![]() But the Word of God is God speaking to us. Sometimes folks think God hasn’t spoken to them unless they have a message in tongues or prophecy. So we see that the first step toward the highest kind of faith is to accept and understand the integrity of God’s Word. But it will only come alive to you as you accept it and act upon it. Moffatt’s translation of this verse reads, “For the word of God is a living thing …” The word “quick” actually means “alive, living.” The Word of God is a living thing. “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart” (Hebrews 4:12). This book is a God-breathed, God-indwelt, and a God-inspired message. Not only is it a book of the past and a book of the future, it is also a book of now. The first thing we need to know is that the Word of God is actually what it declares itself to be. ![]() Step 1 – The Integrity of the Word of God The Lord wants us to be prepared for the future, and through the power of God’s Word we can be ready for any emergency that may arise. If you have studied these faith lessons and they have taken hold in your life, the devil is going to contest you. We have already covered most of these next points in some form or another, but I wanted to bring them together so that you can check up on the progress you are making and get ready for the final exam, so to speak. In this next series of lessons on faith I have a two-fold purpose in mind. ![]() Van, Texas was the last church he pastored before starting to travel.Central Truth: It is by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony that we overcome Satan, that we are delivered from the power of darkness and that we are translated into the kingdom of His dear Son. During the next twelve years, he pastored five Assemblies of God churches in Texas: in the cities of Tom Bean, Farmersville (twice), Talco, Greggton, and Van. In 1937, he became an Assemblies of God minister. In 1936, he founded his first non-denominational church. He preached his first sermon as the pastor of a small, community Baptist church in Roland, Texas. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever 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 saith. The Bible scripture in Mark 11:22-24 defined his ministry and was his most frequently quoted verse:Īnd Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. On August 8, 1934, he says he was raised from his deathbed by a revelation of “faith in God’s Word” after reading Mark 11:22-23. He remained paralyzed after his conversion. During a dramatic conversion experience, he reported dying, due to the deformed heart, three times in 10 minutes, each time seeing the horrors of hell and then returning to life. He was not expected to live and at age 15 became paralyzed and bedridden. In April 1933 he converted to Christianity. According to Hagin’s testimony, he was born with a deformed heart and what was believed to be an incurable blood disease. Hagin was born in McKinney, Texas, the son of Lillie Viola Drake Hagin and Jess Hagin. ![]() ![]() Kenneth Erwin Hagin (Aug– September 19, 2003) was an American preacher. How You Can be Led by The Spirit of God – Kenneth E. ![]()
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