Carrying Christ
From the archives of Oral Roberts The story is told of the donkey colt that carried Christ through Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. That evening, the donkey went back to the stable and said excitedly to all the other donkeys, “You can’t imagine what happened to me today! The people cut down branches and waved them […]
Just Say No to Sin
Richard Roberts When Ronald Reagan was President of the United States, his wife, Nancy, introduced a program for the youth called “Just Say No to Drugs.” Resisting temptation works the same way. We all face temptations ― even Jesus was tempted by Satan in the wilderness. But He overcame by quoting the Word to the […]
Praying God’s Word
Lindsay Roberts One thing I love about God is that He not only tells us what to do and say, but He gives us specific instructions in His Word so we can’t mess things up. For example, Jesus didn’t tell us just to say something to our mountain of need and it would go. If […]
Prayer Closet
From the archives of Oral Roberts Have you ever wondered why Jesus said, “When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father… in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly (Matthew 6:6)?” In Bible times, homes in the East had little […]
A Heart Checkup
Lindsay Roberts When Richard or I am under stress, we go to the Word of God, first. We pray in the Spirit. We check our giving and double-up our giving. And then, we do one more thing. We check our hearts. It’s good to take stock, occasionally, of our “heart.” For the Bible says, your […]
Conquered Foes
Richard Roberts A story is told about Sin and Death. On the Friday night after Jesus was crucified. Sin came running into the garden where the body of Jesus had been laid in the tomb. Sin cried out, “Death, do you really have Him?” Death called back from within the tomb, “Yes, Sin, I really […]
Reaching and Pressing
From the archives of Oral Roberts – Third of three parts The apostle Paul said that his aim toward his goal in life ― to serve God and to do His will ― was marked by two words: reaching and pressing. “Reaching forth unto those thing which are before” (Philippians 3:13). Paul was looking for […]
Forgetting the Past
From the archives of Oral Roberts – Second of three parts For a number of years I’ve used this phrase, “Forget to remember… and remember to forget.” I believe that’s what Paul was talking about. If you are truly going to be focused on one main goal in life, you’ve got to forget the offenses […]
Three Keys to Moving Forward with God
From the archives of Oral Roberts – First of three parts Does your life have a focus today? Does your life have meaning? Some people talk about their lives being “centered.” Is yours? Do you have a supreme goal for your life? The apostle Paul had a focus for his life. He wrote to the […]
Victory Is Coming!
Richard Roberts I have often heard people say, “When I plant my seed, something always goes wrong.” Have you experienced that? I certainly have. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve planted a seed and the enemy came to try to steal my harvest (Mark 4:14–15). I believe with all of my heart that […]