In 1937, he became an Assemblies of God minister. He preached his first sermon as the pastor of a small, community Baptist church in Roland, Texas. In 1936, he founded his first non-denominational church. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. Mark 11:23–24 defined his ministry and was his most frequently quoted verse: įor verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, be thou removed and be thou cast into the sea, and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass, he shall have whatsoever he saith. His dramatic healing is detailed in Roberts Liardon's book God's Generals. He was also healed of his paralysis and never struggled with walking. On August 8, 1934, he says he was raised from his deathbed by a revelation of 'faith in God's Word' after reading Mark 11:23–24. He remained paralyzed after his conversion. During a dramatic conversion experience, he reported dying, due to the deformed heart, three times in 10 minutes, each time seeing the horrors of hell and then returning to life. In April 1933 he converted to Christianity. He was not expected to live and at age 15 he became paralyzed and bedridden. According to Hagin's testimony, he was born with a deformed heart and what was believed to be an incurable blood disease. Hagin was born August 20, 1917, in McKinney, Texas, the son of Lillie Viola Drake Hagin and Jess Hagin. He is known for pioneering the Word of Faith movement. Kenneth Erwin Hagin (Aug– September 19, 2003) was an American preacher.

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