Beth: THAT THIS WOMAN
GOT OUT OF THE CHOIR
TO COME DOWN AND
RECEIVE CHRIST AS SAVIOR
WITH HER PASTOR HUSBAND
GOING... [Shocked look]
Announcer:
COMING UP ON LIFE TODAY!
SPECIAL GUEST JAN MORTON
JOINS BETH MOORE,
ALONG WITH
JAMES AND BETTY,
IN SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCES
OF BREAKING FREE
AND LIVING
FULLY ALIVE.
>> BUT I LET IT ALL GO
BECAUSE GUESS WHAT I HAVE?
-- AN AUDIENCE OF ONE.
IF HE'S PLEASED
WITH MY LIFE,
I'M FREE!
♪
James: WOW!
WELCOME TO LIFE TODAY!
I'M JAMES ROBISON.
BETTY AND I ARE THRILLED
TO HAVE YOU.
BETH MOORE IS HERE.
A FRIEND OF HERS THAT
EXPERIENCED INCREDIBLE
FREEDOM, JAN MORTON IS HERE.
BUT I WANT TO SAY
SOMETHING TO YOU.
PLEASE -- I DON'T EVEN THINK
BEG IS THE RIGHT WORD.
BY THE WAY, YOU LISTEN TO ME,
I'M GOING TO ASK YOU
TO HELP SOMEONE.
I LITERALLY HAD A LADY
COME UP TO ME AND SAY,
"I FOUND YOUR EPITAPH
IN THE BIBLE.
IT IS IN LUKE."
I SAID, "REALLY?
WHAT DID IT SAY?"
"AND THE BEGGAR DIED."
[Laughter]
I HAD BEEN PLEADING FOR
CHILDREN AND PEOPLE IN NEED
ALL OVER THE WORLD --
AND I'M NOT SCOLDING.
PEOPLE HERE IN THIS --
I'LL TELL YOU THE PEOPLE HERE,
THEY HELP US DO
WHAT WE'RE DOING;
AND THEY HELP US
PUT THE ARMS OF GOD
AROUND HURTING PEOPLE
AND LIFT THEM UP
OUT OF THE PIT OF DESPAIR.
I'M TELLING YOU, WE'RE HERE
TO HELP YOU TO BLESS YOU.
THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE
EVERY DAY.
BETTY AND I ARE NOT LOOKING
FOR SOMETHING TO DO.
WE CAN WEAR A ROCKER OUT
ANY TIME SITTING ON A PORCH
LOOKING AT GOD'S CREATION.
WE'VE GOT 11 GRANDKIDS,
A LITTLE GREAT GRANDSON;
HE'S THE CUTEST THING
YOU EVER SAW.
HERE'S THE DEAL.
WE'RE JUST FULL
OF LIFE AND JOY.
YOU SAY, "WHY ARE YOU HERE?
WHY ARE YOU GOING
AND TALKING TO PEOPLE?"
BECAUSE WE LOVE YOU.
WE WANT YOU TO BE FULLY ALIVE
IN THE POWER OF HIS MIGHT,
IN THE FULLNESS OF HIS SPIRIT
-- NOT RELIGIOUS PRETENSE
AND THE TRADITIONS OF MEN
TAUGHT AND SUBSTITUTED
FOR THE COMMANDS OF GOD, BUT
REALLY WALKING IN THE POWER
OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
AND REALLY MAKING
A KINGDOM IMPRINT --
THE WEIGHT OF HIS GLORY
ON PLANET EARTH.
YOU ARE JUST OUGHT TO SEE
THE WEIGHT OF HIS GLORY
EVERYWHERE YOU GO.
WELL, FULLY ALIVE IS A SERIES
THAT BETTY WENT BACK
10 YEARS AGO;
SHE'S PULLED OUT SOME TEACHING
THAT WE FIRST DID WITH BETH
WHEN BETH FIRST CAME
TO SHARE WITH WHAT WAS CALLED
WEDNESDAYS WITH BETH.
AND SHE IS SHARING
ALL OVER THE WORLD ANYWAY
IN HER WONDERFUL SEMINARS BUT
THEN HERE SHE WAS EVERY WEEK
ON TELEVISION WORLDWIDE.
THIS PROGRAM REACHES OUT
TO A BILLION PEOPLE --
A BILLION PEOPLE CAN SIT
AND WATCH IT.
SO WE'RE HERE BECAUSE WE WANT
TO HELP YOU BE FULLY ALIVE.
WELL, WHEN BETTY LISTENED
TO THESE TEACHINGS
FROM 10 YEARS AGO SHE SAID,
"JAMES!"
AND SHE BEGAN TO SHARE.
AND I BEGAN TO LISTEN.
I SAID, "DEAR GOD!
EVERYBODY NEEDS TO HEAR THAT."
IT'S JUST THERE.
AND THEN WE ASKED BETH
TO COME IN AND ADD TO
AND TEACH IN THE LIGHT
OF THE NEXT 10 YEARS
WHAT WE'VE LEARNED,
AND THEN WE DID
THE SAME THING AND SHARED,
AND THIS SHARING TIME
LIKE WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW,
TELLING YOU ABOUT IT
IS SHARING
AND PEOPLE ARE COMING ALIVE.
WE WANT YOU TO BE FULLY ALIVE.
SO I'M ASKING YOU
TO GET THE SERIES.
LET ME JUST SAY SOMETHING
TO YOU.
THE CHURCH LEADERS, BETTY,
ARE IN TROUBLE.
THERE ARE SURVEYS
THAT INDICATE THAT 30%
OF PASTORS AND PRIESTS
DROP OUT OF THE MINISTRY;
THEY FEEL LIKE, "THERE'S
NO ONE I CAN TALK TO."
I WANT YOU
TO ZOOM THE CAMERA IN HERE
WHERE I CAN TALK TO YOU
AS THOUGH WE WERE
JUST SEATED TOGETHER,
JUST THE TWO OF US.
LISTEN TO ME.
PREACHERS CAME TO ME FOR YEARS
AFTER I SHARED
MY TESTIMONY OF FREEDOM
AND THEY SAID,
"I JUST NEEDED
SOMEBODY TO TALK TO
AND TALK ABOUT HOW I FAILED
THAT WOULDN'T BURY ME.
AND I DIDN'T THINK YOU WOULD."
I WISH I COULD TELL YOU
THE STORIES
OF THE HIGHLY VISIBLE PEOPLE
ALL OVER THE WORLD, AND
MANY OF THEM YOU WOULD KNOW
AND RESPECT AND SAY,
"MY, GOD'S ON THEM!"
IF YOU COULD ONLY KNOW
HOW DEFEATED THEY WERE
WHEN THEY CAME.
THEY WERE READY TO QUIT;
THEY WERE WANTING TO QUIT.
THERE WERE SOME WHO CAME
WHO HAD BEEN ASKED TO QUIT.
BUT MY,
HOW GOD IS USING THEM TODAY.
NOBODY IS DISQUALIFIED.
YOU CAN'T DIG A DITCH
DEEP ENOUGH TO GET IN
THAT HE'S NOT ABLE
TO LIFT YOU UP OUT OF IT AND
PUT YOUR FEET ON A SOLID ROCK.
THE ENEMY WILL TELL
EVERY ONE OF YOU
YOU'RE DISQUALIFIED.
NO, YOU'RE NOT.
YOU'RE QUALIFIED IN CHRIST
BECAUSE THAT'S
THE ONLY QUALIFICATIONS
ANY OF US HAVE ANYWAY.
IT DOESN'T MATTER
HOW MANY DEGREES YOU'VE GOT,
HOW MUCH OTHERS PRAISE YOU,
LOOK UP TO YOU,
HE'S THE ONE THAT GIVES US
EVERYTHING WE NEED
TO ACCOMPLISH HIS WILL.
GOD WANTS YOU
TO BE FULLY ALIVE.
HE WANTS TO FREE YOU.
LISTEN, CONFESS YOUR SINS
ONE TO ANOTHER
THAT YOU MAY BE MADE WHOLE.
WE DON'T CONFESS
JUST TO FEEL BETTER,
WE WANT TO BE MADE WHOLE,
BUT WHO ARE YOU
GOING TO TALK TO?
LET ME ASK YOU TO BE THIS.
SAY, "GOD,
I WANT TO BE THE SAFE ARMS
FOR SOME HURTING
CHURCH LEADER.
I WANT TO BE THE ONE
THAT WON'T LOOK
FOR A STONE TO THROW.
I WANT TO BE
A HEALING FACTOR."
PASTORS, LEADERS,
YOU CAN FIND IT.
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
A DETERMINED EAGLE AND YOU
JUST PRAY WITH ME BECAUSE
I'M PRAYING ABOUT THIS.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW --
I DON'T WANT TO CREATE
A MOVEMENT.
I WON'T JOIN A MOVEMENT.
I WANT TO BE A PART
OF THE MOVE OF GOD ON
EVERY MOVEMENT ON THE PLANET
FOR THE GLORY OF GOD
FOR CORRECTION
AND SPIRITUAL MOMENTUM.
BUT I AM PRAYING ABOUT
MAYBE JUST INVITING PEOPLE
WHO JUST WANT
TO COME SOMEWHERE, I DON'T
KNOW WHERE IT WOULD BE.
I WANT TO BE
A DETERMINED EAGLE.
I WANT TO SOAR ON
THE TURBULENCE OF THE TIMES.
I WANT TO BE AN OVERCOMER,
AND I WANT TO BE HEALED
AND FREE.
JUST PRAY WITH ME.
I'M PRAYING ABOUT WHAT TO DO.
I'M JUST ASKING GOD, YOU PRAY.
BUT I WONDER
IF YOU WOULD SAY, "BOY,
I WOULD LIKE TO BE MADE WHOLE,
FULLY ALIVE AND SOAR
ON THE TURBULENCE
AND THE CHALLENGES, FEARLESS,
FAITHFUL, FAITH-FILLED.
JUST PRAY WITH ME."
WOULD YOU WELCOME BETH MOORE
TO LIFE TODAY?
BETH'S HERE!
Beth: SO HAPPY
TO BE WITH YOU GUYS!
James: BETH, YOU BROUGHT JAN
BECAUSE WE SAID LET'S HAVE
SOMEBODY THAT'S EXPERIENCED
THIS FREEDOM, BREAKING FREE,
THE FULLY ALIVE.
WHY DON'T YOU INTRODUCE JAN.
TELL US ABOUT HER.
Beth: OKAY, THIS IS REALLY
FUN FOR US BECAUSE
JAN AND I BECAME FRIENDS
IN A BLOG COMMUNITY.
SO WE FIRST -- YOU'D THINK,
SURELY THAT CAN'T BE REAL.
WELL, FOR US IT WAS.
WE LITERALLY,
THROUGH BLOG COMMENTS
AND THROUGH A COMMUNITY ONLINE
GOT TO KNOW ONE ANOTHER,
GOT A KICK OUT OF ONE ANOTHER.
WE ARE IN
THE SAME SEASON OF LIFE,
A LOT ABOUT OUR LIVES
ARE VERY SIMILAR.
BUT I JUST LOVE HER SO MUCH --
I'M CRAZY ABOUT HER.
THEN WE GOT TO BE
CLOSE ENOUGH FRIENDS
TO ACTUALLY EXCHANGE
PHONE NUMBERS AND THEN REALLY
START A TRUE FRIENDSHIP.
BUT ONE OF THE REASONS
WHY I WAS TICKLED
FOR JAN TO BE ABLE TO COME
IS BECAUSE HER STORY
IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN MINE.
SHE REALLY WAS A GOOD GIRL
IN A LOT OF WAYS.
Jan: A.G.G. ALWAYS GOOD GIRL!
Beth: ALWAYS GOOD GIRL!
AND I WAS A TRAIN WRECK.
I WAS A TRAIN WRECK.
AND YET, SHE CAME TO A PLACE,
JAMES AND BETTY,
WHERE SHE REALIZED
SHE WAS IN BONDAGE
WITH ALL THAT THING
SHE WAS TRYING TO LIVE.
JAN, I WANT YOU TO TELL THEM
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR STORY
BECAUSE I THINK
IT IS FASCINATING.
I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALIZE
THAT THIS IS JUST
AS BIG A BONDAGE
AS WHAT I WENT THROUGH.
Jan: THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
SO MANY PEOPLE THINK
THEY HAVE TO HAVE
A BACKGROUND OF ABUSE
OR DRUGS OR STRONGHOLDS.
MINE WAS --
DAUGHTER OF A CAREER MARINE.
"YES, SIR, POP!"
THEN MARRIED A PASTOR
SO I DIDN'T STAND A CHANCE.
TRIED TO FOLLOW RULES,
RULES, RULES --
AND I'M A RULE FOLLOWER.
WELL, I REALIZED,
GARY AND I HAD BEEN MARRIED
ABOUT FOUR OR FIVE YEARS,
HAD TWO LITTLE BOYS
AND I KNEW I WAS LOST. LOST!
I WAS A RULE FOLLOWER.
I WAS A HYPOCRITE.
I HAD WALKED AN AISLE
AND NEVER TRUSTED CHRIST
BECAUSE I WAS JUST MAKING SURE
I DID EVERYTHING.
THEN ONE DAY I REALIZED
IT WASN'T ANYTHING
THAT I COULD DO BECAUSE
HE SAID HE DID IT ALL FOR ME.
LIBERTY, FREEDOM --
I WALKED THAT AISLE.
GARY LOOKED AT ME,
I CAME OUT OF THE CHOIR LOFT,
WALKED DOWN,
WENT AROUND THE FRONT.
WHAT IS SHE DOING?
SHOOK HANDS WITH THE PASTOR.
SAID, "I NEED TO GET SAVED.
I'VE BEEN BREAKING --
I'VE JUST BEEN A PHONY!
A PHONY!"
I'M TELLING YOU WHAT.
HE SAID,
"WELL, COME OVER HERE."
"I DON'T NEED ANYBODY.
I KNOW WHAT TO DO."
[Laughter]
Beth: CAN I JUST --
I HAVE TO HAVE EVERYBODY
REWIND FOR A MOMENT
THAT THIS WOMAN
GOT OUT OF THE CHOIR
TO COME DOWN
AND RECEIVE CHRIST AS SAVIOR
WITH HER PASTOR HUSBAND
GOING... [Shocked look]
James: BETH,
IT'S THE SAME THING BETTY DID!
SHE TAUGHT
HER SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS,
THEN SHE STANDS UP
WITH HER SISTER
IN THE WHOLE CHURCH --
SHE'S IN THE CHOIR --
AND STANDS THERE
AND SINGS THE SPECIAL
BEFORE THE PREACHER PREACHES.
THEN SHE COMES OUT OF CHOIR
IN HER ROBE AND GETS SAVED.
Jan: I DID TOO! AMEN!
James: I WISH EVERYBODY --
I WISH EVERYBODY WOULD
COME OUT OF WHEREVER YOU ARE
AND GET SAVED.
BECAUSE I'M TELLING YOU,
KNOWING JESUS
IS SO MUCH BETTER
THAN BEING CHURCH FOLKS.
Jan: AND I'VE NEVER
BEEN THE SAME!
Beth: BECAUSE YOU CAN BE IN
BONDAGE TO YOUR CHURCH ROBE.
I LOVE A CHURCH ROBE
BUT I'M JUST SAYING SOMETIMES,
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK
FREEDOM IS, IS JUST
PUTTING ON YOUR CHURCH ROBE,
THEN IT'S GOT YOU BY THE NECK.
IT DOES!
Jan: MISS BETTY,
I WAS SO BOUND THAT
I WAS SO WORRIED ABOUT
WHAT LITTLE CHURCH LADIES
THOUGHT ABOUT ME
THAT IF I HAD NURSERY DUTY
OR SOMETHING
WHERE I COULDN'T BE SEEN
IN THE CHOIR, I WOULD WALK
THROUGH THE CHURCH
TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY SAW ME.
[Laughter]
THEN I WOULD GO BACK
TO DO MY SERVICE.
BECAUSE "WHERE'S JAN?
WHY WASN'T SHE HERE TONIGHT?
WHAT WAS SHE DOING?"
BUT I LET IT ALL GO
BECAUSE GUESS WHAT?
I HAVE AN AUDIENCE OF ONE.
IF HE'S PLEASED WITH MY LIFE,
I'M FREE!
James: WHAT DO YOU
WANT PEOPLE TO HEAR, JAN?
BECAUSE SOME OF THEM
KNOW THE LORD.
I WAS DEFEATED
AS A HIGHLY VISIBLE PREACHER.
I HAD NO PATIENCE.
I STILL HAVE --
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
EVEN WHILE I'VE BEEN TAPING
THIS WEEK,
ONE OF MY WONDERFUL STAFF
CAME OVER AND SAID,
"YOU'RE SAYING SUCH
GOOD THINGS BUT YOU LOOK
A LITTLE BIT INTENSE.
ARE YOU MAD?"
I SAID, "OH, NO!
IT'S THE WAY GOD DESIGNED ME."
I WISH I COULD JUST LOOK LIKE
BEN CARSON ALL THE TIME
AND JUST ALWAYS BE SO HAPPY
WHEN THEY'RE KILLING ME.
I'M JUST BEING
NICE BEN CARSON.
HERE'S THE DEAL.
I DON'T KNOW WHY
I HAVE DEEP SET EYES.
BUT HERE'S WHAT I DID LEARN
WHEN I GOT SET FREE.
THE WRATH OF MAN WORKETH NOT
THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD.
BECAUSE I'M TELLING YOU,
I WAS MAD ABOUT EVERYTHING.
I SAID, "THERE'S PLENTY
TO BE MAD ABOUT."
YOU KNOW WE ARE TOO.
YOU GET SOMEBODY GET UP
AND TELL EVERYTHING
THAT'S WRONG WITH AMERICA AND
HOW THEY'RE GOING TO FIX IT
AND EVERYBODY IS MAD.
HERE'S THE DEAL.
WE CAN SEE WHAT'S WRONG
WITH AMERICA.
THERE'S ONLY ONE PERSON
WHO KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT.
THAT'S WHAT OUR FOUNDERS
CALLED "DIVINE PROVIDENCE."
WE NEED TO GET BACK IN
THE HANDS OF THE DESIGNER --
THE MASTER DESIGNER.
THAT MEANS WE'VE GOT
TO BE DEPENDENT.
BUT ANGER, THERE'S
A RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION.
I ALWAYS LIKED TO SAY,
"IF I GET MAD
IT IS RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATION!"
BUT HERE'S THE THING.
SOMETIMES IT'S JUST
MY PERSONALITY;
SOMETIMES MY PERSONALITY
GETS IN GOD'S WAY.
I DON'T WANT IT TO.
IF WE REALLY COME TO KNOW HIM,
WE WANT HIM TO WORK HIS LIFE
AND HIS LOVE THROUGH US
SO POWERFULLY AND BEAUTIFULLY
THAT IT IS MAGNETIC.
THE LORD SHOWED ME SOMETHING
AND I'VE BEEN TALKING
THIS WEEK ABOUT THE FATHER,
HOW THIS IS
A FATHERLESS NATION.
WE NEED TO SEE THE FATHER;
ALL THE MORE REASON
THE FATHERLESS OUGHT
TO BE RUNNING TO THE CHURCH
BECAUSE THE FATHER'S FAMILY
REVEALS THE GREATNESS
OF THEIR FATHER
AND THAT HE WANTS NO ORPHANS.
HE WANTS ALL CHILDREN --
THAT'S WHAT HE WANTS.
DO YOU KNOW THAT
REALLY AND TRULY,
THE FATHER'S HEART
IS SO BROKEN TODAY,
HE'S WEEPING OVER US.
THE CHURCH NEEDS TO WEEP OVER
PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW HIM,
AND WE NEED TO COME
TO THAT FATHER.
THIS IS WHAT GOD
IS REVEALING TO US TODAY --
COME TO THE FATHER.
ISN'T THAT BASICALLY
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU
AND WHAT HAPPENED TO BETTY?
YOU MOVED INTO RELATIONSHIP
RATHER THAN RELIGIOUS
PRETENSE AND PRACTICE.
Jan: OH, YES.
THAT'S WHAT I SAID.
I HAD A LOT
OF CRANIAL KNOWLEDGE
BUT I NEEDED
SOME CARDIO KNOWLEDGE.
Beth: THAT'S GOOD, JAN!
James: THAT IS GREAT!
Betty: HOW DID IT
AFFECT THE CHURCH BODY WHEN
THEY SAW THE PASTOR'S WIFE
COME DOWN?
Jan: I HAVE TO ADMIT
THAT I STRUGGLED WITH IT
FOR THREE OR FOUR MONTHS.
I WOULD STUFF IT
BECAUSE I HAD PRIDE.
I THOUGHT, WHAT ARE PEOPLE
GOING TO SAY ABOUT MY HUSBAND?
HERE'S THE WORSHIP
PASTOR'S WIFE LOST,
THEIR SINGING SOLOIST --
THE SAME.
BUT THERE CAME A POINT
THAT SUNDAY MORNING WHERE
I DIDN'T GIVE A FLYING FLIP
WHO WAS OUT THERE, WHO CARED,
I JUST KNEW WHAT I HAD TO DO.
AND I'M TELLING YOU PEOPLE --
AND YOU THEY MAKE YOU
STAND AT THE FRONT
AND PEOPLE COME BY
AND SHAKE YOUR HANDS.
AND THEY WERE JUST LIKE...
[Perplexed look]
[Laughter]
I REMEMBER ONE LADY
SHAKING MY HAND,
MISS BOBBY JEAN.
I STILL REMEMBER HER NOW;
GOD REST HER SOUL.
SHE SAID, "MISS JAN,
IF YOU WERE NOT SAVED,
NONE OF US ARE."
I SAID, "DON'T SAY THAT!
DON'T SAY THAT!
DON'T SAY THAT!"
Beth: BETTY,
ALL I WAS GOING TO SAY IS
THIS IS WHERE WE NEED TO GET.
WHERE WE SAY, "I DON'T GIVE
A FLYING FLIP --
I WANT TO BE FREE!"
I LOVE IT.
Betty: WELL,
I WAS IN THE SAME WAY.
I WENT DOWN
AND WENT TO THE PASTOR,
HE WAS DOWN FRONT.
AND I SAID,
"I JUST GOT SAVED OVER THERE."
HE SAID, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
YOU'RE THE BEST GIRL
IN OUR CHURCH!"
I SAID, "I'M SO TIRED
OF BEING GOOD!
I JUST GOT SAVED OVER THERE!"
SO GOODNESS IS NOT
WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT.
Jan: NO! AND THAT'S WHAT
I HAD TO REALIZE.
MY GOODNESS --
BECAUSE I WAS GOOD --
I TOLD YOU I WAS AN A.G.G.
ALWAYS GOOD GIRL.
BUT I WASN'T SCARED
OF THE LORD,
I WAS SCARED OF MY DADDY,
THAT BIG OLD MARINE,
MAJOR TOM.
A SERIES OF MESSAGES,
THE HOLY SPIRIT
BEGAN TO WOO ME AND DREW ME
AND THAT WAS MY DAY, 7/7/85,
I REMEMBER THE DAY, JULY 7TH!
PRAISE THE LORD!
James: BETH, WE'VE BEEN
SHARING ABOUT FREEDOM
FOR A LONG TIME AND
I FEEL LIKE WHAT WE'VE DONE
IN THIS SERIES, FULLY ALIVE
WHERE WE ACTUALLY
WENT BACK 10 YEARS, WENT BACK
TO SO MUCH OF WHAT YOU SHARED
EVEN IN BREAKING FREE,
AND THE THINGS THAT NOT ONLY
WE EXPERIENCED IN OUR LIVES
PERSONALLY BUT WHAT WE'VE
WATCHED OTHERS EXPERIENCE,
AND JAN, YOU KNOW
WHAT WE'RE SHARING.
I JUST FEEL LIKE GOD IS
GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SAY HERE'S WHAT SOME PEOPLE
WHO WERE DEFEATED --
I MEAN IT WASN'T LIKE
WE WERE THE CHOSEN ONES
THAT BECAUSE OF OUR
CREDENTIALS OF EXCELLENCE --
I FELT LIKE HE SCRAPED
THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL,
BETH, WHEN HE GOT ME.
Beth: OH! IT'S FOUR
OUT OF FOUR OF US RIGHT HERE.
THAT'S WHAT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I'VE SAID SO MANY TIMES,
"EITHER JESUS HAS
A LOT OF GRACE
OR HE HAS VERY POOR TASTE."
[Laughter]
James: AND THAT'S SO TRUE.
AND SO MANY PEOPLE
FEEL THAT WAY.
HAVE YOU, JAN,
BECOME A SHOULDER
FOR PEOPLE TO LEAN ON NOW
BECAUSE THEY SEE
SHE'S FULL OF LOVE?
Jan: YES! YES, YES.
ONE OF THE THINGS
THAT I LOVE TO DO, WHICH
I LOVE ABOUT BETH'S MINISTRY,
AND I KNOW,
JUST GETTING TO DO THIS
IS SUCH A PRIVILEGE FOR ME,
BECAUSE I'M ONE WOMAN,
ONE VOICE
OF THOUSANDS OF WOMEN,
WOMEN HERE TODAY
THAT COULD SHARE LIKE I HAVE
WHAT THIS WOMAN
HAS POURED INTO ME
THROUGH HER TEACHINGS
I HAVE TAKEN AND THEN
I JUST TURN IT AROUND AND
POUR IT INTO SOMEBODY ELSE.
James: AND YOU DON'T
NECESSARILY GIVE HER CREDIT
FOR IT EITHER, DO YOU?
THE BIBLE SAYS, WHAT
THOU HAST NOT NOW RECEIVE.
Jan: WELL, IT'S GOD IN HER.
Beth: I'M GOING TO TELL YOU,
THIS WOMAN MINISTERS
TO PEOPLE CONTINUALLY --
CONTINUALLY.
I LOVED WHAT YOU WERE SAYING,
JAMES, BECAUSE WE BOTH --
SOMETIMES JAN AND I WILL TEXT
AND THEN GO, "WOO-HOO!"
BECAUSE WE'VE TALKED TO SOME
WOMEN THAT HAVE COME TO US,
FOUND A SAFE PLACE, AND YES!
SAFE! AND WE'RE JUST LIKE
WIDE-EYED GOING, "WOW! YES!
WE'RE IN SOME MESSES, GIRLS!
WE'RE IN SOME MESSES.
YOU'RE SAFE WITH US
AND WE'RE GOING TO HELP WALK
OUT OF THIS THING TOGETHER."
James: AND NO MESS
TOO BIG FOR HIM.
THERE'S NOT A BROKEN UP LIFE
THAT HE CAN'T TAKE THE PIECES
AND CREATE A MASTERPIECE.
HE REALLY CAN.
ANY OLD CLAY WILL DO,
JUST YIELD YOUR LIFE TO HIM.
BEAUTIFUL TO WATCH.
YOU'RE HAVING FUN
DOING IT TOO; AREN'T YOU?
Jan: YES, I AM.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M GOING
TO DO NEXT SATURDAY,
A WEEK FROM RIGHT NOW?
I'M GOING TO BE AT MY CHURCH
AND I'VE STARTED A MINISTRY
CALLED "TASTE AND SEE" AND I'M
JUST TAKING THESE YOUNG GIRLS
IN THE KITCHEN AND TEACHING
THEM HOW TO COOK BUT I'M
ALSO TEACHING THEM ABOUT LIFE.
THEY DON'T REALIZE
THAT'S GOING ON.
WE'RE MAKING PEACH COBBLER,
WE'RE MAKING THOSE BISCUITS,
WE'RE GOING TO DO CORNBREAD
DRESSING THIS COMING SATURDAY.
THEY COME IN THERE AND THEN
I HEAR FROM THEM ALL WEEK
OR I HEAR FROM THEM
THROUGH A TEXT OR SOMETHING.
SO IT'S JUST BEEN
THE MOST UNIQUE THING
BUT I'M LOVING IT!
James: YOU REALLY ARE, BETTY,
RESPONSIBLE FOR WHY
WE'RE SITTING HERE
TALKING ABOUT FULLY ALIVE.
WHEN YOU BEGAN TO LISTEN
TO THOSE MESSAGES THAT
WE DID SITTING AROUND A TABLE
AND I'M TELLING YOU,
IT WAS JUST LIKE A SHOT HEARD
AROUND THE WORLD THEN --
A SHOT OF LIBERTY
AND HOPE AND FREEDOM.
WHAT IS IT THAT MOVED YOU
AND WHAT IS IT
THAT YOU'RE PRAYING FOR NOW
THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
FULLY ALIVE AND TRYING
TO GET ALL THE VIEWERS,
NOT ONLY THOSE IN THE STUDIO
BUT ALL OVER THE WORLD,
TO GET THE INSIGHT
AND INSPIRATION
THAT CAN IN SO MANY WAYS
TRANSFORM THEIR LIFE?
WHAT IS IT THAT MOVES YOU?
WHAT IS YOUR HOPE IN IT?
Betty: YOU KNOW WHEN YOU TALK
ABOUT FULLY ALIVE.
WHEN I ACCEPTED JESUS
INTO MY HEART, IT WASN'T --
THAT WASN'T EVERYTHING.
THAT WAS JUST THE BEGINNING --
A BEGINNING
OF A PROGRESS IN MY LIFE
AND MY JOURNEY WITH THE LORD.
I'M ALMOST 72 YEARS OLD,
AND I'M STILL ON THAT JOURNEY
OF LEARNING AND I WILL BE
UNTIL I GO TO MEET HIM.
BUT IT CAN BE
A WONDERFUL JOURNEY.
THIS PART OF FULLY ALIVE
TALKS ABOUT THE STRONGHOLDS,
JAMES, THAT WE CAN COME ACROSS
IN OUR LIVES AND
THE ENEMY BRINGS THEM TO US
AND HE PUTS THEM ON US.
BUT WE NEED TO LEARN HOW
TO DEAL WITH THOSE STRONGHOLDS
AND LEARN THAT WE DON'T HAVE
TO LIVE UNDER THE WEIGHT
OF THOSE STRONGHOLDS.
YES, THE ENEMY WAITS
FOR EVERY OPPORTUNE MOMENT
TO BRING THEM BACK AT YOU
BUT WHEN YOU LEARN HOW
TO FIGHT THE BATTLE
AND YOU PUT ON THAT ARMOR
THAT GOD HAS GIVEN US
THROUGH HIS WORD,
THE SWORD OF GOD,
WE CAN BE VICTORIOUS
IN THAT BATTLE.
WE DON'T HAVE TO BE
BEATEN DOWN AND DEFEATED.
WE DON'T HAVE TO JUST HIDE
IN A CORNER AND SAY,
"OKAY, JESUS, I'M WAITING
UNTIL YOU COME BACK."
NO! THAT'S NOT WHAT
HE WANTS US TO DO.
HE WANTS US TO STAY DRESSED UP
IN HIS WORD
AND TO BE AN EXAMPLE
OF WHAT HE DID IN OUR LIVES.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND
HOW MUCH GOD LOVES US?
HE GAVE HIS MOST PRECIOUS
TREASURE ON THAT CROSS
THAT WE MIGHT HAVE
ETERNAL LIFE WITH HIM.
IF YOU'RE A PARENT,
OR IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE
THAT YOU LOVE SO DEARLY AND
THEY GET ILL, THEY GET SICK,
AND THEY DIE, YOU KNOW
WHAT TREASURES THAT YOU FEEL.
I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE THE AGONY
THAT GOD MUST HAVE FELT.
HE SAID, "I'M GIVING YOU
MY TREASURE RIGHT HERE."
I THINK ABOUT MARY, HIS MOTHER
AND ESPECIAL AFTER LOSING
A CHILD OF OUR OWN
AND I THINK, GOD,
SHE MUST HAVE SAID,
"GOD, IS THERE ANOTHER WAY?
IS THERE ANOTHER WAY?
I KNOW YOU'RE GOD.
I KNOW WHAT
YOU CALLED HIM HERE TO DO.
BUT AS A MOTHER,
IS THERE ANOTHER WAY?
I FEEL LIKE GOD GAVE
HIS ALL FOR US.
WE SHOULD GIVE OUR ALL FOR HIM
AND HIS PURPOSES IN THIS WORLD
AND WHAT HE'S PUT US HERE FOR.
THAT'S WHAT I THINK ABOUT WHEN
I THINK ABOUT FULLY ALIVE.
LET'S BE ALIVE THROUGH HIM
AND HIS WORD
AND LET'S SHARE THAT LIFE
THAT HE'S PUT WITHIN US.
James: AND THAT IS WHY
WE'RE OFFERING THE SERIES,
FULLY ALIVE BECAUSE WE WANT
THE FULLNESS OF HIS SPIRIT.
WE DON'T WANT WATER TO WADE IN
WE WANT A RIVER OF HIS LIFE
AND LOVE THAT CARRIES US.
PAUL SAID,
"I GO BOUND IN THE SPIRIT,
COMPELLED, CONTROLLED BY,
LITERALLY FILLED
TO OVERFLOWING TO THE POINT
THAT I GO TO THE HIGHEST
LEVELS OF INFLUENCE
IN THE LAND."
HE SAID, "I NEVER HELD BACK
ANYTHING PROFITABLE UNTO YOU.
BUT I HAVE WEPT
WITH MANY TEARS,
CALLING FOR REPENTANCE."
I'M TELLING YOU JEREMIAH SAID,
"OH, THAT MY HEAD WERE WATERS
AND MY EYES
A FOUNTAIN OF TEARS THAT
I MIGHT WEEP DAY AND NIGHT
FOR THE SLAIN
OF THE DAUGHTER OF MY PEOPLE.
THEN IN LAMENTATIONS HE SAID,
AS HE LOOKED AT THE CITY
IN RUINS, HE SAID,
"IS IT NOTHING TO YOU,
ALL YOU THAT PASS BY?
IS IT NOTHING
THAT THE LITTLE ONES
ARE LED AWAY CAPTIVE
BY THE ADVERSARY?"
SO MANY PEOPLE HELD IN BONDAGE
TO THEIR OWN APPETITES,
TO ADDICTIONS,
TO COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR.
THEY'RE UNDER THE CONTROL
OF A FORCE THAT SEEMS
SO MUCH BIGGER THAN THEM
BUT IT'S NOT BIGGER THAN GOD.
AND JESUS CAME
TO BREAK THE BONDAGE
AND SET THE CAPTIVES FREE,
BIND UP THE BROKEN HEARTS.
WOULD YOU ALLOW HIM
TO DO THAT?
I'M ASKING YOU
PLEASE, PRAYERFULLY,
CONSIDER GETTING FULLY ALIVE,
LEARNING HOW
TO BE FREED TO WIN
BECAUSE WE ARE IN A BATTLE.
BUT WE HAVEN'T BEEN LEFT
WITHOUT ARMOR
AND DIVINE ENABLING
AND THE POWER OF HIS SPIRIT.
JESUS SAID, "IT IS IMPERATIVE
FOR YOU THAT I LEAVE
AND SEND ANOTHER OF THE
SAME KIND, JUST LIKE ME,
TO LIVE IN YOU."
SO CHRIST IS IN US THE HOPE
OF GOD'S GLORY REVEALED.
I THINK YOU'VE SEEN THAT.
I THINK YOU'VE SEEN IT
IN JAN AND BETH.
I BELIEVE YOU'VE SEEN IT
IN BETTY.
DO YOU BELIEVE YOU'VE SEEN
JESUS IN THESE LADIES HERE
AS THEY'VE SHARED?
PLEASE GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY
TO SEND YOU SOMETHING THAT
YOU WILL HIDE IN YOUR HEART
AND IT WILL CARRY YOU.
YOU CAN GET IT ON FLASH DRIVE
OR YOU CAN GET IT IN THE CD'S.
IT'S AUDIO
SO YOU CAN LISTEN TO IT
AS YOU MOVE ABOUT.
BUT I WOULD CHALLENGE YOU,
LISTEN TO THE TEACHING,
LISTEN TO WHAT'S SHARED,
SIT DOWN WITH YOUR BIBLE,
A JOURNAL, A NOTE PAD.
I'LL MAKE YOU A PROMISE,
YOU WILL NOT BE THE SAME.
I BELIEVE THE BIBLE
WILL COME ALIVE IN YOUR HANDS.
YOU'LL HAVE A NEW BOOK,
A LIVING BOOK, A LIVING WORD,
AND I'M ASKING YOU PLEASE,
GIVE US THAT OPPORTUNITY
TO HELP YOU.
THAT'S ALL WE WANT TO DO.
YOU SAY, "WELL, JAMES,
WHAT DO WE DO TO RECEIVE
THE FULLY ALIVE SERIES?"
WE'RE ASKING YOU TO HELP US
SHARE CHRIST IN OUR
EVANGELISTIC OUTREACHES.
AS WE CLOSE THE YEAR,
MANY PEOPLE LOVE TO MAKE
A GREAT YEAR-END GIFT.
WHAT BETTER THING COULD YOU DO
THAN TO HELP US WIN PEOPLE
TO CHRIST ALL OVER THE WORLD?
WE'VE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT
SAVING MILLIONS OF LIVES
WITH THE FEEDING PROGRAMS
BUT IN THOSE SAME AREAS
WE'VE HAD TWO AND THREE TIMES
AS MANY PEOPLE ACCEPT CHRIST
IN THOSE AREAS
BECAUSE LOVE OPENS THEIR HEART
TO HEAR THE GOSPEL.
WHEN YOU SEE THE LOVE,
THEN YOU LISTEN
TO THE LOVE STORY
AND YOU CAN EXPERIENCE IT.
SO MAKE A SPECIAL GIFT.
MAKE THE BEST GIFT YOU CAN
TO HELP US SHARE JESUS
ALL OVER THE WORLD
IN EVANGELISTIC OUTREACHES.
CLOSE THE YEAR STRONG;
GO INTO THE NEW YEAR
PUTTING ARMS OF GOD'S LOVE
AROUND A HURTING WORLD.
GO TO LIFETODAY.ORG
OR DIAL THAT NUMBER; USE
YOUR BANKCARD LIKE A CHECK.
MAKE THE GIFT
GOD LEADS YOU TO MAKE.
AND WE'RE GOING TO HELP YOU,
I BELIEVE,
WITH WHAT HE'S SHARED,
BEGIN TO WALK IN THE FULLNESS
OF HIS SPIRIT FULLY ALIVE.
THANK YOU FOR MAKING THAT CALL
OR GOING ONLINE.
Announcer:
INTRODUCING FULLY ALIVE,
A REVOLUTIONARY
NEW SERIES
THAT WILL EMPOWER YOU
TO WALK IN SPIRITUAL FREEDOM
AND NEWNESS OF LIFE
EVERY DAY.
THROUGH EIGHT POWER-PACKED
AUDIO MESSAGES,
JAMES AND
BETTY ROBISON
JOIN WITH BETH MOORE
AND ROBERT MORRIS
TO EQUIP BELIEVERS
FOR VICTORY.
WITH TEACHING AND TESTIMONY ROOTED IN SCRIPTURE,
FULLY ALIVE IS
A POWERFUL WEAPON
IN THE FIGHT TO TEAR DOWN
THE ENEMY STRONGHOLDS
AND HELP YOU LIVE
IN THE FREEDOM
AND FULLNESS OF GOD'S
HOLY SPIRIT POWER.
CALL NOW TO RECEIVE
FULLY ALIVE ON AUDIO CD
OR U.S.B.
FLASH DRIVE
WITH YOUR GIFT OF
JUST $40 OR MORE.
WITH YOUR GIFT
OF $100 OR MORE,
YOU MAY REQUEST
THE FULLY ALIVE SERIES,
ALONG WITH TWO
LIFE-CHANGING BOOKS,
AUDACIOUS
BY BETH MOORE,
AND TRULY FREE
BY ROBERT MORRIS.
ALSO PLEASE CONSIDER
A GIFT OF $1,000 OR MORE
AND YOU MAY REQUEST
"MAJESTY,"
OUR BEAUTIFUL NEW
BRONZE SCULPTURE
FOR 2016
FEATURING A BUCK
IN REGAL STANCE
REFLECTING THE HANDIWORK
OF GOD'S CREATION.
AND REMEMBER,
YOUR GIFT TODAY
WILL HELP TENS OF THOUSANDS
COME TO CHRIST
THROUGH OUR
EVANGELISM EFFORTS,
INCLUDING LARGE
OUTDOOR CRUSADES,
FILM EVANGELISM,
AND THE MANY OTHER OUTREACHES
WHERE WE'RE ABLE
TO OFFER THE HOPE
AND SALVATION OF JESUS
TO A WORLD
IN NEED.
THIS IS THE LAST WEEK!
PLEASE CALL, WRITE, OR MAKE
YOUR GIFT ONLINE.
Announcer: LIFE OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL WAS BIRTHED
ON A FOUNDATION OF
WINNING SOULS FOR CHRIST.
TODAY WE'RE STILL SUPPORTING EVANGELISTIC OUTREACHES
BOTH LARGE AND SMALL
IN NATIONS AROUND THE WORLD.
OUR MISSION OF
FEEDING THE HUNGRY,
PROVIDING WATER
TO THE THIRSTY,
SHELTER
TO THE ORPHAN,
RESCUING YOUNG GIRLS
FROM HUMAN TRAFFICKING,
THESE ARE ALL ACTS
OF COMPASSION
WITH THE GOAL TO OFFER JESUS
IN WORD AND DEED
TO OFFER HOPE
AND TO OFFER SALVATION
TO ALL WHO WILL HEAR.
ON THE CONTINENT
OF AFRICA,
OUR MINISTRY
PARTNERS REPORT
OVER 10 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE GIVEN THEIR LIFE TO CHRIST
THROUGH ONGOING
CRUSADES.
MILLIONS HAVE COME
TO KNOW CHRIST
THROUGH OUR MISSION
PARTNERS FILM
ON THE LIFE OF JESUS,
WHICH IS CONTINUALLY
BEING SHOWN IN HUNDREDS
OF VILLAGES IN INDIA.
>> JAMES AND BETTY,
I'M SO GLAD TO BRING YOU
THIS UPDATE FROM INDIA
ON WHAT OUR TEAMS ARE DOING
THROUGH THIS AMAZING
MOVIE, DIAS AGA,
NOW 515 TEAMS
SHOWING IT
SOME 75,000 TIMES
THIS YEAR.
IT'S YOUR INVESTMENT
THAT'S HELPING TO
MAKE THIS POSSIBLE,
YOUR PRAYERS.
THANK YOU,
FRIENDS AND PARTNERS
OF LIFE OUTREACH
INTERNATIONAL.
THE ONLY WAY WE CAN CONTINUE MINISTERING AROUND THE WORLD
IS FOR YOU TO PARTNER WITH
LIFE OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL,
AND TOGETHER WE CAN PROVIDE
NOT ONLY THE BASICS OF LIFE
BUT OFFER HOPE
AS WE SPREAD THE GOSPEL
AND WIN MORE SOULS
IN 2016.
James: WELL, BETTY
AND I THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR LETTING US SHARE WITH YOU.
AND THANKS FOR HELPING US
WIN PEOPLE TO CHRIST.
BETTY CAME OUT OF THE CHOIR
TO FIND CHRIST;
A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE SITTING
IN CHOIRS IN CHURCHES
THAT NEED TO KNOW THE LORD.
AND THEN JAN, HERE, SHE IS,
KIND OF A CHURCH LEADER,
MISS CHURCH LADY.
I THINK SHE WAS
THE ORIGINAL CHURCH LADY
BUT YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN
A CLOSE RUNNER-UP.
Jan: I'LL TAKE IT!
James: BUT THEY FOUND JESUS.
WOULD YOU SAY THANKS
TO JAN AND BETH FOR SHARING?
Beth: LOVE YOU!
James: THANK ALL OF YOU
FOR WATCHING!
TELL YOUR FRIENDS
TO WATCH LIFE TODAY AND
GET THE FULLY ALIVE SERIES!
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Announcer: TOMORROW,
JOIN JAMES AND BETTY,
ALONG WITH
BEST-SELLING AUTHOR,
ROBERT MORRIS
AS THEY DISCUSS THE POWER
TO OVERCOME DARKNESS
AND LIVE
FULLY ALIVE.
>> 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.