Artist Jason Gray joins Interactive, sharing about his journey and his music.
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[APPLAUSE]
Terry: HI, EVERYBODY,
WELCOME TO "700 CLUB
INTERACTIVE."
NO MATTER HOW HARD WE TRY TO
COVER THEM, WE ALL HAVE
WEAKNESSES, WHETHER THEY'RE
PHYSICAL, MENTAL, OR
EMOTIONAL, THEY CAN HINDER
US FROM REACHING OUR
POTENTIAL, AND EVEN
ACHIEVING OUR DREAMS.
Gordon: JASON GREY'S
DREAM WAS TO BE A SINGER.
HOWEVER, HE HAD A VERY BIG
OBSTACLE INSTANTLY IN HIS
WAY.
ONE THAT WOULD PREVENT MOST
PEOPLE FROM SUCCEEDING.
WATCH THIS.
MY NAME IS JASON GREY,
AND I'M AN WANDERER AND
WRITER OF SONGS.
I SUFFER FROM A SPEECH
HANDICAP KNOWN AS
STUTTERING.
THERE IT IS, RIGHT THERE.
* I FORGIVE MY NAME *
* REMINDS ME WHO I AM *
MY SPEECH IMPEDIMENT IS A
GENETIC DISORDER THAT LIES
DORMANT IN YOU AND A
ACTIVATED BY A TRAUMATIC
EVENT.
AND MY LIFE, THAT WAS WHEN
MY DAD LEFT, WHEN MY PARENTS
DIVORCED, WHEN I WAS A FIRST
GRADER.
* TELL ME ONCE AGAIN WHO I
AM TO YOU *
* WHO I AM TO YOU *
* TELL ME, LET'S NOT WHO I
AM TO YOU *
* THAT I BELONG TO YOU *
I DIDN'T GROW UP IN A
CHURCHED HOME, YOU KNOW.
HOW WAS I AWARE OF THE LORD?
EVER SINCE I WAS A LITTLE
BOY, I JUST SENSED HIS
PRESENCE IN MY LIFE.
I WOULD JUST SPEND TIME IN
CONVERSATIONS WITH THIS GOD
THAT I -- I DON'T KNOW HOW I
KNEW ABOUT HIM, EXCEPT FOR I
BELIEVE THAT HE MADE HIMSELF
KNOWN TO ME.
YOU KNOW, MY MOM REMARRIED A
MAN.
HE WAS A WICKED MAN WHO
DABBLED IN THE OCCULT.
SHE DEALT DRUGS OUT OF OUR
BASEMENT.
OVER TIME, AS THINGS
ESCALATED, YOU KNOW, HE
BECAME MORE AND MORE
AGGRESSIVE EMOTIONALLY
ABUSIVE.
I REMEMBER A CHRISTMAS EVE,
SHE CALLED SOME FRIENDS OF
HERS, WHO CAME TO OUR HOUSE
AND PACKED US UP AND IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, ON
CHRISTMAS EVE, WHEN I WAS 15
YEARS OLD, WE DROVE TO
COLORADO, WHERE WE HID OUT
FROM HIM FOR ABOUT A MONTH,
YOU KNOW.
AND IT WAS IN THAT TIME
WHERE I BEGAN TO SURRENDER
TO THE LORD'S CALLING ME,
HIS PURSUING ME.
THAT WAS WHEN I FULLY
SURRENDERED TO WHAT HE HAD
BEEN DOING IN MY LIFE ALL
ALONG.
MOST OF US ARE SO AFRAID AND
ANXIOUS OVER OUR
WEAKNESSES.
AND I AM -- I'M SO GRATEFUL
THAT BECAUSE I TALK WEIRD.
IT GIVES ME ACCESS TO THAT
PLACE IN PEOPLE'S HEARTS,
YOU KNOW.
* FEAR WILL TAKE THE BEST OF
US AND COME BACK FOR THE
REST OF US *
* IT'S RAGING HUNGER NEVER
SATISFIES *
* CLOSER THAN A BROTHER, AND
MORE JEALOUS THAN A LOVER *
* WHO HOLDS YOU WHILE IT
SWALLOWS YOU ALIVE *
AND EVERYWHERE I GO, I
GET TO HAVE THIS
CONVERSATION WITH MY
AUDIENCE.
AND TO REMIND THEM THAT WE
ARE TOLD THAT IT IS IN OUR
WEAKNESS THAT HIS STRENGTH
IS PERFECTED, AND HOPEFULLY
TO ASSURE THEM, AND MYSELF,
TOO, IN THE PROCESS THAT I
BELIEVE HE CALLS US NOT IN
SPITE OF OUR WEAKNESSES BUT
BECAUSE OF THEM.
* THERE IS NO THIEF LIKE
FEAR *
THIS CONVERSATION THAT I
GET TO HAVE WITH MY
AUDIENCE, I HOPE THAT IT
DISARMS SOME OF THE POWER OF
FEAR AND SHAME IN PEOPLE'S
LIVES.
* I AM FREE *
* I AM FREE *
OH, MY GOD HAS SENT ME
FREE *
* FROM THESE CHAINS, I AM
RELIEVED *
* FOR MY GOD HAS SET ME
FREE *
HIS WORD SAYS THAT WE ARE
CHOSEN, WHOLLY AND DEARLY
LOVED.
NOT THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE
HOLY WHEN WE GET OUR ACT
TOGETHER, BUT RIGHT NOW,
BECAUSE OF THE WORK OF
CHRIST, HOLINESS, WITHOUT
BLEMISH, FREE FROM
ACCUSATION.
IT BLOWS MY MIND THAT
BECAUSE OF CHRIST, WE BECOME
THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD.
IF WE CAN ALLOW THAT TO SINK
ITS ROOTS DEEP DOWN IN US,
THIS IDEA THAT WE ARE GOD'S
BELOVED, THAT HE TREASURES
US, THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING,
YOU KNOW.
BECAUSE IT IS THE ANSWER TO
OUR FEARS.
IT IS THE ANSWER TO OUR
SHAME.
IT IS THE ANSWER TO THE
WORST THAT WE'VE KNOWN AND
EXPERIENCED.
IT'S THE GOD NEWS.
IT IS THE BEST NEWS THAT I
KNOW.
YOU KNOW.
A ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I'M
MOST GRATEFUL FOR ABOUT WHAT
THE GOSPEL OFFERS US IS THAT
IT GIVES US A PLACE TO BRING
OUR BROKENNESS.
THE WORST THAT HELL IN THE
WORLD HAS THROWN OUR WAY TO
DESTROY OUR LIVES.
IF WE KEEP BRINGING IT TO
THE LORD, HE TAKES THOSE
THINGS AND TURNS THEM AROUND
AND USES THEM AGAINST HELL
TO BUILD HIS KINGDOM.
IF YOU'VE GONE THROUGH
ADDICTION OR DEPRESSION OR
DIVORCE OR ABUSE OR A SPEECH
HANDICAP -- WHATEVER IT
MIGHT BE, YOU KNOW, IT
EQUIPS YOU TO BE ABLE TO
BRING HIS MERCY TO OTHER
PEOPLE WHO GO THROUGH THE
EXACT SAME THING.
YOU KNOW.
I'M GRATEFUL THAT IN THE
KINGDOM OF GOD, THERE ISN'T
ANYTHING WASTED.
THE WORST THAT WE GO
THROUGH, AT THE VERY LEAST,
IT'S NOT MEANINGLESS.
IT WILL BE REPURPOSED AND
REDEEMED.
THERE ISN'T ANYTHING, I
BELIEVE, THAT IS BEYOND THE
REDEMPTIVE REACH OF GOD.
THERE ISN'T ANYTHING THAT HE
CAN'T MAK TAKE AND MAKE
BEAUTIFUL AND MEANINGFUL,
YOU KNOW.
* IT'S FROM THE DEEPEST
WOUNDS THAT BEAUTY FINDS A
PLACE TO BLOOM *
* AND YOU WILL SEE, BEFORE
THE END *
* THAT EVERY BROKEN PIECES
IS GATHERED IN THE HEART OF
JESUS *
* AND WHAT IS LOST WILL BE
FOUND AGAIN *
* NOTHING IS WASTED *
* NOTHING IS WASTED *
* IN THE HANDS OF OUR
REDEEMER, NOTHING IS
WASTED *
Gordon: NOTHING IS
WASTEED.
NOTHING IS WASTED IN THE
HANDS OF OUR REDEEMER.
HE USES ALL THINGS.
ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER FOR
GOOD FOR THOSE WHO LOVE HIM
AND WHO ARE CALLED ACCORDING
TO HIS PURPOSE.
JUST LISTENING TO JASON'S
STORY, ALL OF THESE OTHER
BIBLICAL ECHOES THAT CAME TO
MY MIND.
HERE IS MOSES STANDING IN
FRONT OF A BURNING BUSH,
SAYING, GOD, YOU'VE GOT THE
WRONG GUY.
I DON'T SPEAK WELL.
I STAMMER.
AND GOD'S RESPONSE TO HIM,
WHO MADE MOUTHS?
AND JUST LET THAT SINK INTO
YOU.
WHO MADE YOU?
AND IS HIS STRENGTH REALLY
MADE PERFECT IN YOUR
WEAKNESS.
OR JEREMIAH SAYING TO GOD,
SORRY, GOD, CAN YOU COME A
LITTLE LATER?
I'M TOO YOUNG.
CALEB DIDN'T SAY, I'M TOO
OLD.
BUT THE FATHER OF JOHN THE
BAPTIST DID.
THE ANGEL APPEARED TO HIM IN
THE TEMPLE, AND SAID I'M
HERE TO ANSWER YOUR PRAYER.
AND YOU WANTED A CHILD.
AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER
THAT.
YOUR WIFE IS GOING TO HAVE A
CHILD.
AND HE SAID, I'M SORRY, YOU
CAME TOO LATE.
THAT PRAYER WAS A LONG TIME
AGO.
START THINKING OF THE THINGS
THAT YOU'VE USED TO
DISQUALIFY YOURSELF FROM
SERVICE.
TO SAY YOU'RE NOT FIT, YOUR
NOT GOOD ENOUGH.
MAYBE YOU'VE BEEN ABUSED.
MAYBE YOU WERE AN ABUSER.
MAYBE YOU WENT THROUGH
DIVORCE.
MAYBE YOU WENT THROUGH AN
ADDICTION.
BUT START THINKING THAT HIS
STRENGTH IS MADE PERFECT IN
YOUR WEAKNESS.
AND WHAT YOU'VE BEEN
THROUGH, AND WHAT YOU'VE
EXPERIENCED, CAN ACTUALLY
HELP SOMEONE ELSE.
AND WHEN YOU THINK THAT GOD
IS WITH YOU, WHEN YOU START
THINKING THAT, WHEN GOD IS
FOR YOU, WHO CAN BE AGAINST
YOU.
WHO CAN MAKE A CHARGE
AGAINST YOU?
WHEN GOD HAS JUSTIFIED YOU?
AND WHEN YOU START THINKING
THAT, YOU GET RELEASED INTO
THE INCREDIBLE POSSIBILITIES
THAT GOD WANTS TO BRING TO
EARTH.
HE WANTS HIS WILL TO BE DONE
ON EARTH AS IT IS IN
HEAVEN.
HERE IS A FINAL THOUGHT FOR
YOU: AT THE POINT WHERE
JESUS WAS BROKEN, WHERE HE
WAS BLEEDING, WHERE HE WAS
DYING, WHERE HE WAS
BETRAYED, WHERE HE WAS
ABANDONED, WHEN HE WAS ALL
ALONE, WELL, THAT WAS THE
POINT OF HIS GREATEST
MINISTRY.
COMING UP, AN INTERCEDING
MENTOR FINDS THE KEY TO
TEACH HIS YOUNG PEOPLE.
RIGHT AFTER THIS.
Gordon: ANDREAS AND
ALLIE ALIYAH ARE TWO LUCKY
KIDS, THEY HAVE A GREAT
MENTOR IN RONALD.
RONALD LOVES TO HAVE FUN AND
TEACH THEM ABOUT THE BIBLE.
HERE IS HOW HE DOES BOTH AT
THE SAME TIME.
Reporter: RONALD
MAYFIELD HAS BEEN
VOLUNTEERING TO HELP INNER
CITY KIDS FOR 20 YEARS.
I'M NOT IN THE FAMILY,
BUT I'M PART OF THE FAMILY.
I WOULD CONSIDER MYSELF TO
BE A MENTOR TO THEM BECAUSE
I LIKE TO TEACH THEM
THINGS.
Reporter: HIS FAVORITE
THING TO TEACH: STORIES FROM
THE BIBLE.
SO WHEN RONALD LEARNED ABOUT
THE NEW AND IMPROVED
"SUPERBOOK," HE GRABBED THE
D.V.D.s AS SOON AS HE
COULD TO SHARE WITH ANDREAS
AND ALIYAH.
THEY ENJOYED HEARING
ABOUT JESUS.
AND THEY WANTED TO MORE ON
THEIR LEVEL.
Reporter: ANDREAS
LEARNED SO MUCH, HE WROTE A
LETTER TO THE "THE 700
CLUB."
THIS EPISODE OF
"SUPERBOOK" WAS VERY GOOD.
I LIKE THE PART WHEN MICHAEL
PUSHED SATAN AND FELL OFF
THE ROCK.
Reporter: AND ALIYAH
LOVES THE "SUPERBOOK"
TRADING CARDS THAT COMES
WITH EACH VIDEO.
THE BIBLE STORIES ARE JUST
PART OF "SUPERBOOK"'S
APPEAL.
THEY'RE CREATED WITH THE
LATEST ANIMATION TECHNOLOGY,
SURE TO CAPTURE THE
ATTENTION OF THIS
GENERATION'S KIDS.
I WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO
PARENTS, MOTHERS, PARENTS,
SINGLE PARENTS, TO GET
"SUPERBOOK" FOR THEIR
CHILDREN.
I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL
ANOTHER "SUPERBOOK" COMES
OUT SO I CAN WATCH IT AND
LEARN S SOME MORE ABOUT THE
BIBLE.
Gordon: WELL, THE WAIT
IS OVER.
ANOTHER "SUPERBOOK" EPISODE
IS OUT.
IT IS CALLED "EXODUS, LET MY
PEOPLE GO."
WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS, WOULD
YOU HELP US WITH THE
PRODUCTION.
WE'RE TRYING TO PRODUCE AS
MANY AS 100 EPISODES, AND
RIGHT NOW WE'RE COMMITTED TO
26 OF THEM.
IF YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF
IT, WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR
HELP.
FOR A GIFT OF $25 OR MORE,
WE'LL SEND OUT TO YOU,
"EXODUS, LET MY PEOPLE GO."
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 13
COMPLETED BY JUNE OF NEXT
YEAR, AND WE NEED HELP TO
GET IT DONE.
THIS IS QUITE AN INCREDIBLE
PROCESS WE'RE IN, TO PRODUCE
THESE WONDERFUL ANIMATED
STORIES TO BRING THE PEOPLE
TO THE CHILDREN OF THE
WORLD.
OUR HOPE IS THAT OVER THE
NEXT FIVE YEARS, 300 MILLION
CHILDREN WILL WATCH THESE
PROGRAMS.
AND WE WANT TO PRODUCE THEM
IN 18 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.
THOSE ARE THE LANGUAGES WE
HAVE PLANNED OUT OVER THE
NEXT 18 MONTHS.
IF YOU WANT TO BE A PART OF
IT, CALL US RIGHT NOW,
1-888-777-1999.
SAY YES, I WANT TO HELP THE
"SUPERBOOK."
FOR A GIFT OF $25, WE'LL
SEND "LET MY PEOPLE GO" OUT
TO YOU RIGHT AWAY.
UP NEXT, A MAN WITH A THIRD
GRADE READING LEVEL
GRADUATES WITH A MASTER'S
DEGREE.
YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS
ONE.
Terry: YOU MAY NOT KNOW
IT, BUT EACH YEAR THERE WILL
BE AT LEAST 8,000 NEW CASES
OF CEREBRAL PALSY.
AND WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF
A LIFE CONFINED TO A
WHEELCHAIR, LIFE CAN LOOK
VERY BLEAK FOR ITS VICTIMS.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE PEOPLE
WHO REFUSE TO BE DEFINED BY
THEIR DISABILITY, AND CLAY
RUSHING IS ONE OF THEM.
Reporter: CLAY RUSHING
HAS NEVER WALKED, MADE
COFFEE OR TIED HIS OWN
SHOES, BUT SOME CALL HIM A
HERO.
OTHERS SAY HE IS AN
INSPIRATION.
I HAVE CREDIBL HAVE
CEREBRAL PALSY.
IT IS A CONDITION OF THE
BRAIN.
I HAD LACK OF OXYGEN AT
BIRTH.
WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHY,
BUT PARTS OF MY BRAIN WERE
DAMAGED.
I'M A QUADRIPLEGIC.
Reporter: WHEN HE WAS
19, CLAY OVERCAME HIS
DISABILITIES AND WENT TO
COLLEGE.
GOING THROUGH ALL SCHOOL,
I WAS GIVEN ATTENDANCE.
THEY WOULD WRITE NOTES FOR
ME, AND THEY WOULD BASICALLY
READ TO ME.
Reporter: HE FIRST
HEARD ABOUT REGENT FROM HIS
TWO CHRISTIAN FRIENDS.
THEY JUST ANNOUNCED OUTER
OF THE BLUE, CLAY, WE WANT
YOU TO COME WITH US TO
REGENT UNIVERSITY.
Reporter: THEY WANTED
TO HEAR AN EVANGELIST
SPEAKING ON CAMPUS AND
INVITED HIM TO COME ALONG.
WHEN CLAY HEARD THE
EVANGELIST SPEAK, HE MADE A
LIFE-CHANGING DECISION.
HE TALKED ABOUT THE HOLY
SPIRIT AND JESUS.
IT WAS THE MOST NATURAL
THING IN THE WORLD.
I SAID, LORD, OKAY, IF THIS
GUY IS FOR REAL, I WANT WHAT
HE'S GOT.
I RERESPONDED TO THE IN
INVITATION.
I FELT THE FIRE OF GOD COME
UPON ME.
IT STARTED IN MY FEET, AND
THE HEAT TRAVELLED ALL THE
WAY UP MY BODY.
Reporter: NOW A
FOLLOWER OF JESUS CHRIST,
CLAY WAS EAGER TO STUDY IN
REGENT'S SCHOOL OF DIVINITY
IN THE MASTER'S PROGRAM.
THERE WERE SEVERAL PEOPLE
THAT KEPT ME FOCUSED AND LET
ME KNOW I WAS IN THE RIGHT
PLACE.
ONE WITH DR. FLIN.
THE CURRICULUM HERE IN
THE SCHOOL OF DIVINITY IS
CHALLENGING.
THERE SA LOT OF READING AND
ASSIGNMENTS.
CLAY NEVER CAME TO US AND
SAID, WHAT SPECIAL HELP ARE
YOU GOING TO MENTOR ME
WITH.
CLAY IS ONE OF MY HEROS.
EVERY OBSTACLE THAT FACES
CLAY RUSHING, HE FINDS A
WAY, WITH THE HELP OF GOD,
TO OVERCOME THOSE
OBSTACLES.
Reporter: HE GRADUATED
IN 2010 WITH A Ph.D.
AND HE FELL IN LOVE WITH A
Ph.D. STUDENT, AND TWO
YEARS LATER, THEY MARRIED.
I TRUSTED OUR
RELATIONSHIP, AND I KNEW I
LOVED CLAY, BUT I ALSO KNEW
IT WOULD BE CHALLENGING.
I KNEW THAT I WAS TAKING ON
A LOTVL
WOULD BE.
BECAUSE CLAY IS IN A
WHEELCHAIR, AND BECAUSE OF
HIS CEREBRAL PALSY, HE HAS
HAD AN AMAZING PATH WHERE HE
WAS REALLY ABLE TO GET TO
KNOW THE LORD.
HE HAS PUSHED THROUGH AND
SAID, I REFUSE TO LET
SOCIETY DEFINE ME.
I REFUSE TO LET THE FACT I'M
IN THIS WHEELCHAIR DEFINE
ME.
Reporter: CLAY IS
STARTING HIS OWN MINISTRY,
AND HE WILL FACE THIS WITH
THE SAME DETERMINATION THAT
HAS BROUGHT HIM THUS FAR.
IT IS NOT ABOUT THE
PHYSICAL.
IT'S ABOUT THE SPIRIT.
LIFE AND THE SPIRIT IS SO
RICH, SO POWERFUL.
WHETHER I AM SITTING IN THIS
CHAIR OR RUNNING AROUND THE
ROOM OR NOT, THAT DOESN'T
MATTER.
I NEVER WANT TO BE DEFINED
BY MY DISABILITY.
NEVER, EVER DOUBT THE
GOODNESS AND THE MERCY AND
THE POWER OF OUR GOD.
NEVER.
NEVER.
Terry: YOU KNOW, THE
INTERESTING THING, WHEN WE
DON'T ALLOW OURSELVES TO BE
DEFINE BY WHATEVER OUR
INABILITY OR ADVERSITY MIGHT
BE, THEN OTHER PEOPLE DON'T
SEE US THAT WAY EITHER.
CLAY IS AN INSPIRATION.
HE REALLY, REALLY IS.
Gordon: ALL RIGHT.
READY FOR SOME PHONE CALLS.
HERE IS CONNIE FROM OREGON.
HI, CONNIE.
Caller: HI.
HOW ARE YOU?
Gordon: I'M FINE.
HOW ARE YOU?
Caller: I'M FINE.
I'M OKAY.
THANK YOU.
I HAVE A PRAYER REQUEST.
I HAVE AFIB, AND FOR TWO
YEARS I'VE BEEN TAKING
MEDICATION, AND I HATE THE
MEDICATION BECAUSE I FEEL
LIKE IT MAKES ME REALLY
FOGGY IN MY MIND.
BUT IT WAS CONTROLLING THE
A-FIB.
AND IT WAS KEEPING MY HEART
GOING IN THE '70s.
IN THE LAST MONTH, I CALL IT
LIKE IT HAS BLED THROUGH.
MY HEART RATE HAS BEEN UP,
EVEN WITH THE MEDICATION.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE LORD
TO HEAL ME AND ALSO GIVE ME
WISDOM AS TO WHAT STEPS I
SHOULD FOLLOW.
I GUESS I DON'T FEEL LIKE
YOU CAN GET A MIRACLE AND
CARRY ON -- THERE ARE THINGS
MAYBE THAT I NEED TO CHANGE
IN MY LIFE.
Gordon: IS THERE
ANYTHING CAUSING YOU STRESS?
Caller: THERE ARE
FINANCES, AND THERE ARE SOME
FAMILY THINGS.
I WOULD LIKE THE LORD TO
HELP ME, AND I THINK THAT
WOULD SOLVE THE STRESS.
Gordon: IT WOULD, BUT I
HEAR A LOT OF GUILT AND
CONDEMNATION, IN YOU JUST
SAYING THAT ONE.
IF CONNIE IS TRYING TO BE
PERFECT, YOU'RE GOING TO BE
BEATING YOURSELF FOR A LONG
TIME --
Caller: YEAH.
NOW I'M CRYING.
Gordon: WHO IS PERFECT,
CONNIE?
Caller: NO ONE.
THE LORD.
Gordon: SO WHEN JESUS
COMES IN -- IT'S A WONDERFUL
EXCHANGE.
IN EXCHANGE FOR YOUR
IMPERFECTION, LITERALLY FOR
YOUR FLESH, YOU GET THE
RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IN
CHRIST.
Gordon: THAT'S A
WONDERFUL WORD, THAT
RIGHTEOUSNESS.
IT LITERALLY MEANS YOU
BECOME THE PERFECTION OF
GOD.
THAT'S WHY WE CALL ITS THE
GOOD NEWS.
IT IS ONE OF THE GREAT
TRANSACTIONS IN HISTORY.
I GET TO CHANGE ALL OF MY
MESS, AND SAY, HERE, JESUS,
YOU TAKE THIS.
AND NOW YOU BECOME TO ME AND
I BECOME THE RIGHTEOUSNESS
OF GOD IN CHRIST.
ONE OF HIS WONDERFUL TITLES,
HE IS THE JUSTFYIN JUST --
JUSTI FIER JUSTIFIER OF
THE UNGODLY.
HE ALLOWS YOU TO STAND IN
THE ROOM AS IF EVERYTHING
YOU HAVE DONE IS RIGHT, AND
YOU GET TO COME INTO HIS
PRESENCE AND BE PERFECT.
Caller: IT IS AMAZING.
Gordon: BUT IF IT IS UP
TO CONNIE, IF CONNIE HAS TO
BE PERFECT, WELL, OKAY,
YOU'VE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO,
DON'T YOU?
Caller: OH, YEAH.
IT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
Gordon: ALL RIGHT.
SO STOP.
YEAH.
Caller: OKAY.
Gordon: UNDERSTAND WHAT
JESUS MEANS: "COME TO ME,
ALL OF YOU WHO ARE WEARY AND
HEAVY-LADEN, AND I WILL GIVE
YOU REST."
THAT MEANS YOU STOP WORKING,
AND ALL OF THE THINGS THAT
ARE NOT RIGHT OR NOT GOOD
ENOUGH, AND ALL OF THAT KIND
OF STUFF.
YOU JUST LEAVE IT ALL
BECAUSE YOU DON'T NEED IT
ANYMORE.
JESUS IS TAKING CARE OF ALL
OF THAT.
NOW, DOES JESUS HAVE YOUR
FUTURE?
Caller: YES.
Gordon: IS HE GOING TO
DO A GOOD JOB?
Caller: YES.
Gordon: HE WHO HAS
BEGUN A GOOD WORK IN YOU
WILL BE FAITHFUL TO COMPLETE
IT.
AND HE IS NOT GOING TO LEAVE
YOU, EITHER.
HE WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU NOR
FORSAKE YOU.
YOU WILL NOT BE ORPHANED
ANYMORE.
HE WILL NOT JUST BE WITH
YOU, HE WILL SEND THE
COMFORTER AS WELL.
HE WILL BE YOUR VERY PRESENT
HELP IN TIME OF NEED.
IF YOU'VE GOT FAMILY ISSUES,
IF YOU'VE GOT FINANCIAL
ISSUES.
STOP WORKING AND JUST START
RESTING IN HIM, AND LISTEN.
JUST LISTEN TO HIM.
HE IS GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME
GOOD IDEAS.
HE IS GOING TO SPEAK TO
YOU.
HE IS GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT
TO DO.
HE IS GOING TO SAY, THIS IS
THE WAY, WALK IN IT.
HE'LL DO THAT AND BE
UNFAILING IN IT.
DON'T FOR A MINUTE THINK
CONNIE CAN ADD TO IT.
IT IS NOT BY WORKS, LEST
ANYONE SHOULD BOAST.
IT IS NOT GOING TO BE BY
CONNIE'S PRAYER, FASTING, OR
ALL OF THE OTHER THINGS WE
DO TO GET IN WITH GOD.
PRAYER IS GOOD, AND FASTING
IS GOOD, BUT IT IS ALL ABOUT
WHO ARE YOU DOING IT FOR AND
WHY ARE YOU DOING IT.
IF YOU'RE DOING IT BECAUSE
OF GOD AND LOVE OF GOD AND
YOU WANT TO GET CLOSE TO
HIM, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD
REASON.
IF YOU'RE TRYING TO EARN
BROWNIE POINTS WITH GOD,
THAT'S A REALLY BAD REASON.
SO STOP.
IT IS WHEN YOU LET THE HOLY
SPIRIT -- YOU LET JESUS COME
IN AND HE STARTS WORKING IN
YOU.
THAT'S WHEN YOU TAKE ON THE
DIVINE NATURE.
THAT'S WHEN YOU CHANGE.
AND THEN YOU START
UNDERSTANDING IT IS HIM WHO
IS WILLING YOU TO WORK.
AND THAT'S THE PROPER WORK
IN THE BODY OF CHRIST, WHEN
IT IS HIS WILL AND IT IS
MOTIVATED BY HIS LOVE.
THEN YOU GET IT.
Caller: OKAY.
THANK YOU.
Gordon: I HEAR A CHANGE
IN YOUR VOICE ALREADY?
Caller: YEAH.
YES.
Gordon: ALL RIGHT.
Caller: THANK YOU.
Gordon: IS IT GOD'S
WILL TO HEAL?
Caller: YES.
Gordon: SO THE GREAT
LORD'S PRAYER, WE'RE
SUPPOSED TO PRAY: "OUR
FATHER WHO ART IN HEAVEN,
THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS
IT IS IN HEAVEN."
Caller: YES.
Gordon: OKAY?
IN HEAVEN, IS ANYBODY SICK?
Caller: NO.
Gordon: ANYBODY
ANXIOUS?
Caller: NO.
Gordon: ANYBODY HAVING
FAMILY TROUBLE?
Caller: NO.
Gordon: ANYBODY WORRIED
ABOUT HOW THEY'RE GOING TO
PAY THE BILLS?
Caller: NO.
Gordon: SO THAT'S GOD'S
WILL.
AND THE GREAT THING IS HE
SAID HE IS GIVING US THE
AUTHORITY AND THE POWER TO
SAY "THY WILL BE DONE ON
EARTH."
SO WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT
A STEP ON EARTH AND SAY, THY
WILL BE DONE IN CONNIE.
Caller: THANK YOU.
Gordon: THAT WILL BE
DONE IN CONNIE'S FAMILY.
THATHY WILL BE DONE WITH
CONNIE'S FINANCES.
AND THY WILL BE DONE WITH
CONNIE'S HEART RATE.
AND WE'RE GOING TO PRAY THAT
RIGHT NOW.
LORD, WE CLAIM FOR CONNIE,
YOUR WILL WILL BE DONE RIGHT
NOW.
HER WILL WILL BE DONE WITH
THE ATRIAL BEATS OF HER
HEART.
YOUR WILL WILL AND DONE AND
PEACE COME FROM CONNIE RIGHT
NOW.
Caller: THANK YOU,
LORD.
Gordon: THE PEACE THAT
SURPASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING,
I ASK THAT IT WOULD WASH
THROUGH HER AND BE ALL
AROUND HER.
AND WE ASK FOR SPECIFIC
HEALING FOR THE NERVES THAT
LEAD TO THE HEART AND THE
IMPULSES THAT LEAD TO THE
HEART.
THAT EVERYTHING WOULD BE
HEALED AND WOULD BE NORMAL.
AND WE SPEAK NEW STRENGTH
AND NEW VITALITY AND NEW
ENERGY.
AND, LORD, WE JUST ASK FOR
ALL OF THE CONFUSION AND THE
FATIGUE FROM THE MEDICATION
TO LEAVE HER NOW AND BE
GONE.
AND NEW LIFE.
YOU CAME THAT CONNIE MIGHT
HAVE LIFE AND HAVE IT MORE
ABD DANDERLY.
DANDER -- ABUNDANTLY.
SO WE SPEAK THAT OVER HER
NOW, LORD.
LORD, I ASK THAT YOU WOULD
OPEN AN INCREDIBLE DOOR OF
REST FOR HER, AND ALL OF THE
WEARINESS OF THAT ANXIETY
AND THAT HEAVY BURD DOON
WOULD BE ROLLED OFF OF
CONNIE AND ON TO YOU.
WE JUST ASK FOR YOUR PEACE
AND YOUR REST TO WASH OVER
HER NOW.
Caller: THANK YOU,
LORD.
Gordon: LORD, I SPEAK
DEEP SLEEP AND PEACE FOR HER
THROUGH EVERY NIGHT OF HER
NIGHT.
LET HER SLEEP THE SLEEP OF
THE JUSTIFIED.
Caller: THANK YOU.
Gordon: LET HER GOING
OUT BE ACCOMPANIED BY YOUR
PEACE.
WHEN SHE COMES HOME, LET
THERE BE REJOICING IN HER
HOME.
LET PEACE BE ALL AROUND HER
AND WRAP AROUND HER LIKE A
BLANKET.
THAT SHOULD WOULD BE A
BRINGER OF PEACE AND A
RECEIVER OF PEACE.
Caller: YES, LORD.
Gordon: WE ASK ALL OF
THIS IN JESUS NAME.
AMEN.
Caller: AMEN.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Gordon: THANK YOU,
CONNIE.
Caller: I APPRECIATE
YOUR PRAYERS.
Gordon: AND GOD BLESS
YOU.
AND YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY.
Caller: THANK YOU.
I WILL.
AND YOU, TOO.
BYE-BYE.
Gordon: BYE-BYE.
THANKS FOR WATCHING.
THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE
FOR THIS PROGRAM.
WE LEAVE YOU WITH THIS WORD
FROM 2 CORINTHIANS 12: "I
TAKE PLEASURE IN MY
WEAKNESSES, AND IN THE
INSULTS, HARDSHIPS AND
PERSECUTIONS
THAT I SUFFER FOR CHRIST,
FOR WHEN I AM WEAK, THEN
I AM STRONG."
GOD BLESS YOU.
WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN.
