Train Like A Faith Champion

Eagle Mountain International Church • January 16, 2025

In Faith: How It Works, Kenneth Copeland answers these questions and more: What is faith? Who has faith? How do you know you have faith? Who can use faith? How do you use faith? How do you release your faith? When you learn how to operate in faith, you can see victory in your life because faith is the victory that overcomes the world!

Faith Series MP3 (audio download)

As a believer, God has given you all the faith you need for life. Learn how to grow and develop your faith in this Faith Series by Kenneth Copeland. Just like you exercise your body to get stronger physically, you can exercise your faith to become stronger spiritually. And those who are strong in the Lord will do great exploits for the kingdom of God!

Jesus died and rose again for you to experience eternal life in heaven, and He also gave you authority in this earthly realm over all the power of the enemy. You don’t have to let the devil run roughshod over you and your family. Learn about the authority you have and how to use it in Authority of the Believer by Kenneth Copeland.

Delivered From Fear MP3 (Audio Download)

Counter the devil’s lies with the Word of God in this digital audio, Freedom From Fear, by Kenneth Copeland. You will discover how to recognize fear-filled thoughts and ideas and counter them with the truth of the Word of God. Put fear on the run and experience freedom in your life!

You can also download these FREE teachings by Kenneth Copeland from the KCM app available in the Apple or Android store. Search for “Kenneth Copeland Ministries.” After opening the app, click on Audio Teachings to find these products and more.


Train Like a Champion With These Messages from Pastor George Pearsons

Your Faith Is Coming Alive in 2025! Pastor George invites you to train like a faith champion. The following messages will coach you through how to locate your faith, then develop your faith. Discover whether you have no faith, misplaced faith, little faith, weak faith, shipwrecked faith, unfeigned faith or great faith. No matter where you are in your faith, you can grow stronger so your faith will come alive in 2025!



My Faith Is Coming Alive In 2025!

Watch Pastor George teach about the various types of faith and how to grow your faith. Once you locate your own faith, you can follow the Apostle Paul’s strategic faith development plan to grow your faith from little to great! As you do, your faith will come alive in 2025!

Put God’s Word First Place In Your Life

Developing a championship faith—a faith large on the inside—requires receiving Jesus as the Developer of your faith, then allowing Him to develop your faith by putting your faith on the line. Every time you step out and stand on the Word of God, you put your faith on the line. Pastor George teaches you the 7 Fundamentals of God’s Word so you can give the Word first place and make it final authority in your life!

How You Put God’s Word First Place In Your Life

Putting God’s Word first place in your life means looking to God’s Word for the answer to every situation you face. In this video, Pastor George reminds you that when you do, you are seeing with the eye of faith, hearing with the ear of faith, speaking with the mouth of faith, and thinking thoughts of faith. Whatever you need—healing, finances, peace or wisdom—the Word of God has your answer. As you put God’s Word first place in your life, you can overcome every adversity the enemy throws your way because you are a champion of faith!

What Is Championship Faith?

You may not feel like this is your championship year. You may look around and see that nothing in your life looks like it’s a championship year. Hebrews 11:1 says, “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” (NKJV). Right in the middle of your situation, declare, “I am a champion in Christ!” Faith declares the end from the beginning. Watch Pastor George as he coaches you on how to train yourself as a faith champion, and discipline yourself to say only what the Word says about you. As you build yourself up in the Word of God, your championship faith goes to work producing results in your life!


The Forces of Championship Faith

For a sports team to win a championship, it must be aggressive. Faith is an aggressive force in the spirit. The Apostle Paul used examples likes boxing and running to demonstrate that faith is an “all-out” effort to win! In this video, learn from Pastor George how to exercise the three forces of faith: the power to remove, the power to receive and the power to release. When you operate in the three forces of championship faith, you are just like God. He framed the world with faith, and you can frame your world with words of faith. Say this prayer aloud to release anyone in your life who has hurt or offended you in any way:

A Confession of Forgiveness

I choose a life of forgiveness.
By faith, I forgive everyone of everything.
I release everyone of offense and hurt.
I release everyone of every evil thing done to me.
I blot it out by the power of Jesus’ blood.
I refuse to harbor bitterness or anger any longer.
I put it out of my memory.
I cut the cord and let it go.
I cancel the debt.
By faith, I receive my forgiveness for everything I have ever done.
By faith, I forgive myself.
My faith is strong and I am free in Jesus’ Name.


Overcome Pressure Like a Faith Champion With This Confession

Pressure will try to creep in through thoughts. You may not even realize it, but thoughts will whisper to you, causing you to assume all kinds of things. Pastor Terri reminds you by the word of the Lord: “Stop fear-filled speculations and doubt-filled assumptions. Instead, embrace faith-filled expectations.” You have to recognize those thoughts and stop them. Begin now by saying the following:   

Confession In Response to Pressure

In the Name of Jesus, I stand on the Word of God.
Pressure, I speak to you: Get off me now! Be thou removed! Be thou cast into the sea!
God has not given me the spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
I have the peace of God that passes all understanding.
I cast all my care, all that worry, all that anxiety over onto You, God, right now in the Name of Jesus!
I have victory! I’m walking in victory!
This is my championship year and I take hold of this. I take my stand. And that Word settles it! I am free! I am delivered!
Pressure, leave now in Jesus’ Name.
I refuse the pressure and stress. I choose instead to enter the rest.

As you continue to feed on the Word of God, the Word will paint a picture of a faith-filled expectation for your life. Whatever you are believing God for, you can receive because you put the Word of God first place in your life and continue to stand on it in faith. Rejoice because 2025 is your championship year!



Train Like a Faith Champion With This Faith Confession

In order to train like a faith champion, you must make sure the words of your mouth line up with God’s Word. Declare this Faith Confession every day to remind yourself that you are on God’s winning team!
 
My faith is alive in 2025.
My faith is activated.
My faith is working.
My faith is producing results.
I see with the EYE of faith.
I hear with the EAR of faith.
I speak with the MOUTH of faith.
My capacity for greater faith is enlarging.
My faith is getting stronger every day.
My faith is growing exceedingly.
2025 is my Championship Year.
I have CHAMPIONSHIP FAITH!

Don’t lose sight of the Word of God this year. Bite down on it like a bulldog, and don’t let go until you see your desired result. 2025 is your championship year!


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By Eagle Mountain International Church March 12, 2026
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By Pastor Al Velez February 24, 2026
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By Eagle Mountain International Church January 14, 2026
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By Eagle Mountain International Church January 13, 2026
Download the 2026 Bible Reading Plan Download the 2026 EMIC Superkid Academy Bible Reading Plan January invites reflection . We look at where we’ve been and where we’re going. For believers, this moment isn’t just about goals or resolutions. It’s about listening for the word of the Lord and aligning our lives with what God is saying now. Every year, Kenneth Copeland shares a word from the Lord for the coming year, setting spiritual direction for believers worldwide. Past declarations, such as 2024 is the year of more and more and more and more! And 2025 , we will come alive with strengthened faith and a sharpened focus. And now, God has spoken again. Across the world—and in our own lives—things can feel broken, stuck or out of alignment. Nations wrestle with unrest. Families face pressure. Individuals face illness, lack, fear or uncertainty. Many believers are asking, “Lord, how do we move forward from here?” On Jan. 4, Kenneth Copeland shared the word of the Lord for 2026 , and the message was unmistakable:
By Eagle Mountain International Church January 13, 2026
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By Eagle Mountain International Church January 6, 2026
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By Pastor Al Velez November 5, 2025
The Era of Spiritual Fathers During our October Men’s Breakfast Ps. Al shared from a Word from God about the last prophecy that were the last words of the Old Testament. That last prophecy of the Old Covenant was Malachi 4:5-6: Behold I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great AND DREADFUL DAY OF THE Lord: and He shall turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse. The last words from the Old Testament were a prophetic promise of a convergence of fathers and children with their hearts coming together in the end times. As you turn the page from the Old Testament into the first page of the New Testament it begins with the bloodlines from Abraham to Jesus with one exception: Joseph was not Jesus’ father by blood but emerged as the first of the lineage of spiritual fathers we read about throughout the New Covenant. This is the era we are now in – the era of spiritual fathers and we must turn our attention and focus to preparation and discipleship of the next generation. I encourage you to view October’s Men’s Breakfast teaching and notes below to capture the full experience about what was shared. Confession over our Championship Year Father, we ask for a mighty and sustained manifestation of Your wonderful glory in this current season; manifesting Your majestic presence, Your awesome power, Your extravagant goodness that brings: 1. An awakening to You in the body of Christ; waking us out of our apathy, complacency, and lethargy! 2. Protection and victory for Israel – the apple of Your eye! 3. Protection and wisdom for President Trump and those called to his side as he leads our nation under Your providential hand. 4. Your glory to be made manifest in our church, Your body – the church, our school campuses, our nation, and the world. 5. Breakthroughs of growth, prosperity, influence and favor for our ministry leaders, KCM, EMIC, KCBC and the Victory Channel. 6. Personal prosperity and breakthroughs (answers, direction and clarity) for every church member and partner of this ministry. 7. And complete preparation in spirit, soul and body for all that is coming. – To God be the all the glory, amen! Unified faith is the incubator for revival! Let us continue to join our faith in prayer for the Key Prayer Points below that will continue throughout the month: That the men of EMIC and the church at large will stand in Championship Faith in 2025 ! Psalm 91 protection over our church, leaders and partners and the nation of Israel for wholeness and prosperity. That Pastor George and Pastor Terri and Brother and Sister Copeland are renewed as Eagles in youthfulness, health and utterance in the Holy Spirit. Complete healing for our church family members that are overcoming. Men, there are active opportunities to be involved in affecting each one of these areas here at EMIC, our community, schools and patriotic involvement and through effective faith-filled prayers. To find out how you can be more involved contact Pastor Al Velez at avelez@kcm.org or call 817-252-2964 or Josh Gonzalez at jgonzalez@kcm.org or call 817-252-2903 Our Men’s Ministry is designed to equip you with biblical weapons of warfare and disciple you and one another in the Word of God and in meaningful relationships so that we join our faith together for victory! Come and be a part of our Men’s Movement! Don’t miss our next Built to Last Men’s Breakfast! Go online to emic.org/events to register now! Can’t wait to see you all! Until then stay strong and courageous – AS ONE! Love and blessings! Pastor Al
By Pastor Al Velez November 3, 2025
Living a Legacy That Honors Jesus Not too long ago, we witnessed now one of history’s most horrific events. The assassination of a true patriot and man of courage and Faith, Charlie Kirk. When asked not too long ago what He would want to be remembered by if he died. His response was simple but powerful. “I want to be remembered by my courage for my faith.” How do you want to be remembered? Not for titles, achievements, or applause, but for courage in your faith. For standing boldly for Jesus, the Son of the Living God. The most important thing in life is not what we build, but who we become. Becoming like Jesus. “The most important thing you can do is to be born anew into the kingdom of God.” Jesus at the Center Worship reminds us: Jesus is the center of it all. He is not just part of our story; He is the story. He doesn’t just have the message; He is the message. The Gospel is not a side message; it is the message that transforms lives. Wake-Up Call: A Legacy Worth Living Psalm 78:1–32 calls us to remember and retell the works of God. It’s a generational mandate, to pass on the truth, the miracles, and the faithfulness of God. We are called to awaken, to rise from spiritual slumber and live lives that shine with Christ. “Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” — Ephesians 5:14 The Gospel: The Message That Endures The Gospel is not just a story, it’s the power of God to redeem and restore. The Gospel is the Birth , Life, Death, Resurrection, and the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus. This is the message that saves, heals, and sets free. It’s not our talents or testimonies; it’s Jesus and only Jesus. Your Past Doesn’t Disqualify You God never consults your past to determine your future. Scripture is filled with men who failed, yet were used mightily: • Adam disobeyed — still became the father of humanity. • David sinned — still called a man after God’s heart. • Peter denied Christ — still preached at Pentecost. • Paul persecuted believers — still wrote much of the New Testament. God doesn’t call the perfect — He perfects the called. Living the Message If you had one last message to preach, let it be Jesus. Let it look like love, sacrifice, and death to self. Be Jesus with skin on, as my spiritual mother in the faith gospel legend, evangelist and songwriter Nancy Harmon said to me many years ago. I can still hear her say her most famous words “I am bound to a cause far greater than myself.” She truly lived this. She loved people, but most of all she loved God. Legacy Questions for Every Man “Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” — Proverbs 19:21 • How do you want to be remembered? • How does that align with your God-given purpose? • What can you do now to live that life — in your walk, speech, actions, and thoughts? • What steps will you take to know Jesus and preach His message? The Vision of EMIC We have a great part to play in both the vision and mission of EMIC. Pastor George has modeled what it means to know the Lord. We are commissioned to make that our ultimate priority. “For my determined purpose is that I may know Him.” — Pastor George The Enemy Is After Your Legacy He wants to rob the message, the promise, and the Word placed on your life. But remember: “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.” — Matthew 24:35 Final Charge Men, rise up. Be awakened. Be bold. Be faithful. Let your life preach Jesus and only Jesus, the message that never fades and never loses it’s transforming redeeming power. Let your legacy be one that echoes through generations: a man who knew Jesus and made Him known. Confession over our Championship Year Father, we ask for a mighty and sustained manifestation of Your wonderful glory in this current season; manifesting Your majestic presence, Your awesome power, Your extravagant goodness that brings: 1. An awakening to You in the body of Christ; waking us out of our apathy, complacency, and lethargy! 2. Protection and victory for Israel – the apple of Your eye! 3. Protection and wisdom for President Trump and those called to his side as he leads our nation under Your providential hand. 4. Your glory to be made manifest in our church, Your body – the church, our school campuses, our nation, and the world. 5. Breakthroughs of growth, prosperity, influence and favor for our ministry leaders, KCM, EMIC, KCBC and the Victory Channel. 6. Personal prosperity and breakthroughs (answers, direction and clarity) for every church member and partner of this ministry. 7. And complete preparation in spirit, soul and body for all that is coming. – To God be the all the glory, amen! Unified faith is the incubator for revival! Let us continue to join our faith in prayer for the Key Prayer Points below that will continue throughout the month: That the men of EMIC and the church at large will stand in Championship Faith in 2025 ! Psalm 91 protection over our church, leaders and partners and the nation of Israel for wholeness and prosperity. That Pastor George and Pastor Terri and Brother and Sister Copeland are renewed as Eagles in youthfulness, health and utterance in the Holy Spirit. Complete healing for our church family members that are overcoming. Men, there are active opportunities to be involved in affecting each one of these areas here at EMIC, our community, schools and patriotic involvement and through effective faith-filled prayers. To find out how you can be more involved contact Pastor Al Velez at avelez@kcm.org or call 817-252-2964 or Josh Gonzalez at jgonzalez@kcm.org or call 817-252-2903 Our Men’s Ministry is designed to equip you with biblical weapons of warfare and disciple you and one another in the Word of God and in meaningful relationships so that we join our faith together for victory! Come and be a part of our Men’s Movement! Don’t miss our next Built to Last Men’s Breakfast! Go online to emic.org/events to register now! Can’t wait to see you all! Until then stay strong and courageous – AS ONE! Love and blessings! Pastor Al
By Pastor Al Velez August 20, 2025
Removing the Obstacles that get in the way of His presence God’s glory entered our Men’s Breakfast in August as many answered the call to remove all obstacles that get in the way of entering into His presence – HIS WAY! We learned that we must come to God on His terms and not on our terms. That was the sin of the Israelites as some scholars believed that the golden calf was created as a vessel for God to ride on that he may enter into ‘their’ presence of compromise. “And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them to Aaron. And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said these be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made a proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD. And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose to play” Exodus 32:2-6 “God will not meet you on your terms, but He will meet you where you are if you pursue Him with pure heart”. – Ps. Al “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners and purify your hearts you double-minded”. James 4:8 In James 4:8 we have our instructions on how to approach God; clean hands that are repented and a pure heart or a heart that has the right intentions – to know God better. In Joshua 7, God’s presence was removed from Joshua’s army and they lost the first battle against Ai. Joshua pleaded with the Lord to know why and the Lord revealed that one of Joshua’s men, Achan, had disobediently taken of the spoils of war and mixed among his possessions – the blessed things given by God. So the Lord said to Joshua: “Get up! Why do you lie thus on your face? Israel has sinned, and they have transgressed My covenant which I have commanded them For they have taken some of the accursed things, and have both stolen and deceived; and they have also put it among their own stuff.” Joshua 7:10-11 The Lord’s presence and power will not dwell amongst the environment of mixture we create. We cannot be in His presence on our terms of compromise but on His terms of purity. It is not about being perfect but about submitting to His ways and having a pure heart of pursuit. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Matthew 5:8 KJV Men, as Pastor George continues to lead us into the presence of God that we may know Him better – lets make it our determined purpose to pursue Him with clean hands and a pure heart! Confession over our Championship Year Father, we ask for a mighty and sustained manifestation of Your wonderful glory in this current season; manifesting Your majestic presence, Your awesome power, Your extravagant goodness that brings: 1. An awakening to You in the body of Christ; waking us out of our apathy, complacency, and lethargy! 2. Protection and victory for Israel – the apple of Your eye! 3. Protection and wisdom for President Trump and those called to his side as he leads our nation under Your providential hand. 4. Your glory to be made manifest in our church, Your body – the church, our school campuses, our nation, and the world. 5. Breakthroughs of growth, prosperity, influence and favor for our ministry leaders, KCM, EMIC, KCBC and the Victory Channel. 6. Personal prosperity and breakthroughs (answers, direction and clarity) for every church member and partner of this ministry. 7. And complete preparation in spirit, soul and body for all that is coming. – To God be the all the glory, amen! Unified faith is the incubator for revival! Let us continue to join our faith in prayer for the Key Prayer Points below that will continue throughout the month: That the men of EMIC and the church at large will stand in Championship Faith in 2025 ! Psalm 91 protection over our church, leaders and partners and the nation of Israel for wholeness and prosperity. That Pastor George and Pastor Terri and Brother and Sister Copeland are renewed as Eagles in youthfulness, health and utterance in the Holy Spirit. Complete healing for our church family members that are overcoming. Men, there are active opportunities to be involved in affecting each one of these areas here at EMIC, our community, schools and patriotic involvement and through effective faith-filled prayers. To find out how you can be more involved contact Pastor Al Velez at avelez@kcm.org or call 817-252-2964 or Josh Gonzalez at jgonzalez@kcm.org or call 817-252-2903 Our Men’s Ministry is designed to equip you with biblical weapons of warfare and disciple you and one another in the Word of God and in meaningful relationships so that we join our faith together for victory! Come and be a part of our Men’s Movement! Don’t miss our next Built to Last Men’s Breakfast! Go online to emic.org/events to register now! Can’t wait to see you all! Until then stay strong and courageous – AS ONE! Love and blessings! Pastor Al Men’s Breakfast Video
By Pastor Al Velez August 20, 2025
We have dominion over our house! During the July Men’s Breakfast Pastor George delivered a powerful word and call to action to the men of EMIC. He said that we were created to be an exact duplicate of God having His prevailing and ruling authority to bring all things under dominion-control. Yet You have made him but a little lower than God [or heavenly beings], and You have crowned him with glory and honor. You have made him to have dominion over the works of your hands; You have put all things under his feet. Psalm 8:5-6 AMPC. In this authority we are to dress and keep, or, to oversee and guard our ‘gardens’ or our households commanding the devil to: “GET OUT OF MY GARDEN AND NEVER COME BACK!” “Men, its time to take authority over your garden and cast out everything that doesn’t belong there!” – Pastor George This includes: Sickness and disease, poverty and lack, fear, worry, care and anxiety, strife and whatever is of the curse of the law. James 4:7 (AMPC) So be subject to God. Resist the devil [stand firm against him], and he will flee from you. Please see the Men’s Breakfast – Get out of My Garden teaching video and notes by Pastor George attached and begin to exercise your priestly authority! Confession over our Championship Year Father, we ask for a mighty and sustained manifestation of Your wonderful glory in this current season; manifesting Your majestic presence, Your awesome power, Your extravagant goodness that brings: 1. An awakening to You in the body of Christ; waking us out of our apathy, complacency, and lethargy! 2. Protection and victory for Israel – the apple of Your eye! 3. Protection and wisdom for President Trump and those called to his side as he leads our nation under Your providential hand. 4. Your glory to be made manifest in our church, Your body – the church, our school campuses, our nation, and the world. 5. Breakthroughs of growth, prosperity, influence and favor for our ministry leaders, KCM, EMIC, KCBC and the Victory Channel. 6. Personal prosperity and breakthroughs (answers, direction and clarity) for every church member and partner of this ministry. 7. And complete preparation in spirit, soul and body for all that is coming. – To God be the all the glory, amen! Unified faith is the incubator for revival! Let us continue to join our faith in prayer for the Key Prayer Points below that will continue throughout the month: That the men of EMIC and the church at large will stand in Championship Faith in 2025 ! Psalm 91 protection over our church, leaders and partners and the nation of Israel for wholeness and prosperity. That Pastor George and Pastor Terri and Brother and Sister Copeland are renewed as Eagles in youthfulness, health and utterance in the Holy Spirit. Complete healing for our church family members that are overcoming. Men, there are active opportunities to be involved in affecting each one of these areas here at EMIC, our community, schools and patriotic involvement and through effective faith-filled prayers. To find out how you can be more involved contact Pastor Al Velez at avelez@kcm.org or call 817-252-2964 or Josh Gonzalez at jgonzalez@kcm.org or call 817-252-2903 Our Men’s Ministry is designed to equip you with biblical weapons of warfare and disciple you and one another in the Word of God and in meaningful relationships so that we join our faith together for victory! Come and be a part of our Men’s Movement! Don’t miss our next Built to Last Men’s Breakfast! Go online to emic.org/events to register now! Can’t wait to see you all! Until then stay strong and courageous – AS ONE! Love and blessings! Pastor Al Men’s Breakfast Video