Adventures of Faith

Expect a Miracle: My Life and Ministry - Oral Roberts   Do you want to read a story about a faith journey; not a faith walk but a faith journey? Do you want to know what it’s like to go from one level of the call of God to the next level? Do you want to read a triumphant story of a man who overcame adversities and challenges that should have kept him down but who ended up being one of the greatest Giants in the Faith? Expect a Miracle by Oral Roberts is the book that will address all of that as well as take your faith to the next level.   Expect a Miracle is an autobiography about the life and ministry of Oral Roberts. It’s a story about a stuttering little preacher’s kid born to carry out his parents’ faith, expectancy and belief in miracles. Oral Roberts attributes his success in life to his ability to hear God when He speaks and to obey. His commitment and dedication to obeying the voice of God put strains on his relationships both personal and professional. Expe...

Billy Graham: Nearing Home With Grace The crack of the bat, the thrill of rounding bases, the satisfaction of sliding into home on a cloud of dust—Billy Graham loved it all. As a young man, he dreamed that his passion for baseball would lead him to the major leagues: “I often pictured myself hitting a big-league grand slam into the stadium seats and hearing the crowd roar with thunder as I ran the bases,” he writes in Nearing Home: Life, Faith and Finishing Well . But God had a different game plan for the teen-aged Graham. After giving his heart to Jesus Christ, Billy laid down his dreams along with his bat. “As I look back,” he writes, “I see how God’s hand guided me. I sense His Spirit with me today, and most comforting is the knowledge that He will not forsake me during this last stretch as I am nearing home.” In this context, of course, “nearing home” means approaching death— something Graham says he does not fear. Growing old? That's another story.   “All my l...

Don't Give Up Hope   Have you ever been in the middle of a faith stand, when suddenly it seemed like your faith just quit working?   Maybe you were believing God for healing, or financial deliverance, or the salvation of your family. Spiritually, everything was in place. You found the scriptures that promised you what you need. You were firing off confessions of faith like a machine gun.   But as time went by, your spiritual battery began to weaken. The power you had when you first took your stand began to wane, and you developed a gnawing suspicion that nothing would happen. In desperation, you tried to shove those doubts away by confessing louder and longer. You frantically tried to force your faith to work. But to no avail. You wound up still sick, still broke, still surrounded by unsaved relatives...and wondering what went wrong. In the end, you probably just chalked it up as a faith failure. But I'm about to tell you something that will change yo...