Announcer:
COMING UP! BETH MOORE
EXPLAINS HOW TO OVERCOME
THE SHAME THAT CAN
TRAP YOU IN A NET.
Beth: I WANT TO SUGGEST
TO YOU THAT FOR MANY OF US
ON THIS SIDE OF THE CAMERA,
ON THAT SIDE OF THE SCREEN,
FOR MANY OF US THE BIGGEST NET
WE HAVE BEEN IN
IN THE COURSE OF OUR LIVES
HAS BEEN SHAME.
IT HAS BEEN THE NET.
IT'S WHAT'S KEPT US CAUGHT.
HERE'S WHAT CAN
HAPPEN TO US.
Announcer: GETTING OUT
OF THE NET.
NEXT ON
LIFE TODAY!
♪
James: THANK YOU.
YOU'RE A GREAT ENCOURAGEMENT.
ALL OF YOU, WELCOME
TO LIFE TODAY!
I'M JAMES ROBISON.
BETTY AND I ARE THRILLED
TO HAVE THIS TIME WITH YOU.
I'M LOOKING AT SHEILA WALSH'S
BOOK THAT'S OUT RIGHT NOW,
THE LONGING IN ME.
HOW EVERYTHING YOU CRAVE
LEADS TO THE HEART OF GOD.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT
EVERYTHING YOU CRAVE IS
APPROPRIATE BUT EVERY DESIRE
HAS ITS ULTIMATE FULFILLMENT
APPROPRIATELY AND
IN THE MOST MEANINGFUL
FASHION IN THE RELATIONSHIP
THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE
WITH A LIVING PERSON, JESUS.
HERE'S CHRISTINE CAINE
TALKING ABOUT UNASHAMED.
WHAT A TEACHER!
THESE TWO LADIES
ARE INCREDIBLE.
BETH MOORE JOINS WITH THEM.
T.D. JAKES' DAUGHTER,
WHAT AN INCREDIBLE GIFT.
JUST ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!
LISA BEVERE,
LIVING YOUR DESTINY.
WE'RE GOING TO TELL YOU
HOW YOU CAN GET
THIS TEACHING MATERIAL.
THERE'S NOT A WOMAN
PROBABLY NOT A MAN WATCHING
THAT WOULDN'T BE BLESSED
TO READ THE BOOKS BUT ALSO
TO LISTEN TO THE TEACHING.
BETTY, I THINK IT IS JUST
A PRIVILEGE THAT WE GET
TO OFFER THIS.
Betty: ABSOLUTELY GREAT TOOLS
TO BE AN ENCOURAGEMENT
TO US AS WE'RE TRYING
TO REALLY SERVE THE LORD AND
DO WHAT HE'S CALLED US TO DO.
I THINK ALL THIS MATERIAL
WILL BLESS YOU IMMENSELY.
James: WELL, WE'RE GOING
TO HEAR BETH MOORE TALKING
ABOUT GETTING OUT OF THE NET.
THIS IS A VERY INTERESTING
TEACHING BECAUSE A LOT OF US
ARE HELD BY SOMETHING.
THERE'S LIKE SOMETHING'S
GOT A HOLD ON US THAT
WE ACTUALLY NEED HELP TO BREAK
THE GRIP AND TO GET OUT
OF THE NET SO TO SPEAK.
I WANT YOU TO JUST WELCOME
BETH MOORE.
I THINK YOU'RE GOING
TO ENJOY IT. HERE'S BETH.
♪
Beth: I WANT YOU TO NOTICE
WITH ME A COUPLE OF VERSES.
DID YOU NOTICE THAT IT STARTS
IN VERSE TWO OF PSALM 25?
WHAT WORD DO SOME OF YOU HAVE
RIGHT THERE?
Audience: SHAME.
Beth: AT THE VERY END
OF THE CHAPTER
IT GOES BACK TO IT AGAIN,
IN VERSE 20
OF THAT SAME CHAPTER 25.
Beth: WHAT IS THAT WORD?
Audience: SHAME.
Beth: ...TO SHAME.
DID YOU KNOW THAT SHAME
HAS SUCH A BIBLICAL CONCEPT,
SOMETHING THAT THE WORD OF GOD
SPEAKS SO VIVIDLY OVER
THAT IT IS MENTIONED FIRST
IN GENESIS CHAPTER TWO,
AND MENTIONED FOR THE
LAST TIME IN REVELATION 21.
THAT MEANS THAT ONLY ---
REVELATION GOES TO ---
THOSE ARE MY TWO FAVORITE
NOW THAT I'VE GOT A NEW BIBLE.
I'M REALLY INTO GENESIS
AND REVELATION.
ONLY THE FIRST CHAPTER
AND THE LAST CHAPTER,
THOSE WOULD BE THE BOOK ENDS,
THAT ULTIMATE WAY
THAT WE WERE CALLED TO LIVE,
THROUGH THE REDEMPTION OF
OUR GOD AND HIS PERFECT PLAN
IS WITHOUT SHAME.
WITH SOME 150 TIMES IN BETWEEN
IT SPEAKS ABOUT THIS THING
THAT FALLS UPON US
CALLED SHAME.
I WANT YOU TO THINK
IN VERY BROAD TERMS BECAUSE
SOMEHOW WE ---
AND THIS CERTAINLY APPLIES
BUT WE TEND TO PUT SEXUAL SIN
ON THE TOP OF EVERY SHAME LIST
AND CERTAINLY IT HAS CAUSED
MANY OF US, MYSELF INCLUDED,
A TON OF SHAME.
SO DEFINITELY, DEFINITELY,
KEEP IT THERE BUT DON'T LET IT
SIT THERE BY ITSELF BECAUSE
YOU KNOW BETTER THAN TO THINK
THAT IS THE ONLY WAY
WE CAN FEEL LIKE
WE HAVE BEEN SHAMED.
SHAME CAN COME SOCIALLY.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA,
THOSE OF US
WHO ARE IN MY GENERATION
WHAT OUR HIGH SCHOOLERS
ARE DEALING WITH
WHEN THEY GET BROKEN UP WITH
ON FACEBOOK.
THEY DON'T FIND OUT
THAT THEIR GUY
IS SEEING SOMEBODY ELSE
UNTIL THEY REALIZE
THEY HAVE BEEN DE-FRIENDED
AND SOMEONE ELSE IS IN.
THEY'LL FIND OUT
THEY'VE BROKEN UP WHEN THERE
IS NO RELATIONSHIP STATUS
ON THAT PAGE.
I MEAN IT'S A WHOLE NEW WORLD.
THAT SOCIAL SHAME!
I WATCHED A PROGRAM RECENTLY
ON TELEVISION ABOUT BULLYING
AND THE WHOLE BULLYING PROCESS
HAD TAKEN PLACE
ON A PUBLIC BLOG.
IT WAS A HIGH SCHOOLER.
THAT IS SOCIAL SHAME.
PROFESSIONAL SHAME!
OCCUPATIONAL SHAME.
FINANCIAL SHAME.
YOU CAN GO THROUGH
A BANKRUPTCY THAT MIGHT
HAVE BEEN BROUGHT ON
BY ALL MANNER OF THINGS,
MAYBE A CATACLYSMIC ILLNESS
OR ACCIDENT.
THERE'S JUST THAT SHAME.
WE CAN FEEL SHAMED BY
OUR FAMILIES OF ORIGIN.
WE CAN FEEL ASHAMED
OF OUR RELATIVES
AND WHAT'S REALLY,
REALLY EYE-OPENING IS THAT
NOW SOME OF OUR RELATIVES
MAY BE ASHAMED OF US,
IN PARTICULAR.
WE CAN BE ASHAMED
OF AN OLD BOYFRIEND.
WE CAN BE ASHAMED
OF OURSELVES.
WE CAN FEEL SHAME OVER
SOMETHING RELIGIOUSLY,
VOCATIONALLY.
MAYBE YOU FEEL SHAME BECAUSE
YOU PUBLICALLY SAID THAT
GOD HAD CALLED YOU TO MINISTRY
YET NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET.
THAT CAN BRING SHAME.
WE HAVE TO GO BACK
TO THE WORD OF GOD
AND SEE WHAT HAPPENED
IN LIVES LIKE ABRAHAM,
WHERE WE SEE HOW GOD WORKED
OVER TIME.
THAT THE CALL VERY OFTEN
WELL PRECEDES THE PRACTICE
OF THAT CALLING --
VERY, VERY OFTEN.
BUT THERE CAN BE SHAME
WRAPPED UP IN IT.
QUITTING SOMETHING
CAN CAUSE YOU SHAME.
SOMEBODY WATCHING TODAY,
SOMEBODY IN HERE
JUST LIKE QUIT HIGH SCHOOL.
YOU'RE NOW MAYBE 45 YEARS OLD
AND YOU'RE STILL ASHAMED
THAT YOU QUIT HIGH SCHOOL.
DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE
TO ANYONE?
MAYBE IT WAS COLLEGE.
I STARTED THINKING TO MYSELF
HOW MUCH QUITTING CAN CAUSE US
WHATEVER IT MAY HAVE BEEN
THAT WE QUIT.
I WANT TO SAY SOMETHING
TO YOU TODAY.
SOME THINGS NEED QUITTING!
SOME THINGS NEED QUITTING!
QUITTING IS NOT ALWAYS
A BAD THING.
BUT THERE CAN BE A LOT
OF SHAME WRAPPED INTO IT.
I JOTTED DOWN IN MY NOTES THAT
WE ALL HAVE AN INNATE FEAR OF
BRINGING SHAME AND I BELIEVE
WE ALL HAVE AN INNATE FEAR
OF BEING SHAMED.
DO YOU THINK THAT'S TRUE?
IT'S ONE OF OUR PRIMAL FEARS.
I'VE DEALT WITH IT A LOT.
YOU KNOW, OH!
IT IS A SAD THING
WHEN YOU GIVE THE ENEMY
AS MUCH AMMUNITION
AS I'VE GIVEN MY ENEMY.
BECAUSE, LISTEN, I MEAN BEFORE
I CAME OUT TO SERVE YOU TODAY,
I LISTENED TO CECE WINANS SING
ON MY IPOD "ALABASTER BOX."
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU KNOW MUCH ABOUT
THE LYRICS TO THAT SONG BUT
IT'S TALKING ABOUT THE WOMAN
WHO COMES IN ---
THE SINFUL WOMAN WHO COMES IN
AND SHE JUST POURS OUT THE
PERFUME IN HER ALABASTER BOX
UPON THE FEET OF CHRIST
BECAUSE SHE'S BEEN FORGIVEN!
SHE'S BEEN FORGIVEN!
THERE'S A LINE THAT BRINGS ME
TO TEARS ALMOST EVERY TIME
WHERE SHE SAYS, "NO ONE KNOWS
THE COST OF THE OIL
IN THIS ALABASTER BOX."
I'M SO AWARE
OF WHERE I'VE BEEN.
I'VE GOT CHILL BUMPS ON ME
TELLING YOU ABOUT IT.
I'VE GIVEN THE ENEMY
SO MUCH AMMUNITION AND BEFORE
I DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS,
BELIEVE YOU ME,
HE KNOWS TO PLAY THE CARD
AND I HAVE TO BE READY.
I HAVE TO BE READY
WITH MY SCRIPTURES.
I'VE SAID A WHOLE CHAPTER
OF SCRIPTURE
WITHIN THE LAST HOURS
BEFORE COMING OUT HERE
FROM MEMORY, JUST SPEAKING
WHAT I KNOW TO BE THE TRUTH
OF GOD'S WORD
BECAUSE I KNOW
HE WILL HARASS ME.
THERE'S JUST SHAME.
THERE'S JUST SHAME!
MANY OF US KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT IT'S TALKING ABOUT.
I WANT YOU TO LOOK WITH ME,
THAT THE PSALMIST WHO WROTE
THESE WORDS AND ASKED GOD
TO NOT LET HIM BE SHAMED
HAD BEEN IN TREMENDOUS SIN.
I WANT YOU TO SEE IT WITH ME.
A COUPLE OF VERSES SPEAK IT.
I TRY TO EMPHASIZE IT WHEN
I READ IT BUT I WANT YOU
TO SEE IT AGAIN.
ESPECIALLY BECAUSE SOMEBODY
WILL HAVE JOINED IN WITH US
AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
BEING PLUCKED OUT OF A NET.
SOMEBODY TELL ME WHAT IT SAYS:
...FOR IT IS GREAT.
IT IS BIG.
IT IS LARGE.
THERE IS ANOTHER VERSE.
LET ME SEE. VERSE 18.
SO, I WANT TO SHOW YOU
THAT THERE IS A DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE TWO BECAUSE
THIS IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
THE PSALMIST IS ADMITTING
THAT HE HAS BEEN IN SIN
BUT HE IS ASKING
NOT TO BE IN SHAME.
THAT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT
BECAUSE WE COMPILE
THOSE THINGS.
WE MIX THOSE UP LIKE
CAKE BATTER UNTIL WE CAN'T
TELL THE DIFFERENCE.
LISTEN, WE HAVE A REDEEMER.
OUR SAVIOR CAME
TO FORGIVE SINS.
THE SON OF MAN,
LUKE CHAPTER 5 SAYS:
THAT'S WHAT HE CAME FOR.
SO WE GET TO SAY, EVEN THOUGH,
LORD, MY SINS HAVE BEEN GREAT,
STILL PLEASE DELIVER ME
FROM SHAME.
I WANT TO REMIND YOU TODAY
OF WHAT HEBREWS
CHAPTER 12 SAYS.
THAT JESUS HIMSELF
DESPISED THE SHAME.
LISTEN, IT'S NOT HUMILITY
IF YOU'RE JUST CARRYING AROUND
ALL YOUR SHAME.
DON'T CALL THAT HUMILITY.
OH NO!
THAT'S NOT WHAT HUMILITY IS.
HE DESPISES SHAME.
HE CAME TO DELIVER US
FROM SHAME.
SO HERE'S WHAT
I'M PITCHING OUT TO YOU
BECAUSE YOU MAY BE THINKING,
WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO
WITH THE NET?
WELL, BECAUSE I AM WONDERING
IF THERE ARE TIMES
WHEN SHAME IS THE NET.
DO YOU THINK
THAT COULD BE POSSIBLE?
I WANT YOU TO WRITE DOWN
NUMBER THREE.
K-N-O-T, KNOT,
I WANT YOU TO THINK
IN TERMS OF THOSE THREADS
KNOTTED TOGETHER.
FEEL IT JUST TYING UP A KNOT.
I WANT TO SUGGEST TO YOU
THAT FOR MANY OF US
ON THIS SIDE OF THE CAMERA,
ON THAT SIDE OF THE SCREEN,
FOR MANY OF US THE BIGGEST NET
WE HAVE BEEN IN
IN THE COURSE OF OUR LIVES
HAS BEEN SHAME.
IT HAS BEEN THE NET,
IT'S WHAT'S KEPT US CAUGHT.
HERE'S WHAT CAN HAPPEN TO US:
WE CAN HAVE LONG SINCE
BEEN DELIVERED FROM THE SIN
AND STILL BE IN THE SHAME
BECAUSE WE'VE TRUSTED GOD
FOR ONLY HALF THE WORK,
TO FORGIVE US
BUT NOT TO DELIVER US.
THE ENEMY HAS SO MUCH
TO GAIN AND I WANT
TO PROVE THAT TO YOU,
THE ENEMY HAS SO MUCH TO GAIN
IF WE'LL STAY
IN THAT NET OF SHAME
BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IS THIS:
SAY I HAVE REPENTED
OVER A LONG TERM ADDICTIVE
AREA OF SIN, WHICH I HAVE,
CERTAINLY HAD
IN THE COURSE OF MY LIFE.
SAY I'VE BEEN DELIVERED
FROM IT AND IT WAS HARD
BECAUSE LISTEN, FOR MANY OF US
OUR ADDICTIONS,
I MEAN THEY HAD THEIR PLUSSES.
THERE WAS SOMETHING
THAT THEY DID FOR US
AND IT WAS VERY SHORT TERM
BUT IT WORKED AT FIRST.
THAT'S WHY WE GOT
CAUGHT IN IT.
AND SAY I'VE REPENTED
AND I WAS DELIVERED.
AND I WANT TO SAY,
FOR EXAMPLE, I WANT TO USE
THE AREA OF SEXUAL SIN
BECAUSE I THINK THIS TRAP
HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
WE WILL REPENT,
WE WILL LITERALLY HAVE WALKED
AWAY FROM THE BEHAVIOR,
BUT IF WE STAY IN THE SHAME
WE DON'T FEEL ANY BETTER.
CAN SOMEBODY GO WITH ME THERE?
HERE'S WHAT THE ENEMY
IS BANKING ON.
WE'RE GOING TO STAY IN IT
LONG ENOUGH TO GO,
"YOU KNOW WHAT?
I DON'T FEEL ANY BETTER
NOT DOING IT.
I'M GOING BACK."
WE DON'T REALIZE
IT'S NOT THE SIN, WE'VE BEEN
DELIVERED FROM THE SIN.
WE'RE STILL STANDING
IN THE SHAME.
WE'RE STILL STANDING
IN THE SHAME.
IT'S A NET UNDER OUR FEET.
AND SO WHAT HAPPENS IS
WE JUST GO BACK BECAUSE
WE THINK, "DO YOU KNOW WHAT?
I THOUGHT IT WAS
GOING TO FEEL BETTER.
I DON'T FEEL BETTER.
IF ANYTHING, I FEEL WORSE."
WHY? BECAUSE THE ENEMY
IS JUST WORKING THAT SHAME
AND WORKING THAT SHAME.
I JOTTED DOWN THIS:
SHAME IS SATAN'S LAUGHTER
MORPHED INTO A HUMAN EMOTION.
I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T HAVE
A SCRIPTURE TO REALLY LIKE
COMPLETELY CONFIRM THAT
BUT I JUST STARTED THINKING
THAT IF WE WERE TO THINK
OF HOW SATAN'S LAUGHTER
COULD BECOME A HUMAN EMOTION
IT WOULD BE
OUR SENSE OF SHAME.
PSALM 25:2
WE'VE BEEN IN PSALM 25 VERSE 2
OUT OF THE NEW CENTURY VERSION
SAYS IT THIS WAY:
LISTEN, ANY TIME
YOU ARE IN A NET OF SHAME
YOUR ENEMY IS LAUGHING AT YOU.
BECAUSE IT IS HIS BIG THING.
IT IS HIS BIG THING.
I NEED TO KNOW, IS ANYBODY
JUST RESONATING WITH THIS?
CAN WE SEE, I WANT TO KNOW
THAT SOMEBODY OUT THERE,
THAT YOU SEE THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN SIN AND SHAME.
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT
THE PSALMIST IS TALKING ABOUT,
DELIVER ME FROM THE SHAME.
WHAT I HOPE TO SHOW YOU IS
THAT WHAT THE ENEMY
IS INTENDING WITH EVERY SINGLE
SHROUD AND NET OF SHAME
HE CASTS ON US IS TO KEEP US
FROM LOOKING UP.
HOLD SOMETHING IN PSALM 25
AND GO WITH ME TO LUKE 21.
LOOK AT VERSE 27.
LUKE 21 VERSE 27
IS TALKING ABOUT,
AT THE END OF THIS AGE
WHEN CHRIST JESUS RETURNS
AND EVERY EYE WILL SEE HIM,
EVERY TONGUE WILL CONFESS
THAT HE IS LORD AND IT SAYS:
NOW LISTEN CAREFULLY,
BECAUSE I'M GOING
TO TALK CONCEPTUALLY HERE.
WHEN CHRIST IS DESIRING
TO REVEAL HIMSELF TO US,
BECAUSE THAT WILL BE
THE ULTIMATE REVELATION,
EVERY EYE WILL SEE HIM,
BUT THE CONCEPT IS ALSO TRUE,
THAT HE SO WANTS
TO REVEAL HIMSELF TO US,
HE SO WANTS TO SHOW US THAT
HE IS AT WORK IN OUR LIVES
AND TO REVEAL HIMSELF
IN ALL MANNER OF WAY,
THROUGH HIS WORD,
THROUGH OUR CIRCUMSTANCES,
THROUGH PEOPLE
THAT HE PLACES IN OUR LIVES,
HE WANTS TO REVEAL HIMSELF
TO US.
BUT IF WE'RE LOOKING DOWN
WE'RE GOING TO MISS HIM,
WE'RE GOING TO MISS HIM.
AND SHAME MAKES YOU LOOK DOWN.
DO YOU KNOW THAT SOME OF US,
DO YOU KNOW
THAT EVEN YOUR POSTURE
CAN BE AFFECTED BY YOUR SHAME?
YOU DEAL WITH IT LONG ENOUGH
AND IT LITERALLY
WILL BEND OVER YOUR SHOULDERS.
WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT WHEN YOU
AND I ARE STANDING IN A NET,
ONCE WE REALIZE IT,
WE ARE OBSESSED
WITH LOOKING DOWN AT IT.
WOULD ANYBODY SAY THAT
THAT IS TRUE? BECAUSE THAT'S
WHERE THE NET IS.
WHEN, BIBLICALLY, WHAT THE
PRESCRIPTION IS, LOOK UP.
THE WAY OUT IS NOT...
BECAUSE WE'RE DOING ALL THIS.
BECAUSE WE'RE JUST TRYING...
WE'RE JUST SCOOTING OUR FEET
AGAINST THAT NET.
WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN
TO GET OURSELVES LOOSE
BECAUSE ALL OUR ATTENTION
HAS NOW GONE TO THE NET.
HE SAID, "LOOK UP! LOOK UP!
STRAIGHTEN UP, RAISE YOUR HEAD
FOR YOUR REDEMPTION
IS DRAWING NEAR!"
YOUR REDEMPTION WILL ONLY COME
WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING UP!
I DON'T CARE
HOW DEEP YOU'RE IN.
YOU MAY FEEL LIKE THAT NET
HAS COME ALL THE WAY
UP AROUND YOUR NECK.
JUST LIFT UP THAT SWEET HEAD
AND SAY, "JESUS, COME PLUCK
MY FEET OUT OF THIS NET!"
AND THAT IS NUMBER FOUR!
THE LORD...
THE LORD WILL PLUCK MY FEET
OUT OF THE NET.
♪
James: AND BOY, THAT OUGHT
TO BE OUR HEART CRY.
IF ANYTHING HOLDS US BACK,
PULLS US DOWN,
HOLDS US CAPTIVE
WE NEED HELP GETTING OUT.
SOMETIMES WE GET ENTANGLED
BY OUR OWN ROTTEN DECISIONS
OR EVEN REBELLION.
SOMETIMES IT IS JUST LIKE
CIRCUMSTANCES TRAP US.
BUT WHATEVER IT IS...
FATHER, HELP EVERYONE
WATCHING AND LISTENING TODAY
TO BREAK FREE.
TAKE THE SEEDS THAT BETH
HAS SOWN AND BRING FORTH
SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL
IN THE LIFE OF EVERY PERSON
WATCHING; IN JESUS' NAME.
WE GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY
NOT ONLY TO HEAR GOOD TEACHING
OR TESTIMONIES WHEN WE TALK
TO OUR GUESTS BUT WE GIVE YOU
AN OPPORTUNITY.
NOW REALLY THINK ABOUT THIS.
JESUS SAID, "AS MY FATHER HAS
SENT ME, EVEN SO SEND I YOU."
JESUS SAID, "I DIDN'T COME
TO BE SERVED BUT TO SERVE."
HE SAYS WE ARE HIS BODY
AS BELIEVERS, THE CHURCH
WHICH MEANS WE CAN EXPRESS
THE HEART OF GOD IN A VERY
VISIBLE, MEANINGFUL,
TANGIBLE WAY.
WE CAN IN A WAY BE THE HANDS
AND THE ARMS
OF A LOVING FATHER.
YOU'RE GOING TO LISTEN TO
A YOUNG MAN THAT OUR DAUGHTER
ROBIN SPENT A LOT OF TIME
PRAYING FOR, THE ONE THAT'S
IN HEAVEN RIGHT NOW BECAUSE
IN SCHOOL SHE WOULD SAY
SOMETIMES, "WE NEED
TO PRAY FOR KYLE.
HE NEEDS TO GET ON TARGET."
AND WE WOULD PRAY.
KYLE IS ONE OF THE LEADERS
IN OUR MISSION OUTREACH.
YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR HIM.
HE'S A MIRACLE OF GOD'S GRACE;
A WONDERFUL FATHER
AND HUSBAND, AND
A WONDERFUL MISSION WORKER.
LISTEN TO KYLE. LISTEN TO GOD.
DO WHAT GOD IMPRESSES YOU
TO DO.
Kyle: MISSION FEEDING
ABSOLUTELY DOES SAVE LIVES.
IT IS UNDENIABLE.
WE'VE WATCHED IT
AND RESCUED CHILDREN
FROM DEATH'S DOOR.
BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE
YOU UNDERSTAND ANOTHER
BEAUTIFUL REALITY
ABOUT MISSION FEEDING.
SEE, STARVATION HAS
A PARALYZING EFFECT
ON THE DEVELOPING BRAIN
OF A CHILD.
AND WHAT MAKES IT WORSE IS
THAT IN AREAS LIKE THIS,
SO OFTEN CHILDREN AREN'T EVEN ALLOWED TO GO TO SCHOOL.
THEY'RE INSTEAD
EXPECTED TO BE AT HOME
WITH THEIR PARENTS
TO HELP WORK.
NOW I WANT YOU TO IMAGINE
THAT WAS YOUR REALITY;
THAT YOUR CHILDREN
WERE BEING ROBBED
OF THEIR OPPORTUNITY
FOR EDUCATION
BECAUSE YOU
NEEDED THEM AT HOME
FOR THE SURVIVAL
OF YOUR FAMILY.
BUT WHAT IF THEY HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR A MEAL EVERY DAY
AND WITH IT
THE OPPORTUNITY
FOR AN EDUCATION?
WELL, BECAUSE
LIFE OUTREACH LOCATES
ITS MISSION FEEDING PROGRAM
IN VILLAGE SCHOOLS,
PARENTS
NOT ONLY ALLOW,
THEY WANT THEM
TO BE THERE
BECAUSE
THEY REALIZE
THAT IT MAY BE THE ONLY MEAL
THAT THEY GET THAT DAY.
WITH YOUR HELP,
WE CAN STOP
THE DEBILITATING EFFECTS
OF STARVATION.
TEACHERS AS THEY NOW
DO HAVE TO BANG ON DOORS
TO GET KIDS
TO COME TO SCHOOL
BUT THROUGH
MISSION FEEDING
YOU WILL SEE KIDS
ARRIVE AT SCHOOL
BEFORE
THE TEACHERS.
THEIR HUNGER
FOR FOOD
WILL LEAD THEM
TO A HUNGER FOR LEARNING.
YOU WILL RESCUE
MORE THAN THEIR LIVES,
YOU'LL RESCUE
THEIR FUTURE
AND THE FUTURE OF AFRICA
AS A WHOLE.
James: I LOVE TO SEE
THOSE CHILDREN LEARNING.
LISTEN TO ME.
WHEN WE STARTED,
THE CHILDREN WERE --
AND BY THE WAY,
IT'S STILL THAT WAY WHERE
THERE'S DROUGHT AND CRISIS.
THERE'S NO SYSTEM
OVER THERE TO ASSIST.
THERE IS NOT WHERE WEALTH
AND COMPASSION CAN REACH OUT
AND WHERE PEOPLE CAN SHARE
WHO CARE.
IT'S SIMPLY NOT THERE.
THE RESOURCES ARE NOT THERE.
THEY HAVE TO COME FROM SOMEONE
WHO HAS BEEN BLESSED AND ABLE
TO REACH OUT.
BUT WHEN YOU REACH OUT TO THEM
LIKE WE ARE RIGHT NOW,
400,000 CHILDREN
THAT WE'VE LOCATED
IN VARIOUS AREAS
WHERE MANY OF THEM,
TENS OF THOUSANDS
ARE FACING STARVATION
BECAUSE OF DROUGHT
AND BECAUSE OF CROP FAILURE
AND NOTHING TO EAT.
SO WE GO IN THERE
AND WE STABILIZE.
BUT ONCE WE STABILIZE
THEN WE HELP INSPIRE
AND ENCOURAGE
AND SOMETIMES EVEN BUILD
A SCHOOL FACILITY.
AND THEN, THIS IS WHAT THE
MISSIONARIES LEARN FIRSTHAND
THAT NOW EVEN
THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
HAS PICKED UP.
THANK GOD FOR THAT!
SCHOOL FEEDING KEEPS
THE KIDS COMING TO SCHOOL
BUT IT'S ALL DONE BY LOVE
AND BY THE CHARITABLE GIVING
OF PEOPLE WHO JUST CARE.
SO IF WE CAN FEED
AT THESE SCHOOLS,
THESE KIDS WHO WE'VE
STABILIZED THEIR SITUATION,
NOW THEY CAN GO ON
AND GET AN EDUCATION.
FOR 25 YEARS WE'VE BEEN
WORKING WITH PETER PRETORIUS
AND HIS WIFE, ANN,
AND ALL OF THEIR TEAM.
NOW WE'VE SEEN
MANY OF THESE KIDS
WHOSE LIVES WERE SAVED BY LOVE
THROUGH PEOPLE LIKE YOU,
THEY'RE SCHOOLTEACHERS,
SOME ARE COLLEGE PROFESSORS.
SOME ARE
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
SOME OF THEM ARE LEADERS
IN THE COMMUNITY
OR IN THE CITY
OR IN THE GOVERNMENT.
IT HAS BEEN
TOTAL TRANSFORMATION
WHERE YOU REACH OUT IN LOVE
AND YOU DON'T JUST KEEP
PEOPLE LIVING ON HANDOUTS,
YOU TEACH THEM TO LEARN
AND YOU INSPIRE THEM TO GO,
AND THEN THEY BECOME
EFFECTIVE CONTRIBUTORS
IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY.
AND WE'VE SEEN THE MIRACLES;
HAVEN'T WE, BETTY?
Betty: IT'S AWESOME, JAMES.
I LOOK AT IT
AS A DOUBLE BLESSING.
FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT,
WE FILL THEIR TUMMIES
WITH THE NUTRITION
AND THE NOURISHMENT THEY NEED
SO THEY CAN GROW UP.
AND THEN WE FEED THEIR MINDS
AND THEIR HEARTS
WITH THE LOVE OF JESUS
AND GIVE THEM KNOWLEDGE.
WHAT A BLESSING THAT IS,
JAMES.
I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT IT!
James: AND YOU DON'T HAVE
TO WONDER, DO THOSE WORKERS
AND TEACHERS TALK ABOUT JESUS?
TALK ABOUT GOD'S LOVE?
YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT!
THAT'S WHAT SAVED THEIR LIVES.
AND YOU CAN SEE
THE MIRACULOUS; ACTUALLY,
IT WAS THE WAY OUR OWN COUNTRY
HERE IN AMERICA WAS BORN.
AND WE'VE FORGOTTEN OUR ROOTS.
LOOK, IT'S LOVE
THAT NEVER FAILS.
WOULD YOU HELP US?
A $1400 GIFT WILL TAKE CARE OF
A SCHOOL FEEDING,
AN AVERAGE OF 140 CHILDREN
FOR THE NEXT MONTHS.
$5600 WILL COVER
THAT WHOLE SCHOOL FOR A YEAR.
DO YOU STILL REMEMBER
THAT $30 --
AND SURELY YOU'VE HEARD THIS,
IF NOT, LISTEN.
FOR $30, $50, OR $100
WE CAN FEED THREE, FIVE,
OR TEN CHILDREN
FOR THE NEXT MONTHS.
WOULD YOU RIGHT NOW GO --
PLEASE DO THIS IN LOVE.
JUST LET LOVE CARRY YOU.
GET YOUR BANKCARD,
USE IT LIKE A CHECK,
GO TO LIFETODAY.ORG.
GO ONLINE AND USE THAT CARD
LIKE A GIFT CHECK, THAT'S HOW
YOU SHOULD ALWAYS USE IT
OR CALL THE PHONE NUMBER THERE
AND SAY, "I WANT
TO MAKE A GIFT."
IF YOU CAN SPONSOR A SCHOOL,
DO IT.
IF YOU COULD HELP US
FEED THREE, FIVE, OR TEN
PLEASE DO IT.
THERE'S A LEVEL
AT WHICH YOU CAN PARTICIPATE.
WE'VE GOT A WONDERFUL GIFT
TO SEND YOU.
THE TEACHING
BY SOME OF THE MOST ANOINTED
AND GIFTED WOMEN IN THE WORLD!
-- LIVING YOUR DESTINY.
WE WANT TO BLESS YOU
BUT YOU'RE GOING TO BE GIVING
THESE CHILDREN A FUTURE,
A HOPE, A LIFE.
THANK YOU FOR GOING ONLINE
OR DIALING THAT NUMBER.
THANK YOU FOR GIVING LIFE!
Announcer: IN REMOTE AND IMPOVERISHED AREAS OF AFRICA,
FAMILIES
ARE SUFFERING,
FACING DEATH
BY STARVATION
AND THOSE HIT THE HARDEST
ARE THE CHILDREN.
LIFE'S MISSION
FEEDING PROGRAM IS THERE
READY TO FEED AND CARE
FOR THESE CHILDREN
IN CRISIS AREAS OF ANGOLA, MOZAMBIQUE, AND SUDAN.
WITH ALL OF OUR
PREVIOUS RESERVES GONE
AND SOUTHERN AFRICA
FACING ITS WORST DROUGHT
AND FOOD SHORTAGE
IN YEARS,
WE URGENTLY NEED TO
REPLENISH OUR FOOD SUPPLIES
TO REACH 400,000 CHILDREN COUNTING ON US.
YOUR LIFE-SAVING GIFT
OF $30, $50, OR $100
WILL HELP FEED AND CARE FOR THREE, FIVE, OR TEN CHILDREN
FOR THE NEXT
THREE MONTHS.
PLEASE ALSO CONSIDER
A SPECIAL GIFT OF $1400
TO HELP SPONSOR
A SCHOOL
AND HELP FEED
140 CHILDREN
FOR THREE
FULL MONTHS.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF ANY AMOUNT
WE'LL SEND YOU
THE BRAND NEW AUDIO SERIES, LIVING YOUR DESTINY.
HEAR FIVE OUTSTANDING BIBLE
TEACHERS AND WOMEN OF FAITH
SHARE HOW TO LIVE THE LIFE
GOD DESTINED FOR YOU.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE
YOU'LL ALSO RECEIVE
THE LONGING IN ME
BY SHEILA WALSH,
AND UNASHAMED
BY CHRISTINE CAINE.
AND FINALLY,
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $1,000 OR MORE,
BE SURE TO REQUEST
"MAJESTY,"
OUR 2016 COMMEMORATIVE
BRONZE SCULPTURE.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE,
OR GO ONLINE TODAY
AND MAKE YOUR
GIFT OF LIFE
TO HELP FEED AND CARE
FOR HUNGRY CHILDREN.
James: WELL, IN BEHALF OF ALL
THE PRECIOUS CHILDREN
AND FAMILIES YOU'RE GOING
TO IMPACT WITH LOVE,
AND WITH THE ESSENTIAL FOOD,
THANK YOU --
AND THE SCHOOL FEEDING.
I HOPE IF YOU CAN YOU'LL HELP
TAKE CARE ONE OF THOSE SCHOOLS
FOR SEVERAL MONTHS,
MAYBE EVEN A YEAR.
YOU MAKE A GIFT WE'LL SEND YOU
LIVING YOUR DESTINY,
THE BEAUTIFUL BOOKS
AND THE HELPFUL, I BELIEVE,
INSIGHT AND INSPIRATION THAT
WILL MEAN SO MUCH TO YOU.
WE WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR WATCHING LIFE TODAY
AND FOR SHARING LIFE TODAY.
I REMIND YOU AS YOU'RE PRAYING
ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR NATION
GO TO THE STREAM:
STREAM.ORG.
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE WISDOM
AND INSIGHT AND YOU'RE GOING
TO HEAR TRANSFORMING TRUTH
AND GET HOPE.
THANKS FOR WATCHING
LIFE TODAY.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
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Announcer: IN HIS
NEW BOOK, THE STREAM,
JAMES ROBISON
CHARTS A PLAN
FOR SPIRITUAL REVOLUTION
IN AMERICA.
THE STREAM,
AVAILABLE NOW ONLINE
AND AT RETAIL
BOOKSTORES.
Announcer: TOMORROW, CO-HOSTS
OF MARRIAGE TODAY,
JIMMY AND KAREN EVANS
DESCRIBE THE TRANSFORMATION
IN THEIR MARRIAGE AS MOVING
FROM PAIN TO PARADISE.
>> 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.
THE MINISTRY IS A MEMBER
OF THE E.C.F.A.