I'VE BEEN LIVING A VERY DISTANT LIFE FROM GOD

JUST THINKING HE WAS UP THERE AND I WAS DOWN HERE

AND ONE DAY I GET TO BE WITH HIM.

Announcer: COMING UP, ANN WENT TO CHURCH FOR YEARS

BUT ONLY RECENTLY DISCOVERED THE HOLY SPIRIT

THROUGH THE TEACHING OF PASTOR ROBERT MORRIS.

I'M TIRED OF PEOPLE THINKING THE HOLY SPIRIT IS WEIRD.

Announcer: DISCOVER THE TRUTH ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT

AND MEET THE GOD YOU NEVER KNEW -- NEXT!

I AM SO MUCH MORE AT PEACE WITH LIFE.

James: YOU'RE A BEAUTIFUL SIGHT

-- ALL OF YOU!

I CAN'T SEE YOU AND I'M SURE

YOU LOOK JUST VERY APPROPRIATE.

YOU CAN'T BELIEVE

HOW MANY PEOPLE COME TO ME --

BY THE WAY, I'M JAMES ROBISON,

THIS IS BETTY AND

WE WELCOME YOU TO LIFE TODAY.

WE SEE SO MANY

OF OUR VIEWERS SAY,

"WE REALLY ENJOY WATCHING YOU."

MANY WATCH EARLY MORNING.

THEY SAY, "WE'RE SO GLAD

YOU'RE NOT SEEING US

BECAUSE WE'RE NOT FIXED UP,

BUT WE LOVE TO START THE DAY

WATCHING LIFE TODAY."

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT

THE PERSON OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

NOW WE'RE LIVING IN A TIME

WHEN A LOT OF PEOPLE

COMMUNICATE WITH US THAT

WE'RE FEELING SOME PRESSURE.

WE FEEL ALL

THE ECONOMIC INSTABILITY

THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE REFERENCE.

SOME OF US ARE FEELING IT

VERY HEAVILY.

I SPOKE IN A CHURCH

RECENTLY IN DALLAS

AND I JUST ASKED ALL THE PEOPLE

THAT NEED US TO PRAY FOR THEM

BECAUSE THEY NEEDED A JOB,

THEY NEEDED DIRECTION.

ONE OF THE THINGS I FOUND

WHEN I RELATED TO THEM

AND EVEN COMMUNICATED WAS

THEY REALLY DID NEED

DIVINE INSIGHT AND DIRECTION,

AND THEY REALLY NEED SOME

SUPERNATURAL WORK

IN THEIR LIFE.

THEY NEED GOD'S HELP.

THIS IS THE THING THAT I THINK

MANY PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND

IS THAT THE GREATEST PERSON

WHO EVER LIVED, JESUS,

SENT THE HOLY SPIRIT

TO GUIDE US TO TRUTH,

TO FILL US WITH THE LIFE

JESUS REVEALED AND TO GIVE US

GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT,

AS WELL AS THE FRUIT

OF THE SPIRIT.

BUT AS OUR PASTOR,

ROBERT MORRIS AT GATEWAY,

WHERE BETTY AND I ATTEND,

MOST PEOPLE AND THIS IS

THE TITLE OF A BOOK,

THE GOD I NEVER KNEW,

YOU KNOW THERE IS THE TRINITY,

GOD THE FATHER, GOD THE SON,

AND GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT;

THE GOD MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW

IS THE HOLY SPIRIT.

SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN TRAINED

TO IGNORE HIM OR BE AFRAID

TO EVEN TALK ABOUT HIM.

THERE HAVE BEEN SOME EXTREMES.

THERE HAVE BEEN AWFUL CLASHES

AND CONTENTION AND DISSENSION

ABOUT THE ONE

THAT IS SENT BY GOD

TO BRING UNITY IN THE SPIRIT --

THAT'S TRAGIC!

IT IS REALLY THE ENEMY'S SPIRIT

THAT IS KEEPING US

FROM THE HOLY SPIRIT.

ROBERT HAS DONE A TREMENDOUS

JOB SHARING THIS BOOK

AND IT COMES FROM A SERIES,

THE GOD I NEVER KNEW

THAT HE TAUGHT AT GATEWAY

WHERE NEARLY 20,000 PEOPLE

EVERY WEEKEND ARE ATTENDING,

EVEN DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS,

TREMENDOUS CHURCH.

BUT ROBERT MET

WITH A SMALL GROUP AND TAUGHT

THESE TRUTHS IN A WAY

THAT IT WOULD BE SOMETHING

WE TOGETHER BELIEVE

YOU WOULD WANT.

ANN FANGIO IS ONE OF THE GUESTS

THAT ACTUALLY IS WITH US.

I WANT YOU TO WELCOME ANN

AND I WANT TO TELL YOU

ABOUT HER STORY

AND LET HER TELL IT

BECAUSE YOU ATTENDED

THE ACTUAL SEMINAR

THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT,

EVEN THOUGH YOU ATTEND

THE CHURCH SERVICES,

AND YOU HEARD ROBERT.

BY THE WAY, LET'S WELCOME

OUR PASTOR, ROBERT MORRIS

BECAUSE HE'S HERE.

ROBERT --.

[Applause]

YOU WENT INTO

THIS SMALLER SETTING.

I WANT TO ASK YOU,

DID YOU SENSE THAT THAT WAS --

BECAUSE YOU'VE HEARD HIM

WITH THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE

EVERY WEEKEND,

WHEN HE WENT INTO

THIS SMALLER SETTING,

WAS THE INTIMACY

AND THE FEELING THERE?

WAS IT EFFECTIVE FOR YOU?

Ann: OH, YES.

AND I REALLY THOUGHT WE WERE

GOING TO BE SITTING IN

AN AUDIENCE AND AWAY FROM HIM

SO I WAS SURPRISED

TO FIND US SITTING ON STAGE.

BUT IT WAS VERY NICE.

IT WAS LIKE YOU WERE SITTING

IN YOUR LIVING ROOM WITH YOUR

PASTOR RIGHT THERE WITH YOU

AND EVERYONE LEARNING TOGETHER.

IT WAS VERY NICE.

James: DID SOMETHING HAPPEN

IN YOUR LIFE

RELATED TO THE POWER AND PERSON

OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

THAT YOU CONSIDERED

AND CONSIDER SIGNIFICANT?

Ann: I HAD BEEN LOOKING

FOR THIS INFORMATION --

I'D ONLY BEEN INTRODUCED REALLY

TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

IN THE LAST YEAR BECAUSE

I WAS RAISED WITHOUT HIM.

SO SINCE I WAS 14 AND SAVED,

I'VE BEEN LIVING A VERY

DISTANT LIFE FROM GOD

JUST THINKING HE WAS UP THERE

AND I WAS DOWN HERE AND ONE DAY

I'D GET TO BE WITH HIM.

I WAS INTRODUCED TO HIM

LAST YEAR AND I TRIED

TO FIND OUT ABOUT

THE HOLY SPIRIT

AND I READ A BOOK OR TWO.

THEY WEREN'T PROVIDING

THE ANSWERS I NEEDED.

I'M A PRETTY SELF-SUFFICIENT

PERSON SO I THOUGHT, OKAY,

I'LL DIG DEEPER INTO THIS.

THEN I REALIZED, WAIT A MINUTE,

I'M NOT ASKING GOD.

SO I SAID, "GOD, IF YOU COULD

JUST SHOW ME SOMETHING,

GIVE ME SOMETHING,

I WOULD BE REALLY GRATEFUL

AND SAVE ME SOME TIME."

[Laughter]

AND ABOUT A WEEK LATER

I WAS AT THIS LEADER'S MEETING

AND THEY SAID, "HEY, ROBERT

IS GOING TO DO HIS SERIES

ON THE HOLY SPIRIT."

AND I WENT, "THANK YOU!"

SO I SIGNED UP FOR THAT

AND I WENT TO IT.

I'LL TELL YOU

WHAT I TOLD ROBERT THAT NIGHT.

I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT YOU

LAID OUT IN A BOOK THAT

ANYONE CAN PICK UP AND READ

AND STEP THROUGH LEARNING

NOT WHO "IT" IS,

NOT WHO THIS POWER IS

THAT I HEARD OF THAT USED TO BE

AND ISN'T ANY LONGER BUT

WHO LIVES IN OUR LIVES TODAY,

THIS PERSON.

AND I'M JUST SO GRATEFUL.

James: DON'T YOU FIND THAT

ROBERT NOT ONLY AS HE WRITES,

BUT WHEN HE TEACHES AND

HE SHARES AND HE HAS THIS --

HE HAS SUCH A UNIQUE GIFT

TO COMMUNICATE

BUT ALSO TO ORGANIZE

AND PRESENT IT IN A FASHION

THAT IT BECOMES ABOUT AS CLEAR

AS IT WOULD SEEM

THAT IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE

MAYBE POSSIBLE TO MAKE IT

BECAUSE HE DOES HAVE

SUPERNATURAL ENABLING.

IT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT

HE TALKS ABOUT IS OBVIOUSLY

GIVING HIM ENABLING,

I CAN TELL.

THE JOY OF THE LORD IS THERE.

WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED

IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU FOUND

SIGNIFICANT WHERE YOU NEEDED

THE HOLY SPIRIT WORD?

BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY,

"I'VE GOT ALL KINDS OF ISSUES

AND IF GOD CAN LIGHTEN MY LOAD,

IF HE COULD DO SOMETHING,

IF HE COULD GIVE ME SOME WISDOM

OR INSIGHT, IF HE COULD JUST

GIVE ME SOME JOY AND SOME

PEACE, GIVE ME SOME COMFORT,

I MEAN I WOULD BE SO THRILLED."

WHAT HAPPENED IN YOUR LIFE

IN ANSWER TO YOUR PRAYER

WHEN YOU HEARD ABOUT

THE HOLY SPIRIT AND HOW

YOU COULD RECEIVE IN FULLNESS;

WHAT HAPPENED

THAT WAS SIGNIFICANT?

Ann: WELL, I THINK FOR ME,

ON ONE OF THE PAGES IN YOUR

BOOK THAT I PICKED UP AND READ

THIS LAST WEEK THAT I HIGHLY

RECOMMEND GETTING BOTH,

WHEN YOU SAID,

ONCE YOU KNOW HIM AS A PERSON,

JUST LIKE IF YOU

AND I WERE BEST FRIENDS,

I WOULDN'T WANT TO HURT YOU,

AND YOU DON'T WANT TO GRIEVE

THE HOLY SPIRIT

WHEN HE IS YOUR FRIEND

INSTEAD OF THIS DISTANT BEING.

AND THAT CONNECTS ME BACK

TO THE SCRIPTURE WHERE HE SAYS,

"IF YOU LOVE ME

YOU'LL KEEP MY COMMANDMENTS."

I'VE BEEN LIKE,

"LORD, I LOVE YOU BUT I CAN'T

SEEM TO KEEP THESE."

THEN I THOUGHT, NO,

IT'S WHEN YOU LEARN TO LOVE ME,

WHEN I'M WITH YOU,

WHEN I'M YOUR FRIEND

YOU'LL GET IT.

WHEN I READ THAT IN YOUR BOOK

I THOUGHT, THAT'S IT!

James: YOU TALK ABOUT, ROBERT,

RECEIVING THE HOLY SPIRIT

BUT ALSO TALK ABOUT GRIEVING

THE HOLY SPIRIT,

QUENCHING THE HOLY SPIRIT.

YOU TALK ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE,

THE WAY PEOPLE

CAN PROPERLY RESPOND TO RECEIVE

AND HOW THEY CAN ALSO QUENCH,

REJECT OR FOOLISHLY WALK AWAY

OR BE BLINDED

AND NEVER HEAR THE TRUTH.

IT APPEARS MOST PEOPLE

ARE WALKING AT BEST

IN A VERY DIM LIGHT AS IT

RELATES TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

AND I BELIEVE GOD'S LED YOU

TO BRING PEOPLE INTO

THE REAL LIGHT AND

THE FULLNESS OF THE TRUTH

IN A WAY, AND YOU SEEM

TO THINK THAT IS --

I MEAN YOU SEEM TO THINK

IT'S OVERWHELMINGLY IMPORTANT.

Robert: IT IS OVERWHELMINGLY

IMPORTANT BECAUSE GOD IS IN US.

I MEAN HE IS IN US

IN THE PERSON

OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

IT IS AS ANN SAID,

NOT A FORCE OR NOT AN "IT"

BUT AS A PERSON.

I GOT TO THINKING ABOUT,

WHY DON'T WE SEE

THE HOLY SPIRIT AS A PERSON?

AND THEN I CAME UP WITH

WHAT I THINK WOULD HELP GOD.

I FEEL LIKE

I GET A LOT OF THINGS

THAT WOULD HELP GOD

IF HE WOULD JUST LISTEN

TO ME MORE, YOU KNOW?

[Laughter]

AND I SAID TO HIM,

"LORD, I THINK THE PROBLEM

AND THE REASON

PEOPLE DON'T RELATE

TO THE HOLY SPIRIT AS A PERSON

IS HIS NAME -- THE HOLY SPIRIT.

WE'VE GOT THE FATHER SO WE CAN

SAY "FATHER," "JESUS,"

BUT "THE HOLY SPIRIT."

SO I SAID TO THE LORD,

"LORD, IF YOU HAD GIVEN HIM

A NAME LIKE BILL...

[Laughter]

THEN I COULD SAY, 'I'M GOING

TO GO TALK TO BILL.'"

AND THE MORE I THOUGHT

ABOUT IT, I THOUGHT

THIS WOULD WORK OUT GREAT

BECAUSE THE FORMAL CHURCHES

COULD CALL HIM "WILLIAM,"

[Laughter]

AND THEN THE WILD CHURCHES

COULD CALL HIM "BILLY."

[Laughter]

BUT AS I THOUGHT ABOUT IT,

I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW WHAT?

THE HOLY SPIRIT

ISN'T REALLY HIS NAME,

IT IS HIS DESCRIPTION.

HIS NAME IS GOD:

GOD THE FATHER, GOD THE SON,

GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT.

PETER SAID TO ANANIAS,

"WHY HAVE YOU LIED

TO THE HOLY SPIRIT?

YOU HAVE NOT LIED TO MEN

BUT TO GOD."

SO WE NEED TO SEE HIM

AS A PERSON

WHO WANTS TO BE OUR FRIEND

AND WE NEED TO SEE HIM AS GOD.

James: THAT HIT HOME WITH YOU?

Ann: VERY MUCH SO.

James: WHEN YOU LISTEN

TO ROBERT AND YOU WATCH WHAT

WAS HAPPENING TO THE PEOPLE --

LIKE WE WATCH --

WHEN YOU SEE A CHURCH

WITH 20,000 PEOPLE

AND BY THE WAY, I HAVE PREACHED

FOR 50 YEARS NEARLY,

A FEW MONTHS FROM THAT

AND WHEN YOU'VE PREACHED

AS I'VE BEEN BLESSED TO PREACH

TO MILLIONS OF PEOPLE

ALL OVER THE WORLD

AND YOU LOOK

AT A LOT OF CHURCH PEOPLE

WHO LOOK LIKE THEY NEED

A GLORIOUS RESURRECTION,

I MEAN WE DON'T JUST NEED

AN OUTPOURING OF THE SPIRIT,

FIRST WE NEED A RESURRECTION.

YOU LOOK LIKE PEOPLE

THAT HAVE BEEN MORTIFIED

AND MUMMIFIED

AND IT JUST BREAKS YOUR HEART.

AND THEN YOU WALK IN A CHURCH

WHERE 20,000 PEOPLE

ARE ATTENDING

WHO HAVE ALL THE REASONS

TO THINK THEY DON'T NEED GOD

BECAUSE THEY'RE SUCCESSFUL,

AND THEY'RE IN HERE AND

THEIR HEARTS GO AFTER GOD...

AND THEY'RE IN LOVE WITH GOD...

AND THEY'RE IN LOVE

WITH PEOPLE AND HEY!

THEY EVEN LIKE EACH OTHER!

[Laughter]

YOU WALK IN AND THEY LOVE

EACH OTHER; YOU SAY,

"WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?"

IT IS THE POWER

OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

DO YOU AGREE?

Ann: YES.

James: BECAUSE YOU LOOK

AT THIS AND THE ONES THAT

ARE NOT THERE, THEY'RE NOT

SITTING OVER HERE THINKING,

I WON'T GET IT.

I WANT IT. TELL ME HOW.

ROBERT SAYS, GUESS WHAT?

GOOD NEWS!

WE'RE GOING TO TELL YOU HOW!

AND THEN ROBERT NOT ONLY SAYS,

"I'M NOT JUST GOING TO HAVE

A HAPPY CHURCH OVER HERE

AND UNDER OUR LITTLE COVERING."

HE SAYS, "THIS IS GOOD NEWS!

I'VE GOT TO GET THIS OUT."

NOW YOU SAW IT WORK.

I'VE GOT TO ASK YOU,

ARE YOU BETTER

BY WHAT YOU HEARD?

Ann: I AM SO MUCH MORE AT PEACE

WITH LIFE IN GENERAL.

I DIDN'T GET RAISED KNOWING

THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT WAS

MY COMFORTER, WAS MY HELPER.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS

I WANT TO MAKE SURE I DO IS --

MY KIDS ARE GROWN AND GONE,

I HAVE A GRANDCHILD

BUT I'M GOING TO GET THE BOOK

AND THE CD SERIES

FOR BOTH OF THEM AND PRAY

THAT THEY PUT IT INTO THEIR

CHURCHES IN THEIR HOMETOWNS.

James: WOW!

ROBERT, ONE OF THE THINGS

THAT YOU DO --

SEE SHE HAS CAUGHT THE VISION.

SHE IS NOT SITTING HERE SAYING,

"OH, I'M HAPPY! I GOT FIXED!

I'M HAPPY! I'VE GOT JOY."

SHE SAID, "I'VE GOT TO GET THIS

TO SOMEBODY ELSE."

WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT

THE HOLY SPIRIT, YOU TALK

ABOUT THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT

AND YOU BELIEVE

THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT HE GAVE

AND THEN DIDN'T TAKE THEM AWAY

OR RETIRE THEM.

IT LOOKS LIKE

IF GOD EVER GAVE YOU SOMETHING

THAT WAS IMPORTANT

HE WOULDN'T SUDDENLY DECIDE

IT WASN'T IMPORTANT ANYMORE.

HE WOULD STILL WANT IT,

AND YOU TEACH ON THE GIFTS OF

THE SPIRIT AS A PART OF THIS.

TO ME, IF THEY WERE

IMPORTANT TO HIM,

THEY OUGHT TO BE IMPORTANT

TO EVERYBODY TODAY.

Robert: EVERY GIFT

OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

IS TO HELP PEOPLE.

IT IS NOT TO DRAW ATTENTION

TO OURSELVES,

IT IS TO HELP PEOPLE.

EVERY GIFT!

A WORD OF WISDOM --

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE SAID,

"GOD, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!"

AND THE HOLY SPIRIT SPEAKS

TO US OR A SCRIPTURE

JUMPS OFF THE PAGE AT US

AND IT IS WISDOM OF WHAT TO DO.

A GIFT OF FAITH, HEALING,

MIRACLES, WE'VE EXPERIENCED

THIS BUT SOMETIMES

WE DON'T RECOGNIZE IT.

SO EVEN IN THIS SERIES,

I TALK ABOUT SOME WORDS

WE'RE A LITTLE BIT AFRAID OF

THAT ARE BIBLICAL WORDS

LIKE CHARISMA

THAT WE SAY CHARISMATICS.

BUT CHARISMA SIMPLY MEANS...

CHARISMATON, THE GREEK WORD

GIFTS OF GRACE --

UNDESERVED GIFTS.

THE HOLY SPIRIT, HERE'S WHAT

FIRST CORINTHIANS 12 SAYS,

THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT

MANIFESTS THESE GIFTS

IN EACH PERSON'S LIFE

SO THAT'S ALL OF US

FOR THE PROFIT OF ALL.

AND SO WE GO THROUGH THAT

AND EXPLAIN THAT.

EVEN THE WORD "PENTECOST,"

WE GET SO AFRAID OF THAT WORD.

PENTECOST MEANS 50.

ISN'T THAT SOMETHING

TO BE AFRAID OF? 50!

IT SIMPLY MEANS

THAT 50 DAYS AFTER PASSOVER

AND IT WAS ONE OF THREE FEASTS:

PASSOVER, WHICH JESUS FULFILLED

THE LAMB WAS SLAIN;

PENTECOST, AND THE TABERNACLES.

TABERNACLES IS WHEN JESUS

COMES BACK TO LIVE WITH US,

THE SECOND COMING,

AND WE GO LIVE WITH HIM.

WE CAN EXPERIENCE PASSOVER

EVEN THOUGH WE WEREN'T ALIVE

WHEN JESUS WAS ON THIS EARTH.

WE WILL EXPERIENCE TABERNACLES

EVEN IF WE DIED

BEFORE THE SECOND COMING,

WE WILL BE RAISED

TO MEET HIM IN THE AIR.

SO WHY CAN'T WE

EXPERIENCE PENTECOST,

WHICH IS RECEIVING

THE HOLY SPIRIT IN OUR LIVES?

SO I GO THROUGH THAT AND SAY,

"DON'T BE AFRAID OF THESE WORDS

AND DON'T BE AFRAID OF

THE GIFTS -- DON'T EVER

BE AFRAID OF A GIFT FROM GOD

BECAUSE EVERY GOOD AND PERFECT

GIFT COMES DOWN FROM THE FATHER

OF LOVE, THE FATHER OF LIGHTS

FROM ABOVE."

James: YOU KNOW, BETTY,

YOU AND -- ROBERT HAS

A PRECIOUS SWEET WIFE, DEBBIE,

AND YOU'RE A PRECIOUS

AND SWEET WIFE, PEOPLE THINK.

YOU MIGHT SAY, "WHY WOULD BETTY

NEED THE HOLY SPIRIT?

YOU'RE SO SWEET."

TELL WHY YOU AND DEBBIE

NEED THE HOLY SPIRIT

LIKE YOU TOLD ME BEFORE.

Betty: TO LIVE WITH Y'ALL!

[Laughter]

RIGHT DEBBIE?

James: HERE'S THE DEAL.

BETTY IS A SWEETHEART --

Betty: YOU HAVE TOLD ME BEFORE

THAT SOMETIMES YOU DON'T NEED

THE HOLY SPIRIT AROUND

WHEN I'M THERE.

I TRY TO BE HIS HOLY SPIRIT.

Robert: WE CALL THEM

HOLY SPIRIT #2.

James: AND THE HOLY SPIRIT #1

GETS A LOT OF REST WHEN SHE IS

AROUND BECAUSE SHE SAYS TO ME,

"YOU KNOW THAT --."

"WATCH OUT --."

AND SHE IS WATCHING.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING,

BETTY IS A SWEETHEART.

DEBBIE IS A SWEETHEART.

YOU CAN'T IMAGINE

THE INSECURITY AND FEAR,

THE LACK OF CONFIDENCE

THAT I KNEW IN THIS GIRL,

SO PRECIOUS --

AND WHAT GOD PUT IN HER.

HE ACTUALLY PUT

A HOLY BOLDNESS IN HER.

YOU MAY THINK,

I BET YOU JUST PUSH HER AROUND.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING,

YOU TALK ABOUT

STAND HER GROUND,

YOU TALK ABOUT THE FIRE AND

I MEAN THE ZEAL OF THE LORD...

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE

-- IT IS JUST LIKE ANN SAID,

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO YOU ARE,

YOU NEED THIS PERSON.

THAT'S WHY YOU ARE ON A SEARCH

AND YOU FOUND

SOMETHING WONDERFUL.

THE THING THAT'S BEAUTIFUL IS

I CAN TELL HOW ANXIOUS YOU ARE

TO SHARE WITH SOMEONE ELSE.

WELL, THAT'S THE WAY IT IS

WITH BETTY AND ME.

SHE WOULD NEVER HAVE GONE

TO THE MISSION FIELD

HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE WORK

OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

SHE WOULD NEVER BE SITTING

ON THIS TELEVISION PROGRAM

WITHOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT.

ROBERT KNOWS, HE'S KNOWN HER

FOR A LONG TIME.

SHE WOULDN'T BE HERE,

WOULD SHE?

Robert: NO, NOT AT ALL!

James: WE SEE A MIRACLE

OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

THIS MIRACLE OF THE

HOLY SPIRIT, ALL OF THE GIFTS,

EVERYTHING HE DOES,

THIS IS FOR YOU.

I WANT TO SHOW YOU

BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO GET THIS,

I WANT YOU TO FIND WHAT ANN SAW

AND HOW PERSONAL IT WAS,

HOW REAL.

I WANT YOU TO SEE WHAT

THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE

AT GATEWAY SAW

THAT MADE THEM SAY,

"I WANT TO LIVE THAT WAY."

I WANT YOU TO GET

THIS DVD SERIES AND CD SERIES.

LET ME SHOW YOU

JUST ONE OF THE CLIPS

FROM THE SERIES.

I WANT YOU TO WATCH SO YOU'LL

JUST SEE THE SETTING AND LISTEN

TO ROBERT AS HE SHARES BECAUSE

THIS IS GOING TO BLESS YOU.

WHEN YOU RECEIVE THE PERSON

OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

BUT ALSO WHEN YOU CAN SAY,

"I CAN SHARE WITH SOMEONE ELSE

SO THEY'LL HAVE UNDERSTANDING."

WATCH CLOSELY.

Robert: HERE'S NUMBER TWO:

I'M TIRED OF PEOPLE THINKING

THE HOLY SPIRIT'S WEIRD.

HE IS NOT WEIRD

AND HE IS NOT SPOOKY!

HE IS NOT!

HERE'S THE PROBLEM.

THERE ARE WEIRD PEOPLE.

THE PEOPLE ARE THE ONES

THAT ARE WEIRD --

NOT THE HOLY SPIRIT!

AND THERE ARE WEIRD PEOPLE.

WE HAVE SEEN THEM.

WE HAVE SEEN WEIRD PEOPLE

WHO TALK ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT.

LISTEN TO ME,

THEY WOULD BE WEIRD

WITHOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT.

[Laughter]

THEY ARE JUST WEIRD PEOPLE.

BUT THE HOLY SPIRIT HIMSELF

IS NOT WEIRD.

HE IS A KIND AND COMPASSIONATE,

GENTLE PERSON --

AND HE IS NOT WEIRD.

YOU KNOW WHO TOLD US

THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT WAS WEIRD?

SATAN.

THINK ABOUT THIS,

THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE ONE

WHO EMPOWERS US

TO LIVE THE CHRISTIAN LIFE.

THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THE ONE

WHO GIVES US THE POWER

TO WITNESS --

TO BE WITNESSES;

NOT TO DO WITNESSING

BUT TO BE WITNESSES --

HE IS THE ONE

WHO GIVES US THAT POWER.

AND SO WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT

FIRST CAME THE BIBLE SAYS

THAT THOSE WHO RECEIVED

THE HOLY SPIRIT

TURNED THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN.

SO WHEN REALLY

FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED YEARS --

HUNDREDS OF YEARS,

THE CHURCH WENT INTO DARKNESS

ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT.

AND AROUND

THE TURN OF THE CENTURY --

AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS

LATER IN THE SESSION --

IN A REVIVAL ON AZUSA STREET,

THERE WERE ALSO REVIVALS

IN WALES AND OTHER COUNTRIES

BUT IN AMERICA, IT WAS

A REVIVAL ON AZUSA STREET

AND THE HOLY SPIRIT

WAS POURED OUT AND HERE'S

WHAT I THINK HAPPENED,

SATAN GOT SCARED.

AND HE SAID, "YOU KNOW WHAT?

WE'VE GOT TO MAKE THIS WEIRD.

AND WE'VE GOT TO PUT THE FOCUS

ON ONE PARTICULAR GIFT

INSTEAD OF ON ALL OF THE GIFTS

AND THE FRUIT AND THE POWER

AND THE LOVE."

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW

THE EVIDENCE OF THE BAPTISM

OF THE HOLY SPIRIT,

IT IS NOT ONE GIFT,

IT IS ALL THE GIFTS --

LISTEN, IT IS ALSO THE FRUIT,

IT IS THE POWER AND

IT IS THE LOVE OF GOD BEING

POURED OUT THROUGH PEOPLE.

SO SATAN MAKES US --

I REMEMBER

WHEN I WAS GROWING UP,

THERE WERE TWO CHURCHES

IN MY CITY THAT I KNEW OF

THAT TALKED A LOT

ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT.

NOW LET ME TELL YOU WHAT I KNEW

ABOUT THESE TWO CHURCHES.

ONE OF THEM, THE LADIES

DIDN'T WEAR ANY MAKEUP,

AND THE OTHER ONE,

THEY WORE WAY TOO MUCH.

SO AS A YOUNG PERSON,

ALL I KNEW WAS

IF I GO TO CHURCH THAT

BELIEVES IN THE HOLY SPIRIT,

EITHER WAY, I'M GOING TO MARRY

AN UGLY WOMAN --

THAT'S MY ONLY CHOICE.

[Laughter]

THAT'S NOT THE HOLY SPIRIT!

HE IS NOT WEIRD.

AND WE'VE SEEN EXAMPLES OF HIM

AND THEY'RE NOT GOOD EXAMPLES.

THE HOLY SPIRIT IS KIND,

AND COMPASSIONATE

AND HE IS A WONDERFUL,

WONDERFUL FRIEND.

HE IS MY BEST FRIEND.

James: THE HOLY SPIRIT,

AS ROBERT HAS SAID, TOO OFTEN

IS THE GOD MOST PEOPLE SAY,

"I NEVER KNEW."

YOU DON'T HAVE TO KEEP SAYING,

"I NEVER GOT TO KNOW HIM"

BECAUSE YOU CAN RECEIVE HIM

IN ALL OF HIS FULLNESS

AND POWER.

ONE OF THE THINGS

THAT CONCERNS ME SO DEEPLY

ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT,

THE WONDERFUL UNIFYING FORCE

AND POWER OF GOD TO BRING

PEOPLE TOGETHER AS A FAMILY

HAS BECOME A POINT OF DIVISION,

THEOLOGICAL DISCUSSION,

FRUITLESS DISCUSSION AND DEBATE

TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY

OF THE ONLY POWER

THAT CAN BRING FORTH REAL FRUIT

IN A SUPERNATURAL FASHION

AND THAT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT.

YOU DON'T NEED TO BE AFRAID

OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

JESUS SAID HE IS SO NECESSARY,

SO IMPORTANT, THE ONE WHO WILL

GUIDE YOU TO ALL TRUTH,

WHO WILL LEAD YOU

INTO A SPIRIT OF UNITY,

WHO WILL GIVE YOU JOY

AND PEACE AND LOVE.

THE THREE THINGS

EVERY PSYCHOLOGIST

AND SURVEY TELLS YOU

PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR.

THAT'S WHAT THEY WANT.

SOME OF THEM

WOULD CALL IT "HAPPINESS."

THE BIBLE SAYS

IT IS LOVE, JOY, AND PEACE,

AND JOY IS FROM WITHIN --

IT HAPPENS WITHIN.

OUR SON HAS WRITTEN A BOOK

ON HAPPINESS, ABOUT JOY

AND THEN EXPLAINS WHAT THAT IS.

I HAVE AN IDEA A LOT OF PEOPLE

WON'T LIKE IT.

BUT IT IS THE POWER

OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

THAT GIVES YOU THIS INNER PEACE

AND THIS INNER JOY.

JESUS SAID, "I'M LEAVING

TO SEND YOU ANOTHER LIKE ME

THAT WILL LIVE IN YOU."

I MEAN THEY HAD THE TEACHER

AROUND THEM.

HE SAID, "I'M GOING

TO SEND THE HOLY SPIRIT

TO GUIDE YOU TO ALL TRUTH."

ROBERT HAS SHARED THE INSIGHTS

THAT WILL LITERALLY LEAD YOU

INTO A WHOLE NEW WALK.

NOW THE REASON I SAY

THIS IS IMPORTANT

FOR YOU TO RECEIVE,

BUT ALSO TO BE ABLE TO SHARE,

TO SHARE THE TRUTHS,

THE TEACHING

THAT ROBERT HAS SHARED.

HERE IS THE BOOK,

THE GOD I NEVER KNEW.

WE'RE ASKING YOU

TO SIMPLY DIAL THE NUMBER,

TAKE YOUR BANKCARD,

USE IT LIKE A CHECK,

MAKE A GIFT TO HELP US SHARE

THE LIFE AND LOVE OF GOD.

NOT JUST IN WORD --

WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT,

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT,

THE MOST IMPORTANT PART

OF WHAT WE DO IS COMMUNICATE

THE TRUTH AND THE LOVE OF GOD

AND SHOW PEOPLE

HOW THEY CAN RELEASE IT

WHEN THEY EXPERIENCE IT

BECAUSE WHEN YOU RECEIVE

THE LOVE OF GOD

YOU WANT TO SHARE IT.

SO WE'RE ASKING YOU

TO HELP US DO THAT.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE

THE SERIES ON DVD,

CD, AND THE BOOK,

WE'RE ASKING YOU TO PRAYERFULLY

CONSIDER MAKING A GIFT

TO HELP US TOUCH

PEOPLE'S LIVES OF $99.

IF YOU SAY, "JAMES,

I CAN'T DO THAT BUT

I REALLY WANT THE TEACHING,"

ASK FOR IT IN THE CD

AND WE'LL SEND YOU THE BOOK,

AND WE'RE ASKING YOU

TO CONSIDER A GIFT OF $49.

WE WANT TO BE A BLESSING TO YOU

BUT AT THE SAME TIME,

WE'RE ASKING YOU TO EXPERIENCE

THE JOY OF BLESSING OTHERS,

ENABLE US TO KEEP SHARING

GOD'S LOVE, THE GUESTS,

THE TESTIMONIES, THE TEACHING

AND ALSO TO BE ABLE

TO TOUCH THE LIVES OF THOSE

WHO ARE HUNGRY OR DESPERATE

OR NEED CLEAN WATER.

WE'RE ASKING YOU TO ASSIST US

SHARING THE LOVE OF GOD

WITH OTHERS.

CALL THE NUMBER RIGHT NOW

OR YOU CAN GO ONLINE

LIFETODAY.ORG

AND ASK FOR THE CD'S,

THE DVD'S, THE BOOK

OR THE CD'S AND THE BOOK,

WE WANT TO BE

A BLESSING TO YOU.

GOD WANTS TO FILL YOU

TO OVERFLOWING WITH THE POWER

OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

YOU MAKE THAT CALL.

AND BY THE WAY, IF YOU NEED

SOMEONE TO PRAY WITH YOU

ABOUT ANY NEED

DON'T HESITATE TO ASK

ONE OF OUR PRAYER PARTNERS,

"JOIN ME IN PRAYER

ABOUT THIS NEED."

Announcer: TO MANY PEOPLE THE HOLY SPIRIT IS MYSTERIOUS,

DISTANT, EVEN CONTROVERSIAL.

THEY SIMPLY DON'T KNOW OR UNDERSTAND

WHAT THE BIBLE TEACHES.

INTRODUCING THE GOD I NEVER KNEW,

A DYNAMIC NEW SERIES THAT WILL HELP YOU DISCOVER

HOW REAL FRIENDSHIP WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE

AND EMPOWER YOU FOR MINISTRY.

THROUGH EIGHT DYNAMIC AUDIO AND VIDEO MESSAGES,

PASTOR ROBERT MORRIS SHARES INCREDIBLE TRUTH

THAT WILL HELP DESTROY THE LIES AND MISCONCEPTIONS

BELIEVERS HAVE ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT

AND INTRODUCE YOU TO THE ENCOURAGER

AND TRUSTED FRIEND THAT HE IS.

USING SCRIPTURE AFTER SCRIPTURE

AND HIS OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE,

ROBERT HELPS YOU EXPERIENCE THE HOLY SPIRIT

IN A FRESH NEW WAY

TO EMBRACE THE GOD YOU MAY HAVE NEVER KNOWN.

Jack: ROBERT MORRIS' STUDY SERIES ON THE BOOK,

THE GOD I NEVER KNEW

IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING YOU'LL FIND PRACTICAL AND PERSONAL.

THERE'S NOTHING MORE PRACTICAL THAN LIFE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT

OR MORE PERSONAL THAN KNOWING HIM WELL.

I LOVE IT WHEN PASTORS CAN DO THAT

AND THEN PACKAGE IT THIS WAY FOR YOU.

Announcer: CALL NOW TO RECEIVE THE GOD I NEVER KNEW AUDIO SERIES AND BOOK

WITH YOUR GIFT OF JUST $49 OR MORE,

OR REQUEST BOTH VIDEO AND AUDIO SERIES WITH THE BOOK

FOR JUST $99 OR MORE.

AND REMEMBER, YOUR GIFT TODAY

HELPS US BRING FREEDOM IN CHRIST

TO THOSE IN NEED AROUND THE WORLD.

PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY!

Robert: God WANTS TO TALK TO YOU PERSONALLY

AND HE DOES IT THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT.

IT ENCOURAGES US. IT'S SO ENCOURAGING!

YOU WANT TO DRAW CLOSER TO HIM,

YOU ALWAYS LEARN SOMETHING

OR GET REMINDED OF SOMETHING

THAT YOU MIGHT BE MISSING

AND YOU WANT TO GET THAT BACK IN YOUR LIFE.

I GUARANTEE THAT IF YOU GET THIS DVD

AND YOU GET YOUR BIBLE OUT YOU CAN SIT THERE

AND YOU WILL LEARN SOMETHING YOU NEVER KNEW BEFORE.

Robert: BUT I DO THINK THERE ARE A LOT OF CHRISTIANS

WHO NEED TO SAY HELLO TO THE HOLY SPIRIT.

JUST SAY, "HELLO, HOLY SPIRIT.

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TODAY

FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD?"

THE THING I LIKE THE MOST

ABOUT THE WAY ROBERT TEACHES IS

HE JUST DOESN'T GRAB ONE SCRIPTURE

AND TALK ABOUT THAT

BUT HE SEES THE MOVEMENT

AND THE TEACHING OF WHAT GOD IS GETTING ACROSS

IN THE SCRIPTURE

AND HE WEAVES THOSE INTO THIS BEAUTIFUL TAPESTRY

THAT JUST COMPLETELY ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS,

SETS YOU AT EASE AND MAKES YOU FEEL CONFIDENT

IN WHAT YOU BELIEVE.

James: AND DO REMEMBER

WHEN YOU GET THE DVD'S,

THE CD'S, THE BOOK,

THE GOD I NEVER KNEW,

AND IT IS IN THE BOOKSTORES

IF YOU WANT TO ENCOURAGE

YOUR FRIENDS TO GET A COPY.

I WANT TO SAY THANKS TO ANN,

TO OUR GUEST,

TO OUR PASTOR ROBERT MORRIS.

WOULD YOU JOIN BETTY AND ME

IN SAYING THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

THANK YOU, PASTOR!

AND YOU MAY WANT TO VISIT

GATEWAY CHURCH IN SOUTHLAKE

BETWEEN DALLAS AND FORT WORTH,

WEST OF THE D.F.W. AIRPORT.

COME VISIT US;

SERVICE IS ON SATURDAY EVENING

AND SUNDAY MORNING.

WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU.

Announcer: JOIN PASTOR ROBERT MORRIS TOMORROW

AS HE HELPS YOU DISCOVER

HOW REAL FRIENDSHIP WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT

CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

THE WAY GOD SPEAKS IS THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT.