Announcer: NEXT, BETH MOORE GIVES US A FRESH LOOK

AT GOD'S CALLING ON OUR LIVES.

Beth: AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS SO INTERESTING HERE

IS THAT JESUS CAN BEAT US AT OUR OWN GAME.

IN OTHER WORDS, HE JOINS PETER AND TELLS PETER WHAT TO DO

WHEN IT IS WHAT PETER IS BEST AT.

THERE IS NOTHING MORE ANNOYING THAN SOMEONE TELLING YOU

HOW TO DO SOMETHING YOU ARE ALREADY GOOD AT.

Announcer: DISCOVERING GOD'S CALL ON YOUR LIFE... NEXT!

James: IT'S ALWAYS A PRIVILEGE

TO BE WITH YOU

AND TO COME VISIT WITH YOU

WHEREVER YOU HAPPEN

TO BE WATCHING.

WE WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW MUCH

IT BLESSES BETTY AND ME

TO KNOW HOW YOU'RE BLESSED

BY BETH MOORE AND THIS IS

"WEDNESDAYS WITH BETH."

I'M JAMES ROBISON.

BETTY AND I ARE THRILLED

TO PRESENT TO YOU

WEEK AFTER WEEK INSPIRATION

AND THEN TO SEE THE INSPIRATION

THAT YOU MAKE POSSIBLE

NOT ONLY BY YOUR PRAYERS AND

YOUR SUPPORT OF LIFE TODAY,

BUT ALL THE OUTREACHES OF LIFE

AROUND THE WORLD.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

BETH IS TALKING ABOUT

AN ASPECT OF THE NET

BECAUSE SHE HAS BEEN TALKING

ABOUT NET.

A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE ARE

TRAPPED IN THE NET BUT

THERE'S ALSO A NET THAT

CHRIST CASTS THAT IS A CALLING

INTO HIS WILL

AND THAT'S WHAT BETH

IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT.

HERE IS BETH MOORE.

Beth: I WANT YOU TO SEE

WITH ME, LUKE 5.

I'D LIKE TO READ VERSES

ONE THROUGH ELEVEN WITH YOU.

LORD, LET THIS WORD

FALL FRESH ON US.

IF ALL SCRIPTURE

IS GOD-BREATHED AND

EVERY BREATH OF GOD IS FRESH

THEN THIS CAN FALL FRESH

UPON US TODAY.

WHAT KIND OF MAN IS IT

THAT CAN CAUSE YOU TO LEAVE

EVERYTHING YOU HAVE KNOWN

AND FOLLOW HIM?

THAT IS THE CALL OF SOMEONE,

I PRAY, WE'RE GOING TO

HEAR FROM THIS VERY DAY

AND THIS VERY SERIES.

I SAW A CARTOON WITHIN

JUST THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS,

A KIND OF A TYPICAL LOOKING

PICTURE THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE

SEEN IN SUNDAY SCHOOL

HAD YOU BEEN RAISED IN THOSE

LITTLE BABY BEAR CHAIRS

WHERE JESUS IS TALKING

TO A MORE PRESENT LOOKING,

PRESENT CLOTHED INDIVIDUAL,

JESUS BEING IN HIS ROBES.

AND THEN THE PRESENT DAY

INDIVIDUAL SITTING THERE

IN WHAT MAY HAVE BEEN A SUIT

OR IN THIS CASE, IT WAS

LIKE A GOLF SHIRT AND JEANS.

SO HE'S SITTING BESIDE THIS ONE

ON A BENCH AND UNDERNEATH IT

THE CAPTION SAYS, "NO,

I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT TWITTER.

I LITERALLY WANT YOU

TO FOLLOW ME!"

[Laughter]

BECAUSE IT'S JUST LIKE

A WHOLE NEW DAY.

I WONDER WHAT MY GRANDMOTHER

WOULD HAVE THOUGHT

IF I'D HAVE SAID THAT

I'D BEEN TWEETING ALL DAY.

I HAVE NO IDEA THAT SHE MIGHT

HAVE TAKEN ME TO THE DOCTOR

AFTER A DAY FULL OF TWEETING.

BUT IT'S A WHOLE NEW DAY

OF WHAT IT MEANS

TO FOLLOW SOMEONE.

BUT JESUS REALLY MEANS,

"COME ALONGSIDE ME

AND FOLLOW ME."

WE'RE GOING TO MAKE

THREE POINTS TOGETHER

IN THIS PRESENT SERIES AS WE

LOOK AT THIS SIDE OF THE CANON

ON THIS CONCEPT

WE CALL THE NET.

AND THE FIRST ONE IS THIS:

ALL THE SUDDEN A NET IS NOT

SOMETHING TO BE FEARED,

IT'S A PLACE TO ENCOUNTER

THE LIVING LORD JESUS CHRIST.

I WANT YOU NOTICE SOMETHING.

GO BACK INTO

THE SCRIPTURES WITH ME.

WE'RE IN LUKE CHAPTER FIVE,

LOOK AT ABOUT VERSES THREE

AND FOUR AND I WANT YOU

TO NOTICE SOMETHING.

NOTICE THAT IT SAID THAT THERE

WAS A GREAT CROWD PRESSING IN.

THAT'S IN VERSE ONE.

WE ALREADY KNOW FROM VERSE ONE

THAT IT IS A CROWD OF PEOPLE.

SUCH A CROWD OF PEOPLE

THAT THEY'RE PRESSING IN.

THEN, BY THE TIME

WE GET TO VERSE THREE WE FIND

HE HAS NOW GOTTEN IN A BOAT,

PULLED OUT A LITTLE BIT

SO THAT HE CAN HAVE THAT

AMPLIFYING EFFECT OF SPEAKING,

LETTING THE WIND BE IN

HIS FAVOR AND TAKE THE VOICE

UP THROUGH THAT CROWD.

IT IS ALSO TO STEP HIM BACK

FROM THEM JUST A LITTLE WAY

SO THAT HE CAN

ACTUALLY TALK TO THEM.

SO, WE HAVE THIS SETUP HERE

BUT SOMETHING WONDERFUL HAPPENS

BETWEEN THREE AND FOUR.

HE'S BEEN TALKING TO

THE PEOPLE, WE KNOW THEY'RE

A CROWD, AND SUDDENLY, IT SAYS:

SUDDENLY WE GO FROM THE CROWD

TO ONE PERSON

AND I AM PRAYING THAT FOR

SOMEBODY HERE AND SOMEBODY ON

THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT SCREEN

THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING

TO HAPPEN IN THIS SERIES.

WE CAN BE SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE

WHEN WE HEAR A MESSAGE,

WHETHER IT'S ON SUNDAY MORNINGS

AT OUR DIFFERENT CHURCHES,

WHETHER IT'S AT

A BIBLE CONFERENCE,

WHEREVER IT MIGHT BE,

WE CAN BE SO SURROUNDED

BY PEOPLE THAT WE CAN HEAR

A WORD AND WONDER

IF IT EVEN APPLIES TO US.

YOU COULD EVEN FIND YOURSELF,

IF YOU'RE LIKE ME,

ESPECIALLY IF I'M JUST SORT OF

OUT OF SORTS WITH MY HUSBAND,

I WILL APPLY AN ENTIRE SERMON

TO MY HUSBAND.

ANYBODY KNOW

WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT?

AND HE WON'T EVEN BE THERE

AND I'LL JUST BE TICKED

THAT HE'S NOT THERE.

ANYBODY KNOW

WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT?

OR, I'LL JUST WONDER

AND KIND OF CUT MY EYES,

IF HE'S WITH ME,

TO SEE IF HE'S LISTENING

BECAUSE HE NEEDS TO HEAR THAT!

THAT WORD WAS FOR HIM!

WE JUST GET CAUGHT UP

IN WHO'S AROUND US.

BUT IF WE WOULD COME

BEFORE THE WORD OF GOD

AND JUST LIKE LET IT BE,

JUST ME AND HIM.

LET IT BE THROUGH THIS SERIES.

I WONDER IF YOU WOULD LET HIM

CONFIRM HIS CALL

ON YOUR SWEET LIFE.

HE WANTS TO CALL YOUR NAME,

THAT THIS IS ABOUT YOU

AND THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.

LET EVERYTHING ELSE GO!

LISTEN, HE KNOWS OUR HEARTS

TOWARD OUR FAMILIES.

HE KNOWS OUR HEARTS

TOWARD OUR SPOUSES,

IF WE'RE MARRIED.

HE KNOWS WHAT WE WANT

FOR OUR CHILDREN.

FOR JUST A LITTLE WHILE

LET'S LET EVERY OTHER REQUEST,

JUST PAUSE A MOMENT,

LET THAT -- JUST PUSH HOLD,

JUST FOR A MOMENT.

HE KNOWS! HE KNOWS!

BUT HOW ABOUT

WE LET HIM DO SOMETHING

JUST IN US ALONE.

ME, WITH JESUS.

YOU, WITH JESUS.

WHY DON'T WE LET

THE REST OF THE CROWD GO

AND LET IT JUST BE US?

I'VE OFTEN ASKED,

IF I'M IN AN ARENA SPEAKING,

I LOVE TO ASK THE CROWD,

"WHO CAME ALL BY THEMSELVES?"

AND IT WILL ALWAYS BE

THE WILDEST THING TO ME

AND IT MAY BE IN THE MIDST

OF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE

THAT MAYBE JUST THREE OR FOUR

WILL HOLD UP THEIR HANDS

SOMEWHERE OUT IN THE AUDIENCE.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT?

I ALWAYS KNOW

THEY'RE GOING TO GET A WORD.

I KNOW EVERY TIME

THEY'RE GOING TO.

BECAUSE WITHOUT

ANY COMPANY WHATSOEVER,

DESPERATE FOR GOD TO SPEAK,

THEY CAME BY THEMSELVES

AND I ALWAYS KNOW.

I'LL SEE SOMEONE

UP IN THE RAFTERS

JUST PRAISING GOD,

HANDS STRAIGHT IN THE AIR

AND I KNOW!

I KNOW SHE'S GOING

TO GET A WORD.

BECAUSE SHE'S COME, JUST LIKE,

"IF I DON'T GET A WORD, LORD,

I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE IT."

JUST WITH THAT KIND

OF DESPERATION THAT SAYS,

"I'VE COME HERE AND

I'M NOT GOING HOME WITHOUT IT."

SEE, WHAT YOU'VE GOT

THAT WE DON'T HAVE

RIGHT HERE IN OUR ROOM

IS THAT YOU ARE PROBABLY ALONE

AND SO CAN IT JUST BE

THE TWO OF YOU,

THE TWO OF YOU.

JUST WRESTLE THIS SCENE THROUGH

AS IF IT'S JUST YOU AND JESUS.

THE LENS GOES FROM THE PEOPLE

TO THE PERSON.

THAT'S HOW JESUS DOES THINGS.

NOW, MIND YOU, I THINK

IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME

PETER HAS SEEN CHRIST

DO SOMETHING MIRACULOUS.

IT'S EVEN RIGHT HERE

IN THIS SAME CONTEXT.

LOOK BACK JUST A LITTLE BIT

TO VERSE 38

IN THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER,

LUKE 4:38.

IT'S TALKING

ABOUT CHRIST AGAIN.

THAT'S OUR SAME SIMON PETER.

I WANT YOU TO LOCK IN ON THAT

FOR JUST A MOMENT

BECAUSE HE HAD COME

INTO THEIR VERY HOUSE

BUT I WANT TO SUGGEST TO YOU

IT HAD NOT MESSED WITH HIM

LIKE THIS MESSED WITH HIM.

IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN

TO SOMEBODY WHY IT IS

THAT ONE PARTICULAR ENCOUNTER

WITH JESUS

CHANGES EVERYTHING.

THAT AFTER ALL THE TIMES

HE'S PURSUED YOU, AFTER ALL

THE TIMES HE'S PURSUED ME,

THAT SOMEHOW

SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN

AND YOU WILL SO KNOW IT IS HIM

THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO DENY

THAT YOU ARE LOOKING

FACE-TO-FACE

AT THE LIVING LORD JESUS CHRIST

AND HE'S ALL IN YOUR BUSINESS.

AND WHEN JESUS COMES

AND HE MESSES WITH SIMON

IN HIS WORK PLACE,

EVERYTHING CHANGES.

I WANT TO SAY TO YOU TODAY,

JESUS NOT ONLY CAN COME

TO YOUR HOME,

HE CAN MEET YOU AT WORK.

FOR SOME OF US,

WE'RE GLAD ABOUT THAT,

FOR OTHERS OF US,

WE'RE NOT SO GLAD ABOUT IT.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS

THAT IS SO INTERESTING HERE

IS THAT JESUS CAN BEAT US

AT OUR OWN GAME.

IN OTHER WORDS HE JOINS PETER

AND TELLS PETER WHAT TO DO WHEN

IT IS WHAT PETER IS BEST AT.

THERE IS NOTHING MORE ANNOYING

THAN SOMEONE TELLING YOU

HOW TO DO SOMETHING

YOU ARE ALREADY GOOD AT!

SO, I WANT YOU TO PICTURE

THAT HE JUST GOES

AND HE JUST CLIMBS IN HIS BOAT

AND I MEAN

THEY'RE CLEANING EVERYTHING UP.

HE JUST GETS IN HIS BOAT

AND I MEAN,

HE HAS GREAT RESPECT FOR HIM.

HE HAS SEEN WHAT HE CAN DO.

HE SAW HIM HEAL ALL OF

THESE DISEASES EARLIER

IN THE SCENE IN THE CHAPTER

BEFORE BUT I'M JUST SAYING

SOMETHING HUGE HAPPENS HERE

BECAUSE HE IS HAVING

A REACTION IN THIS SCENE THAT

WE DO NOT SEE PRIOR TO THIS.

SO, THERE IS SOME REASON

WHY THIS GOT TO HIM IN A WAY

THAT THE OTHER DID NOT.

AND I'M GOING TO TELL YOU TODAY

AND I NEED TO KNOW THIS,

I THINK YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS,

AND UNLESS YOU'RE

IN SOME AREA OF ILLICIT WORK,

JESUS IS BETTER AT YOUR JOB

THAN YOU ARE.

I DON'T CARE WHAT IT IS,

IF IT'S REAL ESTATE,

IF YOU'RE A BANK TELLER,

IF YOU ARE IN

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY,

IF YOU ARE WORKING

IN THE HEALTH PROFESSION,

I DON'T CARE WHAT IT IS.

I DON'T DOUBT THAT

IF YOU ARE A HAIR DRESSER,

HE COULD FIX HAIR BETTER

THAN YOU COULD.

THAT'S THE THING ABOUT HIM,

IS HE COULD JUST DO IT ALL.

IN HIM IS HIDDEN

ALL WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE.

IT'S THE CRAZIEST THING,

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO CONCEIVE,

THAT EVERYTHING

WE LEARN HOW TO DO

HE ALREADY KNEW HOW TO DO

IN ETERNITY BEHIND US.

THAT ALL OF THIS KNOWLEDGE AGE,

HE ALREADY KNEW IT.

HE ALREADY KNEW IT!

HE'S PROFICIENT AT IT.

HE IS AUTHOR OF ALL THINGS,

WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE,

AND HE CASTS

THIS NEW KIND OF NET,

BEATS PETER AT HIS OWN GAME.

I ALSO WANT TO SUGGEST TO YOU,

ESPECIALLY BY THE WAY IT ENDS

AND WHAT HE CALLS HIM TO DO.

I WANT YOU TO BE ENCOURAGED

THAT, FIRST OF ALL,

YOU HAVE A CALLING.

IF YOU KNOW JESUS CHRIST

YOU ARE CALLED.

YOU ARE CALLED!

LOOK AT ONE ANOTHER

AND GO, "YOU ARE CALLED!"

Audience: YOU ARE CALLED.

Beth: IF YOU KNOW JESUS YOU'VE

GOT A CALLING ON YOUR LIFE.

IN OTHER WORDS

THAT MEANS THAT BEFORE

THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD

GOD ALREADY KNEW

AND HAD ORDAINED IN ADVANCE,

THAT IS WHY HE PUT YOU

IN THIS PARTICULAR GENERATION,

IT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE

ON PLANET EARTH

AT EXACTLY THIS TIME

IS BECAUSE YOUR CALLING FITS

TO WHAT IS GOING ON

IN YOUR SPHERE OF INFLUENCE

AT THIS EXACT TIME

IN YOUR LIFE.

WE'VE GOT A CALLING

ON OUR LIVES.

WHAT WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND

IS THAT FOR MOST OF US

WE DON'T JUST DO OUR CALLING

PROFESSIONALLY, WE ALSO HAVE

WHAT PAUL SHOWED US BY EXAMPLE,

WHAT WE CALL TENT MAKING.

HE STILL HAD TO MAKE A LIVING

FOR HIMSELF BY MAKING TENTS

ALL THE WHILE

HE WAS SHARING THE GOSPEL.

FOR THE MOST PART THAT'S WHAT

MOST PEOPLE ARE DOING.

BUT I DO WANT YOU TO KNOW

THAT THERE'S A CONNECTION

BETWEEN THE TWO.

THERE ARE THINGS

THAT GOD IS TEACHING YOU

IN YOUR WORK PLACE

THAT ARE VERY, VERY, VERY,

STRATEGIC IN YOUR CALLING.

SO, I JUST IMPLORE YOU,

ASK HIM TO SHOW UP AT WORK!

ASK HIM TO GIVE YOU

SPIRITUAL EYES TO SEE

AND EARS TO HEAR,

TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF HIM

AND WHAT YOU MAY THINK IS

THE MOST GOD-FORSAKEN WORKPLACE

YOU HAVE EVER ENTERED.

LISTEN, HE GOES IN WITH YOU.

IF YOU'RE THE ONLY REASON

HE SHOWS UP FOR WORK

HE GOES IN WITH YOU

AND THERE'S SOMETHING THERE

THAT IS STRATEGIC FOR YOU

TO LEARN FOR YOUR CALLING

OR ELSE IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO GO

BECAUSE YOU'RE HERE

TO FULFILL YOUR CALLING.

I'M HERE TO FULFILL MY CALLING.

IT IS THE REASON WHY

YOU ARE HERE ON THE PLANET.

NO OTHER REASON!

SO EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE DOING,

EVERYTHING THAT ALL OF

OUR EXPERIENCE,

ALL OF OUR FAMILY LIFE,

ALL OF OUR

RELATIONAL EXPERIENCE,

ALL OF OUR

CIRCUMSTANTIAL EXPERIENCE,

ALL OF THAT IS PART AND PARCEL

OF THIS THING THAT IS CALLED

THE CALLING OF CHRIST.

I WANT YOU TO NOTICE SOMETHING

IN -- BECAUSE IT SAYS IT

PRETTY WELL IN THE ESV

THAT I'M READING FROM.

NOTICE THAT HE TELLS THEM TO:

I'LL DO IT IF YOU SAY.

EVERYTHING HUMANLY POSSIBLE,

LORD, WE'VE ALREADY DONE IT!

WE'VE ALREADY TRIED IT!"

JESUS IS TELLING SOMEBODY

LISTENING OR WATCHING TODAY

TO DO SOMETHING

THAT YOU'VE ALREADY DONE

AND IT DIDN'T WORK.

AND HE'S GOING, "DO IT AGAIN!

THIS TIME I WANT YOU TO JUST

CAST IT OVER ON THIS SIDE."

"BUT I ALREADY DID IT

OVER HERE!"

"NO. DO IT AGAIN."

"MASTER, AT YOUR WORD...

AT YOUR WORD

I'LL LET DOWN THE NET."

James: OH, BOY, I WANT TO OBEY

THE LORD AND EVERYTHING

HE SAYS FOR ME TO DO.

I KNOW THIS YEAR I'VE BEEN

ON AN UNUSUAL JOURNEY.

I WANT TO PICK UP THE BOOK,

INDIVISIBLE.

WELL, WHEN GOD TOLD ME

TO WRITE THIS BOOK,

AND OF ALL THINGS TO WRITE IT

WITH A CATHOLIC PHILOSOPHER,

WHO IS TRULY A GIFT FROM GOD

TO US RIGHT NOW IN AMERICA

AND IN THE FREE WORLD,

TO DO THIS IT WAS REALLY,

BETTY, OBEYING THE LORD

TO CAST OUR NETS.

IT IS KIND OF LIKE WHEN

YOU LAUNCH OUT INTO THE DEEP

OR YOU DO SOMETHING A LITTLE

DIFFERENT, IT IS KIND OF LIKE

STEP OUT ON THE WATER,

YOU GET THE BOOK.

I WANT TO JUST MENTION THIS

BECAUSE YOU CAN GO

TO LIFETODAY.ORG AND ALSO

GET THE CHRISTIAN VOTE PIN.

THERE IS THE V-O-T-E

WITH THE CROSS,

EVERYONE WHO PROFESSES FAITH

CERTAINLY NEEDS TO BE INVOLVED

IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS.

I WANT TO SAY TO ALL OF YOU

ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE

OF CASTING A NET THAT

I DON'T KNOW OF ANYTHING

WE DO MORE IMPORTANT THAN

TO CAST A NET OF LOVE

OVER PEOPLE WHO NEED OUR HELP

AND NEED WATER.

NOTHING TOUCHES ME ANY MORE

THAN SEEING WHAT

CLEAN WATER WILL DO.

HERE IS OUR SON RANDY,

I THINK REFERENCING SOMETHING

THAT I BELIEVE MANY OF YOU

ARE GOING TO IDENTIFY WITH.

LISTEN TO HIM IN CAMBODIA.

Randy: PROVERBS TELLS US THAT GRANDCHILDREN

ARE THE CROWN OF THE OLD AGE.

I FIND THIS TO BE TRUE NO MATTER WHERE I TRAVEL IN THE WORLD;

GRANDPARENTS TREASURE THEIR GRANDCHILDREN.

WHILE IN CAMBODIA, OUR MISSION TEAM CAME UPON

A GRANDFATHER NAMED VAUGHN.

AS VAUGHN WAS TELLING US THE NAMES OF HIS GRANDCHILDREN

HIS JOY SUDDENLY TURNED TO SADNESS.

Randy: VAUGHN HAS LOST TWO GENERATIONS,

A CHILD AND A GRANDCHILD.

NO ONE SHOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT.

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY.

IN FACT, IT SHOULDN'T BE THAT WAY.

I DON'T WANT THIS GRANDFATHER OR ANY OTHER GRANDFATHER

TO LOSE ANOTHER GRANDCHILD

SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE

BUT TO DRINK CONTAMINATED WATER.

I HOPE YOU WILL HELP US PROVIDE VAUGHN AND

THOUSANDS OF OTHERS LIKE HIM WITH THE GIFT OF LIFE,

THE GIFT OF CLEAN WATER.

James: I THANK YOU, LORD,

THAT RANDY HAS A SENSITIVITY

THAT COMES FROM YOU.

I KNOW I'M TALKING

TO A LOT OF GRANDPARENTS,

I KNOW RANDY WAS.

HE'S CERTAINLY SEEN

TWO GRANDPARENTS OF

11 BEAUTIFUL GRANDCHILDREN;

WE WOULD DO

ANYTHING FOR THEM.

WE REALLY WOULD.

I THINK YOU UNDERSTAND THAT.

BUT THE FACT IS WE CARE

ABOUT YOUR GRANDCHILDREN

AND WE CARE ABOUT

THE GRANDCHILDREN

THAT RANDY TALKED ABOUT

AND THE CHILDREN.

THEY JUST NEED --

THEY JUST NEED CLEAN WATER

THAT'S NOT CONTAMINATED.

BETTY, WE CAN GIVE IT TO THEM.

Betty: WE CAN; RANDY'S RIGHT,

IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY

AND IT SHOULDN'T BE THAT WAY,

ESPECIALLY SINCE

THE SOLUTION IS SO SIMPLE.

WE CAN DRILL THE WATER WELLS.

WE CAN GIVE THEM CLEAN WATER.

HIS PRECIOUS GRANDCHILDREN

OF THE GRANDFATHER

THAT YOU SAW, CAN WATCH

HIS GRANDCHILDREN GROW UP

AND BE STRONG AND BE

OVERJOYED WITH THE FACT

HIS GRANDCHILDREN DIDN'T

HAVE TO DIE BECAUSE OF

THAT CONTAMINATED WATER.

I HOPE YOU'LL HELP US.

James: JESUS SAID,

"IF YOU'LL JUST GIVE A CUP

OF WATER IN MY NAME

YOU WON'T LOSE YOUR REWARD,"

AND I DON'T THINK WE NEED

TO START TRYING TO FIGURE OUT

WHAT THAT REWARD MIGHT BE,

LIKE ALL OUR BILLS PAID

AND ALL OUR PROBLEMS SOLVED.

I WISH WE COULD BE

SPIRITUALLY ELEVATED BEYOND

THAT TYPE OF THINKING

TO WHERE WE COULD THINK

MAYBE THE REWARD WOULD BE

THAT WE DID THE WILL OF GOD,

THAT WE BECAME AN ANSWER

TO A GRANDFATHER'S HOPE;

MAYBE IT WAS HIS PRAYER TOO

THAT HIS CHILDREN

AND GRANDCHILDREN

WOULD HAVE CLEAN WATER.

AND JESUS KNEW

HOW IMPORTANT THAT WAS.

HE SAID, "IF YOU'LL JUST

GIVE A CUP IN MY NAME,

I KNOW THE REWARDS.

THEY'RE BEYOND ANYTHING

YOU CAN EVER FATHOM."

I CAN TELL YOU THAT

WE'VE BEEN BLESSED.

OUR SON,

LOVING HIS FOUR CHILDREN,

FOUR OF OUR GRANDCHILDREN

THE WAY HE DOES,

THE WAY HE LOVES THE LORD

AND LOVES US AND LOVES OTHERS,

IT JUST BLESSES US SO MUCH.

WELL, I WANT TO ASK YOU

TO BE AN ANSWER TO THAT

GRANDFATHER'S REQUEST.

WOULD YOU HELP US

DRILL A WATER WELL?

WOULD YOU HELP US DRILL

SEVERAL OF THEM IN

THE AREA WHERE RANDY WAS?

WE'RE COMMITTED TO DRILL

WITH YOUR HELP

AND IT'S ONE WELL AT A TIME,

BUT WE'VE TARGETED

350 SPECIFIC AREAS

AT THE REQUEST OF MISSIONARIES

WHO HAVE SUCH A HEART.

THEY'VE HEARD THE GRANDPARENTS

AND THE PARENTS CRY FOR HELP.

THEY'VE SEEN THE CHILDREN

SUFFER AND DIE.

WOULD YOU DIAL THAT NUMBER

RIGHT NOW?

WOULD YOU HELP US

DRILL A WELL?

COULD YOU GIVE THE $4800?

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I THINK IF YOU CAN,

I THINK YOU WOULD,

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU.

YOU CAN PUT IT

ON YOUR BANKCARD

OR WRITE A CHECK,

MAKE IT TO LIFE BUT CALL US

AND TELL US YOU'RE MAILING IT.

YOU CAN GO ONLINE,

LifeToday.org

AND MAKE THE GIFT.

MANY PEOPLE SAY,

"I CAN'T GIVE AN ENTIRE WELL

BUT I CAN HELP TOWARD IT."

SOME OF YOU CAN GIVE $2400

AND PRAY SOMEONE JOINS YOU

AND WE'VE GOT A WELL OR $1200

AND PRAY THREE JOIN YOU.

PRAY, BE IN PRAYER

LIKE THAT GRANDFATHER,

WITH THAT HOPE.

WHATEVER YOU CAN DO.

BUT REMEMBER THIS,

YOUR GIFT, WHATEVER IT IS

IS GOING TO SAVE

SO MANY LIVES:

$144 -- 30 PEOPLE WATER

FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.

WE HAVE SOME BEAUTIFUL GIFTS

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FATHER, I PRAY RIGHT NOW

PEOPLE WOULD MOVE --

MOVE IN COMPASSION

AND MAKE THE GIFT

YOU PUT ON THEIR HEART.

IN JESUS' NAME.

THANK YOU

FOR MAKING THAT CALL.

THANK YOU FOR GOING ONLINE,

OR WRITING THAT CHECK.

GOD BLESS YOU FOR DOING IT.

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 THERE IS A SOLUTION!

MISSION: WATER FOR LIFE

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OF GOD'S LOVE IN THE WORLD TODAY.

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James: YOU ARE GOING TO BE

BLESSED BY THE INCREDIBLE

DEVOTIONS OF SO MANY

OF THE WOMEN THAT HAVE BEEN

OUR GUESTS ON LIFE TODAY

THAT YOU RESPECT AND LOVE.

THE VIDEO, AUDIO SERIES

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MAKE A GIFT, THE LARGEST GIFT

YOU CAN, PLEASE,

TO HELP US DRILL THOSE WELLS.

IF THERE IS ANY WAY

YOU CAN GIVE $1200 OR $2400,

PRAY FOR THREE PEOPLE TO

JOIN YOU OR ANOTHER PERSON TO

JOIN YOU, WE'LL HAVE A WELL.

IF YOU COULD GIVE A WELL,

THE $4800 GIFT, PLEASE DO SO.

WE WANT TO THANK YOU FROM

THE BOTTOM OF OUR HEART

FOR CHANGING THINGS

IN SO MANY PLACES

FOR SO MANY PEOPLE.

AND ALL OF YOU IN OUR AUDIENCE,

THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.

TELL YOUR FRIENDS

TO WATCH LIFE TODAY.

REMIND THEM

OF "WEDNESDAYS WITH BETH."

Announcer: FAITH, FAMILY, AND FREEDOM ARE UNDER ATTACK.

AS AMERICA FACES BATTLES WITHIN,

MANY WONDER WHERE TO TURN.

IN THEIR NEW BOOK, JAMES ROBISON AND JAY RICHARDS

CALL US TO STAND TOGETHER BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE

AS ONE NATION TRULY UNDER GOD.

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Announcer: TOMORROW, A SUCCESSFUL MEGA CHURCH PASTOR

IS CAUGHT HAVING AN AFFAIR.

>> YOUR PURPOSE, YOUR DESTINY DOESN'T END WITH A PERSON.