Announcer:
COMING UP ON LIFE TODAY:
SINGAPORE PASTOR,
JOSEPH PRINCE
HAS ONE OF THE FASTEST
GROWING TELEVISION
BROADCAST MINISTRIES
IN THE WORLD!
>> SINNERS SIN
BECAUSE THEY ARE SINNERS.
WE'RE NOT SINNERS
BECAUSE WE SIN.
WE ARE SINNERS
BECAUSE ADAM SINNED.
BUT AT THE SAME TOKEN,
THIS IS THE DIVINE UNFAIRNESS:
BY ONE MAN'S OBEDIENCE
WE ARE MADE RIGHTEOUS.
Announcer:
EXPERIENCE THE POWER
OF RIGHT BELIEVING -- NEXT!
♪
James: OH, BOY!
HEY!
YOU KNOW WHAT?
WELCOME TO LIFE TODAY;
I'M JAMES ROBISON.
WE HAVE HAD IN THIS STUDIO,
WE'VE HAD ROBERT DUVALL,
WE'VE HAD TIM CONWAY,
WE'VE HAD MOST OF
THE WELL-KNOWN SINGERS,
WE'VE HAD VIRTUALLY
EVERY WELL-KNOWN PREACHER
AND MUSICIAN IN THE ENTIRE
CHRISTIAN WORLD RIGHT HERE.
WE'VE NEVER -- BETH MOORE,
ALL THE TIME,
AND WE'VE NEVER HAD
SUCH A CROWD SO EXCITED!
YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT SOMEONE
FROM OVERSEAS FROM SINGAPORE,
A YOUNG MAN -- AND I KNOW
HE APPRECIATES HEARING THAT --
A TRULY ANOINTED MAN
WITH THE LOVE OF GOD,
WE'VE GOT JOSEPH PRINCE
FROM SINGAPORE,
NEW CREATION CHURCH.
WOULD YOU WELCOME
JOSEPH PRINCE TO LIFE TODAY?
[Cheers & applause]
LET ME SAY THIS,
THIS IS IN THE BOOKSTORES,
THE POWER OF RIGHT BELIEVING.
WE'VE GOT
AN INVERTED WORLDVIEW,
GOD ON THE BOTTOM,
MAN AND IDOLS ON THE TOP --
IF GOD IS ACKNOWLEDGED AT ALL.
YOU DON'T BELIEVE RIGHT,
THE RESULTS ARE AWFUL.
THE POWER OF BELIEVING RIGHT
-- I'M TELLING YOU,
IT'S A BLESSING.
LET ME JUST SAY THIS TO YOU
BECAUSE I READ A LOT
BECAUSE EVERYBODY
THAT WRITES A BOOK,
THEY SEND IT TO ME.
[Laughter]
THIS BOOK IS EASY READING
AND IT IS ELECTRIC --
IT IS ANOINTED.
YOU GET IN THE BOOKSTORES,
YOU GO ONLINE,
BUT LET'S GET
OUR BELIEVING RIGHT.
JOSEPH, I'M THRILLED
TO HAVE YOU HERE.
WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES.
Joseph: THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
I APPRECIATE IT.
James: HOW DO YOU --
AND I WANT YOU
TO JUST TO TELL US BECAUSE
I KNOW A LOT OF OUR VIEWERS
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE
AROUND THE WORLD
HAVE HEARD YOU PREACHING
AND TEACHING ON GRACE,
YOU'RE A TRULY
ANOINTED GIFTED TEACHER.
I CAN TELL YOU'RE REAL SERIOUS
ABOUT YOUR STUDY.
YOU'RE VERY PERSISTENT
BUT NOT DEFENSIVE.
YOU'RE NOT UNKIND IF SOMEONE
DOESN'T AGREE WITH YOU;
YOU'RE NEVER UNKIND.
YOU SEEM TO BE WILLING
TO BE SHARPENED
WITH IRON SHARPENING IRON.
I DON'T SEE YOU
EVER BEING RESISTANT TO TRUTH
OR CORRECTION.
BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE THINK,
IF A PERSON COMES OUT
WITH A STRONG MESSAGE
AND IT'S REALLY GETTING
MOMENTUM AND BLESSING,
WE SEEM TO FEEL OBLIGED THAT
WE'VE GOT TO KNOCK IT BACK
OR KNOCK THEM DOWN
OR KNOCK THEM OFF.
IF YOU'RE REAL GOOD
CHURCH FOLKS,
WE'LL JUST KNOCK THEM OFF --
DO GOD'S WORK!
AND THE THING IS,
JOSEPH'S SPIRIT HAS BEEN
SO MUCH LIKE YIELDED CLAY.
AND I WANT TO ASK YOU BECAUSE
I'VE NEVER HEARD THE STORY,
A LOT OF VIEWERS MAY WONDER.
TELL ME HOW IT IS --
BECAUSE I KNOW
YOU WEREN'T IN MINISTRY,
I KNOW YOU WERE EXPOSED
TO CHRISTIAN WITNESS
AND INFLUENCE,
HOW IS IT THAT YOU FELL
SO IN LOVE WITH JESUS,
SO IN LOVE WITH HIS WORD,
AND HAD SUCH A YEARNING
TO SHARE IT WITH OTHERS
WITH SUCH A FREEDOM
AND SUCH A FLOW OF LOVE.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Joseph: WELL,
I'M ACTUALLY A GOOD EXAMPLE
OF THE MESSAGE THAT I PREACH,
THE GOSPEL OF GRACE,
WHICH I BELIEVE IS THE GOSPEL
AND THAT'S HOW
THE APOSTLE PAUL DEFINES IT.
THAT GOD HAS SENT HIM
TO TESTIFY THE GOSPEL
OF THE GRACE OF GOD.
WHEN I WAS ABOUT 17 YEARS OLD
I READ A CHRISTIAN BOOK
AND IT'S NO REFLECTION
OF THE BOOK
BUT SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY
I JUST BELIEVED THAT --
SOMETHING IN THE TEACHING
THAT SAYS THAT I'VE COMMITTED
THE UNPARDONABLE SIN
BECAUSE I HAD NO CONTROL
OVER MY THOUGHT LIFE.
AND THE MORE I WAS AFRAID
OF THE THOUGHTS THAT WERE
GOING THROUGH MY MIND,
THE MORE THOSE BLASPHEMOUS
THOUGHTS ABOUT GOD,
EVEN WHEN I GO TO CHURCH
IN PRAYER.
AND THAT BEGAN A CYCLE
OF DEPRESSION IN MY LIFE
AS A 17-YEAR-OLD
FOR MORE THAN A YEAR.
I JUST CAME TO A PLACE
WHERE I REALLY THOUGHT
I HAD COMMITTED
THE UNPARDONABLE SIN;
GOD WASN'T HEARING MY PRAYERS.
I WAS CONFESSING MY SINS;
EVERY SIN THAT
I KNEW HOW TO CONFESS
AND EVEN IF IT APPEARS
LIKE A SIN,
EVEN AS A TEMPTATION,
I WOULD CONFESS IT.
IF I LOOK
AT A YOUNG PRETTY GIRL
AND IT'S NOT EVEN
THE SECOND LOOK,
I WOULD CONFESS IT.
[Laughter]
MY FRIENDS WOULD LOOK AT ME
KIND OF LIKE MESSED UP.
SOMEONE WOULD SAY,
"I THINK IT IS HIS RELIGION."
WHEN I HEARD THAT
I BEGAN TO REALIZE
I WASN'T A GOOD TESTIMONY.
WHERE IS THIS ROBUST FAITH?
WHERE IS THIS JOY UNSPEAKABLE?
WHERE IS THIS PEACE
THAT PASSES UNDERSTANDING
THAT THE BIBLE TALKS ABOUT?
A NUMBER OF YEARS AFTER THAT
I WAS IN THE CYCLE
OF DEPRESSION,
THE LORD BROUGHT ME
TO AN EXPERIENCE WHERE
I WAS CRYING OUT TO HIM.
THE DEPRESSION LASTED
FOR MORE THAN A YEAR
BUT IT WAS ONLY
A FEW YEARS AFTER THAT
THAT I FOUND MY TRUE LIBERTY
BACK IN THE REDISCOVERY
OF THE GOSPEL
THAT PAUL PREACHED.
IT'S A GOSPEL WHERE
WHEN PAUL PREACHED IN ACTS 13
HE SAYS THAT THROUGH THIS MAN
IS PREACHED TO YOU
THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.
AND BY HIM ALL THAT BELIEVE
ARE JUSTIFIED FROM ALL THINGS
FROM WHICH YOU COULDN'T BE
JUSTIFIED BY THE LAW OF MOSES.
SO I REALIZED THAT
THE MORE SELF-OCCUPIED I WAS,
THE MORE I WAS THINKING ABOUT,
AM I OBEDIENT ENOUGH?
ARE MY THOUGHTS RIGHT
TOWARDS GOD?
AM I SAYING THIS RIGHT?
AM AN EXAGGERATING?
AM I LYING?
THE MORE I WAS SELF-OCCUPIED
THE WORSE IT WAS.
BUT THE MORE
I WAS CHRIST-OCCUPIED
AND I REALIZED
IN FIRST JOHN 4:17,
THAT VERSE RESCUED ME:
AS HE IS --
AS HE IS SO ARE WE.
NOT WHEN WE DIE
AND GO TO HEAVEN --
BUT SO ARE WE IN THIS WORLD.
AS HE IS
SO ARE WE IN THIS WORLD.
AND THEN THE LORD
BEGAN TO SHOW THE TRUTH
ABOUT THE HIGH PRIEST --
AS HE IS.
IS HE UNDER GOD'S
UNCLOUDED FAVOR?
THE HOLY SPIRIT SAYS, "YES."
SO ARE YOU IN THIS WORLD.
IS HE ACCEPTED BY GOD?
I SAID, "YES."
SO ARE YOU IN THIS WORLD.
WILL HE EVER
BE REJECTED BY GOD?
SO ARE YOU IN THIS WORLD!
I GOT RADICAL ABOUT THAT
BECAUSE IT DELIVERED ME
FROM SELF.
ONE OF THE MOST
PAINFUL THINGS THAT YOU
CAN EXPERIENCE IN LIFE
IS NOT JUST PHYSICAL,
IS NOT SO MUCH PHYSICAL PAIN
AS IT IS BEING SELF-OCCUPIED
TO THE EXTENT
THAT YOU'RE SELF-OCCUPIED --
TO THAT EXTENT
YOU ARE IN PAIN.
BUT TO BE CHRIST-OCCUPIED,
OH, THAT'S A RADIANT LIFE.
THAT IS A LIFE FULL OF
LOVE, JOY, AND PEACE.
I BEGAN TO PREACH THAT.
BUT I REMEMBER, I GOT MARRIED,
AND JESSICA CAME ALONG.
YOU LEARN ABOUT
A FATHER'S LOVE
WHEN YOU SEE
YOUR CUTE LITTLE BABY.
I REMEMBER WHEN SHE WAS
THREE YEARS OLD SHE FELL SICK
WITH A VIRAL ATTACK.
I PRAYED, I REBUKED,
I CUSSED IT OUT,
I PRAYED IT IN;
I DID EVERYTHING I KNEW HOW.
AND SHE WAS SICK LIKE
ABOUT TWO OR THREE DAYS.
IT WENT ON FOR A FEW DAYS.
AND SHE WAS EXPERIENCING
HIGH FEVER AND ALL THAT.
YOU KNOW HOW A FATHER'S HEART
FEELS FOR HER.
I REMEMBER
THAT I CAME TO A PLACE
WHERE I WENT TO MY STUDY.
I TOLD MY WIFE,
"YOU ATTEND TO HER.
I NEED TO GET THIS FROM GOD."
I WENT TO MY STUDY.
I KNELT DOWN.
I SAID, "GOD, PLEASE --"
I WAS WEEPING.
I SAID, "GOD, PLEASE.
I'VE PRAYED,
I'VE DONE EVERYTHING
I KNOW HOW.
I DON'T WANT
TO SEE HER SUFFER."
I SAW MY BIBLE THERE
AND THE LORD SAID,
"PICK UP YOUR BIBLE."
AND I JUST TOOK MY BIBLE
AND OPENED IT AT RANDOM,
WHICH IS A PRACTICE
I DON'T ADVOCATE...
[Laughter]
...WITH A SPECIAL ANOINTING,
I GUESS.
BUT I OPENED IT TO GENESIS 22
WHERE IT TALKS ABOUT ABRAHAM
OFFERING HIS SON ISAAC.
THEN I JUST GOT LOST
IN THE STORY HOW GOD SAID,
"NOW TAKE YOUR SON,
YOUR ONLY SON,
THE SON THAT YOU LOVE,"
AND I FELT LIKE
GOD WAS REALLY PUSHING IT.
"TAKE NOW YOUR SON,
YOUR ONLY SON,
THE SON THAT YOU LOVE
AND OFFER HIM ON THE MOUNTAIN
THAT I WILL SHOW YOU."
I BEGAN TO SEE THAT
HERE IS A PICTURE OF CHRIST,
THAT GOD WOULD OFFER HIS SON,
HIS ONLY SON,
THE SON THAT HE LOVES.
BECAUSE WE'LL NEVER KNOW
HOW MUCH GOD LOVES US
UNTIL WE KNOW HOW MUCH
GOD LOVES JESUS BECAUSE
HE GAVE JESUS UP FOR US.
WHEN I READ THAT,
I GOT LOST IN THE LOVE OF GOD.
I SAW ON THE CROSS --
I BEGAN TO SEE HOW JESUS WEPT
AND CRIED AND SUFFERED
FOR OUR FORGIVENESS.
AND HE CRIED, "MY GOD, MY GOD,
WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?"
IT'S THE ONLY TIME JESUS
EVER ADDRESSED HIS FATHER
AS "MY GOD"
SO THAT WE CAN ADDRESS GOD
AS "MY FATHER."
SO THAT WE CAN SAY,
"MY FATHER, MY FATHER,
WHY HAVE YOU SO BLESSED ME?"
SO I GOT LOST IN
THAT BEAUTIFUL STORY.
AND I SAW HOW ISAAC
CARRIED THE WOOD,
JUST LIKE JESUS CARRIED
THE CROSS UP THAT MOUNT
AND HOW GOD STOPPED ABRAHAM,
THE PANGS OF KILLING HIS SON.
GOD NEVER SPARED HIMSELF.
WHEN HE CAME TO IT,
GOD SPARED NOT HIS OWN SON.
SO I SAW THAT GOD GAVE UP
THE SON THAT HE LOVED FOR ME.
AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN
WHEN I FELT THAT LOVE OF GOD,
NOW I BEGAN TO WEEP;
NOT BECAUSE OF MY DAUGHTER,
WHO WAS STILL CRYING
AT THE OTHER SIDE,
BUT THE MOMENT I WEPT
AND FELT GOD'S LOVE,
HER CRYING STOPPED.
SHE'S BEEN CRYING FOR
LIKE TWO OR THREE DAYS
ALMOST NONSTOP.
AND I WENT OVER
AND SHE WAS SOUND ASLEEP.
AND WHEN SHE WOKE UP
SHE WAS COMPLETELY WELL.
IT WASN'T SOMETHING
I PRAYED FOR, ASKED FOR,
BUT I BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE
AMAZING THINGS.
AND I BEGAN TO REALIZE,
WHEN PEOPLE EXPERIENCE
THE LOVE OF GOD,
IT CAST OUT THEIR FEARS,
IT FREES THEM FROM GUILT.
I THINK THAT JESUS CAME
TO REVEAL THAT NAME FATHER.
I PETITION THE NAMES OF GOD,
EL SHADDAI, YAHWEH, ELOHIYM,
ALL THAT IS FINE
BUT THERE IS ONE NAME
THAT HE CAME TO REVEAL.
AND HE SAYS,
"I HAVE MANIFESTED THY NAME
TO MY DISCIPLES
AND THAT'S THE NAME FATHER."
THAT'S WHY THE PHARISEES
COULD NOT TAKE IT BECAUSE
HE MADE GOD SO CLOSE --
GOD SO NEAR.
HE MADE IT FAMILY.
James: WELL, YOU'RE BEING
SUCH A BLESSING.
I LOVE THIS GIRL
THAT'S HERE BY ME.
Joseph: YEAH,
SHE IS BEAUTIFUL!
EASY TO LOVE!
James: WHEN YOU TALKED TO ME
ON THE PHONE.
Joseph: YOU MAKE HER
LOOK VERY YOUNG!
[Laughter]
James: THIS IS MY DAUGHTER!
Joseph: I'M SORRY!
Betty: HE TAKES
GOOD CARE OF ME!
James: YOU SAID SOMETHING
VERY SWEET ABOUT HER
AND IF YOU SAY SOMETHING NICE
ABOUT OUR CHILDREN
OR OUR GRANDCHILDREN
OR ABOUT MY WIFE,
IT REALLY TOUCHES ME.
I HAVE AN IDEA THAT
WHEN SOMEBODY IS ABLE
TO SAY SOMETHING REALLY NICE
ABOUT JESUS' BRIDE, AND
ABOUT THE FATHER'S CHILDREN,
IT REALLY MAKES HIM HAPPY.
YOU COMMENTED THAT
YOU SEE JESUS IN THIS GIRL?
Joseph: YES!
EVERY TIME
I WATCH YOUR PROGRAM,
WHEN I LOOK AT BETTY,
IT IS LIKE I SEE JESUS IN HER;
THE SWEETNESS,
THE LOVE OF JESUS
JUST OOZES OUT OF HER.
SHE MAKES YOU LOOK GOOD!
[Laughter]
James: IT'S REALLY
THE ONLY REASON THEY LISTEN.
AND NORMALLY,
WHEN WE GET THROUGH
DOING THE SHOW MY STAFF SAYS,
"WE'RE GOING TO EDIT YOU
OUT OF THAT SHOW."
[Laughter]
Betty: YOU WERE
TALKING EARLIER
ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTER
AND HOW ILL SHE WAS
AND YOU JUST KIND OF WENT
AND GOT ALONE WITH GOD.
I FELT LIKE GOD WAS SAYING,
"YOU GOT LOST IN HIM AND
YOU GOT WRAPPED UP IN HIM."
THAT'S A CHOICE
WE HAVE TO MAKE.
WE HAVE TO REALLY COME TO HIM
AND SAY, "OKAY, GOD.
I'M AT THE END OF MYSELF,"
WHICH IS WHERE HE IS
WAITING FOR US TO GET,
THE END OF OURSELVES --
THAT WE GET LOST IN HIM.
AND THEN GOD IS ABLE TO DO
WHAT HE'S ALREADY READY TO DO
IN US AND THROUGH US
AND THOSE THAT WE COME
IN CONTACT WITH.
Joseph: THAT'S WHAT
THE POWER OF RIGHT BELIEVING
IS ALL ABOUT.
IT IS ABOUT FOCUSING ON JESUS
AND HIS OBEDIENCE.
IN THE SCRIPTURE IT SAYS
IN ROMANS 5:19:
BY ONE MAN'S DISOBEDIENCE
MANY WERE MADE SINNERS.
SO THAT'S ADAM'S SIN.
BY ONE MAN'S OBEDIENCE,
MANY WILL BE MADE RIGHTEOUS.
SO SINNERS SIN
BECAUSE THEY ARE SINNERS.
WE'RE NOT SINNERS
BECAUSE WE SIN.
WE ARE SINNERS
BECAUSE ADAM SINNED.
SO ADAM'S SIN MADE US SINNERS,
THEREFORE WE SIN.
NOW BY THE SAME TOKEN,
IT SOUNDS SO UNFAIR;
DOESN'T IT?
BUT BY THE SAME TOKEN,
THIS IS THE DIVINE UNFAIRNESS.
BY ONE MAN'S OBEDIENCE,
WE'RE MADE RIGHTEOUS.
WHEN WE BELIEVE THAT
IT DOES NOT PRODUCE
LICENTIOUSNESS,
IT PRODUCES --
I ALWAYS SAY THIS:
RIGHT BELIEVING
PRODUCES RIGHT LIVING.
HOW COME SOMETIMES
WE HAVE MORE FAITH
IN WHAT ADAM HAS DONE
THAN WHAT JESUS HAS DONE.
FOR EXAMPLE,
WHEN WE WERE SINNERS,
WE KNEW WE WERE TAUGHT,
WE WERE PREACHED TO
AND ALL THAT
THAT YOU CANNOT SAVE YOURSELF
BY GOOD WORKS.
ONLY CHRIST CAN SAVE YOU.
IN OTHER WORDS,
WHAT THE FIRST ADAM DID
WAS SO POWERFUL
THAT WE CANNOT UNDO IT
BY OUR GOOD WORKS.
NO MATTER WHAT GOOD YOU DO,
YOU ARE STILL A SINNER.
YOU NEED TO BE BORN AGAIN.
BUT NOW THAT WE ARE SAVED
AND WE ARE MADE RIGHTEOUS
BY THAT ONE MAN'S OBEDIENCE,
HOW COME SOMETIMES,
WHEN WE SIN OR WE FALL,
THEY TELL US
NOW YOU ARE UNRIGHTEOUS,
YOU NEED TO GET RIGHT.
IN OTHER WORDS,
I CAN UNDO WHAT JESUS DID,
JUST IN ONE DAY BY ONE ACT.
WHEREAS WHEN I WAS A SINNER
I CAN'T EVEN UNDO
WHAT ADAM DID,
AND WE'RE NOT EVEN TALKING
ABOUT THE "MUCH MORE"
OF THE BOOK OF ROMANS,
THE "MUCH MORE"
OF WHAT JESUS HAS DONE.
WE ARE PUTTING THEM BOTH
ON THE SAME GROUND
AND WE DON'T EVEN HAVE
ENOUGH RESPECT
AND APPRECIATION
FOR WHAT JESUS HAS DONE.
BELIEVING RIGHT
WILL ALWAYS PRODUCE RIGHT
BECAUSE THE ESSENCE
OF THE GOSPEL IS
THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH,
OR I CAN SAY IT LIKE THIS,
THE JUST SHALL LIVE
BY RIGHT BELIEVING.
SO THAT'S A LOT OF PREACHING
ON RIGHT LIVING --
RIGHT LIVING.
AND WE ALL WANT RIGHT LIVING
BUT HOW TO GET THERE
FROM HERE?
RIGHT BELIEVING?
WE NEED TO GET
RIGHT BELIEVING IN OUR HEARTS
AND OUR THOUGHTS,
AND ONE OF THE BEST WAYS
IS TO KNOW THAT AS HE IS
SO ARE WE IN THIS WORLD.
I'VE GOT PEOPLE WHO ARE
BAD TEMPERED AND ADDICTIONS
AND THE BOOK
HAS A LOT OF TESTIMONIES
OF MANY FROM AMERICA,
ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE --
[Laughter]
YOU GUYS ARE QUITE A MESS!
[Laughter]
I'M TEASING.
James: NO GREATER TRUTH
EVER SPOKEN!
[Laughter]
Joseph: AND THE THING IS
MANY OF THE TESTIMONIES ARE
ON FREEDOM FROM ADDICTIONS,
DRUGS, EATING DISORDERS,
DEPRESSION, AND ESPECIALLY,
PORNOGRAPHY, SEXUAL SINS.
I'VE GOT A YOUNG MAN
FROM NEW YORK
WHO SHARED THAT HE'S TRAINED
IN THE MARTIAL ARTS
SO HE UNDERSTANDS DISCIPLINE.
BUT HE HAS BEEN HOOKED
TO PORNOGRAPHY
EVER SINCE HE WAS 13
AND NOW HE'S IN HIS 20s.
HE SAYS THAT
"I USE MY DISCIPLINE
AND WILL POWER TO OVERCOME IT,
IT GOT WORSE.
BUT WHEN I BEGAN TO CONFESS
AND BELIEVE THAT
I AM THE RIGHTEOUSNESS
OF GOD IN CHRIST.
'FATHER, I THANK YOU.
YOU'VE MADE ME RIGHTEOUS
IN CHRIST.'
EVEN IN THE MIDST OF MY SIN,
I WOULD SAY THAT.
I WOULD CONFESS IT."
HE SAYS THAT NOW, HE WROTE
TO ME, "PASTOR PRINCE,
JUST TO LET YOU KNOW THAT
IT'S BEEN MORE THAN A YEAR,
OR LONGER THAN THAT,
I'VE NOT WATCH PORNOGRAPHY
EVER SINCE --
NO DESIRE TO."
AND HE SAYS HE IS A TESTIMONY
OF WHAT GRACE CAN DO.
James: THAT'S HUGE!
IN THE LIGHT
OF HIS GLORY AND GRACE,
THE THINGS OF THE WORLD
GROW STRANGELY DIM.
I DON'T THINK ANYTHING
EVER LIFTED A LOAD OFF OF ME.
I WAS PREACHING THE BIBLE,
CARRYING IT
BUT IT WASN'T CARRYING ME.
AND I CAME TO BE CONSUMED
BY THE PERSON OF THE WORD
AS A PREACHER
WHO WAS DEFEATED --
AN INCREDIBLE CHANGE.
AND IT'S THAT GRACE THAT HE
WANTS TO KEEP WORKING IN US.
WHAT I HEAR COMING FROM YOU
IN SUCH A FREE FLOW IS
THAT EVER FLOWING REVELATION
OF THAT GRACE,
THE MANIFESTATION OF IT,
AND THE RELEASE OF IT
HAS TRANSFORMING POWER.
WOULD YOU AGREE THAT
THAT RIVER COMING FROM JOSEPH
IS LIKE A RIVER OF HEALING
AND TRANSFORMATION?
DO YOU THANK GOD
FOR SENDING A MAN --
THIS IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT,
A MAN SENT FROM GOD, BY GOD,
AND THOSE THAT HAVE
EARS TO HEAR,
HEAR WHAT THE SPIRIT --
NOT JOSEPH -- THE SPIRIT
IS SAYING TO THE CHURCH,
AND HEED, REND YOUR HEART
NOT YOUR GARMENTS
AND RECEIVE THE TRUTH
THAT TRANSFORMS.
THIS IS A FANTASTIC BOOK!
I FOUND MYSELF LITERALLY
BEING SPIRITUALLY ENERGIZED
AS I READ IT.
I FOUND MY MIND BEING AFFECTED
AND SO ANXIOUS TO MEET YOU.
I WILL LET YOU KNOW AND I PRAY
EVERYBODY WATCHING IN HERE
WILL DEVOTE YOURSELF.
I WILL PRAY FOR YOU, A SHIELD,
A COVERING OF THE LORD
ON YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.
I PRAY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
EVEN AS WE VISITED BRIEFLY,
THAT YOU'LL ALWAYS REMEMBER,
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENED,
JESUS KEPT ESCAPING
TO BE ONLY WITH THE FATHER
BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE
YOU IDENTIFY WITH HIM.
I PRAY YOU WILL DO THAT
BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE GIFTED,
THE CHURCH CAN TEND
TO TAKE YOU BEYOND
EVEN THE FATHER'S WILL.
HE ONLY DID
WHAT HE SAW THE FATHER DOING
AND MOVING IN THE FULLNESS
OF TIME.
SO I PRAY -- WOULD YOU PRAY
HE WILL GUARD HIS TIME?
AND WE'LL HELP HIM.
I JUST THANK GOD FOR YOU.
JOSEPH, YOU SHARED
THAT GOD HAD GIVEN YOU
A REAL LOVE FOR WHAT YOU SAW
PEOPLE DOING, MISSIONARIES,
EVEN IN WHAT WE WERE DOING.
I WANT TO SHOW
ALL OF YOU SOMETHING
AND I'VE BEEN ON TELEVISION
A LONG TIME NOW,
ABOUT 45 YEARS,
AND I'VE BEEN ALL OVER
THE WORLD IN MISSIONS.
I'VE NEVER BEEN AS MOVED
AS I WAS WHEN I SAW
WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE.
I REALLY PRAY
THAT YOU'LL LEAN IN --
AND YOU TALK ABOUT AN OCCASION
FOR GRACE,
IN ITS PUREST EXPRESSION --
I WANT YOU TO LEAN IN
AND I WANT YOU TO LISTEN.
Announcer:
SHE MOVED SO SLOWLY.
NO, SHE HARDLY
MOVED AT ALL.
AND NO TEARS FELL
BECAUSE THAT WELL
HAD RUN DRY.
WHILE NO PICTURE
OF HEALTH,
ROEN HAS BEEN
DRAINED OF LIFE --
THE KIND OF LIFE FOUND
IN YOUR ROLE AS A MOTHER.
DEATH CAME.
IT TOOK
FROM ROEN
BUT THEN IT TOOK
AGAIN AND AGAIN
... AND AGAIN.
Announcer:
IN THIS HEAT,
THE AVERAGE PERSON CAN SURVIVE ONLY A FEW DAYS WITHOUT WATER.
THOUGH THIS WATER
MIGHT EXTEND A LIFE,
IT EVENTUALLY
TAKES IT,
ESPECIALLY CHILDREN
BECAUSE THEIR IMMUNE SYSTEM
IS TOO WEAK FOR THAT FIGHT.
Announcer:
TRAUMA HAS TAKEN ITS TOLL
BUT BECAUSE THE WATER
WHICH TOOK HER CHILDREN
IS STILL
THEIR ONLY SOURCE,
ROEN KNOWS THAT
UNLESS SOMETHING IS DONE
TO PROVIDE CLEAN WATER
AT ANY MOMENT SHE COULD
LOSE ALL THAT REMAINS.
James: ROEN, I WISH I COULD --
I WISH I COULD TALK TO YOU.
THE BEAUTIFUL BROWN-EYED GIRL;
OUR GIRLS HAD
BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH
I WANT TO STOP
THE DEATH CYCLE;
AND BETTY AND I ARE
PRAYING FOR THAT.
WE ARE BELIEVING GOD
TO TAKE YOU IN HIS ARMS
THROUGH ARMS OF PEOPLE
ALL OVER THE WORLD
WHO WILL SAY,
"I WILL SHOW YOU JESUS."
WE WANT TO GIVE YOU THE WATER.
BETTY, WE HAVE BEEN
DRILLING WELLS A LONG TIME.
WE WANT TO DRILL
ANOTHER 500 THIS YEAR.
I ESPECIALLY WILL SAY
YOU AND I WOULD
GIVE HER A WELL; RIGHT?
WHATEVER IT WOULD TAKE.
WHAT DO YOU FEEL WHEN YOU
WATCH THAT PRECIOUS MOTHER
THAT LOST SO MANY
OF HER CHILDREN?
Betty: JAMES,
THERE ARE SOME TIMES
THAT WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING
WHEN WE SEE A LOVED ONE
LOSE THEIR LIFE.
THERE ARE SOME TIMES
WHEN WE WOULD DO EVERYTHING
TO SAVE THE LIFE
OF OUR LOVED ONE --
ALL THE TIME.
BUT YET WHEN YOU SEE
SITUATIONS LIKE THIS,
THERE'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO.
THIS MOTHER LOST
SEVEN CHILDREN AND DOESN'T
KNOW HOW THE OTHER FIVE
WILL MAKE IT, JAMES.
SHE KNOWS WHAT'S KILLING THEM,
IT'S THE WATER.
BUT THE ONLY SOURCE THEY HAVE
IS WHAT SHE HAS TO GIVE THEM.
PLEASE JOIN WITH US.
WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS
IF YOU'LL JUST
REACH IN YOUR HEART
AND ASK GOD WHAT HE
WOULD HAVE YOU TO DO.
WE CAN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH
IN SO MANY OF THESE CHILDREN.
James: I'M TOTALLY COMFORTABLE
PLEADING THE CAUSE
OF THE ORPHAN, THE WIDOW,
THE HURTING, THE SUFFERING,
BECAUSE HE LOVES THEM SO MUCH
-- BECAUSE I KNOW
WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE.
I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE
TO BE THE ONE NOBODY NOTICED,
NOBODY PICKED;
I KNOW WHAT THAT FEELS LIKE.
MOST OF THE WORLD FEELS
LIKE NO ONE NOTICED
BUT GOD NOTICES.
HE SAID EVEN A SPARROW,
THE LEAST SIGNIFICANT BIRD,
NOT A COLORFUL BIRD,
THE MOST ORDINARY BIRD,
THE FATHER SEES IT.
AND HE WANTS TO SHOW
THOSE PEOPLE THROUGH US
THAT HE SEES THEM
AND HE LOVES THEM.
I'M ASKING YOU TO HELP US
DRILL WELLS IN HER AREA.
I'M ASKING YOU TO HELP US
DRILL ANOTHER 500 WELLS.
I WISH WE COULD
TRIPLE THAT NUMBER.
I'M ASKING YOU
TO HELP US DRILL THEM
IN THE DESIGNATED AREAS
THAT THE MISSIONARIES
HAVE SHOWN US -- 500.
NOW LISTEN TO ME.
THEY'RE $4800 EACH.
$48, BASICALLY
YOU DIVIDE IT OUT,
WILL GIVE TEN PEOPLE WATER
THE REST OF THEIR LIFE;
$144 WILL GIVE 30.
IF YOU CAN GIVE $4800 DO IT!
DO IT!
IF YOU CAN GIVE $1200
AND PRAY THREE JOIN YOU
OR $2400 AND ONE JOIN YOU,
WHATEVER IT TAKES,
LET'S DO OUR PART.
GO TO THE PHONE,
DIAL THE NUMBER,
TAKE YOUR BANKCARD,
USE IT LIKE A CHECK,
OR YOU CAN GO ONLINE
LIFETODAY.ORG.
FATHER, I PRAY EVERY PERSON
WOULD TAKE JOY
IN SAYING TO ROEN,
I'LL HELP SAVE YOUR CHILDREN.
I'M GOING TO LIGHTEN
YOUR LOAD.
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU LOVE;
IN JESUS' NAME.
DON'T LET ANYTHING KEEP YOU
FROM GIVING A CUP OF WATER
IN JESUS' NAME IN LOVE.
DON'T LET A BUSY,
DON'T LET ANYTHING STOP YOU.
I'M GOING TO BE AN ANSWER
TO THAT WOMAN'S HEART CRY
AND HER PRAYER.
I'M GOING TO BE!
Announcer: EVERY DAY
CHILDREN OF ALL AGES
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 EFFECTIVE
LIFE-SAVING DEMONSTRATIONS
OF GOD'S LOVE
YOU COULD EVER
BE A PART OF.
SUFFERING CAN END
BECAUSE CLEAN WATER
CHANGES EVERYTHING.
WITH YOUR GIFT TODAY,
YOU CAN HELP ESTABLISH
AND DRILL 500 NEW WATER WELLS FOR REMOTE VILLAGES
IMPACTING
OVER 20 NATIONS.
YOUR GIFT OF $24
WILL HELP PROVIDE
CLEAN WATER
FOR FIVE PEOPLE.
A GIFT OF $48 WILL HELP
PROVIDE FOR 10 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
THE NEW CHILDREN
AT THE WELL INTERACTIVE BOOK
TO HELP YOUR LITTLE ONES UNDERSTAND THE BLESSING
OF CLEAN WATER,
AS WELL AS
THE WOMEN AT THE WELL
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
WITH 32 REFRESHING DEVOTIONALS FOR YOUR QUIET TIME.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE
YOU MAY REQUEST THIS
BEAUTIFUL LEATHER JOURNAL
TO HELP CAPTURE YOUR
PERSONAL TIMES WITH GOD.
FINALLY, PLEASE CONSIDER
A GIFT OF $1200
TO HELP PROVIDE WATER
FOR 250 PEOPLE
OR A GIFT
OF $4800
TO HELP SPONSOR
A COMPLETE WELL
AND YOU MAY REQUEST
OUR COMMEMORATIVE SCULPTURE
GLASS STATUE
"THE BLESSING."
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE
YOUR SECURE GIFT ONLINE TODAY!
James: IF YOU HELP US
WITH ANY GIFT
TO GIVE A CUP OF WATER,
WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO SEND YOU
THE POWER OF RIGHT BELIEVING
BY JOSEPH PRINCE.
AND YOU ENCOURAGE
YOUR FRIENDS TO GET IT,
AND LET'S START
BELIEVING RIGHT.
WOULD YOU JOIN BETTY AND ME
IN SAYING THANK YOU
TO JOSEPH PRINCE?
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Announcer: ARE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR FAMILY
BEING ILL-EQUIPPED TO MANAGE RESOURCES WHEN YOU PASS AWAY?
DO YOU WANT TO LEAVE
A LEGACY GIFT
THAT IMPACTS THE LIVES OF OTHERS?
AS A FREE SERVICE TO
OUR FRIENDS AND PARTNERS,
LIFE PLANNING SERVICES,
A MINISTRY OF LIFE OUTREACH
INTERNATIONAL
IS HERE TO HELP WITH
YOUR ESTATE PLANNING NEEDS
AND START
YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE.
DO NOT PUT OFF
THIS IMPORTANT STEP
TO PROTECT YOUR LOVED ONES
AND LEAVE
A LASTING LEGACY!
CONTACT LIFE PLANNING
SERVICES TODAY!
Announcer:
IS HEAVEN A REAL PLACE?
WHAT WILL OUR
BODIES LOOK LIKE?
WILL WE BE MARRIED?
TOMORROW PASTOR
ROBERT JEFFRESS
ANSWERS COMMON QUESTIONS
ABOUT HEAVEN.