Announcer: COMING UP, COMEDIAN JOHN GRAY

GIVES HIS SPIN ON LOVE, LIFE, RACE,

AND FAMILY AS ONLY HE CAN.

I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP MY WHITE SISTERS OUT

BECAUSE Y'ALL ARE SO NICE TO YOUR KIDS.

Y'ALL BE GIVING THEM "TIME OUT."

[Laughter]

WHAT IS "TIME OUT"? WE GOT KNOCKED OUT.

BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS FALLACY THAT SAYS,

"WELL, GOD DOESN'T SEE COLOR."

YES, HE DOES. HE CREATED US.

Announcer: LAUGHTER IN BLACK AND WHITE -- NEXT!

James: OH, BOY!

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I GO ALL OVER THE WORLD

LOOKING FOR THE GLORY OF GOD

TO BE MANIFEST.

I'M JAMES ROBISON;

MY WIFE, BETTY AND I WE REALLY

COUNT IT AN HONOR TO BE

SHARING THIS TIME WITH YOU.

YOU'RE GOING TO MEET ONE OF

THE MOST ANOINTED PEOPLE

I'VE SEEN.

NOW, BILLY GRAHAM

IS A REAL CLOSE FRIEND,

ALL YOUR FAMOUS PREACHERS;

YOU CAN'T NAME ONE OF THEM

I DON'T HAVE

A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH.

I DON'T KNOW IF I'VE EVER MET

ANYBODY MORE ANOINTED THAN

THE GUY YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO START OUT

WITH A LITTLE HUMOR

BECAUSE HE'S FUNNY.

JOHN GRAY HAS A DVD CALLED,

LAUGHTER IN BLACK AND WHITE.

HERE'S JOHN GRAY.

THAT'S JUST HOW BLACK WOMEN DO IT.

I'M JUST TRYING TO HELP MY WHITE SISTERS OUT

BECAUSE Y'ALL SO NICE TO YOUR KIDS.

Y'ALL BE GIVING THEM "TIME OUT".

WHAT IS "TIME OUT"? WE GOT KNOCKED OUT!

[Laughter]

TWO BLACK WOMEN RIGHT THERE, FORMER ABUSED WOMEN.

[Laughter] BEATEN BY THEIR MOTHERS -- NEXT OPRAH.

I'M TELLING YOU, WHITE PEOPLE, WHITE WOMEN,

YOU WOULD LIVE THREE YEARS LONGER

IF YOU STOPPED TRYING TO ARGUE WITH THEM KIDS.

I LOVE Y'ALL SO MUCH; I'M PRAYING, I SAW A MOTHER

IN THE STORE AND SHE'S JUST TALKING TO THE LITTLE BOY

LIKE HE'S ON HER LEVEL.

SHE'S LIKE, "TUCKER, TUCK -- TUCK, BUDDY -- TUCK --

TUCKER, I NEED YOU TO LISTEN.

I NEED YOU TO SIMMER.

TUCKER! TUCK, I NEED YOU TO SIMMER. SIMMER!"

TUCKER IS LIKE, "NO! I WANT TO PLAY WITH THE LEGO'S.

I WANT TO BE THE KING OF LEGOLAND."

"TUCKER, CAN YOU BROTHER BE?"

"NO! HE WAS KING OF LEGOLAND LAST WEEK.

I WANT TO BE KING BY MYSELF!"

THAT POOR MOTHER!

SHE SAID, "TUCKER, MOTHER IS HAVING AN ANEURYSM RIGHT NOW.

COULD YOU STOP IT?

MOMMA IS HAVING A HEAT STROKE. COULD YOU SIMMER DOWN?"

"NO, YOU HAVE AN ANEURYSM LATER!

I WANT SOME ICE CREAM."

[Laughter]

BECAUSE TUCKER USED TO TOUCH EVERYTHING IN THE STORE.

BLACK KIDS KNOW, DON'T YOU TOUCH NOTHING

THAT YOU CAN'T PAY FOR.

BLACK WOMEN, ALL THEY'VE GOT TO DO IS MAKE THREE SOUNDS

AND THE KIDS KNOW WHAT IT IS.

I REMEMBER SITTING IN THE STORE

REACHING FOR THE STAR WARS ACTION FIGURE.

MY MOTHER WASN'T EVEN TURNED NEAR ME AND SHE HAD RADAR.

AND SHE JUST, SHHA - WHOO - HAH!

[Applause]

"ARE YOU TOUCHING?"

[Laughter]

"ARE YOU TOUCHING SOMETHING IN THIS STORE?

YOU CAN'T PAY FOR NOTHING ON THAT SHELF.

I WISH YOU WOULD TOUCH IT. PLEASE TOUCH IT!

WHERE'S MY VASELINE? I WILL BUST YOU UP."

[Sobbing]

[Laughter]

[Wailing]

James: JOHN GRAY.

JOHN, I LOVE YOU, BUDDY.

John: I LOVE YOU TOO, SIR.

James: YOU DID A GREAT JOB

AT OUR GATEWAY WHERE

WE HOSTED THE ART CONFERENCE

AND HAD ALL THESE INCREDIBLE

PASTORS AND CHURCH LEADERS.

I WALKED OVER TO YOU;

I HAD TO GO CLEAR ACROSS

THE CHURCH, THE FRONT,

MINGLE THROUGH ALL THE PEOPLE

TO GET TO YOU AND I CAME

TO YOU AND I'LL JUST TELL

EVERYBODY WHAT I SAID,

"YOU'RE AS ANOINTED AS

ANYBODY I'VE EVER SEEN."

YOU HAVE A GIFT

THAT IS MATCHLESS

AND IT IS A GIFT FROM GOD,

AND UNDERSTAND THE TREASURE

THAT YOU HAVE BECAUSE

I REALLY BELIEVE YOU'RE FUNNY

AND YOUR TIMING IS IMPECCABLE,

IT IS SUPERNATURAL.

BUT I REALLY BELIEVE YOU'RE

A SPOKESMAN TO OUR NATION;

ULTIMATELY,

I REALLY BELIEVE THAT.

I HONESTLY BELIEVE BECAUSE

I HAVE SUCH A GREAT LOVE

FOR THE BLACK PEOPLE.

WE DON'T JUST LOVE THEM

BECAUSE THEY'RE IN AFRICA

AND WE HELP THEM,

I JUST LOVE THEM EVERYWHERE.

I GREW UP WHERE IT WAS ONLY

10% WHITE WHERE I LIVED

AND I NEVER UNDERSTOOD

WHY PEOPLE HAD A PROBLEM

WITH THE ETHNIC DIVERSITY

AND SO FORTH;

I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND IT.

I JUST LOVE PEOPLE

BUT I REALLY BELIEVE

THAT BLACK PEOPLE,

A LOT OF TIMES HAVE BECAUSE

WE DID MISTREAT THEM --

WHITES DID MISTREAT THEM.

I THINK WE'RE ON

KIND OF A GUILT TRIP,

AND AS A RESULT,

I THINK WE'RE OVERREACTING

IN SOME WAYS

AND A LOT OF THINGS ARE BEING

MAYBE HANDED OUT IN WAYS

THAT THE STRENGTHS

OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY IS

NOT NECESSARILY BEING SEEN.

IT'S MORE LIKE

THE HURT BLACK COMMUNITY

DEMANDING PAYMENT

AND NOT REALLY REALIZING

HOW GREAT THEY ARE AS A PEOPLE

AND HOW GREAT FATHERS CAN BE

AND HOW GREAT FAMILIES CAN BE

AND I BELIEVE

YOU CAN SPEAK TO THAT.

SO DO YOU BEAR WITNESS

WITH THE CONCERN?

John: I THINK

IT'S ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL.

THE FATHERLESS PANDEMIC IN THE

AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY,

I THINK IS THE GREATEST

ATTACK THE DEVIL HAS

IN OUR COMMUNITY.

THE STATISTICS ARE CLEAR.

CHILDREN THAT ARE RAISED

IN FATHERLESS HOMES,

THE PERCENTAGES ARE

DISPROPORTIONATELY HIGHER

THAT THEY ARE GOING

TO BE INCARCERATED,

THEY WON'T GRADUATE,

THAT THEY WILL BE IN

SOME FORM OF HALFWAY HOUSE

OR CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

OR IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM,

NOT HAVE ACCESS TO EDUCATION,

SHORTER LIFE SPAN.

THEY'LL HAVE MORE ISSUES

WITH ABUSE.

THEY WILL BE UNSUCCESSFUL

PROPORTIONATELY WITHOUT

A FATHER IN THEIR MARRIAGE,

THEY WON'T BE THERE

FOR THEIR OWN CHILDREN.

NOT HAVING A FATHER

AND HOW FATHERLESSNESS

HAS IMPACTED THE COMMUNITY

THAT I CAME FROM

CANNOT BE OVERSTATED.

I BELIEVE...

AND IN THE CHURCH,

I BELIEVE THAT THE CHURCH

NEEDS TO GET OUT IN FRONT

AND BE PROACTIVE

ABOUT BUILDING BRIDGES

BEYOND CULTURE

AND BEYOND RACE

BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS FALLACY

THAT SAYS, "WELL,

GOD DOESN'T SEE COLOR."

YES, HE DOES.

HE CREATED US.

HE LIKES DIVERSITY,

HE LIKES THE COLOR

AND THERE ARE THINGS THAT

WE CAN LEARN FROM EACH OTHER

AND GROW AND DEVELOP.

AND I BELIEVE

IN PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY.

I BELIEVE IN

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY.

I BELIEVE IN IT SO MUCH THAT

I'M FAITHFUL IN MY MARRIAGE

AND I'M RAISING MY SON.

SO I DON'T JUST TALK IT,

I LIVE IT.

WHEN I TALK TO MY SON,

HE'S ONLY FIVE WEEKS OLD

AND I ROCK HIM AND I SAY,

"YOU'RE GOING TO BE

A MAN OF GOD AND YOU'RE

GOING TO SERVE THE LORD.

YOU'RE GOING TO LIVE HOLY.

YOU DON'T HAVE A CHOICE, BOY.

AND YOU BETTER ACT RIGHT."

[Laughter]

I BELIEVE THAT OUR COMMUNITY

NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY

AND TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY

FOR THE FAMILY.

THERE HAVE BEEN CASES

THAT HAVE BEEN HIGHLIGHTED

IN THE MEDIA WHERE WE LOOK

AT ONE ASPECT OF THE SPECTRUM

AND SAY RACE PLAYED A FACTOR

BUT THEN WHEN IT IS

BLACK ON BLACK CRIME,

YOU DON'T HEAR

THOSE SAME VOICES

SCREAMING AS LOUD WHEN WE'VE

DONE FAR MORE RECENTLY

THAN ANY OTHER GROUP

HAS DONE TO US.

I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK

AT THE HISTORY

AND LOOK AT THE BROKENNESS

BUT LOOK AT WAYS TO HEAL

WITHOUT OFFENDING THOSE

WHO WEREN'T DIRECTLY INVOLVED.

THE REALITY IS THIS,

THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE

THAT GREW UP

IN DIFFERENT AREAS AND

EVERYBODY COMES TO THE TABLE

WITH THEIR OWN FEARS,

INSECURITIES AND PREJUDICES

BUT BY THE POWER OF JESUS

HE IS ABLE TO RECONNECT US

AND REALIGN US WITH HIS

ORIGINAL INTENT FOR CREATION.

WE'RE ABLE TO DRAW TOGETHER.

THE ONLY COLOR THAT

SHOULD MATTER IS RED;

IT'S THE BLOOD OF JESUS.

THAT'S WHAT UNIFIES US AND

WHAT WE NEED TO GET BACK TO.

WE'VE GOT TO BE INTENTIONAL

ABOUT DIVERSITY.

JESUS, WHEN HE WENT TO THE

SAMARITAN WOMAN, HE WENT

TO THAT WELL OUT OF THE WAY

OF WHERE HE WAS GOING.

HE WENT THAT WAY PURPOSEFULLY

TO CREATE DIALOGUE

WITH A WOMAN THAT WAS

OUTSIDE OF THE COMMUNITY THAT

HE WAS SUPPOSED TO TALK TO.

THEY WERE NOT COMFORTABLE AND

HE ASKS HER FOR WATER, WHICH

IS A GREAT PART OF YOUR HEART.

GIVE ME SOME WATER

AT THIS WELL.

SHE SAID, "YOU KNOW GOOD AND

WELL, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING

TO DO WITH EACH OTHER."

HE SAID, "YOU KNOW,

IF YOU KNEW WHO I WAS, YOU

WOULD ASK ME FOR SOME WATER

AND YOU'D NEVER THIRST AGAIN."

SHE SAID, "WELL,

TELL ME ALL ABOUT IT."

HE SAYS, "WHY DON'T YOU GET

YOUR HUSBAND AND WE'LL TALK."

SHE SAID, "I'M NOT MARRIED."

HE SAYS, "NO, YOU'VE

BEEN MARRIED FIVE TIMES AND

THE MAN YOU'RE WITH RIGHT NOW

YOU'RE SHACKING UP."

SHE'S LIKE, "UH-OH, SOMETHING

TELLS ME YOU'RE A PROPHET."

I'M LIKE,

"VERY DISCERNING OF YOU."

WHEN YOU SEE HOW JESUS RELATED

TO HER, HE DIDN'T JUDGE HER,

HE DIDN'T BEAT HER UP.

HE DIDN'T WALK IN SAYING,

"I'M BETTER THAN YOU."

WHAT HE DID WAS HE WALKED IN,

MET HER WHERE SHE WAS,

HE ENGAGED HER

ON A PERSONAL LEVEL

AND THEN HE GAVE HER

SPIRITUAL TRUTH TO HEAL HER

FROM HER BROKEN PAST.

THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO

WHEN IT COMES TO RACE

AND RECONCILIATION

IN THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS

AND NOT USING THE BROKENNESS

OF THE PAST AS AN EXCUSE

TO HAVE A CRUTCH TODAY.

James: YOU KNOW SHE WAS SO

COVERED AND SO FREED THAT SHE

WENT INTO TOWN AND SHE SAID,

"COME MEET A MAN THAT TOLD ME

EVERYTHING I EVER DID

BUT HE IS NOT TELLING YOU

BECAUSE HE COVERED IT.

I'M A NEW PERSON."

THAT'S HOW FORGIVEN WE ARE.

THAT'S HOW COMPLETELY

HE WILL CHANGE US SO THAT

WE CAN HAVE A WHOLE NEW,

NOT ONLY RELATIONSHIP

WITH HIM, BUT A MEANINGFUL

RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER.

IN THE WHITE COMMUNITY,

HOW DO YOU SEE US BEST

REALLY ENCOURAGING

THE BLACK COMMUNITY?

John: I THINK, HONESTLY,

TWO THINGS HAVE TO HAPPEN.

WE HAVE TO HAVE HONEST

DIALOGUE FROM A FOUNDATIONAL

PERSPECTIVE ABOUT THE PAST,

THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY.

IT IS A PAINFUL HISTORY.

AMERICAN CHATTEL SLAVERY

WAS UNPRECEDENTED

IN ITS BRUTALITY.

WE KNOW THAT AND WE HAVE NOT

PROPERLY ADDRESSED IT

AT ITS ROOT WHICH IS WHY

THE WOUND KEEPS FESTERING

AND SHOWING UP.

EVERYBODY HAS A VOICE

ON THE INTERNET NOW

AND IF YOU READ ANY BLOG

ABOUT ISSUES WITH JUSTICE,

POLITICS, RELIGION OR RACE,

YOU WILL SEE SO MUCH HATE

AND VITRIOL ON BOTH SIDES,

AND YOU'LL FIND IT

FROM ANONYMOUS SOURCES

BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE HAVE

THESE HIDDEN PLACES BECAUSE

IT'S NEVER BEEN DEALT WITH.

I THINK THE CHURCH

NEEDS TO BE PROACTIVE

AND GET OUT IN FRONT OF

THE RECONCILIATION MOVEMENT

AND HAVE HONEST DIALOGUE.

DR. KING SAID YEARS AGO,

THAT THE MOST SEGREGATED HOUR

IN THIS COUNTRY

IS SUNDAY MORNING.

AND WE HAVE TO GET

DELIBERATELY DIVERSE,

NOT TALK ABOUT PREFERENCE

IN OUR WORSHIP STYLE,

NOT TALK ABOUT PREFERENCE

IN THE TYPE OF MUSIC WE LIKE

BUT SAY, "LET'S GET DIVERSE.

LET'S GET

DELIBERATELY DIVERSE."

WHAT WOULD HAPPEN

IF A BLACK PENTECOSTAL CHURCH

JUST GOT UP ONE SUNDAY MORNING

AND WENT ACROSS TO THE WHITE

SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH

AND SAID, "WE'RE GOING

TO WORSHIP TOGETHER,

AND WE'RE GOING TO --

IT'S THE SAME JESUS --."

James: AND I'M GOING

TO SAY AMEN!

John: THAT'S RIGHT!

WHETHER IT'S BAPTIST

OR PENTECOSTAL,

IT'S ONE JESUS, ONE LORD,

ONE FAITH, ONE BAPTISM.

WE'VE GOT TO FIGHT

TO LOVE EACH OTHER

BEYOND OUR DIFFERENCES,

BEYOND THE THINGS

THAT WE DON'T UNDERSTAND.

EVERY TIME I GET ON A PLANE

I HEAR, "WELL,

WHAT TEAM DO YOU PLAY FOR?"

I'M LIKE,

"I PLAY FOR THE JUDAH LIONS.

THAT'S WHO I PLAY FOR.

I PLAY FOR THE KING OF KINGS

AND THE LORD OF LORDS."

I THINK SOMETIMES WE HAVE

OUR OWN PRECONCEIVED IDEAS

BASED ON MEDIA,

BASED ON CULTURE,

BASED ON UPBRINGING.

WE'VE GOT TO LEARN TO LOOK AT

EACH PERSON AS AN INDIVIDUAL

AND SAY THAT NO ONE

IS A MONOLITH.

ALL BLACK PEOPLE

ARE NOT THE SAME,

ALL INDIANS ARE NOT THE SAME,

ALL WHITE PEOPLE

ARE NOT THE SAME;

WE NEED TO TAKE PEOPLE FOR

WHAT THEY ARE AS INDIVIDUALS.

BUT AS KINGDOM PEOPLE,

WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE HEART

AND DISCERN FROM THE HEART

THE SPIRIT OF A MAN.

James: YOU EXPERIENCED

A MIRACLE, YOUR MOTHER.

AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM,

WE'VE ABOUT FIVE MINUTES

BUT YOU CAN TELL THE STORY

BECAUSE I HEARD YOU TELL IT.

YOUR MOTHER GOT

A TERRIBLE DIAGNOSIS;

I MEAN IT WAS A HOPELESS DEAL.

TELL US ABOUT IT BECAUSE

I WANT EVERYBODY OUT HERE

THAT BELIEVES THERE'S NO HOPE,

AND YOU'RE FACING SOMETHING

THAT JUST SEEMED --

I WANT YOU TO LISTEN TO THIS

AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO AGREE

FOR THE GOD OF MIRACLES

TO TOUCH YOU IN THE AREA

OF YOUR NEED.

John: AND IF I CAN ADD TO

THIS STORY THE CAVEAT

THAT MY MOTHER WAS A MOTHER

AND FATHER TO ME BECAUSE

MY MOM AND DAD DIVORCED

WHEN I WAS VERY YOUNG.

MY FATHER WAS NOT

A STRONG PART OF MY LIFE.

MY MOTHER WAS A WOMAN OF GOD,

IS A WOMAN OF GOD.

James: SO WE MET THE FATHER,

BECAUSE I HAD

THE SAME SITUATION.

John: THAT'S RIGHT!

MY MOTHER LIVED A HOLY LIFE,

REMAINED PURE UNTIL MARRIAGE,

AND IS A PART OF MY TESTIMONY.

SHE TOLD ME AT 13, "BOY,

YOU'RE GOING TO BE A VIRGIN

WHEN YOU GET MARRIED."

I SAID, "OKAY, MOM."

I'M THINKING I'M GETTING

MARRIED IN MY 20S.

I WAS 37 -- I WAS LIKE,

"HURRY UP, JESUS!

I'VE BEEN LIVING HOLY.

I NEED YOU TO SPEED IT ALONG."

SO MY MOTHER HAS LIVED

A HOLY LIFE AND HONORED GOD.

AND ON JUNE 23RD OF 2011,

I WENT HOME AND WENT

TO THE DOCTOR WITH HER.

HE SAID, "I HATE

GIVING GOOD PEOPLE BAD NEWS

BUT MRS. GRAY,

YOU HAVE PANCREATIC CANCER

AND IT IS AT STAGE FOUR."

SHE HAD BEEN SHOWING SOME

SYMPTOMS THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW.

THEY THOUGHT IT WAS JAUNDICE

OR SOMETHING GOING ON

WITH THE LIVER.

BY THE TIME THEY CAUGHT IT,

IT WAS STAGE FOUR.

WHEN WE WENT TO THE

ONCOLOGIST THAT AFTERNOON

AND HE SAID, "IT IS CONFIRMED.

IT IS METASTATIC STAGE FOUR

PANCREATIC CANCER

SPREAD TO YOUR LIVER,

YOUR SPLEEN, YOUR DUODENUM,

YOUR BILE DUCT.

THERE ARE LESIONS

ON YOUR LIVER AND SCRATCHES

ON YOUR LIVER

AS IF SOMETHING WAS

TRYING TO SCRATCH IT.

THERE IS NO MEDICINE,

NO RADIATION,

NO CHEMO FOR THIS.

WE CAN OFFER YOU

PALLIATIVE CARE,

JUST PAIN MEDICINE

BUT THERE IS NO CURE FOR THIS.

YOU HAVE MONTHS TO LIVE."

AS I BEGAN TO CRY,

SHE BEGAN TO SMILE.

I SAID,

"MAYBE SHE'S LOST HER MIND."

I FEEL THE HOLY GHOST

FOR SOMEBODY WATCHING

THIS PROGRAM RIGHT NOW.

YOU NEED TO CALL SOMEBODY

AND GET THEM ON THE PHONE

SO THEY CAN HEAR

WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY NEXT.

BUT MY MOTHER SAID, "WELL,

HOW MANY MONTHS DO I HAVE?"

HE SAID,

"THERE'S ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS."

SHE SAID, "OH, I KNOW THAT."

AND SO HE LEFT THE ROOM

AND MY AUNT AND I WERE THERE.

SHE SAID, "I KNOW Y'ALL ARE

GOING TO THINK I'M CRAZY."

SHE SAID, "BUT I'M SO GLAD

HE SAID THERE IS NO HOPE

BECAUSE NOW I KNOW

HE WON'T GET CREDIT

WHEN GOD HEALS ME."

WE LEFT THAT ROOM AND

SHE WALKS OVER TO THE NURSES'

STATION AND SHE SAYS,

"GOD'S GOING TO HEAL ME."

AND WALKS OUT.

WE HAVE A FAMILY MEETING

THAT NIGHT.

I SAID,

"MY MOM HAS LOST HER MIND.

I UNDERSTAND SHE GOT

A TERRIBLE DIAGNOSIS."

THE WHOLE FAMILY IS THERE.

EVERYONE ELSE IS WEEPING.

SHE IS CONSOLING THEM.

SHE SAID, "I DON'T WANT

ANYBODY IN HERE PRAYING

FOR MY HEALING.

INSTEAD, I WANT YOU TO TAKE

YOUR FAITH WHERE MINE IS

AND THANK HIM

FOR WHAT HE'S ALREADY DONE."

SHE SAID,

"GOD MADE ME A PROMISE AND

HE CANNOT BREAK A PROMISE.

AND A PROMISE FROM GOD

IS AS SURE AS A FULFILLMENT.

HE TOLD ME, 'I'M GOING

TO HEAL YOU BECAUSE

YOU HAVE NO ONE ELSE.' "

SHE REFERRED ME

TO ISAIAH 53:4 AND 5.

YOU SEE, THE BIBLE IS NOT

JUST A BOOK OF STORIES

OR A COLLECTION

OF 66 DIFFERENT AUTHORS,

IT IS A CONTRACT.

IT IS THE NEW COVENANT

IN THE BLOOD OF JESUS;

IT IS A CONTRACT.

AND THAT CONTRACT STATES

IN ISAIAH 53,

SUBSECTION FOUR AND FIVE,

THAT HE BORE OUR GRIEFS

AND CARRIED OUR INIQUITIES.

THE WORD GRIEFS IN THE HEBREW

IS SIN, SICKNESS,

MALADY OR AILMENT AND

HE CARRIED OUR INIQUITIES.

AND BY HIS STRIPES

WE ARE HEALED.

YOU KNOW THE REST OF IT.

HE WAS WOUNDED

FOR OUR TRANSGRESSION

AND BRUISED

FOR OUR INIQUITIES.

MY MOTHER DECLARED THAT

THAT SCRIPTURE WAS WHAT

SHE WAS HANGING HER HAT ON.

SHE SAID, "I'M NOT GOING

IN TO NO SURGERY.

GOD HAS ALREADY TOLD ME

I WILL LIVE AND NOT DIE.

THAT'S IT, THAT'S ALL."

THAT WAS JUNE 23RD OF 2011,

ABOUT 7:30 AT NIGHT.

I FEEL THE HOLY GHOST.

BY JUNE 27TH, WHEN SHE

WENT IN TO HAVE BIOPSIES

OF ALL THOSE TUMORS THAT WE

STILL HAVE THE CAT SCAN FOR,

WE STILL HAVE THE TESTS;

THEY WENT IN FOR THREE HOURS

AND SEARCHED

AND COULD NOT FIND

ONE SINGLE CELL OF CANCER

IN HER BODY -- NOT ONE!

[Applause]

NOT ONE!

NOT A TUMOR, NOT A GROWTH.

THE SCRATCHES ON HER LIVER

WERE GONE.

James: FATHER,

I WANT TO THANK YOU.

FATHER, I THANK YOU.

WHEN I HEARD THIS, I KNEW AND

I DIDN'T HAVE TO HAVE HIM TELL

ME WHAT A MIGHTY GOD YOU ARE

BUT I HEARD A GREAT TESTIMONY.

AND SO IN BEHALF OF EVERYBODY

LISTENING RIGHT NOW,

I'M ASKING YOU

TO SHOW THEM YOU'RE

THE MIRACLE-WORKING GOD.

AND TO EVERY ONE OF YOU

ALL OVER THE WORLD

WHO WATCH SAY,

"I'VE GOT A LOVED ONE...

I'VE GOT SOMETHING IN MY BODY,

SOMETHING IS GOING ON."

HE IS HEALER.

HE IS THE SAME YESTERDAY,

TODAY, AND FOREVER.

WHAT YOU HEARD WAS

AN AFFIRMATION OF FAITH.

WE HAVE SEEN THIS

IN OUR OWN FAMILY.

WE HAVE SEEN WHAT GOD WILL DO

WHEN YOU SAY, "I WIN"

BECAUSE HE WINS -- HE'S WON!

HE IS HEALER STILL.

FATHER, I PRAY

YOU WILL HEAL EVERY PERSON

AND I REALLY THINK

IT IS PERFECTLY APPROPRIATE

FOR YOU TO JUST REACH UP

AND SAY, "LORD,

I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

I WANT YOU TO BE IN ME

WHO YOU ARE AND WHO YOU WERE

TO JOHN'S MOTHER,

I'M ASKING YOU TO HEAL.

I'M ASKING YOU TO RESTORE.

YOU ARE HEALER.

I RECEIVE YOU AS WHO YOU ARE.

I RECEIVE YOUR HEALING POWER

AND RELEASE IT

TOWARD MY LOVED ONE,

MY CHILD, MY FAMILY MEMBER,

MY PARENT, MY FRIEND,

MY NEIGHBOR.

I RECEIVE AND I THANK YOU AND

I PRAISE YOU AND I REST IN IT.

FATHER, YOU JUST FLOOD

EVERYONE WATCHING THIS

WITH THE PEACE

THAT PASSES UNDERSTANDING.

NOT SOMETHING YOU WORK UP,

SOMETHING HE FLOWS IN YOU

LIKE A RIVER,

PEACE BE STILL,

TRUST AND REST.

I PRAY THAT FOR YOU.

WE LOVE YOU.

WE BELIEVE THIS IS A MIRACLE.

DON'T YOU THANK GOD

FOR A GIFTED MAN?

DO YOU APPRECIATE

WHAT JOHN HAS SAID?

JUST WHAT YOU'VE HEARD COMING

OUT OF HIS HEART AND HIS LOVE?

JOHN, YOU'RE ANOINTED.

IF PEOPLE WANTED YOU TO COME

TO THEIR AREA TO SPEAK,

WHAT ADDRESS OR WHAT WEB SITE

COULD I PUT UP?

John: JOHNGRAYWORLD.COM.

James: AND IF THEY WANTED

TO GET THE COMEDY

YOU COULD GET IT.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, COULD WE

-- IF PEOPLE WILL HELP US

DRILL A WATER WELL TODAY,

ON THIS, THIS IS

OUR LAST WEEK, COULD WE

SEND THEM THIS AS A GIFT?

WE'LL GET THEM FROM YOU; OKAY?

BUT COULD WE SEND IT

TO SAY THANK YOU?

John: ABSOLUTELY.

James: LET ME ASK YOU

TO DO THIS.

I WANT YOU TO WATCH,

HELP US DRILL 350 WELLS.

THIS IS THE LAST WEEK.

IF YOU CAN DRILL A WELL,

PLEASE DO IT.

IF YOU CAN DRILL

PART OF A WELL PLEASE DO IT.

WATCH THIS.

James: I LOVE THAT LITTLE BABY

AND I LOVE THAT MOTHER.

I DON'T KNOW -- I DON'T KNOW

OF MANY THINGS THAT

EVER MOVED ME ANY MORE.

THE FIRST TIME I SAW THAT,

YOU REMEMBER

WHAT I SAID TO YOU?

Betty: YEAH, YOU SAID,

"WE'RE GOING TO DRILL A WELL

FOR THAT MOTHER."

James: I ACTUALLY LOOKED

OUT AT PICH,

HER NAME IS PICH AND

THERE ARE NO TELEVISIONS.

I JUST WANTED HER TO KNOW;

I SAID, "PICH, WE'RE GOING

TO DRILL YOU A WELL."

I COULD JUST TELL YOU,

MY HEART JUST OVERFLOWS WITH

A BURDEN THAT GOD PUT THERE

TO GIVE EVERYBODY A FRESH

DRINK OF WATER; SEEMED LIKE

A PRETTY SIMPLE REQUEST.

JESUS SAID, "YOU JUST GIVE

A CUP IN MY NAME,

YOU WON'T LOSE YOUR REWARD."

JUST GIVING THE CUP

IS ENOUGH REWARD FOR ME

TO SEE THAT MOTHER'S

PRAYERS ANSWERED.

BUT IF YOU SAY, "BOY,

THAT'S NICE, JAMES,

THAT YOU'VE GOT THAT BURDEN

BECAUSE I CAN TELL IT'S REAL.

I CAN TELL IT'S REAL."

IF YOU THINK IT'S REAL HERE,

YOU THINK HOW REAL IT IS

TO THE FATHER WHO SAYS YOU --

YOU, US, YOU'RE MY HANDS,

YOU'RE MY BODY,

YOU'RE THE ONES

THAT GIVE THE WATER,

YOU'RE THE ONES

THAT BESTOW THE BLESSINGS,

YOU'RE THE ONES THAT TAKE

THE BROKENHEARTED WORLD

IN YOUR ARMS.

SO IT'S MY ARMS -- HE REALLY

HAS NO ARMS BUT OURS.

YEAH, HE CAN FLING

EVERYTHING AROUND.

BUT HE SAID, "THIS IS HOW

I'VE CHOSEN IT BECAUSE

I'VE GIVEN YOU THE CHOICE

OF LETTING ME BE FATHER AND

TRUST ME OR REBEL AGAINST ME

BUT IF YOU WANT TO BE

MY FAMILY AND EXPRESS

WHAT I'M LIKE,

GIVE A CUP OF WATER,

MEET A NEED,

TOUCH A BROKEN HEART.

ALL RIGHT, I BELIEVE

YOU WANT TO DO IT.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF YOU

PROFESS TO BE A CHRISTIAN.

I THINK IF YOU'RE JUST

BREATHING AND GRATEFUL

YOU CAN BREATHE, YOU SAY,

"I WANT TO HELP SOMEBODY."

OKAY, DO IT.

THIS IS OUR LAST WEEK.

TWICE A YEAR, WE ASK YOU

TO HELP US DRILL WATER WELLS.

WE'RE ASKING YOU TO HELP US

DRILL 350 NOW THAT

THE MISSIONARIES SHOWED US.

THIS IS A PLACE, RIGHT HERE,

WE'VE GOT SOMEBODY HERE

TO MINISTER TO THEM

AND SHOW YOU A NEED.

WOULD YOU DO IT?

WOULD YOU DRILL A WELL?

BETTY AND I, WE GAVE A WELL

TO PICH'S VILLAGE.

THEY'RE DRILLING IT.

I'M RELATIVELY SURE

THEY'RE DRILLING IT

WHILE I'M TALKING TO YOU;

THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE WATER.

BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL

SHE REPRESENTS?

WHAT ABOUT ALL THOSE HUNDREDS

OF OTHER VILLAGES?

COULD YOU DRILL A WELL?

COULD YOU DRILL

PART OF A WELL?

$4800 IS A WELL.

COULD YOU DO THAT?

GO ONLINE, LifeToday.org

AND SAY, "HERE'S MY GIFT."

USE YOUR BANKCARD

LIKE A CHECK.

WRITE A CHECK AND MAKE IT

TO LIFE BUT HERE IT IS.

COULD YOU GIVE $1200

OR $2400 AND SAY, "I PRAY

THREE PEOPLE JOIN ME"

OR "ANOTHER PERSON JOINS ME

AND WE'VE GOT A WELL?"

WHATEVER YOU CAN DO,

IT'S HUGE TO GOD,

IT'S HUGE TO MOTHERS

LIKE THAT.

$48, TEN PEOPLE WATER --

NOT JUST A CUP,

WATER BASICALLY

FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.

$48 -- COULD YOU DO THAT?

SURELY THERE IS A LEVEL

YOU CAN COME IN.

$144, 30 PEOPLE WATER.

FATHER, HELP EVERYBODY

DO WHAT THEY CAN.

IN JESUS' NAME,

FOR THEIR SAKE,

ANSWER TO THOSE PRAYERS.

WOULD YOU GO TO THE PHONE,

PLEASE?

IF YOU GET A BUSY,

BE DETERMINED.

THIS IS THE LAST WEEK SO

IF YOU HAPPEN TO GET A BUSY,

SAY, "I'M NOT QUITTING

UNTIL I GET THROUGH.

I AM GOING TO BE AN ANSWER

TO THAT PRAYER AND HEART CRY.

I'M GOING TO HELP

SOMEBODY'S CHILD.

I'M DETERMINED TO DO IT,

NOTHING WILL STOP ME.

I WILL EXPRESS

THE LOVE OF GOD TODAY."

WOULD YOU MAKE THE CALL?

YOU WRITE A CHECK, CALL US

AND TELL US YOU'RE MAILING IT.

WE'VE GOT GIFTS TO SEND TO

BLESS YOU BECAUSE WE LOVE YOU.

WE LIKE TO INVEST IN YOU.

AS YOU'RE GIVING LIFE

TO OTHERS, WE WANT

TO STRENGTHEN YOUR LIFE.

THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE CALL.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR 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."

THIS IS THE LAST WEEK! CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY!

James: I THINK THAT IT'S

REALLY IMPORTANT FOR YOU

TO KNOW THAT THE COUNTDOWN

YOU MIGHT SAY, LAST WEEK,

WE REALLY NEED TO HEAR

FROM ALL OF YOU.

BETTY, I THINK

WE'RE GOING TO DO MORE.

YOU MAY HAVE ALREADY

MADE A GIFT.

YOU MAY WANT TO MAKE ANOTHER.

REMEMBER IF YOU WOULD

LIKE TO HAVE, WE HAVE

THE BEAUTIFUL GIFTS

THAT WE'VE TOLD YOU ABOUT,

AND REMEMBER ONLINE YOU CAN

GET THE CHRISTIAN VOTE PINS

AND INDIVISIBLE

IS NOW IN PAPERBACK.

JOHN GRAY, WE'LL SEND YOU --

THIS IS GREAT ENTERTAINMENT

BUT IT IS ALSO COMMUNICATION

OF TRUTH AND WE'LL SEND IT

TO SAY THANKS IF YOU'D

LIKE TO HAVE IT TODAY.

THERE ON LifeToday.org

YOU CAN FIND OUT AGAIN

HIS CONTACT INFORMATION.

JOIN BETTY AND ME AGAIN

SAYING THANKS TO JOHN.

JOHN, LOVE YOU, JOHN!

APPRECIATE YOU!

THANK ALL OF YOU SO MUCH

FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP.

THANK YOU

FOR WATCHING LIFE Today

AND HELPING US SHARE LIFE.

Beth: THIS IS THE GOD,

THE HOLY, HOLY, HOLY ONE WHO HAS CALLED US.

Announcer: A FRESH LOOK AT GOD'S CALLING -- TOMORROW!