Although Daugherty did not graduate from the Rhema school, he took classes there in 1978 after he and his wife, Sharon, prayed for God to show them how they could receive Bible training. “Brother Hagin had a divine assignment, and that was to teach God’s people about faith,” said Billy Joe Daugherty, pastor of Victory Christian Center in Tulsa. In all, more than 53 million copies of his 125 titles are in circulation, a Rhema spokesperson said. His best-selling book was The Believer’s Authority, which has sold more than 1 million copies. His own dramatic encounters with God in visions led him to write I Believe in Visions and I Went to Hell. Hagin’s many books provided instruction on the use of spiritual gifts. Most of them emphasize biblical prosperity, healing and the power of positive confession. He eventually formed a network of churches, the Rhema Ministerial Association International, which now serves 1,440 congregations. Hagin focused his message on healing and faith. There’s no way I could have been released into my call without those teachings,” Moore said. “ teachings on faith and the gifts of the Holy Spirit laid the foundation for my ministry. International evangelist Christie Moore of Twin Falls, Idaho, got her Bible training by listening to Hagin’s tapes and by attending a Rhema-affiliated church where the pastor based his sermons on Hagin’s messages. I learned from him that the Bible is applicable and powerful.”

“Of all the influences in my life, he influenced me the most. “When I heard Kenneth Hagin teach the Word 47 years ago it totally changed my life,” said Marilyn Hickey, whose ministry in Colorado has reached millions through television and conferences. Savelle, Keith Butler and Casey Treat–and by thousands of pastors and evangelists who either graduated from the Rhema school or were influenced by his books and recorded teachings. He was considered a spiritual father by many well-known charismatic ministers including Kenneth Copeland, Joyce Meyer, Jerry Known internationally as the father of the Word of Faith movement, Hagin began his ministry in Texas in 1949 and later moved to Oklahoma to establish the Rhema Bible Training Center in the Tulsa suburb of Broken Arrow. 19 after collapsing five days earlier in Tulsa, Okla., where his worldwide ministry has been based since 1966. Prominent charismatic Bible teacher Kenneth Hagin Sr.

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