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Oral Roberts Ministries • Vol. 5 No. 3 • 2012 A Heritage of Healing
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Page 1: Miracles Vol. 5, No. 3

Oral Roberts Ministries bull Vol 5 No 3 bull 2012

A Heritage of Healing

THE PLACE FOR

IS COMING TO YOU

Mark your calendar because The Place for Miracles is coming to an area near you Join Richard for a MIRACLE HEALING SERVICEmdashwith encouraging testimonies a good word from God praise and worship and laying on of hands for those who want prayer

Invite your family and friends to attend and share the blessing Admission is free but seating may be limited so be sure to RSVP as soon as you can

For more information or to RSVP go online to wwworalrobertscom or call 918-495-7777

Are you believing in God for healing in any area of your life Are you ready for a spiritual boost

COME READY TO RELEASE YOUR FAITH EXPECTING MIRACLES AND ANSWERS TO PRAYER AS THESE PARTNERS DID

More Miracle Healing Services are being scheduled too so be sure to check our website Facebook page Twit-ter our television broadcasts and the latest issue of Miracles for updates on where Richard is coming next

UPCOMING SERVICES INCLUDEAug 25mdashToronto OntarioSep 27mdashCleveland OHSep 28mdashToledo OHSep 29mdashDetroit MI

Oct 25mdashFt Wayne INOct 26mdashSouth Bend INOct 27mdashChicago IL

I am still celebrating Richard Robertsrsquo awesome partner meeting in Los Angeles last October I was so blessed

mdashAlexis in California

Richard I was in your partner meeting when you pointed your finger at me and said ldquoI believe God is healing your right shoulderrdquo I claimed that Word from God and now I am totally pain free

mdashKatie in Delaware

What an awesome time we had in West Palm Beach today with Richard Roberts Your ministry is truly good ground in which to sow your seed I want to be your partner from now on

mdashSusann from Florida

There was such an anointing on Richard Roberts when he laid hands on memdashit was amazing I encourage everyone to get to a Miracle Healing Service any way

you can get there There can be a miracle waiting for you

mdashGerald from California

Thank you so much for coming to West Palm Beach to conduct a healing meeting It was a life-altering experience for me I wanted to go to Oklahoma to meet you but the Lord brought you here What a blessing

mdashGilfredo from Florida

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10

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18

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Making Room in Your Life for the Miraculous by Richard Roberts

Expecting your miracle is how you begin to receive what you need from the Lord

The Place for Miracles Can Be Where YOU Are Many people were blessed at recent Miracle Healing Services in Florida South Carolina Pennsylvania and New York

Is Your Faith Active by Lindsay Roberts

In order to please God we must be operating in faith

In the Midst of Mudslides the Hungry Are Being Fed With the help of the Oral Roberts Ministries partners Hunger Needs a Voice sends much needed food to storm victims in El Salvador

A Seed Sown for Breakthrough Planting seeds of faith yields the harvest of a better-than-imagined job

How to Live a Blessed and Happy Life A Classic Message by Oral Roberts

Godrsquos wisdom for successful blessed living are contained in Psalm 1

Are you facing something in your life that needs the touch of God Maybe yoursquore thinking that in your situation itrsquos going to take a miracle to settle the issue Well let me offer you good news Our God is a miracle-working God and He has good plans for your future You can turn to Him for help today

I encourage you to ask the Lord for His help and reach out in faith expecting His power to come into your life Keep expecting until you see your prayers answered It may take time for the process to take place but at the right time and in the right way I believe God brings about good for us as we continue to trust and obey Him

Remember the Abundant Life Prayer Group Lindsay and I are here for you Let us know how we can pray and agree in faith with you for the miracles you and your loved ones need May God supply your every need now and always in Jesusrsquo name

A Word from Richard Roberts

FEATURES

Vol 5 No 3 mdash JulAugSep 2012 Copyright copy 2012 by Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association No part may be reproduced in any form without written permission of the publisher All rights reserved Your copy of MIRACLEScopy is made possible by Seed-Faith offerings to Oral Roberts Ministries No subscription price

MIRACLEScopy is published quarterly by Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association PO Box 2187 Tulsa OK 74102-2187 POSTMAS-TER SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO MIRACLES PO BOX 2187 TULSA OK 74102-2187 For more information call (918) 495-7777 or contact us on the Internet at wwworalrobertscom Canada Publications Agreement 40774029

MAKING ROOMIN YOUR LIFE FOR THE

MIRACULOUS

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I grew up seeing miracles As the son of a healing evangelist I watched my father pray for the sick and saw many people healed by God Through the years I have learned to expect God to perform miracles in my life my family and my ministry on a regular basis

But many people have not grown up as I did Many have not had the opportunity to witness miracles as I did Irsquove known people who believe that a miracle must be something that only happens to a few privi-leged peoplehellipand only in the most extreme cir-cumstances

But Godrsquos Word doesnrsquot say that In fact from Gen-esis to Revelation the overriding tone of the Bible is one of miracleshellipof recognizing our need for them on a daily basishellipand of the Lordrsquos willingness to be-stow them

The Bible tells us that God is concerned about our daily needsmdashthe ones that seem huge to us and the small ones too He is concerned about everything that touches our lives And He stands ready to meet every need with His miracle-working power

Expectant Faith Creates MiraclesSome time ago we received a call from a woman whose son had been critically injured in a car accident and was paralyzed After major surgery he was placed in the intensive care unit The doctors said ldquoIt appears he will never walk againrdquo

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This woman told our Abundant Life Prayer Group prayer partner that she was expecting a miracle for her sonrsquos recovery and she fully expected him to walk again and even play sports Our prayer partner prayed with the woman for a mighty miracle and within a year that young man was completely healed by the power of God I truly believe expectant faith creates miracles

I have known children who believed that their parents would be delivered from alcoholism or drug addiction and miracles happened I have known parents who believed for miracles in their children and have seen tre-mendous results from the Lord because they did

Even when I personally ran from God as a young man my mother said to me ldquoSon you will never get away from my prayersrdquo She held on to her faith and would not turn loose until one day as a teenager I fully committed my life to Jesus Christ The prayers and expectant faith of my parents brought me to God

Expecting Is the BeginningTherefore I say to you whatever things you ask when you pray be-lieve that you receive them and you will have them (Mark 1124)

My grandparents held on to their faith for my fatherrsquos healing from tuberculosis even when other people had given up hope One day my grandmother went to the grocery store When she walked in it was obvious she was in tears The store clerk said ldquoOh Mrs Roberts has Oral diedrdquo

MAKING ROOMIN YOUR LIFE FOR THE

MIRACULOUS

5

ldquoNordquo my grandmother replied ldquoWhy do you ask thatrdquo

ldquoI saw you cryingrdquo he said

She said ldquoIrsquom not crying because Irsquom sad but because Irsquom happy I believe God is going to heal my son and someday he will preach the Gospelrdquo

What faith I believe that much of my fatherrsquos healing can be traced back to the expectant faith of my grand-parents who continued day by day to believe God until my dad was healed

Expectancy is like that It creates an atmosphere for de-liverance and sets the stage for a miracle It gets people in the right frame of mind I believe it influences heav-en and begins to change things in the natural realm

My grandparents protected the atmosphere of faith and expectancy in their home They would not allow any-one into my dadrsquos room who would not go into a faith agreement for his healing

His brothers and sisters were in faith too One day my aunt Jewel came and said ldquoOral God is going to heal yourdquo Thatrsquos expectation

My dad said ldquoIs He Jewelrdquo

She firmly replied ldquoYesrdquo

Not long after that my uncle Elmer came and said ldquoOral therersquos a man holding healing services in town and people are getting healed Irsquom going to drive you there to be prayed forrdquo

You see it was the expectant faith in the people who surrounded my father that stirred his own dormant faith to believe that although he had been bedfast for five months and the doctors could do no more he still could receive a miracle touch from God and be healed

And as that man of God laid his hands on Dad that night my father was healed In a momentrsquos time the tuberculosis was literally driven out of his body and he could breathe all the way down And for extra measure God also healed the stuttering that had plagued my dad all his life What his family members were expecting from God is what actually happened

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Open Yourself Up to the Possibility of MiraclesI constantly hear from people telling me that expect-ing a miracle caused them to find the best job they ever had or caused their business to change dramati-cally for the better or caused some other blessing to come into their lives

Not long ago I received a testimony from a man who had tried to get a job at a particular company for sev-eral years He wanted to work there because it was close to his home and it paid good wages Time and again he had applied but for some unknown reason he couldnrsquot get the job

One night he was watching me on TV I was talking about planting a seed of faith and expecting miracles That night he called to plant a financial seed into our ministry and released his faith expecting for the job of his dreams to finally come through The next day he called back to say that the company had offered him the job he wanted

Testimonies like this and many others like it encour-age me to keep urging people to make room for the miraculous in their lives and to begin to really expect miracles from the Lord

How Do You Expect a MiracleWhen you are expecting you are looking for some-thing You believe it is coming to you and yoursquore actively watching for it and reaching out for it

Unless you have this expectancy your miracle may pass you by without your even noticing it But perhaps when you are expecting your miracle you can recognize it when it comes and take hold of it Thatrsquos why it is im-portant to expect and keep expecting until you receive

What do we base our expectations on I believe we should base them on Godrsquos Word His Word is His guide for what He wants to do for us as we obey Him and use our faith

When you have a need find out what the Bible says about it Let your expectations rest on what God has already said about your situation He is not a man that He should lie (Numbers 2319) He keeps His Word

So you can trust Him to heal you according to 1 Peter 224hellip provide for you according to Luke 638hellipguide

you in the way you should go according to Isaiah 4817hellip and He promises so much more to you too

Once you know what to believe for according to His Word begin to look for His goodness to show up in your life Speak His Word out of your mouth and let it build your faith as you wait expectantly for Godrsquos power to fill your life Donrsquot let negative circumstanc-es and appearances influence you

Instead keep your mind and heart fixed on the truth of what God has said not on what your circumstances are saying Allow Him to show you how He has power in any situation you may be facing and how His miracle-working power can turn your situation around for your good

You can expect His miracle-working power by know-ing deep down in your heart that He wants what is best for you (3 John 2)hellip that no circumstances can separate you from His great love for you (Romans 838ndash39)hellip and that nothing is impossible if you con-tinue to believe God until you receive what you need (Matthew 1720)

God is so good His Word says He wants to prosper you in every area of your life He wants to heal you He wants you to enter into the fullness of His Holy Spirit He wants your life to count for His Kingdom and He has only good plans for your future (Jeremiah 2911)

Letrsquos Pray for You Right NowNow letrsquos join our faith together and believe God for the miraculous to begin opening up more and more in your life every day

Father You were a miracle-working God in the Bi-blehellipand I believe You still are today Yoursquore still per-forming miracles healing people and caring for their needs today because You donrsquot change You want the best for all Your children

Right now I open myself up to Your supernatural power in a new way and I make room for the miracu-lous in my life as I begin to truly expect miracles from You Thank You for Your saving healing delivering powerhellipand right now I receive that miracle-working power into my life In Jesusrsquo name Amen

ldquoGOD IS SO GOOD His Word says He wants to prosper you in every area of your life He wants to heal you He wants you to enter into the fullness of His Holy Spirit He wants your life to count for His Kingdom and He has only good plans for your futurerdquo

God has done miracle after miracle in my life since I signed up for your classesIn one online class Richard gave a word of knowledge about someone being healed of pain in their hip I had severe hip pain for over a year and I was instantly healed I taught a Bible study in my backyard with what I was learning in class and four of my family members gave their hearts to JesusmdashSonja from Virginia

The Lord has been working miracles in my life thanks to this classmdashAl from North Carolina

I have grown spiritually Because of this class I was compelled to minister to people in ways I had not done before Irsquom so thankful for everything I have learned It was life-changing mdashVirginia from Oklahoma

I LOVE YOUR CLASS Itrsquos the best thing Irsquove ever done mdashDan via email

Healings have broken out at church as students practiced what they learned in Richardrsquos classesmdashPastor Lynn Braco host of School of the Spirit at Fort Myers Christian Outreach Center

reg

For over 30 years Dr Richard Roberts has focused on meeting the practical needs of people by presenting the miracle healing ministry of Jesus Christ Now through the Richard Roberts School of the Spiritreg you can strengthen your spiritual walk with the wisdom that comes from years of ministry experience from the Roberts family

Convenient and AffordableCourses are available On Demand online anytime day or night or by DVD for viewing on your TV or computer

There are two tracks to choose frombull Certificate Track ($75 per course) Lectures only bull Advanced Track ($159 per course) Lectures and course work

Some of the courses offeredbull The Healing Ministry of Jesusbull The Anointingbull The End of the World and How It Will Happen

COMING AUGUST 2012 Godrsquos Power in YoumdashThe Holy Spirit and His Gifts

Certificate of completion for students

finishing course requirements

Take Your Faith to the Next Level

ORAL ROBERTS MINISTRIESPO BOX 2187 bull TULSA OK 74102

ENROLL TODAYFor more information and a complete course listing go towwworalrobertscom or call 918-591-2100

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THE PLACE FOR MIRACLES CAN BE WHERE YOU ARE

When you need a miracle touch from the Lord itrsquos good to know that He can meet you exactly where you are Over the past several months Richard Roberts has been traveling throughout the US to conduct Miracle Healing Services and prove that the place for miracles is more than a TV broadcastmdash itrsquos the power of God where you are to help you at the point of your need

Tremendous and encouraging testimonies are being given to our prayer part-ners as people report what God has done for them when they attended a meet-ing with Richard reached out in faith to God and expected miracles in their lives What a wonderful powerful loving and good God we servemdasha God who delights in blessing His children spirit soul and body

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New York City

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West Palm Beach West Palm Beach Philadelphia

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THE PLACE FOR MIRACLES CAN BE WHERE YOU ARE

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Pain-free in My LegsI had pain in my legs for several months and I could hardly work even with the help of a cane So I was looking forward to attending Rich-ardrsquos healing meeting in Lancaster Pennsylvania When he called forward those who wanted prayer I got in line Richard placed his hands on my head and prayed for me and I reached out in faith to God The pain left my legs and has not re-turned Irsquom able to walk and Irsquom so thrilled with my healing mdashShirley from Pennsylvania

Encouraged to Reach Out in Faith for Motherrsquos HealingDuring his Miracle Healing Service in New York City Richard gave a word of knowledge from God regarding a healing for someone with scoliosis My mother had been diagnosed with a curvature in her spine So when Richard gave that word of knowledge I received it for my mother and be-lieved God that my motherrsquos healing took place at the time Richard prayed I thank God for how He has used Oral Roberts Ministries mdashChinwe from New York

No More Pain in My ArmI had a problem with my rotator cuff and had surgery earlier in the year After surgery I began to experience great pain that would not go away But in March I attended Richardrsquos Miracle Heal-ing Service in Philadelphia where Richard laid hands on me and prayed for my arm The pain went away and I gave my testimony of healing to the audience Not long after that I went to the gym to exercise and I spent four hours there with no problems My arm is still healed and Irsquom so grateful mdashCara from Pennsylvania

MIRACLES REPORTED

New York City

Atlanta

Augusta

Greenville

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I was lying in bed one night studying my notes getting ready to preach in a church the next morning when the Lord spoke to me He redi-rected me regarding the message I was going to

preach I felt God was telling me to minister a much deeper message than I was planning formdasha message about the critical importance of our faith

To live in this day and age wersquove got to live deeper in the Word I believe we have to take the Word of God to a higher level in our lives to overcome todayrsquos chal-lenges Our faith must be active in order for us to walk in victory and success in this life

So the Lord led me to Hebrews 111 which tells us that faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen Faith is that realm that has substance Even though we donrsquot see the physical evi-dence in the natural realm therersquos another realm The supernatural realm is just as tangible and just as touch-able and it has just as much substance as the natural physical realm we live in even though we canrsquot see the supernatural with our natural eyes

And then I moved down to Hebrews 116 which says ldquoNow without faith itrsquos impossible to please Himrdquo

So in order to please God we must be operating in faithmdashno faith no pleasing God With faith we can please Him without it we canrsquot

So then the Lord told me ldquoGrab your highlighterrdquo At first I thought it was the strangest thing Irsquove ever heard But what happened next was so cool He told me to highlight the first few words of each verse of Hebrews 11 beginning at verse 1 and going all the way down to verse 32 Then after I highlighted everything He told me to read just the highlighted parts aloud Here is what it said

ldquoNow faith through faith by faith Abel by faith Enoch without faith by faith Noah by faith Abraham by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith Sarah by faith through faith by faith through faith having all died in faith by faith through faith by faith by faith by faith by faith Abraham by faith by faith Isaac by faith Jacob by faith Joseph by faith Moses by faith Moses by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith the walls of Jericho by faith the harlot Rahabrdquo

I think we get the message Isnrsquot that amazing I got so excited because I was seeing in a whole new light just how critically important our faith is

Is Your Faith Active emsp B Y emsp L I N D S A Y emsp R O B E R T S

11

If we look very carefully at the way this chapter of Hebrews is presented we see the peoplersquos faith before we even see who they are and what they experienced I believe God did it that way on purpose because He wants us to understand that no matter what wersquove done and no matter what is going on as long as we operate in faith and operate according to His Word He can honor our faith

God said four times both Old Testament and New Testament ldquoThe just shall live by and according to their faithrdquo So faith must be incredibly important to God And He tells us in Romans 123 that Hersquos given every person the measure of faith

You see faith is a belief system We can believe right or we can believe wrong but either way wersquore still believ-ing We are still choosing to make a decision based on our belief system We can take that belief system and believe wrong and get into fear or we can take that belief system and believe according to the Word of God and get into the miraculous Thatrsquos where I want to be

In the same passage of scripture where God tells us that Hersquos given every person the measure of faith He also tells us that what matters most is what we do with it I believe when God places something in us He also places that responsibility in usmdashthe responsibility to take the right corresponding action

You see faith without the proper corresponding ac-tion is as good as dead ( James 220) If we read the doom and gloom in the newspaper and on the nightly news the corresponding action in the natural realm is to get into fear But when we absorb the Word of God and hide it in our hearts we can begin to take the right action When we get a phone call with a bad report we wonrsquot have time to go from Genesis to Revelation What is in our heart immediately comes up

I like to think of it as if we are like a lemon Whatrsquos inside of us will get squeezed out when we are placed under pressure So I believe itrsquos time to ask ourselves

ldquoWhat do I have hidden in my heartmdashGodrsquos Word or the doom and gloom of this worldrdquo We have to make the choice to fill our hearts with Godrsquos Word so that when we are squeezed by the pressures of life what comes out is the Word of God and its life-giving power

I believe wersquore living in an age when we need to come together as a body of believers and say ldquoDevil you may say this on this newscast and you may say that in the newspaper but in the Name of Jesus Irsquom going by what the Word of God saysrdquo We donrsquot need dead faithhellip we donrsquot need wishy-washy faithhellip we donrsquot need lost and missing-in-action faith We need believ-ers to stand up in unity and active faith and say ldquoThis may be what the world says but this is what the Word says And Irsquom choosing to live by the Wordrdquo

My friends if your faith is lacking today I encour-age you to fill up your heart with the Word of God and allow Him to strengthen and empower your faith to move mountains and see miracles in your life in Jesusrsquo Name

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AbundantemspLifeemspBookstore

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The Miracle of Seed-Faith by Oral Roberts As long as the earth remains there will be seedtime and harvest (Genesis 822) In this book Oral shares three Bible principles on how you can make your life a continuous cycle of giving and receiving planting and harvesting and begin expecting miracles in your life $7 LC 105

Seed-Faith in a Nutshell by Richard amp Lindsay Roberts This power-packed mini-book explains important principles from Godrsquos Word on how you can make your giving a seed of your faith in obedience to Godand the scriptural benefits you can expect when you do $2 LC 61

Encouraging Words of Hope amp Life by Richard amp Lindsay Roberts Romans 1017 tells us that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God Thatrsquos why Richard and Lindsay Roberts have put together this powerful CD of Scriptures called Encouraging Words of Hope and Life As you listen over and over to Godrsquos own words about how much He loves you and who He says you are in Him you can keep your spirit built up and your faith strong believing to receive the miracles you need $7 LC 2302

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In this DVD sermon Lindsay Roberts shares a lively memo-rable message about how you can identify things in your life that donrsquot belong and the importance of keeping your own personal ldquoboxrdquo in order with Godrsquos help

When your box is full of God your life can be too

Cleaning houseTaking inventoryItrsquos good to clean housendashgetting rid of what we donrsquot need in order to make room for what we do need

Only $15

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Your DVD Changed My LifeI had been having many health issues such as nerve damage in my sciatic nerve a slipped disk that brought pain for more than 10 years swelling of legs and feet and a pelvic injury that caused so much pain I could not even lie down My weight was also an issue I was unable to work and I couldnrsquot pay my bills I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and to re-quest Richard Robertsrsquo DVD I Need a Miracle

After prayer and listening to the DVD continuously the weight has begun to drop off the swelling is gone from my legs and feet my pain has stopped and I am back at work This DVD and applying the principles on it has changed my life

Yvonne from North Carolina

A Good Blood-Work ResultA few months ago I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group concerning several physical conditionsmdashdiabetes high cholesterol and high triglycerides A few weeks af-ter that prayer I went back to my doctor for more blood work Tests showed that my blood sugars and triglycer-ides had dropped about 100 points putting them into a much healthier range Thank you for your prayers

Steven from Pennsylvania

A Miraculous TurnaroundI really needed my plumbing business to start doing better so I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer After your prayer partners agreed with me in

faith my business had a miraculous turnaround and is doing so much better Thank you ALPG

Jeffrey from California

A Renewed MarriageI have been a partner with the Oral Roberts Ministries for a long time and have continued to call the Abun-dant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer for my husband to be saved and set free from alcohol Well it has hap-pened He is saved and delivered

We have been married for 30 years and I feel like I am married to a different person We go to church togeth-er pray together and fellowship with other believers I never gave up believing and want to thank you for all your prayers for him

Judy from California

So Happy to See You on the Word NetworkFor a long time the only way I could watch Richard and Lindsayrsquos program The Place for Miracles was when I was visiting my daughter in a different state I am so happy that now I see it on the Word Network and I watch it every day

Rosetta from Kansas

Salvation for My Marine SonMy 18-year-old son asked Jesus into his heart while un-dergoing his Marine recruit training in San Diego Thank you Oral Roberts Ministries for your prayers for my son

Laura from Arizona

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Awesome God Everyday People Partners Share News of Godrsquos Goodness

We serve a good God And He doesnrsquot play favorites What He has done for these partners of our ministry He can do for you

I Got the Exact Job We Prayed ForI called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group to agree with me in prayer that I would find a good job where I could use my college degree and that provided good pay and benefits After prayer I got that exact job Thank you so much for praying with me

Alicia from Arkansas

My Healing Came at a Richard Roberts MeetingI had been suffering with a thyroid issue and a painful goiter problem for about two years I attended a Rich-ard Roberts Healing Meeting in Irvine California where he laid hands on me and prayed for my healing I received my healing by faith that night When I went back to the doctor the thyroid and goiter problems were completely gone I am healed

Dorothy from California

New Jobs for Both of UsI have called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group a few times out of desperation asking for prayer for a new job for myself and a colleague The situation at our old job was becoming unbearable Recently both my friend and I were hired by a great company and we are praising God We had to go through some very rigor-ous testing during our training and I called the ALPG for prayer on that issue as well We both scored at the top of our training class Thank you for your prayers

Pam from Florida

Our Long-Awaited BabyMy husband and I have wanted a child for 10 years but we have not been able to have one I was watching The Place for Miracles and I decided to call the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group and ask them to pray with me Irsquom so happy to report that today I am six months pregnant

Ladonna from Michigan

My Mother Is WellMy mother was in the Intensive Care Unit with pneu-monia and an infection of the blood bladder and urinary tract The doctor only gave her a 50 chance to live I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and asked for a prayer cloth to be sent to us as a point of contact for us to continue to release our faith Within a few short days my mother was well enough to leave the hospital Thank you so much for your prayers

Debra from Ohio

My Husband Kept His JobLast week I sent a $20 seed-faith gift to your ministry with a prayer request that my husband would survive a massive layoff at his work I am happy to report that he made the cut In fact he was the last employee to be savedmdashPraise God

Vicki from New York

Healed Using Prayer Cloth as Point of ContactI was injured when my deck collapsed while I was standing on it I twisted my leg and knee and I had a wound on my ankle that would not heal Later I de-veloped cellulitis (inflammation of tissues beneath the skin) on the affected area I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and requested a prayer cloth When I received the cloth I taped it to my leg and be-lieved God for my miracle Today I am totally healed

Nancy from New York

Faith Released Through Using Prayer ClothI hurt my hand playing the drums The pain persisted for about a month It hurt so bad it made me cry I de-cided to lay a Richard Roberts prayer cloth on my palm and then I wrapped it in a bandage The next morning when I woke up the pain was gone My hand is healed

Lola from Pennsylvania

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In the Midst of Mudslides

the Are Being Fed

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Imagine having your home damagedhellip your livelihood threatenedhellip and the disabled person in your family in need of help that you canrsquot always give themhellip

Thatrsquos what many families in El Salvador faced af-ter damaging rains severe flooding and dangerous mudslides late last year Irsquom so glad that through your support Hunger Needs a Voicereg was able to reach many people who were hit hard by the rain damage in El Salvador

With your help we sent more than 272000 meals of rice and soy protein to 2349 families with a disabled child or family member in eight municipalities where flood and landslide damage was significant

On behalf of these families I thank you for your gifts and prayers in support of this ministry Itrsquos amazing isnrsquot it how we can come together in the name of Jesus to make a difference to people we may never meet

And it wouldnrsquot be possible without people like you helping us to meet needs in other countries and use the doors open to us to share Jesus with them Thank you

Your seed TODAY can help us feed STARVING PEOPLE in NigerRight now we are preparing to send desperately needed food to Niger where droughts are causing thousands of parents and children to starvehellip Your giving can help us feed them To plant a seed-faith gift into the Oral Rob-erts Ministries and be a part of our international crusades food distribution to Niger and other needy areas televi-sion programs and other ways to reach out with Godrsquos miracle-working power go to wwworalrobertscomseed You can also support HNAV by or-dering the Hunger Needs a Voicereg wristband at wwworalrobertscombookstore

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Dear Richard and Lindsay

I give God all the glory because He has done more than I could ask or think Here is my story

I lost my job two and a half years ago and since then Irsquove had a really hard time even finding a part-time job to take care of my needs There were days I dreaded get-ting up in the morning because I had to face the same routine Get on the computer search for jobs send out resumes and then wait for the phone to ring The calls were few and far between and all I could do was cry out to God for His mercy

I watch your television program The Place for Miracles each night at my home in Toronto Canada Back in February Richard you challenged your viewers to pray believe and receive a breakthrough for 2012 by sowing a seed-faith gift into the Oral Roberts Ministries I felt a leading from the Holy Spirit on the inside of me that I needed to show my faith just like the woman with the issue of blood who reached out in faith touched the hem of Jesusrsquo garment and was healed I felt that taking my step of faith by planting my seed was the key to unlock His deliverance and blessing in my life

I took all I could give at the time which was $45 and I wrote my check and sent it the next day to your ministry I stretched out my faith to God that my seed for breakthrough would produce the harvest that I need-edmdasha good job

By the end of February I had a part-time job for which I was very grateful I was able to get out of the house a little and I had some money to pay tithes again But that was only an appetizer to the main course that God was going to provide for me

Within a month I received a call from a marketing company just ten minutes away from me that was look-ing for someone with my experience and credentials I interviewed a couple of times and Irsquom so thrilled to say that I just finished my first full week of work with that company

God has given me a great jobmdasha management posi-tion that I thought was out of my reach Itrsquos just ten min-utes from my home with a good salary and my benefits started immediately That almost never happens

Richard and Lindsay your prayer of agreement and challenge to sow my financial seed for breakthrough has me in amazement I am marveling at what God has done because I acted in faith on what He said to me through you I thank you both and I will continue to support your ministry But most importantly I give God all the glory

Your Brother in ChristColin from Toronto

A Seed Sown for Breakthrough

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No matter what your situation ishellipno matter what has happened we are here and we want to see God meet you at your time of needhellipto share the love of God with you as He has freely given it to all who call upon Him

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24 million calls since 1958

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How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

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In the first chapter of the Book of Psalms God sets out several basic principles to follow in order to have a blessed and happy life I believe we ought to pay par-ticular attention to this chapter because it shows that God intends for us to be blessed

What to Avoid What to PursueThe first thing God tells us in Psalm 1 is what to avoid in order to be blessed (one translation uses the words happy fortunate prosperous and enviable) He says that we are not to seek or to follow the plans of those who do not serve God Nor are we to hinder them from coming to Him by living an ungodly lifestyle while claiming to follow the Lord

Wersquore also told to avoid becoming scoffers and criticsmdashthat is becoming the kind of people who are so miser-able that nothing ever suits them

After God tells us what to avoid He tells us what to pursue in order to keep His blessing on our lives He says that wersquore to delight ourselves in His Word and meditate on the Scriptures day and night

Remember we live in a world that is constantly pull-ing on us to do ungodly things that cannot be blessed It is essential to choose to do right And when we meditate on Godrsquos Word Psalm 13 says that we shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither His Word directs us in what is right and it gives stability to our lives in what can be an unstable world

God Can Divinely Place YouPsalm 13 says that we can be planted In other words God can place us where He wants us to be Thatrsquos an important point

Many Christians donrsquot know that there is a particular place where God wants them Theyrsquore doubtful and wandering always asking Should I be here or some-where else

But God says that if we delight ourselves in His Word He would not only plant us but He would plant us by the rivers of watermdashthat special place of richness where many rivers come together where there will always be an abundance of life-giving water

Naturersquos Power SourceA tree needs an abundance of water to live grow and produce fruit And thatrsquos the next promise God says that the godly man bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither (v 3)

I recently made a study of leaves with biologists and botanists and discussed with Jewish rabbis what the

How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

Psalm 11 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD and in his law doth he meditate day and night3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

21

In essence Jesus saidldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Comforter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

phrase his leaf also shall not wither means in the Hebrew I discovered that the leaf of a tree is like a little green factory that produces food for the tree It is actu-ally the power source of the tree The leaf connects itself with the water source scoops up the water and spreads it throughout the tree In other words the leaf keeps the tree alive

Godrsquos Power SourceWhat keeps us alive spiritually is the living water Jesus referred to in John 737ndash38

The Bible says that on the feast day called the Day of Pentecost the people overturned barrels of water and let the water run down the temple steps Then they danced in it rejoicing and praising God for a successful harvest

Watching the people celebrate Jesus said If any man thirst let him come unto me and drink He that believeth on mehellipout of his belly shall flow rivers of living water (vv 37ndash38)

Then the Bible says This spake he [Christ] of the Spirit which they that believe on him should receive for the Holy Ghost was not yet given because that Jesus was not yet glori-fied (v 39)

In other words Jesus planned from the beginning that when we believe on Him we would receive the Holy Spirit to live inside of us as our Helper And with the Holy Spirit in us out of our belliesmdashour inner man where speaking in tongues beginsmdashwould flow rivers of living water

In essence Jesus said ldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Com-forter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

People often ask me why I pray in tongues I pray in tongues because the mysteries of life are too much for me and the problems are overwhelming I pray in

tongues because I donrsquot know how to pray as I ought every time but the Holy Spirit knows He knows the mind and will of God and Romans 826 says that He intercedes for us with groanings for which there is no equal in human speech

Godly ProsperityThe next line of Psalm 1 is amazing to me It says Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

Time and time again people take this verse out of context and confess it over their lives But it wonrsquot work that way According to this Scripture true prosperity only comes when we do what God is telling us to do

Are we refusing to base our decisions on the advice of ungodly people Are we avoiding being a stumbling block to sinners Are we choosing not to be a gossiper a scoffer a critic or a worn-out miserable person Are we delighting ourselves in Godrsquos Word and medi-tating on the Scriptures day and night

Godly prosperity only happens when we do what Godrsquos Word tells us to dohellipand this includes plant-ing our seeds of faith to God and expecting Him to multiply them back to us in the way we need it the most

Blessed Is the ManhellipIf you are basing your life on the Word of God and following all that He tells you to do according to Psalm 1 I believe we can make this declaration of faith right now

Thank You Lord that You have planted me by the rivers of living water I bring forth fruit in my season and my leafmdashwhich is my power sourcemdashdoes not wither Furthermore I have the Holy Spirit living in me and Irsquom taking up the living water of the Spirit and letting it spread throughout my being And because I am a child of God who follows Your Word all that I do can prosper

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THE PLACE FOR

IS COMING TO YOU

Mark your calendar because The Place for Miracles is coming to an area near you Join Richard for a MIRACLE HEALING SERVICEmdashwith encouraging testimonies a good word from God praise and worship and laying on of hands for those who want prayer

Invite your family and friends to attend and share the blessing Admission is free but seating may be limited so be sure to RSVP as soon as you can

For more information or to RSVP go online to wwworalrobertscom or call 918-495-7777

Are you believing in God for healing in any area of your life Are you ready for a spiritual boost

COME READY TO RELEASE YOUR FAITH EXPECTING MIRACLES AND ANSWERS TO PRAYER AS THESE PARTNERS DID

More Miracle Healing Services are being scheduled too so be sure to check our website Facebook page Twit-ter our television broadcasts and the latest issue of Miracles for updates on where Richard is coming next

UPCOMING SERVICES INCLUDEAug 25mdashToronto OntarioSep 27mdashCleveland OHSep 28mdashToledo OHSep 29mdashDetroit MI

Oct 25mdashFt Wayne INOct 26mdashSouth Bend INOct 27mdashChicago IL

I am still celebrating Richard Robertsrsquo awesome partner meeting in Los Angeles last October I was so blessed

mdashAlexis in California

Richard I was in your partner meeting when you pointed your finger at me and said ldquoI believe God is healing your right shoulderrdquo I claimed that Word from God and now I am totally pain free

mdashKatie in Delaware

What an awesome time we had in West Palm Beach today with Richard Roberts Your ministry is truly good ground in which to sow your seed I want to be your partner from now on

mdashSusann from Florida

There was such an anointing on Richard Roberts when he laid hands on memdashit was amazing I encourage everyone to get to a Miracle Healing Service any way

you can get there There can be a miracle waiting for you

mdashGerald from California

Thank you so much for coming to West Palm Beach to conduct a healing meeting It was a life-altering experience for me I wanted to go to Oklahoma to meet you but the Lord brought you here What a blessing

mdashGilfredo from Florida

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Making Room in Your Life for the Miraculous by Richard Roberts

Expecting your miracle is how you begin to receive what you need from the Lord

The Place for Miracles Can Be Where YOU Are Many people were blessed at recent Miracle Healing Services in Florida South Carolina Pennsylvania and New York

Is Your Faith Active by Lindsay Roberts

In order to please God we must be operating in faith

In the Midst of Mudslides the Hungry Are Being Fed With the help of the Oral Roberts Ministries partners Hunger Needs a Voice sends much needed food to storm victims in El Salvador

A Seed Sown for Breakthrough Planting seeds of faith yields the harvest of a better-than-imagined job

How to Live a Blessed and Happy Life A Classic Message by Oral Roberts

Godrsquos wisdom for successful blessed living are contained in Psalm 1

Are you facing something in your life that needs the touch of God Maybe yoursquore thinking that in your situation itrsquos going to take a miracle to settle the issue Well let me offer you good news Our God is a miracle-working God and He has good plans for your future You can turn to Him for help today

I encourage you to ask the Lord for His help and reach out in faith expecting His power to come into your life Keep expecting until you see your prayers answered It may take time for the process to take place but at the right time and in the right way I believe God brings about good for us as we continue to trust and obey Him

Remember the Abundant Life Prayer Group Lindsay and I are here for you Let us know how we can pray and agree in faith with you for the miracles you and your loved ones need May God supply your every need now and always in Jesusrsquo name

A Word from Richard Roberts

FEATURES

Vol 5 No 3 mdash JulAugSep 2012 Copyright copy 2012 by Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association No part may be reproduced in any form without written permission of the publisher All rights reserved Your copy of MIRACLEScopy is made possible by Seed-Faith offerings to Oral Roberts Ministries No subscription price

MIRACLEScopy is published quarterly by Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association PO Box 2187 Tulsa OK 74102-2187 POSTMAS-TER SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO MIRACLES PO BOX 2187 TULSA OK 74102-2187 For more information call (918) 495-7777 or contact us on the Internet at wwworalrobertscom Canada Publications Agreement 40774029

MAKING ROOMIN YOUR LIFE FOR THE

MIRACULOUS

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I grew up seeing miracles As the son of a healing evangelist I watched my father pray for the sick and saw many people healed by God Through the years I have learned to expect God to perform miracles in my life my family and my ministry on a regular basis

But many people have not grown up as I did Many have not had the opportunity to witness miracles as I did Irsquove known people who believe that a miracle must be something that only happens to a few privi-leged peoplehellipand only in the most extreme cir-cumstances

But Godrsquos Word doesnrsquot say that In fact from Gen-esis to Revelation the overriding tone of the Bible is one of miracleshellipof recognizing our need for them on a daily basishellipand of the Lordrsquos willingness to be-stow them

The Bible tells us that God is concerned about our daily needsmdashthe ones that seem huge to us and the small ones too He is concerned about everything that touches our lives And He stands ready to meet every need with His miracle-working power

Expectant Faith Creates MiraclesSome time ago we received a call from a woman whose son had been critically injured in a car accident and was paralyzed After major surgery he was placed in the intensive care unit The doctors said ldquoIt appears he will never walk againrdquo

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This woman told our Abundant Life Prayer Group prayer partner that she was expecting a miracle for her sonrsquos recovery and she fully expected him to walk again and even play sports Our prayer partner prayed with the woman for a mighty miracle and within a year that young man was completely healed by the power of God I truly believe expectant faith creates miracles

I have known children who believed that their parents would be delivered from alcoholism or drug addiction and miracles happened I have known parents who believed for miracles in their children and have seen tre-mendous results from the Lord because they did

Even when I personally ran from God as a young man my mother said to me ldquoSon you will never get away from my prayersrdquo She held on to her faith and would not turn loose until one day as a teenager I fully committed my life to Jesus Christ The prayers and expectant faith of my parents brought me to God

Expecting Is the BeginningTherefore I say to you whatever things you ask when you pray be-lieve that you receive them and you will have them (Mark 1124)

My grandparents held on to their faith for my fatherrsquos healing from tuberculosis even when other people had given up hope One day my grandmother went to the grocery store When she walked in it was obvious she was in tears The store clerk said ldquoOh Mrs Roberts has Oral diedrdquo

MAKING ROOMIN YOUR LIFE FOR THE

MIRACULOUS

5

ldquoNordquo my grandmother replied ldquoWhy do you ask thatrdquo

ldquoI saw you cryingrdquo he said

She said ldquoIrsquom not crying because Irsquom sad but because Irsquom happy I believe God is going to heal my son and someday he will preach the Gospelrdquo

What faith I believe that much of my fatherrsquos healing can be traced back to the expectant faith of my grand-parents who continued day by day to believe God until my dad was healed

Expectancy is like that It creates an atmosphere for de-liverance and sets the stage for a miracle It gets people in the right frame of mind I believe it influences heav-en and begins to change things in the natural realm

My grandparents protected the atmosphere of faith and expectancy in their home They would not allow any-one into my dadrsquos room who would not go into a faith agreement for his healing

His brothers and sisters were in faith too One day my aunt Jewel came and said ldquoOral God is going to heal yourdquo Thatrsquos expectation

My dad said ldquoIs He Jewelrdquo

She firmly replied ldquoYesrdquo

Not long after that my uncle Elmer came and said ldquoOral therersquos a man holding healing services in town and people are getting healed Irsquom going to drive you there to be prayed forrdquo

You see it was the expectant faith in the people who surrounded my father that stirred his own dormant faith to believe that although he had been bedfast for five months and the doctors could do no more he still could receive a miracle touch from God and be healed

And as that man of God laid his hands on Dad that night my father was healed In a momentrsquos time the tuberculosis was literally driven out of his body and he could breathe all the way down And for extra measure God also healed the stuttering that had plagued my dad all his life What his family members were expecting from God is what actually happened

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Open Yourself Up to the Possibility of MiraclesI constantly hear from people telling me that expect-ing a miracle caused them to find the best job they ever had or caused their business to change dramati-cally for the better or caused some other blessing to come into their lives

Not long ago I received a testimony from a man who had tried to get a job at a particular company for sev-eral years He wanted to work there because it was close to his home and it paid good wages Time and again he had applied but for some unknown reason he couldnrsquot get the job

One night he was watching me on TV I was talking about planting a seed of faith and expecting miracles That night he called to plant a financial seed into our ministry and released his faith expecting for the job of his dreams to finally come through The next day he called back to say that the company had offered him the job he wanted

Testimonies like this and many others like it encour-age me to keep urging people to make room for the miraculous in their lives and to begin to really expect miracles from the Lord

How Do You Expect a MiracleWhen you are expecting you are looking for some-thing You believe it is coming to you and yoursquore actively watching for it and reaching out for it

Unless you have this expectancy your miracle may pass you by without your even noticing it But perhaps when you are expecting your miracle you can recognize it when it comes and take hold of it Thatrsquos why it is im-portant to expect and keep expecting until you receive

What do we base our expectations on I believe we should base them on Godrsquos Word His Word is His guide for what He wants to do for us as we obey Him and use our faith

When you have a need find out what the Bible says about it Let your expectations rest on what God has already said about your situation He is not a man that He should lie (Numbers 2319) He keeps His Word

So you can trust Him to heal you according to 1 Peter 224hellip provide for you according to Luke 638hellipguide

you in the way you should go according to Isaiah 4817hellip and He promises so much more to you too

Once you know what to believe for according to His Word begin to look for His goodness to show up in your life Speak His Word out of your mouth and let it build your faith as you wait expectantly for Godrsquos power to fill your life Donrsquot let negative circumstanc-es and appearances influence you

Instead keep your mind and heart fixed on the truth of what God has said not on what your circumstances are saying Allow Him to show you how He has power in any situation you may be facing and how His miracle-working power can turn your situation around for your good

You can expect His miracle-working power by know-ing deep down in your heart that He wants what is best for you (3 John 2)hellip that no circumstances can separate you from His great love for you (Romans 838ndash39)hellip and that nothing is impossible if you con-tinue to believe God until you receive what you need (Matthew 1720)

God is so good His Word says He wants to prosper you in every area of your life He wants to heal you He wants you to enter into the fullness of His Holy Spirit He wants your life to count for His Kingdom and He has only good plans for your future (Jeremiah 2911)

Letrsquos Pray for You Right NowNow letrsquos join our faith together and believe God for the miraculous to begin opening up more and more in your life every day

Father You were a miracle-working God in the Bi-blehellipand I believe You still are today Yoursquore still per-forming miracles healing people and caring for their needs today because You donrsquot change You want the best for all Your children

Right now I open myself up to Your supernatural power in a new way and I make room for the miracu-lous in my life as I begin to truly expect miracles from You Thank You for Your saving healing delivering powerhellipand right now I receive that miracle-working power into my life In Jesusrsquo name Amen

ldquoGOD IS SO GOOD His Word says He wants to prosper you in every area of your life He wants to heal you He wants you to enter into the fullness of His Holy Spirit He wants your life to count for His Kingdom and He has only good plans for your futurerdquo

God has done miracle after miracle in my life since I signed up for your classesIn one online class Richard gave a word of knowledge about someone being healed of pain in their hip I had severe hip pain for over a year and I was instantly healed I taught a Bible study in my backyard with what I was learning in class and four of my family members gave their hearts to JesusmdashSonja from Virginia

The Lord has been working miracles in my life thanks to this classmdashAl from North Carolina

I have grown spiritually Because of this class I was compelled to minister to people in ways I had not done before Irsquom so thankful for everything I have learned It was life-changing mdashVirginia from Oklahoma

I LOVE YOUR CLASS Itrsquos the best thing Irsquove ever done mdashDan via email

Healings have broken out at church as students practiced what they learned in Richardrsquos classesmdashPastor Lynn Braco host of School of the Spirit at Fort Myers Christian Outreach Center

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For over 30 years Dr Richard Roberts has focused on meeting the practical needs of people by presenting the miracle healing ministry of Jesus Christ Now through the Richard Roberts School of the Spiritreg you can strengthen your spiritual walk with the wisdom that comes from years of ministry experience from the Roberts family

Convenient and AffordableCourses are available On Demand online anytime day or night or by DVD for viewing on your TV or computer

There are two tracks to choose frombull Certificate Track ($75 per course) Lectures only bull Advanced Track ($159 per course) Lectures and course work

Some of the courses offeredbull The Healing Ministry of Jesusbull The Anointingbull The End of the World and How It Will Happen

COMING AUGUST 2012 Godrsquos Power in YoumdashThe Holy Spirit and His Gifts

Certificate of completion for students

finishing course requirements

Take Your Faith to the Next Level

ORAL ROBERTS MINISTRIESPO BOX 2187 bull TULSA OK 74102

ENROLL TODAYFor more information and a complete course listing go towwworalrobertscom or call 918-591-2100

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THE PLACE FOR MIRACLES CAN BE WHERE YOU ARE

When you need a miracle touch from the Lord itrsquos good to know that He can meet you exactly where you are Over the past several months Richard Roberts has been traveling throughout the US to conduct Miracle Healing Services and prove that the place for miracles is more than a TV broadcastmdash itrsquos the power of God where you are to help you at the point of your need

Tremendous and encouraging testimonies are being given to our prayer part-ners as people report what God has done for them when they attended a meet-ing with Richard reached out in faith to God and expected miracles in their lives What a wonderful powerful loving and good God we servemdasha God who delights in blessing His children spirit soul and body

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THE PLACE FOR MIRACLES CAN BE WHERE YOU ARE

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Pain-free in My LegsI had pain in my legs for several months and I could hardly work even with the help of a cane So I was looking forward to attending Rich-ardrsquos healing meeting in Lancaster Pennsylvania When he called forward those who wanted prayer I got in line Richard placed his hands on my head and prayed for me and I reached out in faith to God The pain left my legs and has not re-turned Irsquom able to walk and Irsquom so thrilled with my healing mdashShirley from Pennsylvania

Encouraged to Reach Out in Faith for Motherrsquos HealingDuring his Miracle Healing Service in New York City Richard gave a word of knowledge from God regarding a healing for someone with scoliosis My mother had been diagnosed with a curvature in her spine So when Richard gave that word of knowledge I received it for my mother and be-lieved God that my motherrsquos healing took place at the time Richard prayed I thank God for how He has used Oral Roberts Ministries mdashChinwe from New York

No More Pain in My ArmI had a problem with my rotator cuff and had surgery earlier in the year After surgery I began to experience great pain that would not go away But in March I attended Richardrsquos Miracle Heal-ing Service in Philadelphia where Richard laid hands on me and prayed for my arm The pain went away and I gave my testimony of healing to the audience Not long after that I went to the gym to exercise and I spent four hours there with no problems My arm is still healed and Irsquom so grateful mdashCara from Pennsylvania

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I was lying in bed one night studying my notes getting ready to preach in a church the next morning when the Lord spoke to me He redi-rected me regarding the message I was going to

preach I felt God was telling me to minister a much deeper message than I was planning formdasha message about the critical importance of our faith

To live in this day and age wersquove got to live deeper in the Word I believe we have to take the Word of God to a higher level in our lives to overcome todayrsquos chal-lenges Our faith must be active in order for us to walk in victory and success in this life

So the Lord led me to Hebrews 111 which tells us that faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen Faith is that realm that has substance Even though we donrsquot see the physical evi-dence in the natural realm therersquos another realm The supernatural realm is just as tangible and just as touch-able and it has just as much substance as the natural physical realm we live in even though we canrsquot see the supernatural with our natural eyes

And then I moved down to Hebrews 116 which says ldquoNow without faith itrsquos impossible to please Himrdquo

So in order to please God we must be operating in faithmdashno faith no pleasing God With faith we can please Him without it we canrsquot

So then the Lord told me ldquoGrab your highlighterrdquo At first I thought it was the strangest thing Irsquove ever heard But what happened next was so cool He told me to highlight the first few words of each verse of Hebrews 11 beginning at verse 1 and going all the way down to verse 32 Then after I highlighted everything He told me to read just the highlighted parts aloud Here is what it said

ldquoNow faith through faith by faith Abel by faith Enoch without faith by faith Noah by faith Abraham by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith Sarah by faith through faith by faith through faith having all died in faith by faith through faith by faith by faith by faith by faith Abraham by faith by faith Isaac by faith Jacob by faith Joseph by faith Moses by faith Moses by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith the walls of Jericho by faith the harlot Rahabrdquo

I think we get the message Isnrsquot that amazing I got so excited because I was seeing in a whole new light just how critically important our faith is

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If we look very carefully at the way this chapter of Hebrews is presented we see the peoplersquos faith before we even see who they are and what they experienced I believe God did it that way on purpose because He wants us to understand that no matter what wersquove done and no matter what is going on as long as we operate in faith and operate according to His Word He can honor our faith

God said four times both Old Testament and New Testament ldquoThe just shall live by and according to their faithrdquo So faith must be incredibly important to God And He tells us in Romans 123 that Hersquos given every person the measure of faith

You see faith is a belief system We can believe right or we can believe wrong but either way wersquore still believ-ing We are still choosing to make a decision based on our belief system We can take that belief system and believe wrong and get into fear or we can take that belief system and believe according to the Word of God and get into the miraculous Thatrsquos where I want to be

In the same passage of scripture where God tells us that Hersquos given every person the measure of faith He also tells us that what matters most is what we do with it I believe when God places something in us He also places that responsibility in usmdashthe responsibility to take the right corresponding action

You see faith without the proper corresponding ac-tion is as good as dead ( James 220) If we read the doom and gloom in the newspaper and on the nightly news the corresponding action in the natural realm is to get into fear But when we absorb the Word of God and hide it in our hearts we can begin to take the right action When we get a phone call with a bad report we wonrsquot have time to go from Genesis to Revelation What is in our heart immediately comes up

I like to think of it as if we are like a lemon Whatrsquos inside of us will get squeezed out when we are placed under pressure So I believe itrsquos time to ask ourselves

ldquoWhat do I have hidden in my heartmdashGodrsquos Word or the doom and gloom of this worldrdquo We have to make the choice to fill our hearts with Godrsquos Word so that when we are squeezed by the pressures of life what comes out is the Word of God and its life-giving power

I believe wersquore living in an age when we need to come together as a body of believers and say ldquoDevil you may say this on this newscast and you may say that in the newspaper but in the Name of Jesus Irsquom going by what the Word of God saysrdquo We donrsquot need dead faithhellip we donrsquot need wishy-washy faithhellip we donrsquot need lost and missing-in-action faith We need believ-ers to stand up in unity and active faith and say ldquoThis may be what the world says but this is what the Word says And Irsquom choosing to live by the Wordrdquo

My friends if your faith is lacking today I encour-age you to fill up your heart with the Word of God and allow Him to strengthen and empower your faith to move mountains and see miracles in your life in Jesusrsquo Name

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The Miracle of Seed-Faith by Oral Roberts As long as the earth remains there will be seedtime and harvest (Genesis 822) In this book Oral shares three Bible principles on how you can make your life a continuous cycle of giving and receiving planting and harvesting and begin expecting miracles in your life $7 LC 105

Seed-Faith in a Nutshell by Richard amp Lindsay Roberts This power-packed mini-book explains important principles from Godrsquos Word on how you can make your giving a seed of your faith in obedience to Godand the scriptural benefits you can expect when you do $2 LC 61

Encouraging Words of Hope amp Life by Richard amp Lindsay Roberts Romans 1017 tells us that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God Thatrsquos why Richard and Lindsay Roberts have put together this powerful CD of Scriptures called Encouraging Words of Hope and Life As you listen over and over to Godrsquos own words about how much He loves you and who He says you are in Him you can keep your spirit built up and your faith strong believing to receive the miracles you need $7 LC 2302

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When your box is full of God your life can be too

Cleaning houseTaking inventoryItrsquos good to clean housendashgetting rid of what we donrsquot need in order to make room for what we do need

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Your DVD Changed My LifeI had been having many health issues such as nerve damage in my sciatic nerve a slipped disk that brought pain for more than 10 years swelling of legs and feet and a pelvic injury that caused so much pain I could not even lie down My weight was also an issue I was unable to work and I couldnrsquot pay my bills I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and to re-quest Richard Robertsrsquo DVD I Need a Miracle

After prayer and listening to the DVD continuously the weight has begun to drop off the swelling is gone from my legs and feet my pain has stopped and I am back at work This DVD and applying the principles on it has changed my life

Yvonne from North Carolina

A Good Blood-Work ResultA few months ago I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group concerning several physical conditionsmdashdiabetes high cholesterol and high triglycerides A few weeks af-ter that prayer I went back to my doctor for more blood work Tests showed that my blood sugars and triglycer-ides had dropped about 100 points putting them into a much healthier range Thank you for your prayers

Steven from Pennsylvania

A Miraculous TurnaroundI really needed my plumbing business to start doing better so I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer After your prayer partners agreed with me in

faith my business had a miraculous turnaround and is doing so much better Thank you ALPG

Jeffrey from California

A Renewed MarriageI have been a partner with the Oral Roberts Ministries for a long time and have continued to call the Abun-dant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer for my husband to be saved and set free from alcohol Well it has hap-pened He is saved and delivered

We have been married for 30 years and I feel like I am married to a different person We go to church togeth-er pray together and fellowship with other believers I never gave up believing and want to thank you for all your prayers for him

Judy from California

So Happy to See You on the Word NetworkFor a long time the only way I could watch Richard and Lindsayrsquos program The Place for Miracles was when I was visiting my daughter in a different state I am so happy that now I see it on the Word Network and I watch it every day

Rosetta from Kansas

Salvation for My Marine SonMy 18-year-old son asked Jesus into his heart while un-dergoing his Marine recruit training in San Diego Thank you Oral Roberts Ministries for your prayers for my son

Laura from Arizona

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Awesome God Everyday People Partners Share News of Godrsquos Goodness

We serve a good God And He doesnrsquot play favorites What He has done for these partners of our ministry He can do for you

I Got the Exact Job We Prayed ForI called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group to agree with me in prayer that I would find a good job where I could use my college degree and that provided good pay and benefits After prayer I got that exact job Thank you so much for praying with me

Alicia from Arkansas

My Healing Came at a Richard Roberts MeetingI had been suffering with a thyroid issue and a painful goiter problem for about two years I attended a Rich-ard Roberts Healing Meeting in Irvine California where he laid hands on me and prayed for my healing I received my healing by faith that night When I went back to the doctor the thyroid and goiter problems were completely gone I am healed

Dorothy from California

New Jobs for Both of UsI have called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group a few times out of desperation asking for prayer for a new job for myself and a colleague The situation at our old job was becoming unbearable Recently both my friend and I were hired by a great company and we are praising God We had to go through some very rigor-ous testing during our training and I called the ALPG for prayer on that issue as well We both scored at the top of our training class Thank you for your prayers

Pam from Florida

Our Long-Awaited BabyMy husband and I have wanted a child for 10 years but we have not been able to have one I was watching The Place for Miracles and I decided to call the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group and ask them to pray with me Irsquom so happy to report that today I am six months pregnant

Ladonna from Michigan

My Mother Is WellMy mother was in the Intensive Care Unit with pneu-monia and an infection of the blood bladder and urinary tract The doctor only gave her a 50 chance to live I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and asked for a prayer cloth to be sent to us as a point of contact for us to continue to release our faith Within a few short days my mother was well enough to leave the hospital Thank you so much for your prayers

Debra from Ohio

My Husband Kept His JobLast week I sent a $20 seed-faith gift to your ministry with a prayer request that my husband would survive a massive layoff at his work I am happy to report that he made the cut In fact he was the last employee to be savedmdashPraise God

Vicki from New York

Healed Using Prayer Cloth as Point of ContactI was injured when my deck collapsed while I was standing on it I twisted my leg and knee and I had a wound on my ankle that would not heal Later I de-veloped cellulitis (inflammation of tissues beneath the skin) on the affected area I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and requested a prayer cloth When I received the cloth I taped it to my leg and be-lieved God for my miracle Today I am totally healed

Nancy from New York

Faith Released Through Using Prayer ClothI hurt my hand playing the drums The pain persisted for about a month It hurt so bad it made me cry I de-cided to lay a Richard Roberts prayer cloth on my palm and then I wrapped it in a bandage The next morning when I woke up the pain was gone My hand is healed

Lola from Pennsylvania

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Imagine having your home damagedhellip your livelihood threatenedhellip and the disabled person in your family in need of help that you canrsquot always give themhellip

Thatrsquos what many families in El Salvador faced af-ter damaging rains severe flooding and dangerous mudslides late last year Irsquom so glad that through your support Hunger Needs a Voicereg was able to reach many people who were hit hard by the rain damage in El Salvador

With your help we sent more than 272000 meals of rice and soy protein to 2349 families with a disabled child or family member in eight municipalities where flood and landslide damage was significant

On behalf of these families I thank you for your gifts and prayers in support of this ministry Itrsquos amazing isnrsquot it how we can come together in the name of Jesus to make a difference to people we may never meet

And it wouldnrsquot be possible without people like you helping us to meet needs in other countries and use the doors open to us to share Jesus with them Thank you

Your seed TODAY can help us feed STARVING PEOPLE in NigerRight now we are preparing to send desperately needed food to Niger where droughts are causing thousands of parents and children to starvehellip Your giving can help us feed them To plant a seed-faith gift into the Oral Rob-erts Ministries and be a part of our international crusades food distribution to Niger and other needy areas televi-sion programs and other ways to reach out with Godrsquos miracle-working power go to wwworalrobertscomseed You can also support HNAV by or-dering the Hunger Needs a Voicereg wristband at wwworalrobertscombookstore

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Dear Richard and Lindsay

I give God all the glory because He has done more than I could ask or think Here is my story

I lost my job two and a half years ago and since then Irsquove had a really hard time even finding a part-time job to take care of my needs There were days I dreaded get-ting up in the morning because I had to face the same routine Get on the computer search for jobs send out resumes and then wait for the phone to ring The calls were few and far between and all I could do was cry out to God for His mercy

I watch your television program The Place for Miracles each night at my home in Toronto Canada Back in February Richard you challenged your viewers to pray believe and receive a breakthrough for 2012 by sowing a seed-faith gift into the Oral Roberts Ministries I felt a leading from the Holy Spirit on the inside of me that I needed to show my faith just like the woman with the issue of blood who reached out in faith touched the hem of Jesusrsquo garment and was healed I felt that taking my step of faith by planting my seed was the key to unlock His deliverance and blessing in my life

I took all I could give at the time which was $45 and I wrote my check and sent it the next day to your ministry I stretched out my faith to God that my seed for breakthrough would produce the harvest that I need-edmdasha good job

By the end of February I had a part-time job for which I was very grateful I was able to get out of the house a little and I had some money to pay tithes again But that was only an appetizer to the main course that God was going to provide for me

Within a month I received a call from a marketing company just ten minutes away from me that was look-ing for someone with my experience and credentials I interviewed a couple of times and Irsquom so thrilled to say that I just finished my first full week of work with that company

God has given me a great jobmdasha management posi-tion that I thought was out of my reach Itrsquos just ten min-utes from my home with a good salary and my benefits started immediately That almost never happens

Richard and Lindsay your prayer of agreement and challenge to sow my financial seed for breakthrough has me in amazement I am marveling at what God has done because I acted in faith on what He said to me through you I thank you both and I will continue to support your ministry But most importantly I give God all the glory

Your Brother in ChristColin from Toronto

A Seed Sown for Breakthrough

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No matter what your situation ishellipno matter what has happened we are here and we want to see God meet you at your time of needhellipto share the love of God with you as He has freely given it to all who call upon Him

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Oh God be merciful to me a sinner a backslider Come in to my heart I want You in my life I renounce the devil and all his works Cleanse me forgive me and make me new In Jesusrsquo name I pray Amen

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How To

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In the first chapter of the Book of Psalms God sets out several basic principles to follow in order to have a blessed and happy life I believe we ought to pay par-ticular attention to this chapter because it shows that God intends for us to be blessed

What to Avoid What to PursueThe first thing God tells us in Psalm 1 is what to avoid in order to be blessed (one translation uses the words happy fortunate prosperous and enviable) He says that we are not to seek or to follow the plans of those who do not serve God Nor are we to hinder them from coming to Him by living an ungodly lifestyle while claiming to follow the Lord

Wersquore also told to avoid becoming scoffers and criticsmdashthat is becoming the kind of people who are so miser-able that nothing ever suits them

After God tells us what to avoid He tells us what to pursue in order to keep His blessing on our lives He says that wersquore to delight ourselves in His Word and meditate on the Scriptures day and night

Remember we live in a world that is constantly pull-ing on us to do ungodly things that cannot be blessed It is essential to choose to do right And when we meditate on Godrsquos Word Psalm 13 says that we shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither His Word directs us in what is right and it gives stability to our lives in what can be an unstable world

God Can Divinely Place YouPsalm 13 says that we can be planted In other words God can place us where He wants us to be Thatrsquos an important point

Many Christians donrsquot know that there is a particular place where God wants them Theyrsquore doubtful and wandering always asking Should I be here or some-where else

But God says that if we delight ourselves in His Word He would not only plant us but He would plant us by the rivers of watermdashthat special place of richness where many rivers come together where there will always be an abundance of life-giving water

Naturersquos Power SourceA tree needs an abundance of water to live grow and produce fruit And thatrsquos the next promise God says that the godly man bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither (v 3)

I recently made a study of leaves with biologists and botanists and discussed with Jewish rabbis what the

How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

Psalm 11 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD and in his law doth he meditate day and night3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

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In essence Jesus saidldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Comforter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

phrase his leaf also shall not wither means in the Hebrew I discovered that the leaf of a tree is like a little green factory that produces food for the tree It is actu-ally the power source of the tree The leaf connects itself with the water source scoops up the water and spreads it throughout the tree In other words the leaf keeps the tree alive

Godrsquos Power SourceWhat keeps us alive spiritually is the living water Jesus referred to in John 737ndash38

The Bible says that on the feast day called the Day of Pentecost the people overturned barrels of water and let the water run down the temple steps Then they danced in it rejoicing and praising God for a successful harvest

Watching the people celebrate Jesus said If any man thirst let him come unto me and drink He that believeth on mehellipout of his belly shall flow rivers of living water (vv 37ndash38)

Then the Bible says This spake he [Christ] of the Spirit which they that believe on him should receive for the Holy Ghost was not yet given because that Jesus was not yet glori-fied (v 39)

In other words Jesus planned from the beginning that when we believe on Him we would receive the Holy Spirit to live inside of us as our Helper And with the Holy Spirit in us out of our belliesmdashour inner man where speaking in tongues beginsmdashwould flow rivers of living water

In essence Jesus said ldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Com-forter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

People often ask me why I pray in tongues I pray in tongues because the mysteries of life are too much for me and the problems are overwhelming I pray in

tongues because I donrsquot know how to pray as I ought every time but the Holy Spirit knows He knows the mind and will of God and Romans 826 says that He intercedes for us with groanings for which there is no equal in human speech

Godly ProsperityThe next line of Psalm 1 is amazing to me It says Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

Time and time again people take this verse out of context and confess it over their lives But it wonrsquot work that way According to this Scripture true prosperity only comes when we do what God is telling us to do

Are we refusing to base our decisions on the advice of ungodly people Are we avoiding being a stumbling block to sinners Are we choosing not to be a gossiper a scoffer a critic or a worn-out miserable person Are we delighting ourselves in Godrsquos Word and medi-tating on the Scriptures day and night

Godly prosperity only happens when we do what Godrsquos Word tells us to dohellipand this includes plant-ing our seeds of faith to God and expecting Him to multiply them back to us in the way we need it the most

Blessed Is the ManhellipIf you are basing your life on the Word of God and following all that He tells you to do according to Psalm 1 I believe we can make this declaration of faith right now

Thank You Lord that You have planted me by the rivers of living water I bring forth fruit in my season and my leafmdashwhich is my power sourcemdashdoes not wither Furthermore I have the Holy Spirit living in me and Irsquom taking up the living water of the Spirit and letting it spread throughout my being And because I am a child of God who follows Your Word all that I do can prosper

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Making Room in Your Life for the Miraculous by Richard Roberts

Expecting your miracle is how you begin to receive what you need from the Lord

The Place for Miracles Can Be Where YOU Are Many people were blessed at recent Miracle Healing Services in Florida South Carolina Pennsylvania and New York

Is Your Faith Active by Lindsay Roberts

In order to please God we must be operating in faith

In the Midst of Mudslides the Hungry Are Being Fed With the help of the Oral Roberts Ministries partners Hunger Needs a Voice sends much needed food to storm victims in El Salvador

A Seed Sown for Breakthrough Planting seeds of faith yields the harvest of a better-than-imagined job

How to Live a Blessed and Happy Life A Classic Message by Oral Roberts

Godrsquos wisdom for successful blessed living are contained in Psalm 1

Are you facing something in your life that needs the touch of God Maybe yoursquore thinking that in your situation itrsquos going to take a miracle to settle the issue Well let me offer you good news Our God is a miracle-working God and He has good plans for your future You can turn to Him for help today

I encourage you to ask the Lord for His help and reach out in faith expecting His power to come into your life Keep expecting until you see your prayers answered It may take time for the process to take place but at the right time and in the right way I believe God brings about good for us as we continue to trust and obey Him

Remember the Abundant Life Prayer Group Lindsay and I are here for you Let us know how we can pray and agree in faith with you for the miracles you and your loved ones need May God supply your every need now and always in Jesusrsquo name

A Word from Richard Roberts

FEATURES

Vol 5 No 3 mdash JulAugSep 2012 Copyright copy 2012 by Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association No part may be reproduced in any form without written permission of the publisher All rights reserved Your copy of MIRACLEScopy is made possible by Seed-Faith offerings to Oral Roberts Ministries No subscription price

MIRACLEScopy is published quarterly by Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association PO Box 2187 Tulsa OK 74102-2187 POSTMAS-TER SEND ADDRESS CHANGES TO MIRACLES PO BOX 2187 TULSA OK 74102-2187 For more information call (918) 495-7777 or contact us on the Internet at wwworalrobertscom Canada Publications Agreement 40774029

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I grew up seeing miracles As the son of a healing evangelist I watched my father pray for the sick and saw many people healed by God Through the years I have learned to expect God to perform miracles in my life my family and my ministry on a regular basis

But many people have not grown up as I did Many have not had the opportunity to witness miracles as I did Irsquove known people who believe that a miracle must be something that only happens to a few privi-leged peoplehellipand only in the most extreme cir-cumstances

But Godrsquos Word doesnrsquot say that In fact from Gen-esis to Revelation the overriding tone of the Bible is one of miracleshellipof recognizing our need for them on a daily basishellipand of the Lordrsquos willingness to be-stow them

The Bible tells us that God is concerned about our daily needsmdashthe ones that seem huge to us and the small ones too He is concerned about everything that touches our lives And He stands ready to meet every need with His miracle-working power

Expectant Faith Creates MiraclesSome time ago we received a call from a woman whose son had been critically injured in a car accident and was paralyzed After major surgery he was placed in the intensive care unit The doctors said ldquoIt appears he will never walk againrdquo

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This woman told our Abundant Life Prayer Group prayer partner that she was expecting a miracle for her sonrsquos recovery and she fully expected him to walk again and even play sports Our prayer partner prayed with the woman for a mighty miracle and within a year that young man was completely healed by the power of God I truly believe expectant faith creates miracles

I have known children who believed that their parents would be delivered from alcoholism or drug addiction and miracles happened I have known parents who believed for miracles in their children and have seen tre-mendous results from the Lord because they did

Even when I personally ran from God as a young man my mother said to me ldquoSon you will never get away from my prayersrdquo She held on to her faith and would not turn loose until one day as a teenager I fully committed my life to Jesus Christ The prayers and expectant faith of my parents brought me to God

Expecting Is the BeginningTherefore I say to you whatever things you ask when you pray be-lieve that you receive them and you will have them (Mark 1124)

My grandparents held on to their faith for my fatherrsquos healing from tuberculosis even when other people had given up hope One day my grandmother went to the grocery store When she walked in it was obvious she was in tears The store clerk said ldquoOh Mrs Roberts has Oral diedrdquo

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ldquoNordquo my grandmother replied ldquoWhy do you ask thatrdquo

ldquoI saw you cryingrdquo he said

She said ldquoIrsquom not crying because Irsquom sad but because Irsquom happy I believe God is going to heal my son and someday he will preach the Gospelrdquo

What faith I believe that much of my fatherrsquos healing can be traced back to the expectant faith of my grand-parents who continued day by day to believe God until my dad was healed

Expectancy is like that It creates an atmosphere for de-liverance and sets the stage for a miracle It gets people in the right frame of mind I believe it influences heav-en and begins to change things in the natural realm

My grandparents protected the atmosphere of faith and expectancy in their home They would not allow any-one into my dadrsquos room who would not go into a faith agreement for his healing

His brothers and sisters were in faith too One day my aunt Jewel came and said ldquoOral God is going to heal yourdquo Thatrsquos expectation

My dad said ldquoIs He Jewelrdquo

She firmly replied ldquoYesrdquo

Not long after that my uncle Elmer came and said ldquoOral therersquos a man holding healing services in town and people are getting healed Irsquom going to drive you there to be prayed forrdquo

You see it was the expectant faith in the people who surrounded my father that stirred his own dormant faith to believe that although he had been bedfast for five months and the doctors could do no more he still could receive a miracle touch from God and be healed

And as that man of God laid his hands on Dad that night my father was healed In a momentrsquos time the tuberculosis was literally driven out of his body and he could breathe all the way down And for extra measure God also healed the stuttering that had plagued my dad all his life What his family members were expecting from God is what actually happened

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Open Yourself Up to the Possibility of MiraclesI constantly hear from people telling me that expect-ing a miracle caused them to find the best job they ever had or caused their business to change dramati-cally for the better or caused some other blessing to come into their lives

Not long ago I received a testimony from a man who had tried to get a job at a particular company for sev-eral years He wanted to work there because it was close to his home and it paid good wages Time and again he had applied but for some unknown reason he couldnrsquot get the job

One night he was watching me on TV I was talking about planting a seed of faith and expecting miracles That night he called to plant a financial seed into our ministry and released his faith expecting for the job of his dreams to finally come through The next day he called back to say that the company had offered him the job he wanted

Testimonies like this and many others like it encour-age me to keep urging people to make room for the miraculous in their lives and to begin to really expect miracles from the Lord

How Do You Expect a MiracleWhen you are expecting you are looking for some-thing You believe it is coming to you and yoursquore actively watching for it and reaching out for it

Unless you have this expectancy your miracle may pass you by without your even noticing it But perhaps when you are expecting your miracle you can recognize it when it comes and take hold of it Thatrsquos why it is im-portant to expect and keep expecting until you receive

What do we base our expectations on I believe we should base them on Godrsquos Word His Word is His guide for what He wants to do for us as we obey Him and use our faith

When you have a need find out what the Bible says about it Let your expectations rest on what God has already said about your situation He is not a man that He should lie (Numbers 2319) He keeps His Word

So you can trust Him to heal you according to 1 Peter 224hellip provide for you according to Luke 638hellipguide

you in the way you should go according to Isaiah 4817hellip and He promises so much more to you too

Once you know what to believe for according to His Word begin to look for His goodness to show up in your life Speak His Word out of your mouth and let it build your faith as you wait expectantly for Godrsquos power to fill your life Donrsquot let negative circumstanc-es and appearances influence you

Instead keep your mind and heart fixed on the truth of what God has said not on what your circumstances are saying Allow Him to show you how He has power in any situation you may be facing and how His miracle-working power can turn your situation around for your good

You can expect His miracle-working power by know-ing deep down in your heart that He wants what is best for you (3 John 2)hellip that no circumstances can separate you from His great love for you (Romans 838ndash39)hellip and that nothing is impossible if you con-tinue to believe God until you receive what you need (Matthew 1720)

God is so good His Word says He wants to prosper you in every area of your life He wants to heal you He wants you to enter into the fullness of His Holy Spirit He wants your life to count for His Kingdom and He has only good plans for your future (Jeremiah 2911)

Letrsquos Pray for You Right NowNow letrsquos join our faith together and believe God for the miraculous to begin opening up more and more in your life every day

Father You were a miracle-working God in the Bi-blehellipand I believe You still are today Yoursquore still per-forming miracles healing people and caring for their needs today because You donrsquot change You want the best for all Your children

Right now I open myself up to Your supernatural power in a new way and I make room for the miracu-lous in my life as I begin to truly expect miracles from You Thank You for Your saving healing delivering powerhellipand right now I receive that miracle-working power into my life In Jesusrsquo name Amen

ldquoGOD IS SO GOOD His Word says He wants to prosper you in every area of your life He wants to heal you He wants you to enter into the fullness of His Holy Spirit He wants your life to count for His Kingdom and He has only good plans for your futurerdquo

God has done miracle after miracle in my life since I signed up for your classesIn one online class Richard gave a word of knowledge about someone being healed of pain in their hip I had severe hip pain for over a year and I was instantly healed I taught a Bible study in my backyard with what I was learning in class and four of my family members gave their hearts to JesusmdashSonja from Virginia

The Lord has been working miracles in my life thanks to this classmdashAl from North Carolina

I have grown spiritually Because of this class I was compelled to minister to people in ways I had not done before Irsquom so thankful for everything I have learned It was life-changing mdashVirginia from Oklahoma

I LOVE YOUR CLASS Itrsquos the best thing Irsquove ever done mdashDan via email

Healings have broken out at church as students practiced what they learned in Richardrsquos classesmdashPastor Lynn Braco host of School of the Spirit at Fort Myers Christian Outreach Center

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For over 30 years Dr Richard Roberts has focused on meeting the practical needs of people by presenting the miracle healing ministry of Jesus Christ Now through the Richard Roberts School of the Spiritreg you can strengthen your spiritual walk with the wisdom that comes from years of ministry experience from the Roberts family

Convenient and AffordableCourses are available On Demand online anytime day or night or by DVD for viewing on your TV or computer

There are two tracks to choose frombull Certificate Track ($75 per course) Lectures only bull Advanced Track ($159 per course) Lectures and course work

Some of the courses offeredbull The Healing Ministry of Jesusbull The Anointingbull The End of the World and How It Will Happen

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Certificate of completion for students

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THE PLACE FOR MIRACLES CAN BE WHERE YOU ARE

When you need a miracle touch from the Lord itrsquos good to know that He can meet you exactly where you are Over the past several months Richard Roberts has been traveling throughout the US to conduct Miracle Healing Services and prove that the place for miracles is more than a TV broadcastmdash itrsquos the power of God where you are to help you at the point of your need

Tremendous and encouraging testimonies are being given to our prayer part-ners as people report what God has done for them when they attended a meet-ing with Richard reached out in faith to God and expected miracles in their lives What a wonderful powerful loving and good God we servemdasha God who delights in blessing His children spirit soul and body

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Pain-free in My LegsI had pain in my legs for several months and I could hardly work even with the help of a cane So I was looking forward to attending Rich-ardrsquos healing meeting in Lancaster Pennsylvania When he called forward those who wanted prayer I got in line Richard placed his hands on my head and prayed for me and I reached out in faith to God The pain left my legs and has not re-turned Irsquom able to walk and Irsquom so thrilled with my healing mdashShirley from Pennsylvania

Encouraged to Reach Out in Faith for Motherrsquos HealingDuring his Miracle Healing Service in New York City Richard gave a word of knowledge from God regarding a healing for someone with scoliosis My mother had been diagnosed with a curvature in her spine So when Richard gave that word of knowledge I received it for my mother and be-lieved God that my motherrsquos healing took place at the time Richard prayed I thank God for how He has used Oral Roberts Ministries mdashChinwe from New York

No More Pain in My ArmI had a problem with my rotator cuff and had surgery earlier in the year After surgery I began to experience great pain that would not go away But in March I attended Richardrsquos Miracle Heal-ing Service in Philadelphia where Richard laid hands on me and prayed for my arm The pain went away and I gave my testimony of healing to the audience Not long after that I went to the gym to exercise and I spent four hours there with no problems My arm is still healed and Irsquom so grateful mdashCara from Pennsylvania

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I was lying in bed one night studying my notes getting ready to preach in a church the next morning when the Lord spoke to me He redi-rected me regarding the message I was going to

preach I felt God was telling me to minister a much deeper message than I was planning formdasha message about the critical importance of our faith

To live in this day and age wersquove got to live deeper in the Word I believe we have to take the Word of God to a higher level in our lives to overcome todayrsquos chal-lenges Our faith must be active in order for us to walk in victory and success in this life

So the Lord led me to Hebrews 111 which tells us that faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen Faith is that realm that has substance Even though we donrsquot see the physical evi-dence in the natural realm therersquos another realm The supernatural realm is just as tangible and just as touch-able and it has just as much substance as the natural physical realm we live in even though we canrsquot see the supernatural with our natural eyes

And then I moved down to Hebrews 116 which says ldquoNow without faith itrsquos impossible to please Himrdquo

So in order to please God we must be operating in faithmdashno faith no pleasing God With faith we can please Him without it we canrsquot

So then the Lord told me ldquoGrab your highlighterrdquo At first I thought it was the strangest thing Irsquove ever heard But what happened next was so cool He told me to highlight the first few words of each verse of Hebrews 11 beginning at verse 1 and going all the way down to verse 32 Then after I highlighted everything He told me to read just the highlighted parts aloud Here is what it said

ldquoNow faith through faith by faith Abel by faith Enoch without faith by faith Noah by faith Abraham by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith Sarah by faith through faith by faith through faith having all died in faith by faith through faith by faith by faith by faith by faith Abraham by faith by faith Isaac by faith Jacob by faith Joseph by faith Moses by faith Moses by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith the walls of Jericho by faith the harlot Rahabrdquo

I think we get the message Isnrsquot that amazing I got so excited because I was seeing in a whole new light just how critically important our faith is

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If we look very carefully at the way this chapter of Hebrews is presented we see the peoplersquos faith before we even see who they are and what they experienced I believe God did it that way on purpose because He wants us to understand that no matter what wersquove done and no matter what is going on as long as we operate in faith and operate according to His Word He can honor our faith

God said four times both Old Testament and New Testament ldquoThe just shall live by and according to their faithrdquo So faith must be incredibly important to God And He tells us in Romans 123 that Hersquos given every person the measure of faith

You see faith is a belief system We can believe right or we can believe wrong but either way wersquore still believ-ing We are still choosing to make a decision based on our belief system We can take that belief system and believe wrong and get into fear or we can take that belief system and believe according to the Word of God and get into the miraculous Thatrsquos where I want to be

In the same passage of scripture where God tells us that Hersquos given every person the measure of faith He also tells us that what matters most is what we do with it I believe when God places something in us He also places that responsibility in usmdashthe responsibility to take the right corresponding action

You see faith without the proper corresponding ac-tion is as good as dead ( James 220) If we read the doom and gloom in the newspaper and on the nightly news the corresponding action in the natural realm is to get into fear But when we absorb the Word of God and hide it in our hearts we can begin to take the right action When we get a phone call with a bad report we wonrsquot have time to go from Genesis to Revelation What is in our heart immediately comes up

I like to think of it as if we are like a lemon Whatrsquos inside of us will get squeezed out when we are placed under pressure So I believe itrsquos time to ask ourselves

ldquoWhat do I have hidden in my heartmdashGodrsquos Word or the doom and gloom of this worldrdquo We have to make the choice to fill our hearts with Godrsquos Word so that when we are squeezed by the pressures of life what comes out is the Word of God and its life-giving power

I believe wersquore living in an age when we need to come together as a body of believers and say ldquoDevil you may say this on this newscast and you may say that in the newspaper but in the Name of Jesus Irsquom going by what the Word of God saysrdquo We donrsquot need dead faithhellip we donrsquot need wishy-washy faithhellip we donrsquot need lost and missing-in-action faith We need believ-ers to stand up in unity and active faith and say ldquoThis may be what the world says but this is what the Word says And Irsquom choosing to live by the Wordrdquo

My friends if your faith is lacking today I encour-age you to fill up your heart with the Word of God and allow Him to strengthen and empower your faith to move mountains and see miracles in your life in Jesusrsquo Name

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In this DVD sermon Lindsay Roberts shares a lively memo-rable message about how you can identify things in your life that donrsquot belong and the importance of keeping your own personal ldquoboxrdquo in order with Godrsquos help

When your box is full of God your life can be too

Cleaning houseTaking inventoryItrsquos good to clean housendashgetting rid of what we donrsquot need in order to make room for what we do need

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Your DVD Changed My LifeI had been having many health issues such as nerve damage in my sciatic nerve a slipped disk that brought pain for more than 10 years swelling of legs and feet and a pelvic injury that caused so much pain I could not even lie down My weight was also an issue I was unable to work and I couldnrsquot pay my bills I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and to re-quest Richard Robertsrsquo DVD I Need a Miracle

After prayer and listening to the DVD continuously the weight has begun to drop off the swelling is gone from my legs and feet my pain has stopped and I am back at work This DVD and applying the principles on it has changed my life

Yvonne from North Carolina

A Good Blood-Work ResultA few months ago I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group concerning several physical conditionsmdashdiabetes high cholesterol and high triglycerides A few weeks af-ter that prayer I went back to my doctor for more blood work Tests showed that my blood sugars and triglycer-ides had dropped about 100 points putting them into a much healthier range Thank you for your prayers

Steven from Pennsylvania

A Miraculous TurnaroundI really needed my plumbing business to start doing better so I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer After your prayer partners agreed with me in

faith my business had a miraculous turnaround and is doing so much better Thank you ALPG

Jeffrey from California

A Renewed MarriageI have been a partner with the Oral Roberts Ministries for a long time and have continued to call the Abun-dant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer for my husband to be saved and set free from alcohol Well it has hap-pened He is saved and delivered

We have been married for 30 years and I feel like I am married to a different person We go to church togeth-er pray together and fellowship with other believers I never gave up believing and want to thank you for all your prayers for him

Judy from California

So Happy to See You on the Word NetworkFor a long time the only way I could watch Richard and Lindsayrsquos program The Place for Miracles was when I was visiting my daughter in a different state I am so happy that now I see it on the Word Network and I watch it every day

Rosetta from Kansas

Salvation for My Marine SonMy 18-year-old son asked Jesus into his heart while un-dergoing his Marine recruit training in San Diego Thank you Oral Roberts Ministries for your prayers for my son

Laura from Arizona

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Awesome God Everyday People Partners Share News of Godrsquos Goodness

We serve a good God And He doesnrsquot play favorites What He has done for these partners of our ministry He can do for you

I Got the Exact Job We Prayed ForI called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group to agree with me in prayer that I would find a good job where I could use my college degree and that provided good pay and benefits After prayer I got that exact job Thank you so much for praying with me

Alicia from Arkansas

My Healing Came at a Richard Roberts MeetingI had been suffering with a thyroid issue and a painful goiter problem for about two years I attended a Rich-ard Roberts Healing Meeting in Irvine California where he laid hands on me and prayed for my healing I received my healing by faith that night When I went back to the doctor the thyroid and goiter problems were completely gone I am healed

Dorothy from California

New Jobs for Both of UsI have called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group a few times out of desperation asking for prayer for a new job for myself and a colleague The situation at our old job was becoming unbearable Recently both my friend and I were hired by a great company and we are praising God We had to go through some very rigor-ous testing during our training and I called the ALPG for prayer on that issue as well We both scored at the top of our training class Thank you for your prayers

Pam from Florida

Our Long-Awaited BabyMy husband and I have wanted a child for 10 years but we have not been able to have one I was watching The Place for Miracles and I decided to call the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group and ask them to pray with me Irsquom so happy to report that today I am six months pregnant

Ladonna from Michigan

My Mother Is WellMy mother was in the Intensive Care Unit with pneu-monia and an infection of the blood bladder and urinary tract The doctor only gave her a 50 chance to live I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and asked for a prayer cloth to be sent to us as a point of contact for us to continue to release our faith Within a few short days my mother was well enough to leave the hospital Thank you so much for your prayers

Debra from Ohio

My Husband Kept His JobLast week I sent a $20 seed-faith gift to your ministry with a prayer request that my husband would survive a massive layoff at his work I am happy to report that he made the cut In fact he was the last employee to be savedmdashPraise God

Vicki from New York

Healed Using Prayer Cloth as Point of ContactI was injured when my deck collapsed while I was standing on it I twisted my leg and knee and I had a wound on my ankle that would not heal Later I de-veloped cellulitis (inflammation of tissues beneath the skin) on the affected area I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and requested a prayer cloth When I received the cloth I taped it to my leg and be-lieved God for my miracle Today I am totally healed

Nancy from New York

Faith Released Through Using Prayer ClothI hurt my hand playing the drums The pain persisted for about a month It hurt so bad it made me cry I de-cided to lay a Richard Roberts prayer cloth on my palm and then I wrapped it in a bandage The next morning when I woke up the pain was gone My hand is healed

Lola from Pennsylvania

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Imagine having your home damagedhellip your livelihood threatenedhellip and the disabled person in your family in need of help that you canrsquot always give themhellip

Thatrsquos what many families in El Salvador faced af-ter damaging rains severe flooding and dangerous mudslides late last year Irsquom so glad that through your support Hunger Needs a Voicereg was able to reach many people who were hit hard by the rain damage in El Salvador

With your help we sent more than 272000 meals of rice and soy protein to 2349 families with a disabled child or family member in eight municipalities where flood and landslide damage was significant

On behalf of these families I thank you for your gifts and prayers in support of this ministry Itrsquos amazing isnrsquot it how we can come together in the name of Jesus to make a difference to people we may never meet

And it wouldnrsquot be possible without people like you helping us to meet needs in other countries and use the doors open to us to share Jesus with them Thank you

Your seed TODAY can help us feed STARVING PEOPLE in NigerRight now we are preparing to send desperately needed food to Niger where droughts are causing thousands of parents and children to starvehellip Your giving can help us feed them To plant a seed-faith gift into the Oral Rob-erts Ministries and be a part of our international crusades food distribution to Niger and other needy areas televi-sion programs and other ways to reach out with Godrsquos miracle-working power go to wwworalrobertscomseed You can also support HNAV by or-dering the Hunger Needs a Voicereg wristband at wwworalrobertscombookstore

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Dear Richard and Lindsay

I give God all the glory because He has done more than I could ask or think Here is my story

I lost my job two and a half years ago and since then Irsquove had a really hard time even finding a part-time job to take care of my needs There were days I dreaded get-ting up in the morning because I had to face the same routine Get on the computer search for jobs send out resumes and then wait for the phone to ring The calls were few and far between and all I could do was cry out to God for His mercy

I watch your television program The Place for Miracles each night at my home in Toronto Canada Back in February Richard you challenged your viewers to pray believe and receive a breakthrough for 2012 by sowing a seed-faith gift into the Oral Roberts Ministries I felt a leading from the Holy Spirit on the inside of me that I needed to show my faith just like the woman with the issue of blood who reached out in faith touched the hem of Jesusrsquo garment and was healed I felt that taking my step of faith by planting my seed was the key to unlock His deliverance and blessing in my life

I took all I could give at the time which was $45 and I wrote my check and sent it the next day to your ministry I stretched out my faith to God that my seed for breakthrough would produce the harvest that I need-edmdasha good job

By the end of February I had a part-time job for which I was very grateful I was able to get out of the house a little and I had some money to pay tithes again But that was only an appetizer to the main course that God was going to provide for me

Within a month I received a call from a marketing company just ten minutes away from me that was look-ing for someone with my experience and credentials I interviewed a couple of times and Irsquom so thrilled to say that I just finished my first full week of work with that company

God has given me a great jobmdasha management posi-tion that I thought was out of my reach Itrsquos just ten min-utes from my home with a good salary and my benefits started immediately That almost never happens

Richard and Lindsay your prayer of agreement and challenge to sow my financial seed for breakthrough has me in amazement I am marveling at what God has done because I acted in faith on what He said to me through you I thank you both and I will continue to support your ministry But most importantly I give God all the glory

Your Brother in ChristColin from Toronto

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No matter what your situation ishellipno matter what has happened we are here and we want to see God meet you at your time of needhellipto share the love of God with you as He has freely given it to all who call upon Him

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Oh God be merciful to me a sinner a backslider Come in to my heart I want You in my life I renounce the devil and all his works Cleanse me forgive me and make me new In Jesusrsquo name I pray Amen

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How To

Live a Blessed

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In the first chapter of the Book of Psalms God sets out several basic principles to follow in order to have a blessed and happy life I believe we ought to pay par-ticular attention to this chapter because it shows that God intends for us to be blessed

What to Avoid What to PursueThe first thing God tells us in Psalm 1 is what to avoid in order to be blessed (one translation uses the words happy fortunate prosperous and enviable) He says that we are not to seek or to follow the plans of those who do not serve God Nor are we to hinder them from coming to Him by living an ungodly lifestyle while claiming to follow the Lord

Wersquore also told to avoid becoming scoffers and criticsmdashthat is becoming the kind of people who are so miser-able that nothing ever suits them

After God tells us what to avoid He tells us what to pursue in order to keep His blessing on our lives He says that wersquore to delight ourselves in His Word and meditate on the Scriptures day and night

Remember we live in a world that is constantly pull-ing on us to do ungodly things that cannot be blessed It is essential to choose to do right And when we meditate on Godrsquos Word Psalm 13 says that we shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither His Word directs us in what is right and it gives stability to our lives in what can be an unstable world

God Can Divinely Place YouPsalm 13 says that we can be planted In other words God can place us where He wants us to be Thatrsquos an important point

Many Christians donrsquot know that there is a particular place where God wants them Theyrsquore doubtful and wandering always asking Should I be here or some-where else

But God says that if we delight ourselves in His Word He would not only plant us but He would plant us by the rivers of watermdashthat special place of richness where many rivers come together where there will always be an abundance of life-giving water

Naturersquos Power SourceA tree needs an abundance of water to live grow and produce fruit And thatrsquos the next promise God says that the godly man bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither (v 3)

I recently made a study of leaves with biologists and botanists and discussed with Jewish rabbis what the

How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

Psalm 11 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD and in his law doth he meditate day and night3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

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In essence Jesus saidldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Comforter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

phrase his leaf also shall not wither means in the Hebrew I discovered that the leaf of a tree is like a little green factory that produces food for the tree It is actu-ally the power source of the tree The leaf connects itself with the water source scoops up the water and spreads it throughout the tree In other words the leaf keeps the tree alive

Godrsquos Power SourceWhat keeps us alive spiritually is the living water Jesus referred to in John 737ndash38

The Bible says that on the feast day called the Day of Pentecost the people overturned barrels of water and let the water run down the temple steps Then they danced in it rejoicing and praising God for a successful harvest

Watching the people celebrate Jesus said If any man thirst let him come unto me and drink He that believeth on mehellipout of his belly shall flow rivers of living water (vv 37ndash38)

Then the Bible says This spake he [Christ] of the Spirit which they that believe on him should receive for the Holy Ghost was not yet given because that Jesus was not yet glori-fied (v 39)

In other words Jesus planned from the beginning that when we believe on Him we would receive the Holy Spirit to live inside of us as our Helper And with the Holy Spirit in us out of our belliesmdashour inner man where speaking in tongues beginsmdashwould flow rivers of living water

In essence Jesus said ldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Com-forter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

People often ask me why I pray in tongues I pray in tongues because the mysteries of life are too much for me and the problems are overwhelming I pray in

tongues because I donrsquot know how to pray as I ought every time but the Holy Spirit knows He knows the mind and will of God and Romans 826 says that He intercedes for us with groanings for which there is no equal in human speech

Godly ProsperityThe next line of Psalm 1 is amazing to me It says Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

Time and time again people take this verse out of context and confess it over their lives But it wonrsquot work that way According to this Scripture true prosperity only comes when we do what God is telling us to do

Are we refusing to base our decisions on the advice of ungodly people Are we avoiding being a stumbling block to sinners Are we choosing not to be a gossiper a scoffer a critic or a worn-out miserable person Are we delighting ourselves in Godrsquos Word and medi-tating on the Scriptures day and night

Godly prosperity only happens when we do what Godrsquos Word tells us to dohellipand this includes plant-ing our seeds of faith to God and expecting Him to multiply them back to us in the way we need it the most

Blessed Is the ManhellipIf you are basing your life on the Word of God and following all that He tells you to do according to Psalm 1 I believe we can make this declaration of faith right now

Thank You Lord that You have planted me by the rivers of living water I bring forth fruit in my season and my leafmdashwhich is my power sourcemdashdoes not wither Furthermore I have the Holy Spirit living in me and Irsquom taking up the living water of the Spirit and letting it spread throughout my being And because I am a child of God who follows Your Word all that I do can prosper

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MAKING ROOMIN YOUR LIFE FOR THE

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I grew up seeing miracles As the son of a healing evangelist I watched my father pray for the sick and saw many people healed by God Through the years I have learned to expect God to perform miracles in my life my family and my ministry on a regular basis

But many people have not grown up as I did Many have not had the opportunity to witness miracles as I did Irsquove known people who believe that a miracle must be something that only happens to a few privi-leged peoplehellipand only in the most extreme cir-cumstances

But Godrsquos Word doesnrsquot say that In fact from Gen-esis to Revelation the overriding tone of the Bible is one of miracleshellipof recognizing our need for them on a daily basishellipand of the Lordrsquos willingness to be-stow them

The Bible tells us that God is concerned about our daily needsmdashthe ones that seem huge to us and the small ones too He is concerned about everything that touches our lives And He stands ready to meet every need with His miracle-working power

Expectant Faith Creates MiraclesSome time ago we received a call from a woman whose son had been critically injured in a car accident and was paralyzed After major surgery he was placed in the intensive care unit The doctors said ldquoIt appears he will never walk againrdquo

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This woman told our Abundant Life Prayer Group prayer partner that she was expecting a miracle for her sonrsquos recovery and she fully expected him to walk again and even play sports Our prayer partner prayed with the woman for a mighty miracle and within a year that young man was completely healed by the power of God I truly believe expectant faith creates miracles

I have known children who believed that their parents would be delivered from alcoholism or drug addiction and miracles happened I have known parents who believed for miracles in their children and have seen tre-mendous results from the Lord because they did

Even when I personally ran from God as a young man my mother said to me ldquoSon you will never get away from my prayersrdquo She held on to her faith and would not turn loose until one day as a teenager I fully committed my life to Jesus Christ The prayers and expectant faith of my parents brought me to God

Expecting Is the BeginningTherefore I say to you whatever things you ask when you pray be-lieve that you receive them and you will have them (Mark 1124)

My grandparents held on to their faith for my fatherrsquos healing from tuberculosis even when other people had given up hope One day my grandmother went to the grocery store When she walked in it was obvious she was in tears The store clerk said ldquoOh Mrs Roberts has Oral diedrdquo

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ldquoNordquo my grandmother replied ldquoWhy do you ask thatrdquo

ldquoI saw you cryingrdquo he said

She said ldquoIrsquom not crying because Irsquom sad but because Irsquom happy I believe God is going to heal my son and someday he will preach the Gospelrdquo

What faith I believe that much of my fatherrsquos healing can be traced back to the expectant faith of my grand-parents who continued day by day to believe God until my dad was healed

Expectancy is like that It creates an atmosphere for de-liverance and sets the stage for a miracle It gets people in the right frame of mind I believe it influences heav-en and begins to change things in the natural realm

My grandparents protected the atmosphere of faith and expectancy in their home They would not allow any-one into my dadrsquos room who would not go into a faith agreement for his healing

His brothers and sisters were in faith too One day my aunt Jewel came and said ldquoOral God is going to heal yourdquo Thatrsquos expectation

My dad said ldquoIs He Jewelrdquo

She firmly replied ldquoYesrdquo

Not long after that my uncle Elmer came and said ldquoOral therersquos a man holding healing services in town and people are getting healed Irsquom going to drive you there to be prayed forrdquo

You see it was the expectant faith in the people who surrounded my father that stirred his own dormant faith to believe that although he had been bedfast for five months and the doctors could do no more he still could receive a miracle touch from God and be healed

And as that man of God laid his hands on Dad that night my father was healed In a momentrsquos time the tuberculosis was literally driven out of his body and he could breathe all the way down And for extra measure God also healed the stuttering that had plagued my dad all his life What his family members were expecting from God is what actually happened

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Open Yourself Up to the Possibility of MiraclesI constantly hear from people telling me that expect-ing a miracle caused them to find the best job they ever had or caused their business to change dramati-cally for the better or caused some other blessing to come into their lives

Not long ago I received a testimony from a man who had tried to get a job at a particular company for sev-eral years He wanted to work there because it was close to his home and it paid good wages Time and again he had applied but for some unknown reason he couldnrsquot get the job

One night he was watching me on TV I was talking about planting a seed of faith and expecting miracles That night he called to plant a financial seed into our ministry and released his faith expecting for the job of his dreams to finally come through The next day he called back to say that the company had offered him the job he wanted

Testimonies like this and many others like it encour-age me to keep urging people to make room for the miraculous in their lives and to begin to really expect miracles from the Lord

How Do You Expect a MiracleWhen you are expecting you are looking for some-thing You believe it is coming to you and yoursquore actively watching for it and reaching out for it

Unless you have this expectancy your miracle may pass you by without your even noticing it But perhaps when you are expecting your miracle you can recognize it when it comes and take hold of it Thatrsquos why it is im-portant to expect and keep expecting until you receive

What do we base our expectations on I believe we should base them on Godrsquos Word His Word is His guide for what He wants to do for us as we obey Him and use our faith

When you have a need find out what the Bible says about it Let your expectations rest on what God has already said about your situation He is not a man that He should lie (Numbers 2319) He keeps His Word

So you can trust Him to heal you according to 1 Peter 224hellip provide for you according to Luke 638hellipguide

you in the way you should go according to Isaiah 4817hellip and He promises so much more to you too

Once you know what to believe for according to His Word begin to look for His goodness to show up in your life Speak His Word out of your mouth and let it build your faith as you wait expectantly for Godrsquos power to fill your life Donrsquot let negative circumstanc-es and appearances influence you

Instead keep your mind and heart fixed on the truth of what God has said not on what your circumstances are saying Allow Him to show you how He has power in any situation you may be facing and how His miracle-working power can turn your situation around for your good

You can expect His miracle-working power by know-ing deep down in your heart that He wants what is best for you (3 John 2)hellip that no circumstances can separate you from His great love for you (Romans 838ndash39)hellip and that nothing is impossible if you con-tinue to believe God until you receive what you need (Matthew 1720)

God is so good His Word says He wants to prosper you in every area of your life He wants to heal you He wants you to enter into the fullness of His Holy Spirit He wants your life to count for His Kingdom and He has only good plans for your future (Jeremiah 2911)

Letrsquos Pray for You Right NowNow letrsquos join our faith together and believe God for the miraculous to begin opening up more and more in your life every day

Father You were a miracle-working God in the Bi-blehellipand I believe You still are today Yoursquore still per-forming miracles healing people and caring for their needs today because You donrsquot change You want the best for all Your children

Right now I open myself up to Your supernatural power in a new way and I make room for the miracu-lous in my life as I begin to truly expect miracles from You Thank You for Your saving healing delivering powerhellipand right now I receive that miracle-working power into my life In Jesusrsquo name Amen

ldquoGOD IS SO GOOD His Word says He wants to prosper you in every area of your life He wants to heal you He wants you to enter into the fullness of His Holy Spirit He wants your life to count for His Kingdom and He has only good plans for your futurerdquo

God has done miracle after miracle in my life since I signed up for your classesIn one online class Richard gave a word of knowledge about someone being healed of pain in their hip I had severe hip pain for over a year and I was instantly healed I taught a Bible study in my backyard with what I was learning in class and four of my family members gave their hearts to JesusmdashSonja from Virginia

The Lord has been working miracles in my life thanks to this classmdashAl from North Carolina

I have grown spiritually Because of this class I was compelled to minister to people in ways I had not done before Irsquom so thankful for everything I have learned It was life-changing mdashVirginia from Oklahoma

I LOVE YOUR CLASS Itrsquos the best thing Irsquove ever done mdashDan via email

Healings have broken out at church as students practiced what they learned in Richardrsquos classesmdashPastor Lynn Braco host of School of the Spirit at Fort Myers Christian Outreach Center

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THE PLACE FOR MIRACLES CAN BE WHERE YOU ARE

When you need a miracle touch from the Lord itrsquos good to know that He can meet you exactly where you are Over the past several months Richard Roberts has been traveling throughout the US to conduct Miracle Healing Services and prove that the place for miracles is more than a TV broadcastmdash itrsquos the power of God where you are to help you at the point of your need

Tremendous and encouraging testimonies are being given to our prayer part-ners as people report what God has done for them when they attended a meet-ing with Richard reached out in faith to God and expected miracles in their lives What a wonderful powerful loving and good God we servemdasha God who delights in blessing His children spirit soul and body

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Pain-free in My LegsI had pain in my legs for several months and I could hardly work even with the help of a cane So I was looking forward to attending Rich-ardrsquos healing meeting in Lancaster Pennsylvania When he called forward those who wanted prayer I got in line Richard placed his hands on my head and prayed for me and I reached out in faith to God The pain left my legs and has not re-turned Irsquom able to walk and Irsquom so thrilled with my healing mdashShirley from Pennsylvania

Encouraged to Reach Out in Faith for Motherrsquos HealingDuring his Miracle Healing Service in New York City Richard gave a word of knowledge from God regarding a healing for someone with scoliosis My mother had been diagnosed with a curvature in her spine So when Richard gave that word of knowledge I received it for my mother and be-lieved God that my motherrsquos healing took place at the time Richard prayed I thank God for how He has used Oral Roberts Ministries mdashChinwe from New York

No More Pain in My ArmI had a problem with my rotator cuff and had surgery earlier in the year After surgery I began to experience great pain that would not go away But in March I attended Richardrsquos Miracle Heal-ing Service in Philadelphia where Richard laid hands on me and prayed for my arm The pain went away and I gave my testimony of healing to the audience Not long after that I went to the gym to exercise and I spent four hours there with no problems My arm is still healed and Irsquom so grateful mdashCara from Pennsylvania

MIRACLES REPORTED

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I was lying in bed one night studying my notes getting ready to preach in a church the next morning when the Lord spoke to me He redi-rected me regarding the message I was going to

preach I felt God was telling me to minister a much deeper message than I was planning formdasha message about the critical importance of our faith

To live in this day and age wersquove got to live deeper in the Word I believe we have to take the Word of God to a higher level in our lives to overcome todayrsquos chal-lenges Our faith must be active in order for us to walk in victory and success in this life

So the Lord led me to Hebrews 111 which tells us that faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen Faith is that realm that has substance Even though we donrsquot see the physical evi-dence in the natural realm therersquos another realm The supernatural realm is just as tangible and just as touch-able and it has just as much substance as the natural physical realm we live in even though we canrsquot see the supernatural with our natural eyes

And then I moved down to Hebrews 116 which says ldquoNow without faith itrsquos impossible to please Himrdquo

So in order to please God we must be operating in faithmdashno faith no pleasing God With faith we can please Him without it we canrsquot

So then the Lord told me ldquoGrab your highlighterrdquo At first I thought it was the strangest thing Irsquove ever heard But what happened next was so cool He told me to highlight the first few words of each verse of Hebrews 11 beginning at verse 1 and going all the way down to verse 32 Then after I highlighted everything He told me to read just the highlighted parts aloud Here is what it said

ldquoNow faith through faith by faith Abel by faith Enoch without faith by faith Noah by faith Abraham by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith Sarah by faith through faith by faith through faith having all died in faith by faith through faith by faith by faith by faith by faith Abraham by faith by faith Isaac by faith Jacob by faith Joseph by faith Moses by faith Moses by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith the walls of Jericho by faith the harlot Rahabrdquo

I think we get the message Isnrsquot that amazing I got so excited because I was seeing in a whole new light just how critically important our faith is

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If we look very carefully at the way this chapter of Hebrews is presented we see the peoplersquos faith before we even see who they are and what they experienced I believe God did it that way on purpose because He wants us to understand that no matter what wersquove done and no matter what is going on as long as we operate in faith and operate according to His Word He can honor our faith

God said four times both Old Testament and New Testament ldquoThe just shall live by and according to their faithrdquo So faith must be incredibly important to God And He tells us in Romans 123 that Hersquos given every person the measure of faith

You see faith is a belief system We can believe right or we can believe wrong but either way wersquore still believ-ing We are still choosing to make a decision based on our belief system We can take that belief system and believe wrong and get into fear or we can take that belief system and believe according to the Word of God and get into the miraculous Thatrsquos where I want to be

In the same passage of scripture where God tells us that Hersquos given every person the measure of faith He also tells us that what matters most is what we do with it I believe when God places something in us He also places that responsibility in usmdashthe responsibility to take the right corresponding action

You see faith without the proper corresponding ac-tion is as good as dead ( James 220) If we read the doom and gloom in the newspaper and on the nightly news the corresponding action in the natural realm is to get into fear But when we absorb the Word of God and hide it in our hearts we can begin to take the right action When we get a phone call with a bad report we wonrsquot have time to go from Genesis to Revelation What is in our heart immediately comes up

I like to think of it as if we are like a lemon Whatrsquos inside of us will get squeezed out when we are placed under pressure So I believe itrsquos time to ask ourselves

ldquoWhat do I have hidden in my heartmdashGodrsquos Word or the doom and gloom of this worldrdquo We have to make the choice to fill our hearts with Godrsquos Word so that when we are squeezed by the pressures of life what comes out is the Word of God and its life-giving power

I believe wersquore living in an age when we need to come together as a body of believers and say ldquoDevil you may say this on this newscast and you may say that in the newspaper but in the Name of Jesus Irsquom going by what the Word of God saysrdquo We donrsquot need dead faithhellip we donrsquot need wishy-washy faithhellip we donrsquot need lost and missing-in-action faith We need believ-ers to stand up in unity and active faith and say ldquoThis may be what the world says but this is what the Word says And Irsquom choosing to live by the Wordrdquo

My friends if your faith is lacking today I encour-age you to fill up your heart with the Word of God and allow Him to strengthen and empower your faith to move mountains and see miracles in your life in Jesusrsquo Name

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When your box is full of God your life can be too

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Your DVD Changed My LifeI had been having many health issues such as nerve damage in my sciatic nerve a slipped disk that brought pain for more than 10 years swelling of legs and feet and a pelvic injury that caused so much pain I could not even lie down My weight was also an issue I was unable to work and I couldnrsquot pay my bills I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and to re-quest Richard Robertsrsquo DVD I Need a Miracle

After prayer and listening to the DVD continuously the weight has begun to drop off the swelling is gone from my legs and feet my pain has stopped and I am back at work This DVD and applying the principles on it has changed my life

Yvonne from North Carolina

A Good Blood-Work ResultA few months ago I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group concerning several physical conditionsmdashdiabetes high cholesterol and high triglycerides A few weeks af-ter that prayer I went back to my doctor for more blood work Tests showed that my blood sugars and triglycer-ides had dropped about 100 points putting them into a much healthier range Thank you for your prayers

Steven from Pennsylvania

A Miraculous TurnaroundI really needed my plumbing business to start doing better so I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer After your prayer partners agreed with me in

faith my business had a miraculous turnaround and is doing so much better Thank you ALPG

Jeffrey from California

A Renewed MarriageI have been a partner with the Oral Roberts Ministries for a long time and have continued to call the Abun-dant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer for my husband to be saved and set free from alcohol Well it has hap-pened He is saved and delivered

We have been married for 30 years and I feel like I am married to a different person We go to church togeth-er pray together and fellowship with other believers I never gave up believing and want to thank you for all your prayers for him

Judy from California

So Happy to See You on the Word NetworkFor a long time the only way I could watch Richard and Lindsayrsquos program The Place for Miracles was when I was visiting my daughter in a different state I am so happy that now I see it on the Word Network and I watch it every day

Rosetta from Kansas

Salvation for My Marine SonMy 18-year-old son asked Jesus into his heart while un-dergoing his Marine recruit training in San Diego Thank you Oral Roberts Ministries for your prayers for my son

Laura from Arizona

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Awesome God Everyday People Partners Share News of Godrsquos Goodness

We serve a good God And He doesnrsquot play favorites What He has done for these partners of our ministry He can do for you

I Got the Exact Job We Prayed ForI called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group to agree with me in prayer that I would find a good job where I could use my college degree and that provided good pay and benefits After prayer I got that exact job Thank you so much for praying with me

Alicia from Arkansas

My Healing Came at a Richard Roberts MeetingI had been suffering with a thyroid issue and a painful goiter problem for about two years I attended a Rich-ard Roberts Healing Meeting in Irvine California where he laid hands on me and prayed for my healing I received my healing by faith that night When I went back to the doctor the thyroid and goiter problems were completely gone I am healed

Dorothy from California

New Jobs for Both of UsI have called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group a few times out of desperation asking for prayer for a new job for myself and a colleague The situation at our old job was becoming unbearable Recently both my friend and I were hired by a great company and we are praising God We had to go through some very rigor-ous testing during our training and I called the ALPG for prayer on that issue as well We both scored at the top of our training class Thank you for your prayers

Pam from Florida

Our Long-Awaited BabyMy husband and I have wanted a child for 10 years but we have not been able to have one I was watching The Place for Miracles and I decided to call the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group and ask them to pray with me Irsquom so happy to report that today I am six months pregnant

Ladonna from Michigan

My Mother Is WellMy mother was in the Intensive Care Unit with pneu-monia and an infection of the blood bladder and urinary tract The doctor only gave her a 50 chance to live I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and asked for a prayer cloth to be sent to us as a point of contact for us to continue to release our faith Within a few short days my mother was well enough to leave the hospital Thank you so much for your prayers

Debra from Ohio

My Husband Kept His JobLast week I sent a $20 seed-faith gift to your ministry with a prayer request that my husband would survive a massive layoff at his work I am happy to report that he made the cut In fact he was the last employee to be savedmdashPraise God

Vicki from New York

Healed Using Prayer Cloth as Point of ContactI was injured when my deck collapsed while I was standing on it I twisted my leg and knee and I had a wound on my ankle that would not heal Later I de-veloped cellulitis (inflammation of tissues beneath the skin) on the affected area I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and requested a prayer cloth When I received the cloth I taped it to my leg and be-lieved God for my miracle Today I am totally healed

Nancy from New York

Faith Released Through Using Prayer ClothI hurt my hand playing the drums The pain persisted for about a month It hurt so bad it made me cry I de-cided to lay a Richard Roberts prayer cloth on my palm and then I wrapped it in a bandage The next morning when I woke up the pain was gone My hand is healed

Lola from Pennsylvania

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Imagine having your home damagedhellip your livelihood threatenedhellip and the disabled person in your family in need of help that you canrsquot always give themhellip

Thatrsquos what many families in El Salvador faced af-ter damaging rains severe flooding and dangerous mudslides late last year Irsquom so glad that through your support Hunger Needs a Voicereg was able to reach many people who were hit hard by the rain damage in El Salvador

With your help we sent more than 272000 meals of rice and soy protein to 2349 families with a disabled child or family member in eight municipalities where flood and landslide damage was significant

On behalf of these families I thank you for your gifts and prayers in support of this ministry Itrsquos amazing isnrsquot it how we can come together in the name of Jesus to make a difference to people we may never meet

And it wouldnrsquot be possible without people like you helping us to meet needs in other countries and use the doors open to us to share Jesus with them Thank you

Your seed TODAY can help us feed STARVING PEOPLE in NigerRight now we are preparing to send desperately needed food to Niger where droughts are causing thousands of parents and children to starvehellip Your giving can help us feed them To plant a seed-faith gift into the Oral Rob-erts Ministries and be a part of our international crusades food distribution to Niger and other needy areas televi-sion programs and other ways to reach out with Godrsquos miracle-working power go to wwworalrobertscomseed You can also support HNAV by or-dering the Hunger Needs a Voicereg wristband at wwworalrobertscombookstore

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Dear Richard and Lindsay

I give God all the glory because He has done more than I could ask or think Here is my story

I lost my job two and a half years ago and since then Irsquove had a really hard time even finding a part-time job to take care of my needs There were days I dreaded get-ting up in the morning because I had to face the same routine Get on the computer search for jobs send out resumes and then wait for the phone to ring The calls were few and far between and all I could do was cry out to God for His mercy

I watch your television program The Place for Miracles each night at my home in Toronto Canada Back in February Richard you challenged your viewers to pray believe and receive a breakthrough for 2012 by sowing a seed-faith gift into the Oral Roberts Ministries I felt a leading from the Holy Spirit on the inside of me that I needed to show my faith just like the woman with the issue of blood who reached out in faith touched the hem of Jesusrsquo garment and was healed I felt that taking my step of faith by planting my seed was the key to unlock His deliverance and blessing in my life

I took all I could give at the time which was $45 and I wrote my check and sent it the next day to your ministry I stretched out my faith to God that my seed for breakthrough would produce the harvest that I need-edmdasha good job

By the end of February I had a part-time job for which I was very grateful I was able to get out of the house a little and I had some money to pay tithes again But that was only an appetizer to the main course that God was going to provide for me

Within a month I received a call from a marketing company just ten minutes away from me that was look-ing for someone with my experience and credentials I interviewed a couple of times and Irsquom so thrilled to say that I just finished my first full week of work with that company

God has given me a great jobmdasha management posi-tion that I thought was out of my reach Itrsquos just ten min-utes from my home with a good salary and my benefits started immediately That almost never happens

Richard and Lindsay your prayer of agreement and challenge to sow my financial seed for breakthrough has me in amazement I am marveling at what God has done because I acted in faith on what He said to me through you I thank you both and I will continue to support your ministry But most importantly I give God all the glory

Your Brother in ChristColin from Toronto

A Seed Sown for Breakthrough

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No matter what your situation ishellipno matter what has happened we are here and we want to see God meet you at your time of needhellipto share the love of God with you as He has freely given it to all who call upon Him

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24 million calls since 1958

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How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

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In the first chapter of the Book of Psalms God sets out several basic principles to follow in order to have a blessed and happy life I believe we ought to pay par-ticular attention to this chapter because it shows that God intends for us to be blessed

What to Avoid What to PursueThe first thing God tells us in Psalm 1 is what to avoid in order to be blessed (one translation uses the words happy fortunate prosperous and enviable) He says that we are not to seek or to follow the plans of those who do not serve God Nor are we to hinder them from coming to Him by living an ungodly lifestyle while claiming to follow the Lord

Wersquore also told to avoid becoming scoffers and criticsmdashthat is becoming the kind of people who are so miser-able that nothing ever suits them

After God tells us what to avoid He tells us what to pursue in order to keep His blessing on our lives He says that wersquore to delight ourselves in His Word and meditate on the Scriptures day and night

Remember we live in a world that is constantly pull-ing on us to do ungodly things that cannot be blessed It is essential to choose to do right And when we meditate on Godrsquos Word Psalm 13 says that we shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither His Word directs us in what is right and it gives stability to our lives in what can be an unstable world

God Can Divinely Place YouPsalm 13 says that we can be planted In other words God can place us where He wants us to be Thatrsquos an important point

Many Christians donrsquot know that there is a particular place where God wants them Theyrsquore doubtful and wandering always asking Should I be here or some-where else

But God says that if we delight ourselves in His Word He would not only plant us but He would plant us by the rivers of watermdashthat special place of richness where many rivers come together where there will always be an abundance of life-giving water

Naturersquos Power SourceA tree needs an abundance of water to live grow and produce fruit And thatrsquos the next promise God says that the godly man bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither (v 3)

I recently made a study of leaves with biologists and botanists and discussed with Jewish rabbis what the

How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

Psalm 11 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD and in his law doth he meditate day and night3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

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In essence Jesus saidldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Comforter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

phrase his leaf also shall not wither means in the Hebrew I discovered that the leaf of a tree is like a little green factory that produces food for the tree It is actu-ally the power source of the tree The leaf connects itself with the water source scoops up the water and spreads it throughout the tree In other words the leaf keeps the tree alive

Godrsquos Power SourceWhat keeps us alive spiritually is the living water Jesus referred to in John 737ndash38

The Bible says that on the feast day called the Day of Pentecost the people overturned barrels of water and let the water run down the temple steps Then they danced in it rejoicing and praising God for a successful harvest

Watching the people celebrate Jesus said If any man thirst let him come unto me and drink He that believeth on mehellipout of his belly shall flow rivers of living water (vv 37ndash38)

Then the Bible says This spake he [Christ] of the Spirit which they that believe on him should receive for the Holy Ghost was not yet given because that Jesus was not yet glori-fied (v 39)

In other words Jesus planned from the beginning that when we believe on Him we would receive the Holy Spirit to live inside of us as our Helper And with the Holy Spirit in us out of our belliesmdashour inner man where speaking in tongues beginsmdashwould flow rivers of living water

In essence Jesus said ldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Com-forter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

People often ask me why I pray in tongues I pray in tongues because the mysteries of life are too much for me and the problems are overwhelming I pray in

tongues because I donrsquot know how to pray as I ought every time but the Holy Spirit knows He knows the mind and will of God and Romans 826 says that He intercedes for us with groanings for which there is no equal in human speech

Godly ProsperityThe next line of Psalm 1 is amazing to me It says Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

Time and time again people take this verse out of context and confess it over their lives But it wonrsquot work that way According to this Scripture true prosperity only comes when we do what God is telling us to do

Are we refusing to base our decisions on the advice of ungodly people Are we avoiding being a stumbling block to sinners Are we choosing not to be a gossiper a scoffer a critic or a worn-out miserable person Are we delighting ourselves in Godrsquos Word and medi-tating on the Scriptures day and night

Godly prosperity only happens when we do what Godrsquos Word tells us to dohellipand this includes plant-ing our seeds of faith to God and expecting Him to multiply them back to us in the way we need it the most

Blessed Is the ManhellipIf you are basing your life on the Word of God and following all that He tells you to do according to Psalm 1 I believe we can make this declaration of faith right now

Thank You Lord that You have planted me by the rivers of living water I bring forth fruit in my season and my leafmdashwhich is my power sourcemdashdoes not wither Furthermore I have the Holy Spirit living in me and Irsquom taking up the living water of the Spirit and letting it spread throughout my being And because I am a child of God who follows Your Word all that I do can prosper

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ldquoNordquo my grandmother replied ldquoWhy do you ask thatrdquo

ldquoI saw you cryingrdquo he said

She said ldquoIrsquom not crying because Irsquom sad but because Irsquom happy I believe God is going to heal my son and someday he will preach the Gospelrdquo

What faith I believe that much of my fatherrsquos healing can be traced back to the expectant faith of my grand-parents who continued day by day to believe God until my dad was healed

Expectancy is like that It creates an atmosphere for de-liverance and sets the stage for a miracle It gets people in the right frame of mind I believe it influences heav-en and begins to change things in the natural realm

My grandparents protected the atmosphere of faith and expectancy in their home They would not allow any-one into my dadrsquos room who would not go into a faith agreement for his healing

His brothers and sisters were in faith too One day my aunt Jewel came and said ldquoOral God is going to heal yourdquo Thatrsquos expectation

My dad said ldquoIs He Jewelrdquo

She firmly replied ldquoYesrdquo

Not long after that my uncle Elmer came and said ldquoOral therersquos a man holding healing services in town and people are getting healed Irsquom going to drive you there to be prayed forrdquo

You see it was the expectant faith in the people who surrounded my father that stirred his own dormant faith to believe that although he had been bedfast for five months and the doctors could do no more he still could receive a miracle touch from God and be healed

And as that man of God laid his hands on Dad that night my father was healed In a momentrsquos time the tuberculosis was literally driven out of his body and he could breathe all the way down And for extra measure God also healed the stuttering that had plagued my dad all his life What his family members were expecting from God is what actually happened

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Open Yourself Up to the Possibility of MiraclesI constantly hear from people telling me that expect-ing a miracle caused them to find the best job they ever had or caused their business to change dramati-cally for the better or caused some other blessing to come into their lives

Not long ago I received a testimony from a man who had tried to get a job at a particular company for sev-eral years He wanted to work there because it was close to his home and it paid good wages Time and again he had applied but for some unknown reason he couldnrsquot get the job

One night he was watching me on TV I was talking about planting a seed of faith and expecting miracles That night he called to plant a financial seed into our ministry and released his faith expecting for the job of his dreams to finally come through The next day he called back to say that the company had offered him the job he wanted

Testimonies like this and many others like it encour-age me to keep urging people to make room for the miraculous in their lives and to begin to really expect miracles from the Lord

How Do You Expect a MiracleWhen you are expecting you are looking for some-thing You believe it is coming to you and yoursquore actively watching for it and reaching out for it

Unless you have this expectancy your miracle may pass you by without your even noticing it But perhaps when you are expecting your miracle you can recognize it when it comes and take hold of it Thatrsquos why it is im-portant to expect and keep expecting until you receive

What do we base our expectations on I believe we should base them on Godrsquos Word His Word is His guide for what He wants to do for us as we obey Him and use our faith

When you have a need find out what the Bible says about it Let your expectations rest on what God has already said about your situation He is not a man that He should lie (Numbers 2319) He keeps His Word

So you can trust Him to heal you according to 1 Peter 224hellip provide for you according to Luke 638hellipguide

you in the way you should go according to Isaiah 4817hellip and He promises so much more to you too

Once you know what to believe for according to His Word begin to look for His goodness to show up in your life Speak His Word out of your mouth and let it build your faith as you wait expectantly for Godrsquos power to fill your life Donrsquot let negative circumstanc-es and appearances influence you

Instead keep your mind and heart fixed on the truth of what God has said not on what your circumstances are saying Allow Him to show you how He has power in any situation you may be facing and how His miracle-working power can turn your situation around for your good

You can expect His miracle-working power by know-ing deep down in your heart that He wants what is best for you (3 John 2)hellip that no circumstances can separate you from His great love for you (Romans 838ndash39)hellip and that nothing is impossible if you con-tinue to believe God until you receive what you need (Matthew 1720)

God is so good His Word says He wants to prosper you in every area of your life He wants to heal you He wants you to enter into the fullness of His Holy Spirit He wants your life to count for His Kingdom and He has only good plans for your future (Jeremiah 2911)

Letrsquos Pray for You Right NowNow letrsquos join our faith together and believe God for the miraculous to begin opening up more and more in your life every day

Father You were a miracle-working God in the Bi-blehellipand I believe You still are today Yoursquore still per-forming miracles healing people and caring for their needs today because You donrsquot change You want the best for all Your children

Right now I open myself up to Your supernatural power in a new way and I make room for the miracu-lous in my life as I begin to truly expect miracles from You Thank You for Your saving healing delivering powerhellipand right now I receive that miracle-working power into my life In Jesusrsquo name Amen

ldquoGOD IS SO GOOD His Word says He wants to prosper you in every area of your life He wants to heal you He wants you to enter into the fullness of His Holy Spirit He wants your life to count for His Kingdom and He has only good plans for your futurerdquo

God has done miracle after miracle in my life since I signed up for your classesIn one online class Richard gave a word of knowledge about someone being healed of pain in their hip I had severe hip pain for over a year and I was instantly healed I taught a Bible study in my backyard with what I was learning in class and four of my family members gave their hearts to JesusmdashSonja from Virginia

The Lord has been working miracles in my life thanks to this classmdashAl from North Carolina

I have grown spiritually Because of this class I was compelled to minister to people in ways I had not done before Irsquom so thankful for everything I have learned It was life-changing mdashVirginia from Oklahoma

I LOVE YOUR CLASS Itrsquos the best thing Irsquove ever done mdashDan via email

Healings have broken out at church as students practiced what they learned in Richardrsquos classesmdashPastor Lynn Braco host of School of the Spirit at Fort Myers Christian Outreach Center

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For over 30 years Dr Richard Roberts has focused on meeting the practical needs of people by presenting the miracle healing ministry of Jesus Christ Now through the Richard Roberts School of the Spiritreg you can strengthen your spiritual walk with the wisdom that comes from years of ministry experience from the Roberts family

Convenient and AffordableCourses are available On Demand online anytime day or night or by DVD for viewing on your TV or computer

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THE PLACE FOR MIRACLES CAN BE WHERE YOU ARE

When you need a miracle touch from the Lord itrsquos good to know that He can meet you exactly where you are Over the past several months Richard Roberts has been traveling throughout the US to conduct Miracle Healing Services and prove that the place for miracles is more than a TV broadcastmdash itrsquos the power of God where you are to help you at the point of your need

Tremendous and encouraging testimonies are being given to our prayer part-ners as people report what God has done for them when they attended a meet-ing with Richard reached out in faith to God and expected miracles in their lives What a wonderful powerful loving and good God we servemdasha God who delights in blessing His children spirit soul and body

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THE PLACE FOR MIRACLES CAN BE WHERE YOU ARE

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Pain-free in My LegsI had pain in my legs for several months and I could hardly work even with the help of a cane So I was looking forward to attending Rich-ardrsquos healing meeting in Lancaster Pennsylvania When he called forward those who wanted prayer I got in line Richard placed his hands on my head and prayed for me and I reached out in faith to God The pain left my legs and has not re-turned Irsquom able to walk and Irsquom so thrilled with my healing mdashShirley from Pennsylvania

Encouraged to Reach Out in Faith for Motherrsquos HealingDuring his Miracle Healing Service in New York City Richard gave a word of knowledge from God regarding a healing for someone with scoliosis My mother had been diagnosed with a curvature in her spine So when Richard gave that word of knowledge I received it for my mother and be-lieved God that my motherrsquos healing took place at the time Richard prayed I thank God for how He has used Oral Roberts Ministries mdashChinwe from New York

No More Pain in My ArmI had a problem with my rotator cuff and had surgery earlier in the year After surgery I began to experience great pain that would not go away But in March I attended Richardrsquos Miracle Heal-ing Service in Philadelphia where Richard laid hands on me and prayed for my arm The pain went away and I gave my testimony of healing to the audience Not long after that I went to the gym to exercise and I spent four hours there with no problems My arm is still healed and Irsquom so grateful mdashCara from Pennsylvania

MIRACLES REPORTED

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I was lying in bed one night studying my notes getting ready to preach in a church the next morning when the Lord spoke to me He redi-rected me regarding the message I was going to

preach I felt God was telling me to minister a much deeper message than I was planning formdasha message about the critical importance of our faith

To live in this day and age wersquove got to live deeper in the Word I believe we have to take the Word of God to a higher level in our lives to overcome todayrsquos chal-lenges Our faith must be active in order for us to walk in victory and success in this life

So the Lord led me to Hebrews 111 which tells us that faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen Faith is that realm that has substance Even though we donrsquot see the physical evi-dence in the natural realm therersquos another realm The supernatural realm is just as tangible and just as touch-able and it has just as much substance as the natural physical realm we live in even though we canrsquot see the supernatural with our natural eyes

And then I moved down to Hebrews 116 which says ldquoNow without faith itrsquos impossible to please Himrdquo

So in order to please God we must be operating in faithmdashno faith no pleasing God With faith we can please Him without it we canrsquot

So then the Lord told me ldquoGrab your highlighterrdquo At first I thought it was the strangest thing Irsquove ever heard But what happened next was so cool He told me to highlight the first few words of each verse of Hebrews 11 beginning at verse 1 and going all the way down to verse 32 Then after I highlighted everything He told me to read just the highlighted parts aloud Here is what it said

ldquoNow faith through faith by faith Abel by faith Enoch without faith by faith Noah by faith Abraham by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith Sarah by faith through faith by faith through faith having all died in faith by faith through faith by faith by faith by faith by faith Abraham by faith by faith Isaac by faith Jacob by faith Joseph by faith Moses by faith Moses by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith the walls of Jericho by faith the harlot Rahabrdquo

I think we get the message Isnrsquot that amazing I got so excited because I was seeing in a whole new light just how critically important our faith is

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If we look very carefully at the way this chapter of Hebrews is presented we see the peoplersquos faith before we even see who they are and what they experienced I believe God did it that way on purpose because He wants us to understand that no matter what wersquove done and no matter what is going on as long as we operate in faith and operate according to His Word He can honor our faith

God said four times both Old Testament and New Testament ldquoThe just shall live by and according to their faithrdquo So faith must be incredibly important to God And He tells us in Romans 123 that Hersquos given every person the measure of faith

You see faith is a belief system We can believe right or we can believe wrong but either way wersquore still believ-ing We are still choosing to make a decision based on our belief system We can take that belief system and believe wrong and get into fear or we can take that belief system and believe according to the Word of God and get into the miraculous Thatrsquos where I want to be

In the same passage of scripture where God tells us that Hersquos given every person the measure of faith He also tells us that what matters most is what we do with it I believe when God places something in us He also places that responsibility in usmdashthe responsibility to take the right corresponding action

You see faith without the proper corresponding ac-tion is as good as dead ( James 220) If we read the doom and gloom in the newspaper and on the nightly news the corresponding action in the natural realm is to get into fear But when we absorb the Word of God and hide it in our hearts we can begin to take the right action When we get a phone call with a bad report we wonrsquot have time to go from Genesis to Revelation What is in our heart immediately comes up

I like to think of it as if we are like a lemon Whatrsquos inside of us will get squeezed out when we are placed under pressure So I believe itrsquos time to ask ourselves

ldquoWhat do I have hidden in my heartmdashGodrsquos Word or the doom and gloom of this worldrdquo We have to make the choice to fill our hearts with Godrsquos Word so that when we are squeezed by the pressures of life what comes out is the Word of God and its life-giving power

I believe wersquore living in an age when we need to come together as a body of believers and say ldquoDevil you may say this on this newscast and you may say that in the newspaper but in the Name of Jesus Irsquom going by what the Word of God saysrdquo We donrsquot need dead faithhellip we donrsquot need wishy-washy faithhellip we donrsquot need lost and missing-in-action faith We need believ-ers to stand up in unity and active faith and say ldquoThis may be what the world says but this is what the Word says And Irsquom choosing to live by the Wordrdquo

My friends if your faith is lacking today I encour-age you to fill up your heart with the Word of God and allow Him to strengthen and empower your faith to move mountains and see miracles in your life in Jesusrsquo Name

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Encouraging Words of Hope amp Life by Richard amp Lindsay Roberts Romans 1017 tells us that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God Thatrsquos why Richard and Lindsay Roberts have put together this powerful CD of Scriptures called Encouraging Words of Hope and Life As you listen over and over to Godrsquos own words about how much He loves you and who He says you are in Him you can keep your spirit built up and your faith strong believing to receive the miracles you need $7 LC 2302

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When your box is full of God your life can be too

Cleaning houseTaking inventoryItrsquos good to clean housendashgetting rid of what we donrsquot need in order to make room for what we do need

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Your DVD Changed My LifeI had been having many health issues such as nerve damage in my sciatic nerve a slipped disk that brought pain for more than 10 years swelling of legs and feet and a pelvic injury that caused so much pain I could not even lie down My weight was also an issue I was unable to work and I couldnrsquot pay my bills I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and to re-quest Richard Robertsrsquo DVD I Need a Miracle

After prayer and listening to the DVD continuously the weight has begun to drop off the swelling is gone from my legs and feet my pain has stopped and I am back at work This DVD and applying the principles on it has changed my life

Yvonne from North Carolina

A Good Blood-Work ResultA few months ago I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group concerning several physical conditionsmdashdiabetes high cholesterol and high triglycerides A few weeks af-ter that prayer I went back to my doctor for more blood work Tests showed that my blood sugars and triglycer-ides had dropped about 100 points putting them into a much healthier range Thank you for your prayers

Steven from Pennsylvania

A Miraculous TurnaroundI really needed my plumbing business to start doing better so I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer After your prayer partners agreed with me in

faith my business had a miraculous turnaround and is doing so much better Thank you ALPG

Jeffrey from California

A Renewed MarriageI have been a partner with the Oral Roberts Ministries for a long time and have continued to call the Abun-dant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer for my husband to be saved and set free from alcohol Well it has hap-pened He is saved and delivered

We have been married for 30 years and I feel like I am married to a different person We go to church togeth-er pray together and fellowship with other believers I never gave up believing and want to thank you for all your prayers for him

Judy from California

So Happy to See You on the Word NetworkFor a long time the only way I could watch Richard and Lindsayrsquos program The Place for Miracles was when I was visiting my daughter in a different state I am so happy that now I see it on the Word Network and I watch it every day

Rosetta from Kansas

Salvation for My Marine SonMy 18-year-old son asked Jesus into his heart while un-dergoing his Marine recruit training in San Diego Thank you Oral Roberts Ministries for your prayers for my son

Laura from Arizona

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Awesome God Everyday People Partners Share News of Godrsquos Goodness

We serve a good God And He doesnrsquot play favorites What He has done for these partners of our ministry He can do for you

I Got the Exact Job We Prayed ForI called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group to agree with me in prayer that I would find a good job where I could use my college degree and that provided good pay and benefits After prayer I got that exact job Thank you so much for praying with me

Alicia from Arkansas

My Healing Came at a Richard Roberts MeetingI had been suffering with a thyroid issue and a painful goiter problem for about two years I attended a Rich-ard Roberts Healing Meeting in Irvine California where he laid hands on me and prayed for my healing I received my healing by faith that night When I went back to the doctor the thyroid and goiter problems were completely gone I am healed

Dorothy from California

New Jobs for Both of UsI have called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group a few times out of desperation asking for prayer for a new job for myself and a colleague The situation at our old job was becoming unbearable Recently both my friend and I were hired by a great company and we are praising God We had to go through some very rigor-ous testing during our training and I called the ALPG for prayer on that issue as well We both scored at the top of our training class Thank you for your prayers

Pam from Florida

Our Long-Awaited BabyMy husband and I have wanted a child for 10 years but we have not been able to have one I was watching The Place for Miracles and I decided to call the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group and ask them to pray with me Irsquom so happy to report that today I am six months pregnant

Ladonna from Michigan

My Mother Is WellMy mother was in the Intensive Care Unit with pneu-monia and an infection of the blood bladder and urinary tract The doctor only gave her a 50 chance to live I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and asked for a prayer cloth to be sent to us as a point of contact for us to continue to release our faith Within a few short days my mother was well enough to leave the hospital Thank you so much for your prayers

Debra from Ohio

My Husband Kept His JobLast week I sent a $20 seed-faith gift to your ministry with a prayer request that my husband would survive a massive layoff at his work I am happy to report that he made the cut In fact he was the last employee to be savedmdashPraise God

Vicki from New York

Healed Using Prayer Cloth as Point of ContactI was injured when my deck collapsed while I was standing on it I twisted my leg and knee and I had a wound on my ankle that would not heal Later I de-veloped cellulitis (inflammation of tissues beneath the skin) on the affected area I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and requested a prayer cloth When I received the cloth I taped it to my leg and be-lieved God for my miracle Today I am totally healed

Nancy from New York

Faith Released Through Using Prayer ClothI hurt my hand playing the drums The pain persisted for about a month It hurt so bad it made me cry I de-cided to lay a Richard Roberts prayer cloth on my palm and then I wrapped it in a bandage The next morning when I woke up the pain was gone My hand is healed

Lola from Pennsylvania

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Imagine having your home damagedhellip your livelihood threatenedhellip and the disabled person in your family in need of help that you canrsquot always give themhellip

Thatrsquos what many families in El Salvador faced af-ter damaging rains severe flooding and dangerous mudslides late last year Irsquom so glad that through your support Hunger Needs a Voicereg was able to reach many people who were hit hard by the rain damage in El Salvador

With your help we sent more than 272000 meals of rice and soy protein to 2349 families with a disabled child or family member in eight municipalities where flood and landslide damage was significant

On behalf of these families I thank you for your gifts and prayers in support of this ministry Itrsquos amazing isnrsquot it how we can come together in the name of Jesus to make a difference to people we may never meet

And it wouldnrsquot be possible without people like you helping us to meet needs in other countries and use the doors open to us to share Jesus with them Thank you

Your seed TODAY can help us feed STARVING PEOPLE in NigerRight now we are preparing to send desperately needed food to Niger where droughts are causing thousands of parents and children to starvehellip Your giving can help us feed them To plant a seed-faith gift into the Oral Rob-erts Ministries and be a part of our international crusades food distribution to Niger and other needy areas televi-sion programs and other ways to reach out with Godrsquos miracle-working power go to wwworalrobertscomseed You can also support HNAV by or-dering the Hunger Needs a Voicereg wristband at wwworalrobertscombookstore

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Dear Richard and Lindsay

I give God all the glory because He has done more than I could ask or think Here is my story

I lost my job two and a half years ago and since then Irsquove had a really hard time even finding a part-time job to take care of my needs There were days I dreaded get-ting up in the morning because I had to face the same routine Get on the computer search for jobs send out resumes and then wait for the phone to ring The calls were few and far between and all I could do was cry out to God for His mercy

I watch your television program The Place for Miracles each night at my home in Toronto Canada Back in February Richard you challenged your viewers to pray believe and receive a breakthrough for 2012 by sowing a seed-faith gift into the Oral Roberts Ministries I felt a leading from the Holy Spirit on the inside of me that I needed to show my faith just like the woman with the issue of blood who reached out in faith touched the hem of Jesusrsquo garment and was healed I felt that taking my step of faith by planting my seed was the key to unlock His deliverance and blessing in my life

I took all I could give at the time which was $45 and I wrote my check and sent it the next day to your ministry I stretched out my faith to God that my seed for breakthrough would produce the harvest that I need-edmdasha good job

By the end of February I had a part-time job for which I was very grateful I was able to get out of the house a little and I had some money to pay tithes again But that was only an appetizer to the main course that God was going to provide for me

Within a month I received a call from a marketing company just ten minutes away from me that was look-ing for someone with my experience and credentials I interviewed a couple of times and Irsquom so thrilled to say that I just finished my first full week of work with that company

God has given me a great jobmdasha management posi-tion that I thought was out of my reach Itrsquos just ten min-utes from my home with a good salary and my benefits started immediately That almost never happens

Richard and Lindsay your prayer of agreement and challenge to sow my financial seed for breakthrough has me in amazement I am marveling at what God has done because I acted in faith on what He said to me through you I thank you both and I will continue to support your ministry But most importantly I give God all the glory

Your Brother in ChristColin from Toronto

A Seed Sown for Breakthrough

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No matter what your situation ishellipno matter what has happened we are here and we want to see God meet you at your time of needhellipto share the love of God with you as He has freely given it to all who call upon Him

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Oh God be merciful to me a sinner a backslider Come in to my heart I want You in my life I renounce the devil and all his works Cleanse me forgive me and make me new In Jesusrsquo name I pray Amen

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How To

Live a Blessed

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In the first chapter of the Book of Psalms God sets out several basic principles to follow in order to have a blessed and happy life I believe we ought to pay par-ticular attention to this chapter because it shows that God intends for us to be blessed

What to Avoid What to PursueThe first thing God tells us in Psalm 1 is what to avoid in order to be blessed (one translation uses the words happy fortunate prosperous and enviable) He says that we are not to seek or to follow the plans of those who do not serve God Nor are we to hinder them from coming to Him by living an ungodly lifestyle while claiming to follow the Lord

Wersquore also told to avoid becoming scoffers and criticsmdashthat is becoming the kind of people who are so miser-able that nothing ever suits them

After God tells us what to avoid He tells us what to pursue in order to keep His blessing on our lives He says that wersquore to delight ourselves in His Word and meditate on the Scriptures day and night

Remember we live in a world that is constantly pull-ing on us to do ungodly things that cannot be blessed It is essential to choose to do right And when we meditate on Godrsquos Word Psalm 13 says that we shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither His Word directs us in what is right and it gives stability to our lives in what can be an unstable world

God Can Divinely Place YouPsalm 13 says that we can be planted In other words God can place us where He wants us to be Thatrsquos an important point

Many Christians donrsquot know that there is a particular place where God wants them Theyrsquore doubtful and wandering always asking Should I be here or some-where else

But God says that if we delight ourselves in His Word He would not only plant us but He would plant us by the rivers of watermdashthat special place of richness where many rivers come together where there will always be an abundance of life-giving water

Naturersquos Power SourceA tree needs an abundance of water to live grow and produce fruit And thatrsquos the next promise God says that the godly man bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither (v 3)

I recently made a study of leaves with biologists and botanists and discussed with Jewish rabbis what the

How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

Psalm 11 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD and in his law doth he meditate day and night3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

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In essence Jesus saidldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Comforter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

phrase his leaf also shall not wither means in the Hebrew I discovered that the leaf of a tree is like a little green factory that produces food for the tree It is actu-ally the power source of the tree The leaf connects itself with the water source scoops up the water and spreads it throughout the tree In other words the leaf keeps the tree alive

Godrsquos Power SourceWhat keeps us alive spiritually is the living water Jesus referred to in John 737ndash38

The Bible says that on the feast day called the Day of Pentecost the people overturned barrels of water and let the water run down the temple steps Then they danced in it rejoicing and praising God for a successful harvest

Watching the people celebrate Jesus said If any man thirst let him come unto me and drink He that believeth on mehellipout of his belly shall flow rivers of living water (vv 37ndash38)

Then the Bible says This spake he [Christ] of the Spirit which they that believe on him should receive for the Holy Ghost was not yet given because that Jesus was not yet glori-fied (v 39)

In other words Jesus planned from the beginning that when we believe on Him we would receive the Holy Spirit to live inside of us as our Helper And with the Holy Spirit in us out of our belliesmdashour inner man where speaking in tongues beginsmdashwould flow rivers of living water

In essence Jesus said ldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Com-forter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

People often ask me why I pray in tongues I pray in tongues because the mysteries of life are too much for me and the problems are overwhelming I pray in

tongues because I donrsquot know how to pray as I ought every time but the Holy Spirit knows He knows the mind and will of God and Romans 826 says that He intercedes for us with groanings for which there is no equal in human speech

Godly ProsperityThe next line of Psalm 1 is amazing to me It says Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

Time and time again people take this verse out of context and confess it over their lives But it wonrsquot work that way According to this Scripture true prosperity only comes when we do what God is telling us to do

Are we refusing to base our decisions on the advice of ungodly people Are we avoiding being a stumbling block to sinners Are we choosing not to be a gossiper a scoffer a critic or a worn-out miserable person Are we delighting ourselves in Godrsquos Word and medi-tating on the Scriptures day and night

Godly prosperity only happens when we do what Godrsquos Word tells us to dohellipand this includes plant-ing our seeds of faith to God and expecting Him to multiply them back to us in the way we need it the most

Blessed Is the ManhellipIf you are basing your life on the Word of God and following all that He tells you to do according to Psalm 1 I believe we can make this declaration of faith right now

Thank You Lord that You have planted me by the rivers of living water I bring forth fruit in my season and my leafmdashwhich is my power sourcemdashdoes not wither Furthermore I have the Holy Spirit living in me and Irsquom taking up the living water of the Spirit and letting it spread throughout my being And because I am a child of God who follows Your Word all that I do can prosper

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Open Yourself Up to the Possibility of MiraclesI constantly hear from people telling me that expect-ing a miracle caused them to find the best job they ever had or caused their business to change dramati-cally for the better or caused some other blessing to come into their lives

Not long ago I received a testimony from a man who had tried to get a job at a particular company for sev-eral years He wanted to work there because it was close to his home and it paid good wages Time and again he had applied but for some unknown reason he couldnrsquot get the job

One night he was watching me on TV I was talking about planting a seed of faith and expecting miracles That night he called to plant a financial seed into our ministry and released his faith expecting for the job of his dreams to finally come through The next day he called back to say that the company had offered him the job he wanted

Testimonies like this and many others like it encour-age me to keep urging people to make room for the miraculous in their lives and to begin to really expect miracles from the Lord

How Do You Expect a MiracleWhen you are expecting you are looking for some-thing You believe it is coming to you and yoursquore actively watching for it and reaching out for it

Unless you have this expectancy your miracle may pass you by without your even noticing it But perhaps when you are expecting your miracle you can recognize it when it comes and take hold of it Thatrsquos why it is im-portant to expect and keep expecting until you receive

What do we base our expectations on I believe we should base them on Godrsquos Word His Word is His guide for what He wants to do for us as we obey Him and use our faith

When you have a need find out what the Bible says about it Let your expectations rest on what God has already said about your situation He is not a man that He should lie (Numbers 2319) He keeps His Word

So you can trust Him to heal you according to 1 Peter 224hellip provide for you according to Luke 638hellipguide

you in the way you should go according to Isaiah 4817hellip and He promises so much more to you too

Once you know what to believe for according to His Word begin to look for His goodness to show up in your life Speak His Word out of your mouth and let it build your faith as you wait expectantly for Godrsquos power to fill your life Donrsquot let negative circumstanc-es and appearances influence you

Instead keep your mind and heart fixed on the truth of what God has said not on what your circumstances are saying Allow Him to show you how He has power in any situation you may be facing and how His miracle-working power can turn your situation around for your good

You can expect His miracle-working power by know-ing deep down in your heart that He wants what is best for you (3 John 2)hellip that no circumstances can separate you from His great love for you (Romans 838ndash39)hellip and that nothing is impossible if you con-tinue to believe God until you receive what you need (Matthew 1720)

God is so good His Word says He wants to prosper you in every area of your life He wants to heal you He wants you to enter into the fullness of His Holy Spirit He wants your life to count for His Kingdom and He has only good plans for your future (Jeremiah 2911)

Letrsquos Pray for You Right NowNow letrsquos join our faith together and believe God for the miraculous to begin opening up more and more in your life every day

Father You were a miracle-working God in the Bi-blehellipand I believe You still are today Yoursquore still per-forming miracles healing people and caring for their needs today because You donrsquot change You want the best for all Your children

Right now I open myself up to Your supernatural power in a new way and I make room for the miracu-lous in my life as I begin to truly expect miracles from You Thank You for Your saving healing delivering powerhellipand right now I receive that miracle-working power into my life In Jesusrsquo name Amen

ldquoGOD IS SO GOOD His Word says He wants to prosper you in every area of your life He wants to heal you He wants you to enter into the fullness of His Holy Spirit He wants your life to count for His Kingdom and He has only good plans for your futurerdquo

God has done miracle after miracle in my life since I signed up for your classesIn one online class Richard gave a word of knowledge about someone being healed of pain in their hip I had severe hip pain for over a year and I was instantly healed I taught a Bible study in my backyard with what I was learning in class and four of my family members gave their hearts to JesusmdashSonja from Virginia

The Lord has been working miracles in my life thanks to this classmdashAl from North Carolina

I have grown spiritually Because of this class I was compelled to minister to people in ways I had not done before Irsquom so thankful for everything I have learned It was life-changing mdashVirginia from Oklahoma

I LOVE YOUR CLASS Itrsquos the best thing Irsquove ever done mdashDan via email

Healings have broken out at church as students practiced what they learned in Richardrsquos classesmdashPastor Lynn Braco host of School of the Spirit at Fort Myers Christian Outreach Center

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For over 30 years Dr Richard Roberts has focused on meeting the practical needs of people by presenting the miracle healing ministry of Jesus Christ Now through the Richard Roberts School of the Spiritreg you can strengthen your spiritual walk with the wisdom that comes from years of ministry experience from the Roberts family

Convenient and AffordableCourses are available On Demand online anytime day or night or by DVD for viewing on your TV or computer

There are two tracks to choose frombull Certificate Track ($75 per course) Lectures only bull Advanced Track ($159 per course) Lectures and course work

Some of the courses offeredbull The Healing Ministry of Jesusbull The Anointingbull The End of the World and How It Will Happen

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THE PLACE FOR MIRACLES CAN BE WHERE YOU ARE

When you need a miracle touch from the Lord itrsquos good to know that He can meet you exactly where you are Over the past several months Richard Roberts has been traveling throughout the US to conduct Miracle Healing Services and prove that the place for miracles is more than a TV broadcastmdash itrsquos the power of God where you are to help you at the point of your need

Tremendous and encouraging testimonies are being given to our prayer part-ners as people report what God has done for them when they attended a meet-ing with Richard reached out in faith to God and expected miracles in their lives What a wonderful powerful loving and good God we servemdasha God who delights in blessing His children spirit soul and body

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Pain-free in My LegsI had pain in my legs for several months and I could hardly work even with the help of a cane So I was looking forward to attending Rich-ardrsquos healing meeting in Lancaster Pennsylvania When he called forward those who wanted prayer I got in line Richard placed his hands on my head and prayed for me and I reached out in faith to God The pain left my legs and has not re-turned Irsquom able to walk and Irsquom so thrilled with my healing mdashShirley from Pennsylvania

Encouraged to Reach Out in Faith for Motherrsquos HealingDuring his Miracle Healing Service in New York City Richard gave a word of knowledge from God regarding a healing for someone with scoliosis My mother had been diagnosed with a curvature in her spine So when Richard gave that word of knowledge I received it for my mother and be-lieved God that my motherrsquos healing took place at the time Richard prayed I thank God for how He has used Oral Roberts Ministries mdashChinwe from New York

No More Pain in My ArmI had a problem with my rotator cuff and had surgery earlier in the year After surgery I began to experience great pain that would not go away But in March I attended Richardrsquos Miracle Heal-ing Service in Philadelphia where Richard laid hands on me and prayed for my arm The pain went away and I gave my testimony of healing to the audience Not long after that I went to the gym to exercise and I spent four hours there with no problems My arm is still healed and Irsquom so grateful mdashCara from Pennsylvania

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I was lying in bed one night studying my notes getting ready to preach in a church the next morning when the Lord spoke to me He redi-rected me regarding the message I was going to

preach I felt God was telling me to minister a much deeper message than I was planning formdasha message about the critical importance of our faith

To live in this day and age wersquove got to live deeper in the Word I believe we have to take the Word of God to a higher level in our lives to overcome todayrsquos chal-lenges Our faith must be active in order for us to walk in victory and success in this life

So the Lord led me to Hebrews 111 which tells us that faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen Faith is that realm that has substance Even though we donrsquot see the physical evi-dence in the natural realm therersquos another realm The supernatural realm is just as tangible and just as touch-able and it has just as much substance as the natural physical realm we live in even though we canrsquot see the supernatural with our natural eyes

And then I moved down to Hebrews 116 which says ldquoNow without faith itrsquos impossible to please Himrdquo

So in order to please God we must be operating in faithmdashno faith no pleasing God With faith we can please Him without it we canrsquot

So then the Lord told me ldquoGrab your highlighterrdquo At first I thought it was the strangest thing Irsquove ever heard But what happened next was so cool He told me to highlight the first few words of each verse of Hebrews 11 beginning at verse 1 and going all the way down to verse 32 Then after I highlighted everything He told me to read just the highlighted parts aloud Here is what it said

ldquoNow faith through faith by faith Abel by faith Enoch without faith by faith Noah by faith Abraham by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith Sarah by faith through faith by faith through faith having all died in faith by faith through faith by faith by faith by faith by faith Abraham by faith by faith Isaac by faith Jacob by faith Joseph by faith Moses by faith Moses by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith the walls of Jericho by faith the harlot Rahabrdquo

I think we get the message Isnrsquot that amazing I got so excited because I was seeing in a whole new light just how critically important our faith is

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If we look very carefully at the way this chapter of Hebrews is presented we see the peoplersquos faith before we even see who they are and what they experienced I believe God did it that way on purpose because He wants us to understand that no matter what wersquove done and no matter what is going on as long as we operate in faith and operate according to His Word He can honor our faith

God said four times both Old Testament and New Testament ldquoThe just shall live by and according to their faithrdquo So faith must be incredibly important to God And He tells us in Romans 123 that Hersquos given every person the measure of faith

You see faith is a belief system We can believe right or we can believe wrong but either way wersquore still believ-ing We are still choosing to make a decision based on our belief system We can take that belief system and believe wrong and get into fear or we can take that belief system and believe according to the Word of God and get into the miraculous Thatrsquos where I want to be

In the same passage of scripture where God tells us that Hersquos given every person the measure of faith He also tells us that what matters most is what we do with it I believe when God places something in us He also places that responsibility in usmdashthe responsibility to take the right corresponding action

You see faith without the proper corresponding ac-tion is as good as dead ( James 220) If we read the doom and gloom in the newspaper and on the nightly news the corresponding action in the natural realm is to get into fear But when we absorb the Word of God and hide it in our hearts we can begin to take the right action When we get a phone call with a bad report we wonrsquot have time to go from Genesis to Revelation What is in our heart immediately comes up

I like to think of it as if we are like a lemon Whatrsquos inside of us will get squeezed out when we are placed under pressure So I believe itrsquos time to ask ourselves

ldquoWhat do I have hidden in my heartmdashGodrsquos Word or the doom and gloom of this worldrdquo We have to make the choice to fill our hearts with Godrsquos Word so that when we are squeezed by the pressures of life what comes out is the Word of God and its life-giving power

I believe wersquore living in an age when we need to come together as a body of believers and say ldquoDevil you may say this on this newscast and you may say that in the newspaper but in the Name of Jesus Irsquom going by what the Word of God saysrdquo We donrsquot need dead faithhellip we donrsquot need wishy-washy faithhellip we donrsquot need lost and missing-in-action faith We need believ-ers to stand up in unity and active faith and say ldquoThis may be what the world says but this is what the Word says And Irsquom choosing to live by the Wordrdquo

My friends if your faith is lacking today I encour-age you to fill up your heart with the Word of God and allow Him to strengthen and empower your faith to move mountains and see miracles in your life in Jesusrsquo Name

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The Unlimited Power Within You by Richard Roberts Richardrsquos book is packed with Bible teachings about how you can tap into the mighty unlimited supernatural power of God and allow Him to trans-form your life English $7 LC 1202 Spanish $7 LC 8002

The Miracle of Seed-Faith by Oral Roberts As long as the earth remains there will be seedtime and harvest (Genesis 822) In this book Oral shares three Bible principles on how you can make your life a continuous cycle of giving and receiving planting and harvesting and begin expecting miracles in your life $7 LC 105

Seed-Faith in a Nutshell by Richard amp Lindsay Roberts This power-packed mini-book explains important principles from Godrsquos Word on how you can make your giving a seed of your faith in obedience to Godand the scriptural benefits you can expect when you do $2 LC 61

Encouraging Words of Hope amp Life by Richard amp Lindsay Roberts Romans 1017 tells us that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God Thatrsquos why Richard and Lindsay Roberts have put together this powerful CD of Scriptures called Encouraging Words of Hope and Life As you listen over and over to Godrsquos own words about how much He loves you and who He says you are in Him you can keep your spirit built up and your faith strong believing to receive the miracles you need $7 LC 2302

Anointing Oil Richard Roberts personally prays over this oil believing God according to James 514 for miracles for everyone who uses it Let this vial of anoint-ing oil be your point of contact to release your faith and trust God for the miracles you need in your life Free LC 403

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In this DVD sermon Lindsay Roberts shares a lively memo-rable message about how you can identify things in your life that donrsquot belong and the importance of keeping your own personal ldquoboxrdquo in order with Godrsquos help

When your box is full of God your life can be too

Cleaning houseTaking inventoryItrsquos good to clean housendashgetting rid of what we donrsquot need in order to make room for what we do need

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Your DVD Changed My LifeI had been having many health issues such as nerve damage in my sciatic nerve a slipped disk that brought pain for more than 10 years swelling of legs and feet and a pelvic injury that caused so much pain I could not even lie down My weight was also an issue I was unable to work and I couldnrsquot pay my bills I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and to re-quest Richard Robertsrsquo DVD I Need a Miracle

After prayer and listening to the DVD continuously the weight has begun to drop off the swelling is gone from my legs and feet my pain has stopped and I am back at work This DVD and applying the principles on it has changed my life

Yvonne from North Carolina

A Good Blood-Work ResultA few months ago I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group concerning several physical conditionsmdashdiabetes high cholesterol and high triglycerides A few weeks af-ter that prayer I went back to my doctor for more blood work Tests showed that my blood sugars and triglycer-ides had dropped about 100 points putting them into a much healthier range Thank you for your prayers

Steven from Pennsylvania

A Miraculous TurnaroundI really needed my plumbing business to start doing better so I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer After your prayer partners agreed with me in

faith my business had a miraculous turnaround and is doing so much better Thank you ALPG

Jeffrey from California

A Renewed MarriageI have been a partner with the Oral Roberts Ministries for a long time and have continued to call the Abun-dant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer for my husband to be saved and set free from alcohol Well it has hap-pened He is saved and delivered

We have been married for 30 years and I feel like I am married to a different person We go to church togeth-er pray together and fellowship with other believers I never gave up believing and want to thank you for all your prayers for him

Judy from California

So Happy to See You on the Word NetworkFor a long time the only way I could watch Richard and Lindsayrsquos program The Place for Miracles was when I was visiting my daughter in a different state I am so happy that now I see it on the Word Network and I watch it every day

Rosetta from Kansas

Salvation for My Marine SonMy 18-year-old son asked Jesus into his heart while un-dergoing his Marine recruit training in San Diego Thank you Oral Roberts Ministries for your prayers for my son

Laura from Arizona

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Awesome God Everyday People Partners Share News of Godrsquos Goodness

We serve a good God And He doesnrsquot play favorites What He has done for these partners of our ministry He can do for you

I Got the Exact Job We Prayed ForI called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group to agree with me in prayer that I would find a good job where I could use my college degree and that provided good pay and benefits After prayer I got that exact job Thank you so much for praying with me

Alicia from Arkansas

My Healing Came at a Richard Roberts MeetingI had been suffering with a thyroid issue and a painful goiter problem for about two years I attended a Rich-ard Roberts Healing Meeting in Irvine California where he laid hands on me and prayed for my healing I received my healing by faith that night When I went back to the doctor the thyroid and goiter problems were completely gone I am healed

Dorothy from California

New Jobs for Both of UsI have called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group a few times out of desperation asking for prayer for a new job for myself and a colleague The situation at our old job was becoming unbearable Recently both my friend and I were hired by a great company and we are praising God We had to go through some very rigor-ous testing during our training and I called the ALPG for prayer on that issue as well We both scored at the top of our training class Thank you for your prayers

Pam from Florida

Our Long-Awaited BabyMy husband and I have wanted a child for 10 years but we have not been able to have one I was watching The Place for Miracles and I decided to call the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group and ask them to pray with me Irsquom so happy to report that today I am six months pregnant

Ladonna from Michigan

My Mother Is WellMy mother was in the Intensive Care Unit with pneu-monia and an infection of the blood bladder and urinary tract The doctor only gave her a 50 chance to live I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and asked for a prayer cloth to be sent to us as a point of contact for us to continue to release our faith Within a few short days my mother was well enough to leave the hospital Thank you so much for your prayers

Debra from Ohio

My Husband Kept His JobLast week I sent a $20 seed-faith gift to your ministry with a prayer request that my husband would survive a massive layoff at his work I am happy to report that he made the cut In fact he was the last employee to be savedmdashPraise God

Vicki from New York

Healed Using Prayer Cloth as Point of ContactI was injured when my deck collapsed while I was standing on it I twisted my leg and knee and I had a wound on my ankle that would not heal Later I de-veloped cellulitis (inflammation of tissues beneath the skin) on the affected area I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and requested a prayer cloth When I received the cloth I taped it to my leg and be-lieved God for my miracle Today I am totally healed

Nancy from New York

Faith Released Through Using Prayer ClothI hurt my hand playing the drums The pain persisted for about a month It hurt so bad it made me cry I de-cided to lay a Richard Roberts prayer cloth on my palm and then I wrapped it in a bandage The next morning when I woke up the pain was gone My hand is healed

Lola from Pennsylvania

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Imagine having your home damagedhellip your livelihood threatenedhellip and the disabled person in your family in need of help that you canrsquot always give themhellip

Thatrsquos what many families in El Salvador faced af-ter damaging rains severe flooding and dangerous mudslides late last year Irsquom so glad that through your support Hunger Needs a Voicereg was able to reach many people who were hit hard by the rain damage in El Salvador

With your help we sent more than 272000 meals of rice and soy protein to 2349 families with a disabled child or family member in eight municipalities where flood and landslide damage was significant

On behalf of these families I thank you for your gifts and prayers in support of this ministry Itrsquos amazing isnrsquot it how we can come together in the name of Jesus to make a difference to people we may never meet

And it wouldnrsquot be possible without people like you helping us to meet needs in other countries and use the doors open to us to share Jesus with them Thank you

Your seed TODAY can help us feed STARVING PEOPLE in NigerRight now we are preparing to send desperately needed food to Niger where droughts are causing thousands of parents and children to starvehellip Your giving can help us feed them To plant a seed-faith gift into the Oral Rob-erts Ministries and be a part of our international crusades food distribution to Niger and other needy areas televi-sion programs and other ways to reach out with Godrsquos miracle-working power go to wwworalrobertscomseed You can also support HNAV by or-dering the Hunger Needs a Voicereg wristband at wwworalrobertscombookstore

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Dear Richard and Lindsay

I give God all the glory because He has done more than I could ask or think Here is my story

I lost my job two and a half years ago and since then Irsquove had a really hard time even finding a part-time job to take care of my needs There were days I dreaded get-ting up in the morning because I had to face the same routine Get on the computer search for jobs send out resumes and then wait for the phone to ring The calls were few and far between and all I could do was cry out to God for His mercy

I watch your television program The Place for Miracles each night at my home in Toronto Canada Back in February Richard you challenged your viewers to pray believe and receive a breakthrough for 2012 by sowing a seed-faith gift into the Oral Roberts Ministries I felt a leading from the Holy Spirit on the inside of me that I needed to show my faith just like the woman with the issue of blood who reached out in faith touched the hem of Jesusrsquo garment and was healed I felt that taking my step of faith by planting my seed was the key to unlock His deliverance and blessing in my life

I took all I could give at the time which was $45 and I wrote my check and sent it the next day to your ministry I stretched out my faith to God that my seed for breakthrough would produce the harvest that I need-edmdasha good job

By the end of February I had a part-time job for which I was very grateful I was able to get out of the house a little and I had some money to pay tithes again But that was only an appetizer to the main course that God was going to provide for me

Within a month I received a call from a marketing company just ten minutes away from me that was look-ing for someone with my experience and credentials I interviewed a couple of times and Irsquom so thrilled to say that I just finished my first full week of work with that company

God has given me a great jobmdasha management posi-tion that I thought was out of my reach Itrsquos just ten min-utes from my home with a good salary and my benefits started immediately That almost never happens

Richard and Lindsay your prayer of agreement and challenge to sow my financial seed for breakthrough has me in amazement I am marveling at what God has done because I acted in faith on what He said to me through you I thank you both and I will continue to support your ministry But most importantly I give God all the glory

Your Brother in ChristColin from Toronto

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No matter what your situation ishellipno matter what has happened we are here and we want to see God meet you at your time of needhellipto share the love of God with you as He has freely given it to all who call upon Him

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We are always here to pray with youhellip

24 million calls since 1958

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Oh God be merciful to me a sinner a backslider Come in to my heart I want You in my life I renounce the devil and all his works Cleanse me forgive me and make me new In Jesusrsquo name I pray Amen

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How To

Live a Blessed

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In the first chapter of the Book of Psalms God sets out several basic principles to follow in order to have a blessed and happy life I believe we ought to pay par-ticular attention to this chapter because it shows that God intends for us to be blessed

What to Avoid What to PursueThe first thing God tells us in Psalm 1 is what to avoid in order to be blessed (one translation uses the words happy fortunate prosperous and enviable) He says that we are not to seek or to follow the plans of those who do not serve God Nor are we to hinder them from coming to Him by living an ungodly lifestyle while claiming to follow the Lord

Wersquore also told to avoid becoming scoffers and criticsmdashthat is becoming the kind of people who are so miser-able that nothing ever suits them

After God tells us what to avoid He tells us what to pursue in order to keep His blessing on our lives He says that wersquore to delight ourselves in His Word and meditate on the Scriptures day and night

Remember we live in a world that is constantly pull-ing on us to do ungodly things that cannot be blessed It is essential to choose to do right And when we meditate on Godrsquos Word Psalm 13 says that we shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither His Word directs us in what is right and it gives stability to our lives in what can be an unstable world

God Can Divinely Place YouPsalm 13 says that we can be planted In other words God can place us where He wants us to be Thatrsquos an important point

Many Christians donrsquot know that there is a particular place where God wants them Theyrsquore doubtful and wandering always asking Should I be here or some-where else

But God says that if we delight ourselves in His Word He would not only plant us but He would plant us by the rivers of watermdashthat special place of richness where many rivers come together where there will always be an abundance of life-giving water

Naturersquos Power SourceA tree needs an abundance of water to live grow and produce fruit And thatrsquos the next promise God says that the godly man bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither (v 3)

I recently made a study of leaves with biologists and botanists and discussed with Jewish rabbis what the

How To

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Psalm 11 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD and in his law doth he meditate day and night3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

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In essence Jesus saidldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Comforter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

phrase his leaf also shall not wither means in the Hebrew I discovered that the leaf of a tree is like a little green factory that produces food for the tree It is actu-ally the power source of the tree The leaf connects itself with the water source scoops up the water and spreads it throughout the tree In other words the leaf keeps the tree alive

Godrsquos Power SourceWhat keeps us alive spiritually is the living water Jesus referred to in John 737ndash38

The Bible says that on the feast day called the Day of Pentecost the people overturned barrels of water and let the water run down the temple steps Then they danced in it rejoicing and praising God for a successful harvest

Watching the people celebrate Jesus said If any man thirst let him come unto me and drink He that believeth on mehellipout of his belly shall flow rivers of living water (vv 37ndash38)

Then the Bible says This spake he [Christ] of the Spirit which they that believe on him should receive for the Holy Ghost was not yet given because that Jesus was not yet glori-fied (v 39)

In other words Jesus planned from the beginning that when we believe on Him we would receive the Holy Spirit to live inside of us as our Helper And with the Holy Spirit in us out of our belliesmdashour inner man where speaking in tongues beginsmdashwould flow rivers of living water

In essence Jesus said ldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Com-forter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

People often ask me why I pray in tongues I pray in tongues because the mysteries of life are too much for me and the problems are overwhelming I pray in

tongues because I donrsquot know how to pray as I ought every time but the Holy Spirit knows He knows the mind and will of God and Romans 826 says that He intercedes for us with groanings for which there is no equal in human speech

Godly ProsperityThe next line of Psalm 1 is amazing to me It says Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

Time and time again people take this verse out of context and confess it over their lives But it wonrsquot work that way According to this Scripture true prosperity only comes when we do what God is telling us to do

Are we refusing to base our decisions on the advice of ungodly people Are we avoiding being a stumbling block to sinners Are we choosing not to be a gossiper a scoffer a critic or a worn-out miserable person Are we delighting ourselves in Godrsquos Word and medi-tating on the Scriptures day and night

Godly prosperity only happens when we do what Godrsquos Word tells us to dohellipand this includes plant-ing our seeds of faith to God and expecting Him to multiply them back to us in the way we need it the most

Blessed Is the ManhellipIf you are basing your life on the Word of God and following all that He tells you to do according to Psalm 1 I believe we can make this declaration of faith right now

Thank You Lord that You have planted me by the rivers of living water I bring forth fruit in my season and my leafmdashwhich is my power sourcemdashdoes not wither Furthermore I have the Holy Spirit living in me and Irsquom taking up the living water of the Spirit and letting it spread throughout my being And because I am a child of God who follows Your Word all that I do can prosper

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Page 7: Miracles Vol. 5, No. 3

God has done miracle after miracle in my life since I signed up for your classesIn one online class Richard gave a word of knowledge about someone being healed of pain in their hip I had severe hip pain for over a year and I was instantly healed I taught a Bible study in my backyard with what I was learning in class and four of my family members gave their hearts to JesusmdashSonja from Virginia

The Lord has been working miracles in my life thanks to this classmdashAl from North Carolina

I have grown spiritually Because of this class I was compelled to minister to people in ways I had not done before Irsquom so thankful for everything I have learned It was life-changing mdashVirginia from Oklahoma

I LOVE YOUR CLASS Itrsquos the best thing Irsquove ever done mdashDan via email

Healings have broken out at church as students practiced what they learned in Richardrsquos classesmdashPastor Lynn Braco host of School of the Spirit at Fort Myers Christian Outreach Center

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For over 30 years Dr Richard Roberts has focused on meeting the practical needs of people by presenting the miracle healing ministry of Jesus Christ Now through the Richard Roberts School of the Spiritreg you can strengthen your spiritual walk with the wisdom that comes from years of ministry experience from the Roberts family

Convenient and AffordableCourses are available On Demand online anytime day or night or by DVD for viewing on your TV or computer

There are two tracks to choose frombull Certificate Track ($75 per course) Lectures only bull Advanced Track ($159 per course) Lectures and course work

Some of the courses offeredbull The Healing Ministry of Jesusbull The Anointingbull The End of the World and How It Will Happen

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THE PLACE FOR MIRACLES CAN BE WHERE YOU ARE

When you need a miracle touch from the Lord itrsquos good to know that He can meet you exactly where you are Over the past several months Richard Roberts has been traveling throughout the US to conduct Miracle Healing Services and prove that the place for miracles is more than a TV broadcastmdash itrsquos the power of God where you are to help you at the point of your need

Tremendous and encouraging testimonies are being given to our prayer part-ners as people report what God has done for them when they attended a meet-ing with Richard reached out in faith to God and expected miracles in their lives What a wonderful powerful loving and good God we servemdasha God who delights in blessing His children spirit soul and body

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Pain-free in My LegsI had pain in my legs for several months and I could hardly work even with the help of a cane So I was looking forward to attending Rich-ardrsquos healing meeting in Lancaster Pennsylvania When he called forward those who wanted prayer I got in line Richard placed his hands on my head and prayed for me and I reached out in faith to God The pain left my legs and has not re-turned Irsquom able to walk and Irsquom so thrilled with my healing mdashShirley from Pennsylvania

Encouraged to Reach Out in Faith for Motherrsquos HealingDuring his Miracle Healing Service in New York City Richard gave a word of knowledge from God regarding a healing for someone with scoliosis My mother had been diagnosed with a curvature in her spine So when Richard gave that word of knowledge I received it for my mother and be-lieved God that my motherrsquos healing took place at the time Richard prayed I thank God for how He has used Oral Roberts Ministries mdashChinwe from New York

No More Pain in My ArmI had a problem with my rotator cuff and had surgery earlier in the year After surgery I began to experience great pain that would not go away But in March I attended Richardrsquos Miracle Heal-ing Service in Philadelphia where Richard laid hands on me and prayed for my arm The pain went away and I gave my testimony of healing to the audience Not long after that I went to the gym to exercise and I spent four hours there with no problems My arm is still healed and Irsquom so grateful mdashCara from Pennsylvania

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I was lying in bed one night studying my notes getting ready to preach in a church the next morning when the Lord spoke to me He redi-rected me regarding the message I was going to

preach I felt God was telling me to minister a much deeper message than I was planning formdasha message about the critical importance of our faith

To live in this day and age wersquove got to live deeper in the Word I believe we have to take the Word of God to a higher level in our lives to overcome todayrsquos chal-lenges Our faith must be active in order for us to walk in victory and success in this life

So the Lord led me to Hebrews 111 which tells us that faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen Faith is that realm that has substance Even though we donrsquot see the physical evi-dence in the natural realm therersquos another realm The supernatural realm is just as tangible and just as touch-able and it has just as much substance as the natural physical realm we live in even though we canrsquot see the supernatural with our natural eyes

And then I moved down to Hebrews 116 which says ldquoNow without faith itrsquos impossible to please Himrdquo

So in order to please God we must be operating in faithmdashno faith no pleasing God With faith we can please Him without it we canrsquot

So then the Lord told me ldquoGrab your highlighterrdquo At first I thought it was the strangest thing Irsquove ever heard But what happened next was so cool He told me to highlight the first few words of each verse of Hebrews 11 beginning at verse 1 and going all the way down to verse 32 Then after I highlighted everything He told me to read just the highlighted parts aloud Here is what it said

ldquoNow faith through faith by faith Abel by faith Enoch without faith by faith Noah by faith Abraham by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith Sarah by faith through faith by faith through faith having all died in faith by faith through faith by faith by faith by faith by faith Abraham by faith by faith Isaac by faith Jacob by faith Joseph by faith Moses by faith Moses by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith the walls of Jericho by faith the harlot Rahabrdquo

I think we get the message Isnrsquot that amazing I got so excited because I was seeing in a whole new light just how critically important our faith is

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If we look very carefully at the way this chapter of Hebrews is presented we see the peoplersquos faith before we even see who they are and what they experienced I believe God did it that way on purpose because He wants us to understand that no matter what wersquove done and no matter what is going on as long as we operate in faith and operate according to His Word He can honor our faith

God said four times both Old Testament and New Testament ldquoThe just shall live by and according to their faithrdquo So faith must be incredibly important to God And He tells us in Romans 123 that Hersquos given every person the measure of faith

You see faith is a belief system We can believe right or we can believe wrong but either way wersquore still believ-ing We are still choosing to make a decision based on our belief system We can take that belief system and believe wrong and get into fear or we can take that belief system and believe according to the Word of God and get into the miraculous Thatrsquos where I want to be

In the same passage of scripture where God tells us that Hersquos given every person the measure of faith He also tells us that what matters most is what we do with it I believe when God places something in us He also places that responsibility in usmdashthe responsibility to take the right corresponding action

You see faith without the proper corresponding ac-tion is as good as dead ( James 220) If we read the doom and gloom in the newspaper and on the nightly news the corresponding action in the natural realm is to get into fear But when we absorb the Word of God and hide it in our hearts we can begin to take the right action When we get a phone call with a bad report we wonrsquot have time to go from Genesis to Revelation What is in our heart immediately comes up

I like to think of it as if we are like a lemon Whatrsquos inside of us will get squeezed out when we are placed under pressure So I believe itrsquos time to ask ourselves

ldquoWhat do I have hidden in my heartmdashGodrsquos Word or the doom and gloom of this worldrdquo We have to make the choice to fill our hearts with Godrsquos Word so that when we are squeezed by the pressures of life what comes out is the Word of God and its life-giving power

I believe wersquore living in an age when we need to come together as a body of believers and say ldquoDevil you may say this on this newscast and you may say that in the newspaper but in the Name of Jesus Irsquom going by what the Word of God saysrdquo We donrsquot need dead faithhellip we donrsquot need wishy-washy faithhellip we donrsquot need lost and missing-in-action faith We need believ-ers to stand up in unity and active faith and say ldquoThis may be what the world says but this is what the Word says And Irsquom choosing to live by the Wordrdquo

My friends if your faith is lacking today I encour-age you to fill up your heart with the Word of God and allow Him to strengthen and empower your faith to move mountains and see miracles in your life in Jesusrsquo Name

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The Miracle of Seed-Faith by Oral Roberts As long as the earth remains there will be seedtime and harvest (Genesis 822) In this book Oral shares three Bible principles on how you can make your life a continuous cycle of giving and receiving planting and harvesting and begin expecting miracles in your life $7 LC 105

Seed-Faith in a Nutshell by Richard amp Lindsay Roberts This power-packed mini-book explains important principles from Godrsquos Word on how you can make your giving a seed of your faith in obedience to Godand the scriptural benefits you can expect when you do $2 LC 61

Encouraging Words of Hope amp Life by Richard amp Lindsay Roberts Romans 1017 tells us that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God Thatrsquos why Richard and Lindsay Roberts have put together this powerful CD of Scriptures called Encouraging Words of Hope and Life As you listen over and over to Godrsquos own words about how much He loves you and who He says you are in Him you can keep your spirit built up and your faith strong believing to receive the miracles you need $7 LC 2302

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In this DVD sermon Lindsay Roberts shares a lively memo-rable message about how you can identify things in your life that donrsquot belong and the importance of keeping your own personal ldquoboxrdquo in order with Godrsquos help

When your box is full of God your life can be too

Cleaning houseTaking inventoryItrsquos good to clean housendashgetting rid of what we donrsquot need in order to make room for what we do need

Only $15

Call 918-495-7777 or visit wwworalrobertscom to order your copy of this faith-building DVD today

Your DVD Changed My LifeI had been having many health issues such as nerve damage in my sciatic nerve a slipped disk that brought pain for more than 10 years swelling of legs and feet and a pelvic injury that caused so much pain I could not even lie down My weight was also an issue I was unable to work and I couldnrsquot pay my bills I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and to re-quest Richard Robertsrsquo DVD I Need a Miracle

After prayer and listening to the DVD continuously the weight has begun to drop off the swelling is gone from my legs and feet my pain has stopped and I am back at work This DVD and applying the principles on it has changed my life

Yvonne from North Carolina

A Good Blood-Work ResultA few months ago I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group concerning several physical conditionsmdashdiabetes high cholesterol and high triglycerides A few weeks af-ter that prayer I went back to my doctor for more blood work Tests showed that my blood sugars and triglycer-ides had dropped about 100 points putting them into a much healthier range Thank you for your prayers

Steven from Pennsylvania

A Miraculous TurnaroundI really needed my plumbing business to start doing better so I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer After your prayer partners agreed with me in

faith my business had a miraculous turnaround and is doing so much better Thank you ALPG

Jeffrey from California

A Renewed MarriageI have been a partner with the Oral Roberts Ministries for a long time and have continued to call the Abun-dant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer for my husband to be saved and set free from alcohol Well it has hap-pened He is saved and delivered

We have been married for 30 years and I feel like I am married to a different person We go to church togeth-er pray together and fellowship with other believers I never gave up believing and want to thank you for all your prayers for him

Judy from California

So Happy to See You on the Word NetworkFor a long time the only way I could watch Richard and Lindsayrsquos program The Place for Miracles was when I was visiting my daughter in a different state I am so happy that now I see it on the Word Network and I watch it every day

Rosetta from Kansas

Salvation for My Marine SonMy 18-year-old son asked Jesus into his heart while un-dergoing his Marine recruit training in San Diego Thank you Oral Roberts Ministries for your prayers for my son

Laura from Arizona

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Awesome God Everyday People Partners Share News of Godrsquos Goodness

We serve a good God And He doesnrsquot play favorites What He has done for these partners of our ministry He can do for you

I Got the Exact Job We Prayed ForI called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group to agree with me in prayer that I would find a good job where I could use my college degree and that provided good pay and benefits After prayer I got that exact job Thank you so much for praying with me

Alicia from Arkansas

My Healing Came at a Richard Roberts MeetingI had been suffering with a thyroid issue and a painful goiter problem for about two years I attended a Rich-ard Roberts Healing Meeting in Irvine California where he laid hands on me and prayed for my healing I received my healing by faith that night When I went back to the doctor the thyroid and goiter problems were completely gone I am healed

Dorothy from California

New Jobs for Both of UsI have called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group a few times out of desperation asking for prayer for a new job for myself and a colleague The situation at our old job was becoming unbearable Recently both my friend and I were hired by a great company and we are praising God We had to go through some very rigor-ous testing during our training and I called the ALPG for prayer on that issue as well We both scored at the top of our training class Thank you for your prayers

Pam from Florida

Our Long-Awaited BabyMy husband and I have wanted a child for 10 years but we have not been able to have one I was watching The Place for Miracles and I decided to call the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group and ask them to pray with me Irsquom so happy to report that today I am six months pregnant

Ladonna from Michigan

My Mother Is WellMy mother was in the Intensive Care Unit with pneu-monia and an infection of the blood bladder and urinary tract The doctor only gave her a 50 chance to live I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and asked for a prayer cloth to be sent to us as a point of contact for us to continue to release our faith Within a few short days my mother was well enough to leave the hospital Thank you so much for your prayers

Debra from Ohio

My Husband Kept His JobLast week I sent a $20 seed-faith gift to your ministry with a prayer request that my husband would survive a massive layoff at his work I am happy to report that he made the cut In fact he was the last employee to be savedmdashPraise God

Vicki from New York

Healed Using Prayer Cloth as Point of ContactI was injured when my deck collapsed while I was standing on it I twisted my leg and knee and I had a wound on my ankle that would not heal Later I de-veloped cellulitis (inflammation of tissues beneath the skin) on the affected area I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and requested a prayer cloth When I received the cloth I taped it to my leg and be-lieved God for my miracle Today I am totally healed

Nancy from New York

Faith Released Through Using Prayer ClothI hurt my hand playing the drums The pain persisted for about a month It hurt so bad it made me cry I de-cided to lay a Richard Roberts prayer cloth on my palm and then I wrapped it in a bandage The next morning when I woke up the pain was gone My hand is healed

Lola from Pennsylvania

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Imagine having your home damagedhellip your livelihood threatenedhellip and the disabled person in your family in need of help that you canrsquot always give themhellip

Thatrsquos what many families in El Salvador faced af-ter damaging rains severe flooding and dangerous mudslides late last year Irsquom so glad that through your support Hunger Needs a Voicereg was able to reach many people who were hit hard by the rain damage in El Salvador

With your help we sent more than 272000 meals of rice and soy protein to 2349 families with a disabled child or family member in eight municipalities where flood and landslide damage was significant

On behalf of these families I thank you for your gifts and prayers in support of this ministry Itrsquos amazing isnrsquot it how we can come together in the name of Jesus to make a difference to people we may never meet

And it wouldnrsquot be possible without people like you helping us to meet needs in other countries and use the doors open to us to share Jesus with them Thank you

Your seed TODAY can help us feed STARVING PEOPLE in NigerRight now we are preparing to send desperately needed food to Niger where droughts are causing thousands of parents and children to starvehellip Your giving can help us feed them To plant a seed-faith gift into the Oral Rob-erts Ministries and be a part of our international crusades food distribution to Niger and other needy areas televi-sion programs and other ways to reach out with Godrsquos miracle-working power go to wwworalrobertscomseed You can also support HNAV by or-dering the Hunger Needs a Voicereg wristband at wwworalrobertscombookstore

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Dear Richard and Lindsay

I give God all the glory because He has done more than I could ask or think Here is my story

I lost my job two and a half years ago and since then Irsquove had a really hard time even finding a part-time job to take care of my needs There were days I dreaded get-ting up in the morning because I had to face the same routine Get on the computer search for jobs send out resumes and then wait for the phone to ring The calls were few and far between and all I could do was cry out to God for His mercy

I watch your television program The Place for Miracles each night at my home in Toronto Canada Back in February Richard you challenged your viewers to pray believe and receive a breakthrough for 2012 by sowing a seed-faith gift into the Oral Roberts Ministries I felt a leading from the Holy Spirit on the inside of me that I needed to show my faith just like the woman with the issue of blood who reached out in faith touched the hem of Jesusrsquo garment and was healed I felt that taking my step of faith by planting my seed was the key to unlock His deliverance and blessing in my life

I took all I could give at the time which was $45 and I wrote my check and sent it the next day to your ministry I stretched out my faith to God that my seed for breakthrough would produce the harvest that I need-edmdasha good job

By the end of February I had a part-time job for which I was very grateful I was able to get out of the house a little and I had some money to pay tithes again But that was only an appetizer to the main course that God was going to provide for me

Within a month I received a call from a marketing company just ten minutes away from me that was look-ing for someone with my experience and credentials I interviewed a couple of times and Irsquom so thrilled to say that I just finished my first full week of work with that company

God has given me a great jobmdasha management posi-tion that I thought was out of my reach Itrsquos just ten min-utes from my home with a good salary and my benefits started immediately That almost never happens

Richard and Lindsay your prayer of agreement and challenge to sow my financial seed for breakthrough has me in amazement I am marveling at what God has done because I acted in faith on what He said to me through you I thank you both and I will continue to support your ministry But most importantly I give God all the glory

Your Brother in ChristColin from Toronto

A Seed Sown for Breakthrough

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No matter what your situation ishellipno matter what has happened we are here and we want to see God meet you at your time of needhellipto share the love of God with you as He has freely given it to all who call upon Him

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We are always here to pray with youhellip

24 million calls since 1958

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Oh God be merciful to me a sinner a backslider Come in to my heart I want You in my life I renounce the devil and all his works Cleanse me forgive me and make me new In Jesusrsquo name I pray Amen

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How To

Live a Blessed

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HappyLife

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In the first chapter of the Book of Psalms God sets out several basic principles to follow in order to have a blessed and happy life I believe we ought to pay par-ticular attention to this chapter because it shows that God intends for us to be blessed

What to Avoid What to PursueThe first thing God tells us in Psalm 1 is what to avoid in order to be blessed (one translation uses the words happy fortunate prosperous and enviable) He says that we are not to seek or to follow the plans of those who do not serve God Nor are we to hinder them from coming to Him by living an ungodly lifestyle while claiming to follow the Lord

Wersquore also told to avoid becoming scoffers and criticsmdashthat is becoming the kind of people who are so miser-able that nothing ever suits them

After God tells us what to avoid He tells us what to pursue in order to keep His blessing on our lives He says that wersquore to delight ourselves in His Word and meditate on the Scriptures day and night

Remember we live in a world that is constantly pull-ing on us to do ungodly things that cannot be blessed It is essential to choose to do right And when we meditate on Godrsquos Word Psalm 13 says that we shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither His Word directs us in what is right and it gives stability to our lives in what can be an unstable world

God Can Divinely Place YouPsalm 13 says that we can be planted In other words God can place us where He wants us to be Thatrsquos an important point

Many Christians donrsquot know that there is a particular place where God wants them Theyrsquore doubtful and wandering always asking Should I be here or some-where else

But God says that if we delight ourselves in His Word He would not only plant us but He would plant us by the rivers of watermdashthat special place of richness where many rivers come together where there will always be an abundance of life-giving water

Naturersquos Power SourceA tree needs an abundance of water to live grow and produce fruit And thatrsquos the next promise God says that the godly man bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither (v 3)

I recently made a study of leaves with biologists and botanists and discussed with Jewish rabbis what the

How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

Psalm 11 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD and in his law doth he meditate day and night3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

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In essence Jesus saidldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Comforter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

phrase his leaf also shall not wither means in the Hebrew I discovered that the leaf of a tree is like a little green factory that produces food for the tree It is actu-ally the power source of the tree The leaf connects itself with the water source scoops up the water and spreads it throughout the tree In other words the leaf keeps the tree alive

Godrsquos Power SourceWhat keeps us alive spiritually is the living water Jesus referred to in John 737ndash38

The Bible says that on the feast day called the Day of Pentecost the people overturned barrels of water and let the water run down the temple steps Then they danced in it rejoicing and praising God for a successful harvest

Watching the people celebrate Jesus said If any man thirst let him come unto me and drink He that believeth on mehellipout of his belly shall flow rivers of living water (vv 37ndash38)

Then the Bible says This spake he [Christ] of the Spirit which they that believe on him should receive for the Holy Ghost was not yet given because that Jesus was not yet glori-fied (v 39)

In other words Jesus planned from the beginning that when we believe on Him we would receive the Holy Spirit to live inside of us as our Helper And with the Holy Spirit in us out of our belliesmdashour inner man where speaking in tongues beginsmdashwould flow rivers of living water

In essence Jesus said ldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Com-forter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

People often ask me why I pray in tongues I pray in tongues because the mysteries of life are too much for me and the problems are overwhelming I pray in

tongues because I donrsquot know how to pray as I ought every time but the Holy Spirit knows He knows the mind and will of God and Romans 826 says that He intercedes for us with groanings for which there is no equal in human speech

Godly ProsperityThe next line of Psalm 1 is amazing to me It says Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

Time and time again people take this verse out of context and confess it over their lives But it wonrsquot work that way According to this Scripture true prosperity only comes when we do what God is telling us to do

Are we refusing to base our decisions on the advice of ungodly people Are we avoiding being a stumbling block to sinners Are we choosing not to be a gossiper a scoffer a critic or a worn-out miserable person Are we delighting ourselves in Godrsquos Word and medi-tating on the Scriptures day and night

Godly prosperity only happens when we do what Godrsquos Word tells us to dohellipand this includes plant-ing our seeds of faith to God and expecting Him to multiply them back to us in the way we need it the most

Blessed Is the ManhellipIf you are basing your life on the Word of God and following all that He tells you to do according to Psalm 1 I believe we can make this declaration of faith right now

Thank You Lord that You have planted me by the rivers of living water I bring forth fruit in my season and my leafmdashwhich is my power sourcemdashdoes not wither Furthermore I have the Holy Spirit living in me and Irsquom taking up the living water of the Spirit and letting it spread throughout my being And because I am a child of God who follows Your Word all that I do can prosper

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THE PLACE FOR MIRACLES CAN BE WHERE YOU ARE

When you need a miracle touch from the Lord itrsquos good to know that He can meet you exactly where you are Over the past several months Richard Roberts has been traveling throughout the US to conduct Miracle Healing Services and prove that the place for miracles is more than a TV broadcastmdash itrsquos the power of God where you are to help you at the point of your need

Tremendous and encouraging testimonies are being given to our prayer part-ners as people report what God has done for them when they attended a meet-ing with Richard reached out in faith to God and expected miracles in their lives What a wonderful powerful loving and good God we servemdasha God who delights in blessing His children spirit soul and body

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Pain-free in My LegsI had pain in my legs for several months and I could hardly work even with the help of a cane So I was looking forward to attending Rich-ardrsquos healing meeting in Lancaster Pennsylvania When he called forward those who wanted prayer I got in line Richard placed his hands on my head and prayed for me and I reached out in faith to God The pain left my legs and has not re-turned Irsquom able to walk and Irsquom so thrilled with my healing mdashShirley from Pennsylvania

Encouraged to Reach Out in Faith for Motherrsquos HealingDuring his Miracle Healing Service in New York City Richard gave a word of knowledge from God regarding a healing for someone with scoliosis My mother had been diagnosed with a curvature in her spine So when Richard gave that word of knowledge I received it for my mother and be-lieved God that my motherrsquos healing took place at the time Richard prayed I thank God for how He has used Oral Roberts Ministries mdashChinwe from New York

No More Pain in My ArmI had a problem with my rotator cuff and had surgery earlier in the year After surgery I began to experience great pain that would not go away But in March I attended Richardrsquos Miracle Heal-ing Service in Philadelphia where Richard laid hands on me and prayed for my arm The pain went away and I gave my testimony of healing to the audience Not long after that I went to the gym to exercise and I spent four hours there with no problems My arm is still healed and Irsquom so grateful mdashCara from Pennsylvania

MIRACLES REPORTED

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I was lying in bed one night studying my notes getting ready to preach in a church the next morning when the Lord spoke to me He redi-rected me regarding the message I was going to

preach I felt God was telling me to minister a much deeper message than I was planning formdasha message about the critical importance of our faith

To live in this day and age wersquove got to live deeper in the Word I believe we have to take the Word of God to a higher level in our lives to overcome todayrsquos chal-lenges Our faith must be active in order for us to walk in victory and success in this life

So the Lord led me to Hebrews 111 which tells us that faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen Faith is that realm that has substance Even though we donrsquot see the physical evi-dence in the natural realm therersquos another realm The supernatural realm is just as tangible and just as touch-able and it has just as much substance as the natural physical realm we live in even though we canrsquot see the supernatural with our natural eyes

And then I moved down to Hebrews 116 which says ldquoNow without faith itrsquos impossible to please Himrdquo

So in order to please God we must be operating in faithmdashno faith no pleasing God With faith we can please Him without it we canrsquot

So then the Lord told me ldquoGrab your highlighterrdquo At first I thought it was the strangest thing Irsquove ever heard But what happened next was so cool He told me to highlight the first few words of each verse of Hebrews 11 beginning at verse 1 and going all the way down to verse 32 Then after I highlighted everything He told me to read just the highlighted parts aloud Here is what it said

ldquoNow faith through faith by faith Abel by faith Enoch without faith by faith Noah by faith Abraham by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith Sarah by faith through faith by faith through faith having all died in faith by faith through faith by faith by faith by faith by faith Abraham by faith by faith Isaac by faith Jacob by faith Joseph by faith Moses by faith Moses by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith the walls of Jericho by faith the harlot Rahabrdquo

I think we get the message Isnrsquot that amazing I got so excited because I was seeing in a whole new light just how critically important our faith is

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If we look very carefully at the way this chapter of Hebrews is presented we see the peoplersquos faith before we even see who they are and what they experienced I believe God did it that way on purpose because He wants us to understand that no matter what wersquove done and no matter what is going on as long as we operate in faith and operate according to His Word He can honor our faith

God said four times both Old Testament and New Testament ldquoThe just shall live by and according to their faithrdquo So faith must be incredibly important to God And He tells us in Romans 123 that Hersquos given every person the measure of faith

You see faith is a belief system We can believe right or we can believe wrong but either way wersquore still believ-ing We are still choosing to make a decision based on our belief system We can take that belief system and believe wrong and get into fear or we can take that belief system and believe according to the Word of God and get into the miraculous Thatrsquos where I want to be

In the same passage of scripture where God tells us that Hersquos given every person the measure of faith He also tells us that what matters most is what we do with it I believe when God places something in us He also places that responsibility in usmdashthe responsibility to take the right corresponding action

You see faith without the proper corresponding ac-tion is as good as dead ( James 220) If we read the doom and gloom in the newspaper and on the nightly news the corresponding action in the natural realm is to get into fear But when we absorb the Word of God and hide it in our hearts we can begin to take the right action When we get a phone call with a bad report we wonrsquot have time to go from Genesis to Revelation What is in our heart immediately comes up

I like to think of it as if we are like a lemon Whatrsquos inside of us will get squeezed out when we are placed under pressure So I believe itrsquos time to ask ourselves

ldquoWhat do I have hidden in my heartmdashGodrsquos Word or the doom and gloom of this worldrdquo We have to make the choice to fill our hearts with Godrsquos Word so that when we are squeezed by the pressures of life what comes out is the Word of God and its life-giving power

I believe wersquore living in an age when we need to come together as a body of believers and say ldquoDevil you may say this on this newscast and you may say that in the newspaper but in the Name of Jesus Irsquom going by what the Word of God saysrdquo We donrsquot need dead faithhellip we donrsquot need wishy-washy faithhellip we donrsquot need lost and missing-in-action faith We need believ-ers to stand up in unity and active faith and say ldquoThis may be what the world says but this is what the Word says And Irsquom choosing to live by the Wordrdquo

My friends if your faith is lacking today I encour-age you to fill up your heart with the Word of God and allow Him to strengthen and empower your faith to move mountains and see miracles in your life in Jesusrsquo Name

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The Unlimited Power Within You by Richard Roberts Richardrsquos book is packed with Bible teachings about how you can tap into the mighty unlimited supernatural power of God and allow Him to trans-form your life English $7 LC 1202 Spanish $7 LC 8002

The Miracle of Seed-Faith by Oral Roberts As long as the earth remains there will be seedtime and harvest (Genesis 822) In this book Oral shares three Bible principles on how you can make your life a continuous cycle of giving and receiving planting and harvesting and begin expecting miracles in your life $7 LC 105

Seed-Faith in a Nutshell by Richard amp Lindsay Roberts This power-packed mini-book explains important principles from Godrsquos Word on how you can make your giving a seed of your faith in obedience to Godand the scriptural benefits you can expect when you do $2 LC 61

Encouraging Words of Hope amp Life by Richard amp Lindsay Roberts Romans 1017 tells us that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God Thatrsquos why Richard and Lindsay Roberts have put together this powerful CD of Scriptures called Encouraging Words of Hope and Life As you listen over and over to Godrsquos own words about how much He loves you and who He says you are in Him you can keep your spirit built up and your faith strong believing to receive the miracles you need $7 LC 2302

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In this DVD sermon Lindsay Roberts shares a lively memo-rable message about how you can identify things in your life that donrsquot belong and the importance of keeping your own personal ldquoboxrdquo in order with Godrsquos help

When your box is full of God your life can be too

Cleaning houseTaking inventoryItrsquos good to clean housendashgetting rid of what we donrsquot need in order to make room for what we do need

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Call 918-495-7777 or visit wwworalrobertscom to order your copy of this faith-building DVD today

Your DVD Changed My LifeI had been having many health issues such as nerve damage in my sciatic nerve a slipped disk that brought pain for more than 10 years swelling of legs and feet and a pelvic injury that caused so much pain I could not even lie down My weight was also an issue I was unable to work and I couldnrsquot pay my bills I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and to re-quest Richard Robertsrsquo DVD I Need a Miracle

After prayer and listening to the DVD continuously the weight has begun to drop off the swelling is gone from my legs and feet my pain has stopped and I am back at work This DVD and applying the principles on it has changed my life

Yvonne from North Carolina

A Good Blood-Work ResultA few months ago I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group concerning several physical conditionsmdashdiabetes high cholesterol and high triglycerides A few weeks af-ter that prayer I went back to my doctor for more blood work Tests showed that my blood sugars and triglycer-ides had dropped about 100 points putting them into a much healthier range Thank you for your prayers

Steven from Pennsylvania

A Miraculous TurnaroundI really needed my plumbing business to start doing better so I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer After your prayer partners agreed with me in

faith my business had a miraculous turnaround and is doing so much better Thank you ALPG

Jeffrey from California

A Renewed MarriageI have been a partner with the Oral Roberts Ministries for a long time and have continued to call the Abun-dant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer for my husband to be saved and set free from alcohol Well it has hap-pened He is saved and delivered

We have been married for 30 years and I feel like I am married to a different person We go to church togeth-er pray together and fellowship with other believers I never gave up believing and want to thank you for all your prayers for him

Judy from California

So Happy to See You on the Word NetworkFor a long time the only way I could watch Richard and Lindsayrsquos program The Place for Miracles was when I was visiting my daughter in a different state I am so happy that now I see it on the Word Network and I watch it every day

Rosetta from Kansas

Salvation for My Marine SonMy 18-year-old son asked Jesus into his heart while un-dergoing his Marine recruit training in San Diego Thank you Oral Roberts Ministries for your prayers for my son

Laura from Arizona

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Awesome God Everyday People Partners Share News of Godrsquos Goodness

We serve a good God And He doesnrsquot play favorites What He has done for these partners of our ministry He can do for you

I Got the Exact Job We Prayed ForI called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group to agree with me in prayer that I would find a good job where I could use my college degree and that provided good pay and benefits After prayer I got that exact job Thank you so much for praying with me

Alicia from Arkansas

My Healing Came at a Richard Roberts MeetingI had been suffering with a thyroid issue and a painful goiter problem for about two years I attended a Rich-ard Roberts Healing Meeting in Irvine California where he laid hands on me and prayed for my healing I received my healing by faith that night When I went back to the doctor the thyroid and goiter problems were completely gone I am healed

Dorothy from California

New Jobs for Both of UsI have called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group a few times out of desperation asking for prayer for a new job for myself and a colleague The situation at our old job was becoming unbearable Recently both my friend and I were hired by a great company and we are praising God We had to go through some very rigor-ous testing during our training and I called the ALPG for prayer on that issue as well We both scored at the top of our training class Thank you for your prayers

Pam from Florida

Our Long-Awaited BabyMy husband and I have wanted a child for 10 years but we have not been able to have one I was watching The Place for Miracles and I decided to call the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group and ask them to pray with me Irsquom so happy to report that today I am six months pregnant

Ladonna from Michigan

My Mother Is WellMy mother was in the Intensive Care Unit with pneu-monia and an infection of the blood bladder and urinary tract The doctor only gave her a 50 chance to live I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and asked for a prayer cloth to be sent to us as a point of contact for us to continue to release our faith Within a few short days my mother was well enough to leave the hospital Thank you so much for your prayers

Debra from Ohio

My Husband Kept His JobLast week I sent a $20 seed-faith gift to your ministry with a prayer request that my husband would survive a massive layoff at his work I am happy to report that he made the cut In fact he was the last employee to be savedmdashPraise God

Vicki from New York

Healed Using Prayer Cloth as Point of ContactI was injured when my deck collapsed while I was standing on it I twisted my leg and knee and I had a wound on my ankle that would not heal Later I de-veloped cellulitis (inflammation of tissues beneath the skin) on the affected area I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and requested a prayer cloth When I received the cloth I taped it to my leg and be-lieved God for my miracle Today I am totally healed

Nancy from New York

Faith Released Through Using Prayer ClothI hurt my hand playing the drums The pain persisted for about a month It hurt so bad it made me cry I de-cided to lay a Richard Roberts prayer cloth on my palm and then I wrapped it in a bandage The next morning when I woke up the pain was gone My hand is healed

Lola from Pennsylvania

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Imagine having your home damagedhellip your livelihood threatenedhellip and the disabled person in your family in need of help that you canrsquot always give themhellip

Thatrsquos what many families in El Salvador faced af-ter damaging rains severe flooding and dangerous mudslides late last year Irsquom so glad that through your support Hunger Needs a Voicereg was able to reach many people who were hit hard by the rain damage in El Salvador

With your help we sent more than 272000 meals of rice and soy protein to 2349 families with a disabled child or family member in eight municipalities where flood and landslide damage was significant

On behalf of these families I thank you for your gifts and prayers in support of this ministry Itrsquos amazing isnrsquot it how we can come together in the name of Jesus to make a difference to people we may never meet

And it wouldnrsquot be possible without people like you helping us to meet needs in other countries and use the doors open to us to share Jesus with them Thank you

Your seed TODAY can help us feed STARVING PEOPLE in NigerRight now we are preparing to send desperately needed food to Niger where droughts are causing thousands of parents and children to starvehellip Your giving can help us feed them To plant a seed-faith gift into the Oral Rob-erts Ministries and be a part of our international crusades food distribution to Niger and other needy areas televi-sion programs and other ways to reach out with Godrsquos miracle-working power go to wwworalrobertscomseed You can also support HNAV by or-dering the Hunger Needs a Voicereg wristband at wwworalrobertscombookstore

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Dear Richard and Lindsay

I give God all the glory because He has done more than I could ask or think Here is my story

I lost my job two and a half years ago and since then Irsquove had a really hard time even finding a part-time job to take care of my needs There were days I dreaded get-ting up in the morning because I had to face the same routine Get on the computer search for jobs send out resumes and then wait for the phone to ring The calls were few and far between and all I could do was cry out to God for His mercy

I watch your television program The Place for Miracles each night at my home in Toronto Canada Back in February Richard you challenged your viewers to pray believe and receive a breakthrough for 2012 by sowing a seed-faith gift into the Oral Roberts Ministries I felt a leading from the Holy Spirit on the inside of me that I needed to show my faith just like the woman with the issue of blood who reached out in faith touched the hem of Jesusrsquo garment and was healed I felt that taking my step of faith by planting my seed was the key to unlock His deliverance and blessing in my life

I took all I could give at the time which was $45 and I wrote my check and sent it the next day to your ministry I stretched out my faith to God that my seed for breakthrough would produce the harvest that I need-edmdasha good job

By the end of February I had a part-time job for which I was very grateful I was able to get out of the house a little and I had some money to pay tithes again But that was only an appetizer to the main course that God was going to provide for me

Within a month I received a call from a marketing company just ten minutes away from me that was look-ing for someone with my experience and credentials I interviewed a couple of times and Irsquom so thrilled to say that I just finished my first full week of work with that company

God has given me a great jobmdasha management posi-tion that I thought was out of my reach Itrsquos just ten min-utes from my home with a good salary and my benefits started immediately That almost never happens

Richard and Lindsay your prayer of agreement and challenge to sow my financial seed for breakthrough has me in amazement I am marveling at what God has done because I acted in faith on what He said to me through you I thank you both and I will continue to support your ministry But most importantly I give God all the glory

Your Brother in ChristColin from Toronto

A Seed Sown for Breakthrough

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No matter what your situation ishellipno matter what has happened we are here and we want to see God meet you at your time of needhellipto share the love of God with you as He has freely given it to all who call upon Him

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We are always here to pray with youhellip

24 million calls since 1958

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Oh God be merciful to me a sinner a backslider Come in to my heart I want You in my life I renounce the devil and all his works Cleanse me forgive me and make me new In Jesusrsquo name I pray Amen

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How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

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In the first chapter of the Book of Psalms God sets out several basic principles to follow in order to have a blessed and happy life I believe we ought to pay par-ticular attention to this chapter because it shows that God intends for us to be blessed

What to Avoid What to PursueThe first thing God tells us in Psalm 1 is what to avoid in order to be blessed (one translation uses the words happy fortunate prosperous and enviable) He says that we are not to seek or to follow the plans of those who do not serve God Nor are we to hinder them from coming to Him by living an ungodly lifestyle while claiming to follow the Lord

Wersquore also told to avoid becoming scoffers and criticsmdashthat is becoming the kind of people who are so miser-able that nothing ever suits them

After God tells us what to avoid He tells us what to pursue in order to keep His blessing on our lives He says that wersquore to delight ourselves in His Word and meditate on the Scriptures day and night

Remember we live in a world that is constantly pull-ing on us to do ungodly things that cannot be blessed It is essential to choose to do right And when we meditate on Godrsquos Word Psalm 13 says that we shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither His Word directs us in what is right and it gives stability to our lives in what can be an unstable world

God Can Divinely Place YouPsalm 13 says that we can be planted In other words God can place us where He wants us to be Thatrsquos an important point

Many Christians donrsquot know that there is a particular place where God wants them Theyrsquore doubtful and wandering always asking Should I be here or some-where else

But God says that if we delight ourselves in His Word He would not only plant us but He would plant us by the rivers of watermdashthat special place of richness where many rivers come together where there will always be an abundance of life-giving water

Naturersquos Power SourceA tree needs an abundance of water to live grow and produce fruit And thatrsquos the next promise God says that the godly man bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither (v 3)

I recently made a study of leaves with biologists and botanists and discussed with Jewish rabbis what the

How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

Psalm 11 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD and in his law doth he meditate day and night3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

21

In essence Jesus saidldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Comforter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

phrase his leaf also shall not wither means in the Hebrew I discovered that the leaf of a tree is like a little green factory that produces food for the tree It is actu-ally the power source of the tree The leaf connects itself with the water source scoops up the water and spreads it throughout the tree In other words the leaf keeps the tree alive

Godrsquos Power SourceWhat keeps us alive spiritually is the living water Jesus referred to in John 737ndash38

The Bible says that on the feast day called the Day of Pentecost the people overturned barrels of water and let the water run down the temple steps Then they danced in it rejoicing and praising God for a successful harvest

Watching the people celebrate Jesus said If any man thirst let him come unto me and drink He that believeth on mehellipout of his belly shall flow rivers of living water (vv 37ndash38)

Then the Bible says This spake he [Christ] of the Spirit which they that believe on him should receive for the Holy Ghost was not yet given because that Jesus was not yet glori-fied (v 39)

In other words Jesus planned from the beginning that when we believe on Him we would receive the Holy Spirit to live inside of us as our Helper And with the Holy Spirit in us out of our belliesmdashour inner man where speaking in tongues beginsmdashwould flow rivers of living water

In essence Jesus said ldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Com-forter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

People often ask me why I pray in tongues I pray in tongues because the mysteries of life are too much for me and the problems are overwhelming I pray in

tongues because I donrsquot know how to pray as I ought every time but the Holy Spirit knows He knows the mind and will of God and Romans 826 says that He intercedes for us with groanings for which there is no equal in human speech

Godly ProsperityThe next line of Psalm 1 is amazing to me It says Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

Time and time again people take this verse out of context and confess it over their lives But it wonrsquot work that way According to this Scripture true prosperity only comes when we do what God is telling us to do

Are we refusing to base our decisions on the advice of ungodly people Are we avoiding being a stumbling block to sinners Are we choosing not to be a gossiper a scoffer a critic or a worn-out miserable person Are we delighting ourselves in Godrsquos Word and medi-tating on the Scriptures day and night

Godly prosperity only happens when we do what Godrsquos Word tells us to dohellipand this includes plant-ing our seeds of faith to God and expecting Him to multiply them back to us in the way we need it the most

Blessed Is the ManhellipIf you are basing your life on the Word of God and following all that He tells you to do according to Psalm 1 I believe we can make this declaration of faith right now

Thank You Lord that You have planted me by the rivers of living water I bring forth fruit in my season and my leafmdashwhich is my power sourcemdashdoes not wither Furthermore I have the Holy Spirit living in me and Irsquom taking up the living water of the Spirit and letting it spread throughout my being And because I am a child of God who follows Your Word all that I do can prosper

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THE PLACE FOR MIRACLES CAN BE WHERE YOU ARE

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Pain-free in My LegsI had pain in my legs for several months and I could hardly work even with the help of a cane So I was looking forward to attending Rich-ardrsquos healing meeting in Lancaster Pennsylvania When he called forward those who wanted prayer I got in line Richard placed his hands on my head and prayed for me and I reached out in faith to God The pain left my legs and has not re-turned Irsquom able to walk and Irsquom so thrilled with my healing mdashShirley from Pennsylvania

Encouraged to Reach Out in Faith for Motherrsquos HealingDuring his Miracle Healing Service in New York City Richard gave a word of knowledge from God regarding a healing for someone with scoliosis My mother had been diagnosed with a curvature in her spine So when Richard gave that word of knowledge I received it for my mother and be-lieved God that my motherrsquos healing took place at the time Richard prayed I thank God for how He has used Oral Roberts Ministries mdashChinwe from New York

No More Pain in My ArmI had a problem with my rotator cuff and had surgery earlier in the year After surgery I began to experience great pain that would not go away But in March I attended Richardrsquos Miracle Heal-ing Service in Philadelphia where Richard laid hands on me and prayed for my arm The pain went away and I gave my testimony of healing to the audience Not long after that I went to the gym to exercise and I spent four hours there with no problems My arm is still healed and Irsquom so grateful mdashCara from Pennsylvania

MIRACLES REPORTED

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I was lying in bed one night studying my notes getting ready to preach in a church the next morning when the Lord spoke to me He redi-rected me regarding the message I was going to

preach I felt God was telling me to minister a much deeper message than I was planning formdasha message about the critical importance of our faith

To live in this day and age wersquove got to live deeper in the Word I believe we have to take the Word of God to a higher level in our lives to overcome todayrsquos chal-lenges Our faith must be active in order for us to walk in victory and success in this life

So the Lord led me to Hebrews 111 which tells us that faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen Faith is that realm that has substance Even though we donrsquot see the physical evi-dence in the natural realm therersquos another realm The supernatural realm is just as tangible and just as touch-able and it has just as much substance as the natural physical realm we live in even though we canrsquot see the supernatural with our natural eyes

And then I moved down to Hebrews 116 which says ldquoNow without faith itrsquos impossible to please Himrdquo

So in order to please God we must be operating in faithmdashno faith no pleasing God With faith we can please Him without it we canrsquot

So then the Lord told me ldquoGrab your highlighterrdquo At first I thought it was the strangest thing Irsquove ever heard But what happened next was so cool He told me to highlight the first few words of each verse of Hebrews 11 beginning at verse 1 and going all the way down to verse 32 Then after I highlighted everything He told me to read just the highlighted parts aloud Here is what it said

ldquoNow faith through faith by faith Abel by faith Enoch without faith by faith Noah by faith Abraham by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith Sarah by faith through faith by faith through faith having all died in faith by faith through faith by faith by faith by faith by faith Abraham by faith by faith Isaac by faith Jacob by faith Joseph by faith Moses by faith Moses by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith the walls of Jericho by faith the harlot Rahabrdquo

I think we get the message Isnrsquot that amazing I got so excited because I was seeing in a whole new light just how critically important our faith is

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If we look very carefully at the way this chapter of Hebrews is presented we see the peoplersquos faith before we even see who they are and what they experienced I believe God did it that way on purpose because He wants us to understand that no matter what wersquove done and no matter what is going on as long as we operate in faith and operate according to His Word He can honor our faith

God said four times both Old Testament and New Testament ldquoThe just shall live by and according to their faithrdquo So faith must be incredibly important to God And He tells us in Romans 123 that Hersquos given every person the measure of faith

You see faith is a belief system We can believe right or we can believe wrong but either way wersquore still believ-ing We are still choosing to make a decision based on our belief system We can take that belief system and believe wrong and get into fear or we can take that belief system and believe according to the Word of God and get into the miraculous Thatrsquos where I want to be

In the same passage of scripture where God tells us that Hersquos given every person the measure of faith He also tells us that what matters most is what we do with it I believe when God places something in us He also places that responsibility in usmdashthe responsibility to take the right corresponding action

You see faith without the proper corresponding ac-tion is as good as dead ( James 220) If we read the doom and gloom in the newspaper and on the nightly news the corresponding action in the natural realm is to get into fear But when we absorb the Word of God and hide it in our hearts we can begin to take the right action When we get a phone call with a bad report we wonrsquot have time to go from Genesis to Revelation What is in our heart immediately comes up

I like to think of it as if we are like a lemon Whatrsquos inside of us will get squeezed out when we are placed under pressure So I believe itrsquos time to ask ourselves

ldquoWhat do I have hidden in my heartmdashGodrsquos Word or the doom and gloom of this worldrdquo We have to make the choice to fill our hearts with Godrsquos Word so that when we are squeezed by the pressures of life what comes out is the Word of God and its life-giving power

I believe wersquore living in an age when we need to come together as a body of believers and say ldquoDevil you may say this on this newscast and you may say that in the newspaper but in the Name of Jesus Irsquom going by what the Word of God saysrdquo We donrsquot need dead faithhellip we donrsquot need wishy-washy faithhellip we donrsquot need lost and missing-in-action faith We need believ-ers to stand up in unity and active faith and say ldquoThis may be what the world says but this is what the Word says And Irsquom choosing to live by the Wordrdquo

My friends if your faith is lacking today I encour-age you to fill up your heart with the Word of God and allow Him to strengthen and empower your faith to move mountains and see miracles in your life in Jesusrsquo Name

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Seed-Faith in a Nutshell by Richard amp Lindsay Roberts This power-packed mini-book explains important principles from Godrsquos Word on how you can make your giving a seed of your faith in obedience to Godand the scriptural benefits you can expect when you do $2 LC 61

Encouraging Words of Hope amp Life by Richard amp Lindsay Roberts Romans 1017 tells us that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God Thatrsquos why Richard and Lindsay Roberts have put together this powerful CD of Scriptures called Encouraging Words of Hope and Life As you listen over and over to Godrsquos own words about how much He loves you and who He says you are in Him you can keep your spirit built up and your faith strong believing to receive the miracles you need $7 LC 2302

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When your box is full of God your life can be too

Cleaning houseTaking inventoryItrsquos good to clean housendashgetting rid of what we donrsquot need in order to make room for what we do need

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Your DVD Changed My LifeI had been having many health issues such as nerve damage in my sciatic nerve a slipped disk that brought pain for more than 10 years swelling of legs and feet and a pelvic injury that caused so much pain I could not even lie down My weight was also an issue I was unable to work and I couldnrsquot pay my bills I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and to re-quest Richard Robertsrsquo DVD I Need a Miracle

After prayer and listening to the DVD continuously the weight has begun to drop off the swelling is gone from my legs and feet my pain has stopped and I am back at work This DVD and applying the principles on it has changed my life

Yvonne from North Carolina

A Good Blood-Work ResultA few months ago I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group concerning several physical conditionsmdashdiabetes high cholesterol and high triglycerides A few weeks af-ter that prayer I went back to my doctor for more blood work Tests showed that my blood sugars and triglycer-ides had dropped about 100 points putting them into a much healthier range Thank you for your prayers

Steven from Pennsylvania

A Miraculous TurnaroundI really needed my plumbing business to start doing better so I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer After your prayer partners agreed with me in

faith my business had a miraculous turnaround and is doing so much better Thank you ALPG

Jeffrey from California

A Renewed MarriageI have been a partner with the Oral Roberts Ministries for a long time and have continued to call the Abun-dant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer for my husband to be saved and set free from alcohol Well it has hap-pened He is saved and delivered

We have been married for 30 years and I feel like I am married to a different person We go to church togeth-er pray together and fellowship with other believers I never gave up believing and want to thank you for all your prayers for him

Judy from California

So Happy to See You on the Word NetworkFor a long time the only way I could watch Richard and Lindsayrsquos program The Place for Miracles was when I was visiting my daughter in a different state I am so happy that now I see it on the Word Network and I watch it every day

Rosetta from Kansas

Salvation for My Marine SonMy 18-year-old son asked Jesus into his heart while un-dergoing his Marine recruit training in San Diego Thank you Oral Roberts Ministries for your prayers for my son

Laura from Arizona

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Awesome God Everyday People Partners Share News of Godrsquos Goodness

We serve a good God And He doesnrsquot play favorites What He has done for these partners of our ministry He can do for you

I Got the Exact Job We Prayed ForI called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group to agree with me in prayer that I would find a good job where I could use my college degree and that provided good pay and benefits After prayer I got that exact job Thank you so much for praying with me

Alicia from Arkansas

My Healing Came at a Richard Roberts MeetingI had been suffering with a thyroid issue and a painful goiter problem for about two years I attended a Rich-ard Roberts Healing Meeting in Irvine California where he laid hands on me and prayed for my healing I received my healing by faith that night When I went back to the doctor the thyroid and goiter problems were completely gone I am healed

Dorothy from California

New Jobs for Both of UsI have called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group a few times out of desperation asking for prayer for a new job for myself and a colleague The situation at our old job was becoming unbearable Recently both my friend and I were hired by a great company and we are praising God We had to go through some very rigor-ous testing during our training and I called the ALPG for prayer on that issue as well We both scored at the top of our training class Thank you for your prayers

Pam from Florida

Our Long-Awaited BabyMy husband and I have wanted a child for 10 years but we have not been able to have one I was watching The Place for Miracles and I decided to call the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group and ask them to pray with me Irsquom so happy to report that today I am six months pregnant

Ladonna from Michigan

My Mother Is WellMy mother was in the Intensive Care Unit with pneu-monia and an infection of the blood bladder and urinary tract The doctor only gave her a 50 chance to live I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and asked for a prayer cloth to be sent to us as a point of contact for us to continue to release our faith Within a few short days my mother was well enough to leave the hospital Thank you so much for your prayers

Debra from Ohio

My Husband Kept His JobLast week I sent a $20 seed-faith gift to your ministry with a prayer request that my husband would survive a massive layoff at his work I am happy to report that he made the cut In fact he was the last employee to be savedmdashPraise God

Vicki from New York

Healed Using Prayer Cloth as Point of ContactI was injured when my deck collapsed while I was standing on it I twisted my leg and knee and I had a wound on my ankle that would not heal Later I de-veloped cellulitis (inflammation of tissues beneath the skin) on the affected area I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and requested a prayer cloth When I received the cloth I taped it to my leg and be-lieved God for my miracle Today I am totally healed

Nancy from New York

Faith Released Through Using Prayer ClothI hurt my hand playing the drums The pain persisted for about a month It hurt so bad it made me cry I de-cided to lay a Richard Roberts prayer cloth on my palm and then I wrapped it in a bandage The next morning when I woke up the pain was gone My hand is healed

Lola from Pennsylvania

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Imagine having your home damagedhellip your livelihood threatenedhellip and the disabled person in your family in need of help that you canrsquot always give themhellip

Thatrsquos what many families in El Salvador faced af-ter damaging rains severe flooding and dangerous mudslides late last year Irsquom so glad that through your support Hunger Needs a Voicereg was able to reach many people who were hit hard by the rain damage in El Salvador

With your help we sent more than 272000 meals of rice and soy protein to 2349 families with a disabled child or family member in eight municipalities where flood and landslide damage was significant

On behalf of these families I thank you for your gifts and prayers in support of this ministry Itrsquos amazing isnrsquot it how we can come together in the name of Jesus to make a difference to people we may never meet

And it wouldnrsquot be possible without people like you helping us to meet needs in other countries and use the doors open to us to share Jesus with them Thank you

Your seed TODAY can help us feed STARVING PEOPLE in NigerRight now we are preparing to send desperately needed food to Niger where droughts are causing thousands of parents and children to starvehellip Your giving can help us feed them To plant a seed-faith gift into the Oral Rob-erts Ministries and be a part of our international crusades food distribution to Niger and other needy areas televi-sion programs and other ways to reach out with Godrsquos miracle-working power go to wwworalrobertscomseed You can also support HNAV by or-dering the Hunger Needs a Voicereg wristband at wwworalrobertscombookstore

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Dear Richard and Lindsay

I give God all the glory because He has done more than I could ask or think Here is my story

I lost my job two and a half years ago and since then Irsquove had a really hard time even finding a part-time job to take care of my needs There were days I dreaded get-ting up in the morning because I had to face the same routine Get on the computer search for jobs send out resumes and then wait for the phone to ring The calls were few and far between and all I could do was cry out to God for His mercy

I watch your television program The Place for Miracles each night at my home in Toronto Canada Back in February Richard you challenged your viewers to pray believe and receive a breakthrough for 2012 by sowing a seed-faith gift into the Oral Roberts Ministries I felt a leading from the Holy Spirit on the inside of me that I needed to show my faith just like the woman with the issue of blood who reached out in faith touched the hem of Jesusrsquo garment and was healed I felt that taking my step of faith by planting my seed was the key to unlock His deliverance and blessing in my life

I took all I could give at the time which was $45 and I wrote my check and sent it the next day to your ministry I stretched out my faith to God that my seed for breakthrough would produce the harvest that I need-edmdasha good job

By the end of February I had a part-time job for which I was very grateful I was able to get out of the house a little and I had some money to pay tithes again But that was only an appetizer to the main course that God was going to provide for me

Within a month I received a call from a marketing company just ten minutes away from me that was look-ing for someone with my experience and credentials I interviewed a couple of times and Irsquom so thrilled to say that I just finished my first full week of work with that company

God has given me a great jobmdasha management posi-tion that I thought was out of my reach Itrsquos just ten min-utes from my home with a good salary and my benefits started immediately That almost never happens

Richard and Lindsay your prayer of agreement and challenge to sow my financial seed for breakthrough has me in amazement I am marveling at what God has done because I acted in faith on what He said to me through you I thank you both and I will continue to support your ministry But most importantly I give God all the glory

Your Brother in ChristColin from Toronto

A Seed Sown for Breakthrough

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No matter what your situation ishellipno matter what has happened we are here and we want to see God meet you at your time of needhellipto share the love of God with you as He has freely given it to all who call upon Him

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We are always here to pray with youhellip

24 million calls since 1958

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Oh God be merciful to me a sinner a backslider Come in to my heart I want You in my life I renounce the devil and all his works Cleanse me forgive me and make me new In Jesusrsquo name I pray Amen

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How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

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In the first chapter of the Book of Psalms God sets out several basic principles to follow in order to have a blessed and happy life I believe we ought to pay par-ticular attention to this chapter because it shows that God intends for us to be blessed

What to Avoid What to PursueThe first thing God tells us in Psalm 1 is what to avoid in order to be blessed (one translation uses the words happy fortunate prosperous and enviable) He says that we are not to seek or to follow the plans of those who do not serve God Nor are we to hinder them from coming to Him by living an ungodly lifestyle while claiming to follow the Lord

Wersquore also told to avoid becoming scoffers and criticsmdashthat is becoming the kind of people who are so miser-able that nothing ever suits them

After God tells us what to avoid He tells us what to pursue in order to keep His blessing on our lives He says that wersquore to delight ourselves in His Word and meditate on the Scriptures day and night

Remember we live in a world that is constantly pull-ing on us to do ungodly things that cannot be blessed It is essential to choose to do right And when we meditate on Godrsquos Word Psalm 13 says that we shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither His Word directs us in what is right and it gives stability to our lives in what can be an unstable world

God Can Divinely Place YouPsalm 13 says that we can be planted In other words God can place us where He wants us to be Thatrsquos an important point

Many Christians donrsquot know that there is a particular place where God wants them Theyrsquore doubtful and wandering always asking Should I be here or some-where else

But God says that if we delight ourselves in His Word He would not only plant us but He would plant us by the rivers of watermdashthat special place of richness where many rivers come together where there will always be an abundance of life-giving water

Naturersquos Power SourceA tree needs an abundance of water to live grow and produce fruit And thatrsquos the next promise God says that the godly man bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither (v 3)

I recently made a study of leaves with biologists and botanists and discussed with Jewish rabbis what the

How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

Psalm 11 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD and in his law doth he meditate day and night3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

21

In essence Jesus saidldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Comforter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

phrase his leaf also shall not wither means in the Hebrew I discovered that the leaf of a tree is like a little green factory that produces food for the tree It is actu-ally the power source of the tree The leaf connects itself with the water source scoops up the water and spreads it throughout the tree In other words the leaf keeps the tree alive

Godrsquos Power SourceWhat keeps us alive spiritually is the living water Jesus referred to in John 737ndash38

The Bible says that on the feast day called the Day of Pentecost the people overturned barrels of water and let the water run down the temple steps Then they danced in it rejoicing and praising God for a successful harvest

Watching the people celebrate Jesus said If any man thirst let him come unto me and drink He that believeth on mehellipout of his belly shall flow rivers of living water (vv 37ndash38)

Then the Bible says This spake he [Christ] of the Spirit which they that believe on him should receive for the Holy Ghost was not yet given because that Jesus was not yet glori-fied (v 39)

In other words Jesus planned from the beginning that when we believe on Him we would receive the Holy Spirit to live inside of us as our Helper And with the Holy Spirit in us out of our belliesmdashour inner man where speaking in tongues beginsmdashwould flow rivers of living water

In essence Jesus said ldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Com-forter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

People often ask me why I pray in tongues I pray in tongues because the mysteries of life are too much for me and the problems are overwhelming I pray in

tongues because I donrsquot know how to pray as I ought every time but the Holy Spirit knows He knows the mind and will of God and Romans 826 says that He intercedes for us with groanings for which there is no equal in human speech

Godly ProsperityThe next line of Psalm 1 is amazing to me It says Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

Time and time again people take this verse out of context and confess it over their lives But it wonrsquot work that way According to this Scripture true prosperity only comes when we do what God is telling us to do

Are we refusing to base our decisions on the advice of ungodly people Are we avoiding being a stumbling block to sinners Are we choosing not to be a gossiper a scoffer a critic or a worn-out miserable person Are we delighting ourselves in Godrsquos Word and medi-tating on the Scriptures day and night

Godly prosperity only happens when we do what Godrsquos Word tells us to dohellipand this includes plant-ing our seeds of faith to God and expecting Him to multiply them back to us in the way we need it the most

Blessed Is the ManhellipIf you are basing your life on the Word of God and following all that He tells you to do according to Psalm 1 I believe we can make this declaration of faith right now

Thank You Lord that You have planted me by the rivers of living water I bring forth fruit in my season and my leafmdashwhich is my power sourcemdashdoes not wither Furthermore I have the Holy Spirit living in me and Irsquom taking up the living water of the Spirit and letting it spread throughout my being And because I am a child of God who follows Your Word all that I do can prosper

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I was lying in bed one night studying my notes getting ready to preach in a church the next morning when the Lord spoke to me He redi-rected me regarding the message I was going to

preach I felt God was telling me to minister a much deeper message than I was planning formdasha message about the critical importance of our faith

To live in this day and age wersquove got to live deeper in the Word I believe we have to take the Word of God to a higher level in our lives to overcome todayrsquos chal-lenges Our faith must be active in order for us to walk in victory and success in this life

So the Lord led me to Hebrews 111 which tells us that faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen Faith is that realm that has substance Even though we donrsquot see the physical evi-dence in the natural realm therersquos another realm The supernatural realm is just as tangible and just as touch-able and it has just as much substance as the natural physical realm we live in even though we canrsquot see the supernatural with our natural eyes

And then I moved down to Hebrews 116 which says ldquoNow without faith itrsquos impossible to please Himrdquo

So in order to please God we must be operating in faithmdashno faith no pleasing God With faith we can please Him without it we canrsquot

So then the Lord told me ldquoGrab your highlighterrdquo At first I thought it was the strangest thing Irsquove ever heard But what happened next was so cool He told me to highlight the first few words of each verse of Hebrews 11 beginning at verse 1 and going all the way down to verse 32 Then after I highlighted everything He told me to read just the highlighted parts aloud Here is what it said

ldquoNow faith through faith by faith Abel by faith Enoch without faith by faith Noah by faith Abraham by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith Sarah by faith through faith by faith through faith having all died in faith by faith through faith by faith by faith by faith by faith Abraham by faith by faith Isaac by faith Jacob by faith Joseph by faith Moses by faith Moses by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith by faith the walls of Jericho by faith the harlot Rahabrdquo

I think we get the message Isnrsquot that amazing I got so excited because I was seeing in a whole new light just how critically important our faith is

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If we look very carefully at the way this chapter of Hebrews is presented we see the peoplersquos faith before we even see who they are and what they experienced I believe God did it that way on purpose because He wants us to understand that no matter what wersquove done and no matter what is going on as long as we operate in faith and operate according to His Word He can honor our faith

God said four times both Old Testament and New Testament ldquoThe just shall live by and according to their faithrdquo So faith must be incredibly important to God And He tells us in Romans 123 that Hersquos given every person the measure of faith

You see faith is a belief system We can believe right or we can believe wrong but either way wersquore still believ-ing We are still choosing to make a decision based on our belief system We can take that belief system and believe wrong and get into fear or we can take that belief system and believe according to the Word of God and get into the miraculous Thatrsquos where I want to be

In the same passage of scripture where God tells us that Hersquos given every person the measure of faith He also tells us that what matters most is what we do with it I believe when God places something in us He also places that responsibility in usmdashthe responsibility to take the right corresponding action

You see faith without the proper corresponding ac-tion is as good as dead ( James 220) If we read the doom and gloom in the newspaper and on the nightly news the corresponding action in the natural realm is to get into fear But when we absorb the Word of God and hide it in our hearts we can begin to take the right action When we get a phone call with a bad report we wonrsquot have time to go from Genesis to Revelation What is in our heart immediately comes up

I like to think of it as if we are like a lemon Whatrsquos inside of us will get squeezed out when we are placed under pressure So I believe itrsquos time to ask ourselves

ldquoWhat do I have hidden in my heartmdashGodrsquos Word or the doom and gloom of this worldrdquo We have to make the choice to fill our hearts with Godrsquos Word so that when we are squeezed by the pressures of life what comes out is the Word of God and its life-giving power

I believe wersquore living in an age when we need to come together as a body of believers and say ldquoDevil you may say this on this newscast and you may say that in the newspaper but in the Name of Jesus Irsquom going by what the Word of God saysrdquo We donrsquot need dead faithhellip we donrsquot need wishy-washy faithhellip we donrsquot need lost and missing-in-action faith We need believ-ers to stand up in unity and active faith and say ldquoThis may be what the world says but this is what the Word says And Irsquom choosing to live by the Wordrdquo

My friends if your faith is lacking today I encour-age you to fill up your heart with the Word of God and allow Him to strengthen and empower your faith to move mountains and see miracles in your life in Jesusrsquo Name

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After prayer and listening to the DVD continuously the weight has begun to drop off the swelling is gone from my legs and feet my pain has stopped and I am back at work This DVD and applying the principles on it has changed my life

Yvonne from North Carolina

A Good Blood-Work ResultA few months ago I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group concerning several physical conditionsmdashdiabetes high cholesterol and high triglycerides A few weeks af-ter that prayer I went back to my doctor for more blood work Tests showed that my blood sugars and triglycer-ides had dropped about 100 points putting them into a much healthier range Thank you for your prayers

Steven from Pennsylvania

A Miraculous TurnaroundI really needed my plumbing business to start doing better so I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer After your prayer partners agreed with me in

faith my business had a miraculous turnaround and is doing so much better Thank you ALPG

Jeffrey from California

A Renewed MarriageI have been a partner with the Oral Roberts Ministries for a long time and have continued to call the Abun-dant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer for my husband to be saved and set free from alcohol Well it has hap-pened He is saved and delivered

We have been married for 30 years and I feel like I am married to a different person We go to church togeth-er pray together and fellowship with other believers I never gave up believing and want to thank you for all your prayers for him

Judy from California

So Happy to See You on the Word NetworkFor a long time the only way I could watch Richard and Lindsayrsquos program The Place for Miracles was when I was visiting my daughter in a different state I am so happy that now I see it on the Word Network and I watch it every day

Rosetta from Kansas

Salvation for My Marine SonMy 18-year-old son asked Jesus into his heart while un-dergoing his Marine recruit training in San Diego Thank you Oral Roberts Ministries for your prayers for my son

Laura from Arizona

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Awesome God Everyday People Partners Share News of Godrsquos Goodness

We serve a good God And He doesnrsquot play favorites What He has done for these partners of our ministry He can do for you

I Got the Exact Job We Prayed ForI called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group to agree with me in prayer that I would find a good job where I could use my college degree and that provided good pay and benefits After prayer I got that exact job Thank you so much for praying with me

Alicia from Arkansas

My Healing Came at a Richard Roberts MeetingI had been suffering with a thyroid issue and a painful goiter problem for about two years I attended a Rich-ard Roberts Healing Meeting in Irvine California where he laid hands on me and prayed for my healing I received my healing by faith that night When I went back to the doctor the thyroid and goiter problems were completely gone I am healed

Dorothy from California

New Jobs for Both of UsI have called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group a few times out of desperation asking for prayer for a new job for myself and a colleague The situation at our old job was becoming unbearable Recently both my friend and I were hired by a great company and we are praising God We had to go through some very rigor-ous testing during our training and I called the ALPG for prayer on that issue as well We both scored at the top of our training class Thank you for your prayers

Pam from Florida

Our Long-Awaited BabyMy husband and I have wanted a child for 10 years but we have not been able to have one I was watching The Place for Miracles and I decided to call the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group and ask them to pray with me Irsquom so happy to report that today I am six months pregnant

Ladonna from Michigan

My Mother Is WellMy mother was in the Intensive Care Unit with pneu-monia and an infection of the blood bladder and urinary tract The doctor only gave her a 50 chance to live I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and asked for a prayer cloth to be sent to us as a point of contact for us to continue to release our faith Within a few short days my mother was well enough to leave the hospital Thank you so much for your prayers

Debra from Ohio

My Husband Kept His JobLast week I sent a $20 seed-faith gift to your ministry with a prayer request that my husband would survive a massive layoff at his work I am happy to report that he made the cut In fact he was the last employee to be savedmdashPraise God

Vicki from New York

Healed Using Prayer Cloth as Point of ContactI was injured when my deck collapsed while I was standing on it I twisted my leg and knee and I had a wound on my ankle that would not heal Later I de-veloped cellulitis (inflammation of tissues beneath the skin) on the affected area I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and requested a prayer cloth When I received the cloth I taped it to my leg and be-lieved God for my miracle Today I am totally healed

Nancy from New York

Faith Released Through Using Prayer ClothI hurt my hand playing the drums The pain persisted for about a month It hurt so bad it made me cry I de-cided to lay a Richard Roberts prayer cloth on my palm and then I wrapped it in a bandage The next morning when I woke up the pain was gone My hand is healed

Lola from Pennsylvania

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Imagine having your home damagedhellip your livelihood threatenedhellip and the disabled person in your family in need of help that you canrsquot always give themhellip

Thatrsquos what many families in El Salvador faced af-ter damaging rains severe flooding and dangerous mudslides late last year Irsquom so glad that through your support Hunger Needs a Voicereg was able to reach many people who were hit hard by the rain damage in El Salvador

With your help we sent more than 272000 meals of rice and soy protein to 2349 families with a disabled child or family member in eight municipalities where flood and landslide damage was significant

On behalf of these families I thank you for your gifts and prayers in support of this ministry Itrsquos amazing isnrsquot it how we can come together in the name of Jesus to make a difference to people we may never meet

And it wouldnrsquot be possible without people like you helping us to meet needs in other countries and use the doors open to us to share Jesus with them Thank you

Your seed TODAY can help us feed STARVING PEOPLE in NigerRight now we are preparing to send desperately needed food to Niger where droughts are causing thousands of parents and children to starvehellip Your giving can help us feed them To plant a seed-faith gift into the Oral Rob-erts Ministries and be a part of our international crusades food distribution to Niger and other needy areas televi-sion programs and other ways to reach out with Godrsquos miracle-working power go to wwworalrobertscomseed You can also support HNAV by or-dering the Hunger Needs a Voicereg wristband at wwworalrobertscombookstore

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Dear Richard and Lindsay

I give God all the glory because He has done more than I could ask or think Here is my story

I lost my job two and a half years ago and since then Irsquove had a really hard time even finding a part-time job to take care of my needs There were days I dreaded get-ting up in the morning because I had to face the same routine Get on the computer search for jobs send out resumes and then wait for the phone to ring The calls were few and far between and all I could do was cry out to God for His mercy

I watch your television program The Place for Miracles each night at my home in Toronto Canada Back in February Richard you challenged your viewers to pray believe and receive a breakthrough for 2012 by sowing a seed-faith gift into the Oral Roberts Ministries I felt a leading from the Holy Spirit on the inside of me that I needed to show my faith just like the woman with the issue of blood who reached out in faith touched the hem of Jesusrsquo garment and was healed I felt that taking my step of faith by planting my seed was the key to unlock His deliverance and blessing in my life

I took all I could give at the time which was $45 and I wrote my check and sent it the next day to your ministry I stretched out my faith to God that my seed for breakthrough would produce the harvest that I need-edmdasha good job

By the end of February I had a part-time job for which I was very grateful I was able to get out of the house a little and I had some money to pay tithes again But that was only an appetizer to the main course that God was going to provide for me

Within a month I received a call from a marketing company just ten minutes away from me that was look-ing for someone with my experience and credentials I interviewed a couple of times and Irsquom so thrilled to say that I just finished my first full week of work with that company

God has given me a great jobmdasha management posi-tion that I thought was out of my reach Itrsquos just ten min-utes from my home with a good salary and my benefits started immediately That almost never happens

Richard and Lindsay your prayer of agreement and challenge to sow my financial seed for breakthrough has me in amazement I am marveling at what God has done because I acted in faith on what He said to me through you I thank you both and I will continue to support your ministry But most importantly I give God all the glory

Your Brother in ChristColin from Toronto

A Seed Sown for Breakthrough

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No matter what your situation ishellipno matter what has happened we are here and we want to see God meet you at your time of needhellipto share the love of God with you as He has freely given it to all who call upon Him

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Oh God be merciful to me a sinner a backslider Come in to my heart I want You in my life I renounce the devil and all his works Cleanse me forgive me and make me new In Jesusrsquo name I pray Amen

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How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

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In the first chapter of the Book of Psalms God sets out several basic principles to follow in order to have a blessed and happy life I believe we ought to pay par-ticular attention to this chapter because it shows that God intends for us to be blessed

What to Avoid What to PursueThe first thing God tells us in Psalm 1 is what to avoid in order to be blessed (one translation uses the words happy fortunate prosperous and enviable) He says that we are not to seek or to follow the plans of those who do not serve God Nor are we to hinder them from coming to Him by living an ungodly lifestyle while claiming to follow the Lord

Wersquore also told to avoid becoming scoffers and criticsmdashthat is becoming the kind of people who are so miser-able that nothing ever suits them

After God tells us what to avoid He tells us what to pursue in order to keep His blessing on our lives He says that wersquore to delight ourselves in His Word and meditate on the Scriptures day and night

Remember we live in a world that is constantly pull-ing on us to do ungodly things that cannot be blessed It is essential to choose to do right And when we meditate on Godrsquos Word Psalm 13 says that we shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither His Word directs us in what is right and it gives stability to our lives in what can be an unstable world

God Can Divinely Place YouPsalm 13 says that we can be planted In other words God can place us where He wants us to be Thatrsquos an important point

Many Christians donrsquot know that there is a particular place where God wants them Theyrsquore doubtful and wandering always asking Should I be here or some-where else

But God says that if we delight ourselves in His Word He would not only plant us but He would plant us by the rivers of watermdashthat special place of richness where many rivers come together where there will always be an abundance of life-giving water

Naturersquos Power SourceA tree needs an abundance of water to live grow and produce fruit And thatrsquos the next promise God says that the godly man bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither (v 3)

I recently made a study of leaves with biologists and botanists and discussed with Jewish rabbis what the

How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

Psalm 11 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD and in his law doth he meditate day and night3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

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In essence Jesus saidldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Comforter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

phrase his leaf also shall not wither means in the Hebrew I discovered that the leaf of a tree is like a little green factory that produces food for the tree It is actu-ally the power source of the tree The leaf connects itself with the water source scoops up the water and spreads it throughout the tree In other words the leaf keeps the tree alive

Godrsquos Power SourceWhat keeps us alive spiritually is the living water Jesus referred to in John 737ndash38

The Bible says that on the feast day called the Day of Pentecost the people overturned barrels of water and let the water run down the temple steps Then they danced in it rejoicing and praising God for a successful harvest

Watching the people celebrate Jesus said If any man thirst let him come unto me and drink He that believeth on mehellipout of his belly shall flow rivers of living water (vv 37ndash38)

Then the Bible says This spake he [Christ] of the Spirit which they that believe on him should receive for the Holy Ghost was not yet given because that Jesus was not yet glori-fied (v 39)

In other words Jesus planned from the beginning that when we believe on Him we would receive the Holy Spirit to live inside of us as our Helper And with the Holy Spirit in us out of our belliesmdashour inner man where speaking in tongues beginsmdashwould flow rivers of living water

In essence Jesus said ldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Com-forter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

People often ask me why I pray in tongues I pray in tongues because the mysteries of life are too much for me and the problems are overwhelming I pray in

tongues because I donrsquot know how to pray as I ought every time but the Holy Spirit knows He knows the mind and will of God and Romans 826 says that He intercedes for us with groanings for which there is no equal in human speech

Godly ProsperityThe next line of Psalm 1 is amazing to me It says Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

Time and time again people take this verse out of context and confess it over their lives But it wonrsquot work that way According to this Scripture true prosperity only comes when we do what God is telling us to do

Are we refusing to base our decisions on the advice of ungodly people Are we avoiding being a stumbling block to sinners Are we choosing not to be a gossiper a scoffer a critic or a worn-out miserable person Are we delighting ourselves in Godrsquos Word and medi-tating on the Scriptures day and night

Godly prosperity only happens when we do what Godrsquos Word tells us to dohellipand this includes plant-ing our seeds of faith to God and expecting Him to multiply them back to us in the way we need it the most

Blessed Is the ManhellipIf you are basing your life on the Word of God and following all that He tells you to do according to Psalm 1 I believe we can make this declaration of faith right now

Thank You Lord that You have planted me by the rivers of living water I bring forth fruit in my season and my leafmdashwhich is my power sourcemdashdoes not wither Furthermore I have the Holy Spirit living in me and Irsquom taking up the living water of the Spirit and letting it spread throughout my being And because I am a child of God who follows Your Word all that I do can prosper

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If you care about your financeshellip You know God has called you to be a good steward of what He has given youhellip And you care about sowing seed into Godrsquos Kingdomhellip

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If we look very carefully at the way this chapter of Hebrews is presented we see the peoplersquos faith before we even see who they are and what they experienced I believe God did it that way on purpose because He wants us to understand that no matter what wersquove done and no matter what is going on as long as we operate in faith and operate according to His Word He can honor our faith

God said four times both Old Testament and New Testament ldquoThe just shall live by and according to their faithrdquo So faith must be incredibly important to God And He tells us in Romans 123 that Hersquos given every person the measure of faith

You see faith is a belief system We can believe right or we can believe wrong but either way wersquore still believ-ing We are still choosing to make a decision based on our belief system We can take that belief system and believe wrong and get into fear or we can take that belief system and believe according to the Word of God and get into the miraculous Thatrsquos where I want to be

In the same passage of scripture where God tells us that Hersquos given every person the measure of faith He also tells us that what matters most is what we do with it I believe when God places something in us He also places that responsibility in usmdashthe responsibility to take the right corresponding action

You see faith without the proper corresponding ac-tion is as good as dead ( James 220) If we read the doom and gloom in the newspaper and on the nightly news the corresponding action in the natural realm is to get into fear But when we absorb the Word of God and hide it in our hearts we can begin to take the right action When we get a phone call with a bad report we wonrsquot have time to go from Genesis to Revelation What is in our heart immediately comes up

I like to think of it as if we are like a lemon Whatrsquos inside of us will get squeezed out when we are placed under pressure So I believe itrsquos time to ask ourselves

ldquoWhat do I have hidden in my heartmdashGodrsquos Word or the doom and gloom of this worldrdquo We have to make the choice to fill our hearts with Godrsquos Word so that when we are squeezed by the pressures of life what comes out is the Word of God and its life-giving power

I believe wersquore living in an age when we need to come together as a body of believers and say ldquoDevil you may say this on this newscast and you may say that in the newspaper but in the Name of Jesus Irsquom going by what the Word of God saysrdquo We donrsquot need dead faithhellip we donrsquot need wishy-washy faithhellip we donrsquot need lost and missing-in-action faith We need believ-ers to stand up in unity and active faith and say ldquoThis may be what the world says but this is what the Word says And Irsquom choosing to live by the Wordrdquo

My friends if your faith is lacking today I encour-age you to fill up your heart with the Word of God and allow Him to strengthen and empower your faith to move mountains and see miracles in your life in Jesusrsquo Name

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The Unlimited Power Within You by Richard Roberts Richardrsquos book is packed with Bible teachings about how you can tap into the mighty unlimited supernatural power of God and allow Him to trans-form your life English $7 LC 1202 Spanish $7 LC 8002

The Miracle of Seed-Faith by Oral Roberts As long as the earth remains there will be seedtime and harvest (Genesis 822) In this book Oral shares three Bible principles on how you can make your life a continuous cycle of giving and receiving planting and harvesting and begin expecting miracles in your life $7 LC 105

Seed-Faith in a Nutshell by Richard amp Lindsay Roberts This power-packed mini-book explains important principles from Godrsquos Word on how you can make your giving a seed of your faith in obedience to Godand the scriptural benefits you can expect when you do $2 LC 61

Encouraging Words of Hope amp Life by Richard amp Lindsay Roberts Romans 1017 tells us that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God Thatrsquos why Richard and Lindsay Roberts have put together this powerful CD of Scriptures called Encouraging Words of Hope and Life As you listen over and over to Godrsquos own words about how much He loves you and who He says you are in Him you can keep your spirit built up and your faith strong believing to receive the miracles you need $7 LC 2302

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When your box is full of God your life can be too

Cleaning houseTaking inventoryItrsquos good to clean housendashgetting rid of what we donrsquot need in order to make room for what we do need

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Your DVD Changed My LifeI had been having many health issues such as nerve damage in my sciatic nerve a slipped disk that brought pain for more than 10 years swelling of legs and feet and a pelvic injury that caused so much pain I could not even lie down My weight was also an issue I was unable to work and I couldnrsquot pay my bills I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and to re-quest Richard Robertsrsquo DVD I Need a Miracle

After prayer and listening to the DVD continuously the weight has begun to drop off the swelling is gone from my legs and feet my pain has stopped and I am back at work This DVD and applying the principles on it has changed my life

Yvonne from North Carolina

A Good Blood-Work ResultA few months ago I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group concerning several physical conditionsmdashdiabetes high cholesterol and high triglycerides A few weeks af-ter that prayer I went back to my doctor for more blood work Tests showed that my blood sugars and triglycer-ides had dropped about 100 points putting them into a much healthier range Thank you for your prayers

Steven from Pennsylvania

A Miraculous TurnaroundI really needed my plumbing business to start doing better so I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer After your prayer partners agreed with me in

faith my business had a miraculous turnaround and is doing so much better Thank you ALPG

Jeffrey from California

A Renewed MarriageI have been a partner with the Oral Roberts Ministries for a long time and have continued to call the Abun-dant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer for my husband to be saved and set free from alcohol Well it has hap-pened He is saved and delivered

We have been married for 30 years and I feel like I am married to a different person We go to church togeth-er pray together and fellowship with other believers I never gave up believing and want to thank you for all your prayers for him

Judy from California

So Happy to See You on the Word NetworkFor a long time the only way I could watch Richard and Lindsayrsquos program The Place for Miracles was when I was visiting my daughter in a different state I am so happy that now I see it on the Word Network and I watch it every day

Rosetta from Kansas

Salvation for My Marine SonMy 18-year-old son asked Jesus into his heart while un-dergoing his Marine recruit training in San Diego Thank you Oral Roberts Ministries for your prayers for my son

Laura from Arizona

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Awesome God Everyday People Partners Share News of Godrsquos Goodness

We serve a good God And He doesnrsquot play favorites What He has done for these partners of our ministry He can do for you

I Got the Exact Job We Prayed ForI called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group to agree with me in prayer that I would find a good job where I could use my college degree and that provided good pay and benefits After prayer I got that exact job Thank you so much for praying with me

Alicia from Arkansas

My Healing Came at a Richard Roberts MeetingI had been suffering with a thyroid issue and a painful goiter problem for about two years I attended a Rich-ard Roberts Healing Meeting in Irvine California where he laid hands on me and prayed for my healing I received my healing by faith that night When I went back to the doctor the thyroid and goiter problems were completely gone I am healed

Dorothy from California

New Jobs for Both of UsI have called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group a few times out of desperation asking for prayer for a new job for myself and a colleague The situation at our old job was becoming unbearable Recently both my friend and I were hired by a great company and we are praising God We had to go through some very rigor-ous testing during our training and I called the ALPG for prayer on that issue as well We both scored at the top of our training class Thank you for your prayers

Pam from Florida

Our Long-Awaited BabyMy husband and I have wanted a child for 10 years but we have not been able to have one I was watching The Place for Miracles and I decided to call the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group and ask them to pray with me Irsquom so happy to report that today I am six months pregnant

Ladonna from Michigan

My Mother Is WellMy mother was in the Intensive Care Unit with pneu-monia and an infection of the blood bladder and urinary tract The doctor only gave her a 50 chance to live I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and asked for a prayer cloth to be sent to us as a point of contact for us to continue to release our faith Within a few short days my mother was well enough to leave the hospital Thank you so much for your prayers

Debra from Ohio

My Husband Kept His JobLast week I sent a $20 seed-faith gift to your ministry with a prayer request that my husband would survive a massive layoff at his work I am happy to report that he made the cut In fact he was the last employee to be savedmdashPraise God

Vicki from New York

Healed Using Prayer Cloth as Point of ContactI was injured when my deck collapsed while I was standing on it I twisted my leg and knee and I had a wound on my ankle that would not heal Later I de-veloped cellulitis (inflammation of tissues beneath the skin) on the affected area I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and requested a prayer cloth When I received the cloth I taped it to my leg and be-lieved God for my miracle Today I am totally healed

Nancy from New York

Faith Released Through Using Prayer ClothI hurt my hand playing the drums The pain persisted for about a month It hurt so bad it made me cry I de-cided to lay a Richard Roberts prayer cloth on my palm and then I wrapped it in a bandage The next morning when I woke up the pain was gone My hand is healed

Lola from Pennsylvania

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Imagine having your home damagedhellip your livelihood threatenedhellip and the disabled person in your family in need of help that you canrsquot always give themhellip

Thatrsquos what many families in El Salvador faced af-ter damaging rains severe flooding and dangerous mudslides late last year Irsquom so glad that through your support Hunger Needs a Voicereg was able to reach many people who were hit hard by the rain damage in El Salvador

With your help we sent more than 272000 meals of rice and soy protein to 2349 families with a disabled child or family member in eight municipalities where flood and landslide damage was significant

On behalf of these families I thank you for your gifts and prayers in support of this ministry Itrsquos amazing isnrsquot it how we can come together in the name of Jesus to make a difference to people we may never meet

And it wouldnrsquot be possible without people like you helping us to meet needs in other countries and use the doors open to us to share Jesus with them Thank you

Your seed TODAY can help us feed STARVING PEOPLE in NigerRight now we are preparing to send desperately needed food to Niger where droughts are causing thousands of parents and children to starvehellip Your giving can help us feed them To plant a seed-faith gift into the Oral Rob-erts Ministries and be a part of our international crusades food distribution to Niger and other needy areas televi-sion programs and other ways to reach out with Godrsquos miracle-working power go to wwworalrobertscomseed You can also support HNAV by or-dering the Hunger Needs a Voicereg wristband at wwworalrobertscombookstore

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Dear Richard and Lindsay

I give God all the glory because He has done more than I could ask or think Here is my story

I lost my job two and a half years ago and since then Irsquove had a really hard time even finding a part-time job to take care of my needs There were days I dreaded get-ting up in the morning because I had to face the same routine Get on the computer search for jobs send out resumes and then wait for the phone to ring The calls were few and far between and all I could do was cry out to God for His mercy

I watch your television program The Place for Miracles each night at my home in Toronto Canada Back in February Richard you challenged your viewers to pray believe and receive a breakthrough for 2012 by sowing a seed-faith gift into the Oral Roberts Ministries I felt a leading from the Holy Spirit on the inside of me that I needed to show my faith just like the woman with the issue of blood who reached out in faith touched the hem of Jesusrsquo garment and was healed I felt that taking my step of faith by planting my seed was the key to unlock His deliverance and blessing in my life

I took all I could give at the time which was $45 and I wrote my check and sent it the next day to your ministry I stretched out my faith to God that my seed for breakthrough would produce the harvest that I need-edmdasha good job

By the end of February I had a part-time job for which I was very grateful I was able to get out of the house a little and I had some money to pay tithes again But that was only an appetizer to the main course that God was going to provide for me

Within a month I received a call from a marketing company just ten minutes away from me that was look-ing for someone with my experience and credentials I interviewed a couple of times and Irsquom so thrilled to say that I just finished my first full week of work with that company

God has given me a great jobmdasha management posi-tion that I thought was out of my reach Itrsquos just ten min-utes from my home with a good salary and my benefits started immediately That almost never happens

Richard and Lindsay your prayer of agreement and challenge to sow my financial seed for breakthrough has me in amazement I am marveling at what God has done because I acted in faith on what He said to me through you I thank you both and I will continue to support your ministry But most importantly I give God all the glory

Your Brother in ChristColin from Toronto

A Seed Sown for Breakthrough

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No matter what your situation ishellipno matter what has happened we are here and we want to see God meet you at your time of needhellipto share the love of God with you as He has freely given it to all who call upon Him

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Oh God be merciful to me a sinner a backslider Come in to my heart I want You in my life I renounce the devil and all his works Cleanse me forgive me and make me new In Jesusrsquo name I pray Amen

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How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

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In the first chapter of the Book of Psalms God sets out several basic principles to follow in order to have a blessed and happy life I believe we ought to pay par-ticular attention to this chapter because it shows that God intends for us to be blessed

What to Avoid What to PursueThe first thing God tells us in Psalm 1 is what to avoid in order to be blessed (one translation uses the words happy fortunate prosperous and enviable) He says that we are not to seek or to follow the plans of those who do not serve God Nor are we to hinder them from coming to Him by living an ungodly lifestyle while claiming to follow the Lord

Wersquore also told to avoid becoming scoffers and criticsmdashthat is becoming the kind of people who are so miser-able that nothing ever suits them

After God tells us what to avoid He tells us what to pursue in order to keep His blessing on our lives He says that wersquore to delight ourselves in His Word and meditate on the Scriptures day and night

Remember we live in a world that is constantly pull-ing on us to do ungodly things that cannot be blessed It is essential to choose to do right And when we meditate on Godrsquos Word Psalm 13 says that we shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither His Word directs us in what is right and it gives stability to our lives in what can be an unstable world

God Can Divinely Place YouPsalm 13 says that we can be planted In other words God can place us where He wants us to be Thatrsquos an important point

Many Christians donrsquot know that there is a particular place where God wants them Theyrsquore doubtful and wandering always asking Should I be here or some-where else

But God says that if we delight ourselves in His Word He would not only plant us but He would plant us by the rivers of watermdashthat special place of richness where many rivers come together where there will always be an abundance of life-giving water

Naturersquos Power SourceA tree needs an abundance of water to live grow and produce fruit And thatrsquos the next promise God says that the godly man bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither (v 3)

I recently made a study of leaves with biologists and botanists and discussed with Jewish rabbis what the

How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

Psalm 11 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD and in his law doth he meditate day and night3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

21

In essence Jesus saidldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Comforter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

phrase his leaf also shall not wither means in the Hebrew I discovered that the leaf of a tree is like a little green factory that produces food for the tree It is actu-ally the power source of the tree The leaf connects itself with the water source scoops up the water and spreads it throughout the tree In other words the leaf keeps the tree alive

Godrsquos Power SourceWhat keeps us alive spiritually is the living water Jesus referred to in John 737ndash38

The Bible says that on the feast day called the Day of Pentecost the people overturned barrels of water and let the water run down the temple steps Then they danced in it rejoicing and praising God for a successful harvest

Watching the people celebrate Jesus said If any man thirst let him come unto me and drink He that believeth on mehellipout of his belly shall flow rivers of living water (vv 37ndash38)

Then the Bible says This spake he [Christ] of the Spirit which they that believe on him should receive for the Holy Ghost was not yet given because that Jesus was not yet glori-fied (v 39)

In other words Jesus planned from the beginning that when we believe on Him we would receive the Holy Spirit to live inside of us as our Helper And with the Holy Spirit in us out of our belliesmdashour inner man where speaking in tongues beginsmdashwould flow rivers of living water

In essence Jesus said ldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Com-forter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

People often ask me why I pray in tongues I pray in tongues because the mysteries of life are too much for me and the problems are overwhelming I pray in

tongues because I donrsquot know how to pray as I ought every time but the Holy Spirit knows He knows the mind and will of God and Romans 826 says that He intercedes for us with groanings for which there is no equal in human speech

Godly ProsperityThe next line of Psalm 1 is amazing to me It says Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

Time and time again people take this verse out of context and confess it over their lives But it wonrsquot work that way According to this Scripture true prosperity only comes when we do what God is telling us to do

Are we refusing to base our decisions on the advice of ungodly people Are we avoiding being a stumbling block to sinners Are we choosing not to be a gossiper a scoffer a critic or a worn-out miserable person Are we delighting ourselves in Godrsquos Word and medi-tating on the Scriptures day and night

Godly prosperity only happens when we do what Godrsquos Word tells us to dohellipand this includes plant-ing our seeds of faith to God and expecting Him to multiply them back to us in the way we need it the most

Blessed Is the ManhellipIf you are basing your life on the Word of God and following all that He tells you to do according to Psalm 1 I believe we can make this declaration of faith right now

Thank You Lord that You have planted me by the rivers of living water I bring forth fruit in my season and my leafmdashwhich is my power sourcemdashdoes not wither Furthermore I have the Holy Spirit living in me and Irsquom taking up the living water of the Spirit and letting it spread throughout my being And because I am a child of God who follows Your Word all that I do can prosper

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If you care about your financeshellip You know God has called you to be a good steward of what He has given youhellip And you care about sowing seed into Godrsquos Kingdomhellip

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Nonprofit OrgUS Postage

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Permit No 51

Special Guests Inspiring Music Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group

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More ways to reach you and your loved ones by television The Place for MiraclesregemspisemspnowemsponemsptheemspWord Networkmdashaemspsatelliteemspnetworkemspthatemspreachesemsp86emspmillionemsphomesemspacrossemsp

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AbundantemspLifeemspBookstore

The Unlimited Power Within You by Richard Roberts Richardrsquos book is packed with Bible teachings about how you can tap into the mighty unlimited supernatural power of God and allow Him to trans-form your life English $7 LC 1202 Spanish $7 LC 8002

The Miracle of Seed-Faith by Oral Roberts As long as the earth remains there will be seedtime and harvest (Genesis 822) In this book Oral shares three Bible principles on how you can make your life a continuous cycle of giving and receiving planting and harvesting and begin expecting miracles in your life $7 LC 105

Seed-Faith in a Nutshell by Richard amp Lindsay Roberts This power-packed mini-book explains important principles from Godrsquos Word on how you can make your giving a seed of your faith in obedience to Godand the scriptural benefits you can expect when you do $2 LC 61

Encouraging Words of Hope amp Life by Richard amp Lindsay Roberts Romans 1017 tells us that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God Thatrsquos why Richard and Lindsay Roberts have put together this powerful CD of Scriptures called Encouraging Words of Hope and Life As you listen over and over to Godrsquos own words about how much He loves you and who He says you are in Him you can keep your spirit built up and your faith strong believing to receive the miracles you need $7 LC 2302

Anointing Oil Richard Roberts personally prays over this oil believing God according to James 514 for miracles for everyone who uses it Let this vial of anoint-ing oil be your point of contact to release your faith and trust God for the miracles you need in your life Free LC 403

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In this DVD sermon Lindsay Roberts shares a lively memo-rable message about how you can identify things in your life that donrsquot belong and the importance of keeping your own personal ldquoboxrdquo in order with Godrsquos help

When your box is full of God your life can be too

Cleaning houseTaking inventoryItrsquos good to clean housendashgetting rid of what we donrsquot need in order to make room for what we do need

Only $15

Call 918-495-7777 or visit wwworalrobertscom to order your copy of this faith-building DVD today

Your DVD Changed My LifeI had been having many health issues such as nerve damage in my sciatic nerve a slipped disk that brought pain for more than 10 years swelling of legs and feet and a pelvic injury that caused so much pain I could not even lie down My weight was also an issue I was unable to work and I couldnrsquot pay my bills I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and to re-quest Richard Robertsrsquo DVD I Need a Miracle

After prayer and listening to the DVD continuously the weight has begun to drop off the swelling is gone from my legs and feet my pain has stopped and I am back at work This DVD and applying the principles on it has changed my life

Yvonne from North Carolina

A Good Blood-Work ResultA few months ago I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group concerning several physical conditionsmdashdiabetes high cholesterol and high triglycerides A few weeks af-ter that prayer I went back to my doctor for more blood work Tests showed that my blood sugars and triglycer-ides had dropped about 100 points putting them into a much healthier range Thank you for your prayers

Steven from Pennsylvania

A Miraculous TurnaroundI really needed my plumbing business to start doing better so I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer After your prayer partners agreed with me in

faith my business had a miraculous turnaround and is doing so much better Thank you ALPG

Jeffrey from California

A Renewed MarriageI have been a partner with the Oral Roberts Ministries for a long time and have continued to call the Abun-dant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer for my husband to be saved and set free from alcohol Well it has hap-pened He is saved and delivered

We have been married for 30 years and I feel like I am married to a different person We go to church togeth-er pray together and fellowship with other believers I never gave up believing and want to thank you for all your prayers for him

Judy from California

So Happy to See You on the Word NetworkFor a long time the only way I could watch Richard and Lindsayrsquos program The Place for Miracles was when I was visiting my daughter in a different state I am so happy that now I see it on the Word Network and I watch it every day

Rosetta from Kansas

Salvation for My Marine SonMy 18-year-old son asked Jesus into his heart while un-dergoing his Marine recruit training in San Diego Thank you Oral Roberts Ministries for your prayers for my son

Laura from Arizona

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Awesome God Everyday People Partners Share News of Godrsquos Goodness

We serve a good God And He doesnrsquot play favorites What He has done for these partners of our ministry He can do for you

I Got the Exact Job We Prayed ForI called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group to agree with me in prayer that I would find a good job where I could use my college degree and that provided good pay and benefits After prayer I got that exact job Thank you so much for praying with me

Alicia from Arkansas

My Healing Came at a Richard Roberts MeetingI had been suffering with a thyroid issue and a painful goiter problem for about two years I attended a Rich-ard Roberts Healing Meeting in Irvine California where he laid hands on me and prayed for my healing I received my healing by faith that night When I went back to the doctor the thyroid and goiter problems were completely gone I am healed

Dorothy from California

New Jobs for Both of UsI have called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group a few times out of desperation asking for prayer for a new job for myself and a colleague The situation at our old job was becoming unbearable Recently both my friend and I were hired by a great company and we are praising God We had to go through some very rigor-ous testing during our training and I called the ALPG for prayer on that issue as well We both scored at the top of our training class Thank you for your prayers

Pam from Florida

Our Long-Awaited BabyMy husband and I have wanted a child for 10 years but we have not been able to have one I was watching The Place for Miracles and I decided to call the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group and ask them to pray with me Irsquom so happy to report that today I am six months pregnant

Ladonna from Michigan

My Mother Is WellMy mother was in the Intensive Care Unit with pneu-monia and an infection of the blood bladder and urinary tract The doctor only gave her a 50 chance to live I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and asked for a prayer cloth to be sent to us as a point of contact for us to continue to release our faith Within a few short days my mother was well enough to leave the hospital Thank you so much for your prayers

Debra from Ohio

My Husband Kept His JobLast week I sent a $20 seed-faith gift to your ministry with a prayer request that my husband would survive a massive layoff at his work I am happy to report that he made the cut In fact he was the last employee to be savedmdashPraise God

Vicki from New York

Healed Using Prayer Cloth as Point of ContactI was injured when my deck collapsed while I was standing on it I twisted my leg and knee and I had a wound on my ankle that would not heal Later I de-veloped cellulitis (inflammation of tissues beneath the skin) on the affected area I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and requested a prayer cloth When I received the cloth I taped it to my leg and be-lieved God for my miracle Today I am totally healed

Nancy from New York

Faith Released Through Using Prayer ClothI hurt my hand playing the drums The pain persisted for about a month It hurt so bad it made me cry I de-cided to lay a Richard Roberts prayer cloth on my palm and then I wrapped it in a bandage The next morning when I woke up the pain was gone My hand is healed

Lola from Pennsylvania

15

Over 100000 Blue Prayer Cloths handed outRequest your FREE blue prayer cloth today

Call 918-495-7777 visit wwworalrobertscombookstore or use the center envelope

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Imagine having your home damagedhellip your livelihood threatenedhellip and the disabled person in your family in need of help that you canrsquot always give themhellip

Thatrsquos what many families in El Salvador faced af-ter damaging rains severe flooding and dangerous mudslides late last year Irsquom so glad that through your support Hunger Needs a Voicereg was able to reach many people who were hit hard by the rain damage in El Salvador

With your help we sent more than 272000 meals of rice and soy protein to 2349 families with a disabled child or family member in eight municipalities where flood and landslide damage was significant

On behalf of these families I thank you for your gifts and prayers in support of this ministry Itrsquos amazing isnrsquot it how we can come together in the name of Jesus to make a difference to people we may never meet

And it wouldnrsquot be possible without people like you helping us to meet needs in other countries and use the doors open to us to share Jesus with them Thank you

Your seed TODAY can help us feed STARVING PEOPLE in NigerRight now we are preparing to send desperately needed food to Niger where droughts are causing thousands of parents and children to starvehellip Your giving can help us feed them To plant a seed-faith gift into the Oral Rob-erts Ministries and be a part of our international crusades food distribution to Niger and other needy areas televi-sion programs and other ways to reach out with Godrsquos miracle-working power go to wwworalrobertscomseed You can also support HNAV by or-dering the Hunger Needs a Voicereg wristband at wwworalrobertscombookstore

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Dear Richard and Lindsay

I give God all the glory because He has done more than I could ask or think Here is my story

I lost my job two and a half years ago and since then Irsquove had a really hard time even finding a part-time job to take care of my needs There were days I dreaded get-ting up in the morning because I had to face the same routine Get on the computer search for jobs send out resumes and then wait for the phone to ring The calls were few and far between and all I could do was cry out to God for His mercy

I watch your television program The Place for Miracles each night at my home in Toronto Canada Back in February Richard you challenged your viewers to pray believe and receive a breakthrough for 2012 by sowing a seed-faith gift into the Oral Roberts Ministries I felt a leading from the Holy Spirit on the inside of me that I needed to show my faith just like the woman with the issue of blood who reached out in faith touched the hem of Jesusrsquo garment and was healed I felt that taking my step of faith by planting my seed was the key to unlock His deliverance and blessing in my life

I took all I could give at the time which was $45 and I wrote my check and sent it the next day to your ministry I stretched out my faith to God that my seed for breakthrough would produce the harvest that I need-edmdasha good job

By the end of February I had a part-time job for which I was very grateful I was able to get out of the house a little and I had some money to pay tithes again But that was only an appetizer to the main course that God was going to provide for me

Within a month I received a call from a marketing company just ten minutes away from me that was look-ing for someone with my experience and credentials I interviewed a couple of times and Irsquom so thrilled to say that I just finished my first full week of work with that company

God has given me a great jobmdasha management posi-tion that I thought was out of my reach Itrsquos just ten min-utes from my home with a good salary and my benefits started immediately That almost never happens

Richard and Lindsay your prayer of agreement and challenge to sow my financial seed for breakthrough has me in amazement I am marveling at what God has done because I acted in faith on what He said to me through you I thank you both and I will continue to support your ministry But most importantly I give God all the glory

Your Brother in ChristColin from Toronto

A Seed Sown for Breakthrough

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No matter what your situation ishellipno matter what has happened we are here and we want to see God meet you at your time of needhellipto share the love of God with you as He has freely given it to all who call upon Him

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24 million calls since 1958

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Oh God be merciful to me a sinner a backslider Come in to my heart I want You in my life I renounce the devil and all his works Cleanse me forgive me and make me new In Jesusrsquo name I pray Amen

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How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

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In the first chapter of the Book of Psalms God sets out several basic principles to follow in order to have a blessed and happy life I believe we ought to pay par-ticular attention to this chapter because it shows that God intends for us to be blessed

What to Avoid What to PursueThe first thing God tells us in Psalm 1 is what to avoid in order to be blessed (one translation uses the words happy fortunate prosperous and enviable) He says that we are not to seek or to follow the plans of those who do not serve God Nor are we to hinder them from coming to Him by living an ungodly lifestyle while claiming to follow the Lord

Wersquore also told to avoid becoming scoffers and criticsmdashthat is becoming the kind of people who are so miser-able that nothing ever suits them

After God tells us what to avoid He tells us what to pursue in order to keep His blessing on our lives He says that wersquore to delight ourselves in His Word and meditate on the Scriptures day and night

Remember we live in a world that is constantly pull-ing on us to do ungodly things that cannot be blessed It is essential to choose to do right And when we meditate on Godrsquos Word Psalm 13 says that we shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither His Word directs us in what is right and it gives stability to our lives in what can be an unstable world

God Can Divinely Place YouPsalm 13 says that we can be planted In other words God can place us where He wants us to be Thatrsquos an important point

Many Christians donrsquot know that there is a particular place where God wants them Theyrsquore doubtful and wandering always asking Should I be here or some-where else

But God says that if we delight ourselves in His Word He would not only plant us but He would plant us by the rivers of watermdashthat special place of richness where many rivers come together where there will always be an abundance of life-giving water

Naturersquos Power SourceA tree needs an abundance of water to live grow and produce fruit And thatrsquos the next promise God says that the godly man bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither (v 3)

I recently made a study of leaves with biologists and botanists and discussed with Jewish rabbis what the

How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

Psalm 11 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD and in his law doth he meditate day and night3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

21

In essence Jesus saidldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Comforter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

phrase his leaf also shall not wither means in the Hebrew I discovered that the leaf of a tree is like a little green factory that produces food for the tree It is actu-ally the power source of the tree The leaf connects itself with the water source scoops up the water and spreads it throughout the tree In other words the leaf keeps the tree alive

Godrsquos Power SourceWhat keeps us alive spiritually is the living water Jesus referred to in John 737ndash38

The Bible says that on the feast day called the Day of Pentecost the people overturned barrels of water and let the water run down the temple steps Then they danced in it rejoicing and praising God for a successful harvest

Watching the people celebrate Jesus said If any man thirst let him come unto me and drink He that believeth on mehellipout of his belly shall flow rivers of living water (vv 37ndash38)

Then the Bible says This spake he [Christ] of the Spirit which they that believe on him should receive for the Holy Ghost was not yet given because that Jesus was not yet glori-fied (v 39)

In other words Jesus planned from the beginning that when we believe on Him we would receive the Holy Spirit to live inside of us as our Helper And with the Holy Spirit in us out of our belliesmdashour inner man where speaking in tongues beginsmdashwould flow rivers of living water

In essence Jesus said ldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Com-forter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

People often ask me why I pray in tongues I pray in tongues because the mysteries of life are too much for me and the problems are overwhelming I pray in

tongues because I donrsquot know how to pray as I ought every time but the Holy Spirit knows He knows the mind and will of God and Romans 826 says that He intercedes for us with groanings for which there is no equal in human speech

Godly ProsperityThe next line of Psalm 1 is amazing to me It says Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

Time and time again people take this verse out of context and confess it over their lives But it wonrsquot work that way According to this Scripture true prosperity only comes when we do what God is telling us to do

Are we refusing to base our decisions on the advice of ungodly people Are we avoiding being a stumbling block to sinners Are we choosing not to be a gossiper a scoffer a critic or a worn-out miserable person Are we delighting ourselves in Godrsquos Word and medi-tating on the Scriptures day and night

Godly prosperity only happens when we do what Godrsquos Word tells us to dohellipand this includes plant-ing our seeds of faith to God and expecting Him to multiply them back to us in the way we need it the most

Blessed Is the ManhellipIf you are basing your life on the Word of God and following all that He tells you to do according to Psalm 1 I believe we can make this declaration of faith right now

Thank You Lord that You have planted me by the rivers of living water I bring forth fruit in my season and my leafmdashwhich is my power sourcemdashdoes not wither Furthermore I have the Holy Spirit living in me and Irsquom taking up the living water of the Spirit and letting it spread throughout my being And because I am a child of God who follows Your Word all that I do can prosper

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If you care about your financeshellip You know God has called you to be a good steward of what He has given youhellip And you care about sowing seed into Godrsquos Kingdomhellip

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Page 13: Miracles Vol. 5, No. 3

In this DVD sermon Lindsay Roberts shares a lively memo-rable message about how you can identify things in your life that donrsquot belong and the importance of keeping your own personal ldquoboxrdquo in order with Godrsquos help

When your box is full of God your life can be too

Cleaning houseTaking inventoryItrsquos good to clean housendashgetting rid of what we donrsquot need in order to make room for what we do need

Only $15

Call 918-495-7777 or visit wwworalrobertscom to order your copy of this faith-building DVD today

Your DVD Changed My LifeI had been having many health issues such as nerve damage in my sciatic nerve a slipped disk that brought pain for more than 10 years swelling of legs and feet and a pelvic injury that caused so much pain I could not even lie down My weight was also an issue I was unable to work and I couldnrsquot pay my bills I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and to re-quest Richard Robertsrsquo DVD I Need a Miracle

After prayer and listening to the DVD continuously the weight has begun to drop off the swelling is gone from my legs and feet my pain has stopped and I am back at work This DVD and applying the principles on it has changed my life

Yvonne from North Carolina

A Good Blood-Work ResultA few months ago I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group concerning several physical conditionsmdashdiabetes high cholesterol and high triglycerides A few weeks af-ter that prayer I went back to my doctor for more blood work Tests showed that my blood sugars and triglycer-ides had dropped about 100 points putting them into a much healthier range Thank you for your prayers

Steven from Pennsylvania

A Miraculous TurnaroundI really needed my plumbing business to start doing better so I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer After your prayer partners agreed with me in

faith my business had a miraculous turnaround and is doing so much better Thank you ALPG

Jeffrey from California

A Renewed MarriageI have been a partner with the Oral Roberts Ministries for a long time and have continued to call the Abun-dant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer for my husband to be saved and set free from alcohol Well it has hap-pened He is saved and delivered

We have been married for 30 years and I feel like I am married to a different person We go to church togeth-er pray together and fellowship with other believers I never gave up believing and want to thank you for all your prayers for him

Judy from California

So Happy to See You on the Word NetworkFor a long time the only way I could watch Richard and Lindsayrsquos program The Place for Miracles was when I was visiting my daughter in a different state I am so happy that now I see it on the Word Network and I watch it every day

Rosetta from Kansas

Salvation for My Marine SonMy 18-year-old son asked Jesus into his heart while un-dergoing his Marine recruit training in San Diego Thank you Oral Roberts Ministries for your prayers for my son

Laura from Arizona

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Awesome God Everyday People Partners Share News of Godrsquos Goodness

We serve a good God And He doesnrsquot play favorites What He has done for these partners of our ministry He can do for you

I Got the Exact Job We Prayed ForI called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group to agree with me in prayer that I would find a good job where I could use my college degree and that provided good pay and benefits After prayer I got that exact job Thank you so much for praying with me

Alicia from Arkansas

My Healing Came at a Richard Roberts MeetingI had been suffering with a thyroid issue and a painful goiter problem for about two years I attended a Rich-ard Roberts Healing Meeting in Irvine California where he laid hands on me and prayed for my healing I received my healing by faith that night When I went back to the doctor the thyroid and goiter problems were completely gone I am healed

Dorothy from California

New Jobs for Both of UsI have called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group a few times out of desperation asking for prayer for a new job for myself and a colleague The situation at our old job was becoming unbearable Recently both my friend and I were hired by a great company and we are praising God We had to go through some very rigor-ous testing during our training and I called the ALPG for prayer on that issue as well We both scored at the top of our training class Thank you for your prayers

Pam from Florida

Our Long-Awaited BabyMy husband and I have wanted a child for 10 years but we have not been able to have one I was watching The Place for Miracles and I decided to call the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group and ask them to pray with me Irsquom so happy to report that today I am six months pregnant

Ladonna from Michigan

My Mother Is WellMy mother was in the Intensive Care Unit with pneu-monia and an infection of the blood bladder and urinary tract The doctor only gave her a 50 chance to live I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and asked for a prayer cloth to be sent to us as a point of contact for us to continue to release our faith Within a few short days my mother was well enough to leave the hospital Thank you so much for your prayers

Debra from Ohio

My Husband Kept His JobLast week I sent a $20 seed-faith gift to your ministry with a prayer request that my husband would survive a massive layoff at his work I am happy to report that he made the cut In fact he was the last employee to be savedmdashPraise God

Vicki from New York

Healed Using Prayer Cloth as Point of ContactI was injured when my deck collapsed while I was standing on it I twisted my leg and knee and I had a wound on my ankle that would not heal Later I de-veloped cellulitis (inflammation of tissues beneath the skin) on the affected area I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and requested a prayer cloth When I received the cloth I taped it to my leg and be-lieved God for my miracle Today I am totally healed

Nancy from New York

Faith Released Through Using Prayer ClothI hurt my hand playing the drums The pain persisted for about a month It hurt so bad it made me cry I de-cided to lay a Richard Roberts prayer cloth on my palm and then I wrapped it in a bandage The next morning when I woke up the pain was gone My hand is healed

Lola from Pennsylvania

15

Over 100000 Blue Prayer Cloths handed outRequest your FREE blue prayer cloth today

Call 918-495-7777 visit wwworalrobertscombookstore or use the center envelope

A emsp H U N G E R N E E D S A V O I C E reg emsp U P D A T EemspB Y emsp J O R D A N emsp R O B E R T S

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In the Midst of Mudslides

the Are Being Fed

16emsp

Imagine having your home damagedhellip your livelihood threatenedhellip and the disabled person in your family in need of help that you canrsquot always give themhellip

Thatrsquos what many families in El Salvador faced af-ter damaging rains severe flooding and dangerous mudslides late last year Irsquom so glad that through your support Hunger Needs a Voicereg was able to reach many people who were hit hard by the rain damage in El Salvador

With your help we sent more than 272000 meals of rice and soy protein to 2349 families with a disabled child or family member in eight municipalities where flood and landslide damage was significant

On behalf of these families I thank you for your gifts and prayers in support of this ministry Itrsquos amazing isnrsquot it how we can come together in the name of Jesus to make a difference to people we may never meet

And it wouldnrsquot be possible without people like you helping us to meet needs in other countries and use the doors open to us to share Jesus with them Thank you

Your seed TODAY can help us feed STARVING PEOPLE in NigerRight now we are preparing to send desperately needed food to Niger where droughts are causing thousands of parents and children to starvehellip Your giving can help us feed them To plant a seed-faith gift into the Oral Rob-erts Ministries and be a part of our international crusades food distribution to Niger and other needy areas televi-sion programs and other ways to reach out with Godrsquos miracle-working power go to wwworalrobertscomseed You can also support HNAV by or-dering the Hunger Needs a Voicereg wristband at wwworalrobertscombookstore

SanemspSalvadoremspCrinaSanemspFranciscoemspMeneacutendez

A emsp H U N G E R N E E D S A V O I C E reg emsp U P D A T EemspB Y emsp J O R D A N emsp R O B E R T S

17

Tonacatepeque

Quezaltepeque

SanemspFranciscoemspMeneacutendezUsulutaacuten

SanemspFranciscoemspMeneacutendez

Moreemspthanemsp272000emspmealsemspwereemspdistributedemsptoemspsomeemspofemsptheemspmostemspneedyemspmunicipalitiesemspinemspElemspSalvadoremspafteremspdamagingemspstorms

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Dear Richard and Lindsay

I give God all the glory because He has done more than I could ask or think Here is my story

I lost my job two and a half years ago and since then Irsquove had a really hard time even finding a part-time job to take care of my needs There were days I dreaded get-ting up in the morning because I had to face the same routine Get on the computer search for jobs send out resumes and then wait for the phone to ring The calls were few and far between and all I could do was cry out to God for His mercy

I watch your television program The Place for Miracles each night at my home in Toronto Canada Back in February Richard you challenged your viewers to pray believe and receive a breakthrough for 2012 by sowing a seed-faith gift into the Oral Roberts Ministries I felt a leading from the Holy Spirit on the inside of me that I needed to show my faith just like the woman with the issue of blood who reached out in faith touched the hem of Jesusrsquo garment and was healed I felt that taking my step of faith by planting my seed was the key to unlock His deliverance and blessing in my life

I took all I could give at the time which was $45 and I wrote my check and sent it the next day to your ministry I stretched out my faith to God that my seed for breakthrough would produce the harvest that I need-edmdasha good job

By the end of February I had a part-time job for which I was very grateful I was able to get out of the house a little and I had some money to pay tithes again But that was only an appetizer to the main course that God was going to provide for me

Within a month I received a call from a marketing company just ten minutes away from me that was look-ing for someone with my experience and credentials I interviewed a couple of times and Irsquom so thrilled to say that I just finished my first full week of work with that company

God has given me a great jobmdasha management posi-tion that I thought was out of my reach Itrsquos just ten min-utes from my home with a good salary and my benefits started immediately That almost never happens

Richard and Lindsay your prayer of agreement and challenge to sow my financial seed for breakthrough has me in amazement I am marveling at what God has done because I acted in faith on what He said to me through you I thank you both and I will continue to support your ministry But most importantly I give God all the glory

Your Brother in ChristColin from Toronto

A Seed Sown for Breakthrough

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No matter what your situation ishellipno matter what has happened we are here and we want to see God meet you at your time of needhellipto share the love of God with you as He has freely given it to all who call upon Him

WeemspbelieveemspGodrsquosemspgreatestemspmiracleemspofemspallemspisemspsalvationemspthroughemspJesusemspChristemspYouemspcanemspsayemspthisemspsimpleemspprayeremsptoemspreceiveemsphimemsptoday

We are always here to pray with youhellip

24 million calls since 1958

reg

Foremspprayeremspanytimeemspcallemsp918-495-7777 or logemsponemsptoemspouremspwebsiteemspatemspwwworalrobertscomprayer

Oh God be merciful to me a sinner a backslider Come in to my heart I want You in my life I renounce the devil and all his works Cleanse me forgive me and make me new In Jesusrsquo name I pray Amen

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How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

A emsp C L A S S I C emsp M E S S A G Eemsp emspB Y emsp O R A L emsp R O B E R T S

In the first chapter of the Book of Psalms God sets out several basic principles to follow in order to have a blessed and happy life I believe we ought to pay par-ticular attention to this chapter because it shows that God intends for us to be blessed

What to Avoid What to PursueThe first thing God tells us in Psalm 1 is what to avoid in order to be blessed (one translation uses the words happy fortunate prosperous and enviable) He says that we are not to seek or to follow the plans of those who do not serve God Nor are we to hinder them from coming to Him by living an ungodly lifestyle while claiming to follow the Lord

Wersquore also told to avoid becoming scoffers and criticsmdashthat is becoming the kind of people who are so miser-able that nothing ever suits them

After God tells us what to avoid He tells us what to pursue in order to keep His blessing on our lives He says that wersquore to delight ourselves in His Word and meditate on the Scriptures day and night

Remember we live in a world that is constantly pull-ing on us to do ungodly things that cannot be blessed It is essential to choose to do right And when we meditate on Godrsquos Word Psalm 13 says that we shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither His Word directs us in what is right and it gives stability to our lives in what can be an unstable world

God Can Divinely Place YouPsalm 13 says that we can be planted In other words God can place us where He wants us to be Thatrsquos an important point

Many Christians donrsquot know that there is a particular place where God wants them Theyrsquore doubtful and wandering always asking Should I be here or some-where else

But God says that if we delight ourselves in His Word He would not only plant us but He would plant us by the rivers of watermdashthat special place of richness where many rivers come together where there will always be an abundance of life-giving water

Naturersquos Power SourceA tree needs an abundance of water to live grow and produce fruit And thatrsquos the next promise God says that the godly man bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither (v 3)

I recently made a study of leaves with biologists and botanists and discussed with Jewish rabbis what the

How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

Psalm 11 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD and in his law doth he meditate day and night3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

21

In essence Jesus saidldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Comforter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

phrase his leaf also shall not wither means in the Hebrew I discovered that the leaf of a tree is like a little green factory that produces food for the tree It is actu-ally the power source of the tree The leaf connects itself with the water source scoops up the water and spreads it throughout the tree In other words the leaf keeps the tree alive

Godrsquos Power SourceWhat keeps us alive spiritually is the living water Jesus referred to in John 737ndash38

The Bible says that on the feast day called the Day of Pentecost the people overturned barrels of water and let the water run down the temple steps Then they danced in it rejoicing and praising God for a successful harvest

Watching the people celebrate Jesus said If any man thirst let him come unto me and drink He that believeth on mehellipout of his belly shall flow rivers of living water (vv 37ndash38)

Then the Bible says This spake he [Christ] of the Spirit which they that believe on him should receive for the Holy Ghost was not yet given because that Jesus was not yet glori-fied (v 39)

In other words Jesus planned from the beginning that when we believe on Him we would receive the Holy Spirit to live inside of us as our Helper And with the Holy Spirit in us out of our belliesmdashour inner man where speaking in tongues beginsmdashwould flow rivers of living water

In essence Jesus said ldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Com-forter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

People often ask me why I pray in tongues I pray in tongues because the mysteries of life are too much for me and the problems are overwhelming I pray in

tongues because I donrsquot know how to pray as I ought every time but the Holy Spirit knows He knows the mind and will of God and Romans 826 says that He intercedes for us with groanings for which there is no equal in human speech

Godly ProsperityThe next line of Psalm 1 is amazing to me It says Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

Time and time again people take this verse out of context and confess it over their lives But it wonrsquot work that way According to this Scripture true prosperity only comes when we do what God is telling us to do

Are we refusing to base our decisions on the advice of ungodly people Are we avoiding being a stumbling block to sinners Are we choosing not to be a gossiper a scoffer a critic or a worn-out miserable person Are we delighting ourselves in Godrsquos Word and medi-tating on the Scriptures day and night

Godly prosperity only happens when we do what Godrsquos Word tells us to dohellipand this includes plant-ing our seeds of faith to God and expecting Him to multiply them back to us in the way we need it the most

Blessed Is the ManhellipIf you are basing your life on the Word of God and following all that He tells you to do according to Psalm 1 I believe we can make this declaration of faith right now

Thank You Lord that You have planted me by the rivers of living water I bring forth fruit in my season and my leafmdashwhich is my power sourcemdashdoes not wither Furthermore I have the Holy Spirit living in me and Irsquom taking up the living water of the Spirit and letting it spread throughout my being And because I am a child of God who follows Your Word all that I do can prosper

22emsp

If you care about your financeshellip You know God has called you to be a good steward of what He has given youhellip And you care about sowing seed into Godrsquos Kingdomhellip

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Your DVD Changed My LifeI had been having many health issues such as nerve damage in my sciatic nerve a slipped disk that brought pain for more than 10 years swelling of legs and feet and a pelvic injury that caused so much pain I could not even lie down My weight was also an issue I was unable to work and I couldnrsquot pay my bills I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and to re-quest Richard Robertsrsquo DVD I Need a Miracle

After prayer and listening to the DVD continuously the weight has begun to drop off the swelling is gone from my legs and feet my pain has stopped and I am back at work This DVD and applying the principles on it has changed my life

Yvonne from North Carolina

A Good Blood-Work ResultA few months ago I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group concerning several physical conditionsmdashdiabetes high cholesterol and high triglycerides A few weeks af-ter that prayer I went back to my doctor for more blood work Tests showed that my blood sugars and triglycer-ides had dropped about 100 points putting them into a much healthier range Thank you for your prayers

Steven from Pennsylvania

A Miraculous TurnaroundI really needed my plumbing business to start doing better so I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer After your prayer partners agreed with me in

faith my business had a miraculous turnaround and is doing so much better Thank you ALPG

Jeffrey from California

A Renewed MarriageI have been a partner with the Oral Roberts Ministries for a long time and have continued to call the Abun-dant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer for my husband to be saved and set free from alcohol Well it has hap-pened He is saved and delivered

We have been married for 30 years and I feel like I am married to a different person We go to church togeth-er pray together and fellowship with other believers I never gave up believing and want to thank you for all your prayers for him

Judy from California

So Happy to See You on the Word NetworkFor a long time the only way I could watch Richard and Lindsayrsquos program The Place for Miracles was when I was visiting my daughter in a different state I am so happy that now I see it on the Word Network and I watch it every day

Rosetta from Kansas

Salvation for My Marine SonMy 18-year-old son asked Jesus into his heart while un-dergoing his Marine recruit training in San Diego Thank you Oral Roberts Ministries for your prayers for my son

Laura from Arizona

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Awesome God Everyday People Partners Share News of Godrsquos Goodness

We serve a good God And He doesnrsquot play favorites What He has done for these partners of our ministry He can do for you

I Got the Exact Job We Prayed ForI called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group to agree with me in prayer that I would find a good job where I could use my college degree and that provided good pay and benefits After prayer I got that exact job Thank you so much for praying with me

Alicia from Arkansas

My Healing Came at a Richard Roberts MeetingI had been suffering with a thyroid issue and a painful goiter problem for about two years I attended a Rich-ard Roberts Healing Meeting in Irvine California where he laid hands on me and prayed for my healing I received my healing by faith that night When I went back to the doctor the thyroid and goiter problems were completely gone I am healed

Dorothy from California

New Jobs for Both of UsI have called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group a few times out of desperation asking for prayer for a new job for myself and a colleague The situation at our old job was becoming unbearable Recently both my friend and I were hired by a great company and we are praising God We had to go through some very rigor-ous testing during our training and I called the ALPG for prayer on that issue as well We both scored at the top of our training class Thank you for your prayers

Pam from Florida

Our Long-Awaited BabyMy husband and I have wanted a child for 10 years but we have not been able to have one I was watching The Place for Miracles and I decided to call the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group and ask them to pray with me Irsquom so happy to report that today I am six months pregnant

Ladonna from Michigan

My Mother Is WellMy mother was in the Intensive Care Unit with pneu-monia and an infection of the blood bladder and urinary tract The doctor only gave her a 50 chance to live I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and asked for a prayer cloth to be sent to us as a point of contact for us to continue to release our faith Within a few short days my mother was well enough to leave the hospital Thank you so much for your prayers

Debra from Ohio

My Husband Kept His JobLast week I sent a $20 seed-faith gift to your ministry with a prayer request that my husband would survive a massive layoff at his work I am happy to report that he made the cut In fact he was the last employee to be savedmdashPraise God

Vicki from New York

Healed Using Prayer Cloth as Point of ContactI was injured when my deck collapsed while I was standing on it I twisted my leg and knee and I had a wound on my ankle that would not heal Later I de-veloped cellulitis (inflammation of tissues beneath the skin) on the affected area I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and requested a prayer cloth When I received the cloth I taped it to my leg and be-lieved God for my miracle Today I am totally healed

Nancy from New York

Faith Released Through Using Prayer ClothI hurt my hand playing the drums The pain persisted for about a month It hurt so bad it made me cry I de-cided to lay a Richard Roberts prayer cloth on my palm and then I wrapped it in a bandage The next morning when I woke up the pain was gone My hand is healed

Lola from Pennsylvania

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Imagine having your home damagedhellip your livelihood threatenedhellip and the disabled person in your family in need of help that you canrsquot always give themhellip

Thatrsquos what many families in El Salvador faced af-ter damaging rains severe flooding and dangerous mudslides late last year Irsquom so glad that through your support Hunger Needs a Voicereg was able to reach many people who were hit hard by the rain damage in El Salvador

With your help we sent more than 272000 meals of rice and soy protein to 2349 families with a disabled child or family member in eight municipalities where flood and landslide damage was significant

On behalf of these families I thank you for your gifts and prayers in support of this ministry Itrsquos amazing isnrsquot it how we can come together in the name of Jesus to make a difference to people we may never meet

And it wouldnrsquot be possible without people like you helping us to meet needs in other countries and use the doors open to us to share Jesus with them Thank you

Your seed TODAY can help us feed STARVING PEOPLE in NigerRight now we are preparing to send desperately needed food to Niger where droughts are causing thousands of parents and children to starvehellip Your giving can help us feed them To plant a seed-faith gift into the Oral Rob-erts Ministries and be a part of our international crusades food distribution to Niger and other needy areas televi-sion programs and other ways to reach out with Godrsquos miracle-working power go to wwworalrobertscomseed You can also support HNAV by or-dering the Hunger Needs a Voicereg wristband at wwworalrobertscombookstore

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Dear Richard and Lindsay

I give God all the glory because He has done more than I could ask or think Here is my story

I lost my job two and a half years ago and since then Irsquove had a really hard time even finding a part-time job to take care of my needs There were days I dreaded get-ting up in the morning because I had to face the same routine Get on the computer search for jobs send out resumes and then wait for the phone to ring The calls were few and far between and all I could do was cry out to God for His mercy

I watch your television program The Place for Miracles each night at my home in Toronto Canada Back in February Richard you challenged your viewers to pray believe and receive a breakthrough for 2012 by sowing a seed-faith gift into the Oral Roberts Ministries I felt a leading from the Holy Spirit on the inside of me that I needed to show my faith just like the woman with the issue of blood who reached out in faith touched the hem of Jesusrsquo garment and was healed I felt that taking my step of faith by planting my seed was the key to unlock His deliverance and blessing in my life

I took all I could give at the time which was $45 and I wrote my check and sent it the next day to your ministry I stretched out my faith to God that my seed for breakthrough would produce the harvest that I need-edmdasha good job

By the end of February I had a part-time job for which I was very grateful I was able to get out of the house a little and I had some money to pay tithes again But that was only an appetizer to the main course that God was going to provide for me

Within a month I received a call from a marketing company just ten minutes away from me that was look-ing for someone with my experience and credentials I interviewed a couple of times and Irsquom so thrilled to say that I just finished my first full week of work with that company

God has given me a great jobmdasha management posi-tion that I thought was out of my reach Itrsquos just ten min-utes from my home with a good salary and my benefits started immediately That almost never happens

Richard and Lindsay your prayer of agreement and challenge to sow my financial seed for breakthrough has me in amazement I am marveling at what God has done because I acted in faith on what He said to me through you I thank you both and I will continue to support your ministry But most importantly I give God all the glory

Your Brother in ChristColin from Toronto

A Seed Sown for Breakthrough

19

No matter what your situation ishellipno matter what has happened we are here and we want to see God meet you at your time of needhellipto share the love of God with you as He has freely given it to all who call upon Him

WeemspbelieveemspGodrsquosemspgreatestemspmiracleemspofemspallemspisemspsalvationemspthroughemspJesusemspChristemspYouemspcanemspsayemspthisemspsimpleemspprayeremsptoemspreceiveemsphimemsptoday

We are always here to pray with youhellip

24 million calls since 1958

reg

Foremspprayeremspanytimeemspcallemsp918-495-7777 or logemsponemsptoemspouremspwebsiteemspatemspwwworalrobertscomprayer

Oh God be merciful to me a sinner a backslider Come in to my heart I want You in my life I renounce the devil and all his works Cleanse me forgive me and make me new In Jesusrsquo name I pray Amen

IfemspyouemsphaveemspjustemspprayedemspthatemspprayeremspweemspwantemsptoemspknowemspaboutemspitemspCallemsptheemspAbundantemspLifeemspPrayeremspGroupemspandemspletemspusemspknowemspsoemspweemspcanemsprejoiceemspwithemspyouemspoveremsptheemspmiracleemspthatemspJesusemspisemspaliveemspinemspYou

How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

A emsp C L A S S I C emsp M E S S A G Eemsp emspB Y emsp O R A L emsp R O B E R T S

In the first chapter of the Book of Psalms God sets out several basic principles to follow in order to have a blessed and happy life I believe we ought to pay par-ticular attention to this chapter because it shows that God intends for us to be blessed

What to Avoid What to PursueThe first thing God tells us in Psalm 1 is what to avoid in order to be blessed (one translation uses the words happy fortunate prosperous and enviable) He says that we are not to seek or to follow the plans of those who do not serve God Nor are we to hinder them from coming to Him by living an ungodly lifestyle while claiming to follow the Lord

Wersquore also told to avoid becoming scoffers and criticsmdashthat is becoming the kind of people who are so miser-able that nothing ever suits them

After God tells us what to avoid He tells us what to pursue in order to keep His blessing on our lives He says that wersquore to delight ourselves in His Word and meditate on the Scriptures day and night

Remember we live in a world that is constantly pull-ing on us to do ungodly things that cannot be blessed It is essential to choose to do right And when we meditate on Godrsquos Word Psalm 13 says that we shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither His Word directs us in what is right and it gives stability to our lives in what can be an unstable world

God Can Divinely Place YouPsalm 13 says that we can be planted In other words God can place us where He wants us to be Thatrsquos an important point

Many Christians donrsquot know that there is a particular place where God wants them Theyrsquore doubtful and wandering always asking Should I be here or some-where else

But God says that if we delight ourselves in His Word He would not only plant us but He would plant us by the rivers of watermdashthat special place of richness where many rivers come together where there will always be an abundance of life-giving water

Naturersquos Power SourceA tree needs an abundance of water to live grow and produce fruit And thatrsquos the next promise God says that the godly man bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither (v 3)

I recently made a study of leaves with biologists and botanists and discussed with Jewish rabbis what the

How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

Psalm 11 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD and in his law doth he meditate day and night3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

21

In essence Jesus saidldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Comforter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

phrase his leaf also shall not wither means in the Hebrew I discovered that the leaf of a tree is like a little green factory that produces food for the tree It is actu-ally the power source of the tree The leaf connects itself with the water source scoops up the water and spreads it throughout the tree In other words the leaf keeps the tree alive

Godrsquos Power SourceWhat keeps us alive spiritually is the living water Jesus referred to in John 737ndash38

The Bible says that on the feast day called the Day of Pentecost the people overturned barrels of water and let the water run down the temple steps Then they danced in it rejoicing and praising God for a successful harvest

Watching the people celebrate Jesus said If any man thirst let him come unto me and drink He that believeth on mehellipout of his belly shall flow rivers of living water (vv 37ndash38)

Then the Bible says This spake he [Christ] of the Spirit which they that believe on him should receive for the Holy Ghost was not yet given because that Jesus was not yet glori-fied (v 39)

In other words Jesus planned from the beginning that when we believe on Him we would receive the Holy Spirit to live inside of us as our Helper And with the Holy Spirit in us out of our belliesmdashour inner man where speaking in tongues beginsmdashwould flow rivers of living water

In essence Jesus said ldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Com-forter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

People often ask me why I pray in tongues I pray in tongues because the mysteries of life are too much for me and the problems are overwhelming I pray in

tongues because I donrsquot know how to pray as I ought every time but the Holy Spirit knows He knows the mind and will of God and Romans 826 says that He intercedes for us with groanings for which there is no equal in human speech

Godly ProsperityThe next line of Psalm 1 is amazing to me It says Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

Time and time again people take this verse out of context and confess it over their lives But it wonrsquot work that way According to this Scripture true prosperity only comes when we do what God is telling us to do

Are we refusing to base our decisions on the advice of ungodly people Are we avoiding being a stumbling block to sinners Are we choosing not to be a gossiper a scoffer a critic or a worn-out miserable person Are we delighting ourselves in Godrsquos Word and medi-tating on the Scriptures day and night

Godly prosperity only happens when we do what Godrsquos Word tells us to dohellipand this includes plant-ing our seeds of faith to God and expecting Him to multiply them back to us in the way we need it the most

Blessed Is the ManhellipIf you are basing your life on the Word of God and following all that He tells you to do according to Psalm 1 I believe we can make this declaration of faith right now

Thank You Lord that You have planted me by the rivers of living water I bring forth fruit in my season and my leafmdashwhich is my power sourcemdashdoes not wither Furthermore I have the Holy Spirit living in me and Irsquom taking up the living water of the Spirit and letting it spread throughout my being And because I am a child of God who follows Your Word all that I do can prosper

22emsp

If you care about your financeshellip You know God has called you to be a good steward of what He has given youhellip And you care about sowing seed into Godrsquos Kingdomhellip

NowemspyouemspcanemspstayemspinformedemsponemspmanagingemspyouremspfinancesemspandemspplannedemspgivingemspwithemsptheemspOralemspRobertsemspMinistriesemspGivingemspLegacyemspeNewsletter

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Our Giving Legacy eNewsletter helps YOUbullemspUnderstandemspandemspgainemsptoolsemspforemspimprovingemspyouremsppersonalemspfinancialemspplanningbullemspemspStayemspinformedemspofemsptheemsplatestemspnewsemspfromemspWashingtonemsponemspgivingemsptaxesemsp

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Inspired Planning

Nonprofit OrgUS Postage

PAIDTulsa Ok

Permit No 51

Special Guests Inspiring Music Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group

Anointed PrayerLiving Proof Miracle Testimonies

More ways to reach you and your loved ones by television The Place for MiraclesregemspisemspnowemsponemsptheemspWord Networkmdashaemspsatelliteemspnetworkemspthatemspreachesemsp86emspmillionemsphomesemspacrossemsp

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outreachemspvisitemspouremspwebsiteemspat wwworalrobertscom

Page 15: Miracles Vol. 5, No. 3

I Got the Exact Job We Prayed ForI called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group to agree with me in prayer that I would find a good job where I could use my college degree and that provided good pay and benefits After prayer I got that exact job Thank you so much for praying with me

Alicia from Arkansas

My Healing Came at a Richard Roberts MeetingI had been suffering with a thyroid issue and a painful goiter problem for about two years I attended a Rich-ard Roberts Healing Meeting in Irvine California where he laid hands on me and prayed for my healing I received my healing by faith that night When I went back to the doctor the thyroid and goiter problems were completely gone I am healed

Dorothy from California

New Jobs for Both of UsI have called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group a few times out of desperation asking for prayer for a new job for myself and a colleague The situation at our old job was becoming unbearable Recently both my friend and I were hired by a great company and we are praising God We had to go through some very rigor-ous testing during our training and I called the ALPG for prayer on that issue as well We both scored at the top of our training class Thank you for your prayers

Pam from Florida

Our Long-Awaited BabyMy husband and I have wanted a child for 10 years but we have not been able to have one I was watching The Place for Miracles and I decided to call the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group and ask them to pray with me Irsquom so happy to report that today I am six months pregnant

Ladonna from Michigan

My Mother Is WellMy mother was in the Intensive Care Unit with pneu-monia and an infection of the blood bladder and urinary tract The doctor only gave her a 50 chance to live I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and asked for a prayer cloth to be sent to us as a point of contact for us to continue to release our faith Within a few short days my mother was well enough to leave the hospital Thank you so much for your prayers

Debra from Ohio

My Husband Kept His JobLast week I sent a $20 seed-faith gift to your ministry with a prayer request that my husband would survive a massive layoff at his work I am happy to report that he made the cut In fact he was the last employee to be savedmdashPraise God

Vicki from New York

Healed Using Prayer Cloth as Point of ContactI was injured when my deck collapsed while I was standing on it I twisted my leg and knee and I had a wound on my ankle that would not heal Later I de-veloped cellulitis (inflammation of tissues beneath the skin) on the affected area I called the Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group for prayer and requested a prayer cloth When I received the cloth I taped it to my leg and be-lieved God for my miracle Today I am totally healed

Nancy from New York

Faith Released Through Using Prayer ClothI hurt my hand playing the drums The pain persisted for about a month It hurt so bad it made me cry I de-cided to lay a Richard Roberts prayer cloth on my palm and then I wrapped it in a bandage The next morning when I woke up the pain was gone My hand is healed

Lola from Pennsylvania

15

Over 100000 Blue Prayer Cloths handed outRequest your FREE blue prayer cloth today

Call 918-495-7777 visit wwworalrobertscombookstore or use the center envelope

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In the Midst of Mudslides

the Are Being Fed

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Imagine having your home damagedhellip your livelihood threatenedhellip and the disabled person in your family in need of help that you canrsquot always give themhellip

Thatrsquos what many families in El Salvador faced af-ter damaging rains severe flooding and dangerous mudslides late last year Irsquom so glad that through your support Hunger Needs a Voicereg was able to reach many people who were hit hard by the rain damage in El Salvador

With your help we sent more than 272000 meals of rice and soy protein to 2349 families with a disabled child or family member in eight municipalities where flood and landslide damage was significant

On behalf of these families I thank you for your gifts and prayers in support of this ministry Itrsquos amazing isnrsquot it how we can come together in the name of Jesus to make a difference to people we may never meet

And it wouldnrsquot be possible without people like you helping us to meet needs in other countries and use the doors open to us to share Jesus with them Thank you

Your seed TODAY can help us feed STARVING PEOPLE in NigerRight now we are preparing to send desperately needed food to Niger where droughts are causing thousands of parents and children to starvehellip Your giving can help us feed them To plant a seed-faith gift into the Oral Rob-erts Ministries and be a part of our international crusades food distribution to Niger and other needy areas televi-sion programs and other ways to reach out with Godrsquos miracle-working power go to wwworalrobertscomseed You can also support HNAV by or-dering the Hunger Needs a Voicereg wristband at wwworalrobertscombookstore

SanemspSalvadoremspCrinaSanemspFranciscoemspMeneacutendez

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17

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Quezaltepeque

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SanemspFranciscoemspMeneacutendez

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DremspJoseemspCotoemsphelpedemspwithemspfoodemspdistributionemspinemspSantoemspTomas

18emsp

Dear Richard and Lindsay

I give God all the glory because He has done more than I could ask or think Here is my story

I lost my job two and a half years ago and since then Irsquove had a really hard time even finding a part-time job to take care of my needs There were days I dreaded get-ting up in the morning because I had to face the same routine Get on the computer search for jobs send out resumes and then wait for the phone to ring The calls were few and far between and all I could do was cry out to God for His mercy

I watch your television program The Place for Miracles each night at my home in Toronto Canada Back in February Richard you challenged your viewers to pray believe and receive a breakthrough for 2012 by sowing a seed-faith gift into the Oral Roberts Ministries I felt a leading from the Holy Spirit on the inside of me that I needed to show my faith just like the woman with the issue of blood who reached out in faith touched the hem of Jesusrsquo garment and was healed I felt that taking my step of faith by planting my seed was the key to unlock His deliverance and blessing in my life

I took all I could give at the time which was $45 and I wrote my check and sent it the next day to your ministry I stretched out my faith to God that my seed for breakthrough would produce the harvest that I need-edmdasha good job

By the end of February I had a part-time job for which I was very grateful I was able to get out of the house a little and I had some money to pay tithes again But that was only an appetizer to the main course that God was going to provide for me

Within a month I received a call from a marketing company just ten minutes away from me that was look-ing for someone with my experience and credentials I interviewed a couple of times and Irsquom so thrilled to say that I just finished my first full week of work with that company

God has given me a great jobmdasha management posi-tion that I thought was out of my reach Itrsquos just ten min-utes from my home with a good salary and my benefits started immediately That almost never happens

Richard and Lindsay your prayer of agreement and challenge to sow my financial seed for breakthrough has me in amazement I am marveling at what God has done because I acted in faith on what He said to me through you I thank you both and I will continue to support your ministry But most importantly I give God all the glory

Your Brother in ChristColin from Toronto

A Seed Sown for Breakthrough

19

No matter what your situation ishellipno matter what has happened we are here and we want to see God meet you at your time of needhellipto share the love of God with you as He has freely given it to all who call upon Him

WeemspbelieveemspGodrsquosemspgreatestemspmiracleemspofemspallemspisemspsalvationemspthroughemspJesusemspChristemspYouemspcanemspsayemspthisemspsimpleemspprayeremsptoemspreceiveemsphimemsptoday

We are always here to pray with youhellip

24 million calls since 1958

reg

Foremspprayeremspanytimeemspcallemsp918-495-7777 or logemsponemsptoemspouremspwebsiteemspatemspwwworalrobertscomprayer

Oh God be merciful to me a sinner a backslider Come in to my heart I want You in my life I renounce the devil and all his works Cleanse me forgive me and make me new In Jesusrsquo name I pray Amen

IfemspyouemsphaveemspjustemspprayedemspthatemspprayeremspweemspwantemsptoemspknowemspaboutemspitemspCallemsptheemspAbundantemspLifeemspPrayeremspGroupemspandemspletemspusemspknowemspsoemspweemspcanemsprejoiceemspwithemspyouemspoveremsptheemspmiracleemspthatemspJesusemspisemspaliveemspinemspYou

How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

A emsp C L A S S I C emsp M E S S A G Eemsp emspB Y emsp O R A L emsp R O B E R T S

In the first chapter of the Book of Psalms God sets out several basic principles to follow in order to have a blessed and happy life I believe we ought to pay par-ticular attention to this chapter because it shows that God intends for us to be blessed

What to Avoid What to PursueThe first thing God tells us in Psalm 1 is what to avoid in order to be blessed (one translation uses the words happy fortunate prosperous and enviable) He says that we are not to seek or to follow the plans of those who do not serve God Nor are we to hinder them from coming to Him by living an ungodly lifestyle while claiming to follow the Lord

Wersquore also told to avoid becoming scoffers and criticsmdashthat is becoming the kind of people who are so miser-able that nothing ever suits them

After God tells us what to avoid He tells us what to pursue in order to keep His blessing on our lives He says that wersquore to delight ourselves in His Word and meditate on the Scriptures day and night

Remember we live in a world that is constantly pull-ing on us to do ungodly things that cannot be blessed It is essential to choose to do right And when we meditate on Godrsquos Word Psalm 13 says that we shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither His Word directs us in what is right and it gives stability to our lives in what can be an unstable world

God Can Divinely Place YouPsalm 13 says that we can be planted In other words God can place us where He wants us to be Thatrsquos an important point

Many Christians donrsquot know that there is a particular place where God wants them Theyrsquore doubtful and wandering always asking Should I be here or some-where else

But God says that if we delight ourselves in His Word He would not only plant us but He would plant us by the rivers of watermdashthat special place of richness where many rivers come together where there will always be an abundance of life-giving water

Naturersquos Power SourceA tree needs an abundance of water to live grow and produce fruit And thatrsquos the next promise God says that the godly man bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither (v 3)

I recently made a study of leaves with biologists and botanists and discussed with Jewish rabbis what the

How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

Psalm 11 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD and in his law doth he meditate day and night3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

21

In essence Jesus saidldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Comforter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

phrase his leaf also shall not wither means in the Hebrew I discovered that the leaf of a tree is like a little green factory that produces food for the tree It is actu-ally the power source of the tree The leaf connects itself with the water source scoops up the water and spreads it throughout the tree In other words the leaf keeps the tree alive

Godrsquos Power SourceWhat keeps us alive spiritually is the living water Jesus referred to in John 737ndash38

The Bible says that on the feast day called the Day of Pentecost the people overturned barrels of water and let the water run down the temple steps Then they danced in it rejoicing and praising God for a successful harvest

Watching the people celebrate Jesus said If any man thirst let him come unto me and drink He that believeth on mehellipout of his belly shall flow rivers of living water (vv 37ndash38)

Then the Bible says This spake he [Christ] of the Spirit which they that believe on him should receive for the Holy Ghost was not yet given because that Jesus was not yet glori-fied (v 39)

In other words Jesus planned from the beginning that when we believe on Him we would receive the Holy Spirit to live inside of us as our Helper And with the Holy Spirit in us out of our belliesmdashour inner man where speaking in tongues beginsmdashwould flow rivers of living water

In essence Jesus said ldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Com-forter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

People often ask me why I pray in tongues I pray in tongues because the mysteries of life are too much for me and the problems are overwhelming I pray in

tongues because I donrsquot know how to pray as I ought every time but the Holy Spirit knows He knows the mind and will of God and Romans 826 says that He intercedes for us with groanings for which there is no equal in human speech

Godly ProsperityThe next line of Psalm 1 is amazing to me It says Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

Time and time again people take this verse out of context and confess it over their lives But it wonrsquot work that way According to this Scripture true prosperity only comes when we do what God is telling us to do

Are we refusing to base our decisions on the advice of ungodly people Are we avoiding being a stumbling block to sinners Are we choosing not to be a gossiper a scoffer a critic or a worn-out miserable person Are we delighting ourselves in Godrsquos Word and medi-tating on the Scriptures day and night

Godly prosperity only happens when we do what Godrsquos Word tells us to dohellipand this includes plant-ing our seeds of faith to God and expecting Him to multiply them back to us in the way we need it the most

Blessed Is the ManhellipIf you are basing your life on the Word of God and following all that He tells you to do according to Psalm 1 I believe we can make this declaration of faith right now

Thank You Lord that You have planted me by the rivers of living water I bring forth fruit in my season and my leafmdashwhich is my power sourcemdashdoes not wither Furthermore I have the Holy Spirit living in me and Irsquom taking up the living water of the Spirit and letting it spread throughout my being And because I am a child of God who follows Your Word all that I do can prosper

22emsp

If you care about your financeshellip You know God has called you to be a good steward of what He has given youhellip And you care about sowing seed into Godrsquos Kingdomhellip

NowemspyouemspcanemspstayemspinformedemsponemspmanagingemspyouremspfinancesemspandemspplannedemspgivingemspwithemsptheemspOralemspRobertsemspMinistriesemspGivingemspLegacyemspeNewsletter

Wersquollemspemailemspyouemspanemspinformativeemspeasy-to-understandemspencouragingemspnewsletteremspfullemspofemspgreatemsptipsemspandemspstoriesemspthatemspcanemsphelpemspyouemspmakeemsptheemspmostemspofemspyouremspgivingemsp

Our Giving Legacy eNewsletter helps YOUbullemspUnderstandemspandemspgainemsptoolsemspforemspimprovingemspyouremsppersonalemspfinancialemspplanningbullemspemspStayemspinformedemspofemsptheemsplatestemspnewsemspfromemspWashingtonemsponemspgivingemsptaxesemsp

emspandemspfinancesbullemspemspLearnemspmoreemspaboutemspstocksemspbondsemspwillsemspannuitiesemspandemspotheremspformsemspofemspemsp

securingemspyouremspfinancialemspfutureemspwhileemspgivingemsptoemspGodrsquosemspKingdombullemspDiscoveremspsavvyemsplivingemsptipsemspforemspdailyemspfinancialemspdecisionsbullemspemspFindemspencouragementemspthroughemsptheemspstoriesemspofemspothersemspwhoemspareemspgivingemsptoemspemsp

Godrsquosemspworkemspandemspbeingemspblessed

SignemspupemsptodayemsptoemspreceiveemspouremspFREEemspnewsletteremspbyemspvisitingemspouremspwebsiteemspatemspwwwormgiftorg

ForemspfurtheremspinformationemsporemspquestionsemspaboutemsplegacyemspgivingemsptheemspOralemspRobertsemspMinistriesemsphasemspqualifiedemsprepresentativesemspthroughoutemsptheemspcountryemsptoemspassistemspyouemspwithoutemspanyemspobligationemspfromemspyouemspCallemspusemspatemsp918-591-2020emsporemspemailemsptheemspHomeemspMinistriesemspDepartmentemspatemspallenturneroralrobertscom

Inspired Planning

Nonprofit OrgUS Postage

PAIDTulsa Ok

Permit No 51

Special Guests Inspiring Music Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group

Anointed PrayerLiving Proof Miracle Testimonies

More ways to reach you and your loved ones by television The Place for MiraclesregemspisemspnowemsponemsptheemspWord Networkmdashaemspsatelliteemspnetworkemspthatemspreachesemsp86emspmillionemsphomesemspacrossemsp

theemspUSemspasemspwellemspasemsp200emspcountriesemsparoundemsptheemspworldemspTuneemspinemspdaily at 230 PM Eastern timeemsptoemspenjoyemsptheemspprogram

CheckemspwithemspyouremsplocalemspcableemsporemspsatelliteemspprovideremspforemspmoreemspinformationemspaboutemsptheemspWord NetworkemspinemspyouremspareaemspForemsp

moreemspinformationemspaboutemspThe Place for Miraclesregemsporemsptoemspsowemspaemspseedemsptoemsphelpemspusemspcontinueemsptoemspexpandemspouremsptelevisionemsp

outreachemspvisitemspouremspwebsiteemspat wwworalrobertscom

Page 16: Miracles Vol. 5, No. 3

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ElemspSalvador

In the Midst of Mudslides

the Are Being Fed

16emsp

Imagine having your home damagedhellip your livelihood threatenedhellip and the disabled person in your family in need of help that you canrsquot always give themhellip

Thatrsquos what many families in El Salvador faced af-ter damaging rains severe flooding and dangerous mudslides late last year Irsquom so glad that through your support Hunger Needs a Voicereg was able to reach many people who were hit hard by the rain damage in El Salvador

With your help we sent more than 272000 meals of rice and soy protein to 2349 families with a disabled child or family member in eight municipalities where flood and landslide damage was significant

On behalf of these families I thank you for your gifts and prayers in support of this ministry Itrsquos amazing isnrsquot it how we can come together in the name of Jesus to make a difference to people we may never meet

And it wouldnrsquot be possible without people like you helping us to meet needs in other countries and use the doors open to us to share Jesus with them Thank you

Your seed TODAY can help us feed STARVING PEOPLE in NigerRight now we are preparing to send desperately needed food to Niger where droughts are causing thousands of parents and children to starvehellip Your giving can help us feed them To plant a seed-faith gift into the Oral Rob-erts Ministries and be a part of our international crusades food distribution to Niger and other needy areas televi-sion programs and other ways to reach out with Godrsquos miracle-working power go to wwworalrobertscomseed You can also support HNAV by or-dering the Hunger Needs a Voicereg wristband at wwworalrobertscombookstore

SanemspSalvadoremspCrinaSanemspFranciscoemspMeneacutendez

A emsp H U N G E R N E E D S A V O I C E reg emsp U P D A T EemspB Y emsp J O R D A N emsp R O B E R T S

17

Tonacatepeque

Quezaltepeque

SanemspFranciscoemspMeneacutendezUsulutaacuten

SanemspFranciscoemspMeneacutendez

Moreemspthanemsp272000emspmealsemspwereemspdistributedemsptoemspsomeemspofemsptheemspmostemspneedyemspmunicipalitiesemspinemspElemspSalvadoremspafteremspdamagingemspstorms

DremspJoseemspCotoemsphelpedemspwithemspfoodemspdistributionemspinemspSantoemspTomas

18emsp

Dear Richard and Lindsay

I give God all the glory because He has done more than I could ask or think Here is my story

I lost my job two and a half years ago and since then Irsquove had a really hard time even finding a part-time job to take care of my needs There were days I dreaded get-ting up in the morning because I had to face the same routine Get on the computer search for jobs send out resumes and then wait for the phone to ring The calls were few and far between and all I could do was cry out to God for His mercy

I watch your television program The Place for Miracles each night at my home in Toronto Canada Back in February Richard you challenged your viewers to pray believe and receive a breakthrough for 2012 by sowing a seed-faith gift into the Oral Roberts Ministries I felt a leading from the Holy Spirit on the inside of me that I needed to show my faith just like the woman with the issue of blood who reached out in faith touched the hem of Jesusrsquo garment and was healed I felt that taking my step of faith by planting my seed was the key to unlock His deliverance and blessing in my life

I took all I could give at the time which was $45 and I wrote my check and sent it the next day to your ministry I stretched out my faith to God that my seed for breakthrough would produce the harvest that I need-edmdasha good job

By the end of February I had a part-time job for which I was very grateful I was able to get out of the house a little and I had some money to pay tithes again But that was only an appetizer to the main course that God was going to provide for me

Within a month I received a call from a marketing company just ten minutes away from me that was look-ing for someone with my experience and credentials I interviewed a couple of times and Irsquom so thrilled to say that I just finished my first full week of work with that company

God has given me a great jobmdasha management posi-tion that I thought was out of my reach Itrsquos just ten min-utes from my home with a good salary and my benefits started immediately That almost never happens

Richard and Lindsay your prayer of agreement and challenge to sow my financial seed for breakthrough has me in amazement I am marveling at what God has done because I acted in faith on what He said to me through you I thank you both and I will continue to support your ministry But most importantly I give God all the glory

Your Brother in ChristColin from Toronto

A Seed Sown for Breakthrough

19

No matter what your situation ishellipno matter what has happened we are here and we want to see God meet you at your time of needhellipto share the love of God with you as He has freely given it to all who call upon Him

WeemspbelieveemspGodrsquosemspgreatestemspmiracleemspofemspallemspisemspsalvationemspthroughemspJesusemspChristemspYouemspcanemspsayemspthisemspsimpleemspprayeremsptoemspreceiveemsphimemsptoday

We are always here to pray with youhellip

24 million calls since 1958

reg

Foremspprayeremspanytimeemspcallemsp918-495-7777 or logemsponemsptoemspouremspwebsiteemspatemspwwworalrobertscomprayer

Oh God be merciful to me a sinner a backslider Come in to my heart I want You in my life I renounce the devil and all his works Cleanse me forgive me and make me new In Jesusrsquo name I pray Amen

IfemspyouemsphaveemspjustemspprayedemspthatemspprayeremspweemspwantemsptoemspknowemspaboutemspitemspCallemsptheemspAbundantemspLifeemspPrayeremspGroupemspandemspletemspusemspknowemspsoemspweemspcanemsprejoiceemspwithemspyouemspoveremsptheemspmiracleemspthatemspJesusemspisemspaliveemspinemspYou

How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

A emsp C L A S S I C emsp M E S S A G Eemsp emspB Y emsp O R A L emsp R O B E R T S

In the first chapter of the Book of Psalms God sets out several basic principles to follow in order to have a blessed and happy life I believe we ought to pay par-ticular attention to this chapter because it shows that God intends for us to be blessed

What to Avoid What to PursueThe first thing God tells us in Psalm 1 is what to avoid in order to be blessed (one translation uses the words happy fortunate prosperous and enviable) He says that we are not to seek or to follow the plans of those who do not serve God Nor are we to hinder them from coming to Him by living an ungodly lifestyle while claiming to follow the Lord

Wersquore also told to avoid becoming scoffers and criticsmdashthat is becoming the kind of people who are so miser-able that nothing ever suits them

After God tells us what to avoid He tells us what to pursue in order to keep His blessing on our lives He says that wersquore to delight ourselves in His Word and meditate on the Scriptures day and night

Remember we live in a world that is constantly pull-ing on us to do ungodly things that cannot be blessed It is essential to choose to do right And when we meditate on Godrsquos Word Psalm 13 says that we shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither His Word directs us in what is right and it gives stability to our lives in what can be an unstable world

God Can Divinely Place YouPsalm 13 says that we can be planted In other words God can place us where He wants us to be Thatrsquos an important point

Many Christians donrsquot know that there is a particular place where God wants them Theyrsquore doubtful and wandering always asking Should I be here or some-where else

But God says that if we delight ourselves in His Word He would not only plant us but He would plant us by the rivers of watermdashthat special place of richness where many rivers come together where there will always be an abundance of life-giving water

Naturersquos Power SourceA tree needs an abundance of water to live grow and produce fruit And thatrsquos the next promise God says that the godly man bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither (v 3)

I recently made a study of leaves with biologists and botanists and discussed with Jewish rabbis what the

How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

Psalm 11 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD and in his law doth he meditate day and night3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

21

In essence Jesus saidldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Comforter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

phrase his leaf also shall not wither means in the Hebrew I discovered that the leaf of a tree is like a little green factory that produces food for the tree It is actu-ally the power source of the tree The leaf connects itself with the water source scoops up the water and spreads it throughout the tree In other words the leaf keeps the tree alive

Godrsquos Power SourceWhat keeps us alive spiritually is the living water Jesus referred to in John 737ndash38

The Bible says that on the feast day called the Day of Pentecost the people overturned barrels of water and let the water run down the temple steps Then they danced in it rejoicing and praising God for a successful harvest

Watching the people celebrate Jesus said If any man thirst let him come unto me and drink He that believeth on mehellipout of his belly shall flow rivers of living water (vv 37ndash38)

Then the Bible says This spake he [Christ] of the Spirit which they that believe on him should receive for the Holy Ghost was not yet given because that Jesus was not yet glori-fied (v 39)

In other words Jesus planned from the beginning that when we believe on Him we would receive the Holy Spirit to live inside of us as our Helper And with the Holy Spirit in us out of our belliesmdashour inner man where speaking in tongues beginsmdashwould flow rivers of living water

In essence Jesus said ldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Com-forter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

People often ask me why I pray in tongues I pray in tongues because the mysteries of life are too much for me and the problems are overwhelming I pray in

tongues because I donrsquot know how to pray as I ought every time but the Holy Spirit knows He knows the mind and will of God and Romans 826 says that He intercedes for us with groanings for which there is no equal in human speech

Godly ProsperityThe next line of Psalm 1 is amazing to me It says Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

Time and time again people take this verse out of context and confess it over their lives But it wonrsquot work that way According to this Scripture true prosperity only comes when we do what God is telling us to do

Are we refusing to base our decisions on the advice of ungodly people Are we avoiding being a stumbling block to sinners Are we choosing not to be a gossiper a scoffer a critic or a worn-out miserable person Are we delighting ourselves in Godrsquos Word and medi-tating on the Scriptures day and night

Godly prosperity only happens when we do what Godrsquos Word tells us to dohellipand this includes plant-ing our seeds of faith to God and expecting Him to multiply them back to us in the way we need it the most

Blessed Is the ManhellipIf you are basing your life on the Word of God and following all that He tells you to do according to Psalm 1 I believe we can make this declaration of faith right now

Thank You Lord that You have planted me by the rivers of living water I bring forth fruit in my season and my leafmdashwhich is my power sourcemdashdoes not wither Furthermore I have the Holy Spirit living in me and Irsquom taking up the living water of the Spirit and letting it spread throughout my being And because I am a child of God who follows Your Word all that I do can prosper

22emsp

If you care about your financeshellip You know God has called you to be a good steward of what He has given youhellip And you care about sowing seed into Godrsquos Kingdomhellip

NowemspyouemspcanemspstayemspinformedemsponemspmanagingemspyouremspfinancesemspandemspplannedemspgivingemspwithemsptheemspOralemspRobertsemspMinistriesemspGivingemspLegacyemspeNewsletter

Wersquollemspemailemspyouemspanemspinformativeemspeasy-to-understandemspencouragingemspnewsletteremspfullemspofemspgreatemsptipsemspandemspstoriesemspthatemspcanemsphelpemspyouemspmakeemsptheemspmostemspofemspyouremspgivingemsp

Our Giving Legacy eNewsletter helps YOUbullemspUnderstandemspandemspgainemsptoolsemspforemspimprovingemspyouremsppersonalemspfinancialemspplanningbullemspemspStayemspinformedemspofemsptheemsplatestemspnewsemspfromemspWashingtonemsponemspgivingemsptaxesemsp

emspandemspfinancesbullemspemspLearnemspmoreemspaboutemspstocksemspbondsemspwillsemspannuitiesemspandemspotheremspformsemspofemspemsp

securingemspyouremspfinancialemspfutureemspwhileemspgivingemsptoemspGodrsquosemspKingdombullemspDiscoveremspsavvyemsplivingemsptipsemspforemspdailyemspfinancialemspdecisionsbullemspemspFindemspencouragementemspthroughemsptheemspstoriesemspofemspothersemspwhoemspareemspgivingemsptoemspemsp

Godrsquosemspworkemspandemspbeingemspblessed

SignemspupemsptodayemsptoemspreceiveemspouremspFREEemspnewsletteremspbyemspvisitingemspouremspwebsiteemspatemspwwwormgiftorg

ForemspfurtheremspinformationemsporemspquestionsemspaboutemsplegacyemspgivingemsptheemspOralemspRobertsemspMinistriesemsphasemspqualifiedemsprepresentativesemspthroughoutemsptheemspcountryemsptoemspassistemspyouemspwithoutemspanyemspobligationemspfromemspyouemspCallemspusemspatemsp918-591-2020emsporemspemailemsptheemspHomeemspMinistriesemspDepartmentemspatemspallenturneroralrobertscom

Inspired Planning

Nonprofit OrgUS Postage

PAIDTulsa Ok

Permit No 51

Special Guests Inspiring Music Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group

Anointed PrayerLiving Proof Miracle Testimonies

More ways to reach you and your loved ones by television The Place for MiraclesregemspisemspnowemsponemsptheemspWord Networkmdashaemspsatelliteemspnetworkemspthatemspreachesemsp86emspmillionemsphomesemspacrossemsp

theemspUSemspasemspwellemspasemsp200emspcountriesemsparoundemsptheemspworldemspTuneemspinemspdaily at 230 PM Eastern timeemsptoemspenjoyemsptheemspprogram

CheckemspwithemspyouremsplocalemspcableemsporemspsatelliteemspprovideremspforemspmoreemspinformationemspaboutemsptheemspWord NetworkemspinemspyouremspareaemspForemsp

moreemspinformationemspaboutemspThe Place for Miraclesregemsporemsptoemspsowemspaemspseedemsptoemsphelpemspusemspcontinueemsptoemspexpandemspouremsptelevisionemsp

outreachemspvisitemspouremspwebsiteemspat wwworalrobertscom

Page 17: Miracles Vol. 5, No. 3

A emsp H U N G E R N E E D S A V O I C E reg emsp U P D A T EemspB Y emsp J O R D A N emsp R O B E R T S

17

Tonacatepeque

Quezaltepeque

SanemspFranciscoemspMeneacutendezUsulutaacuten

SanemspFranciscoemspMeneacutendez

Moreemspthanemsp272000emspmealsemspwereemspdistributedemsptoemspsomeemspofemsptheemspmostemspneedyemspmunicipalitiesemspinemspElemspSalvadoremspafteremspdamagingemspstorms

DremspJoseemspCotoemsphelpedemspwithemspfoodemspdistributionemspinemspSantoemspTomas

18emsp

Dear Richard and Lindsay

I give God all the glory because He has done more than I could ask or think Here is my story

I lost my job two and a half years ago and since then Irsquove had a really hard time even finding a part-time job to take care of my needs There were days I dreaded get-ting up in the morning because I had to face the same routine Get on the computer search for jobs send out resumes and then wait for the phone to ring The calls were few and far between and all I could do was cry out to God for His mercy

I watch your television program The Place for Miracles each night at my home in Toronto Canada Back in February Richard you challenged your viewers to pray believe and receive a breakthrough for 2012 by sowing a seed-faith gift into the Oral Roberts Ministries I felt a leading from the Holy Spirit on the inside of me that I needed to show my faith just like the woman with the issue of blood who reached out in faith touched the hem of Jesusrsquo garment and was healed I felt that taking my step of faith by planting my seed was the key to unlock His deliverance and blessing in my life

I took all I could give at the time which was $45 and I wrote my check and sent it the next day to your ministry I stretched out my faith to God that my seed for breakthrough would produce the harvest that I need-edmdasha good job

By the end of February I had a part-time job for which I was very grateful I was able to get out of the house a little and I had some money to pay tithes again But that was only an appetizer to the main course that God was going to provide for me

Within a month I received a call from a marketing company just ten minutes away from me that was look-ing for someone with my experience and credentials I interviewed a couple of times and Irsquom so thrilled to say that I just finished my first full week of work with that company

God has given me a great jobmdasha management posi-tion that I thought was out of my reach Itrsquos just ten min-utes from my home with a good salary and my benefits started immediately That almost never happens

Richard and Lindsay your prayer of agreement and challenge to sow my financial seed for breakthrough has me in amazement I am marveling at what God has done because I acted in faith on what He said to me through you I thank you both and I will continue to support your ministry But most importantly I give God all the glory

Your Brother in ChristColin from Toronto

A Seed Sown for Breakthrough

19

No matter what your situation ishellipno matter what has happened we are here and we want to see God meet you at your time of needhellipto share the love of God with you as He has freely given it to all who call upon Him

WeemspbelieveemspGodrsquosemspgreatestemspmiracleemspofemspallemspisemspsalvationemspthroughemspJesusemspChristemspYouemspcanemspsayemspthisemspsimpleemspprayeremsptoemspreceiveemsphimemsptoday

We are always here to pray with youhellip

24 million calls since 1958

reg

Foremspprayeremspanytimeemspcallemsp918-495-7777 or logemsponemsptoemspouremspwebsiteemspatemspwwworalrobertscomprayer

Oh God be merciful to me a sinner a backslider Come in to my heart I want You in my life I renounce the devil and all his works Cleanse me forgive me and make me new In Jesusrsquo name I pray Amen

IfemspyouemsphaveemspjustemspprayedemspthatemspprayeremspweemspwantemsptoemspknowemspaboutemspitemspCallemsptheemspAbundantemspLifeemspPrayeremspGroupemspandemspletemspusemspknowemspsoemspweemspcanemsprejoiceemspwithemspyouemspoveremsptheemspmiracleemspthatemspJesusemspisemspaliveemspinemspYou

How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

A emsp C L A S S I C emsp M E S S A G Eemsp emspB Y emsp O R A L emsp R O B E R T S

In the first chapter of the Book of Psalms God sets out several basic principles to follow in order to have a blessed and happy life I believe we ought to pay par-ticular attention to this chapter because it shows that God intends for us to be blessed

What to Avoid What to PursueThe first thing God tells us in Psalm 1 is what to avoid in order to be blessed (one translation uses the words happy fortunate prosperous and enviable) He says that we are not to seek or to follow the plans of those who do not serve God Nor are we to hinder them from coming to Him by living an ungodly lifestyle while claiming to follow the Lord

Wersquore also told to avoid becoming scoffers and criticsmdashthat is becoming the kind of people who are so miser-able that nothing ever suits them

After God tells us what to avoid He tells us what to pursue in order to keep His blessing on our lives He says that wersquore to delight ourselves in His Word and meditate on the Scriptures day and night

Remember we live in a world that is constantly pull-ing on us to do ungodly things that cannot be blessed It is essential to choose to do right And when we meditate on Godrsquos Word Psalm 13 says that we shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither His Word directs us in what is right and it gives stability to our lives in what can be an unstable world

God Can Divinely Place YouPsalm 13 says that we can be planted In other words God can place us where He wants us to be Thatrsquos an important point

Many Christians donrsquot know that there is a particular place where God wants them Theyrsquore doubtful and wandering always asking Should I be here or some-where else

But God says that if we delight ourselves in His Word He would not only plant us but He would plant us by the rivers of watermdashthat special place of richness where many rivers come together where there will always be an abundance of life-giving water

Naturersquos Power SourceA tree needs an abundance of water to live grow and produce fruit And thatrsquos the next promise God says that the godly man bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither (v 3)

I recently made a study of leaves with biologists and botanists and discussed with Jewish rabbis what the

How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

Psalm 11 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD and in his law doth he meditate day and night3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

21

In essence Jesus saidldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Comforter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

phrase his leaf also shall not wither means in the Hebrew I discovered that the leaf of a tree is like a little green factory that produces food for the tree It is actu-ally the power source of the tree The leaf connects itself with the water source scoops up the water and spreads it throughout the tree In other words the leaf keeps the tree alive

Godrsquos Power SourceWhat keeps us alive spiritually is the living water Jesus referred to in John 737ndash38

The Bible says that on the feast day called the Day of Pentecost the people overturned barrels of water and let the water run down the temple steps Then they danced in it rejoicing and praising God for a successful harvest

Watching the people celebrate Jesus said If any man thirst let him come unto me and drink He that believeth on mehellipout of his belly shall flow rivers of living water (vv 37ndash38)

Then the Bible says This spake he [Christ] of the Spirit which they that believe on him should receive for the Holy Ghost was not yet given because that Jesus was not yet glori-fied (v 39)

In other words Jesus planned from the beginning that when we believe on Him we would receive the Holy Spirit to live inside of us as our Helper And with the Holy Spirit in us out of our belliesmdashour inner man where speaking in tongues beginsmdashwould flow rivers of living water

In essence Jesus said ldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Com-forter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

People often ask me why I pray in tongues I pray in tongues because the mysteries of life are too much for me and the problems are overwhelming I pray in

tongues because I donrsquot know how to pray as I ought every time but the Holy Spirit knows He knows the mind and will of God and Romans 826 says that He intercedes for us with groanings for which there is no equal in human speech

Godly ProsperityThe next line of Psalm 1 is amazing to me It says Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

Time and time again people take this verse out of context and confess it over their lives But it wonrsquot work that way According to this Scripture true prosperity only comes when we do what God is telling us to do

Are we refusing to base our decisions on the advice of ungodly people Are we avoiding being a stumbling block to sinners Are we choosing not to be a gossiper a scoffer a critic or a worn-out miserable person Are we delighting ourselves in Godrsquos Word and medi-tating on the Scriptures day and night

Godly prosperity only happens when we do what Godrsquos Word tells us to dohellipand this includes plant-ing our seeds of faith to God and expecting Him to multiply them back to us in the way we need it the most

Blessed Is the ManhellipIf you are basing your life on the Word of God and following all that He tells you to do according to Psalm 1 I believe we can make this declaration of faith right now

Thank You Lord that You have planted me by the rivers of living water I bring forth fruit in my season and my leafmdashwhich is my power sourcemdashdoes not wither Furthermore I have the Holy Spirit living in me and Irsquom taking up the living water of the Spirit and letting it spread throughout my being And because I am a child of God who follows Your Word all that I do can prosper

22emsp

If you care about your financeshellip You know God has called you to be a good steward of what He has given youhellip And you care about sowing seed into Godrsquos Kingdomhellip

NowemspyouemspcanemspstayemspinformedemsponemspmanagingemspyouremspfinancesemspandemspplannedemspgivingemspwithemsptheemspOralemspRobertsemspMinistriesemspGivingemspLegacyemspeNewsletter

Wersquollemspemailemspyouemspanemspinformativeemspeasy-to-understandemspencouragingemspnewsletteremspfullemspofemspgreatemsptipsemspandemspstoriesemspthatemspcanemsphelpemspyouemspmakeemsptheemspmostemspofemspyouremspgivingemsp

Our Giving Legacy eNewsletter helps YOUbullemspUnderstandemspandemspgainemsptoolsemspforemspimprovingemspyouremsppersonalemspfinancialemspplanningbullemspemspStayemspinformedemspofemsptheemsplatestemspnewsemspfromemspWashingtonemsponemspgivingemsptaxesemsp

emspandemspfinancesbullemspemspLearnemspmoreemspaboutemspstocksemspbondsemspwillsemspannuitiesemspandemspotheremspformsemspofemspemsp

securingemspyouremspfinancialemspfutureemspwhileemspgivingemsptoemspGodrsquosemspKingdombullemspDiscoveremspsavvyemsplivingemsptipsemspforemspdailyemspfinancialemspdecisionsbullemspemspFindemspencouragementemspthroughemsptheemspstoriesemspofemspothersemspwhoemspareemspgivingemsptoemspemsp

Godrsquosemspworkemspandemspbeingemspblessed

SignemspupemsptodayemsptoemspreceiveemspouremspFREEemspnewsletteremspbyemspvisitingemspouremspwebsiteemspatemspwwwormgiftorg

ForemspfurtheremspinformationemsporemspquestionsemspaboutemsplegacyemspgivingemsptheemspOralemspRobertsemspMinistriesemsphasemspqualifiedemsprepresentativesemspthroughoutemsptheemspcountryemsptoemspassistemspyouemspwithoutemspanyemspobligationemspfromemspyouemspCallemspusemspatemsp918-591-2020emsporemspemailemsptheemspHomeemspMinistriesemspDepartmentemspatemspallenturneroralrobertscom

Inspired Planning

Nonprofit OrgUS Postage

PAIDTulsa Ok

Permit No 51

Special Guests Inspiring Music Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group

Anointed PrayerLiving Proof Miracle Testimonies

More ways to reach you and your loved ones by television The Place for MiraclesregemspisemspnowemsponemsptheemspWord Networkmdashaemspsatelliteemspnetworkemspthatemspreachesemsp86emspmillionemsphomesemspacrossemsp

theemspUSemspasemspwellemspasemsp200emspcountriesemsparoundemsptheemspworldemspTuneemspinemspdaily at 230 PM Eastern timeemsptoemspenjoyemsptheemspprogram

CheckemspwithemspyouremsplocalemspcableemsporemspsatelliteemspprovideremspforemspmoreemspinformationemspaboutemsptheemspWord NetworkemspinemspyouremspareaemspForemsp

moreemspinformationemspaboutemspThe Place for Miraclesregemsporemsptoemspsowemspaemspseedemsptoemsphelpemspusemspcontinueemsptoemspexpandemspouremsptelevisionemsp

outreachemspvisitemspouremspwebsiteemspat wwworalrobertscom

Page 18: Miracles Vol. 5, No. 3

18emsp

Dear Richard and Lindsay

I give God all the glory because He has done more than I could ask or think Here is my story

I lost my job two and a half years ago and since then Irsquove had a really hard time even finding a part-time job to take care of my needs There were days I dreaded get-ting up in the morning because I had to face the same routine Get on the computer search for jobs send out resumes and then wait for the phone to ring The calls were few and far between and all I could do was cry out to God for His mercy

I watch your television program The Place for Miracles each night at my home in Toronto Canada Back in February Richard you challenged your viewers to pray believe and receive a breakthrough for 2012 by sowing a seed-faith gift into the Oral Roberts Ministries I felt a leading from the Holy Spirit on the inside of me that I needed to show my faith just like the woman with the issue of blood who reached out in faith touched the hem of Jesusrsquo garment and was healed I felt that taking my step of faith by planting my seed was the key to unlock His deliverance and blessing in my life

I took all I could give at the time which was $45 and I wrote my check and sent it the next day to your ministry I stretched out my faith to God that my seed for breakthrough would produce the harvest that I need-edmdasha good job

By the end of February I had a part-time job for which I was very grateful I was able to get out of the house a little and I had some money to pay tithes again But that was only an appetizer to the main course that God was going to provide for me

Within a month I received a call from a marketing company just ten minutes away from me that was look-ing for someone with my experience and credentials I interviewed a couple of times and Irsquom so thrilled to say that I just finished my first full week of work with that company

God has given me a great jobmdasha management posi-tion that I thought was out of my reach Itrsquos just ten min-utes from my home with a good salary and my benefits started immediately That almost never happens

Richard and Lindsay your prayer of agreement and challenge to sow my financial seed for breakthrough has me in amazement I am marveling at what God has done because I acted in faith on what He said to me through you I thank you both and I will continue to support your ministry But most importantly I give God all the glory

Your Brother in ChristColin from Toronto

A Seed Sown for Breakthrough

19

No matter what your situation ishellipno matter what has happened we are here and we want to see God meet you at your time of needhellipto share the love of God with you as He has freely given it to all who call upon Him

WeemspbelieveemspGodrsquosemspgreatestemspmiracleemspofemspallemspisemspsalvationemspthroughemspJesusemspChristemspYouemspcanemspsayemspthisemspsimpleemspprayeremsptoemspreceiveemsphimemsptoday

We are always here to pray with youhellip

24 million calls since 1958

reg

Foremspprayeremspanytimeemspcallemsp918-495-7777 or logemsponemsptoemspouremspwebsiteemspatemspwwworalrobertscomprayer

Oh God be merciful to me a sinner a backslider Come in to my heart I want You in my life I renounce the devil and all his works Cleanse me forgive me and make me new In Jesusrsquo name I pray Amen

IfemspyouemsphaveemspjustemspprayedemspthatemspprayeremspweemspwantemsptoemspknowemspaboutemspitemspCallemsptheemspAbundantemspLifeemspPrayeremspGroupemspandemspletemspusemspknowemspsoemspweemspcanemsprejoiceemspwithemspyouemspoveremsptheemspmiracleemspthatemspJesusemspisemspaliveemspinemspYou

How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

A emsp C L A S S I C emsp M E S S A G Eemsp emspB Y emsp O R A L emsp R O B E R T S

In the first chapter of the Book of Psalms God sets out several basic principles to follow in order to have a blessed and happy life I believe we ought to pay par-ticular attention to this chapter because it shows that God intends for us to be blessed

What to Avoid What to PursueThe first thing God tells us in Psalm 1 is what to avoid in order to be blessed (one translation uses the words happy fortunate prosperous and enviable) He says that we are not to seek or to follow the plans of those who do not serve God Nor are we to hinder them from coming to Him by living an ungodly lifestyle while claiming to follow the Lord

Wersquore also told to avoid becoming scoffers and criticsmdashthat is becoming the kind of people who are so miser-able that nothing ever suits them

After God tells us what to avoid He tells us what to pursue in order to keep His blessing on our lives He says that wersquore to delight ourselves in His Word and meditate on the Scriptures day and night

Remember we live in a world that is constantly pull-ing on us to do ungodly things that cannot be blessed It is essential to choose to do right And when we meditate on Godrsquos Word Psalm 13 says that we shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither His Word directs us in what is right and it gives stability to our lives in what can be an unstable world

God Can Divinely Place YouPsalm 13 says that we can be planted In other words God can place us where He wants us to be Thatrsquos an important point

Many Christians donrsquot know that there is a particular place where God wants them Theyrsquore doubtful and wandering always asking Should I be here or some-where else

But God says that if we delight ourselves in His Word He would not only plant us but He would plant us by the rivers of watermdashthat special place of richness where many rivers come together where there will always be an abundance of life-giving water

Naturersquos Power SourceA tree needs an abundance of water to live grow and produce fruit And thatrsquos the next promise God says that the godly man bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither (v 3)

I recently made a study of leaves with biologists and botanists and discussed with Jewish rabbis what the

How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

Psalm 11 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD and in his law doth he meditate day and night3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

21

In essence Jesus saidldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Comforter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

phrase his leaf also shall not wither means in the Hebrew I discovered that the leaf of a tree is like a little green factory that produces food for the tree It is actu-ally the power source of the tree The leaf connects itself with the water source scoops up the water and spreads it throughout the tree In other words the leaf keeps the tree alive

Godrsquos Power SourceWhat keeps us alive spiritually is the living water Jesus referred to in John 737ndash38

The Bible says that on the feast day called the Day of Pentecost the people overturned barrels of water and let the water run down the temple steps Then they danced in it rejoicing and praising God for a successful harvest

Watching the people celebrate Jesus said If any man thirst let him come unto me and drink He that believeth on mehellipout of his belly shall flow rivers of living water (vv 37ndash38)

Then the Bible says This spake he [Christ] of the Spirit which they that believe on him should receive for the Holy Ghost was not yet given because that Jesus was not yet glori-fied (v 39)

In other words Jesus planned from the beginning that when we believe on Him we would receive the Holy Spirit to live inside of us as our Helper And with the Holy Spirit in us out of our belliesmdashour inner man where speaking in tongues beginsmdashwould flow rivers of living water

In essence Jesus said ldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Com-forter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

People often ask me why I pray in tongues I pray in tongues because the mysteries of life are too much for me and the problems are overwhelming I pray in

tongues because I donrsquot know how to pray as I ought every time but the Holy Spirit knows He knows the mind and will of God and Romans 826 says that He intercedes for us with groanings for which there is no equal in human speech

Godly ProsperityThe next line of Psalm 1 is amazing to me It says Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

Time and time again people take this verse out of context and confess it over their lives But it wonrsquot work that way According to this Scripture true prosperity only comes when we do what God is telling us to do

Are we refusing to base our decisions on the advice of ungodly people Are we avoiding being a stumbling block to sinners Are we choosing not to be a gossiper a scoffer a critic or a worn-out miserable person Are we delighting ourselves in Godrsquos Word and medi-tating on the Scriptures day and night

Godly prosperity only happens when we do what Godrsquos Word tells us to dohellipand this includes plant-ing our seeds of faith to God and expecting Him to multiply them back to us in the way we need it the most

Blessed Is the ManhellipIf you are basing your life on the Word of God and following all that He tells you to do according to Psalm 1 I believe we can make this declaration of faith right now

Thank You Lord that You have planted me by the rivers of living water I bring forth fruit in my season and my leafmdashwhich is my power sourcemdashdoes not wither Furthermore I have the Holy Spirit living in me and Irsquom taking up the living water of the Spirit and letting it spread throughout my being And because I am a child of God who follows Your Word all that I do can prosper

22emsp

If you care about your financeshellip You know God has called you to be a good steward of what He has given youhellip And you care about sowing seed into Godrsquos Kingdomhellip

NowemspyouemspcanemspstayemspinformedemsponemspmanagingemspyouremspfinancesemspandemspplannedemspgivingemspwithemsptheemspOralemspRobertsemspMinistriesemspGivingemspLegacyemspeNewsletter

Wersquollemspemailemspyouemspanemspinformativeemspeasy-to-understandemspencouragingemspnewsletteremspfullemspofemspgreatemsptipsemspandemspstoriesemspthatemspcanemsphelpemspyouemspmakeemsptheemspmostemspofemspyouremspgivingemsp

Our Giving Legacy eNewsletter helps YOUbullemspUnderstandemspandemspgainemsptoolsemspforemspimprovingemspyouremsppersonalemspfinancialemspplanningbullemspemspStayemspinformedemspofemsptheemsplatestemspnewsemspfromemspWashingtonemsponemspgivingemsptaxesemsp

emspandemspfinancesbullemspemspLearnemspmoreemspaboutemspstocksemspbondsemspwillsemspannuitiesemspandemspotheremspformsemspofemspemsp

securingemspyouremspfinancialemspfutureemspwhileemspgivingemsptoemspGodrsquosemspKingdombullemspDiscoveremspsavvyemsplivingemsptipsemspforemspdailyemspfinancialemspdecisionsbullemspemspFindemspencouragementemspthroughemsptheemspstoriesemspofemspothersemspwhoemspareemspgivingemsptoemspemsp

Godrsquosemspworkemspandemspbeingemspblessed

SignemspupemsptodayemsptoemspreceiveemspouremspFREEemspnewsletteremspbyemspvisitingemspouremspwebsiteemspatemspwwwormgiftorg

ForemspfurtheremspinformationemsporemspquestionsemspaboutemsplegacyemspgivingemsptheemspOralemspRobertsemspMinistriesemsphasemspqualifiedemsprepresentativesemspthroughoutemsptheemspcountryemsptoemspassistemspyouemspwithoutemspanyemspobligationemspfromemspyouemspCallemspusemspatemsp918-591-2020emsporemspemailemsptheemspHomeemspMinistriesemspDepartmentemspatemspallenturneroralrobertscom

Inspired Planning

Nonprofit OrgUS Postage

PAIDTulsa Ok

Permit No 51

Special Guests Inspiring Music Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group

Anointed PrayerLiving Proof Miracle Testimonies

More ways to reach you and your loved ones by television The Place for MiraclesregemspisemspnowemsponemsptheemspWord Networkmdashaemspsatelliteemspnetworkemspthatemspreachesemsp86emspmillionemsphomesemspacrossemsp

theemspUSemspasemspwellemspasemsp200emspcountriesemsparoundemsptheemspworldemspTuneemspinemspdaily at 230 PM Eastern timeemsptoemspenjoyemsptheemspprogram

CheckemspwithemspyouremsplocalemspcableemsporemspsatelliteemspprovideremspforemspmoreemspinformationemspaboutemsptheemspWord NetworkemspinemspyouremspareaemspForemsp

moreemspinformationemspaboutemspThe Place for Miraclesregemsporemsptoemspsowemspaemspseedemsptoemsphelpemspusemspcontinueemsptoemspexpandemspouremsptelevisionemsp

outreachemspvisitemspouremspwebsiteemspat wwworalrobertscom

Page 19: Miracles Vol. 5, No. 3

19

No matter what your situation ishellipno matter what has happened we are here and we want to see God meet you at your time of needhellipto share the love of God with you as He has freely given it to all who call upon Him

WeemspbelieveemspGodrsquosemspgreatestemspmiracleemspofemspallemspisemspsalvationemspthroughemspJesusemspChristemspYouemspcanemspsayemspthisemspsimpleemspprayeremsptoemspreceiveemsphimemsptoday

We are always here to pray with youhellip

24 million calls since 1958

reg

Foremspprayeremspanytimeemspcallemsp918-495-7777 or logemsponemsptoemspouremspwebsiteemspatemspwwworalrobertscomprayer

Oh God be merciful to me a sinner a backslider Come in to my heart I want You in my life I renounce the devil and all his works Cleanse me forgive me and make me new In Jesusrsquo name I pray Amen

IfemspyouemsphaveemspjustemspprayedemspthatemspprayeremspweemspwantemsptoemspknowemspaboutemspitemspCallemsptheemspAbundantemspLifeemspPrayeremspGroupemspandemspletemspusemspknowemspsoemspweemspcanemsprejoiceemspwithemspyouemspoveremsptheemspmiracleemspthatemspJesusemspisemspaliveemspinemspYou

How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

A emsp C L A S S I C emsp M E S S A G Eemsp emspB Y emsp O R A L emsp R O B E R T S

In the first chapter of the Book of Psalms God sets out several basic principles to follow in order to have a blessed and happy life I believe we ought to pay par-ticular attention to this chapter because it shows that God intends for us to be blessed

What to Avoid What to PursueThe first thing God tells us in Psalm 1 is what to avoid in order to be blessed (one translation uses the words happy fortunate prosperous and enviable) He says that we are not to seek or to follow the plans of those who do not serve God Nor are we to hinder them from coming to Him by living an ungodly lifestyle while claiming to follow the Lord

Wersquore also told to avoid becoming scoffers and criticsmdashthat is becoming the kind of people who are so miser-able that nothing ever suits them

After God tells us what to avoid He tells us what to pursue in order to keep His blessing on our lives He says that wersquore to delight ourselves in His Word and meditate on the Scriptures day and night

Remember we live in a world that is constantly pull-ing on us to do ungodly things that cannot be blessed It is essential to choose to do right And when we meditate on Godrsquos Word Psalm 13 says that we shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither His Word directs us in what is right and it gives stability to our lives in what can be an unstable world

God Can Divinely Place YouPsalm 13 says that we can be planted In other words God can place us where He wants us to be Thatrsquos an important point

Many Christians donrsquot know that there is a particular place where God wants them Theyrsquore doubtful and wandering always asking Should I be here or some-where else

But God says that if we delight ourselves in His Word He would not only plant us but He would plant us by the rivers of watermdashthat special place of richness where many rivers come together where there will always be an abundance of life-giving water

Naturersquos Power SourceA tree needs an abundance of water to live grow and produce fruit And thatrsquos the next promise God says that the godly man bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither (v 3)

I recently made a study of leaves with biologists and botanists and discussed with Jewish rabbis what the

How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

Psalm 11 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD and in his law doth he meditate day and night3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

21

In essence Jesus saidldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Comforter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

phrase his leaf also shall not wither means in the Hebrew I discovered that the leaf of a tree is like a little green factory that produces food for the tree It is actu-ally the power source of the tree The leaf connects itself with the water source scoops up the water and spreads it throughout the tree In other words the leaf keeps the tree alive

Godrsquos Power SourceWhat keeps us alive spiritually is the living water Jesus referred to in John 737ndash38

The Bible says that on the feast day called the Day of Pentecost the people overturned barrels of water and let the water run down the temple steps Then they danced in it rejoicing and praising God for a successful harvest

Watching the people celebrate Jesus said If any man thirst let him come unto me and drink He that believeth on mehellipout of his belly shall flow rivers of living water (vv 37ndash38)

Then the Bible says This spake he [Christ] of the Spirit which they that believe on him should receive for the Holy Ghost was not yet given because that Jesus was not yet glori-fied (v 39)

In other words Jesus planned from the beginning that when we believe on Him we would receive the Holy Spirit to live inside of us as our Helper And with the Holy Spirit in us out of our belliesmdashour inner man where speaking in tongues beginsmdashwould flow rivers of living water

In essence Jesus said ldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Com-forter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

People often ask me why I pray in tongues I pray in tongues because the mysteries of life are too much for me and the problems are overwhelming I pray in

tongues because I donrsquot know how to pray as I ought every time but the Holy Spirit knows He knows the mind and will of God and Romans 826 says that He intercedes for us with groanings for which there is no equal in human speech

Godly ProsperityThe next line of Psalm 1 is amazing to me It says Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

Time and time again people take this verse out of context and confess it over their lives But it wonrsquot work that way According to this Scripture true prosperity only comes when we do what God is telling us to do

Are we refusing to base our decisions on the advice of ungodly people Are we avoiding being a stumbling block to sinners Are we choosing not to be a gossiper a scoffer a critic or a worn-out miserable person Are we delighting ourselves in Godrsquos Word and medi-tating on the Scriptures day and night

Godly prosperity only happens when we do what Godrsquos Word tells us to dohellipand this includes plant-ing our seeds of faith to God and expecting Him to multiply them back to us in the way we need it the most

Blessed Is the ManhellipIf you are basing your life on the Word of God and following all that He tells you to do according to Psalm 1 I believe we can make this declaration of faith right now

Thank You Lord that You have planted me by the rivers of living water I bring forth fruit in my season and my leafmdashwhich is my power sourcemdashdoes not wither Furthermore I have the Holy Spirit living in me and Irsquom taking up the living water of the Spirit and letting it spread throughout my being And because I am a child of God who follows Your Word all that I do can prosper

22emsp

If you care about your financeshellip You know God has called you to be a good steward of what He has given youhellip And you care about sowing seed into Godrsquos Kingdomhellip

NowemspyouemspcanemspstayemspinformedemsponemspmanagingemspyouremspfinancesemspandemspplannedemspgivingemspwithemsptheemspOralemspRobertsemspMinistriesemspGivingemspLegacyemspeNewsletter

Wersquollemspemailemspyouemspanemspinformativeemspeasy-to-understandemspencouragingemspnewsletteremspfullemspofemspgreatemsptipsemspandemspstoriesemspthatemspcanemsphelpemspyouemspmakeemsptheemspmostemspofemspyouremspgivingemsp

Our Giving Legacy eNewsletter helps YOUbullemspUnderstandemspandemspgainemsptoolsemspforemspimprovingemspyouremsppersonalemspfinancialemspplanningbullemspemspStayemspinformedemspofemsptheemsplatestemspnewsemspfromemspWashingtonemsponemspgivingemsptaxesemsp

emspandemspfinancesbullemspemspLearnemspmoreemspaboutemspstocksemspbondsemspwillsemspannuitiesemspandemspotheremspformsemspofemspemsp

securingemspyouremspfinancialemspfutureemspwhileemspgivingemsptoemspGodrsquosemspKingdombullemspDiscoveremspsavvyemsplivingemsptipsemspforemspdailyemspfinancialemspdecisionsbullemspemspFindemspencouragementemspthroughemsptheemspstoriesemspofemspothersemspwhoemspareemspgivingemsptoemspemsp

Godrsquosemspworkemspandemspbeingemspblessed

SignemspupemsptodayemsptoemspreceiveemspouremspFREEemspnewsletteremspbyemspvisitingemspouremspwebsiteemspatemspwwwormgiftorg

ForemspfurtheremspinformationemsporemspquestionsemspaboutemsplegacyemspgivingemsptheemspOralemspRobertsemspMinistriesemsphasemspqualifiedemsprepresentativesemspthroughoutemsptheemspcountryemsptoemspassistemspyouemspwithoutemspanyemspobligationemspfromemspyouemspCallemspusemspatemsp918-591-2020emsporemspemailemsptheemspHomeemspMinistriesemspDepartmentemspatemspallenturneroralrobertscom

Inspired Planning

Nonprofit OrgUS Postage

PAIDTulsa Ok

Permit No 51

Special Guests Inspiring Music Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group

Anointed PrayerLiving Proof Miracle Testimonies

More ways to reach you and your loved ones by television The Place for MiraclesregemspisemspnowemsponemsptheemspWord Networkmdashaemspsatelliteemspnetworkemspthatemspreachesemsp86emspmillionemsphomesemspacrossemsp

theemspUSemspasemspwellemspasemsp200emspcountriesemsparoundemsptheemspworldemspTuneemspinemspdaily at 230 PM Eastern timeemsptoemspenjoyemsptheemspprogram

CheckemspwithemspyouremsplocalemspcableemsporemspsatelliteemspprovideremspforemspmoreemspinformationemspaboutemsptheemspWord NetworkemspinemspyouremspareaemspForemsp

moreemspinformationemspaboutemspThe Place for Miraclesregemsporemsptoemspsowemspaemspseedemsptoemsphelpemspusemspcontinueemsptoemspexpandemspouremsptelevisionemsp

outreachemspvisitemspouremspwebsiteemspat wwworalrobertscom

Page 20: Miracles Vol. 5, No. 3

How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

A emsp C L A S S I C emsp M E S S A G Eemsp emspB Y emsp O R A L emsp R O B E R T S

In the first chapter of the Book of Psalms God sets out several basic principles to follow in order to have a blessed and happy life I believe we ought to pay par-ticular attention to this chapter because it shows that God intends for us to be blessed

What to Avoid What to PursueThe first thing God tells us in Psalm 1 is what to avoid in order to be blessed (one translation uses the words happy fortunate prosperous and enviable) He says that we are not to seek or to follow the plans of those who do not serve God Nor are we to hinder them from coming to Him by living an ungodly lifestyle while claiming to follow the Lord

Wersquore also told to avoid becoming scoffers and criticsmdashthat is becoming the kind of people who are so miser-able that nothing ever suits them

After God tells us what to avoid He tells us what to pursue in order to keep His blessing on our lives He says that wersquore to delight ourselves in His Word and meditate on the Scriptures day and night

Remember we live in a world that is constantly pull-ing on us to do ungodly things that cannot be blessed It is essential to choose to do right And when we meditate on Godrsquos Word Psalm 13 says that we shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither His Word directs us in what is right and it gives stability to our lives in what can be an unstable world

God Can Divinely Place YouPsalm 13 says that we can be planted In other words God can place us where He wants us to be Thatrsquos an important point

Many Christians donrsquot know that there is a particular place where God wants them Theyrsquore doubtful and wandering always asking Should I be here or some-where else

But God says that if we delight ourselves in His Word He would not only plant us but He would plant us by the rivers of watermdashthat special place of richness where many rivers come together where there will always be an abundance of life-giving water

Naturersquos Power SourceA tree needs an abundance of water to live grow and produce fruit And thatrsquos the next promise God says that the godly man bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither (v 3)

I recently made a study of leaves with biologists and botanists and discussed with Jewish rabbis what the

How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

Psalm 11 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD and in his law doth he meditate day and night3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

21

In essence Jesus saidldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Comforter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

phrase his leaf also shall not wither means in the Hebrew I discovered that the leaf of a tree is like a little green factory that produces food for the tree It is actu-ally the power source of the tree The leaf connects itself with the water source scoops up the water and spreads it throughout the tree In other words the leaf keeps the tree alive

Godrsquos Power SourceWhat keeps us alive spiritually is the living water Jesus referred to in John 737ndash38

The Bible says that on the feast day called the Day of Pentecost the people overturned barrels of water and let the water run down the temple steps Then they danced in it rejoicing and praising God for a successful harvest

Watching the people celebrate Jesus said If any man thirst let him come unto me and drink He that believeth on mehellipout of his belly shall flow rivers of living water (vv 37ndash38)

Then the Bible says This spake he [Christ] of the Spirit which they that believe on him should receive for the Holy Ghost was not yet given because that Jesus was not yet glori-fied (v 39)

In other words Jesus planned from the beginning that when we believe on Him we would receive the Holy Spirit to live inside of us as our Helper And with the Holy Spirit in us out of our belliesmdashour inner man where speaking in tongues beginsmdashwould flow rivers of living water

In essence Jesus said ldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Com-forter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

People often ask me why I pray in tongues I pray in tongues because the mysteries of life are too much for me and the problems are overwhelming I pray in

tongues because I donrsquot know how to pray as I ought every time but the Holy Spirit knows He knows the mind and will of God and Romans 826 says that He intercedes for us with groanings for which there is no equal in human speech

Godly ProsperityThe next line of Psalm 1 is amazing to me It says Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

Time and time again people take this verse out of context and confess it over their lives But it wonrsquot work that way According to this Scripture true prosperity only comes when we do what God is telling us to do

Are we refusing to base our decisions on the advice of ungodly people Are we avoiding being a stumbling block to sinners Are we choosing not to be a gossiper a scoffer a critic or a worn-out miserable person Are we delighting ourselves in Godrsquos Word and medi-tating on the Scriptures day and night

Godly prosperity only happens when we do what Godrsquos Word tells us to dohellipand this includes plant-ing our seeds of faith to God and expecting Him to multiply them back to us in the way we need it the most

Blessed Is the ManhellipIf you are basing your life on the Word of God and following all that He tells you to do according to Psalm 1 I believe we can make this declaration of faith right now

Thank You Lord that You have planted me by the rivers of living water I bring forth fruit in my season and my leafmdashwhich is my power sourcemdashdoes not wither Furthermore I have the Holy Spirit living in me and Irsquom taking up the living water of the Spirit and letting it spread throughout my being And because I am a child of God who follows Your Word all that I do can prosper

22emsp

If you care about your financeshellip You know God has called you to be a good steward of what He has given youhellip And you care about sowing seed into Godrsquos Kingdomhellip

NowemspyouemspcanemspstayemspinformedemsponemspmanagingemspyouremspfinancesemspandemspplannedemspgivingemspwithemsptheemspOralemspRobertsemspMinistriesemspGivingemspLegacyemspeNewsletter

Wersquollemspemailemspyouemspanemspinformativeemspeasy-to-understandemspencouragingemspnewsletteremspfullemspofemspgreatemsptipsemspandemspstoriesemspthatemspcanemsphelpemspyouemspmakeemsptheemspmostemspofemspyouremspgivingemsp

Our Giving Legacy eNewsletter helps YOUbullemspUnderstandemspandemspgainemsptoolsemspforemspimprovingemspyouremsppersonalemspfinancialemspplanningbullemspemspStayemspinformedemspofemsptheemsplatestemspnewsemspfromemspWashingtonemsponemspgivingemsptaxesemsp

emspandemspfinancesbullemspemspLearnemspmoreemspaboutemspstocksemspbondsemspwillsemspannuitiesemspandemspotheremspformsemspofemspemsp

securingemspyouremspfinancialemspfutureemspwhileemspgivingemsptoemspGodrsquosemspKingdombullemspDiscoveremspsavvyemsplivingemsptipsemspforemspdailyemspfinancialemspdecisionsbullemspemspFindemspencouragementemspthroughemsptheemspstoriesemspofemspothersemspwhoemspareemspgivingemsptoemspemsp

Godrsquosemspworkemspandemspbeingemspblessed

SignemspupemsptodayemsptoemspreceiveemspouremspFREEemspnewsletteremspbyemspvisitingemspouremspwebsiteemspatemspwwwormgiftorg

ForemspfurtheremspinformationemsporemspquestionsemspaboutemsplegacyemspgivingemsptheemspOralemspRobertsemspMinistriesemsphasemspqualifiedemsprepresentativesemspthroughoutemsptheemspcountryemsptoemspassistemspyouemspwithoutemspanyemspobligationemspfromemspyouemspCallemspusemspatemsp918-591-2020emsporemspemailemsptheemspHomeemspMinistriesemspDepartmentemspatemspallenturneroralrobertscom

Inspired Planning

Nonprofit OrgUS Postage

PAIDTulsa Ok

Permit No 51

Special Guests Inspiring Music Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group

Anointed PrayerLiving Proof Miracle Testimonies

More ways to reach you and your loved ones by television The Place for MiraclesregemspisemspnowemsponemsptheemspWord Networkmdashaemspsatelliteemspnetworkemspthatemspreachesemsp86emspmillionemsphomesemspacrossemsp

theemspUSemspasemspwellemspasemsp200emspcountriesemsparoundemsptheemspworldemspTuneemspinemspdaily at 230 PM Eastern timeemsptoemspenjoyemsptheemspprogram

CheckemspwithemspyouremsplocalemspcableemsporemspsatelliteemspprovideremspforemspmoreemspinformationemspaboutemsptheemspWord NetworkemspinemspyouremspareaemspForemsp

moreemspinformationemspaboutemspThe Place for Miraclesregemsporemsptoemspsowemspaemspseedemsptoemsphelpemspusemspcontinueemsptoemspexpandemspouremsptelevisionemsp

outreachemspvisitemspouremspwebsiteemspat wwworalrobertscom

Page 21: Miracles Vol. 5, No. 3

In the first chapter of the Book of Psalms God sets out several basic principles to follow in order to have a blessed and happy life I believe we ought to pay par-ticular attention to this chapter because it shows that God intends for us to be blessed

What to Avoid What to PursueThe first thing God tells us in Psalm 1 is what to avoid in order to be blessed (one translation uses the words happy fortunate prosperous and enviable) He says that we are not to seek or to follow the plans of those who do not serve God Nor are we to hinder them from coming to Him by living an ungodly lifestyle while claiming to follow the Lord

Wersquore also told to avoid becoming scoffers and criticsmdashthat is becoming the kind of people who are so miser-able that nothing ever suits them

After God tells us what to avoid He tells us what to pursue in order to keep His blessing on our lives He says that wersquore to delight ourselves in His Word and meditate on the Scriptures day and night

Remember we live in a world that is constantly pull-ing on us to do ungodly things that cannot be blessed It is essential to choose to do right And when we meditate on Godrsquos Word Psalm 13 says that we shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither His Word directs us in what is right and it gives stability to our lives in what can be an unstable world

God Can Divinely Place YouPsalm 13 says that we can be planted In other words God can place us where He wants us to be Thatrsquos an important point

Many Christians donrsquot know that there is a particular place where God wants them Theyrsquore doubtful and wandering always asking Should I be here or some-where else

But God says that if we delight ourselves in His Word He would not only plant us but He would plant us by the rivers of watermdashthat special place of richness where many rivers come together where there will always be an abundance of life-giving water

Naturersquos Power SourceA tree needs an abundance of water to live grow and produce fruit And thatrsquos the next promise God says that the godly man bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither (v 3)

I recently made a study of leaves with biologists and botanists and discussed with Jewish rabbis what the

How To

Live a Blessed

and

HappyLife

Psalm 11 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD and in his law doth he meditate day and night3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that bringeth forth his fruit in his season his leaf also shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

21

In essence Jesus saidldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Comforter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

phrase his leaf also shall not wither means in the Hebrew I discovered that the leaf of a tree is like a little green factory that produces food for the tree It is actu-ally the power source of the tree The leaf connects itself with the water source scoops up the water and spreads it throughout the tree In other words the leaf keeps the tree alive

Godrsquos Power SourceWhat keeps us alive spiritually is the living water Jesus referred to in John 737ndash38

The Bible says that on the feast day called the Day of Pentecost the people overturned barrels of water and let the water run down the temple steps Then they danced in it rejoicing and praising God for a successful harvest

Watching the people celebrate Jesus said If any man thirst let him come unto me and drink He that believeth on mehellipout of his belly shall flow rivers of living water (vv 37ndash38)

Then the Bible says This spake he [Christ] of the Spirit which they that believe on him should receive for the Holy Ghost was not yet given because that Jesus was not yet glori-fied (v 39)

In other words Jesus planned from the beginning that when we believe on Him we would receive the Holy Spirit to live inside of us as our Helper And with the Holy Spirit in us out of our belliesmdashour inner man where speaking in tongues beginsmdashwould flow rivers of living water

In essence Jesus said ldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Com-forter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

People often ask me why I pray in tongues I pray in tongues because the mysteries of life are too much for me and the problems are overwhelming I pray in

tongues because I donrsquot know how to pray as I ought every time but the Holy Spirit knows He knows the mind and will of God and Romans 826 says that He intercedes for us with groanings for which there is no equal in human speech

Godly ProsperityThe next line of Psalm 1 is amazing to me It says Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

Time and time again people take this verse out of context and confess it over their lives But it wonrsquot work that way According to this Scripture true prosperity only comes when we do what God is telling us to do

Are we refusing to base our decisions on the advice of ungodly people Are we avoiding being a stumbling block to sinners Are we choosing not to be a gossiper a scoffer a critic or a worn-out miserable person Are we delighting ourselves in Godrsquos Word and medi-tating on the Scriptures day and night

Godly prosperity only happens when we do what Godrsquos Word tells us to dohellipand this includes plant-ing our seeds of faith to God and expecting Him to multiply them back to us in the way we need it the most

Blessed Is the ManhellipIf you are basing your life on the Word of God and following all that He tells you to do according to Psalm 1 I believe we can make this declaration of faith right now

Thank You Lord that You have planted me by the rivers of living water I bring forth fruit in my season and my leafmdashwhich is my power sourcemdashdoes not wither Furthermore I have the Holy Spirit living in me and Irsquom taking up the living water of the Spirit and letting it spread throughout my being And because I am a child of God who follows Your Word all that I do can prosper

22emsp

If you care about your financeshellip You know God has called you to be a good steward of what He has given youhellip And you care about sowing seed into Godrsquos Kingdomhellip

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Our Giving Legacy eNewsletter helps YOUbullemspUnderstandemspandemspgainemsptoolsemspforemspimprovingemspyouremsppersonalemspfinancialemspplanningbullemspemspStayemspinformedemspofemsptheemsplatestemspnewsemspfromemspWashingtonemsponemspgivingemsptaxesemsp

emspandemspfinancesbullemspemspLearnemspmoreemspaboutemspstocksemspbondsemspwillsemspannuitiesemspandemspotheremspformsemspofemspemsp

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In essence Jesus saidldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Comforter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

phrase his leaf also shall not wither means in the Hebrew I discovered that the leaf of a tree is like a little green factory that produces food for the tree It is actu-ally the power source of the tree The leaf connects itself with the water source scoops up the water and spreads it throughout the tree In other words the leaf keeps the tree alive

Godrsquos Power SourceWhat keeps us alive spiritually is the living water Jesus referred to in John 737ndash38

The Bible says that on the feast day called the Day of Pentecost the people overturned barrels of water and let the water run down the temple steps Then they danced in it rejoicing and praising God for a successful harvest

Watching the people celebrate Jesus said If any man thirst let him come unto me and drink He that believeth on mehellipout of his belly shall flow rivers of living water (vv 37ndash38)

Then the Bible says This spake he [Christ] of the Spirit which they that believe on him should receive for the Holy Ghost was not yet given because that Jesus was not yet glori-fied (v 39)

In other words Jesus planned from the beginning that when we believe on Him we would receive the Holy Spirit to live inside of us as our Helper And with the Holy Spirit in us out of our belliesmdashour inner man where speaking in tongues beginsmdashwould flow rivers of living water

In essence Jesus said ldquoI will not leave you as orphans When I am sitting at My Fatherrsquos right hand and yoursquore here on the earth with unanswerable questions not knowing what to do I will send you another Com-forter to take My place It will be as if I am there with you in the fleshrdquo

People often ask me why I pray in tongues I pray in tongues because the mysteries of life are too much for me and the problems are overwhelming I pray in

tongues because I donrsquot know how to pray as I ought every time but the Holy Spirit knows He knows the mind and will of God and Romans 826 says that He intercedes for us with groanings for which there is no equal in human speech

Godly ProsperityThe next line of Psalm 1 is amazing to me It says Whatsoever he doeth shall prosper

Time and time again people take this verse out of context and confess it over their lives But it wonrsquot work that way According to this Scripture true prosperity only comes when we do what God is telling us to do

Are we refusing to base our decisions on the advice of ungodly people Are we avoiding being a stumbling block to sinners Are we choosing not to be a gossiper a scoffer a critic or a worn-out miserable person Are we delighting ourselves in Godrsquos Word and medi-tating on the Scriptures day and night

Godly prosperity only happens when we do what Godrsquos Word tells us to dohellipand this includes plant-ing our seeds of faith to God and expecting Him to multiply them back to us in the way we need it the most

Blessed Is the ManhellipIf you are basing your life on the Word of God and following all that He tells you to do according to Psalm 1 I believe we can make this declaration of faith right now

Thank You Lord that You have planted me by the rivers of living water I bring forth fruit in my season and my leafmdashwhich is my power sourcemdashdoes not wither Furthermore I have the Holy Spirit living in me and Irsquom taking up the living water of the Spirit and letting it spread throughout my being And because I am a child of God who follows Your Word all that I do can prosper

22emsp

If you care about your financeshellip You know God has called you to be a good steward of what He has given youhellip And you care about sowing seed into Godrsquos Kingdomhellip

NowemspyouemspcanemspstayemspinformedemsponemspmanagingemspyouremspfinancesemspandemspplannedemspgivingemspwithemsptheemspOralemspRobertsemspMinistriesemspGivingemspLegacyemspeNewsletter

Wersquollemspemailemspyouemspanemspinformativeemspeasy-to-understandemspencouragingemspnewsletteremspfullemspofemspgreatemsptipsemspandemspstoriesemspthatemspcanemsphelpemspyouemspmakeemsptheemspmostemspofemspyouremspgivingemsp

Our Giving Legacy eNewsletter helps YOUbullemspUnderstandemspandemspgainemsptoolsemspforemspimprovingemspyouremsppersonalemspfinancialemspplanningbullemspemspStayemspinformedemspofemsptheemsplatestemspnewsemspfromemspWashingtonemsponemspgivingemsptaxesemsp

emspandemspfinancesbullemspemspLearnemspmoreemspaboutemspstocksemspbondsemspwillsemspannuitiesemspandemspotheremspformsemspofemspemsp

securingemspyouremspfinancialemspfutureemspwhileemspgivingemsptoemspGodrsquosemspKingdombullemspDiscoveremspsavvyemsplivingemsptipsemspforemspdailyemspfinancialemspdecisionsbullemspemspFindemspencouragementemspthroughemsptheemspstoriesemspofemspothersemspwhoemspareemspgivingemsptoemspemsp

Godrsquosemspworkemspandemspbeingemspblessed

SignemspupemsptodayemsptoemspreceiveemspouremspFREEemspnewsletteremspbyemspvisitingemspouremspwebsiteemspatemspwwwormgiftorg

ForemspfurtheremspinformationemsporemspquestionsemspaboutemsplegacyemspgivingemsptheemspOralemspRobertsemspMinistriesemsphasemspqualifiedemsprepresentativesemspthroughoutemsptheemspcountryemsptoemspassistemspyouemspwithoutemspanyemspobligationemspfromemspyouemspCallemspusemspatemsp918-591-2020emsporemspemailemsptheemspHomeemspMinistriesemspDepartmentemspatemspallenturneroralrobertscom

Inspired Planning

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Anointed PrayerLiving Proof Miracle Testimonies

More ways to reach you and your loved ones by television The Place for MiraclesregemspisemspnowemsponemsptheemspWord Networkmdashaemspsatelliteemspnetworkemspthatemspreachesemsp86emspmillionemsphomesemspacrossemsp

theemspUSemspasemspwellemspasemsp200emspcountriesemsparoundemsptheemspworldemspTuneemspinemspdaily at 230 PM Eastern timeemsptoemspenjoyemsptheemspprogram

CheckemspwithemspyouremsplocalemspcableemsporemspsatelliteemspprovideremspforemspmoreemspinformationemspaboutemsptheemspWord NetworkemspinemspyouremspareaemspForemsp

moreemspinformationemspaboutemspThe Place for Miraclesregemsporemsptoemspsowemspaemspseedemsptoemsphelpemspusemspcontinueemsptoemspexpandemspouremsptelevisionemsp

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Page 23: Miracles Vol. 5, No. 3

If you care about your financeshellip You know God has called you to be a good steward of what He has given youhellip And you care about sowing seed into Godrsquos Kingdomhellip

NowemspyouemspcanemspstayemspinformedemsponemspmanagingemspyouremspfinancesemspandemspplannedemspgivingemspwithemsptheemspOralemspRobertsemspMinistriesemspGivingemspLegacyemspeNewsletter

Wersquollemspemailemspyouemspanemspinformativeemspeasy-to-understandemspencouragingemspnewsletteremspfullemspofemspgreatemsptipsemspandemspstoriesemspthatemspcanemsphelpemspyouemspmakeemsptheemspmostemspofemspyouremspgivingemsp

Our Giving Legacy eNewsletter helps YOUbullemspUnderstandemspandemspgainemsptoolsemspforemspimprovingemspyouremsppersonalemspfinancialemspplanningbullemspemspStayemspinformedemspofemsptheemsplatestemspnewsemspfromemspWashingtonemsponemspgivingemsptaxesemsp

emspandemspfinancesbullemspemspLearnemspmoreemspaboutemspstocksemspbondsemspwillsemspannuitiesemspandemspotheremspformsemspofemspemsp

securingemspyouremspfinancialemspfutureemspwhileemspgivingemsptoemspGodrsquosemspKingdombullemspDiscoveremspsavvyemsplivingemsptipsemspforemspdailyemspfinancialemspdecisionsbullemspemspFindemspencouragementemspthroughemsptheemspstoriesemspofemspothersemspwhoemspareemspgivingemsptoemspemsp

Godrsquosemspworkemspandemspbeingemspblessed

SignemspupemsptodayemsptoemspreceiveemspouremspFREEemspnewsletteremspbyemspvisitingemspouremspwebsiteemspatemspwwwormgiftorg

ForemspfurtheremspinformationemsporemspquestionsemspaboutemsplegacyemspgivingemsptheemspOralemspRobertsemspMinistriesemsphasemspqualifiedemsprepresentativesemspthroughoutemsptheemspcountryemsptoemspassistemspyouemspwithoutemspanyemspobligationemspfromemspyouemspCallemspusemspatemsp918-591-2020emsporemspemailemsptheemspHomeemspMinistriesemspDepartmentemspatemspallenturneroralrobertscom

Inspired Planning

Nonprofit OrgUS Postage

PAIDTulsa Ok

Permit No 51

Special Guests Inspiring Music Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group

Anointed PrayerLiving Proof Miracle Testimonies

More ways to reach you and your loved ones by television The Place for MiraclesregemspisemspnowemsponemsptheemspWord Networkmdashaemspsatelliteemspnetworkemspthatemspreachesemsp86emspmillionemsphomesemspacrossemsp

theemspUSemspasemspwellemspasemsp200emspcountriesemsparoundemsptheemspworldemspTuneemspinemspdaily at 230 PM Eastern timeemsptoemspenjoyemsptheemspprogram

CheckemspwithemspyouremsplocalemspcableemsporemspsatelliteemspprovideremspforemspmoreemspinformationemspaboutemsptheemspWord NetworkemspinemspyouremspareaemspForemsp

moreemspinformationemspaboutemspThe Place for Miraclesregemsporemsptoemspsowemspaemspseedemsptoemsphelpemspusemspcontinueemsptoemspexpandemspouremsptelevisionemsp

outreachemspvisitemspouremspwebsiteemspat wwworalrobertscom

Page 24: Miracles Vol. 5, No. 3

Nonprofit OrgUS Postage

PAIDTulsa Ok

Permit No 51

Special Guests Inspiring Music Abundant Lifereg Prayer Group

Anointed PrayerLiving Proof Miracle Testimonies

More ways to reach you and your loved ones by television The Place for MiraclesregemspisemspnowemsponemsptheemspWord Networkmdashaemspsatelliteemspnetworkemspthatemspreachesemsp86emspmillionemsphomesemspacrossemsp

theemspUSemspasemspwellemspasemsp200emspcountriesemsparoundemsptheemspworldemspTuneemspinemspdaily at 230 PM Eastern timeemsptoemspenjoyemsptheemspprogram

CheckemspwithemspyouremsplocalemspcableemsporemspsatelliteemspprovideremspforemspmoreemspinformationemspaboutemsptheemspWord NetworkemspinemspyouremspareaemspForemsp

moreemspinformationemspaboutemspThe Place for Miraclesregemsporemsptoemspsowemspaemspseedemsptoemsphelpemspusemspcontinueemsptoemspexpandemspouremsptelevisionemsp

outreachemspvisitemspouremspwebsiteemspat wwworalrobertscom


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