Announcer:
COMING UP,
EXPERIENCING RESTORATION
AFTER A FAMILY CALAMITY.
Beth: A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, SHE BROUGHT ME A PRESENT TO CHURCH
AND SHE PUT IT TOGETHER
WITH HER OWN TWO HANDS,
WHICH HAS VERY SPECIAL
SIGNIFICANCE TO ME.
I WANT YOU TO HEAR
PART OF HER LETTER.
"MISS BETH --" (THAT'S WHAT
THEY ALL CALL ME)
"I LOVE YOU,
MISS BETH.
YOU ARE THE BEST,
AND I MEAN THAT!"
[Laughter]
Announcer: FAMILY CALAMITY
AND RESTORATION -- NEXT!
♪
James: THAT'S GREAT!
I GUESS ALL OF YOU ARE --
I GUESS YOU'RE EXCITED BECAUSE
BETTY AND I MADE IT THROUGH
49 YEARS OF MARRIAGE AND THIS
IS KIND OF THE BIG CELEBRATION.
WE'RE HEADED FOR NUMBER 50.
WILL YOU STAY WITH ME
UNTIL WE GET 50?
Betty: I'M NOT GIVING UP NOW.
I'VE GOT YOU TRAINED.
[Laughter]
James: YOU STILL HAVE GOT
WORK TO DO.
I'M JAMES ROBISON.
BETTY AND I WELCOME YOU
TO LIFE TODAY.
"WEDNESDAYS WITH BETH,"
I AM THRILLED ABOUT WHAT SHE IS
GOING TO BE SHARING TODAY.
I DO WANT TO MENTION
INDIVISIBLE;
IT IS IN THE BOOKSTORES.
WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR
THE IMPACT IT'S ALREADY HAVING.
I JUST SAY THIS TO YOU,
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW
WE CAN COME TOGETHER
AND CORRECT OUR NATION'S
PERILOUS COURSE WITH PRAYER
AND INVOLVEMENT WITH WISDOM,
GET THE BOOK.
IT REALLY DOES HOLD THE KEY
TO SEEING OUR NATION REBUILD
THE FOUNDATION THAT ENABLED US
TO BE THE MOST PROSPEROUS,
BLESSED, BENEVOLENT NATION
IN HISTORY.
HERE'S BETH MOORE.
WOULD YOU WELCOME BETH?
♪
Beth: NUMBER SIX IS THIS:
GOD CAN ADD TO YOUR FAMILY.
I WANT YOU TO TURN WITH ME
TO PSALM 68 AND JUST HOLD
STILL THERE FOR A SECOND.
I'M SO GLAD THAT WE'RE ALREADY
IN THE PSALMS.
WE'RE IN PSALM EIGHT;
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT BEING
CROWNED WITH GLORY AND HONOR
BY GOD HIMSELF; THE DIGNITY
THAT GOD HIMSELF BRINGS US.
AND HE IS THE ONLY ONE
THAT GETS TO SAY
WHETHER WE HAVE IT OR NOT.
THEN WE'RE GOING TO TURN
TO PSALM 68
AND THEN I WANT YOU TO SIT TIGHT
THERE FOR A MOMENT.
PSALM 68. NOW LISTEN CAREFULLY
FOR A MOMENT, WHEN IT SAYS,
"GOD CAN ADD TO YOUR FAMILY,"
WE TALKED ABOUT
IN THE PREVIOUS POINT BECAUSE
THERE IS GOING TO BE SOMEBODY
THAT CAN REALLY RELATE TO THIS.
IT MAY BE THAT THE FAMILY THAT
YOU WISHED COULD BE RESTORED
HAS NOT AND MAYBE
NEVER WILL BE RESTORED.
I DON'T KNOW.
ANY FAMILY CAN BE RESTORED
IF EVERYBODY IS WILLING,
BUT A LOT OF TIMES
THE OTHER PARTIES MAY NOT BE.
BUT IF YOU SEEK HEALING,
I WANT TO TELL YOU TODAY,
THAT YOU REALLY DO HAVE NEED;
WE HAVE A PSYCHOLOGICAL NEED
FOR PEOPLE IN OUR LIVES
THAT WE LOVE LIKE FAMILY
AND WHO LOVE US LIKE FAMILY.
ONE OF THE THINGS I'M SEEING
IN THE BODY OF CHRIST TODAY
AND WHEN I USE THAT TERM
I MEAN THOSE THAT HAVE PLACED
THEIR TRUST IN CHRIST,
WE'RE TOLD THAT WE ARE HIS BODY.
THE BODY OF CHRIST,
WE'RE THE FAMILY OF GOD.
I SEE MANY THAT TESTIFY
IN THE DAY IN WHICH WE LIVE,
THE CULTURE THAT WE LIVE IN
OF JUST THIS INVASIVE LONELINESS
THAT THEY CAN'T QUITE
PUT THEIR FINGER ON.
IT IS SO INTERESTING BECAUSE
WE'VE NEVER BEEN MORE IN TOUCH.
NOW ON FACEBOOK, WE CAN HAVE
LIKE HUNDREDS OF FRIENDS.
WE CAN HAVE FRIENDS
WE'VE NEVER MET!
WE CAN GET TO BE GREAT FRIENDS
WITH SOMEBODY ON THE INTERNET
AND THAT CAN BE
A WONDERFUL THING,
A BEAUTIFUL THING.
I'M NOT KNOCKING THAT AT ALL.
I'M A SANGUINE,
I LOVE SOCIAL NETWORKING
AS MUCH AS ANYBODY CAN LOVE IT.
BUT I AM GOING TO TELL YOU THIS,
IF WE PUT ALL OUR
RELATIONAL ATTENTIONS ONLINE
AND NOT FACE-TO-FACE,
WE ARE GOING TO BE
TREMENDOUSLY LONELY
BECAUSE WE HAVE NEED --
THE WAY THAT GOD BUILT
THE HUMAN PSYCHE
AND FASHIONED THE SOUL,
WE HAVE NEED OF FAMILY.
AND IF YOU'RE SINGLE AND MANY,
MANY OF YOU IN THIS AUDIENCE
AND IN THAT ROOM ON
THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT SCREEN,
YOU'RE THINKING, I'M A SINGLE.
I DON'T WANT TO HEAR THIS.
I'M GOING TO FLIP OFF THIS TV.
LISTEN, AS A SINGLE,
YOU STILL HAVE NEED OF PEOPLE
IN YOUR LIFE
THAT ARE LIKE FAMILY TO YOU.
YOU NEED THOSE RELATIONSHIPS
BECAUSE YOU KNOW
WHAT FAMILY DOES?
NOT ONLY DO THEY LOVE YOU
THROUGH THICK AND THIN,
BUT ALSO, THEY WILL
KIND OF CALL YOU OUT.
DO YOU HAVE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE
THAT KNOW YOU WELL ENOUGH,
LOVE YOU ENOUGH
TO CALL YOU OUT?
WE'VE GOT TO HAVE THAT.
THE WORST THING YOU CAN DO
IF YOU ARE SINGLE
IS GET YOURSELF IN A SITUATION
WHERE YOU HAVE SET UP
SUCH A FRAMEWORK
IN YOUR RELATIONAL LIFE
THAT YOU HAVE NOBODY
CLOSE ENOUGH TO GO, "YOU KNOW
THAT'S A LITTLE BIT WEIRD
DON'T YOU?"
[Laughter]
WE'VE GOT TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT
KNOWS US AND LOVES US ENOUGH
TO GO, "YOU ARE REALLY BIZARRE!"
[Laughter]
I HAVE THOSE PEOPLE IN MY LIFE.
WE'VE REALLY GOT TO HAVE IT.
I WANT YOU TO SEE
WHAT THIS VERSE SAYS,
PSALM 68, VERSE SIX.
AND I JUST PRAY, OH,
I'M JUST ASKING GOD, LET THIS
BE SOMEBODY'S WORD TODAY.
ARE YOU LISTENING CAREFULLY?
BECAUSE THIS IS SO PROFOUND.
LISTEN, NO MATTER WHAT KIND
OF PRISON YOU'VE BEEN IN,
NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF BONDAGE
YOU'VE BEEN IN, NO MATTER WHAT
YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH,
NO MATTER WHAT HAS HELD YOU
IN CAPTIVITY,
IF YOU'RE WILLING TO BE HEALED,
TO LET HIM HEAL UP
YOUR BROKEN HEART AND
BIND UP YOUR WOUNDS, IT SAYS
THE PRISONER GOES FORTH SINGING.
BUT YOU KNOW WHO
THE REBELLIOUS IS
IN THIS PASSAGE?
THE REBELLIOUS IS THE ONE
THAT WON'T GET THE HEALING.
WE CAN JUST LIKE REBEL
AGAINST THE POWER OF GOD.
REBEL AGAINST HIS ABILITY
TO PUT US BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.
THE REBELLIOUS -- I PROMISE YOU,
ACCORDING TO GOD'S WORD,
WILL LIVE
IN A SUN-SCORCHED LAND.
YOU REBEL AGAINST WHAT GOD CAN
DO FOR YOU AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
HE'S STILL GOING TO LOVE YOU.
HE'S STILL GOING TO SWEEP YOU UP
WITH YOUR EYES SHUT
ON THIS PLANET.
IF YOU'VE PLACED YOUR TRUST
IN CHRIST,
YOU ARE GOING TO HEAVEN
NO MATTER WHAT
BECAUSE IT IS SOMETHING
THAT HE HAS PROMISED
NEVER TO FORSAKE
AND NEVER TO FORGET.
OR WE CAN LIVE
THE REST OF OUR LIVES
IN A REBELLION OF A PEOPLE
WHO ARE SCARED TO DEATH
OF HEALING...
BITTER ENOUGH, RESENTFUL ENOUGH;
NEVER TO DO WHAT IT TAKES
TO HAVE THAT JOINT RESET AGAIN.
HE SETS THE LONELY IN FAMILIES
-- I'M PRAYING SOMEBODY TODAY
IS GOING TO SAY,
"LORD, I'M THE LONELY!
SET ME IN FAMILY."
FOR MANY OF US,
WE'RE ONLINE IN THE EVENINGS
WITH OUR FAMILY
SITTING RIGHT THERE AND
WE'RE COMMUNICATING WITH PEOPLE
WE HAVE NEVER MET FACE-TO-FACE
WHILE OUR REAL LIFE
IS HAPPENING NEXT TO US
AND WE'RE COMPLETELY
DISJOINTED FROM IT.
I DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP
MY COMPUTER,
I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE UP
MY E-MAIL,
I'M NOT GOING
TO GIVE UP BLOGGING
BUT I'M GOING TO SHUT IT DOWN
WHEN FAMILY TIME COMES
SO I CAN HAVE THE REAL THING.
I'M NOT GOING TO LET THAT
REPLACE MY FRIENDSHIPS.
I NEED MY BUDDIES.
I NEED MY SISTERS.
I'VE GOT FRIENDS
THAT ARE CLOSER THAN A BROTHER.
HE SETS THE LONELY IN FAMILIES.
HE SETS THE LONELY IN FAMILIES.
I TALKED TO A YOUNG WOMAN
HERE RECENTLY;
I CANNOT GET IT OUT OF MY MIND.
A WOMAN FROM VIETNAM
AND HER FAMILY STILL LIVES THERE
AND SHE IS ABOUT TO GO BACK
FOR A MONTH.
SHE WAS TELLING ME
ALL ABOUT HER FAMILY STRUCTURE
AND I FOUND IT SO INTRIGUING
BECAUSE IT IS
A TOTALLY DIFFERENT CULTURE.
I SAID, "HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN
SINCE YOU HAVE SEEN
YOUR PARENTS?"
SHE SAID IT HAD BEEN TWO YEARS.
I SAID,
"HOW LONG ARE YOU STAYING?"
SHE IS GOING TO STAY FOUR WEEKS.
I SAID, "OH, I JUST PRAY
GOD IS GOING TO MAKE THAT
SUCH A BLESSING FOR YOU;
THAT IT WILL BE
SUCH A GREAT TIME THERE
WITH YOUR PARENTS
AFTER SO LONG OF BEING APART."
SHE SAID, "WELL, MISS BETH,"
I WISH I COULD USE HER ACCENT
BECAUSE IT JUST MAKES
THE STORY ALL THAT MUCH RICHER
BECAUSE SHE WAS SO SINCERE
IN THE WAY SHE SAID IT.
BUT IN HER LITTLE BIT
OF BROKEN ENGLISH SHE SAID,
"MY MOTHER DOES NOT KNOW ME."
I USED THE WORD "DEMENTIA"
BACK TO HER BUT I COULD TELL
THAT SHE --
THAT IT WAS NOT QUITE CONNECTING
BUT I FEEL SURE
FROM WHAT SHE DESCRIBED
THAT THAT IS WHAT HER MOTHER
IS SUFFERING WITH.
SHE SAID,
"MY MOTHER ONLY CALLS ME
BY MY SISTER'S NAME.
AND WHEN I CONTINUE TO SAY,
'MOM, THIS IS KIM,'
SHE SAYS, 'I DON'T HAVE
A DAUGHTER NAMED KIM.
I ONLY HAVE
A DAUGHTER NAMED --.' "
AND SHE CALLS OUT
HER SISTER'S NAME.
SHE SAYS, "I HAVE NO DAUGHTER
BY YOUR NAME."
WELL, YES, SHE DOES!
IS THAT HEARTBREAKING OR WHAT?
BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING,
LISTEN, IT WOULD BE ONE THING
IF SHE FORGETS EVERYBODY
BUT SHE ONLY FORGOT HER.
SHE REMEMBERS HER SISTER
AND SHE SAYS, "I NEVER HAD YOU.
I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE."
CAN YOU IMAGINE?
WELL, SHE WAS A YOUNG WOMAN.
WELL, I LOVE YOUNG WOMEN.
I HAVE SO MANY YOUNG WOMEN
IN MY LIFE.
I'M JUST DRAWN TO THEM.
I'M A MOTHER LOOKING TO HAPPEN.
AS MY GRANDMOTHER WOULD SAY
THAT THE WOMEN IN OUR FAMILY,
WE WOULD MOTHER A FENCE POST.
[Laughter]
I'M JUST A NURTURER BY NATURE.
IMMEDIATELY IT WAS EVERYTHING
I COULD DO NOT TO GO,
"I WILL BE YOUR MOTHER!
I WILL BE YOUR MOTHER!"
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
SHE CAN FIND ONE.
I WISH THAT WOULD WORK OUT.
I HOPE THIS TIME SHE GOES HOME
AND HER MOTHER JUST GOES,
"OH, KIM!"
BUT IF SHE DOESN'T,
THERE ARE MOTHERS TO BE HAD...
THERE ARE DAUGHTERS TO BE HAD...
THERE ARE SISTERS TO BE HAD...
THERE ARE FATHERS TO BE HAD.
THE WORD OF GOD, THIS IS ONE
OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIFTS
THAT GOD GAVE US
IN OUR NEW TESTAMENT FAMILIES;
HE CALLS US THE FAMILY OF GOD.
HE BROUGHT IN A WHOLE NEW WAY
OF BEING FAMILY
WHEN PAUL REFERRED
TO TIMOTHY AND SILAS
AS HIS SONS... MY SONS!
THEY WERE BLOOD SONS TO HIM
BECAUSE THEY WERE BLOOD
THROUGH THE BLOOD KINSHIP
OF JESUS CHRIST.
WE HAVE FAMILY.
WE'VE GOT TO JUST BE
WILLING TO GO, "I WANT SOMEBODY
TO LOVE ME LIKE..."
GO LOVE THEM! GO LOVE THEM!
START CLAIMING THAT VERSE,
"LORD, I'M THE LONELY,
PUT ME IN FAMILY."
OR "LORD, I'M THE LONELY,
WAKE ME UP TO THE ONE I HAVE --
TO THE ONE I HAVE!
LORD, GIVE ME
BROTHERS AND SISTERS,
MOTHERS AND FATHERS,
DAUGHTERS AND SONS!"
WE NEED THE LOVE OF FAMILY
SO DESPERATELY.
I WANT TO TELL YOU ABOUT
SOMEBODY AT MY CHURCH.
I'VE HAD THE GREAT JOY OF BEING
AT THE SAME CHURCH FOR 26 YEARS.
SO YOU CAN IMAGINE I HAVE
A LOT OF RELATIONSHIPS THERE.
COULD YOU HAND ME THAT,
PLEASE, SISTER?
THANK YOU.
AND I HAVE A WHOLE LOT
OF LITTLE GIRLFRIENDS
THAT SIT IN MY SECTION.
I GO TO A VERY LARGE CHURCH
AND WHEN YOU GO TO A MEGA CHURCH
YOU HAVE TO FIND
YOUR OWN LITTLE SECTION
THAT REALLY BECOMES
LIKE FAMILY TO YOU.
EVEN THOUGH THOSE ARE ALL
MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS
IN CHRIST,
I GOT PEOPLE IN MY SECTION
THAT KNOW WHEN I'M NOT THERE.
THEY MISS ME IF I DON'T COME.
AND I HAVE THIS WHOLE SLEW
OF LITTLE GIRLS,
I'VE JUST GOT A CRUSH
ON ALL THESE LITTLE GIRLS
STARTING FROM ABOUT ANYWHERE
FROM FOUR YEARS OLD
TO 18 YEARS OLD.
I JUST LOVE THOSE AGES SO MUCH!
I HAVE THIS WHOLE LITTLE GROUP
THAT I SIT WITH ON SUNDAYS.
WHEN I COME INTO THE SERVICE,
I CANNOT TELL YOU
HOW MANY HUGS I GET.
MOST OF THEM HAVE NO IDEA,
NO WAY TO EVEN FATHOM
WHAT ANYBODY DOES.
ALL THEY KNOW IS YOU THERE,
THAT YOU'RE A PERSON
IN THEIR LIFE.
WE'RE LIKE FAMILY
TO ONE ANOTHER.
I'VE BEEN TO THEIR BAPTISMS.
I'VE BEEN TO SOME
OF THEIR BIRTHDAY PARTIES.
LISTEN,
I DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TIME TO GO
BUT I WANT TO LOVE PEOPLE!
I NEED THEM IN MY LIFE.
MY CHILDREN, IT JUST SO HAPPENS
THAT AMANDA AND HER FAMILY
ARE LIVING CLOSE TO ME RIGHT NOW
BUT THEY COULD MOVE TOMORROW.
I WANT PEOPLE AROUND ME.
I NEED THE LOVE OF FAMILY.
AND IF I CAN'T HAVE
THE FIRST FAMILY,
I WANT THE SECOND FAMILY.
I WANT THE FAMILY OF GOD.
I NEED THAT.
I NEED THOSE KINDS
OF RELATIONSHIPS.
THERE HAS BEEN A LITTLE GIRL
IN MY LIFE,
SHE IS SEVEN YEARS OLD
AND SHE STOOD IN FRONT OF ME
FOR A LONG, LONG TIME
BEFORE I REALLY KNEW HER
AS INTIMATELY AS I DO NOW.
SHE WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME
IN HER FATHER'S ARMS.
HER PARENTS USED TO BRING HER
INTO THE SERVICE
FOR THE WORSHIP TIME
AND THEN THEY WOULD TAKE HER
TO THE NURSERY
WHEN THEY STARTED THE SERMON.
WELL,
SHE WAS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME
AND HER DADDY WOULD HOLD HER
AND HER LITTLE FACE
WOULD BE LOOKING BACK AT ME.
WELL, I'M DONE THEN! I'M DONE!
[Laughter]
BECAUSE I CAN'T RESIST THAT.
ESPECIALLY SHE WOULD WEAR SHOES
AND I WOULD BE ABLE
TO POINT TO THOSE SHOES
AND GO, "OH, YEAH! OH, YEAH!
THOSE ARE SOME GOOD SHOES!"
THE CUTEST THING
YOU HAVE EVER SEEN.
AND FEARFULLY
AND WONDERFULLY MADE
BECAUSE WHEN GOD MADE
THIS PARTICULAR CHILD,
SHE IS THE -- I'M TELLING YOU,
ONE OF THE CUTEST LITTLE GIRLS
YOU'VE EVER SEEN IN YOUR LIFE.
SO FEARFUL AND WONDERFULLY MADE
THAT SHE HAS A FULL HAND
ON ONE SIDE AND A HAND
THAT'S A LITTLE BIT SHORTER
ON THE OTHER SIDE.
BUT LET ME TELL YOU,
YOU NEVER EVEN NOTICE IT
ONCE YOU ARE CAUGHT UP
IN THAT CONTAGIOUS PERSONALITY.
SO I HAVE KNOWN THIS CHILD
ALL HER LIFE.
AND HERE RECENTLY
I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO BACK
WHEN SHE WAS ABOUT
TO BE BAPTIZED
AND PUT A LITTLE NECKLACE
AROUND HER NECK
FOR HER TO BE BAPTIZED IN,
AND THEN GOT TO GO OVER
TO HER HOUSE AFTERWARDS
AND CELEBRATE IT WITH HER.
AND FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON,
THESE LITTLE GIRLS
JUST ACCEPT ME,
THIS MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN,
OLD ENOUGH TO BE
SOME OF THEIR GRANDMOTHERS
AND THEY ACCEPT ME.
SO A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO
SHE BROUGHT ME A PRESENT
TO CHURCH AND THIS WAS IT.
MAYBE SOME OF YOU
HAVE SEEN THOSE PLACES,
IT'S CALLED BUILD-A-BEAR
WHERE YOU CAN GO
AND PUT IT TOGETHER.
SHE PUT IT TOGETHER
WITH HER OWN TWO HANDS
WHICH HAS VERY SPECIAL
SIGNIFICANCE TO ME.
I WANT YOU TO HEAR
PART OF HER LETTER.
"MISS BETH,"
(THAT'S WHAT THEY ALL CALL ME.)
"I LOVE YOU, MISS BETH!
YOU ARE THE BEST
AND I MEAN THAT!"
[Laughter]
"MISS BETH,
YOU CAN GET YOUR PRESENT.
I BUILT IT."
THIS WAS MY FAVORITE PART.
"I BUILT IT
SO YOU WOULD BE THRILLED!"
I MEAN SHE KNEW!
SHE WAS WAITING FOR ME
TO HAVE A REACTION, SHE SAID.
SHE SAID THIS,
"I KNEW YOU WILL BE SHOCKED."
AND SHE SPELLS IT
ALL PHONETICALLY
BECAUSE SHE JUST COULDN'T WAIT.
SHE SAID, "I KNEW YOU
SINCE I WAS A BABY."
AND THEN HALF OF THE PAGE
FROM THAT POINT ON GOES,
"I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!
SO MUCH! SO MUCH! SO MUCH!"
I WAS SO STRICKEN.
I KNEW THAT WHAT
SHE NEEDED ME TO DO
WAS JUMP UP AND DOWN
AND I DID DO SOME OF THAT
BUT I BURST OUT IN TEARS.
AND I GOT DOWN ON MY KNEES,
SHE IS A TINY LITTLE THING
AND I LOOKED IN HER FACE
AND SAID, "ABIGAIL,
I KNOW IT IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND
WHY MISS BETH IS CRYING
RIGHT NOW OVER YOUR PRESENT
BUT I'M SO HAPPY!"
I SAID, "HOW COULD I BE
SO BLESSED
THAT YOU WOULD LOVE ME?
WHY IN THE WORLD
WOULD YOU HAVE DECIDED
TO LOVE THIS MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN
THAT YOU MIGHT NEVER
HAVE EVEN NOTICED?"
HE CAN SET THE LONELY
IN FAMILIES.
SHE WILL NEVER --
THIS WASN'T PEARLS BEFORE SWINE.
NOBODY HAS GIVEN ME
A STUFFED ANIMAL IN YEARS
BUT I GOT ME ONE!
I GOT ME ONE!
BUILT WITH HER OWN TWO HANDS.
THE LOVE OF FAMILY!
THE LOVE OF FAMILY!
WHEN I LOOKED
AT THE LITTLE SHEET
THAT THEY FILL OUT,
THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE,
(THEY HAVE A BIRTH CERTIFICATE
FOR THE BEAR.)
IT GIVES THE DATE OF BIRTH.
IT TELLS ABOUT
WHO YOU'RE GIVING IT TO.
AND I LOOKED AT THE NAME
AND THE NAME IS GRACE.
YES! IT'S GRACE!
JUST GRACE!
I WANT TO END YOU WITH THIS ONE:
NUMBER SEVEN IS THIS:
WE BEGAN WITH THIS POINT
WEEKS AGO:
BUT EVERY SINGLE FAMILY,
BE IT THE FAMILY OF GOD,
A FAMILY OF ORIGIN,
YOUR PRESENT FAMILY UNIT,
EVERY FAMILY CAN HAVE
THEIR HONOR BACK IN CHRIST
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT
HE CAME TO DO.
TURN WITH ME
TO MATTHEW CHAPTER ONE.
I'M GOING TO HAVE
TO EXPLAIN WHY TO ABIGAIL
THAT THIS MANY WOMEN ALSO CRIED
OVER HER WONDERFUL GIFT.
THANK YOU, FATHER.
THANK YOU.
AS YOU'RE TURNING THERE,
I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING TO YOU
AND IT IS JUST NOW
PRESSING ON MY HEART
SO I'M GOING TO BELIEVE THAT GOD
HAD THIS MOMENT PLANNED.
WE SO OFTEN THINK,
THEY JUST KNOW I LOVE THEM.
THEY KNOW I LOVE THEM.
I KNEW SHE LOVED ME BECAUSE
SHE HANGS OUT WITH ME SO MUCH.
BUT WHEN SHE WROTE IT,
"I LOVE YOU SO MUCH,
SO MUCH, SO MUCH, SO MUCH..."
IT JUST ABOUT SLAYED MY HEART.
TELL THEM.
I KNOW THAT YOU THINK
THEY KNOW IT, THEY KNOW IT.
TELL THEM!
I TELL THEM EVERY DAY.
TELL THEM AGAIN TODAY!
TELL THEM AGAIN TODAY!
GET THEM RIGHT IN THE EYE
AND SAY, "I LOVE YOU
SO STINKING MUCH!
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!
I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!"
FOR SOME OF YOU
IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG TIME
SINCE YOU'VE HEARD THOSE WORDS.
YOU CAN HEAR IT TODAY.
I LOVE YOU SO, SO MUCH!
JESUS SAYS,
"I LOVE YOU SO, SO..."
MAYBE HE WOULD EVEN SAY,
"STINKING MUCH!"
[Laughter]
James: BETH, SOMEHOW I THINK
YOU'RE RIGHT, HE PROBABLY WOULD.
HE REALLY DOES SPEAK
OUR LANGUAGE; A VERY,
VERY TOUCHING STORY.
BETH, AS YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
THE POWER OF GOD TO RESTORE,
BETTY AND I ARE REALLY PRAYING
FOR GOD TO RESTORE
THE FOUNDATION THAT OUR NATION
IS BUILT ON
AND THAT'S ONE REASON, BETTY,
I'M ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO READ
INDIVISIBLE AND PRAY ABOUT
ALL THE AREAS OF CONCERN.
I KNOW YOU'VE HEARD ME
SAY THIS BEFORE BUT
IT IS REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT YOU UNDERSTAND IT,
FOCUSED PRAYER IS LIKE
FOCUSING THE POWER OF A RIVER
INTO A TURBINE.
IT PRODUCES ENOUGH ENERGY
TO LIGHT UP A CITY --
THAT'S WHAT FOCUSED PRAYER DOES.
WE WANT TO FOCUS
OUR ATTENTION RIGHTLY.
THAT'S WHAT BETH HELPS US DO
WHEN SHE TEACHES.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE REACHING OUT
TO PUT GOD'S ARMS OF LOVE
AROUND CHILDREN THAT ARE
IN DESPERATE NEED HEADED FOR
A LIFETIME IN PRISON
IN SEXUAL BONDAGE, CAPTURED BY
THE SEX TRAFFIC INDUSTRY,
MULTIBILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY --
HORRIBLE!
WE CAN RESCUE
THESE PRECIOUS CHILDREN.
WE CAN GET WOMEN THAT
HAVE BEEN TRAPPED,
MANY OF THEM FROM THE TIME
THEY WERE A CHILD AND GET THEM
INTO A NEW WAY OF LIFE
ALL BECAUSE OF LOVE.
I WANT YOU TO WATCH THIS
BECAUSE TOGETHER WE CAN CHANGE
EVERYTHING FOR A PRECIOUS CHILD
AND FOR A WOMAN
THAT'S BEEN TRAPPED.
Announcer: HUMAN TRAFFICKERS TARGET INNOCENT CHILDREN
WHO THEN
BECOME ENSLAVED
IN A MULTIBILLION DOLLAR
A YEAR INDUSTRY
CALLED THE SEX SLAVE TRADE.
>> IMAGINE THIS,
ONE GIRL TAKEN
FROM HER FAMILY,
WHETHER SHE IS KIDNAPPED
OR TRICKED.
SHE IS SEXUALLY ABUSED
OVER AND OVER AGAIN,
MAYBE EIGHT
TO TEN CUSTOMERS
THAT SHE MAY HAVE
TO SERVICE IN ONE DAY.
>> WE'RE FIGHTING FOR CHILDREN THAT CAN'T FIGHT FOR THEMSELVES,
CHILDREN THAT WOULD BE
OTHERWISE USED IN THE SEX TRADE
OR BE BOUGHT AND SOLD
LIKE ANIMALS
FOR MONETARY GAIN.
IT IS
NOT RIGHT!
>> IT IS KIDS
JUST LIKE THESE
THAT RIGHT NOW
THEY'RE BEGGING
BUT THEY ARE ALSO BAIT
FOR PREDATORS.
IF WE DON'T GET THEM
OFF THE STREET
THEY WILL BE THE NEXT
TRAFFICKED VICTIMS.
Announcer:
AND WHEN THESE CHILDREN BECOME ENSLAVED AND DON'T COMPLY,
HORRIBLE THINGS ARE DONE TO THEM BY THE HUMAN TRAFFICKERS.
>> IT IS TRAGIC
WHAT IS HAPPENING
TO CHILDREN,
INNOCENT CHILDREN
AND IT IS NOT RIGHT.
OUR HEARTS
ARE BURDENED
BY ALL THE CHILDREN THAT ARE CRYING OUT FOR HELP TODAY,
THIS MOMENT,
THAT NEED INTERVENTION,
THAT NEED HELP,
THAT ARE WAITING FOR
SOMEONE TO HEAR THEIR CRIES
AND WE CAN ONLY DO IT
WITH YOUR HELP.
James: THAT PRECIOUS CHILD
YOU SAW THERE AT THE END,
THAT'S A TARGET.
ANYWHERE THE SEX TRAFFICKERS
SEE A LITTLE CHILD THAT LOOKS
HELPLESS OR VULNERABLE,
THEY TAKE THEM.
THEY WILL GO TO THE
IMPOVERISHED FAMILY MEMBERS
AND TELL THEM THAT THEY WANT TO
GIVE THAT CHILD A BETTER PLACE.
THEY'LL TAKE YOUNG GIRLS
AND SAY, "WE'RE GOING TO
GET THEM IN A SCHOOL WHERE
THEY CAN LEARN A TRADE AND
BRING MONEY BACK TO THE FAMILY."
AND THEN THEY
NEVER SEE THEM AGAIN.
LOVE WILL SET THEM FREE.
WE'RE GOING TO BUILD
A LIFE CENTER
WITH THE HELP OF OUR VIEWERS.
BETTY, YOU AND I HAVE BEEN
ALL OVER THE WORLD TO SEE NEEDS.
WE'VE GOT A BIG CARE
IN OUR HEART.
BETTY AND I SHARE FREELY
BUT WE'RE LIMITED
IN WHAT WE CAN SHARE,
NO MATTER HOW MUCH WE CARE
UNLESS THOSE OF YOU WHO CARE
JOIN US IN SHARING LIFE
AND HELP AND LOVE.
HERE'S WHAT
WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO.
MISSIONARY WORKERS WHO ARE
IN THE FIELD ALL OVER THE WORLD,
IN THAILAND, IN CAMBODIA,
WE'RE ALL OVER INDIA, WE'RE
RIGHT THERE IN MUMBAI WHERE
A LOT OF CHILDREN ARE TAKEN WHO
ARE LEFT BY THE RAILROAD TRACK
AND TAKEN INTO
THE SEX TRAFFICKING.
WE'RE WORKING WHERE THE NEED IS.
THE MISSIONARIES TELL US
THAT IT TAKES $128
TO RESCUE A CHILD.
LET ME TELL YOU HOW IMPORTANT
THIS IS TO SOME OF OUR VIEWERS.
SOME OF THEM HAVE SAID,
"WE WILL MATCH YOUR GIFT,"
WHICH MEANS IF YOU CAN GIVE
A $128 GIFT IT WILL BE MATCHED
SO YOU'VE JUST RESCUED TWO.
WE WANT TO BUILD
A LIFE CENTER IN NEPAL.
WE BUILT A BEAUTIFUL
LIFE CENTER IN THAILAND.
WE BUILT SOME MORE
MODEST CENTERS IN CAMBODIA
AND OTHER PLACES.
WE'RE GOING TO BUILD
A BEAUTIFUL PLACE IN NEPAL
WHERE THESE CHILDREN ARE SO POOR
AND THEY'RE TAKEN INTO CAPTIVITY
AND THEN USED AS SEX SLAVES
IN INDIA.
WOULD YOU HELP US
BUILD THE LIFE CENTER?
WE'RE ASKING PEOPLE TO MAKE
A $1,000 GIFT OR MORE.
IT WILL BE DOUBLED;
$128 WILL RESCUE A CHILD.
BUT AT ANY LEVEL
YOU CAN COME IN,
WHAT A DIFFERENCE
IT'S GOING TO MAKE.
WE'RE PUTTING GIRLS TO WORK
WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE TRADE
AND TRAPPED AND THEY'RE
MAKING BEAUTIFUL NECKLACES
AND WE WILL GLADLY SEND YOU
ONE OF THE NECKLACES
IF YOU'LL HELP RESCUE
ONE OF THESE GIRLS
OR THESE CHILDREN.
SENDING THE BOOK, INDIVISIBLE
TO ALL OF YOU WHO WILL MAKE
WHATEVER GIFT
GOD PUTS ON YOUR HEART.
THIS IS GOING
TO FOCUS YOUR PRAYERS
AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE
HOW WE CAN TURN OUR NATION
BACK TO GOD
AND RESTORE OUR FOUNDATION
SO WE CAN BE BLESSED
TO BLESS OTHERS.
WOULD YOU DIAL THE NUMBER THERE
ON THE SCREEN?
WOULD YOU TAKE YOUR BANKCARD
AND USE IT LIKE A CHECK?
THAT'S HOW YOU SHOULD USE THEM.
IF YOU WANT TO GO ONLINE,
LifeToday.org,
YOU CAN MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE.
BUT I'M ASKING YOU TO MAKE
THE VERY LARGEST GIFT YOU CAN.
WE HAVE SOME GIFTS FOR YOU,
"THE LION AND THE LAMB" BRONZE
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO WILL
HELP US BUILD THE LIFE CENTER.
WHATEVER YOU CAN DO, YOU MAKE
THE GIFT GOD PUTS ON YOUR HEART.
IF YOU WRITE A CHECK,
MAKE IT TO LIFE,
BUT CALL US AND TELL US
YOU'RE PUTTING IT IN THE MAIL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING IT!
Announcer: HUMAN TRAFFICKING...
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE
BUT AT THIS VERY MOMENT
INNOCENT CHILDREN,
MANY VERY YOUNG
ARE BEING SOLD
AND FORCED INTO SEXUAL SLAVERY
AND EXPLOITED
IN EVERY WAY IMAGINABLE,
AND SOMEONE
MUST SAVE THEM!
WITH YOUR HELP TODAY
WE CAN REACH, RESCUE,
AND RESTORE THEIR HOPE
FOR A BETTER FUTURE
AND WE CAN ALSO BUILD
THE NEW HOPE LIFE CENTER
IN NEPAL,
WHICH WILL BE A SAFE HOUSE
FOR CHILDREN FOR YEARS TO COME.
AND NOW A MIRACLE OPPORTUNITY
OF $384,000 MATCHING GIFT
WITH A COST OF $128
TO RESCUE A CHILD,
THAT MEANS YOUR GIFT
OF $128 WILL BE MATCHED
TO HELP RESCUE
TWO CHILDREN.
AND $64 WILL BE MATCHED
TO HELP RESCUE ONE MORE CHILD.
WITH YOUR GIFT
PLEASE REQUEST
INDIVISIBLE BY JAMES ROBISON
AND JAY RICHARDS,
A SOUL-STIRRING READ
FOR EVERY CHRISTIAN
WHO DESIRES TO RESTORE AMERICA TO THE VALUES
THAT FORMED
OUR STRONG FOUNDATION
BUILT ON FAITH,
FAMILY, AND FREEDOM.
WITH YOUR GIFT OF $128,
WHICH TODAY WILL HELP
RESCUE TWO CHILDREN,
YOU WILL RECEIVE A UNIQUE
AND BEAUTIFUL NECKLACE HANDCRAFTED BY WOMEN
WHO ARE SURVIVORS OF
HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SLAVERY.
FINALLY, PLEASE PRAYERFULLY
CONSIDER A GIFT OF $1,000
WHICH WILL BE MATCHED TO $2,000
FOR THE NEW HOPE LIFE CENTER
AND YOU MAY REQUEST
THE BEAUTIFUL BRONZE SCULPTURE,
"THE LION
AND THE LAMB."
PLEASE CALL, WRITE,
OR MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY!
James: WE REALLY DO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR HELP.
I THINK IT IS SO WONDERFUL
THAT THESE GIRLS HAVE
MADE THESE NECKLACES.
WE WANT TO SEND YOU ONE
TO SAY THANK YOU.
HELP US RESCUE AS MANY AS
YOU CAN AND KNOW THAT YOUR GIFT
IS GOING TO BE MATCHED.
WE'RE SENDING INDIVISIBLE:
RESTORING FAITH, FAMILY, AND
FREEDOM BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
IT ISN'T TOO LATE.
EVERYTHING SACRED
IS BEING TRAMPLED ON.
ONE REASON SALT LOSES
ITS EFFECT, IT'S TRAMPLED
UNDER THE FEET OF MEN.
LET'S NOT LOSE OUR AFFECT.
I WILL GLADLY SEND YOU
THE BOOK TO SAY THANK YOU
FOR ANY GIFT YOU MAKE
TO HELP US CHANGE THE LIVES
OF THOSE PRECIOUS WOMEN
AND LITTLE CHILDREN.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING
LIFE TODAY.
TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT
"WEDNESDAYS WITH BETH."
THANK ALL OF YOU
FOR BEING WITH US.
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Announcer: TOMORROW,
BEST-SELLING AUTHOR
AND SPEAKER, ANDY ANDREWS EXPLORES THE QUESTION
OF HOW NAZI GERMANY WAS ABLE
TO KILL 11 MILLION PEOPLE.