BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

Most Christians know to walk in love. But they struggle with how to do it. In the early 1970s I learned the how to of it. It came as a revelation. In one moment I realized I was not walking in love. by Billye Brim HOW TO walk in love B V O V : 1 9 1970s TV show, The Love Boat. Gavin and his wife, Patti, were Christians who became part of RayGene's church. Still acting in Hollywood, Gavin received invitations to many events. He would often take RayGene with him, introducing him as his pastor. One of the fi rst of those he attended was a birthday party Julie Andrews gave for her husband Blake Edwards. It opened a door and people in the entertainment industry would begin calling for prayer and counsel. Two years ago, when Gavin MacLeod went home to be with the Lord, RayGene preached his memorial service. It was attended by some of the most famous men and women in fi lm and television. The gospel was preached in multiple ways. Today, people who attended that service still call RayGene for prayer and counsel. "Brother Hagin used to tell me that I had no way of knowing how a person was raised, what they'd been through or what battles they'd fought. He said that neither of us might do as well in their shoes. That's what prepared me for working in Hollywood. Unconditional love. Like everyone, they appreciate it." Today, RayGene and Beth pastor West Coast Life Church in Murrieta, Calif. Their 18-year-old daughter, Sophia, plays the piano, sings and leads worship in the church. She is also involved in Hillsong, a praise and worship collective in Orange County, and Sydney, Australia. "Partnership with KCM has been a lifeline for Beth and me," RayGene explains. "That partnership grants us access to their same increase, blessing, anointing, health and prosperity. Brother Copeland has been a wonderful example of great faith and a great love walk that makes it work. "I'm so grateful to have had mentors like Brother Hagin and Brother Copeland. They have marked my life and ministry. I thank God for the gift of music and the doors it opened for me. However, by God's grace, I pray that I'll be remembered, not for my voice—but for my love." At the same time, Kenneth E. Hagin showed me how to do it—and I did it. It saved my marriage, my ministry, my life. Now I can tell you how to do it, and it will do the same for you. How It Happened In 1967, a newly born-again friend told me she was going to receive the Holy Spirit and speak with tongues. "Oh, no you're not," I said. "That is of the devil." I simply parroted a headline in our denominational magazine, "Speaking in Tongues Is of the Devil." The next week my friend and I were speaking in tongues. Someone took us to a seminar where Kenneth E. Hagin was teaching on what the Bible says about the Baptism in the Holy

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