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********** ADVERTISEMENT ********** September Broadcast Calendar Featuring: Kenneth & Gloria Copeland Kellie Copeland SPECIAL FROM NIGERIA Aug. 28-Sept. 1 A Life Built to Last—Part 1 Kenneth Copeland Sun., Sept. 3: Believe God’s Love and Don’t Worry! Kenneth Copeland SPECIAL FROM NIGERIA Sept. 4-8 A Life Built to Last—Part 2 Kenneth Copeland Sun., Sept. 10: Becoming a Vessel of Honor Kenneth Copeland Sept. 11-15 Fruit of the Spirit: The Explosive Power of Resurrection Gloria Copeland and Kellie Copeland Sun., Sept. 17: Change Your Words and Change Your Life Kenneth Copeland Sept. 18-22 Fruit and Freedom in Oneness With God Gloria Copeland and Kellie Copeland Sun., Sept. 24: You Have Access to God’s Thoughts Kenneth Copeland Sept. 25-29 The Healing Compassion of the Father Kenneth Copeland ___________________________________________________________ Station Listings kcm.org/watch/find-a-station more ways to watch dish® CHANNEL 265 Roku® apple tv® 4th Generation YouTube® podcast KCM App KCM.org DAYSTAR Network Trinity Broadcasting Network kcm.org/waystowatch Watch our Spanish broadcast on Enlace or at es.kcm.org/medios. ********************************************* * * * * article continues * * * * * I’ve been astonished at how believers so willingly swallow the words of the world. I’ve been amazed at how often they form attitudes and make adjustments in life based on the opinions of worldly prophets. To do that is to join themselves to a scornful spirit which is determined to destroy the credibility of the entire Church. If I had to choose, I’d rather believe in a man or woman of God who’s making mistakes than side against them with a mocking world! Attitudes and Actions All right, we’ve established from Psalm 1 that to position ourselves for blessing, we must avoid the counsel, attitudes and actions of the world. Now let’s look at a few attitudes and actions we do want to adopt. We’ll find three of them in Hebrews 10:19-22, “Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; and having an high priest over the house of God; let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith....” There’s No. 1: Draw near. To be in the position of blessing we must draw near to God. That sounds so simple, it almost seems silly to say it. But I’m going to say it anyway because we all need to hear it again and again. We need to draw near to God. We need to go boldly into that holiest place of His presence knowing we belong there, knowing we’re in covenant with Him through the blood of Jesus. We need to draw near in full assurance of faith, knowing that, no matter how badly we’ve messed up, we can still come back to Him. The second action we can do to position ourselves for blessing is to “hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)” (verse 23). When natural issues approach you, and threaten to defeat you, don’t waver. Hold fast to your confession that the covenant benefits promised in God’s Word belong to you. Hold fast to your confession that your needs are met (Philippians 4:19). Hold fast to your confession that God has forgiven your iniquity, He has healed your body, and He’s restored your youth (Psalm 103:3-5). Hold fast to the Word of God as you walk in the presence of this world. The third action is to stay in fellowship. Hebrews 10:24-25 puts it this way, “Let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another....” This third action of positioning for blessing is the one God has been speaking to me about so strongly in recent times. We must remain in covenant fellowship with one another in the Body of Christ. We need each other. We can’t do this alone. I have to stand with you, and I deeply need you to stand with me. The Church in the book of Acts diligently fellowshipped. When I say fellowship, I don’t mean they sat around and ate and visited and had a good time together. I mean they participated with one another. Real, covenant fellowship takes place when we step over into active participation in one another’s lives. It happens when we get in partnership with each other, move outside our comfort zone and help each other lay hold of God’s plan for our lives. Take a look at what Revelation 17:14 says about those who are overcomers with Jesus, “...the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and chosen, and faithful.” When this whole earthly conflict is over and the dust settles, those left standing won’t just be the called or the chosen. It will be those who were called, chosen and faithful. Faithful to what? To God, yes. To the Word, yes. But there is another point where we must be faithful. We must be faithful to the Body of Christ. We need to develop covenant loyalty to one another. 22 : BVOV

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