Start with Giving
Lindsay Roberts My father was a very successful car dealer in Michigan, and before that, his family had other businesses as well. In business, my father’s family made it a policy to start every new day by giving something to their first customer. Whoever came in to do business first that day was always given […]
Spiritually Alive
Richard Roberts – Third of three parts The fourth phase of achieving a Spirit-led life is confirmation. This is when the Holy Spirit takes over and answers begin to come. Things begin to fall into place. It’s when you take your hands off the situation and God puts His hands on. You say, “Lord, I’m […]
Blackout Time
Richard Roberts – Second of three parts The next step of a Spirit-led life is what I call “blackout time.” It’s when the devil shows up and everything goes haywire. Every word you’ve had from God seems to go south, and you don’t know what to do. It’s when doubt creeps in. Blackout reminds me […]
Spirit-Led Living
Richard Roberts – First of three parts The Bible says, Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh (Galatians 5:16 NKJV). I want to be led by the Holy Spirit in everything I do; however, I believe there is a process to developing a Spirit-led life. The first phase […]
An Arm’s Reach Away
From the archives of Oral Roberts One day several men were climbing a mountain when one of them stumbled and fell. His fall was broken by a ledge, and there, he clung for life. In fear that he was about to fall farther and die, he panicked and began to scream to his companions for […]
Love Makes a Great Father
Lindsay Roberts When it comes time to celebrate Father’s Day, I don’t have to look any farther than my own home to see a wonderful example of fatherhood ― my husband, Richard. Like most dads today, Richard has many demands on his time. And according to the world’s system, a man’s worth is valued by […]
Obedience is Better
Richard Roberts One of the saddest passages to me in the entire Bible is found in 1 Samuel 15. The prophet Samuel had gone to King Saul and given him the word of the Lord that Saul was to go to the city of Amalek and destroy every living thing ― animals, people, everything! But […]
What is Faith?
From the archives of Oral Roberts Many people are confused about exactly what faith is. We talk about it, hear it preached in our churches, and read about it in the Bible. God says in Habakkuk 2:4, The just shall live by his faith. But what is faith, really? That’s a question I asked God […]
The ‘Little Thing’ Test
Lindsay Roberts Late one night after hosting The Place for Miracles, Richard called me from the studio. Our kids had had a special event at our house, so I had stayed home with them. “The Lord just spoke the strangest thing to me,” Richard said, “I’m to do something, but I don’t want to do […]
‘Holy Boldness’
Richard Roberts My good friend, Dr Lester Sumrall, who went home to be with the Lord many years ago, told me the following story. He was invited to teach a class on anthropology at one of our great universities in America. The university was founded on Christian principles, but it had turned secular. When Dr […]