HELLO I AM BRIAN WARREN. AND I AM LAURA LYNN TYLERTHOMPSON, WELCOME TO THE SHOW. YOU KNOW LAURA LYNN,
DISAPPOINTMENTS ARE PARTOF LIFE.HOW DO YOU GET OVER DISAPPOINTMSNOW AND PAST APPOINTMENT.
IN THE PAST I MAY HAVE TOCULTIVATE THAT METHOD AND MYMETHOD IS REALLY A PERSONIT IS JESUS.
WHEN I GET TO GET OVER SOMETHINGTHAT IS HURTFUL AND PAINFULWE TALK ABOUT THOSE DARK NIGHTSOF THE SOUL BRIAN WHERE YOU
DON'T KNOW HOW GODIS GOING TO FIX THE BROKENNESS.JESUS IS THE ANSWER AND HE ISTHE ONE
WHO COMES IN AND HE CAN SALVE,HE CAN PUT MEDICINE ON YOURWOUND AND BRING PEACE AND JOYEVEN IN THE MIDDLE
OF ALL THE PAIN. WHAT I'VE FOUNDWITH DISAPPOINTMENTS ISI GET INTO THE WORD,
LUNCH-BUCKET CHRISTIANITY, EATIGDRINKING AND SLEEPINGTHE WORD OF GOD.UNTIL THAT WORD BECOMES WHO I A.
TONIGHT WE HAVE TWO STORIES OFPEOPLE DEALING WITHDISAPPOINTMENTSIN LIFE AND YOU SEE HOW THEY
RELIED ON GOD TO GET THEDIFFICULT SITUATIONS. KIMBERLY - WANTED CHILDRENBUT WITH TWINS ON THE WAY
KIM'S MEDICALCONDITION BEGAN TO PLUMMET.SEE HOW THE PRAYERS OF OTHERSDEFIED MEDICAL HISTORY.
AND ALSO AN INSIDE LOOK ATTHE CRAZY WORLDOF U.S. FOOTBALL,COLLEGE FOOTBALL AS WE MEET
ONE OF THE BRIGHTEST STARS,LANDRY JONES,OPENS UP ABOUT THE DOWNSIDE OFHIS CAREER
AND SOME IMPORTANT LESSONS HELEARNEDFROM GOD ABOUT LIFEAND FOOTBALL.
AND JOE AMARALIS BACK TO UN COVER MORE HIDDENSECRETS FOUND IN THE BIBLE INHIS ONGOING SERIES.
BUT FIRST FROM LOCAL HERO , GSTUCK ON THE SIDELINESWHAT GOD HASTAUGHT LANDRY JONES ABOUT LIFE
IN FOOTBALL. YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE THISONE. I ENJOY IT. YEAH.
OKLAHOMA QUARTERBACK LAUNDRYJONESIS ONE OF THE TOP COLLEGEQBS IN THE COUNTRY SINCE HE
BECAME A STARTER IN 2009HE HAS LED THE SOONERS TO THREEBOWL VICTORIES AND HAS BECOMETHE SCHOOL'S ALL-TIME LEADER IN
PASSING YARDS AND TOUCHDOWNAND YET WITH ALL THAT SUCCESSIT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT HE ONECONSIDERED HIMSELF
AS NOTHING MORE THAN THEFAILURE. I GREW UP IN CHURCHBUT I DIDN'T REALLY --
I DID ACCEPT CHRIST BUT IT WAS FTHOSE THINGS I REALLYDIDN'T WALK IT.I DID NOT KNOW REALLY WHO I WAS
AND WHAT I STOOD FOR.I JUST FELT LIKEEMASCULATED LIKE I WAS NOT AMAN ANYMORE.
I FELT THAT I WASN'T GOODENOUGH FOR PEOPLE. LANDRY HAS BEEN PLAYINGFOOTBALL SINCE THE FIRST GRADE.
BY THETIME HE WAS A SENIOR INHIGH SCHOOL HE WAS A FRIDAYNIGHT CELEBRITY WITH THE WORLD
AT HIS FINGERTIPS AND THINGSWERE GOING SO WELL HE FELTHE REALLY DIDN'T NEED GOD. THERE'S ALWAYS LIKE, WHY?
WHAT IS THE NEED,IF I HAVE EVERYTHINGTHAT I WANT TO HAVE IN THISLIFE,
WHAT IS THE NEED FOR HAVING GODOR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? JUST BEFORE HE GRADUATEDFROM HIGH SCHOOL
LANDRY COMMITTED TO PLAY FOROKLAHOMA,AND THAT IS WHERE THE HARSHREALITY SET IN.
I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOLEARLY.I CAME IN IN THE MIDDLE,IN JANUARY,
AND ALL THE GUYS IN 07 ALREADYHAD THEIR FRIENDS,EVERYBODY HAD THE CLIQUES GOINGAND STUFF
BUT THAT WAS SOCIALLY. IT WAS EVEN WORSE WITHFOOTBALL BECAUSEOKLAHOMA ALREADY HAD IT
RUNNING QUARTERBACK IN NUMBER14,SAM BRADFORD AND LANDRY THOUGHTHE WOULD BECOME A STARTER BY
SIMPLYSHOWING UP. MY MINDSET WAS I WAS GOINGTO COME IN
AND START AND TAKE SAM'SSPOT AND I NEVER REACHED THATGOAL.IT SHOOK ME AND IT WAS HARD
TO COMPREHEND AND UNDERSTANDWHAT WAS REALLY GOING ON WITHTHAT WHOLE DEAL SO HOW DID YOU HANDLE THAT?
MY IDENTITY WAS FOOTBALLFRIENDS AND GIRLS AND THOSE AREWORLDLY THINGSAND NOT KINGDOM THEM THINGS.
SO ONCE THOSE WERE TAKEN AWAYI HADNOTHING TO FALL BACK ON.
LANDIS HIMSELF INTO THE PARTYLIFESTYLE LOOKING TO SUPPRESSWHAT HE WAS FEELING IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH YOU
WERE TRYING TO CREATETHE SAME ATMOSPHEREYOU HAD WHEN YOU WERE IN HIGHSCHOOL
RIGHT.IT WAS17:40:24 I FELT EMPTY AND NOTHING
FULFILLED ME ANYMORE. IT WASAROUND THAT TIME THAT LANDRY METWHITNEY -
A RISING BASKETBALL STAR ATOKLAHOMA THERE IS SOMETHING INSIDE OFHER
THAT KIND OF SAW THERE IS ALIGHT INSIDE OF HER,.THE JOY THAT NEVER SEEMED TO RNOUT
I STARTED DIGGING DEEPAND FOUND THAT SHE WAS ACHRISTIAN,THAT SHE HAD BEEN WALKING HER
FAITH WHEN LANDRY WENT HOME FORCHRISTMAS BREAKHE COULD NOT HELP THINKING
ABOUT WHITNEY AND HER FAITH.BEING AROUND HIS FAMILY AGAINBROUGHT BACK MEMORIES OF HOW HEWAS RAISED.
ALL THE THINGS FROM MYCHILDHOOD,ABOUT GODAND ABOUT
JUST HOW IMPORTANT OF HAVINGTHAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM CAMEFLOODING BACK INTO MY MEMORYTHAT IS WHEN GOD GRABBED MY
HEARTAND WAS KIND OF AFTER MELANDRY PRAYED AND REDEDICATED HS
LIFE TO THE LORDAND SOON EVERYTHINGBEGAN TO MAKE SENSE. EVERY TIME I WOULD PRAY I
WOULD HEARHERE IS MY SON ,THE SON OF GOD AND THAT IS ALLHE WOULD SAY.
IS THAT YOU ARE MY SON,YOU ARE MY SON AND I LOVE YOUAND I AM PROUD OF YOU.THAT THEME OF
I AM A SON OF GODWAS ALL THATGOD WAS SPEAKING TO ME IN THEFIRST COUPLE OF MONTHS
WHEN I STARTED THATRELATIONSHIP WITH HIM.TOWARDS THE END OF NEXT SEASON
SENIOR QUARTERBACK SAM BRADFORDSUFFERED A SERIES OF INJURIESBEFORE LEAVING FOR THE NFL.AND LANDRY WAS GIVEN HIS SHOT.
I WAS LIKE TEACH ME LORDMOLD ME,SHOW ME HOW TO BE ALEADER.
SHOW ME HOW TO LEAD THESE GUYSAND SHOW ME WHY I PLAY FOOTBALL,WHAT IS MY PURPOSE IN THE SPORT.I STARTED REALIZING
IN LEADERSHIP ROLESIN BEING A QUARTERBACK IS KIND FWHAT GOD IS FOR ME,IN MOLDING MEN AND SHOWING THEM
HOW TO BE MEN OF GODLANDRY IS ONEON HIS SENIOR YEAR AND INPURSUIT OF HIS FOURTH BOWL GAME
CHAMPION,WITH HIS EYES SET ON THE NFL.AND IF YOU'RE WONDERINGWHATEVER HAPPENED
TO HIS FRIEND WHITNEY -THEY WERE MARRIEDTHIS PAST JULY.AS A LEADER ON THE FIELD AND
OFF,HE SAYS HIS NUMBER ONE PRIORITYIS TO MODEL WHAT IT TRULY MEANSTO BE A GODLY MAN.
WHENEVER I THINK ABOUT JESUS,WHEN EVERYTHING ABOUT WHAT HEDID FOR USON THE CROSS,
THE WORD THAT ALWAYS COMES BACKTO ME IS,I AM THE WAY,THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE.
HE IS TRUTH.HE'S THE WAY.HE IS LIFE.IF YOU WANT LIFE,
YOU WANT TRUTH YOU FIND JESUS ADTHAT IS ALL WRAPPED UP IN ONEPERSON. WOW.
LANDRY JONES. I JUST LOVE THIS YOUNG GUY.WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE STATS, WOW,I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THAT
BECAUSE HE HAS FINISHED HISCAREERBIG 12 ALL-TIME LEADERIN PASSING.
16,646YARDS TOTAL OFFENSE.16,271 YARDS.YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.
THAT MEANS THIS KID HAS BEEN ONFIRE.DIDNT START LIKE THAT.HE WAS GETTING CAUGHT UP
IN THE WRONG CROWD.HE SAID NOT ONLYWITH GIRLS,WITH DRUGS ,
AND BECAUSE THE WINDWAS KNOCKED OUT OF HIS DREAM,THAT IS USUALLY WHAT HAPPENS .AND I BET THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE
THE COULD IDENTIFY WITH THATRIGHT NOW.THIS YOUNG MAN IS COMING OUT INTHE DRAFT THIS YEAR
ANDHE'S GOING TO DO REAL WELL ANDHE HAS HIS HEAD ON HIS SHOULDERSAND WHITNEY THAT AUTHENTIC
BASEBALL PLAYER,NOW SHE ISWHITNEY JONES,HIS WIFE.
AND THE TWO OF THEM ARE GOINGTO BE A DYNAMIC DUO.THEY ARE ALREADY NOW.WHAT ABOUT YOU?
THE BIBLE SAYS IN COLOSSIANSCHAPTER 3,IF THEN YOU WERE RAISED WITHCHRIST,
SEEK THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE ABOEWHERECHRIST IS SITTING NOTTHOSE THINGS BELOW.
HASN'T BEEN TOO LONGWHENYOU WERE LOOKING DOWNTHINKING DOWN AND ACTING DOWN
LIKE LANDRY JONES,HE SAID YOU KNOW WHAT I GAVE MYHEART TO GOD THAT DID NOT KNOWWHAT IT MEANT.
AND I DIDN'T NEED GOD.BUT WHENHE NEEDED GOD WHERE WASGOD
LANDY HAD TO GO LOOKING FORGOD.I'VE GOT SOMETHING FOR YOUTODAY.
IT'S A NEW DAY.TODAY THE BEST DAY JUST LIKEFOR LANDRY.I BELIEVE GOD IS GOING TO GIVE
YOU A NEW DAY. YOU KNOW BRIANYOU ARE SPEAKING TO SOMEONE WHOWAS SITTING THERE AND THEY KNOW
THEY HAVE GONE DOWNTHIS PATHAND THEY HAVE HAD LOTS OF GIRLSAND PERHAPS INVITED SOME
ADDICTIONSINTO THEIR LIFE.AND LIVE THE PARTY SCENE.BUT YOU KNOW,
GOD LOVES YOU SO MUCHTHAT HE BECKONS TO YOU,BECAUSE HIS PLANIS SO AMAZING.
WHEN YOU ARE OUT THERE DOINGALL THAT STUFF,YOU ARE ACTUALLY MISSING THE BETPART OF YOUR LIFE
BECAUSE GOD HAS AN AMAZINGDESTINY FOR YOUAND LANDRY JONESFINALLY FIGURED THAT
OUT THAT GOD'S WAY IS BETTER THNANYTHING.SIN IS FUN FOR A SEASON.THE END THEREOF ARE THE WAYS OF
DEATH.IT TOOK WHITNEY TO SPEAK SOMETRUTH TO HIM AND GO OUT ANDSTART SOUL-SEARCHING
I WONDER IF YOU'RE A CRADLECHRISTIAN,OR IF YOUR WIFE HAS ARELATIONSHIP,
MAYBE YOUR HUSBAND HASRELATIONSHIP BUT YOU NEED ONE.MOM AND DAD HAVE ONE.1-855-759-0700
PRAYER PARTNERS ARE STANDINGBY. CALL NOW. TOO OFTEN WE CARRY BAGGAGEFROM OUR PAST.
YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE.IT AFFECTS EVERYTHING,AND EVERYONE IN OUR LIVES.IT'S ALWAYS THERE,
WEIGHING US DOWNAND KEEPING US FROM ACHIEVINGTRUE HAPPINESSBUT DO YOU KNOW GOD
NEVER MEANT FOR USTO BE TRAPPED IN THE PAST?YOU CAN BE FREEOF YOUR BAGGAGE.
LEARN HOW GOD'S FORGIVENESSLEADS TO CHANGED LIVES,AND NEW BEGINNINGS.CALL THE 700
CLUB.WE ALL
WISH THAT THE PROBLEMS IN OURLIFEWOULD COME TO AN ENDON OUR TIMETABLE.
ONE OF THE MAIN THINGSTHAT GOD WANTS US TO LEARN. ISPATIENCE AND LONG-SUFFERINGISN'T THAT JUST TERRIBLE?
WHY DOES GOD WANT US TO BELONG-SUFFERING?IS HE CRUEL?IS HE UNKIND?
NOT AT ALL.GOD IS A COMPASSIONATEAND A LOVING FATHER.HE IS ALSO THE MOST POWERFUL
FORCEIN THE UNIVERSE,AND HE KNOWS IT.AND HE WANTS YOU TO KNOW IT TOO.
WHEN WE ARE ABLE TOWAIT IN A PEACEFUL WAY TOFOR GOD TO COMPLETE THE SUREVICTORY BUT HE'S BRINGING INTO
OUR SITUATIONIT SHOWS THAT WE HAVE COMPLETEFAITHAND TRUST
IN WHO GOD REALLY IS.WE CAN SAY THAT WE KNOW THAT HEIS POWERFUL,UNSTOPPABLE,
AND MAYBE HE IS MIGHTY TOSAVE US FROM ANY ENEMY SCHEMESBUT SOMETIMES,WHEN WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE
COMPLETIONOF THE WORK,WE GET FILLED WITH STRESS,ANXIETY AND WORRY,
WHICH MEANS THAT MAYBEWE DON'T REALLY TRULYBELIEVE THAT GOD ISWHO HE SAYS HE IS
BECAUSE IF WE GET IT,IF WE GET THAT WHEN GODCOMES TO OUR RESCUE,EVERY ENEMY IS DEFEATED
IN OUR LIVES.WHY WOULD WE HAVE ANYTHING BUTPEACE?DEUTERONOMY 3:8
SAYS IT IS THE LORD WHO GOESBEFORE YOU.HE WILL MARCH BEFORE YOUHE WILL NOT FAIL YOU
OR LET YOU GO OR FORSAKE YOULET THERE BE COWARDICEOR FLINCHING,FEAR NOT,
NEITHER BECOME BROKEN INSPIRITDEPRESSED,DISMAYED OR UNNERVED WITH
ALARM.SEE,WHILE WE ARE WAITING FOR OURVICTORIOUS BREAKTHROUGH IF WE
TRUST GOD WE WILL NOT BEDEPRESSED OR ALARMED,AND WE WILL SET OUR COURSEFIRMLY
TO RUN THE RACE WITH PATIENCEWAITING WITHOUT ANXIETYFOR GOD TO SEE US THROUGH.ROMANS 8:25 SAYS
BUT IF WE HOPE FOR WHAT ISSTILLUNSEEN BY US,WE WAIT FOR IT WITH PATIENCE
AND COMPOSURE.DO YOU HAVE COMPOSURE AS YOUWAIT AND TRUST IN GOD?IF WE ARE NOT CONFIDENT IN WHO
GOD IS,WE WILL LOSE ALL OUR COMPOSURE,AND THAT AIN'T PRETTY.JAMES1:4 SAYS LET ENDURANCE
AND STEADFASTNESSAND PATIENCE HAVEFULL PLAY AND DO A THOROUGH WORKSO THAT YOU MAY BE
PEOPLE PERFECTLY AND FULLYDEVELOPEDWITH NO DEFECTSLACKING IN NOTHING.
YOU SEE NO MATTER WHAT YOU AREGOING TO TODAY,GOD HAS A GOOD PLAN FOR YOURFUTURE.
THERE IS AN ANDTO THE STRUGGLE.AND IF YOU WILL PUTALL YOUR HOPE IN HIM,
YOU WILL LEARN TO WALKIN A PEACE THAT PASSES ALLUNDERSTANDINGWHICH WILL MATURE YOU
INTO A VESSELWITH NO DEFECTS,I LIKE THAT.ABLE TO SUSTAIN
THE HIGH CALLINGOF GOD ON YOUR LIFE.GOD HAS BIG PLANS FOR YOU.SIMPLY REST,
RUN YOUR RACE WITH PATIENTSUNTIL YOU SEETHE FULFILLMENT OF ALL HISGOODNESS.
AMEN.YOU KNOW WHAT LAURA LYNN WASTALKING ABOUTWHEN SHE WAS SHARING ABOUT
LONG-SUFFERING,ONE OF THE THINGS I HAVELEARNEDAND IF YOU ALLOW ME TO PASTOR TS
MOMENTIS THAT LONG-SUFFERINGIS THE PRINCIPLE FOR MIRACLES.THAT IS WHY
AFTER YOU SUFFER LONG AND YOUHAVE NOT LAID DOWN YOUR FAITHOR GIVEN UP ON GOD,WHAT GOD DOES
IS HE ENTRUSTS YOUBECAUSE HE ENTRUSTS THOSE WHOTRUST,HE KNOWS THAT HE CAN TRUST YOU
RIGHT NOW.WHAT SHE SHARED WITH YOU IS SOPOWERFULBUT RIGHT NOW HOLD ONTO YOUR
FAITH,DON'T GIVE UP,IT IS WORKING FOR YOUR GOOD.ROMANS 8:28
ALL THINGS ARE WORKING FOR THEGOOD OF THOSE WHO LOVE GOD,AND ARE CALLED ACCORDING TO HISPURPOSE.
COMING UP HIDDEN SECRETSFROM THE BIBLEFROM JOE AMARAL. IF YOU HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING
WITH US AT ALLFOR THE LAST FEW EPISODESYOU KNOW THAT I QUOTE A LOTFROM THE GOSPEL OF LUKE
BECAUSE LUKE AS A GENTILEWRITES IN A WAYTHAT REALLY IDENTIFIES WITH MELOOK AT WHAT HE SAID HEARING
LUKE CHAPTER 19 VERSES 36-40,AS HE WENT ALONG PEOPLE SPREADTHEIR CLOAKSON THE ROAD AND WHEN HE CAME
GIVE THE PLACE WHERE THE ROADGOES DOWN THE MOUNT OF OLIVESTHE WHOLE CROWD OF THE SAMPLESBEGAN TO JOYFULLY PRAISE GOD
IN LOUD VOICESFOR ALL THE MIRACLES THAT THEYHAD SEEN.BLESSED AS THE KING WHO COMES
IN THE NAME OF THE LORDPEACE IN HEAVEN AND GLORY INTHE HIGHEST,SOME OF THE PHARISEES IN THE CRD
SAID TO JESUS, TEACHER REBUKE YRDISCIPLESAND I TELL YOU HE REPLIEDIF THEY KEEP QUIET THE STONES
WILL CRY OUT .NOW FOR US AS CHRISTIANS,I WANT TO READ THIS PASSAGE.I THINK DIFFERENT IMAGES
GO OFF IN OUR MIND;SOME PEOPLE WONDER,HOW CAN STONES CRY OUT?I MEAN ARE THEY GOING TO
MIRACULOUSLY HAVE MOUTHS,PRAISE GOD?HOW IS ALL OF THIS GOING TOWORK OUT?
I GET TO TRAVEL A LOT.I GET TO GO INTOCHURCHES ALL AROUND THE WORLD.I WAS IN THIS CHURCH ONE TIME
AND ON THE PLATFORMTHEY HAD THIS HUGE STONES.AND ON THE STONES THEY HADWRITTEN,
HOSANNA,PRAISE THE LORD,HALLELUJAH,ALL OF THE DIFFERENT TERMS OF
WORSHIP.THEY GOT IT FROM THE SCRIPTUREBECAUSE THE BIBLE SAYS,THAT IF WE KEEP QUIET
THE STONES ARE GOING TO CRY OUT.AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE VERSESTHAT IF WE DON'TKNOW THE GEOGRAPHY
OR THE LAYOUT OF THE LANDWE MIGHT NOT FULLY UNDERSTANDWHAT JESUS WAS TRYING TO SAY.CAN GOD MAKE STONES CRY OUT
AND SING PRAISE? ABSOLUTELY HE NDO IT.WHAT IS A MORE PLAUSIBLEEXPLANATION
FOR WHY HE MADE SUCH ASTATEMENT?IF YOU STAND ON THEMOUNT OF OLIVES,
AND WHERE JESUS WAS AT THEEASTERN GATEIF YOU SIMPLY TURN YOUR BODYJUST TO THE SIDE FOR A MOMENT
YOU WILL LOOK AND SEE THE MOUNTOF OLIVESWHICH IS FILLED WITH JEWISHCEMETERIES
TO THIS DAYTHERE ARE THOUSANDSOF HEADSTONESAND THEY ARE EVERYWHERE.
AND BECAUSE IT IS A JEWISHCEMETERYON A LOT OF THE GRAVESWHEN YOU GO THERE
YOU WILL SEE THAT THERE ARESTONES ON THE GRAVESIF ANYBODY WATCHEDSCHINDLER'S LIST AT THE END OF
THE MOVIE THEY GO VISIT HISGRAVEEVERYBODY PUTS ROCKS ON TOP OFTHE GRAVES.
SO WHEN JESUS IS STANDING THERE,AND HE SAYS I'M TELLING THETRUTH, THAT IF THESE GUYS,THE LIVING DISCIPLES,
IF THEY DON'T PRAISE ME I'MGOING TO CAUSE THESE STONES TO YOUT WHAT WAS HE SPEAKING TO YOU?WHAT WAS HE SPEAKING ABOUT?
HE WAS TALKING BUT THE DEAD,THE PEOPLE IN THE CEMETERY.HE SAID I WILL CAUSE THESE VERYBONES THESE STONES TO CRY OUT AD
PRAISE ME,AND ONLY A FEW VERSES LATER,AFTER THE RESURRECTION,THE BIBLE SAYS
THAT WHEN THE THUNDERHEAD ANDTHE TOMB WAS OPENEDIT SAYS THAT MANY SAINTSWERE SEEN WALKING
AROUND JERUSALEMBECAUSE THEIR GRAVES THEIRTOMBS WERE OPEN.AND THIS IS ONE OF THOSE
SITUATIONSWHERE IF WE DON'T REALLY KNOWTHE CULTURE OF THE TIME,IF WE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE
GEOGRAPHY WE DON'T UNDERSTANDALWAYS A FULL INTENT BUT AS WESTUDY OUR HEBRAIC ROOTSTHE POWER OF JESUS WORDS COME
ALIVE. THAT IS SO GOOD.I DON'T KNOW OF YOU AREAPPRECIATING THIS
BUT I KNOW ALL OF YOU BIBLESTUDENTS ARE REALLYSALIVATINGALL OF WHAT JOEL AMARAL IS
GIVING,BECAUSE THESE TRUTHS AREETERNALYOU KNOW LAURA LYNN
THIS IS A TIME WHEN I REALLYAPPRECIATEHAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRAYFOR THE VIEWER.
BECAUSE WE BELIEVE THAT JESUSSPEAKS TODAY.WE HAVE A FEW PRAYER REQUESTSAND SOME URGENT ONES.
WOLD YOU PRAY WITH US?WOULD YOU AGREE WITH US INPRAYER AS WE JOIN TOGETHER?WE HAVE SOME REALLY URGENT ONES
AND THE ONE THAT WE HAVERIGHT NOW ISELIZABETH.NOW YOU KNOW THIS ONE
AS WELL LAURA LYNN. HER HUSBAND ROB ISON LIFE SUPPORT AND THE DOCTORSHAVE TOLD HER TO PREPARE
FOR HIS DEATH.SHE'S ASKING EVERYBODYTO PRAY AND WE BELIEVE IN THAT.AND WE KNOW GOD CAN HEAL.
SO WHICH PLACE FOR THAT. I LOVE IT BECAUSE THERE ISNOTHINGIMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD.
AND ALSO PATRICIA,HER SISTER DAWN HAS BEEN DIAGNO,SHE'S IN ONTARIO WITH COLONCANCER.
I WANT YOU TO STAND ON THIS VER.ROMANS 8:11.HE WHO WAS RAISED CHRIST FROM T,HIS SPIRIT DWELLS IN YOU,
HE WILL ALSO QUICKENYOUR MORTAL BODY.LET'S PRAY TOGETHERFATHER WE PRAY NOW
ACCORDING TO ROMANS 8 AND 11,FOR THAT COLON,AND ALSO LORD, AND THAT ILLNESSIN ROB,
AND WE ASK YOU IN THE NAME OFJESUSTHAT YOU WILL QUICKENTHOSE BODIES AS WE JOIN
FROM COAST-TO-COASTAND PLEADTHE BLOOD OF JESUSWE BIND THAT SPIRIT
WE BREAK THIS PERIOD OFSICKNESS AND DISEASE,AND WE LOSE HEALING NOWIN JESUS NAME.
AMEN. AMEN.IF YOU PRAYED THAT PRAYER CALLUS AT
1-855-590-0700 AMEN.THANK YOU. WHAT IF YOU KNEW
HEAVEN IS REAL? BECAUSE YOU'VE SEEN IT EVERYTHING IS ALIVE.NOTHING IS DEAD.
BECAUSE YOU BEEN THERE.THERE IS MORE LOVE THAN YOU CANIMAGINE. HOW WOULD CHANGE THE WAY YOU
LIVE YOUR LIFE? HE WAS SO EAGER.WE'VE GOT TO GET PEOPLE SAVEDWE'VE GOT TO LET PEOPLE KNOW
ABOUT JESUS GET THE REALSTORY,FROM PEOPLE WHO'VE EXPERIENCED
LIFE BEYOND THE GRAVE.WELCOME BACK.UP NEXT HOW THE PRAYERS
OF FRIENDS AND FAMILYREWROTEMEDICAL HISTORY AND GAVE ONEWOMAN
HER DREAM OF HAVING A FAMILY.WES AND KIM FUNK.HAD ALWAYS HOPED FOR CHILDREN
THE DOCTORS TOLD THEM IT WASIMPOSSIBLE BUT AFTER YEARS OFPRAYER,KIMBERLY BECAME PREGNANT
WITH WHAT DOCTORS CALLEDMARITAL TWINS. IT WAS VERY EXCITING.I WAS PROBABLY
THE MOST GLEEFUL BAD.HERE WE ARE BEING BLESSED WITHCHILDREN.THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE TWINS
IT WAS KIND OF A TOUGHPREGNANCY I WAS SICK A LOT.BUT IT WAS SUCH A BLESSING TO
BE PREGNANTYOU DIDN'T WANT TO FOCUSON THE NEGATIVES.SO EVERY WEEK
AS JUST SUCH A BLESSING,WE ARE THAT MUCH CLOSER1994KIM GAVE BIRTH TO TWO TWIN
BOYS,KYLE AND CORY.ALTHOUGH THEY WERESIX WEEKS PREMATURE
THE BOYS WERE HEALTHY. I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NORECOLLECTIONOF MY BABIES BEING BORN.
THERE WERE SIGNS THERETHAT I WAS GOING DOWNHILL.NO ONE HAD DIAGNOSEDWHAT WAS GOING ON YET.
JUST DAYS LATERKIM SUDDENLY HADSEVERE ABDOMINAL PAIN. THE NEXT DAY,
KIM WAS KIND OF DELIRIOUSAND IT ALARMED ME.I WOULD QUESTIONTHE NURSES AND DOCTORS.
KIM WAS WHISKED OFF TOTESTING.CAT SCANS CONFIRMEDTHE PRESENCE OF GALLSTONES
AND INFLAMMATION OF THEGALLBLADDERKIM WAS TAKING IN TO HAVE HERGALLBLADDER REMOVED
A COMMON PROCEDURE THAT USUALLYTAKES LESS THAN AN HOUR. THREE AND HALF HOURS WENT BY,THE DOCTORS FINALLY WALKED INTO
THE DOOR.THEIR HEADS WERE BOWED.THEY BASICALLY WERE TELLING METHAT SHE HAD A FIVE PERCENT
CHANCE OF LIVING. DURING SURGERY DOCTORS WERESHOCKED TO FIND THAT KIM HADACUTE PANCREATITIS AND A BLOOD
CLOT IN HER LUNGSHER KIDNEYSAND LIVER WERE ALSO FAILING.SHE WAS IN A COMA
AND PUT ON A RESPIRATOR I COULD SEE IT IN THEIRFACESTHAT THEY EVEN FELT THAT THERE
WERE SO MANY COMPETITIONS THEYDID NOT KNOW ALLOF THE ANSWERS,MY EMOTIONS WERE
JUSTALL OVER THE PLACE.AND,CLUTCHING KIM'S BIBLE,
I WOULD GO TO THE CHAPEL,PRAY,GOD YOU CANNOT LET HERPASS AWAY AND LEAVE ME BEHIND
WITH THESE TWO BOYS.SHE COMPLETES THE FAMILY.WE HAVE THESE CHILDRENBECAUSE OF OUR LOVE FOR ONE
ANOTHERYOU GAVE US THIS MIRACLE OFCHILDREN.I NOW NEED ANOTHER MIRACLE.
I NEED A MIRACLE FOR KIM TOSTAY HEREPLEASE ANSWER MY PRAYERSNO MATTER HOW MUCH THE DOCTORS
WOULD TELL ME,I STILL FELT I HAD TO BELIEVESOMETHING ELSEAND PRAYER WAS
WHAT GOT ME THROUGH THIS. OTHER FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMSSTART A PRAYER CHAIN THATSNOWBALLED IN THE COUNTLESS GROS
PRAYING FOR KIM AROUND THEGLOBE. EVEN KIM'S DOCTOR PRAYED FORHIS PATIENT.
I'LL NEVER FORGET MYFIRST MEETINGWITH HER HUSBAND WES AND I CAMEIN INTO THE ICU
AND THE FIRST THING HE SAYS ISYOU HAVE TO SAVE MY BEAUTIFULWIFE DOCTOR. THIS IS A HEALTHY,
VIBRANT YOUNG LADYWAS JUST DYINGIN THE OTHER ROOM.THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO
DESCRIBE IT EXCEPTTHAT I FELT POWERLESS SO I WENTHOME THAT NIGHT,AND MY WIFE COULD SENSE
THAT I WAS A LITTLE CONCERNED,SO WE TALKED ABOUT ITI TOLD HER THE WHOLE SCENARIOAND SUZANNE SAID
THIS IS SOMETHINGWE HAVE TO SPECIFICALLY PRAYFOR KIMBERLY.WE HAVE TO SPECIFICALLY PRAY
FOR HER,ASK FOR A SPECIFIC INTERVENTIONON PART OF THE LORD.SO WE DID.
BUT AS DOCTOR MULLINSRETURNED THE NEXT DAYKIM'S CONDITION WAS WORSE.DOCTOR MULLINS DECIDED
FINAL HIGH-RISK SURGERY WAS ONEOF HIS LAST OPTIONS/ THE TIME WAS RIGHT AROUND10:45
WHEN WE STARTED MOVING HER TOTHE OPERATING ROOM THE MOMENT DOCTOR MULLINS'SSCALPEL PENETRATED KIM'S
ABDOMINAL WALL FLOOD A FLUIDRUSHED FROM KIM'S BODY.KIM HAD UNDERGONE A RAPIDDECOMPRESSION OF HER ABDOMEN.
WHEN YOU RELEASE THAT THEPRESSURE GOES DOWNAND YOU NEVER GET THESE PEOPLEBACK.
THERE WERE FOURGOOD DOCTORS IN THAT ROOMIN EACH ONE OF USTHOUGHT THE SAME THING IS
GOING TO HAPPEN BUT SUDDENLY,KIM'S BODY DID THE OPPOSITEOF WHAT EVERYONE EXPECTED.
SHE HAD SHOWN A COMPLETEREVERSAL FROM WHAT WE WERETHOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO SEE.BY THE TIME MONDAY ROLLED
AROUND SHE WAS OFF THEVENTILATOR,HER LIVER FUNCTION WAS BACK TONORMAL, HER KIDNEY FUNCTION WAS
BACK TO NORMAL.SHE HAD NOT A ARRHYTHMIA PROBLE.SHE HAD NO MORE PULMONARYPROBLEMS,
AND SHE CAME OUT OF THE COMAWITH NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER.IT HAPPENED EXACTLY AS WE ASKEDTHE LORD TO DO.
AND THAT HAD A PROFOUND EFFECTON ME. SEVERAL DAYS LATER,KIM WAS ABLE TO SEE HER BOYS
FOR THE FIRST TIME.ON AUGUST THE TENTH,WES AND KIM,KYLE AND COREY WERE ALL AT HOME.
IT WAS OVERWHELMING.I DON'T KNOW HOW TOEVEN DESCRIBEAS I HEARD
MORE AND MORE PEOPLETHAT HAD PRAYED FOR MEAND I WOULD NOT BE HEREIF PEOPLE DIDN'T PRAY FOR ME.
I MEAN IT IS SO CLEARTHAT GOD USED THISAS A MOMENTTO SAY LOOK AT WHAT I CAN DO.
HE CLEARLYWAS THE HEALER HERE.HE CLEARLY DID ALL THEMAGNIFICENT MIRACLES.
TODAY,16 YEARS LATEREVERYONE IN THE FAMILYIS HAPPY AND HEALTHY.
AND STILL CELEBRATINGTHE MIRACLE THAT GOD GAVE THEMYEARS AGO. THERE IS NOT A DAY OR MORNING
THAT IDON'T WAKE UP AND I SAY THANKGODFOR ANSWERING OUR PRAYERS
NOT JUST MY PRAYERSTHOUGH THE OTHERS WORLDWIDEBUT PRAYED FOR KIM..KEEP YOUR FAITH
THE ODDS WERE AGAINST HER.BUT A MIRACLE HAPPENEDIN THAT OR ROOM.HER BODY DID TOTALLY THE
OPPOSITE OF WHAT MEDICALTEXTBOOKS SAY.THAT'S THE POWER OF PRAYER. AND THAT IS THE POWER PRIOR
THAT WHEN WE HAVE FAITHGOD TURNSSITUATIONS AROUND SO THAT EVENDOCTORS ARE AMAZED.
YOU KNOW THE 700 CLUBCANADA MISSION IS TO LETEVERYONE KNOW THAT GOD LOVETHEM.
AND HE WILL BE THEIRHOPE TO.WE TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY.WE INVEST RESOURCES
AND FINANCESTO BRINGING YOU THIS MESSAGEEVERY SINGLE DAY.THE TRUTH IS THAT. WE CAN'T DO
IT WITHOUT YOUWE NEED PARTNERS.IF YOU ARE SOMEONEWHO CAN SAY
I SEE WHAT YOU ARE DOING ANDTHE IMPACT THAT YOU ARE HAVINGANDI'M GOING TO JOIN MY SUPPORT TO
YOURS SO THAT THE NAME OF JESUSWILL CHANGE CANADA, WOULDYOU CALL USRIGHT NOW?
HONESTLY, THIS CANNOTHAPPEN WITHOUT OUR PARTNERS.IF YOU KNOW THAT GODS POWERCHANGES LIVES,
THEN PLEASE HELP US TO CONTINUETO TELL PEOPLE ABOUT HIM.INVEST WITH US.LINK ARMS WITH US.
WE ARE BRINGING THE POWEROF THE CROSS RIGHTINTO PEOPLE'S LIVING ROOMSSOME OF THEM MIGHT NEVER GRACE
THE STEPS OF THE CHURCH.BUT JUST BY TURNING ONTHE TELEVISION THEY WOULD HEARABOUT JESUS.
YOU HELPED TO MAKE THAT HAPPENAND WE DEARLY,DEARLY APPRECIATEYOUR HEART AND YOUR SUPPORT.
THAT IS SO TRUE LAURA LYNN,MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK.WE APPRECIATE YOURPARTICIPATION AS WELL.
WE WOULD ALSO LOVE TO HEAR IF YUHAVE A STORY.IT MAY INSPIRE OTHERS.GIVE US A CALL
OR WRITE US.WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT IT.THE ADDRESS WILL APPEARON THE SCREEN
AFTER THISWE WERE JUST IN EDMONTONAND IN THAT TIME WE HADGREAT TESTIMONIES THAT YOU ARE
GOING TO SEEON SOME COMING PROGRAMS WE'D LOVE TO HEAR YOURSTORY AS WELL
YOU KNOW IT TAKES TEAMWORKTO MAKE THE DREAM WORK THAT'S WHAT I ALWAYS SAY BRI. WELL YOU KNOW WHAT.
THAT IS A WHOLE ANOTHERPROGRAM.THAT'S WHAT HE ALWAYS SAYS.I LOVE THAT SAYING.
IT TAKES TEAMWORK TOMAKE THE DREAM WORK.I WISH I HAD COME UP WITH THAT I THINK YOU HAVE
ON A FEW OTHER PROGRAMS.BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?WE ENJOY SPENDING TIME WITH GODAND WITH ONE ANOTHER,
AND ALSO MEETING WITH YOU.1-855-759-0700PARTNERS ARE STANDING BYAND IF YOU NEED TO TALK WITH
SOMEONE, HEY,GIVE US A CALL. WE SURE DO LOOK FORWARD TOBEING WITH YOU AGAIN.
UNTIL NEXT TIME I AMLAURA LYNN TYLER THOMPSON AND I AM BRIAN WARREN.HAVE A GREAT DAY CANADA.
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