Saving Souls

It just helped me, it encouraged me when she, when my speech teacher told me that Scripture, I didn’t know that was in the Bible. And it just encouraged me. It gave me encouragement to say my sound at school. But when I first came to the City of Faith, she taught me how to say my sound but I wasn’t saying it at school because I was afraid that people would laugh at me and everything. And then she told me that Scripture that she had found in the Bible and it just gave me encouragement to say my speech at school, at home, and everywhere else out of the City of Faith.

Chris, let me ask you a question. Somebody might be watching this program today who has trouble talking. Maybe it’s a little boy, maybe it’s a little girl, maybe it’s an adult, maybe it’s someone who is a mom or a dad or maybe a teenager or somebody who’s watching the program who has had some trouble speaking. Maybe they stutter or maybe they have some difficulty with R’s and they need help and they need to come to the City of Faith. What would you say to them if they wanted to come to the City of Faith?

Do you think they could get some help at the City of Faith? Yeah, they could get some help and they could get more than some help. They could get all the help they need at Let me say a word to you who have a need to come to the City of Faith. There are two telephone numbers on your screen right now.

Those are the clinic appointment numbers, 493-8000 and 493-8181. The area code here in Tulsa is 918. Now those numbers are not the Abundant Life Prayer Group. Those numbers are the City of Faith Health Care Center. And if you have a need to come to the City of Faith in the speech therapy area, or if you have another need to come to the City of Faith, pick up your telephone. Call, make an appointment at the City of Faith Health Care Center.

You live right here in Tulsa. What, when you’ve been over to the City of Faith, how does it make you feel? It makes me feel good because I know the presence of God is at the City of Faith. How do you know that? I mean, how do you know? Do you feel Jesus when you’re there?

Yeah, I feel Him giving me encouragement when I’m near the City of Faith or even in it. When you’re near it or in it you feel encouraged.
Even if I’m in the car driving by the City of Faith, I’ll feel God touch me because all of the people at the City of Faith are praying for people that are in the City of Faith.

And I can just feel God touch me and I can feel Him that He’s helping the City of Faith and healing people inside the City of Faith. And do you know, Chris, you’re talking better every day? How does that make you feel?

Connie, what is the, what is the dream that God’s placed in your heart about speech therapy at the City of Faith. Well, I think the most important aspect of ministering at the City of Faith for me as a professional has been to be in a holistic setting where I can tell people the truth and I can introduce the spiritual aspect of any kind of communication problem.

And I work with people who stutter and people who have had a stroke and people who are under a lot of stress because of a communication problem, particularly in adults. We’re obviously seeing results with Chris.

Mostly spirit changes, but mind changes. And then we see the body change as we deal with the whole person. We see a whole change. And Chris was just, he is just an example of what God is doing at the City of Faith when we bring a spiritual dimension into what was usually a secular intellectual endeavor and we’ve been able to overlay that with the things of the Spirit. And his Scripture, he felt that that Scripture really turned him around, to be faithful. Scripture turned you around?

Lord–instead, we’re going to pray, Lord, we believe it’s Your will for this person, this man, this woman, whoever is calling–may be you–to be healed, from the crown of your head to the soles of your feet. You see, this is a healing ministry. I believe in faith talk to God, not doubt talk, but faith talk. Yes, we face problems. Sure we do, but we don’t have to center in on the problems. We can center on God’s solution to the problems.

You know, the devil is faithful to do His work. He comes at you. He comes–the Bible says he comes to steal, to kill and to destroy. But Jesus said, “I am come that you might have life and have it more abundantly.” You see, the devil comes at you with doubt talk, but Jesus comes toward you with faith talk. And I’ve got news for the devil today. In fact, I’m going to sing this song and dedicate it to the devil. I have these words to say in song to the devil, “Devil, you can’t hold me down.” Now that’s faith talk.

Lindsay, Lindsay and I are joined today by Cheryl Pruitt and by Meadowlark Lemon. And we’re also joined in person by the young man that you’re just hearing on the program, Chris Eckhart. And also, we’re joined by Connie Teter who is the speech therapist at the City of Faith. Chris, let me shake your hand. What’s this?

A free hug coupon. Lindsay, it says, a free hug coupon, good for a minimum of one hug from any cooperating human. Reusable, does not expire. It says, “Greet one another with a holy hug, Romans 16:16, reusable, does not expire. A hug improves everyone’s appearance.” Lindsay, my appearance needs hugging. I turned it around, you see. I like to turn things around. A hug improves your appearance and my appearance needs a hug.

I’m going to get over here and give Chris a hug. Is that all right, Chris? Chris, tell the people how old you are.

Oral Roberts is hosting an International Minister’s Conference, June 24-26, on the campus of Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Special speakers will include Richard Roberts, Billy Joe Daugherty, Kenneth Copeland, John Gimenez, Buddy Harrison, Tommy Barnett, James Robison, John Osteen and Hilton Sutton.

If you’re a minister and you would like more information, or if you would like to share this with your minister, write to, Oral Roberts, Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Oral Roberts International Minister’s Conference, June 24-26. It could change your ministry and your life.

From the campus of Oral Roberts University and the City of Faith Health Care Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, today with special guest Evangelist John Wesley Fletcher. Now, the Oral Roberts Ministry presents Richard Roberts.

Hello, everybody. God can turn it around in your life. Let me ask you a question. Are you ready? Are you talking faith talk or are you talking doubt talk? Have you been talking about just the problem, or have you been talking about the solution to the problem? I believe God has a solution to the problem. But if all you’re talking about and all I’m talking about is the problem, then I believe the solution is going to be harder to come to.

I believe God can turn the situation around in your life. But if you’re talking about just the problem, it’s a lot harder. I want to share with you today about faith talk and doubt talk. My special guest, John Wesley Fletcher, will be with me in a few minutes. Cheryl Pruitt, Meadowlark Lemon, my wife Lindsay are all here on the program with me today.

The Abundant Life Prayer Group is here ready to pray a faith talk prayer with you. If you need a faith talk prayer in your life, pick up the phone. Call area code 918-495-7777. That’s the Abundant Life Prayer Group. We’ll pray for you. We’ll pray a faith talk prayer with you. Not a doubt talk prayer, but a faith talk prayer. We’re not going to pray a prayer, Lord, if it be Your will.