Money or Not
From the archives of Oral Roberts A pastor gave his first sermon to his brand-new congregation, and he preached on giving. Afterwards, the people all came around and began to shake his hand and compliment him. One brother, however, waited until the crowds had gone. He was known by everyone there as a “pillar of […]
God’s Great Benefits
Lindsay Roberts In Psalm 103, David gives us good instruction: “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that […]
In Everything
Richard Roberts In his letter to the Thessalonians, the apostle Paul wrote, “In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you” (I Thessalonians 5:18). Have you heard about the woman who said, “I always feel the worst when I feel the best because I know how bad I’m […]
Christ in Every Book of the Bible
From the archives of Oral Roberts When I began in the healing ministry, as I was searching the Bible virtually day and night, reading it over and over, book after book, passage after passage, it came to me that in every book of the Bible, Jesus was chief. He was the heart. I began to […]
Let Us Hold the Rope for You
Richard Roberts – Second of two parts Today, there are a lot of people who need someone to hold the rope for them. Some are in bondage to addiction or alcohol, some are living lives of crime. Others are selling their bodies to support themselves and their habits. Most never darken the doors of a […]
‘They Held the Rope for Me’
Richard Roberts – First of two parts But Saul increased all the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who dwelt in Damascus, proving that this Jesus is the Christ. Now after many days were past, the Jews plotted to kill him. But their plot became known to Saul. And they watched the gates day and night, to kill […]
According to His Riches
From the archives of Oral Roberts The principle of God as our Source takes into account His riches. Paul says, But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19). According to God’s riches! A man once did a good turn for a person he didn’t […]
Build on Faith
Lindsay Roberts My father died when I was a small child, which left my mother with problems that there seemed to be no way out of. But…God delivered us! Because I saw my mother pray, and I saw it work, I followed her example. And now, as a mother of three girls, I, too, pray […]
A Powerful Place of Worship
Richard Roberts – Second of two parts The church in Honolulu was a powerful place of worship that day. The major contributing factor to what God was doing was the atmosphere that had been created by the pastor at that time. It was an atmosphere where the Holy Spirit was allowed to move. In the […]
‘Don’t Preach, Just Obey Me’
Richard Roberts – First of two parts One day, as I stood ready to preach, the Lord said to me, “Don’t preach, just obey Me.” I was stepping out into new territory that morning, because I completely abandoned what I had planned to preach as God had a little different way for us to go. […]