Announcer: DO YOU EVER WONDER
WHAT WE WILL DO IN HEAVEN?
>> MAYBE YOU'RE AT HOME
RIGHT NOW AND YOU SAY,
"YOU KNOW I'VE HAD SO MANY
INTERESTING GIFTS AND THINGS
I'D LIKE TO DO BUT ALL
OF MY TIME HAS BEEN SPENT
REARING MY CHILDREN
AND TAKING CARE OF MY FAMILY.
I'VE NEVER HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY
TO EXERCISE MY GIFTS
AND MY INTERESTS."
WELL, HERE'S
THE GOOD NEWS.
THIS EARTH ISN'T THE ONLY
PLACE YOU GET TO DO THAT.
Announcer:
DR. ROBERT JEFFRESS DESCRIBES
A PLACE CALLED HEAVEN.
NEXT!
♪
Betty: WELCOME TO LIFE TODAY!
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US.
I'M BETTY AND THIS IS JAMES.
James: WE'RE JUST THRILLED
TO HAVE DR. ROBERT JEFFRESS
BACK WITH US.
HE SHARED ON HEAVEN THIS WEEK,
NOT BECAUSE WE'RE JUST ALL
GETTING UP TO LOAD RIGHT NOW.
BUT A PLACE CALLED HEAVEN:
TEN SURPRISING TRUTHS
ABOUT YOUR ETERNAL HOME.
WOULD YOU WELCOME DR. JEFFRESS
BACK TO LIFE TODAY?
Dr. Jeffress: THANK YOU, JAMES
AND BETTY FOR HAVING ME.
THANK YOU.
James: YOU PASTOR
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH AND
OUR AUDIENCE IS AS VAST
AS THE SEA.
IT IS PEOPLE FROM ALL PARTS OF
THE WORLD AND CHRIST'S BODY.
YOU CAPTURE PEOPLE'S ATTENTION
AS WELL AS ANYONE WE HAVE.
I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU,
SOMETIMES PREACHERS DON'T.
SOMETIMES WE HAVE PREACHERS
AND PEOPLE LISTEN TO THEM
A LITTLE BIT;
MAYBE IF HE'S THEIR GUY
AND THEIR DEAL THEY'LL LISTEN.
BUT THEY DON'T NECESSARILY
CAPTURE EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION.
BUT YOU DO.
I MEAN THAT AS A COMPLIMENT.
I THINK ONE OF THE REASONS
IS YOUR DEVOTION TO TRUTH
AND TO SEEKING, AND ALSO
YOUR COURAGE
AND YOUR CONVICTION,
BUT YOUR CONCERN,
YOUR COMPASSION.
I'VE GOT TO BELIEVE THAT
YOU DIDN'T JUST WRITE THIS
TO GIVE US SURPRISING TRUTHS
BUT YOU ALSO WROTE IT
BECAUSE YOU KNEW PEOPLE
WONDER ABOUT IT.
BUT I HAVE AN IDEA JUST
LIKE YOU KNOW ABOUT US,
YOU KNEW PEOPLE THAT PROBABLY
HAVE SOMEONE VERY CLOSE
TO THEM IN HEAVEN
AND THEY WANT TO KNOW HOW
IT'S GOING FOR THEM.
AM I RIGHT ABOUT THAT?
Dr. Jeffress: YOU'RE
EXACTLY RIGHT.
I THINK GOD HAS LEFT US
ALL HERE FOR ONE REASON.
IT'S NOT TO BUILD
A SUCCESSFUL CAREER OR
TO ACCUMULATE A LOT OF MONEY
OR EVEN HAVE
A HAPPY FAMILY LIFE.
HE'S LEFT US HERE TO BE
REPRESENTATIVES OF
JESUS CHRIST AND
POINT PEOPLE TO HIM.
I'VE JUST HAVE HAD A FEELING
THAT THERE IS A HUNGER
IN THIS WORLD NOW FOR HEAVEN
LIKE THERE'S NEVER
BEEN BEFORE.
WE, AS CHRISTIANS, OUGHT TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT
AND REMIND PEOPLE, GOD HAS
SOMETHING BETTER PLANNED
FOR YOU.
I DIDN'T WRITE THIS BOOK,
A PLACE CALLED HEAVEN
TO BE AN ESCAPE FOR PEOPLE
TO SAY, "LET'S GET IN
OUR BUNKERS AND WAIT
FOR HEAVEN TO COME."
C.S. LEWIS SAID ONE TIME,
"HISTORY HAS SHOWN THAT
THE CHRISTIANS WHO HAVE
MADE THE GREATEST DIFFERENCE
IN THIS WORLD ARE THOSE
WHO THOUGHT MOST ABOUT
THE NEXT WORLD."
HE SAID, "AIM AT HEAVEN
AND YOU GET EARTH THROWN IN.
AIM AT EARTH
AND YOU GET NEITHER."
I THINK THIS IS A TIME
FOR CHRISTIANS TO BE TALKING
ABOUT HEAVEN AND TO BE
POINTING PEOPLE TO
THE ONLY WAY TO HEAVEN
AND THAT IS THROUGH FAITH
IN CHRIST.
YET, VERY FEW CHRISTIANS
KNOW THAT MUCH ABOUT HEAVEN.
THEY'RE LIMITED IN WHAT
THEY KNOW AND THAT'S WHY
I WROTE THIS BOOK AFTER
40 YEARS OF MINISTRY
TO ANSWER THE TEN MOST
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT
OUR HOME IN HEAVEN.
James: I THINK IT IS EXCITING
YOU'RE WILLING TO DO THAT.
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT
NOT JUST GETTING IN THE BUNKER
BUT DOING THINGS THAT RESONATE
WITH THE GLORIES OF HEAVEN.
YOU LOOK DOWN HERE ON
THIS TABLE RIGHT HERE
AND YOU'RE GOING TO SEE
SOME LITTLE SHOES LIKE THIS.
THESE ARE PRETTY
CUTE LITTLE SHOES.
THEY BELONG ON REAL CUTE
LITTLE FEET THAT HAVE
NEVER HAD SHOES AND BIGGER
FEET, BIGGER SHOES.
THEN YOU'LL ALSO SEE,
DR. JEFFRESS ALL THESE
LITTLE CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS.
WE DO EVERY YEAR FOR JUST
A MONTH, WAY EARLY LIKE
WE ARE NOW, CHRISTMAS SHOES
AND SMILES.
I WANT, BECAUSE
THIS ILLUSTRATES EVERYTHING
YOU PREACH, EVERYTHING
YOU BELIEVE, THIS IS PROBABLY
ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL
THINGS I'VE SEEN
IN A LONG TIME.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SOMEBODY
GETS A GLIMPSE OF THE GLORIES
OF OUR LORD IN HEAVEN
AND THEY DECIDE TO SHARE
THAT GLORY RIGHT HERE
ON THIS EARTH.
AND IT HAPPENED WHEN SOMEBODY
SAW US TALKING ABOUT SHOES.
NOW I WANT YOU TO WATCH --
JUST LOOK AT THIS --
WATCH WHAT A COUPLE DOES
BECAUSE HERE'S THE DEAL.
RIGHT HERE IN THIS STUDIO
AND RIGHT HERE WATCHING ME,
YOU'VE GOT THE ABILITY
TO MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH
AND TOUCH PEOPLE BEYOND
ANYTHING YOU'VE EVER IMAGINED.
GET READY TO GET BLESSED.
WATCH! YOU'RE GOING
TO LOVE THIS, DOC.
Lisa: HI! I'M LISA HAWLEY AND THIS IS MY HUSBAND, GLENN.
Glenn: GLENN HAWLEY, WE OWN
OFF THE HOOK RESTAURANT.
Lisa: IN WARRENDALE, PENNSYLVANIA
WHICH IS RIGHT OUTSIDE
OF PITTSBURG.
WE HAVE
THREE CHILDREN.
ONE OF OUR SONS HAD
A LITTLE FOOT ISSUE
AND I TOOK HIM TO THE DOCTOR'S BUT THEN I CAME HOME
AND I WAS GOING THROUGH
THE REMOTE ON THE TV
AND I CAME ACROSS THIS CHILD WALKING ON A GARBAGE DUMP
AND IT BROKE MY HEART.
THEN I SAW THAT THEY WERE UNWRAPPING A RAG
AROUND THIS
LITTLE CHILD'S FOOT.
IT WAS STUCK AND
HE HAD TO PULL IT OFF.
AND IT WAS
A LIFE-CHANGING MOMENT.
I WENT TO MY HUSBAND AND SAID,
"WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING."
BEING IN THE RESTAURANT
BUSINESS WE SAID OKAY,
LET'S TRY TO FIGURE
SOMETHING OUT.
AND THEN WE CAME BACK
WITH THIS IDEA OF
"A DESSERT TO SHARE
-- A REASON TO CARE."
Glenn: OUR DESIRE AND WHAT'S
IN OUR HEART IS
TO GET ALL KIDS THAT
NEED SHOES THESE SHOES.
THIS IS THE VEHICLE THAT
WE'VE CHOSEN TO USE
THE TRUFFLES TO BLESS
OUR GUESTS AND THEN BY THAT
WE BLESS THE CHILDREN
WITH THE SHOES.
Lisa: FROM THE PRODUCTION NOW
WE'RE OVER 31,280 PAIRS
OF SHOES.
THERE WAS A TIME IN OUR LIFE
WHEN IT WASN'T COMFORTABLE
AND IT WASN'T EASY AND
WE THOUGHT WE LOST EVERYTHING
BUT WHEN YOU TURN TO GOD,
LIKE REALLY TURN TO GOD,
HE TURNS THINGS AROUND.
Glenn: IT IS THE TALENT
THAT HE'S GIVEN US
THAT HE WANTS US TO TURN ON
AND SHINE JESUS' LIGHT
BACK OUT TO OUR GUESTS,
TO OUR EMPLOYEES.
Lisa: THESE SHOES
WERE A SOLUTION --
SUCH A SIMPLE SOLUTION
TO SUCH A BIG PROBLEM.
THEY SAID CHILDREN
DIED FROM THIS.
Glenn: WE WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO JAMES AND BETTY
FOR BRINGING THE WORLD
RIGHT TO US --
RIGHT INTO OUR LIVING ROOM
THAT THEN WAS A CATALYST
FOR US TO TRY
TO ALSO HELP
AND BRING THE SHOES
BACK TO THE WORLD.
James: ISN'T THAT GREAT?
DON'T YOU LOVE THAT?
ISN'T THAT AWESOME?
Dr. Jeffress: THAT'S GREAT!
James: THAT IS EXACTLY
WHAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO.
WE WERE ABLE TO BRING
THE MISSION FIELDS OF
THE WORLD INTO PEOPLE'S HOMES
SO THEY CAN PUT THE ARMS
OF GOD AROUND THE MISSIONARIES
AND THE PEOPLE
THEY'RE TRYING TO ASSIST.
Dr. Jeffress: IT REMINDS ME
WATCHING THAT VIDEO OF
A QUOTE I USE IN THE BOOK
AND THAT IS: "WHAT WE DO
ON EARTH REVERBERATES IN
THE HALLS OF HEAVEN FOREVER."
THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING --
WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THESE
SHOES IS GOING TO REVERBERATE
FOREVER AND EVER.
James: EXACTLY!
THAT'S WHEN YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT NOT ONLY GETTING READY
FOR HEAVEN AND LOVING HEAVEN,
BUT LETTING PEOPLE SEE THAT
THERE IS THE GLORY OF HEAVEN
IN US NOW AND THAT
WE CAN ACTUALLY LAY UP
TREASURES IN HEAVEN.
NOW YOU SAID YOU WANTED
TO TALK TO US ABOUT
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO
IN HEAVEN AND PEOPLE ARE
ASKING THAT AND I TOLD YOU
EVEN BEFORE WE CAME OUT HERE.
I SAID I LIKE TO FISH.
I DO CATCH-AND-RELEASE.
EVERY NOW AND THEN GOD WILL
CALL ONE OF THE FISH HOME.
[Laughter]
JESUS, THE LAST THING HE DID
WAS FIX FISH.
SO IT'S REALLY OKAY
TO DO THAT.
REALLY, ANY MEAT ISN'T MURDER.
ABORTION IS MURDER.
NOW EATING MEAT IS NOT.
BUT JESUS DID FIX FISH.
BUT THERE IS A GOING
TO BE A RIVER.
YOU THINK I CAN CATCH
SOME FISH IN HEAVEN?
Dr. Jeffress: I THINK
YOU COULD.
I THINK YOU ABSOLUTELY COULD.
[Laughter]
IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS
I TALK ABOUT IN THE BOOK
AND ANSWER IS WHAT WILL
WE DO IN HEAVEN?
I THINK ONE OF THE BIGGEST
MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT HEAVEN
IS THAT IT'S GOING TO BE
A BORING PLACE OR THAT
IT IS GOING TO BE A PLACE
OF UNENDING WORSHIP,
A 24/7 WORSHIP SERVICE.
NOW LOOK, I'M NOT MINIMIZING
THE IMPORTANCE OF WORSHIP.
WE ARE GOING TO WORSHIP
IN HEAVEN -- WORSHIP LIKE
WE'VE NEVER EXPERIENCED
ON EARTH.
WE HAVE TREMENDOUS WORSHIP
AT FIRST BAPTIST DALLAS:
GREAT CHOIR AND ORCHESTRA,
WONDERFUL SINGING, MEDIOCRE
PREACHING BUT THAT'S OKAY.
IT'S A GREAT TIME.
BUT THAT'S NOTHING COMPARED
TO THE JOY OF HEAVEN.
WE'LL WORSHIP BUT THAT'S NOT
ALL THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
WE'RE GOING TO WORK IN HEAVEN.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
REAL RESPONSIBILITIES.
NOW SOME PEOPLE WATCHING
MAY BE DISAPPOINTED IN THAT.
THEY SAY, "THAT SOUNDS
LIKE HELL TO ME.
RESPONSIBILITIES?
I DON'T WANT THAT."
LOOK, GOD CREATED US
TO BE WORKERS.
REMEMBER WHAT GOD SAID
TO ADAM AND EVE?
"I'VE GIVEN YOU THE GARDEN
BUT YOU ARE TO CULTIVATE IT
AND KEEP IT."
THAT WAS BEFORE THE FALL,
BEFORE SIN.
GOD SAID, "YOU'RE TO BE
A WORKER."
GOD'S CREATED US
TO ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING.
THE ONLY REASON WORK ISN'T
PLEASANT TO US IS BECAUSE
OF THE EFFECTS OF SIN.
WE HAVE BODIES THAT GET TIRED.
WE HAVE
INTERPERSONAL CONFLICTS.
ALL THAT'S GOING TO BE REMOVED
AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE REAL
RESPONSIBILITIES IN HEAVEN.
I THINK WE'LL BE
CREATING THINGS IN HEAVEN.
GOD SAID, "OKAY, I'M GOING
TO GIVE YOU CHERRIES.
CHERRIES ARE GOOD."
HE CREATED CHERRIES
BUT GUESS WHAT?
CHERRY PIE IS EVEN BETTER.
[Laughter]
AVOCADOS ARE GOOD,
BUT AVOCADO DIP IS THE BEST.
SO GOD WANTS US TO TAKE
WHAT WE HAVE AND HE'S GOING TO
USE US FOR SOMETHING BETTER.
SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING
TO BE GIVEN REALMS OF
RESPONSIBILITY;
SOME TO MANAGE CITIES,
SOME NATIONS, SOME GALAXIES
AND SO FORTH.
THE INTERESTS WE HAVE
IN THIS EARTH I THINK
ARE GOING TO STAY WITH US.
LET ME JUST SAY, I KNOW
SO MANY LADIES WATCH
THIS PROGRAM.
MAYBE YOU'RE AT HOME RIGHT NOW
AND YOU SAY, "YOU KNOW,
I'VE HAD SO MANY INTERESTS
AND GIFTS AND THINGS I'D LIKE
TO DO BUT ALL OF MY TIME
HAS BEEN SPENT REARING
MY CHILDREN AND TAKING CARE
OF MY FAMILY.
I'VE NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO EXERCISE MY GIFTS
AND MY INTERESTS."
WELL, HERE'S THE GOOD NEWS.
THIS EARTH IS NOT THE ONLY
PLACE YOU GET TO DO THAT.
THE INTERESTS, THE GIFTS
THAT GOD HAS GIVEN YOU
AREN'T FOR THIS WORLD ONLY;
THEY'RE GOING TO EXTEND
ALL THROUGH HEAVEN.
SO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE
RESPONSIBILITIES AND WORK
THAT WE'RE SATISFIED
WITH IN HEAVEN.
James: THERE'S ANOTHER
QUESTION HERE THAT
YOU INDICATED YOU WANTED
TO TOUCH ON.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT.
HOW DO YOU PREPARE
FOR THAT JOURNEY?
WHAT DO WE DO RIGHT NOW?
Dr. Jeffress: WELL, WE NEED
TO HAVE ADEQUATE PREPARATION
FOR OUR JOURNEY
AND IT FIRST OF ALL STARTS
WITH MAKING SURE YOU'VE GOT
THE RIGHT PASSPORT THAT
WILL GET YOU INTO HEAVEN.
I MEAN IF YOU KNEW YOU WERE
GOING TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY
YOU'D MAKE SURE YOU HAD
THE RIGHT PASSPORT.
I REMEMBER I HAD JUST BEEN
THE YOUTH DIRECTOR
AT FIRST BAPTIST DALLAS FOR
A YEAR AND WE TOOK 200 KIDS
TO THE SOVIET UNION.
SO THE TIME CAME FOR US
TO LEAVE AND I MADE SURE
ALL THE KIDS GOT THROUGH
AND ALL THE SPONSORS,
MY WIFE, AMY AND SO FORTH.
I WAS THE LAST ONE.
I REACHED FOR MY PASSPORT
AND IT WASN'T THERE.
James: WAY TO GO!
Dr. Jeffress: I'M TELLING YOU,
I STARTED EXPLAINING
TO THE GUARDS I HAD TO GET
OVER THERE TO BE WITH MY KIDS.
MY WIFE WAS CRYING ON
THE OTHER SIDE IMAGINING ME
IN A GULAG FOREVER
AND SO FORTH.
AT THE LAST MINUTE, A FRIEND
WAVED MY PASSPORT.
HE HAD TAKEN IT AS A JOKE.
IT WASN'T VERY FUNNY
AT THE TIME.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THERE'S GOING TO BE REAL TEARS
WHEN SOME PEOPLE DIE
AND REALIZE THEY DON'T HAVE
THE RIGHT PASSPORT
TO GET INTO HEAVEN.
IF YOU'VE WAITED UNTIL THAT
MOMENT YOU'VE WAITED TOO LONG.
THERE IS ONLY ONE WAY TO GET
TO HEAVEN AND IT IS THROUGH
FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST.
JESUS SAID, "I AM NOT A WAY,"
HE SAID, "I AM THE WAY,
THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE.
NO MAN COMES TO THE FATHER
BUT BY ME."
AND IF YOU ARE NOT A CHRISTIAN
AND YOU'RE WATCHING
THIS BROADCAST,
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
YOU CAN DO BEFORE THIS PROGRAM
IS OVER IS TO PLACE YOUR FAITH
AND TRUST IN JESUS
AS YOUR SAVIOR.
THAT'S THE FIRST THING
THAT YOU CAN DO BUT
IT'S NOT THE ONLY THING.
I THINK SECONDLY, WE NEED
TO DEVELOP A HERE/THERE
MIND-SET.
BY THAT I MEAN WE NEED
TO BE FOCUSED ON FULFILLING
OUR RESPONSIBILITIES HERE
ON EARTH WHILE WE'RE PREPARING
FOR THE NEXT WORLD AS WELL.
GOD HAS GIVEN US REAL
RESPONSIBILITIES HERE BUT
HE'S ALSO TOLD US TO LAY UP
TREASURES FOR OURSELVES
IN HEAVEN.
AND THROUGH LIFE OUTREACH,
YOU'RE PROVIDING A WAY
FOR PEOPLE TO LAY UP
TREASURES IN HEAVEN
BY THIS GREAT MINISTRY.
James: I THINK YOU CAN SEE
THE JOY OF HEAVEN
IN THAT COUPLE A WHILE AGO.
YOU COULD JUST SEE --
AND EVERYBODY WORKING --
THEY REALIZED WE'RE WORKING
FOR SOMETHING
OF ETERNAL VALUE. INCREDIBLE!
Dr. Jeffress: I THINK
THAT'S TRUE.
I THINK THIRDLY I SAY
TO PEOPLE, MINIMIZE REGRETS
HERE ON EARTH.
THE POET SAID, "OF ALL
THE SAD WORDS OF TONGUE
OR PEN, THE SADDEST ARE
'WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.'"
I THINK ABOUT MY OWN PARENTS.
THEY BOTH ALMOST DIED
EXACTLY THE SAME WAY.
THEY WENT TO A DOCTOR.
THEY WEREN'T FEELING WELL.
THE DOCTOR DISCOVERED CANCER
AND SAID, "YOU HAVE
FOUR MONTHS TO LIVE."
AND I WATCHED THEM,
EACH ONE OF THEM PREPARE
THE LAST FOUR MONTHS OF
THEIR LIVES TO MEET THE LORD.
THEY WERE BOTH CHRISTIANS,
GREAT CHRISTIANS,
TAUGHT ME SO MUCH.
BUT I REMEMBER MY DAD
ESPECIALLY, HE DIED
WITH SOME REGRETS.
HE TALKED TO ME.
HE SAID, "ROBERT,
THE RELATIONSHIPS I WISH
I HAD RESTORED THAT HAD
BEEN BROKEN, THE TRIPS
I WISH I HAD TAKEN."
I REMEMBER HE SAID TO
MY BROTHER AND SISTER AND ME,
HE SAID, "YOU KNOW I SPENT
MY LIFE WORKING TO ACCUMULATE
THIS MONEY AND NOW I'M HAVING
TO LEAVE IT TO YOU
KNUCKLE HEADS."
[Laughter]
HE REALLY DIED
WITH SOME REGRETS.
DON'T HAVE REGRETS
WHEN YOU DIE.
I THINK ABOUT THE SCRIPTURE
THAT TALKS ABOUT ABRAHAM;
THAT SAID ABRAHAM DIED
AT A RIPE OLD AGE,
A MAN SATISFIED WITH LIFE.
GOD WANTS US TO BE SATISFIED
WITH THE LIFE THAT
HE'S GIVEN US HERE ON EARTH.
SO I THINK IT IS VERY
IMPORTANT TO MINIMIZE REGRETS.
FINALLY, I WOULD SAY,
TAKE CARE OF PRACTICAL MATTERS
BEFORE YOU DIE.
YOU KNOW ISAIAH THE PROPHET
SAID TO KING HEZEKIAH,
"HEZEKIAH, YOU'RE GOING
TO DIE.
GET YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER."
A LOT OF CHRISTIANS DIE
WITHOUT THEIR HOUSE IN ORDER;
66 PERCENT OF AMERICANS
DIE WITHOUT A WILL
AND IT LEAVES THEIR FAMILY
WITH A LOT OF CONFUSION.
GUESS WHAT?
IF YOU DON'T DECIDE
WHERE YOUR MONEY IS GOING TO,
UNCLE SAM IS GOING TO DECIDE.
James: HE WON'T DO RIGHT.
Dr. Jeffress: HE WON'T
DO RIGHT.
SO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WILL.
REMEMBER YOUR CHURCH.
REMEMBER YOUR FAMILY.
REMEMBER LIFE OUTREACH
AS A PART OF YOUR WILL.
LET YOUR FAMILY KNOW WHAT
YOU WANT THEM TO DO
WHEN YOU DIE.
GO AHEAD AND MAKE THOSE
PREPARATIONS FOR YOUR SERVICE
THAT WILL GLORIFY GOD.
THE FACT IS, WE'RE ALL GOING
TO TAKE THAT JOURNEY ONE DAY
AND WE NEED TO BE SURE
WE'RE READY FOR IT.
James: WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT
PEOPLE PREPARING A WILL.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE A WHOLE
DEPARTMENT THAT HELPS PEOPLE
KNOW HOW THEY CAN GIVE,
NOT HOW THEY CAN GIVE
TO LIFE OUTREACH,
HOW THEY CAN GIVE TO HELP
THEIR FAMILY, TO PROTECT
WHAT GOD HAS ALLOWED THEM
TO OVERSEE OR TO ACCUMULATE
AND HOW TO DISPERSE IT
PROPERLY WITH MINIMAL TAX
LET'S SAY DEPRECIATION AGAINST
WHAT THEY HAVE EARNED.
SO PLEASE GIVE US
EVEN THAT OPPORTUNITY.
YOU CAN SIMPLY SAY,
"WE'D LIKE TO HAVE THAT HELP."
I THINK YOU WERE REALLY
THOUGHTFUL AND WISE TO MENTION
THAT TO PEOPLE BECAUSE
YOU KNOW A LOT OF THE MONEY
RIGHT NOW IS CONTROLLED
BY WIDOWS WHOSE HUSBANDS
LEFT IT TO THEM
AND THEY'RE GONE.
MANY OF THEM ARE SAYING,
"WHAT DO I DO WITH IT?"
LET'S DO SOMETHING
OF ETERNAL VALUE.
I THINK THAT'S ONE OF
THE GREATEST WAYS THAT YOU DO
LAY UP TREASURE IN HEAVEN.
BETTY, YOU AND I KNOW
WE'RE GOING TO HEAVEN;
NOT BECAUSE WE BECAME
A MEMBER OF A CHURCH.
I WAS CHRISTENED AND
DIDN'T MEET THE LORD.
I DIDN'T KNOW HIM.
BETTY WAS BAPTIZED,
SANG IN THE CHOIR
AND TAUGHT SUNDAY SCHOOL,
AND DIDN'T KNOW THE LORD.
GOOD CHURCH MEMBERS,
BOTH OF US.
BUT WE BOTH HAD AN ENCOUNTER
WITH CHRIST AND MET JESUS.
YOU CAME OUT OF THE CHOIR
TO GIVE YOUR LIFE TO CHRIST.
I CAME FORWARD AS A SHY BOY
TO PUT MY HAND IN THE PASTOR'S
AND MY LIFE IN THE MASTER'S.
EVEN THOUGH WE HAD BOTH HAD
A RELIGIOUS ENCOUNTER,
WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT
RELATIONSHIP THAT DR. JEFFRESS
WAS TALKING ABOUT.
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE MEMBERS
OF CHURCHES THAT HAVE
NOT MET CHRIST.
YOU WILL NOT GO TO HEAVEN
WITHOUT A RELATIONSHIP
WITH JESUS.
WHY DON'T YOU, JUST LIKE
HE SUGGESTED, WHY DON'T YOU
RIGHT NOW INVITE THE JESUS
WHO GAVE HIS LIFE
THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE LIFE?
WOULD YOU JUST INVITE HIM IN
LIKE A CHILD?
JESUS SAYS WE ALL HAVE
TO COME LIKE A CHILD; OF SUCH
IS THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.
WOULD YOU RIGHT NOW SAY,
"JESUS, WOULD YOU COME
INTO MY LIFE?
I DO BELIEVE YOU DIED FOR ME.
I KNOW I'M A SINNER.
FORGIVE ME.
CLEANSE ME.
SAVE ME, LORD JESUS RIGHT NOW.
I WANT TO BE BORN FROM ABOVE.
I WANT TO BE BORN AGAIN."
JUST TELL HIM THAT.
AND THEN THANK HIM.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BEG.
FATHER, FOR EVERYONE WHO
CALLED UPON YOUR NAME,
WHO INVITES YOU IN,
THANK YOU FOR THE REALITY
OF THAT GLORIOUS PROMISE
THAT WHOEVER ASKS RECEIVES;
IN JESUS' NAME.
IF YOU'D LIKE FOR SOMEONE
PRAY WITH YOU, YOU'D LIKE
TO HAVE A SIMPLE BIBLE STUDY
THAT WE'VE PREPARED FOR YOU
CALLED KNOWING GOD AS FATHER,
YOU JUST CALL THAT NUMBER
AND SAY, "I'D LIKE TO HAVE
THAT SIMPLE BIBLE STUDY."
YOU WANT SOMEONE
TO PRAY WITH YOU?
ASK THEM TO DO SO.
ALL OF YOU HERE IN THE STUDIO,
WOULD YOU JUST THANK
DR. ROBERT JEFFRESS
FOR SHARING?
Dr. Jeffress: THANK YOU!
James: HIS WITNESS,
HIS INFLUENCE -- AND THE BOOK,
A PLACE CALLED HEAVEN.
AND THEN JUST LIKE YOU SAW,
AT THE VERY BEGINNING
OF THE PROGRAM,
THAT BEAUTIFUL COUPLE THAT
TOOK THEIR GIFT, THEIR TALENT,
THEIR BUSINESS AND SAID,
"WE'RE GOING TO BLESS PEOPLE"
AND INSPIRED THEM
TO BLESS OTHERS.
THEY'VE GIVEN OVER $100,000
FOR SHOES AND SMILES.
TO GOD BE THE GLORY!
WOULD YOU RIGHT NOW,
WOULD YOU CONSIDER GIVING
TEN CHILDREN A PAIR OF SHOES
-- SHOES FOR CHRISTMAS,
SMILES FOR CHRISTMAS?
WE'RE DOING IT NOW SO WE CAN
DELIVER THE SHOES AND SMILES
BY CHRISTMAS AS A GIFT.
WE HAVE GIFTS FOR YOU
TO SAY THANK YOU AND
THEY'RE GOING TO BLESS YOU.
THEY'RE GOING TO PUT
A SMILE ON YOUR FACE.
BUT YOU'RE GOING TO CHANGE
EVERYTHING FOR SOME CHILDREN.
WOULD YOU DO IT RIGHT NOW?
I WANT YOU TO WATCH CLOSELY
AND VERY PRAYERFULLY
SAY, "GOD LEAD ME.
I WANT TO HELP SOME CHILDREN.
I WANT TO GIVE SOME SHOES
AND SMILES."
WATCH CLOSELY.
Ralph:
JAMES AND BETTY, YOU CAME
TO CHINA MANY YEARS AGO
AND YOU SAW
THE NEED
AND YOUR HEART
WAS TOUCHED.
IN FACT, YOUR HEARTS
WERE BROKEN.
THESE LITTLE CHILDREN
HERE DIDN'T HAVE A HOME,
DIDN'T HAVE
NOWHERE TO LIVE.
BUT WE HAVE
A MISSIONARY PARTNER
HERE NOW
WHO TAKES
THESE CHILDREN IN.
THEY COME FROM SEVERAL
DIFFERENT SCENARIOS
THAT WOULD JUST
BREAK YOUR HEART.
BUT THESE PEOPLE
BRING THEM IN.
THEY HAVE A HOME
HERE FOR THEM.
IT IS ONE OF
OUR LIFE CENTERS.
THEY HAVE
VARIOUS NEEDS.
SOME OF THOSE KIDS
THAT COME
HAVE THAT CLEFT LIP,
CLEFT PALATE NEED
AND THEY
NEED A SURGERY.
LITTLE ISAAC HERE,
HE'S BEEN ONE OF THOSE
THAT CAME HERE
WITH THAT NEED
BUT HE'S HAD
THE SURGERY NOW.
HE'S ONE OF THE RECIPIENTS
OF CHRISTMAS SMILES
AND WE REALLY
THANK GOD FOR THAT.
JAMES, BECAUSE OF THAT VISION
GOD GAVE YOU THAT YEAR,
MANY CHILDREN'S LIVES
HAVE BEEN CHANGED FOREVER
AND GOD HAS BEEN
BRINGING CHILDREN
THROUGH THIS CENTER
YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR,
JUST MANY OF THEM COMING
THROUGH WITH VARIOUS NEEDS.
I'M ALWAYS REMINDED
IN MATTHEW 25
WHERE JESUS SAYS, "AS YOU
DO IT TO THE LEAST OF THESE
YOU DO IT
UNTO ME."
AND JUST KNOW THAT
WHEN WE BRING SMILES,
CHRISTMAS SMILES TO THESE
LITTLE ONES LIKE PIPPA,
WE KNOW JESUS
IS SMILING UP ABOVE
AS HIS CHILDREN
ARE BEING LOVED ON
IN A WAY THAT HE WOULD
DESIRE US TO DO.
SO THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY
FOR BEING SO GENEROUS
SO THAT THESE LITTLE ONES
CAN HAVE LIFE
AND HAVE IT
MORE ABUNDANTLY
AND JUST BRING JOY
TO THEIR LITTLE HEARTS.
GOD BLESS YOU!
James: AS BETTY AND
I WATCH THOSE CUT INS
OF THE TIME IN CHINA,
YOU CAN TELL
THAT WAS MANY YEARS AGO,
WE WENT THERE
WITH A BROKEN HEART.
THOSE WERE CALLED
"THE DYING ROOMS."
WE WERE THE ONLY PEOPLE
EVER ALLOWED TO GO INTO
THE DYING ROOMS WITH CAMERAS
AND THE ONLY REASON
THEY LET US DO THAT
IS BECAUSE THEY TRUSTED US.
THEY KNEW WE LOVED THEM.
THOSE WEREN'T ACTUALLY
DYING ROOMS.
IN THEIR MEAGER MEANS
OF APPROACHING DISEASE,
THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW
TO DEAL WITH THE ONES
THEY COULDN'T DIAGNOSE.
SO THEY WOULD PUT
THOSE LITTLE CHILDREN
THAT WERE VERY SICK,
AWAY FROM THE OTHER CHILDREN
TRYING TO KEEP THEM ALIVE.
AND WE TOLD THEM,
"WE WANT TO HELP YOU
KEEP THEM ALIVE."
THEY WEREN'T TRYING
TO BE MEAN
THEY WERE TRYING
TO SAVE LIVES.
AND ONE OF THE
LITTLE GIRLS YOU SAW
WAS HOPE,
THE LITTLE GIRL WITH THE
KIND OF COMMUNIST JACKET ON;
SHE WAS BLIND.
WE LOVED HER AND I PRAYED
SHE WOULD GET A HOME.
SHE GOT ONE HERE.
AND BOY,
IT WAS QUITE AN EXPERIENCE.
SHE HAS NOW GRADUATED
FROM COLLEGE.
SHE'S QUITE A LEADER
AND SHE BROUGHT
HER BEST FRIEND OVER HERE,
BECAUSE THEY WENT BACK
AND GOT HER TOO.
THE STORIES ARE JUST ENDLESS.
BETTY, IT IS WHAT LOVE DOES.
WHEN I GO BACK
AND LOOK AT THOSE SCENES,
I REALIZE THAT WE WOULD
COME HOME WITH A BROKEN HEART
OF THE MISSIONARIES
AND THE BROKEN HEART OF PEOPLE
AND WE WOULD SAY TO YOU,
"LET'S HEAL THOSE HEARTS."
DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID?
YOU PUT THE ARMS OF GOD
AROUND THEM.
AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE DOING
CHRISTMAS SHOES & SMILES
LIKE WE JUST SHOWED YOU
A CHILD THAT COULD SMILE
THAT COULDN'T BEFORE.
BETTY AND I HAVE DECIDED
WE ALWAYS GIVE AT EACH
PROJECT, WHEN YOU START,
WE GIVE RIGHT UPFRONT,
EVERYTHING WE DO
WITH THE MISSIONARIES.
BUT WE DECIDED THIS WEEK
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE
TWO MORE SMILES, ANOTHER
$1,000 FOR TWO MORE SMILES
FOR CHRISTMAS.
AND WE'RE GOING TO GIVE
ANOTHER 50 PAIRS OF SHOES
THIS WEEK.
WE NEED A LOT OF THAT.
IN THIS LAST WEEK NOW,
BECAUSE WE WANT
TO GIVE THE SHOES
TO ALL THESE CHILDREN
ALL OVER THE WORD,
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS
OF LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE SHOES.
IT'S $36 TO GIVE
TEN CHILDREN SHOES.
SURELY YOU CAN DO THAT.
WOULD THERE BE ANY WAY YOU
COULD GIVE 50 CHILDREN SHOES
FOR CHRISTMAS BY GIVING $180?
IF YOU CAN,
I BELIEVE YOU WILL.
THEN $1,000 FOR THE SMILES;
IT MAY BE SOME OF YOU
CAN DO EVEN MORE THAN THAT.
AND SAY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M GOING TO HELP
A LOT OF CHILDREN
BECAUSE I WANT TO.
SEE I'M SMILING BECAUSE
I KNOW WHAT LOVE DOES.
SO BETTY AND I ARE ASKING YOU
RIGHT NOW THIS WEEK, GO
ONLINE, YOU SEE THE WEBSITE,
CALL THAT NUMBER AND YOU MAKE
THE BEST GIFT YOU CAN.
TAKE YOUR BANKCARD,
USE IT LIKE A CHECK,
THAT'S HOW YOU SHOULD
ALWAYS USE IT.
OR YOU CAN WRITE A CHECK
AND MAKE IT TO LIFE
BUT PLEASE CALL US
AND TELL US YOU'RE MAILING IT
BECAUSE WE NEED TO KNOW
THIS WEEK BECAUSE WE REALLY DO
NEED A GREAT BOOST OF SUPPORT
TO GET ALL OF THESE SHOES OUT.
WE HAVE SOME BEAUTIFUL
CHRISTMAS SHOES TO SEND YOU.
THE ONE THIS YEAR THAT
WE'RE SENDING FOR ANY GIFT
IS A CRYSTAL SHOE.
IT'S ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
I DON'T KNOW HOW WELL
THE LIGHT REFLECTS OFF THIS
BUT I'M TELLING YOU,
THAT IS BEAUTIFUL!
AND THEN WE HAVE
THE WHOLE BOX OF SHOES,
THAT'S SEVEN OF ALL OF THEM
THAT WE'VE GIVEN
OVER THE YEARS,
ONE EACH YEAR AND
WE'LL SEND ALL OF THEM TO YOU
IF YOU'D JUST GIVE
50 KIDS SOME SHOES.
MAKE THAT GIFT OF $180.
WE'RE JUST SENDING THIS
TO YOU TO BLESS YOU.
YOU HANG THESE LITTLE SHOES UP
AND YOU THINK ABOUT
ALL THE SMILES
AND ALL THE JOY
YOU'VE GIVEN TO CHILDREN
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
GO ONLINE, OR DIAL THE NUMBER
AND YOU MAKE THE GIFT
GOD PUT ON YOUR HEART.
THANK YOU FOR DOING IT.
REMEMBER!
THIS IS THE LAST WEEK
RIGHT NOW AND WE REALLY DO
NEED SOME SPECIAL HELP.
THANKS FOR GIVING IT.
Announcer:
POVERTY IS A KILLER
AND BECAUSE OF IT
CHILDREN NEEDLESSLY SUFFER;
NOT ONLY FROM A LACK OF FOOD
AND CLEAN WATER
BUT ALSO FROM A LACK
OF THINGS WE TAKE FOR GRANTED
SUCH AS A
HEALTHY SMILE
OR A SIMPLE
PAIR OF SHOES.
FAR TOO MANY CHILDREN
LIVING IN POVERTY
HAVE NEVER OWNED
A NEW PAIR OF SHOES.
AND WHILE THAT MAY SEEM MINOR
IN LIGHT OF ALL THEIR NEEDS,
WALKING WITH BARE FEET
PUTS THEM AT RISK
OF LIFE-THREATENING
INFECTIONS AND DISEASE
THAT COULD LEAD
TO CRIPPLING CONSEQUENCES --
AND EVEN DEATH.
BY RESPONDING TODAY YOU CAN
HELP IMMEDIATELY SECURE
AND BEGIN SHIPPING
CHRISTMAS SHOES
TO 150,000 CHILDREN
AROUND THE WORLD
JUST IN TIME
FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
YOUR GIFT
OF $36
WILL HELP PROVIDE
TEN PAIRS OF SHOES.
A GIFT OF $72 WILL
HELP PROVIDE 20 PAIR.
AND A GIFT
OF $180
WILL HELP PROVIDE
50 PAIRS OF CHRISTMAS SHOES
FOR CHILDREN
IN NEED.
WITH YOUR GIFT OF ANY AMOUNT,
BE SURE TO REQUEST
THIS BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED
CRYSTAL SHOE ORNAMENT,
A TREASURE TO PLACE
ON YOUR TREE
EACH HOLIDAY
SEASON.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $180 OR MORE
YOU MAY ALSO REQUEST
THIS KEEPSAKE BOXED SET
OF LIFE'S
CHRISTMAS SHOE ORNAMENTS.
FINALLY, PLEASE CONSIDER
A GIFT OF $1,000 OR MORE
TO HELP PROVIDE
OVER 275 PAIRS OF SHOES
OR TWO CHILDREN
WITH CORRECTIVE
CLEFT PALATE SURGERIES
AND YOU
MAY REQUEST
OUR "DETERMINED EAGLE"
BRONZE SCULPTURE.
THIS IS THE LAST WEEK!
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE
YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY.
James: WELL, BETTY AND I ARE
HOLDING THE "DETERMINED EAGLE"
AND THE BEAUTIFUL SHOES.
WOULD YOU GIVE
50 CHILDREN SHOES?
WE WANT TO SEND YOU
ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL GIFTS.
AND THE "DETERMINED EAGLE,"
WOULD YOU GIVE A COUPLE
OF CHILDREN SMILES
FOR CHRISTMAS?
WOULD YOU DO THAT?
THIS IS OUR LAST WEEK.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE
THIS INCREDIBLE BOOK,
A PLACE CALLED HEAVEN
BY DR. JEFFRESS, WE'LL SEND IT
TO YOU IF YOU'LL JUST SAY,
"I'M GOING TO GIVE
SOME SHOES AND SMILES."
ASK FOR THE BOOK.
IT IS IN THE BOOKSTORES,
ONLINE.
I KNOW SOME OF YOUR FRIENDS
WOULD LOVE TO HAVE IT TOO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR WATCHING.
WOULD YOU JOIN US IN SAYING
THANKS TO DR. JEFFRESS?
Dr. Jeffress: THANK YOU
SO MUCH, JAMES!
THANK YOU, BETTY!
James: IN THE BOOKSTORES.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING SHOES
AND SMILES.
THANK YOU FOR DOING IT.
THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.
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Announcer:
AMBASSADORS FOR LIFE
ARE PEOPLE LIKE YOU
WHO SEE NEED IN THE WORLD AND
WANT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
CONTACT US TO START
A FUNDRAISER TODAY
AND CHANGE
SOMEONE'S FUTURE!
>> I WROTE THE BOOK
BUT A FEW WEEKS AGO
I NEEDED TO READ THE BOOK.
[Laughter]
Announcer: UNSHAKEABLE TRUST
WITH JOYCE MEYER NEXT WEEK!
>> 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.