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Proclaiming the Word of Faith!
Dr. Bill Bailey
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Word
of Faith Ministries, Inc. is a non-profit Christian Church organization
that was founded in 1980 by Dr. Bill Bailey. Dr. Bailey teaches
the uncompromised Word of Faith message from God's Word, and has been
an ordained minister for over thirty years.
Since he began publicly teaching the Word of Faith message in the late
1970's, Dr. Bill's heart has been to fulfill the vision God gave him...
"To Proclaim the Word of Faith, be a Showcase of Ministries, and Train
People to Fulfill the Word of God. We'll get into the various
aspects of what that means in this article.
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What is the "Word of Faith?"
When
the Apostle Paul spoke of his ministry, and the ministry of those that
he traveled with, he said that it was "... the Word of Faith, which we
preach." (Romans 10:8) He went on to explain that the message was that:
"... the Word is nigh (near) thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy
heart." (Romans 10:8), and "that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth
the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised
him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (verse 9) For with the heart
man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made
unto salvation." This is, in essence, the heart of the Word of Faith
message... confession of the mouth, and believing with the heart. It is
the basis of everything that we receive from God, whether it is
salvation, healing, financial blessing, or divine protection. In fact,
the Greek words "sozo" (the verb,) and "soteria" (the
noun,) both mean, essentially, "to be saved, healed, protected, and
made whole, spirit, soul, body, financially and socially." This is the
"salvation" that confession is "made unto." Believing with the heart
and confessing that faith with your mouth, is the key to every area of
your life!
God said, "Faith is the Key!"
In
fact, many years ago, when Dr. Bailey was in high school, he was
visiting a friend's place far out in the country. He walked along a
road, marveling at God's wondrous creation, and heard God say very
clearly to him, "Faith is the key!" Brother Bill turned this phrase
around in his mind for many years, and eventually found himself
receiving from the anointed ministry of Kenneth Copeland, and Kenneth
Hagin. Indeed, their teachings concerning faith transformed Dr. Bill's
life in a powerful way. The word "Gospel" means "good news," and
indeed, the message of faith is the message of Good News to all of
mankind! Primarily, the Gospel message is to receive Jesus Christ as
your personal Lord and Savior, but when you do, you aren't simply saved
from Hell and destined for Heaven, (though that is certainly a tremendous blessing that we don't take for granted!) In fact, you are also
saved for service here on earth! And after receiving the Baptism in the
Holy Ghost, we are also empowered by the Spirit for that service! In
these web pages, articles, and messages, you will find a tremendous
wealth of information on how to live a life that Proclaims the Word of
Faith!
A Showcase of Ministries
What
does it mean "to be a showcase of ministries?" God explained it to
Brother Bill this way, "A showcase is where a vendor displays his
finest things." Part of Dr. Bill's ministry is to "showcase," or
present, different ministries and ministers to folks, that will
minister life to them. Very often, that means the Ministry of Helps,
or, offering concrete aid and support to other ministers. One way that
Dr. Bill does this is to help his Pastor, Edward A. Taylor, who pastors
Faith & Victory Church in Greensboro, NC. Many years ago, Dr.
Bailey founded the North Carolina Fellowship of Word Ministries, and
through that organization, helped many ministers throughout North
Carolina develop their church infrastructure. Today, Dr. Bailey serves
at Faith & Victory Church, and as Academic Dean at Faith &
Victory Christian University, where many people receive training from
God's Word!
Training People to Fulfill the Word of God
And
that brings us to the third aspect of the vision, "Training People to
Fulfill the Word of God." Dr. Bill is primarily a Bible teacher. His
heart is to train people to live by the Word, love the Word, and
fulfill the word! We trust that you will find this web site a resource
to help you do just that!
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