Announcer:
NEXT ON LIFE TODAY,
BIBLE TEACHER AND AUTHOR,
BETH MOORE.
Beth: IT MAKES US FEEL BETTER
TO FIND SOMEONE THAT'S
BLOWN IT MORE THAN US.
SO WE LOVE IT WHEN
WE GET LIKE, "WHUP! NO!
NO LONGER WORTHY --
NO LONGER WORTHY!"
AND WE'RE JUST LOOKING
AT GOD GOING, "HOW FAR?
HOW FAR CAN THEY GO?
HOW FAR CAN THEY GO?"
AND GOD IS JUST LOOKING
AT THAT TAPE MEASURE GOING,
"NO, LONGER."
Announcer: DISCOVERING
GOD'S ENDLESS GRACE
AS WE SPEND
WEDNESDAYS IN THE WORD.
♪
James: WELCOME TO LIFE TODAY!
I'M JAMES ROBISON.
BETTY AND I ARE SO GLAD
THAT YOU'RE HERE.
I WILL NEVER LOOK DOWN HERE
AND SEE THESE LITTLE SHOES,
THERE ARE SOME THIS SIZE,
THAT I DON'T JUST SAY
THANK GOD FOR THE JOY
OF GIVING SOMETHING
THAT IS SO SPECIAL
AND YET SO SIMPLE.
WE'RE GIVING AWAY
AND WE START WAY AHEAD OF TIME
TO RAISE THE FUNDS TO GIVE
WHAT WE CALL CHRISTMAS SHOES
AND CHRISTMAS SMILES.
WE DO CLEFT PALATE SURGERY
AND WE GIVE SHOES
TO LITTLE CHILDREN
TO KEEP THEM FROM GETTING
HOOKWORMS THAT ARE GOING
TO CAUSE SERIOUS ILLNESS,
EVEN BRAIN DAMAGE.
AND THE THING THAT'S EXCITING,
JUST LIKE ALL OF YOU
SITTING HERE, THE PEOPLE
THAT ARE WATCHING US AT HOME,
YOU ARE A TREASURE BECAUSE
WHEN YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT
NEEDS TO BE DONE OR SHOULD BE
DONE YOU SAY, "COUNT ON ME."
AND YOU SHOW US WHAT'S
IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOU SUPPORT
WHAT WORKS AND
WHAT IS IMPORTANT.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE
GIVING SHOES.
BETH MOORE IS TEACHING
"ENCASED IN GRACE."
BETTY, I THINK WOMEN
LIKE TO WATCH BETH.
MEN LIKE TO WATCH BETH AND
LISTEN TO HER BECAUSE WHEN
WE HAVE HER HERE TO TEACH,
THEY'LL BE MEN WHO COME.
THEY LIKE HER BECAUSE
SHE JUST DOWNLOADS
THE WORD OF GOD.
I JUST PRAISE GOD FOR HER.
NOW THIS IS THE LAST PART
OF WHAT SHE CALLS
"ENCASED IN GRACE."
SO HOW ABOUT WELCOMING
BETH MOORE?
HERE'S BETH.
♪
Beth: SOMEBODY LISTENING TODAY
NEEDS TO KNOW THAT GOD IS
GLAD YOU'RE COMING HOME!
YOU THINK THAT HE'S
NOT GLAD TO HAVE YOU.
YOU THINK THAT YOU'RE JUST
GOING TO SOMEHOW JUST SLIDE
IN THE DOOR AND TELL HIM
YOU'LL NEVER BE ANY
TROUBLE AGAIN IF HE'LL
JUST FORGIVE YOU THIS TIME.
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE SAID,
"IF YOU JUST FORGIVE ME
ONE MORE TIME --
ONE MORE TIME --
ONE MORE TIME?
AND WE STAY IN THAT SAME
CYCLE OF BEHAVIOR BECAUSE
THAT ONE MORE TIME PROMISING
NEVER TO DO IT AGAIN,
WE JUST CONTINUE TO DO IT
OVER AND OVER AND OVER.
WE PRACTICE OUR SPEECH
AND HERE IS OUR SPEECH,
"NO LONGER WORTHY --
NO LONGER WORTHY --
NO LONGER WORTHY."
WE GET UP IN THE MORNING,
MAYBE WE HAVE
SOME PRAYER TIME.
WE CONFESS OUR SINS,
WE BELIEVE JESUS CLEANSED US
FROM OUR SINS.
WE START OUR DAY.
WE START THE WHOLE CYCLE
OF MESSING UP
OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
WE GET TO NOON
AND WE'RE ALREADY GOING,
"NO LONGER WORTHY --
NO LONGER WORTHY --
NO LONGER WORTHY."
AND WE CAN NEVER GET TO OUR
NO LONGER ENSLAVED TO SIN
BECAUSE WE ARE TOO WRAPPED UP
IN "NO LONGER WORTHY."
AND I ASK YOU, WHICH OF THOSE
TWO PHRASES, WHERE DOES
YOUR "NO LONGER" BELONG?
BECAUSE WE ALL HAVE
GOT A NO LONGER GOING.
EITHER OUR NO LONGER IS I AM
NO LONGER ENSLAVED TO THAT,
OR I'M JUST NO LONGER WORTHY
-- NO LONGER WORTHY.
WE KEEP CRYING OUT
THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER
AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
HIS FATHER DRESSED AND
COVERED HIM AND KISSED HIM.
NO SPEECH NECESSARY.
"MY SON WAS DEAD
AND HE IS ALIVE!"
GOD IS JUST WAITING
FOR YOU TO TURN YOUR FACE
BACK TOWARD HIM.
YOU'VE NOT GONE TOO FAR --
YOU'VE NOT DONE IT TOO LONG --
IT IS TIME TO GO HOME AND
HAVE A ROBE THROWN OVER YOU,
THE ROBE OF A SON,
NOT A SERVANT.
A RING ON YOUR HAND --
FREEDOM IN YOUR HEART.
I HAVE NOTICED SOMETHING
BECAUSE I'VE SEEN IT IN MYSELF
AND I'VE SEEN IT IN OTHERS,
THIS PROPENSITY WE HAVE
WITH HOW WE MEASURE HOW FAR
SOMEONE CAN GO IN SIN
AND STILL BE USED BY GOD.
HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED?
BECAUSE THERE IS
A VERY, VERY PERFECT WAY
TO MEASURE HOW FAR
WE THINK SOMEONE ELSE CAN GO.
AND IT'S JUST EXACTLY
AS FAR AS WE WENT.
HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT?
WE DRAW THE TAPE MEASURE.
YOU CAN BE USED OF GOD
IF YOU'VE DONE
WHAT I HAVE DONE OR UNDER.
BUT IF YOU HAVE DONE
MORE THAN THAT,
THEN YOU ARE NO LONGER WORTHY.
YOU'RE NO LONGER WORTHY.
SO THIS IS WHAT WE DO,
OVER AND OVER AGAIN,
WE JUST KEEP PULLING OUT
OUR TAPE MEASURE.
IT MAKES US FEEL BETTER TO
FIND SOMEONE THAT'S BLOWN IT
MORE THAN US SO WE LOVE IT
WHEN WE GET TO LIKE,
"OH, NO! NO LONGER WORTHY!
NO LONGER WORTHY!"
AND WE'RE JUST LOOKING
AT GOD GOING,
"HOW FAR? HOW FAR CAN THEY GO?
HOW FAR CAN THEY GO?"
AND GOD'S JUST LOOKING AT
THAT TAPE MEASURE GOING NO...
LONGER, LONGER,
LONGER, LONGER.
SOMEBODY IS GOING, OH!
THIS IS DANGEROUS THEOLOGY
HERE BECAUSE SOMEBODY IS JUST
GOING TO STAY IN THEIR SIN.
OH, NO, NO, NO THEY'RE NOT.
THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE
THE POWER TO GET UP
BECAUSE THEY THINK
THIS IS WHO THEY ARE
AND IT'S A LIE.
IT'S A LIE!
WE'RE ALIVE IN CHRIST.
WE ARE FREE IN CHRIST.
HIS WORD BECOMES IRON
TO OUR SOULS.
WE ARE MADE NEW AND NOBODY --
LISTEN -- NOBODY GETS TO
MAKE YOU THAT PERSON AGAIN.
NOBODY! NOBODY!
WHEN WE'RE IN A TIME
OF TEMPTATION
AND YOU FEEL THAT COMING UP,
THEN YOU KNOW THEY'RE BAITING
YOUR OLD DEAD SELF; GO, "NO!"
THAT'S WHEN YOU
WANT TO SAY, "NO.
IF YOU'RE TRYING TO DRAW OUT
MY OLD DEAD SELF, NO!
BECAUSE I'VE BEEN MADE NEW.
I'M NO LONGER ENSLAVED TO SIN.
I'M NO LONGER UNWORTHY
BECAUSE OF CHRIST
AND WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR ME."
IN ROMANS 5:15 IT SAYS:
LET ME READ THAT
SECOND SENTENCE AGAIN:
NOW THINK ABOUT THAT
FOR A MINUTE BECAUSE
WHAT IT IS SAYING IS THIS:
THAT THE GIFT
DOES NOT EQUAL THE TRESPASS.
IT IS ALWAYS ABOUNDING
MORE THAN THE TRESPASS.
THAT MEANS IF HERE IS YOUR
TRESPASS, HERE IS THE GIFT.
ANYBODY GETTING THAT WITH ME?
LET'S SEE IF I CAN TRY
TO EXPLAIN THIS CLEARLY.
IT'S CONTRASTING
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
WHEN SIN INCREASES
BUT GRACE ABOUNDS.
SIN INCREASES,
BUT GRACE ABOUNDS!
SO GRACE IS NOT
THE ANTIDOTAL EQUIVALENT,
IT DOESN'T JUST MATCH OUR SINS
AND THE ANTITHESIS OF IT,
IT DROWNS THEM.
IF GRACE WERE PERFUME,
YOU WOULD CHOKE.
[Laughter]
IF GRACE WERE A BATH,
YOU WOULD DROWN.
ANYBODY GETTING THAT WITH ME?
IF GRACE WERE A SKYSCRAPER,
YOU WOULD GET A NOSE BLEED.
IT'S NOT THE EQUAL
ANTITHESIS OF YOUR SIN.
IT DOESN'T JUST
COVER YOUR SIN.
GRACE SUFFOCATES IT TO DEATH.
ANYBODY?
PRAISE YOU, FATHER!
THAT IS FREEDOM --
THAT IS SOME FREEDOM FOR US.
I'VE GOT TO TELL
YOU SOMETHING;
A WAY THAT GOD DISPLAYED THIS
AND I CAN ALREADY FEEL A LUMP
IN MY THROAT JUST THINKING
ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT HIT ME
SO PROFOUNDLY.
I COME FROM THE PIT.
I COME FROM
A TRASH HEAP OF SIN.
WHERE IT DOES ME A FAVOR
IS THAT I NEVER GET CONFUSED
ABOUT WHY I GET TO
SERVE ANYBODY LIKE YOU.
I DO NOT GET CONFUSED
ABOUT THAT BECAUSE
I KNOW THERE ARE TIMES
WHEN I SAY TO JESUS, JUST
IN INTIMATE TIMES BETWEEN
JUST HE AND I, I DO LIKE THIS,
"YOU AND ME, WE KNOW.
WE'VE GOT OUR THING GOING,
NOBODY ELSE KNOWS ABOUT.
YOU AND ME KNOW HOW MANY BENDS
WE'VE BEEN AROUND TOGETHER.
WE KNOW WHAT WE'VE BEEN
THROUGH TOGETHER."
THAT'S ME AND JESUS --
THAT'S ME AND JESUS.
SO I DON'T HAVE A LOT OF
STONES TO CAST AT PEOPLE.
BUT SOMETHING DID HAPPEN
NOT TOO LONG AGO
THAT I JUST THOUGHT,
WAS A LITTLE BIT UNDOING.
I WAS IN A PRETTY
GOOD SIZE CITY
FOR A LIVING PROOF LIVE EVENT
AND WHEN WE WERE COMING
INTO THE CITY TO THE HOTEL
VERY OFTEN THE HOTEL
WE'RE STAYING IN WILL BE
CLOSE TO WHATEVER ARENA
WE'RE HOLDING IT IN.
SO IT IS VERY OFTEN DOWNTOWN,
THAT WILL BE WHERE THAT CITY'S
KIND OF GATHERING PLACE,
IN AN ARENA-TYPE GATHERING.
SO WE WERE DOWNTOWN, COMING
OFF THE FREEWAY, EXITING,
AND RIGHT AS WE WERE GOING
TO THE HOTEL WHERE WE WERE
STAYING I LOOKED OVER HERE
AND THERE WAS ONE OF THOSE
REAL LIKE UPSCALE STRIP CLUBS
AND IT WAS LIKE
SEVEN STORIES HIGH
BECAUSE I WAS COUNTING UP --
SEVEN STORY HIGH BUILDING.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE ALL THAT'S
-- I'VE NO IDEA WHY
THEY NEED SO MUCH ROOM.
[Laughter]
I'M JUST SAYING IT SEEMED TO
BE THE WHOLE BUILDING BECAUSE
IT'S GOT THIS HUGE MARQUEE
AND IT'S GOT ALL THESE
NAMES GOING ACROSS IT --
REALLY, REALLY BRIGHT LIGHTS.
WHAT TIME, WHO IS ON,
AND ALL OF THIS KIND OF STUFF.
AND SO I SAID, "WOW!"
AND I'M NOT NAIVE --
IT'S REALLY NOT LIKE ME TO
DO THIS BUT I'M LIKE, "WHOA!
I MEAN THAT'S RIGHT
BY OUR HOTEL."
AND SO I THOUGHT, WELL,
OKAY, THAT IS INTERESTING.
SO I GET TO MY ROOM,
I CHECK IN AND I AM ABOUT
THAT SAME LEVEL UP,
OF COURSE,
BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE THE
WAY GOD WOULD DO IT.
I WALK OVER TO MY WINDOWS
AND PITCH THEM OPEN
AND I'M STARING AT IT.
I MEAN I'M FLAT OUT
STARING AT IT.
IT IS ABOUT A BLOCK'S
DISTANCE FROM ME
BUT I'M STARING AT IT.
I CAN TELL YOU WHAT
THEIR NAMES ARE,
I CAN TELL YOU WHAT TIME
THEY'RE ON.
I MEAN IT WAS LIKE WHOA!
AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF,
"WOWZERS!"
WE'RE HERE TO DO MINISTRY
AND THIS IS DISTRACTING!
IT IS AT THE VERY
LEAST DISTRACTING.
SO I KIND OF TUCKED IT INTO
MY HEART AND THOUGHT, OKAY.
ALL RIGHT THEN.
I'M GOING TO TRY TO
KEEP MY EYES TO MYSELF.
THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.
I WENT -- HOW IT GOES
ON LIVING PROOF LIVE
IS ALL FRIDAY EVENING
AND THEN SATURDAY UNTIL NOON.
SO WE HAD ALL FRIDAY
EVENING TOGETHER.
GOD HAD BEEN SO FAITHFUL TO US
BUT I'D LEFT IN THE LIGHT
SO I CAME BACK IN THE DARK
AND SO I CLOSED
MY BLINDS TO SLEEP.
THE NEXT MORNING I GET UP
REALLY, REALLY SUPER EARLY
ON SATURDAY MORNING
FOR LIVING PROOF LIVE
SO I WAS IN THE BATHROOM
OF THE HOTEL ROOM
PUTTING ON MY MASCARA,
GETTING READY TO GO, HAVING
MY PRAISE MUSIC GOING AND
I WALKED THROUGH THE ROOM TO
GET ME ANOTHER CUP OF COFFEE,
AND WHEN I DID I SAW
WHAT WAS A STRANGE THING.
I SAW, MY BLINDS WERE CLOSED
BUT THERE WAS THIS SLIVER --
I JUST WISH I COULD SHOW YOU.
I WISH I COULD SOMEHOW
DEMONSTRATE FOR YOU HOW BRIGHT
IT WAS OF THIS ORANGE LIGHT --
I DO MEAN ORANGE LIGHT COMING
THROUGH JUST A SLIVER, JUST
SHINING THROUGH THIS LITTLE
OPENING IN THE CURTAINS.
SUCH A SIGHT!
I'M NOT MAKING ANY COMPARISON,
I'M JUST SAYING -- WHEN IT
SAYS MOSES IN EXODUS THREE
WENT OVER TO SEE.
IT WAS LIKE
WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THAT?
WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THAT
BECAUSE IT WAS LIKE A BRIGHT
LIGHT IS COMING RIGHT THROUGH
MY WINDOW AND IT'S ORANGE --
IT'S ORANGE.
I THOUGHT, IS THAT
THOSE FLUORESCENT LIGHTS?
I GO OVER THERE TO THE CURTAIN
AND I THROW THE CURTAIN BACK
AND THE BIGGEST SUN I HAVE
EVER SEEN IN MY LIFE IS
COMING UP OVER THE HORIZON
AND AS IT COMES UP, IT LIFTS
STRAIGHT UP AND I MEAN
IT IS LIKE IT FREEZES RIGHT
ON TOP OF THAT STRIP CLUB --
RIGHT ON TOP OF IT.
IT'S JUST LIKE WHOA!
BECAUSE THAT DAY
GOD DID NOT BRING THE SUN UP
OVER A STEEPLE, THAT DAY
GOD BROUGHT THE SUN UP
OVER A STRIP CLUB.
AND I THOUGHT, AND I'M GETTING
CHILLS ABOUT IT AGAIN,
WHAT IS THAT?
AND IT MOVED ME, IT MOVED ME.
BECAUSE LET ME TELL
YOU SOMETHING, Y'ALL,
I'VE GOT NO STONES TO THROW.
NOBODY IN THAT BUILDING
HAD BEEN ANY MORE DEPRAVED
THAN I HAVE BEEN
OVER THE COURSE OF MY LIFE.
NO ONE -- NO ONE!
IT'S JUST THAT IT WAS
SOMEHOW UNEASY TO HAVE
RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME
ON A MINISTRY WEEKEND;
DOES ANYBODY GET THAT WITH ME?
IT WAS KIND OF AN ODD --
LET'S ADMIT
IT WAS AN ODD DYNAMIC
FOR A MINISTRY WEEKEND.
[Laughter]
ODD DYNAMIC --
'TIL RIGHT THEN AND THERE'S
THE SUN RIGHT OVER IT --
THERE'S THE SUN RIGHT OVER IT.
WELL, I CANNOT GET IT
OUT OF MY MIND.
I START CHOKING BECAUSE
I WANT TO LIKE SOB ABOUT IT
AND I'M NOT EVEN SURE WHY BUT
I JUST WANT TO SOB ABOUT IT.
WHAT WAS THAT? WHAT WAS THAT?
SO I GET THERE THAT MORNING
TO OUR LIVING PROOF LIVE.
WE'VE HAD THE WHOLE EVENING
BEFORE AND SO I DID
WHAT I DO WITH YOU,
I HAD THEM ALL STAND
SO WE COULD GO INTO PRAYER
AND I WAS DOWN ON MY KNEES.
SO I WAS TALKING TO THEM
BEFORE I PRAYED.
I SAID, "Y'ALL,
I WANT TO PRAY ABOUT
SOMETHING REALLY SPECIFIC."
I SAID, "GOD LET THE ODDEST
THING HAPPEN THIS MORNING."
SO I TOLD THAT STORY.
I SAID, "HE BROUGHT
THAT SUN UP RIGHT OVER
THAT STRIP CLUB."
I SAID, "AND IT WAS JUST LIKE
HE FROZE IT THERE --
JUST FROZE IT THERE;
'I CAN BRING MY LIGHT
RIGHT THERE -- RIGHT THERE.' "
I SAID, "I WANT TO ASK YOU
IN THIS ROOM, WOULD YOU PRAY
WITH ME FOR SO MUCH LOVE
AND GRACE OF GOD TO PERVADE
RIGHT INTO THAT PLACE."
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
STAY WITH ME HERE.
I HAD NO IDEA BUT I FOUND OUT
AFTER THAT SESSION, NOT ONE
BUT 20 DANCERS FROM THAT PLACE
WERE IN THAT ARENA --
20! 20! 20!
AND THE WHOLE GROUP PRAYED
AND GROANED FOR THEM --
GROANED WITH LOVE AND GROANED
WITH PRAYERS OF FREEDOM.
ONE OF THEM, WHEN WE CAME
FOR THE INVITATION,
I MEAN SHE JUMPED UP
AND CAME ALL -- THEY WERE
SITTING AT THE VERY TOP.
I GUESS THEY DID NOT EVEN FEEL
LIKE THEY COULD BE --
IT WAS OPEN SEATING BUT
THEY WERE AT THE VERY TOP.
BUT THEN JESUS... AND WHO
CAN BEAT A DEAL LIKE THAT?
WHO CAN BEAT A DEAL LIKE THAT?
"I'LL FORGIVE YOU
ALL YOUR SINS.
I'LL MAKE YOU COMPLETELY CLEAN
AND THAT WILL BE
YOUR OLD DEAD SELF
AND THIS IS THE NEW YOU.
IN AN INSTANT, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO GROVEL AT MY FEET.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO TELL ME
FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS
HOW SORRY YOU ARE.
RIGHT NOW, I MAKE YOU NEW.
RIGHT NOW I MAKE YOU NEW!"
AND 20 WOMEN KNEW THAT DAY
THAT JESUS CHRIST LOVED THEM
AND BROUGHT THE SUN UP
FOR THEM THAT MORNING.
James: I HOPE YOU HEAR THAT.
I MAKE ALL THINGS NEW.
IN THE MOVIE, "THE PASSION
OF THE CHRIST" WHICH
WE DEFINITELY SAW
CHRIST'S PASSION THERE
AND IT WAS POWERFUL BUT
WHAT MOVED ME, BETTY AS MUCH
AS ANYTHING IN THE MOVIE,
AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT WAS
THE ONLY TIME I JUST
TOTALLY BROKE OUT IN TEARS
IS WHEN JESUS STUMBLED
UNDER THE CROSS,
AND HIS MOTHER WAS THERE,
MARY WAS THERE AND SHE WAS
LOOKING AT HER SON
AND SHE HURT SO DEEPLY
FOR HER BEATEN, MANGLED SON
AND UNDER THE WEIGHT OF
THE CROSS HE LOOKED OVER
AT HIS MOTHER AND HE SAID,
REMEMBER, I MAKE
ALL THINGS NEW.
AND BETTY, I JUST LOWERED
MY HEAD IN THE THEATER
AND I WEPT BECAUSE HE MADE
ALL THINGS NEW -- HE MADE
ALL THINGS NEW FOR US.
HE MAKES ALL THINGS NEW
FOR EVERYONE WHO WILL
RECEIVE HIM.
SO RECEIVE THAT GRACE
AND ALL THINGS NEW
RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE.
IF YOU WANT SOMEONE TO PRAY
WITH YOU, THE PHONE NUMBER
YOU SEE THERE ON THE SCREEN
IS A PRAYER LINE AND YOU CAN
CALL ANY TIME OF THE DAY.
AND SOMEBODY THAT LOVES GOD
AND LOVES YOU WILL PRAY
WITH YOU AND BEAR YOUR BURDEN.
BETTY, I MENTIONED THE JOY
OF THESE SHOES.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS
MEANS TO A LITTLE CHILD
WHO HAS NEVER HAD SHOES
TO PUT ON LITTLE FEET.
AND THESE CAN ACTUALLY
BE ADJUSTED WHERE A CHILD...
THEY DON'T WEAR OUT
VERY EASY AT ALL,
THEY HAVE TREMENDOUS LIFE.
THEY CAN ADJUST THEM WITH
A LITTLE ADJUSTABLE STRAP
AND WEAR THEM QUITE A WHILE.
I WANT YOU TO LISTEN
TO TAMMY TRENT.
I WANT YOU TO HEAR JESUS
THROUGH HER TALKING ABOUT
WHAT WE CAN DO FOR KIDS.
JUST LISTEN TO HER.
Tammy: SOMETHING THAT
WE TAKE SO FOR GRANTED
IS WEARING A PAIR
OF SHOES EVERY DAY.
I DON'T THINK ANY ONE OF US WATCHING THIS RIGHT NOW
IS WITHOUT A PAIR OF SHOES
BUT THE REALITY IS THAT
THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN AROUND ME AT THIS MOMENT
THAT HAVE
NO SHOES.
I LOVE LIFE OUTREACH
FOR SO MANY REASONS --
NOT JUST WATER FOR LIFE
OR RESCUE FOR LIFE
OR THE FOOD PROGRAMS
BUT EVEN BRINGING SHOES
TO LITTLE ONES.
LISTEN,
WITHOUT IT,
THEY'RE IN DANGER
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
THE SIMPLE THINGS
THAT WE THINK ABOUT LIKE
EVEN CUTTING YOUR FEET,
WALKING IN WATER
THAT IS DISEASED
AND FULL OF BACTERIA
GETTING INTO A CUT.
THEY COULD LITERALLY
LOSE THEIR LIFE.
WHAT A PRIVILEGE WE HAVE
TO BRING THEM A PAIR OF SHOES.
EVERY ONE OF
THESE LITTLE ONES
IS GOING TO GET
A PAIR OF SHOES TODAY.
♪
Tammy:
WHAT I LOVE IS THAT
THIS SIMPLE
PAIR OF SHOES
HAS BECOME A TREASURE
TO THIS LITTLE GIRL.
I LOVE THAT SHE IS
HOLDING ON TO IT
LIKE IT'S THE GREATEST GIFT SHE'S EVER BEEN GIVEN.
AND IT COSTS
VERY LITTLE!
FOR A LITTLE AMOUNT
OF MONEY WE CAN PRODUCE
THOUSANDS OF SHOES
THAT CAN CHANGE A LIFE,
ONE CHILD AT A TIME,
STARTING
WITH HER.
♪
James: TAMMY, I LOVE YOU!
I LOVE JESUS IN YOU.
MOST OF YOU KNOW, MAYBE HERE
IN THE AUDIENCE AND AT HOME
THAT SHE LOST HER HUSBAND
WHO WAS A GREAT SWIMMER
AND HE DROWNED.
AND SHE'S JUST BECOME
A GREAT MISSIONARY.
AREN'T THOSE CHILDREN
BEAUTIFUL, BETTY?
Betty: THEY REALLY ARE!
JAMES, AS I WATCH
AND WE'VE BEEN THERE.
WE'VE PASSED OUT THE SHOES
AND HOW PRECIOUS AND BEAUTIFUL
THE CHILDREN ARE.
THEY'RE SO GRATEFUL BECAUSE
IT MAY BE THE ONLY GIFT
THEY'VE EVER GOTTEN
OF ANY KIND.
BUT THEY'RE SO GRATEFUL
AND THEY DO HOLD THEIR GIFT
CLOSE TO THEIR HEART
LIKE THAT.
BUT I THINK OF THEM
AND I THINK
OF OUR OLDEST DAUGHTER,
WHEN SHE WAS VERY SMALL
SHE LOVED HER SHOES.
SHE HAD MORE THAN ONE PAIR
THOUGH TO PROTECT HER FEET
BUT SHE LOVED THEM.
SHE SLEPT IN HER SHOES --
THEY WERE SO PRECIOUS TO HER.
BUT THESE SHOES
FOR THESE CHILDREN
MEAN SO MUCH MORE EVEN THOUGH
THEY MAY NOT REALIZE IT
BECAUSE THEY WALK AROUND
AND ALL THE KIND OF DISEASE
THAT'S ON THE GROUND
THAT GETS IN THEIR LITTLE FEET
IN THEIR CUTS AND IT CAN
EVENTUALLY KILL THEM
AND DESTROY THEM.
THE FACT THAT THESE SHOES,
YES, THEY ARE A BEAUTIFUL
LITTLE GIFT TO THEM
BUT THEY MEAN SO MUCH MORE --
THEY CAN MEAN LIFE TO THEM.
SO I HOPE YOU WILL JOIN US
AND LET'S GIVE A GIFT OF LOVE
AND LIFE TO THESE CHILDREN.
James: YEAH, AND I CAN
GO AHEAD AND TELL ALL OF YOU
THAT OUR DAUGHTER RHONDA
NEVER SAW A PAIR OF SHOES
SHE DIDN'T WANT TO BUY.
SHE IS A SHOE SHOPPER
TO THIS DAY.
AND YOU KNOW
WHAT'S REALLY INTERESTING?
IS IT WAS HER HUSBAND
WHO REALLY LIKES FOR HIS WIFE
TO BE ABLE TO BUY SHOES
THAT HE HAS SUCH A HEART
FOR MISSIONS THAT HE DESIGNED
AND HELPED US HAVE THE
LITTLE CHRISTMAS SHOES
TO HANG AS AN ORNAMENT
TO JUST REMIND YOU
TO PRAY FOR THE CHILDREN
THAT THEY WOULD HAVE PEACE
ON THEIR FEET,
NOT JUST SHOES -- BUT PEACE.
AND WE'RE GIVING AWAY
THIS ONE FOR ANY GIFT.
IT'S $3.60
TO BUY A PAIR OF SHOES.
$36 WILL GIVE
10 CHILDREN SHOES.
AND A GIFT OF $144
WILL GIVE 40 CHILDREN SHOES.
IF YOU MAKE A GIFT OF $100
OR MORE WE'VE GOT ALL FOUR,
INCLUDING THE ONE THIS YEAR
THAT WE HAVE OFFERED
OVER THE YEARS FOR YOU
TO JUST DECORATE YOUR TREE
AND ANY ANGLE PEOPLE
COME AT YOUR TREE,
THEY CAN SEE A SHOE AND IT
WILL REMIND THEM TO LOVE THE
LITTLE CHILDREN OF THE WORLD.
SO WHAT WE'RE GOING
TO ASK YOU TO DO,
WE TRY TO SAY THANK YOU
IN A WAY THAT IS MEANINGFUL,
BUT WOULD YOU BLESS CHILDREN
AND MISSIONARIES BY DIALING
THE NUMBER THERE ON THE SCREEN
AND SAYING, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
I THINK I'LL JUST GIVE $1,000
TO HELP WITH THE SHOES
BUT I THINK I'LL ALSO HELP
YOU PAY FOR THOSE SMILES
FOR THE LITTLE CHILDREN
WITH CLEFT PALATES THAT NEVER
BEEN ABLE TO SEE THEIR FACE
AND LIKE WHAT THEY SEE."
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE THEM
A SMILE.
AND WE'RE GOING TO GIVE SHOES.
YOU KNOW $36,
I THINK MOST OF ALL OF YOU
COULD AFFORD TO DO THAT.
WOULD YOU DO THAT
AND PUT IT ON YOUR BANKCARD
OR GO TO LIFETODAY.ORG ONLINE
AND PUT IT ON AND SAY,
"HERE'S THE GIFT"?
BUT IF THERE'S ANY WAY
YOU COULD GIVE 40 CHILDREN
SHOES, $144 WILL DO THAT.
THERE'S A LEVEL AT WHICH
ALL OF US CAN PARTICIPATE.
WOULD YOU MAKE THAT LOVE CALL
RIGHT NOW AND WOULD YOU
SHOW PEOPLE WHAT CHRISTMAS
IS REALLY ALL ABOUT?
IT IS THE LIFE AND LOVE OF GOD
SHED ABROAD IN OUR HEARTS
THROUGH THE GREAT GIFT
OF JESUS.
PLEASE MAKE THAT CALL TODAY
OR GO ONLINE.
THANK YOU FOR DOING IT!
Announcer:
POVERTY IS A KILLER
AND BECAUSE OF IT
CHILDREN NEEDLESSLY SUFFER
NOT ONLY FOR 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.
FOR MOST OF
THESE CHILDREN
THEY'VE NEVER OWNED
A NEW PAIR OF SHOES.
WHILE THAT MAY SEEN MINOR IN
THE LIGHT OF ALL THEIR NEEDS,
WALKING IN
BARE FEET
PUTS THEM AT RISK OF
LIFE-THREATENING INFECTIONS
THAT COULD LEAD
TO CRIPPLING CONSEQUENCES,
DISEASE,
AND EVEN DEATH.
BY RESPONDING TODAY
YOU CAN HELP LIFE
IMMEDIATELY SECURE AND BEGIN SHIPPING CHRISTMAS SHOES
TO 200,000 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 $144
WILL HELP PROVIDE
40 PAIRS OF CHRISTMAS SHOES
FOR CHILDREN
IN NEED.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF ANY AMOUNT,
BE SURE TO REQUEST
THIS BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED
RED ANTIQUE SHOE ORNAMENT,
A TREASURE TO PLACE ON YOUR
TREE EACH HOLIDAY SEASON.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE
YOU MAY REQUEST
A SPECIAL BOXED SET
OF LIFE'S CHRISTMAS SHOE ORNAMENTS FROM PAST YEARS.
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 COMMEMORATIVE GLASS SCULPTURE
"THE BLESSING."
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR
MAKE YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY!
James: OH, BOY!
BETTY SAYS SHE LOVES
THIS LITTLE RED SHOE.
I JUST LOVE WHAT...
ACTUALLY, IT'S OUR SON-IN-LAW,
TERRY WHO WORKS REAL HARD
TO FIND THINGS TO BLESS YOU
BECAUSE HE SO LOVES
OUR MISSION WORK
AND OUR OUTREACHES.
NOW WE HAVE ALL FOUR
THAT WE'VE OFFERED OVER
THE YEARS, INCLUDING
THE LITTLE RED SHOE AND
IF YOU MAKE A GIFT OF $100
YOU GET ALL OF THESE
LITTLE ORNAMENTS.
HERE'S THE NEAT THING.
THEY BECOME A CONVERSATION
PIECE AROUND CHRISTMAS
BECAUSE THEY WILL STAND OUT
ON THE TREE AND PEOPLE
WILL ASK YOU ABOUT IT,
YOU SAY, WE GIVE SHOES --
WE GIVE LITTLE CHILDREN SHOES
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
AND THEY'LL START THINKING
ABOUT THAT.
THEY WILL BE A PART OF IT
IN THE FUTURE.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
AND THANK YOU FOR WATCHING.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
HELPING US SHARE SMILES
AND SHOES FOR CHRISTMAS.
GOD BLESS Y'ALL!
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Announcer: NEXT WEEK,
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR
AND EDITOR-AT-LARGE FOR
CHRISTIANITY TODAY MAGAZINE,
PHILIP YANCY EXPLORES
THE QUESTION,
WHERE IS GOD
WHEN IT HURTS?