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He tells how he kept those tapes going day and night. The heavy 7-inch reel-to-reel players were cumbersome, and seemed to eat batteries. But what he was hearing was revolutionizing his life and shaking up everyone who heard him preach those messages! As a child, I had my own experience with reel-to-reel tape players, only it was my dad I was listening to. As a sixth-grader, I would put a tape on at night, fall asleep and barely waken enough to turn it over and rethread it in the dark. When I was in ninth grade, I encountered my first technology revolution: the cassette tape. It was awesome! You could carry a message in your pocket and then play it wherever you went (as long as you had a cassette player). Talk about a revolution! People were so eager to share this fresh message of faith, it spread like wildfire, stirring every corner of the Church world. Then along came the explosion of Christian radio, and tape sales skyrocketed. It still wasn’t enough. Now Christians from every denomination were seeking out meetings where they could hear more. The hunger was intense and the numbers were growing. Before radio, our meeting attendance might have been a few hundred, but now people were flocking to hear the Word. Ballrooms and auditoriums packed out until there were no seats left. Sometimes people sat on the floor so close to the preacher he could hardly move. The word of faith was preached and God confirmed it with miracles and demonstrations of the Spirit. The effect of being trained and developed in faith began to define our future. By now, George and I were married. Like many thousands of other believers, we understood that the Word in us and in our mouths will change anything. Enthusiastically, we became “doers of the Word.” We made scripture cards and put them on the refrigerator, the mirror and in the car—careful to say only what the Word said. It was so energizing! Christian Television Gets the Word Out In 1979, the "Believer’s Voice of Victory" television broadcast began. Christian television wasn’t very common and neither was such an uncompromised word of faith. A new avenue to get the Word out had opened. Now, millions were hearing all across America and soon in other nations. They were hungry, too. Our meetings had to move to convention centers to accommodate all the people. Some even slept on the sidewalk to be sure they got seats up close. It looked like a100-yard dash every time the doors opened. Just like Acts says, “The Word multiplied,” and it was glorious! Praise God, the Word continued to multiply. “Word” churches sprang up everywhere and Christian television soon was available 24/7. Now, with CDs, Internet, MP3s and 4s, smart phones, etc., we have more access today to the Word than at any other time in history. *****ADVERTISEMENT***** “You can’t put God in a box.” …but He did put Himself in a book! And not just a book about Him—He is actually IN the Book! In this series, Terri Copeland Pearsons invites you to step into the reality of The Living Word on a higher level—to a reality the world just can’t see. You’ll discover how the Book—God’s Word—can do anything He can do…because the Book IS Him. Open your spiritual understanding to Jesus and the Father IN the Word like never before. See that There Is Life in the Pages! There Is Life in the Pages 8 CDs sale $14.99* reg $20 #B141003 digital audio download sale $7.49* reg $10 #B141004 Available in Spanish on DVDs—please call to order. Order online and save an additional 10% kcm.org/mag 1-800-600-7395 U.S. only +1-817-852-6000 *Plus shipping. Offer prices valid until Oct. 31, 2014 ****************************** 24 : BVOV

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