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Vol. 2, No. 4 2009
Merry
Christmas!

A Christmas Tradition of
The Savior
Has Come!
Dear friends,
This Christmas Day as Lindsay and
I celebrate the birth of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ by spending time
with family and friends, we also want
to spend time remembering our Partner
family in prayer—as we have done for
so many years now.
On Christmas Day at 3:00 p.m. CST,
Lindsay and I will join with my dad by
phone in California to pray over any prayer requests you would
like to send us. At the same time, you can join your faith with
ours from wherever you are…and together, we’ll believe God
with you for the miracles you need.
We love to pray for you. It is always an honor to join with you—as
your partners in the healing ministry—to take your needs and the
needs of your loved ones before the Lord. And together we expect
His miracle answers when we do.
If you would like to be included in our Roberts Family
Christmas Day Prayer Time:
• call 918-495-7777
• email: prayer@orm.cc, or
• log on to: www.orm.cc/prayer
Not long ago I was in the Holy Land…the
place where our Savior walked the earth for 33
short years of life. It’s wonderful to have the
opportunity to walk where Jesus walked, but
Jerusalem in October 2009
it’s even more wonderful to know that He has
walked where you and I walk. He was born a human being—fully man, yet at the same time fully
God. And because of His life, death, and resurrection, we can have the same power He had to live
a victorious, overcoming life.
And Jesus didn’t leave us alone. He sent the Holy Spirit to live inside of us. Through His power, we
can tap into a Very Powerful Prayer Force on Earth (see page 4). And His love compels us to take
the Gospel message around the world, as we’re doing in Kenya in January (see page 10). This Christmas
season, remember to not only rejoice in knowing how much you are loved, but to share the love
you’ve been given with others.
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A Very Powerful Prayer Force On Earth Can Be Yours
by Richard Roberts
Discover the unlimited power of the Holy Spirit in your prayer life.
Reaching into the Heart of Kenya
A special report on final preparations for Mission: Kenya 2010.
God's Party Animals
A special gift to Hunger Needs a Voice ® .
Have You Heard the Good News?
by Lindsay Roberts
Sometimes it seems all we hear is bad news. But have you heard the
good news?
It's Time to Come Home
a Classic Message by Oral Roberts
Repentance is possibly the greatest gift God has ever given us.

B Y R I C H A R D R O B E R T S
“These are the times that try men’s souls,” founding father Thomas Paine once said. And it’s as true today
as it ever has been. But God hasn’t left us without help. In trying times, you can find peace and direction
from Him through praying in the Spirit—such a powerful prayer force on earth.
In the middle of a crisis, or a difficult time when
you needed real answers and direction from God,
have you ever felt like your prayers just went about
as high as the ceiling, then bounced back down to
where you were?
I know I’ve felt that way before, and I believe most
people have. In spite of James 5:16’s assurance that the
effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much, we
often struggle with prayer. Is there really a way, according
to God’s Word, that prayer can become a source of
power in our lives? I believe there is…and that answer
is a personal prayer language that we often call praying
in “tongues,” or praying in our “prayer language,” or
praying “in this Spirit.” (This is different than the gift
of tongues and interpretation of tongues referred to in 1
Corinthians 12:10, which is a special prophetic gift that
usually manifests during church services to build up the
local church. I’m talking about a personal prayer language
that you can use to build yourself up and pray for yourself
during your personal prayer time, as described in Jude
20.) This personal prayer force is referred to in different
ways by different people, but it’s all pointing to the same
experience of power in your personal prayer life.
WHEN DO WE RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT?
When you accepted Christ as your Lord and Savior
and were born again, the Holy Spirit took up residence
in your heart. Romans 8:16 tells us that the Spirit
Himself bears witness [or testifies] with our spirit that we
are children of God. There’s no other way that you could
have received Christ except by the power of the Holy
Spirit working in you.
From that moment, the Holy Spirit began interceding
[or praying] to the Father for you. He knows
you. He knows your heart, and He knows the mind
and will of the Father (Romans 8:27). And He
wants to speak through you, so that you can communicate
directly with your Heavenly Father in a
simple, yet powerful way, then stop and pray in your
own language so that your understanding can be
“watered” and you can receive the answers and direction
you need from Him.
BACK TO THE WAY GOD INTENDED
You and I were made to know and respond to our
Creator. We’re told in Genesis 3 that Adam and Eve
walked and talked with God in the Garden of Eden.
They had a “heavenly” language—a way of communicating
with God that wasn’t defiled or perverted by sin.
But when Adam and Eve disobeyed God—when sin
got in their hearts, in their eyes, and in their actions—
suddenly their relationship with Him was fractured.
Their ability to communicate with God was cracked
and broken, and they lost their access to the language
and the relationship they had once known with their
Heavenly Father.
When we accept Christ, the Holy Spirit comes in to
us to restore that relationship with God. No longer
are we set apart from our Father; we’re restored. That
part of us which died spiritually as a result of the fall
of man through sin, is re-birthed and re-joined to
God. And it gives us the opportunity to begin to live
not in our mind, but in our spirit.
Jesus came to earth to bridge the gap—through His
death and resurrection—that sin had created between
God and humankind. While Jesus was on this
earth, He was in a limited form. But when He left
to prepare a place for us in heaven, He sent the Holy
Spirit in His place.
Before that time the Holy Spirit had only been with
those who walked with God. We read throughout
the Scripture how the Holy Spirit had “come upon”
people, in what appeared to be a kind of special, onetime
event. But now, Jesus told His disciples, the Holy
Spirit would be poured out in a new way, which is
exactly what happened on the Day of Pentecost…and
from now on He would live IN them.
"Praying in the Spirit is a
powerful prayer force. It’s a
powerful force for help in my
life, and I believe it can be in
yours, as well."
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In John 7:38, Jesus said “He that
believeth on me…out of his belly
shall flow rivers of living water.”
POWER TO LIVE VICTORIOUS LIVES
Jesus promised His disciples something very important
that would happen to them when the Holy Spirit was
poured out and they received Him. In Acts 1:8 He
said, You will receive power—the power to live their
lives in a victorious way, and even to have the strength
and courage to be His witnesses.
Acts 2 tells the story of the outpouring of the Holy
Spirit. In that upper room, where 120 followers of Jesus
had gathered, suddenly there came a sound from heaven,
as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled the whole house
where they were sitting. Then there appeared to them divided
tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they
were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with
other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance (vv 2-4).
A holy boldness came upon them like they had never
known before. They came out of hiding and began
preaching and proclaiming the wonderful works of
God in the streets, among great crowds of people…
and they did it in heavenly languages—languages that
were not necessarily known to them, but those in the
crowd understood what they were saying and heard
them speaking in their own languages. Jesus’ followers
had found a new kind of power. On that first day alone,
we’re told in Acts 2:41 that 3,000 people accepted the
message of the Gospel and were saved.
To a frightened group of disciples that had not long
before fled into hiding so that no one would know
they were Jesus’ associates, He gave the responsibility—
along with the power—of being His “witnesses,” of
telling the world about Him and building His church
until even the gates of hell would not prevail against it.
WE CAN HAVE THAT SAME POWER
The Holy Spirit can give us the same kind of power that
those in the early Church experienced. We can pray…
and expect to hear from God and know what we are to
do. How? By praying in the Spirit. Romans 8:26 tells us,
The Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know
what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself
makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
If you have never prayed in the Spirit, or in a heavenly
prayer language, you may not have fully received all
that God has for you…even though the Holy Spirit has
been living in your heart since you accepted Christ.
Let me give you an illustration. The Jones family invites
the Smith family for dinner at 6:00. When the Smiths
arrive, Mrs. Jones asks her husband to go to the door
and bring them into the living room, while she finishes
preparing dinner. Mrs. Jones doesn’t know that they’ve
brought a wonderful gift to give her. The Smiths are in
the Jones’ home, but until Mrs. Jones goes into the living
room, they have not been fully received.
A daily, devotional prayer language of the Spirit is
a gift that any believer can receive; it doesn’t matter
what church “label” you wear. You do it by a simple
decision of your will. Paul said in 1 Corinthians 14:15,
I will pray with the spirit, and I will also pray with the
understanding. You can start speaking and you can stop
speaking. It’s totally under your control.
THERE’S “LIVING WATER” INSIDE YOU
It’s so simple really. All you have to do is open your
mouth and let the Holy Spirit flood up from inside
you. In John 7:38, Jesus said He that believeth on me…
out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.
At times in the past, when you were trying to
talk to the Lord, you may have felt like something
wanted to come up in you. That was the
Holy Spirit. He’s in you and He wants to come up
through your vocal cords. Right now, just focus
your heart on Jesus…start to thank Him and praise
Him. Then let the sounds and syllables that are trying
to form come out. Not syllables or words that
you’ve learned, but those “groanings which cannot
be uttered.” It will seem strange to you at first; your
mind won’t understand it. But know that I would
never encourage you or anyone else to do anything
that wasn’t based squarely on the Word of God.
The Holy Spirit is searching your heart. He knows
the mind and will of the Father, and when you pray
in tongues, or in the Spirit, He is saying to God what
you’ve wanted to tell Him but maybe did not know
how. He’s speaking through you the “mysteries” and
the wonderful works of God. The Spirit is praying on
a “straight line” to God, without any of the natural
hindrances that you and I face with our limited understanding
and ability to communicate. It’s a supernatural
way to pray.
TAKE THE TIME TO GET COMFORTABLE
Just let yourself pray in that heavenly language for a
few minutes. It might take a little while and some
practice before you experience complete freedom in
it. After all, we didn’t learn to speak in our natural
In difficult, trying times it’s important to allow our “internal
compass”, the Holy Spirit of God, to guide us in our
everyday decisions. In this book, Richard Roberts helps
you understand:
• Who the Holy Spirit is
• How you can allow Him to pray through you in a heavenly
prayer language for God’s guidance and direction
• The Holy Spirit’s role in your healing
• How the Holy Spirit will be there in your times of trial…
and much more
Learn how to tap into the unlimited power within you.
Order your copy today.
To order your copy of The Unlimited Power Within
You, call 918-495-7777, or log on to www.orm.cc/
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language instantly; it took time. But once you’ve
prayed in the Spirit for a while, stop and begin to
pray in your own language again. And ask God to
“water” or illuminate your mind and your intellect.
When you do, I believe you can begin to get clarity
on what to do in situations where you didn’t know
what to do before.
What a blessing praying in the Spirit is in my life. I
don’t do it to put on a show, or to claim that I’m any
better than anyone else. I do it because I need help in
knowing how to do what God wants me to do. I need
the power of the Holy Spirit operating in my life.
Praying in the Spirit is a powerful prayer force. It’s a
powerful force for help in my life, and I believe it can
be in yours, as well.
If you, or someone you know, needs further help in
learning how to pray in this wonderful, supernatural
way, I want to encourage you to call the Abundant
Life Prayer Group and let a caring prayer partner pray
with you and share more Scriptures. They’ve led thousands
of people into this experience, and I believe they
can be a blessing to you.
To talk to a member of the ALPG, any time of the day
or night, call 918-495-7777.
There’s Unlimited Power Within You!
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Praer Cloths:
The Power of a Point of Contact
Now God worked unusual miracles by the hands of Paul, so that even handkerchiefs or aprons were brought from his
body to the sick, and the diseases left them and the evil spirits went out of them. —Acts 19:11–12 nkjv
The Bible tells us in Acts 19:11–12 that God did a miraculous form of healing through the
apostle Paul’s ministry. Paul would touch handkerchiefs and aprons—what we call prayer
cloths—and when people with sicknesses received these cloths, they were healed of their diseases.
If the sick person also suffered from demonic oppression, the demons would be driven away.
In other words, the cloths became a powerful point of contact to use in believing God for a miracle.
Today, prayer cloths remain a powerful biblical tool for helping people receive God’s healing
power into their bodies. Many of our partners also use the cloths as a point of contact to believe
God for miracles in their finances and in other areas of need in their lives.
To date, our ministry has given away more than a million cloths, and we receive report after report
from people who have received miracles by using our prayer cloths as a point of contact to
release their faith for God’s power to work in their lives.
Accident and Stroke Victim Makes
Miraculous Recovery
My grandson had a motorcycle accident and suffered a
stroke. The neurologist said that if he lived, he would
be incapacitated.
I called the Abundant Life Prayer Group to agree in
prayer and request a prayer cloth for my grandson’s
recovery. When I visited him in the hospital, I laid the
prayer cloth on him and prayed every
time I was in the room.
More than
one million
prayer cloths
given away
to partners!
After a stay in the hospital
and a lot of therapy,
my grandson is home
now and doing
great. The neurologist
admitted
it was a miracle. I
thank God every
day for it.
—Connie
Contracting Business Grows, Knees
Strengthened
Thank you for sending prayer cloths to my son and
me. My son is a contractor who builds houses, but he
had no work for months and had to shut his business
down. When I received your prayer cloths, I gave
one to my son and told him to put it in his billfold.
Since then, God has been opening up jobs for him.
He’s hired a crew again, and they are working. He
started off with repair work, but now he has two
houses to build as well. This is a blessing from God.
Also, I’m recovering from two knee replacements,
and I’m using my prayer cloth. My knees are getting
stronger every day.
—Madelyn from Florida
Breakthrough Check Comes in the Mail
My husband and I needed a financial breakthrough,
so we took a prayer cloth from the Oral Roberts
Ministries, put it in our checkbook, and believed
God for His help. At the time, we only had a balance
of $22. Soon, we received a check in the mail for
$1,580. Praise God!
Liver Tumors Vanish
—Maranda from Oklahoma
My brother was struggling with a serious illness, as
well as an alcohol problem. He was diagnosed with tumors
in his stomach and liver. He needed a liver transplant,
but because of his alcohol addiction, his name
could not be put on the transplant list. My brother
needed a miracle.
I called the Oral Roberts Ministries to request a
prayer cloth, and when I received it, I sent it to my
brother. He wore it for a day or two, and then was
reexamined by his doctors. The tests came back with
a miraculous report: the tumors were gone! A liver
transplant was no longer necessary.
Now, my brother is not only healed, but he’s stopped
drinking, he’s going to church, and he’s living for the
Lord. Praise God!
Daughter’s Business Takes Off
—James from Oklahoma
My daughter is a partner with your ministry, so when
I requested prayer cloths from you, I gave one to her.
She is a hairstylist, and she needed an increase in her
business, so she put the prayer cloth in her appointment
book and believed God for a miracle. Now, she
has a full schedule of appointments. God is good.
—Frank from Florida
Request a free prayer cloth today!
Call us toll-free at 1-877-747-4600, or log on
to our website at www.orm.cc/bookstore.
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In October, Richard Roberts flew to Kenya to preach
in several large churches and meet with pastors and
government leaders about his upcoming crusade in
January 2010. According to Bishop Kitonga, sponsoring
pastor for the event, history was made when approximately
500 pastors from diverse denominations in
several countries met together with Richard for prayer
and to show their support for his coming to Nairobi.
During Richard’s time of personal ministry to the pastors,
he preached a bold message of unity and love.
During the service, Kenyan Vice President Stephene
Musyoka, along with a respected Cabinet member, expressed
their enthusiasm for the coming Crusade and the
food and humanitarian aid being given to their country.
During the trip, Jordan Roberts and ORM Associate
Evangelist Adrian Compton had the privilege of meeting
with Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s wife. Together, they
met with the press to discuss details of the ministry’s food
distribution and humanitarian aid programs being implemented
in Nairobi over the past several months.
Mrs. Odinga expressed her appreciation and support
for ORM’s commitment to help her country. She also
Reaching into the Heart of Kenya
Jordan Roberts and
Adrian Compton
deliver food to a
needy village.
expressed her gratitude for being involved with a ministry
that is demonstrating God’s love to her people…
and in particular to her husband, who accepted Christ
when Richard prayed with him on a previous trip.
Jordan and Adrian then traveled with a Kenyan cabinet
member to an area several hours outside of Nairobi,
where lengthy drought conditions have taken a
huge toll. They saw firsthand some of the devastation
the country has experienced, and they distributed nutritious
food to the groups of hungry people gathered
there. Before leaving, Adrian prayed for desperately
needed rain to fall, since Kenya had been suffering
from its worst drought in over a decade.
The next day, Jordan and Adrian received a phone
call with the news that just a few hours after their
prayers, rain had miraculously begun to fall in that
area. Many people had witnessed Adrian’s prayer,
and they saw the desperately needed rainfall as a
miracle from the hand of God. With continued rains
since then, newspapers have reported that while the
drought has officially ended, millions of hungry people
still need food aid.
As Richard travels to Kenya in January,
he will have strong church and government
support behind him. During three
nights of miracle healing services in Nairobi,
he will preach the message of a saving,
healing, delivering Jesus. In addition,
a team of 20–25 doctors and nurses will
accompany him and hold free medical
clinics open to the public during daytime
hours. Over a period of four days, they
expect to treat nearly 7,000 people who
have little or no access to regular medical
care, many living in Nairobi’s huge,
disease-infested slums.
Many will benefit greatly from medications
for parasites associated with unclean
drinking water and substandard living
conditions. Medications for HIV will also
be available for those who need them.
No ORM Crusade would be complete
without the distribution of food and other
practical items for those who are hurting
through our humanitarian outreach.
By the time of the Crusade, one and a
half million nutritious meals will arrive
in Nairobi as well as 8,000 pairs of shoes
distributed to the most needy.
HOPE FOR NAIROBI
Your support of our mission outreaches makes all the
difference in the world! Please continue to help us by:
1. Praying—Agree with us that our ministry teams
will be kept safe and surrounded by the favor and
guidance of God…that we will have the finances, supplies
and personnel to accomplish all God wants us
to do…and most importantly, that people would be
saved, healed, and delivered as we minister.
2. Giving—Your financial support equips us to take
the power of God’s life-transforming Word into the
darkness of people’s lives and set them free.
Nairobi, a city of more than two million people, has been described as “one of the largest and fastest growing cities
in Africa.” Yet more than 60 percent of its population lives in huge slums—without water, electricity, or sanitation.
Thousands of children, orphaned from AIDS, roam the disease-infected streets, where animal and human waste run
freely. Many are without work, healthcare, and the most basic of human amenities. In the midst of this hopelessness,
we recently met two beautiful young women—Emma and Veronica.
Emma lives in Nairobi’s largest
slum. Widowed from a husband
with HIV/AIDS, Emma was also
diagnosed with HIV/AIDS seven
years ago. Weak and sick, she
washes clothes to earn only 50–75
cents daily. It’s not enough to care
for herself and her six children.
Richard shares at a pastors' conference in Nairobi.
Veronica, 8, was born with
HIV. Orphaned and alone, she
lives in the streets as an outcast…
unable to conquer her undeserved
shame and loneliness,
badly in need of food, clean water,
and someone to care for her
worsening physical condition.
These precious lives are representative of many others like them who need the hope you can help us provide
through the Oral Roberts Ministries.
There’s still time to help us take Jesus to the hurting people of Nairobi, Kenya, in January
2010, and to have a part in the miracles that happen there. Visit us online at www.orm.cc/seed, or
call us at 918-495-7777.
Thank you for being obedient to God in whatever He tells you to do.
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God's Party
Animals
In October, I made a special visit to the Holy Land as the culmination of a
Journey Into the Miraculous, a series of teachings I wrote to our partners about
the blessings we have been given through our Lord Jesus Christ—healing,
abundant provision, godly relationships, divine favor, and overcoming victory…
Declaring Your Victory
on the Mount of Olives
A popular song several years ago claimed that “girls just want to have fun.” But thanks
to five girls’ hard work in collecting money to help those less fortunate through Hunger
Needs a Voice ® , many hungry children will now receive healthy, nutritious meals.
In a letter to Jordan Roberts the girls wrote:
Jordan Roberts' response:
Dear Jordan:
We are a group of five girls called “God’s Party Animals”…a street
team going out in the summer winning other kids to Jesus. We had
over 60 kids saved last summer and we are believing for many more
this year.
We also do fundraisers for missions. We chose Hunger Needs A Voice ®
because of the children we read about in your magazine. Our leaders
gave each of us a can of potato chips with a story printed on
our cans. We were told to read the story and pray for the children.
When the can was empty we were to start collecting quarters. We
all emptied out our chips and began collecting money right away.
We live in a small town in western Maryland, but we collected $301
in quarters for Hunger Needs A Voice ® .
We have enclosed our check. God bless you, Jordan, for the wonderful
work you are doing for God. You are an inspiration to us girls.
Love in Jesus,
God’s Party Animals:
Jordan, Kelsey, Michaela, Sarah, and Skylar
When I read the letter
from God’s Party
Animals, I began to
cry because it was
such a sweet and
generous gift.
In the nations we visit, $301 can
feed a lot of people, for which I’m
thankful. But I’m also thrilled to
see God working in the lives of
children here in my own nation because
of Hunger Needs a Voice ® and
the Oral Roberts Ministries.
Often, we think that we can’t make
a difference. But these girls prove
otherwise! They went out to collect
quarters in potato chip cans, and as a
result, people are going to be fed in
our upcoming outreach in Kenya.
Kelsey, Jordan, Michaela, Sarah, and
Skylar—Thank you! You’ve done a
wonderful thing! I pray you will be
blessed in everything you set your
hands to do, in Jesus’ name!
Hunger Needs a Voice ® is a ministry
outreach of Oral Roberts Ministries. To
donate or to read stories of children who
need our help, visit us online at
www.hungerneedsavoice.com or call
918-495-7777. On behalf of the children
of the world, thank you for your support.
Together, we are changing lives!
As a result of our Journey Into the Miraculous, many
partners have reported receiving miracles. Others have
been encouraged to release their faith for God’s power
to transform their lives.
For the final part of the “journey,” I traveled to Jerusalem
to air a live broadcast of The Place for Miracles directly
from the Mount of Olives. The last place where
Jesus’ feet touched the Earth before He ascended into
heaven after His resurrection, the Mount of Olives is
also the first place where Jesus will one day set his feet
upon His triumphant Second Coming to this earth.
On the Mount, I prayed for all our partners and
“planted” their prayer requests in a special location, as
a point of contact to believe God for miracles of victory
in every area of their lives. I felt the power and
presence of God during the live telecast, and I am
rejoicing over the answers to prayer that partners have
and are receiving as a result of this special journey.
Let me encourage you that you can live in victory
every day! Remember, God’s victory isn’t just a onetime
event. It’s a lifelong experience. You are empowered
through Christ to walk out victory day after day,
situation after situation. That’s what the life of faith
is…It’s choosing to look at every situation in your life
through God’s eyes. It’s trusting in the blood of Jesus
so strongly that you act on your faith by declaring the
victory God has already won for you.
I encourage you to take your stand today. Declare
your victory in Christ, and believe God right now for
the miracles you need. Don’t let anything keep you
from standing in faith. And if you need someone to
stand with you, call the Abundant Life Prayer Group
at 918-495-7777. We want to stand with you as you
declare your victory, in the name of Jesus Christ.
A Partner Shares His Praise Report from
the Journey Into the Miraculous
My relationship with a business partner needed healing.
When I received your partner letter regarding God’s plan to
restore relationships, I responded with a prayer request and
believed God for a change. Since I did that, there has been a
restoration. Thank you for teaching on this subject!
Keep an Eye Out for My Letters
—Rob from Georgia
Every month, I write letters to my partners…letters
filled with encouraging teaching to help you
experience the victory of God in every area of
your life. So, keep an eye out for them, and let
me know how they are building you up to believe
for miracles!
If you’d like to be added to my partner letters list,
please call 918-495-7777. And you can always
read my past letters online by visiting our website
at www.orm.cc, clicking on Teaching, and selecting
Partner Letters. We have the entire Journey
Into the Miraculous teaching series online for you.
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Abundant Life Bookstore
Christmas 2009
Now Is the Time!
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Overcoming Stress
by Lindsay Roberts
This encouraging book by Lindsay Roberts is based on the truth of God’s
Word. It can help build you up and make you an overcomer in the stresstests
of life. Book English $8 LC1333 Book Spanish $8 LC8003
Heaven Has a Floor
by Evelyn Roberts
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B Y L I N D S A Y R O B E R T S
Sometimes it seems like all the news
around us is bad news. But have you
heard the good news?
Several years ago while I was standing in the checkout line of a
large grocery store in Tulsa, a woman suddenly ran up to me with
her arms flying everywhere. I could tell she was overjoyed about
something, but I had no idea what it was. Suddenly, in a very loud,
attention-attracting voice, she practically yelled in my face, “Oh,
Lindsay! It really is you! I was just dying to meet you.”
To be honest, I was rather taken aback at the entire split-second
scene approaching the checkout line! But this lady was so cute and
so sincere that I began to chuckle at her desire to meet me. I was
very humbled by someone making a “scene” at the opportunity
to speak with me. I certainly wouldn’t have been that excited to
meet me, and I am me!
However, in the midst of it, all of a sudden it was as if time
and space melted away and all the noise and activities of the
store we were in disappeared. As soon as the woman finished
saying, “I was dying to meet you,” deep inside my
soul I felt these words from the Lord reverberate inside
of me: “No, I was dying to meet you at the very point of
your needs. In fact, I did die to meet you at the exact place
where you need salvation and healing the most.”
I Started Thinking About What Jesus Did
Out of that sobering experience, I went home and
began to think of exactly what the Lord did for me.
Mel Gibson’s movie, The Passion of the Christ, came
out around that same time. But even after seeing such
a graphic version of the crucifixion, I realized there is
no way to even begin to know what Jesus did for us.
As I thought about the crucifixion of my Lord and
Savior, it had such a sobering effect on me—the
stripes on His back, the walk down the Via Dolorosa
(the Way of Suffering), the trip up to Golgotha where
He would die on a cross…all done to the sinless,
blameless Son of the Living God. Jesus suffered and
died, taking our sins and our shame, in order to forever
establish the cleansing of mankind so we can live
an abundant life on earth (John 10:10) and an eternal
life in heaven with our Lord and Savior.
As much as the dear lady in the grocery store was
sincere in desiring to meet me, thank goodness she
wasn’t literally “dying” to meet me. It was only an
expression of kindness. But thank God, Jesus did die
on the Cross to meet me. He shed His blood for the
cleansing of my sins. He took the 39 stripes on His
back to purchase any healing I would ever need.
In Luke 4:18 NKJV, Jesus said, “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
proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the
blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed.”
That’s good news! Whether you’re in a literal
prison—as someone may be who’s reading this article—or
whether the devil has been holding you
captive through sickness and disease, through an addiction,
through a troubled relationship, or through
any other problem you may be facing, I believe Jesus
came to set you free!
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You Can Meet Him Now
If you would like to meet the One who loves you so
much He willingly gave His life up so that He could
meet you, just say this simple prayer right now.
Lord, I want to know You. Thank You for dying for me on
the Cross. I’m sorry for my sins, Lord, and I ask You to forgive
me. From this day forward, I choose to love and follow
You. I declare I’m born again. According to 2 Corinthians
5:17, old things have passed away and all things have become
new. Thank You for making me a new person in You.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Welcome to the family of God. I encourage you to
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you...and can do for them too.
My son was sent from one prison to another. He received Lindsay’s little booklet
He Was Dying To Meet You* and kept reading it over and over. He has now been
released from prison and is on parole. A softening has taken place in his heart,
and he’s still reading the booklet over and over again.
—W.B., Oklahoma
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My Little Boy’s Brain Lesion Vanished!
One night my eight-year-old son Michael became
frighteningly ill. When I checked on him, he didn’t
know who I was! He was confused and agitated. It
took me twenty minutes to reorient him to who he
was, where he was, and who I was.
The following morning, I was about to go to work when
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Michael one more time. I went into his room and asked
how he was feeling. He became confused again and
started mumbling things that didn’t make sense.
I took him right away to the pediatrician, who recommended
a CT scan. When the results came back, I was
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millimeter lesion on his brain! I was told that Michael
needed to see a neurosurgeon right away for an examination
and an MRI, with the possibility of surgery
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I called my husband and the rest of the family. We
prayed, and then we got Michael to the hospital where
he could receive specialized care. As I got him settled
in his room, the attending physician examined the CT
scan and confirmed what the pediatrician and radiologist
had seen.
After Michael fell asleep, I attached a prayer cloth to
him from your ministry. The room was dark, everyone
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By then, I was crying so hard that I couldn’t pray by
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my faith, and I believed God for a miracle.
The next morning, I realized that something had
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wanted to go home. Then I heard a commotion outside
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He told me he had just examined Michael’s CT scan.
“I know what your pediatrician saw,” he said. “I know
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when I looked at the CT scan, nothing was there. I’ve
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My husband said, “We can explain it.” We knew God
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was no longer a medical reason to do further tests, the
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He’s doing just fine now. Praise God!
My family and I are so grateful for your ministry.
Your prayer partners are so compassionate. They take
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It’s Time To Come Home
than the beasts of the field and these pigs. He was a
free moral agent. He could still choose. He could still
dream and think of his father and home…where there
was plenty and even the servants were well-cared for.
Repentance and God’s goodness
A C L A S S I C M E S S A G E B Y O R A L R O B E R T S
And he [the prodigal son] arose, and came to his father. But when he was
yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell
on his neck, and kissed him (Luke 15:20 KJV).
Many of the greatest surprises of life are in the spiritual
realm, when man, in his finiteness and physical
being, comes in contact with the infinite…with the
spiritual…with the living realities of God.
There are many surprises in this world, and I think
the story of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15:11-32 gives
us some of the great surprises of life that we should
think a great deal about.
To me, the story of the Prodigal Son is one of the most
magnificent stories that Jesus ever told…for there’s
some of the Prodigal Son in each and every one of
us—as we, too, find surprises in this life just as he did.
The Prodigal Son left his father’s home, went into the
far country, and there met degradation, shame, and despair,
and experienced several surprises in his life.
The ease of sin
First, I think the Prodigal Son was surprised at the
ease with which he could leave his father’s house. He
found he was not like the animals in his father’s fields.
He had a choice. He was a free moral agent. The glory
of a human being is that he can choose.
Now, one day he came to his father and said, “Father,
give me the portion of goods that falls to me. I want
to do with it as I please” (v. 12). And his father simply
gave it to him.
He found that it was easy to ask of his father, to receive
his portion of goods and go into a far country
and live as he pleased. You would think the father
would resist or reject his son’s request completely, but
he didn’t, because the whole story of the Prodigal
Son has a bigger meaning than the story itself tells,
for it’s played upon a greater stage of action, where
the father represents God, and the Prodigal Son represents
humanity.
The second surprise of the Prodigal Son was finding
out how quickly and completely he wasted his
substance.
Romans 6:23 tells us the wages of sin is death. This
doesn’t mean that when we sin, in that very moment
God slaps us into hell. No. There is an inevitable
turning of a person’s life away from the paths of life
when he goes into sin. And the Prodigal Son was utterly
surprised to wake up one morning and find that
the life he was living had caused him to completely
run through all his possessions.
The Bible tells that he went to work for a pig farmer…
and no man gave unto him (v. 16 kjv).
Now in America, it’s an honorable profession to farm.
But in that day, for a Jewish person to be reduced to
the feeding of pigs was degradation and shame. He
had “hit bottom” with no one to help him. His only
hope to keep from starving was to feed pigs.
I believe there is a place to which a human can sink
when he turns his back on God where no man can
reach him—a place out of which no mortal power can
lift him, beyond human ability to rescue or rehabilitate.
A person can become a drug addict or alcoholic.
A person can become so infatuated with lust and immoral
sex, until he finds himself in the grip of it and
cannot extricate himself. At that point, no man can
help him—only God.
And the Bible says that it was in that miserable condition
that the Prodigal came to himself. A little light
came on…a door was opened inside…he began to
think clearly.
He remembered that in his youth, he had willfully
walked away from his father’s house with his pockets
loaded with money. But he knew he was different
The Prodigal, standing in the middle of the pigpen,
began to tremble. He said, “I’ve sinned. I will return to
my father and I will say, ‘Father, I have sinned against
heaven and before thee. I am no longer worthy to be
called thy son. Make me as one of thy hired servants.’”
Repentance is possibly the greatest gift God has ever
given us. Down deep inside we realize that we’ve
gone away from God, and the life we’ve been living is
not right. And when we whisper His name, it is not in
arrogance, but in the deepest humility.
The Prodigal Son was, no doubt, surprised that he could
repent and say “Father” again. But more than that, he
was surprised at the welcome his father gave him, for he
didn’t know what the reception would be. All he knew
was that he wasn’t right, that he was unworthy, and that
it was he who was responsible for the misery in his soul
and the want that no man could supply.
I started to pray for a man one day, but he stopped
me. I said, “My brother, God is good.” And with a
look on his face that I can’t describe, he said, “Don’t
tell me God is good. You just look at me. This is
what God did to me!”
His body was horribly crooked and twisted. He actually
believed God had done that to him. He was blaming
God, and there was nothing God could do as long
as he felt that way. Until mankind can think of God in
terms of His goodness, we will never repent…we will
never “come to ourselves” as the Prodigal did. It’s only
when we start thinking in terms of God’s goodness
and our own lack of goodness—our own need—that
we become humble and contrite in spirit.
Some years ago on Christmas Day, I was driving home
to my family when I picked up a soldier along the road.
While we were driving, I noticed that he kept putting
his hand in his shirt pocket, holding it there a few
moments, and then taking it out. He kept doing this.
Finally I said, “Son, do you mind telling me what you
have in your shirt pocket?”
Proudly, he pulled out an honorable discharge from
the United States Army and said, “I’ve been overseas
for more than two years, and my parents don’t know
“Repentance is possibly the
greatest gift God has ever
given us. Down deep inside
we realize that we’ve gone
away from God, and the life
we’ve been living is not right.”
that I’ve been discharged.” And then he said warmly,
“I don’t know, but I just get a good feeling every time
I put my hand in my pocket.”
When we came to a certain rise in the road, he
scooted up on the edge of the seat and pointed to a
white house on the left, about a mile down the road.
“That’s my home,” he said. And then as if talking to
himself, he went on, “I bet Dad and Mother will be
shocked to see me today.”
As we got closer, I saw a big, raw-boned man carrying a
feed bucket in each hand. The boy said, “That’s my dad.”
You could tell the man hadn’t heard us approaching.
When we got within about 50 or 75 yards of him and
before I could stop the car, the boy opened the door,
flung out his duffel bag, and away he ran. By the time
his dad heard us, the boy had leaped over the fence—it
looked to be six feet high—and I had stopped the car
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“The world can’t understand why we rejoice as we do. But they
haven’t had the homecoming that we’ve had!”
and gotten out. In a flash his father dropped those feed
buckets and I heard him yelling, “Welcome home,
Son! Welcome home!” as the two of them grabbed
each other and embraced.
Oh, if we could just see what happens when a man or
woman comes to God! When Jesus just reaches out
and takes him in…when He blots out that old past and
gives him a new course and washes him whiter than
snow…when the glory of God bursts upon him and
the light of God shines and the music of heaven begins
to play and God comes into a man.
The world can’t understand why we rejoice as we do.
But they haven’t had the homecoming that we’ve had!
The abundant life
The Prodigal Son was surprised at the abundance of
life bestowed upon him. The father said, “Bring forth
a new robe and put it on him. Bring forth the ring and
put it on his hand. Kill the fatted calf, and bring in
our friends. Let’s have music and shouting and dancing”
(vv. 22-23).
The robe signified possession, the ring signified that
he had found his rightful place again, the fatted calf
signified abundant life. It coincides with Jesus’ statement
in John 10:10 kjv: I am come that they might have
life, and that they might have it more abundantly. The
Prodigal was surprised at this abundance of life bestowed
upon him.
Isn’t God a good God? I don’t think we know how
good God is. We don’t know how full God’s storehouse
is. We don’t know the extent of His healing
power, or the strength of His great healing hand. We
don’t know the brightness of His glory. We don’t
know the glory of His presence. We don’t know all
there is in God, because we haven’t had the faith yet
to know. We haven’t come close enough to Him. The
closer we come, the more we see His beauty, and the
greater is His power revealed to us.
In 1947, God pulled open the curtain and let me see
something that thousands of people had wanted to
see—that God is a good God; that Christ came to give
us life more abundantly; that God did not come with a
life-shortening suggestion, but with a lifesaving power.
He did not come to impoverish us, but to meet our
needs. He didn’t come to afflict our bodies, but to heal
us from our hair to our toenails. He didn’t come to
drag us down, but He came to reach down His hand
and pick us up. Hallelujah! Jesus Christ came to give
us life, and to give it to us more abundantly!
Living a new life
In the greatest surprise of all, the Prodigal found
that he could live a second time. The first life was
not right; he had wasted it with riotous living. He
had thrown it to the winds. And yet, when he repented
and asked to be made just a hired servant, he
found that his father’s love was boundless and without
limit.
I think the greatest thing in this world is to live a second
time. In John 3:7 kjv, Ye must be born again. Why?
Because the first life is not right. This physical life
of ours which we receive from our mother’s womb
is truly a gift from God, but mankind has exercised
its capacity as a free moral agent and gone away from
God. We’ve wasted many of our talents and gifts. But
we can live a second time—we can be born again!
It’s time to come home
Isaiah 53:6 msg tells us that we’re all like sheep who’ve
wandered off and gotten lost. We’ve all done our own thing,
gone our own way. And God has piled all our sins, everything
we’ve done wrong, on him [Jesus].
If you’ve never “come to yourself” as the Prodigal Son
did and, with a repentant heart, turned homeward to
the heavenly Father who loves you and wants to give
you all that He has, you can do that right now.
This simple prayer, spoken from a humble heart, can
open the door to a whole new life for you, and a wonderful
relationship with the One who knows you best
and loves you most.
Let’s pray:
Heavenly Father, I have turned from Your path to my own
way. I’ve sinned, Lord, and I ask You to forgive me. I invite
Jesus into my heart to be my personal Lord and Savior. Thank
You for dying for me on the Cross, and for receiving me now
and giving me a new life in You. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
As you prayed that prayer, God opened all of heaven
to you. And like the Prodigal Son of the Bible, I believe
you are about to receive a royal welcome and an
abundance of life far beyond anything you have even
known before. Welcome home!
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