Announcer: HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO HEAR
GOD'S VOICE?
PASTOR ROBERT MORRIS
HELPS YOU LEARN HOW -- NEXT!
>> WE'RE SERVING
A LIVING GOD.
HE IS ALIVE!
HE HEARS US.
HE SPEAKS TO US.
IT WOULD BE INCREDIBLE FOR US
TO THINK THAT WE TALK TO HIM
AND HE'S NEVER GOING
TO SPEAK BACK TO US.
YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT
YOUR MARRIAGE WOULD BE LIKE
IF YOU TALKED AND
BETTY NEVER TALKED BACK.
NOW OF COURSE,
BETTY MIGHT BE THINKING --
Betty: THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT... [Laughter]
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James: THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
THAT'S GOT TO BE
FOR OUR GUEST.
THANK YOU! I'M JAMES ROBISON.
BETTY AND I WELCOME YOU
TO LIFE TODAY.
OUR GUEST IS ROBERT MORRIS.
YEARS AGO
ROBERT WORKED WITH ME,
TRAVELED WITH ME
AND I HAD TO EXPLAIN
TO PEOPLE WHO HE IS.
I'VE BEEN AROUND AWHILE.
I'VE BEEN AROUND.
AND NOW HE HAS TO TELL
EVERYBODY WHO I AM.
[Laughter]
THEN HE HAS TO KIND OF GIVE
AN EXPLANATION OF WHO HE IS
AND HE TALKS ABOUT
WHAT HE USED TO BE --
AND HE USED TO BE.
I'M THINKING,
I USED TO BE A PREACHER.
I CANNOT DESCRIBE
HOW THRILLED BETTY AND I ARE
TO HAVE ROBERT MORRIS,
THE PASTOR OF THE CHURCH
THAT WE HAVE BEEN CALLED TO
BE A PART OF THAT FAMILY,
GATEWAY CHURCH IN SOUTHLAKE,
AND MANY CAMPUSES
IN OTHER PLACES.
BUT ABOVE ALL, A CHURCH,
PART OF THE CHURCH THAT
WANTS TO INSPIRE THE CHURCH
TO EXPRESS THE LIFE
AND LOVE OF JESUS,
AND HAVE INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP
WITH THE FATHER
SO THAT WE REVEAL THAT FATHER
THROUGH CHRIST TO THE WORLD.
ROBERT MORRIS IS BLESSED
TO BLESS YOU --
AND WE LEARN TO BE A BLESSING.
WOULD YOU WELCOME
OUR PASTOR OF GATEWAY,
ROBERT MORRIS TO LIFE TODAY?
ROBERT, GLAD TO SEE YOU.
Robert: GLAD TO BE HERE,
JAMES.
James: YOU WORKED WITH ME
YEARS AGO.
YOU TRAVELED WITH ME --
HOW OLD WERE YOU
WHEN YOU TRAVELING WITH ME
IN THOSE EARLY...
Robert: TWENTY --
TWENTY YEARS OLD.
James: SO I WAS PROBABLY 25,
RIGHT?
[Laughter]
Robert: YOU WERE
A LITTLE OVER 25.
James: SO HOW LONG,
IF YOU REMEMBER, HAVE YOU
BEEN COMING ON LIFE TODAY?
BECAUSE YOU BECAME RIGHT OFF,
THIS IS WHEN
YOU WERE AN ASSOCIATE,
YOU WERE KIND OF
IN THE BACKGROUND,
EVEN AT THE CHURCH
YOU WERE AN ASSOCIATE,
AND YOU STARTED COMING HERE
AND YOU LIT UP
OUR TELEVISION AUDIENCE.
HOW MANY YEARS AGO WAS THAT?
Robert: WELL, I WAS 20,
THE FIRST TIME
I EVER DID YOUR PROGRAM.
I SHARED MY TESTIMONY
ON YOUR PROGRAM.
James: THAT LONG AGO?
Robert: THAT LONG AGO --
I WAS 20 YEARS OLD
THE FIRST TIME.
James: DO YOU REMEMBER
WHEN YOU FIRST CAME
AND STARTED TALKING
ABOUT THE BLESSED LIFE?
HOW MANY YEARS BACK
WOULD THAT HAVE BEEN?
Robert: I WROTE
THE BLESSED LIFE, ACTUALLY
BECAUSE YOUR TEAM ASKED ME
TO COME ON YOUR SHOW
AND TALK ABOUT GIVING AND
TO WRITE A BOOK, IF I COULD.
SO I THINK THAT WAS 2001
OR 2002.
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN
ABOUT 15 YEARS AGO OR SO.
James: ALMOST THE TIME OF
THE BIRTH OF GATEWAY CHURCH.
Robert: YEAH.
IT WAS RIGHT AFTER THE CHURCH
THAT I WROTE THE BOOK.
James: LET'S TALK
ABOUT SOMETHING.
LET ME JUST SAY THIS TO YOU.
OCCASIONALLY THERE ARE PEOPLE
WHO CALL ME THAT I'M KIND OF
STUNNED THAT THEY CALL.
OCCASIONALLY SOMEONE WILL CALL
AND YOU'LL THINK MY GOODNESS!
WHY WOULD THEY CALL?
YOU GET A LITTLE BIT EXCITED
TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE SHARING
SOME THINGS WITH YOU.
I WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.
YOU MAY NOT EVER HAVE
A WELL-KNOWN PERSON,
HIGHLY VISIBLE CHURCH LEADER
OR NATIONAL LEADER
OR WELL-KNOWN PERSON
EVER CALL YOU, AND THERE
IS A LITTLE GRATITUDE
THAT YOU MIGHT BE ABLE
TO HEAR FROM THEM
OR SPEAK TO THEM BUT THE MOST
IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION
YOU'LL EVER HAVE
IS THE GREATEST PERSON
IN THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE
AND THAT'S FATHER,
OUR FATHER GOD --
OUR FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN;
WHO IN YOUR HEART
WANTS TO HAVE
REAL COMMUNICATION WITH YOU.
ROBERT, IF THE PEOPLE
WATCHING US GET IT,
IF GATEWAY GETS IT THE WAY
YOU KNOW YOU WANT THEM TO,
AND THEY REALIZE
THEY CAN HEAR GOD'S VOICE
AND ACTUALLY HAVE FELLOWSHIP,
HAVE CONVERSATION WITH GOD
WHERE THEY KNOW IT'S HIM,
YOU REALLY BELIEVE
WITH ALL YOUR HEART THAT
THAT'S POSSIBLE AND IMPORTANT
FOR EVERYBODY HERE
AND EVERYBODY WATCHING
ON TELEVISION?
Robert: YEAH,
IT'S NOT ONLY POSSIBLE
IT'S SO IMPORTANT.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT,
WE TALK ABOUT
A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP
WITH JESUS CHRIST.
WELL, HOW IN THE WORLD
CAN IT BE PERSONAL
WITHOUT COMMUNICATION?
AND HOW IN THE WORLD
COULD WE BELIEVE
THAT THIS GOD THAT SPOKE
FOR 4,000 YEARS --
HE SPOKE TO ABRAHAM,
HE SPOKE TO MOSES,
HE SPOKE TO ISAAC, JACOB,
ISAIAH, JEREMIAH,
EZEKIEL, DAVID,
ADAM AND EVE.
HE SPOKE,
HE CAME ON THIS EARTH
AND HE SPOKE.
AFTER HE ASCENDED
HE SPOKE TO PAUL.
HE SPOKE IN VISIONS.
HE SPOKE IN DREAMS.
HE SPOKE TO DEBORAH.
HE SPOKE TO RUTH.
AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN
HE QUITS SPEAKING;
HE LOST HIS VOICE
OR SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE THAT
WE WOULD EVER BELIEVE THAT.
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE DO.
James: AND SOME CHURCHES
TEACH IT.
Robert: SOME CHURCHES
TEACH IT.
BUT EVEN THOSE WHO TEACH IT
MANY TIMES WILL TEACH
A CALL TO PREACH
AND THEY FEEL VERY "CALLED"
TO PREACH.
AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT
WE'RE TRYING TO SAY.
IN THE SAME WAY
YOU FELT THAT IMPRESSION
OR YOU FELT GOD SPOKE TO YOU,
IN THE SAME WAY
GOD STILL SPEAKS TODAY.
HE NEVER SAYS ANYTHING
CONTRARY TO HIS WORD --
NEVER -- BUT HE DOES SPEAK.
WHY WOULD WE EVEN PRAY
IF HE IS NOT GOING TO SPEAK?
AND THINK ABOUT THIS ALSO,
IF TWO GUYS
ARE BEING OFFERED A JOB,
A NEW JOB, ONE'S A BELIEVER
AND ONE'S NOT A BELIEVER,
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
THERE IS ONLY ONE DIFFERENCE.
BOTH OF THEM CHECK OUT
THE COMPANIES.
BOTH OF THEM WOULD THINK
ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD,
THE SCHOOLS; THEY WOULD DO
ALL THE RESEARCH
BUT WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
THE DIFFERENCE IS
ONE CAN HEAR GOD.
THAT'S THE ONLY DIFFERENCE!
IS ONE HAS A PERSONAL
RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS.
TO THINK THAT WE WOULD TALK
AND HE WOULD NEVER
TALK BACK TO US.
YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT
YOUR MARRIAGE WOULD BE LIKE
IF YOU TALKED
AND BETTY NEVER TALKED BACK.
NOW OF COURSE,
BETTY MIGHT BE THINKING --
Betty: THAT'S PRETTY MUCH...
[Laughing]
James: ALL THE VIEWERS
OF LIFE TODAY -- THAT'S
EXACTLY WHAT THEY THINK.
Robert: LET ME THINK
OF A BETTER ILLUSTRATION.
Betty: IT WOULD BE LIKE
AS FATHERS YOU NEVER
TALKED TO YOUR CHILDREN.
Robert: YEAH! WHAT IF YOU WERE
ALWAYS TALKING TO YOUR FATHER
AND HE NEVER SAID
ANYTHING TO YOU.
THAT IS NOT OUR FATHER.
WHEN YOU READ THE BIBLE,
EVERY PERSON,
HE TALKS TO THEM.
AND WE HAVE THIS FEELING
THAT MAYBE THEY HEARD
THIS AUDIBLE VOICE
OR MORE CLEARLY,
BUT EVEN IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
THEY QUESTIONED HIM
MANY TIMES.
MOSES: WHO ARE YOU?
HE COMES AND HE TALKS
TO GIDEON
AND GIDEON SAYS,
"SHOW ME A SIGN
THAT IT'S REALLY YOU."
I THINK ALL THROUGH SCRIPTURE
THEY STILL HAD TO BELIEVE
THAT IT WAS GOD.
THEY STILL HAD TO HAVE FAITH.
THEY STILL HAD TO TRUST.
AND SO GOD STILL SPEAKS TODAY
THAT'S WHY I WROTE THE BOOK
BECAUSE IT IS
THE NUMBER ONE QUESTION
I GET ASKED AS A PASTOR.
NUMBER ONE QUESTION IS:
HOW CAN I HEAR GOD?
James: YOU NOW PASTOR
THOSE WHO ATTEND,
MANY TIMES OVER 30,000 A WEEK,
AND YET THIS IS
THE MOST ASKED QUESTION:
HOW DO I HEAR GOD?
IN FREQUENCY,
YOU PRETTY WELL LAID THIS OUT.
I WANT TO SAY THAT I BELIEVE
IF A PERSON GETS
INTO THIS, LISTENS,
BEGINS TO TUNE THEIR EAR
TO CHANNEL GOD THE FATHER,
CHANNEL JESUS,
TUNE OUT SOME OTHER CHANNELS,
THEY WILL BEGIN
TO RECOGNIZE HIS VOICE.
SO GIVE US SOME OF THE THINGS
EVEN AT THE FIRST OF THE BOOK
THAT YOU DOWNLOAD
TO HELP PEOPLE GET STARTED
BECAUSE I KNOW IT IS POSSIBLE.
I THINK IT IS IMPERATIVE.
AND REALLY AND TRULY,
THE PEOPLE
THAT ARE IN CHURCHES
THAT DON'T HEAR GOD
OR BELIEVE THEY CAN,
THEY LOOK JUST AS MISERABLE
AS PEOPLE LOOK IF THEIR SPOUSE
NEVER SPOKE TO THEM
OR THEIR PARENT
NEVER SPOKE TO THEM.
THEY DON'T LOOK HAPPY.
THEY LOOK LIKE A BUNCH
OF STUDENTS THAT SOMETIMES
LOOK LIKE THEY'RE EMBALMED
AND THERE THEY ARE BECAUSE
THERE IS NO RELATIONSHIP.
THEY'RE JUST HEARING
ABOUT SOMETHING NOT SOMEONE
THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY
FELLOWSHIP WITH.
SO WHERE WOULD THEY START?
Robert: WELL, I THINK WE START
BY UNDERSTANDING
SOME BASIC PRINCIPLES
THAT EVEN JESUS TAUGHT.
JOHN CHAPTER 10,
HE SAID VERY CLEARLY,
"I'M THE SHEPHERD,
AND MY SHEEP HEAR MY VOICE
AND THEY FOLLOW ME."
HE DIDN'T SAY,
"FEEL MY IMPRESSIONS."
HE SAID, "HEAR MY VOICE
AND THEY FOLLOW ME.
I SPEAK TO THEM."
HE TALKED IN JOHN 16 ABOUT
HE WAS GOING TO SEND
THE HOLY SPIRIT WHO WOULD
"TELL YOU THINGS TO COME."
HE WOULD SPEAK.
BUT EVEN WHEN YOU
THINK ABOUT SHEEP...
James: AND BY THE WAY,
HE WOULD DO SHOW-AND-TELL.
HE DID THAT!
HE ILLUSTRATED IT.
Robert: BUT EVEN
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT SHEEP,
THEY'RE BORN WITH
AN INNATE ABILITY
TO RECOGNIZE THE VOICE
OF THE SHEPHERD.
GOD GAVE THEM THAT.
IN THE SAME WAY
WE ARE BORN AGAIN
WITH THE ABILITY TO HEAR
THE VOICE OF OUR SHEPHERD.
WE'RE BORN WITH
THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE.
ANIMALS COMMUNICATE
TO SOME DEGREE
BUT NOT DEEP FEELINGS.
I KNOW YOUR DOG
AND I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU LOVE
THAT DUMB DOG.
[Laughter]
BUT ANYWAY...
James: ONE OF THE BIGGEST
CONCERNS I HAVE ABOUT
OUR BEAUTIFUL LITTLE DOG IS
I HOLD HER UP AND TELL HER
SHE DOESN'T GET IT
HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU!
AND SHE'S DEAF NOW.
SHE IS 15, AND SHE IS DEAF.
SOMETIMES I CRY AND SAY,
"I WISH YOU COULD HEAR ME!"
I FEEL LIKE I HEARD GOD SAID,
"I JUST WISH
MY PEOPLE WOULD HEAR ME.
I'M TALKING TO THEM.
I WISH THEY COULD HEAR ME.
THEY'RE DULL OF HEARING
OR DEAF."
Robert: ANIMALS EVEN
WHEN YOUR DOG COULD HEAR,
YOU COULD SAY TO YOUR DOG,
"YOU'RE SO STUPID!
YOU'RE SO STUPID."
AND SHE WOULD JUST WAG
HER TAIL BECAUSE SHE REALLY
CAN'T HEAR YOUR HEART --
SHE IS HEARING YOUR HEART MORE
THAN SHE CAN'T UNDERSTAND.
SO WE WERE BORN WITH
THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE
AS HUMANS
BUT WE WERE BORN AGAIN
AS CHILDREN OF GOD
WITH THE ABILITY
TO COMMUNICATE WITH OUR GOD,
TO BE ABLE TO HEAR
THE VOICE OF OUR SHEPHERD.
SO IT'S INNATE.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT EVERY
CHRISTIAN TO UNDERSTAND.
YOU'RE BORN WITH THIS ABILITY
WHEN YOU'RE BORN AGAIN.
BUT IT IS ALSO LEARNED.
IN OTHER WORDS,
CHILDREN ARE BORN
WITH THE ABILITY TO SPEAK
BUT THEY HAVE TO LEARN.
I SHOWED A VIDEO
AWHILE BACK AT THE CHURCH,
IF YOU REMEMBER,
MY LITTLE GRANDDAUGHTER.
BOY, SHE WAS JUST TALKING AWAY
BUT I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND
ONE THING SHE WAS SAYING.
HOW IS YOUR DAY?
[Gibberish]
SHE'S JUST TELLING EVERYTHING.
James: SHE HAD A SPIRITUAL
LANGUAGE ALREADY.
Robert: AND I DIDN'T HAVE
THE GIFT OF INTERPRETATION.
BUT WE'RE TEACHING
HER SYLLABLES NOW.
WE'RE TEACHING HER
HOW TO SPEAK.
SO IN THE SAME WAY THAT
WE LEARN TO COMMUNICATE,
THIS IS WHY THE BOOK
IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE
I THINK GOD GIVES US APOSTLES,
PROPHETS, EVANGELISTS,
PASTORS AND TEACHERS FOR
THE EQUIPPING OF THE SAINTS
FOR THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY.
HE GIVES US THE ABILITY
TO TAKE HIS WORD
AND TEACH PEOPLE.
AND PEOPLE NEED TO LEARN
TO HEAR GOD.
SO YOU HAVE THE ABILITY
BUT YOU NEED TO LEARN...
Betty: DON'T YOU THINK
A LOT OF PEOPLE,
AND I KNOW I DID
TO A CERTAIN EXTENT,
FEEL UNQUALIFIED
TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO GOD?
SO WE THINK I'LL LET
MY PREACHER DO THAT
OR SOMEONE THAT IS
MORE QUALIFIED.
Robert: THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT THEY DID WITH MOSES,
THE PEOPLE.
GOD SAID, "HAVE ALL
THE PEOPLE COME UP."
AND HERE'S WHAT THEY SAID,
"YOU GO UP
AND THEN YOU SPEAK TO US."
THAT WAS THE SADDEST DAY
BECAUSE GOD SAID,
"I WANT TO HAVE
A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU."
THEY SAID, "NO,
YOU TALK TO OUR LEADER."
AND I THINK THEN GOD SAID,
EVEN THOUGH HE WAS
PLANNING ALL THIS,
GOD'S RESPONSE WAS,
"OKAY, THOU SHALT NOT...
THOU SHALT NOT...
THOU SHALT NOT."
IN OTHER WORDS, I'D LIKE TO
HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU
BUT IF YOU DON'T WANT
A RELATIONSHIP
HERE'S A LIST THEN TO DO.
OF COURSE, THAT LIST
LEADS US TO JESUS WHICH IS
A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP.
James: AND HE IS THE ONE
WHO FULFILLS THE LAW.
YOU HAD AN ILLUSTRATION
ABOUT HEARING,
WHEN YOU TALKED ABOUT DEBBIE
IN THE BOOK.
SHARE THAT BECAUSE
BY THE WAY, THERE IS NO WAY --
ROBERT PREACHES BRIEF SERMONS.
HE WILL GO 25 MINUTES.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS
EXCEPT HE PREACHES THEM.
YOU HEAR ME, YOU SAY,
WE BETTER STAY FOR OVERTIME.
BUT HERE'S THE DEAL.
IN THAT 25 MINUTES
HE GETS A LOT ACROSS
BUT HE CAN'T BEGIN TO COVER
EVERYTHING THAT'S IN THIS BOOK
EVEN WHILE WE'RE
SITTING HERE TALKING.
SO WHAT HE'S TRYING TO DO
IS REALLY CREATE IN YOU
A DESIRE
TO HEAR THE VOICE OF GOD
AND YOU CAN HEAR IT
AND RECOGNIZE IT.
AND IN THE BOOK, AND
WE'LL BE TALKING THIS WEEK
ABOUT HOW YOU CAN KNOW
THE DIFFERENCE
IN THE FATHER'S VOICE
OR THE DECEIVER'S VOICE;
THE GRACE VOICE
OR THE VOICE OF ACCUSATION
AND CONDEMNATION.
YOU REALLY CAN DISCERN
THE DIFFERENCE
BUT YOU NEED TO KNOW
THE WORD OF GOD.
I THINK PEOPLE WILL REMAIN
A STRANGER TO THE VOICE OF GOD
AND IN THEIR ABILITY
TO RECOGNIZE IT
IF THEY REMAIN A STRANGER
TO HIS WORD.
I DON'T THINK THEY'RE GOING
TO KNOW HIS VOICE WELL
IF THEY DON'T KNOW THE WORD
SO THEY UNDERSTAND THE NATURE
AND THE CHARACTER
OF THE ONE SPEAKING.
IS THAT ABSOLUTE?
Robert: WE HAVE
TO KNOW GOD'S WORD
TO BE ABLE TO KNOW HIS VOICE
BECAUSE THAT'S THE TEST
OF WHETHER WE'RE REALLY
HEARING GOD OR NOT.
THERE ARE SEVERAL TESTS
THAT I GET INTO.
WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT
WITH DEBBIE IS DEBBIE WAS
REALLY A LOT LIKE BETTY, AND
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT A LOT,
SHE DIDN'T FEEL QUALIFIED.
SHE THOUGHT GOD SPOKE TO ME
AND BETTY THOUGHT
GOD SPOKE TO YOU.
James: AND WE CAN
UNDERSTAND THE BIBLE AND
BETTY THOUGHT SHE COULDN'T.
Robert: RIGHT! AND ONE NIGHT
DEBBIE SAID TO ME, "I'D LIKE
TO ASK YOU SOMETHING."
AND I SAID, "OKAY."
THIS WAS PROBABLY
25 YEARS AGO IN OUR MARRIAGE.
SHE SAID, "WOULD YOU TEACH ME
TO HEAR GOD?"
I REMEMBER BEING SO CONVICTED
BECAUSE I'D TAUGHT
OTHER PEOPLE TO HEAR GOD
AND I JUST TOOK IT FOR GRANTED
THAT SHE KNEW
HOW TO HEAR GOD.
BUT WHAT I REALIZED WAS,
MANY OF US
HAVE NEVER BEEN TAUGHT
TO HEAR THE LORD.
JUST LIKE WE'RE TAUGHT
TO COMMUNICATE OR SPEAK
OR WE TEACH OUR CHILDREN.
SO I SAID TO HER, "WELL, JUST
CLOSE YOUR EYES FOR A MINUTE.
LET'S JUST ENTER
THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD;
LET'S PRAY A LITTLE WHILE.
THEN I WANT YOU
TO JUST LISTEN."
SO I WAS WATCHING HER FACE
AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN
SHE JUST WENT.
I WAS LIKE, "WHAT WAS THAT?"
SHE SAID, "I HEARD SOMETHING
BUT IT WASN'T THE LORD."
I SAID, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN
IT WASN'T THE LORD?
HOW DO YOU KNOW?"
SHE SAID, "WELL,
I READ THAT BOOK TO THE KIDS
BEFORE THEY WENT TO BED,
THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD,
AND IT'S ABOUT
THE LITTLE TRAIN ENGINE
PULLING THE BIG TRAIN ENGINE
OVER THE HILL."
SHE SAID,
"HERE'S WHAT I HEARD.
I HEARD, 'I THINK I CAN.
I THINK I CAN.
I THINK I CAN.'"
[Laughter]
I SAID TO HER,
"SUGAR, THAT'S THE LORD.
BECAUSE YOU FEEL LIKE
THE LITTLE TRAIN ENGINE
AND YOU THINK
I'M THE BIG TRAIN ENGINE
AND GOD'S TRYING TO SAY,
'YOU CAN! YOU CAN!
YOU CAN HEAR THE LORD.'"
AND IT ENCOURAGED HER.
AND NOW SHE HEARS THE LORD
ALL THE TIME
AND TELLS ME WHAT TO DO.
[Laughter]
SO IT'S WORKED OUT GREAT.
James: AND SHE PROBABLY HAS
LESS DISTRACTION THAN YOU
BECAUSE SHE CAN FOCUS.
I THINK THAT ONE OF
THE THINGS PEOPLE ASK IS
WHAT DOES IT SOUND LIKE?
TELL US.
Robert: WELL, FOR ME.
James: I DIDN'T STUMP YOU?
Robert: NO. NO.
I DON'T HEAR AN AUDIBLE VOICE
AND I DO BELIEVE
GOD CAN SPEAK AUDIBLY.
HE CAN DO ANYTHING.
BUT I DO THINK
FOR MOST OF US HE SPEAKS
THROUGH OUR THOUGHTS.
I THINK THERE'S LIKE SHE HAD
THAT THOUGHT IN HER MIND
AND YOU HAVE THAT PEACE.
THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS
TO TEST A WORD OF THE LORD,
OBVIOUSLY, THROUGH SCRIPTURE.
ANOTHER IS THROUGH
GODLY COUNSEL.
ANOTHER IS THROUGH PEACE.
I SAY IT THIS WAY:
HIS PRINCIPLES, HIS PEOPLE,
AND HIS PEACE.
SO WE TEST TO SEE,
DO WE REALLY HAVE PEACE?
LET GOD'S PEACE RULE
OR UMPIRE IN YOUR HEART
SAFE OR OUT?
WHICH WAY DO YOU GO?
AND MANY, MANY PEOPLE
WILL SAY, "I JUST DON'T
HAVE PEACE ABOUT IT."
AND I THINK THAT'S THE LORD
SPEAKING TO US
AND CLEARLY IMPRESSING US
THAT WE NEED TO GO
A DIFFERENT WAY.
JONAH HEARD THE VOICE
OF THE LORD TO GO ONE WAY.
HE WENT THE OTHER WAY
AND THEN GOD'S SPOKE TO HIM
THROUGH CIRCUMSTANCES.
[Laughing]
SO SOMETIMES GOD
WILL EVEN SPEAK TO YOU
THROUGH CIRCUMSTANCES.
WE'RE SERVING A LIVING GOD.
HE IS ALIVE.
HE HEARS US. HE SPEAKS TO US.
IT WOULD BE INCREDIBLE FOR US
TO THINK THAT WE TALK TO HIM
AND HE'S NEVER GOING
TO SPEAK BACK TO US
OR SPEAK TO HIS CHILDREN.
IT IS ONE OF THE MOST
WONDERFUL THINGS
WHEN YOU BEGIN TO HEAR GOD.
AND I GIVE VERY,
VERY PRACTICAL THINGS
IN THE BOOK
ABOUT HOW TO HEAR GOD,
HOW TO BEGIN
SPENDING TIME WITH HIM,
HOW TO RECOGNIZE HIS VOICE,
HOW HE SPEAKS
THROUGH SCRIPTURE,
HOW HE'S SPOKEN IN TIMES PAST,
AND THEN HOW TO BE ABLE
TO KNOW FOR SURE
THAT IT IS THE LORD
SPEAKING TO YOU.
James: WOULDN'T YOU LIKE
TO HEAR GOD CLEARLY?
DO YOU APPRECIATE
WHAT ROBERT IS DOING
TO TRY TO HELP?
LET'S REALLY GET IT SETTLED
FOR ALL OF YOU.
WOULDN'T YOU WANT
TO HEAR HIM CLEARLY?
YOU CAN! THERE IS A PROCESS.
IT IS A PROCESS.
SOMETIMES YOU HEAR GOD'S
VOICE AND WORD BEFORE
YOU'VE EVEN READ HIS WORD.
AND WHEN YOU GET IN HIS WORD
YOU REALIZE,
THAT WASN'T JUST SOME VOICE
OUT OF THE BLUE.
THAT WASN'T DECEPTION
THAT WAS WISDOM.
SO I REALLY WANT YOU
TO GET THE BOOK.
LET ME JUST SAY THIS TO YOU.
WE'RE ABOUT TO GIVE YOU
AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMETHING
ABOUT AS WONDERFUL
AS IS POSSIBLE TO DO
ON THIS EARTH.
YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE LIFE
TO PEOPLE WHO WITHOUT
THE LOVE OF GOD THROUGH YOU
WILL LIKELY LOSE THEIR LIFE
OR THEIR HEALTH.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE PEOPLE
WHAT JESUS SAID
IS SO IMPORTANT
THAT IF YOU JUST GIVE
A CUP OF IT, YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE A GREAT REWARD
THAT HE DETERMINES, WE DON'T.
WE DON'T MEASURE IT
MATERIALLY.
YOU GIVE A CUP OF WATER
IN HIS NAME AND YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO LOSE THE REWARD,
THE REWARD OF DOING THAT,
OF BLESSING THEM.
WHAT IF WE TOGETHER
GIVE A WELL?
RIGHT NOW
THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE
WHO ARE PRAYING
FOR SOMEONE TO GIVE US WATER.
HERE'S WHAT I'M GOING
TO ASK YOU TO DO.
I WANT YOU
TO LISTEN PRAYERFULLY.
SEE IF GOD SPEAKS TO YOU
AND SAYS, "YOU CAN DO THAT."
WE WANT TO SEND YOU
THE BOOK FREQUENCY TO SAY
THANK YOU FOR HEARING GOD
AND RESPONDING TO THE VISION
YOU SEE WHEN YOU LOOK
THROUGH THE EYES OF JESUS
AT A VERY REAL SITUATION.
LOOK AT IT
AND I WANT YOU TO LOOK
LISTENING TO THE VOICE OF GOD.
WATCH CLOSELY.
Announcer:
SARAPHINA HAS COME
AS SHE OFTEN DOES
TO THE CHURCH
TO SEEK GOD
IN HER TIME
OF TROUBLE.
AS HARD
AS IT MAY BE
SHE CONTINUES
TO HOLD ON TO HER FAITH
THAT A MIRACLE
WILL COME.
Announcer: WHILE SARAPHINA
IS FULL OF BROKENNESS,
SHE REMAINS
FULL OF FAITH.
HER PRAYERS LIFTED UP
COULD BE ANSWERED TODAY.
James: SHE'S LOOKING
FOR A MIRACLE.
YOU ARE THE MIRACLE.
YES, YOU ARE.
YOU'RE THE MIRACLE ANSWER
TO HER PRAYERS.
I'VE LIVED WITH THIS
BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL GIRL
FOR OVER 50 YEARS.
WE WOULD NOT WANT TO BE
WITHOUT ONE ANOTHER.
AND FOR ALL OF YOU WHO ARE,
I JUST PRAY GOD GIVES YOU
A SPECIAL INDESCRIBABLE
PEACE RIGHT NOW
THAT HIS EYES ARE ON YOU.
AND I JUST PRAY
GOD WILL COMFORT YOU.
BUT FOR ALL OF YOU
WHO HEARD HER PRAYER
AND IT IS SO REAL,
WE REALLY ARE THE ANSWER
TO THE PRAYER.
I HAVE FOUND SUCH JOY
IN NOT ONLY JUST TRYING
TO SEE MY PRAYERS ANSWERED
BUT SAY, "GOD,
PLEASE LET ME BE AN ANSWER
TO SOMEONE'S PRAYER
EVERY DAY."
I THINK YOU SENSE THAT
RIGHT NOW.
SO WHAT'S THE ANSWER?
SHE'D JUST LIKE TO HAVE
SOME CLEAN DRINKING WATER.
WE CAN DRILL A WELL.
THE MISSIONARIES HAVE
DIRECTED US TO AREAS
TO DRILL A WELL
WHERE IT'S NEEDED
AND WHERE WE KNOW
THE WATER IS ACCESSIBLE
AT DIFFERENT LEVELS AND
WE'LL GIVE THEM THE ABILITY
TO GET THAT WATER
WITH A MANUAL PUMP.
THEY DON'T HAVE ELECTRICITY
IN MANY AREAS.
BETTY, I'M BELIEVING
THAT AS WE WATCH
AND HEARD THAT, WELL,
THERE SHE IS BEFORE GOD.
SHE'S TALKING TO HER GOD
AND SAYING, "HEAR MY HEART.
HEAR MY CRY."
AND WE CAN BE THE ANSWER.
Betty: AND IT'S BECAUSE
SHE KNOWS GOD, SHE TRUSTS GOD
AND SHE FEELS THAT'S WHERE HER
ANSWER IS GOING TO COME FROM
IS THROUGH HER PRAYERS TO GOD,
AND BECAUSE SHE KNOWS
THAT GOD CAN TOUCH THE HEARTS
OF THOSE THAT CAN HELP THEM,
JAMES, THERE WHERE THEY ARE.
SHE KNOWS THAT SOMEONE
CAN REACH OUT AND BE
THE GOD SOURCE TO HELP THEM
AND TO KEEP THEM FROM
LOSING LIVES BECAUSE
OF THE CONTAMINATED WATER.
WE COULD DRILL THE WATER WELLS
THAT WILL GIVE THEM
FRESH WATER FOR
THE REST OF THEIR LIVES
IF WE WILL JOIN TOGETHER
AND DO THAT.
LET'S BE THAT HOPE.
LET'S BE THAT ANSWER
THAT SHE'S ASKING FOR.
James: BETTY,
EVERYBODY THAT EVER DOES THIS
AT WHATEVER LEVEL
YOU COME IN TO HELP,
THEY TELL US IT'S ONE OF
THE MOST EXCITING ADVENTURES
EVERY YEAR FOR THEM.
THE WELLS AVERAGE $4800;
I PRAY IT STAYS THAT WAY.
WITH THE PETROLEUM COSTS
WHERE THEY ARE NOW,
IT COULD STAY THERE.
BUT SOMETIMES
THAT COULD CHANGE.
BUT RIGHT NOW AN ENTIRE WELL,
THE PUMP, EVERYTHING,
THE PROTECTIVE CASING: $4800.
COULD YOU GIVE A WELL?
I THINK YOU WILL IF YOU CAN
AND YOU'LL PRAISE GOD.
MOST OF THE SUPPORT THOUGH
COMES FROM PEOPLE WHO GIVE $48
AS AN EXAMPLE.
$48 GIVES 10 PEOPLE
BASICALLY WATER FOR
THE REST OF THEIR LIFE -- $48!
$144 GIVES WATER TO 30.
MANY OF OUR FRIENDS
CAN DO THAT.
SOME OF YOU HAVE DONE THIS
AND YOU'RE ALREADY EXCITED.
I'M GOING TO DO IT!
I'M GOING TO DO WHAT I CAN
RIGHT NOW.
SOME OF YOU,
IT'S GOING TO BE
THE FIRST TIME FOR YOU
AND YOU'RE GOING TO START
ON AN ADVENTURE.
I PROMISE YOU,
WHEN YOU HEAR GOD'S HEART
CONCERNING THE POOR, YOU'RE
GOING TO BE AMAZED
AT HOW QUICKLY YOUR PRAYERS
GET ANSWERED
AND YOU WILL BE AMAZED
HOW MUCH MORE CLEARLY
YOU HEAR GOD FOR YOURSELF
WHEN YOU HEAR THE CRY
OF ANOTHER PERSON
AND YOU BECOME THE ANSWER.
IF YOU CAN GIVE THE $48
OR $144, DO IT!
SOME OF YOU CAN GIVE $1200
AND PRAY FOR THREE
TO JOIN YOU OR $2400 AND SAY,
"LORD, GET ONE OTHER PERSON
TO JOIN ME
AND WE'VE GOT A WELL."
OR YOU MAY BE ABLE
TO GIVE A WELL.
WE HAVE THE GIFTS
TO SEND YOU TO BLESS YOU:
ROBERT MORRIS' BOOK
HEARING GOD, FREQUENCY,
TUNING IN TO SAY THANK YOU.
WOULD YOU RIGHT NOW
GO TO LIFETODAY.ORG,
TAKE YOUR BANKCARD,
USE IT LIKE A CHECK
OR CALL THE NUMBER AND USE
THAT BANKCARD LIKE A CHECK?
-- THAT'S HOW YOU SHOULD
ALWAYS USE THEM.
AND YOU MAKE THE GIFT
GOD PUTS ON YOUR HEART
KNOWING YOU'RE GIVING THEM
WATER FOR LIFE.
AND THE MISSIONARIES
ARE GOING TO POINT THEM
TO THE WATER OF LIFE
AND YOU MAKE THAT POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU FOR DOING IT NOW!
Announcer: EVERY DAY CHILDREN
LIVING IN EXTREME POVERTY
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.
OUR TEAMS HAVE RECENTLY
LOCATED REMOTE VILLAGES
IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
WHERE CHILDREN
ARE DYING
FROM CONTAMINATED,
DISEASE-RIDDEN WATER.
THE SITUATION
IS DESPERATE.
THEY NEED CLEAN
DISEASE-FREE WATER
IMMEDIATELY.
WITH YOUR GIFT TODAY
YOU CAN HELP DRILL
188 WATER WELLS
IN REMOTE VILLAGES
ACROSS SEVEN
AFRICAN NATIONS.
YOUR GIFT OF $24
WILL HELP PROVIDE
CLEAN WATER
FOR FIVE PEOPLE.
A GIFT OF $48 WILL
HELP PROVIDE FOR TEN.
$72 WILL PROVIDE
FOR 15 PEOPLE.
AND $144 WILL
HELP PROVIDE FRESH
DISEASE-FREE WATER
FOR 30 PEOPLE
FOR A LIFETIME!
WITH YOUR GIFT WE'LL SEND YOU SHEILA WALSH'S DEVOTIONAL,
5 MINUTES
WITH JESUS:
A FRESH
INFUSION OF JOY
TO HELP YOU FIND PERSPECTIVE
IN THE MIDST OF DAILY LIFE
AND EXPERIENCE
A DEEPER CONNECTION
WITH GOD.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE
YOU'LL ALSO RECEIVE
OUR "NO GREATER NAME" CANVAS,
A BEAUTIFUL
ARTISTIC EXPRESSION
OF OUR SAVIOR'S NAME
AND A DAILY REMINDER
OF HIS PRESENCE IN YOUR LIFE.
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 BEAUTIFUL NEW HAND-PAINTED
"DETERMINED EAGLE"
BRONZE SCULPTURE.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR
MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY!
James: I'M SO THANKFUL
THAT YOU'RE RESPONDING.
BY THE WAY, IF YOU EVER CALL
BECAUSE OFTENTIMES
PEOPLE CALL FOR PRAYER,
AND YOU WERE TO GET A BUSY,
YOU BE DETERMINED
TO GET THROUGH.
YOU CAN GO TO LIFETODAY.ORG,
MAKE THE GIFT THERE OR CALL
BUT GET THROUGH
BECAUSE YOU WANT TO HELP.
WE'RE GOING TO SEND YOU
THE BOOK FREQUENCY,
TUNING IN TO HEAR GOD.
YOU WILL WALK IN A WAY
YOU NEVER DREAMED POSSIBLE --
REAL FELLOWSHIP.
BUT I WANT TO ASK YOU
TO DO SOMETHING ELSE.
NOW YOU THINK ABOUT THIS.
SEE IF YOU HEAR GOD'S HEART.
DO YOU KNOW SOMEBODY
YOU LONG FOR TO HEAR GOD?
DO YOU KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE
THAT YOU WOULD BE EXCITED
IF THEY HEARD GOD?
WE'RE SENDING YOU THE BOOK
JUST TO SAY THANKS
FOR A CUP OF WATER.
WELL, WHY DON'T YOU GO ONLINE
OR GO TO THE BOOKSTORE
AND SAY IN PRAYER,
"WHO DO I GIVE THIS BOOK TO?"
"I THINK THIS WILL BE
A BLESSING TO YOU.
IT IS SO EXCITING
TO KNOW WE CAN HEAR GOD.
ROBERT MORRIS, I THINK,
CAN HELP YOU DO THAT.
I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE BOOK."
PRAY ABOUT IT.
YOU WANT TO SAY THANKS
TO ROBERT MORRIS
FOR BEING WITH US?
ROBERT IS GOING TO BE BACK
WITH US ALL WEEK.
EXCITED TO HEAR
WHAT ROBERT HAS TO SHARE!
FREQUENCY --
SHARE IT WITH A FRIEND.
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Robert: MORE THAN A VOICE,
IT'S A RELATIONSHIP.
HE WANTS TO HAVE
A RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.
Announcer:
LEARNING SOME PRACTICAL WAYS
FOR YOU TO HEAR
GOD'S VOICE.
>> 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.