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Kenneth W. HaginThe Keyto theSUPERNATURAL



12 11 10 09 08 14 13 12 11 10 09The Key to the SupernaturalISBN-13: 978-0-89276-702-1ISBN-10: 0-89276-702-2Copyright © 1979, 1982 RHEMA Bible Churchaka Kenneth Hagin Ministries, Inc.

All rights reserved. First edition 1979Second edition 1982Printed in USA.In the U.S. write:Kenneth Hagin MinistriesP.O. Box 50126Tulsa, OK 74150-01261-888-28-FAITHwww.rhema.orgIn Canada write:Kenneth Hagin MinistriesP.O. Box 335, Station D

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The Keyto theSUPERNATURALKenneth W. Hagin



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The Key ToThe SupernaturalBy Kenneth W. HaginThe Lord has been showing me forsometime now that the key to the lastdaymove of the supernatural power of

God will be found in two words: unity and accord. According to the dictionary, theword unity means the state of beingone or united; oneness; singleness. Another definition is the quality ofbeing one in spirit, sentiment, purpose,etc. Unity also implies oneness, as inspirit, aims, interests, feelings, etc.,of that which is made up of diverseelements of individuals. Accord means almost the same thing:to make, agree or harmonize; to be inagreement or harmony; mutual agreement;



4harmony; all agreeing; with no onedissenting. The Theme of ActsIf you have ever studied Bible history,you will know that unity (or accord) actually

is the theme of the Book of Acts. Theword accord, for example, is found 11times in this book: Acts 1:14; 2:1; 2:46;4:24; 5:12; 7:57; 8:6; 12:20; 15:25; 18:12;and 19:29.In the King James Version, the wordsunity and accord are used interchangeably.The meaning of accord inthe following verses from Acts is beingone in spirit, purpose, aim, and so forth. ACTS 1:1414 These all continued WITH ONE

ACCORD in prayer and supplication. . . .ACTS 2:11 And when the day of Pentecost wasfully come, they were all WITH ONEACCORD in one place.



5ACTS 2:4646 And they, continuing daily WITHONE ACCORD in the temple, and breakingbread from house to house, did eattheir meat with gladness, and singleness

of heart. . . .ACTS 4:2424 And when they heard that, theylifted up their voice to God WITH ONEACCORD. . . .ACTS 5:1212 And by the hands of the apostles weremany signs and wonders wrought amongthe people; (and they were all WITH ONEACCORD in Solomons porch.ACTS 8:66 And the people WITH ONE ACCORD

gave heed unto those things which Philipspake, hearing and seeing the miracleswhich he did.ACTS 12:2020 And Herod was highly displeasedwith them of Tyre and Sidon: but theycame WITH ONE ACCORD to him. . . .



6ACTS 15:2525 It seemed good unto us, being assembledWITH ONE ACCORD, to send chosenmen unto you with our beloved Barnabasand Paul.

(The same concept is found in Romans15:6 That ye may with one mindand one mouth glorify God, even theFather of our Lord Jesus Christ.)Unity in the Early ChurchTremendous things happened in theBook of Acts. Lets study these Scriptures.In Acts 1, we see the New Testamentbelievers continuing with one accord inprayer and supplication.In Acts 2 we find them worshippingdaily with one accord in the Temple

and eating their meals with gladness andsingleness of heart. In the third chapter of Acts, we seePeter and John healing a crippled man atthe Gate Beautiful. The people rejoiced, but



7the religious leaders got upset and calledthe two apostles before the Sanhedrin.When these rulers of the people andelders of Israel heard Peter and John, theymarveled: Now when they saw the boldness

of Peter and John, and perceived thatthey were unlearned and ignorant men,they marvelled; and they took knowledgeof them, that they had been with Jesus (Acts 4:13).Because all of the people were for Peterand John, the leaders were afraid to doanything to them. They threatened themand let them go. The fourth chapter ofActs records the mighty prayer meetingthe believers held.ACTS 4:2324,2932

23 And being let go, they went to theirown company, and reported all that thechief priests and elders had said untothem.24 And when they heard that, they liftedup their voice to God WITH ONE



8ACCORD, and said, Lord, thou art God,which hast made heaven, and earth, andthe sea. . . .29 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings:and grant unto thy servants,

that with all boldness they may speakthy word,30 By stretching forth thine hand toheal; and that signs and wondersmay be done by the name of thy holychild Jesus.31 And when they had prayed, the placewas shaken where they were assembledtogether; and they were all filled withthe Holy Ghost, and they spake the wordof God with boldness.32 And the multitude of them that

believed were of one heart and ofone soul. . . .Did those believers get down and pray,And now, Lord, behold their threatenings:and grant unto thy servants grace to endurethe persecution and hardships. Grant thatwe can hold out faithful to the end?Is that what your Bible says? No, thatsnot what it says.



9Look closely at these verses. Grasp theconcepts of unity and accord expressedhere. There could have been more than3,000 praying here. It wasnt just thetwo apostles praying; it was the whole

company of believers in Jerusalem.We know that 120 persons wereassembled on the Day of Pentecost, and3,000 more came to the Lord after Peterpreached his message that day. Thatmakes 3,120 believers. There may havebeen still more in the company who hadaccepted the Lord after witnessing thehealing of the crippled man, because Acts4:21 says, all men glorified God for thatwhich was done. The rulers had warned Peter and John

not to speakin that name.

(Theycouldnt bring themselves even to say the

Name of Jesus.) But in verse 30 we seethe believers praying by the name ofthy holy child Jesus.



10Unity: The Key to the SupernaturalVerse 31 is the one I like: the placewas shaken where they were assembledtogether. When we in the Body of Christ begin to

unite ourselves in the unity and power ofthe Word of God, were going to see someplaces shaken as they never have beenshaken before. The reason the supernaturalpower of God has not been demonstratedas God would have liked in yearsgone by is because believers got in unityonly at times.I believe in this last day before JesusChrist comes again there is going to comea unity among the Body of Christ thatthe world has never seen before, and the

power of God is going to be demonstratedas never before!Somebody once asked me, Ken, whydid we see such a move of the supernaturalpower of God the last week of July at theTulsa Campmeeting in 1978?



11I replied, I dont really know for sure,but I have some ideas. That was whenGod began to deal with me about unity.Every night of that particular Campmeeting,there were at least 10,000 people

in the Tulsa Assembly Center. Thosepeople were bound together in singlenessof mind upon the Word of God. Not uponemotionalism. Not upon sensationalism.Not upon some human personality.And when that many people get togetherin unity and power, God Almighty overcomesevery obstacle and demonstratesHis supernatural power!The four ministries that cooperatedin the Campmeetingthe KennethHagin, Kenneth Copeland, John Osteen,

and Fred Price ministrieswere inunity and accord. They were not there to

lift up any man.Although we are diverse individualsfrom diverse backgrounds, and although wehave different names over our ministries,



12we must come into this kind of unity andharmony.As long as basic doctrine is based onthe Word of God, we must recognize thewhole Body of Christ, even though we

do not see eye-to-eye with all groups onpetty idiosyncrasies.(Some of the men may not wear theirhair short enough for you. They may wearflashy suits. Some of the women may puton makeup. You may think the womenshould wear short hair, drab suits, and nomakeup. Thats what I mean when I talkabout little idiosyncrasies.)Laborers TogetherWe need to forget these incidentalsand unite ourselves on the Word of God to

fight this last-day onslaught of the enemy.Satan is going to bring every power fromthe depths of hell against Gods peopleand all humanity in these last days. TheWord of God says he has come to steal,



13and to kill, and to destroy (John 10:10).Satan knows his time is short, and hesgoing to give it everything hes got.As we band together, however, in theunity of the word of God, the Body of

Christ will rise in triumphant powerover Satanbecause he already has beendefeated!One person may say, Oh, Im a followerof Hagin. Another may say, I sort offollow Copeland. Still another may say,I like this one or that one. That reminds me of what the ApostlePaul wrote in First Corinthians 3:1 CORINTHIANS 3:393 For ye are yet carnal: for whereasthere is among you envying, and strife,

and divisions, are ye not carnal, andwalk as men?4 For while one saith, I am of Paul;and another, I am of Apollos; are ye notcarnal?5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos,but ministers by whom ye believed, evenas the Lord gave to every man?



146 I have planted, Apollos watered; butGod gave the increase.7 So then neither is he that plantethany thing, neither he that watereth; butGod that giveth the increase.

8 Now he that planteth and he thatwatereth are one: and every man shallreceive his own reward according to hisown labour.9 For we are labourers together withGod: ye are Gods husbandry, ye areGods building.The Lord Is Your ShepherdPaul is saying. It doesnt matter whobrought you the Gospel as long as youwere saved by the blood, power, and Lordshipof the Lord Jesus Christ.

No matter who brought you into thefaithKenneth Hagin, your pastor, orsome other ministeryou are not followinga man. You are not following mansdoctrine. You are following the Wordof Godthe doctrine of the Lord JesusChrist.Paul also said, But though we, oran angel from heaven, preach any other



15gospel unto you than that which we havepreached unto you, let him be accursed (Gal. 1:8). Notice that Paul even includeshimself in that statement.Too many people have things out of

perspective. They have taken a revelationGod gave to one man, grabbed a portionof it, ran off, and perverted it. Forgetabout human personalities and lift upthe Word!Jesus said, And I, if I be lifted up fromthe earth, will draw all men unto me (John 12:32). Not if Kenneth Hagin islifted up. Not if you are lifted up. But ifJesus Christ is lifted up. That is part ofthe unity we must come into.We must forget about our own ministries

and fellowships. We must forgetabout who we are and what we want tobe. We must unite ourselves around theWord of God. As we do, we will see ourselvesushered into an age of the supernaturalpower of God. Jesus promised:



16JOHN 14:1212 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He thatbelieveth on me, the works that I do shallhe do also; and GREATER WORKS thanthese shall he do; because I go unto my

Father.We have yet to see all these greaterworks to be accomplished, because theChurch of the Lord Jesus Christ hasfailed to unite, and therefore the power ofGod has been unable to move.Where there is unity, every gift of theSpirit and every fruit of the Spirit will bein operation. Then and only then can thesupernatural power of God move.Do you know why most people are notin unity and harmony? Because they dont

have enough of the Word of Godenoughpowerin them. How can the gifts of the

Spirit or the fruit of the Spirit operate inthem?Too many Christians have forgottenGalatians 5:2223, where the fruit of the



17Spirit is listed: love, joy, peace, long-suffering,gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness,and temperance. All of these need tobe in demonstration.Spiritual Discipline

A lot of people want to talk about faith.They want to talk about their confessionand what they can have through theirconfession. However, they do not wantyou to talk to them about the fruit of theSpirit. They do not want you to talk tothem about being meek or patient. Theyespecially do not want you to talk to themabout love, because love carries manyconnotationsand one of the connotationslove carries is discipline.Hear me, Body of Christ: One of the

connotations love carries is discipline!People dont like to hear that word. If youcome to RHEMA Bible Training Center,the first thing you will hear me teach inPractical Ministries is, To be successful



18in the ministry, you must learn to disciplineyourself in the spiritual realm theway you do in the natural. I am not talking about being disciplinedaccording to somebodys theological idea.

I am not talking about being disciplinedaccording to somebodys constitution andbylaws. I am talking about being disciplinedaccording to the Word of God.I think its time we quit having spiritualtaffy thrown into the lap of an alreadydiabetic congregation.I think its time preachers reacheddown into the Word of God and beganto dish out what the Word has to say,because we have come to the time theApostle Paul was telling Timothy about:

2 TIMOTHY 4:343 For the time will come when they

will not endure sound doctrine; but aftertheir own lusts shall they heap to themselvesteachers, having itching ears;4 And they shall turn away their ears



19from the truth, and shall be turned untofables.I think its time we come into the unityof the Word of God concerning salvation,the Holy Spirit, healing, faith, operation

of the gifts of the Spirit, the fruit of theSpirit, biblical theology, and many otherthings.A lot of people are talking about theHoly Spirit these days, but Ive got newsfor you: There are a lot more peopletalking about the Holy Spirit than haveactually experienced the infilling of theHoly Spirit.When you are truly born again, thereis a change in your life. Similarly, whenyou truly experience the infilling of the

Holy Spirit, there is a change in yourlife. Holy boldness and the supernaturalpower of God become resident and theyare quickly discerned by the spirituallyaware.



20Strife in WorshipAnother area where unity is neededis the area of worship. If we are to havethe power to do the greater works Jesuspromised, we must unify ourselves in

worship. Charismatics and other churchpeople have had great problems inthis area.One of the reasons the supernaturalpower of God has been hampered isbecause there is strife in worship. Thedevil is subtle and cunning. It goes backto the verse that says, the little foxes(little things) . . . spoil the vines . . . (Songof Solomon 2:15).Churches, fellowships, prayer groups whatever you want to call themare

too quick to criticize fellow believers.Perhaps one group jumps and hollersin its worship. People in another groupacross town just raise their hands andquietly worship. Those in the first group



21think the second should be just like them.And the quiet ones are quick to criticizethe whoopers and hollerers. Thats strife.Thats not unity. How can you expect thepower of God to operate at its fullest in

these conditions?Then one church does somethinganother doesnt approve of. One church,strong in faith, believes God to supplyits needs. The other church is not quiteup to that level of faith yet so it holds arummage or bake sale. Those in the firstchurch are quick to say, Bless God, if youhad faith, you wouldnt have to have oneof those sales! Yes, bless God, but if youve ever readthe Apostle Paul, you would know he said,If you are strong in faith, don

t criticizethe one who is weaker in faith. There is

no unity or harmony where the strong infaith are criticizing the weak in faith.



22Those strong in faith should be willingto fellowship with the others. They shouldworship with them, even if it goes acrosstheir grain sometimes. They should workwith them until they can raise them to

their own level of faith. Then they willsee the supernatural power of God indemonstration.When my dad was pastoring a certainchurch many years ago, he couldnt getone of his Sunday School teachers tobelieve for her healing. She was scheduledfor surgery.Finally Dad said to her, Listen, whatcan you believe for? She answered, I can believe that theoperation will be a success. I can believe

for a miraculously quick recovery. He said, Okay. Now Ive got something.

He came down from his high level of faithwhen he realized he couldnt raise herlevel of faith any. He didnt criticize her.



23He found out on which level he couldagree with her, then he agreed with her.You might say, You mean that man offaith went down there and agreed withher that the doctors would perform a

perfect operation and that her recoverywould be miraculous? Yes, he did. According to the prayer ofagreement, he put his faith with hers.She went to the hospital and had theoperation. At that time, years and yearsago, the doctors did not have all the technologywe have today, and her operationwas considered major surgery.Afterwards the doctors insisted shehave a shot for pain, even though she wasin no pain. Thats the only medication she

needed. She was up and out of that hospitalin no time. Miraculous! They got whatthey believed for.It wasnt long until Dad was ableto increase her faith so that she couldbelieve God for more. Finally he had herto the point that every time there was a



24problem in her life, she used her faith.She did not need to go back for any moreoperations.That was unity in practice.Application to Spiritual Life

Now lets bring it over and apply it tothe spiritual life. Unity is the only thingthat will work if you want to see the powerof God work and the greater works. Pastors, dont be afraid you will losesome of your church members to anotherchurch if you cooperate with them. Dontbe afraid you will lose some of yourprayer group if you begin to fellowshipwith another group.Get interested in building the Kingdomof God and not your own little kingdom, and

you will find that things will work out muchbetter for you. You see, too many ministershave this backwards. Each is interested inbuilding only his own ministry.



25Thats one thing reporters from theTulsa newspapers cant understandabout my father at our annual Campmeeting,which attracts thousands ofpeople to Tulsa. Dad sits down and lets

other ministers get up and speak in hisservices. The reporters just cant understandthat kind of unselfishness.When we are working together in loveand unity, we will prefer one another.We will not be interested in building ourown ministries. We will be interested onlyin building the Kingdom of God.It says in Psalm 75:67, Promotioncometh neither from the east, nor from thewest, nor from the south. But God is thejudge: he putteth down one, and setteth

up another.If you do your part in buildingthe Kingdom, God will promote you.

If you are worried about getting yourselfpromoted and are busy trying to get recognitionfor what you have done, forgetabout getting promoted.



26If you want to get recognized, get onyour knees and pray. Always be full of loveand full of the Word of God. Be availableto help when something needs to be donearound the church. It wont be long until

you will be recognized from the platform.Some people just cant realize thatif they would get into the Word and befaithful where God has them, they wouldbe ready to be promoted when the propertime came.The Apostle Paul continually warned usabout giving more importance to ourselvesthan we should. He continually stressed theneed for unity.Where there is no unity, strife comes in.Then division. Then faith quits working.

And when faith quits working, sicknesscomes in, financial disaster appears, spiritualstagnation sets in and everythingbecomes a mess. Simply because somebodythought more highly of himself thanhe should have.



27You and I have the greatest opportunityof any generation that has ever lived;greater even than the work the apostlesfaced. Our opportunity includes bindingourselves together to go into a world

hoodwinked by theologians, who teachdoctrines of men, and torn apartby the devil until it has become areligious mess.I walk into some churches and shake myhead. I see a little old-time Pentecostalism.I see some modern liberal theology. I haveeven seen a little of the ancient religiouspractices, even in so-called Charismaticfellowships!How in the world can God move likeHe wants to in such places? They havea form of godliness, but denying thepower thereof (2 Tim. 3:5). And thatsall they have.As my father so aptly puts it, manyof the people who are supposed to knowwhat is going on in the religious world



28wouldnt know the Holy Spirit if theysaw Him coming down the street witha red hat on. That would be funny if itwerent so pathetic.Unity mustmustabound in these

last days if we are to see the supernaturalpower of God demonstrated as it issupposed to be.My End-Time VisionI look out on the horizon of time, and Isee an opening in the eastern sky. I knowthat Jesus Christ is coming.Then I look on this earth, and I see agroup of people known as the sons of God.I can see the sword of the Spirit andthe shield of faith in their hands. They areclothed with truth. Their feet are shod with

the preparation of the Gospel of peace.They are wearing the helmet of salvationand the breastplate of righteousness.



29They not only know how to take theWord of God and let it be the logosthewritten Wordto them, but they alsoknow how to put it in their spirits, turn itaround, and let it become the rhema.

I see them united, standing like soldiers.Then I see them begin to march inunity and harmony, and I see the spokenWord of Godthe rhemabegin to flowfrom their mouths.In my minds eye I see them marchingforth across this land. As the Word comesout of their mouths, I see the Spirit of Godconfirming it with signs following.I see the host begin to grow. I see othersreach down, pick up a shield of faith toward off the fiery darts of the enemy, and

begin to march.I see them pick up the distressed andthe diseased. I see them pick up thoseshackled in chains. They become a strongerand stronger body. They march on right over the top of the devil!



30They are walking in love, harmony,and unity, demonstrating all of the fruitof the Spirit. They are marching to meettheir Lord and Savior who is coming inthat eastern sky!

I see the world. Then I see the Body ofthe Lord Jesus Christ move into the sea.I see it circle the globe and return to itsstarting place. And as the first ones reachthat starting place, I hear in the distancethe sound of the trumpet!I see the clouds begin to open!I see a Man in white, glistening withall the glory and the power of God, beginto descend!I see the graves begin to open, and Isee the bodies begin to ascend!

Suddenly, I see those first few whowere in the battle. Their feet begin toleave the ground!Theres the first row! Now the secondrow! Now the third! They begin to go uptogether with the Lord.



31You see, the unity of believers willbring the Lord Jesus Christ back to thisearth!Hastening the Lords ReturnWe say, Oh, I want to see Him. We

sing, I want to stroll over heaven. . . . If we really want to hasten the comingof the Lord Jesus Christ, we will forgetthe diversities of the past, unite togetheraround the Word of God, and deliver theworld from the chains that bind it.That is where we are today. For thesalvation and deliverance of this world,it will take all of us bound together inunity, letting the mind of Christ dwell inus. Jesus was not double-minded. He hadone purpose: to set the world free. That is

our purpose. That is our aim.Our key to success is found in Philippianschapter 2:



32PHILIPPIANS 2:151 If there be therefore any consolationin Christ, if any comfort of love, if anyfellowship of the Spirit, if any bowelsand mercies,

2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded,having the same love, being of oneacord , of one mind .3 Let nothing be done through strifeor vainglory; but in lowliness of mindlet each esteem other better than themselves.4 Look not every man on his ownthings, but every man also on the thingsof others.5 Let this mind be in you, which wasalso in Christ Jesus.This is the message of the hour: Unite.

Unite in Gods Word to see the power ofGod prevail.



A Sinners Prayerto Receive Jesus as SaviorDear Heavenly Father,I come to You in the Name of Jesus.Your Word says, . . . him that cometh to me Iwill in no wise cast out (John 6:37), so I know You

wont cast me out, but You take me in and I thankYou for it.You said in Your Word, Whosoever shall callupon the name of the Lord shall be saved (Rom.10:13). I am callingon Your Name, so I know Youhave saved me now.You also said . . . if thou shalt confess with thymouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thineheart that God hath raised him from the dead, thoushalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth untorighteousness; and with the mouth confession is made

unto salvation(Rom. 10:9

10). I believe in my heartJesus Christ is the Son of God. I believe that He was

raised from the dead for my justification, and I confessHim now as my Lord.Because Your Word says, . . . with the heart manbelieveth unto righteousness . . . and I do believe withmy heart, I have now become the righteousness of Godin Christ (2 Cor. 5:21) . . . And I am saved!Thank You, Lord!Signed__________________________________________ Date____________________________________________



About the AuthorKenneth W. Hagin, President of Kenneth HaginMinistries and pastor of RHEMA Bible Church,seizes every ministry opportunity to impart theattitude of I cannot be defeated, and I will notquit. Rev. Hagin has ministered for 50 years,

beginning as an associate pastor and travelingevangelist. He has organized and developedRHEMA Bible Training Centers around the worldand is the founding pastor of RHEMA Bible Church.He hosts the annual A Call to Arms® MensConference and with his wife, Lynette, cohostsRHEMA Praise, a weekly television program, andRhema for Today, a weekday radio programbroadcast throughout the United States. They alsoconduct Living Faith Crusades, spreading themessage of faith and healing to the world.To fulfill the urgent call of God to prepare the

Church for a deeper experience of His Presence,Rev. Hagin emphasizes key spiritual truths aboutfaith, healing, and other vital subjects. He ministerswith a strong healing anointing, and his ministryhelps lead believers into a greater experience of theglory of God. Religion/Christianity/Pentecostal & CharismaticP.O. Box 50126Tulsa, OK 74150-01261-888-28-FAITHwww.rhema.org



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