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Kenneth Copeland — Become a Candidate for Increase Part 1

18 Oct

Kenneth And Gloria Copeland

It’s easy to see how following God’s instructions to get out of debt affected our prosperity. But the fact is, our decision to obey other, seemingly unrelated commands we saw in the Word also had an impact on our finances.

That’s because you can’t separate God’s financial principles from the rest of His principles. They all work together. So you have to take the whole Bible to have a good foundation for godly prosperity.

The primary commandment Jesus gave us, for example, is to “love one another” (John 15:12). To the casual observer that commandment may seem to have nothing to do with money, yet to have true prosperity love must be the guiding force of your life. You must be quick to apply scriptural principles for living like these found in 1 Peter 3:

Finally, all [of you] should be of one and the same mind (united in spirit), sympathizing [with one another], loving [each other] as brethren [of one household], compassionate and courteous (tenderhearted
and humble). Never return evil for evil or insult for insult (scolding, tongue-lashing, berating), but on the contrary blessing [praying for their welfare, happiness, and protection, and truly pitying and loving them]. For know that to this you have been called, that you may yourselves inherit a blessing…. For let him who wants to enjoy life and see good days…keep his tongue free from evil and his lips from guile (treachery, deceit). Let him turn away from wickedness and shun it, and let him do right (verses 8-11, The Amplified Bible).

Think of it this way. Every right action you take, every godly decision you make, every time you go love’s way instead of the selfish way, you’re putting another block on your foundation of prosperity.

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Kenneth Copeland — The Power of Standing on the Word Part 1

16 Jun

Kenneth And Gloria Copeland

God’s Word is absolutely true. There is great power in the
Word. God has used the words written in the Bible to release
His faith. No Word of God is void of the power it takes to cause
itself to come to pass. No one has ever reached the depth of
what is available in the written Word of God to the believer
who will stand on God’s Word as quickly and as firmly as he
would the word of his lawyer, doctor or most trusted friend.
God’s Word is God speaking to you. God’s Word is not of private
interpretation. It is for whosoever will stand on it and expect
things to come to pass.

When you begin to look forward expectantly to the things
God’s Word promises you, you will then begin to say, “I have
it.” You will then begin to say, “I believe that I receive. My
money is coming to me, and I will be able to be a greater blessing
to the work of God’s ministry, to the poor, and to the other
things that I need to be involved in.”

Standing on the Word of God is a spiritual activity that will
bless and cause you to grow in faith and in power. James says it
like this, “Faith without works is dead” (see James 2:17). He says
to be a doer of the Word, an actor of the Word of God, and not a
hearer only. Then he describes standing on the Word of God or
looking into the Word as looking into the perfect law of liberty.

God’s Word always comes to pass for the man who will
stand and act on it. Your confession of God’s Word will always
come to pass in your life regardless of what opposition Satan
puts up against it because you are confessing and expectantly
standing on the Living Word of the Almighty Jehovah God.
Jesus Christ is the guarantee that our covenant with God, or
God’s Word to us, is absolutely and eternally true. Even if heaven
and earth pass away, thank God, you and I won’t pass away
as we stand on His Word for His Word will not pass away!
Hebrews 1:3 states that He is upholding all things by the Word
of His power. It just makes good sense then to stand on His
Word if you want to be upheld financially. If you want to be
upheld spiritually, get on His Word. If you want to be upheld in
any area of your life, put that area on God’s Word and begin to
confess that you have success and victory in Jesus. It’s yours!

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Kenneth Copeland — Test The Windows Of Heaven

19 May

Kenneth And Gloria Copeland

Let’s look at Malachi 3:10 once more. There is something
here I want to emphasize. “Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse,
that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me
now herewith, saith the Lord….” God has said in many places
through the Bible, “Have faith…believe Me,” but here in
Malachi He is saying, “Prove Me…put Me to the test!” Many
Christians are looking for a sign from God as proof of His
power, of His willingness to heal and do miracles in today’s
world. The financial realm is the only place where God gives us
an opportunity to look for this sign, and it is the only place we
haven’t been looking! We say, “But I couldn’t tell God what to
do; I couldn’t expect Him to bless me! It wouldn’t be humble!”
But what does God say? “And prove me now herewith, saith the
Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and
pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to
receive it.”

As I was studying this one day, the phrase windows of heaven
kept coming into my thinking, so I did some research. The
phrase windows of heaven actually means “floodgates.” It is the
same word used in Genesis 7:11 where God opened the windows
of heaven and flooded the earth. God doesn’t use empty
figures of speech. He means what He says! He will open the
floodgates of heaven and pour out an abundant blessing on the
tither. Then the next verse (Malachi 3:11) says:

“And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall
not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast
her fruit before the time in the field, saith the Lord of hosts. And all
nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land,
saith the Lord of hosts.”

Now let’s discuss how to receive from your giving.
Ephesians 6:8 says, “Knowing that whatsoever good thing any
man doeth, the same shall he receive of the Lord, whether he be
bond or free.” Whatever good thing you do to any man, you will
receive the same thing from the Lord. We have just read in
Malachi where God said that He would open the windows of
heaven to us. Therefore, we can expect to receive from God.
However, in Luke’s gospel Jesus says, “Give, and it shall be given
unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and
running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same
measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again”
(Luke 6:38). From this, we see that we also can receive from
men; so the blessing is twofold. When you tithe, you receive
from God above. When you give, men give into your bosom.
You have it coming from all directions!

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

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Kenneth Copeland — Giving To The Poor Part 1

31 Mar

Kenneth And Gloria Copeland

The second form of depositing is giving to the poor.
Proverbs 19:17 says, “He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth
unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him
again.” When you give to the poor, you can expect back what
you gave. You can’t give away your money by giving to the
poor. You are actually lending to the Lord, and He will repay
you. He considers it a loan, and since He teaches us not to owe
money, He won’t owe money either. As soon as you lend it to
Him, He will pay it back. If Jesus walked up to you and asked
to borrow $100, don’t you think He would repay you?

It is important for you to realize that all material wealth is
in the earth. It will not be rained down on us from heaven. It is
already here, and there is more than enough for everyone. The
Bible says that we will suck of the abundance of the seas and of
the treasures hid in the sand (see Deuteronomy 33:19). The
problem is that we don’t know how to reach it. However, by
giving to the poor we are giving God an opportunity not only
to work with us financially and bless us, but also to help the
man in need.

There are some things you need to understand about this
form of giving. I remember when a close friend of mine was
telling me about taking some things to a poor woman. She said,
“You know, before I could even get out the door, the woman
was asking if I had any pots and pans or anything else she
could have.” This attitude of the poor woman disturbed her, so
we prayed about it. The Lord spoke to me and said, “That’s the
way you do Me. I give you one thing, and before long you’re
jerking My coattail over something else. Now that’s all right
with Me, but you must realize that you are the only hope a poor
person has. You represent supply to them and they have never
had that before.”

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

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Kenneth Copeland — Tithing Part 3

24 Mar

Kenneth And Gloria Copeland

In tithing, you are laying the foundation for financial success
and abundance. You are establishing deposits with God
that can be used when you need them. Don’t wait until your
back is against the wall before you use your faith in this area.
Build your faith first when things are going well. Learn to act
on the Word now, and when Satan tries to pin you against the
wall, you can smile and know that you have it made. His power
over you financially has been stopped! When you stand on the
covenant of God and exercise your rights as a tither, Satan has
no chance against you. God will rebuke the devourer for your
sake. If your back is against the wall financially now, don’t wait
to begin tithing. You cannot afford to wait! The tithe belongs to
God in the first place. “Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed
me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me” (Malachi
3:8-9). This scripture says that a man who does not tithe is robbing
God and is operating under a curse because of it. Start
tithing now! If you don’t have any money, find something you
do have and give it today. There is no faster or surer way to
break that curse. Immediately when money comes into your
hands, FIRST take God’s tithe out and present it to Him. “Honor
the Lord with your capital and sufficiency [from righteous labors],
and with the first fruits of all your income, So shall your storage
places be filled with plenty, and your vats be overflowing with new
wine” (Proverbs 3:9-10, The Amplified Bible).

Remember, the Word says that God gives us the power to
get wealth and the blessing of the Lord makes rich. In tithing,
God is giving you 90 percent and receiving for His work in the
earth 10 percent to provide ministry for you. “And he gave some,
apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some,
pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work
of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ” (Ephesians
4:11-12). You can’t out-give God! He gives back His 10 percent
to see to it that you are perfected, equipped and edified.

This brings us to the question of where God’s tithes are to be
placed. Some think only churches are to receive tithes. This
would be true if their church is the source of their spiritual food
and growth. The Word says to bring the tithes into the storehouse
so that there would be MEAT in His house. A storehouse is where
the food is. I know thousands of people attending churches of all
denominations that receive no spiritual food whatsoever from
their churches. How could that be a storehouse?

Verse 14 of Deuteronomy 26, The Amplified Bible, says, “I
have not eaten of the tithe…or given any of it to the dead; I have
hearkened to the voice of the Lord my God, and have done according
to all that You have commanded me.” I would not consider
putting God’s tithe into a dead work. If you want to put money
in a church that is dead—not ministering to people—then put
your money into it, but it is important to put the tithe into a
storehouse that is feeding the life of God to the people. Many
churches and foundations serve as Satan’s reservoir to keep
finances out of the revival that is in the earth today.

To settle this question, since it is God’s money to start with
and since Jesus is the One who will handle and receive the tithe
(see Hebrews 7:8), pray and let Him tell you where it should be
put to work. I realize this is not too popular with some church
doctrines, but nevertheless, it is accurate. Jesus is Lord over
the finances of the Body of Christ! He is fair, and He is just in
the distribution of God’s tithe. When a church sees to it that the
people are fed, that church will receive its portion. When an
evangelist sees to it that the people are fed, Jesus will minister
to him his portion of God’s tithe. All the different ministries
qualify to receive from Jesus more than enough to fulfill their
particular calling when they feed God’s people.

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