Announcer: COMING UP
ON LIFE TODAY,
BETH MOORE EXPLAINS WHAT
IT MEANS TO STAND IN GRACE.
Beth: THIS IS THE GRACE IN
WHICH I HAVE ACCESS TO STAND.
JESUS CHRIST, MY SAVIOR,
I STAND RIGHT HERE ON HIS NAME
AND IN HIM, I AM
THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD.
IN HIM, I AM
MADE COMPLETELY.
OH, YES! YOU BETTER
BELIEVE THAT'S GOOD NEWS!
Announcer: STANDING ON
THE NAME OF THE ONE
WHO TRULY TRANSFORMED US
-- NEXT!
♪
[Cheers & Applause]
Betty: WELCOME TO LIFE TODAY!
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
JOINING US AND IT IS
WEDNESDAY.
BETH WILL BE SPEAKING AND
TEACHING, AND I KNOW
YOU'RE GOING TO BE BLESSED!
I'M BETTY, AND THIS IS JAMES.
James: YEAH AND WE WANT YOU
TO GET THE BOOK,
WOMEN AT THE WELL.
YOU SAY "BETH MOORE" AND
I REALIZE THE DEVOTIONS
THAT ARE HERE IN THIS
32 DEVOTIONALS FROM WOMEN
YOU'VE SEEN ON LIFE TODAY,
AND THEY WILL BE REFRESHING
AS THE SUBHEADING SAYS.
AND THEN THIS CHILDREN'S BOOK,
CHILDREN AT THE WELL,
IT WILL INSPIRE CHILDREN.
I'VE TOLD YOU MANY TIMES
THAT CHILDREN ARE AMONG
OUR MOST FAITHFUL,
MOST DEVOTED SUPPORTERS
OF THE OUTREACHES LIKE FOOD
AND WATER AND HELP.
WELL, BETH IS GOING TO
BE TALKING ABOUT GRACE,
NOT WORKS -- GRACE.
OUR FRIEND DUDLEY HALL HAS
A BOOK TITLED, GRACE WORKS;
IT'S THE ONLY THING
THAT DOES WORK.
AND YES, IT PRODUCES
MANY GOOD WORKS.
WELL, BETH IS GOING TO
BE TALKING ABOUT THAT.
WELCOME BETH MOORE.
HERE SHE IS.
HERE'S BETH.
♪
Beth: WHY DOES DISAPPOINTMENT
NOT APPLY TO GOD?
WELL, ALL I'D HAVE
TO DO THERE IS GO TO
A DICTIONARY AND LOOK UP
THE WORD DISAPPOINTMENT
BECAUSE IT MEANS:
SEE GOD ALREADY KNOWS
HOW THIS IS TURNING OUT.
DISAPPOINTMENT MEANS
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IS COMING.
YOU CAN'T BE DISAPPOINTED
IF YOU ALREADY KNEW.
DISAPPOINTMENT COMES
WHEN WE DON'T KNOW THE FUTURE.
GOD IS NEVER DISAPPOINTED
BECAUSE BY THE TIME WE'RE
COMING TO HIM WE'RE GOING,
"YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE
WHAT I DID."
HE GOES, "I ALREADY KNEW.
I ALREADY KNEW!
I'VE JUST BEEN SITTING HERE
WAITING BECAUSE I ALREADY KNEW
-- I ALREADY KNEW."
NO, NOT DISAPPOINTED.
HE KNOWS THE FUTURE.
HE KNEW EVERYTHING
WHEN HE CALLED YOU.
HE KNEW EVERYTHING
WHEN HE SAID YOUR NAME.
I LOVE FIRST JOHN 3:2
THAT SAYS THIS:
DOES ANYBODY
NEED TO HEAR THAT?
WHEN I GLANCE IN THE MIRROR,
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M NOT DONE YET.
GOD'S STILL GOT WORK
HE'S DOING ON ME.
AND IT'S NOT CLEAR TO ME YET
WHAT I'M GOING TO BE LIKE;
IT'S NOT CLEAR TO YOU YET
WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE LIKE
BUT WE KNOW THAT WHEN
HE APPEARS, WE SHALL
BE LIKE HIM BECAUSE
WE SHALL SEE HIM AS HE IS.
I JUST LOVE IT BECAUSE
IF I COULD JUST THROW SOME
KING JAMES TERMINOLOGY AROUND,
THAT WHO GOD BEGATS,
GOD HAS NO REGRETS.
GOD HAS NO REGRETS
ABOUT THE ONES HE BEGAT.
HE HAS CHOSEN US;
HE DOES NOT REGRET IT.
HE KNOWS THE END
FROM THE BEGINNING.
HE KNEW WHAT WAS GOING
TO HAPPEN BEFORE HE EVER
SAID OUR NAMES.
NOW DOES THAT MEAN --
I WANT YOU TO STAY HERE
WITH ME A SEC BECAUSE
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS.
WHEN I LIVE MY WHOLE LIFE,
WHEN MUCH OF MY PRAYER LIFE
GOES LIKE THIS
AND I'VE LIVED IN THIS --
NOT RECENTLY,
NOT IN RECENT MONTHS OR YEARS
BUT I'VE LIVED A GOOD MEASURE
OF MY LIFE LIKE THIS --
WHERE WHAT I SAID CONSTANTLY
TO HIM, I BET, EASILY,
EASILY 40% OF MY PRAYER TIME
WAS ALL ABOUT,
"GOD, I'M SO SORRY!
GOD, I'M SO SORRY!
I'M SO SORRY."
I CANNOT TELL YOU HOW MUCH
OF MY PRAYER TIME I SPENT ON,
"I'M SORRY ABOUT
THE FOLLOWING THINGS."
MOST OF THEM I HAD SAID
THE DAY BEFORE.
ANYBODY? BECAUSE WHY?
BECAUSE I STILL --
I HAD NOT PAID MY PENANCE YET.
I MADE SOME GROUND YESTERDAY
IN MY PENANCE BUT
I REALLY DIDN'T GO AS FAR
AS I WANTED TO AND THEN
I MESSED UP AND THEN
I TALKED ABOUT THAT PERSON
AND ACTED ALL PRIDEFUL.
SO I BLEW IT AND SO NOW
I'M BACK TO WHERE I STARTED.
SO WHAT HAPPENS IS THE MORE
WE SAY -- AND LISTEN,
WE'RE SUPPOSED
TO COME AND CONFESS.
I STILL TELL HIM I'M SORRY.
YOU KNOW WHAT I DO NOW?
I DO IT ONCE.
AND I TRY TO DISCIPLINE
MYSELF WITH IT.
IN OTHER WORDS I SAY,
"I'M GOING TO TEST YOU,
GIRLFRIEND.
WE'RE GOING TO SEE
HOW MUCH FAITH YOU HAVE
IN GOD'S WORD;
HOW MANY TIMES YOU'RE GOING
TO HAVE TO GO BACK TO HIM."
IF I WASN'T REPENTING,
IF I DIDN'T REPENT
THAT'S ANOTHER THING
BUT IF I DID,
DON'T GO BACK A SECOND TIME.
BECAUSE THE MORE I'M SAYING,
"I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY,"
THE MORE IT'S REAFFIRMING
BACK INTO MY BELIEF SYSTEM,
GOD IS SO SORRY.
GOD IS SO SORRY.
I WOULD TURN IT AROUND
EVERY TIME IN MY MIND.
THE MORE "I'M SO SORRY,
I'M SO SORRY,
GOD IS SO SORRY,
GOD IS SO SORRY,
GOD IS SO SORRY.
GOD IS SO SORRY HE CHOSE ME.
GOD IS SO SORRY HE CALLED ME."
NOW LISTEN -- SO I WANT
TO JUST LAUNCH OUT THERE
AND BE BOLD ENOUGH TO SAY
THE WORD DOES NOT SUPPORT THAT
GOD IS ALL DISAPPOINTED IN US
ALL THE TIME.
DOES THAT MEAN
HE CANNOT BE DISPLEASED?
NO, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT.
WE WOULD BE ERRONEOUS IN
OUR THEOLOGY IF WE DETERMINED
THAT UNDER GRACE HONESTLY,
WE NEVER EVER DISPLEASE GOD.
HE WILL NEVER LET US GO.
BUT I'LL SHOW YOU A PLACE,
IF YOU JUST WANT TO JUST
JOT IT DOWN SO YOU HAVE IT.
THERE ARE NOT MANY TIMES IT
SAYS THIS BUT IN HEBREWS 10:38
IS ONE OF THEM.
I'M GOING TO READ IT TO YOU.
HEBREWS 10:38
BECAUSE THIS IS PROFOUND;
IT SAYS -- I THINK I'M GOING
TO START BACK IN 36 --
HEBREWS 10:36:
LISTEN, YOU KNOW
WHAT HE IS AFTER?
YOU KNOW WHAT HE CREDITS
HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS ACCORDING
TO THE BOOK OF ROMANS?
OUR FAITH -- OUR FAITH!
YOU KNOW WHAT
DISAPPOINTS GOD
IS NOT DISAPPOINTMENT.
WHAT CAUSE -- WE'RE PUTTING
THAT WORD TO THE SIDE.
WHAT CAUSES DISPLEASURE
INSTEAD IS WHEN I'M FAITHLESS;
WHEN I DON'T BELIEVE THAT
GOD IS WHO HE SAYS HE IS
AND THAT HE LOVES ME
THE WAY HE SAYS THAT HE DOES;
AND I AM, WHO HIS WORD
DECLARES THAT I AM.
THAT -- THAT IS DISPLEASING
NOT DISAPPOINTMENT.
STILL CALLED TO OBEDIENCE,
BUT OUR OBEDIENCE OF FAITH;
IT IS A BEAUTIFUL THING.
I'LL LET YOU LOOK IT UP
FOR YOURSELF,
BUT IN THE BOOK OF ROMANS
IT BEGINS, I THINK AS EARLY
AS THE FIRST CHAPTER
AND RIGHT AROUND
THE FIFTH AND SIXTH VERSE.
IT TALKS ABOUT THIS PHRASE,
"THE OBEDIENCE OF FAITH."
IT COMES UP AT THE VERY END
IN ROMANS 16, TOWARD
THE VERY END OF THE LETTER.
IT COMES UP AGAIN,
THIS WHOLE BOOK
IS SANDWICHED BETWEEN
THESE TWO WONDERFUL PHRASES,
"THE OBEDIENCE OF FAITH."
YOU KNOW WHERE HE WANTS YOU
TO BE MOST OBEDIENT?
IN YOUR FAITH!
IN MY FAITH BECAUSE HE KNOWS
THAT WHAT I BELIEVE
WILL CHANGE THE WAY I LIVE
AND THINK AND FEEL.
IT'S MY FAITH
THAT IS GOING TO BE KEY
TO LIVING IN VICTORY;
NOT THAT I'M GOING
TO BE CRUSHED BY THE LAW.
WE SAW NUMBER ONE:
WE HAVE GOT
TO SEE OUR LIVES...
LADIES, WE'VE GOT
TO PICK UP OUR PURSE
AND MOVE IT UNDER GRACE.
ANYBODY KNOW
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT?
GENTLEMEN, WHATEVER
YOU HAVE GOT TO DO,
YOU PICK IT UP,
MOVE THE WHOLE THING
OUT FROM UNDER THE LAW.
WE ARE OVER HERE UNDER
THE COVENANT OF GRACE AND
THIS IS WHERE WE MUST STAND.
IT'S TIME WE SEE OUR LIVES
UNDER THE HEADING OF GRACE.
LAW IS CONSUMED WITH BEHAVIOR;
GRACE IS CONSUMED
WITH BEHOLDING.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING ELSE
THAT OCCURRED ME TO.
THE LAW IS A GREAT WAY
TO USE GOD AS OUR RATIONALE
FOR BEING ALL SELF-CONSUMED.
THE MORE LEGALISTIC YOU ARE,
THE MORE SELF-CONSUMED
YOU WILL BE BECAUSE
YOU ARE SO SELF-CONSUMED
ABOUT YOUR BEHAVIOR;
EVERYTHING YOU THINK,
EVERYTHING YOU DO,
EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING,
EVERYTHING.
SO THE LAW BECOMES
ITS OWN FOR A NARCISSIST.
ANYBODY KNOW
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT?
WE'VE GOT TO CHANGE
WHAT WE'RE STANDING IN --
CHANGE WHAT WE'RE STANDING IN.
I BROUGHT
SOME DOORMATS WITH ME
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT
OUR DOORS DRAWN RIGHT HERE.
WE'VE GOT THE DOORWAY
THAT IS ENTITLED "THE LAW"
AND HERE IS THE DOORMAT
WE STAND IN.
IF YOU WANT TO BE A PERSON
WHO LIVES UNDER THE LAW
THIS -- THIS IS WHAT
YOU'RE GOING TO STAND IN.
YOU'VE GOT NO CHOICE.
IT WILL COME BACK
TO THIS EVERY TIME
BECAUSE YOU CANNOT KEEP IT!
I CANNOT KEEP IT.
LOOK AT ONE ANOTHER
AND SAY, "YOU CAN'T DO IT!"
YOU JUST CAN'T DO IT.
SO THIS IS WHAT
WE'LL CONSTANTLY...
WE'RE GOING TO BE OVER HERE
UNDER THE LAW
AND WE'RE JUST GOING
TO STAND IN OUR SHAME.
I'M SO ASHAMED OF MYSELF.
I'M SO ASHAMED OF MYSELF.
I'M SO ASHAMED OF MYSELF.
I'M SO ASHAMED OF MYSELF.
SO WHAT ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE
ASHAMED OF OURSELVES DO?
WELL, WE JUST SHAME OURSELVES.
WE SAY IT, AND THEN WE DO IT.
SEE, WE DON'T WANT ANYONE
TO HEAR THIS MESSAGE BECAUSE
WE'RE AFRAID THEY'LL ABUSE
THE WHOLE DOCTRINE OF GRACE.
YOU CAN KNOW
THAT YOU'RE LEGALISTIC
IF YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT
WHO IS GOING TO HEAR THIS.
[Laughter]
IS THAT FAIR?
COME ON NOW? IS THAT FAIR?
BECAUSE I THINK,
I'M RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE
I HANDED SOMEONE A DRINK.
I'M RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH
TO DO IT WITHOUT OVERDOING IT,
BUT THEY'RE GOING
TO DRIVE IN THE DITCH.
NO, ACTUALLY,
THIS IS THE WAY TO FREEDOM.
I'M LOVED. I'M LOVED.
AND WHAT I DO IS I STAND
OVER HERE UNDER GRACE
BECAUSE I'M GOING TO STAND
IN THE NAME --
IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST
NOT IN THE SHAME.
I'M GOING TO STAND
IN THE NAME.
THIS IS THE GRACE IN WHICH
I HAVE ACCESS TO STAND:
JESUS CHRIST, MY SAVIOR.
I STAND RIGHT HERE
ON HIS NAME.
AND IN HIM,
I AM THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD;
IN HIM I AM MADE COMPLETELY
-- OH, YES!
YOU BETTER BELIEVE
THAT'S GOOD NEWS!
I DON'T KNOW
ABOUT ANYBODY ELSE
BUT THE HAIR IS STANDING
STRAIGHT UP ON MY ARMS.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE
IS HAVING A REVIVAL
BUT I'M HAVING -- LISTEN --
I'M HAVING ONE OF MY OWN.
GRACE DOES NOT MEAN
THAT THERE IS NO CHASTISEMENT
OR DISCIPLINE WHEN WE
JUST ROLL INTO THE DITCH
BUT IT MEANS
THAT EVEN THE DISCIPLINE
THAT WE WOULD GO THROUGH
WOULD RECONSTRUCT
AND HEAL THE LAME
INSTEAD OF BEING TO JUST
THROW US INTO PIECES.
IT'S ALWAYS TO PUT US
BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
LISTEN -- WE DON'T HAVE
TO GET THROWN IN JAIL
OR HAVE AN AFFAIR
OR SLEEP AROUND
OR STEAL MONEY FROM A COMPANY
TO GRASP GRACE.
ALL WE HAVE TO DO
IS LOSE FAITH IN OURSELVES.
AND I JUST ASK YOU, HAVE YOU
BLOWN IT ENOUGH FOR YOURSELF
THAT YOU CAN NO LONGER
BE YOUR OWN SAVIOR?
BECAUSE THAT'S
WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO --
THAT'S ALL IT TAKES.
HOWEVER BAD YOU'VE GOT TO BE
'TIL YOU HAVE LOST FAITH
IN YOURSELF BECAUSE
YOU CANNOT SAVE YOURSELF --
I CANNOT SAVE MYSELF.
JESUS ALONE CAN DO THIS.
AND I AM GOING
TO GET OVER HERE.
I HAVE LIVED
SO MUCH OF MY THERE.
I'M GOING TO LIVE HERE.
THIS IS MY SAFE PLACE.
THIS IS MY FREE PLACE.
I'M GOING TO STAND
IN THE NAME.
I'M GOING TO STAND
IN THE NAME.
I'M GOING TO STAND
IN THE NAME.
GOD BEGAN TO SHOW TO SHOW ME
THAT SELF-CONDEMNATION
IS THE PET COMPULSION
OF CREDIT CRAVERS.
I JUST WANT YOU
TO THINK ABOUT IT.
SELF-CONDEMNATION,
THE MORE SELF-CONDEMNING I AM
IS BECAUSE THERE IS
A SIDE OF ME THAT WANTS --
THAT CRAVES CREDIT.
SO WHEN I DISAPPOINT MYSELF
I'M ALL ABOUT,
"OH! I DIDN'T GET THE CREDIT!
I DIDN'T GET
THE CREDIT FOR IT."
DIE TO IT.
IT'S NO WAY TO LIVE.
THIS IS FREEDOM.
AS WE CONCLUDE
THIS FIRST HALF OF THE SERIES
I KEPT LOOKING
FOR DEFINITIONS OF GRACE
BECAUSE IT IS SO BIG,
HOW DO YOU GET YOUR MIND
AROUND IT?
I JUST COULDN'T FIND
WHAT REALLY JUMPED --
I FOUND SO MANY THINGS
AND I WAS BLESSED
BY SO MANY THINGS
BUT I'M A VERY VISUAL PERSON
LIKE MANY OF YOU
AND SO MY THOUGHT WAS,
I'M GOING TO JUST PICTURE
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
IT IS SO HARD
TO WRAP OUR MINDS AROUND.
WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE
IN ACTION?
AND I WROTE DOWN
JUST A LITTLE CREATIVE WRITING
THAT I WANT TO READ TO YOU
AS WE END
AND IT'S ON GRACE,
AND SEE IF ANY OF THIS
RESONATES WITH YOU.
GRACE IS AN INFLATED RAFT
THAT CAN SUBMERGE
TO THE FLOOR OF A SEA
TO SAVE YOU.
GRACE IS THE SILVER THREAD
THAT STITCHES UP THE SHREDS
OF MANGLED SOULS.
GRACE IS THE EYE
THAT FINDS US WHERE IT
REFUSES THERE TO LEAVE US.
GRACE CALLS THE WAITRESS
TO THE TABLE
AND SITS HER DOWN
TO WASH HER FEET.
GRACE SEES UNDERNEATH
THE MANHOLE ON A STREET
OF SELF-DESTRUCTION.
GRACE IS THE AIR
TO DRAW A BREATH
IN THE BELLY OF A WHALE.
I WANT SOMEBODY
TO HEAR THAT AGAIN.
GRACE IS THE AIR
TO DRAW A BREATH
IN A BELLY OF A WHALE.
GRACE IS THE COURAGE
TO STAND IN THE SHAMED WAKE
OF A FRIGHTFUL FALLING.
GRACE IS THE ONLY FIRE
HOT ENOUGH TO BURN DOWN
A LIVING HELL.
SOMEBODY?
GRACE WAITS
WITH HEALING IN HIS WINGS
WHEN WE'RE TOO MAD TO PRAY.
GRACE IS THE GRAVITY
THAT PULLS US FROM DEPRAVITY.
GRACE RACES US TO THE THRONE
WHEN WE MAKE HASTE TO REPENT
AND ALWAYS OUTRUNS US.
GRACE TREATS US
LIKE WE ALREADY ARE
WHAT WE FEAR
WE'LL NEVER BECOME.
SOMEBODY NEEDS
TO HEAR THAT AGAIN.
GRACE TREATS US LIKE
WE ALREADY ARE WHAT WE FEAR
WE'LL NEVER BECOME.
GRACE IS THE DOORPOST
DRIPPING RED WHEN THE ANGEL
OF DEATH GRIPS THE KNOB.
GRACE IS THE STAMP
THAT SAYS "RANSOMED"
ON A LIFE
THAT SCREAMS "RUINED."
GRACE SETS A TABLE BEFORE ME
IN THE PRESENCE OF MY ENEMY
EVEN WHEN MY ENEMY IS ME.
GRACE IS THE CLOAK
THAT COVERS THE NAKED
AND THE PALM
THAT DROPS THE ROCK.
GRACE IS DIVINE POWER
BURGEONING IN THE ABSENCE
OF ALL STRENGTH.
GRACE PROVES GOD TRUE AND
EVERY SELF-MADE MAN A LIAR
FOR THE SAKE OF HIS OWN SOUL.
GRACE IS THE POWER TO DO
WHAT WE CANNOT DO
FOR THE NAME OF CHRIST
TO GO WHERE IT HAS NOT BEEN.
GRACE IS A ROOM
OF A THOUSAND MIRRORS
ALL REFLECTING
THE FACE OF CHRIST.
GRACE IS THE EYE-POPPING,
KNEE-DROPPING, EARTH-QUAKING,
PRIDE-BREAKING, DARK-STABBING,
HEART-GRABBING,
FRIEND-MENDING, MIND-BENDING,
LAME-WALKING, MUTE-TALKING,
SLAVE-FREEING, DEVIL-FLEEING,
DEATH-TOLLING, STONE-ROLLING,
VEIL-TEARING, GLORY-FLAIRING,
CHIN-LIFTING, SIN-SIFTING,
DIRT-BLEACHING,
WORLD-REACHING, PAST-COVERING,
SPIRIT-HOVERING,
CHILD-DEFENDING, HAPPY-ENDING,
HEAVEN-GLANCING, FEET-DANCING
POWER OF THE CROSS!
[CHEERS & APPLAUSE]
-- JESUS CHRIST!
-- JESUS CHRIST!
-- JESUS CHRIST!
JESUS CHRIST,
GRACE INCARNATE.
James: OKAY, BETH. GO GIRL!
LISTEN -- NOBODY CAN
FOLLOW THAT.
IT IS SO TRUE.
BETH, I KNOW YOU WATCH A LOT.
WE PRE-TAPE THESE,
IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
THEY'RE NOT PRESENTED LIVE,
THEY'RE TAPED LIVE,
AND BETH IS ALIVE.
AND BETH, WHAT YOU SAID
ABOUT GRACE, WELL, GIRL,
THAT WAS GOOD!
Y'ALL AGREE?
THAT'S GOOD STUFF BETH SAID?
REAL GOOD STUFF!
[Applause]
NOW LET ME GIVE YOU ANOTHER
OPPORTUNITY TO JUST
POUR GRACE ON PEOPLE.
HOW ABOUT WE GIVE THEM
LIVING WATER BECAUSE WE'VE
EXPERIENCED LIVING WATER,
THE WATER OF LIFE?
AND LET'S GIVE THEM SOME WATER
FOR LIFE AND WE'LL POINT THEM
CLEARLY TO THE WATER OF LIFE.
LISTEN TO THE HEART OF GOD
EXPRESSED THROUGH
OUR MISSIONARY OVERSEER
ON THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA,
OUR 25-YEAR PARTNER,
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER,
LIFTING PEOPLE UP OUT OF DEATH
AND DARKNESS AND DEFEAT AND
DESPAIR AND GIVING THEM LIFE.
LISTEN TO HIM AND THEN
TOGETHER LET'S SHARE LIFE.
WATCH CLOSELY.
Peter:
THERE IS SUCH A DESPERATE SHORTAGE OF WATER HERE.
THEY GO TWO KILOMETERS
TO A DRY RIVERBED
AND DIG A DEEP HOLE TO BE
ABLE TO GET A BIT OF WATER
OUT OF THE
DRY RIVERBED.
AND THAT'S HOW THIS
WHOLE VILLAGE EXISTS.
Peter:
WON'T YOU HELP US CHANGE
THE LIVES OF THESE CHILDREN
OF THIS VILLAGE
OF THIS AREA BY PUTTING IN
A DEEP WATER WELL HERE?
AND WE'LL GET
THE WATER
AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO PUMP
IT OUT AND PUT IT IN TANKS.
WE CAN EVEN GROW
AGRICULTURE HERE.
IT WILL BRING FOOD STABILITY
TO THIS VILLAGE.
James: BOY,
I HEAR PETER'S HEART.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
WE'VE BEEN WEEPING WITH HIM,
PRAYING WITH HIM,
WORKING WITH HIM;
WATCHING HIS DREAM AND VISION.
THAT LITTLE FAMILY, BETTY,
THAT BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL,
WHEN THEY KIND OF
ZOOMED IN ON HER AND
THOSE LITTLE KIDS' FACES,
I JUST WANT TO HOLD THEM
WITH ARMS OF LOVE.
BUT IF WE JUST DID THAT,
HOWEVER SINCERE WE WERE AND
DIDN'T GIVE THEM THE WATER
THAT WE COULD GIVE THEM
WITH A WELL, AND YOU HEARD
THAT MISSIONARY,
HE'S LEFT EVERYTHING --
HE'S PLANTED HIS LIFE THERE.
AND HE SAID, "IF WE'D JUST
DO THIS FOR THIS VILLAGE."
HE SAID, "WE'LL MAKE
THIS A DEEPER WELL;
WE'LL EVEN GET ENOUGH WATER
WE CAN GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT
TO WATER SOME LITTLE
PLANTS AND CROPS."
THAT CAN HAPPEN THERE.
THAT PARTICULAR VILLAGE
IS GOING TO BE
A LITTLE MORE EXPENSIVE.
I TOLD YOU THE WELLS
AVERAGE $4800.
WE GET SOME PLACES WE CAN
GET IT FOR MAYBE $3,000;
THAT ONE IS GOING TO TAKE
MORE THAN $4800 BUT IT'S
GOING TO DO A LOT MORE.
BUT I'M HEARING
THE MISSIONARY'S HEART.
BETTY, THAT'S WHY OUR FRIENDS
STEPPED UP AND SAID IN ANGOLA,
"WHERE THEY'VE GOT SUCH
A CRITICAL PROBLEM,
WE'LL MATCH WHAT PEOPLE GIVE
FOR THE NECESSARY 68 WELLS
OF WHICH THAT'S ONE."
SO HERE IN THE LAST DAYS,
AS WE COMPLETE THIS CHALLENGE
TO DRILL 500 WELLS,
YOU DRILL ONE RIGHT NOW
FOR THEM AND WE'VE GOT TWO.
OR YOU GIVE $2400
AND THEN IT'S MATCHED,
WE'VE GOT ANOTHER WELL.
I'M JUST BELIEVING THAT
PEOPLE WANT TO HOLD
THAT LITTLE FAMILY
IN THE ARMS OF GOD'S LOVE
AND SAY, "WE'RE GOING
TO GIVE YOU CLEAN WATER."
Betty: I DO TOO, JAMES.
THE THING I GUESS THAT
TOUCHED MY HEART WAS TO LISTEN
TO ONE OF THE PARENTS SAY,
I WALK A LONG WAY TO GET
THIS WATER FOR THEM,
THIS DISEASED WATER
THAT I KNOW IS GOING TO BRING
A SLOW DEATH TO THEM BUT
THEY'VE GOT TO HAVE WATER.
LET'S GIVE THEM
THE OPPORTUNITY
TO OFFER THEM LIVING WATER,
CLEAN FRESH WATER THAT WILL
GIVE THEM HOPE AND
OPPORTUNITY TO GROW UP AS WE
LOVE FOR OUR CHILDREN TO DO.
WE WATCH OUR CHILDREN,
WE CARE FOR THEM
WITH SUCH TENDER LOVE.
THEY DO TOO BUT THEY
DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES.
SO PLEASE JOIN WITH US AND
LET'S DRILL THESE WATER WELLS
THAT THEY CAN SEE LIFE
IN THE WATER THAT SPRINGS
FROM THOSE WELLS.
James: WELL, I WANT YOU TO --
I DON'T THINK THE RIGHT WORD
IS RUN, I WANT YOU TO HASTEN,
GO GET YOUR BANKCARD.
LIKE YOU WERE GOING
TO GET SOMETHING
THAT YOU REALLY WANTED.
A LOT OF TIMES, WHAT YOU
REALLY, REALLY WANT IS NOT
REALLY ALL THAT IMPORTANT.
THIS IS REAL IMPORTANT.
GO GET YOUR BANKCARD,
USE IT LIKE A CHECK.
CALL THE NUMBER AND SAY,
"HERE'S THE GIFT."
FATHER, YOU LEAD EVERYONE
IN WHAT THEY ARE TO DO AND
ENABLE THEM TO DO IT GLADLY;
IN JESUS' NAME.
IF YOU CAN GIVE A WELL,
MAKE THAT $4800 GIFT.
IF YOU CAN GIVE PART OF A WELL
AT WHATEVER LEVEL WE HAVE
SOME GIFTS TO SEND YOU
TO SAY THANK YOU, TO BLESS YOU
AND THE CHILDREN YOU LOVE
AND TO GIVE YOU DEVOTIONALS,
TO GIVE YOU A LIFE JOURNAL
THAT YOU WILL WRITE
WHAT GOD SAYS TO YOU
HOPEFULLY DAILY.
IT IS AN ABSOLUTELY
FABULOUS JOURNAL.
I WILL ALWAYS TREASURE THIS
AS OUR DAUGHTER,
WHO WENT TO BE WITH JESUS
GAVE ME THIS ONE TIME
WHEN I WAS FIGHTING A DISEASE
AND IT BECAME
A WAY FOR ME TO RECORD
WHAT GOD PUT IN MY HEART.
SO WE WANT TO BLESS YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GIFT.
LISTEN, YOU CAN GO ONLINE
LIFETODAY.ORG,
USE YOUR BANKCARD,
IF YOU WRITE A CHECK,
MAKE IT TO LIFE BUT CALL US
AND TELL US WHAT YOU'RE
PUTTING IN THE MAIL.
WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU.
WE NEED TO LET
THE MISSIONARIES KNOW,
"GO FOR IT!"
THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR MAKING THE CALL.
Announcer: EVERY DAY
CHILDREN OF ALL AGES
ARE FORCED TO MAKE
A DREADFUL CHOICE:
DRINK FILTHY POLLUTED WATER FILLED WITH DEADLY DISEASE
OR FACE DEATH
FROM THIRST.
NO CHILD SHOULD EVER BE
FACED WITH THIS DECISION!
WITH YOUR GIFT TODAY YOU
CAN HELP ESTABLISH AND DRILL
NEW WATER FOR THOSE IN NEED IMPACTING OVER 20 NATIONS!
YOUR GIFT OF $24
WILL HELP PROVIDE
CLEAN WATER
FOR FIVE PEOPLE.
A GIFT OF $48 WILL HELP
PROVIDE FOR 10 PEOPLE.
$72 WILL IMPACT
15 PEOPLE!
AND $144 WILL HELP PROVIDE
FRESH CLEAN DISEASE-FREE WATER
FOR 30 PEOPLE
FOR A LIFETIME!
AND NOW BECAUSE OF
A MIRACLE OPORTUNITY
OF A MATCHING GIFT
OF OVER $326,000
FOR 68 NEW WELLS
TARGETED IN
DROUGHT-STRICKEN ANGOLA
YOUR GIFT
CAN BE DOUBLED!
WITH YOUR GIFT,
BE SURE TO REQUEST
THE NEW CHILDREN
AT THE WELL INTERACTIVE BOOK
TO HELP YOUR LITTLE ONES UNDERSTAND THE BLESSING
OF CLEAN WATER,
AS WELL AS
THE WOMEN AT THE WELL
DAILY DEVOTIONAL
WITH 32 REFRESHING DEVOTIONALS FOR YOUR QUIET TIME.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE
YOU MAY ALSO REQUEST THIS
BEAUTIFUL LEATHER JOURNAL
TO HELP CAPTURE YOUR
PERSONAL TIMES WITH GOD.
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 COMMEMORATIVE SCULPTURE
GLASS STATUE
"THE BLESSING."
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE
YOUR SECURE GIFT ONLINE TODAY!
Beth: ISN'T SHE
ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL?
I'M SURROUNDED BY CHILDREN
JUST AS PRECIOUS AS SHE IS;
CHILDREN THAT DESERVE,
JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER CHILD
ON THE PLANET, TO HAVE
A CUP OF CLEAN WATER.
DO YOU REALIZE THAT OF 85%
OF THE CHILDREN'S DEATHS
UNDER FIVE YEARS OF AGE
-- 85% OF THOSE ARE FROM
WATERBORNE DISEASES?
IT IS AN ABSOLUTELY
CRITICAL NEED
AND IN MANY, MANY CASES
A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH.
WOULD YOU CONSIDER
BEING PART OF THIS WITH US?
PART OF
MISSION: WATER FOR LIFE
OFFERING A CUP OF CLEAN WATER
TO CHILDREN EXACTLY LIKE
THIS PRECIOUS ONE!
PLEASE,
DO WHAT YOU CAN.
GO TO THE PHONE AND JOIN US
IN THIS PARTNERSHIP
TO GIVE A GIFT OF LIFE
THROUGH A CUP OF WATER.
James: I REALLY PRAY YOU WILL
BE A BLESSING
AND GET "THE BLESSING"
GLASS ART SCULPTURE.
INCREDIBLE PIECE!
KNOW THAT IF YOU'LL HELP US
WITH THOSE 68 WELLS IN ANGOLA,
THAT WHAT YOU GIVE,
IF YOU COULD GIVE A WELL,
WE'D HAVE TWO BECAUSE
WE DO HAVE A MATCHING GIFT
CHALLENGE FOR ANGOLA.
SO DO WHAT YOU CAN PLEASE!
BUT WHATEVER YOU GIVE,
UP TO $326,000 TOWARD ANGOLA
WILL BE MATCHED.
BETTY AND I WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU BECAUSE
THIS IS WHAT GRACE DOES.
THIS IS WHAT BETH TALKS ABOUT,
IT'S WHAT GOD DOES IN US.
THANK ALL OF YOU
FOR BEING HERE.
GOD BLESS YOU AND THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP AND
YOUR SUPPORT IN GIVING LIFE!
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>> FATHER, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO.
>> ACTRESS KELLY GREYSON
TOMORROW ON LIFE TODAY!