Imagine for a moment that somebody provided a servant for you. | A rich friend just decided to bless you by hiring someone to help you—around the house, at the office, wherever you need assistance. | Once you thanked your friend for his kindness, what would you do? | You’d put that servant to work, that’s what. You’d give him a list of all the things you’ve dreamed of getting done but haven’t had time to do yourself. Housecleaning. Gardening. Detailing the car. The list would go on and on…
You certainly wouldn’t leave the servant sitting on the couch all day with nothing to do. You wouldn’t let him idle away his time watching television while you rushed around trying to get things done by yourself. That would be foolish. That would be a waste of the servant’s time, and your friend’s generosity.
Nobody in their right mind would do that. Yet spiritually speaking, we as believers do it all the time. We neglect the spiritual assistance we’ve been given. We leave the servant called faith, which God has so graciously provided for us, sitting around idly with nothing to do.
“Wait a minute,” somebody might say. “Did you just call faith our servant?”
Yes, I did. But I didn’t come up with the concept myself. I got it from Jesus. He compared faith to a servant in Luke 17. When the disciples asked Him to increase their faith, He said,
“If you have faith as a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. And which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he has come in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’? But will he not rather say to him, ‘Prepare something for my supper, and gird yourself and serve me till I have eaten and drunk, and afterward you will eat
and drink’? Does he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I think not” (verses 6-9, New King James Version).
A White-Hot Expectation
Obviously Jesus didn’t view faith the way most people do today. He didn’t see it as something fragile and religious—meant to be used like fancy china, only on special occasions. Jesus considered faith a workhorse, an ablebodied helper given to us by God to roll up its sleeves and get the job done.
Exactly what job is faith designed to do?
It is designed to transfer material from the realm of the spirit into this natural realm. Faith goes into the spiritual world, lays hold of what is already there and manifests it in the natural world of matter. Hebrews 11:1 says it this way: “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
Faith is what clothes our God-given, Bible-based hopes with natural substance. It’s what makes them become a reality in this material world. So when believers don’t cultivate hope in their hearts, faith is left with nothing to do.
“But, Brother Copeland,” you might say, “I have lots of hope. I’m hoping for a better job. I hope my kids will do well in school. I’m hoping it won’t rain tomorrow so I can go fishing.”
That’s not hoping. That’s wishing. True Bible hope is much more powerful than that. The definition of the Greek words translated hope in the New Testament literally means “an intense, white-hot expectation that something is coming to pass.”
Most believers have very little of that kind of hope because it’s born out of Holy Spirit-inspired dreams—dreams based and built on the promises of God’s Word and heaven’s bounty. A dream becomes hope when the dreamer starts expecting it to come to pass.
And there lies the problem. Too many believers have stopped dreaming.
Faith is what clothes our Godgiven, Bible-based hopes with natural substance. It’s what makes them become a reality in this material world.
Not Just Kid Stuff
As for me, I’ve been a dreamer all my life. As a little boy, I had an imagination as big as all outdoors. (I still do. I can entertain myself for hours.) One of my most enduring dreams began when I was a kid during World War II. There was an Army air base just outside the West Texas town where I grew up and they used to fly squadrons of P-47 Thunderbolts out of there. Since I was practically born with the desire to fly, I’d lie on my back porch and imagine what it would be like to be in those planes looking down through the clouds at my house.
Once when I was about 8 years old, a man who owned a Lockheed X offered to fly my dad and me around the city and I got to sit up front with the pilot. I absolutely couldn’t keep my hands off the yoke. We ended up sitting on the ground for a while and I spent the whole time in the cockpit making airplane noises and dreaming about flying that plane.
I realize that just sounds like kid stuff to most people, but over the years that dream became a hope, and by the time I was in my 20s I was flying airplanes for a living. My dream had become a reality.
If that was the end of the story, my dream of flying wouldn’t have been of any eternal value. But that wasn’t the end of it because in 1967, that dream ran head-on into the Word of God. And a dream that is based purposely on God’s Word and on His promises becomes more than just a personal desire. It becomes spiritual seed that is guaranteed to produce fruit for the kingdom of God and bring rewards that will last forever.
All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go
Jesus taught about that kind of spiritual seed in Mark 4. (Study the whole chapter carefully if you want to see how to take your dreams from hope…to faith…to reality.) He said: “To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it? It is like a mustard seed which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds on earth; but when it is sown, it grows up and becomes greater than all herbs, and shoots out large branches, so that the birds of the air may nest under its shade” (verses 30-32, New King James Version).
Notice Jesus said that when a divine dream seed is fully grown,
others can rest in its shade. That’s the wonder of Wordbased, Holy Spirit-inspired dreams. They not only satisfy the longings of our own hearts, they glorify God and bless others as well. They bring increase to the kingdom of God.
That’s what happened with my childhood dream of flying. It became a spiritual seed on my very first day in fulltime ministry. I’ll never forget that day. I got up early in the morning, put on the only suit I owned and went to the living room of our little house.
I didn’t have anywhere else to go. Nobody had asked me to preach yet. I was just stepping out in faith and obeying God.
As I took out my yellow pad and Bible, I started to dream about what the Lord had told me to do. He’d commanded me to preach the uncompromised Word of God on every available voice. He’d instructed me to preach that Jesus is Lord from the top of the world to the bottom and all the way around.
So I began to say it. I stood in my living room and declared, “I’ll preach that Jesus is Lord. I’ll preach that Jesus saves. I’ll preach that He baptizes in the Holy Ghost and heals. I’ll preach that He is our financier, the Lord of the Harvest, and the sooncoming King. And I’ll preach it from the top of the world to the bottom, and all the way around the middle!”
Go as Far as You Can
Then it dawned on me. I can’t do that without an airplane!
Of course, about that time, my old fleshly mind piped up and asked me how I thought I was going to buy an airplane when I could hardly afford to get out of the living room. But I decided not to pay any attention to it. I said, “I don’t have time to think about that. Glory to God, I’m too busy dreaming about going around the world! I’m too busy seeing myself preaching the Word of God to multiplied thousands of people.”
Before the end of that first day in ministry, the phone rang and Pastor Harold Nichols from Fort Worth, Texas, asked me to come to his church and preach. I accepted…and we were on our way.
I didn’t know where I was going after that. But I had a dream and a vision. I had hope and I kept that hope alive by meditating on God’s promises and feeding continually on His Word. I figured I’d just go as far as I could go and expect God to take care of the rest.
Sure enough, He did. A few days after I finished the meetings at Pastor Nichols’ church, Hilton Sutton asked me to come preach a meeting at his church in Houston, Texas. “When can you come?” he asked.
“Right now!” I answered.
Brother Sutton asked me to come for a weekend and we wound up staying three weeks. It was marvelous.
The last night of the meeting Brother Hilton’s dad asked me to come to his church in Beaumont, Texas.
God Put a Dreamer in You
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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, “Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved” and “If 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 saved” (Acts 2:21; Romans 10:9). You said my salvation would be the result of Your Holy Spirit giving me new birth by coming to live in me (John 3:5-6, 15-16; Romans 8:9-11) and that if I would ask, You would fill me with Your Spirit and give me the ability to speak with other tongues (Luke 11:13; Acts 2:4).
I take You at Your Word. I confess 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.
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I charged down to Beaumont full of hope and enthusiasm. I’d been dreaming of preaching to thousands so I was expecting a landslide. But what I found when I got there was a mess. A flu epidemic had hit the church and the first morning the only ones who showed up for the meeting were the pastor, his wife and two other people. The next meeting two more people showed up. At first, I let that get to me. I let it cut off my dream. But after I spent some time in prayer, the Lord showed me 1 Peter 5:6-7: “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”
I saw it. I had to roll all the care of the meeting over on Him. Carrying the care was killing my dream. The care said, “There’s no hope of you having a meeting here.” But faith said, “I don’t have a care. I’ll preach whether anyone comes or not. That’s what I’m called to do—preach the Word. Period!”
I got back on my feet again. I decided the first thing we needed to do was get these people healed. So the pastor and I took our anointing oil and went out praying for the people. Every one of them got healed,
Salvation Prayer
except for one man who just refused to get out of bed. The next service, I went in and preached like there were 15,000 people there. I preached all over the room. I preached up and down the aisles. There were still less than a dozen people but I was shouting the victory like the place was full. As I remember, there was one sinner there and the rest were believers, but that one sinner got saved. As far as I was concerned, that was 100 percent success—we were having a landslide!
Afterward, somebody said, “That poor preacher hasn’t ever been to seminary. He’s so dumb he doesn’t know the difference between a landslide and a flop!”
He didn’t realize that I was a dreamer. He didn’t know that while I was preaching, I was seeing that place full. I was seeing people crowded in until they were hanging out the windows. Before the week was out, that dream had become hope…that hope had clothed itself with faith…and the building was literally running over with people. It only held about 130, and by Friday night they had to raise the windows so the people outside could hear. We stayed and held two services a day for 21 days. It was glorious.
That was almost 40 years ago now, and I’ve been dreaming Holy Ghost dreams ever since. I’ve spent my life preaching that Jesus is Lord to multiplied thousands and flying from the top of the world to the bottom and all the way around. Over the years, my dreams have gotten bigger—and I’m not finished yet.
“Yeah, but Brother Copeland, that’s just you. You’re a dreamer.”
So are you, my friend. If you’re a born-again believer, God has put dreams inside of you, and He’s given you a servant called faith to bring those dreams to pass.
So stir yourself up. Stir up your divine imagination and reach out into the heavenlies. Immerse yourself in the Word of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit and dare to dream the dreams He gives you. Bring your hope to a higher level by declaring the Word, and keep meditating that Word until your hope is clothed with faith, and that faith reaches into the realm of the spirit and makes your dream a reality.
Don’t let fear or past disappointments hold you back. Plant your dream like a mustard seed so it can grow up and become greater than the impossibilities in your life. Plant it so it can grow up and become a source of blessing, encouragement and support for others.
God is waiting for you to dream. The people you were born to bless are waiting for you to dream. So don’t let the devil stop you. Dream on, my friend. Dream on.
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arch 26, 2006, Kenneth Copeland Ministries launched the Believer’s Voice of Victory in Spanish to over 50 million homes and more than 200 million viewers across the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, and Spain via TBN’s Spanish-language satellite network, Enlace. TBN Enlace features top inspirational
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español: La voz de victoria del creyente.
El pasado 26 de marzo del 2006, Ministerios Kenneth Copeland empezó a difundir el programa La voz de victoria del creyente por la cadena Enlace de TBN, la cual llega a más de 50 millones de hogares y a 200 millones de televidentes en Estados Unidos, México, Centroamérica, Suramérica y España.
programming from Latin America, leading ministry programs originating in the United States and dubbed in Spanish, as well as other quality programming from the Trinity Broadcasting Network.
Since the Lord called them to ministry, Kenneth and Gloria Copeland’s heart and vision has been to preach the Word of God “from the top of the world to the bottom and all the way around” and now the vision is moving forward with KCM’s Spanish television broadcasts to the Spanish-speaking world! BVOV in Spanish, or La Voz de Victoria del Creyente , is currently downlinked from satellite to local stations and networks in 23 countries. At present, the broadcasts go forth with the highest quality lipsync production. Kenneth Copeland is, however, learning to speak the language to better minister to the Spanish-speaking population directly.
“It’s very heavy on our hearts to get the message into Spanish!” —Kenneth Copeland
Enlace transmite programas de alta calidad que inspiran y edifican, y que son producidos por ministerios de vanguardia en Latinoamérica, en Estados Unidos (doblados al español) y por la Trinity Broadcasting Network.
Desde que el Señor los llamó al ministerio, Kenneth y Gloria Copeland han tenido su corazón y visión puestos en predicar la Palabra de Dios alrededor del mundo, y ahora esa visión se amplia y se hace una realidad en el mundo hispano con el programa de TV en español de Ministerios Kenneth Copeland. El programa La voz de victoria del creyente se transmite por satélite a las cadenas y estaciones locales en 23 países. En la actualidad, el programa se produce utilizando sincronización de video con audio, pero el hermano Kenneth Copeland está aprendiendo el español para poder ministrar mejor y de una manera personal a la comunidad hispanohablante.
Además de los programas de TV en español, Ministerios Kenneth Copeland también ha desarrollado su sitio Web en español (www.kcm.org/es) y está sacando a la luz más libros y materiales para el mundo de habla hispana.
“No se trata de satisfacer las necesidades del ministerio —dijo John Copeland, director ejecutivo de KCM, en cuanto a la nueva iniciativa—, sino de satisfacer las necesidades de nuestros socios colaboradores y amigos para que abunde fruto en cuenta de ellos”.
In addition to television broadcasts in Spanish, KCM has also developed a Spanish-language Web site (www.kcm.org/es/) and is currently translating and publishing books and other ministry materials for the Spanish-speaking community around the world.
“It’s not about meeting the needs of the ministry,” said John Copeland, executive director of Kenneth Copeland Ministries, about the new venture. “It’s about meeting the needs of our Partners and Friends so that fruit may abound to them.” V ictory
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International Broadcast TV Stations
around
to the bottom and all the way
world
from the top of the
Country / Province Station Day Time
Canada
Canada VISION/National Cable M-F 9:30a ET
Canada VISION/National Cable Sun 10:00a ET
Gl balBroadcast
Country / Province Station Day Time
Africa
Africa Rhema Network/PAS 7 & W4 (KU)
PAS 10 (C-Band) Sun 7:30a
Africa CSN/MNET-2
Africa
M-F 8:00a
Loveworld Christian Ntwk Sat/Sun 6:30a
Africa Loveworld Christian Ntwk M-F 6:30a
Africa God TV/Thaicom 3, 4GL
M-F 1p & 7p
Africa Daystar Ntwk/Thaicom 3, T6G Tue-Sat 4:30a GMT
Africa Daystar Ntwk/FSTV, Africa 2 Tue-Sat 4:30a GMT
Akwa Ibom NTA/Channel 5 Sun 5:30p
Cameroon God TV/Cable Africa
Kenya GTV
Nigeria God TV/Cable Africa
Northern Africa God TV/Hotbird 6, T7
M-F 1p & 7p
M-F 1p & 7p
M-F 1p & 7p
M-F 1p & 7p
Northern Africa Daystar Ntwk/Hotbird 6, T153 Tue-Sat 4:30a GMT
South America Daystar Ntwk/NSS 806, T12A Tue-Sat 4:30a GMT
Central/South America TBN Enlace—SPANISH TV Sun 9:00a CT
Russia
Armenia
Yerevan COMM/A 1 Plus/#34
Belarus
Baranovichi COMM/Intex
M-F 5:10p
M-F 6:15p
Brest COMM/BUG TV M-F 6:00p
Gomel COMM/Nireya
Kobrin COMM/MPKET
Mogilov COMM/Channel 2
Orsha COMM/Skif
Pinsk COMM/Varjak
Polotsk COMM/Skif
Svetlogorsk COMM/Ranok
Vitebsk COMM/Skif
Estonia
Tallinn COMM/Life TV
Georgia
Tbilisi COMM/Kavkasia
Kazakhstan
Almaty COMM/Raxat
Karaganda COMM/5-Channel
Petropavlovsk COMM/Channel 9
Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek COMM/Piramida
Latvia
Riga COMM/LNT
Lithuania
Klaipeda COMM/Vakaru Lietuvos TV
Russia
M-F 5:30p
M-F 6:20p
M-F 6:00p
M-F 6:00p
M-F 6:15p
M-F 6:00p
M-F 6:00p
M-F 5:30p
M-F 7:30p
M-F 7:30a
M-F 7:10a
M-F 12:15p
M-F 6:30p
M-F 8:00a
M-F 6:30a
M-F 6:30p
Blagoveshensk COMM/ART GOROD M-F 6:00p
Chelyabinsk STS
Chita COMM/Altes
M-F 10:00a
M-F 8:00p
Kaliningrad KASKAD M-F 6:30a
Kazan COMM/Efir M-F 10:15a
Khabarovsk DAL TV
Krasnoyarsk COMM/Telesfera
M-F 6:30a
M-F 6:20a
Krasnoyarsk Telesfera M-F 11:35p
M-F 8:00a
Moscow COMM/TV 3
N. Novgorod TV 3
M-F 8:00a
Novosibirsk COMM/MKS M-F 10:00a
Novosibirsk MKS M-F 6:30p
Omsk COMM/Agava
Perm Rifei
Petropavlovsk -
Kamchatsk COMM/8 TVK
Samara Rio TV 6
Saratov COMM/TV 3
Smolensk 12 Channel
St. Petersburg COMM/TV 3
M-F 6:30p
M-F 1:15p
M-F 6:00p
M-F 7:30a
M-F 8:00a
M-F 2:00p
M-F 8:00a
State / City Station Day Time
ALABAMA
Bessemer WDBB Sun 9:00a Birmingham WBUN M-F 10:30p Birmingham WABM M-F 7:30a Birmingham WTTO Sun 9:00a Birmingham (Gadsden) WTJP M-F 10:00a Birmingham (Gadsden) WTJP Sun 8:00p Dothan WDFX Sun 8:30a
BVOV
Huntsville-Decatur-Florence WHDF M-F 1:00p Huntsville-Decatur-Florence WZDX Sun 9:00a
Mobile W50CF M-F 1:00p Mobile W50CF Sun 6:00p Mobile W50CF Sat 6:00p Mobile WEAR Sun 9:30a Mobile WJTC M-F 6:00a Mobile WMPV M-F 10:00a Mobile WMPV Sun 8:00p Montgomery WMCF M-F 10:00a Montgomery WMCF Sun 8:00p ALASKA
Ft Smith KFSM Sun 10:00a Ft Smith KPBI M-F 7:30a Ft Smith K62DQ Sun 10:00a Hot Springs KVTH M-F 8:00a Hot Springs KVTH M-F 9:00p Hot Springs KVTH Sun 10:00p Hot Springs KVTH Sun 10:00a Jonesboro KVTJ M-F 8:00a Jonesboro KVTJ M-F 9:00p Jonesboro KVTJ Sun 10:00p Jonesboro KVTJ Sun 10:00a Little Rock KASN Sun 8:00a Little Rock KKAP M-F 10:30p Little Rock KVTN M-F 9:00p Little Rock KVTN M-F 8:00a Little Rock KVTN Sun 10:00p Little Rock KVTN Sun 10:00a CALIFORNIA
Bakersfield KUVI M-F 6:00a Fresno KAIL M-F 6:00a Fresno KAIL Sun 8:00a Los Angeles KCAL M-F 5:30a Los Angeles KTBN M-F 8:00a Los Angeles KTBN Sun 6:00p Los Angeles KTLA Sun 7:30a Sacrmnto (Modesto) KACA M-F 8:30p Sacrmnto (Stockton) K52CK M-F 8:30p Sacrmnto-Stktn-Mdsto KRJR M-F 8:30p Sacrmnto-Stktn-Mdsto KTXL M-F 6:00a San Diego KSWB Sun 8:30a San Diego SD4 M-F 12:30p San Francisco KBHK M-F 6:00a San Francisco KDTS M-F 8:30p San Francisco KICU Sun 9:30a San Francisco KTLN Sun 10:00p COLORADO
Colorado Spgs-Pueblo KRDO Sun 8:00a Colorado Spgs-Pueblo KWHS M-F 11:30a Colorado Spgs-Pueblo KWHS Sun 9:00p Colorado Spgs-Pueblo KXRM M-F 8:00a Denver KRMT M-F 9:30p Denver KTVD M-F 6:00a Denver KWGN Sun 9:00a Denver KWHD M-F 9:30a Denver KWHD Sun 9:00p Grand Junction KJCT Sun 8:30a Sterling KUPN M-F 6:00a CONNECTICUT
Hartford WCTX M-F 10:00a DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington DC WDCA M-F 6:30a Washington DC WDCA Sun 12:00p Washington DC WDCA Sun 8:30a Washington DC WDDN M-F 9:30p FLORIDA
Crystal River TV49 M-F 7:00a Crystal River TV49 Sun 8:00a Ft Myers-Naples WTVK Sun 7:30a Gainesville W69AY M-F 7:00a Gainesville W69AY Sun 8:00a Jacksonville WAWS M-F 6:00a Jacksonville WJEB M-F 11:00a Jacksonville WJEB Sun 9:00p Jacksonville WJWB Sun 8:00a Lakeland TV14 M-F 7:00a Lakeland TV14 Sun 8:00a Miami WHFT M-F 11:00a Miami WHFT Sun 9:00p Orlando WDTO M-F 9:30p Orlando WTGL M-F 9:30p Orlando WTOF M-F 9:30p Orlando (Leesburg) WACX M-F 7:00a
Orlando (Leesburg) WACX Sun 8:00a
Panama City WMBB Sun 8:00a
Pensacola W50CF M-F 1:00p
Pensacola W50CF Sun 6:00p
State / City Station Day Time
Pensacola WMPV M-F 10:00a
Pensacola WMPV Sun 8:00p
Tallahassee WTLH M-F 6:00a
Tampa-St. Petersburg WSVT M-F 11:30p
Tampa-St. Petersburg WCLF M-F 8:30a
Tampa-St. Petersburg WCLF Sun 10:00p
Tampa-St. Petersburg WMOR M-F 8:30a
West Palm Beach WFGC M-F 8:00p
WTCE M-F 11:00a
West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach WTCE Sun 9:00p
Miami WBZL M-F 6:30a
GEORGIA
Atlanta WAGA Sun 6:30a
Atlanta WATL M-F 5:30a
Atlanta WDTA M-F 11:30p
Atlanta (Gainesville, Ga) W28CD M-F 11:30p
Atlanta (Monroe) WHSG M-F 11:00a
Atlanta (Monroe) WHSG Sun 9:00p
Augusta WBPI M-F 7:00p
Augusta WBPI M-F 8:30a
WFXG M-F 7:00a
State / City Station Day Time
Boston WLVI Sun 7:00a
Boston WYDN M-F 11:30p
MICHIGAN
Ann Arbor W27CJ M-F 11:00a
Detroit WADL M-F 12:30a
Detroit WADL Sun 8:00a
Detroit WDWB M-F 8:30a
Detroit WDWO M-F 11:00a
Detroit WKBD Sun 7:30a
Flint (Saginaw) WAQP M-F 11:00a
Flint (Saginaw) WAQP Sun 9:30a
Grand Rapids WWMT Sun 7:30a
Grand Rapids WXSP M-F 7:30a
Grand Rapids (Muskegon) WTLJ M-F 11:00a Grand Rapids (Muskegon) WTLJ Sun 9:00p
Cincinnati WXIX Sun 7:00a
Cleveland WCDN M-F 11:30p
Cleveland WJW Sun 7:30a
Cleveland WUAB M-F 5:30a
Cleveland (Canton) WDLI M-F 11:00a
Cleveland (Canton) WDLI Sun 9:00p
IN) WKOI M-F 11:00a
Dayton (Richmond, IN) WKOI Sun 9:00p
Toledo WLMB Sun 9:00a
Toledo WUPW M-F 8:00a
Toledo WUPW Sun 7:30a
Augusta
Augusta WFXG Sun 8:30a
Macon
Macon
Savannah
HAWAII
Hilo
WDMA M-F 11:30p
WGXA M-F 6:00a
WTGS M-F 7:00a
KWHH M-F 6:30a
Honolulu KAAH M-F 8:00a
Honolulu KAAH Sun 6:00p
Honolulu KWBN M-F 5:30p
Honolulu KWHE M-F 6:30a
Honolulu KWHE Sun 8:00a
Honolulu (Maui) KAUI M-F 5:30p
Wailuku KWHM M-F 6:30a
ILLINOIS
Champaign WICS Sun 8:00a
Champaign WICD Sun 8:00a
Champaign WRSP M-F 6:00a
Chicago WJYS M-F 9:30a
Chicago WJYS Sun 9:30a
Chicago (La Salle) WWTO M-F 10:00a
Chicago (La Salle) WWTO Sun 8:00p
Marion WTCT M-F 10:00a
Peoria-Bloomington WAOE M-F 6:30a
Rockford WTVO Sun 9:30a
INDIANA
Evansville WTSN M-F 8:30a
Evansville WTVW Sun 8:00a
Ft Wayne WFFT Sun 8:00a
Ft Wayne (Angola) WINM M-F 11:00a
Ft Wayne W66BD M-F 11:00a
Indianapls (Blmngtn) WCLJ Sun 9:00p
Indianapls (Blmngtn) WCLJ M-F 11:00a
Indianapolis WDTI M-F 11:30p
Indianapolis WHMB M-F 7:30a
Indianapolis WHMB Sun 8:00a
Indianapolis WTTV M-F 6:30a
South Bend WHME M-F 12:00p
South Bend WHME Sun 8:00a
Terre Haute WFXW M-F 8:00a
IOWA
Cedar Rapids-Wtrloo KFXA M-F 10:30a
Des Moines KPWB Sun 8:00a
Sioux City KMEG Sun 10:30a
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What does it mean to truly walk in love? This week Kellie Copeland starts her insightful series exploring the power of living in love.
Walk in the Spirit, Walk in Love
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True Prosperity—an Expression of God’s Love
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2006 Annual Word of Faith Conference
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by J erry S avelle
o FaithFul Staying
to a Faithful God
On
July 15, 1966, at about 7 p.m. a preacher asked me, “Do you take this woman as your wife?” Right then, at that moment I became a one-woman man. I made a commitment to my wife. I didn’t say, “I’ll try.” That wasn’t the right answer. I said, “I do.” I made a commitment right then—when I said those words it was settled.
I once asked the Lord to tell me His definition of faithfulness and He said just that, S ticking with M e and M y word no M atter what happen S in life .
Because of that, adultery is not, nor has it ever been, an issue in my life—not even a temptation. I settled it 40 years ago, and I am not looking for another woman. To do so would mean I would have to break covenant with my wife. I would have to break a commitment to myself. And I simply will not do that.
I made that same type of commitment to God on Feb. 11, 1969, at 3 a.m. when I said, “Jesus, be my Lord.” I made a commitment that I would stick with God and His Word no matter what happens. To this day, I have been faithful to both of those commitments. I once asked the Lord to tell me His definition of faithfulness and He said just that, Sticking with Me and My Word no matter what happens in life. Faithfulness is a commitment you make to yourself and to God, and faithfulness pays big dividends.
Be Deeply Committed
People have different views when it comes to being faithful.
Some people are faithful until something happens that disappoints them. Others are faithful until something doesn’t turn out the way they thought it would. But faithfulness is just what God said it is—it is sticking to Him and His Word no matter what happens. A lot of people in the Body of Christ have never
made that commitment. They just take it one day at a time and say, “Let’s see how it turns out. We don’t really want to make a commitment until we see if God is going to supply our need or provide that car.” But to be faithful you have to make a commitment and back it with your life.
There is no such thing as overflow to the person who is not deeply committed. Proverbs 28:20 says, “A faithful man shall abound with blessings....” Show me a scripture where the quitter will abound. There is not one. You may say, “Well, Brother Jerry, I’ve been tithing three weeks, so I’m faithful.” Anybody can do something for three weeks. Let’s see what you are doing after three years. Let’s see what you are doing after 30 years. Faithfulness is not measured over a few weeks. Faithfulness is measured over time.
The Original Promise Keeper
You may say, “How do I develop unwavering faith? How do I become faithful?” It takes a revelation of God’s faithfulness to become faithful. If you go through the Bible you’ll find stories where God’s people were facing impossible odds, but God promised to deliver them and He always came through for them. Watch Him do it time and time again, and it will inspire and energize your faith in the faithfulness of God.
Second Samuel 5 tells the story of David on the day he was anointed king of Israel. The Bible says the Philistines heard about it and gathered against him. In the natural it was an impossible task for David and his army to defeat the entire army of the Philistines and David knew it. So, what did David do? He went to God and said, “Do You want me to pursue them?”
God said, Yes.
David then asked, “Can I count on You to deliver them into my hand?”
And God answered Yes.
So, David and his army met the Philistine army on the battlefields in the Valley of Rephaim and God came through just like He said He would. It was such a marvelous victory, and it impressed David so, that he named the battlefield “Lord of the breaking through” as a memorial to God and His faithfulness.
When I read stories like that it builds my faith. I know when I am facing impossible odds, the same God who proved His faithfulness to David will prove His faithfulness to Jerry. And He has for 37 years. If there is one thing I have discovered about God in my relationship with Him, it’s that He is faithful. He has never
disappointed me, and He has never let me down. I can’t say that He’s always showed up in the time frame I would have liked Him to, but the bottom line is: He did show up. Like Jesse Duplantis says, “God wears a wristwatch, but it doesn’t have hour, minute and second hands. God’s watch reads due season.”
In Psalm 23 David says, “The Lord is my shepherd.” A shepherd is one who feeds, sustains, protects, guides and provides. But he is also your unfailing companion. David spoke these words late in life, after he’d had a long relationship with God. He spoke from experience. In other words, this was no novice talking. It was someone who had walked with God over a period of a lifetime. And when he says God is faithful, it carries a lot of weight.
If you get a revelation of the love of God and His faithfulness, defeat will become a thing of the past. Deuteronomy 7:9 says, “Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant….” Based on that scripture, you could say that God was the original promise keeper.
When the Heat Is On
I have come across a number of people over the years that I thought were faithful. They certainly appeared to be faithful. But when the heat was on, and when the crisis came, they were willing to let go of the Word. Many of them became offended at God.
If you get a revelation of the love of God and the faithfulness of God, defeat will become a thing of the past.
That is the bottom line of every attack we experience. Every attack the devil has launched at you is an attempt to get you offended at God. I know people who seemed to have all the characteristics of being faithful until they lost their job, lost their business or lost a loved one, and then they blamed God. The next thing you know, they don’t want to have anything to do with God because they are offended at Him. But remember faithfulness is sticking with God no matter what happens.
“You mean no matter what happens, Brother Jerry?” That’s right. No matter what happens. “You mean if I don’t get healed?” If you don’t get healed. “You mean if my financial need isn’t met?” If it doesn’t get met. “If it looks like it’s never going to work?” Yes, even if it
looks like it’s never going to work. With that kind of commitment it will work. It may not work in your time frame, but it will come to pass. It may not turn out exactly how you thought it would, but God will honor His Word. Besides, why would you want to give up now? Where would you go? The God you serve has delivered you from a devil’s hell, healed your body and restored your marriage. He has put food on your table, given you the table to put food on, given you a house, given you a car and given you the clothes on your back. Where else would you turn? Who else loves you that much? Who else can provide for you like that? There are no other gods that can do what our God can do. That is the reason He is called the Most High God.
Never Draw Back
Hebrews 10:38 says, “Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.” Draw back is just another way of saying “waver, compromise or quit.” And the author of the book of Hebrews makes it very clear where he stands. Verse 39 says, “But we are not of them who draw back....” In other words, “I’ve made my commitment and I am not of them who draw back. I am not of them who give up, I am not of them who get offended at God because things didn’t turn out the way I thought they would. I am not of them. I’ve drawn the line in the sand.”
When you make the decision to stay faithful to a faithful God, just watch how He blesses you. He will reward you greatly and cause you to increase in wealth, honor and favor. That’s overflow! V ictory
July 31-August 5
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Join Gloria Copeland for Healing School Saturday morning at 9:30 a.m. Discover what God’s Word says about your healing and receive laying on of hands and prayer.
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While
When attending the Southwest Believers’ Convention, young people can put their focus on God at 14forty with Jeremy Pearsons! Each day we’ll feature awesome worship, great speakers like Ron Luce and Blaine Bartel, thousands of dollars in giveaways, a Friday night concert with Tree63 and Go Deep, and much, much more. Don’t miss it!
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Join us for Superkid Academy with Commanders Dana and Linda Johnson and special appearances by Commander Kellie! It’s like a full week of Superkid Camp for FREE! And don’t miss Saturday… where you can be part of our very own Healing School. See you there, cadets, for a weeklong vacation party with God! Calling all kids! ages 6-12 for grades 7-12!
Seedtime and Harvest!
God is pouring out His blessings!
I am humbled at the way my business has grown since we attended the 2004 Believers’ Convention in Green Bay and I began sowing financial seeds.
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I have been a realtor for 16 years. It is very competitive and has been up and down financially. In Green Bay, everyone in our family was compelled to empty themselves financially to sow seed. Once I wrote a check for everything I had in the account. Every time I gave, I thought, That’s all I can give in these meetings. But I’d go back to the hotel and find new orders to process that replenished my checkbook. After sowing and expenses, we came home with little…but were very happy. God had supplied everything we needed.
Traditionally, the winter months are slow in real estate, yet it’s not quite the middle of March and I am one listing short of earning $30,000! This is miraculous. If this trend continues, my income will be roughly $250,000 this year and maybe more!
Thank you so much for the Green Bay meetings—for giving us the opportunity to grasp the truth of sowing seeds. We are humbly praising our Father…the harvest is here! It truly is a year of overflow for us.
S.J. | Ohio
“Friendship with the Lord is reserved for those who fear him. With them he shares the secrets of his covenant.”
P salm 25:14 (New Living Translation)
Abundantly Blessed
Thank you for praying for my family and our many situations. We went through a rough time last fall. I lost my job, my husband’s job was in jeopardy and both my teenage daughters totaled their cars within a week of each other. Praise God they were safe.
But God has delivered us! He sent my husband a new job that pays more—enough so I can stay home and be a full-time mom. God also provided the funds to replace both cars that were wrecked. Within just a few weeks we have been totally restored and blessed with abundance—more than we had before.
The Lord knew my heart and how much I wanted to be free. the funds to both cars.
provided replace
My oldest daughter had been diagnosed with a heart condition more than two years ago. Two weeks ago we were told she now has a normal, healthy heart! And last summer I was diagnosed with petit mal seizures and placed on medication. I no longer have that condition and do not need the medication. Our wonderful God has brought us fully out of the valley and up to the mountaintop. Thank you for your ministry and staff.
V.M. | West Virginia
Good Things Come in Minibooks
Two of your minibooks have really blessed my life!
I was exposed to pornography at an early age, and as a child I found books, magazines and cable TV full of it to entertain myself. Later when I was born again, I thought I had left it behind, but I kept going back. I struggled with it for so long I had given up and began to justify it. Even while reading Gloria Copeland’s book Be a Vessel of Honor, I had no intention of dropping the option of an occasional X-rated movie. But while arguing in my mind that it wasn’t a big deal, the Holy Ghost washed the desire from my soul. I didn’t even pray—the Lord knew my heart and how much I wanted to be free.
Depression was another thing I picked up as a child. I thought sadness was just part of life—nothing could be done about it. But I read Brother Copeland’s book Sorrow Not! and couldn’t believe it at first. But the scriptures and the Holy Ghost did it again. The Word of God truly is powerful. I had struggled with that junk for so long. But the Father, by His Word, made the change in me painless and easy. I have been tempted to go back to those old ways and mental strongholds, but the Father has led me to read Galatians and refuse to be enslaved again. Freedom is just too good!
M.O. | Pennsylvania
God’s Prescription Works
Years ago while under the influence of a denomination that did not believe in healing, I had a heart attack and stroke at the age of 40. After I got out of the hospital I was depleted, discouraged and disillusioned. My wife recorded one of your broadcasts on healing. I was hungry to understand what you were preaching. I knew if I could get it in my spirit, I would be free. As I pressed in, a boldness came into me as I talked to God and declared I was healed by the stripes of Jesus. Two and a half years later, I was checked over by Dr. Cherry to find I had a new heart and the blood pressure of an athlete.
the
healing stronger anointing has gotten
For the past five years my wife and I have been going to churches in small, rural towns whose members are dying with disease. We have seen all kinds of miracles—people walking out of wheelchairs, ears opening, eyes seeing and the cripples healed.
Ever since we have been Partners with you, the number of churches we minister in has grown and the healing anoint-
God's Will for Me
I used to think of various Christian ministers as money-grabbing con artists. Then about 10 months ago, with nothing else to do, I found myself reading your book God’s Will for You. I read it and I hated it. I have always had a hard time conforming to one way of life and it seemed the whole book was telling me what to do. I got locked up in solitary confinement for 28 days—all alone day and night with only a Bible.
A week ago a friend passed my way through segregation for a short stay as my neighbor. Before he left I asked him if he had any books. He slid a book under my cell door when the guards weren’t looking…yep, it was your book God’s Will for You, so I read it again. This time it made me cry like a baby. I found myself sobbing uncontrollably. I got down on my knees and begged God to forgive me accepted Jesus as my Savior. have read several more books by I have been working with the God’s Word and telling of His am at every church service and studies.
Broadcast Brings Life
I was saved when I was 9 years old, but did not live a victorious Christian life. A few weeks ago I was seriously contemplating suicide. Then, I started listening to your broadcast over the Internet. I came to understand the importance of reading God’s Word, applying it to my life, putting His Word in my mouth, walking in love and forgiveness and understanding my authority as a believer. Peace, prosperity, health and the joy of the Lord are overtaking me. God bless you! I will never be the same, nor do I want to. I praise the Lord for all the victory He has given me.
D.Y. | California
Believing Is Seeing!
My wife and I have both worn glasses for many years. We were listening to one of the services from the Coast Believers’ Convention. At of the service, Brother Copeland congregation to repeat a list of were free from. we said we are free in our eyes, and I turned to each other and God wanted us to have peroff our glasses right then and them since. We haven’t had and are seeing things very making all and to Internet!
breathed a prayer of thanks—again—for the small Christian school and the influence it had in Jesse’s life. Jill marveled at how much her grandson had changed since she enrolled him in the school. | The 13-year-old with the gentle manner and shy smile had found his niche. Being part of the junior varsity football team had given him much needed self-confidence and a sense of belonging, and Jesse was thriving.
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Jill became intent on the game again, watching as the players huddled around the coach. She prayed that God would protect the players and help them win! As the JV Cowboys ran the ball up the field, Jill’s voice melded with the roar of the crowd as the little six-man team scored a touchdown.
In that moment of joy, Jill had no reason to suspect their lives would change drastically over the next few months. Soon, much of this same crowd would be cheering solely for Jesse—and praying for him. On that cold evening, this grandmother didn’t know that before long she would be listening intently to hear the next play her Coach would call.
Michigan to visit family. She watched as the excited teenager rifled through his closet, thinking how much he had changed in just a short time.
The following day, Jill hugged and kissed Jesse goodbye. As she helped load his luggage into the car, she had a tiny check in her spirit.
For a split second fear wrapped itself around Jill’s heart. But almost instantly the spirit of faith rose up strong against the fear. “He will live and not die,” Jill responded with authority.
For Such a Time as This Jill’s husband, Jeff, was on staff at Kenneth Copeland Ministries, so the Perkins lived on a steady diet of the Word and stayed built up in faith. Jill had a budding career as a private investigator, which was demanding and fulfilling. When the couple gained custody of Jesse when he was 11, raising a child at this point in their lives hadn’t been part of their plan. Yet, they knew God had called them to be part of Jesse’s life. They were determined to do everything possible to help Jesse succeed.
“For years, Jeff and I had listened to Kenneth and Gloria Copeland and we had learned how to use our faith and apply the Word.”
The Perkins loved Jesse, prayed for him, took him to church, taught him the Word, and sacrificed to send him to a private Christian school. They knew God’s Word and a loving, peaceful home were key to his restoration from a difficult childhood. Daily they watched with grateful hearts as Jesse was transformed by God’s love and His Word.
The school year ended in June, and Jill packed Jesse’s suitcase for a trip to
Later in the day, Jill went into Jesse’s bedroom to pray for him. Suddenly a spirit of heaviness descended like a dark cloud. Tears welled up in her eyes as the words Jesse is not coming home bombarded her mind. Jill began to pray Psalm 91 and plead the blood of Jesus over her grandson’s life. After praying, she turned her thoughts to the upcoming convention for private investigators she was scheduled to attend in San Antonio.
Listening for Instructions
The convention had been very informative, but exhausting. The phone was ringing as Jill entered her hotel room at 11 p.m. She sighed as she picked up the phone. A nearly hysterical family member stumbled over her words as she explained that Jesse had been rushed to the emergency room. He had suffered a seizure and was now in a coma. A specialized surgical team had been called in to remove what was showing up on an MRI as a mass of unknown origin.
“I’m so scared,” the caller said. “I think he is dying.”
For a split second fear wrapped itself around Jill’s heart. But almost instantly the spirit of faith rose up strong against the fear. “He will live and not die,” Jill responded with authority.
On the way to Michigan, Jill remembered that three months earlier she had felt pulled into the Word in a greater than normal way. Now, she realized God had been preparing her for this day. She began speaking God’s promises of healing over Jesse.
He looked at his grandmother through blurred vision in his good eye and asked: “Will I be able to play football again?”
Jesse was being wheeled out of surgery as Jill arrived at the hospital. The boy she saw laying helplessly on the gurney did not resemble the vibrant teenager she had sent off to Michigan just a few weeks earlier. Metal staples covered Jesse’s shaved head, and his left eye bulged from the socket—the result of an abscess that was growing behind the ocular nerve. Jesse would be transferred to another hospital where doctors could drain the orbital abscess.
“He will likely lose his eye,” one doctor had said. At the very least doctors feared Jesse would have severe brain damage, and there was a good chance he could die.
Doctors were still perplexed as to the cause of Jesse’s illness. But Jill knew.
The devil is trying to kill him, she thought.
At that moment, the 52-year-old grandmother squared off against the spirit of death and firmly said, “No.”
She thought about the times she had heard Gloria Copeland say if you wait until you are in the midst of a crisis to get into the Word, it may be too late. Jill thanked God that she was armed with the Truth. She also thanked Him in advance for a certain “win,” then turned her spiritual ears in to hear from God.
Team Effort
Four days and five surgeries later, Jesse appeared no better although doctors had determined the cause of his illness—a
drug-resistant staph infection called MRSA (methicillinresistant staphylococcus aureus). Jesse had become infected when he nicked his leg while on a recent camping trip. Bacteria had entered his body and began forming abscesses at the point of any weakness.
Again, Jill was told Jesse would probably not live. Sleep deprivation and words of unbelief from doctors and family members had taken their toll. Reeling under the weight of a death sentence for her grandson, Jill searched for a way to regain her footing. Pray one for another that ye may be healed, Jill heard in her spirit while walking toward the ICU waiting room.
“I grabbed anybody there and offered to pray with them about their situation,” she recalled. “My faith became stronger and stronger as I prayed for others.”
Jeff wanted to be by Jesse’s side, but he and Jill felt he should stay in Fort Worth and continue working. “Now we can see how it was part of God’s plan,” Jill said. “Jeff would call me hourly. He wasn’t seeing or hearing what I was, so he stayed in a place of strong faith. He would speak the Word to me constantly—helping me stay focused and in faith about Jesse’s situation.”
Jeff wasn’t the only one praying. Family and friends were interceding, and so were the JV Cowboys, who were determined to see their teammate and player back on the field for the first game of the 2005 season.
For days, Jesse’s life hung in the balance as he drifted in and out of consciousness. Jill never left his side, constantly speaking words of life to her young grandson. When he would have lucid moments, Jesse would mumble familiar verses of Scripture, too. Despite the grim reports, Jill confessed, “Jesse is going home,” and “He will not lose his eyesight.”
As she steadily typed out a list of things doctors said would have to happen for Jesse to live and keep his eyesight, she stood firm in her faith. If two or more agree as touching anything, it shall be done for them by My Father in heaven, she thought as she emailed those she knew were praying for Jesse. There would be more than just two in agreement for those things.
This is what needs to happen, and this is what God will do, Jill thought.
Then the Holy Spirit whispered the next “play” toward the win. Jill, the battle is over. Now praise the Lord for Jesse’s healing. Stay in an attitude of thanksgiving.
Independence Day
Seven days after he had been admitted into the ICU, Jesse woke up. He looked at his grandmother through blurred vision in his good eye and asked: “Will I be able to play football again?”
“Yes. Yes, you will,” Jill answered. “And you’ll see clearly again, too—with both eyes.”
Jill and Jeff Perkins
An effective antibiotic had finally been found and the infection in Jesse’s body slowly began to die. Jill thanked God for medical science. She knew the Lord had used it on Jesse’s behalf, but she also knew the infection could not stay because the blood of Jesus was far more powerful than any infection.
By July 1, good reports replaced bad ones. Jesse was out of ICU and in a semiprivate room.
Jesse is no longer in a life and death struggle, Jill emailed to those who had been praying. He is weak, but will be strong.
Now Jesse was awake more than he was asleep. He played video games and talked with friends on the phone. When his coach called and said, “Jesse, you’re still part of the team and you will play football again,” a huge grin splashed across his swollen face.
On July 4, 2005, Jesse Sanford was released from the hospital. The 18-day siege was over. Jesse was still on intravenous antibiotics, which he would have to continue for another six weeks. But Jill and Jesse were going home!
attention. Jill brushed aside the tears of joy.
In the fall, Jill once again sat on the aluminum bleachers at the afternoon JV football game. The loudspeakers blared as she squinted, looking to see her grandson on the field. Although Jesse hadn’t been released to play football, the coach had insisted he dress in uniform for the game. Officially, Jesse would serve as the coach’s assistant.
Jill watched as the Cowboys leaned into the huddle to hear the coach call the play. Her heart swelled with emotion as the coach put his arm around Jesse and pulled him in close…and, she thanked God that Jesse was part of the team—a team that would always win! V ictory
“Gracias, Socios.”
Jill rejoiced as she heard firecrackers pop during the Independence Day celebration. How appropriate! she thought.
By mid-September, Jesse had been cleared to return to school. He was ecstatic at the thought of being with his friends again, but concerned about how the kids would react to his appearance. Although his hair was growing back, his scar was still glaringly apparent, and this was an embarrassment to him.
Jesse Sanford need not have worried.
As he walked down the hallway that first day back, students and teachers lined the walls to greet him. The shy teen blushed at the
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by K enneth C opeland
You can probably think of a few people in your life right now who are hard to love. Maybe they don’t treat you right. Maybe they are purposely difficult or something about their personality rubs others the wrong way.
Just how do you deal with ugly people? Can you do something to get them to change? How do you love people who are not easy to love?
You can’t change them. You can’t even deal with them. But you can develop your love until you can love them just the way they are.
Every time you say,
“I love You, Father,” the Holy Ghost—the Spirit of Love—is knocking the old walls down, stretching you on the inside, and you’re learning things you didn’t know you knew.
Loving people—no matter how badly they act, no matter how rotten their attitude—is something we can do. And we do it by faith. In the same way we grow anything that comes by faith, we plant the seeds, water them and let God give the increase of love.
Jesus loved, and He commanded us to love. He taught us the principle of love. He sowed seeds of love. And, to insure our success in loving people unconditionally, He gave us the very Spirit of Love who empowered Him every day of His life on earth.
Taking the Right First Step
“How do I get started?” you ask. How do you sow the first love seed? The seed doesn’t develop by your trying to love ugly people. That’s not the place to start. Where you start is by loving God.
When Jesus gave the great love commandments, He gave them in order—first and second command. He said in Matthew 22:37-39, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy Go d wit h al l thy heart , an d wit h al l thy soul , an d wit h al l thy mind . Thi s i s the firs t an d grea t commandment An d the secon d is lik e unto i t , Thou shalt love thy neighbou r a s thyself ”
You sow your first seed with the Word of faith. Say, “My Heavenly Father… Father and God of my Lord Jesus with whom I am one spirit…Jesus said for me to love the Lord my God with all my heart and all my mind and all my might, so as an act of my will and as an act of obedience, I declare, I love You.”
What I’m describing here is agape love seed—it’s God’s kind of love. This love is the same self-giving love “wherewith He loved us” (Ephesians 2:4). Agape is first an act of the will. It is a covenant act: “I will love.”
Now it becomes an act of faith: “I will love because Jesus said to.”
You haven’t felt a thing, but you’ve made a decision and you continue to declare your faith to the Lord—you continue to water your faith seed. “Father, I love You because I’m supposed to. I love You because I have decided to. I love You because I’m in covenant with You. I love You because Jesus first loved me and gave Himself for me. I love You because Jesus commanded me to love You. I am making a decision and I’m carrying it out. I have put agape, the love of God, into motion.”
You can’t do that without your spirit responding to it. You can’t say those words without stirring up the gift
of God that’s on the inside of you.
You have started the process of love development. Love is being perfected as you continue to declare, “I love You, Father, with all my heart, all my soul, all my body, all my money.” All of a sudden, something rises in you saying, No, you don’t. What are you saying? You know good and well you don’t love God with all your body. You would take better care of it if you did. You know you don’t love God with all your money. You get upset every time somebody mentions an offering.
I am releasing the love of God by
We have known and believed the love that God hath to us. 1 John 4:16
Love never fails. 1 Corinthians 13:8, The Amplified Bible
The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost. Romans 5:5
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind…. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. Matthew 22:37, 39
Do you know who was talking to you? It was fear.
Love Removes Fear
Love immediately starts flushing fear out of you. It’s fear that has kept you from loving God as deeply as Jesus commanded. Fear He wouldn’t accept you. Fear He would require too much of you. Fear you won’t be able to live up to His standard. Even fear He will make you love everyone. The nature of His love is to flush out these fears. Don’t get sidetracked. Don’t stop watering the seed.
The best thing to do is repent right then. “No, in the Name of Jesus, I’m not following my feelings. I’m not following my old carnal mind. I love You, Father.” Tell Him again and again throughout your day. Say it when you get up in the morning, and say it when you go to bed at night.
“Yeah, but Brother Copeland, I don’t feel like it.” This is not the kind of love that depends on feelings; this is agape love. You say it because He is your God and your Father. You say it because of honor. You say it because of the blood and the Name of Jesus.
I want you to know, every time you say it, your spirit
Thou hast loved them, as thou hast loved me. John 17:23
rises to another place. Your born-again inner man comes up another notch and fear is being flushed out. It will only be a matter of days and you’ll be walking on a higher plane. You’ll realize something has happened to you.
What’s Happening?
What’s happening? Every time you say, “I love You, Father,” the Holy Ghost—the Spirit of Love—is knocking the old walls down, stretching you on the inside, and you’re learning things you didn’t know you knew. You’re saying, “I love You, Father, with all my heart.” And suddenly, you begin to hear something within your heart. First, you’ll begin to hear your heavenly Father speak to your inner man, “I love you.” And your heart will begin to yearn to hear more from Him about the love He wants to flow through you.
Your re-created human spirit is becoming aware of what was going on in there all the time. Love is developing and flushing out all the junk that has kept you from clearly hearing Him. Up from the inside comes
So, we have planted our seed. We have watered. We are “rooted and grounded in love” according to Ephesians 3:17. And we have received our increase. Love is being perfected in us and all fear is being cast out (1 John 4:18). Unwarranted fear of God, fear of circumstances, fear of people—all cast out!
Now we are ready to begin loving people with the same love that is perfectly developed in us. The love that is shed abroad in our hearts loves people.
Look again at Ephesians 3:17-19, “That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, may be abl e to comprehen d wit h al l saint s wha t is the breadth , an d length , an d depth , an d height ; and to know the love of Christ , which passet h knowledge, tha t ye might be fille d wit h al l the fulnes s of God ”
To know the love of the Anointing is to be totally filled with God. Every anointed act of love demonstrates the fullness of God. Every healing is a love act. Every miracle is a love act. Every discerning of spirits is a love act. Every tongue and every interpretation is an act of His full love.
Love is being perfected as you continue to declare,
“I love You, Father, with all my heart, all my soul, all my body, all my money.”
the flow of the Holy Ghost and the flow of the love of God and every kind of fear is flushed out.
When you begin to think without fear contaminating your thinking, you begin to see things through the fact that God loves you as much as He loves Jesus. Start listening. Become God - inside minded. The fully developed love of God within you now is longing to show off—to bring Him glory—in your outside life.
You’ll just be driving down the street and the love and compassion of God will start flowing through you and over you. The next thing you know, you’re loving your wife more than you ever loved her in your life. Your kids are finding out what real love is all about because they’re receiving God’s love through you. Then, lo and behold, you find yourself seeing other people in a different light and loving them with this agape love.
Loving Difficult People Is Not So Difficult
Here we are…right back to those ugly people. We all have to deal with someone who is difficult to love. Again, you don’t start loving on them…you start loving God. “I love You, Lord, so in the Name of Jesus, I love them.” Keep the love of God in you stirred up. The love wherewith God loved Jesus is on the inside of you, and it is there for a purpose—His purpose.
The love of the Anointed One goes beyond just knowledge and gets us into such intimacy with God that, just like Jesus, we begin to know what is in the hearts of people. We know because the love of God is moving us and we begin to understand what’s hindering them. We understand what’s motivating their actions and attitudes. We begin to have insight. Why? Because He wants us to know, and He will guide our acts of love toward them.
As we keep our loving communication open with Him, and refrain from being offended or gossiping about people, we will hear Him. As we continually develop our love for Him and allow it to flush out any fear, we will hear what He wants us to know about them.
If we operate day in and day out in faith that works by our well-developed love, we look forward to every encounter with not just the difficult people, but with everyone. We can hardly wait to hear what the Lord has to tell us about them and see what He shows us. And, just like Jesus, we respond to them by saying what our Father says and doing what He shows us.
If we continue in faith and love, God will deal with them—just like He has dealt with us all. God gets all the glory as we show forth the marvelous acts of love.
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Christopher
Columbus
the Christbearer
Long before there was an America, God engraved its location on the heart of one man and gave him a mission to carry the gospel there. That man was Christopher Columbus, whose first name means “Christbearer.”
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His real name and details of his life are disputed by historians. But what is known for certain is that this man of Greek or Italian descent became a seafarer at an early age.
He is said to have likened himself to the patron Saint Christopher, who, legend says, carried the Christ child across treacherous waters. In the same manner, Columbus would eventually carry the gospel of Christ across uncharted waters. Writing in his Book of Prophecies, composed following his third voyage to the New World, Columbus describes how his journey of discovery began:
I prayed to the most merciful Lord about my heart’s great desire, and He gave me the spirit and the intelligence for the task: seafaring, astronomy, geometry, arithmetic, skill in drafting spherical maps…. It was the Lord who put into my mind…the fact that it would be possible to sail from here to the Indies. All who heard of my project rejected it with laughter…. There is no question that the inspiration was from the Holy Spirit, because He comforted me with rays of marvelous illumination from the Holy Scriptures…. The fact that the gospel must still be preached in so many lands in such a short time, this is what convinces me.
In his log, Columbus wrote that the reason for his voyages to new lands was to “bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the heathens.”
For the Gospel | Before embarking from Spain on August 3, 1492, Columbus and his crew took Communion. He then ordered the sails to be set in the Name of Jesus. One month…two months…the miserable voyage stretched beyond what anyone had expected. But Columbus continually reassured his crew that land was near. Finally, on October 12, the crew touched the warm soil and beheld the wonders of the New World! Columbus named the first island San Salvador, meaning “Holy Savior.” He prayed, “O Lord, Almighty... blessed and glorified be Thy Name, and praised be Thy Majesty, which hath deigned to use us, Thy humble servants, that Thy holy Name may be proclaimed in this second part of the earth.”
Columbus would make three more voyages across these waters, giving each new island a religious name and ordering a huge cross erected—claiming the land for Spain, but “principally for a sign of Jesus Christ our Lord, and in honor of Christianity.” A fourth voyage, to make way for the liberation of Jerusalem, ended in disaster and Columbus never saw his ultimate dream fulfilled.
Christopher Columbus knew God had a purpose for him and fearlessly answered the call, even when it looked impossible. His thoughts on this still speak to us today: “No one should fear to undertake any task in the Name of our Savior, if it is just and if the intention is purely for His holy service.”
He was the “Christbearer” to the New World. V ictory
A
Expanding Our rE ach,
Touching More Lives Down Under
s David Welsh, director of KCM
Australia, and his staff reflect on last year’s successful Singapore Victory Campaign and prepare for the 2006 Gold Coast and Perth Victory Campaigns in October, David has to stop and smile.
Overflow, glory, fulfillment. They are experiencing all of it!
“We are greatly anticipating these meetings,” David says. “We know that God has big things planned for this area.”
You don’t have to be around David very long to hear the enthusiasm in his voice when he speaks of KCM Australia, the Partners and Friends, and his
role as director. He is right in the center of God’s will, serving KCM and taking the good news all over Australia and into Asia.
Destination Asia | When David was a student at Jerry Savelle Ministries International (JSMI) in early 1999, he was asked to write a paper outlining his ministry vision.
“I was so frustrated by that assignment because I wasn’t sure what God was calling me to do,” he recalled. “So, I prayed and said, ‘Lord, I’m just going to start writing something and let You lead.’ But in a way, I felt like I was making it up.”
In August of that same year, David became director of KCM Australia.
Two years later, he came across a computer disc that contained the “Ministry Vision” report he had completed for JSMI. As he read over the words he’d written more than two years before, David was blessed.
It read: “I will serve another ministry, and my goal will be to take the good news into Asia.” The rest of the report was filled with David’s vision objectives and how he planned to accomplish them.
“I had to call the staff in to read it with me,” David said, smiling. “It’s an exact picture of what I’m doing now. That’s God.”
So, when Kenneth and Gloria Copeland held the Singapore Victory Campaign last year, ministering to people from Indonesia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, India, the Philippines, China, Thailand and Australia, David’s heart was full.
“That meeting was very significant to our continued outreach in that region,” he shared.
And, the momentum has been building ever since.
The implementation of the new computer system at KCM Australia in
December 2005 was also quite significant to the increased outreach into Asia.
“The new computer system for us is like what the Citation X is for Kenneth Copeland,” David explained. “It’s the vehicle by which we manage our relationship with our Partners. It allows us to minister to them in a more effective way, and it provides us with the infrastructure to expand into Asia.”
To date, KCM Australia has approximately 13,000 Partners with more than 20,000 people on its mailing list.
“Those numbers will increase now that our new computer system is up and running,” he said. “So, for me, 2005 really was the Year of Overflow, and this year is the Year of Fulfillment.”
Taking the Word to the World | KCM Australia is discovering that Kenneth and Gloria Copeland’s daily devotional From Faith to Faith is just as powerful—no matter what the translation. The devotional, which has been translated into Indonesian, is receiving rave reviews. There are currently plans to translate other KCM books as well.
“In December 2005, we hit our target of printing 1 million books in Mandarin,” said David, noting those books are now being distributed in Asia.
On the heels of that outstanding accomplishment, KCM Australia celebrated another media breakthrough for the kingdom. In January 2006, the Believer’s Voice of Victory broadcast expanded its reach into the Philippines.
“We’re on a government channel which goes to 70 million viewers, covering 90 percent of the population,” David said. “We’re very excited about that.”
And, in March of this Year of Fulfillment, KCM Australia began printing and distributing its own Australian/Asian Pacific version of the Believer’s Voice of Victory magazine.
Filled with the same good Word and faith teachings, the Australian/Asian Pacific version of BVOV is a bit more customized to KCM Australia’s Partners and Friends—promoting such things as area meetings and specialized products.
“It’s something we’ve desired to do for a long time,” David added.
Owning
Land Sure Feels Good! | After 26 years, KCM Australia ushered in 2006 in their own building on their own property!
“That was the sweetest check I’ve ever signed,” said David.
Shortly after writing that check, David told the KCM Partners during a meeting: “You can now tell your friends that you are the proud owners of property in Queensland.”
You, Partners, can give your friends and family the same report because you share in every breakthrough, every victory, every expansion, every healing, every salvation—absolutely everything—KCM experiences or touches.
“We are committed to fulfill our part in strengthening the Body of Christ,” said David, “through the support of our Partners and the teaching ministry of Kenneth and Gloria Copeland.” Together, we are making a difference for the kingdom of God, taking the Word of faith from the top of the world, to the bottom, and all the way around. V ictory
KCM Australia began printing and distributing its own Australian/Asian Pacific version of the Believer’s Voice of Victory magazine.
“For 27 years, we’ve been watering the seed of Christianity with the Word of God in the great land of Australia, and now the time has come for the great harvest. The outpouring of the Holy Spirit has begun….”
—Kenneth Copeland
“The new computer system for us is like what the Citation X is for Kenneth Copeland,” David explained. “It’s the vehicle by which we manage our relationship with our Partners.”
Making the
Supernatural Your Natural
In 1977, Kenneth Hagin Sr. gave a prophecy that changed my life. It painted a picture of the end-time Church and helped me grasp the magnitude of God’s will for the Body of Christ.
Brother Hagin prophesied that the Church “will rise up as a spiritual giant, and there shall be a release of power in our day and in our age that man has not seen before…. Men upon this earth shall walk and talk and act like God…. And those who know their God in these days will be strong and do exploits. There is an army of the Lord being raised up…who will know and do their rights and privileges in Christ Jesus…and appropriate unto themselves that which has already been given.”
by G loria C opeland
Never will you find in the Bible where God wanted His people to be poor, sick or defeated. Never! Never! Never! It didn’t happen.
When I heard that prophecy, I made a decision to do whatever it took to be part of that army and do exploits for God. What I learned and put into practice as a result of that decision has allowed me to walk in victory and do things I never dreamed possible! First Corinthians 2:9 says, “Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” God had tremendous things prepared for my life—things beyond my wildest imagination. And praise God! I’m seeing them and enjoying them. It’s been a wonderful journey, and God isn’t finished with my life yet. He desires for me to continue to grow in Him and fulfill His plan in my life.
God has marvelous things planned not just for me, but for you and every other believer. He is a great planner. He plans His work and works His plan!
Brother Hagin and others have also prophesied that the Church would progress from a time of fullness into a time of overflow. I believe overflow is the time we are in right now! Our lives can and should be overflowing in the presence and power of God. As believers, the supernatural should be our natural! We ought to be doing “exploits” for God. And we can! There is, however, a condition. Daniel 11:32 tells us: “The people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits.”
Know Your Power Source
If you have a desire to do big things, impossible things for God—the things He calls “exploits”—then you have to fully understand the prerequisites.
To start with, you must know God. That doesn’t mean you just know about Him. Knowing Him means having an intimate relationship with Him. It means He is the first thing you think of when you open your eyes in the morning, and the last you think of when you go to bed at night. Listening to Him all day, every day, and letting Him talk to you through His written Word and by His Spirit is how you get to know Him. You come to really know the Lord by actively seeking Him above everything else and recognizing Him as your source (Matthew 6:31-33). And, as you begin to know Him—you will begin to know His power.
The Apostle Paul said having an intimate, living connection with Jesus was worth more than everything he
had previously considered valuable. He said his determined purpose was to know Him. This is a purpose I’ve made my own, and it can be yours too.
“[For my determined purpose is] that I may know Him [that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him…], and that I may in that same way come to know the power outflowing from His resurrection” (Philippians 3:10, The Amplified Bible).
The Spirit of “Greater Works”
In this passage of Scripture, you can hear how deeply Paul desired the Lord and the power of His resurrection. Jesus told His disciples He wanted them to receive this power, to be “endued with power from on high.” He gave them instructions to wait in Jerusalem until He sent the Holy Spirit for this purpose. And, before being crucified He said: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, 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 Father” (John 14:12).
Greater works—exploits! That’s what Jesus expects us to do. And we can when we yield to the Holy Spirit who dwells within us. Jesus knew His disciples had to have the Baptism in the Holy Spirit to do the mighty works God planned for them. That hasn’t changed. Knowing Jesus as our Savior and being filled with the Spirit are still the first steps toward doing the impossible.
With God, All Things Are Possible
The fact is, God has a purpose for your life that’s exciting and beyond anything you can imagine without the Holy Spirit revealing it. You may not feel able to do great things, but you can. Just realize God never intended you to do them on your own. God knows what He put in you and what He can do in you. Ephesians 3:20 says He is “able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.”
We in the Body of Christ are vessels that God works through to accomplish His will. We have been “recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us…” (Ephesians 2:10, The Amplified Bible).
Exploits should not be unusual for us. Remember we are working with God Himself. We should expect miracles!
Scripture reveals that truth over and over:
• “With God nothing shall be impossible” (Luke 1:37).
• “The things which are impossible with men are possible with God” (Luke 18:27).
• “…with God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26).
• “…all things are possible to him that believeth” (Mark 9:23).
We have a vital relationship with the One who makes the impossible possible. The heroes of faith recorded in the Bible knew God, and they did impossible things. They believed God when He said, “I will be with you.” (See Exodus 3:12; Isaiah 41:10.) Their faith was anchored on that promise. And because God was with them, they weren’t limited to the natural realm.
Why would anybody choose to live in the natural realm, on a low, low level, when we can live in the supernatural realm and soar in the spirit?
The giants didn’t matter to David—God was with him. The Flood didn’t matter to Noah—God was with him. Age didn’t matter to Abraham—God was with him.
He is still the God of the impossible! And God is still with us. He has planned to do great things through each of us. When we truly get to know Him, we will trust Him, believe His Word and not be afraid to act on it. That’s called walking by faith. And faith is where all exploits in God begin.
Become a Faith Giant
Faith—believing what God has said—is the foundation for a supernatural life. In John 6:28, the disciples asked Him, “What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?” Jesus answered in the next verse, “This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.”
The faith giants listed in Hebrews 11 accomplished great things by faith—by believing God. Verse 1 says, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” It is only by faith that what you’re hoping for will manifest.
Today, your body may be sick or diseased, your finances may be in shambles, or your mind may be tormented
by fear and worry. If so, I want you to know I understand what that feels like. And I also want you to know that you don’t have to stay in that condition.
Before Ken and I began to know and believe the Word of God, we were imprisoned by those things—but we came out of it! And so can you, if you will get in the Word and learn the truth about all the great things that already belong to you in Christ.
We learned to stand on God’s promises and appropriate them in our lives. Ken and I believed we received what God said was already ours, and we talked like it and acted like it. And, the truth of the Word made us free. Never will you find in the Bible where God wanted His people to be poor, sick or defeated. Never! Never! Never! It didn’t happen. The only reason God’s people have been broke, disgusted, sorry and sick is because they didn’t do what He said—they didn’t do things His way.
It’s easy to coast along and be like everybody else. But if you truly desire to be a faith giant and do exploits for God, you have to believe His Word. If you’ll believe His Word and do things His way, the supernatural can be your natural.
One Flash of Power
All it takes is one flash of light from the Word to change your life forever. One flash of faith and you will realize, God said I can have that! As you speak that promise, it will become more real to you than anything else. That’s when you have the victory on the inside—that’s when the natural realm must respond. That’s when the supernatural becomes natural.
None of us can afford to be lazy about the Word of God. Our future is tied up in how much Word we have in our hearts.
That’s why God said, “My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. Keep thy heart with all diligence; for
out of it are the issues of life” (Proverbs 4:20-23).
It’s up to us how much of the power of God we experience. As we feed on the Word, speak it and act on it, the Word will become a reality to us and the power in God’s Word will drive out fear, failure and sickness!
At one point in my Christian life I let my hunger for the Word of God decrease instead of increase. Too much of my attention was going toward natural things. The truth is, I had gotten comfortable in life. We had nice cars, a decent house, a little money in the bank—we just weren’t as desperate as we once had been. But, after I heard that prophecy Brother Hagin gave in 1977, I refocused my attention! He said: “Purpose in your heart that you’ll not be lazy, that you’ll not draw back, hold back or sit down, but purpose in your heart that you’ll rise up and march forward and become on fire.”
I’m glad I quit being lazy about the Word back in 1977. It would have been sad to have missed out on all the wonderful things God had planned for us. Now, Ken and I are pursuing God’s will more fervently than ever! We are determined to be strong and do His exploits.
Soar in the Spirit!
We know too that “doing exploits” also requires laying aside every weight and sin that can hinder us (Hebrews 12:1). Weights are things that hold us down in the natural realm—things that crowd our hearts and take our focus and energy away from the things of God. Mark 4 gives a good list of those things. Although cares, distractions and desire for other things are not necessarily sin, they are things that will hold us down to the natural realm. And, when the natural man, “the flesh,” is in control, faith loses its aggressiveness.
But why would anyone choose to live in the natural realm, on a low, low level, when we can live in the supernatural realm and soar in the spirit?
With the help of the Holy Spirit you can “crucify” the flesh (Galatians 5:24) and renew your mind to the Word (Romans 12:2). You can be “spiritually minded” and experience life and peace. Or you can be “naturally” or “carnally minded” and think like the world thinks, and get what the world gets—death (see Romans 8:6). Your spirit—the part of you that is connected to God— can always be in command. When that’s the case, it isn’t difficult to receive the wisdom or help you need to overcome any situation. When you are vitally connected to the God of the impossible, it becomes easy for the supernatural to thrive.
You can live a limited life in the earth—limited to your natural ability and circumstances—or you can live unlimited. It’s your choice, just like it was Israel’s choice. They
had to decide if they were going to follow after God, or settle for the natural things in the world and live like the heathen people around them.
Put Your Foot on the Promise
At one point in particular, they chose wrong. When God told the children of Israel to take the Promised Land, they forgot who was with them and saw only their own inabilities. That generation did not take the land God said He had given to them. They refused to possess—or put their foot on—the land God had promised them.
But in Joshua 1:3, when God told Joshua, “Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you,” Joshua believed Him. Notice God didn’t say, I’m going to give it to you. He said, every place you put your foot, I have given to you—past tense. If Joshua hadn’t picked up his foot and put it down on that property—on that promise—he wouldn’t have received it.
But Joshua did! The people were with him, and together they took the land. Joshua did what God told him, when He told him.
March around the walls seven times and then shout, God said.
And, they did. If their hearts had been hardened like the previous generation, they would not have obeyed God. It took God-inspired courage to do that, and they had hearts toward God. What happened? God took action, and suddenly they weren’t limited to the natural realm. Miraculously the walls fell flat. The Israelites possessed their land.
When a miracle was needed, God performed a miracle.
That’s the way God desires the Church to live— believing Him for the supernatural. Today we’re at the same place Joshua was. God had already given him the land, but he had to act on what God said. God has told us things in His Word that belong to us. We have to put our foot on them and possess them. We have to walk out on the Word.
I believe we’re at the place and the hour where Brother Hagin’s prophecy is being fulfilled. The Lord is recruiting an army of believers to do what He wants done in the earth. But He isn’t looking for lukewarm Christians.
He is looking for those who will purpose in their hearts not to be lazy, draw back, hold back or sit down. He is looking for those who will rise up, march forward, be on fire!
He is looking for you and me to make a determination to know our God and do exploits! He is waiting to make the supernatural our natural. V ictory
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