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New from Jesse Duplantis What Makes Life Good New “If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.” Romans 12:18 Are you enjoying “the good life” today? As a believer, you serve an unlimited God Who loves you and desires for you to live the best life, here and now. In fact, He gave you peace to conquer fear, worry, offense, and strife so you can enjoy His goodness every day. In this inspiring message, Jesse will show you how living peaceably within yourself and with others will lead you to an extraordinary, harmonious life of real joy, blessing, and fulfillment. Learn how: • Peace is a matter of relationship to your environment • Peace is a condition of inward harmony • Your ability to forgive is resident within you • You must avoid needless aggravation and the spirit of strife Remember, Jesus came to bring peace on Earth and, today, His peace dwells within you. No matter what difficulties life may bring, you have the power of peace to overcome with $18 usd joy—now that’s what makes life GOOD! A Time of Reflection New You Have the Power to Live the Resurrected Life! The moment you became a believer in Jesus Christ, you were set free from sin and given access to the abundant life—a life of power, purpose, peace, and provision! Join Jesse in this passionate message of reflection to discover how the resurrection of Jesus Christ can give you power to live the resurrected life. You will learn that... • The resurrection is more than a memory; it is life and it is power • The power of the resurrection is an effectual remedy against the fear of death • Immortality is not a future gift; it’s a present acquisition • The resurrection assures us of spiritual communication with Him • And more! Make this your time of reflection and fellowship with the living Lord. Your resurrection is not a far-off promise; it’s a present gift for you today! “That I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being made conformable unto His death.” $10 usd Philippians 3:10 2 • VOTC • March 2013 Celebrate the inside this issue... Don’t Ever Lose the Meaning Resurrection of the Cross Jesse Duplantis Page 4 of With Big Mouths Get Big Rewards Jesus Cathy Duplantis Page 14 Jesse Duplantis Why Isn’t My Giving Working? The Four Types of Giving - Part 3 Easter Sunday • 10 am Jesse Duplantis Page 20 Jesse Duplantis Ministries International Headquarters The Visionary Leader’s Source Covenant Church Sanctuary of Illumination Nathanael Wolf Page 29 1973 Ormond Blvd Destrehan, LA • 985.764.2000 also... Featured Products Page 10 & 25 aster is upon us and it’s a great time of reflection and celebration. That’s E why I want to invite you to join us this Easter at Meeting Schedule JDM International Headquarters to celebrate the Page 13 resurrection of Jesus Christ. For 35 years of full-time ministry, I have been Global Broadcast Listing declaring God’s amazing power to do the impossible Page 26 in the earth. Think about it: Jesus came to the earth as a man and lived a sinless life—impossible, but He did it. When they crucified Him, God did something even more impossible: He raised Him from the dead after three days! Impossible? Yes, but He did it. And the same power that raised Jesus from the dead is Vol. 35 No. 3 MARCH 2013 Publisher Editorial Staff Graphic Design still present and able to work in your life today. Jesse Duplantis Nathanael Wolf & Production Jodi D. Roberts Jorge Gomez Jr Editor Christine Bartley God loves you and He’s on your side. He sent His Son not only to do the Victor Gonzalez Cathy Duplantis Mary Holten Josue Gomez Martin Ayton Miguel Gomez impossible, but also to save you, heal you, restore you, and prosper you in every Dondra DeSalvo way! In Christ you have the power to believe the unbelievable and receive the Angie Etie Voice of the Covenant is published monthly by Jesse Duplantis impossible—that’s what Easter is all about! Ministries, a non-profit corporation, PO Box 1089, Destrehan, LA 70047. Phone: 985.764.2000 Fax: 985.764.0044 Email: [email protected]. Voice of the Covenant has no subscription or newsstand price in Happy Easter, the United States and is supported through contributions from readers worldwide. All donations to this ministry from the USA are tax- Jesse Duplantis deductible. Visit our website at www.jdm.org ©2013 Jesse Duplantis Ministries, all rights reserved. May not be reproduced without written permission from the Publisher. jdm.org • 3 Don’t Ever Lose the Meaning of the Cross JESSE DUPLANTIS Thank God for the cross! It’s our only way to was born again, I had a wounded heart, a broken spirit, and redemption—our path to pardon, purity, peace and a withered soul. I was full of stress and unrest. But when I promise! I believe that in these last days, it’s paramount stood at the cross and asked Jesus to come into my life and that we don’t lose the meaning of the cross. When we don’t forgive me of all my sins, the Lord pardoned me. That day, understand what the cross means, we can’t understand the Jesus healed my wounded heart, renewed my withered soul, true nature of the God we serve—a God Who is forgiving, and built up my broken spirit. I found out that Christianity loving and, above all, full of righteousness and truth. is not a religion; it is a way of life. Some people teach that Jesus said, “Come unto me Jesus said, “Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will beat your laden, and I will give you rest.” But people will get angry brains out, destroy you, take your husband, and kill your with you for entering into this kind of rest. They’ll say kids. He that endureth till the end shall be saved.” But things like, “Who do you think you are? I’ve been serving Jesus didn’t say that at all! the Lord for 47 years and been kicked by the devil the In Matthew 11:28-30 Jesus said, “Come unto Me, all entire 47 years.” They don’t want to see you resting in ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. health, resting in prosperity, or resting in peace. They’d Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me; for I am meek rather see you in the unrest of sickness, poverty, and anxiety and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest for your souls. For just like they are! My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Jesus is the Prince Well, those who want to see you hurting aren’t looking of Peace—a gentle and humble Savior Who is interested out for your best interests. They are walking in the light of in making our load in life easy and light, and giving our what they’ve been living and what they’ve been wrongly soul rest. taught by traditional religion. But the Lord taught us to put on the whole armor of God and stand against the The Cross Produces Pardon enemy—stand! This means that we aren’t supposed to give Pardon is the primary purpose of the cross. The first up and take his unrest. We’re supposed to resist the devil, thing a sinning man needs is a pardon that will heal his not assist the devil! wounded heart, renew his withered soul, and build up People often want to remind you of your past. The devil his broken spirit. It doesn’t matter if you are an alcoholic, may try to put thoughts in your mind that put you down a drug addict, a doctor or a lawyer, when you stand at because of what you did before coming to Christ. Just the foot of the cross, the blood of Jesus will flow down rebuke that loser and tell him that you’ve been pardoned and pardon you of all your sins. Christ will pardon you by the Most High Jehovah God. Your past sin is over; regardless of how much sinning you’ve done. it’s been totally forgiven by the blood of Jesus. That’s the Every individual created by God has been given a divine meaning of the cross at work. plan, a divine purpose, and a divine place in life. Before I The devil may say, “You won’t make it.” He may try and 4 • VOTC • March 2013 strap you down with fear of the future. Turn God’s Word beginning in Eden or at the end in Heaven? on him and say, “Wait a minute, devil, you’re the one that’s It is true that the Lord was driven into the wilderness, not going to make it. I am going to see Jesus kick you into but that was to prepare Him for His future on the cross— the lake of fire.” Jesus went through this so that you wouldn’t have to. When However, pardon is impossible for a man who is you are coming against demons, devils, and principalities, persisting in sin. The Bible teaches that we have all they will meet you with their greatest fury and deception in sinned and come short of the glory of God, but it does the wilderness.