Announcer:
NEXT ON LIFE TODAY!
Beth: MY FREEDOM CAME
OUT OF SOMETHING
THAT NEARLY KILLED ME
-- NEARLY KILLED ME!
HAVE YOU HAD
A NEAR KILLING?
WELL, LET THERE BE A RAISING.
LET THERE BE A RAISING!
BECAUSE OUT OF THAT VERY THING
WOULD SOME OF US NOT SAY
THAT OUT OF THAT THING
THAT NEARLY KILLED US,
GLORY BE TO GOD BECAUSE
A NEW WOMAN CAME FORTH.
Announcer: JOIN INTERNATIONAL
BIBLE TEACHER BETH MOORE
AS WE SPEND WEDNESDAYS
IN THE WORD.
♪
James: YOU'RE REFRESHING
TO BE WITH!
THANK YOU!
WE WELCOME YOU TO LIFE TODAY.
I'M JAMES ROBISON.
BETTY AND I ARE THRILLED
TO SHARE THIS TIME WITH YOU.
IT IS SUCH AN HONOR TO BE
ABLE TO LITERALLY, GENTLY,
I THINK SOMETIMES I WISH
I COULD MAKE IT A LOUD KNOCK,
BUT TO GENTLE KNOCK
ON THE DOOR OF VIRTUALLY
EVERY HOME IN
THE CIVILIZED WORLD AND SAY,
LISTEN, WE WANT TO SEE YOUR
LIFE BLESSED BEYOND ANYTHING
YOU EVEN EVER IMAGINED
-- BEYOND YOUR DREAMS!
WELL, BETH MOORE IS ONE
OF THE MOST GIFTED
COMMUNICATORS I KNOW.
AND SHE IS TALKING ABOUT
THE MIGHTY GOD.
I WANT YOU TO LISTEN
TO HER AND WELCOME HER.
WOULD YOU WELCOME BETH MOORE?
♪
Beth: I MET THE NEATEST
YOUNG MAN ON MY FLIGHT HERE.
WE WERE IN THE GATE TOGETHER
IN HOUSTON AND VISITED FOR
A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN
WE WERE IN SEPARATE SEATS,
OF COURSE, FOR THE FLIGHT
BECAUSE I HAD LOTS AND LOTS
OF STUDYING TO DO.
BUT I WAS SO FASCINATED
BY HIM, A YOUNG SPEAKER.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
HOW OLD TO TELL YOU.
I'D BE SURPRISED
IF HE WAS ANYWHERE NEAR 30.
BUT HE WAS GOING TO SPEAK
TO MIDDLE SCHOOL
AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA.
AND HE SAID SOMETHING
WONDERFUL TO ME.
HE SAID, "NOW, BETH,
DO YOU ALWAYS KNOW, DO YOU
ALWAYS HAVE YOUR MESSAGE
READY WHEN YOU GO?"
I SAID, "YES, YES BECAUSE
I BELIEVE IN PREPARATION.
IF HE WANTS TO GO OFF ROAD,
I WANT TO GO WITH HIM
BUT YES, I DO."
HE SAID, "WELL, I DO SOMETIMES
BUT A LOT OF TIMES
THEY'LL ASK ME WHAT
I'M GOING TO SPEAK ON
AND I SAY, 'LET ME GET
A FEEL FOR THAT GROUP.'"
HE SAID, "HERE'S
WHAT I LIKE TO DO."
I JUST LOVED IT!
I HAVE TO FIND THE BALANCE OF
HOW THAT WORKS IN MY OWN LIFE
BUT HERE'S WHAT HE SAID,
"I JUST GET FULL OF THE WORD,
I JUST MAKE SURE I'M FULL OF
THE WORD AND THEN WHEN I GO,
I JUST OPEN MY MOUTH
AND SEE WHAT COMES OUT."
[Laughter]
THERE WAS A PART
OF ME THAT GOES,
"WHY DO I HAVE ANY NOTES!
[Laughter]
I WANT THAT TO BE ME!
I'VE BEEN READING
THE SCRIPTURES,
I JUST WANT TO STAND UP THERE
AND OPEN MY MOUTH."
BUT I'M AFRAID IF I DO,
GOD WILL GO, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
WHERE'S YOUR NOTES?"
[Laughter]
"YOU KNOW WHAT, BETH?
THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE
I DON'T TRUST WITHOUT NOTES
AND YOU ARE HER.
[Laughter]
YOU ARE HER.
YOU GET TO KEEP YOUR NOTES.
THAT'S WHAT YOU GET TO DO."
I JUST LOVE IT.
HIS TONGUE WAS LOOSED.
NOW I'VE GOT TO SHOW YOU
ANOTHER PLACE.
GO WITH ME
TO MARK CHAPTER NINE.
SEE THIS WITH ME.
NOW FOR SOME OF YOU,
THIS WILL BE A FAMILIAR
SET OF PASSAGES
BUT I ASK YOU,
DO NOT LET THAT CHEAT YOU
OF SOME OF THE ENORMITY
OF WHAT IS GOING ON HERE.
MARK NINE,
I WANT TO READ 14-29,
SO PRETTY LONG SET OF VERSES.
LET ME GIVE YOU
A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.
JESUS HAS TAKEN THE THREE,
PETER, JAMES, AND JOHN
UP ON TO THE MOUNT
OF TRANSFIGURATION.
THEY ARE SEEING CHRIST
TRANSFIGURED WHILE
THE REST OF THE DISCIPLES
ARE DOWN BELOW THERE
IN THE VALLEY MINISTERING.
SO I WANT YOU TO GET
THIS PICTURE OF WHAT
IS HAPPENING THERE.
(THAT'S WHEN THEY SEE JESUS)
AND HE ASKED THEM,
(AND HE IS TALKING ABOUT
HIS DISCIPLES HERE)
THIS IS REALLY,
REALLY INTERESTING
BECAUSE IF YOU'LL CHECK BACK,
I WON'T TAKE THE TIME
WITH YOU RIGHT NOW BUT IF
YOU'LL JUST WRITE DOWN THE
REFERENCES OF MARK 6:7, 13.
THEY WERE GIVEN THE POWER
AND THE AUTHORITY
TO DO EXACTLY THIS.
NOW THEY'LL ASK HIM LATER,
"WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?"
HE'LL TALK TO THEM ABOUT
PRAYER AND FASTING
BUT THOSE THINGS WERE ALSO
AN ACT OF FAITH.
RIGHT HERE HE IS TICKED.
AND HE SAYS TO THEM --
LOOK WHEN HE SAYS
"THEY CANNOT CAST THEM OUT."
AND HE SAYS IN VERSE 19,
BECAUSE HE KNOWS
HE IS ALMOST OUT.
AND IT'S LIKE,
"YOU'RE GOING TO BE ON.
I'VE GIVEN YOU AUTHORITY
TO DO CERTAIN THINGS.
I'VE GIVEN YOU POWER
TO DO CERTAIN THINGS.
I SAID, 'GREATER WORKS
THAN THESE' BECAUSE
I'M GOING TO MY FATHER.
YOU BETTER GET THIS TOGETHER
HERE BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING
TO NEED TO HAVE YOUR FAITH
AND DO WHAT YOU'VE
BEEN CALLED TO DO."
AND IN VERSE 20 IT SAYS:
THIS IS SOME OF THE MOST
PROFOUND WORDS IN THE GOSPELS:
I BELIEVE
BUT I DON'T BELIEVE!
PLEASE, HELP ME WHERE
I DON'T BELIEVE!"
(THOSE ARE GOING TO BE
IMPORTANT WORDS TO US)
BELIEVING PRAYER.
"WHY? WHY YOU FAITHFUL
GENERATION DID YOU NOT DO
WHAT I CALLED YOU TO DO?"
NOW I WANT YOU TO SEE
SOMETHING BECAUSE
THIS IS SO IMPORTANT.
GOD SPOKE A WORD TO ME,
AS MANY AS TEN YEARS AGO
WHEN I WAS WORKING ON A SERIES
CALLED BELIEVING GOD THAT
COMPLETELY CHANGED MY LIFE
AND CHANGED MY PERSPECTIVE.
BECAUSE I'D BEGAN TO LOOK
HERE AT THESE PASSAGES,
HOW THESE PEOPLE
WHO HAD BEEN ANOINTED --
GOT CHOSEN BY JESUS
TO DO EXACTLY THAT,
COULD NOT DO WHAT THEY HAD
BEEN EMPOWERED BY JESUS AND
COMMISSIONED BY JESUS TO DO.
WHY? I BELIEVE IT WAS BECAUSE
THEY WERE ARGUING WITH
THE PHARISEES AND THE SCRIBES.
I THINK THEY GOT IN
A BIG ARGUMENT THERE
AND THE MORE THEY ARGUED,
THE LESS FAITH THEY HAD.
ANYBODY KNOW WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT?
AND WHAT GOD TOLD ME
AND I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT THIS
OVER AND OVER AGAIN:
NEVER ARGUE WITH A PHARISEE --
NEVER ARGUE WITH A PHARISEE!
GO TO CHURCH WITH THEM,
LOVE THEM, SERVE WITH THEM,
DO ALL MANNER OF LIVING
WITH THEM BUT WHEN YOU GET IN
AN ARGUMENT WITH A PHARISEE
ABOUT WHAT JESUS IS CAPABLE
OF DOING, WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS
THEY'LL TALK YOU
RIGHT OUT OF YOUR FAITH.
THAT WHICH YOU HAVE
BEEN COMMISSIONED
AND ANOINTED TO DO,
YOU SUDDENLY WILL NOT
BE ABLE TO DO. WHY?
BECAUSE A PHARISEE
HAS TALKED YOU OUT OF IT.
YOU HAD FAITH GOING INTO IT
BUT NOW YOU'VE HAD
SOMEBODY SAY, "WELL,
I DON'T REALLY BELIEVE
GOD DOES THAT ANYMORE."
WELL, REALLY?
HE'S BEEN DOING IT THROUGH ME.
BUT ALL OF THE SUDDEN LIKE
NOW I CAN'T DO IT BECAUSE
YOU HAVE SUGGESTED TO ME
THAT IT IS NOT ANYTHING
GOD IS DOING ANYMORE.
IS ANYBODY GETTING
IN THIS WITH ME?
BECAUSE THIS IS SO DANGEROUS.
THIS IS SO DANGEROUS.
THE MORE WE ARGUE --
WHEN WE GET INTO A BIG DEBATE
LET'S DO HAVE
GOOD CONVERSATIONS.
LET'S HAVE GOOD DIALOGUE
BUT DON'T ARGUE WITH THEM.
BECAUSE IT MAY BE THAT
YOU WALK AWAY FROM THEM
WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF FAITH
THEY HAVE IN WHAT JESUS
IS CAPABLE OF DOING.
IT'S SCARY -- THIS IS SCARY!
DO NOT --
LOOK AT YOUR NEIGHBOR
AND SAY, "DO NOT ARGUE
WITH A PHARISEE."
[Audience repeats]
DO NOT ARGUE WITH A PHARISEE.
Beth: OUR HANDS ARE
EMPOWERED BY CHRIST
FOR ALL SORTS
OF WONDERFUL THINGS!
Tammy: THIS IS SUCH
A SIGNIFICANT MOMENT.
THERE IS
NO WATER --
NO WATER FOR MILES
IN THIS AREA
THAT THEY COULD
EVER GO TO.
Peter:
WATERBORNE DISEASES IS STILL
ONE OF THE BIGGEST KILLERS
OF CHILDREN
IN AFRICA.
Tammy:
AND NOW THEY HAVE
FRESH, CLEAN WATER.
Peter:
IT IS BEAUTIFUL,
CLEAN WATER
THAT WILL ONLY
BRING THEM GOOD HEALTH.
Tammy:
THIS IS ABOUT TO CHANGE
THEIR LIVES FOREVER!
Announcer:
FOR THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE,
MOTHERS, FATHERS,
SONS AND DAUGHTERS
THE YEARS
OF SICKNESS AND DEATH
CAUSED BY
CONTAMINATED WATER
ARE ABOUT TO END
AT THE HANDS
OF A YOUNG BOY.
♪
A WAR AGAINST
CONTAMINATED WATER
HAS BEEN WON.
TODAY, JOY EMANATES
FROM THIS FIELD
LIKE THIS WATER
SPRINGS FROM THIS EARTH.
FOR THESE MOTHERS, FATHERS,
SONS AND DAUGHTERS
HAVE BEEN LIBERATED
FROM A CAPTIVITY
THAT HAS HELD THEM
FROM THE TIME
OF THEIR BIRTH.
BUT ON OTHER FIELDS
MUCH LIKE THIS ONE,
THE WAR
CONTINUES.
CONTAMINATED WATER
OPPRESSES, TAKES LIVES
AND GIVES
NOTHING BACK.
THE POWER TO BRING
THAT TO AN END
IS NOW
IN YOUR HANDS.
James: AND IT REALLY,
REALLY IS.
BETTY, WHAT DO YOU THINK
WHEN YOU WATCH THAT
AS MANY TIMES AS WE'VE
BEEN IN THOSE AREAS AND THEN
WE'VE WATCHED THE MIRACLE?
Betty: THERE IS NOTHING,
AS I WATCHED IT AGAIN --
JAMES IS RIGHT,
WE'VE SEEN IT MANY TIMES.
WE'VE BEEN THERE WHEN THAT
FIRST FLOW OF FRESH WATER,
PURE CLEAN WATER
COMES OUT OF THAT SPOUT.
BUT AS I WATCHED IT,
MY HEART WELLED UP WITHIN ME
BECAUSE I REMEMBER
THOSE MOMENTS.
AND I THINK I'VE NEVER
BEEN THAT THIRSTY THAT
I COULDN'T JUST GO FREELY
GET A DRINK OF WATER.
BUT THESE CHILDREN...
AND THEN YOU SEE THE FACES
OF THE MOTHERS BECAUSE
THEY KNOW THE DIFFERENCE
IT WILL MAKE.
IT MIGHT SAVE THEIR CHILD --
JUST A FRESH CLEAN
CUP OF WATER THAT THEY
CAN OFFER THEIR CHILDREN
WHEN THEY'VE DONE ALL
THEY COULD DO BUT THERE WAS
NOTHING MORE TO DO, JAMES.
BUT IT JUST BLESSED MY HEART
TO WATCH THAT JUST THEN.
I FEEL LIKE
IF YOU'VE EVER HELPED US
TO DRILL THE WATER WELLS,
YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY.
YOUR HEART JUST FLOWS WITH JOY
WITH OVERCOMING THAT YOU
WERE ABLE TO BE A PART
OF WHAT YOU JUST SAW.
James: HONEY, I WATCHED
THOSE LITTLE FACES STANDING
THERE AND I SO APPRECIATE
OUR WONDERFUL STAFF
AND OUR CAMERA PEOPLE, THEY'RE
MISSIONARIES THEMSELVES
AND THEY WILL COME IN
ON A LITTLE CHILD'S FACE.
I LOOK AT THOSE LITTLE FACES
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW
I MAY NEVER KNOW YOU
BUT I LOVE YOU! I LOVE YOU!
I THINK THERE ARE
SO MANY CHILDREN OF THE WORLD
THAT DON'T HARDLY EVEN KNOW
WHAT THAT MEANS.
BUT GOD IS LOOKING DOWN
AT THEM AND HE'S SAYING,
"I LOVE THEM SO MUCH."
DO YOU REMEMBER HIS SON SAID,
WHEN HE WAS DYING, BEATEN,
HURTING, EXHAUSTED,
HE SAID, "I'M THIRSTY."
WHAT DID WE GIVE HIM?
-- VINEGAR AND GALL.
YOU KNOW WHAT WE GET TO DO?
EVERY TIME WE GIVE
THOSE CHILDREN,
THOSE LITTLE CHILDREN
THAT HE SAYS
"I NOTICED AND I LOVE,"
WE GET TO GIVE THEM WATER.
AND EVERY TIME WE DO,
HE SAID, "YOU DID IT TO ME.
I WANTED IT. YOU'RE DOING IT."
BOY, I'VE BEEN ABLE
TO SPEND A LIFETIME
SEEKING TO SHARE
WHAT HE FREELY OFFERS.
I'M ASKING YOU TODAY TO
TOUCH SOMEONE WITH THAT LOVE.
HE SAID, "JUST GIVE A CUP
OF WATER IN MY NAME"
AND OH, THE JOY UNSPEAKABLE
FOR DOING IT TO THOSE MOTHERS,
THOSE FAMILIES,
THOSE COMMUNITIES.
I WANT YOU TO GO ONLINE.
JUST GO TO LIFETODAY.ORG.
GO THERE, IT IS SO EASY,
AND MAKE THE GIFT
GOD PUTS ON YOUR HEART.
OR IF YOU WANT TO,
YOU CAN DIAL THE NUMBER
AND TAKE YOUR BANKCARD,
EITHER WAY,
AND USE IT LIKE A CHECK.
BUT HERE'S WHAT
YOU NEED TO KNOW.
WE ARE COMMITTED
BECAUSE OF THE DIRECTION
OF THE MISSIONARIES
AND THEIR HEART TO DRILL
500 MORE WATER WELLS
THIS YEAR,
COULD YOU DRILL ONE OF THEM
OR PART OF ONE?
THEY'RE $4800.
WE HAVE SOME BEAUTIFUL GIFTS
TO SEND YOU TO SAY THANK YOU.
BUT YOU'RE GIVING
THE GIFT OF LIFE.
YOU'RE SHOWING THEM LOVE.
THEY GET TO SEE IT,
EXPERIENCE IT!
AND YOU GET TO SHARE IT,
RELEASE THAT RIVER.
WOULD YOU DO IT RIGHT NOW?
GO ONLINE, USE YOUR BANKCARD
OR DIAL THE NUMBER.
IF YOU CAN GIVE A WELL,
$4800, DO IT. YOU'LL REJOICE.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY,
"I'LL MAKE THAT
A GOAL EVERY YEAR."
WELL, DO IT!
IF YOU GIVE $1200,
PRAY THREE OTHERS JOIN YOU OR
$2400 AND PRAY ONE JOINS YOU,
BUT REMEMBER THIS,
$48, TEN PEOPLE
WATER THE REST OF THEIR LIFE;
$144, 30 PEOPLE
WATER THE REST OF THEIR LIFE.
FATHER, I PRAY EVERYONE
WILL MOVE RIGHT NOW,
MOVED BY YOUR SPIRIT,
MAKE THE GIFT
YOU PUT ON THEIR HEART;
IN JESUS' NAME.
THANK YOU
FOR MAKING THAT GIFT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!
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!
Ralph:
TODAY IS A GREAT DAY OF
CELEBRATION AT LIFE OUTREACH.
THE WATER IS COMING UP.
THE KIDS ARE CHEERING.
WE WERE JUST ABLE TO DRILL
IN THIS VILLAGE TODAY.
FOR ABOUT THREE DAYS
THEY'VE BEEN DRILLING;
THEY FINALLY
STRUCK WATER.
I'D SAY WITHIN SOMEWHERE
ABOUT HALF AN HOUR
THAT WATER WILL BE AS CLEAR
AS IT CAN BE COMING OUT
OF SOMEBODY'S FAUCET
BACK HOME.
Announcer: THIS WATER WELL
WILL TRANSFORM THE LIVES
OF THESE CHILDREN
AND THEIR FAMILIES FOREVER.
YET THOUSANDS
OF MILES AWAY
THESE CHILDREN ARE
NOT SO FORTUNATE.
Announcer:
THIS CHILD IS ONE OF
THE NEARLY 800 MILLION PEOPLE
WHO LACK ACCESS
TO CLEAN DRINKING WATER.
AND IF THAT DOESN'T CHANGE
HE CAN BECOME ONE
OF THE CHILDREN WHO DIE
EVERY YEAR FROM HAVING
TO DRINK UNCLEAN WATER.
BUT THERE IS HOPE
FOR THIS CHILD
AND OTHERS LIKE HIM
AROUND THE WORLD.
FOR SUCH
A DEVASTATING PROBLEM,
A CLEAN WATER WELL OFFERS
A PROFOUNDLY SIMPLE SOLUTION
-- AND A PROMISE FOR
A BETTER, BRIGHTER FUTURE.
Ralph: SO PLEASE GO TO YOUR
PHONES, GO TO THE WEB SITE,
WHATEVER IS
THE MOST CONVENIENT
AND GIVE THAT
GENEROUS GIFT TODAY
BECAUSE IT IS THROUGH THE
GENEROSITY OF PEOPLE'S GIVING
THAT LIVES HERE
CAN BE CHANGED FOREVER.
YOU WILL PROVIDE
CLEAN DRINKING WATER THAT
THEY SO DESPERATELY NEED.
GOD BLESS!
Beth: LISTEN, YOU AND I ARE
GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT
HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS
THING; WHETHER WE'RE GOING
TO BELIEVE JESUS OR WHETHER
WE'RE GOING TO BELIEVE
THE PHARISEES AROUND US,
EVERYBODY WITH RELIGIOUS
SPIRITS AROUND US.
WHAT ARE WE
GOING TO DO WITH IT?
BECAUSE WE COULD
CHOOSE SOPHISTICATION
OVER A DEMONSTRATION,
WE COULD CHOOSE DIGNITY
OVER EPIPHANY.
YES, WE COULD.
WE COULD CHOOSE PROPER
RELIGIOUS MODERATION
OVER THE MIRACULOUS.
ANYBODY? WE COULD BE
SO TERRIFIED OF SOMEONE
THINKING WE'RE A FRUIT LOOP
THAT WE BEAR NO FRUIT.
[Laughter]
ANYBODY? GOD'S BEEN
TALKING TO ME ABOUT THIS.
GOD'S BEEN TALKING TO ME
ABOUT THIS BECAUSE WE'RE
SO AFRAID THAT I'M SO AWARE
THAT PEOPLE THINK
I'M A FRUIT LOOP.
AS LONG AS THERE IS SOME
FRUIT IN MY LOOP, SO BE IT!
[Laughter]
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
I DON'T MIND BEING A LOOP
IF THERE IS SOME FRUIT IN IT.
I'M NOT GOING TO BE JUST
RIDDLED WITH FEAR BECAUSE
PHARISEES ARE TELLING ME,
"YOU CAN'T DO THAT!
YOU CAN'T DO THAT!
NO, YOU CANNOT DO THAT."
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT!
BECAUSE JESUS SAID HE
CALLED ME TO DO THIS.
JESUS SAID HE CALLED ME
TO DO THIS.
JESUS SAID HE CALLED ME
TO DO THIS.
I WANT YOU TO SEE THIS:
NOW LORD, GIVE ME
THE UNCTION TO BE ABLE
TO DESCRIBE THIS WELL.
I WANT YOU TO SEE
WHAT HAPPENS HERE
IN THE PASSAGE AGAIN
WHERE IT SAYS THAT
JESUS SAYS TO THE SPIRIT
IN VERSE 25:
NOTICE IT SAYS IN VERSE 26,
THAT HE WAS JUST LAYING
THERE LIKE A CORPSE.
NOW HE WAS NOT DEAD
BUT HE LOOKED DEAD.
WHAT YOU AND I ARE
LOOKING FOR IN OUR LIVES
IS SOME "NEVER AGAINS."
ISN'T THAT THE TRUTH?
THINGS THAT HAVE
JUST HARASSED US
AND TORMENTED US.
WHAT WE REALLY NEED OVER IT
IS FOR JESUS TO DO
A "NEVER AGAIN" --
"NEVER AGAIN."
THIS THING -- WOULD ANYBODY
JUST LIKE THAT TODAY?
FOR GOD TO DO SOMETHING WHERE
HE GOES, "ENOUGH OF THIS!
I'M CASTING THIS OUT.
I'M CASTING THIS
AWAY FROM YOU.
YOU DEMONIC SPIRITS
THAT HAVE OPPRESSED MY CHILD
AND TORMENTED MY CHILD LONG
ENOUGH, I SAY NEVER AGAIN
-- NEVER AGAIN!"
BUT OFTEN FOR YOU AND I TO
REALLY RECEIVE THE REALITY
THAT -- AND GET IT INTO
OUR BELIEF SYSTEM THAT
GOD HAS DONE A "NEVER AGAIN"
SOMETIMES IT WILL BE BECAUSE
IT NEARLY FLAT OUT KILLED US.
I'M GOING TO
TELL YOU SOMETHING.
WHEN I BEGAN TO BREAK FREE
FROM MY SELF-DESTRUCTIVE SELF,
IT WAS BECAUSE
MY SELF-DESTRUCTIVE SELF
HAD NEARLY KILLED ME.
I FINALLY BECAME SUCH A PAIN
TO MYSELF -- ANYBODY?
JUST A PAIN TO MYSELF THAT
I LOOKED BACK ON THAT LIFE,
I WAS IN CHRIST,
BUT I WAS LIVING IN DEFEAT.
I LOOK BACK
AND IT IS SO PAINFUL
FOR ME TO LOOK BACK ON.
HONESTLY, MY FREEDOM CAME
OUT OF SOMETHING THAT NEARLY
KILLED ME -- NEARLY KILLED ME.
HAVE YOU HAD A NEAR KILLING?
WELL, LET THERE BE A RAISING!
LET THERE BE A RAISING
BECAUSE OUT OF THAT VERY
THING -- WOULD SOME OF US
NOT SAY THAT OUT OF THAT
THING THAT NEARLY KILLED US,
GLORY BE TO GOD BECAUSE
A NEW WOMAN CAME FORTH.
GLORY BE TO GOD BECAUSE
A NEW MAN CAME FORTH
FROM THAT THING
THAT NEARLY KILLED US.
SO WHAT HAPPENS,
MARK 16, TURN THERE
TO THAT VERSE REAL QUICKLY.
MARK 16: 19-20,
THIS IS WHERE IT WRAPS UP
"ON THE HANDS OF CHRIST"
IN THE GOSPEL OF MARK.
NOW DO IT FOR YOURSELF;
DO A STUDY ON IT.
YOU SEE IT IN MATTHEW TOO.
IT IS JUST FASCINATING
TO GO SEE WHEN JESUS
USES HIS HANDS WHAT ALL
IS HAPPENING AT THE TIME.
HERE'S THE LAST REFERENCE
TO HANDS IN IT AND IT IS AT
THE VERY END OF THE GOSPEL
OF MARK 16:19-20:
SO WHAT HAPPENS NOW
IS IN OUR DISPENSATION, YES,
HE STRETCHES OUT HIS HANDS
AND DOES ALL SORTS OF THINGS
THAT WE'RE NOT EVEN A PART OF,
BUT WE ARE ALSO TO BE
THE FLESHING OUT
OF THE HANDS OF CHRIST.
OUR HANDS -- I WANT YOU
TO GET THIS WITH ME TODAY
BEFORE WE'RE DONE WITH OUR
SERIES -- OUR HANDS ARE
EMPOWERED BY CHRIST FOR ALL
SORTS OF WONDERFUL THINGS.
THERE'S THE LAYING ON OF
HANDS THAT WE WOULD SEE
IN THE EARLY
NEW TESTAMENT CHURCH.
WE THINK IT IS
JUST LIKE TOUCH;
IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT TOUCH!
SOMETHING IS GOING ON.
I'M NOT TRYING TO GET
MYSTICAL WITH YOU HERE
BUT WHAT WE'RE HOPING
WHEN WE LAY HANDS ON SOMEONE
AND PRAY OVER THEM
OR WE LAY HANDS ON THEM
AND COMMISSION A MISSIONARY
TO THE WORK
GOD HAS GIVEN THEM,
SOMETHING A WHOLE LOT MORE
POWERFUL IS HAPPENING THAN
THAT WE, AS FLESH AND BLOOD,
ARE TOUCHING SOMEBODY.
WE ARE HOPING THE HOLY SPIRIT
OF THE LIVING GOD
IS SLIPPING HIS POWER
THROUGH US AND THAT HE
IS PUTTING THAT MANTLE
OF AUTHORITY ON THAT PERSON.
LISTEN -- WHEN WE COME
TO MENTOR SOMEONE
AND COMMISSION THEM OUT,
PAUL LAYING HIS HANDS
ON TIMOTHY,
IT HAD SUBSTANCE TO IT.
THIS WASN'T JUST
A HIGH FIVE HERE!
NO, NO! THIS IS LIKE
LAYING ON OF HANDS.
LIFTING OF HOLY HANDS:
I WANT TO SAY THIS TO YOU
BEFORE WE CLOSE BECAUSE LISTEN
-- NOTHING CLOSES ME DOWN
IN MY WORSHIP LIKE SOMEBODY
TELLING ME "ALL OF YOU
RAISE YOUR HANDS."
NO, I'M A HAND LIFTER
IF YOU'VE EVER MET ONE.
BUT HERE'S THE DEAL, IF
SOMEBODY TELLS ME I HAVE TO,
SUDDENLY, MY HANDS BECOME --
MY ARMS BECOME LIKE APE ARMS.
ANYBODY? THE MORE
SOMEONE TELLS ME
I HAVE TO RAISE MY HANDS --
I KNOW THAT'S EMBARRASSING
BUT IF THEY SAY, "EVERYBODY
IN THE SANCTUARY
RAISE YOUR HANDS," SUDDENLY,
I'VE GOT WEIGHTS ON MY HANDS.
I CAN'T EVEN GET THEM UP.
I DO, BUT I'M LIKE THIS.
BUT TO GET TO --
LET ME GET TO.
DON'T MAKE ME.
BUT WHEN I GET TO,
OH, THERE IS FREEDOM --
OH, THERE IS FREEDOM!
Beth: I COME WITH
SUCH GRATITUDE TO GOD
FOR JAMES
AND BETTY ROBISON.
THEY ARE SUCH
TREMENDOUS PEOPLE OF GOD
AND I NOT ONLY LOVE THEM
AND HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT
FOR WHAT THEY BRING
TO THE BODY OF CHRIST,
I ALSO GET A HUGE KICK OUT
OF THEM AND LOVE THEM DEARLY.
SO I'M SO GRATEFUL.
KEITH AND I BOTH LOVE THE
PRIVILEGE TO SERVE WITH THEM.
I WANT TO
TELL YOU SOMETHING,
ON WEDNESDAYS WE GET
THIS OPPORTUNITY.
THIS IS THE OUTREACH
THAT WE DO ON WEDNESDAYS
BUT SOMEBODY ELSE
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WORLD
DOESN'T EVEN HAVE
CLEAN WATER TO DRINK.
THEY CAN'T EVEN GET
THEIR MINDS WRAPPED AROUND
WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY BECAUSE
THEY ARE TRYING TO STAY ALIVE.
THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT
DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FOOD TO EAT
AND THERE ARE
OUTREACHES OF LIFE
THAT ARE MEETING
THOSE KINDS OF NEEDS.
SO I LOVE BEING PART
OF A MINISTRY THAT HAS
A BROAD RANGE PERSPECTIVE
ON THE GOSPEL
OF THE LIVING CHRIST.
SO THANK YOU
SO MUCH!
NOT ONLY FOR PARTICIPATING
ON WEDNESDAYS
BUT IN ALL
THE OUTREACHES OF LIFE.
WE ARE SO GRATEFUL.
MAY GOD BLESS YOU!
James: THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR HELPING US.
THANK ALL OF YOU
FOR BEING HERE.
THANK GOD FOR BETH MOORE!
GOD BLESS YOU.
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