Lee: A KID WITH A
KILLER ADDICTION.
I WOULD CUT PICTURES OUT
AND PUT THEM IN MY POCKET
AND I THOUGHT ABOUT IT AT
SCHOOL AND I THOUGHT ABOUT
IT AT CHURCH.
AND IT GOT TO WHERE I
STOPPED ASKING FOR
FORGIVENESS ALL TOGETHER AND
I WAS VERY SUICIDAL.
Lee: AND HOW HE SOUGHT
TREATMENT.
TODAY ON "700 CLUB
INTERACTIVE."
Gordon: ON "700 CLUB
INTERACTIVE," WE USE
TECHNOLOGY TO PRAY FOR EACH
OTHER AND EXPLORE TOPICS
THAT MATTER TO YOU.
WATCH WHAT GOD IS DOING IN
THE WORLD TODAY.
Gordon: MICHAEL WOOD IS
THE SON OF A PREACHER,
ANDTHE WORDS OF DUSTY
SPRINGFIELD, BEING GOOD
ISN'T ALWAYS EASY.
TO HIS FRIENDS AND FAMILY,
HE SEEMED LIKE THE PERFECT
KID.
HOWEVER, HE HAD A SECRET
THAT NEARLY TOOK HIS LIFE.
MY NAME IS MICHAEL WOOD,
AND I GROUP UP A PASTOR'S
SON FOR THE MAJORITY OF MY
LIFE.
JUST GOING AFTER GOOD,
EXPERIENCING HIS PRESENCE
AND HIS LOVE AND HIS TOUCH
IN MY LIFE.
BY THE TIME I WAS 15 YEARS
OLD, I DEVELOPED AN
OUTRAGEOUS ADDICTION TO
PORNOGRAPHY.
AND IT SO AFFECTED EVERY
AREA OF MY LIFE THAT I GOT
TO THE POINT WHERE I WOULD
CUT PICTURES OUT OF THE
MAGAZINES AND PUT THEM IN MY
POCKET AND CARRY THEM TO
SCHOOL WHEN I WAS HANGING
OUT WITH FRIENDS.
I THOUGHT ABOUT IT AT
SCHOOL.
I THOUGHT ABOUT IT AT
CHURCH.
I THOUGHT ABOUT IT AT HOME.
MY ADDICTION JUST WENT TO
ANOTHER LEVEL.
WHEN WE GOT INTERNET IN MY
HOME.
ON THE WEEKENDS, WHEN MY
PARENTS WOULD GO AND VISIT
MY GRANDPARENTS, I WOULD LYE
S LIE SO I COULD STAY
HOME.
I WOULD SAY I WAS SICK, BUT
THEN I WOULD SPEND HOURS AND
HOURS ON THE COMPUTER.
AND THEN I WOULD GO IN MY
BEDROOM AND CRY AND ASK GOD
FOR FORGIVENESS.
IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE I
STOPPED ASKING FOR
FORGIVENESS ALL TOGETHER.
I BEGAN TO IDOLIZE PEOPLE
LIKE KURT COBAIN, AND PEOPLE
WHO SANG ABOUT DEATH AND WHO
WROTE POETRY ABOUT DEATH.
I BEGAN TO GET THEIR
BIOGRAPHIES AND POSTERS AND
PUT THEM ALL OVER MY ROOM.
AND MY MOM KNEW SOMETHING
WAS WRONG WITH ME.
AND SHE HEARD ABOUT WHAT GOD
WAS DOING HERE AT HAMILTON,
ALABAMA, WITH THE YOUTH
CHURCH GROUP.
AND SHE TOOK ME AGAINST MY
WILL.
WHERE WE WENT, IT WAS PACKED
AND CROWDED AND HOT.
ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT IS
HOW MUCH I HATED IT AND HOW
MUCH I WANTED TO LEAVE.
AT THE SAME TIME, WHILE
WORSHIP WAS GOING ON, I
DIDN'T LIKE IT, BUT I FELT
THAT SAME LOVE OF GOD I FELT
AS A CHILD, AND THAT SAME
TOUCH, AND THAT SAME
CONVICTION OF GOD SAYING
WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS WRONG,
BUT THERE IS A LOVE HERE AND
A POWER HERE THAT IS GREAT
ENOUGH TO SET YOU FREE.
THERE CAME AN OPPORTUNITY TO
RESPOND TO THE ALTER CALL,
AND I WAS SO PULLED BECAUSE
I KNEW WHAT GOD WAS SAYING
IN MY HEART WAS TO COME AND
BE SET FREE.
BUT I WAS SO AFRAID OF WHAT
MY MOM WAS GOING TO THINK OF
ME.
I DIDN'T WANT HER TO KNOW
WHAT I WAS DEALING WITH.
I FINALLY FIND ENOUGH
COURAGE TO SHOVE MYSELF INTO
THE AISLE.
I WAS WEARING A BLUE FLORIDA
GATORS' CAP, AND I THREW IT
OFF.
AND WHEN I DID, TEARS
STARTED RUNNING DOWN BY FACE
AS THE LOVE OF JESUS CAME
THROUGH.
I FELT IN THE MOMENT THE
ADDICTION TO PORNOGRAPHY
BREAK.
AND I SAT THERE AND WEPT AND
WEPT AND WEPT AS THE LOVE OF
GOD, WHICH IS SO REAL IN MY
PART -- AND I DON'T
REMEMBER, HONESTLY, ANYTHING
ELSE ABOUT THE SERVICE THAT
NIGHT.
IT INITIATED A JOURNEY IN ME
AND IT HAS BEEN SEVEN AND A
HALF YEARS SINCE I LOOKED AT
ONE PORNOGRAPHIC IMAGE.
AND IT HAS BEEN JUST AS LONG
ANYTHING WITH CONNECTED WITH
DEATH OR SUICIDE AND ALL OF
THE JUNK CONNECTED BY
PORNOGRAPHY, AND THAT WHOLE
LIFE DRIVEN BY LUST AND
PERVERSION HAS BEEN DRIVEN
OFF BECAUSE THAT NIGHT I
EXPERIENCED THE LOVE AND
JESUS.
Gordon: AND YOU CAN
EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING.
HE IS THERE FOR YOU.
GET THAT THROUGH YOUR HEAD,
GOD LOVES YOU.
HE DOESN'T WANT ANYONE TO
DIE.
HE DOESN'T WANT TO CONDEMN
ANYONE.
IT'S NOT IN HIS HEART AT
ALL.
WHAT DOES HE WANT FOR YOU?
HE WANTS YOU TO HAVE
RIGHTEOUSNESS, HE WANTS YOU
TO HAVE PEACE, AND HE WANTS
YOU TO HAVE JOY.
AND HE WANTS TO GIVE IT TO
YOU FOR FREE.
AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS
ASK HIM.
SO OFTEN WHEN WE GET TRAPPED
IN SIN, WE'RE JUST LIKE
MICHAEL.
WE START THE GUILT AND THE
SHAME.
WHAT IF SOMEBODY FOUND OUT.
WHAT IF THEY REALLY KNEW WHO
I WAS?
AND SO IT JUST PUSHES YOU
FURTHER INTO IT.
AND INSTEAD YOU WANTING TO
BE FREE, YOU WANT TO GO
FURTHER INTO THE DARKNESS SO
YOU CAN HIDE EVEN MORE.
BUT YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT'S
NOT THE WAY, AND THAT'S NOT
EVER GOING TO WORK.
WHAT'S GOING TO WORK?
IT'S WHEN YOU COME TO GOD
AND YOU YOU SAY, WILL YOU
FORGIVE ME?
WILL YOU SET ME FREE?
FOR SOME OF YOU, YOU MAY
THINK, I'VE GONE TOO FAR,
I'VE DONE TOO MUCH.
THERE IS NO WAY GOD STILL
LOVES ME.
YES, HE DOES.
YES, HE DO.
THE STORY OF THE PRODIGAL
SON IS FOR YOU.
HERE IS A SON WHO TOOK HIS
ENTIRE INHERITANCE AND
WASTED IT ALL, SPENT IT ALL,
AND FINALLY IS FEEDING SLOP
TO PIGS.
THAT'S HOW FAR HE GOT AWAY
FROM WHAT HIS FATHER
WANTED.
AND WHEN HE CAME TO
HIMSELF -- UNDERSTAND THAT,
WHEN HE CAME TO HIMSELF --
THAT'S WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS,
WHEN HE CAME TO HIMSELF, HE
TURNED, AND HE SAID, YOU
KNOW IT WILL BE BETTER FOR
ME IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE.
IT WOULD BE BETTER TO BE A
SERVANT IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE
THAN TO DO WHAT I'M DOING
NOW.
COME TO YOURSELF.
UNDERSTAND WHO YOU ARE.
YOU ARE A CHILD OF GOD.
YOU WERE CREATED BY HIM,
UNIQUELY.
FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY
MADE.
HE MADE YOU TO DO GOOD
THINGS.
HE HAS CREATED GOOD THINGS
FOR YOU TO DO THAT YOU WILL
ENJOY.
IT WILL GIVE YOU PEACE AND
SATISFACTION.
WHY WOULD YOU TRADE THAT?
FOR A LIE.
WHY WOULD YOU TRADE THAT FOR
SOMETHING OTHER?
DO YOU REALLY THINK YOU CAN
MAKE IT ON YOUR OWN, DO IT
ON YOUR OWN?
COME BACK HOME.
AND DO IT TODAY.
COME BACK HOME.
AND THAT'S WHAT GOD IS
SAYING TO YOU, COME BACK
HOME.
JESUS SAYS CLEARLY: "BEHOLD
I STAND AT THE DOOR AND
COMIC, AND IF ANYONE --"
THAT'S YOU -- "HEARS MY
VOICE AND OPENS THE DOOR,
I'LL COME IN."
STOP TRYING TO DO IT ON YOUR
OWN, AND LET JESUS HELP
YOU.
LET HIM COME IN AND CONQUER
YOUR HEART WITH HIS LOVE.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ASK
HIM.
SO IF THIS IS FOR YOU, IF
THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT, JUST
BOW YOUR HEAD AND PRAY A
VERY SIMPLE PRAYER, AND LET
JESUS DO ALL OF THE REST.
WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR OTHERS,
HE IS ABLE AND WILLING TO DO
FOR YOU.
IF YOU JUST ASK HIM.
SO PRAY WITH ME.
BOW YOUR HEAD.
CLOSE YOUR EYES.
AND LET'S PRAY TOGETHER.
JESUS -- THAT'S RIGHT, SAY
IT OUT LOUD.
JESUS, I COME TO YOU.
AND, LORD, I ASK FOR
FORGIVENESS OF ALL OF THE
THINGS THAT I'VE DONE
WRONG.
I ASK FORGIVENESS FOR THE
HIDING, FOR ALL OF THE TIMES
I'VE TRIED TO FOOL PEOPLE
AROUND ME, TO COVER UP.
AND, LORD, RIGHT NOW I ASK
THAT YOU FORGIVE ME OF
THAT.
AND I ASK THAT YOU BREAK
THIS ADDICTION OFF OF ME AND
SET ME FREE.
JESUS, COME INTO MY HEART.
BE MY SAVIOR.
BE MY ALL AND ALL.
I ASK THAT YOU DO THIS NOW,
AND I ASK IN YOUR NAME,
AMEN.
FATHER, FOR THOSE WHO JUST
PRAYED, I ASK FOR A BAPTISM
IN YOUR LOVE.
I ASK THAT YOUR LOVE WOULD
COME INTO THEM, FLOW THROUGH
THEM, BE ALL AROUND THEM,
AND FILL THEM NOW.
LET THEM KNOW THAT THEIR
PRAYER HAS BEEN HEARD AND
ACCEPTED BY YOU.
AND I ASK IT ALL IN JESUS'
NAME.
AMEN.
THE BIBLE SAYS IF YOU'LL
BELIEVE IN YOUR HEART AND
THEN CONFESS WITH YOUR
MOUTH, YOU SHALL BE SAVED.
WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO IS DO
THAT, CONFESS WITH YOUR
MOUTH.
I MADE IT EASY FOR YOU.
THERE IS A TOLL-FREE NUMBER
YOU CAN CALL.
1-888-777-1999.
JUST CALL AND SAY, I PRAYED
WITH THAT GUY ON TV.
AND I ASKED JESUS TO COME
INTO MY HEART.
WHEN YOU CALL, WE'VE GOT A
FREE PACKET FOR YOU.
IT'S CALLED "A NEW DAY."
I WANT YOU TO HAVE THIS SO
YOU CAN STUDY AND KEEP IT.
IT'S FREE.
WHAT DO YOU DO NOW?
HOW DO YOU LIVE THE
CHRISTIAN LIFE?
THERE IS A BOOKLET WITH
BIBLE VERSES.
I ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET A
COUPL COPY OF THE BIBLE.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONE, YOU
CAN GO TO cbn.com AND
ENROLL IN ONE OF OUR BIBLE
READING PROGRAMS.
AND THERE ARE A LOT OF
MATERIALS.
WHAT ARE THE FOUNDATIONS OF
THE FAITH?
WHAT DO CHRISTIANS BELIEVE?
WHAT IS THE CONFIDENCE WE
HAVE THAT WE ARE GOING TO BE
WITH GOD FOR ALL ETERNITY?
IT IS ALL FREE.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LOG ON
TO cbn.com, AND YOU'LL
HAVE IT.
MAKE THAT CALL AND DO IT
RIGHT NOW.
1-888-777-1999.
WELL, COMING UP, TODD WEISS
FINDS TREASURE IN A VERY
UNLIKELY PLACE.
Gordon: DON'T JUDGE A
BOOK BY ITS COVER.
THAT'S A PHRASE WE'VE ALL
HEARD, BUT IT'S BEEN RARELY
FOLLOWED.
ON TODD WHITE'S RECENT
RECENT VISIT TO NEW YORK
CITY, HE ENCOUNTERED A MAN
SOME MIGHT HAVE PASSED BY.
AND WHAT TODD DISCOVERED WAS
PURE GOLD.
WE WALKED BY THE GUY WHO
WAS DOING THE TRASH HERE,
JUST DOWN HERE BY THE
WATERFRONT.
I FELT THE HEART OF GOD FOR
HIM.
THERE WAS HEAVINESS WHEN I
WALKED BY, BUT HE WAS
TALKING AND GIVING PEOPLE
DIRECTIONS, SO I KIND OF HAD
TO WAIT.
RARELY TO PEOPLE WALK UP TO
PEOPLE LIKE THAT AND SAY, I
WANT TO TELL YOU YOU'RE
AMAZING, YOU'RE SPECIAL.
THERE ARE PEOPLE WE WALK BY
EVERY DAY AND WE DON'T EVEN
SEE THEM.
AND WE OPENED UP THE
CONVERSATION, AND HE SAID, I
NEED TO GET RIGHT WITH GOD.
THE CONVICTION OF GOD CAME
UPON HIM.
WHAT I SEE IS YOU'RE
FIGHTING THIS THING.
GOD IS SO GOOD TO ME.
HE IS EVEN BETTER THAN
THAT.
I'M READY.
I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU
SOMETHING, MAN.
I LOVE YOU WITH ALL OF MY
HEART.
I'M LOOKING IN YOUR EYES,
AND I SEE JESUS IN YOU.
I KEEP FEELING -- IS THERE
AN ADDICTION IN THERE?
YEAH.
I WANT TO PRAY FOR THAT
THING TO BE BROKEN OFF OF
YOU SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO
STRUGGLE ANYMORE.
I'M ON ALCOHOL.
I USED TO BE ON COKE --
I REBUKE THE ADDICTION
AND I COMMAND IT TO LEAVE
RIGHT NOW.
IN JESUS' NAME, FATHER, I
THANK YOU FOR AMAZING
GRACE.
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW LET HIM GO.
THANK YOU, LORD.
I RECEIVE IT.
RIGHT NOW.
FATHER, THANK YOU.
EVEN WHEN HE GOES HOME, THAT
EVERY BIT OF PORNOGRAPHY
WOULD BE ROUTED OUT, GOD, IN
JESUS' NAME.
IT WOULD BE GONE.
HE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO EVEN
HAVE IT IN THE HOUSE ANY
MORE.
THE APARTMENT WOULD BE
CLEAN.
I THANK YOU THAT WHEN HE
TURNS THE TV ON, YOU'RE
GOING TO GUIDE HIS EYES ON
WHAT TO WATCH AND WHATNOT TO
WATCH..
GOD, I THANK YOU YOU FOR THE
INTENSE LEVEL.
I WANT YOU TO SAY THIS.
I SURRENDER.
I SURRENDER.
I GIVE IT ALL.
I GIVE IT ALL.
RIGHT NOW.
RIGHT NOW.
IN JESUS' NAME.
IN JESUS' NAME.
WE MAKE A MARKER IN THE
SAND.
WE MAKE A MARKER IN THE
SAND.
GOD, I'M ASKING YOU FOR
GRACE TO NEVER LOOK BACK.
GOD, I'M ASKING YOU FOR
GRACE TO NEVER LOOK BACK.
HE HAS AN AMAZING VOICE.
HOLY, YOU ARE SO HOLY.
COME ON.
YEAH.
* SO HOLY ARE YOU, LORD
WOW.
GOD BLESS YOU.
COME ON, MAN.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS
TO MY EX-WIFE.
I'M ASKING YOU TO FORGIVE ME
FOR EVERYTHING I'VE EVER
DONE TO YOU AND MY FAMILY
AND MY KIDS.
AND I PRAY THAT WHEREVER GOD
LEADS YOU, HE WILL GIVE YOU
ALL THAT YOU DESIRE BECAUSE
I CHEATED YOU OUT OF THAT.
THAT REPENTANCE, MAN.
NOW LET IT GO AND DON'T
VISIT THAT AGAIN.
THAT JUST CAME RIGHT OUT OF
YOUR HEART, MAN.
HERE IS THE THING: I DON'T
HAVE TO POINT OUT THE BAD
THINGS IN HIS LIFE.
PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THE BAD
THINGS ARE.
WHAT I NEED TO DO IS PULL
THE GOLD OUT OF WHAT THE
WORLD SAYS IS NOTHING.
YOU COULD WALK RIGHT BY THAT
GUY AND SAY, HE IS JUST A
TRASH MAN.
NO.
HE IS AN IMPORTANT GUY.
GOD LOVES HIM.
HE IS HIS SON.
HE HAS A STORY.
EVERYBODY HAS A STORY.
AS WE PULLED OUT THE GOLD IN
HIM, THE GOODNESS OF GOD
CAME UPON HIM.
AND THE FEAR OF GOD CAME
UPON HIM, AND IT BRINGS
PEOPLE TO REPENTANCE.
I DON'T HAVE TO POINT THIS
STUFF OUT.
I NEED TO POINT OUT THE
GOODNESS AND POINT OUT THE
GOODNESS OF GOD SO PEOPLE
FEAR GOD.
AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.
I JUST LOVE THAT.
JUST A GUY DOING THE TRASH.
WE SHOULD ALL LOVE PEOPLE
LIKE THAT.
Gordon: WE SHOULD ALL
LOVE PEOPLE LIKE THAT.
GOD LOVES THEM.
AND THE WONDERFUL THING IS
GOD WANTS TO LOVE PEOPLE
THROUGH YOU.
AND HE WANTS TO USE YOU TO
DO THAT.
WHAT WAS TODD DOING THERE?
WELL, HE WAS OPERATING IN A
SPIRITUAL GIFT, AND IT IS
CALLED THE WORD OF
KNOWLEDGE.
WHERE GOD WILL SUPER
NATURALLY GIVE INFORMATION
TO HELP YOU MINISTER TO
PEOPLE, TO HELP YOU LOVE ON
PEOPLE.
AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS
JUST BE MINDFUL OF THAT,
THAT HE WANTS TO DO THAT,
THAT HE WANTS TO USE YOU TO
DO THE WORK OF THE
MINISTRY.
THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A
SAINT.
YOU GO AROUND DOING GOOD
THINGS, JUST LIKE JESUS
DID.
SO HERE IS A WONDERFUL
PRAYER FOR YOU.
START PRAYING, GOD, WHAT DO
YOU WANT TO DO TODAY?
AND THEN YOU CAN EVEN GET
REAL SPECIFIC.
WHO DO YOU WANT ME TO
MINISTER TO TODAY?
YOU'RE WALKING DOWN THE
STREET, YOUR IN THE PARK,
JUST LIKE TODD WAS, AND,
LORD, DIRECT ME.
WHERE DO YOU WANT ME TO GO?
WHO DO YOU WANT ME TO TALK
TO?
AND YOU CAN GET VERY
SPECIFIC.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?
HOW DO YOU WANT ME TO
APPROACH THEM?
AND IF YOU DO IT IN THAT
WAY, DO IT FROM LOVE, NOT
FROM JUDGMENT -- KEEP IN
MIND, JESUS DIDN'T COME TO
CONDEMN THE WORLD, BUT TO
SAVE IT.
WHEN YOU APPROACH IT THAT
WAY, AND THEN SAY, OKAY, HOW
CAN I PRAY FOR YOU.
HOW CAN I -- AND, GOD,
DIRECT ME.
AND TODD WAS DOING THAT.
AND HE WAS NICE ABOUT IT.
AND HE SAID, I THINK YOU'VE
GOT AN ADDICTION ISSUE.
AND THE FIRST THING TO COME
OUT WASN'T THE REAL
PROBLEM.
THE FIRST THING WAS LUST,
AND THEN IT TOOK A WHILE,
AND THEN I'VE GOT A PROBLEM
WITH ALCOHOL.
AND, BY THE WAY, I USED TO
HAVE A REAL PROBLEM WITH
COCAINE.
WELL, NOW YOU'RE DEALING
WITH THE HEART.
AND YOU'RE DEALING WITH
THINGS THAT HAD DESTROYED
HIS MARRIAGE AND REALLY
MESSED UP HIS LIFE.
BUT IT WAS ABLE TO BE DEALT
WITH AND BROKEN THROUGH
PRAYER.
YOU SAW THE CHANGE.
AND WHERE IS THE GIFTING?
GOD, WHAT'S THE GIFTING?
I'VE GIVEN HIM MUSIC.
WELL, GET HIM TO SING.
OKAY.
THEN YOU SEE THE GOLD COME
OUT.
THEN YOU SEE WHAT CAN HAPPEN
WHEN PEOPLE ARE TRANSFORMED
BY A LOVING AND LIVING GOD.
WELL, COMING UP, FROM
ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE TO
TALKING ROBOTS, GET A LOOK
AT WHAT GOES INTO EVERY
EPISODE OF "SUPERBOOK."
UP NEXT.
Gordon: IN THE MOVIE
"BEN HURR," THE ROMANS FIGHT
A FLEET OF PIRATES.
IN 10 COMMANDMENTS, MOSES
STARTS WALKING OUT OF EGYPT
IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.
THESE ARE JUST EXAMPLES OF
HOW HOLLYWOOD IS NOT DOING
ITS HOMEWORK.
AS YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE, YOU
DON'T HAVE TO WORRY WOULD
YO ABOUT THOSE BLUNDERING
WHEBLUNDERS WHEN WATCHING
THE NEW "SUPERBOOK."
I AM TAKING YOU TO MEET A
MAN WHO STOOD UP FOR WHAT HE
BELIEVED WAS RIGHT.
WHEN YOU'RE WATCHING
"SUPERBOOK," YOU'RE NOT JUST
WATCHING ANIMATED BIBLE
STORIES, BUT YOU'RE WATCHING
ONE OF THE MOST ACCURATE
STORIES OF THE MIDDLE EAST.
IT APPEARS WE'RE IN
ANCIENT BABYLON,
APPROXIMATELY 500 B.C.
EVERY DETAIL HAS BEEN
CHECKED, FROM THE CLOTHES TO
THE ARMOR, EVEN DOWN TO THE
TAPESTRIES IN THE
BACKGROUND.
HERE IS AN EXAMPLE: TAKE A
LOOK AT THIS SHOT.
IT IS ONLY UP THERE FOR A
FEW SECONDS, SO IF YOU
BLINK, YOU MIGHT MISS IT.
BUT THAT MASSIVE BLUE
STRUCTURE IS CALLED THE
ISHTAR GATE.
IT WAS BUILT IN 575 B.C.,
AND FAITHFULLY RECONSTRUCTED
BY OUR "SUPERBOOK" ANIMATORS
2500 YEARS LATER.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THAT
GEAL GATE IS STILL AROUND.
ONLY IT IS NOT IN BABYLON
ANYMORE.
IT IS NOW STANDING IN A
MUSEUM IN GERMANY.
OUR PRODUCERS SAW THE GATE
AND MADE SURE WHEN WE DREW
IT, WE HAD THE RIGHT COLORS,
THE RIGHT SIZE, AND ALL OF
THOSE LIONS ON THE WALL
FACING IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION.
Gordon: AND THE REASON
IS WE WANT TO LET CHILDREN
KNOW THIS IS A REAL PLACE
AND A REALTIME, AND THIS IS
AN HISTORICAL EVENT THAT
HAPPENED.
AND IT'S NOT JUST THE
BACKGROUND.
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF
THIS OUTRAGE?
TAKE THIS HANDSOME
FELLOW.
HIS NAME IS DARIUS THE
GREAT.
HE WAS A REIGNING MONARCH OF
THE PERSIAN EMPIRE BETWEEN
522 AND 486 B.C.
HE IS ALSO THOUGHT TO BE THE
DARIUS REFERRED TO IN THE
BOOK OF DANIEL.
YOU ARE WISE ABOVE ALL
MEN IN MY KINGDOM.
WELL, WE DIDN'T JUST DRAW
HIM TO SUPPORT THE ZZ TOP
BEARD BECAUSE IT IS COOL.
THAT'S THE WAY HE LOOKED.
EVEN A KING CAN BE
UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHAT IS
RIGHT.
Gordon: THE MORE
HISTORICALLY ACCURATE WE CAN
MAKE THEM, THE LONGER THIS
SERIES WILL LAST.
BUT IT IS NOT JUST THE
LOOK THAT IS IMPORTANT.
THE FOUNDATION OF ANY
"SUPERBOOK" EPISODE IS THE
BIBLE STORY, WHETHER IT IS
DANIEL AND THE LION'S DEN OR
MOSES AND CREATION.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE
STORY BEING TOLD BY US
MATCHES UP WITH THE STORY
BEING TOLD IN THE BIBLE,
EVEN DOWN TO THE DIALOGUE,
WHICH COMES DIRECTLY FROM
THE SCRIPTURES.
LONG LIVE THE KING!
MY LORD SENT THE KING TO
SHUT THE LION'S MOUTH SO HE
WOULD NOT HURT THEM.
THE GOAL OF "SUPERBOOK"
IS TO TEACH KIDS AROUND THE
WORLD ABOUT THE BIBLE.
THAT'S WHY THIS SERIES WILL
BE TRANSLATED INTO 18
LANGUAGES.
WE HOPE IN THE NEXT FEW
YEARS, 300 MILLION CHILDREN
WILL HEAR BIBLE STORIES,
FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION
THROUGH "SUPERBOOK."
THAT'S WHY WE'RE SUCH A
STICKLER FOR ACCURACY.
WE JUST ADDED THE TALKING
ROBOT.
Gordon: IF YOU WANT TO
BE A PART OF "SUPERBOOK," WE
NEED HELP WITH THE
PRODUCTION COSTS.
WE'RE PRODUCING NOW THREE
SEASONS, A TOTAL OF 36
EPISODES.
WE WANT TO TAKE IT ALL THE
WAY TO 52, AND, LORD
WILLING, TO 10 4, SO WE CAN
GET THE STORIES OF THE BIBLE
TO THE CHILDREN OF THE
WORLD.
SEASON ONE, WHICH WE'RE
GOING TO RELEASE THIS FALL,
OUR GOAL IS FOR 300 MILLION
CHILDREN TO WATCH THIS
SERIES OVER THE NEXT FIVE
YEARS.
WE'RE ALREADY CONTRACTING TO
GET IT TRANSLATED INTO 30
DIFFERENT LANGUAGES SO THE
CHILDREN OF THE WORLD HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE
BIBLE AND HAVE IT IN A WAY
THEY CAN UNDERSTAND AND WILL
ENJOY.
AND WHAT WE'VE SEEN SO FAR
IS CHILDREN, WHEN THEY GET
COPIES OF THESE EPISODES,
WATCH THEM OVER AND OVER
AGAIN, AND THEY MEMORIZE
THEM.
AND WHEN THE CHARACTERS IN
THE BIBLE STORIES ARE
TALKING, WE HAVE THEM
TALKING SCRIPTURE.
WE HAVE THEM TALKING OUT OF
THE NEW LIVING TRANSLATION,
THE NEW KING JAMES, THE
C.E.V., AND WE HAVE THEM
TALKING THE WORDS OF THE
BIBLE.
IF YOU WANT TO HELP US, WHAT
WE'RE ASKING FOR IS A GIFT
OF $25 TOWARDS THE
PRODUCTION COST.
IF YOU GIVE US $25, WE'LL
SEND AS OUR GIFT BACK TO YOU
THE LATEST EPISODE, WHICH IS
THE STORY OF ABRAHAM AND
ISAAC.
AND WE ALSO HAVE SOMETHING
CALLED THE "SUPERBOOK"
D.V.D. CLUB.
SO IF YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE
YOU GET EVERY EPISODE AS
THEY'RE RELEASED, THAT WILL
BE $25 FOR EACH ONE.
WE'LL CHARGE YOUR CREDIT
CARD WHEN THE EPISODE IS
SHIPPED TO YOU.
AND WE WON'T JUST SEND YOU
ONE.
WE'LL SEND YOU THREE.
YOU'LL GET ONE IN A BIG
D.V.D. CASE, AND THEN WE'VE
GOT TWO OTHERS IN WHAT'S
CALLED A SLEEVE CASE.
SO YOU CAN GIVE THEM AWAY TO
YOUR CHURCH OR SUNDAY
SCHOOL, TO FRIENDS AND
FAMILY, SO WE CAN GET THE
STORIES OF THE BIBLE TO THE
CHILDREN OF THE WORLD.
IF YOU'D LIKE THAT, CALL
US.
THE NUMBER IS ON THE
SCREEN.
1-888-777-1999.
OR YOU CAN LOG ON TO
CBN.COM.
THERE IS A PLACE ON THE
GIVING PAGE WHERE YOU CAN
DESIGNATE YOUR GIFT TO
"SUPERBOOK," AND WE'LL SEND
THE GIFT RIGHT OUT TO YOU.
YOU WANT TO GET THIS ONE,
THOUGH.
THE STORY OF ABRAHAM AND
ISAAC.
AND IF YOU WANT TO GET
CAUGHT UP IN THE SERIES,
WE'VE RELEASED FIVE EPISODES
SO FAR.
SO YOU CAN GET CAUGHT UP AND
GET CURRENT ON WHERE THE
SERIES IS.
SO DO IT NOW.
CALL US.
1-888-777-1999.
IT'S TIME TO TAKE SOME PHONE
CALLS.
HERE IS BLONCA FROM TEXAS.
HI, BLONCA.
Caller: GOOD MORNING.
Gordon: HOW CAN WE PRAY
FOR YOU?
Caller: PRAY FOR MY
CO-WORKERS THAT GOD WILL
OPEN THEIR HEART AND THEIR
MINDS.
TO GET ALONG WITH ME.
THEY'RE REALLY JEALOUS OF
WHAT I DO.
I STAY IN MY OWN LITTLE
CORNER, AND I PRAY EVERY DAY
THAT GOD WILL GIVE ME THE
STRENGTH TO DEAL WITH THEM.
LAST WEEK THEY OPENED MY
LOCKER WITHOUT ME BEING
THERE.
I WAS GETTING SOME BREAKFAST
AND I PUT STUFF IN MY LOCKER
AND THEY OPENED IT.
I SAID, GUYS, IF YOU WANT
SOMETHING, CALL ME AND I'LL
BE THERE.
THEY OPENED MY LOCKER, AND I
GOT ALL UPSET.
I SAY, GOD, HELP ME TO
FORGIVE THEM.
AND SO I TOOK A WEEK OFF.
I CAN'T HANDLE IT ANYMORE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
Gordon: DID THEY STEAL
ANYTHING FROM YOU?
NO.
THEY JUST TOOK THE MUFFINS
AND ATE THEM.
I SAID, IF YOU'RE HUNGRY, I
WILL GIVE YOU ANYTHING.
I WILL SHARE WHAT I HAVE.
Gordon: DID YOU MAKE
THOSE MUFFINS?
NO.
I BOUGHT THEM.
Gordon: YOU BOUGHT
THEM.
ALL RIGHT.
I'VE BEEN WITH THEM FOR
ALMOST TWO YEARS.
THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING IN
THE MORNING, AND TWO YEARS
FOR THE COMPANY.
IT'S HARD.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
I PRAY EVERY DAY THAT GOD
WILL GIVE ME THE STRENGTH.
AND I WORK VERY HARD,
BECAUSE I PROMISED THE LORD
I WILL WORK VERY HARD, AND
HE WILL OPEN MORE DOORS FOR
ME.
FOR SOMETHING BETTER OUT
THERE.
Gordon: HERE IS THE KEY
FOR YOU, BLONCA, AND IT
COMES OUT OF THE BOOK OF
JOB.
AND THE BIBLE SAYS THAT WHEN
JOB PRAYED FOR HIS FRIENDS,
THE LORD RESTORED IT ALL.
ONE OF THE QUICKEST WAYS TO
REACH FORGIVENESS FOR
SOMEBODY IS TO START PRAYING
FOR THEM.
BECAUSE THEN YOU'LL ACTUALLY
HEAR IT IN YOUR PRAYER THAT
YOU'RE GOING TO GOD AND
ASKING GOD TO BLESS THEM.
AND YOU'LL HEAR IT IN WHAT
YOU SAY AND HOW YOU SAY IT
AS TO WHETHER OR NOT YOU
REALLY MEAN IT.
SO I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU.
AND, LORD, I LIFT BLONCA TO
YOU RIGHT NOW AND ASK THAT
YOU GIVE HER THE SPIRIT OF
INTERCESSION.
THAT SHE IS ABLE TO
INTERCEDE FOR THE LIVES OF
HER CO-WORKERS AND SEE THEM
COME TO YOU, AND COME TO THE
SAVING KNOWLEDGE OF YOU.
SO, LORD, GIVE HER THE
SPECIAL GRACE THAT SHE IS
ABLE TO PRAY FOR THEM.
AND IN THE PROCESS OF
PRAYING FOR THEM, CONSIDER
THEM FRIENDS.
I ASK IT IN JESUS' NAME.
AMEN.
Caller: AMEN.
Gordon: THANKS FOR
CALLING.
Caller: YOU'RE
WELCOME.
THANK YOU.
Gordon: WE LEAVE YOU
WITH THESE WORDS FROM 1
JOHN: "LOVING GOD MEANS
KEEPING HIS COMMANDMENTS,
AND REALLY THAT ISN'T
DIFFICULT.
FOR EVERY CHILD OF GOD
DEFEATS THIS EVIL WORLD BY
TRUSTING CHRIST TO GIVE THE