Overcoming the Adversary of Circumstance
From the archives of Evelyn Roberts – First of four parts The Apostle Paul once wrote to the Corinthians: “For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries” (I Corinthians 16:9). This verse says to me that for every one of God’s great opportunities, the devil has an adversary […]
A Visit from God
From the archives of Oral Roberts Luke 7:16 has a tiny verse that caught my attention one day. It says God hath visited his people. I believe the Lord wants to invade each of our lives and visit us individually and personally. Everything begins with an idea. And I believe God wants to enlarge our […]
What Moves God?
From the archives of Oral Roberts What moves God to action? Contrary to what many people think, it isn’t our prayers. Prayer moves you and prayer moves me, but it is faith that moves God. Prayer gets us into faith. Once I prayed in the Prayer Tower for seven hours before I felt faith being […]
An ‘If–Then’ God
Richard Roberts I believe God is an “if-then” God. If we do our part, then God does His part. When Jesus died on the Cross to save us, He said, “It is finished” (John 19:30). There was nothing else that needed to be done… on His part. However, God doesn’t just stretch out His hand […]
The God I Know
Richard Roberts Some people think of God as an old man sitting on a throne up in heaven with a big stick in His hand, just waiting for us to make a mistake so He can whip us. But that’s not the God I know. The God I know is not a condemning God. He […]
God Isn’t Dead!
Richard Roberts Back in the 1960’s, a group of theologians made a statement that made headlines across the nation: “God is dead.” I had just given my life to Christ, and when I heard them say that, I thought, Who killed God? Who signed His death certificate? Who was so well acquainted with Him that […]
‘Bow, Devil!’
From the archives of Oral Roberts My home state, Oklahoma, was once known as the wildest of the Wild West. The story goes that one day a prospector came out of the Ozark mountains of eastern Oklahoma, rode down into a little country town, and hitched up his mule by a saloon. Some half-drunken cowboys […]
‘This Can’t Be Happening!’
Lindsay Roberts I can remember when the joy of the Lord came upon Richard in a powerful way and his life was transformed. Many people had been praying for him at that time because he really needed a breakthrough. But being filled with the joy of the Lord was something I hadn’t yet experienced. I […]
The Power of the Holy Spirit
Richard Roberts The following Bible stories illustrate that the power and anointing of the Holy Spirit are necessary for us to accomplish God’s plan for our lives: Before Saul became king of Israel, God told the prophet Samuel that he would meet a young man whom God had anointed to be king (1 Samuel 9:15–16). […]
God Is a Good God!
From the archives of Evelyn Roberts One of the first things I heard Oral preach when he began the healing ministry was “God is a good God.” I’d never heard anyone say that before, and I asked him how he knew God was good. Oral said, “Evelyn, you know He’s a good God because He […]