I HAVE THE ABILITY TO FAKE MY RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.

Announcer: COMING UP, PASTOR RICK BEZET REVEALS

THE NEED FOR US TO BE REAL AND AUTHENTIC.

SHE GOES, "YOU DON'T THINK I'M REALLY DEPRESSED?"

I SAID, "I DIDN'T SAY THAT. I'M JUST WONDERING."

AND THAT GIRL WENT HOME AND BLEW HER BRAINS OUT.

AND WHEN I GOT THAT PHONE CALL,

I KNOW FOR SURE I KILLED THAT GIRL.

Announcer: BECOMING REAL BECAUSE FAKE IS EXHAUSTING -- NEXT!

§

James: HEY, THANK ALL OF YOU

VERY MUCH.

I APPRECIATE IT.

WELCOME TO LIFE TODAY.

I'M JAMES ROBISON, BETTY

AND I ARE THRILLED TO HAVE

RICK BEZET WHO IS PASTOR

OF NEW LIFE CHURCH IN

THE GREATER LITTLE ROCK AREA,

AND IT IS A GREAT CHURCH

IN A GREAT STATE.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,

EVEN WHEN WE WERE THERE,

I PREACHED THERE RECENTLY,

WE CAME TO WHAT I THINK WAS

A VERY WISE, SOUND,

SPIRITUAL CONCLUSION THAT

THE POPULATION IS SUCH,

THE DIVERSITY IS SUCH THAT

IT IS JUST POSSIBLE THAT

THE STATE OF ARKANSAS COULD

BE AN EXAMPLE TO THE NATION

OF WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN

YOU LET GOD'S PRESENCE,

HIS POWER, AND AN EXPRESSION

OF HIS PERSONHOOD, WHICH WOULD

INCLUDE HIS GREAT LOVE

AND THE SOUND PRINCIPLES

THAT JESUS SAID ARE

SOLID ROCK FOUNDATIONAL,

THAT YOU CAN BUILD A HOUSE

THAT STANDS THE STORMS,

YOU REALLY DO HAVE A CHANCE

TO REALLY POINT

OUR NATION TO HOPE.

WE HAD A PRESIDENT FROM HOPE

AND YOU HAD ANOTHER

CANDIDATE FROM HOPE,

MIGHT IT BE THAT

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO OFFER HOPE

AS A NATION?

WELL, RICK BEZET IS HERE.

WOULD YOU WELCOME RICK BEZET?

-- A GOOD FRIEND.

RICK, GOOD TO SEE YOU BUDDY!

Rick: GOOD TO BE HERE FOR SURE.

James: LOVED HEARING YOU

PREACH AT GATEWAY.

I APPRECIATE ARC,

THE ASSOCIATION OF RELATED

CHURCHES BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE

WHAT MY FRIEND, WILLIE GEORGE

SAID, WHO PASTORS SEVERAL

OF OUR GRANDCHILDREN

AND OUR YOUNGEST DAUGHTER

IN TULSA, HE WALKED UP TO ME

AND WILLIE GEORGE SAID

AFTER YOUR CONFERENCE THAT

WAS HERE IN OUR AREA,

HE SAID, "I BELIEVE THESE ARE

THE MOST UNSELFISH PASTORS

I'VE EVER SEEN."

I SAID, "WELL, I AGREE

WITH YOU.

THEY JUST REALLY WANT

TO HELP EVERYBODY,

YOUNGER PASTORS, OLDER PASTORS,

IT DOESN'T MATTER."

WHAT'S THE DEAL WITH IT?

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS

ASSOCIATION THAT YOU'VE GOT?

Rick: WELL, I AM GLAD TO KNOW

WILLIE GEORGE SAID THAT

BECAUSE WE LIKE WILLIE.

BUT ALSO, WE DO LOVE PASTORS

AND WE LOVE CHURCHES, AND

I THINK A LOT OF MINISTRIES

RIGHT NOW ARE HUNGRY

FOR RELATIONSHIPS.

PASTORS ARE LONELY.

THE AVERAGE PASTOR AFTER

BEING IN THE MINISTRY

FOR FIVE YEARS DOESN'T

HAVE ONE FRIEND.

IN FACT, AFTER TEN YEARS

OF BEING IN MINISTRY

THEY DON'T HAVE THE CONFIDENCE

THAT THEY DID WHEN

THEY WERE IN BIBLE SCHOOL.

SO THEIR DREAMS FADE AWAY

AND THEY'RE LONELY

AND THEY WANT TO BE HELPED

BUT IF THEY HAVE TROUBLE

IN THEIR MARRIAGE; FOR EXAMPLE,

OUR FIRST YEAR OF MARRIAGE,

WHEN I WAS IN BIBLE SCHOOL,

THEY TAUGHT US, "YOU CAN'T

BE CLOSE TO PEOPLE.

YOU HAVE TO STAY ALONE.

YOU'LL LOSE YOUR ANOINTING IF

YOU GET TOO CLOSE TO PEOPLE."

SO I REMEMBER BEING

IN BIBLE SCHOOL THINKING,

I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE

ANY FRIENDS?

I'M GOING TO BE ALONE!

THEN I GOT MARRIED AND MY WIFE

AND I STRUGGLED,

OUR FIRST YEAR WE WERE

FIGHTING ALL THE TIME.

I REMEMBER READING THAT VERSE,

"DON'T GO TO BED

WITH ANGER IN YOUR HEART,"

I WAS STAYING UP

FOR 30-40 DAYS AT A TIME.

[Laughter]

WE WERE FIGHTING

BUT I DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY

TO TELL BECAUSE I WAS

IN MINISTRY, I WAS ALONE.

YOU HAD TO ALWAYS ACT

LIKE YOUR MARRIAGE WAS GREAT.

YOU ALWAYS HAD TO ACT

LIKE YOU HAD PLENTY OF MONEY.

YOU HAD TO ACT

LIKE YOU WERE HEALTHY

AND NOTHING WAS WRONG,

AND OUR MARRIAGE

WAS FALLING APART.

SO ONE PARTICULAR DAY,

I REMEMBER THAT I WAS GOING

TO BE SPEAKING TO

A LARGE CHURCH AND MY WIFE

AND I WERE FIGHTING,

AND I'M TRYING TO ANSWER

THE REASON WHY WILLIE SAW

WHAT HE SAW IS BECAUSE

WILLIE LIVES THIS WAY.

AND THE ARC SEEMS TO BE

SURROUNDED BY PASTORS WHO

DO NOT WANT TO LIVE

ANOTHER DAY LONELY.

SO MY WIFE AND I WERE ARGUING

AND I YELLED AT HER,

I SAID, "MICHELLE, SHUT UP!"

EXCEPT I SAID IT

A LOT LOUDER THAN THAT.

THEN I WENT INTO MY OFFICE,

HAD TO SPEAK THAT WEEKEND,

I WAS PREPARING A SERMON

AND IT WAS DIFFICULT.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHO TO CALL.

AND SO I GOT ON MY KNEES

AND I SAID, "GOD FORGIVE ME."

THEN I HEARD MY WIFE CRYING

IN THE OTHER ROOM.

I WENT IN AND THAT

BEAUTIFUL LADY, SHE WAS --

SHE LOST IT AND I WENT OVER

TO HER AND I SAID, "MICHELLE,

I DIDN'T KNOW I WOULD EVER

TALK TO YOU LIKE THIS.

I'M SORRY."

SO SHE SAID, "I FORGIVE YOU.

PLEASE DON'T DO IT ANYMORE."

AND SO WE MADE OUT --

I MEAN MADE UP -- BOTH --

OKAY BOTH!

[Laughter]

THEN I WENT INTO MY OFFICE

AND --

James: AMEN!

AMEN!

Rick: BUT IT ALL CHANGED

FOR ME THAT DAY BECAUSE WHEN

I WAS IN MY OFFICE THE LORD

SPOKE TO ME AND SAID,

"I FORGIVE YOU, YOU KNOW THAT.

YOUR WIFE FORGIVES YOU,

YOU KNOW THAT TOO.

BUT WHEN YOU SPEAK

THIS WEEKEND, I WANT YOU

TO TELL EVERYBODY

WHAT YOU SAID TO YOUR WIFE."

I REMEMBER SAYING, "GOD,

I CAN'T DO THAT!

I'M IN THE MINISTRY.

YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

GOD, YOU NEED TO GO

TO BIBLE SCHOOL!

THEY'LL TELL YOU

YOU CAN'T DO THAT."

SO I DECIDED NOT TO.

AND THEN WHEN I WAS SPEAKING

IT WAS GOING SO BAD BECAUSE

I HAD RESISTED GOD.

THEN I CLOSED MY BIBLE

AND I TOLD EVERYBODY, I SAID,

"LOOK, THE REASON WHY

THIS ISN'T GOING WELL

IS BECAUSE I HAVE A PROBLEM.

I GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT TODAY

WITH MY WIFE."

SHE WAS ON THE FRONT ROW.

AND I SAID, "MICHELLE,

I WANT TO ASK YOU

TO FORGIVE ME FOR WHAT

I SAID TO YOU."

SHE WAS SHOCKED.

BUT WHEN I THOUGHT IT WAS

ALL OVER FOR ME BY BEING REAL,

I ACTUALLY FOUND OUT

THIS WAS LIKE THE FIRST DAY

OF REFRESHING MINISTRY

FOR ME.

JAMES, THAT'S THE WAY

YOU LIVE.

THAT'S THE REASON WHY

THE HAND OF GOD HAS BEEN

ON YOU FOR YEARS.

YOU TALK OPENLY ABOUT

YOUR STRUGGLES

AND THE WEAK MOMENTS.

BUT I BET THERE WERE

SOME YEARS WHERE

YOU COULDN'T DO THAT.

THINK ABOUT THOSE DAYS

COMPARATIVELY SPEAKING

TO THE WAY YOU LIVE NOW

AND LOOK AT THE ANOINTING

THAT'S ON YOUR LIFE

AND PEOPLE WANT YOU AROUND,

THEY WANT TO TALK TO YOU,

THEY WANT TO READ YOUR BOOKS.

IT'S BECAUSE YOU'RE REAL

AND I THINK PEOPLE

ARE CRAVING THAT.

I BELIEVE THAT'S WHAT WILLIE

SAW AND I BELIEVE THAT'S

THE REASON WHY THE HAND OF GOD

IS ON THE ARC.

James: I THINK THAT I --

WHEN YOU GET IN LEADERSHIP

AND YOU HAVE A REAL SPECIAL

TOUCH OF GOD ON WHAT

YOU'RE DOING AND

YOU'VE EXPERIENCED SUCCESS,

ESPECIALLY COMING FROM NOTHING,

WHICH I CAME FROM TOTAL NOTHING

AND EXPERIENCED BLESSING

AND THEN YOU BEGIN

TO EXPERIENCE THAT LONELINESS

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT

AND THAT DEFEAT, YOU DON'T

KNOW WHO YOU CAN TALK TO,

WHO YOU CAN TRUST TO TALK TO.

I HAD HAD SUCH A CLOSE

RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD,

I THINK THIS IS THE ONLY

THING THAT REALLY --

GOD AND BETTY, IS ALL THAT

SAVED MY LIFE AND MY MINISTRY

BECAUSE WHEN I REALIZED

I WAS DEFEATED,

HERE'S THE THING THAT GOT ME,

I MISSED THE INTIMACY

WITH THE LORD,

I MISSED THAT

CLOSE LOVE RELATIONSHIP,

IT WAS A SWEET RELATIONSHIP.

I MISSED JESUS.

WHEN I LIFTED MY VOICE

OUT OF A HORRIBLE PIT

HE HEARD ME.

HE PICKED ME UP.

BUT WHEN HE PICKED ME UP

AND HE FORGAVE ME AND WHEN

BETTY COULD FORGIVE ME FOR

MY DEFEAT AND JUST BEING

SO REALLY FULL OF ANGER

AND HOSTILITY,

GOD TOLD ME TO SHARE IT.

HE TOLD ME TO TELL IT.

Rick: WAS THAT INTIMIDATING

AT FIRST; WHEN YOU FIRST

THOUGHT, "I'VE GOT TO TALK

ABOUT THIS?"

James: THIS HAPPENED

IN THE LATER YEARS

IN MY MINISTRY AND I HAD

TO TELL PEOPLE WHAT HAPPENED

TO ME IN MY DEFEAT.

AND WHAT HAPPENED IS

I FOUND MORE PEOPLE IDENTIFIED

WITH ME -- THEY IDENTIFIED

MORE WITH THE HONESTY

AND THE VULNERABILITY THAN

THEY DID WITH THE GIFT

TO COMMUNICATE BECAUSE

THEY SAID, "SOMEBODY

IS TELLING US THE TRUTH.

I BELIEVE THIS GUY IS NOT

JUST TALKING AT US, HE LIVES

WITH US AND HE UNDERSTANDS."

I SEE THIS WITH

THE ARC FELLOWSHIP.

I SEE THIS WITH THE WAY

YOU REACH OUT TO PEOPLE.

I KNOW ANOTHER OCCASION

YOU TALKED ABOUT TRYING

TO HELP SOMEONE

AND YOU COUNSELED THEM

AND IT DIDN'T WORK RIGHT

AND IT REALLY SET YOU BACK.

WHAT WAS THAT?

Rick: OH, YES.

YES, THERE WAS THIS GIRL.

IT WAS RIGHT AFTER

THAT EPISODE I TOLD YOU ABOUT.

THERE WAS THIS GIRL THAT

MY WIFE AND I WERE COUNSELING

AND SHE WAS DEPRESSED.

WE TRIED EVERYTHING THAT

WE COULD DO TO HELP HER,

BUT I WASN'T CAPABLE

OF DOING IT.

AND THEN IT HIT ME ONE DAY

THAT I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW

IF THIS GIRL WANTED

TO BE HELPED.

I REMEMBER DURING A WEAK

MOMENT I LOOKED AT HER

AND I SAID, "DO YOU KNOW?

I'M NOT SURE THAT YOU WANT

TO BE HELPED.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW

HOW DEPRESSED YOU ARE.

I WONDER IF YOU JUST WANT

TO HANG OUT WITH MY WIFE

AND I AND THAT'S WHY

YOU'RE HERE ALL THE TIME."

I HATE THAT I TOLD HER THAT

BECAUSE SHE SAID,

"OH, REALLY?"

AND I SAID, "YEAH,

I'M JUST WONDERING.

I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE."

SHE GOES, "YOU DON'T THINK

I'M REALLY DEPRESSED?"

I SAID, "I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

I'M JUST WONDERING."

THAT GIRL WENT HOME

AND BLEW HER BRAINS OUT.

WHEN I GOT THAT PHONE CALL,

I KNOW FOR SURE

I KILLED THAT GIRL.

YOU KNOW BUT --

THE POINT THAT I THINK

YOU CAN ALSO MAKE IS THAT

NO ONE KNEW THAT

I WAS COMPLETELY DISCOURAGED

AND DEAD ON THE INSIDE

BECAUSE I KNEW HOW

TO GO TO CHURCH.

I KNEW WHEN TO SAY,

"PRAISE THE LORD!"

I KNEW WHEN TO TELL A JOKE

AND READ A VERSE.

SO IT HIT ME, I HAVE

THE ABILITY TO FAKE

MY RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

WHERE NO ONE KNOWS,

EVEN MY OWN WIFE DIDN'T KNOW

THAT THAT KILLED ME.

THIS MAN CAME TO OUR CHURCH,

HIS NAME WAS PASTOR

LAWRENCE COHEN AND HE WAS

TALKING ABOUT HOW HE LIVED

THAT WAY.

HE SAID THAT ONE DAY

IT HIT HIM THAT HIS KIDS

WOULD FAKE THEIR RELATIONSHIP

WITH GOD JUST LIKE HE DID.

AND HE CRAWLED INTO

THE BEDROOM OF HIS KIDS

AND HE APOLOGIZED TO THEM.

AND THEN HE LOOKED AT ALL

OF US AND HE SAID,

"YOU CAN'T LIVE THAT WAY.

IT WILL KILL YOU.

START BEING REAL."

I MADE A DECISION THAT DAY,

AND A LOT OF PASTORS HAVE,

THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO LIVE

FAKING OUR RELATIONSHIP

WITH GOD.

THE EARLY CHURCH, THEY WERE

EXCITED, THEY HAD THE POWER

OF GOD BUT THE BIBLE SAYS,

"THEY ATE TOGETHER WITH GLAD

AND SINCERE HEARTS."

THEY HAD THE JOY

AND THEY WERE REAL

WITH ONE ANOTHER.

THAT'S WHAT GOD SAYS,

YOU CONFESS YOUR SINS TO ME

AND I'LL FORGIVE YOU.

BUT THEN YOU'VE GOT

TO CONFESS YOUR SINS

ONE TO ANOTHER

SO YOU'LL BE HEALED.

I WANT BOTH.

Betty: WHY DO YOU THINK IT IS

THAT WE COME TO THAT PLACE

AS CHRISTIANS?

THAT WE PUT THOSE EXPECTATIONS

ON OURSELVES AND ON OTHERS

BECAUSE WE SAY, "OKAY,

YOU'RE A CHRISTIAN;

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE IT

ALTOGETHER."

WASN'T THE REASON THAT

WE ACCEPTED JESUS

AND CONFESSED OUR SINS WAS

BECAUSE WE WERE IN A MESS?

AND IT IS, IF WE CAN

UNDERSTAND, IT'S ABOUT

A JOURNEY, IT'S ABOUT A WALK,

A DAILY WALK WITH HIM

THAT WE GROW AND WE BECOME

THE MATURE CHRISTIAN THAT

GOD WANTS US TO BE.

Rick: AND MAYBE THAT'S

WHY WE'RE SO ON FIRE

FOR THE LORD WHEN WE FIRST

GET RIGHT WITH GOD BUT THEN

AT SOME POINT WE GET

PRETENTIOUS AND THEN

WE START SLIPPING --

James: WELL, WE START

GETTING RELIGIOUS.

WE START GETTING MORE

LIKE WE'RE LODGE MEMBERS

AND CLUB MEMBERS

RATHER THAN A FAMILY.

REALLY, YOU DON'T EVEN

HARDLY KNOW WHAT A HEALTHY

FAMILY LOOKS LIKE ANYMORE

BECAUSE THERE ARE NOT

VERY MANY HEALTHY FAMILIES

AND THERE ARE NOT VERY MANY

HEALTHY CHURCH FAMILIES.

I FEEL LIKE GOD IS REALLY,

BOY, HE JUST BURNED THIS

IN MY HEART YEARS AGO

WHEN HE LED ME OUT OF

THE COLISEUMS AND STADIUMS

TO COME SIT DOWN,

CALL THE FAMILY INTO

THE FAMILY ROOM

AND TRY TO HELP THEM

GET TO KNOW THE FATHER.

OUR CHILDREN ARE

REALLY SPECIAL; NOT BECAUSE

THEY HAD A PERFECT FATHER

BUT THEY HAD A FATHER

THAT HAD A HEART IN PURSUIT

OF THE FATHER'S HEART

AND ADMITTED WHEN I FAILED

BECAUSE THEY KNEW IT,

I MIGHT AS WELL ADMIT IT.

THEY COULD SEE IT,

WHY DON'T I JUST GO AHEAD

AND FACE UP TO IT?

AND WHEN I DID FACE UP TO IT,

WHICH I DID, THAT RAISED

THE LEVEL OF RESPECT,

BUT IT ALSO SHOWED THEM

THE REALITY OF GOD

AND HOW IMPORTANT HE CAN BE

AND HE BECAME HUGE

TO OUR CHILDREN, AND

HE'S GOING TO BE HUGE

TO OUR GRANDCHILDREN

BECAUSE IT'S FATHER GOD

AND IT'S FAMILY WE NEED.

AND WHAT I'M SEEING IN ARC --

BY THE WAY, THERE'S

THE WEB SITE FOR ARC.

DO YOU SEE IT ON THE SCREEN?

FOR THE ARC CHURCHES,

YOU WONDER WHAT IT IS,

IT IS A FELLOWSHIP.

THEY'RE TRYING TO HELP

WHERE THERE ARE NEEDS,

THEY WANT TO BE

AN ENCOURAGEMENT.

THEY PLANT CHURCHES PLACES

WHERE THERE IS A NEED

FOR SOMEBODY TO HELP PERHAPS

THAT AREA IN A PARTICULAR WAY.

BUT THEY WANT TO HELP PASTORS.

YOU BRING PASTORS TOGETHER

IN CONFERENCES,

YOU LOVE THEM.

YOU'RE WORKING LIKE DINO RIZZO

AND OUR GOOD FRIENDS

AND HE'S ONE OF YOUR LEADERS

AND HE WORKS WITH

OTHER MINISTERS,

HE AND JOYCE MEYER

DO THINGS TOGETHER.

I THINK IT IS WONDERFUL.

HE IS HELPING --

HE CALLS IT THE HEALING PLACE.

WHAT A GREAT PLACE FOR CHURCH.

IT'S THE POTTER'S HOUSE,

WHERE T.D. JAKES IS --

THE POTTER, WE'RE THE CLAY

IN THE POTTER'S HANDS.

LET'S GET IN THERE AND

GET SHAPED LIKE A FAMILY.

THIS IS FABULOUS AND

IT'S WHAT YOU'RE ENCOURAGING.

SO I PRAY PEOPLE

WILL CHECK IT OUT.

BUT YOU KNOW,

IN OUR RELATIONSHIP, ONE OF

THE THINGS THAT I'VE SEEN

FROM YOUR LEADERSHIP AND

A LOT OF THE PEOPLE

IN THE ASSOCIATION OF CHURCHES

ARE YOUNG PEOPLE,

THEY HAVE LOOKED TO ME

A LITTLE BIT LIKE A FATHER

AND THEY'VE LISTENED.

AND I'VE STARTED TALKING TO YOU

ABOUT OUR NEED TO PRAY

FOR THE COUNTRY.

I WROTE THE BOOK,

INDIVISIBLE AND YOU READ IT.

I'VE GOT TO ASK YOU,

BECAUSE CHURCH PEOPLE

ARE THINKING, "WHAT IS JAMES

REALLY OFFERING US?

IS IT REALLY IMPORTANT?

CAN IT REALLY MAKE

A DIFFERENCE IF WE'LL READ

AND SEE AND FOCUS?"

WHAT IS YOUR IMPRESSION

AS A PASTOR?

Rick: WELL, FIRST OF ALL

I DID READ IT AND WHEN

I FOUND OUT YOU WROTE

THAT BOOK, I WANTED TO READ IT.

I BELIEVE YOU GET MINISTRY

BUT YOU GET THE CHURCH,

AND SO I READ IT AS

A CHRISTIAN BUT I ALSO READ IT

AS A PASTOR BECAUSE I SEE

THE DETERIORATION IN OUR NATION

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT

TO DO ABOUT IT.

SO I READ IT FROM

A DESPERATE ANGLE.

THE FIRST THING I NOTICED IS

THAT IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE.

THEN IT PERSUADED ME.

AFTER I WAS PERSUADED,

THEN I GOT CONVICTED, AND THEN

I FOUND REMEDY IN THERE.

LOOK, WHEN YOU CAME AND SPOKE

TO OUR CHURCH AND I HANDED OUT

THIS BOOK TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE,

I BELIEVE WE NOW HAVE

EVEN TACTIC, NOT JUST PASSION.

FOR YEARS WE JUST WANTED

TO BE THE ANTI-RADICAL

ON THE POLITICAL SIDE.

WE JUST DIDN'T WANT TO BE

A FREAK.

BUT THROUGH ALL THAT,

WE TRIED TO EXPRESS WISDOM

BUT I THINK WE GOT FOOLISH.

James: WASN'T THAT

A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT WHEN

I GAVE THE INVITATION

AND YOU KNOW, I'M GOING

TO SAY 90% OF THE PEOPLE

CAME FORWARD AND

YOU WERE THE FIRST ONE.

THE ONLY ONE TO BEAT YOU

ON THE FLOOR WAS ME BECAUSE

I WAS ALREADY ON THE FLOOR.

Rick: YOU PREACHED

THE LAST HALF OF THE SERMON

LAYING DOWN -- CRYING.

James: AND THE FIRST THING

I DID THAT NIGHT WHEN

YOUR CHURCH CAME TO SAY,

"WE WANT TO BE THE FAMILY

OF GOD, WE WANT TO BE THE LIGHT

THAT PIERCES THE DARKNESS,"

THE FIRST THING I DID IS PRAY

FOR OUR PRESIDENT.

I BELIEVE IT WAS ONE OF

THE MOST INCREDIBLE,

GOD-GIVEN PRAYERS FOR

OUR PRESIDENT, FOR OUR LEADERS.

THIS IS WHAT WE OUGHT TO DO.

GOD CAN CHANGE ANY OF US

BUT THE THING THE CHURCH

HAS TO UNDERSTAND IS WE DON'T

COMPROMISE WHAT HE SAYS

IS THE ROCK.

HE SAID, "DON'T JUST HEAR IT,

DO IT."

"DON'T JUST BE HEARERS

OF THE WORD," JAMES SAID,

"BE DOERS."

THE PROPHET SAID, "DON'T BE

JUST LIKE THE PEOPLE

THAT SAY 'YOU'RE A PLEASANT

VOICE' AND THEY COME

AND LISTEN TO YOU LIKE

SOMEBODY THAT SINGS WELL

AND THEY HEAR YOUR WORDS

BUT THEY WON'T DO THEM."

WE'VE GOT TO STOP THAT.

REALLY, THAT'S WHAT

INDIVISIBLE IS ABOUT.

BY THE WAY, LET ME TELL YOU

THIS, IT IS NOW

OUT IN PAPERBACK.

WOULD YOU SAY TO EVERY PASTOR,

I'M ASKING AS A PASTOR,

LARGE CHURCH, A LOT OF PEOPLE,

WOULD YOU SAY TO EVERY PASTOR

AND CONGREGATION,

THEY WOULD HAVE THEIR PRAYERS

FOCUSED APPROPRIATELY

AND THEY WOULD UNDERSTAND

WHY THESE ISSUES MATTER

AND SHOULD MATTER TO EVERYONE,

WOULD YOU AGREE

IF THEY READ IT?

Rick: YES, EVERY PASTOR,

I BELIEVE, IF THEY HAVE

CONVICTIONS, THEY GET UP

EVERY DAY AND THEY AIM

THE WORD OF GOD TOWARDS

SOMETHING THEY BELIEVE IN.

I BELIEVE THAT WE ALL

BELIEVE IN OUR COUNTRY.

WE LOVE THAT GOD

HAS BLESSED OUR NATION.

BUT WE'RE AWARE OF THE FACT

THAT OUR COUNTRY IS

IN TROUBLE.

SO WHAT DO WE DO?

WE HAVE TO HAVE TOOLS.

THAT BOOK RIGHT THERE

IS A TOOL.

I READ IT TO STIR UP PASSION

BUT I FOUND TOOLS IN IT TOO.

James: PRAISE GOD!

AND WE'RE ACTUALLY,

IF YOU GO TO LIFETODAY.ORG,

YOU CAN GET THE BOOK

AND THE CHRISTIAN VOTE PINS,

WE'LL GLADLY SEND YOU,

WHICH I DESIGNED,

IT IS THE V-O-T-E,

THE T IS A CROSS THAT

WE AS CHRISTIANS NEED TO BE

PRAYING FOR OUR COUNTRY.

WOULD YOU JOIN ME IN SAYING

THANK YOU TO A GREAT PASTOR

AND A GREAT FELLOWSHIP

AND THE ASSOCIATION

OF RELATED CHURCHES?

AGAIN, THERE'S THEIR WEB SITE.

RICK, I COUNT YOU AS A FRIEND.

I THINK WE'RE CO-LABORERS

IN THE FIELDS OF THE LORD.

I BELIEVE THEY'RE WHITE

TO HARVEST.

I BELIEVE THIS CAN BE

THE DAY OF A GREAT AWAKENING.

I THINK YOU AND

YOUR FELLOWSHIP OF CHURCHES,

I BELIEVE YOU ALL ARE GOING

TO BE, AS YOUR OWN CHURCH

IN LITTLE ROCK AND THAT

STATE OF ARKANSAS,

I BELIEVE YOU'RE GOING TO BE

A GREAT SOURCE OF INSPIRATION

AND I THANK YOU.

RICK, WHAT WE'RE DOING

RIGHT NOW IS WHAT OUR VIEWERS

TELL US IS ONE OF

THE GREATEST THINGS THEY GET

TO DO AND THAT IS TO MEET

A SPECIFIC NEED WHERE

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WONDER

IF IT WORKS.

IT IS AN ABSOLUTE.

THERE ISN'T ANYTHING

YOU TELL US THAT WE GET

MORE EXCITED ABOUT.

SOME PEOPLE BUILD A WHOLE LOT

OF WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO

DURING THE YEAR AROUND

JUST THIS BECAUSE IT IS

SO EXCITING, IT IS SO

MEANINGFUL AND SO IMPORTANT.

YOU'RE GOING TO KNOW

THAT WHEN YOU LISTEN.

YOU, EVERY SINGLE ONE

OF YOU, YOU CAN BE A PART

OF THIS MIRACLE.

YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS 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!

Janice: I WISH I COULD SIT DOWN IN YOUR LIVING ROOM WITH YOU

OR A COFFEE SHOP AND JUST SHARE MY HEART

OF WHAT IT REALLY IS LIKE IN A PLACE LIKE THIS

AND WITH THE PEOPLE WHO LIKE -- OBVIOUSLY, THE NEED IS GREAT.

PEOPLE AND CHILDREN, ESPECIALLY ARE DYING

BECAUSE OF CONTAMINATED WATER.

YOU CAN BE A PART OF THE ANSWER.

YOU CAN SAVE LIVES.

YOU CAN JOIN WITH JAMES AND BETTY AND LIFE OUTREACH

AND DRILL A WELL THAT WILL GIVE WATER FOR LIFE

TO A VILLAGE LIKE THE ONE I'M IN RIGHT NOW.

I HOPE YOU'LL REACH DEEP INTO YOUR HEART

AND JOIN WITH ME AND LET'S SAVE LIVES TOGETHER.

James: I WANT YOU TO GET

THE INCREDIBLE INSPIRATIONAL

TESTIMONIES OF SO MANY

OF THE WOMEN THAT HAVE

BEEN ON OUR PROGRAM HERE

AND THE AUDIO/VIDEO SERIES.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE

INDIVISIBLE, REMEMBER TO GO

TO LIFETODAY.ORG

AND SAY, "I WANT IT.

I LIKE THOSE

CHRISTIAN VOTE PINS."

YOU JUST MAKE A GIFT.

IT'S IN PAPERBACK NOW,

YOU CAN GET IT.

WE ARE SENDING THE BEAUTIFUL

"LION AND THE LAMB" BRONZE

TO THOSE OF YOU WHO HELP US

DRILL A WELL WITH A GIFT

OF $1200 OR MORE.

IF YOU CAN DRILL A WELL,

I KNOW YOU WILL.

I WANT TO THANK YOU.

BETTY AND I CONSIDER IT

AN HONOR TO HAVE

A GREAT PASTOR WITH US.

WE THINK THE CHURCH

IS THE HOPE FOR THE FUTURE.

WE ACTUALLY BELIEVE

THE GOVERNMENT RESTS

ON HIS SHOULDERS.

THAT'S WHAT THE SCRIPTURE

SAYS IN ISAIAH AND THE CHURCH

IS HIS SHOULDERS,

WE'RE HIS BODY.

WHY DO WE TURN IT OVER

SO OFTEN TO PEOPLE WHO ARE

DECEIVED, DEFEATED,

AND WALKING IN DARKNESS

AND THEN WONDER WHY THEY DIG

A DITCH OF DEPRESSION AND DEBT?

HOW ABOUT WE TAKE BACK

THE RESPONSIBILITY?

NOT CHURCH STATE,

STATE CHURCH -- NO, NO!

THE IMPACT OF THE FAMILY

OF GOD ON PLANET EARTH,

THAT'S KINGDOM IMPRINT.

DO YOU LIKE THAT, PASTOR?

Rick: I LIKE IT!

James: I THINK IT WILL HUNT

-- THAT DOG WILL HUNT.

WILL YOU GIVE RICK BEZET,

NEW LIFE CHURCH

IN LITTLE ROCK, GIVE THEM

A BIG THANK YOU?

ARC CHURCH, GO TO THEIR

WEB SITE, GO ONLINE,

SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

YOU MAY WANT TO BE

A PART OF IT.

LOVE TO ALL OF YOU!

THANKS FOR PUTTING GOD'S ARMS

AROUND A HURTING WORLD.

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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: JOIN PASTOR ROBERT MORRIS NEXT WEEK

AS HE HELPS YOU DISCOVER HOW REAL FRIENDSHIP

WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE!

Robert: THE WAY GOD SPEAKS IS THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT.