Announcer: NEXT ON LIFE TODAY --
CREFLO DOLLAR SHARES THE TRUE MEANING OF PROSPERITY.
Creflo: WELL, YOU DON'T USE PEOPLE TO GET THINGS,
YOU USE THINGS TO BLESS PEOPLE.
Announcer: AND LATER, A FAMILY MOVED TO HELP OTHERS.
MY HEART STARTED LEAPING TO TRY TO HELP THOSE KIDS.
IT DAWNED ON ME, I'VE TIED UP SO MUCH OF MY RESOURCES
IN ALL KINDS OF OTHER THINGS.
Announcer: STAY TUNED AND LEARN HOW YOU CAN
WALK IN FINANCIAL PEACE AND BLESS THOSE IN NEED.
§
James: I'M JAMES ROBISON.
BETTY AND I WELCOME YOU
TO LIFE TODAY .
BETTY AND I REALLY GET UP
VERY EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WE DON'T SUGGEST YOU GET UP
AS EARLY AS WE DO.
WE DO WATCH OUR PROGRAM,
BY THE WAY, VIRTUALLY EVERY DAY
AND WE WATCH IT
ON DISCOVERY NETWORK,
AS WELL AS SOMETIMES ON DAYSTAR
OR SOME OF THE OTHERS,
BUT WE WATCH IT NORMALLY
FOR US IT'S 6:30 IN THE MORNING
IN THE CENTRAL AREA,
7:30 ON THE EAST COAST
AND THEN IT GOES ACROSS
THE COUNTRY.
BUT BETTY AND I FIND
OURSELVES GETTING UP NORMALLY
BETWEEN 4:00 AND 5:00,
AND WE SPEND A TREMENDOUS
AMOUNT OF TIME PRAYING FOR YOU.
NOW THAT'S NOT JUST SOMETHING
I'M SAYING BECAUSE IT SOUNDS
LIKE THE MINISTERIAL,
CORRECT THING TO SAY
BUT IT'S REALLY THE TRUTH.
MY PRECIOUS WIFE,
WHEN SHE PRAYS FOR YOU,
AND OF COURSE FOR OUR FAMILY,
SHE GOES INTO THE WORD
AND GOD SPEAKS TO HER.
RECENTLY SHE DIRECTED ME
TO PSALM 112 AND I'M GOING
TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU
BECAUSE IT REALLY IS THE WORD
TO EVERY PERSON TODAY
WHO IS ALARMED ABOUT BAD NEWS.
AND YOU KNOW WHEN YOU TURN ON
THE TELEVISION OR YOU LISTEN
TO ALL THE DIFFERENT FORECASTS
OR READ THE NEWSPAPER, BETTY,
IT IS PRETTY BLEAK
AND THERE IS A REAL CONCERN
ABOUT THE ECONOMY
AND ABOUT JOBS.
WE SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT IT
BECAUSE WE'VE MADE A LOT
OF POOR DECISIONS AS A NATION,
AND NATIONAL LEADERS, AND
WE'VE DUG A PRETTY DEEP DITCH.
BUT GOD IS THE ONE WHO
LIFTS US UP OUT OF THE DITCH
AND HE IS THE ONE
WHO CAN REDIRECT OUR STEPS
AND HE WANTS TO DO IT.
BUT FOR YOU, AS WE PRAY
FOR YOU, GOD REALLY HAS
GIVEN US A CLEAR WORD.
I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU
IN A FEW MOMENTS
SOME SPECIFIC THINGS
THAT GOD PUT ON BETTY'S HEART
WHILE WE WERE PRAYING,
AND I JUST WENT TO IT
AND MY HEART LEAPT.
AND LET ME SAY THIS TO YOU,
WE'RE OFFERING YOU
A SERIES OF TEACHING,
MORE than ENOUGH;
IT CONTAINS TRUE PROSPERITY,
WHICH IS REALLY NOT ABOUT
RICHES AND WEALTH
BY THE WORLD'S DEFINITION
BUT THAT THAT IS GREATER THAN
ANYTHING MONEY COULD EVER BUY,
BUT IT DOESN'T LIMIT
THE MONETARY OR THE MATERIAL,
IT JUST KEEPS US FROM ALLOWING
OUR HEARTS TO GO AFTER IT.
OUR HEARTS GO AFTER GOD
AND THEN THE MONETARY
GOES AFTER THE WILL OF GOD,
AND REALLY, GOD DIRECTS
OUR STEPS EVEN IN HOW
WE MANAGE OR USE OUR MONEY
AND BLESS OTHERS.
MORE than ENOUGH IS A TEACHING
FROM SOME OF OUR
GREATEST GUESTS GIFTED
IN PARTICULAR AREAS TO TOUCH
A NEED OF CONCERN FOR YOU.
WE'RE OFFERING THIS TO YOU,
WE'RE ASKING YOU
TO HELP US WITH
ALL THE OUTREACHES OF LIFE ,
WHICH INCLUDES LIFE TODAY
MINISTERING TO YOU EVERY DAY
AND WHAT I'M ABOUT
TO SHARE WITH YOU
CAN TOTALLY TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE
AS WELL AS OTHER GUESTS
YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR TODAY
AND IT'S IN THIS MATERIAL
WHERE GOD HAS MORE THAN ENOUGH,
ENOUGH TO MEET YOUR NEEDS AND
THERE WILL BE ENOUGH LEFT OVER
PAUL SAID IN WRITING
TO THE CORINTHIANS
THAT YOU WOULD BE ABLE
TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OTHERS.
I REALLY BELIEVE YOU NOT ONLY
WANT YOUR NEEDS MET,
YOU WANT TO BLESS OTHERS.
GOD SAID, "I WANT TO BLESS YOU
SO YOU BECOME A BLESSING."
BETTY AND I CONTINUE TO TEACH
WHAT THE BIBLE DOES TEACH,
IT IS MORE BLESSED TO GIVE
THAN TO RECEIVE.
THERE IS NO GREATER BLESSING
THAN BLESSING OTHERS.
I WANT YOU TO LISTEN
TO THE TEACHING AND THE TRUTHS.
BY THE WAY,
YOU CAN GET THIS MATERIAL,
WE'LL TELL YOU HOW
IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.
BETTY DIRECTED MY ATTENTION
TO PSALM 112.
NO DOUBT I'D READ IT
BUT SHE SAW IT IN LIGHT
OF HER PRAYERS AND CONCERN
FOR PEOPLE TODAY THAT WE SEE
AND THAT WE HEAR FROM.
JUST LISTEN TO WHAT
THE WORD OF GOD SAYS:
THAT'S NOT JUST
IN MAKING A LIVING
BUT IN KNOWING HOW TO LIVE.
THIS IMPLIES FAR MORE
THAN MONEY.
IT IMPLIES SOMETHING
THAT MONEY CAN'T BUY.
IT IMPLIES A PEACE AND A JOY
AND A LITERAL SELF-CONTROL,
AN UNDER-GOD-CONTROL LIFE
THAT IS SO BLESSED
THAT YOU EXPERIENCE
WHAT NO AMOUNT OF MONEY
COULD EVER PROVIDE
AND NO LACK OF IT
COULD EVER TAKE AWAY.
IT IS THE ABIDING JOY,
THE TRUE HAPPINESS THAT
THE LORD WANTS FOR YOU
THAT YOU LONG FOR.
GOD SAYS YOU WILL HAVE IT.
WHAT YOU DO HAS
ETERNAL SIGNIFICANCE --
IT IS GOING TO LAST FOREVER!
IT IS NOT JUST FOR TODAY,
BUT IT AFFECTS THE FUTURE,
IT AFFECTS ETERNITY.
YOUR LIFE HAS A KINGDOM IMPACT.
IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE
NOW AND FOREVER.
WHEN IT LOOKS DISMAL AND DARK
AND OVERCAST AND GLOOMY,
YOU'VE GOT LIGHT
TO DIRECT YOUR STEPS
AND YOUR PATH,
TO DIRECT YOU FROM AND TO --
FROM THAT WHICH HURTS
TO THAT WHICH BLESSES.
GET THIS:
WHO IS?
THE ONES WHO ARE BLESSED.
WHO ARE LIVING ACCORDING TO THE
WILL AND RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD.
IN OTHER WORDS, I'M LOOKING
FOR SOMEBODY I CAN HELP.
EVEN IF I WOULDN'T COLLECT
INTEREST, I WANT TO HELP THEM.
I'M NOT THINKING ABOUT MYSELF.
I'M LOOKING AT THEIR NEED,
I WANT TO MEET IT.
THEY DON'T FEAR BAD NEWS.
WHAT THE NEWS REPORTS DELIVER,
WHAT DOOMSDAY SOOTHSAYERS SAY,
THESE PROCLAIM --
WAIT A MINUTE, I'M ALL RIGHT.
I'M CONCERNED FOR PEOPLE
WHO ARE IN TROUBLE.
BUT I'M NOT AFRAID
BECAUSE I TRUST IN THE LORD.
HE IS MORE THAN ABLE.
HE IS ANXIOUS, AS WELL AS ABLE,
TO BLESS US.
BETTY, THEY SHARE GENEROUSLY.
THEY WANT TO MEET NEEDS.
THAT IS TYPICAL OF THE MAJORITY
OF THE VIEWERS OF LIFE TODAY .
DO YOU KNOW SOMETHING THAT
WE'VE HEARD OVER AND OVER?
PEOPLE HAVE SAID, "JAMES,
WE'VE BEEN FAITHFUL EVEN WHEN
WE'RE CHALLENGED. WE HELP.
WE JUST MEET NEEDS AND GOD
HAS BLESSED US BEYOND MEASURE!"
SO MANY OF THE PEOPLE
HAVE WRITTEN AND SAY,
"YOU KNOW WHAT? WE'RE OKAY."
BUT THEN WE HAVE SOME WHO SAY,
"YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M STRUGGLING."
THAT'S WHY WE WANT YOU TO GET
MORE than ENOUGH.
WE WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU
INSIGHTS THAT WILL HELP
YOU KNOW, I CAN TRUST.
HE IS GOING TO MAKE A WAY
FOR ME NO MATTER HOW
CHALLENGING IT IS BECAUSE
HE'S GOT A PURPOSE FOR MY LIFE.
SO NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE,
HE WANTS TO MEET YOUR NEED.
YOU KNOW, BETTY,
ONE OF THE THINGS
WE'VE SHARED WITH OUR VIEWERS
THAT REALLY BLESSES THEM
IS THAT IF YOU REALLY WANT
YOUR NEEDS MET,
YOU WANT YOUR PRAYERS ANSWERED,
SEEK TO BE AN ANSWER
TO SOMEONE'S PRAYER,
SEEK TO MEET
SOMEONE ELSE'S NEED,
RELEASE LIFE,
SHARE LIFE FREELY,
YOU BEGIN TO
EXPERIENCE IT FULLY
AND WE FOUND THAT TO BE TRUE.
Betty: ABSOLUTELY, JAMES!
AND WHAT YOU JUST SHARED
IS ABOUT BEING COMPLETE
WITH GOD IN OUR LIVES.
GOD IS THAT COMPLETION.
YOU MAY HAVE
THE MATERIAL SUCCESS
BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE GOD
ALONG WITH THAT YOU'RE GOING TO
MAKE A BIG MESS IN YOUR LIFE.
YOU'RE GOING TO
COME AWAY EMPTY.
GOD WANTS TO BE FULFILLING
IN YOUR LIFE.
HE WANTS TO MAKE YOU WHOLE
WITH THE SPIRIT OF GOD
AND THEN HE WANTS TO BLESS US
SO WE MIGHT BLESS OTHERS.
THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
James: I WANT YOU TO HEAR
FROM ONE OF OUR FRIENDS
WHO HAS BLESSED
THE OUTREACHES OF LIFE
ALL OVER THE WORLD
MANY, MANY TIMES ALONG WITH
HIS FAMILY OF BELIEVERS.
HE IS A PASTOR
WHO MINISTERS TO MANY PEOPLE
IN THE INNER CITY,
MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
CHALLENGED AND HE SHOWED THEM
HOW THEY CAN FIND
THE BLESSINGS OF GOD IN
THEIR LIFE AND BE A BLESSING.
HE TEACHES ONE OF THE LESSONS,
IT IS FABULOUS.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE
WHO FEEL LIKE I'M HELPLESS,
HE'S GOING TO SHOW YOU
HOW YOU DON'T HAVE
TO LIVE HELPLESS,
AND IT IS NOT AN EXAGGERATION
AND HE'S A BLESSING.
I WANT YOU TO LISTEN
TO ONE OF OUR GUESTS
AND HE'S GOING TO TELL YOU WHY
GOD WANTS TO BLESS HIS PEOPLE,
HOW HE DOES IT.
LISTEN TO OUR FRIEND,
CREFLO DOLLAR AS HE SHARED
WITH ME AND BETTY
AND WITH VIEWERS LIKE YOU.
Creflo: YOU DON'T USE PEOPLE
TO GET THINGS,
YOU USE THINGS TO BLESS PEOPLE.
MONEY IS FOR LOVING.
WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND
THE PURPOSE OF MONEY
THEN YOU WON'T ABUSE IT.
FOR EXAMPLE,
HERE'S GOD ALMIGHTY TAKING
THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL
OUT OF BONDAGE AND
HE PUTS THE WEALTH OF EGYPT
IN THEIR HANDS.
HE'S GOT A PURPOSE FOR THAT.
WHAT'S THAT PURPOSE?
SO THAT HE CAN LEAD THEM
IN THE WILDERNESS TO A MALL?
THERE ARE NO MALLS
IN THE WILDERNESS.
ISN'T IT JUST LIKE GOD
TO PUT BILLIONS IN YOUR HANDS
AND TAKE YOU TO THE WILDERNESS
WHERE THERE'S NO WAY
TO SPEND IT?
[Laughter]
BUT WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE?
YOU SEE IN EXODUS 25,
GOD COMMANDED THEM,
NOW THE SAME GOD WHO PUT
THE MONEY IN THEIR HANDS
IS NOW THE SAME GOD
THAT IS TURNING UP AND SAYING,
"ALRIGHT, NOW LET ME SEE
IF YOU'LL GIVE TO ME
FROM A WILLING HEART
THAT WHICH I'VE GIVEN TO YOU."
IT MOVES DOWN TO VERSE EIGHT
AND HE GIVES THE PURPOSE
FOR THE WEALTH
THAT HE PUT IN THEIR HANDS,
"BUILD ME A SANCTUARY!
BUILD ME A TABERNACLE,
A PLACE WHERE I CAN DWELL."
NOW, HOW DOES THAT TRANSLATE
INTO WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY?
WHEN THEY SUPPORT LIFE TODAY ,
WHEN THEY SUPPORT
THIS MINISTRY, THEY ENABLE
THIS MINISTRY TO DO
THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE DOING
BUT RIGHT NOW IT TAKES CAMERAS
SO THEY CAN GET THE BROADCAST
IN THEIR AREA,
YOU'VE GOT TO GO GET THE
BROADCAST AND PURCHASE THAT.
BUT WHAT HAPPENS IS
WHEN THIS UNSAVED PERSON
COMES OFF THE STREET
AND THEY LOOK AT
THIS TELEVISION BROADCAST
THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SOWED
INTO THE MINISTRY,
THAT ENABLED THE CAMERAS
TO BE PURCHASED,
THAT ENABLED THIS
TO BE PURCHASED,
THAT ENABLED THAT TO BE DONE
SO THAT THAT PERSON CAN
RECEIVE THE LOVE OF GOD AND
THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO THEM,
THEN THEY GET SAVED
AND BECAUSE OF THAT MONEY
NOW JESUS HAS A TABERNACLE,
A PLACE WHERE HE CAN COME
AND DWELL.
THE PURPOSE OF MONEY
IS SOMETHING WE'VE GOT
TO GET A HOLD OF.
THE PURPOSE OF MONEY
IS TO BUILD TABERNACLES.
WHEN YOU'RE BUILDING
WATER WELLS AND PEOPLE SEE
THE LOVE OF GOD, THEN THE LOVE
OF GOD MINISTERS TO THEM
AND THEY REALIZE,
"OH, MY GOODNESS!
I CAN RECEIVE YOUR JESUS!"
THE MONEY THAT IT TOOK
TO BUILD THE WELL
TO DEMONSTRATE THE LOVE
THAT MINISTERED TO THE PEOPLE
THAT DECIDED
THEY WANT YOUR JESUS,
NOW HE HAS ANOTHER TABERNACLE
WHERE HE CAN COME IN AND DWELL.
AND THAT'S WHAT I SEE.
WHEN WE RELEASE SEED
INTO THIS MINISTRY,
THE SEED THAT
WE'RE REALLY RELEASING
IS THE SEED OF LOVE
BECAUSE WE LET IT GO
BECAUSE OF THE LOVE OF GOD.
WE SOW, WE GIVE
BECAUSE WE LOVE GOD,
WE HONOR GOD,
AND WE RESPECT GOD.
AND WHEN YOU HONOR GOD
HE WILL HONOR YOU WITH HONOR
THAT COMES FROM HIM ON HIGH.
James: BOY,
DO I PRAY YOU GET THAT.
HONOR HIM!
LET'S CREATE
THOSE HOLY HABITATIONS,
THOSE TABERNACLES
WHERE GOD'S GLORY CAN DWELL
AND WE'RE THE TEMPLE,
SO IT IS WHEN WE REACH PEOPLE
AS WE MINISTER TO YOU
AND REACH OUT TO YOU.
BY THE WAY, I PRAY --
I PRAY YOU WILL CALL TODAY
OR GO ONLINE AND SAY,
"I WANT MORE than ENOUGH.
I WANT THE TEACHINGS."
YOU NEED TO HEAR EVERYTHING
THAT HE SHARES.
HE'S GOT AN ENTIRE MESSAGE
ON A CD HERE; IT IS ONE
OF THE CD'S ALONG WITH
JIMMY EVANS TEACHING COUPLES,
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC.
ROBERT MORRIS IS TALKING
ABOUT THE BLESSED LIFE,
ABOUT HOW TO BE REALLY BLESSED
TO BE A BLESSING;
NOT GET IT ABOUT GETTING
BUT GET IT ABOUT GIVING
SO THAT YOU CAN BLESS OTHERS
AND LET GOD MANAGE
YOUR RESOURCES.
NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE,
SOMETIMES IN THOSE
MOST CHALLENGING MOMENTS
WE TAKE THE BIGGEST
STEP OF FAITH.
I WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO
A PASTOR WHO HADN'T MANAGED
THINGS RIGHT BUT THIS PROGRAM
SPONSORED AND PRESENTED BY LOVE
BY THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GRACIOUS
AND COMPASSIONATE, BY PEOPLE
WHO CARE ABOUT OTHERS,
I WANT YOU TO LISTEN
HOW LIFE TODAY IMPACTED HIM
SO THAT IT NOT ONLY
IMPACTED HIS LIFE
BUT HIS CHURCH FAMILY'S LIFE
WHEN HE GRASPED THE TRUTH.
AND HE DIDN'T TURN AWAY
WHEN HE SAW A NEED
THAT HE SHOULD MEET AND GOD
WANTED TO ENABLE HIM TO MEET
BUT HE HAD TO MAKE
SOME CORRECTIONS.
LISTEN TO THE HARVEY'S
TESTIMONY -- INCREDIBLE!
Randy: I TEND TO STAY UP
A LITTLE LATER THAN MY WIFE.
SHE WAS ALREADY ASLEEP
AND WE WERE WATCHING
YOUR PROGRAM --
James: WE TRY TO COME ON AT
ALL TIMES OF THE DAY.
[Laughter]
James: EARLY RISERS, MID --
WE TRY TO CATCH ALL OF THEM!
Randy: YOU CAUGHT ME!
James: WE WERE AFTER YOU!
Randy: YES, YOU WERE!
AND I UNDERSTOOD FROM THE BOOK
THAT THE LORD WANTED
TO WORK IN MY HEART,
THAT GIVING WAS A HEART THING,
IT WASN'T JUST A MECHANICAL --
IT WASN'T IN JUST 10%, IT WAS
A HEART CONNECTION WITH HIM.
AND BECAUSE I'M A PASTOR
I'VE LEARNED --
I JUST HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE
APPEALING TO ME
FOR MISSIONS MONEY
AND I'M NOT PROUD TO SAY IT BUT
WE HAVE SO MANY I LEARNED HOW
TO TUNE MY HEART OUT, BECAUSE
I COULDN'T HELP EVERYBODY.
I WAS WATCHING
AND YOU FINISHED YOUR TALK
WITH YOUR GUEST
AND YOU WERE HELPING KIDS,
YOU WERE HELPING THEM
WITH WATER AT THAT TIME
BUT YOU WERE REACHING OUT
AND DOING WHAT YOU DO
AND THAT'S REACHING OUT
AND TOUCHING KIDS.
IMMEDIATELY WHEN THAT
SEGMENT OF THE SHOW CAME ON
MY NATURAL RESPONSE WAS TO
AGAIN, KIND OF FLIP THE SWITCH,
KIND OF TURN OFF THE --
OKAY, HERE COMES THE APPEAL.
I'VE HEARD A THOUSAND OF THEM,
SEEN A THOUSAND VIDEOS.
THAT'S HORRIBLE, I KNOW,
BUT I'M JUST BEING REAL
WITH YOU.
James: THAT'S ALRIGHT.
Randy: I REACHED UP
TO KIND OF FLIP THE SWITCH OFF,
TO GO OKAY,
THE PROGRAM IS CONCLUDING.
I FLIPPED IT
AND NOTHING HAPPENED.
I KEPT WATCHING
THESE LITTLE KIDS
AND THEY WEREN'T JUST A FILM,
THEY WERE PEOPLE.
I REACHED AGAIN BECAUSE
I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG
AND I TRIED TO FLIP
THAT SWITCH OFF AGAIN
AND I COULDN'T.
AND I THOUGHT THESE ARE PEOPLE.
ALL'S THEY NEED IS MONEY.
THAT'S IT!
THE ONLY THING
BETWEEN THEM AND LIVING
IS JUST MONEY.
AND I'M HERE IN
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS.
I'M IN THE UNITED STATES
AND WE HAVE SO MUCH MONEY
AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN,
THE SCRIPTURE,
WHERE YOU TREASURE IS
YOUR HEART IS, I REALIZE
MY HEART STARTED LEAPING
TO TRY TO HELP THOSE KIDS.
YOU BEGAN TO SAY,
"IF YOUR HEART'S BEING TOUCHED,
HERE'S HOW YOU CAN HELP US."
AND YOU PUT
SOME AMOUNTS OUT THERE.
AND I REALIZED
AS MY HEART WAS LEAPING
AND I SAID, "HEY,
WE'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING."
IT DAWNED ON ME, I'VE TIED UP
SO MUCH OF MY RESOURCES
IN ALL KINDS OF OTHER THINGS.
MY HEART WAS LEAPING
BUT MY FINANCES,
THE ABILITY TO TOUCH IT,
I COULDN'T FOLLOW IT UP
WITH THE AMOUNTS
THAT YOU WERE BRINGING UP.
THAT'S WHEN THE LORD
SPOKE TO ME.
I TOLD THE LORD,
I SAID, "OKAY, GOD. I GET IT.
I'VE TIED MY MONIES UP IN
ALL KINDS OF SELFISH THINGS
AND YOU'RE TOUCHING MY HEART
AND MY HEART IS LEAPING."
WHAT GOD WANTED TO HAPPEN IS,
WHEN MY HEART LEAPS
HE WANTS MY MONEY TO BE ABLE
TO BE RIGHT ON THE BACK OF THAT
TO BE ABLE TO HELP
AND I HADN'T STEWARDED WELL.
MY WIFE AND I MADE
A COMMITMENT, WE WERE GOING
TO STEWARD OUR FINANCES,
OUR HEART GOT AFFECTED
AND I CAN JUST TELL YOU
WE'VE BEEN CHANGED PEOPLE
FROM THAT TIME.
OUR LIVES ARE CHANGED,
OUR MARRIAGE
HAS NEVER BEEN SWEETER,
WE'VE HAD MORE FUN.
WE'RE HAVING MORE FUN NOW.
James: THANK YOU, LORD!
THANK YOU GOD!
GOD IS SO VITALLY
INTERESTED IN YOU.
AND YOU COME TO REALIZE THAT
WHEN YOU BEGIN TO EXPRESS
HIS VITAL INTEREST IN OTHERS.
WHEN YOU SEE A NEED
AND YOU SAY, "GOD,
I'M GOING TO MEET THAT NEED."
IT IS LIKE GIVING
OUT OF THE FIRSTFRUITS
OF ALL YOUR INCREASE,
THAT'S WHEN GOD BLESSES,
WHEN HE'S FIRST.
PUT THE NEEDS OF OTHERS FIRST.
WE WANT YOU TO GET
MORE than ENOUGH.
I WANT YOU TO HEAR
THE TEACHING BY JIMMY EVANS,
BY ROBERT MORRIS.
I WANT YOU TO HEAR
DR. CAROLINE LEAF TALK ABOUT
HOW MEN AND WOMEN THINK
DIFFERENTLY; EVEN THEIR MINDS,
OUR BRAINS ARE DIFFERENT,
BUT IT IS NECESSARY THAT
THEY BE DIFFERENT
SO THAT WE BECOME COMPLETE.
WE NEED THAT DIFFERENCE.
IT RELATES TO FINANCES.
JIMMY EVAN IS TALKING
TO COUPLES; HE IS ONE
OF THE GREATEST TEACHERS.
YOU TALK ABOUT
A DOUBLE PORTION ANOINTING
TO HELP COUPLES,
AND IN THIS CD SERIES HERE
HE EMPHASIZES HOW YOU MANAGE
YOUR FINANCES AS A COUPLE
SO THAT YOUR DIFFERENCES
DON'T BECOME PROBLEMATIC,
THEY BECOME PART
OF THE HEALTHY SOLUTIONS.
ROBERT MORRIS TEACHING
ON THE BLESSED LIFE
HAS TRANSFORMED LIVES
AND CHURCHES
AROUND THE WORD TOTALLY.
WE WANT YOU TO HEAR
WHAT HE HAS TO SAY.
WHAT JAY RICHARDS AND I SHARE
AS WE'RE SIMPLY TALKING ABOUT
AN UNDERSTANDING
OF THE FERTILE FIELD
OF OPPORTUNITY
THAT IS BEING MADE
THE ENEMY TODAY
AND IT'S A FOOLISH,
FOOLISH THING.
I WANT YOU TO SEE SOMETHING
BECAUSE I READ IN
THE SCRIPTURES HOW THE GENEROUS
AND THOSE WHO ARE BLESSED
WHEN THEY SEE A NEED
THEY WANT TO MEET IT.
WE'VE GOT A SPECIAL
EMERGENCY RIGHT NOW
THAT OUR MISSIONARIES HAVE
BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION
AND THAT'S THESE CHILDREN,
BETTY, THE MAJORITY OF WHICH
ARE DYING UNDER FIVE,
MANY OF THEM ARE JUST INFANTS
AND THEY NEED
INTRAVENOUS FEEDING,
THEY NEED POWDERED MILK,
THEY NEED SPECIAL
HANDS-ON ATTENTION
AND IT IS QUITE EXPENSIVE.
BUT WHEN YOU BREAK IT DOWN
BY OUR COSTS
IN THE ADVANCED WORLD
IT BREAKS OUT TO LIKE 50 CENTS
TO FEED THAT CHILD THAT MEAL
BUT WE NEED A LOT OF THESE --
WE NEED THOUSANDS OF THEM!
I WANT YOU TO WATCH
AND SEE THE NEED
AND I'M GOING TO ASK YOU
MAKE A GREAT GIFT TO HELP US
WITH THE OUTREACHES OF LIFE ,
AND ALSO, TO MEET THIS NEED
THE MISSIONARIES HAVE BROUGHT
TO OUR ATTENTION.
IT IS VERY URGENT.
WATCH!
Isak: THIS CHILD IS THREE YEARS OLD
AND YOU CAN SEE ALL THE TRADITIONAL SIGNS
OF JUST A BAD CASE OF MALNUTRITION.
THEIR HAIR CHANGES COLOR AND REALLY THINS OUT.
WHAT YOU SEE, THIS IS THE REAL BOMBAY.
AND CHILDREN DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING,
WHATEVER FOOD THIS CHILD IS HOLDING RIGHT NOW THAT YOU SEE,
WHATEVER THEY GET IS WHATEVER THEY PICK UP OVER HERE
OR SOMETHING THAT IS LYING DOWN, WHATEVER THEY FIND
OR SOMEBODY JUST THROW SOMETHING FROM THE RICKSHAWS.
Beth: IT'S AN INCONCEIVABLE SIGHT!
THERE IS NOTHING THAT PREPARES YOU TO SEE A CHILD
IN THIS KIND OF CONDITION.
IT IS ALMOST UNBEARABLE!
I THINK HOW IN THE WORLD DOES THIS HAPPEN?
Announcer: IN MANY COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD,
SEVERE DROUGHT, FAMINE AND SHRINKING FOOD SUPPLIES
HAVE LEFT THE YOUNGEST OF THE YOUNG
FEELING THE HARSHEST EFFECTS.
MORTALITY RATES ARE ON THE RISE
AND IT'S THE INFANTS, TODDLERS, AND THOSE UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE
THAT ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO DISEASE AND SICKNESS.
James: THIS IS A TYPICAL LITTLE --
POOR LITTLE CHILD'S DOLL.
THIS LITTLE BABY CLOSES ITS EYES AND OPENS ITS EYES.
THIS IS SOME LITTLE CHILD'S TOY.
ONE OF THE SADDEST THINGS OF ALL, BETTY,
IS THAT MANY OF THE LITTLE CHILDREN THAT PLAY WITH THIS
BEFORE THEY'RE FIVE, THEY DIE
AND THEIR LITTLE EYES CLOSE LIKE THIS LITTLE DOLL.
THEY CLOSE AND NEVER OPEN AGAIN.
WE WANT TO GIVE THEM A FUTURE HOPE.
James: BOY,
THAT LITTLE CHILD'S DOLL
GOT MY ATTENTION.
I NOTICED THE EYES.
YOU'VE SEEN SO MANY CHILDREN'S
DOLLS, THEY LAY THEM DOWN
THEIR LITTLE EYES CLOSE.
THEY SIT THEM UP AND THEY OPEN.
BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW
THE MOTHER HOLDS THESE LITTLE
CHILDREN, THEY GET SO WEAK THEY
NEVER OPEN THEIR EYES AGAIN.
Betty: JAMES,
AS I WAS WATCHING THAT,
ALONG WITH YOU,
AND LISTENING TO BETH AND
THE OTHER MISSIONARIES THERE,
THEIR HEARTS ARE JUST BROKEN
AND I THINK, IT IS UNBELIEVABLE
WHEN WE SEE SCENES LIKE THIS.
WE THINK HOW CAN THAT BE?
WE DON'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT
BUT WE MUST THINK ABOUT IT.
THESE CHILDREN ARE DYING.
WITHOUT OUR HELP AND OUR
REACHING OUT IN LOVE TO THEM,
THEY HAVE NO HOPE.
I HOPE YOU WILL JOIN WITH US
AND LET'S GIVE THEM SOME HOPE.
James: YEAH, YOU REALLY DO
LITERALLY BECOME THEIR HOPE
AND THEIR ANSWER,
AND PERHAPS THE ANSWER TO
THE PRAYER OF THEIR MOTHER
OR A MISSIONARY.
WOULD YOU --
AND YOU'RE SO SPECIAL --
WE SPENT THE ENTIRE PROGRAM
TELLING YOU WE CARE ABOUT YOU
AND WE DO.
WITH ALL MY HEART.
I WANT GOD TO BLESS YOU SO
YOU CAN LIVE TO BE A BLESSING.
WE'RE ASKING YOU FROM
THE VERY BOTTOM OF OUR HEART,
MAKE THE GREATEST GIFT YOU CAN.
YOU'RE GIVING THE GREATEST
BY HELPING US SAVE
THESE CHILDREN'S LIVES.
IN THE EMERGENCY
FEEDING CLINICS,
WE'RE TOLD WE NEED 400,000
OF THESE EMERGENCY MEALS.
I'VE SAID THIS MANY TIMES
AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT
YOU REMEMBER IT,
80% OF THE CALLS EVERY DAY,
MANY TIMES 90% ARE
NOT CALLS WHERE SOMEBODY SAYS,
"I WANT TO HELP THAT PERSON."
THEY'RE CALLING TO SAY,
"WOULD YOU PRAY FOR ME?"
YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT.
"WOULD YOU CARE ABOUT ME?" YES!
THAT'S WHY WE'RE OFFERING
MORE than ENOUGH
BECAUSE GOD WANTS
TO MEET YOUR NEEDS
AND HE ASKS US TO BLESS OTHERS.
MAKE THE GREATEST GIFT YOU CAN.
WE WOULD LOVE TO SEND YOU
"AS THE DEER PANTETH
FOR THE WATER,
SO MY SOUL PANTETH AFTER THEE."
THE LONGING FOR GOD --
BEAUTIFUL BRONZE!
I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU,
I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'VE EVER
NEEDED AN OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT
ANYMORE THAN WE DO NOW
BECAUSE THE NEEDS OF OTHERS
ARE GREAT
AND THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE
WHO SAY, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
I CAN'T DO MUCH NOW."
BUT THERE ARE OTHERS
THAT CAN SAY, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'LL STEP UP IN THEIR PLACE.
I CAN DO EVEN MORE
THAN I EVER IMAGINED!"
WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO THAT.
FOR YOUR GIFT, WHATEVER GIFT
GOD PUTS ON YOUR HEART,
WE'LL SEND MORE than ENOUGH.
IT'S THE CD TEACHINGS,
IT'S THE BOOK, TRUE PROSPERITY,
WHICH IS SO MUCH MORE
THAN JUST MONEY,
IT IS ABOUT LIVING RICHLY
WITH REAL WEALTH.
BUT ALSO, HOW GOD WILL BLESS
THE DECISIONS YOU MAKE AND
ENABLE YOU TO BE A BLESSING.
THEN IF YOU'LL MAKE A GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE,
I WANT TO SEND YOU SOMETHING
THAT MANY OF MY STAFF HAVE SAID
THIS TEACHING BY RABBI LAPIN
FROM THE OLD TESTAMENT,
AND YOU KNOW GOD DOES BLESS
THE JEWISH PEOPLE
BECAUSE OF THE REASON
THEY COME TO UNDERSTAND
PRINCIPLES AND TRUTHS.
AND THEN OTHER BOOKS
THAT WILL BLESS YOU
THAT WE'LL SEND THAT WILL BE
A TREMENDOUS BLESSING TO YOU.
WOULD YOU RIGHT NOW
DIAL THAT NUMBER?
TAKE YOUR BANKCARD,
MAKE THE LARGEST GIFT YOU CAN.
WOULD YOU DO THAT?
OR YOU CAN WRITE A CHECK,
MAKE IT TO <U>LIFE </U>,
OR GO ONLINE LIFETODAY.ORG
BUT YOU MAKE
THE GREATEST GIFT YOU CAN.
THEN YOU ASK FOR THIS MATERIAL
THAT WILL BE A BLESSING TO YOU.
GOD HAS MORE THAN ENOUGH.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US TOUCH
AND BLESS OTHERS.
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 DAY! PLEASE CALL, WRITE,
OR MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY AT LIFETODAY.ORG.
James: BETTY AND I JUST SAY
THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP.
I DO WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT
MORE THAN ENOUGH
IS WHAT GOD HAS TO OFFER.
HE SAYS HE OFFERS IT.
YOU CAN READ THIS
OVER IN SECOND CORINTHIANS,
CHAPTER EIGHT.
HE OFFERS IT TO THOSE
WHO HAVE A SPIRIT
AND A MINISTRY OF GIVING,
OF GENEROSITY.
YOU'RE GOING TO NOT ONLY HAVE
YOUR NEEDS MET BUT
YOU'LL HAVE ENOUGH
TO MEET THE NEEDS OF OTHERS.
WE WANT YOU TO GET IT.
THIS IS THE LAST DAY NOW
THAT YOU CAN GET THIS PRODUCT.
WE LOOK FORWARD
TO HEARING FROM YOU.
WE WANT TO BE
A BLESSING TO YOU.
THANKS FOR BLESSING OTHERS.
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Announcer: NEXT WEEK, FORMER NFL RUNNING BACK,
AND HEISMAN TROPHY WINNER, EDDIE GEORGE,
ALONG WITH HIS WIFE, TAMARA SHARE THE STRUGGLES
THEY HAVE OVERCOME IN THEIR MARRIAGE.