Oral Roberts Ministries | Vol. 10 No. 3 | 2017
UNstoppable Increase RICHARD ROBERTS
Greater Works Vision Updates from Ghana and India What Manner of Man is Jesus? ORAL ROBERTS
LINDSAY ROBERTS shares her testimony....
When Sickness Strikes Suddenly
Your road to
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The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. J O H N 10 :10 N K J V
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In this issue
He changes times and seasons...He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning. - Daniel 2:21
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When Sickness Strikes Suddenly with Richard and Lindsay Roberts
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Connections
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Greater Works Update: Ghana
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Greater Works Update: India
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What Manner of Man is Jesus A Classic Sermon by Oral Roberts
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The God-Kind of Increase by Richard Roberts
I Got My Miracle!
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When Sickness Strikes
Suddenly W I T H R I C H A R D A N D L I N D S AY R O B E R T S
In an episode of The Place for Miracles, Lindsay and Richard shared a powerful, intimate, moving message through a very personal testimony.
Today, Lindsay and I have an unusual story to share with you. And we’re believing, in faith, that by sharing our story, we can help many people, too. LINDSAY: Well, let’s start by saying that everybody’s fine. I’m not dead, and that’s where I want to start. Because when you hear the word cancer, it can be frightening and devastating. In my twenties, I had several surgeries because I had a tumor the size of a grapefruit and other problems. I was actually in surgery to have a hysterectomy, even though I had not had any children yet, and God healed me. Today, through God’s healing power, I have three beautiful daughters. From then until just recently, I experienced a journey of overall good health. But, in November of last year, something transpired that was very unusual and strange for me. Everybody had gathered in our house for Thanksgiving. I felt something strange in my throat. One of the kids had strep throat, so I thought, “I wonder if I ought to get this
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...sometimes satan attacks you because you’re doing checked out. Maybe it’s a swollen gland.” It was not a swollen gland. And it was growing at a rapid pace. I prayed and believed and trusted God, yet it kept growing at a rapid pace. We did not know what it was. So I went to the doctor, and that led to another thing and another thing… I was trying to keep a light-hearted, joyful spirit. But in my heart, I knew something wasn’t right. Sometimes you just know something’s not right. RICHARD: Your skin had turned an ash gray. We were praying, but we knew there was something wrong. LINDSAY: You know, sometimes satan attacks you because you’re doing something wrong. But many times, satan attacks you because you’re doing something right. And the more I would preach, it seemed like the sicker I got. RICHARD: Here you are in the healing ministry, and now you’re being attacked. LINDSAY: People were giving me healing testimonies. They were getting blessed and getting saved and getting healed. But I knew something wasn’t right in my own body. So I went to the doctor for the final diagnosis, and it was a tumor on my thyroid. I was told that I had cancer. I felt like, here I am doing God’s work, and satan attacks me. God, where are You? I need intervention right away. Then I got mad at the devil. Satan, how dare you? I have professed the name of Jesus all over the world since I was in my twenties. RICHARD: And now, suddenly, unexpectedly, you had thyroid cancer. And it was a big tumor. It was a fast, aggressively growing tumor. LINDSAY: And it was wanting to compromise, my voice. RICHARD: By the time of the diagnosis, it was about
something wrong. But many times,
satan attacks
you because you’re doing something right.
the middle of January. So, since Thanksgiving, almost two months had passed before we knew what was wrong. LINDSAY: I was angry at the devil. I was saying, “Devil, you listen to me. I will not put up with this. I will not have this. I will not.” But even as I was making this confession, fear began to grip me.You hear the word cancer and the doctor’s diagnosis, and fear comes. (The devil absolutely makes certain of that.) I had a lot of decisions to make. Because the tumor was growing so rapidly, the doctors did not want to wait. RICHARD: They wanted to remove the thyroid immediately, and anything else that it was attached to. We didn’t know what that was. That’s when the fear started gripping you, Lindsay. That’s when you had difficulty sleeping. LINDSAY: Now, thank God for wonderful doctors. And I had a wonderful friend who knew exactly what to do in the situation. And here I’m sitting waiting, when I’m usually the one who is helping others or making decsions in other areas. I’m usually the encourager to other people, but now I’m the one facing sickness. I had a challenge to believe what I believe — that God is God. God is God, no matter what the
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report is. And the reports were coming left and right. I had to decide, is God bigger than the devil no matter what? God is simply God, period. But still the hardest part was at night. I don’t know why. RICHARD: I would roll over and find you still awake in the middle of the night. LINDSAY: You would lay hands on me in the night and just pray in tongues over me. And thank God for His promise that as we teach our children His ways, when they’re older, they won’t depart from it. And they won’t let you depart from it either! I would call my children, and I know they could pick up in my voice what kind of report I was hearing. And they would say, “God is still God, Mom.” Scriptures were coming out of their mouths like rapid fire. I have to say, too, how important it is to fill yourself up with the Word of God and to have a team of people around you who will help you do that. I kept getting texts from Jerry and Carolyn Savelle (who was with us during surgery) and Kate McVeigh and other friends and co-workers who kept the prayer of faith going constantly. On one of the days I was at my lowest, I got a phone call from my brother and sister-in-law and their family. When they began to pray, something changed. It's hard to explain in natural words but something changed. I felt my spirit lift. It was a change on the inside, no matter what I was hearing on the outside.You’ve got to surround yourself with the right team.
“ GOD IS GOD, NO MATTER WHAT THE REPORT IS.”
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RICHARD: Your brother said, “We’re not going to let you stay in this.” That support from our family and friends has meant so much to us. LINDSAY: Richard, you’re one of these unshakeable people.Your new book is called Unstoppable Increase because you’re that kind of person. Once you set your faith on Jesus Christ, nothing is going to deter you. RICHARD: But this was my wife who was in danger. This was the one who came 37 years ago into my life. She came in with a gospel of you can and I’ll help you. Wherever I’ve been in the world, I’ve known that she was praying for me. Here I am, an evangelist in the healing ministry, and my wife’s got thyroid cancer. And I was cancelling healing meetings all over the country to take care of my wife. I’d come on television while I was holding this all inside, and I was still praying for people. I was doing everything I knew to do, and yet I was being torn apart on the inside. They not only got the thyroid out, but they had to take the lymph nodes with it, because some of the cancer had spread. I was in the recovery room with our daughters and our dear friends Jerry and Carolyn Savelle. When we saw Lindsay, her first words were, "Well, I'm not dead." We knew she meant satan couldn't kill her and she was just fine. After a bit, they had determined the best course of action was to include radiation – because the cancer had spread into a lymph node. They had decided on a special radiation pill that you had to take in a lead cup. And our daughters and I couldn’t be near you for three or four days while you took the pill. It was difficult. But friends of ours, Don Colbert, a Spirit-filled doctor, and his wife, Mary, said something that really touched my heart. He said, “You’re doing this to close the door on this chapter.” My faith really took off when I heard the doctor say that we were closing the door on cancer.
God said He’s given Jesus a LINDSAY: I believe in medicine, always have. I believe in prayer, always have since I was a child, as long as I can remember. I believe that God wants us well and healed. I found medical science to be precious, compassionate, wonderful. I thank God for divine health. I have walked in good health for years, and I pray to walk in it all over again. But I tell you this, when an attack comes, whether it’s a financial attack, whether it’s a physical attack, whether it’s a cancer attack, whether it’s a heart problem, whether it’s an attack against your kids, or your emotions, or your marriage — Satan’s job, the Bible says, is to steal, to kill and to destroy (John10:10). But my God said, Whose report shall you believe? God’s report says I’m healed and whole. To me, the rest was the process. And through that process, I declared, “Thank You, Jesus, for giving me medicine that’s going to make me healed and whole. Thank You, Jesus, that this is a chapter that we’re closing.”
name that’s above every name named in heaven and earth.
Everything has to bow to the name of Jesus.
be without anxiety, for you to get sleep and rest, for you to relax, and for you to trust God. And most of all, for you to be healed. Be healed. I pray for you to be healed, whole, delivered, free of fear, strong and healthy, in every aspect of your life, in Jesus’ name. And I am living proof. I’m living proof that God answers prayer, in Jesus’ name. Amen.
RICHARD: A few days after the radiation, Lindsay had a body scan to check for the results of the surgery and radiation. And the doctor called us and said they couldn’t find a trace of the cancer and did we rejoice. Praise God! It’s gone! I thank the doctor, and I give the glory to the Lord Jesus Christ. LINDSAY: Well, I’ve been through something. I never want to go through it again. But I want to tell you this. I made a determination that I was going to come against cancer with every fiber of my healed, whole and living and breathing soul. And now, I pray for you. Whether it’s cancer in your body, finances, or relationships, or your family, God said He’s given Jesus a name that’s above every name named in heaven and earth. Everything has to bow to the name of Jesus. I say to you, precious one, whatever it is that you’re facing, in the name of Jesus, I pray for you to be healed, for you to be without fear, for you to
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very special word of thanks to Pastor Joel Osteen of Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, for all the work they have been doing… during and after Hurricane Harvey… It is our joy to sow seed into their Hurricane Disaster Relief efforts. The Roberts family has been partners with the Osteen family for many years. Joel’s father, John, now in Heaven, was a tremendous mentor and blessing to Lindsay and me personally, and the entire Osteen family has been a blessing to so many people for so many years.
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When I went in for the diagnostic ultrasound, the doctors and nurses couldn’t find anything.
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n February 2015, while performing my monthly self-exam, I discovered a lump in my left breast. My regular mammogram was scheduled for the next week, so I didn’t panic at that point. I thought the lump would go away.
But when I went in for my test, the nurse practitioner performed the clinical breast exam and observed the lump. She scheduled me for a diagnostic ultrasound two weeks later. I came home and immediately called the Abundant Life Prayer Group. The prayer partner and I stood in faith through the prayer of agreement for my healing. When I went in for the diagnostic ultrasound, the doctors and nurses couldn’t find anything. I pointed out the area where the lump was, but there was nothing there. Nothing showed up on the ultrasound. The technicians called in the doctor, who
performed a physical exam and confirmed that he found nothing either. He said that whatever had been there earlier was now gone, and there was no sign of a lump or anything abnormal in my breast. I didn’t have to come back until the following year for my regular annual checkup, as normal. I give all honor and glory to God. He is still a healer and miracle worker! — Kathy from South Carolina Again I say to you, that if two believers on earth agree [that is, are of one mind, in harmony] about anything that they ask [within the will of God], it will be done for them by My Father in heaven. — MATTHEW 18:19 AMP
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Behold I’ve opened a door for you, and no man will be able to close it. —Revelation 3:8
The God-kind of
INCREASE BY RICHARD ROBERTS
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o you need a breakthrough in your life? Do you need someone who will go into partnership with you… someone who will stand with you in faith for miracles? Let me share this short story with you about how God has anointed me to be that partner in faith that you need. Early one morning, as I was sitting on the side of my bed getting ready to pray, I heard the Lord say to me, “There are seven new seasons coming into the life of the sower.” And then He said, “They will only come into the life of those who will sow.” Now, I knew God was talking about bringing increase into our lives… for His Word says it’s His desire for us to be in health and to prosper, in every area of our lives… spirit, soul, and body (3 John 2). So, I began to think about and ask the question, “What exactly does the God-kind of increase look like?” This declaration from God and my subsequent questions are what prompted me to write my newest book, Unstoppable Increase. It’s all about the blessings of God and about His promise that He said WILL come… “IF.” You see, we, as Believers in Jesus Christ, have a part to play in receiving from God. I’ve often said that God is an “if-then” God… If you will do your part, then He will do His part. Deuteronomy 28 says, “If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the L ord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. All these blessings will come on you…”
DEUTERONOMY 28 SAYS,
“If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. All these blessings will come on you…”
And… if you’re believing God to get out of debt, the plan that God laid out for me to include in Unstoppable Increase is a road map to show you how to do just that! But remember, I said we have a part to play. God says these blessings will only come if we obey His commandments, listen for and obey His voice, and plant our seeds of faith unto Him. There’s that “If ” again. If we obey, He will bless… and, open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it (Malachi 3:9-10). I believe this book, Unstoppable Increase, is a critical book…a timely Word from God for you today.
“What blessings? you ask. God promises… You’ll be blessed in the city and in the country • Your children will be blessed • All the things that bring income into your life—your business or your job—will be blessed • Your personal resources will be blessed •You’ll be blessed when you go out and blessed when you come in… in other words, blessed going into a situation and blessed as you come out on the other side of it • God will bless everything that you set your hand to do. God will defeat your enemy, the devil, who’s coming against you to steal, kill and destroy. You’ll be on top of life and not on the bottom, above and not beneath, the head and not the tail.
There is a place of Abundance… Restitution… Healing… Restoration… There is a place of UNstoppable Increase! REQUEST YOUR COPY TODAY!
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Ghana
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Greater Works GHANA Update: Pastors reporting salvations and miracles!
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transformation into our ministry to the glory of God. Thank you and your team for the great impact. —Pastor Ahafianyo Matthew Deladem
s a partner of the Oral Roberts Ministries, our goal is for you to believe in the power of God and understand the importance of sharing Jesus Christ with others. We want to help you know the difference it makes when you can pray with the anointing of the Holy Spirit for healings and miracles in the lives of those you love.
And because of the prayers and seed-faith giving of our partners, lives are changing right now — to God’s glory — in the nation of Ghana, West Africa, through the Greater Works tablets and ministry. We believe God sees your faithful commitment to share His Word with those in need, and it is a sweet-smelling sacrifice that He is pleased with and can multiply back to you, according to Philippians 4:18-19. These testimonies from pastors in Ghana demonstrate that God is using the Greater Works tablets and our ministry to do miracles... to encourage these pastors to believe for signs, wonders and miracles. And this is just the beginning of what He can do, in Jesus’ name! Revival for Me and My Church!
There has been a revival in my life and that of the church — in our prayer life and love for God. I want to use this opportunity to say thanks again and again to you, your ministry partners, and to God, who caused our paths to cross. The Greater Works tablet has become my main source of equipment, research, and a means through which God reaches me, also. —Pastor Boudreau Ayivi I’m Closer to God than Ever
Your tablet is the greatest gift I have ever had! It has empowered me to gain more knowledge and insight into the Bible, especially with your commentary. It has gotten me closer to God. And I have been able to win souls for my church already, and I am discipling them now. Thank you, Dr. Roberts. —Pastor Chris Baidoo 14
Ministry Transformed to God’s Glory
I am one of the pastors you ordained at Potters City when you came to Ghana. Thank you for all your wonderful contributions, both spiritually and physically, into the lives of the pastors here in Ghana. I am really blessed by the materials you gave us. Every day, as I read and watch the videos, I am renewed and ready to impact lives, too. You have brought transformation into our ministry, to the glory of God. Thank you and your team for the great impact. —Pastor Ahafianyo Matthew Deladem Thank You for Investing Such a Legacy in Us!
During your pastors’ conference, Rev. Richard Roberts laid hands on me and released on me the anointing for the ministry of miracles. My ministry has never been the same ever since that day! We have had 23 new souls saved since March, and 8 people have reported having been healed. Here is one of the testimonies: One day, when I was discussing the book on the healing ministry at a Bible class, a young man with severe back pain asked to be prayed for. As I lay hands on his back and offered prayers, he received an instantaneous healing miracle. Thank you for investing in us and leaving such a precious legacy to us. —Pastor Joseph A. Danquah Give to the Greater Works Vision Today!
The vision for the Greater Works is going strong around the world as we reach out to pastors including those ministering to First Nations people in Iqaluit and other parts of Northern Canada, as well as to pastors ministering in small villages in India. Every day, we’re translating more materials into languages other than English. Things are happening fast! And that means, your donations to the Greater Works Vision are more important than ever. Thank you for being a part of reaching people for Christ, by building up local churches around the world.
Tablet distribution to 300 pastors at Potter's City Church earlier this year...
RIchard with Pastor Nanesei Opoku-
Go to page 16 to see where RIchard is going next with the Greater Works Vision!
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India Greater Works INDIA Update:
Helping Our Indian Brothers and Sisters
The King will answer and say to them, ‘… to the extent that you did it for one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it for Me.’ MATTHEW 25:40 AMP
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hrough your prayers and giving to the Greater Works Vision, you are making amazing, and practical daily blessings take place for those in need in India! Testimonies continue to come in about the impact that the Greater Works project is having — particularly for widows and orphans! Though the world often looks at those who are poor and in need as insignificant, God sees them as His precious children, deserving of His, and our, support. Thank you for helping with this continuing outreach. Here’s what our ministry ally in India, Pastor Paul GV Nadham, recently shared with us about the impact Oral Roberts Ministries' partners are having. This is the difference you are making: “With your kind and generous support, we have helped some of the orphanage centers, and widows, and other women’s groups in India.You are really a great blessing to these underprivileged sections of the society in India. God is so good to them through you! We are planning to do more in the days to come, including juvenile homes. We thank God for your compassionate heart and ministry, which touches thousands of people.” —Pastor Paul
Our on-the-ground ministry partners are giving goats to women in need — some struggle day to day to survive. The goat is a simple, yet powerful, income source. The goats give birth every 6 months. Some will have two to three baby goats to sell which helps with their basic needs for food and an income source.
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Partners, these everyday miracles of provision, blessing, and the love of God, are changing lives and taking care of those who are precious in the sight of Jesus! We believe He sees your giving and will give back to you in the way you need it most, according to Luke 6:38.
Because of Greater Work donors, Pastor Paul and his team have been able to provide school supplies to the poorest of the poor children — nearly 850 in total — in Telanagana and Andhra Pradesh, two states in southern India. Many of these children are non-Christians, learning about the love of God for them for the first time!
Widows in many local villages have received gifts of rice and other cooking provisions, saris (clothing), and supporting walking sticks. As a result of this outreach, more than 20 people have received Jesus Christ as Savior. Local churches have reported growth, Sewing centers have been established in the villages of Aragonda, Thallaburdi, Parvathipuram, and Somala to provide jobs for women in need.
To help families living below the poverty line give their children an education, day care centers are being established in several villages. One of them is in a pastor’s home. Because of these centers, poor parents in need can go to work, older children can attend school, and younger children can be cared for at the day care centers. The children are fed and taught basic fundamentals to help them with their education. The purpose of the centers is to bring these children the knowledge and love of Christ.
as people see God’s love is real.
BREAKING NEWS: Richard will be having a pastors conference in India February 2018! You can be a part of this Greater Works outreach with your prayers and support. Click here to DONATE.
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A CL ASSIC MESSAGE BY OR AL ROBERTS
What Manner of Man
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his classic message from the 1950s was written by Oral Roberts when he was asked the following question in a letter: “Dear Brother Roberts: I have a special request and you’re just the man to fill my request. I am sure it would be the request of hundreds of thousands. Won’t you tell us what manner of man Jesus is?” First, Jesus Christ is the great lover of the souls, minds, and physical well-being of mankind.
The Bible says that Jesus loved us before we loved Him. Before we ever knew that He existed, He loved us (Ephesians 1:4). He poured out His own lifeblood to prove that He is the great lover of our souls (John 3:1617). To prove His love for our bodies, He took upon 18
Himself our sickness and disease(Matthew 8:17). Second, Jesus Christ is the great rewarder, not the withholder, of blessings. What does Scripture say? But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him (Hebrews 11:6 KJV). Jesus is the giver of blessings. His personal rewards are not given indiscriminately. If you want His personal reward, you must seek Him in a personal manner, because His rewards come to those who diligently seek Him. Third, Christ is all power—not just a fraction of it—power such as we have never dreamed of. Jesus said, "All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth" (Matthew 28:18 KJV). And He is willing
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised.
to use all this power when necessary, upon the condition that we believe Him with our faith, love Him with our hearts, and conform our lives to His will.
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Finally, Christ is the gentle physician who heals all our diseases. Jesus came into this world of sin and sickness and demon-power saying, The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised (Luke 4:18 KJV).
I personally know something about this great power of God. I see Christ’s power change people’s lives, lifting them from the lowest hell to the highest heaven, from the deepest sorrow to the brightest joy. I see His power destroying sickness and disease, making bodies whole and minds strong and sound. I see God’s power conquering fear in people’s lives, resolving frustrations, and giving peace of soul and peace of mind. Yes, I know that Christ is all power, not just a fraction of it.
This same Jesus later said, The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly (John 10:10 KJV).
I was sick unto death with tuberculosis, and nothing could change my sickness—nothing but the power of God. The power of God did for me in the fraction of a second what earthly power had not been able to do.
Jesus knows the cure for every sickness. He is too good to do wrong, too wise to make a mistake. The time of miracles is not over! Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever (Hebrews 13:8 NKJV).
Fourth, He is the mighty builder and has gone to prepare a place for us. The Carpenter of Nazareth is now the eternal builder. The hands that held the hammer…that built the yoke for oxen…that constructed houses in the city of Nazareth… are now the hands of the eternal builder. I wish to point out that Christ, the eternal builder, is building a specific and personal place for those who love and serve Him. He is building a mansion for each of His loving and faithful children (John 14:2). Fifth, Christ is the great captain, the captain of our salvation. Jesus carries our burdens upon His shoulders, and our strength is found in His presence. He is our faithful friend. He said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee (Hebrews 13:5 KJV). There are friends in this world who stick by us even when others may fail us in our hour of need. However, human beings are not always as strong as we should be in our bonds of friendship.
Who is Jesus? Jesus is the everlasting Son of God…the Prince of Peace…the bright and morning star…the lily of the valley… the rose of Sharon…the staff of life…and honey in the rock. Jesus Christ is the best friend Oral Roberts has ever had. I have many friends in this world, but because they are human, they are not capable of being the kind of friend to me that Jesus is. I am their friend, too, but I can never be the kind of friend to them that Christ is, for Christ transcends all human limitations. He rises above all human failures. I believe that Christ is a friend who sticks not only closer than a brother, but a friend who goes with us for all eternity—the Son of God and the Savior of all who believe. I could say many things about Christ today, but I think I could say no greater thing than that He is our Savior. He is our healer. He is our everlasting friend. Don’t doubt it; believe it. Take Him into your heart today. For a complete listing of Oral Roberts’ classic books available to order, go online to www.oralroberts.com, and click on the Bookstore link.
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