AND THAT FEAR CAN BE ELIMINATED
BY REALLY PUTTING GOD FIRST IN YOUR LIFE,
THEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOOK TO THE GOVERNMENT TO BAIL YOU OUT.
Announcer: COMING UP, SO MANY OF US HAVE FEAR IN OUR LIVES
WHEN IT COMES TO FINANCES.
AM I GOING TO TRUST GOD AND GIVE HIM THE FIRST PART --
WHICH IS HIS PART.
SO HE GIVES US A WAY TO PUT HIM FIRST IN THIS AREA OF OUR LIFE
AND IT DOES SOMETHING IN OUR HEART
THAT THEN CHANGES EVERY AREA OF OUR LIVES.
Announcer: THE BLESSED LIFE WITH ROBERT MORRIS -- NEXT!
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James: I WANT TO WELCOME YOU
TO A VERY SPECIAL LIFE TODAY.
YOU SEE, WE'VE BEEN PRAYING
VERY SPECIFICALLY.
YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY MANY TIMES
BECAUSE YOU WATCH US
TOUCHING SUFFERING PEOPLE
ALL OVER THE WORLD
AS WELL AS HEARING
THE MOST INTERESTING GUESTS
AND TESTIMONIES, AND HOPEFULLY
WHAT BETTY AND I SHARE IS
INSPIRATIONAL AND MEANINGFUL.
YOU TELL US IT IS
AND ITS OBVIOUS, BECAUSE
YOU IDENTIFY WITH WHAT'S ON
OUR HEART THAT GOD PUT THERE,
WHAT'S ACTUALLY ON HIS HEART
AND YOU HELP US
EXTEND HIS HANDS.
I'VE SAID THAT MANY TIMES,
"EXPRESS HIS HEART
BY EXTENDING HIS HANDS."
BUT MANY, MANY PEOPLE
ALL OVER THE WORLD HAVE SAID,
"JAMES, THERE IS SOME ECONOMIC
UNCERTAINTY AND WE FEEL IT.
WE FEEL THE CHALLENGE.
SOME OF OUR FAMILY DOES,
AND WE REALLY WANT YOU
TO PRAY FOR US."
WELL, AS WE PRAY AND WE HAVE,
WE'VE TAKEN IT VERY SERIOUSLY.
ANY TIME YOU CALL THAT NUMBER
THAT'S PAID FOR BY LOVE...
BY SOMEBODY LIKE YOU WHO SAYS,
"I WANT THERE TO BE A PRAYER
LINE WHERE SERIOUS PEOPLE
WILL FOCUS ON SPECIFIC NEEDS
AND PRAY WITH AND FOR PEOPLE."
SO IT'S THERE.
SOME ARE ALREADY CALLING IT NOW
EVEN WHILE I'M TALKING TO YOU
BECAUSE THEY NEED
A SPECIFIC PRAYER ANSWERED.
BUT IN ANSWER TO YOUR PRAYERS
AND YOUR REQUESTS, WE ASKED GOD
TO SHOW US HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE
TO PUT SOMETHING NOT ONLY
IN YOUR HEART BUT IN YOUR HANDS
THAT COULD GO TO YOUR HEART,
TO YOUR MIND AND REALLY
GIVE YOU SOME STABILITY AND
SECURITY AND SOME DIRECTION.
SO WE PUT TOGETHER A SERIES,
TEACHING, HOW TO ADDRESS
CERTAIN FINANCIAL CHALLENGES
AND CONCERNS, HOW TO GET
DIVINE DIRECTION WHEN YOU FACE
SERIOUS CHALLENGES.
MORE THAN ENOUGH WAS
THE RESULT OF THAT.
GOD SAYS THROUGH PAUL TO
THE CORINTHIAN CHRISTIANS,
"I WILL GIVE YOU NOT
ONLY ENOUGH TO MEET YOUR NEEDS,
IF YOU BECOME A PERSON INVOLVED
IN A MINISTRY OF GIVING,
LIVING/GIVING, GIVING/LIVING,
RELEASING THE RIVER.
JESUS SAID, "RIVERS OF LIFE
FLOW OUT OF YOU."
RIVERS OF LOVE:
MEET THE NEEDS OF OTHERS,
ASSIST THE SUFFERING,
THE DOWNTRODDEN, THE WIDOWS,
THE ORPHANS,
CARE FOR THE HELPLESS,
THE HOMELESS, THE HUNGRY,
THE THIRSTY.
AND WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT
AND THAT IS PRECISELY
WHAT WE DO TOGETHER.
BUT MANY OF YOU HAVE SAID,
"JAMES, WE NEED HELP."
SO WE FOUND THE TEACHING
WHERE GOD SAYS HE'LL NOT ONLY
MEET YOUR NEEDS BUT
HE'LL GIVE YOU MORE THAN ENOUGH
SO YOU CAN MEET
THE NEEDS OF OTHERS.
WE BROUGHT TOGETHER THE MOST
GIFTED TEACHERS ON FINANCES.
MANY OF THEM HAVE BEEN
OUR GUESTS, AND WE PUT ALL
THESE RESOURCES TOGETHER IN
THE SERIES, MORE THAN ENOUGH,
AS WELL AS MAKING AVAILABLE
TO YOU SOME INCREDIBLE BOOKS
THAT WILL GIVE YOU INSIGHT
FROM THE BOOK , THE WORD OF GOD
BUT WHERE YOU'LL KNOW HOW
TO APPLY IT.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE HEARING FROM
THESE GIFTED INDIVIDUALS AND
LEARN ABOUT MORE THAN ENOUGH.
I AM EXCITED ABOUT WHAT WE'RE
GOING TO BE ABLE TO SHARE.
I WANT YOU TO HEAR OUR PASTOR,
ROBERT MORRIS, WHO PERHAPS
HAS DELIVERED THE MOST
HIGH IMPACT MESSAGE TO PASTORS
AND CHURCHES AND INDIVIDUALS
AND COUPLES OF ANYBODY
ON THE PLANET.
WE GET TO BE THE RECIPIENT
OF THIS INCREDIBLE INSTRUCTION.
I WANT YOU TO LISTEN
AND THIS IS A PART
OF THE SERIES, MORE THAN ENOUGH
BUT I WANT YOU TO LISTEN
TO OUR CONVERSATION WITH
ROBERT WHERE WE TALK ABOUT IT.
HERE IS OUR PASTOR,
ROBERT MORRIS, AS BETTY
AND I VISITED WITH HIM.
James: ROBERT, GLAD TO SEE YOU.
GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
Robert: GLAD TO BE HERE.
James: I WANT
TO CUT TO THE CHASE.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
THE BLESSED LIFE .
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
SOME OF THE PRINCIPLES.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HIT ME
THAT I UNDERSTOOD
BECAUSE IT WAS SOMETHING
THAT GOD PUT ON OUR HEARTS
WHEN WE WERE MARRIED,
46 YEARS AGO WHEN WE MARRIED,
AND THAT WAS THAT GOD
HAS TO BE FIRST. PERIOD!
IT WASN'T LIKE WE GIVE HIM
A PART OF OUR INCOME;
IT WAS LIKE
WE GIVE HIM OUR INCOME.
IT WAS LIKE WE GIVE HIM US!
AND WE FOUND IN OUR HEART
A DESIRE TO SHARE
AND IT NEVER WAS TO US
SOMETHING WE WERE DOING
AS SOME KIND OF
"LET'S MAKE A DEAL" WITH GOD.
SO HE'S GOING TO DO
SOMETHING FOR US BECAUSE
WE'RE DOING SOMETHING FOR HIM.
IT WAS IN OUR HEART --
HE WAS FIRST.
IT WAS LIKE EVERYTHING
HE ENTRUSTED TO US,
WE WANTED TO RELEASE OUT OF IT
TO HIS PURPOSES.
NOW IF I UNDERSTAND
WHAT YOU TALK ABOUT,
FIRST FRUIT OFFERINGS,
WERE WE CLOSE, AT LEAST,
TO WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT?
Robert: OH, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY!
WHERE IT COMES FROM REALLY,
IS AN OLD TESTAMENT PRINCIPLE.
FIRST CORINTHIANS 10
SAYS EVERYTHING
IN THE OLD TESTAMENT WAS
WRITTEN FOR OUR INSTRUCTION,
OUR ADMONITION. OBVIOUSLY,
EVERYTHING POINTS TO JESUS.
HE'S THE FIRSTBORN,
HE IS THE FIRST FRUIT.
BUT IN THE OLD TESTAMENT,
IF YOU WERE A RANCHER
OR IF YOU WERE A FARMER --
LET'S JUST SAY A RANCHER.
WHEN YOUR SHEEP HAD A LAMB,
YOU WERE TO GIVE
THE FIRST ONE TO GOD,
THE FIRSTBORN.
THE REASON WAS THAT TOOK FAITH.
SEE, IT DIDN'T TAKE FAITH
TO WAIT UNTIL YOUR SHEEP HAD 10
AND THEN GIVE ONE OF THEM
TO GOD.
IT TOOK FAITH
TO GIVE THE FIRST ONE
WHEN YOU ONLY HAD THE PROMISE
OR THE HOPE OF MORE.
THAT'S WHAT IT IS TALKING ABOUT
GIVING OUR FIRST TO GOD.
SO EVERY TIME I GET PAID,
I HAVE A TEST.
I GO THROUGH A TEST.
AM I GOING TO TRUST GOD
AND GIVE HIM THE FIRST PART --
WHICH IS HIS PART.
AND HERE'S WHAT GOD SAYS --.
James: BY THE WAY,
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO DO
WITH SCHEDULE.
IN OTHER WORDS, IT IS NOT LIKE,
"OH, I BETTER NOT MISS A DAY
BECAUSE I GOT IT."
YOU MAKE IT REAL CLEAR
IN THE TEACHING,
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT
SOME KIND OF BONDAGE,
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT
RELIGIOUS TRADITION,
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
FIRST THINGS FIRST
BECAUSE THEY ARE FIRST.
Robert: THE FIRST CHECK I WRITE
AND ACTUALLY NOW I DO IT ONLINE
AND YOU PROBABLY STILL
WRITE CHECKS, BUT JAMES,
A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE WATCHING
DON'T KNOW WE USED TO ACTUALLY
HAVE CHECKS THAT WE --.
James: YEAH, RIGHT!
Robert: BUT THE FIRST CHECK,
THE FIRST BILL IN ESSENCE,
BUT IT'S REALLY THE FIRST CHECK
I WRITE GOES TO THE CHURCH.
BUT HERE'S THE THING,
IF I GET THE CHECKBOOK
AND DEBBIE'S GONE
TO THE GROCERY STORE,
I DON'T SAY, "OH, GREAT!
WE'RE CURSED NOW FOR A MONTH!"
James: SHE WROTE A CHECK!
Robert: YOU GAVE
THE FIRSTFRUITS TO KROGERS.
YEAH!
NO, IT IS ABOUT THE HEART --
IT IS ABOUT THE HEART.
IT IS NOT ABOUT LEGALISM.
BUT WHEN WE, IN OUR HEART,
PUT GOD FIRST,
HERE IS WHAT HE SAYS
ABOUT THAT FIRST PORTION.
THE FIRST PORTION IS
THE REDEMPTIVE PORTION.
IT ACTUALLY HAS THE ABILITY
FROM GOD TO BLESS THE REST;
IF WE GIVE
THE FIRST PORTION TO GOD.
BUT IF I GIVE THE FIRST PORTION
TO THE MORTGAGE COMPANY,
THE MORTGAGE COMPANY
DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY
TO BLESS MY FINANCES.
IF I GIVE IT
TO THE ELECTRIC COMPANY,
THE ELECTRIC COMPANY
CAN'T BLESS MY FINANCES,
ONLY GOD CAN BLESS
OUR FINANCES.
THAT IS WHAT THE FIRST PORTION
IS TALKING ABOUT
ALL THROUGH SCRIPTURE
IS GIVING
THE FIRST OF OUR FINANCES,
HONORING GOD WITH THAT.
James: CAN I INTERJECT
SOMETHING RIGHT HERE?
A LOT OF PEOPLE WENT OUT
AND BOUGHT HOUSES
THEY COULDN'T AFFORD.
IF THEY HAD BEEN GIVING
THEIR FIRST FRUIT TO GOD,
THEY WOULD HAVE KNOWN
THEY HAD NO BUSINESS
TRYING TO BUY.
THEY WOULD HAVE STAYED
WHERE THEY WERE
IN A RENTAL PROPERTY.
THEY WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT
THE SCHEME OF THE ENEMY
AND EVEN THE SCHEME
OF THE GOVERNMENT,
AND THE SCHEME OF THE LENDERS
WHO ARE GOING TO GET
THEIR LITTLE BONUS
FOR WRITING UP THE PAPER
AND GETTING THE LOAN IN PLACE
AND PUTTING YOU IN BONDAGE.
I'VE GOT TO GET THIS THROUGH.
THIS IS SO MUCH BIGGER
THAN WE MAY BE ABLE
TO MAKE IT CLEAR
IN A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME.
GOD BEING FIRST
SO THAT HE IS LITERALLY
THE OWNER AND MANAGER
OF ALL OF YOUR FINANCES,
AND LIKE YOU SAID,
TO THAT RANCHER OR THAT FARMER
AND THE FIRST THING
THEY PRODUCE,
THEY GIVE IT TO GOD.
THAT'S SAYING, "HEY GOD,
YOU'RE IN CHARGE OF ALL OF IT.
IF THERE IS ANY MORE OF IT,
IT IS STILL YOU."
AND I MEAN THAT MAKES
A BIG DIFFERENCE.
Robert: WELL, THE OTHER THING
IS THAT GOD PUTS THEN
A WISDOM IN YOU
TO KNOW NOT TO BUY THAT HOUSE
THAT IS MORE EXPENSIVE.
HE PUTS A WISDOM IN YOU
TO BE ABLE TO TRUST HIM
AND TO MANAGE
YOUR FINANCES WELL.
IT IS NOT THAT WHEN
YOU GIVE TO GOD
THERE IS A MONEY TREE
IN YOUR BACKYARD
ALL OF THE SUDDEN.
James: THERE NEVER HAS BEEN.
I'VE EVEN LOOKED
BECAUSE I HEARD PREACHERS
TALKING ABOUT IT
LIKE THERE WAS GOING TO BE ONE.
[Laughter]
Robert: GOD GIVES YOU THE
WISDOM WHEN YOU PUT HIM FIRST
IN YOUR LIFE THEN TO BE ABLE
TO LIVE BELOW YOUR MEANS.
AND HE ALSO PUTS A FAITH
AND A PEACE IN YOUR HEART.
RIGHT NOW,
HERE'S THE NUMBER ONE THING
THAT BOTHERS ME IN THE COUNTRY
AND IN PEOPLE OF GOD AND THAT'S
THEY'RE OPERATING BY FEAR.
THEY ARE OPERATING BY FEAR
AND THAT FEAR CAN BE ELIMINATED
BY REALLY PUTTING GOD FIRST
IN YOUR LIFE
AND THEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOOK
TO THE GOVERNMENT
TO BAIL YOU OUT.
James: FIRSTFRUITS,
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO SHARE
WITH US ABOUT THAT?
Robert: AGAIN, THERE IS
ALL THESE THINGS
IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
THAT POINT TO JESUS
AND IF YOUR ANIMAL
WAS A CLEAN ANIMAL LIKE A LAMB,
IT HAD TO BE SACRIFICED.
IF IT WAS AN UNCLEAN ANIMAL,
IT HAD TO BE REDEEMED
WITH THE SACRIFICE
OF A CLEAN ANIMAL.
I KNOW THAT SOUNDS
KIND OF OLD TESTAMENTY
BUT THE POINT IS,
WE WERE BORN UNCLEAN;
WE WERE BORN SINNERS.
JESUS WAS BORN CLEAN.
SO WHAT THAT OLD TESTAMENT
PRINCIPLE IS ACTUALLY SAYING IS
THAT THE CLEAN WAS SACRIFICED
SO THE UNCLEAN
COULD BE REDEEMED.
BUT ALL OF THAT REPRESENTS
THE FIRST GIVING OF FIRST
TO GOD.
SO GIVING IS SO MUCH MORE --
IT IS ABOUT GIVING UP,
GIVING IN, GIVING OUT,
GIVING OVER, FORGIVING --
I COULD JUST GO ON AND ON.
GIVING WILL HELP SO MANY AREAS
OF OUR LIFE.
James: THE BLESSED LIFE
IS GIVING.
Robert: IT REALLY IS,
AND IT IS NOT
THE BLESSED CHECKBOOK.
I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT.
EVEN THOUGH WE TALK
ABOUT FINANCES, IT IS
-- GOD KNEW THERE WAS
A MONETARY SYSTEM.
HE KNEW THAT IT IS TIED
TO OUR HEART.
YOU KNOW YOU REACH FOR
YOUR WALLET, YOU PULL ON IT,
THERE IS A STRING
THAT PULLS YOUR HEART TOO.
BECAUSE JESUS HIMSELF SAID
IT IS REALLY ABOUT THE HEART
AND GOD KNEW THAT.
SO HE GIVES US A WAY
TO PUT HIM FIRST
IN THIS AREA OF OUR LIFE
AND IT DOES SOMETHING
IN OUR HEART THAT THEN CHANGES
EVERY AREA OF OUR LIVES.
James: JESUS SAID
WHERE YOUR TREASURE IS
THAT'S WHERE YOUR HEART IS.
IT WOULD STAND TO REASON IF
THAT TREASURE IS GOING TO GOD
RIGHT UP FRONT THAT GOD'S
IN MY HEART RIGHT UP FRONT;
HE IS FIRST IN MY HEART.
SOMETHING ELSE...
ANOTHER ONE OF THE PRINCIPLES
THAT YOU WANT TO SHARE
IN THIS AREA?
Robert: WELL, WE TALK ABOUT
HOW DO YOU LOOK AT MONEY?
DO YOU LOOK AT MONEY
TO MEET YOUR NEED?
A LOT OF PEOPLE RIGHT NOW ARE
BECAUSE THEY'RE HAVING
A DIFFICULT TIME.
A LOT OF PEOPLE
HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING
THROUGH A VERY DIFFICULT TIME.
MY DAD CALLED ME
THE OTHER DAY AND SAID,
"I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW,
MY 401K IS A 201K.
[Chuckling]
James: OR LESS.
Robert: A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
GOING THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES.
SO DO WE SEE MONEY
TO MEET OUR NEED?
DO WE SEE IT TO MEET OUR GREED?
-- TO BE ABLE TO BUY
ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT
YOU DIDN'T HAVE AS A CHILD,
OR DO WE SEE IT AS SEED?
DO WE SEE IT AS SOMETHING
THAT WE LITERALLY COULD USE
TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE
AND WHEN WE DO USE IT
TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE,
GOD THEN SEES US AS A FUNNEL
OR A CHANNEL TO BE ABLE
TO GIVE US THE RESOURCES
THAT WE NEED
TO TAKE CARE OF OUR NEED,
AND EVEN SOME OF OUR WANTS.
YOU HAVE THINGS NOW
THAT AREN'T JUST NEEDS;
THEY'RE NICE THINGS,
WANTS, DESIRES.
GOD WANTS US TO HAVE THAT.
I WANT MY CHILDREN NOT JUST
TO HAVE SHOES FOR SCHOOL,
I WANT THEM TO HAVE
A BASKETBALL OR A FOOTBALL
OR SOMETHING FUN.
GOD WANTS THAT.
James: SURE! HE GAVE US
ALL THINGS RICHLY TO ENJOY.
BUT IF HE IS NOT FIRST,
YOU CAN'T ENJOY RICHES.
YOU DON'T ENJOY ANYTHING
IF HE IS NOT FIRST.
Robert: IT REALLY DEPENDS ON
HOW WE SEE IT.
I GO THROUGH THOSE PRINCIPLES.
ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT
THE BLESSED LIFE IS REALLY --
THIS CAME ABOUT IN MY LIFE AS
A BELIEVER -- AS A CHRISTIAN,
NOT AS A PREACHER.
SOMETIMES PEOPLE SAY,
"WELL, YOU'RE A PASTOR,
YOU'RE A PREACHER,
YOU STUDY THESE PRINCIPLES
AND YOU TEACH THEM THEN
BECAUSE IT IS SOMETHING
YOU STUDIED."
THIS TEACHING CAME ABOUT
AS SOMETHING I WAS LIVING.
DEBBIE AND I STARTED YEARS AGO,
NOT LONG AFTER I GOT SAVED,
JUST TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE.
THE MORE WE HELP PEOPLE,
THE MORE GOD BLESSED US AND
HELPED US ORDER OUR FINANCES
SO WE HAD MORE TO HELP PEOPLE
AND WE WERE GIVING TO GIVE,
WE WEREN'T GIVING TO GET.
AND THE MORE WE DID THAT,
THE MORE GOD BLESSED US
AND THEN IT REALLY --
YOU CAME TO ME YEARS AGO
AND SAID, "WOULD YOU COME ON
AND TEACH PEOPLE ABOUT THIS?"
I WASN'T A TEACHING A LOT
ON IT, I WAS JUST DOING IT.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT PEOPLE
TO UNDERSTAND.
I DIDN'T JUST STUDY THIS
AND TEACH IT,
THIS IS SOMETHING
THAT DEBBIE AND I HAVE LIVED
FOR OVER 25 YEARS NOW.
James: YOU'VE KNOWN US...?
Robert: OVER 30 YEARS.
James: BUT YOU'VE KNOWN BETTY
AND ME FOR QUITE A WHILE.
YOU KNOW OUR MINISTRY.
LET ME JUST ASK YOU THIS
BECAUSE YOU'VE KIND OF
WATCHED US -- YOU LOOK IN;
YOU'RE WATCHING US.
DO YOU THINK BETTY
AND I HAVE IT IN OUR HEART,
REALLY DEEP IN OUR HEART
TO REALLY WANT TO HELP PEOPLE
OR IS THIS JUST WHAT WE DO
ON TV TO TRY TO MAKE PEOPLE
THINK THAT?
WHAT DO YOU SEE
WHEN YOU WATCH US
AND THEN YOU LOOK
AT LIFE OUTREACH ?
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
Robert: IT IS GENUINE.
IT IS NOT THAT YOU --
I DON'T THINK LIFE OUTREACH
IS A TV PROGRAM
THAT HAS A MINISTRY.
I THINK IT IS A MINISTRY
THAT HAS A TELEVISION PROGRAM.
I'VE BEEN THERE, I'VE SEEN IT.
I'VE BEEN ON THE GROUND.
I'VE BEEN TO THE FEEDING CAMPS.
I WAS IN A MALNUTRITION CENTER
WITH A LITTLE GIRL
NAMED ROSALIE,
WHICH IS MY MOTHER'S NAME.
WHEN WE WALKED OUT, THEY SAID,
"THAT LITTLE GIRL
WON'T MAKE IT."
BUT I FOUND OUT
ABOUT SIX MONTHS LATER
SHE DID MAKE IT.
WELL, SHE MADE IT
BECAUSE PEOPLE GAVE.
WHEN PEOPLE GIVE
IT'S REALLY HELPING.
I WAS THERE.
IT IS ONE OF THE MOST
EFFECTIVE MINISTRIES
I'VE EVER SEEN.
ONE OF THE TIMES I WENT,
I TOOK A BUSINESSMAN
FROM OUR CHURCH
WHO IS VERY SUCCESSFUL
AND HAS A LOT OF BUSINESS SENSE
-- A LOT OF BUSINESS SUCCESS.
HE SAYS TO ME WITH TEARS
IN HIS EYES, "ROBERT,
THIS IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE
MISSIONS MINISTRY
I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE."
AND HE HAS ALSO TRAVELED
TO OTHER PLACES BECAUSE
HE HAS MISSIONS IN HIS HEART.
SO IT IS REAL, IT IS GENUINE,
AND YOU -- I KNOW
THE TWO OF YOU VERY, VERY WELL
AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE
A GENUINE CONCERN
TO HELP PEOPLE AND YOU FOUND
A VEHICLE TO DO IT
WHERE IT IS VERY EFFECTIVE.
James: ALL RIGHT,
LET ME ASK YOU THIS
BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE I WANT
THE VIEWER TO UNDERSTAND,
YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING
FOR 30 YEARS,
IT REALLY IS IN MY HEART
TO HELP.
I'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO HELP YOU.
IS THAT TRUE?
Robert: THAT'S VERY TRUE.
James: AND I DIDN'T TRY
TO HELP YOU BECAUSE I THOUGHT
YOU'D DO SOMETHING FOR ME.
AM I RIGHT ABOUT THAT?
Robert: YES.
James: I'M ONLY
MAKING THIS POINT
BECAUSE I WANT OUR VIEWERS
TO KNOW WE'RE NOT IN A
"LET'S MAKE A DEAL" INVITATION
WHERE WE'RE GOING
TO START DEALING WITH GOD.
WE'RE GOING TO LET GOD
DEAL WITH US AND
GOD EXPRESS LOVE THROUGH US.
HAVE YOU SEEN
TWO PEOPLE BLESSED,
OUR CHILDREN BLESSED,
OUR FAMILIES BLESSED,
OUR GRANDCHILDREN BLESSED
AND THE PEOPLE
THAT WORK AROUND US BLESSED?
HAVE YOU SEEN THAT FIRSTHAND?
Robert: YES!
BUT I WANT TO SAY
IT IS BECAUSE YOU'RE SELFLESS.
IT IS BECAUSE I'VE SEEN
THE TWO OF YOU WANT
TO HELP PEOPLE MORE THAN
ANYTHING IN THE WORLD.
JUST TO GIVE
A VERY SIMPLE ILLUSTRATION,
I'VE PLAYED GOLF WITH YOU
FOR A LONG TIME TOO,
AND YOU'RE ALWAYS TRYING
TO HELP ME ON THE GOLF COURSE!
[Chuckling]
James: IT IS JUST IN MY HEART!
[Laughter]
Robert: BUT I DON'T KNOW
WHAT IT IS
BUT IT IS IN YOUR HEART.
I'VE SEEN GOD BLESS
AND PROTECT YOUR FAMILY
AND YOUR MARRIAGE
AND YOUR CHILDREN
AND YOUR GRANDCHILDREN
BECAUSE...
THIS IS "THE BLESSED LIFE."
IT IS "THE BLESSED LIFE."
James: THAT IS THE POINT
I'M WANTING TO MAKE.
I'M NOT ASKING YOU
TO SAY SOMETHING PER SE
ABOUT US --
REALLY, I'M NOT.
IF YOU THINK
YOU'RE HEARING THAT,
THEN YOU'RE TOTALLY MISHEARING,
I PROMISE YOU.
WHAT I WANTED YOU TO BE ABLE
TO SAY IS THAT YOU HAVE WATCHED
A SPIRIT OF GIVING
AND LOVE FOR OTHERS
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING
TO WATCH HOW GOD NOTICES
AND HOW GOD BLESSES
THE PEOPLE WHO BLESS
AND HOW GOD INSPIRES
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE BLESSED
TO GO AND BLESS.
LET ME SAY TO YOU
WHAT I'VE SAID BEFORE,
YOU HAVE NEVER COME TO ME
OR BETTY TRYING TO GET US
TO DO SOMETHING
FOR YOUR CHURCH.
FROM THE MOMENT YOU HAD
A CHURCH THAT BEGAN TO GROW,
YOU BEGAN TO COME TO ME
AND SAY, "JAMES, YOU NEED
TO MEET THIS MAN OR THIS COUPLE
BECAUSE THEY CAN HELP SO MUCH
THE PEOPLE
THAT ARE ON YOUR HEART."
"JAMES --."
YOU'VE NEVER SAID,
"STAY AWAY FROM THEM!
THEY'VE GOT SOME STUFF.
I SURE WOULDN'T
WANT YOU TO GET IT!"
I'M SAYING TO YOU,
WHAT YOU PUT IN HERE,
I'M SEEING.
AND GOD HAS BLESSED YOU
BECAUSE OF THAT
THE SAME WAY HE WANTS TO BLESS
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE WATCHING US.
IT HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH STUFF.
IT'S A RELEASE OF GOD'S LOVE
AND HIS BLESSING ON OTHERS.
AND I'M TELLING YOU,
WE ARE BLESSED IN BLESSING.
BASICALLY, THAT'S WHAT
I'M HEARING YOU SHARE.
Robert: AND MY HEART IS BROKEN
BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE --
SATAN IS HAVING
A FIELD DAY WITH THEM:
THEIR FINANCES, THEIR HEALTH,
THEIR MARRIAGE, THEIR FAMILY,
THEIR CHILDREN.
AND GOD HAS A WAY,
HE HAS AN ORDER THAT WORKS
AND HE REALLY DOES WANT
TO BLESS US
SO WE CAN BLESS OTHERS.
James: YOU KNOW I REALLY DO
ENJOY LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE
THAT HAVE BLESSED US WHEN
WE TALK AND BLESS OUR VIEWERS.
AND THEY HAVE A TRACK RECORD
EVERYWHERE THEY GO OF
IMPACTING LIVES IN SUCH A WAY
THAT AT MANY TIMES IT TOTALLY
TRANSFORMS THE PEOPLE
WHO LISTEN OR OBSERVE
OR BECOME A PART OF
WHAT THEY'RE DOING
OR WHAT THEY'RE SHARING
AND THEY RECEIVE IT.
WE REALLY FEEL LIKE WE'VE BEEN
CALLED TO NOT ONLY BE
A BLESSING BUT TO SHARE
BLESSINGS AND TO SHARE PEOPLE
WHO ARE BLESSED.
AND WE DO IT FOR THE PURPOSE
OF BLESSING THE VIEWER SO THAT
YOU IN TURN BLESS OTHERS.
THIS IS NOT INCONSISTENT
WITH THE VERY CREATIVE PURPOSE
OF GOD WHO WHEN HE CREATED ADAM
AND EVE SAID, "BE FRUITFUL
AND MULTIPLY" AND THAT
FRUITFULNESS MEANT MORE
THAN HAVING CHILDREN BECAUSE
HE SAID, "YOU'RE GOING
TO OVERSEE EVERYTHING
I PUT UNDER YOUR WATCH CARE.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE STEWARDS
OF EVERYTHING I'VE ENTRUSTED
TO YOUR OVERSIGHT
AND I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU
DIVINE DIRECTION.
AND I'M GOING TO ENABLE YOU
NOT ONLY TO EXPERIENCE
THE BLESSINGS OF
MY DIVINE GUIDANCE, MY WISDOM,
MY COUNSEL, DON'T SET IT ASIDE,
RECEIVE IT, WHEN YOU RECEIVE IT
AND YOU'RE BLESSED,
YOU'RE GOING TO BE
A BLESSING TO OTHERS."
HE SAID, "I WANT YOU TO BE
A NATION OF PEOPLE SO BLESSED,
A FAMILY OF PEOPLE SO BLESSED
THAT YOU BLESS THE FAMILIES
AND THE NATIONS OF THE WORLD."
AND THE NATIONS WHOSE GOD IS
THE LORD, WHO BLESS THE LORD,
AND WHO ARE BLESSED BY GOD,
THEY BLESS OTHERS --
PLAIN AND SIMPLE!
IT'S JUST THE FACTS.
SO NO MATTER HOW GREAT
THE CHALLENGES
AND I'VE REFERENCED PSALM 112,
YOU MIGHT JUST GO THERE
AND READ IT BECAUSE GOD SAYS
HE WILL BLESS THE GENEROUS;
BLESS THOSE THAT
ARE COMPASSIONATE.
WELL, AS WE LISTEN TO
THE PRAYER REQUESTS OF PEOPLE
LIKE YOU AND OTHER VIEWERS,
SOMETIMES FOR FAMILY MEMBERS
OR FRIENDS OR NEIGHBORS,
SOMETIMES YOURSELF SAY,
"WE FEEL CHALLENGES RIGHT NOW."
WELL, WE PUT TOGETHER
THE SERIES, MORE THAN ENOUGH
BECAUSE GOD SAYS, "WHEN YOU
ALLOW ME TO DIRECT
I'M NOT ONLY GOING TO MEET
YOUR NEED --"
REMEMBER PAUL SAID TO
THE PHILIPPIANS, "MY GOD,
THE GOD I KNOW PERSONALLY
WILL MEET ALL OF YOUR NEEDS --
ALL OF THEM...
ACCORDING TO HIS RICHES
IN GLORY BY CHRIST JESUS."
HE'S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF YOU.
BUT PAUL ALSO SAID
WE'RE BLESSED TO BLESS...
TO BE GENEROUS.
I WANT YOU TO SEE THE INSIGHTS
AND DIRECTION THAT GOD HAS
LED US LITERALLY TO SHARE
WITH YOU FROM SOME OF
OUR GUESTS WHO TALKED ABOUT
SPECIFIC AREAS OF CONCERN.
AND WE PUT ALL THE TEACHINGS
TOGETHER IN MORE THAN ENOUGH .
ALL THE DIFFERENT TEACHERS
ON THE CD'S AND IN
THE CD PACKAGE IT COMES IN IS
THE BOOK I WROTE SOME TIME AGO,
TRUE PROSPERITY.
PROSPERITY IS OFTENTIMES
ONLY DEFINED AS MONETARY,
MATERIAL WEALTH AND GAIN.
IT'S SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT.
IT DOESN'T LIMIT THAT.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
IT ENHANCES THAT.
BUT IT'S MORE THAN THAT.
IT'S LIVING WITH WHAT
MONEY CANNOT BUY OR PROVIDE.
AND THIS WILL BE SENT TO ALL
OF YOU WHO JUST SIMPLY SAY,
"JAMES, WE WANT TO BE BLESSED.
WE WANT GOD'S DIRECTION.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME,
WE UNDERSTAND BEING BLESSED
IS BEING A BLESSING."
HERE'S WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOU
TO DO RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE ASKING YOU TO HELP
PROVIDE AND THE MISSIONARIES
HAVE BROUGHT THIS URGENT
REQUEST, AND THEY FEEL
THE PRESSURE OF --
ECONOMIC PRESSURE FROM VARIOUS
COUNTRIES AND THEY SAY,
"WE NEED SOME MORE HELP."
AND WE DO OUR BEST
TO PROVIDE THAT.
BUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN AREAS
WHERE THERE IS FAMINE
AND HARDSHIP, THE MALNUTRITION
IS SO GREAT THAT YOU'VE GOT
TO ESTABLISH CLINICS TO PROVIDE
EMERGENCY NUTRITIONAL FEEDING,
THAT'S HANDS-ON INTRAVENOUS
FEEDING, POWDERED MILK,
SUGAR AND WATER, ALL THAT
THOSE CHILDREN NEED,
THE MAJORITY OF THEM DIE
BEFORE THEY EVER REACH
THE AGE OF FIVE.
THE MISSIONARIES HAVE TOLD US
WE NEED 400,000
OF THESE FEEDINGS RIGHT NOW.
SOMETIMES IT ONLY TAKES
A MATTER OF DAYS TO BEGIN
TO TURN IT AROUND, A MATTER
OF WEEKS TO TURN IT AROUND
TO WHERE A CHILD CAN THEN BE
STRONG ENOUGH TO TAKE STRONGER
NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS LIKE
THE PORRIDGE OR THE SOUP MIXES.
BUT WE NEED THAT
EMERGENCY FEEDING.
YOU MAKE A GIFT,
WE'RE GOING TO SEND YOU
THE TEACHING SERIES, THE CD'S.
IF YOU MAKE A GIFT OVER $100,
WHICH WILL PROVIDE 200
OF THOSE MEALS, YOU MAY BE ABLE
TO GIVE A $1,000 OR MORE,
YOU MAY BE ABLE TO MAKE
A GREAT GIFT,
WE WANT TO SEND YOU
SEVERAL BOOKS LIKE THE ONE
BY RABBI LAPIN ON
THE OLD TESTAMENT TEACHINGS
ON PROSPERITY AND HOW GOD
BLESSES HIS PEOPLE,
WHAT THE JEWISH PEOPLE LEARNED,
AND IT OBVIOUSLY WORKS,
THE OTHER BOOKS THAT WE HAVE
THAT WILL BE A BLESSING TO YOU.
WE WANT TO BLESS YOU SO YOU
EXPERIENCE MORE THAN ENOUGH.
WE THANK YOU FOR HELPING US
SAVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN
IN DESPERATE NEED RIGHT NOW.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US
SHARE LIFE!
YOU'RE GOING TO BE BLESSED
IN YOUR LIFE.
MAKE THAT CALL.
MAKE THE GIFT GOD PUTS
ON YOUR HEART AND WE'LL SHARE
THE GIFT OF LIFE AND LOVE
AND GIVE YOU THE RESOURCES
THAT ARE GOING TO BE AN ANSWER
TO YOUR OWN PRAYER NEEDS,
AND SOMEBODY YOU KNOW
WHO MAY DESPERATELY NEED
THESE RESOURCES AS MUCH
AS THOSE CHILDREN NEED
THE NUTRITIONAL FEEDING.
Announcer: IN RECENT WEEKS, WE'VE SEEN MORE AND MORE
YOUNG CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE
COMING TO OUR LIFE CENTERS, CLINICS, AND FEEDING STATIONS.
MOST ARE SEVERELY MALNOURISHED,
REQUIRING SPECIAL CARE TO PROPERLY FEED THEM.
MORTALITY RATES ARE QUICKLY ON THE RISE
AND IT IS A NEED THAT CERTAINLY CANNOT BE IGNORED.
WITH YOUR HELP WE CAN PROVIDE
AN ADDITIONAL 400,000 EMERGENCY NUTRITIONAL FEEDINGS
THAT ARE SPECIALLY FORMULATED FOR CHILDREN UNDER FIVE,
INCLUDING POWDERED MILK AND INTRAVENOUS FEEDINGS.
AT A COST OF 50 CENTS PER MEAL
YOUR LIFE-SAVING GIFT OF $25, $50, OR $100 WILL HELP PROVIDE
50, 100, OR 200 EMERGENCY NUTRITIONAL FEEDINGS.
WITH YOUR GIFT, WE'LL SEND YOU MORE than ENOUGH ,
A NEW DYNAMIC EIGHT-PART AUDIO TEACHING SERIES
THAT WILL SHOW YOU GOD'S PLAN
FOR YOUR FINANCIAL PEACE AND PROVISION.
ALSO INCLUDED IS JAMES ROBISON'S INSIGHTFUL BOOK,
"TRUE PROSPERITY."
WITH YOUR GIFT OF $100 OR MORE
TO HELP PROVIDE 200 EMERGENCY FEEDINGS,
YOU MAY ALSO REQUEST THESE DYNAMIC BOOKS,
THOU SHALT PROSPER BY RABBI DANIEL LAPIN,
MONEY, GREED, AND GOD BY AUTHOR JAY RICHARDS,
AND W HO SWITCHED OFF YOUR BRAIN? BY DR. CAROLINE LEAF.
FINALLY, AS A SPECIAL CHALLENGE,
PLEASE PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER A GIFT OF $1,000 OR MORE
TO HELP PROVIDE 2,000 EMERGENCY FEEDINGS
AND YOU MAY ALSO REQUEST THE BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND,
"AS THE DEER" BRONZE SCULPTURE.
THIS IS THE LAST WEEK! PLEASE CALL, WRITE,
OR MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY AT LIFETODAY.ORG.
Announcer: THESE CHILDREN ARE IN A FIGHT FOR THEIR LIVES
AND DESPERATELY NEED THE EMERGENCY NUTRITIONAL FORMULAS IN ORDER TO SURVIVE.
Isak: I NEED YOU TO KNOW THIS IS WHERE IT IS NEEDED
MOST DESPERATELY IS WITH THESE LITTLE CHILDREN...
A LITTLE CHILD WHO LITERALLY IS BEING RESCUED FROM DEATH'S DOOR...
A LITTLE CHILD STARVING TO DEATH.
MALNUTRITION IS STEALING ITS LIFE AWAY;
JUST RECEIVING THE MILK FORMULA TO KEEP THE CHILD ALIVE,
TRYING TO GAIN BACK ITS STRENGTH.
WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO SAVE THESE CHILDREN'S LIVES.
Announcer: WE NEED YOUR HELP SO THAT WE CAN REACH OUR GOAL
OF PROVIDING 400,000 EMERGENCY NUTRITIONAL FEEDINGS
FOR CLINICS AND LIFE CENTERS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE WORLD.
Isak: PLEASE! HELP ME TODAY TO GIVE LIFE,
TO RESTORE THE SMILES ON THESE CHILDREN
AND TO BRING BACK THE LIFE THAT IS SO MISSING
FROM THEIR LITTLE BODIES.
Announcer: PLEASE GO TO YOUR PHONE OR GO ONLINE AND JOIN US IN THIS FIGHT
FOR THEIR SURVIVAL BY GIVING THE BEST GIFT YOU CAN.
WE CAN'T WIN THIS BATTLE WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT
SO PLEASE RESPOND NOW!
James: I REALLY DO HOPE
YOU'LL LET US SEND YOU
THE MATERIAL AND CONSIDER
MAKING A GIFT AND REQUEST
THAT BEAUTIFUL BRONZE,
"AS THE DEER PANTETH."
MANY OF OUR VIEWERS SAID,
"COULD YOU BRING THAT BACK?
WE DIDN'T GET IT
AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT."
WE'RE ASKING YOU FOR A GIFT
OF $1,000 OR MORE.
WE ARE EXCITED TO SEND YOU
MORE THAN ENOUGH BECAUSE
I CAN PROMISE YOU GOD HAS
MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR EVERY ONE
OF US IF WE JUST LET HIM
DIRECT OUR STEPS.
THAT'S THE REASON
WE'RE PROVIDING
THE INSPIRATIONAL INSIGHTS
AND INSTRUCTION
FROM THE WORD OF GOD,
ACCORDING TO THE WILL OF GOD
THAT WILL BLESS YOU
IN YOUR LIFE.
WE THANK YOU FOR HELPING US
LITERALLY SAVE THE LIVES
OF PRECIOUS CHILDREN.
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Announcer: TOMORROW ON LIFE TODAY,
JAMES AND BETTY ENCOURAGE US TO WALK IN FINANCIAL PEACE,
PROVISION, AND PROSPERITY
AND TRULY EXPERIENCE MORE THAN ENOUGH !