Announcer: NEXT, RABBI DANIEL LAPIN

REVEALS PRACTICAL, TIME-TESTED BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES

THAT CAN INCREASE YOUR POTENTIAL FOR CREATING WEALTH.

THIS IS YOU AND ME, THIS IS ORDINARY PEOPLE

LEARNING TO OPERATE THE WAY GOD WANTS US TO OPERATE.

THIS IS NOT SITTING AROUND DOING NOTHING

AND SAYING, "GOD, PLEASE GIVE ME MONEY."

THE GOAL IS NOT MONEY;

THE GOAL IS SERVING OTHER PEOPLE.

MONEY IS THE AUTOMATIC CONSEQUENCE.

Announcer: <I>THOU SHALL PROSPER </I>-- NEXT!

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James: WELCOME, ALL OF YOU!

WE'RE SO GRATEFUL! THANK YOU!

WE WELCOME YOU TO LIFE TODAY.

I'M JAMES ROBISON.

BETTY AND I ARE THRILLED TO HAVE

RABBI DANIEL LAPIN WITH US.

I JUST HAVE SUCH GREAT LOVE

FOR THIS MAN

AND FOR THE JEWISH PEOPLE

AND FOR ISRAEL

AND WE HAD BETTER,

ALWAYS, AS AMERICANS,

AND AS PEOPLE IN THE FREE WORLD

BE THE FRIEND OF ISRAEL.

DEAR GOD, HOW WE NEED

TO PRAY FOR THEM

IN THAT VERY STRATEGIC PLACE

WHERE IT IS SO TENUOUS.

BETTY, FROM THE TIME

WE WERE YOUNG

WE WOULD HEAR ABOUT

THE INCREDIBLE WISDOM

THE JEWISH PEOPLE SEEMED TO HAVE

TO MAKE DECISIONS TO PROSPER.

THEY'VE BEEN TERRIBLY PERSECUTED

THROUGH THE YEARS.

IT'S JUST HEARTBREAKING EVEN

TO SEE THE PRESSURE THERE NOW

AND YET WE REALIZE THAT GOD

GAVE US THE OLD TESTAMENT TRUTH,

HE GAVE US THE LAW

THROUGH MOSES.

THIS NATION WAS REALLY

ESTABLISHED ON THE FOUNDATION

WHERE MANY BELIEVE,

AS THEY STUDY OUR HISTORY,

THAT MOSES WAS REALLY

IN SO MANY WAYS

AMERICA'S PROPHET

AND THE INFLUENCE OF THE GREAT

JUDEO-CHRISTIAN HERITAGE

AND I BELIEVE THE IMPRINT

AND THE WEIGHT

OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD,

THE SHELTER AND SHADOW

OF THE ALMIGHTY

IMPACTED OUR FOUNDERS

SO THAT THEY ESTABLISHED,

APART FROM THE COMMANDMENTS

MOSES BROUGHT DOWN

FROM THE MOUNTAIN

WRITTEN WITH THE FINGER OF GOD

IN A TABLE OF STONE

TO HAVE THE MOST WONDERFUL TRUTH

FOR GOVERNMENT

AND POLITICAL FOUNDATION

EVER ESTABLISHED.

I BELIEVE IT WAS THE WEIGHT OF

GOD'S TRUTH ON THOSE FOUNDERS;

I DON'T THINK THERE IS

ANY ARGUING THAT.

WELL, RABBI LAPIN

HAS WRITTEN SEVERAL BOOKS

DEALING WITH PROSPERITY.

HE UNDERSTANDS --

I THINK IT IS REAL IMPORTANT

WHEN YOU SEE THIS.

MONEY ITSELF IS NOT A PROBLEM.

THE LOVE OF MONEY

IS A ROOT OF ALL EVIL.

WHEN YOU PUT THAT ABOVE GOD

OR OTHERS AND FAMILY,

AND YOU ONLY FOCUS ON YOURSELF,

YOU CAN BE THOU FOOL,

THE FOOLISH FARMER;

THE FERTILE FIELD

AND THE ABUNDANCE THE FARMER HAD

WAS NOT HIS PROBLEM,

BECOMING SO TOTALLY ABSORBED

THAT HE COULD NEVER LOOK

BEYOND HIS WORLD

AND LITERALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

WELL, RABBI LAPIN UNDERSTANDS

WHAT PROSPERITY HAS

AND HE ACTUALLY SAYS,

"I WANT TO REALLY

TEAR DOWN A MISNOMER

AND A MISUNDERSTANDING

THAT MONEY IS REALLY IS NOT

THE ISSUE AND MAKING MONEY."

WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU

TO HELP US DRILL WATER WELLS.

WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU

TO HELP US HELP THE SUFFERING.

YOU CAN'T DO THAT

WITH NO WHEREWITHAL --

YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

AND TAKE IT FROM YOU

AND DISPERSE IT IS NOT KEY.

HOW DO WE HAVE

A BENEVOLENT SPIRIT?

HOW DO WE EVEN HAVE ANYTHING

TO BE BENEVOLENT WITH?

WELL, LET'S LET THE RABBI

GIVE US SOME OF THE ANSWERS

FROM HIS PERSPECTIVE.

WOULD YOU WELCOME RABBI LAPIN

TO LIFE TODAY?

DANIEL, RABBI, GOOD TO SEE YOU.

[Applause]

I WANT YOU TO JUST TAKE OFF WITH

SOME OF THESE TEN COMMANDMENTS.

YOU LITERALLY SAY

THESE ARE THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

FOR MAKING MONEY,

FOR HAVING PROSPERITY,

WHICH IS MORE THAN JUST STUFF.

IT IS REAL LIFE.

Rabbi Lapin: YEAH,

AND YOU PUT YOUR FINGER ON IT

WHEN YOU SAID, LOOK,

WE COULD READ BOOKS

BY BILL GATES

AND WE COULD READ BOOKS

BY DONALD TRUMP

AND WE COULD READ BOOKS BY --

James: BUFFETT?

Rabbi Lapin: BUFFETT, EXACTLY!

IT DOESN'T HELP ME

BECAUSE I'M NOT AS SMART

AS BILL GATES

AND I DON'T HAVE

THE CAPITAL OF BUFFETT

AND MY DAD DIDN'T LEAVE ME

3,000 APARTMENTS IN NEW YORK

LIKE DONALD TRUMP --

IT DOESN'T HELP ME.

BUT WHAT DOES HELP ME

IS TO STUDY WHAT MILLIONS

OF ORDINARY PEOPLE HAVE DONE,

MILLIONS OF ORDINARY

JEWISH INDIVIDUALS HAVE DONE

THROUGH HUNDREDS

AND HUNDREDS OF YEARS,

EVEN IN COUNTRIES

WITH OPPRESSION.

YOU'D HAVE TO BE

A BLIND IMMIGRANT

FROM OUTER MONGOLIA

NOT TO KNOW THAT JEWS

ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY GOOD

WITH MONEY.

I'M ALLOWED TO SAY THAT

BUT DON'T YOU SAY THAT!

James: THAT'S WHY

YOU'RE RIGHT HERE

TRYING TO HELP US ALL OUT.

Rabbi Lapin: I'M ALLOWED

TO SAY THAT BECAUSE

I'M AN ORTHODOX JEWISH RABBI.

[Laughter]

BUT THE POINT IS

WHAT IS THE REASON?

OBVIOUSLY, THERE ARE POOR JEWS.

BUT DEMOGRAPHICALLY THERE

OUGHT TO BE EIGHT OR NINE JEWS

ON THE FORBES 400 LIST.

IN FACT, WE HAVE

ABOUT 100 EVERY YEAR.

THERE IS A REASON FOR THAT

AND THAT'S NOT BECAUSE

YOU HAVE TO HAVE CHICKEN SOUP

OR YOU'VE GOT TO BE CIRCUMCISED

OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

IT'S BECAUSE THERE ARE

THOUSANDS OF PRINCIPLES AND TIPS

AND TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES

AND TIMELESS TRUTHS

EMBEDDED THROUGHOUT SCRIPTURE

AND ALL OF ANCIENT

JEWISH WISDOM, WHICH I FELT

SOMEBODY NEEDED TO CONDENSE,

SOMEBODY NEEDED TO REDUCE

INTO A MANAGEABLE --

NOW IT IS NOT AN EASY BOOK.

THERE IS A LOT OF MATERIAL.

YOU'RE NOT GOING

TO READ IT ON MONDAY

AND MAKE MORE MONEY ON TUESDAY.

BUT IF YOU READ IT

AND STUDY IT

OVER THE NEXT MONTH,

THIS YEAR WILL BE

A BETTER YEAR FOR YOU

THAN LAST YEAR,

NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

SPECIFICALLY, WHERE DO WE START?

YOU MADE THE POINT

IN OUR CONVERSATIONS OF

IS THIS ONLY FOR PEOPLE

OF A CERTAIN AGE

OR PEOPLE OF CERTAIN TALENTS?

NO, THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT.

THIS IS NOT

FOR THE COMPUTER WIZARDS

OR ANYBODY ELSE.

THIS IS YOU AND ME,

THIS IS ORDINARY PEOPLE

LEARNING TO OPERATE

THE WAY GOD WANTS US TO OPERATE.

THIS IS NOT SITTING AROUND

DOING NOTHING AND SAYING,

"GOD, PLEASE GIVE ME MONEY."

BECAUSE I DON'T THINK

GOD RESPONDS TO THAT.

GOD SAYS, "I'VE TOLD YOU

WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO.

I WANT YOU TO CARE

FOR OTHER PEOPLE.

I WANT YOU TO BE

OBSESSIVELY PREOCCUPIED

WITH OTHER PEOPLE'S NEEDS

AND ABOVE ALL

I DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK

THAT YOUR VIRTUE IS COMPROMISED

BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING

TO MAKE A PROFIT

OF TAKING CARE OF OTHER PEOPLE."

SO LEARN THAT THE WORD

IS NOT WHAT YOU WANT,

THE WORD IS SERVICE.

ONE OF THE WORST PIECES

OF ADVICE THEY EVER GIVE TO

YOUNG PEOPLE LEAVING SCHOOL IS,

"I DON'T KNOW

WHAT I'M GOING TO DO."

"NO PROBLEM! FIND OUT WHAT

YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT

AND GO AND DO THAT."

LOOK, AS AN EMPLOYER,

SOMEBODY COMES TO ME AND SAYS,

"LET ME TELL YOU,

I WANT A JOB WITH YOU.

WHY DON'T I START OFF TELLING

YOU WHAT I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT?"

NO, I DON'T WANT TO HEAR

WHAT YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT.

I DON'T ACTUALLY CARE

WHAT YOU'RE PASSIONATE ABOUT.

I'VE A BUSINESS TO RUN.

I ONLY HAVE ONE QUESTION

AND THAT IS, CAN YOU HELP ME?

WHY DON'T PEOPLE GET THAT?

I HAVE WATCHED JOB INTERVIEWS

WHERE THE APPLICANT WALKS IN

AND STARTS OFF THREE MINUTES

INTO THE CONVERSATION,

"EXCUSE ME, CAN I FIND OUT

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS?

WHAT ARE THE VACATION DAYS?"

WELL, THAT'S A FINE MESSAGE

YOU'RE SENDING ME.

THE MESSAGE IS,

YOU'RE NOT WORKING FOR ME EVER!

[Laughter]

THAT'S FOR SURE!

THERE IS A RIGHT WAY

TO ASK FOR A RAISE.

THERE IS A RIGHT WAY TO DO IT.

YOU START OFF WITH GRATITUDE.

WE LEARN THIS FROM SCRIPTURE.

HOW DO WE ASK GOD FOR ANYTHING

WHEN WE PRAY?

WE START OFF WITH

APPRECIATION AND PRAISE.

IF YOU'RE ALREADY

WORKING SOMEWHERE,

YOU'VE BENEFITED

FROM THAT COMPANY.

YOU NEED TO GO IN AND

YOU NEED TO TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH

YOU APPRECIATE THE COMPANY.

THEN YOU NEED TO GO IN

AND TALK ABOUT WAYS IN WHICH

YOU CAN BE OF ADDED SERVICE

TO THE COMPANY.

THAT'S THE WORD, "SERVICE."

WHAT YOU CAN --

THERE ARE RIGHT AND WRONG WAYS

TO ASK FOR A RAISE.

MOST PEOPLE DO IT WRONG.

STARTING A BUSINESS,

THERE IS NO REASON WHY

ANYBODY CAN'T START

A BUSINESS ON THE SIDE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO QUIT YOUR JOB.

ALL YOU'VE GOT TO DO

IS SIT DOWN,

EITHER WITH YOURSELF

OR WITH YOUR C.E.O.

WHO IS YOUR SPOUSE

OR YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

WHO MIGHT BE YOUR FAMILY,

AND SIT DOWN AND HAVE

A SERIOUS BRAINSTORMING SESSION

OF WHAT IS NEEDED.

WHAT DO PEOPLE MISS?

WHAT COULD PEOPLE'S LIVES

BE IMPROVED BY

BY THE THINGS YOU DO?

SO STEP NUMBER ONE

IS RECOGNIZING

THAT THE GOAL IS NOT MONEY,

THE GOAL IS SERVING

OTHER PEOPLE.

MONEY IS

THE AUTOMATIC CONSEQUENCE.

THE LOVE OF MONEY GETS YOU

ON THE WRONG TRACK.

IT IS NOT GOING TO WORK.

I DON'T WANT

TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU

IF ALL YOUR INTERESTED IN

IS MY MONEY.

James: SEE, I HAVE HAD

FROM THE TIME I ACTUALLY

WAS CALLED TO PREACH,

IT'S OBVIOUS THAT IT SEEMED LIKE

I HAD A GIFT TO COMMUNICATE.

IF YOU THINK THE BUSINESS WORLD

DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THAT

AND COME TO GET THAT GIFT

TO UTILIZE IT,

THERE IS NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.

BUT HERE'S WHAT I DID

BECAUSE I WAS CALLED

TO DO SOMETHING

GOD CALLED ME TO DO.

BUT I OPTED OUT OF

SOCIAL SECURITY WHEN I WAS 18

SO I DIDN'T MAKE ANY PLANS

FOR RETIREMENT.

BUT LET ME JUST SAY THIS,

UP IN MY 50S ADVISORS SAID,

"YOU NEED TO DO SOME THINGS."

AND I BEGAN TO -- I'VE HEARD

AND LEARNED SOME THINGS

AND SOMEBODY TOLD ME, "WELL,

A GOOD INVESTMENT IS SOMETHING

THAT WILL NEVER BE ANYTHING

EVER MADE LIKE THAT AGAIN."

SO I KIND OF THOUGHT

THERE MIGHT BE WITHOUT

HIGH SPECULATION

LAND AND SOME OTHER THINGS.

I BEGAN TO MAKE

SOME GOOD DECISIONS.

BUT LET ME TELL YOU

WHAT REALLY WORKED

AND IT IS REALLY A REEMPHASIS

OF WHAT YOU SAID.

I BEGAN TO TRY TO FIND PEOPLE

THAT I COULD SIMPLY OFFER

SOMETHING TO WITH NO THOUGHT,

AT THE MOMENT,

OF WHAT IT MIGHT DO FOR ME

BUT WHAT I COULD DO

FOR THEM.

IT IS AMAZING HOW ATTRACTED

THEY WERE TO THE COUNSEL

OR THE ADVICE.

I EVEN FOUND SOME THAT

I WOULD GIVE THEM ADVICE

WITH A LEGITIMATE INTEREST

IN THE SERVICE

THEY WANTED TO OFFER

OR THE JOB

THEY WANTED TO ACCOMPLISH.

NOW RABBI, THIS WAS

AN AMAZING THING TO SEE.

THERE WAS SOME,

AND I CAN THINK OF ONE

IN PARTICULAR WHO SAID,

"YOU HELPED ME SO MUCH --

I MEAN YOU SO REVOLUTIONIZED

MY ABILITY TO HELP OTHERS,

TO DO SOMETHING MEANINGFUL,

TO MAKE A LITERAL DIFFERENCE

ON PLANET EARTH

IN PEOPLE'S LIVES FOR THE GOOD

THAT I WANT TO ACTUALLY

COMPENSATE YOU."

SO FRANKLY,

THEY'VE COMPENSATED BETTY AND ME

FOR SIMPLY THE COUNSEL

AND THE ADVICE THAT IMPACTED,

AND FRANKLY, IT'S IMPACTED

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE.

IS THAT NOT WHAT

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT?

WHAT I'M SAYING IS I WASN'T

LOOKING FOR A JOB PER SE,

I MEAN I HAD A JOB

BUT I REALIZED

I DIDN'T TRUST SOCIAL SECURITY

AND THAT MEANS WE'RE GOING

TO HAVE TO START LOOKING

IN THE FUTURE, NOT THOSE OF YOU

THAT HAVE BEEN EXPECTING

AND WE'VE BEEN --

I'M GOING TO FIGHT

TO FIND A WAY TO BE SURE YOU GET

WHAT YOU EXPECT.

BUT ALSO TO ENCOURAGE,

WE BEGAN TO REORGANIZE PROGRAMS

THAT ARE NOT WORKING --

YOU CAN NOT KEEP DOING BUSINESS

THE WAY WE'RE DOING IT

RIGHT NOW AS A NATION.

YOU'LL AGREE WITH THAT?

WE'VE GOT TO MAKE CORRECTION.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SIT DOWN

AND REASON TOGETHER

AND ALL OF US PULL TOGETHER.

MY POINT IS I BEGAN

TO OFFER THE VERY SERVICE

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT

AND FOUND AN

IMMEDIATE CONNECTEDNESS,

WHICH THAT'S ONE

OF YOUR COMMANDMENTS,

NOT CONNECTIONS,

BUT CONNECTEDNESS

FOR THE BENEFIT OF ONE ANOTHER.

TAKE OFF ON SOMETHING ELSE

IN THE BOOK.

I'M EXCITED

ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING!

Rabbi Lapin: I'M EXCITED

AT YOUR EXCITEMENT!

[Laughter]

-- BECAUSE IT IS SO TERRIFIC

TO BE WITH PEOPLE WHO GET IT.

IT'S SO OBVIOUS.

IT SHOULDN'T BE NECESSARY

TO HAVE TO PROVE.

ONE OF THE WAYS OF PROVING THAT

THESE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES

THAT EMERGE FROM SCRIPTURE

ARE ABSOLUTELY THE WAY

TO BUILD WEALTH

IS A VERY SIMPLE FACT

AND I'VE DISCUSSED THIS

WITH WORLD RENOWNED ECONOMISTS

AT VARIOUS CONFERENCES

I'VE SPOKEN AT

AND NOBODY HAS BEEN ABLE TO --

OR WOULD DISPUTE THIS.

NO CAPITAL MARKET

HAS EVER GROWN INDIGENOUSLY

IN A NON-CHRISTIAN SOCIETY.

SO THERE IS A STOCK EXCHANGE

IN SINGAPORE NOW,

THERE IS A STOCK EXCHANGE

IN NIGERIA, SURE, THAT'S TRUE!

BUT THESE WERE ALL EMULATIONS

OF A CAPITAL SYSTEM

THAT GREW UP IN THE WEST

AND THE WEST

WAS A CHILD OF THE BIBLE.

THAT'S A VERY IMPORTANT POINT.

James: WHICH MEANS

EACH ONE OF US,

AS CHILDREN OF GOD,

AS PEOPLE GOD CREATED,

WHETHER YOU TRUSTED HIM

OR TRUSTED IN HIM OR NOT,

FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE,

TRUST THE LAWS

THAT ARE AS CERTAIN

AND ABSOLUTE AS GRAVITY.

THE WEIGHT OF GOD'S TRUTH WILL

KEEP EVERYTHING IN PROPER PLACE

AND PROPER ALIGNMENT.

THE STANDARD OF GOD

IS THE PROPER MEASURE

OF EVERYTHING.

WE NEED TO BE PLOWING

TOWARD THAT STANDARD.

IT IS THE JUDEO-CHRISTIAN

PRINCIPLES AND ETHICS.

WE NEED TO GET BACK

TO BUILDING ON THAT

REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU BELIEVE.

IT IS A SOLID FOUNDATION,

IF YOU'RE GOING TO RISE

ABOVE THE LAW OF GRAVITY

YOU PUT ANOTHER LAW

OF AERODYNAMICS IN EFFECT.

IF YOU DON'T DO IT AND YOU

DON'T PUT THAT IN EFFECT,

YOU'RE COMING DOWN.

WE ARE VIOLATING THE PRINCIPLES

IN THE WORD OF GOD,

WE ARE VIOLATING

THE VERY PRINCIPLES

UPON WHICH THIS NATION WAS BUILT

TO BE THE MOST PROSPEROUS EVER.

I'M TELLING YOU,

WE'VE GOT TO GET BACK TO IT.

I WANT TO BE A PART

OF LEADING PEOPLE BACK

INTO THE LIGHT OF TRUTH.

Rabbi Lapin: YOU'RE DOING THAT

THROUGH YOUR WONDERFUL BOOKS,

THE BOOKS THE TWO OF YOU

HAVE WRITTEN TOGETHER

AND YOU'RE DOING IT

THROUGH THIS SHOW.

I THINK BY MAKING

<I>THOU SHALT PROSPER</I>

AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE WHO HELP

THE INCREDIBLE WATER PROJECT

AND WATER MEANS LIFE AND WATER

IN ANCIENT JEWISH WISDOM

MEANS WISDOM,

I THINK YOU'RE HELPING PEOPLE

GET PAST THIS.

ONE OF THE MOST

CRITICAL FIRST STEPS,

AND OBVIOUSLY, PEOPLE WILL BE

ABLE TO GET A HOLD OF THE BOOK

OR PEOPLE CAN GO TO MY WEB SITE.

James: TELL US

WHAT YOUR WEB SITE IS.

DR. RABBI LAPIN

WRITES A COMMENTARY EACH WEEK.

Rabbi Lapin: WE LIKE

TO BLESS PEOPLE.

IT IS A FREE WEEKLY E-MAIL.

IT IS FILLED

WITH SPIRITUAL STRATEGIES

FOR SUCCESS.

James: WHERE DO THEY FIND IT?

Rabbi Lapin: THEY FIND IT

AT MY WEB SITE.

YOU CAN GO TO MY WEB SITE

AT WWW.RABBIDANIELLAPIN.COM.

James: THERE IT IS

ON THE SCREEN.

Rabbi Lapin: THERE IS

ANOTHER WAY OF GETTING

TO THE WEB SITE

WHICH I KIND OF PREFER

IN A OBNOXIOUS KIND OF WAY,

IF YOU'LL FORGIVE ME,

AND THAT IS

WWW.YOUNEEDARABBI.COM.

[Laughter]

YEAH, YOUNEEDARABBI.COM.

I'M JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE

I STAY EMPLOYED, THAT'S ALL.

[Laughter]

Betty: I LIKE THAT A LOT.

James: BETTY,

YOU JUMP IN THE MIX.

DO YOU WANT TO ASK

THE RABBI SOMETHING?

I KNOW YOU ALWAYS SAY

I'M A GREAT LISTENER.

WHAT ARE YOU PROMPTED

TO ASK HIM TODAY?

Betty: YOU'RE TALKING

ABOUT PROSPERING.

TO ME THAT TAKES IN SO MUCH MORE

THAN THE MONEY SIDE OF IT

BUT IT IS PROSPERING

IN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

AND IF ANYONE HAS --

IF YOU'RE A PARENT

OR A GRANDPARENT,

I KNOW, AT LEAST JAMES AND I,

WE HAVE THREE CHILDREN

AND 11 GRANDCHILDREN

AND IT IS OUR DESIRE

THAT THEY ALL PROSPER.

WE LOOK AT

THEIR WHOLE CHARACTER,

THEIR GIFTS

THAT GOD HAS GIVEN THEM.

WE WANT THEM TO PROSPER IN LIFE.

THAT INCLUDES FINANCIALLY.

WHY? BECAUSE IT IS NOT --

SOMETIMES I GET CONCERNED,

RABBI, THAT WE'RE BEING TAUGHT

TO JUST TAKE INSTEAD OF GIVE.

Rabbi Lapin: WELL,

THIS IS EXACTLY THE POINT.

WITH AUDIENCES

I SOMETIMES LIKE SAYING,

"HANDS UP EVERYBODY

WHO WANTS TO MAKE MORE MONEY."

EVERYBODY STARTS SLIDING

UNDER THEIR SEATS.

EVERYONE IS EMBARRASSED

TO PUT THEIR HANDS UP. WHY?

THINK ABOUT THIS FOR A MOMENT.

I SAY TO EVERYBODY, "TAKE OUT

A DOLLAR AND HOLD IT UP."

THEN I HAVE TO REASSURE THEM,

"THERE IS NOT GOING TO BE

A COLLECTION.

I JUST WANT TO DO

A DEMONSTRATION."

OKAY, FINE,

NOW THEY TAKE THE DOLLARS OUT.

AND I FOOL THEM AT THE END.

I ASK THEM TO PASS THEM ALL

UP TO THE FRONT.

[Laughter]

BUT WHAT I'M SAYING IS,

IF YOU STOLE THAT MONEY,

IF YOU ROBBED SOMEBODY

TO GET THAT MONEY, PUT IT AWAY.

IF YOU DEFRAUDED SOMEBODY

PUT IT AWAY.

IF YOU MUGGED A LITTLE OLD LADY

AND TOOK HER POCKETBOOK

AND THAT'S HOW YOU GOT

THAT DOLLAR BILL, PUT IT AWAY.

I DON'T WANT TO SEE IT.

ALL THE DOLLARS

ARE STILL UP IN THE AIR.

"I'VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU.

THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY

YOU GOT THAT DOLLAR,

YOU PLEASED ANOTHER HUMAN BEING

ENOUGH TO GIVE IT TO YOU.

I DON'T KNOW

IF IT WAS YOUR BOSS,

OR A CUSTOMER, OR A CLIENT,

OR A RELATIVE, BUT SOMEBODY

VOLUNTARILY PUT IT IN YOUR HAND

BECAUSE OF SOMETHING

YOU DID FOR THEM.

HOW CAN GOD NOT SMILE AT THAT?"

AND MONEY IS

A VERY IMPORTANT THING.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE

THAT MONEY IS SPIRITUAL,

NOT PHYSICAL.

PEOPLE GET SHOCKED

BY THAT SOMETIMES.

BUT AS LONG AS YOU THINK

MONEY IS PHYSICAL,

THEN YOU WANT TO SORT OF

CLUTCH ONTO IT,

WHICH IS EXACTLY

THE WRONG STRATEGY,

BECAUSE YOU CAN'T INVEST

IF YOU'RE HOLDING ONTO IT.

YOU CAN'T TAKE BUSINESS RISKS

IF YOU'RE HOLDING ONTO IT.

YOU'VE GOT TO RECOGNIZE

THAT IT IS LIKE A TUNE.

YOU CAN'T HOLD ONTO A TUNE.

YOU SHARE A TUNE,

YOU MAKE A MORE MUSICAL WORLD.

MONEY IS NOT LIKE THE SAXOPHONE,

IT IS NOT LIKE A VIOLIN,

IT IS LIKE A SONG,

IT IS LIKE A TUNE.

YOU'VE GOT TO RECOGNIZE

THAT IT IS NOT LITTLE DISKS

OF METAL IN YOUR POCKET

OR STRIPS OF COLORED PAPER

IN YOUR WALLET

OR A BROWN MAGNETIC STRIP

ON THE BACK OF YOUR CREDIT CARD.

THAT'S NOT WHAT MONEY IS,

THOSE ARE JUST SYMBOLS OF MONEY.

BUT MONEY IS A SPIRITUAL MEASURE

OF WHAT YOU HAVE DONE

FOR OTHER HUMAN BEINGS.

AND WHEN YOU RECOGNIZE THAT,

YOU FEEL MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE

ABOUT TELLING YOUR WORTH.

I NOTICE HOW EMBARRASSED

PEOPLE SOMETIMES ARE

WHEN THEY DO SOMETHING FOR YOU

AND YOU SAY,

"HOW MUCH DO I OWE YOU?

JUST TELL ME! I'M HAPPY!"

James: WE'VE ACTUALLY --

WE'VE MADE MONEY

AN OBJECT OF SCORN.

WE UNDERSTAND FILTHY LUCRE.

WE UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE

CAN LITERALLY BE CONSUMED BY IT

TO THE POINT

THAT THEY CAN'T EVEN SEE.

THEY'RE BLINDED

BY WHAT THEY HAVE.

BUT THE MONEY

IS NOT THE PROBLEM.

THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON

IN THE HEART.

BUT THE REAL INAPPROPRIATE

ATTITUDE TOWARD MONEY,

WHICH THE RABBI IS POINTING OUT,

THIS ATTITUDE IS THOUGH

MONEY IN ITSELF IS TERRIBLE

OR PROSPERITY.

WE ARE --

WE ARE GOING TO ASK OUR VIEWERS

-- AS A MATTER OF FACT,

I'M GOING TO SIMPLY TELL

EVERY ONE OF YOU,

I WOULD LOVE

TO SEND YOU THE BOOK.

WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU --

WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU

TO HELP US

HELP THE TRULY HELPLESS

BY GIVING PEOPLE

FRESH CLEAN WATER.

WE WANT TO SEND YOU THE BOOK

SO YOU'RE NOT JUST GOING

TO GO FLIPPING THROUGH IT

AND FIND ANSWERS

LIKE SOME QUICK CURE OR FIX ALL.

YOU'RE GOING TO LEARN

HOW TO REFOCUS LIFE.

AND RABBI, I REALLY BELIEVE

YOU HELP DO THAT.

I'M TELLING YOU,

IF JESUS SAID TO US --

AND BY THE WAY,

HE HAD STRONG WORDS

FOR THE PERSON WHO BURIED

THEIR MONEY AND HID IT

AND DIDN'T USE THE TALENT

TO INVEST AND REPRODUCE

AND MULTIPLY.

HE TALKED ABOUT THAT.

BUT HE SAID

THE GREATEST ON EARTH,

THIS IS OUR SAVIOR, JESUS,

HE SAID, "THE GREATEST ON EARTH

IS SERVANT."

YOU'RE SAYING, AS A RABBI,

FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE,

LOOKING AT IT BIBLICALLY,

LOOKING AT THE OLD TESTAMENT,

LOOKING AT THE BLESSINGS OF GOD

ON THE JEWISH PEOPLE

WHEN THEY WALKED IN ACCORDANCE

WITH THOSE COMMANDS,

YOU KNOW THE PROBLEMS

WHEN WE DON'T,

BUT YOU SAID "SERVANTHOOD,

SERVICE, PROVIDING A SERVICE."

Rabbi Lapin: FOCUS ON

TAKING CARE OF OTHER PEOPLE

AND REMEMBER,

MONEY DIDN'T COME INTO BEING

WHILE GOD'S ATTENTION

WAS DISTRACTED

AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN

HE LOOKED BACK AND SAID,

"OH, WHAT HAVE THEY DONE?

MONEY! OH!"

NO! MONEY IS PART OF GOD'S PLAN

FOR HUMAN ECONOMIC INTERACTION.

James: ABSOLUTELY!

WOULD YOU SAY THANKS

TO THE RABBI?

RABBI DANIEL LAPIN.

THERE HE IS,

THERE IS HIS WEB SITE.

YOU CAN GET THE BOOK THERE

IF YOU LIKE

OR IN THE BOOKSTORES.

WE WILL SEND IT TO YOU

IF YOU'LL DO SOMETHING

THAT I THINK YOU'LL WANT TO DO

AND THAT IS

GIVE SOMEONE CLEAN WATER

WHERE THEY HAVE

ABSOLUTELY NO ACCESS TO IT.

I WANT YOU TO LOOK IN.

I WANT YOU TO SEE REALITY.

I PLEAD WITH YOU,

DON'T TURN AWAY.

SOME SAY,

"I DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT."

WELL, YOU NEED TO LOOK AT IT

BECAUSE I'M TELLING YOU,

YOU'RE THE ANSWER,

RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE.

WE TALKED ABOUT

THE BLESSING OF SERVING,

MAKING A DIFFERENCE.

THERE IS NO GREATER BLESSING.

LEARN TO LIVE THAT WAY

AND WATCH WHAT HAPPENS.

HERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY.

VERY SIMPLE

BUT IT IS LIFE GIVING.

WATCH.

Announcer: WATER IS ESSENTIAL FOR LIFE.

EVERY SYSTEM IN OUR BODY DEPENDS ON FRESH CLEAN WATER.

WATER FLUSHES TOXINS OUT OF VITAL ORGANS.

IT CARRIES NUTRIENTS TO YOUR CELLS

AND KEEPS THE BODY HYDRATED SO IT CAN FUNCTION NORMALLY.

THESE ARE IMPORTANT FACTS

BUT THEY MEAN VERY LITTLE TO MOTHERS LIKE LANDY

AND HER DAUGHTER VALORIE WHO FIND THEMSELVES

AMONG THE NEARLY ONE BILLION PEOPLE IN OUR WORLD

WHO HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRINK DISEASED WATER

AND SUFFER THE TRAGIC CONSEQUENCES.

Announcer: THE PLIGHT OF LANDY IS SIMPLY A SNAPSHOT

OF WHAT THOUSANDS OF OTHER MOTHERS SUFFER ON A DAILY BASIS

BECAUSE OF WATERBORNE ILLNESS

HAS TAKEN THE LIVES OF THEIR CHILDREN.

Announcer: THERE IS A SIMPLE SOLUTION

FOR HER TRAGIC SITUATION.

IT IS FRESH CLEAN WATER

WHICH CAN PREVENT THESE NEEDLESS DEATHS,

BRING CHILDREN BACK TO HEALTH

AND GIVE LANDY AND THOUSANDS OF OTHER MOTHERS

HOPE FOR THE FUTURE.

James: THAT LITTLE BABY DIED.

THAT PICTURE --

SHE STILL HAS ONE BABY

THAT CAN CRUMPLE UP THE PICTURE.

AND MOTHER DOESN'T WANT

THAT BABY TO DIE

AND WE CAN STOP IT.

I'M TELLING YOU, WE CAN PUT

AT THE MISSIONARIES' REQUEST

AND THEIR GREAT LOVE,

GOD'S LOVE THROUGH THEM,

WE CAN PUT A WATER WELL THERE.

BETTY AND I GET PICTURES

LIKE THIS ALL OF THE TIME.

THIS IS FROM ST. JUDE'S.

AND WE GET THE PICTURES

OF LITTLE CHILDREN LIKE THIS

BECAUSE BETTY AND I STARTED

HELPING ST. JUDE'S

AND WE TRY TO HELP THEM A LOT.

BUT WE GET PICTURES LIKE THIS

FROM A CHILD

THAT IS FIGHTING A DISEASE

THAT THEY DON'T HAVE A CURE FOR,

AND OFTENTIMES THEY SAY,

"WILL YOU HELP US

FIND A CURE, PLEASE?"

AND THEN SOMETIMES

WE GET A PICTURE

OF A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE CHILD

THAT DIED AND THE MOTHER SAYS,

"MY LITTLE GIRL --

MY LITTLE BOY DIED.

WE THINK WE'RE CLOSE

TO FINDING THE CURE

FOR SOMEBODY ELSE'S."

AND BOY, BETTY AND I HELP.

WHEN I LOOK AT THAT LITTLE CHILD

AND THINK OF THAT LITTLE BABY

THAT DIED, I KNOW THE CURE.

BETTY, WE DON'T

HAVE TO DO RESEARCH,

WE DON'T HAVE TO FIND

SOME MIRACLE DRUG,

ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS GIVE THEM

A FRESH WATER WELL

AND WE KNOW THE WATER IS THERE.

PEOPLE LIKE YOU

PROVIDED THE DRILLING RIGS.

NOW WE'RE ASKING YOU

TO HELP PAY THE COST.

AND THE AVERAGE COST,

WE'RE DRILLING 400

IN 15 COUNTRIES.

AND THOSE 400 WELLS,

THE AVERAGE COST --

AND THERE ARE SOME PLACES

THAT ARE MORE EXPENSIVE

AND THERE ARE SOME PLACES

WHERE THE WATER IS VERY SHALLOW,

MAYBE 150 FEET

BUT THE AVERAGE IS $4800.

THAT COULD CHANGE

IN THE COMING MONTHS

BUT CURRENTLY IT IS THERE.

WOULD YOU DRILL A WELL?

WOULD YOU GO TO THE PHONE

WHEREVER IT IS RIGHT NOW.

OR, BETTY, PEOPLE GIVE ONLINE

AND THEY CAN GO

TO THEIR COMPUTER,

GO TO LIFETODAY.ORG

AND JUST CLICK,

I WANT TO DONATE, I WANT TO GIVE

AND MAKE YOUR GIFT.

PUT IT ON A BANKCARD.

USE IT LIKE A CHECK.

THAT'S HOW YOU SHOULD

ALWAYS USE THAT CARD.

IF YOU WANT TO WRITE A CHECK

AND SOME OF YOU DO, YOU SAY,

"JAMES, CAN I MAKE A CHECK?"

YES, CERTAINLY!

MAKE IT TO LIFE

BUT CALL US AND TELL US

YOU'RE MAILING IT BECAUSE

THIS IS THE LAST WEEK.

WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU NOW --

I MEAN TODAY.

YOU SAY, "WILL YOU EVER

DRILL WELLS AGAIN?"

MANY MONTHS FROM NOW, SURE,

WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR BEST.

BUT YOU DETERMINE

WHETHER OR NOT

WE CAN FULFILL THIS.

AND BY THE WAY,

THE MISSIONARIES HAVE SAID,

"WE'RE GOING TO DRILL

A WELL HERE."

WE -- IT IS NOT ME AND BETTY.

YOU CAN KNOW

WE'RE GOING TO DRILL A WELL.

EVERY TIME THE MISSIONARIES SAY,

"CAN YOU DO IT HERE?"

WE'RE GOING TO HELP THEM

IN THAT PROJECT.

WOULD YOU -- LISTEN --

$48, 10 PEOPLE

WATER THE REST OF THEIR LIFE

AND WE PUT THAT TOGETHER.

$144, 30 PEOPLE WATER

THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.

COULD YOU GIVE THE $4800

OR $1200 OR $2400

AND PRAY THREE PEOPLE JOIN YOU?

OR ANOTHER PERSON JOINS YOU

AND WE'VE GOT A WELL?

IT'S EACH ONE OF US

FULFILLING OUR PART

IN GOD'S HEART.

THAT'S HOW IT HAPPENS.

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

BY THE WAY, IN GOD'S SIGHT

YOUR BEST IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS.

IT IS AS BIG AS IT GETS.

FATHER, HELP EVERYONE

TO BE EXCITED ABOUT GIVING.

AND LORD,

LET US DRILL THOSE WELLS.

BLESS THE PEOPLE

WHO CAN DRILL A WELL

OR SEVERAL WELLS

OR GIVE WATER TO 10 PEOPLE

OR AS MANY AS POSSIBLE

IN JESUS' NAME.

WOULD YOU MAKE THAT CALL?

PLEASE DO IT OR GO ONLINE.

PLEASE DO IT NOW.

Announcer: EVERY DAY MILLIONS OF CHILDREN

ARE FORCED TO MAKE A DREADFUL CHOICE,

DRINK FILTHY, POLLUTED WATER FILLED WITH DEADLY DISEASE

OR DIE FROM THIRST.

NO CHILD SHOULD EVER BE FACED WITH THIS DECISION.

THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THERE IS A SOLUTION --

MISSION: WATER FOR LIFE IS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING

AND VIABLE DEMONSTRATIONS OF GOD'S LOVE IN THE WORLD TODAY.

THE SUFFERING CAN END BECAUSE

CLEAN WATER CHANGES EVERYTHING IN LIFE.

WITH YOUR SUPPORT WE WILL DRILL 415 NEW WATER WELLS

IN REMOTE VILLAGES IN 15 DIFFERENT NATIONS.

YOUR GIFT OF $24 WILL HELP PROVIDE CLEAN WATER FOR FIVE PEOPLE!

A GIFT OF $48 WILL HELP PROVIDE FOR 10 PEOPLE!

$72 WILL REACH 15 PEOPLE.

AND $144 WILL HELP PROVIDE FRESH CLEAN DISEASE-FREE WATER

FOR 30 PEOPLE FOR A LIFETIME!

IN APPRECIATION FOR YOUR GIFT TO HELP DRILL THESE NEW WELLS

BE SURE TO REQUEST THE KINGDOM LIFE JOURNAL.

THIS BEAUTIFUL LEATHER BOUND PRAYER DEVOTIONAL INCLUDES

BOTH PSALMS AND PROVERBS, AS WELL AS A PLACE TO WRITE

YOUR OWN REFLECTIONS AS GOD SPEAKS TO YOU THROUGH HIS WORD.

ALSO PLEASE PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER A GIFT OF $1200

TO HELP PROVIDE WATER FOR 250 PEOPLE

OR A GIFT OF $4800 TO HELP SPONSOR A COMPLETE WELL.

AND YOU MAY REQUEST THE JOURNAL AS WELL AS OUR BEAUTIFUL

COMMEMORATIVE BRONZE SCULPTURE, "HEART OF THE FATHER."

THIS IS THE LAST WEEK!

PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE YOUR SECURE GIFT ONLINE TODAY!

James: I JUST WANT

TO SAY THANK YOU.

I'M ANXIOUS TO SEND YOU THE

BEAUTIFUL KINGDOM LIFE JOURNAL.

IT IS -- I PRAY MANY OF YOU

WILL GET THE BRONZE.

I DO WANT YOU TO KNOW --

REMEMBER, THIS IS OUR LAST WEEK

FOR THIS EMPHASIS

IN SHARING THE WATER WELLS.

WE WANT TO SEND YOU

RABBI DANIEL LAPIN'S BOOK,

<I>THOU SHALT PROSPER.</I>

IT IS REALLY GOOD!

I LOVE THIS RABBI,

LOVE THE JEWISH PEOPLE.

LOVE YOU!

HE LOVES US.

CAN WE JUST SAY THANK YOU

FOR COMING AND SHARING?

RABBI, GOD BLESS YOU!

THANKS FOR SHARING.

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW

HOW TO FIND OUT WHERE

THE RABBI IS GOING TO BE,

GET HIS NEWSLETTER ONLINE,

THERE'S HIS INFORMATION

OR YOU CAN GO TO LIFETODAY.ORG

AND WE'LL TELL YOU

HOW TO FIND OUT

ALL HE HAS TO OFFER TO HELP YOU.

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Beth: WE'VE SEEN ALL THAT IS AT STAKE

IF WE'RE GOING TO LIVE A LIFE MOTIVATED BY THE COMFORTS OF THIS WORLD.

Announcer: TOMORROW, BETH MOORE SHOWS US

THE GOD OF ALL COMFORTS.