Announcer:
NEXT ON LIFE TODAY!
BETH MOORE DESCRIBES LIFE
AFTER SATAN HAS HAD HIS WAY.
Beth: IS THERE NO WAY
WE LET A PERSON MOVE ON?
BUT HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED THAT WHEN YOU GET UP COURAGE ENOUGH
TO MOVE ON IN JESUS
YOU'VE GOT PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE
THAT DON'T
WANT YOU TO.
THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO BECAUSE THEY FEEL POWER OVER YOU
AS LONG AS THEY CAN STILL
REMIND YOU OF YOUR SHAME.
Announcer: LEARNING TO LET
JESUS COVER OUR SHAME
AS WE SPEND
WEDNESDAYS IN THE WORD.
♪
James: THANK ALL OF YOU!
THANK YOU.
WE WELCOME YOU TO LIFE TODAY.
I'M JAMES ROBISON AND MY WIFE
BETTY AND I ARE GLAD
YOU JOINED US ON LIFE TODAY.
WE'VE GOT A SERIES
OF DEVOTIONALS FOR EVERY DAY
OF THE YEAR,
"EVERY DAY A NEW DAY."
THEY ACTUALLY REFLECT
THE SEASONS OF THE YEAR
BY THE COVER AND WE TAKE YOU
THROUGH THE ENTIRE YEAR
JUST GIVING YOU
SOME SPIRITUAL INSIGHT
IN THE WORD, GIVING YOU
AN OPPORTUNITY TO JOURNAL
WHICH IS ONE OF THE REASONS
A LOT OF YOU ENJOY WATCHING
AND LISTENING TO BETH MOORE
NOT ONLY IN HER INCREDIBLE
SEMINARS AND WHEREVER
SHE'S SPEAKING AND SHARING
BUT RIGHT HERE ON LIFE TODAY
ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
BETH IS TALKING ABOUT THE
BATTLE WE HAVE SPIRITUALLY.
BETTY, THE BOOK THAT REALLY
MADE HER FAMOUS WAS
BREAKING FREE WHERE BETH
BROUGHT TO THE FOREFRONT
THE FACT THAT WE'RE
IN A SPIRITUAL BATTLE,
THAT THERE'S SPIRITUAL WARFARE
AND WE REALLY NEED THE ARMOR
OF GOD AND THE DIVINE
ENABLING OF GOD IN ORDER
TO OVERCOME BUT ALSO
TO GET OUT OF THE DITCH,
WHICH SHE SAYS SOMETIMES
WE FALL IN IT,
SOMETIMES WE'RE THROWN IN IT
AND SOMETIMES WE DIG IT
OURSELVES AND GET IN IT.
BUT WE ALL NEED FREEDOM
BECAUSE WE'RE IN A FIERCE
BATTLE AND THAT'S WHAT
SHE IS TALKING ABOUT.
I HOPE YOU ENJOY
WHAT SHE IS SHARING.
WELCOME BETH MOORE.
HERE SHE IS.
♪
Beth: LUKE CHAPTER EIGHT,
VERSE 26, I'D LOVE TO READ
ALL THE WAY THROUGH 39:
WE TALKED ABOUT THE ISOLATION
IN OUR LAST SERIES, WHEN
THE ENEMY HAS HIS FULL WAY.
ONE OF THE ODDEST MOMENTS
THAT YOU'LL EVER FIND
IN ALL OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
BUT I DO THINK IT BEARS
NOTICE THAT WHEN THE ENEMY
HAS HIS FULL WAY, WHEN
THIS HERD WAS INFILTRATED
BY ALL THESE DEMONS,
ISN'T IT INTERESTING
THAT THEY WENT OFF A CLIFF?
IF YOU EVER WANT TO KNOW WHAT
THE ENEMY WANTS YOU TO DO
WITH YOUR LIFE,
IT WOULD BE TO GO RIGHT OFF
A CLIFF BECAUSE THEY
HAD NOTHING TO HINDER HIM.
THEY HAD NO VOICE,
NOTHING THEY COULD DO
WITH THAT LEGION,
THEY HAD THEIR FULL WAY
WITH THEM AND WENT
RIGHT OFF THAT CLIFF.
ANYBODY KNOW WHAT IT IS LIKE
TO BE STANDING
RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF A CLIFF
THINKING IF ANYBODY
EVEN BREATHES ON YOU,
YOU WILL GO OVER.
AND I'VE GOT GOOD NEWS
FOR YOU TODAY;
YOU ARE NOT GOING OVER
THAT CLIFF, IN JESUS' NAME.
SOMEBODY SAY "IN JESUS' NAME."
NO! BECAUSE HE HAS COME
TO SAVE US FROM
THE EDGE OF THE CLIFF.
NOW NEEDLESS TO SAY
THEY'VE LOST THEIR LIVELIHOOD
SO THEY'RE FAIRLY UPSET.
THEY WOULDN'T HAVE
HAD TO DO THAT TODAY,
IT WOULD BE ON YOUTUBE. AMEN?
LIKE THEY'D ALREADY --
WE'D ALL BE WATCHING.
IT WOULD HAVE LIKE
A MILLION VIEWS
WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK.
DO NOT FORGET THIS PART --
ANYBODY?
THIS IS NOT REALLY THE
HEART OF WHERE WE'RE GOING
IN THIS PRESENT SERIES
BUT I DO THINK IT IS CAUSE
FOR PAUSE; THAT LITERALLY,
OUR RESTORATION AND FREEDOM
COULD SCARE PEOPLE
WORSE THAN OUR BONDAGE.
WE CAN BE IN BONDAGE SO LONG
THAT THE PEOPLE AROUND US
ARE USED TO OUR BONDAGE.
WE ARE SCARIER TO THEM
WHEN WE ARE FREE.
ANYBODY? I NEED SOMEBODY.
I NEED SOMEBODY
BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE
THAT ARE SO AFRAID
OF WHAT PEOPLE DO
WHEN THEY ARE FREED UP
AND DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND
OF BONDAGE AND THOSE KINDS
OF CHAINS ON THEM.
THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT
TO DO WITH A WHOLE PERSON.
THEY ASKED JESUS TO LEAVE
BECAUSE THEY WERE SO AFRAID
OF THE DELIVERANCE OF THIS MAN
"FOR THEY WERE SEIZED
WITH GREAT FEAR," IT SAYS.
BY RETURNED IT MEANS WENT
OVER ACROSS THE LAKE
AND WENT BACK TO GALILEE.
SO IN THE FIRST HALF
OF OUR SERIES
WE LOOKED AT IT FROM
THE PERSPECTIVE OF THIS.
WHAT WOULD AN ENVIRONMENT
LOOK LIKE IF THE ENEMY
HAD HIS FULL SWAY?
WE EVER WANT TO SEE...
WHAT WOULD AN ENVIRONMENT
BE LIKE IF HE JUST GOT
TO DO EVERYTHING
HE COULD POSSIBLY DO?
YOU ARE LOOKING AT IT.
NOW YOU MIGHT SAY, "WELL, NO,
HE WOULD HAVE KILLED HIM."
WELL, I AM NOT
SO SURE ABOUT THAT.
HE IS A MURDERER,
THE WORD OF GOD TELLS US,
JESUS TOLD US THAT
IN THE GOSPEL OF JOHN.
WE KNOW THAT FOR A FACT.
BUT I'M NOT SURE HE IS FOR
DOING IT REALLY EARLY ON
BECAUSE I THINK
HE LOVES TO TORMENT PEOPLE.
SEE THE WHOLE FAMILY
WAS TORN UP BECAUSE
THEY COULDN'T SUBDUE HIM
SO EVERYBODY WAS UPSET
BECAUSE HE HAD BEEN
PUT OUT OF THE FAMILY.
HE'S LIVING AROUND THE TOMBS.
SEE, THERE IS A GREAT IMPACT
OF SOMEBODY
IN COMPLETE TORMENT
BECAUSE IT NOT ONLY
TORMENTS THE ONE PERSON
BUT EVERYONE WHO LOVES THEM,
EVERYONE IN COMMUNITY
WITH THEM,
THEY ARE ALSO TORMENTED.
I NEED SOMEBODY TO SAY AMEN.
ANYBODY KNOW WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT?
SO I'M NOT JUST SURE HE WANTS
TO KILL US OFF IMMEDIATELY.
I THINK HE GETS A WHOLE LOT
OF GROUND OUT OF TORMENTING
A WHOLE GROUP OF PEOPLE
WITH HIS ACTIVITY.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE SEEING HERE.
WE ESTABLISHED
FOUR BASIC POINTS
AND THEY WERE THESE.
I'LL GIVE THEM TO YOU.
NUMBER ONE:
WHERE SATAN HAS HIS WAY,
PEOPLE LIVE AMONG THE TOMBS.
WE TALK ABOUT HOW
WE CLING TO THINGS THAT
ARE LONG SINCE GONE
AND DEAD IN OUR LIVES --
DEAD RELATIONSHIPS --
OUR DEAD PAST -
WHATEVER IT MAY BE,
STILL CLINGING AROUND
THINGS THAT ARE DEAD
AND LIFELESS,
INSTEAD OF BEING OUT
IN THE LIGHT
AND WITH THE LIFE
OF THE ABUNDANCE OF CHRIST.
THAT'S HUGE
IN THE NARRATIVE;
THAT THE ENEMY HAD TAKEN OVER
THE VOICE OF THE MAN.
BUT IN OUR PRESENT SERIES
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT,
ESPECIALLY ONE DIMENSION
OF WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN JESUS HAS HIS WAY.
SOMEBODY SAY OUT LOUD:
WHEN JESUS HAS HIS WAY.
[Audience repeats]
LISTEN?, IF YOU WANT LIFE
TO BEGIN FOR YOU JUST SAY TO
HIM TODAY, "HAVE YOUR WAY."
IF YOU WANT TO SEE HIM BEGIN
TO DO SOMETHING DRAMATIC,
WHEN WE JUST THROW OPEN
OUR ARMS TO JESUS AND SAY
TO HIM, "YOU HAVE YOUR WAY."
IT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN.
Beth: YOU'VE COME
TO BIBLE STUDY TODAY
TO GET SOME NEW CLOTHES!
SOME NEW CLOTHES!
I LIKE ME
SOME NEW CLOTHES.
James: WE WANT GOD'S WILL
AND GOD'S WAY.
BETH IS GOING TO CONTINUE
THIS TEACHING IN JUST
A FEW MINUTES BUT IT'S BEEN
SO IMPORTANT TO BETH
AND TO ALL OF US THAT
YOU UNDERSTAND DOING IT
GOD'S WAY IS LITERALLY
SHARING HIS LOVE FREELY.
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU
SOMETHING RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE SEEN
MANY THINGS THAT MOVED ME
THIS MUCH.
IT'S LIKE WE JUST STEPPED
INTO A SETTING THAT WAS
VERY REAL AND KNOW WE CAN DO
SOMETHING ABOUT IT --
VERY REAL!
VERY NECESSARY!
WATCH AND SEE
IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.
[Weeping]
Tammy:
I UNDERSTAND PAIN WELL
AND I UNDERSTAND
LOSS WELL.
I KNOW WHAT
THAT FEELS LIKE
TO JUST FEEL LIKE
YOU'RE DYING INSIDE
BECAUSE THERE IS NOTHING
YOU CAN DO TO CHANGE
WHAT'S HAPPENED
IN YOUR LIFE.
I THINK THAT'S WHY
I'M HERE AT THIS MOMENT.
I FEEL LIKE THIS IS WHY
GOD HAS CALLED ME HERE
EVEN AT THIS MOMENT
TO ASK YOU IF
IT WOULD BE YOU --
IF YOU WOULD BE
THE ONE TO HELP HER.
IT WOULD MAKE A HUGE
DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES
OF THIS PRECIOUS WOMAN
AND HER CHILDREN,
OTHER FAMILIES
IN THIS VILLAGE
AND VILLAGES
ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
WE CAN COME IN HERE
AND DRILL THEM A WELL
THAT WILL GIVE THEM
WATER FOR LIFE.
IT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING
IN A MOMENT'S TIME.
PLEASE DON'T HESITATE.
DON'T WAIT ANY LONGER --
WE NEED YOUR HELP.
James: WE KNOW
WHAT IT FEELS LIKE
TO LOSE A CHILD.
IT IS INDESCRIBABLE.
AND I WOULDN'T HAVE
SHOWN YOU THAT,
AND THAT PRECIOUS MOTHER
HOLDING TWO OTHER CHILDREN
IF I DIDN'T KNOW WE COULD
STOP THE CONTINUATION
OF THE HEARTACHE.
WE CAN GIVE
THOSE CHILDREN A FUTURE
BY GIVING THEM CLEAN WATER.
Betty: WE CAN.
MAYBE YOU'VE HAD SOMEONE
IN YOUR LIFE VERY CLOSE TO YOU
AND YOU FEEL THE PAIN
THAT THAT MOTHER FEELS.
SHE'S WEEPING
FROM DEEP DOWN IN HER HEART.
SHE HAS OTHER CHILDREN
BUT SHE LOVES THEM ALL
SO DEEPLY
AND SHE IS CONCERNED
SHE IS GOING TO LOSE THEM.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
THERE IS AN ANSWER.
THERE IS A WAY, THERE IS HOPE
AND THAT'S THROUGH
DRILLING WATER WELLS.
WE CAN SAVE FAMILIES
LIKE THIS.
THE ONLY THING THEY HAVE
IS THE DISEASED WATER
BUT WE CAN GIVE THEM
PURE CLEAN WATER.
WON'T YOU JOIN WITH US?
YOU'LL BE SO BLESSED
AS YOU DO.
James: PLEASE DO IT.
WE MUST DRILL A WELL
RIGHT THERE.
I WOULD LIKE TO THINK
THERE ARE MANY OF YOU
WHO WOULD SAY,
"I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
I'LL DRILL THAT ONE."
IT DOES COST $4800 PER WELL
AND YOU MUST UNDERSTAND
THAT IT IS THAT COST,
BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE SAVINGS
AND EFFORTS THAT
OUR MISSION WORKERS AND
RELIEF WORKERS PUT INTO IT,
AND THE FACT THAT YOU BOUGHT
ALL THE DRILLING EQUIPMENT
FOR ALL THE DIFFERENT RIGS --
YOU PAID FOR IT!
AND SO THEY'RE READY TO GO.
AND WE KNOW THAT
THERE IS WATER THERE
THAT WE CAN GET.
MANY OF THESE WELLS
ARE RELATIVELY SHALLOW,
MAYBE 200-250 FEET MAXIMUM.
BUT SOMETIMES
WE HAVE TO GO FURTHER
BUT IT AVERAGES OUT $4800.
I THINK THERE IS SOMEONE
SAYING, "I WANT TO DRILL
THAT WELL RIGHT THERE.
I WANT TO GIVE
THOSE LITTLE CHILDREN --
I WANT TO GIVE THEM A FUTURE.
I WANT TO STOP THE HEARTACHE.
I CAN'T HEAL
WHAT HAPPENED THERE."
SHE IS OVER
THAT LITTLE MOUND OF DIRT
WHERE HER LITTLE GIRL IS.
LET'S NOT LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN.
AND PLEASE KNOW THAT THERE
ARE 500 AREAS LIKE THAT
WHERE THE MISSIONARIES HAVE
TAKEN US TO THOSE SITUATIONS;
WHERE THE MISSIONARIES
ARE THERE FILLED WITH LOVE
AND SAY WE WANT TO SHOW
THESE VILLAGE PEOPLE
AND THESE PEOPLE
IN THIS COMMUNITY IN THIS AREA
WHAT LOVES LOOKS LIKE.
SO WE WANT TO DRILL 500 WELLS.
$4800, MAYBE
YOU COULD GIVE $2400
AND PRAY SOMEONE JOINS YOU
OR $1200 AND PRAY
THREE JOIN YOU.
MOST OF THE MONEY
THAT COMES FOR THE WELLS,
FOR THE 500 COMES FROM PEOPLE
WHO GIVE $48 OR $144.
$48, TEN PEOPLE WATER
THE REST OF THEIR LIVES.
THAT'S AN AMAZING GIFT,
IT JUST KEEPS GIVING.
$144 -- 30 PEOPLE,
THAT'S HOW IT
AVERAGES OUT.
WOULD YOU RIGHT NOW GO
TO LIFETODAY.ORG
AND MAKE THE GIFT?
USE YOUR BANKCARD
LIKE A CHECK.
OR YOU CAN DIAL THE NUMBER
AND USE YOUR BANKCARD
LIKE A CHECK;
YOU SHOULD ALWAYS USE
THAT CARD THAT WAY,
LIKE A CHECK.
PLEASE DO IT!
IF YOU WRITE A CHECK,
MAKE IT TO LIFE
BUT CALL US AND TELL US
WHAT YOU'RE SENDING.
WE WANT TO SEND YOU
SOME BEAUTIFUL GIFTS
TO BLESS YOU,
A BEAUTIFUL DEVOTIONAL GUIDE,
BEAUTIFUL "NAMES OF JESUS"
PENS THAT YOU HAVE SAID,
WE WANT THOSE BECAUSE
YOU'VE USED THEM TO WITNESS,
AND A BEAUTIFUL
THOMAS KINKADE PAINTING,
A CANVAS THAT YOU WILL
APPRECIATE ALREADY FRAMED.
PLEASE RIGHT NOW GO ONLINE
OR DIAL THE NUMBER
AND JUST EXPRESS
NOT ONLY YOUR HEART
BUT GOD'S HEART
FOR PRECIOUS PEOPLE LIKE THAT
AND SO MANY OTHERS
THAT WE CAN HELP.
THANK YOU FOR DOING IT.
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 WATER WELLS
FOR REMOTE VILLAGES
IN OVER
12 DIFFERENT NATIONS.
YOUR GIFT OF $24
WILL HELP PROVIDE
CLEAN WATER FOR 5 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
YOU'LL RECEIVE
THE "EVERY DAY A NEW DAY"
DEVOTIONAL
BROKEN OUT INTO
THE FOUR SEASONS OF THE YEAR.
THIS DAILY DEVOTIONAL
FEATURES SCRIPTURES,
INSPIRATIONAL THOUGHTS,
A BIBLE READING PLAN,
AND A PLACE FOR YOU
TO JOURNAL EACH DAY.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE,
YOU MAY REQUEST
"THE NAMES OF JESUS" PEN SET;
ONE INSCRIBED WITH THE NAMES
OF JESUS FOUND IN SCRIPTURE
AND THE OTHER REFLECTING
THE GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT.
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 REQUEST THIS BEAUTIFULLY
FRAMED CANVAS PRINT
OF "THE FOREST CHAPEL"
BY THOMAS KINKADE.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE
YOUR SECURE GIFT ONLINE TODAY!
Beth: I HAVE NEVER, NOT ONCE,
TAUGHT ON WHAT
I'M ABOUT TO TEACH YOU NOW.
SO I HAVE A LITTLE BIT
OF TREPIDATION ABOUT IT
BECAUSE IT IS AN ODD TOPIC.
IN FACT, IF YOU SAY
TO SOMEBODY, WELL,
THIS IS WHAT OUR THEME WAS
ON WEDNESDAYS IN BIBLE STUDY
ON LIFE TODAY,
WHEN YOU TELL THEM THAT,
THEY'RE NOT LIKELY TO
WANT TO REALLY TUNE IN
IF THAT'S ALL YOU TELL THEM.
YOU MIGHT HAVE TO GET
A LITTLE BIT CLEARER.
BECAUSE WHERE I WANT TO GO
WITH YOU IS TO THE PLACE
WHERE IT SAYS IN VERSE 27;
WOULD YOU LOOK WITH ME?
WHEN IT SAYS:
I VERY SPECIFICALLY DID NOT
MENTION THIS LITTLE DETAIL IN
THE FIRST PART OF OUR SERIES
BECAUSE I WANTED TO SAVE IT
FOR OUR ENTIRE TIME HERE
IN OUR PRESENT HALF
OF OUR SERIES ON THE DEMONIAC
IN LUKE CHAPTER EIGHT
BECAUSE THIS GETS VERY,
VERY INTERESTING.
FOR A LONG TIME
HE HAD WORN NO CLOTHES.
WE'RE GOING TO TALK
ABOUT NAKEDNESS.
BUT WE'RE NOT JUST GOING
TO TALK ABOUT LITERAL,
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT
FROM A THEOLOGICAL
POINT OF VIEW.
IT IS VERY LITERAL
IN LUKE CHAPTER EIGHT.
I WANT TO REMIND YOU
OF A PORTION OF GENESIS TWO,
IN VERSE 25, IN THE GARDEN
WHEN IT SAYS THAT ADAM AND EVE
HAD BEEN UNCLOTHED
AND WERE UNASHAMED.
THAT'S HOW IT ALL BEGAN.
BUT HERE WE SEE
A WHOLE TURN OF EVENTS BECAUSE
FROM THAT POINT FORWARD,
ONCE THE FALL HAPPENED
IN THE GARDEN AND MAN WENT
FOR THE BAIT THAT THE ENEMY,
THE SERPENT HIMSELF,
HAD SET BEFORE THEM,
ONCE THAT HAPPENED
THEN IT BECAME A COVERING
OVER THAT NAKEDNESS.
SO I WANT YOU TO THINK
WITH ME IN THEOLOGICAL TERMS
BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
IN OUR PRESENT SERIES;
THAT JESUS CHRIST CLOTHES US.
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT
THE THEOLOGICAL BIBLICAL FACT
THAT JESUS CHRIST CLOTHES US.
THAT WHOM HE RESTORES
HE ALSO ROBES.
I WANT SOMEBODY
TO GET IN THAT WITH ME.
I WANT SOMEBODY TO GO AHEAD
AND SAY "AMEN" BY FAITH.
BECAUSE LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING, WHERE THIS GOES
WAS ALMOST AN UNDOING FOR ME.
I WAS SO OVERWHELMED
BY THE COMPASSION
AND BEAUTY OF CHRIST.
NOW STAY WITH ME HERE
FOR A SECOND.
SINCE THE FALL OF MAN
WHEN WE'RE THINKING IN TERMS
OF A THEOLOGY OF COVERAGE,
OF BEING COVERED BY GOD,
I WANT YOU TO THINK
WHAT THE THEOLOGY
OF NAKEDNESS WOULD BE.
THAT WOULD BE OPEN
IN OUR SHAME
OR OPEN WITHOUT OUR DIGNITY,
EXPOSING OUR FALLENNESS;
IS THAT FAIR TO SAY?
SO I WANT YOU TO THINK
THROUGH THIS FOR A MOMENT.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU FELT LIKE YOU HAD
REALLY EXPOSED YOUR FOLLY?
ANYBODY? I NEED
TO ASK SOMEBODY THAT'S GOT
GUTS ENOUGH TO RAISE
THEIR HAND IN THIS ROOM,
AND I'M WONDERING ABOUT ON
THE OTHER SIDE OF THAT SCREEN,
ANYBODY EVER JUST FLAT OUT
EMBARRASSED YOURSELF
IN FRONT OF PEOPLE?
[Laughter]
ANYBODY?
ANYBODY EMBARRASSED YOURSELF
ALMOST HABITUALLY?
ANYBODY HAD A SEASON THAT
YOU JUST DIDN'T EMBARRASS
-- IT WAS LIKE A SEASON
OF EMBARRASSMENT?
IT CAN HAPPEN TO US
IN OUR WORKPLACE.
WE CAN COME UNDER SHAME.
MAYBE WE'VE HAD
A DEMOTION AT WORK,
BEEN PUT IN
A DIFFERENT POSITION,
SOMEBODY GOT THAT HIRE
INSTEAD OF US.
SOMETHING HAPPENED
WHERE WE FELT SHAMED.
IT CAN HAPPEN IN THE CHURCH,
IT CAN HAPPEN IN ANY KIND
OF SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT.
IT CAN CERTAINLY HAPPEN
IN A FAMILY AND OFTEN
DOES HAPPEN IN A FAMILY
WHERE YOU FEEL LIKE
YOU HAVE LOST YOUR DIGNITY
AND YOU CANNOT GET IT BACK.
IF THAT HAS EVER BEEN YOU,
OR IF IT EVER WILL BE YOU,
LISTEN, YOU NEED TO TUNE IN
BECAUSE THIS IS ONE
OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THINGS
THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY FIND
IN THIS NARRATIVE WHERE
THE ENEMY HAD COME TO TORMENT
AND LEFT THIS MAN COMPLETELY
EXPOSED IN HIS SHAME
AND HE IS CLOTHED
AT THE END OF THE SCENE
AND IN HIS RIGHT MIND.
I WANT YOU TO PRESS IN
TO THIS STORY WITH ME.
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN PEOPLE WANT
TO REMIND YOU OF YOUR SHAME?
HOW YOU'VE EXPOSED
YOUR FOOLISHNESS
OR YOUR STUPIDITY?
HAVE ANY OF THOSE?
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
I HAVE GOT SOME FRIENDS
THAT ARE STUCK BACK
IN MY OLD LIFE.
I NEED SOMEBODY.
AND I DON'T CARE
HOW MANY YEARS HAVE GONE BY,
WE BRING UP
THE SAME THING ABOUT ME
SOONER OR LATER
WHEN WE HAVE A REUNION.
ANYBODY?
THEY GO, "REMEMBER WHEN..."
ACTUALLY, I'M TRYING NOT
TO ANY LONGER REMEMBER WHEN
BECAUSE STAY WITH ME HERE,
IT'S BEEN DECADES --
IT'S BEEN DECADES!
IS THERE NO WAY
WE LET A PERSON MOVE ON?
BUT HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED
THAT WHEN YOU GET UP
COURAGE ENOUGH
TO MOVE ON IN JESUS,
YOU GOT PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE
THAT DON'T WANT YOU TO.
THEY DO NOT WANT YOU TO
BECAUSE THEY FEEL POWER OVER
YOU AS LONG AS THEY CAN STILL
REMIND YOU OF YOUR SHAME.
LISTEN! WE'RE ABOUT
TO GET SOME ROBES ON.
I'M TIRED OF IT. ANYBODY ELSE?
I'M TIRED OF IT!
I'M THE NEW ME.
I'M NOT THE OLD ME.
AND I GET TO PUT ON
A NEW ROBE.
ANYBODY?
YOU COME TO BIBLE STUDY TODAY
TO GET SOME NEW CLOTHES --
SOME NEW CLOTHES!
I LIKE ME SO NEW CLOTHES.
NOW LOOK AT SOMETHING.
THIS IS WHAT JUST KILLED ME.
NOW I DON'T KNOW
IF I'M RIGHT ABOUT THIS
BUT I'M GOING TO THROW IT
OUT TO YOU BECAUSE
HERE WE'VE GOT IT.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE UP HERE
AT THE TIME OF THE NARRATIVE
WHEN IT SAYS IN 27:
HE'S GOT A LEGION OF DEMONS.
COME ON DOWN, WE'VE SEEN AND
READ WHAT HAPPENS WHEN JESUS
CALLS THEM FORTH FROM HIM.
BUT I WANT YOU TO SEE NOW
IN VERSE 35.
CLOTHED! NOW WAIT A SECOND
BECAUSE JESUS CAME
TO THE SHORE.
HE GETS OFF OF THE BOAT.
THE MAN WITH
THE LEGION OF DEMONS
MEETS HIM ON THE SHORE.
HE'S BEEN AROUND THE TOMBS.
HE'S GOT ON NO CLOTHES
AND NOW THEY COME OUT.
SO HE'S NOT GONE INTO TOWN;
THEY COME OUT WHERE HE IS
BECAUSE THEY'VE
HEARD THE NEWS.
BUT NOW HE IS SITTING
THERE IN CLOTHES
WHEN HE'S HAD NO CLOTHES.
SO I ASK YOU TODAY,
HOW DID HE GET HIM
SOME CLOTHES?
HOW DID HE GET HIM
SOME CLOTHES?
BECAUSE I'M GOING TO TELL YOU,
THERE WAS NOT A T.J. MAXX
OF THE GERASENES.
THERE WAS NOT
A CHEST OF DRAWERS THERE
AMONG THE TOMBS.
THE MAN HAD NO CLOTHES.
HE MEETS JESUS;
HE'S GOT HIM SOME CLOTHES.
HOW? I ASK YOU, HOW?
I'M JUST GOING
TO PRESENT TO YOU,
COULD IT BE,
JUST WOULD YOU HEAR THIS
OUT OF ISAIAH 61:10?
I'VE GOT CHILL BUMPS JUST
SHOOTING RIGHT UP MY ARMS.
I JUST WONDER, IF JESUS
JUST TOOK OFF WHAT WAS ON
HIS SHOULDERS AND WENT,
"YOU KNOW WHAT? WEAR THIS."
I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T KNOW.
HE KNEW WHAT WAS COMING;
MAYBE HE GRABBED
SOMETHING EXTRA.
BUT WHAT I'M GOING
TO TELL YOU IS THIS.
THE MAN HAD NO CLOTHES
AND THEN HE WAS CLOTHED.
THE ONLY THING THAT HAD
CHANGED WAS JESUS CHRIST.
SO THIS I PROMISE YOU,
JESUS DRESSED HIM.
IS THAT FAIR? IS THAT FAIR?
JESUS DRESSED HIM.
James: OH, BOY!
I WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.
WE REALLY, WHEN WE'RE NOT
RIGHT WITH GOD, I THINK
THERE IS A SENSE OF YOU
JUST KIND OF FEEL NAKED
AND EXPOSED AND
DEAR GOD HELP US.
I MEAN WE'RE THE ONLY CREATION
THAT CAN BLUSH, THAT CAN
ACTUALLY FEEL SHAME BUT YET
GOD DOESN'T WANT US
TO FEEL ASHAMED.
HE WANTS TO TAKE IT AWAY.
HE WANTS TO DRESS US.
REMEMBER HOW HE CLOTHED
ADAM AND EVE?
HE WANTS TO DRESS US
AND COVER US,
COVER US WITH HIS LOVE.
WE WANT TO HELP YOU
GROW IN THAT LOVE.
THAT'S WHAT BETH'S DOING.
WE WANT TO HELP YOU
GET IN THE WORD EVERY DAY
A DEVOTIONAL, BIBLICAL TRUTH,
AN OPPORTUNITY TO JOURNAL
WHICH JOURNALING
IS SUCH A BLESSING.
PETER LORD IS THE FIRST PERSON
TO TELL US HOW MEANINGFUL
THAT WAS AND IT IS.
WE'RE SENDING YOU
THE BEAUTIFUL
"NAMES OF JESUS" PENS
THAT WILL BLESS YOU,
BE A WITNESS.
"THE FOREST CHAPEL" PAINTING
BY THOMAS KINKADE,
IT HANGS HERE IN OUR STUDIO.
IT IS BEAUTIFUL!
WE HAVE IT IN OUR BEDROOM.
IT'S JUST FABULOUS.
WE HOPE YOU GET IT.
AND JUST KNOW THAT WHEN YOU
REACH OUT AND TOUCH SOMEONE
WITH LOVE IT'S REALLY AS
THOUGH JESUS HAS TOUCHED THEM
BECAUSE WE ARE HIS BODY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR WATCHING LIFE TODAY.
TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO WATCH.
TELL THEM ABOUT
WEDNESDAYS IN THE WORD!
THANK ALL OF YOU!
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TOMORROW! FOX NEWS CHANNEL
HOST, GRETCHEN CARLSON
SHARES HOW HER ACCOMPLISHMENTS
DID NOT COME EASY.
>> I NEEDED FAITH
TO GET THROUGH.
>> LIFE TODAY IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE SUPPORTERS OF LIFE OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL.
YOUR GIFT WILL BE USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF LIFE.
THE MINISTRY FEATURES
SPECIFIC OUTREACHES
AS EXAMPLES OF THE PROGRAMS
IT SUPPORTS AND CONDUCTS.
GIFTS ARE CONSIDERED
TO BE WITHOUT RESTRICTION
AS TO USE UNLESS EXPLICITLY
STIPULATED BY THE DONOR.
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