgery when he was 4 years old The hospital told us the insurance would pay but when all was said and done the paperwork came back rejected We had paid the $800 deduct-ible which left over $2000 still to pay I called your prayer

team and asked them to agree that the money would come in and they would take payments The next day the hospital called and said we did not have to pay any of it They had made a mistake and approved the surgery before hearing from the insurance so they absorbed the cost

Christopher is now 6 and he loves Jesus I am so thankful for your ministry Yoursquove taught me so much that I can share with all my grandchildren I was praying with my other two grandsons Nick (8) and Nate (11) last nightmdashjust listening to them talk to the Lord is so thrillingmdashI can imagine how it thrills the Lordrsquos heart too Thank you for teaching me so I can teach themMarti Deacon | Michigan

The Year of Overflow in Prison I went to prison in June 2000 sentenced to 105 to 210 years For three years I walked around in darkness full of hate grief envy and mad at the world My five children forgot me My wife moved in with my best friend Then this ldquoJesus freakrdquo started telling me that Jesus had something in store for me Irsquod laugh and go on my way For a month he kept saying ldquoCome to church and

seerdquo One Sunday in August 2003 tired of my life I went to church for a laugh But the joke was on memdashI went to the altar and made Jesus Christ the Lord of my life When I saw in the Word that God restores families I prayed that God would restore my family as He did for Joseph in the Bible A short time later I was moved to a different housing block There I met six of the greatest Christian brothers ever They worked with me and taught me a lot using your books on healing the power of tongues etc We became a true family But God wasnrsquot done This past Thanksgiving my young-est daughter wrote me a letter and my second oldest daughter wrote to me after Christmas I believe this is the Year of Overflow I believe my other three children will get in touch with me soon God not only restores families He gives new ones Kenneth thank you for your help Keep me in your

prayers You are in mineRP | Pennsylvania

Proverbs 2820

I am so thankful for

your ministry

GoodNEWSGazette

Intruder Encounters the Power of God At 4 am while my 4-year-old son and I were sleeping someone came into our apartment We both woke up from the noise of the door being opened I jumped up from my bed wide-awake facing the person standing before me Not knowing if they were male or female or whether or not they had a weapon I began screaming But then being reminded that I was a child of Almighty God and remembering a story in your magazine I began yell-ing to the burglar ldquoGet away in Jesusrsquo Mighty Name and get out of my apartment immediatelyrdquo The person didnrsquot move so I turned the light on and saw that it was a woman about my age I then grabbed her by the

arm and led her out of the apartment Before I closed the door behind her I found myself saying in a calm voice ldquoGod bless yourdquo Later

I asked my son why he had been so silent He said ldquoMummy as you talked with that woman I prayed the Lord would take that evil spirit out of our apartmentrdquo Thank you for working for Godrsquos kingdom and for being such a big blessing to others like meIH | Canada

ldquoDaddy Is a Nonsmokerrdquo My 9-year-old daughter Annabelle has been believing for Daddy to give up smoking She has been praying for him for about six months and declares ldquoDaddy is a nonsmokerrdquo Her dad always smoked outside in the garden and never near the children But Annie would see him out her bedroom window and decided at age 8 to involve the Lord Jesus in the situa-tion During a recent illness her daddy stopped smoking and has not taken it up againmdashhe hasnrsquot even been craving a cigarette badly Annie has seen what wonderful results happen when something is given over to GodMR | England

Struggles Give Way to Praise Report We have a family of six and yoursquove played a huge part in our lives for at least the last eight years I have written you about our struggles and now have praise reports

In a period of two weeks my husband received a job that pays $20000 more than his previous job and our son received a call from a talent agency that he had applied to a year ago In addition my husband is

now coaching a basketball team He loves the game but ini-tially was concerned about losing his temper However God has helped him and he has been able to have the self-control he needs It is a wonderful team and after the first game it blessed me so much to hear my husband tell how God had put it all together By the time I went to bed that night I was crying tears of thankfulness I love you guys and appreciate you so muchDusty Farmer | Texas

Fear of Water Flushed Away

At 6 months old my youngest granddaughter became suddenly

terrified of water Her bath time which always had been the high

point of her day became a nightmare I had been praying over her

and the situation was getting a little better Then late one night

she watched your broadcast with me She was mesmerized by

Gloria and focused on her for the entire broadcast

The next day her joy in her bath time was back Now months

later she is the water babymdashthe screaming comes when you take

her out of the water the dogrsquos water dish has to be left outside

Thank You Jesus And thank you all for your faithfulness

Judith Hewson | Tamworth NH

I n t e r n a t i o n a l N e w sGoodNEWSGazette

Bryan Bair ran his fingers over the shiny metal of his French horn one last time before handing it over Pocketing the money he left the pawnshop and drove to the rundown shack he and his family called home in Muskogee Okla In an effort to liven up the dismal rental his wife Angie had painted the walls Convinced that their daughter Cierra shouldnrsquot crawl around on the filthy carpet theyrsquod scratched together enough money to replace it at their own expense

Once again prosperity had eluded them No matter how hard they worked or how carefully they spent they just couldnrsquot get ahead Both cars were being repossessed If that werenrsquot bad enough they were being booted out of the ramshackle house and the owner was suing them for changing the deacutecor

Bryan unlocked the front door and stepped into the cool dank living room Everything he owned was gone He slipped off his wedding band and ran his finger over the word engraved inside Hesed

That was all he had left to cling tomdashone word of hope

From Rules to Revelation | ldquoAngie and I grew up in the same church in Oklahoma Cityrdquo Bryan explains ldquoI was several years older than she was and we didnrsquot know one another well As adults life wasnrsquot kind to either of us After suffering years of physical abuse the Lord rescued Angie from almost certain death and she returned to Oklahoma City to begin healing Her sister gave her a set of tapes by Kenneth Copeland The Blood Covenant The tapes were life-changing for Angie and when she learned that I was broken and bruised from a failed marriage she loaned them to me

Covenantof Love

V

h

b y M e l a n i e H e m r y

on what was left I told Angie what the Lord said and we both repented and agreed to tithe on our gross income ldquoThe first of May I tithed 10 percent of my gross salary Two days later a woman who had lost her home during a tornado saw Angiersquos house and bought it immediatelyrdquo

The Breath of Life | In another stroke of divine favor Angiersquos parents provided the money for them to move into a much nicer house in Muskogee Theyrsquod been living there for a while when Angie began feeling sick and suffering from headaches and fatigue Not only that it became increasingly difficult to awaken 3-year-old Cierra each morning She was lethargic and her eyes stayed a reddish color One night during dinner Cierra said ldquoMama and Daddy I saw Jesus in my bedroom last nightrdquo Angie stopped serving food and glanced at Bryan ldquoWhat did Jesus do honeyrdquo ldquoHe blowed in my mouthrdquo Cierra explained Bryan and Angie looked at one another with raised brows and shrugged Days later Angie and Cierra were in the house alone when the carbon monoxide alarm sounded Angie called the gas company and they sent someone immediately His carbon monoxide detector sounded an alarm before he ever got inside the house ldquoGet out nowrdquo he shouted ldquoThe serviceman said that our carbon monoxide alarm

was next to an air vent so while the poisonous gas was filling the house the alarm only sensed fresh air until it reached dangerously high levelsrdquo Angie recalls ldquoAfter taking the readings he said there was no reason that we were still aliverdquo This time it was Angie who pulled off her wedding band and ran her finger over the word engraved inside Hesed A sob caught in her throat as she realized what God had done Jesus had breathed into Cierrarsquos mouth

The Tithe Test | Although Bryan and Angie saw promising changes in their financial picture it appeared to be too little too late They were forced into Chapter 7 bankruptcy Seated in chambers with the bankruptcy trustee during their hearing Bryan and Angie were unprepared for the ruling

ldquoI sold medical supplies and listened to the tape series in my car as I traveled The thing that most impressed me was Brother Copelandrsquos teaching on hesed This is the love of God that passes mere knowledge It is the experience of Godrsquos love based on a covenant which lasts until death and beyond With two failed marriages behind us and the abuse Angie suffered at her former husbandrsquos hands we were in awe of this kind of loverdquo Angie and Bryan learned from the tapes that tithing was divinely designed to be an expression of faith in that covenant of love That was a new idea to them Theyrsquod both known tithing as a biblical rule but theyrsquod never had a revelation of it as their covenant connection

Help in Troubled Times | On May 3 1997 Bryan and Angie married and made a covenant between themselves and God As a permanent reminder they engraved the word Hesed inside their wedding bands Angie worked as a dental assistant and Bryan continued his career in medical sales They lived in the small house Angie owned and tithed 10 percent of all their income trusting in their covenant with God Two days before Christmas Bryanrsquos boss called in his entire staff ldquoYoursquore all firedrdquo he said ldquoSome of you may be hired by the distributor whorsquos taking over the businessrdquo Bryan sighed with relief when the distributor hired him but it came with a price He would do the same job hersquod been doing with 20 percent less salary and no benefits or insurance A year later the company changed hands again Bryan lost another 5 percent of his income and Angie gave birth to their daughter Cierra By 1999 a frustrated Bryan took a job with a new company as a direct manufacturerrsquos representative selling spinal implants The salary package was about the same as the one hersquod left behind Because his territory included all of Tulsa and the northwest part of Arkansas they listed Angiersquos house for sale and moved to Muskogee Bryan stood in the living room and ran his finger over the word engraved on the inside of his wedding band Angiersquos house still hadnrsquot sold they were being kicked out of the rental house both cars were being repossessed and hersquod hocked his French horn This is the protection of God He fell to his knees on the hardwood floor ldquoLord why Irsquom tithing and we arenrsquot making ends meetrdquo Why are you stealing from Me Bryan gasped ldquoLord wersquove tithed faithfully for two yearsrdquo Render unto Caesar that which belongs to Caesar and to God that which belongs to God ldquoI knew immediately what Irsquod done wrongrdquo Bryan says ldquoWersquod been tithing after taxes In other words we were giving the first portion of everything to taxes and tithing

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 19

Covenantof Love

b y M e l a n i e H e m r y

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10

percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10 percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered It was tempting It was a way out of the financial vise that seemed to tighten around Bryan moment by moment He wanted to throw up his hands and say ldquoOK so it was a bad idea Irsquoll try again later when this whole mess is cleared uprdquo He twisted the ring on his finger Hesed He was in covenant with God Hersquod made a promise that he intended to fulfill if it cost him his life What if it does cost me everything Mouth dry and hands clammy he looked the trustee in the eye ldquoWe will never stop giving that 10 percentrdquo ldquoThen I have no other choice but to remove your Chapter 7 status I am moving you into a Chapter 13 bankruptcy That means wersquoll put you on a repayment plan Yoursquoll repay every dime with interestrdquo Bryan looked at Angie who smiled ldquoWe prefer it that wayrdquo The decision to tithe regardless of the cost triggered such deep-seated fear in Bryan that he suffered night terrors Each time he woke in a cold sweat shadowboxing against an unseen enemy Angie comforted him and said ldquoWe will be tithers God has not given us a spirit of fear but He has given us His love power and a sound mindrdquo ldquoAngie helped me get through the night terrors for monthsrdquo Bryan recalls ldquoAnother thing that helped was a list of scripture confessions for breakthrough that was printed in one of the Believerrsquos Voice of Victory magazines I kept them on my desk and repeated them dailyrdquo Toward the end of that year in November 2000 Bryan scored a direct hit on the enemy when he released his first vocal CD of nine songs entitled In His Presence Soon after an amazing thing happened in his business Before he could contact new doctors in his territory they began contacting him and asking for his product The favor of God rested on him to such a degree that both doctors and hospitals saw him as a benefit While still tithing and repaying all his debts Bryan and Angie began giving a monthly gift to KCM Bryan decided to release his territory in Oklahoma and concentrate his efforts in northwest Arkansas In July 2002 they moved into their new home near Fort Smith Ark Angie an artist painted an archangel standing guard and placed the painting above their fireplacemdasha constant reminder of their covenant with God She also painted and personalized bedrooms for Tayler and Britton Bryanrsquos two teenaged children Instead of a ratty rental house they

This month as we celebrate Fatherrsquos Day in America

men around the globe have risen to the call and dis-

covered the strength of partnership Theyrsquove joined

Kenneth Copeland Ministries with faithful support and

unyielding prayer Together wersquore raising up a generation

of men women and children who are ready to reach the

world with the uncompromised message of the gospel

And it shows

As these men stand with us they know wersquore standing

with them too Wersquore praying daily for them Wersquore believing with them for restored relationships financial

success wise parenting and abundant health

Each day our anointings and ministries are joining together empowering one another And together wersquore

changing the world

all these men have something in common

Par tnership

If yoursquore not yet a Partner with Kenneth Copeland Ministries

or want to find out more about partnership just

call 1-877-480-3388 or

visit wwwkcmcanadaca

God has great things in store for youPartners Please send us your testimoniesmdashwe want to hear the great things God is doing in your lives so we can rejoice with you

lived in a beautiful home filled with love and laughter

A Covenant of Life | In August 2003 Bryan and Angie took Tayler Britton and Cierra for a last getaway to Branson before school started Excited about going to Silver Dollar City the children chattered happily during the drive The next morning they were about to leave the hotel when 5-year-old Cierra grabbed her abdomen and screamed in agony They rushed her to a nearby clinic where she was diagnosed with appendicitis There were no surgeons available and the ambulance was tied up with another patient The fastest way to get help they were told was to drive her to Fayetteville After loading the family in their 2001 Expedition Angie phoned family members and asked for prayer Without warning the shocks went out on the car ldquoEvery bump in the road knocked the breath out of usrdquo Angie remembers ldquoAnd with every jolt Cierra screamed It was a grueling trip that should have taken an hour but we had to go so slowly that it took us three Most of that time our cell phones were without a signal But once the cell phones came on I phoned my mother whorsquod just returned from the Southwest Believersrsquo Convention She and a friend whorsquod been at the convention had been praying for Cierra and the Lord told them to tell us to take Communion ldquoI searched the car for anything to use as Communion elements All I could find was half a Diet Coke and a Twinkie I broke off pieces of the Twinkie for each of us and then prayed over it as representing Jesusrsquo body that was broken for Cierra We used Diet Coke as a substitute for Jesusrsquo blood that was shed for her and prayed based on our covenant with God ldquoThe moment we finished praying Cierrarsquos pain stopped and she went to sleep She slept the remainder of the way to Fayetteville When the surgeon met us Cierra was awake and in no pain He pressed on her abdomen just like the previous doctor had done but it didnrsquot hurt her According to the blood work her white count had been up but was droppingrdquo ldquoThere is no doubt that something has taken place in this childrsquos bodyrdquo the surgeon explained ldquobut there is nothing wrong now She is free to gordquo Bryan and Angie had the car repaired and returned to Silver Dollar City to finish their vacation As they watched Cierra run and play they fingered their rings and gave all the praise to God The Lord has continued to bless them beyond their wildest dreams In the month of January 2004 Bryan made more money than he made during a whole year before he began tithing on his gross income Bryan and Angie Bair defeated fear and in so doing they defeated the poverty attached to it Because they

steadfastly maintained their covenant connection to-day they not only know God cares for them they have experienced firsthand His powerful covenant love VICTORY

Standing in AgreementmdashThere Is Victory in Numbers

Praying alone is effective But sometimes you need the power of oth-ers praying in agreement with you | Kenneth Copelandrsquos Pressing In for Victory will teach you thoroughly about the prayer of agree-ment Yoursquoll learn how joining others and praying according to Godrsquos Word is a powerful weapon in your prayer arsenal | Hear personal stories of how Kenneth and Gloria again and again received the answers they needed through powerful prayers of agreement writ-ing contracts based on scriptures and pressing in until their break-throughs came

Stop just hoping your prayers will be heard and start praying with the confidence that you have what you ask according to Godrsquos Word Order now and supercharge your prayer life

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To place an order by mail please use the enclosed response form

House

T h e G o d o f t h e B r e a k t h r o u g h

re you desperate for a breakthrough Are you thinking If the Lord doesnrsquot do something soon I wonrsquot make it | If so I completely understand A few years ago I desperately needed a financial breakthrough I was standing in faith confessing the Word and waiting for provision to come Though Irsquod experienced a few turnarounds our finances were still under attack | In January of the following year God began doing great things Then shortly afterward He gave me a word He said that my wife and I our ministry and anyone else who lays hold upon this truth would experience more of His presence love power and favor than ever before He then added Yoursquoll experience your greatest breakthroughs thus far | Praise God That prophetic word was exactly what I needed to hear and itrsquos what I want to share with you so ldquoThe God of the Breakthroughrdquo will visit your house too

A Prophetic Word | God brought 1 Kings 17 to my attention Itrsquos a story Irsquod read many times In fact Irsquod preached from it often but this time the Lord revealed something new He said Within this story you will discover the keys to supernatural breakthrough | In this passage God sent Elijah into hiding from King Ahab and provided for him by commanding the ravens to feed him by the brook Cherith When the brook dried up God sent Elijah to Zarephath of Sidon He told him hersquod find a widow woman there who would take care of him When Elijah found the woman he discovered that she had just enough food for one more meal In verse 12 she told him ldquoI have not a cake but an handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil in a cruse that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it and dierdquo | If anyone was a candidate for a breakthrough it was this woman She had just enough food for one last meal Then she was prepared to die She needed God to come through for her in a big way

will visit your

22 | B V O V | J U N E rsquo 0 5

A

b y J e r r y S a v e l l e

Heavenly Father I receive this prophetic word I believe with all my heart that You want to visit my house I am willing to obey Irsquom willing to sow a significant seed Right now I boldly declare that The God of the Breakthrough is visiting my house Amen

From now on proclaim ldquoThe God of the Breakthrough is visiting my houserdquo Donrsquot stop believing and standing for it Praise God for fulfilling His promise As you put these keys into practice your breakthrough will come Then yoursquoll be able to share what yoursquove learned and help others understand how to experience a breakthrough in their lives too VICTORY

Jerry Savelle is president and founder of Jerry Savelle Ministries International and pastors Heritage of Faith Christian Center For information or ministry materials write to Jerry Savelle Ministries PO Box 748 Crowley TX 76036 visit their Web site at wwwjsmiorg or call (817) 297-3155

Now notice how her situation changed when Elijah said ldquoFear not but make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son For thus saith the Lord God of Israel The barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo (verses 13-14) Elijah gave her a prophetic word when He said ldquoThe barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo This prophetic word was the first key to her breakthrough Without it she and her son would have died But instead she discovered when she acted on that prophetic word her future changed No longer would she and her son die but rather they would experience supernatural provision In the same way a prophetic word can change your future Through the word which God will give youmdasheither through scripture another believer or a prophetic messagemdashHe will tell you what to do Then itrsquos important not to give up No matter what happens in between the time you receive the word and the time it comes to passmdashstand strong Receiving your personal prophetic word is the first key to your breakthrough

Obey the Word | The second key to experiencing a breakthrough is to obey the prophetic word Notice in verse 13 Elijah told the woman ldquomake me thereof a little cake firstrdquo In order for the prophetic word to come to pass she had to be obedient Irsquove discovered over the years that Godrsquos instructions usually donrsquot make sense to the natural mind This woman had just told Elijah that she only had enough food and oil to make one last meal but what was his response He told her to make him a cake first It didnrsquot make sense but it was a necessary step for her to receive her breakthrough She simply needed to obey

A Significant Seed | The third step to receiving a breakthrough is to sow a significant seed When I asked the Lord to clarify what He meant by a ldquosignificant seedrdquo He told me that a significant seed has value to the sower When Elijah told this woman to make him a cake before she cooked her last meal he was asking her to sow a significant seed It was her last bit of food Irsquom not implying that you give everything you have in order to sow a significant seed Right now ask God what significant seed you should sow toward your breakthrough No one else is responsible to tell you what that seed should be You must listen to God for yourself As you take this message to heart make the decision to bull listen for a prophetic word from the Lord bull obey that prophetic word and bull seek the Lord to know what significant seed you need to sow toward breakthrough Now if yoursquore ready for a breakthrough in your life pray this prayer

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I often receive requests to answer editorials and letters to the editor about the religious persuasions of Americarsquos founding fathers The standard assertion is that they were all deists pointing to George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Alexander Hamilton and James Madison as proof N In many dictionaries the terms deist agnostic and atheist now appear as synonyms An atheist believes there is no God An agnostic professes that there is no way to know if God exists A deist believes in an impersonal creator of the universe who wound it up like a clock but is no longer involved with mankind Although a very few of the founders considered themselves deists these definitions do not apply to the notable foundersrsquo beliefs N There is abundant evidence to refute the notion that the founding fathers were atheists agnostics or deists or that they wanted to divorce religious principles from public affairs N Thomas Paine in his discourse on ldquoThe Study of Godrdquo forcefully asserts that it is ldquothe error of schoolsrdquo to teach sciences without ldquoreference to the Being who is author of them for all the principles of science are of Divine originrdquo He laments that ldquothe evil that has resulted fromhellipteaching [science without God] has been that of generating in the pupils a species of atheismrdquo N In Benjamin Franklinrsquos 1749 plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania he insisted that schools teach ldquothe necessity of a public religionhellipand the excellency of the Christian religion above all others ancient or modernrdquo Mr Franklin proposed a biblical inscription for the seal of the United States and chose a New Testament verse for the motto of the Philadelphia Hospital He was one of the chief voices behind the establishment of a paid chaplain in Congress In 1787 when he helped found the college which bore his name it was dedicated as ldquoa nursery of religion and learningrdquo built ldquoon Christ the Corner-Stonerdquo Clearly Benjamin Franklinrsquos beliefs didnrsquot reflect those of a deist

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

S P I R I T U A L H E R I T A G E

1

Christrdquo And while Mr Madison does allude to a ldquowall of separationrdquo he says the purpose of that ldquowallrdquo is only to prevent Congress from passing a national law to establish a national religion None of the founders mentioned fit the definition of a deist Those who claim all our founders were deists typically name only a handful and generalize the rest This in itself is a mistake for there are more than 200 (55 at the Constitutional Convention 90 who framed the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights and 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence) Any generalization of these men as deists is completely inaccurate The reason critics never mention others is evident Consider what must be explained away if the following signers of the Constitution were mentioned

Charles Pinckney and John Langdonmdashfounders of the American Bible Society

James McHenrymdashfounder of the Baltimore Bible Society

Rufus Kingmdashhelped found a Bible society for Anglicans

Abraham Baldwinmdasha chaplain in The Revolution and considered the youngest theologian in America

Roger Sherman William Samuel Johnson John Dickinson and Jacob Broommdashtheological writers

James Wilson and William Pattersonmdashplaced on the Supreme Court by President George Washington They had prayer over juries in the U S Supreme Courtroom

The list could go on and this does not even include the huge number of thoroughly evangelical Christians who signed the declaration or helped frame the Bill of Rights Perhaps critics should spend more time reading the writings of the founders to discover their religious beliefs for themselves rather than making sweeping accusations which are so easily disproved VICTORY

David Barton nationally known author and public speaker is the founder and president of WallBuilders a pro-family organization which seeks to educate grass-roots society to rebuild Americarsquos constitu- tional moral and religious foundations For more information go to wwwwallbuilderscom call (817) 441-6044 or write to WallBuilders PO Box 397

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Nor did George Washingtonrsquos He was an open promoter of Christianity In his speech on May 12 1779 he claimed that children needed to learn ldquoabove allrdquo the ldquoreligion of Jesus Christrdquo and this would make them ldquogreater and happier than they already arerdquo On May 2 1778 he charged his soldiers at Valley Forge that ldquoTo the distinguished character of patriot it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christianrdquo When he resigned his commission as commander in chief of the military June 8 1783 he reminded the nation that ldquowithout a humble imitationrdquo of ldquothe Divine Author of our blessed religionrdquo we ldquocan never hope to be a happy nationrdquo George Washingtonrsquos own adopted daughter declared that you might as well question his patriotism as to question his Christianity Alexander Hamilton was certainly no deist He began work with Rev James Bayard to form the Christian Constitutional Society to help spread throughout the world the two things which Mr Hamilton said made America great (1) Christianity and (2) a Constitution formed under Christianity Only his death two months later thwarted his plan of starting a missionary society to promote Christian government Facing death in a duel with Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton met and prayed with the Rev John M Mason and Bishop Benjamin Moore He reaffirmed his readiness to face God should he die having declared to them ldquoa lively faith in Godrsquos mercy through Christ with a thankful remembrance of the death of Christrdquo He also partook of Communion with Bishop Moore There have been claims that Thomas Jefferson omitted all miraculous events of Jesus from his ldquoBiblerdquo But his own words explain his intent for the book was not that it be a ldquoBiblerdquo but a primer for the Indians on the teachings of Christ (which is why he titled it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth) He had the ldquored letterrdquo portions of the New Testament published to introduce the Indians to Christian morality As president of the United States he signed a treaty with the Kaskaskia tribe wherein he providedmdashat government expensemdashChristian missionaries to the Indians In fact Thomas Jefferson himself declared ldquoI am a real Christian that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesusrdquo The writings of James Madison who trained for ministry with the Rev Dr John Witherspoon are replete with declarations of his faith in God and Christ In his letter to Attorney General Bradford he laments that public officials are not bold enough about their Christian faith in public and that they should be ldquofervent advocates in the cause of

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 25

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE TO REFUTE THE NOTION THAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE ATHEISTS AGNOSTICS OR DEISTS

OR THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVORCE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

First John 418 says ldquoThere is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear because fear involves torment But he who fears has not been made perfect in loverdquo (New King James Version) If our children know we love them and God loves them the enemy wonrsquot be able to get a foothold of fear in their lives

Never Use Fear to Motivate | Now as parents we must never use fear as a means of motivation Teaching our kids to respect something that is potentially dangerous like an automobile is one thing Teaching them to be afraid of it is something else altogether Obviously you would not want your child to run out into oncoming traffic But it would be wrong to tell them ldquoIf you go out into the street a car is going to run over you and kill yourdquo That would be motivating them through fear There is never a time when using a little fearmdashor a lot for that mattermdashis healthy Take the time to explain to your child that ldquoAn automobile is a lot bigger than you are If you run out in front of a moving car it has the ability to harm you If yoursquore going to cross the street make sure itrsquos saferdquo Instead of creating an element of fear yoursquore instilling in them a respect for what the automobile is capable of doing

247 Protection | Our children should also understand the protection thatrsquos available to them through Godrsquos Word Itrsquos something I learned as a kid and as a result I have confidence that Irsquom safe no matter where I am or what Irsquom

doing For instance I like to hunt and there are rattlesnakes and copperheads out in the woods And the truth is I canrsquot stand snakes If I see one Irsquom not about to pick it up and play with it But at the same time I wouldnrsquot be afraid of it or let it bother me Why Because as a kid I learned that I am protected because I have a covenant with God I learned that angels are around memdashprotecting me My parents taught me the promises of Psalm 91 and likewise Irsquom teaching my children that those promises are true for them 247 no matter where they are

Testing the Limits | While most children have to learn how to overcome fear there are those who are not afraid of anything Thatrsquos the way I was as a kidmdashconstantly testing the limits of everything I wanted to be a stuntman from the time I could ride a tricycle I tried to jump it and ride it fast Today my 5-year-old son Jonathan is the same way Itrsquos in his genes He recently learned to ride a bicycle and two

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b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

W When I was growing up my dad Kenneth Copeland taught me many valuable lessons He taught me about spiritual things and natural things But one of the most important lessons I learned from Dad was how not to allow fear in my life Thatrsquos a lesson Irsquom passing on to my children and itrsquos something I hope you would want to pass on to your children as well Of course the reality is that most children are naturally fearful So as parents we must take the time to explain to them that they have no reason to fear because God loves them and is always with them When children know they can count on Godmdashand they understand that God is much bigger than the ldquoboogeymanrdquo or anything else they may fearmdashit gives them a sense of safety and security To overcome fear kids just like adults must be fully persuaded that God in them is greater than anything that is in the world (1 John 44)

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

Being equipped to deal with fear makes it easier for a person to obey God in areas that could be challenging If children learn how to do that at an early age theyrsquoll be able to readily obey God and operate in a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo as adults Our children need to know how to live a lifestyle of rejecting fear and letting love rule and reign in their lives They learn that by watching us their parents Teach them to not fear the future and what could happen but to trust God and follow the Holy Spirit If we teach our children these things they will have a tremendous advantage in life VICTORY

John Copeland is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the son of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland He lives in Fort Worth Texas with his wife Marty and their three children

months later he built a ramp so he could jump his bicycle What do you do with a child like that Well we donrsquot need to teach him how not to be fearful because hersquos not afraid But we do have to supervise his activity as much as possible and take the time to teach him about being responsible in his actions Part of that is teaching him to wear his safety gear and training him to use as much good judgment as a 5-year-old can Of course we pray for him too and confess the Word over him and expect him to be protected and safe More than likely at some point in his life Jonathan will still have opportunities to overcome fear And wersquore equipping him to be able to do that as well

ldquoNo Fearrdquo Provides an Advantage in Life | Because Dad taught me how not to be fearful as a kid I have been able to overcome fear as an adult Although I never was afraid of much as a child or as a teenager I did have to overcome the fear of getting up in front of people to speak And the bottom line of that fear was the fear of failuremdashthe fear of what people would think of me But now when I have a speaking engagement or Irsquom scheduled to tape the broadcast I simply donrsquot allow fear to come in I focus on the fact that Irsquom doing this because I love people and I love our Partners I remind myself that this is far more important than what people think of me Even though public speaking still isnrsquot something I look forward to doing I simply say ldquoLord this is in Your hands and I know I can trust Yourdquo I know I have the Holy Ghost on the inside of me and I believe ldquoI can do all things through Christ who strengthens merdquo (Philippians 413 New King James Version) Our children need to know who they are in Christ and that they always have the help of the Holy Ghost Then no matter what obstacles they face theyrsquoll be able to handle them When something looks like it could be a major problem and the enemy tries to torment them with worry and fear he wonrsquot be able to succeed Theyrsquoll know how to resist fearmdashthe devilmdashand theyrsquoll also know how to listen for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Ghost Helping our children grow up with a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo will give them a great advantage in life Just think about how many times the Holy Spirit has prompted you to do something but you drew back because of fear For instance have you ever felt like you should go witness to your neighbor and the enemy immediately tried to talk you out of it He might have used the fear of rejectionmdashfear of what that person would say or fear of being laughed atmdashas a tactic to keep you from going next door But if you could have recognized that fear as the enemyrsquos strategy you would have known how to resist the devil so you could have obeyed God and talked to your neighbor about salvation

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Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

God never intended for His people to cope with fearHe intended for us to attack it on all fronts

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Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 29

There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

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no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

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healing walk in health and pray for others to be healed

Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

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BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

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Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

God and His Word Donrsquot miss this week as they wrap things up

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Volunteer meeting Sunday July 3 at 3 pm in the Hilton Anaheim Pacific Ballroom

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadetsDana and Linda

JohnsonCommander

Kellie

2005

Overflow

flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting And let us not be weary in well doing for in due season we shall reap if we faint notrdquo (Galatians 67-9) Sinrsquos harvest is the same as it has been since the Garden of Eden Romans 623 tells us ldquoFor the wages of sin is deathrdquo But the overflow of the fruit of righteousnessmdashthe seeds of repentance love and compassionmdashis the abundance of everything good Overflow is fulfillment of Jesusrsquo promise that ldquoHe that believeth on me the works that I do shall he do also and greater works than these shall he do because I go unto my Fatherrdquo ( John 1412) Greater works than what Jesus did on earth Is that possible Not only is it possible but the Church already saw a glimpse of the ldquogreater worksrdquo on the Day of Pentecost Thousands of people were spirit-born and baptized that

day Not only that people were healed by the power of God without being touchedmdashthey only had to come within a shadowrsquos distance of Peter But those kinds of occurrences over time became fewer and fewer and farther between What happened Did God just stop doing those things No The Church stopped making love a priority above every other pursuit As a result operations of the nine gifts or manifestations of Jesus faded to almost nothing Revelation of Godrsquos Word also grew increasingly dim Then one day revelation of Romans 117 ldquoThe just shall live by faithrdquo came alive in the spirit of a young German priest named Martin Luther And God patiently began restoring truth to the Body of Christ The new birth the revelation that the just shall live by faith the baptism in the Holy Ghost gifts of the Spirit healing faith prosperitymdashall of these things have been restored Restoration has come Itrsquos time for overflow

Know and Apply the Elements | God has never changed His plan which is for Jesus to manifest Himself in us as ldquohis body the fulness of him that filleth all in allrdquo (Ephesians 123) His plan is still for believers to comprehend (have a working knowledge of ) and know (intimately) the love of Christ and His Anointing (Ephesians 319) It is still that we would walk so consistently full of His love that wherever we go we would confidently hear and obey the voice of the Holy Ghost telling us how to minister to the needs of those we meet For instance if you were filled with the fullness of Him and walking in the love of God you could be in the grocery store when yoursquod hear the Holy Spirit whisper See that woman over there Her heart is broken Her teenager is in a whole lot of trouble If yoursquoll just walk over to her Irsquoll give you words to say that will deliver her from fear and grief and sorrow As you were obedient to the prompting and instruction of the Holy Spirit that woman would be set free We enter into Godrsquos plan for our lives as we discover and apply the elements of His laws that let His love be put on full display The laws of God control the blessings of God There are no accidents and there is no such thing as luck Spiritual law governs all of life Godrsquos laws or promises in every realm of human existence were given for a purpose That purpose is stated in 2 Peter 14 which tells us we have been given ldquoexceeding great and precious promises that by these [we] might be partakers of the divine naturerdquo Perhaps yoursquove heard someone who does not understand that faith is a law say something like ldquoWell you know faith comes through trial and tribulation and temptationrdquo What theyrsquore saying is just guesswork Thatrsquos not what the Word says at all And it just plain doesnrsquot work If hard times

Are You the Real Deal

The world is always looking for people who are the genuine arti-

clemdashthe ldquoreal dealrdquo As believers we know the real deal is someone

who loves God obeys His commands and loves others

In this power-packed teaching Kenneth Copeland shares that

true success is not based on wealth status or the next promotion

Rather it comes through giving Godrsquos Word first placemdashthe No 1

spotmdashin our hearts and by walking in love

This is a message we at Kenneth Copeland Ministries believe will

bless every Partner and Friend Thatrsquos why this month this series is FREEmdashjust for asking Start loving like God loves and

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Can you see what is bursting forth in the Body of Christ in 2005 Letrsquos look again at that post-Pentecost report of what happened in the life of Peter Acts 5 tells us there was a huge outpouring so much so that people were bringing the sick into the streets on their beds ldquothat at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of themrdquo (verse 15) This wasnrsquot about his shadow It was about a manifestation of the power of God so strong that neither sickness nor disease nor any other work of death and darkness could stay in those who got within shadow distance of him Now are you ready to shout That same thing has begun to manifest again in parts of the world There are churches in Nigeria in which this is happening all the time As soon as people walk through the door they start speaking in tongues and getting healed

Taking Love to the Streets | As love becomes our greatest pursuit manifestations of that love are going to make the multitudes wake up and take notice The world is hoping that what we believe is real And theyrsquoll see it is true as we begin to get an intimate working knowledge of how Love operates When that happens wersquoll stop identifying with the woman with the issue of blood straining to touch the hem of Jesusrsquo garment Instead wersquoll begin identifying with the One whom she touched ldquoOh Brother Copeland that sounds like blasphemyrdquo Irsquom not talking about being Jesus I am talking about being His joint heirs anointed and authorized by Him and indwelt by the Father who does the work When you begin to walk in love love will flush the fear out until you are no longer afraid to impose your authority on sin sickness demons and fear Yoursquoll become a vessel through whom the love of Jesus will be put on full display Yoursquoll begin to walk so close to God that you tell Him about 500 times a day how much you love Him and Hersquoll tell you 505 times a day how much He loves you Yoursquoll learn to recognize the voice of Love and hear Him talk to you Thatrsquos the true depth of meaning in this life Itrsquos not just preaching for an hour Itrsquos having God stop you on the street somewhere and say That woman needs healing Minister to her now Be ready Develop a working knowledge of the love of God and intimacy with His Anointing Make love your greatest pursuit Donrsquot hang the curtainshelliphang the rod VICTORY

made your faith strong everyone would be a faith giant Romans 327 tells us faith is a law ldquoBy what law of works [No] but by the law of faithrdquo And by a little digging in the Word we find the elements of that law Romans 1017 says ldquoFaith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of Godrdquo Another element of spiritual law is found in James 220 ldquoFaith without works is dead (or incomplete)rdquo Jesus said ldquoWhosoever shall say unto this mountain Be thou removed and be thou cast into the sea and shall not doubt in his heart but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass he shall have whatsoever he saithrdquo (Mark 1123) As we continue reading we also find that Jesus said ldquoAnd when ye stand praying forgive if ye have aught against any that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespassesrdquo (verse 25) Once again we see that every law hangs on the law of love ldquoFaith worketh by loverdquo (Galatians 56) Every promise of God is released the same way God is no respecter of persons Find the elements and apply them in the order He gave Begin by walking in the greatest lawmdashlove Then faith prosperity healing wisdom gifts of the spirit salvationmdashwhatever is needed to manifest the love of God in that situationmdashwill manifest every time

No Longer Mere Men and Women | You can apply this same process to every promise of GodmdashHis blessings work by spiritual law ldquoFor the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and deathrdquo (Romans 82) We need to know these things because we are no longer mere men and women We are new creatures (2 Corinthians 517) The same Father who did the works that manifest in Jesus now lives in us to do those same works and greater works

Believest thou not that I am in the Father and the Father in me the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself but the Father that dwelleth in me he doeth the workshellip He that believeth on me the works that I do shall he do also and greater works than these shall he do because I go unto my Fatherhellip He that hath my commandments and keepeth them he it is that loveth me and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father and I will love him and will manifest myself to himhellip If a man love me he will keep my words and my Father will love him and we will come unto him and make our abode with him ( John 1410-23)

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 5

[1] EVERY THING WORKS by SPIRITUAL LAW and [2] NO LAW OF GOD WORKS CORRECTLY UNLESS

it is FIRST TIED TO THE LAW OF LOVE

Two things believers must clearly establish in their thinking are

Getin theOverflowEverything you do in life is a seed There are spiritual mental physical and financial seeds you sow with your

mouth your actions and your money Thatrsquos why itrsquos so important to be aware of the words you speak your

thoughts and the way you respond to every situationmdashespecially during times of overflow

In this series of teachings Kenneth Copeland shows you how to put yourself in line with Godrsquos plan of over-

flow so yoursquoll have more than enough Yoursquoll also discover

bull The prerequisites to having overflow in your life

bull Why joy or sorrow is your choice

bull How to live by faith and not by luck

bull How to have the ability to love like Jesus

bull How your personal overflow is tied to

developing the power of His love within you

Satan is fighting hard to keep Godrsquos people from walking in overflow But hersquos losing his grip Discover the

depths of all God has for you todayhellipand get ready for an Overflowing HarvestmdashBy FaithhellipThrough Love

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J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 7

As a believer you have the power of the Holy Spirit inside you But that power wonrsquot go to work until you put it to work The Holy Spirit wonrsquot just muscle in on you He wonrsquot come in and turn down the television and jerk you up off the couch and say Now you listen to me No Hersquos a gentleman He has been sent to help you to do the will of God to strengthen you to counsel youbut He wonrsquot do a thing until Hersquos asked Thatrsquos why James 513 says if yoursquore in trouble or afflicted pray Itrsquos prayer that puts the power within you to work Just think about that The Spirit of Almighty Godhellipthe Spirit that hovered over the face of the deep and carried out Godrsquos Word at Creationhellipthat same Spirit is inside youmdashwaiting for you to call on Him If Jesus came into your house and sat down at your table yoursquod put aside everything to talk to Him wouldnrsquot you You wouldnrsquot just rush through and say ldquoJesus Irsquom so glad to see You I wish I had the energy to talk to You but You wouldnrsquot believe what kind of a day I had today I mean everything in the world went

wrong and now Irsquom just too tired to do anything but lay here and watch television Maybe we can spend some time

together laterrdquo You wouldnrsquot do that would you No If Jesus were sitting there in your room where you could see Him yoursquod fall on your face and begin to worship Him You wouldnrsquot care how tired you were or what kind of day you had Yoursquod jump at the opportunity to fellowship with Him Well listen the Holy Ghost is in you Hersquos waiting on you Hersquos ready anytime of the day or night Hersquos saying Irsquom here to help you and strengthen you I want to comfort you today You know that problem yoursquove been having I want to help you get that out of your life The Holy Spirit has some things He wants to show youmdashthings yoursquove been trying to figure out Hersquos waiting there with the power to overcome every obstacle in your life Take time to pray Pray in the spirit Pray with understanding Pray and activate the power that is at work within you today VICTORY

Excerpted from the From Faith to Faith devotional

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ACTIVATE the POWERldquoNow unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or

think according to the power that worketh in usrdquo Ephesians 320

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Scripture Reading

Ephesians 316-21 The Amplified Bible

16 May He grant you out of the rich treasury

of His glory to be strengthened and reinforced

with mighty power in the inner man by the

[Holy] Spirit [Himself indwelling your innermost

being and personality]

17 May Christ through your faith [actually] dwell

(settle down abide make His permanent home)

in your hearts May you be rooted deep in love

and founded securely on love

18 That you may have the power and be strong

to apprehend and grasp with all the saints [Godrsquos

devoted people the experience of that love]

what is the breadth and length and height and

depth [of it]

19 [That you may really come] to know

[practically through experience for yourselves]

the love of Christ which far surpasses mere

knowledge [without experience] that you may

be filled [through all your being] unto all the

fullness of God [may have the richest measure of

the divine Presence and become a body wholly

filled and flooded with God Himself]

20 Now to Him Who by (in consequence of)

the [action of His] power that is at work within

us is able to [carry out His purpose and] do

superabundantly far over and above all that we

[dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest

prayers desires thoughts hopes or dreams]mdash

21 To Him be glory in the church and in Christ

Jesus throughout all generations forever and

ever Amen (so be it)

Prosperity Overflow Convention

Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis Creflo A Dollar

August1-6

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday August 6 at 930 am

Fort Worth Convention Center

Southwest2005

rsquo

Visit our Web site for more informationUnable to attend the meetings Then join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and Internet Radio at wwwkcmorgMeetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you Partners and Friends within the United States call (800) 600-7395 Partners and Friends within Canada call 1-877-480-3388

Join Kenneth and Gloria at these other 2005 meetingshellip

Get Into theOverflowHost Hotel Radisson Plaza Hotel Fort Worth815 Main St Fort Worth TX 76102 | (817) 870-2100 phone (817) 882-1300 fax | wwwradissoncomftworthtx $112 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservationReserve by 63005 | Please check with Radisson concerning cancellation policy at time of reservation

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Fort Worth Convention Center | 1201 Houston StFort Worth TX 76102 | (817) 570-2222

Praise and worship led by Len Mink and the KCM Band

We need youmdashto help us make this meeting a successCome to the volunteer meeting Sunday July 31 3 pmmdash Radisson Plaza or join us for pre-service prayer every evening 45 minutes before service

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday August 6 at 930 am

SouthwestDana and Linda

JohnsonCommander

Kellie

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadets

2005 Singles CelebrationExclusively at the Southwest Prosperity Convention

Join other singles 18 and older of like faith in the Convention

Center Ballroom | Enjoy great fellowship food entertainment

and fun Wednesday August 3 immediately following the evening

service Tickets are $20 at the door or $15 if purchased before

July 1 To order tickets call or write to Kenneth Copeland

Ministries or log on to wwwkcmorg

International Reception - come celebrate 25 years at Southwest

Wednesday August 3 following the afternoon session

West Coast Prosperity Overflow ConventionJuly 4-9Anaheim Convention Center800 W Katella Ave | Anaheim CA 92802(714) 765-8950

Great Lakes Prosperity Overflow ConventionAugust 22-27US Cellular Arena | 400 W Kilbourn AveMilwaukee WI 53203(414) 908-6000

June 17Annual Word of Faith ConferenceWord of Faith International Christian Center20000 W Nine Mile RoadSouthfield MI 48075-5597(248) 353-3476

June 27National Pentecostal Church of God Convention

(417) 624-7050 ext 370 or 371

July 23-24Inspiring Excellence Conference 2005Family Harvest Church18500 92nd AveTinley Park IL 60477(708) 614-6000

September 2-4Thunder Over Texas Motorcycle RallyJerry Savelle Ministries InternationalTexas Motor Speedway3601 Hwy 114Justin TX 76247(817) 297-3155wwwthunderovertexascom

September 11Annual Chicago Faith ConferenceLiving Word Christian Center7600 W Roosevelt RoadForest Park IL 60130(708) 697-5000wwwbwmorg

October 2Grace FellowshipPO Box 55236Tulsa OK 74155(918) 252-1611

October 26-31Prayer Mountain in the OzarksBillye Brim MinistriesPO Box 40Branson MO 65615(417) 336-4877wwwbillyebrimorg

November 6-7Living Word Bible Church3520 E Brown Road Mesa AZ 85213(480) 964-4463

Days of Refreshing September 18-23Eagle Mountain International ChurchKenneth Copeland Ministries Headquarters14355 Morris-Dido Road | Newark TX 76071(not a mailing address)(817) 252-2868

Washington DC Victory CampaignNovember 17-19Hylton Memorial Chapel14640 Potomac Mills RoadWoodbridge VA 22192(703) 590-0076

b y G e o r g e P e a r s o n s

Training ChildrentoLoveGod

Children are our future In fact they are the future | Speaking from experience as a pastor and father I can tell you children grow up very quickly As parents and as a church wersquore called to train them and teach them the truth of Godrsquos Word | Part of that training includes teaching them to honor us Just think of how God corrects us as His children We understand He does it because He loves us He desires for us to honor and respect Him so that we immediately obey Him And He wants us to obey Him so we can fulfill His calling on our lives | The same is true for our children As we raise them to honor and respect us wersquore also teaching them to honor and respect their heavenly Father

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As a child I remember wanting my parents to correct me One time in particular comes to mind when I was about 5 years old My family and I were living in New York City My mother was working the night shift and my father had fallen asleep on the couch Instead of going to bed on my own I stayed up watching television It never crossed my mind to get ready for bed by myself because Irsquod never done it before I just waited until my father woke up When he asked me why I wasnrsquot in bed I innocently replied ldquoI was waiting for yourdquo Looking back I realize that I wanted him to correct me and tell me what to do Itrsquos the same with our children They want to be corrected They may not say it but deep down in their hearts they desire instruction and correction Why Because they develop a sense of security when we discipline and correct them They will love us as their parents and more importantly they will love God

Loving God and One Another | Everything we do in our livesmdashwhether as parents or childrenmdashshould come from a place of loving our heavenly Father and one another Matthew 2237-39 says ldquoThou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind This is the first and great commandment And the second is like unto it Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyselfrdquo Each of us is called to love God with all of our heart soul and mind Wersquore also called to love our neighbor as ourselves Take a moment to reread this verse Where it says ldquothou shalt love thy neighbor as thyselfrdquo put parentheses around ldquothy neighborrdquo and in its place fill in the name of someone you know Now think about this Children could insert the names of their parents into this verse Doing so would mean that they should love us their parents as they love themselves This isnrsquot a stretch because ldquothy neighborrdquo isnrsquot limited to the person who lives next door to you Itrsquos anyone you are in contact withmdashfriends family co-workers and parents

A Commandment With a Promise | Deuteronomy 516 tells us how important it is for children to honor their parents The first part of the verse is a commandment ldquoHonour thy father and thy mother as the Lord thy God hath commanded theerdquo But this commandment comes with a promise The promise says that our days will be prolonged on this earth and filled with the glory of God in the land which the Lord our God gives us Kids need to understand that honoring mom and dad affects the course of their lives Itrsquos that important The word honor means ldquoto hold in high esteem to respectrdquo or ldquoto love with great kindness affection and carerdquo Just as we should hold our parents in high esteem we should teach our children to do the same They are to value us as precious and love us with great kindness affection and care

Training ChildrentoLoveGod

The Greatest Complimentby Jeremy Pearsons

Other than the Word of God and listening to the Holy Spirit I believe there is no greater teacher in life than life itself The things we experience often serve as building blocks that help shape who we are With Fatherrsquos Day approaching I would like to take the time to share some personal experiences with my dad that have impacted my life Let me begin by saying my dad would be the first to tell you he is far from perfecthellipbut not in my eyes Not only has he taught me to love God and the Word but he is also responsible for my love of music As a baby I sat on Dadrsquos shoulders watching and listening to him play the piano And eventually I sat next to him while he patiently taught me to play Because of my parents I know how to believe God for healing in my body As a child when Irsquod get sick 1 Peter 224 was always the first medicine I was given followed by a healthy dose of Papa Kennethrsquos healing tapes Yet another building block in my faith was set when Dad announced we would be giving our house awaymdasha house that was completely paid for This was a shining example to me of how to give God our best seed I also remember Dad in his pajamas struggling to stay awake at 2 am while he helped me complete a science project that was due the next day Not only did that experience teach me about a fatherrsquos unconditional love but it also taught me not to procrastinate Dad also loved me enough to spank me and ground me for wrong behavior For that Irsquom thankful He taught me what not to dohellipand that is often the most valuable thing a person can know I see in George Pearsons a man being made perfect through a life devoted to the Word The building blocks of honor and integrity are set in my life because they count for something in his By seeing him walk in humil-ity Irsquove learned the value of preferring others And pos-sibly some of the greatest lessons hersquos taught me came when he said ldquoSon this is where Irsquove missed itrdquo As you can tell I love him And when someone says ldquoHey Jeremy you remind me so much of your dadrdquo itrsquos one of the greatest compliments I could receive VICTORY

Jeremy Pearsons son of Pastors George and Terri Pearsons and Kenneth Copelandrsquos eldest grand-son is the senior high minister of 14forty Student Ministries at Eagle Mountain International Church For information about 14forty visit us online at httpwww14fortycom For ministry materials write to

Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001

As we teach our children to respect our authority they will in turn learn to respect Godrsquos authority As their parents we are the voice of God in their lives Wersquore to train and direct them to follow after the Lord with all of their hearts Wersquore called to be a reflection of Jesus Christ to them As we teach them to be more like Jesus wersquoll help them to become more familiar with Godrsquos love

Our Example | In Luke 2 we read about Jesus as a child Itrsquos a great example of how children should respond to their parents In this passage Jesus and His earthly parents traveled to Jerusalem for Passover He was 12 years old at the time At the end of their visit Mary and Joseph left Jerusalem to return home Along the way they discovered that Jesus was not with their group They returned to find Him teaching at the temple When they asked Him what He was doing He answered ldquoWhy did you seek me Did you not know that I must be about My Fatherrsquos businessrdquo (Luke 249 New King James Version) Now look at what verse 51 says ldquoAnd he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was subject unto themrdquo It says ldquoJesus was subject to themrdquo The word subject is a military term which means ldquoto rank yourself under someonerdquo Jesus ranked Himself under His parentsmdashHe put Himself under their authority He was practicing obedience with His parents so that He could be obedient to His heavenly Father It says in The Amplif ied Bible He ldquowas [habitually] obedient to themrdquo So for our children obedience (being subject to us as

their parents) is all part of honoring and loving us Jesus obeyed immediately He didnrsquot talk back to Mary and Joseph or roll His eyes at them He obeyed This is how our children should respond to us too They should be quick to obey By learning to quickly obey us theyrsquore also learning to quickly obey God

The Next Generation | As parents and believers we have an awesome responsibility We are raising the next generation Our children and the children in our churches are the next generationrsquos pastors teachers and parents We must raise them right We need to train them to follow Godmdashto honor and obey Him without complaining or hesitating This is a necessary step toward equipping them to fulfill Godrsquos calling on their lives Letrsquos not leave our children ill-equipped to handle their calling Letrsquos teach them what it is to honor us and that by honoring us they honor Him Children need to honor God and to know how very much God loves them They learn that to a great degree through you their parents And remember our children are our future VICTORY

George Pearsons is the senior pastor of Eagle Mountain International Church located on the grounds of Kenneth Copeland Ministries For information or ministry materials write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001

Do you ever stare into the eyes of your teenager during one of your ldquolecturesrdquo and wonder if anyone is even home to hear it Well even in the midst of eye rolling and stra-tegic sighing itrsquos not hopeless With a little work you and your teenager really can have a great relationship This straightforward and blunt new series by Jeremy Pearsons tells how Itrsquos aimed straight at your teen and with the title How to Handle Mom and Dad itrsquos sure to get his or her attention

In a language teenagers can understand Jeremy tackles topics such as what it takes to make glad parents and not mad parents how to deal with confrontation correction and those parental speeches (that seem to last for hours) how to get an attitude makeover and other practical tips

Order today and listen for yourself Then pass this cool CD series on to your teen After the initial ldquoeye rollrdquo you might even catch them smiling

How to Handle Mom and Dad | 3-CD series

CDN $15 B050613

Train Up Parentshellipin the Way They Should Go

To order in Canada call toll-free 1-877-480-3388 To place an order by mail please use the address on the last page Order online at shopkcmcanadaca

Milwaukee Wis August 22-27

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday August 27 at 930 am

Praise and worship led by Len Mink and the KCM Band

We need youmdashto help us make this meeting a successJoin us for the volunteer meeting Sunday August 21 at 3 pm in the Hilton Ballroom

HOST HOTELHilton Milwaukee City Center | 509 W Wisconsin Ave | Milwaukee WI 53203 | (414) 271-7250 phone | (414) 271-1039 fax | wwwmilwaukeecitycenterhiltoncom $107 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation Reserve by 72305

Holiday Inn Milwaukee City Centre | 611 W Wisconsin Ave | Milwaukee WI 53203 | (414) 273-2950 phone | (414) 273-7662 fax | wwwichotelsgroupcom

$89 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation | Group Booking Code GLB | Reserve by 72105

Best WesternmdashInn Towne Hotel | 710 N Old World Third | Milwaukee WI 53203 | (414) 224-8400 phone | (414) 273-7503 fax | wwwinntownehotelcom

$72 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation Reserve by 71905

Unable to attend the meetings Then join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and Internet Radio at wwwkcmorg

Visit our Web site for more information | Meetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you | Partners and Friends within the United States call (800) 600-7395 | Partners and Friends within Canada call 1-877-480-3388

US Cellular Arena | 400 W Kilbourn Ave | Milwaukee WI 53203 | (414) 908-6000

Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis

Creflo A Dollar

Keith Moore Keith Butler Bill WinstonKenneth and Gloria Copeland

Get Into the Overf low

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadets

Superkid Academy

Dana and Linda Johnson

CommanderKellie

2005

aringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaring

Poisonous Snake Bit You

b y R i c k R e n n e r

ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo Acts 285

Traveling by sea was a perilous and risky undertaking Ships were not always reliable The routes often took them through waters cluttered with sharp rocks reefs and debris Even if the vessel was guided by strong skilled leadership currents were so strong that even the best ships could be carried directly into rocks and other dangerous obstacles In Acts 27 we read that Paul was traveling aboard a ship that ran into rocks and broke into pieces In that moment of crisis Paul became Godrsquos man on board as he spoke the word of faith to the crew and passengers Soon he was in charge of the entire situation Once marooned on the island of Melita Paul worked with other crew members to collect wood for a fire A venomous viper was hidden in the sticks he was carrying When he dropped his wood into the flames that snake

bit Paul on the hand Acts 283 says ldquoAnd when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire there came a viper out of the heat and fastened on his handrdquo The word viper is the Greek word echidna and refers to ldquoa highly venomous snakerdquo The verse says that this snake ldquofastened on his handrdquo The word fastened is the Greek word kathapto and it means ldquoto tightly fastenrdquo This snake deeply bit the Apostle Paul and injected its venom into his hand for the word kathapto also meant ldquoto introduce poison into the bodyrdquo That viper sunk its fangs into Paulrsquos flesh and released its full load of venom into his hand That is why Acts 284 says ldquoAnd when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand they said among themselves No doubt this man is a murderer whom though he hath escaped the sea yet vengeance suffereth not to liverdquo

W hen I read about the travels of the Apostle Paul I find his story to be simply remarkable What he had to endure to take the gospel to the gentiles was out of the ordinary | For example in 2 Corinthians 1125 Paul tells us that during the course of his ministry he was shipwrecked three times He writes ldquohellipthrice I suffered shipwreck a night and a day I have been in the deeprdquo

What Would You Do if a

aringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaring

to advance the gospel I refuse to give in to my flesh and throw a pity party Because I keep going and never give in or give up Godrsquos power is always available to help me in every situation Therersquos too much at stake for me to let some little thing pull me down into defeat With Godrsquos Spirit at work in me I overcome every obstacle that tries to block my way I declare this by faith in Jesusrsquo Name VICTORY

Excerpted from Sparkling Gems by Rick Renner

Rick Renner is an author pastor and teacher of the Word of God who has ministered all over the world He and his wife Denise pastor Moscow Good News Church in Moscow Russia For more information or ministry materials please write Rick Renner Ministries PO Box 702040 Tulsa OK 74170-2040 or call (918) 496-3213

But what did Paul do Acts 285 says ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo The phrase ldquoshook it off rdquo is from the Greek word apotinasso It is a compound of the words apo meaning ldquooff rdquo and ldquoawayrdquo and the word tinasso which means to ldquoshakerdquo This word gives us a picture of the Apostle Paul shaking his hand back and forth until the viper released its fangs and fell into the fire When the barbarian crowd saw that Paul didnrsquot die they assumed he was a god In just a short time Paul used the event to bring the whole island together for a crusade Publius the chief of the island was so impressed that he took Paul into his own home for three days While there Paul laid hands on Publiusrsquo father who ldquolay sick of a fever and of a bloody fluxrdquo (Acts 288) The man was miraculously healed and soon the entire island was in revival The Bible tells us ldquoSo when this was done others also which had diseases in the island came and were healedrdquo (Acts 289) By the time Paul departed from Melita he was so respected and honored that they loaded him down with everything necessary for the remainder of his journey How would you have acted if you had been in Paulrsquos position Suppose you were shipwrecked lost all your material possessions then found yourself marooned on an island inhabited by barbarians where a venomous snake promptly bites you Do you think you would have ldquoshaken it off rdquo as Paul did Would you have turned your disaster into a revival Or would you have been tempted to sit down and cry while you worried about your plans being ruined Paulrsquos attitude kept him in the midst of revival everywhere he went He had the opportunity to give in to his flesh and throw a pity party just as you and I do But because Paul chose to keep going and never stop Godrsquos power was always available to help him in every situation What is hindering you today What is the devil trying to use to latch on to your life and to distract you Why donrsquot you make the decision to shake it off Therersquos too much at stake to let some little thing distract you and pull you down into defeat Turn that attack around and use it for the glory of God Make the devil sorry he ever sent that poisonous viper to attack you

My Prayer Today | Lord give me the attitude that turns every attack the devil sends into an opportunity for revival Help me walk in such strong and consistent faith that I do not flinch at ANYTHING Rather than give in to my flesh and let worry conquer me help me remember the assignment Yoursquove given me and help me remain committed to f inish my course on time I pray this in Jesusrsquo Name

My Confession Today | I confess that revival happens everywhere I go Every disaster the devil sends is an opportunity

Like finding a shiny jewel in a pile of rocks Sparkling Gems From the Greek will inspire you

to dig into Godrsquos Word in search of valuable gems

In this unique daily devotional Rick Renner combines his understanding of the Greek lan-

guage and his knowledge of biblical history to explore New Testament scriptures By defining

key words from the original Greek language and explaining the historical context in which

the scriptures were written he reveals new facets of the Word and how to apply them to

daily life

The table of contents and index make this an easy-to-use study tool you can refer to over

and over again Order yours today

Sparkling Gems From the Greek | 7frac14rdquo x 9frac12rdquo | hardback | 1106 pages

CDN$30 B050605

Uncovering the Many Facets of the Word

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Thank You Jesus for Protecting My Family After seeing Kellie Copelandrsquos Prayer for Family Protection I began reading it every morning My family is separated by many miles The prayer makes me feel more secure throughout the day know-ing and believing they are safe One morning I almost did not read my prayer But I knew I had to take time to read it so I did Later on in the day I called my sister and she told me my niece had just totaled her car but she was not hurt in any way I immediately thought Thank You Jesus for protecting my family Thank you angels for taking charge over my family for covering them with your wings of protection I hung up the phone and called the KCM prayer line to thank God once more and to give a praise report Thank you Kellie for sharing your special prayer with me Phyllis Roberts Beech Grove Ind

ldquoA faithful man shall abound with blessingsrdquo

Teaching Me So I Can Teach Them My grandson Christopher who lives in New York needed dental surgery when he was 4 years old The hospital told us the insurance would pay but when all was said and done the paperwork came back rejected We had paid the $800 deduct-ible which left over $2000 still to pay I called your prayer

team and asked them to agree that the money would come in and they would take payments The next day the hospital called and said we did not have to pay any of it They had made a mistake and approved the surgery before hearing from the insurance so they absorbed the cost

Christopher is now 6 and he loves Jesus I am so thankful for your ministry Yoursquove taught me so much that I can share with all my grandchildren I was praying with my other two grandsons Nick (8) and Nate (11) last nightmdashjust listening to them talk to the Lord is so thrillingmdashI can imagine how it thrills the Lordrsquos heart too Thank you for teaching me so I can teach themMarti Deacon | Michigan

The Year of Overflow in Prison I went to prison in June 2000 sentenced to 105 to 210 years For three years I walked around in darkness full of hate grief envy and mad at the world My five children forgot me My wife moved in with my best friend Then this ldquoJesus freakrdquo started telling me that Jesus had something in store for me Irsquod laugh and go on my way For a month he kept saying ldquoCome to church and

seerdquo One Sunday in August 2003 tired of my life I went to church for a laugh But the joke was on memdashI went to the altar and made Jesus Christ the Lord of my life When I saw in the Word that God restores families I prayed that God would restore my family as He did for Joseph in the Bible A short time later I was moved to a different housing block There I met six of the greatest Christian brothers ever They worked with me and taught me a lot using your books on healing the power of tongues etc We became a true family But God wasnrsquot done This past Thanksgiving my young-est daughter wrote me a letter and my second oldest daughter wrote to me after Christmas I believe this is the Year of Overflow I believe my other three children will get in touch with me soon God not only restores families He gives new ones Kenneth thank you for your help Keep me in your

prayers You are in mineRP | Pennsylvania

Proverbs 2820

I am so thankful for

your ministry

GoodNEWSGazette

Intruder Encounters the Power of God At 4 am while my 4-year-old son and I were sleeping someone came into our apartment We both woke up from the noise of the door being opened I jumped up from my bed wide-awake facing the person standing before me Not knowing if they were male or female or whether or not they had a weapon I began screaming But then being reminded that I was a child of Almighty God and remembering a story in your magazine I began yell-ing to the burglar ldquoGet away in Jesusrsquo Mighty Name and get out of my apartment immediatelyrdquo The person didnrsquot move so I turned the light on and saw that it was a woman about my age I then grabbed her by the

arm and led her out of the apartment Before I closed the door behind her I found myself saying in a calm voice ldquoGod bless yourdquo Later

I asked my son why he had been so silent He said ldquoMummy as you talked with that woman I prayed the Lord would take that evil spirit out of our apartmentrdquo Thank you for working for Godrsquos kingdom and for being such a big blessing to others like meIH | Canada

ldquoDaddy Is a Nonsmokerrdquo My 9-year-old daughter Annabelle has been believing for Daddy to give up smoking She has been praying for him for about six months and declares ldquoDaddy is a nonsmokerrdquo Her dad always smoked outside in the garden and never near the children But Annie would see him out her bedroom window and decided at age 8 to involve the Lord Jesus in the situa-tion During a recent illness her daddy stopped smoking and has not taken it up againmdashhe hasnrsquot even been craving a cigarette badly Annie has seen what wonderful results happen when something is given over to GodMR | England

Struggles Give Way to Praise Report We have a family of six and yoursquove played a huge part in our lives for at least the last eight years I have written you about our struggles and now have praise reports

In a period of two weeks my husband received a job that pays $20000 more than his previous job and our son received a call from a talent agency that he had applied to a year ago In addition my husband is

now coaching a basketball team He loves the game but ini-tially was concerned about losing his temper However God has helped him and he has been able to have the self-control he needs It is a wonderful team and after the first game it blessed me so much to hear my husband tell how God had put it all together By the time I went to bed that night I was crying tears of thankfulness I love you guys and appreciate you so muchDusty Farmer | Texas

Fear of Water Flushed Away

At 6 months old my youngest granddaughter became suddenly

terrified of water Her bath time which always had been the high

point of her day became a nightmare I had been praying over her

and the situation was getting a little better Then late one night

she watched your broadcast with me She was mesmerized by

Gloria and focused on her for the entire broadcast

The next day her joy in her bath time was back Now months

later she is the water babymdashthe screaming comes when you take

her out of the water the dogrsquos water dish has to be left outside

Thank You Jesus And thank you all for your faithfulness

Judith Hewson | Tamworth NH

I n t e r n a t i o n a l N e w sGoodNEWSGazette

Bryan Bair ran his fingers over the shiny metal of his French horn one last time before handing it over Pocketing the money he left the pawnshop and drove to the rundown shack he and his family called home in Muskogee Okla In an effort to liven up the dismal rental his wife Angie had painted the walls Convinced that their daughter Cierra shouldnrsquot crawl around on the filthy carpet theyrsquod scratched together enough money to replace it at their own expense

Once again prosperity had eluded them No matter how hard they worked or how carefully they spent they just couldnrsquot get ahead Both cars were being repossessed If that werenrsquot bad enough they were being booted out of the ramshackle house and the owner was suing them for changing the deacutecor

Bryan unlocked the front door and stepped into the cool dank living room Everything he owned was gone He slipped off his wedding band and ran his finger over the word engraved inside Hesed

That was all he had left to cling tomdashone word of hope

From Rules to Revelation | ldquoAngie and I grew up in the same church in Oklahoma Cityrdquo Bryan explains ldquoI was several years older than she was and we didnrsquot know one another well As adults life wasnrsquot kind to either of us After suffering years of physical abuse the Lord rescued Angie from almost certain death and she returned to Oklahoma City to begin healing Her sister gave her a set of tapes by Kenneth Copeland The Blood Covenant The tapes were life-changing for Angie and when she learned that I was broken and bruised from a failed marriage she loaned them to me

Covenantof Love

V

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on what was left I told Angie what the Lord said and we both repented and agreed to tithe on our gross income ldquoThe first of May I tithed 10 percent of my gross salary Two days later a woman who had lost her home during a tornado saw Angiersquos house and bought it immediatelyrdquo

The Breath of Life | In another stroke of divine favor Angiersquos parents provided the money for them to move into a much nicer house in Muskogee Theyrsquod been living there for a while when Angie began feeling sick and suffering from headaches and fatigue Not only that it became increasingly difficult to awaken 3-year-old Cierra each morning She was lethargic and her eyes stayed a reddish color One night during dinner Cierra said ldquoMama and Daddy I saw Jesus in my bedroom last nightrdquo Angie stopped serving food and glanced at Bryan ldquoWhat did Jesus do honeyrdquo ldquoHe blowed in my mouthrdquo Cierra explained Bryan and Angie looked at one another with raised brows and shrugged Days later Angie and Cierra were in the house alone when the carbon monoxide alarm sounded Angie called the gas company and they sent someone immediately His carbon monoxide detector sounded an alarm before he ever got inside the house ldquoGet out nowrdquo he shouted ldquoThe serviceman said that our carbon monoxide alarm

was next to an air vent so while the poisonous gas was filling the house the alarm only sensed fresh air until it reached dangerously high levelsrdquo Angie recalls ldquoAfter taking the readings he said there was no reason that we were still aliverdquo This time it was Angie who pulled off her wedding band and ran her finger over the word engraved inside Hesed A sob caught in her throat as she realized what God had done Jesus had breathed into Cierrarsquos mouth

The Tithe Test | Although Bryan and Angie saw promising changes in their financial picture it appeared to be too little too late They were forced into Chapter 7 bankruptcy Seated in chambers with the bankruptcy trustee during their hearing Bryan and Angie were unprepared for the ruling

ldquoI sold medical supplies and listened to the tape series in my car as I traveled The thing that most impressed me was Brother Copelandrsquos teaching on hesed This is the love of God that passes mere knowledge It is the experience of Godrsquos love based on a covenant which lasts until death and beyond With two failed marriages behind us and the abuse Angie suffered at her former husbandrsquos hands we were in awe of this kind of loverdquo Angie and Bryan learned from the tapes that tithing was divinely designed to be an expression of faith in that covenant of love That was a new idea to them Theyrsquod both known tithing as a biblical rule but theyrsquod never had a revelation of it as their covenant connection

Help in Troubled Times | On May 3 1997 Bryan and Angie married and made a covenant between themselves and God As a permanent reminder they engraved the word Hesed inside their wedding bands Angie worked as a dental assistant and Bryan continued his career in medical sales They lived in the small house Angie owned and tithed 10 percent of all their income trusting in their covenant with God Two days before Christmas Bryanrsquos boss called in his entire staff ldquoYoursquore all firedrdquo he said ldquoSome of you may be hired by the distributor whorsquos taking over the businessrdquo Bryan sighed with relief when the distributor hired him but it came with a price He would do the same job hersquod been doing with 20 percent less salary and no benefits or insurance A year later the company changed hands again Bryan lost another 5 percent of his income and Angie gave birth to their daughter Cierra By 1999 a frustrated Bryan took a job with a new company as a direct manufacturerrsquos representative selling spinal implants The salary package was about the same as the one hersquod left behind Because his territory included all of Tulsa and the northwest part of Arkansas they listed Angiersquos house for sale and moved to Muskogee Bryan stood in the living room and ran his finger over the word engraved on the inside of his wedding band Angiersquos house still hadnrsquot sold they were being kicked out of the rental house both cars were being repossessed and hersquod hocked his French horn This is the protection of God He fell to his knees on the hardwood floor ldquoLord why Irsquom tithing and we arenrsquot making ends meetrdquo Why are you stealing from Me Bryan gasped ldquoLord wersquove tithed faithfully for two yearsrdquo Render unto Caesar that which belongs to Caesar and to God that which belongs to God ldquoI knew immediately what Irsquod done wrongrdquo Bryan says ldquoWersquod been tithing after taxes In other words we were giving the first portion of everything to taxes and tithing

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 19

Covenantof Love

b y M e l a n i e H e m r y

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10

percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10 percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered It was tempting It was a way out of the financial vise that seemed to tighten around Bryan moment by moment He wanted to throw up his hands and say ldquoOK so it was a bad idea Irsquoll try again later when this whole mess is cleared uprdquo He twisted the ring on his finger Hesed He was in covenant with God Hersquod made a promise that he intended to fulfill if it cost him his life What if it does cost me everything Mouth dry and hands clammy he looked the trustee in the eye ldquoWe will never stop giving that 10 percentrdquo ldquoThen I have no other choice but to remove your Chapter 7 status I am moving you into a Chapter 13 bankruptcy That means wersquoll put you on a repayment plan Yoursquoll repay every dime with interestrdquo Bryan looked at Angie who smiled ldquoWe prefer it that wayrdquo The decision to tithe regardless of the cost triggered such deep-seated fear in Bryan that he suffered night terrors Each time he woke in a cold sweat shadowboxing against an unseen enemy Angie comforted him and said ldquoWe will be tithers God has not given us a spirit of fear but He has given us His love power and a sound mindrdquo ldquoAngie helped me get through the night terrors for monthsrdquo Bryan recalls ldquoAnother thing that helped was a list of scripture confessions for breakthrough that was printed in one of the Believerrsquos Voice of Victory magazines I kept them on my desk and repeated them dailyrdquo Toward the end of that year in November 2000 Bryan scored a direct hit on the enemy when he released his first vocal CD of nine songs entitled In His Presence Soon after an amazing thing happened in his business Before he could contact new doctors in his territory they began contacting him and asking for his product The favor of God rested on him to such a degree that both doctors and hospitals saw him as a benefit While still tithing and repaying all his debts Bryan and Angie began giving a monthly gift to KCM Bryan decided to release his territory in Oklahoma and concentrate his efforts in northwest Arkansas In July 2002 they moved into their new home near Fort Smith Ark Angie an artist painted an archangel standing guard and placed the painting above their fireplacemdasha constant reminder of their covenant with God She also painted and personalized bedrooms for Tayler and Britton Bryanrsquos two teenaged children Instead of a ratty rental house they

This month as we celebrate Fatherrsquos Day in America

men around the globe have risen to the call and dis-

covered the strength of partnership Theyrsquove joined

Kenneth Copeland Ministries with faithful support and

unyielding prayer Together wersquore raising up a generation

of men women and children who are ready to reach the

world with the uncompromised message of the gospel

And it shows

As these men stand with us they know wersquore standing

with them too Wersquore praying daily for them Wersquore believing with them for restored relationships financial

success wise parenting and abundant health

Each day our anointings and ministries are joining together empowering one another And together wersquore

changing the world

all these men have something in common

Par tnership

If yoursquore not yet a Partner with Kenneth Copeland Ministries

or want to find out more about partnership just

call 1-877-480-3388 or

visit wwwkcmcanadaca

God has great things in store for youPartners Please send us your testimoniesmdashwe want to hear the great things God is doing in your lives so we can rejoice with you

lived in a beautiful home filled with love and laughter

A Covenant of Life | In August 2003 Bryan and Angie took Tayler Britton and Cierra for a last getaway to Branson before school started Excited about going to Silver Dollar City the children chattered happily during the drive The next morning they were about to leave the hotel when 5-year-old Cierra grabbed her abdomen and screamed in agony They rushed her to a nearby clinic where she was diagnosed with appendicitis There were no surgeons available and the ambulance was tied up with another patient The fastest way to get help they were told was to drive her to Fayetteville After loading the family in their 2001 Expedition Angie phoned family members and asked for prayer Without warning the shocks went out on the car ldquoEvery bump in the road knocked the breath out of usrdquo Angie remembers ldquoAnd with every jolt Cierra screamed It was a grueling trip that should have taken an hour but we had to go so slowly that it took us three Most of that time our cell phones were without a signal But once the cell phones came on I phoned my mother whorsquod just returned from the Southwest Believersrsquo Convention She and a friend whorsquod been at the convention had been praying for Cierra and the Lord told them to tell us to take Communion ldquoI searched the car for anything to use as Communion elements All I could find was half a Diet Coke and a Twinkie I broke off pieces of the Twinkie for each of us and then prayed over it as representing Jesusrsquo body that was broken for Cierra We used Diet Coke as a substitute for Jesusrsquo blood that was shed for her and prayed based on our covenant with God ldquoThe moment we finished praying Cierrarsquos pain stopped and she went to sleep She slept the remainder of the way to Fayetteville When the surgeon met us Cierra was awake and in no pain He pressed on her abdomen just like the previous doctor had done but it didnrsquot hurt her According to the blood work her white count had been up but was droppingrdquo ldquoThere is no doubt that something has taken place in this childrsquos bodyrdquo the surgeon explained ldquobut there is nothing wrong now She is free to gordquo Bryan and Angie had the car repaired and returned to Silver Dollar City to finish their vacation As they watched Cierra run and play they fingered their rings and gave all the praise to God The Lord has continued to bless them beyond their wildest dreams In the month of January 2004 Bryan made more money than he made during a whole year before he began tithing on his gross income Bryan and Angie Bair defeated fear and in so doing they defeated the poverty attached to it Because they

steadfastly maintained their covenant connection to-day they not only know God cares for them they have experienced firsthand His powerful covenant love VICTORY

Standing in AgreementmdashThere Is Victory in Numbers

Praying alone is effective But sometimes you need the power of oth-ers praying in agreement with you | Kenneth Copelandrsquos Pressing In for Victory will teach you thoroughly about the prayer of agree-ment Yoursquoll learn how joining others and praying according to Godrsquos Word is a powerful weapon in your prayer arsenal | Hear personal stories of how Kenneth and Gloria again and again received the answers they needed through powerful prayers of agreement writ-ing contracts based on scriptures and pressing in until their break-throughs came

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House

T h e G o d o f t h e B r e a k t h r o u g h

re you desperate for a breakthrough Are you thinking If the Lord doesnrsquot do something soon I wonrsquot make it | If so I completely understand A few years ago I desperately needed a financial breakthrough I was standing in faith confessing the Word and waiting for provision to come Though Irsquod experienced a few turnarounds our finances were still under attack | In January of the following year God began doing great things Then shortly afterward He gave me a word He said that my wife and I our ministry and anyone else who lays hold upon this truth would experience more of His presence love power and favor than ever before He then added Yoursquoll experience your greatest breakthroughs thus far | Praise God That prophetic word was exactly what I needed to hear and itrsquos what I want to share with you so ldquoThe God of the Breakthroughrdquo will visit your house too

A Prophetic Word | God brought 1 Kings 17 to my attention Itrsquos a story Irsquod read many times In fact Irsquod preached from it often but this time the Lord revealed something new He said Within this story you will discover the keys to supernatural breakthrough | In this passage God sent Elijah into hiding from King Ahab and provided for him by commanding the ravens to feed him by the brook Cherith When the brook dried up God sent Elijah to Zarephath of Sidon He told him hersquod find a widow woman there who would take care of him When Elijah found the woman he discovered that she had just enough food for one more meal In verse 12 she told him ldquoI have not a cake but an handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil in a cruse that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it and dierdquo | If anyone was a candidate for a breakthrough it was this woman She had just enough food for one last meal Then she was prepared to die She needed God to come through for her in a big way

will visit your

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Heavenly Father I receive this prophetic word I believe with all my heart that You want to visit my house I am willing to obey Irsquom willing to sow a significant seed Right now I boldly declare that The God of the Breakthrough is visiting my house Amen

From now on proclaim ldquoThe God of the Breakthrough is visiting my houserdquo Donrsquot stop believing and standing for it Praise God for fulfilling His promise As you put these keys into practice your breakthrough will come Then yoursquoll be able to share what yoursquove learned and help others understand how to experience a breakthrough in their lives too VICTORY

Jerry Savelle is president and founder of Jerry Savelle Ministries International and pastors Heritage of Faith Christian Center For information or ministry materials write to Jerry Savelle Ministries PO Box 748 Crowley TX 76036 visit their Web site at wwwjsmiorg or call (817) 297-3155

Now notice how her situation changed when Elijah said ldquoFear not but make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son For thus saith the Lord God of Israel The barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo (verses 13-14) Elijah gave her a prophetic word when He said ldquoThe barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo This prophetic word was the first key to her breakthrough Without it she and her son would have died But instead she discovered when she acted on that prophetic word her future changed No longer would she and her son die but rather they would experience supernatural provision In the same way a prophetic word can change your future Through the word which God will give youmdasheither through scripture another believer or a prophetic messagemdashHe will tell you what to do Then itrsquos important not to give up No matter what happens in between the time you receive the word and the time it comes to passmdashstand strong Receiving your personal prophetic word is the first key to your breakthrough

Obey the Word | The second key to experiencing a breakthrough is to obey the prophetic word Notice in verse 13 Elijah told the woman ldquomake me thereof a little cake firstrdquo In order for the prophetic word to come to pass she had to be obedient Irsquove discovered over the years that Godrsquos instructions usually donrsquot make sense to the natural mind This woman had just told Elijah that she only had enough food and oil to make one last meal but what was his response He told her to make him a cake first It didnrsquot make sense but it was a necessary step for her to receive her breakthrough She simply needed to obey

A Significant Seed | The third step to receiving a breakthrough is to sow a significant seed When I asked the Lord to clarify what He meant by a ldquosignificant seedrdquo He told me that a significant seed has value to the sower When Elijah told this woman to make him a cake before she cooked her last meal he was asking her to sow a significant seed It was her last bit of food Irsquom not implying that you give everything you have in order to sow a significant seed Right now ask God what significant seed you should sow toward your breakthrough No one else is responsible to tell you what that seed should be You must listen to God for yourself As you take this message to heart make the decision to bull listen for a prophetic word from the Lord bull obey that prophetic word and bull seek the Lord to know what significant seed you need to sow toward breakthrough Now if yoursquore ready for a breakthrough in your life pray this prayer

House

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I often receive requests to answer editorials and letters to the editor about the religious persuasions of Americarsquos founding fathers The standard assertion is that they were all deists pointing to George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Alexander Hamilton and James Madison as proof N In many dictionaries the terms deist agnostic and atheist now appear as synonyms An atheist believes there is no God An agnostic professes that there is no way to know if God exists A deist believes in an impersonal creator of the universe who wound it up like a clock but is no longer involved with mankind Although a very few of the founders considered themselves deists these definitions do not apply to the notable foundersrsquo beliefs N There is abundant evidence to refute the notion that the founding fathers were atheists agnostics or deists or that they wanted to divorce religious principles from public affairs N Thomas Paine in his discourse on ldquoThe Study of Godrdquo forcefully asserts that it is ldquothe error of schoolsrdquo to teach sciences without ldquoreference to the Being who is author of them for all the principles of science are of Divine originrdquo He laments that ldquothe evil that has resulted fromhellipteaching [science without God] has been that of generating in the pupils a species of atheismrdquo N In Benjamin Franklinrsquos 1749 plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania he insisted that schools teach ldquothe necessity of a public religionhellipand the excellency of the Christian religion above all others ancient or modernrdquo Mr Franklin proposed a biblical inscription for the seal of the United States and chose a New Testament verse for the motto of the Philadelphia Hospital He was one of the chief voices behind the establishment of a paid chaplain in Congress In 1787 when he helped found the college which bore his name it was dedicated as ldquoa nursery of religion and learningrdquo built ldquoon Christ the Corner-Stonerdquo Clearly Benjamin Franklinrsquos beliefs didnrsquot reflect those of a deist

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

S P I R I T U A L H E R I T A G E

1

Christrdquo And while Mr Madison does allude to a ldquowall of separationrdquo he says the purpose of that ldquowallrdquo is only to prevent Congress from passing a national law to establish a national religion None of the founders mentioned fit the definition of a deist Those who claim all our founders were deists typically name only a handful and generalize the rest This in itself is a mistake for there are more than 200 (55 at the Constitutional Convention 90 who framed the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights and 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence) Any generalization of these men as deists is completely inaccurate The reason critics never mention others is evident Consider what must be explained away if the following signers of the Constitution were mentioned

Charles Pinckney and John Langdonmdashfounders of the American Bible Society

James McHenrymdashfounder of the Baltimore Bible Society

Rufus Kingmdashhelped found a Bible society for Anglicans

Abraham Baldwinmdasha chaplain in The Revolution and considered the youngest theologian in America

Roger Sherman William Samuel Johnson John Dickinson and Jacob Broommdashtheological writers

James Wilson and William Pattersonmdashplaced on the Supreme Court by President George Washington They had prayer over juries in the U S Supreme Courtroom

The list could go on and this does not even include the huge number of thoroughly evangelical Christians who signed the declaration or helped frame the Bill of Rights Perhaps critics should spend more time reading the writings of the founders to discover their religious beliefs for themselves rather than making sweeping accusations which are so easily disproved VICTORY

David Barton nationally known author and public speaker is the founder and president of WallBuilders a pro-family organization which seeks to educate grass-roots society to rebuild Americarsquos constitu- tional moral and religious foundations For more information go to wwwwallbuilderscom call (817) 441-6044 or write to WallBuilders PO Box 397

Aledo TX 76008-0397

Nor did George Washingtonrsquos He was an open promoter of Christianity In his speech on May 12 1779 he claimed that children needed to learn ldquoabove allrdquo the ldquoreligion of Jesus Christrdquo and this would make them ldquogreater and happier than they already arerdquo On May 2 1778 he charged his soldiers at Valley Forge that ldquoTo the distinguished character of patriot it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christianrdquo When he resigned his commission as commander in chief of the military June 8 1783 he reminded the nation that ldquowithout a humble imitationrdquo of ldquothe Divine Author of our blessed religionrdquo we ldquocan never hope to be a happy nationrdquo George Washingtonrsquos own adopted daughter declared that you might as well question his patriotism as to question his Christianity Alexander Hamilton was certainly no deist He began work with Rev James Bayard to form the Christian Constitutional Society to help spread throughout the world the two things which Mr Hamilton said made America great (1) Christianity and (2) a Constitution formed under Christianity Only his death two months later thwarted his plan of starting a missionary society to promote Christian government Facing death in a duel with Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton met and prayed with the Rev John M Mason and Bishop Benjamin Moore He reaffirmed his readiness to face God should he die having declared to them ldquoa lively faith in Godrsquos mercy through Christ with a thankful remembrance of the death of Christrdquo He also partook of Communion with Bishop Moore There have been claims that Thomas Jefferson omitted all miraculous events of Jesus from his ldquoBiblerdquo But his own words explain his intent for the book was not that it be a ldquoBiblerdquo but a primer for the Indians on the teachings of Christ (which is why he titled it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth) He had the ldquored letterrdquo portions of the New Testament published to introduce the Indians to Christian morality As president of the United States he signed a treaty with the Kaskaskia tribe wherein he providedmdashat government expensemdashChristian missionaries to the Indians In fact Thomas Jefferson himself declared ldquoI am a real Christian that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesusrdquo The writings of James Madison who trained for ministry with the Rev Dr John Witherspoon are replete with declarations of his faith in God and Christ In his letter to Attorney General Bradford he laments that public officials are not bold enough about their Christian faith in public and that they should be ldquofervent advocates in the cause of

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A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE TO REFUTE THE NOTION THAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE ATHEISTS AGNOSTICS OR DEISTS

OR THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVORCE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

First John 418 says ldquoThere is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear because fear involves torment But he who fears has not been made perfect in loverdquo (New King James Version) If our children know we love them and God loves them the enemy wonrsquot be able to get a foothold of fear in their lives

Never Use Fear to Motivate | Now as parents we must never use fear as a means of motivation Teaching our kids to respect something that is potentially dangerous like an automobile is one thing Teaching them to be afraid of it is something else altogether Obviously you would not want your child to run out into oncoming traffic But it would be wrong to tell them ldquoIf you go out into the street a car is going to run over you and kill yourdquo That would be motivating them through fear There is never a time when using a little fearmdashor a lot for that mattermdashis healthy Take the time to explain to your child that ldquoAn automobile is a lot bigger than you are If you run out in front of a moving car it has the ability to harm you If yoursquore going to cross the street make sure itrsquos saferdquo Instead of creating an element of fear yoursquore instilling in them a respect for what the automobile is capable of doing

247 Protection | Our children should also understand the protection thatrsquos available to them through Godrsquos Word Itrsquos something I learned as a kid and as a result I have confidence that Irsquom safe no matter where I am or what Irsquom

doing For instance I like to hunt and there are rattlesnakes and copperheads out in the woods And the truth is I canrsquot stand snakes If I see one Irsquom not about to pick it up and play with it But at the same time I wouldnrsquot be afraid of it or let it bother me Why Because as a kid I learned that I am protected because I have a covenant with God I learned that angels are around memdashprotecting me My parents taught me the promises of Psalm 91 and likewise Irsquom teaching my children that those promises are true for them 247 no matter where they are

Testing the Limits | While most children have to learn how to overcome fear there are those who are not afraid of anything Thatrsquos the way I was as a kidmdashconstantly testing the limits of everything I wanted to be a stuntman from the time I could ride a tricycle I tried to jump it and ride it fast Today my 5-year-old son Jonathan is the same way Itrsquos in his genes He recently learned to ride a bicycle and two

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b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

W When I was growing up my dad Kenneth Copeland taught me many valuable lessons He taught me about spiritual things and natural things But one of the most important lessons I learned from Dad was how not to allow fear in my life Thatrsquos a lesson Irsquom passing on to my children and itrsquos something I hope you would want to pass on to your children as well Of course the reality is that most children are naturally fearful So as parents we must take the time to explain to them that they have no reason to fear because God loves them and is always with them When children know they can count on Godmdashand they understand that God is much bigger than the ldquoboogeymanrdquo or anything else they may fearmdashit gives them a sense of safety and security To overcome fear kids just like adults must be fully persuaded that God in them is greater than anything that is in the world (1 John 44)

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

Being equipped to deal with fear makes it easier for a person to obey God in areas that could be challenging If children learn how to do that at an early age theyrsquoll be able to readily obey God and operate in a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo as adults Our children need to know how to live a lifestyle of rejecting fear and letting love rule and reign in their lives They learn that by watching us their parents Teach them to not fear the future and what could happen but to trust God and follow the Holy Spirit If we teach our children these things they will have a tremendous advantage in life VICTORY

John Copeland is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the son of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland He lives in Fort Worth Texas with his wife Marty and their three children

months later he built a ramp so he could jump his bicycle What do you do with a child like that Well we donrsquot need to teach him how not to be fearful because hersquos not afraid But we do have to supervise his activity as much as possible and take the time to teach him about being responsible in his actions Part of that is teaching him to wear his safety gear and training him to use as much good judgment as a 5-year-old can Of course we pray for him too and confess the Word over him and expect him to be protected and safe More than likely at some point in his life Jonathan will still have opportunities to overcome fear And wersquore equipping him to be able to do that as well

ldquoNo Fearrdquo Provides an Advantage in Life | Because Dad taught me how not to be fearful as a kid I have been able to overcome fear as an adult Although I never was afraid of much as a child or as a teenager I did have to overcome the fear of getting up in front of people to speak And the bottom line of that fear was the fear of failuremdashthe fear of what people would think of me But now when I have a speaking engagement or Irsquom scheduled to tape the broadcast I simply donrsquot allow fear to come in I focus on the fact that Irsquom doing this because I love people and I love our Partners I remind myself that this is far more important than what people think of me Even though public speaking still isnrsquot something I look forward to doing I simply say ldquoLord this is in Your hands and I know I can trust Yourdquo I know I have the Holy Ghost on the inside of me and I believe ldquoI can do all things through Christ who strengthens merdquo (Philippians 413 New King James Version) Our children need to know who they are in Christ and that they always have the help of the Holy Ghost Then no matter what obstacles they face theyrsquoll be able to handle them When something looks like it could be a major problem and the enemy tries to torment them with worry and fear he wonrsquot be able to succeed Theyrsquoll know how to resist fearmdashthe devilmdashand theyrsquoll also know how to listen for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Ghost Helping our children grow up with a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo will give them a great advantage in life Just think about how many times the Holy Spirit has prompted you to do something but you drew back because of fear For instance have you ever felt like you should go witness to your neighbor and the enemy immediately tried to talk you out of it He might have used the fear of rejectionmdashfear of what that person would say or fear of being laughed atmdashas a tactic to keep you from going next door But if you could have recognized that fear as the enemyrsquos strategy you would have known how to resist the devil so you could have obeyed God and talked to your neighbor about salvation

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

God never intended for His people to cope with fearHe intended for us to attack it on all fronts

Delivered From Fear by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland

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whenYou get to Heaven

Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

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There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

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no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

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Salvation is more than just a sure trip to heavenmdashitrsquos literally everything you need Jesus provided it for you and He desires for you to enjoy all of salvationrsquos benefits In this dynamic series from Gloria Copeland yoursquoll discover

bull Why salvation is necessary bull What happened when you were saved bull How to enjoy all that salvation has to offermdash here and now bull Godrsquos will concerning your salvation

Get into the Word today And find out about all that Jesus did for you as you discover So Great Salvation

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Healing SchoolJoin Gloria Copeland for a whole week of Healing School Learn how to receive

healing walk in health and pray for others to be healed

Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

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Kenneth Copeland Gloria Copeland

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BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

Gloria Copeland Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis and Creflo A Dollar Tune in and catch a glimpse of the convention experiencemdashthen make plans to attend and get immersed in the Word

Women of FaithBillye Brim joins Gloria Copeland for two weeks of faith and revelation Donrsquot miss a

minute of these powerful women of the Word

Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

God and His Word Donrsquot miss this week as they wrap things up

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Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadetsDana and Linda

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2005

Overflow

Can you see what is bursting forth in the Body of Christ in 2005 Letrsquos look again at that post-Pentecost report of what happened in the life of Peter Acts 5 tells us there was a huge outpouring so much so that people were bringing the sick into the streets on their beds ldquothat at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might overshadow some of themrdquo (verse 15) This wasnrsquot about his shadow It was about a manifestation of the power of God so strong that neither sickness nor disease nor any other work of death and darkness could stay in those who got within shadow distance of him Now are you ready to shout That same thing has begun to manifest again in parts of the world There are churches in Nigeria in which this is happening all the time As soon as people walk through the door they start speaking in tongues and getting healed

Taking Love to the Streets | As love becomes our greatest pursuit manifestations of that love are going to make the multitudes wake up and take notice The world is hoping that what we believe is real And theyrsquoll see it is true as we begin to get an intimate working knowledge of how Love operates When that happens wersquoll stop identifying with the woman with the issue of blood straining to touch the hem of Jesusrsquo garment Instead wersquoll begin identifying with the One whom she touched ldquoOh Brother Copeland that sounds like blasphemyrdquo Irsquom not talking about being Jesus I am talking about being His joint heirs anointed and authorized by Him and indwelt by the Father who does the work When you begin to walk in love love will flush the fear out until you are no longer afraid to impose your authority on sin sickness demons and fear Yoursquoll become a vessel through whom the love of Jesus will be put on full display Yoursquoll begin to walk so close to God that you tell Him about 500 times a day how much you love Him and Hersquoll tell you 505 times a day how much He loves you Yoursquoll learn to recognize the voice of Love and hear Him talk to you Thatrsquos the true depth of meaning in this life Itrsquos not just preaching for an hour Itrsquos having God stop you on the street somewhere and say That woman needs healing Minister to her now Be ready Develop a working knowledge of the love of God and intimacy with His Anointing Make love your greatest pursuit Donrsquot hang the curtainshelliphang the rod VICTORY

made your faith strong everyone would be a faith giant Romans 327 tells us faith is a law ldquoBy what law of works [No] but by the law of faithrdquo And by a little digging in the Word we find the elements of that law Romans 1017 says ldquoFaith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of Godrdquo Another element of spiritual law is found in James 220 ldquoFaith without works is dead (or incomplete)rdquo Jesus said ldquoWhosoever shall say unto this mountain Be thou removed and be thou cast into the sea and shall not doubt in his heart but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass he shall have whatsoever he saithrdquo (Mark 1123) As we continue reading we also find that Jesus said ldquoAnd when ye stand praying forgive if ye have aught against any that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespassesrdquo (verse 25) Once again we see that every law hangs on the law of love ldquoFaith worketh by loverdquo (Galatians 56) Every promise of God is released the same way God is no respecter of persons Find the elements and apply them in the order He gave Begin by walking in the greatest lawmdashlove Then faith prosperity healing wisdom gifts of the spirit salvationmdashwhatever is needed to manifest the love of God in that situationmdashwill manifest every time

No Longer Mere Men and Women | You can apply this same process to every promise of GodmdashHis blessings work by spiritual law ldquoFor the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and deathrdquo (Romans 82) We need to know these things because we are no longer mere men and women We are new creatures (2 Corinthians 517) The same Father who did the works that manifest in Jesus now lives in us to do those same works and greater works

Believest thou not that I am in the Father and the Father in me the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself but the Father that dwelleth in me he doeth the workshellip He that believeth on me the works that I do shall he do also and greater works than these shall he do because I go unto my Fatherhellip He that hath my commandments and keepeth them he it is that loveth me and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father and I will love him and will manifest myself to himhellip If a man love me he will keep my words and my Father will love him and we will come unto him and make our abode with him ( John 1410-23)

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 5

[1] EVERY THING WORKS by SPIRITUAL LAW and [2] NO LAW OF GOD WORKS CORRECTLY UNLESS

it is FIRST TIED TO THE LAW OF LOVE

Two things believers must clearly establish in their thinking are

Getin theOverflowEverything you do in life is a seed There are spiritual mental physical and financial seeds you sow with your

mouth your actions and your money Thatrsquos why itrsquos so important to be aware of the words you speak your

thoughts and the way you respond to every situationmdashespecially during times of overflow

In this series of teachings Kenneth Copeland shows you how to put yourself in line with Godrsquos plan of over-

flow so yoursquoll have more than enough Yoursquoll also discover

bull The prerequisites to having overflow in your life

bull Why joy or sorrow is your choice

bull How to live by faith and not by luck

bull How to have the ability to love like Jesus

bull How your personal overflow is tied to

developing the power of His love within you

Satan is fighting hard to keep Godrsquos people from walking in overflow But hersquos losing his grip Discover the

depths of all God has for you todayhellipand get ready for an Overflowing HarvestmdashBy FaithhellipThrough Love

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new

Overflowing HarvestmdashBy FaithhellipThrough Love

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J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 7

As a believer you have the power of the Holy Spirit inside you But that power wonrsquot go to work until you put it to work The Holy Spirit wonrsquot just muscle in on you He wonrsquot come in and turn down the television and jerk you up off the couch and say Now you listen to me No Hersquos a gentleman He has been sent to help you to do the will of God to strengthen you to counsel youbut He wonrsquot do a thing until Hersquos asked Thatrsquos why James 513 says if yoursquore in trouble or afflicted pray Itrsquos prayer that puts the power within you to work Just think about that The Spirit of Almighty Godhellipthe Spirit that hovered over the face of the deep and carried out Godrsquos Word at Creationhellipthat same Spirit is inside youmdashwaiting for you to call on Him If Jesus came into your house and sat down at your table yoursquod put aside everything to talk to Him wouldnrsquot you You wouldnrsquot just rush through and say ldquoJesus Irsquom so glad to see You I wish I had the energy to talk to You but You wouldnrsquot believe what kind of a day I had today I mean everything in the world went

wrong and now Irsquom just too tired to do anything but lay here and watch television Maybe we can spend some time

together laterrdquo You wouldnrsquot do that would you No If Jesus were sitting there in your room where you could see Him yoursquod fall on your face and begin to worship Him You wouldnrsquot care how tired you were or what kind of day you had Yoursquod jump at the opportunity to fellowship with Him Well listen the Holy Ghost is in you Hersquos waiting on you Hersquos ready anytime of the day or night Hersquos saying Irsquom here to help you and strengthen you I want to comfort you today You know that problem yoursquove been having I want to help you get that out of your life The Holy Spirit has some things He wants to show youmdashthings yoursquove been trying to figure out Hersquos waiting there with the power to overcome every obstacle in your life Take time to pray Pray in the spirit Pray with understanding Pray and activate the power that is at work within you today VICTORY

Excerpted from the From Faith to Faith devotional

b y G l o r i a C o p e l a n d

ACTIVATE the POWERldquoNow unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or

think according to the power that worketh in usrdquo Ephesians 320

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Scripture Reading

Ephesians 316-21 The Amplified Bible

16 May He grant you out of the rich treasury

of His glory to be strengthened and reinforced

with mighty power in the inner man by the

[Holy] Spirit [Himself indwelling your innermost

being and personality]

17 May Christ through your faith [actually] dwell

(settle down abide make His permanent home)

in your hearts May you be rooted deep in love

and founded securely on love

18 That you may have the power and be strong

to apprehend and grasp with all the saints [Godrsquos

devoted people the experience of that love]

what is the breadth and length and height and

depth [of it]

19 [That you may really come] to know

[practically through experience for yourselves]

the love of Christ which far surpasses mere

knowledge [without experience] that you may

be filled [through all your being] unto all the

fullness of God [may have the richest measure of

the divine Presence and become a body wholly

filled and flooded with God Himself]

20 Now to Him Who by (in consequence of)

the [action of His] power that is at work within

us is able to [carry out His purpose and] do

superabundantly far over and above all that we

[dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest

prayers desires thoughts hopes or dreams]mdash

21 To Him be glory in the church and in Christ

Jesus throughout all generations forever and

ever Amen (so be it)

Prosperity Overflow Convention

Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis Creflo A Dollar

August1-6

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday August 6 at 930 am

Fort Worth Convention Center

Southwest2005

rsquo

Visit our Web site for more informationUnable to attend the meetings Then join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and Internet Radio at wwwkcmorgMeetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you Partners and Friends within the United States call (800) 600-7395 Partners and Friends within Canada call 1-877-480-3388

Join Kenneth and Gloria at these other 2005 meetingshellip

Get Into theOverflowHost Hotel Radisson Plaza Hotel Fort Worth815 Main St Fort Worth TX 76102 | (817) 870-2100 phone (817) 882-1300 fax | wwwradissoncomftworthtx $112 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservationReserve by 63005 | Please check with Radisson concerning cancellation policy at time of reservation

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Praise and worship led by Len Mink and the KCM Band

We need youmdashto help us make this meeting a successCome to the volunteer meeting Sunday July 31 3 pmmdash Radisson Plaza or join us for pre-service prayer every evening 45 minutes before service

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday August 6 at 930 am

SouthwestDana and Linda

JohnsonCommander

Kellie

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadets

2005 Singles CelebrationExclusively at the Southwest Prosperity Convention

Join other singles 18 and older of like faith in the Convention

Center Ballroom | Enjoy great fellowship food entertainment

and fun Wednesday August 3 immediately following the evening

service Tickets are $20 at the door or $15 if purchased before

July 1 To order tickets call or write to Kenneth Copeland

Ministries or log on to wwwkcmorg

International Reception - come celebrate 25 years at Southwest

Wednesday August 3 following the afternoon session

West Coast Prosperity Overflow ConventionJuly 4-9Anaheim Convention Center800 W Katella Ave | Anaheim CA 92802(714) 765-8950

Great Lakes Prosperity Overflow ConventionAugust 22-27US Cellular Arena | 400 W Kilbourn AveMilwaukee WI 53203(414) 908-6000

June 17Annual Word of Faith ConferenceWord of Faith International Christian Center20000 W Nine Mile RoadSouthfield MI 48075-5597(248) 353-3476

June 27National Pentecostal Church of God Convention

(417) 624-7050 ext 370 or 371

July 23-24Inspiring Excellence Conference 2005Family Harvest Church18500 92nd AveTinley Park IL 60477(708) 614-6000

September 2-4Thunder Over Texas Motorcycle RallyJerry Savelle Ministries InternationalTexas Motor Speedway3601 Hwy 114Justin TX 76247(817) 297-3155wwwthunderovertexascom

September 11Annual Chicago Faith ConferenceLiving Word Christian Center7600 W Roosevelt RoadForest Park IL 60130(708) 697-5000wwwbwmorg

October 2Grace FellowshipPO Box 55236Tulsa OK 74155(918) 252-1611

October 26-31Prayer Mountain in the OzarksBillye Brim MinistriesPO Box 40Branson MO 65615(417) 336-4877wwwbillyebrimorg

November 6-7Living Word Bible Church3520 E Brown Road Mesa AZ 85213(480) 964-4463

Days of Refreshing September 18-23Eagle Mountain International ChurchKenneth Copeland Ministries Headquarters14355 Morris-Dido Road | Newark TX 76071(not a mailing address)(817) 252-2868

Washington DC Victory CampaignNovember 17-19Hylton Memorial Chapel14640 Potomac Mills RoadWoodbridge VA 22192(703) 590-0076

b y G e o r g e P e a r s o n s

Training ChildrentoLoveGod

Children are our future In fact they are the future | Speaking from experience as a pastor and father I can tell you children grow up very quickly As parents and as a church wersquore called to train them and teach them the truth of Godrsquos Word | Part of that training includes teaching them to honor us Just think of how God corrects us as His children We understand He does it because He loves us He desires for us to honor and respect Him so that we immediately obey Him And He wants us to obey Him so we can fulfill His calling on our lives | The same is true for our children As we raise them to honor and respect us wersquore also teaching them to honor and respect their heavenly Father

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As a child I remember wanting my parents to correct me One time in particular comes to mind when I was about 5 years old My family and I were living in New York City My mother was working the night shift and my father had fallen asleep on the couch Instead of going to bed on my own I stayed up watching television It never crossed my mind to get ready for bed by myself because Irsquod never done it before I just waited until my father woke up When he asked me why I wasnrsquot in bed I innocently replied ldquoI was waiting for yourdquo Looking back I realize that I wanted him to correct me and tell me what to do Itrsquos the same with our children They want to be corrected They may not say it but deep down in their hearts they desire instruction and correction Why Because they develop a sense of security when we discipline and correct them They will love us as their parents and more importantly they will love God

Loving God and One Another | Everything we do in our livesmdashwhether as parents or childrenmdashshould come from a place of loving our heavenly Father and one another Matthew 2237-39 says ldquoThou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind This is the first and great commandment And the second is like unto it Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyselfrdquo Each of us is called to love God with all of our heart soul and mind Wersquore also called to love our neighbor as ourselves Take a moment to reread this verse Where it says ldquothou shalt love thy neighbor as thyselfrdquo put parentheses around ldquothy neighborrdquo and in its place fill in the name of someone you know Now think about this Children could insert the names of their parents into this verse Doing so would mean that they should love us their parents as they love themselves This isnrsquot a stretch because ldquothy neighborrdquo isnrsquot limited to the person who lives next door to you Itrsquos anyone you are in contact withmdashfriends family co-workers and parents

A Commandment With a Promise | Deuteronomy 516 tells us how important it is for children to honor their parents The first part of the verse is a commandment ldquoHonour thy father and thy mother as the Lord thy God hath commanded theerdquo But this commandment comes with a promise The promise says that our days will be prolonged on this earth and filled with the glory of God in the land which the Lord our God gives us Kids need to understand that honoring mom and dad affects the course of their lives Itrsquos that important The word honor means ldquoto hold in high esteem to respectrdquo or ldquoto love with great kindness affection and carerdquo Just as we should hold our parents in high esteem we should teach our children to do the same They are to value us as precious and love us with great kindness affection and care

Training ChildrentoLoveGod

The Greatest Complimentby Jeremy Pearsons

Other than the Word of God and listening to the Holy Spirit I believe there is no greater teacher in life than life itself The things we experience often serve as building blocks that help shape who we are With Fatherrsquos Day approaching I would like to take the time to share some personal experiences with my dad that have impacted my life Let me begin by saying my dad would be the first to tell you he is far from perfecthellipbut not in my eyes Not only has he taught me to love God and the Word but he is also responsible for my love of music As a baby I sat on Dadrsquos shoulders watching and listening to him play the piano And eventually I sat next to him while he patiently taught me to play Because of my parents I know how to believe God for healing in my body As a child when Irsquod get sick 1 Peter 224 was always the first medicine I was given followed by a healthy dose of Papa Kennethrsquos healing tapes Yet another building block in my faith was set when Dad announced we would be giving our house awaymdasha house that was completely paid for This was a shining example to me of how to give God our best seed I also remember Dad in his pajamas struggling to stay awake at 2 am while he helped me complete a science project that was due the next day Not only did that experience teach me about a fatherrsquos unconditional love but it also taught me not to procrastinate Dad also loved me enough to spank me and ground me for wrong behavior For that Irsquom thankful He taught me what not to dohellipand that is often the most valuable thing a person can know I see in George Pearsons a man being made perfect through a life devoted to the Word The building blocks of honor and integrity are set in my life because they count for something in his By seeing him walk in humil-ity Irsquove learned the value of preferring others And pos-sibly some of the greatest lessons hersquos taught me came when he said ldquoSon this is where Irsquove missed itrdquo As you can tell I love him And when someone says ldquoHey Jeremy you remind me so much of your dadrdquo itrsquos one of the greatest compliments I could receive VICTORY

Jeremy Pearsons son of Pastors George and Terri Pearsons and Kenneth Copelandrsquos eldest grand-son is the senior high minister of 14forty Student Ministries at Eagle Mountain International Church For information about 14forty visit us online at httpwww14fortycom For ministry materials write to

Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001

As we teach our children to respect our authority they will in turn learn to respect Godrsquos authority As their parents we are the voice of God in their lives Wersquore to train and direct them to follow after the Lord with all of their hearts Wersquore called to be a reflection of Jesus Christ to them As we teach them to be more like Jesus wersquoll help them to become more familiar with Godrsquos love

Our Example | In Luke 2 we read about Jesus as a child Itrsquos a great example of how children should respond to their parents In this passage Jesus and His earthly parents traveled to Jerusalem for Passover He was 12 years old at the time At the end of their visit Mary and Joseph left Jerusalem to return home Along the way they discovered that Jesus was not with their group They returned to find Him teaching at the temple When they asked Him what He was doing He answered ldquoWhy did you seek me Did you not know that I must be about My Fatherrsquos businessrdquo (Luke 249 New King James Version) Now look at what verse 51 says ldquoAnd he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was subject unto themrdquo It says ldquoJesus was subject to themrdquo The word subject is a military term which means ldquoto rank yourself under someonerdquo Jesus ranked Himself under His parentsmdashHe put Himself under their authority He was practicing obedience with His parents so that He could be obedient to His heavenly Father It says in The Amplif ied Bible He ldquowas [habitually] obedient to themrdquo So for our children obedience (being subject to us as

their parents) is all part of honoring and loving us Jesus obeyed immediately He didnrsquot talk back to Mary and Joseph or roll His eyes at them He obeyed This is how our children should respond to us too They should be quick to obey By learning to quickly obey us theyrsquore also learning to quickly obey God

The Next Generation | As parents and believers we have an awesome responsibility We are raising the next generation Our children and the children in our churches are the next generationrsquos pastors teachers and parents We must raise them right We need to train them to follow Godmdashto honor and obey Him without complaining or hesitating This is a necessary step toward equipping them to fulfill Godrsquos calling on their lives Letrsquos not leave our children ill-equipped to handle their calling Letrsquos teach them what it is to honor us and that by honoring us they honor Him Children need to honor God and to know how very much God loves them They learn that to a great degree through you their parents And remember our children are our future VICTORY

George Pearsons is the senior pastor of Eagle Mountain International Church located on the grounds of Kenneth Copeland Ministries For information or ministry materials write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001

Do you ever stare into the eyes of your teenager during one of your ldquolecturesrdquo and wonder if anyone is even home to hear it Well even in the midst of eye rolling and stra-tegic sighing itrsquos not hopeless With a little work you and your teenager really can have a great relationship This straightforward and blunt new series by Jeremy Pearsons tells how Itrsquos aimed straight at your teen and with the title How to Handle Mom and Dad itrsquos sure to get his or her attention

In a language teenagers can understand Jeremy tackles topics such as what it takes to make glad parents and not mad parents how to deal with confrontation correction and those parental speeches (that seem to last for hours) how to get an attitude makeover and other practical tips

Order today and listen for yourself Then pass this cool CD series on to your teen After the initial ldquoeye rollrdquo you might even catch them smiling

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Train Up Parentshellipin the Way They Should Go

To order in Canada call toll-free 1-877-480-3388 To place an order by mail please use the address on the last page Order online at shopkcmcanadaca

Milwaukee Wis August 22-27

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday August 27 at 930 am

Praise and worship led by Len Mink and the KCM Band

We need youmdashto help us make this meeting a successJoin us for the volunteer meeting Sunday August 21 at 3 pm in the Hilton Ballroom

HOST HOTELHilton Milwaukee City Center | 509 W Wisconsin Ave | Milwaukee WI 53203 | (414) 271-7250 phone | (414) 271-1039 fax | wwwmilwaukeecitycenterhiltoncom $107 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation Reserve by 72305

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$89 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation | Group Booking Code GLB | Reserve by 72105

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$72 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation Reserve by 71905

Unable to attend the meetings Then join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and Internet Radio at wwwkcmorg

Visit our Web site for more information | Meetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you | Partners and Friends within the United States call (800) 600-7395 | Partners and Friends within Canada call 1-877-480-3388

US Cellular Arena | 400 W Kilbourn Ave | Milwaukee WI 53203 | (414) 908-6000

Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis

Creflo A Dollar

Keith Moore Keith Butler Bill WinstonKenneth and Gloria Copeland

Get Into the Overf low

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadets

Superkid Academy

Dana and Linda Johnson

CommanderKellie

2005

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Poisonous Snake Bit You

b y R i c k R e n n e r

ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo Acts 285

Traveling by sea was a perilous and risky undertaking Ships were not always reliable The routes often took them through waters cluttered with sharp rocks reefs and debris Even if the vessel was guided by strong skilled leadership currents were so strong that even the best ships could be carried directly into rocks and other dangerous obstacles In Acts 27 we read that Paul was traveling aboard a ship that ran into rocks and broke into pieces In that moment of crisis Paul became Godrsquos man on board as he spoke the word of faith to the crew and passengers Soon he was in charge of the entire situation Once marooned on the island of Melita Paul worked with other crew members to collect wood for a fire A venomous viper was hidden in the sticks he was carrying When he dropped his wood into the flames that snake

bit Paul on the hand Acts 283 says ldquoAnd when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire there came a viper out of the heat and fastened on his handrdquo The word viper is the Greek word echidna and refers to ldquoa highly venomous snakerdquo The verse says that this snake ldquofastened on his handrdquo The word fastened is the Greek word kathapto and it means ldquoto tightly fastenrdquo This snake deeply bit the Apostle Paul and injected its venom into his hand for the word kathapto also meant ldquoto introduce poison into the bodyrdquo That viper sunk its fangs into Paulrsquos flesh and released its full load of venom into his hand That is why Acts 284 says ldquoAnd when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand they said among themselves No doubt this man is a murderer whom though he hath escaped the sea yet vengeance suffereth not to liverdquo

W hen I read about the travels of the Apostle Paul I find his story to be simply remarkable What he had to endure to take the gospel to the gentiles was out of the ordinary | For example in 2 Corinthians 1125 Paul tells us that during the course of his ministry he was shipwrecked three times He writes ldquohellipthrice I suffered shipwreck a night and a day I have been in the deeprdquo

What Would You Do if a

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to advance the gospel I refuse to give in to my flesh and throw a pity party Because I keep going and never give in or give up Godrsquos power is always available to help me in every situation Therersquos too much at stake for me to let some little thing pull me down into defeat With Godrsquos Spirit at work in me I overcome every obstacle that tries to block my way I declare this by faith in Jesusrsquo Name VICTORY

Excerpted from Sparkling Gems by Rick Renner

Rick Renner is an author pastor and teacher of the Word of God who has ministered all over the world He and his wife Denise pastor Moscow Good News Church in Moscow Russia For more information or ministry materials please write Rick Renner Ministries PO Box 702040 Tulsa OK 74170-2040 or call (918) 496-3213

But what did Paul do Acts 285 says ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo The phrase ldquoshook it off rdquo is from the Greek word apotinasso It is a compound of the words apo meaning ldquooff rdquo and ldquoawayrdquo and the word tinasso which means to ldquoshakerdquo This word gives us a picture of the Apostle Paul shaking his hand back and forth until the viper released its fangs and fell into the fire When the barbarian crowd saw that Paul didnrsquot die they assumed he was a god In just a short time Paul used the event to bring the whole island together for a crusade Publius the chief of the island was so impressed that he took Paul into his own home for three days While there Paul laid hands on Publiusrsquo father who ldquolay sick of a fever and of a bloody fluxrdquo (Acts 288) The man was miraculously healed and soon the entire island was in revival The Bible tells us ldquoSo when this was done others also which had diseases in the island came and were healedrdquo (Acts 289) By the time Paul departed from Melita he was so respected and honored that they loaded him down with everything necessary for the remainder of his journey How would you have acted if you had been in Paulrsquos position Suppose you were shipwrecked lost all your material possessions then found yourself marooned on an island inhabited by barbarians where a venomous snake promptly bites you Do you think you would have ldquoshaken it off rdquo as Paul did Would you have turned your disaster into a revival Or would you have been tempted to sit down and cry while you worried about your plans being ruined Paulrsquos attitude kept him in the midst of revival everywhere he went He had the opportunity to give in to his flesh and throw a pity party just as you and I do But because Paul chose to keep going and never stop Godrsquos power was always available to help him in every situation What is hindering you today What is the devil trying to use to latch on to your life and to distract you Why donrsquot you make the decision to shake it off Therersquos too much at stake to let some little thing distract you and pull you down into defeat Turn that attack around and use it for the glory of God Make the devil sorry he ever sent that poisonous viper to attack you

My Prayer Today | Lord give me the attitude that turns every attack the devil sends into an opportunity for revival Help me walk in such strong and consistent faith that I do not flinch at ANYTHING Rather than give in to my flesh and let worry conquer me help me remember the assignment Yoursquove given me and help me remain committed to f inish my course on time I pray this in Jesusrsquo Name

My Confession Today | I confess that revival happens everywhere I go Every disaster the devil sends is an opportunity

Like finding a shiny jewel in a pile of rocks Sparkling Gems From the Greek will inspire you

to dig into Godrsquos Word in search of valuable gems

In this unique daily devotional Rick Renner combines his understanding of the Greek lan-

guage and his knowledge of biblical history to explore New Testament scriptures By defining

key words from the original Greek language and explaining the historical context in which

the scriptures were written he reveals new facets of the Word and how to apply them to

daily life

The table of contents and index make this an easy-to-use study tool you can refer to over

and over again Order yours today

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Uncovering the Many Facets of the Word

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Thank You Jesus for Protecting My Family After seeing Kellie Copelandrsquos Prayer for Family Protection I began reading it every morning My family is separated by many miles The prayer makes me feel more secure throughout the day know-ing and believing they are safe One morning I almost did not read my prayer But I knew I had to take time to read it so I did Later on in the day I called my sister and she told me my niece had just totaled her car but she was not hurt in any way I immediately thought Thank You Jesus for protecting my family Thank you angels for taking charge over my family for covering them with your wings of protection I hung up the phone and called the KCM prayer line to thank God once more and to give a praise report Thank you Kellie for sharing your special prayer with me Phyllis Roberts Beech Grove Ind

ldquoA faithful man shall abound with blessingsrdquo

Teaching Me So I Can Teach Them My grandson Christopher who lives in New York needed dental surgery when he was 4 years old The hospital told us the insurance would pay but when all was said and done the paperwork came back rejected We had paid the $800 deduct-ible which left over $2000 still to pay I called your prayer

team and asked them to agree that the money would come in and they would take payments The next day the hospital called and said we did not have to pay any of it They had made a mistake and approved the surgery before hearing from the insurance so they absorbed the cost

Christopher is now 6 and he loves Jesus I am so thankful for your ministry Yoursquove taught me so much that I can share with all my grandchildren I was praying with my other two grandsons Nick (8) and Nate (11) last nightmdashjust listening to them talk to the Lord is so thrillingmdashI can imagine how it thrills the Lordrsquos heart too Thank you for teaching me so I can teach themMarti Deacon | Michigan

The Year of Overflow in Prison I went to prison in June 2000 sentenced to 105 to 210 years For three years I walked around in darkness full of hate grief envy and mad at the world My five children forgot me My wife moved in with my best friend Then this ldquoJesus freakrdquo started telling me that Jesus had something in store for me Irsquod laugh and go on my way For a month he kept saying ldquoCome to church and

seerdquo One Sunday in August 2003 tired of my life I went to church for a laugh But the joke was on memdashI went to the altar and made Jesus Christ the Lord of my life When I saw in the Word that God restores families I prayed that God would restore my family as He did for Joseph in the Bible A short time later I was moved to a different housing block There I met six of the greatest Christian brothers ever They worked with me and taught me a lot using your books on healing the power of tongues etc We became a true family But God wasnrsquot done This past Thanksgiving my young-est daughter wrote me a letter and my second oldest daughter wrote to me after Christmas I believe this is the Year of Overflow I believe my other three children will get in touch with me soon God not only restores families He gives new ones Kenneth thank you for your help Keep me in your

prayers You are in mineRP | Pennsylvania

Proverbs 2820

I am so thankful for

your ministry

GoodNEWSGazette

Intruder Encounters the Power of God At 4 am while my 4-year-old son and I were sleeping someone came into our apartment We both woke up from the noise of the door being opened I jumped up from my bed wide-awake facing the person standing before me Not knowing if they were male or female or whether or not they had a weapon I began screaming But then being reminded that I was a child of Almighty God and remembering a story in your magazine I began yell-ing to the burglar ldquoGet away in Jesusrsquo Mighty Name and get out of my apartment immediatelyrdquo The person didnrsquot move so I turned the light on and saw that it was a woman about my age I then grabbed her by the

arm and led her out of the apartment Before I closed the door behind her I found myself saying in a calm voice ldquoGod bless yourdquo Later

I asked my son why he had been so silent He said ldquoMummy as you talked with that woman I prayed the Lord would take that evil spirit out of our apartmentrdquo Thank you for working for Godrsquos kingdom and for being such a big blessing to others like meIH | Canada

ldquoDaddy Is a Nonsmokerrdquo My 9-year-old daughter Annabelle has been believing for Daddy to give up smoking She has been praying for him for about six months and declares ldquoDaddy is a nonsmokerrdquo Her dad always smoked outside in the garden and never near the children But Annie would see him out her bedroom window and decided at age 8 to involve the Lord Jesus in the situa-tion During a recent illness her daddy stopped smoking and has not taken it up againmdashhe hasnrsquot even been craving a cigarette badly Annie has seen what wonderful results happen when something is given over to GodMR | England

Struggles Give Way to Praise Report We have a family of six and yoursquove played a huge part in our lives for at least the last eight years I have written you about our struggles and now have praise reports

In a period of two weeks my husband received a job that pays $20000 more than his previous job and our son received a call from a talent agency that he had applied to a year ago In addition my husband is

now coaching a basketball team He loves the game but ini-tially was concerned about losing his temper However God has helped him and he has been able to have the self-control he needs It is a wonderful team and after the first game it blessed me so much to hear my husband tell how God had put it all together By the time I went to bed that night I was crying tears of thankfulness I love you guys and appreciate you so muchDusty Farmer | Texas

Fear of Water Flushed Away

At 6 months old my youngest granddaughter became suddenly

terrified of water Her bath time which always had been the high

point of her day became a nightmare I had been praying over her

and the situation was getting a little better Then late one night

she watched your broadcast with me She was mesmerized by

Gloria and focused on her for the entire broadcast

The next day her joy in her bath time was back Now months

later she is the water babymdashthe screaming comes when you take

her out of the water the dogrsquos water dish has to be left outside

Thank You Jesus And thank you all for your faithfulness

Judith Hewson | Tamworth NH

I n t e r n a t i o n a l N e w sGoodNEWSGazette

Bryan Bair ran his fingers over the shiny metal of his French horn one last time before handing it over Pocketing the money he left the pawnshop and drove to the rundown shack he and his family called home in Muskogee Okla In an effort to liven up the dismal rental his wife Angie had painted the walls Convinced that their daughter Cierra shouldnrsquot crawl around on the filthy carpet theyrsquod scratched together enough money to replace it at their own expense

Once again prosperity had eluded them No matter how hard they worked or how carefully they spent they just couldnrsquot get ahead Both cars were being repossessed If that werenrsquot bad enough they were being booted out of the ramshackle house and the owner was suing them for changing the deacutecor

Bryan unlocked the front door and stepped into the cool dank living room Everything he owned was gone He slipped off his wedding band and ran his finger over the word engraved inside Hesed

That was all he had left to cling tomdashone word of hope

From Rules to Revelation | ldquoAngie and I grew up in the same church in Oklahoma Cityrdquo Bryan explains ldquoI was several years older than she was and we didnrsquot know one another well As adults life wasnrsquot kind to either of us After suffering years of physical abuse the Lord rescued Angie from almost certain death and she returned to Oklahoma City to begin healing Her sister gave her a set of tapes by Kenneth Copeland The Blood Covenant The tapes were life-changing for Angie and when she learned that I was broken and bruised from a failed marriage she loaned them to me

Covenantof Love

V

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on what was left I told Angie what the Lord said and we both repented and agreed to tithe on our gross income ldquoThe first of May I tithed 10 percent of my gross salary Two days later a woman who had lost her home during a tornado saw Angiersquos house and bought it immediatelyrdquo

The Breath of Life | In another stroke of divine favor Angiersquos parents provided the money for them to move into a much nicer house in Muskogee Theyrsquod been living there for a while when Angie began feeling sick and suffering from headaches and fatigue Not only that it became increasingly difficult to awaken 3-year-old Cierra each morning She was lethargic and her eyes stayed a reddish color One night during dinner Cierra said ldquoMama and Daddy I saw Jesus in my bedroom last nightrdquo Angie stopped serving food and glanced at Bryan ldquoWhat did Jesus do honeyrdquo ldquoHe blowed in my mouthrdquo Cierra explained Bryan and Angie looked at one another with raised brows and shrugged Days later Angie and Cierra were in the house alone when the carbon monoxide alarm sounded Angie called the gas company and they sent someone immediately His carbon monoxide detector sounded an alarm before he ever got inside the house ldquoGet out nowrdquo he shouted ldquoThe serviceman said that our carbon monoxide alarm

was next to an air vent so while the poisonous gas was filling the house the alarm only sensed fresh air until it reached dangerously high levelsrdquo Angie recalls ldquoAfter taking the readings he said there was no reason that we were still aliverdquo This time it was Angie who pulled off her wedding band and ran her finger over the word engraved inside Hesed A sob caught in her throat as she realized what God had done Jesus had breathed into Cierrarsquos mouth

The Tithe Test | Although Bryan and Angie saw promising changes in their financial picture it appeared to be too little too late They were forced into Chapter 7 bankruptcy Seated in chambers with the bankruptcy trustee during their hearing Bryan and Angie were unprepared for the ruling

ldquoI sold medical supplies and listened to the tape series in my car as I traveled The thing that most impressed me was Brother Copelandrsquos teaching on hesed This is the love of God that passes mere knowledge It is the experience of Godrsquos love based on a covenant which lasts until death and beyond With two failed marriages behind us and the abuse Angie suffered at her former husbandrsquos hands we were in awe of this kind of loverdquo Angie and Bryan learned from the tapes that tithing was divinely designed to be an expression of faith in that covenant of love That was a new idea to them Theyrsquod both known tithing as a biblical rule but theyrsquod never had a revelation of it as their covenant connection

Help in Troubled Times | On May 3 1997 Bryan and Angie married and made a covenant between themselves and God As a permanent reminder they engraved the word Hesed inside their wedding bands Angie worked as a dental assistant and Bryan continued his career in medical sales They lived in the small house Angie owned and tithed 10 percent of all their income trusting in their covenant with God Two days before Christmas Bryanrsquos boss called in his entire staff ldquoYoursquore all firedrdquo he said ldquoSome of you may be hired by the distributor whorsquos taking over the businessrdquo Bryan sighed with relief when the distributor hired him but it came with a price He would do the same job hersquod been doing with 20 percent less salary and no benefits or insurance A year later the company changed hands again Bryan lost another 5 percent of his income and Angie gave birth to their daughter Cierra By 1999 a frustrated Bryan took a job with a new company as a direct manufacturerrsquos representative selling spinal implants The salary package was about the same as the one hersquod left behind Because his territory included all of Tulsa and the northwest part of Arkansas they listed Angiersquos house for sale and moved to Muskogee Bryan stood in the living room and ran his finger over the word engraved on the inside of his wedding band Angiersquos house still hadnrsquot sold they were being kicked out of the rental house both cars were being repossessed and hersquod hocked his French horn This is the protection of God He fell to his knees on the hardwood floor ldquoLord why Irsquom tithing and we arenrsquot making ends meetrdquo Why are you stealing from Me Bryan gasped ldquoLord wersquove tithed faithfully for two yearsrdquo Render unto Caesar that which belongs to Caesar and to God that which belongs to God ldquoI knew immediately what Irsquod done wrongrdquo Bryan says ldquoWersquod been tithing after taxes In other words we were giving the first portion of everything to taxes and tithing

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ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10

percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10 percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered It was tempting It was a way out of the financial vise that seemed to tighten around Bryan moment by moment He wanted to throw up his hands and say ldquoOK so it was a bad idea Irsquoll try again later when this whole mess is cleared uprdquo He twisted the ring on his finger Hesed He was in covenant with God Hersquod made a promise that he intended to fulfill if it cost him his life What if it does cost me everything Mouth dry and hands clammy he looked the trustee in the eye ldquoWe will never stop giving that 10 percentrdquo ldquoThen I have no other choice but to remove your Chapter 7 status I am moving you into a Chapter 13 bankruptcy That means wersquoll put you on a repayment plan Yoursquoll repay every dime with interestrdquo Bryan looked at Angie who smiled ldquoWe prefer it that wayrdquo The decision to tithe regardless of the cost triggered such deep-seated fear in Bryan that he suffered night terrors Each time he woke in a cold sweat shadowboxing against an unseen enemy Angie comforted him and said ldquoWe will be tithers God has not given us a spirit of fear but He has given us His love power and a sound mindrdquo ldquoAngie helped me get through the night terrors for monthsrdquo Bryan recalls ldquoAnother thing that helped was a list of scripture confessions for breakthrough that was printed in one of the Believerrsquos Voice of Victory magazines I kept them on my desk and repeated them dailyrdquo Toward the end of that year in November 2000 Bryan scored a direct hit on the enemy when he released his first vocal CD of nine songs entitled In His Presence Soon after an amazing thing happened in his business Before he could contact new doctors in his territory they began contacting him and asking for his product The favor of God rested on him to such a degree that both doctors and hospitals saw him as a benefit While still tithing and repaying all his debts Bryan and Angie began giving a monthly gift to KCM Bryan decided to release his territory in Oklahoma and concentrate his efforts in northwest Arkansas In July 2002 they moved into their new home near Fort Smith Ark Angie an artist painted an archangel standing guard and placed the painting above their fireplacemdasha constant reminder of their covenant with God She also painted and personalized bedrooms for Tayler and Britton Bryanrsquos two teenaged children Instead of a ratty rental house they

This month as we celebrate Fatherrsquos Day in America

men around the globe have risen to the call and dis-

covered the strength of partnership Theyrsquove joined

Kenneth Copeland Ministries with faithful support and

unyielding prayer Together wersquore raising up a generation

of men women and children who are ready to reach the

world with the uncompromised message of the gospel

And it shows

As these men stand with us they know wersquore standing

with them too Wersquore praying daily for them Wersquore believing with them for restored relationships financial

success wise parenting and abundant health

Each day our anointings and ministries are joining together empowering one another And together wersquore

changing the world

all these men have something in common

Par tnership

If yoursquore not yet a Partner with Kenneth Copeland Ministries

or want to find out more about partnership just

call 1-877-480-3388 or

visit wwwkcmcanadaca

God has great things in store for youPartners Please send us your testimoniesmdashwe want to hear the great things God is doing in your lives so we can rejoice with you

lived in a beautiful home filled with love and laughter

A Covenant of Life | In August 2003 Bryan and Angie took Tayler Britton and Cierra for a last getaway to Branson before school started Excited about going to Silver Dollar City the children chattered happily during the drive The next morning they were about to leave the hotel when 5-year-old Cierra grabbed her abdomen and screamed in agony They rushed her to a nearby clinic where she was diagnosed with appendicitis There were no surgeons available and the ambulance was tied up with another patient The fastest way to get help they were told was to drive her to Fayetteville After loading the family in their 2001 Expedition Angie phoned family members and asked for prayer Without warning the shocks went out on the car ldquoEvery bump in the road knocked the breath out of usrdquo Angie remembers ldquoAnd with every jolt Cierra screamed It was a grueling trip that should have taken an hour but we had to go so slowly that it took us three Most of that time our cell phones were without a signal But once the cell phones came on I phoned my mother whorsquod just returned from the Southwest Believersrsquo Convention She and a friend whorsquod been at the convention had been praying for Cierra and the Lord told them to tell us to take Communion ldquoI searched the car for anything to use as Communion elements All I could find was half a Diet Coke and a Twinkie I broke off pieces of the Twinkie for each of us and then prayed over it as representing Jesusrsquo body that was broken for Cierra We used Diet Coke as a substitute for Jesusrsquo blood that was shed for her and prayed based on our covenant with God ldquoThe moment we finished praying Cierrarsquos pain stopped and she went to sleep She slept the remainder of the way to Fayetteville When the surgeon met us Cierra was awake and in no pain He pressed on her abdomen just like the previous doctor had done but it didnrsquot hurt her According to the blood work her white count had been up but was droppingrdquo ldquoThere is no doubt that something has taken place in this childrsquos bodyrdquo the surgeon explained ldquobut there is nothing wrong now She is free to gordquo Bryan and Angie had the car repaired and returned to Silver Dollar City to finish their vacation As they watched Cierra run and play they fingered their rings and gave all the praise to God The Lord has continued to bless them beyond their wildest dreams In the month of January 2004 Bryan made more money than he made during a whole year before he began tithing on his gross income Bryan and Angie Bair defeated fear and in so doing they defeated the poverty attached to it Because they

steadfastly maintained their covenant connection to-day they not only know God cares for them they have experienced firsthand His powerful covenant love VICTORY

Standing in AgreementmdashThere Is Victory in Numbers

Praying alone is effective But sometimes you need the power of oth-ers praying in agreement with you | Kenneth Copelandrsquos Pressing In for Victory will teach you thoroughly about the prayer of agree-ment Yoursquoll learn how joining others and praying according to Godrsquos Word is a powerful weapon in your prayer arsenal | Hear personal stories of how Kenneth and Gloria again and again received the answers they needed through powerful prayers of agreement writ-ing contracts based on scriptures and pressing in until their break-throughs came

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House

T h e G o d o f t h e B r e a k t h r o u g h

re you desperate for a breakthrough Are you thinking If the Lord doesnrsquot do something soon I wonrsquot make it | If so I completely understand A few years ago I desperately needed a financial breakthrough I was standing in faith confessing the Word and waiting for provision to come Though Irsquod experienced a few turnarounds our finances were still under attack | In January of the following year God began doing great things Then shortly afterward He gave me a word He said that my wife and I our ministry and anyone else who lays hold upon this truth would experience more of His presence love power and favor than ever before He then added Yoursquoll experience your greatest breakthroughs thus far | Praise God That prophetic word was exactly what I needed to hear and itrsquos what I want to share with you so ldquoThe God of the Breakthroughrdquo will visit your house too

A Prophetic Word | God brought 1 Kings 17 to my attention Itrsquos a story Irsquod read many times In fact Irsquod preached from it often but this time the Lord revealed something new He said Within this story you will discover the keys to supernatural breakthrough | In this passage God sent Elijah into hiding from King Ahab and provided for him by commanding the ravens to feed him by the brook Cherith When the brook dried up God sent Elijah to Zarephath of Sidon He told him hersquod find a widow woman there who would take care of him When Elijah found the woman he discovered that she had just enough food for one more meal In verse 12 she told him ldquoI have not a cake but an handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil in a cruse that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it and dierdquo | If anyone was a candidate for a breakthrough it was this woman She had just enough food for one last meal Then she was prepared to die She needed God to come through for her in a big way

will visit your

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Heavenly Father I receive this prophetic word I believe with all my heart that You want to visit my house I am willing to obey Irsquom willing to sow a significant seed Right now I boldly declare that The God of the Breakthrough is visiting my house Amen

From now on proclaim ldquoThe God of the Breakthrough is visiting my houserdquo Donrsquot stop believing and standing for it Praise God for fulfilling His promise As you put these keys into practice your breakthrough will come Then yoursquoll be able to share what yoursquove learned and help others understand how to experience a breakthrough in their lives too VICTORY

Jerry Savelle is president and founder of Jerry Savelle Ministries International and pastors Heritage of Faith Christian Center For information or ministry materials write to Jerry Savelle Ministries PO Box 748 Crowley TX 76036 visit their Web site at wwwjsmiorg or call (817) 297-3155

Now notice how her situation changed when Elijah said ldquoFear not but make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son For thus saith the Lord God of Israel The barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo (verses 13-14) Elijah gave her a prophetic word when He said ldquoThe barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo This prophetic word was the first key to her breakthrough Without it she and her son would have died But instead she discovered when she acted on that prophetic word her future changed No longer would she and her son die but rather they would experience supernatural provision In the same way a prophetic word can change your future Through the word which God will give youmdasheither through scripture another believer or a prophetic messagemdashHe will tell you what to do Then itrsquos important not to give up No matter what happens in between the time you receive the word and the time it comes to passmdashstand strong Receiving your personal prophetic word is the first key to your breakthrough

Obey the Word | The second key to experiencing a breakthrough is to obey the prophetic word Notice in verse 13 Elijah told the woman ldquomake me thereof a little cake firstrdquo In order for the prophetic word to come to pass she had to be obedient Irsquove discovered over the years that Godrsquos instructions usually donrsquot make sense to the natural mind This woman had just told Elijah that she only had enough food and oil to make one last meal but what was his response He told her to make him a cake first It didnrsquot make sense but it was a necessary step for her to receive her breakthrough She simply needed to obey

A Significant Seed | The third step to receiving a breakthrough is to sow a significant seed When I asked the Lord to clarify what He meant by a ldquosignificant seedrdquo He told me that a significant seed has value to the sower When Elijah told this woman to make him a cake before she cooked her last meal he was asking her to sow a significant seed It was her last bit of food Irsquom not implying that you give everything you have in order to sow a significant seed Right now ask God what significant seed you should sow toward your breakthrough No one else is responsible to tell you what that seed should be You must listen to God for yourself As you take this message to heart make the decision to bull listen for a prophetic word from the Lord bull obey that prophetic word and bull seek the Lord to know what significant seed you need to sow toward breakthrough Now if yoursquore ready for a breakthrough in your life pray this prayer

House

A

b y J e r r y S a v e l l e

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Visit Your House In this book and CD yoursquoll learn how to seize the breakthrough

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I often receive requests to answer editorials and letters to the editor about the religious persuasions of Americarsquos founding fathers The standard assertion is that they were all deists pointing to George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Alexander Hamilton and James Madison as proof N In many dictionaries the terms deist agnostic and atheist now appear as synonyms An atheist believes there is no God An agnostic professes that there is no way to know if God exists A deist believes in an impersonal creator of the universe who wound it up like a clock but is no longer involved with mankind Although a very few of the founders considered themselves deists these definitions do not apply to the notable foundersrsquo beliefs N There is abundant evidence to refute the notion that the founding fathers were atheists agnostics or deists or that they wanted to divorce religious principles from public affairs N Thomas Paine in his discourse on ldquoThe Study of Godrdquo forcefully asserts that it is ldquothe error of schoolsrdquo to teach sciences without ldquoreference to the Being who is author of them for all the principles of science are of Divine originrdquo He laments that ldquothe evil that has resulted fromhellipteaching [science without God] has been that of generating in the pupils a species of atheismrdquo N In Benjamin Franklinrsquos 1749 plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania he insisted that schools teach ldquothe necessity of a public religionhellipand the excellency of the Christian religion above all others ancient or modernrdquo Mr Franklin proposed a biblical inscription for the seal of the United States and chose a New Testament verse for the motto of the Philadelphia Hospital He was one of the chief voices behind the establishment of a paid chaplain in Congress In 1787 when he helped found the college which bore his name it was dedicated as ldquoa nursery of religion and learningrdquo built ldquoon Christ the Corner-Stonerdquo Clearly Benjamin Franklinrsquos beliefs didnrsquot reflect those of a deist

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

S P I R I T U A L H E R I T A G E

1

Christrdquo And while Mr Madison does allude to a ldquowall of separationrdquo he says the purpose of that ldquowallrdquo is only to prevent Congress from passing a national law to establish a national religion None of the founders mentioned fit the definition of a deist Those who claim all our founders were deists typically name only a handful and generalize the rest This in itself is a mistake for there are more than 200 (55 at the Constitutional Convention 90 who framed the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights and 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence) Any generalization of these men as deists is completely inaccurate The reason critics never mention others is evident Consider what must be explained away if the following signers of the Constitution were mentioned

Charles Pinckney and John Langdonmdashfounders of the American Bible Society

James McHenrymdashfounder of the Baltimore Bible Society

Rufus Kingmdashhelped found a Bible society for Anglicans

Abraham Baldwinmdasha chaplain in The Revolution and considered the youngest theologian in America

Roger Sherman William Samuel Johnson John Dickinson and Jacob Broommdashtheological writers

James Wilson and William Pattersonmdashplaced on the Supreme Court by President George Washington They had prayer over juries in the U S Supreme Courtroom

The list could go on and this does not even include the huge number of thoroughly evangelical Christians who signed the declaration or helped frame the Bill of Rights Perhaps critics should spend more time reading the writings of the founders to discover their religious beliefs for themselves rather than making sweeping accusations which are so easily disproved VICTORY

David Barton nationally known author and public speaker is the founder and president of WallBuilders a pro-family organization which seeks to educate grass-roots society to rebuild Americarsquos constitu- tional moral and religious foundations For more information go to wwwwallbuilderscom call (817) 441-6044 or write to WallBuilders PO Box 397

Aledo TX 76008-0397

Nor did George Washingtonrsquos He was an open promoter of Christianity In his speech on May 12 1779 he claimed that children needed to learn ldquoabove allrdquo the ldquoreligion of Jesus Christrdquo and this would make them ldquogreater and happier than they already arerdquo On May 2 1778 he charged his soldiers at Valley Forge that ldquoTo the distinguished character of patriot it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christianrdquo When he resigned his commission as commander in chief of the military June 8 1783 he reminded the nation that ldquowithout a humble imitationrdquo of ldquothe Divine Author of our blessed religionrdquo we ldquocan never hope to be a happy nationrdquo George Washingtonrsquos own adopted daughter declared that you might as well question his patriotism as to question his Christianity Alexander Hamilton was certainly no deist He began work with Rev James Bayard to form the Christian Constitutional Society to help spread throughout the world the two things which Mr Hamilton said made America great (1) Christianity and (2) a Constitution formed under Christianity Only his death two months later thwarted his plan of starting a missionary society to promote Christian government Facing death in a duel with Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton met and prayed with the Rev John M Mason and Bishop Benjamin Moore He reaffirmed his readiness to face God should he die having declared to them ldquoa lively faith in Godrsquos mercy through Christ with a thankful remembrance of the death of Christrdquo He also partook of Communion with Bishop Moore There have been claims that Thomas Jefferson omitted all miraculous events of Jesus from his ldquoBiblerdquo But his own words explain his intent for the book was not that it be a ldquoBiblerdquo but a primer for the Indians on the teachings of Christ (which is why he titled it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth) He had the ldquored letterrdquo portions of the New Testament published to introduce the Indians to Christian morality As president of the United States he signed a treaty with the Kaskaskia tribe wherein he providedmdashat government expensemdashChristian missionaries to the Indians In fact Thomas Jefferson himself declared ldquoI am a real Christian that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesusrdquo The writings of James Madison who trained for ministry with the Rev Dr John Witherspoon are replete with declarations of his faith in God and Christ In his letter to Attorney General Bradford he laments that public officials are not bold enough about their Christian faith in public and that they should be ldquofervent advocates in the cause of

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 25

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE TO REFUTE THE NOTION THAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE ATHEISTS AGNOSTICS OR DEISTS

OR THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVORCE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

First John 418 says ldquoThere is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear because fear involves torment But he who fears has not been made perfect in loverdquo (New King James Version) If our children know we love them and God loves them the enemy wonrsquot be able to get a foothold of fear in their lives

Never Use Fear to Motivate | Now as parents we must never use fear as a means of motivation Teaching our kids to respect something that is potentially dangerous like an automobile is one thing Teaching them to be afraid of it is something else altogether Obviously you would not want your child to run out into oncoming traffic But it would be wrong to tell them ldquoIf you go out into the street a car is going to run over you and kill yourdquo That would be motivating them through fear There is never a time when using a little fearmdashor a lot for that mattermdashis healthy Take the time to explain to your child that ldquoAn automobile is a lot bigger than you are If you run out in front of a moving car it has the ability to harm you If yoursquore going to cross the street make sure itrsquos saferdquo Instead of creating an element of fear yoursquore instilling in them a respect for what the automobile is capable of doing

247 Protection | Our children should also understand the protection thatrsquos available to them through Godrsquos Word Itrsquos something I learned as a kid and as a result I have confidence that Irsquom safe no matter where I am or what Irsquom

doing For instance I like to hunt and there are rattlesnakes and copperheads out in the woods And the truth is I canrsquot stand snakes If I see one Irsquom not about to pick it up and play with it But at the same time I wouldnrsquot be afraid of it or let it bother me Why Because as a kid I learned that I am protected because I have a covenant with God I learned that angels are around memdashprotecting me My parents taught me the promises of Psalm 91 and likewise Irsquom teaching my children that those promises are true for them 247 no matter where they are

Testing the Limits | While most children have to learn how to overcome fear there are those who are not afraid of anything Thatrsquos the way I was as a kidmdashconstantly testing the limits of everything I wanted to be a stuntman from the time I could ride a tricycle I tried to jump it and ride it fast Today my 5-year-old son Jonathan is the same way Itrsquos in his genes He recently learned to ride a bicycle and two

26 | B V O V | J U N E rsquo 0 5

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W When I was growing up my dad Kenneth Copeland taught me many valuable lessons He taught me about spiritual things and natural things But one of the most important lessons I learned from Dad was how not to allow fear in my life Thatrsquos a lesson Irsquom passing on to my children and itrsquos something I hope you would want to pass on to your children as well Of course the reality is that most children are naturally fearful So as parents we must take the time to explain to them that they have no reason to fear because God loves them and is always with them When children know they can count on Godmdashand they understand that God is much bigger than the ldquoboogeymanrdquo or anything else they may fearmdashit gives them a sense of safety and security To overcome fear kids just like adults must be fully persuaded that God in them is greater than anything that is in the world (1 John 44)

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

Being equipped to deal with fear makes it easier for a person to obey God in areas that could be challenging If children learn how to do that at an early age theyrsquoll be able to readily obey God and operate in a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo as adults Our children need to know how to live a lifestyle of rejecting fear and letting love rule and reign in their lives They learn that by watching us their parents Teach them to not fear the future and what could happen but to trust God and follow the Holy Spirit If we teach our children these things they will have a tremendous advantage in life VICTORY

John Copeland is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the son of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland He lives in Fort Worth Texas with his wife Marty and their three children

months later he built a ramp so he could jump his bicycle What do you do with a child like that Well we donrsquot need to teach him how not to be fearful because hersquos not afraid But we do have to supervise his activity as much as possible and take the time to teach him about being responsible in his actions Part of that is teaching him to wear his safety gear and training him to use as much good judgment as a 5-year-old can Of course we pray for him too and confess the Word over him and expect him to be protected and safe More than likely at some point in his life Jonathan will still have opportunities to overcome fear And wersquore equipping him to be able to do that as well

ldquoNo Fearrdquo Provides an Advantage in Life | Because Dad taught me how not to be fearful as a kid I have been able to overcome fear as an adult Although I never was afraid of much as a child or as a teenager I did have to overcome the fear of getting up in front of people to speak And the bottom line of that fear was the fear of failuremdashthe fear of what people would think of me But now when I have a speaking engagement or Irsquom scheduled to tape the broadcast I simply donrsquot allow fear to come in I focus on the fact that Irsquom doing this because I love people and I love our Partners I remind myself that this is far more important than what people think of me Even though public speaking still isnrsquot something I look forward to doing I simply say ldquoLord this is in Your hands and I know I can trust Yourdquo I know I have the Holy Ghost on the inside of me and I believe ldquoI can do all things through Christ who strengthens merdquo (Philippians 413 New King James Version) Our children need to know who they are in Christ and that they always have the help of the Holy Ghost Then no matter what obstacles they face theyrsquoll be able to handle them When something looks like it could be a major problem and the enemy tries to torment them with worry and fear he wonrsquot be able to succeed Theyrsquoll know how to resist fearmdashthe devilmdashand theyrsquoll also know how to listen for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Ghost Helping our children grow up with a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo will give them a great advantage in life Just think about how many times the Holy Spirit has prompted you to do something but you drew back because of fear For instance have you ever felt like you should go witness to your neighbor and the enemy immediately tried to talk you out of it He might have used the fear of rejectionmdashfear of what that person would say or fear of being laughed atmdashas a tactic to keep you from going next door But if you could have recognized that fear as the enemyrsquos strategy you would have known how to resist the devil so you could have obeyed God and talked to your neighbor about salvation

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

God never intended for His people to cope with fearHe intended for us to attack it on all fronts

Delivered From Fear by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland

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whenYou get to Heaven

Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 29

There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

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no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

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Salvation is more than just a sure trip to heavenmdashitrsquos literally everything you need Jesus provided it for you and He desires for you to enjoy all of salvationrsquos benefits In this dynamic series from Gloria Copeland yoursquoll discover

bull Why salvation is necessary bull What happened when you were saved bull How to enjoy all that salvation has to offermdash here and now bull Godrsquos will concerning your salvation

Get into the Word today And find out about all that Jesus did for you as you discover So Great Salvation

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Healing SchoolJoin Gloria Copeland for a whole week of Healing School Learn how to receive

healing walk in health and pray for others to be healed

Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

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Kenneth Copeland Gloria Copeland

| J U N E | B E L I E V E R rsquo S V O I C E O F V I C T O R Y B R O A D C A S T C A L E N D A R

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BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

Gloria Copeland Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis and Creflo A Dollar Tune in and catch a glimpse of the convention experiencemdashthen make plans to attend and get immersed in the Word

Women of FaithBillye Brim joins Gloria Copeland for two weeks of faith and revelation Donrsquot miss a

minute of these powerful women of the Word

Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

God and His Word Donrsquot miss this week as they wrap things up

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Kenneth Copeland MinistriesPO Box 3111 STN LCD 1

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Jerry Savelle

Gloria Copeland

Kenneth Copeland

Jesse Duplantis

Creflo ADollar

Anaheim Calif

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday July 9 at 930 am

JULY4-9 Get Into the Overf low

Anaheim Convention Center | 800 W Katella AveAnaheim CA 92802 | (714) 765-8950

Unable to attend the meetings Join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and

Internet Radio at wwwkcmorg

live broadcast

Volunteer meeting Sunday July 3 at 3 pm in the Hilton Anaheim Pacific Ballroom

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadetsDana and Linda

JohnsonCommander

Kellie

2005

Overflow

Getin theOverflowEverything you do in life is a seed There are spiritual mental physical and financial seeds you sow with your

mouth your actions and your money Thatrsquos why itrsquos so important to be aware of the words you speak your

thoughts and the way you respond to every situationmdashespecially during times of overflow

In this series of teachings Kenneth Copeland shows you how to put yourself in line with Godrsquos plan of over-

flow so yoursquoll have more than enough Yoursquoll also discover

bull The prerequisites to having overflow in your life

bull Why joy or sorrow is your choice

bull How to live by faith and not by luck

bull How to have the ability to love like Jesus

bull How your personal overflow is tied to

developing the power of His love within you

Satan is fighting hard to keep Godrsquos people from walking in overflow But hersquos losing his grip Discover the

depths of all God has for you todayhellipand get ready for an Overflowing HarvestmdashBy FaithhellipThrough Love

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As a believer you have the power of the Holy Spirit inside you But that power wonrsquot go to work until you put it to work The Holy Spirit wonrsquot just muscle in on you He wonrsquot come in and turn down the television and jerk you up off the couch and say Now you listen to me No Hersquos a gentleman He has been sent to help you to do the will of God to strengthen you to counsel youbut He wonrsquot do a thing until Hersquos asked Thatrsquos why James 513 says if yoursquore in trouble or afflicted pray Itrsquos prayer that puts the power within you to work Just think about that The Spirit of Almighty Godhellipthe Spirit that hovered over the face of the deep and carried out Godrsquos Word at Creationhellipthat same Spirit is inside youmdashwaiting for you to call on Him If Jesus came into your house and sat down at your table yoursquod put aside everything to talk to Him wouldnrsquot you You wouldnrsquot just rush through and say ldquoJesus Irsquom so glad to see You I wish I had the energy to talk to You but You wouldnrsquot believe what kind of a day I had today I mean everything in the world went

wrong and now Irsquom just too tired to do anything but lay here and watch television Maybe we can spend some time

together laterrdquo You wouldnrsquot do that would you No If Jesus were sitting there in your room where you could see Him yoursquod fall on your face and begin to worship Him You wouldnrsquot care how tired you were or what kind of day you had Yoursquod jump at the opportunity to fellowship with Him Well listen the Holy Ghost is in you Hersquos waiting on you Hersquos ready anytime of the day or night Hersquos saying Irsquom here to help you and strengthen you I want to comfort you today You know that problem yoursquove been having I want to help you get that out of your life The Holy Spirit has some things He wants to show youmdashthings yoursquove been trying to figure out Hersquos waiting there with the power to overcome every obstacle in your life Take time to pray Pray in the spirit Pray with understanding Pray and activate the power that is at work within you today VICTORY

Excerpted from the From Faith to Faith devotional

b y G l o r i a C o p e l a n d

ACTIVATE the POWERldquoNow unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or

think according to the power that worketh in usrdquo Ephesians 320

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Scripture Reading

Ephesians 316-21 The Amplified Bible

16 May He grant you out of the rich treasury

of His glory to be strengthened and reinforced

with mighty power in the inner man by the

[Holy] Spirit [Himself indwelling your innermost

being and personality]

17 May Christ through your faith [actually] dwell

(settle down abide make His permanent home)

in your hearts May you be rooted deep in love

and founded securely on love

18 That you may have the power and be strong

to apprehend and grasp with all the saints [Godrsquos

devoted people the experience of that love]

what is the breadth and length and height and

depth [of it]

19 [That you may really come] to know

[practically through experience for yourselves]

the love of Christ which far surpasses mere

knowledge [without experience] that you may

be filled [through all your being] unto all the

fullness of God [may have the richest measure of

the divine Presence and become a body wholly

filled and flooded with God Himself]

20 Now to Him Who by (in consequence of)

the [action of His] power that is at work within

us is able to [carry out His purpose and] do

superabundantly far over and above all that we

[dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest

prayers desires thoughts hopes or dreams]mdash

21 To Him be glory in the church and in Christ

Jesus throughout all generations forever and

ever Amen (so be it)

Prosperity Overflow Convention

Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis Creflo A Dollar

August1-6

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday August 6 at 930 am

Fort Worth Convention Center

Southwest2005

rsquo

Visit our Web site for more informationUnable to attend the meetings Then join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and Internet Radio at wwwkcmorgMeetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you Partners and Friends within the United States call (800) 600-7395 Partners and Friends within Canada call 1-877-480-3388

Join Kenneth and Gloria at these other 2005 meetingshellip

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Fort Worth Convention Center | 1201 Houston StFort Worth TX 76102 | (817) 570-2222

Praise and worship led by Len Mink and the KCM Band

We need youmdashto help us make this meeting a successCome to the volunteer meeting Sunday July 31 3 pmmdash Radisson Plaza or join us for pre-service prayer every evening 45 minutes before service

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday August 6 at 930 am

SouthwestDana and Linda

JohnsonCommander

Kellie

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadets

2005 Singles CelebrationExclusively at the Southwest Prosperity Convention

Join other singles 18 and older of like faith in the Convention

Center Ballroom | Enjoy great fellowship food entertainment

and fun Wednesday August 3 immediately following the evening

service Tickets are $20 at the door or $15 if purchased before

July 1 To order tickets call or write to Kenneth Copeland

Ministries or log on to wwwkcmorg

International Reception - come celebrate 25 years at Southwest

Wednesday August 3 following the afternoon session

West Coast Prosperity Overflow ConventionJuly 4-9Anaheim Convention Center800 W Katella Ave | Anaheim CA 92802(714) 765-8950

Great Lakes Prosperity Overflow ConventionAugust 22-27US Cellular Arena | 400 W Kilbourn AveMilwaukee WI 53203(414) 908-6000

June 17Annual Word of Faith ConferenceWord of Faith International Christian Center20000 W Nine Mile RoadSouthfield MI 48075-5597(248) 353-3476

June 27National Pentecostal Church of God Convention

(417) 624-7050 ext 370 or 371

July 23-24Inspiring Excellence Conference 2005Family Harvest Church18500 92nd AveTinley Park IL 60477(708) 614-6000

September 2-4Thunder Over Texas Motorcycle RallyJerry Savelle Ministries InternationalTexas Motor Speedway3601 Hwy 114Justin TX 76247(817) 297-3155wwwthunderovertexascom

September 11Annual Chicago Faith ConferenceLiving Word Christian Center7600 W Roosevelt RoadForest Park IL 60130(708) 697-5000wwwbwmorg

October 2Grace FellowshipPO Box 55236Tulsa OK 74155(918) 252-1611

October 26-31Prayer Mountain in the OzarksBillye Brim MinistriesPO Box 40Branson MO 65615(417) 336-4877wwwbillyebrimorg

November 6-7Living Word Bible Church3520 E Brown Road Mesa AZ 85213(480) 964-4463

Days of Refreshing September 18-23Eagle Mountain International ChurchKenneth Copeland Ministries Headquarters14355 Morris-Dido Road | Newark TX 76071(not a mailing address)(817) 252-2868

Washington DC Victory CampaignNovember 17-19Hylton Memorial Chapel14640 Potomac Mills RoadWoodbridge VA 22192(703) 590-0076

b y G e o r g e P e a r s o n s

Training ChildrentoLoveGod

Children are our future In fact they are the future | Speaking from experience as a pastor and father I can tell you children grow up very quickly As parents and as a church wersquore called to train them and teach them the truth of Godrsquos Word | Part of that training includes teaching them to honor us Just think of how God corrects us as His children We understand He does it because He loves us He desires for us to honor and respect Him so that we immediately obey Him And He wants us to obey Him so we can fulfill His calling on our lives | The same is true for our children As we raise them to honor and respect us wersquore also teaching them to honor and respect their heavenly Father

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and

As a child I remember wanting my parents to correct me One time in particular comes to mind when I was about 5 years old My family and I were living in New York City My mother was working the night shift and my father had fallen asleep on the couch Instead of going to bed on my own I stayed up watching television It never crossed my mind to get ready for bed by myself because Irsquod never done it before I just waited until my father woke up When he asked me why I wasnrsquot in bed I innocently replied ldquoI was waiting for yourdquo Looking back I realize that I wanted him to correct me and tell me what to do Itrsquos the same with our children They want to be corrected They may not say it but deep down in their hearts they desire instruction and correction Why Because they develop a sense of security when we discipline and correct them They will love us as their parents and more importantly they will love God

Loving God and One Another | Everything we do in our livesmdashwhether as parents or childrenmdashshould come from a place of loving our heavenly Father and one another Matthew 2237-39 says ldquoThou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind This is the first and great commandment And the second is like unto it Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyselfrdquo Each of us is called to love God with all of our heart soul and mind Wersquore also called to love our neighbor as ourselves Take a moment to reread this verse Where it says ldquothou shalt love thy neighbor as thyselfrdquo put parentheses around ldquothy neighborrdquo and in its place fill in the name of someone you know Now think about this Children could insert the names of their parents into this verse Doing so would mean that they should love us their parents as they love themselves This isnrsquot a stretch because ldquothy neighborrdquo isnrsquot limited to the person who lives next door to you Itrsquos anyone you are in contact withmdashfriends family co-workers and parents

A Commandment With a Promise | Deuteronomy 516 tells us how important it is for children to honor their parents The first part of the verse is a commandment ldquoHonour thy father and thy mother as the Lord thy God hath commanded theerdquo But this commandment comes with a promise The promise says that our days will be prolonged on this earth and filled with the glory of God in the land which the Lord our God gives us Kids need to understand that honoring mom and dad affects the course of their lives Itrsquos that important The word honor means ldquoto hold in high esteem to respectrdquo or ldquoto love with great kindness affection and carerdquo Just as we should hold our parents in high esteem we should teach our children to do the same They are to value us as precious and love us with great kindness affection and care

Training ChildrentoLoveGod

The Greatest Complimentby Jeremy Pearsons

Other than the Word of God and listening to the Holy Spirit I believe there is no greater teacher in life than life itself The things we experience often serve as building blocks that help shape who we are With Fatherrsquos Day approaching I would like to take the time to share some personal experiences with my dad that have impacted my life Let me begin by saying my dad would be the first to tell you he is far from perfecthellipbut not in my eyes Not only has he taught me to love God and the Word but he is also responsible for my love of music As a baby I sat on Dadrsquos shoulders watching and listening to him play the piano And eventually I sat next to him while he patiently taught me to play Because of my parents I know how to believe God for healing in my body As a child when Irsquod get sick 1 Peter 224 was always the first medicine I was given followed by a healthy dose of Papa Kennethrsquos healing tapes Yet another building block in my faith was set when Dad announced we would be giving our house awaymdasha house that was completely paid for This was a shining example to me of how to give God our best seed I also remember Dad in his pajamas struggling to stay awake at 2 am while he helped me complete a science project that was due the next day Not only did that experience teach me about a fatherrsquos unconditional love but it also taught me not to procrastinate Dad also loved me enough to spank me and ground me for wrong behavior For that Irsquom thankful He taught me what not to dohellipand that is often the most valuable thing a person can know I see in George Pearsons a man being made perfect through a life devoted to the Word The building blocks of honor and integrity are set in my life because they count for something in his By seeing him walk in humil-ity Irsquove learned the value of preferring others And pos-sibly some of the greatest lessons hersquos taught me came when he said ldquoSon this is where Irsquove missed itrdquo As you can tell I love him And when someone says ldquoHey Jeremy you remind me so much of your dadrdquo itrsquos one of the greatest compliments I could receive VICTORY

Jeremy Pearsons son of Pastors George and Terri Pearsons and Kenneth Copelandrsquos eldest grand-son is the senior high minister of 14forty Student Ministries at Eagle Mountain International Church For information about 14forty visit us online at httpwww14fortycom For ministry materials write to

Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001

As we teach our children to respect our authority they will in turn learn to respect Godrsquos authority As their parents we are the voice of God in their lives Wersquore to train and direct them to follow after the Lord with all of their hearts Wersquore called to be a reflection of Jesus Christ to them As we teach them to be more like Jesus wersquoll help them to become more familiar with Godrsquos love

Our Example | In Luke 2 we read about Jesus as a child Itrsquos a great example of how children should respond to their parents In this passage Jesus and His earthly parents traveled to Jerusalem for Passover He was 12 years old at the time At the end of their visit Mary and Joseph left Jerusalem to return home Along the way they discovered that Jesus was not with their group They returned to find Him teaching at the temple When they asked Him what He was doing He answered ldquoWhy did you seek me Did you not know that I must be about My Fatherrsquos businessrdquo (Luke 249 New King James Version) Now look at what verse 51 says ldquoAnd he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was subject unto themrdquo It says ldquoJesus was subject to themrdquo The word subject is a military term which means ldquoto rank yourself under someonerdquo Jesus ranked Himself under His parentsmdashHe put Himself under their authority He was practicing obedience with His parents so that He could be obedient to His heavenly Father It says in The Amplif ied Bible He ldquowas [habitually] obedient to themrdquo So for our children obedience (being subject to us as

their parents) is all part of honoring and loving us Jesus obeyed immediately He didnrsquot talk back to Mary and Joseph or roll His eyes at them He obeyed This is how our children should respond to us too They should be quick to obey By learning to quickly obey us theyrsquore also learning to quickly obey God

The Next Generation | As parents and believers we have an awesome responsibility We are raising the next generation Our children and the children in our churches are the next generationrsquos pastors teachers and parents We must raise them right We need to train them to follow Godmdashto honor and obey Him without complaining or hesitating This is a necessary step toward equipping them to fulfill Godrsquos calling on their lives Letrsquos not leave our children ill-equipped to handle their calling Letrsquos teach them what it is to honor us and that by honoring us they honor Him Children need to honor God and to know how very much God loves them They learn that to a great degree through you their parents And remember our children are our future VICTORY

George Pearsons is the senior pastor of Eagle Mountain International Church located on the grounds of Kenneth Copeland Ministries For information or ministry materials write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001

Do you ever stare into the eyes of your teenager during one of your ldquolecturesrdquo and wonder if anyone is even home to hear it Well even in the midst of eye rolling and stra-tegic sighing itrsquos not hopeless With a little work you and your teenager really can have a great relationship This straightforward and blunt new series by Jeremy Pearsons tells how Itrsquos aimed straight at your teen and with the title How to Handle Mom and Dad itrsquos sure to get his or her attention

In a language teenagers can understand Jeremy tackles topics such as what it takes to make glad parents and not mad parents how to deal with confrontation correction and those parental speeches (that seem to last for hours) how to get an attitude makeover and other practical tips

Order today and listen for yourself Then pass this cool CD series on to your teen After the initial ldquoeye rollrdquo you might even catch them smiling

How to Handle Mom and Dad | 3-CD series

CDN $15 B050613

Train Up Parentshellipin the Way They Should Go

To order in Canada call toll-free 1-877-480-3388 To place an order by mail please use the address on the last page Order online at shopkcmcanadaca

Milwaukee Wis August 22-27

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday August 27 at 930 am

Praise and worship led by Len Mink and the KCM Band

We need youmdashto help us make this meeting a successJoin us for the volunteer meeting Sunday August 21 at 3 pm in the Hilton Ballroom

HOST HOTELHilton Milwaukee City Center | 509 W Wisconsin Ave | Milwaukee WI 53203 | (414) 271-7250 phone | (414) 271-1039 fax | wwwmilwaukeecitycenterhiltoncom $107 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation Reserve by 72305

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$89 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation | Group Booking Code GLB | Reserve by 72105

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$72 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation Reserve by 71905

Unable to attend the meetings Then join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and Internet Radio at wwwkcmorg

Visit our Web site for more information | Meetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you | Partners and Friends within the United States call (800) 600-7395 | Partners and Friends within Canada call 1-877-480-3388

US Cellular Arena | 400 W Kilbourn Ave | Milwaukee WI 53203 | (414) 908-6000

Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis

Creflo A Dollar

Keith Moore Keith Butler Bill WinstonKenneth and Gloria Copeland

Get Into the Overf low

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadets

Superkid Academy

Dana and Linda Johnson

CommanderKellie

2005

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Poisonous Snake Bit You

b y R i c k R e n n e r

ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo Acts 285

Traveling by sea was a perilous and risky undertaking Ships were not always reliable The routes often took them through waters cluttered with sharp rocks reefs and debris Even if the vessel was guided by strong skilled leadership currents were so strong that even the best ships could be carried directly into rocks and other dangerous obstacles In Acts 27 we read that Paul was traveling aboard a ship that ran into rocks and broke into pieces In that moment of crisis Paul became Godrsquos man on board as he spoke the word of faith to the crew and passengers Soon he was in charge of the entire situation Once marooned on the island of Melita Paul worked with other crew members to collect wood for a fire A venomous viper was hidden in the sticks he was carrying When he dropped his wood into the flames that snake

bit Paul on the hand Acts 283 says ldquoAnd when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire there came a viper out of the heat and fastened on his handrdquo The word viper is the Greek word echidna and refers to ldquoa highly venomous snakerdquo The verse says that this snake ldquofastened on his handrdquo The word fastened is the Greek word kathapto and it means ldquoto tightly fastenrdquo This snake deeply bit the Apostle Paul and injected its venom into his hand for the word kathapto also meant ldquoto introduce poison into the bodyrdquo That viper sunk its fangs into Paulrsquos flesh and released its full load of venom into his hand That is why Acts 284 says ldquoAnd when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand they said among themselves No doubt this man is a murderer whom though he hath escaped the sea yet vengeance suffereth not to liverdquo

W hen I read about the travels of the Apostle Paul I find his story to be simply remarkable What he had to endure to take the gospel to the gentiles was out of the ordinary | For example in 2 Corinthians 1125 Paul tells us that during the course of his ministry he was shipwrecked three times He writes ldquohellipthrice I suffered shipwreck a night and a day I have been in the deeprdquo

What Would You Do if a

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to advance the gospel I refuse to give in to my flesh and throw a pity party Because I keep going and never give in or give up Godrsquos power is always available to help me in every situation Therersquos too much at stake for me to let some little thing pull me down into defeat With Godrsquos Spirit at work in me I overcome every obstacle that tries to block my way I declare this by faith in Jesusrsquo Name VICTORY

Excerpted from Sparkling Gems by Rick Renner

Rick Renner is an author pastor and teacher of the Word of God who has ministered all over the world He and his wife Denise pastor Moscow Good News Church in Moscow Russia For more information or ministry materials please write Rick Renner Ministries PO Box 702040 Tulsa OK 74170-2040 or call (918) 496-3213

But what did Paul do Acts 285 says ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo The phrase ldquoshook it off rdquo is from the Greek word apotinasso It is a compound of the words apo meaning ldquooff rdquo and ldquoawayrdquo and the word tinasso which means to ldquoshakerdquo This word gives us a picture of the Apostle Paul shaking his hand back and forth until the viper released its fangs and fell into the fire When the barbarian crowd saw that Paul didnrsquot die they assumed he was a god In just a short time Paul used the event to bring the whole island together for a crusade Publius the chief of the island was so impressed that he took Paul into his own home for three days While there Paul laid hands on Publiusrsquo father who ldquolay sick of a fever and of a bloody fluxrdquo (Acts 288) The man was miraculously healed and soon the entire island was in revival The Bible tells us ldquoSo when this was done others also which had diseases in the island came and were healedrdquo (Acts 289) By the time Paul departed from Melita he was so respected and honored that they loaded him down with everything necessary for the remainder of his journey How would you have acted if you had been in Paulrsquos position Suppose you were shipwrecked lost all your material possessions then found yourself marooned on an island inhabited by barbarians where a venomous snake promptly bites you Do you think you would have ldquoshaken it off rdquo as Paul did Would you have turned your disaster into a revival Or would you have been tempted to sit down and cry while you worried about your plans being ruined Paulrsquos attitude kept him in the midst of revival everywhere he went He had the opportunity to give in to his flesh and throw a pity party just as you and I do But because Paul chose to keep going and never stop Godrsquos power was always available to help him in every situation What is hindering you today What is the devil trying to use to latch on to your life and to distract you Why donrsquot you make the decision to shake it off Therersquos too much at stake to let some little thing distract you and pull you down into defeat Turn that attack around and use it for the glory of God Make the devil sorry he ever sent that poisonous viper to attack you

My Prayer Today | Lord give me the attitude that turns every attack the devil sends into an opportunity for revival Help me walk in such strong and consistent faith that I do not flinch at ANYTHING Rather than give in to my flesh and let worry conquer me help me remember the assignment Yoursquove given me and help me remain committed to f inish my course on time I pray this in Jesusrsquo Name

My Confession Today | I confess that revival happens everywhere I go Every disaster the devil sends is an opportunity

Like finding a shiny jewel in a pile of rocks Sparkling Gems From the Greek will inspire you

to dig into Godrsquos Word in search of valuable gems

In this unique daily devotional Rick Renner combines his understanding of the Greek lan-

guage and his knowledge of biblical history to explore New Testament scriptures By defining

key words from the original Greek language and explaining the historical context in which

the scriptures were written he reveals new facets of the Word and how to apply them to

daily life

The table of contents and index make this an easy-to-use study tool you can refer to over

and over again Order yours today

Sparkling Gems From the Greek | 7frac14rdquo x 9frac12rdquo | hardback | 1106 pages

CDN$30 B050605

Uncovering the Many Facets of the Word

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Thank You Jesus for Protecting My Family After seeing Kellie Copelandrsquos Prayer for Family Protection I began reading it every morning My family is separated by many miles The prayer makes me feel more secure throughout the day know-ing and believing they are safe One morning I almost did not read my prayer But I knew I had to take time to read it so I did Later on in the day I called my sister and she told me my niece had just totaled her car but she was not hurt in any way I immediately thought Thank You Jesus for protecting my family Thank you angels for taking charge over my family for covering them with your wings of protection I hung up the phone and called the KCM prayer line to thank God once more and to give a praise report Thank you Kellie for sharing your special prayer with me Phyllis Roberts Beech Grove Ind

ldquoA faithful man shall abound with blessingsrdquo

Teaching Me So I Can Teach Them My grandson Christopher who lives in New York needed dental surgery when he was 4 years old The hospital told us the insurance would pay but when all was said and done the paperwork came back rejected We had paid the $800 deduct-ible which left over $2000 still to pay I called your prayer

team and asked them to agree that the money would come in and they would take payments The next day the hospital called and said we did not have to pay any of it They had made a mistake and approved the surgery before hearing from the insurance so they absorbed the cost

Christopher is now 6 and he loves Jesus I am so thankful for your ministry Yoursquove taught me so much that I can share with all my grandchildren I was praying with my other two grandsons Nick (8) and Nate (11) last nightmdashjust listening to them talk to the Lord is so thrillingmdashI can imagine how it thrills the Lordrsquos heart too Thank you for teaching me so I can teach themMarti Deacon | Michigan

The Year of Overflow in Prison I went to prison in June 2000 sentenced to 105 to 210 years For three years I walked around in darkness full of hate grief envy and mad at the world My five children forgot me My wife moved in with my best friend Then this ldquoJesus freakrdquo started telling me that Jesus had something in store for me Irsquod laugh and go on my way For a month he kept saying ldquoCome to church and

seerdquo One Sunday in August 2003 tired of my life I went to church for a laugh But the joke was on memdashI went to the altar and made Jesus Christ the Lord of my life When I saw in the Word that God restores families I prayed that God would restore my family as He did for Joseph in the Bible A short time later I was moved to a different housing block There I met six of the greatest Christian brothers ever They worked with me and taught me a lot using your books on healing the power of tongues etc We became a true family But God wasnrsquot done This past Thanksgiving my young-est daughter wrote me a letter and my second oldest daughter wrote to me after Christmas I believe this is the Year of Overflow I believe my other three children will get in touch with me soon God not only restores families He gives new ones Kenneth thank you for your help Keep me in your

prayers You are in mineRP | Pennsylvania

Proverbs 2820

I am so thankful for

your ministry

GoodNEWSGazette

Intruder Encounters the Power of God At 4 am while my 4-year-old son and I were sleeping someone came into our apartment We both woke up from the noise of the door being opened I jumped up from my bed wide-awake facing the person standing before me Not knowing if they were male or female or whether or not they had a weapon I began screaming But then being reminded that I was a child of Almighty God and remembering a story in your magazine I began yell-ing to the burglar ldquoGet away in Jesusrsquo Mighty Name and get out of my apartment immediatelyrdquo The person didnrsquot move so I turned the light on and saw that it was a woman about my age I then grabbed her by the

arm and led her out of the apartment Before I closed the door behind her I found myself saying in a calm voice ldquoGod bless yourdquo Later

I asked my son why he had been so silent He said ldquoMummy as you talked with that woman I prayed the Lord would take that evil spirit out of our apartmentrdquo Thank you for working for Godrsquos kingdom and for being such a big blessing to others like meIH | Canada

ldquoDaddy Is a Nonsmokerrdquo My 9-year-old daughter Annabelle has been believing for Daddy to give up smoking She has been praying for him for about six months and declares ldquoDaddy is a nonsmokerrdquo Her dad always smoked outside in the garden and never near the children But Annie would see him out her bedroom window and decided at age 8 to involve the Lord Jesus in the situa-tion During a recent illness her daddy stopped smoking and has not taken it up againmdashhe hasnrsquot even been craving a cigarette badly Annie has seen what wonderful results happen when something is given over to GodMR | England

Struggles Give Way to Praise Report We have a family of six and yoursquove played a huge part in our lives for at least the last eight years I have written you about our struggles and now have praise reports

In a period of two weeks my husband received a job that pays $20000 more than his previous job and our son received a call from a talent agency that he had applied to a year ago In addition my husband is

now coaching a basketball team He loves the game but ini-tially was concerned about losing his temper However God has helped him and he has been able to have the self-control he needs It is a wonderful team and after the first game it blessed me so much to hear my husband tell how God had put it all together By the time I went to bed that night I was crying tears of thankfulness I love you guys and appreciate you so muchDusty Farmer | Texas

Fear of Water Flushed Away

At 6 months old my youngest granddaughter became suddenly

terrified of water Her bath time which always had been the high

point of her day became a nightmare I had been praying over her

and the situation was getting a little better Then late one night

she watched your broadcast with me She was mesmerized by

Gloria and focused on her for the entire broadcast

The next day her joy in her bath time was back Now months

later she is the water babymdashthe screaming comes when you take

her out of the water the dogrsquos water dish has to be left outside

Thank You Jesus And thank you all for your faithfulness

Judith Hewson | Tamworth NH

I n t e r n a t i o n a l N e w sGoodNEWSGazette

Bryan Bair ran his fingers over the shiny metal of his French horn one last time before handing it over Pocketing the money he left the pawnshop and drove to the rundown shack he and his family called home in Muskogee Okla In an effort to liven up the dismal rental his wife Angie had painted the walls Convinced that their daughter Cierra shouldnrsquot crawl around on the filthy carpet theyrsquod scratched together enough money to replace it at their own expense

Once again prosperity had eluded them No matter how hard they worked or how carefully they spent they just couldnrsquot get ahead Both cars were being repossessed If that werenrsquot bad enough they were being booted out of the ramshackle house and the owner was suing them for changing the deacutecor

Bryan unlocked the front door and stepped into the cool dank living room Everything he owned was gone He slipped off his wedding band and ran his finger over the word engraved inside Hesed

That was all he had left to cling tomdashone word of hope

From Rules to Revelation | ldquoAngie and I grew up in the same church in Oklahoma Cityrdquo Bryan explains ldquoI was several years older than she was and we didnrsquot know one another well As adults life wasnrsquot kind to either of us After suffering years of physical abuse the Lord rescued Angie from almost certain death and she returned to Oklahoma City to begin healing Her sister gave her a set of tapes by Kenneth Copeland The Blood Covenant The tapes were life-changing for Angie and when she learned that I was broken and bruised from a failed marriage she loaned them to me

Covenantof Love

V

h

b y M e l a n i e H e m r y

on what was left I told Angie what the Lord said and we both repented and agreed to tithe on our gross income ldquoThe first of May I tithed 10 percent of my gross salary Two days later a woman who had lost her home during a tornado saw Angiersquos house and bought it immediatelyrdquo

The Breath of Life | In another stroke of divine favor Angiersquos parents provided the money for them to move into a much nicer house in Muskogee Theyrsquod been living there for a while when Angie began feeling sick and suffering from headaches and fatigue Not only that it became increasingly difficult to awaken 3-year-old Cierra each morning She was lethargic and her eyes stayed a reddish color One night during dinner Cierra said ldquoMama and Daddy I saw Jesus in my bedroom last nightrdquo Angie stopped serving food and glanced at Bryan ldquoWhat did Jesus do honeyrdquo ldquoHe blowed in my mouthrdquo Cierra explained Bryan and Angie looked at one another with raised brows and shrugged Days later Angie and Cierra were in the house alone when the carbon monoxide alarm sounded Angie called the gas company and they sent someone immediately His carbon monoxide detector sounded an alarm before he ever got inside the house ldquoGet out nowrdquo he shouted ldquoThe serviceman said that our carbon monoxide alarm

was next to an air vent so while the poisonous gas was filling the house the alarm only sensed fresh air until it reached dangerously high levelsrdquo Angie recalls ldquoAfter taking the readings he said there was no reason that we were still aliverdquo This time it was Angie who pulled off her wedding band and ran her finger over the word engraved inside Hesed A sob caught in her throat as she realized what God had done Jesus had breathed into Cierrarsquos mouth

The Tithe Test | Although Bryan and Angie saw promising changes in their financial picture it appeared to be too little too late They were forced into Chapter 7 bankruptcy Seated in chambers with the bankruptcy trustee during their hearing Bryan and Angie were unprepared for the ruling

ldquoI sold medical supplies and listened to the tape series in my car as I traveled The thing that most impressed me was Brother Copelandrsquos teaching on hesed This is the love of God that passes mere knowledge It is the experience of Godrsquos love based on a covenant which lasts until death and beyond With two failed marriages behind us and the abuse Angie suffered at her former husbandrsquos hands we were in awe of this kind of loverdquo Angie and Bryan learned from the tapes that tithing was divinely designed to be an expression of faith in that covenant of love That was a new idea to them Theyrsquod both known tithing as a biblical rule but theyrsquod never had a revelation of it as their covenant connection

Help in Troubled Times | On May 3 1997 Bryan and Angie married and made a covenant between themselves and God As a permanent reminder they engraved the word Hesed inside their wedding bands Angie worked as a dental assistant and Bryan continued his career in medical sales They lived in the small house Angie owned and tithed 10 percent of all their income trusting in their covenant with God Two days before Christmas Bryanrsquos boss called in his entire staff ldquoYoursquore all firedrdquo he said ldquoSome of you may be hired by the distributor whorsquos taking over the businessrdquo Bryan sighed with relief when the distributor hired him but it came with a price He would do the same job hersquod been doing with 20 percent less salary and no benefits or insurance A year later the company changed hands again Bryan lost another 5 percent of his income and Angie gave birth to their daughter Cierra By 1999 a frustrated Bryan took a job with a new company as a direct manufacturerrsquos representative selling spinal implants The salary package was about the same as the one hersquod left behind Because his territory included all of Tulsa and the northwest part of Arkansas they listed Angiersquos house for sale and moved to Muskogee Bryan stood in the living room and ran his finger over the word engraved on the inside of his wedding band Angiersquos house still hadnrsquot sold they were being kicked out of the rental house both cars were being repossessed and hersquod hocked his French horn This is the protection of God He fell to his knees on the hardwood floor ldquoLord why Irsquom tithing and we arenrsquot making ends meetrdquo Why are you stealing from Me Bryan gasped ldquoLord wersquove tithed faithfully for two yearsrdquo Render unto Caesar that which belongs to Caesar and to God that which belongs to God ldquoI knew immediately what Irsquod done wrongrdquo Bryan says ldquoWersquod been tithing after taxes In other words we were giving the first portion of everything to taxes and tithing

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 19

Covenantof Love

b y M e l a n i e H e m r y

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10

percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10 percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered It was tempting It was a way out of the financial vise that seemed to tighten around Bryan moment by moment He wanted to throw up his hands and say ldquoOK so it was a bad idea Irsquoll try again later when this whole mess is cleared uprdquo He twisted the ring on his finger Hesed He was in covenant with God Hersquod made a promise that he intended to fulfill if it cost him his life What if it does cost me everything Mouth dry and hands clammy he looked the trustee in the eye ldquoWe will never stop giving that 10 percentrdquo ldquoThen I have no other choice but to remove your Chapter 7 status I am moving you into a Chapter 13 bankruptcy That means wersquoll put you on a repayment plan Yoursquoll repay every dime with interestrdquo Bryan looked at Angie who smiled ldquoWe prefer it that wayrdquo The decision to tithe regardless of the cost triggered such deep-seated fear in Bryan that he suffered night terrors Each time he woke in a cold sweat shadowboxing against an unseen enemy Angie comforted him and said ldquoWe will be tithers God has not given us a spirit of fear but He has given us His love power and a sound mindrdquo ldquoAngie helped me get through the night terrors for monthsrdquo Bryan recalls ldquoAnother thing that helped was a list of scripture confessions for breakthrough that was printed in one of the Believerrsquos Voice of Victory magazines I kept them on my desk and repeated them dailyrdquo Toward the end of that year in November 2000 Bryan scored a direct hit on the enemy when he released his first vocal CD of nine songs entitled In His Presence Soon after an amazing thing happened in his business Before he could contact new doctors in his territory they began contacting him and asking for his product The favor of God rested on him to such a degree that both doctors and hospitals saw him as a benefit While still tithing and repaying all his debts Bryan and Angie began giving a monthly gift to KCM Bryan decided to release his territory in Oklahoma and concentrate his efforts in northwest Arkansas In July 2002 they moved into their new home near Fort Smith Ark Angie an artist painted an archangel standing guard and placed the painting above their fireplacemdasha constant reminder of their covenant with God She also painted and personalized bedrooms for Tayler and Britton Bryanrsquos two teenaged children Instead of a ratty rental house they

This month as we celebrate Fatherrsquos Day in America

men around the globe have risen to the call and dis-

covered the strength of partnership Theyrsquove joined

Kenneth Copeland Ministries with faithful support and

unyielding prayer Together wersquore raising up a generation

of men women and children who are ready to reach the

world with the uncompromised message of the gospel

And it shows

As these men stand with us they know wersquore standing

with them too Wersquore praying daily for them Wersquore believing with them for restored relationships financial

success wise parenting and abundant health

Each day our anointings and ministries are joining together empowering one another And together wersquore

changing the world

all these men have something in common

Par tnership

If yoursquore not yet a Partner with Kenneth Copeland Ministries

or want to find out more about partnership just

call 1-877-480-3388 or

visit wwwkcmcanadaca

God has great things in store for youPartners Please send us your testimoniesmdashwe want to hear the great things God is doing in your lives so we can rejoice with you

lived in a beautiful home filled with love and laughter

A Covenant of Life | In August 2003 Bryan and Angie took Tayler Britton and Cierra for a last getaway to Branson before school started Excited about going to Silver Dollar City the children chattered happily during the drive The next morning they were about to leave the hotel when 5-year-old Cierra grabbed her abdomen and screamed in agony They rushed her to a nearby clinic where she was diagnosed with appendicitis There were no surgeons available and the ambulance was tied up with another patient The fastest way to get help they were told was to drive her to Fayetteville After loading the family in their 2001 Expedition Angie phoned family members and asked for prayer Without warning the shocks went out on the car ldquoEvery bump in the road knocked the breath out of usrdquo Angie remembers ldquoAnd with every jolt Cierra screamed It was a grueling trip that should have taken an hour but we had to go so slowly that it took us three Most of that time our cell phones were without a signal But once the cell phones came on I phoned my mother whorsquod just returned from the Southwest Believersrsquo Convention She and a friend whorsquod been at the convention had been praying for Cierra and the Lord told them to tell us to take Communion ldquoI searched the car for anything to use as Communion elements All I could find was half a Diet Coke and a Twinkie I broke off pieces of the Twinkie for each of us and then prayed over it as representing Jesusrsquo body that was broken for Cierra We used Diet Coke as a substitute for Jesusrsquo blood that was shed for her and prayed based on our covenant with God ldquoThe moment we finished praying Cierrarsquos pain stopped and she went to sleep She slept the remainder of the way to Fayetteville When the surgeon met us Cierra was awake and in no pain He pressed on her abdomen just like the previous doctor had done but it didnrsquot hurt her According to the blood work her white count had been up but was droppingrdquo ldquoThere is no doubt that something has taken place in this childrsquos bodyrdquo the surgeon explained ldquobut there is nothing wrong now She is free to gordquo Bryan and Angie had the car repaired and returned to Silver Dollar City to finish their vacation As they watched Cierra run and play they fingered their rings and gave all the praise to God The Lord has continued to bless them beyond their wildest dreams In the month of January 2004 Bryan made more money than he made during a whole year before he began tithing on his gross income Bryan and Angie Bair defeated fear and in so doing they defeated the poverty attached to it Because they

steadfastly maintained their covenant connection to-day they not only know God cares for them they have experienced firsthand His powerful covenant love VICTORY

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Praying alone is effective But sometimes you need the power of oth-ers praying in agreement with you | Kenneth Copelandrsquos Pressing In for Victory will teach you thoroughly about the prayer of agree-ment Yoursquoll learn how joining others and praying according to Godrsquos Word is a powerful weapon in your prayer arsenal | Hear personal stories of how Kenneth and Gloria again and again received the answers they needed through powerful prayers of agreement writ-ing contracts based on scriptures and pressing in until their break-throughs came

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House

T h e G o d o f t h e B r e a k t h r o u g h

re you desperate for a breakthrough Are you thinking If the Lord doesnrsquot do something soon I wonrsquot make it | If so I completely understand A few years ago I desperately needed a financial breakthrough I was standing in faith confessing the Word and waiting for provision to come Though Irsquod experienced a few turnarounds our finances were still under attack | In January of the following year God began doing great things Then shortly afterward He gave me a word He said that my wife and I our ministry and anyone else who lays hold upon this truth would experience more of His presence love power and favor than ever before He then added Yoursquoll experience your greatest breakthroughs thus far | Praise God That prophetic word was exactly what I needed to hear and itrsquos what I want to share with you so ldquoThe God of the Breakthroughrdquo will visit your house too

A Prophetic Word | God brought 1 Kings 17 to my attention Itrsquos a story Irsquod read many times In fact Irsquod preached from it often but this time the Lord revealed something new He said Within this story you will discover the keys to supernatural breakthrough | In this passage God sent Elijah into hiding from King Ahab and provided for him by commanding the ravens to feed him by the brook Cherith When the brook dried up God sent Elijah to Zarephath of Sidon He told him hersquod find a widow woman there who would take care of him When Elijah found the woman he discovered that she had just enough food for one more meal In verse 12 she told him ldquoI have not a cake but an handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil in a cruse that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it and dierdquo | If anyone was a candidate for a breakthrough it was this woman She had just enough food for one last meal Then she was prepared to die She needed God to come through for her in a big way

will visit your

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b y J e r r y S a v e l l e

Heavenly Father I receive this prophetic word I believe with all my heart that You want to visit my house I am willing to obey Irsquom willing to sow a significant seed Right now I boldly declare that The God of the Breakthrough is visiting my house Amen

From now on proclaim ldquoThe God of the Breakthrough is visiting my houserdquo Donrsquot stop believing and standing for it Praise God for fulfilling His promise As you put these keys into practice your breakthrough will come Then yoursquoll be able to share what yoursquove learned and help others understand how to experience a breakthrough in their lives too VICTORY

Jerry Savelle is president and founder of Jerry Savelle Ministries International and pastors Heritage of Faith Christian Center For information or ministry materials write to Jerry Savelle Ministries PO Box 748 Crowley TX 76036 visit their Web site at wwwjsmiorg or call (817) 297-3155

Now notice how her situation changed when Elijah said ldquoFear not but make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son For thus saith the Lord God of Israel The barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo (verses 13-14) Elijah gave her a prophetic word when He said ldquoThe barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo This prophetic word was the first key to her breakthrough Without it she and her son would have died But instead she discovered when she acted on that prophetic word her future changed No longer would she and her son die but rather they would experience supernatural provision In the same way a prophetic word can change your future Through the word which God will give youmdasheither through scripture another believer or a prophetic messagemdashHe will tell you what to do Then itrsquos important not to give up No matter what happens in between the time you receive the word and the time it comes to passmdashstand strong Receiving your personal prophetic word is the first key to your breakthrough

Obey the Word | The second key to experiencing a breakthrough is to obey the prophetic word Notice in verse 13 Elijah told the woman ldquomake me thereof a little cake firstrdquo In order for the prophetic word to come to pass she had to be obedient Irsquove discovered over the years that Godrsquos instructions usually donrsquot make sense to the natural mind This woman had just told Elijah that she only had enough food and oil to make one last meal but what was his response He told her to make him a cake first It didnrsquot make sense but it was a necessary step for her to receive her breakthrough She simply needed to obey

A Significant Seed | The third step to receiving a breakthrough is to sow a significant seed When I asked the Lord to clarify what He meant by a ldquosignificant seedrdquo He told me that a significant seed has value to the sower When Elijah told this woman to make him a cake before she cooked her last meal he was asking her to sow a significant seed It was her last bit of food Irsquom not implying that you give everything you have in order to sow a significant seed Right now ask God what significant seed you should sow toward your breakthrough No one else is responsible to tell you what that seed should be You must listen to God for yourself As you take this message to heart make the decision to bull listen for a prophetic word from the Lord bull obey that prophetic word and bull seek the Lord to know what significant seed you need to sow toward breakthrough Now if yoursquore ready for a breakthrough in your life pray this prayer

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I often receive requests to answer editorials and letters to the editor about the religious persuasions of Americarsquos founding fathers The standard assertion is that they were all deists pointing to George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Alexander Hamilton and James Madison as proof N In many dictionaries the terms deist agnostic and atheist now appear as synonyms An atheist believes there is no God An agnostic professes that there is no way to know if God exists A deist believes in an impersonal creator of the universe who wound it up like a clock but is no longer involved with mankind Although a very few of the founders considered themselves deists these definitions do not apply to the notable foundersrsquo beliefs N There is abundant evidence to refute the notion that the founding fathers were atheists agnostics or deists or that they wanted to divorce religious principles from public affairs N Thomas Paine in his discourse on ldquoThe Study of Godrdquo forcefully asserts that it is ldquothe error of schoolsrdquo to teach sciences without ldquoreference to the Being who is author of them for all the principles of science are of Divine originrdquo He laments that ldquothe evil that has resulted fromhellipteaching [science without God] has been that of generating in the pupils a species of atheismrdquo N In Benjamin Franklinrsquos 1749 plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania he insisted that schools teach ldquothe necessity of a public religionhellipand the excellency of the Christian religion above all others ancient or modernrdquo Mr Franklin proposed a biblical inscription for the seal of the United States and chose a New Testament verse for the motto of the Philadelphia Hospital He was one of the chief voices behind the establishment of a paid chaplain in Congress In 1787 when he helped found the college which bore his name it was dedicated as ldquoa nursery of religion and learningrdquo built ldquoon Christ the Corner-Stonerdquo Clearly Benjamin Franklinrsquos beliefs didnrsquot reflect those of a deist

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

S P I R I T U A L H E R I T A G E

1

Christrdquo And while Mr Madison does allude to a ldquowall of separationrdquo he says the purpose of that ldquowallrdquo is only to prevent Congress from passing a national law to establish a national religion None of the founders mentioned fit the definition of a deist Those who claim all our founders were deists typically name only a handful and generalize the rest This in itself is a mistake for there are more than 200 (55 at the Constitutional Convention 90 who framed the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights and 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence) Any generalization of these men as deists is completely inaccurate The reason critics never mention others is evident Consider what must be explained away if the following signers of the Constitution were mentioned

Charles Pinckney and John Langdonmdashfounders of the American Bible Society

James McHenrymdashfounder of the Baltimore Bible Society

Rufus Kingmdashhelped found a Bible society for Anglicans

Abraham Baldwinmdasha chaplain in The Revolution and considered the youngest theologian in America

Roger Sherman William Samuel Johnson John Dickinson and Jacob Broommdashtheological writers

James Wilson and William Pattersonmdashplaced on the Supreme Court by President George Washington They had prayer over juries in the U S Supreme Courtroom

The list could go on and this does not even include the huge number of thoroughly evangelical Christians who signed the declaration or helped frame the Bill of Rights Perhaps critics should spend more time reading the writings of the founders to discover their religious beliefs for themselves rather than making sweeping accusations which are so easily disproved VICTORY

David Barton nationally known author and public speaker is the founder and president of WallBuilders a pro-family organization which seeks to educate grass-roots society to rebuild Americarsquos constitu- tional moral and religious foundations For more information go to wwwwallbuilderscom call (817) 441-6044 or write to WallBuilders PO Box 397

Aledo TX 76008-0397

Nor did George Washingtonrsquos He was an open promoter of Christianity In his speech on May 12 1779 he claimed that children needed to learn ldquoabove allrdquo the ldquoreligion of Jesus Christrdquo and this would make them ldquogreater and happier than they already arerdquo On May 2 1778 he charged his soldiers at Valley Forge that ldquoTo the distinguished character of patriot it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christianrdquo When he resigned his commission as commander in chief of the military June 8 1783 he reminded the nation that ldquowithout a humble imitationrdquo of ldquothe Divine Author of our blessed religionrdquo we ldquocan never hope to be a happy nationrdquo George Washingtonrsquos own adopted daughter declared that you might as well question his patriotism as to question his Christianity Alexander Hamilton was certainly no deist He began work with Rev James Bayard to form the Christian Constitutional Society to help spread throughout the world the two things which Mr Hamilton said made America great (1) Christianity and (2) a Constitution formed under Christianity Only his death two months later thwarted his plan of starting a missionary society to promote Christian government Facing death in a duel with Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton met and prayed with the Rev John M Mason and Bishop Benjamin Moore He reaffirmed his readiness to face God should he die having declared to them ldquoa lively faith in Godrsquos mercy through Christ with a thankful remembrance of the death of Christrdquo He also partook of Communion with Bishop Moore There have been claims that Thomas Jefferson omitted all miraculous events of Jesus from his ldquoBiblerdquo But his own words explain his intent for the book was not that it be a ldquoBiblerdquo but a primer for the Indians on the teachings of Christ (which is why he titled it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth) He had the ldquored letterrdquo portions of the New Testament published to introduce the Indians to Christian morality As president of the United States he signed a treaty with the Kaskaskia tribe wherein he providedmdashat government expensemdashChristian missionaries to the Indians In fact Thomas Jefferson himself declared ldquoI am a real Christian that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesusrdquo The writings of James Madison who trained for ministry with the Rev Dr John Witherspoon are replete with declarations of his faith in God and Christ In his letter to Attorney General Bradford he laments that public officials are not bold enough about their Christian faith in public and that they should be ldquofervent advocates in the cause of

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 25

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE TO REFUTE THE NOTION THAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE ATHEISTS AGNOSTICS OR DEISTS

OR THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVORCE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

First John 418 says ldquoThere is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear because fear involves torment But he who fears has not been made perfect in loverdquo (New King James Version) If our children know we love them and God loves them the enemy wonrsquot be able to get a foothold of fear in their lives

Never Use Fear to Motivate | Now as parents we must never use fear as a means of motivation Teaching our kids to respect something that is potentially dangerous like an automobile is one thing Teaching them to be afraid of it is something else altogether Obviously you would not want your child to run out into oncoming traffic But it would be wrong to tell them ldquoIf you go out into the street a car is going to run over you and kill yourdquo That would be motivating them through fear There is never a time when using a little fearmdashor a lot for that mattermdashis healthy Take the time to explain to your child that ldquoAn automobile is a lot bigger than you are If you run out in front of a moving car it has the ability to harm you If yoursquore going to cross the street make sure itrsquos saferdquo Instead of creating an element of fear yoursquore instilling in them a respect for what the automobile is capable of doing

247 Protection | Our children should also understand the protection thatrsquos available to them through Godrsquos Word Itrsquos something I learned as a kid and as a result I have confidence that Irsquom safe no matter where I am or what Irsquom

doing For instance I like to hunt and there are rattlesnakes and copperheads out in the woods And the truth is I canrsquot stand snakes If I see one Irsquom not about to pick it up and play with it But at the same time I wouldnrsquot be afraid of it or let it bother me Why Because as a kid I learned that I am protected because I have a covenant with God I learned that angels are around memdashprotecting me My parents taught me the promises of Psalm 91 and likewise Irsquom teaching my children that those promises are true for them 247 no matter where they are

Testing the Limits | While most children have to learn how to overcome fear there are those who are not afraid of anything Thatrsquos the way I was as a kidmdashconstantly testing the limits of everything I wanted to be a stuntman from the time I could ride a tricycle I tried to jump it and ride it fast Today my 5-year-old son Jonathan is the same way Itrsquos in his genes He recently learned to ride a bicycle and two

26 | B V O V | J U N E rsquo 0 5

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W When I was growing up my dad Kenneth Copeland taught me many valuable lessons He taught me about spiritual things and natural things But one of the most important lessons I learned from Dad was how not to allow fear in my life Thatrsquos a lesson Irsquom passing on to my children and itrsquos something I hope you would want to pass on to your children as well Of course the reality is that most children are naturally fearful So as parents we must take the time to explain to them that they have no reason to fear because God loves them and is always with them When children know they can count on Godmdashand they understand that God is much bigger than the ldquoboogeymanrdquo or anything else they may fearmdashit gives them a sense of safety and security To overcome fear kids just like adults must be fully persuaded that God in them is greater than anything that is in the world (1 John 44)

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

Being equipped to deal with fear makes it easier for a person to obey God in areas that could be challenging If children learn how to do that at an early age theyrsquoll be able to readily obey God and operate in a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo as adults Our children need to know how to live a lifestyle of rejecting fear and letting love rule and reign in their lives They learn that by watching us their parents Teach them to not fear the future and what could happen but to trust God and follow the Holy Spirit If we teach our children these things they will have a tremendous advantage in life VICTORY

John Copeland is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the son of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland He lives in Fort Worth Texas with his wife Marty and their three children

months later he built a ramp so he could jump his bicycle What do you do with a child like that Well we donrsquot need to teach him how not to be fearful because hersquos not afraid But we do have to supervise his activity as much as possible and take the time to teach him about being responsible in his actions Part of that is teaching him to wear his safety gear and training him to use as much good judgment as a 5-year-old can Of course we pray for him too and confess the Word over him and expect him to be protected and safe More than likely at some point in his life Jonathan will still have opportunities to overcome fear And wersquore equipping him to be able to do that as well

ldquoNo Fearrdquo Provides an Advantage in Life | Because Dad taught me how not to be fearful as a kid I have been able to overcome fear as an adult Although I never was afraid of much as a child or as a teenager I did have to overcome the fear of getting up in front of people to speak And the bottom line of that fear was the fear of failuremdashthe fear of what people would think of me But now when I have a speaking engagement or Irsquom scheduled to tape the broadcast I simply donrsquot allow fear to come in I focus on the fact that Irsquom doing this because I love people and I love our Partners I remind myself that this is far more important than what people think of me Even though public speaking still isnrsquot something I look forward to doing I simply say ldquoLord this is in Your hands and I know I can trust Yourdquo I know I have the Holy Ghost on the inside of me and I believe ldquoI can do all things through Christ who strengthens merdquo (Philippians 413 New King James Version) Our children need to know who they are in Christ and that they always have the help of the Holy Ghost Then no matter what obstacles they face theyrsquoll be able to handle them When something looks like it could be a major problem and the enemy tries to torment them with worry and fear he wonrsquot be able to succeed Theyrsquoll know how to resist fearmdashthe devilmdashand theyrsquoll also know how to listen for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Ghost Helping our children grow up with a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo will give them a great advantage in life Just think about how many times the Holy Spirit has prompted you to do something but you drew back because of fear For instance have you ever felt like you should go witness to your neighbor and the enemy immediately tried to talk you out of it He might have used the fear of rejectionmdashfear of what that person would say or fear of being laughed atmdashas a tactic to keep you from going next door But if you could have recognized that fear as the enemyrsquos strategy you would have known how to resist the devil so you could have obeyed God and talked to your neighbor about salvation

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

God never intended for His people to cope with fearHe intended for us to attack it on all fronts

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Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

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There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

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no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

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Salvation is more than just a sure trip to heavenmdashitrsquos literally everything you need Jesus provided it for you and He desires for you to enjoy all of salvationrsquos benefits In this dynamic series from Gloria Copeland yoursquoll discover

bull Why salvation is necessary bull What happened when you were saved bull How to enjoy all that salvation has to offermdash here and now bull Godrsquos will concerning your salvation

Get into the Word today And find out about all that Jesus did for you as you discover So Great Salvation

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Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

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BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

Gloria Copeland Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis and Creflo A Dollar Tune in and catch a glimpse of the convention experiencemdashthen make plans to attend and get immersed in the Word

Women of FaithBillye Brim joins Gloria Copeland for two weeks of faith and revelation Donrsquot miss a

minute of these powerful women of the Word

Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

God and His Word Donrsquot miss this week as they wrap things up

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Unable to attend the meetings Join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and

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live broadcast

Volunteer meeting Sunday July 3 at 3 pm in the Hilton Anaheim Pacific Ballroom

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadetsDana and Linda

JohnsonCommander

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2005

Overflow

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 7

As a believer you have the power of the Holy Spirit inside you But that power wonrsquot go to work until you put it to work The Holy Spirit wonrsquot just muscle in on you He wonrsquot come in and turn down the television and jerk you up off the couch and say Now you listen to me No Hersquos a gentleman He has been sent to help you to do the will of God to strengthen you to counsel youbut He wonrsquot do a thing until Hersquos asked Thatrsquos why James 513 says if yoursquore in trouble or afflicted pray Itrsquos prayer that puts the power within you to work Just think about that The Spirit of Almighty Godhellipthe Spirit that hovered over the face of the deep and carried out Godrsquos Word at Creationhellipthat same Spirit is inside youmdashwaiting for you to call on Him If Jesus came into your house and sat down at your table yoursquod put aside everything to talk to Him wouldnrsquot you You wouldnrsquot just rush through and say ldquoJesus Irsquom so glad to see You I wish I had the energy to talk to You but You wouldnrsquot believe what kind of a day I had today I mean everything in the world went

wrong and now Irsquom just too tired to do anything but lay here and watch television Maybe we can spend some time

together laterrdquo You wouldnrsquot do that would you No If Jesus were sitting there in your room where you could see Him yoursquod fall on your face and begin to worship Him You wouldnrsquot care how tired you were or what kind of day you had Yoursquod jump at the opportunity to fellowship with Him Well listen the Holy Ghost is in you Hersquos waiting on you Hersquos ready anytime of the day or night Hersquos saying Irsquom here to help you and strengthen you I want to comfort you today You know that problem yoursquove been having I want to help you get that out of your life The Holy Spirit has some things He wants to show youmdashthings yoursquove been trying to figure out Hersquos waiting there with the power to overcome every obstacle in your life Take time to pray Pray in the spirit Pray with understanding Pray and activate the power that is at work within you today VICTORY

Excerpted from the From Faith to Faith devotional

b y G l o r i a C o p e l a n d

ACTIVATE the POWERldquoNow unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or

think according to the power that worketh in usrdquo Ephesians 320

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Scripture Reading

Ephesians 316-21 The Amplified Bible

16 May He grant you out of the rich treasury

of His glory to be strengthened and reinforced

with mighty power in the inner man by the

[Holy] Spirit [Himself indwelling your innermost

being and personality]

17 May Christ through your faith [actually] dwell

(settle down abide make His permanent home)

in your hearts May you be rooted deep in love

and founded securely on love

18 That you may have the power and be strong

to apprehend and grasp with all the saints [Godrsquos

devoted people the experience of that love]

what is the breadth and length and height and

depth [of it]

19 [That you may really come] to know

[practically through experience for yourselves]

the love of Christ which far surpasses mere

knowledge [without experience] that you may

be filled [through all your being] unto all the

fullness of God [may have the richest measure of

the divine Presence and become a body wholly

filled and flooded with God Himself]

20 Now to Him Who by (in consequence of)

the [action of His] power that is at work within

us is able to [carry out His purpose and] do

superabundantly far over and above all that we

[dare] ask or think [infinitely beyond our highest

prayers desires thoughts hopes or dreams]mdash

21 To Him be glory in the church and in Christ

Jesus throughout all generations forever and

ever Amen (so be it)

Prosperity Overflow Convention

Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis Creflo A Dollar

August1-6

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday August 6 at 930 am

Fort Worth Convention Center

Southwest2005

rsquo

Visit our Web site for more informationUnable to attend the meetings Then join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and Internet Radio at wwwkcmorgMeetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you Partners and Friends within the United States call (800) 600-7395 Partners and Friends within Canada call 1-877-480-3388

Join Kenneth and Gloria at these other 2005 meetingshellip

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Praise and worship led by Len Mink and the KCM Band

We need youmdashto help us make this meeting a successCome to the volunteer meeting Sunday July 31 3 pmmdash Radisson Plaza or join us for pre-service prayer every evening 45 minutes before service

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday August 6 at 930 am

SouthwestDana and Linda

JohnsonCommander

Kellie

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadets

2005 Singles CelebrationExclusively at the Southwest Prosperity Convention

Join other singles 18 and older of like faith in the Convention

Center Ballroom | Enjoy great fellowship food entertainment

and fun Wednesday August 3 immediately following the evening

service Tickets are $20 at the door or $15 if purchased before

July 1 To order tickets call or write to Kenneth Copeland

Ministries or log on to wwwkcmorg

International Reception - come celebrate 25 years at Southwest

Wednesday August 3 following the afternoon session

West Coast Prosperity Overflow ConventionJuly 4-9Anaheim Convention Center800 W Katella Ave | Anaheim CA 92802(714) 765-8950

Great Lakes Prosperity Overflow ConventionAugust 22-27US Cellular Arena | 400 W Kilbourn AveMilwaukee WI 53203(414) 908-6000

June 17Annual Word of Faith ConferenceWord of Faith International Christian Center20000 W Nine Mile RoadSouthfield MI 48075-5597(248) 353-3476

June 27National Pentecostal Church of God Convention

(417) 624-7050 ext 370 or 371

July 23-24Inspiring Excellence Conference 2005Family Harvest Church18500 92nd AveTinley Park IL 60477(708) 614-6000

September 2-4Thunder Over Texas Motorcycle RallyJerry Savelle Ministries InternationalTexas Motor Speedway3601 Hwy 114Justin TX 76247(817) 297-3155wwwthunderovertexascom

September 11Annual Chicago Faith ConferenceLiving Word Christian Center7600 W Roosevelt RoadForest Park IL 60130(708) 697-5000wwwbwmorg

October 2Grace FellowshipPO Box 55236Tulsa OK 74155(918) 252-1611

October 26-31Prayer Mountain in the OzarksBillye Brim MinistriesPO Box 40Branson MO 65615(417) 336-4877wwwbillyebrimorg

November 6-7Living Word Bible Church3520 E Brown Road Mesa AZ 85213(480) 964-4463

Days of Refreshing September 18-23Eagle Mountain International ChurchKenneth Copeland Ministries Headquarters14355 Morris-Dido Road | Newark TX 76071(not a mailing address)(817) 252-2868

Washington DC Victory CampaignNovember 17-19Hylton Memorial Chapel14640 Potomac Mills RoadWoodbridge VA 22192(703) 590-0076

b y G e o r g e P e a r s o n s

Training ChildrentoLoveGod

Children are our future In fact they are the future | Speaking from experience as a pastor and father I can tell you children grow up very quickly As parents and as a church wersquore called to train them and teach them the truth of Godrsquos Word | Part of that training includes teaching them to honor us Just think of how God corrects us as His children We understand He does it because He loves us He desires for us to honor and respect Him so that we immediately obey Him And He wants us to obey Him so we can fulfill His calling on our lives | The same is true for our children As we raise them to honor and respect us wersquore also teaching them to honor and respect their heavenly Father

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As a child I remember wanting my parents to correct me One time in particular comes to mind when I was about 5 years old My family and I were living in New York City My mother was working the night shift and my father had fallen asleep on the couch Instead of going to bed on my own I stayed up watching television It never crossed my mind to get ready for bed by myself because Irsquod never done it before I just waited until my father woke up When he asked me why I wasnrsquot in bed I innocently replied ldquoI was waiting for yourdquo Looking back I realize that I wanted him to correct me and tell me what to do Itrsquos the same with our children They want to be corrected They may not say it but deep down in their hearts they desire instruction and correction Why Because they develop a sense of security when we discipline and correct them They will love us as their parents and more importantly they will love God

Loving God and One Another | Everything we do in our livesmdashwhether as parents or childrenmdashshould come from a place of loving our heavenly Father and one another Matthew 2237-39 says ldquoThou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind This is the first and great commandment And the second is like unto it Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyselfrdquo Each of us is called to love God with all of our heart soul and mind Wersquore also called to love our neighbor as ourselves Take a moment to reread this verse Where it says ldquothou shalt love thy neighbor as thyselfrdquo put parentheses around ldquothy neighborrdquo and in its place fill in the name of someone you know Now think about this Children could insert the names of their parents into this verse Doing so would mean that they should love us their parents as they love themselves This isnrsquot a stretch because ldquothy neighborrdquo isnrsquot limited to the person who lives next door to you Itrsquos anyone you are in contact withmdashfriends family co-workers and parents

A Commandment With a Promise | Deuteronomy 516 tells us how important it is for children to honor their parents The first part of the verse is a commandment ldquoHonour thy father and thy mother as the Lord thy God hath commanded theerdquo But this commandment comes with a promise The promise says that our days will be prolonged on this earth and filled with the glory of God in the land which the Lord our God gives us Kids need to understand that honoring mom and dad affects the course of their lives Itrsquos that important The word honor means ldquoto hold in high esteem to respectrdquo or ldquoto love with great kindness affection and carerdquo Just as we should hold our parents in high esteem we should teach our children to do the same They are to value us as precious and love us with great kindness affection and care

Training ChildrentoLoveGod

The Greatest Complimentby Jeremy Pearsons

Other than the Word of God and listening to the Holy Spirit I believe there is no greater teacher in life than life itself The things we experience often serve as building blocks that help shape who we are With Fatherrsquos Day approaching I would like to take the time to share some personal experiences with my dad that have impacted my life Let me begin by saying my dad would be the first to tell you he is far from perfecthellipbut not in my eyes Not only has he taught me to love God and the Word but he is also responsible for my love of music As a baby I sat on Dadrsquos shoulders watching and listening to him play the piano And eventually I sat next to him while he patiently taught me to play Because of my parents I know how to believe God for healing in my body As a child when Irsquod get sick 1 Peter 224 was always the first medicine I was given followed by a healthy dose of Papa Kennethrsquos healing tapes Yet another building block in my faith was set when Dad announced we would be giving our house awaymdasha house that was completely paid for This was a shining example to me of how to give God our best seed I also remember Dad in his pajamas struggling to stay awake at 2 am while he helped me complete a science project that was due the next day Not only did that experience teach me about a fatherrsquos unconditional love but it also taught me not to procrastinate Dad also loved me enough to spank me and ground me for wrong behavior For that Irsquom thankful He taught me what not to dohellipand that is often the most valuable thing a person can know I see in George Pearsons a man being made perfect through a life devoted to the Word The building blocks of honor and integrity are set in my life because they count for something in his By seeing him walk in humil-ity Irsquove learned the value of preferring others And pos-sibly some of the greatest lessons hersquos taught me came when he said ldquoSon this is where Irsquove missed itrdquo As you can tell I love him And when someone says ldquoHey Jeremy you remind me so much of your dadrdquo itrsquos one of the greatest compliments I could receive VICTORY

Jeremy Pearsons son of Pastors George and Terri Pearsons and Kenneth Copelandrsquos eldest grand-son is the senior high minister of 14forty Student Ministries at Eagle Mountain International Church For information about 14forty visit us online at httpwww14fortycom For ministry materials write to

Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001

As we teach our children to respect our authority they will in turn learn to respect Godrsquos authority As their parents we are the voice of God in their lives Wersquore to train and direct them to follow after the Lord with all of their hearts Wersquore called to be a reflection of Jesus Christ to them As we teach them to be more like Jesus wersquoll help them to become more familiar with Godrsquos love

Our Example | In Luke 2 we read about Jesus as a child Itrsquos a great example of how children should respond to their parents In this passage Jesus and His earthly parents traveled to Jerusalem for Passover He was 12 years old at the time At the end of their visit Mary and Joseph left Jerusalem to return home Along the way they discovered that Jesus was not with their group They returned to find Him teaching at the temple When they asked Him what He was doing He answered ldquoWhy did you seek me Did you not know that I must be about My Fatherrsquos businessrdquo (Luke 249 New King James Version) Now look at what verse 51 says ldquoAnd he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was subject unto themrdquo It says ldquoJesus was subject to themrdquo The word subject is a military term which means ldquoto rank yourself under someonerdquo Jesus ranked Himself under His parentsmdashHe put Himself under their authority He was practicing obedience with His parents so that He could be obedient to His heavenly Father It says in The Amplif ied Bible He ldquowas [habitually] obedient to themrdquo So for our children obedience (being subject to us as

their parents) is all part of honoring and loving us Jesus obeyed immediately He didnrsquot talk back to Mary and Joseph or roll His eyes at them He obeyed This is how our children should respond to us too They should be quick to obey By learning to quickly obey us theyrsquore also learning to quickly obey God

The Next Generation | As parents and believers we have an awesome responsibility We are raising the next generation Our children and the children in our churches are the next generationrsquos pastors teachers and parents We must raise them right We need to train them to follow Godmdashto honor and obey Him without complaining or hesitating This is a necessary step toward equipping them to fulfill Godrsquos calling on their lives Letrsquos not leave our children ill-equipped to handle their calling Letrsquos teach them what it is to honor us and that by honoring us they honor Him Children need to honor God and to know how very much God loves them They learn that to a great degree through you their parents And remember our children are our future VICTORY

George Pearsons is the senior pastor of Eagle Mountain International Church located on the grounds of Kenneth Copeland Ministries For information or ministry materials write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001

Do you ever stare into the eyes of your teenager during one of your ldquolecturesrdquo and wonder if anyone is even home to hear it Well even in the midst of eye rolling and stra-tegic sighing itrsquos not hopeless With a little work you and your teenager really can have a great relationship This straightforward and blunt new series by Jeremy Pearsons tells how Itrsquos aimed straight at your teen and with the title How to Handle Mom and Dad itrsquos sure to get his or her attention

In a language teenagers can understand Jeremy tackles topics such as what it takes to make glad parents and not mad parents how to deal with confrontation correction and those parental speeches (that seem to last for hours) how to get an attitude makeover and other practical tips

Order today and listen for yourself Then pass this cool CD series on to your teen After the initial ldquoeye rollrdquo you might even catch them smiling

How to Handle Mom and Dad | 3-CD series

CDN $15 B050613

Train Up Parentshellipin the Way They Should Go

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Milwaukee Wis August 22-27

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday August 27 at 930 am

Praise and worship led by Len Mink and the KCM Band

We need youmdashto help us make this meeting a successJoin us for the volunteer meeting Sunday August 21 at 3 pm in the Hilton Ballroom

HOST HOTELHilton Milwaukee City Center | 509 W Wisconsin Ave | Milwaukee WI 53203 | (414) 271-7250 phone | (414) 271-1039 fax | wwwmilwaukeecitycenterhiltoncom $107 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation Reserve by 72305

Holiday Inn Milwaukee City Centre | 611 W Wisconsin Ave | Milwaukee WI 53203 | (414) 273-2950 phone | (414) 273-7662 fax | wwwichotelsgroupcom

$89 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation | Group Booking Code GLB | Reserve by 72105

Best WesternmdashInn Towne Hotel | 710 N Old World Third | Milwaukee WI 53203 | (414) 224-8400 phone | (414) 273-7503 fax | wwwinntownehotelcom

$72 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation Reserve by 71905

Unable to attend the meetings Then join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and Internet Radio at wwwkcmorg

Visit our Web site for more information | Meetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you | Partners and Friends within the United States call (800) 600-7395 | Partners and Friends within Canada call 1-877-480-3388

US Cellular Arena | 400 W Kilbourn Ave | Milwaukee WI 53203 | (414) 908-6000

Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis

Creflo A Dollar

Keith Moore Keith Butler Bill WinstonKenneth and Gloria Copeland

Get Into the Overf low

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadets

Superkid Academy

Dana and Linda Johnson

CommanderKellie

2005

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Poisonous Snake Bit You

b y R i c k R e n n e r

ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo Acts 285

Traveling by sea was a perilous and risky undertaking Ships were not always reliable The routes often took them through waters cluttered with sharp rocks reefs and debris Even if the vessel was guided by strong skilled leadership currents were so strong that even the best ships could be carried directly into rocks and other dangerous obstacles In Acts 27 we read that Paul was traveling aboard a ship that ran into rocks and broke into pieces In that moment of crisis Paul became Godrsquos man on board as he spoke the word of faith to the crew and passengers Soon he was in charge of the entire situation Once marooned on the island of Melita Paul worked with other crew members to collect wood for a fire A venomous viper was hidden in the sticks he was carrying When he dropped his wood into the flames that snake

bit Paul on the hand Acts 283 says ldquoAnd when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire there came a viper out of the heat and fastened on his handrdquo The word viper is the Greek word echidna and refers to ldquoa highly venomous snakerdquo The verse says that this snake ldquofastened on his handrdquo The word fastened is the Greek word kathapto and it means ldquoto tightly fastenrdquo This snake deeply bit the Apostle Paul and injected its venom into his hand for the word kathapto also meant ldquoto introduce poison into the bodyrdquo That viper sunk its fangs into Paulrsquos flesh and released its full load of venom into his hand That is why Acts 284 says ldquoAnd when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand they said among themselves No doubt this man is a murderer whom though he hath escaped the sea yet vengeance suffereth not to liverdquo

W hen I read about the travels of the Apostle Paul I find his story to be simply remarkable What he had to endure to take the gospel to the gentiles was out of the ordinary | For example in 2 Corinthians 1125 Paul tells us that during the course of his ministry he was shipwrecked three times He writes ldquohellipthrice I suffered shipwreck a night and a day I have been in the deeprdquo

What Would You Do if a

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to advance the gospel I refuse to give in to my flesh and throw a pity party Because I keep going and never give in or give up Godrsquos power is always available to help me in every situation Therersquos too much at stake for me to let some little thing pull me down into defeat With Godrsquos Spirit at work in me I overcome every obstacle that tries to block my way I declare this by faith in Jesusrsquo Name VICTORY

Excerpted from Sparkling Gems by Rick Renner

Rick Renner is an author pastor and teacher of the Word of God who has ministered all over the world He and his wife Denise pastor Moscow Good News Church in Moscow Russia For more information or ministry materials please write Rick Renner Ministries PO Box 702040 Tulsa OK 74170-2040 or call (918) 496-3213

But what did Paul do Acts 285 says ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo The phrase ldquoshook it off rdquo is from the Greek word apotinasso It is a compound of the words apo meaning ldquooff rdquo and ldquoawayrdquo and the word tinasso which means to ldquoshakerdquo This word gives us a picture of the Apostle Paul shaking his hand back and forth until the viper released its fangs and fell into the fire When the barbarian crowd saw that Paul didnrsquot die they assumed he was a god In just a short time Paul used the event to bring the whole island together for a crusade Publius the chief of the island was so impressed that he took Paul into his own home for three days While there Paul laid hands on Publiusrsquo father who ldquolay sick of a fever and of a bloody fluxrdquo (Acts 288) The man was miraculously healed and soon the entire island was in revival The Bible tells us ldquoSo when this was done others also which had diseases in the island came and were healedrdquo (Acts 289) By the time Paul departed from Melita he was so respected and honored that they loaded him down with everything necessary for the remainder of his journey How would you have acted if you had been in Paulrsquos position Suppose you were shipwrecked lost all your material possessions then found yourself marooned on an island inhabited by barbarians where a venomous snake promptly bites you Do you think you would have ldquoshaken it off rdquo as Paul did Would you have turned your disaster into a revival Or would you have been tempted to sit down and cry while you worried about your plans being ruined Paulrsquos attitude kept him in the midst of revival everywhere he went He had the opportunity to give in to his flesh and throw a pity party just as you and I do But because Paul chose to keep going and never stop Godrsquos power was always available to help him in every situation What is hindering you today What is the devil trying to use to latch on to your life and to distract you Why donrsquot you make the decision to shake it off Therersquos too much at stake to let some little thing distract you and pull you down into defeat Turn that attack around and use it for the glory of God Make the devil sorry he ever sent that poisonous viper to attack you

My Prayer Today | Lord give me the attitude that turns every attack the devil sends into an opportunity for revival Help me walk in such strong and consistent faith that I do not flinch at ANYTHING Rather than give in to my flesh and let worry conquer me help me remember the assignment Yoursquove given me and help me remain committed to f inish my course on time I pray this in Jesusrsquo Name

My Confession Today | I confess that revival happens everywhere I go Every disaster the devil sends is an opportunity

Like finding a shiny jewel in a pile of rocks Sparkling Gems From the Greek will inspire you

to dig into Godrsquos Word in search of valuable gems

In this unique daily devotional Rick Renner combines his understanding of the Greek lan-

guage and his knowledge of biblical history to explore New Testament scriptures By defining

key words from the original Greek language and explaining the historical context in which

the scriptures were written he reveals new facets of the Word and how to apply them to

daily life

The table of contents and index make this an easy-to-use study tool you can refer to over

and over again Order yours today

Sparkling Gems From the Greek | 7frac14rdquo x 9frac12rdquo | hardback | 1106 pages

CDN$30 B050605

Uncovering the Many Facets of the Word

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Thank You Jesus for Protecting My Family After seeing Kellie Copelandrsquos Prayer for Family Protection I began reading it every morning My family is separated by many miles The prayer makes me feel more secure throughout the day know-ing and believing they are safe One morning I almost did not read my prayer But I knew I had to take time to read it so I did Later on in the day I called my sister and she told me my niece had just totaled her car but she was not hurt in any way I immediately thought Thank You Jesus for protecting my family Thank you angels for taking charge over my family for covering them with your wings of protection I hung up the phone and called the KCM prayer line to thank God once more and to give a praise report Thank you Kellie for sharing your special prayer with me Phyllis Roberts Beech Grove Ind

ldquoA faithful man shall abound with blessingsrdquo

Teaching Me So I Can Teach Them My grandson Christopher who lives in New York needed dental surgery when he was 4 years old The hospital told us the insurance would pay but when all was said and done the paperwork came back rejected We had paid the $800 deduct-ible which left over $2000 still to pay I called your prayer

team and asked them to agree that the money would come in and they would take payments The next day the hospital called and said we did not have to pay any of it They had made a mistake and approved the surgery before hearing from the insurance so they absorbed the cost

Christopher is now 6 and he loves Jesus I am so thankful for your ministry Yoursquove taught me so much that I can share with all my grandchildren I was praying with my other two grandsons Nick (8) and Nate (11) last nightmdashjust listening to them talk to the Lord is so thrillingmdashI can imagine how it thrills the Lordrsquos heart too Thank you for teaching me so I can teach themMarti Deacon | Michigan

The Year of Overflow in Prison I went to prison in June 2000 sentenced to 105 to 210 years For three years I walked around in darkness full of hate grief envy and mad at the world My five children forgot me My wife moved in with my best friend Then this ldquoJesus freakrdquo started telling me that Jesus had something in store for me Irsquod laugh and go on my way For a month he kept saying ldquoCome to church and

seerdquo One Sunday in August 2003 tired of my life I went to church for a laugh But the joke was on memdashI went to the altar and made Jesus Christ the Lord of my life When I saw in the Word that God restores families I prayed that God would restore my family as He did for Joseph in the Bible A short time later I was moved to a different housing block There I met six of the greatest Christian brothers ever They worked with me and taught me a lot using your books on healing the power of tongues etc We became a true family But God wasnrsquot done This past Thanksgiving my young-est daughter wrote me a letter and my second oldest daughter wrote to me after Christmas I believe this is the Year of Overflow I believe my other three children will get in touch with me soon God not only restores families He gives new ones Kenneth thank you for your help Keep me in your

prayers You are in mineRP | Pennsylvania

Proverbs 2820

I am so thankful for

your ministry

GoodNEWSGazette

Intruder Encounters the Power of God At 4 am while my 4-year-old son and I were sleeping someone came into our apartment We both woke up from the noise of the door being opened I jumped up from my bed wide-awake facing the person standing before me Not knowing if they were male or female or whether or not they had a weapon I began screaming But then being reminded that I was a child of Almighty God and remembering a story in your magazine I began yell-ing to the burglar ldquoGet away in Jesusrsquo Mighty Name and get out of my apartment immediatelyrdquo The person didnrsquot move so I turned the light on and saw that it was a woman about my age I then grabbed her by the

arm and led her out of the apartment Before I closed the door behind her I found myself saying in a calm voice ldquoGod bless yourdquo Later

I asked my son why he had been so silent He said ldquoMummy as you talked with that woman I prayed the Lord would take that evil spirit out of our apartmentrdquo Thank you for working for Godrsquos kingdom and for being such a big blessing to others like meIH | Canada

ldquoDaddy Is a Nonsmokerrdquo My 9-year-old daughter Annabelle has been believing for Daddy to give up smoking She has been praying for him for about six months and declares ldquoDaddy is a nonsmokerrdquo Her dad always smoked outside in the garden and never near the children But Annie would see him out her bedroom window and decided at age 8 to involve the Lord Jesus in the situa-tion During a recent illness her daddy stopped smoking and has not taken it up againmdashhe hasnrsquot even been craving a cigarette badly Annie has seen what wonderful results happen when something is given over to GodMR | England

Struggles Give Way to Praise Report We have a family of six and yoursquove played a huge part in our lives for at least the last eight years I have written you about our struggles and now have praise reports

In a period of two weeks my husband received a job that pays $20000 more than his previous job and our son received a call from a talent agency that he had applied to a year ago In addition my husband is

now coaching a basketball team He loves the game but ini-tially was concerned about losing his temper However God has helped him and he has been able to have the self-control he needs It is a wonderful team and after the first game it blessed me so much to hear my husband tell how God had put it all together By the time I went to bed that night I was crying tears of thankfulness I love you guys and appreciate you so muchDusty Farmer | Texas

Fear of Water Flushed Away

At 6 months old my youngest granddaughter became suddenly

terrified of water Her bath time which always had been the high

point of her day became a nightmare I had been praying over her

and the situation was getting a little better Then late one night

she watched your broadcast with me She was mesmerized by

Gloria and focused on her for the entire broadcast

The next day her joy in her bath time was back Now months

later she is the water babymdashthe screaming comes when you take

her out of the water the dogrsquos water dish has to be left outside

Thank You Jesus And thank you all for your faithfulness

Judith Hewson | Tamworth NH

I n t e r n a t i o n a l N e w sGoodNEWSGazette

Bryan Bair ran his fingers over the shiny metal of his French horn one last time before handing it over Pocketing the money he left the pawnshop and drove to the rundown shack he and his family called home in Muskogee Okla In an effort to liven up the dismal rental his wife Angie had painted the walls Convinced that their daughter Cierra shouldnrsquot crawl around on the filthy carpet theyrsquod scratched together enough money to replace it at their own expense

Once again prosperity had eluded them No matter how hard they worked or how carefully they spent they just couldnrsquot get ahead Both cars were being repossessed If that werenrsquot bad enough they were being booted out of the ramshackle house and the owner was suing them for changing the deacutecor

Bryan unlocked the front door and stepped into the cool dank living room Everything he owned was gone He slipped off his wedding band and ran his finger over the word engraved inside Hesed

That was all he had left to cling tomdashone word of hope

From Rules to Revelation | ldquoAngie and I grew up in the same church in Oklahoma Cityrdquo Bryan explains ldquoI was several years older than she was and we didnrsquot know one another well As adults life wasnrsquot kind to either of us After suffering years of physical abuse the Lord rescued Angie from almost certain death and she returned to Oklahoma City to begin healing Her sister gave her a set of tapes by Kenneth Copeland The Blood Covenant The tapes were life-changing for Angie and when she learned that I was broken and bruised from a failed marriage she loaned them to me

Covenantof Love

V

h

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on what was left I told Angie what the Lord said and we both repented and agreed to tithe on our gross income ldquoThe first of May I tithed 10 percent of my gross salary Two days later a woman who had lost her home during a tornado saw Angiersquos house and bought it immediatelyrdquo

The Breath of Life | In another stroke of divine favor Angiersquos parents provided the money for them to move into a much nicer house in Muskogee Theyrsquod been living there for a while when Angie began feeling sick and suffering from headaches and fatigue Not only that it became increasingly difficult to awaken 3-year-old Cierra each morning She was lethargic and her eyes stayed a reddish color One night during dinner Cierra said ldquoMama and Daddy I saw Jesus in my bedroom last nightrdquo Angie stopped serving food and glanced at Bryan ldquoWhat did Jesus do honeyrdquo ldquoHe blowed in my mouthrdquo Cierra explained Bryan and Angie looked at one another with raised brows and shrugged Days later Angie and Cierra were in the house alone when the carbon monoxide alarm sounded Angie called the gas company and they sent someone immediately His carbon monoxide detector sounded an alarm before he ever got inside the house ldquoGet out nowrdquo he shouted ldquoThe serviceman said that our carbon monoxide alarm

was next to an air vent so while the poisonous gas was filling the house the alarm only sensed fresh air until it reached dangerously high levelsrdquo Angie recalls ldquoAfter taking the readings he said there was no reason that we were still aliverdquo This time it was Angie who pulled off her wedding band and ran her finger over the word engraved inside Hesed A sob caught in her throat as she realized what God had done Jesus had breathed into Cierrarsquos mouth

The Tithe Test | Although Bryan and Angie saw promising changes in their financial picture it appeared to be too little too late They were forced into Chapter 7 bankruptcy Seated in chambers with the bankruptcy trustee during their hearing Bryan and Angie were unprepared for the ruling

ldquoI sold medical supplies and listened to the tape series in my car as I traveled The thing that most impressed me was Brother Copelandrsquos teaching on hesed This is the love of God that passes mere knowledge It is the experience of Godrsquos love based on a covenant which lasts until death and beyond With two failed marriages behind us and the abuse Angie suffered at her former husbandrsquos hands we were in awe of this kind of loverdquo Angie and Bryan learned from the tapes that tithing was divinely designed to be an expression of faith in that covenant of love That was a new idea to them Theyrsquod both known tithing as a biblical rule but theyrsquod never had a revelation of it as their covenant connection

Help in Troubled Times | On May 3 1997 Bryan and Angie married and made a covenant between themselves and God As a permanent reminder they engraved the word Hesed inside their wedding bands Angie worked as a dental assistant and Bryan continued his career in medical sales They lived in the small house Angie owned and tithed 10 percent of all their income trusting in their covenant with God Two days before Christmas Bryanrsquos boss called in his entire staff ldquoYoursquore all firedrdquo he said ldquoSome of you may be hired by the distributor whorsquos taking over the businessrdquo Bryan sighed with relief when the distributor hired him but it came with a price He would do the same job hersquod been doing with 20 percent less salary and no benefits or insurance A year later the company changed hands again Bryan lost another 5 percent of his income and Angie gave birth to their daughter Cierra By 1999 a frustrated Bryan took a job with a new company as a direct manufacturerrsquos representative selling spinal implants The salary package was about the same as the one hersquod left behind Because his territory included all of Tulsa and the northwest part of Arkansas they listed Angiersquos house for sale and moved to Muskogee Bryan stood in the living room and ran his finger over the word engraved on the inside of his wedding band Angiersquos house still hadnrsquot sold they were being kicked out of the rental house both cars were being repossessed and hersquod hocked his French horn This is the protection of God He fell to his knees on the hardwood floor ldquoLord why Irsquom tithing and we arenrsquot making ends meetrdquo Why are you stealing from Me Bryan gasped ldquoLord wersquove tithed faithfully for two yearsrdquo Render unto Caesar that which belongs to Caesar and to God that which belongs to God ldquoI knew immediately what Irsquod done wrongrdquo Bryan says ldquoWersquod been tithing after taxes In other words we were giving the first portion of everything to taxes and tithing

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 19

Covenantof Love

b y M e l a n i e H e m r y

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10

percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10 percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered It was tempting It was a way out of the financial vise that seemed to tighten around Bryan moment by moment He wanted to throw up his hands and say ldquoOK so it was a bad idea Irsquoll try again later when this whole mess is cleared uprdquo He twisted the ring on his finger Hesed He was in covenant with God Hersquod made a promise that he intended to fulfill if it cost him his life What if it does cost me everything Mouth dry and hands clammy he looked the trustee in the eye ldquoWe will never stop giving that 10 percentrdquo ldquoThen I have no other choice but to remove your Chapter 7 status I am moving you into a Chapter 13 bankruptcy That means wersquoll put you on a repayment plan Yoursquoll repay every dime with interestrdquo Bryan looked at Angie who smiled ldquoWe prefer it that wayrdquo The decision to tithe regardless of the cost triggered such deep-seated fear in Bryan that he suffered night terrors Each time he woke in a cold sweat shadowboxing against an unseen enemy Angie comforted him and said ldquoWe will be tithers God has not given us a spirit of fear but He has given us His love power and a sound mindrdquo ldquoAngie helped me get through the night terrors for monthsrdquo Bryan recalls ldquoAnother thing that helped was a list of scripture confessions for breakthrough that was printed in one of the Believerrsquos Voice of Victory magazines I kept them on my desk and repeated them dailyrdquo Toward the end of that year in November 2000 Bryan scored a direct hit on the enemy when he released his first vocal CD of nine songs entitled In His Presence Soon after an amazing thing happened in his business Before he could contact new doctors in his territory they began contacting him and asking for his product The favor of God rested on him to such a degree that both doctors and hospitals saw him as a benefit While still tithing and repaying all his debts Bryan and Angie began giving a monthly gift to KCM Bryan decided to release his territory in Oklahoma and concentrate his efforts in northwest Arkansas In July 2002 they moved into their new home near Fort Smith Ark Angie an artist painted an archangel standing guard and placed the painting above their fireplacemdasha constant reminder of their covenant with God She also painted and personalized bedrooms for Tayler and Britton Bryanrsquos two teenaged children Instead of a ratty rental house they

This month as we celebrate Fatherrsquos Day in America

men around the globe have risen to the call and dis-

covered the strength of partnership Theyrsquove joined

Kenneth Copeland Ministries with faithful support and

unyielding prayer Together wersquore raising up a generation

of men women and children who are ready to reach the

world with the uncompromised message of the gospel

And it shows

As these men stand with us they know wersquore standing

with them too Wersquore praying daily for them Wersquore believing with them for restored relationships financial

success wise parenting and abundant health

Each day our anointings and ministries are joining together empowering one another And together wersquore

changing the world

all these men have something in common

Par tnership

If yoursquore not yet a Partner with Kenneth Copeland Ministries

or want to find out more about partnership just

call 1-877-480-3388 or

visit wwwkcmcanadaca

God has great things in store for youPartners Please send us your testimoniesmdashwe want to hear the great things God is doing in your lives so we can rejoice with you

lived in a beautiful home filled with love and laughter

A Covenant of Life | In August 2003 Bryan and Angie took Tayler Britton and Cierra for a last getaway to Branson before school started Excited about going to Silver Dollar City the children chattered happily during the drive The next morning they were about to leave the hotel when 5-year-old Cierra grabbed her abdomen and screamed in agony They rushed her to a nearby clinic where she was diagnosed with appendicitis There were no surgeons available and the ambulance was tied up with another patient The fastest way to get help they were told was to drive her to Fayetteville After loading the family in their 2001 Expedition Angie phoned family members and asked for prayer Without warning the shocks went out on the car ldquoEvery bump in the road knocked the breath out of usrdquo Angie remembers ldquoAnd with every jolt Cierra screamed It was a grueling trip that should have taken an hour but we had to go so slowly that it took us three Most of that time our cell phones were without a signal But once the cell phones came on I phoned my mother whorsquod just returned from the Southwest Believersrsquo Convention She and a friend whorsquod been at the convention had been praying for Cierra and the Lord told them to tell us to take Communion ldquoI searched the car for anything to use as Communion elements All I could find was half a Diet Coke and a Twinkie I broke off pieces of the Twinkie for each of us and then prayed over it as representing Jesusrsquo body that was broken for Cierra We used Diet Coke as a substitute for Jesusrsquo blood that was shed for her and prayed based on our covenant with God ldquoThe moment we finished praying Cierrarsquos pain stopped and she went to sleep She slept the remainder of the way to Fayetteville When the surgeon met us Cierra was awake and in no pain He pressed on her abdomen just like the previous doctor had done but it didnrsquot hurt her According to the blood work her white count had been up but was droppingrdquo ldquoThere is no doubt that something has taken place in this childrsquos bodyrdquo the surgeon explained ldquobut there is nothing wrong now She is free to gordquo Bryan and Angie had the car repaired and returned to Silver Dollar City to finish their vacation As they watched Cierra run and play they fingered their rings and gave all the praise to God The Lord has continued to bless them beyond their wildest dreams In the month of January 2004 Bryan made more money than he made during a whole year before he began tithing on his gross income Bryan and Angie Bair defeated fear and in so doing they defeated the poverty attached to it Because they

steadfastly maintained their covenant connection to-day they not only know God cares for them they have experienced firsthand His powerful covenant love VICTORY

Standing in AgreementmdashThere Is Victory in Numbers

Praying alone is effective But sometimes you need the power of oth-ers praying in agreement with you | Kenneth Copelandrsquos Pressing In for Victory will teach you thoroughly about the prayer of agree-ment Yoursquoll learn how joining others and praying according to Godrsquos Word is a powerful weapon in your prayer arsenal | Hear personal stories of how Kenneth and Gloria again and again received the answers they needed through powerful prayers of agreement writ-ing contracts based on scriptures and pressing in until their break-throughs came

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House

T h e G o d o f t h e B r e a k t h r o u g h

re you desperate for a breakthrough Are you thinking If the Lord doesnrsquot do something soon I wonrsquot make it | If so I completely understand A few years ago I desperately needed a financial breakthrough I was standing in faith confessing the Word and waiting for provision to come Though Irsquod experienced a few turnarounds our finances were still under attack | In January of the following year God began doing great things Then shortly afterward He gave me a word He said that my wife and I our ministry and anyone else who lays hold upon this truth would experience more of His presence love power and favor than ever before He then added Yoursquoll experience your greatest breakthroughs thus far | Praise God That prophetic word was exactly what I needed to hear and itrsquos what I want to share with you so ldquoThe God of the Breakthroughrdquo will visit your house too

A Prophetic Word | God brought 1 Kings 17 to my attention Itrsquos a story Irsquod read many times In fact Irsquod preached from it often but this time the Lord revealed something new He said Within this story you will discover the keys to supernatural breakthrough | In this passage God sent Elijah into hiding from King Ahab and provided for him by commanding the ravens to feed him by the brook Cherith When the brook dried up God sent Elijah to Zarephath of Sidon He told him hersquod find a widow woman there who would take care of him When Elijah found the woman he discovered that she had just enough food for one more meal In verse 12 she told him ldquoI have not a cake but an handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil in a cruse that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it and dierdquo | If anyone was a candidate for a breakthrough it was this woman She had just enough food for one last meal Then she was prepared to die She needed God to come through for her in a big way

will visit your

22 | B V O V | J U N E rsquo 0 5

A

b y J e r r y S a v e l l e

Heavenly Father I receive this prophetic word I believe with all my heart that You want to visit my house I am willing to obey Irsquom willing to sow a significant seed Right now I boldly declare that The God of the Breakthrough is visiting my house Amen

From now on proclaim ldquoThe God of the Breakthrough is visiting my houserdquo Donrsquot stop believing and standing for it Praise God for fulfilling His promise As you put these keys into practice your breakthrough will come Then yoursquoll be able to share what yoursquove learned and help others understand how to experience a breakthrough in their lives too VICTORY

Jerry Savelle is president and founder of Jerry Savelle Ministries International and pastors Heritage of Faith Christian Center For information or ministry materials write to Jerry Savelle Ministries PO Box 748 Crowley TX 76036 visit their Web site at wwwjsmiorg or call (817) 297-3155

Now notice how her situation changed when Elijah said ldquoFear not but make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son For thus saith the Lord God of Israel The barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo (verses 13-14) Elijah gave her a prophetic word when He said ldquoThe barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo This prophetic word was the first key to her breakthrough Without it she and her son would have died But instead she discovered when she acted on that prophetic word her future changed No longer would she and her son die but rather they would experience supernatural provision In the same way a prophetic word can change your future Through the word which God will give youmdasheither through scripture another believer or a prophetic messagemdashHe will tell you what to do Then itrsquos important not to give up No matter what happens in between the time you receive the word and the time it comes to passmdashstand strong Receiving your personal prophetic word is the first key to your breakthrough

Obey the Word | The second key to experiencing a breakthrough is to obey the prophetic word Notice in verse 13 Elijah told the woman ldquomake me thereof a little cake firstrdquo In order for the prophetic word to come to pass she had to be obedient Irsquove discovered over the years that Godrsquos instructions usually donrsquot make sense to the natural mind This woman had just told Elijah that she only had enough food and oil to make one last meal but what was his response He told her to make him a cake first It didnrsquot make sense but it was a necessary step for her to receive her breakthrough She simply needed to obey

A Significant Seed | The third step to receiving a breakthrough is to sow a significant seed When I asked the Lord to clarify what He meant by a ldquosignificant seedrdquo He told me that a significant seed has value to the sower When Elijah told this woman to make him a cake before she cooked her last meal he was asking her to sow a significant seed It was her last bit of food Irsquom not implying that you give everything you have in order to sow a significant seed Right now ask God what significant seed you should sow toward your breakthrough No one else is responsible to tell you what that seed should be You must listen to God for yourself As you take this message to heart make the decision to bull listen for a prophetic word from the Lord bull obey that prophetic word and bull seek the Lord to know what significant seed you need to sow toward breakthrough Now if yoursquore ready for a breakthrough in your life pray this prayer

House

A

b y J e r r y S a v e l l e

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B050611

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b y D a v i d B a r t o n

I often receive requests to answer editorials and letters to the editor about the religious persuasions of Americarsquos founding fathers The standard assertion is that they were all deists pointing to George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Alexander Hamilton and James Madison as proof N In many dictionaries the terms deist agnostic and atheist now appear as synonyms An atheist believes there is no God An agnostic professes that there is no way to know if God exists A deist believes in an impersonal creator of the universe who wound it up like a clock but is no longer involved with mankind Although a very few of the founders considered themselves deists these definitions do not apply to the notable foundersrsquo beliefs N There is abundant evidence to refute the notion that the founding fathers were atheists agnostics or deists or that they wanted to divorce religious principles from public affairs N Thomas Paine in his discourse on ldquoThe Study of Godrdquo forcefully asserts that it is ldquothe error of schoolsrdquo to teach sciences without ldquoreference to the Being who is author of them for all the principles of science are of Divine originrdquo He laments that ldquothe evil that has resulted fromhellipteaching [science without God] has been that of generating in the pupils a species of atheismrdquo N In Benjamin Franklinrsquos 1749 plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania he insisted that schools teach ldquothe necessity of a public religionhellipand the excellency of the Christian religion above all others ancient or modernrdquo Mr Franklin proposed a biblical inscription for the seal of the United States and chose a New Testament verse for the motto of the Philadelphia Hospital He was one of the chief voices behind the establishment of a paid chaplain in Congress In 1787 when he helped found the college which bore his name it was dedicated as ldquoa nursery of religion and learningrdquo built ldquoon Christ the Corner-Stonerdquo Clearly Benjamin Franklinrsquos beliefs didnrsquot reflect those of a deist

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

S P I R I T U A L H E R I T A G E

1

Christrdquo And while Mr Madison does allude to a ldquowall of separationrdquo he says the purpose of that ldquowallrdquo is only to prevent Congress from passing a national law to establish a national religion None of the founders mentioned fit the definition of a deist Those who claim all our founders were deists typically name only a handful and generalize the rest This in itself is a mistake for there are more than 200 (55 at the Constitutional Convention 90 who framed the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights and 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence) Any generalization of these men as deists is completely inaccurate The reason critics never mention others is evident Consider what must be explained away if the following signers of the Constitution were mentioned

Charles Pinckney and John Langdonmdashfounders of the American Bible Society

James McHenrymdashfounder of the Baltimore Bible Society

Rufus Kingmdashhelped found a Bible society for Anglicans

Abraham Baldwinmdasha chaplain in The Revolution and considered the youngest theologian in America

Roger Sherman William Samuel Johnson John Dickinson and Jacob Broommdashtheological writers

James Wilson and William Pattersonmdashplaced on the Supreme Court by President George Washington They had prayer over juries in the U S Supreme Courtroom

The list could go on and this does not even include the huge number of thoroughly evangelical Christians who signed the declaration or helped frame the Bill of Rights Perhaps critics should spend more time reading the writings of the founders to discover their religious beliefs for themselves rather than making sweeping accusations which are so easily disproved VICTORY

David Barton nationally known author and public speaker is the founder and president of WallBuilders a pro-family organization which seeks to educate grass-roots society to rebuild Americarsquos constitu- tional moral and religious foundations For more information go to wwwwallbuilderscom call (817) 441-6044 or write to WallBuilders PO Box 397

Aledo TX 76008-0397

Nor did George Washingtonrsquos He was an open promoter of Christianity In his speech on May 12 1779 he claimed that children needed to learn ldquoabove allrdquo the ldquoreligion of Jesus Christrdquo and this would make them ldquogreater and happier than they already arerdquo On May 2 1778 he charged his soldiers at Valley Forge that ldquoTo the distinguished character of patriot it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christianrdquo When he resigned his commission as commander in chief of the military June 8 1783 he reminded the nation that ldquowithout a humble imitationrdquo of ldquothe Divine Author of our blessed religionrdquo we ldquocan never hope to be a happy nationrdquo George Washingtonrsquos own adopted daughter declared that you might as well question his patriotism as to question his Christianity Alexander Hamilton was certainly no deist He began work with Rev James Bayard to form the Christian Constitutional Society to help spread throughout the world the two things which Mr Hamilton said made America great (1) Christianity and (2) a Constitution formed under Christianity Only his death two months later thwarted his plan of starting a missionary society to promote Christian government Facing death in a duel with Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton met and prayed with the Rev John M Mason and Bishop Benjamin Moore He reaffirmed his readiness to face God should he die having declared to them ldquoa lively faith in Godrsquos mercy through Christ with a thankful remembrance of the death of Christrdquo He also partook of Communion with Bishop Moore There have been claims that Thomas Jefferson omitted all miraculous events of Jesus from his ldquoBiblerdquo But his own words explain his intent for the book was not that it be a ldquoBiblerdquo but a primer for the Indians on the teachings of Christ (which is why he titled it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth) He had the ldquored letterrdquo portions of the New Testament published to introduce the Indians to Christian morality As president of the United States he signed a treaty with the Kaskaskia tribe wherein he providedmdashat government expensemdashChristian missionaries to the Indians In fact Thomas Jefferson himself declared ldquoI am a real Christian that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesusrdquo The writings of James Madison who trained for ministry with the Rev Dr John Witherspoon are replete with declarations of his faith in God and Christ In his letter to Attorney General Bradford he laments that public officials are not bold enough about their Christian faith in public and that they should be ldquofervent advocates in the cause of

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 25

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE TO REFUTE THE NOTION THAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE ATHEISTS AGNOSTICS OR DEISTS

OR THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVORCE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

First John 418 says ldquoThere is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear because fear involves torment But he who fears has not been made perfect in loverdquo (New King James Version) If our children know we love them and God loves them the enemy wonrsquot be able to get a foothold of fear in their lives

Never Use Fear to Motivate | Now as parents we must never use fear as a means of motivation Teaching our kids to respect something that is potentially dangerous like an automobile is one thing Teaching them to be afraid of it is something else altogether Obviously you would not want your child to run out into oncoming traffic But it would be wrong to tell them ldquoIf you go out into the street a car is going to run over you and kill yourdquo That would be motivating them through fear There is never a time when using a little fearmdashor a lot for that mattermdashis healthy Take the time to explain to your child that ldquoAn automobile is a lot bigger than you are If you run out in front of a moving car it has the ability to harm you If yoursquore going to cross the street make sure itrsquos saferdquo Instead of creating an element of fear yoursquore instilling in them a respect for what the automobile is capable of doing

247 Protection | Our children should also understand the protection thatrsquos available to them through Godrsquos Word Itrsquos something I learned as a kid and as a result I have confidence that Irsquom safe no matter where I am or what Irsquom

doing For instance I like to hunt and there are rattlesnakes and copperheads out in the woods And the truth is I canrsquot stand snakes If I see one Irsquom not about to pick it up and play with it But at the same time I wouldnrsquot be afraid of it or let it bother me Why Because as a kid I learned that I am protected because I have a covenant with God I learned that angels are around memdashprotecting me My parents taught me the promises of Psalm 91 and likewise Irsquom teaching my children that those promises are true for them 247 no matter where they are

Testing the Limits | While most children have to learn how to overcome fear there are those who are not afraid of anything Thatrsquos the way I was as a kidmdashconstantly testing the limits of everything I wanted to be a stuntman from the time I could ride a tricycle I tried to jump it and ride it fast Today my 5-year-old son Jonathan is the same way Itrsquos in his genes He recently learned to ride a bicycle and two

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b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

W When I was growing up my dad Kenneth Copeland taught me many valuable lessons He taught me about spiritual things and natural things But one of the most important lessons I learned from Dad was how not to allow fear in my life Thatrsquos a lesson Irsquom passing on to my children and itrsquos something I hope you would want to pass on to your children as well Of course the reality is that most children are naturally fearful So as parents we must take the time to explain to them that they have no reason to fear because God loves them and is always with them When children know they can count on Godmdashand they understand that God is much bigger than the ldquoboogeymanrdquo or anything else they may fearmdashit gives them a sense of safety and security To overcome fear kids just like adults must be fully persuaded that God in them is greater than anything that is in the world (1 John 44)

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

Being equipped to deal with fear makes it easier for a person to obey God in areas that could be challenging If children learn how to do that at an early age theyrsquoll be able to readily obey God and operate in a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo as adults Our children need to know how to live a lifestyle of rejecting fear and letting love rule and reign in their lives They learn that by watching us their parents Teach them to not fear the future and what could happen but to trust God and follow the Holy Spirit If we teach our children these things they will have a tremendous advantage in life VICTORY

John Copeland is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the son of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland He lives in Fort Worth Texas with his wife Marty and their three children

months later he built a ramp so he could jump his bicycle What do you do with a child like that Well we donrsquot need to teach him how not to be fearful because hersquos not afraid But we do have to supervise his activity as much as possible and take the time to teach him about being responsible in his actions Part of that is teaching him to wear his safety gear and training him to use as much good judgment as a 5-year-old can Of course we pray for him too and confess the Word over him and expect him to be protected and safe More than likely at some point in his life Jonathan will still have opportunities to overcome fear And wersquore equipping him to be able to do that as well

ldquoNo Fearrdquo Provides an Advantage in Life | Because Dad taught me how not to be fearful as a kid I have been able to overcome fear as an adult Although I never was afraid of much as a child or as a teenager I did have to overcome the fear of getting up in front of people to speak And the bottom line of that fear was the fear of failuremdashthe fear of what people would think of me But now when I have a speaking engagement or Irsquom scheduled to tape the broadcast I simply donrsquot allow fear to come in I focus on the fact that Irsquom doing this because I love people and I love our Partners I remind myself that this is far more important than what people think of me Even though public speaking still isnrsquot something I look forward to doing I simply say ldquoLord this is in Your hands and I know I can trust Yourdquo I know I have the Holy Ghost on the inside of me and I believe ldquoI can do all things through Christ who strengthens merdquo (Philippians 413 New King James Version) Our children need to know who they are in Christ and that they always have the help of the Holy Ghost Then no matter what obstacles they face theyrsquoll be able to handle them When something looks like it could be a major problem and the enemy tries to torment them with worry and fear he wonrsquot be able to succeed Theyrsquoll know how to resist fearmdashthe devilmdashand theyrsquoll also know how to listen for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Ghost Helping our children grow up with a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo will give them a great advantage in life Just think about how many times the Holy Spirit has prompted you to do something but you drew back because of fear For instance have you ever felt like you should go witness to your neighbor and the enemy immediately tried to talk you out of it He might have used the fear of rejectionmdashfear of what that person would say or fear of being laughed atmdashas a tactic to keep you from going next door But if you could have recognized that fear as the enemyrsquos strategy you would have known how to resist the devil so you could have obeyed God and talked to your neighbor about salvation

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

God never intended for His people to cope with fearHe intended for us to attack it on all fronts

Delivered From Fear by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland

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whenYou get to Heaven

Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

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There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

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no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

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Salvation is more than just a sure trip to heavenmdashitrsquos literally everything you need Jesus provided it for you and He desires for you to enjoy all of salvationrsquos benefits In this dynamic series from Gloria Copeland yoursquoll discover

bull Why salvation is necessary bull What happened when you were saved bull How to enjoy all that salvation has to offermdash here and now bull Godrsquos will concerning your salvation

Get into the Word today And find out about all that Jesus did for you as you discover So Great Salvation

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Healing SchoolJoin Gloria Copeland for a whole week of Healing School Learn how to receive

healing walk in health and pray for others to be healed

Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

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Kenneth Copeland Gloria Copeland

| J U N E | B E L I E V E R rsquo S V O I C E O F V I C T O R Y B R O A D C A S T C A L E N D A R

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BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

Gloria Copeland Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis and Creflo A Dollar Tune in and catch a glimpse of the convention experiencemdashthen make plans to attend and get immersed in the Word

Women of FaithBillye Brim joins Gloria Copeland for two weeks of faith and revelation Donrsquot miss a

minute of these powerful women of the Word

Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

God and His Word Donrsquot miss this week as they wrap things up

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Billye Brim

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Kenneth Copeland MinistriesPO Box 3111 STN LCD 1

Langley BC V3A 4R3

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HOST HOTEL Anaheim Marriott | $103 singledouble | wwwanaheimmarriottcom | (714) 750-8000 Please mention KCM when making your reservation Reserve by 6805

Anaheim Hilton | $114 singledouble | wwwanaheimhiltoncom | (714) 750-4321 Please ask for rate code WCB when making your reservation Reserve by 6105

Radisson Hotel Maingate | $79 singledouble | wwwradissoncomanaheimca_maingate(714) 750-2801 | Please mention KCM when making your reservation Reserve by 61105

Visit our Web site for more information Meetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you Partners and Friends within Canada call (604) 572-4242

Jerry Savelle

Gloria Copeland

Kenneth Copeland

Jesse Duplantis

Creflo ADollar

Anaheim Calif

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday July 9 at 930 am

JULY4-9 Get Into the Overf low

Anaheim Convention Center | 800 W Katella AveAnaheim CA 92802 | (714) 765-8950

Unable to attend the meetings Join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and

Internet Radio at wwwkcmorg

live broadcast

Volunteer meeting Sunday July 3 at 3 pm in the Hilton Anaheim Pacific Ballroom

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadetsDana and Linda

JohnsonCommander

Kellie

2005

Overflow

Prosperity Overflow Convention

Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis Creflo A Dollar

August1-6

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday August 6 at 930 am

Fort Worth Convention Center

Southwest2005

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Visit our Web site for more informationUnable to attend the meetings Then join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and Internet Radio at wwwkcmorgMeetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you Partners and Friends within the United States call (800) 600-7395 Partners and Friends within Canada call 1-877-480-3388

Join Kenneth and Gloria at these other 2005 meetingshellip

Get Into theOverflowHost Hotel Radisson Plaza Hotel Fort Worth815 Main St Fort Worth TX 76102 | (817) 870-2100 phone (817) 882-1300 fax | wwwradissoncomftworthtx $112 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservationReserve by 63005 | Please check with Radisson concerning cancellation policy at time of reservation

Marriott Courtyard Blackstone Downtown Fort Worth601 Main St Fort Worth TX 76102(817) 885-8700 phone | (817) 885-8303 faxwwwmarriottcomdfwms | $125 singledoublePlease mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation | Reserve by 53005

Park Central Hotel1010 Houston St Fort Worth TX 76102(817) 336-2011 phone | (817) 336-0105 faxwwwparkcentralhotelcom$100 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation

Fort Worth Convention Center | 1201 Houston StFort Worth TX 76102 | (817) 570-2222

Praise and worship led by Len Mink and the KCM Band

We need youmdashto help us make this meeting a successCome to the volunteer meeting Sunday July 31 3 pmmdash Radisson Plaza or join us for pre-service prayer every evening 45 minutes before service

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday August 6 at 930 am

SouthwestDana and Linda

JohnsonCommander

Kellie

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadets

2005 Singles CelebrationExclusively at the Southwest Prosperity Convention

Join other singles 18 and older of like faith in the Convention

Center Ballroom | Enjoy great fellowship food entertainment

and fun Wednesday August 3 immediately following the evening

service Tickets are $20 at the door or $15 if purchased before

July 1 To order tickets call or write to Kenneth Copeland

Ministries or log on to wwwkcmorg

International Reception - come celebrate 25 years at Southwest

Wednesday August 3 following the afternoon session

West Coast Prosperity Overflow ConventionJuly 4-9Anaheim Convention Center800 W Katella Ave | Anaheim CA 92802(714) 765-8950

Great Lakes Prosperity Overflow ConventionAugust 22-27US Cellular Arena | 400 W Kilbourn AveMilwaukee WI 53203(414) 908-6000

June 17Annual Word of Faith ConferenceWord of Faith International Christian Center20000 W Nine Mile RoadSouthfield MI 48075-5597(248) 353-3476

June 27National Pentecostal Church of God Convention

(417) 624-7050 ext 370 or 371

July 23-24Inspiring Excellence Conference 2005Family Harvest Church18500 92nd AveTinley Park IL 60477(708) 614-6000

September 2-4Thunder Over Texas Motorcycle RallyJerry Savelle Ministries InternationalTexas Motor Speedway3601 Hwy 114Justin TX 76247(817) 297-3155wwwthunderovertexascom

September 11Annual Chicago Faith ConferenceLiving Word Christian Center7600 W Roosevelt RoadForest Park IL 60130(708) 697-5000wwwbwmorg

October 2Grace FellowshipPO Box 55236Tulsa OK 74155(918) 252-1611

October 26-31Prayer Mountain in the OzarksBillye Brim MinistriesPO Box 40Branson MO 65615(417) 336-4877wwwbillyebrimorg

November 6-7Living Word Bible Church3520 E Brown Road Mesa AZ 85213(480) 964-4463

Days of Refreshing September 18-23Eagle Mountain International ChurchKenneth Copeland Ministries Headquarters14355 Morris-Dido Road | Newark TX 76071(not a mailing address)(817) 252-2868

Washington DC Victory CampaignNovember 17-19Hylton Memorial Chapel14640 Potomac Mills RoadWoodbridge VA 22192(703) 590-0076

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Training ChildrentoLoveGod

Children are our future In fact they are the future | Speaking from experience as a pastor and father I can tell you children grow up very quickly As parents and as a church wersquore called to train them and teach them the truth of Godrsquos Word | Part of that training includes teaching them to honor us Just think of how God corrects us as His children We understand He does it because He loves us He desires for us to honor and respect Him so that we immediately obey Him And He wants us to obey Him so we can fulfill His calling on our lives | The same is true for our children As we raise them to honor and respect us wersquore also teaching them to honor and respect their heavenly Father

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As a child I remember wanting my parents to correct me One time in particular comes to mind when I was about 5 years old My family and I were living in New York City My mother was working the night shift and my father had fallen asleep on the couch Instead of going to bed on my own I stayed up watching television It never crossed my mind to get ready for bed by myself because Irsquod never done it before I just waited until my father woke up When he asked me why I wasnrsquot in bed I innocently replied ldquoI was waiting for yourdquo Looking back I realize that I wanted him to correct me and tell me what to do Itrsquos the same with our children They want to be corrected They may not say it but deep down in their hearts they desire instruction and correction Why Because they develop a sense of security when we discipline and correct them They will love us as their parents and more importantly they will love God

Loving God and One Another | Everything we do in our livesmdashwhether as parents or childrenmdashshould come from a place of loving our heavenly Father and one another Matthew 2237-39 says ldquoThou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind This is the first and great commandment And the second is like unto it Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyselfrdquo Each of us is called to love God with all of our heart soul and mind Wersquore also called to love our neighbor as ourselves Take a moment to reread this verse Where it says ldquothou shalt love thy neighbor as thyselfrdquo put parentheses around ldquothy neighborrdquo and in its place fill in the name of someone you know Now think about this Children could insert the names of their parents into this verse Doing so would mean that they should love us their parents as they love themselves This isnrsquot a stretch because ldquothy neighborrdquo isnrsquot limited to the person who lives next door to you Itrsquos anyone you are in contact withmdashfriends family co-workers and parents

A Commandment With a Promise | Deuteronomy 516 tells us how important it is for children to honor their parents The first part of the verse is a commandment ldquoHonour thy father and thy mother as the Lord thy God hath commanded theerdquo But this commandment comes with a promise The promise says that our days will be prolonged on this earth and filled with the glory of God in the land which the Lord our God gives us Kids need to understand that honoring mom and dad affects the course of their lives Itrsquos that important The word honor means ldquoto hold in high esteem to respectrdquo or ldquoto love with great kindness affection and carerdquo Just as we should hold our parents in high esteem we should teach our children to do the same They are to value us as precious and love us with great kindness affection and care

Training ChildrentoLoveGod

The Greatest Complimentby Jeremy Pearsons

Other than the Word of God and listening to the Holy Spirit I believe there is no greater teacher in life than life itself The things we experience often serve as building blocks that help shape who we are With Fatherrsquos Day approaching I would like to take the time to share some personal experiences with my dad that have impacted my life Let me begin by saying my dad would be the first to tell you he is far from perfecthellipbut not in my eyes Not only has he taught me to love God and the Word but he is also responsible for my love of music As a baby I sat on Dadrsquos shoulders watching and listening to him play the piano And eventually I sat next to him while he patiently taught me to play Because of my parents I know how to believe God for healing in my body As a child when Irsquod get sick 1 Peter 224 was always the first medicine I was given followed by a healthy dose of Papa Kennethrsquos healing tapes Yet another building block in my faith was set when Dad announced we would be giving our house awaymdasha house that was completely paid for This was a shining example to me of how to give God our best seed I also remember Dad in his pajamas struggling to stay awake at 2 am while he helped me complete a science project that was due the next day Not only did that experience teach me about a fatherrsquos unconditional love but it also taught me not to procrastinate Dad also loved me enough to spank me and ground me for wrong behavior For that Irsquom thankful He taught me what not to dohellipand that is often the most valuable thing a person can know I see in George Pearsons a man being made perfect through a life devoted to the Word The building blocks of honor and integrity are set in my life because they count for something in his By seeing him walk in humil-ity Irsquove learned the value of preferring others And pos-sibly some of the greatest lessons hersquos taught me came when he said ldquoSon this is where Irsquove missed itrdquo As you can tell I love him And when someone says ldquoHey Jeremy you remind me so much of your dadrdquo itrsquos one of the greatest compliments I could receive VICTORY

Jeremy Pearsons son of Pastors George and Terri Pearsons and Kenneth Copelandrsquos eldest grand-son is the senior high minister of 14forty Student Ministries at Eagle Mountain International Church For information about 14forty visit us online at httpwww14fortycom For ministry materials write to

Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001

As we teach our children to respect our authority they will in turn learn to respect Godrsquos authority As their parents we are the voice of God in their lives Wersquore to train and direct them to follow after the Lord with all of their hearts Wersquore called to be a reflection of Jesus Christ to them As we teach them to be more like Jesus wersquoll help them to become more familiar with Godrsquos love

Our Example | In Luke 2 we read about Jesus as a child Itrsquos a great example of how children should respond to their parents In this passage Jesus and His earthly parents traveled to Jerusalem for Passover He was 12 years old at the time At the end of their visit Mary and Joseph left Jerusalem to return home Along the way they discovered that Jesus was not with their group They returned to find Him teaching at the temple When they asked Him what He was doing He answered ldquoWhy did you seek me Did you not know that I must be about My Fatherrsquos businessrdquo (Luke 249 New King James Version) Now look at what verse 51 says ldquoAnd he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was subject unto themrdquo It says ldquoJesus was subject to themrdquo The word subject is a military term which means ldquoto rank yourself under someonerdquo Jesus ranked Himself under His parentsmdashHe put Himself under their authority He was practicing obedience with His parents so that He could be obedient to His heavenly Father It says in The Amplif ied Bible He ldquowas [habitually] obedient to themrdquo So for our children obedience (being subject to us as

their parents) is all part of honoring and loving us Jesus obeyed immediately He didnrsquot talk back to Mary and Joseph or roll His eyes at them He obeyed This is how our children should respond to us too They should be quick to obey By learning to quickly obey us theyrsquore also learning to quickly obey God

The Next Generation | As parents and believers we have an awesome responsibility We are raising the next generation Our children and the children in our churches are the next generationrsquos pastors teachers and parents We must raise them right We need to train them to follow Godmdashto honor and obey Him without complaining or hesitating This is a necessary step toward equipping them to fulfill Godrsquos calling on their lives Letrsquos not leave our children ill-equipped to handle their calling Letrsquos teach them what it is to honor us and that by honoring us they honor Him Children need to honor God and to know how very much God loves them They learn that to a great degree through you their parents And remember our children are our future VICTORY

George Pearsons is the senior pastor of Eagle Mountain International Church located on the grounds of Kenneth Copeland Ministries For information or ministry materials write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001

Do you ever stare into the eyes of your teenager during one of your ldquolecturesrdquo and wonder if anyone is even home to hear it Well even in the midst of eye rolling and stra-tegic sighing itrsquos not hopeless With a little work you and your teenager really can have a great relationship This straightforward and blunt new series by Jeremy Pearsons tells how Itrsquos aimed straight at your teen and with the title How to Handle Mom and Dad itrsquos sure to get his or her attention

In a language teenagers can understand Jeremy tackles topics such as what it takes to make glad parents and not mad parents how to deal with confrontation correction and those parental speeches (that seem to last for hours) how to get an attitude makeover and other practical tips

Order today and listen for yourself Then pass this cool CD series on to your teen After the initial ldquoeye rollrdquo you might even catch them smiling

How to Handle Mom and Dad | 3-CD series

CDN $15 B050613

Train Up Parentshellipin the Way They Should Go

To order in Canada call toll-free 1-877-480-3388 To place an order by mail please use the address on the last page Order online at shopkcmcanadaca

Milwaukee Wis August 22-27

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday August 27 at 930 am

Praise and worship led by Len Mink and the KCM Band

We need youmdashto help us make this meeting a successJoin us for the volunteer meeting Sunday August 21 at 3 pm in the Hilton Ballroom

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$89 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation | Group Booking Code GLB | Reserve by 72105

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$72 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation Reserve by 71905

Unable to attend the meetings Then join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and Internet Radio at wwwkcmorg

Visit our Web site for more information | Meetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you | Partners and Friends within the United States call (800) 600-7395 | Partners and Friends within Canada call 1-877-480-3388

US Cellular Arena | 400 W Kilbourn Ave | Milwaukee WI 53203 | (414) 908-6000

Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis

Creflo A Dollar

Keith Moore Keith Butler Bill WinstonKenneth and Gloria Copeland

Get Into the Overf low

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadets

Superkid Academy

Dana and Linda Johnson

CommanderKellie

2005

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Poisonous Snake Bit You

b y R i c k R e n n e r

ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo Acts 285

Traveling by sea was a perilous and risky undertaking Ships were not always reliable The routes often took them through waters cluttered with sharp rocks reefs and debris Even if the vessel was guided by strong skilled leadership currents were so strong that even the best ships could be carried directly into rocks and other dangerous obstacles In Acts 27 we read that Paul was traveling aboard a ship that ran into rocks and broke into pieces In that moment of crisis Paul became Godrsquos man on board as he spoke the word of faith to the crew and passengers Soon he was in charge of the entire situation Once marooned on the island of Melita Paul worked with other crew members to collect wood for a fire A venomous viper was hidden in the sticks he was carrying When he dropped his wood into the flames that snake

bit Paul on the hand Acts 283 says ldquoAnd when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire there came a viper out of the heat and fastened on his handrdquo The word viper is the Greek word echidna and refers to ldquoa highly venomous snakerdquo The verse says that this snake ldquofastened on his handrdquo The word fastened is the Greek word kathapto and it means ldquoto tightly fastenrdquo This snake deeply bit the Apostle Paul and injected its venom into his hand for the word kathapto also meant ldquoto introduce poison into the bodyrdquo That viper sunk its fangs into Paulrsquos flesh and released its full load of venom into his hand That is why Acts 284 says ldquoAnd when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand they said among themselves No doubt this man is a murderer whom though he hath escaped the sea yet vengeance suffereth not to liverdquo

W hen I read about the travels of the Apostle Paul I find his story to be simply remarkable What he had to endure to take the gospel to the gentiles was out of the ordinary | For example in 2 Corinthians 1125 Paul tells us that during the course of his ministry he was shipwrecked three times He writes ldquohellipthrice I suffered shipwreck a night and a day I have been in the deeprdquo

What Would You Do if a

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to advance the gospel I refuse to give in to my flesh and throw a pity party Because I keep going and never give in or give up Godrsquos power is always available to help me in every situation Therersquos too much at stake for me to let some little thing pull me down into defeat With Godrsquos Spirit at work in me I overcome every obstacle that tries to block my way I declare this by faith in Jesusrsquo Name VICTORY

Excerpted from Sparkling Gems by Rick Renner

Rick Renner is an author pastor and teacher of the Word of God who has ministered all over the world He and his wife Denise pastor Moscow Good News Church in Moscow Russia For more information or ministry materials please write Rick Renner Ministries PO Box 702040 Tulsa OK 74170-2040 or call (918) 496-3213

But what did Paul do Acts 285 says ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo The phrase ldquoshook it off rdquo is from the Greek word apotinasso It is a compound of the words apo meaning ldquooff rdquo and ldquoawayrdquo and the word tinasso which means to ldquoshakerdquo This word gives us a picture of the Apostle Paul shaking his hand back and forth until the viper released its fangs and fell into the fire When the barbarian crowd saw that Paul didnrsquot die they assumed he was a god In just a short time Paul used the event to bring the whole island together for a crusade Publius the chief of the island was so impressed that he took Paul into his own home for three days While there Paul laid hands on Publiusrsquo father who ldquolay sick of a fever and of a bloody fluxrdquo (Acts 288) The man was miraculously healed and soon the entire island was in revival The Bible tells us ldquoSo when this was done others also which had diseases in the island came and were healedrdquo (Acts 289) By the time Paul departed from Melita he was so respected and honored that they loaded him down with everything necessary for the remainder of his journey How would you have acted if you had been in Paulrsquos position Suppose you were shipwrecked lost all your material possessions then found yourself marooned on an island inhabited by barbarians where a venomous snake promptly bites you Do you think you would have ldquoshaken it off rdquo as Paul did Would you have turned your disaster into a revival Or would you have been tempted to sit down and cry while you worried about your plans being ruined Paulrsquos attitude kept him in the midst of revival everywhere he went He had the opportunity to give in to his flesh and throw a pity party just as you and I do But because Paul chose to keep going and never stop Godrsquos power was always available to help him in every situation What is hindering you today What is the devil trying to use to latch on to your life and to distract you Why donrsquot you make the decision to shake it off Therersquos too much at stake to let some little thing distract you and pull you down into defeat Turn that attack around and use it for the glory of God Make the devil sorry he ever sent that poisonous viper to attack you

My Prayer Today | Lord give me the attitude that turns every attack the devil sends into an opportunity for revival Help me walk in such strong and consistent faith that I do not flinch at ANYTHING Rather than give in to my flesh and let worry conquer me help me remember the assignment Yoursquove given me and help me remain committed to f inish my course on time I pray this in Jesusrsquo Name

My Confession Today | I confess that revival happens everywhere I go Every disaster the devil sends is an opportunity

Like finding a shiny jewel in a pile of rocks Sparkling Gems From the Greek will inspire you

to dig into Godrsquos Word in search of valuable gems

In this unique daily devotional Rick Renner combines his understanding of the Greek lan-

guage and his knowledge of biblical history to explore New Testament scriptures By defining

key words from the original Greek language and explaining the historical context in which

the scriptures were written he reveals new facets of the Word and how to apply them to

daily life

The table of contents and index make this an easy-to-use study tool you can refer to over

and over again Order yours today

Sparkling Gems From the Greek | 7frac14rdquo x 9frac12rdquo | hardback | 1106 pages

CDN$30 B050605

Uncovering the Many Facets of the Word

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Thank You Jesus for Protecting My Family After seeing Kellie Copelandrsquos Prayer for Family Protection I began reading it every morning My family is separated by many miles The prayer makes me feel more secure throughout the day know-ing and believing they are safe One morning I almost did not read my prayer But I knew I had to take time to read it so I did Later on in the day I called my sister and she told me my niece had just totaled her car but she was not hurt in any way I immediately thought Thank You Jesus for protecting my family Thank you angels for taking charge over my family for covering them with your wings of protection I hung up the phone and called the KCM prayer line to thank God once more and to give a praise report Thank you Kellie for sharing your special prayer with me Phyllis Roberts Beech Grove Ind

ldquoA faithful man shall abound with blessingsrdquo

Teaching Me So I Can Teach Them My grandson Christopher who lives in New York needed dental surgery when he was 4 years old The hospital told us the insurance would pay but when all was said and done the paperwork came back rejected We had paid the $800 deduct-ible which left over $2000 still to pay I called your prayer

team and asked them to agree that the money would come in and they would take payments The next day the hospital called and said we did not have to pay any of it They had made a mistake and approved the surgery before hearing from the insurance so they absorbed the cost

Christopher is now 6 and he loves Jesus I am so thankful for your ministry Yoursquove taught me so much that I can share with all my grandchildren I was praying with my other two grandsons Nick (8) and Nate (11) last nightmdashjust listening to them talk to the Lord is so thrillingmdashI can imagine how it thrills the Lordrsquos heart too Thank you for teaching me so I can teach themMarti Deacon | Michigan

The Year of Overflow in Prison I went to prison in June 2000 sentenced to 105 to 210 years For three years I walked around in darkness full of hate grief envy and mad at the world My five children forgot me My wife moved in with my best friend Then this ldquoJesus freakrdquo started telling me that Jesus had something in store for me Irsquod laugh and go on my way For a month he kept saying ldquoCome to church and

seerdquo One Sunday in August 2003 tired of my life I went to church for a laugh But the joke was on memdashI went to the altar and made Jesus Christ the Lord of my life When I saw in the Word that God restores families I prayed that God would restore my family as He did for Joseph in the Bible A short time later I was moved to a different housing block There I met six of the greatest Christian brothers ever They worked with me and taught me a lot using your books on healing the power of tongues etc We became a true family But God wasnrsquot done This past Thanksgiving my young-est daughter wrote me a letter and my second oldest daughter wrote to me after Christmas I believe this is the Year of Overflow I believe my other three children will get in touch with me soon God not only restores families He gives new ones Kenneth thank you for your help Keep me in your

prayers You are in mineRP | Pennsylvania

Proverbs 2820

I am so thankful for

your ministry

GoodNEWSGazette

Intruder Encounters the Power of God At 4 am while my 4-year-old son and I were sleeping someone came into our apartment We both woke up from the noise of the door being opened I jumped up from my bed wide-awake facing the person standing before me Not knowing if they were male or female or whether or not they had a weapon I began screaming But then being reminded that I was a child of Almighty God and remembering a story in your magazine I began yell-ing to the burglar ldquoGet away in Jesusrsquo Mighty Name and get out of my apartment immediatelyrdquo The person didnrsquot move so I turned the light on and saw that it was a woman about my age I then grabbed her by the

arm and led her out of the apartment Before I closed the door behind her I found myself saying in a calm voice ldquoGod bless yourdquo Later

I asked my son why he had been so silent He said ldquoMummy as you talked with that woman I prayed the Lord would take that evil spirit out of our apartmentrdquo Thank you for working for Godrsquos kingdom and for being such a big blessing to others like meIH | Canada

ldquoDaddy Is a Nonsmokerrdquo My 9-year-old daughter Annabelle has been believing for Daddy to give up smoking She has been praying for him for about six months and declares ldquoDaddy is a nonsmokerrdquo Her dad always smoked outside in the garden and never near the children But Annie would see him out her bedroom window and decided at age 8 to involve the Lord Jesus in the situa-tion During a recent illness her daddy stopped smoking and has not taken it up againmdashhe hasnrsquot even been craving a cigarette badly Annie has seen what wonderful results happen when something is given over to GodMR | England

Struggles Give Way to Praise Report We have a family of six and yoursquove played a huge part in our lives for at least the last eight years I have written you about our struggles and now have praise reports

In a period of two weeks my husband received a job that pays $20000 more than his previous job and our son received a call from a talent agency that he had applied to a year ago In addition my husband is

now coaching a basketball team He loves the game but ini-tially was concerned about losing his temper However God has helped him and he has been able to have the self-control he needs It is a wonderful team and after the first game it blessed me so much to hear my husband tell how God had put it all together By the time I went to bed that night I was crying tears of thankfulness I love you guys and appreciate you so muchDusty Farmer | Texas

Fear of Water Flushed Away

At 6 months old my youngest granddaughter became suddenly

terrified of water Her bath time which always had been the high

point of her day became a nightmare I had been praying over her

and the situation was getting a little better Then late one night

she watched your broadcast with me She was mesmerized by

Gloria and focused on her for the entire broadcast

The next day her joy in her bath time was back Now months

later she is the water babymdashthe screaming comes when you take

her out of the water the dogrsquos water dish has to be left outside

Thank You Jesus And thank you all for your faithfulness

Judith Hewson | Tamworth NH

I n t e r n a t i o n a l N e w sGoodNEWSGazette

Bryan Bair ran his fingers over the shiny metal of his French horn one last time before handing it over Pocketing the money he left the pawnshop and drove to the rundown shack he and his family called home in Muskogee Okla In an effort to liven up the dismal rental his wife Angie had painted the walls Convinced that their daughter Cierra shouldnrsquot crawl around on the filthy carpet theyrsquod scratched together enough money to replace it at their own expense

Once again prosperity had eluded them No matter how hard they worked or how carefully they spent they just couldnrsquot get ahead Both cars were being repossessed If that werenrsquot bad enough they were being booted out of the ramshackle house and the owner was suing them for changing the deacutecor

Bryan unlocked the front door and stepped into the cool dank living room Everything he owned was gone He slipped off his wedding band and ran his finger over the word engraved inside Hesed

That was all he had left to cling tomdashone word of hope

From Rules to Revelation | ldquoAngie and I grew up in the same church in Oklahoma Cityrdquo Bryan explains ldquoI was several years older than she was and we didnrsquot know one another well As adults life wasnrsquot kind to either of us After suffering years of physical abuse the Lord rescued Angie from almost certain death and she returned to Oklahoma City to begin healing Her sister gave her a set of tapes by Kenneth Copeland The Blood Covenant The tapes were life-changing for Angie and when she learned that I was broken and bruised from a failed marriage she loaned them to me

Covenantof Love

V

h

b y M e l a n i e H e m r y

on what was left I told Angie what the Lord said and we both repented and agreed to tithe on our gross income ldquoThe first of May I tithed 10 percent of my gross salary Two days later a woman who had lost her home during a tornado saw Angiersquos house and bought it immediatelyrdquo

The Breath of Life | In another stroke of divine favor Angiersquos parents provided the money for them to move into a much nicer house in Muskogee Theyrsquod been living there for a while when Angie began feeling sick and suffering from headaches and fatigue Not only that it became increasingly difficult to awaken 3-year-old Cierra each morning She was lethargic and her eyes stayed a reddish color One night during dinner Cierra said ldquoMama and Daddy I saw Jesus in my bedroom last nightrdquo Angie stopped serving food and glanced at Bryan ldquoWhat did Jesus do honeyrdquo ldquoHe blowed in my mouthrdquo Cierra explained Bryan and Angie looked at one another with raised brows and shrugged Days later Angie and Cierra were in the house alone when the carbon monoxide alarm sounded Angie called the gas company and they sent someone immediately His carbon monoxide detector sounded an alarm before he ever got inside the house ldquoGet out nowrdquo he shouted ldquoThe serviceman said that our carbon monoxide alarm

was next to an air vent so while the poisonous gas was filling the house the alarm only sensed fresh air until it reached dangerously high levelsrdquo Angie recalls ldquoAfter taking the readings he said there was no reason that we were still aliverdquo This time it was Angie who pulled off her wedding band and ran her finger over the word engraved inside Hesed A sob caught in her throat as she realized what God had done Jesus had breathed into Cierrarsquos mouth

The Tithe Test | Although Bryan and Angie saw promising changes in their financial picture it appeared to be too little too late They were forced into Chapter 7 bankruptcy Seated in chambers with the bankruptcy trustee during their hearing Bryan and Angie were unprepared for the ruling

ldquoI sold medical supplies and listened to the tape series in my car as I traveled The thing that most impressed me was Brother Copelandrsquos teaching on hesed This is the love of God that passes mere knowledge It is the experience of Godrsquos love based on a covenant which lasts until death and beyond With two failed marriages behind us and the abuse Angie suffered at her former husbandrsquos hands we were in awe of this kind of loverdquo Angie and Bryan learned from the tapes that tithing was divinely designed to be an expression of faith in that covenant of love That was a new idea to them Theyrsquod both known tithing as a biblical rule but theyrsquod never had a revelation of it as their covenant connection

Help in Troubled Times | On May 3 1997 Bryan and Angie married and made a covenant between themselves and God As a permanent reminder they engraved the word Hesed inside their wedding bands Angie worked as a dental assistant and Bryan continued his career in medical sales They lived in the small house Angie owned and tithed 10 percent of all their income trusting in their covenant with God Two days before Christmas Bryanrsquos boss called in his entire staff ldquoYoursquore all firedrdquo he said ldquoSome of you may be hired by the distributor whorsquos taking over the businessrdquo Bryan sighed with relief when the distributor hired him but it came with a price He would do the same job hersquod been doing with 20 percent less salary and no benefits or insurance A year later the company changed hands again Bryan lost another 5 percent of his income and Angie gave birth to their daughter Cierra By 1999 a frustrated Bryan took a job with a new company as a direct manufacturerrsquos representative selling spinal implants The salary package was about the same as the one hersquod left behind Because his territory included all of Tulsa and the northwest part of Arkansas they listed Angiersquos house for sale and moved to Muskogee Bryan stood in the living room and ran his finger over the word engraved on the inside of his wedding band Angiersquos house still hadnrsquot sold they were being kicked out of the rental house both cars were being repossessed and hersquod hocked his French horn This is the protection of God He fell to his knees on the hardwood floor ldquoLord why Irsquom tithing and we arenrsquot making ends meetrdquo Why are you stealing from Me Bryan gasped ldquoLord wersquove tithed faithfully for two yearsrdquo Render unto Caesar that which belongs to Caesar and to God that which belongs to God ldquoI knew immediately what Irsquod done wrongrdquo Bryan says ldquoWersquod been tithing after taxes In other words we were giving the first portion of everything to taxes and tithing

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 19

Covenantof Love

b y M e l a n i e H e m r y

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10

percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10 percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered It was tempting It was a way out of the financial vise that seemed to tighten around Bryan moment by moment He wanted to throw up his hands and say ldquoOK so it was a bad idea Irsquoll try again later when this whole mess is cleared uprdquo He twisted the ring on his finger Hesed He was in covenant with God Hersquod made a promise that he intended to fulfill if it cost him his life What if it does cost me everything Mouth dry and hands clammy he looked the trustee in the eye ldquoWe will never stop giving that 10 percentrdquo ldquoThen I have no other choice but to remove your Chapter 7 status I am moving you into a Chapter 13 bankruptcy That means wersquoll put you on a repayment plan Yoursquoll repay every dime with interestrdquo Bryan looked at Angie who smiled ldquoWe prefer it that wayrdquo The decision to tithe regardless of the cost triggered such deep-seated fear in Bryan that he suffered night terrors Each time he woke in a cold sweat shadowboxing against an unseen enemy Angie comforted him and said ldquoWe will be tithers God has not given us a spirit of fear but He has given us His love power and a sound mindrdquo ldquoAngie helped me get through the night terrors for monthsrdquo Bryan recalls ldquoAnother thing that helped was a list of scripture confessions for breakthrough that was printed in one of the Believerrsquos Voice of Victory magazines I kept them on my desk and repeated them dailyrdquo Toward the end of that year in November 2000 Bryan scored a direct hit on the enemy when he released his first vocal CD of nine songs entitled In His Presence Soon after an amazing thing happened in his business Before he could contact new doctors in his territory they began contacting him and asking for his product The favor of God rested on him to such a degree that both doctors and hospitals saw him as a benefit While still tithing and repaying all his debts Bryan and Angie began giving a monthly gift to KCM Bryan decided to release his territory in Oklahoma and concentrate his efforts in northwest Arkansas In July 2002 they moved into their new home near Fort Smith Ark Angie an artist painted an archangel standing guard and placed the painting above their fireplacemdasha constant reminder of their covenant with God She also painted and personalized bedrooms for Tayler and Britton Bryanrsquos two teenaged children Instead of a ratty rental house they

This month as we celebrate Fatherrsquos Day in America

men around the globe have risen to the call and dis-

covered the strength of partnership Theyrsquove joined

Kenneth Copeland Ministries with faithful support and

unyielding prayer Together wersquore raising up a generation

of men women and children who are ready to reach the

world with the uncompromised message of the gospel

And it shows

As these men stand with us they know wersquore standing

with them too Wersquore praying daily for them Wersquore believing with them for restored relationships financial

success wise parenting and abundant health

Each day our anointings and ministries are joining together empowering one another And together wersquore

changing the world

all these men have something in common

Par tnership

If yoursquore not yet a Partner with Kenneth Copeland Ministries

or want to find out more about partnership just

call 1-877-480-3388 or

visit wwwkcmcanadaca

God has great things in store for youPartners Please send us your testimoniesmdashwe want to hear the great things God is doing in your lives so we can rejoice with you

lived in a beautiful home filled with love and laughter

A Covenant of Life | In August 2003 Bryan and Angie took Tayler Britton and Cierra for a last getaway to Branson before school started Excited about going to Silver Dollar City the children chattered happily during the drive The next morning they were about to leave the hotel when 5-year-old Cierra grabbed her abdomen and screamed in agony They rushed her to a nearby clinic where she was diagnosed with appendicitis There were no surgeons available and the ambulance was tied up with another patient The fastest way to get help they were told was to drive her to Fayetteville After loading the family in their 2001 Expedition Angie phoned family members and asked for prayer Without warning the shocks went out on the car ldquoEvery bump in the road knocked the breath out of usrdquo Angie remembers ldquoAnd with every jolt Cierra screamed It was a grueling trip that should have taken an hour but we had to go so slowly that it took us three Most of that time our cell phones were without a signal But once the cell phones came on I phoned my mother whorsquod just returned from the Southwest Believersrsquo Convention She and a friend whorsquod been at the convention had been praying for Cierra and the Lord told them to tell us to take Communion ldquoI searched the car for anything to use as Communion elements All I could find was half a Diet Coke and a Twinkie I broke off pieces of the Twinkie for each of us and then prayed over it as representing Jesusrsquo body that was broken for Cierra We used Diet Coke as a substitute for Jesusrsquo blood that was shed for her and prayed based on our covenant with God ldquoThe moment we finished praying Cierrarsquos pain stopped and she went to sleep She slept the remainder of the way to Fayetteville When the surgeon met us Cierra was awake and in no pain He pressed on her abdomen just like the previous doctor had done but it didnrsquot hurt her According to the blood work her white count had been up but was droppingrdquo ldquoThere is no doubt that something has taken place in this childrsquos bodyrdquo the surgeon explained ldquobut there is nothing wrong now She is free to gordquo Bryan and Angie had the car repaired and returned to Silver Dollar City to finish their vacation As they watched Cierra run and play they fingered their rings and gave all the praise to God The Lord has continued to bless them beyond their wildest dreams In the month of January 2004 Bryan made more money than he made during a whole year before he began tithing on his gross income Bryan and Angie Bair defeated fear and in so doing they defeated the poverty attached to it Because they

steadfastly maintained their covenant connection to-day they not only know God cares for them they have experienced firsthand His powerful covenant love VICTORY

Standing in AgreementmdashThere Is Victory in Numbers

Praying alone is effective But sometimes you need the power of oth-ers praying in agreement with you | Kenneth Copelandrsquos Pressing In for Victory will teach you thoroughly about the prayer of agree-ment Yoursquoll learn how joining others and praying according to Godrsquos Word is a powerful weapon in your prayer arsenal | Hear personal stories of how Kenneth and Gloria again and again received the answers they needed through powerful prayers of agreement writ-ing contracts based on scriptures and pressing in until their break-throughs came

Stop just hoping your prayers will be heard and start praying with the confidence that you have what you ask according to Godrsquos Word Order now and supercharge your prayer life

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To place an order by mail please use the enclosed response form

House

T h e G o d o f t h e B r e a k t h r o u g h

re you desperate for a breakthrough Are you thinking If the Lord doesnrsquot do something soon I wonrsquot make it | If so I completely understand A few years ago I desperately needed a financial breakthrough I was standing in faith confessing the Word and waiting for provision to come Though Irsquod experienced a few turnarounds our finances were still under attack | In January of the following year God began doing great things Then shortly afterward He gave me a word He said that my wife and I our ministry and anyone else who lays hold upon this truth would experience more of His presence love power and favor than ever before He then added Yoursquoll experience your greatest breakthroughs thus far | Praise God That prophetic word was exactly what I needed to hear and itrsquos what I want to share with you so ldquoThe God of the Breakthroughrdquo will visit your house too

A Prophetic Word | God brought 1 Kings 17 to my attention Itrsquos a story Irsquod read many times In fact Irsquod preached from it often but this time the Lord revealed something new He said Within this story you will discover the keys to supernatural breakthrough | In this passage God sent Elijah into hiding from King Ahab and provided for him by commanding the ravens to feed him by the brook Cherith When the brook dried up God sent Elijah to Zarephath of Sidon He told him hersquod find a widow woman there who would take care of him When Elijah found the woman he discovered that she had just enough food for one more meal In verse 12 she told him ldquoI have not a cake but an handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil in a cruse that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it and dierdquo | If anyone was a candidate for a breakthrough it was this woman She had just enough food for one last meal Then she was prepared to die She needed God to come through for her in a big way

will visit your

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b y J e r r y S a v e l l e

Heavenly Father I receive this prophetic word I believe with all my heart that You want to visit my house I am willing to obey Irsquom willing to sow a significant seed Right now I boldly declare that The God of the Breakthrough is visiting my house Amen

From now on proclaim ldquoThe God of the Breakthrough is visiting my houserdquo Donrsquot stop believing and standing for it Praise God for fulfilling His promise As you put these keys into practice your breakthrough will come Then yoursquoll be able to share what yoursquove learned and help others understand how to experience a breakthrough in their lives too VICTORY

Jerry Savelle is president and founder of Jerry Savelle Ministries International and pastors Heritage of Faith Christian Center For information or ministry materials write to Jerry Savelle Ministries PO Box 748 Crowley TX 76036 visit their Web site at wwwjsmiorg or call (817) 297-3155

Now notice how her situation changed when Elijah said ldquoFear not but make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son For thus saith the Lord God of Israel The barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo (verses 13-14) Elijah gave her a prophetic word when He said ldquoThe barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo This prophetic word was the first key to her breakthrough Without it she and her son would have died But instead she discovered when she acted on that prophetic word her future changed No longer would she and her son die but rather they would experience supernatural provision In the same way a prophetic word can change your future Through the word which God will give youmdasheither through scripture another believer or a prophetic messagemdashHe will tell you what to do Then itrsquos important not to give up No matter what happens in between the time you receive the word and the time it comes to passmdashstand strong Receiving your personal prophetic word is the first key to your breakthrough

Obey the Word | The second key to experiencing a breakthrough is to obey the prophetic word Notice in verse 13 Elijah told the woman ldquomake me thereof a little cake firstrdquo In order for the prophetic word to come to pass she had to be obedient Irsquove discovered over the years that Godrsquos instructions usually donrsquot make sense to the natural mind This woman had just told Elijah that she only had enough food and oil to make one last meal but what was his response He told her to make him a cake first It didnrsquot make sense but it was a necessary step for her to receive her breakthrough She simply needed to obey

A Significant Seed | The third step to receiving a breakthrough is to sow a significant seed When I asked the Lord to clarify what He meant by a ldquosignificant seedrdquo He told me that a significant seed has value to the sower When Elijah told this woman to make him a cake before she cooked her last meal he was asking her to sow a significant seed It was her last bit of food Irsquom not implying that you give everything you have in order to sow a significant seed Right now ask God what significant seed you should sow toward your breakthrough No one else is responsible to tell you what that seed should be You must listen to God for yourself As you take this message to heart make the decision to bull listen for a prophetic word from the Lord bull obey that prophetic word and bull seek the Lord to know what significant seed you need to sow toward breakthrough Now if yoursquore ready for a breakthrough in your life pray this prayer

House

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I often receive requests to answer editorials and letters to the editor about the religious persuasions of Americarsquos founding fathers The standard assertion is that they were all deists pointing to George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Alexander Hamilton and James Madison as proof N In many dictionaries the terms deist agnostic and atheist now appear as synonyms An atheist believes there is no God An agnostic professes that there is no way to know if God exists A deist believes in an impersonal creator of the universe who wound it up like a clock but is no longer involved with mankind Although a very few of the founders considered themselves deists these definitions do not apply to the notable foundersrsquo beliefs N There is abundant evidence to refute the notion that the founding fathers were atheists agnostics or deists or that they wanted to divorce religious principles from public affairs N Thomas Paine in his discourse on ldquoThe Study of Godrdquo forcefully asserts that it is ldquothe error of schoolsrdquo to teach sciences without ldquoreference to the Being who is author of them for all the principles of science are of Divine originrdquo He laments that ldquothe evil that has resulted fromhellipteaching [science without God] has been that of generating in the pupils a species of atheismrdquo N In Benjamin Franklinrsquos 1749 plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania he insisted that schools teach ldquothe necessity of a public religionhellipand the excellency of the Christian religion above all others ancient or modernrdquo Mr Franklin proposed a biblical inscription for the seal of the United States and chose a New Testament verse for the motto of the Philadelphia Hospital He was one of the chief voices behind the establishment of a paid chaplain in Congress In 1787 when he helped found the college which bore his name it was dedicated as ldquoa nursery of religion and learningrdquo built ldquoon Christ the Corner-Stonerdquo Clearly Benjamin Franklinrsquos beliefs didnrsquot reflect those of a deist

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

S P I R I T U A L H E R I T A G E

1

Christrdquo And while Mr Madison does allude to a ldquowall of separationrdquo he says the purpose of that ldquowallrdquo is only to prevent Congress from passing a national law to establish a national religion None of the founders mentioned fit the definition of a deist Those who claim all our founders were deists typically name only a handful and generalize the rest This in itself is a mistake for there are more than 200 (55 at the Constitutional Convention 90 who framed the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights and 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence) Any generalization of these men as deists is completely inaccurate The reason critics never mention others is evident Consider what must be explained away if the following signers of the Constitution were mentioned

Charles Pinckney and John Langdonmdashfounders of the American Bible Society

James McHenrymdashfounder of the Baltimore Bible Society

Rufus Kingmdashhelped found a Bible society for Anglicans

Abraham Baldwinmdasha chaplain in The Revolution and considered the youngest theologian in America

Roger Sherman William Samuel Johnson John Dickinson and Jacob Broommdashtheological writers

James Wilson and William Pattersonmdashplaced on the Supreme Court by President George Washington They had prayer over juries in the U S Supreme Courtroom

The list could go on and this does not even include the huge number of thoroughly evangelical Christians who signed the declaration or helped frame the Bill of Rights Perhaps critics should spend more time reading the writings of the founders to discover their religious beliefs for themselves rather than making sweeping accusations which are so easily disproved VICTORY

David Barton nationally known author and public speaker is the founder and president of WallBuilders a pro-family organization which seeks to educate grass-roots society to rebuild Americarsquos constitu- tional moral and religious foundations For more information go to wwwwallbuilderscom call (817) 441-6044 or write to WallBuilders PO Box 397

Aledo TX 76008-0397

Nor did George Washingtonrsquos He was an open promoter of Christianity In his speech on May 12 1779 he claimed that children needed to learn ldquoabove allrdquo the ldquoreligion of Jesus Christrdquo and this would make them ldquogreater and happier than they already arerdquo On May 2 1778 he charged his soldiers at Valley Forge that ldquoTo the distinguished character of patriot it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christianrdquo When he resigned his commission as commander in chief of the military June 8 1783 he reminded the nation that ldquowithout a humble imitationrdquo of ldquothe Divine Author of our blessed religionrdquo we ldquocan never hope to be a happy nationrdquo George Washingtonrsquos own adopted daughter declared that you might as well question his patriotism as to question his Christianity Alexander Hamilton was certainly no deist He began work with Rev James Bayard to form the Christian Constitutional Society to help spread throughout the world the two things which Mr Hamilton said made America great (1) Christianity and (2) a Constitution formed under Christianity Only his death two months later thwarted his plan of starting a missionary society to promote Christian government Facing death in a duel with Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton met and prayed with the Rev John M Mason and Bishop Benjamin Moore He reaffirmed his readiness to face God should he die having declared to them ldquoa lively faith in Godrsquos mercy through Christ with a thankful remembrance of the death of Christrdquo He also partook of Communion with Bishop Moore There have been claims that Thomas Jefferson omitted all miraculous events of Jesus from his ldquoBiblerdquo But his own words explain his intent for the book was not that it be a ldquoBiblerdquo but a primer for the Indians on the teachings of Christ (which is why he titled it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth) He had the ldquored letterrdquo portions of the New Testament published to introduce the Indians to Christian morality As president of the United States he signed a treaty with the Kaskaskia tribe wherein he providedmdashat government expensemdashChristian missionaries to the Indians In fact Thomas Jefferson himself declared ldquoI am a real Christian that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesusrdquo The writings of James Madison who trained for ministry with the Rev Dr John Witherspoon are replete with declarations of his faith in God and Christ In his letter to Attorney General Bradford he laments that public officials are not bold enough about their Christian faith in public and that they should be ldquofervent advocates in the cause of

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A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE TO REFUTE THE NOTION THAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE ATHEISTS AGNOSTICS OR DEISTS

OR THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVORCE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

First John 418 says ldquoThere is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear because fear involves torment But he who fears has not been made perfect in loverdquo (New King James Version) If our children know we love them and God loves them the enemy wonrsquot be able to get a foothold of fear in their lives

Never Use Fear to Motivate | Now as parents we must never use fear as a means of motivation Teaching our kids to respect something that is potentially dangerous like an automobile is one thing Teaching them to be afraid of it is something else altogether Obviously you would not want your child to run out into oncoming traffic But it would be wrong to tell them ldquoIf you go out into the street a car is going to run over you and kill yourdquo That would be motivating them through fear There is never a time when using a little fearmdashor a lot for that mattermdashis healthy Take the time to explain to your child that ldquoAn automobile is a lot bigger than you are If you run out in front of a moving car it has the ability to harm you If yoursquore going to cross the street make sure itrsquos saferdquo Instead of creating an element of fear yoursquore instilling in them a respect for what the automobile is capable of doing

247 Protection | Our children should also understand the protection thatrsquos available to them through Godrsquos Word Itrsquos something I learned as a kid and as a result I have confidence that Irsquom safe no matter where I am or what Irsquom

doing For instance I like to hunt and there are rattlesnakes and copperheads out in the woods And the truth is I canrsquot stand snakes If I see one Irsquom not about to pick it up and play with it But at the same time I wouldnrsquot be afraid of it or let it bother me Why Because as a kid I learned that I am protected because I have a covenant with God I learned that angels are around memdashprotecting me My parents taught me the promises of Psalm 91 and likewise Irsquom teaching my children that those promises are true for them 247 no matter where they are

Testing the Limits | While most children have to learn how to overcome fear there are those who are not afraid of anything Thatrsquos the way I was as a kidmdashconstantly testing the limits of everything I wanted to be a stuntman from the time I could ride a tricycle I tried to jump it and ride it fast Today my 5-year-old son Jonathan is the same way Itrsquos in his genes He recently learned to ride a bicycle and two

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W When I was growing up my dad Kenneth Copeland taught me many valuable lessons He taught me about spiritual things and natural things But one of the most important lessons I learned from Dad was how not to allow fear in my life Thatrsquos a lesson Irsquom passing on to my children and itrsquos something I hope you would want to pass on to your children as well Of course the reality is that most children are naturally fearful So as parents we must take the time to explain to them that they have no reason to fear because God loves them and is always with them When children know they can count on Godmdashand they understand that God is much bigger than the ldquoboogeymanrdquo or anything else they may fearmdashit gives them a sense of safety and security To overcome fear kids just like adults must be fully persuaded that God in them is greater than anything that is in the world (1 John 44)

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

Being equipped to deal with fear makes it easier for a person to obey God in areas that could be challenging If children learn how to do that at an early age theyrsquoll be able to readily obey God and operate in a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo as adults Our children need to know how to live a lifestyle of rejecting fear and letting love rule and reign in their lives They learn that by watching us their parents Teach them to not fear the future and what could happen but to trust God and follow the Holy Spirit If we teach our children these things they will have a tremendous advantage in life VICTORY

John Copeland is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the son of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland He lives in Fort Worth Texas with his wife Marty and their three children

months later he built a ramp so he could jump his bicycle What do you do with a child like that Well we donrsquot need to teach him how not to be fearful because hersquos not afraid But we do have to supervise his activity as much as possible and take the time to teach him about being responsible in his actions Part of that is teaching him to wear his safety gear and training him to use as much good judgment as a 5-year-old can Of course we pray for him too and confess the Word over him and expect him to be protected and safe More than likely at some point in his life Jonathan will still have opportunities to overcome fear And wersquore equipping him to be able to do that as well

ldquoNo Fearrdquo Provides an Advantage in Life | Because Dad taught me how not to be fearful as a kid I have been able to overcome fear as an adult Although I never was afraid of much as a child or as a teenager I did have to overcome the fear of getting up in front of people to speak And the bottom line of that fear was the fear of failuremdashthe fear of what people would think of me But now when I have a speaking engagement or Irsquom scheduled to tape the broadcast I simply donrsquot allow fear to come in I focus on the fact that Irsquom doing this because I love people and I love our Partners I remind myself that this is far more important than what people think of me Even though public speaking still isnrsquot something I look forward to doing I simply say ldquoLord this is in Your hands and I know I can trust Yourdquo I know I have the Holy Ghost on the inside of me and I believe ldquoI can do all things through Christ who strengthens merdquo (Philippians 413 New King James Version) Our children need to know who they are in Christ and that they always have the help of the Holy Ghost Then no matter what obstacles they face theyrsquoll be able to handle them When something looks like it could be a major problem and the enemy tries to torment them with worry and fear he wonrsquot be able to succeed Theyrsquoll know how to resist fearmdashthe devilmdashand theyrsquoll also know how to listen for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Ghost Helping our children grow up with a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo will give them a great advantage in life Just think about how many times the Holy Spirit has prompted you to do something but you drew back because of fear For instance have you ever felt like you should go witness to your neighbor and the enemy immediately tried to talk you out of it He might have used the fear of rejectionmdashfear of what that person would say or fear of being laughed atmdashas a tactic to keep you from going next door But if you could have recognized that fear as the enemyrsquos strategy you would have known how to resist the devil so you could have obeyed God and talked to your neighbor about salvation

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

God never intended for His people to cope with fearHe intended for us to attack it on all fronts

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Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

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There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

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no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

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Get into the Word today And find out about all that Jesus did for you as you discover So Great Salvation

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Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

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BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

Gloria Copeland Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis and Creflo A Dollar Tune in and catch a glimpse of the convention experiencemdashthen make plans to attend and get immersed in the Word

Women of FaithBillye Brim joins Gloria Copeland for two weeks of faith and revelation Donrsquot miss a

minute of these powerful women of the Word

Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

God and His Word Donrsquot miss this week as they wrap things up

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HOST HOTEL Anaheim Marriott | $103 singledouble | wwwanaheimmarriottcom | (714) 750-8000 Please mention KCM when making your reservation Reserve by 6805

Anaheim Hilton | $114 singledouble | wwwanaheimhiltoncom | (714) 750-4321 Please ask for rate code WCB when making your reservation Reserve by 6105

Radisson Hotel Maingate | $79 singledouble | wwwradissoncomanaheimca_maingate(714) 750-2801 | Please mention KCM when making your reservation Reserve by 61105

Visit our Web site for more information Meetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you Partners and Friends within Canada call (604) 572-4242

Jerry Savelle

Gloria Copeland

Kenneth Copeland

Jesse Duplantis

Creflo ADollar

Anaheim Calif

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday July 9 at 930 am

JULY4-9 Get Into the Overf low

Anaheim Convention Center | 800 W Katella AveAnaheim CA 92802 | (714) 765-8950

Unable to attend the meetings Join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and

Internet Radio at wwwkcmorg

live broadcast

Volunteer meeting Sunday July 3 at 3 pm in the Hilton Anaheim Pacific Ballroom

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadetsDana and Linda

JohnsonCommander

Kellie

2005

Overflow

Visit our Web site for more informationUnable to attend the meetings Then join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and Internet Radio at wwwkcmorgMeetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you Partners and Friends within the United States call (800) 600-7395 Partners and Friends within Canada call 1-877-480-3388

Join Kenneth and Gloria at these other 2005 meetingshellip

Get Into theOverflowHost Hotel Radisson Plaza Hotel Fort Worth815 Main St Fort Worth TX 76102 | (817) 870-2100 phone (817) 882-1300 fax | wwwradissoncomftworthtx $112 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservationReserve by 63005 | Please check with Radisson concerning cancellation policy at time of reservation

Marriott Courtyard Blackstone Downtown Fort Worth601 Main St Fort Worth TX 76102(817) 885-8700 phone | (817) 885-8303 faxwwwmarriottcomdfwms | $125 singledoublePlease mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation | Reserve by 53005

Park Central Hotel1010 Houston St Fort Worth TX 76102(817) 336-2011 phone | (817) 336-0105 faxwwwparkcentralhotelcom$100 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation

Fort Worth Convention Center | 1201 Houston StFort Worth TX 76102 | (817) 570-2222

Praise and worship led by Len Mink and the KCM Band

We need youmdashto help us make this meeting a successCome to the volunteer meeting Sunday July 31 3 pmmdash Radisson Plaza or join us for pre-service prayer every evening 45 minutes before service

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday August 6 at 930 am

SouthwestDana and Linda

JohnsonCommander

Kellie

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadets

2005 Singles CelebrationExclusively at the Southwest Prosperity Convention

Join other singles 18 and older of like faith in the Convention

Center Ballroom | Enjoy great fellowship food entertainment

and fun Wednesday August 3 immediately following the evening

service Tickets are $20 at the door or $15 if purchased before

July 1 To order tickets call or write to Kenneth Copeland

Ministries or log on to wwwkcmorg

International Reception - come celebrate 25 years at Southwest

Wednesday August 3 following the afternoon session

West Coast Prosperity Overflow ConventionJuly 4-9Anaheim Convention Center800 W Katella Ave | Anaheim CA 92802(714) 765-8950

Great Lakes Prosperity Overflow ConventionAugust 22-27US Cellular Arena | 400 W Kilbourn AveMilwaukee WI 53203(414) 908-6000

June 17Annual Word of Faith ConferenceWord of Faith International Christian Center20000 W Nine Mile RoadSouthfield MI 48075-5597(248) 353-3476

June 27National Pentecostal Church of God Convention

(417) 624-7050 ext 370 or 371

July 23-24Inspiring Excellence Conference 2005Family Harvest Church18500 92nd AveTinley Park IL 60477(708) 614-6000

September 2-4Thunder Over Texas Motorcycle RallyJerry Savelle Ministries InternationalTexas Motor Speedway3601 Hwy 114Justin TX 76247(817) 297-3155wwwthunderovertexascom

September 11Annual Chicago Faith ConferenceLiving Word Christian Center7600 W Roosevelt RoadForest Park IL 60130(708) 697-5000wwwbwmorg

October 2Grace FellowshipPO Box 55236Tulsa OK 74155(918) 252-1611

October 26-31Prayer Mountain in the OzarksBillye Brim MinistriesPO Box 40Branson MO 65615(417) 336-4877wwwbillyebrimorg

November 6-7Living Word Bible Church3520 E Brown Road Mesa AZ 85213(480) 964-4463

Days of Refreshing September 18-23Eagle Mountain International ChurchKenneth Copeland Ministries Headquarters14355 Morris-Dido Road | Newark TX 76071(not a mailing address)(817) 252-2868

Washington DC Victory CampaignNovember 17-19Hylton Memorial Chapel14640 Potomac Mills RoadWoodbridge VA 22192(703) 590-0076

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Training ChildrentoLoveGod

Children are our future In fact they are the future | Speaking from experience as a pastor and father I can tell you children grow up very quickly As parents and as a church wersquore called to train them and teach them the truth of Godrsquos Word | Part of that training includes teaching them to honor us Just think of how God corrects us as His children We understand He does it because He loves us He desires for us to honor and respect Him so that we immediately obey Him And He wants us to obey Him so we can fulfill His calling on our lives | The same is true for our children As we raise them to honor and respect us wersquore also teaching them to honor and respect their heavenly Father

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As a child I remember wanting my parents to correct me One time in particular comes to mind when I was about 5 years old My family and I were living in New York City My mother was working the night shift and my father had fallen asleep on the couch Instead of going to bed on my own I stayed up watching television It never crossed my mind to get ready for bed by myself because Irsquod never done it before I just waited until my father woke up When he asked me why I wasnrsquot in bed I innocently replied ldquoI was waiting for yourdquo Looking back I realize that I wanted him to correct me and tell me what to do Itrsquos the same with our children They want to be corrected They may not say it but deep down in their hearts they desire instruction and correction Why Because they develop a sense of security when we discipline and correct them They will love us as their parents and more importantly they will love God

Loving God and One Another | Everything we do in our livesmdashwhether as parents or childrenmdashshould come from a place of loving our heavenly Father and one another Matthew 2237-39 says ldquoThou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind This is the first and great commandment And the second is like unto it Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyselfrdquo Each of us is called to love God with all of our heart soul and mind Wersquore also called to love our neighbor as ourselves Take a moment to reread this verse Where it says ldquothou shalt love thy neighbor as thyselfrdquo put parentheses around ldquothy neighborrdquo and in its place fill in the name of someone you know Now think about this Children could insert the names of their parents into this verse Doing so would mean that they should love us their parents as they love themselves This isnrsquot a stretch because ldquothy neighborrdquo isnrsquot limited to the person who lives next door to you Itrsquos anyone you are in contact withmdashfriends family co-workers and parents

A Commandment With a Promise | Deuteronomy 516 tells us how important it is for children to honor their parents The first part of the verse is a commandment ldquoHonour thy father and thy mother as the Lord thy God hath commanded theerdquo But this commandment comes with a promise The promise says that our days will be prolonged on this earth and filled with the glory of God in the land which the Lord our God gives us Kids need to understand that honoring mom and dad affects the course of their lives Itrsquos that important The word honor means ldquoto hold in high esteem to respectrdquo or ldquoto love with great kindness affection and carerdquo Just as we should hold our parents in high esteem we should teach our children to do the same They are to value us as precious and love us with great kindness affection and care

Training ChildrentoLoveGod

The Greatest Complimentby Jeremy Pearsons

Other than the Word of God and listening to the Holy Spirit I believe there is no greater teacher in life than life itself The things we experience often serve as building blocks that help shape who we are With Fatherrsquos Day approaching I would like to take the time to share some personal experiences with my dad that have impacted my life Let me begin by saying my dad would be the first to tell you he is far from perfecthellipbut not in my eyes Not only has he taught me to love God and the Word but he is also responsible for my love of music As a baby I sat on Dadrsquos shoulders watching and listening to him play the piano And eventually I sat next to him while he patiently taught me to play Because of my parents I know how to believe God for healing in my body As a child when Irsquod get sick 1 Peter 224 was always the first medicine I was given followed by a healthy dose of Papa Kennethrsquos healing tapes Yet another building block in my faith was set when Dad announced we would be giving our house awaymdasha house that was completely paid for This was a shining example to me of how to give God our best seed I also remember Dad in his pajamas struggling to stay awake at 2 am while he helped me complete a science project that was due the next day Not only did that experience teach me about a fatherrsquos unconditional love but it also taught me not to procrastinate Dad also loved me enough to spank me and ground me for wrong behavior For that Irsquom thankful He taught me what not to dohellipand that is often the most valuable thing a person can know I see in George Pearsons a man being made perfect through a life devoted to the Word The building blocks of honor and integrity are set in my life because they count for something in his By seeing him walk in humil-ity Irsquove learned the value of preferring others And pos-sibly some of the greatest lessons hersquos taught me came when he said ldquoSon this is where Irsquove missed itrdquo As you can tell I love him And when someone says ldquoHey Jeremy you remind me so much of your dadrdquo itrsquos one of the greatest compliments I could receive VICTORY

Jeremy Pearsons son of Pastors George and Terri Pearsons and Kenneth Copelandrsquos eldest grand-son is the senior high minister of 14forty Student Ministries at Eagle Mountain International Church For information about 14forty visit us online at httpwww14fortycom For ministry materials write to

Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001

As we teach our children to respect our authority they will in turn learn to respect Godrsquos authority As their parents we are the voice of God in their lives Wersquore to train and direct them to follow after the Lord with all of their hearts Wersquore called to be a reflection of Jesus Christ to them As we teach them to be more like Jesus wersquoll help them to become more familiar with Godrsquos love

Our Example | In Luke 2 we read about Jesus as a child Itrsquos a great example of how children should respond to their parents In this passage Jesus and His earthly parents traveled to Jerusalem for Passover He was 12 years old at the time At the end of their visit Mary and Joseph left Jerusalem to return home Along the way they discovered that Jesus was not with their group They returned to find Him teaching at the temple When they asked Him what He was doing He answered ldquoWhy did you seek me Did you not know that I must be about My Fatherrsquos businessrdquo (Luke 249 New King James Version) Now look at what verse 51 says ldquoAnd he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was subject unto themrdquo It says ldquoJesus was subject to themrdquo The word subject is a military term which means ldquoto rank yourself under someonerdquo Jesus ranked Himself under His parentsmdashHe put Himself under their authority He was practicing obedience with His parents so that He could be obedient to His heavenly Father It says in The Amplif ied Bible He ldquowas [habitually] obedient to themrdquo So for our children obedience (being subject to us as

their parents) is all part of honoring and loving us Jesus obeyed immediately He didnrsquot talk back to Mary and Joseph or roll His eyes at them He obeyed This is how our children should respond to us too They should be quick to obey By learning to quickly obey us theyrsquore also learning to quickly obey God

The Next Generation | As parents and believers we have an awesome responsibility We are raising the next generation Our children and the children in our churches are the next generationrsquos pastors teachers and parents We must raise them right We need to train them to follow Godmdashto honor and obey Him without complaining or hesitating This is a necessary step toward equipping them to fulfill Godrsquos calling on their lives Letrsquos not leave our children ill-equipped to handle their calling Letrsquos teach them what it is to honor us and that by honoring us they honor Him Children need to honor God and to know how very much God loves them They learn that to a great degree through you their parents And remember our children are our future VICTORY

George Pearsons is the senior pastor of Eagle Mountain International Church located on the grounds of Kenneth Copeland Ministries For information or ministry materials write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001

Do you ever stare into the eyes of your teenager during one of your ldquolecturesrdquo and wonder if anyone is even home to hear it Well even in the midst of eye rolling and stra-tegic sighing itrsquos not hopeless With a little work you and your teenager really can have a great relationship This straightforward and blunt new series by Jeremy Pearsons tells how Itrsquos aimed straight at your teen and with the title How to Handle Mom and Dad itrsquos sure to get his or her attention

In a language teenagers can understand Jeremy tackles topics such as what it takes to make glad parents and not mad parents how to deal with confrontation correction and those parental speeches (that seem to last for hours) how to get an attitude makeover and other practical tips

Order today and listen for yourself Then pass this cool CD series on to your teen After the initial ldquoeye rollrdquo you might even catch them smiling

How to Handle Mom and Dad | 3-CD series

CDN $15 B050613

Train Up Parentshellipin the Way They Should Go

To order in Canada call toll-free 1-877-480-3388 To place an order by mail please use the address on the last page Order online at shopkcmcanadaca

Milwaukee Wis August 22-27

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday August 27 at 930 am

Praise and worship led by Len Mink and the KCM Band

We need youmdashto help us make this meeting a successJoin us for the volunteer meeting Sunday August 21 at 3 pm in the Hilton Ballroom

HOST HOTELHilton Milwaukee City Center | 509 W Wisconsin Ave | Milwaukee WI 53203 | (414) 271-7250 phone | (414) 271-1039 fax | wwwmilwaukeecitycenterhiltoncom $107 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation Reserve by 72305

Holiday Inn Milwaukee City Centre | 611 W Wisconsin Ave | Milwaukee WI 53203 | (414) 273-2950 phone | (414) 273-7662 fax | wwwichotelsgroupcom

$89 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation | Group Booking Code GLB | Reserve by 72105

Best WesternmdashInn Towne Hotel | 710 N Old World Third | Milwaukee WI 53203 | (414) 224-8400 phone | (414) 273-7503 fax | wwwinntownehotelcom

$72 singledouble | Please mention Kenneth Copeland Ministries when making reservation Reserve by 71905

Unable to attend the meetings Then join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and Internet Radio at wwwkcmorg

Visit our Web site for more information | Meetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you | Partners and Friends within the United States call (800) 600-7395 | Partners and Friends within Canada call 1-877-480-3388

US Cellular Arena | 400 W Kilbourn Ave | Milwaukee WI 53203 | (414) 908-6000

Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis

Creflo A Dollar

Keith Moore Keith Butler Bill WinstonKenneth and Gloria Copeland

Get Into the Overf low

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadets

Superkid Academy

Dana and Linda Johnson

CommanderKellie

2005

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Poisonous Snake Bit You

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ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo Acts 285

Traveling by sea was a perilous and risky undertaking Ships were not always reliable The routes often took them through waters cluttered with sharp rocks reefs and debris Even if the vessel was guided by strong skilled leadership currents were so strong that even the best ships could be carried directly into rocks and other dangerous obstacles In Acts 27 we read that Paul was traveling aboard a ship that ran into rocks and broke into pieces In that moment of crisis Paul became Godrsquos man on board as he spoke the word of faith to the crew and passengers Soon he was in charge of the entire situation Once marooned on the island of Melita Paul worked with other crew members to collect wood for a fire A venomous viper was hidden in the sticks he was carrying When he dropped his wood into the flames that snake

bit Paul on the hand Acts 283 says ldquoAnd when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire there came a viper out of the heat and fastened on his handrdquo The word viper is the Greek word echidna and refers to ldquoa highly venomous snakerdquo The verse says that this snake ldquofastened on his handrdquo The word fastened is the Greek word kathapto and it means ldquoto tightly fastenrdquo This snake deeply bit the Apostle Paul and injected its venom into his hand for the word kathapto also meant ldquoto introduce poison into the bodyrdquo That viper sunk its fangs into Paulrsquos flesh and released its full load of venom into his hand That is why Acts 284 says ldquoAnd when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand they said among themselves No doubt this man is a murderer whom though he hath escaped the sea yet vengeance suffereth not to liverdquo

W hen I read about the travels of the Apostle Paul I find his story to be simply remarkable What he had to endure to take the gospel to the gentiles was out of the ordinary | For example in 2 Corinthians 1125 Paul tells us that during the course of his ministry he was shipwrecked three times He writes ldquohellipthrice I suffered shipwreck a night and a day I have been in the deeprdquo

What Would You Do if a

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to advance the gospel I refuse to give in to my flesh and throw a pity party Because I keep going and never give in or give up Godrsquos power is always available to help me in every situation Therersquos too much at stake for me to let some little thing pull me down into defeat With Godrsquos Spirit at work in me I overcome every obstacle that tries to block my way I declare this by faith in Jesusrsquo Name VICTORY

Excerpted from Sparkling Gems by Rick Renner

Rick Renner is an author pastor and teacher of the Word of God who has ministered all over the world He and his wife Denise pastor Moscow Good News Church in Moscow Russia For more information or ministry materials please write Rick Renner Ministries PO Box 702040 Tulsa OK 74170-2040 or call (918) 496-3213

But what did Paul do Acts 285 says ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo The phrase ldquoshook it off rdquo is from the Greek word apotinasso It is a compound of the words apo meaning ldquooff rdquo and ldquoawayrdquo and the word tinasso which means to ldquoshakerdquo This word gives us a picture of the Apostle Paul shaking his hand back and forth until the viper released its fangs and fell into the fire When the barbarian crowd saw that Paul didnrsquot die they assumed he was a god In just a short time Paul used the event to bring the whole island together for a crusade Publius the chief of the island was so impressed that he took Paul into his own home for three days While there Paul laid hands on Publiusrsquo father who ldquolay sick of a fever and of a bloody fluxrdquo (Acts 288) The man was miraculously healed and soon the entire island was in revival The Bible tells us ldquoSo when this was done others also which had diseases in the island came and were healedrdquo (Acts 289) By the time Paul departed from Melita he was so respected and honored that they loaded him down with everything necessary for the remainder of his journey How would you have acted if you had been in Paulrsquos position Suppose you were shipwrecked lost all your material possessions then found yourself marooned on an island inhabited by barbarians where a venomous snake promptly bites you Do you think you would have ldquoshaken it off rdquo as Paul did Would you have turned your disaster into a revival Or would you have been tempted to sit down and cry while you worried about your plans being ruined Paulrsquos attitude kept him in the midst of revival everywhere he went He had the opportunity to give in to his flesh and throw a pity party just as you and I do But because Paul chose to keep going and never stop Godrsquos power was always available to help him in every situation What is hindering you today What is the devil trying to use to latch on to your life and to distract you Why donrsquot you make the decision to shake it off Therersquos too much at stake to let some little thing distract you and pull you down into defeat Turn that attack around and use it for the glory of God Make the devil sorry he ever sent that poisonous viper to attack you

My Prayer Today | Lord give me the attitude that turns every attack the devil sends into an opportunity for revival Help me walk in such strong and consistent faith that I do not flinch at ANYTHING Rather than give in to my flesh and let worry conquer me help me remember the assignment Yoursquove given me and help me remain committed to f inish my course on time I pray this in Jesusrsquo Name

My Confession Today | I confess that revival happens everywhere I go Every disaster the devil sends is an opportunity

Like finding a shiny jewel in a pile of rocks Sparkling Gems From the Greek will inspire you

to dig into Godrsquos Word in search of valuable gems

In this unique daily devotional Rick Renner combines his understanding of the Greek lan-

guage and his knowledge of biblical history to explore New Testament scriptures By defining

key words from the original Greek language and explaining the historical context in which

the scriptures were written he reveals new facets of the Word and how to apply them to

daily life

The table of contents and index make this an easy-to-use study tool you can refer to over

and over again Order yours today

Sparkling Gems From the Greek | 7frac14rdquo x 9frac12rdquo | hardback | 1106 pages

CDN$30 B050605

Uncovering the Many Facets of the Word

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Thank You Jesus for Protecting My Family After seeing Kellie Copelandrsquos Prayer for Family Protection I began reading it every morning My family is separated by many miles The prayer makes me feel more secure throughout the day know-ing and believing they are safe One morning I almost did not read my prayer But I knew I had to take time to read it so I did Later on in the day I called my sister and she told me my niece had just totaled her car but she was not hurt in any way I immediately thought Thank You Jesus for protecting my family Thank you angels for taking charge over my family for covering them with your wings of protection I hung up the phone and called the KCM prayer line to thank God once more and to give a praise report Thank you Kellie for sharing your special prayer with me Phyllis Roberts Beech Grove Ind

ldquoA faithful man shall abound with blessingsrdquo

Teaching Me So I Can Teach Them My grandson Christopher who lives in New York needed dental surgery when he was 4 years old The hospital told us the insurance would pay but when all was said and done the paperwork came back rejected We had paid the $800 deduct-ible which left over $2000 still to pay I called your prayer

team and asked them to agree that the money would come in and they would take payments The next day the hospital called and said we did not have to pay any of it They had made a mistake and approved the surgery before hearing from the insurance so they absorbed the cost

Christopher is now 6 and he loves Jesus I am so thankful for your ministry Yoursquove taught me so much that I can share with all my grandchildren I was praying with my other two grandsons Nick (8) and Nate (11) last nightmdashjust listening to them talk to the Lord is so thrillingmdashI can imagine how it thrills the Lordrsquos heart too Thank you for teaching me so I can teach themMarti Deacon | Michigan

The Year of Overflow in Prison I went to prison in June 2000 sentenced to 105 to 210 years For three years I walked around in darkness full of hate grief envy and mad at the world My five children forgot me My wife moved in with my best friend Then this ldquoJesus freakrdquo started telling me that Jesus had something in store for me Irsquod laugh and go on my way For a month he kept saying ldquoCome to church and

seerdquo One Sunday in August 2003 tired of my life I went to church for a laugh But the joke was on memdashI went to the altar and made Jesus Christ the Lord of my life When I saw in the Word that God restores families I prayed that God would restore my family as He did for Joseph in the Bible A short time later I was moved to a different housing block There I met six of the greatest Christian brothers ever They worked with me and taught me a lot using your books on healing the power of tongues etc We became a true family But God wasnrsquot done This past Thanksgiving my young-est daughter wrote me a letter and my second oldest daughter wrote to me after Christmas I believe this is the Year of Overflow I believe my other three children will get in touch with me soon God not only restores families He gives new ones Kenneth thank you for your help Keep me in your

prayers You are in mineRP | Pennsylvania

Proverbs 2820

I am so thankful for

your ministry

GoodNEWSGazette

Intruder Encounters the Power of God At 4 am while my 4-year-old son and I were sleeping someone came into our apartment We both woke up from the noise of the door being opened I jumped up from my bed wide-awake facing the person standing before me Not knowing if they were male or female or whether or not they had a weapon I began screaming But then being reminded that I was a child of Almighty God and remembering a story in your magazine I began yell-ing to the burglar ldquoGet away in Jesusrsquo Mighty Name and get out of my apartment immediatelyrdquo The person didnrsquot move so I turned the light on and saw that it was a woman about my age I then grabbed her by the

arm and led her out of the apartment Before I closed the door behind her I found myself saying in a calm voice ldquoGod bless yourdquo Later

I asked my son why he had been so silent He said ldquoMummy as you talked with that woman I prayed the Lord would take that evil spirit out of our apartmentrdquo Thank you for working for Godrsquos kingdom and for being such a big blessing to others like meIH | Canada

ldquoDaddy Is a Nonsmokerrdquo My 9-year-old daughter Annabelle has been believing for Daddy to give up smoking She has been praying for him for about six months and declares ldquoDaddy is a nonsmokerrdquo Her dad always smoked outside in the garden and never near the children But Annie would see him out her bedroom window and decided at age 8 to involve the Lord Jesus in the situa-tion During a recent illness her daddy stopped smoking and has not taken it up againmdashhe hasnrsquot even been craving a cigarette badly Annie has seen what wonderful results happen when something is given over to GodMR | England

Struggles Give Way to Praise Report We have a family of six and yoursquove played a huge part in our lives for at least the last eight years I have written you about our struggles and now have praise reports

In a period of two weeks my husband received a job that pays $20000 more than his previous job and our son received a call from a talent agency that he had applied to a year ago In addition my husband is

now coaching a basketball team He loves the game but ini-tially was concerned about losing his temper However God has helped him and he has been able to have the self-control he needs It is a wonderful team and after the first game it blessed me so much to hear my husband tell how God had put it all together By the time I went to bed that night I was crying tears of thankfulness I love you guys and appreciate you so muchDusty Farmer | Texas

Fear of Water Flushed Away

At 6 months old my youngest granddaughter became suddenly

terrified of water Her bath time which always had been the high

point of her day became a nightmare I had been praying over her

and the situation was getting a little better Then late one night

she watched your broadcast with me She was mesmerized by

Gloria and focused on her for the entire broadcast

The next day her joy in her bath time was back Now months

later she is the water babymdashthe screaming comes when you take

her out of the water the dogrsquos water dish has to be left outside

Thank You Jesus And thank you all for your faithfulness

Judith Hewson | Tamworth NH

I n t e r n a t i o n a l N e w sGoodNEWSGazette

Bryan Bair ran his fingers over the shiny metal of his French horn one last time before handing it over Pocketing the money he left the pawnshop and drove to the rundown shack he and his family called home in Muskogee Okla In an effort to liven up the dismal rental his wife Angie had painted the walls Convinced that their daughter Cierra shouldnrsquot crawl around on the filthy carpet theyrsquod scratched together enough money to replace it at their own expense

Once again prosperity had eluded them No matter how hard they worked or how carefully they spent they just couldnrsquot get ahead Both cars were being repossessed If that werenrsquot bad enough they were being booted out of the ramshackle house and the owner was suing them for changing the deacutecor

Bryan unlocked the front door and stepped into the cool dank living room Everything he owned was gone He slipped off his wedding band and ran his finger over the word engraved inside Hesed

That was all he had left to cling tomdashone word of hope

From Rules to Revelation | ldquoAngie and I grew up in the same church in Oklahoma Cityrdquo Bryan explains ldquoI was several years older than she was and we didnrsquot know one another well As adults life wasnrsquot kind to either of us After suffering years of physical abuse the Lord rescued Angie from almost certain death and she returned to Oklahoma City to begin healing Her sister gave her a set of tapes by Kenneth Copeland The Blood Covenant The tapes were life-changing for Angie and when she learned that I was broken and bruised from a failed marriage she loaned them to me

Covenantof Love

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on what was left I told Angie what the Lord said and we both repented and agreed to tithe on our gross income ldquoThe first of May I tithed 10 percent of my gross salary Two days later a woman who had lost her home during a tornado saw Angiersquos house and bought it immediatelyrdquo

The Breath of Life | In another stroke of divine favor Angiersquos parents provided the money for them to move into a much nicer house in Muskogee Theyrsquod been living there for a while when Angie began feeling sick and suffering from headaches and fatigue Not only that it became increasingly difficult to awaken 3-year-old Cierra each morning She was lethargic and her eyes stayed a reddish color One night during dinner Cierra said ldquoMama and Daddy I saw Jesus in my bedroom last nightrdquo Angie stopped serving food and glanced at Bryan ldquoWhat did Jesus do honeyrdquo ldquoHe blowed in my mouthrdquo Cierra explained Bryan and Angie looked at one another with raised brows and shrugged Days later Angie and Cierra were in the house alone when the carbon monoxide alarm sounded Angie called the gas company and they sent someone immediately His carbon monoxide detector sounded an alarm before he ever got inside the house ldquoGet out nowrdquo he shouted ldquoThe serviceman said that our carbon monoxide alarm

was next to an air vent so while the poisonous gas was filling the house the alarm only sensed fresh air until it reached dangerously high levelsrdquo Angie recalls ldquoAfter taking the readings he said there was no reason that we were still aliverdquo This time it was Angie who pulled off her wedding band and ran her finger over the word engraved inside Hesed A sob caught in her throat as she realized what God had done Jesus had breathed into Cierrarsquos mouth

The Tithe Test | Although Bryan and Angie saw promising changes in their financial picture it appeared to be too little too late They were forced into Chapter 7 bankruptcy Seated in chambers with the bankruptcy trustee during their hearing Bryan and Angie were unprepared for the ruling

ldquoI sold medical supplies and listened to the tape series in my car as I traveled The thing that most impressed me was Brother Copelandrsquos teaching on hesed This is the love of God that passes mere knowledge It is the experience of Godrsquos love based on a covenant which lasts until death and beyond With two failed marriages behind us and the abuse Angie suffered at her former husbandrsquos hands we were in awe of this kind of loverdquo Angie and Bryan learned from the tapes that tithing was divinely designed to be an expression of faith in that covenant of love That was a new idea to them Theyrsquod both known tithing as a biblical rule but theyrsquod never had a revelation of it as their covenant connection

Help in Troubled Times | On May 3 1997 Bryan and Angie married and made a covenant between themselves and God As a permanent reminder they engraved the word Hesed inside their wedding bands Angie worked as a dental assistant and Bryan continued his career in medical sales They lived in the small house Angie owned and tithed 10 percent of all their income trusting in their covenant with God Two days before Christmas Bryanrsquos boss called in his entire staff ldquoYoursquore all firedrdquo he said ldquoSome of you may be hired by the distributor whorsquos taking over the businessrdquo Bryan sighed with relief when the distributor hired him but it came with a price He would do the same job hersquod been doing with 20 percent less salary and no benefits or insurance A year later the company changed hands again Bryan lost another 5 percent of his income and Angie gave birth to their daughter Cierra By 1999 a frustrated Bryan took a job with a new company as a direct manufacturerrsquos representative selling spinal implants The salary package was about the same as the one hersquod left behind Because his territory included all of Tulsa and the northwest part of Arkansas they listed Angiersquos house for sale and moved to Muskogee Bryan stood in the living room and ran his finger over the word engraved on the inside of his wedding band Angiersquos house still hadnrsquot sold they were being kicked out of the rental house both cars were being repossessed and hersquod hocked his French horn This is the protection of God He fell to his knees on the hardwood floor ldquoLord why Irsquom tithing and we arenrsquot making ends meetrdquo Why are you stealing from Me Bryan gasped ldquoLord wersquove tithed faithfully for two yearsrdquo Render unto Caesar that which belongs to Caesar and to God that which belongs to God ldquoI knew immediately what Irsquod done wrongrdquo Bryan says ldquoWersquod been tithing after taxes In other words we were giving the first portion of everything to taxes and tithing

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Covenantof Love

b y M e l a n i e H e m r y

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10

percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10 percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered It was tempting It was a way out of the financial vise that seemed to tighten around Bryan moment by moment He wanted to throw up his hands and say ldquoOK so it was a bad idea Irsquoll try again later when this whole mess is cleared uprdquo He twisted the ring on his finger Hesed He was in covenant with God Hersquod made a promise that he intended to fulfill if it cost him his life What if it does cost me everything Mouth dry and hands clammy he looked the trustee in the eye ldquoWe will never stop giving that 10 percentrdquo ldquoThen I have no other choice but to remove your Chapter 7 status I am moving you into a Chapter 13 bankruptcy That means wersquoll put you on a repayment plan Yoursquoll repay every dime with interestrdquo Bryan looked at Angie who smiled ldquoWe prefer it that wayrdquo The decision to tithe regardless of the cost triggered such deep-seated fear in Bryan that he suffered night terrors Each time he woke in a cold sweat shadowboxing against an unseen enemy Angie comforted him and said ldquoWe will be tithers God has not given us a spirit of fear but He has given us His love power and a sound mindrdquo ldquoAngie helped me get through the night terrors for monthsrdquo Bryan recalls ldquoAnother thing that helped was a list of scripture confessions for breakthrough that was printed in one of the Believerrsquos Voice of Victory magazines I kept them on my desk and repeated them dailyrdquo Toward the end of that year in November 2000 Bryan scored a direct hit on the enemy when he released his first vocal CD of nine songs entitled In His Presence Soon after an amazing thing happened in his business Before he could contact new doctors in his territory they began contacting him and asking for his product The favor of God rested on him to such a degree that both doctors and hospitals saw him as a benefit While still tithing and repaying all his debts Bryan and Angie began giving a monthly gift to KCM Bryan decided to release his territory in Oklahoma and concentrate his efforts in northwest Arkansas In July 2002 they moved into their new home near Fort Smith Ark Angie an artist painted an archangel standing guard and placed the painting above their fireplacemdasha constant reminder of their covenant with God She also painted and personalized bedrooms for Tayler and Britton Bryanrsquos two teenaged children Instead of a ratty rental house they

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Kenneth Copeland Ministries with faithful support and

unyielding prayer Together wersquore raising up a generation

of men women and children who are ready to reach the

world with the uncompromised message of the gospel

And it shows

As these men stand with us they know wersquore standing

with them too Wersquore praying daily for them Wersquore believing with them for restored relationships financial

success wise parenting and abundant health

Each day our anointings and ministries are joining together empowering one another And together wersquore

changing the world

all these men have something in common

Par tnership

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call 1-877-480-3388 or

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God has great things in store for youPartners Please send us your testimoniesmdashwe want to hear the great things God is doing in your lives so we can rejoice with you

lived in a beautiful home filled with love and laughter

A Covenant of Life | In August 2003 Bryan and Angie took Tayler Britton and Cierra for a last getaway to Branson before school started Excited about going to Silver Dollar City the children chattered happily during the drive The next morning they were about to leave the hotel when 5-year-old Cierra grabbed her abdomen and screamed in agony They rushed her to a nearby clinic where she was diagnosed with appendicitis There were no surgeons available and the ambulance was tied up with another patient The fastest way to get help they were told was to drive her to Fayetteville After loading the family in their 2001 Expedition Angie phoned family members and asked for prayer Without warning the shocks went out on the car ldquoEvery bump in the road knocked the breath out of usrdquo Angie remembers ldquoAnd with every jolt Cierra screamed It was a grueling trip that should have taken an hour but we had to go so slowly that it took us three Most of that time our cell phones were without a signal But once the cell phones came on I phoned my mother whorsquod just returned from the Southwest Believersrsquo Convention She and a friend whorsquod been at the convention had been praying for Cierra and the Lord told them to tell us to take Communion ldquoI searched the car for anything to use as Communion elements All I could find was half a Diet Coke and a Twinkie I broke off pieces of the Twinkie for each of us and then prayed over it as representing Jesusrsquo body that was broken for Cierra We used Diet Coke as a substitute for Jesusrsquo blood that was shed for her and prayed based on our covenant with God ldquoThe moment we finished praying Cierrarsquos pain stopped and she went to sleep She slept the remainder of the way to Fayetteville When the surgeon met us Cierra was awake and in no pain He pressed on her abdomen just like the previous doctor had done but it didnrsquot hurt her According to the blood work her white count had been up but was droppingrdquo ldquoThere is no doubt that something has taken place in this childrsquos bodyrdquo the surgeon explained ldquobut there is nothing wrong now She is free to gordquo Bryan and Angie had the car repaired and returned to Silver Dollar City to finish their vacation As they watched Cierra run and play they fingered their rings and gave all the praise to God The Lord has continued to bless them beyond their wildest dreams In the month of January 2004 Bryan made more money than he made during a whole year before he began tithing on his gross income Bryan and Angie Bair defeated fear and in so doing they defeated the poverty attached to it Because they

steadfastly maintained their covenant connection to-day they not only know God cares for them they have experienced firsthand His powerful covenant love VICTORY

Standing in AgreementmdashThere Is Victory in Numbers

Praying alone is effective But sometimes you need the power of oth-ers praying in agreement with you | Kenneth Copelandrsquos Pressing In for Victory will teach you thoroughly about the prayer of agree-ment Yoursquoll learn how joining others and praying according to Godrsquos Word is a powerful weapon in your prayer arsenal | Hear personal stories of how Kenneth and Gloria again and again received the answers they needed through powerful prayers of agreement writ-ing contracts based on scriptures and pressing in until their break-throughs came

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House

T h e G o d o f t h e B r e a k t h r o u g h

re you desperate for a breakthrough Are you thinking If the Lord doesnrsquot do something soon I wonrsquot make it | If so I completely understand A few years ago I desperately needed a financial breakthrough I was standing in faith confessing the Word and waiting for provision to come Though Irsquod experienced a few turnarounds our finances were still under attack | In January of the following year God began doing great things Then shortly afterward He gave me a word He said that my wife and I our ministry and anyone else who lays hold upon this truth would experience more of His presence love power and favor than ever before He then added Yoursquoll experience your greatest breakthroughs thus far | Praise God That prophetic word was exactly what I needed to hear and itrsquos what I want to share with you so ldquoThe God of the Breakthroughrdquo will visit your house too

A Prophetic Word | God brought 1 Kings 17 to my attention Itrsquos a story Irsquod read many times In fact Irsquod preached from it often but this time the Lord revealed something new He said Within this story you will discover the keys to supernatural breakthrough | In this passage God sent Elijah into hiding from King Ahab and provided for him by commanding the ravens to feed him by the brook Cherith When the brook dried up God sent Elijah to Zarephath of Sidon He told him hersquod find a widow woman there who would take care of him When Elijah found the woman he discovered that she had just enough food for one more meal In verse 12 she told him ldquoI have not a cake but an handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil in a cruse that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it and dierdquo | If anyone was a candidate for a breakthrough it was this woman She had just enough food for one last meal Then she was prepared to die She needed God to come through for her in a big way

will visit your

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A

b y J e r r y S a v e l l e

Heavenly Father I receive this prophetic word I believe with all my heart that You want to visit my house I am willing to obey Irsquom willing to sow a significant seed Right now I boldly declare that The God of the Breakthrough is visiting my house Amen

From now on proclaim ldquoThe God of the Breakthrough is visiting my houserdquo Donrsquot stop believing and standing for it Praise God for fulfilling His promise As you put these keys into practice your breakthrough will come Then yoursquoll be able to share what yoursquove learned and help others understand how to experience a breakthrough in their lives too VICTORY

Jerry Savelle is president and founder of Jerry Savelle Ministries International and pastors Heritage of Faith Christian Center For information or ministry materials write to Jerry Savelle Ministries PO Box 748 Crowley TX 76036 visit their Web site at wwwjsmiorg or call (817) 297-3155

Now notice how her situation changed when Elijah said ldquoFear not but make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son For thus saith the Lord God of Israel The barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo (verses 13-14) Elijah gave her a prophetic word when He said ldquoThe barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo This prophetic word was the first key to her breakthrough Without it she and her son would have died But instead she discovered when she acted on that prophetic word her future changed No longer would she and her son die but rather they would experience supernatural provision In the same way a prophetic word can change your future Through the word which God will give youmdasheither through scripture another believer or a prophetic messagemdashHe will tell you what to do Then itrsquos important not to give up No matter what happens in between the time you receive the word and the time it comes to passmdashstand strong Receiving your personal prophetic word is the first key to your breakthrough

Obey the Word | The second key to experiencing a breakthrough is to obey the prophetic word Notice in verse 13 Elijah told the woman ldquomake me thereof a little cake firstrdquo In order for the prophetic word to come to pass she had to be obedient Irsquove discovered over the years that Godrsquos instructions usually donrsquot make sense to the natural mind This woman had just told Elijah that she only had enough food and oil to make one last meal but what was his response He told her to make him a cake first It didnrsquot make sense but it was a necessary step for her to receive her breakthrough She simply needed to obey

A Significant Seed | The third step to receiving a breakthrough is to sow a significant seed When I asked the Lord to clarify what He meant by a ldquosignificant seedrdquo He told me that a significant seed has value to the sower When Elijah told this woman to make him a cake before she cooked her last meal he was asking her to sow a significant seed It was her last bit of food Irsquom not implying that you give everything you have in order to sow a significant seed Right now ask God what significant seed you should sow toward your breakthrough No one else is responsible to tell you what that seed should be You must listen to God for yourself As you take this message to heart make the decision to bull listen for a prophetic word from the Lord bull obey that prophetic word and bull seek the Lord to know what significant seed you need to sow toward breakthrough Now if yoursquore ready for a breakthrough in your life pray this prayer

House

A

b y J e r r y S a v e l l e

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I often receive requests to answer editorials and letters to the editor about the religious persuasions of Americarsquos founding fathers The standard assertion is that they were all deists pointing to George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Alexander Hamilton and James Madison as proof N In many dictionaries the terms deist agnostic and atheist now appear as synonyms An atheist believes there is no God An agnostic professes that there is no way to know if God exists A deist believes in an impersonal creator of the universe who wound it up like a clock but is no longer involved with mankind Although a very few of the founders considered themselves deists these definitions do not apply to the notable foundersrsquo beliefs N There is abundant evidence to refute the notion that the founding fathers were atheists agnostics or deists or that they wanted to divorce religious principles from public affairs N Thomas Paine in his discourse on ldquoThe Study of Godrdquo forcefully asserts that it is ldquothe error of schoolsrdquo to teach sciences without ldquoreference to the Being who is author of them for all the principles of science are of Divine originrdquo He laments that ldquothe evil that has resulted fromhellipteaching [science without God] has been that of generating in the pupils a species of atheismrdquo N In Benjamin Franklinrsquos 1749 plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania he insisted that schools teach ldquothe necessity of a public religionhellipand the excellency of the Christian religion above all others ancient or modernrdquo Mr Franklin proposed a biblical inscription for the seal of the United States and chose a New Testament verse for the motto of the Philadelphia Hospital He was one of the chief voices behind the establishment of a paid chaplain in Congress In 1787 when he helped found the college which bore his name it was dedicated as ldquoa nursery of religion and learningrdquo built ldquoon Christ the Corner-Stonerdquo Clearly Benjamin Franklinrsquos beliefs didnrsquot reflect those of a deist

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

S P I R I T U A L H E R I T A G E

1

Christrdquo And while Mr Madison does allude to a ldquowall of separationrdquo he says the purpose of that ldquowallrdquo is only to prevent Congress from passing a national law to establish a national religion None of the founders mentioned fit the definition of a deist Those who claim all our founders were deists typically name only a handful and generalize the rest This in itself is a mistake for there are more than 200 (55 at the Constitutional Convention 90 who framed the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights and 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence) Any generalization of these men as deists is completely inaccurate The reason critics never mention others is evident Consider what must be explained away if the following signers of the Constitution were mentioned

Charles Pinckney and John Langdonmdashfounders of the American Bible Society

James McHenrymdashfounder of the Baltimore Bible Society

Rufus Kingmdashhelped found a Bible society for Anglicans

Abraham Baldwinmdasha chaplain in The Revolution and considered the youngest theologian in America

Roger Sherman William Samuel Johnson John Dickinson and Jacob Broommdashtheological writers

James Wilson and William Pattersonmdashplaced on the Supreme Court by President George Washington They had prayer over juries in the U S Supreme Courtroom

The list could go on and this does not even include the huge number of thoroughly evangelical Christians who signed the declaration or helped frame the Bill of Rights Perhaps critics should spend more time reading the writings of the founders to discover their religious beliefs for themselves rather than making sweeping accusations which are so easily disproved VICTORY

David Barton nationally known author and public speaker is the founder and president of WallBuilders a pro-family organization which seeks to educate grass-roots society to rebuild Americarsquos constitu- tional moral and religious foundations For more information go to wwwwallbuilderscom call (817) 441-6044 or write to WallBuilders PO Box 397

Aledo TX 76008-0397

Nor did George Washingtonrsquos He was an open promoter of Christianity In his speech on May 12 1779 he claimed that children needed to learn ldquoabove allrdquo the ldquoreligion of Jesus Christrdquo and this would make them ldquogreater and happier than they already arerdquo On May 2 1778 he charged his soldiers at Valley Forge that ldquoTo the distinguished character of patriot it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christianrdquo When he resigned his commission as commander in chief of the military June 8 1783 he reminded the nation that ldquowithout a humble imitationrdquo of ldquothe Divine Author of our blessed religionrdquo we ldquocan never hope to be a happy nationrdquo George Washingtonrsquos own adopted daughter declared that you might as well question his patriotism as to question his Christianity Alexander Hamilton was certainly no deist He began work with Rev James Bayard to form the Christian Constitutional Society to help spread throughout the world the two things which Mr Hamilton said made America great (1) Christianity and (2) a Constitution formed under Christianity Only his death two months later thwarted his plan of starting a missionary society to promote Christian government Facing death in a duel with Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton met and prayed with the Rev John M Mason and Bishop Benjamin Moore He reaffirmed his readiness to face God should he die having declared to them ldquoa lively faith in Godrsquos mercy through Christ with a thankful remembrance of the death of Christrdquo He also partook of Communion with Bishop Moore There have been claims that Thomas Jefferson omitted all miraculous events of Jesus from his ldquoBiblerdquo But his own words explain his intent for the book was not that it be a ldquoBiblerdquo but a primer for the Indians on the teachings of Christ (which is why he titled it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth) He had the ldquored letterrdquo portions of the New Testament published to introduce the Indians to Christian morality As president of the United States he signed a treaty with the Kaskaskia tribe wherein he providedmdashat government expensemdashChristian missionaries to the Indians In fact Thomas Jefferson himself declared ldquoI am a real Christian that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesusrdquo The writings of James Madison who trained for ministry with the Rev Dr John Witherspoon are replete with declarations of his faith in God and Christ In his letter to Attorney General Bradford he laments that public officials are not bold enough about their Christian faith in public and that they should be ldquofervent advocates in the cause of

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 25

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE TO REFUTE THE NOTION THAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE ATHEISTS AGNOSTICS OR DEISTS

OR THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVORCE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

First John 418 says ldquoThere is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear because fear involves torment But he who fears has not been made perfect in loverdquo (New King James Version) If our children know we love them and God loves them the enemy wonrsquot be able to get a foothold of fear in their lives

Never Use Fear to Motivate | Now as parents we must never use fear as a means of motivation Teaching our kids to respect something that is potentially dangerous like an automobile is one thing Teaching them to be afraid of it is something else altogether Obviously you would not want your child to run out into oncoming traffic But it would be wrong to tell them ldquoIf you go out into the street a car is going to run over you and kill yourdquo That would be motivating them through fear There is never a time when using a little fearmdashor a lot for that mattermdashis healthy Take the time to explain to your child that ldquoAn automobile is a lot bigger than you are If you run out in front of a moving car it has the ability to harm you If yoursquore going to cross the street make sure itrsquos saferdquo Instead of creating an element of fear yoursquore instilling in them a respect for what the automobile is capable of doing

247 Protection | Our children should also understand the protection thatrsquos available to them through Godrsquos Word Itrsquos something I learned as a kid and as a result I have confidence that Irsquom safe no matter where I am or what Irsquom

doing For instance I like to hunt and there are rattlesnakes and copperheads out in the woods And the truth is I canrsquot stand snakes If I see one Irsquom not about to pick it up and play with it But at the same time I wouldnrsquot be afraid of it or let it bother me Why Because as a kid I learned that I am protected because I have a covenant with God I learned that angels are around memdashprotecting me My parents taught me the promises of Psalm 91 and likewise Irsquom teaching my children that those promises are true for them 247 no matter where they are

Testing the Limits | While most children have to learn how to overcome fear there are those who are not afraid of anything Thatrsquos the way I was as a kidmdashconstantly testing the limits of everything I wanted to be a stuntman from the time I could ride a tricycle I tried to jump it and ride it fast Today my 5-year-old son Jonathan is the same way Itrsquos in his genes He recently learned to ride a bicycle and two

26 | B V O V | J U N E rsquo 0 5

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

W When I was growing up my dad Kenneth Copeland taught me many valuable lessons He taught me about spiritual things and natural things But one of the most important lessons I learned from Dad was how not to allow fear in my life Thatrsquos a lesson Irsquom passing on to my children and itrsquos something I hope you would want to pass on to your children as well Of course the reality is that most children are naturally fearful So as parents we must take the time to explain to them that they have no reason to fear because God loves them and is always with them When children know they can count on Godmdashand they understand that God is much bigger than the ldquoboogeymanrdquo or anything else they may fearmdashit gives them a sense of safety and security To overcome fear kids just like adults must be fully persuaded that God in them is greater than anything that is in the world (1 John 44)

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

Being equipped to deal with fear makes it easier for a person to obey God in areas that could be challenging If children learn how to do that at an early age theyrsquoll be able to readily obey God and operate in a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo as adults Our children need to know how to live a lifestyle of rejecting fear and letting love rule and reign in their lives They learn that by watching us their parents Teach them to not fear the future and what could happen but to trust God and follow the Holy Spirit If we teach our children these things they will have a tremendous advantage in life VICTORY

John Copeland is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the son of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland He lives in Fort Worth Texas with his wife Marty and their three children

months later he built a ramp so he could jump his bicycle What do you do with a child like that Well we donrsquot need to teach him how not to be fearful because hersquos not afraid But we do have to supervise his activity as much as possible and take the time to teach him about being responsible in his actions Part of that is teaching him to wear his safety gear and training him to use as much good judgment as a 5-year-old can Of course we pray for him too and confess the Word over him and expect him to be protected and safe More than likely at some point in his life Jonathan will still have opportunities to overcome fear And wersquore equipping him to be able to do that as well

ldquoNo Fearrdquo Provides an Advantage in Life | Because Dad taught me how not to be fearful as a kid I have been able to overcome fear as an adult Although I never was afraid of much as a child or as a teenager I did have to overcome the fear of getting up in front of people to speak And the bottom line of that fear was the fear of failuremdashthe fear of what people would think of me But now when I have a speaking engagement or Irsquom scheduled to tape the broadcast I simply donrsquot allow fear to come in I focus on the fact that Irsquom doing this because I love people and I love our Partners I remind myself that this is far more important than what people think of me Even though public speaking still isnrsquot something I look forward to doing I simply say ldquoLord this is in Your hands and I know I can trust Yourdquo I know I have the Holy Ghost on the inside of me and I believe ldquoI can do all things through Christ who strengthens merdquo (Philippians 413 New King James Version) Our children need to know who they are in Christ and that they always have the help of the Holy Ghost Then no matter what obstacles they face theyrsquoll be able to handle them When something looks like it could be a major problem and the enemy tries to torment them with worry and fear he wonrsquot be able to succeed Theyrsquoll know how to resist fearmdashthe devilmdashand theyrsquoll also know how to listen for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Ghost Helping our children grow up with a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo will give them a great advantage in life Just think about how many times the Holy Spirit has prompted you to do something but you drew back because of fear For instance have you ever felt like you should go witness to your neighbor and the enemy immediately tried to talk you out of it He might have used the fear of rejectionmdashfear of what that person would say or fear of being laughed atmdashas a tactic to keep you from going next door But if you could have recognized that fear as the enemyrsquos strategy you would have known how to resist the devil so you could have obeyed God and talked to your neighbor about salvation

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

God never intended for His people to cope with fearHe intended for us to attack it on all fronts

Delivered From Fear by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland

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whenYou get to Heaven

Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

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There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

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no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

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Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

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| J U N E | B E L I E V E R rsquo S V O I C E O F V I C T O R Y B R O A D C A S T C A L E N D A R

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BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

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Women of FaithBillye Brim joins Gloria Copeland for two weeks of faith and revelation Donrsquot miss a

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Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

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Training ChildrentoLoveGod

Children are our future In fact they are the future | Speaking from experience as a pastor and father I can tell you children grow up very quickly As parents and as a church wersquore called to train them and teach them the truth of Godrsquos Word | Part of that training includes teaching them to honor us Just think of how God corrects us as His children We understand He does it because He loves us He desires for us to honor and respect Him so that we immediately obey Him And He wants us to obey Him so we can fulfill His calling on our lives | The same is true for our children As we raise them to honor and respect us wersquore also teaching them to honor and respect their heavenly Father

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As a child I remember wanting my parents to correct me One time in particular comes to mind when I was about 5 years old My family and I were living in New York City My mother was working the night shift and my father had fallen asleep on the couch Instead of going to bed on my own I stayed up watching television It never crossed my mind to get ready for bed by myself because Irsquod never done it before I just waited until my father woke up When he asked me why I wasnrsquot in bed I innocently replied ldquoI was waiting for yourdquo Looking back I realize that I wanted him to correct me and tell me what to do Itrsquos the same with our children They want to be corrected They may not say it but deep down in their hearts they desire instruction and correction Why Because they develop a sense of security when we discipline and correct them They will love us as their parents and more importantly they will love God

Loving God and One Another | Everything we do in our livesmdashwhether as parents or childrenmdashshould come from a place of loving our heavenly Father and one another Matthew 2237-39 says ldquoThou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind This is the first and great commandment And the second is like unto it Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyselfrdquo Each of us is called to love God with all of our heart soul and mind Wersquore also called to love our neighbor as ourselves Take a moment to reread this verse Where it says ldquothou shalt love thy neighbor as thyselfrdquo put parentheses around ldquothy neighborrdquo and in its place fill in the name of someone you know Now think about this Children could insert the names of their parents into this verse Doing so would mean that they should love us their parents as they love themselves This isnrsquot a stretch because ldquothy neighborrdquo isnrsquot limited to the person who lives next door to you Itrsquos anyone you are in contact withmdashfriends family co-workers and parents

A Commandment With a Promise | Deuteronomy 516 tells us how important it is for children to honor their parents The first part of the verse is a commandment ldquoHonour thy father and thy mother as the Lord thy God hath commanded theerdquo But this commandment comes with a promise The promise says that our days will be prolonged on this earth and filled with the glory of God in the land which the Lord our God gives us Kids need to understand that honoring mom and dad affects the course of their lives Itrsquos that important The word honor means ldquoto hold in high esteem to respectrdquo or ldquoto love with great kindness affection and carerdquo Just as we should hold our parents in high esteem we should teach our children to do the same They are to value us as precious and love us with great kindness affection and care

Training ChildrentoLoveGod

The Greatest Complimentby Jeremy Pearsons

Other than the Word of God and listening to the Holy Spirit I believe there is no greater teacher in life than life itself The things we experience often serve as building blocks that help shape who we are With Fatherrsquos Day approaching I would like to take the time to share some personal experiences with my dad that have impacted my life Let me begin by saying my dad would be the first to tell you he is far from perfecthellipbut not in my eyes Not only has he taught me to love God and the Word but he is also responsible for my love of music As a baby I sat on Dadrsquos shoulders watching and listening to him play the piano And eventually I sat next to him while he patiently taught me to play Because of my parents I know how to believe God for healing in my body As a child when Irsquod get sick 1 Peter 224 was always the first medicine I was given followed by a healthy dose of Papa Kennethrsquos healing tapes Yet another building block in my faith was set when Dad announced we would be giving our house awaymdasha house that was completely paid for This was a shining example to me of how to give God our best seed I also remember Dad in his pajamas struggling to stay awake at 2 am while he helped me complete a science project that was due the next day Not only did that experience teach me about a fatherrsquos unconditional love but it also taught me not to procrastinate Dad also loved me enough to spank me and ground me for wrong behavior For that Irsquom thankful He taught me what not to dohellipand that is often the most valuable thing a person can know I see in George Pearsons a man being made perfect through a life devoted to the Word The building blocks of honor and integrity are set in my life because they count for something in his By seeing him walk in humil-ity Irsquove learned the value of preferring others And pos-sibly some of the greatest lessons hersquos taught me came when he said ldquoSon this is where Irsquove missed itrdquo As you can tell I love him And when someone says ldquoHey Jeremy you remind me so much of your dadrdquo itrsquos one of the greatest compliments I could receive VICTORY

Jeremy Pearsons son of Pastors George and Terri Pearsons and Kenneth Copelandrsquos eldest grand-son is the senior high minister of 14forty Student Ministries at Eagle Mountain International Church For information about 14forty visit us online at httpwww14fortycom For ministry materials write to

Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001

As we teach our children to respect our authority they will in turn learn to respect Godrsquos authority As their parents we are the voice of God in their lives Wersquore to train and direct them to follow after the Lord with all of their hearts Wersquore called to be a reflection of Jesus Christ to them As we teach them to be more like Jesus wersquoll help them to become more familiar with Godrsquos love

Our Example | In Luke 2 we read about Jesus as a child Itrsquos a great example of how children should respond to their parents In this passage Jesus and His earthly parents traveled to Jerusalem for Passover He was 12 years old at the time At the end of their visit Mary and Joseph left Jerusalem to return home Along the way they discovered that Jesus was not with their group They returned to find Him teaching at the temple When they asked Him what He was doing He answered ldquoWhy did you seek me Did you not know that I must be about My Fatherrsquos businessrdquo (Luke 249 New King James Version) Now look at what verse 51 says ldquoAnd he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was subject unto themrdquo It says ldquoJesus was subject to themrdquo The word subject is a military term which means ldquoto rank yourself under someonerdquo Jesus ranked Himself under His parentsmdashHe put Himself under their authority He was practicing obedience with His parents so that He could be obedient to His heavenly Father It says in The Amplif ied Bible He ldquowas [habitually] obedient to themrdquo So for our children obedience (being subject to us as

their parents) is all part of honoring and loving us Jesus obeyed immediately He didnrsquot talk back to Mary and Joseph or roll His eyes at them He obeyed This is how our children should respond to us too They should be quick to obey By learning to quickly obey us theyrsquore also learning to quickly obey God

The Next Generation | As parents and believers we have an awesome responsibility We are raising the next generation Our children and the children in our churches are the next generationrsquos pastors teachers and parents We must raise them right We need to train them to follow Godmdashto honor and obey Him without complaining or hesitating This is a necessary step toward equipping them to fulfill Godrsquos calling on their lives Letrsquos not leave our children ill-equipped to handle their calling Letrsquos teach them what it is to honor us and that by honoring us they honor Him Children need to honor God and to know how very much God loves them They learn that to a great degree through you their parents And remember our children are our future VICTORY

George Pearsons is the senior pastor of Eagle Mountain International Church located on the grounds of Kenneth Copeland Ministries For information or ministry materials write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001

Do you ever stare into the eyes of your teenager during one of your ldquolecturesrdquo and wonder if anyone is even home to hear it Well even in the midst of eye rolling and stra-tegic sighing itrsquos not hopeless With a little work you and your teenager really can have a great relationship This straightforward and blunt new series by Jeremy Pearsons tells how Itrsquos aimed straight at your teen and with the title How to Handle Mom and Dad itrsquos sure to get his or her attention

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Get Into the Overf low

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadets

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2005

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ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo Acts 285

Traveling by sea was a perilous and risky undertaking Ships were not always reliable The routes often took them through waters cluttered with sharp rocks reefs and debris Even if the vessel was guided by strong skilled leadership currents were so strong that even the best ships could be carried directly into rocks and other dangerous obstacles In Acts 27 we read that Paul was traveling aboard a ship that ran into rocks and broke into pieces In that moment of crisis Paul became Godrsquos man on board as he spoke the word of faith to the crew and passengers Soon he was in charge of the entire situation Once marooned on the island of Melita Paul worked with other crew members to collect wood for a fire A venomous viper was hidden in the sticks he was carrying When he dropped his wood into the flames that snake

bit Paul on the hand Acts 283 says ldquoAnd when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire there came a viper out of the heat and fastened on his handrdquo The word viper is the Greek word echidna and refers to ldquoa highly venomous snakerdquo The verse says that this snake ldquofastened on his handrdquo The word fastened is the Greek word kathapto and it means ldquoto tightly fastenrdquo This snake deeply bit the Apostle Paul and injected its venom into his hand for the word kathapto also meant ldquoto introduce poison into the bodyrdquo That viper sunk its fangs into Paulrsquos flesh and released its full load of venom into his hand That is why Acts 284 says ldquoAnd when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand they said among themselves No doubt this man is a murderer whom though he hath escaped the sea yet vengeance suffereth not to liverdquo

W hen I read about the travels of the Apostle Paul I find his story to be simply remarkable What he had to endure to take the gospel to the gentiles was out of the ordinary | For example in 2 Corinthians 1125 Paul tells us that during the course of his ministry he was shipwrecked three times He writes ldquohellipthrice I suffered shipwreck a night and a day I have been in the deeprdquo

What Would You Do if a

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to advance the gospel I refuse to give in to my flesh and throw a pity party Because I keep going and never give in or give up Godrsquos power is always available to help me in every situation Therersquos too much at stake for me to let some little thing pull me down into defeat With Godrsquos Spirit at work in me I overcome every obstacle that tries to block my way I declare this by faith in Jesusrsquo Name VICTORY

Excerpted from Sparkling Gems by Rick Renner

Rick Renner is an author pastor and teacher of the Word of God who has ministered all over the world He and his wife Denise pastor Moscow Good News Church in Moscow Russia For more information or ministry materials please write Rick Renner Ministries PO Box 702040 Tulsa OK 74170-2040 or call (918) 496-3213

But what did Paul do Acts 285 says ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo The phrase ldquoshook it off rdquo is from the Greek word apotinasso It is a compound of the words apo meaning ldquooff rdquo and ldquoawayrdquo and the word tinasso which means to ldquoshakerdquo This word gives us a picture of the Apostle Paul shaking his hand back and forth until the viper released its fangs and fell into the fire When the barbarian crowd saw that Paul didnrsquot die they assumed he was a god In just a short time Paul used the event to bring the whole island together for a crusade Publius the chief of the island was so impressed that he took Paul into his own home for three days While there Paul laid hands on Publiusrsquo father who ldquolay sick of a fever and of a bloody fluxrdquo (Acts 288) The man was miraculously healed and soon the entire island was in revival The Bible tells us ldquoSo when this was done others also which had diseases in the island came and were healedrdquo (Acts 289) By the time Paul departed from Melita he was so respected and honored that they loaded him down with everything necessary for the remainder of his journey How would you have acted if you had been in Paulrsquos position Suppose you were shipwrecked lost all your material possessions then found yourself marooned on an island inhabited by barbarians where a venomous snake promptly bites you Do you think you would have ldquoshaken it off rdquo as Paul did Would you have turned your disaster into a revival Or would you have been tempted to sit down and cry while you worried about your plans being ruined Paulrsquos attitude kept him in the midst of revival everywhere he went He had the opportunity to give in to his flesh and throw a pity party just as you and I do But because Paul chose to keep going and never stop Godrsquos power was always available to help him in every situation What is hindering you today What is the devil trying to use to latch on to your life and to distract you Why donrsquot you make the decision to shake it off Therersquos too much at stake to let some little thing distract you and pull you down into defeat Turn that attack around and use it for the glory of God Make the devil sorry he ever sent that poisonous viper to attack you

My Prayer Today | Lord give me the attitude that turns every attack the devil sends into an opportunity for revival Help me walk in such strong and consistent faith that I do not flinch at ANYTHING Rather than give in to my flesh and let worry conquer me help me remember the assignment Yoursquove given me and help me remain committed to f inish my course on time I pray this in Jesusrsquo Name

My Confession Today | I confess that revival happens everywhere I go Every disaster the devil sends is an opportunity

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key words from the original Greek language and explaining the historical context in which

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daily life

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Thank You Jesus for Protecting My Family After seeing Kellie Copelandrsquos Prayer for Family Protection I began reading it every morning My family is separated by many miles The prayer makes me feel more secure throughout the day know-ing and believing they are safe One morning I almost did not read my prayer But I knew I had to take time to read it so I did Later on in the day I called my sister and she told me my niece had just totaled her car but she was not hurt in any way I immediately thought Thank You Jesus for protecting my family Thank you angels for taking charge over my family for covering them with your wings of protection I hung up the phone and called the KCM prayer line to thank God once more and to give a praise report Thank you Kellie for sharing your special prayer with me Phyllis Roberts Beech Grove Ind

ldquoA faithful man shall abound with blessingsrdquo

Teaching Me So I Can Teach Them My grandson Christopher who lives in New York needed dental surgery when he was 4 years old The hospital told us the insurance would pay but when all was said and done the paperwork came back rejected We had paid the $800 deduct-ible which left over $2000 still to pay I called your prayer

team and asked them to agree that the money would come in and they would take payments The next day the hospital called and said we did not have to pay any of it They had made a mistake and approved the surgery before hearing from the insurance so they absorbed the cost

Christopher is now 6 and he loves Jesus I am so thankful for your ministry Yoursquove taught me so much that I can share with all my grandchildren I was praying with my other two grandsons Nick (8) and Nate (11) last nightmdashjust listening to them talk to the Lord is so thrillingmdashI can imagine how it thrills the Lordrsquos heart too Thank you for teaching me so I can teach themMarti Deacon | Michigan

The Year of Overflow in Prison I went to prison in June 2000 sentenced to 105 to 210 years For three years I walked around in darkness full of hate grief envy and mad at the world My five children forgot me My wife moved in with my best friend Then this ldquoJesus freakrdquo started telling me that Jesus had something in store for me Irsquod laugh and go on my way For a month he kept saying ldquoCome to church and

seerdquo One Sunday in August 2003 tired of my life I went to church for a laugh But the joke was on memdashI went to the altar and made Jesus Christ the Lord of my life When I saw in the Word that God restores families I prayed that God would restore my family as He did for Joseph in the Bible A short time later I was moved to a different housing block There I met six of the greatest Christian brothers ever They worked with me and taught me a lot using your books on healing the power of tongues etc We became a true family But God wasnrsquot done This past Thanksgiving my young-est daughter wrote me a letter and my second oldest daughter wrote to me after Christmas I believe this is the Year of Overflow I believe my other three children will get in touch with me soon God not only restores families He gives new ones Kenneth thank you for your help Keep me in your

prayers You are in mineRP | Pennsylvania

Proverbs 2820

I am so thankful for

your ministry

GoodNEWSGazette

Intruder Encounters the Power of God At 4 am while my 4-year-old son and I were sleeping someone came into our apartment We both woke up from the noise of the door being opened I jumped up from my bed wide-awake facing the person standing before me Not knowing if they were male or female or whether or not they had a weapon I began screaming But then being reminded that I was a child of Almighty God and remembering a story in your magazine I began yell-ing to the burglar ldquoGet away in Jesusrsquo Mighty Name and get out of my apartment immediatelyrdquo The person didnrsquot move so I turned the light on and saw that it was a woman about my age I then grabbed her by the

arm and led her out of the apartment Before I closed the door behind her I found myself saying in a calm voice ldquoGod bless yourdquo Later

I asked my son why he had been so silent He said ldquoMummy as you talked with that woman I prayed the Lord would take that evil spirit out of our apartmentrdquo Thank you for working for Godrsquos kingdom and for being such a big blessing to others like meIH | Canada

ldquoDaddy Is a Nonsmokerrdquo My 9-year-old daughter Annabelle has been believing for Daddy to give up smoking She has been praying for him for about six months and declares ldquoDaddy is a nonsmokerrdquo Her dad always smoked outside in the garden and never near the children But Annie would see him out her bedroom window and decided at age 8 to involve the Lord Jesus in the situa-tion During a recent illness her daddy stopped smoking and has not taken it up againmdashhe hasnrsquot even been craving a cigarette badly Annie has seen what wonderful results happen when something is given over to GodMR | England

Struggles Give Way to Praise Report We have a family of six and yoursquove played a huge part in our lives for at least the last eight years I have written you about our struggles and now have praise reports

In a period of two weeks my husband received a job that pays $20000 more than his previous job and our son received a call from a talent agency that he had applied to a year ago In addition my husband is

now coaching a basketball team He loves the game but ini-tially was concerned about losing his temper However God has helped him and he has been able to have the self-control he needs It is a wonderful team and after the first game it blessed me so much to hear my husband tell how God had put it all together By the time I went to bed that night I was crying tears of thankfulness I love you guys and appreciate you so muchDusty Farmer | Texas

Fear of Water Flushed Away

At 6 months old my youngest granddaughter became suddenly

terrified of water Her bath time which always had been the high

point of her day became a nightmare I had been praying over her

and the situation was getting a little better Then late one night

she watched your broadcast with me She was mesmerized by

Gloria and focused on her for the entire broadcast

The next day her joy in her bath time was back Now months

later she is the water babymdashthe screaming comes when you take

her out of the water the dogrsquos water dish has to be left outside

Thank You Jesus And thank you all for your faithfulness

Judith Hewson | Tamworth NH

I n t e r n a t i o n a l N e w sGoodNEWSGazette

Bryan Bair ran his fingers over the shiny metal of his French horn one last time before handing it over Pocketing the money he left the pawnshop and drove to the rundown shack he and his family called home in Muskogee Okla In an effort to liven up the dismal rental his wife Angie had painted the walls Convinced that their daughter Cierra shouldnrsquot crawl around on the filthy carpet theyrsquod scratched together enough money to replace it at their own expense

Once again prosperity had eluded them No matter how hard they worked or how carefully they spent they just couldnrsquot get ahead Both cars were being repossessed If that werenrsquot bad enough they were being booted out of the ramshackle house and the owner was suing them for changing the deacutecor

Bryan unlocked the front door and stepped into the cool dank living room Everything he owned was gone He slipped off his wedding band and ran his finger over the word engraved inside Hesed

That was all he had left to cling tomdashone word of hope

From Rules to Revelation | ldquoAngie and I grew up in the same church in Oklahoma Cityrdquo Bryan explains ldquoI was several years older than she was and we didnrsquot know one another well As adults life wasnrsquot kind to either of us After suffering years of physical abuse the Lord rescued Angie from almost certain death and she returned to Oklahoma City to begin healing Her sister gave her a set of tapes by Kenneth Copeland The Blood Covenant The tapes were life-changing for Angie and when she learned that I was broken and bruised from a failed marriage she loaned them to me

Covenantof Love

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on what was left I told Angie what the Lord said and we both repented and agreed to tithe on our gross income ldquoThe first of May I tithed 10 percent of my gross salary Two days later a woman who had lost her home during a tornado saw Angiersquos house and bought it immediatelyrdquo

The Breath of Life | In another stroke of divine favor Angiersquos parents provided the money for them to move into a much nicer house in Muskogee Theyrsquod been living there for a while when Angie began feeling sick and suffering from headaches and fatigue Not only that it became increasingly difficult to awaken 3-year-old Cierra each morning She was lethargic and her eyes stayed a reddish color One night during dinner Cierra said ldquoMama and Daddy I saw Jesus in my bedroom last nightrdquo Angie stopped serving food and glanced at Bryan ldquoWhat did Jesus do honeyrdquo ldquoHe blowed in my mouthrdquo Cierra explained Bryan and Angie looked at one another with raised brows and shrugged Days later Angie and Cierra were in the house alone when the carbon monoxide alarm sounded Angie called the gas company and they sent someone immediately His carbon monoxide detector sounded an alarm before he ever got inside the house ldquoGet out nowrdquo he shouted ldquoThe serviceman said that our carbon monoxide alarm

was next to an air vent so while the poisonous gas was filling the house the alarm only sensed fresh air until it reached dangerously high levelsrdquo Angie recalls ldquoAfter taking the readings he said there was no reason that we were still aliverdquo This time it was Angie who pulled off her wedding band and ran her finger over the word engraved inside Hesed A sob caught in her throat as she realized what God had done Jesus had breathed into Cierrarsquos mouth

The Tithe Test | Although Bryan and Angie saw promising changes in their financial picture it appeared to be too little too late They were forced into Chapter 7 bankruptcy Seated in chambers with the bankruptcy trustee during their hearing Bryan and Angie were unprepared for the ruling

ldquoI sold medical supplies and listened to the tape series in my car as I traveled The thing that most impressed me was Brother Copelandrsquos teaching on hesed This is the love of God that passes mere knowledge It is the experience of Godrsquos love based on a covenant which lasts until death and beyond With two failed marriages behind us and the abuse Angie suffered at her former husbandrsquos hands we were in awe of this kind of loverdquo Angie and Bryan learned from the tapes that tithing was divinely designed to be an expression of faith in that covenant of love That was a new idea to them Theyrsquod both known tithing as a biblical rule but theyrsquod never had a revelation of it as their covenant connection

Help in Troubled Times | On May 3 1997 Bryan and Angie married and made a covenant between themselves and God As a permanent reminder they engraved the word Hesed inside their wedding bands Angie worked as a dental assistant and Bryan continued his career in medical sales They lived in the small house Angie owned and tithed 10 percent of all their income trusting in their covenant with God Two days before Christmas Bryanrsquos boss called in his entire staff ldquoYoursquore all firedrdquo he said ldquoSome of you may be hired by the distributor whorsquos taking over the businessrdquo Bryan sighed with relief when the distributor hired him but it came with a price He would do the same job hersquod been doing with 20 percent less salary and no benefits or insurance A year later the company changed hands again Bryan lost another 5 percent of his income and Angie gave birth to their daughter Cierra By 1999 a frustrated Bryan took a job with a new company as a direct manufacturerrsquos representative selling spinal implants The salary package was about the same as the one hersquod left behind Because his territory included all of Tulsa and the northwest part of Arkansas they listed Angiersquos house for sale and moved to Muskogee Bryan stood in the living room and ran his finger over the word engraved on the inside of his wedding band Angiersquos house still hadnrsquot sold they were being kicked out of the rental house both cars were being repossessed and hersquod hocked his French horn This is the protection of God He fell to his knees on the hardwood floor ldquoLord why Irsquom tithing and we arenrsquot making ends meetrdquo Why are you stealing from Me Bryan gasped ldquoLord wersquove tithed faithfully for two yearsrdquo Render unto Caesar that which belongs to Caesar and to God that which belongs to God ldquoI knew immediately what Irsquod done wrongrdquo Bryan says ldquoWersquod been tithing after taxes In other words we were giving the first portion of everything to taxes and tithing

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ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10

percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10 percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered It was tempting It was a way out of the financial vise that seemed to tighten around Bryan moment by moment He wanted to throw up his hands and say ldquoOK so it was a bad idea Irsquoll try again later when this whole mess is cleared uprdquo He twisted the ring on his finger Hesed He was in covenant with God Hersquod made a promise that he intended to fulfill if it cost him his life What if it does cost me everything Mouth dry and hands clammy he looked the trustee in the eye ldquoWe will never stop giving that 10 percentrdquo ldquoThen I have no other choice but to remove your Chapter 7 status I am moving you into a Chapter 13 bankruptcy That means wersquoll put you on a repayment plan Yoursquoll repay every dime with interestrdquo Bryan looked at Angie who smiled ldquoWe prefer it that wayrdquo The decision to tithe regardless of the cost triggered such deep-seated fear in Bryan that he suffered night terrors Each time he woke in a cold sweat shadowboxing against an unseen enemy Angie comforted him and said ldquoWe will be tithers God has not given us a spirit of fear but He has given us His love power and a sound mindrdquo ldquoAngie helped me get through the night terrors for monthsrdquo Bryan recalls ldquoAnother thing that helped was a list of scripture confessions for breakthrough that was printed in one of the Believerrsquos Voice of Victory magazines I kept them on my desk and repeated them dailyrdquo Toward the end of that year in November 2000 Bryan scored a direct hit on the enemy when he released his first vocal CD of nine songs entitled In His Presence Soon after an amazing thing happened in his business Before he could contact new doctors in his territory they began contacting him and asking for his product The favor of God rested on him to such a degree that both doctors and hospitals saw him as a benefit While still tithing and repaying all his debts Bryan and Angie began giving a monthly gift to KCM Bryan decided to release his territory in Oklahoma and concentrate his efforts in northwest Arkansas In July 2002 they moved into their new home near Fort Smith Ark Angie an artist painted an archangel standing guard and placed the painting above their fireplacemdasha constant reminder of their covenant with God She also painted and personalized bedrooms for Tayler and Britton Bryanrsquos two teenaged children Instead of a ratty rental house they

This month as we celebrate Fatherrsquos Day in America

men around the globe have risen to the call and dis-

covered the strength of partnership Theyrsquove joined

Kenneth Copeland Ministries with faithful support and

unyielding prayer Together wersquore raising up a generation

of men women and children who are ready to reach the

world with the uncompromised message of the gospel

And it shows

As these men stand with us they know wersquore standing

with them too Wersquore praying daily for them Wersquore believing with them for restored relationships financial

success wise parenting and abundant health

Each day our anointings and ministries are joining together empowering one another And together wersquore

changing the world

all these men have something in common

Par tnership

If yoursquore not yet a Partner with Kenneth Copeland Ministries

or want to find out more about partnership just

call 1-877-480-3388 or

visit wwwkcmcanadaca

God has great things in store for youPartners Please send us your testimoniesmdashwe want to hear the great things God is doing in your lives so we can rejoice with you

lived in a beautiful home filled with love and laughter

A Covenant of Life | In August 2003 Bryan and Angie took Tayler Britton and Cierra for a last getaway to Branson before school started Excited about going to Silver Dollar City the children chattered happily during the drive The next morning they were about to leave the hotel when 5-year-old Cierra grabbed her abdomen and screamed in agony They rushed her to a nearby clinic where she was diagnosed with appendicitis There were no surgeons available and the ambulance was tied up with another patient The fastest way to get help they were told was to drive her to Fayetteville After loading the family in their 2001 Expedition Angie phoned family members and asked for prayer Without warning the shocks went out on the car ldquoEvery bump in the road knocked the breath out of usrdquo Angie remembers ldquoAnd with every jolt Cierra screamed It was a grueling trip that should have taken an hour but we had to go so slowly that it took us three Most of that time our cell phones were without a signal But once the cell phones came on I phoned my mother whorsquod just returned from the Southwest Believersrsquo Convention She and a friend whorsquod been at the convention had been praying for Cierra and the Lord told them to tell us to take Communion ldquoI searched the car for anything to use as Communion elements All I could find was half a Diet Coke and a Twinkie I broke off pieces of the Twinkie for each of us and then prayed over it as representing Jesusrsquo body that was broken for Cierra We used Diet Coke as a substitute for Jesusrsquo blood that was shed for her and prayed based on our covenant with God ldquoThe moment we finished praying Cierrarsquos pain stopped and she went to sleep She slept the remainder of the way to Fayetteville When the surgeon met us Cierra was awake and in no pain He pressed on her abdomen just like the previous doctor had done but it didnrsquot hurt her According to the blood work her white count had been up but was droppingrdquo ldquoThere is no doubt that something has taken place in this childrsquos bodyrdquo the surgeon explained ldquobut there is nothing wrong now She is free to gordquo Bryan and Angie had the car repaired and returned to Silver Dollar City to finish their vacation As they watched Cierra run and play they fingered their rings and gave all the praise to God The Lord has continued to bless them beyond their wildest dreams In the month of January 2004 Bryan made more money than he made during a whole year before he began tithing on his gross income Bryan and Angie Bair defeated fear and in so doing they defeated the poverty attached to it Because they

steadfastly maintained their covenant connection to-day they not only know God cares for them they have experienced firsthand His powerful covenant love VICTORY

Standing in AgreementmdashThere Is Victory in Numbers

Praying alone is effective But sometimes you need the power of oth-ers praying in agreement with you | Kenneth Copelandrsquos Pressing In for Victory will teach you thoroughly about the prayer of agree-ment Yoursquoll learn how joining others and praying according to Godrsquos Word is a powerful weapon in your prayer arsenal | Hear personal stories of how Kenneth and Gloria again and again received the answers they needed through powerful prayers of agreement writ-ing contracts based on scriptures and pressing in until their break-throughs came

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House

T h e G o d o f t h e B r e a k t h r o u g h

re you desperate for a breakthrough Are you thinking If the Lord doesnrsquot do something soon I wonrsquot make it | If so I completely understand A few years ago I desperately needed a financial breakthrough I was standing in faith confessing the Word and waiting for provision to come Though Irsquod experienced a few turnarounds our finances were still under attack | In January of the following year God began doing great things Then shortly afterward He gave me a word He said that my wife and I our ministry and anyone else who lays hold upon this truth would experience more of His presence love power and favor than ever before He then added Yoursquoll experience your greatest breakthroughs thus far | Praise God That prophetic word was exactly what I needed to hear and itrsquos what I want to share with you so ldquoThe God of the Breakthroughrdquo will visit your house too

A Prophetic Word | God brought 1 Kings 17 to my attention Itrsquos a story Irsquod read many times In fact Irsquod preached from it often but this time the Lord revealed something new He said Within this story you will discover the keys to supernatural breakthrough | In this passage God sent Elijah into hiding from King Ahab and provided for him by commanding the ravens to feed him by the brook Cherith When the brook dried up God sent Elijah to Zarephath of Sidon He told him hersquod find a widow woman there who would take care of him When Elijah found the woman he discovered that she had just enough food for one more meal In verse 12 she told him ldquoI have not a cake but an handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil in a cruse that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it and dierdquo | If anyone was a candidate for a breakthrough it was this woman She had just enough food for one last meal Then she was prepared to die She needed God to come through for her in a big way

will visit your

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Heavenly Father I receive this prophetic word I believe with all my heart that You want to visit my house I am willing to obey Irsquom willing to sow a significant seed Right now I boldly declare that The God of the Breakthrough is visiting my house Amen

From now on proclaim ldquoThe God of the Breakthrough is visiting my houserdquo Donrsquot stop believing and standing for it Praise God for fulfilling His promise As you put these keys into practice your breakthrough will come Then yoursquoll be able to share what yoursquove learned and help others understand how to experience a breakthrough in their lives too VICTORY

Jerry Savelle is president and founder of Jerry Savelle Ministries International and pastors Heritage of Faith Christian Center For information or ministry materials write to Jerry Savelle Ministries PO Box 748 Crowley TX 76036 visit their Web site at wwwjsmiorg or call (817) 297-3155

Now notice how her situation changed when Elijah said ldquoFear not but make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son For thus saith the Lord God of Israel The barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo (verses 13-14) Elijah gave her a prophetic word when He said ldquoThe barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo This prophetic word was the first key to her breakthrough Without it she and her son would have died But instead she discovered when she acted on that prophetic word her future changed No longer would she and her son die but rather they would experience supernatural provision In the same way a prophetic word can change your future Through the word which God will give youmdasheither through scripture another believer or a prophetic messagemdashHe will tell you what to do Then itrsquos important not to give up No matter what happens in between the time you receive the word and the time it comes to passmdashstand strong Receiving your personal prophetic word is the first key to your breakthrough

Obey the Word | The second key to experiencing a breakthrough is to obey the prophetic word Notice in verse 13 Elijah told the woman ldquomake me thereof a little cake firstrdquo In order for the prophetic word to come to pass she had to be obedient Irsquove discovered over the years that Godrsquos instructions usually donrsquot make sense to the natural mind This woman had just told Elijah that she only had enough food and oil to make one last meal but what was his response He told her to make him a cake first It didnrsquot make sense but it was a necessary step for her to receive her breakthrough She simply needed to obey

A Significant Seed | The third step to receiving a breakthrough is to sow a significant seed When I asked the Lord to clarify what He meant by a ldquosignificant seedrdquo He told me that a significant seed has value to the sower When Elijah told this woman to make him a cake before she cooked her last meal he was asking her to sow a significant seed It was her last bit of food Irsquom not implying that you give everything you have in order to sow a significant seed Right now ask God what significant seed you should sow toward your breakthrough No one else is responsible to tell you what that seed should be You must listen to God for yourself As you take this message to heart make the decision to bull listen for a prophetic word from the Lord bull obey that prophetic word and bull seek the Lord to know what significant seed you need to sow toward breakthrough Now if yoursquore ready for a breakthrough in your life pray this prayer

House

A

b y J e r r y S a v e l l e

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I often receive requests to answer editorials and letters to the editor about the religious persuasions of Americarsquos founding fathers The standard assertion is that they were all deists pointing to George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Alexander Hamilton and James Madison as proof N In many dictionaries the terms deist agnostic and atheist now appear as synonyms An atheist believes there is no God An agnostic professes that there is no way to know if God exists A deist believes in an impersonal creator of the universe who wound it up like a clock but is no longer involved with mankind Although a very few of the founders considered themselves deists these definitions do not apply to the notable foundersrsquo beliefs N There is abundant evidence to refute the notion that the founding fathers were atheists agnostics or deists or that they wanted to divorce religious principles from public affairs N Thomas Paine in his discourse on ldquoThe Study of Godrdquo forcefully asserts that it is ldquothe error of schoolsrdquo to teach sciences without ldquoreference to the Being who is author of them for all the principles of science are of Divine originrdquo He laments that ldquothe evil that has resulted fromhellipteaching [science without God] has been that of generating in the pupils a species of atheismrdquo N In Benjamin Franklinrsquos 1749 plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania he insisted that schools teach ldquothe necessity of a public religionhellipand the excellency of the Christian religion above all others ancient or modernrdquo Mr Franklin proposed a biblical inscription for the seal of the United States and chose a New Testament verse for the motto of the Philadelphia Hospital He was one of the chief voices behind the establishment of a paid chaplain in Congress In 1787 when he helped found the college which bore his name it was dedicated as ldquoa nursery of religion and learningrdquo built ldquoon Christ the Corner-Stonerdquo Clearly Benjamin Franklinrsquos beliefs didnrsquot reflect those of a deist

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

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1

Christrdquo And while Mr Madison does allude to a ldquowall of separationrdquo he says the purpose of that ldquowallrdquo is only to prevent Congress from passing a national law to establish a national religion None of the founders mentioned fit the definition of a deist Those who claim all our founders were deists typically name only a handful and generalize the rest This in itself is a mistake for there are more than 200 (55 at the Constitutional Convention 90 who framed the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights and 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence) Any generalization of these men as deists is completely inaccurate The reason critics never mention others is evident Consider what must be explained away if the following signers of the Constitution were mentioned

Charles Pinckney and John Langdonmdashfounders of the American Bible Society

James McHenrymdashfounder of the Baltimore Bible Society

Rufus Kingmdashhelped found a Bible society for Anglicans

Abraham Baldwinmdasha chaplain in The Revolution and considered the youngest theologian in America

Roger Sherman William Samuel Johnson John Dickinson and Jacob Broommdashtheological writers

James Wilson and William Pattersonmdashplaced on the Supreme Court by President George Washington They had prayer over juries in the U S Supreme Courtroom

The list could go on and this does not even include the huge number of thoroughly evangelical Christians who signed the declaration or helped frame the Bill of Rights Perhaps critics should spend more time reading the writings of the founders to discover their religious beliefs for themselves rather than making sweeping accusations which are so easily disproved VICTORY

David Barton nationally known author and public speaker is the founder and president of WallBuilders a pro-family organization which seeks to educate grass-roots society to rebuild Americarsquos constitu- tional moral and religious foundations For more information go to wwwwallbuilderscom call (817) 441-6044 or write to WallBuilders PO Box 397

Aledo TX 76008-0397

Nor did George Washingtonrsquos He was an open promoter of Christianity In his speech on May 12 1779 he claimed that children needed to learn ldquoabove allrdquo the ldquoreligion of Jesus Christrdquo and this would make them ldquogreater and happier than they already arerdquo On May 2 1778 he charged his soldiers at Valley Forge that ldquoTo the distinguished character of patriot it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christianrdquo When he resigned his commission as commander in chief of the military June 8 1783 he reminded the nation that ldquowithout a humble imitationrdquo of ldquothe Divine Author of our blessed religionrdquo we ldquocan never hope to be a happy nationrdquo George Washingtonrsquos own adopted daughter declared that you might as well question his patriotism as to question his Christianity Alexander Hamilton was certainly no deist He began work with Rev James Bayard to form the Christian Constitutional Society to help spread throughout the world the two things which Mr Hamilton said made America great (1) Christianity and (2) a Constitution formed under Christianity Only his death two months later thwarted his plan of starting a missionary society to promote Christian government Facing death in a duel with Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton met and prayed with the Rev John M Mason and Bishop Benjamin Moore He reaffirmed his readiness to face God should he die having declared to them ldquoa lively faith in Godrsquos mercy through Christ with a thankful remembrance of the death of Christrdquo He also partook of Communion with Bishop Moore There have been claims that Thomas Jefferson omitted all miraculous events of Jesus from his ldquoBiblerdquo But his own words explain his intent for the book was not that it be a ldquoBiblerdquo but a primer for the Indians on the teachings of Christ (which is why he titled it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth) He had the ldquored letterrdquo portions of the New Testament published to introduce the Indians to Christian morality As president of the United States he signed a treaty with the Kaskaskia tribe wherein he providedmdashat government expensemdashChristian missionaries to the Indians In fact Thomas Jefferson himself declared ldquoI am a real Christian that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesusrdquo The writings of James Madison who trained for ministry with the Rev Dr John Witherspoon are replete with declarations of his faith in God and Christ In his letter to Attorney General Bradford he laments that public officials are not bold enough about their Christian faith in public and that they should be ldquofervent advocates in the cause of

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 25

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THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE TO REFUTE THE NOTION THAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE ATHEISTS AGNOSTICS OR DEISTS

OR THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVORCE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

First John 418 says ldquoThere is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear because fear involves torment But he who fears has not been made perfect in loverdquo (New King James Version) If our children know we love them and God loves them the enemy wonrsquot be able to get a foothold of fear in their lives

Never Use Fear to Motivate | Now as parents we must never use fear as a means of motivation Teaching our kids to respect something that is potentially dangerous like an automobile is one thing Teaching them to be afraid of it is something else altogether Obviously you would not want your child to run out into oncoming traffic But it would be wrong to tell them ldquoIf you go out into the street a car is going to run over you and kill yourdquo That would be motivating them through fear There is never a time when using a little fearmdashor a lot for that mattermdashis healthy Take the time to explain to your child that ldquoAn automobile is a lot bigger than you are If you run out in front of a moving car it has the ability to harm you If yoursquore going to cross the street make sure itrsquos saferdquo Instead of creating an element of fear yoursquore instilling in them a respect for what the automobile is capable of doing

247 Protection | Our children should also understand the protection thatrsquos available to them through Godrsquos Word Itrsquos something I learned as a kid and as a result I have confidence that Irsquom safe no matter where I am or what Irsquom

doing For instance I like to hunt and there are rattlesnakes and copperheads out in the woods And the truth is I canrsquot stand snakes If I see one Irsquom not about to pick it up and play with it But at the same time I wouldnrsquot be afraid of it or let it bother me Why Because as a kid I learned that I am protected because I have a covenant with God I learned that angels are around memdashprotecting me My parents taught me the promises of Psalm 91 and likewise Irsquom teaching my children that those promises are true for them 247 no matter where they are

Testing the Limits | While most children have to learn how to overcome fear there are those who are not afraid of anything Thatrsquos the way I was as a kidmdashconstantly testing the limits of everything I wanted to be a stuntman from the time I could ride a tricycle I tried to jump it and ride it fast Today my 5-year-old son Jonathan is the same way Itrsquos in his genes He recently learned to ride a bicycle and two

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b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

W When I was growing up my dad Kenneth Copeland taught me many valuable lessons He taught me about spiritual things and natural things But one of the most important lessons I learned from Dad was how not to allow fear in my life Thatrsquos a lesson Irsquom passing on to my children and itrsquos something I hope you would want to pass on to your children as well Of course the reality is that most children are naturally fearful So as parents we must take the time to explain to them that they have no reason to fear because God loves them and is always with them When children know they can count on Godmdashand they understand that God is much bigger than the ldquoboogeymanrdquo or anything else they may fearmdashit gives them a sense of safety and security To overcome fear kids just like adults must be fully persuaded that God in them is greater than anything that is in the world (1 John 44)

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

Being equipped to deal with fear makes it easier for a person to obey God in areas that could be challenging If children learn how to do that at an early age theyrsquoll be able to readily obey God and operate in a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo as adults Our children need to know how to live a lifestyle of rejecting fear and letting love rule and reign in their lives They learn that by watching us their parents Teach them to not fear the future and what could happen but to trust God and follow the Holy Spirit If we teach our children these things they will have a tremendous advantage in life VICTORY

John Copeland is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the son of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland He lives in Fort Worth Texas with his wife Marty and their three children

months later he built a ramp so he could jump his bicycle What do you do with a child like that Well we donrsquot need to teach him how not to be fearful because hersquos not afraid But we do have to supervise his activity as much as possible and take the time to teach him about being responsible in his actions Part of that is teaching him to wear his safety gear and training him to use as much good judgment as a 5-year-old can Of course we pray for him too and confess the Word over him and expect him to be protected and safe More than likely at some point in his life Jonathan will still have opportunities to overcome fear And wersquore equipping him to be able to do that as well

ldquoNo Fearrdquo Provides an Advantage in Life | Because Dad taught me how not to be fearful as a kid I have been able to overcome fear as an adult Although I never was afraid of much as a child or as a teenager I did have to overcome the fear of getting up in front of people to speak And the bottom line of that fear was the fear of failuremdashthe fear of what people would think of me But now when I have a speaking engagement or Irsquom scheduled to tape the broadcast I simply donrsquot allow fear to come in I focus on the fact that Irsquom doing this because I love people and I love our Partners I remind myself that this is far more important than what people think of me Even though public speaking still isnrsquot something I look forward to doing I simply say ldquoLord this is in Your hands and I know I can trust Yourdquo I know I have the Holy Ghost on the inside of me and I believe ldquoI can do all things through Christ who strengthens merdquo (Philippians 413 New King James Version) Our children need to know who they are in Christ and that they always have the help of the Holy Ghost Then no matter what obstacles they face theyrsquoll be able to handle them When something looks like it could be a major problem and the enemy tries to torment them with worry and fear he wonrsquot be able to succeed Theyrsquoll know how to resist fearmdashthe devilmdashand theyrsquoll also know how to listen for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Ghost Helping our children grow up with a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo will give them a great advantage in life Just think about how many times the Holy Spirit has prompted you to do something but you drew back because of fear For instance have you ever felt like you should go witness to your neighbor and the enemy immediately tried to talk you out of it He might have used the fear of rejectionmdashfear of what that person would say or fear of being laughed atmdashas a tactic to keep you from going next door But if you could have recognized that fear as the enemyrsquos strategy you would have known how to resist the devil so you could have obeyed God and talked to your neighbor about salvation

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

God never intended for His people to cope with fearHe intended for us to attack it on all fronts

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Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

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There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

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no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

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Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

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Kenneth Copeland Gloria Copeland

| J U N E | B E L I E V E R rsquo S V O I C E O F V I C T O R Y B R O A D C A S T C A L E N D A R

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BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

Gloria Copeland Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis and Creflo A Dollar Tune in and catch a glimpse of the convention experiencemdashthen make plans to attend and get immersed in the Word

Women of FaithBillye Brim joins Gloria Copeland for two weeks of faith and revelation Donrsquot miss a

minute of these powerful women of the Word

Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

God and His Word Donrsquot miss this week as they wrap things up

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Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadetsDana and Linda

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As a child I remember wanting my parents to correct me One time in particular comes to mind when I was about 5 years old My family and I were living in New York City My mother was working the night shift and my father had fallen asleep on the couch Instead of going to bed on my own I stayed up watching television It never crossed my mind to get ready for bed by myself because Irsquod never done it before I just waited until my father woke up When he asked me why I wasnrsquot in bed I innocently replied ldquoI was waiting for yourdquo Looking back I realize that I wanted him to correct me and tell me what to do Itrsquos the same with our children They want to be corrected They may not say it but deep down in their hearts they desire instruction and correction Why Because they develop a sense of security when we discipline and correct them They will love us as their parents and more importantly they will love God

Loving God and One Another | Everything we do in our livesmdashwhether as parents or childrenmdashshould come from a place of loving our heavenly Father and one another Matthew 2237-39 says ldquoThou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind This is the first and great commandment And the second is like unto it Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyselfrdquo Each of us is called to love God with all of our heart soul and mind Wersquore also called to love our neighbor as ourselves Take a moment to reread this verse Where it says ldquothou shalt love thy neighbor as thyselfrdquo put parentheses around ldquothy neighborrdquo and in its place fill in the name of someone you know Now think about this Children could insert the names of their parents into this verse Doing so would mean that they should love us their parents as they love themselves This isnrsquot a stretch because ldquothy neighborrdquo isnrsquot limited to the person who lives next door to you Itrsquos anyone you are in contact withmdashfriends family co-workers and parents

A Commandment With a Promise | Deuteronomy 516 tells us how important it is for children to honor their parents The first part of the verse is a commandment ldquoHonour thy father and thy mother as the Lord thy God hath commanded theerdquo But this commandment comes with a promise The promise says that our days will be prolonged on this earth and filled with the glory of God in the land which the Lord our God gives us Kids need to understand that honoring mom and dad affects the course of their lives Itrsquos that important The word honor means ldquoto hold in high esteem to respectrdquo or ldquoto love with great kindness affection and carerdquo Just as we should hold our parents in high esteem we should teach our children to do the same They are to value us as precious and love us with great kindness affection and care

Training ChildrentoLoveGod

The Greatest Complimentby Jeremy Pearsons

Other than the Word of God and listening to the Holy Spirit I believe there is no greater teacher in life than life itself The things we experience often serve as building blocks that help shape who we are With Fatherrsquos Day approaching I would like to take the time to share some personal experiences with my dad that have impacted my life Let me begin by saying my dad would be the first to tell you he is far from perfecthellipbut not in my eyes Not only has he taught me to love God and the Word but he is also responsible for my love of music As a baby I sat on Dadrsquos shoulders watching and listening to him play the piano And eventually I sat next to him while he patiently taught me to play Because of my parents I know how to believe God for healing in my body As a child when Irsquod get sick 1 Peter 224 was always the first medicine I was given followed by a healthy dose of Papa Kennethrsquos healing tapes Yet another building block in my faith was set when Dad announced we would be giving our house awaymdasha house that was completely paid for This was a shining example to me of how to give God our best seed I also remember Dad in his pajamas struggling to stay awake at 2 am while he helped me complete a science project that was due the next day Not only did that experience teach me about a fatherrsquos unconditional love but it also taught me not to procrastinate Dad also loved me enough to spank me and ground me for wrong behavior For that Irsquom thankful He taught me what not to dohellipand that is often the most valuable thing a person can know I see in George Pearsons a man being made perfect through a life devoted to the Word The building blocks of honor and integrity are set in my life because they count for something in his By seeing him walk in humil-ity Irsquove learned the value of preferring others And pos-sibly some of the greatest lessons hersquos taught me came when he said ldquoSon this is where Irsquove missed itrdquo As you can tell I love him And when someone says ldquoHey Jeremy you remind me so much of your dadrdquo itrsquos one of the greatest compliments I could receive VICTORY

Jeremy Pearsons son of Pastors George and Terri Pearsons and Kenneth Copelandrsquos eldest grand-son is the senior high minister of 14forty Student Ministries at Eagle Mountain International Church For information about 14forty visit us online at httpwww14fortycom For ministry materials write to

Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001

As we teach our children to respect our authority they will in turn learn to respect Godrsquos authority As their parents we are the voice of God in their lives Wersquore to train and direct them to follow after the Lord with all of their hearts Wersquore called to be a reflection of Jesus Christ to them As we teach them to be more like Jesus wersquoll help them to become more familiar with Godrsquos love

Our Example | In Luke 2 we read about Jesus as a child Itrsquos a great example of how children should respond to their parents In this passage Jesus and His earthly parents traveled to Jerusalem for Passover He was 12 years old at the time At the end of their visit Mary and Joseph left Jerusalem to return home Along the way they discovered that Jesus was not with their group They returned to find Him teaching at the temple When they asked Him what He was doing He answered ldquoWhy did you seek me Did you not know that I must be about My Fatherrsquos businessrdquo (Luke 249 New King James Version) Now look at what verse 51 says ldquoAnd he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was subject unto themrdquo It says ldquoJesus was subject to themrdquo The word subject is a military term which means ldquoto rank yourself under someonerdquo Jesus ranked Himself under His parentsmdashHe put Himself under their authority He was practicing obedience with His parents so that He could be obedient to His heavenly Father It says in The Amplif ied Bible He ldquowas [habitually] obedient to themrdquo So for our children obedience (being subject to us as

their parents) is all part of honoring and loving us Jesus obeyed immediately He didnrsquot talk back to Mary and Joseph or roll His eyes at them He obeyed This is how our children should respond to us too They should be quick to obey By learning to quickly obey us theyrsquore also learning to quickly obey God

The Next Generation | As parents and believers we have an awesome responsibility We are raising the next generation Our children and the children in our churches are the next generationrsquos pastors teachers and parents We must raise them right We need to train them to follow Godmdashto honor and obey Him without complaining or hesitating This is a necessary step toward equipping them to fulfill Godrsquos calling on their lives Letrsquos not leave our children ill-equipped to handle their calling Letrsquos teach them what it is to honor us and that by honoring us they honor Him Children need to honor God and to know how very much God loves them They learn that to a great degree through you their parents And remember our children are our future VICTORY

George Pearsons is the senior pastor of Eagle Mountain International Church located on the grounds of Kenneth Copeland Ministries For information or ministry materials write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001

Do you ever stare into the eyes of your teenager during one of your ldquolecturesrdquo and wonder if anyone is even home to hear it Well even in the midst of eye rolling and stra-tegic sighing itrsquos not hopeless With a little work you and your teenager really can have a great relationship This straightforward and blunt new series by Jeremy Pearsons tells how Itrsquos aimed straight at your teen and with the title How to Handle Mom and Dad itrsquos sure to get his or her attention

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Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis

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Keith Moore Keith Butler Bill WinstonKenneth and Gloria Copeland

Get Into the Overf low

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadets

Superkid Academy

Dana and Linda Johnson

CommanderKellie

2005

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b y R i c k R e n n e r

ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo Acts 285

Traveling by sea was a perilous and risky undertaking Ships were not always reliable The routes often took them through waters cluttered with sharp rocks reefs and debris Even if the vessel was guided by strong skilled leadership currents were so strong that even the best ships could be carried directly into rocks and other dangerous obstacles In Acts 27 we read that Paul was traveling aboard a ship that ran into rocks and broke into pieces In that moment of crisis Paul became Godrsquos man on board as he spoke the word of faith to the crew and passengers Soon he was in charge of the entire situation Once marooned on the island of Melita Paul worked with other crew members to collect wood for a fire A venomous viper was hidden in the sticks he was carrying When he dropped his wood into the flames that snake

bit Paul on the hand Acts 283 says ldquoAnd when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire there came a viper out of the heat and fastened on his handrdquo The word viper is the Greek word echidna and refers to ldquoa highly venomous snakerdquo The verse says that this snake ldquofastened on his handrdquo The word fastened is the Greek word kathapto and it means ldquoto tightly fastenrdquo This snake deeply bit the Apostle Paul and injected its venom into his hand for the word kathapto also meant ldquoto introduce poison into the bodyrdquo That viper sunk its fangs into Paulrsquos flesh and released its full load of venom into his hand That is why Acts 284 says ldquoAnd when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand they said among themselves No doubt this man is a murderer whom though he hath escaped the sea yet vengeance suffereth not to liverdquo

W hen I read about the travels of the Apostle Paul I find his story to be simply remarkable What he had to endure to take the gospel to the gentiles was out of the ordinary | For example in 2 Corinthians 1125 Paul tells us that during the course of his ministry he was shipwrecked three times He writes ldquohellipthrice I suffered shipwreck a night and a day I have been in the deeprdquo

What Would You Do if a

aringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaring

to advance the gospel I refuse to give in to my flesh and throw a pity party Because I keep going and never give in or give up Godrsquos power is always available to help me in every situation Therersquos too much at stake for me to let some little thing pull me down into defeat With Godrsquos Spirit at work in me I overcome every obstacle that tries to block my way I declare this by faith in Jesusrsquo Name VICTORY

Excerpted from Sparkling Gems by Rick Renner

Rick Renner is an author pastor and teacher of the Word of God who has ministered all over the world He and his wife Denise pastor Moscow Good News Church in Moscow Russia For more information or ministry materials please write Rick Renner Ministries PO Box 702040 Tulsa OK 74170-2040 or call (918) 496-3213

But what did Paul do Acts 285 says ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo The phrase ldquoshook it off rdquo is from the Greek word apotinasso It is a compound of the words apo meaning ldquooff rdquo and ldquoawayrdquo and the word tinasso which means to ldquoshakerdquo This word gives us a picture of the Apostle Paul shaking his hand back and forth until the viper released its fangs and fell into the fire When the barbarian crowd saw that Paul didnrsquot die they assumed he was a god In just a short time Paul used the event to bring the whole island together for a crusade Publius the chief of the island was so impressed that he took Paul into his own home for three days While there Paul laid hands on Publiusrsquo father who ldquolay sick of a fever and of a bloody fluxrdquo (Acts 288) The man was miraculously healed and soon the entire island was in revival The Bible tells us ldquoSo when this was done others also which had diseases in the island came and were healedrdquo (Acts 289) By the time Paul departed from Melita he was so respected and honored that they loaded him down with everything necessary for the remainder of his journey How would you have acted if you had been in Paulrsquos position Suppose you were shipwrecked lost all your material possessions then found yourself marooned on an island inhabited by barbarians where a venomous snake promptly bites you Do you think you would have ldquoshaken it off rdquo as Paul did Would you have turned your disaster into a revival Or would you have been tempted to sit down and cry while you worried about your plans being ruined Paulrsquos attitude kept him in the midst of revival everywhere he went He had the opportunity to give in to his flesh and throw a pity party just as you and I do But because Paul chose to keep going and never stop Godrsquos power was always available to help him in every situation What is hindering you today What is the devil trying to use to latch on to your life and to distract you Why donrsquot you make the decision to shake it off Therersquos too much at stake to let some little thing distract you and pull you down into defeat Turn that attack around and use it for the glory of God Make the devil sorry he ever sent that poisonous viper to attack you

My Prayer Today | Lord give me the attitude that turns every attack the devil sends into an opportunity for revival Help me walk in such strong and consistent faith that I do not flinch at ANYTHING Rather than give in to my flesh and let worry conquer me help me remember the assignment Yoursquove given me and help me remain committed to f inish my course on time I pray this in Jesusrsquo Name

My Confession Today | I confess that revival happens everywhere I go Every disaster the devil sends is an opportunity

Like finding a shiny jewel in a pile of rocks Sparkling Gems From the Greek will inspire you

to dig into Godrsquos Word in search of valuable gems

In this unique daily devotional Rick Renner combines his understanding of the Greek lan-

guage and his knowledge of biblical history to explore New Testament scriptures By defining

key words from the original Greek language and explaining the historical context in which

the scriptures were written he reveals new facets of the Word and how to apply them to

daily life

The table of contents and index make this an easy-to-use study tool you can refer to over

and over again Order yours today

Sparkling Gems From the Greek | 7frac14rdquo x 9frac12rdquo | hardback | 1106 pages

CDN$30 B050605

Uncovering the Many Facets of the Word

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Thank You Jesus for Protecting My Family After seeing Kellie Copelandrsquos Prayer for Family Protection I began reading it every morning My family is separated by many miles The prayer makes me feel more secure throughout the day know-ing and believing they are safe One morning I almost did not read my prayer But I knew I had to take time to read it so I did Later on in the day I called my sister and she told me my niece had just totaled her car but she was not hurt in any way I immediately thought Thank You Jesus for protecting my family Thank you angels for taking charge over my family for covering them with your wings of protection I hung up the phone and called the KCM prayer line to thank God once more and to give a praise report Thank you Kellie for sharing your special prayer with me Phyllis Roberts Beech Grove Ind

ldquoA faithful man shall abound with blessingsrdquo

Teaching Me So I Can Teach Them My grandson Christopher who lives in New York needed dental surgery when he was 4 years old The hospital told us the insurance would pay but when all was said and done the paperwork came back rejected We had paid the $800 deduct-ible which left over $2000 still to pay I called your prayer

team and asked them to agree that the money would come in and they would take payments The next day the hospital called and said we did not have to pay any of it They had made a mistake and approved the surgery before hearing from the insurance so they absorbed the cost

Christopher is now 6 and he loves Jesus I am so thankful for your ministry Yoursquove taught me so much that I can share with all my grandchildren I was praying with my other two grandsons Nick (8) and Nate (11) last nightmdashjust listening to them talk to the Lord is so thrillingmdashI can imagine how it thrills the Lordrsquos heart too Thank you for teaching me so I can teach themMarti Deacon | Michigan

The Year of Overflow in Prison I went to prison in June 2000 sentenced to 105 to 210 years For three years I walked around in darkness full of hate grief envy and mad at the world My five children forgot me My wife moved in with my best friend Then this ldquoJesus freakrdquo started telling me that Jesus had something in store for me Irsquod laugh and go on my way For a month he kept saying ldquoCome to church and

seerdquo One Sunday in August 2003 tired of my life I went to church for a laugh But the joke was on memdashI went to the altar and made Jesus Christ the Lord of my life When I saw in the Word that God restores families I prayed that God would restore my family as He did for Joseph in the Bible A short time later I was moved to a different housing block There I met six of the greatest Christian brothers ever They worked with me and taught me a lot using your books on healing the power of tongues etc We became a true family But God wasnrsquot done This past Thanksgiving my young-est daughter wrote me a letter and my second oldest daughter wrote to me after Christmas I believe this is the Year of Overflow I believe my other three children will get in touch with me soon God not only restores families He gives new ones Kenneth thank you for your help Keep me in your

prayers You are in mineRP | Pennsylvania

Proverbs 2820

I am so thankful for

your ministry

GoodNEWSGazette

Intruder Encounters the Power of God At 4 am while my 4-year-old son and I were sleeping someone came into our apartment We both woke up from the noise of the door being opened I jumped up from my bed wide-awake facing the person standing before me Not knowing if they were male or female or whether or not they had a weapon I began screaming But then being reminded that I was a child of Almighty God and remembering a story in your magazine I began yell-ing to the burglar ldquoGet away in Jesusrsquo Mighty Name and get out of my apartment immediatelyrdquo The person didnrsquot move so I turned the light on and saw that it was a woman about my age I then grabbed her by the

arm and led her out of the apartment Before I closed the door behind her I found myself saying in a calm voice ldquoGod bless yourdquo Later

I asked my son why he had been so silent He said ldquoMummy as you talked with that woman I prayed the Lord would take that evil spirit out of our apartmentrdquo Thank you for working for Godrsquos kingdom and for being such a big blessing to others like meIH | Canada

ldquoDaddy Is a Nonsmokerrdquo My 9-year-old daughter Annabelle has been believing for Daddy to give up smoking She has been praying for him for about six months and declares ldquoDaddy is a nonsmokerrdquo Her dad always smoked outside in the garden and never near the children But Annie would see him out her bedroom window and decided at age 8 to involve the Lord Jesus in the situa-tion During a recent illness her daddy stopped smoking and has not taken it up againmdashhe hasnrsquot even been craving a cigarette badly Annie has seen what wonderful results happen when something is given over to GodMR | England

Struggles Give Way to Praise Report We have a family of six and yoursquove played a huge part in our lives for at least the last eight years I have written you about our struggles and now have praise reports

In a period of two weeks my husband received a job that pays $20000 more than his previous job and our son received a call from a talent agency that he had applied to a year ago In addition my husband is

now coaching a basketball team He loves the game but ini-tially was concerned about losing his temper However God has helped him and he has been able to have the self-control he needs It is a wonderful team and after the first game it blessed me so much to hear my husband tell how God had put it all together By the time I went to bed that night I was crying tears of thankfulness I love you guys and appreciate you so muchDusty Farmer | Texas

Fear of Water Flushed Away

At 6 months old my youngest granddaughter became suddenly

terrified of water Her bath time which always had been the high

point of her day became a nightmare I had been praying over her

and the situation was getting a little better Then late one night

she watched your broadcast with me She was mesmerized by

Gloria and focused on her for the entire broadcast

The next day her joy in her bath time was back Now months

later she is the water babymdashthe screaming comes when you take

her out of the water the dogrsquos water dish has to be left outside

Thank You Jesus And thank you all for your faithfulness

Judith Hewson | Tamworth NH

I n t e r n a t i o n a l N e w sGoodNEWSGazette

Bryan Bair ran his fingers over the shiny metal of his French horn one last time before handing it over Pocketing the money he left the pawnshop and drove to the rundown shack he and his family called home in Muskogee Okla In an effort to liven up the dismal rental his wife Angie had painted the walls Convinced that their daughter Cierra shouldnrsquot crawl around on the filthy carpet theyrsquod scratched together enough money to replace it at their own expense

Once again prosperity had eluded them No matter how hard they worked or how carefully they spent they just couldnrsquot get ahead Both cars were being repossessed If that werenrsquot bad enough they were being booted out of the ramshackle house and the owner was suing them for changing the deacutecor

Bryan unlocked the front door and stepped into the cool dank living room Everything he owned was gone He slipped off his wedding band and ran his finger over the word engraved inside Hesed

That was all he had left to cling tomdashone word of hope

From Rules to Revelation | ldquoAngie and I grew up in the same church in Oklahoma Cityrdquo Bryan explains ldquoI was several years older than she was and we didnrsquot know one another well As adults life wasnrsquot kind to either of us After suffering years of physical abuse the Lord rescued Angie from almost certain death and she returned to Oklahoma City to begin healing Her sister gave her a set of tapes by Kenneth Copeland The Blood Covenant The tapes were life-changing for Angie and when she learned that I was broken and bruised from a failed marriage she loaned them to me

Covenantof Love

V

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on what was left I told Angie what the Lord said and we both repented and agreed to tithe on our gross income ldquoThe first of May I tithed 10 percent of my gross salary Two days later a woman who had lost her home during a tornado saw Angiersquos house and bought it immediatelyrdquo

The Breath of Life | In another stroke of divine favor Angiersquos parents provided the money for them to move into a much nicer house in Muskogee Theyrsquod been living there for a while when Angie began feeling sick and suffering from headaches and fatigue Not only that it became increasingly difficult to awaken 3-year-old Cierra each morning She was lethargic and her eyes stayed a reddish color One night during dinner Cierra said ldquoMama and Daddy I saw Jesus in my bedroom last nightrdquo Angie stopped serving food and glanced at Bryan ldquoWhat did Jesus do honeyrdquo ldquoHe blowed in my mouthrdquo Cierra explained Bryan and Angie looked at one another with raised brows and shrugged Days later Angie and Cierra were in the house alone when the carbon monoxide alarm sounded Angie called the gas company and they sent someone immediately His carbon monoxide detector sounded an alarm before he ever got inside the house ldquoGet out nowrdquo he shouted ldquoThe serviceman said that our carbon monoxide alarm

was next to an air vent so while the poisonous gas was filling the house the alarm only sensed fresh air until it reached dangerously high levelsrdquo Angie recalls ldquoAfter taking the readings he said there was no reason that we were still aliverdquo This time it was Angie who pulled off her wedding band and ran her finger over the word engraved inside Hesed A sob caught in her throat as she realized what God had done Jesus had breathed into Cierrarsquos mouth

The Tithe Test | Although Bryan and Angie saw promising changes in their financial picture it appeared to be too little too late They were forced into Chapter 7 bankruptcy Seated in chambers with the bankruptcy trustee during their hearing Bryan and Angie were unprepared for the ruling

ldquoI sold medical supplies and listened to the tape series in my car as I traveled The thing that most impressed me was Brother Copelandrsquos teaching on hesed This is the love of God that passes mere knowledge It is the experience of Godrsquos love based on a covenant which lasts until death and beyond With two failed marriages behind us and the abuse Angie suffered at her former husbandrsquos hands we were in awe of this kind of loverdquo Angie and Bryan learned from the tapes that tithing was divinely designed to be an expression of faith in that covenant of love That was a new idea to them Theyrsquod both known tithing as a biblical rule but theyrsquod never had a revelation of it as their covenant connection

Help in Troubled Times | On May 3 1997 Bryan and Angie married and made a covenant between themselves and God As a permanent reminder they engraved the word Hesed inside their wedding bands Angie worked as a dental assistant and Bryan continued his career in medical sales They lived in the small house Angie owned and tithed 10 percent of all their income trusting in their covenant with God Two days before Christmas Bryanrsquos boss called in his entire staff ldquoYoursquore all firedrdquo he said ldquoSome of you may be hired by the distributor whorsquos taking over the businessrdquo Bryan sighed with relief when the distributor hired him but it came with a price He would do the same job hersquod been doing with 20 percent less salary and no benefits or insurance A year later the company changed hands again Bryan lost another 5 percent of his income and Angie gave birth to their daughter Cierra By 1999 a frustrated Bryan took a job with a new company as a direct manufacturerrsquos representative selling spinal implants The salary package was about the same as the one hersquod left behind Because his territory included all of Tulsa and the northwest part of Arkansas they listed Angiersquos house for sale and moved to Muskogee Bryan stood in the living room and ran his finger over the word engraved on the inside of his wedding band Angiersquos house still hadnrsquot sold they were being kicked out of the rental house both cars were being repossessed and hersquod hocked his French horn This is the protection of God He fell to his knees on the hardwood floor ldquoLord why Irsquom tithing and we arenrsquot making ends meetrdquo Why are you stealing from Me Bryan gasped ldquoLord wersquove tithed faithfully for two yearsrdquo Render unto Caesar that which belongs to Caesar and to God that which belongs to God ldquoI knew immediately what Irsquod done wrongrdquo Bryan says ldquoWersquod been tithing after taxes In other words we were giving the first portion of everything to taxes and tithing

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 19

Covenantof Love

b y M e l a n i e H e m r y

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10

percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10 percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered It was tempting It was a way out of the financial vise that seemed to tighten around Bryan moment by moment He wanted to throw up his hands and say ldquoOK so it was a bad idea Irsquoll try again later when this whole mess is cleared uprdquo He twisted the ring on his finger Hesed He was in covenant with God Hersquod made a promise that he intended to fulfill if it cost him his life What if it does cost me everything Mouth dry and hands clammy he looked the trustee in the eye ldquoWe will never stop giving that 10 percentrdquo ldquoThen I have no other choice but to remove your Chapter 7 status I am moving you into a Chapter 13 bankruptcy That means wersquoll put you on a repayment plan Yoursquoll repay every dime with interestrdquo Bryan looked at Angie who smiled ldquoWe prefer it that wayrdquo The decision to tithe regardless of the cost triggered such deep-seated fear in Bryan that he suffered night terrors Each time he woke in a cold sweat shadowboxing against an unseen enemy Angie comforted him and said ldquoWe will be tithers God has not given us a spirit of fear but He has given us His love power and a sound mindrdquo ldquoAngie helped me get through the night terrors for monthsrdquo Bryan recalls ldquoAnother thing that helped was a list of scripture confessions for breakthrough that was printed in one of the Believerrsquos Voice of Victory magazines I kept them on my desk and repeated them dailyrdquo Toward the end of that year in November 2000 Bryan scored a direct hit on the enemy when he released his first vocal CD of nine songs entitled In His Presence Soon after an amazing thing happened in his business Before he could contact new doctors in his territory they began contacting him and asking for his product The favor of God rested on him to such a degree that both doctors and hospitals saw him as a benefit While still tithing and repaying all his debts Bryan and Angie began giving a monthly gift to KCM Bryan decided to release his territory in Oklahoma and concentrate his efforts in northwest Arkansas In July 2002 they moved into their new home near Fort Smith Ark Angie an artist painted an archangel standing guard and placed the painting above their fireplacemdasha constant reminder of their covenant with God She also painted and personalized bedrooms for Tayler and Britton Bryanrsquos two teenaged children Instead of a ratty rental house they

This month as we celebrate Fatherrsquos Day in America

men around the globe have risen to the call and dis-

covered the strength of partnership Theyrsquove joined

Kenneth Copeland Ministries with faithful support and

unyielding prayer Together wersquore raising up a generation

of men women and children who are ready to reach the

world with the uncompromised message of the gospel

And it shows

As these men stand with us they know wersquore standing

with them too Wersquore praying daily for them Wersquore believing with them for restored relationships financial

success wise parenting and abundant health

Each day our anointings and ministries are joining together empowering one another And together wersquore

changing the world

all these men have something in common

Par tnership

If yoursquore not yet a Partner with Kenneth Copeland Ministries

or want to find out more about partnership just

call 1-877-480-3388 or

visit wwwkcmcanadaca

God has great things in store for youPartners Please send us your testimoniesmdashwe want to hear the great things God is doing in your lives so we can rejoice with you

lived in a beautiful home filled with love and laughter

A Covenant of Life | In August 2003 Bryan and Angie took Tayler Britton and Cierra for a last getaway to Branson before school started Excited about going to Silver Dollar City the children chattered happily during the drive The next morning they were about to leave the hotel when 5-year-old Cierra grabbed her abdomen and screamed in agony They rushed her to a nearby clinic where she was diagnosed with appendicitis There were no surgeons available and the ambulance was tied up with another patient The fastest way to get help they were told was to drive her to Fayetteville After loading the family in their 2001 Expedition Angie phoned family members and asked for prayer Without warning the shocks went out on the car ldquoEvery bump in the road knocked the breath out of usrdquo Angie remembers ldquoAnd with every jolt Cierra screamed It was a grueling trip that should have taken an hour but we had to go so slowly that it took us three Most of that time our cell phones were without a signal But once the cell phones came on I phoned my mother whorsquod just returned from the Southwest Believersrsquo Convention She and a friend whorsquod been at the convention had been praying for Cierra and the Lord told them to tell us to take Communion ldquoI searched the car for anything to use as Communion elements All I could find was half a Diet Coke and a Twinkie I broke off pieces of the Twinkie for each of us and then prayed over it as representing Jesusrsquo body that was broken for Cierra We used Diet Coke as a substitute for Jesusrsquo blood that was shed for her and prayed based on our covenant with God ldquoThe moment we finished praying Cierrarsquos pain stopped and she went to sleep She slept the remainder of the way to Fayetteville When the surgeon met us Cierra was awake and in no pain He pressed on her abdomen just like the previous doctor had done but it didnrsquot hurt her According to the blood work her white count had been up but was droppingrdquo ldquoThere is no doubt that something has taken place in this childrsquos bodyrdquo the surgeon explained ldquobut there is nothing wrong now She is free to gordquo Bryan and Angie had the car repaired and returned to Silver Dollar City to finish their vacation As they watched Cierra run and play they fingered their rings and gave all the praise to God The Lord has continued to bless them beyond their wildest dreams In the month of January 2004 Bryan made more money than he made during a whole year before he began tithing on his gross income Bryan and Angie Bair defeated fear and in so doing they defeated the poverty attached to it Because they

steadfastly maintained their covenant connection to-day they not only know God cares for them they have experienced firsthand His powerful covenant love VICTORY

Standing in AgreementmdashThere Is Victory in Numbers

Praying alone is effective But sometimes you need the power of oth-ers praying in agreement with you | Kenneth Copelandrsquos Pressing In for Victory will teach you thoroughly about the prayer of agree-ment Yoursquoll learn how joining others and praying according to Godrsquos Word is a powerful weapon in your prayer arsenal | Hear personal stories of how Kenneth and Gloria again and again received the answers they needed through powerful prayers of agreement writ-ing contracts based on scriptures and pressing in until their break-throughs came

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House

T h e G o d o f t h e B r e a k t h r o u g h

re you desperate for a breakthrough Are you thinking If the Lord doesnrsquot do something soon I wonrsquot make it | If so I completely understand A few years ago I desperately needed a financial breakthrough I was standing in faith confessing the Word and waiting for provision to come Though Irsquod experienced a few turnarounds our finances were still under attack | In January of the following year God began doing great things Then shortly afterward He gave me a word He said that my wife and I our ministry and anyone else who lays hold upon this truth would experience more of His presence love power and favor than ever before He then added Yoursquoll experience your greatest breakthroughs thus far | Praise God That prophetic word was exactly what I needed to hear and itrsquos what I want to share with you so ldquoThe God of the Breakthroughrdquo will visit your house too

A Prophetic Word | God brought 1 Kings 17 to my attention Itrsquos a story Irsquod read many times In fact Irsquod preached from it often but this time the Lord revealed something new He said Within this story you will discover the keys to supernatural breakthrough | In this passage God sent Elijah into hiding from King Ahab and provided for him by commanding the ravens to feed him by the brook Cherith When the brook dried up God sent Elijah to Zarephath of Sidon He told him hersquod find a widow woman there who would take care of him When Elijah found the woman he discovered that she had just enough food for one more meal In verse 12 she told him ldquoI have not a cake but an handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil in a cruse that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it and dierdquo | If anyone was a candidate for a breakthrough it was this woman She had just enough food for one last meal Then she was prepared to die She needed God to come through for her in a big way

will visit your

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Heavenly Father I receive this prophetic word I believe with all my heart that You want to visit my house I am willing to obey Irsquom willing to sow a significant seed Right now I boldly declare that The God of the Breakthrough is visiting my house Amen

From now on proclaim ldquoThe God of the Breakthrough is visiting my houserdquo Donrsquot stop believing and standing for it Praise God for fulfilling His promise As you put these keys into practice your breakthrough will come Then yoursquoll be able to share what yoursquove learned and help others understand how to experience a breakthrough in their lives too VICTORY

Jerry Savelle is president and founder of Jerry Savelle Ministries International and pastors Heritage of Faith Christian Center For information or ministry materials write to Jerry Savelle Ministries PO Box 748 Crowley TX 76036 visit their Web site at wwwjsmiorg or call (817) 297-3155

Now notice how her situation changed when Elijah said ldquoFear not but make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son For thus saith the Lord God of Israel The barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo (verses 13-14) Elijah gave her a prophetic word when He said ldquoThe barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo This prophetic word was the first key to her breakthrough Without it she and her son would have died But instead she discovered when she acted on that prophetic word her future changed No longer would she and her son die but rather they would experience supernatural provision In the same way a prophetic word can change your future Through the word which God will give youmdasheither through scripture another believer or a prophetic messagemdashHe will tell you what to do Then itrsquos important not to give up No matter what happens in between the time you receive the word and the time it comes to passmdashstand strong Receiving your personal prophetic word is the first key to your breakthrough

Obey the Word | The second key to experiencing a breakthrough is to obey the prophetic word Notice in verse 13 Elijah told the woman ldquomake me thereof a little cake firstrdquo In order for the prophetic word to come to pass she had to be obedient Irsquove discovered over the years that Godrsquos instructions usually donrsquot make sense to the natural mind This woman had just told Elijah that she only had enough food and oil to make one last meal but what was his response He told her to make him a cake first It didnrsquot make sense but it was a necessary step for her to receive her breakthrough She simply needed to obey

A Significant Seed | The third step to receiving a breakthrough is to sow a significant seed When I asked the Lord to clarify what He meant by a ldquosignificant seedrdquo He told me that a significant seed has value to the sower When Elijah told this woman to make him a cake before she cooked her last meal he was asking her to sow a significant seed It was her last bit of food Irsquom not implying that you give everything you have in order to sow a significant seed Right now ask God what significant seed you should sow toward your breakthrough No one else is responsible to tell you what that seed should be You must listen to God for yourself As you take this message to heart make the decision to bull listen for a prophetic word from the Lord bull obey that prophetic word and bull seek the Lord to know what significant seed you need to sow toward breakthrough Now if yoursquore ready for a breakthrough in your life pray this prayer

House

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I often receive requests to answer editorials and letters to the editor about the religious persuasions of Americarsquos founding fathers The standard assertion is that they were all deists pointing to George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Alexander Hamilton and James Madison as proof N In many dictionaries the terms deist agnostic and atheist now appear as synonyms An atheist believes there is no God An agnostic professes that there is no way to know if God exists A deist believes in an impersonal creator of the universe who wound it up like a clock but is no longer involved with mankind Although a very few of the founders considered themselves deists these definitions do not apply to the notable foundersrsquo beliefs N There is abundant evidence to refute the notion that the founding fathers were atheists agnostics or deists or that they wanted to divorce religious principles from public affairs N Thomas Paine in his discourse on ldquoThe Study of Godrdquo forcefully asserts that it is ldquothe error of schoolsrdquo to teach sciences without ldquoreference to the Being who is author of them for all the principles of science are of Divine originrdquo He laments that ldquothe evil that has resulted fromhellipteaching [science without God] has been that of generating in the pupils a species of atheismrdquo N In Benjamin Franklinrsquos 1749 plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania he insisted that schools teach ldquothe necessity of a public religionhellipand the excellency of the Christian religion above all others ancient or modernrdquo Mr Franklin proposed a biblical inscription for the seal of the United States and chose a New Testament verse for the motto of the Philadelphia Hospital He was one of the chief voices behind the establishment of a paid chaplain in Congress In 1787 when he helped found the college which bore his name it was dedicated as ldquoa nursery of religion and learningrdquo built ldquoon Christ the Corner-Stonerdquo Clearly Benjamin Franklinrsquos beliefs didnrsquot reflect those of a deist

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

S P I R I T U A L H E R I T A G E

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Christrdquo And while Mr Madison does allude to a ldquowall of separationrdquo he says the purpose of that ldquowallrdquo is only to prevent Congress from passing a national law to establish a national religion None of the founders mentioned fit the definition of a deist Those who claim all our founders were deists typically name only a handful and generalize the rest This in itself is a mistake for there are more than 200 (55 at the Constitutional Convention 90 who framed the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights and 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence) Any generalization of these men as deists is completely inaccurate The reason critics never mention others is evident Consider what must be explained away if the following signers of the Constitution were mentioned

Charles Pinckney and John Langdonmdashfounders of the American Bible Society

James McHenrymdashfounder of the Baltimore Bible Society

Rufus Kingmdashhelped found a Bible society for Anglicans

Abraham Baldwinmdasha chaplain in The Revolution and considered the youngest theologian in America

Roger Sherman William Samuel Johnson John Dickinson and Jacob Broommdashtheological writers

James Wilson and William Pattersonmdashplaced on the Supreme Court by President George Washington They had prayer over juries in the U S Supreme Courtroom

The list could go on and this does not even include the huge number of thoroughly evangelical Christians who signed the declaration or helped frame the Bill of Rights Perhaps critics should spend more time reading the writings of the founders to discover their religious beliefs for themselves rather than making sweeping accusations which are so easily disproved VICTORY

David Barton nationally known author and public speaker is the founder and president of WallBuilders a pro-family organization which seeks to educate grass-roots society to rebuild Americarsquos constitu- tional moral and religious foundations For more information go to wwwwallbuilderscom call (817) 441-6044 or write to WallBuilders PO Box 397

Aledo TX 76008-0397

Nor did George Washingtonrsquos He was an open promoter of Christianity In his speech on May 12 1779 he claimed that children needed to learn ldquoabove allrdquo the ldquoreligion of Jesus Christrdquo and this would make them ldquogreater and happier than they already arerdquo On May 2 1778 he charged his soldiers at Valley Forge that ldquoTo the distinguished character of patriot it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christianrdquo When he resigned his commission as commander in chief of the military June 8 1783 he reminded the nation that ldquowithout a humble imitationrdquo of ldquothe Divine Author of our blessed religionrdquo we ldquocan never hope to be a happy nationrdquo George Washingtonrsquos own adopted daughter declared that you might as well question his patriotism as to question his Christianity Alexander Hamilton was certainly no deist He began work with Rev James Bayard to form the Christian Constitutional Society to help spread throughout the world the two things which Mr Hamilton said made America great (1) Christianity and (2) a Constitution formed under Christianity Only his death two months later thwarted his plan of starting a missionary society to promote Christian government Facing death in a duel with Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton met and prayed with the Rev John M Mason and Bishop Benjamin Moore He reaffirmed his readiness to face God should he die having declared to them ldquoa lively faith in Godrsquos mercy through Christ with a thankful remembrance of the death of Christrdquo He also partook of Communion with Bishop Moore There have been claims that Thomas Jefferson omitted all miraculous events of Jesus from his ldquoBiblerdquo But his own words explain his intent for the book was not that it be a ldquoBiblerdquo but a primer for the Indians on the teachings of Christ (which is why he titled it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth) He had the ldquored letterrdquo portions of the New Testament published to introduce the Indians to Christian morality As president of the United States he signed a treaty with the Kaskaskia tribe wherein he providedmdashat government expensemdashChristian missionaries to the Indians In fact Thomas Jefferson himself declared ldquoI am a real Christian that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesusrdquo The writings of James Madison who trained for ministry with the Rev Dr John Witherspoon are replete with declarations of his faith in God and Christ In his letter to Attorney General Bradford he laments that public officials are not bold enough about their Christian faith in public and that they should be ldquofervent advocates in the cause of

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A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE TO REFUTE THE NOTION THAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE ATHEISTS AGNOSTICS OR DEISTS

OR THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVORCE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

First John 418 says ldquoThere is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear because fear involves torment But he who fears has not been made perfect in loverdquo (New King James Version) If our children know we love them and God loves them the enemy wonrsquot be able to get a foothold of fear in their lives

Never Use Fear to Motivate | Now as parents we must never use fear as a means of motivation Teaching our kids to respect something that is potentially dangerous like an automobile is one thing Teaching them to be afraid of it is something else altogether Obviously you would not want your child to run out into oncoming traffic But it would be wrong to tell them ldquoIf you go out into the street a car is going to run over you and kill yourdquo That would be motivating them through fear There is never a time when using a little fearmdashor a lot for that mattermdashis healthy Take the time to explain to your child that ldquoAn automobile is a lot bigger than you are If you run out in front of a moving car it has the ability to harm you If yoursquore going to cross the street make sure itrsquos saferdquo Instead of creating an element of fear yoursquore instilling in them a respect for what the automobile is capable of doing

247 Protection | Our children should also understand the protection thatrsquos available to them through Godrsquos Word Itrsquos something I learned as a kid and as a result I have confidence that Irsquom safe no matter where I am or what Irsquom

doing For instance I like to hunt and there are rattlesnakes and copperheads out in the woods And the truth is I canrsquot stand snakes If I see one Irsquom not about to pick it up and play with it But at the same time I wouldnrsquot be afraid of it or let it bother me Why Because as a kid I learned that I am protected because I have a covenant with God I learned that angels are around memdashprotecting me My parents taught me the promises of Psalm 91 and likewise Irsquom teaching my children that those promises are true for them 247 no matter where they are

Testing the Limits | While most children have to learn how to overcome fear there are those who are not afraid of anything Thatrsquos the way I was as a kidmdashconstantly testing the limits of everything I wanted to be a stuntman from the time I could ride a tricycle I tried to jump it and ride it fast Today my 5-year-old son Jonathan is the same way Itrsquos in his genes He recently learned to ride a bicycle and two

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b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

W When I was growing up my dad Kenneth Copeland taught me many valuable lessons He taught me about spiritual things and natural things But one of the most important lessons I learned from Dad was how not to allow fear in my life Thatrsquos a lesson Irsquom passing on to my children and itrsquos something I hope you would want to pass on to your children as well Of course the reality is that most children are naturally fearful So as parents we must take the time to explain to them that they have no reason to fear because God loves them and is always with them When children know they can count on Godmdashand they understand that God is much bigger than the ldquoboogeymanrdquo or anything else they may fearmdashit gives them a sense of safety and security To overcome fear kids just like adults must be fully persuaded that God in them is greater than anything that is in the world (1 John 44)

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

Being equipped to deal with fear makes it easier for a person to obey God in areas that could be challenging If children learn how to do that at an early age theyrsquoll be able to readily obey God and operate in a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo as adults Our children need to know how to live a lifestyle of rejecting fear and letting love rule and reign in their lives They learn that by watching us their parents Teach them to not fear the future and what could happen but to trust God and follow the Holy Spirit If we teach our children these things they will have a tremendous advantage in life VICTORY

John Copeland is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the son of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland He lives in Fort Worth Texas with his wife Marty and their three children

months later he built a ramp so he could jump his bicycle What do you do with a child like that Well we donrsquot need to teach him how not to be fearful because hersquos not afraid But we do have to supervise his activity as much as possible and take the time to teach him about being responsible in his actions Part of that is teaching him to wear his safety gear and training him to use as much good judgment as a 5-year-old can Of course we pray for him too and confess the Word over him and expect him to be protected and safe More than likely at some point in his life Jonathan will still have opportunities to overcome fear And wersquore equipping him to be able to do that as well

ldquoNo Fearrdquo Provides an Advantage in Life | Because Dad taught me how not to be fearful as a kid I have been able to overcome fear as an adult Although I never was afraid of much as a child or as a teenager I did have to overcome the fear of getting up in front of people to speak And the bottom line of that fear was the fear of failuremdashthe fear of what people would think of me But now when I have a speaking engagement or Irsquom scheduled to tape the broadcast I simply donrsquot allow fear to come in I focus on the fact that Irsquom doing this because I love people and I love our Partners I remind myself that this is far more important than what people think of me Even though public speaking still isnrsquot something I look forward to doing I simply say ldquoLord this is in Your hands and I know I can trust Yourdquo I know I have the Holy Ghost on the inside of me and I believe ldquoI can do all things through Christ who strengthens merdquo (Philippians 413 New King James Version) Our children need to know who they are in Christ and that they always have the help of the Holy Ghost Then no matter what obstacles they face theyrsquoll be able to handle them When something looks like it could be a major problem and the enemy tries to torment them with worry and fear he wonrsquot be able to succeed Theyrsquoll know how to resist fearmdashthe devilmdashand theyrsquoll also know how to listen for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Ghost Helping our children grow up with a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo will give them a great advantage in life Just think about how many times the Holy Spirit has prompted you to do something but you drew back because of fear For instance have you ever felt like you should go witness to your neighbor and the enemy immediately tried to talk you out of it He might have used the fear of rejectionmdashfear of what that person would say or fear of being laughed atmdashas a tactic to keep you from going next door But if you could have recognized that fear as the enemyrsquos strategy you would have known how to resist the devil so you could have obeyed God and talked to your neighbor about salvation

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

God never intended for His people to cope with fearHe intended for us to attack it on all fronts

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whenYou get to Heaven

Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

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There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

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no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

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bull Why salvation is necessary bull What happened when you were saved bull How to enjoy all that salvation has to offermdash here and now bull Godrsquos will concerning your salvation

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Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

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BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

Gloria Copeland Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis and Creflo A Dollar Tune in and catch a glimpse of the convention experiencemdashthen make plans to attend and get immersed in the Word

Women of FaithBillye Brim joins Gloria Copeland for two weeks of faith and revelation Donrsquot miss a

minute of these powerful women of the Word

Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

God and His Word Donrsquot miss this week as they wrap things up

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Overflow

As we teach our children to respect our authority they will in turn learn to respect Godrsquos authority As their parents we are the voice of God in their lives Wersquore to train and direct them to follow after the Lord with all of their hearts Wersquore called to be a reflection of Jesus Christ to them As we teach them to be more like Jesus wersquoll help them to become more familiar with Godrsquos love

Our Example | In Luke 2 we read about Jesus as a child Itrsquos a great example of how children should respond to their parents In this passage Jesus and His earthly parents traveled to Jerusalem for Passover He was 12 years old at the time At the end of their visit Mary and Joseph left Jerusalem to return home Along the way they discovered that Jesus was not with their group They returned to find Him teaching at the temple When they asked Him what He was doing He answered ldquoWhy did you seek me Did you not know that I must be about My Fatherrsquos businessrdquo (Luke 249 New King James Version) Now look at what verse 51 says ldquoAnd he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was subject unto themrdquo It says ldquoJesus was subject to themrdquo The word subject is a military term which means ldquoto rank yourself under someonerdquo Jesus ranked Himself under His parentsmdashHe put Himself under their authority He was practicing obedience with His parents so that He could be obedient to His heavenly Father It says in The Amplif ied Bible He ldquowas [habitually] obedient to themrdquo So for our children obedience (being subject to us as

their parents) is all part of honoring and loving us Jesus obeyed immediately He didnrsquot talk back to Mary and Joseph or roll His eyes at them He obeyed This is how our children should respond to us too They should be quick to obey By learning to quickly obey us theyrsquore also learning to quickly obey God

The Next Generation | As parents and believers we have an awesome responsibility We are raising the next generation Our children and the children in our churches are the next generationrsquos pastors teachers and parents We must raise them right We need to train them to follow Godmdashto honor and obey Him without complaining or hesitating This is a necessary step toward equipping them to fulfill Godrsquos calling on their lives Letrsquos not leave our children ill-equipped to handle their calling Letrsquos teach them what it is to honor us and that by honoring us they honor Him Children need to honor God and to know how very much God loves them They learn that to a great degree through you their parents And remember our children are our future VICTORY

George Pearsons is the senior pastor of Eagle Mountain International Church located on the grounds of Kenneth Copeland Ministries For information or ministry materials write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001

Do you ever stare into the eyes of your teenager during one of your ldquolecturesrdquo and wonder if anyone is even home to hear it Well even in the midst of eye rolling and stra-tegic sighing itrsquos not hopeless With a little work you and your teenager really can have a great relationship This straightforward and blunt new series by Jeremy Pearsons tells how Itrsquos aimed straight at your teen and with the title How to Handle Mom and Dad itrsquos sure to get his or her attention

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Praise and worship led by Len Mink and the KCM Band

We need youmdashto help us make this meeting a successJoin us for the volunteer meeting Sunday August 21 at 3 pm in the Hilton Ballroom

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Unable to attend the meetings Then join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and Internet Radio at wwwkcmorg

Visit our Web site for more information | Meetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you | Partners and Friends within the United States call (800) 600-7395 | Partners and Friends within Canada call 1-877-480-3388

US Cellular Arena | 400 W Kilbourn Ave | Milwaukee WI 53203 | (414) 908-6000

Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis

Creflo A Dollar

Keith Moore Keith Butler Bill WinstonKenneth and Gloria Copeland

Get Into the Overf low

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadets

Superkid Academy

Dana and Linda Johnson

CommanderKellie

2005

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Poisonous Snake Bit You

b y R i c k R e n n e r

ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo Acts 285

Traveling by sea was a perilous and risky undertaking Ships were not always reliable The routes often took them through waters cluttered with sharp rocks reefs and debris Even if the vessel was guided by strong skilled leadership currents were so strong that even the best ships could be carried directly into rocks and other dangerous obstacles In Acts 27 we read that Paul was traveling aboard a ship that ran into rocks and broke into pieces In that moment of crisis Paul became Godrsquos man on board as he spoke the word of faith to the crew and passengers Soon he was in charge of the entire situation Once marooned on the island of Melita Paul worked with other crew members to collect wood for a fire A venomous viper was hidden in the sticks he was carrying When he dropped his wood into the flames that snake

bit Paul on the hand Acts 283 says ldquoAnd when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire there came a viper out of the heat and fastened on his handrdquo The word viper is the Greek word echidna and refers to ldquoa highly venomous snakerdquo The verse says that this snake ldquofastened on his handrdquo The word fastened is the Greek word kathapto and it means ldquoto tightly fastenrdquo This snake deeply bit the Apostle Paul and injected its venom into his hand for the word kathapto also meant ldquoto introduce poison into the bodyrdquo That viper sunk its fangs into Paulrsquos flesh and released its full load of venom into his hand That is why Acts 284 says ldquoAnd when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand they said among themselves No doubt this man is a murderer whom though he hath escaped the sea yet vengeance suffereth not to liverdquo

W hen I read about the travels of the Apostle Paul I find his story to be simply remarkable What he had to endure to take the gospel to the gentiles was out of the ordinary | For example in 2 Corinthians 1125 Paul tells us that during the course of his ministry he was shipwrecked three times He writes ldquohellipthrice I suffered shipwreck a night and a day I have been in the deeprdquo

What Would You Do if a

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to advance the gospel I refuse to give in to my flesh and throw a pity party Because I keep going and never give in or give up Godrsquos power is always available to help me in every situation Therersquos too much at stake for me to let some little thing pull me down into defeat With Godrsquos Spirit at work in me I overcome every obstacle that tries to block my way I declare this by faith in Jesusrsquo Name VICTORY

Excerpted from Sparkling Gems by Rick Renner

Rick Renner is an author pastor and teacher of the Word of God who has ministered all over the world He and his wife Denise pastor Moscow Good News Church in Moscow Russia For more information or ministry materials please write Rick Renner Ministries PO Box 702040 Tulsa OK 74170-2040 or call (918) 496-3213

But what did Paul do Acts 285 says ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo The phrase ldquoshook it off rdquo is from the Greek word apotinasso It is a compound of the words apo meaning ldquooff rdquo and ldquoawayrdquo and the word tinasso which means to ldquoshakerdquo This word gives us a picture of the Apostle Paul shaking his hand back and forth until the viper released its fangs and fell into the fire When the barbarian crowd saw that Paul didnrsquot die they assumed he was a god In just a short time Paul used the event to bring the whole island together for a crusade Publius the chief of the island was so impressed that he took Paul into his own home for three days While there Paul laid hands on Publiusrsquo father who ldquolay sick of a fever and of a bloody fluxrdquo (Acts 288) The man was miraculously healed and soon the entire island was in revival The Bible tells us ldquoSo when this was done others also which had diseases in the island came and were healedrdquo (Acts 289) By the time Paul departed from Melita he was so respected and honored that they loaded him down with everything necessary for the remainder of his journey How would you have acted if you had been in Paulrsquos position Suppose you were shipwrecked lost all your material possessions then found yourself marooned on an island inhabited by barbarians where a venomous snake promptly bites you Do you think you would have ldquoshaken it off rdquo as Paul did Would you have turned your disaster into a revival Or would you have been tempted to sit down and cry while you worried about your plans being ruined Paulrsquos attitude kept him in the midst of revival everywhere he went He had the opportunity to give in to his flesh and throw a pity party just as you and I do But because Paul chose to keep going and never stop Godrsquos power was always available to help him in every situation What is hindering you today What is the devil trying to use to latch on to your life and to distract you Why donrsquot you make the decision to shake it off Therersquos too much at stake to let some little thing distract you and pull you down into defeat Turn that attack around and use it for the glory of God Make the devil sorry he ever sent that poisonous viper to attack you

My Prayer Today | Lord give me the attitude that turns every attack the devil sends into an opportunity for revival Help me walk in such strong and consistent faith that I do not flinch at ANYTHING Rather than give in to my flesh and let worry conquer me help me remember the assignment Yoursquove given me and help me remain committed to f inish my course on time I pray this in Jesusrsquo Name

My Confession Today | I confess that revival happens everywhere I go Every disaster the devil sends is an opportunity

Like finding a shiny jewel in a pile of rocks Sparkling Gems From the Greek will inspire you

to dig into Godrsquos Word in search of valuable gems

In this unique daily devotional Rick Renner combines his understanding of the Greek lan-

guage and his knowledge of biblical history to explore New Testament scriptures By defining

key words from the original Greek language and explaining the historical context in which

the scriptures were written he reveals new facets of the Word and how to apply them to

daily life

The table of contents and index make this an easy-to-use study tool you can refer to over

and over again Order yours today

Sparkling Gems From the Greek | 7frac14rdquo x 9frac12rdquo | hardback | 1106 pages

CDN$30 B050605

Uncovering the Many Facets of the Word

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Thank You Jesus for Protecting My Family After seeing Kellie Copelandrsquos Prayer for Family Protection I began reading it every morning My family is separated by many miles The prayer makes me feel more secure throughout the day know-ing and believing they are safe One morning I almost did not read my prayer But I knew I had to take time to read it so I did Later on in the day I called my sister and she told me my niece had just totaled her car but she was not hurt in any way I immediately thought Thank You Jesus for protecting my family Thank you angels for taking charge over my family for covering them with your wings of protection I hung up the phone and called the KCM prayer line to thank God once more and to give a praise report Thank you Kellie for sharing your special prayer with me Phyllis Roberts Beech Grove Ind

ldquoA faithful man shall abound with blessingsrdquo

Teaching Me So I Can Teach Them My grandson Christopher who lives in New York needed dental surgery when he was 4 years old The hospital told us the insurance would pay but when all was said and done the paperwork came back rejected We had paid the $800 deduct-ible which left over $2000 still to pay I called your prayer

team and asked them to agree that the money would come in and they would take payments The next day the hospital called and said we did not have to pay any of it They had made a mistake and approved the surgery before hearing from the insurance so they absorbed the cost

Christopher is now 6 and he loves Jesus I am so thankful for your ministry Yoursquove taught me so much that I can share with all my grandchildren I was praying with my other two grandsons Nick (8) and Nate (11) last nightmdashjust listening to them talk to the Lord is so thrillingmdashI can imagine how it thrills the Lordrsquos heart too Thank you for teaching me so I can teach themMarti Deacon | Michigan

The Year of Overflow in Prison I went to prison in June 2000 sentenced to 105 to 210 years For three years I walked around in darkness full of hate grief envy and mad at the world My five children forgot me My wife moved in with my best friend Then this ldquoJesus freakrdquo started telling me that Jesus had something in store for me Irsquod laugh and go on my way For a month he kept saying ldquoCome to church and

seerdquo One Sunday in August 2003 tired of my life I went to church for a laugh But the joke was on memdashI went to the altar and made Jesus Christ the Lord of my life When I saw in the Word that God restores families I prayed that God would restore my family as He did for Joseph in the Bible A short time later I was moved to a different housing block There I met six of the greatest Christian brothers ever They worked with me and taught me a lot using your books on healing the power of tongues etc We became a true family But God wasnrsquot done This past Thanksgiving my young-est daughter wrote me a letter and my second oldest daughter wrote to me after Christmas I believe this is the Year of Overflow I believe my other three children will get in touch with me soon God not only restores families He gives new ones Kenneth thank you for your help Keep me in your

prayers You are in mineRP | Pennsylvania

Proverbs 2820

I am so thankful for

your ministry

GoodNEWSGazette

Intruder Encounters the Power of God At 4 am while my 4-year-old son and I were sleeping someone came into our apartment We both woke up from the noise of the door being opened I jumped up from my bed wide-awake facing the person standing before me Not knowing if they were male or female or whether or not they had a weapon I began screaming But then being reminded that I was a child of Almighty God and remembering a story in your magazine I began yell-ing to the burglar ldquoGet away in Jesusrsquo Mighty Name and get out of my apartment immediatelyrdquo The person didnrsquot move so I turned the light on and saw that it was a woman about my age I then grabbed her by the

arm and led her out of the apartment Before I closed the door behind her I found myself saying in a calm voice ldquoGod bless yourdquo Later

I asked my son why he had been so silent He said ldquoMummy as you talked with that woman I prayed the Lord would take that evil spirit out of our apartmentrdquo Thank you for working for Godrsquos kingdom and for being such a big blessing to others like meIH | Canada

ldquoDaddy Is a Nonsmokerrdquo My 9-year-old daughter Annabelle has been believing for Daddy to give up smoking She has been praying for him for about six months and declares ldquoDaddy is a nonsmokerrdquo Her dad always smoked outside in the garden and never near the children But Annie would see him out her bedroom window and decided at age 8 to involve the Lord Jesus in the situa-tion During a recent illness her daddy stopped smoking and has not taken it up againmdashhe hasnrsquot even been craving a cigarette badly Annie has seen what wonderful results happen when something is given over to GodMR | England

Struggles Give Way to Praise Report We have a family of six and yoursquove played a huge part in our lives for at least the last eight years I have written you about our struggles and now have praise reports

In a period of two weeks my husband received a job that pays $20000 more than his previous job and our son received a call from a talent agency that he had applied to a year ago In addition my husband is

now coaching a basketball team He loves the game but ini-tially was concerned about losing his temper However God has helped him and he has been able to have the self-control he needs It is a wonderful team and after the first game it blessed me so much to hear my husband tell how God had put it all together By the time I went to bed that night I was crying tears of thankfulness I love you guys and appreciate you so muchDusty Farmer | Texas

Fear of Water Flushed Away

At 6 months old my youngest granddaughter became suddenly

terrified of water Her bath time which always had been the high

point of her day became a nightmare I had been praying over her

and the situation was getting a little better Then late one night

she watched your broadcast with me She was mesmerized by

Gloria and focused on her for the entire broadcast

The next day her joy in her bath time was back Now months

later she is the water babymdashthe screaming comes when you take

her out of the water the dogrsquos water dish has to be left outside

Thank You Jesus And thank you all for your faithfulness

Judith Hewson | Tamworth NH

I n t e r n a t i o n a l N e w sGoodNEWSGazette

Bryan Bair ran his fingers over the shiny metal of his French horn one last time before handing it over Pocketing the money he left the pawnshop and drove to the rundown shack he and his family called home in Muskogee Okla In an effort to liven up the dismal rental his wife Angie had painted the walls Convinced that their daughter Cierra shouldnrsquot crawl around on the filthy carpet theyrsquod scratched together enough money to replace it at their own expense

Once again prosperity had eluded them No matter how hard they worked or how carefully they spent they just couldnrsquot get ahead Both cars were being repossessed If that werenrsquot bad enough they were being booted out of the ramshackle house and the owner was suing them for changing the deacutecor

Bryan unlocked the front door and stepped into the cool dank living room Everything he owned was gone He slipped off his wedding band and ran his finger over the word engraved inside Hesed

That was all he had left to cling tomdashone word of hope

From Rules to Revelation | ldquoAngie and I grew up in the same church in Oklahoma Cityrdquo Bryan explains ldquoI was several years older than she was and we didnrsquot know one another well As adults life wasnrsquot kind to either of us After suffering years of physical abuse the Lord rescued Angie from almost certain death and she returned to Oklahoma City to begin healing Her sister gave her a set of tapes by Kenneth Copeland The Blood Covenant The tapes were life-changing for Angie and when she learned that I was broken and bruised from a failed marriage she loaned them to me

Covenantof Love

V

h

b y M e l a n i e H e m r y

on what was left I told Angie what the Lord said and we both repented and agreed to tithe on our gross income ldquoThe first of May I tithed 10 percent of my gross salary Two days later a woman who had lost her home during a tornado saw Angiersquos house and bought it immediatelyrdquo

The Breath of Life | In another stroke of divine favor Angiersquos parents provided the money for them to move into a much nicer house in Muskogee Theyrsquod been living there for a while when Angie began feeling sick and suffering from headaches and fatigue Not only that it became increasingly difficult to awaken 3-year-old Cierra each morning She was lethargic and her eyes stayed a reddish color One night during dinner Cierra said ldquoMama and Daddy I saw Jesus in my bedroom last nightrdquo Angie stopped serving food and glanced at Bryan ldquoWhat did Jesus do honeyrdquo ldquoHe blowed in my mouthrdquo Cierra explained Bryan and Angie looked at one another with raised brows and shrugged Days later Angie and Cierra were in the house alone when the carbon monoxide alarm sounded Angie called the gas company and they sent someone immediately His carbon monoxide detector sounded an alarm before he ever got inside the house ldquoGet out nowrdquo he shouted ldquoThe serviceman said that our carbon monoxide alarm

was next to an air vent so while the poisonous gas was filling the house the alarm only sensed fresh air until it reached dangerously high levelsrdquo Angie recalls ldquoAfter taking the readings he said there was no reason that we were still aliverdquo This time it was Angie who pulled off her wedding band and ran her finger over the word engraved inside Hesed A sob caught in her throat as she realized what God had done Jesus had breathed into Cierrarsquos mouth

The Tithe Test | Although Bryan and Angie saw promising changes in their financial picture it appeared to be too little too late They were forced into Chapter 7 bankruptcy Seated in chambers with the bankruptcy trustee during their hearing Bryan and Angie were unprepared for the ruling

ldquoI sold medical supplies and listened to the tape series in my car as I traveled The thing that most impressed me was Brother Copelandrsquos teaching on hesed This is the love of God that passes mere knowledge It is the experience of Godrsquos love based on a covenant which lasts until death and beyond With two failed marriages behind us and the abuse Angie suffered at her former husbandrsquos hands we were in awe of this kind of loverdquo Angie and Bryan learned from the tapes that tithing was divinely designed to be an expression of faith in that covenant of love That was a new idea to them Theyrsquod both known tithing as a biblical rule but theyrsquod never had a revelation of it as their covenant connection

Help in Troubled Times | On May 3 1997 Bryan and Angie married and made a covenant between themselves and God As a permanent reminder they engraved the word Hesed inside their wedding bands Angie worked as a dental assistant and Bryan continued his career in medical sales They lived in the small house Angie owned and tithed 10 percent of all their income trusting in their covenant with God Two days before Christmas Bryanrsquos boss called in his entire staff ldquoYoursquore all firedrdquo he said ldquoSome of you may be hired by the distributor whorsquos taking over the businessrdquo Bryan sighed with relief when the distributor hired him but it came with a price He would do the same job hersquod been doing with 20 percent less salary and no benefits or insurance A year later the company changed hands again Bryan lost another 5 percent of his income and Angie gave birth to their daughter Cierra By 1999 a frustrated Bryan took a job with a new company as a direct manufacturerrsquos representative selling spinal implants The salary package was about the same as the one hersquod left behind Because his territory included all of Tulsa and the northwest part of Arkansas they listed Angiersquos house for sale and moved to Muskogee Bryan stood in the living room and ran his finger over the word engraved on the inside of his wedding band Angiersquos house still hadnrsquot sold they were being kicked out of the rental house both cars were being repossessed and hersquod hocked his French horn This is the protection of God He fell to his knees on the hardwood floor ldquoLord why Irsquom tithing and we arenrsquot making ends meetrdquo Why are you stealing from Me Bryan gasped ldquoLord wersquove tithed faithfully for two yearsrdquo Render unto Caesar that which belongs to Caesar and to God that which belongs to God ldquoI knew immediately what Irsquod done wrongrdquo Bryan says ldquoWersquod been tithing after taxes In other words we were giving the first portion of everything to taxes and tithing

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 19

Covenantof Love

b y M e l a n i e H e m r y

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10

percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10 percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered It was tempting It was a way out of the financial vise that seemed to tighten around Bryan moment by moment He wanted to throw up his hands and say ldquoOK so it was a bad idea Irsquoll try again later when this whole mess is cleared uprdquo He twisted the ring on his finger Hesed He was in covenant with God Hersquod made a promise that he intended to fulfill if it cost him his life What if it does cost me everything Mouth dry and hands clammy he looked the trustee in the eye ldquoWe will never stop giving that 10 percentrdquo ldquoThen I have no other choice but to remove your Chapter 7 status I am moving you into a Chapter 13 bankruptcy That means wersquoll put you on a repayment plan Yoursquoll repay every dime with interestrdquo Bryan looked at Angie who smiled ldquoWe prefer it that wayrdquo The decision to tithe regardless of the cost triggered such deep-seated fear in Bryan that he suffered night terrors Each time he woke in a cold sweat shadowboxing against an unseen enemy Angie comforted him and said ldquoWe will be tithers God has not given us a spirit of fear but He has given us His love power and a sound mindrdquo ldquoAngie helped me get through the night terrors for monthsrdquo Bryan recalls ldquoAnother thing that helped was a list of scripture confessions for breakthrough that was printed in one of the Believerrsquos Voice of Victory magazines I kept them on my desk and repeated them dailyrdquo Toward the end of that year in November 2000 Bryan scored a direct hit on the enemy when he released his first vocal CD of nine songs entitled In His Presence Soon after an amazing thing happened in his business Before he could contact new doctors in his territory they began contacting him and asking for his product The favor of God rested on him to such a degree that both doctors and hospitals saw him as a benefit While still tithing and repaying all his debts Bryan and Angie began giving a monthly gift to KCM Bryan decided to release his territory in Oklahoma and concentrate his efforts in northwest Arkansas In July 2002 they moved into their new home near Fort Smith Ark Angie an artist painted an archangel standing guard and placed the painting above their fireplacemdasha constant reminder of their covenant with God She also painted and personalized bedrooms for Tayler and Britton Bryanrsquos two teenaged children Instead of a ratty rental house they

This month as we celebrate Fatherrsquos Day in America

men around the globe have risen to the call and dis-

covered the strength of partnership Theyrsquove joined

Kenneth Copeland Ministries with faithful support and

unyielding prayer Together wersquore raising up a generation

of men women and children who are ready to reach the

world with the uncompromised message of the gospel

And it shows

As these men stand with us they know wersquore standing

with them too Wersquore praying daily for them Wersquore believing with them for restored relationships financial

success wise parenting and abundant health

Each day our anointings and ministries are joining together empowering one another And together wersquore

changing the world

all these men have something in common

Par tnership

If yoursquore not yet a Partner with Kenneth Copeland Ministries

or want to find out more about partnership just

call 1-877-480-3388 or

visit wwwkcmcanadaca

God has great things in store for youPartners Please send us your testimoniesmdashwe want to hear the great things God is doing in your lives so we can rejoice with you

lived in a beautiful home filled with love and laughter

A Covenant of Life | In August 2003 Bryan and Angie took Tayler Britton and Cierra for a last getaway to Branson before school started Excited about going to Silver Dollar City the children chattered happily during the drive The next morning they were about to leave the hotel when 5-year-old Cierra grabbed her abdomen and screamed in agony They rushed her to a nearby clinic where she was diagnosed with appendicitis There were no surgeons available and the ambulance was tied up with another patient The fastest way to get help they were told was to drive her to Fayetteville After loading the family in their 2001 Expedition Angie phoned family members and asked for prayer Without warning the shocks went out on the car ldquoEvery bump in the road knocked the breath out of usrdquo Angie remembers ldquoAnd with every jolt Cierra screamed It was a grueling trip that should have taken an hour but we had to go so slowly that it took us three Most of that time our cell phones were without a signal But once the cell phones came on I phoned my mother whorsquod just returned from the Southwest Believersrsquo Convention She and a friend whorsquod been at the convention had been praying for Cierra and the Lord told them to tell us to take Communion ldquoI searched the car for anything to use as Communion elements All I could find was half a Diet Coke and a Twinkie I broke off pieces of the Twinkie for each of us and then prayed over it as representing Jesusrsquo body that was broken for Cierra We used Diet Coke as a substitute for Jesusrsquo blood that was shed for her and prayed based on our covenant with God ldquoThe moment we finished praying Cierrarsquos pain stopped and she went to sleep She slept the remainder of the way to Fayetteville When the surgeon met us Cierra was awake and in no pain He pressed on her abdomen just like the previous doctor had done but it didnrsquot hurt her According to the blood work her white count had been up but was droppingrdquo ldquoThere is no doubt that something has taken place in this childrsquos bodyrdquo the surgeon explained ldquobut there is nothing wrong now She is free to gordquo Bryan and Angie had the car repaired and returned to Silver Dollar City to finish their vacation As they watched Cierra run and play they fingered their rings and gave all the praise to God The Lord has continued to bless them beyond their wildest dreams In the month of January 2004 Bryan made more money than he made during a whole year before he began tithing on his gross income Bryan and Angie Bair defeated fear and in so doing they defeated the poverty attached to it Because they

steadfastly maintained their covenant connection to-day they not only know God cares for them they have experienced firsthand His powerful covenant love VICTORY

Standing in AgreementmdashThere Is Victory in Numbers

Praying alone is effective But sometimes you need the power of oth-ers praying in agreement with you | Kenneth Copelandrsquos Pressing In for Victory will teach you thoroughly about the prayer of agree-ment Yoursquoll learn how joining others and praying according to Godrsquos Word is a powerful weapon in your prayer arsenal | Hear personal stories of how Kenneth and Gloria again and again received the answers they needed through powerful prayers of agreement writ-ing contracts based on scriptures and pressing in until their break-throughs came

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House

T h e G o d o f t h e B r e a k t h r o u g h

re you desperate for a breakthrough Are you thinking If the Lord doesnrsquot do something soon I wonrsquot make it | If so I completely understand A few years ago I desperately needed a financial breakthrough I was standing in faith confessing the Word and waiting for provision to come Though Irsquod experienced a few turnarounds our finances were still under attack | In January of the following year God began doing great things Then shortly afterward He gave me a word He said that my wife and I our ministry and anyone else who lays hold upon this truth would experience more of His presence love power and favor than ever before He then added Yoursquoll experience your greatest breakthroughs thus far | Praise God That prophetic word was exactly what I needed to hear and itrsquos what I want to share with you so ldquoThe God of the Breakthroughrdquo will visit your house too

A Prophetic Word | God brought 1 Kings 17 to my attention Itrsquos a story Irsquod read many times In fact Irsquod preached from it often but this time the Lord revealed something new He said Within this story you will discover the keys to supernatural breakthrough | In this passage God sent Elijah into hiding from King Ahab and provided for him by commanding the ravens to feed him by the brook Cherith When the brook dried up God sent Elijah to Zarephath of Sidon He told him hersquod find a widow woman there who would take care of him When Elijah found the woman he discovered that she had just enough food for one more meal In verse 12 she told him ldquoI have not a cake but an handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil in a cruse that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it and dierdquo | If anyone was a candidate for a breakthrough it was this woman She had just enough food for one last meal Then she was prepared to die She needed God to come through for her in a big way

will visit your

22 | B V O V | J U N E rsquo 0 5

A

b y J e r r y S a v e l l e

Heavenly Father I receive this prophetic word I believe with all my heart that You want to visit my house I am willing to obey Irsquom willing to sow a significant seed Right now I boldly declare that The God of the Breakthrough is visiting my house Amen

From now on proclaim ldquoThe God of the Breakthrough is visiting my houserdquo Donrsquot stop believing and standing for it Praise God for fulfilling His promise As you put these keys into practice your breakthrough will come Then yoursquoll be able to share what yoursquove learned and help others understand how to experience a breakthrough in their lives too VICTORY

Jerry Savelle is president and founder of Jerry Savelle Ministries International and pastors Heritage of Faith Christian Center For information or ministry materials write to Jerry Savelle Ministries PO Box 748 Crowley TX 76036 visit their Web site at wwwjsmiorg or call (817) 297-3155

Now notice how her situation changed when Elijah said ldquoFear not but make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son For thus saith the Lord God of Israel The barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo (verses 13-14) Elijah gave her a prophetic word when He said ldquoThe barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo This prophetic word was the first key to her breakthrough Without it she and her son would have died But instead she discovered when she acted on that prophetic word her future changed No longer would she and her son die but rather they would experience supernatural provision In the same way a prophetic word can change your future Through the word which God will give youmdasheither through scripture another believer or a prophetic messagemdashHe will tell you what to do Then itrsquos important not to give up No matter what happens in between the time you receive the word and the time it comes to passmdashstand strong Receiving your personal prophetic word is the first key to your breakthrough

Obey the Word | The second key to experiencing a breakthrough is to obey the prophetic word Notice in verse 13 Elijah told the woman ldquomake me thereof a little cake firstrdquo In order for the prophetic word to come to pass she had to be obedient Irsquove discovered over the years that Godrsquos instructions usually donrsquot make sense to the natural mind This woman had just told Elijah that she only had enough food and oil to make one last meal but what was his response He told her to make him a cake first It didnrsquot make sense but it was a necessary step for her to receive her breakthrough She simply needed to obey

A Significant Seed | The third step to receiving a breakthrough is to sow a significant seed When I asked the Lord to clarify what He meant by a ldquosignificant seedrdquo He told me that a significant seed has value to the sower When Elijah told this woman to make him a cake before she cooked her last meal he was asking her to sow a significant seed It was her last bit of food Irsquom not implying that you give everything you have in order to sow a significant seed Right now ask God what significant seed you should sow toward your breakthrough No one else is responsible to tell you what that seed should be You must listen to God for yourself As you take this message to heart make the decision to bull listen for a prophetic word from the Lord bull obey that prophetic word and bull seek the Lord to know what significant seed you need to sow toward breakthrough Now if yoursquore ready for a breakthrough in your life pray this prayer

House

A

b y J e r r y S a v e l l e

Break Out and Break ThroughMost people desire to do and be something extraordinary But disappointments and

hardships have quenched their God-given dreams In this revealing book Jerry Savelle

brings to the table the fact that If Satan Canrsquot Steal Your Dreams He Canrsquot Control

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I often receive requests to answer editorials and letters to the editor about the religious persuasions of Americarsquos founding fathers The standard assertion is that they were all deists pointing to George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Alexander Hamilton and James Madison as proof N In many dictionaries the terms deist agnostic and atheist now appear as synonyms An atheist believes there is no God An agnostic professes that there is no way to know if God exists A deist believes in an impersonal creator of the universe who wound it up like a clock but is no longer involved with mankind Although a very few of the founders considered themselves deists these definitions do not apply to the notable foundersrsquo beliefs N There is abundant evidence to refute the notion that the founding fathers were atheists agnostics or deists or that they wanted to divorce religious principles from public affairs N Thomas Paine in his discourse on ldquoThe Study of Godrdquo forcefully asserts that it is ldquothe error of schoolsrdquo to teach sciences without ldquoreference to the Being who is author of them for all the principles of science are of Divine originrdquo He laments that ldquothe evil that has resulted fromhellipteaching [science without God] has been that of generating in the pupils a species of atheismrdquo N In Benjamin Franklinrsquos 1749 plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania he insisted that schools teach ldquothe necessity of a public religionhellipand the excellency of the Christian religion above all others ancient or modernrdquo Mr Franklin proposed a biblical inscription for the seal of the United States and chose a New Testament verse for the motto of the Philadelphia Hospital He was one of the chief voices behind the establishment of a paid chaplain in Congress In 1787 when he helped found the college which bore his name it was dedicated as ldquoa nursery of religion and learningrdquo built ldquoon Christ the Corner-Stonerdquo Clearly Benjamin Franklinrsquos beliefs didnrsquot reflect those of a deist

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

S P I R I T U A L H E R I T A G E

1

Christrdquo And while Mr Madison does allude to a ldquowall of separationrdquo he says the purpose of that ldquowallrdquo is only to prevent Congress from passing a national law to establish a national religion None of the founders mentioned fit the definition of a deist Those who claim all our founders were deists typically name only a handful and generalize the rest This in itself is a mistake for there are more than 200 (55 at the Constitutional Convention 90 who framed the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights and 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence) Any generalization of these men as deists is completely inaccurate The reason critics never mention others is evident Consider what must be explained away if the following signers of the Constitution were mentioned

Charles Pinckney and John Langdonmdashfounders of the American Bible Society

James McHenrymdashfounder of the Baltimore Bible Society

Rufus Kingmdashhelped found a Bible society for Anglicans

Abraham Baldwinmdasha chaplain in The Revolution and considered the youngest theologian in America

Roger Sherman William Samuel Johnson John Dickinson and Jacob Broommdashtheological writers

James Wilson and William Pattersonmdashplaced on the Supreme Court by President George Washington They had prayer over juries in the U S Supreme Courtroom

The list could go on and this does not even include the huge number of thoroughly evangelical Christians who signed the declaration or helped frame the Bill of Rights Perhaps critics should spend more time reading the writings of the founders to discover their religious beliefs for themselves rather than making sweeping accusations which are so easily disproved VICTORY

David Barton nationally known author and public speaker is the founder and president of WallBuilders a pro-family organization which seeks to educate grass-roots society to rebuild Americarsquos constitu- tional moral and religious foundations For more information go to wwwwallbuilderscom call (817) 441-6044 or write to WallBuilders PO Box 397

Aledo TX 76008-0397

Nor did George Washingtonrsquos He was an open promoter of Christianity In his speech on May 12 1779 he claimed that children needed to learn ldquoabove allrdquo the ldquoreligion of Jesus Christrdquo and this would make them ldquogreater and happier than they already arerdquo On May 2 1778 he charged his soldiers at Valley Forge that ldquoTo the distinguished character of patriot it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christianrdquo When he resigned his commission as commander in chief of the military June 8 1783 he reminded the nation that ldquowithout a humble imitationrdquo of ldquothe Divine Author of our blessed religionrdquo we ldquocan never hope to be a happy nationrdquo George Washingtonrsquos own adopted daughter declared that you might as well question his patriotism as to question his Christianity Alexander Hamilton was certainly no deist He began work with Rev James Bayard to form the Christian Constitutional Society to help spread throughout the world the two things which Mr Hamilton said made America great (1) Christianity and (2) a Constitution formed under Christianity Only his death two months later thwarted his plan of starting a missionary society to promote Christian government Facing death in a duel with Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton met and prayed with the Rev John M Mason and Bishop Benjamin Moore He reaffirmed his readiness to face God should he die having declared to them ldquoa lively faith in Godrsquos mercy through Christ with a thankful remembrance of the death of Christrdquo He also partook of Communion with Bishop Moore There have been claims that Thomas Jefferson omitted all miraculous events of Jesus from his ldquoBiblerdquo But his own words explain his intent for the book was not that it be a ldquoBiblerdquo but a primer for the Indians on the teachings of Christ (which is why he titled it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth) He had the ldquored letterrdquo portions of the New Testament published to introduce the Indians to Christian morality As president of the United States he signed a treaty with the Kaskaskia tribe wherein he providedmdashat government expensemdashChristian missionaries to the Indians In fact Thomas Jefferson himself declared ldquoI am a real Christian that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesusrdquo The writings of James Madison who trained for ministry with the Rev Dr John Witherspoon are replete with declarations of his faith in God and Christ In his letter to Attorney General Bradford he laments that public officials are not bold enough about their Christian faith in public and that they should be ldquofervent advocates in the cause of

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 25

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE TO REFUTE THE NOTION THAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE ATHEISTS AGNOSTICS OR DEISTS

OR THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVORCE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

First John 418 says ldquoThere is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear because fear involves torment But he who fears has not been made perfect in loverdquo (New King James Version) If our children know we love them and God loves them the enemy wonrsquot be able to get a foothold of fear in their lives

Never Use Fear to Motivate | Now as parents we must never use fear as a means of motivation Teaching our kids to respect something that is potentially dangerous like an automobile is one thing Teaching them to be afraid of it is something else altogether Obviously you would not want your child to run out into oncoming traffic But it would be wrong to tell them ldquoIf you go out into the street a car is going to run over you and kill yourdquo That would be motivating them through fear There is never a time when using a little fearmdashor a lot for that mattermdashis healthy Take the time to explain to your child that ldquoAn automobile is a lot bigger than you are If you run out in front of a moving car it has the ability to harm you If yoursquore going to cross the street make sure itrsquos saferdquo Instead of creating an element of fear yoursquore instilling in them a respect for what the automobile is capable of doing

247 Protection | Our children should also understand the protection thatrsquos available to them through Godrsquos Word Itrsquos something I learned as a kid and as a result I have confidence that Irsquom safe no matter where I am or what Irsquom

doing For instance I like to hunt and there are rattlesnakes and copperheads out in the woods And the truth is I canrsquot stand snakes If I see one Irsquom not about to pick it up and play with it But at the same time I wouldnrsquot be afraid of it or let it bother me Why Because as a kid I learned that I am protected because I have a covenant with God I learned that angels are around memdashprotecting me My parents taught me the promises of Psalm 91 and likewise Irsquom teaching my children that those promises are true for them 247 no matter where they are

Testing the Limits | While most children have to learn how to overcome fear there are those who are not afraid of anything Thatrsquos the way I was as a kidmdashconstantly testing the limits of everything I wanted to be a stuntman from the time I could ride a tricycle I tried to jump it and ride it fast Today my 5-year-old son Jonathan is the same way Itrsquos in his genes He recently learned to ride a bicycle and two

26 | B V O V | J U N E rsquo 0 5

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

W When I was growing up my dad Kenneth Copeland taught me many valuable lessons He taught me about spiritual things and natural things But one of the most important lessons I learned from Dad was how not to allow fear in my life Thatrsquos a lesson Irsquom passing on to my children and itrsquos something I hope you would want to pass on to your children as well Of course the reality is that most children are naturally fearful So as parents we must take the time to explain to them that they have no reason to fear because God loves them and is always with them When children know they can count on Godmdashand they understand that God is much bigger than the ldquoboogeymanrdquo or anything else they may fearmdashit gives them a sense of safety and security To overcome fear kids just like adults must be fully persuaded that God in them is greater than anything that is in the world (1 John 44)

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

Being equipped to deal with fear makes it easier for a person to obey God in areas that could be challenging If children learn how to do that at an early age theyrsquoll be able to readily obey God and operate in a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo as adults Our children need to know how to live a lifestyle of rejecting fear and letting love rule and reign in their lives They learn that by watching us their parents Teach them to not fear the future and what could happen but to trust God and follow the Holy Spirit If we teach our children these things they will have a tremendous advantage in life VICTORY

John Copeland is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the son of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland He lives in Fort Worth Texas with his wife Marty and their three children

months later he built a ramp so he could jump his bicycle What do you do with a child like that Well we donrsquot need to teach him how not to be fearful because hersquos not afraid But we do have to supervise his activity as much as possible and take the time to teach him about being responsible in his actions Part of that is teaching him to wear his safety gear and training him to use as much good judgment as a 5-year-old can Of course we pray for him too and confess the Word over him and expect him to be protected and safe More than likely at some point in his life Jonathan will still have opportunities to overcome fear And wersquore equipping him to be able to do that as well

ldquoNo Fearrdquo Provides an Advantage in Life | Because Dad taught me how not to be fearful as a kid I have been able to overcome fear as an adult Although I never was afraid of much as a child or as a teenager I did have to overcome the fear of getting up in front of people to speak And the bottom line of that fear was the fear of failuremdashthe fear of what people would think of me But now when I have a speaking engagement or Irsquom scheduled to tape the broadcast I simply donrsquot allow fear to come in I focus on the fact that Irsquom doing this because I love people and I love our Partners I remind myself that this is far more important than what people think of me Even though public speaking still isnrsquot something I look forward to doing I simply say ldquoLord this is in Your hands and I know I can trust Yourdquo I know I have the Holy Ghost on the inside of me and I believe ldquoI can do all things through Christ who strengthens merdquo (Philippians 413 New King James Version) Our children need to know who they are in Christ and that they always have the help of the Holy Ghost Then no matter what obstacles they face theyrsquoll be able to handle them When something looks like it could be a major problem and the enemy tries to torment them with worry and fear he wonrsquot be able to succeed Theyrsquoll know how to resist fearmdashthe devilmdashand theyrsquoll also know how to listen for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Ghost Helping our children grow up with a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo will give them a great advantage in life Just think about how many times the Holy Spirit has prompted you to do something but you drew back because of fear For instance have you ever felt like you should go witness to your neighbor and the enemy immediately tried to talk you out of it He might have used the fear of rejectionmdashfear of what that person would say or fear of being laughed atmdashas a tactic to keep you from going next door But if you could have recognized that fear as the enemyrsquos strategy you would have known how to resist the devil so you could have obeyed God and talked to your neighbor about salvation

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

God never intended for His people to cope with fearHe intended for us to attack it on all fronts

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whenYou get to Heaven

Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 29

There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

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no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

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bull Why salvation is necessary bull What happened when you were saved bull How to enjoy all that salvation has to offermdash here and now bull Godrsquos will concerning your salvation

Get into the Word today And find out about all that Jesus did for you as you discover So Great Salvation

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Healing SchoolJoin Gloria Copeland for a whole week of Healing School Learn how to receive

healing walk in health and pray for others to be healed

Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

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Kenneth Copeland Gloria Copeland

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BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

Gloria Copeland Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis and Creflo A Dollar Tune in and catch a glimpse of the convention experiencemdashthen make plans to attend and get immersed in the Word

Women of FaithBillye Brim joins Gloria Copeland for two weeks of faith and revelation Donrsquot miss a

minute of these powerful women of the Word

Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

God and His Word Donrsquot miss this week as they wrap things up

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Volunteer meeting Sunday July 3 at 3 pm in the Hilton Anaheim Pacific Ballroom

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadetsDana and Linda

JohnsonCommander

Kellie

2005

Overflow

Milwaukee Wis August 22-27

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday August 27 at 930 am

Praise and worship led by Len Mink and the KCM Band

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Get Into the Overf low

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b y R i c k R e n n e r

ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo Acts 285

Traveling by sea was a perilous and risky undertaking Ships were not always reliable The routes often took them through waters cluttered with sharp rocks reefs and debris Even if the vessel was guided by strong skilled leadership currents were so strong that even the best ships could be carried directly into rocks and other dangerous obstacles In Acts 27 we read that Paul was traveling aboard a ship that ran into rocks and broke into pieces In that moment of crisis Paul became Godrsquos man on board as he spoke the word of faith to the crew and passengers Soon he was in charge of the entire situation Once marooned on the island of Melita Paul worked with other crew members to collect wood for a fire A venomous viper was hidden in the sticks he was carrying When he dropped his wood into the flames that snake

bit Paul on the hand Acts 283 says ldquoAnd when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire there came a viper out of the heat and fastened on his handrdquo The word viper is the Greek word echidna and refers to ldquoa highly venomous snakerdquo The verse says that this snake ldquofastened on his handrdquo The word fastened is the Greek word kathapto and it means ldquoto tightly fastenrdquo This snake deeply bit the Apostle Paul and injected its venom into his hand for the word kathapto also meant ldquoto introduce poison into the bodyrdquo That viper sunk its fangs into Paulrsquos flesh and released its full load of venom into his hand That is why Acts 284 says ldquoAnd when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand they said among themselves No doubt this man is a murderer whom though he hath escaped the sea yet vengeance suffereth not to liverdquo

W hen I read about the travels of the Apostle Paul I find his story to be simply remarkable What he had to endure to take the gospel to the gentiles was out of the ordinary | For example in 2 Corinthians 1125 Paul tells us that during the course of his ministry he was shipwrecked three times He writes ldquohellipthrice I suffered shipwreck a night and a day I have been in the deeprdquo

What Would You Do if a

aringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaring

to advance the gospel I refuse to give in to my flesh and throw a pity party Because I keep going and never give in or give up Godrsquos power is always available to help me in every situation Therersquos too much at stake for me to let some little thing pull me down into defeat With Godrsquos Spirit at work in me I overcome every obstacle that tries to block my way I declare this by faith in Jesusrsquo Name VICTORY

Excerpted from Sparkling Gems by Rick Renner

Rick Renner is an author pastor and teacher of the Word of God who has ministered all over the world He and his wife Denise pastor Moscow Good News Church in Moscow Russia For more information or ministry materials please write Rick Renner Ministries PO Box 702040 Tulsa OK 74170-2040 or call (918) 496-3213

But what did Paul do Acts 285 says ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo The phrase ldquoshook it off rdquo is from the Greek word apotinasso It is a compound of the words apo meaning ldquooff rdquo and ldquoawayrdquo and the word tinasso which means to ldquoshakerdquo This word gives us a picture of the Apostle Paul shaking his hand back and forth until the viper released its fangs and fell into the fire When the barbarian crowd saw that Paul didnrsquot die they assumed he was a god In just a short time Paul used the event to bring the whole island together for a crusade Publius the chief of the island was so impressed that he took Paul into his own home for three days While there Paul laid hands on Publiusrsquo father who ldquolay sick of a fever and of a bloody fluxrdquo (Acts 288) The man was miraculously healed and soon the entire island was in revival The Bible tells us ldquoSo when this was done others also which had diseases in the island came and were healedrdquo (Acts 289) By the time Paul departed from Melita he was so respected and honored that they loaded him down with everything necessary for the remainder of his journey How would you have acted if you had been in Paulrsquos position Suppose you were shipwrecked lost all your material possessions then found yourself marooned on an island inhabited by barbarians where a venomous snake promptly bites you Do you think you would have ldquoshaken it off rdquo as Paul did Would you have turned your disaster into a revival Or would you have been tempted to sit down and cry while you worried about your plans being ruined Paulrsquos attitude kept him in the midst of revival everywhere he went He had the opportunity to give in to his flesh and throw a pity party just as you and I do But because Paul chose to keep going and never stop Godrsquos power was always available to help him in every situation What is hindering you today What is the devil trying to use to latch on to your life and to distract you Why donrsquot you make the decision to shake it off Therersquos too much at stake to let some little thing distract you and pull you down into defeat Turn that attack around and use it for the glory of God Make the devil sorry he ever sent that poisonous viper to attack you

My Prayer Today | Lord give me the attitude that turns every attack the devil sends into an opportunity for revival Help me walk in such strong and consistent faith that I do not flinch at ANYTHING Rather than give in to my flesh and let worry conquer me help me remember the assignment Yoursquove given me and help me remain committed to f inish my course on time I pray this in Jesusrsquo Name

My Confession Today | I confess that revival happens everywhere I go Every disaster the devil sends is an opportunity

Like finding a shiny jewel in a pile of rocks Sparkling Gems From the Greek will inspire you

to dig into Godrsquos Word in search of valuable gems

In this unique daily devotional Rick Renner combines his understanding of the Greek lan-

guage and his knowledge of biblical history to explore New Testament scriptures By defining

key words from the original Greek language and explaining the historical context in which

the scriptures were written he reveals new facets of the Word and how to apply them to

daily life

The table of contents and index make this an easy-to-use study tool you can refer to over

and over again Order yours today

Sparkling Gems From the Greek | 7frac14rdquo x 9frac12rdquo | hardback | 1106 pages

CDN$30 B050605

Uncovering the Many Facets of the Word

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Thank You Jesus for Protecting My Family After seeing Kellie Copelandrsquos Prayer for Family Protection I began reading it every morning My family is separated by many miles The prayer makes me feel more secure throughout the day know-ing and believing they are safe One morning I almost did not read my prayer But I knew I had to take time to read it so I did Later on in the day I called my sister and she told me my niece had just totaled her car but she was not hurt in any way I immediately thought Thank You Jesus for protecting my family Thank you angels for taking charge over my family for covering them with your wings of protection I hung up the phone and called the KCM prayer line to thank God once more and to give a praise report Thank you Kellie for sharing your special prayer with me Phyllis Roberts Beech Grove Ind

ldquoA faithful man shall abound with blessingsrdquo

Teaching Me So I Can Teach Them My grandson Christopher who lives in New York needed dental surgery when he was 4 years old The hospital told us the insurance would pay but when all was said and done the paperwork came back rejected We had paid the $800 deduct-ible which left over $2000 still to pay I called your prayer

team and asked them to agree that the money would come in and they would take payments The next day the hospital called and said we did not have to pay any of it They had made a mistake and approved the surgery before hearing from the insurance so they absorbed the cost

Christopher is now 6 and he loves Jesus I am so thankful for your ministry Yoursquove taught me so much that I can share with all my grandchildren I was praying with my other two grandsons Nick (8) and Nate (11) last nightmdashjust listening to them talk to the Lord is so thrillingmdashI can imagine how it thrills the Lordrsquos heart too Thank you for teaching me so I can teach themMarti Deacon | Michigan

The Year of Overflow in Prison I went to prison in June 2000 sentenced to 105 to 210 years For three years I walked around in darkness full of hate grief envy and mad at the world My five children forgot me My wife moved in with my best friend Then this ldquoJesus freakrdquo started telling me that Jesus had something in store for me Irsquod laugh and go on my way For a month he kept saying ldquoCome to church and

seerdquo One Sunday in August 2003 tired of my life I went to church for a laugh But the joke was on memdashI went to the altar and made Jesus Christ the Lord of my life When I saw in the Word that God restores families I prayed that God would restore my family as He did for Joseph in the Bible A short time later I was moved to a different housing block There I met six of the greatest Christian brothers ever They worked with me and taught me a lot using your books on healing the power of tongues etc We became a true family But God wasnrsquot done This past Thanksgiving my young-est daughter wrote me a letter and my second oldest daughter wrote to me after Christmas I believe this is the Year of Overflow I believe my other three children will get in touch with me soon God not only restores families He gives new ones Kenneth thank you for your help Keep me in your

prayers You are in mineRP | Pennsylvania

Proverbs 2820

I am so thankful for

your ministry

GoodNEWSGazette

Intruder Encounters the Power of God At 4 am while my 4-year-old son and I were sleeping someone came into our apartment We both woke up from the noise of the door being opened I jumped up from my bed wide-awake facing the person standing before me Not knowing if they were male or female or whether or not they had a weapon I began screaming But then being reminded that I was a child of Almighty God and remembering a story in your magazine I began yell-ing to the burglar ldquoGet away in Jesusrsquo Mighty Name and get out of my apartment immediatelyrdquo The person didnrsquot move so I turned the light on and saw that it was a woman about my age I then grabbed her by the

arm and led her out of the apartment Before I closed the door behind her I found myself saying in a calm voice ldquoGod bless yourdquo Later

I asked my son why he had been so silent He said ldquoMummy as you talked with that woman I prayed the Lord would take that evil spirit out of our apartmentrdquo Thank you for working for Godrsquos kingdom and for being such a big blessing to others like meIH | Canada

ldquoDaddy Is a Nonsmokerrdquo My 9-year-old daughter Annabelle has been believing for Daddy to give up smoking She has been praying for him for about six months and declares ldquoDaddy is a nonsmokerrdquo Her dad always smoked outside in the garden and never near the children But Annie would see him out her bedroom window and decided at age 8 to involve the Lord Jesus in the situa-tion During a recent illness her daddy stopped smoking and has not taken it up againmdashhe hasnrsquot even been craving a cigarette badly Annie has seen what wonderful results happen when something is given over to GodMR | England

Struggles Give Way to Praise Report We have a family of six and yoursquove played a huge part in our lives for at least the last eight years I have written you about our struggles and now have praise reports

In a period of two weeks my husband received a job that pays $20000 more than his previous job and our son received a call from a talent agency that he had applied to a year ago In addition my husband is

now coaching a basketball team He loves the game but ini-tially was concerned about losing his temper However God has helped him and he has been able to have the self-control he needs It is a wonderful team and after the first game it blessed me so much to hear my husband tell how God had put it all together By the time I went to bed that night I was crying tears of thankfulness I love you guys and appreciate you so muchDusty Farmer | Texas

Fear of Water Flushed Away

At 6 months old my youngest granddaughter became suddenly

terrified of water Her bath time which always had been the high

point of her day became a nightmare I had been praying over her

and the situation was getting a little better Then late one night

she watched your broadcast with me She was mesmerized by

Gloria and focused on her for the entire broadcast

The next day her joy in her bath time was back Now months

later she is the water babymdashthe screaming comes when you take

her out of the water the dogrsquos water dish has to be left outside

Thank You Jesus And thank you all for your faithfulness

Judith Hewson | Tamworth NH

I n t e r n a t i o n a l N e w sGoodNEWSGazette

Bryan Bair ran his fingers over the shiny metal of his French horn one last time before handing it over Pocketing the money he left the pawnshop and drove to the rundown shack he and his family called home in Muskogee Okla In an effort to liven up the dismal rental his wife Angie had painted the walls Convinced that their daughter Cierra shouldnrsquot crawl around on the filthy carpet theyrsquod scratched together enough money to replace it at their own expense

Once again prosperity had eluded them No matter how hard they worked or how carefully they spent they just couldnrsquot get ahead Both cars were being repossessed If that werenrsquot bad enough they were being booted out of the ramshackle house and the owner was suing them for changing the deacutecor

Bryan unlocked the front door and stepped into the cool dank living room Everything he owned was gone He slipped off his wedding band and ran his finger over the word engraved inside Hesed

That was all he had left to cling tomdashone word of hope

From Rules to Revelation | ldquoAngie and I grew up in the same church in Oklahoma Cityrdquo Bryan explains ldquoI was several years older than she was and we didnrsquot know one another well As adults life wasnrsquot kind to either of us After suffering years of physical abuse the Lord rescued Angie from almost certain death and she returned to Oklahoma City to begin healing Her sister gave her a set of tapes by Kenneth Copeland The Blood Covenant The tapes were life-changing for Angie and when she learned that I was broken and bruised from a failed marriage she loaned them to me

Covenantof Love

V

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on what was left I told Angie what the Lord said and we both repented and agreed to tithe on our gross income ldquoThe first of May I tithed 10 percent of my gross salary Two days later a woman who had lost her home during a tornado saw Angiersquos house and bought it immediatelyrdquo

The Breath of Life | In another stroke of divine favor Angiersquos parents provided the money for them to move into a much nicer house in Muskogee Theyrsquod been living there for a while when Angie began feeling sick and suffering from headaches and fatigue Not only that it became increasingly difficult to awaken 3-year-old Cierra each morning She was lethargic and her eyes stayed a reddish color One night during dinner Cierra said ldquoMama and Daddy I saw Jesus in my bedroom last nightrdquo Angie stopped serving food and glanced at Bryan ldquoWhat did Jesus do honeyrdquo ldquoHe blowed in my mouthrdquo Cierra explained Bryan and Angie looked at one another with raised brows and shrugged Days later Angie and Cierra were in the house alone when the carbon monoxide alarm sounded Angie called the gas company and they sent someone immediately His carbon monoxide detector sounded an alarm before he ever got inside the house ldquoGet out nowrdquo he shouted ldquoThe serviceman said that our carbon monoxide alarm

was next to an air vent so while the poisonous gas was filling the house the alarm only sensed fresh air until it reached dangerously high levelsrdquo Angie recalls ldquoAfter taking the readings he said there was no reason that we were still aliverdquo This time it was Angie who pulled off her wedding band and ran her finger over the word engraved inside Hesed A sob caught in her throat as she realized what God had done Jesus had breathed into Cierrarsquos mouth

The Tithe Test | Although Bryan and Angie saw promising changes in their financial picture it appeared to be too little too late They were forced into Chapter 7 bankruptcy Seated in chambers with the bankruptcy trustee during their hearing Bryan and Angie were unprepared for the ruling

ldquoI sold medical supplies and listened to the tape series in my car as I traveled The thing that most impressed me was Brother Copelandrsquos teaching on hesed This is the love of God that passes mere knowledge It is the experience of Godrsquos love based on a covenant which lasts until death and beyond With two failed marriages behind us and the abuse Angie suffered at her former husbandrsquos hands we were in awe of this kind of loverdquo Angie and Bryan learned from the tapes that tithing was divinely designed to be an expression of faith in that covenant of love That was a new idea to them Theyrsquod both known tithing as a biblical rule but theyrsquod never had a revelation of it as their covenant connection

Help in Troubled Times | On May 3 1997 Bryan and Angie married and made a covenant between themselves and God As a permanent reminder they engraved the word Hesed inside their wedding bands Angie worked as a dental assistant and Bryan continued his career in medical sales They lived in the small house Angie owned and tithed 10 percent of all their income trusting in their covenant with God Two days before Christmas Bryanrsquos boss called in his entire staff ldquoYoursquore all firedrdquo he said ldquoSome of you may be hired by the distributor whorsquos taking over the businessrdquo Bryan sighed with relief when the distributor hired him but it came with a price He would do the same job hersquod been doing with 20 percent less salary and no benefits or insurance A year later the company changed hands again Bryan lost another 5 percent of his income and Angie gave birth to their daughter Cierra By 1999 a frustrated Bryan took a job with a new company as a direct manufacturerrsquos representative selling spinal implants The salary package was about the same as the one hersquod left behind Because his territory included all of Tulsa and the northwest part of Arkansas they listed Angiersquos house for sale and moved to Muskogee Bryan stood in the living room and ran his finger over the word engraved on the inside of his wedding band Angiersquos house still hadnrsquot sold they were being kicked out of the rental house both cars were being repossessed and hersquod hocked his French horn This is the protection of God He fell to his knees on the hardwood floor ldquoLord why Irsquom tithing and we arenrsquot making ends meetrdquo Why are you stealing from Me Bryan gasped ldquoLord wersquove tithed faithfully for two yearsrdquo Render unto Caesar that which belongs to Caesar and to God that which belongs to God ldquoI knew immediately what Irsquod done wrongrdquo Bryan says ldquoWersquod been tithing after taxes In other words we were giving the first portion of everything to taxes and tithing

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 19

Covenantof Love

b y M e l a n i e H e m r y

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10

percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10 percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered It was tempting It was a way out of the financial vise that seemed to tighten around Bryan moment by moment He wanted to throw up his hands and say ldquoOK so it was a bad idea Irsquoll try again later when this whole mess is cleared uprdquo He twisted the ring on his finger Hesed He was in covenant with God Hersquod made a promise that he intended to fulfill if it cost him his life What if it does cost me everything Mouth dry and hands clammy he looked the trustee in the eye ldquoWe will never stop giving that 10 percentrdquo ldquoThen I have no other choice but to remove your Chapter 7 status I am moving you into a Chapter 13 bankruptcy That means wersquoll put you on a repayment plan Yoursquoll repay every dime with interestrdquo Bryan looked at Angie who smiled ldquoWe prefer it that wayrdquo The decision to tithe regardless of the cost triggered such deep-seated fear in Bryan that he suffered night terrors Each time he woke in a cold sweat shadowboxing against an unseen enemy Angie comforted him and said ldquoWe will be tithers God has not given us a spirit of fear but He has given us His love power and a sound mindrdquo ldquoAngie helped me get through the night terrors for monthsrdquo Bryan recalls ldquoAnother thing that helped was a list of scripture confessions for breakthrough that was printed in one of the Believerrsquos Voice of Victory magazines I kept them on my desk and repeated them dailyrdquo Toward the end of that year in November 2000 Bryan scored a direct hit on the enemy when he released his first vocal CD of nine songs entitled In His Presence Soon after an amazing thing happened in his business Before he could contact new doctors in his territory they began contacting him and asking for his product The favor of God rested on him to such a degree that both doctors and hospitals saw him as a benefit While still tithing and repaying all his debts Bryan and Angie began giving a monthly gift to KCM Bryan decided to release his territory in Oklahoma and concentrate his efforts in northwest Arkansas In July 2002 they moved into their new home near Fort Smith Ark Angie an artist painted an archangel standing guard and placed the painting above their fireplacemdasha constant reminder of their covenant with God She also painted and personalized bedrooms for Tayler and Britton Bryanrsquos two teenaged children Instead of a ratty rental house they

This month as we celebrate Fatherrsquos Day in America

men around the globe have risen to the call and dis-

covered the strength of partnership Theyrsquove joined

Kenneth Copeland Ministries with faithful support and

unyielding prayer Together wersquore raising up a generation

of men women and children who are ready to reach the

world with the uncompromised message of the gospel

And it shows

As these men stand with us they know wersquore standing

with them too Wersquore praying daily for them Wersquore believing with them for restored relationships financial

success wise parenting and abundant health

Each day our anointings and ministries are joining together empowering one another And together wersquore

changing the world

all these men have something in common

Par tnership

If yoursquore not yet a Partner with Kenneth Copeland Ministries

or want to find out more about partnership just

call 1-877-480-3388 or

visit wwwkcmcanadaca

God has great things in store for youPartners Please send us your testimoniesmdashwe want to hear the great things God is doing in your lives so we can rejoice with you

lived in a beautiful home filled with love and laughter

A Covenant of Life | In August 2003 Bryan and Angie took Tayler Britton and Cierra for a last getaway to Branson before school started Excited about going to Silver Dollar City the children chattered happily during the drive The next morning they were about to leave the hotel when 5-year-old Cierra grabbed her abdomen and screamed in agony They rushed her to a nearby clinic where she was diagnosed with appendicitis There were no surgeons available and the ambulance was tied up with another patient The fastest way to get help they were told was to drive her to Fayetteville After loading the family in their 2001 Expedition Angie phoned family members and asked for prayer Without warning the shocks went out on the car ldquoEvery bump in the road knocked the breath out of usrdquo Angie remembers ldquoAnd with every jolt Cierra screamed It was a grueling trip that should have taken an hour but we had to go so slowly that it took us three Most of that time our cell phones were without a signal But once the cell phones came on I phoned my mother whorsquod just returned from the Southwest Believersrsquo Convention She and a friend whorsquod been at the convention had been praying for Cierra and the Lord told them to tell us to take Communion ldquoI searched the car for anything to use as Communion elements All I could find was half a Diet Coke and a Twinkie I broke off pieces of the Twinkie for each of us and then prayed over it as representing Jesusrsquo body that was broken for Cierra We used Diet Coke as a substitute for Jesusrsquo blood that was shed for her and prayed based on our covenant with God ldquoThe moment we finished praying Cierrarsquos pain stopped and she went to sleep She slept the remainder of the way to Fayetteville When the surgeon met us Cierra was awake and in no pain He pressed on her abdomen just like the previous doctor had done but it didnrsquot hurt her According to the blood work her white count had been up but was droppingrdquo ldquoThere is no doubt that something has taken place in this childrsquos bodyrdquo the surgeon explained ldquobut there is nothing wrong now She is free to gordquo Bryan and Angie had the car repaired and returned to Silver Dollar City to finish their vacation As they watched Cierra run and play they fingered their rings and gave all the praise to God The Lord has continued to bless them beyond their wildest dreams In the month of January 2004 Bryan made more money than he made during a whole year before he began tithing on his gross income Bryan and Angie Bair defeated fear and in so doing they defeated the poverty attached to it Because they

steadfastly maintained their covenant connection to-day they not only know God cares for them they have experienced firsthand His powerful covenant love VICTORY

Standing in AgreementmdashThere Is Victory in Numbers

Praying alone is effective But sometimes you need the power of oth-ers praying in agreement with you | Kenneth Copelandrsquos Pressing In for Victory will teach you thoroughly about the prayer of agree-ment Yoursquoll learn how joining others and praying according to Godrsquos Word is a powerful weapon in your prayer arsenal | Hear personal stories of how Kenneth and Gloria again and again received the answers they needed through powerful prayers of agreement writ-ing contracts based on scriptures and pressing in until their break-throughs came

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House

T h e G o d o f t h e B r e a k t h r o u g h

re you desperate for a breakthrough Are you thinking If the Lord doesnrsquot do something soon I wonrsquot make it | If so I completely understand A few years ago I desperately needed a financial breakthrough I was standing in faith confessing the Word and waiting for provision to come Though Irsquod experienced a few turnarounds our finances were still under attack | In January of the following year God began doing great things Then shortly afterward He gave me a word He said that my wife and I our ministry and anyone else who lays hold upon this truth would experience more of His presence love power and favor than ever before He then added Yoursquoll experience your greatest breakthroughs thus far | Praise God That prophetic word was exactly what I needed to hear and itrsquos what I want to share with you so ldquoThe God of the Breakthroughrdquo will visit your house too

A Prophetic Word | God brought 1 Kings 17 to my attention Itrsquos a story Irsquod read many times In fact Irsquod preached from it often but this time the Lord revealed something new He said Within this story you will discover the keys to supernatural breakthrough | In this passage God sent Elijah into hiding from King Ahab and provided for him by commanding the ravens to feed him by the brook Cherith When the brook dried up God sent Elijah to Zarephath of Sidon He told him hersquod find a widow woman there who would take care of him When Elijah found the woman he discovered that she had just enough food for one more meal In verse 12 she told him ldquoI have not a cake but an handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil in a cruse that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it and dierdquo | If anyone was a candidate for a breakthrough it was this woman She had just enough food for one last meal Then she was prepared to die She needed God to come through for her in a big way

will visit your

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Heavenly Father I receive this prophetic word I believe with all my heart that You want to visit my house I am willing to obey Irsquom willing to sow a significant seed Right now I boldly declare that The God of the Breakthrough is visiting my house Amen

From now on proclaim ldquoThe God of the Breakthrough is visiting my houserdquo Donrsquot stop believing and standing for it Praise God for fulfilling His promise As you put these keys into practice your breakthrough will come Then yoursquoll be able to share what yoursquove learned and help others understand how to experience a breakthrough in their lives too VICTORY

Jerry Savelle is president and founder of Jerry Savelle Ministries International and pastors Heritage of Faith Christian Center For information or ministry materials write to Jerry Savelle Ministries PO Box 748 Crowley TX 76036 visit their Web site at wwwjsmiorg or call (817) 297-3155

Now notice how her situation changed when Elijah said ldquoFear not but make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son For thus saith the Lord God of Israel The barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo (verses 13-14) Elijah gave her a prophetic word when He said ldquoThe barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo This prophetic word was the first key to her breakthrough Without it she and her son would have died But instead she discovered when she acted on that prophetic word her future changed No longer would she and her son die but rather they would experience supernatural provision In the same way a prophetic word can change your future Through the word which God will give youmdasheither through scripture another believer or a prophetic messagemdashHe will tell you what to do Then itrsquos important not to give up No matter what happens in between the time you receive the word and the time it comes to passmdashstand strong Receiving your personal prophetic word is the first key to your breakthrough

Obey the Word | The second key to experiencing a breakthrough is to obey the prophetic word Notice in verse 13 Elijah told the woman ldquomake me thereof a little cake firstrdquo In order for the prophetic word to come to pass she had to be obedient Irsquove discovered over the years that Godrsquos instructions usually donrsquot make sense to the natural mind This woman had just told Elijah that she only had enough food and oil to make one last meal but what was his response He told her to make him a cake first It didnrsquot make sense but it was a necessary step for her to receive her breakthrough She simply needed to obey

A Significant Seed | The third step to receiving a breakthrough is to sow a significant seed When I asked the Lord to clarify what He meant by a ldquosignificant seedrdquo He told me that a significant seed has value to the sower When Elijah told this woman to make him a cake before she cooked her last meal he was asking her to sow a significant seed It was her last bit of food Irsquom not implying that you give everything you have in order to sow a significant seed Right now ask God what significant seed you should sow toward your breakthrough No one else is responsible to tell you what that seed should be You must listen to God for yourself As you take this message to heart make the decision to bull listen for a prophetic word from the Lord bull obey that prophetic word and bull seek the Lord to know what significant seed you need to sow toward breakthrough Now if yoursquore ready for a breakthrough in your life pray this prayer

House

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I often receive requests to answer editorials and letters to the editor about the religious persuasions of Americarsquos founding fathers The standard assertion is that they were all deists pointing to George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Alexander Hamilton and James Madison as proof N In many dictionaries the terms deist agnostic and atheist now appear as synonyms An atheist believes there is no God An agnostic professes that there is no way to know if God exists A deist believes in an impersonal creator of the universe who wound it up like a clock but is no longer involved with mankind Although a very few of the founders considered themselves deists these definitions do not apply to the notable foundersrsquo beliefs N There is abundant evidence to refute the notion that the founding fathers were atheists agnostics or deists or that they wanted to divorce religious principles from public affairs N Thomas Paine in his discourse on ldquoThe Study of Godrdquo forcefully asserts that it is ldquothe error of schoolsrdquo to teach sciences without ldquoreference to the Being who is author of them for all the principles of science are of Divine originrdquo He laments that ldquothe evil that has resulted fromhellipteaching [science without God] has been that of generating in the pupils a species of atheismrdquo N In Benjamin Franklinrsquos 1749 plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania he insisted that schools teach ldquothe necessity of a public religionhellipand the excellency of the Christian religion above all others ancient or modernrdquo Mr Franklin proposed a biblical inscription for the seal of the United States and chose a New Testament verse for the motto of the Philadelphia Hospital He was one of the chief voices behind the establishment of a paid chaplain in Congress In 1787 when he helped found the college which bore his name it was dedicated as ldquoa nursery of religion and learningrdquo built ldquoon Christ the Corner-Stonerdquo Clearly Benjamin Franklinrsquos beliefs didnrsquot reflect those of a deist

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

S P I R I T U A L H E R I T A G E

1

Christrdquo And while Mr Madison does allude to a ldquowall of separationrdquo he says the purpose of that ldquowallrdquo is only to prevent Congress from passing a national law to establish a national religion None of the founders mentioned fit the definition of a deist Those who claim all our founders were deists typically name only a handful and generalize the rest This in itself is a mistake for there are more than 200 (55 at the Constitutional Convention 90 who framed the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights and 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence) Any generalization of these men as deists is completely inaccurate The reason critics never mention others is evident Consider what must be explained away if the following signers of the Constitution were mentioned

Charles Pinckney and John Langdonmdashfounders of the American Bible Society

James McHenrymdashfounder of the Baltimore Bible Society

Rufus Kingmdashhelped found a Bible society for Anglicans

Abraham Baldwinmdasha chaplain in The Revolution and considered the youngest theologian in America

Roger Sherman William Samuel Johnson John Dickinson and Jacob Broommdashtheological writers

James Wilson and William Pattersonmdashplaced on the Supreme Court by President George Washington They had prayer over juries in the U S Supreme Courtroom

The list could go on and this does not even include the huge number of thoroughly evangelical Christians who signed the declaration or helped frame the Bill of Rights Perhaps critics should spend more time reading the writings of the founders to discover their religious beliefs for themselves rather than making sweeping accusations which are so easily disproved VICTORY

David Barton nationally known author and public speaker is the founder and president of WallBuilders a pro-family organization which seeks to educate grass-roots society to rebuild Americarsquos constitu- tional moral and religious foundations For more information go to wwwwallbuilderscom call (817) 441-6044 or write to WallBuilders PO Box 397

Aledo TX 76008-0397

Nor did George Washingtonrsquos He was an open promoter of Christianity In his speech on May 12 1779 he claimed that children needed to learn ldquoabove allrdquo the ldquoreligion of Jesus Christrdquo and this would make them ldquogreater and happier than they already arerdquo On May 2 1778 he charged his soldiers at Valley Forge that ldquoTo the distinguished character of patriot it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christianrdquo When he resigned his commission as commander in chief of the military June 8 1783 he reminded the nation that ldquowithout a humble imitationrdquo of ldquothe Divine Author of our blessed religionrdquo we ldquocan never hope to be a happy nationrdquo George Washingtonrsquos own adopted daughter declared that you might as well question his patriotism as to question his Christianity Alexander Hamilton was certainly no deist He began work with Rev James Bayard to form the Christian Constitutional Society to help spread throughout the world the two things which Mr Hamilton said made America great (1) Christianity and (2) a Constitution formed under Christianity Only his death two months later thwarted his plan of starting a missionary society to promote Christian government Facing death in a duel with Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton met and prayed with the Rev John M Mason and Bishop Benjamin Moore He reaffirmed his readiness to face God should he die having declared to them ldquoa lively faith in Godrsquos mercy through Christ with a thankful remembrance of the death of Christrdquo He also partook of Communion with Bishop Moore There have been claims that Thomas Jefferson omitted all miraculous events of Jesus from his ldquoBiblerdquo But his own words explain his intent for the book was not that it be a ldquoBiblerdquo but a primer for the Indians on the teachings of Christ (which is why he titled it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth) He had the ldquored letterrdquo portions of the New Testament published to introduce the Indians to Christian morality As president of the United States he signed a treaty with the Kaskaskia tribe wherein he providedmdashat government expensemdashChristian missionaries to the Indians In fact Thomas Jefferson himself declared ldquoI am a real Christian that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesusrdquo The writings of James Madison who trained for ministry with the Rev Dr John Witherspoon are replete with declarations of his faith in God and Christ In his letter to Attorney General Bradford he laments that public officials are not bold enough about their Christian faith in public and that they should be ldquofervent advocates in the cause of

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ChristiansorDeists

THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE TO REFUTE THE NOTION THAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE ATHEISTS AGNOSTICS OR DEISTS

OR THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVORCE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

First John 418 says ldquoThere is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear because fear involves torment But he who fears has not been made perfect in loverdquo (New King James Version) If our children know we love them and God loves them the enemy wonrsquot be able to get a foothold of fear in their lives

Never Use Fear to Motivate | Now as parents we must never use fear as a means of motivation Teaching our kids to respect something that is potentially dangerous like an automobile is one thing Teaching them to be afraid of it is something else altogether Obviously you would not want your child to run out into oncoming traffic But it would be wrong to tell them ldquoIf you go out into the street a car is going to run over you and kill yourdquo That would be motivating them through fear There is never a time when using a little fearmdashor a lot for that mattermdashis healthy Take the time to explain to your child that ldquoAn automobile is a lot bigger than you are If you run out in front of a moving car it has the ability to harm you If yoursquore going to cross the street make sure itrsquos saferdquo Instead of creating an element of fear yoursquore instilling in them a respect for what the automobile is capable of doing

247 Protection | Our children should also understand the protection thatrsquos available to them through Godrsquos Word Itrsquos something I learned as a kid and as a result I have confidence that Irsquom safe no matter where I am or what Irsquom

doing For instance I like to hunt and there are rattlesnakes and copperheads out in the woods And the truth is I canrsquot stand snakes If I see one Irsquom not about to pick it up and play with it But at the same time I wouldnrsquot be afraid of it or let it bother me Why Because as a kid I learned that I am protected because I have a covenant with God I learned that angels are around memdashprotecting me My parents taught me the promises of Psalm 91 and likewise Irsquom teaching my children that those promises are true for them 247 no matter where they are

Testing the Limits | While most children have to learn how to overcome fear there are those who are not afraid of anything Thatrsquos the way I was as a kidmdashconstantly testing the limits of everything I wanted to be a stuntman from the time I could ride a tricycle I tried to jump it and ride it fast Today my 5-year-old son Jonathan is the same way Itrsquos in his genes He recently learned to ride a bicycle and two

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b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

W When I was growing up my dad Kenneth Copeland taught me many valuable lessons He taught me about spiritual things and natural things But one of the most important lessons I learned from Dad was how not to allow fear in my life Thatrsquos a lesson Irsquom passing on to my children and itrsquos something I hope you would want to pass on to your children as well Of course the reality is that most children are naturally fearful So as parents we must take the time to explain to them that they have no reason to fear because God loves them and is always with them When children know they can count on Godmdashand they understand that God is much bigger than the ldquoboogeymanrdquo or anything else they may fearmdashit gives them a sense of safety and security To overcome fear kids just like adults must be fully persuaded that God in them is greater than anything that is in the world (1 John 44)

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

Being equipped to deal with fear makes it easier for a person to obey God in areas that could be challenging If children learn how to do that at an early age theyrsquoll be able to readily obey God and operate in a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo as adults Our children need to know how to live a lifestyle of rejecting fear and letting love rule and reign in their lives They learn that by watching us their parents Teach them to not fear the future and what could happen but to trust God and follow the Holy Spirit If we teach our children these things they will have a tremendous advantage in life VICTORY

John Copeland is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the son of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland He lives in Fort Worth Texas with his wife Marty and their three children

months later he built a ramp so he could jump his bicycle What do you do with a child like that Well we donrsquot need to teach him how not to be fearful because hersquos not afraid But we do have to supervise his activity as much as possible and take the time to teach him about being responsible in his actions Part of that is teaching him to wear his safety gear and training him to use as much good judgment as a 5-year-old can Of course we pray for him too and confess the Word over him and expect him to be protected and safe More than likely at some point in his life Jonathan will still have opportunities to overcome fear And wersquore equipping him to be able to do that as well

ldquoNo Fearrdquo Provides an Advantage in Life | Because Dad taught me how not to be fearful as a kid I have been able to overcome fear as an adult Although I never was afraid of much as a child or as a teenager I did have to overcome the fear of getting up in front of people to speak And the bottom line of that fear was the fear of failuremdashthe fear of what people would think of me But now when I have a speaking engagement or Irsquom scheduled to tape the broadcast I simply donrsquot allow fear to come in I focus on the fact that Irsquom doing this because I love people and I love our Partners I remind myself that this is far more important than what people think of me Even though public speaking still isnrsquot something I look forward to doing I simply say ldquoLord this is in Your hands and I know I can trust Yourdquo I know I have the Holy Ghost on the inside of me and I believe ldquoI can do all things through Christ who strengthens merdquo (Philippians 413 New King James Version) Our children need to know who they are in Christ and that they always have the help of the Holy Ghost Then no matter what obstacles they face theyrsquoll be able to handle them When something looks like it could be a major problem and the enemy tries to torment them with worry and fear he wonrsquot be able to succeed Theyrsquoll know how to resist fearmdashthe devilmdashand theyrsquoll also know how to listen for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Ghost Helping our children grow up with a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo will give them a great advantage in life Just think about how many times the Holy Spirit has prompted you to do something but you drew back because of fear For instance have you ever felt like you should go witness to your neighbor and the enemy immediately tried to talk you out of it He might have used the fear of rejectionmdashfear of what that person would say or fear of being laughed atmdashas a tactic to keep you from going next door But if you could have recognized that fear as the enemyrsquos strategy you would have known how to resist the devil so you could have obeyed God and talked to your neighbor about salvation

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

God never intended for His people to cope with fearHe intended for us to attack it on all fronts

Delivered From Fear by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland

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whenYou get to Heaven

Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

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There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

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no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

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Salvation is more than just a sure trip to heavenmdashitrsquos literally everything you need Jesus provided it for you and He desires for you to enjoy all of salvationrsquos benefits In this dynamic series from Gloria Copeland yoursquoll discover

bull Why salvation is necessary bull What happened when you were saved bull How to enjoy all that salvation has to offermdash here and now bull Godrsquos will concerning your salvation

Get into the Word today And find out about all that Jesus did for you as you discover So Great Salvation

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healing walk in health and pray for others to be healed

Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

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BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

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Women of FaithBillye Brim joins Gloria Copeland for two weeks of faith and revelation Donrsquot miss a

minute of these powerful women of the Word

Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

God and His Word Donrsquot miss this week as they wrap things up

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ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo Acts 285

Traveling by sea was a perilous and risky undertaking Ships were not always reliable The routes often took them through waters cluttered with sharp rocks reefs and debris Even if the vessel was guided by strong skilled leadership currents were so strong that even the best ships could be carried directly into rocks and other dangerous obstacles In Acts 27 we read that Paul was traveling aboard a ship that ran into rocks and broke into pieces In that moment of crisis Paul became Godrsquos man on board as he spoke the word of faith to the crew and passengers Soon he was in charge of the entire situation Once marooned on the island of Melita Paul worked with other crew members to collect wood for a fire A venomous viper was hidden in the sticks he was carrying When he dropped his wood into the flames that snake

bit Paul on the hand Acts 283 says ldquoAnd when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire there came a viper out of the heat and fastened on his handrdquo The word viper is the Greek word echidna and refers to ldquoa highly venomous snakerdquo The verse says that this snake ldquofastened on his handrdquo The word fastened is the Greek word kathapto and it means ldquoto tightly fastenrdquo This snake deeply bit the Apostle Paul and injected its venom into his hand for the word kathapto also meant ldquoto introduce poison into the bodyrdquo That viper sunk its fangs into Paulrsquos flesh and released its full load of venom into his hand That is why Acts 284 says ldquoAnd when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand they said among themselves No doubt this man is a murderer whom though he hath escaped the sea yet vengeance suffereth not to liverdquo

W hen I read about the travels of the Apostle Paul I find his story to be simply remarkable What he had to endure to take the gospel to the gentiles was out of the ordinary | For example in 2 Corinthians 1125 Paul tells us that during the course of his ministry he was shipwrecked three times He writes ldquohellipthrice I suffered shipwreck a night and a day I have been in the deeprdquo

What Would You Do if a

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to advance the gospel I refuse to give in to my flesh and throw a pity party Because I keep going and never give in or give up Godrsquos power is always available to help me in every situation Therersquos too much at stake for me to let some little thing pull me down into defeat With Godrsquos Spirit at work in me I overcome every obstacle that tries to block my way I declare this by faith in Jesusrsquo Name VICTORY

Excerpted from Sparkling Gems by Rick Renner

Rick Renner is an author pastor and teacher of the Word of God who has ministered all over the world He and his wife Denise pastor Moscow Good News Church in Moscow Russia For more information or ministry materials please write Rick Renner Ministries PO Box 702040 Tulsa OK 74170-2040 or call (918) 496-3213

But what did Paul do Acts 285 says ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo The phrase ldquoshook it off rdquo is from the Greek word apotinasso It is a compound of the words apo meaning ldquooff rdquo and ldquoawayrdquo and the word tinasso which means to ldquoshakerdquo This word gives us a picture of the Apostle Paul shaking his hand back and forth until the viper released its fangs and fell into the fire When the barbarian crowd saw that Paul didnrsquot die they assumed he was a god In just a short time Paul used the event to bring the whole island together for a crusade Publius the chief of the island was so impressed that he took Paul into his own home for three days While there Paul laid hands on Publiusrsquo father who ldquolay sick of a fever and of a bloody fluxrdquo (Acts 288) The man was miraculously healed and soon the entire island was in revival The Bible tells us ldquoSo when this was done others also which had diseases in the island came and were healedrdquo (Acts 289) By the time Paul departed from Melita he was so respected and honored that they loaded him down with everything necessary for the remainder of his journey How would you have acted if you had been in Paulrsquos position Suppose you were shipwrecked lost all your material possessions then found yourself marooned on an island inhabited by barbarians where a venomous snake promptly bites you Do you think you would have ldquoshaken it off rdquo as Paul did Would you have turned your disaster into a revival Or would you have been tempted to sit down and cry while you worried about your plans being ruined Paulrsquos attitude kept him in the midst of revival everywhere he went He had the opportunity to give in to his flesh and throw a pity party just as you and I do But because Paul chose to keep going and never stop Godrsquos power was always available to help him in every situation What is hindering you today What is the devil trying to use to latch on to your life and to distract you Why donrsquot you make the decision to shake it off Therersquos too much at stake to let some little thing distract you and pull you down into defeat Turn that attack around and use it for the glory of God Make the devil sorry he ever sent that poisonous viper to attack you

My Prayer Today | Lord give me the attitude that turns every attack the devil sends into an opportunity for revival Help me walk in such strong and consistent faith that I do not flinch at ANYTHING Rather than give in to my flesh and let worry conquer me help me remember the assignment Yoursquove given me and help me remain committed to f inish my course on time I pray this in Jesusrsquo Name

My Confession Today | I confess that revival happens everywhere I go Every disaster the devil sends is an opportunity

Like finding a shiny jewel in a pile of rocks Sparkling Gems From the Greek will inspire you

to dig into Godrsquos Word in search of valuable gems

In this unique daily devotional Rick Renner combines his understanding of the Greek lan-

guage and his knowledge of biblical history to explore New Testament scriptures By defining

key words from the original Greek language and explaining the historical context in which

the scriptures were written he reveals new facets of the Word and how to apply them to

daily life

The table of contents and index make this an easy-to-use study tool you can refer to over

and over again Order yours today

Sparkling Gems From the Greek | 7frac14rdquo x 9frac12rdquo | hardback | 1106 pages

CDN$30 B050605

Uncovering the Many Facets of the Word

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Thank You Jesus for Protecting My Family After seeing Kellie Copelandrsquos Prayer for Family Protection I began reading it every morning My family is separated by many miles The prayer makes me feel more secure throughout the day know-ing and believing they are safe One morning I almost did not read my prayer But I knew I had to take time to read it so I did Later on in the day I called my sister and she told me my niece had just totaled her car but she was not hurt in any way I immediately thought Thank You Jesus for protecting my family Thank you angels for taking charge over my family for covering them with your wings of protection I hung up the phone and called the KCM prayer line to thank God once more and to give a praise report Thank you Kellie for sharing your special prayer with me Phyllis Roberts Beech Grove Ind

ldquoA faithful man shall abound with blessingsrdquo

Teaching Me So I Can Teach Them My grandson Christopher who lives in New York needed dental surgery when he was 4 years old The hospital told us the insurance would pay but when all was said and done the paperwork came back rejected We had paid the $800 deduct-ible which left over $2000 still to pay I called your prayer

team and asked them to agree that the money would come in and they would take payments The next day the hospital called and said we did not have to pay any of it They had made a mistake and approved the surgery before hearing from the insurance so they absorbed the cost

Christopher is now 6 and he loves Jesus I am so thankful for your ministry Yoursquove taught me so much that I can share with all my grandchildren I was praying with my other two grandsons Nick (8) and Nate (11) last nightmdashjust listening to them talk to the Lord is so thrillingmdashI can imagine how it thrills the Lordrsquos heart too Thank you for teaching me so I can teach themMarti Deacon | Michigan

The Year of Overflow in Prison I went to prison in June 2000 sentenced to 105 to 210 years For three years I walked around in darkness full of hate grief envy and mad at the world My five children forgot me My wife moved in with my best friend Then this ldquoJesus freakrdquo started telling me that Jesus had something in store for me Irsquod laugh and go on my way For a month he kept saying ldquoCome to church and

seerdquo One Sunday in August 2003 tired of my life I went to church for a laugh But the joke was on memdashI went to the altar and made Jesus Christ the Lord of my life When I saw in the Word that God restores families I prayed that God would restore my family as He did for Joseph in the Bible A short time later I was moved to a different housing block There I met six of the greatest Christian brothers ever They worked with me and taught me a lot using your books on healing the power of tongues etc We became a true family But God wasnrsquot done This past Thanksgiving my young-est daughter wrote me a letter and my second oldest daughter wrote to me after Christmas I believe this is the Year of Overflow I believe my other three children will get in touch with me soon God not only restores families He gives new ones Kenneth thank you for your help Keep me in your

prayers You are in mineRP | Pennsylvania

Proverbs 2820

I am so thankful for

your ministry

GoodNEWSGazette

Intruder Encounters the Power of God At 4 am while my 4-year-old son and I were sleeping someone came into our apartment We both woke up from the noise of the door being opened I jumped up from my bed wide-awake facing the person standing before me Not knowing if they were male or female or whether or not they had a weapon I began screaming But then being reminded that I was a child of Almighty God and remembering a story in your magazine I began yell-ing to the burglar ldquoGet away in Jesusrsquo Mighty Name and get out of my apartment immediatelyrdquo The person didnrsquot move so I turned the light on and saw that it was a woman about my age I then grabbed her by the

arm and led her out of the apartment Before I closed the door behind her I found myself saying in a calm voice ldquoGod bless yourdquo Later

I asked my son why he had been so silent He said ldquoMummy as you talked with that woman I prayed the Lord would take that evil spirit out of our apartmentrdquo Thank you for working for Godrsquos kingdom and for being such a big blessing to others like meIH | Canada

ldquoDaddy Is a Nonsmokerrdquo My 9-year-old daughter Annabelle has been believing for Daddy to give up smoking She has been praying for him for about six months and declares ldquoDaddy is a nonsmokerrdquo Her dad always smoked outside in the garden and never near the children But Annie would see him out her bedroom window and decided at age 8 to involve the Lord Jesus in the situa-tion During a recent illness her daddy stopped smoking and has not taken it up againmdashhe hasnrsquot even been craving a cigarette badly Annie has seen what wonderful results happen when something is given over to GodMR | England

Struggles Give Way to Praise Report We have a family of six and yoursquove played a huge part in our lives for at least the last eight years I have written you about our struggles and now have praise reports

In a period of two weeks my husband received a job that pays $20000 more than his previous job and our son received a call from a talent agency that he had applied to a year ago In addition my husband is

now coaching a basketball team He loves the game but ini-tially was concerned about losing his temper However God has helped him and he has been able to have the self-control he needs It is a wonderful team and after the first game it blessed me so much to hear my husband tell how God had put it all together By the time I went to bed that night I was crying tears of thankfulness I love you guys and appreciate you so muchDusty Farmer | Texas

Fear of Water Flushed Away

At 6 months old my youngest granddaughter became suddenly

terrified of water Her bath time which always had been the high

point of her day became a nightmare I had been praying over her

and the situation was getting a little better Then late one night

she watched your broadcast with me She was mesmerized by

Gloria and focused on her for the entire broadcast

The next day her joy in her bath time was back Now months

later she is the water babymdashthe screaming comes when you take

her out of the water the dogrsquos water dish has to be left outside

Thank You Jesus And thank you all for your faithfulness

Judith Hewson | Tamworth NH

I n t e r n a t i o n a l N e w sGoodNEWSGazette

Bryan Bair ran his fingers over the shiny metal of his French horn one last time before handing it over Pocketing the money he left the pawnshop and drove to the rundown shack he and his family called home in Muskogee Okla In an effort to liven up the dismal rental his wife Angie had painted the walls Convinced that their daughter Cierra shouldnrsquot crawl around on the filthy carpet theyrsquod scratched together enough money to replace it at their own expense

Once again prosperity had eluded them No matter how hard they worked or how carefully they spent they just couldnrsquot get ahead Both cars were being repossessed If that werenrsquot bad enough they were being booted out of the ramshackle house and the owner was suing them for changing the deacutecor

Bryan unlocked the front door and stepped into the cool dank living room Everything he owned was gone He slipped off his wedding band and ran his finger over the word engraved inside Hesed

That was all he had left to cling tomdashone word of hope

From Rules to Revelation | ldquoAngie and I grew up in the same church in Oklahoma Cityrdquo Bryan explains ldquoI was several years older than she was and we didnrsquot know one another well As adults life wasnrsquot kind to either of us After suffering years of physical abuse the Lord rescued Angie from almost certain death and she returned to Oklahoma City to begin healing Her sister gave her a set of tapes by Kenneth Copeland The Blood Covenant The tapes were life-changing for Angie and when she learned that I was broken and bruised from a failed marriage she loaned them to me

Covenantof Love

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on what was left I told Angie what the Lord said and we both repented and agreed to tithe on our gross income ldquoThe first of May I tithed 10 percent of my gross salary Two days later a woman who had lost her home during a tornado saw Angiersquos house and bought it immediatelyrdquo

The Breath of Life | In another stroke of divine favor Angiersquos parents provided the money for them to move into a much nicer house in Muskogee Theyrsquod been living there for a while when Angie began feeling sick and suffering from headaches and fatigue Not only that it became increasingly difficult to awaken 3-year-old Cierra each morning She was lethargic and her eyes stayed a reddish color One night during dinner Cierra said ldquoMama and Daddy I saw Jesus in my bedroom last nightrdquo Angie stopped serving food and glanced at Bryan ldquoWhat did Jesus do honeyrdquo ldquoHe blowed in my mouthrdquo Cierra explained Bryan and Angie looked at one another with raised brows and shrugged Days later Angie and Cierra were in the house alone when the carbon monoxide alarm sounded Angie called the gas company and they sent someone immediately His carbon monoxide detector sounded an alarm before he ever got inside the house ldquoGet out nowrdquo he shouted ldquoThe serviceman said that our carbon monoxide alarm

was next to an air vent so while the poisonous gas was filling the house the alarm only sensed fresh air until it reached dangerously high levelsrdquo Angie recalls ldquoAfter taking the readings he said there was no reason that we were still aliverdquo This time it was Angie who pulled off her wedding band and ran her finger over the word engraved inside Hesed A sob caught in her throat as she realized what God had done Jesus had breathed into Cierrarsquos mouth

The Tithe Test | Although Bryan and Angie saw promising changes in their financial picture it appeared to be too little too late They were forced into Chapter 7 bankruptcy Seated in chambers with the bankruptcy trustee during their hearing Bryan and Angie were unprepared for the ruling

ldquoI sold medical supplies and listened to the tape series in my car as I traveled The thing that most impressed me was Brother Copelandrsquos teaching on hesed This is the love of God that passes mere knowledge It is the experience of Godrsquos love based on a covenant which lasts until death and beyond With two failed marriages behind us and the abuse Angie suffered at her former husbandrsquos hands we were in awe of this kind of loverdquo Angie and Bryan learned from the tapes that tithing was divinely designed to be an expression of faith in that covenant of love That was a new idea to them Theyrsquod both known tithing as a biblical rule but theyrsquod never had a revelation of it as their covenant connection

Help in Troubled Times | On May 3 1997 Bryan and Angie married and made a covenant between themselves and God As a permanent reminder they engraved the word Hesed inside their wedding bands Angie worked as a dental assistant and Bryan continued his career in medical sales They lived in the small house Angie owned and tithed 10 percent of all their income trusting in their covenant with God Two days before Christmas Bryanrsquos boss called in his entire staff ldquoYoursquore all firedrdquo he said ldquoSome of you may be hired by the distributor whorsquos taking over the businessrdquo Bryan sighed with relief when the distributor hired him but it came with a price He would do the same job hersquod been doing with 20 percent less salary and no benefits or insurance A year later the company changed hands again Bryan lost another 5 percent of his income and Angie gave birth to their daughter Cierra By 1999 a frustrated Bryan took a job with a new company as a direct manufacturerrsquos representative selling spinal implants The salary package was about the same as the one hersquod left behind Because his territory included all of Tulsa and the northwest part of Arkansas they listed Angiersquos house for sale and moved to Muskogee Bryan stood in the living room and ran his finger over the word engraved on the inside of his wedding band Angiersquos house still hadnrsquot sold they were being kicked out of the rental house both cars were being repossessed and hersquod hocked his French horn This is the protection of God He fell to his knees on the hardwood floor ldquoLord why Irsquom tithing and we arenrsquot making ends meetrdquo Why are you stealing from Me Bryan gasped ldquoLord wersquove tithed faithfully for two yearsrdquo Render unto Caesar that which belongs to Caesar and to God that which belongs to God ldquoI knew immediately what Irsquod done wrongrdquo Bryan says ldquoWersquod been tithing after taxes In other words we were giving the first portion of everything to taxes and tithing

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 19

Covenantof Love

b y M e l a n i e H e m r y

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10

percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10 percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered It was tempting It was a way out of the financial vise that seemed to tighten around Bryan moment by moment He wanted to throw up his hands and say ldquoOK so it was a bad idea Irsquoll try again later when this whole mess is cleared uprdquo He twisted the ring on his finger Hesed He was in covenant with God Hersquod made a promise that he intended to fulfill if it cost him his life What if it does cost me everything Mouth dry and hands clammy he looked the trustee in the eye ldquoWe will never stop giving that 10 percentrdquo ldquoThen I have no other choice but to remove your Chapter 7 status I am moving you into a Chapter 13 bankruptcy That means wersquoll put you on a repayment plan Yoursquoll repay every dime with interestrdquo Bryan looked at Angie who smiled ldquoWe prefer it that wayrdquo The decision to tithe regardless of the cost triggered such deep-seated fear in Bryan that he suffered night terrors Each time he woke in a cold sweat shadowboxing against an unseen enemy Angie comforted him and said ldquoWe will be tithers God has not given us a spirit of fear but He has given us His love power and a sound mindrdquo ldquoAngie helped me get through the night terrors for monthsrdquo Bryan recalls ldquoAnother thing that helped was a list of scripture confessions for breakthrough that was printed in one of the Believerrsquos Voice of Victory magazines I kept them on my desk and repeated them dailyrdquo Toward the end of that year in November 2000 Bryan scored a direct hit on the enemy when he released his first vocal CD of nine songs entitled In His Presence Soon after an amazing thing happened in his business Before he could contact new doctors in his territory they began contacting him and asking for his product The favor of God rested on him to such a degree that both doctors and hospitals saw him as a benefit While still tithing and repaying all his debts Bryan and Angie began giving a monthly gift to KCM Bryan decided to release his territory in Oklahoma and concentrate his efforts in northwest Arkansas In July 2002 they moved into their new home near Fort Smith Ark Angie an artist painted an archangel standing guard and placed the painting above their fireplacemdasha constant reminder of their covenant with God She also painted and personalized bedrooms for Tayler and Britton Bryanrsquos two teenaged children Instead of a ratty rental house they

This month as we celebrate Fatherrsquos Day in America

men around the globe have risen to the call and dis-

covered the strength of partnership Theyrsquove joined

Kenneth Copeland Ministries with faithful support and

unyielding prayer Together wersquore raising up a generation

of men women and children who are ready to reach the

world with the uncompromised message of the gospel

And it shows

As these men stand with us they know wersquore standing

with them too Wersquore praying daily for them Wersquore believing with them for restored relationships financial

success wise parenting and abundant health

Each day our anointings and ministries are joining together empowering one another And together wersquore

changing the world

all these men have something in common

Par tnership

If yoursquore not yet a Partner with Kenneth Copeland Ministries

or want to find out more about partnership just

call 1-877-480-3388 or

visit wwwkcmcanadaca

God has great things in store for youPartners Please send us your testimoniesmdashwe want to hear the great things God is doing in your lives so we can rejoice with you

lived in a beautiful home filled with love and laughter

A Covenant of Life | In August 2003 Bryan and Angie took Tayler Britton and Cierra for a last getaway to Branson before school started Excited about going to Silver Dollar City the children chattered happily during the drive The next morning they were about to leave the hotel when 5-year-old Cierra grabbed her abdomen and screamed in agony They rushed her to a nearby clinic where she was diagnosed with appendicitis There were no surgeons available and the ambulance was tied up with another patient The fastest way to get help they were told was to drive her to Fayetteville After loading the family in their 2001 Expedition Angie phoned family members and asked for prayer Without warning the shocks went out on the car ldquoEvery bump in the road knocked the breath out of usrdquo Angie remembers ldquoAnd with every jolt Cierra screamed It was a grueling trip that should have taken an hour but we had to go so slowly that it took us three Most of that time our cell phones were without a signal But once the cell phones came on I phoned my mother whorsquod just returned from the Southwest Believersrsquo Convention She and a friend whorsquod been at the convention had been praying for Cierra and the Lord told them to tell us to take Communion ldquoI searched the car for anything to use as Communion elements All I could find was half a Diet Coke and a Twinkie I broke off pieces of the Twinkie for each of us and then prayed over it as representing Jesusrsquo body that was broken for Cierra We used Diet Coke as a substitute for Jesusrsquo blood that was shed for her and prayed based on our covenant with God ldquoThe moment we finished praying Cierrarsquos pain stopped and she went to sleep She slept the remainder of the way to Fayetteville When the surgeon met us Cierra was awake and in no pain He pressed on her abdomen just like the previous doctor had done but it didnrsquot hurt her According to the blood work her white count had been up but was droppingrdquo ldquoThere is no doubt that something has taken place in this childrsquos bodyrdquo the surgeon explained ldquobut there is nothing wrong now She is free to gordquo Bryan and Angie had the car repaired and returned to Silver Dollar City to finish their vacation As they watched Cierra run and play they fingered their rings and gave all the praise to God The Lord has continued to bless them beyond their wildest dreams In the month of January 2004 Bryan made more money than he made during a whole year before he began tithing on his gross income Bryan and Angie Bair defeated fear and in so doing they defeated the poverty attached to it Because they

steadfastly maintained their covenant connection to-day they not only know God cares for them they have experienced firsthand His powerful covenant love VICTORY

Standing in AgreementmdashThere Is Victory in Numbers

Praying alone is effective But sometimes you need the power of oth-ers praying in agreement with you | Kenneth Copelandrsquos Pressing In for Victory will teach you thoroughly about the prayer of agree-ment Yoursquoll learn how joining others and praying according to Godrsquos Word is a powerful weapon in your prayer arsenal | Hear personal stories of how Kenneth and Gloria again and again received the answers they needed through powerful prayers of agreement writ-ing contracts based on scriptures and pressing in until their break-throughs came

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House

T h e G o d o f t h e B r e a k t h r o u g h

re you desperate for a breakthrough Are you thinking If the Lord doesnrsquot do something soon I wonrsquot make it | If so I completely understand A few years ago I desperately needed a financial breakthrough I was standing in faith confessing the Word and waiting for provision to come Though Irsquod experienced a few turnarounds our finances were still under attack | In January of the following year God began doing great things Then shortly afterward He gave me a word He said that my wife and I our ministry and anyone else who lays hold upon this truth would experience more of His presence love power and favor than ever before He then added Yoursquoll experience your greatest breakthroughs thus far | Praise God That prophetic word was exactly what I needed to hear and itrsquos what I want to share with you so ldquoThe God of the Breakthroughrdquo will visit your house too

A Prophetic Word | God brought 1 Kings 17 to my attention Itrsquos a story Irsquod read many times In fact Irsquod preached from it often but this time the Lord revealed something new He said Within this story you will discover the keys to supernatural breakthrough | In this passage God sent Elijah into hiding from King Ahab and provided for him by commanding the ravens to feed him by the brook Cherith When the brook dried up God sent Elijah to Zarephath of Sidon He told him hersquod find a widow woman there who would take care of him When Elijah found the woman he discovered that she had just enough food for one more meal In verse 12 she told him ldquoI have not a cake but an handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil in a cruse that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it and dierdquo | If anyone was a candidate for a breakthrough it was this woman She had just enough food for one last meal Then she was prepared to die She needed God to come through for her in a big way

will visit your

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Heavenly Father I receive this prophetic word I believe with all my heart that You want to visit my house I am willing to obey Irsquom willing to sow a significant seed Right now I boldly declare that The God of the Breakthrough is visiting my house Amen

From now on proclaim ldquoThe God of the Breakthrough is visiting my houserdquo Donrsquot stop believing and standing for it Praise God for fulfilling His promise As you put these keys into practice your breakthrough will come Then yoursquoll be able to share what yoursquove learned and help others understand how to experience a breakthrough in their lives too VICTORY

Jerry Savelle is president and founder of Jerry Savelle Ministries International and pastors Heritage of Faith Christian Center For information or ministry materials write to Jerry Savelle Ministries PO Box 748 Crowley TX 76036 visit their Web site at wwwjsmiorg or call (817) 297-3155

Now notice how her situation changed when Elijah said ldquoFear not but make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son For thus saith the Lord God of Israel The barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo (verses 13-14) Elijah gave her a prophetic word when He said ldquoThe barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo This prophetic word was the first key to her breakthrough Without it she and her son would have died But instead she discovered when she acted on that prophetic word her future changed No longer would she and her son die but rather they would experience supernatural provision In the same way a prophetic word can change your future Through the word which God will give youmdasheither through scripture another believer or a prophetic messagemdashHe will tell you what to do Then itrsquos important not to give up No matter what happens in between the time you receive the word and the time it comes to passmdashstand strong Receiving your personal prophetic word is the first key to your breakthrough

Obey the Word | The second key to experiencing a breakthrough is to obey the prophetic word Notice in verse 13 Elijah told the woman ldquomake me thereof a little cake firstrdquo In order for the prophetic word to come to pass she had to be obedient Irsquove discovered over the years that Godrsquos instructions usually donrsquot make sense to the natural mind This woman had just told Elijah that she only had enough food and oil to make one last meal but what was his response He told her to make him a cake first It didnrsquot make sense but it was a necessary step for her to receive her breakthrough She simply needed to obey

A Significant Seed | The third step to receiving a breakthrough is to sow a significant seed When I asked the Lord to clarify what He meant by a ldquosignificant seedrdquo He told me that a significant seed has value to the sower When Elijah told this woman to make him a cake before she cooked her last meal he was asking her to sow a significant seed It was her last bit of food Irsquom not implying that you give everything you have in order to sow a significant seed Right now ask God what significant seed you should sow toward your breakthrough No one else is responsible to tell you what that seed should be You must listen to God for yourself As you take this message to heart make the decision to bull listen for a prophetic word from the Lord bull obey that prophetic word and bull seek the Lord to know what significant seed you need to sow toward breakthrough Now if yoursquore ready for a breakthrough in your life pray this prayer

House

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I often receive requests to answer editorials and letters to the editor about the religious persuasions of Americarsquos founding fathers The standard assertion is that they were all deists pointing to George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Alexander Hamilton and James Madison as proof N In many dictionaries the terms deist agnostic and atheist now appear as synonyms An atheist believes there is no God An agnostic professes that there is no way to know if God exists A deist believes in an impersonal creator of the universe who wound it up like a clock but is no longer involved with mankind Although a very few of the founders considered themselves deists these definitions do not apply to the notable foundersrsquo beliefs N There is abundant evidence to refute the notion that the founding fathers were atheists agnostics or deists or that they wanted to divorce religious principles from public affairs N Thomas Paine in his discourse on ldquoThe Study of Godrdquo forcefully asserts that it is ldquothe error of schoolsrdquo to teach sciences without ldquoreference to the Being who is author of them for all the principles of science are of Divine originrdquo He laments that ldquothe evil that has resulted fromhellipteaching [science without God] has been that of generating in the pupils a species of atheismrdquo N In Benjamin Franklinrsquos 1749 plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania he insisted that schools teach ldquothe necessity of a public religionhellipand the excellency of the Christian religion above all others ancient or modernrdquo Mr Franklin proposed a biblical inscription for the seal of the United States and chose a New Testament verse for the motto of the Philadelphia Hospital He was one of the chief voices behind the establishment of a paid chaplain in Congress In 1787 when he helped found the college which bore his name it was dedicated as ldquoa nursery of religion and learningrdquo built ldquoon Christ the Corner-Stonerdquo Clearly Benjamin Franklinrsquos beliefs didnrsquot reflect those of a deist

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

S P I R I T U A L H E R I T A G E

1

Christrdquo And while Mr Madison does allude to a ldquowall of separationrdquo he says the purpose of that ldquowallrdquo is only to prevent Congress from passing a national law to establish a national religion None of the founders mentioned fit the definition of a deist Those who claim all our founders were deists typically name only a handful and generalize the rest This in itself is a mistake for there are more than 200 (55 at the Constitutional Convention 90 who framed the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights and 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence) Any generalization of these men as deists is completely inaccurate The reason critics never mention others is evident Consider what must be explained away if the following signers of the Constitution were mentioned

Charles Pinckney and John Langdonmdashfounders of the American Bible Society

James McHenrymdashfounder of the Baltimore Bible Society

Rufus Kingmdashhelped found a Bible society for Anglicans

Abraham Baldwinmdasha chaplain in The Revolution and considered the youngest theologian in America

Roger Sherman William Samuel Johnson John Dickinson and Jacob Broommdashtheological writers

James Wilson and William Pattersonmdashplaced on the Supreme Court by President George Washington They had prayer over juries in the U S Supreme Courtroom

The list could go on and this does not even include the huge number of thoroughly evangelical Christians who signed the declaration or helped frame the Bill of Rights Perhaps critics should spend more time reading the writings of the founders to discover their religious beliefs for themselves rather than making sweeping accusations which are so easily disproved VICTORY

David Barton nationally known author and public speaker is the founder and president of WallBuilders a pro-family organization which seeks to educate grass-roots society to rebuild Americarsquos constitu- tional moral and religious foundations For more information go to wwwwallbuilderscom call (817) 441-6044 or write to WallBuilders PO Box 397

Aledo TX 76008-0397

Nor did George Washingtonrsquos He was an open promoter of Christianity In his speech on May 12 1779 he claimed that children needed to learn ldquoabove allrdquo the ldquoreligion of Jesus Christrdquo and this would make them ldquogreater and happier than they already arerdquo On May 2 1778 he charged his soldiers at Valley Forge that ldquoTo the distinguished character of patriot it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christianrdquo When he resigned his commission as commander in chief of the military June 8 1783 he reminded the nation that ldquowithout a humble imitationrdquo of ldquothe Divine Author of our blessed religionrdquo we ldquocan never hope to be a happy nationrdquo George Washingtonrsquos own adopted daughter declared that you might as well question his patriotism as to question his Christianity Alexander Hamilton was certainly no deist He began work with Rev James Bayard to form the Christian Constitutional Society to help spread throughout the world the two things which Mr Hamilton said made America great (1) Christianity and (2) a Constitution formed under Christianity Only his death two months later thwarted his plan of starting a missionary society to promote Christian government Facing death in a duel with Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton met and prayed with the Rev John M Mason and Bishop Benjamin Moore He reaffirmed his readiness to face God should he die having declared to them ldquoa lively faith in Godrsquos mercy through Christ with a thankful remembrance of the death of Christrdquo He also partook of Communion with Bishop Moore There have been claims that Thomas Jefferson omitted all miraculous events of Jesus from his ldquoBiblerdquo But his own words explain his intent for the book was not that it be a ldquoBiblerdquo but a primer for the Indians on the teachings of Christ (which is why he titled it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth) He had the ldquored letterrdquo portions of the New Testament published to introduce the Indians to Christian morality As president of the United States he signed a treaty with the Kaskaskia tribe wherein he providedmdashat government expensemdashChristian missionaries to the Indians In fact Thomas Jefferson himself declared ldquoI am a real Christian that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesusrdquo The writings of James Madison who trained for ministry with the Rev Dr John Witherspoon are replete with declarations of his faith in God and Christ In his letter to Attorney General Bradford he laments that public officials are not bold enough about their Christian faith in public and that they should be ldquofervent advocates in the cause of

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 25

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE TO REFUTE THE NOTION THAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE ATHEISTS AGNOSTICS OR DEISTS

OR THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVORCE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

First John 418 says ldquoThere is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear because fear involves torment But he who fears has not been made perfect in loverdquo (New King James Version) If our children know we love them and God loves them the enemy wonrsquot be able to get a foothold of fear in their lives

Never Use Fear to Motivate | Now as parents we must never use fear as a means of motivation Teaching our kids to respect something that is potentially dangerous like an automobile is one thing Teaching them to be afraid of it is something else altogether Obviously you would not want your child to run out into oncoming traffic But it would be wrong to tell them ldquoIf you go out into the street a car is going to run over you and kill yourdquo That would be motivating them through fear There is never a time when using a little fearmdashor a lot for that mattermdashis healthy Take the time to explain to your child that ldquoAn automobile is a lot bigger than you are If you run out in front of a moving car it has the ability to harm you If yoursquore going to cross the street make sure itrsquos saferdquo Instead of creating an element of fear yoursquore instilling in them a respect for what the automobile is capable of doing

247 Protection | Our children should also understand the protection thatrsquos available to them through Godrsquos Word Itrsquos something I learned as a kid and as a result I have confidence that Irsquom safe no matter where I am or what Irsquom

doing For instance I like to hunt and there are rattlesnakes and copperheads out in the woods And the truth is I canrsquot stand snakes If I see one Irsquom not about to pick it up and play with it But at the same time I wouldnrsquot be afraid of it or let it bother me Why Because as a kid I learned that I am protected because I have a covenant with God I learned that angels are around memdashprotecting me My parents taught me the promises of Psalm 91 and likewise Irsquom teaching my children that those promises are true for them 247 no matter where they are

Testing the Limits | While most children have to learn how to overcome fear there are those who are not afraid of anything Thatrsquos the way I was as a kidmdashconstantly testing the limits of everything I wanted to be a stuntman from the time I could ride a tricycle I tried to jump it and ride it fast Today my 5-year-old son Jonathan is the same way Itrsquos in his genes He recently learned to ride a bicycle and two

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b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

W When I was growing up my dad Kenneth Copeland taught me many valuable lessons He taught me about spiritual things and natural things But one of the most important lessons I learned from Dad was how not to allow fear in my life Thatrsquos a lesson Irsquom passing on to my children and itrsquos something I hope you would want to pass on to your children as well Of course the reality is that most children are naturally fearful So as parents we must take the time to explain to them that they have no reason to fear because God loves them and is always with them When children know they can count on Godmdashand they understand that God is much bigger than the ldquoboogeymanrdquo or anything else they may fearmdashit gives them a sense of safety and security To overcome fear kids just like adults must be fully persuaded that God in them is greater than anything that is in the world (1 John 44)

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

Being equipped to deal with fear makes it easier for a person to obey God in areas that could be challenging If children learn how to do that at an early age theyrsquoll be able to readily obey God and operate in a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo as adults Our children need to know how to live a lifestyle of rejecting fear and letting love rule and reign in their lives They learn that by watching us their parents Teach them to not fear the future and what could happen but to trust God and follow the Holy Spirit If we teach our children these things they will have a tremendous advantage in life VICTORY

John Copeland is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the son of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland He lives in Fort Worth Texas with his wife Marty and their three children

months later he built a ramp so he could jump his bicycle What do you do with a child like that Well we donrsquot need to teach him how not to be fearful because hersquos not afraid But we do have to supervise his activity as much as possible and take the time to teach him about being responsible in his actions Part of that is teaching him to wear his safety gear and training him to use as much good judgment as a 5-year-old can Of course we pray for him too and confess the Word over him and expect him to be protected and safe More than likely at some point in his life Jonathan will still have opportunities to overcome fear And wersquore equipping him to be able to do that as well

ldquoNo Fearrdquo Provides an Advantage in Life | Because Dad taught me how not to be fearful as a kid I have been able to overcome fear as an adult Although I never was afraid of much as a child or as a teenager I did have to overcome the fear of getting up in front of people to speak And the bottom line of that fear was the fear of failuremdashthe fear of what people would think of me But now when I have a speaking engagement or Irsquom scheduled to tape the broadcast I simply donrsquot allow fear to come in I focus on the fact that Irsquom doing this because I love people and I love our Partners I remind myself that this is far more important than what people think of me Even though public speaking still isnrsquot something I look forward to doing I simply say ldquoLord this is in Your hands and I know I can trust Yourdquo I know I have the Holy Ghost on the inside of me and I believe ldquoI can do all things through Christ who strengthens merdquo (Philippians 413 New King James Version) Our children need to know who they are in Christ and that they always have the help of the Holy Ghost Then no matter what obstacles they face theyrsquoll be able to handle them When something looks like it could be a major problem and the enemy tries to torment them with worry and fear he wonrsquot be able to succeed Theyrsquoll know how to resist fearmdashthe devilmdashand theyrsquoll also know how to listen for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Ghost Helping our children grow up with a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo will give them a great advantage in life Just think about how many times the Holy Spirit has prompted you to do something but you drew back because of fear For instance have you ever felt like you should go witness to your neighbor and the enemy immediately tried to talk you out of it He might have used the fear of rejectionmdashfear of what that person would say or fear of being laughed atmdashas a tactic to keep you from going next door But if you could have recognized that fear as the enemyrsquos strategy you would have known how to resist the devil so you could have obeyed God and talked to your neighbor about salvation

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

God never intended for His people to cope with fearHe intended for us to attack it on all fronts

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whenYou get to Heaven

Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 29

There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

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no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

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Salvation is more than just a sure trip to heavenmdashitrsquos literally everything you need Jesus provided it for you and He desires for you to enjoy all of salvationrsquos benefits In this dynamic series from Gloria Copeland yoursquoll discover

bull Why salvation is necessary bull What happened when you were saved bull How to enjoy all that salvation has to offermdash here and now bull Godrsquos will concerning your salvation

Get into the Word today And find out about all that Jesus did for you as you discover So Great Salvation

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Healing SchoolJoin Gloria Copeland for a whole week of Healing School Learn how to receive

healing walk in health and pray for others to be healed

Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

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Kenneth Copeland Gloria Copeland

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BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

Gloria Copeland Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis and Creflo A Dollar Tune in and catch a glimpse of the convention experiencemdashthen make plans to attend and get immersed in the Word

Women of FaithBillye Brim joins Gloria Copeland for two weeks of faith and revelation Donrsquot miss a

minute of these powerful women of the Word

Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

God and His Word Donrsquot miss this week as they wrap things up

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Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadetsDana and Linda

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Overflow

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to advance the gospel I refuse to give in to my flesh and throw a pity party Because I keep going and never give in or give up Godrsquos power is always available to help me in every situation Therersquos too much at stake for me to let some little thing pull me down into defeat With Godrsquos Spirit at work in me I overcome every obstacle that tries to block my way I declare this by faith in Jesusrsquo Name VICTORY

Excerpted from Sparkling Gems by Rick Renner

Rick Renner is an author pastor and teacher of the Word of God who has ministered all over the world He and his wife Denise pastor Moscow Good News Church in Moscow Russia For more information or ministry materials please write Rick Renner Ministries PO Box 702040 Tulsa OK 74170-2040 or call (918) 496-3213

But what did Paul do Acts 285 says ldquoAnd he shook off the beast into the fire and felt no harmrdquo The phrase ldquoshook it off rdquo is from the Greek word apotinasso It is a compound of the words apo meaning ldquooff rdquo and ldquoawayrdquo and the word tinasso which means to ldquoshakerdquo This word gives us a picture of the Apostle Paul shaking his hand back and forth until the viper released its fangs and fell into the fire When the barbarian crowd saw that Paul didnrsquot die they assumed he was a god In just a short time Paul used the event to bring the whole island together for a crusade Publius the chief of the island was so impressed that he took Paul into his own home for three days While there Paul laid hands on Publiusrsquo father who ldquolay sick of a fever and of a bloody fluxrdquo (Acts 288) The man was miraculously healed and soon the entire island was in revival The Bible tells us ldquoSo when this was done others also which had diseases in the island came and were healedrdquo (Acts 289) By the time Paul departed from Melita he was so respected and honored that they loaded him down with everything necessary for the remainder of his journey How would you have acted if you had been in Paulrsquos position Suppose you were shipwrecked lost all your material possessions then found yourself marooned on an island inhabited by barbarians where a venomous snake promptly bites you Do you think you would have ldquoshaken it off rdquo as Paul did Would you have turned your disaster into a revival Or would you have been tempted to sit down and cry while you worried about your plans being ruined Paulrsquos attitude kept him in the midst of revival everywhere he went He had the opportunity to give in to his flesh and throw a pity party just as you and I do But because Paul chose to keep going and never stop Godrsquos power was always available to help him in every situation What is hindering you today What is the devil trying to use to latch on to your life and to distract you Why donrsquot you make the decision to shake it off Therersquos too much at stake to let some little thing distract you and pull you down into defeat Turn that attack around and use it for the glory of God Make the devil sorry he ever sent that poisonous viper to attack you

My Prayer Today | Lord give me the attitude that turns every attack the devil sends into an opportunity for revival Help me walk in such strong and consistent faith that I do not flinch at ANYTHING Rather than give in to my flesh and let worry conquer me help me remember the assignment Yoursquove given me and help me remain committed to f inish my course on time I pray this in Jesusrsquo Name

My Confession Today | I confess that revival happens everywhere I go Every disaster the devil sends is an opportunity

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Thank You Jesus for Protecting My Family After seeing Kellie Copelandrsquos Prayer for Family Protection I began reading it every morning My family is separated by many miles The prayer makes me feel more secure throughout the day know-ing and believing they are safe One morning I almost did not read my prayer But I knew I had to take time to read it so I did Later on in the day I called my sister and she told me my niece had just totaled her car but she was not hurt in any way I immediately thought Thank You Jesus for protecting my family Thank you angels for taking charge over my family for covering them with your wings of protection I hung up the phone and called the KCM prayer line to thank God once more and to give a praise report Thank you Kellie for sharing your special prayer with me Phyllis Roberts Beech Grove Ind

ldquoA faithful man shall abound with blessingsrdquo

Teaching Me So I Can Teach Them My grandson Christopher who lives in New York needed dental surgery when he was 4 years old The hospital told us the insurance would pay but when all was said and done the paperwork came back rejected We had paid the $800 deduct-ible which left over $2000 still to pay I called your prayer

team and asked them to agree that the money would come in and they would take payments The next day the hospital called and said we did not have to pay any of it They had made a mistake and approved the surgery before hearing from the insurance so they absorbed the cost

Christopher is now 6 and he loves Jesus I am so thankful for your ministry Yoursquove taught me so much that I can share with all my grandchildren I was praying with my other two grandsons Nick (8) and Nate (11) last nightmdashjust listening to them talk to the Lord is so thrillingmdashI can imagine how it thrills the Lordrsquos heart too Thank you for teaching me so I can teach themMarti Deacon | Michigan

The Year of Overflow in Prison I went to prison in June 2000 sentenced to 105 to 210 years For three years I walked around in darkness full of hate grief envy and mad at the world My five children forgot me My wife moved in with my best friend Then this ldquoJesus freakrdquo started telling me that Jesus had something in store for me Irsquod laugh and go on my way For a month he kept saying ldquoCome to church and

seerdquo One Sunday in August 2003 tired of my life I went to church for a laugh But the joke was on memdashI went to the altar and made Jesus Christ the Lord of my life When I saw in the Word that God restores families I prayed that God would restore my family as He did for Joseph in the Bible A short time later I was moved to a different housing block There I met six of the greatest Christian brothers ever They worked with me and taught me a lot using your books on healing the power of tongues etc We became a true family But God wasnrsquot done This past Thanksgiving my young-est daughter wrote me a letter and my second oldest daughter wrote to me after Christmas I believe this is the Year of Overflow I believe my other three children will get in touch with me soon God not only restores families He gives new ones Kenneth thank you for your help Keep me in your

prayers You are in mineRP | Pennsylvania

Proverbs 2820

I am so thankful for

your ministry

GoodNEWSGazette

Intruder Encounters the Power of God At 4 am while my 4-year-old son and I were sleeping someone came into our apartment We both woke up from the noise of the door being opened I jumped up from my bed wide-awake facing the person standing before me Not knowing if they were male or female or whether or not they had a weapon I began screaming But then being reminded that I was a child of Almighty God and remembering a story in your magazine I began yell-ing to the burglar ldquoGet away in Jesusrsquo Mighty Name and get out of my apartment immediatelyrdquo The person didnrsquot move so I turned the light on and saw that it was a woman about my age I then grabbed her by the

arm and led her out of the apartment Before I closed the door behind her I found myself saying in a calm voice ldquoGod bless yourdquo Later

I asked my son why he had been so silent He said ldquoMummy as you talked with that woman I prayed the Lord would take that evil spirit out of our apartmentrdquo Thank you for working for Godrsquos kingdom and for being such a big blessing to others like meIH | Canada

ldquoDaddy Is a Nonsmokerrdquo My 9-year-old daughter Annabelle has been believing for Daddy to give up smoking She has been praying for him for about six months and declares ldquoDaddy is a nonsmokerrdquo Her dad always smoked outside in the garden and never near the children But Annie would see him out her bedroom window and decided at age 8 to involve the Lord Jesus in the situa-tion During a recent illness her daddy stopped smoking and has not taken it up againmdashhe hasnrsquot even been craving a cigarette badly Annie has seen what wonderful results happen when something is given over to GodMR | England

Struggles Give Way to Praise Report We have a family of six and yoursquove played a huge part in our lives for at least the last eight years I have written you about our struggles and now have praise reports

In a period of two weeks my husband received a job that pays $20000 more than his previous job and our son received a call from a talent agency that he had applied to a year ago In addition my husband is

now coaching a basketball team He loves the game but ini-tially was concerned about losing his temper However God has helped him and he has been able to have the self-control he needs It is a wonderful team and after the first game it blessed me so much to hear my husband tell how God had put it all together By the time I went to bed that night I was crying tears of thankfulness I love you guys and appreciate you so muchDusty Farmer | Texas

Fear of Water Flushed Away

At 6 months old my youngest granddaughter became suddenly

terrified of water Her bath time which always had been the high

point of her day became a nightmare I had been praying over her

and the situation was getting a little better Then late one night

she watched your broadcast with me She was mesmerized by

Gloria and focused on her for the entire broadcast

The next day her joy in her bath time was back Now months

later she is the water babymdashthe screaming comes when you take

her out of the water the dogrsquos water dish has to be left outside

Thank You Jesus And thank you all for your faithfulness

Judith Hewson | Tamworth NH

I n t e r n a t i o n a l N e w sGoodNEWSGazette

Bryan Bair ran his fingers over the shiny metal of his French horn one last time before handing it over Pocketing the money he left the pawnshop and drove to the rundown shack he and his family called home in Muskogee Okla In an effort to liven up the dismal rental his wife Angie had painted the walls Convinced that their daughter Cierra shouldnrsquot crawl around on the filthy carpet theyrsquod scratched together enough money to replace it at their own expense

Once again prosperity had eluded them No matter how hard they worked or how carefully they spent they just couldnrsquot get ahead Both cars were being repossessed If that werenrsquot bad enough they were being booted out of the ramshackle house and the owner was suing them for changing the deacutecor

Bryan unlocked the front door and stepped into the cool dank living room Everything he owned was gone He slipped off his wedding band and ran his finger over the word engraved inside Hesed

That was all he had left to cling tomdashone word of hope

From Rules to Revelation | ldquoAngie and I grew up in the same church in Oklahoma Cityrdquo Bryan explains ldquoI was several years older than she was and we didnrsquot know one another well As adults life wasnrsquot kind to either of us After suffering years of physical abuse the Lord rescued Angie from almost certain death and she returned to Oklahoma City to begin healing Her sister gave her a set of tapes by Kenneth Copeland The Blood Covenant The tapes were life-changing for Angie and when she learned that I was broken and bruised from a failed marriage she loaned them to me

Covenantof Love

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on what was left I told Angie what the Lord said and we both repented and agreed to tithe on our gross income ldquoThe first of May I tithed 10 percent of my gross salary Two days later a woman who had lost her home during a tornado saw Angiersquos house and bought it immediatelyrdquo

The Breath of Life | In another stroke of divine favor Angiersquos parents provided the money for them to move into a much nicer house in Muskogee Theyrsquod been living there for a while when Angie began feeling sick and suffering from headaches and fatigue Not only that it became increasingly difficult to awaken 3-year-old Cierra each morning She was lethargic and her eyes stayed a reddish color One night during dinner Cierra said ldquoMama and Daddy I saw Jesus in my bedroom last nightrdquo Angie stopped serving food and glanced at Bryan ldquoWhat did Jesus do honeyrdquo ldquoHe blowed in my mouthrdquo Cierra explained Bryan and Angie looked at one another with raised brows and shrugged Days later Angie and Cierra were in the house alone when the carbon monoxide alarm sounded Angie called the gas company and they sent someone immediately His carbon monoxide detector sounded an alarm before he ever got inside the house ldquoGet out nowrdquo he shouted ldquoThe serviceman said that our carbon monoxide alarm

was next to an air vent so while the poisonous gas was filling the house the alarm only sensed fresh air until it reached dangerously high levelsrdquo Angie recalls ldquoAfter taking the readings he said there was no reason that we were still aliverdquo This time it was Angie who pulled off her wedding band and ran her finger over the word engraved inside Hesed A sob caught in her throat as she realized what God had done Jesus had breathed into Cierrarsquos mouth

The Tithe Test | Although Bryan and Angie saw promising changes in their financial picture it appeared to be too little too late They were forced into Chapter 7 bankruptcy Seated in chambers with the bankruptcy trustee during their hearing Bryan and Angie were unprepared for the ruling

ldquoI sold medical supplies and listened to the tape series in my car as I traveled The thing that most impressed me was Brother Copelandrsquos teaching on hesed This is the love of God that passes mere knowledge It is the experience of Godrsquos love based on a covenant which lasts until death and beyond With two failed marriages behind us and the abuse Angie suffered at her former husbandrsquos hands we were in awe of this kind of loverdquo Angie and Bryan learned from the tapes that tithing was divinely designed to be an expression of faith in that covenant of love That was a new idea to them Theyrsquod both known tithing as a biblical rule but theyrsquod never had a revelation of it as their covenant connection

Help in Troubled Times | On May 3 1997 Bryan and Angie married and made a covenant between themselves and God As a permanent reminder they engraved the word Hesed inside their wedding bands Angie worked as a dental assistant and Bryan continued his career in medical sales They lived in the small house Angie owned and tithed 10 percent of all their income trusting in their covenant with God Two days before Christmas Bryanrsquos boss called in his entire staff ldquoYoursquore all firedrdquo he said ldquoSome of you may be hired by the distributor whorsquos taking over the businessrdquo Bryan sighed with relief when the distributor hired him but it came with a price He would do the same job hersquod been doing with 20 percent less salary and no benefits or insurance A year later the company changed hands again Bryan lost another 5 percent of his income and Angie gave birth to their daughter Cierra By 1999 a frustrated Bryan took a job with a new company as a direct manufacturerrsquos representative selling spinal implants The salary package was about the same as the one hersquod left behind Because his territory included all of Tulsa and the northwest part of Arkansas they listed Angiersquos house for sale and moved to Muskogee Bryan stood in the living room and ran his finger over the word engraved on the inside of his wedding band Angiersquos house still hadnrsquot sold they were being kicked out of the rental house both cars were being repossessed and hersquod hocked his French horn This is the protection of God He fell to his knees on the hardwood floor ldquoLord why Irsquom tithing and we arenrsquot making ends meetrdquo Why are you stealing from Me Bryan gasped ldquoLord wersquove tithed faithfully for two yearsrdquo Render unto Caesar that which belongs to Caesar and to God that which belongs to God ldquoI knew immediately what Irsquod done wrongrdquo Bryan says ldquoWersquod been tithing after taxes In other words we were giving the first portion of everything to taxes and tithing

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ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10

percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10 percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered It was tempting It was a way out of the financial vise that seemed to tighten around Bryan moment by moment He wanted to throw up his hands and say ldquoOK so it was a bad idea Irsquoll try again later when this whole mess is cleared uprdquo He twisted the ring on his finger Hesed He was in covenant with God Hersquod made a promise that he intended to fulfill if it cost him his life What if it does cost me everything Mouth dry and hands clammy he looked the trustee in the eye ldquoWe will never stop giving that 10 percentrdquo ldquoThen I have no other choice but to remove your Chapter 7 status I am moving you into a Chapter 13 bankruptcy That means wersquoll put you on a repayment plan Yoursquoll repay every dime with interestrdquo Bryan looked at Angie who smiled ldquoWe prefer it that wayrdquo The decision to tithe regardless of the cost triggered such deep-seated fear in Bryan that he suffered night terrors Each time he woke in a cold sweat shadowboxing against an unseen enemy Angie comforted him and said ldquoWe will be tithers God has not given us a spirit of fear but He has given us His love power and a sound mindrdquo ldquoAngie helped me get through the night terrors for monthsrdquo Bryan recalls ldquoAnother thing that helped was a list of scripture confessions for breakthrough that was printed in one of the Believerrsquos Voice of Victory magazines I kept them on my desk and repeated them dailyrdquo Toward the end of that year in November 2000 Bryan scored a direct hit on the enemy when he released his first vocal CD of nine songs entitled In His Presence Soon after an amazing thing happened in his business Before he could contact new doctors in his territory they began contacting him and asking for his product The favor of God rested on him to such a degree that both doctors and hospitals saw him as a benefit While still tithing and repaying all his debts Bryan and Angie began giving a monthly gift to KCM Bryan decided to release his territory in Oklahoma and concentrate his efforts in northwest Arkansas In July 2002 they moved into their new home near Fort Smith Ark Angie an artist painted an archangel standing guard and placed the painting above their fireplacemdasha constant reminder of their covenant with God She also painted and personalized bedrooms for Tayler and Britton Bryanrsquos two teenaged children Instead of a ratty rental house they

This month as we celebrate Fatherrsquos Day in America

men around the globe have risen to the call and dis-

covered the strength of partnership Theyrsquove joined

Kenneth Copeland Ministries with faithful support and

unyielding prayer Together wersquore raising up a generation

of men women and children who are ready to reach the

world with the uncompromised message of the gospel

And it shows

As these men stand with us they know wersquore standing

with them too Wersquore praying daily for them Wersquore believing with them for restored relationships financial

success wise parenting and abundant health

Each day our anointings and ministries are joining together empowering one another And together wersquore

changing the world

all these men have something in common

Par tnership

If yoursquore not yet a Partner with Kenneth Copeland Ministries

or want to find out more about partnership just

call 1-877-480-3388 or

visit wwwkcmcanadaca

God has great things in store for youPartners Please send us your testimoniesmdashwe want to hear the great things God is doing in your lives so we can rejoice with you

lived in a beautiful home filled with love and laughter

A Covenant of Life | In August 2003 Bryan and Angie took Tayler Britton and Cierra for a last getaway to Branson before school started Excited about going to Silver Dollar City the children chattered happily during the drive The next morning they were about to leave the hotel when 5-year-old Cierra grabbed her abdomen and screamed in agony They rushed her to a nearby clinic where she was diagnosed with appendicitis There were no surgeons available and the ambulance was tied up with another patient The fastest way to get help they were told was to drive her to Fayetteville After loading the family in their 2001 Expedition Angie phoned family members and asked for prayer Without warning the shocks went out on the car ldquoEvery bump in the road knocked the breath out of usrdquo Angie remembers ldquoAnd with every jolt Cierra screamed It was a grueling trip that should have taken an hour but we had to go so slowly that it took us three Most of that time our cell phones were without a signal But once the cell phones came on I phoned my mother whorsquod just returned from the Southwest Believersrsquo Convention She and a friend whorsquod been at the convention had been praying for Cierra and the Lord told them to tell us to take Communion ldquoI searched the car for anything to use as Communion elements All I could find was half a Diet Coke and a Twinkie I broke off pieces of the Twinkie for each of us and then prayed over it as representing Jesusrsquo body that was broken for Cierra We used Diet Coke as a substitute for Jesusrsquo blood that was shed for her and prayed based on our covenant with God ldquoThe moment we finished praying Cierrarsquos pain stopped and she went to sleep She slept the remainder of the way to Fayetteville When the surgeon met us Cierra was awake and in no pain He pressed on her abdomen just like the previous doctor had done but it didnrsquot hurt her According to the blood work her white count had been up but was droppingrdquo ldquoThere is no doubt that something has taken place in this childrsquos bodyrdquo the surgeon explained ldquobut there is nothing wrong now She is free to gordquo Bryan and Angie had the car repaired and returned to Silver Dollar City to finish their vacation As they watched Cierra run and play they fingered their rings and gave all the praise to God The Lord has continued to bless them beyond their wildest dreams In the month of January 2004 Bryan made more money than he made during a whole year before he began tithing on his gross income Bryan and Angie Bair defeated fear and in so doing they defeated the poverty attached to it Because they

steadfastly maintained their covenant connection to-day they not only know God cares for them they have experienced firsthand His powerful covenant love VICTORY

Standing in AgreementmdashThere Is Victory in Numbers

Praying alone is effective But sometimes you need the power of oth-ers praying in agreement with you | Kenneth Copelandrsquos Pressing In for Victory will teach you thoroughly about the prayer of agree-ment Yoursquoll learn how joining others and praying according to Godrsquos Word is a powerful weapon in your prayer arsenal | Hear personal stories of how Kenneth and Gloria again and again received the answers they needed through powerful prayers of agreement writ-ing contracts based on scriptures and pressing in until their break-throughs came

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House

T h e G o d o f t h e B r e a k t h r o u g h

re you desperate for a breakthrough Are you thinking If the Lord doesnrsquot do something soon I wonrsquot make it | If so I completely understand A few years ago I desperately needed a financial breakthrough I was standing in faith confessing the Word and waiting for provision to come Though Irsquod experienced a few turnarounds our finances were still under attack | In January of the following year God began doing great things Then shortly afterward He gave me a word He said that my wife and I our ministry and anyone else who lays hold upon this truth would experience more of His presence love power and favor than ever before He then added Yoursquoll experience your greatest breakthroughs thus far | Praise God That prophetic word was exactly what I needed to hear and itrsquos what I want to share with you so ldquoThe God of the Breakthroughrdquo will visit your house too

A Prophetic Word | God brought 1 Kings 17 to my attention Itrsquos a story Irsquod read many times In fact Irsquod preached from it often but this time the Lord revealed something new He said Within this story you will discover the keys to supernatural breakthrough | In this passage God sent Elijah into hiding from King Ahab and provided for him by commanding the ravens to feed him by the brook Cherith When the brook dried up God sent Elijah to Zarephath of Sidon He told him hersquod find a widow woman there who would take care of him When Elijah found the woman he discovered that she had just enough food for one more meal In verse 12 she told him ldquoI have not a cake but an handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil in a cruse that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it and dierdquo | If anyone was a candidate for a breakthrough it was this woman She had just enough food for one last meal Then she was prepared to die She needed God to come through for her in a big way

will visit your

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b y J e r r y S a v e l l e

Heavenly Father I receive this prophetic word I believe with all my heart that You want to visit my house I am willing to obey Irsquom willing to sow a significant seed Right now I boldly declare that The God of the Breakthrough is visiting my house Amen

From now on proclaim ldquoThe God of the Breakthrough is visiting my houserdquo Donrsquot stop believing and standing for it Praise God for fulfilling His promise As you put these keys into practice your breakthrough will come Then yoursquoll be able to share what yoursquove learned and help others understand how to experience a breakthrough in their lives too VICTORY

Jerry Savelle is president and founder of Jerry Savelle Ministries International and pastors Heritage of Faith Christian Center For information or ministry materials write to Jerry Savelle Ministries PO Box 748 Crowley TX 76036 visit their Web site at wwwjsmiorg or call (817) 297-3155

Now notice how her situation changed when Elijah said ldquoFear not but make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son For thus saith the Lord God of Israel The barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo (verses 13-14) Elijah gave her a prophetic word when He said ldquoThe barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo This prophetic word was the first key to her breakthrough Without it she and her son would have died But instead she discovered when she acted on that prophetic word her future changed No longer would she and her son die but rather they would experience supernatural provision In the same way a prophetic word can change your future Through the word which God will give youmdasheither through scripture another believer or a prophetic messagemdashHe will tell you what to do Then itrsquos important not to give up No matter what happens in between the time you receive the word and the time it comes to passmdashstand strong Receiving your personal prophetic word is the first key to your breakthrough

Obey the Word | The second key to experiencing a breakthrough is to obey the prophetic word Notice in verse 13 Elijah told the woman ldquomake me thereof a little cake firstrdquo In order for the prophetic word to come to pass she had to be obedient Irsquove discovered over the years that Godrsquos instructions usually donrsquot make sense to the natural mind This woman had just told Elijah that she only had enough food and oil to make one last meal but what was his response He told her to make him a cake first It didnrsquot make sense but it was a necessary step for her to receive her breakthrough She simply needed to obey

A Significant Seed | The third step to receiving a breakthrough is to sow a significant seed When I asked the Lord to clarify what He meant by a ldquosignificant seedrdquo He told me that a significant seed has value to the sower When Elijah told this woman to make him a cake before she cooked her last meal he was asking her to sow a significant seed It was her last bit of food Irsquom not implying that you give everything you have in order to sow a significant seed Right now ask God what significant seed you should sow toward your breakthrough No one else is responsible to tell you what that seed should be You must listen to God for yourself As you take this message to heart make the decision to bull listen for a prophetic word from the Lord bull obey that prophetic word and bull seek the Lord to know what significant seed you need to sow toward breakthrough Now if yoursquore ready for a breakthrough in your life pray this prayer

House

A

b y J e r r y S a v e l l e

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I often receive requests to answer editorials and letters to the editor about the religious persuasions of Americarsquos founding fathers The standard assertion is that they were all deists pointing to George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Alexander Hamilton and James Madison as proof N In many dictionaries the terms deist agnostic and atheist now appear as synonyms An atheist believes there is no God An agnostic professes that there is no way to know if God exists A deist believes in an impersonal creator of the universe who wound it up like a clock but is no longer involved with mankind Although a very few of the founders considered themselves deists these definitions do not apply to the notable foundersrsquo beliefs N There is abundant evidence to refute the notion that the founding fathers were atheists agnostics or deists or that they wanted to divorce religious principles from public affairs N Thomas Paine in his discourse on ldquoThe Study of Godrdquo forcefully asserts that it is ldquothe error of schoolsrdquo to teach sciences without ldquoreference to the Being who is author of them for all the principles of science are of Divine originrdquo He laments that ldquothe evil that has resulted fromhellipteaching [science without God] has been that of generating in the pupils a species of atheismrdquo N In Benjamin Franklinrsquos 1749 plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania he insisted that schools teach ldquothe necessity of a public religionhellipand the excellency of the Christian religion above all others ancient or modernrdquo Mr Franklin proposed a biblical inscription for the seal of the United States and chose a New Testament verse for the motto of the Philadelphia Hospital He was one of the chief voices behind the establishment of a paid chaplain in Congress In 1787 when he helped found the college which bore his name it was dedicated as ldquoa nursery of religion and learningrdquo built ldquoon Christ the Corner-Stonerdquo Clearly Benjamin Franklinrsquos beliefs didnrsquot reflect those of a deist

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

S P I R I T U A L H E R I T A G E

1

Christrdquo And while Mr Madison does allude to a ldquowall of separationrdquo he says the purpose of that ldquowallrdquo is only to prevent Congress from passing a national law to establish a national religion None of the founders mentioned fit the definition of a deist Those who claim all our founders were deists typically name only a handful and generalize the rest This in itself is a mistake for there are more than 200 (55 at the Constitutional Convention 90 who framed the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights and 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence) Any generalization of these men as deists is completely inaccurate The reason critics never mention others is evident Consider what must be explained away if the following signers of the Constitution were mentioned

Charles Pinckney and John Langdonmdashfounders of the American Bible Society

James McHenrymdashfounder of the Baltimore Bible Society

Rufus Kingmdashhelped found a Bible society for Anglicans

Abraham Baldwinmdasha chaplain in The Revolution and considered the youngest theologian in America

Roger Sherman William Samuel Johnson John Dickinson and Jacob Broommdashtheological writers

James Wilson and William Pattersonmdashplaced on the Supreme Court by President George Washington They had prayer over juries in the U S Supreme Courtroom

The list could go on and this does not even include the huge number of thoroughly evangelical Christians who signed the declaration or helped frame the Bill of Rights Perhaps critics should spend more time reading the writings of the founders to discover their religious beliefs for themselves rather than making sweeping accusations which are so easily disproved VICTORY

David Barton nationally known author and public speaker is the founder and president of WallBuilders a pro-family organization which seeks to educate grass-roots society to rebuild Americarsquos constitu- tional moral and religious foundations For more information go to wwwwallbuilderscom call (817) 441-6044 or write to WallBuilders PO Box 397

Aledo TX 76008-0397

Nor did George Washingtonrsquos He was an open promoter of Christianity In his speech on May 12 1779 he claimed that children needed to learn ldquoabove allrdquo the ldquoreligion of Jesus Christrdquo and this would make them ldquogreater and happier than they already arerdquo On May 2 1778 he charged his soldiers at Valley Forge that ldquoTo the distinguished character of patriot it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christianrdquo When he resigned his commission as commander in chief of the military June 8 1783 he reminded the nation that ldquowithout a humble imitationrdquo of ldquothe Divine Author of our blessed religionrdquo we ldquocan never hope to be a happy nationrdquo George Washingtonrsquos own adopted daughter declared that you might as well question his patriotism as to question his Christianity Alexander Hamilton was certainly no deist He began work with Rev James Bayard to form the Christian Constitutional Society to help spread throughout the world the two things which Mr Hamilton said made America great (1) Christianity and (2) a Constitution formed under Christianity Only his death two months later thwarted his plan of starting a missionary society to promote Christian government Facing death in a duel with Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton met and prayed with the Rev John M Mason and Bishop Benjamin Moore He reaffirmed his readiness to face God should he die having declared to them ldquoa lively faith in Godrsquos mercy through Christ with a thankful remembrance of the death of Christrdquo He also partook of Communion with Bishop Moore There have been claims that Thomas Jefferson omitted all miraculous events of Jesus from his ldquoBiblerdquo But his own words explain his intent for the book was not that it be a ldquoBiblerdquo but a primer for the Indians on the teachings of Christ (which is why he titled it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth) He had the ldquored letterrdquo portions of the New Testament published to introduce the Indians to Christian morality As president of the United States he signed a treaty with the Kaskaskia tribe wherein he providedmdashat government expensemdashChristian missionaries to the Indians In fact Thomas Jefferson himself declared ldquoI am a real Christian that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesusrdquo The writings of James Madison who trained for ministry with the Rev Dr John Witherspoon are replete with declarations of his faith in God and Christ In his letter to Attorney General Bradford he laments that public officials are not bold enough about their Christian faith in public and that they should be ldquofervent advocates in the cause of

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 25

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE TO REFUTE THE NOTION THAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE ATHEISTS AGNOSTICS OR DEISTS

OR THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVORCE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

First John 418 says ldquoThere is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear because fear involves torment But he who fears has not been made perfect in loverdquo (New King James Version) If our children know we love them and God loves them the enemy wonrsquot be able to get a foothold of fear in their lives

Never Use Fear to Motivate | Now as parents we must never use fear as a means of motivation Teaching our kids to respect something that is potentially dangerous like an automobile is one thing Teaching them to be afraid of it is something else altogether Obviously you would not want your child to run out into oncoming traffic But it would be wrong to tell them ldquoIf you go out into the street a car is going to run over you and kill yourdquo That would be motivating them through fear There is never a time when using a little fearmdashor a lot for that mattermdashis healthy Take the time to explain to your child that ldquoAn automobile is a lot bigger than you are If you run out in front of a moving car it has the ability to harm you If yoursquore going to cross the street make sure itrsquos saferdquo Instead of creating an element of fear yoursquore instilling in them a respect for what the automobile is capable of doing

247 Protection | Our children should also understand the protection thatrsquos available to them through Godrsquos Word Itrsquos something I learned as a kid and as a result I have confidence that Irsquom safe no matter where I am or what Irsquom

doing For instance I like to hunt and there are rattlesnakes and copperheads out in the woods And the truth is I canrsquot stand snakes If I see one Irsquom not about to pick it up and play with it But at the same time I wouldnrsquot be afraid of it or let it bother me Why Because as a kid I learned that I am protected because I have a covenant with God I learned that angels are around memdashprotecting me My parents taught me the promises of Psalm 91 and likewise Irsquom teaching my children that those promises are true for them 247 no matter where they are

Testing the Limits | While most children have to learn how to overcome fear there are those who are not afraid of anything Thatrsquos the way I was as a kidmdashconstantly testing the limits of everything I wanted to be a stuntman from the time I could ride a tricycle I tried to jump it and ride it fast Today my 5-year-old son Jonathan is the same way Itrsquos in his genes He recently learned to ride a bicycle and two

26 | B V O V | J U N E rsquo 0 5

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W When I was growing up my dad Kenneth Copeland taught me many valuable lessons He taught me about spiritual things and natural things But one of the most important lessons I learned from Dad was how not to allow fear in my life Thatrsquos a lesson Irsquom passing on to my children and itrsquos something I hope you would want to pass on to your children as well Of course the reality is that most children are naturally fearful So as parents we must take the time to explain to them that they have no reason to fear because God loves them and is always with them When children know they can count on Godmdashand they understand that God is much bigger than the ldquoboogeymanrdquo or anything else they may fearmdashit gives them a sense of safety and security To overcome fear kids just like adults must be fully persuaded that God in them is greater than anything that is in the world (1 John 44)

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

Being equipped to deal with fear makes it easier for a person to obey God in areas that could be challenging If children learn how to do that at an early age theyrsquoll be able to readily obey God and operate in a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo as adults Our children need to know how to live a lifestyle of rejecting fear and letting love rule and reign in their lives They learn that by watching us their parents Teach them to not fear the future and what could happen but to trust God and follow the Holy Spirit If we teach our children these things they will have a tremendous advantage in life VICTORY

John Copeland is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the son of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland He lives in Fort Worth Texas with his wife Marty and their three children

months later he built a ramp so he could jump his bicycle What do you do with a child like that Well we donrsquot need to teach him how not to be fearful because hersquos not afraid But we do have to supervise his activity as much as possible and take the time to teach him about being responsible in his actions Part of that is teaching him to wear his safety gear and training him to use as much good judgment as a 5-year-old can Of course we pray for him too and confess the Word over him and expect him to be protected and safe More than likely at some point in his life Jonathan will still have opportunities to overcome fear And wersquore equipping him to be able to do that as well

ldquoNo Fearrdquo Provides an Advantage in Life | Because Dad taught me how not to be fearful as a kid I have been able to overcome fear as an adult Although I never was afraid of much as a child or as a teenager I did have to overcome the fear of getting up in front of people to speak And the bottom line of that fear was the fear of failuremdashthe fear of what people would think of me But now when I have a speaking engagement or Irsquom scheduled to tape the broadcast I simply donrsquot allow fear to come in I focus on the fact that Irsquom doing this because I love people and I love our Partners I remind myself that this is far more important than what people think of me Even though public speaking still isnrsquot something I look forward to doing I simply say ldquoLord this is in Your hands and I know I can trust Yourdquo I know I have the Holy Ghost on the inside of me and I believe ldquoI can do all things through Christ who strengthens merdquo (Philippians 413 New King James Version) Our children need to know who they are in Christ and that they always have the help of the Holy Ghost Then no matter what obstacles they face theyrsquoll be able to handle them When something looks like it could be a major problem and the enemy tries to torment them with worry and fear he wonrsquot be able to succeed Theyrsquoll know how to resist fearmdashthe devilmdashand theyrsquoll also know how to listen for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Ghost Helping our children grow up with a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo will give them a great advantage in life Just think about how many times the Holy Spirit has prompted you to do something but you drew back because of fear For instance have you ever felt like you should go witness to your neighbor and the enemy immediately tried to talk you out of it He might have used the fear of rejectionmdashfear of what that person would say or fear of being laughed atmdashas a tactic to keep you from going next door But if you could have recognized that fear as the enemyrsquos strategy you would have known how to resist the devil so you could have obeyed God and talked to your neighbor about salvation

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

God never intended for His people to cope with fearHe intended for us to attack it on all fronts

Delivered From Fear by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland

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whenYou get to Heaven

Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

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There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

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no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

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Salvation is more than just a sure trip to heavenmdashitrsquos literally everything you need Jesus provided it for you and He desires for you to enjoy all of salvationrsquos benefits In this dynamic series from Gloria Copeland yoursquoll discover

bull Why salvation is necessary bull What happened when you were saved bull How to enjoy all that salvation has to offermdash here and now bull Godrsquos will concerning your salvation

Get into the Word today And find out about all that Jesus did for you as you discover So Great Salvation

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Healing SchoolJoin Gloria Copeland for a whole week of Healing School Learn how to receive

healing walk in health and pray for others to be healed

Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

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Kenneth Copeland Gloria Copeland

| J U N E | B E L I E V E R rsquo S V O I C E O F V I C T O R Y B R O A D C A S T C A L E N D A R

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BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

Gloria Copeland Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis and Creflo A Dollar Tune in and catch a glimpse of the convention experiencemdashthen make plans to attend and get immersed in the Word

Women of FaithBillye Brim joins Gloria Copeland for two weeks of faith and revelation Donrsquot miss a

minute of these powerful women of the Word

Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

God and His Word Donrsquot miss this week as they wrap things up

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Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday July 9 at 930 am

JULY4-9 Get Into the Overf low

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live broadcast

Volunteer meeting Sunday July 3 at 3 pm in the Hilton Anaheim Pacific Ballroom

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadetsDana and Linda

JohnsonCommander

Kellie

2005

Overflow

Thank You Jesus for Protecting My Family After seeing Kellie Copelandrsquos Prayer for Family Protection I began reading it every morning My family is separated by many miles The prayer makes me feel more secure throughout the day know-ing and believing they are safe One morning I almost did not read my prayer But I knew I had to take time to read it so I did Later on in the day I called my sister and she told me my niece had just totaled her car but she was not hurt in any way I immediately thought Thank You Jesus for protecting my family Thank you angels for taking charge over my family for covering them with your wings of protection I hung up the phone and called the KCM prayer line to thank God once more and to give a praise report Thank you Kellie for sharing your special prayer with me Phyllis Roberts Beech Grove Ind

ldquoA faithful man shall abound with blessingsrdquo

Teaching Me So I Can Teach Them My grandson Christopher who lives in New York needed dental surgery when he was 4 years old The hospital told us the insurance would pay but when all was said and done the paperwork came back rejected We had paid the $800 deduct-ible which left over $2000 still to pay I called your prayer

team and asked them to agree that the money would come in and they would take payments The next day the hospital called and said we did not have to pay any of it They had made a mistake and approved the surgery before hearing from the insurance so they absorbed the cost

Christopher is now 6 and he loves Jesus I am so thankful for your ministry Yoursquove taught me so much that I can share with all my grandchildren I was praying with my other two grandsons Nick (8) and Nate (11) last nightmdashjust listening to them talk to the Lord is so thrillingmdashI can imagine how it thrills the Lordrsquos heart too Thank you for teaching me so I can teach themMarti Deacon | Michigan

The Year of Overflow in Prison I went to prison in June 2000 sentenced to 105 to 210 years For three years I walked around in darkness full of hate grief envy and mad at the world My five children forgot me My wife moved in with my best friend Then this ldquoJesus freakrdquo started telling me that Jesus had something in store for me Irsquod laugh and go on my way For a month he kept saying ldquoCome to church and

seerdquo One Sunday in August 2003 tired of my life I went to church for a laugh But the joke was on memdashI went to the altar and made Jesus Christ the Lord of my life When I saw in the Word that God restores families I prayed that God would restore my family as He did for Joseph in the Bible A short time later I was moved to a different housing block There I met six of the greatest Christian brothers ever They worked with me and taught me a lot using your books on healing the power of tongues etc We became a true family But God wasnrsquot done This past Thanksgiving my young-est daughter wrote me a letter and my second oldest daughter wrote to me after Christmas I believe this is the Year of Overflow I believe my other three children will get in touch with me soon God not only restores families He gives new ones Kenneth thank you for your help Keep me in your

prayers You are in mineRP | Pennsylvania

Proverbs 2820

I am so thankful for

your ministry

GoodNEWSGazette

Intruder Encounters the Power of God At 4 am while my 4-year-old son and I were sleeping someone came into our apartment We both woke up from the noise of the door being opened I jumped up from my bed wide-awake facing the person standing before me Not knowing if they were male or female or whether or not they had a weapon I began screaming But then being reminded that I was a child of Almighty God and remembering a story in your magazine I began yell-ing to the burglar ldquoGet away in Jesusrsquo Mighty Name and get out of my apartment immediatelyrdquo The person didnrsquot move so I turned the light on and saw that it was a woman about my age I then grabbed her by the

arm and led her out of the apartment Before I closed the door behind her I found myself saying in a calm voice ldquoGod bless yourdquo Later

I asked my son why he had been so silent He said ldquoMummy as you talked with that woman I prayed the Lord would take that evil spirit out of our apartmentrdquo Thank you for working for Godrsquos kingdom and for being such a big blessing to others like meIH | Canada

ldquoDaddy Is a Nonsmokerrdquo My 9-year-old daughter Annabelle has been believing for Daddy to give up smoking She has been praying for him for about six months and declares ldquoDaddy is a nonsmokerrdquo Her dad always smoked outside in the garden and never near the children But Annie would see him out her bedroom window and decided at age 8 to involve the Lord Jesus in the situa-tion During a recent illness her daddy stopped smoking and has not taken it up againmdashhe hasnrsquot even been craving a cigarette badly Annie has seen what wonderful results happen when something is given over to GodMR | England

Struggles Give Way to Praise Report We have a family of six and yoursquove played a huge part in our lives for at least the last eight years I have written you about our struggles and now have praise reports

In a period of two weeks my husband received a job that pays $20000 more than his previous job and our son received a call from a talent agency that he had applied to a year ago In addition my husband is

now coaching a basketball team He loves the game but ini-tially was concerned about losing his temper However God has helped him and he has been able to have the self-control he needs It is a wonderful team and after the first game it blessed me so much to hear my husband tell how God had put it all together By the time I went to bed that night I was crying tears of thankfulness I love you guys and appreciate you so muchDusty Farmer | Texas

Fear of Water Flushed Away

At 6 months old my youngest granddaughter became suddenly

terrified of water Her bath time which always had been the high

point of her day became a nightmare I had been praying over her

and the situation was getting a little better Then late one night

she watched your broadcast with me She was mesmerized by

Gloria and focused on her for the entire broadcast

The next day her joy in her bath time was back Now months

later she is the water babymdashthe screaming comes when you take

her out of the water the dogrsquos water dish has to be left outside

Thank You Jesus And thank you all for your faithfulness

Judith Hewson | Tamworth NH

I n t e r n a t i o n a l N e w sGoodNEWSGazette

Bryan Bair ran his fingers over the shiny metal of his French horn one last time before handing it over Pocketing the money he left the pawnshop and drove to the rundown shack he and his family called home in Muskogee Okla In an effort to liven up the dismal rental his wife Angie had painted the walls Convinced that their daughter Cierra shouldnrsquot crawl around on the filthy carpet theyrsquod scratched together enough money to replace it at their own expense

Once again prosperity had eluded them No matter how hard they worked or how carefully they spent they just couldnrsquot get ahead Both cars were being repossessed If that werenrsquot bad enough they were being booted out of the ramshackle house and the owner was suing them for changing the deacutecor

Bryan unlocked the front door and stepped into the cool dank living room Everything he owned was gone He slipped off his wedding band and ran his finger over the word engraved inside Hesed

That was all he had left to cling tomdashone word of hope

From Rules to Revelation | ldquoAngie and I grew up in the same church in Oklahoma Cityrdquo Bryan explains ldquoI was several years older than she was and we didnrsquot know one another well As adults life wasnrsquot kind to either of us After suffering years of physical abuse the Lord rescued Angie from almost certain death and she returned to Oklahoma City to begin healing Her sister gave her a set of tapes by Kenneth Copeland The Blood Covenant The tapes were life-changing for Angie and when she learned that I was broken and bruised from a failed marriage she loaned them to me

Covenantof Love

V

h

b y M e l a n i e H e m r y

on what was left I told Angie what the Lord said and we both repented and agreed to tithe on our gross income ldquoThe first of May I tithed 10 percent of my gross salary Two days later a woman who had lost her home during a tornado saw Angiersquos house and bought it immediatelyrdquo

The Breath of Life | In another stroke of divine favor Angiersquos parents provided the money for them to move into a much nicer house in Muskogee Theyrsquod been living there for a while when Angie began feeling sick and suffering from headaches and fatigue Not only that it became increasingly difficult to awaken 3-year-old Cierra each morning She was lethargic and her eyes stayed a reddish color One night during dinner Cierra said ldquoMama and Daddy I saw Jesus in my bedroom last nightrdquo Angie stopped serving food and glanced at Bryan ldquoWhat did Jesus do honeyrdquo ldquoHe blowed in my mouthrdquo Cierra explained Bryan and Angie looked at one another with raised brows and shrugged Days later Angie and Cierra were in the house alone when the carbon monoxide alarm sounded Angie called the gas company and they sent someone immediately His carbon monoxide detector sounded an alarm before he ever got inside the house ldquoGet out nowrdquo he shouted ldquoThe serviceman said that our carbon monoxide alarm

was next to an air vent so while the poisonous gas was filling the house the alarm only sensed fresh air until it reached dangerously high levelsrdquo Angie recalls ldquoAfter taking the readings he said there was no reason that we were still aliverdquo This time it was Angie who pulled off her wedding band and ran her finger over the word engraved inside Hesed A sob caught in her throat as she realized what God had done Jesus had breathed into Cierrarsquos mouth

The Tithe Test | Although Bryan and Angie saw promising changes in their financial picture it appeared to be too little too late They were forced into Chapter 7 bankruptcy Seated in chambers with the bankruptcy trustee during their hearing Bryan and Angie were unprepared for the ruling

ldquoI sold medical supplies and listened to the tape series in my car as I traveled The thing that most impressed me was Brother Copelandrsquos teaching on hesed This is the love of God that passes mere knowledge It is the experience of Godrsquos love based on a covenant which lasts until death and beyond With two failed marriages behind us and the abuse Angie suffered at her former husbandrsquos hands we were in awe of this kind of loverdquo Angie and Bryan learned from the tapes that tithing was divinely designed to be an expression of faith in that covenant of love That was a new idea to them Theyrsquod both known tithing as a biblical rule but theyrsquod never had a revelation of it as their covenant connection

Help in Troubled Times | On May 3 1997 Bryan and Angie married and made a covenant between themselves and God As a permanent reminder they engraved the word Hesed inside their wedding bands Angie worked as a dental assistant and Bryan continued his career in medical sales They lived in the small house Angie owned and tithed 10 percent of all their income trusting in their covenant with God Two days before Christmas Bryanrsquos boss called in his entire staff ldquoYoursquore all firedrdquo he said ldquoSome of you may be hired by the distributor whorsquos taking over the businessrdquo Bryan sighed with relief when the distributor hired him but it came with a price He would do the same job hersquod been doing with 20 percent less salary and no benefits or insurance A year later the company changed hands again Bryan lost another 5 percent of his income and Angie gave birth to their daughter Cierra By 1999 a frustrated Bryan took a job with a new company as a direct manufacturerrsquos representative selling spinal implants The salary package was about the same as the one hersquod left behind Because his territory included all of Tulsa and the northwest part of Arkansas they listed Angiersquos house for sale and moved to Muskogee Bryan stood in the living room and ran his finger over the word engraved on the inside of his wedding band Angiersquos house still hadnrsquot sold they were being kicked out of the rental house both cars were being repossessed and hersquod hocked his French horn This is the protection of God He fell to his knees on the hardwood floor ldquoLord why Irsquom tithing and we arenrsquot making ends meetrdquo Why are you stealing from Me Bryan gasped ldquoLord wersquove tithed faithfully for two yearsrdquo Render unto Caesar that which belongs to Caesar and to God that which belongs to God ldquoI knew immediately what Irsquod done wrongrdquo Bryan says ldquoWersquod been tithing after taxes In other words we were giving the first portion of everything to taxes and tithing

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 19

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b y M e l a n i e H e m r y

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10

percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10 percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered It was tempting It was a way out of the financial vise that seemed to tighten around Bryan moment by moment He wanted to throw up his hands and say ldquoOK so it was a bad idea Irsquoll try again later when this whole mess is cleared uprdquo He twisted the ring on his finger Hesed He was in covenant with God Hersquod made a promise that he intended to fulfill if it cost him his life What if it does cost me everything Mouth dry and hands clammy he looked the trustee in the eye ldquoWe will never stop giving that 10 percentrdquo ldquoThen I have no other choice but to remove your Chapter 7 status I am moving you into a Chapter 13 bankruptcy That means wersquoll put you on a repayment plan Yoursquoll repay every dime with interestrdquo Bryan looked at Angie who smiled ldquoWe prefer it that wayrdquo The decision to tithe regardless of the cost triggered such deep-seated fear in Bryan that he suffered night terrors Each time he woke in a cold sweat shadowboxing against an unseen enemy Angie comforted him and said ldquoWe will be tithers God has not given us a spirit of fear but He has given us His love power and a sound mindrdquo ldquoAngie helped me get through the night terrors for monthsrdquo Bryan recalls ldquoAnother thing that helped was a list of scripture confessions for breakthrough that was printed in one of the Believerrsquos Voice of Victory magazines I kept them on my desk and repeated them dailyrdquo Toward the end of that year in November 2000 Bryan scored a direct hit on the enemy when he released his first vocal CD of nine songs entitled In His Presence Soon after an amazing thing happened in his business Before he could contact new doctors in his territory they began contacting him and asking for his product The favor of God rested on him to such a degree that both doctors and hospitals saw him as a benefit While still tithing and repaying all his debts Bryan and Angie began giving a monthly gift to KCM Bryan decided to release his territory in Oklahoma and concentrate his efforts in northwest Arkansas In July 2002 they moved into their new home near Fort Smith Ark Angie an artist painted an archangel standing guard and placed the painting above their fireplacemdasha constant reminder of their covenant with God She also painted and personalized bedrooms for Tayler and Britton Bryanrsquos two teenaged children Instead of a ratty rental house they

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changing the world

all these men have something in common

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lived in a beautiful home filled with love and laughter

A Covenant of Life | In August 2003 Bryan and Angie took Tayler Britton and Cierra for a last getaway to Branson before school started Excited about going to Silver Dollar City the children chattered happily during the drive The next morning they were about to leave the hotel when 5-year-old Cierra grabbed her abdomen and screamed in agony They rushed her to a nearby clinic where she was diagnosed with appendicitis There were no surgeons available and the ambulance was tied up with another patient The fastest way to get help they were told was to drive her to Fayetteville After loading the family in their 2001 Expedition Angie phoned family members and asked for prayer Without warning the shocks went out on the car ldquoEvery bump in the road knocked the breath out of usrdquo Angie remembers ldquoAnd with every jolt Cierra screamed It was a grueling trip that should have taken an hour but we had to go so slowly that it took us three Most of that time our cell phones were without a signal But once the cell phones came on I phoned my mother whorsquod just returned from the Southwest Believersrsquo Convention She and a friend whorsquod been at the convention had been praying for Cierra and the Lord told them to tell us to take Communion ldquoI searched the car for anything to use as Communion elements All I could find was half a Diet Coke and a Twinkie I broke off pieces of the Twinkie for each of us and then prayed over it as representing Jesusrsquo body that was broken for Cierra We used Diet Coke as a substitute for Jesusrsquo blood that was shed for her and prayed based on our covenant with God ldquoThe moment we finished praying Cierrarsquos pain stopped and she went to sleep She slept the remainder of the way to Fayetteville When the surgeon met us Cierra was awake and in no pain He pressed on her abdomen just like the previous doctor had done but it didnrsquot hurt her According to the blood work her white count had been up but was droppingrdquo ldquoThere is no doubt that something has taken place in this childrsquos bodyrdquo the surgeon explained ldquobut there is nothing wrong now She is free to gordquo Bryan and Angie had the car repaired and returned to Silver Dollar City to finish their vacation As they watched Cierra run and play they fingered their rings and gave all the praise to God The Lord has continued to bless them beyond their wildest dreams In the month of January 2004 Bryan made more money than he made during a whole year before he began tithing on his gross income Bryan and Angie Bair defeated fear and in so doing they defeated the poverty attached to it Because they

steadfastly maintained their covenant connection to-day they not only know God cares for them they have experienced firsthand His powerful covenant love VICTORY

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House

T h e G o d o f t h e B r e a k t h r o u g h

re you desperate for a breakthrough Are you thinking If the Lord doesnrsquot do something soon I wonrsquot make it | If so I completely understand A few years ago I desperately needed a financial breakthrough I was standing in faith confessing the Word and waiting for provision to come Though Irsquod experienced a few turnarounds our finances were still under attack | In January of the following year God began doing great things Then shortly afterward He gave me a word He said that my wife and I our ministry and anyone else who lays hold upon this truth would experience more of His presence love power and favor than ever before He then added Yoursquoll experience your greatest breakthroughs thus far | Praise God That prophetic word was exactly what I needed to hear and itrsquos what I want to share with you so ldquoThe God of the Breakthroughrdquo will visit your house too

A Prophetic Word | God brought 1 Kings 17 to my attention Itrsquos a story Irsquod read many times In fact Irsquod preached from it often but this time the Lord revealed something new He said Within this story you will discover the keys to supernatural breakthrough | In this passage God sent Elijah into hiding from King Ahab and provided for him by commanding the ravens to feed him by the brook Cherith When the brook dried up God sent Elijah to Zarephath of Sidon He told him hersquod find a widow woman there who would take care of him When Elijah found the woman he discovered that she had just enough food for one more meal In verse 12 she told him ldquoI have not a cake but an handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil in a cruse that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it and dierdquo | If anyone was a candidate for a breakthrough it was this woman She had just enough food for one last meal Then she was prepared to die She needed God to come through for her in a big way

will visit your

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A

b y J e r r y S a v e l l e

Heavenly Father I receive this prophetic word I believe with all my heart that You want to visit my house I am willing to obey Irsquom willing to sow a significant seed Right now I boldly declare that The God of the Breakthrough is visiting my house Amen

From now on proclaim ldquoThe God of the Breakthrough is visiting my houserdquo Donrsquot stop believing and standing for it Praise God for fulfilling His promise As you put these keys into practice your breakthrough will come Then yoursquoll be able to share what yoursquove learned and help others understand how to experience a breakthrough in their lives too VICTORY

Jerry Savelle is president and founder of Jerry Savelle Ministries International and pastors Heritage of Faith Christian Center For information or ministry materials write to Jerry Savelle Ministries PO Box 748 Crowley TX 76036 visit their Web site at wwwjsmiorg or call (817) 297-3155

Now notice how her situation changed when Elijah said ldquoFear not but make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son For thus saith the Lord God of Israel The barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo (verses 13-14) Elijah gave her a prophetic word when He said ldquoThe barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo This prophetic word was the first key to her breakthrough Without it she and her son would have died But instead she discovered when she acted on that prophetic word her future changed No longer would she and her son die but rather they would experience supernatural provision In the same way a prophetic word can change your future Through the word which God will give youmdasheither through scripture another believer or a prophetic messagemdashHe will tell you what to do Then itrsquos important not to give up No matter what happens in between the time you receive the word and the time it comes to passmdashstand strong Receiving your personal prophetic word is the first key to your breakthrough

Obey the Word | The second key to experiencing a breakthrough is to obey the prophetic word Notice in verse 13 Elijah told the woman ldquomake me thereof a little cake firstrdquo In order for the prophetic word to come to pass she had to be obedient Irsquove discovered over the years that Godrsquos instructions usually donrsquot make sense to the natural mind This woman had just told Elijah that she only had enough food and oil to make one last meal but what was his response He told her to make him a cake first It didnrsquot make sense but it was a necessary step for her to receive her breakthrough She simply needed to obey

A Significant Seed | The third step to receiving a breakthrough is to sow a significant seed When I asked the Lord to clarify what He meant by a ldquosignificant seedrdquo He told me that a significant seed has value to the sower When Elijah told this woman to make him a cake before she cooked her last meal he was asking her to sow a significant seed It was her last bit of food Irsquom not implying that you give everything you have in order to sow a significant seed Right now ask God what significant seed you should sow toward your breakthrough No one else is responsible to tell you what that seed should be You must listen to God for yourself As you take this message to heart make the decision to bull listen for a prophetic word from the Lord bull obey that prophetic word and bull seek the Lord to know what significant seed you need to sow toward breakthrough Now if yoursquore ready for a breakthrough in your life pray this prayer

House

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b y J e r r y S a v e l l e

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b y D a v i d B a r t o n

I often receive requests to answer editorials and letters to the editor about the religious persuasions of Americarsquos founding fathers The standard assertion is that they were all deists pointing to George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Alexander Hamilton and James Madison as proof N In many dictionaries the terms deist agnostic and atheist now appear as synonyms An atheist believes there is no God An agnostic professes that there is no way to know if God exists A deist believes in an impersonal creator of the universe who wound it up like a clock but is no longer involved with mankind Although a very few of the founders considered themselves deists these definitions do not apply to the notable foundersrsquo beliefs N There is abundant evidence to refute the notion that the founding fathers were atheists agnostics or deists or that they wanted to divorce religious principles from public affairs N Thomas Paine in his discourse on ldquoThe Study of Godrdquo forcefully asserts that it is ldquothe error of schoolsrdquo to teach sciences without ldquoreference to the Being who is author of them for all the principles of science are of Divine originrdquo He laments that ldquothe evil that has resulted fromhellipteaching [science without God] has been that of generating in the pupils a species of atheismrdquo N In Benjamin Franklinrsquos 1749 plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania he insisted that schools teach ldquothe necessity of a public religionhellipand the excellency of the Christian religion above all others ancient or modernrdquo Mr Franklin proposed a biblical inscription for the seal of the United States and chose a New Testament verse for the motto of the Philadelphia Hospital He was one of the chief voices behind the establishment of a paid chaplain in Congress In 1787 when he helped found the college which bore his name it was dedicated as ldquoa nursery of religion and learningrdquo built ldquoon Christ the Corner-Stonerdquo Clearly Benjamin Franklinrsquos beliefs didnrsquot reflect those of a deist

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

S P I R I T U A L H E R I T A G E

1

Christrdquo And while Mr Madison does allude to a ldquowall of separationrdquo he says the purpose of that ldquowallrdquo is only to prevent Congress from passing a national law to establish a national religion None of the founders mentioned fit the definition of a deist Those who claim all our founders were deists typically name only a handful and generalize the rest This in itself is a mistake for there are more than 200 (55 at the Constitutional Convention 90 who framed the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights and 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence) Any generalization of these men as deists is completely inaccurate The reason critics never mention others is evident Consider what must be explained away if the following signers of the Constitution were mentioned

Charles Pinckney and John Langdonmdashfounders of the American Bible Society

James McHenrymdashfounder of the Baltimore Bible Society

Rufus Kingmdashhelped found a Bible society for Anglicans

Abraham Baldwinmdasha chaplain in The Revolution and considered the youngest theologian in America

Roger Sherman William Samuel Johnson John Dickinson and Jacob Broommdashtheological writers

James Wilson and William Pattersonmdashplaced on the Supreme Court by President George Washington They had prayer over juries in the U S Supreme Courtroom

The list could go on and this does not even include the huge number of thoroughly evangelical Christians who signed the declaration or helped frame the Bill of Rights Perhaps critics should spend more time reading the writings of the founders to discover their religious beliefs for themselves rather than making sweeping accusations which are so easily disproved VICTORY

David Barton nationally known author and public speaker is the founder and president of WallBuilders a pro-family organization which seeks to educate grass-roots society to rebuild Americarsquos constitu- tional moral and religious foundations For more information go to wwwwallbuilderscom call (817) 441-6044 or write to WallBuilders PO Box 397

Aledo TX 76008-0397

Nor did George Washingtonrsquos He was an open promoter of Christianity In his speech on May 12 1779 he claimed that children needed to learn ldquoabove allrdquo the ldquoreligion of Jesus Christrdquo and this would make them ldquogreater and happier than they already arerdquo On May 2 1778 he charged his soldiers at Valley Forge that ldquoTo the distinguished character of patriot it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christianrdquo When he resigned his commission as commander in chief of the military June 8 1783 he reminded the nation that ldquowithout a humble imitationrdquo of ldquothe Divine Author of our blessed religionrdquo we ldquocan never hope to be a happy nationrdquo George Washingtonrsquos own adopted daughter declared that you might as well question his patriotism as to question his Christianity Alexander Hamilton was certainly no deist He began work with Rev James Bayard to form the Christian Constitutional Society to help spread throughout the world the two things which Mr Hamilton said made America great (1) Christianity and (2) a Constitution formed under Christianity Only his death two months later thwarted his plan of starting a missionary society to promote Christian government Facing death in a duel with Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton met and prayed with the Rev John M Mason and Bishop Benjamin Moore He reaffirmed his readiness to face God should he die having declared to them ldquoa lively faith in Godrsquos mercy through Christ with a thankful remembrance of the death of Christrdquo He also partook of Communion with Bishop Moore There have been claims that Thomas Jefferson omitted all miraculous events of Jesus from his ldquoBiblerdquo But his own words explain his intent for the book was not that it be a ldquoBiblerdquo but a primer for the Indians on the teachings of Christ (which is why he titled it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth) He had the ldquored letterrdquo portions of the New Testament published to introduce the Indians to Christian morality As president of the United States he signed a treaty with the Kaskaskia tribe wherein he providedmdashat government expensemdashChristian missionaries to the Indians In fact Thomas Jefferson himself declared ldquoI am a real Christian that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesusrdquo The writings of James Madison who trained for ministry with the Rev Dr John Witherspoon are replete with declarations of his faith in God and Christ In his letter to Attorney General Bradford he laments that public officials are not bold enough about their Christian faith in public and that they should be ldquofervent advocates in the cause of

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 25

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE TO REFUTE THE NOTION THAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE ATHEISTS AGNOSTICS OR DEISTS

OR THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVORCE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

First John 418 says ldquoThere is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear because fear involves torment But he who fears has not been made perfect in loverdquo (New King James Version) If our children know we love them and God loves them the enemy wonrsquot be able to get a foothold of fear in their lives

Never Use Fear to Motivate | Now as parents we must never use fear as a means of motivation Teaching our kids to respect something that is potentially dangerous like an automobile is one thing Teaching them to be afraid of it is something else altogether Obviously you would not want your child to run out into oncoming traffic But it would be wrong to tell them ldquoIf you go out into the street a car is going to run over you and kill yourdquo That would be motivating them through fear There is never a time when using a little fearmdashor a lot for that mattermdashis healthy Take the time to explain to your child that ldquoAn automobile is a lot bigger than you are If you run out in front of a moving car it has the ability to harm you If yoursquore going to cross the street make sure itrsquos saferdquo Instead of creating an element of fear yoursquore instilling in them a respect for what the automobile is capable of doing

247 Protection | Our children should also understand the protection thatrsquos available to them through Godrsquos Word Itrsquos something I learned as a kid and as a result I have confidence that Irsquom safe no matter where I am or what Irsquom

doing For instance I like to hunt and there are rattlesnakes and copperheads out in the woods And the truth is I canrsquot stand snakes If I see one Irsquom not about to pick it up and play with it But at the same time I wouldnrsquot be afraid of it or let it bother me Why Because as a kid I learned that I am protected because I have a covenant with God I learned that angels are around memdashprotecting me My parents taught me the promises of Psalm 91 and likewise Irsquom teaching my children that those promises are true for them 247 no matter where they are

Testing the Limits | While most children have to learn how to overcome fear there are those who are not afraid of anything Thatrsquos the way I was as a kidmdashconstantly testing the limits of everything I wanted to be a stuntman from the time I could ride a tricycle I tried to jump it and ride it fast Today my 5-year-old son Jonathan is the same way Itrsquos in his genes He recently learned to ride a bicycle and two

26 | B V O V | J U N E rsquo 0 5

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

W When I was growing up my dad Kenneth Copeland taught me many valuable lessons He taught me about spiritual things and natural things But one of the most important lessons I learned from Dad was how not to allow fear in my life Thatrsquos a lesson Irsquom passing on to my children and itrsquos something I hope you would want to pass on to your children as well Of course the reality is that most children are naturally fearful So as parents we must take the time to explain to them that they have no reason to fear because God loves them and is always with them When children know they can count on Godmdashand they understand that God is much bigger than the ldquoboogeymanrdquo or anything else they may fearmdashit gives them a sense of safety and security To overcome fear kids just like adults must be fully persuaded that God in them is greater than anything that is in the world (1 John 44)

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

Being equipped to deal with fear makes it easier for a person to obey God in areas that could be challenging If children learn how to do that at an early age theyrsquoll be able to readily obey God and operate in a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo as adults Our children need to know how to live a lifestyle of rejecting fear and letting love rule and reign in their lives They learn that by watching us their parents Teach them to not fear the future and what could happen but to trust God and follow the Holy Spirit If we teach our children these things they will have a tremendous advantage in life VICTORY

John Copeland is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the son of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland He lives in Fort Worth Texas with his wife Marty and their three children

months later he built a ramp so he could jump his bicycle What do you do with a child like that Well we donrsquot need to teach him how not to be fearful because hersquos not afraid But we do have to supervise his activity as much as possible and take the time to teach him about being responsible in his actions Part of that is teaching him to wear his safety gear and training him to use as much good judgment as a 5-year-old can Of course we pray for him too and confess the Word over him and expect him to be protected and safe More than likely at some point in his life Jonathan will still have opportunities to overcome fear And wersquore equipping him to be able to do that as well

ldquoNo Fearrdquo Provides an Advantage in Life | Because Dad taught me how not to be fearful as a kid I have been able to overcome fear as an adult Although I never was afraid of much as a child or as a teenager I did have to overcome the fear of getting up in front of people to speak And the bottom line of that fear was the fear of failuremdashthe fear of what people would think of me But now when I have a speaking engagement or Irsquom scheduled to tape the broadcast I simply donrsquot allow fear to come in I focus on the fact that Irsquom doing this because I love people and I love our Partners I remind myself that this is far more important than what people think of me Even though public speaking still isnrsquot something I look forward to doing I simply say ldquoLord this is in Your hands and I know I can trust Yourdquo I know I have the Holy Ghost on the inside of me and I believe ldquoI can do all things through Christ who strengthens merdquo (Philippians 413 New King James Version) Our children need to know who they are in Christ and that they always have the help of the Holy Ghost Then no matter what obstacles they face theyrsquoll be able to handle them When something looks like it could be a major problem and the enemy tries to torment them with worry and fear he wonrsquot be able to succeed Theyrsquoll know how to resist fearmdashthe devilmdashand theyrsquoll also know how to listen for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Ghost Helping our children grow up with a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo will give them a great advantage in life Just think about how many times the Holy Spirit has prompted you to do something but you drew back because of fear For instance have you ever felt like you should go witness to your neighbor and the enemy immediately tried to talk you out of it He might have used the fear of rejectionmdashfear of what that person would say or fear of being laughed atmdashas a tactic to keep you from going next door But if you could have recognized that fear as the enemyrsquos strategy you would have known how to resist the devil so you could have obeyed God and talked to your neighbor about salvation

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

God never intended for His people to cope with fearHe intended for us to attack it on all fronts

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Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 29

There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

gegegegegegege

no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

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Salvation is more than just a sure trip to heavenmdashitrsquos literally everything you need Jesus provided it for you and He desires for you to enjoy all of salvationrsquos benefits In this dynamic series from Gloria Copeland yoursquoll discover

bull Why salvation is necessary bull What happened when you were saved bull How to enjoy all that salvation has to offermdash here and now bull Godrsquos will concerning your salvation

Get into the Word today And find out about all that Jesus did for you as you discover So Great Salvation

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Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

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Kenneth Copeland Gloria Copeland

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BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

Gloria Copeland Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis and Creflo A Dollar Tune in and catch a glimpse of the convention experiencemdashthen make plans to attend and get immersed in the Word

Women of FaithBillye Brim joins Gloria Copeland for two weeks of faith and revelation Donrsquot miss a

minute of these powerful women of the Word

Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

God and His Word Donrsquot miss this week as they wrap things up

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Volunteer meeting Sunday July 3 at 3 pm in the Hilton Anaheim Pacific Ballroom

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadetsDana and Linda

JohnsonCommander

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2005

Overflow

Intruder Encounters the Power of God At 4 am while my 4-year-old son and I were sleeping someone came into our apartment We both woke up from the noise of the door being opened I jumped up from my bed wide-awake facing the person standing before me Not knowing if they were male or female or whether or not they had a weapon I began screaming But then being reminded that I was a child of Almighty God and remembering a story in your magazine I began yell-ing to the burglar ldquoGet away in Jesusrsquo Mighty Name and get out of my apartment immediatelyrdquo The person didnrsquot move so I turned the light on and saw that it was a woman about my age I then grabbed her by the

arm and led her out of the apartment Before I closed the door behind her I found myself saying in a calm voice ldquoGod bless yourdquo Later

I asked my son why he had been so silent He said ldquoMummy as you talked with that woman I prayed the Lord would take that evil spirit out of our apartmentrdquo Thank you for working for Godrsquos kingdom and for being such a big blessing to others like meIH | Canada

ldquoDaddy Is a Nonsmokerrdquo My 9-year-old daughter Annabelle has been believing for Daddy to give up smoking She has been praying for him for about six months and declares ldquoDaddy is a nonsmokerrdquo Her dad always smoked outside in the garden and never near the children But Annie would see him out her bedroom window and decided at age 8 to involve the Lord Jesus in the situa-tion During a recent illness her daddy stopped smoking and has not taken it up againmdashhe hasnrsquot even been craving a cigarette badly Annie has seen what wonderful results happen when something is given over to GodMR | England

Struggles Give Way to Praise Report We have a family of six and yoursquove played a huge part in our lives for at least the last eight years I have written you about our struggles and now have praise reports

In a period of two weeks my husband received a job that pays $20000 more than his previous job and our son received a call from a talent agency that he had applied to a year ago In addition my husband is

now coaching a basketball team He loves the game but ini-tially was concerned about losing his temper However God has helped him and he has been able to have the self-control he needs It is a wonderful team and after the first game it blessed me so much to hear my husband tell how God had put it all together By the time I went to bed that night I was crying tears of thankfulness I love you guys and appreciate you so muchDusty Farmer | Texas

Fear of Water Flushed Away

At 6 months old my youngest granddaughter became suddenly

terrified of water Her bath time which always had been the high

point of her day became a nightmare I had been praying over her

and the situation was getting a little better Then late one night

she watched your broadcast with me She was mesmerized by

Gloria and focused on her for the entire broadcast

The next day her joy in her bath time was back Now months

later she is the water babymdashthe screaming comes when you take

her out of the water the dogrsquos water dish has to be left outside

Thank You Jesus And thank you all for your faithfulness

Judith Hewson | Tamworth NH

I n t e r n a t i o n a l N e w sGoodNEWSGazette

Bryan Bair ran his fingers over the shiny metal of his French horn one last time before handing it over Pocketing the money he left the pawnshop and drove to the rundown shack he and his family called home in Muskogee Okla In an effort to liven up the dismal rental his wife Angie had painted the walls Convinced that their daughter Cierra shouldnrsquot crawl around on the filthy carpet theyrsquod scratched together enough money to replace it at their own expense

Once again prosperity had eluded them No matter how hard they worked or how carefully they spent they just couldnrsquot get ahead Both cars were being repossessed If that werenrsquot bad enough they were being booted out of the ramshackle house and the owner was suing them for changing the deacutecor

Bryan unlocked the front door and stepped into the cool dank living room Everything he owned was gone He slipped off his wedding band and ran his finger over the word engraved inside Hesed

That was all he had left to cling tomdashone word of hope

From Rules to Revelation | ldquoAngie and I grew up in the same church in Oklahoma Cityrdquo Bryan explains ldquoI was several years older than she was and we didnrsquot know one another well As adults life wasnrsquot kind to either of us After suffering years of physical abuse the Lord rescued Angie from almost certain death and she returned to Oklahoma City to begin healing Her sister gave her a set of tapes by Kenneth Copeland The Blood Covenant The tapes were life-changing for Angie and when she learned that I was broken and bruised from a failed marriage she loaned them to me

Covenantof Love

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on what was left I told Angie what the Lord said and we both repented and agreed to tithe on our gross income ldquoThe first of May I tithed 10 percent of my gross salary Two days later a woman who had lost her home during a tornado saw Angiersquos house and bought it immediatelyrdquo

The Breath of Life | In another stroke of divine favor Angiersquos parents provided the money for them to move into a much nicer house in Muskogee Theyrsquod been living there for a while when Angie began feeling sick and suffering from headaches and fatigue Not only that it became increasingly difficult to awaken 3-year-old Cierra each morning She was lethargic and her eyes stayed a reddish color One night during dinner Cierra said ldquoMama and Daddy I saw Jesus in my bedroom last nightrdquo Angie stopped serving food and glanced at Bryan ldquoWhat did Jesus do honeyrdquo ldquoHe blowed in my mouthrdquo Cierra explained Bryan and Angie looked at one another with raised brows and shrugged Days later Angie and Cierra were in the house alone when the carbon monoxide alarm sounded Angie called the gas company and they sent someone immediately His carbon monoxide detector sounded an alarm before he ever got inside the house ldquoGet out nowrdquo he shouted ldquoThe serviceman said that our carbon monoxide alarm

was next to an air vent so while the poisonous gas was filling the house the alarm only sensed fresh air until it reached dangerously high levelsrdquo Angie recalls ldquoAfter taking the readings he said there was no reason that we were still aliverdquo This time it was Angie who pulled off her wedding band and ran her finger over the word engraved inside Hesed A sob caught in her throat as she realized what God had done Jesus had breathed into Cierrarsquos mouth

The Tithe Test | Although Bryan and Angie saw promising changes in their financial picture it appeared to be too little too late They were forced into Chapter 7 bankruptcy Seated in chambers with the bankruptcy trustee during their hearing Bryan and Angie were unprepared for the ruling

ldquoI sold medical supplies and listened to the tape series in my car as I traveled The thing that most impressed me was Brother Copelandrsquos teaching on hesed This is the love of God that passes mere knowledge It is the experience of Godrsquos love based on a covenant which lasts until death and beyond With two failed marriages behind us and the abuse Angie suffered at her former husbandrsquos hands we were in awe of this kind of loverdquo Angie and Bryan learned from the tapes that tithing was divinely designed to be an expression of faith in that covenant of love That was a new idea to them Theyrsquod both known tithing as a biblical rule but theyrsquod never had a revelation of it as their covenant connection

Help in Troubled Times | On May 3 1997 Bryan and Angie married and made a covenant between themselves and God As a permanent reminder they engraved the word Hesed inside their wedding bands Angie worked as a dental assistant and Bryan continued his career in medical sales They lived in the small house Angie owned and tithed 10 percent of all their income trusting in their covenant with God Two days before Christmas Bryanrsquos boss called in his entire staff ldquoYoursquore all firedrdquo he said ldquoSome of you may be hired by the distributor whorsquos taking over the businessrdquo Bryan sighed with relief when the distributor hired him but it came with a price He would do the same job hersquod been doing with 20 percent less salary and no benefits or insurance A year later the company changed hands again Bryan lost another 5 percent of his income and Angie gave birth to their daughter Cierra By 1999 a frustrated Bryan took a job with a new company as a direct manufacturerrsquos representative selling spinal implants The salary package was about the same as the one hersquod left behind Because his territory included all of Tulsa and the northwest part of Arkansas they listed Angiersquos house for sale and moved to Muskogee Bryan stood in the living room and ran his finger over the word engraved on the inside of his wedding band Angiersquos house still hadnrsquot sold they were being kicked out of the rental house both cars were being repossessed and hersquod hocked his French horn This is the protection of God He fell to his knees on the hardwood floor ldquoLord why Irsquom tithing and we arenrsquot making ends meetrdquo Why are you stealing from Me Bryan gasped ldquoLord wersquove tithed faithfully for two yearsrdquo Render unto Caesar that which belongs to Caesar and to God that which belongs to God ldquoI knew immediately what Irsquod done wrongrdquo Bryan says ldquoWersquod been tithing after taxes In other words we were giving the first portion of everything to taxes and tithing

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 19

Covenantof Love

b y M e l a n i e H e m r y

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10

percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10 percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered It was tempting It was a way out of the financial vise that seemed to tighten around Bryan moment by moment He wanted to throw up his hands and say ldquoOK so it was a bad idea Irsquoll try again later when this whole mess is cleared uprdquo He twisted the ring on his finger Hesed He was in covenant with God Hersquod made a promise that he intended to fulfill if it cost him his life What if it does cost me everything Mouth dry and hands clammy he looked the trustee in the eye ldquoWe will never stop giving that 10 percentrdquo ldquoThen I have no other choice but to remove your Chapter 7 status I am moving you into a Chapter 13 bankruptcy That means wersquoll put you on a repayment plan Yoursquoll repay every dime with interestrdquo Bryan looked at Angie who smiled ldquoWe prefer it that wayrdquo The decision to tithe regardless of the cost triggered such deep-seated fear in Bryan that he suffered night terrors Each time he woke in a cold sweat shadowboxing against an unseen enemy Angie comforted him and said ldquoWe will be tithers God has not given us a spirit of fear but He has given us His love power and a sound mindrdquo ldquoAngie helped me get through the night terrors for monthsrdquo Bryan recalls ldquoAnother thing that helped was a list of scripture confessions for breakthrough that was printed in one of the Believerrsquos Voice of Victory magazines I kept them on my desk and repeated them dailyrdquo Toward the end of that year in November 2000 Bryan scored a direct hit on the enemy when he released his first vocal CD of nine songs entitled In His Presence Soon after an amazing thing happened in his business Before he could contact new doctors in his territory they began contacting him and asking for his product The favor of God rested on him to such a degree that both doctors and hospitals saw him as a benefit While still tithing and repaying all his debts Bryan and Angie began giving a monthly gift to KCM Bryan decided to release his territory in Oklahoma and concentrate his efforts in northwest Arkansas In July 2002 they moved into their new home near Fort Smith Ark Angie an artist painted an archangel standing guard and placed the painting above their fireplacemdasha constant reminder of their covenant with God She also painted and personalized bedrooms for Tayler and Britton Bryanrsquos two teenaged children Instead of a ratty rental house they

This month as we celebrate Fatherrsquos Day in America

men around the globe have risen to the call and dis-

covered the strength of partnership Theyrsquove joined

Kenneth Copeland Ministries with faithful support and

unyielding prayer Together wersquore raising up a generation

of men women and children who are ready to reach the

world with the uncompromised message of the gospel

And it shows

As these men stand with us they know wersquore standing

with them too Wersquore praying daily for them Wersquore believing with them for restored relationships financial

success wise parenting and abundant health

Each day our anointings and ministries are joining together empowering one another And together wersquore

changing the world

all these men have something in common

Par tnership

If yoursquore not yet a Partner with Kenneth Copeland Ministries

or want to find out more about partnership just

call 1-877-480-3388 or

visit wwwkcmcanadaca

God has great things in store for youPartners Please send us your testimoniesmdashwe want to hear the great things God is doing in your lives so we can rejoice with you

lived in a beautiful home filled with love and laughter

A Covenant of Life | In August 2003 Bryan and Angie took Tayler Britton and Cierra for a last getaway to Branson before school started Excited about going to Silver Dollar City the children chattered happily during the drive The next morning they were about to leave the hotel when 5-year-old Cierra grabbed her abdomen and screamed in agony They rushed her to a nearby clinic where she was diagnosed with appendicitis There were no surgeons available and the ambulance was tied up with another patient The fastest way to get help they were told was to drive her to Fayetteville After loading the family in their 2001 Expedition Angie phoned family members and asked for prayer Without warning the shocks went out on the car ldquoEvery bump in the road knocked the breath out of usrdquo Angie remembers ldquoAnd with every jolt Cierra screamed It was a grueling trip that should have taken an hour but we had to go so slowly that it took us three Most of that time our cell phones were without a signal But once the cell phones came on I phoned my mother whorsquod just returned from the Southwest Believersrsquo Convention She and a friend whorsquod been at the convention had been praying for Cierra and the Lord told them to tell us to take Communion ldquoI searched the car for anything to use as Communion elements All I could find was half a Diet Coke and a Twinkie I broke off pieces of the Twinkie for each of us and then prayed over it as representing Jesusrsquo body that was broken for Cierra We used Diet Coke as a substitute for Jesusrsquo blood that was shed for her and prayed based on our covenant with God ldquoThe moment we finished praying Cierrarsquos pain stopped and she went to sleep She slept the remainder of the way to Fayetteville When the surgeon met us Cierra was awake and in no pain He pressed on her abdomen just like the previous doctor had done but it didnrsquot hurt her According to the blood work her white count had been up but was droppingrdquo ldquoThere is no doubt that something has taken place in this childrsquos bodyrdquo the surgeon explained ldquobut there is nothing wrong now She is free to gordquo Bryan and Angie had the car repaired and returned to Silver Dollar City to finish their vacation As they watched Cierra run and play they fingered their rings and gave all the praise to God The Lord has continued to bless them beyond their wildest dreams In the month of January 2004 Bryan made more money than he made during a whole year before he began tithing on his gross income Bryan and Angie Bair defeated fear and in so doing they defeated the poverty attached to it Because they

steadfastly maintained their covenant connection to-day they not only know God cares for them they have experienced firsthand His powerful covenant love VICTORY

Standing in AgreementmdashThere Is Victory in Numbers

Praying alone is effective But sometimes you need the power of oth-ers praying in agreement with you | Kenneth Copelandrsquos Pressing In for Victory will teach you thoroughly about the prayer of agree-ment Yoursquoll learn how joining others and praying according to Godrsquos Word is a powerful weapon in your prayer arsenal | Hear personal stories of how Kenneth and Gloria again and again received the answers they needed through powerful prayers of agreement writ-ing contracts based on scriptures and pressing in until their break-throughs came

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House

T h e G o d o f t h e B r e a k t h r o u g h

re you desperate for a breakthrough Are you thinking If the Lord doesnrsquot do something soon I wonrsquot make it | If so I completely understand A few years ago I desperately needed a financial breakthrough I was standing in faith confessing the Word and waiting for provision to come Though Irsquod experienced a few turnarounds our finances were still under attack | In January of the following year God began doing great things Then shortly afterward He gave me a word He said that my wife and I our ministry and anyone else who lays hold upon this truth would experience more of His presence love power and favor than ever before He then added Yoursquoll experience your greatest breakthroughs thus far | Praise God That prophetic word was exactly what I needed to hear and itrsquos what I want to share with you so ldquoThe God of the Breakthroughrdquo will visit your house too

A Prophetic Word | God brought 1 Kings 17 to my attention Itrsquos a story Irsquod read many times In fact Irsquod preached from it often but this time the Lord revealed something new He said Within this story you will discover the keys to supernatural breakthrough | In this passage God sent Elijah into hiding from King Ahab and provided for him by commanding the ravens to feed him by the brook Cherith When the brook dried up God sent Elijah to Zarephath of Sidon He told him hersquod find a widow woman there who would take care of him When Elijah found the woman he discovered that she had just enough food for one more meal In verse 12 she told him ldquoI have not a cake but an handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil in a cruse that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it and dierdquo | If anyone was a candidate for a breakthrough it was this woman She had just enough food for one last meal Then she was prepared to die She needed God to come through for her in a big way

will visit your

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Heavenly Father I receive this prophetic word I believe with all my heart that You want to visit my house I am willing to obey Irsquom willing to sow a significant seed Right now I boldly declare that The God of the Breakthrough is visiting my house Amen

From now on proclaim ldquoThe God of the Breakthrough is visiting my houserdquo Donrsquot stop believing and standing for it Praise God for fulfilling His promise As you put these keys into practice your breakthrough will come Then yoursquoll be able to share what yoursquove learned and help others understand how to experience a breakthrough in their lives too VICTORY

Jerry Savelle is president and founder of Jerry Savelle Ministries International and pastors Heritage of Faith Christian Center For information or ministry materials write to Jerry Savelle Ministries PO Box 748 Crowley TX 76036 visit their Web site at wwwjsmiorg or call (817) 297-3155

Now notice how her situation changed when Elijah said ldquoFear not but make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son For thus saith the Lord God of Israel The barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo (verses 13-14) Elijah gave her a prophetic word when He said ldquoThe barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo This prophetic word was the first key to her breakthrough Without it she and her son would have died But instead she discovered when she acted on that prophetic word her future changed No longer would she and her son die but rather they would experience supernatural provision In the same way a prophetic word can change your future Through the word which God will give youmdasheither through scripture another believer or a prophetic messagemdashHe will tell you what to do Then itrsquos important not to give up No matter what happens in between the time you receive the word and the time it comes to passmdashstand strong Receiving your personal prophetic word is the first key to your breakthrough

Obey the Word | The second key to experiencing a breakthrough is to obey the prophetic word Notice in verse 13 Elijah told the woman ldquomake me thereof a little cake firstrdquo In order for the prophetic word to come to pass she had to be obedient Irsquove discovered over the years that Godrsquos instructions usually donrsquot make sense to the natural mind This woman had just told Elijah that she only had enough food and oil to make one last meal but what was his response He told her to make him a cake first It didnrsquot make sense but it was a necessary step for her to receive her breakthrough She simply needed to obey

A Significant Seed | The third step to receiving a breakthrough is to sow a significant seed When I asked the Lord to clarify what He meant by a ldquosignificant seedrdquo He told me that a significant seed has value to the sower When Elijah told this woman to make him a cake before she cooked her last meal he was asking her to sow a significant seed It was her last bit of food Irsquom not implying that you give everything you have in order to sow a significant seed Right now ask God what significant seed you should sow toward your breakthrough No one else is responsible to tell you what that seed should be You must listen to God for yourself As you take this message to heart make the decision to bull listen for a prophetic word from the Lord bull obey that prophetic word and bull seek the Lord to know what significant seed you need to sow toward breakthrough Now if yoursquore ready for a breakthrough in your life pray this prayer

House

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Break Out and Break ThroughMost people desire to do and be something extraordinary But disappointments and

hardships have quenched their God-given dreams In this revealing book Jerry Savelle

brings to the table the fact that If Satan Canrsquot Steal Your Dreams He Canrsquot Control

Your Destiny Discover the secrets of recapturing your dreams four principles of

making dreams a reality and Satanrsquos No 1 strategy for robbing you of your dreamsmdash

then stop him cold D You can walk in your dreams D But if your life is in a rut

and yoursquore barely surviving you also need to know The God of the Breakthrough Will

Visit Your House In this book and CD yoursquoll learn how to seize the breakthrough

you need The adversity yoursquore experiencing today could become the steppingstone to

your greatest victory as you go from just surviving to thriving D So order today and

get all three of these vision-enhancing products by Jerry Savelle for one great price

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I often receive requests to answer editorials and letters to the editor about the religious persuasions of Americarsquos founding fathers The standard assertion is that they were all deists pointing to George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Alexander Hamilton and James Madison as proof N In many dictionaries the terms deist agnostic and atheist now appear as synonyms An atheist believes there is no God An agnostic professes that there is no way to know if God exists A deist believes in an impersonal creator of the universe who wound it up like a clock but is no longer involved with mankind Although a very few of the founders considered themselves deists these definitions do not apply to the notable foundersrsquo beliefs N There is abundant evidence to refute the notion that the founding fathers were atheists agnostics or deists or that they wanted to divorce religious principles from public affairs N Thomas Paine in his discourse on ldquoThe Study of Godrdquo forcefully asserts that it is ldquothe error of schoolsrdquo to teach sciences without ldquoreference to the Being who is author of them for all the principles of science are of Divine originrdquo He laments that ldquothe evil that has resulted fromhellipteaching [science without God] has been that of generating in the pupils a species of atheismrdquo N In Benjamin Franklinrsquos 1749 plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania he insisted that schools teach ldquothe necessity of a public religionhellipand the excellency of the Christian religion above all others ancient or modernrdquo Mr Franklin proposed a biblical inscription for the seal of the United States and chose a New Testament verse for the motto of the Philadelphia Hospital He was one of the chief voices behind the establishment of a paid chaplain in Congress In 1787 when he helped found the college which bore his name it was dedicated as ldquoa nursery of religion and learningrdquo built ldquoon Christ the Corner-Stonerdquo Clearly Benjamin Franklinrsquos beliefs didnrsquot reflect those of a deist

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

S P I R I T U A L H E R I T A G E

1

Christrdquo And while Mr Madison does allude to a ldquowall of separationrdquo he says the purpose of that ldquowallrdquo is only to prevent Congress from passing a national law to establish a national religion None of the founders mentioned fit the definition of a deist Those who claim all our founders were deists typically name only a handful and generalize the rest This in itself is a mistake for there are more than 200 (55 at the Constitutional Convention 90 who framed the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights and 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence) Any generalization of these men as deists is completely inaccurate The reason critics never mention others is evident Consider what must be explained away if the following signers of the Constitution were mentioned

Charles Pinckney and John Langdonmdashfounders of the American Bible Society

James McHenrymdashfounder of the Baltimore Bible Society

Rufus Kingmdashhelped found a Bible society for Anglicans

Abraham Baldwinmdasha chaplain in The Revolution and considered the youngest theologian in America

Roger Sherman William Samuel Johnson John Dickinson and Jacob Broommdashtheological writers

James Wilson and William Pattersonmdashplaced on the Supreme Court by President George Washington They had prayer over juries in the U S Supreme Courtroom

The list could go on and this does not even include the huge number of thoroughly evangelical Christians who signed the declaration or helped frame the Bill of Rights Perhaps critics should spend more time reading the writings of the founders to discover their religious beliefs for themselves rather than making sweeping accusations which are so easily disproved VICTORY

David Barton nationally known author and public speaker is the founder and president of WallBuilders a pro-family organization which seeks to educate grass-roots society to rebuild Americarsquos constitu- tional moral and religious foundations For more information go to wwwwallbuilderscom call (817) 441-6044 or write to WallBuilders PO Box 397

Aledo TX 76008-0397

Nor did George Washingtonrsquos He was an open promoter of Christianity In his speech on May 12 1779 he claimed that children needed to learn ldquoabove allrdquo the ldquoreligion of Jesus Christrdquo and this would make them ldquogreater and happier than they already arerdquo On May 2 1778 he charged his soldiers at Valley Forge that ldquoTo the distinguished character of patriot it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christianrdquo When he resigned his commission as commander in chief of the military June 8 1783 he reminded the nation that ldquowithout a humble imitationrdquo of ldquothe Divine Author of our blessed religionrdquo we ldquocan never hope to be a happy nationrdquo George Washingtonrsquos own adopted daughter declared that you might as well question his patriotism as to question his Christianity Alexander Hamilton was certainly no deist He began work with Rev James Bayard to form the Christian Constitutional Society to help spread throughout the world the two things which Mr Hamilton said made America great (1) Christianity and (2) a Constitution formed under Christianity Only his death two months later thwarted his plan of starting a missionary society to promote Christian government Facing death in a duel with Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton met and prayed with the Rev John M Mason and Bishop Benjamin Moore He reaffirmed his readiness to face God should he die having declared to them ldquoa lively faith in Godrsquos mercy through Christ with a thankful remembrance of the death of Christrdquo He also partook of Communion with Bishop Moore There have been claims that Thomas Jefferson omitted all miraculous events of Jesus from his ldquoBiblerdquo But his own words explain his intent for the book was not that it be a ldquoBiblerdquo but a primer for the Indians on the teachings of Christ (which is why he titled it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth) He had the ldquored letterrdquo portions of the New Testament published to introduce the Indians to Christian morality As president of the United States he signed a treaty with the Kaskaskia tribe wherein he providedmdashat government expensemdashChristian missionaries to the Indians In fact Thomas Jefferson himself declared ldquoI am a real Christian that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesusrdquo The writings of James Madison who trained for ministry with the Rev Dr John Witherspoon are replete with declarations of his faith in God and Christ In his letter to Attorney General Bradford he laments that public officials are not bold enough about their Christian faith in public and that they should be ldquofervent advocates in the cause of

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A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE TO REFUTE THE NOTION THAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE ATHEISTS AGNOSTICS OR DEISTS

OR THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVORCE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

First John 418 says ldquoThere is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear because fear involves torment But he who fears has not been made perfect in loverdquo (New King James Version) If our children know we love them and God loves them the enemy wonrsquot be able to get a foothold of fear in their lives

Never Use Fear to Motivate | Now as parents we must never use fear as a means of motivation Teaching our kids to respect something that is potentially dangerous like an automobile is one thing Teaching them to be afraid of it is something else altogether Obviously you would not want your child to run out into oncoming traffic But it would be wrong to tell them ldquoIf you go out into the street a car is going to run over you and kill yourdquo That would be motivating them through fear There is never a time when using a little fearmdashor a lot for that mattermdashis healthy Take the time to explain to your child that ldquoAn automobile is a lot bigger than you are If you run out in front of a moving car it has the ability to harm you If yoursquore going to cross the street make sure itrsquos saferdquo Instead of creating an element of fear yoursquore instilling in them a respect for what the automobile is capable of doing

247 Protection | Our children should also understand the protection thatrsquos available to them through Godrsquos Word Itrsquos something I learned as a kid and as a result I have confidence that Irsquom safe no matter where I am or what Irsquom

doing For instance I like to hunt and there are rattlesnakes and copperheads out in the woods And the truth is I canrsquot stand snakes If I see one Irsquom not about to pick it up and play with it But at the same time I wouldnrsquot be afraid of it or let it bother me Why Because as a kid I learned that I am protected because I have a covenant with God I learned that angels are around memdashprotecting me My parents taught me the promises of Psalm 91 and likewise Irsquom teaching my children that those promises are true for them 247 no matter where they are

Testing the Limits | While most children have to learn how to overcome fear there are those who are not afraid of anything Thatrsquos the way I was as a kidmdashconstantly testing the limits of everything I wanted to be a stuntman from the time I could ride a tricycle I tried to jump it and ride it fast Today my 5-year-old son Jonathan is the same way Itrsquos in his genes He recently learned to ride a bicycle and two

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b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

W When I was growing up my dad Kenneth Copeland taught me many valuable lessons He taught me about spiritual things and natural things But one of the most important lessons I learned from Dad was how not to allow fear in my life Thatrsquos a lesson Irsquom passing on to my children and itrsquos something I hope you would want to pass on to your children as well Of course the reality is that most children are naturally fearful So as parents we must take the time to explain to them that they have no reason to fear because God loves them and is always with them When children know they can count on Godmdashand they understand that God is much bigger than the ldquoboogeymanrdquo or anything else they may fearmdashit gives them a sense of safety and security To overcome fear kids just like adults must be fully persuaded that God in them is greater than anything that is in the world (1 John 44)

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

Being equipped to deal with fear makes it easier for a person to obey God in areas that could be challenging If children learn how to do that at an early age theyrsquoll be able to readily obey God and operate in a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo as adults Our children need to know how to live a lifestyle of rejecting fear and letting love rule and reign in their lives They learn that by watching us their parents Teach them to not fear the future and what could happen but to trust God and follow the Holy Spirit If we teach our children these things they will have a tremendous advantage in life VICTORY

John Copeland is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the son of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland He lives in Fort Worth Texas with his wife Marty and their three children

months later he built a ramp so he could jump his bicycle What do you do with a child like that Well we donrsquot need to teach him how not to be fearful because hersquos not afraid But we do have to supervise his activity as much as possible and take the time to teach him about being responsible in his actions Part of that is teaching him to wear his safety gear and training him to use as much good judgment as a 5-year-old can Of course we pray for him too and confess the Word over him and expect him to be protected and safe More than likely at some point in his life Jonathan will still have opportunities to overcome fear And wersquore equipping him to be able to do that as well

ldquoNo Fearrdquo Provides an Advantage in Life | Because Dad taught me how not to be fearful as a kid I have been able to overcome fear as an adult Although I never was afraid of much as a child or as a teenager I did have to overcome the fear of getting up in front of people to speak And the bottom line of that fear was the fear of failuremdashthe fear of what people would think of me But now when I have a speaking engagement or Irsquom scheduled to tape the broadcast I simply donrsquot allow fear to come in I focus on the fact that Irsquom doing this because I love people and I love our Partners I remind myself that this is far more important than what people think of me Even though public speaking still isnrsquot something I look forward to doing I simply say ldquoLord this is in Your hands and I know I can trust Yourdquo I know I have the Holy Ghost on the inside of me and I believe ldquoI can do all things through Christ who strengthens merdquo (Philippians 413 New King James Version) Our children need to know who they are in Christ and that they always have the help of the Holy Ghost Then no matter what obstacles they face theyrsquoll be able to handle them When something looks like it could be a major problem and the enemy tries to torment them with worry and fear he wonrsquot be able to succeed Theyrsquoll know how to resist fearmdashthe devilmdashand theyrsquoll also know how to listen for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Ghost Helping our children grow up with a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo will give them a great advantage in life Just think about how many times the Holy Spirit has prompted you to do something but you drew back because of fear For instance have you ever felt like you should go witness to your neighbor and the enemy immediately tried to talk you out of it He might have used the fear of rejectionmdashfear of what that person would say or fear of being laughed atmdashas a tactic to keep you from going next door But if you could have recognized that fear as the enemyrsquos strategy you would have known how to resist the devil so you could have obeyed God and talked to your neighbor about salvation

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

God never intended for His people to cope with fearHe intended for us to attack it on all fronts

Delivered From Fear by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland

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whenYou get to Heaven

Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 29

There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

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no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

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Salvation is more than just a sure trip to heavenmdashitrsquos literally everything you need Jesus provided it for you and He desires for you to enjoy all of salvationrsquos benefits In this dynamic series from Gloria Copeland yoursquoll discover

bull Why salvation is necessary bull What happened when you were saved bull How to enjoy all that salvation has to offermdash here and now bull Godrsquos will concerning your salvation

Get into the Word today And find out about all that Jesus did for you as you discover So Great Salvation

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Healing SchoolJoin Gloria Copeland for a whole week of Healing School Learn how to receive

healing walk in health and pray for others to be healed

Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

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BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

Gloria Copeland Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis and Creflo A Dollar Tune in and catch a glimpse of the convention experiencemdashthen make plans to attend and get immersed in the Word

Women of FaithBillye Brim joins Gloria Copeland for two weeks of faith and revelation Donrsquot miss a

minute of these powerful women of the Word

Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

God and His Word Donrsquot miss this week as they wrap things up

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Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadetsDana and Linda

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2005

Overflow

Bryan Bair ran his fingers over the shiny metal of his French horn one last time before handing it over Pocketing the money he left the pawnshop and drove to the rundown shack he and his family called home in Muskogee Okla In an effort to liven up the dismal rental his wife Angie had painted the walls Convinced that their daughter Cierra shouldnrsquot crawl around on the filthy carpet theyrsquod scratched together enough money to replace it at their own expense

Once again prosperity had eluded them No matter how hard they worked or how carefully they spent they just couldnrsquot get ahead Both cars were being repossessed If that werenrsquot bad enough they were being booted out of the ramshackle house and the owner was suing them for changing the deacutecor

Bryan unlocked the front door and stepped into the cool dank living room Everything he owned was gone He slipped off his wedding band and ran his finger over the word engraved inside Hesed

That was all he had left to cling tomdashone word of hope

From Rules to Revelation | ldquoAngie and I grew up in the same church in Oklahoma Cityrdquo Bryan explains ldquoI was several years older than she was and we didnrsquot know one another well As adults life wasnrsquot kind to either of us After suffering years of physical abuse the Lord rescued Angie from almost certain death and she returned to Oklahoma City to begin healing Her sister gave her a set of tapes by Kenneth Copeland The Blood Covenant The tapes were life-changing for Angie and when she learned that I was broken and bruised from a failed marriage she loaned them to me

Covenantof Love

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on what was left I told Angie what the Lord said and we both repented and agreed to tithe on our gross income ldquoThe first of May I tithed 10 percent of my gross salary Two days later a woman who had lost her home during a tornado saw Angiersquos house and bought it immediatelyrdquo

The Breath of Life | In another stroke of divine favor Angiersquos parents provided the money for them to move into a much nicer house in Muskogee Theyrsquod been living there for a while when Angie began feeling sick and suffering from headaches and fatigue Not only that it became increasingly difficult to awaken 3-year-old Cierra each morning She was lethargic and her eyes stayed a reddish color One night during dinner Cierra said ldquoMama and Daddy I saw Jesus in my bedroom last nightrdquo Angie stopped serving food and glanced at Bryan ldquoWhat did Jesus do honeyrdquo ldquoHe blowed in my mouthrdquo Cierra explained Bryan and Angie looked at one another with raised brows and shrugged Days later Angie and Cierra were in the house alone when the carbon monoxide alarm sounded Angie called the gas company and they sent someone immediately His carbon monoxide detector sounded an alarm before he ever got inside the house ldquoGet out nowrdquo he shouted ldquoThe serviceman said that our carbon monoxide alarm

was next to an air vent so while the poisonous gas was filling the house the alarm only sensed fresh air until it reached dangerously high levelsrdquo Angie recalls ldquoAfter taking the readings he said there was no reason that we were still aliverdquo This time it was Angie who pulled off her wedding band and ran her finger over the word engraved inside Hesed A sob caught in her throat as she realized what God had done Jesus had breathed into Cierrarsquos mouth

The Tithe Test | Although Bryan and Angie saw promising changes in their financial picture it appeared to be too little too late They were forced into Chapter 7 bankruptcy Seated in chambers with the bankruptcy trustee during their hearing Bryan and Angie were unprepared for the ruling

ldquoI sold medical supplies and listened to the tape series in my car as I traveled The thing that most impressed me was Brother Copelandrsquos teaching on hesed This is the love of God that passes mere knowledge It is the experience of Godrsquos love based on a covenant which lasts until death and beyond With two failed marriages behind us and the abuse Angie suffered at her former husbandrsquos hands we were in awe of this kind of loverdquo Angie and Bryan learned from the tapes that tithing was divinely designed to be an expression of faith in that covenant of love That was a new idea to them Theyrsquod both known tithing as a biblical rule but theyrsquod never had a revelation of it as their covenant connection

Help in Troubled Times | On May 3 1997 Bryan and Angie married and made a covenant between themselves and God As a permanent reminder they engraved the word Hesed inside their wedding bands Angie worked as a dental assistant and Bryan continued his career in medical sales They lived in the small house Angie owned and tithed 10 percent of all their income trusting in their covenant with God Two days before Christmas Bryanrsquos boss called in his entire staff ldquoYoursquore all firedrdquo he said ldquoSome of you may be hired by the distributor whorsquos taking over the businessrdquo Bryan sighed with relief when the distributor hired him but it came with a price He would do the same job hersquod been doing with 20 percent less salary and no benefits or insurance A year later the company changed hands again Bryan lost another 5 percent of his income and Angie gave birth to their daughter Cierra By 1999 a frustrated Bryan took a job with a new company as a direct manufacturerrsquos representative selling spinal implants The salary package was about the same as the one hersquod left behind Because his territory included all of Tulsa and the northwest part of Arkansas they listed Angiersquos house for sale and moved to Muskogee Bryan stood in the living room and ran his finger over the word engraved on the inside of his wedding band Angiersquos house still hadnrsquot sold they were being kicked out of the rental house both cars were being repossessed and hersquod hocked his French horn This is the protection of God He fell to his knees on the hardwood floor ldquoLord why Irsquom tithing and we arenrsquot making ends meetrdquo Why are you stealing from Me Bryan gasped ldquoLord wersquove tithed faithfully for two yearsrdquo Render unto Caesar that which belongs to Caesar and to God that which belongs to God ldquoI knew immediately what Irsquod done wrongrdquo Bryan says ldquoWersquod been tithing after taxes In other words we were giving the first portion of everything to taxes and tithing

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 19

Covenantof Love

b y M e l a n i e H e m r y

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10

percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10 percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered It was tempting It was a way out of the financial vise that seemed to tighten around Bryan moment by moment He wanted to throw up his hands and say ldquoOK so it was a bad idea Irsquoll try again later when this whole mess is cleared uprdquo He twisted the ring on his finger Hesed He was in covenant with God Hersquod made a promise that he intended to fulfill if it cost him his life What if it does cost me everything Mouth dry and hands clammy he looked the trustee in the eye ldquoWe will never stop giving that 10 percentrdquo ldquoThen I have no other choice but to remove your Chapter 7 status I am moving you into a Chapter 13 bankruptcy That means wersquoll put you on a repayment plan Yoursquoll repay every dime with interestrdquo Bryan looked at Angie who smiled ldquoWe prefer it that wayrdquo The decision to tithe regardless of the cost triggered such deep-seated fear in Bryan that he suffered night terrors Each time he woke in a cold sweat shadowboxing against an unseen enemy Angie comforted him and said ldquoWe will be tithers God has not given us a spirit of fear but He has given us His love power and a sound mindrdquo ldquoAngie helped me get through the night terrors for monthsrdquo Bryan recalls ldquoAnother thing that helped was a list of scripture confessions for breakthrough that was printed in one of the Believerrsquos Voice of Victory magazines I kept them on my desk and repeated them dailyrdquo Toward the end of that year in November 2000 Bryan scored a direct hit on the enemy when he released his first vocal CD of nine songs entitled In His Presence Soon after an amazing thing happened in his business Before he could contact new doctors in his territory they began contacting him and asking for his product The favor of God rested on him to such a degree that both doctors and hospitals saw him as a benefit While still tithing and repaying all his debts Bryan and Angie began giving a monthly gift to KCM Bryan decided to release his territory in Oklahoma and concentrate his efforts in northwest Arkansas In July 2002 they moved into their new home near Fort Smith Ark Angie an artist painted an archangel standing guard and placed the painting above their fireplacemdasha constant reminder of their covenant with God She also painted and personalized bedrooms for Tayler and Britton Bryanrsquos two teenaged children Instead of a ratty rental house they

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Kenneth Copeland Ministries with faithful support and

unyielding prayer Together wersquore raising up a generation

of men women and children who are ready to reach the

world with the uncompromised message of the gospel

And it shows

As these men stand with us they know wersquore standing

with them too Wersquore praying daily for them Wersquore believing with them for restored relationships financial

success wise parenting and abundant health

Each day our anointings and ministries are joining together empowering one another And together wersquore

changing the world

all these men have something in common

Par tnership

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call 1-877-480-3388 or

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God has great things in store for youPartners Please send us your testimoniesmdashwe want to hear the great things God is doing in your lives so we can rejoice with you

lived in a beautiful home filled with love and laughter

A Covenant of Life | In August 2003 Bryan and Angie took Tayler Britton and Cierra for a last getaway to Branson before school started Excited about going to Silver Dollar City the children chattered happily during the drive The next morning they were about to leave the hotel when 5-year-old Cierra grabbed her abdomen and screamed in agony They rushed her to a nearby clinic where she was diagnosed with appendicitis There were no surgeons available and the ambulance was tied up with another patient The fastest way to get help they were told was to drive her to Fayetteville After loading the family in their 2001 Expedition Angie phoned family members and asked for prayer Without warning the shocks went out on the car ldquoEvery bump in the road knocked the breath out of usrdquo Angie remembers ldquoAnd with every jolt Cierra screamed It was a grueling trip that should have taken an hour but we had to go so slowly that it took us three Most of that time our cell phones were without a signal But once the cell phones came on I phoned my mother whorsquod just returned from the Southwest Believersrsquo Convention She and a friend whorsquod been at the convention had been praying for Cierra and the Lord told them to tell us to take Communion ldquoI searched the car for anything to use as Communion elements All I could find was half a Diet Coke and a Twinkie I broke off pieces of the Twinkie for each of us and then prayed over it as representing Jesusrsquo body that was broken for Cierra We used Diet Coke as a substitute for Jesusrsquo blood that was shed for her and prayed based on our covenant with God ldquoThe moment we finished praying Cierrarsquos pain stopped and she went to sleep She slept the remainder of the way to Fayetteville When the surgeon met us Cierra was awake and in no pain He pressed on her abdomen just like the previous doctor had done but it didnrsquot hurt her According to the blood work her white count had been up but was droppingrdquo ldquoThere is no doubt that something has taken place in this childrsquos bodyrdquo the surgeon explained ldquobut there is nothing wrong now She is free to gordquo Bryan and Angie had the car repaired and returned to Silver Dollar City to finish their vacation As they watched Cierra run and play they fingered their rings and gave all the praise to God The Lord has continued to bless them beyond their wildest dreams In the month of January 2004 Bryan made more money than he made during a whole year before he began tithing on his gross income Bryan and Angie Bair defeated fear and in so doing they defeated the poverty attached to it Because they

steadfastly maintained their covenant connection to-day they not only know God cares for them they have experienced firsthand His powerful covenant love VICTORY

Standing in AgreementmdashThere Is Victory in Numbers

Praying alone is effective But sometimes you need the power of oth-ers praying in agreement with you | Kenneth Copelandrsquos Pressing In for Victory will teach you thoroughly about the prayer of agree-ment Yoursquoll learn how joining others and praying according to Godrsquos Word is a powerful weapon in your prayer arsenal | Hear personal stories of how Kenneth and Gloria again and again received the answers they needed through powerful prayers of agreement writ-ing contracts based on scriptures and pressing in until their break-throughs came

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House

T h e G o d o f t h e B r e a k t h r o u g h

re you desperate for a breakthrough Are you thinking If the Lord doesnrsquot do something soon I wonrsquot make it | If so I completely understand A few years ago I desperately needed a financial breakthrough I was standing in faith confessing the Word and waiting for provision to come Though Irsquod experienced a few turnarounds our finances were still under attack | In January of the following year God began doing great things Then shortly afterward He gave me a word He said that my wife and I our ministry and anyone else who lays hold upon this truth would experience more of His presence love power and favor than ever before He then added Yoursquoll experience your greatest breakthroughs thus far | Praise God That prophetic word was exactly what I needed to hear and itrsquos what I want to share with you so ldquoThe God of the Breakthroughrdquo will visit your house too

A Prophetic Word | God brought 1 Kings 17 to my attention Itrsquos a story Irsquod read many times In fact Irsquod preached from it often but this time the Lord revealed something new He said Within this story you will discover the keys to supernatural breakthrough | In this passage God sent Elijah into hiding from King Ahab and provided for him by commanding the ravens to feed him by the brook Cherith When the brook dried up God sent Elijah to Zarephath of Sidon He told him hersquod find a widow woman there who would take care of him When Elijah found the woman he discovered that she had just enough food for one more meal In verse 12 she told him ldquoI have not a cake but an handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil in a cruse that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it and dierdquo | If anyone was a candidate for a breakthrough it was this woman She had just enough food for one last meal Then she was prepared to die She needed God to come through for her in a big way

will visit your

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A

b y J e r r y S a v e l l e

Heavenly Father I receive this prophetic word I believe with all my heart that You want to visit my house I am willing to obey Irsquom willing to sow a significant seed Right now I boldly declare that The God of the Breakthrough is visiting my house Amen

From now on proclaim ldquoThe God of the Breakthrough is visiting my houserdquo Donrsquot stop believing and standing for it Praise God for fulfilling His promise As you put these keys into practice your breakthrough will come Then yoursquoll be able to share what yoursquove learned and help others understand how to experience a breakthrough in their lives too VICTORY

Jerry Savelle is president and founder of Jerry Savelle Ministries International and pastors Heritage of Faith Christian Center For information or ministry materials write to Jerry Savelle Ministries PO Box 748 Crowley TX 76036 visit their Web site at wwwjsmiorg or call (817) 297-3155

Now notice how her situation changed when Elijah said ldquoFear not but make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son For thus saith the Lord God of Israel The barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo (verses 13-14) Elijah gave her a prophetic word when He said ldquoThe barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo This prophetic word was the first key to her breakthrough Without it she and her son would have died But instead she discovered when she acted on that prophetic word her future changed No longer would she and her son die but rather they would experience supernatural provision In the same way a prophetic word can change your future Through the word which God will give youmdasheither through scripture another believer or a prophetic messagemdashHe will tell you what to do Then itrsquos important not to give up No matter what happens in between the time you receive the word and the time it comes to passmdashstand strong Receiving your personal prophetic word is the first key to your breakthrough

Obey the Word | The second key to experiencing a breakthrough is to obey the prophetic word Notice in verse 13 Elijah told the woman ldquomake me thereof a little cake firstrdquo In order for the prophetic word to come to pass she had to be obedient Irsquove discovered over the years that Godrsquos instructions usually donrsquot make sense to the natural mind This woman had just told Elijah that she only had enough food and oil to make one last meal but what was his response He told her to make him a cake first It didnrsquot make sense but it was a necessary step for her to receive her breakthrough She simply needed to obey

A Significant Seed | The third step to receiving a breakthrough is to sow a significant seed When I asked the Lord to clarify what He meant by a ldquosignificant seedrdquo He told me that a significant seed has value to the sower When Elijah told this woman to make him a cake before she cooked her last meal he was asking her to sow a significant seed It was her last bit of food Irsquom not implying that you give everything you have in order to sow a significant seed Right now ask God what significant seed you should sow toward your breakthrough No one else is responsible to tell you what that seed should be You must listen to God for yourself As you take this message to heart make the decision to bull listen for a prophetic word from the Lord bull obey that prophetic word and bull seek the Lord to know what significant seed you need to sow toward breakthrough Now if yoursquore ready for a breakthrough in your life pray this prayer

House

A

b y J e r r y S a v e l l e

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b y D a v i d B a r t o n

I often receive requests to answer editorials and letters to the editor about the religious persuasions of Americarsquos founding fathers The standard assertion is that they were all deists pointing to George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Alexander Hamilton and James Madison as proof N In many dictionaries the terms deist agnostic and atheist now appear as synonyms An atheist believes there is no God An agnostic professes that there is no way to know if God exists A deist believes in an impersonal creator of the universe who wound it up like a clock but is no longer involved with mankind Although a very few of the founders considered themselves deists these definitions do not apply to the notable foundersrsquo beliefs N There is abundant evidence to refute the notion that the founding fathers were atheists agnostics or deists or that they wanted to divorce religious principles from public affairs N Thomas Paine in his discourse on ldquoThe Study of Godrdquo forcefully asserts that it is ldquothe error of schoolsrdquo to teach sciences without ldquoreference to the Being who is author of them for all the principles of science are of Divine originrdquo He laments that ldquothe evil that has resulted fromhellipteaching [science without God] has been that of generating in the pupils a species of atheismrdquo N In Benjamin Franklinrsquos 1749 plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania he insisted that schools teach ldquothe necessity of a public religionhellipand the excellency of the Christian religion above all others ancient or modernrdquo Mr Franklin proposed a biblical inscription for the seal of the United States and chose a New Testament verse for the motto of the Philadelphia Hospital He was one of the chief voices behind the establishment of a paid chaplain in Congress In 1787 when he helped found the college which bore his name it was dedicated as ldquoa nursery of religion and learningrdquo built ldquoon Christ the Corner-Stonerdquo Clearly Benjamin Franklinrsquos beliefs didnrsquot reflect those of a deist

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

S P I R I T U A L H E R I T A G E

1

Christrdquo And while Mr Madison does allude to a ldquowall of separationrdquo he says the purpose of that ldquowallrdquo is only to prevent Congress from passing a national law to establish a national religion None of the founders mentioned fit the definition of a deist Those who claim all our founders were deists typically name only a handful and generalize the rest This in itself is a mistake for there are more than 200 (55 at the Constitutional Convention 90 who framed the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights and 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence) Any generalization of these men as deists is completely inaccurate The reason critics never mention others is evident Consider what must be explained away if the following signers of the Constitution were mentioned

Charles Pinckney and John Langdonmdashfounders of the American Bible Society

James McHenrymdashfounder of the Baltimore Bible Society

Rufus Kingmdashhelped found a Bible society for Anglicans

Abraham Baldwinmdasha chaplain in The Revolution and considered the youngest theologian in America

Roger Sherman William Samuel Johnson John Dickinson and Jacob Broommdashtheological writers

James Wilson and William Pattersonmdashplaced on the Supreme Court by President George Washington They had prayer over juries in the U S Supreme Courtroom

The list could go on and this does not even include the huge number of thoroughly evangelical Christians who signed the declaration or helped frame the Bill of Rights Perhaps critics should spend more time reading the writings of the founders to discover their religious beliefs for themselves rather than making sweeping accusations which are so easily disproved VICTORY

David Barton nationally known author and public speaker is the founder and president of WallBuilders a pro-family organization which seeks to educate grass-roots society to rebuild Americarsquos constitu- tional moral and religious foundations For more information go to wwwwallbuilderscom call (817) 441-6044 or write to WallBuilders PO Box 397

Aledo TX 76008-0397

Nor did George Washingtonrsquos He was an open promoter of Christianity In his speech on May 12 1779 he claimed that children needed to learn ldquoabove allrdquo the ldquoreligion of Jesus Christrdquo and this would make them ldquogreater and happier than they already arerdquo On May 2 1778 he charged his soldiers at Valley Forge that ldquoTo the distinguished character of patriot it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christianrdquo When he resigned his commission as commander in chief of the military June 8 1783 he reminded the nation that ldquowithout a humble imitationrdquo of ldquothe Divine Author of our blessed religionrdquo we ldquocan never hope to be a happy nationrdquo George Washingtonrsquos own adopted daughter declared that you might as well question his patriotism as to question his Christianity Alexander Hamilton was certainly no deist He began work with Rev James Bayard to form the Christian Constitutional Society to help spread throughout the world the two things which Mr Hamilton said made America great (1) Christianity and (2) a Constitution formed under Christianity Only his death two months later thwarted his plan of starting a missionary society to promote Christian government Facing death in a duel with Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton met and prayed with the Rev John M Mason and Bishop Benjamin Moore He reaffirmed his readiness to face God should he die having declared to them ldquoa lively faith in Godrsquos mercy through Christ with a thankful remembrance of the death of Christrdquo He also partook of Communion with Bishop Moore There have been claims that Thomas Jefferson omitted all miraculous events of Jesus from his ldquoBiblerdquo But his own words explain his intent for the book was not that it be a ldquoBiblerdquo but a primer for the Indians on the teachings of Christ (which is why he titled it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth) He had the ldquored letterrdquo portions of the New Testament published to introduce the Indians to Christian morality As president of the United States he signed a treaty with the Kaskaskia tribe wherein he providedmdashat government expensemdashChristian missionaries to the Indians In fact Thomas Jefferson himself declared ldquoI am a real Christian that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesusrdquo The writings of James Madison who trained for ministry with the Rev Dr John Witherspoon are replete with declarations of his faith in God and Christ In his letter to Attorney General Bradford he laments that public officials are not bold enough about their Christian faith in public and that they should be ldquofervent advocates in the cause of

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 25

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE TO REFUTE THE NOTION THAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE ATHEISTS AGNOSTICS OR DEISTS

OR THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVORCE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

First John 418 says ldquoThere is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear because fear involves torment But he who fears has not been made perfect in loverdquo (New King James Version) If our children know we love them and God loves them the enemy wonrsquot be able to get a foothold of fear in their lives

Never Use Fear to Motivate | Now as parents we must never use fear as a means of motivation Teaching our kids to respect something that is potentially dangerous like an automobile is one thing Teaching them to be afraid of it is something else altogether Obviously you would not want your child to run out into oncoming traffic But it would be wrong to tell them ldquoIf you go out into the street a car is going to run over you and kill yourdquo That would be motivating them through fear There is never a time when using a little fearmdashor a lot for that mattermdashis healthy Take the time to explain to your child that ldquoAn automobile is a lot bigger than you are If you run out in front of a moving car it has the ability to harm you If yoursquore going to cross the street make sure itrsquos saferdquo Instead of creating an element of fear yoursquore instilling in them a respect for what the automobile is capable of doing

247 Protection | Our children should also understand the protection thatrsquos available to them through Godrsquos Word Itrsquos something I learned as a kid and as a result I have confidence that Irsquom safe no matter where I am or what Irsquom

doing For instance I like to hunt and there are rattlesnakes and copperheads out in the woods And the truth is I canrsquot stand snakes If I see one Irsquom not about to pick it up and play with it But at the same time I wouldnrsquot be afraid of it or let it bother me Why Because as a kid I learned that I am protected because I have a covenant with God I learned that angels are around memdashprotecting me My parents taught me the promises of Psalm 91 and likewise Irsquom teaching my children that those promises are true for them 247 no matter where they are

Testing the Limits | While most children have to learn how to overcome fear there are those who are not afraid of anything Thatrsquos the way I was as a kidmdashconstantly testing the limits of everything I wanted to be a stuntman from the time I could ride a tricycle I tried to jump it and ride it fast Today my 5-year-old son Jonathan is the same way Itrsquos in his genes He recently learned to ride a bicycle and two

26 | B V O V | J U N E rsquo 0 5

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

W When I was growing up my dad Kenneth Copeland taught me many valuable lessons He taught me about spiritual things and natural things But one of the most important lessons I learned from Dad was how not to allow fear in my life Thatrsquos a lesson Irsquom passing on to my children and itrsquos something I hope you would want to pass on to your children as well Of course the reality is that most children are naturally fearful So as parents we must take the time to explain to them that they have no reason to fear because God loves them and is always with them When children know they can count on Godmdashand they understand that God is much bigger than the ldquoboogeymanrdquo or anything else they may fearmdashit gives them a sense of safety and security To overcome fear kids just like adults must be fully persuaded that God in them is greater than anything that is in the world (1 John 44)

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

Being equipped to deal with fear makes it easier for a person to obey God in areas that could be challenging If children learn how to do that at an early age theyrsquoll be able to readily obey God and operate in a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo as adults Our children need to know how to live a lifestyle of rejecting fear and letting love rule and reign in their lives They learn that by watching us their parents Teach them to not fear the future and what could happen but to trust God and follow the Holy Spirit If we teach our children these things they will have a tremendous advantage in life VICTORY

John Copeland is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the son of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland He lives in Fort Worth Texas with his wife Marty and their three children

months later he built a ramp so he could jump his bicycle What do you do with a child like that Well we donrsquot need to teach him how not to be fearful because hersquos not afraid But we do have to supervise his activity as much as possible and take the time to teach him about being responsible in his actions Part of that is teaching him to wear his safety gear and training him to use as much good judgment as a 5-year-old can Of course we pray for him too and confess the Word over him and expect him to be protected and safe More than likely at some point in his life Jonathan will still have opportunities to overcome fear And wersquore equipping him to be able to do that as well

ldquoNo Fearrdquo Provides an Advantage in Life | Because Dad taught me how not to be fearful as a kid I have been able to overcome fear as an adult Although I never was afraid of much as a child or as a teenager I did have to overcome the fear of getting up in front of people to speak And the bottom line of that fear was the fear of failuremdashthe fear of what people would think of me But now when I have a speaking engagement or Irsquom scheduled to tape the broadcast I simply donrsquot allow fear to come in I focus on the fact that Irsquom doing this because I love people and I love our Partners I remind myself that this is far more important than what people think of me Even though public speaking still isnrsquot something I look forward to doing I simply say ldquoLord this is in Your hands and I know I can trust Yourdquo I know I have the Holy Ghost on the inside of me and I believe ldquoI can do all things through Christ who strengthens merdquo (Philippians 413 New King James Version) Our children need to know who they are in Christ and that they always have the help of the Holy Ghost Then no matter what obstacles they face theyrsquoll be able to handle them When something looks like it could be a major problem and the enemy tries to torment them with worry and fear he wonrsquot be able to succeed Theyrsquoll know how to resist fearmdashthe devilmdashand theyrsquoll also know how to listen for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Ghost Helping our children grow up with a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo will give them a great advantage in life Just think about how many times the Holy Spirit has prompted you to do something but you drew back because of fear For instance have you ever felt like you should go witness to your neighbor and the enemy immediately tried to talk you out of it He might have used the fear of rejectionmdashfear of what that person would say or fear of being laughed atmdashas a tactic to keep you from going next door But if you could have recognized that fear as the enemyrsquos strategy you would have known how to resist the devil so you could have obeyed God and talked to your neighbor about salvation

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

God never intended for His people to cope with fearHe intended for us to attack it on all fronts

Delivered From Fear by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland

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Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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youwillwhat

Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 29

There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

gegegegegegege

no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

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Salvation is more than just a sure trip to heavenmdashitrsquos literally everything you need Jesus provided it for you and He desires for you to enjoy all of salvationrsquos benefits In this dynamic series from Gloria Copeland yoursquoll discover

bull Why salvation is necessary bull What happened when you were saved bull How to enjoy all that salvation has to offermdash here and now bull Godrsquos will concerning your salvation

Get into the Word today And find out about all that Jesus did for you as you discover So Great Salvation

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Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

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Kenneth Copeland Gloria Copeland

| J U N E | B E L I E V E R rsquo S V O I C E O F V I C T O R Y B R O A D C A S T C A L E N D A R

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BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

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Women of FaithBillye Brim joins Gloria Copeland for two weeks of faith and revelation Donrsquot miss a

minute of these powerful women of the Word

Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

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Overflow

on what was left I told Angie what the Lord said and we both repented and agreed to tithe on our gross income ldquoThe first of May I tithed 10 percent of my gross salary Two days later a woman who had lost her home during a tornado saw Angiersquos house and bought it immediatelyrdquo

The Breath of Life | In another stroke of divine favor Angiersquos parents provided the money for them to move into a much nicer house in Muskogee Theyrsquod been living there for a while when Angie began feeling sick and suffering from headaches and fatigue Not only that it became increasingly difficult to awaken 3-year-old Cierra each morning She was lethargic and her eyes stayed a reddish color One night during dinner Cierra said ldquoMama and Daddy I saw Jesus in my bedroom last nightrdquo Angie stopped serving food and glanced at Bryan ldquoWhat did Jesus do honeyrdquo ldquoHe blowed in my mouthrdquo Cierra explained Bryan and Angie looked at one another with raised brows and shrugged Days later Angie and Cierra were in the house alone when the carbon monoxide alarm sounded Angie called the gas company and they sent someone immediately His carbon monoxide detector sounded an alarm before he ever got inside the house ldquoGet out nowrdquo he shouted ldquoThe serviceman said that our carbon monoxide alarm

was next to an air vent so while the poisonous gas was filling the house the alarm only sensed fresh air until it reached dangerously high levelsrdquo Angie recalls ldquoAfter taking the readings he said there was no reason that we were still aliverdquo This time it was Angie who pulled off her wedding band and ran her finger over the word engraved inside Hesed A sob caught in her throat as she realized what God had done Jesus had breathed into Cierrarsquos mouth

The Tithe Test | Although Bryan and Angie saw promising changes in their financial picture it appeared to be too little too late They were forced into Chapter 7 bankruptcy Seated in chambers with the bankruptcy trustee during their hearing Bryan and Angie were unprepared for the ruling

ldquoI sold medical supplies and listened to the tape series in my car as I traveled The thing that most impressed me was Brother Copelandrsquos teaching on hesed This is the love of God that passes mere knowledge It is the experience of Godrsquos love based on a covenant which lasts until death and beyond With two failed marriages behind us and the abuse Angie suffered at her former husbandrsquos hands we were in awe of this kind of loverdquo Angie and Bryan learned from the tapes that tithing was divinely designed to be an expression of faith in that covenant of love That was a new idea to them Theyrsquod both known tithing as a biblical rule but theyrsquod never had a revelation of it as their covenant connection

Help in Troubled Times | On May 3 1997 Bryan and Angie married and made a covenant between themselves and God As a permanent reminder they engraved the word Hesed inside their wedding bands Angie worked as a dental assistant and Bryan continued his career in medical sales They lived in the small house Angie owned and tithed 10 percent of all their income trusting in their covenant with God Two days before Christmas Bryanrsquos boss called in his entire staff ldquoYoursquore all firedrdquo he said ldquoSome of you may be hired by the distributor whorsquos taking over the businessrdquo Bryan sighed with relief when the distributor hired him but it came with a price He would do the same job hersquod been doing with 20 percent less salary and no benefits or insurance A year later the company changed hands again Bryan lost another 5 percent of his income and Angie gave birth to their daughter Cierra By 1999 a frustrated Bryan took a job with a new company as a direct manufacturerrsquos representative selling spinal implants The salary package was about the same as the one hersquod left behind Because his territory included all of Tulsa and the northwest part of Arkansas they listed Angiersquos house for sale and moved to Muskogee Bryan stood in the living room and ran his finger over the word engraved on the inside of his wedding band Angiersquos house still hadnrsquot sold they were being kicked out of the rental house both cars were being repossessed and hersquod hocked his French horn This is the protection of God He fell to his knees on the hardwood floor ldquoLord why Irsquom tithing and we arenrsquot making ends meetrdquo Why are you stealing from Me Bryan gasped ldquoLord wersquove tithed faithfully for two yearsrdquo Render unto Caesar that which belongs to Caesar and to God that which belongs to God ldquoI knew immediately what Irsquod done wrongrdquo Bryan says ldquoWersquod been tithing after taxes In other words we were giving the first portion of everything to taxes and tithing

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 19

Covenantof Love

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ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10

percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10 percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered It was tempting It was a way out of the financial vise that seemed to tighten around Bryan moment by moment He wanted to throw up his hands and say ldquoOK so it was a bad idea Irsquoll try again later when this whole mess is cleared uprdquo He twisted the ring on his finger Hesed He was in covenant with God Hersquod made a promise that he intended to fulfill if it cost him his life What if it does cost me everything Mouth dry and hands clammy he looked the trustee in the eye ldquoWe will never stop giving that 10 percentrdquo ldquoThen I have no other choice but to remove your Chapter 7 status I am moving you into a Chapter 13 bankruptcy That means wersquoll put you on a repayment plan Yoursquoll repay every dime with interestrdquo Bryan looked at Angie who smiled ldquoWe prefer it that wayrdquo The decision to tithe regardless of the cost triggered such deep-seated fear in Bryan that he suffered night terrors Each time he woke in a cold sweat shadowboxing against an unseen enemy Angie comforted him and said ldquoWe will be tithers God has not given us a spirit of fear but He has given us His love power and a sound mindrdquo ldquoAngie helped me get through the night terrors for monthsrdquo Bryan recalls ldquoAnother thing that helped was a list of scripture confessions for breakthrough that was printed in one of the Believerrsquos Voice of Victory magazines I kept them on my desk and repeated them dailyrdquo Toward the end of that year in November 2000 Bryan scored a direct hit on the enemy when he released his first vocal CD of nine songs entitled In His Presence Soon after an amazing thing happened in his business Before he could contact new doctors in his territory they began contacting him and asking for his product The favor of God rested on him to such a degree that both doctors and hospitals saw him as a benefit While still tithing and repaying all his debts Bryan and Angie began giving a monthly gift to KCM Bryan decided to release his territory in Oklahoma and concentrate his efforts in northwest Arkansas In July 2002 they moved into their new home near Fort Smith Ark Angie an artist painted an archangel standing guard and placed the painting above their fireplacemdasha constant reminder of their covenant with God She also painted and personalized bedrooms for Tayler and Britton Bryanrsquos two teenaged children Instead of a ratty rental house they

This month as we celebrate Fatherrsquos Day in America

men around the globe have risen to the call and dis-

covered the strength of partnership Theyrsquove joined

Kenneth Copeland Ministries with faithful support and

unyielding prayer Together wersquore raising up a generation

of men women and children who are ready to reach the

world with the uncompromised message of the gospel

And it shows

As these men stand with us they know wersquore standing

with them too Wersquore praying daily for them Wersquore believing with them for restored relationships financial

success wise parenting and abundant health

Each day our anointings and ministries are joining together empowering one another And together wersquore

changing the world

all these men have something in common

Par tnership

If yoursquore not yet a Partner with Kenneth Copeland Ministries

or want to find out more about partnership just

call 1-877-480-3388 or

visit wwwkcmcanadaca

God has great things in store for youPartners Please send us your testimoniesmdashwe want to hear the great things God is doing in your lives so we can rejoice with you

lived in a beautiful home filled with love and laughter

A Covenant of Life | In August 2003 Bryan and Angie took Tayler Britton and Cierra for a last getaway to Branson before school started Excited about going to Silver Dollar City the children chattered happily during the drive The next morning they were about to leave the hotel when 5-year-old Cierra grabbed her abdomen and screamed in agony They rushed her to a nearby clinic where she was diagnosed with appendicitis There were no surgeons available and the ambulance was tied up with another patient The fastest way to get help they were told was to drive her to Fayetteville After loading the family in their 2001 Expedition Angie phoned family members and asked for prayer Without warning the shocks went out on the car ldquoEvery bump in the road knocked the breath out of usrdquo Angie remembers ldquoAnd with every jolt Cierra screamed It was a grueling trip that should have taken an hour but we had to go so slowly that it took us three Most of that time our cell phones were without a signal But once the cell phones came on I phoned my mother whorsquod just returned from the Southwest Believersrsquo Convention She and a friend whorsquod been at the convention had been praying for Cierra and the Lord told them to tell us to take Communion ldquoI searched the car for anything to use as Communion elements All I could find was half a Diet Coke and a Twinkie I broke off pieces of the Twinkie for each of us and then prayed over it as representing Jesusrsquo body that was broken for Cierra We used Diet Coke as a substitute for Jesusrsquo blood that was shed for her and prayed based on our covenant with God ldquoThe moment we finished praying Cierrarsquos pain stopped and she went to sleep She slept the remainder of the way to Fayetteville When the surgeon met us Cierra was awake and in no pain He pressed on her abdomen just like the previous doctor had done but it didnrsquot hurt her According to the blood work her white count had been up but was droppingrdquo ldquoThere is no doubt that something has taken place in this childrsquos bodyrdquo the surgeon explained ldquobut there is nothing wrong now She is free to gordquo Bryan and Angie had the car repaired and returned to Silver Dollar City to finish their vacation As they watched Cierra run and play they fingered their rings and gave all the praise to God The Lord has continued to bless them beyond their wildest dreams In the month of January 2004 Bryan made more money than he made during a whole year before he began tithing on his gross income Bryan and Angie Bair defeated fear and in so doing they defeated the poverty attached to it Because they

steadfastly maintained their covenant connection to-day they not only know God cares for them they have experienced firsthand His powerful covenant love VICTORY

Standing in AgreementmdashThere Is Victory in Numbers

Praying alone is effective But sometimes you need the power of oth-ers praying in agreement with you | Kenneth Copelandrsquos Pressing In for Victory will teach you thoroughly about the prayer of agree-ment Yoursquoll learn how joining others and praying according to Godrsquos Word is a powerful weapon in your prayer arsenal | Hear personal stories of how Kenneth and Gloria again and again received the answers they needed through powerful prayers of agreement writ-ing contracts based on scriptures and pressing in until their break-throughs came

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House

T h e G o d o f t h e B r e a k t h r o u g h

re you desperate for a breakthrough Are you thinking If the Lord doesnrsquot do something soon I wonrsquot make it | If so I completely understand A few years ago I desperately needed a financial breakthrough I was standing in faith confessing the Word and waiting for provision to come Though Irsquod experienced a few turnarounds our finances were still under attack | In January of the following year God began doing great things Then shortly afterward He gave me a word He said that my wife and I our ministry and anyone else who lays hold upon this truth would experience more of His presence love power and favor than ever before He then added Yoursquoll experience your greatest breakthroughs thus far | Praise God That prophetic word was exactly what I needed to hear and itrsquos what I want to share with you so ldquoThe God of the Breakthroughrdquo will visit your house too

A Prophetic Word | God brought 1 Kings 17 to my attention Itrsquos a story Irsquod read many times In fact Irsquod preached from it often but this time the Lord revealed something new He said Within this story you will discover the keys to supernatural breakthrough | In this passage God sent Elijah into hiding from King Ahab and provided for him by commanding the ravens to feed him by the brook Cherith When the brook dried up God sent Elijah to Zarephath of Sidon He told him hersquod find a widow woman there who would take care of him When Elijah found the woman he discovered that she had just enough food for one more meal In verse 12 she told him ldquoI have not a cake but an handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil in a cruse that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it and dierdquo | If anyone was a candidate for a breakthrough it was this woman She had just enough food for one last meal Then she was prepared to die She needed God to come through for her in a big way

will visit your

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Heavenly Father I receive this prophetic word I believe with all my heart that You want to visit my house I am willing to obey Irsquom willing to sow a significant seed Right now I boldly declare that The God of the Breakthrough is visiting my house Amen

From now on proclaim ldquoThe God of the Breakthrough is visiting my houserdquo Donrsquot stop believing and standing for it Praise God for fulfilling His promise As you put these keys into practice your breakthrough will come Then yoursquoll be able to share what yoursquove learned and help others understand how to experience a breakthrough in their lives too VICTORY

Jerry Savelle is president and founder of Jerry Savelle Ministries International and pastors Heritage of Faith Christian Center For information or ministry materials write to Jerry Savelle Ministries PO Box 748 Crowley TX 76036 visit their Web site at wwwjsmiorg or call (817) 297-3155

Now notice how her situation changed when Elijah said ldquoFear not but make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son For thus saith the Lord God of Israel The barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo (verses 13-14) Elijah gave her a prophetic word when He said ldquoThe barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo This prophetic word was the first key to her breakthrough Without it she and her son would have died But instead she discovered when she acted on that prophetic word her future changed No longer would she and her son die but rather they would experience supernatural provision In the same way a prophetic word can change your future Through the word which God will give youmdasheither through scripture another believer or a prophetic messagemdashHe will tell you what to do Then itrsquos important not to give up No matter what happens in between the time you receive the word and the time it comes to passmdashstand strong Receiving your personal prophetic word is the first key to your breakthrough

Obey the Word | The second key to experiencing a breakthrough is to obey the prophetic word Notice in verse 13 Elijah told the woman ldquomake me thereof a little cake firstrdquo In order for the prophetic word to come to pass she had to be obedient Irsquove discovered over the years that Godrsquos instructions usually donrsquot make sense to the natural mind This woman had just told Elijah that she only had enough food and oil to make one last meal but what was his response He told her to make him a cake first It didnrsquot make sense but it was a necessary step for her to receive her breakthrough She simply needed to obey

A Significant Seed | The third step to receiving a breakthrough is to sow a significant seed When I asked the Lord to clarify what He meant by a ldquosignificant seedrdquo He told me that a significant seed has value to the sower When Elijah told this woman to make him a cake before she cooked her last meal he was asking her to sow a significant seed It was her last bit of food Irsquom not implying that you give everything you have in order to sow a significant seed Right now ask God what significant seed you should sow toward your breakthrough No one else is responsible to tell you what that seed should be You must listen to God for yourself As you take this message to heart make the decision to bull listen for a prophetic word from the Lord bull obey that prophetic word and bull seek the Lord to know what significant seed you need to sow toward breakthrough Now if yoursquore ready for a breakthrough in your life pray this prayer

House

A

b y J e r r y S a v e l l e

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brings to the table the fact that If Satan Canrsquot Steal Your Dreams He Canrsquot Control

Your Destiny Discover the secrets of recapturing your dreams four principles of

making dreams a reality and Satanrsquos No 1 strategy for robbing you of your dreamsmdash

then stop him cold D You can walk in your dreams D But if your life is in a rut

and yoursquore barely surviving you also need to know The God of the Breakthrough Will

Visit Your House In this book and CD yoursquoll learn how to seize the breakthrough

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I often receive requests to answer editorials and letters to the editor about the religious persuasions of Americarsquos founding fathers The standard assertion is that they were all deists pointing to George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Alexander Hamilton and James Madison as proof N In many dictionaries the terms deist agnostic and atheist now appear as synonyms An atheist believes there is no God An agnostic professes that there is no way to know if God exists A deist believes in an impersonal creator of the universe who wound it up like a clock but is no longer involved with mankind Although a very few of the founders considered themselves deists these definitions do not apply to the notable foundersrsquo beliefs N There is abundant evidence to refute the notion that the founding fathers were atheists agnostics or deists or that they wanted to divorce religious principles from public affairs N Thomas Paine in his discourse on ldquoThe Study of Godrdquo forcefully asserts that it is ldquothe error of schoolsrdquo to teach sciences without ldquoreference to the Being who is author of them for all the principles of science are of Divine originrdquo He laments that ldquothe evil that has resulted fromhellipteaching [science without God] has been that of generating in the pupils a species of atheismrdquo N In Benjamin Franklinrsquos 1749 plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania he insisted that schools teach ldquothe necessity of a public religionhellipand the excellency of the Christian religion above all others ancient or modernrdquo Mr Franklin proposed a biblical inscription for the seal of the United States and chose a New Testament verse for the motto of the Philadelphia Hospital He was one of the chief voices behind the establishment of a paid chaplain in Congress In 1787 when he helped found the college which bore his name it was dedicated as ldquoa nursery of religion and learningrdquo built ldquoon Christ the Corner-Stonerdquo Clearly Benjamin Franklinrsquos beliefs didnrsquot reflect those of a deist

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

S P I R I T U A L H E R I T A G E

1

Christrdquo And while Mr Madison does allude to a ldquowall of separationrdquo he says the purpose of that ldquowallrdquo is only to prevent Congress from passing a national law to establish a national religion None of the founders mentioned fit the definition of a deist Those who claim all our founders were deists typically name only a handful and generalize the rest This in itself is a mistake for there are more than 200 (55 at the Constitutional Convention 90 who framed the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights and 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence) Any generalization of these men as deists is completely inaccurate The reason critics never mention others is evident Consider what must be explained away if the following signers of the Constitution were mentioned

Charles Pinckney and John Langdonmdashfounders of the American Bible Society

James McHenrymdashfounder of the Baltimore Bible Society

Rufus Kingmdashhelped found a Bible society for Anglicans

Abraham Baldwinmdasha chaplain in The Revolution and considered the youngest theologian in America

Roger Sherman William Samuel Johnson John Dickinson and Jacob Broommdashtheological writers

James Wilson and William Pattersonmdashplaced on the Supreme Court by President George Washington They had prayer over juries in the U S Supreme Courtroom

The list could go on and this does not even include the huge number of thoroughly evangelical Christians who signed the declaration or helped frame the Bill of Rights Perhaps critics should spend more time reading the writings of the founders to discover their religious beliefs for themselves rather than making sweeping accusations which are so easily disproved VICTORY

David Barton nationally known author and public speaker is the founder and president of WallBuilders a pro-family organization which seeks to educate grass-roots society to rebuild Americarsquos constitu- tional moral and religious foundations For more information go to wwwwallbuilderscom call (817) 441-6044 or write to WallBuilders PO Box 397

Aledo TX 76008-0397

Nor did George Washingtonrsquos He was an open promoter of Christianity In his speech on May 12 1779 he claimed that children needed to learn ldquoabove allrdquo the ldquoreligion of Jesus Christrdquo and this would make them ldquogreater and happier than they already arerdquo On May 2 1778 he charged his soldiers at Valley Forge that ldquoTo the distinguished character of patriot it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christianrdquo When he resigned his commission as commander in chief of the military June 8 1783 he reminded the nation that ldquowithout a humble imitationrdquo of ldquothe Divine Author of our blessed religionrdquo we ldquocan never hope to be a happy nationrdquo George Washingtonrsquos own adopted daughter declared that you might as well question his patriotism as to question his Christianity Alexander Hamilton was certainly no deist He began work with Rev James Bayard to form the Christian Constitutional Society to help spread throughout the world the two things which Mr Hamilton said made America great (1) Christianity and (2) a Constitution formed under Christianity Only his death two months later thwarted his plan of starting a missionary society to promote Christian government Facing death in a duel with Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton met and prayed with the Rev John M Mason and Bishop Benjamin Moore He reaffirmed his readiness to face God should he die having declared to them ldquoa lively faith in Godrsquos mercy through Christ with a thankful remembrance of the death of Christrdquo He also partook of Communion with Bishop Moore There have been claims that Thomas Jefferson omitted all miraculous events of Jesus from his ldquoBiblerdquo But his own words explain his intent for the book was not that it be a ldquoBiblerdquo but a primer for the Indians on the teachings of Christ (which is why he titled it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth) He had the ldquored letterrdquo portions of the New Testament published to introduce the Indians to Christian morality As president of the United States he signed a treaty with the Kaskaskia tribe wherein he providedmdashat government expensemdashChristian missionaries to the Indians In fact Thomas Jefferson himself declared ldquoI am a real Christian that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesusrdquo The writings of James Madison who trained for ministry with the Rev Dr John Witherspoon are replete with declarations of his faith in God and Christ In his letter to Attorney General Bradford he laments that public officials are not bold enough about their Christian faith in public and that they should be ldquofervent advocates in the cause of

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A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE TO REFUTE THE NOTION THAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE ATHEISTS AGNOSTICS OR DEISTS

OR THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVORCE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

First John 418 says ldquoThere is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear because fear involves torment But he who fears has not been made perfect in loverdquo (New King James Version) If our children know we love them and God loves them the enemy wonrsquot be able to get a foothold of fear in their lives

Never Use Fear to Motivate | Now as parents we must never use fear as a means of motivation Teaching our kids to respect something that is potentially dangerous like an automobile is one thing Teaching them to be afraid of it is something else altogether Obviously you would not want your child to run out into oncoming traffic But it would be wrong to tell them ldquoIf you go out into the street a car is going to run over you and kill yourdquo That would be motivating them through fear There is never a time when using a little fearmdashor a lot for that mattermdashis healthy Take the time to explain to your child that ldquoAn automobile is a lot bigger than you are If you run out in front of a moving car it has the ability to harm you If yoursquore going to cross the street make sure itrsquos saferdquo Instead of creating an element of fear yoursquore instilling in them a respect for what the automobile is capable of doing

247 Protection | Our children should also understand the protection thatrsquos available to them through Godrsquos Word Itrsquos something I learned as a kid and as a result I have confidence that Irsquom safe no matter where I am or what Irsquom

doing For instance I like to hunt and there are rattlesnakes and copperheads out in the woods And the truth is I canrsquot stand snakes If I see one Irsquom not about to pick it up and play with it But at the same time I wouldnrsquot be afraid of it or let it bother me Why Because as a kid I learned that I am protected because I have a covenant with God I learned that angels are around memdashprotecting me My parents taught me the promises of Psalm 91 and likewise Irsquom teaching my children that those promises are true for them 247 no matter where they are

Testing the Limits | While most children have to learn how to overcome fear there are those who are not afraid of anything Thatrsquos the way I was as a kidmdashconstantly testing the limits of everything I wanted to be a stuntman from the time I could ride a tricycle I tried to jump it and ride it fast Today my 5-year-old son Jonathan is the same way Itrsquos in his genes He recently learned to ride a bicycle and two

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b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

W When I was growing up my dad Kenneth Copeland taught me many valuable lessons He taught me about spiritual things and natural things But one of the most important lessons I learned from Dad was how not to allow fear in my life Thatrsquos a lesson Irsquom passing on to my children and itrsquos something I hope you would want to pass on to your children as well Of course the reality is that most children are naturally fearful So as parents we must take the time to explain to them that they have no reason to fear because God loves them and is always with them When children know they can count on Godmdashand they understand that God is much bigger than the ldquoboogeymanrdquo or anything else they may fearmdashit gives them a sense of safety and security To overcome fear kids just like adults must be fully persuaded that God in them is greater than anything that is in the world (1 John 44)

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

Being equipped to deal with fear makes it easier for a person to obey God in areas that could be challenging If children learn how to do that at an early age theyrsquoll be able to readily obey God and operate in a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo as adults Our children need to know how to live a lifestyle of rejecting fear and letting love rule and reign in their lives They learn that by watching us their parents Teach them to not fear the future and what could happen but to trust God and follow the Holy Spirit If we teach our children these things they will have a tremendous advantage in life VICTORY

John Copeland is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the son of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland He lives in Fort Worth Texas with his wife Marty and their three children

months later he built a ramp so he could jump his bicycle What do you do with a child like that Well we donrsquot need to teach him how not to be fearful because hersquos not afraid But we do have to supervise his activity as much as possible and take the time to teach him about being responsible in his actions Part of that is teaching him to wear his safety gear and training him to use as much good judgment as a 5-year-old can Of course we pray for him too and confess the Word over him and expect him to be protected and safe More than likely at some point in his life Jonathan will still have opportunities to overcome fear And wersquore equipping him to be able to do that as well

ldquoNo Fearrdquo Provides an Advantage in Life | Because Dad taught me how not to be fearful as a kid I have been able to overcome fear as an adult Although I never was afraid of much as a child or as a teenager I did have to overcome the fear of getting up in front of people to speak And the bottom line of that fear was the fear of failuremdashthe fear of what people would think of me But now when I have a speaking engagement or Irsquom scheduled to tape the broadcast I simply donrsquot allow fear to come in I focus on the fact that Irsquom doing this because I love people and I love our Partners I remind myself that this is far more important than what people think of me Even though public speaking still isnrsquot something I look forward to doing I simply say ldquoLord this is in Your hands and I know I can trust Yourdquo I know I have the Holy Ghost on the inside of me and I believe ldquoI can do all things through Christ who strengthens merdquo (Philippians 413 New King James Version) Our children need to know who they are in Christ and that they always have the help of the Holy Ghost Then no matter what obstacles they face theyrsquoll be able to handle them When something looks like it could be a major problem and the enemy tries to torment them with worry and fear he wonrsquot be able to succeed Theyrsquoll know how to resist fearmdashthe devilmdashand theyrsquoll also know how to listen for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Ghost Helping our children grow up with a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo will give them a great advantage in life Just think about how many times the Holy Spirit has prompted you to do something but you drew back because of fear For instance have you ever felt like you should go witness to your neighbor and the enemy immediately tried to talk you out of it He might have used the fear of rejectionmdashfear of what that person would say or fear of being laughed atmdashas a tactic to keep you from going next door But if you could have recognized that fear as the enemyrsquos strategy you would have known how to resist the devil so you could have obeyed God and talked to your neighbor about salvation

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

God never intended for His people to cope with fearHe intended for us to attack it on all fronts

Delivered From Fear by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland

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whenYou get to Heaven

Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

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There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

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no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

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Salvation is more than just a sure trip to heavenmdashitrsquos literally everything you need Jesus provided it for you and He desires for you to enjoy all of salvationrsquos benefits In this dynamic series from Gloria Copeland yoursquoll discover

bull Why salvation is necessary bull What happened when you were saved bull How to enjoy all that salvation has to offermdash here and now bull Godrsquos will concerning your salvation

Get into the Word today And find out about all that Jesus did for you as you discover So Great Salvation

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Healing SchoolJoin Gloria Copeland for a whole week of Healing School Learn how to receive

healing walk in health and pray for others to be healed

Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

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BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

Gloria Copeland Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis and Creflo A Dollar Tune in and catch a glimpse of the convention experiencemdashthen make plans to attend and get immersed in the Word

Women of FaithBillye Brim joins Gloria Copeland for two weeks of faith and revelation Donrsquot miss a

minute of these powerful women of the Word

Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

God and His Word Donrsquot miss this week as they wrap things up

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Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadetsDana and Linda

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2005

Overflow

ldquoYou absolutely cannot continue to tithe 10 percent of your income while in bankruptcyrdquo the trustee ordered It was tempting It was a way out of the financial vise that seemed to tighten around Bryan moment by moment He wanted to throw up his hands and say ldquoOK so it was a bad idea Irsquoll try again later when this whole mess is cleared uprdquo He twisted the ring on his finger Hesed He was in covenant with God Hersquod made a promise that he intended to fulfill if it cost him his life What if it does cost me everything Mouth dry and hands clammy he looked the trustee in the eye ldquoWe will never stop giving that 10 percentrdquo ldquoThen I have no other choice but to remove your Chapter 7 status I am moving you into a Chapter 13 bankruptcy That means wersquoll put you on a repayment plan Yoursquoll repay every dime with interestrdquo Bryan looked at Angie who smiled ldquoWe prefer it that wayrdquo The decision to tithe regardless of the cost triggered such deep-seated fear in Bryan that he suffered night terrors Each time he woke in a cold sweat shadowboxing against an unseen enemy Angie comforted him and said ldquoWe will be tithers God has not given us a spirit of fear but He has given us His love power and a sound mindrdquo ldquoAngie helped me get through the night terrors for monthsrdquo Bryan recalls ldquoAnother thing that helped was a list of scripture confessions for breakthrough that was printed in one of the Believerrsquos Voice of Victory magazines I kept them on my desk and repeated them dailyrdquo Toward the end of that year in November 2000 Bryan scored a direct hit on the enemy when he released his first vocal CD of nine songs entitled In His Presence Soon after an amazing thing happened in his business Before he could contact new doctors in his territory they began contacting him and asking for his product The favor of God rested on him to such a degree that both doctors and hospitals saw him as a benefit While still tithing and repaying all his debts Bryan and Angie began giving a monthly gift to KCM Bryan decided to release his territory in Oklahoma and concentrate his efforts in northwest Arkansas In July 2002 they moved into their new home near Fort Smith Ark Angie an artist painted an archangel standing guard and placed the painting above their fireplacemdasha constant reminder of their covenant with God She also painted and personalized bedrooms for Tayler and Britton Bryanrsquos two teenaged children Instead of a ratty rental house they

This month as we celebrate Fatherrsquos Day in America

men around the globe have risen to the call and dis-

covered the strength of partnership Theyrsquove joined

Kenneth Copeland Ministries with faithful support and

unyielding prayer Together wersquore raising up a generation

of men women and children who are ready to reach the

world with the uncompromised message of the gospel

And it shows

As these men stand with us they know wersquore standing

with them too Wersquore praying daily for them Wersquore believing with them for restored relationships financial

success wise parenting and abundant health

Each day our anointings and ministries are joining together empowering one another And together wersquore

changing the world

all these men have something in common

Par tnership

If yoursquore not yet a Partner with Kenneth Copeland Ministries

or want to find out more about partnership just

call 1-877-480-3388 or

visit wwwkcmcanadaca

God has great things in store for youPartners Please send us your testimoniesmdashwe want to hear the great things God is doing in your lives so we can rejoice with you

lived in a beautiful home filled with love and laughter

A Covenant of Life | In August 2003 Bryan and Angie took Tayler Britton and Cierra for a last getaway to Branson before school started Excited about going to Silver Dollar City the children chattered happily during the drive The next morning they were about to leave the hotel when 5-year-old Cierra grabbed her abdomen and screamed in agony They rushed her to a nearby clinic where she was diagnosed with appendicitis There were no surgeons available and the ambulance was tied up with another patient The fastest way to get help they were told was to drive her to Fayetteville After loading the family in their 2001 Expedition Angie phoned family members and asked for prayer Without warning the shocks went out on the car ldquoEvery bump in the road knocked the breath out of usrdquo Angie remembers ldquoAnd with every jolt Cierra screamed It was a grueling trip that should have taken an hour but we had to go so slowly that it took us three Most of that time our cell phones were without a signal But once the cell phones came on I phoned my mother whorsquod just returned from the Southwest Believersrsquo Convention She and a friend whorsquod been at the convention had been praying for Cierra and the Lord told them to tell us to take Communion ldquoI searched the car for anything to use as Communion elements All I could find was half a Diet Coke and a Twinkie I broke off pieces of the Twinkie for each of us and then prayed over it as representing Jesusrsquo body that was broken for Cierra We used Diet Coke as a substitute for Jesusrsquo blood that was shed for her and prayed based on our covenant with God ldquoThe moment we finished praying Cierrarsquos pain stopped and she went to sleep She slept the remainder of the way to Fayetteville When the surgeon met us Cierra was awake and in no pain He pressed on her abdomen just like the previous doctor had done but it didnrsquot hurt her According to the blood work her white count had been up but was droppingrdquo ldquoThere is no doubt that something has taken place in this childrsquos bodyrdquo the surgeon explained ldquobut there is nothing wrong now She is free to gordquo Bryan and Angie had the car repaired and returned to Silver Dollar City to finish their vacation As they watched Cierra run and play they fingered their rings and gave all the praise to God The Lord has continued to bless them beyond their wildest dreams In the month of January 2004 Bryan made more money than he made during a whole year before he began tithing on his gross income Bryan and Angie Bair defeated fear and in so doing they defeated the poverty attached to it Because they

steadfastly maintained their covenant connection to-day they not only know God cares for them they have experienced firsthand His powerful covenant love VICTORY

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Praying alone is effective But sometimes you need the power of oth-ers praying in agreement with you | Kenneth Copelandrsquos Pressing In for Victory will teach you thoroughly about the prayer of agree-ment Yoursquoll learn how joining others and praying according to Godrsquos Word is a powerful weapon in your prayer arsenal | Hear personal stories of how Kenneth and Gloria again and again received the answers they needed through powerful prayers of agreement writ-ing contracts based on scriptures and pressing in until their break-throughs came

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House

T h e G o d o f t h e B r e a k t h r o u g h

re you desperate for a breakthrough Are you thinking If the Lord doesnrsquot do something soon I wonrsquot make it | If so I completely understand A few years ago I desperately needed a financial breakthrough I was standing in faith confessing the Word and waiting for provision to come Though Irsquod experienced a few turnarounds our finances were still under attack | In January of the following year God began doing great things Then shortly afterward He gave me a word He said that my wife and I our ministry and anyone else who lays hold upon this truth would experience more of His presence love power and favor than ever before He then added Yoursquoll experience your greatest breakthroughs thus far | Praise God That prophetic word was exactly what I needed to hear and itrsquos what I want to share with you so ldquoThe God of the Breakthroughrdquo will visit your house too

A Prophetic Word | God brought 1 Kings 17 to my attention Itrsquos a story Irsquod read many times In fact Irsquod preached from it often but this time the Lord revealed something new He said Within this story you will discover the keys to supernatural breakthrough | In this passage God sent Elijah into hiding from King Ahab and provided for him by commanding the ravens to feed him by the brook Cherith When the brook dried up God sent Elijah to Zarephath of Sidon He told him hersquod find a widow woman there who would take care of him When Elijah found the woman he discovered that she had just enough food for one more meal In verse 12 she told him ldquoI have not a cake but an handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil in a cruse that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it and dierdquo | If anyone was a candidate for a breakthrough it was this woman She had just enough food for one last meal Then she was prepared to die She needed God to come through for her in a big way

will visit your

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b y J e r r y S a v e l l e

Heavenly Father I receive this prophetic word I believe with all my heart that You want to visit my house I am willing to obey Irsquom willing to sow a significant seed Right now I boldly declare that The God of the Breakthrough is visiting my house Amen

From now on proclaim ldquoThe God of the Breakthrough is visiting my houserdquo Donrsquot stop believing and standing for it Praise God for fulfilling His promise As you put these keys into practice your breakthrough will come Then yoursquoll be able to share what yoursquove learned and help others understand how to experience a breakthrough in their lives too VICTORY

Jerry Savelle is president and founder of Jerry Savelle Ministries International and pastors Heritage of Faith Christian Center For information or ministry materials write to Jerry Savelle Ministries PO Box 748 Crowley TX 76036 visit their Web site at wwwjsmiorg or call (817) 297-3155

Now notice how her situation changed when Elijah said ldquoFear not but make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son For thus saith the Lord God of Israel The barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo (verses 13-14) Elijah gave her a prophetic word when He said ldquoThe barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo This prophetic word was the first key to her breakthrough Without it she and her son would have died But instead she discovered when she acted on that prophetic word her future changed No longer would she and her son die but rather they would experience supernatural provision In the same way a prophetic word can change your future Through the word which God will give youmdasheither through scripture another believer or a prophetic messagemdashHe will tell you what to do Then itrsquos important not to give up No matter what happens in between the time you receive the word and the time it comes to passmdashstand strong Receiving your personal prophetic word is the first key to your breakthrough

Obey the Word | The second key to experiencing a breakthrough is to obey the prophetic word Notice in verse 13 Elijah told the woman ldquomake me thereof a little cake firstrdquo In order for the prophetic word to come to pass she had to be obedient Irsquove discovered over the years that Godrsquos instructions usually donrsquot make sense to the natural mind This woman had just told Elijah that she only had enough food and oil to make one last meal but what was his response He told her to make him a cake first It didnrsquot make sense but it was a necessary step for her to receive her breakthrough She simply needed to obey

A Significant Seed | The third step to receiving a breakthrough is to sow a significant seed When I asked the Lord to clarify what He meant by a ldquosignificant seedrdquo He told me that a significant seed has value to the sower When Elijah told this woman to make him a cake before she cooked her last meal he was asking her to sow a significant seed It was her last bit of food Irsquom not implying that you give everything you have in order to sow a significant seed Right now ask God what significant seed you should sow toward your breakthrough No one else is responsible to tell you what that seed should be You must listen to God for yourself As you take this message to heart make the decision to bull listen for a prophetic word from the Lord bull obey that prophetic word and bull seek the Lord to know what significant seed you need to sow toward breakthrough Now if yoursquore ready for a breakthrough in your life pray this prayer

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I often receive requests to answer editorials and letters to the editor about the religious persuasions of Americarsquos founding fathers The standard assertion is that they were all deists pointing to George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Alexander Hamilton and James Madison as proof N In many dictionaries the terms deist agnostic and atheist now appear as synonyms An atheist believes there is no God An agnostic professes that there is no way to know if God exists A deist believes in an impersonal creator of the universe who wound it up like a clock but is no longer involved with mankind Although a very few of the founders considered themselves deists these definitions do not apply to the notable foundersrsquo beliefs N There is abundant evidence to refute the notion that the founding fathers were atheists agnostics or deists or that they wanted to divorce religious principles from public affairs N Thomas Paine in his discourse on ldquoThe Study of Godrdquo forcefully asserts that it is ldquothe error of schoolsrdquo to teach sciences without ldquoreference to the Being who is author of them for all the principles of science are of Divine originrdquo He laments that ldquothe evil that has resulted fromhellipteaching [science without God] has been that of generating in the pupils a species of atheismrdquo N In Benjamin Franklinrsquos 1749 plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania he insisted that schools teach ldquothe necessity of a public religionhellipand the excellency of the Christian religion above all others ancient or modernrdquo Mr Franklin proposed a biblical inscription for the seal of the United States and chose a New Testament verse for the motto of the Philadelphia Hospital He was one of the chief voices behind the establishment of a paid chaplain in Congress In 1787 when he helped found the college which bore his name it was dedicated as ldquoa nursery of religion and learningrdquo built ldquoon Christ the Corner-Stonerdquo Clearly Benjamin Franklinrsquos beliefs didnrsquot reflect those of a deist

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

S P I R I T U A L H E R I T A G E

1

Christrdquo And while Mr Madison does allude to a ldquowall of separationrdquo he says the purpose of that ldquowallrdquo is only to prevent Congress from passing a national law to establish a national religion None of the founders mentioned fit the definition of a deist Those who claim all our founders were deists typically name only a handful and generalize the rest This in itself is a mistake for there are more than 200 (55 at the Constitutional Convention 90 who framed the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights and 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence) Any generalization of these men as deists is completely inaccurate The reason critics never mention others is evident Consider what must be explained away if the following signers of the Constitution were mentioned

Charles Pinckney and John Langdonmdashfounders of the American Bible Society

James McHenrymdashfounder of the Baltimore Bible Society

Rufus Kingmdashhelped found a Bible society for Anglicans

Abraham Baldwinmdasha chaplain in The Revolution and considered the youngest theologian in America

Roger Sherman William Samuel Johnson John Dickinson and Jacob Broommdashtheological writers

James Wilson and William Pattersonmdashplaced on the Supreme Court by President George Washington They had prayer over juries in the U S Supreme Courtroom

The list could go on and this does not even include the huge number of thoroughly evangelical Christians who signed the declaration or helped frame the Bill of Rights Perhaps critics should spend more time reading the writings of the founders to discover their religious beliefs for themselves rather than making sweeping accusations which are so easily disproved VICTORY

David Barton nationally known author and public speaker is the founder and president of WallBuilders a pro-family organization which seeks to educate grass-roots society to rebuild Americarsquos constitu- tional moral and religious foundations For more information go to wwwwallbuilderscom call (817) 441-6044 or write to WallBuilders PO Box 397

Aledo TX 76008-0397

Nor did George Washingtonrsquos He was an open promoter of Christianity In his speech on May 12 1779 he claimed that children needed to learn ldquoabove allrdquo the ldquoreligion of Jesus Christrdquo and this would make them ldquogreater and happier than they already arerdquo On May 2 1778 he charged his soldiers at Valley Forge that ldquoTo the distinguished character of patriot it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christianrdquo When he resigned his commission as commander in chief of the military June 8 1783 he reminded the nation that ldquowithout a humble imitationrdquo of ldquothe Divine Author of our blessed religionrdquo we ldquocan never hope to be a happy nationrdquo George Washingtonrsquos own adopted daughter declared that you might as well question his patriotism as to question his Christianity Alexander Hamilton was certainly no deist He began work with Rev James Bayard to form the Christian Constitutional Society to help spread throughout the world the two things which Mr Hamilton said made America great (1) Christianity and (2) a Constitution formed under Christianity Only his death two months later thwarted his plan of starting a missionary society to promote Christian government Facing death in a duel with Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton met and prayed with the Rev John M Mason and Bishop Benjamin Moore He reaffirmed his readiness to face God should he die having declared to them ldquoa lively faith in Godrsquos mercy through Christ with a thankful remembrance of the death of Christrdquo He also partook of Communion with Bishop Moore There have been claims that Thomas Jefferson omitted all miraculous events of Jesus from his ldquoBiblerdquo But his own words explain his intent for the book was not that it be a ldquoBiblerdquo but a primer for the Indians on the teachings of Christ (which is why he titled it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth) He had the ldquored letterrdquo portions of the New Testament published to introduce the Indians to Christian morality As president of the United States he signed a treaty with the Kaskaskia tribe wherein he providedmdashat government expensemdashChristian missionaries to the Indians In fact Thomas Jefferson himself declared ldquoI am a real Christian that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesusrdquo The writings of James Madison who trained for ministry with the Rev Dr John Witherspoon are replete with declarations of his faith in God and Christ In his letter to Attorney General Bradford he laments that public officials are not bold enough about their Christian faith in public and that they should be ldquofervent advocates in the cause of

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 25

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE TO REFUTE THE NOTION THAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE ATHEISTS AGNOSTICS OR DEISTS

OR THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVORCE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

First John 418 says ldquoThere is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear because fear involves torment But he who fears has not been made perfect in loverdquo (New King James Version) If our children know we love them and God loves them the enemy wonrsquot be able to get a foothold of fear in their lives

Never Use Fear to Motivate | Now as parents we must never use fear as a means of motivation Teaching our kids to respect something that is potentially dangerous like an automobile is one thing Teaching them to be afraid of it is something else altogether Obviously you would not want your child to run out into oncoming traffic But it would be wrong to tell them ldquoIf you go out into the street a car is going to run over you and kill yourdquo That would be motivating them through fear There is never a time when using a little fearmdashor a lot for that mattermdashis healthy Take the time to explain to your child that ldquoAn automobile is a lot bigger than you are If you run out in front of a moving car it has the ability to harm you If yoursquore going to cross the street make sure itrsquos saferdquo Instead of creating an element of fear yoursquore instilling in them a respect for what the automobile is capable of doing

247 Protection | Our children should also understand the protection thatrsquos available to them through Godrsquos Word Itrsquos something I learned as a kid and as a result I have confidence that Irsquom safe no matter where I am or what Irsquom

doing For instance I like to hunt and there are rattlesnakes and copperheads out in the woods And the truth is I canrsquot stand snakes If I see one Irsquom not about to pick it up and play with it But at the same time I wouldnrsquot be afraid of it or let it bother me Why Because as a kid I learned that I am protected because I have a covenant with God I learned that angels are around memdashprotecting me My parents taught me the promises of Psalm 91 and likewise Irsquom teaching my children that those promises are true for them 247 no matter where they are

Testing the Limits | While most children have to learn how to overcome fear there are those who are not afraid of anything Thatrsquos the way I was as a kidmdashconstantly testing the limits of everything I wanted to be a stuntman from the time I could ride a tricycle I tried to jump it and ride it fast Today my 5-year-old son Jonathan is the same way Itrsquos in his genes He recently learned to ride a bicycle and two

26 | B V O V | J U N E rsquo 0 5

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W When I was growing up my dad Kenneth Copeland taught me many valuable lessons He taught me about spiritual things and natural things But one of the most important lessons I learned from Dad was how not to allow fear in my life Thatrsquos a lesson Irsquom passing on to my children and itrsquos something I hope you would want to pass on to your children as well Of course the reality is that most children are naturally fearful So as parents we must take the time to explain to them that they have no reason to fear because God loves them and is always with them When children know they can count on Godmdashand they understand that God is much bigger than the ldquoboogeymanrdquo or anything else they may fearmdashit gives them a sense of safety and security To overcome fear kids just like adults must be fully persuaded that God in them is greater than anything that is in the world (1 John 44)

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

Being equipped to deal with fear makes it easier for a person to obey God in areas that could be challenging If children learn how to do that at an early age theyrsquoll be able to readily obey God and operate in a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo as adults Our children need to know how to live a lifestyle of rejecting fear and letting love rule and reign in their lives They learn that by watching us their parents Teach them to not fear the future and what could happen but to trust God and follow the Holy Spirit If we teach our children these things they will have a tremendous advantage in life VICTORY

John Copeland is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the son of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland He lives in Fort Worth Texas with his wife Marty and their three children

months later he built a ramp so he could jump his bicycle What do you do with a child like that Well we donrsquot need to teach him how not to be fearful because hersquos not afraid But we do have to supervise his activity as much as possible and take the time to teach him about being responsible in his actions Part of that is teaching him to wear his safety gear and training him to use as much good judgment as a 5-year-old can Of course we pray for him too and confess the Word over him and expect him to be protected and safe More than likely at some point in his life Jonathan will still have opportunities to overcome fear And wersquore equipping him to be able to do that as well

ldquoNo Fearrdquo Provides an Advantage in Life | Because Dad taught me how not to be fearful as a kid I have been able to overcome fear as an adult Although I never was afraid of much as a child or as a teenager I did have to overcome the fear of getting up in front of people to speak And the bottom line of that fear was the fear of failuremdashthe fear of what people would think of me But now when I have a speaking engagement or Irsquom scheduled to tape the broadcast I simply donrsquot allow fear to come in I focus on the fact that Irsquom doing this because I love people and I love our Partners I remind myself that this is far more important than what people think of me Even though public speaking still isnrsquot something I look forward to doing I simply say ldquoLord this is in Your hands and I know I can trust Yourdquo I know I have the Holy Ghost on the inside of me and I believe ldquoI can do all things through Christ who strengthens merdquo (Philippians 413 New King James Version) Our children need to know who they are in Christ and that they always have the help of the Holy Ghost Then no matter what obstacles they face theyrsquoll be able to handle them When something looks like it could be a major problem and the enemy tries to torment them with worry and fear he wonrsquot be able to succeed Theyrsquoll know how to resist fearmdashthe devilmdashand theyrsquoll also know how to listen for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Ghost Helping our children grow up with a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo will give them a great advantage in life Just think about how many times the Holy Spirit has prompted you to do something but you drew back because of fear For instance have you ever felt like you should go witness to your neighbor and the enemy immediately tried to talk you out of it He might have used the fear of rejectionmdashfear of what that person would say or fear of being laughed atmdashas a tactic to keep you from going next door But if you could have recognized that fear as the enemyrsquos strategy you would have known how to resist the devil so you could have obeyed God and talked to your neighbor about salvation

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

God never intended for His people to cope with fearHe intended for us to attack it on all fronts

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Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

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There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

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no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

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Salvation is more than just a sure trip to heavenmdashitrsquos literally everything you need Jesus provided it for you and He desires for you to enjoy all of salvationrsquos benefits In this dynamic series from Gloria Copeland yoursquoll discover

bull Why salvation is necessary bull What happened when you were saved bull How to enjoy all that salvation has to offermdash here and now bull Godrsquos will concerning your salvation

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Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

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BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

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The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

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Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

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Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

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2005

Overflow

lived in a beautiful home filled with love and laughter

A Covenant of Life | In August 2003 Bryan and Angie took Tayler Britton and Cierra for a last getaway to Branson before school started Excited about going to Silver Dollar City the children chattered happily during the drive The next morning they were about to leave the hotel when 5-year-old Cierra grabbed her abdomen and screamed in agony They rushed her to a nearby clinic where she was diagnosed with appendicitis There were no surgeons available and the ambulance was tied up with another patient The fastest way to get help they were told was to drive her to Fayetteville After loading the family in their 2001 Expedition Angie phoned family members and asked for prayer Without warning the shocks went out on the car ldquoEvery bump in the road knocked the breath out of usrdquo Angie remembers ldquoAnd with every jolt Cierra screamed It was a grueling trip that should have taken an hour but we had to go so slowly that it took us three Most of that time our cell phones were without a signal But once the cell phones came on I phoned my mother whorsquod just returned from the Southwest Believersrsquo Convention She and a friend whorsquod been at the convention had been praying for Cierra and the Lord told them to tell us to take Communion ldquoI searched the car for anything to use as Communion elements All I could find was half a Diet Coke and a Twinkie I broke off pieces of the Twinkie for each of us and then prayed over it as representing Jesusrsquo body that was broken for Cierra We used Diet Coke as a substitute for Jesusrsquo blood that was shed for her and prayed based on our covenant with God ldquoThe moment we finished praying Cierrarsquos pain stopped and she went to sleep She slept the remainder of the way to Fayetteville When the surgeon met us Cierra was awake and in no pain He pressed on her abdomen just like the previous doctor had done but it didnrsquot hurt her According to the blood work her white count had been up but was droppingrdquo ldquoThere is no doubt that something has taken place in this childrsquos bodyrdquo the surgeon explained ldquobut there is nothing wrong now She is free to gordquo Bryan and Angie had the car repaired and returned to Silver Dollar City to finish their vacation As they watched Cierra run and play they fingered their rings and gave all the praise to God The Lord has continued to bless them beyond their wildest dreams In the month of January 2004 Bryan made more money than he made during a whole year before he began tithing on his gross income Bryan and Angie Bair defeated fear and in so doing they defeated the poverty attached to it Because they

steadfastly maintained their covenant connection to-day they not only know God cares for them they have experienced firsthand His powerful covenant love VICTORY

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Praying alone is effective But sometimes you need the power of oth-ers praying in agreement with you | Kenneth Copelandrsquos Pressing In for Victory will teach you thoroughly about the prayer of agree-ment Yoursquoll learn how joining others and praying according to Godrsquos Word is a powerful weapon in your prayer arsenal | Hear personal stories of how Kenneth and Gloria again and again received the answers they needed through powerful prayers of agreement writ-ing contracts based on scriptures and pressing in until their break-throughs came

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House

T h e G o d o f t h e B r e a k t h r o u g h

re you desperate for a breakthrough Are you thinking If the Lord doesnrsquot do something soon I wonrsquot make it | If so I completely understand A few years ago I desperately needed a financial breakthrough I was standing in faith confessing the Word and waiting for provision to come Though Irsquod experienced a few turnarounds our finances were still under attack | In January of the following year God began doing great things Then shortly afterward He gave me a word He said that my wife and I our ministry and anyone else who lays hold upon this truth would experience more of His presence love power and favor than ever before He then added Yoursquoll experience your greatest breakthroughs thus far | Praise God That prophetic word was exactly what I needed to hear and itrsquos what I want to share with you so ldquoThe God of the Breakthroughrdquo will visit your house too

A Prophetic Word | God brought 1 Kings 17 to my attention Itrsquos a story Irsquod read many times In fact Irsquod preached from it often but this time the Lord revealed something new He said Within this story you will discover the keys to supernatural breakthrough | In this passage God sent Elijah into hiding from King Ahab and provided for him by commanding the ravens to feed him by the brook Cherith When the brook dried up God sent Elijah to Zarephath of Sidon He told him hersquod find a widow woman there who would take care of him When Elijah found the woman he discovered that she had just enough food for one more meal In verse 12 she told him ldquoI have not a cake but an handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil in a cruse that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it and dierdquo | If anyone was a candidate for a breakthrough it was this woman She had just enough food for one last meal Then she was prepared to die She needed God to come through for her in a big way

will visit your

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b y J e r r y S a v e l l e

Heavenly Father I receive this prophetic word I believe with all my heart that You want to visit my house I am willing to obey Irsquom willing to sow a significant seed Right now I boldly declare that The God of the Breakthrough is visiting my house Amen

From now on proclaim ldquoThe God of the Breakthrough is visiting my houserdquo Donrsquot stop believing and standing for it Praise God for fulfilling His promise As you put these keys into practice your breakthrough will come Then yoursquoll be able to share what yoursquove learned and help others understand how to experience a breakthrough in their lives too VICTORY

Jerry Savelle is president and founder of Jerry Savelle Ministries International and pastors Heritage of Faith Christian Center For information or ministry materials write to Jerry Savelle Ministries PO Box 748 Crowley TX 76036 visit their Web site at wwwjsmiorg or call (817) 297-3155

Now notice how her situation changed when Elijah said ldquoFear not but make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son For thus saith the Lord God of Israel The barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo (verses 13-14) Elijah gave her a prophetic word when He said ldquoThe barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo This prophetic word was the first key to her breakthrough Without it she and her son would have died But instead she discovered when she acted on that prophetic word her future changed No longer would she and her son die but rather they would experience supernatural provision In the same way a prophetic word can change your future Through the word which God will give youmdasheither through scripture another believer or a prophetic messagemdashHe will tell you what to do Then itrsquos important not to give up No matter what happens in between the time you receive the word and the time it comes to passmdashstand strong Receiving your personal prophetic word is the first key to your breakthrough

Obey the Word | The second key to experiencing a breakthrough is to obey the prophetic word Notice in verse 13 Elijah told the woman ldquomake me thereof a little cake firstrdquo In order for the prophetic word to come to pass she had to be obedient Irsquove discovered over the years that Godrsquos instructions usually donrsquot make sense to the natural mind This woman had just told Elijah that she only had enough food and oil to make one last meal but what was his response He told her to make him a cake first It didnrsquot make sense but it was a necessary step for her to receive her breakthrough She simply needed to obey

A Significant Seed | The third step to receiving a breakthrough is to sow a significant seed When I asked the Lord to clarify what He meant by a ldquosignificant seedrdquo He told me that a significant seed has value to the sower When Elijah told this woman to make him a cake before she cooked her last meal he was asking her to sow a significant seed It was her last bit of food Irsquom not implying that you give everything you have in order to sow a significant seed Right now ask God what significant seed you should sow toward your breakthrough No one else is responsible to tell you what that seed should be You must listen to God for yourself As you take this message to heart make the decision to bull listen for a prophetic word from the Lord bull obey that prophetic word and bull seek the Lord to know what significant seed you need to sow toward breakthrough Now if yoursquore ready for a breakthrough in your life pray this prayer

House

A

b y J e r r y S a v e l l e

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I often receive requests to answer editorials and letters to the editor about the religious persuasions of Americarsquos founding fathers The standard assertion is that they were all deists pointing to George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Alexander Hamilton and James Madison as proof N In many dictionaries the terms deist agnostic and atheist now appear as synonyms An atheist believes there is no God An agnostic professes that there is no way to know if God exists A deist believes in an impersonal creator of the universe who wound it up like a clock but is no longer involved with mankind Although a very few of the founders considered themselves deists these definitions do not apply to the notable foundersrsquo beliefs N There is abundant evidence to refute the notion that the founding fathers were atheists agnostics or deists or that they wanted to divorce religious principles from public affairs N Thomas Paine in his discourse on ldquoThe Study of Godrdquo forcefully asserts that it is ldquothe error of schoolsrdquo to teach sciences without ldquoreference to the Being who is author of them for all the principles of science are of Divine originrdquo He laments that ldquothe evil that has resulted fromhellipteaching [science without God] has been that of generating in the pupils a species of atheismrdquo N In Benjamin Franklinrsquos 1749 plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania he insisted that schools teach ldquothe necessity of a public religionhellipand the excellency of the Christian religion above all others ancient or modernrdquo Mr Franklin proposed a biblical inscription for the seal of the United States and chose a New Testament verse for the motto of the Philadelphia Hospital He was one of the chief voices behind the establishment of a paid chaplain in Congress In 1787 when he helped found the college which bore his name it was dedicated as ldquoa nursery of religion and learningrdquo built ldquoon Christ the Corner-Stonerdquo Clearly Benjamin Franklinrsquos beliefs didnrsquot reflect those of a deist

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

S P I R I T U A L H E R I T A G E

1

Christrdquo And while Mr Madison does allude to a ldquowall of separationrdquo he says the purpose of that ldquowallrdquo is only to prevent Congress from passing a national law to establish a national religion None of the founders mentioned fit the definition of a deist Those who claim all our founders were deists typically name only a handful and generalize the rest This in itself is a mistake for there are more than 200 (55 at the Constitutional Convention 90 who framed the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights and 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence) Any generalization of these men as deists is completely inaccurate The reason critics never mention others is evident Consider what must be explained away if the following signers of the Constitution were mentioned

Charles Pinckney and John Langdonmdashfounders of the American Bible Society

James McHenrymdashfounder of the Baltimore Bible Society

Rufus Kingmdashhelped found a Bible society for Anglicans

Abraham Baldwinmdasha chaplain in The Revolution and considered the youngest theologian in America

Roger Sherman William Samuel Johnson John Dickinson and Jacob Broommdashtheological writers

James Wilson and William Pattersonmdashplaced on the Supreme Court by President George Washington They had prayer over juries in the U S Supreme Courtroom

The list could go on and this does not even include the huge number of thoroughly evangelical Christians who signed the declaration or helped frame the Bill of Rights Perhaps critics should spend more time reading the writings of the founders to discover their religious beliefs for themselves rather than making sweeping accusations which are so easily disproved VICTORY

David Barton nationally known author and public speaker is the founder and president of WallBuilders a pro-family organization which seeks to educate grass-roots society to rebuild Americarsquos constitu- tional moral and religious foundations For more information go to wwwwallbuilderscom call (817) 441-6044 or write to WallBuilders PO Box 397

Aledo TX 76008-0397

Nor did George Washingtonrsquos He was an open promoter of Christianity In his speech on May 12 1779 he claimed that children needed to learn ldquoabove allrdquo the ldquoreligion of Jesus Christrdquo and this would make them ldquogreater and happier than they already arerdquo On May 2 1778 he charged his soldiers at Valley Forge that ldquoTo the distinguished character of patriot it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christianrdquo When he resigned his commission as commander in chief of the military June 8 1783 he reminded the nation that ldquowithout a humble imitationrdquo of ldquothe Divine Author of our blessed religionrdquo we ldquocan never hope to be a happy nationrdquo George Washingtonrsquos own adopted daughter declared that you might as well question his patriotism as to question his Christianity Alexander Hamilton was certainly no deist He began work with Rev James Bayard to form the Christian Constitutional Society to help spread throughout the world the two things which Mr Hamilton said made America great (1) Christianity and (2) a Constitution formed under Christianity Only his death two months later thwarted his plan of starting a missionary society to promote Christian government Facing death in a duel with Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton met and prayed with the Rev John M Mason and Bishop Benjamin Moore He reaffirmed his readiness to face God should he die having declared to them ldquoa lively faith in Godrsquos mercy through Christ with a thankful remembrance of the death of Christrdquo He also partook of Communion with Bishop Moore There have been claims that Thomas Jefferson omitted all miraculous events of Jesus from his ldquoBiblerdquo But his own words explain his intent for the book was not that it be a ldquoBiblerdquo but a primer for the Indians on the teachings of Christ (which is why he titled it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth) He had the ldquored letterrdquo portions of the New Testament published to introduce the Indians to Christian morality As president of the United States he signed a treaty with the Kaskaskia tribe wherein he providedmdashat government expensemdashChristian missionaries to the Indians In fact Thomas Jefferson himself declared ldquoI am a real Christian that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesusrdquo The writings of James Madison who trained for ministry with the Rev Dr John Witherspoon are replete with declarations of his faith in God and Christ In his letter to Attorney General Bradford he laments that public officials are not bold enough about their Christian faith in public and that they should be ldquofervent advocates in the cause of

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 25

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE TO REFUTE THE NOTION THAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE ATHEISTS AGNOSTICS OR DEISTS

OR THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVORCE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

First John 418 says ldquoThere is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear because fear involves torment But he who fears has not been made perfect in loverdquo (New King James Version) If our children know we love them and God loves them the enemy wonrsquot be able to get a foothold of fear in their lives

Never Use Fear to Motivate | Now as parents we must never use fear as a means of motivation Teaching our kids to respect something that is potentially dangerous like an automobile is one thing Teaching them to be afraid of it is something else altogether Obviously you would not want your child to run out into oncoming traffic But it would be wrong to tell them ldquoIf you go out into the street a car is going to run over you and kill yourdquo That would be motivating them through fear There is never a time when using a little fearmdashor a lot for that mattermdashis healthy Take the time to explain to your child that ldquoAn automobile is a lot bigger than you are If you run out in front of a moving car it has the ability to harm you If yoursquore going to cross the street make sure itrsquos saferdquo Instead of creating an element of fear yoursquore instilling in them a respect for what the automobile is capable of doing

247 Protection | Our children should also understand the protection thatrsquos available to them through Godrsquos Word Itrsquos something I learned as a kid and as a result I have confidence that Irsquom safe no matter where I am or what Irsquom

doing For instance I like to hunt and there are rattlesnakes and copperheads out in the woods And the truth is I canrsquot stand snakes If I see one Irsquom not about to pick it up and play with it But at the same time I wouldnrsquot be afraid of it or let it bother me Why Because as a kid I learned that I am protected because I have a covenant with God I learned that angels are around memdashprotecting me My parents taught me the promises of Psalm 91 and likewise Irsquom teaching my children that those promises are true for them 247 no matter where they are

Testing the Limits | While most children have to learn how to overcome fear there are those who are not afraid of anything Thatrsquos the way I was as a kidmdashconstantly testing the limits of everything I wanted to be a stuntman from the time I could ride a tricycle I tried to jump it and ride it fast Today my 5-year-old son Jonathan is the same way Itrsquos in his genes He recently learned to ride a bicycle and two

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b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

W When I was growing up my dad Kenneth Copeland taught me many valuable lessons He taught me about spiritual things and natural things But one of the most important lessons I learned from Dad was how not to allow fear in my life Thatrsquos a lesson Irsquom passing on to my children and itrsquos something I hope you would want to pass on to your children as well Of course the reality is that most children are naturally fearful So as parents we must take the time to explain to them that they have no reason to fear because God loves them and is always with them When children know they can count on Godmdashand they understand that God is much bigger than the ldquoboogeymanrdquo or anything else they may fearmdashit gives them a sense of safety and security To overcome fear kids just like adults must be fully persuaded that God in them is greater than anything that is in the world (1 John 44)

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

Being equipped to deal with fear makes it easier for a person to obey God in areas that could be challenging If children learn how to do that at an early age theyrsquoll be able to readily obey God and operate in a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo as adults Our children need to know how to live a lifestyle of rejecting fear and letting love rule and reign in their lives They learn that by watching us their parents Teach them to not fear the future and what could happen but to trust God and follow the Holy Spirit If we teach our children these things they will have a tremendous advantage in life VICTORY

John Copeland is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the son of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland He lives in Fort Worth Texas with his wife Marty and their three children

months later he built a ramp so he could jump his bicycle What do you do with a child like that Well we donrsquot need to teach him how not to be fearful because hersquos not afraid But we do have to supervise his activity as much as possible and take the time to teach him about being responsible in his actions Part of that is teaching him to wear his safety gear and training him to use as much good judgment as a 5-year-old can Of course we pray for him too and confess the Word over him and expect him to be protected and safe More than likely at some point in his life Jonathan will still have opportunities to overcome fear And wersquore equipping him to be able to do that as well

ldquoNo Fearrdquo Provides an Advantage in Life | Because Dad taught me how not to be fearful as a kid I have been able to overcome fear as an adult Although I never was afraid of much as a child or as a teenager I did have to overcome the fear of getting up in front of people to speak And the bottom line of that fear was the fear of failuremdashthe fear of what people would think of me But now when I have a speaking engagement or Irsquom scheduled to tape the broadcast I simply donrsquot allow fear to come in I focus on the fact that Irsquom doing this because I love people and I love our Partners I remind myself that this is far more important than what people think of me Even though public speaking still isnrsquot something I look forward to doing I simply say ldquoLord this is in Your hands and I know I can trust Yourdquo I know I have the Holy Ghost on the inside of me and I believe ldquoI can do all things through Christ who strengthens merdquo (Philippians 413 New King James Version) Our children need to know who they are in Christ and that they always have the help of the Holy Ghost Then no matter what obstacles they face theyrsquoll be able to handle them When something looks like it could be a major problem and the enemy tries to torment them with worry and fear he wonrsquot be able to succeed Theyrsquoll know how to resist fearmdashthe devilmdashand theyrsquoll also know how to listen for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Ghost Helping our children grow up with a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo will give them a great advantage in life Just think about how many times the Holy Spirit has prompted you to do something but you drew back because of fear For instance have you ever felt like you should go witness to your neighbor and the enemy immediately tried to talk you out of it He might have used the fear of rejectionmdashfear of what that person would say or fear of being laughed atmdashas a tactic to keep you from going next door But if you could have recognized that fear as the enemyrsquos strategy you would have known how to resist the devil so you could have obeyed God and talked to your neighbor about salvation

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

God never intended for His people to cope with fearHe intended for us to attack it on all fronts

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whenYou get to Heaven

Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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youwillwhat

Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

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There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

gegegegegegege

no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

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If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

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BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

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Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

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Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

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Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

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Overflow

House

T h e G o d o f t h e B r e a k t h r o u g h

re you desperate for a breakthrough Are you thinking If the Lord doesnrsquot do something soon I wonrsquot make it | If so I completely understand A few years ago I desperately needed a financial breakthrough I was standing in faith confessing the Word and waiting for provision to come Though Irsquod experienced a few turnarounds our finances were still under attack | In January of the following year God began doing great things Then shortly afterward He gave me a word He said that my wife and I our ministry and anyone else who lays hold upon this truth would experience more of His presence love power and favor than ever before He then added Yoursquoll experience your greatest breakthroughs thus far | Praise God That prophetic word was exactly what I needed to hear and itrsquos what I want to share with you so ldquoThe God of the Breakthroughrdquo will visit your house too

A Prophetic Word | God brought 1 Kings 17 to my attention Itrsquos a story Irsquod read many times In fact Irsquod preached from it often but this time the Lord revealed something new He said Within this story you will discover the keys to supernatural breakthrough | In this passage God sent Elijah into hiding from King Ahab and provided for him by commanding the ravens to feed him by the brook Cherith When the brook dried up God sent Elijah to Zarephath of Sidon He told him hersquod find a widow woman there who would take care of him When Elijah found the woman he discovered that she had just enough food for one more meal In verse 12 she told him ldquoI have not a cake but an handful of meal in a barrel and a little oil in a cruse that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it and dierdquo | If anyone was a candidate for a breakthrough it was this woman She had just enough food for one last meal Then she was prepared to die She needed God to come through for her in a big way

will visit your

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b y J e r r y S a v e l l e

Heavenly Father I receive this prophetic word I believe with all my heart that You want to visit my house I am willing to obey Irsquom willing to sow a significant seed Right now I boldly declare that The God of the Breakthrough is visiting my house Amen

From now on proclaim ldquoThe God of the Breakthrough is visiting my houserdquo Donrsquot stop believing and standing for it Praise God for fulfilling His promise As you put these keys into practice your breakthrough will come Then yoursquoll be able to share what yoursquove learned and help others understand how to experience a breakthrough in their lives too VICTORY

Jerry Savelle is president and founder of Jerry Savelle Ministries International and pastors Heritage of Faith Christian Center For information or ministry materials write to Jerry Savelle Ministries PO Box 748 Crowley TX 76036 visit their Web site at wwwjsmiorg or call (817) 297-3155

Now notice how her situation changed when Elijah said ldquoFear not but make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son For thus saith the Lord God of Israel The barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo (verses 13-14) Elijah gave her a prophetic word when He said ldquoThe barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo This prophetic word was the first key to her breakthrough Without it she and her son would have died But instead she discovered when she acted on that prophetic word her future changed No longer would she and her son die but rather they would experience supernatural provision In the same way a prophetic word can change your future Through the word which God will give youmdasheither through scripture another believer or a prophetic messagemdashHe will tell you what to do Then itrsquos important not to give up No matter what happens in between the time you receive the word and the time it comes to passmdashstand strong Receiving your personal prophetic word is the first key to your breakthrough

Obey the Word | The second key to experiencing a breakthrough is to obey the prophetic word Notice in verse 13 Elijah told the woman ldquomake me thereof a little cake firstrdquo In order for the prophetic word to come to pass she had to be obedient Irsquove discovered over the years that Godrsquos instructions usually donrsquot make sense to the natural mind This woman had just told Elijah that she only had enough food and oil to make one last meal but what was his response He told her to make him a cake first It didnrsquot make sense but it was a necessary step for her to receive her breakthrough She simply needed to obey

A Significant Seed | The third step to receiving a breakthrough is to sow a significant seed When I asked the Lord to clarify what He meant by a ldquosignificant seedrdquo He told me that a significant seed has value to the sower When Elijah told this woman to make him a cake before she cooked her last meal he was asking her to sow a significant seed It was her last bit of food Irsquom not implying that you give everything you have in order to sow a significant seed Right now ask God what significant seed you should sow toward your breakthrough No one else is responsible to tell you what that seed should be You must listen to God for yourself As you take this message to heart make the decision to bull listen for a prophetic word from the Lord bull obey that prophetic word and bull seek the Lord to know what significant seed you need to sow toward breakthrough Now if yoursquore ready for a breakthrough in your life pray this prayer

House

A

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I often receive requests to answer editorials and letters to the editor about the religious persuasions of Americarsquos founding fathers The standard assertion is that they were all deists pointing to George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Alexander Hamilton and James Madison as proof N In many dictionaries the terms deist agnostic and atheist now appear as synonyms An atheist believes there is no God An agnostic professes that there is no way to know if God exists A deist believes in an impersonal creator of the universe who wound it up like a clock but is no longer involved with mankind Although a very few of the founders considered themselves deists these definitions do not apply to the notable foundersrsquo beliefs N There is abundant evidence to refute the notion that the founding fathers were atheists agnostics or deists or that they wanted to divorce religious principles from public affairs N Thomas Paine in his discourse on ldquoThe Study of Godrdquo forcefully asserts that it is ldquothe error of schoolsrdquo to teach sciences without ldquoreference to the Being who is author of them for all the principles of science are of Divine originrdquo He laments that ldquothe evil that has resulted fromhellipteaching [science without God] has been that of generating in the pupils a species of atheismrdquo N In Benjamin Franklinrsquos 1749 plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania he insisted that schools teach ldquothe necessity of a public religionhellipand the excellency of the Christian religion above all others ancient or modernrdquo Mr Franklin proposed a biblical inscription for the seal of the United States and chose a New Testament verse for the motto of the Philadelphia Hospital He was one of the chief voices behind the establishment of a paid chaplain in Congress In 1787 when he helped found the college which bore his name it was dedicated as ldquoa nursery of religion and learningrdquo built ldquoon Christ the Corner-Stonerdquo Clearly Benjamin Franklinrsquos beliefs didnrsquot reflect those of a deist

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

S P I R I T U A L H E R I T A G E

1

Christrdquo And while Mr Madison does allude to a ldquowall of separationrdquo he says the purpose of that ldquowallrdquo is only to prevent Congress from passing a national law to establish a national religion None of the founders mentioned fit the definition of a deist Those who claim all our founders were deists typically name only a handful and generalize the rest This in itself is a mistake for there are more than 200 (55 at the Constitutional Convention 90 who framed the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights and 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence) Any generalization of these men as deists is completely inaccurate The reason critics never mention others is evident Consider what must be explained away if the following signers of the Constitution were mentioned

Charles Pinckney and John Langdonmdashfounders of the American Bible Society

James McHenrymdashfounder of the Baltimore Bible Society

Rufus Kingmdashhelped found a Bible society for Anglicans

Abraham Baldwinmdasha chaplain in The Revolution and considered the youngest theologian in America

Roger Sherman William Samuel Johnson John Dickinson and Jacob Broommdashtheological writers

James Wilson and William Pattersonmdashplaced on the Supreme Court by President George Washington They had prayer over juries in the U S Supreme Courtroom

The list could go on and this does not even include the huge number of thoroughly evangelical Christians who signed the declaration or helped frame the Bill of Rights Perhaps critics should spend more time reading the writings of the founders to discover their religious beliefs for themselves rather than making sweeping accusations which are so easily disproved VICTORY

David Barton nationally known author and public speaker is the founder and president of WallBuilders a pro-family organization which seeks to educate grass-roots society to rebuild Americarsquos constitu- tional moral and religious foundations For more information go to wwwwallbuilderscom call (817) 441-6044 or write to WallBuilders PO Box 397

Aledo TX 76008-0397

Nor did George Washingtonrsquos He was an open promoter of Christianity In his speech on May 12 1779 he claimed that children needed to learn ldquoabove allrdquo the ldquoreligion of Jesus Christrdquo and this would make them ldquogreater and happier than they already arerdquo On May 2 1778 he charged his soldiers at Valley Forge that ldquoTo the distinguished character of patriot it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christianrdquo When he resigned his commission as commander in chief of the military June 8 1783 he reminded the nation that ldquowithout a humble imitationrdquo of ldquothe Divine Author of our blessed religionrdquo we ldquocan never hope to be a happy nationrdquo George Washingtonrsquos own adopted daughter declared that you might as well question his patriotism as to question his Christianity Alexander Hamilton was certainly no deist He began work with Rev James Bayard to form the Christian Constitutional Society to help spread throughout the world the two things which Mr Hamilton said made America great (1) Christianity and (2) a Constitution formed under Christianity Only his death two months later thwarted his plan of starting a missionary society to promote Christian government Facing death in a duel with Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton met and prayed with the Rev John M Mason and Bishop Benjamin Moore He reaffirmed his readiness to face God should he die having declared to them ldquoa lively faith in Godrsquos mercy through Christ with a thankful remembrance of the death of Christrdquo He also partook of Communion with Bishop Moore There have been claims that Thomas Jefferson omitted all miraculous events of Jesus from his ldquoBiblerdquo But his own words explain his intent for the book was not that it be a ldquoBiblerdquo but a primer for the Indians on the teachings of Christ (which is why he titled it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth) He had the ldquored letterrdquo portions of the New Testament published to introduce the Indians to Christian morality As president of the United States he signed a treaty with the Kaskaskia tribe wherein he providedmdashat government expensemdashChristian missionaries to the Indians In fact Thomas Jefferson himself declared ldquoI am a real Christian that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesusrdquo The writings of James Madison who trained for ministry with the Rev Dr John Witherspoon are replete with declarations of his faith in God and Christ In his letter to Attorney General Bradford he laments that public officials are not bold enough about their Christian faith in public and that they should be ldquofervent advocates in the cause of

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 25

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE TO REFUTE THE NOTION THAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE ATHEISTS AGNOSTICS OR DEISTS

OR THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVORCE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

First John 418 says ldquoThere is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear because fear involves torment But he who fears has not been made perfect in loverdquo (New King James Version) If our children know we love them and God loves them the enemy wonrsquot be able to get a foothold of fear in their lives

Never Use Fear to Motivate | Now as parents we must never use fear as a means of motivation Teaching our kids to respect something that is potentially dangerous like an automobile is one thing Teaching them to be afraid of it is something else altogether Obviously you would not want your child to run out into oncoming traffic But it would be wrong to tell them ldquoIf you go out into the street a car is going to run over you and kill yourdquo That would be motivating them through fear There is never a time when using a little fearmdashor a lot for that mattermdashis healthy Take the time to explain to your child that ldquoAn automobile is a lot bigger than you are If you run out in front of a moving car it has the ability to harm you If yoursquore going to cross the street make sure itrsquos saferdquo Instead of creating an element of fear yoursquore instilling in them a respect for what the automobile is capable of doing

247 Protection | Our children should also understand the protection thatrsquos available to them through Godrsquos Word Itrsquos something I learned as a kid and as a result I have confidence that Irsquom safe no matter where I am or what Irsquom

doing For instance I like to hunt and there are rattlesnakes and copperheads out in the woods And the truth is I canrsquot stand snakes If I see one Irsquom not about to pick it up and play with it But at the same time I wouldnrsquot be afraid of it or let it bother me Why Because as a kid I learned that I am protected because I have a covenant with God I learned that angels are around memdashprotecting me My parents taught me the promises of Psalm 91 and likewise Irsquom teaching my children that those promises are true for them 247 no matter where they are

Testing the Limits | While most children have to learn how to overcome fear there are those who are not afraid of anything Thatrsquos the way I was as a kidmdashconstantly testing the limits of everything I wanted to be a stuntman from the time I could ride a tricycle I tried to jump it and ride it fast Today my 5-year-old son Jonathan is the same way Itrsquos in his genes He recently learned to ride a bicycle and two

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W When I was growing up my dad Kenneth Copeland taught me many valuable lessons He taught me about spiritual things and natural things But one of the most important lessons I learned from Dad was how not to allow fear in my life Thatrsquos a lesson Irsquom passing on to my children and itrsquos something I hope you would want to pass on to your children as well Of course the reality is that most children are naturally fearful So as parents we must take the time to explain to them that they have no reason to fear because God loves them and is always with them When children know they can count on Godmdashand they understand that God is much bigger than the ldquoboogeymanrdquo or anything else they may fearmdashit gives them a sense of safety and security To overcome fear kids just like adults must be fully persuaded that God in them is greater than anything that is in the world (1 John 44)

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

Being equipped to deal with fear makes it easier for a person to obey God in areas that could be challenging If children learn how to do that at an early age theyrsquoll be able to readily obey God and operate in a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo as adults Our children need to know how to live a lifestyle of rejecting fear and letting love rule and reign in their lives They learn that by watching us their parents Teach them to not fear the future and what could happen but to trust God and follow the Holy Spirit If we teach our children these things they will have a tremendous advantage in life VICTORY

John Copeland is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the son of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland He lives in Fort Worth Texas with his wife Marty and their three children

months later he built a ramp so he could jump his bicycle What do you do with a child like that Well we donrsquot need to teach him how not to be fearful because hersquos not afraid But we do have to supervise his activity as much as possible and take the time to teach him about being responsible in his actions Part of that is teaching him to wear his safety gear and training him to use as much good judgment as a 5-year-old can Of course we pray for him too and confess the Word over him and expect him to be protected and safe More than likely at some point in his life Jonathan will still have opportunities to overcome fear And wersquore equipping him to be able to do that as well

ldquoNo Fearrdquo Provides an Advantage in Life | Because Dad taught me how not to be fearful as a kid I have been able to overcome fear as an adult Although I never was afraid of much as a child or as a teenager I did have to overcome the fear of getting up in front of people to speak And the bottom line of that fear was the fear of failuremdashthe fear of what people would think of me But now when I have a speaking engagement or Irsquom scheduled to tape the broadcast I simply donrsquot allow fear to come in I focus on the fact that Irsquom doing this because I love people and I love our Partners I remind myself that this is far more important than what people think of me Even though public speaking still isnrsquot something I look forward to doing I simply say ldquoLord this is in Your hands and I know I can trust Yourdquo I know I have the Holy Ghost on the inside of me and I believe ldquoI can do all things through Christ who strengthens merdquo (Philippians 413 New King James Version) Our children need to know who they are in Christ and that they always have the help of the Holy Ghost Then no matter what obstacles they face theyrsquoll be able to handle them When something looks like it could be a major problem and the enemy tries to torment them with worry and fear he wonrsquot be able to succeed Theyrsquoll know how to resist fearmdashthe devilmdashand theyrsquoll also know how to listen for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Ghost Helping our children grow up with a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo will give them a great advantage in life Just think about how many times the Holy Spirit has prompted you to do something but you drew back because of fear For instance have you ever felt like you should go witness to your neighbor and the enemy immediately tried to talk you out of it He might have used the fear of rejectionmdashfear of what that person would say or fear of being laughed atmdashas a tactic to keep you from going next door But if you could have recognized that fear as the enemyrsquos strategy you would have known how to resist the devil so you could have obeyed God and talked to your neighbor about salvation

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

God never intended for His people to cope with fearHe intended for us to attack it on all fronts

Delivered From Fear by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland

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whenYou get to Heaven

Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

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There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

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no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

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Salvation is more than just a sure trip to heavenmdashitrsquos literally everything you need Jesus provided it for you and He desires for you to enjoy all of salvationrsquos benefits In this dynamic series from Gloria Copeland yoursquoll discover

bull Why salvation is necessary bull What happened when you were saved bull How to enjoy all that salvation has to offermdash here and now bull Godrsquos will concerning your salvation

Get into the Word today And find out about all that Jesus did for you as you discover So Great Salvation

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healing walk in health and pray for others to be healed

Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

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BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

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Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

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Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

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minute of these powerful women of the Word

Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

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Overflow

Heavenly Father I receive this prophetic word I believe with all my heart that You want to visit my house I am willing to obey Irsquom willing to sow a significant seed Right now I boldly declare that The God of the Breakthrough is visiting my house Amen

From now on proclaim ldquoThe God of the Breakthrough is visiting my houserdquo Donrsquot stop believing and standing for it Praise God for fulfilling His promise As you put these keys into practice your breakthrough will come Then yoursquoll be able to share what yoursquove learned and help others understand how to experience a breakthrough in their lives too VICTORY

Jerry Savelle is president and founder of Jerry Savelle Ministries International and pastors Heritage of Faith Christian Center For information or ministry materials write to Jerry Savelle Ministries PO Box 748 Crowley TX 76036 visit their Web site at wwwjsmiorg or call (817) 297-3155

Now notice how her situation changed when Elijah said ldquoFear not but make me thereof a little cake first and bring it unto me and after make for thee and for thy son For thus saith the Lord God of Israel The barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo (verses 13-14) Elijah gave her a prophetic word when He said ldquoThe barrel of meal shall not waste neither shall the cruse of oil failrdquo This prophetic word was the first key to her breakthrough Without it she and her son would have died But instead she discovered when she acted on that prophetic word her future changed No longer would she and her son die but rather they would experience supernatural provision In the same way a prophetic word can change your future Through the word which God will give youmdasheither through scripture another believer or a prophetic messagemdashHe will tell you what to do Then itrsquos important not to give up No matter what happens in between the time you receive the word and the time it comes to passmdashstand strong Receiving your personal prophetic word is the first key to your breakthrough

Obey the Word | The second key to experiencing a breakthrough is to obey the prophetic word Notice in verse 13 Elijah told the woman ldquomake me thereof a little cake firstrdquo In order for the prophetic word to come to pass she had to be obedient Irsquove discovered over the years that Godrsquos instructions usually donrsquot make sense to the natural mind This woman had just told Elijah that she only had enough food and oil to make one last meal but what was his response He told her to make him a cake first It didnrsquot make sense but it was a necessary step for her to receive her breakthrough She simply needed to obey

A Significant Seed | The third step to receiving a breakthrough is to sow a significant seed When I asked the Lord to clarify what He meant by a ldquosignificant seedrdquo He told me that a significant seed has value to the sower When Elijah told this woman to make him a cake before she cooked her last meal he was asking her to sow a significant seed It was her last bit of food Irsquom not implying that you give everything you have in order to sow a significant seed Right now ask God what significant seed you should sow toward your breakthrough No one else is responsible to tell you what that seed should be You must listen to God for yourself As you take this message to heart make the decision to bull listen for a prophetic word from the Lord bull obey that prophetic word and bull seek the Lord to know what significant seed you need to sow toward breakthrough Now if yoursquore ready for a breakthrough in your life pray this prayer

House

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I often receive requests to answer editorials and letters to the editor about the religious persuasions of Americarsquos founding fathers The standard assertion is that they were all deists pointing to George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Alexander Hamilton and James Madison as proof N In many dictionaries the terms deist agnostic and atheist now appear as synonyms An atheist believes there is no God An agnostic professes that there is no way to know if God exists A deist believes in an impersonal creator of the universe who wound it up like a clock but is no longer involved with mankind Although a very few of the founders considered themselves deists these definitions do not apply to the notable foundersrsquo beliefs N There is abundant evidence to refute the notion that the founding fathers were atheists agnostics or deists or that they wanted to divorce religious principles from public affairs N Thomas Paine in his discourse on ldquoThe Study of Godrdquo forcefully asserts that it is ldquothe error of schoolsrdquo to teach sciences without ldquoreference to the Being who is author of them for all the principles of science are of Divine originrdquo He laments that ldquothe evil that has resulted fromhellipteaching [science without God] has been that of generating in the pupils a species of atheismrdquo N In Benjamin Franklinrsquos 1749 plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania he insisted that schools teach ldquothe necessity of a public religionhellipand the excellency of the Christian religion above all others ancient or modernrdquo Mr Franklin proposed a biblical inscription for the seal of the United States and chose a New Testament verse for the motto of the Philadelphia Hospital He was one of the chief voices behind the establishment of a paid chaplain in Congress In 1787 when he helped found the college which bore his name it was dedicated as ldquoa nursery of religion and learningrdquo built ldquoon Christ the Corner-Stonerdquo Clearly Benjamin Franklinrsquos beliefs didnrsquot reflect those of a deist

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

S P I R I T U A L H E R I T A G E

1

Christrdquo And while Mr Madison does allude to a ldquowall of separationrdquo he says the purpose of that ldquowallrdquo is only to prevent Congress from passing a national law to establish a national religion None of the founders mentioned fit the definition of a deist Those who claim all our founders were deists typically name only a handful and generalize the rest This in itself is a mistake for there are more than 200 (55 at the Constitutional Convention 90 who framed the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights and 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence) Any generalization of these men as deists is completely inaccurate The reason critics never mention others is evident Consider what must be explained away if the following signers of the Constitution were mentioned

Charles Pinckney and John Langdonmdashfounders of the American Bible Society

James McHenrymdashfounder of the Baltimore Bible Society

Rufus Kingmdashhelped found a Bible society for Anglicans

Abraham Baldwinmdasha chaplain in The Revolution and considered the youngest theologian in America

Roger Sherman William Samuel Johnson John Dickinson and Jacob Broommdashtheological writers

James Wilson and William Pattersonmdashplaced on the Supreme Court by President George Washington They had prayer over juries in the U S Supreme Courtroom

The list could go on and this does not even include the huge number of thoroughly evangelical Christians who signed the declaration or helped frame the Bill of Rights Perhaps critics should spend more time reading the writings of the founders to discover their religious beliefs for themselves rather than making sweeping accusations which are so easily disproved VICTORY

David Barton nationally known author and public speaker is the founder and president of WallBuilders a pro-family organization which seeks to educate grass-roots society to rebuild Americarsquos constitu- tional moral and religious foundations For more information go to wwwwallbuilderscom call (817) 441-6044 or write to WallBuilders PO Box 397

Aledo TX 76008-0397

Nor did George Washingtonrsquos He was an open promoter of Christianity In his speech on May 12 1779 he claimed that children needed to learn ldquoabove allrdquo the ldquoreligion of Jesus Christrdquo and this would make them ldquogreater and happier than they already arerdquo On May 2 1778 he charged his soldiers at Valley Forge that ldquoTo the distinguished character of patriot it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christianrdquo When he resigned his commission as commander in chief of the military June 8 1783 he reminded the nation that ldquowithout a humble imitationrdquo of ldquothe Divine Author of our blessed religionrdquo we ldquocan never hope to be a happy nationrdquo George Washingtonrsquos own adopted daughter declared that you might as well question his patriotism as to question his Christianity Alexander Hamilton was certainly no deist He began work with Rev James Bayard to form the Christian Constitutional Society to help spread throughout the world the two things which Mr Hamilton said made America great (1) Christianity and (2) a Constitution formed under Christianity Only his death two months later thwarted his plan of starting a missionary society to promote Christian government Facing death in a duel with Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton met and prayed with the Rev John M Mason and Bishop Benjamin Moore He reaffirmed his readiness to face God should he die having declared to them ldquoa lively faith in Godrsquos mercy through Christ with a thankful remembrance of the death of Christrdquo He also partook of Communion with Bishop Moore There have been claims that Thomas Jefferson omitted all miraculous events of Jesus from his ldquoBiblerdquo But his own words explain his intent for the book was not that it be a ldquoBiblerdquo but a primer for the Indians on the teachings of Christ (which is why he titled it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth) He had the ldquored letterrdquo portions of the New Testament published to introduce the Indians to Christian morality As president of the United States he signed a treaty with the Kaskaskia tribe wherein he providedmdashat government expensemdashChristian missionaries to the Indians In fact Thomas Jefferson himself declared ldquoI am a real Christian that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesusrdquo The writings of James Madison who trained for ministry with the Rev Dr John Witherspoon are replete with declarations of his faith in God and Christ In his letter to Attorney General Bradford he laments that public officials are not bold enough about their Christian faith in public and that they should be ldquofervent advocates in the cause of

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 25

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE TO REFUTE THE NOTION THAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE ATHEISTS AGNOSTICS OR DEISTS

OR THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVORCE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

First John 418 says ldquoThere is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear because fear involves torment But he who fears has not been made perfect in loverdquo (New King James Version) If our children know we love them and God loves them the enemy wonrsquot be able to get a foothold of fear in their lives

Never Use Fear to Motivate | Now as parents we must never use fear as a means of motivation Teaching our kids to respect something that is potentially dangerous like an automobile is one thing Teaching them to be afraid of it is something else altogether Obviously you would not want your child to run out into oncoming traffic But it would be wrong to tell them ldquoIf you go out into the street a car is going to run over you and kill yourdquo That would be motivating them through fear There is never a time when using a little fearmdashor a lot for that mattermdashis healthy Take the time to explain to your child that ldquoAn automobile is a lot bigger than you are If you run out in front of a moving car it has the ability to harm you If yoursquore going to cross the street make sure itrsquos saferdquo Instead of creating an element of fear yoursquore instilling in them a respect for what the automobile is capable of doing

247 Protection | Our children should also understand the protection thatrsquos available to them through Godrsquos Word Itrsquos something I learned as a kid and as a result I have confidence that Irsquom safe no matter where I am or what Irsquom

doing For instance I like to hunt and there are rattlesnakes and copperheads out in the woods And the truth is I canrsquot stand snakes If I see one Irsquom not about to pick it up and play with it But at the same time I wouldnrsquot be afraid of it or let it bother me Why Because as a kid I learned that I am protected because I have a covenant with God I learned that angels are around memdashprotecting me My parents taught me the promises of Psalm 91 and likewise Irsquom teaching my children that those promises are true for them 247 no matter where they are

Testing the Limits | While most children have to learn how to overcome fear there are those who are not afraid of anything Thatrsquos the way I was as a kidmdashconstantly testing the limits of everything I wanted to be a stuntman from the time I could ride a tricycle I tried to jump it and ride it fast Today my 5-year-old son Jonathan is the same way Itrsquos in his genes He recently learned to ride a bicycle and two

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b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

W When I was growing up my dad Kenneth Copeland taught me many valuable lessons He taught me about spiritual things and natural things But one of the most important lessons I learned from Dad was how not to allow fear in my life Thatrsquos a lesson Irsquom passing on to my children and itrsquos something I hope you would want to pass on to your children as well Of course the reality is that most children are naturally fearful So as parents we must take the time to explain to them that they have no reason to fear because God loves them and is always with them When children know they can count on Godmdashand they understand that God is much bigger than the ldquoboogeymanrdquo or anything else they may fearmdashit gives them a sense of safety and security To overcome fear kids just like adults must be fully persuaded that God in them is greater than anything that is in the world (1 John 44)

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

Being equipped to deal with fear makes it easier for a person to obey God in areas that could be challenging If children learn how to do that at an early age theyrsquoll be able to readily obey God and operate in a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo as adults Our children need to know how to live a lifestyle of rejecting fear and letting love rule and reign in their lives They learn that by watching us their parents Teach them to not fear the future and what could happen but to trust God and follow the Holy Spirit If we teach our children these things they will have a tremendous advantage in life VICTORY

John Copeland is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the son of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland He lives in Fort Worth Texas with his wife Marty and their three children

months later he built a ramp so he could jump his bicycle What do you do with a child like that Well we donrsquot need to teach him how not to be fearful because hersquos not afraid But we do have to supervise his activity as much as possible and take the time to teach him about being responsible in his actions Part of that is teaching him to wear his safety gear and training him to use as much good judgment as a 5-year-old can Of course we pray for him too and confess the Word over him and expect him to be protected and safe More than likely at some point in his life Jonathan will still have opportunities to overcome fear And wersquore equipping him to be able to do that as well

ldquoNo Fearrdquo Provides an Advantage in Life | Because Dad taught me how not to be fearful as a kid I have been able to overcome fear as an adult Although I never was afraid of much as a child or as a teenager I did have to overcome the fear of getting up in front of people to speak And the bottom line of that fear was the fear of failuremdashthe fear of what people would think of me But now when I have a speaking engagement or Irsquom scheduled to tape the broadcast I simply donrsquot allow fear to come in I focus on the fact that Irsquom doing this because I love people and I love our Partners I remind myself that this is far more important than what people think of me Even though public speaking still isnrsquot something I look forward to doing I simply say ldquoLord this is in Your hands and I know I can trust Yourdquo I know I have the Holy Ghost on the inside of me and I believe ldquoI can do all things through Christ who strengthens merdquo (Philippians 413 New King James Version) Our children need to know who they are in Christ and that they always have the help of the Holy Ghost Then no matter what obstacles they face theyrsquoll be able to handle them When something looks like it could be a major problem and the enemy tries to torment them with worry and fear he wonrsquot be able to succeed Theyrsquoll know how to resist fearmdashthe devilmdashand theyrsquoll also know how to listen for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Ghost Helping our children grow up with a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo will give them a great advantage in life Just think about how many times the Holy Spirit has prompted you to do something but you drew back because of fear For instance have you ever felt like you should go witness to your neighbor and the enemy immediately tried to talk you out of it He might have used the fear of rejectionmdashfear of what that person would say or fear of being laughed atmdashas a tactic to keep you from going next door But if you could have recognized that fear as the enemyrsquos strategy you would have known how to resist the devil so you could have obeyed God and talked to your neighbor about salvation

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

God never intended for His people to cope with fearHe intended for us to attack it on all fronts

Delivered From Fear by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland

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whenYou get to Heaven

Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

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There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

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no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

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Salvation is more than just a sure trip to heavenmdashitrsquos literally everything you need Jesus provided it for you and He desires for you to enjoy all of salvationrsquos benefits In this dynamic series from Gloria Copeland yoursquoll discover

bull Why salvation is necessary bull What happened when you were saved bull How to enjoy all that salvation has to offermdash here and now bull Godrsquos will concerning your salvation

Get into the Word today And find out about all that Jesus did for you as you discover So Great Salvation

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Healing SchoolJoin Gloria Copeland for a whole week of Healing School Learn how to receive

healing walk in health and pray for others to be healed

Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

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| J U N E | B E L I E V E R rsquo S V O I C E O F V I C T O R Y B R O A D C A S T C A L E N D A R

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BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

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Women of FaithBillye Brim joins Gloria Copeland for two weeks of faith and revelation Donrsquot miss a

minute of these powerful women of the Word

Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

God and His Word Donrsquot miss this week as they wrap things up

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Overflow

b y D a v i d B a r t o n

I often receive requests to answer editorials and letters to the editor about the religious persuasions of Americarsquos founding fathers The standard assertion is that they were all deists pointing to George Washington Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Thomas Paine Alexander Hamilton and James Madison as proof N In many dictionaries the terms deist agnostic and atheist now appear as synonyms An atheist believes there is no God An agnostic professes that there is no way to know if God exists A deist believes in an impersonal creator of the universe who wound it up like a clock but is no longer involved with mankind Although a very few of the founders considered themselves deists these definitions do not apply to the notable foundersrsquo beliefs N There is abundant evidence to refute the notion that the founding fathers were atheists agnostics or deists or that they wanted to divorce religious principles from public affairs N Thomas Paine in his discourse on ldquoThe Study of Godrdquo forcefully asserts that it is ldquothe error of schoolsrdquo to teach sciences without ldquoreference to the Being who is author of them for all the principles of science are of Divine originrdquo He laments that ldquothe evil that has resulted fromhellipteaching [science without God] has been that of generating in the pupils a species of atheismrdquo N In Benjamin Franklinrsquos 1749 plan of education for public schools in Pennsylvania he insisted that schools teach ldquothe necessity of a public religionhellipand the excellency of the Christian religion above all others ancient or modernrdquo Mr Franklin proposed a biblical inscription for the seal of the United States and chose a New Testament verse for the motto of the Philadelphia Hospital He was one of the chief voices behind the establishment of a paid chaplain in Congress In 1787 when he helped found the college which bore his name it was dedicated as ldquoa nursery of religion and learningrdquo built ldquoon Christ the Corner-Stonerdquo Clearly Benjamin Franklinrsquos beliefs didnrsquot reflect those of a deist

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

S P I R I T U A L H E R I T A G E

1

Christrdquo And while Mr Madison does allude to a ldquowall of separationrdquo he says the purpose of that ldquowallrdquo is only to prevent Congress from passing a national law to establish a national religion None of the founders mentioned fit the definition of a deist Those who claim all our founders were deists typically name only a handful and generalize the rest This in itself is a mistake for there are more than 200 (55 at the Constitutional Convention 90 who framed the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights and 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence) Any generalization of these men as deists is completely inaccurate The reason critics never mention others is evident Consider what must be explained away if the following signers of the Constitution were mentioned

Charles Pinckney and John Langdonmdashfounders of the American Bible Society

James McHenrymdashfounder of the Baltimore Bible Society

Rufus Kingmdashhelped found a Bible society for Anglicans

Abraham Baldwinmdasha chaplain in The Revolution and considered the youngest theologian in America

Roger Sherman William Samuel Johnson John Dickinson and Jacob Broommdashtheological writers

James Wilson and William Pattersonmdashplaced on the Supreme Court by President George Washington They had prayer over juries in the U S Supreme Courtroom

The list could go on and this does not even include the huge number of thoroughly evangelical Christians who signed the declaration or helped frame the Bill of Rights Perhaps critics should spend more time reading the writings of the founders to discover their religious beliefs for themselves rather than making sweeping accusations which are so easily disproved VICTORY

David Barton nationally known author and public speaker is the founder and president of WallBuilders a pro-family organization which seeks to educate grass-roots society to rebuild Americarsquos constitu- tional moral and religious foundations For more information go to wwwwallbuilderscom call (817) 441-6044 or write to WallBuilders PO Box 397

Aledo TX 76008-0397

Nor did George Washingtonrsquos He was an open promoter of Christianity In his speech on May 12 1779 he claimed that children needed to learn ldquoabove allrdquo the ldquoreligion of Jesus Christrdquo and this would make them ldquogreater and happier than they already arerdquo On May 2 1778 he charged his soldiers at Valley Forge that ldquoTo the distinguished character of patriot it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christianrdquo When he resigned his commission as commander in chief of the military June 8 1783 he reminded the nation that ldquowithout a humble imitationrdquo of ldquothe Divine Author of our blessed religionrdquo we ldquocan never hope to be a happy nationrdquo George Washingtonrsquos own adopted daughter declared that you might as well question his patriotism as to question his Christianity Alexander Hamilton was certainly no deist He began work with Rev James Bayard to form the Christian Constitutional Society to help spread throughout the world the two things which Mr Hamilton said made America great (1) Christianity and (2) a Constitution formed under Christianity Only his death two months later thwarted his plan of starting a missionary society to promote Christian government Facing death in a duel with Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton met and prayed with the Rev John M Mason and Bishop Benjamin Moore He reaffirmed his readiness to face God should he die having declared to them ldquoa lively faith in Godrsquos mercy through Christ with a thankful remembrance of the death of Christrdquo He also partook of Communion with Bishop Moore There have been claims that Thomas Jefferson omitted all miraculous events of Jesus from his ldquoBiblerdquo But his own words explain his intent for the book was not that it be a ldquoBiblerdquo but a primer for the Indians on the teachings of Christ (which is why he titled it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth) He had the ldquored letterrdquo portions of the New Testament published to introduce the Indians to Christian morality As president of the United States he signed a treaty with the Kaskaskia tribe wherein he providedmdashat government expensemdashChristian missionaries to the Indians In fact Thomas Jefferson himself declared ldquoI am a real Christian that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesusrdquo The writings of James Madison who trained for ministry with the Rev Dr John Witherspoon are replete with declarations of his faith in God and Christ In his letter to Attorney General Bradford he laments that public officials are not bold enough about their Christian faith in public and that they should be ldquofervent advocates in the cause of

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 25

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE TO REFUTE THE NOTION THAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE ATHEISTS AGNOSTICS OR DEISTS

OR THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVORCE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

First John 418 says ldquoThere is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear because fear involves torment But he who fears has not been made perfect in loverdquo (New King James Version) If our children know we love them and God loves them the enemy wonrsquot be able to get a foothold of fear in their lives

Never Use Fear to Motivate | Now as parents we must never use fear as a means of motivation Teaching our kids to respect something that is potentially dangerous like an automobile is one thing Teaching them to be afraid of it is something else altogether Obviously you would not want your child to run out into oncoming traffic But it would be wrong to tell them ldquoIf you go out into the street a car is going to run over you and kill yourdquo That would be motivating them through fear There is never a time when using a little fearmdashor a lot for that mattermdashis healthy Take the time to explain to your child that ldquoAn automobile is a lot bigger than you are If you run out in front of a moving car it has the ability to harm you If yoursquore going to cross the street make sure itrsquos saferdquo Instead of creating an element of fear yoursquore instilling in them a respect for what the automobile is capable of doing

247 Protection | Our children should also understand the protection thatrsquos available to them through Godrsquos Word Itrsquos something I learned as a kid and as a result I have confidence that Irsquom safe no matter where I am or what Irsquom

doing For instance I like to hunt and there are rattlesnakes and copperheads out in the woods And the truth is I canrsquot stand snakes If I see one Irsquom not about to pick it up and play with it But at the same time I wouldnrsquot be afraid of it or let it bother me Why Because as a kid I learned that I am protected because I have a covenant with God I learned that angels are around memdashprotecting me My parents taught me the promises of Psalm 91 and likewise Irsquom teaching my children that those promises are true for them 247 no matter where they are

Testing the Limits | While most children have to learn how to overcome fear there are those who are not afraid of anything Thatrsquos the way I was as a kidmdashconstantly testing the limits of everything I wanted to be a stuntman from the time I could ride a tricycle I tried to jump it and ride it fast Today my 5-year-old son Jonathan is the same way Itrsquos in his genes He recently learned to ride a bicycle and two

26 | B V O V | J U N E rsquo 0 5

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

W When I was growing up my dad Kenneth Copeland taught me many valuable lessons He taught me about spiritual things and natural things But one of the most important lessons I learned from Dad was how not to allow fear in my life Thatrsquos a lesson Irsquom passing on to my children and itrsquos something I hope you would want to pass on to your children as well Of course the reality is that most children are naturally fearful So as parents we must take the time to explain to them that they have no reason to fear because God loves them and is always with them When children know they can count on Godmdashand they understand that God is much bigger than the ldquoboogeymanrdquo or anything else they may fearmdashit gives them a sense of safety and security To overcome fear kids just like adults must be fully persuaded that God in them is greater than anything that is in the world (1 John 44)

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

Being equipped to deal with fear makes it easier for a person to obey God in areas that could be challenging If children learn how to do that at an early age theyrsquoll be able to readily obey God and operate in a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo as adults Our children need to know how to live a lifestyle of rejecting fear and letting love rule and reign in their lives They learn that by watching us their parents Teach them to not fear the future and what could happen but to trust God and follow the Holy Spirit If we teach our children these things they will have a tremendous advantage in life VICTORY

John Copeland is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the son of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland He lives in Fort Worth Texas with his wife Marty and their three children

months later he built a ramp so he could jump his bicycle What do you do with a child like that Well we donrsquot need to teach him how not to be fearful because hersquos not afraid But we do have to supervise his activity as much as possible and take the time to teach him about being responsible in his actions Part of that is teaching him to wear his safety gear and training him to use as much good judgment as a 5-year-old can Of course we pray for him too and confess the Word over him and expect him to be protected and safe More than likely at some point in his life Jonathan will still have opportunities to overcome fear And wersquore equipping him to be able to do that as well

ldquoNo Fearrdquo Provides an Advantage in Life | Because Dad taught me how not to be fearful as a kid I have been able to overcome fear as an adult Although I never was afraid of much as a child or as a teenager I did have to overcome the fear of getting up in front of people to speak And the bottom line of that fear was the fear of failuremdashthe fear of what people would think of me But now when I have a speaking engagement or Irsquom scheduled to tape the broadcast I simply donrsquot allow fear to come in I focus on the fact that Irsquom doing this because I love people and I love our Partners I remind myself that this is far more important than what people think of me Even though public speaking still isnrsquot something I look forward to doing I simply say ldquoLord this is in Your hands and I know I can trust Yourdquo I know I have the Holy Ghost on the inside of me and I believe ldquoI can do all things through Christ who strengthens merdquo (Philippians 413 New King James Version) Our children need to know who they are in Christ and that they always have the help of the Holy Ghost Then no matter what obstacles they face theyrsquoll be able to handle them When something looks like it could be a major problem and the enemy tries to torment them with worry and fear he wonrsquot be able to succeed Theyrsquoll know how to resist fearmdashthe devilmdashand theyrsquoll also know how to listen for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Ghost Helping our children grow up with a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo will give them a great advantage in life Just think about how many times the Holy Spirit has prompted you to do something but you drew back because of fear For instance have you ever felt like you should go witness to your neighbor and the enemy immediately tried to talk you out of it He might have used the fear of rejectionmdashfear of what that person would say or fear of being laughed atmdashas a tactic to keep you from going next door But if you could have recognized that fear as the enemyrsquos strategy you would have known how to resist the devil so you could have obeyed God and talked to your neighbor about salvation

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

God never intended for His people to cope with fearHe intended for us to attack it on all fronts

Delivered From Fear by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland

5-tape series | CDN $25 B050629

5-CD series | CDN $25 B050630

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whenYou get to Heaven

Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

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There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

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no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

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Salvation is more than just a sure trip to heavenmdashitrsquos literally everything you need Jesus provided it for you and He desires for you to enjoy all of salvationrsquos benefits In this dynamic series from Gloria Copeland yoursquoll discover

bull Why salvation is necessary bull What happened when you were saved bull How to enjoy all that salvation has to offermdash here and now bull Godrsquos will concerning your salvation

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healing walk in health and pray for others to be healed

Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

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BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

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Women of FaithBillye Brim joins Gloria Copeland for two weeks of faith and revelation Donrsquot miss a

minute of these powerful women of the Word

Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

God and His Word Donrsquot miss this week as they wrap things up

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Overflow

Christrdquo And while Mr Madison does allude to a ldquowall of separationrdquo he says the purpose of that ldquowallrdquo is only to prevent Congress from passing a national law to establish a national religion None of the founders mentioned fit the definition of a deist Those who claim all our founders were deists typically name only a handful and generalize the rest This in itself is a mistake for there are more than 200 (55 at the Constitutional Convention 90 who framed the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights and 56 who signed the Declaration of Independence) Any generalization of these men as deists is completely inaccurate The reason critics never mention others is evident Consider what must be explained away if the following signers of the Constitution were mentioned

Charles Pinckney and John Langdonmdashfounders of the American Bible Society

James McHenrymdashfounder of the Baltimore Bible Society

Rufus Kingmdashhelped found a Bible society for Anglicans

Abraham Baldwinmdasha chaplain in The Revolution and considered the youngest theologian in America

Roger Sherman William Samuel Johnson John Dickinson and Jacob Broommdashtheological writers

James Wilson and William Pattersonmdashplaced on the Supreme Court by President George Washington They had prayer over juries in the U S Supreme Courtroom

The list could go on and this does not even include the huge number of thoroughly evangelical Christians who signed the declaration or helped frame the Bill of Rights Perhaps critics should spend more time reading the writings of the founders to discover their religious beliefs for themselves rather than making sweeping accusations which are so easily disproved VICTORY

David Barton nationally known author and public speaker is the founder and president of WallBuilders a pro-family organization which seeks to educate grass-roots society to rebuild Americarsquos constitu- tional moral and religious foundations For more information go to wwwwallbuilderscom call (817) 441-6044 or write to WallBuilders PO Box 397

Aledo TX 76008-0397

Nor did George Washingtonrsquos He was an open promoter of Christianity In his speech on May 12 1779 he claimed that children needed to learn ldquoabove allrdquo the ldquoreligion of Jesus Christrdquo and this would make them ldquogreater and happier than they already arerdquo On May 2 1778 he charged his soldiers at Valley Forge that ldquoTo the distinguished character of patriot it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christianrdquo When he resigned his commission as commander in chief of the military June 8 1783 he reminded the nation that ldquowithout a humble imitationrdquo of ldquothe Divine Author of our blessed religionrdquo we ldquocan never hope to be a happy nationrdquo George Washingtonrsquos own adopted daughter declared that you might as well question his patriotism as to question his Christianity Alexander Hamilton was certainly no deist He began work with Rev James Bayard to form the Christian Constitutional Society to help spread throughout the world the two things which Mr Hamilton said made America great (1) Christianity and (2) a Constitution formed under Christianity Only his death two months later thwarted his plan of starting a missionary society to promote Christian government Facing death in a duel with Aaron Burr Alexander Hamilton met and prayed with the Rev John M Mason and Bishop Benjamin Moore He reaffirmed his readiness to face God should he die having declared to them ldquoa lively faith in Godrsquos mercy through Christ with a thankful remembrance of the death of Christrdquo He also partook of Communion with Bishop Moore There have been claims that Thomas Jefferson omitted all miraculous events of Jesus from his ldquoBiblerdquo But his own words explain his intent for the book was not that it be a ldquoBiblerdquo but a primer for the Indians on the teachings of Christ (which is why he titled it The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth) He had the ldquored letterrdquo portions of the New Testament published to introduce the Indians to Christian morality As president of the United States he signed a treaty with the Kaskaskia tribe wherein he providedmdashat government expensemdashChristian missionaries to the Indians In fact Thomas Jefferson himself declared ldquoI am a real Christian that is to say a disciple of the doctrines of Jesusrdquo The writings of James Madison who trained for ministry with the Rev Dr John Witherspoon are replete with declarations of his faith in God and Christ In his letter to Attorney General Bradford he laments that public officials are not bold enough about their Christian faith in public and that they should be ldquofervent advocates in the cause of

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 25

A m e r i c a rsquo s F o u n d e r s mdash

ChristiansorDeists

THERE IS ABUNDANT EVIDENCE TO REFUTE THE NOTION THAT THE FOUNDING FATHERS WERE ATHEISTS AGNOSTICS OR DEISTS

OR THAT THEY WANTED TO DIVORCE RELIGIOUS PRINCIPLES FROM PUBLIC AFFAIRS

First John 418 says ldquoThere is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear because fear involves torment But he who fears has not been made perfect in loverdquo (New King James Version) If our children know we love them and God loves them the enemy wonrsquot be able to get a foothold of fear in their lives

Never Use Fear to Motivate | Now as parents we must never use fear as a means of motivation Teaching our kids to respect something that is potentially dangerous like an automobile is one thing Teaching them to be afraid of it is something else altogether Obviously you would not want your child to run out into oncoming traffic But it would be wrong to tell them ldquoIf you go out into the street a car is going to run over you and kill yourdquo That would be motivating them through fear There is never a time when using a little fearmdashor a lot for that mattermdashis healthy Take the time to explain to your child that ldquoAn automobile is a lot bigger than you are If you run out in front of a moving car it has the ability to harm you If yoursquore going to cross the street make sure itrsquos saferdquo Instead of creating an element of fear yoursquore instilling in them a respect for what the automobile is capable of doing

247 Protection | Our children should also understand the protection thatrsquos available to them through Godrsquos Word Itrsquos something I learned as a kid and as a result I have confidence that Irsquom safe no matter where I am or what Irsquom

doing For instance I like to hunt and there are rattlesnakes and copperheads out in the woods And the truth is I canrsquot stand snakes If I see one Irsquom not about to pick it up and play with it But at the same time I wouldnrsquot be afraid of it or let it bother me Why Because as a kid I learned that I am protected because I have a covenant with God I learned that angels are around memdashprotecting me My parents taught me the promises of Psalm 91 and likewise Irsquom teaching my children that those promises are true for them 247 no matter where they are

Testing the Limits | While most children have to learn how to overcome fear there are those who are not afraid of anything Thatrsquos the way I was as a kidmdashconstantly testing the limits of everything I wanted to be a stuntman from the time I could ride a tricycle I tried to jump it and ride it fast Today my 5-year-old son Jonathan is the same way Itrsquos in his genes He recently learned to ride a bicycle and two

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b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

W When I was growing up my dad Kenneth Copeland taught me many valuable lessons He taught me about spiritual things and natural things But one of the most important lessons I learned from Dad was how not to allow fear in my life Thatrsquos a lesson Irsquom passing on to my children and itrsquos something I hope you would want to pass on to your children as well Of course the reality is that most children are naturally fearful So as parents we must take the time to explain to them that they have no reason to fear because God loves them and is always with them When children know they can count on Godmdashand they understand that God is much bigger than the ldquoboogeymanrdquo or anything else they may fearmdashit gives them a sense of safety and security To overcome fear kids just like adults must be fully persuaded that God in them is greater than anything that is in the world (1 John 44)

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

Being equipped to deal with fear makes it easier for a person to obey God in areas that could be challenging If children learn how to do that at an early age theyrsquoll be able to readily obey God and operate in a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo as adults Our children need to know how to live a lifestyle of rejecting fear and letting love rule and reign in their lives They learn that by watching us their parents Teach them to not fear the future and what could happen but to trust God and follow the Holy Spirit If we teach our children these things they will have a tremendous advantage in life VICTORY

John Copeland is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the son of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland He lives in Fort Worth Texas with his wife Marty and their three children

months later he built a ramp so he could jump his bicycle What do you do with a child like that Well we donrsquot need to teach him how not to be fearful because hersquos not afraid But we do have to supervise his activity as much as possible and take the time to teach him about being responsible in his actions Part of that is teaching him to wear his safety gear and training him to use as much good judgment as a 5-year-old can Of course we pray for him too and confess the Word over him and expect him to be protected and safe More than likely at some point in his life Jonathan will still have opportunities to overcome fear And wersquore equipping him to be able to do that as well

ldquoNo Fearrdquo Provides an Advantage in Life | Because Dad taught me how not to be fearful as a kid I have been able to overcome fear as an adult Although I never was afraid of much as a child or as a teenager I did have to overcome the fear of getting up in front of people to speak And the bottom line of that fear was the fear of failuremdashthe fear of what people would think of me But now when I have a speaking engagement or Irsquom scheduled to tape the broadcast I simply donrsquot allow fear to come in I focus on the fact that Irsquom doing this because I love people and I love our Partners I remind myself that this is far more important than what people think of me Even though public speaking still isnrsquot something I look forward to doing I simply say ldquoLord this is in Your hands and I know I can trust Yourdquo I know I have the Holy Ghost on the inside of me and I believe ldquoI can do all things through Christ who strengthens merdquo (Philippians 413 New King James Version) Our children need to know who they are in Christ and that they always have the help of the Holy Ghost Then no matter what obstacles they face theyrsquoll be able to handle them When something looks like it could be a major problem and the enemy tries to torment them with worry and fear he wonrsquot be able to succeed Theyrsquoll know how to resist fearmdashthe devilmdashand theyrsquoll also know how to listen for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Ghost Helping our children grow up with a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo will give them a great advantage in life Just think about how many times the Holy Spirit has prompted you to do something but you drew back because of fear For instance have you ever felt like you should go witness to your neighbor and the enemy immediately tried to talk you out of it He might have used the fear of rejectionmdashfear of what that person would say or fear of being laughed atmdashas a tactic to keep you from going next door But if you could have recognized that fear as the enemyrsquos strategy you would have known how to resist the devil so you could have obeyed God and talked to your neighbor about salvation

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

God never intended for His people to cope with fearHe intended for us to attack it on all fronts

Delivered From Fear by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland

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whenYou get to Heaven

Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 29

There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

gegegegegegege

no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

aringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaring

aringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaring

Salvation is more than just a sure trip to heavenmdashitrsquos literally everything you need Jesus provided it for you and He desires for you to enjoy all of salvationrsquos benefits In this dynamic series from Gloria Copeland yoursquoll discover

bull Why salvation is necessary bull What happened when you were saved bull How to enjoy all that salvation has to offermdash here and now bull Godrsquos will concerning your salvation

Get into the Word today And find out about all that Jesus did for you as you discover So Great Salvation

So Great Salvation6-tape series CDN $20 B050609

6-CD series CDN $20 B050610

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SoGreat Salvation

To order in Canada call toll free 1-877-480-3388 To place an order by mail please use the address on the last page Order online at shopkcmcanadaca

Healing SchoolJoin Gloria Copeland for a whole week of Healing School Learn how to receive

healing walk in health and pray for others to be healed

Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

9 Thu 10 Fri

13 14 15 16 17

20 21 22 23 24

27 28 29 30 1

SUNDAY BROADCASTSun

Kenneth Copeland Gloria Copeland

| J U N E | B E L I E V E R rsquo S V O I C E O F V I C T O R Y B R O A D C A S T C A L E N D A R

Watch the BVOV broadcast again and again Order your audio or video copies of the BVOV broadcast now by using the form in the center of this magazine

tape or CD Daily broadcast (one week) CDN$10Sunday broadcast CDN$5

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Tune in to the BVOV broadcast Monday through Friday and on Sunday each week at wwwkcmorg

BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

Gloria Copeland Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis and Creflo A Dollar Tune in and catch a glimpse of the convention experiencemdashthen make plans to attend and get immersed in the Word

Women of FaithBillye Brim joins Gloria Copeland for two weeks of faith and revelation Donrsquot miss a

minute of these powerful women of the Word

Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

God and His Word Donrsquot miss this week as they wrap things up

12

DAILY BROADCAST5 6 Mon 7 Tue 8 Wed

19

26

Billye Brim

1

Kenneth Copeland MinistriesPO Box 3111 STN LCD 1

Langley BC V3A 4R3

506

HOST HOTEL Anaheim Marriott | $103 singledouble | wwwanaheimmarriottcom | (714) 750-8000 Please mention KCM when making your reservation Reserve by 6805

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Visit our Web site for more information Meetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you Partners and Friends within Canada call (604) 572-4242

Jerry Savelle

Gloria Copeland

Kenneth Copeland

Jesse Duplantis

Creflo ADollar

Anaheim Calif

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday July 9 at 930 am

JULY4-9 Get Into the Overf low

Anaheim Convention Center | 800 W Katella AveAnaheim CA 92802 | (714) 765-8950

Unable to attend the meetings Join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and

Internet Radio at wwwkcmorg

live broadcast

Volunteer meeting Sunday July 3 at 3 pm in the Hilton Anaheim Pacific Ballroom

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadetsDana and Linda

JohnsonCommander

Kellie

2005

Overflow

First John 418 says ldquoThere is no fear in love but perfect love casts out fear because fear involves torment But he who fears has not been made perfect in loverdquo (New King James Version) If our children know we love them and God loves them the enemy wonrsquot be able to get a foothold of fear in their lives

Never Use Fear to Motivate | Now as parents we must never use fear as a means of motivation Teaching our kids to respect something that is potentially dangerous like an automobile is one thing Teaching them to be afraid of it is something else altogether Obviously you would not want your child to run out into oncoming traffic But it would be wrong to tell them ldquoIf you go out into the street a car is going to run over you and kill yourdquo That would be motivating them through fear There is never a time when using a little fearmdashor a lot for that mattermdashis healthy Take the time to explain to your child that ldquoAn automobile is a lot bigger than you are If you run out in front of a moving car it has the ability to harm you If yoursquore going to cross the street make sure itrsquos saferdquo Instead of creating an element of fear yoursquore instilling in them a respect for what the automobile is capable of doing

247 Protection | Our children should also understand the protection thatrsquos available to them through Godrsquos Word Itrsquos something I learned as a kid and as a result I have confidence that Irsquom safe no matter where I am or what Irsquom

doing For instance I like to hunt and there are rattlesnakes and copperheads out in the woods And the truth is I canrsquot stand snakes If I see one Irsquom not about to pick it up and play with it But at the same time I wouldnrsquot be afraid of it or let it bother me Why Because as a kid I learned that I am protected because I have a covenant with God I learned that angels are around memdashprotecting me My parents taught me the promises of Psalm 91 and likewise Irsquom teaching my children that those promises are true for them 247 no matter where they are

Testing the Limits | While most children have to learn how to overcome fear there are those who are not afraid of anything Thatrsquos the way I was as a kidmdashconstantly testing the limits of everything I wanted to be a stuntman from the time I could ride a tricycle I tried to jump it and ride it fast Today my 5-year-old son Jonathan is the same way Itrsquos in his genes He recently learned to ride a bicycle and two

26 | B V O V | J U N E rsquo 0 5

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

W When I was growing up my dad Kenneth Copeland taught me many valuable lessons He taught me about spiritual things and natural things But one of the most important lessons I learned from Dad was how not to allow fear in my life Thatrsquos a lesson Irsquom passing on to my children and itrsquos something I hope you would want to pass on to your children as well Of course the reality is that most children are naturally fearful So as parents we must take the time to explain to them that they have no reason to fear because God loves them and is always with them When children know they can count on Godmdashand they understand that God is much bigger than the ldquoboogeymanrdquo or anything else they may fearmdashit gives them a sense of safety and security To overcome fear kids just like adults must be fully persuaded that God in them is greater than anything that is in the world (1 John 44)

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

Being equipped to deal with fear makes it easier for a person to obey God in areas that could be challenging If children learn how to do that at an early age theyrsquoll be able to readily obey God and operate in a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo as adults Our children need to know how to live a lifestyle of rejecting fear and letting love rule and reign in their lives They learn that by watching us their parents Teach them to not fear the future and what could happen but to trust God and follow the Holy Spirit If we teach our children these things they will have a tremendous advantage in life VICTORY

John Copeland is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the son of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland He lives in Fort Worth Texas with his wife Marty and their three children

months later he built a ramp so he could jump his bicycle What do you do with a child like that Well we donrsquot need to teach him how not to be fearful because hersquos not afraid But we do have to supervise his activity as much as possible and take the time to teach him about being responsible in his actions Part of that is teaching him to wear his safety gear and training him to use as much good judgment as a 5-year-old can Of course we pray for him too and confess the Word over him and expect him to be protected and safe More than likely at some point in his life Jonathan will still have opportunities to overcome fear And wersquore equipping him to be able to do that as well

ldquoNo Fearrdquo Provides an Advantage in Life | Because Dad taught me how not to be fearful as a kid I have been able to overcome fear as an adult Although I never was afraid of much as a child or as a teenager I did have to overcome the fear of getting up in front of people to speak And the bottom line of that fear was the fear of failuremdashthe fear of what people would think of me But now when I have a speaking engagement or Irsquom scheduled to tape the broadcast I simply donrsquot allow fear to come in I focus on the fact that Irsquom doing this because I love people and I love our Partners I remind myself that this is far more important than what people think of me Even though public speaking still isnrsquot something I look forward to doing I simply say ldquoLord this is in Your hands and I know I can trust Yourdquo I know I have the Holy Ghost on the inside of me and I believe ldquoI can do all things through Christ who strengthens merdquo (Philippians 413 New King James Version) Our children need to know who they are in Christ and that they always have the help of the Holy Ghost Then no matter what obstacles they face theyrsquoll be able to handle them When something looks like it could be a major problem and the enemy tries to torment them with worry and fear he wonrsquot be able to succeed Theyrsquoll know how to resist fearmdashthe devilmdashand theyrsquoll also know how to listen for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Ghost Helping our children grow up with a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo will give them a great advantage in life Just think about how many times the Holy Spirit has prompted you to do something but you drew back because of fear For instance have you ever felt like you should go witness to your neighbor and the enemy immediately tried to talk you out of it He might have used the fear of rejectionmdashfear of what that person would say or fear of being laughed atmdashas a tactic to keep you from going next door But if you could have recognized that fear as the enemyrsquos strategy you would have known how to resist the devil so you could have obeyed God and talked to your neighbor about salvation

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

God never intended for His people to cope with fearHe intended for us to attack it on all fronts

Delivered From Fear by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland

5-tape series | CDN $25 B050629

5-CD series | CDN $25 B050630

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whenYou get to Heaven

Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 29

There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

gegegegegegege

no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

aringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaring

aringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaring

Salvation is more than just a sure trip to heavenmdashitrsquos literally everything you need Jesus provided it for you and He desires for you to enjoy all of salvationrsquos benefits In this dynamic series from Gloria Copeland yoursquoll discover

bull Why salvation is necessary bull What happened when you were saved bull How to enjoy all that salvation has to offermdash here and now bull Godrsquos will concerning your salvation

Get into the Word today And find out about all that Jesus did for you as you discover So Great Salvation

So Great Salvation6-tape series CDN $20 B050609

6-CD series CDN $20 B050610

ltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltlt

SoGreat Salvation

To order in Canada call toll free 1-877-480-3388 To place an order by mail please use the address on the last page Order online at shopkcmcanadaca

Healing SchoolJoin Gloria Copeland for a whole week of Healing School Learn how to receive

healing walk in health and pray for others to be healed

Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

9 Thu 10 Fri

13 14 15 16 17

20 21 22 23 24

27 28 29 30 1

SUNDAY BROADCASTSun

Kenneth Copeland Gloria Copeland

| J U N E | B E L I E V E R rsquo S V O I C E O F V I C T O R Y B R O A D C A S T C A L E N D A R

Watch the BVOV broadcast again and again Order your audio or video copies of the BVOV broadcast now by using the form in the center of this magazine

tape or CD Daily broadcast (one week) CDN$10Sunday broadcast CDN$5

video or DVD Daily broadcast (one week) CDN$21Sunday broadcast CDN$15

Tune in to the BVOV broadcast Monday through Friday and on Sunday each week at wwwkcmorg

BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

Gloria Copeland Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis and Creflo A Dollar Tune in and catch a glimpse of the convention experiencemdashthen make plans to attend and get immersed in the Word

Women of FaithBillye Brim joins Gloria Copeland for two weeks of faith and revelation Donrsquot miss a

minute of these powerful women of the Word

Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

God and His Word Donrsquot miss this week as they wrap things up

12

DAILY BROADCAST5 6 Mon 7 Tue 8 Wed

19

26

Billye Brim

1

Kenneth Copeland MinistriesPO Box 3111 STN LCD 1

Langley BC V3A 4R3

506

HOST HOTEL Anaheim Marriott | $103 singledouble | wwwanaheimmarriottcom | (714) 750-8000 Please mention KCM when making your reservation Reserve by 6805

Anaheim Hilton | $114 singledouble | wwwanaheimhiltoncom | (714) 750-4321 Please ask for rate code WCB when making your reservation Reserve by 6105

Radisson Hotel Maingate | $79 singledouble | wwwradissoncomanaheimca_maingate(714) 750-2801 | Please mention KCM when making your reservation Reserve by 61105

Visit our Web site for more information Meetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you Partners and Friends within Canada call (604) 572-4242

Jerry Savelle

Gloria Copeland

Kenneth Copeland

Jesse Duplantis

Creflo ADollar

Anaheim Calif

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday July 9 at 930 am

JULY4-9 Get Into the Overf low

Anaheim Convention Center | 800 W Katella AveAnaheim CA 92802 | (714) 765-8950

Unable to attend the meetings Join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and

Internet Radio at wwwkcmorg

live broadcast

Volunteer meeting Sunday July 3 at 3 pm in the Hilton Anaheim Pacific Ballroom

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadetsDana and Linda

JohnsonCommander

Kellie

2005

Overflow

Being equipped to deal with fear makes it easier for a person to obey God in areas that could be challenging If children learn how to do that at an early age theyrsquoll be able to readily obey God and operate in a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo as adults Our children need to know how to live a lifestyle of rejecting fear and letting love rule and reign in their lives They learn that by watching us their parents Teach them to not fear the future and what could happen but to trust God and follow the Holy Spirit If we teach our children these things they will have a tremendous advantage in life VICTORY

John Copeland is CEO of Kenneth Copeland Ministries and the son of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland He lives in Fort Worth Texas with his wife Marty and their three children

months later he built a ramp so he could jump his bicycle What do you do with a child like that Well we donrsquot need to teach him how not to be fearful because hersquos not afraid But we do have to supervise his activity as much as possible and take the time to teach him about being responsible in his actions Part of that is teaching him to wear his safety gear and training him to use as much good judgment as a 5-year-old can Of course we pray for him too and confess the Word over him and expect him to be protected and safe More than likely at some point in his life Jonathan will still have opportunities to overcome fear And wersquore equipping him to be able to do that as well

ldquoNo Fearrdquo Provides an Advantage in Life | Because Dad taught me how not to be fearful as a kid I have been able to overcome fear as an adult Although I never was afraid of much as a child or as a teenager I did have to overcome the fear of getting up in front of people to speak And the bottom line of that fear was the fear of failuremdashthe fear of what people would think of me But now when I have a speaking engagement or Irsquom scheduled to tape the broadcast I simply donrsquot allow fear to come in I focus on the fact that Irsquom doing this because I love people and I love our Partners I remind myself that this is far more important than what people think of me Even though public speaking still isnrsquot something I look forward to doing I simply say ldquoLord this is in Your hands and I know I can trust Yourdquo I know I have the Holy Ghost on the inside of me and I believe ldquoI can do all things through Christ who strengthens merdquo (Philippians 413 New King James Version) Our children need to know who they are in Christ and that they always have the help of the Holy Ghost Then no matter what obstacles they face theyrsquoll be able to handle them When something looks like it could be a major problem and the enemy tries to torment them with worry and fear he wonrsquot be able to succeed Theyrsquoll know how to resist fearmdashthe devilmdashand theyrsquoll also know how to listen for the guidance and wisdom of the Holy Ghost Helping our children grow up with a lifestyle of ldquono fearrdquo will give them a great advantage in life Just think about how many times the Holy Spirit has prompted you to do something but you drew back because of fear For instance have you ever felt like you should go witness to your neighbor and the enemy immediately tried to talk you out of it He might have used the fear of rejectionmdashfear of what that person would say or fear of being laughed atmdashas a tactic to keep you from going next door But if you could have recognized that fear as the enemyrsquos strategy you would have known how to resist the devil so you could have obeyed God and talked to your neighbor about salvation

b y J o h n C o p e l a n d

Teaching Our Children to

ldquoFEARNOTrdquo

God never intended for His people to cope with fearHe intended for us to attack it on all fronts

Delivered From Fear by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland

5-tape series | CDN $25 B050629

5-CD series | CDN $25 B050630

To order in Canada call toll free 1-877-480-3388 To place an order by mail please use the address on the last page Order online at shopkcmcanadaca

whenYou get to Heaven

Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 29

There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

gegegegegegege

no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

aringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaring

aringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaring

Salvation is more than just a sure trip to heavenmdashitrsquos literally everything you need Jesus provided it for you and He desires for you to enjoy all of salvationrsquos benefits In this dynamic series from Gloria Copeland yoursquoll discover

bull Why salvation is necessary bull What happened when you were saved bull How to enjoy all that salvation has to offermdash here and now bull Godrsquos will concerning your salvation

Get into the Word today And find out about all that Jesus did for you as you discover So Great Salvation

So Great Salvation6-tape series CDN $20 B050609

6-CD series CDN $20 B050610

ltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltlt

SoGreat Salvation

To order in Canada call toll free 1-877-480-3388 To place an order by mail please use the address on the last page Order online at shopkcmcanadaca

Healing SchoolJoin Gloria Copeland for a whole week of Healing School Learn how to receive

healing walk in health and pray for others to be healed

Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

9 Thu 10 Fri

13 14 15 16 17

20 21 22 23 24

27 28 29 30 1

SUNDAY BROADCASTSun

Kenneth Copeland Gloria Copeland

| J U N E | B E L I E V E R rsquo S V O I C E O F V I C T O R Y B R O A D C A S T C A L E N D A R

Watch the BVOV broadcast again and again Order your audio or video copies of the BVOV broadcast now by using the form in the center of this magazine

tape or CD Daily broadcast (one week) CDN$10Sunday broadcast CDN$5

video or DVD Daily broadcast (one week) CDN$21Sunday broadcast CDN$15

Tune in to the BVOV broadcast Monday through Friday and on Sunday each week at wwwkcmorg

BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

Gloria Copeland Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis and Creflo A Dollar Tune in and catch a glimpse of the convention experiencemdashthen make plans to attend and get immersed in the Word

Women of FaithBillye Brim joins Gloria Copeland for two weeks of faith and revelation Donrsquot miss a

minute of these powerful women of the Word

Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

God and His Word Donrsquot miss this week as they wrap things up

12

DAILY BROADCAST5 6 Mon 7 Tue 8 Wed

19

26

Billye Brim

1

Kenneth Copeland MinistriesPO Box 3111 STN LCD 1

Langley BC V3A 4R3

506

HOST HOTEL Anaheim Marriott | $103 singledouble | wwwanaheimmarriottcom | (714) 750-8000 Please mention KCM when making your reservation Reserve by 6805

Anaheim Hilton | $114 singledouble | wwwanaheimhiltoncom | (714) 750-4321 Please ask for rate code WCB when making your reservation Reserve by 6105

Radisson Hotel Maingate | $79 singledouble | wwwradissoncomanaheimca_maingate(714) 750-2801 | Please mention KCM when making your reservation Reserve by 61105

Visit our Web site for more information Meetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you Partners and Friends within Canada call (604) 572-4242

Jerry Savelle

Gloria Copeland

Kenneth Copeland

Jesse Duplantis

Creflo ADollar

Anaheim Calif

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday July 9 at 930 am

JULY4-9 Get Into the Overf low

Anaheim Convention Center | 800 W Katella AveAnaheim CA 92802 | (714) 765-8950

Unable to attend the meetings Join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and

Internet Radio at wwwkcmorg

live broadcast

Volunteer meeting Sunday July 3 at 3 pm in the Hilton Anaheim Pacific Ballroom

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadetsDana and Linda

JohnsonCommander

Kellie

2005

Overflow

whenYou get to Heaven

Jesus is coming soon L Although no one knows for certain the day or the hour I believe this is the generation that will see the return of the Lord When Jesusrsquo disciples asked ldquoWhat shall be the sign of thy coming and of the end of the worldrdquo He said

Take heed that no man deceive you For many shall come in my name saying I am Christ and shall deceive many And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars see that ye be not troubled for all these things must come to pass but the end is not yet For nation shall rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom and there shall be famines and pestilences and earthquakes in divers places All these are the beginning of sorrows (Matthew 244-8)

These events Jesus spoke of are all around us There is a deluge of wars rumors of wars and earthquakes in our day But notice Jesus has commanded us to ldquobe not troubledrdquo even under these circumstances L

If we are saved and living a faithful life we can be perfectly peaceful no matter what is going on around us L Believers need not be troubled about the end timesmdashwe should be excited and prepared In Matthew 24 Jesus went on to say ldquoTherefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh Who then is a faithful and wise servant whom his lord hath made ruler over his household to give them meat in due season Blessed is that servant whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doingrdquo (verses 44-46) L Being ready means being wise and faithful servants This may not be the last generation but itrsquos our last generation When Jesus comes we must be doing what He has told us to do

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Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 29

There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

gegegegegegege

no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

aringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaring

aringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaring

Salvation is more than just a sure trip to heavenmdashitrsquos literally everything you need Jesus provided it for you and He desires for you to enjoy all of salvationrsquos benefits In this dynamic series from Gloria Copeland yoursquoll discover

bull Why salvation is necessary bull What happened when you were saved bull How to enjoy all that salvation has to offermdash here and now bull Godrsquos will concerning your salvation

Get into the Word today And find out about all that Jesus did for you as you discover So Great Salvation

So Great Salvation6-tape series CDN $20 B050609

6-CD series CDN $20 B050610

ltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltlt

SoGreat Salvation

To order in Canada call toll free 1-877-480-3388 To place an order by mail please use the address on the last page Order online at shopkcmcanadaca

Healing SchoolJoin Gloria Copeland for a whole week of Healing School Learn how to receive

healing walk in health and pray for others to be healed

Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

9 Thu 10 Fri

13 14 15 16 17

20 21 22 23 24

27 28 29 30 1

SUNDAY BROADCASTSun

Kenneth Copeland Gloria Copeland

| J U N E | B E L I E V E R rsquo S V O I C E O F V I C T O R Y B R O A D C A S T C A L E N D A R

Watch the BVOV broadcast again and again Order your audio or video copies of the BVOV broadcast now by using the form in the center of this magazine

tape or CD Daily broadcast (one week) CDN$10Sunday broadcast CDN$5

video or DVD Daily broadcast (one week) CDN$21Sunday broadcast CDN$15

Tune in to the BVOV broadcast Monday through Friday and on Sunday each week at wwwkcmorg

BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

Gloria Copeland Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis and Creflo A Dollar Tune in and catch a glimpse of the convention experiencemdashthen make plans to attend and get immersed in the Word

Women of FaithBillye Brim joins Gloria Copeland for two weeks of faith and revelation Donrsquot miss a

minute of these powerful women of the Word

Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

God and His Word Donrsquot miss this week as they wrap things up

12

DAILY BROADCAST5 6 Mon 7 Tue 8 Wed

19

26

Billye Brim

1

Kenneth Copeland MinistriesPO Box 3111 STN LCD 1

Langley BC V3A 4R3

506

HOST HOTEL Anaheim Marriott | $103 singledouble | wwwanaheimmarriottcom | (714) 750-8000 Please mention KCM when making your reservation Reserve by 6805

Anaheim Hilton | $114 singledouble | wwwanaheimhiltoncom | (714) 750-4321 Please ask for rate code WCB when making your reservation Reserve by 6105

Radisson Hotel Maingate | $79 singledouble | wwwradissoncomanaheimca_maingate(714) 750-2801 | Please mention KCM when making your reservation Reserve by 61105

Visit our Web site for more information Meetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you Partners and Friends within Canada call (604) 572-4242

Jerry Savelle

Gloria Copeland

Kenneth Copeland

Jesse Duplantis

Creflo ADollar

Anaheim Calif

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday July 9 at 930 am

JULY4-9 Get Into the Overf low

Anaheim Convention Center | 800 W Katella AveAnaheim CA 92802 | (714) 765-8950

Unable to attend the meetings Join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and

Internet Radio at wwwkcmorg

live broadcast

Volunteer meeting Sunday July 3 at 3 pm in the Hilton Anaheim Pacific Ballroom

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadetsDana and Linda

JohnsonCommander

Kellie

2005

Overflow

Eternal Rewards | When we are faithful we are blessed in this life and rewarded in the next What we do now determines our eternal rewards It rsquos up to us Now if yoursquore a Christian but you havenrsquot been faithful you need to make a change If yoursquore thinking Irsquom not ready for the Lord to come I havenrsquot done what He told me to do then yoursquod better get busy Because 1 Corinthians 313-15 explains that the work of a Christian will be judged

The work of each [one] will become [plainly openly] known (shown for what it is) for the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it because it will be revealed with fire and the fire will test and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done If the work which any person has built on this Foundation [any product of his efforts whatever] survives [this test] he will get his reward But if any personrsquos work is burned up [under the test] he will suffer the loss [of it all losing his reward] though he

himself will be saved but only as [one who has passed] through fire (The Amplif ied Bible)

This is the judgment Christians will experiencemdashldquothe worth of the work each person has donerdquo will

be judged and rewarded accordingly This judgment has nothing to do with where wersquoll spend eternity That issue was settled when we were born again and received Jesus as our Lord and Savior John 315-19 in The Amplif ied Bible explains

In order that everyone who believes in Him [who cleaves to Him trusts Him and relies on Him] may not perish but have eternal life and [actually] live forever For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten (unique) Son so that whoever believes in (trusts in clings to relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life For God did not send the Son into the world in order to judge (to reject to condemn to pass sentence on) the world but that the world might find salvation and be made safe and sound through Him He who believes in Him [who clings to trusts in relies on Him] is not judged [he who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection

Safe in the ArkmdashNot in the Dark | Noahrsquos life is a good example of how a wise and faithful servant is blessed Even though he was ridiculed Noah did what God told him to do and his obedience paid off He and his family were protected when the flood washed everything and everyone else away The Bible also tells us that the time just before the coming of the Lord will be as it was in the days of Noah

But of that day and hour knoweth no man no not the angels of heaven but my Father only But as the days of Noe were so shall also the coming of the Son of man be For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking marrying and giving in marriage until the day that Noe entered into the ark and knew not until the flood came and took them all away so shall also the coming of the Son of man be Watch therefore for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come (Matthew 2436-39 42)

Noah was a preacher of righteousness in a wicked world Genesis 69 says ldquoNoah was a just and righteous man blameless in his [evil] generation Noah walked [in habitual fellowship] with Godrdquo (The Amplif ied Bible)

People thought he was crazy when he obeyed God and built the ark Isnrsquot that exactly what worldly people think about us today Because we obey God they say things like ldquoThose crazy Christians donrsquot lie or cheat or drink or take drugs Look at all theyrsquore missing They believe the end is near and Jesus is coming back soonrdquo Yes we do believe that And yes just look at all the misery wersquore missing We donrsquot do things people in the world do because we know of a better waymdasha way of joy and peace and blessing They donrsquot understand why we choose to live in righteousness nor do they understand the time in which we live Matthew 2439 in the New International Version says the people in Noahrsquos day ldquoknew nothing about what would happen until the flood came and took them all away That is how it will be at the coming of the Son of Manrdquo People not living for God werenrsquot ready then and theyrsquore not ready now However if we are wise and faithful servants we will be blessed and prepared We can be like Noah and his family and be safe in the ark not in the dark

J U N E rsquo 0 5 | B V O V | 29

There are rewards in heaven and when I get there I want to hear Jesus sayldquoWell donerdquo

gegegegegegege

no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

aringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaring

aringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaring

Salvation is more than just a sure trip to heavenmdashitrsquos literally everything you need Jesus provided it for you and He desires for you to enjoy all of salvationrsquos benefits In this dynamic series from Gloria Copeland yoursquoll discover

bull Why salvation is necessary bull What happened when you were saved bull How to enjoy all that salvation has to offermdash here and now bull Godrsquos will concerning your salvation

Get into the Word today And find out about all that Jesus did for you as you discover So Great Salvation

So Great Salvation6-tape series CDN $20 B050609

6-CD series CDN $20 B050610

ltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltlt

SoGreat Salvation

To order in Canada call toll free 1-877-480-3388 To place an order by mail please use the address on the last page Order online at shopkcmcanadaca

Healing SchoolJoin Gloria Copeland for a whole week of Healing School Learn how to receive

healing walk in health and pray for others to be healed

Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

9 Thu 10 Fri

13 14 15 16 17

20 21 22 23 24

27 28 29 30 1

SUNDAY BROADCASTSun

Kenneth Copeland Gloria Copeland

| J U N E | B E L I E V E R rsquo S V O I C E O F V I C T O R Y B R O A D C A S T C A L E N D A R

Watch the BVOV broadcast again and again Order your audio or video copies of the BVOV broadcast now by using the form in the center of this magazine

tape or CD Daily broadcast (one week) CDN$10Sunday broadcast CDN$5

video or DVD Daily broadcast (one week) CDN$21Sunday broadcast CDN$15

Tune in to the BVOV broadcast Monday through Friday and on Sunday each week at wwwkcmorg

BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

Gloria Copeland Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis and Creflo A Dollar Tune in and catch a glimpse of the convention experiencemdashthen make plans to attend and get immersed in the Word

Women of FaithBillye Brim joins Gloria Copeland for two weeks of faith and revelation Donrsquot miss a

minute of these powerful women of the Word

Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

God and His Word Donrsquot miss this week as they wrap things up

12

DAILY BROADCAST5 6 Mon 7 Tue 8 Wed

19

26

Billye Brim

1

Kenneth Copeland MinistriesPO Box 3111 STN LCD 1

Langley BC V3A 4R3

506

HOST HOTEL Anaheim Marriott | $103 singledouble | wwwanaheimmarriottcom | (714) 750-8000 Please mention KCM when making your reservation Reserve by 6805

Anaheim Hilton | $114 singledouble | wwwanaheimhiltoncom | (714) 750-4321 Please ask for rate code WCB when making your reservation Reserve by 6105

Radisson Hotel Maingate | $79 singledouble | wwwradissoncomanaheimca_maingate(714) 750-2801 | Please mention KCM when making your reservation Reserve by 61105

Visit our Web site for more information Meetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you Partners and Friends within Canada call (604) 572-4242

Jerry Savelle

Gloria Copeland

Kenneth Copeland

Jesse Duplantis

Creflo ADollar

Anaheim Calif

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday July 9 at 930 am

JULY4-9 Get Into the Overf low

Anaheim Convention Center | 800 W Katella AveAnaheim CA 92802 | (714) 765-8950

Unable to attend the meetings Join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and

Internet Radio at wwwkcmorg

live broadcast

Volunteer meeting Sunday July 3 at 3 pm in the Hilton Anaheim Pacific Ballroom

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadetsDana and Linda

JohnsonCommander

Kellie

2005

Overflow

no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnation] but he who does not believe (cleave to rely on trust in Him) is judged already [he has already been convicted and has already received his sentence] because he has not believed in and trusted in the name of the only begotten Son of God [He is condemned for refusing to let his trust rest in Christ rsquos name] The [basis of the] judgment (indictment the test by which men are judged the ground for the sentence) lies in this the Light has come into the world and people have loved the darkness rather than and more than the Light for their works (deeds) were evil

Jesus is the Light that has come into the world ( John 812) Those who reject the Light stay in darkness By not making Jesus their Savior and Lord they are judged and sentenced already However if we have been born again Jesus is our SaviormdashHe has saved us And ldquohe who trusts in Him never comes up for judgment for him there is no rejection no condemnationmdashhe incurs no damnationrdquo We are not guilty Not only that as believers we are in line to receive rewards in heaven When I get there I want to hear Jesus say ldquoWell donerdquo I donrsquot intend to hear Him ask ldquoWellrdquo and have to stammer some lame excuse for why I didnrsquot obey Him Irsquove decided that as long as I have breath Irsquoll be faithful to God and His Word Irsquoll do what He tells me to do Now is the time to get things straight in your life and be ready for His coming So if yoursquove never made Jesus the Savior and Lord of your life do it today (There is a prayer of salvation on page 3 to help you) It is the best decision yoursquoll ever make If yoursquore a person who has received Jesus as your Savior but yoursquove walked away from God repent right nowmdashjust turn around and go back to God Repentance reminds me of a device I have in my car that gives directions When Irsquom driving if I miss a turn this device says ldquoMake a legal U-turn at the next intersectionrdquo Thatrsquos repentance If yoursquore living away from God and going in the wrong direction make a legal U-turn and go back to Him Ask Him to forgive youmdashand He will God loves you and Hersquoll receive you Then make a decision to walk in faith and be faithful to Him You donrsquot have to worry or be fearful about the future walking with God You already know where you will be spending eternity And if yoursquore faithful to God and obedient to do what He tells you yoursquoll hear Him say ldquoWell done good and faithful servantrdquo VICTORY

The death and resurrection of Jesus is more than just your ticket to heaven It rsquos all part of

aringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaring

aringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaringaring

Salvation is more than just a sure trip to heavenmdashitrsquos literally everything you need Jesus provided it for you and He desires for you to enjoy all of salvationrsquos benefits In this dynamic series from Gloria Copeland yoursquoll discover

bull Why salvation is necessary bull What happened when you were saved bull How to enjoy all that salvation has to offermdash here and now bull Godrsquos will concerning your salvation

Get into the Word today And find out about all that Jesus did for you as you discover So Great Salvation

So Great Salvation6-tape series CDN $20 B050609

6-CD series CDN $20 B050610

ltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltltlt

SoGreat Salvation

To order in Canada call toll free 1-877-480-3388 To place an order by mail please use the address on the last page Order online at shopkcmcanadaca

Healing SchoolJoin Gloria Copeland for a whole week of Healing School Learn how to receive

healing walk in health and pray for others to be healed

Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

9 Thu 10 Fri

13 14 15 16 17

20 21 22 23 24

27 28 29 30 1

SUNDAY BROADCASTSun

Kenneth Copeland Gloria Copeland

| J U N E | B E L I E V E R rsquo S V O I C E O F V I C T O R Y B R O A D C A S T C A L E N D A R

Watch the BVOV broadcast again and again Order your audio or video copies of the BVOV broadcast now by using the form in the center of this magazine

tape or CD Daily broadcast (one week) CDN$10Sunday broadcast CDN$5

video or DVD Daily broadcast (one week) CDN$21Sunday broadcast CDN$15

Tune in to the BVOV broadcast Monday through Friday and on Sunday each week at wwwkcmorg

BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

Gloria Copeland Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis and Creflo A Dollar Tune in and catch a glimpse of the convention experiencemdashthen make plans to attend and get immersed in the Word

Women of FaithBillye Brim joins Gloria Copeland for two weeks of faith and revelation Donrsquot miss a

minute of these powerful women of the Word

Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

God and His Word Donrsquot miss this week as they wrap things up

12

DAILY BROADCAST5 6 Mon 7 Tue 8 Wed

19

26

Billye Brim

1

Kenneth Copeland MinistriesPO Box 3111 STN LCD 1

Langley BC V3A 4R3

506

HOST HOTEL Anaheim Marriott | $103 singledouble | wwwanaheimmarriottcom | (714) 750-8000 Please mention KCM when making your reservation Reserve by 6805

Anaheim Hilton | $114 singledouble | wwwanaheimhiltoncom | (714) 750-4321 Please ask for rate code WCB when making your reservation Reserve by 6105

Radisson Hotel Maingate | $79 singledouble | wwwradissoncomanaheimca_maingate(714) 750-2801 | Please mention KCM when making your reservation Reserve by 61105

Visit our Web site for more information Meetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you Partners and Friends within Canada call (604) 572-4242

Jerry Savelle

Gloria Copeland

Kenneth Copeland

Jesse Duplantis

Creflo ADollar

Anaheim Calif

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday July 9 at 930 am

JULY4-9 Get Into the Overf low

Anaheim Convention Center | 800 W Katella AveAnaheim CA 92802 | (714) 765-8950

Unable to attend the meetings Join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and

Internet Radio at wwwkcmorg

live broadcast

Volunteer meeting Sunday July 3 at 3 pm in the Hilton Anaheim Pacific Ballroom

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadetsDana and Linda

JohnsonCommander

Kellie

2005

Overflow

Healing SchoolJoin Gloria Copeland for a whole week of Healing School Learn how to receive

healing walk in health and pray for others to be healed

Gloria CopelandSetting the Stage for Long Life

If yoursquoll be obedient in both natural and spiritual laws you can live a long life You canrsquot do it in the natural but

you can with the Word of God

9 Thu 10 Fri

13 14 15 16 17

20 21 22 23 24

27 28 29 30 1

SUNDAY BROADCASTSun

Kenneth Copeland Gloria Copeland

| J U N E | B E L I E V E R rsquo S V O I C E O F V I C T O R Y B R O A D C A S T C A L E N D A R

Watch the BVOV broadcast again and again Order your audio or video copies of the BVOV broadcast now by using the form in the center of this magazine

tape or CD Daily broadcast (one week) CDN$10Sunday broadcast CDN$5

video or DVD Daily broadcast (one week) CDN$21Sunday broadcast CDN$15

Tune in to the BVOV broadcast Monday through Friday and on Sunday each week at wwwkcmorg

BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY VOLUME 33 NUMBER 6 June 2005 BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc a nonprofit corporation Fort Worth Texas copy 2005 Kenneth Copeland Ministries Inc All rights reserved Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY and the logo on the back page are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church IncKenneth Copeland Ministries Inc in the United States and international countries where BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY circulates Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends Printed in the United States of America For a free subscription write to Kenneth Copeland Ministries Fort Worth TX 76192-0001 or sign up online at wwwkcmorg Because all BELIEVERrsquoS VOICE OF VICTORY issues are preplanned we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts Marketing ManagerKelly Weekly Publishing ManagerGlenda Bunkofske Managing EditorKim Culp EditorsDeborah Ide Barbara Morley WritersKaren Adlong Rick Bunkofske Christopher Maselli Gena Maselli Don Turner Editorial AssistantsEileen Hooley Melissa Johnson ProofersJohn Caccomo Jean De Long Michelle Harris Melissa Trammell Senior DesignerMichael Augustat Advertising CoordinatorJoy Hoekstra Production CoordinatorLynette Lundy Type CoordinatorJoyce Glasgow

John Copeland

Gloria CopelandRecipe for Long Life

The Bible gives us a recipe for long life It says if you want to see good days keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips that they speak no guile Join Gloria Copeland as

she teaches how to use this recipe in your life

Kenneth and John CopelandFatherrsquos Day

Kenneth and John Copeland spend a special Fatherrsquos Day together reminiscing Join them to find out what God

has taught them over the years

Kenneth CopelandThe Armor of Light

Inside the armor of lightmdashthe secret place of the Most Highmdashthere is total and complete protection And

thatrsquos what Psalm 91 is all about The word armor in the Hebrew could be considered ldquoa bubble a complete

coveringrdquo Join us to find out what it takes to live in your own bubble of protection

Prosperity Overflow Convention SpecialDonrsquot miss this week of highlights from our annual conventions Speakers include Kenneth and

Gloria Copeland Jerry Savelle Jesse Duplantis and Creflo A Dollar Tune in and catch a glimpse of the convention experiencemdashthen make plans to attend and get immersed in the Word

Women of FaithBillye Brim joins Gloria Copeland for two weeks of faith and revelation Donrsquot miss a

minute of these powerful women of the Word

Theyrsquore BackGloria Copeland and Billye Brim continue sharing their latest revelations from

God and His Word Donrsquot miss this week as they wrap things up

12

DAILY BROADCAST5 6 Mon 7 Tue 8 Wed

19

26

Billye Brim

1

Kenneth Copeland MinistriesPO Box 3111 STN LCD 1

Langley BC V3A 4R3

506

HOST HOTEL Anaheim Marriott | $103 singledouble | wwwanaheimmarriottcom | (714) 750-8000 Please mention KCM when making your reservation Reserve by 6805

Anaheim Hilton | $114 singledouble | wwwanaheimhiltoncom | (714) 750-4321 Please ask for rate code WCB when making your reservation Reserve by 6105

Radisson Hotel Maingate | $79 singledouble | wwwradissoncomanaheimca_maingate(714) 750-2801 | Please mention KCM when making your reservation Reserve by 61105

Visit our Web site for more information Meetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you Partners and Friends within Canada call (604) 572-4242

Jerry Savelle

Gloria Copeland

Kenneth Copeland

Jesse Duplantis

Creflo ADollar

Anaheim Calif

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday July 9 at 930 am

JULY4-9 Get Into the Overf low

Anaheim Convention Center | 800 W Katella AveAnaheim CA 92802 | (714) 765-8950

Unable to attend the meetings Join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and

Internet Radio at wwwkcmorg

live broadcast

Volunteer meeting Sunday July 3 at 3 pm in the Hilton Anaheim Pacific Ballroom

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadetsDana and Linda

JohnsonCommander

Kellie

2005

Overflow

1

Kenneth Copeland MinistriesPO Box 3111 STN LCD 1

Langley BC V3A 4R3

506

HOST HOTEL Anaheim Marriott | $103 singledouble | wwwanaheimmarriottcom | (714) 750-8000 Please mention KCM when making your reservation Reserve by 6805

Anaheim Hilton | $114 singledouble | wwwanaheimhiltoncom | (714) 750-4321 Please ask for rate code WCB when making your reservation Reserve by 6105

Radisson Hotel Maingate | $79 singledouble | wwwradissoncomanaheimca_maingate(714) 750-2801 | Please mention KCM when making your reservation Reserve by 61105

Visit our Web site for more information Meetings are subject to change without notice For updated information please log on to wwwkcmorg or call the KCM office nearest you Partners and Friends within Canada call (604) 572-4242

Jerry Savelle

Gloria Copeland

Kenneth Copeland

Jesse Duplantis

Creflo ADollar

Anaheim Calif

Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday July 9 at 930 am

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Anaheim Convention Center | 800 W Katella AveAnaheim CA 92802 | (714) 765-8950

Unable to attend the meetings Join us via a live broadcast through Internet BVOV TV and

Internet Radio at wwwkcmorg

live broadcast

Volunteer meeting Sunday July 3 at 3 pm in the Hilton Anaheim Pacific Ballroom

Calling all kids ages 6-12Join us for Superkid Academy with Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie Itrsquos like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE And donrsquot miss Saturdayhellipwhere you can be a part of our very own Healing School See you there cadetsDana and Linda

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