BVOV Magazine 2013 - present

VOL. 52 : N o 12 : IN PRINT SINCE '73 INSIDE DEC Editor's Letter KCM Offices U.S. Fort Worth, Texas Canada Langley, Canada Latin America Bogotá, Colombia Europe Bath, United Kingdom Germany Lörrach, Germany Ukraine Lviv, Ukraine Africa Johannesburg, South Africa Australasia Brisbane, Australia 4 26 26 12 12 4 His Excellent Glory by Kenneth Copeland 10 Inside the Vision with Pastor George 12 God's Perfecting Gifts by Terri Copeland Pearsons 16 Our Great Salvation by Gloria Copeland 22 The Joy Is Back! by Pastor George Pearsons 26 Christ Is Born In You by Gloria Copeland Bo Hubert & Candace Rhoda A Gift Worth Giving! Sometimes, it really is the gift that counts. Especially when you feel you had to move heaven and earth to get it to someone. Our daughter, Desiree, had just turned 6, and was just one of the gazillion kids in love with Cabbage Patch Kids—those pudgy-faced dolls that exploded onto the scene in the early 1980s. My wife, Edna, liked them, too. Being a dedicated father, I joined the millions of parents across the country who, leading up to Christmas 1983, raced from store to store searching for these dolls. From my home in North Carolina, my search extended into the bordering state of Virginia where, in a desperate last-ditch effort, I phoned my name in to a department store drawing—hoping to win one of their supply of 28 dolls. A week later, I called back. I didn't win. Christmas came and went. In August 1984, I spotted Cabbage Patch Kids at a JCPenney store. They'll be easy to find now, I reasoned, thinking the fad was over. I didn't buy one. Desiree would turn 7 on Oct. 6. For her birthday— you guessed it—she wanted a Cabbage Patch doll. Easy enough, right? Wrong! Trips to Sears, JCPenney, K&K Toys and a few other places came up empty. I even called back to the store in Virginia. They had a new manager, but no Cabbage Patch Kids. An editor friend even had her parents in Knoxville, Tenn., check stores there. Nothing! On her birthday, Desiree settled for a pajama party, a pair of Strawberry Shortcake roller skates, and a few other things. Around noon one Saturday morning, just three weeks before Christmas, I got a call from my editor friend. She was calling from Knoxville, and standing inside a store that had Cabbage Patch Kids. "I'm looking at them now," she said. "Want me to get you one?" Heaven had opened up! That year, on Christmas Day, "Bo Hubert Roberts," born Sept. 1, 1984, in Atlanta, Ga., to Xavier and Paula Osborne Roberts (yes, the dolls come with birth certificates), was adopted into our family. A few days later Bo's sister, "Candace Rhoda," moved in. Not only did Desiree get her doll, but so did Edna. What does this have to do with Christmas? In my opinion—everything! Just read Romans 8:32, The Message: "If God didn't hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn't gladly and freely do for us?" Has God's greatest Gift to mankind moved in with you? Merry Christmas! Ronald C. Jordan | Managing Editor Merry Christmas! Ronald C. Jordan | Managing Editor In my opinion—everything! Just read Romans "If God didn't hesitate to sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn't gladly and freely do for us?" Has God's greatest Gift to mankind moved in W hen The LOR D f irst spoke to us about sta r ting the Believer's Voice of Victory magazine, He sa id: This is your seed . G ive it to everyone who ever responds to your ministry, and don't ever allow anyone to pay for a subscription to it. For 51 yea rs it has been our joy to bring you good news through the teachings of ministers who write out of living contact with God, a nd the testimonies of believers who took God at His WORD a nd experienced His victor y in ever yday life. —Kenneth & Gloria Copeland Believer's Voice of Victory is published monthly by Eagle Mountain International Church Inc./Kenneth Copeland Ministries, a nonprofi t corporation, Fort Worth, Texas. © 2024 Eagle Mountain International Church Inc. aka Kenneth Copeland Ministries. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part without written permission is prohibited. Believer's Voice of Victory and the JESUS IS LORD globe logo are registered trademarks of Eagle Mountain International Church Inc./Kenneth Copeland Ministries. Printing and distribution costs are paid for by donations from KCM Partners and Friends. Printed in the United States of America. Because all Believer's Voice of Victory issues are preplanned, we are unable to accept unsolicited manuscripts. Director of Communications : Laura O'Brien | Managing Editor : Ronald C. Jordan | Assistant Editor : Ashley Ngole | Writers : Melanie Hemry Gina Lynnes Proofreaders : Rhema Amachigh Jean DeLong Michelle Harris Karen Wirkkala Senior Designer : Michael Augustat | Project Manager : Deborah Brister | Type Coordinator : Joyce Glasgow Pass this magazine on to a family member or friend. kcm.org/magazine-signup Spanish edition es.kcm.org/LVVC Get your free magazine @Copelandnetwork

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