Announcer: COMING UP
ON LIFE TODAY, NICK VUJICIC
WHO WAS BORN
WITHOUT ARMS OR LEGS
SHARES OPENLY ABOUT HITTING
THE WALL SPIRITUALLY,
MENTALLY,
AND EMOTIONALLY
IN 2010.
>> THE UNSTOPPABLE CONTEXT
THAT WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT
IS ABSOLUTELY CONTRARY
TO BULLET PROOF.
WE ARE UNSTOPPABLE
BECAUSE OF GOD ALMIGHTY
WHO CARRIES US
WHEN WE GET SHOT.
Announcer:
DISCOVER THE INCREDIBLE
POWER OF FAITH IN ACTION
TO BECOME UNSTOPPABLE!
NEXT!
♪
James: MY GOODNESS! YES!
THERE'S OUR FRIEND,
NICK VUJICIC.
THERE IS SOME KIND OF GUY...
ON A SURFBOARD!
AND YOU CAN LOOK
RIGHT DOWN HERE.
IF YOU LOOK REAL CLOSE
YOU CAN JUST SEE
A LITTLE BITTY PART OF A FOOT,
SMALLER THAN PART OF MY HAND.
IT IS AMAZING WHAT HE CAN DO.
UNSTOPPABLE: THE INCREDIBLE
POWER OF FAITH IN ACTION.
HE WROTE THE BOOK,
LIFE WITHOUT LIMBS
AND WITHOUT LIMITS --
NO LIMBS BUT NO LIMITS.
I WANT YOU TO WELCOME NICK
BACK TO LIFE TODAY.
NICK, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
Nick: GLAD TO BE HERE!
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME BACK.
AND CONGRATULATIONS
ON 50 YEARS OF MARRIAGE
AND MINISTRY!
James: I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
AND WE LIKE EACH OTHER STILL.
AND NOW YOU'VE GOTTEN MARRIED.
WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT THAT LITTLE DEAL?
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A BABY
AND THE WHOLE BIT.
IT'S JUST AMAZING.
I WANT TO BE SURE EVERYBODY
GETS TO SEE THIS PICTURE.
THEY PROBABLY PUT IT ON THE
SCREEN WHILE I'M LOOKING
FOR IT IN THE BOOK.
YOU WANT TO GET THE BOOK.
THERE'S MORE IN HERE THAN
THE PICTURE OF THE WIFE.
DON'T Y'ALL THINK SHE
IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL!
THERE SHE IS RIGHT HERE.
[Applause]
SO CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU.
NOW I WANT YOU TO CATCH US UP.
YOU'VE BEEN ON
QUITE A JOURNEY.
YOU SAID YOU HAD SOME THINGS
YOU WANT TO SAY.
I CAN'T IMAGINE; I'VE NEVER
KNOWN YOU TO SAY ANYTHING.
Nick: THEY SAY I RUN SO FAST
I LEAVE MY LEGS BEHIND.
[Laughter]
I HAD A MENTOR ONCE SAY,
"WHEN YOU GET TIRED,
KEEP ON GOING BECAUSE YOU'LL
HAVE ALL OF ETERNITY TO REST."
BUT THERE IS A BALANCE
BETWEEN THAT AND THE ADVICE
I RECEIVED FROM YOU
THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE.
I'M FINALLY LISTENING.
I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT
JAMES LOOKED ME IN THE EYE
AND HE SAID, "SLOW DOWN."
AND I'M LIKE,
"YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
I'LL SLOW DOWN --
I'LL SLOW DOWN."
BUT I PAID THE PRICE IN
NOT LISTENING TO THAT WISDOM
THAT WAS ALSO SAID
BY MY BOARD, MY STAFF,
MY FAMILY, MY FRIENDS.
IT WAS HARD TO SLOW DOWN.
WHEN YOU'VE GOT
A GOOD THING GOING,
AND YOU SEE GOD TOUCHING LIVES
AND YOU DREAM AHEAD
AND YOU JUST KEEP ON GOING
AND YOU FORGET
THAT WE NEED TWO TANKS,
AND TO SERVE OUT THE OVERFLOW.
THE FIRST TANK FOR ME AND
MY RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS,
AND THEN MY WIFE AND MY KIDS,
AND THEN MINISTRY.
SO I'M GLAD I'VE
LEARNED THAT NOW AT 29.
I WOULD NEVER WANT ANYBODY
TO GO THROUGH THE BURNOUT
I WENT THROUGH
IN DECEMBER 2010,
AND COME BACK
STRONGER THAN EVER.
I'M JUST PRAISING GOD
FOR THE WONDERFUL DREAMS
THAT HAVE COME TRUE.
MY WIFE, SHE IS THE MOST
AMAZING WOMAN OF GOD
I'VE EVER MET IN MY LIFE,
AND A LITTLE BOY COMING ALONG
IN FEBRUARY 2013.
SO REALLY EXCITED!
James: AROUND OUR
ANNIVERSARY TIME.
[Applause]
I TOLD YOU WHEN YOU
WERE WITH US PRIVATELY,
THAT NOW YOU'RE SHOWING ME
HOW YOU'RE CONCENTRATING,
YOU'RE COMPOUNDING
YOUR EFFORTS,
YOU'RE FINDING A WAY TO
MULTIPLY WITH THE INCREDIBLE
TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES
WE'VE GOT THROUGH THE INTERNET
AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS
HOW I CAN GET THE MESSAGE OUT
TO MORE PEOPLE WITHOUT
RUNNING MY LEGS OFF.
YOU SEE WHAT THAT DID FOR YOU.
Nick: EXACTLY!
THEY'RE STILL CATCHING UP.
[Laughter]
NO, IT'S VERY WISE;
AND THE FACT THAT
WE'RE ALL HUMAN AS WELL.
AND GOD'S GIVEN MY WIFE TO ME,
AND GOD'S GIVEN ME TO MY WIFE.
THAT'S THE SILENT COMMANDMENT
AS WELL.
THE FIRST COMMANDMENT IS
LOVE GOD,
THE SECOND COMMANDMENT IS
LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR,
BUT THERE IS A 1.5 COMMANDMENT
THAT IS A GIVEN,
THAT EVERY CHRISTIAN
SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT
MORE THAN ANOTHER SOUL,
ANOTHER STRANGER
HEARING ABOUT JESUS CHRIST --
I KNOW THIS SOUNDS
INTERESTING BUT FROM
AN EVANGELISTIC POINT OF VIEW,
THE FIRST PEOPLE I WANT TO SEE
IN HEAVEN IS MY WIFE AND KIDS.
MORE THAN AN EXCELLENT
PREACHER, I NEED TO BE
AN EXCELLENT HUSBAND.
MORE THAN AN EXCELLENT
EVANGELIST, I NEED TO BE
AN EXCELLENT FATHER.
James: WELL, WE'VE LED
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TO CHRIST.
THERE IS NOTHING THAT
GIVES ME GREATER JOY
THAN TO KNOW THAT OUR CHILDREN
LOVE GOD WITH ALL THEIR HEART;
THEY LOVE THE FATHER.
AND THE GRANDCHILDREN
LOVE GOD THE FATHER;
AND WE'VE GOT 11 OF THEM
AND THEY'RE NOW TEENAGED
UP THROUGH COLLEGE AGE,
AND THEY LOVE GOD.
WHEN I LOOK OUT
AT ALL THAT'S HAPPENED,
I SAY THANK YOU, GOD.
THERE'S NO MORE
BEAUTIFUL FRUIT THAN THAT.
AND I THINK THAT WOULD
BE TRUE FOR EVERYBODY
TO UNDERSTAND THAT.
WHEN YOU WROTE THE BOOK,
UNSTOPPABLE,
DO YOU MEAN BULLET PROOF?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
Victor: UNSTOPPABLE:
I MEAN A LOT OF PEOPLE LOOK AT
A GUY WITHOUT ARMS AND LEGS
AND THEY'RE ALL LIKE,
"WHAT'S NEXT?"
THAT SORT OF ATTITUDE.
"YOU'VE DONE SKY DIVING,
YOU'VE GOLFED, YOU'VE FISHED,
AND ALL THAT, YOU SURFED
WITH BETHANY HAMILTON."
BUT THAT'S NOT THE CONTEXT
OF UNSTOPPABLE.
THE UNSTOPPABLE CONTEXT
THAT WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT
IS ABSOLUTELY CONTRARY
TO BULLET PROOF.
WE'RE UNSTOPPABLE
BECAUSE OF GOD ALMIGHTY
WHO CARRIES US
WHEN WE GET SHOT.
WHO IN LIFE DOESN'T GET SHOT?
WHO GOES THROUGH LIFE
WITHOUT PAIN?
OR WAIT A SECOND, GOD,
WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?
IT'S NOT LIKE OH,
WE GOT EVERYTHING TOGETHER
AND GOD DOESN'T
SURPRISE US STILL.
THERE ARE ALWAYS TIMES
OF UPS AND DOWNS IN ANY
CHRISTIAN WALK OF SAYING,
"I DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING.
WHAT HAPPENED? WHY?"
"WELL, YOU'RE GOD, I'M NOT,
AND YOU'RE FAITHFUL."
AND COMING BACK TO
THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD,
AND KNOWING THAT
WHEN I CAN'T WALK,
GOD IS GOING TO CARRY ME,
AND TO KNOW THAT HIS TIMING
IS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT.
James: WHAT DO YOU WANT
THE AVERAGE PERSON,
YOU LOOK OUT HERE
AT THE AUDIENCE,
WE'VE GOT QUITE A FEW
YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME,
PEOPLE OF ALL AGES
ARE INTERESTED.
YOU CAPTIVATE A HIGH SCHOOL
OR A JUNIOR HIGH AUDIENCE
OR COLLEGE AUDIENCE
OR ANY AUDIENCE YOU'RE BEFORE
ABOUT AS -- LET'S SAY
KEEP THEIR FOCUS AS WELL
AND THEIR ATTENTION AS WELL
AS ANYBODY THAT'S EVER SPOKEN.
WHAT DO YOU WANT THEM TO HEAR
ABOUT THEIR OWN SITUATION?
WHAT MESSAGE DO YOU WANT
TO RESONATE IN THEIR HEART
WHEN THEY LISTEN TO SOMEONE
THAT'S FACED THE CHALLENGES
THAT YOU FACE.
Nick: I THINK FIRST OF ALL
WE NEED TO KNOW THE TRUTH
OF WHO WE ARE.
I WANT TO TALK ON THAT
JUST A LITTLE BIT.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT AN ARTIST
LIKE VAN GOGH,
HE IS SEEN AS A MASTER,
AND EVERY PIECE THAT HE DID
WAS A MASTERPIECE.
BUT I CAN GET
A FANTASTIC ARTIST
WHO CAN MIMIC
EXACTLY WHAT HE HAS DONE.
BUT THE VALUE OF THAT COPY
OF VAN GOGH'S ART IS NOTHING
COMPARED TO THE VALUE
OF THE ORIGINAL MASTERPIECE
DONE BY THE MASTER.
SO WHICH TREE IS FLAWLESS?
WHICH ROCK IS PERFECT?
WHICH BLADE OF GRASS
IS JUST RIGHT?
WE NEED TO KNOW
THAT THE INTRINSIC VALUE
OF WHO WE ARE, THE VALUE
OF WHO NICK VUJICIC IS,
IS I AM CREATED BY THE MASTER.
I'M WONDERFULLY
AND FEARFULLY MADE.
AND THE HAPPINESS AND JOY
THAT I HAVE OF KNOWING
THAT HE IS MY FATHER
AND I'M HIS SON,
AND HE'LL NEVER LEAVE ME,
HE'LL NEVER FORSAKE ME.
HE CREATED ME EXACTLY -- LOOK
PAIN DOESN'T COME FROM GOD.
BUT WHAT THE ENEMY
TRIED TO USE FOR BAD,
GOD CAN TURN INTO GOOD.
SO WHEN YOU SAY,
"GOD, HERE I AM.
I AM NOT A MISTAKE.
I MAKE MISTAKES
BUT I'M NOT A MISTAKE.
YOU KNEW MY NAME
BEFORE THE EARTH BEGAN.
THAT'S WHAT THE WORD SAYS.
SO HERE I AM, GOD."
SO THAT'S THE FIRST THING,
TO KNOW THE VALUE
OF WHO YOU ARE.
THE SECOND, YOUR PURPOSE:
TO LOVE GOD,
LOVE YOUR FAMILY,
LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR
AS YOURSELF.
AND THIRDLY, YOUR DESTINY;
TO KNOW THAT I'M AN
ETERNAL BEING IN CHRIST,
A NEW CREATION.
I'M GOING TO LIVE
BILLIONS AND BILLIONS
AND BILLIONS OF YEARS AS
AN INTRODUCTION TO ETERNITY.
I HOPE I'M IN YOUR
NEIGHBORHOOD IN HEAVEN,
BY THE WAY.
[Laughter]
BUT IT'S JUST AN AMAZING TRUTH
OF UNDERSTANDING.
WHEN WE KNOW WHO WE ARE
IN CHRIST,
OUR PURPOSE IN CHRIST
AND OUR DESTINY IN CHRIST,
THEN ANY FORM OF WEAPON
AGAINST ME WILL NOT PROSPER.
I KNOW THAT GOD ALMIGHTY...
THERE IS NOTHING
THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE
FOR HIM TO DO IN MY LIFE.
I HAVE FAITH TODAY...
AND THAT'S WHAT
I WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW.
THAT WHEN YOU HAVE
FAITH IN GOD
IN KNOWING THOSE THREE THINGS,
GOD DOESN'T NEED TO GIVE ME
ARMS AND LEGS FOR ME
TO BE FULLY CONTENT IN HIM,
TO HAVE JOY IN HIM.
I SAW MY 27 YEAR OLD
CHRISTIAN FIRST COUSIN
DIE OF BOWEL CANCER,
AND I BEGGED GOD THAT
HE WOULDN'T TAKE HIM HOME.
I WANTED HIM TO STAY.
HE KNEW WHO JESUS WAS.
SOMETIMES GOD HEALS
AND SOMETIMES GOD TAKES HOME.
AND AT SIX YEARS OLD,
I KNEW THAT GOD DIDN'T
ANSWER EVERY PRAYER
THE WAY I THOUGHT HE SHOULD.
BUT TO BELIEVE BY FAITH,
NO MATTER WHAT WE FEEL,
NO MATTER WHAT WE SEE,
THAT GOD IS WITH US
AND HE REALLY WANTS
HIS BEST FOR US,
I WANT HIS BEST, NOT MY BEST.
James: REMEMBER, JESUS
PRAYED PERFECTLY IN FAITH.
HE PRAYED KNOWING HE WAS
GOING TO TAKE OUR SICKNESS,
KNOWING HE WAS GOING
TO TAKE OUR SINS,
KNOWING WHAT WAS GOING
TO HAPPEN ON THE CROSS.
"FATHER, IF THIS
CAN BE TAKEN FROM ME.
FATHER, TAKE IT FROM ME."
THAT'S NOT LACK OF FAITH.
IT'S TOTAL FAITH.
"FATHER, TAKE IT. I WANT..."
"HOWEVER, NOT MY WILL
BUT THINE BE DONE.
IF YOU USE THIS
FOR YOUR ETERNAL PURPOSE,
YES, FATHER I WANT IT."
AND SOMETIMES...
YOU ARE A MARVEL.
SOMEBODY SAYS,
"LOOK AT WHAT GOD --
SOMEBODY DIDN'T GET PRAYERS --
THEIR FAITH."
NO, FAITH IS WORKING
ALL OVER THE PLACE IN YOU.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT IS
WORKING MORE MIGHTILY IN YOU
THAN MOST PEOPLE I KNOW WHO
HAVE BOTH ARMS AND BOTH LEGS,
AND THEY DON'T ALLOW GOD
TO FEEL WHAT THEY HAVE WITH
THE GLORY OF HIS PRESENCE.
THIS IS HOW THE CHURCH
GETS IN A SQUABBLE.
I DON'T SQUABBLE
WITH ANY OF THEM.
I LOVE ALL OF THEM.
I HELP ALL OF THEM.
YOU KNOW WHAT? THEY LIKE ME!
CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?
BECAUSE LOVE NEVER FAILS.
INCREDIBLE! DON'T WE
LIKE TO PREACH TOGETHER?
Nick: AND I LOVE THAT.
WE'VE GOT TO DO MORE OF THIS.
James: I'LL DO THE ARMS
AND THE GESTURES
AND YOU SIT THERE AND GLOW.
[Laughter]
Nick: HEY, I JUST GOT
MY FOOT UP ON THE CHAIR.
James: HE'S PATTING ME ON.
HE'S GIVING ME A HOLY TAP.
Nick: WHEN I PREACH ON
THE TABLE WITH MY BIBLE OUT,
I LITERALLY STAND
ON THE PROMISES OF GOD
WHILE I PREACH IT.
James: THAT'S THE WAY
YOU MAKE A GESTURE.
Nick: BUT SERIOUSLY,
THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE
WHO ARE DISCOURAGED
WHEN PEOPLE COME UP
AND PROPHESY OVER THEM
SOME SORT OF WORD, "I KNOW
GOD IS GOING TO HEAL YOU."
WELL, TODAY, WHETHER OR NOT
GOD IS GOING TO HEAL YOU
OR NOT, YOU DON'T CHASE
AFTER PROPHECY,
YOU CHASE AFTER GOD'S HEART
AND LET ANY PROPHECY
BE PROCLAMATION.
DON'T LET EVEN SOME MIRACLE
THAT YOU'RE WAITING --
EVERYBODY IS WAITING
FOR SOMETHING.
I NEED MORE ECONOMY.
I NEED ANOTHER JOB.
WHAT ELSE ARE WE --
WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE
IN A STATE OF QUOTE UNQUOTE
"WANT OR DESIRE OR NEED"
PHYSICALLY; WE ARE
A DYING TEMPORARY TENT.
BUT WHEN YOU FIX YOUR EYES
ON JESUS, THE AUTHOR
AND PERFECTER OF OUR FAITH,
YOU'RE LIKE, "GOD,
GIVE ME ARMS AND LEGS
BUT IF YOU DON'T
GIVE ME ARMS AND LEGS,
I STILL WILL SERVE YOU."
WHY? BECAUSE HE HAS GIVEN US
THE GREATEST MIRACLE OF ALL --
KNOWING HIM AS MY PERSONAL
LORD AND SAVIOR,
MY FATHER, MY HEAVENLY FATHER.
SECONDLY, HAVING ETERNAL LIFE.
AND THIRDLY, TO BE ABLE TO BE
IN HIS HANDS A TOOL TO TELL
SOMEONE ELSE ABOUT HEAVEN.
I JUST CAN'T WAIT
TO GO TO HEAVEN BUT BETTER TO
TELL SOMEONE ELSE ABOUT HEAVEN
BEFORE I GO TO HEAVEN, AND
THAT'S THE WONDERFUL THING.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU
A MIRACLE OF LOVE.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
JUST PHYSICAL MIRACLES
BUT LAST TIME I WAS HERE
OR THE SECOND LAST TIME
I WAS HERE -- THIS IS
MY THIRD TIME I'M HERE.
James: WE THINK MOST PEOPLE
THINK THIS IS YOUR SHOW.
[Laughter]
THEY JUST KEEP WAITING FOR YOU
TO COME BACK.
WHEN IS NICK GETTING BACK?
Nick: I LOVE IT!
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE.
James: AND WE PAY THE BILLS!
IT'S MARVELOUS!
I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO IT.
[Laughter]
Nick: I TALKED TO YOU
ABOUT INDIA,
ABOUT THE SEX SLAVES.
ONE MIRACLE THAT
I DIDN'T SHARE,
I DON'T THINK WAS I CAME
INTO A FULL BROTHEL HOUSE
AND I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK
TO 600 SEX SLAVES
AND 200 PIMPS AND MADAMS.
AND THIS WOMAN WAS ON
THE FLOOR IN HER HOUSE
WHERE SHE CONTROLLED SIX GIRLS
IN THAT HOUSE
AND FROM TOP TO BOTTOM,
LEFT TO RIGHT
THERE WAS A WALL OF GODS
THAT THE INDIANS WORSHIPPED.
AND WITH THE TRANSLATOR
SHE WAS SITTING ON THE FLOOR
VERY OLD LOOKING.
SHE MUST HAVE LOOKED 85 --
SHE MUST HAVE BEEN 85, 90;
SHE LOOKED 130.
SHE LOOKED -- HER EYES
WERE CLOUDY, VERY DROOPY.
THROUGH A TRANSLATOR,
I TALKED TO HER ABOUT JESUS.
A WOMAN COMES IN AND SHE SAYS,
"WHAT'S GOING ON?
YOU TALK ABOUT JESUS?
SHOW ME YOUR JESUS.
IF JESUS IS REAL,
MAKE MY SISTER WALK."
I SAID, "SORRY?"
SHE SAID, "THIS IS MY SISTER.
SHE HASN'T WALKED
FOR FOUR YEARS.
SHE HASN'T STEPPED
OUT OF THIS HOUSE.
IF YOUR GOD IS REAL,
WE'VE BEEN PRAYING TO OUR GODS
THAT SHE WALKS.
MAKE HER WALK."
SO I START PRAYING.
I SAID, "GOD, YOU KNOW
I'VE SEEN BLIND PEOPLE SEE,
DEAF PEOPLE HEARING" --
ABOUT 11 MIRACLES I'VE SEEN
RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY EYES.
I HAVE A PAIR OF SHOES
IN MY CLOSET
IN CASE HE SAYS YES TO ME.
[Laughter]
I DO; I HAVE FAITH
IN MY JESUS.
[Applause]
I'D BE STUPID NOT TO.
AND WE PRAYED.
AND THE FIRST TIME SHE GOT UP
I FELT BAD BECAUSE I SAW
THE PAIN IN HER FACE AS SHE
TRIED TO STRETCH OUT HER LEGS
SHE HASN'T USED
FOR FOUR YEARS.
I HAD EACH OF MY FRIENDS
ON EITHER SIDE.
SHE WASN'T WALKING.
SHE HOBBLED.
SHE COULDN'T PUT ANY PRESSURE
ON HER LEGS;
SAT DOWN IN A CHAIR.
HER SISTER WAS STILL
LOOKING AT ME LIKE THIS.
I'M LIKE, "OKAY,
I KNOW IT'S NOT A MIRACLE."
WE PRAYED MORE.
HER FACE CHANGES FROM THIS --
TO THIS.
AND SHE SAID, "I'M READY!"
I SAID, "WHAT?"
SHE SAID, "I'M READY!"
I'M LIKE, "NO, NO, NO!
WE HAVE TO PRAY MORE."
THERE'S MY FAITH. RIGHT?
[Laughter]
AND SHE GETS UP ALL BY HERSELF
AND SHE'S WALKING LIKE THIS.
AND SHE'S LIKE, "OH, YEAH!"
AND SHE'S UP AND
SHE'S JUMPING UP AND DOWN.
I'M LIKE SHE'S SO FRAIL,
SHE COULD BREAK HER LEGS.
I'M LIKE OH, MY GOSH.
SHE'S JUMPING.
I'M LIKE, "BOYS!
DID YOU SEE THAT?"
MY TEAM, WE GOT IT ON CAMERA.
IT WAS AMAZING.
BUT THAT'S NOT THE MIRACLE.
HER SISTER WENT TO THE GODS
AND THANKED THE GODS.
AND I SAID, "NO,
YOUR GODS ARE DEAD.
THIS WAS JESUS CHRIST.
JESUS IS ALIVE; THIS IS
THE POWER OF HIS BLOOD.
HE IS ALIVE.
THE MOST HIGH GOD.
HE ROSE HIMSELF FROM THE DEAD,
NO ONE ELSE DID THAT.
HE WAS GOD IN FLESH."
YOU KNOW WHAT THE MIRACLE WAS?
I WENT BACK HOME TO MY HOTEL,
AND MY FRIEND,
THE FOUNDER OF TEEN CHALLENGE
WHO SETS SEX SLAVES FREE
IN INDIA, IN MUMBAI,
HE SAID, "DO YOU KNOW
WHO THAT WOMAN WAS?"
I SAID, "WHO?"
HE SAID, "THAT WOMAN WAS
THE WOMAN WHO 45 YEARS AGO
STARTED THAT WHOLE BLOCK
OF 150 BROTHEL HOUSES.
SHE WAS THE ONE RESPONSIBLE
FOR THOUSANDS OF GIRLS
WHO HAVE BEEN RAPED,
KILLED, STARVED, BEATEN,
FORCED INTO SEX SLAVERY.
SHE WAS THE ONE RESPONSIBLE,
THE MADAM OF THE MADAM
OF THE MADAMS."
CAN YOU IMAGINE ALL THE EVIL
SHE HAS CAUSED YET
JESUS STILL LOVES HER SO MUCH
TO SHOW HIS POWER TO HER?
HOW MUCH MORE JESUS LOVES YOU.
AND YOU THINK, OH, NO,
I NEED TO FIX MYSELF
BEFORE I COME UP TO GOD.
NO, NO, NO!
JESUS LOVES YOU NOW.
JESUS HAS A PLAN
FOR YOU TODAY.
IF YOU HAVE BROKEN PIECES,
YOU CAN'T DO A THING
ABOUT YOUR BROKEN PIECES.
YOU'RE POSITIVE ATTITUDE
CAN'T DO ANYTHING
ABOUT YOUR BROKEN PIECES.
MONEY, DRUGS, SEX, ALCOHOL,
PORNOGRAPHY, FAME, FORTUNE,
EVEN GOOD THINGS,
MARRIAGE ITSELF --
IF YOU'RE WAITING
TO GET MARRIED
BEFORE YOU'RE HAPPY
TO GET HAPPY,
TALK TO SOME MARRIED PEOPLE.
[Laughter]
NOW I'M STILL
IN MY HONEYMOON PERIOD.
I'VE NEVER EVEN ARGUED
WITH MY WIFE.
WE'VE ONLY BEEN MARRIED
NOT EVEN A YEAR YET
BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT
WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING
TO CHANGE BEFORE OUR HEARTS
ARE FULLY AT PEACE
AND REST IN JESUS.
NO, YOU CAN FIND
THAT GLORY TODAY.
HUMBLE YOURSELF.
ASK GOD TO FORGIVE YOU
OF YOUR SINS.
HE WILL HEAL YOUR HEART.
HE WILL FORGIVE YOU
OF YOUR SINS
AND HE WILL SHOW YOU HIS PLAN.
I HOPE TODAY THAT YOU SEE
THAT IF GOD CAN DO THIS
WITH MY BROKEN PIECES,
WHAT CAN GOD DO WITH YOURS?
WHEN YOU DON'T GET A MIRACLE,
BE A MIRACLE FOR SOMEONE ELSE.
James: RIGHT THERE
WHERE YOU ARE,
THERE'S NO QUESTION IN MY MIND
THAT GOD'S SPEAKING TO YOU.
HE'S SPEAKING
VERY DIRECTLY TO YOU.
YOU'VE SEEN A MIRACLE IN
WHAT GOD IS DOING WITH NICK.
YOU HEARD A MIRACLE STORY.
IT'S EQUAL TO ANYTHING
IN THE NEW TESTAMENT.
YOU ARE THE FOCAL POINT
OF GOD'S LOVE.
JESUS DIED FOR YOU.
RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE,
ASK HIM TO COME
INTO YOUR HEART.
JUST RIGHT THERE --
DON'T WAIT FOR FEELINGS,
YOU DON'T WAIT FOR CHURCH.
YOU JUST SAY, "JESUS,
COME INTO MY LIFE.
TAKE OVER MY LIFE.
FORGIVE ME.
YOU DIED FOR ME.
THANK YOU!
NOW LIVE IN ME.
I RECEIVE YOU.
I GIVE YOU MY LIFE."
YOU'VE SAID THAT.
THE TELEPHONE NUMBER
YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN,
YOU CAN CALL THAT NUMBER.
JESUS SAID,
"CONFESS ME BEFORE OTHERS,
I'LL CONFESS YOU
BEFORE THE FATHER.
DON'T BE ASHAMED OF ME."
CALL AND SAY, "I JUST PRAYED.
I JUST ASKED JESUS
INTO MY HEART."
SOMEONE WILL THANK GOD
WITH YOU.
I'LL SEND YOU A BOOK
IMMEDIATELY,
KNOWING GOD AS FATHER.
IT TELLS MY STORY.
I DIDN'T HAVE A FATHER,
DIDN'T HAVE A HOME;
GOT TO KNOW GOD.
WE WILL GIVE YOU
SIMPLE BIBLE STUDIES
IN THAT LITTLE GUIDE, A BOOK.
WE'LL SEND IT TO YOU
IMMEDIATELY, JUST CALL US.
WOULD YOU SAY THANKS TO NICK
FOR THE WAY HE SHARED
AND THE WAY HE BLESSED US?
[Cheers & applause]
HIS BOOK, UNSTOPPABLE
IS IN THE BOOKSTORES.
GET IT.
THERE'S HIS WEB SITE
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW
WHERE HE'S GOING,
WHAT HE'S DOING,
YOU WANT TO HELP HIM DO IT.
YOU WANT TO SEE IF HE CAN
EVER COME TO YOUR AREA,
DO SOMETHING IN THE SCHOOLS
IN YOUR AREA.
OUR GOVERNOR IS ASKING HIM
TO DO HIS OUTREACH TO ALL
THE SCHOOLS IN OUR STATE
CONCERNING BULLYING AND
GIVING KIDS HOPE AND BELIEF
THAT THEY CAN DO ANYTHING
AND LOVING ONE ANOTHER.
IT'S POWERFUL!
LET ME JUST SHOW
ALL OF YOU HERE
AND THANKING GOD FOR WHAT
HE'S DONE IN NICK'S LIFE
AND CONTINUES TO DO
THROUGH HIS LIFE,
SHOW YOU SOME WAY
THAT EVERY SINGLE PERSON
IS SO VERY IMPORTANT
TO TRANSFORMING LIVES,
TO GIVING LIFE.
THERE IS NOT A SINGLE THING
WE EVER INVOLVE OURSELVES IN
THAT OUR VIEWERS FROM
CHILDREN TO GRANDPARENTS,
EVERY PERSON SAYS,
"I CAN DO THAT
AND I WANT TO DO IT."
I WANT YOU TO WATCH CLOSELY.
>> WELCOME TO
BLACK WATER.
IT'S A FAIR
DESCRIPTION.
IT'S ACTUALLY THE NAME
OF THIS VILLAGE.
AND IT'S A HARD ONE
TO SHAKE
BECAUSE THE TOLL
THIS BLACK WATER HAS
TAKEN ON ITS PEOPLE
IS NOT EASILY
FORGOTTEN.
>> FERNANDO,
A BROKEN MAN.
HE WATCHED HELPLESSLY
AS HIS WIFE,
15-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER,
AND 7-YEAR-OLD SON ALL SUCCUMB
TO THE DEADLY EFFECTS
OF THEIR CONTAMINATED WATER.
>> NOW AFTER THE DEATH
OF HIS BROTHER,
HE'S TURNED HIS
ATTENTION TO THE CARE
OF HIS SURVIVING NIECE, BEATRICE.
BUT UNLESS
THEIR WATER SUPPLY CHANGES...
Jeanne: GOD,
GIVE HIM HOPE.
GIVE HIM HOPE
IN HIS HEART, LORD.
IT'S JUST SO SAD.
IT'S SAD FOR US TO HEAR AND
IT'S SAD FOR HIM TO RELIVE.
BUT I ASK YOU TO BLESS HIM
FOR SHARING IT WITH US
SO THAT WE CAN HELP
SO MANY PEOPLE.
I KNOW THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT
TO BRING OUT OF THIS;
IN JESUS' NAME.
James: YOU KNOW
WHEN YOU SEE A FATHER,
AN UNCLE EXPRESS THE KIND
OF CONCERN THERE, BETTY,
YOU SEE THOSE CHILDREN
GOING AND CARRYING THAT WATER
AND ACTUALLY CARRYING BACK
WHAT THEY THINK IS HOPE
AND LIFE AND IT IS
A SLOW FORM OF DEATH.
IT JUST BREAKS MY HEART
WHEN I KNOW WE CAN CORRECT IT.
I'M PRAYING GOD WILL LET US
IN MY LIFETIME BEGIN
AND BE ABLE TO SHARE WATER
WITH PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD
THAT DON'T HAVE IT.
WE FOUND 500 AREAS LIKE THAT,
THAT AREA THERE WHERE WE KNOW
WE CAN GIVE THEM CLEAN WATER
IF WE JUST HAVE THE HELP
TO DO IT, THE RESOURCES.
WE NEED TO PAY FOR THE WELLS;
WE NEED TO PAY
TO GET THE WATER TO THEM.
Betty: JAMES, I CAN JUST
IMAGINE ONE OF THESE CHILDREN,
THEY COME TO YOU
AND THEY SAY, "I'M THIRSTY.
I NEED WATER. I'M THIRSTY."
DO YOU DENY THEM THAT WATER
FROM THE ONLY SOURCE
THAT THEY HAVE WHICH YOU KNOW
IS DISEASED WATER?
OF COURSE NOT!
THEY HAVE TO HAVE WATER.
WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS
LET'S GIVE THEM A CHOICE
BETWEEN CLEAN WATER,
BY DRILLING THE WELLS.
THEY HAVE A CHOICE BECAUSE,
JAMES, THIS IS A SOLUTION
TO A LOT OF THEIR PROBLEMS,
LIFE AND DEATH SITUATIONS.
James: WELL, IT REALLY
DOES CHANGE EVERYTHING
IN THE WHOLE COMMUNITY.
AND I'VE BEEN SAYING
TO OUR VIEWERS AND I REALLY
WANT YOU TO CATCH THIS VISION.
IF WE WILL GIVE PEOPLE WATER
FOR LIFE
THEY'RE GOING TO BE OPEN
TO HEAR ABOUT THE WATER
OF LIFE,
WHICH IS RELATIONSHIP
WITH GOD THROUGH CHRIST
WHO IS THE WATER OF LIFE.
IF YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW
ABOUT THE LOVE OF GOD,
AND KNOW THAT
HE REALLY LOVES THEM,
A DEMONSTRATION OF THAT LOVE
PRIOR TO THE DISCUSSION
OR DECLARATION OF THAT LOVE
IS WHAT OPENS THEIR EARS
AND THEIR HEARTS.
WOULD YOU HELP US
DRILL 500 WELLS
IN PLACES JUST LIKE THAT?
WE HAVE TARGETED THAT AREA.
I CAN ALREADY TELL YOU,
BETTY AND I ARE GOING TO
GIVE A WELL FOR THAT AREA.
NOW I THINK THERE ARE AREAS
RIGHT THERE AROUND THEM WHERE
THEY'RE GOING TO NEED SEVERAL
BECAUSE IT IS A PRETTY
BIG POPULATION CENTER.
THE WELLS COST $4800.
WE ASKED GOD TO LET US
DO THAT YEARS AGO,
TO GIVE A WELL EVERY TIME
THE CALL COMES.
GOD ANSWERED THAT PRAYER.
IT WAS A SPECIFIC PRAYER,
YOU PRAY IT.
BUT YOU HAVE
TO START SOMEWHERE.
AND YOU CAN START OFF
IN TIMES BY SAYING, "I CAN'T
DO A WHOLE WELL RIGHT NOW
BUT I COULD GIVE $1200
AND PRAY THREE OTHER PEOPLE
GIVE $1200 AND THEN
WE'VE GOT A WELL."
OR "I COULD GIVE $2400
AND PRAY IT'S DOUBLED
BY SOMEBODY ELSE
WHO GIVES THE OTHER."
$4800 IS THE COST OF THE WELL.
DO WHAT YOU CAN.
MAKE IT A GOAL.
BY YEARS END SAY,
"I'M GOING TO TRUST GOD,
AS CHILDREN DO,
I'M GOING AFTER A WELL."
BUT THEN REMEMBER THIS
BECAUSE THIS IS WHERE MOST
OF THE RESOURCES COME FROM.
PEOPLE SAY, "ALL RIGHT,
I'M GOING TO DO
WHAT I CAN RIGHT NOW."
AND THAT'S KEY --
TO DO WHAT YOU CAN RIGHT NOW.
$48 -- TEN PEOPLE --
HIS FAMILY, TEN PEOPLE,
WATER THE REST OF THEIR LIFE;
$144 -- 30 PEOPLE
WATER THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.
WOULD YOU DIAL THE NUMBER,
TAKE YOUR BANKCARD. PLEASE?
GET UP AND GO GET THE CARD.
YOU USE IT FOR MANY THINGS
THAT ARE NOT REALLY IMPORTANT.
THIS IS LIFE-GIVING,
LIFESAVING.
GET THE CARD, MAKE THE GIFT
GOD PUTS ON YOUR HEART.
USE THAT CARD LIKE A CHECK.
YOU WRITE A CHECK,
MAKE IT TO LIFE BUT CALL US
AND TELL US YOU'RE MAILING IT.
YOU CAN GO ONLINE
LIFETODAY.ORG.
WE HAVE SOME VERY SPECIAL
GIFTS TO SEND YOU TO BLESS YOU
IN YOUR DEVOTION LIFE,
IN WORSHIP AND PRAISE,
WITH THE HYMNS THAT ARE
INSTRUMENTAL PRESENTATIONS OF
THE HYMNS YOU LOVE AS WELL AS
THE BOOK THAT HAS THE HISTORY
OF HOW THOSE HYMNS
WERE INSPIRED AND WRITTEN.
THEN WE HAVE THE ANNIVERSARY
BRONZE, THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY
OF MINISTRY AND YES,
OUR MARRIAGE TOO.
WE'RE ASKING YOU TO MAKE THE
GIFT GOD PUTS ON YOUR HEART.
WE WANT TO BLESS YOU
WITH GIFTS.
AS YOU GIVE THE GREATEST GIFT,
YOU'RE GIVING PEOPLE
A CHANCE AT 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: I DO HOPE YOU WILL
MAKE THE $1200 GIFT OR MORE,
AND IF POSSIBLE, GIVE A WELL
AND ASK FOR THE BEAUTIFUL
ANNIVERSARY BRONZE.
WE... 50TH ANNIVERSARY,
MINISTRY AND MARRIAGE.
THANK GOD.
I LOVE YOU!
ASK FOR IT.
AND IT'S ROBERT SUMMERS,
WE HAVE A WHOLE SERIES OF THEM
THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO GET
DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.
WE'LL BE SENDING YOU
BETH MOORE'S BLESSED MORNINGS
& RESTFUL NIGHTS.
REMEMBER THE BOOK OF HYMNS
AND THE INSTRUMENTAL.
AND ALSO, IF YOU'D LIKE
TO HAVE NICK'S BOOK,
UNSTOPPABLE: THE INCREDIBLE
POWER OF FAITH IN ACTION.
WE'LL BE HAPPY
TO SEND IT TO YOU TODAY
IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE IT.
JOIN US IN JUST SAYING
THANKS AGAIN FOR NICK.
WHAT A GREAT TESTIMONY!
WHAT A GREAT BLESSING IT IS
TO HAVE YOU, MY FRIEND.
THANK GOD FOR YOU!
THANK GOD FOR YOU.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US
PUT LOVING ARMS OF GOD
AROUND A BROKEN WORLD.
THANK YOU FOR HELPING US
GIVE WATER.
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Beth:
HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE EVER
BEEN THROUGH AN AFFLICTION?
OH, YES!
OH, YES!
Announcer:
OVERCOMING AFFLICTION -- TOMORROW ON LIFE TODAY!