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JERRY: Hello, everyone. Welcome to our broadcast today. I'm
Jerry Savelle, thank you for joining me. I want to pray and I
want you to join with me in prayer, as I'm going to be
sharing something very, very special, and I believe, praise
God, that it has a very meaningful part of your life or
will be a very meaningful part of your life. Let's join
together in prayer right now. Father, we thank you for your
Word. Thank you for the Holy Spirit, who is the teacher of
your Word, the revealer of truth, and give me utterance in
the Holy Spirit that I may speak boldly as I ought to speak, and
may every word be nourishing and faith-building to everyone who
hears and receives it in Jesus' name. Amen and amen. If you have
your Bibles, I want you to open them to Philippians chapter one,
Philippians chapter one, and I'd like to begin reading in verse
three. Follow along with me if you have your Bibles, "I thank
my God upon every remembrance of you. Always in every prayer of
mine for you all, making requests with joy, for your
fellowship in the Gospel from the first day until now, being
confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good
work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.
Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I
have you in my heart, inasmuch as both in my bonds and in the
defense and confirmation of the Gospel, ye are partakers of my
grace." Many theologians believe and write that the Apostle Paul
had a relationship with this church in Philippi somewhere
between 10 and 20 years. Regardless of how long it was,
what's important is to realize that it was a very important
relationship with Paul. Notice how he says that he thanks God
for them every time they come to his mind, every remembrance of
them, he thanks God for them. He thanks God for how they received
his message when he first came to them, and he thanks God for
how that they became his partners when they received the
word that he preached. Once again it says, "He declares that
he is often praying for them and one of his greatest joys is his
remembrance of that." Then notice he says, "I am especially
grateful for your fellowship in the Gospel since the very first
day that you heard me bring the message to you." This word
fellowship is also translated partnership. In fact, the
Amplified Bible says it this way. "I'm thanking God for your
participation and partnership in advancing the good news."
Because they were so touched by the message that he shared with
them, they became his partners, and that partnership lasted all
those years. Somewhere between 10 and 20 years, from the first
day until the moment that he was writing this letter to them.
Because of this, he says, "By inspiration of the Holy Spirit
that you are now partakers of my grace." That's very important.
Partnership brings you into a relationship with the ministry
that you are partnering with, and you become a partaker of the
grace that is on that ministry. One commentary states that this
is your just due. In other words, the same grace that was
on the Apostle Paul was on them, and that same grace that enabled
him to overcome every attack of the adversary, they can expect
that same grace to function and operate in them as well. That's
powerful. Once again, every attack of the adversary that
came against them, they can expect the same grace that was
on him that enabled him to overcome every attack of the
adversary. Jesus had personally told the Apostle Paul in Second
Corinthians chapter 12 and verse nine that, "My grace is
sufficient." The Message translation says, "It's enough
and it's all that you will need." Meaning, enough to get
you over anything and everything that the adversary throws your
way. God is saying to him, "No matter what you go through, you
have the grace to overcome it. You have the grace to be
victorious." Once again he said, "That same grace that's on my
life and ministry, because you're my partner, it's now on
you as well." He said this in Second Timothy chapter three and
verse 11. He said, "Persecutions, afflictions which
came unto me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra, what
persecutions I endured, but out of them all the Lord delivered
me." How many did he deliver him from? Every persecution, every
affliction, out of them all the Lord delivered him. Why? Because
this grace that was on his life and ministry enabled him to
overcome every attack. Once again, he's saying to his
partners that same grace is on you. Every time they came under
attack, they could expect the same results, that God would
deliver them from them all. The grace was on him and now it was
on his partners, and praise God, it enabled them to endure just
like he was able to endure. Not only that, but it enabled them
to overcome every attack. In his first letter to Timothy, he says
this. In First Timothy chapter one in verse 14, "And the grace
of our Lord was exceeding abundant." He said the grace
that was on me was exceeding abundant. The Amplified says it
this way, "His amazing, unmerited favor and blessing
flowed out in super abundance for me." Wow, that's a powerful
statement. Super abundant grace; amazing, unmerited favor. That's
what was on Paul's life. Even though he went through a lot of
adversity, Satan was never able to defeat him. In fact, they
couldn't even kill the man until he said these words, "I have
finished my course. I am now ready to depart." What enabled
him to overcome? This grace that was super abundant on his life,
and the Lord Jesus Christ said that that very grace was
sufficient, it was enough, more than enough to overcome every
attack of the adversary. He's telling his partners that the
same grace was now on them. You see, there is a spiritual law,
it's a Biblical law that once you link yourself together with
a ministry, the grace that is on that ministry, the grace that is
on that minister, that same grace comes upon you. Now, one
of the things that's been on my life since I started back in
1969, this was one of the first revelations the Lord gave to me.
He said, "I'm going to teach you how to walk in my favor, and I'm
going to hold you responsible as you grow in it to teach others
how to walk in it just like you do, and how that it can cause
them to win battles just like it's causing you." Then He also
said this, "There will come a day when your name will be known
around the world for the favor of God that is on your life."
Well, that has happened, that has come to pass. This ministry
is known around the world for the favor of God that's not only
on my life personally, but on this ministry as well. Just like
the Apostle Paul said to his partners, that same grace is
available to you when you become a partner with this ministry,
you become a partaker of the same grace and the same favor
that is on me. This means that they were able to overcome every
attack of the adversary just like the Apostle Paul did, and
God would deliver them from every attack, just like He did
for the Apostle Paul. That's one of the great benefits of
partnership. Let me say that again. It's one of the great
benefits of partnership. Ministers that are experiencing
victory and they've imparted into your life, hook up with
them. Ministers that are constantly overcoming adversity
and they're always coming out with a great testimony, there's
a grace that is on them and if you link up with their ministry,
that same grace will come upon you. It's a powerful Bible
principle. Let me say this. I truly believe that God directs,
God orchestrates, and God arranges divine connections and
associations. You can clearly see this throughout the Bible.
One example was the association between Laban and Jacob. Here's
what it says in Genesis chapter 30. This is Laban talking to
Jacob. He said, "And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have
found favor in thine eyes, tarry, for I have learned by
experience that the Lord has blessed me for thy sake." Now,
notice what Laban said to Jacob. He said, "I know for a fact, I
know by experience that the Lord has blessed me because of you."
Now, he goes on to say from the Amplified, "The Lord has blessed
me because of you." Then verse 29 and verse 30 from the King
James, "And he said unto him, thou knowest how I have served
thee." This is Jacob speaking to Laban. "And you know how I have
served thee, and how that thy cattle was with me, for it was
little," listen to this, "for it was little which thou had before
I came, and it is now increased, and the Lord has blessed thee
since my coming." That's a powerful statement. Jacob is
saying to Laban, "You had little before I came into your life,
before you linked up with me, but it has increased greatly,"
praise God. You know, I could say that about the moment that
Kenneth Copeland came into my life and I linked up with his
ministry. It was little which I had, but as a result of linking
up with him and becoming his partner and being associated
with his ministry all these years, praise God, it has
increased greatly. I call that the law of increase by
association. Now, The Message translation says it this way,
"The little you had when I arrived has increased greatly.
Everything I did resulted in blessing for you." Jacob is
saying that he recognized this law of increase by association,
and he's saying to Laban, "You had little before you met me,
but when I came into your life and you linked together with me,
it has increased greatly and the Lord has blessed you
exceedingly." You see, that's a Bible principle, and once again,
it's all over the Bible. Divine connections, that's what I like
to refer to them, divine connections. They bring
tremendous increase and blessing into a person's life. This is
what the Lord told me many, many years ago to begin to refer to
as the law of increase by association. Once again, it's a
Bible principle and you can see it throughout the Bible. You can
see it in the lives of Moses and Joshua, you can see it in the
lives of Elijah and Elisha. You can see it in the life of Paul
and Timothy. It's all over the Bible, that's just a few
examples. The book of Proverbs states it perhaps more clearly
than anywhere in the Bible. Here's what it says, Proverbs 13
and verse 20, "He that walketh with wise men shall be wise."
Let me read that again. Proverbs 13 verse 20, make a note of
that. "He that walketh with wise men shall be wise." In other
words, if you associate with wise people, you will increase
in wisdom. The same is true regarding associations with
anointed people or prosperous people. If you are linked
together with people that are anointed, that same anointing
will come on you. If you are linked together with prosperous
people, that same spirit of prosperity will come on you.
It's the law of increase by association. Now, the New
Century version says this, "Spend time with wise people and
you will become wiser." Once again, the law of increase by
association. The King James says, this goes on to say, "But
a companion of fools shall be destroyed." What he's saying is,
make sure you associate with the right people. If you associate
with fools as it says here, then it'll bring destruction. In
other words, associating with the wrong people and with wrong
preachers, I might add, can become very costly. The Message
translation says it this way, "Hang out with fools and watch
your life fall to pieces." Well, you don't want that to happening
in your life, do you? If you hang out with the wrong people,
if you associate with the wrong people, and even if you
associate with the wrong preachers, then you just watch,
your life will begin to fall to pieces. Who you associate with
has everything to do with your outcome. I'm going to say that
again. Who you associate with has everything to do with your
outcome. It has everything to do with how your life turns out.
The word associate means this: to join in company; to join as a
partner in business, enterprise, or endeavor. It means to unite
in action. It also means to unite in purpose. This is what
Paul was referring to when he said to the Christians in
Philippi, "You have linked together with me from the very
first day right up until now." Once again, that relationship
had been going on for somewhere between 10 and 20 years. He
says, "Because you have linked together with me, because you
are in association with me, you are hooked up with my endeavors,
then because of that, you have a right to experience the same
grace that I'm walking in, the same grace that is on me, you
are now partakers of, and you really should pray."
I'm going to say this again, you really should pray
about who you link up with. Linking up with the wrong
ministries can be costly, but if you link up with ministries that
are producing results, that are walking in integrity, that are
living a life that is godly before all mighty God, then
praise God. Consequently, you're going to experience some great
dividends. You're going to experience some great benefits.
I personally believe that he will direct you to be a partner
with the ministries that have imparted into your life the
most. If this ministry happens to be one of those ministries,
then you should sincerely pray about becoming a partner with
this ministry. It's not very often that I talk about
partnership. It's not very often that I ask you to pray about
supporting this ministry, but I believe from time to time, the
Lord would lead me to share the importance of Biblical
partnership. Once again, I linked up with brother Kenneth
Copeland many years ago; and because of that, I'm
experiencing increase in my life. I linked up with Oral
Roberts many, many years ago; and because of that, I'm
experiencing increase in my life. I linked up with Kenneth
Hagin many years ago, T.L. Osborn many years; and because
of that, I am increasing in my personal life and in my
ministry. I'm experiencing the law of increase by association.
I'd like for you to pray today. If this ministry has been a very
vital part of your life, if this ministry's helped you grow
spiritually, if this ministry's taught you how to increase in
faith, if this ministry's taught you how to walk in the favor of
God ... and we receive many, many testimonies of people who
state just those things, that this ministry has taught them
more than any other ministry, how to walk in the favor of God.
If you're one of those people that this ministry has touched
your life, has blessed your life, has caused your life to
grow spiritually and to grow financially in every other way,
then I want you to prayerfully consider becoming a partner in
this ministry. Once again, I believe in this spiritual law of
increase by association. When you link together with this
ministry, then praise God, you become a partaker of the grace
and the favor that is not only on Jerry Savelle Ministries
International, but on my life personally as well. Once again,
if this ministry has been a blessing to you, it's inspired
your faith, then prayerfully consider becoming our partner. I
know we have friends and partners all over the world. I
was recently in Canada just a few days ago, actually. Now, by
the time you're watching this broadcast, it would have been a
couple of months ago. I was in this meeting in Canada just
recently, and a person came up to me and said, "Brother Jerry,
I've been your partner for 41 years." Wow, I've been in the
ministry now 49 years. They've been a partner for 41 of those
49 years. They went on to tell me that God has brought increase
in their life, and God has blessed them abundantly, and
they just couldn't stop thanking me for the ministry and the Word
that I brought to them over those 41 years. That is a great
honor. I've said many times, one of the greatest compliments a
person can give me ... and I hear this all over the world,
"Brother Jerry, I'm your partner. Praise God." That says
that you have confidence in my calling. You have confidence in
me as a person, as a minister of the Gospel. You trust me with
your finances. You believe I'm a man of integrity. I will never
disappoint you. I will never let you down. I will keep this
ministry pure. I'll keep my life pure and praise God, I'll make
you proud that you became a partner with this ministry. I'd
like for you to prayerfully consider if you're not a partner
already, and this ministry's been blessing you over the
years, prayerfully consider becoming a partner. If you'd
like more information on partnership, we'd be happy to
send you material on how it works. I want to encourage you
to pray, seek the Lord, and I believe praise God when you
become a partner with this ministry. There are great
benefits and great blessings that you've never tapped into
that are just waiting for you. Praise God. Once again, thank
you in advance for prayerfully considering becoming a partner.
Increase by association. The spirit of increase is on this
life. It's on this ministry, praise God. The spirit of favor
is on my life. It's on this ministry. You become a partaker
of it just like I am. Once again, thank you in advance for
praying about being a partner. I look forward to hearing from
you. I'm going to pray for you right now in advance. Father, I
pray for every person that's prayerfully considering becoming
a partner with this ministry. I pray in the name of Jesus that
they will begin to increase. They will begin to grow. They
will begin to experience your blessings ... in ways they've
never experienced before. They will begin to experience your
favor in ways they've never experienced before. I thank you
in advance, Heavenly Father, for speaking to them, leading them,
directing them to become a partner with this ministry. I
decree in Jesus' name that they are headed for the greatest days
of their life, amen and amen. Praise God. Let me hear from
you. I look forward to hearing from you and praise God, I want
you to know that I'm going to stand with you, believe God with
you. That you're going to experience greater victories
than you've ever known before. Praise God. Watch this,
and I'll be back in just a few moments.
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ANNOUNCER: In this powerful message by Jerry
Savelle, 'Increase by Association,' you'll discover
the little known spiritual law that the Apostle Paul wrote of
that Jerry has experienced, and that is available to you today
when you surround yourself with people who think big, dream big,
and refuse to give up. The same attitude and results will come
upon your life, who you associate with has everything to
do with your destiny. Also included in this special package
is the revealing book, 'What I Learned.' In it, Jerry Savelle
shares how his association with some of the 20th century's
greatest men of faith has impacted his life and how this
same truth can be activated in your life. Are you ready for
your faith to be stretched and to begin seeing increase by
association in your life? Don't wait any longer. Call or go
online right now to JerrySavelle.org and request
your copy of the 'Increase by Association' package. In it,
you'll receive the CD teaching, 'Increase by Association,' and
the insightful book, 'What I Learned.' Order now
and discover more about your covenant right
of increase and start experiencing it today.
JERRY: Thank you once again for watching our
broadcast today. I appreciate you joining with me. Let
me thank you in advance one more time about the possibility
of you becoming a partner with Jerry Savelle Ministries
International. Let me remind you it is an international ministry.
We have offices and staff all over the world. We have Bible
schools. We have churches that we've planted, orphanages that
we've built. We are indeed an international ministry. If you
become a partner with us, you share in the rewards that we
receive, praise God; and the satisfaction of knowing that
you're touching lives all over the world. I want to share with
you, once again, our special offer this week. This little CD,
'Increase by Association.' Now, I didn't have time to cover
everything in the lesson today; but I did on this CD. 'Increase
by Association,' that's one of the products. Then also, my book
on 'What I Learned' from the men who imparted into my life the
most. These are the men that I partnered with and I'm still
partners with, and have been for many, many years. Because of my
partnership with these men, it has brought great increase into
my life. This is a special package that we're offering this
week. The book entitled, 'What I Learned From the Men Who
Imparted Into My Life the Most.' Kenneth Copeland, Oral Roberts,
Kenneth Hagin, T.L. Osborn, and some others. Then, this CD,
'Increase by Association.' I had an opportunity to teach on this
spiritual law. It was such a powerful, powerful lesson. I
want you to have it so that you know exactly about what you can
expect when you partner with this ministry. The ordering
information is on the screen right now. Go ahead and call the
number, and place your order; or write to us. However it's most
convenient for you. We'll take your order and send this
material to you just as quickly as we possibly can. Now, here's
some testimonies from some of our partners. This is what I'm
talking about. This is a letter from Deborah. She says, "I'm a
flight attendant and I was waiting for my flight
assignments through the Christmas season. I called your
ministry and I asked for agreement in prayer for a
favorable schedule that would allow me to have Christmas off.
Not even an hour after we prayed together, I got my flight
assignment; and they not only gave me Christmas off, but
several other days as well, allowing us to travel and to
visit my family." Now, a partner called in and asking for prayer.
Our prayer department prayed with her and praise God, God
brought it to pass. Thank you, Deborah, for taking the time to
write to us; and thank you for your partnership. Here's one
from Pat. She said, "I had a stroke over 12 years ago, and I
was told that I was never going to be able to walk again, or
talk, or be normal again, health-wise. But praise God, I'm
walking and living the life. Thank you
for your encouraging messages. Praise
God." We rejoice with you, Pat, and thank you for taking the
time to write to us. Thank you for being my partner. Once
again, I look forward to hearing from you. I'm looking forward to
entering into partnership with you in the days
ahead. Thank you for watching. God bless you.
Remember, your faith will overcome the world.
ANNOUNCER: Next week. JERRY: So many people
today don't praise God enough. JERRIANN: Right. JERRY: So
many people today are not grateful enough for what God is
doing. They tend to major on what's not happening, rather
than what God has made happen. JERRIANN: Right. JERRY: I
have so many testimonies, dear Lord, 49 years. I have testimony
after testimony of how God has brought me through, and God has
broken through for me, God has blessed me, God has prospered
me, God has favored me. I know you have wonderful testimonies
as well, and reasons to give God praise continually.
JERRIANN: Well, I think it should be just something every
morning when we wake up. JERRY: Yeah. JERRIANN: That's the
first thing we do is thank Him, even for breath in our lungs.
JERRY: Yeah. JERRIANN: Just to wake up that morning.
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