Announcer: NEXT, BEST-SELLING AUTHOR, ANDY ANDREWS
AND SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS EXECUTIVE, BUDDY PILGRIM
SHARE THEIR CONCERNS FOR OUR ECONOMY.
ANY TIME GOVERNMENT GETS BIGGER
YOU HAVE TO DIVIDE THE PEOPLE.
WE CRITICIZE AND DEMONIZE THE CREATION OF WEALTH
BUT WE PRAISE THE TRANSFER OF IT FROM ONE TO ANOTHER,
FROM ONE WHO EARNED IT TO ONE WHO DIDN'T EARN IT.
IT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE.
Announcer: THE MISSING LINK TO PROSPERITY -- NEXT!
§
Betty: THANKS SO MUCH
FOR JOINING US ON LIFE TODAY.
I'M BETTY AND THIS IS JAMES.
James: THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
I AM THRILLED
TO HAVE TWO GUESTS.
ONE OF THE GUESTS WE HAVE,
HE WAS ON WITH US AT ANOTHER
PROGRAM YOU MAY HAVE SEEN,
HE IS A BUSINESSMAN.
AND WE'RE BEING TAUGHT,
WE, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
ARE TAUGHT A CLASS WARFARE
THAT PROBABLY IS ONE
OF THE UGLIEST THINGS
I'VE SEEN IN MANY DECADES
SINCE WAY BACK WITH
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT,
WHICH I WAS VERY MUCH LINED UP
WITH THE FREEDOM THAT
MARTIN LUTHER KING TALKED ABOUT,
AND BILLY GRAHAM AND I WORKED
VERY HARD THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH
TO HELP BREAK DOWN
THOSE WALLS AND BARRIERS.
AND I COULD TELL YOU
MANY LONG STORIES ABOUT
THE DANGER WE FACED DOING IT
BUT WE KNEW WE HAD TO DO IT.
WE'RE GLAD, WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR
THE PROGRESS THAT'S BEEN MADE.
NOW WE'RE MAKING SOME
REAL BAD DECISIONS TODAY
AND THIS CLASS WARFARE
I REFERENCED EARLIER
IS A CLASS WARFARE NOW
ON THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY,
AND ON SUCCESS,
AND ANY PERCEPTION OF WEALTH OR
PROSPERITY HAS BECOME THE ENEMY.
YOU MIGHT ASK THE QUESTION
WITH OCCUPY WALL STREET
AND THEY'RE OUT PROTESTING
WALL STREET.
WHAT IS IT?
ARE THEY PROTESTING
THE FACT THEY DON'T HAVE
WHAT THE PEOPLE
THEY'RE PROTESTING HAVE?
SO WHAT DO THEY WANT?
THEY WANT IT GIVEN --.
NO, WHAT WE WANT IS TO TAKE
AND DISTRIBUTE;
WE WANT TO DIVIDE IT UP.
THAT'S AS PURELY SOCIALISTIC,
COMMUNISTIC AS ANYTHING
YOU'LL EVER CONSIDER.
YOU SEE, GOD SAYS WE WANT
TO LOVE AND GIVE AND CARE,
AND I'VE SAID OVER AND OVER,
AND BETTY, I BELIEVE
WITH ALL MY HEART, YOU DON'T
SOLVE ANY HUMAN PROBLEM
WITHOUT A COMPASSION CONNECTION.
AND YOU DON'T HAVE
ANY ACCOUNTABILITY
OR RESPONSIBILITY
UNLESS YOU GET THAT CONNECTION.
WELL, WE'VE GOT A BUSINESSMAN,
HIS FAMILY, THE PILGRIM FAMILY
HAD THE SECOND LARGEST
CHICKEN PRODUCTION BUSINESS
IN THE WORLD.
AND BUDDY PILGRIM IS HERE.
ANDY ANDREWS IS HERE
WHO SPEAKS TO BUSINESS PEOPLE
AND CORPORATIONS AND LEADERS
ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND ONE
OF THE GREAT COMMUNICATORS.
ZIG ZIGLAR, WHO HAS BEEN ONE
OF OUR FAVORITE GUESTS
SAYS THAT ANDY ANDREWS
IS THE GREATEST COMMUNICATOR
HE HAS EVER HEARD,
AND THE BOOKS HE'S WRITTEN
HAVE BEEN NEW YORK BESTSELLERS.
AND HERE'S ONE THAT'S OUT NOW:
<I>HOW DO YOU KILL</I>
<I>11 MILLION PEOPLE?</I>
NOBODY IS GOING TO TRY TO KILL
11 MILLION PEOPLE IN AMERICA
BUT WE'RE GOING TO DESTROY
THE LIFE OF 300 MILLION PEOPLE
IF WE DON'T CHANGE OUR DIRECTION
AND OUR THINKING.
AND THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY
IS NOT THE PROBLEM.
I WANT YOU TO WELCOME
ONE OF THESE PEOPLE
MANY ARE BEING TAUGHT TO HATE.
I WANT YOU TO WELCOME
BUDDY PILGRIM
BACK TO LIFE TODAY.
BUDDY PILGRIM, GLAD TO SEE YOU.
Buddy: THANK YOU, JAMES.
PLEASURE BEING HERE.
James: I WANT YOU
TO WELCOME ANDY ANDREWS,
BACK TO LIFE TODAY.
OKAY, I SENT BOTH OF YOU
AN ADVANCE COPY OF <I>INDIVISIBLE.</I>
YOU READ IT ON YOUR IPAD
AND YOU READ IT
IN A BOUND MANUSCRIPT THAT'S
ABOUT HALF THE SIZE OF FONT.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY
CAN GET A CLOSE UP OF THIS
BUT THE FONT IS SO SMALL
BECAUSE IT WAS JUST
WHEN WE SENT THE MANUSCRIPT IN
THAT I APOLOGIZED TO PEOPLE,
BUT YOU READ IT ALL.
Andy: YOU POP THIS OPEN
AND EVERYWHERE YOU POP IT OPEN
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE
THE HIGHLIGHTER BECAUSE
YOU COULD NOT OPEN THIS BOOK
WITHOUT SEEING A HIGHLIGHTER.
I'VE GOT THIS THING --
YOU KNOW AS I STARTED IT
I THOUGHT, LITERALLY --
I'LL SHOW YOU
RIGHT WHERE I STARTED.
THERE IS -- WELL,
IF YOU LOOK AT THE --
HERE'S WHERE
THE INTRODUCTION IS.
LOOK AT THE YELLOWING
ON THE INTRODUCTION.
I GET THROUGH THE INTRODUCTION
AND I'M STARTING CHAPTER ONE
AND I'M THINKING,
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT.
THEN I GET HALFWAY
THROUGH THE BOOK AND I THINK,
THIS MAY BE ONE
OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BOOKS
I'VE EVER READ.
AND I GET TO THE END OF THIS,
AND JAMES, I'M TELLING YOU,
I MEAN I'M ALREADY --
I'M ALREADY MAKING PLANS.
I'VE GOT A LIST,
AND RIGHT NOW I'VE GOT
40 SOMETHING PEOPLE ON THE LIST
OF NOT JUST GATEKEEPERS
WHO INFLUENCE MANY OTHER PEOPLE
BUT CLOSE FRIENDS OF MINE
WHO HAVE A VERY CLOSE CIRCLE
OF INFLUENCE,
MAYBE THEY INFLUENCE
FOUR OR FIVE OTHER PEOPLE.
BUT THIS BOOK
IS GOING TO BE READ
BY MY FRIENDS AND MY FAMILY.
I UNDERSTAND HOW TO DO THAT
BECAUSE I'M AN AUTHOR
AND I KNOW IT'S NOT GOING TO BE,
"HEY, I'VE GOT A BOOK FOR YOU."
IT'S GOING TO BE, "HEY,
I'VE GOT A BOOK FOR YOU.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT
THAT YOU PUT THIS IN RIGHT NOW
AND THAT YOU START READING IT
RIGHT NOW."
THEN TWO DAYS LATER
I'M GOING TO SAY,
"HAVE YOU STARTED THAT BOOK?"
THEN A DAY LATER
I'M GOING TO SAY,
"HAVE YOU STARTED THAT BOOK?
AND I'M GOING
TO KEEP TALKING ABOUT IT
UNTIL YOU GET IT READ."
BECAUSE THIS BOOK
WILL CHANGE THE UNDERSTANDING
AND THE THINKING; I HEARD
YOU SAY A FEW MINUTES AGO
THAT THERE ARE DECISIONS THAT
ARE BEING MADE IN THIS COUNTRY
THAT ARE INCORRECT,
THEY'RE WRONG,
THEY'RE AGAINST GOD.
I WANT TO MAKE
A LITTLE POINT HERE.
DECISIONS ARE ONLY AN OUTPOURING
OF SOMEBODY'S THINKING.
AT OUR BASE LEVEL,
IT IS OUR THINKING THAT'S GOTTEN
SO OUT OF WHACK IN THIS COUNTRY.
AND I'M SO PROUD OF YOU
AND JAY RICHARDS --
I HAVEN'T MET JAY RICHARDS,
BUT THIS IDEA THAT YOU
GENERATED INTO THESE WORDS,
THIS IS HUGE WISDOM
THAT WILL ALTER THE THINKING,
OR GET US BACK ON COURSE
BECAUSE IT ALLOWED ME
TO UNDERSTAND SOME THINGS
THAT I THOUGHT I KNEW,
UNDERSTAND SOME THINGS
THAT I HOPED WERE RIGHT.
AND THE BEAUTY OF IT IS
IT IS EXPLAINED IN SUCH A WAY
THAT IT DOESN'T OFFEND ANYBODY,
IT JUST ALLOWS YOU
TO UNDERSTAND THE TRUTH.
James: DO YOU FEEL LIKE
OUR NATION AT THIS POINT IN TIME
IS IN CRITICAL NEED
OF THE INSIGHT THAT IS SHARED?
Andy: OH, YEAH.
DON'T YOU HEAR --
WE HEAR THIS A LOT.
WE HEAR PEOPLE SAY,
"YOU KNOW, FOR YOUR CHILDREN,
FOR YOUR GRANDCHILDREN."
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU SOMETHING,
10 OR 15 YEARS AGO,
IT MAY HAVE BEEN YOUR CHILDREN
AND YOUR GRANDCHILDREN
YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT
BUT YOU BETTER WORRY
ABOUT YOURSELF RIGHT NOW.
BECAUSE IF WE DON'T GET THIS
STRAIGHTENED OUT
THERE WON'T BE ANYTHING FOR
OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN.
Buddy: I AGREE WITH THAT TOO.
I'VE GOT A 30-YEAR-OLD SON
AND HE HEARS ALL THIS TALK
AND POLITICS WITH THESE
POLITICIANS PANDERING SAYING,
"I'M WORRIED ABOUT MY KIDS,
MY GRANDKIDS,"
AND ALL THIS KIND OF STUFF.
MY SON, WHO I'M WORRIED
ABOUT IT FOR HIM, HE SAID,
"I'M WORRIED ABOUT TODAY."
AND HE DIDN'T MEAN THAT
IN A SELFISH MANNER BUT HE SAID,
"THIS COUNTRY IS NOT GOING TO
LAST THE WAY THAT WE'VE KNOWN IT
FOR ANOTHER GENERATION OR TWO
FOR HIS GRANDKIDS
IF WE KEEP GOING DOWN THE PATH
THAT WE'RE GOING DOWN."
Andy: BELIEVE ME, PEOPLE,
YOU BETTER PUT THE OXYGEN MASK
OVER YOUR OWN FACE RIGHT NOW
BEFORE YOU START DEALING
WITH YOUR KIDS.
[Laughter]
Buddy: I AGREE
WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING
ABOUT THE BOOK AS WELL.
I READ IT ON MY IPAD AND
I COULDN'T HIGHLIGHT ON THERE
BUT I WAS FLAGGING PAGES ON IT.
MY ONLY FRUSTRATION WAS THAT
I DIDN'T HAVE A PAPER COPY
TO BE WRITING ON
BECAUSE I LOVE TO DO THAT.
I HAVEN'T FOUND A THING IN IT
THAT I DISAGREE WITH.
I LOVE EVERYTHING THAT'S IN IT.
IT IS --
IT COVERS ONE OF THE BROADEST,
BASES OF TOPICS
OF ANY BOOK THAT I KNOW OF.
IT REALLY DOES AN AMAZING JOB
OF COVERING EVERYTHING
FROM TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE
TO CAPITALISM TO FREE MARKETS
TO STRONG MILITARY TO --.
EVERYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF
YOU'VE COVERED IN HERE
AND YOU'VE COVERED ALL OF THEM
IN ENOUGH DEPTH TO GIVE
A GOOD SOLID UNDERSTANDING
AND ENOUGH BREADTH TO SHOW
HOW THEY ALL WEAVE TOGETHER AND
THAT ALL THESE VARIOUS TOPICS
REALLY ARE INDIVISIBLE
TO OUR FREEDOM
AND TO WHO WE ARE AS A NATION.
James: I APPRECIATE
WHAT'S BEING SAID
BECAUSE I REALLY DO BELIEVE
THAT WE HAVE HANDED
THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA
A ROAD MAP OUT OF THE WILDERNESS
AND BACK IN TO WHAT SEVERAL
CATHOLIC LEADERS HAVE SAID
"IT'S A BRIDGE BACK TO HOPE
AND TO PEACE AND TO PROSPERITY."
INTERESTINGLY,
THIS IS PRETTY INCREDIBLE,
IT'S BEEN PUBLISHED
BY ONE OF THE LARGEST
EVANGELICAL PROTESTANT PRESSES,
HACHETTE, FAITHWORDS,
AND IGNATIUS PRESS,
THE LARGEST CATHOLIC PRESS,
THEY'VE COME TOGETHER.
YOU SAY,
"HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN?"
WE BELIEVE THAT INDIVISIBLE
WHERE WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER
AS BELIEVERS AND PEOPLE
WHO HAVE DIFFERENCES --
BETTY AND I HAVE BEEN MARRIED
49 YEARS,
IN LOVE FOR 50 YEARS OR MORE
AND WE HAVE MANY DISAGREEMENTS.
Betty: WE HAVE A FEW.
James: AND IT TAKES ME A WHILE
TO HELP YOU
GET STRAIGHTENED OUT.
[Laughter]
BETTY SAID, "IT IS AMAZING TO ME
HOW WHEN YOU APOLOGIZE TO ME
YOU HAVE LEARNED
TO APOLOGIZE TO ME IN A WAY TO
MAKE ME THINK IT IS MY FAULT."
SO WE HAVE THESE DISAGREEMENTS
BUT WE HAVE THE MAJOR
PRINCIPLE AGREEMENT
THAT WE ARE ONE
AND WE ARE INDIVISIBLE
AND WE'RE MARRIED,
WE UNDERSTAND THAT PRINCIPLE.
WE BELIEVE WHEN JESUS SAID
YOU NEED TO BE ONE AS BELIEVERS,
THAT HE WANTED US TO COME
TOGETHER WITH OUR DISTINCTIVES,
OUR DIFFERENCES, OUR DIVERSITY,
OUR STRENGTHS AND EVEN
WITH THOSE HEATED DISCUSSIONS,
EVEN THEOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES
THAT WE COULD STILL BE
INDIVISIBLE ON COMMON GROUND
TO ADDRESS COMMON CONCERNS.
SO THAT'S HOW WE LAID IT OUT.
NOW, DO YOU BELIEVE
THAT THAT IS ESSENTIAL?
AS A BUSINESSMAN TODAY, WE'RE
BEING TAUGHT NOT TO LIKE YOU.
YOU'RE A REAL PROBLEM.
YOU GUYS ARE PAYING 70%
OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET,
THIS SMALL LITTLE PERCENTAGE,
I THINK WE OUGHT TO BE
STANDING UP AND SAYING,
"PRAISE GOD FOR YOU.
THANK YOU, BUDDY! KEEP IT UP!
GET SOME MORE CHICKENS!
GROW SOME MORE BUSINESS.
HIRE SOME MORE PEOPLE."
WHY DO WE NOT THANK THE PEOPLE
WHO ARE PAYING 70%
OF THE FEDERAL BUDGET
INSTEAD OF MAKING THEM
PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE?
WHY DON'T WE THANK THE PEOPLE
THAT CREATE THE JOBS?
WHY DON'T WE THANK THE PEOPLE
THAT MEET NEEDS
INSTEAD OF MAKING THEM AN ENEMY?
Buddy: ISN'T IT IRONIC
THAT WE CRITICIZE AND DEMONIZE
THE CREATION OF WEALTH
IN A PRODUCTION
BUT WE PRAISE THE TRANSFER OF IT
FROM ONE TO ANOTHER.
FROM ONE WHO EARNED IT
TO ONE WHO DIDN'T EARN IT.
IT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE SENSE.
WE CALL IT "GREEDY"
TO WANT TO EARN A PROFIT
AND NOT GREEDY
TO WANT TO TAKE IT FROM SOMEBODY
AND GIVE IT TO SOMEBODY
WHO DIDN'T EARN IT.
Betty: IF YOU DON'T LIKE
THE PEOPLE
THAT HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL,
WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO BECOME
ONE OF THEM?
THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
SO THEY CAN RESENT YOU TOO?
James: IT IS SO INSANE
IT JUST GIVES ME THE CREEPS.
Andy: YOU ASK THE QUESTION,
WHY DO WE DEMONIZE THOSE PEOPLE?
OTHER THAN THE OBVIOUS,
HISTORY SHOWS
AND I READ ODD HISTORY
AND HISTORY SHOWS THAT
FOR GOVERNMENT TO GET LARGER,
ANY TIME IT EVER HAS,
AND ESPECIALLY
IN THE LAST 100 YEARS,
ESPECIALLY IN THAT CENTURY,
ANY TIME GOVERNMENT GETS BIGGER,
YOU HAVE TO DIVIDE THE PEOPLE.
YOU HAVE TO
SO THAT EVEN IDEAS
THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS
AREN'T GOING TO WORK CAN BE
IMPLEMENTED BY A FEW PEOPLE
THAT IT WILL MAKE
THEIR LIVES BETTER.
LENIN PROVED IT
WITH THE COLLECTIVE FARMS
AND THE IDEA, AND WHAT THEY DID,
BASICALLY, WAS DEMONIZE
THE BUSINESS PEOPLE
FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD.
THEY DEMONIZED THE PEOPLE
WHO HAD THE MONEY
AND THEY SAID, "WOULDN'T THAT
BE A GREAT IDEA FOR EVERYBODY
TO WORK ON COLLECTIVE FARMS?"
WELL, LONG STORY SHORT,
FIVE MILLION PEOPLE
STARVED BECAUSE OF
THAT GRAND EXPERIMENT.
PEOPLE LOOK AT THAT AND GO,
"YEAH, BUT THAT WAS WAY BACK
EARLY IN THE CENTURY."
IN THE 1970S,
THE CHINESE DID THE SAME THING
AND THEY TRIED THIS COLLECTIVISM
AND YOU CAN SEE FILMS
ON YOUTUBE
OF WHAT PEOPLE LOOK LIKE
WHEN THEY EAT STICKS AND DIRT
TO FILL THEIR BELLIES
BECAUSE 20 MILLION PEOPLE
STARVED TO DEATH BECAUSE
OF THAT GREAT EXPERIMENT.
SO OVER AND OVER AGAIN,
HISTORY SHOWS
THAT WHAT WE DO IS DIVIDE.
NOW VERY QUICKLY,
WE AS CHRISTIANS, I'M JUST
GOING TO TELL YOU SOMETHING,
WE DON'T HAVE A GOOD HISTORY
OF WORKING TOGETHER.
James: THAT HAS TO CHANGE
AND IT HAS TO CHANGE NOW!
IT HAS TO CHANGE NOW!
WE'RE NOT GOING TO DOT
EVERY "I" THE SAME WAY
AND CROSS EVERY T.
WE'RE GOING TO DISAGREE
ON SOME THINGS
THAT MAY BE PRETTY IMPORTANT
TO SOME OF US,
MAY BE REAL IMPORTANT,
BUT WE BETTER FIND
THE COMMON GROUND
AND WE BETTER FIND IT SOON.
Andy: WHAT DID YOU SAY
AT DINNER?
[Applause]
WE WERE EATING
AND JAMES SAID, "YOU KNOW
IF WE COULD GET TOGETHER LIKE
THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION
GETS TOGETHER, BUT --."
James: THERE ARE ONLY
TWO OR THREE MILLION OF THE NRA
AND YOU'D BE SURPRISED
HOW MUCH THEY CONTROL.
AND FRANKLY, THANK GOD FOR THEM
BECAUSE THEY COME DOWN
ON THE RIGHT SIDE
OF NEARLY EVERY ISSUE
BUT THEY DON'T AGREE.
Andy: BUT NOT A SINGLE ONE
OF THEM IS GOING,
"WELL, I ONLY SHOOT PISTOLS.
I'M NOT GOING TO BE TALKING TO
THOSE PEOPLE WHO SHOOT RIFLES!
BUT BOY, WE'RE ON IT
ON BAPTIZING AND SPRINKLING,
AREN'T WE?"
[Laughter]
James: WE CAN FIND
SO MANY REASONS TO FALL OUT.
Buddy: AND WE DON'T WANT
TO GET INVOLVED
IN ALL OF THESE ISSUES TOO
BECAUSE THEY'RE TOO SECULAR.
IF YOU LOOK UP THE DICTIONARY
DEFINITION OF SECULAR IT SAYS:
THAT WHICH IS SEPARATE
AND APART FROM HAVING NOTHING
TO DO WITH ONE'S RELIGION.
WELL, IF YOU TAKE THAT
AS THE DEFINITION, WHY DO YOU
WANT TO DEFINE ANYTHING
AS SECULAR?
SEE, I DON'T DEFINE MY JOB
AS A SECULAR ACTIVITY
BECAUSE MY JOB IS NOT GOING
TO BE SEPARATE AND APART
FROM HAVING NOTHING TO DO WITH
WHO I AM IN CHRIST.
MY INVOLVEMENT IN POLITICS
IS NOT GOING TO BE SEPARATE
AND APART FROM HAVING NOTHING
TO DO WITH WHO I AM IN CHRIST.
SEE, THERE REALLY SHOULD BE
NO SUCH THING AS SECULARITY
APPLIED TO JOBS OR POLITICS
OR ANYTHING ELSE --
EVERYTHING WE CONNECT WITH.
SOMEBODY SAID SOMETHING TO ME
ONE TIME, "BUDDY,
GOD DON'T CARE ABOUT
HOW MANY CHICKENS YOU PRODUCE.
GOD DOESN'T CARE ABOUT
THE BUSINESS SIDE OF YOUR LIFE.
HE CARES ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP
SIDE OF YOUR LIFE."
I SAID, "REALLY?
WELL, IF HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT
THE BUSINESS SIDE OF MY LIFE,
SO THAT MEANS I JUST MAKE ALL
OF THOSE DECISIONS
COMPLETELY ON MY OWN.
WELL, IF HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT
THE BUSINESS SIDE OF MY LIFE,
HE MAY NOT CARE ABOUT
WHO MY FRIENDS ARE EITHER.
HE MAY NOT CARE
ABOUT MY SOCIAL LIFE
OR MY FAMILY LIFE."
THERE MAY BE
LOTS OF LITTLE COMPARTMENTS
I COULD DIVIDE MY LIFE UP INTO
AND SAY, "WELL,
GOD THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I'LL HANDLE THOSE.
YOU ONLY CARE
ABOUT MY PRAYER LIFE
AND MY BIBLE STUDY TIME
AND WHEN I GO TO CHURCH."
THAT'S A BIG LIE OF THE DEVIL.
THE TRUTH IS GOD CARES
ABOUT EVERY SINGLE DECISION
THAT WE MAKE.
James: I WANT TO SAY TO ALL
OF YOU SWEET LITTLE CHRISTIANS
WATCHING CHRISTIAN TV,
INCLUDING JAMES AND BETTY, AND
I APPRECIATE THE FACT YOU WANT
TO HELP PEOPLE BUT YOU BETTER
GET CONCERNED ABOUT HELPING
YOURSELF OR WE'RE NOT GOING TO
BE ABLE TO HELP ANYBODY
VERY LONG.
YOU'D BETTER GET REAL CONCERNED
ABOUT PRAYING FOR YOUR COUNTRY
AND NOT JUST FOR AN ELECTION, AS
IMPORTANT AS THIS ELECTION IS,
AND IT IS REAL IMPORTANT -- BUT
THE REASON IT IS IMPORTANT IS
BECAUSE THE MAJOR IMPORTANCE
IS NOT AN ELECTION, BUT IT IS
A DIRECTION AND CORRECTION
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL.
I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW, AS
FIRMLY AS I CAN COMMUNICATE IT,
NOW IS A DAY OF RECKONING.
IT IS THE TIME TO GET OUT OF
THE PIG PEN OF ROTTEN DECISIONS,
ROTTEN DIRECTION, AND HEAD BACK
TO THE FATHER'S HOUSE
WITH A BROKEN HEART THAT SAYS,
"I WILL SUBMIT TO BE
A SERVANT BEFORE YOU."
AND YOU'RE GOING TO FIND
THIS LOVING FATHER
THAT HAS BEEN WAITING
FOR THIS PRODIGAL NATION JUST
AS WITH EVERY PRODIGAL CHILD
TO COME BACK, THIS LOVING FATHER
WANTS NO PART OF A SLAVE,
HE WANTS A SON.
AND HE WILL COVER YOU
AND CLEANSE YOU AND WELCOME YOU
BACK INTO THE BLESSING
OF THE FATHER'S HOUSE --
THE BLESSING OF ALMIGHTY GOD.
THAT IS THE INVITATION TO US.
BUT HERE'S THE DEAL,
THE ONLY WAY
IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN,
YOU SAY, "WE'RE REALLY PRAYING.
WE'RE REALLY PRAYING!"
WELL, YOU BETTER COME
OUT OF THAT CLOSET
AND YOU BETTER BECOME
THE BRIGHTEST LIGHT
IN THE LITTLE CORNER
WHERE YOU LIVE
AND THEN YOU MUST COMMIT
TO BECOME A PART
OF THAT SHINING CITY ON A HILL
THAT CANNOT BE HID.
THAT MEANS YOU'RE GOING
TO BE STANDING WITH OTHERS
WHO ARE NOT THE SAME,
NOT THE SAME RACE,
NOT THE SAME BACKGROUND
BUT THEY'VE GOT THE SAME HEART
FOR THE WILL OF GOD.
THY WILL BE DONE;
THY KINGDOM COME ON EARTH IN US
RIGHT NOW FOR YOUR GLORY.
THAT'S WHAT GOD
IS CALLING US TO DO.
FATHER, I PRAY IT WILL HAPPEN
IN EVERY VIEWER LISTENING TO ME
AND PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD
WILL REALIZE
WE HAVE TO COME HOME
TO THE FATHER'S HOUSE
NOT JUST A CHANGE
OF DIRECTION EVEN
BUT A CHANGE OF MIND
AND A CHANGE OF HEART.
GOD GRANT THIS PRAYER
IN JESUS' NAME.
WOULD YOU IN THIS AUDIENCE
SAY THANK YOU TO BUDDY PILGRIM
AND ANDY ANDREWS?
[Applause]
ANDY ANDREWS HAS WRITTEN
MANY BESTSELLERS.
HERE IS A MUST READ.
YOU CAN READ IT
IN LESS THAN AN HOUR,
EVEN IF YOU'RE A SLOW READER.
IT'S ABSOLUTE SPIRITUAL DYNAMITE
IN MY OPINION,
TO HELP WAKE PEOPLE UP.
HERE IS A TEACHING SERIES,
THE LAND OF BUSINESS:
THE MISSING LINK.
THERE IS BUDDY PILGRIM'S
WEB SITE ADDRESS.
IF YOU WANT TO INVITE
THIS GREAT BUSINESSMAN TO COME
AND SPEAK IN YOUR CHURCH,
DON'T INVITE HIM TO JUST COME
AND SPEAK TO THE BUSINESSMEN
OR SOME GROUP,
GET THE WHOLE CHURCH.
PUT HIM IN THE PULPIT
ON SUNDAY MORNING AND YOU MAY
JUST HAVE A WHOLE NEW CHURCH,
AND IT WILL ALL BE ABOUT
GOD'S BUSINESS GOD'S WAY.
BETTY, I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT
WHAT GOD IS DOING.
I APPRECIATE WHAT THESE MEN SAID
ABOUT THE BOOK, <I>INDIVISIBLE.</I>
I APPRECIATE THE WAY FOR YEARS
-- YOU WATCHED ME ABOUT
A THREE YEAR JOURNEY,
ABOUT 18 MONTHS PRETTY WELL
WRAPPED UP IN GETTING THIS OUT
WITH JAY RICHARDS
AND 12 MONTHS OF PENNING IT AND
EDITING IT AND GETTING IT READY.
I BELIEVE GOD HAS GIVEN US
SOMETHING THAT CAN HELP
CORRECT OUR COURSE AND
WE REALLY WANT YOU TO GET IT.
I WANT TO FOCUS YOUR ATTENTION
ON A SPECIFIC NEED
THAT WE CAN MEET RIGHT NOW.
WE'RE GOING TO ASK YOU
HELP US RESCUE SOME PEOPLE
FROM THE SEX TRADE
AND IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT.
WATCH AND LISTEN!
THIS IS NITA AND PARMELA.
THEY MET MANY YEARS AGO
WHEN THEY WERE BOTH TRAFFICKED TO THE SAME BROTHEL
AS YOUNG GIRLS.
SEVERAL DECADES LATER THE LIFELONG FRIENDS
ARE STILL SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING
BECAUSE PARMELA HAS H.I.V.
AND NITA IS DYING FROM AIDS.
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT EVER SHOULD HAPPEN
TO A HUMAN BEING. EVER!
CAN YOU IMAGINE TO BE TAKEN
AS A NINE-YEAR-OLD LITTLE GIRL,
SPENDING YOUR ENTIRE LIFE IN THE BROTHEL
AND THEN THROWN OUT LIKE AN ANIMAL
BECAUSE YOU CAN NO LONGER
SELL YOUR BODY AS A SEX SLAVE.
THIS IS THE ENDING
IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING TO HELP THESE LITTLE GIRLS,
IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING TO STOP THIS,
IF WE DON'T PROVIDE SAFE HOMES FOR THEM,
IF WE DON'T PROVIDE LIFE CENTERS
WHERE WE CAN SAVE AND RESCUE THESE LITTLE GIRLS,
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS TO THEM.
THEY END UP BEING THROWN OUT LIKE DOGS ON THE STREET.
THEIR INNOCENCE WAS ROBBED FROM THEM
AND THIS IS WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO NOW.
BUT WHY?
WHY DO THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS?
WE CAN DO SOMETHING SO THEY DON'T END UP LIKE THIS.
I JUST WANT TO DO MORE.
[Crying]
§
James: SOME OF THOSE PRECIOUS
LITTLE CHILDREN YOU SAW THERE
AT THE END ARE TARGETS
FOR THE SEXUAL PREDATORS
WHO TAKE THEM AND USE THEM
IN THE SEX INDUSTRY.
IN NEPAL,
THERE ARE MANY CHILDREN
WHO ARE IN DESPERATE SITUATIONS
AND THEY'RE EASY TO TAKE.
WE REALLY BELIEVE GOD WANTS US
TO BUILD A LIFE CENTER THERE
TO HELP GISELLE
WHO WAS A FASHION MODEL
AND SHE SAW THE NEED.
SHE ACTUALLY HERSELF
WAS HELD CAPTIVE IN THAT TRADE
FOR A BRIEF PERIOD
WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG.
SHE WENT ON
TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL
AFTER SHE WAS FREED FROM IT
BUT SHE NEVER FORGOT.
AND SHE'S GONE BACK NOW AND
WE DECIDED WE WOULD HELP HER.
WHEN I SAY "WE," IT INCLUDES,
BETTY -- WE CAN'T DO IT
WITHOUT THE HELP OF OUR VIEWERS.
SHE HAS STARTED A BUSINESS THERE
FOR THESE GIRLS TO MAKE A LIVING
MAKING BEAUTIFUL BEADS.
WE WANT TO SEND THIS
TO SOME OF YOU
WHO WILL HELP RESCUE
ONE OF THE CHILDREN AS A GIFT;
JUST TO SEND ONE
THAT WAS MADE IN LOVE
AND APPRECIATION FOR THE JOB.
HERE'S WHAT IT TAKES.
IT TAKES $128 TO RESCUE A LIFE.
AND WE HAVE BEEN BLESSED,
BETTY, BY SOMEONE THAT HAD
SUCH A BROKEN HEART
THAT THEY SAID,
"WE'LL MATCH EVERY GIFT."
WHICH MEANS
IF YOU'LL HELP RESCUE
ONE OF THESE PRECIOUS CHILDREN
OR ONE OF THESE PEOPLE
FROM THE SEX TRAFFICKING,
IT WILL ACTUALLY BE TWO.
IT ALSO MEANS IF YOU'LL GIVE $64
IT WILL BE MATCHED AND WE
WILL BE ABLE TO RESCUE ANOTHER.
WE NEED $225,000,
WHICH WILL BUILD QUITE
AN ELABORATE LIFE CENTER THERE
BECAUSE THE DOLLAR GOES SO MUCH
FURTHER AND THE LABOR THERE,
WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO,
AND THE MATERIAL.
SO WE'RE ASKING EVERY ONE OF YOU
TO HELP US.
BETTY, I BELIEVE EVERY VIEWER
WILL DO SOMETHING.
Betty: I DO TOO, JAMES.
YOU AND I ARE SO BLESSED.
WE HAVE FIVE
BEAUTIFUL GRANDDAUGHTERS
AND I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE,
OR PICTURE THEM HAVING
TO GO THROUGH SUCH A TRAGEDY
AS THESE GIRLS,
ALL THESE CHILDREN DO.
IT IS HARD TO EVEN THINK ABOUT.
AND THESE CHILDREN
DON'T EVEN HAVE A CHANCE;
THEY'RE HELPLESS
AND THEY'RE HOPELESS
UNLESS WE CARE,
UNLESS WE OFFER HOPE.
I HOPE YOU WILL JOIN WITH US
AND LET'S DO SOMETHING
FOR THESE CHILDREN.
James: I'M SENDING THE BOOK,
<I>INDIVISIBLE</I>
THAT JAY RICHARDS AND I WROTE,
<I>"RESTORING FAITH,</I>
<I>FAMILY, AND FREEDOM,"</I>
WHICH IS REALLY A ROAD MAP
OUT OF OUR WILDERNESS
AND OUR NEED IN THIS NATION
BACK TO A SOLID FOUNDATION.
YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE
THE TRUTH THAT YOU SEE THAT WILL
SET US FREE AS A NATION AGAIN.
I REALLY BELIEVE THAT:
RESTORING FAITH, FAMILY, AND
FREEDOM BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.
WE WANT TO SEND THAT TO YOU
TO SAY THANK YOU.
FOR ANY GIFT THAT YOU MAKE,
IF YOU WILL HELP US
RESCUE ONE OF THESE CHILDREN,
WE WILL ALSO SEND WITH THE BOOK
ONE OF THE SETS
OF THE BEAUTIFUL BEADS
MADE IN LOVE.
IF YOU'LL HELP BUILD
THE LIFE CENTER,
WE WANT TO SEND THE BEAUTIFUL
"LION AND LAMB" BRONZE
TO SAY THANKS.
WE'RE ASKING FOR A GIFT
OF $1,000 OR MORE, IT MAY BE
YOU CAN GIVE $5,000 OR MORE.
WHATEVER YOU CAN DO,
WE'RE ASKING YOU
TO MAKE THESE GIFTS.
LET'S DO THIS TO RESCUE
THESE PRECIOUS CHILDREN
AND THESE WOMEN
FROM THIS HORRIBLE TRADE,
THEY ARE PRISONERS.
CALL, USE YOUR BANKCARD
LIKE A CHECK
OR YOU CAN GO ONLINE
<I>LifeToday.org</I>
AND MAKE THE GIFT.
IF YOU MAKE A CHECK,
MAKE IT OUT TO LIFE.
PLEASE CALL AND LET US KNOW
WHAT GOD IS LEADING YOU TO DO.
Announcer: HUMAN TRAFFICKING... IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE
BUT AT THIS VERY MOMENT INNOCENT CHILDREN, MANY VERY YOUNG
ARE BEING SOLD AND FORCED INTO SEXUAL SLAVERY
AND EXPLOITED IN EVERY WAY IMAGINABLE,
AND SOMEONE MUST SAVE THEM!
WITH YOUR HELP TODAY WE CAN REACH, RESCUE,
AND RESTORE THEIR HOPE FOR A BETTER FUTURE
AND WE CAN ALSO BUILD THE <I>NEW HOPE LIFE CENTER </I> IN NEPAL,
WHICH WILL BE A SAFE HOUSE FOR CHILDREN FOR YEARS TO COME.
AND NOW A MIRACLE OPPORTUNITY OF $384,000 MATCHING GIFT
WITH A COST OF $128 TO RESCUE A CHILD,
THAT MEANS YOUR GIFT OF $128 WILL BE MATCHED
TO HELP RESCUE TWO CHILDREN.
AND $64 WILL BE MATCHED TO HELP RESCUE ONE MORE CHILD.
WITH YOUR GIFT PLEASE REQUEST
<I>INDIVISIBLE</I> BY JAMES ROBISON AND JAY RICHARDS,
A SOUL-STIRRING READ FOR EVERY CHRISTIAN
WHO DESIRES TO RESTORE AMERICA TO THE VALUES
THAT FORMED OUR STRONG FOUNDATION
BUILT ON FAITH, FAMILY, AND FREEDOM.
WITH YOUR GIFT OF $128, WHICH TODAY WILL HELP
RESCUE TWO CHILDREN, YOU WILL RECEIVE A UNIQUE
AND BEAUTIFUL NECKLACE HANDCRAFTED BY WOMEN
WHO ARE SURVIVORS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SLAVERY.
FINALLY, PLEASE PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER A GIFT OF $1,000
WHICH WILL BE MATCHED TO $2,000 FOR <I>THE NEW HOPE LIFE CENTER</I>
AND YOU MAY REQUEST THE BEAUTIFUL BRONZE SCULPTURE,
"THE LION AND THE LAMB."
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY!
James: I REALLY PRAY
THAT YOU'VE HELPED US
AND YOUR GIFT WILL BE MATCHED.
I DO WANT YOU
TO GET<I> INDIVISIBLE.</I>
I WANT US TO HAVE --
I WANT US TO BE AN ANSWER
TO THE PRAYER OF JESUS THAT WE
WOULD BE ONE WITH THE FATHER
AND PERFECTED IN UNITY
WITH ONE ANOTHER AS BELIEVERS.
THAT'S THE WAY WE'RE GOING
TO FIND THAT COMMON GROUND,
THAT ROCK-SOLID FOUNDATION,
REALLY REPAIR
NOT ONLY THE BREACH
BUT RESTORE THE FOUNDATION.
WE'RE SENDING YOU <I>INDIVISIBLE</I>
IF YOU MAKE A GIFT TO HELP US
AND ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY YOU KNOW
TO GET IT AND READ IT.
THIS BOOK BY ANDY ANDREWS
WE'LL SEND YOU TODAY
IF YOU'LL HELP US.
I PRAY YOU'LL GET YOUR FRIENDS
TO READ IT.
THIS IS -- I WISH
I COULD MAKE IT AN ASSIGNMENT,
A DIVINE ASSIGNMENT
BECAUSE IT'S FOR PROVIDENCE,
FOR HIS PURPOSE.
IT REALLY IS.
BUDDY PILGRIM, I JUST HOPE
YOU'LL GO ON HIS WEB SITE
AND GET SOME OF HIS MATERIAL.
HE'S GOT A TEACHING SERIES
THAT WILL BE GREAT.
BUDDY, THANK YOU!
ANDY, THANK YOU!
THANK ALL OF YOU FOR BEING HERE.
I APPRECIATE YOU.
LET'S TURN OUR WONDERFUL NATION
BACK TOWARD SAFE HARBOR.
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Announcer: NEXT WEEK, LISA OSTEEN COMES,
THE SISTER OF PASTOR JOEL OSTEEN SHARES THE STORY
OF SURVIVING A MAIL BOMB EXPLOSION.