"CAN YOU GET A WORD FROM GOD FOR ME?"

Announcer: NEXT, MANY OF US HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT.

WHAT DOES HE DO?

CAN WE KNOW AND EXPERIENCE HIM IN A PERSONAL WAY?

I WAS PRAYING AND IT CAME TO MY MIND AND SO I SAID,

"WELL, LORD, DO YOU HAVE A WORD FOR HIM?"

HE SAID, "YES. TELL HIM I WANT TO TALK TO HIM PERSONALLY."

[Laughter]

Announcer: JOIN PASTOR ROBERT MORRIS

AS HE REVEALS A COMMON SENSE APPROACH TO THE HOLY SPIRIT

AND BE INTRODUCED TO THE GOD YOU NEVER KNEW.

Betty: THANK YOU SO MUCH

FOR JOINING US ON LIFE TODAY!

I'M BETTY AND THIS IS JAMES.

AND WE HAVE OUR PASTOR WITH US.

James: WE HAVE GOT A PASTOR

THAT IS TRULY GIFTED TO PREACH.

YOU IMAGINE A CHURCH

THAT IS JUST OVER TEN YEARS OLD

AND DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS

HITTING 20,000 A WEEK

IN ATTENDANCE,

AND REALLY, IN A COMMUNITY

WHERE YOU SAY, "THESE PEOPLE

ARE TOUGH TO REACH."

HE ACTUALLY PASTORS

IN A COMMUNITY WHERE

IT WENT FROM A RURAL

SMALL FARM-LIKE COMMUNITY

TO ONE OF THE HIGHEST

YOU MIGHT SAY

SUCCESSFUL INCOME AREAS

IN THE ENTIRE NATION --

EVEN IN THE WORLD.

AND YET THESE PEOPLE COME

AND A LOT OF TIMES YOU LOOK

AT PEOPLE THAT ARE SUCCESSFUL

AND THINK, WELL,

THEY'RE JUST SMUG.

THEY'RE JUST OLD SMUG

SCROOGE-LIKE PEOPLE,

OLD CONNIVERS,

OLD SELF-CENTERED,

SELF-SERVING.

YOU JUST SEE THEM --

YOU CAN SEE THEM LIKE THE GUY

WITH THE --

Robert: OKAY, OKAY!

James: WITH THE MONOPOLY BOARD

AND ALL THAT.

Betty: MY GOODNESS!

James: THIS CHURCH IS SO FULL

OF THE JOY OF THE LORD

AND THE LIFE OF GOD.

YOU SAY, "HOW CAN THAT HAPPEN?

IF PEOPLE ARE SUCCESSFUL,

THEY'RE THE ONES

GOD CAN'T REACH!"

OH, BOY, THEY FELL

SO IN LOVE WITH JESUS.

YOU WANT TO KNOW WHY?

BECAUSE THEY MET A GOD

THEY NEVER KNEW --

THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

THEY MET THE FULLNESS OF GOD,

THE JOY OF THE LORD

BECAME THEIR STRENGTH.

AND OUR PASTOR, ROBERT MORRIS,

IS HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE GOD

MOST PEOPLE CAN SAY

I NEVER KNEW.

WOULD YOU WELCOME ROBERT MORRIS?

[Applause]

PASTOR, IN CASE

YOU'RE WONDERING,

WHERE IS THIS CHURCH THAT

OUGHT TO BE STUFFY BUT IT'S

FULL OF THE JOY OF THE LORD,

IT IS IN SOUTHLAKE;

THAT IS BETWEEN

DALLAS AND FORT WORTH

JUST WEST OF THE D.F.W. AIRPORT.

HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN

A LOT OF SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE

WHO HAVE BEEN BLESSED

WHO NOW LIVE --

AND YEARS AGO YOU PREACHED ON

BEING THE BLESSING

BUT YOU KNOW SOMETHING,

PEOPLE BEING A BLESSING FIND

IT GETS TOUGH AFTER A WHILE

IF THEY DON'T HAVE

DIVINE ENABLING.

DO YOU FIND THAT

THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

THAT YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED

AND TEACH IS WHAT ENABLES YOUR

PEOPLE TO BE SO FULL OF JOY,

THE PEOPLE YOU MINISTER TO?

Robert: IT'S THE ONLY WAY --

IT'S THE ONLY WAY.

AND EVERY PERSON IS BORN WITH

A HUNGER AND DESIRE FOR GOD.

GOD SAYS THAT,

GOD REVEALS HIMSELF,

MAKES HIMSELF KNOWN,

MANIFESTS HIMSELF

TO EVERY PERSON IN THE WORLD.

AND HE PUTS A HUNGER --

I REMEMBER AS A LITTLE BOY

THINKING, WHO MADE GOD?

WHERE DID GOD COME FROM?

GOD PUTS THAT IN EVERY PERSON.

SO WHEN WE PLANTED THE CHURCH,

IT DIDN'T MATTER WHETHER

THESE PEOPLE WERE LIVING

IN A MANSION OR A MOBILE HOME,

THEY HAD A HUNGER FOR GOD.

YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT,

IT IS THE POWER

OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

THAT ENABLES US

TO LIVE THIS JOY-FILLED LIFE.

James: YOU KNOW WHAT?

PEOPLE, IF THEY GET HONEST

WILL HAVE TO TELL YOU,

HAVING ALL THE THINGS

THE WORLD OFFERS,

ALL THE THINGS

SUCCESS CAN MAKE AVAILABLE,

ALL THEY CAN ACCUMULATE

CAN LEAVE YOU AS EMPTY

AS A VACANT HOUSE

BECAUSE THIS HOUSE IS EMPTY.

THE HOLY SPIRIT YOU TALK ABOUT

THAT JESUS SAYS IS SO IMPORTANT,

THE HOLY SPIRIT

FILLS THAT HOUSE.

Robert: HE IS A PERSON

AND THAT'S WHERE

WE'VE MISUNDERSTOOD HIM.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,

MANY PEOPLE WILL REFER TO HIM

AS "IT,"

AND THE BIBLE

NEVER REFERS TO HIM AS IT.

JESUS SAID, "HE WILL GUIDE YOU

INTO ALL TRUTH WHEN HE COMES."

AND IT IS VITALLY IMPORTANT

THAT WE SEE HIM AS A PERSON

BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE

A VERY SIMPLE STATEMENT

BUT IF WE DON'T SEE HIM

AS A PERSON WE WON'T DEVELOP

A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP

WITH HIM.

James: YOU ACTUALLY --

THINK ABOUT IT, WHEN YOU

PREACH TO 20,000 PEOPLE,

YOU'VE GOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE

IN A HUGE AUDITORIUM

AND SEVERAL SERVICES

OVER THE WEEKEND

AND GATEWAY CHURCH --

BY THE WAY,

YOU SAY, "WHAT'S THE NAME

OF THAT CHURCH?"

IT IS GATEWAY;

IT IS IN SOUTHLAKE.

IT IS VERY ACCESSIBLE

TO THE METROPLEX.

BUT WHEN YOU ARE IN

THAT KIND OF A SETTING,

SOMETIMES YOU THINK, WELL,

IF I LISTEN TO SOMEONE LIKE THAT

WILL IT BE PERSONAL?

LET ME TELL YOU

WHAT I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND,

THIS SERIES THAT IS NOW

A BOOK ALSO, IS AVAILABLE

ON DVD AND CD.

AND THE DVD --

THIS IS WHAT ROBERT DID,

AFTER HE PREACHED IT

TO THE ENTIRE 15,000,

16,000, 20,000 PEOPLE,

ALL THAT WERE COMING OVER

A SERIES OF WEEKS,

YOU ACCUMULATE

A TOTAL ATTENDANCE

AND YOU MAY BE PUSHING

IN THE SERIES A COUPLE

HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE.

BUT WHAT IF YOU TOOK THAT

AND BROUGHT IT DOWN TO WHERE HE

IS TALKING TO YOU IN A SETTING,

WHERE IT IS YOU

AND YOUR FRIENDS,

YOUR COMMUNITY,

THAT'S WHAT HE ACTUALLY DID.

BECAUSE HE WANTED IT

TO BE VERY PERSONAL.

I WANT US TO CUT TO A CLIP

FROM THE ACTUAL TEACHING

WHERE YOU TALK ABOUT

HOW PERSONAL THIS IS.

LET'S WATCH THAT A MOMENT.

Robert: WE ARE LIVING

IN AN AMAZING TIME.

HERE IS WHY

I WANT TO SAY THAT...

BECAUSE WE CAN HEAR GOD.

DO YOU KNOW THAT

IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

THERE WERE ENTIRE GENERATIONS

WHERE ONLY ONE PERSON

COULD HEAR GOD?

AND DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE WERE

SUCCESSIVE GENERATIONS

WHERE GOD DIDN'T SPEAK --

NO ONE HEARD GOD?

AS A MATTER OF FACT,

BETWEEN THE OLD COVENANT

AND THE NEW COVENANT --

THE OLD TESTAMENT

AND THE NEW TESTAMENT,

THERE WAS A PERIOD OF 400 YEARS

WHERE GOD SPOKE TO NO ONE.

FROM THE LAST PROPHET

TO JOHN THE BAPTIST,

GOD DIDN'T SPEAK.

YOU COULD HAVE LIVED

DURING THAT TIME

AND NEVER HEARD GOD.

NOW HERE'S THE REASON

I'M TELLING YOU THAT,

BECAUSE WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT

WAS POURED OUT

IN ACTS CHAPTER TWO,

HERE IS WHAT HE SAID,

"I AM GOING TO POUR

MY SPIRIT OUT ON ALL FLESH,

AND YOUR SONS AND YOUR DAUGHTERS

WILL PROPHECY."

WELL, IN ORDER FOR YOU

TO BE ABLE TO PROPHECY

YOU HAVE TO HEAR GOD.

HERE'S WHAT HE IS SAYING,

EVERYONE IS GOING

TO BE ABLE TO HEAR ME.

EVERYONE CAN KNOW MY WILL.

EVERYONE!

AND HE SAYS YOUR YOUNG MEN

WILL SEE VISIONS

AND YOUR OLD MEN

WILL DREAM DREAMS.

BY THE WAY,

I'M STILL SEEING VISIONS.

[Laughter]

I AM STARTING

TO HAVE MORE DREAMS, THOUGH;

I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT.

[Laughter]

BUT THE POINT IS

YOU CAN HEAR GOD.

NOW I WANT TO CLARIFY

SOMETHING FOR YOU THOUGH.

YOU CAN'T HAVE

A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP

WITH SOMEONE

THROUGH SOMEONE ELSE;

THAT'S NOT PERSONAL.

CAN YOU IMAGINE

IF A TOTAL STRANGER

CAME UP TO YOU AND SAID,

"HEY, LISTEN,

I DON'T KNOW YOU THAT WELL

BUT WOULD YOU ASK MY WIFE WHERE

SHE WANTS TO GO ON VACATION?"

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?

[Laughter]

YOU WOULD SAY, "NO!

YOU ASK YOUR WIFE."

WHAT IF THEY SAID SOMETHING

EVEN MORE INTIMATE,

"WOULD YOU ASK MY WIFE

HOW MANY CHILDREN

SHE WANTS US TO HAVE?" NO!

OKAY LISTEN, PEOPLE SAY TO ME,

"WOULD YOU ASK GOD

THIS QUESTION FOR ME?"

AND BY THE WAY,

THE ANSWER IS NO!

[Laughter]

YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE

A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

THROUGH ME.

THAT'S WHAT IS GREAT

ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT.

YOU CAN HAVE A PERSONAL

RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD.

THIS GUY SAID TO ME ONE TIME,

HE SAID, "CAN YOU GET

A WORD FROM GOD FOR ME?"

I THOUGHT IT WAS STRANGE

EVEN HOW HE SAID IT.

I SAID, "LISTEN,

IF GOD TELLS ME SOMETHING

I'LL TELL YOU

BUT IF HE DOESN'T TELL ME,

I CAN'T GET A WORD FOR YOU."

ANYWAY, THE NEXT DAY

IN MY QUIET TIME I WAS PRAYING

AND IT CAME TO MY MIND

AND SO I SAID, "LORD,

DO YOU HAVE A WORD FOR HIM?"

HE SAID, "YES, TELL HIM I WANT

TO TALK TO HIM PERSONALLY."

[Laughter]

LISTEN TO ME,

THAT'S A WORD FOR YOU --

THAT'S A WORD FOR YOU!

GOD WANTS TO TALK TO YOU

PERSONALLY.

James: IT IS REALLY POSSIBLE

TO HAVE A RUNNING CONVERSATION

WITH THE LORD.

IT IS POSSIBLE.

YOU SAY, "HOW CAN YOU?"

WELL, YOU NEED TO KNOW THE WORD

TO KNOW THE SOUND OF HIS VOICE

AND THE CHARACTER,

THE NATURE OF THAT VOICE

BECAUSE YOU CAN

BE EASILY DECEIVED.

BUT THE HOLY SPIRIT, ROBERT,

HAS COME TO GIVE US DISCERNMENT.

JESUS SAID,

"HE'LL GUIDE YOU TO ALL TRUTH,"

WHICH MEANS YOU CAN SEARCH

THE SCRIPTURES DAILY

WHETHER THOSE THINGS ARE TRUE.

BUT IF YOU RECEIVE THE FULLNESS

OF THE HOLY SPIRIT,

THE RESIDENT SPIRIT

AS PRESIDENT,

YOU CAN ACTUALLY DISCERN SOUNDS

IN THE SPIRIT WORLD

AND COMING FROM PEOPLE.

AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY DETECT

MANIPULATION OR DECEPTION.

THERE IS SO MUCH HE OFFERS.

AND ONE OF THE BEAUTIFUL THINGS

IS THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT,

THE LOVE AND THE JOY

AND THE PEACE

AND FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME,

AMAZINGLY, PATIENCE,

WHICH YOU'VE KNOWN ME

FOR 25-30 YEARS,

SINCE YOU WERE A KID,

AND YOU KNOW NATURALLY,

I DON'T HAVE ANY PATIENCE.

WOULD YOU AGREE WITH THAT?

Robert: I AGREE WITH THAT.

[Laughter]

James: IT IS TRUE.

Betty: WHY DOESN'T HE

ASK ME THAT?

Robert: DO YOU AGREE

WITH THAT THOUGH?

Betty: I AGREE.

James: SO IF YOU SEE PATIENCE --

AND GO AHEAD

AND TELL THE WHOLE WORLD --

DO YOU EVER SEE PATIENCE IN ME

THAT AMAZES YOU?

Betty: YEAH, ABSOLUTELY!

James: WHO IS THAT

THAT IS ENABLING ME?

Betty: IT IS THE HOLY SPIRIT.

James: EXACTLY.

Betty: IT'S LIKE

WHEN I REALIZE THAT

BECAUSE I WAS KIND OF LIKE

THE MAN YOU JUST DESCRIBED

IN THAT, "HONEY,

WOULD YOU TALK TO GOD FOR ME?"

BECAUSE I REALLY THOUGHT

IT WAS RESERVED FOR PEOPLE

THAT WERE IN MINISTRY

OR PREACHERS ESPECIALLY.

I THOUGHT

THEY HAVE A CONNECTION.

NO! GOD WANTS THAT

CONNECTION WITH ME

AND WHEN I REALIZED THAT

IT OPENED UP A WHOLE NEW LIFE

WITH CHRIST IN ME.

I THOUGHT,

I CAN EXPRESS HIS LOVE.

I CAN EXPRESS HIS JOY.

I CAN EXPERIENCE HIS COMFORT.

Robert: JESUS SAID --

HE DIDN'T SAY --

LET ME SAY IT THIS WAY,

HE DIDN'T SAY,

"MY SHEPHERDS HEAR MY VOICE,"

WHICH I WISH MORE OF THEM DID.

[Laughter]

HE SAID,

"MY SHEEP HEAR MY VOICE."

SO THE REASON, IF I HEAR GOD

OR JAMES HEARS GOD IT'S NOT

BECAUSE WE'RE PREACHERS,

MANY TIMES WE DON'T BECAUSE

WE'RE TALKING TOO MUCH.

WE HEAR GOD BECAUSE WE'RE SHEEP

AND IF YOU'RE A SHEEP,

YOU CAN HEAR GOD.

AND THE WAY GOD SPEAKS

IS THROUGH THE HOLY SPIRIT;

HE SENT THE HOLY SPIRIT.

I WAS IN A RESTAURANT ONE TIME

AND IT WAS A CAFETERIA,

AND I'M JUST EATING MY MEAL.

AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN

I JUST NOTICE THIS HUGE GUY

COMES WALKING IN WITH HIS WIFE,

YOU COULDN'T MISS HIM --

BODYBUILDER.

AND AS SOON AS I SAW HIM

I HAD THIS IMPRESSION;

I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS GUY.

I KNEW IT WAS GOD.

HE BEGAN TO SPEAK TO ME

AND IT WAS LIKE YOU SAID,

WE DO NEED TO KNOW THE WORD,

OBVIOUSLY,

BUT YOU FEEL SOMETHING

AND EVERY ONE OF US HAVE

HAD THIS HAPPEN, PROBABLY,

IT IS SO STRONG.

SO I WENT OVER

TO THE GUY'S TABLE AND HIS WIFE,

AND WHEN I DO SOMETHING

LIKE THIS I KIND OF LIKE

TO BREAK THE ICE.

SO I SAID TO HIM, "EXCUSE ME

CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION?"

HE SAID, "SURE."

I SAID,

"HAVE YOU EVER LIFTED WEIGHTS?"

[Laughter]

I WANTED HIM TO LIKE ME TOO.

HE LAUGHED.

HE SAID, "YEAH, A LITTLE BIT."

I FOUND OUT LATER

HE WAS MR. UNIVERSE.

SO I DON'T WANT TO SAY HIS NAME

BUT OBVIOUSLY -- SO ANYWAY,

I SAID TO HIM, "WELL,

THE REASON I CAME OVER THOUGH

IS BECAUSE I FEEL GOD TOLD ME

TO TELL YOU SOMETHING."

HE LOOKED AT HIS WIFE

AND HE SAID, "WOULD YOU SIT DOWN

AND TELL ME?"

SO I SAT DOWN AND I SAID TO HIM,

"WHEN YOU WERE A LITTLE BOY

I SAW YOU SITTING IN THE LAP

OF AN OLDER WOMAN,

I BELIEVE IT WAS

YOUR GRANDMOTHER

AND YOU WERE CRYING.

AND YOUR GRANDMOTHER TOLD YOU

IF YOU WOULD GIVE YOUR LIFE

TO GOD AND SERVE GOD,

GOD COULD MAKE YOU STRONG

LIKE SAMSON.

AND GOD HAS KEPT UP

HIS END OF THE DEAL

BUT YOU HAVE NOT KEPT UP

YOUR END OF THE DEAL.

James: WOW!

Robert: NOW OBVIOUSLY,

WHEN YOU SAY SOMETHING LIKE THIS

TO A BODYBUILDER,

YOU WANT TO BE RIGHT.

HE STARTED CRYING AND HE SAID,

"I TOLD MY WIFE THAT STORY

ON THE WAY HERE

TO THE RESTAURANT."

AND I LED BOTH OF THEM TO JESUS.

NOW THAT'S WHAT WE'VE GOT TO DO.

WE'VE GOT TO RECEIVE

THE HOLY SPIRIT,

NOT BE AFRAID OF HIM

AND LET THE HOLY SPIRIT --

THE REASON THE HOLY SPIRIT

SPEAKS TO US IS TO HELP PEOPLE.

HE LOVES PEOPLE

BUT HE USES INSTRUMENTS

AND WE'RE HIS INSTRUMENTS.

BUT IF WE'RE AFRAID

OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

AND WE'VE SEEN EXCESSES

THEN WE'RE NOT GOING TO REALLY

FULLY RECEIVE HIM AS WE SHOULD.

James: I WOULD LOVE TO PUT JUST

HOW REAL WHAT YOU JUST SAID IS

INTO EVERYBODY'S,

LET'S SAY, POSSESSION,

RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE

AND IT BECOME REAL.

LET ME TELL YOU HOW POWERFUL

THE GOD MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW;

GOD THE FATHER, GOD THE SON,

GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT.

WE KNOW THE FATHER,

WE KNOW JESUS,

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT?

AND REALLY,

HE IS EITHER BEEN IGNORED

OR QUENCHED OR GRIEVED

OR NEVER DISCUSSED

OR IN MANY INSTANCES

IT IS LIKE HE'S BEEN REJECTED.

HE IS LIKE

THE REJECTED PART OF GOD

THAT LIVES IN THIS HOUSE.

HIS SPIRIT DOESN'T DWELL

IN HOUSES BUILT WITH HANDS

BUT IN THIS BODY, THIS TEMPLE.

IF YOU RECEIVE THE HOLY SPIRIT

IN FULLNESS, THE LOVE

AND THE JOY AND THE PEACE,

LIKE I SAID EARLIER, PATIENCE,

BUT BETTY WAS WITH

A VERY SHY KID,

SO SHY I COULDN'T EVEN EAT LUNCH

IN THE SCHOOL CAFETERIA.

NO FATHER -- AND SHE SAW

WHEN I YIELDED THIS VESSEL,

THIS SHY BOY,

I MEAN YOU WATCHED IT,

TO THE HOLY SPIRIT,

THE BOLDNESS WAS INDESCRIBABLE

AND THE SENSITIVITY,

AND BETTY AND I WOULD GO TO EAT.

I WAS SO IN LOVE WITH HER,

IT WAS JUST SO AMAZING.

BUT WE WOULD GO OUT TO EAT

AND I WOULD BEGIN

TO LOOK AROUND THE RESTAURANT

AND SHE WOULD START

GETTING BUTTERFLIES --

Betty: I KNEW!

James: BECAUSE IN A MOMENT

SHE KNOWS I'M GOING,

AND SHE WATCHED PEOPLE MELT.

I'VE GONE TO TABLES

FULL OF TRUCK DRIVERS

WITH A BEER BOTTLE IN EVERY HAND

IN AROUND THE TABLE,

AND IN A FEW MINUTES

WATCHED THEM PUT THEM DOWN

AND TEARS START FLOWING

DOWN THEIR CHEEKS.

I'VE WALKED

INTO FANCY RESTAURANTS

WHERE THERE WERE RICH PEOPLE

TALKING ABOUT LOSING

MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

I SAID, "I JUST WANT

TO INTERRUPT ONE MOMENT,

I HEARD HOW MUCH --

JUST A MOMENT,

I HEARD HOW MUCH MONEY YOU LOST.

I WANT YOU TO MEET

THE RICHEST YOUNG MAN

IN THE WORLD."

AND THEY LOOKED, AND I SAID,

"BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY.

I HAVE WHAT ALL YOUR MONEY

COULD NEVER BUY."

AND I WOULD TELL THEM

ABOUT JESUS.

I LEFT ONE OF THOSE TABLES

AND JUST DISAPPEARED

AND THE MAN

LEADING THE SINGING FOR ME SAID,

"ONE OF THE MEN SAID,

'GOD, HE'S GOT GUTS!'

ONE OF THE LADIES SAID,

'YEAH, BUT HE WAS SO REAL!'

THEY SAID,

'DID YOU HEAR WHAT HE SAID?'

THEN THEY TURNED...

AND HE SAID, "JAMES,

THE WHOLE TABLE

CAME UNDER CONVICTION."

HE SAID, "AND I GOT TO SIT THERE

WHEN YOU LEFT

AND TELL THEM ABOUT JESUS."

A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, BETTY,

I LEFT AND WENT OVER TO A TABLE.

WE SAW TWO COUPLES VACATIONING

AND I PULLED UP A CHAIR

AND I SAID, "I WANT

TO TALK TO YOU A MINUTE."

I BEGAN TO TALK ABOUT JESUS.

THE WHOLE RESTAURANT

FILLED WITH THE GLORY OF GOD.

IN A FEW MINUTES, ROBERT,

THOSE COUPLES LOOKED OVER

AND SAID, "WE KNOW NOW

WHY WE STOPPED HERE.

WE WERE GOING

ACROSS THIS COUNTRY

WONDERING IN MANY WAYS IF THERE

WAS EVEN A REASON TO LIVE

AND GOD CAME RIGHT HERE."

YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN PEOPLE

SO EXCITED.

NOW ROBERT,

THAT'S SUPPOSED TO BE THE NORM.

Robert: YES.

James: THAT'S THE SUPERNATURAL

COMING INTO THE NATURAL

AND I'M TALKING ABOUT A SHY KID

AND I KNEW YOU

WHEN YOU WERE TEENAGER

AND WE KNOW WHAT GOD DID.

NOW JESUS SAID SOMETHING

THAT YOU TEACH IN THIS SERIES,

REAL BIG.

HE SAID --

NOW THIS IS JESUS TALKING.

THIS ISN'T THE PASTOR SAYING IT.

HE SAID, "IT IS BETTER FOR YOU"

-- A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK

IT WOULD BE BETTER

IF THEIR PASTOR LEFT.

BUT JESUS IS SAYING,

"IT IS BETTER FOR YOU

IF I LEAVE."

GOD WITH US.

WHAT IN THE WORLD

IS HE TALKING ABOUT? WHY?

Robert: HE IS TALKING ABOUT

THAT IN THE SAME WAY

WHEN HE WAS ON THIS EARTH,

I MEAN HOW IN THE WORLD

WOULD YOU GET TO JESUS

WHEN HE WAS ON THIS EARTH?

I MEAN THE CROWDS PRESSED IN.

BUT THE HOLY SPIRIT

IS RIGHT HERE.

IT IS LIKE PEOPLE

COMING UP TO ME SAYING,

"CAN YOU GET A WORD FOR ME?"

WHAT I WANT TO DO

IS JUST REACH OVER

AND TAKE THEIR HEAD LIKE THIS

AND SAY, "HE'S RIGHT HERE!

ASK HIM!

HE CAN GIVE YOU A WORD."

JESUS SAID THAT

AT THE LAST SUPPER.

JOHN 13, HE WASHES THEIR FEET.

JOHN 14, 15, AND 16

IS THE CONVERSATION

AT THE LAST SUPPER.

"I'M GOING AWAY.

DON'T LET YOUR HEART

BE TROUBLED THOUGH.

I'M GOING TO SEND SOMEONE ELSE.

I'M NOT GOING TO LEAVE YOU

AS ORPHANS."

HE TALKS OVER AND OVER

JOHN 14, 15, AND 16

ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT.

AND THEN HE SAYS,

"IT IS TO YOUR ADVANTAGE

THAT I GO AWAY."

AND I TALK ABOUT THIS

IN THE SEMINAR HOW TO

UNDERSTAND THE HOLY SPIRIT

AND HOW TO RECEIVE

THE HOLY SPIRIT FULLY.

James: LET'S WATCH

A CLIP FROM THAT.

Robert: HERE'S A THIRD:

HERE'S THE DEFINITION:

DIVINE INTERVENTION THAT ALTERS

OUR NATURAL CIRCUMSTANCES --

DIVINE INTERVENTION THAT ALTERS

OUR NATURAL CIRCUMSTANCES.

I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT THIS.

I BET YOU, EVERY ONE OF YOU,

EVERYONE OF YOU WATCHING AND

EVERYONE OF YOU SITTING HERE

HAVE EXPERIENCED MIRACLES;

GOING A DIFFERENT WAY,

BEING AT AN INTERSECTION

FIVE SECONDS EARLIER

OR FIVE SECONDS LATER,

SOMETHING HAPPENING

AND EVERYTHING COMES TOGETHER

AT THE RIGHT MOMENT.

IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME --

ALL THE TIME!

WE JUST NEED TO BEGIN

TO RECOGNIZE IT.

IN ORDER FOR US

TO REALLY MOVE MORE IN THESE

I WANT TO JUST GIVE YOU --

KIND OF SHOCK YOU FROM SOMETHING

THAT WE STARTED WITH.

JOHN 14, 15, 16,

THE LAST SUPPER, REMEMBER?

JESUS WAS SAYING

TO HIS DISCIPLES,

"I'M GOING AWAY

BUT SOMEONE ELSE IS COMING."

LET ME TELL YOU

WHAT HE WAS SAYING

IN A ROUNDABOUT WAY,

"YOU NEED TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO ME,

I'M ABOUT TO LEAVE.

I'VE BEEN WITH YOU

THREE AND A HALF YEARS

BUT YOU NEED TO SAY GOOD-BYE.

AND YOU NEED TO SAY HELLO

TO SOMEONE ELSE

BECAUSE HE IS GOING TO COME

AND BE WITH YOU EVERY DAY."

NOW HERE'S WHY

I USE THAT ANALOGY.

I'M NOT SAYING WE NEED

TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO JESUS --

I'M NOT SAYING THAT,

BECAUSE HE WAS ON THE EARTH

AT THAT TIME,

HE WAS LEAVING THE EARTH,

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

BUT I DO THINK THAT

THERE ARE A LOT OF CHRISTIANS

WHO NEED TO SAY "HELLO"

TO THE HOLY SPIRIT.

AND MAYBE EVERY MORNING

JUST SAY, "HELLO, HOLY SPIRIT!

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO TODAY

FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD?"

James: THAT'S ABOUT

AS CLEAR AS IT GETS.

BUT YOU'D BE SURPRISED

HOW FEW PEOPLE SEEM TO OFFER

THE INVITATION

FOR THE FULLNESS OF WHO HE IS

TO OVERFLOW US.

PAUL SAID,

"BE FILLED TO OVERFLOWING

WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT."

I WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU,

AND I WANT TO PRAY.

FATHER, I PRAY

FOR EVERYONE WATCHING.

IF THEY DON'T KNOW YOU

PERSONALLY, AND THERE

HAS JUST BEEN A CURIOSITY

THAT EVEN NOW THEY WOULD SAY,

"JESUS, I WANT TO KNOW YOU.

AND IF YOU SENT SOMEONE

LIKE YOU TO LIVE IN ME

TO EXPRESS YOUR LIFE THROUGH ME,

I WANT THAT."

GOD PLANT THAT DESIRE

AND THAT PRAYER IN THEIR HEART.

IN JESUS' NAME.

YOU MAY WANT TO CALL THE NUMBER

AND SAY, "THAT'S REALLY

WHAT I WANT.

I WANT JESUS THAT YOU JUST

READ ABOUT AND HEAR ABOUT.

I WANT TO KNOW HIM

AND I WANT HIM TO EXPRESS

HIS LIFE THROUGH ME --

I WANT TO EXPERIENCE HIM.

I DON'T WANT TO JUST HAVE

AN EXPERIENCE WITH HIM,

I WANT TO EXPERIENCE HIM."

THAT'S WHY HE SENT

THE HOLY SPIRIT; IT IS TRUTH

THAT OPENS OUR EYES;

IT IS THE LIGHT OF TRUTH

THAT REVEALS THE ERROR

OF A PARTICULAR WAY

OR APPROPRIATE WAY

AND BECOMES A LIGHT TO OUR PATH.

THIS IS HOLY SPIRIT GUIDE US.

THIS IS WHERE THE WORD OF GOD --

FOR BETTY, THE WORD CAME ALIVE

WHEN YOU RECEIVED

THE HOLY SPIRIT.

THE BIBLE, THAT YOU THOUGHT

WAS FOR PREACHERS TO READ

AND PREACH TO YOU

BECAME A LIVING BOOK

AND FEAR WAS DRIVEN OUT.

IT IS AMAZING WHAT HAPPENED.

WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU

TO DIAL THE TELEPHONE NUMBER

AND ASK FOR THE SERIES

THAT ROBERT TAUGHT.

THINK ABOUT IT, HERE HE HAS

TAUGHT IT TO 20,000 PEOPLE

ON THE WEEKENDS, THAT'S WHAT

HE PREACHES TO IN THE CHURCH.

BUT HE TOOK A SMALL GROUP

AND SAID, "I WANT IT TO BE

LIKE IT WOULD BE FOR PEOPLE

IN THEIR HOMES OR IN THEIR OWN

LITTLE STUDY GROUP."

BECAUSE AFTER YOU

LISTEN TO THIS,

AND YOU EXPERIENCE

WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT,

THE FULLNESS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT,

JESUS SAYS IS

SO VITALLY IMPORTANT

THAT HE LEFT AND SENT --

WHEN YOU EXPERIENCE THIS,

YOU WANT TO SHARE IT.

PEOPLE SAY, "WHAT HAPPENED?

WHERE DID THIS JOY COME FROM?

WHERE DID THE INSIGHT?

WHAT'S GOING ON?"

THIS IS THE WAY

IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE.

THE NEW TESTAMENT PEOPLE LOOKED

AT THE CHRISTIAN, THEY STOOD

IN AWE, "WHAT IS THIS?"

THIS CAN HAPPEN.

YOU SAY, "I CAN SHARE IT."

I WANT YOU TO ASK FOR THE CD'S,

THE DVD'S AND THE BOOK,

THE GOD I NEVER KNEW

BUT WE'LL SEND IT TO YOU

IF YOU'LL SIMPLY CALL THE NUMBER

OR YOU CAN GO ONLINE

AT LIFETODAY.ORG

AND SAY, "I WANT

THAT TEACHING SERIES.

I WANT TO KNOW THE POWER

OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN ME

IN REALITY.

I WANT TO RECEIVE

THE FULLNESS OF THE PERSON

JESUS SAID HE IS SENDING.

I WANT TO KNOW THIS GOD,

GOD THE FATHER, GOD THE SON,

GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT

THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW."

IF YOU'LL SIMPLY CALL

AND ASK FOR THE CD'S, THE BOOK,

WE SIMPLY ASK YOU TO MAKE A GIFT

TO HELP US SHARE LIFE AND LOVE,

AND HELP PEOPLE

ALL OVER THE WORLD

IN DESPERATE NEED,

WHETHER IT IS THEY'RE HUNGRY

OR THEY NEED FRESH WATER WELLS

OR YOU JUST WANT TO HELP US

SHARE LOVE AND LIFE WITH PEOPLE.

MAKE A GIFT OF $49.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE THE DVD,

CD'S AND THE BOOK,

WE'RE ASKING YOU

TO CONSIDER PRAYERFULLY

MAKING A GIFT OF $99.

GOD MAY IMPRESS YOU TO SAY,

"I JUST WANT TO HELP YOU DO

WHAT GOD'S CALLED YOU TO DO."

YOU MAKE THAT CALL.

WE WANT TO GIVE YOU THE GIFT

THAT HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND

THE GIFT GOD HAS GIVEN US

IN THE PERSON AND POWER

OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

GO TO THE PHONE,

MAKE THAT CALL OR GO ONLINE.

BY THE WAY, BE PERSISTENT,

IF YOU GET A BUSY,

THAT'S THE SIGN TO SAY,

"THANK YOU GOD, OTHERS

ARE ASKING FOR HELP TOO."

BUT YOU CALL

UNTIL YOU GET THROUGH

AND WE THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING.

AND BY THE WAY,

THANK YOU FOR HELPING US

SHARE LIFE WITH OTHERS.

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: YOU HAVE SOMEONE LIVING INSIDE OF YOU

WHO KNOWS EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYTHING

AND HE HAS COMMITTED HIMSELF TO BE YOUR TEACHER

AND TO LEAD YOU INTO ALL TRUTH.

SO WHY WOULD YOU NOT WANT TO GET TO KNOW HIM?

I THINK IT IS JUST THE PERFECT TOOL

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT

OR THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT

OR IS THIS LEGITIMATE, IS THIS TRUTH?

THIS SERIES WOULD CLARIFY ANY OF THOSE QUESTIONS.

IT COULD BE AN INCREDIBLE TEACHING TOOL.

TO HEAR THE WORD OF GOD CONVEYED

IN SUCH A SIMPLE AND PRACTICAL WAY

THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A THEOLOGIAN TO UNDERSTAND IT,

BUT IF YOU ARE, IT IS STILL GOING TO CHALLENGE YOU.

Robert: THE HOLY SPIRIT IS KIND AND COMPASSIONATE

AND HE IS A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL FRIEND.

HE IS MY BEST FRIEND.

YEARS OF BEING A CHRISTIAN AND I NEVER KNEW I HAD THIS.

IT IS PRICELESS!

AND I WOULD LOVE EVERYBODY TO HAVE IT.

James: AND BECAUSE I KNOW

HOW EFFECTIVE IT IS GOING TO BE,

I'M ASKING YOU TO REALLY

CONSIDER IN ADDITION

TO THE CD'S, GET THE DVD'S;

THEY'RE EIGHT SESSIONS

OF THE TEACHING AND

YOU'RE GOING TO BE CAPTIVATED,

NOT ONLY BY WHAT YOU'RE HEARING

BUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN

WHEN YOU RECEIVE

WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT

IN THE POWER AND FULLNESS

OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING

TO BE AFRAID OF.

REALLY, IT WOULD BE

A GOOD REASON TO BE REALLY

CONCERNED ABOUT NOT LIVING

IN THIS WONDERFUL POWER BECAUSE

IT IS SO ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL.

WOULD YOU JOIN BETTY AND ME

IN SAYING THANKS

TO ROBERT MORRIS,

PASTOR AT GATEWAY CHURCH?

ROBERT, THANK YOU!

ROBERT IS GOING TO BE WITH US --

LET ME TELL YOU,

HE'S GOING TO BE HERE.

TELL YOUR FRIENDS, HE'S GOING

TO BE WITH US ALL WEEK!

ROBERT, THANK YOU.

THANK ALL OF YOU!

Announcer: NEXT WEEK, A YOUNG MAN STRUGGLING

WITH LIFE AND RELIGION ANSWERS WITH A VIDEO POEM

THAT GOES VIRAL WITH OVER 21 MILLION VIEWERS.