Hear from Matt and Laurie Crouch as they share about the death of founders Paul and Jan Crouch and how they are bringing the gospel to the next generation at TBN.
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Gordon: MATT AND
LAURIE CROUCH TALK ABOUT
THE LEGACY OF T.B. . TBN.
TBN BELONGS TO GOD'S
PEOPLE.
Gordon: AND THEY
SHARE THEIR VISION FOR THE
FUTURE GENERATION.
ON TODAY'S "700 CLUB
INTERACTIVE."
GOOD MORNING, AND WELCOME
TO THE SHOW.
BY MANY MEASURES,
MILLENNIALS ARE MUCH LESS
LIKELY THAN THEIR ELDERS
TO BE RELIGIOUS.
ONLY ABOUT HALF OF
MILLENNIALS SAY THEY
BELIEVE IN GOD WITH
ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY.
AND ONLY FOUR IN 10 SAY
RELIGION IS VERY IMPORTANT
IN THEIR LIVES.
Terry: MATT AND
LAURIE CROUCH AIM TO REACH
THIS GENERATION.
BACK IN 1973, MATT'S
PARENTS, PAUL AND JAN,.
Starr: ESTARTED THE TRINITY
BROADCASTING CENTER.
TODAY THEY HAVE 37 OWNED
AND OPERATED STATIONS
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY, AS
WELL AS A NUMBER OF GLOBAL
NETWORKS.
AND THEY'RE WORKING HARD
TO REACH THE NEXT
GENERATION.
TAKE A LOOK.
Reporter: FOR THE
LAST 43 YEARS, THE TRINITY
BROADCASTING NETWORK HAS
BEEN OFFERING 24 HOURS OF
FAITH-BASED INSPIRATIONAL
BROADCASTING TO MILLIONS.
PAUL PASSED AWAY THREE
YEARS AGO, AND HIS SON,
MATT, AND HIS DAUGHTER,
LAURIE, HAVE ARE PASSING
ALONG THE LEGACY.
THEY WILL START THE
HILLSONG NETWORK THIS
MONTH AND THE LAUNCH OF AN
HISPANIC NETWORK.
Gordon: JOINING US
NOW ARE MATT AND LAURIE
CROUCH.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
Gordon: WE'RE HONORED
BECAUSE YOUR DEAR MOTHER
PASSED AWAY, AND YOU
CHOICE TO COME.
YOU'VE BEEN ON THE
SCHEDULE, AND WE THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE.
THIS IS REALLY OUR
FIRST OPPORTUNITY EVEN TO
SPEAK ABOUT THIS WHOLE
THING.
IT WAS SUCH A SHOCK TO OUR
FAMILY.
LAURIE AND I WERE WITH MOM
WHEN SHE TOOK HER LAST
BREATH.
SHE OPENED HER EYES,
LOOKED RIGHT AT LAURIE,
WHICH IS HER WAY OF
SAYING, SHE LOVED HER MORE
THAN SHE LOVED ME, I
THINK --
Gordon: YOU'RE TAKING
IT THE WRONG WAY.
SHE IS JUST PRETTIER.
Gordon: DIDN'T SHE
FIND LAURIE FOR YOU?
SHE DID.
THAT WAS AN ELEVATOR
EXPERIENCE IN TULSA,
OKLAHOMA.
WE JUST WERE WITH HER WHEN
SHE TOOK HER ELEVATOR RIDE
TO HEAVEN.
SO MY MOM AND LAURIE HAD A
VERY SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP,
AND IT WAS AN HONOR TO BE
WITH HER WHEN SHE PASSED.
Gordon: YOU MET IN AN
ELEVATOR?
I DID.
YOU WANT TO HEAR A CHUNK
OF IT?
Gordon: SURE.
WE WERE AT A CA CAMP IN
1983, AND I HEARD SOMEONE
SAY THERE IS JAN CROUCH.
I TURNED, AND I WAS WITH
MY OWN PARENTS, AND I JUST
LOOKED AT MY MOM, AND I
SAID, I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
AND AS GOD AS MY WITNESS,
I TALK ABOUT THE NUDGE
THAT LED ME TO FOLLOW HER
TO THE ELEVATORS OF THIS
HOTEL THAT I WASN'T EVEN
STAYING IN.
AND IT HAD TO BE THE HOLY
SPIRIT BECAUSE I WOULD
HAVE NEVER DONE THAT.
I WAS JUST TRAUMATIZED
THAT I WAS DOING THAT TO
MYSELF AND GETTING ON THE
ELEVATOR WITH HER, YOU
KNOW.
AND I SAW WHAT NUMBER SHE
PUSHED, AND I PUSHED THE
NUMBER ABOVE, AND GOT IN
THE CORNER AND THOUGHT, I
WILL NEVER TELL ANYBODY I
THAT I HAD EVER DONE THIS.
ABOUT THE FIFTH FLOOR,
ABOUT EVERYBODY GOT OUT,
BUT HER AND ME.
AND SHE LOOKED AND ME AND
SHE SAID, DO I KNOW YOU
FROM SOMEWHERE?
AND I SAID NO, BUT I SEEN
YOU, AND WE CHATTED JUST
FOR A SECOND.
THE DOORS OPENED FOR HER
FLOOR, AND I HELD THE
ELEVATOR FOR HER, AND I
SAID, I THINK THIS IS YOUR
FLOOR.
AND SHE GOT OUT AND TURNED
BACK AND SAID, CAN I ASK
HOW OLD YOU ARE?
I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET MY
SON.
33 YEARS AGO.
I FELT THAT SAME HAND
THAT NUDGED ME, THAT DREW
ME TO OUR FIRST HELLO, I
FELT THAT LAST WEEK FOR
HER FINAL GOOD-BYE.
FOR HER ELEVATOR RIDE TO
THE SKY.
BUT SHE JUST WAS AMAZING.
AND STILL PEOPLE GO, HOW
DO YOU FEEL?
IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
NO, NOT EVERYTHING IS OKAY
RIGHT NOW.
BUT IT IS, IT'S SETTLED IN
HEAVEN.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT.
YEAH.
WE'RE STILL STRUGGLING FOR
WORDS.
WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO
SAY IT ACCEPT IT WAS A
SHOCK.
FORGIVE US IF WE ARE NOT
SAYING EVERYTHING RIGHT
TODAY.
Gordon: YOU'RE SAYING
EVERYTHING RIGHT TODAY.
AS LONG AS IT IS FROM YOUR
HEART, IT IS RIGHT.
SHE WAS REALLY INVESTED IN
YOUR MARRIAGE?
OH, YEAH.
YEAH.
Gordon: AND SHE WENT
ON YOUR HONEYMOON?
WHERE DO YOU GET THIS
INTEL, GORDON.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT YOU.
Gordon: SHE TOLD ME.
AS A PART OF OUR
HONEYMOON, WE JOINED A TBN
TOUR BACK IN 1985, AND
THAT WAS A VERY SPECIAL
PART OF OUR HONEYMOON.
THE TBN FAMILY WAS OUR
FAMILY AND IS OUR FAMILY.
WE GROW UP, WE GET
MARRIED, AND WE HAVE
BABIES WITH OUR FAMILY.
[LAUGHTER]
ONE OF OUR BABIES IS IN
THE STUDIO WITH US.
YES.
Gordon: HOW DID YOU
FIND OUT ABOUT THIS
ELEVATOR EXPERIENCE?
MY MOM CALLED ME THAT
AFTERNOON AND SAID --
Gordon: SAME DAY?
SAME DAY.
THAT WAS LUNCH TIME, AND
SHE CALLED ME THAT
AFTERNOON AND SAID, AFTER
WE'RE DONE WITH THE
TAPING, COME TO THE BOOTH
WHERE WE ARE.
I'M GOING TO INTRODUCE YOU
TO SOMEBODY.
I FOUND THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
GIRL.
AND I WENT, OH, GOD, NO.
I FELT SO SORRY FOR
HIM.
AND LITERALLY, I GOT
OUT OF THE TRUCK, I WAS
DIRECTING THAT NIGHT, THE
BIG CONVENTION, AND GOT
OUT, AND SHE IS STANDING
THERE, AND MAY MOM.
SHE TOOK SOME MONEY IN HER
HAND, PUT IT IN MY HAND,
TOOK OUR HANDS, PUT THEM
TOGETHER LIKE THIS AND
SAID, NOW YOU GUYS GO GET
TO KNOW EACH OTHER.
AND IT WAS A FINGER
POINT.
SO WAS MY MOM.
Gordon: DID SHE PAY
FOR YOUR FIRST DATE?
SHE DID.
YEAH.
WE WALKED ACROSS THE
PARKING LOT BE ATE AT A
LITTLE RESTAURANT.
Gordon: WAS SHE THERE
WHEN YOU GAVE BIRTH TO
CHILDREN?
YES, SHE WAS.
WE HAD THE DOOR OPEN.
I'M TELLING MY DOCTOR, YOU
HAVE GOT TO MY
MOTHER-IN-LAW OUT OF THIS
ROOM.
[LAUGHTER]
Gordon: SHE WAS
INVESTED.
THAT HAPPENED.
YES, SHE WAS.
OH, YES.
SHE WAS INVESTED.
Gordon: HOW WAS THAT
FOR YOU?
LOOK AT HER.
THE LIGHT DIDN'T HAVE TO
GO ON VERY MUCH.
I GOT THE COURAGE TO HAVE
MY MOM CALL HER MOM A WEEK
LATER -- THAT'S HOW MUCH
COURAGE I HAD.
AND SHE ANSWERED THE
PHONE, AND I SAID, HEY,
MISITHIS IS MATT.
MY MOM WANTS TO TALK TO
YOUR MOM.
Gordon: HOW OLD WERE
YOU?
I WAS 19 OR 20 --
I WAS 19 AND YOU WERE
21.
SO WE FOUND EACH OTHER
AGAIN IN FLORIDA AND SPENT
A LITTLE TIME TOGETHER AND
FELL IN LOVE, AND WERE
MARRIED ABOUT A YEAR AND A
HALF LATER.
Gordon: MY SON IS 21,
AND MY WIFE IS IN THE
AUDIENCE, AND I THINK SHE
IS GETTING SOME IDEAS.
GET ON IT.
GET ON IT NOW.
Gordon: GET ON AN
ELEVATOR, HAVE CASH IN
YOUR HAND, AND YOU CAN
MAKE IT HAPPEN.
AND PICK HER OUT.
Gordon: WHAT DO YOU
THINK IS YOUR MOTHERS
BIGGEST LEGACY, OUTSIDE OF
YOUR MARRIAGE?
THE NETWORK.
THE INTERIOR OF HER.
SHE ALWAYS SAID -- SHE
ALWAYS TALKED LIKE THIS,
JESUS LOVES YOU AND I LOVE
YOU, AND SHE'S ALWAYS
CRYING AND EVERYTHING.
BUT DON'T LET THAT FOOL
YOU.
SHE WAS STEEL, WRAPPED IN
VELVET, COVERED IN BARBED
WIRE.
THAT WAS MY MOTHER.
YOU START MESSING WITH
WHAT GOD CALLED MY PARENTS
TO DO OR MESSING WITH US,
IT WAS PERVERBIAL HELL TO
TAKE.
SHE WAS VERY MUCH A
FIGHTER.
AND, ALSO, SHE WAS A
FORCE THAT YOU DIDN'T MESS
WITH GOD'S CHILDREN.
SHE WAS THE FIRST ONE --
MANY, MANY PEOPLE THAT YOU
AND I BOTH KNOW -- YOU
CALL JAN.
IF YOU GET A BAD REPORT
FROM A DOCTOR, YOU WANT TO
CALL JANUARY 1ST THING.
JAN FIRST THING.
SHE IS NOT GOING TO SAY,
CAN I PRAY FOR YOU.
SHE IS GOING TO
IMMEDIATELY GO INTO WAR
PRAYER FOR YOU.
HER FAITH IN GOD, HER
FAITH TO SEE MIRACLES, WAS
JUST WHO SHE WAS.
THAT WAS JUST GOD WAS
GOING TO DO A MIRACLE.
NO MATTER WHAT YOU SEE
TODAY, THERE IS GOING TO
BE A MIRACLE.
AND WE'RE GETTING SO
MANY REPORTS, WHEN THE
NEWS OF HER PASSING AND
HER TRANSITION -- I YOU YOU
KNOW, I STARTED GETTING
MESSAGES FROM PEOPLE LIKE
DAVE REVER, SAYING YOUR
MOTHER SAVED MY LIFE.
YOUR MOTHER PRAYED FOR ME
AND SAVED MY LIFE.
WE HAD A FRIEND THAT LOST
A SON, AND HE, IN HIS TEXT
IN MY PHONE, IT WAS YOUR
MOTHER LITERALLY KEPT ME
ALIVE DURING THAT TIME.
SO A LOT OF PEOPLE
WOULD -- WHEN YOU GOT TO
KNOW WHO SHE WAS, SHE WAS
RELENTLESS IN REGARD TO
PROTECTING THE MINISTRY OF
TRINITY.
RELENTLESS IN REGARD TO
THAT.
Gordon: YOU'VE GOT AN
AMAZING LEGACY.
AND YOU'RE ALREADY
PLANNING SOME NEW THINGS
FOR TBN.
AND, LAURIE, I UNDERSTAND
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE YOUR
OWN SHOW NOW.
YES.
MATTHEW, HE IS GETTING
ME IN A LOT OF TROUBLE.
MOM -- ACTUALLY, THAT WAS
THE LAST TIME WE SAW HER.
SHE WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT
THE "HOPE AND GRACE," --
I'M SORRY, BEFORE THE
STROKE.
SHE SAID, LAURIE, YOU'VE
GOT TO DO SOMETHING.
WE'RE MISSING LOVE.
WE'RE GOWE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING
WITH LOVE.
SHE SAID, YOU HAVE GOT TO
GET THE GIRLS TOGETHER --
CHRISTINE CANE AND
BOBBIE AND VICIO OLSTEEN.
IT'S IN THE EARLY STAGES,
BUT IT WILL BE ONE OF THE
LEGACIES OF MY MOM.
I MIGHT POP IN LIKE
BARBARA WALTERS FOR A
SECOND.
SHE SAID, I LOVE HOPE
AND GRACE, AND WE NEED A
WOMEN'S PROGRAM.
Gordon: YOU SHOULDN'T
BE POPPING IN.
YOU SHOULD BE THE AN ANCHOR.
YOU'RE SO SWEET.
WE BOTH AGREE WITH IT,
SO YOU'RE STUCK WITH IT.
Gordon: I THINK THAT
IS ABSOLUTELY GRACE.
THAT WILL BE A NICE LEGACY
PIECE FOR JAN AS WELL.
IT WAS HER CONCEPT, HER
IDEA.
YEAH, IT WAS.
SO I CAN TOTALLY RELY ON
THAT.
IT IS NOT THE FIRST TIME
SHE HAS DONE THINGS TO ME,
SO.
SHE WAS MY BIGGEST
CHEERLEADER, MY BIGGEST
FAN, YOU KNOW.
Gordon: WHAT DO YOU
HAVE PLANNED FOR
MILLENNIALS?
I KNOW IN OUR STRATEGY, IT
IS ONE OF THE BIG UNSOLVED
PUZZLES, HOW DO WE REACH
THEM?
HOW DO WE EVEN GET INTO
THEIR LIVES?
THEY'RE NOT WATCHING
TELEVISION.
HOW DO YOU REACH THEM?
YEAH.
WE JOIN UP WITH YOU.
WE'VE GOT TO MAKE THAT
A MULTI-ORGANIZATION
PROJECT, GORDON,
SERIOUSLY.
AND WE NEED TO TAKE
RESOURCES AND ALLOCATE
THEM TOGETHER, WORK THIS
OUT, AND GET THIS FIGURED
OUT.
SO THAT'S ONE THING.
WE'VE LAUNCHED HILLSONG
CHANNEL.
MUSIC IS A BIG PIECE OF
THAT CHANNEL, NOT THE
ENTIRETY OF THE CHANNEL,
BUT A BIG PART OF IT.
WE HAVE A NETWORK CALLED
"JUICE" THEY WE WANT TO
EXPAND.
AND WE HAVE AN ENTIRE
CHILDREN'S NETWORK THAT WE
WOULD LOVE TO BE THE HOME
OF "SUPERBOOK," AND WE'LL
GET TO THAT AND MAKE SURE
SOME OF THOSE THINGS
HAPPEN.
AT A TIME WHEN YOU'RE NOT
SUPPOSED TO BE DOING
BUSINESS, YOU'RE SUPPOSED
TO BE WITH YOUR FAMILY AND
GRIEVING, WE GOT ON AN
AIRPLANE THIS MORNING, WE
LEFT AT 5:45 IN THE
MORNING, GOT HERE, BECAUSE
WE BELIEVE THIS WAS A
SIGNIFICANT DAY IN OUR
LIVES, AND TO COME UP HERE
AND PROVE TO YOU THAT WE
SEE THAT WORKING TOGETHER
IS THE WAY WE'RE GOING TO
SOLVE A LOT OF THOSE HARD
ISSUES.
Gordon: AMEN.
LET'S DO IT.
YEAH.
WE CAN TALK A LONG TIME,
BUT I THINK I'VE GOT TO
GO.
SO THANKS FOR BEING WITH
US.
AND, TERRY, OVER TO YOU.
Terry: COMING UP, A
LITTLE GIRL HAS A VISION
ON HER SIXTH BIRTHDAY.
SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT,
RIGHT AFTER THIS.
Terry: ESTHER IS A
LITTLE GIRL WITH A BIG
DREAM.
SHE WANTS ALL OF THE
CHILDREN IN MUMBAI,
INDIANA, TO SEE
"SUPERBOOK," SO THEY WILL
COME TO UNDERSTAND WHAT
ESTHER KNOWS, THAT JESUS
CHRIST IS THE ONE TRUE
GOD.
Reporter: ESTHER WAS
FIVE YEARS OLD WHEN SHE
FIRST SAW "SUPERBOOK."
HER FATHER FOUNDITO O FOUND IT ON A
YouTube CHANNEL.
IN ONE STORY, ESTHER SAW
HOW SATAN AND SIN
CORRUPTED EVERYONE.
BUT SHE ALSO SAW THERE WAS
HOPE IN THE ONE SHE DIDN'T
YET BELIEVE IN, JESUS
CHRIST.
GOD FORGIVES US, AND
THEN IT IS GOOD FOR US.
Reporter: ABOUT A
MONTH AFTER WATCHING THAT
STORY, ESTHER HAD HER
SIXTH BIRTHDAY.
HER COUSIN SANG A SONG TO
HER IN INDIA, BUT SHE ONLY
UNDERSTOOD ENGLISH AND
THOUGHT THEY WERE MAKING
FUN OF HER.
SHE WENT TO BED ANGRY, NOT
KNOWING THAT GOD WAS ABOUT
TO GIVE HER A SPECIAL
GIFT.
WHEN I FELL ASLEEP, I
SAW A VISION.
IT WAS "SUPERBOOK."
AND THAT WAS THE STRENGTH
OF GOD.
I THOUGHT THIS DREAM WAS
MAKING MY HEART BLACK, AND
I SAID TO GOD, REMOVE THE
BLACK HEART FROM ME AND
GIVE ME A SOFT HEART.
A RAIN GO CAME OUT OF
HER HEART AND COVERED HER
BODY.
THEN I SAW JESUS WAS
COMING IN MY HEART AND
WOULD ALWAYS STAY WITH ME
FOREVER.
Reporter: WHEN ESTHER
WOKE UP, SHE KNEW FOR
CERTAIN THAT JESUS IS GOD
AND HE FORGAVE HER SINS.
SHE IMMEDIATELY APOLOGIZED
TO HER COUSINS FOR GETTING
ANGRY DURING THE PARTY.
AFTER THE VISION, MY
HEART KNEW THAT EVERYTHING
WAS CHANGING.
Reporter: ESTHER NOW
HELPS HER MOTHER RUN A
"SUPERBOOK" CLUB IN
MUMBAI.
IT IS HER AND CHILDREN
LIKE HER UNDERSTAND THAT
JESUS CHRIST IS THE TRUE
ONE GOD.
HE GAVE ME STRENGTH,
GAVE ME POWER.
I PLAY WITH MY FRIENDS,
LETTING THEM KNOW MORE AND
MORE AND MORE ABOUT JESUS
CHRIST.
Terry: "SUPERBOOK" IS
A GREAT WAY TO REACH THE
NEXT GENERATION.
AND IT IS CURRENTLY IN 38
COUNTRIES.
IT IS SOON GOING TO BE IN
50 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.
WE HAVE ABOUT 135 MILLION
VIEWERS OF "SUPERBOOK,"
AND THIS YEAR WE ARE OUT
TO DOUBLE THAT.
WHEN YOU JOIN THE
"SUPERBOOK" D.V.D. CLUB,
YOU'RE GOING TO RECEIVE
THREE COPIES OF THE NEWEST
EPISODE OF "SUPERBOOK,"
"NEHEMIAH," AND THEN EVERY
FOUR TO SIX WEEKS, YOU'LL
RECEIVE EACH NEW EPISODE
THAT COMES OUT.
AND D.V.D. CLUB MEMBERS
RECEIVE FREE STREAMING OF
EPISODE ONE AND EPISODE
TWO.
IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE A PART
OF THAT, OUR NUMBER IS
1-888-777-1999.
OR YOU CAN LOG ON TO
700clubinteractive.com.
WHEN YOU JOIN, YOU HELP
MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO
CONTINUE TO TRANSLATE ALL
OF THESE AMAZING BIBLE
STORIES FOR THE CHILDREN
OF THE WORLD.
WE LIVE IN THE DAY WHERE
THIS NEEDS TO BE A TOP
PRIORITY.
GORDON, THAT IS YOUR
VISION AND WE THANK YOU
FOR IT.
Gordon: I WANT THE
CHILDREN OF THE WORLD TO
GET THE STORIES OF THE
BIBLE.
AND YOU CAN BE A PART OF
IT BY JUST JOINING THE
"SUPERBOOK" D.V.D. CLUB.
> STILL AHEAD, WE'RE
GOING TO BE PRAYING FOR
YOU.
FIRST, NEW APPS THAT CAN
HELP YOU SHARE YOUR FAITH
AND DRAW CLOSER TO GOD.
AND THAT'S UP NEXT, SO
DON'T GO AWAY.
Gordon: CARRYING A
BIBLE TO CHURCH IS NO
LONGER THE TREND.
A MAJORITY OF CHRISTIANS
ARE USING THEIR CELL
PHONES INSTEAD.
NOT JUST TO READ THE
BIBLE, BUT TO DEEPEN THEIR
FAITH IN OTHER WAYS.
TAKE A LOOK.
WELCOME TO THIS EDITION
OF THE DIGITAL DOWNLOAD,
AND TODAY IT IS ALL ABOUT
THAT APP.
THAT APP.
YES, IN PART, IT IS
BECAUSE YOU HAVE IT, AND
JOINING US A CAYLEB
KINSLO.
CALEB, WHAT DO YOU HAVE?
THE FIRST APP WAS
SUGGESTED TO US BY ONE OF
OUR VIEWERS IN VIRGINIA
BEACH, VIRGINIA.
EFREM, OFTEN TIME IT CAN
BE DIFFICULT TO PUT YOUR
FAITH INTO WORK.
Efrem: INDEED.
AND IT IS CALLED "DARE
TO SHARE."
IT IS BASED OFF OF THE
SPOKEN WORD BY THE ARTIST
"PROPAGANDA."
GUARD OUR SIN.
Efrem: THAT'S LIFE IN
SIX WORKS.
SO HOW DOES THE "DARE TO
SHARE" APP WORK.
IT HAS FIVE POINTS:
WHAT TO SHARE, WHY TO
SHARE, WHERE TO SHARE, AND
SHARE, AND HOW TO SHARE.
THE HOW TO SHARE GIVES YOU
INSIGHTS TO OTHER PEOPLE'S
BELIEFS SYSTEMS.
AND THE NEXT APP IS CALLED
"GO TANDEM."
THE GUYS SURVEYED 100,000
PEOPLE IN 20 COUNTRIES
OVER THE COURSE OF SEVEN
YEARS.
Efrem: WHAT DID THEY
FIND IN ALL OF THAT
RESEARCH?
THEY FOUND THAT THE
DOMINANT FACTOR IN
PEOPLE'S SPIRITUAL GROWTH
IS PEOPLE WHO ENGAGE IN
THE BIBLE AT LEAST FOUR
TIMES A WEEK.
Efrem: WHAT DOES THAT
MEAN, ENGAGING MY BIBLE?
IT MEANS PEOPLE WHO
WILL READ, REFLECT, AND
RESPOND IN SOME KIND OF
WAY.
Efrem: IT SOUNDS LIKE
THE KEYS TO BREAKING A BAD
HABIT?
IT ACTUALLY IT.
IN ORDER TO BREAK A BAD
HABIT YOU NEED THREE
THINGS: MOTIVATION, YOU
NEED TOOLS -- AND YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT SMARTPHONES
AND TABLETS -- AND THEN
YOU NEED A TRIGGER, AN
ALARM.
Efrem: HOW EXACTLY
DOES IT WORK?
YOU BASICALLY START
WITH THE SOCIAL PROFILE.
IT WILL TAKE ABOUT SIX
QUESTIONS, KNOW WHO YOU
ARE AND WHAT YOU'RE
DEALING WITH.
AND FROM THERE IT CREATES
A PROFILE ON YOU.
ONCE YOU GET YOUR PROFILE,
IT WILL SEND YOU SHORT
STORIES AND VERSES TO
ENCOURAGE YOU THROUGHOUT
THE DAY.
Efrem: THAT'S PRETTY
GOOD.
WHAT'S THE THIRD AND FINAL
APP?
IT IS CALLED
" iDISCIPLE."
Efrem: WHAT DOES THIS
APP INVOLVE?
THIS APP HAS 75,000
BITS OF CONTENT UPDATED.
Efrem: WHAT IS THE
CONTENT?
YOU CREATE A SPIRITUAL
PROFILE.
INSTEAD OF JUST GIVING YOU
BIBLE VERSES, YOU'RE
GETTING TOP SERMONS FROM
SOME OF THE BEST SPEAKERS.
YOU'RE GETTING POD CASTS
AND STREAMING MUSIC
SERVICE WITHOUT ANY
INTERRUPTION.
SO TONS MORE CONTENT.
Efrem: IT IS KIND OF
LIKE WHATEVER IS THE BEST
WAY FOR YOU TO LEARN
SOMETHING, YOU'VE GOT IT.
YES.
Efrem: THAT'S GOING
TO DO IT FOR THIS EDITION.
I'M EFREM GRAHAM, AN.
AND I'M CAYLEB KINSLO,
AND THIS IS YOUR DIGITAL
DOWNLOAD.
Gordon: THERE ARE
LOTS OF APPS OUT THERE.
AND I'LL DO A SHAKELESS
PLUG FOR THE MY CBN PRAYER
APP.
AND THAT'S AVAILABLE IN
THE iTUNE STORES AND
GOOGLE PLAY.
IT'S A WONDERFUL THING.
AND IF YOU WANT A
WONDERFUL BIBLE APP, CHECK
OUT THE "SUPERBOOK" BIBLE
APP.
THAT IS ONE FOR KIDS OF
ALL AGES, AND IT WILL LINK
INTO THE "SUPERBOOK"
STORIES, AS WELL AS A
COMPLETE BIBLE.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE
"SUPERBOOK" EPISODES IN
THE BIBLE THERE ON THE
"SUPERBOOK" APP.
Terry: AND WE HAVE
ANOTHER WAY TO GROW AND
SHARE YOUR FAITH.
IT'S OUR WEBSITE,
700clubinteractive.com.
YOU CAN SEND US YOUR
PRAYER REQUESTS OR A
PRAISE REPORT, EVEN SEND
US A QUESTION YOU WOULD
LIKE TO SEE ANSWERED ON
THIS PROGRAM.
AND YOU CAN CONNECT WITH
US ON Facebook, TWITTER,
INSTAGRAM.
AND IF YOU MISS A SHOW --
THIS IS GREAT -- YOU CAN
ALSO WATCH US ON THE MY
CBN APP.
JUST DOWNLOAD IT TO YOUR
PHONE.
WE WANT TO TAKE SOME TIME
TO PRAY FOR YOU AND YOUR
FAMILY.
ANDREA SAYS, "I'M A CHILD
CARE PROVIDER, AND I TEACH
THE WORD OF GOD IN MY HOME
EVERY DAY.
I'VE HAD BACKLASH FROM
SOME PARENTS WHO DON'T
LIKE THAT I DO THAT.
PLEASE PRAY THAT THE
PARENTS' HEARTS WILL BE
OPEN AND MY BUSINESS DOES
NOT SUFFER."
CHRISTIAN WRITES, "PLEASE
PRAY FOR MY FRIEND COLIN,
HE DOES NOT BELIEVE IN
JESUS NOR GOD.
HE ARGUES EVERYPOINT.
EVERY POINT.
PLEASE PRAY FOR HIS HEART
TO BE OPENED."
ELIZABETH SAYS, "PLEASE
PRAY FOR MY SON, HE NEEDS
HEALING AND SALVATION."
AND SHIRLEY SAYS,, "I NEED
PRAYER FOR MY
GRANDDAUGHTERS, WHO LOST
THEIR MOM, AND THERE DAD
IS RAISING THEM, AND THERE
ARE SOME STRUGGLES THERE,
TOO."
Terry: WHERE TWO OR
MORE ARE GATHERED, GOD
HERE'S US.
FATHER, YOU ARE SO BIG, SO
GREAT, SO AWESOME.
YOU KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT
US.
JESUS, YOU DIED TO SET US
FREE.
YOU'VE HEARD THE PLEA OF
ALL OF THESE PEOPLE WHO
SIMPLY WANT MORE OF YOU IN
THEIR LIVES, WHO WANT THE
COMFORT OF YOUR PRESENCE,
THE PEACE OF YOUR SPIRIT,
GOD.
THE POWER OF YOUR
MIRACLELESMIRACULOUS TOUCH.
FOR ALL OF THESE REQUESTS,
GOD, WOULD YOU JUST POUR
OUT YOUR SPIRIT.
WOULD YOU BE PRESENT WITH
THEM IN THEIR PLACE OF
NEED AND HURT.
WOULD YOU TOUCH, JESUS,
RIGHT NOW, WITH YOUR HOLY,
HOLY BEING.
WOULD YOU SIMPLY COME AND
INVADE US.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
SWEEP OUT OUR HEARTS AND
FILL THEM WITH YOU.
YOU ARE OUR ONLY HOPE.
YOU ARE OUR SALVATION.
YOU ARE OUR JOY.
YOU ARE OUR LOVE, GOD.
OUR EARS ARE BENT TO YOU
AND OUR HEARTS ARE
LISTENING.
Gordon: AND, LORD, WE
JUST ASK THAT YOU WOULD
JUST COMFORT YOUR PEOPLE.
COMFORT THEM AND BE WITH
THEM.
LORD, I JUST ASK THAT YOU
WOULD CAUSE YOUR FACE TO
SHINE UPON THEM AND GIVE
THEM YOUR PEACE.
THAT PEACE THAT SURPASSES
ALL UNDERSTANDING.
FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED,
LET THEM JUST BE ABLE TO
CLIMB UP IN DADDY'S LAP,
IN THEIR HEAVENLY FATHER'S
EMBRACE.
AND LET THEM FEEL YOUR
PRESENCE AND KNOW THAT YOU
ARE THE GOD OF ALL
COMFORT.
BE WITH THEM, LORD, FOR WE
ASK IT U ALL IN JESUS' NAME.
AMEN.
Terry: AMEN.
Gordon: IF YOU NEED
PRAYER, WE LOVE TO PRAY
FOR PEOPLE.
IT IS OUR HONOR, OUR
PRIVILEGE TO PRAY.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PICK
UP THE PHONE AND MAKE A
CALL.
THE NUMBER IS ON YOUR
SCREEN: 1-888-777-1999.
AND YOU CAN EVEN PUT IT ON
SPEED DIAL BECAUSE WE'RE
HERE FOR YOU, 24 HOURS A
DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK,
THERE WILL BE SOMEBODY ON
THE OTHER END OF THAT LINE
WHO WILL SAY, HOW CAN I
PRAY FOR YOU?
HOW CAN I BRING THE LOVE
OF GOD TO YOUR LIFE TODAY?
WE LEAVE YOU WITH THIS
WORD FROM PSALMS: "SO EACH
GENERATION SHOULD SET ITS
HOPE ANEW ON GOD, NOT
FORGETTING HIS GLORIOUS
MIRACLES, AND OBEYING HIS
COMMANDS."
GOD BLESS YOU.
WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.