The Word of God
From the archives of Oral Roberts The Bible is not a scattered bunch of sayings, written at random by both somebodies and nobodies. It is the most carefully documented book of all. Second Timothy 3:16 NIV tells us: All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness. God inspired […]
Forgiving Ourselves
From the archives of Evelyn Roberts When I was growing up, there were people in our church who went to the altar for salvation every time someone came to town to conduct a revival service. Why? Because they believed they had “backslidden” in their relationship with the Lord during the time between revivals. Many of […]
Faith Holds Out a Hand
From the archives of Oral Roberts A friend said to me, “Oral, sometimes I think people believe in Coke machines more than they believe in God.” “What do you mean?” I asked. “Well, we put our coins into the Coke machine and reach for a Coke,” he said. “But we ask God for something, then […]
They Saw the Lord
Richard Roberts – Third of three parts There once was a great preacher who had really known the Lord Jesus, had drawn great crowds, and had led many sinners to the Lord. Then something happened that can happen to all preachers. (You know, preachers are human and they’re capable of failing and disappointing people like […]
Hero of Heroes
Richard Roberts – Second of three parts The anointing of the Holy Spirit came upon me while I was a student at ORU. It has grown, and it’s going to continue to grow because I’ve got to continually have more of God’s anointing to carry out His call on my life. When I was a […]
When Your Heroes Vanish
Richard Roberts – First of three parts I met Him while I was a student at Oral Roberts University. I’d had my eyes on other heroes, and I had gone to another university to learn to be like them. Somehow in the back of my mind I knew that God was calling me, but I […]
Great Things Are About To Happen!
From the archives of Oral Roberts – Fifth of five parts Saul of Tarsus, who became the Apostle Paul, was a bitter man. He not only did not believe in Jesus Christ but he also wanted to stamp out even the memory of the Crucifixion. On his way to Damascus to destroy the Christians there, […]
And They Saw Him
From the archives of Oral Roberts – Fourth of five parts First Thessalonians 4:16 says, For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God. There were two ordinary believers on the way from Jerusalem to a little town called Emmaus, and […]
‘The Trumpet Is at His Lips’
From the archives of Oral Roberts – Third of five parts Once, when I was in Anaheim, California, Dr. Ralph Wilkerson preached a great message. He told of a pastor’s wife who was driving her car down the highway when she saw a hitchhiker. She remembered her husband had warned her never to pick up […]
Who was that Stranger?
From the archives of Oral Roberts – Second of five parts Many years ago, I was in a crusade in Richmond, Virginia, in the big tent. We were unable to find a proper location on a major thoroughfare. The location we had was large enough, but it was in an area of the city not […]