On CBN Newswatch, June 28: Why it's too soon to write the obit on the GOP health care bill; Ten Commandments monument destroyed hours after installation at Arkansas Capitol, and more.
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Efrem: THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US FOR CBN
"NEWSWATCH."
I'M EFREM GRAHAM.
THERE WILL BE NO VOTE IN
THE SENATE ON THE HEALTH
CARE BILL BEFORE THE
FOURTH OF JULY RECESS.
THEY MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT
AFTER FAILING TO GET
ENOUGH PARTY SUPPORT TO
BRING THE BILL TO THE
FLOOR FOR THE FULL VOTE.
ABIGAIL ROBERTSON BRINGS
US MORE.
Reporter: WHAT DO
SENATE REPUBLICANS DO
NEXT?
THAT'S THE QUESTION AFTER
IT TURNED OUT THAT THE
HIGHLY ANTICIPATED VOTE ON
THE SENATE'S VERSION OF
REPEALING AND REPLACING
OBAMACARE WON'T HAPPEN BY
THE PROMISED JULY 4th
DEADLINE, AS THE G.O.P.
STRUGGLES TO FIND THE
SUPPORT TO PASS IT.
MITCHELL McCONNELL
POINTED OUT THAT MAJOR
ACTIONS LIKE THIS ARE
DIFFICULT.
IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'VE
EVER TRIED TO PASS A BIG,
COMPLICATED BILL, THEY'RE
HARD TO PASS.
Reporter: NOW THAT
THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY,
THEY'RE HAVING TO WORK
HARD TO AGREE ON WHAT TO
REPLACE IT WITH.
McCONNELL SAYS THE
PROCESS IS FAR FROM OVER.
WE'RE CONTINUING TO
TALK ABOUT IT.
IT IS A VERY COMPLICATED
SUBJECT.
I REMEMBER HOW CHALLENGING
IT WAS FOR THE DEMOCRATS,
WHEN THEY WERE ENACTING
THIS IN 2010, IT'S A BIG,
COMPLICATED SUBJECT.
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF
DISCUSSIONS GOING ON.
Reporter: LEADER
McCONNELL IS RUNNING
INTO THE SAME ISSUE THE
HOUSE FACED LAST SPRING:
CRAFTING A HEALTH CARE
BILL THAT BOTH
CONSERVATIVES AND
MODERATES SUPPORT.
SENATOR RAND PAUL IS ON
THE CONSERVATIVE SIDE, WHO
OPPOSED THE BILL AS IT
STANDS NOW.
HE TOLD CBN NEWS HE MET
WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP THIS
WEEK, WHO HE SAYS IS OPEN
TO NEGOTIATING THE BILL.
BUT HE HASN'T HEARD FROM
SENATE LEADERSHIP.
IF WE CAN MAKE THE BILL
MORE OF A REPEAL BILL, I
THINK I COULD GET TO THE
POINT WHERE I CAN SUPPORT
IT.
RIGHT NOW I THINK WE KEEP
TOO MANY OF THE OBAMACARE
SUBSIDIES, AND WE HAVE A
BIG, FEDERAL BAILOUT OF
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Reporter: MODERATES
LIKE SENATOR SUSAN
COLLINS, WHO ARE CONCERNED
WITH BUDGET CUTS AND
ELIMINATING PLANNED
PARENTHOOD.
SHE SAYS SHE IS OPTIMISTIC
SHE WILL PREVAIL ON THAT
ISSUE, BUT PAUL DISAGREES.
I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD
HAVE ANY MONEY GOING TO
PAY FOR FEDERAL ABORTIONS.
THEY SAY THEY'RE NOT USING
IT FOR ABORTIONS, BUT IF
THEY'RE USING IT TO PAY
THEIR ELECTRICITY TO
PERFORM ABORTIONS, IT IS
THE SAME THING, AS FAR AS
I'M CONCERNED.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD DOESN'T
DO ANYTHING THAT COMMUNITY
HEALTH CENTERS ALSO DO,
OTHER THAN ABORTIONS.
THE BILL GIVES MORE MONEY
FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH
BILLS.
Reporter: AND HE SAYS
IF THEY WANT TO COVER MORE
PEOPLE FOR HEALTH
INSURANCE, THEY NEED TO BE
HONEST WITH PEOPLE ABOUT
HOW THEY'RE GOING TO PAY
FOR IT.
EVERYBODY WANTS
SOMETHING, THEY THINK IT
IS FOR FREE, AND THEY
DON'T WANT TO PAY ANY
TAXES TO GET IT.
IF YOU WANT MEDICAID
EXPANSION, THERE HAS BE AN
HONEST ACCOUNTING OF HOW
WE PAY FOR IT.
Reporter: DEMOCRATS
ARGUE IT IS FAILING
BECAUSE THE FUTURE OF THE
PROGRAM IS UNCLEAR UNDER
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.
THE INSURANCE COMPANIES
LOOK TO THE FUTURE.
THEY SAY, WHAT IS THE
FUTURE GOING TO BE, AND
WITHIN THAT THEY STRUCTURE
THEIR POLICIES AND SET
THEIR PRICES.
THEY HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO
IDEA WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
THEY CAN'T SET PRICES.
THEY DON'T KNOW IF THERE
IS GOING TO BE A
REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN
BENEFITS OR NOT.
SO THEY'RE PULLING OUT OF
THE MARKET BECAUSE THEY
CANNOT PRICE THEIR
PRODUCT.
THEY CANNOT WRITE A
CONTRACT.
AND THEY SAY, WE CAN'T BE
HERE WITHOUT SOME
CERTAINTY.
Reporter: BUT
REPUBLICANS SAY OBAMACARE
WAS COLLAPSING BEFORE
PRESIDENT TRUMP WAS
ELECTED, AND THEY HAVE NO
CHOICE BUT TO REPLACE IT
BEFORE THINGS GET EVEN
WORSE.
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS MEETING
WITH REPUBLICAN SENATORS
TO HELP GAIN SUPPORT OF
THE LEGISLATION, AND SAYS
THEY REALLY WANT TO GET IT
RIGHT.
SENATE LEADERSHIP HOPES
THAT AFTER NEGOTIATING AND
AMENDING THE BILL, THEY'LL
GET THE VOTES THEY NEED
SOON.
REPORTING FROM CAPITOL
HILL, ABIGAIL ROBERTSON,
CBN NEWS.
Efrem: THANK YOU.
> AMERICA ISSUED A STERN
WARNING TO SYRIAN
LEADERSHIP WHO MIGHT BE
STAGING ANOTHER CHEMICAL
WEAPONS ATTACK.
IT COMES AFTER U.S.
INTELLIGENCE DETECTED
ACTIONS AT A SYRIAN AIR
FIELD.
ERIC GONZALES HAS REACTION
FROM THE PENTAGON, WHERE
TOP MILITARY LEADERS
CONFIRMED THE U.S. IS
READY TO TAKE ACTION IF
NECESSARY.
Reporter: THIS WAS
THE SCENE BACK IN APRIL,
AFTER SYRIA'S GOVERNMENT
ATTACKED ITS OWN PEOPLE
WITH A CHEMICAL WEAPONS
STRIKE, KILLING MORE THAN
70 MEN, WOMEN, AND
CHILDREN WITH POISONOUS
GAS.
THE HORRIFIC ACTION
PROMPTED PRESIDENT TRUMP
TO ORDER A CRUISE MISSILE
STRIKE A FEW DAYS LATER
AGAINST THE AIR BASE THAT
JETS FLEW OUT OF BEFORE
THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS
ATTACK.
President Trump: IT
WAS A SLOW AND BRUTAL
DEATH FOR SO MANY.
EVEN BEAUTIFUL BABIES WERE
CRUELLY MURDERED IN THIS
VERY BARBARIC ATTACK.
Reporter: THE WHITE
HOUSE IS CALLING THE APRIL
STRIKE A ONE-OFF, MEANT TO
DISCOURAGE FUTURE CHEMICAL
ATTACKS BY SYRIA.
NOW WASHINGTON IS WARNING
ASSAD AND HIS MILITARY, IF
THEY REPEAT THE ACTION,
THEY WILL PAY A HEFTY
PRICE.
A PENTAGON SPOKESMAN
CONFIRMED THAT A
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY WAS
SPOTTED IN THE SAME SYRIAN
AIR FIELD.
THAT ACTIVITY INVOLVES
SPECIFIC AIRCRAFT IN A
SPECIFIC HANGAR, BOTH OF
WHICH WE KNOW TO BE
ASSOCIATED WITH CHEMICAL
WEAPONS USE.
AND SEAN SPICER SAID IN A
STATEMENT, THE U.S.
IDENTIFIED PREPARATIONS
FOR ANOTHER CHEMICAL
WEAPONS ATTACK BY THE ASAD
REGIME, THAT WOULD LIKELY
RESULT IN MASS MURDER OF
INNOCENT CIVILIANS,
INCLUDING CHILDREN.
AND HE SAID HE AND HIS
MILITARY WILL PAY A HEFTY
PRICE.
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS SERIOUS
ABOUT THAT WARNING.
IF HE DOESN'T BELIEVE
ASSAD IS GETTING THE
MESSAGE, HE COULD EXPAND
THE TARGET SET, WHICH
COULD INCLUDE THE
PRESIDENTIAL PALACE OR
EVEN ASSAD HIMSELF.
Reporter: SYRIA'S
GOVERNMENT DENIES THAT IT
IS PREPARING FOR A
CHEMICAL ATTACK.
HOWEVER, SYRIA'S PRESIDENT
ALSO SAID THE APRIL ATTACK
WAS A FABRICATION.
REPORTING FROM WASHINGTON,
ERIC GONZALES, CBN NEWS.
Efrem: ARKANSAS
LEADERS HAVE ALLOWED A NEW
10 COMMANDMENTS MONUMENT
ON THE STATE'S CAPITAL
LAWN.
WORKERS INSTALLED THE
PRIVATPRIVATELY-FUNDED STATUE ON
TUESDAY.
IT HAS SPARKED A PUSH BY
THE SATANIC TEMPLE FOR A
COMPETING STATUE.
THE 10 COMMANDMENT
MONUMENT IS A REPLICA OF
THE DISPLAY IN TEXAS.
THE HIGH COURT HAS STRUCK
DOWN 10 COMMANDMENT
DISPLAYS IN TWO KENTUCKY
AREAS.
> WILDFIRES ARE STRIKING
PLACES IN UTAH AND
ARIZONA.
RESIDENTS IN THE AREA ARE
BEING ORDERED TO EVACUATE
THEIR HOMES.
THE GOODWIN FIREFIGHTER
CLOSED ROADS AND
COMMUNITIES.
THE BLAZE IS ESPECIALLY
HARD TO FIGHT BECAUSE IT
IS TEARING THROUGH THE
BUSH SO QUICKLY.
THE FIRE IS ONLY 1%
CONTAINED.
FIRE OFFICIALS HAVE NOT
BEEN ABLE TO ASSESS THE
DAMAGE.
> DAVID FRIEDMAN MADE
ONE OF HIS FIRST MAJOR
SPEECHES AT THE NEW UNITED
NATIONS AMBASSADOR ISRAEL
IN JERUSALEM.
AS CHRIS MITCHELL REPORTS
NOW FROM JERUSALEM, DURING
AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
WITH CBN NEWS, HE
DISCUSSED PEACE BETWEEN
ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS
AND U.S. RELATIONS IN THAT
REGION.
Chris: AMBASSADOR
FRIEDMAN ADDRESSED AN
ANNUAL MEETING OF A JEWISH
HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATION.
AFTER THE ADDRESS, HE GAVE
CBN NEWS AN EXCLUSIVE
INTERVIEW AND EXPLAINED
WHY CURRENT NEGOTIATIONS
ARE HELD IN PRIVATE.
IT IS A MISTAKE TO
CHARACTERIZE IT, TO
DEPRIVE ALL OF THE PARTIES
OF PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS,
CANDID CONVERSATIONS,
WHICH I THINK ARE
NECESSARY.
I'M NOT GOING TO GET INTO
IT.
NOT BECAUSE I WANT TO BE
COY.
I JUST THINK IT'S NOT THE
RIGHT WAY TO PROCEED.
Chris: FRIEDMAN SAYS
PRESIDENT TRUMP'S RECENT
MIDEAST TRIP MADE A
DIFFERENCE IN THE REGION.
HE HAS MADE ENORMOUS
STRIDES, I THINK.
I THINK THE TRIP TO SAUDI
ARABIA
SUCCESS BECAUSE OF THAT
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WHEN YOU HAVE THE
PRIVILEGE TO WORK IN THE
EMBASSY, YOU SEE ALL OF
THE DIFFERENT DIVISIONS,
HOW THEY'RE COMMITTED TO
TRADE AND CULTURAL
EXCHANGE, AND THEY'RE
COMMITTED TO VARIOUS
ECONOMIC INITIATIVES.
IT GOES SO FAR BEYOND THE
POLITICS THAT WE READ IN
THE PAPER EVERY DAY.
THE BOND BETWEEN OUR TWO
COUNTRIES IS
EXTRAORDINARY.
I DON'T KNOW THAT GETS OUT
AS MUCH AS IT SHOULD.
Chris: CHRIS
MITCHELL, CBN NEWS,
JERUSALEM.
Efrem: A CHURCH IN
WASHINGTON, D.C. REACHES
OUT TO SYRIAN REFUGEES.
COMING UP, SEE HOW THEY'RE
PROVIDING FRIENDSHIP,
FINANCIAL HELP, AND HOPE.
Efrem: WHILE
POLITICIANS DEBATE THE
SYRIAN REFUGEE CRISIS, THE
CHURCH IS STEPPING IN WITH
REAL SOLUTIONS.
ABIGAIL ROBERTSON SHOWS US
HOW ONE CONGREGATION IN
WASHINGTON IS DOING WHAT
IT BELIEVES THE BIBLE IS
CALLING THEM TO DO: LOVING
THEIR NEIGHBORS.
Reporter: THIS MAY
LOOK LIKE A REGULAR PRAYER
MEETING, BUT THOSE BEING
PRAYED OVER MAY SURPRISE
YOU.
A MUSLIM FAMILY WHO LEFT
THEIR COUNTRY WHEN ISIS
GUNNED DOWN MANY OF THEIR
NEIGHBORS.
THE FAMILY BURIED THEIR
16-YEAR-OLD SON FOR HOURS
DURING THE RAID TO PROTECT
HIM FROM BEING RECRUITED
TO THE TERRORIST
ORGANIZATION.
MEMBERS FROM NATIONAL
COMMUNITY CHURCH HAVE
GATHERED TO LISTEN TO THE
FAMILY'S STORY AND LEARN
MORE ABOUT WHY THEY FLED
TO THE UNITED STATES.
> HAVE YOU EVER MET ANY
SYRIAN REFUGEES BEFORE?
I DON'T THINK SO.
THE MEDIA GIVES A LOT
OF THAT THEY'RE BAD
PEOPLE; WATCH OUT FOR
THEM.
YOU KNOW?
ALL SORTS OF DANGER.
Reporter: PASTOR DAVE
AND HIS WIFE, KATE, MET
THE FAMILY SHORTLY AFTER
THEY ARRIVED IN THE U.S.
THEY SPOKE NO ENGLISH AND
WERE PLACED IN THE
EXPENSIVE CITY OF
WASHINGTON, D.C.
THE RESETTLEMENT AGENCY
COVERED EXPENSES FOR ONLY
THREE MONTHS.
THE FATHER, BASHIR, ONCE
AN ELECTRICIAN, NOW FEELS
HELPLESS.
IN SYRIA, HE WAS VERY
STRONG.
HE WAS A PROVIDER.
HE HAD A SURE SKILL SET
AND A PROFESSION.
HERE HE FEELS LOST.
HE IS WORKING REALLY HARD
TO LEARN ENGLISH, BUT THE
PRESSURE TO GET FINANCIAL
SECURITY IS PRETTY STRONG.
Reporter: KATE AND
DAVE REALIZED TWO MAJOR
THINGS MISSING IN BASHIR'S
FAMILY RESETTLEMENT
PROCESS: FRIENDSHIP AND
INCOME.
THEY OPENED UP THEIR HOME
TO SOLVE BOTH OF THOSE
ISSUES.
WHAT IS MISSING IS
FRIENDSHIP, RELATIONSHIP.
IT'S A MEAL.
Reporter: THEY LEARN
TO MAKE A SYRIAN DISH
CALLED LOBME, A TYPE OF
CHEESE.
AND EACH PERSON ALSO GAVE
MONEY TOWARDS THE FAMILY'S
RENT.
THEY'RE JUST SHARING
THEIR STORIES, AND WE'RE
JUST PRAYING FOR THEM.
Reporter: BUT WHAT
YOU SEE HAPPENING HERE IS
EASIER SAID THAN DONE.
ACROSS THE NATION, 73%,
JUST THE GENERAL
POPULATION, AVOIDS
CONVERSATIONS WITH
MUSLIMS.
YOU TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF
RISK TO CUT PAST THE
RHETORIC AND THE OPINIONS,
TO GET INVOLVED IN AREAS
THAT ARE CONTROVERSIAL,
BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE
BEHIND THESE TOPICS AND
THESE ISSUES.
Reporter: LEAD PASTOR
MARK BATTERSON FOUND THAT
OUT AFTER HIS WIFE
RETURNED FROM A REFUGEE
MISSIONS TRIP.
HER HEART STARTED TO
BREAK FOR WHAT I BELIEVE
BREAKS THE HARD OF GOD.
AND WHEN YOUR WIFE HAS THE
HEART FOR SOMETHING, AS
HER HUSBAND, YOU GET A
HEART FOR IT.
Reporter: PASTOR
BATTERSON BELIEVES IF
CHURCHES MOVE PAST THE
POLITICS, THEY CAN CHANGE
THE COURSE OF THIS CRISIS.
SOMETIMES WE CONFUSE
POLITICAL ISSUES WITH
BIBLICAL ISSUES.
MY HOPE AND PRAYER WOULD
BE THAT THE CHURCH WOULD
RECOGNIZE THIS IS ONE OF
THE GREATEST CRISIS OF OUR
GENERATION.
AND HOW WE RESPOND TO IT
MIGHT JUST DEFINE OUR
FUTURE AS A CHURCH.
Reporter: N.C.C.
PLANS TO HOST MORE OF
"LISTEN AND LEARN" EVENTS
WITH DIFFERENT REFUGEE
FAMILIES IN THE FUTURE.
AS FOR BASHIR, HE STARTED
A HANDYMAN SERVICE WITH
THE HELP OF KATE, WITH THE
HOPES OF ONE DAY BECOMING
SELF-SUFFICIENT IN
AMERICA.
REPORTING FROM WASHINGTON,
ABIGAIL ROBERTSON, CBN
NEWS.
Efrem: A POLICE
OFFICER WALKS OFF THE JOB
TO FOLLOW HIS PASSION.
SEE HOW THIS WORSHIP
LEADER IS NOW TRANSFORMING
HIS COMMUNITY WITH A
MESSAGE OF HEALING.
Efrem: A POLICE
OFFICER WALKED OFF THE JOB
TO PURSUE HIS FASHION: A
CAREER IN MUSIC.
BUT THE REAL TWIST TO THIS
STORY IS THE OFFICER'S
ENCOUNTER WITH A STRANGER
WHO TOLD HIM EVERYTHING HE
ALREADY KNEW.
SOUND BIBLICAL?
TAKE A LOOK.
FROM CHARLOTTE NORTH
CAROLINA, TO BATON ROUGE,
LOUISIANA, DEADLY POLICE
SHOOTINGS SHOOK THESE
CITIES.
CHAOS, RIOTS, AND RACIAL
STRIFE SOMETIMES FOLLOWED.
THOUGH MILES AWAY, THESE
RECURRING INCIDENTS HIT
CLOSE TO HOME FOR THIS
FORMER POLICE OFFICER.
TERRENCE HOWELL JOINED THE
POLICE DEPARTMENT YEARS
AGO, HOPING TO MAKE CHANGE
IN HIS COMMUNITY.
AS A POLICE OFFICER,
YOU'RE WIRED DIFFERENTLY.
MOST PEOPLE, WHEN THEY
HEAR GUNSHOTS, THEY'RE
RUNNING AWAY FROM WHERE
THE SHOTS ARE COMING FROM.
AS A POLICE OFFICER,
YOU'RE TRAINED TO GO TO
WHERE THOSE SHOOTS ARE
GOING OFF.
Reporter: FRANKLIN'S
POLICE CHIEF STILL
REMEMBERS TERRENCE FOR
THAT LITTLE SOMETHING
EXTRA HE BROUGHT TO THE
JOB.
WE COME INTO THIS
BUSINESS WITH THE THOUGHT
THAT WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE
THE WORLD AND DO GOOD
THINGS.
IN THE FIVE YEARS THAT
TERRENCE WAS WITH US, HE
DID GOOD THINGS AND HE
CHANGED AT LEAST THE
IMPRESSIONS OF MANY PEOPLE
IN THIS COMMUNITY IN A
FAVORABLE SENSE, AS TO HOW
POLICE OFFICERS IN THIS
CITY ARE VIEWED AND
TRUSTED.
Efrem: TERRENCE'S
FAITH FIELDS HIS WORK
ETHIC, BUT IT ALSO
TRIGGERED A CHANGE.
SO YOU'RE COMFORTABLE,
YOU'RE SERVING THE FORCE,
YOU'RE DOING WHAT MANY
WOULD BE CONSIDERED AN
HONORABLE CAREER, AND TO
BE A MAN OF COLOR DOING
IT, TOO, ALSO HONORABLE.
WHAT IS HAPPENING?
IS THERE WRESTLING INSIDE
YOU?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
GROWING UP, I ALWAYS
WANTED TO BE A MUSICIAN.
MUSIC IS SOMETHING THAT
VERY IMPORTANT TO ME,
RUNNING THROUGH MY FAMILY.
MY FAMILY IS BASICALLY A
FAMILY OF MUSICIANS AND
MINISTERS, AND I WANTED TO
ALSO BE A MUSICIAN.
I CAN REMEMBER MANY A
TIMES, ESPECIALLY WHEN I
WAS WORKING ON NIGHT
SHIFT, I WOULD LIKE HAVE
THOUGHTS AND DECISIONS,
WHAT IF?
WHAT IF I PURSUED MUSIC?
WHAT IF I GAVE IT A SHOT?
I WONDER WHAT COULD
HAPPEN?
AND I WILL ALWAYS HAVE
THAT IN THE BACK OF MY
MIND.
BUT THEN REALITY WILL SET
IN, THIS IS WHAT I'M DOING
NOW.
Efrem: TERRENCE
CONVINCED HIMSELF LAW
ENFORCEMENT WAS THE RIGHT
CAREER, UNTIL AN UNUSUAL
ENCOUNTER COMPLETELY
CHANGED THE DIRECTION OF
HIS LIFE.
I WAS ACTUALLY THINKING
ABOUT MUSIC, AND ACTUALLY
THINKING ABOUT A CAREER IN
MUSIC, WHEN I WAS SERVING
SUBPOENAS.
AND ONE DAY I WAS JUST
GOING DOOR TO DOOR,
HANGING SUBPOENAS ON THE
DOOR.
AND THERE WAS AN OLDER
GENTLEMAN WHO WAS JUST
WATCHING ME FROM HIS FRONT
PORCH, ROCKING BACK AND
FORTH.
JUST WATCHING ME.
Efrem: THE MAN CALLED
OUT TO TERRENCE.
HE CALLED TO ME.
HE SAID, YOUNG MAN -- HE
DIDN'T SAY OFFICER.
HE SAID, YOUNG MAN, COME
HERE.
SO I CAME TO WHERE HE WAS.
HE PULLED HIMSELF UP ON
THE RAILING, AND HE LOOKED
AT ME SQUARE IN MY EYES
AND HE SAID, WHEN ARE YOU
GOING TO PUT THAT BADGE
AND GUN DOWN AND BEGIN
YOUR REAL WORK, SON.
Efrem: IN SHOCK,
TERRENCE ASKED THE MAN TO
REPEAT WHAT HE SAID.
YOUR REAL WORK IS IN
THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
YOUR REAL WORK IS IN
MINISTRY.
AND THERE IS ONLY SO FAR
YOU CAN GO WEARING THAT
BADGE AND GUN.
IT IS TIME TO PUT IT DOWN
AND BEGIN YOUR REAL WORK.
Efrem: HE HAS NEVER
SEEN THAT MAN AGAIN.
I KNEW IT WAS OF GOD.
SO I MADE THAT DECISION
RIGHT THEN TO TAKE THE
LEAP OF FAITH AND TO JUMP.
Efrem: THAT LEAP HAS
PROPELLED TERRENCE INTO A
SUCCESSFUL MUSIC CAREER.
IN 2014, HE LAUNCHED
"REVIVAL MUSIC" COMPANY.
AND IT IS MORE THAN JUST
THE LABEL.
TERRENCE SAYS IT IS A
MOVEMENT TO BRING UNITY
AND HEALING ACROSS DIVERSE
COMMUNITIES.
MY JOY FROM TODAY'S
SESSION WAS BRINGING IN
PEOPLE TOGETHER, PEOPLE OF
DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS,
DIFFERENT RACES, COMING
TOGETHER, UNITED IN ONE
GOAL.
AND THAT'S TO WORSHIP AND
TO SHOW LOVE TO ONE
ANOTHER.
Efrem: IT INCLUDES
MUSICIAN JOSEPH STALLINGS
AND SHARON JACKSON.
I'VE BEEN IN A LOT OF
GROUPS AND PLAYED A LOT OF
MUSIC AND SANG A LOT OF
SONGS, BUT WHAT IS
DIFFERENT ABOUT "REVIVAL"
WORSHIP IS THAT IT IS NOT
ABOUT THE SONG OR ABOUT
THE MUSIC, WHEN IT COMES
DOWN TO IT, IT IS ABOUT
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
PEOPLE.
EACH PERSON IS
IMPORTANT.
AND THE OTHER THING I LOVE
IS WE ARE SO DIFFERENT.
AND I LOVE THAT.
I THINK THAT SAYS A LOT IN
OUR CULTURE, WHEN WE'RE
FROM DIFFERENT CHURCHES,
WE'RE FROM DIFFERENT
ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS, FROM
DIFFERENT PLACES, AND
WE'RE ABLE TO COME
TOGETHER AND MAKE THIS
REALLY COOL MUSIC
TOGETHER.
Efrem: IT'S A SOUND
TERRENCE SAYS ALWAYS
CARRIES A SPECIAL MUSIC.
HIS NEW SONG, "UNTAINTED
LOVE," IS NO DIFFERENT.
THIS LOVE THAT HE HAS
FOR US IS UNTAINTED.
IT IS NOT TAINTED WITH THE
EXPECTATIONS OF I FELL
SHORT OF HIS GLORY TODAY.
I DIDN'T QUITE MEASURE UP
AS A CHRISTIAN TODAY OF
WHERE I SHOULD HAVE BEEN.
BUT HIS LOVE GOES BEYOND
THAT.
IT TRANSCENDS ALL OF THAT.
Efrem: IT IS A
POWERFUL MESSAGE TERRENCE
HOPES WILL TRANSFORM
LIVES, HEAL COMMUNITIES,
AND BRIDGE THE DIVIDE.
*
* GOD, WE THANK YOU
Efrem: AND FOR MORE
ON TERRENCE AND "REVIVAL"
MUSIC, SIMPLY CHECK THEM
OUT BY SEARCHING REVIVAL
MUSIC COMPANY ON ALL
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.
Efrem: CBN HAS
DEDICATED A NEW
STATE-OF-THE-ART STUDIO IN
MEXICO CITY.
THE MINISTRY TRANSFORMED
AN OLD ROLLERSKATEING
RINK.
BEN EDWARDS SAID IT WILL
HELP CBN TO SHARE THE
GOSPEL WITH MILLIONS OF
PEOPLE IN LATIN-AMERICA,
AND A NEW PROGRAM CALLED
"VIVA MAS," IS THE FIRST
PRODUCTION IN THE STUDIO
AND IS EXPECTED TO BE
BROADCAST VERY SOON.
GOD IS ALLOWING US TO
EXERCISE OUR FAITH BECAUSE
WE BELIEVE THIS PROGRAM IS
NOT ONLY GOING TO AIR BUT
HAVE A GREAT IMPACT IN
THIS NATION.
IT IS GOING TO BE JUST THE
BEGINNING.
Efrem: THE STUDIO
WILL ALSO BE A PRODUCTION
FACILITY AND HOST
SUPERBOOK EVENTS, AS WELL
AS MINUSTARIAN OUTREACHES.
> TODAY'S WORD IS,
"MIRACLE."
YOU'RE VERY LIFE IS A
MIRACLE, AND GOD WANTS TO
WORK EVEN MORE MIRACLES
WITHIN IT.
HE IS SIMPLY ASKING YOU
FOR TWO THINGS: FAITH AND
EXPECTATION.
THOSE TWO THINGS WILL
UNLOCK THE DOORS TO
MIRACLES IN YOUR LIFE ON A
DAILY BASIS.
YOUR FAITH PLUS
EXPECTATION EQUALS
MIRACLES.
WITH THAT WORD, MAKE THIS
A WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY.
> THAT IS GOING TO DO IT
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