Announcer: NEXT
ON LIFE TODAY!
INTERNATIONAL BIBLE TEACHER
AND AUTHOR BETH MOORE HELPS US
KNOW WHAT TO DO WHEN WE FACE
CONFLICT FOLLOWING GOD'S WILL.
Beth: THIS WAS ONE OF
THE TIMES WHEN HE WAS
ON THE BOAT WITH THEM
AND HE HAD FALLEN ASLEEP.
HERE COME THE WIND
AND THE WAVES.
EVEN SOME OF MY
CONSERVATIVE COMMENTARIES
WILL GO AHEAD
AND CONCEDE TO THE FACT
THAT IN ALL LIKELIHOOD,
WE ARE TO UNDERSTAND THAT
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE SCENE
IS THAT THE ENEMY KNOWS
JESUS IS COMING.
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James: WHAT DAY IS THIS?
Betty: THIS IS WEDNESDAY!
James: THIS IS
WEDNESDAYS IN THE WORD
AND BETH MOORE IS HERE.
SHE IS TALKING ABOUT JESUS
AND THE MAN WITH DEMONS.
A LOT OF FOLKS HAVE DEMONS.
WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THAT,
YOU THINK THIS IS SOME KIND
OF AN EVIL IMPISH THING.
I THINK A LOT OF THE DEMONS
THAT WORK IN THE UNITED STATES
AND EVEN IN THE CHURCH
ARE PRETTY CLASSY DEMONS.
THEY MAKE YOU LOOK LIKE
SOMEBODY REALLY INTELLIGENT,
CLASSY, AND ABOVE GOD
AND BEYOND.
OR YOU MAY BE RELIGIOUS
AND EVEN BE LIKE
AN ANGEL OF LIGHT.
YOU REALLY HAVE TO WATCH
BECAUSE THEY WILL DECEIVE
AND THEY WILL DEFEAT
AND THEY WILL CAUSE DIVISION
AND THEY WILL DESTROY.
BUT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO
OVERCOME THEIR EVIL INTENT.
I WANT TO REMIND YOU
OF SOMETHING BEFORE
YOU LISTEN TO BETH.
WE HAVE LAUNCHED WHAT
IS CALLED THE STREAM --
STREAM.ORG.
I WANT ALL OF YOU HERE
IN THE STUDIO AUDIENCE --
STREAM.ORG.
I PRAY YOU GO THERE EVERY DAY.
AND GO THERE PRAYERFULLY
BECAUSE IT WILL BE UPDATED
ALL THROUGH THE DAY.
I GO TO THE STREAM
THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND
I'M AMAZED AT WHAT POPS UP
BECAUSE WHAT MATTERS
TO PEOPLE WHO KNOW
WHAT MATTERS SHOWS UP.
AND THEN THE VOICES OF WISDOM,
TO GIVE US UNDERSTANDING
OF THE TIMES AND HOW
WE CAN EFFECTIVELY ADDRESS
ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE;
AND DO IT IN LOVE
AND DO IT IN SPIRITUAL
SUPERNATURAL UNITY
FOR THE BENEFIT OF EVERYONE
-- EVEN THE CRITICS,
EVEN THOSE WHO DISAGREE
BECAUSE FATHER KNOWS BEST
AND GOD THE FATHER WANTS
THE BEST FOR EVERY ONE OF US.
AND THE STREAM HAS BEEN
RELEASED LIKE THE RIVER
WHOSE STREAMS MAKE GLAD
THE CITY OF GOD.
SO GO TO THE STREAM
EVERY DAY AND GO THROUGH
PRAYERFULLY.
HERE'S BETH MOORE.
WELCOME BETH.
Beth: WOULD YOU TURN WITH ME
TO LUKE CHAPTER EIGHT,
THE GOSPEL OF LUKE
CHAPTER EIGHT?
I'M GOING TO START READING
WITH YOU IN A JUST A MOMENT,
LUKE EIGHT, VERSE 26.
I'VE GOT TO TELL
YOU GUYS SOMETHING.
WHEN I AM ABOUT TO COME
FOR A TAPING,
NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS IS
A VERY, VERY BIG DEAL.
I HAVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY
TO TEACH AND TO SPEAK
AND GET A CHANCE TO DO
A NUMBER OF EVENTS THROUGHOUT
THE YEAR BUT LET ME TELL YOU,
THERE IS NO OTHER AUDIENCE
THAT QUITE MATCHES,
EVEN WHEN I DO A SIMULCAST
FOR OUR EVENTS THAT WE DO
THROUGH LIVING PROOF LIVE,
STILL IT CANNOT BEGIN TO TOUCH
WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE AND
THE VIEWERSHIP THAT WE GET
THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE
AT LIFE TODAY,
AND WHAT JAMES AND BETTY
HAVE SO GRACIOUSLY INVITED US
TO PARTICIPATE IN.
SO I DON'T HAVE TO TELL YOU
THAT IT IS A BIG DEAL.
YOU KNOW THAT.
SO I TAKE SERIOUSLY WHEN
I'M HEADING THIS DIRECTION,
THIS IS PRAYED THROUGH
AND THOUGHT THROUGH
AND I HAVE TO EVEN REALLY
BE IN CHECK IN MY HEART
NOT TO STRESS THROUGH IT
AND FEEL THE PRESSURE OF IT
BUT JUST COME AND MINISTER.
SO I GO LAYING OUT
ALL THESE MESSAGES.
I DO NOT LIKE TO COME
TO THIS FORMAT
WITH UNTESTED MATERIAL.
YOU CAN IMAGINE WHY.
THERE IS NOTHING LIKE
REALIZING HALFWAY THROUGH
AN UNTESTED MESSAGE THAT IT
REALLY WAS NOT THE RIGHT ONE.
CAN SOMEBODY "AMEN" THAT
WITH ME?
NOTHING QUITE LIKE IT.
I DO THAT ALL THE TIME
ON THE ROAD
BUT WHEN I COME HERE,
I LIKE, AS OFTEN AS I CAN,
TO HAVE GIVEN IT
AT LEAST ONCE,
IN SOME GENERAL FORM
THAT SOMETHING IS SIMILAR
TO WHAT I'VE DONE BEFORE
SO THAT I KNOW
IF IT EVEN CLICKS.
AND THIS TIME
I JUST LAID IT ALL OUT, LIKE
IF YOU'VE GOT A BACKGROUND
IN THE OLD TESTAMENT AT ALL,
LIKE HEZEKIAH'S LETTERS,
JUST ALL OUT THERE,
"HERE YOU GO, LORD.
WHAT SHALL IT BE?"
AND IT WAS LIKE,
"UH-HUH. UH-HUH!"
HE JUST STARTS LIKE PUSHING.
HE'S NOT DOING IT LITERALLY,
I WOULD HAVE FAINTED
AND FALLEN DEAD AWAY.
[Laughter]
BUT I MEAN IT WAS LIKE,
"UH-HUH."
AND HE PUTS THIS ON MY HEART.
SO I'VE NEVER --
I CANNOT REMEMBER EVER
TEACHING IT BEFORE.
SO HERE WE GO,
UNTESTED MATERIAL.
BUT HERE'S THE GOOD NEWS.
THAT'S THE BAD NEWS!
[Laughter]
BUT HERE IS THE GOOD NEWS.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THIS MAKES ME
ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN --
I WANT TO SAY THAT WORD AGAIN
CERTAIN THAT THIS IS MEANT
BY GOD FOR THIS SERIES.
I AM POSITIVE OF THAT.
NOW IF IT GETS BLOWN UP
SOMEHOW IT WAS ME AND NOT HIM
BECAUSE IT WAS HIS WILL.
SO I WANT YOU TO PRAY FOR ME
AS A BRING IT
OUT OF LUKE EIGHT.
I'M GOING TO START READING
AT VERSE 26 AND I'LL READ
THROUGH VERSE 39:
EVERYBODY SAY
"OPPOSITE GALILEE."
[Audience repeats]
THIS IS THE ODDEST STORY.
STAY WITH IT IN VERSE 32.
I'M TRYING TO THINK IF YOU'VE
NOT GOT ANY BACKGROUND IN THE
SCRIPTURES HOW INTERESTING
THIS IS GOING TO BE
RIGHT ABOUT THIS MINUTE.
I JUST HOPE YOU REALLY
HAVEN'T JUST HAD BACON
FOR BREAKFAST
AND DON'T MAKE ME HAVE TO SAY
THE WORDS, "DEVILLED HAM."
PLEASE DON'T MAKE ME!
[Laughter]
I JUST FLEW IN TODAY.
I LIVE IN HOUSTON
AND WE ARE TAPING HERE
AT LIFE OUTREACH
IN THE DALLAS/FORT WORTH AREA;
TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT
OF GEOGRAPHY FOR WHERE
WE ARE SERVING YOU.
TODAY I GOT OUT OF THE CAR
AT THE CURB.
I WALKED INTO THE AIRPORT,
TERMINAL B IN HOUSTON, TEXAS
AT INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT.
I NO MORE THAN WALK
IN THE DOOR; I DO NOT BELIEVE
THAT I HAVE TAKEN FIVE STEPS
IN THE DOOR WHEN A YOUNG WOMAN
COMES RUNNING OVER TO ME
AND I DO MEAN
RUNNING OVER TO ME
WITH A LOOK ON HER FACE THAT
I HAVE REPLAYED ALL DAY LONG.
AND SHE LOOKS AT ME;
HER EYES ARE THIS BIG AROUND,
AND SHE LOOKS AT ME
AND SHE SAYS,
AND WITH HER FIRST WORD,
TEARS BEGIN TO FLOW
LIKE RIVERS FROM HER EYES.
SHE SAYS TO ME,
"ARE YOU A MINISTER?"
AND I WAS UTTERLY TAKEN ABACK.
I DIDN'T KNOW --
SHE DID NOT KNOW MY NAME.
THIS WASN'T
A NAME RECOGNITION.
IF THERE WAS
ANY RECOGNITION WHATSOEVER
IT HAD TO HAVE BEEN THAT
SOMETHING SPURRED HER ON
EVEN FROM THIS PROGRAM;
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN
THE ONLY WAY.
I DON'T HAVE A CLUE
BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OTHER
FAMILIARITY THAT SHE HAD.
Y'ALL, TEN SECONDS --
TEN SECONDS INSIDE THE DOOR.
AND SHE SAID, JUST SOBBING,
"I NEED PRAYER!
I NEED PRAYER."
LISTEN, WHILE SHE IS DOING IT,
SHE IS PUTTING HER HANDS OUT.
I CANNOT TELL YOU
HOW MANY TIMES I'VE SEEN
THIS SCENE IN MY HEAD
OVER AND OVER TODAY.
THE WHOLE TIME
SHE IS TELLING ME,
"I NEED PRAYER,
I NEED PRAYER,"
SHE'S ALREADY GOT
HER HANDS OUT LIKE THIS
AND HER HEAD IS DOWN.
I MEAN SHE IS ALREADY
LIKE IN THE POSTURE
FOR ME TO PRAY FOR HER.
LISTEN, I'M VERY MATERNAL.
SO I JUST GO IN FOR IT
BECAUSE I'M LIKE WHOA!
WHAT ON EARTH?
I SAID, "OKAY, OKAY, OKAY!"
AND I GET HER LITTLE FACE
IN MY HANDS.
I SAID, "OKAY, SWEETHEART.
TALK TO ME JUST A LITTLE BIT."
I SAID, "I PROMISE YOU
WE ARE ABOUT TO PRAY --
WE ARE ABOUT TO PRAY.
BUT I NEED TO KNOW
SOMETHING FROM YOU,
I NEED TO KNOW, CAN YOU
GIVE ME ANY DIRECTION?"
BECAUSE IT WAS
SUCH DESPERATION,
"CAN YOU GIVE ME ANY DIRECTION
WHATSOEVER ABOUT YOUR NEED?"
AND Y'ALL, SHE PUT HER HANDS
ON HER HEAD LIKE THIS
AND SHE SAID, "MY MIND --
MY MIND!"
IT JUST KILLED ME;
JUST BROKE MY HEART.
AND I GOT A HOLD OF HER
AND I MEAN, WE PRAYED AND
PRESSED IN AND I HUGGED HER
AND HELD HER AS TIGHT
AS I POSSIBLY COULD.
SHE WAS NOT THERE
FOR A FLIGHT.
SHE WAS THERE TO APPLY
FOR A JOB.
SHE WAS BESIDE HERSELF --
BESIDE HERSELF.
SHE SAID, "WHAT DO I DO?
WHAT DO I DO?"
BUT I HAD NO INFORMATION.
EXACTLY WHAT? EXACTLY WHAT?
SHE WAS HEADING OUT,
I WAS HEADING IN.
SO I GAVE HER AS MUCH
INSTRUCTION AS I KNEW TO.
I FELT LIKE THE HOLY SPIRIT
PUT ON ME WHAT
I WAS SUPPOSED TO SAY.
I PRAY THAT.
I ALSO GAVE HER THE NUMBER
FOR THE MINISTRY
BACK IN HOUSTON.
BUT I THOUGHT ABOUT IT
ALL DAY LONG.
MY MIND -- MY MIND!
ONE REASON IT NEARLY KILLED ME
IS BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN THERE.
ANYBODY ELSE?
I WONDER, HAS ANYBODY
BESIDES ME EVER THOUGHT
YOU WERE ABSOLUTELY
AND UTTERLY LOSING YOUR MIND?
I NEED TO KNOW OF SOMEBODY?
JUST ANYBODY?
DON'T SAY IT IF YOU HADN'T.
IF YOU HAVE THOUGHT
AND SOMEBODY IS SAYING,
"I'M TOO YOUNG"
BUT IT COULD BE BEFORE
THE NIGHT'S OVER --
BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
[Laughter]
I DON'T WANT YOU
TO GET THAT ON YOU
BUT I AM JUST SAYING,
WE HAVE TIMES WHEN
WE THINK, LISTEN,
IF SOMEONE DOES NOT PRAY
OVER THIS HEAD OF MINE
I DO NOT THINK I CAN BEAR IT.
IT WAS SUCH
AN IMPRESSION TO ME
OF WHERE THIS SERIES IS GOING.
I KNEW FULL WELL
THAT GOD HAD ORDAINED IT
FOR THIS TIME
SO THAT I WOULD BE STRICKEN
BY THE WEIGHT --
THE WEIGHT OF THE TORMENT
OF THE EVIL ONE
IN A PERSON'S LIFE.
I KNEW IF I KNEW ANYTHING,
SHE WAS TORMENTED
BY THE ENEMY.
I KNEW THAT SHE WAS.
I WANT YOU TO NOTICE
IN THE NARRATIVE,
IF YOU'RE JUST NOW JOINING US,
WE'RE IN LUKE CHAPTER EIGHT
AND WE'RE SEEING
WHERE JESUS GOES OVER
WITH HIS DISCIPLES IN A BOAT
TO WHAT IS CALLED
"THE OPPOSITE SIDE" AND
THAT WOULD BE IN VERSE 26 --
"THE OPPOSITE SIDE."
I WANT YOU TO NOTICE
SOMETHING WITH ME.
THAT JESUS CALLS US
TO GO WITH HIM AND MINISTER
TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE.
NOW FOR THEM,
FOR THESE JEWISH MEN
THE OPPOSITE SIDE
WAS GENTILE TERRITORY.
BUT FOR US,
IT IS JUST ANYTHING
WHOLLY DIFFERENT THAN
WHAT WE ARE ACCUSTOMED TO.
FOR US, PERHAPS MINISTERING
ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE
IS MINISTERING SOMEWHERE
WHERE THERE ARE MORE
DRIVE-BY SHOOTINGS
THAN THERE ARE DRIVE-THROUGHS.
ANYBODY KNOW
WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT?
MY GOOD FRIEND, JANICE MEYER
IS ON STAFF HERE,
AT THE OUTREACHES OF LIFE.
I LOVE HER SO MUCH
AND SHE IS ON THE ROAD WORKING
INTERNATIONALLY CONSTANTLY
THROUGH THIS MINISTRY.
SHE IS SENT
TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE
ALL THE TIME
WHERE PEOPLE ARE ENSLAVED
IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING,
WHERE PEOPLE ARE
POVERTY-STRICKEN
AND DYING OF STARVATION.
SHE SEES
THE OTHER SIDE CONTINUALLY
WHERE PEOPLE HAVE NO WATER.
SHE IS CONSTANTLY GOING
TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE.
LISTEN, SOMETIMES IT MAY BE
THAT GOD IS NOT CALLING US
TO BE THE ONE
IN THAT PARTICULAR TRIP
BUT LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING,
GOD HAS CALLED ALL OF US
TO MINISTER
TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE,
AND THAT'S ONE REASON
WE INVEST IN THEM.
THAT'S ONE REASON
WHY WE HELP THEM GO BECAUSE
IF WE CANNOT GO OURSELVES,
AND UNTIL WE DO GO OURSELVES,
SOMEBODY HAS GOT
TO BE MINISTERING
IN THE NAME OF JESUS
TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE.
SOMEBODY SAY,
"I'VE GOT TO BE WILLING
TO GO TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE."
[Audience repeats]
BUT HERE'S WHAT
YOU GOT TO KNOW.
IT BETTER BE JESUS TAKING YOU.
I DON'T WANT TO PUT
THE FEAR OF GOD IN US
OR ANYTHING BUT IF IT WOULD
SOMEHOW GET TWISTED UP
IN OUR MINDS AND MAKE US THINK
WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO GO AT
ALL AND WE'RE TOO AFRAID TO.
LISTEN.
WE WANT TO BE FEARLESS TO DO
WHAT HE'S CALLED US TO DO.
BUT IT'S GOT TO BE WHAT
WE'RE GOING WITH HIM;
WE DON'T JUST GO OUT --
EVEN IN HIS NAME.
WE GO WITH HIM TO MINISTER
WHEN WE GO
TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE BECAUSE
WE ARE OUT OF OUR LEAGUE
ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE.
WE ARE NOT ACCUSTOMED
TO HOW THE ENEMY WORKS THERE;
WE ARE NOT ACCUSTOMED
TO THE CUSTOMS THERE.
WE HAVE GOT TO HAVE SOME
EQUIPPING FOR THE OTHER SIDE.
I'VE GOT TO SHOW
YOU SOMETHING.
NOTICE IN THE NARRATIVE --
IF YOU'VE GOT YOUR BIBLE,
GLANCE BACK A LITTLE BIT
IN THE NARRATIVE.
WOULD SOMEBODY TELL ME WHAT
HAPPENS JUST PRIOR TO THEM
GOING TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE?
LOOK UP. YOU'LL SEE IT
RIGHT BEFORE VERSE 22.
WHAT DOES THAT
LITTLE CAPTION SAY?
WHAT HAPPENS THERE?
JESUS CALMS A STORM.
IF YOU'VE HEARD MANY STORIES
OUT OF NEW TESTAMENT GOSPELS
YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD THIS ONE
WHEN JESUS REBUKES
THE WIND AND THE WAVES.
THERE IS A TIME IN
THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW
CHAPTER 14 WHEN HE LITERALLY
COMES WALKING TO THEM
ON THE WATER.
HE'S NOT IN THE BOAT
WITH THEM,
HE COMES WALKING TO THEM.
HE INVITES PETER WHO WANTS
TO COME OUT TO HIM, "COME ON!
COME AND WALK WITH ME HERE."
THIS IS ANOTHER TIME
IN THE GOSPELS;
OF COURSE, THEY WERE ON
THE BOAT MANY, MANY TIMES.
THIS WAS ONE OF THE TIMES
WHEN HE WAS ON THE BOAT
WITH THEM
AND HE HAD FALLEN ASLEEP.
HERE COME THE WIND
AND THE WAVES.
EVEN SOME OF MY CONSERVATIVE
COMMENTARIES WILL GO AHEAD
AND CONCEDE TO THE FACT
THAT IN ALL LIKELIHOOD
WE ARE TO UNDERSTAND THAT
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE SCENE
IS THAT THE ENEMY
KNOWS JESUS IS COMING.
I WANT YOU TO SEE THAT
BECAUSE IF YOU AND I WOULD
GET ACCUSTOMED TO THINKING
THAT WHEN WE ARE ABOUT
TO JOIN JESUS IN A WORK
THAT HAS ETERNAL SIGNIFICANCE,
THAT WE WOULD NOT TURN
AROUND THE BOAT AND HEAD HOME
THE FIRST STORM WE GET INTO
BUT THAT WE WOULD ASK HIM
TO REBUKE IT.
JESUS IS COMING!
AND WHEN HE IS ABOUT TO ARRIVE
ON A CERTAIN SHORE,
LET ME TELL YOU,
THE ENEMY, THE PRINCE
OF THE POWER OF THE AIR,
EPHESIANS 2:2,
HE KNOWS HE IS COMING AND
HE STARTS STIRRING THINGS UP.
DO NOT BACK OFF!
YOU ASK JESUS TO REBUKE
THE WINDS AND WAVES AND
YOU HEAD STRAIGHT TOWARD IT.
BECAUSE LET'S ADMIT IT,
SOMETIMES THE COAST
IS NOT CLEAR.
WE HAVE A SAYING,
"WELL, THE COAST IS CLEAR."
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?
SOMETIMES IT'S NOT.
SOMETIMES THE REASON
WHY WE'RE GOING,
WE KEEP THINKING,
WE KEEP BEING SURPRISED
WHEN WE RUN INTO ALL MANNER
OF ATTACK AND OPPRESSION.
WELL, LISTEN,
WE ARE HOPING TO MINISTER
WHERE PEOPLE ARE NOT
ALREADY WALKING IN
WHAT WE'RE BRINGING THEM.
YOU UNDERSTAND
WHAT I'M SAYING?
SO OF COURSE, IT'S GOING
TO STIR UP OPPOSITION.
OF COURSE, THERE IS GOING
TO BE OPPRESSION THAT IS GOING
TO TRY TO COME AGAINST US
BECAUSE WE'RE NOT
JUST TRYING TO MINISTER
TO THE SAME PEOPLE
OVER AND OVER AGAIN
THAT ALREADY KNOW THE TRUTH,
WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO GO TO
THE OPPOSITE SIDE -- GOT TO
GO TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE.
James: OH, BOY! I HOPE
YOU HEARD NOT JUST WHAT
BETH SAID BUT WHAT
THE SPIRIT OF GOD IS SAYING
ABOUT ALL THE DISTRACTIONS
THAT CAN LEAD TO DECEPTION
AND DESTRUCTION
OR EXTREME DIFFICULTIES.
FATHER, TAKE THE WORD
THAT HAS BEEN SOWN
AND BRING FORTH MUCH FRUIT;
IN JESUS' NAME.
CAN I ASK YOU TO DO
SOMETHING THAT COULD,
IN A VERY POSITIVE
AND PROFOUND WAY
AFFECT YOUR LIFE?
IT MIGHT EVEN IN SOME WAY
CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
BUT I CAN GUARANTEE YOU THIS.
IF YOU WILL LOOK PRAYERFULLY
AND YOU WILL LISTEN
TO THE ONE YOU PRAY TO,
YOU ARE GOING TO BECOME
A LIVING, VISIBLE,
UNDENIABLE MIRACLE -- YOU!
YOU'RE GOING TO BE
SOMEONE'S MIRACLE
AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE GLAD.
SEE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE.
WATCH, LISTEN, AND HEAR.
Announcer:
15-YEAR-OLD ACHOL
AMIDST THE CONFLICT
IN SOUTH SUDAN,
SHE HAS LOST
SO MUCH
HER FATHER,
THEIR HOME,
LIFE
AS SHE KNEW IT.
BUT SHE HAS ALSO
FOUND SOME THINGS,
A WILL
TO SURVIVE,
A NURTURING HEART
FOR HER LITTLE BROTHER.
Announcer:
SOMETIMES LIFE THRUSTS US
INTO ROLES
WE DON'T ANTICIPATE.
DURING
THEIR ESCAPE,
BIG SISTER
BECAME PROTECTOR.
Announcer:
BECAUSE OF YOUR SUPPORT,
FOOD AWAITED THEM
IN A PLACE OF SAFETY.
BUT IN THIS TIME OF CRISIS
IN SOUTH SUDAN,
WITHOUT YOU,
LIFE OUTREACH CAN DO NOTHING.
AGAIN
AND AGAIN,
ACHOL TAKES
HER BROTHER'S HAND.
IT IS A GESTURE OF LOVE
THAT KEEPS HIM NEAR,
SAFE, PROVIDED FOR.
WHEN YOU RESPOND
TO THE NEED BEFORE YOU,
YOUR GESTURE OF LOVE
ERASES THE DISTANCE BETWEEN
TO TAKE THE HAND
OF ACHOL
AND THOSE SUFFERING
LIKE HER.
James: O LORD, HOW I PRAY
WE WOULD TAKE THAT PRECIOUS
15-YEAR-OLD GIRL'S HAND AND
LIFT THEM BOTH INTO THE ARMS
THAT YOU EXTEND SO FREELY;
IN JESUS' NAME.
I HONESTLY BELIEVE
THAT IN YOUR HEART,
EVERY PERSON THAT IS WATCHING,
IF YOU STAYED WITH US
AND YOU DIDN'T TURN AWAY,
THEN YOU SEE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO LITERALLY PUT
THE ARMS OF A LOVING GOD
AROUND THAT PRECIOUS FAMILY
AND SO MANY OTHERS.
AND YOU, OF ALL PEOPLE ON
THE PLANET, THE MISSIONARIES
THINK YOU'RE JUST THE GREATEST
CHRISTIANS IN THE WORLD.
THEY SAY IT OVER AND OVER,
"THE PEOPLE THAT WATCH
LIFE TODAY AND HELP US DO
WHAT GOD CALLED US TO DO
HAVE GOT TO BE THE GREATEST
CHRISTIANS BECAUSE
THEY'RE HELPING SOME OF US
AND THEY'VE NEVER MET US
BUT THEY ENABLE US TO BE
THE HANDS OF JESUS.
AND THEY DON'T LEAVE US
EMPTY-HANDED."
WE'RE ABLE TO EXTEND
NOT ONLY LOVE
AND EXPRESSIONS OF LOVE BUT
WE'RE ABLE TO GIVE THEM FOOD
AND GIVE THEM THE FUTURE.
BETTY, WE'RE ABLE
TO TAKE THOSE CHILDREN
OVER A PERIOD OF TIME
INTO A MIRACLE SITUATION
IN SO MANY INSTANCES.
THERE ARE MIRACLES OCCURRING
BECAUSE OF PRAYER AND
BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED.
I'M BELIEVING EVERY PERSON
WATCHING TODAY
IS GOING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF A MIRACLE WE'VE HAD
WHERE WE'VE HAD
A FEW FRIENDS SAY,
"WE'RE GOING PUT
A $400,000 MATCHING GIFT
FOR WHAT YOU GIVE RIGHT NOW
-- WE'RE GOING TO DOUBLE IT."
BECAUSE WE'VE GOT 400,000
CHILDREN, PLUS 25,000
RIGHT THERE IN THAT SUDAN AREA
THAT'S JUST IN
HORRIBLE CONFLICT --
425,000 RIGHT NOW
AND WE'RE ASKING YOU TO HELP.
BETTY, I BELIEVE
EVERY PERSON WATCHING
IS GOING TO DO SOMETHING
KNOWING IT WILL BE DOUBLED.
Betty: WILL YOU RIGHT NOW
REACH OUT AND JOIN HANDS
WITH US AND LET'S MAKE
A CHAIN OF LOVE AROUND
THESE PRECIOUS CHILDREN
AND THESE FAMILIES?
AND LET'S GIVE THEM HOPE;
LET'S SHOW THEM
THE LOVE OF JESUS
BY OFFERING HELP TO THEM.
PLEASE JOIN WITH US.
James: YEAH,
WE DON'T JUST LOVE IN WORD,
WE LOVE IN DEED.
AND WHEN YOU SHOW PEOPLE
THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL,
THE GOOD NEWS,
AND YOU SHOW THEM LOVE,
YOU DON'T JUST TELL THEM
ABOUT IT, YOU SHOW THEM LOVE,
THEY RECEIVE LOVE,
THEY BELIEVE
THE STORY OF GOD'S GRACE
BECAUSE THEY'VE SEEN IT.
WOULD YOU RIGHT NOW KNOWING
THAT WHAT YOU DO TODAY
WILL BE DOUBLED,
WOULD YOU GO ONLINE,
LIFETODAY.ORG,
TAKE YOUR BANKCARD
AND USE IT LIKE A CHECK?
THAT'S THE WAY
YOU SHOULD ALWAYS USE THEM --
LIKE A CHECK.
OR YOU CAN DIAL THE NUMBER
AND GET YOUR BANKCARD
AND SAY, "HERE'S THE GIFT."
NOW THINK ABOUT THIS:
$30, $50, $100,
UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES
FEEDS THREE, FIVE,
OR TEN CHILDREN
FOR THE NEXT MONTHS.
NOW IT WILL BE DOUBLED!
A GIFT OF $100
DOESN'T FEED 10
IT FEEDS 20 NOW;
$50 FEEDS 10,
$30 FEEDS 6
SO WHAT YOU DO IS DOUBLED.
THESE ARE THE CLOSING DAYS
OF THIS EMPHASIS.
TWICE A YEAR
WE ASK YOU TO HELP.
WE NEED A MIRACLE RIGHT NOW --
A MIRACLE OF LOVE.
WOULD YOU BE
THAT MIRACLE EXPRESSION?
WE HAVE SOME GIFTS
TO SEND YOU TO BLESS YOU
AND INSPIRE YOU.
AND I PROMISE YOU, THEY WILL.
WE WANT TO PLACE IN YOUR HANDS
THAT WHICH WILL BLESS YOU
AND ENCOURAGE YOU
AND INSPIRE YOU
SO WE WILL SAY THANK YOU.
BUT WILL YOU RIGHT NOW
REACH OUT AND TOUCH SOMEONE
WITH GOD'S LOVE?
-- LIFETODAY.ORG.
OR DIAL THE NUMBER;
MAKE THE GIFT
GOD PUT ON YOUR HEART KNOWING
IT'S GOING TO BE DOUBLED
IN ITS EFFECT BECAUSE OF LOVE.
THANK YOU FOR DOING IT!
Announcer: DISEASE, MALNUTRITION, STARVATION --
ALL TERRIBLE HUMAN ATROCITIES BEING FACED EVERY DAY
BY PEOPLE LIVING
IN REMOTE AND IMPOVERISHED
AREAS OF AFRICA.
THOSE AT GREATEST RISK
ARE THE CHILDREN.
THIS MONTH,
400,000 CHILDREN
ARE DEPENDING ON US
FOR SURVIVAL.
AND NOW IN SOUTH SUDAN
THE SUFFERING HAS INTENSIFIED
AND OUR FEEDING EFFORTS
ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED
BY AN ADDITIONAL
25,000 CHILDREN.
AS AN ANSWER TO PRAYER,
A GROUP OF LIFE'S FRIENDS
HAVE SET A $400,000
MATCHING GIFT CHALLENGE
FOR MISSION FEEDING.
THIS MEANS
YOUR GIFT TODAY
CAN HAVE
A DOUBLE IMPACT!
$30 TO HELP FEED
3 CHILDREN
WILL BE DOUBLED TO
IMPACT 6 CHILDREN,
$50 TO HELP FEED
5 CHILDREN
WILL BE DOUBLED TO
HELP SAVE 10 CHILDREN,
$100 FOR 10 CHILDREN
WILL BE DOUBLED
TO HELP FEED
20 CHILDREN,
AND $300
FOR 30 CHILDREN
WILL BE DOUBLED TO HELP FEED
AND MINISTER TO 60 CHILDREN.
WITH YOUR GIFT, WE'LL SEND YOU
HEIRS TO THE KINGDOM,
FOUR POWERFUL MESSAGES
ON AUDIO CD
OR U.S.B.
FLASH DRIVE.
YOU'LL ALSO RECEIVE
THE AWARD-WINNING BOOK,
FEARFULLY AND
WONDERFULLY MADE.
WITH YOUR DOUBLE-IMPACT GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE
TO HELP FEED
20 CHILDREN
PLEASE REQUEST THE STORY,
A RUNNING NARRATIVE BIBLE
TO HELP YOU ENGAGE WITH
GOD'S WORD MORE EASILY.
FINALLY, PLEASE CONSIDER
A DOUBLE-IMPACT GIFT OF $1,000
AND REQUEST
THIS BEAUTIFULLY
FRAMED CANVAS PRINT
OF THE "FOREST CHAPEL"
BY THE PAINTER OF LIGHT ,
THOMAS KINKADE.
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE
YOUR GIFT ONLINE TODAY.
James: WELL, YOU KNOW
I DO MY BEST.
BETTY AND I TOGETHER
TRY TO POINT YOU TO THAT
WHICH IS IMPORTANT TO GOD AND
TO LOOK AT WHAT HE LOOKS AT
AND BE HIS HANDS.
THE BIBLE SAYS 30 TIMES
IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
WE'RE THE BODY OF CHRIST --
NOT LIKE THE BODY,
WE ARE HIS BODY.
THIS IS A PHENOMENAL BOOK
AND WE'RE GIVING IT TO YOU
IF YOU'LL JUST GIVE LIFE
-- JUST HELP US SHARE LIFE;
FEARFULLY AND
WONDERFULLY MADE
BY DR. PAUL BRAND
AND PHILIP YANCEY.
PAUL BRAND HAS GONE
TO BE WITH THE LORD;
AN INCREDIBLE DOCTOR
SHOWING YOU HOW GOD DESIGNED
THE BODY AND FROM HOW
HE DESIGNED THE BODY
WE CAN LEARN HOW HIS BODY
IS TO FUNCTION.
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!
IT WILL CAPTIVATE YOU.
MY WIFE, SO EXCITED ABOUT IT;
SHE'S BEEN READING IT TO ME
-- READING IT BECAUSE
SHE SEES WHAT'S THERE
IS INCREDIBLE.
SO WE'RE SENDING IT
TO SAY THANKS.
I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR HELPING US FEED
OTHERS WHO NEED NOURISHMENT
AND NEED A CHANCE.
THANK YOU!
GO TO STREAM.ORG EVERY DAY.
THANKS FOR WATCHING.
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU!
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>> THEY HAVE TO SIT IN
GOD'S LAP TO SLAP HIS FACE.
Announcer: TOMORROW, AUTHOR
AND SPEAKER, FRANK TUREK
PRESENTS POWERFUL EVIDENCE
FOR CHRISTIANITY.
>> 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.