Unless you allow Jesus to baptize you in the Holy Ghost, you won't ever receive power from on High to do the works of God. Paul said you pray in tongues to edify yourself: "He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself" (1 Cor. 14:4). To "edify" means to...

Every human being is like a tree. Like a healthy tree, you must bear good fruit. John the Baptist said if you don't bear good fruit, God will cut you down one day and let you fall in the fire. You have to bear good fruit, not just any kind of fruit. To bear good...

You may think you've got to get to a particular person so that he can pray for you. You don't need to get to anybody except the Lord Jesus Christ! That's what you need, and it's all you need. Come to God on your own. Recently, I was ministering to about 2,000...

When I was holding a meeting in one church, a woman suddenly stood up in the audience and challenged me. I had been telling them that God would do anything for them if they would let Him. She said, "Brother Norvel, you've been telling us for two or three days how...

Note: This article was written by Norvel Hayes' daughter, Zona Cornelison. I guess I always wanted a lot of attention because I was from a broken home. My dad gave me as much attention as he could, but still I longed for a mother's love. All of my life I had wanted...

After praise and worship, prayer is a natural step. Heaven doesn't come to earth cheap. It never has! It takes prayer. Prayer is a channel that God has provided so that a man can reach heaven and see the things of heaven done on earth. God's will is praying, not...

Parents, stand in the gap for your children, and don't give up on God! The Bible says, "...The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much" (James 5:16). Stand in the gap! Don't let the devil destroy your children! Bobby and I (Zona) serve the Lord...

In Genesis, chapters 18 and 19, we read the account of how Abraham stood in the gap for Sodom. God was going to destroy Sodom because the city had turned against Him, but Abraham interceded. He asked God if He would destroy the righteous with the wicked. (Gen....

As a parent, you have spiritual authority over your child. It doesn't make any difference if your child rebels. I know because I went through this for a time with my daughter. God dealt with me strongly about this one day. He said: Son, I want you to understand...

Have you ever wondered why your prayers aren't answered even though you have prayed for months, or sometimes years? I used to wonder about this myself. I would say, "I don't understand You, Jesus. Why don't You answer my prayer? I've got to have this, but it's not...