The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever. (Isa. 40:8) Are you ready to act on the Word? What does it mean to "act on the Word"? It means to act like the Word of God is so, because it is. Did you ever borrow money from a...

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. (James 1:22) Even when God speaks to you, you can choose not to act on it. The bedfast man who was let down through the roof didn't have to act when Jesus said, "Rise, take up your bed,...

And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God. (Deut. 28:2) After the man who had been burned was healed, I took the next one aside and dealt with him individually. I asked him what was wrong...

Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. (John 5:8) In 1950, I was preaching at a meeting in Oklahoma, and at the close of my sermon, the word of the Lord came to me saying, "Minister to those who have anything wrong with them from their hips down."...

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. (Heb. 11:6) A number of years ago during the early days of the Pentecostal movement, I read about an...

And immediately he arose, took up the bed, and went forth before them all; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying, We never saw it on this fashion. (Mark 2:12) Was the man who was lowered through the roof healed on the faith of his four...

What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? (James 2:14) Real believing is acting on God's Word. I've used that phrase for many, many years, because it's very simple to understand. So act on the Word....

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. (John 6:47) The same Greek word translated everlasting is also translated eternal. Here it's describing the God-kind of life, which never ends. In other words, Jesus was saying, "He that...

Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. (James 5:14) The pastor continued, "When I got there, the boy had lapsed into unconsciousness. The doctor said he would...

And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. (Matt. 8:3) When I was sick as a teenage boy, I believed that God could heal me. I believed that God was able to do anything. But I was taught...

When he was come down from the mountain, great multitudes followed him. And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, THOU CANST make me clean. (Matt. 8:1-2) Notice what the leper said: "Thou canst." We would say today, "You're...

...Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. (Matt. 9:28-29) Notice that Jesus didn't say to the two blind men, "Well, because you are...