Announcer: COMING UP, OVERCOMING THE SHAME
THAT CAN TRAP YOU IN A NET.
Beth: I WANT TO SUGGEST TO YOU THAT FOR MANY OF US
ON THIS SIDE OF THE CAMERA, ON THAT SIDE OF THE SCREEN,
FOR MANY OF US THE BIGGEST NET WE'VE BEEN IN
IN THE COURSE OF OUR LIVES HAS BEEN SHAME.
IT'S BEEN THE NET; IT'S WHAT'S KEPT US CAUGHT.
HERE'S WHAT CAN HAPPEN TO US.
Announcer: GETTING OUT OF THE NET - NEXT ON LIFE TODAY!
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James: THANK ALL OF YOU
SO VERY MUCH.
WE WELCOME YOU TO LIFE TODAY.
I'M JAMES ROBISON.
BETTY AND I, I THINK YOU
KNOW WHAT THIS DAY IS,
"WEDNESDAYS WITH BETH."
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BETH MOORE.
I BELIEVE YOU'LL BE
MIGHTILY BLESSED TO HEAR HER.
I WANT TO MENTION THAT
WE'VE ACTUALLY GOT
SOME OF HER INCREDIBLE
INSPIRATION IN THE GREAT
DEVOTIONAL BOOK, ARISE
ALONG WITH MANY OF OUR GUESTS
THAT HAVE BLESSED YOU.
WE ARE ACTUALLY EXPERIENCING
I THINK WHAT WE CALL ONE OF
THE MOST EXCITING MOMENTS
AND TIMES OF THE YEAR
AND THAT'S WHEN WE GIVE YOU
AN OPPORTUNITY TO NOT ONLY
HAVE THE SPIRITUAL
REFRESHING WATER,
THE TEACHING BETH MOORE OFFERS
BUT ALSO TO GIVE LITERALLY
FRESH WATER TO PEOPLE AROUND
THE WORLD WHO DO NOT HAVE IT.
YOU ARE GOING TO BE ABLE
TO ANSWER THE HEART CRY
AND THE PRAYER OF PEOPLE
WHO NEVER DREAMED THAT
THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO ENJOY
WHAT WE TAKE FOR GRANTED.
NOW LISTEN TO BETH MOORE
AS SHE IS GOING TO BE TEACHING
AND TALKING ABOUT HOW
WE CAN BE TRAPPED,
HOW WE CAN LITERALLY BE HELD
IN A NET
AND WE DON'T NEED TO BE CAUGHT
AND TRAPPED AND HELD.
WE NEED TO LIVE FREE.
HERE IS BETH MOORE.
Beth: I WANT YOU TO NOTICE
WITH ME A COUPLE OF VERSES.
DID YOU NOTICE THAT IT STARTS
IN VERSE TWO OF PSALM 25.
WHAT WORD DO SOME OF YOU HAVE
RIGHT THERE?
Audience: SHAME.
Beth: AT THE VERY END
OF THE CHAPTER
IT GOES BACK TO IT AGAIN,
IN VERSE 20
OF THAT SAME CHAPTER 25.
Beth: WHAT IS THAT WORD?
Audience: SHAME.
Beth: ...TO SHAME.
DID YOU KNOW THAT SHAME
HAS SUCH A BIBLICAL CONCEPT,
SOMETHING THAT THE WORD OF GOD
SPEAKS SO VIVIDLY OVER
THAT IT IS MENTIONED FIRST
IN GENESIS CHAPTER TWO,
AND MENTIONED FOR THE LAST TIME
IN REVELATION 21.
THAT MEANS THAT ONLY ---
REVELATION GOES TO ---
THOSE ARE MY TWO FAVORITE
NOW THAT I'VE GOT A NEW BIBLE.
I'M REALLY INTO GENESIS
AND REVELATION.
ONLY THE FIRST CHAPTER
AND THE LAST CHAPTER,
THOSE WOULD BE THE BOOK ENDS,
THAT ULTIMATE WAY
THAT WE WERE CALLED TO LIVE,
THROUGH THE REDEMPTION OF
OUR GOD AND HIS PERFECT PLAN
IS WITHOUT SHAME.
WITH SOME 150 TIMES IN BETWEEN
IT SPEAKS ABOUT THIS THING
THAT FALLS UPON US
CALLED SHAME.
I WANT YOU TO THINK
IN VERY BROAD TERMS BECAUSE
SOMEHOW WE ---
AND THIS CERTAINLY APPLIES
BUT WE TEND TO PUT SEXUAL SIN
ON THE TOP OF EVERY SHAME LIST
AND CERTAINLY IT HAS CAUSED
MANY OF US, MYSELF INCLUDED,
A TON OF SHAME.
SO DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY,
KEEP IT THERE BUT DON'T LET IT
SIT THERE BY ITSELF BECAUSE
YOU KNOW BETTER THAN TO THINK
THAT IS THE ONLY WAY
WE CAN FEEL LIKE
WE HAVE BEEN SHAMED.
SHAME CAN COME SOCIALLY.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA,
THOSE OF US
WHO ARE IN MY GENERATION
WHAT OUR HIGH SCHOOLERS
ARE DEALING WITH
WHEN THEY GET BROKEN UP WITH
ON FACEBOOK.
THEY DON'T FIND OUT
THAT THEIR GUY
IS SEEING SOMEBODY ELSE
UNTIL THEY REALIZE
THEY HAVE BEEN DE-FRIENDED
AND SOMEONE ELSE IS IN.
THEY'LL FIND OUT
THEY'VE BROKEN UP WHEN
THERE IS NO RELATIONSHIP STATUS
ON THAT PAGE.
I MEAN IT'S A WHOLE NEW WORLD.
THAT SOCIAL SHAME!
I WATCHED A PROGRAM RECENTLY
ON THE TELEVISION
ABOUT BULLYING AND
THE WHOLE BULLYING PROCESS
HAD TAKEN PLACE
ON A PUBLIC BLOG.
IT WAS A HIGH SCHOOLER.
THAT IS SOCIAL SHAME.
VERY --- PROFESSIONAL SHAME!
OCCUPATIONAL SHAME.
FINANCIAL SHAME.
YOU CAN GO THROUGH
A BANKRUPTCY
THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT ON
BY ALL MANNER OF THINGS,
MAYBE A CATACLYSMIC ILLNESS
OR ACCIDENT.
THERE'S JUST THAT SHAME.
WE CAN FEEL SHAMED BY
OUR FAMILIES PERHAPS OF ORIGIN.
WE CAN FEEL ASHAMED
OF OUR RELATIVES
AND WHAT'S REALLY,
REALLY EYE OPENING IS THAT
RIGHT NOW SOME OF OUR RELATIVES
MAY BE ASHAMED OF US,
IN PARTICULAR.
WE CAN BE ASHAMED
OF AN OLD BOYFRIEND.
WE CAN BE ASHAMED OF OURSELVES.
WE CAN FEEL SHAME
OVER SOMETHING RELIGIOUSLY,
VOCATIONALLY.
MAYBE YOU FEEL SHAMED BECAUSE
YOU PUBLICALLY SAID THAT
GOD HAD CALLED YOU TO MINISTRY
YET NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET.
THAT CAN BRING SHAME.
WE HAVE TO GO BACK
TO THE WORD OF GOD
AND SEE WHAT HAPPENED
IN LIVES LIKE ABRAHAM,
WHERE WE SEE HOW GOD WORKED
OVER TIME.
THAT THE CALL VERY OFTEN
WELL PRECEDES THE PRACTICE
OF THAT CALLING --
VERY, VERY OFTEN.
BUT THERE CAN BE SHAME
WRAPPED UP IN IT.
QUITTING SOMETHING
CAN CAUSE YOU SHAME.
SOMEBODY WATCHING TODAY,
SOMEBODY IN HERE
JUST LIKE QUIT HIGH SCHOOL.
YOU'RE NOW MAYBE 45 YEARS OLD
AND YOU'RE STILL ASHAMED
THAT YOU QUIT HIGH SCHOOL.
DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE
TO ANYONE?
MAYBE IT WAS COLLEGE.
I STARTED THINKING TO MYSELF
HOW MUCH QUITTING CAN CAUSE US
WHATEVER IT MAY HAVE BEEN
THAT WE QUIT.
I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING
TO YOU TODAY.
SOME THINGS NEED QUITTING!
SOME THINGS NEED QUITTING!
QUITTING IS NOT ALWAYS
A BAD THING.
BUT THERE CAN BE A LOT OF SHAME
WRAPPED INTO IT.
I JUST JOTTED DOWN IN MY NOTES
THAT WE ALL HAVE AN INNATE FEAR
OF BRINGING SHAME
AND I BELIEVE THAT WE ALL HAVE
AN INNATE FEAR OF BEING SHAMED.
DO YOU THINK THAT'S TRUE?
IT'S ONE OF OUR PRIMAL FEARS.
I'VE DEALT WITH IT A LOT.
YOU KNOW, OH!
IT IS A SAD THING
WHEN YOU GIVE THE ENEMY
AS MUCH AMMUNITION
AS I'VE GIVEN MY ENEMY.
BECAUSE, LISTEN, I MEAN BEFORE
I CAME OUT TO SERVE YOU TODAY,
I LISTENED TO CECE WINANS SING
ON MY IPOD "ALABASTER BOX."
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU KNOW MUCH ABOUT
THE LYRICS TO THAT SONG BUT
IT'S TALKING ABOUT THE WOMAN
WHO COMES IN ---
THE SINFUL WOMAN WHO COMES IN
AND SHE JUST POURS OUT THE
PERFUME IN HER ALABASTER BOX
UPON THE FEET OF CHRIST
BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN FORGIVEN!
SHE'S BEEN FORGIVEN!
THERE'S A LINE THAT BRINGS ME
TO TEARS ALMOST EVERY TIME
WHERE SHE SAYS, "NO ONE KNOWS
THE COST OF THE OIL
IN THIS ALABASTER BOX."
I'M SO AWARE
OF WHERE I'VE BEEN.
I'VE GOT CHILL BUMPS ON ME
TELLING YOU ABOUT IT.
I'VE GIVEN THE ENEMY
SO MUCH AMMUNITION AND BEFORE
I DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS,
BELIEVE YOU ME,
HE KNOWS TO PLAY THE CARD
AND I HAVE TO BE READY.
I HAVE TO BE READY
WITH MY SCRIPTURES.
I'VE SAID A WHOLE CHAPTER
OF SCRIPTURE
WITHIN THE LAST HOURS
BEFORE COMING OUT HERE
FROM MEMORY, JUST SPEAKING
WHAT I KNOW TO BE THE TRUTH
OF GOD'S WORD
BECAUSE I KNOW
HE WILL HARASS ME.
THERE'S JUST SHAME.
THERE'S JUST SHAME!
MANY OF US KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT IT'S TALKING ABOUT.
I WANT YOU TO LOOK WITH ME,
THAT THE PSALMIST WHO WROTE
THESE WORDS AND ASKED GOD
TO NOT LET HIM BE SHAMED
HAD BEEN IN TREMENDOUS SIN.
I WANT YOU TO SEE IT WITH ME.
A COUPLE OF VERSES SPEAK IT.
I TRY TO EMPHASIZE IT
WHEN I READ IT
BUT I WANT YOU TO SEE IT AGAIN.
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE SOMEBODY
WILL HAVE JOINED IN WITH US
AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
BEING PLUCKED OUT OF A NET.
SOMEBODY TELL ME WHAT IT SAYS.
IT IS GREAT.
IT IS BIG.
IT IS LARGE.
THERE IS ANOTHER VERSE.
LET ME SEE. VERSE 18.
SO, I WANT TO SHOW YOU
THAT THERE IS A DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE TWO BECAUSE
THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
THE PSALMIST IS ADMITTING
THAT HE HAS BEEN IN SIN
BUT HE IS ASKING
NOT TO BE IN SHAME.
THAT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE WE COMPILE
THOSE THINGS.
WE MIX THOSE UP LIKE
CAKE BATTER UNTIL WE CAN'T
TELL THE DIFFERENCE.
LISTEN, WE HAVE A REDEEMER.
OUR SAVIOR CAME
TO FORGIVE SINS.
THE SON OF MAN,
LUKE CHAPTER 5 SAYS:
THAT'S WHAT HE CAME FOR.
SO WE GET TO SAY, EVEN THOUGH,
LORD, MY SINS HAVE BEEN GREAT,
STILL PLEASE DELIVER ME
FROM SHAME.
I WANT TO REMIND YOU TODAY OF
WHAT HEBREWS CHAPTER 12 SAYS.
THAT JESUS HIMSELF
DESPISED THE SHAME.
LISTEN, IT'S NOT HUMILITY
IF YOU'RE JUST CARRYING AROUND
ALL YOUR SHAME.
DON'T CALL THAT HUMILITY.
OH NO! THAT'S NOT
WHAT HUMILITY IS.
HE DESPISES SHAME.
HE CAME TO DELIVER US
FROM SHAME.
SO HERE'S WHAT
I'M PITCHING OUT TO YOU
BECAUSE YOU MAY BE THINKING,
OKAY, WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO
WITH THE NET?
WELL, BECAUSE I AM WONDERING
IF THERE ARE TIMES
WHEN SHAME IS THE NET.
DO YOU THINK
THAT COULD BE POSSIBLE?
I WANT YOU TO WRITE DOWN
NUMBER THREE.
K-N-O-T, KNOT,
I WANT YOU TO THINK IN TERMS OF
THOSE THREADS KNOTTED TOGETHER.
FEEL IT JUST TYING UP A KNOT.
I WANT TO SUGGEST TO YOU
THAT FOR MANY OF US
ON THIS SIDE OF THE CAMERA,
ON THAT SIDE OF THE SCREEN,
FOR MANY OF US
THE BIGGEST NET WE HAVE BEEN IN
IN THE COURSE OF OUR LIVES
HAS BEEN SHAME.
IT HAS BEEN THE NET,
IT'S WHAT'S KEPT US CAUGHT.
HERE'S WHAT CAN HAPPEN TO US:
WE CAN HAVE LONG SINCE
BEEN DELIVERED FROM THE SIN
AND STILL BE IN THE SHAME
BECAUSE WE'VE TRUSTED GOD
FOR ONLY HALF THE WORK,
TO FORGIVE US
BUT NOT TO DELIVER US.
SO WHAT HAPPENS AND
THE ENEMY HAS SO MUCH TO GAIN
AND I WANT TO PROVE
THAT TO YOU,
THE ENEMY HAS SO MUCH TO GAIN
IF WE'LL STAY
IN THAT NET OF SHAME
BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IS THIS:
SAY I HAVE REPENTED
OVER A LONG TERM ADDICTIVE
AREA OF SIN, WHICH I HAVE,
CERTAINLY HAD
IN THE COURSE OF MY LIFE.
SAY I'VE BEEN DELIVERED FROM IT
AND IT WAS HARD BECAUSE LISTEN,
FOR MANY OF US OUR ADDICTIONS,
I MEAN THEY HAD THEIR PLUSSES.
THERE WAS SOMETHING
THAT THEY DID FOR US
AND IT WAS VERY SHORT TERM
BUT IT WORKED AT FIRST.
THAT'S WHY WE GOT CAUGHT IN IT.
AND SAY I'VE REPENTED
AND I WAS DELIVERED.
AND I WANT TO SAY,
FOR EXAMPLE, I WANT TO USE
THE AREA OF SEXUAL SIN
BECAUSE I THINK THIS TRAP
HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
WE WILL REPENT,
WE WILL LITERALLY HAVE WALKED
AWAY FROM THE BEHAVIOR,
BUT IF WE STAY IN THE SHAME
WE DON'T FEEL ANY BETTER.
CAN SOMEBODY GO WITH ME THERE?
HERE'S WHAT THE ENEMY
IS BANKING ON.
WE'RE GOING TO STAY IN IT
LONG ENOUGH TO GO,
"YOU KNOW WHAT?
I DON'T FEEL ANY BETTER
NOT DOING IT.
I'M GOING BACK."
WE DON'T REALIZE
IT'S NOT THE SIN, WE'VE BEEN
DELIVERED FROM THE SIN.
WE'RE STILL STANDING
IN THE SHAME.
WE'RE STILL STANDING
IN THE SHAME.
IT'S A NET UNDER OUR FEET.
AND SO WHAT HAPPENS IS
WE JUST GO BACK BECAUSE
WE THINK, "DO YOU KNOW WHAT?
I THOUGHT IT WAS
GOING TO FEEL BETTER.
I DON'T FEEL BETTER.
IF ANYTHING, I FEEL WORSE."
WHY? BECAUSE THE ENEMY
IS JUST WORKING THAT SHAME
AND WORKING THAT SHAME.
I JOTTED DOWN THIS:
SHAME IS SATAN'S LAUGHTER
MORPHED INTO A HUMAN EMOTION.
I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T HAVE
A SCRIPTURE TO REALLY LIKE
COMPLETELY CONFIRM THAT
BUT I JUST STARTED THINKING
THAT IF WE WERE TO THINK
OF HOW SATAN'S LAUGHTER
COULD BECOME A HUMAN EMOTION
IT WOULD BE OUR SENSE OF SHAME.
PSALM 25:2
WE'VE BEEN IN PSALM 25 VERSE 2
OUT OF THE NEW CENTURY VERSION
SAYS IT THIS WAY:
LISTEN, ANY TIME
YOU ARE IN A NET OF SHAME
YOUR ENEMY IS LAUGHING AT YOU.
BECAUSE IT IS HIS BIG THING.
IT IS HIS BIG THING.
I NEED TO KNOW, IS ANYBODY
JUST RESONATING WITH THIS?
CAN WE SEE, I WANT TO KNOW
THAT SOMEBODY OUT THERE,
THAT YOU SEE THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN SIN AND SHAME.
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT
THE PSALMIST IS TALKING ABOUT,
DELIVER ME FROM THE SHAME.
WHAT I HOPE TO SHOW YOU IS
WHAT THE ENEMY IS INTENDING
WITH EVERY SINGLE SHROUD
AND NET OF SHAME HE CASTS ON US
IS TO KEEP US FROM LOOKING UP.
HOLD SOMETHING HERE IN PSALM 25
AND GO WITH ME TO LUKE 21.
I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT VERSE 27.
LUKE 21 VERSE 27
IS TALKING ABOUT,
AT THE END OF THIS AGE
WHEN CHRIST JESUS RETURNS
AND EVERY EYE WILL SEE HIM,
EVERY TONGUE WILL CONFESS
THAT HE IS LORD AND IT SAYS:
NOW LISTEN CAREFULLY,
BECAUSE I'M GOING
TO TALK CONCEPTUALLY HERE.
WHEN CHRIST IS DESIRING
TO REVEAL HIMSELF TO US,
BECAUSE THAT WILL BE
THE ULTIMATE REVELATION,
EVERY EYE WILL SEE HIM,
BUT THE CONCEPT IS ALSO TRUE,
THAT HE SO WANTS
TO REVEAL HIMSELF TO US,
HE SO WANTS TO SHOW US
THAT HE IS AT WORK IN OUR LIVES
AND TO REVEAL HIMSELF
IN ALL MANNER OF WAY,
THROUGH HIS WORD,
THROUGH OUR CIRCUMSTANCES,
THROUGH PEOPLE
THAT HE PLACES IN OUR LIVES,
HE WANTS TO REVEAL HIMSELF
TO US.
BUT IF WE'RE LOOKING DOWN
WE'RE GOING TO MISS HIM,
WE'RE GOING TO MISS HIM.
AND SHAME MAKES YOU LOOK DOWN.
DO YOU KNOW THAT SOME OF US,
DO YOU KNOW
THAT EVEN YOUR POSTURE
CAN BE AFFECTED BY YOUR SHAME?
YOU DEAL WITH IT LONG ENOUGH
AND IT LITERALLY
WILL BEND OVER YOUR SHOULDERS.
WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT WHEN YOU
AND I ARE STANDING IN A NET,
ONCE WE REALIZE IT,
WE ARE OBSESSED
WITH LOOKING DOWN AT IT.
WOULD ANYBODY SAY THAT
THAT IS TRUE?
BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE
THE NET IS.
WHEN, BIBLICALLY, WHAT THE
PRESCRIPTION IS, LOOK UP.
THE WAY OUT IS NOT...
BECAUSE WE'RE DOING ALL THIS.
BECAUSE WE'RE JUST TRYING...
WE'RE JUST SCOOTING OUR FEET
AGAINST THAT NET.
WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN
TO GET OURSELVES LOOSE
BECAUSE ALL OUR ATTENTION
HAS NOW GONE TO THE NET.
AND HE SAID, "LOOK UP! LOOK UP!
STRAIGHTEN UP, RAISE YOUR HEAD
FOR YOUR REDEMPTION
IS DRAWING NEAR!"
YOUR REDEMPTION WILL ONLY COME
WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING UP!
I DON'T CARE
HOW DEEP YOU'RE IN.
YOU MAY FEEL LIKE THAT NET
HAS COME ALL THE WAY
UP AROUND YOUR NECK.
JUST LIFT UP THAT SWEET HEAD
AND SAY, "JESUS, COME PLUCK
MY FEET OUT OF THIS NET!"
AND THAT IS NUMBER FOUR!
James: THAT'S MY PRAYER.
LET ME JUST PRAY THAT FOR YOU.
FATHER, I PRAY THAT
YOU WILL LIFT LITERALLY,
PLUCK ANYONE'S FEET OUT
OF THE NET, OUT OF ANY GRIP,
ANYTHING THAT HOLDS THEM,
LIMITS THEM IN THEIR LIBERTY
AND FREEDOM THAT YOU GAVE
YOUR LIFE AND RAISED YOUR SON
TO LIVE IN US IN ORDER
THAT WE MIGHT BE FREE.
IN JESUS' NAME.
I WANT YOU TO ALWAYS REMEMBER
THE TELEPHONE NUMBER
THAT'S THERE IS FOR YOU
TO CALL FOR PRAYER.
IT'S PAID FOR BY LOVE.
BETTY, THERE ARE TIMES
OF THE YEAR WHEN
WE CELEBRATE OUR FREEDOM,
WE CELEBRATE OUR INDEPENDENCE.
WE THANK GOD FOR IT.
I WANT YOU TO ALWAYS
REMEMBER THIS,
IT DIDN'T COME CHEAP.
IT CAME AT A GREAT COST.
AND THE SAME IS TRUE
WITH THE FREEDOM THAT
WE HAVE IN CHRIST.
A PRICE WAS PAID.
SALVATION IS FREE BUT
IT'S NOT CHEAP.
AND WE WERE REDEEMED
NOT WITH SILVER OR GOLD
BUT WITH A PRECIOUS BLOOD
OF THE LAMB OF GOD WHO WAS
LITERALLY SLAIN FOR US, DIED,
TOOK THE WAGES OF SIN
IN ORDER THAT WE NOT HAVE
TO PAY THOSE WAGES.
WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY
RIGHT NOW TO REALLY BE A PART
OF AN UNDENIABLE MIRACLE.
I WANT YOU TO JUST WATCH
BUT KNOW THIS, WHAT YOU SEE,
THE CHALLENGE, THE NEED
THAT IS SO OBVIOUS THAT ANYONE
WOULD SAY I'D LIKE TO HAVE
AN EFFECT ON THAT.
I'D LIKE TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT IT.
THIS IS SOMETHING
YOU COULD HAVE EVERYTHING
TO DO WITH CHANGING.
WATCH CLOSELY.
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James: WELL, BETTY,
THOSE MOUNDS OF DIRT
REPRESENT A DREAM THAT'S GONE,
ALL BECAUSE NO WATER
-- NO CLEAN,
NON-CONTAMINATED WATER SOURCE.
I'M ASKING YOU TO DO WHAT
VIEWERS LIKE YOU HAVE TOLD US,
AND BETTY AND I CAN CERTAINLY
CONCUR AND AGREE,
THEY DON'T EVER DO ANYTHING
THEY FIND ANY GREATER JOY
OUT OF PARTICIPATING IN
AND THAT'S GIVING PEOPLE
A FRESH CLEAN WATER WELL,
A WATER SOURCE THAT LITERALLY
IS A GIFT THAT WE MAKE
THAT JUST KEEPS GIVING
FOR A LIFETIME.
WE'RE REALLY TARGETING
350 AREAS.
YOU SAY, "HOW DO YOU FIND
THE AREAS?"
WELL, OUR ATTENTION
ON THOSE AREAS IS LITERALLY
FOCUSED BY MISSIONARIES
WHO PLANTED THEIR LIFE IN
THE MIDST OF THAT SUFFERING.
AND IN LOVE, THEY COME TO US
BECAUSE WE HAVE EXPRESSED
A DESIRE TO HELP MEET NEEDS
AND THEY KNOW THAT
THE VIEWERS OF LIFE TODAY WANT
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE OUTSIDE
THE WORLD THEY LIVE IN,
AND IMPACT POSITIVELY
SOMEBODY ELSE'S WORLD.
THEY LIVE BEYOND THEMSELVES.
IN OTHER WORDS,
THE RIVER WITHIN
IS RELEASED TO FREELY FLOW
LIKE JESUS SAID
IT'S SUPPOSED TO;
AND IN RELEASING THE RIVER,
WE FIND LIFE BY GIVING LIFE.
SO THEY COME TO US
AND THEY SAY,
"WOULD YOU DRILL A WELL
IN THIS AREA?
WE'VE GOT AN AREA
OF TREMENDOUS NEED
AND IT WILL JUST
CHANGE EVERYTHING."
SO WE'VE TARGETED 350 AREAS.
NOW THE AVERAGE COST
AND WE'RE PRAYING
IT WILL STAY AT THIS LEVEL
WITH THE PETROLEUM INCREASES
AND THE ENERGY COSTS AND
GASOLINE COSTS, DIESEL COSTS,
WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG
IT WILL STAY THERE
BUT RIGHT NOW
WE ARE BEING ASSURED
WE CAN DRILL THE WELLS FOR
AN AVERAGE OF $4800 EACH --
A WELL FOR $4800.
YOU PERHAPS COULD GIVE A WELL.
MANY PEOPLE SAY,
"THAT'S ONE OF THE GREAT JOYS
OF MY YEAR; I GIVE A WELL."
SOME PEOPLE SAY,
"I MADE IT ONE OF MY DREAMS
TO GIVE A WELL;
I WORK TOWARD IT."
WE'VE GOT CHILDREN
WHO GO TO WORK
AND START DOING LITTLE THINGS
TO RAISE MONEY
AND THEY DO IT.
WE'VE GOT CLASSROOMS
THAT DO IT,
AND CHURCHES BUT MAINLY,
WE'VE GOT INDIVIDUALS
AND COUPLES THAT SAY,
"I CAN DO IT."
THERE WOULD BE SOME, BETTY,
WHO TELL US, "WELL,
I CAN'T DO A WHOLE WELL
BUT I CAN GIVE
PART OF A WELL."
AND THEY GIVE $1200
AND START PRAYING, "GOD,
GIVE US THREE TO JOIN ME"
AND WE'VE GOT A WELL.
SO IF YOU CAN DO THAT,
WE'RE ASKING YOU TO
MAKE THAT GIFT.
BUT KEEP THIS IN MIND,
THIS IS HOW IT BREAKS OUT:
A GIFT OF $48
GIVES 10 PEOPLE WATER
FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.
NOW THAT'S JUST A GIFT
THAT KEEPS ON GIVING;
$144 AND YOU'VE GIVEN
30 PEOPLE WATER
THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.
THERE IS SOME LEVEL
AT WHICH EVERYONE
CAN PARTICIPATE
AND THAT'S A JOY.
WILL YOU DIAL THE NUMBER
RIGHT NOW
AND TAKE YOUR BANKCARD,
USE IT LIKE A CHECK?
COULD YOU DO THAT?
IF YOU CAN GIVE A WELL
OR PART OF A WELL
OR MAKE THAT GIFT OF $48,
$100 OR MORE,
WHATEVER YOU CAN DO,
IF YOU MAKE A CHECK,
MAKE IT TO <U>LIFE</U>
BUT CALL US AND TELL US
WHAT YOU'RE MAILING.
YOU CAN GO ONLINE,
LifeToday.org AND
MAKE THAT GIFT IMMEDIATELY.
WE'VE GOT SOME SPECIAL GIFTS
THAT WE WANT TO SEND YOU
TO INSPIRE YOU,
A DEVOTIONAL BOOK,
A STUDY THAT WILL INSPIRE YOU.
WE ALWAYS WANT TO BLESS YOU.
BUT YOU ARE
THE GREATEST BLESSING
BECAUSE YOU ARE CHANGING
EVERYTHING FOR PEOPLE WHEN
YOU GIVE THEM CLEAN WATER.
PLEASE MAKE THAT LIFE-GIVING
CALL AND THAT SPECIAL GIFT.
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
IS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING AND VIABLE DEMONSTRATIONS
OF GOD'S LOVE IN THE WORLD TODAY.
SUFFERING CAN END
BECAUSE CLEAN WATER CHANGES EVERYTHING!
WITH YOUR GIFT TODAY, WE CAN ESTABLISH
AND DRILL 350 NEW WATER WELLS
FOR REMOTE VILLAGES IN 12 DIFFERENT NATIONS.
YOUR GIFT OF $24
WILL HELP PROVIDE CLEAN WATER FOR FIVE PEOPLE!
A GIFT OF $48 WILL HELP PROVIDE FOR 10 PEOPLE.
$72 WILL IMPACT 15 PEOPLE.
AND $144 WILL HELP PROVIDE FRESH, CLEAN,
DISEASE-FREE WATER
FOR 30 PEOPLE FOR A LIFETIME!
WITH YOUR GIFT BE SURE TO REQUEST ARISE,
A BEAUTIFUL NEW DAILY DEVOTIONAL
FEATURING WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT FROM INSPIRING WOMEN
WHO HAVE SHARED THEIR FAITH ON LIFE TODAY.
WITH YOUR GIFT OF $100 OR MORE,
YOU MAY REQUEST THE ARISE AUDIO VISUAL DEVOTIONAL
FEATURING 40 DAYS OF INSPIRATION
FROM LIFE TODAY'S FAVORITE WOMEN GUESTS.
PLEASE PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER A GIFT OF $1200
TO HELP PROVIDE WATER FOR 250 PEOPLE
OR A GIFT OF $4800
TO HELP SPONSOR A COMPLETE WELL.
AND BE SURE TO REQUEST THE 2012 COMMEMORATIVE BRONZE SCULPTURE,
"THE LION AND THE LAMB."
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE YOUR SECURE GIFT ONLINE TODAY!
James: I DO WANT TO REMIND YOU
THAT YOU CAN GET THE WONDERFUL
DEVOTIONAL BOOK, ARISE.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
THE AUDIO AND VIDEO
DEVOTIONAL SERIES,
JUST REMEMBER WE'RE ASKING YOU
TO MAKE THAT SPECIAL GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE
TOWARD THE WATER WELLS.
YOU KNOW THEY'RE $4800.
REMEMBER THIS, THERE ARE
SOME OF YOU WHO TELL US
THAT THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST
SPECIAL THINGS I DO
EVERY YEAR IS DRILL A WELL.
I'VE BEEN ASKING GOD
TO LET ME DO IT.
I KNOW HE WILL.
THERE ARE OTHERS OF YOU
WHO SAY, "WELL, JAMES,
I WANT TO HAVE A PART IN IT."
REMEMBER THIS, YOUR GIFT
OF $1200, PRAY FOR THREE
MORE TO JOIN YOU,
WE'VE GOT ANOTHER WELL.
WHATEVER YOU CAN DO,
DON'T CONSIDER IT TOO SMALL.
IT'S IMPORTANT.
$48, 10 PEOPLE WATER
FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.
WE WANT TO BLESS YOU
WITH THESE GIFTS.
BUT YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE
THE GREATEST GIFT,
YOU'RE GIVING LIFE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR DOING IT!
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Announcer: FAITH, FAMILY, AND FREEDOM ARE UNDER ATTACK.
JAMES ROBISON AND JAY RICHARDS ENCOURAGE A DIVIDED AMERICA
TO STAND TOGETHER BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
INDIVISIBLE -- NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK
AT ONLINE AND RETAIL BOOKSTORES.
Announcer: NEXT WEEK, JOY AND TAIT CRUSE WALKED CLOSELY WITH GOD
WHILE THEIR SON BATTLED CANCER.
>> WHY DID YOU HEAL HIM OF THE FIRST CANCER
FOR HIM TO GET A SECOND ONE?