Forget the Past
Richard Roberts I was preaching at a church in Florida several years ago, and as I gave an invitation, many people came forward to give their lives to Jesus. When the invitation was over, and after I’d prayed and rejoiced with people who were crying with joy, there was one man standing over at the […]
Broken-In Shoes
Lindsay Roberts Have you ever gone into a shoe store wearing an old grubby pair of shoes? Your old shoes make the new shoes in the store look so good that you can’t wait to buy a pair and wear them home. But after wearing the new shoes once or twice, you realize that they […]
Both Oars
Richard Roberts A man was invited to go fishing one day by a friend of his. When he got to the lake, he and his friend got into a little fishing boat that had two oars and his friend began to row toward his favorite fishing spot. As they moved through the water, the man […]
How Do You Forgive?
From the archives of Oral Roberts I personally believe that forgiving others is one of the hardest things we have to do as Christians. In the Lord’s Prayer Jesus taught His disciples to pray, “Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors (Matthew 6:12 NKJV).” Have you ever noticed the Scripture passage that follows […]
Forgiveness Sets You Free!
Lindsay Roberts Forgiveness is a never-ending process. The disciple Peter once asked Jesus, “Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?” “No!” Jesus replied, “Seventy times seven!” (Matthew 18:21–22 NLT). As long as we live on this earth, we will have to work at keeping our hearts free of unforgiveness […]
Free to Obey God
Richard Roberts – Fifth of five parts The next lesson I want to share with you from the story of the Prodigal Son is this: You can never be free until you are voluntarily mastered by someone greater than you and that Someone can only be God. I do not find any examples in the […]
Free to Follow Your Conscience
Richard Roberts – Fourth of five parts Another message in the story of the Prodigal Son is this: Freedom is never free at the expense of your conscience. To some people a clear conscience is merely a poor memory. Many people won’t listen to their conscience. But let me give you a Bible-based definition of […]
Free to Make a Choice
Richard Roberts – Third of five parts The story of the Prodigal Son also shows us this great principal: You are never free from your choices. Each of us must make choices in life and then live with those choices. There’s no such thing as “not deciding.” In not deciding, we are deciding! The story […]
Free to Love One Another
Richard Roberts – Second of five parts The story of the Prodigal Son in the Bible has four great truths in it that I want to share with you. The first is this: You are never free enough to escape community. If I hurt you, I hurt myself. Why? Because as Christians, we are forever […]
Truly Free!
Richard Roberts – First of five parts Yesterday, in America, we celebrated Independence Day, and the subject of freedom is on many of our minds. This is perhaps the main time of the year when we as Americans remind ourselves of what it means to be free. The Bible has this to say about freedom: […]