DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE OLDEST PROFESSION IS?

Announcer: NEXT, SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR

AND BUSINESS EXECUTIVE, BUDDY PILGRIM

SHARES WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT MONEY.

THAT'S IT!

SO THE OLDEST PROFESSION

AND THE FIRST ONE EVER MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE

WAS A CHICKEN FARMER,

AND HIS BROTHER RAISED CORN,

AND I GUARANTEE YOU THEY DID BUSINESS

UNTIL HE KILLED HIS BEST CUSTOMER

AND THEN THINGS WENT DOWNHILL.

Announcer: HOW MONEY RUNS THE WORLD -- NEXT!

Betty: WELCOME TO LIFE TODAY.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH

FOR JOINING US.

I'M BETTY ROBISON

AND THIS IS MY HUSBAND, JAMES.

James: WE'VE GOT

A REAL SITUATION HERE.

WE'VE GOT SOMEONE --

AND BY THE WAY, WHATEVER YOU DO,

YOU KEEP YOUR SEAT BELT BUCKLED,

AND YOU REALLY STAY WITH THIS

BECAUSE WE FACE

SOME REAL CHALLENGES.

I KNOW ONE THING ABOUT

ALL OF OUR VIEWERS

ALL OVER THE WORLD,

I DON'T CARE WHETHER

YOU'RE IN THE U.S.

OR CANADA OR IN AUSTRALIA,

WHEREVER YOU ARE,

YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT OTHERS,

YOU WANT WHAT'S BEST.

YOU REALLY WANT PEOPLE

TO BE BLESSED

AND WHEN YOU'VE BEEN BLESSED

YOU LIKE TO BLESS.

ONE OF THE THINGS I KNOW

ABOUT OUR VIEWING AUDIENCE,

I'M CONVINCED THIS IS TRUE,

THEY LIVE BEYOND THEIR WORLD

AND THEY MAKE A DIFFERENCE

IN SOMEONE ELSE'S WORLD.

WELL, WE'VE GOT A GUEST

THAT IF YOU'LL HEAR

WHAT HE HAS TO SAY,

IT'S GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

IN NOT ONLY YOUR WORLD

BUT THE WHOLE WORLD --

AND IT IS A BUSINESSMAN,

A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSMAN.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,

IT IS A FAMILY

THAT HAS THE SECOND LARGEST

CHICKEN PRODUCING COMPANY

IN THE WORLD,

THE PILGRIMS PRIDE.

THOSE "NO YELLA CHICKENS,"

BEAU PILGRIM SAYS.

WELL, BEAU IS OUR GUEST'S UNCLE,

HIS DAD IS BEAU'S BROTHER.

THIS FAMILY

DEVELOPED THE BUSINESS.

BUT THIS FAMILY MEMBER

MOVED OUT OF THE BUSINESS, EVEN

THOUGH HE IS STILL IN BUSINESS

BUT HE JUST BEGAN TO SHARE JESUS

CONTINUALLY BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT

A LOT OF SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE DO.

WHETHER YOU BELIEVE IT OR NOT,

WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO

HELP US IN OUR MISSION INTERESTS

WHO ARE QUITE SUCCESSFUL

AND THEY'RE FEELING THE PAIN

OF PEOPLE NOT LIKING THEM.

IT SORT OF MAKES YOU

WANT TO GO OFF AND HIDE

RATHER THAN KEEP GROWING

AND BLESSING PEOPLE.

YOU NEED TO BE REAL CAREFUL.

WOULD YOU WELCOME BUDDY PILGRIM

TO LIFE TODAY?

BUDDY, GLAD TO SEE YOU.

Buddy: THANK YOU, JAMES.

THANK YOU, BETTY.

NICE TO BE HERE.

James: I LIKE THE CHICKEN.

I BET YOU LIKE THOSE COWS

THAT OLD KATHY'S GOT

OVER THERE AT CHICK FILET

TELLING EVERYBODY

TO EAT MORE CHICKEN.

BUDDY, I WANT YOU TO -- REALLY

YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH JESUS

AND HE OBVIOUSLY

CHANGED YOUR LIFE.

WE CAN SPEND THE WHOLE PROGRAM

JUST TALKING ABOUT THAT

BUT I'M ASKING YOU VERY DIRECTLY

TO SHARE WITH OUR VIEWERS

ABOUT BUSINESS

AND ABOUT BUSINESS PEOPLE

AND WHAT'S ON YOUR HEART.

BUT I WANT YOU TO START,

IF YOU DON'T MIND,

WITH SOMETHING

THAT REALLY STARTLED ME

WHEN I HEARD YOU SPEAKING

TO A REAL GROUP

OF NATIONAL LEADERS.

AND YOU REALLY CAME,

IN MY OPINION,

IN SUCH AN EFFECTIVE WAY

TO SHOW ALL OF US

THAT THE LOVE OF MONEY

MAY BE THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL

BUT MONEY MIGHT NOT BE

THE PROBLEM AS MUCH AS

IT MIGHT BE AN ANSWER.

THEN YOU JUST TOOK OFF

AS A BUSINESSMAN

AND I WANT OUR VIEWERS TO HEAR

WHAT GOD'S PUT ON YOUR HEART.

BY THE WAY, I WANT TO PUT HIS

E-MAIL ADDRESS UP RIGHT NOW.

I WANT YOU TO KNOW

WHERE TO GET TO HIM

WHERE YOU COULD SAY,

"BUDDY, COME TO OUR CHURCH

AND SPEAK TO US."

AS A MATTER OF FACT,

THIS BUSINESSMAN WILL PREACH --

SPEAK TO,

PREACH TO OUR WHOLE CHURCH,

NOT JUST OUR BUSINESSMEN --

EVERYBODY!

BECAUSE EVERYBODY IN YOUR CHURCH

NEEDS TO HEAR

WHAT'S ON HIS HEART.

THERE IS THE E-MAIL ADDRESS.

YOU CAN GO TO LifeToday.org,

IF YOU SAY "I DIDN'T HAVE

SOMETHING TO WRITE WITH"

AND YOU'LL FIND IT AGAIN BECAUSE

WE'LL HAVE IT POSTED THERE.

Buddy: THANK YOU, JAMES.

I APPRECIATE YOU MAKING

THAT COMMENT AS WELL

BECAUSE THE MOST COMMON

MISCONCEPTION PASTORS HAVE

WHEN THEY CALL ME TO MINISTER

IN SOME WAY AT THEIR CHURCH

IS THEY'LL CALL AND SAY,

"COME SPEAK TO OUR MEN'S GROUP."

I SAY, "WELL, DO YOUR WOMEN

NOT WANT TO BE SUCCESSFUL

IN BUSINESS AS WELL?"

[Laughter]

BECAUSE I BELIEVE

WOMEN OUGHT TO BE SUCCESSFUL

IN BUSINESS AS WELL. AMEN?

OR THEY'LL SAY, "JUST COME

SPEAK TO OUR LEADERS."

I SAY, "WELL, DON'T YOU WANT

THOSE PEOPLE WHO YOU DON'T VIEW

AS LEADERS YET TO BECOME

LEADERS AND BECOME SUCCESSFUL

IN BUSINESS?"

SO GOD'S WORD APPLIES

TO THE WORKPLACE

NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE,

WHETHER YOU'RE IN THE BACK DOCK

OR IN THE PRESIDENT'S OFFICE,

WHETHER YOU'RE THE SECRETARY,

OR THE C.E.O.

WHEN I LEFT PILGRIM'S IN 1998

THE LORD LED ME TO START

THE MINISTRY THAT I HAVE TODAY.

IT WAS A VERY SPECIFIC CALLING.

I TEACH THE WORD

FOR THE WORKPLACE.

I DON'T TRY TO TEACH THE WORD

FOR FAMILY LIFE.

JAMES DOBSON DOES THAT.

I DON'T TRY

TO TEACH RELATIONSHIP.

I DON'T TRY TO PASTOR PEOPLE;

I'M NOT A PASTOR.

IF YOU COME AND TELL ME

ALL YOUR PROBLEMS,

I'LL JUST TELL YOU,

"YOU NEED TO JUST GET OVER THEM

AND MOVE ON."

I'M NOT A PASTOR.

James: GO EAT SOME CHICKEN!

Buddy: THAT'S RIGHT!

BUT I DO KNOW

WHAT I'M CALLED TO DO.

I'M CALLED TO APPLY THE WORD

TO BUSINESS

AND TO HELP PEOPLE SEE

THAT THE BIBLE IS THE BEST

BUSINESS TEXTBOOK THERE IS.

USUALLY I HAVE

MY HAND ON MY BIBLE

AND I GUESS THIS IPAD KIND OF IS

BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I GOT

THE SCRIPTURE IN TONIGHT

RATHER THAN BRINGING MY BIBLE.

WHAT YOU MENTIONED A MINUTE AGO

WHEN YOU HEARD ME SPEAKING TO

THAT GROUP OF NATIONAL

RELIGIOUS LEADERS,

A VERY BRIEF PRESENTATION

I MADE DOWN THERE THAT DAY,

I STARTED WITH A SCRIPTURE

THAT BY SHOW OF HANDS

ONLY TWO PEOPLE

IN THAT ENTIRE AUDIENCE

OF NATIONAL RELIGIOUS LEADERS

HAD EVER HEARD OF.

IT'S A SCRIPTURE THAT

I THINK IS PRETTY SIGNIFICANT.

IT SAYS A LOT.

IT'S IN ECCLESIASTES CHAPTER 10,

AND I ALWAYS LEAD INTO VERSE 18,

IT'S VERSES 18 AND 19.

VERSE 18 SAYS: THROUGH INDOLENCE

THE RAFTERS SAG, OR THROUGH

LAZINESS THE RAFTERS SAG,

AND THROUGH SLACKNESS OR THROUGH

IDLE HANDS THE HOUSE LEAKS.

THAT TELLS US SOMETHING

RIGHT THERE, UNLESS WE GET UP

AND DO SOMETHING,

THINGS DON'T GET FIXED.

THAT'S TRUE

IN OUR COUNTRY TODAY, TOO.

WE CAN SIT IN OUR CLOSETS

AND PRAY ALL DAY LONG

BUT WE'VE GOT TO GET OUT

AND DO SOMETHING AS WELL.

IF YOU WANT TO HELP THE POOR,

HELP THESE GIRLS THAT HAVE BEEN

TAKEN INTO THE SEX TRADE,

YOU'VE GOT TO SOMETIMES GET OUT

AND DO SOMETHING AS WELL.

SO THAT'S VERSE 18.

WELL, VERSE 19 SAYS THIS:

MEN PREPARE A MEAL

FOR ENJOYMENT, (THAT'S FINE,)

WINE MAKES LIFE MERRY --

(WELL, IT MAY IF YOU DON'T

DRINK TOO MUCH OF IT.)

AND THE LAST PART

OF VERSE 19 SAYS: AND MONEY

IS THE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING.

NOW I FIND VERY FEW PEOPLE

THAT KNOW THAT THAT VERSE

IS IN THE BIBLE.

SOME TRANSLATIONS SAY,

"MONEY ANSWERS ALL THINGS."

THE HEBREW WORD SAYS:

MONEY RESPONDS TO ALL THINGS.

NOW OBVIOUSLY MONEY DOESN'T

SUBSTITUTE FOR CHRIST

IN OUR LIVES

BUT WHAT THAT SAYS IS

YOU CAN'T REALLY ACCOMPLISH

MUCH OF ANYTHING IN THIS WORLD,

IN THIS NATURAL PHYSICAL PLACE

WHERE WE LIVE WITHOUT MONEY.

YOU JUST CAN'T.

YOU CAN'T RUN A MINISTRY

SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT MONEY.

YOU CAN'T RUN A BUSINESS

WITHOUT MONEY.

YOU CAN'T STEWARD OVER

YOUR FAMILY WITHOUT MONEY.

YOU CAN'T RUN A CHURCH

WITHOUT MONEY.

YOU CAN'T RUN A POLITICAL

CAMPAIGN WITHOUT MONEY.

I WAS SAYING AS WE WERE TALKING

OVER DINNER TONIGHT,

THERE WAS A REASON THAT AL-QAEDA

PICKED OSAMA BIN LADEN

TO HEAD UP THAT AL-QAEDA GROUP;

OSAMA BIN LADEN HAD $150 MILLION

-- HE HAD MONEY.

YOU CAN'T BE

A SUCCESSFUL TERRORIST

WITHOUT MONEY.

[Laughter]

THAT'S THE TRUTH!

SO WE NEED TO RECOGNIZE THAT.

THERE IS THIS SUBTLE TEACHING,

I THINK, THAT'S NOT ONLY

SLIPPED INTO THE CHURCH

BUT I THINK IT'S SLIPPING

INTO OUR ENTIRE COUNTRY

THAT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS,

THAT DEMONIZES WEALTH,

IT DEMONIZES BUSINESS,

IT DEMONIZES PROFITS,

IT PARTICULARLY DEMONIZES

BIG BUSINESS.

IT'S KIND OF OKAY

FOR A POLITICIAN

TO SAY SOMETHING GOOD

ABOUT A SMALL BUSINESS.

YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THE NEED

TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES

BUT DO WE NOT NEED

BIG BUSINESSES TO BE SUCCESSFUL?

DON'T WE WANT THEM

TO MAKE A PROFIT AS WELL?

James: MOST BIG BUSINESSES

STARTED AS A SMALL BUSINESS.

Buddy: THAT'S EXACTLY CORRECT.

THEY ABSOLUTELY DID.

AND THE ONLY WAY YOU GROW

IS BY CONTINUING

TO REINVEST YOUR PROFITS.

THE ONLY THING THAT GIVES

A BUSINESS THE OPPORTUNITY

TO HIRE MORE PEOPLE,

TO GIVE RAISES, TO EXPAND,

TO BUILD NEW BUILDINGS,

TO BUY NEW EQUIPMENT,

TO DO ALL THESE KIND OF THINGS,

WHICH ULTIMATELY

BENEFIT CUSTOMERS

AND BENEFIT EMPLOYEES,

BENEFIT SUPPLIERS IS PROFIT.

IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PROFIT

YOU CAN'T DO ANY

OF THOSE KIND OF THINGS.

YET PROFIT IS SO DEMONIZED TODAY

AND MONEY IN GENERAL

IS SO DEMONIZED TODAY.

SO I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND

THE BIBLE IS SERIOUS WHEN

IT SAYS, "MONEY IS THE ANSWER

TO ALL THINGS."

IT TAKES MONEY TO ACCOMPLISH

WHAT WE NEED TO DO

HERE ON EARTH.

ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND

THIS BASIC PRINCIPLE

ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT MONEY IS

TO ACCOMPLISH THINGS,

IT KIND OF LEADS

TO THE NEXT LOGICAL QUESTION,

HOW DO YOU GENERATE MONEY?

OR BETTER SAID,

HOW DO YOU GENERATE WEALTH

BECAUSE MONEY IS NOTHING MORE

THAN A COMMON DENOMINATOR

FOR THE EXCHANGE OF WEALTH.

MONEY AT A DOLLAR BILL

OR HUNDRED DOLLAR BILL,

IN AND OF ITSELF

IS NOT ANYTHING IMPORTANT,

IT IS THE WEALTH

THAT IT REPRESENTS.

SO IT BEGS THE QUESTION,

HOW DO YOU CREATE WEALTH?

THAT'S A VITALLY IMPORTANT TOPIC

AND IT'S BECOMING MORE

AND MORE IMPORTANT

IN TODAY'S POLITICS AS WELL

WHERE ALL OF THIS STUFF

IS BEING DEMONIZED

AS I SAID A MINUTE AGO.

THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL TEACHING

THAT I TEACH IN MY MINISTRY

IS A MESSAGE THAT THE LORD

GAVE ME SEVERAL YEARS AGO.

FRANKLY, I WAS ATTENDING

A MEETING WHERE

TWO DIFFERENT PREACHERS

BACK TO BACK

HAD TAUGHT ON PROSPERITY.

FRANKLY, I BELIEVE GOD

WANTS TO PROSPER AND BLESS YOU

BUT THE BLESSING ALSO

INCLUDES PROSPERITY.

SO I WAS LISTENING TO THIS

AND I KNOW THAT IN A LOT

OF PROSPERITY BELIEVING CHURCHES

PEOPLE -- THIS MAY NOT EVEN BE

WHAT THE PASTOR

IS NECESSARILY TEACHING

BUT PEOPLE GO AWAY BELIEVING

FOR PROSPERITY IN THIS WAY:

THAT ALL I HAVE TO DO

TO BE BLESSED, FINANCIALLY

IS TO SOW, TO GIVE,

AND IT WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU,

PRESSED DOWN, SHAKEN TOGETHER.

SO ALL I HAVE TO DO IS SOW

MY $20 IN THE OFFERING PLATE

AND SIT BACK AND WAIT

FOR MIRACLE MONEY TO SHOW UP

IN THE MAILBOX.

James: AND THAT'S REALLY

A MISREPRESENTATION OF SEEDS.

THERE'S NO FARMER THAT JUST GOES

OUT CASTING SEEDS AT RANDOM.

YOU WANT A FERTILE FIELD,

YOU WANT TO PREPARE THE GROUND,

YOU WANT TO KNOW

IT IS PREPARED GROUND,

YOU WANT TO WATCH OVER IT,

AND YOU WANT TO PRAY FOR GOD

TO BLESS IT.

YOU CAN GIVE TO LIFE Outreach

AND GIVE AND THINK YOU'RE GOING

TO GET ALL OF YOUR BILLS PAID

IF YOU DON'T MANAGE --

IF YOU MANAGE YOUR AFFAIRS

LIKE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE

THE SAME PROBLEMS THEY HAVE.

WE NEED TO BE GOOD BUSINESSMEN

Buddy: EXACTLY, SO THE LORD

BEGAN TO GIVE ME THIS MESSAGE

TO SHARE IT PARTICULARLY WITHIN

THE CHURCH BUT I SHARE THIS

IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE CHURCH.

NEXT WEEK I'M GOING TO SPEAK TO

THE MISSOURI STATE LEGISLATURE.

I'M GOING TO TALK TO THEM

ABOUT THE ONLY WAY

THAT WEALTH IS GENERATED.

AND HERE IS THE FOUNDATION

OF THIS MESSAGE,

A BUSINESS TRANSACTION

IS THE ONLY THING THAT CREATES,

THAT MANIFESTS,

THAT BRINGS ABOUT WEALTH.

NOTHING ELSE OTHER THAN

A BUSINESS TRANSACTION

MANIFESTS WEALTH.

YOU CAN HAVE OIL IN THE GROUND

AND IF YOU DON'T EVER

GET IT OUT OF THE GROUND

IT REALLY IS OF NO VALUE.

IT'S GOT POTENTIAL VALUE THERE

BUT UNTIL YOU DRAW IT

OUT OF THE GROUND

AND BEGIN TO USE IT

IN THE EXCHANGE PROCESS,

WHICH IS BUSINESS,

THAT'S THE ONLY TIME

THE VALUE IS MANIFESTED.

SO THE LORD GAVE ME THIS MESSAGE

AND THAT'S THE FUNDAMENTAL,

IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT

POINT TO UNDERSTAND

THAT A BUSINESS TRANSACTION IS

WHERE ALL WEALTH IS MANIFESTED.

BUSINESS IS SO OFTEN DISMISSED

WITHIN THE CHURCH

AS BEING SECULAR.

WELL, WE DON'T WANT TO GET

INVOLVED IN THE WORLD SYSTEM.

WE'RE HOLIER THAN THAT.

WE WANT TO TURN OVER THIS STUFF

THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE WORLD

TO OTHER PEOPLE.

WELL, THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE.

SEE, IF YOU VIEW

POLITICS AND BUSINESS

AS BEING THE WORLD'S SYSTEM

OF OPERATING INSTEAD OF

GOD'S SYSTEM OF OPERATING,

AND YOU TURN IT OVER TO PEOPLE

THAT DON'T KNOW GOD,

YOU'LL ONLY GET UNGODLY RESULTS.

BUT IF YOU REALIZE THAT BUSINESS

IS NOT THE WORLD'S SYSTEM,

IT IS GOD'S SYSTEM AND WE'VE

TURNED IT OVER TO THE WORLD

AND THAT'S WHY WE GET

THE UNGODLY RESULTS.

POLITICS AREN'T

THE WORLD'S SYSTEM,

GOD'S DESIGNED THAT PEOPLE

SHOULD WORK TOGETHER

IN A POLITICAL MANNER

IN SOME WAY BUT IF WE TURN IT

OVER TO THE WORLD,

WE CAN ONLY GET

UNGODLY RESULTS.

AND THEN HE GAVE ME JUST

CHAPTER AND VERSE TO SHOW ME

HOW HE CAN SHOW THAT EACH

OF THESE THINGS ARE TRUE AND

I CAN CONFIRM IT IN SCRIPTURE.

THE REASON WE KNOW

THAT BUSINESS IS GOD'S SYSTEM

IS I WENT AND LOOKED UP

THE DICTIONARY DEFINITION

OF BUSINESS.

THE DICTIONARY DEFINES BUSINESS

AS THE EXCHANGE

OF GOODS AND SERVICES --

AND BY THE WAY, IT SAYS IN ORDER

TO MAKE AN ECONOMIC PROFIT.

SO PROFIT MUST BE PART OF IT,

AND THAT'S OKAY.

SO IF BUSINESS

IS DEFINED AS THE EXCHANGE

OF GOODS AND SERVICES,

THEN YOU GO BACK AND LOOK

AT HOW GOD DESIGNED US.

YOU SEE, HE DESIGNED US

SUCH THAT WE ARE, I CALL IT

INDIVIDUALLY INSUFFICIENT.

WE NEED HIM IN OUR LIVES,

AND WE NEED EACH OTHER

IN OUR LIVES AS WELL.

WE'RE MORE PRODUCTIVE

AND PROSPEROUS AND EFFICIENT

AS A SOCIETY WHEN WE DO BUSINESS

WITH ONE ANOTHER,

AND ONE PERSON IN THE BEGINNING,

ONE PERSON HUNTS

AND ANOTHER ONE MAKES SPEARS.

ONE PERSON BUILDS A HOUSE

WHILE ANOTHER ONE COOKS.

AND WE EXCHANGE WITH ONE ANOTHER

AND THAT CREATES PROSPERITY.

IN FACT, DO YOU KNOW

WHAT THE OLDEST PROFESSION IS?

YOU KNOW WHAT

IS USUALLY SAID TODAY,

YOU KNOW WHAT PEOPLE USUALLY

SAY THE OLDEST PROFESSION IS

BUT THE TRUTH IS,

IN GENESIS CHAPTER FOUR IT SAYS,

AND ADAM HAD RELATIONS

WITH HIS WIFE EVE,

NOW THAT WASN'T

THE OLDEST PROFESSION,

THEY WERE MARRIED;

THAT WAS THE OLDEST PAST TIME

BUT IT WASN'T

THE OLDEST PROFESSION.

IT SAID ADAM HAS RELATIONS

WITH HIS WIFE EVE

AND SHE CONCEIVED A CHILD, CAIN,

AND THEN SHE HAD ANOTHER ONE,

ABEL, AND IT SAID, "AND CAIN

WAS A TILLER OF THE GROUND AND

ABEL WAS A KEEPER OF FLOCKS."

RIGHT?

THAT'S THE FIRST TWO CHILDREN

THAT EVER SET FOOT

ON THE FACE OF THIS EARTH,

AND THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND

THAT GOD TOLD US FOR A REASON

THAT ONE OF THEM WAS GIFTED

IN ANIMAL AGRICULTURE,

WAS A KEEPER OF FLOCKS,

AND THE OTHER ONE

WAS A TILLER OF THE GROUND,

HE WAS IN FARMING,

GRAIN AGRICULTURE.

NOW IF YOU LOOK UP

THAT WORD FLOCKS, THIS IS

JUST A LITTLE SIDE STORY,

MOST PEOPLE TRANSLATE IT

AS SHEEP; KING JAMES

TRANSLATES IT AS SHEEP.

BUT THE LITERAL HEBREW WORD

MEANS A SMALL GROUP

OF SMALL ANIMALS.

AND IT IS TRANSLATED

IN MANY BIBLES AS FLOCKS.

WELL, IF YOU'VE BEEN

IN THE CHICKEN BUSINESS

AS LONG AS I HAVE

AND YOU SEE A WORD FLOCK

AND IT IS A SMALL GROUP

OF SMALL ANIMALS,

THEY WERE CHICKEN FARMERS.

[Laughter]

THAT'S IT!

SO THE OLDEST PROFESSION

AND THE FIRST ONE

EVER MENTIONED IN THE BIBLE

WAS A CHICKEN FARMER.

AND HIS BROTHER RAISED CORN

AND I GUARANTEE YOU

THEY DID BUSINESS UNTIL

HE KILLED HIS BEST CUSTOMER

AND THEN THINGS

KIND OF WENT DOWNHILL.

James: YOU KNOW WHAT?

HERE'S THE THING,

WE ARE IN THE PROCESS

IN OUR COUNTRY

OF NOT ONLY KILLING THE CUSTOMER

BUT KILLING THE BUSINESS PERSON

THAT PRODUCES THE OPPORTUNITY

AND THE PRODUCT.

IT IS ABSOLUTELY --

IT HAS REALLY REACHED A POINT

OF TOTAL INSANITY.

Buddy: IT HAS!

VOLUNTEERISM IS LIFTED UP

SO HIGH TODAY

AND IN A VERY DANGEROUS WAY.

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT

SOME OF THE POLITICAL TALK TODAY

ABOUT SERVICE TO COMMUNITY.

SEPTEMBER 11TH HAS BEEN TURNED

INTO A NATIONAL DAY OF SERVICE

INSTEAD OF A DAY TO COMMEMORATE

WHAT HAPPENED.

EVEN THIS PAST

MARTIN LUTHER KING'S DAY

WAS TALKED ABOUT

AS A DAY OF SERVICE.

WELL, MARTIN LUTHER KING

DIDN'T MARCH ON THE MALL

FOR A DAY OF SERVICE.

HE MARCHED FOR EQUALITY

WHERE PEOPLE WOULD BE JUDGED

BY THE CONTENT

OF THEIR CHARACTER

NOT BY THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN.

AND ALL OF THIS TALK ABOUT

SERVICE KIND OF SOUNDS GOOD

ON THE SURFACE

BUT IT'S REALLY

ALL ABOUT COLLECTIVISM.

IT IS ELEVATING VOLUNTEERISM.

THERE IS NOTHING WRONG

WITH VOLUNTEERISM.

I BELIEVE IN VOLUNTEERING

BUT WE'VE REACHED THIS POINT

WHERE WE DEMONIZE PEOPLE

WHO GO OUT AND EARN A LIVING,

AND WE ELEVATE THOSE

WHO VOLUNTEER

AND DON'T DO ANYTHING.

I WOULD SAY THIS TO YOU,

AS MUCH AS I AGREE

AND I BELIEVE IN VOLUNTEERISM,

IS IT REALLY MORE NOBLE?

WHAT IS MORE NOBLE?

TO GO OUT ONE SATURDAY

A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR

AND WORK THE FOOD LINE

AT THE HOMELESS SHELTER?

OR TO RISK YOUR CAPITAL

AND TO INVEST YOUR INTELLECT

AND YOUR LABOR

AND YOUR HARD WORK

TO START A BUSINESS

THAT WILL EMPLOY THE PERSON

THAT IS AT THE HOMELESS SHELTER

SO THAT THEY CAN PROVIDE

FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILY

WITH DIGNITY?

James: THANK GOD

FOR BUSINESSMEN!

WOULD YOU SAY THANK GOD

FOR BUDDY PILGRIM?

[Applause]

I WISH I COULD LAY HANDS,

HEALING HANDS

ON THE WHOLE NATION

AND HEAL THIS DIVIDE

OF PITTING CLASS AGAINST CLASS.

BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING

AND IT IS CRIPPLING OUR NATION,

IT IS CRIPPLING OUR ECONOMY.

FATHER, I JUST PRAY

THAT THE VIEWER WILL HEAR

WHAT YOU WANT THEM TO HEAR,

THE LOVE OF MONEY

IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL.

GREED IS ONE OF THE AWFUL SINS

THAT CRIPPLES BUT SUCCESS

AND BLESSING AND PROSPERITY,

YOU PROMISE.

YOU LED YOUR PEOPLE

INTO PROSPERITY

IN ORDER THAT THEY

COULD BLESS OTHERS.

AND FATHER, I PRAY

YOU'LL BLESS OUR VIEWERS

THAT THEY BLESS OTHERS

AND BLESS OUR NATION.

IN JESUS' NAME.

THERE'S BUDDY'S

WEB ADDRESS AGAIN.

I HOPE YOU'LL HAVE HIM

COME SPEAK TO YOUR WHOLE CHURCH

WHEN YOU GET TO TURN HIM LOOSE

AND LET HIM GO.

YOU'LL HAVE A NEW CONGREGATION.

I THINK WE'LL HAVE A NEW COUNTRY

TO THINK RIGHTLY

ABOUT SOME OF THESE THINGS

BECAUSE IT IS SAD.

BUDDY, WE'RE DOING SOMETHING

THAT OUR VIEWERS LOVE TO DO

AND THAT'S TO RESCUE PEOPLE.

BY THE WAY, THEY CAN'T DO IT

WITHOUT CAPITAL.

THEY'VE GOT TO HAVE

EARNED IT SOMEWHERE.

IT'S GOT TO HAVE COME TO THEM --

EVEN IF IT CAME FROM

SOME TAX PROGRAM

WHERE IT IS SOCIAL SECURITY,

IT STILL WAS PROVIDED

BY THE LABOR OF THE PEOPLE

WHO PUT IT IN AND THE EMPLOYER

AND IT IS BEING PROVIDED BY

PEOPLE RIGHT NOW

WHO ARE MAINTAINING IT WHO KNOW

THEY WON'T EVER GET ANYTHING.

WE'VE GOT TO FIX THAT.

BUT SEE, YOU HAVE

SOMETHING TO GIVE.

I'M ASKING YOU TO GIVE LIFE.

I'M ASKING YOU TO RESCUE LIFE.

I WANT YOU TO LISTEN

TO OUR MISSION PARTNER

WHO LEFT HER CAREER

TO GO INTO TOTALLY RESCUING

THE PEOPLE WHO ARE TRAPPED

IN THE SEX TRAFFICKING.

LISTEN TO GISELLE.

THIS IS NITA AND PARMELA.

THEY MET MANY YEARS AGO

WHEN THEY WERE BOTH TRAFFICKED TO THE SAME BROTHEL

AS YOUNG GIRLS.

SEVERAL DECADES LATER THE LIFELONG FRIENDS

ARE STILL SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING

BECAUSE PARMELA HAS H.I.V.

AND NITA IS DYING FROM AIDS.

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT EVER SHOULD HAPPEN

TO A HUMAN BEING. EVER!

CAN YOU IMAGINE TO BE TAKEN

AS A NINE-YEAR-OLD LITTLE GIRL,

SPENDING YOUR ENTIRE LIFE IN THE BROTHEL

AND THEN THROWN OUT LIKE AN ANIMAL

BECAUSE YOU CAN NO LONGER

SELL YOUR BODY AS A SEX SLAVE.

THIS IS THE ENDING

IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING TO HELP THESE LITTLE GIRLS,

IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING TO STOP THIS,

IF WE DON'T PROVIDE SAFE HOMES FOR THEM,

IF WE DON'T PROVIDE LIFE CENTERS

WHERE WE CAN SAVE AND RESCUE THESE LITTLE GIRLS,

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM.

THEY END UP BEING THROWN OUT LIKE DOGS ON THE STREET.

THEIR INNOCENCE WAS ROBBED FROM THEM

AND THIS IS WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO NOW.

BUT WHY?

WHY DO THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS?

WE CAN DO SOMETHING SO THEY DON'T END UP LIKE THIS.

I JUST WANT TO DO MORE.

[Crying]

James: SOME OF THOSE PRECIOUS

LITTLE CHILDREN YOU SAW THERE

AT THE END ARE TARGETS

FOR THE SEXUAL PREDATORS

WHO TAKE THEM AND USE THEM

IN THE SEX INDUSTRY.

IN NEPAL,

THERE ARE MANY CHILDREN

WHO ARE IN DESPERATE SITUATIONS

AND THEY'RE EASY TO TAKE.

WE REALLY BELIEVE GOD WANTS US

TO BUILD A LIFE CENTER THERE

TO HELP GISELLE

WHO WAS A FASHION MODEL

AND SHE SAW THE NEED.

SHE ACTUALLY HERSELF

WAS HELD CAPTIVE IN THAT TRADE

FOR A BRIEF PERIOD

WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG.

SHE WENT ON

TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL

AFTER SHE WAS FREED FROM IT

BUT SHE NEVER FORGOT.

AND SHE'S GONE BACK NOW AND

WE DECIDED WE WOULD HELP HER.

WHEN I SAY "WE," IT INCLUDES,

BETTY -- WE CAN'T DO IT

WITHOUT THE HELP OF OUR VIEWERS.

SHE HAS STARTED A BUSINESS THERE

FOR THESE GIRLS TO MAKE A LIVING

MAKING BEAUTIFUL BEADS.

WE WANT TO SEND THIS

TO SOME OF YOU

WHO WILL HELP RESCUE

ONE OF THE CHILDREN AS A GIFT;

JUST TO SEND ONE

THAT WAS MADE IN LOVE

AND APPRECIATION FOR THE JOB.

HERE'S WHAT IT TAKES.

IT TAKES $128 TO RESCUE A LIFE.

AND WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED,

BETTY, BY SOMEONE THAT HAD

SUCH A BROKEN HEART

THAT THEY SAID,

"WE'LL MATCH EVERY GIFT."

WHICH MEANS

IF YOU'LL HELP RESCUE

ONE OF THESE PRECIOUS CHILDREN

OR ONE OF THESE PEOPLE

FROM THE SEX TRAFFICKING,

IT WILL ACTUALLY BE TWO.

IT ALSO MEANS IF YOU'LL GIVE $64

IT WILL BE MATCHED AND WE

WILL BE ABLE TO RESCUE ANOTHER.

WE NEED $225,000,

WHICH WILL BUILD QUITE

AN ELABORATE LIFE CENTER THERE

BECAUSE THE DOLLAR GOES SO MUCH

FURTHER AND THE LABOR THERE,

WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO,

AND THE MATERIAL.

SO WE'RE ASKING EVERY ONE OF YOU

TO HELP US.

BETTY, I BELIEVE EVERY VIEWER

WILL DO SOMETHING.

Betty: I DO TOO, JAMES.

YOU AND I ARE SO BLESSED.

WE HAVE FIVE

BEAUTIFUL GRANDDAUGHTERS

AND I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE,

OR PICTURE THEM HAVING

TO GO THROUGH SUCH A TRAGEDY

AS THESE GIRLS,

ALL THESE CHILDREN DO.

IT IS HARD TO EVEN THINK ABOUT.

AND THESE CHILDREN

DON'T EVEN HAVE A CHANCE;

THEY'RE HELPLESS

AND THEY'RE HOPELESS

UNLESS WE CARE,

UNLESS WE OFFER HOPE.

I HOPE YOU WILL JOIN WITH US

AND LET'S DO SOMETHING

FOR THESE CHILDREN.

James: I'M SENDING THE BOOK,

INDIVISIBLE

THAT JAY RICHARDS AND I WROTE,

"RESTORING FAITH,

FAMILY, AND FREEDOM,"

WHICH IS REALLY A ROAD MAP

OUT OF OUR WILDERNESS

AND OUR NEED IN THIS NATION

BACK TO A SOLID FOUNDATION.

YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE

THE TRUTH THAT YOU SEE THAT WILL

SET US FREE AS A NATION AGAIN.

I REALLY BELIEVE THAT:

RESTORING FAITH, FAMILY, AND

FREEDOM BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.

WE WANT TO SEND THAT TO YOU

TO SAY THANK YOU.

FOR ANY GIFT THAT YOU MAKE,

IF YOU WILL HELP US

RESCUE ONE OF THESE CHILDREN,

WE WILL ALSO SEND WITH THE BOOK

ONE OF THE SETS

OF THE BEAUTIFUL BEADS

MADE IN LOVE.

IF YOU'LL HELP BUILD

THE LIFE CENTER,

WE WANT TO SEND THE BEAUTIFUL

"LION AND LAMB" BRONZE

TO SAY THANKS.

WE'RE ASKING FOR A GIFT

OF $1,000 OR MORE, IT MAY BE

YOU CAN GIVE $5,000 OR MORE.

WHATEVER YOU CAN DO,

WE'RE ASKING YOU

TO MAKE THESE GIFTS.

LET'S DO THIS TO RESCUE

THESE PRECIOUS CHILDREN

AND THESE WOMEN

FROM THIS HORRIBLE TRADE,

THEY ARE PRISONERS.

CALL, USE YOUR BANKCARD

LIKE A CHECK

OR YOU CAN GO ONLINE

LifeToday.org

AND MAKE THE GIFT.

IF YOU MAKE A CHECK,

MAKE IT OUT TO LIFE.

PLEASE CALL AND LET US KNOW

WHAT GOD IS LEADING YOU TO DO.

Announcer: HUMAN TRAFFICKING... IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE

BUT AT THIS VERY MOMENT INNOCENT CHILDREN, MANY VERY YOUNG

ARE BEING SOLD AND FORCED INTO SEXUAL SLAVERY

AND EXPLOITED IN EVERY WAY IMAGINABLE,

AND SOMEONE MUST SAVE THEM!

WITH YOUR HELP TODAY WE CAN REACH, RESCUE,

AND RESTORE THEIR HOPE FOR A BETTER FUTURE

AND WE CAN ALSO BUILD THE NEW HOPE LIFE CENTER IN NEPAL,

WHICH WILL BE A SAFE HOUSE FOR CHILDREN FOR YEARS TO COME.

AND NOW A MIRACLE OPPORTUNITY OF $384,000 MATCHING GIFT

WITH A COST OF $128 TO RESCUE A CHILD,

THAT MEANS YOUR GIFT OF $128 WILL BE MATCHED

TO HELP RESCUE TWO CHILDREN.

AND $64 WILL BE MATCHED TO HELP RESCUE ONE MORE CHILD.

WITH YOUR GIFT PLEASE REQUEST

INDIVISIBLE BY JAMES ROBISON AND JAY RICHARDS,

A SOUL-STIRRING READ FOR EVERY CHRISTIAN

WHO DESIRES TO RESTORE AMERICA TO THE VALUES

THAT FORMED OUR STRONG FOUNDATION

BUILT ON FAITH, FAMILY, AND FREEDOM.

WITH YOUR GIFT OF $128, WHICH TODAY WILL HELP

RESCUE TWO CHILDREN, YOU WILL RECEIVE A UNIQUE

AND BEAUTIFUL NECKLACE HANDCRAFTED BY WOMEN

WHO ARE SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SLAVERY.

FINALLY, PLEASE PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER A GIFT OF $1,000

WHICH WILL BE MATCHED TO $2,000 FOR THE NEW HOPE LIFE CENTER

AND YOU MAY REQUEST THE BEAUTIFUL BRONZE SCULPTURE,

"THE LION AND THE LAMB."

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

James: I REALLY BELIEVE

THAT INDIVISIBLE POINTS US

IN THE DIRECTION WE MUST GO

AND THE CORRECTION

THAT WE MUST MAKE.

I THINK YOU'RE GOING

TO FIND IT TO BE ONE OF

THE MOST INSPIRATIONAL READS OF

YOUR ENTIRE LIFE AND I BELIEVE

IT CAN CHANGE OUR NATION.

I WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT

BUDDY PILGRIM, THERE'S HIS

WEB ADDRESS, AND YOU CAN GET

LAND OF BLESSING, THE TEACHING

THAT HE TEACHES ON BUSINESS.

IT'S GREAT.

I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET HIM

IN YOUR CHURCH SOMETIME.

WOULD YOU JOIN BETTY AND ME IN

SAYING THANKS TO BUDDY PILGRIM

FOR COMING AND SHARING?

BUDDY, I LOVE YOU!

Buddy: THANK YOU, JAMES.

James: BLESS YOU!

BLESS YOUR FAMILY.

THANK YOU FOR HELPING US

BLESS OTHERS.

THANK YOU FOR HELPING US

RESCUE LIVES.

Beth: I'M GOING TO STAND HERE UNTIL SOMEBODY GETS A WORD

BECAUSE I'M GOING TO TELL YOU SOMETHING,

MANY OF US HAVE BEEN DISABLED BY OUR PAST ACTIONS.

Announcer: BETH MOORE -- TOMORROW!