The Secret of Success
"At that meeting, some of those ministers asked me, "Brother Hagin, what is the secret of your success?" One minister said, "When I first knew you, nobody had ever heard of you. You were preaching in small churches and, once in a while, in a large church. But then, all of a sudden, you became not only a national figure, but in just a matter of a few years—an international figure. Now how did that all come about? What is the secret of your success?"
"I answered, "The only secret of success I know is walking in line with the Word of God, and praying and listening to the Holy Spirit. I simply listen to what the Spirit of God says to do, and then do it." Actually, everything I'm doing today is the result of believing the Word, praying in other tongues",
Pg 39
“…almost all Full Gospel churches are fishing out of their own bathtub”
“Finally, the Lord said to me, "Now get out of that circle. In fact, stop holding meetings in churches; go to a neutral place. Hold your meetings in a hotel or in a motel ballroom. Call your meetings 'All Faiths' Crusades' and invite people from any denomination to come."
“Jesus explained why He wanted me to stop holding meetings in churches. He said, "One denomination is prejudiced against another denomination. Besides that, almost all Full Gospel churches are fishing out of their own bathtub anyway, and there aren't any fish in their bathtub." So I got out and went fishing for men, glory to God! We're enjoying the results of that today.”
“Then Jesus said, "Make another circle. That first circle represents your going to neutral places to hold meetings." Then I found myself making a little larger circle. Jesus said, "That second circle represents your putting into print all of your Bible lessons." We've done that. In fact, in English alone, we've published 37 million books. We are continuing to publish more than a million books every year. At the time, I didn't think it would be that big of a circle. Then Jesus said, "Third, put all of your messages on tape." At that time, we just had those old reel-to-reel tapes. Now we put out 40,000 cassette tapes a month.”
“Then Jesus said, "Get on radio and teach—don't preach." In those days, no one in Full Gospel circles was teaching on radio. They were all preaching. So I got on the radio and taught. Each time we'd break into one of those circles that I had prayed out, it would work so smoothly. Why? Because it was God's plan. We heard from heaven and the plan was blessed.”
Pg 44-45
"Where you are missing it today in your culture in the United States is…”
“Then He spoke to me about the different kinds of meetings—believers' meetings, evangelistic meetings, healing meetings, teaching meetings, prayer meetings, worship services, and so forth.”
“He said, "Where you are missing it today in your culture in the United States is, you try to put all those kinds of meetings into one service, and so you never really reach the full potential of any meeting."
Taken from: "Plans, Purposes, & Pursuits
Kenneth E. Hagin
Pg 51-52
"At that meeting, some of those ministers asked me, "Brother Hagin, what is the secret of your success?" One minister said, "When I first knew you, nobody had ever heard of you. You were preaching in small churches and, once in a while, in a large church. But then, all of a sudden, you became not only a national figure, but in just a matter of a few years—an international figure. Now how did that all come about? What is the secret of your success?"
"I answered, "The only secret of success I know is walking in line with the Word of God, and praying and listening to the Holy Spirit. I simply listen to what the Spirit of God says to do, and then do it." Actually, everything I'm doing today is the result of believing the Word, praying in other tongues",
Pg 39
“…almost all Full Gospel churches are fishing out of their own bathtub”
“Finally, the Lord said to me, "Now get out of that circle. In fact, stop holding meetings in churches; go to a neutral place. Hold your meetings in a hotel or in a motel ballroom. Call your meetings 'All Faiths' Crusades' and invite people from any denomination to come."
“Jesus explained why He wanted me to stop holding meetings in churches. He said, "One denomination is prejudiced against another denomination. Besides that, almost all Full Gospel churches are fishing out of their own bathtub anyway, and there aren't any fish in their bathtub." So I got out and went fishing for men, glory to God! We're enjoying the results of that today.”
“Then Jesus said, "Make another circle. That first circle represents your going to neutral places to hold meetings." Then I found myself making a little larger circle. Jesus said, "That second circle represents your putting into print all of your Bible lessons." We've done that. In fact, in English alone, we've published 37 million books. We are continuing to publish more than a million books every year. At the time, I didn't think it would be that big of a circle. Then Jesus said, "Third, put all of your messages on tape." At that time, we just had those old reel-to-reel tapes. Now we put out 40,000 cassette tapes a month.”
“Then Jesus said, "Get on radio and teach—don't preach." In those days, no one in Full Gospel circles was teaching on radio. They were all preaching. So I got on the radio and taught. Each time we'd break into one of those circles that I had prayed out, it would work so smoothly. Why? Because it was God's plan. We heard from heaven and the plan was blessed.”
Pg 44-45
"Where you are missing it today in your culture in the United States is…”
“Then He spoke to me about the different kinds of meetings—believers' meetings, evangelistic meetings, healing meetings, teaching meetings, prayer meetings, worship services, and so forth.”
“He said, "Where you are missing it today in your culture in the United States is, you try to put all those kinds of meetings into one service, and so you never really reach the full potential of any meeting."
Taken from: "Plans, Purposes, & Pursuits
Kenneth E. Hagin
Pg 51-52
