The Power of God's Grace

by

Creflo A. Dollar Jr.

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The Power of God's Grace

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Copyright ©1997 by Creflo A. Dollar Jr.

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Contents

Introduction.......................................................... 5

The Power of God's Grace............................. .....9

Complete Process of Salvation... .....................53

Seven Steps to Receiving the Baptism of the

Holy Spirit....................................... ...................55

Introduction

Grace. It's more amazing than you

think.

We've sung songs that say we've been

saved by grace, without really knowing

what that means. And, for years our

tradition has led us to believe that grace is

unmerited, undeserved and unearned

favor given to us by God, as a means to

overlook or excuse our transgressions.

You're no doubt familiar with the

scripture that promises, "But where sin

abounded, grace did much more abound."

(Romans 5:20) We've mistakenly used and

abused this gift from God as a license to

sin, and have driven ourselves farther

away from the truth. To define it as we

have traditionally done so in the past, is

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to tell just part of the story without

hearing the conclusion of the whole

matter. To limit the ability of grace is to

misunderstand God's intent, as well as its

purpose in our lives. " For by grace are ye

saved through faith; and that not of

yourselves; it is the gift of God....”

(Ephesians 2:8)

The Greek word for grace is charis,

which is the root word for charisma or

endowment, such as the endowment or

anointing of the Holy Ghost. It means gift

or favor, and is God's divine influence

upon your heart, and the reflection of that

influence in your life. By studying the

origin of the word, we can clearly see the

definite relationship between grace and

the anointing.

And it shall come to pass in that day,

that his burden shall be taken away from

off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy

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neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed

because of the anointing. (Isaiah 10:27)

Because of the endowment, or anointing,

we are able to turn impossibilities into

possibilities. Because of the influence of

God upon our hearts, we are able to do all

that He's called us to do.

Do you see now where we've limited

the Word? We were never taught that

grace has its part in removing the burdens

and destroying the yokes that entangle

our lives. Until now, no one explained to

us that the gift of grace is given to each of

us to assist in carrying out the specific

task the Lord has assigned us to do. Grace

is the anointing of power and equipment

for your ministry, which is how you are

to serve God with your life, to obey and

do whatever He calls you to do. Ministry

does not only belong to the person

preaching from the pulpit, but is the

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avenue by which your walk with God is

manifested in your everyday life. There's

grace to be the best construction worker

on the job site, grace to sing solos in

church that set people free, and even

grace to eliminate oppression in someone

else's life. Until recently, we never even

understood that there are different kinds

of grace, with accompanying methods of

obtaining each. This revelation surpasses

our limited concept of being forgiven

every time we mess up, and takes on life-

changing meaning. After reading this

book, your life cannot and will not be the

same. Once you get a hold of how God

really intends for you to be blessed by His

Word, you'll see this gift in a different

light. Empowered, anointed and

equipped to do whatever God has called

you to do—now that's truly amazing

grace! How sweet the sound.

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The Power of God's Grace

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Everyone Given the Gift

Every human being alive today has

been given an assignment by God.

Everyone has something he or she has

been called to do, appointed to do, by

none other than the Lord Himself. In

addition, you've been given power,

anointing, and equipment that you did

not earn, nor deserve, to carry out your

assignment. Now, this gift of grace was

given to you before the very foundation

of the world, so that you might benefit

others through your calling. " By whom we

have received grace and apostleship, for

obedience to the faith among all nations, for

his name." (Romans 1:5)

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It is through Him that we have

received grace—God's unmerited favor—

and [our] apostleship to promote

obedience to the faith and make disciples

for His name's sake among all the

nations... (Romans 1:5 Amp)

Not Just Favor

Grace is not just defined as unmerited

love or favor. It is not just defined as a

gift. It is the root, the very source of the

anointing that has been given to us to

succeed in life. Over a period of time even

the disciples began to realize this:

Having then gifts differing according

to the grace that is given to us, whether

prophecy, let us prophesy according to the

proportion of faith. (Romans 12:6)

Having gifts, (faculties, talents,

qualities) that differ according to the

grace given us, let us use them: [He

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whose gift is] prophecy, [let him

prophesy] according to the proportion of

his faith. (Romans 12:6 Amp)

Grace Based on Ministry

Although we all have a gift, our gifts

are different based on the grace given to

us for our particular ministry. And,

because the power for ministry differs,

God doesn't want you to try to operate in

the anointing for something He hasn't

chosen for you. Some of you know what

you've been anointed to do, but you're

sitting on your calling, waiting on your

big break. Actually, what you're doing is

operating in false humility, as if you don't

deserve to be used by the Lord. You're

waiting for Him to tell your pastor (in the

spirit) what your calling is, so you can

receive a word of prophecy before you get

started. But, Child of God let me warn

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you, if He has already told you what

you're to do, you'd better do it quickly.

Otherwise, God will go out to the

highways and byways and find someone

else to take your place. You may be called

right now, but if you don't respond, you'll

never be chosen.

Abide in Your Calling

Nevertheless, brethren, I have

written the more boldly unto you in some

sort, as putting you in mind, because of

the grace that is given to me of God...

(Romans 15:15)

Still on some points, I have written

to you the more boldly and unreservedly

by way of reminder, [I have done so]

because of the grace—the unmerited favor

—bestowed on me by God (Romans 15:15

Amp)

Here, Paul says that I do what I do

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because of what God has put on me,

placed upon me, given to me. In other

words, don't blame me for the manner in

which I'm writing to you because I've

been graced, equipped and anointed to

write to you as boldly as I do. I'm just

abiding in my calling. As you can see,

Paul has gotten the revelation that this

grace thing is more than just favor he

didn't deserve.

If He Called You, He Will

Equip You

1 Corinthians 3:10-11

According to the grace—the special

endowment for my task—of God

bestowed on me, like a skilled architect

and master builder, I laid the foundation

and now another [man] is building upon

it. But let each [man] be careful how he

builds upon it. For no other foundation

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can anyone lay than that which is

[already] laid, which is Jesus Christ, the

Messiah, the Anointed One (Amp).

Even if you're not doing anything in

particular just yet, you still have a task. It

just may be that you have some things to

go through before you're spiritually

mature enough to carry out the plan God

has for your life. Whatever you have to go

through may come in the form of trials

and tribulations, that are designed to

teach you what you must know before

you can go on to the next level. You

know, gold is good, but it's better once it's

been purified in the fire. " That the trial of

your faith, being much more precious than of

gold that perisheth, though it be tried with

fire, might be found unto praise and honour

and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ." (1

Peter 1:7) When you come to the fullness

of time, God can reveal your task. And, I

believe in my spirit that it's about to be

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revealed to those of you who have yet to

find out their calling. Remember, God

will not give you an assignment unless

He also gives you the power, the

anointing and the equipment to carry out

that task. That's what Paul meant when

he wrote, "I can do all things through

Christ, (The Anointed One and His

Anointing) which strengtheneth me."

(Philippians 4:13)

Wait for the Power

Once you've heard from God, once

you've gotten to the place where He can

speak to your heart and tell you what

He's called you to do, you still have to be

graced. Starting something without your

God-given anointing or equipment to see

it through, is like trying to drive a car

without an engine. There's no power to

accomplish the task. In Luke 24:49, Jesus

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says to the disciples, "And behold, I will

send the promise of my Father upon you: but

tarry ye... until ye be endued with power from

on high." And, in Acts 1:8, "But ye shall

receive power, after that which the Holy

Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be

witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem and in

all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the

uttermost parts of the earth." Child of God,

that means don't go starting your auto

repair business until you've been endued

or infused with power. That scripture is

telling you not to start the itinerant

ministry, or even the nail salon until

you've been given the power to carry out

the specific task God has given you. Be

patient, be still, and wait for the Lord to

equip you with the spiritual tools you

need to succeed. Those who wait upon

the Lord with patience, and in service to

Him shall have the strength to tackle

every situation and attain every goal in

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life.

High Treason

Specific grace to perform your

assignment is entrusted to you by God,

just as He entrusted Adam to do what he

was called to do in the Garden of Eden.

But, Adam committed high treason,

inasmuch as he failed to operate in that

which God called him to operate. What's

more, Adam is not the only traitor as it

applies to abusing the gifts and callings of

God. Some of you have also committed

treason. For example, if you've been

blessed with a voice that has the power to

soothe, comfort and prepare hearts to

hear the Word, you're a traitor if you take

this anointing outside the church. This

gift has not been given to you so that you

can leave church, cut a private record deal

and get rich off the profits. The reason

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some gospel music is so perverted today

is that it has been taken out of the church,

and allowed to operate independently of

a pastor and local church. Music was

designed by God to make the anointing

available to the congregation. It was

designed so that once the sower (pastor)

started sowing the seed (the Word), there

was enough anointing in the air to

remove burdens and destroy yokes. You

may have personally had your attitude

adjusted, or your heart softened by the

voice of a man or woman of God anointed

to minister through song. This anointing

works to assist the seed of God's Word

being planted and received in the soil of

people's hearts. Once the heart is

prepared, and the Word is sown and gets

into the heart, folks are able to go home

changed Why? Because the singing got

people ready to hear, accept and act on

the Word of God going forth from the

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pulpit. If God has anointed you to sing, it

is to sing under authority of a local

assembly. When you try to exist outside

of God's purpose, you prostitute the grace

and it becomes what I call "greasy" grace.

Yes, Amen. I know reading this stuff

makes some folks uncomfortable, because

they're being challenged in this area, but

Lord knows it's the truth.

Blessed to Be a Blessing

That's why it's necessary to hear from

God and know what it is He would have

you do to serve Him. I recognize the

anointing on my life. I realize that it is not

to be prostituted by the media, or by the

world. That's one of the reasons I don't do

interviews. This anointing on my life is

for sinners who want to come out of

darkness into the marvelous light, and

believers who want to grow in Christ. I'm

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anointed just for you, and I know it. This

anointing is not to benefit myself, but is to

be dispensed to you, imparted to you and

put upon you. "For this cause I Paul, the

prisoner of Jesus Christ for you Gentiles, if ye

have heard of the dispensation of the grace of

God which is given me to you-ward."

(Ephesians 3:2) "Assuming that you have

heard of the stewardship of God's grace [His

unmerited favor] that was entrusted to me to

dispense to you for your benefit." (Ephesians

3:1-2 Amp) The only reason God anoints

you is so that you can dispense your gift

to others. He blesses you so that you in

turn can bless everyone else. When you're

not dispensing your anointing, or abiding

in your calling you're abusing the gift, or

relegating it to use other than that

ordained by God. " And when James,

Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars,

perceived the grace that was given unto me,

they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands

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of fellowship; that we should go unto the

heathen, and they unto the circumcision."

(Galatians 2:9)

There are those of you who are using

your gift for worldly, secular reasons

when you know in your heart that He has

given you the grace to operate within the

kingdom of God. I'm sure you know who

you are, but I'm equally sure that through

prayer you can get past this stage. I'm

praying that you will move beyond the

point where you justify, make excuses,

and do whatever you can to preserve

your present position. God has called us

all to be good stewards of the gift he has

bestowed upon us. He has called us to

manage the anointing properly to see that

it is not used for purposes other than His

own. Trying to justify what you do when

you know that God has called you to

operate for the Body does not set well

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with God. Believe me when I tell you,

He's not going to wait until you make up

your mind to be obedient. He'll replace

you because He doesn't have the time for

you to work through your rebellion. He's

got prophets on the other side of the land

who are meet, suitable, adaptable and

ready for the Master's use. If I'm talking

about you, make up your mind to obey

God and get to the place He's calling you

to be.

By the Grace of God

1 Corinthians 15:10

But by the grace of God I am what I

am; and His grace which was bestowed

upon me was not in vain; but I labored

more abundantly than they all; yet not I,

but the grace of God which was with me.

You don't have to be out of place. God

loves you so much that He has given you

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a gift to make sure that you can do what

He's called you to do. What He's given

only to you makes you who you are. It

has not been given to you in vain, because

by that anointing of power and

equipment, you are special in the eyes of

God.

Grace Versus Favor

As a matter of fact, you're so special

that God is ever-ready to show you favor,

as well as grace. They're different, but

folks seem to misunderstand the subtle

difference between them. Perhaps that's

because there's such a thin line between

the two. Some have taken liberty with the

differences between them and have tried

to use grace as a license to sin. Now, grace

implies more than favor. The primary

difference between the two is that grace

first of all, is a free gift. Favor, on the

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other hand is a kind act. When you have

grace you have favor, but when you have

favor you don't necessarily have grace.

Let me explain. I can do you a favor, a

kind act, and not necessarily have to give

you a gift. But when I give you grace, I

have to give I you a gift, and that is a part

of that favor. Have you ever had someone

do you a favor? Did you get a gift each

time? Favor can be deserved, earned or

gained. Grace is the favor that you don't

deserve, but favor is not the grace that

you can't deserve. You can deserve, sow

for, and confess favor. Grace is the power

and equipment for ministry. That's the

gift for you to do what you've been

assigned or called to do. Favor is the

power and the equipment in the time of

need.

Seeing then that we have a great high

priest, that is passed into the heavens,

Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our

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profession. For we have not an high priest

which cannot be touched with the feeling

of our infirmities; but was in all points

tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

Let us therefore come boldly unto the

throne of grace that we may obtain mercy

and find grace to help in time of need.

(Hebrews 4:16)

You Can Do All Things

I thank the Lord that I walk in the

favor of God, and in the comfort of the

Holy Ghost. That's a statement I make as

part of my daily confession. I'm referring

to favor in the time of need, that I can go

to God and request through prayer—and

get it! You can be graced to carry out your

ministry, but you can also be graced, or

find favor to help you get through and

triumph over certain situations. When a

need comes up, and you've been living

right, and acting right and doing what

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you're supposed to do, you can say Lord,

You told me to run boldly to the throne

that I may obtain. And, since a gift can't

be obtained only given, you know in this

instance that the grace you'll receive is a

gift from God in the time of need. Yes,

we're saved by grace but we are not to use

it as a license to sin, but as an opportunity

to overcome.

In the Time of Need

Whatever you need, there is an

anointing to handle every situation in

your life. However, you've got to be

faithful in order for that grace to operate

in the time of need. You'll be faced with a

need to accomplish something in your life

that perhaps will challenge your

experience and talent. However, you can't

just pass it by and say that's not your

calling, because God will grace you to

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handle it. Especially if you're the only one

available with a willing heart. Even if

what's needed is far outside your specific

calling, God will anoint you to handle the

job until the person who is graced to do

the job, shows up.

Zechariah 12:10

And I will pour upon the house of

David, and upon the inhabitants of

Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of

supplications:

The Spirit of God said this to me: "I

am about to pour upon the body of

Christ, the Spirit of Grace. If my children

make themselves available", God says,

"I'll anoint them to do exceedingly,

abundantly above all that they could ever

think they'd be able to do. The spirit of

grace is landing on those who will make

themselves good stewards of the gift."

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You Can Gain Favor

Grace is favor, but favor is not

necessarily grace. There are some things

you can do to get, earn and deserve

certain favors from God in the time of

need. And, grace in the time of need is

different from grace as a gift of life.

Let us then fearlessly and

confidently, and boldly draw near to the

throne of grace—the throne of God's

unmerited favor to us sinners; that we

may receive mercy [for our failures] and

find grace to help in good time for every

need—appropriate help, and well-timed

help, coming just when we need it.

(Hebrews 4:16 Amp)

This grace in the time of need says

that when you're in trouble, or when

you're experiencing failure, or in need,

God will allow grace to come into your

life because He's easily touched by our

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infirmities. He's a God that understands

what you're going through. And, while

He recognizes that your gift may be the

gift of prophecy, He also understands that

at this moment in time you're in need of

healing power to lay hands on a brother

or sister. Your gift of grace to prophesy

God knows, will not take their pain away.

He knows that you need help, and that

you need it right now. He appropriates

help in time of trouble, showing favor

and allowing the power, anointing and

equipment to come into your life in the

time of need. Just make sure that you

don't mistake it as your grace for life.

Gifts and Callings of God

If you've been called to be a prophet,

yet in the time of need, God allowed an

anointing of healing to come over you,

don't go out and start a healing ministry.

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Because, when the need is met, the grace

for that time is gone. And, that's where a

lot of people miss it. You can't earn the

gift that God puts on you, but you can

earn that anointing He puts on you in

time of need. Besides, you're stuck with

the gift of grace. For those of you

screaming, "that's not scriptural," let's

check The Book and find out if it is or not.

The Bible says in Romans 12:29, " For the

gifts and callings of God are without

repentance." Which of course means, that

He will not change His mind concerning

what He has gifted you with from the

foundation of the world, to carry out the

task for which you've been born. True, sin

in your life hinders the flow of the

anointing, but God still will not change

His mind about what He's called you to

do. For the life of me, I can't understand

why Christians are so hard on preachers

who fall into sin. It's almost as if you want

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to crucify them and kick them out of the

pulpit for life. That's a bit drastic,

especially since God is not about to

change His mind about calling that man

to preach. God is in the recycling business

and practices forgiveness. Some of you

Christians seem to be in the business of

discarding whomever doesn't live up to

your expectations. No matter what you've

done, if you get rid of the sin, the flow of

the anointing will return into your life.

"... Where sin abounded, grace does much

more abound." (Romans 5:20) Not that the

Word of God gives you license to sin, as

we've previously been led to believe, it

just proves God's faithfulness to His

children at times when they need Him the

most.

Sea of Forgetfulness

God holds you accountable as a

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steward, to see what you're going to do

with the gift He's put on your life. I don't

know about you, but I refuse to go to

heaven with an unused gift. I'm going to

take the wrapping paper off my gift, and

I'm going to let it be seen throughout the

world. I'm not about to stand before God

at the judgment with a present that's

never been opened or used for Him to

say, "depart from me you worker of

iniquity." And, while we're on the subject

of judgment day, let me clarify

something. Contrary to what you may

believe, that is not the time when your

sins will be brought up. You will not hear

God say, "well, you committed this sin

and repented, then you committed

another sin and repented for it as well."

No, Child of God. This is what God has to

say about that sin of yours, "... for I will

forgive their iniquity, and I will remember

their sin no more." (Jeremiah 31:34) He's

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saying here that your sins are cast into the

sea of forgetfulness, never to be

remembered again. So, that which has

been forgotten, is not going to brought up

again on that day or any other day. That

old mess that you've done, and repented

for is gone forever. Unless you bring it

up, you'll never hear about it from God or

have him to talk about it again as long as

you live. Glory to God! " If we confess our

sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our

sins and to cleanse us of all unrighteousness."

(1 John 1:9) He throws your sin as far

away as the east is from the west, and as

you know those two directions will never

touch. Your sins are then forgotten. God

is not absentminded, but He chooses to

settle the sin issue as soon as you ask

forgiveness and repent. On Judgment

Day, God will talk to you about what you

were put on earth to do. He'll talk about

the anointing on your life, and whether or

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not you were a good steward over that

anointing. Then, crowns will be given to

those who were good stewards over the

gift they were given in order to benefit

someone else's life. And, for the man who

signed a recording contract with the

world, instead of singing in the church

choir where God graced him to be, he'll

have to give an account. Why? Because

God doesn't grace us to be used for the

devil's purposes. God did not save you so

the devil can get the glory. Don't allow

anyone or anything to distract you, Child

of God. Make sure that you do what God

has graced you do.

His Grace Is Sufficient

God's grace is sufficient, competent,

able, qualified and enough to get the job

done.

And lest I should be exalted above

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measure through the abundance of the

revelations, there was given to me a thorn

in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to

buffet me, lest I should be exalted above

measure. For this thing I besought the

Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.

And he said unto me My grace is

sufficient for thee: for my strength is

made perfect in weakness. Most gladly

therefore will I rather glory in my

infirmities, that the power of Christ may

rest upon me. (2 Corinthians 12:7-9)

And to keep me from being puffed

and too much elated by the exceeding

greatness and the preeminence of these

revelations, there was given to me the

thorn, (a splinter) in the flesh, a

messenger of Satan to rack, and buffet

and harass me to keep me from being

excessively exalted. Three times I called

upon the Lord and besought (Him) about

this and begged that it might depart from

me; But He said to me, My grace—My

favor and loving-kindness and mercy are

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enough for you, [that is sufficient against

any danger and to enable you to bear the

trouble manfully]: for My strength and

power are made perfect—fulfilled and

completed and show themselves most

effective—in [your] weakness. Therefore,

I will all the more gladly glory in my

weaknesses and infirmities, that the

strength and power of Christ, the

Messiah, may rest—yes may pitch a tent

[over] and dwell—upon me. (2

Corinthians 12:7-9 Amp)

He's talking about grace in the form of

earned favor in this instance, because it's

help in the time of need.

Supernatural Strength

You know, most people think God

puts His power on them so they can sit

down and let grace do the work. No,

you're still going to have to go through

whatever you're going through, but He

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says I'm going to give you strength to do

what's hard for you to do within your

natural ability. I'm anointing you with my

"super" on your "natural" and you'll be

able to do it right. You'll be able to

accomplish supernaturally. You'll be able

to stand. My grace will enable you to do

whatever you have to do. "But Brother

Dollar, if God really loves me, why do I

have to go through all of that?" Look, as

long as you come out, the only thing you

should do is thank God you made it

through. Stop complaining about what

you've had to go through, and start

thanking God that you were able to get

through it. Thank God we have the grace

not only to go through, but to come out of

whatever had us entangled. Praise God!

The Amplified Bible says that you will be

able to bear the trouble manfully, and not

like some spiritual wimp or sissy. You

won't be going through your situation

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whining and crying the whole time, but

you'll go through knowing that God has

your back. So whenever you feel the need

to open your mouth and cry about what

you're going through, just ask God for

favor to help you in the situation so you

can go through it manfully. He's not

going to take the problem away from you.

How can you be more than a conqueror

(Romans 8:37) if you don't have anything

to conquer? In the time of weakness and

need, God pitches a tent and dwells over

you to make sure you can endure

whatever you've encountered.

Humility Brings Favor

The favor of God comes in handy

when opposing forces are doing battle in

your life. But the good news is if you're

fed up with the devil ruining your life,

there's something you can do to combat

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the enemy. There are steps you can take

to have God's favor smeared all over you,

so you'll be in position to attain this

ability you couldn't possibly have earned.

James 4:6

But he giveth more grace. Wherefore

he saith, God resisteth the proud, but

giveth grace unto the humble.

Proverbs 3:34

Surely he scorneth scorners, but he

giveth grace unto the lowly.

1 Peter 5:5

Likewise, ye younger, submit

yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you

be subject one to another and be clothed

with humility; for God resisteth the

proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

The first step is this:

1. You have to be humble, or in a

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position of humility

Submissive, compliant, obedient.

Submitted to the plan, and to the

instructions from the Word of God. Being

humble is not being shy because shyness

is a form of fear. Being humble is not

being a person of a few words. We've

gotten into false humility, where we go

around saying, "Oh, I don't deserve this."

We've come to the place where we'll say,

"Oh Brother Dollar, I'm nothing but an

old, good for nothing, filthy rag." Well,

shame on you, because I took a bath one

day in the blood of Jesus, and I'm no

longer a filthy rag. True Bible humility is

a man who is obeying God's Word. It's a

man who will submit to God. A man who

will comply with the things of God. You

see, submission is for our protection. And,

God wants to protect us and He wants to

bless us. He wants to show us favor, but

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He can't do that for a prideful man. Now

a prideful man, in his own conceit, relies

more on his own ability and counsel and

way of doing things. He doesn't rely on

God's way, counsel or will. The Bible

says, when a man is prideful God builds

up resistance toward this type of

individual. This man doesn't talk to God,

doesn't consult God, and does things his

own way. " The righteous cry and the lord

heareth and delivereth them out of all their

troubles." (Psalm 34:17) He hears and

delivers because the favor of God

operates in the life of a humble man.

Favor Tied to Your Giving

Okay, so now you've been humbled

through the Word of God. You fully

understand that He'll give power to the

humble, but you want the guarantee of

favor in any need. The second way you

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can earn or deserve favor is tied to your

finances:

2. Become the giver god wants you to

be.

The Word of God says if you'll keep

your giving going, the Lord will make all

grace available to you so that you'll lack

nothing, and are sufficient in all things.

You won't require any support, no aid, no

welfare and no handouts from anybody.

You see, when they shut down welfare,

you just keep giving because God is able

to make all grace abound toward you,

and that's the solution to having your

needs met. Besides, no Child of God

should ever have to depend on a welfare

check anyway, not when they're giving

according to the Word of God.

But this I say, he which soweth

sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and

he which soweth bountifully shall reap

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also bountifully. Every man according as

he purposes in his heart, so let him give;

not grudgingly, or of necessity; for God

loveth a cheerful giver. And God is able to

make all grace abound toward you; that

ye, always having all sufficiency in all

things, may abound to every good work.

(2 Corinthians 9:6-8)

[Remember] this, he who sows

sparingly and grudgingly will also reap

sparingly and grudgingly; and, he who

sows generously that blessing may come

to someone will also reap generously and

with blessings. Let each one [give] as he

has made up his own mind, and purposed

in his heart, not reluctantly or

sorrowfully or under compulsion, for God

loves, (that is He takes pleasure in, prizes

above other things, and is unwilling to

abandon or to do without) a cheerful,

(joyous, prompt-to-do-it) giver—whose

heart is in his giving. And God is able to

make all grace (every favor and earthly

blessing) come to you in abundance, so

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that you may always and under all

circumstances, and whatever the need, be

self sufficient—possessing enough to

require no aid or support and furnished

in abundance for every good work and

charitable donation. (2 Corinthians 9:6-8

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Money Answers All Things

Ecclesiastes 10:19 says that "A feast is

made for laughter, and wine maketh merry,

but money answereth all things." But, is it

the money that's answering all things, or

the grace that abounds when you set your

will to give? Money in this instance is the

key that opens up the safe holding the

grace, and when you get a hold of the

grace, you've also got the anointing to

answer any need. And here you are,

letting the devil talk you into keeping

your money in your wallet because you're

afraid some preacher is secretly taking it.

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You should never be afraid of that when

God promises in his Word that money is

what it takes to get in contact with the

anointing. Woe be it unto any preacher

who misuses money sown for the work of

the Lord, but you can't let the thought of

someone's possible wickedness stop you

from obtaining all that God says you can

have. When you have seed in the ground,

all grace is made available to you to be

sufficient in all circumstances. Vengeance

belongs to God, and He will repay if

something is amiss in the church's money

room. But, show me a man who operates

in the favor of God and I'll show you a

man who just keeps giving, and gives as

God instructs him. Stop fussing about the

money issue, and do what God is telling

you to do with it, so the anointing can

flow into your life. Obey Him so you can

be debt free, healed, delivered, happy and

enjoying life the way God wants you to.

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You Will Lack Nothing

Don't ever be offended when God

places it on your heart to give, especially

if what He's telling you is more than

you're used to letting go of. There can be

no power, no anointing and no

equipment to do anything when you

allow yourself to be offended by the

Word. Your giving is tied to so many

things and can be a defense in time of

trouble. When you sow in the will of God,

for the purpose of God, then in Jesus'

name you have a right to get a hold of

every facet of grace available to you as a

child of the King.

And the multitude of them that

believed were of one heart and of one soul:

neither said any of them that ought of the

things which he possessed was his own,

but they had all things common. (Acts

4:32)

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Now the company of believers was of

one heart and soul, and not one of them

claimed that anything which he possessed

was [exclusively] his own, but everything

they had was in common and for the use

of all. (Acts 4:32 AMP)

Neither was there any among them

that lacked; for as many as were

possessors of lands, or houses sold them,

and brought them the prices of the things

which were sold, And laid them down at

the apostle's feet; and distribution was

made unto every man according as he had

need. (Acts 4:34-35)

Grace was upon them richly because

of their great giving. Their giving to

others is exactly what enabled all needs to

be supplied on each one's behalf.

A Time of Grace

This is a time of great grace. This is a

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time when God is pouring out gifts to

men that are necessary to get us through

these last days. Gifts necessary to give

you the strength, resources and energy to

fulfill His will in the earth, and make a

mark on the lives of others than cannot be

erased. And grace, one of the most

misunderstood subjects in the Bible, is

what it will take for you to accomplish the

task. It is the means by which you are

saved, justified, empowered, delivered

and comforted. But, you cannot change

the world, unless you first understand

how and why you've been graced. You

cannot make a mark on other folks' lives

until you first understand the mark grace

is designed to make on your own life,

according to the Word of God.

Where once we were lost in our

limited version of what grace actually is,

we've found a source for change in our

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lives. Instead of being blind to the power

of grace, we now see it as an anointing to

remove burdens and destroy yokes.

Hallelujah! We understand that God has

saved former wretches such as ourselves,

that we may reach out to others. "As every

man hath received the gift, even so minister

the same one to another, as good stewards of

the manifold grace of God." (1 Peter 4:10)

You Must Be Born Again

But unless you're born again, you

cannot begin to perceive the value of the

grace God has bestowed upon you to

establish His covenant, spread the gospel

or do His will in the earth. In fact, unless

you're born again this grace, this favor to

help you accomplish, cannot be

manifested in your life. It is the ultimate

blessing, and priceless and invaluable to

all that we do in life. Even if I wanted to, I

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could not pay for the grace God has put

on me to do what I was born to do—teach

and preach the Word with simplicity and

understanding. I didn't even know that I

had this power upon me until I got born-

again. Some of you have yet to discover

what your gift, or your grace or your

anointing is, but it's there. Your gift is

already present, but until you make a

habit of getting in His presence by

reading and studying the Word, and

maintaining the proper position by living

a life of righteousness, you'll never know

what your gift is.

For those of you reading this book

who are not born again, listed on the

inside back cover are the five steps to

complete

salvation—including

information on water baptism and the

baptism of the Holy Ghost with the

evidence of speaking in tongues. Walk

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yourself through these steps into the

kingdom of God and everlasting life.

Grace be to you and peace from God

the Father, and from our Lord Jesus

Christ. (Galatians 1:3)

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Complete Process of

Salvation

1. Admit/recognize that you are a sinner.

(Psalm 51:5)

2. Repentance. (1 John 1:9)

3. Confession. (Romans 10:9-10)

Father; in the name of Jesus, I confess

right now, and realize that I am a sinner. I

repent of all my sins. I make an 180-degree

turn away from all my sins. I change my

heart, I change my mind, I change my

direction and I turn toward Jesus Christ. I

confess with my mouth that God raised Jesus

from the dead, and I believe in my heart that

Jesus is alive and operates in my life. I thank

you Lord that I am saved, Amen.

4. Baptisms-Water/Holy Spirit (Matthew

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3:6) (Acts 2:3-4, 38) (Acts 8:14-17)

5. Obedience to the Word of God. (1 John

5:3)

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Seven Steps to Receiving

the Baptism of the Holy

Spirit

1. Understand that the Holy Spirit was

poured out on the day of Pentecost.

(Acts 2:38)

2. Salvation is the only qualification

necessary for receiving the Holy Spirit

baptism. (Acts 2:38)

3. Laying on of hands is scriptural. (Acts

8:17)

4. Explain to the candidate what to

expect. (Acts 19:6)

5. Disregard all fears about receiving a

counterfeit. (Luke 11:11-13)

6. Open mouth as act of faith to receive

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Holy Spirit. (Ephesians 5:18-19)

7. Don't crowd person or shout

instructions. (1 Corinthians 14:33)

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Document Outline

- The Power of God's Grace

- Contents

- Introduction

- 1 The Power of God's Grace

- Everyone Given the Gift

- Not Just Favor

- Grace Based on Ministry

- Abide in Your Calling

- If He Called You, He Will Equip You

- Wait for the Power

- High Treason

- Blessed to Be a Blessing

- By the Grace of God

- Grace Versus Favor

- You Can Do All Things

- In the Time of Need

- You Can Gain Favor

- Gifts and Callings of God

- Sea of Forgetfulness

- His Grace Is Sufficient

- Supernatural Strength

- Humility Brings Favor

- Favor Tied to Your Giving

- Money Answers All Things

- You Will Lack Nothing

- A Time of Grace

- You Must Be Born Again

- Complete Process of Salvation

- Seven Steps to Receiving the Baptism of the Holy Spirit

Table of Contents

Introduction..........................................................

The Power of God's Grace.............................

Complete Process of Salvation...

Seven Steps to Receiving the Baptism of the

The Power of God's Grace

Contents

Not Just Favor

Grace Based on Ministry

Abide in Your Calling

If He Called You, He Will Equip You

Wait for the Power

High Treason

Blessed to Be a Blessing

By the Grace of God

Grace Versus Favor

You Can Do All Things

In the Time of Need

You Can Gain Favor

Gifts and Callings of God

Sea of Forgetfulness

His Grace Is Sufficient

Supernatural Strength

Humility Brings Favor

Favor Tied to Your Giving

Money Answers All Things

You Will Lack Nothing

A Time of Grace

You Must Be Born Again