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HEART TO HEART
My Dad’s Example
Growing up, I learned so much from my dad—how to believe God, how to catch a pop fly, and
how to put everything I had into everything I did. I learned a lot just by watching him.
For years I saw him drive miles in a car to preach the Gospel. I watched him close meetings
out on a Sunday night and drive all night long just to eat breakfast with the family. Then he’d
get in the car again and drive another 12 or 13 hours to start a meeting. Once he drove 22
straight hours from California on old highway 66 just to be with us for one meal. That kind of
endurance—that sacrifice—is what makes me the kind of person I am today.
Dad was out on the road traveling a lot, but he always made time to play with us and build a relationship. When he’d come in,
we would go out and hit baseballs. He’d stand on home plate and send me out to center field. He’d say, “I don’t care where the
ball is, you go catch it.” And he’d hit that bushel basket of balls and I’d throw them in. These are memories he built with me.
Dad would also say to me, “Son, you can do anything you think you can do—anything you want to do. You can do it if you’ll keep
God first in your life and use your abilities.” I don’t think there’s anything that warms a child’s heart like encouragement! When I
face obstacles today, I still hear his voice encouraging me.
I treasure the times I spent with my dad. Though he went home to be with the Lord in 2003, his example of faith, his encouragement,
and the endurance I saw in him are what I live by today.
Happy Father’s Day! We’ve got a wonderful magazine for you this month, so don’t miss a single page.
PS. As we and our Canadian neighbors celebrate our nations’ freedom this July, let’s thank God for the spiritual freedom that
was bought and paid for by the precious blood of Jesus.
THIS ISSUE
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R H E M A
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Because God Cares for Me,
4 I Am Worry Free
Kenneth W. Hagin
Learn how to cast your cares on the Lord and
live in the victorious arena of a worry-free life!
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What Are You Saying About
Your Kids?
Kenneth E. Hagin
Families are very important to God. Read what
three generations of Hagins have to say about
family relationships.
No Fear Here!
20 Craig W. Hagin
Whatever happens in the world around us,
we don’t have to be afraid!
Special Report: International Rhema
Joe and Mary Purcell are crisscrossing Asia to bring in a harvest for
the Lord. Read their story.
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Kenneth W. Hagin
Have you ever heard someone say, ‘No one cares about
me’? You might be feeling that way right now. But there
is Someone Who cares infinitely more than you’ll ever
realize. God cares about you!
We are instructed in First Peter 5:7 to “cast our cares
upon the Lord because He cares about us.” The New International
Version translation of this verse tells us to cast our “anxiety” on
the Lord.
What does it mean to cast your cares on the Lord? To cast
means “to throw off, throw aside, or throw away.” God doesn’t
want us to go through life burdened down with cares. We can
throw off all of our cares.
Many people take a stab at casting their cares on the Lord.
They give it a try, but the Bible doesn’t tell us to give it a try. The
Bible says we’re to do it!
In my own life and ministry, I have to put First Peter 5:7
into practice on a regular basis. As the head of a large ministry, I
have a big responsibility. At times I feel the pressure of everyday
operations. When I’m tempted to buckle under the load, I say,
“No! This is God’s ministry. If He can’t make it go, I sure can’t! I’ll
do everything I know to do, but I am not going to worry!”
That’s what you need to do too. No matter what you face, you
need to make up your mind that you’re not going to worry.
Look at the last part of First Peter 5:7: “He careth for you.” The
Twentieth Century New Testament translation says, “He makes you
his care.” That means when you cast your cares over on God, He
makes you His number-one priority!
We need to understand that God is omnipresent. In other
words, He is present in all places at all times. And God is personally
concerned about mankind and will be personally involved in
the lives of everyone who goes to Him and gives Him his or her
cares and burdens.
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Now God will not override
your will. He will not make you
do something you don’t want to
do. He won’t force you to give Him
your worry. Nor will He forcibly remove
your cares. You have to go to
Him with your cares.
Do you believe that God really
cares about you? God cared
enough for mankind to redeem us.
When Adam and Eve messed up
and sinned in the Garden of Eden,
God didn’t abandon them, because
He cared about them! He cared
enough about mankind to send
Jesus to redeem us. And then He
cared enough about us to send us
the Holy Spirit.
ACTS 2:4
4 And they were all filled with the
Holy Ghost, and began to speak with
other tongues, as the Spirit gave them
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PSALM 55:22
22 Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: he shall
never suffer the righteous to be moved.
God cared enough about us to provide us with salvation, the
gift of the Holy Spirit, and healing for our bodies. But He also
cares enough about us to meet our personal needs.
PHILIPPIANS 4:19
19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in
glory by Christ Jesus.
Patience and perseverance are keys to receiving the blessings
of God. Have you ever started out obeying God, but then your
situation didn’t look like it was improving? You obeyed, but it
didn’t look like you were making any headway.
When some people try to lose weight, it can look as if nothing
is happening even though they are eating properly and exercising.
If these people will keep doing what they’re doing, after
a few months they’ll notice a difference. They may not see the
desired results all at once. But if they keep up their good eating
habits and their exercise program over a period of time, they will
see more and more results.
That’s the way it is with believing God. You may not see an
instant change in your circumstances, but if you will keep doing
God’s Word, you will see results!
Faith has a part to play in casting our cares on the Lord. It
takes faith to let go of our problems and give them to God. Then
after we give our problems to God, we are to go on our way,
carefree and worry-free.
Your success in life depends on how much you trust the Lord
and whether you cast your cares on Him. In other words, your
success depends on your obedience to God and His Word.
I challenge you to cast your cares on the Lord. I challenge you
to move into new arenas of victorious living with God by living
a worry-free life. If you’ll commit yourself to resting and trusting
in God, you will move up a notch spiritually. If you need to ask
God to forgive you for worrying, then do it and receive your forgiveness.
Then go on down the road of life worry-free, because
God cares for you!
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“My father, Kenneth E. Hagin, once said,
‘Preparation time is never lost time.’
This statement has never been truer. Coming to RBTC
will both strengthen your relationship with God
and help prepare you to follow His plan for your life.
Because of the bal ance between the practical and the spiritual,
I believe there’s no better place to train!”
—Kenneth W. Hagin, President
“Prepare to have your whole
world changed! Every one of
these teachers has so much
experience and knowledge,
and they’re here for you.
Rhema will be the best time
in your life and the most
challenging. But you’ll definitely
come out ahead and
changed for the good!”
Jessica, Alaska
2013 Graduate
“I’ve seen a lot. I’ve done a
lot. I’ve been a lot of places.
But Rhema has been such
a blessing. It really does impart
so much on all levels.
There’s so much going in you
that you’re [not even aware
of]. But when it’s time, you’ll
see it pulled out, and you’re
like, ‘Wow, I got that from
Rhema!’ ”
James, Canada
1st Year Student in 2012–2013
“If you’re supposed to be
at Rhema, come! God will
work it all out and support
you. He will help you. He
will strengthen you. He will
make it happen!”
Donnie, Wisconsin
2012 Graduate
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“[Rhema] is the Word and
the Spirit together. They
train us how to apply the
Word of God to our lives—
not only at school, but in
our marriages, at work, and
on the road. They’re very
balanced.”
Bobby, Oklahoma
2012 Graduate
“Rhema [helps you understand]
more about what the
Lord wants you to do with
your life and [helps] to develop
the purpose He has
for you. It’s been an amazing
time here.”
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2012 Graduate
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True Freedom
Joe Duininck
We are members of the Rhema
family, and freedom is a part of
who we are and what we believe.
But it can be a little tricky to
know what freedom really is.
We can see what freedom looks
like in a church service when
someone takes a lap around
the auditorium. But we don’t always
know what freedom looks
like on Monday morning when
we go to work, or when we encounter
a challenging relationship,
or when the Lord tells us
to do something that doesn’t
feel very freedom-like.
We often interpret words based
on our history and culture as
well as on their definitions. But
have we properly defined the
word freedom?
Here is one example of how a
word can carry very different
meanings for different people.
In 1962 Don Richardson, a Canadian
missionary, went to Papua
New Guinea to work among
the Sawi tribe. As he shared
Christ with them, he discovered
that they regarded Judas as the
hero, not Jesus. In their culture,
treachery, betrayal, and deception
were wonderful things. They
meant something totally different
to the Sawi than they did to
him. He had to find another way
to explain the Gospel. He eventually
did find that way, and the
Sawi embraced it.
There is a similar problem in
our culture with the word freedom.
For many people, freedom
means being able to do anything
they want to do. But is that
the correct biblical definition of
freedom? What does freedom
in Christ look like? Let’s look at
John chapter 8.
John 8:31–36 (NIV 1984)
31 To the Jews who had believed
him, Jesus said, “If you hold to
my teaching, you are really my
disciples.
32 Then you will know the truth,
and the truth will set you free.”
33 They answered him, “We are
Abraham’s descendants and
have never been slaves of anyone.
How can you say that we
shall be set free?”
34 Jesus replied, “I tell you the
truth, everyone who sins is a
slave to sin.
35 Now a slave has no permanent
place in the family, but a
son belongs to it forever.
36 So if the Son sets you free,
you will be free indeed.”
There are things
we’re free from
and things we’re
free to.
Jesus told His disciples that if
they obeyed His commands,
they would be free. Now, most
people don’t put obeying a
command and being free in
the same sentence. They think
there aren’t any commands associated
with freedom. But Jesus
was saying that to be free,
we will have restrictions.
Lynette Hagin exhorts students
during weekly RBTC prayer..
Many people, however, want
to limit these restrictions. They
want to know the rules and
regulations they have to follow
so they can ultimately do what
they really want to do.
True freedom in
Christ is being a
servant.
Here is the challenge with this
kind of thinking. We can’t bring
an “I’ve got my rights and nobody
can tell me what to do”
attitude into a scriptural truth.
When we do, we’re trying to
blend a cultural attitude and
a spiritual truth together. And
what we end up with is not the
Gospel.
In the Book of Revelation, Jesus
told John to write to the head
of the Church at Ephesus and
tell him that they had lost their
first love. On the other hand,
Jesus applauded them for
hating the doctrine of the Nicolaitans.
(See Rev. 2:1–7.) The
Nicolaitans wanted to hold on
to their culture and blend it into
the Gospel. In the end, the Gospel
became so watered down
that there really wasn’t any
Gospel at all.
We have to realize that there are
things we’re free from and things
we’re free to. If we think freedom
is only what we’ve been delivered
from and not what we’ve
been brought into, we don’t fully
understand freedom. We are
Instructor
HIGHLIGHT
free from bondage and sin’s
domination. We are free from
sin’s impact on our lives. But
we are also free to be slaves to
righteousness (Rom. 6:16–18).
We are free to live consecrated
to the Lord. We are free to say
all day, “Lord, not my will, but
Yours be done.”
True freedom in Christ is being a
servant. It’s not focusing on us
but on others. It’s honoring God
with our bodies and not fulfilling
the lusts of the flesh. To some
this may sound like restrictions.
But that’s because they don’t
understand what freedom really
means.
Let’s stop trying to figure out
how much of a worldly lifestyle
we can get away with. Instead,
let’s live dedicated, sanctified,
sacrificial, and crucified lives.
If we think freedom is doing
whatever we want to do, we’ll
never be satisfied. We’ll dance
in church but be miserable after
we leave. True satisfaction in life
is found when we follow all of
the Lord’s commands.
When we understand this, we’ll
experience a freedom that
causes us to dance in church,
on the job, in relationships, and
with our responsibilities. Because
on the inside, we will be
truly free.
_____________
[Editor’s Note: Joe Duininck has
been a Rhema Bible Training College
instructor for 21 years.]
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There’s no denying it. The harvest of souls is
ready to be reaped. Nowhere is this more evident than
in Asia. Joe Purcell, a 1988 Rhema graduate, and his
wife, Mary, have a heart to reach the billions of people
who live on that huge continent. It’s no wonder that
God placed them in Singapore. This small city-state is
located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. From
there it is relatively easy to travel throughout Asia.
For more than a decade beginning in 1992, the
Purcells lived in arctic Russia and
the Russian Far East. There they established
churches in Provideniya
and Khabarovsk. During that time
they started ministering throughout
Asia. They began sensing a change
in their ministry, and in 2004 the
Lord directed them to relocate to
Singapore.
At first Joe and Mary planned only
to help at Rhema Singapore and use
the island nation as a launching pad
from which to minister. Before long,
though, they were named the assistant
directors of the school, and in 2006
they became the directors. In addition
to overseeing Rhema Singapore, the
Purcells supervise Rhema campuses
they’ve opened in Russia, India, and
East Malaysia. And they are assisting
with the development of additional
Rhema campuses in conjunction with
Rhema India. In addition, Rhema Singapore
furnishes instructors to assist
at Rhema campuses in Thailand, Myanmar, and Nagpur, India,
as well as at other Bible schools in Nepal and Vietnam.
Singapore
This year Rhema Singapore celebrates its 13th anniversary.
Rhema Singapore grads also have the opportunity to enroll in
the School of Ministry. This is an intensive program designed to
further train those going into full-time Christian service. Since
Rhema Singapore opened, approximately 390 students have
graduated from the diploma program, and 18 School of Ministry
grads are being utilized as instructors
in Rhema extension campuses
around Asia.
“A big focus of Rhema Singapore
is to take Rhema to the nations,”
says Joe. “We are uniquely
positioned to do that. Singapore is a
Students at Sibu,
East Malaysia
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Answering the
Joe & Mary
Purcell
strategic hub. A big push for Rhema
Singapore is to raise up graduates
who are called and gifted to serve
Macedonian
Call
as instructors, and along with our faculty, to
help in the starting and staffing of additional
Rhema campuses.”
Rhema Singapore grads have put their
hands to the plow with the Purcells and are
busy working in this massive harvest field.
Here is what some of them are doing.
Daniel, a 2010 School of Ministry grad,
“Come over
into Macedonia,
and help us.”
—Acts 16:9
Bible school
students in
Nepal
headed to Nepal to teach in a Bible school. Many students there
were battling sickness, and Daniel taught them how to receive
healing through faith. Sixteen students testified that God healed
them from ailments including stomach cramps, migraine headaches,
and even a toothache!
Vera, a 2008 grad from Khabarovsk, Russia, returned to
Khabarovsk after graduation. She currently serves as assistant
pastor at Fountain of Life Church in Khabarovsk.
Gyan and Joy Basumatary, ’09 and ’10 grads, went to Assam,
India, to conduct a conference for about 50 pastors and lay
leaders and 150 youth in the Lutheran denomination. A short
time later, they were invited to minister at two conferences for

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“A big focus of
Rhema Singapore
is to take Rhema
to the nations.”
—Joe Purcell
skyline of Singapore
Shillong, India
TO LEARN MORE
about Narhari and
Lata Thorat*, go to
www.khm.com/qf9b.
the Lutheran church in Assam.
The first conference was attended
by over 3,000 people. And more
than 5,000 people came to the
second conference!
Khabarovsk, Russia
The Purcells first began working
in Russia over 22 years ago in
Provideniya, which is in far northeast
Russia. They never thought
Singapore
they would play a part in starting
a Russian campus. But in January
2011, Rhema Russia-Khabarovsk opened. Students
braved minus 30-degree temperatures to
learn of their righteousness in Christ and the
foundations of faith. These men and women eagerly studied
God’s rich Word, and in early December last year, 31 of
them made up the school’s charter graduating class.
Rhema Khabarovsk’s opening yielded an interesting
glimpse of God’s provision. While the Purcells were living
in Provideniya, they received half a shipping container full
of Kenneth E. Hagin books printed in Russian. Many of those
books were distributed throughout the surrounding region.
The Purcells also sent a large shipment of the books to a pastor
they met in Khabarovsk, situated more than 2,000 air miles
southwest. He gave away many of the books. Then shortly before
Rhema Russia-Khabarovsk opened, when the school was
in need of books, the Purcells received several boxes of leftover
books from this pastor’s church. When Joe shipped those books
to Khabarovsk 17 years earlier, little did he know that he was
sending them to himself!
Shillong, India
Joe and Mary first ministered in India in 2010, participating
in a pastors’ conference. Later, when Gyan and Joy Basumatary
returned to their hometown of Shillong, they
desired for a Rhema campus to open there.
The Purcells conferred with Narhari and
Lata Thorat,* directors of Rhema India-Nagpur, who were
delighted with the idea. Before long, Rhema India-Shillong
opened its doors, and in early December last year, 32 students
graduated. More than 20 of them had already been
in full-time ministry before studying at Rhema Shillong. One
graduate is a bishop in a Christian denomination that oversees
12,000 believers in 53 congregations. She is now bringing the
message of faith to all those under her care.
The Thorats and their staff are aiming to open 30 Rhema
campuses throughout India in the next 10 years, and the Purcells
are working with them to make that happen.
Teaching at Rhema
Khabarovsk, Russia
East Malaysia
The largest Protestant denomination in East Malaysia invited
Rhema Singapore to provide RBTC training in their part of
Malaysia. Three Rhema campuses have opened—in the cities of
Kota Kinabalu, Sibu, and Kuching.
Philip Lyn, senior pastor of Skyline Assembly in Kota Kinabalu,
is grateful for the impact Rhema
is having on members of his congregation.
“It has helped us to fuse [the]
Word and Spirit in a very powerful
way that has enabled many of [us] not
just to know the Word but to operate
in the gifts of the Spirit, in learning to
hear God, and to move in a more supernatural
way.”
Joe and Mary Purcell are traveling
nonstop—as much as 130,000 miles
a year—to answer their Macedonian
call. They’re focused on multiplying
themselves and opening campuses
in many Asian nations. As more students
graduate and in turn multiply
themselves, a great harvest will
be reaped before the return of
Christ!
Prayer Focus
» Wisdom for continued
expansion of Rhema
campuses in Asia
» The multiplication
of ministers and
mentors through the
School of Ministry
» Finances to advance
the vision
» Favor and doors of
utterance
» Owning their own
home in Asia
TO LEARN MORE
about Joe and Mary Purcell,
go to www.JoePurcell.org.
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Living
Abundantly
in Your
Giving
Kenneth W. Hagin
We do not have to live in lack.
We do not have to be down
and out. Jesus said, “The thief
comes only to steal and kill
and destroy; I have come that
[you] may have life, and have
it to the full” (John 10:10 NIV).
The King James Version says,
“that [you] might have it more
abundantly.”
You’ve probably heard this scripture
before and may have even
quoted it yourself many times.
But are you really living a
full, abundant life?
It’s not impossible to live abundantly.
If it was, Jesus wouldn’t
have said it. So why aren’t some
people experiencing abundance?
They’re not living in
their giving!
Let’s look at the Word of God
and see how our giving and living
are connected.
LUKE 6:38 (NLT)
38 “Give, and you will receive.
Your gift will return to you in
full—pressed down, shaken together
to make room for more,
running over, and poured into
your lap. The amount you give
will determine the amount you
get back.”
Do you see it? Our receiving is
tied to what God said about giving.
If we want to experience an
abundant life, we must consider
the Lord’s instructions.
Believe in the
Blessing
We need to understand several
things about living in our giving.
First, we must believe that God
will pour out His blessings on
those who give. That’s what the
Word says.
MALACHI 3:10 (NIV 1984)
10 “Bring the whole tithe into
the storehouse, that there may
be food in my house. Test me
in this,” says the Lord Almighty,
“and see if I will not throw open
the floodgates of heaven and
pour out so much blessing that
you will not have room enough
for it.”
This verse says that when we
give, the floodgates of Heaven
will be opened. Think about this
a moment. What determines
when a natural floodgate is
opened? It’s how much water is
collected behind the dam.
Likewise, God’s floodgates are
moved by what we’re putting
behind them—by what we give!
Remember what Luke 6:38
says? What we give determines
what we receive.
You see, when we give, God
pours out His blessing on us.
According to Galatians chapter
6, we will reap a harvest!
GALATIANS 6:9–10 (NIV)
9 Let us not become weary in
doing good, for at the proper
time we will reap a harvest if
we do not give up.
10 Therefore, as we have opportunity,
let us do good to
all people, especially to those
who belong to the family of
believers.
We also need to know that,
even though we will receive
when we give, we shouldn’t be
giving just to get. Our motive for
giving must be to support God’s
Kingdom and have His abundant
life. And that abundant life
doesn’t come just in the form
of finances. It comes in the
form of God’s favor, protection,
mercy, and so forth. The good
things we receive in our
lives today come from
our giving yesterday.
Giving Goals
Let me encourage you to set
goals in your giving—just as you
do in other areas of life. Second
Corinthians 9:6–7 says, “Whoever
sows sparingly will also
reap sparingly, and whoever
sows generously will also reap
generously. Each man should
give what he has decided in his
heart to give, not reluctantly or
under compulsion, for God loves
a cheerful giver” (NIV 1984).
The tithe—the first 10 percent
of our income—belongs to God,
but these verses are talking
about giving an extra offering.
And verse 6 says those who
sow or give generously will reap
generously. Will! That means
certainly, surely, and definitely.
Those are strong words, but I
have found them to be true.
I remember how God would
speak to my dad in the early
years of his ministry and tell him
to give an offering. We hardly
had enough for ourselves! But
as Dad continued to give as
God directed him, a day came
when he was living abundantly
in his giving.
It didn’t happen overnight—but
as he continued to give, it got
better and better. And it will for
you too. Because the more you
give, the more you receive.
Are you living the abundant life?
Do you want to continue to live
where you are? If not, it’s time
to change your giving. Set some
new goals. God is watching
over His Word to perform it in
every area, and you can begin
to live abundantly out of your
giving!
Our motive for giving
must be to support
God’s Kingdom and
have His abundant life.
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CAMPMEETING 2013 | July 21–26
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Living Successfully
Lynette Hagin
We’ve learned so much about confessing
and believing the Word—and those things are
very important. But if we want to succeed in
life, there is a third part to this equation. We
see it in Mark chapter 11:
MARK 11:23–24
23 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.
24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever
ye desire, when ye PRAY, believe that ye
receive them, and ye shall have them.
We’re to say, and we’re to believe. But we’re
also to pray. Prayer is the third part of the
equation! And if we ignore it, things are not
going to turn around. It will be as if we’re
treading water. We’ll stay afloat, but we won’t
go anywhere.
We must spend time in prayer! We must
commune with our Heavenly Father. The further
away we stay from God, the fainter His
voice becomes. Yet His voice is what should
guide us every day of our lives. His voice will
warn us of things to come. It will keep us out
of danger.
Great things happen when a believer prays!
James 5:16 in the Amplified Bible says, “The
earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a
righteous man makes tremendous power
available [dynamic in its working].”
If we’re going to live victorious, godly, Christian
lives, we must stay strong in prayer. We
must stay sensitive to our Heavenly Father’s
voice.
_____________
[Editor’s Note: This was adapted from Lynette
Hagin’s Monday morning message at Campmeeting
2012.]

At a Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship convention, a
woman came up to me and said, “Brother Hagin, I want you to
promise me something.”
“I want to find out what it is first,” I replied.
She said, “I want you to promise me that you’ll pray for my
son every day. He’s 15 years old. I’m a widow and I can’t get him
to go to church. He’s in a gang, and I’m afraid they’re on drugs.
He’s out until 3 and 4 o’clock in the morning. I lie awake at night
waiting for the phone to ring telling me they’ve got him down at
the jail.”
I interrupted her before she could say anything more about
how bad her son was. I shocked her by saying, “I’m not going to
do it.”
“You’re not?”
“No, I’m not. I won’t promise you I’ll pray for him at all.”
“Well!” she said.
“In the first place,” I continued, “it wouldn’t do any good because
you’d nullify the effects of my prayers by your wrong believing
and talking. As long as you keep telling your son that he’ll
never amount to anything and he’ll wind up in the penitentiary—
he’ll never make it.”
Her eyes got big. “How did you know I was talking that way
to him?”
I said, “To be in the mess he’s in, you had to talk him into it.
Children are products of words. Words will make a boy want to
go to church, or they’ll keep him out of church.”
“What should I do?” the woman asked.
“Since you’ve done this for so long and because he’s as old
as he is, just leave him alone. He resents your trying to tell him
anything. Don’t preach at him. Don’t nag him.
“Then,” I went on, “change your thinking and talking. Begin
saying, ‘I surround my son with faith and love.’ You’ve been surrounding
him with doubt. Now surround him with faith. Even
if your heart doesn’t believe it to begin with—say it out of your
mouth. Once it registers on your heart, you’ll start believing it.
Say, ‘I do not believe he’s going to the penitentiary. I believe he’s
coming to God.’ ”
“Well,” she said, “I’ll try it.”
“It won’t work if you try it, but it will work if you’ll do it. Jesus
didn’t say we would have whatever we tried. He said we’d have
whatever we said.”
Over a year later I returned to that city to speak at another Full
Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship convention. After an afternoon
service, a woman came up to me and said, “Brother Hagin, do you
remember me?”
“No, I meet so many people I don’t really remember you.”
“You were here a year ago,” she said. “I asked you to pray for
my boy, and you shocked me by saying you wouldn’t.”
The woman continued, “What you told me worked! At first
my son got worse. And keeping my mouth shut was the hardest
thing I ever did. But I kept saying day and night, ‘I surround him
with faith and love. I believe he’s coming to God. I believe things
are going to work out right in his life. I believe he’s not going to
the reform school or the penitentiary.’
“We went along that way for almost a year,” she continued.
“Then one Sunday morning, after he’d been out nearly all night,
he got up and came to the breakfast table. And while we were
eating, he said, ‘Momma, I believe I’ll go to Sunday school with
you this morning.’
“I said, ‘Now son, you were up awfully late; you probably need
the rest.’
“ ‘No,’ he said. ‘I want to go.’
“He went to Sunday school and stayed for church.
“The next Sunday,” the mother told me, “he was out till 4
o’clock in the morning, but again, he was up for breakfast.”
“Momma,” he said, “I believe I’ll go to Sunday school with you
this morning.”
“Son, you were out late last night. You need the rest.”
14 THE WORD OF FAITH // June/July ‘13

The Bible has a lot to say
about the family. Personally,
I believe the Bible teaches
that, other than our relationship
with the Lord, our
family should come before
anything else in life.
Caring for a family involves
more than just providing
food, shelter, and clothing.
It also means giving family
members love, discipline,
and time.
If our family suffers because
of our job or other commitments,
we’ve got a problem.
At times we have to
be away from home. But at
other times our family must
come first.
Family Ties
Kenneth W. Hagin
Faith Nuggets
It’s vital that we
build a relationship
with our children. It
can take effort to be involved
in their lives after we’ve had
a long day at work. But despite
the demands and time
pressures we face, we must
make that effort to be there
for them.
To have a close relationship
with our children when
they’re older, we must
spend time with them when
they’re young. Quality time,
love, and attention are more
important than anything
else we can give them.
“Well, yes,” he said, “but I can go.”
Her son went to Sunday school, stayed for church, and that
evening went back to church. When the invitation was given at the
end of the service, he went to the altar and was saved.
“He’s been filled with the Spirit and is on fire for God,” she said.
“He’s just a brand-new boy!
“At first I almost got my feelings hurt,” she continued. “You were
so blunt with me. But I corrected myself. Now he’s got a brand-new
momma too.
“I don’t think like I used to,” she said. “I almost pinch myself
sometimes and say, ‘Is that really me?’ I used to worry, worry, worry.
But I don’t anymore.”
Jesus said, “[You] shall have whatsoever [you] saith” (Mark 11:23).
When this woman began saying the right things, her son’s life was
turned around.
_____________
[Editor’s Note: This article was adapted from the book Ministering to Your Family
by Kenneth E. Hagin and Kenneth W. Hagin.]
Yours, Mine, and Ours
Tips for Blended Families
Craig W. Hagin
Blended families are becoming common. But joining two
families together can be complex. When blended families
fail, it’s usually not because the spouses don’t love each
other. It’s because the two families aren’t blending well.
Here are some things to be aware of.
1
2
If a previous marriage
ended in divorce, take
time to figure out why
it failed. Most people
enter a second marriage
clueless about
what went wrong the
first time. Unresolved
issues usually flair up
in the new marriage.
Realize that blending
two families together
while kids are going
through puberty can
be more emotional.
3
4
5
As much as possible,
try to maintain cordial
communications with
ex-spouses. Children
should not be messengers
for parents.
Don’t have an “us
versus them” mentality.
It’s not his kids
or her kids. It’s our
children.
Remember,
love conquers
all.
Family
Problems
Answered!
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Testimony
For Rachael Rowland, August 13, 2012, began like any
other day. She woke up, spent time with her 3-year-old son, and
headed to the gym before going to work.
A 2000 Rhema Bible Training College graduate and former
Lady Eagles basketball player, Rachael had followed this routine
many times before. But on this day, as she finished up at the
gym, things changed swiftly.
“I felt something like a disc slip in my back,” she recalled.
“And I was 28 weeks pregnant, so it made me nauseous.” Shaking
badly, Rachael lowered herself to the floor. “I probably
looked pretty crazy,” she said. “Pregnant and lying on the floor
at the gym.”
After a few moments, Rachael struggled to her feet. But she
felt as if she could pass out, so she stood leaning against a wall.
Concerned by what he was seeing, a man working out nearby
came to check on her. As he turned to get help, Rachael’s
eyes rolled back and she passed out. The left side of her head
slammed into the tiled, concrete floor.
long after and knew something was not right. Cupfuls of blood
were now pouring out of her ear.
The neurosurgeon looked at her CAT scans and immediately
determined that Rachael needed emergency brain surgery. She
had fractures to the temporal bone in her skull and two types of
intracranial bleeding. But even with the surgery, there was no
guarantee that she or the baby would make it.
“There’s no way to describe it,” said Sally Daniels, Rachael’s
mom. “It’s your baby and your grandbaby. But on the inside
there was always a peace. I thought, ‘She’ll be OK.’ ”
After a four-hour surgery, Rachael was still alive. And doctors
did not have to do a C-section to save the baby. Because
of the severity of Rachael’s injuries, though, recovery remained
uncertain.
The next morning, God proved Himself faithful once again.
Rachael woke up in the intensive care unit with doctors and
family closely monitoring her. She didn’t remember passing out,
‘I Should Not
Have Lived’
“I talked to this man and his wife later, and they
said they’d never seen anything like what happened
that day,” Rachael said. “My head actually hit first,
so it got all of the impact. This couple didn’t think
I would live.
“There was another gentleman working at the
gym whom I had never met,” Rachael continued.
“His name was Whitney and he later told me he
heard me hit the ground and came running. He said,
‘I thought you were either dead or dying.’ ”
Rachael didn’t find out until later that Whitney
was a Rhema student. “Thank God for Rhema students,”
she exclaimed. “The first person who had
contact with me knew the Word and knew what to
do! My body was convulsing because of the impact
and the head injury. Whitney just laid hands on me
and said, ‘In the Name of Jesus, stop!’ And I stopped
convulsing. I was still unconscious, but he said he
just prayed in the Spirit and spoke life into me.”
Even as blood began to come out of Rachael’s left
ear, Whitney spoke and declared that there would
be no side effects and that she would be completely
healed and whole.
Paramedics finally arrived and rushed Rachael to
the hospital. Her husband and parents arrived not
16 THE WORD OF FAITH // June/July ‘13

Testimony
Rachael with her husband, Jason; son, Hunter;
and new daughter. Ali-Joy was born totally
healthy on November 1, 2012—the completion
of the miracle!
Saving
Lives—
Literally!
but she knew who she was and who her family was. She even remembered
things she needed to do at work!
“We didn’t know how serious it was,” Rachael said. “My brother
is a doctor in California, and as soon as he heard, he got on a plane.
The nurses let him see my CAT scans and he said it’s a miracle. I
should not have lived. If I did, I should have been severely mentally
and physically handicapped for the rest of my life.
“My brain shifted because of the fall, which is really dangerous,”
she explained. “And because of an arterial bleed, I lost 2 1/2 liters
of blood. They actually didn’t give me any blood, either, because of
the baby. That’s another miracle.”
That same week, much to the surprise of doctors and physical
therapists, Rachael was released from the hospital. One of the
neurosurgeons told her, “People aren’t just walking out of here like
you’re about to do with the kind of injury you had.”
“God protected me,” Rachael observed. “And He also held my
baby in His hands the whole time. Not once did they even have
to contemplate stepping in to do something to save her. Her heart
rate never fell.”
After hearing Rachael’s story, a fellow church member commented
that Rachael had everything in her that she needed to bring
her through.
“That just stuck with me,” Rachael said. “As I thought about it,
it brought me back to my parents moving here when I was 9 years
old to go to Rhema—and to the foundation that was set. Then at 19
years old, I felt like the Lord called me to go to Rhema. The word
of faith was in my heart—in my spirit.
“So when my body was lying there and my mind was not
working, the same Spirit that raised Christ from the dead . . .
He was in me! He was dwelling in me, and He was quickening my
mortal body! The guy at the gym, Whitney . . . he had the spirit of
faith. It had to be scary, but he just jumped down there.
“I’m so thankful that I’ve been hooked up with this ministry
for all these years. When the biggest storm of my life hit, not only
did my spirit work, but the people here were praying. They were
believing for me to walk out of this and receive a miracle. And I
did! When you have a team of neurosurgeons, OBs, and nurses tell
you that you shouldn’t be here, you’re a miracle.”
“You may not know much about
Rhema, but this is a place that’s not
only affecting the community; it is
touching the world. And I’m thankful
to be able to encourage you to give
into something that has changed my
life. I’m a living testimony—literally.”
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Run Your Race With Joy!
Lynette Hagin
At one time or another, we’ve
all dealt with baggage in our
lives. It doesn’t matter who we
are—life isn’t perfect. We experience
disappointments, failures,
deceptions, and ugly situations.
In the midst of these difficult
times, whether we realize
it or not, we start accumulating
baggage.
Sometimes we don’t see the
baggage we’re carrying because
we’ve become so accustomed
to it. It’s just a part
of our lives. But that baggage
keeps us from fulfilling
God’s plan for us. Baggage
prevents us from
having the joy of the Lord
in our hearts. It keeps us in
bondage.
We’ve got to get rid of that baggage!
Things are gearing up in
the spirit realm, and we have
a race to run. We have assignments
from God, and the only
way we’re going to accomplish
them is to kick the baggage out
the door! Look at what the Book
of Hebrews tells us.
HEBREWS 12:1–2 (NLT)
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded
by such a huge
crowd of witnesses to the life
of faith, LET US STRIP OFF
EVERY WEIGHT THAT SLOWS
US DOWN, especially the sin
that so easily trips us up. And
let us run with endurance the
race God has set before us.
2 We do this by keeping our
eyes on Jesus, the champion
who initiates and perfects our
faith. Because of the joy awaiting
him, he endured the cross,
disregarding its shame. Now he
is seated in the place of honor
beside God’s throne.
In these days we must lay aside
every weight—anything that
loads us down. In other words,
the baggage. What’s keeping
you from moving forward—from
running your race? Let’s look at
some things that have become
baggage for many people.
Low
Self-Esteem
Sometimes we try to cover up
low self-esteem. We hide it with
our bling. We say, “Nobody’s going
to know that I have low selfesteem
because I’m just going
to bling them out!” But when
we get home, reality sets in.
We look at ourselves and don’t
value ourselves as God values
us. He doesn’t want us to have
low self-esteem. So how do we
get rid of it?
We draw upon God’s provision
of self-esteem. God made us.
He made us exactly the way He
wanted us to be. Psalm 139:14
(NKJV) says, “I will praise You,
for I am fearfully and wonderfully
made.” If He made you
with long legs like me—
be proud of them.
You just tower
over all the
guys.
We need to kick out that baggage
of low self-esteem and
know that God made us the way
we are!
Frustration
This can be another piece of
baggage. Sometimes we can
become frustrated with what’s
going on around us—whether
it’s a job, family, a house, or
some other situation. When that
happens, we need to draw on
the patience God has provided.
James 1:4 (NKJV) says, “Let
patience have its perfect work,
that you may be perfect and
complete, lacking nothing.”
I’ve learned a valuable lesson:
Sometimes God does not
give us specifics overnight,
and we have to be
patient and let things
work out. He’s not only working
on us; He’s working on other
things to make everything work
out as it should. Kick that frustration
out and know that God
is working patience in your life.
Depression
The baggage of depression is
very real. It will take you
into a dark hole, and
it can be difficult
to get out. If
you start
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accepting just a little portion of
it, depression will engulf your
whole vision.
God has made provision
for depression; He has
given us joy. Jesus said in
John 15:11 (NKJV), “ ‘These
things I have spoken to you,
that My joy may remain in you,
and that your joy may be full.’ ”
We can have joy. We don’t have
to be depressed.
God’s got grace for disappointments,
comfort for hurts, love
for fear, and peace for worry.
He’s got reconciliation, restoration,
high self-esteem, patience,
health, provision, and
joy unspeakable!
So often we share with those
around us about the baggage
we are experiencing, and they
try to give us advice. But I want
you to know that when Jesus
died on the cross, He took all
our baggage for us. We’ve got
to accept and receive what He
did! It’s time for us to get rid of
that baggage for good and let
God use us!
_____________
[Editor’s Note: This article was
adapted from Lynette Hagin’s Thursday
night message at Kindle the
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CRAIG W. Hagin
“ G o d h a s n o t g i v e n u s
a spirit of fear, but of power and of
love and of a sound mind.”
—2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV)
The Bible clearly says that God has not given us a spirit
of fear. So if we have a spirit of fear, where does it come from? It
comes from the devil.
When people say, “I’m afraid of this” or “I’m afraid of that,”
what they’re actually saying is, “I’m giving place to the devil to
rule and reign over this area of my life.”
It’s no fun to live life afraid. When I first began to snow
ski, I became afraid every time I went. And I crashed a lot! It
wasn’t fun.
I finally found that if I’d just play music, it would take my
mind off how tough the hills were. I became a fairly decent skier
when I had my music going, because I wasn’t afraid.
You see, we can’t be afraid of what might happen. But that’s
what people sit around and worry about. Remember Y2K? People
were worried because “we might not have this or that.”
There are a lot of “mights”! But we can’t worry about those
things—about what could happen. We can’t be afraid just because
something tragic happened. We have to trust our God. We
have to go on with our lives.
The Power of the Lord’s Protection
We need to understand the power of the Lord’s protection.
My mom taught me Psalm 91 when I was very young. She would
always claim it over our family, and I do the same with my kids
today. It is also a great passage of scripture to claim when we
feel fear.
I remember when I was about 10 and playing at home with
one of my friends. We came inside and I saw a guy banging on
the door.
It could have been a salesman who just really wanted to sell
something, but I immediately began to feel afraid. And this guy
wouldn’t leave!
So I took my buddy, grabbed a Bible, and said, “We’re going to
read the 91st Psalm.” By the time I finished reading, that guy had
left. It might have been no big deal, but I went to the Word when
I felt I was in danger.
The Word will work for us! But we have to know what it says.
It says it doesn’t matter if a thousand people fall on one side
of us and 10 thousand people on the other side. We will not
be hurt!
It says we don’t have to be afraid of famine and pestilence.
We don’t have to get the flu when everyone else is getting the flu.
Jesus took stripes on His back so that we could be healed!
Quit worrying about everything—about every situation and
circumstance. Quit letting fear enter your heart, because God has
not given us a spirit of fear!
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PSALM 91:1–16 (NCV)
1 Those who go to God Most
High for safety will be protected
by the Almighty.
2 I will say to the Lord, “You
are my place of safety and
protection. You are my God
and I trust you.”
3 God will save you from
hidden traps and from deadly
diseases.
4 He will cover you with his
feathers, and under his wings
you can hide. His truth will be
your shield and protection.
5 You will not fear any danger
by night or an arrow during the
day.
6 You will not be afraid of
diseases that come in the
dark or sickness that strikes
at noon.
7 At your side one thousand
people may die, or even ten
thousand right beside you, but
you will not be hurt.
8 You will only watch and see
the wicked punished.
9 The Lord is your protection;
you have made God Most High
your place of safety.
10 Nothing bad will happen to
you; no disaster will come to
your home.
11 He has put his angels in
charge of you to watch over
you wherever you go.
12 They will catch you in their
hands so that you will not hit
your foot on a rock.
13 You will walk on lions and
cobras; you will step on strong
lions and snakes.
14 The Lord says, “Whoever
loves me, I will save. I will
protect those who know me.
15 They will call to me, and I
will answer them. I will be with
them in trouble; I will rescue
them and honor them.
16 I will give them a long, full
life, and they will see how I can
save.”
Led by the Spirit
Psalm 37:23 says that the Lord orders our steps. Romans 8:14
(NKJV) says, “As many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons
of God.” We need to endeavor to be led by the Spirit of God. But
what does that mean?
It means that if we ever get a check in our heart about doing
something, then we don’t do it. If something on the inside tells us
not to go, we don’t go.
As my grandfather Kenneth E. Hagin always said, it’s like taking
a bath with your clothes on. You don’t feel right about it. And
if you don’t feel right, you don’t do it!
I believe that we’re living in the last days, and that the Lord
gives us warnings. Every time a tragedy happens, I hear stories
about how some people got a check not to go somewhere and
they’re still alive today. Or I hear how someone overrode those
checks and they’re not alive today.
My grandfather told about a time when he and the family were
in Texas visiting some minister friends. They were on the porch
getting ready to leave when he told the pastor, “I don’t feel like we
should leave yet. I don’t know why, but I’m not going.”
They sat down and talked for another 15 or 20 minutes. Then
he said, “I think it’s time to go.” When they left, they came across
a tragic accident where some people had been killed. If they had
left earlier, they’d have been right there when it happened!
You see, the Lord will lead and guide us, and He will protect
us—but we have to follow Him. We must listen to His still, small
voice on the inside. And we need to claim the 91st Psalm over
our families.
We can have whatever we say. We don’t have to fear!
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LYNETTE HAGIN
“The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a
sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be Like
a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.”
- Isaiah 58:11 (NIV 1984)
Have you ever started a project and
never finished it? I started knitting an afghan many years ago that
is still unfinished. In fact, I started it so many years ago that I have
even lost the skill of knitting! While it takes work and energy to
start a project, it takes more work and energy to actually finish it.
Why is that? We are constantly bombarded by things competing
for our attention. Therefore we become distracted and get
sidetracked. One definition of distraction is “anything that gets our
attention off of what it should be on.” Nikita Khrushchev was once
head of the former Soviet Union. He used to tell a story of a time in
that nation when there was a wave of petty theft. To curtail it, the
authorities posted guards around the factories.
At a lumber factory in Leningrad, one guard knew the workers
very well. The first evening, out came a worker with a wheelbarrow
carrying a great, bulky, suspicious-looking sack. “All right,
Petrovich,” said the guard. “What have you got there?”
“Just sawdust and shavings,” he replied.
“Come on,” the guard said. “I wasn’t born yesterday. Tip it out.”
The worker did so, and out came nothing but sawdust and
shavings. So he was allowed to put it back in the sack and go
home. When the same thing happened every night that week,
the guard became frustrated. Finally, his curiosity overcame his
frustration. “Petrovich,” he said, “I know you. Tell me what you’re
smuggling out of here and I’ll let you go.”
“Wheelbarrows, my friend,” said Petrovich.
The guard was so focused on the distraction that he missed the
obvious. God wants to speak to you and give you direction. But He
is saying, “You must remove the distractions from your life.”
Even everyday life has many distractions. How many times have
you walked into a room and
then asked yourself, “What
am I doing here? I came in
here for a reason. What was
it?” This has happened to all
of us. Somewhere along the
way we became distracted by
something or someone.
Have you ever started the
day feeling good about
your To-Do List? You
were proud to
be organized;
you had good intentions.
However, at the end of the
day you were frustrated.
Nothing on your To-Do List
had gotten done, because
you had been interrupted and
distracted.
Life often seems to consist
of rabbit trails rather than highways. We are always moving but
getting nowhere. Life’s distractions dictate our decisions and
control our schedules. Our lives are filled with the urgent, and
we have no time for the eternal. We have tended to a million little
things and left undone the big things. We have filled our days with
things that do not ultimately matter and left undone the things that
do matter.
It is time that we get back to the essentials. I like Matthew 6:33–34
in The Message: “ ‘Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, Godprovisions.
Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday
human concerns will be met. Give your entire attention to what God is
doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not
happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things
come up when the time comes.’ ”
We need to give God our full attention. How many times have
we said to our children, “Look at me—I want your full attention”?
I wonder how many times God has said, “Listen to Me!” and we
were so distracted that we didn’t even hear His voice, much less
heed His instructions.
God wants to lead, guide, and direct our lives, yet we are letting
the distractions of life keep us from even hearing what He has to
say. The Holy Spirit has been sent to be our Guide. John 15:26
(Amplified) says, “When the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Advocate,
Intercessor, Strengthener, Standby) comes, Whom I will send to you from
the Father, the Spirit of Truth Who comes (proceeds) from the Father, He
[Himself] will testify regarding Me.”
The Holy Spirit does not holler—He speaks in a still, small
voice. We must become quiet to hear His voice. All too often we
expect Him to yell and we ignore His whispers. We get so caught
up in distractions that we do not even hear His voice. I encourage
you to concentrate on eliminating distractions. Allow the Holy
Spirit to be your Guide. Stay sensitive to His voice, and He will
always lead, guide, and direct you down the right path and help
you make the right decisions.
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In the “find-a-word” puzzle below, see if you
can find words that show three ways we use
our bodies in worship and three ways we use
our mouths in worship.
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WHO YA GONNA CALL?
Listed below are some “just for fun” telephone
numbers of Bible characters. Find out
whose phone number it is by replacing the
numbers with the appropriate letter that
appears on the numbered buttons above.
Example: 227-2426 = ABRAHAM
For a quick haircut, call: 335-4524
For pet care service, call: 662-4275
For important messages, call: 422-7435
For help with your taxes, call: 628-8439
Non-prophet organizations, call: 539-3235
To charter a fishing boat, call: 932-3333
For wise counseling, call: 765-6666
Most people have a favorite
place where they like to be.
Some prefer the mountains, others enjoy the ocean, and still
others prefer the peace and quiet found by a gentle brook in
the meadow. Well, Mary, the sister of Lazarus and Martha of
Bethany, had a favorite place too! We are going to look at
three different times Mary is mentioned in the Bible, and each
time you will find her in the exact same place—HER FAVORITE
PLACE TO BE. See if you can figure out the answer to the question:
“Where was Mary’s favorite place?”
1. Luke 10:38–39—“Now it came to pass, as they
went, that he [JESUS] entered into a certain village: and a
certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet,
and heard his word.”
2. John 11:32—“Then when Mary was come where Jesus
was, and saw him, she fell down at his feet, saying unto
him, Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died.”
3. John 12:3—“Then took Mary a pound of ointment
of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and
wiped his feet with her hair.”
Did you figure out where her favorite place was? That’s right!
It was “AT JESUS’ FEET!” And that should be a favorite place
for all of God’s children . . . sitting at His feet to hear His words
and bowing at His feet in worship!
Color-Full Names!
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Mary isn’t the only one who bowed at Jesus’ feet. Each color
circle above has a letter in it. Match the color circles below to
those above and you will discover the names of others who
bowed at Jesus’ feet.
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TAKE THEIR ADVICE!
If some of the men and women of the Bible
could give us their advice, perhaps this is
what they would say:
ADVICE: If you can’t stand the heat . . .
bow to the idol.
FROM: Shadrach, Meshach, and
Abednego
ADVICE: Be careful where you take a bath!
FROM: Bathsheba
ADVICE: An apple a day . . . gets you
kicked out of the Garden of Eden.
FROM: Eve
ADVICE: Beggars can’t be choosers . . .
but they can get healed of
blindness.
FROM: Bartimaeus
ADVICE: Never fall asleep in the lap
of a woman with scissors in
her hand.
FROM: Samson
ADVICE: If you’re saving up for a rainy
day . . . make sure you have
a boat!
FROM: Noah
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1. DELILAH 2. NOAH ARK 3. GABRIEL
4. MATTHEW 5. JEZEBEL 6. ZEBEDEE
7. SOLOMON
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