Announcer: COMING UP,
SCOTT STAPP,
GRAMMY AWARD WINNING
LEAD VOCALIST OF
THE ROCK BAND CREED.
>> THE WHOLE WORLD KNEW
I HAD SOME SERIOUS ISSUES
BEFORE I COULD
EVEN SEE IT.
Announcer: SCOTT EXPOSES
HIS TROUBLED PAST
AND BATTLES WITH ADDICTION
THAT ULTIMATELY LED
TO THE REDISCOVERY
OF HIS FAITH.
>> IN LOOKING BACK,
GOD WAS ALWAYS THERE.
AND THEN HE SENT
THIS ANGEL INTO MY LIFE
TO HELP ME
RELEARN LOVE.
Announcer:
SINNER'S CREED -- NEXT!
♪
James: WELCOME TO LIFE TODAY.
I'M JAMES AND THIS IS BETTY.
WE'VE GOT SCOTT STAPP,
CREED'S LEAD SINGER.
I LOVE THIS TITLE,
SINNER'S CREED.
"NOW I'VE SHARED IT ALL,
PERHAPS I'VE SHARED TOO MUCH
BUT IN THIS YOU MUST BELIEVE,
THE ONLY TRUTH I'VE LEFT
IS THIS, MY SINNER'S CREED."
THAT'S ON THE BACK.
INCREDIBLE STORY!
SCOTT AND HIS WIFE JACLYN
CAME BY OUR HOME TODAY,
AND SCOTT TOLD ME HE HAD BEEN
LISTENING TO ME PREACH SINCE
HE WAS ABOUT 8-10 YEARS OLD.
AND WE REALLY DID HAVE
AN INCREDIBLE FAMILY REUNION
TOGETHER; MET JACLYN.
WOULD YOU WELCOME
SCOTT AND JACLYN STAPP?
[Applause]
GLAD TO SEE Y'ALL.
HOW'S THE JOURNEY NOW?
SCOTT, HOW'S THE JOURNEY
RIGHT NOW WITH THE LORD?
Scott: IT'S BLESSED EVERY DAY
IN SOME WAYS -- IN MOST WAYS.
GOD'S REVEALING
WHERE HE'S LEADING US
AND WHAT HE WANTS US TO DO.
HE'S JUST BLESSED US SO MUCH
IN DIFFERENT WAYS THAN
WE COULD EVER IMAGINE.
James: ARE YOU WATCHING
PROGRESS IN THIS GUY'S LIFE
JUST BEING AROUND HIM?
Jaclyn: ABSOLUTELY! EVERY DAY
IS... IT'S ALWAYS EXCITING.
IT'S NEVER A DULL MOMENT IN
OUR HOME BUT I'M PROUD OF HIM.
WE'RE SO PROUD OF HIM.
James: HE'S COME OUT OF A LOT.
WHEN YOU'VE GOT VISIBILITY
LIKE HE HAD AND THE FAME AND
THE FORTUNE THAT COMES WITH
SELLING MILLIONS AND
MILLIONS OF ALBUMS,
AND WHAT YOU'RE EXPOSED TO.
YOU WERE WATCHING ME PREACH
SO I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU ALL
THE WAY THROUGH THIS JOURNEY.
[Laughter]
YOU GOT EXPOSED
TO A LOT OF STUFF
THAT I GUESS I WASN'T ABLE
TO QUITE LIFT YOU ABOVE IT;
IT KIND OF GOT ON YOU
A LITTLE BIT.
BECAUSE I KNOW I WAS TRYING --
I WAS GIVING IT MY ALL.
BUT TELL OUR VIEWERS
BECAUSE YOU REALLY,
YOU CUT TO THE CHASE
IN THE BOOK BUT YOU WERE HURT
AND YET YOU WERE AROUND
A LOT OF RELIGIOUS STUFF
AND YOU WERE AROUND A LOT
OF RELIGIOUS EXTREMES.
I'VE GOT TO BE HONEST
WITH YOU, WHAT YOU SHARE IN
THE BOOK, WHAT YOU'VE TOLD ME
AND BETTY JUST IN OUR TIME
TOGETHER, YOU WERE EXPOSED
TO THE KIND OF THINGS THAT
WOULD MAKE MOST PEOPLE SAY,
"I'LL HAVE NOTHING TO DO
WITH GOD; I'LL CERTAINLY
HAVE NOTHING TO DO
WITH RELIGION OR CHURCH."
TELL OUR VIEWERS SOME OF
THE THINGS YOU WENT THROUGH.
Scott: YES.
IT STARTED AT HOME.
MY FATHER WAS ABUSIVE
ON MANY LEVELS...
AND SPIRITUALLY, PHYSICALLY.
HE WAS GOD IN THE HOUSEHOLD
AND INTRODUCED ME
TO A GOD OF FEAR, A GOD
THAT REQUIRED PERFECTION.
I TOLD YOU EARLIER,
THERE ARE MANY TIMES
I REACHED OUT TO THE TV
WHILE YOU WERE ON
TO ASK FOR SALVATION AGAIN
AND AGAIN AND AGAIN
BECAUSE THAT WAS HOW
MY RELATIONSHIP
WITH GOD AND CHRIST
WAS INSTILLED IN ME,
THAT I COULD LOSE IT
LIKE THAT.
ANY TIME I SINNED
I BETTER GET ON MY KNEES
BECAUSE IF I GET HIT BY
A CAR OR SOMETHING HAPPENED,
I'D BE IN HELL.
THAT WAS A TOUGH PLACE
TO LIVE AS A YOUNG PERSON
BECAUSE MY THOUGHTS
WERE ON SUCH HEAVY THINGS.
WHAT ACCOMPANIED
SOME OF THIS PUNISHMENT,
AND RITUAL PUNISHMENT --
I CAN REMEMBER ONE TIME
I WAS LOCKED IN MY ROOM
FOR A MONTH.
I WAS FED UNDER THE DOOR.
ONE THING MY DAD DID DO
IS HE HAD ME WRITE
PROVERBS AND PSALMS
AND OTHER BOOKS IN THE BIBLE
AND THEN WRITE A COMMENTARY
ON WHAT THEY MEANT TO ME.
SO I WOULD SIT IN THERE
AND DO THAT.
HE WOULD COME IN
EVERY MONDAY NIGHT
FOR THAT MONTH,
AND "I KNOW WHAT
YOU'VE BEEN THINKING.
I'M GOD IN THE HOUSEHOLD,
A PRIEST AND PROPHET.
I'M GOING TO SPANK YOU
EVERY MONDAY NIGHT."
AND THESE WEREN'T
YOUR TYPICAL SPANKINGS;
I WON'T GO
INTO TOO MUCH DETAIL
BUT THE PANTS
AND THE SHIRTS WERE OFF,
HEAD TO TOE.
IT JUST PUT THAT FEAR IN ME.
AND EVEN THOUGH AS A BOY
I WOULD READ SCRIPTURES
AND HEAR THINGS
FROM THOSE THAT LOVE GOD,
GOD HASN'T GIVE US
A SPIRIT OF FEAR
BUT OF POWER, LOVE,
AND A SOUND MIND.
THAT WOULD GET ME TO SLEEP
AT NIGHT SAYING THAT
OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
BUT IN MY WALK WITH CHRIST,
IT REALLY SEPARATED ME FROM
EVER FULLY UNDERSTANDING
THE LOVE OF GOD.
James: IT'S LIKE SOMEBODY
IS CUTTING MY HEART OUT
TO HEAR YOU SAY THIS,
TO THINK THAT GOD
IS LIKE THAT,
BECAUSE THAT'S THE LAST THING
-- HE'S TRYING TO PREVENT US
FROM BEING HURT.
IN THE NAME OF GOD
YOU WERE EXPOSED TO SOMETHING
THAT WAS AS ANTI-GOD
AS IT COULD GET
IN THE NAME OF RELIGION.
Scott: WELL, AS A BOY,
I LOOKED AT HIM AS GOD,
AS A NINE AND TEN YEAR OLD;
HE WAS THE FATHER
I ALWAYS WANTED.
MY FATHER LEFT WHEN I WAS --
MY BIOLOGICAL FATHER
WHEN I WAS FIVE AND --
SO I DESPERATELY
WANTED A FATHER.
WHEN HE CAME IN, HE WAS
EVERYTHING I COULD DREAM OF,
6 FOOT FOUR, 230 POUNDS,
AN ATHLETE, LOVED THE SAME
COLLEGE FOOTBALL TEAM
AND PRO TEAM I DID AND SHOWED
SO MUCH INTEREST IN ME,
AND I WAS JUST IN LOVE.
I TALK ABOUT THAT IN MY BOOK.
SO I EQUATED THAT WITH GOD...
PERFECTIONISM.
AND EVENTUALLY,
AS I TALK ABOUT,
I JUST FELT, "GOD,
I CAN'T DO THIS.
I'M SORRY,
I'M JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH."
THAT WAS BACKED UP BY THINGS
MY FATHER WOULD SAY TO ME.
SO THAT LED TO ME
JUST GIVING UP.
James: DID THAT LEAD YOU
TOWARD THE ADDICTIONS
AND ABUSES?
Scott: NOT IN THE BEGINNING.
IT LED ME TO
EXACTLY WHAT MY FATHER SAID
WAS THE ANTITHESIS OF GOD
AND AN INSTRUMENT
OF THE DEVIL
AND THAT'S AN ELECTRIC GUITAR.
[Laughter]
JUST PRIOR TO THAT I WENT
TO A CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
FOR A YEAR;
THAT WAS A DEAL
MY FATHER MADE WITH ME,
I HAD TO GO THERE
FOR AT LEAST A YEAR.
AND I HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE
WITH -- I MADE A MISTAKE,
WITH THE DEAN'S SON,
AND I CONFESSED.
AGAIN, WAS SHOWN
"GET OUT OF HERE."
SO THAT JUST PUT
THE LAST NAIL IN THE COFFIN
THAT I WAS MADE WRONG,
THERE MUST BE SOMETHING WRONG
WITH ME AND I CAN'T DO IT.
BUT THEN ON THE OTHER HAND,
PERIODICALLY, MY GRANDFATHER
WAS TEACHING ME
ABOUT A GOD OF LOVE
AND A GOD THAT SPOKE TO ME
AND THE WORLD AROUND ME
THROUGH NATURE.
AS I WENT ON THIS JOURNEY,
I COULDN'T ESCAPE GOD.
AND EVEN THOUGH THAT WORD
WAS PUT INSIDE OF ME
IN A WAY THAT WAS DAMAGING
AT THE TIME,
IT NEVER CAME BACK VOID.
SO THAT CONVERSATION
CONTINUED.
AS WE TALKED EARLIER,
I WENT INTO THE DARKNESS
AND I MADE RATIONALIZATIONS
ABOUT IT.
I FELT A CALL ON MY LIFE
AND I'D TELL GOD,
"HOW I AM SUPPOSED TO EVER
REALLY MINISTER TO PEOPLE,
AND THEM THINK I'M CREDIBLE
IF I DON'T HAVE EXPERIENCE
DOING..."
James: SO I'M GOING
TO GO EXPERIENCE
WHAT THE WORLD OFFERS,
THAT WAY I'M MORE CREDIBLE.
YOU BOUGHT THE LIE.
WHAT MADE THE TURN AROUND?
Scott: A SERIES
OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.
I'LL HAVE TO MAKE THE MOVIE
BUT I HAD TO HIT MY BOTTOM.
AND FOR ME,
THE WHOLE WORLD KNEW THAT
I HAD SOME SERIOUS ISSUES
BEFORE I COULD EVEN SEE IT.
I TALK ABOUT AN ONION, I HAD
A LOT OF LAYERS AROUND ME
THAT I ALLOWED TO BE PUT
AROUND MY MIND AND MY HEART
AND WAS LIVING
IN SERIOUS DENIAL,
SERIOUS EGO;
LIFE RUN ON SELF WILL.
BUT THROUGH THOSE TIMES,
AND EVEN THOUGH IT WAS
FROM MY BACK, I CRIED OUT.
AND LOOKING BACK,
GOD WAS ALWAYS THERE.
THEN HE SENT THIS ANGEL
INTO MY LIFE
TO HELP ME RELEARN LOVE.
James: WHAT DID
SHE DO FOR YOU?
Scott: OH, MY GOODNESS!
SO MUCH!
SHE SHOWED ME GOD'S LOVE
AND THE REALITY
OF WHAT REAL LOVE IS
AND ACCEPTED ME BECAUSE
SEE, I KEPT ALL THAT --
I CLEANED UP FOR HER.
WHEN I MET HER,
I WAS LIKE, "I'VE GOT
TO GET MY LIFE TOGETHER."
[Laughter]
SO I HIT THE GYM AND GOT BUFF
AND STOPPED EVERYTHING
I WAS DOING.
THEN EVENTUALLY IT CAME OUT.
SHE HAS FAITH
AND SHE WAS COMMITTED TO ME
AND SHE LOVED ME
EVEN THOUGH I WAS UNLOVABLE.
James: WHEN YOU SAW THE --
YOU'D SEEN THE POTENTIAL AND
YOU'D SEEN THE DRESS UP ACT,
AND WHEN YOU SAW
THE WEAKNESSES, JACLYN,
WHAT'S GOING ON IN YOUR MIND?
Jaclyn: THERE WAS SOME
VERY SCARY MOMENTS
IN THE BEGINNING.
I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT WAS GOING ON.
SCOTT DIDN'T REALLY KNOW
WHAT WAS GOING ON.
I THINK I LEARNED A LOT
EVEN MORE ABOUT HIM
AFTER THE BOOK.
BUT WE FINALLY JUST KIND
OF ACCEPTED THE SITUATION.
BUT ONE THING IN OUR FAMILY
IS LEARNING ABOUT FORGIVENESS
AND COMPASSION
AND JUST PATIENCE,
TO REALLY LOOK AT SOMEONE
AND SEE WHO
THEIR REAL HEART IS.
HE ALWAYS WANTED
TO DO THE RIGHT THINGS.
AND WE'VE HAD OUR UPS
AND OUR DOWNS AND OUR BUMPS
LIKE EVERYONE ELSE
BUT WE ALWAYS KEPT PRAYER
IN OUR HOME.
James: WHEN I FIRST
SAW THIS COUPLE BECAUSE
I MEET A LOT OF PEOPLE
WITH MY STAFF
AND GUEST COORDINATION,
AND I WANT TO SHOW YOU
HOW I MET YOU FIRST.
YOU WON MY HEART, SCOTT,
WITHOUT EVER BEING A ROCK GUY
AND KEEPING UP WITH EVERYBODY,
AND ANY KIND OF CONTEMPORARY
OR ROCK MUSIC, KNOWING
YOU'RE FAMOUS AND ALL THAT.
BUT I WANTED TO HAVE YOU
WHEN I SAW THIS, JUST A CLIP.
IT'S PROBABLY ON YOUTUBE
AND SOME OTHER PLACES.
WATCH THIS.
Jaclyn: THERE WAS DEFINITELY
SEVERAL PARTS OF THE BOOK
THAT REALLY, REALLY MOVED ME.
THERE WERE MANY PARTS
THAT WERE VERY, VERY SAD
THAT YOU CAN'T PUT
THE BOOK DOWN BUT YOU ALSO --
YOU WANT TO CRY
TO KNOW WHAT HE ENDURED
AND WHAT HE SURVIVED,
AND THE JOURNEY THAT HE WENT
THROUGH AND JUST OVERCAME.
I WAS JUST SPEECHLESS.
IT REALLY JUST MADE ME
LOOK AT HIM DIFFERENTLY
IN DIFFERENT WAYS.
IT'S NOT EVERY HUMAN
CAN GO THROUGH
WHAT HE'S GONE THROUGH
AND BE HERE TODAY...
AND HE'S ALIVE AND
WE'RE SO BLESSED TO HAVE HIM,
THE KIDS AND I,
AND HE'S HEALTHY.
WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL.
WE DEFINITELY TAKE EVERYTHING
ONE DAY AT A TIME.
James: SCOTT, JUST WATCHING
-- WAS THAT A BEAUTIFUL CLIP?
WATCHING HIM? WHAT GOT ME...
WHAT GOT ME WAS
YOU WERE LOOKING AT HER
AND I WAS WATCHING YOUR HAND
ON HER SHOULDER,
AND JUST WATCHING THE WAY
YOU LOOKED AT HER,
THE WAY I THINK PEOPLE
LOOKED AT JESUS.
BUT YOU WERE ALSO
LOOKING AT HER WITH
JUST THE GREATEST ADMIRATION
AND APPRECIATION
AND LOVE, ADORATION...
AND IT WAS IN YOUR FACE.
WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN...
WHEN A MAN
REALLY LOVES A WOMAN
AND APPRECIATES HER,
IT -- I CAN'T TELL YOU
WHAT IT DOES.
WHEN I WATCH A MAN
LOVE HIS WIFE,
WANT TO BUILD HER UP,
AND HELP THE WIFE
ENTER INTO ALL HER SPLENDOR
AND GLORY IN CHRIST,
WHICH I CAN JUST SEE THAT
IN THE APPRECIATION,
YOU WON MY HEART.
COULD YOU SEE THAT
EVEN WATCHING THAT THEN?
YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO WATCH IT
WHILE HE WAS SITTING THERE
BUT COULD YOU FEEL TOO
THE APPRECIATION AND LOVE?
Jaclyn: I CAN FEEL HIS LOVE
AND JUST HUMBLENESS
AND HIS OPEN HEART
AND JUST THE CONNECTION
WHEN HE LOOKS INTO YOUR EYES
AND HE IS JUST CONNECTED
WITH YOU.
James: WELL, I WANT
TO TELL YOU THIS, SCOTT.
I DIDN'T HAVE A FATHER.
I'VE HAD MANY FATHERS NOW
THAT HAVE IMPACTED ME --
BILLY GRAHAM'S BEEN
A FATHER TO ME.
I LOVE YOU BILLY!
I'VE HAD PEOPLE
WHO JUST CARED ABOUT ME
NOW ON MY JOURNEY.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW I LOVE YOU.
YOU DIDN'T HAVE A FATHER
IN A LOT OF WAYS YOU NEEDED,
I'M GOING TO BE AVAILABLE
TO YOU, IF YOU NEED ME.
I'VE ALREADY TOLD YOU
I'LL BE THERE.
SO I'M WITH YOU.
TELL WHAT YOU THINK
GOD'S GOT FOR YOU GUYS.
WHAT DO YOU FEEL?
JACLYN, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN?
WHERE Y'ALL ARE GOING?
SURE, HE IS A MUSICIAN,
AND I THINK THAT'S COOL.
Jaclyn: WE TAKE EVERYTHING
ONE DAY AT A TIME
IN OUR HOUSE.
BUT WE'RE EXCITED
ABOUT THE FUTURE
AND JUST GETTING OUR LIVES
IN ORDER WITH THE KIDS
AND GETTING STARTED
IN A NEW CHURCH HOME.
DAD'S GOT SOME EXCITING THINGS
WITH WORK AHEAD BUT WE'RE
REFLECTING AND LEARNING.
James: HOW DO WE PRAY FOR YOU?
Scott: WELL,
WE'RE REBUILDING A FOUNDATION
AND TRYING TO DO IT
AS GOD IS LEADING US,
AND TRYING TO KEEP
ONE FOOT OUT OF THE FUTURE,
AND ONE FOOT OUT OF THE PAST,
AND JUST MOVE FORWARD.
AND JUST IN BEING HERE,
I KNOW THIS IS EXACTLY --
TODAY, I FELT IT IN YOUR HOME
-- THIS IS EXACTLY WHERE
THE LORD WANTED ME TO BE.
THOSE AFFIRMATIONS
JUST KEEP COMING
AND I'VE GOT TO BE PATIENT
AS YOU WERE TELLING ME BECAUSE
I WANT ALL THE ANSWERS NOW.
[Laughter]
I WANT TO KNOW IT ALL NOW.
IN PRAYING FOR US,
JUST THAT GOD WILL CONTINUE
TO REVEAL HIMSELF TO US
AND HIS PLANS FOR US,
AND JUST GUIDE US
IN THE DIRECTION
THAT HE WANTS US TO GO;
HELP ME AND MY WIFE
TO TRULY UNDERSTAND
THE LOVE AND GRACE OF GOD.
James: IF YOU SAID SOMETHING,
WHICH THE BOOK IS FABULOUS.
HIS STORY IS INCREDIBLE.
THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT
OF HISTORY IN HERE.
HARD TO BELIEVE
THIS LITTLE GUY HAD A LOT
OF THE HURTS AND PAINS
THAT HE WENT THROUGH;
JUST THE WHOLE STORY
AND THE JOURNEY THERE
WITH CREED AND THEIR FAME.
BOY, THE INCREDIBLE DEFEAT
AND DESPAIR THAT JESUS
LIFTED HIM OUT OF IT.
YOU'VE GOT A CAMERA HERE
THAT WILL HAVE A TALLY LIGHT
COME ON IN A MOMENT ON YOU.
IF YOU WANT TO TALK
TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE AND SAY
TO KIDS AND PEOPLE IN MUSIC
OR WHATEVER, OR PEOPLE WHO
HAVE BEEN HURT BY RELIGION,
KIND OF TURNED OFF,
IS JESUS REAL ENOUGH,
BIG ENOUGH, PERSONAL ENOUGH,
AND GOD/FATHER ENOUGH
TO GET THEM OUT?
WOULD YOU WANT TO SAY
SOMETHING RIGHT TO THEM?
Scott: WELL, THE FIRST THING
I'VE GOT TO SAY IS
IF JESUS CAN LOVE
A SINNER LIKE ME,
AND PROVIDE ME
THAT LOVE AND GRACE,
HE MOST DEFINITELY
IS THERE FOR YOU 1,000%.
I TELL YOU, IN SEEKING HIM,
EVEN FROM A PLACE
OF NOT UNDERSTANDING,
I FOUND THAT CHRIST
REVEALS HIMSELF.
THAT'S WHY I'M HERE TODAY,
THAT'S WHY SHE'S IN MY LIFE --
JUST DON'T GIVE UP!
AND WHEN THERE'S
NOTHING LEFT TO DO,
NO MATTER HOW LOW YOU ARE
AND WHERE YOU ARE,
BECAUSE I'VE BEEN THERE,
I'VE BEEN THERE.
James: FATHER, I PRAY FOR
ALL OF OUR VIEWERS TODAY,
WHEREVER THEY ARE
IN THEIR LIFE'S JOURNEY,
IT MAY FEEL LIKE
HELL ON EARTH TO THEM.
THEY MAY BE IN A PIT
THAT SOMEBODY THREW THEM IN
LIKE THEY DID JOSEPH,
MAYBE ONE THEY'VE STUMBLED IN
LIKE SO MANY DO,
IT MAY BE ONE THEY'RE IN
BECAUSE THEY DUG IT
WITH THEIR ACTIONS
AND THEIR MISDEEDS
AND THEIR FOOLISH CHOICES,
BUT LORD, I WANT THEM TO SEE
THAT YOU'RE THERE
WANTING TO LIFT THEM UP TODAY.
IN JESUS' NAME.
I PRAY WITH ALL MY HEART
YOU'LL UNDERSTAND
THAT THE SINNER'S CREED
IS REALLY AND TRULY --
THIS IS A ROCK GROUP,
BUT HE'S GOT
A CREED RELATIONSHIP
WITH JESUS CHRIST
THAT'S REAL AND GENUINE,
IT IS NOT RELIGION,
IT IS RELATIONSHIP.
HE HAD BEEN HURT BY QUOTE
"RELIGIOUS" TALK AND ACTIONS
THAT WERE TOTALLY UNGODLY.
AND WHEREVER YOU'VE BEEN,
JESUS IS REAL.
HE'S REAL -- I'M TELLING YOU.
IT'S THE RELATIONSHIP YOU CAN
HAVE WITH GOD THE FATHER.
IF YOU WANT SOMEONE
TO PRAY WITH YOU, THAT
TELEPHONE NUMBER IS THERE,
IT'S PAID FOR BY LOVE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE CALL
WHO SAY, "I JUST
NEED A FRIEND.
I WANT TO BE FORGIVEN.
I WANT A NEW START IN LIFE."
THERE'S SOMEBODY READY
TO PRAY WITH YOU.
WOULD YOU JUST SAY THANKS
TO GOD BUT ALSO
WOULD YOU SAY THANKS
TO SCOTT AND JACLYN
FOR SHARING WITH US?
[Applause]
GOD BLESS YOU. LOVE Y'ALL!
IF YOU WANT A WEB SITE
WHERE YOU CAN KIND OF CHECK
ON WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR
LIVES, THERE'S THE WEB SITE
YOU CAN GO TO AND SAY, OKAY,
HERE'S WHERE THEY'RE GOING
TO BE APPEARING, HERE'S WHAT
THEY'RE GOING TO DO.
AND YOU CAN JUST FOCUS
YOUR PRAYERS AND ASK GOD
TO DIRECT THEIR STEPS.
SCOTT AND JACLYN, WE'RE GIVING
CLEAN WATER TO CHILDREN
THAT NEVER HAD A CHANCE.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF DISEASES
WE DON'T HAVE A CURE FOR,
WE'VE GOT A PERFECT CURE FOR
CONTAMINATED WATER DISEASES
AND THAT'S TO GIVE PEOPLE
CLEAN WATER.
I WANT YOU TO WATCH THIS AND
I WANT YOU TO JOIN US IN
THIS INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY.
>> PATHWAYS...
THEY OFTEN REPRESENT CHOICES.
AND WHILE SOME IN LIFE
ARE TRIVIAL,
THIS ONE...
THIS ONE...
AND THIS ONE
CARRY THE WEIGHT
OF GREAT CONSEQUENCE.
BUT IN REALITY,
THESE PATHWAYS
IN THIS VILLAGE
CAN HARDLY BE
CONSIDERED CHOICES
BECAUSE THEY ALL
END HERE.
WHICH WHEN IT
COMES DOWN TO IT,
LEADS HERE.
James: BOY,
THAT BREAKS MY HEART.
THAT'S... HMMN!
NOT JUST A LITTLE NAME THERE
-- IT'S A NAME BUT IT'S
A PRECIOUS LITTLE LIFE.
DEAR GOD!
BETTY AND I HAVE KNELT
TOO OFTEN BY THOSE GRAVES.
A LOT OF TIMES
THEY BURY CHILDREN
RIGHT AROUND THEIR
LITTLE HUT OR HOUSE.
YOU WALK OUTSIDE THEIR HOUSE
AND THEY'VE GOT LITTLE MOUNDS
-- IT'S FAMILY.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO
TO A CEMETERY WITH MY BABY.
THEN WE GO TO -- WE WOULDN'T
CALL THEM CEMETERIES,
THEY JUST GO TO BURIAL AREAS
WHERE THEY JUST
BURY THE CHILDREN.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO HAPPEN.
I THINK IN THE HEART OF
EVERY PERSON THERE'S A DESIRE
TO RELIEVE PAIN, SUFFERING,
PRESSURE AND THERE SHOULD BE.
IF YOU HAVE A PERFECT CURE
FOR ANYTHING... WE'VE HAD
WEST NILE OUTBREAKS, NO CURE.
WE'VE HAD ALL KINDS
OF PROBLEMS TAKING LIVES.
I'VE TOLD YOU MANY TIMES,
BETTY AND I ARE STRONG
FAITHFUL SUPPORTERS
OF ST. JUDE'S.
WE DON'T STOP AND SAY,
"WELL, IT WAS STARTED BY
SOMEONE THAT WAS JEWISH."
HOW DO YOU LET STUFF
LIKE THAT STOP YOU,
FOR CRYING OUT LOUD?
IF YOU LOVE GOD AND YOU LOVE
PEOPLE, I SAY, "PRAISE GOD!"
THEY'RE TRYING TO SAVE
THESE LITTLE CHILDREN'S LIVES.
WE CAN FIND SO MANY REASONS,
IT SEEMS, TO NOT DO
THE COMPASSIONATE THING.
WHAT COULD BE
MORE COMPASSIONATE
THAN GIVING TO PEOPLE?
SEE, WE HELP ST. JUDE'S
TO TRY TO FIND A CURE.
WE'VE GOT THE CURE
FOR WHAT'S KILLING
THESE CHILDREN.
WE'VE GOT THE ANSWER
TO A MOTHER'S PRAYER,
A CHILD'S NEED,
TO A FAMILY --
STOP THE DEATH CYCLE.
OUR MISSIONARIES
HAVE FOUND 500 KEY LOCATIONS
WHERE THE NEED IS DESPERATE
IN 12 COUNTRIES.
AND WE'VE SET UP A HIGH MARK
THIS YEAR,
ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTIES,
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE THINKING
ABOUT MANY TIMES,
BUT I'M BELIEVING GOD
IS GOING TO CORRECT THAT.
I THINK HE'LL CORRECT
OUR NATION'S COURSE
IF WE'LL SEEK HIS WISDOM
AND GUIDANCE
AND THE HEART HARMONY
THAT ONLY HE CAN BRING.
WE'RE TRUSTING GOD TO LET
US DRILL 500 WATER WELLS
IN THESE 12 COUNTRIES.
WOULD YOU DRILL ONE OF THEM?
I'M ASKING ALL WHO WATCH --
I'M PRAYING THAT ALL OUR
DONORS, BETTY, WILL MAKE IT
A PERSONAL GOAL TO DRILL
A WATER WELL IN A YEAR.
WE MADE IT OUR GOAL
14 YEARS AGO.
WE WERE DRILLING ONCE A YEAR,
THEN WE STARTED DRILLING
TWICE A YEAR.
THE WELLS WERE $3600 AND
NOW THEY'RE $4800 BUT WE
ASKED GOD TO LET US DO IT.
WE DID IT THE FIRST TIME,
THE NEXT TIME.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
GOD HAS HONORED OUR PRAYER
TO WHERE WE'VE BEEN ABLE
TO DO IT EVERY TIME.
SOMETIMES WE'VE
DRILLED SEVERAL.
WE ASK GOD TO HELP US
START WITH ONE.
WE'RE MEETING CHILDREN
WHO ARE DRILLING A WELL --
LITTLE KIDS!
SO IF THEY CAN DO IT,
WE JUST SAY,
"GOD HELP US DO IT."
BUT HERE'S THE THING THAT'S
REALLY CRITICALLY IMPORTANT.
NOT EVERYONE CAN.
YOU DON'T START THERE
NECESSARILY
BUT WE START SOMEWHERE.
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
$48, TEN PEOPLE WATER
FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE;
YOU MAKE A $48 GIFT TOWARD
A $4800 WELL.
IF YOU COULD GIVE $144,
30 PEOPLE WATER
THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.
THERE'S A LEVEL
AT WHICH YOU CAN START.
SOME OF YOU COULD GIVE $1200
TOWARD THE $4800 AND SAY,
"I'LL PRAY THREE PEOPLE
JOIN ME."
$2400 AND PRAY ONE JOINS YOU.
THERE'S SOME OF YOU
WHO WILL SAY, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
I CAN DRILL A WELL.
I CAN DO MORE THAN THAT."
Betty: JAMES, AS I WAS
WATCHING THAT, I THOUGHT,
THEY'RE WALKING ALONG A PATH.
AND MOST OF THE TIME,
THAT PATH LEADS TO A GRAVE.
I WANT THEM TO WALK A PATH
THAT LEADS TO THE WELL,
THE WELL OF LIFE NOT ONLY
FOR THEIR THIRSTY SOULS
BUT FOR THEIR BODIES.
I WANT YOU TO HELP US
AND JOIN US IN DOING THAT.
James: WELL, REALLY AND TRULY,
I'VE MADE IT
KIND OF A PRAYER THEME
THAT IN MISSION OUTREACH,
I WANT TO PROVIDE WATER
FOR EVERY THIRSTY PERSON
ON PLANET EARTH, CLEAN WATER,
SO THEY WILL HAVE WATER FOR
LIFE AND THEY'LL BE ANXIOUS
TO HEAR ABOUT THE WATER
OF LIFE THAT GAVE THEM
THAT LOVE EXPRESSION.
WOULD YOU START TODAY
WITH THAT $48 OR $144
OR SOMETHING TOWARD THE WELL
OR PERHAPS A WELL?
WE WANT TO SEND YOU SOME
SPECIAL GIFTS TO BLESS YOU
BECAUSE WE LOVE YOU.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US
SHARE WATER FOR LIFE.
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
500 NEW WATER WELLS
FOR REMOTE VILLAGES
IN OVER 12 DIFFERENT NATIONS.
YOUR GIFT
OF $24
WILL HELP PROVIDE CLEAN
WATER FOR FIVE PEOPLE.
A GIFT OF $48 WILL HELP
PROVIDE FOR TEN 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
BETH MOORE'S
BLESSED MORNINGS
& RESTFUL NIGHTS,
A BEAUTIFUL NEW
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
TO BEGIN AND END YOUR DAY
IN GOD'S PRESENCE.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE,
YOU MAY REQUEST
MORNING AND EVENING:
I WILL PRAISE YOU,
A TWO CD COLLECTION
OF 20 INSTRUMENTAL HYMNS
AND THE COMPANION BOOK
THAT SHARES THE STORIES
BEHIND EACH HYMN.
ALSO, 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 LIMITED EDITION
50th ANNIVERSARY
BRONZE SCULPTURE,
LIVING WATER
BY ARTIST
ROBERT SUMMERS.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE
YOUR SECURE GIFT ONLINE TODAY!
James: YOU ARE GOING
TO WANT TO ASK FOR
THE BEAUTIFUL SONGS OF PRAISE.
HELP US GIVE 30 PEOPLE WATER.
AND THE HYMNS,
THIS IS INCREDIBLE.
THIS IS HOW THEY WERE
BIRTHED AND INSPIRED,
THE STORY OF THE WRITERS.
BLESSED MORNINGS
& RESTFUL NIGHTS,
WHAT A GREAT TITLE!
I DON'T KNOW ANYBODY THAT CAN
HELP US ANY BETTER THAN BETH.
JUST THANKS TO ALL OF YOU!
BY THE WAY,
IF YOU CALL, WE'VE GOT
A LOT OF PEOPLE CALLING
TO GIVE THEIR LIFE TO CHRIST.
PRAISE GOD!
BUT YOU WANT TO CALL
TO GIVE SOMEBODY LIFE,
YOU WANT TO GIVE THEM WATER
AND TELL THEM ABOUT
THE WATER OF LIFE BY
SHARING THE WATER FOR LIFE.
GET THROUGH!
CALL UNTIL YOU GET THROUGH
BECAUSE LIVES DEPEND UPON IT
-- FUTURES DEPEND ON IT.
THEN I WANT TO SAY
THANKS AGAIN
TO SCOTT AND JACLYN,
SINNER'S CREED.
WHAT A BEAUTIFULLY DONE BOOK.
IT IS ABSOLUTELY AWESOME.
TYNDALE DID IT --
ONE OF THE GREAT PUBLISHERS.
I'VE DONE PROBABLY 8-10 BOOKS
WITH TYNDALE.
THEY GAVE US THE LIVING BIBLE,
AND TAYLOR WAS A GREAT,
GREAT MAN OF INSPIRATION
TO ALL OF US.
WELL, WOULD YOU JUST SAY
A BIG THANKS TO SCOTT,
TO JACLYN?
LOVE YOU!
THANKS FOR THE WAY
YOU LOVE AND HONOR HER.
THANKS FOR THE WAY
YOU LOOK AT HER.
BLESSING!
THAT'S THE WAY WE OUGHT TO BE
WITH OUR BEAUTIFUL WIVES!
BUILD THEM UP, LIFT THEM.
THANK YOU!
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Beth: I WANT TO TELL YOU,
YOU CAN'T JUST LEARN THIS
KIND OF STUFF EVERYWHERE!
THIS IS STUFF
YOU HAVE TO LEARN
ON WEDNESDAYS WITH A BLONDE.
YOU DO!
Announcer:
BETH MOORE TOMORROW!