Winter Bible Seminar 2011- Tuesday
Tuesday, February 22. In the 8:30 a.m. session, Jeanne Orrison laid out God’s Pathway to Life. Third John 2 says, “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers” (NKJV). God doesn’t mince words. He tells us exactly what kind of life He wants us to have: abundantly prosperous, with “running over” blessings. When we believe in Jesus, God takes us off the path of darkness and puts us on His ever-brighter path. And He tells us in His Word how to have a good trip on that path. “God wants us to prosper in all things,” Rev. Orrison said. “But not only does He want us to prosper—He wants us in health.”
In the 9:30 a.m. service, Bob Keich asked the congregation, “What are you submitting your life to? Are you submitting your life to the Word and the Spirit of God?” He talked about how today’s society is driven by what we think and desire. “Submission isn’t something our flesh yearns for,” he said. “But submission is a plan of God for you to walk in blessing.”
“You’re going to come through the storm,” Lynette Hagin encouraged Winter Bible Seminar attendees during the 10:30 a.m. service. No matter the adversity, she taught, as we commune with our Heavenly Father, He will bring us out of every situation. He’ll show us what to do, how to pray, and how to stand. And He’ll give us the words of encouragement we need. Following her message, Mrs. Hagin invited attendees to come to the altar or kneel at their seats and seek the Lord’s direction for their lives. We’re coming into a new season, she proclaimed, so it’s vitally important that we stay sensitive to the Holy Spirit. It’s as we stay rooted in the Word and connected with the Father in prayer that we’ll take our place in Him.
During the Tuesday evening service, Kenneth W. Hagin reminded everyone that the Word will work for them if they believe. God is faithful, dependable, and able to do what He promised. He then admonished the congregation to stick close to the Word of God. Too many people are following after doctrines of men because it’s easier to follow something new than to be a doer of what they already know. But only the Word will bring us home with money in our pocket, a body that is well, and joy in our soul.
