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MAYBVOVBROADCASTCALENDARCLICK HERE TO FINDDAILY DEVOTIONALSTO STRENGTHEN YOURWALK WITH GODKenneth CopelandSun., May 1Jesus’ Name Is OurWeapon Against DarknessKenneth CopelandMay 2-6The Preaching and HealingMinistry of Jesus—Part 2Kenneth CopelandDO EVERYTHING HE SAYS.”In This World but Not of ItThe Church should be so blessedtoday that the whole world takes notice!May 9-13Unbelievers ought to be following usLike Precious Faitharound taking notes, trying to figure out theKenneth Copelandsecret to our success. For that to happen,Sun., May 15however, we must put God’s Word firstThe Power andGlory of God’s Nameplace. We must center our lives on hearingKenneth Copelandand doing what He says.What reason do we have to think weMay 16-20Promises That Never Failcan live that way when God’s old covenantKenneth Copelandpeople couldn’t? Because, unlike them,WatchSun., May 22we’re born again! We’ve been made thethe SpanishWe Are Born Intorighteousness of God in Christ. He’sbroadcastGod’s FamilyEnlace orKenneth Copelandfulfilled in us the promise He madees.kcm.orgtoHis people in Ezekiel 36, where HeMay 23-27said:“A new heart will I give you andDivine Healingand Longevitya new spirit will I put within you, and IKenneth Copelandwill take away the stony heart out of yourSun., May 29flesh . And I will put my Spirit withinGod’s Love Is theyou and cause you to walk in My statutes,Secret to Successand you shall heed My ordinances and doKenneth Copelandthem . And you shall be My people, and IMay 30-June 3will be your God” (verses 26-28, AMPC).The Healing GodKenneth CopelandAs new covenant believers, we’ve beengiven the kind of heart God longed for theMORE WAYSOld Testament Israelites to have. We haveTO WATCHa heart to reverence Him and always keepall His commandments that it might beamazonKCM.TBNwell with us, and with our children forever.primeORG.UKEuropevideoI’m telling you, God has set us up forsuccess! Not only do we have both thedesire and ability to obey Him, He’s givenpodcastus His written Word and put His HolySpirit on the inside of us. All that’s left forus to walk in 100% victory is to hear and dowhat He says.DAYSTARNetworkIs it really that simple? Yes, that’s theone secret to having life and having itmore abundantly. As Jesus put it, “Ifye continue in my word, then are ye mydisciples indeed; and ye shall know theSun., May 8God Is Always Good to YouKenneth CopelandBroadcasts subject to change without noticeCOMMIT COMPLETELY TO THE SIMPLE“STRATEGY GOD HAS GIVEN US. HEAR AND 4th Generation6 : B VOVtruth, and the truth shall make you free”(John 8:31-32).Simple as that is though, continuing inGod’s Word does take diligence. If you wantto live free from the curse you can’t justread your Bible occasionally, or when it’sconvenient. You must “hearken diligentlyunto the voice of the LORD thy God, toobserve and to do all his commandments,”because that’s what allows all His blessingsto come upon you and overtake you(Deuteronomy 28:1-2).To be diligent means “to make an intenseeffort.” If you’re too spiritually lazy to makean intense effort to spend time in God’sWord, you’ll be robbed of His blessingsbecause you’ll think like the world.It takes no effort at all to think like theworld does. The voice of the world is inyour ear constantly. You hear it on thestreets. You hear it when you turn on theTV (unless you’re watching a Christianprogram). You hear it on social media andother secular outlets, encouraging sinfulbehavior and telling you not to considermorality but to do whatever feels good.That kind of mindset is normal forthe world. But it’s not normal for you asa believer. Although you’re living in thisworld right now, you’re not of the world.Your “citizenship is in heaven” (John 17:16;Philippians 3:20). You’re a child of the livingGod and a soldier in Jesus’ victorious army,and you’re here on assignment. You’re onthis earth to advance the kingdom of Godand to occupy this place for Jesus until Hecomes again.This is why it’s so important for you tobe diligent to hearken to and obey God’sWord. There’s more at stake than yourown little life. As believers, we’re in a waragainst evil here. Satan knows that his time

is short and he’s working night and day toput people in bondage. We’ve got to get thegospel to them so they can be set free.“You are the salt of the earth,” Jesus said.“You are the light of the world” (Matthew5:13-14, NKJV). There may be darknesswhere you live, in your neighborhood oryour city, but if you follow God’s simpleplan of hearing and doing His Word, you’llbe light in that darkness. You’ll walk into aplace, and it won’t be dark there anymore.What an awesome privilege God hasgiven us, as believers! He’s provided forus everything we need not only to beblessed but to be a blessing. He’s called andequipped every one of us to preach and livethe gospel; to lay hands on the sick, cast outdevils and give glory to God!To walk in that kind of victory, though,we must do more than sit in church andjust take up space. We must give constantattention to God’s Word. We must keepplanting it in our hearts, speaking it out ourmouths and acting on it.Jesus said, “Be careful what you arehearing. The measure [of thought andstudy] you give [to the truth you hear] willbe the measure [of virtue and knowledge]that comes back to you—and more[besides] will be given to you who hear”(Mark 4:24, AMPC).You can give as much thought, study andattention to God’s Word as you desire victory.So go after it 100%. Commit completely tothe simple strategy God has given us. Hearand do everything He says, “for then thoushalt make thy way prosperous, and thenthou shalt have good success.”God’s Master Planfor Your Lifeby Gloria CopelandpaperbackLearn the 10 keys for findingyour destiny. God had a plan forAdam and Eve, God had a planfor Abraham. God had a planfor Jesus. And God has a planfor you! 7/ 8.10 reg. 12 13.80#30-1502KCM.ORG.UK/PROMOTION 44 (0) 1225 787310FREE UK standard shipping included.Offer price valid until May 31, 2022TimelineJesus ist Herr! That’s German for Jesus is Lord.Over 82 KCM books have been translated into Germansince 1997, when KCM Europe first entered the Germannation.In 2001, KCM Europe held its first Victory Campaignoutside of the UK in Frankfurt, Germany as the word of faithgrew.The following year in 2002, the first German BVOVmagazine was published and sent out every two months, until2006 when it was published monthly.The German website launched in 2015 with teachingsfrom Kenneth and Gloria being translated and added to theGerman School of Faith called ‘Glaubens Schule’.We continue to grow the German outreach and are sograteful to all our Partners in the German speaking nations, aswe continue to get the Word out on Every Available Voice!CLICK HERETO VISIT THEGERMAN KCMWEBSITEB VOV :7

1979HISTORIC MOMENT‘I WANT YOUTO STARTTEACHINGHEALING’JESUS ALWAYSCOMES TOHEALING SCHOOL!8 : B VOVEarly one summer morning in 1979, GloriaCopeland woke up and slipped out onto theback porch of the family’s cabin in southwestArkansas. While everyone else slept, she tookthe opportunity to pray.It was in those quiet moments alone withGod that Gloria remembered a prophecy shehad recently received. She was told that shewas about to hear from the Lord concerningsomething He wanted her to do.

Learnmore aboutHEALINGhere!Thinking about that prophecy, she spokefrom her heart and said, “Lord, You know I’lldo anything You want me to do. Just tell mewhat it is.”When she finished praying, Gloria wentinside to get ready for the day. A fewmoments later, God spoke to her and said, Iwant you to start teaching on healing in allthe meetings.In September 1979, three months after thatencounter with God, Kenneth and GloriaCopeland obeyed God by adding a HealingSchool to each of the meetings they hadscheduled for the rest of that year—andGloria began teaching on healing. It wasduring those meetings that the Lord alsoinstructed her to begin laying hands on thesick and praying for them. So she did.By the beginning of the next year, with afew meetings behind her, Gloria thoughtshe was finished. She had obeyed God,and thought she could stop now. But thenanother prophecy came—this time throughher husband—that made it clear to Gloriajust when God intended for Healing Schoolto end. The Lord said:I want My people well. I have desired forMy people to walk in health. I have desiredfor My people to know how to walk inhealth regardless of what ministry is intown. I want My people to know how totake My WORD, and stand on My WORD,and receive My healing power and knowthat I am The LORD. I want My people towalk with Me in health and life and knowthe good things that I have prepared forthem. I have set a table before you in thepresence of your enemies. You shall not bean orphan group. You shall not be hungry.You shall not be in want, for I am the GodProvider. I am The LORD God that healsyou. I will have My people well, saithGod. So My instruction to this ministryis: Continue this Healing School.until Ireturn.By that, it was clear to Gloria that the Lordnot only wanted her to preach healing, butthat He wanted her to preach it until Jesusreturns.Since Healing School began in September1979, every Believers’ Convention andVictory Campaign held by Kenneth CopelandMinistries has given our Partners andFriends an opportunity to receive God’sWord on divine healing and to apply it totheir lives.If you need healing in yourbody, look up the followingverses and read them alouddaily. Refuse to give in todoubt and unbelief. Andremember, God’s Word works!Throughout the years, Gloria has taughtHea ling School around the world tocountless numbers of people—boldlydeclaring that, “Jesus always comes toHealing School!” And thousands of peoplehave received God’s Word on divine healing,applied it to their lives and seen the results.Ex. 15:26Ex. 23:25Deut. 7:14-15Deut. 30:19-201 Kgs. 8:56Ps. 91:9-10, 14-16Ps. 103:1-5Ps. 107:19-21Ps. 118:17Prov. 4:10Prov. 4:20-24Isa. 41:10To God be the glory!Isa. 53:4-5Hear and receiveMy Word and theyears of your lifewill be many!Proverbs 4:10Jer. 1:12Jer. 30:17Joel 3:10Nah. 1:9Matt. 8:2-3Matt. 8:16-17Matt. 18:18-19Matt. 21:21Mark 11:22-24Mark 16:14-18Rom. 4:16-21Rom. 8:2, 112 Cor. 10:3-5Gal. 3:13-14, 29Eph. 6:10-17Phil. 2:13Phil. 4:6-72 Tim. 1:7Heb. 10:23Heb. 10:35-36Heb. 11:11Heb. 13:8Jas. 5:14-161 Pet. 2:241 Jn. 3:21-221 Jn. 5:14-153 Jn. 2Rev. 12:11B VOV :9

by Melanie HemryACROWNOFNANCY CHAPMAN HUGGED HER PARENTS GOODBYEAT THEIR HOME IN ALTUS, OKLA., BEFORE HEADINGBACK TO HER APARTMENT IN TULSA. SHE WAVED ATFRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS, SMILING AT THE SIGNSTHEY’D POSTED ALL OVER TOWN.HOME OF MISS OKLAHOMA, NANCY CHAPMAN!GLORYIt had all started during Nancy’s senior year inhigh school when the director of the Miss AltusPageant had phoned Nancy’s mother. Theywere looking for contestants who would bestrong in the talent portion of the competition.A classical pianist, Nancy played for all theschool choirs as well as other school events. She1 0 : B VOVwas also the organist at the Methodist Church.“Do you think Nancy would consider beinga contestant in the Miss Altus Pageant?” thedirector asked Nancy’s mother. Nancy agreedto compete—and won. Then, she’d gone on tocompete at the state level, and placed as firstrunner-up. A couple of years later, she again

competed and won Miss Oklahoma.From the moment Nancy was crownedMiss Oklahoma, her life radically changed.Serving as Miss Oklahoma was a full-timejob and had required her to drop out of college,where she’d been a piano performance major.She was provided with an apartment, a car anda chaperone. Her schedule for the year was set,and it was rigorous. Crisscrossing the state,she made multiple appearances every day. Sheonly got to go home to Altus to visit family afew times during the whole year. Yet Nancyloved every moment of the experience—fromthe travel, to meeting new people, to knowingthat her dad had become the most famousman in the café he frequented back home.Nancy was ecstatic that she would becompeting in the Miss America contest.So were the people of Altus. Along with herfamily, more than 100 residents traveledto Atlantic City to cheer her on. Nancy hadhoped to make it to the Top 10 finalists, whichshe did. She finished the competition as fourthrunner-up for Miss America.A Surprise DevelopmentNow, with the national competition over,Nancy’s responsibilities as Miss Oklahomahad also ended. It was time for a new chapterin her life. Only two things dimmed the joy shefelt about the future. One was the fact that,at 20 years old, Nancy suffered from severeback pain. Second, though Nancy knew it wasimportant that she marry the right person shehad somehow gotten out of the will of God.He’d let her know that after she accepted ayoung man’s marriage proposal. Nancy hadbroken off the engagement, but how was shesupposed to find the plan of God for her life?“After I’d broken that engagement, I lockedmyself up and prayed in the Holy Ghost forthree weeks, for hours a day,” Nancy recalls.“I read the Word and prayed, seeking God. Atthe end of those three weeks, I attended someservices where the wife of a local ministerinvited me to the back room. She wanted tointroduce me to someone. I went, and sheintroduced me to a man named Ed Dufresne.He’d been in ministry for 15 years and hadpastored for eight-and-a-half years.“Although our mutual friend keptencouraging Ed to call me, he didn’t. Itbothered him that he was 20 years older thanme. What he didn’t realize was that age didn’tbother me at all. When fulfilling my duties asMiss Oklahoma, I’d traveled with a companionmuch older than me. During that time, I wasoften around those who were older. I didn’tgive the situation much thought because I wastrusting God to get me where I needed to go.”Two weeks later, Nancy was visiting hersister in Texas when Ed called. “Tomorrow ismy birthday,” he explained. “I thought I’d fly toTexas to take you out to celebrate.”That didn’t sound good to Nancy. She didn’tknow him well and thought it might feelawkward.“Thank you,” she said, “but I don’t want yougoing to all that trouble. I’ll be back in Tulsanext week. Maybe we can get together then.”Leaving to go play tennis, Nancy stopped.Turning to her sister she said, “When he callsback to say he’s coming, come get me.” Fiveminutes after she arrived at the tennis court,her sister pulled up. “He’s coming tomorrow,”she said.On their first date, Ed said, “Did you knowthat in 10 years you’ll be in a wheelchair?”“No, but I’ve been having serious backtrouble.”READTHROUGHTHE BIBLEMAYOldTestamentSunNewTestament1 Ps. 56-59;Prov. 11:24-12:11Mon 2 Jdgs. 1:16-3:11John 18TueJdgs. 3:12-5:23John 19Wed 4 Jdgs. 5:24-7:14John 20Thu5Jdgs. 7:15-9:21John 21Fri6Jdgs. 9:22-11:11Acts 1Sat7Jdgs. 11:12-13:25Sun83Mon 9Ps. 60-63;Prov. 12:12-28Jdgs. 14:1-16:22Acts 2Tue 10 Jdgs. 16:23-18:31 Acts 3Wed 11 Jdgs. 19:1-20:35Acts 4Thu 12 Jdgs. 20:36-Ruth 1 Acts 5A Word From God“I’d never been on a date with anyone who’dhad a very accurate word of knowledge forme,” Nancy says. “It was about two years laterthat he again ministered to me about my backand it was healed. I decided to go back to Tulsaearly and suggested that Ed cancel his flightand drive back with me, which he did.“That trip gave us hours to talk and startthe process of getting to know one another. Inaddition, I’d seen my family so little during mytenure as Miss Oklahoma that I missed them.On the way back, I stopped in Altus and visitedthem, and they got to meet Ed.“A few days later Ed said, ‘I’m falling in lovewith you. If you don’t feel the same way, weneed to end this.’”What? Nancy had enjoyed getting to knowEd, but she wasn’t falling in love with him.She’d only been around him a few times.The next day, as Nancy drove across Tulsa,she repented. “God, I can’t believe I’ve gottenmyself into another mess! I’m so sorry. I don’tknow how I did this.”The voice that answered her was so loudFri13 Ruth 2-4Sat14 1 Sam. 1-2Acts 6Sun 15 Ps. 64-67;Prov. 13Mon 16 1 Sam. 3:1-6:9Acts 7Tue 17 1 Sam. 6:10-9:10 Acts 8Wed 18 1 Sam. 9:11-11:15 Acts 9Thu 19 1 Sam. 12:1-14:23 Acts 10Fri20 1 Sam. 14:24-15:35 Acts 11Sat21 1 Sam. 16:1-17:37Sun 22 Ps. 68;Prov. 14:1-14Mon 23 1 Sam. 17:38-19:18 Acts 12Tue 24 1 Sam. 19:19-21:15 Acts 13Wed 25 1 Sam. 22:1-24:7 Acts 14Thu 26 1 Sam. 24:8-26:4 Acts 15Fri27 1 Sam. 26:5-29:11 Acts 16Sat28 1 Sam. 30:1-2 Sam. 1:16Sun 29 Ps. 69-70;Prov. 14:15-35Mon 30 2 Sam. 1:17-3:21 Acts 17Tue 31 2 Sam. 3:22-6:11 Acts 18B VOV :11

that Nancy whipped her head around to seewho had climbed into her car. No one else wasthere, yet the word still reverberated insideher two-seat Fiero.He’s going to be your husband.Why was she so shocked? Hadn’t she beenpraying about her future the previous threeweeks? She knew she’d heard from God. Edwas mature enough in the Lord that he knewhow to hear from God as well.That week, Ed flew to Europe for a preachingtour. Before he left, he said, “When I get back,I’m going to buy you a ring.” Nancy agreed.While in Europe Ed called and said, “When Iget home, I’m not just buying you a ring. We’regetting married.” Nancy agreed.On July 9, 1984, five weeks after they met,Ed and Nancy were married by the ministerwho introduced them.“Ed explained that he didn’t have the money.The Lord said, Sell your house. Ed listed hishome and it sold in one day. That conventionwas a turning point in his life. It was wherehe was first introduced to the ministries ofKenneth Hagin, John Osteen and KennethCopeland. It was the first time he’d ever seenanyone slain in the Spirit. It was also whereJesus walked in and put a tangible healinganointing in his hand.”Ed bought many of Brother Copeland’sreel-to-reel tapes, Nancy explained. Whenhe returned home, he locked himself awayand listened to the recordings day and night.“When he was invited to preach at a Biblestudy, he played one of Brother Copeland’stapes and then laid hands on the sick,” Nancysaid. “He did that until the day the Lord toldhim to leave his tape player at home. That dayhe started preaching.”Called To PastorDuring their time at the churchin Jenks, Ed was also very busywith his traveling ministry. Yet,when the Lord told them to leaveOklahoma and move to Californiaand plant a church there, theyobeyed. Nancy knew Ed wouldn’tpastor again. So she told him,“You need to get a pastor in here.”“You’re the pastor of this church,” Edreplied.“Oh, no, I’m not the pastor. God has nevertold me to pastor. I’ll preach until you getsomeone to do it.”They started World Harvest Church inTemecula, Calif., which adjoins Murrieta, butlater moved the church to Murrieta, where itis today.“Over the years, we had two sons, Stephenand Grant,” Nancy explains. “In church, Iplayed the organ and led praise and worship.I made the announcements and received theofferings. Then, I preached and greeted thepeople after church. I’d been preaching forfour years when God spoke to me and told meI was called to pastor. Ed was right, again.”In 2009, the Lord gave Nancy a prayerburden that lasted five months. During thattime, she prayed in the spirit for hours eachday, sensing that she was praying aboutsomeone close to death.He wanted me to pay attentionto my thought life and resist anythought that didn’t lead me into peace.Heaven on Earth“Being married to Ed was heaven onearth,” Nancy admits. “It was so easy forus. Having been raised in a denominationalchurch, though, I had some catching up to dospiritually. Ed stood in the office of a prophetand teacher. He taught me what I needed toknow. You might say that I married my Bibleschool.“Three years after we married, I waspreaching with him on the road. Duringthat time, we built a church outside of Tulsain Jenks, Okla. That’s where I got to knowKenneth Copeland, as Ed invited him to comeand minister sometimes.“Ed had first heard him preach in 1971 whenBrother Copeland was just getting started.At that time, Ed served at a local church inCalifornia. When someone handed him abrochure inviting him to the Full GospelBusiness Men’s World Convention to be heldin Denver, the Lord had told Ed to go.1 2 : B VOV

JOIN USIN TEACHINGBELIEVERSAdversaries at the DoorIn 2011, the Lord said, All I want you doing ispracticing peace.“He wanted me to pay attention to mythought life and resist any thought that didn’tlead me into peace,” Nancy explains. “I put aclose watch over my thought life and practicedstaying in peace every day. Doing that is reallya flow of walking in the spirit. I’d realized thatthe hardest times of my life had been eachtime the Lord promoted me. In 1 Corinthians16:9 Paul said, ‘A great and effective door hasopened to me, and there are many adversaries’(New King James Version).“When God gives you an open door ofministry, the devil doesn’t congratulate youand say, ‘Well done, go on through.’ No, thereare adversaries at the door. He opposes you.He bombards your mind with lies, sometimesto the point of mental torment.“The Lord taught me that there were threesteps to overcoming those thoughts. Thefirst step was to answer the thought with theWord of God. For instance, the lying thoughtmight be, ‘You’re going to get sick and dieprematurely.’ I’d respond by saying. ‘That’s notmy thought. Satan, you’re a liar. Jesus Himselftook my infirmities and bore my sickness. Iwill not get sick and die prematurely. Spirit offear, you’re the one that spoke that to me. Now,you leave.’ That’s the second step: Tell thespirit of fear that’s speaking to leave.“The final step was to praise and worshipGo

KCM.ORG.UK/MAGAZINE MAY 2022 "When you need healing, you turn to the healing scriptures. You feed on them every day, believe and act on them, and they become life and health to your flesh." —Gloria Copeland 1979: HEALING SCHOOL BEGINS. 2 : BVOV. by Gloria Copeland