PLANS ARE BEING DRAWN --
Lee: THE VISION THAT
STARTED A SCHOOL.
HE HAS CALLED US TO
EXCELLENCE.
Lee: AND THE SCHOOL
THAT TOUCHED THE WORLD.
WE INSPIRE TO RAISE UP A
GENERATION OF LEADERS WHO
WILL CHOOSE CALLING OVER
CAREER.
Lee: WE BEGIN A NEW
CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF
REGENT UNIVERSITY.
THERE IS SOMETHING
AMAZING GOING ON RIGHT
HERE.
Lee: ON TODAY'S "700
CLUB."
Terry: OOH, LOOK AT
THAT.
*
Gordon: WELCOME TO "THE
700 CLUB."
PRESIDENT OBAMA TOOK A
STRONG STAND IN FAVOR OF
ISRAEL TODAY AND AGAINST ITS
TERRORIST ENEMIES AS HE
WRAPPED UP HIS VISIT TO THE
JEWISH STATE.
Terry: BUT THE
PRESIDENT ALSO EXPRESSED
Reporter: THE MAIN
POINT OF OBAMA'S SPEECH CAME
WHEN HE ADVOCATED FOR STATES
FOR TWO PEOPLES.
President Obama: GIVEN
THE DEMOGRAPHICS WEST OF THE
JORDAN RIVER, THE ONLY WAY
FOR ISRAEL TO ENDURE AND
THRIVE AS A JEWISH AND
DEMOCRATIC STATE, IT IS
TRUE, THE REALIZATION OF AN
INDEPENDENT AND VIABLE
PALESTINE.
Reporter: BUT A NUMBER
OF ISRAELIS DON'T TRUST THAT
SOLUTION.
IT'S NOT A SOLUTION.
IF IT WORKED, IT WOULD BE A
PRELAID FOR A NEW
BELLIGERENCE.
Reporter: OBAMA BLAMED
JUDEA IN ISRAEL AS AN
OBSTRUCTION TO PEACE.
President Obama: IT IS
COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE TO
INDEPENDENT PEACE.
AND AN INDEPENDENT PALESTINE
AND BOUNDARIES HAVE TO BE
DRAWN.
Reporter: MARCUS
MONITORS THE PALESTINIAN
MEDIA, AND SAYS ABBAS SENDS
A DIFFERENT MESSAGE TO HIS
PEOPLE.
THEY GLORIFY TERRORISTS,
AND HONORS THEM, AND NAMES
SUMMER
CAMPS AFTER THEM, AND
NAMED SOCCER CAMPS AFTER
THEM.
THE MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE,
IF YOU KILL ISRAELIS, YOU'RE
A HERO TO THE PEOPLE.
Reporter: THE IRAN
ISSUE MAY OVERSHADOW ANY
CHANGE BETWEEN ISRAELIS AND
PALESTINIANS.
WHILE OBAMA SPOKE TO
ISRAELIS' YOUTH, IRAN SAID
THEY WOULD DESTROY HAIFA AND
TEL AVIV IF ISRAEL ATTACKED
THEIR NUCLEAR PROGRAM.
CHRIS MITCHELL, CBN NEWS,
JERUSALEM.
Gordon: IT IS A GOOD
DAY FOR ISRAEL.
PRESIDENT OBAMA, ACCORDING
TO MANY ISRAELIS, MADE A
MISTAKE BACK IN HIS SPEECH
IN CAIRO, SAYING THAT THE
REASON FOR ISRAEL'S
EXISTENCE WAS THE
HOLOCAUST.
AND THIS TIME AROUND, HE
SAID NO, THE REASON FOR
ISRAEL'S EXISTENCE HAS TO DO
WITH THE ANCIENT RIGHTS IN
SCRIPTURE.
AND HE WAS VERY SPECIFIC
WITH THE SYMBOLISM OF
VISITING THE DEAD SEA
SCROLLS, AND WHAT YOU HEARD
IN THAT STATE.
IF THERE IS EVER GOING TO BE
A PALESTINIAN STATE, ONE OF
THE PRECONDITIONS IS THE
RECOGNITION OF ISRAEL'S
RIGHT TO EXIST.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT AS A
PRELUDE TO THE PEACE TALKS,
ALL YOU'RE CREATING IS
ANOTHER BELLIGERENT STATE
WHO WANTS TO DRIVE ISRAEL
INTO THE SEA.
THE UNITED STATES HAS COME
UP WITH A NEW PLAN TO
PROTECT ITSELF FROM SY
CYBER-TOMORROW.
LEE WEBB HAS THAT STORY.
Lee: THE GOVERNMENT IS
GOING TO MONITOR MORE
E-MAILS AND WEB SURFING BY
PEOPLE IN PRIVATE
BUSINESSES.
IT IS BEING DONE TO PREVENT
FUTURE CYBER-ATTACKS ON THE
U.S.
IT WILL INCLUDE EMPLOYEES AT
MAJOR BANKS, UTILITIES, AND
LEADING TRANSPORTATION
COMPANIES.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY WILL COLLECT THE
INFORMATION, BUT OFFICIALS
SAY THE SURVEILLANCE WILL
NOT VIOLATE PERSONAL
PRIVACY.
ONE OUT OF EVERY 10 PEOPLE
DIES FROM
EATING TOO MUCH
SALT.
A NEW STUDY BY A HARVARD
RESEARCH TEAM LINKED THE
OVERUSE OF SALT TO MORE THAN
TWO MILLION CARDIOVASCULAR
DEATHS WORLDWIDE IN
AMERICA.
IN AMERICA, BREAD AND CHEESE
ARE THE TOP SOURCES OF
SODIUM.
THE STUDY IS MISLEADING
BECAUSE NO COUNTRY IN THE
WORLD CONSUMES THE LOW LEVEL
OF SALT THAT IS
RECOMMENDED.
RESEARCHERS SAY THEY HOPE IT
WILL PUSH POLICY-MAKERS TO
SET LOWER SODIUM LIMITS IN
PREPARED
FOOD.
HERE AT REGENT UNIVERSITY,
THEY ARE DEDICATING THEIR
NEW CHAPEL.
MARK MARTIN HAS THIS LOOK AT
THE LIVING WORD, "ANCIENT
TREASURES FROM BIBLICAL
HISTORY."
AND IT IS A COMPLETE
SCROLL, WITH THE TEXT OF
ISAIAH, THAT DATES TO BEFORE
THE TIME OF CHRIST.
Reporter: VISIT THE
EXHIBIT CALLED "THE LIVING
WORD," AND YOU'LL SEE UP
CLOSE MORE THAN 50 SACRED
HISTORICAL TREASURES.
IT IS LATIN FOR THE SAKE
SACRED PAGE.
THE BIBLE WAS KNOWN AS THE
IDEAL TEXTBOOK.
AND IT WAS REFERRED TO IN
NOT ONLY SCRIPTURE, BUT THE
ENTIRE PROCESS OF STUDYING
THE WORD OF GOD.
THESE ITEMS ARE PART OF THE
WORLD'S LARGEST PRIVATE
COLLECTION OF WORLD BIBLES,
BIBLICAL MANUSCRIPTS, AND
ARTIFACTS.
IT IS KNOWN AS THE GREEN
FAMILY.
THE GREEN FAMILY, WHO OWNERS
HOBBY LOBBY, HAS COMPILED
MORE THAN 40,000 ANTIQUITIES
TO CELEBRATE THE BIBLE, THE
BEST SELL BOO SELLING BOOK
OF ALL TIME.
WHAT A GREAT TIME TO BE
HERE.
THE CHAPEL HERE AT REGENT IS
AWESOME.
IT IS THIS MAJESTIC
BUILDING.
AND HERE YOU HAVE SOME OF
THESE MAJOR BIBLICAL TEXTS
THAT KIND OF TELL THE SAME
STORY.
SO TO BE HERE AT A TIME WHEN
A CHAPEL IS BEING DEDICATED
REALLY BECAUSE OF SOME OF
THESE BOOKS THAT UNDERPIN
TH
E
BELIEFS, THAT UNDERPIN
REGENT.
Reporter: REGENT
UNIVERSITY IS ONE OF A
LIMITED VENUES TO HOST THIS
BIBLICAL TREASURE TROVE.
WE ARE SEEING MORE AND
MORE AS A CULTURE, WE HAVE
BECOME ILL LIGHTER
ILLITERATE WHEN IT COMES TO
SCRIPTURE.
THIS WILL TAKE THEM BACK TO
SOME OF THE ORIGINAL TEXT
AND CONTINUE TO GROUND THEM
IN THOSE FUNDAMENTAL TEXTS.
WE THINK IT IS GREAT FOR
THOSE STUDENTS AND THE
BROADER CULTURE AS WELL.
Reporter: THE GREEN
FAMILY PLANS TO OPEN AN
ENTIRE MUSEUM OF THE BIBLE
IN WASHINGTON, D.C. IN LATE
2016.
MARK MARTIN, CBN NEWS,
VIRGINIA BEACH.
Lee: GORDON, WE ARE
HONORED TO HAVE THIS MUSEUM
HERE.
Gordon: YES, WE ARE.
IT IS A WONDERFUL EXHIBIT.
A WONDERFUL TIME AT REGENT.
AND IT IS A WONDERFUL
WEEKEND.
IF YOU'RE IN THE AREA,
YOU'RE INVITED TO ATTEND AND
SEE THAT EXHIBIT.
AND YOU'RE ALSO INVITED TO
THE CHAPEL OPENING, WHICH
WILL HAPPEN TODAY.
WE HAVE JIM SYMBOLA SPEAKING
TONIGHT AND RON LEWIS ON
SATURDAY NIGHT.
Terry: AND WE'RE
CELEBRATING YOUR DAD'S
BIRTHDAY AT THE SAME TIME.
Gordon: HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
DAD.
Terry: AND WE'RE GOING
TO BE SHOWING YOU SOME
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE
UNIVERSITY'S CHAPEL
OPENING.
BUT FIRST, A FORMER
ATTORNEY, A ESSENCE EDITOR,
AND A FORMER RECORDING
ARTIST.
SEE HOW ALL THREE ARE PAYING
IT FORWARD ON BEHALF OF
AMERICA'S CHILDREN.
THE CHAPEL IS JUST
AMAZING.
WALKING IN AND JUST SEEING
IT NOT EVEN DONE, YOU CAN
FEEL THE PRESENCE OF THE
LORD IN THAT PLACE.
AND BEING ABLE TO DET CAD IT
WITH -- DEDICATE IT WITH OUR
PRAYERS WAS UNBELIEVABLE.
TO KNOW WE HAVE A PLACE WE
CAN CALL HOME.
Gordon: AMERICA IS
FACING A CRISIS.
THE GRADUAL DISAPPEARANCE OF
THE TRADITIONAL FAMILY.
FATHERS ARE VANISHING FROM
THE PICTURE, AND WE'RE
SEEING MORE AND MORE
SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES.
BUT AS EPHRAIM GRAHAM
REPORTS, PEOPLE ARE WORKING
TO TURN THE SITUATION
AROUND, INCLUDING ONE
LEADING MAGAZINE EDITOR WHO
QUIT HER JOB JUST TO GET
INVOLVED.
Reporter: THE NATION'S
CRIME BLOTTERS ARE PACKED
WITH EXAMPLES.
IN BALTIMORE, POLICE ARREST
TWO 18-YEAR-OLDS FOR MURDER
AND ROBBERY.
IN CHICAGO, OFFICERS LOCK UP
AN 18-YEAR-OLD AND
20-YEAR-OLD FOR SHOOTING AND
KILLING A 15-YEAR-OLD GIRL.
AND IN ALBANY, SEVEN PEOPLE,
MOSTLY TEENAGERS, ARRESTED
IN THE STABBING DEATH OF A
21-YEAR-OLD.
THAT'S JUST THREE CASES.
11 YOUNG SUSPECTS.
AND CRIMINAL DEFENSE
ATTORNEY TIM ANDERSEN SAYS
MOST ARE LIKELY TO SHARE ONE
PAINFUL REALITY.
YOU CAN CAN SEE THE
PATTERN STARTING AT THE
VERY, VERY BEGINNING STAGES
IN THESE MEN'S LIVES.
YOU SEE IT IN EVERY ONE OF
THE REPORTS OF THE PEOPLE I
DEAL WITH.
NO FATHER.
NO FATHER.
NO FATHER.
Reporter: SOME STUDIES
SUGGEST 85% OF YOUNG PEOPLE
IN PRISON COME FROM
FATHERLESS HOMES, AND THOSE
HOMES ARE ON THE RISE.
THERE ARE MORE 12 MILLION
SINGLE-PARENT FAMILIES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
WITH MORE THAN 80% OF THEM
HEADED BY SINGLE MOTHERS.
YOU CAN'T BLAME A SINGLE
MOM.
SHE HAS THREE KIDS, AND
SHE'S WORKING FOUR JOBS TO
KEEP HER HOUSE AFLOAT.
YOU CAN'T BLAME HER.
YOU'VE GOT TO JUST TRY TO
HELP AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.
Reporter: ANDERSON IS
HELPING.
HE SPENDS MOST OF HIS
WEEKENDS WITH CHAT BARNETT,
A HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR WHO'S
DAD IS --
OUT OF THE PICTURE.
I'VE NEVER KNOWN HIM.
WHEN I CAME INTO THE
PICTURE, I WAS HIS SECOND
MENTOR AND WAS REALLY THE
ONLY MALE IN HIS LIFE.
NOTHING IS AS HARD IS
GETTING THROUGH PUBERTY.
ONCE YOU'RE THROUGH THAT,
EVERYTHING ELSE SEEMS
LITTLE.
HE HAS DEFINITELY HELPED ME
THROUGH A LOT.
Reporter: IN FIVE
YEARS, THE PAIR HAS GROWN
CLOSER THAN BROTHERS.
CHAD EVEN WORK'S IN TIM'S
LAW OFFICE AFTER SCHOOL.
TIM COULD HAVE TOLD
HIMSELF, I DON'T HAVE THE
TIME, BUT HE DID MAKE THE
TIME FOR ME.
IT IS ABOUT HOW BADLY YOU
WANT TO HELP SOMEONE.
IT IS DOABLE, AND IT IS
THE WAY WE'RE GOING TO
CHANGE THE ENTIRE FACE OF
THIS NATION.
Reporter: SUSAN TAYLOR
IS THE FORMER EDITOR OF THE
GROUNDBREAKING ESSENCE
MAGAZINE.
THAT HAS DELIVERED
INSPIRATION TO MILLIONS OF
BLACK WOMEN.
AFTER 37 YEARS, SHE LEFT
THAT PLATFORM TO START
ANOTHER.
NATIONAL CARES
MENTORING.
IT'S MISSION: INSPIRE PEOPLE
TO TAKE THE TIME TO MENTOR A
CHILD.
80% OF BLACK FOURTH
GRADERS ARE READING BELOW
GRADE LEVEL, AND 60% ARE
FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE.
FAILING SCHOOLS ARE THE
PIPELINE TO PRISON.
SO MENTORS STEPPING INTO
THAT SPACE CREATE -- OH, MY
GOSH, MENTORING IS JUST
TRANSFORM TIFF.
TRANSFORMTIVE.
Reporter: NATIONAL
CARES IS ON THE GROUND IN 50
CITIES AND GROWING.
WE CAUGHT UP WITH A TEAM IN
BALTIMORE.
PART OF WHAT WE HAVE TO
FIGURE OUT IS HOW DO WE
ADDRESS THE BROKERAGE.
THIS IS WHAT WE GO TO
CHURCH FOR.
THE MINISTER IS GROUP
MENTORING, IS SPEAKING TO
THE CONGREGANTS FOR 20
MINUTES, SOME FOR AN HOUR,
DEPENDING ON WHAT CHURCH
YOU'RE IN.
SPEAKING LIFE AND HOPE AND
POSSIBILITIES, RIGHT TO OUR
HEARTS.
THAT'S WHAT MENTORING IS.
IT IS INSPIRING.
IT IS PUSHING.
IT IS CONNECTING THEM TO THE
RESOURCES THEY NEED, OUR
YOUNG.
I REMEMBER BEING IN
CHURCH AND RUNNING AROUND
THE YARD.
Reporter: JONATHAN IS A
CHURCH MENTORING SUCCESS
STORY.
THE CHURCH BECAME HIS SECOND
HOME.
I HAD A LOT OF GREAT MALE
FIGURES THAT GOD PLANTED IN
MY LIFE, AND I WAS STILL
ABLE TO LOOK UP TO MY PASTOR
AND SOME GODFATHERS AND SOME
UNCLES AS THAT IS FATHER
TOGETHER, COLLECTIVELY.
* I HAVE NEVER FALLEN THIS
LOW BEFORE *
Reporter: THAT VOICE
MAY SOUND FAMILIAR.
McREYNOLDS RECENTLY
RELEASED HIS FIRST C.D.,
"LIFE'S MUSIC," AND IT IS
CLIMBING THE GOSPEL CHARTS.
I REMEMBER MY COUSIN
SAYING, WHERE IS YOUR DAD?
AND I WAS LIKE, I DON'T
KNOW.
I DON'T HAVE ONE.
I DON'T FEEL THAT VOID.
I DON'T FEEL THAT
EMPTINESS.
AND NOW I LOOK BACK AND
REALIZE, IT IS NOBODY BUT
GOD BEING THE FATHER, THE
FATHER HE PROMISED HE WOULD
BE.
* SEE, IT WASN'T MEANT FOR
ME *
Reporter: PAUL
McREYNOLDS TRAVELS THE
WORLD SINGING SONGS HE HAS
WRITTEN.
HE STILL COMES HOME TO MOM,
HIS PASTOR, AND HIS LITTLE
CHICAGO CHURCH, TO SERVE AS
A MENTOR HIMSELF.
IT IS REALLY JUST FOR THE
SALT OF THE EARTH.
TO NOT LOSE ITS SALTINESS.
WE ARE HERE TO PRESERVE.
WE HAVE TO PRAY.
WE HAVE TO GIVE AS MUCH OF A
GOOD INFLUENCE TO THESE KIDS
AS WE CAN.
* I'M TIRED OF WAITING ON
CYCLES TO END *
Reporter: EPHRAIM
GRAHAM, CBN NEWS, CHICAGO.
* SO I'LL LEAN ON THE
SHOULDER *
Gordon: WE ARE FACING A
CRISIS, A FATHERLESS
GENERATION GROWING UP IN
AMERICA TODAY.
BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THE
CHURCH HAS A WONDERFUL
OPPORTUNITY TO TURN IT
AROUND.
AND WHAT THE DEVIL MEANT FOR
EVIL WE CAN TURN INTO GOOD.
ALL FOR THE GLORY OF GOD.
IF YOU KNOW A YOUNG PERSON,
AND YOU KNOW THEY'RE GROWING
UP WITHOUT A FATHER, WILL
YOU TAKE THE TIME AND SAY,
OKAY, I'LL BE A MENTOR TO
THEM.
GET THEM INVOLVED IN YOUR
CHURCH.
GET THEM SURROUNDED BY
FATHERS WHO MENTOR, MENTORS
WHO WILL CARE FOR THEM AND
GUIDE THEM, AND GUIDE THEM
IN THE WAY TO GO.
IF WE CAN DO THIS, AND DO
THIS PROPERLY, WE CAN CAN
REALLY RESTORE A WHOLE
GENERATION.
THAT'S WHY GOD HATES
DIVORCE.
IT HAS TO DO WITH HE WANTS
RIGHTEOUS CHILDREN.
AND WHEN DIVORCE IS
HAPPENING, WE'VE GOT TO STEP
INTO THE PICTURE AND SAY,
WHAT CAN WE DO?
Terry: YEAH.
YOU KNOW, OUR CHURCH IS VERY
INVOLVED IN THIS KIND OF
MENTORING.
IF EVERY CHURCH WOULD TAKE
ONELY SCHOOL IN A CITY AND
HAVE THE MEN REACH OUT, AND
THE WOMEN TO THE YOUNG
GIRLS, WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE
SOMEBODY WHO IS A PERSON OF
SUBSTANTIAL INFLUENCE IN
THEIR LIVES, WHAT A
DIFFERENCE WE COULD MAKE.
AMAZING.
COMING UP, A LANDMARK DAY IN
THE HISTORY OF REGENT
UNIVERSITY.
WE WANT YOU TO BE AMONG THE
FIRST TO SEE THE INSIDE OF
THE BRAND NEW CHAPEL.
I'M GOING TO TAKE YOU ON A
TOUR WHEN WE COME BACK.
AND THEN LATER ON, ONE OF
THE GREATEST LIVING
EVANGELISTS JOINS US TODAY.
REINHARD BONNKE TALKS ABOUT
HIS MIRACLE-WORKING CRUSADE,
ALL ON TODAY'S "700 CLUB."
Gordon: WHEN WE ASKED
MY DAD HOW COULD WE HONOR
HIM ON HIS 80th BIRTHDAY,
HE SAID, I WANT TO BUILD A
CHAPEL ON THE CAMPUS OF CBN
AND REGENT UNIVERSITY THAT
WOULD BE A TRIBUTE TO GOD'S
FAITHFULNESS.
THIS IS WHAT'S ON MY DAD'S
HEART.
Pat: A CHAPEL.
THIS WILL ENABLE US TO SEND
THOUSANDS OF SERVANTS OF THE
LORD, TO SERVE HIM IN THIS
COUNTRY, IN AFRICA AND SOUTH
AMERICA AND ASIA, AND ALL
OVER THE WORLD.
Gordon: WELL, TODAY IS
MY 83rd BIRTHDAY, AND
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DAD.
THIS DAY ALSO MARKS THE
FULFILLMENT OF THE WISH HE
MADE THREE YEARS OWING ON
HIS 80th BIRTHDAY.
IT IS THE OFFICIAL OPENING
OF THE REGENT UNIVERSITY
CHAPEL AND THE CAP STONE OF
A DREAM THAT HAD ITS
BEGINNINGS IN 1977.
Reporter: REGENT
UNIVERSITY STUDENTS HAVE A
LEGACY THAT INSPIRES, AND
ARE WELL-EQUIPPED TO BUILD A
BRIGHT FUTURE.
THE PLANS ARE BEING DRAWN
AND WILL BE COMPLETED IN THE
NEXT FEW DAYS.
AND ALL OF US ARE GOING TO
MERGE OUR EFFORTS AND OUR
HEARTS AND OUR PRAYERS INTO
SEEING THESE SCHOOLS AND
THIS UNIVERSITY GO FORWARD
FOR THE GLORY OF GOD.
HE HAS CALLED US TO
EXCELLENCE.
HE HAS CALLED US TO SHOW
FORTH THE EXCELLENCY OF THE
KNOWLEDGE OF CHRIST.
WE ARE GOING TO
ESTABLISH, STARTING IN 1982,
A BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION'S
BIBLICAL STUDY.
THE VISION AND THE
PURPOSE THAT HAS BEEN SET
FORTH BY THE LEADERS,
FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND THE
SUPPORTERS OF THIS
INSTITUTION WE ARE
BUILDING.
WE ARE BUILDING A BETTER
WORLD AND A BETTER NATION.
MAY GOD BLESS THIS
UNIVERSITY.
WE'RE SO IMPRESSED WITH
THE QUALITY OF THE FACULTY.
WE DEDICATE THIS FILMING
AS A PLACE OF TRUTH, A PLACE
OF LIGHT, A PLACE OF
ENRICHMENT, A PLACE OF
LEARNING.
THE STUDENT WRITES HIS OR
HER OWN SCRIPTS AND WE
PRODUCE THEM AND GET THEM
OUT.
SEVERAL OF THEM HAVE WON
NATIONAL STUDENT ACADEMY
AWARDS.
TURTLE RACES IS THE FILM
THAT WON THE STUDENT ACADEMY
AWARD.
[APPLAUSE]
THIS COULD NOT HAVE GONE
ANY BETTER, I THINK NOT ONLY
FOR REGENT UNIVERSITY, BUT
FOR BOTH SIDES OF THIS
DEBATE TO COME TO THIS
CAMPUS AT THIS PARTICULAR
TIME OF THE 25th
ANNIVERSARY, AND THIS TYPE
OF EVENT.
THIS IS AN HISTORIC EVENT.
THE IDEA OF A COMPLETELY
INTERDENOM NATIONAL SCHOOL
-- INTERDENOMINATIONAL
SCHOOL OF SPIRITUAL
STUDIES.
Pat: WE HAVE SEEN OUR
GRADUATES GO INTO KEY
POSITIONS.
WE HAVE MAYBE 150 STUDENTS
FROM OTHER COUNTRIES HERE.
IT HAS BECOME AN
INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY.
WE ASPIRE TO RAISE UP A
GENERATION OF LEADERS WHO
WILL CHOOSE CALLING OVER
CAREER.
I SEE THESE NUMBERS, AND
THEY ARE PRIME NUMBERS.
Pat: WE THANK YOU FOR
THIS MOMENT IN THE HISTORY
OF REGENT UNIVERSITY, FOR
THIS GLORIOUS CHAPEL, WHICH
WILL HAVE THIS CROWNING
TOUCH, THE CROSS, ADDED TO
THE TOP OF THIS BEAUTIFUL
STEEPLE.
I WAKE UP EVERY MORNING
AND I WONDER TO MYSELF, HOW
IN THE WORLD
DID
I GET
BLESSED TO HAVE SUCH A JOB.
WE'VE GOT A VERY, VERY
DIVERSE GROUP OF STUDENTS,
IN PART REFLECTING THE FACT
WE'VE GOT A DIVERSE
FACULTY.
THE WORLD IS SHRINKING,
ASIA, LATIN-AMERICA, AND I
THINK WE'RE SEEING MORE AND
MORE STUDENTS COMING TO US
FROM THOSE PARTS OF THE
WORLD AS WELL.
I'M THRILLED ABOUT BEING
ABLE TO BE A PART OF THAT.
Pat: HE WHO CAUSES
EVERYTHING TO BE WILL DIRECT
YOUR PATHS.
HE'LL LEAD YOU STEP BY STEP
BY STEP BY STEP.
HERE AT REGENT, THE
SCHOOL OF DIVINITY, THE LIFE
OF THE SPIRIT AND THE LIFE
OF THE MIND ARE NOT
ANTAGONISTIC TO EACH OTHER.
THEY'RE NOT OPPOSITES, BUT
THEIR INTERTWINED, HEADS,
HANDS, AND HEARTS.
Gordon: THE STORY DOES
GO ON.
IT IS TO BE CONTINUED INTO
THE FUTURE.
BUT WHEN YOU LOOK BACK, AND
YOU LOOK BACK TO THE EARLY
BEGINNINGS, REGENT
UNIVERSITY STARTED OUT IN A
SERIES OF TRAILERS.
THERE WASN'T A SINGLE
BUILDING.
AND AN INTREPID GROUP, 77
PEOPLE, WERE PART OF THE
FIRST CLASS.
I HAD THE PRIVILEGE LAST
NIGHT OF HAVING DINNER, AND
SEATED NEXT TO ME WAS ONE OF
THE FIRST GRADUATES FROM
WHAT WAS THEN CALLED CBN
UNIVERSITY.
MY FATHER WANTED THIS
CHAPEL, NOT TO CELEBRATE HIS
BIRTHDAY, BUT TO CELEBRATE
THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD.
FOR REGENT UNIVERSITY, GOD'S
FAVOR OVER THAT UNIVERSITY.
WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT IN
JUST ABOUT THREE AND A HALF
DECADES, IT HAS GONE FROM
WORKING OUT OF TRAILERS TO
BE ONE OF THE LEADING
UNIVERSITIES IN THE WORLD
TODAY.
THAT IS A MIRACLE.
AND THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN YOU JUST WALK IT OUT,
STEP BY STEP, WITH GOD'S
FAVOR, GOD'S ANOINTING,
GOD'S DIRECTION.
YOU REALLY JUST CAN'T FAIL.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS
BELIEVE WHAT HE TELLS YOU
AND DO IT.
Terry: WELL, FROM THE
SMALL BEGINNINGS THAT GORDON
JUST MENTIONED, REGENT
UNIVERSITY TODAY BOASTS
16,000 GRADUATES AND
COUNTING.
EXTRAORDINARY MEN AND WOMEN
WHO CONTINUE TO CARRY THE
VISION OF EXCELLENCE,
FULFILLING THE UNIVERSITY'S
MOTTO, WHICH I LOVE, WHICH
IS "CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP TO
CHANGE THE WORLD."
TAKE A LOOK.
WE ARE HERE TO CELEBRATE
THE GRADUATION OF CHRISTIAN
LEADERS WHO ARE DESTINED TO
CHANGE THE WORLD.
YOU HOLD IN YOUR FUTURE
THE ABILITY TO BLESS THE
WORLD.
DON'T MISS THE TICKET TO
THAT TRAIN!
*
*
IT GAVE ME THE INSIGHT
INTO WHAT OUR FOUNDERS
BELIEVED ABOUT GOVERNMENT,
AND ACTING IN A DEGREE OF
CIVILITY, AND TRYING TO
BUILD BRIDGES TO GET THINGS
DONE WITHOUT COMPRISING
PRINCIPLES.
AND IT HAS TAKEN ME FORWARD
IN MY PUBLIC LIFE.
Terry: IT IS SO
EXCITING TO SEE PEOPLE LIKE
THE GOVERNOR OF OUR GREAT
STATE, WHO IS A GRADUATE
HERE, AND ALSO AROUND THE
WORLD, STUDENTS FROM ALL
OVER THE WORLD STUDYING
HERE.
Gordon: OVER 80
COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN
REPRESENTED IN THE STUDENT
BODY OF REGENT UNIVERSITY.
AND I'LL TELL YOU ONE OF THE
PROUDEST THINGS I AM IN
TERMS OF THE GRADUATES, AND
IT WASN'T IN THAT PIECE, THE
NUMBER OF TEACHERS OF THE
YEAR THAT REGENT UNIVERSITY
HAS PRODUCED.
WE'RE TRAINING UP A WHOLE
NEW GENERATION BY PUTTING IN
PLACE, IN STRATEGIC
POSITIONS, TEACHERS ACROSS
THE NATION.
AND THEY'RE WINNING AWARDS
FOR WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
AGAIN, YOU LOOK BACK AT
HUMBLE BEGINNINGS.
I REMEMBER BOB AND MAUREEN
McDONALD, WHEN HE WAS
FIRST RUNNING FOR DELEGATE.
HE WAS A FIRST GRADUATE.
HE WAS PRACTICING LAW, AND
HOW DO I RUN FOR OFFICE.
AND MY WIFE WAS BABY-SITTING
THEIR KIDS.
HE WAS GOING DOOR TO DOOR.
AND AGAINST ALL ODDS, HE WON
THAT RACE BACK IN 1991.
AND HE HASN'T LOOKED BACK.
IT HAS BEEN A MARVELOUS
CAREER.
AGAIN, JU JUST THE
FAITHFULNESS OF GOD.
YOU LISTEN TO HIM, YOU AGREE
WITH WHAT HE TELLS YOU, AND
THEN YOU WALK IT OUT, STEP
BY STEP.
Terry: I HAD THE
PRIVILEGE LAST WEEK OF
GETTING A SNEAK PREVIEW.
I TOOK A TOUR OF THE NEW
CHAPEL WITH REGENT PRESIDENT
CARLOS CAMPO.
AND I'D LIKE TO SHOW YOU
WHAT WE GOT TO SEE THEN.
THE CHAPEL WAS INSPIRED BY
ST. MARTIN AND THE FIELDS, A
LANDMARK LONDON CHURCH THAT
IS THE PARISH CHURCH OF THE
ROYAL FAMILY.
THE BUILDING REFLECTS THE
CLASSICAL GEORGIAN
ARCHITECTURE OF THE CAMPUS.
DR. CARLOS CAMPO TOOK ME
INSIDE FOR A QUICK TOUR.
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL IN
ITSELF.
THERE IS SOMETHING AMAZING
GOING ON RIGHT HERE.
WHAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NO
IS THE SPOKEN WORD.
STUDENTS ARE READING THROUGH
THE ENTIRE BIBLE.
Terry: 24 HOURS?
24 HOURS, SEVEN DAYS A
WEEK.
THE STUDENT BODY SAID
WHATEVER YOU DO IN THE
CHAPEL, PLEASE HAVE A PLACE
WHERE WE CAN ACCESS AND SEEK
THE LORD 24/7.
Terry: THE SANCTUARY IS
SOMETHING TO BEHOLD.
OOH, LOOK AT THAT.
WOW!
IT IS AMAZING.
Terry: YOU KNOW, THE
HEIGHT OF THIS IS SO GRAND.
ISN'T IT?
IT REALLY IS.
Terry: THE SIZE OF THE
WINDOWS, THE CHANDELIERS,
AND THAT STAINED GLASS
WINDOW IS JUST BEAUTIFUL.
IT IS SPECTACULAR.
Terry: THE SANCTUARY
SEATS 1,000 PEOPLE, AND WILL
SERVE NOT ONLY AS A
GATHERING PLACE FOR THE CBN
AND REGENT CAMPUS, BUT ALSO
FOR WEDDINGS AND
CONVOCATIONS.
A LOT OF OUR PRACTICAL
MINISTRY STUDENTS WILL BE
ABLE TO USE THIS --
Terry: LIKE YOUR MUTE
COURT FOR THE LAWYER.
THIS WILL BE THE PLATFORM
FOR THOSE GOING INTO
MINISTRY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WILL THEY BE SPOILED OR
WHAT?
Terry: YES, I WOULD SAY
QUITE A BIT.
QUITE A BIT.
ONE THING IS CERTAIN, GREAT
THINGS ARE AHEAD FOR REGENT
UNIVERSITY AND FOR CBN.
I'M JUST GOING TO TELL YOU,
WE OPENED THOSE DOORS AND IT
TOOK MY BREATH AWAY.
IT IS BEAUTIFUL.
Gordon: IT IS A
BEAUTIFUL CHAPEL.
Terry: IT REALLY IS.
Gordon: THERE IS A
LITTLE INSIDE STORY ON THE
STAINED GLASS, WHERE THEY
WENT THROUGH FIVE DIFFERENT
VERSIONS OF THE FACE OF
JESUS BECAUSE DAD KEPT
SAYING, IT DOESN'T LOOK
RIGHT.
IT DOESN'T LOOK RIGHT.
AND I DIDN'T HELP THE
SITUATION BECAUSE I JUST
RETURNED FROM THE GREAT
CATHEDRAL IN VIENNA, AND
THEY HAD A STATUE OF JESUS
IN MARBLE.
AND IT WAS SUPPOSED TO SHOW
HIM ON THE CROSS AND THE
PASSION.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, THEY
DIDN'T GET THE FACE RIGHT.
AND HE HAD A STRANGE LOOK ON
HIS FAITH, LIKE HE HAD A
TOOTHACHE.
SO IT BECAME TOOTHACHE
JESUS.
AND HE SAID, THE LAST THING
I WANT OVER THE REMAINDER OF
MY LIFE IS TO STAND IN THAT
CHAPEL AND LOOK AT SOMETHING
THAT DOESN'T GIVE ME
REFERENCE AND AWE.
Terry: I HAVE A LITTLE
BEHIND THE SCENES, TOO.
YOUR MOM -- HER FINGERPRINT
IS ON EVERYTHING ON THIS
CAMPUS.
SHE IS AN AMAZING DESIGNER,
DECORATOR.
THE COLOR CHOICES, JUST THE
STYLE OF EVERYTHING, THE
UNITY CHAIRS -- EVERYTHING
THAT IS IN THERE IS
ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.
AND YOUR DAD, AS YOU SAID,
VERY SPECIFIC AND
PARTICULARLY ABOUT HOW
THINGS TURN OUT.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT WAS SHARED
WITH ME IS --
Gordon: AND SHE DOESN'T
LIKE THE PONY.
Terry: WHAT WE SHARED
WITH ME IS HOW MANY TIMES
YOUR MOM AND DAD TOGETHER
HAVE GONE OVER THERE AND
PRAIR PRAYED OVER THAT
PLACE.
Gordon: AND THE
STUDENTS WERE PRAYING, AND
DEDICATED TO READING THE
BIBLE FROM END TO END, AND
DOING THAT ON A 24-HOUR
BASIS.
AND LAST NIGHT WE FINISHED
REVELATION.
BEFORE REINHARD BONNKE
SPOKE.
IT IS A WONDERFUL WEEKEND.
AGAIN, YOU'RE INVITED.
IF YOU WANT TO COME AND SEE
JIM SYMBOLA TONIGHT, IT WILL
BE 8:00.
THE DOORS ARE OPEN.
BE THERE.
THE SCHOOL OF DIVINITY IS
THE LARGEST SCHOOL AT REGENT
UNIVERSITY, BUT THE
SPIRITUAL FOUNDATION IS
TRULY WHAT SETS THE
UNIVERSITY APART.
IT IS A MOVE OF THE HOLY
SPIRIT THAT IS FELT ACROSS
THE CAMPUS AND IS NOW SPREAD
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
Reporter: FOR MORE THAN
30 YEARS REGENT UNIVERSITY'S
GOAL HAS REMAINED THE SAME:
TWO DEVELOP CHRISTIAN
LEADERS WHO CHANGE THE
WORLD.
TODAY THAT MISSION IS MORE
ALIVE THAN IT HAS EVER
BEEN.
IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE TO BE
PART OF THAT HISTORY OF
REGENT, AND TO BE ABLE TO
KNOW WE HAVE A PLACE WE CAN
CALL HOME.
IT IS IN A PLACE THAT IS
DEDICATED TO GOD BY SO MANY
PEOPLE, AND SUPPORTED BY SO
MANY PEOPLE.
AND GOD IS JUST GOING TO DO
AMAZING THINGS.
Reporter: REGENT
STUDENTS ARE TRAINED TO
INFLUENCE THE WORLD.
AT THE HEART OF IT ALL IS
GLORIFYING GOD.
STUDENTS ATTEND WORSHIP
SERVICES THAT MANY CALL THE
HEARTBEAT OF CAMPUS LIFE.
DR. RICHARD KIDD IS THE
DIRECTOR OF CAMPUS
MINISTRIES.
WHEN WE HOLD STUDENT
ORGANIZATIONS, THEY SAID WE
WANT A PLACE WHERE WE CAN
FEEL COMFORTABLE AND BE REAL
AND WORSHIP GOD IN A WAY
THAT WE FEEL FREE.
Reporter: THEIR
ENTHUSIASM DOESN'T JUST
REMAIN ON THE VIRGINIA BEACH
CAMPUS.
AS THEY TAKE THE GOSPEL
MESSAGE AROUND THE WORLD.
DR. CLIFFTON CLARK IS THE
PROFESSOR OF GLOBAL
MISSIONS.
WE HAVE PEOPLE ENGAGING
IN GLOBAL SERVICE, WHEREBY
PEOPLE ARE WORKING WITH
ORPHANS AND WORKING IN
VILLAGES.
WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE
DIGGING WELLS IN CERTAIN
AREAS.
THEIR LIVES ARE TRANSFORMED
IN TERMS OF GOD SPEAKING TO
THEM.
AND THEM REALIZING THE
THINGS THAT THEY CAN DO, THE
POWER THAT THEY HAVE.
Reporter: THROUGH
TEACHING, GLOBAL MINISTRY
OPPORTUNITIES, AND SPIRITUAL
GUIDANCE, REGENT WILL HELP
STUDENTS FULFILL THEIR
CALLINGS FOR GENERATIONS TO
COME.
HAVING A PLACE THAT YOU
KNOW IS DEDICATED TO
WORSHIP, DEDICATED TO JUST
GOD, AND IT'S ALL ABOUT JUST
HIM, AND LEARNING ABOUT HIM,
AND GROWING IN THAT WAY, AND
LEARNING MORE ABOUT GOD.
I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT
THAT.
AND I GUESS THE NEW
EXPERIENCE OF WHATEVER HE IS
GOING TO DO.
Gordon: COME EXPERIENCE
REGENT.
IF YOU WANT TO APPLY, IT'S
REAL EASY.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO TO
REGENT. EDU.
SO THERE IT IS.
LOG ON, FIND OUT ABOUT THE
VARIOUS SCHOOLS, THE
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM, THE
ONLINE PROGRAM.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME HERE
AND LIVE ON CAMPUS, BUT WE
DO HAVE ON-CAMPUS FACILITIES
AS WELL.
YOU CAN BE PART OF ALL OF
THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT
ARE HAPPENING.
IF YOU WANT TO BE A
CHRISTIAN LEADER, APPLY.
BE PART OF IT.
REGENT.EDU.
Terry: AND IT IS A
GREAT TIME TO VISIT.
ALL OF THE DAFFODILS ARE
UP.
Gordon: YESTERDAY WE
HAD A SNOWSTORM HERE IN
MARCH.
WHEN DOES IT SNOW IN
VIRGINIA BEACH IN MARCH.
Terry: WHAT WAS THAT
ABOUT?
I DON'T KNOW.
I MOVED HERE FROM
WISCONSIN.
PEOPLE ARE CRAZY DOWN HERE.
STILL
AHEAD,
FIRST THEIR
FATHER AND MOTHER ABANDONED
THEM, AND THEN THEIR
RELATIVES SOLD THEIR HOUSE
RIGHT FROM UNDER THEM.
SEE HOW TWO ORPHANED
BROTHERS SURVIVE AGAINST ALL
ODDS.
AND LATER, MEET THE MAN WHO
HAS LED MORE THAN 55 MILLION
PEOPLE TO JESUS JUST IN THE
LAST 10 YEARS.
WELCOME BACK TO "THE 700
CLUB."
THE MAYOR OF FORT WAYNE,
INDIANA, IS CALLING ON
RESIDENTS OF ALL FAITHS TO
JOIN IN PRAYER.
HE IS ASKING FOR PRAYER FOR
RELIEF FROM THE ECONOMIC AND
CRIME PROBLEMS FACING THE
CITY, STATE, AND NATION.
THE MAY 5th EVENT IS
CALLED "PRAYERS FOR THE
CITY."
IT WILL INCLUDE PRAYERS,
SONGS, DANCES, AND READINGS,
FROM BUDDHISM, CHRISTIANITY,
HINDUISM, SIKHISM, AND THE
BAHI FAITH.
TODAY IS WORLD WATER DAY, A
DAY TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT
THE GLOBAL PROBLEMS IN WATER
AND SANITATION.
"OPERATION BLESSING"
RECENTLY GAVE A HONDURAN
VILLAGE THE GIFT OF CLEAN
WATERS.
TEAMS EVEN INSTALLED PIPES
TO BRING THE DRINKING WATER
INTO EVERY HOME THERE.
LAST YEAR ALONE, "OPERATION
BLESSING" AND CBN PARTNERS
HELPED BUILD MORE THAN 1500
WELLS.
PROVIDING SAFE, CLEAN WATER
TO MORE THAN
A HALF MILLION
PEOPLE.
YOU CAN CAN
FIND OUT MORE
ABOUT "OPERATION BLESSING"
BY GOING TO ITS WEBSITE AT
AT OB.ORG.
STAY TUNED.
GORDON AND TERRY WILL BE
BACK AFTER THIS.
WHEN THEY WERE BUILDING
IT, WE, AS THE UNDERGRAD
STUDENTS, WROTE BIBLE VERSES
ON THE WALLS.
IT IS SOMETHING WE CAN CLAIM
AS OUR OWN.
IT IS A BLESSING.
I KNOW GOD IS GOING TO GROW
IT.
I'M SO EXCITED.
Terry: WELL, WELCOME
BACK TO THIS SPECIAL EDITION
OF "THE 700 CLUB."
CELEBRATING THE GRAND
OPENING OF THE REGENT
UNIVERSITY CHAPEL.
WELL, RIGHT NOW I WANT TO
TAKE YOU TO SOUTH AFRICA FOR
A MOMENT TO MEET TWO
BROTHERS.
THEY HAVE A SAFE, LOVING
HOME NOW, BUT NOT LONG AGO
THEY HAD NOWHERE TO TURN FOR
HELP.
Reporter: FRANCE AND
LEWIS GREW UP ALONE IN SOUTH
AFRICA.
AFTER THEIR FATHER ABANDONED
THE FAMILY, THEIR MOTHER
MOVED TO MOZAMBIQUE, LEAVING
HER TWO BOYS IN THEIR EMPTY
HOME TO TAKE CARE OF
THEMSELVES.
LIFE WAS SO DIFFICULT.
WE DIDN'T HAVE FOOD, CLOTHES
OR ANYTHING.
Reporter: THEN
RELATIVES SOLD THEIR
HOUSE,
AND THE BOYS WOUND UP
HOMELESS AND ALONE.
WE DIDN'T HAVE A HOUSE,
AND WE WERE HUNGRY.
Reporter: WHEN
"ORPHANS' PROMISE" BUILT NEW
DORMS IN THEIR VILLAGE, THE
BROTHERS WENT THERE FOR
HELP.
THEY WERE WELCOMED AND GIVEN
A HOME.
I CAME HERE, AND
EVERYTHING WAS GOD.
OUR LIFE CHANGED.
THEY TAKE CARE OF ALL OF OUR
NEEDS.
WE'RE SO HAPPY NOW.
WE HAVE A FAMILY AND A
COMFORTABLE HOME.
WE HAVE FOOD, CLOTHES, AND
SHOES.
YOU ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT
TAKE CARE OF US.
THANK YOU, CBN.
Terry: IT IS REALLY
HARD TO IMAGINE, ISN'T IT,
THAT CHILDREN AS YOUNG AS
FRANCE AND LEWIS COULD
POSSIBLY BE OUT ON THEIR
OWN, NO PLACE TO LIVE, NO
ONE TO CARE FOR THEM.
YOU KNOW, IN THE UNITED
STATES WE HAVE PROGRAMS AND
SYMPTOMS ISYSTEMS IN PLACE
TO HELP CHILDREN WHO FIND
THEMSELVES IN DISASTEROUS
CIRCUMSTANCES.
BUT IN OTHER PARTS OF THE
WORLD, IT IS JUST NOT LIKE
THAT.
THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS
WE'RE REACHING OUT TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE THROUGH "ORPHANS' PROMISE."
WHEN YOU JOIN "THE 700
CLUB," YOU HELP US WITH
THAT.
WE'RE DOING THIS KIND OF
THING ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
WE'RE SUPPLYING WATER FOR
PEOPLE, REACHING OUT WITH
MEDICAL CLINICS, AS WELL AS
TELLING EVERYONE WE MEET
ABOUT THE LOVE OF JESUS
CHRIST, AND THAT THERE IS A
FATHER WHO WILL NEVER LEAVE
THEM FOR FORSAKE THEM.
HELP US DELIVER THAT
MESSAGE, WON'T YOU?
BE A PART OF JOINING "THE
700 CLUB."
THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF US
WHO HAVE DONE THAT, AND
WE'RE OUT TO CHANGE THE
WORLD.
WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN WITH
US.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS GO TO
YOUR PHONE AND CALL THAT
TOLL-FREE NUMBER ON YOUR
SCREEN, 1-800-759-0700.
JUST SAY, I WANT TO JOIN.
65 CENTS A DAY, $20 A MONTH,
MAKES YOU A "700 CLUB"
MEMBER.
TODAY IS A GREAT DAY TO
START THIS.
WHEN YOU DO, WE WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU BY SENDING YOU
THIS.
IT IS GORDON'S LATEST
TEACHING CALLED "LIFE BEYOND
THE GRAVE, PART TWO."
THESE ARE STORIES OF REAL
PEOPLE WHO HAD DEATH
EXPERIENCES.
SOME WENT TO HEAVEN, SOME
WENT TO HELL.
BUT THEY COME BACK AND SHARE
THE REAL ACCOUNTS OF WHAT
THEY EXPERIENCED WITH YOU
AND ME.
BY THE WAY, WHEN YOU CALL,
WILL YOU USE PLEDGE
EXPRESS.
IT MEANS YOUR BANK DOES ALL
OF THE WORK.
I LOVE IT.
NO ENVELOPES, NO STAMPS, NO
HAVING TO REMEMBER.
YOU CAN STOP AT ANY TIME YOU
WANT.
IT DOES SAVE US SOME
PROCESSING COSTS SO WE CAN
PUT MORE OF YOUR GIFT INTO
THE LIVES OF THE CHILDREN,
LIKE THE TWO BOYS YOU JUST
SAW.
THE WAY OF SAYING THANK YOU
FOR DOING THAT IS TO SEND
YOU "POWER FOR LIFE"
TEACHINGS.
YOU'LL GET THEM, AND WE
THINK THEY'LL BE A BLESSING
TO YOU.
RIGHT NOW IT IS TOLL-FREE,
1-800-759-0700.
JUST CALL.
GORDON?
Gordon: UP NEXT, WE
HAVE REINHARD BONNKE.
AND HE IS GOING TO BE
TALKING ABOUT HOW YOU CAN
TAKE ACTION THROUGH THE
GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
STAY WITH US.
I'M SO EXCITED TO WORSHIP
IN THE NEW CHAPEL.
IT IS LIKE YOUR OWN HOME,
YOUR OWN PLACE TO GO AND
WORSHIP GOD.
I'M JUST SO EXCITED TO SEE
GOD MOVE WITH THE WHOLE NEW
CHAPEL.
Gordon: WELCOME BACK TO
"THE 700 CLUB."
TODAY WE'VE BEEN CELEBRATING
THE GRAND OPENING OF THE NEW
REGENT UNIVERSITY CHAPEL,
AND LAST NIGHT IT COULDN'T
HAVE BEEN BETTER WHEN WE GOT
AN INSPIRATIONAL MESSAGE
FROM AN EXTRAORDINARY MAN OF
GOD, WHO FIRST GAVE HIS LIFE
TO THE LORD AT THE AGE OF
NINE.
TAKE A LOOK.
LAST NIGHT REINHARD
BONNKE WAS THE FIRST SPEAKER
IN THE NEWLY DEDICATED
REGENT UNIVERSITY CHAPEL.
AND MY
HEART WAS SET ON
FIRE.
I SAID, YES, LORD, I WILL DO
YOUR WILL.
Reporter: REINHART IS
ONE OF THE MOST DYNAMIC
EVANGELISTS IN THE WORLD.
HE HAS HELPED INSPIRE MORE
THAN 55 MILLION PEOPLE TO
ACCEPT CHRIST OVER THE LAST
10 YEARS.
IN HIS BOOK "TAKING ACTION,"
REINHART TAKES A FRESH LOOK
AT HOW WE CAN BE AN
EXTENSION OF GOD'S LOVE,
ALONG WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT.
I BELIEVE THE EMPHASIS IS
ON THIS CHAPEL.
AND MAY GOD GRANT THAT ALL
OF THE STUDENTS HERE BECOME
FLAMES OF FIRE, AND YOU WILL
PART OF A SAVED AMERICA.
[APPLAUSE AND CHEERS]
Gordon: PLEASE WELCOME
BACK TO "THE 700 CLUB," OUR
DEAR FRIEND, REINHARD
BONNKE.
IT IS WONDERFUL TO HAVE
YOU.
THANK YOU, GORDON.
Gordon: I LOVED YOUR
MESSAGE.
I PARTICULARLY LIKE THE
IMAGERY THAT FAITH IS LIKE A
HORSE.
YOU WANT TO HAVE THE HORSE
OUT AND YOU WANT TO BE BE
OUT AND ON IT AND RIDING IT,
AND YOU WANT TO BE GOING
FAST.
YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE IT UP
IN THE STABLE WHERE ALL YOU
DO IS GROOM IT.
WHERE DID YOU GET THAT, THAT
KIND OF IMAGERY?
I THINK MY MIND WORKS IN
PICTURES.
THAT IS, I THINK MAYBE
THAT'S WHY AN EVANGELIST,
TOO.
AND PICTURES SPEAK, AND
SPEAKERS STICK.
PEOPLE TELL ME SOMETIMES 10
YEARS LATER, I REMEMBER, AND
THEY TELL ME ONE OF THOSE
LITTLE THINGS.
AND I SEE THEY HAVE SERVED A
WONDERFUL PURPOSE.
Gordon: AND THEY ALSO
WORK IN TRANSLATION, TOO.
SO IF YOU'RE PREACHING IN
FRONT OF AN AUDIENCE THAT
DOESN'T SPEAK ENGLISH OR
GERMAN, IF YOU TALK IN
PICTURES, IT WILL
TRANSLATE.
YES, INDEED.
I CRAVE THE HO HOLY SPIRIT,
REALLY.
Gordon: I GOT YOUR
BOOK, "TAKING ACTION," AND I
THOUGHT, I KNOW A LOT ABOUT
THE HOLY SPIRIT, I KNOW A
LOT ABOUT THE GIFTS, AND I'M
GOING TO BE ABLE TO BREEZE
THROUGH THIS.
I FOUND MYSELF, I HAD TO
STOP AND PUT IT DOWN BECAUSE
YOU WERE TELLING ME THINGS I
HAD NEVER HEARD BEFORE.
WOW.
Gordon: AND IT WAS
PROFOUND.
I'M GETTING THE SENSE WITH
THIS BOOK THAT YOU'RE TRYING
TO TRAIN UP A WHOLE NEW
GENERATION OF EVANGELISTS,
WHO WILL USE THE GIFTS FOR
WHICH THEY'RE INTENDED,
WHICH IS TO PREACH THE
GOSPEL AND GET PEOPLE
SAVED.
THAT'S A VERY, VERY GOOD
ASSESSMENT, INDEED.
THE BURDEN OF MY HEART AT
THIS STAGE IN LIFE, AFTER
HAVING HANDED THE CHRIST FOR
NATIONS MINISTRY TO MY YOUNG
SUCCESSOR, EVANGELIST
DANIEL, I HAVE THE BURDEN TO
LEAD A FORERUNNER OF A NEW
GENERATION OF HOLY SPIRIT
EVANGELISTS.
Gordon: ARE YOU GOING
TO BE TRAINING PEOPLE?
YES.
I HAVE STARTED A SCHOOL.
GOD SPOKE TO ME.
SCHOOL IS ACTUALLY THE WRONG
WORD, YOU KNOW.
A SCHOOL GIVES YOU A
CERTIFICATE WITH A RED
SEAL.
I DON'T GIVE ANY SUCH
THING.
I GIVE THEM A RED BUTTON.
IF THEY PUSH IT, THEY WILL
BE SHOT INTO ORBIT.
Gordon: IT COULD BE AN
OLD TESTAMENT SCHOOL AS A
PROPHET.
[LAUGHTER]
IN MY SCHOOL, IF I USE
THAT WORD, ACTUALLY, IT IS A
PLACE WHERE I HAVE JUST A
FEW HUNDRED PEOPLE.
NO MORE.
I FEEL I GIVE THEM A TOOLBOX
FOR THE JOB.
A TOOLBOX FOR THE JOB, WITH
ALL THAT I KNOW, WITH ALL
THAT GOD HAS GIVEN TO ME.
IT'S FOUR DAYS OF INTENSIVE
TRAINING, FROM MORNING
TONIGHT.
AND THE LAST DAY, THE LAST
MEETING, IS AN IMPARTATION
SERVICE.
AND I LAY MY HANDS ON
EVERYONE, AND A
COMMISSIONING SERVICE.
THIS IS REALLY EXTREMELY
WONDERFUL.
Gordon: HOW DO PEOPLE
SIGN UP?
I HAVE GOT A WEBSITE.
IT'S ON THE CBN WEBSITE
RIGHT NOW.
AND I STILL HAVE GOT -- THE
NEXT SCHOOL IS FROM MAY 6 TO
9.
IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA.
AND THERE ARE STILL SOME
PLACES OPEN.
Gordon: I THINK THEY
JUST ALL GOT FILLED UP.
BUT I DON'T JUST WANT
PEOPLE WHO WANT A CALLING
FROM GOD.
THIS IS FOR THOSE WHO
ALREADY HAVE A BURNING HEART
TO WIN THE LOST.
I FEEL I CAN REALLY ADD
SOMETHING.
WHAT I HAVE SEEN GOD DO IS
NOT BECAUSE I AM SUCH A
WONDERFUL MAN.
IT IS BECAUSE THE HOLY
SPIRIT USES MY SPIRIT, SOUL,
AND BODY, AS A RIVER BED FOR
HIS WONDERFUL BLESSINGS INTO
A DYING WORLD.
AND HE WILL USE ANYONE WHO
MAKES THEMSELVES AVAILABLE.
Gordon: HE WILL.
YES.
Gordon: AND HE IS
ACTUALLY LOOKING FOR THAT.
YES.
Gordon: HE IS LOOKING
FOR THE WILLING.
HIS EYES TO AND FRO OVER THE
EARTH TO SHOW THEMSELVES
STRONG TO THOSE HEARTS WHO
ARE LOYAL, WHO ARE PURSUING
IT, WHO WANT TO RIDE THAT
HORSE OF FAITH.
UNBOLT THE DOOR.
Gordon: ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT YOU SAID IN ONE
OF YOUR D.V.D. TEACHINGS
THAT HAS JUST -- TALK ABOUT
REALLY STICKING WITH ME.
IN ONE OF YOUR FIRST MIRACLE
SERVICES WHERE BLIND PEOPLE
WERE GETTING THEIR SIGHT
BACK, GOD SPOKE TO YOU AND
SAID, "MY WORDS IN YOUR
MOUTH ARE JUST AS POWERFUL
AS THEY ARE IN MY MOUTH."
YES.
Gordon: WHICH HAS
REALLY INSPIRED ME.
BECAUSE SO OFTEN WE FEEL
WE'RE NOT ADEQUATE OR WE
JUST DON'T MEASURE UP.
WE JUDGE OURSELVES, AND WE
DISQUALIFY OURSELVES.
AND WE IGNORE THE GOSPEL
WHICH SAYS I QUALIFY YOU.
I QUALIFY YOU.
I HAVE CHOSEN YOU.
I HAVE ANOINTED YOU.
YOU'RE MY MAN FOR NOW.
YES.
Gordon: AND JUST
GETTING ON BOARD WITH THAT
AND SAYING, YES.
THE HOLY SPIRIT IS COMING
FOR THE BEST AND FOR THE
WORST OF US.
BECAUSE HE DOESN'T JUST COME
AS A SUPER CHARGE FOR THOSE
WHO ARE ALREADY GIFTED AND
STRONG.
HE GIVES POWER TO THE
FAINT.
AND TO THOSE WHO HAVE NO
MIGHT.
HE INCREASES STRENGTH.
THAT IS, HE PICKS UP THOSE
WHO HAVE NO HIGH OPINION OF
THEMSELVES.
Gordon: HIS STRENGTH IS
MADE PERFECT IN WEAKNESS.
AND HE LIKES TO PURSUE THE
OUTCAST.
YES, INDEED.
Gordon: THE ONE WHO THE
PHARISEES SAYS THERE NO WAY
THEY COULD EVER ENTER, AND
HE SAYS, YES, THEY CAN.
YES.
Gordon: YOU HAVE A
WONDERFUL MESSAGE FOR
AMERICA.
YOU HER HEAR A LOT OF DOOM
AND GLOOM IN AMERICA,
WHETHER IT IS OUR GOVERNMENT
CAN'T GET ALONG OR OUR
ECONOMY IS STUCK OR OUR
FEDERAL DEBT IS ENORMOUS AND
WE CAN NEVER PAY IT OFF.
BUT YOU SAY GOD CAN TURN
THIS AROUND?
YES.
WHAT I HAVE SEEN GOD DO IN
AFRICA, FROM BELOW ZERO,
RIGHT UP TO MOVES OF GOD
THAT I WOULD SAY SHOOK WHOLE
NATIONS, AND TO SEE
55 MILLION PEOPLE SAVED IN
ONE DECADE, THAT IS GOD.
AND THE GOD OF AFRICA IS THE
GOD OF AMERICA.
IF HE HAS DONE IT ONCE, HE
WILL DO IT AGAIN.
AND I HAVE SEEN HOW HE HAS
TURNED NATIONS AROUND.
AND I BELIEVE HE CAN TURN
AMERICA AROUND.
AND HE HAS THE POWER AND
WILL TO DO IT IF WE ARE
WILLING TO GO ALONE.
Gordon: AND TO SAY
YES.
YES.
AND DO IT.
Gordon: BUT YOU'RE
DOING IT.
AND THE AMAZING THING FOR ME
IS YOU'VE GONE FROM SIX
MILLION PEOPLE AT A CRUSADE
IN NIGERIA, TO YOU NOW
HOLDING TENT MEETINGS IN
VERO BEACH WITH 5,000.
THAT WAS FOR ME, A KIND
OF A TEST.
Gordon: YOU USED TO
HAVE 5,000 PEOPLE JUST IN
THE CHOIR.
IN AFRICA.
[LAUGHTER]
THAT IS NO JOKE.
THAT IS TRUE.
WE HAVE THIS HUGE, MASS
CHOIR.
THEY SING SO WONDERFUL.
THERE IS NO ROOM ON ANY
PLATFORM.
THEY'RE JUST DOWN THERE, YOU
KNOW.
AND THEY SING.
BUT I BELIEVE WHAT WE DON'T
SEE TODAY, WE WILL SEE
TOMORROW.
AND HAVE THAT BURNING IN MY
HEART THAT GOD IS GOING TO
BLESS AMERICA LIKE NEVER
BEFORE.
AND WE SEEM TO BE TRANSFIXED
BY THE GREAT MAN OF THE
PAST.
BUT GOD IS ACTUALLY LOOKING
TODAY FOR NOBODYS, TO TURN
THEM INTO SOMEBODY.
IF ONLY WE WOULD GET THE
JUMP ON THE TABLE AND PREACH
THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST.
THE HOLY SPIRIT IS THERE TO
DO WHAT WE CAN'T.
Gordon: YOU'RE LINING
UP A SERIES OF MEETINGS IN
ORLANDO.
YES.
SEPTEMBER 27 AND 28 IN THE
AMWAY ARENA.
Gordon: HOW MANY DOES
THAT HOLD?
19,000.
Gordon: SO YOU'RE GOING
FROM 5,000 TO 19,000 -- AND
THEN I WANT --
Gordon: I DON'T THINK
THERE IS A SINGLE STADIUM IN
AMERICA THAT HOLDS SIX
MILLION.
[LAUGHTER]
Gordon: YOU'RE GOING TO
NEED A BIG FIELD.
LET'S SEE WHAT GOD IS
DOING.
BUT I BELIEVE HE -- WHAT I
HAVE SEEN HIM DO HAS TURNED
ME INTO AN I INCURABLE
BELIEVER.
Gordon: I LIKE THAT.
YOU'RE INSPIRING ME.
I'M A BELIEVER, TOO.
GET BEHIND THIS.
GET INVOLVED IN THIS.
WE CAN LITERALLY PRAY AND
TURN AMERICA AROUND.
IS IT GOING TO TAKE A
POLITICAL SOLUTION?
NO.
IT IS GOING TO TAKE A HOLE
SPIRIT SOLUTION.
A REVIVAL AT THE HEART LEVEL
WHERE WE TAKE THE GOSPEL
BACK TO AMERICA.
AND WE'RE NOW GETTING
MISSIONARIES FROM OTHER
COUNTRIES.
I'M HEARING FROM THE
PHILIPPINES, FROM AFRICA,
AND OTHER NATIONS, WHERE
THEY'RE SENDING MISSIONARIES.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE
ABOUT THE HOLE SPIRIT, I
ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET
REINHART'S BOOK.
IT'S CALLED "TAKING
ACTION."
IF YOU JUST WANT TO HAVE A
BLESS ME TIME, DON'T GET
IT.
BUT IF YOU WANT TO TAKE THE
GIFTS OUT AND SEE PEOPLE
HEALED ON THE STREETS AND
THE MARKETPLACE OF AMERICA,
GET THIS BOOK.
TODAY WE LEAVE YOU WITH
THESE WORDS FROM DANIEL: "HE
DELIVERS AND RESCUES, AND HE
WORKS SIGNS AND WONDERING ON
HEAVEN AND ON EARTH."
GOD BLESS YOU.