Participants: Walter Pearson
Series Code: BOL
Program Code: BOL000207
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00:02 SO IF YOU WANT A JOB, YOU DON'T
00:03 SIT AT HOME, LAY IN THE BED -- 00:09 WHAT DO YOU THINK 00:10 IS GOING TO HAPPEN ? 00:11 DO YOU THINK THE EMPLOYMENT 00:11 AGENCY IS GOING TO 00:12 COME TO YOUR HOUSE ? 00:15 IF YOU ASK GOD FOR SOMETHING, 00:16 GO OUT THERE WHERE IT IS ! 00:18 ♪ PRAISE THE LORD, LET'S JUST PRAISE THE LORD ♪ 00:25 Announcer: THIS IS THE BREATH OF LIFE TELEVISION BROADCAST WITH PASTOR WALTER L. PEARSON, JR. 00:29 WHEN GOD GETS READY HE CAN DELIVER YOU, IF YOU CALL ON HIM, IF YOU TRUST IN HIM. 00:35 ♪ HE'S WORTHY OF THE PRAISE, JESUS IS WORTHY. ♪ 00:42 YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE DOWN FLAT ON YOUR FACE, BUT THE POWER OF GOD WILL LIFT YOU UP. 00:47 ♪ WORTHY OF ALL, ALL THE PRAISE. ♪ 00:54 SO WE DECIDED TO TELL THEM. 00:55 AND WE GOT TO THE PLACE 00:56 THEY'D CALL UP AND SAY, 00:57 "DO YOU GOT THE TUITION ?" 00:58 AND WE'D SAY, "NO." 01:01 "YEAH, BUT DAD I GOT TO HAVE IT." 01:03 "WHEN ?" 01:04 "TOMORROW." 01:05 "I DON'T SEE HOW WE'RE GONNA DO IT." 01:08 "DAD, WHAT'S YOU GONNA DO ?" 01:09 I SAID, "YOU BETTER PRAY." 01:13 AMEN ? 01:15 AND THEN WHEN THE LORD WOULD COME THROUGH THEY WOULD KNOW HOW HE CAME THROUGH. 01:18 YOU GOT TO KNOW, IN THE WORDS OF MIHALIA JACKSON, 01:22 "HOW YOU GOT OVER", OR ELSE WHEN YOUR SOUL LOOKS BACK AND WONDERS 01:28 IT WILL NEVER FIND OUT HOW YOU GOT OVER. 01:33 JESUS IS THE ANSWER. 01:35 NOW THEY BRING THE MAN DOWN, AND THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT 01:38 "WHAT SHOULD WE DO ?" 01:39 DO THEY GIVE UP ? 01:40 NO, NO, NO. 01:42 IF YOU NEED A BLESSING, YOU DON'T GIVE UP. 01:44 AMEN ? 01:46 THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE WHO'VE GIVEN UP. 01:48 THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE ON THE SIDES OF ROADS WHO'VE GIVEN UP; 01:51 THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THEIR HOMES TRAPPED WHO HAVE GIVEN UP; 01:55 WHEN YOU WANT A BLESSING, YOU'VE GOT TO KEEP ON SEEKING. 01:57 THE BIBLE SAYS, "SEEK AND YE SHALL FIND, 02:00 KNOCK AND THE DOOR SHALL BE OPENED, ASK" AMEN ? 02:05 GOD FEEDS THE BIRDS, BUT HE DOES NOT THROW WORMS IN THEIR NESTS. 02:14 SO IF YOU WANT A JOB, YOU DON'T SIT AT HOME, LAY IN THE BED. 02:23 WHAT DO YOU THINK IS GOING TO HAPPEN ? 02:25 DO YOU THINK THE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY IS GOING TO COME TO YOUR HOUSE ? 02:28 IF YOU ASK GOD FOR SOMETHING, GO OUT THERE WHERE IT IS ! 02:32 BE WHERE GOD CAN FIND YOU WHEN HE NEEDS YOU, WELL, 02:36 GOD CAN FIND YOU ANYWHERE, BUT YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I MEAN. 02:40 SO, THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO GIVE UP. 02:42 SO SOMEBODY LOOKS UP ON TOP OF THE HOUSE AND SAYS, 02:46 "HEY MAN, YOU THINKIN' WHAT I'M THINKING ?" 02:50 "YEAH, I WAS THINKING THAT BUT I WASN'T GONNA SAY NOTHIN." 02:56 "WELL, YOU KNOW, THE MAN NEED TO BE HEALED AND THEY CAN FIX THE ROOF." 03:05 "SAY, BUT YOU KNOW IF WE GO UP THERE AND DO THAT, A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GONNA TALK ABOUT US." 03:13 "YEAH, BUT THE MAN'S SICK. 03:16 IF WE DON'T DO SOMETHING, THE MAN'S GONNA DIE, LET 'EM TALK." 03:21 AMEN ? 03:24 SEE FOLK WORRY A WHOLE LOT ABOUT WHO'S TALKIN -- TALK IS SO CHEAP, EVERYBODY CAN TALK. 03:30 IF YOU NEED A BLESSING, GO FOR THE BLESSING. 03:33 SO THE BROTHERS SAY, "OK". 03:35 NOW, I'VE TRIED TO GO BACK INTO THE HISTORICAL ACCOUNT 03:37 AND FIGURE OUT HOW THEY GOT ON TOP OF THE ROOF. 03:39 IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A ONE STORY HOUSE, NOT A TWO STORY ONE, 03:42 AND THEY WENT UP ON AN ELEVATION BEHIND IT THAT MAY HAVE LED DOWN TO IT, 03:47 SO THEY GOT UP THERE SOMEHOW WITH THIS PALLET, BORNE BY FOUR PEOPLE. 03:53 I'M SURE IT WAS NOT A GLORIOUS CLIMB. 03:57 AMEN ? 03:59 THE LORD DIDN'T SAY THAT HE WAS GOING TO GIVE YOU A BLESSING 04:01 AND IT WAS GONNA BE ALWAYS PRETTY. 04:05 AMEN ? 04:06 YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY LOOKS AT TELEVISION AND SAYS, 04:08 "WELL, WHEN I GO TO JESUS, THE WAY I WANT TO GO IS" 04:12 FOLK DISILLUSION YOURSELF OF THAT. 04:15 YOU DON'T DECIDE HOW YOU GO TO JESUS, JUST GO ! 04:20 SO, THEY CLIMB, AND YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF ROUGH "YOU GOT HIM ?" 04:23 "YEAH, I GOT HIM, COME ON NOW." 04:24 "YOU GOT THAT END ?" 04:25 "YEAH." 04:26 "OK, COME ON." 04:27 "HEY MAN, DON'T LET HIM FALL. 04:32 MAN GOT ENOUGH PROBLEMS, DON'T LET HIM FALL !" 04:36 "OK MAN, WE'RE UP HERE, NOW WHAT WE GONNA DO ?" 04:40 "WELL, TELL YOU WHAT, LAY HIM DOWN FOR A MINUTE." 04:45 "OK, WE GOT THAT." 04:50 "WELL, HOW MUCH ROOM YOU THINK WE GONNA NEED." 04:52 "WE GOTTA TAKE SOME MORE OFF." 04:55 NOW MY QUESTION IS, WHAT ARE THE DEACONS -- WHAT ARE THE DEACONS INSIDE THE ROOMS THINKING ? 05:06 (audience laughing) 05:19 COME ON FOLKS, ARE YOU WITH ME NOW ? 05:24 "MAN, YOU KNOW THAT AIN'T RIGHT -- JESUS TRYING TO PREACH -- YOU SEE THAT ?" 05:29 "SOMEBODY ALWAYS WANTING TO MESS UP." 05:32 "TRYING TO HAVE A LITTLE SERVICE HERE IN THE HOUSE -- LOOK AT THAT !" 05:36 "YOU BELIEVE THAT ?" 05:37 "I DON'T BELIEVE THAT, I AIN'T NEVER SEEN NOTHING LIKE THAT IN MY LIFE." 05:40 "DO YOU THINK THESE BRETHERN ON TOP OUR WORRIED ?" 05:42 "NO, THEY'RE TEARING A BIGGER HOLE." 05:46 AMEN ? 05:47 SOMEBODY'S HOPING JESUS IS GOING TO SAY, "STOP." 05:49 BUT WHAT THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND IS THAT JESUS CAME TO SEEK AND TO SAVE THE LOST. 05:55 HE'S NOT ABOUT TO STOP THE MAN. 05:57 ARE YOU STILL WITH ME. 05:59 SO NOW, THEY GO UP, AND THEY'RE GETTING READY TO LET THE MAN DOWN. 06:04 NOW WATCH THIS FOLKS BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING ELSE THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY. 06:09 DO YOU KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO 06:11 GET THAT MAN DOWN TO JESUS -- BECAUSE THEY CAN'T COOPERATE ? 06:19 TOLD YOU I WAS GONNA PREACH TONIGHT. 06:23 SEE, THERE'S SOME FOLK WHO GOTTA DO IT THEIR WAY, OR NO WAY. 06:29 THAT'S WHY THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS TONIGHT WE CAN'T GET DONE, 06:32 CAUSE YOU CAN'T FIND FOUR PEOPLE WHO'LL COOPERATE. 06:36 "NOW, I'M GONNA DO IT MY WAY." 06:38 "IF YOU AIN'T DOIN IT MY WAY, I'M GOIN' HOME." 06:41 THESE GUYS SAY, "LOOK, YOU READY ?" 06:42 "ALRIGHT, NOW LOOK MAN," "ALRIGHT, ONE, TWO, COME ON. 06:47 "ALRIGHT, YOU GOT IT ?" 06:48 "SAY MAN, YOU'RE LETTIN' IT DOWN TO FAST. 06:50 COME ON LET'S GO." 06:52 FOUR PEOPLE WHO CARE. 06:55 YOU'VE GOT TO LET HIM DOWN TOGETHER OR ELSE HE'S GONNA FALL. 06:59 IF YOU LAND LIKE THAT, IT MAY BE TOO LATE. 07:02 AMEN ? 07:04 WHY CAN'T CHRISTIANS COOPERATE ? 07:09 WERE THESE FOUR THE ONLY FOLK WHO CARED ENOUGH TO COOPERATE ? 07:14 WHAT IN THE WORLD IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE WHO CLAIM TO BE ONE IN CHRIST ? 07:20 WHY IS IT THAT WE FIGHT SO MUCH AGAINST EACH OTHER ? 07:24 IF JESUS IS YOUR SAVIOR, AND JESUS IS MY SAVIOR, 07:29 HOW IS IT THAT YOU DON'T LOVE ME ? 07:32 THERE'S SOMETHIN' WRONG ! 07:34 THERE'S SOMETHIN' WRONG ! 07:35 IF GOD IS YOUR FATHER, THEN I MUST BE YOUR BROTHER. 07:40 YOU MAY NOT LIKE THE WAY I LOOK OR THE WAY I WALK, BUT I'M IN THE FAMILY. 07:46 AMEN ? 07:47 GET OVER IT ! 07:51 WHY IN THE WORLD CAN'T CHRISTIANS COOPERATE ? 07:54 WE CLAIM TO LOVE A GOD THAT WE HAVE NEVER SEEN, 07:57 BUT WE HATE EACH OTHER AND WE'VE SEEN EACH OTHER. 07:59 THERE'S SOMETHIN' WRONG ! 08:00 BROTHER, COME ON, I'M LETTIN' HIM DOWN. 08:03 NOW HERE IT COMES FOLKS. 08:07 IF YOU ARE IN THE ROOM, THERE'S NO QUESTION IN YOUR MIND 08:14 THAT WHAT THIS MAN NEEDS IS HEALING. 08:22 THIS MAN IS LET DOWN ON A BED BY FOUR PEOPLE -- AMAZING ! 08:29 BUT WHEN HE COMES DOWN TO EYE LEVEL WITH JESUS -- OH, AND I WISH I COULD HAVE BEEN THERE. 08:36 WHEN I THINK ABOUT IT -- WHAT MUST HAVE HAPPENED WHEN THAT 08:39 MAN ROLLED HIS HEAD OVER AND HIS EYES MET JESUS' EYES. 08:47 YOU KNOW, I BELIEVE THAT GOD CAN READ EVERYTHING ABOUT ME. 08:52 I MAY BE SMILING AT YOU, BUT MY HEART CAN BE BROKEN AND I CAN STILL SMILE; 08:56 BUT JESUS KNOWS ALL ABOUT ME. 09:00 I MAY BE HERE TONIGHT LOOKING LIKE I'M DOING OK, 09:02 BUT IN FACT MY LIFE MAY BE A SHAMBLES, 09:05 BUT THE LORD KNOWS EVERYTHING THAT'S IN MY HEART. 09:09 WHEN THOSE EYES MET -- NOW JESUS SAYS, "SON, THY SINS BE FORGIVEN THEE." 09:23 COME ON FOLKS, THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH THAT AND YOU KNOW IT. 09:26 THE ONLY PROBLEM THAT YOU WOULD THINK IF YOU LOOKED AT THE 09:29 SITUATION WAS THAT THE MAN WAS SICK AND HE SHOULD SAY, 09:33 "YOU ARE HEALED." 09:35 BUT JESUS LOOKS DIFFERENTLY. 09:38 THE BIBLE SAYS, "MAN LOOKS ON THE OUTWARD APPEARANCE, BUT GOD LOOKS ON THE HEART." 09:46 SO GOD KNOWS NOT ONLY WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE, BUT HE KNOWS WHAT IS. 09:54 SO, IF IT IS SO THAT THIS MAN THOUGHT THAT THE 09:58 GREATEST JOY TO HIS HEART WOULD BE TO HAVE HIS SINS FORGIVEN, 10:04 THEN WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS THAT JESUS HAS ANSWERED NOT 10:07 WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, BUT WHAT IT IS ! 10:12 THAT'S THE POWER OF JESUS ! 10:16 SOMEBODY TONIGHT THINKS THEY'VE GOT YOUR NUMBER. 10:19 THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO'LL LOOK -- THEY'LL COME AND DRIVE THROUGH YOUR COMMUNITY 10:22 AND THINK THEY KNOW WHAT YOU NEED. 10:26 YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. 10:28 SOMETIMES THEY'LL DRIVE THROUGH ON A BUS AND LOOK "O LOOK, ISN'T THAT SAD. 10:37 YOU KNOW WHAT THEY NEED ?" 10:40 AND THEY MAKE UP A PLAN. 10:42 THEY'RE GONNA COME AND HELP YOU NOW. 10:44 THEY DIDN'T COME AND ASK YOU, THEY'RE SCARED TO GET OFF THE BUS. 10:50 NOBODY GOT OFF AND SAID, "EXCUSE ME, WHAT DO YOU FOLK NEED ?" 10:53 NO, NO, NO -- THEY'RE SCARED. 10:54 "NO NO, KEEP DRIVING." 10:57 "OH THAT'S SO SAD. 11:01 WE NEED TO SEND SOMEONE BACK OVER HERE AND LET THEM TAKE CARE OF THEIR NEEDS." 11:07 I'M SO GLAD THAT JESUS DOESN'T DRIVE BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON A BUS ! 11:13 I'M SO GLAD THAT HE READS MY HEART AND KNOWS WHAT I NEED. 11:18 SO WHAT JESUS KNOWS ABOUT THIS MAN IS THAT THIS MAN NEEDS HIS SINS FORGIVEN. 11:23 I READ IN THE BIBLE IN MATTHEW, CHAPTER 1 AND VERSE 21 11:26 WHEN JESUS WAS PREDICTED TO HIS MOTHER, THE ANGEL SAID, 11:29 "YOU SHALL BRING FORTH A SON AND SHALL CALL HIS NAME JESUS, 11:33 FOR HE SHALL SAVE HIS PEOPLE FROM THEIR SINS." 11:37 ONE DAY, JOHN THE BAPTIST WAS BAPTIZING DOWN BY JORDAN, 11:40 LIFTED UP HIS EYES, HAVING LOOKED AT CRIMINAL FACES 11:43 ALL OF THOSE MONTHS, SAW ONE FACE THAT HAD NOT ONE SCAR OF SIN UPON IT AND HE SAID, 11:49 "BEHOLD THE LAMB OF GOD, WHO TAKETH AWAY THE SIN OF THE WORLD." 11:55 JESUS CAME TO FORGIVE SIN, AND I'M SO GLAD TONIGHT. 12:00 AND NOT ONLY IS JESUS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO PUT MONEY WHERE I NEED IT 12:04 OR TO PUT PEACE IN MY LIFE, BUT JESUS IS ABLE TO FORGIVE SIN. 12:11 CAN I HEAR YOU SAY AMEN ? 12:15 IF JESUS COULDN'T FORGIVE SIN, I'D QUIT PREACHIN' -- BUT HE CAN. 12:19 SO, HE SAID TO THE MAN, "SON, THY SINS BE FORGIVEN THEE." 12:24 NOW, WATCH THE DRAMA. 12:26 THIS IS BETTER THAN ANYTHING YOU MISSED ON TELEVISION TONIGHT, I PROMISE YOU. 12:34 THE PHARISEES AND THE DOCTORS OF THE LAW ARE AFRAID TO TALK, 12:39 SO THEY START TALKING WITH THEIR EYES. 12:49 LET ME TRANSLATE: 12:51 "DID YOU HEAR WHAT HE SAID ?" 12:54 "HUH-HUH." 13:01 "YOU GONNA DO SOMTHIN' ? 13:03 "UH-UH." 13:08 "YEAH BUT, WHAT HE DID WAS FORGIVE SIN." 13:13 "HUH-HUH." 13:16 "WELL, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO CATCH HIM." 13:19 "UH-UH." 13:24 AND HERE'S WHAT JESUS DID -- HE READ THEIR HEARTS. 13:30 NOW REMEMBER I TOLD YOU THAT JESUS PUT THE POWER DOWN, 13:34 SO WHAT HAPPENED WAS HE HAD TO GO TO WHAT WAS EQUIVALENT TO A COMPUTER SYSTEM. 13:42 TURN THE THING ON; INITIATE THE MODEM; 13:47 "WHAT ARE THEY THINKING ?" 13:53 SEND. 13:55 (laughter) 14:05 GOD TELLS THE ANGELS, TELL HIM THEY'RE THINKIN' "HE BLASPHEMIN." 14:11 SO, ON THE SCREEN, "THEY THINK YOU ARE BLASPHEMING." 14:19 "WHAT SHOULD I DO ?" 14:23 SEND. 14:29 "PROVE TO THEM WHO YOU ARE." 14:34 (laughter) 14:39 NOW, YOU UNDERSTAND THAT'S A LITTLE DRAMA, BUT YOU GET IT DON'T YA ? 14:44 THAT'S POWER COMING FROM HEAVEN. 14:47 SO, JESUS SAYS, "IF YOU THINK IT'S HARDER TO FORGIVE SIN THAN TO HEAL, WATCH THIS !" 15:02 YOU SEE, THERE ARE TWO WORLDS FOLKS. 15:06 THERE'S THE WORLD YOU CAN SEE WITH THESE EYES, 15:09 THERE'S ANOTHER DIMENSION WHERE GOD MOVES WITH POWER. 15:14 WHEN YOUR MIND IS BAPTIZED BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, 15:18 IT MAKES IT SO THAT YOU CAN SEE INTO THE OTHER DIMENSION. 15:23 AMEN ? 15:25 HOW MANY KNOW THAT GOD WILL TELL YOU WHEN TO GO AND WHEN TO STOP. 15:29 GOD WILL TELL YOU WHEN TO GO FAST AND WHEN TO GO SLOW. 15:33 GOD WILL TELL YOU WHEN TO GO LEFT AND WHEN TO GO RIGHT. 15:36 GOD WILL TELL YOU SOMETIMES, "JUST STAND STILL AND SEE THE POWER OF GOD." 15:43 BUT GOD IS ABLE ! 15:45 CAN I HEAR YOU SAY AMEN ? 15:47 GOD WILL HELP YOU TO SEE AROUND CORNERS, 15:48 GOD WILL HELP YOU TO SEE THE END FROM THE BEGINNING, 15:51 THAT'S BECAUSE GOD KNOWS ! 15:55 YESTERDAYS ARE JUST LIKE TOMORROWS WITH GOD. 15:58 HE'S THE SAME YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW. 16:01 HE CAN WALK INTO YOUR FUTURE; 16:03 CHANGE THINGS UP THERE AND THEN COME BACK AND 16:07 TELL YOU WHAT YOU OUGHT TO DO BEFORE YOU GET THERE. 16:13 SO JESUS SAYS, "IN CASE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THE OTHER DIMENSION, 16:18 EVIDENTLY YOU DON'T THINK I'VE GOT POWER OVER THERE, 16:21 SO LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING YOU CAN GET YOUR HANDS ON; 16:24 LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING YOU CAN GET YOUR FINITE MINDS WRAPPED AROUND. 16:30 RISE, TAKE UP YOUR BED, AND WALK." 16:42 ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE MAN WHOSE COLOR HAD PROBABLY DRAINED, 16:48 IS FLUSHED WITH THE COLOR OF YOUTH. 16:54 MUSCLES THAT HAVE ATROPHIED LYING ON HIS BED, 16:58 FEEL A SHOCK GO THROUGH THEM. 17:02 THE MAN GETS UP OFF HIS BED, IN FACT, JESUS DIDN'T JUST 17:06 SAY WALK, HE WANTED TO SHOW THAT THE MAN HAD SOME SERIOUS POWER. 17:09 THE MAN GET UP AND THEN ROLL UP THE BED HE CAME ON. 17:14 "SAY, IF IT'S ALL THE SAME TO YOU, I PROBABLY WOULDN'T EVEN 17:21 WANT TO GET BACK ON THIS BED, BUT IF YOU SAY TAKE IT; 17:27 YOU GOT THE POWER TO GET ME UP OFF OF IT, 17:29 I'LL DO EXACTLY WHAT YOU SAY." 17:32 NOW, WATCH THIS ! 17:34 WATCH THIS ! 17:35 SOME OF YOU MISSED THIS WHEN YOU READ THIS THE LAST TIME. 17:37 HOW DOES HE GET OUT NOW ? 17:40 REMEMBER THOSE FOLK WHO WOULDN'T LET HIM GET IN ? 17:43 (applause) 17:53 "HOW YOU DOIN' BROTHER ?" 17:57 "HEY MAN, YOU THE GUY WHO THEY JUST . . ." 17:58 "I'M THE SAME ONE. 18:00 YOU WOULDN'T LET ME IN THIS WAY, BUT I GOT IN THAT WAY. 18:05 IT COULD NOT GET IN THE NATURAL WAY, SO MY BROTHERS BROKE ME IN, 18:09 BUT IT WAS AN AUTHORIZED BREAK IN BECAUSE THE LORD GAVE ME 18:14 THE AUTHORITY TO GET TO JESUS ANY KIND OF WAY, 18:18 AND I CAN TELL YOU NOW THAT NOT ONLY DOES HE HAVE POWER TO 18:22 FORGIVE SIN, BUT HE HAS POWER TO GET YOU UP OFF YOUR SICK BED. 18:26 HE'S A POWERFUL JESUS." 18:31 YOU READ BACK IN HERE, YOU'LL FIND SOMETHING THAT I'LL PROBABLY CLOSE WITH. 18:38 BIBLE SAYS, "THAT WHEN JESUS SAW THEIR FAITH," 18:50 ROMANS CHAPTER 15 SAYS THAT THE STRONG OUGHT TO BEAR THE INFIRMITIES OF THE WEAK. 18:58 THERE'S SOMEBODY HERE TONIGHT GOD MAY HAVE PUT ON YOUR HEART TO HELP BECAUSE THE STRONG, 19:01 IF YOU'RE STRONG YOU OUGHT TO BEAR THE INFIRMITIES -- YOU OUGHT TO HELP SOMEBODY. 19:06 BUT THESE MEN WERE NOT ONLY A PARADIGM FOR HELPING OTHERS, 19:11 PERHAPS FOR MENTORING I'VE PUT IT IN THAT FASHION, BUT THESE MEN HAD FAITH. 19:18 AND WHEN THEY WENT UP THERE, AND SOME OF THE SCHOLARS ARE STILL BICKERING NOW, 19:24 THE QUESTION IS, "THEIR" PLURAL, DOES THAT MEAN THE FOUR WHO WERE CARRYING HIM AND THE MAN ? 19:31 DOES THAT MEAN THE FOUR ONLY WHO WERE CARRYING HIM ? 19:34 WELL, LET'S LOOK AT THE POSSIBILITIES. 19:37 I DON'T BELIEVE THAT GOD WOULD GIVE YOU THAT KIND OF HEALING 19:40 UNLESS YOU HAVE SOME KIND OF FAITH. 19:44 BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE FAITH TO CLAIM THE BLESSING. 19:47 SOME OF YOU TONIGHT HAVE A BLESSING, JUST RIGHT HERE. 19:52 LET ME SHARE SOMETHING WITH YOU. 19:55 I'VE GOT A SERMON ON EAGLES THAT I CAN'T PREACH ANYMORE; 20:00 TOO MANY CASSETTE TAPES. 20:06 BUT I WAS STUDYING ABOUT EAGLES BECAUSE YOU KNOW, 20:09 THE BIBLE SAYS, "AS AN EAGLE STIRRETH HER NEST, SO THE LORD CARES FOR HIS CHILDREN." 20:15 SO, I WENT TO THE LIBRARY AND I SPREAD OUT ALL KINDS OF BOOKS ABOUT EAGLES, 20:22 AND IN ONE OF THOSE BOOKS, I READ THIS. 20:25 EAGLES THAT LIVE OVER THE WATER, OVER THE OCEAN OR OVER THE SEA, 20:32 THE WAY THEY EAT IS TO LOOK DOWN INTO THE WATER, AND SEE A FISH. 20:38 BUT THE EAGLE, ACCORDING TO SOME ORNITHOLOGISTS, CAN SEE PERHAPS A MILE OR MORE. 20:44 SO THE EAGLE LOOKS DOWN, MAYBE MORE THAN A MILE, 20:49 SEES THE FISH SWIMMING NEAR THE SURFACE OF THE WATER, 20:54 BUT THE EAGLE CANNOT DIVE WHERE THE FISH IS, 20:58 THE EAGLE HAS TO DIVE WHERE THE FISH IS GONNA BE. 21:08 SO THE EAGLE CALCULATES THE TRAJECTORY OF THE FISH IN THE WATER 21:14 AND THE SPEED AT WHICH IT IS MOVING, 21:20 GOD GAVE HIM THAT POWER, CAN I HEAR YOU SAY AMEN ? 21:23 SO NOW THE EAGLE IS NOT DIVING WHERE THE FISH IS, 21:26 THE EAGLE DIVES WHERE THE FISH IS GONNA BE. 21:30 AND SURE ENOUGH, IT WORKS MOST OF THE TIME. 21:32 EAGLE GOES DOWN -- TOOK A LONG TIME TO DIVE -- BUT WHEN THE EAGLE GETS THERE, 21:35 TALONS GO DOWN, PICKS UP FISH. 21:39 COULD IT BE SOMETIMES THAT WHEN YOU PRAY, 21:43 GOD DOES NOT DELIVER YOUR BLESSING WHERE YOU ARE, 21:49 BUT WHERE YOU'RE GONNA BE ? 21:50 (applause) 21:58 COULD IT BE THAT GOD KNOWS THAT BY THE TIME HE GETS THE BLESSING TO YOU, 22:03 MAYBE YOU NEED TO PRAY A LITTLE LONGER, 22:05 MAYBE YOUR HEART NEEDS TO GET A LITTLE BIT MORE HUMBLE, 22:08 MAYBE YOU NEED TO DEVELOP A LITTLE BIT MORE FAITH, 22:10 SO HE DOESN'T BRING IT WHERE YOU ARE NOW, 22:13 HE BRINGS THE BLESSING WHERE YOU'RE GONNA BE AND SOME OF US GIVE UP AND QUIT SWIMMIN'. 22:19 AND I SAY, "HALLELUJAH" BECAUSE I'VE GOT A WHOLE LOT OF 22:21 BLESSINGS FROM FOLK WHO WEREN'T IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME. 22:25 ARE YOU STILL WITH ME ? 22:28 IT IS A MATTER OF FAITH. 22:33 AND TONIGHT, MY MESSAGE TO OUR HEARTS IS THIS; 22:38 THE BIBLE SAYS IN LUKE CHAPTER 1 AND VERSE 53 I BELIEVE IT IS, 22:43 THAT "THE RICH WENT AWAY FROM JESUS HUNGRY, BUT THE POOR HE FED TO OVERFLOWING." 22:52 SOME PEOPLE COME TO CHURCH THINKING THAT WE ARE SO GOOD, 23:00 SO BLESSED, YOU KNOW, "I'M GOING OUT TO HEAR HIM BECAUSE I WISH HE WOULD GET THIS MAN STRAIGHT. 23:12 I'M TAKING MY HUSBAND OUT FOR HIM TO TELL HIM." 23:17 I DIDN'T COME HERE TO PREACH TO YOUR HUSBAND, I GOT YOU. 23:21 AMEN ? 23:23 THERE'S SOME HUSBAND HERE TONIGHT, I'M GONNA BRING THIS WOMAN OUT HERE 23:24 AND MAYBE THIS PREACHER CAN STRAIGHTEN HER OUT. 23:28 AIN'T TRYIN' TO PREACH TO YOUR WIFE, THERE'S SOME GOSPEL FOR EVERYBODY. 23:33 THEN THERE ARE SOME FOLK WHO THINK THEY ARE SO DOWNRIGHT HOLY. 23:40 I'M JUST GONNA GO OUT AND SHARE MY BLESSING, 23:43 JUST LET THEM KNOW THAT I'M WITH THEM. 23:49 YOU'RE GONNA GO HOME WITH NOTHIN'. 23:52 BUT I CAME HERE TONIGHT UNDERSTANDING THAT MY LIFE IS EMPTY WITHOUT JESUS. 24:01 WITHOUT JESUS, I'M LIKE THAT MAN ON THAT BED; 24:06 I CAN'T WALK, I CAN'T MOVE, I'M ALMOST DEAD. 24:11 BUT IF SOMEBODY, IF THE LORD WOULD ARRANGE IT FOR SOMEBODY 24:15 TO HAVE ENOUGH FAITH TO COME AND TELL ME SOMETHING 24:18 BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT IF NOBODY COMES GOD WILL ARRANGE A WAY, 24:22 BUT I CANNOT COME BELIEVING THAT I DON'T NEED IT. 24:25 I'VE GOT TO COME UNDERSTANDING THAT IN MY HEART THERE IS A VACUUM THE SIZE OF JESUS, 24:33 AND WHEN THAT POWERFUL JESUS COMES INTO MY HEART I AM CHANGED; 24:39 MY PRAYERS ARE ANSWERED, 24:41 NOT BY THE POWER OF THIS WORLD, 24:45 BUT BY THE POWER OF JESUS. 24:48 NOW THIS IS GONNA GET TOUCHY, 24:53 BECAUSE YOU KNOW THIS IS THE POST-MODERN ERA 24:59 AND WE LIKE TO DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY NOW, 25:01 WE DON'T WANT TO GET TOO EMBARRASSED, 25:04 BUT TONIGHT I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S SOMEBODY 25:08 WHO HAS A PROBLEM THAT A SIN-FORGIVING SAVIOR COULD SOLVE. 25:17 I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S SOMEBODY TONIGHT WHO'S GOT A HABIT THAT THEY CAN'T BREAK. 25:25 I READ ONE TIME THAT IF YOU HAVE A HABIT, 25:28 YOU START PRAYING AND GOD STARTS TAKING IT AWAY. 25:31 FIRST OF ALL, HE'LL TAKE THE "H" OFF, BUT YOU STILL HAVE "A BIT". 25:41 TAKES THE "A" OFF, AND THE "BITS" STILL THERE. 25:46 BUT IF HE CAN EVER GET "I" OUT OF THE WAY, 25:51 "SELF" OUT OF THE WAY, 25:54 THEN WHAT YOU'VE GOT LEFT IS A "T" AND THAT'S THE SIGN 25:57 OF A CROSS AND THE CROSS REPRESENTS THE POWER OF JESUS, 26:01 AND THE POWERFUL JESUS WILL WIPE YOUR HABIT OUT. 26:08 THERE ARE TIMES IN OUR LIVES WHEN WE ALL SUFFER PAIN OR GRIEF, 26:12 SOMETIMES IT CAN BE UNBEARABLE, YOUR HEART ACHES, 26:15 YOUR GUT WRENCHES, YOUR SOUL WEAKENS. 26:18 WHEN THIS HAPPENS, YOUR FAITH IN GOD CAN GET WOUNDED AS WELL. 26:21 YOU MAY WONDER WHY GOD IS ALLOWING YOU TO HURT. 26:24 DURING THESE TIMES, YOU MAY EVEN QUESTION YOUR OWN TRUST IN GOD. 26:28 WELL, I HAVE A FREE BOOK I'D LIKE TO SEND YOU CALLED 26:31 'HOW TO BELIEVE WHEN YOU HURT.' 26:33 WRITTEN BY CHARLES SCRIVEN, HOW TO BELIEVE WHEN YOU'RE HURT 26:36 TEACHES US HOW TO BECOME WOUNDED HEALERS. 26:38 FINDING CONSTRUCTIVE WAYS TO COPE, IT GIVES US CONFIDENCE THAT WE ARE NOT ABANDONED. 26:45 THAT GOD SHARES OUR PAIN WHEN WE SUFFER. 26:48 YOU MAY NOT KNOW WHY YOU ARE HURTING; THE ANSWERS ARE NOT ALWAYS GIVEN TO US, 26:52 BUT TAKE COMFORT IN KNOWING THAT WHEN YOU DO HURT, GOD GRIEVES WITH YOU. 26:56 HE'S PREPARING A PLACE FOR YOU AFTER THIS LIFE 26:59 WHERE PAIN AND GRIEF WILL NO LONGER EXIST. 27:02 WHILE WE'RE WAITING TO GO TO THAT SPECIAL PLACE, 27:04 THIS BOOK WILL TEACH US HOW TO BECOME PART OF THE JOYFUL WOUNDED. 27:09 IN LUKE 6:21 JESUS SAID, 'BLESSED ARE YOU THAT WEEP NOW, FOR YOU WILL LAUGH.' 27:14 SO LET YOURSELF SMILE, KNOWING WHAT JOY IS YET TO COME. 27:18 JUST CALL THIS TOLL FREE NUMBER 877-BOL-OFFER. 27:25 ♪ LET'S JUST PRAISE THE LORD ♪ 27:29 Announcer: IF YOU'D LIKE AN AUDIOCASSETTE COPY OF TODAY'S PROGRAM, 27:32 CALL THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN, OR WRITE: 27:33 WALTER PEARSON P.O. BOX 97192 WASHINGTON, D.C., 20077. 27:39 FOR YOUR LOVE GIFT OF ANY AMOUNT, 27:41 WE'LL SEND OUT YOUR COPY RIGHT AWAY. 27:43 AND IF YOU HAVE A SPECIAL 27:44 PRAYER REQUEST, WRITE US. 27:45 WALTER PEARSON WANTS THIS 27:46 MINISTRY TO BE A BLESSING 27:47 IN YOUR LIFE. 27:48 WALTER PEARSON BELIEVES THAT 27:49 JESUS CHRIST IS THE ANSWER TO 27:51 EVERY PROBLEM YOU FACE. 27:52 ♪ WORTHY, LORD WE ADORE THEE, OF ALL THE GLORY. ♪ 27:59 ♪ WE GIVE YOU ALL THE HONOR. ♪ 28:01 ♪ OH YES, HE'S WORTHY, WORTHY OF ALL THE GLORY. ♪ 28:08 ♪ JESUS IS WORTHY TO BE PRAISED. ♪ 28:10 ♪ LOVE YOU, LOVE YOU, LOVE YOU, LOVE YOU. ♪ 28:13 ♪ JESUS IS WORTHY TO BE PRAISED. ♪ 28:17 ♪ WE GIVE YOU PRAISE. ♪ 28:19 ♪ JESUS IS WORTHY TO BE PRAISED. ♪ 28:23 ♪ JESUS IS WORTHY OF ALL, ALL THE PRAISE. ♪ |
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