Exciting News! I just graduated from Oral Roberts University
with my Doctorate of Ministry degree. Now I am officially Dr. Daniel King.
This doctorate degree is the culmination of many years of
study and I am thankful the work is finally finished.
God’s Miracle Provision
When I was eighteen years old, my parents told me they
wanted me to attend Oral Roberts University. They also explained since they were
missionaries in Mexico they did not have the money to pay for me to go to college.
My father said, “Daniel, you need to use your faith to believe God for
provision for your schooling.”
The summer before I started ORU, I considered getting a job
flipping burgers in order to save up a little money to put toward tuition for
my first semester. But, after doing the math, I realized I would quickly run
out of money if I got a job paying minimum wage.
Since I needed a miracle, I decided instead of getting a job
paying minimum wage, I would use my time as a seed and donate my time to my
home church. For several months, I volunteered to serve full-time in the
children’s ministry at Victory Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
When my first semester started, God miraculously provided
for my tuition with a combination of scholarships and grants. It was a miracle,
but that was just the beginning of the miracle. Let me tell you what God did…
Called to Learn
In undergrad my major was New Testament and I minored in
Non-profit Business. I studied the Old and New Testaments, Biblical Greek and
Hebrew, Exegesis, Hermeneutics, and general education classes like Humanities,
Mathematics, and the Natural Sciences. I completed 139 academic hours of study,
graduated summa cum laude, and was
awarded the Senior Paper of the Year. The cost for my tuition and lodging was
about $80,000.
A few years later I started my Master of Divinity degree. I
studied apologetics, Christian ethics, ministering cross-culturally, systematic
theology, how to preach a sermon, church history, counseling, and distinctives
of Charismatic theology like healing and the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. I completed 87.5 academic hours of study and
graduated with high honors. The cost for tuition was about $33,000.
My Doctorate of Ministry degree required 32.5 academic hours
of study at the highest level. The major focus of my research project was mass
evangelism. The cost of tuition was about $21,000.
The cost of all my tuition for three degrees was over
$134,000 and God provided it all!
My parents did not have to pay for my education. I never had
to go into debt for my schooling. The cost of my tuition was covered
supernaturally through scholarships, grants, and God’s favor. God gave me a
$134,000 miracle!
I am thankful for my education. It is a blessing from God.
All the reading and studying will help me be better at fulfilling the call of
God that is on my life. Now that I am Dr. Daniel King, I expect that my
enhanced knowledge and my increased credibility will open up new doors for me
to preach the Gospel.
Do you need a miracle?
So, how does my story relate to your life? You may not need
to pay for school at this time, but I am sure there is some type of miracle
that you need in your life. I believe that the same God who did a miracle for
me, will do a miracle for you!
In the summer before I started ORU I gave my time as a seed
into the kingdom of God and the Lord gave me a harvest of provision in the area
of paying for my education. I encourage you to believe God for a harvest every
time you plant a seed into the kingdom of God. Your seeds of time, love, and
money are powerful and they will produce a harvest.
Thank you for sowing seeds into King Ministries. Our goal is
to lead people to Jesus in every way we can. We cannot do it without you.
Because of your faithfulness, I believe God will be faithful in providing for
you!
