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THE W O R D OF FAITH
Published monthly by the Kenneth E. Hagin Evangelistic Assn., Inc. FEBRUARY 1976
APPLICATIONS N O W In September of 1975, 220 stu
SPECIAL REPORT
BEING ACCEPTED FOR dents swelled the seams of our
facilities for RBTC's second term.
RHEMA BIBLE TRAINING They're here now. Preparing. And
A sigh of obvious disappointment escaped
the capacity crowd of 5 0 0 0 when it was
CENTER'S 1976-77 they'll graduate in May of 1976, announced Kathryn Kuhlman would not be
TERM. knowing how to walk in faith, and conducting the meeting they were attend
follow the leadership of the Holy ing—and that Kenneth Hagin would be
Spirit in the ministry where God ministering instead. (This was at the N e w
sets them. York F G B M F I Convention in late N o v e m
ber.)
In September of 1976, the third
class of RBTC will begin. If G o d The spirit of the group quickly picked up,
has called you into the full- however, at the teaching from God's W o r d
time ministry, and you w o u l d on the various ways o n e can receive heal
like to study with us in Tulsa, ing—through the manifestation of the
please write for your applica Gifts of the Spirit, as in Miss Kuhlman's
tion and get it in as soon as ministry—through a special anointing of
possible. Many more applications G o d ' s healing power—through one's own
were received for the 1975-76 term faith in the W o r d of G o d — e t c .
than we were equipped to accept.
In September of 1974, Rhema Bi So this year we're making a cutoff Then it began. T h e anointing of God's
ble Training Center, opened its date. Applications not received at healing p o w e r was great. T h e y walked out
doors to its first class of 75 stu least 30 days prior to registration of wheelchairs and pushed them back up
dents. You will remember how the day will not be processed or con the aisles. Blind eyes w e r e opened. Sores
Lord dealt with Brother Hagin's sidered for that academic year. which had covered one woman's face, ins
heart about the need for this place W r i t e for your a p p l i c a t i o n tantly disappeared. Brother Hagin said you
where those called into full-time now: Rhema Bible Training could tell where they had been as the heal
ministry could prepare and study Center, P . O . Box 50126, Tulsa, thy new skin took their place.
for the high calling upon their lives. Oklahoma 74150.
The highlight of it all came when an esti
TESTIMONIES mated 1000 responded to the invitation
Dearest Ken Hagin: for salvation Brother Hagin gave at the
I first heard of your books about 4 years ago...when Don Hughes from Broken A r r o w close of the service. T o G o d be the glory.
Okla. was here at the Assembly of G o d church and he preached about how to keep your
healing once received. I had been healed of cancer just shortly before and was still having
some lying symptoms and through his preaching and your books I learned how to keep ITINERARY
my healing. It has been nearly 5 years n o w and they have never found a cancer cell in my
body since I was healed at a Kathryn Kuhlman crusade. I have had many check up's both LAKELAND, FLORIDA Feb. 1 5 - 2 2
in the hospital and out, and am a deeply grateful person.
First Assembly of G o d Church
1 3 5 0 East Main
W e love you in Jesus
Sunday S e r v i c e s 7:45 pm
Monday-Saturday 10:00 am & 7:30 pm
11-10-75 * * *
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I CORINTHIANS 13:1-3 (KJV) whether there be prophecies, you had a certain amount of physi
1 Though I speak with the they shall fail; whether there be cal affection and attraction toward
tongues of men and of angels, and tongues, they shall cease; your mate. But natural love is so
have not charity (love), I am whether there be knowledge, it shallow. It can turn to hatred over
become as sounding brass, or a shall vanish away. night. The love of God won't do
tinkling cymbal. Tongues, prophecy, w o r d of that. Christians have the advan
2 And though I have the gift of knowledge—all those things will tage over other folks. Not only can
prophecy, and understand all one day vanish. We won't have they love their husbands or wives
mysteries, and all knowledge; need of them. There will be no with that natural affection, but
and though I have all faith, so that tongue talking in heaven, no they can add to it this divine love.
I could remove mountains, and p r o p h e s y i n g , no w o r d of This love which never seeks it's
have not love, I am nothing. knowledge or gifts of the Spirit own, but seeks the other's welfare.
3 And though I bestow all my will be in operation there. Those
goods to feed the poor, and It does not rejoice at injustice and
things will pass away. But love
though I give my body to be unrighteousness, but rejoices
won't! Love couldn't! Because God
burned, and have not love, it is love! He's eternal! when right and truth prevail.
profiteth me nothing. Love bears up under anything and
I think everybody, e v e r y few
everything that comes.
Then Paul goes on to g i v e an ex days, if not e v e r y day, ought to
pose' on love.... read this passage from the I like that. If you walk in the God
Amplified translation—and prac kind of love, you've got to make it
I C O R I N T H I A N S 13:4a tice it! Let's g o back over part of e v e r y time. It bears up under any
4 Love suffereth long, and is t h i s Love Chapter from the thing and everything that comes.
kind.... Amplified translation. We'll begin
w i t h verse 4—the expose' on (Love) is ever ready to believe the
A lot of people suffer a long
love.... best of every person,
time—but they're not kind while
they're suffering. T h e y just put up Some folks are always ready to
Love endures long and is patient
w i t h t h i n g s and w i t h p e o p l e believe the worst. I never was that
and kind;
because they have to. Even pastors way. It just seemed as if I couldn't
love never is envious nor boils
s o m e t i m e s suffer a l o n g w i t h help it—something on the inside
over with jealousy;
folks—but they're not v e r y kind seemed to compel me to believe
is not boastful or vainglorious,
while they do it. Sometimes a wife the best of everybody. The Bible
does not display itself haughtily.
suffers with her husband, and puts says that the love of Christ com
It is not conceited—arrogant and
up with things, but she's not too pels us.
inflated with pride;
kind while she does it. A n d vice it is not rude (unmannerly), and ...its hopes are fadeless under all
versa. But love suffers long, and is does not act unbecomingly. circumstances and it endures
kind.... Love (God's love in us) does not everything (without weakening.)
insist on its own rights or its own
I C O R I N T H I A N S 13:4b-5a There are nine gifts of the Spirit
way, for it is not self-seeking;
4 ...love envieth not; l o v e and nine fruit of the spirit. A n d
it is not touchy or fretful or
vaunteth not itself, is not puffed this great love chapter is embed
resentful;
up. ded between the two principle
5 Doth not behave itself un it takes no account of the evil done
chapters on spiritual gifts. It im
seemly, seeketh not her own.... to it—pays no attention to a
plies those spiritual gifts can be
suffered wrong.
That's a great rule to g o by— operated without love. But when
Seeketh not her own. they do, of course, it just doesn't
"Yeah, but I've got m y rights." Some people think it's a point of avail. It turns people off.
A s long as you're going to con weakness to take no account of Gifts of the Spirit should be
tend for them, you're not going to evil done to you, to pay no atten balanced out with the fruit of the
walk in the love of God either. tion to a suffered wrong. But it spirit. That doesn't mean we're
isn't. It's the God kind of love. A n d going to be perfect now. But at
I C O R I N T H I A N S 13:5-8 the closer you walk with God, the least the fruit ought to be begin
5 ...dove) is not easily pro more His love dominates you, the ning to bud a little. It may take
voked, thinketh no evil; more you'll be that way. time to mature. But the thing that
6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but Let His love dominate you. Oh encourages me is, I may not see
rejoiceth in the truth; no, not human love. Human love is the full grown mature fruit—but at
7 Beareth all things, believeth selfish. Companions, husbands least I can see some buds starting
all things, hopeth all things, en- and wives, need to let the love of to put out. ~u
dureth all things. G o d d o m i n a t e them—not just
8 L o v e n e v e r f a i l e t h : but natural human l o v e . Naturally
THE WATERER eat an onion, or pull up a radish. It
THE TEACHER Paul described the teaching
has to be watered. Teaching is
watering. So much has been lost
ministry as "watering."
Continued from Page 3 because w e haven't really recog
I C O R I N T H I A N S 3:6,9 nized the importance of the teach
they have a natural gift for reduc 6 I have planted, Apollos ing ministry.
ing all knowledge to a science. watered; but God gave the in When the watering process—the
A n d they've applied that gift to crease... teaching of the Word of God—is by
Christian truths. T h e i r natural 9 For w e are l a b o u r e r s a spiritual gift, it leaves the people
abilities are highly trained—some together with God: ye are God's of God refreshed and revived. If it
times professionally, sometimes husbandry,.... doesn't, it just simply isn't in the
self-developed b y a personal love power of the Spirit.
for teaching. Often these teachers (Note: One translation uses the
It is said of Apollos, he "helped
know nothing at all about the bap word garden rather than husban
them much." (Acts 18:27.) When
tism of the H o l y Ghost. A n d some dry in verse 9.)
the teacher waters the plant—the
times when they do, they k n o w N o one had ever preached the seed w h i c h has already been
nothing at all about really getting gospel at Corinth before Paul planted, and has come up and is
into the Word of God and deep did—he usually never built on growing—he helps them much.
spiritual truths, and nothing at all another man's foundation—so he Teaching should be a help—not a
about being anointed to stand in said, " I h a v e planted, A p o l l o s hindrance. It should be an en
that office. A s a result their teach watered, but God gave the in couragement—not a discourage
ing is dry and divisive. crease." Paul is saying here, and I ment. It should put something into
Just mark it down—the d r y think he puts it so aptly and so you—not take something out of
o n e s are not c a l l e d and not beautifully, that teaching is water you.
anointed. It's more or less natural ing. When teaching is in the power
ability coming through them. This A certain man w r o t e about of the Spirit, division can be
ministry—this teaching gift—is going through the greenhouse of a caused sometimes b y unbelief and
anointed by the Spirit of God just v e r y successful florist. H e saw hardness of heart. Under the
as much as the pastoral gift is beautiful flowers, a maze of color. ministry of Jesus this happened.
anointed, just as much as the This florist was known for certain T h e y w o u l d n ' t accept His
evangelist is anointed, and just as achievements. The visitor com message. Paul and the apostles ran
much as the prophet is anointed. It mented about how beautiful it all into that. It is certainly true divi
may not be manifested in such a was, and how it must require a lot sion can be caused because of
supernatural w a y , but the un of time and know-how. these things. But, alas, alas, too
derlying current is there. The florist said to him, "Do you many times divisions have come
The more I thought about it as I k n o w the most important in in the body of Christ because some
studied and prepared along this dividual involved in this whole teacher just wanted to push some
line, the more I could see that procedure?" pet doctrine of his o w n which re
teachers, probably more than any "No," he said. ally didn't amount to too much
other ministry, are responsible for "The waterer," was the florist's and wasn't spiritually beneficial.
divisions which harass the body of reply. " N o matter what w e have if A true teacher should shun
Christ. It's little wonder in some that man does not know just how causing divisions as he shuns the
quarters that teachers are to water these plants, it will all be plague. Except, of course, where
r e g a r d e d w i t h h e s i t a t i o n and ruined." it's unavoidable over some great
suspicion, and s o m e t i m e s not M a n y a work of God has been fundamental issue.
welcomed as they should be. But ruined. Great evangelistic efforts We cannot compromise on an
when a teacher creates division it h a v e g o n e to naught—though issue like the virgin birth of Jesus
simply indicates a lack of an es hundreds responded to the call of Christ. N o r on such a great issue as
sential in that teaching gift and God—because that watering pro Jesus Christ being the divine Son
teaching ministry. cess wasn't there to encourage of God, and both God and man.
N o teaching ministry in the them to cleave to the Lord and to You can't compromise on the
power of the H o l y Spirit is dry, but b e c o m e a beautiful garden for fundamental principles of the
it will convey rivers of living God. d o c t r i n e of C h r i s t ( H e b r e w s
w a t e r . A n d no t e a c h i n g e m If you've ever planted a garden 6:1-2)...of repentence from dead
powered b y the Spirit of God and you k n o w that just because you works...of faith toward God...of the
perfumed with the love of God will put the seed in the ground is no doctrine of baptisms (When one is
d i v i d e the house of G o d . W e sign you're going to get some born again he is baptized by the
should be interested in unity and thing. It has to be watered. If it H o l y Ghost into the b o d y of
not division. never got any water, you'd never Christ—then he is baptized in
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water as an outward sign of an in N o ! There's no use going back to up—to edify the body of Christ.
ward grace—then you can be bap being baby Christians. W e don't (Eph. 4:11-12.) Edify means build
tized in the H o l y Ghost and speak want to get back and do every up—not divide.
with other tongues. A l l these bapt thing the w a y they did it. We want The church many times has
isms are in this doctrine.)...of lay the same experiences, yes. But w e divided on elders, demons, women
ing on of hands...of resurrection of don't want to do everything they and their place, and a lot of other
the dead...and of eternal judgment. did. If w e did, we'd quit driving things which create division.
These things are fundamental— cars and g o b a c k to r i d i n g That's just the devil playing on
and cannot be compromised. But a donkeys and camels. these things to divide people.
lot of other petty things people N o , w e cannot compromise on The ministry of the teacher is
push are unnecessary. fundamental issues. But w e can not to tear down and divide—but
I had a Baptist background and keep from causing divisions as to build up.
one thing I liked about the Assem teachers over some minute point. This teaching available on cassette
blies of God was that in church The work of the teacher is to build #S570 for $4.00.
government they are a lot like the
Baptists in that they have con
gregational judgment or rule in
electing a pastor. But many of the
churches I've preached in through FAITH SEMINAR OF THE AIR
the years didn't have that type
government. I went into them and
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*S EL SttflBBfll
THE GQD W t i H S MORE TflflN ENOUGH
When we heard the recording of this message as Kenneth Hagin delivered it in a re
cent Washington D.C. area Full Gospel Businessmen's meeting—we knew its content,
its anointing, its impact must be shared. We'll send a gift cassette of this one hour
message to anyone who sends any offering in any amount this month and requests the
cassette by name, EL SHADDAI!
PAID
AT TULSA, OKLAHOMA
• Enclosed is my offering of $.