CanadaMark Your CalendarsA Living Faith Crusade Is Coming to You!JULY 9–10JULY 11–12JULY 13–14JULY 15–16Capital City Church1123 Old Montreal RoadOttawa, Ontario K4A 3N6(613) 833-1700Pastors Mike & Lynda <strong>We</strong>lchFri.–Sat. 10:30 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.Destiny & Dominion Word Ministries40 Colville RoadToronto, Ontario M6M 2Y4(416) 782-46731-888-682-4673Pastor Marcus MartinezSun. 10:30 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. | Mon. 10:30 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.Victory Christian Center11520 Ellerslie RoadEdmonton, Alberta T6W 1A2(780) 988-5433Pastors Cal & Jan SwitzerTue. 7:00 p.m. | <strong>We</strong>d. 10:30 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.Loft Ministries2640 248th StreetLangley, British Columbia V4W 2R21-877-607-1387Pastors Trent & Sherry SulzThu.–Fri. 10:30 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.For more information, visit www.rhema.org/crusades or call 1-866-312-0972.In Canada, visit www.rhemacanada.org or call 1-866-70-RHEMA (707-4362).Don’t miss out! Watch our online channelanytime at www.rhema.tv.Vintage teachings from past events shown exclusively on ouronline channel, including messages from Kenneth W. Hagin,Lynette Hagin, Craig W. Hagin, and Kenneth E. Hagin!Live services from RHEMA Bible ChurchOn-campus events such as Campmeetingand Winter Bible SeminarEpisodes of RHEMA PraiseLive concerts held on theRHEMA campus
CRAIG W. HAGINAvery familiar scripture forthose who follow this ministryis Mark 11:23: “Forverily I say unto you, Thatwhosoever shall say unto this mountain, Bethou removed, and be thou cast into the sea;and shall not doubt in his heart, but shallbelieve that those things which he saithshall come to pass; he shall have whatsoeverhe saith.”<strong>We</strong> see from this verse that whenwe say something and never doubt thatwhat we say will come to pass, we willhave what we say. When I look at thisWhat may be impossible for usis possible with God.scripture, I see the simple mathematicalequation x + y = z, or “saying plus believingequals having.”xIn looking at Mark 11:23 as an equationof faith, the first part of the formulais “saying.”It’s important to watch what we say.One reason our faith doesn’t work whenwe go through difficult times is that wespeak the wrong words. For example,I have heard people say, “I never haveenough money to pay my bills.”Although it may be true that they<strong>are</strong> experiencing lack in their finances,if they continually talk about their lack,they <strong>are</strong> actually tying the hands of Godand preventing Him from moving ontheir behalf. And instead of rising abovetheir circumstances, they remain boundby them.Others have said, “I didn’t finish mycollege education, so I will never beable to get a good job,” or “I’m alwayssick and tired,” or “I’m always lonelyand depressed.”<strong>We</strong> must realize that we form ourworld with our words. So if we alwaystalk like this, we shouldn’t be surprisedthat we have what we say.That’s why I always make a point ofsaying things such as, “I never worry,because I have the peace of God thatpasses all understanding” (Phil. 4:7),or “The joy of the Lord is my strength”(Neh. 8:10). When I talk like this, I am<strong>We</strong> form our worldwith our words.putting myself on a pathway of victory.And no matter what I encounter, I knowthat I’m victorious in Christ.yThe second part of faith’s equation is“believing.” A lot of times people becomedisheartened when they <strong>are</strong> believingGod for something but don’t receive itright away. Because they didn’t get it assoon as they thought they should have,they begin questioning God. And assoon as they begin to doubt, they havestepped out of the <strong>are</strong>na of faith.Let’s look at something that happenedin Jesus’ life. It’s an example of atime when He spoke and it didn’t look asif anything had changed. In Mark chapter11, Jesus was on His way to Jerusalemwith His disciples. He saw a fig treein the distance and thought there werefigs on the tree. But when He discoveredthat the tree didn’t have any fruit on it,He cursed it (v. 14).Jesus and His disciples continuedinto Jerusalem, where Jesus cleansedthe temple. Then they left and spent thenight outside the city. The next morningas they were returning to Jerusalem theyrhema.org 9