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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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Gloria Copeland — The Power of Standing on the Word Part 4

21 Jul

Kenneth And Gloria Copeland

Here is an example of prayer based on these six steps:

“Father, in the Name of Jesus, we ask you for $_______.

“We have this money in our heavenly account and we
are withdrawing this amount now. We believe we receive
$________. As in Mark 11:23-24, we believe it in our hearts
and confess now that it is ours in the Name of Jesus. We agree
that we have $______ according to Matthew 18:19. From this
day forward, we roll the care of this over on You and thank You
for it. Satan, in the Name of Jesus, we take authority over
you; we bind your operation now and render you helpless.
Ministering spirits, we charge you to go forth and cause this
amount to come to us according to Hebrews 1:14. Father, we
praise Your Name for meeting our needs according to Your
riches in glory by Christ Jesus and for multiplying our seed
for sowing in the Name of Jesus.”

When I entered the ministry and enrolled in Oral Roberts
University, my wife and I lived in an old house in Tulsa, Okla.,
and because of business failures, we owed money in every
direction. Then, as we began to grasp the principle of seed-faith
giving and believing God to supply our needs, we decided to
believe God to pay these debts. One night we sat down and figured
what we owed. I got my checkbook and wrote out the
checks that would pay these debts. We laid hands on them and
prayed according to Romans 13:8. “Owe no man any thing, but
to love one another.” I said, “Father, in the Name of Jesus, I am
putting these checks in this desk drawer and am believing You
to get us out of this mess. I am looking to You for the money to
pay all these debts, in the Name of Jesus.” I was not so foolish
as to mail those checks before the money was in the bank. That
is against the law. God will not bless fraud!

We figured to the last penny how much it would take to
operate our household abundantly, even allowing for unexpected
things. We wrote it down and prayed over it in the Name of
Jesus. I made up my mind to be single-minded from that day
forward, and in less than 12 months from that night, we did
not owe anything and haven’t owed a penny since. God did
some miraculous things during that time, and He is still doing
them today! Praise God!

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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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