Get a pitching lesson from the L.A. Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw as CBN Sports sits down with the three time Cy Young winner. Plus, the prayer warriors who are changing Washington and our nation along the way.
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TODAY, THE PRAYER WARRIORS
WHO ARE
CHANGING WASHINGTON.
I THINK NOW IS THE BEST
TIME TO BE
PRAYING..
AND CHANGING THE NATION..
OTHERWISE WHY GIVE US
PRAYER.
PLUS THE LA DODGER CLAYTON
KERSHAW..
WHAT IS THAT COMPETITIVE
DRIVE FOR
YOU?
AND LEARN THE SECRET TO
HIS CRAFT.
I HAVE USING THE TALENT
THAT GOD
GAVE ME.
ON TODAY'S "700 CLUB". *
Pat: WELCOME TO THE "700
CLUB".
SHOCK AND HORROR OUT OF LAS
VEGAS.
WORST MASSIVE SHOOTING IN
U.S. HISTORY.
A MAN KILLS MANY IN A CONCERT.
HE KILLED MORE THAN 50
PEOPLE. IT'S
THE WORSE TRAGEDY IN AMERICAN
HISTORY.
Terry: PEOPLE WERE RUNNING
FOR THEIR
LIVES AS THEY HAILED THE GUN
FIRE.
NOW THE SHOOTER IS DEAD.
JENNIFER
BRINGS US THIS STORY. .
WHAT STARTED AS A COUNTRY
MUSIC
CONCERT TURNED INTO A BLOODY
MASSACRE..
PEOPLE HEARING MANY SHOTS..
PEOPLE WERE HITTING THE
GROUND AND
IT WAS CHAOTIC..
WE REFUSED TO BELIEVE IT
AS WAY
SHOOTING UNTIL IT JUST KEPT
GOING AND
GOING AND JASON ALDEAN LEFT
THE STAGE..
WE RESPONDED AND
DETERMINED THERE
WAS A SHOOTER ON THE 32ND
FLOOR AND
THE POLICE CHASED THE SUSPECT
AT THAT
LOCATION.
HE IS DEAD.
THE MAN IDENTIFIED AS
STEPHEN PADLY.
THREE POLICE OFFICERS ARE
AMONG THE
DEAD. TWO MORE OFFICERS WERE
ALSO HURT.
PRESIDENT TRUMP ADDRESSED THE
SHOOTING
ON TWITTER.
MY WARMEST CONDOLENCES AND
SYMPATHIES
TO THE FAMILIES OF THE
TERRIBLE LAS
VEGAS SHOOTING.
ASKS TO PRAY FOR THE VICTIMS.
WITH THE
GUNMAN NOW DEAD, THEY ASK
WHAT HIS
MOTIVE WAS FOR KILLING SO
MANY PEOPLE.
Pat: I WAS IN MY DEVOTION
TODAY I
WAS READING SAMUEL.
IT SAID, LORD, CONFUSE THE
WICKED AND
THERE IS THOSE BY THE CITY
WITH MALICE
AND DESTRUCTIVE FORCES ARE IN
WORKS IN
THE CITY. THREATS AND LIVES
NEVER
LEAVE ITS STREETS. LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, I'M TRYING TO MAKE
SENSE OF
THIS AND I'M SURE YOU ARE.
MAYBE WE
CAN COME TO SOME CONCLUSION.
OUR CBN
NEWS CORRESPONDENT GARY LANE
IS HERE
AND GARY, YOU HAVE BEEN ON
TOP OF THIS
STORY.
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED..
WE LEARNED THIS GUNMAN WAS
60 YEARS
OLD.
HE KILLED HIMSELF AS POLICE
SWARMED
THE 32ND FLOOR OF THE
MANDALAY HOTEL.
APPARENTLY THEY FOUND THE
LOCATION
BECAUSE NOT ONLY WAS HE
SHOOTING THERE
BUT BECAUSE THE SMOKE ALARMS
WENT OFF.
THEY WERE ABLE TO LOCATE HIM
AND HE
KILLED HIMSELF BEFORE THAT.
HE WAS 64
LIVING IN A RETIREMENT
COMMUNITY ABOUT
15 MILES OUTSIDE OF LAS
VEGAS. THE
MOTIVE? THEY DON'T KNOW THE
MOTIVE
YET.
WHAT THEY KNOW IS THAT HE WAS
IN THE
MIDDLE OF A MESSY DIVORCE
WITH HIS
WIFE.
HIS GIRLFRIEND WAS THERE AT
THE HOTEL.
SHE HAS BEEN QUESTIONED BY
POLICE AND
FREED TO GO AT THIS POINT.
GARY, DID HE KILL 50
PEOPLE AND
WOUNDED TWO WHAT HUNDRED OR
400?
AT LEAST 200, AND NOW THEY
ARE
SAYING UP TO 400..
WHAT KIND OF WEAPON DID HE
HAVE TO
DO THAT?
THEY FOUND TWO PLATFORMS
IN THE
HOTEL ROOM AND 8 FIREARMS AND
HE HAD
ALSO A LOT OF AMMUNITION
THERE.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT LED HIM
TO DO
THAT.
IT'S SO HORRIBLE.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN HIS
DIVORCE OR
SOMETHING ELSE. WE DO KNOW HE
WAS NOT
A MILITARY VETERAN. HE WAS
KNOWN BY
LAS VEGAS POLICE. HE FILED A
LAWSUIT
IN 2012 AGAINST ONE OF THE
HOTEL
CASINOS FOR NEGLIGENCE.
I THINK THAT IS DISMISSED
ABOUT
PREJUDICE. POLICE ARE NOW AT
HIS HOME.
THEY OBTAINED A WARRANT
SEARCHING FOR
EVIDENCE AND SEARCHING FOR
WHAT HIS
MOTIVE MAY HAVE BEEN.
Pat: THIS IS NOT AKBAR OR
OTHER
MUSLIM STUFF..
ONE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT
THIS WAS
ISIS BECAUSE THEY HAD
THREATENED TO
HIT LAS VEGAS.
THEY HAD GUNMAN IN CANADA
WITH AN ISIS
FLAG IN THEIR VEHICLE AND
EVERYONE
THOUGHT THIS MIGHT BE ISIS,
BUT IT
WASN'T.
THIS IS A 64-YEAR-OLD MAN
FROM LAS
VEGAS AND WHO KNOWS WHAT HIS
MOTIVE
WAS?
VIOLENCE.
WHY IS THE HAPPENING? THE
FACT THAT
WE HAVE DISRESPECT FOR
AUTHORITY,
THERE IS PROFOUND DISRESPECT
OF OUR
PRESIDENT ALL ACROSS THIS
NATION. THEY
SAY TERRIBLE THINGS ABOUT HIM
IN THE
NEWS AND OTHER PLACES. THERE
IS
DISRESPECT FOR NOW OR
NATIONAL ANTHEM,
DISRESPECT FOR INSTITUTIONS
OF
GOVERNMENT, DISRESPECT FOR
THE COURT
SYSTEM.
ALL THE WAY UP AND DOWN THE
LINE,
DISRESPECT.
WHEN YOU LOSE THIS KIND OF
RESPECT,
YOU LOSE THIS KIND OF
AUTHORITY.
UNTIL THERE IS BIBLICAL
AUTHORITY,
THERE HAS TO BE SOME
CONTROLLING
AUTHORITY IN OUR SOCIETY AND
THERE IS
NONE. AND WHEN THERE IS NO
VISION OF
GOD, THE PEOPLE SAY THERE IS
NO VISION
OF GOD, THE PEOPLE RUN A MUCK.
WHEN THERE IS NO VISION OF
GOD, THE
PEOPLE RUN A MUCK AND WE HAVE
TAKE
FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THE
VISION OF
GOD, THE WHOLE IDEA OF REWARD
AND
PUNISHMENT, OUR ULTIMATE
JUDGE OF ALL
ACTIONS THEY HAVE TAKEN THAT
AWAY AND
WHEN THERE IS NO VISION OF
GOD, THE
PEOPLE RUN A MUCK. THAT'S MY
TAKE ON
THIS.
GARY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
GOD BLESS YOU.
THANK YOU.
IN OTHER NEWS , THE
SUPREME COURT
WILL TAKE UP THEIR FIRST CASE
ON
MONDAY.
WENDY GRIFFITH HAS THAT.
Wendy: THAT'S RIGHT.
THEY ARE GOING TO TAKE UP THE
MOST
CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE AND ONE
IS THE
BAKERY WHICH REFUSED BAKE A
CAKE.
HE SAYS HE SHOULDN'T BE
FORCED TO PUT
A MESSAGE ON THE CAKE WHICH
CONFLICTS
WITH RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND ON
THE LAW
THAT PROHIBITS THIS AND
PRESIDENT
TRUMP IS BACKING THE
CHRISTIAN BAKER.
WELL, BASEBALL WRAPPED UP
ITS
SEASON SUNDAY AND THE LOS
ANGELES
DODGERS WON MORE GAMES WITH
AN AMAZING
400 VICTORIES. THEY TELL THE
GOAL OF
HOW JESUS AFFECTED THEIR
LIVES.
WE HAVE THAT STORY.
FROM LOS ANGELES DODGERS
HEIGHTEN
THE PLAYOFF SURGE INTO A
SANCTUARY
BANDING TOGETHER PLAYERS.
EVERYDAY IS A SPECIAL DAY
BECAUSE
IT COLLABORATES BASEBALL AND
CHRISTIANITY.
WE DEFINITELY MAKE A POINT
ONCE A
YEAR TO HAVE A DAY LIKE THIS
TO COME
TO SHARE TO THOSE WHO WANT TO
STICK
AROUND TO SHARE THE MESSAGE.
CLAYTON KERSHAW AND
GONZALEZ ARE
SERVING THE POST GAME
GATHERING.
IT'S INCREDIBLE TO BE HERE
AND
SHARE THE GOSPEL AND TALK
ABOUT WHAT
GOD HAS DONE IN OUR LIVES..
IF SOMEONE HASN'T TALKED
TO THEM
ABOUT JESUS AND WHAT MIGHT
AFFECT SOME
PEOPLE AND HAVE GOD WORK IN
OUR LIVES..
I KNOW GOD GAVE THEM THIS
PLATFORM
FOR A REASON. MY CHILDREN
KNOW THEY
CAN ACCOMPLISH ALL THINGS
THROUGH
CHRIST..
AND TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP
AND STAY
IN PRAYER AND STAY IN THE
BIBLE.
WHEN YOU FOCUS ON JESUS,
EVERYTHING
ELSE TAKES CARE OF ITSELF.
HE INSPIRES THEM WITH HIS
MUSIC..
I THINK WE ENCOUNTER TRUTH
AND HAVE
THE ABILITY TO SHOW LOVE.
WITH THE DODGERS AND PLAYERS
GIVING
THEMSELVES, IT'S A GOOD THING
TO BE A
PART OF.
IT'S PART OF THE BODY OF
CHRIST,
HOW COOL IS THAT FOR YOU UP
THERE AT
THAT LEVEL..
I WANTED TO SEE HOW MANY
PEOPLE
WERE HERE. YOU HAVE TWO
LEVELS OF FANS
THAT ARE SUPPORTERS AND
FOLLOWERS OUT
HERE TO BE PART OF SUCH A
GREAT THING
GOING ON AND LOOKING TO JESUS
CHRIST.
THIS IS SOMETHING TO REMIND
PEOPLE OF
THAT.
THEY COME BEFORE THOUSANDS
OF
PEOPLE IN WHAT THEY SAY AND
HOW THEY
LIVE THEIR LIVES, HOW THEY
PLAY THE
GAME AND ARE AFRAID TO
PROFESS CHRIST.
THEY ARE BRAVE AND STRONG
ENOUGH TO DO
IT.
WE LOOK AT THE TYPE OF
PLAYERS AND
THE TESTIMONY THEY FOLLOW OF
GOD TOO.
ARTICULATING THE GOSPEL
PUBLICLY..
WHAT DOES THAT SAY TO YOU?
JUST ABOUT BEING BOLD AND
BEING
ABLE TO COME AND TALK ABOUT
WHY HE
DIED ON THE CROSS FOR US.
WE SHOULD BE BLESSED AND GET
CLOSER TO
GOD WITH IT.
ALSO WE HAVE A ONE ON ONE
INTERVIEW
WITH THE DODGERS CLAYTON
KERSHAW LATER
ON TODAY'S SHOW.
THAT'S GOOD NEWS TO LOOK
FORWARD TO.
PAT?
Pat: THAT'S BEAUTIFUL NEWS.
YOU SEE
THAT BEAUTIFUL CROWD? I LOVE
IT.
THAT'S GREAT COMING OUT OF
BASEBALL.
WE HAVE ENOUGH COMING OUT OF
FOOTBALL..
COMING UP, CHANGING OUR
COUNTRY ON
CAPITOL HILL THROUGH THE
POWER OF
PRAYER.
I CAN TELL YOU SO MANY
STORIES
WHERE WE HAVE GONE INTO THE
PRAYER
ROOM AND THE NEXT DAY WE SEE
ANSWERS
TO THE PRAYERS IN THE
HEADLINES..
MEET WASHINGTON'S PRAYER
WARRIORS
AFTER THIS.
AND DEBBIE WANTS TO KNOW HOW
SHOULD
CHRISTIANS CELEBRATE YOM
KIPPUR.
THOSE ANSWERS ARE STILL
AHEAD.
AHEAD.
Pat: AS WE MENTIONED
EARLIER, THE
U.S. SUPREME COURT STARTS
THIS NEW
TERM TODAY. SOME SAY THE
JUSTICES ARE
THE HIGHEST AUTHORITY ON THE
LAND. AS
PAUL STRAND REPORTS, MILLIONS
OF
PRAYER WARRIORS ARE CALLING
OUT TO A
MUCH HIGHER AUTHORITY TO
BRING ABOUT
CHANGE IN THIS GREAT NATION.
SOME PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT
HOW
AMERICA IS GOVERN IN THE
HOUSE OF
CONGRESS OR THE WHITE HOUSE
ON THE
NATION'S COURTS LIKE THAT ONE.
OTHERS IN THE ROOMS OF HEAVEN.
THEY CONSIDER IT PRETTY A
FULL TIME
NATION AND THAT'S HOW THE
JUSTICE
HOUSE OF PRAYER ARE DOING.
JHOP WHICH
IS ON CAPITOL HILL WITH THE
LAWMAKERS.
MATT HOCK IS THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR.
WITH THE WAY WE ARE SEEING
NATURE
AND THE IMPACT ON CULTURE.
NOW IS THE TIME TO BE
PRAYING. GOD HAS
BROUGHT THIS ON THE FACE OF
PRAYER..
THEY HAVE A NUMBER OF
PRAYER
WARRIORS ASKING THEM TO FAST
AND PRAY
ON THE FIRST FRIDAY OF THE
MONTH.
TO PRAY FIRST FOR THE
NATION.
TIMOTHY, CHAPTER 2 IS OUR
MANDATE THAT
WE SHOULD PRAY FOR OUR KING
AND THOSE
IN AUTHORITIES..
LOTS OF THOSE ARE TO SEE
PAST YOUR
OWN PREJUDICES TO SEE GOD'S
WILL, NOT
YOUR WILL..
WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT A
DONKEY
OR A LAMB..
IF THAT INCLUDES DONALD
TRUMP, SO
BE IT..
WHETHER IT BE HIM OR NOT..
AND THEY ARE PRAYING ABOUT
ABORTION.
SYMBOLIZING THE UNBORN BABIES
WHO
CAN'T SPEAK OUT FOR THEIR OWN
LIVES TO
BE SPARED..
ALL ROADS LEAD BACK TO
COURT.
WHETHER WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
PRAYER OR
NOT.
THEY SEE THAT AS THE HOLY
SPIRIT
OFTEN MOVES THEM IN WAYS THEY
DON'T
UNDERSTAND FIRST BUT MAKES
STUNNING
SENSE LATER.
TAKE FOR EXAMPLE ANTONIN
SCALIA AND
LOSING HIM WAS DIFFICULT.
AND THEN MANY THOUGHT
PRESIDENT
TRUMP WOULD BE CHANGING..
THE WORD THAT GOD HAS A
CHAMPION
THAT HE'S READY TO BRING UP
TO THIS
EMPTY SEAT.
THAT WE ARE TO CONTEND AND
SAFE AND
SEE GOD BRING THIS CHAMPION.
EVERYONE WAS 99% CERTAIN
THAT
HILLARY CLINTON WAS GOING TO
WIN THE
ELECTION.
YOU CAN IMAGINE THE PRESSURE
IN THE
PRAYER ROOM TO HOLD ONTO THE
PROMISE
AND PRAY THAT INTO BEING..
WE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING
ELSE EXCEPT
THAT GOD HAD A CHAMPION.
THERE WERE 21
POSSIBILITIES DOWN TO
3..
WHEN THE NEWS CAME TO
INSPIRE 1 DAY
AND WHAT DO THESE THREE NAMES
MEAN..
THERE WERE PEOPLE PRAYING..
THE NAME CAME UP NEIL
GORSUCH AND
THIS NAME IS CHAMPION. YOU
CAN IMAGINE
OUR FACE EXPLODED IN THAT
MOMENT..
GOD ACTUALLY HAD SPOKEN TO
US WHO
THE NEXT JUSTICE WILL BE A
YEAR PRIOR
AND WE WERE PRAYING FOR HIM
BY NAME..
HE FILLS YOU WITH
CONFIDENCE THAT
GOT IS NOT JUST HEARING OUR
PRAYER BUT
ACTUALLY MOVING IN THE EARTH.
ALL BELIEVE THEY ARE
SEEING GOD
ANSWERING THEIR PRAYERS..
NOT TO JUST READ THE
HEADLINES BUT
TO MAKE THE HEADLINES..
THIS IS INCREDIBLE. GOD
ACTUALLY
HEARS OUR PRAYERS.
I CAN TELL YOU SO MANY
STORIES
WHERE WE'VE GONE INTO THE
PRAYER ROOM
AND GOD HAS HEARD OUR PRAYERS
AND WE
SEE IT THE NEXT DAY..
THERE ARE MEN AND WOMEN BY
THE TENS
OF THOUSANDS AT THIS MOMENT
IN TIME
THAT GOD HAS PUT A CALLING IN
THEIR
LIFE TO BE INTERCESSORS FOR
AMERICA.
THAT'S INCREDIBLE. I KNOW GOD
IS GOING
TO DO SOMETHING GREAT..
HISTORY BELONGS TO THIS.
ANYTIME HE DOES THIS,
SOMETHING
EXCITING IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
SO WATCH OUT.
Pat: THEY WERE PRAYING FOR
A
CHAMPION AND THE BALANCE OF
THE COURT
HAS BEEN RESTORED. GORSUCH
HAS BEEN
MORE OF AN DSH-- ASTUTE AND
THEY ARE
LOOKING FOR ONE MORE
RETIREMENT ON THE
COURT.
IF THEY TALK ABOUT HIM AND
WILL
REPLACE HIM, TRUMP HAS THE
BUILDING
NOW.
THEY HAVE TAKEN AWAY THAT
BLOCK THAT'S
IN THERE.
THEY HAVE THE WHATEVER THEY
CALL IT,
THE NUCLEAR OPTION AVAILABLE.
THEY CAN
PUT IN MORE JUDGES IN AND HE
CAN
RESHAPE THE COURT AND WILL
FOLLOW ALL
THE THINGS THAT DONALD TRUMP
CAN DO
AND THIS CAN LAST IN AMERICA.
Terry: AND OTHER LEADERS
CAN CHANGE
OUR NATION.
THAT'S RIGHT.
WE ARE NOT TALKING ABOUT
ANYONE DYING.
HE'S HEALTHY. WHEN THEY ARE
DEALING
WITH SAME-SEX MARRIAGE AND
SOMEONE
WITH A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
COULD
CHANGE. CAN YOU IMAGINE THE
WHOLE
CONCEPT OF ROE VERSUS WADE
CAN CHANGE
WITH THIS JUSTICE.
Terry: COMING UP. WE ARE
ABLE TO
ANSWER QUESTIONS FROM VIEWERS.
ONE SAYS, HOW CAN CHRISTIANS
CELEBRATES YOM KIPPUR.
WHAT DOES YOM KIPPUR MEAN?
MEANS YOM WAS DAY AND THE
DAY OF
ATONEMENT AND THAT WAS THE
DAY THE
HIGH PRIEST WENT TO SPRINKLE
BLOOD ON
THE MERCY SEED AND THAT MERCY
SEED WAS
TO COVER THE TESTAMENT OF THE
LAW TO
PEOPLE. IT WAS A VERY HOLY
DAY, THE
HOLY DAY OF ISRAELITES.
HOW? IT'S TO PRAY AND FAST
WITH THEM.
IN JESUS CHRIST IS OUR LORD,
OUR
COVERING. HIS SACRIFICE WOULD
BE
ACTIVATED IN A VERY REAL WAY.
THAT WOULD BE THE WAY WE CAN
SHARE YOM
KIPPUR WITH FRIENDS..
THIS IS A PERSON SAYING I
HEARD
LIFE SPEAKING THROUGH A WALL
OF FIRE.
AND IT SAYS THAT DEATH AND
HELL WERE
CAST INTO THE LAKE OF FIRE.
HOW COULD THAT HAPPEN.
I COULDN'T FIND THE ANSWER?
Pat: THEY USE THE TERM LIKE
HADES
AND IT HAS THE FINAL JUDGMENT
OR THE
INTERMEDIATE JUDGMENT.
WHATEVER STATE
PEOPLE WERE IN, THAT GROUP OF
PEOPLE
WOULD BE CAST INTO THIS LAKE
OF FIRE.
THAT WAS THE ULTIMATE
DESTRUCTION.
THERE ARE SO MANY IMAGES.
THE WHOLE THING ABOUT HELL IS
THERE IS
GOING TO BE TORMENT.
THE TORMENT OF REALIZING THAT
YOU CAN
BE IN HEAVEN FOR ALL ETERNITY
AND YOU
CHOSE HELL INSTEAD, AND THE
TORTURE OF
JUST DOING THAT AND BEING
SEPARATED
FROM GOD AND UTTER DARKNESS,
IT
WOULDN'T TAKE A WHOLE BUNCH
OF FIRE TO
MAKE THAT A HORRIBLE
EXPERIENCE. YOU
KNOW, IS IT GOING TO BE THE
FIRE OF
TORTURE, OF CONSCIENCE OR
REGRET?
IT'S GOING TO BE AWFUL.
YOU DON'T WANT TO GO THERE
UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES.
HOWEVER YOUR THEOLOGY WORKS
OUT.
THIS IS JARED WHO SAYS,
WHY DID GOT
CREATE OUR SPIRITS DIFFERENT
FROM OUR
BODIES AND WHY IS THIS LIFE
TEMPORARY?
WELL, HOW CAN I ANSWER
THAT? I
MEAN, I THINK YOU OUGHT TO GO
TO GOD
AND SAY, GOD, WHY DID YOU DO
IT THAT
WAY.
IT'S UP TO HIM, NOT TO ME.
BUT, WE DO HAVE A BODY, A
SPIRIT, AND
WHEN THE TWO ARE JOINED
TOGETHER, WE
BECOME A SOUL.
SO THERE IS A SOUL, BODY, AND
SPIRIT.
IT KIND OF CORRESPONDS TO THE
TRINITY
OF GOD. BUT WHY DOES GOT DO
IT THAT
WAY? THERE IS A PART OF US
THAT IS
ETERNAL. THE SPIRIT LIVES ON
FOREVER.
IT DOESN'T DIE.
IT'S NOT EXTINGUISHED. WHEN
WE DIE,
THE FLESH PART OF US IS GOING
TO DIE.
YOU KNOW, IT WILL BE LIKE
ASHES. IT'S
GONE. BUT THE SPIRT WILL LIVE
ON
FOREVER. THAT'S WHY HELL AND
HEAVEN
ARE SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE YOU
INHABIT
THEM FOREVER AND EVER AND
EVER AND
EVER.
YOU CAN'T DIE.
THAT'S WHAT'S SO AWFUL. YOU
CAN'T DIE.
THERE IS NO END TO IT.
IT'S ON FOREVER AND EVER.
WHERE HEAVEN
IS FOREVER AND EVER AND
FILLED WITH
JOY AND PEACE AND LOVE.
THIS IS A VIEWER WHO SAYS
IF AN
UNBELIEVING MAN ABANDONS HIS
WIFE FOR
UNBIBLICAL REASONS AND HAS AN
FAIR
WITH A WOMAN WHEN IT'S FINAL,
IS IT
ADULTERY.
I HEARD IT WAS ONLY ADULTERY
FOR THE
WOMAN BUT NOT HIM BECAUSE HE
IS
DIVORCE..
THAT'S NONSENSE. HE'S
ENGAGED IN
CONDUCT THAT IS ADULTEROUS.
YOU KNOW, AGAIN, WITH THE
PRIVILEGE,
IF THE UNBELIEVING SPOUSES,
THE
SISTERS ARE NOT BOUND BY THAT.
THE BELIEVE SPOUSE IS NOT
BOUND BY THE
MARRIAGE VOWS BECAUSE HE HAS
LEFT.
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO
HIM? I
DON'T THINK IT'S UP TO US TO
SAY.
BUT WHAT I WILL SAY AS FAR AS
I CAN
TELL WHAT HE HAS DONE IS
COMMITTED
ADULTERY.
THE FACT THAT HE'S COMMITTED
ADULTERY
AFTER THE MARRIAGE IS OVER,
IT DOESN'T
MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. HE'S
COMMITTING
ADULTERY. HE WILL PAY FOR
THAT ALONG
THE WAY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT
ELSE TO
SAY. THAT'S IN GOD'S HANDS..
THIS IS SOMEONE WHO SAYS,
IN THE
BIBLE IT SAYS -- THERE IS
ONLY ONE
TRUE GOD..
IF HE SAYS ALLO HEME TO
DESCRIBE
ANGELS. YOU ARE CHILDREN OF
THE LIVING
GOD AND YOU ARE LIKE ANGELS.
SO, YOU
KNOW, HE'S MADE MAN -- A
LITTLE LOWER
THAN THE ANGELS BUT HE WILL
SEE GLORY
AND HONOR.
THE ALLO HEME IS THE
OPERATIVE WORD..
SOMEONE SAYS, I HAVE
STARTED TO
GENERATE MY CURSES. CAN I
BREAK A
GENERATIONAL CURSE ESPECIALLY
IF IT'S
A BLOOD RELATIVE.
WHAT ABOUT IN LAWS?
THAT'S A LITTLE TOO
COMPLEX. NO, I
DON'T THINK YOU CAN PRAY OFF
A
GENERATIONAL CURSE ON
SOMEBODY ELSE. I
DON'T UNDERSTAND ALL ABOUT
THAT.
DOES SOMEONE WANT TO HAVE
TO COME
OUT FROM UNDER THAT
GENERATIONAL CURSE
THEMSELVES TO BREAK THAT?
IT'S CRAZY. WELL I FOUND A
GREAT
HAVE -- GREAT GRANDFATHER.
LEAVE IT ALONE.
OKAY.
THIS IS CONNIE WHO SAYS IN
REVELATION
21 AND 22 JOHN SEE'S THE NEW
JERUSALEM
COME DOWN FROM HEAVEN AND THE
TREE OF
LIFE.
THE LEAVES OF THE TREES WERE
FOR
HEALING OF THE NATION. I
WONDER WHY
THERE WAS A NEW HEALING FOR
JERUSALEM.
YOU HAVE SOME GREAT
QUESTIONS
TODAY. I HAVE GOT TO ANSWER
THESE
QUESTIONS. HOW COME YOU WANT
HEALING
IN HEAVEN? WELL, HEAVEN IS
HEALING
AND YOU ARE LIVING IN A NEW
REALITY,
BUT THE FACT, I THINK A LOT
OF THESE
THINGS ARE SYMBOLIC, LADIES
AND
GENTLEMEN, WE ARE TALKING
ABOUT A TREE
WITH LEAVES THAT ARE FOR
HEALING. I
THINK THAT'S SYMBOLIC. THERE
IS GOING
TO BE HEALING FOR THE PEOPLE
OF GOD
WHO LIVE IN HEAVEN. THEY WILL
BE LIKE
ANGELS, AND SO WHY WOULD YOU
NEED A
TREE WITH LEAVES WHEN YOU'VE
GOT A
HEAVENLY BODY THAT DOESN'T
NEED
HEALING? I THINK IT'S
SYMBOLIC AND WE
ARE TALKING ABOUT THE
PRESENCE OF GOD
AND THERE IS NO HEALING,
THERE IS NO
DISEASE IN HEAVEN.
THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR
QUESTIONS.
THE LORD HIMSELF WILL
BECOME THE
ANSWER. I CAN'T STEP IN HIS
SHOES. I
JUST CANNOT DO THAT.
WE'LL RELIEVE YOU FROM
THAT.
THANK YOU.
UP NEXT, CLAYTON KERSHAW
STEPS UP
TO THE MOUND.
I DO A LOT MORE THAN JUST
BASEBALL
GAME IN DOING EVERYTHING FOR
HIM AND
WINNING IS GREAT TOO.
HE'S CALLED THE WINNER OF
Terry: BASEBALL PLAYOFFS
AGAIN THIS
WEEK AND AMONG THE ADVANCING
FIELD OF
TEN TEAMS IS THE LOS ANGELES
DODGERS.
THE BASEBALL'S BEST RECORD T
DODGERS
HAVE SECURED THE HOME FIELD
THROUGH
THE POSTSEASON.
THEY WILL WIN THIS FRIDAY
NIGHT.
CLAYTON KERSHAW IS A THREE
TIME WINNER
AND PLUS MVP PLAYER AND HE
GIVES ALL
THE GLORY TO GOD.
DODGERS STADIUM IS ICONIC.
IT
OPENED UP IN 1962.
CLAYTON KERSHAW IS THE BEST
PLAYER AND
COULD TAKE THE STAGE AS THE
BEST EVER.
WHAT DRIVES THIS FOR YOU?
FIRST OF ALL, GOD GAVE ME
THIS GIFT
TO MAKE A LIFT.
I DON'T -- LIVING. I DON'T
WANT TO
TAKE THIS FOR GRANTED AND
THIS IS A
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE.
IT'S MORE THAN JUST WINNING A
BASEBALL
GAME AND TRYING TO HONOR HIM
IN WHAT
I'M DOING.
MVP, HOW DO YOU DEFINE
THIS?
WHEN I RETIRE, I CAN
REFLECT ON ALL
THAT.
RIGHT NOW, WINNING THE WORLD
SERIES IS
WHAT OUR TEAM IS FOCUSED ON.
I REALIZE IT'S WORTH PLAYING
FOR AND
WINNING THAT LAST GAME OF THE
SEASON
IS WHAT WE ARE ALL HERE FOR..
GIVE ME YOUR GO TO PITCH,
AND IF
YOU DON'T MIND, GIVE ME THE
GRIP?
I THROW A FASTBALL ACROSS
LIKE THAT.
IF THAT'S COMING OUT RIGHT
AND YOU ARE
THROWING IT THE WAY YOU WANT
TO,
EVERYTHING ELSE WORKS OUT..
SLIDERS?
THE SLIDERS, IF THE
HORSESHOE IS ON
THIS WITH MY FASTBALL AND
SHOOT IT
THROUGH.
THE COOL THING TO ME, THAT
VERY
GRIP HAS A RIPPLE EFFECT
PRACTICALLY.
HE HAS CHALLENGED EVERYTHING.
WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE LEGACY
AFTER YOU
LEAVE BASEBALL..
BASEBALL IS GOING TO END
SOME DAY.
AFTER YOU RETIRE, PEOPLE
FORGET ABOUT
YOU FAST. THERE IS ALWAYS
ANOTHER GUY
BETTER COMING UP. FOR ME,
BASEBALL IS
SOMETHING AND WITH MY WIFE,
IT STARTED
WITH A HOPE FROM AFRICA.
WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT PLANNED
IN OUR
LIVES. WE WANTED TO HELP ONE
GIRL AND
GOD TURNED IT INTO THIS, THE
LEGACY OF
BASEBALL..
THAT'S THE VISION YOU ARE
AFTER?
YES, WE ARE ALL TRYING TO
DO THAT
IN OUR ASPECT.
THAT'S OUR CALLING AND
WHATEVER
INFLUENCE GOD GIVES YOU TO
IMPACT HIS
KINGDOM AND HE GAVE ME
BASEBALL TO DO
THAT AND THANK GOD EVERYBODY
LOVES
BASEBALL..
WHAT IS IT FOR THE CHURCH
AT LARGE
THAT WE CAN DEMONSTRATE EVEN
BETTER
EXCELLENCE?
IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. A
LOT OF
THINGS REST THROUGHOUT
CHRISTIANITY IN
THIS DAY IS IN AGE. FOR ME,
IN USING
BASEBALL AND JESUS NAME, I
WANT TO
JUST FOCUS ON HIM. I DON'T
WANT TO
THINK ABOUT THE RELIGIOUS
ASPECT OF
IT. I JUST FOCUS ON JESUS AND
LOVING
JESUS. SAYING YOU ARE
CHRISTIAN
SHOULDN'T TURN PEOPLE WELL.
YOU SHOULD
LOVE PEOPLE AND THAT'S JESUS'
FIRST
COMMANDMENT..
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT
THIS?
WHEN YOU LOOK AT EVERY
RELIGION ALL
OVER THE WORLD, YOU HAVE TO
GIVE YOUR
LIFE TO JESUS, THERE IS NO
OTHER GOD
LIKE THAT. THAT'S WHY I
BELIEVE IN HIM
AND I'M THANKFUL IT'S NOT ME
BECAUSE I
HAVE FAILED HIM EVERY SINGLE
DAY AND
HE'S THERE TO GIVE US GRACE.
LOTS OF WISDOM IN WHAT
KERSHAW HAS
TO SHARE. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR
YOU AND I
TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S NOT
ABOUT
RELIGION. SOMETIMES PEOPLE
FEEL
REJECTED BECAUSE THEY HAVE A
BAD
EXPERIENCE OR HAVE
PRECONCEIVED IDEAS
ABOUT WHO JESUS IS. I LOVE
WHAT
CLAYTON SAYS, I JUST WANT TO
GET TO
JESUS. I WANT TO GO TO HIM.
DON'T JUDGE THE JESUS THAT WE
LOVE AND
SERVE AND BY THOSE BECAUSE
HE DIED
FOR OUR SINS. JUST COMMIT
YOUR LIFE
AND YOUR DAYS OF AND
PERFORMANCE AND
YOUR LIFE TO HIM. WE HAVE THE
PRIVILEGE. IT'S NOT SOMETHING
WE HAVE
TO DO OR FEEL OPPRESSED TO DO.
IT'S SOMETHING WE DO WITH JOY
TO THANK
HIM FOR LOVING US THAT WE
DON'T HAVE
TO PERFORM, WE DON'T HAVE TO
DO
ANYTHING TO GET THERE FROM
HERE.
THAT'S WHAT HE DID ON THE
CROSS. HE
COVERED IT ALL. ALL HE ASKS
FROM US IS
TO COME TO HIM, TO LAY DOWN
DOING IT
OURSELVES, TO LAY DOWN THAT
PERFORMANCE CONCEPT.
TO LAY DOWN ALL OF OUR
ANXIETIES, ALL
OF OUR PAIN AND ALL OF THE
PAST OF OUR
LIVES AND SAY, JESUS, I GIVE
MYSELF TO
YOU.
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT HE IS THE
SAVIOR
AND THAT'S WHY HE WENT TO THE
CROSS.
IT'S NOT BECAUSE HE DIDN'T
HAVE
ANYTHING TO DO THAT DAY.
IT'S BECAUSE HE ALREADY KNEW
YOU WERE
COMING IN THE WORLD AND HE
WANTED YOUR
LIFE TO BE THAT WAY AS IT IS
IN HEAVEN.
THE BIBLE SAYS THAT IT'S NOT
IN THIS
WORLD THAT ANYONE SHOULD
PERISH BUT TO
COME TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF
JESUS CHRIST
AND THERE IS NO OTHER HEAVEN
BY WHICH
THE MEN MAYBE SAVED. IF YOU
ARE
HEARING CLAYTON TALK ABOUT
HOW JESUS
IS AND HE CAME TO LIVE HIS
LIFE, IF
YOU NEED THAT AND NO MORE TO
LIVE YOUR
LIFE AND HAVE A RELATIONSHIP
WITH
JESUS, IT ALL STARTS WITH A
SIMPLE
PRAYER.
WHAT IS PRAYER BUT JUST
TALKING TO
GOD..
YOU JUST SAY, JESUS, I NEED
YOU.
I WANT TO KNOW YOU LIKE
CLAYTON KNOWS
YOU. I WANT MY SINS TO BE
FORGIVEN
LIKE CLAYTON DOES. WILL YOU
DELIVER ME
OF MY SINS, I WANT TO COME
INTO YOUR
LIFE.
PLEASE GUIDE MY LIFE, MY
CHOICES. IN
THE NAME OF JESUS.
AMEN. HOW DO YOU BECOME A
DISCIPLE OF
JESUS? IT'S CALLED A NEW
DAY. IT
LET'S YOU KNOW HOW YOU BECOME
A
DISCIPLE, HIS CHILD. IT'S
FREE.
IT'S ON YOUR SCREEN.
TOLL-FREE PHONE NUMBER:
1-800-700-7000. JUST CALL AND
SAY, I
JUST PRAYED THAT PRAYER AND I
WOULD
LIKE A NEW PACKET.
WE WILL GET IT OUT TO YOU
RIGHT AWAY.
THANKS FOR YOUR CALL AND
THANKS FOR
LISTENING TO WHAT CLAYTON HAD
TO SAY
AND FOR PUTTING IT INTO
ACTION IN YOUR
LIFE.
UP NEXT, HE STIRS UP
EXCITEMENT
WHEREVER HE GOES..
I GOT TO MEET HIM. WE TOOK
SOME
PICTURES OF HIM. WE REALLY
ENJOYED IT..
WE ARE GOING TO SHOW YOU
ALL THE
JOY THAT GIZMO GENERATES.
THAT'S COMING UP LATER.
THAT'S COMING UP LATER.
Terry: WELCOME BACK TO THE
"700
CLUB".
TWO TERRORIST ATTACKS IN TWO
COUNTRIES
OVER THE WEEKEND. IN
EDMONTON, CANADA,
A VEHICLE IS SHOWN SLAMMING
INTO
POLICE OFFICERS AND STABBING
PEOPLE AS
HE WENT OFF, 2 HOURS LATER
HE'S
HITTING FOUR PEOPLE BEFORE
BEING
CAPTURED.
THE POLICE OFFICER WAS
RELEASED FROM
THE HOSPITAL.
AUTHORITIES SAY AN ISIS
TYPE FLAG
WAS FOUND IN THE SUSPECT'S
CAR..
MEANWHILE IN MARSEILLE,
FRANCE, A
MAN KILLS TWO WOMEN. STABBING
THEM.
THEY WERE JUST 17 AND 21
YEARS OLD..
HE ATTACKED A WOMAN
SITTING IN
FRONT OF ME.
IT FELT LIKE A NIGHTMARE AND
THEN HE
STARTED SHOUTING AKBAR GOD IS
GREAT.
ISIS IS CLAIMING
RESPONSIBILITY FOR
THOSE ATTACKS AS WELL.
CBN IS ON THE GROUND HELPING
PEOPLE IN
MEXICO AFTER TWO RECENT
DEADLY
EARTHQUAKES THERE.
CBN RESPONDERS ARE PROVIDING
FOOD AND
WATER.
OUR TEAM IS MINISTERING TO
CHILDREN BY
SHOWING "SUPERBOOK" IN THEIR
NATIVE
LANGUAGE.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO PRAY AND
HELP
THOSE IN NEED AS LONG AS IT
TAKES.
YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT
WHAT'S
GOING ON WITH CBN AND AROUND
THE WORLD
BY GOING TO
THIS.
WHEREVER THE FUN LOVING
ROBOT GIZMO
APPEARS, FUN IS SURE TO
FOLLOW. THAT'S
IN VIRGINIA BEACH CHURCH
WHERE TWO
EPISODES OF "SUPERBOOK" WERE
SHOWN.
TAKE A LOOK..
THE KIDS WERE ALL SMILES
AT THIS
CHURCH IN VIRGINIA.
I GOT TO SEE GIZMO.
WE TOOK PICTURES WITH HIM. MY
FRIENDS
AND I REALLY ENJOYED IT.
THEY STARTED WITH A
FAMILIAR
MESSAGE. TO KNOW GOD, THEY
HAVE TO
READ AND UNDERSTAND THE
BIBLE..
THEY ARE INSPIRED WITH ALL
THAT
SCRIPTURE WITH EACH ONE OF
US..
WHEN A FRIEND GAVE HIM
"SUPERBOOK"
DVD'S. HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE
GREAT TO
SHARE WITH HIS GRANDKIDS..
THEY ENJOYED IT AS WELL..
AFTERWARDS THEY WERE ABLE
TO ENJOY
COLORING WITH GIZMO..
IT'S FREE.
IT HAS THE WHOLE BIBLE IN A
NUMBER OF
LANGUAGES AND HAS DIFFERENT
EPISODES
THAT KIDS CAN SHOW THEIR
FAMILY AND
FRIENDS.
THEY SHOWED DAVID AND
GOLIATH AND
OTHER STORIES..
IF YOU NEED HIM, IT'S NOT
HARD.
NEVER GIVE UP..
THEY ARE TAUGHT TO LOVE
ONE
ANOTHER.
I'M GLAD THEY SAW THIS IN
"SUPERBOOK".
.
JUST LIKE THE CHILDREN AT
THIS
EVENT, KIDS ALL OVER THE
WORLD LOVE
"SUPERBOOK"..
I'M VERY GLAD THEY HAVE IT
AND ALSO
HOPE THEY DO IT AGAIN.
Terry: YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH
FUN THAT
WAS. WE WOULD LOVE FOR YOU TO
BE A
PART OF BRINGING THE STORIES
OF THE
BIBLE TO THE CHILDREN OF THE
WORLD.
WHEN YOU JOIN THE DVD CLUB,
YOU ARE
DOING JUST THAT.
YOU CAN DO THIS FOR ONLY $25
AND YOU
WILL RECEIVE A COPY OF THIS
AND YOUR
ACCOUNT WILL BE DEBITED FOR
THE AMOUNT
OF $25.
IT HAS BIBLE BACKGROUND
VIDEOS, MUSIC
VIDEOS AND SO MUCH MORE.
ALL HAVE TO DO TO PARTICIPATE
IS JUST
CALL TOLL-FREE PHONE NUMBER:
1-800-700-7000, OR YOU CAN
LOG ON TO
CBN.COM. JOIN NOW.
CBN MEMBERS CAN JOIN NOW AND
YOU WILL
HELP US TAKE THE GOSPEL
AROUND THE
WORLD FOR CHILDREN.
COMING UP, A WOMAN SUFFERS
FROM
STOMACH PAINS FOR YEARS.
SEE HOW SHE'S HEALED IN AN
INSTANT.
AFTER THIS.
AFTER THIS.
Terry: FOR 2 YEARS, THE
WOMAN IN OUR
NEXT STORY COULDN'T EAT AND
SHE
COULDN'T SLEEP.
SHE WASTED AWAY TO JUST 73
POUNDS. SHE
SAW COUNTLESS DOCTORS AND
SPECIALIST
AND NONE COULD FIND HER
RELIEF UNTIL
SHE WENT THROUGH THE WORSE
DAY OF HER
LIFE..
THAT MORNING, THAT PAIN
WAS RIGHT
HERE ON THE TOP OF MY
STOMACH. IT WAS
LIKE A FIRE AND MADE ME VOMIT
AND
VOMIT.
THEN I WAS THE WHOLE DAY WITH
THAT
PAIN. NO RELIEF. I COULDN'T
SLEEP
GOOD. HEADACHES.
IT WAS MAKING ME FEEL MY
WHOLE BODY --
THERE WAS NOTHING. THE DOCTOR
GAVE ME
MEDICINE, IT HELPED A LITTLE
BIT BUT
THE PAIN STARTED AGAIN.
IT WAS 24/7 WITH MY PAIN.
THEY NEVER FOUND NOTHING.
ONLY A LITTLE BIT OF ACID
REFLUX. FOR
2 YEARS I WAS DEALING WITH
THAT. NO
EATING, NO DRINKING, NOTHING.
JUST
LIQUID.
GOD COULD ONLY KEEP ME
EVERYDAY. I
WENT TO THE HOSPITAL ALMOST
TWICE OF
EVERY WEEK.
THEY GAVE ME A LITTLE BIT OF
IV AND
CALMED MY PAIN AND SENT ME
HOME. THEY
DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH
ME. I LOST
ALMOST 30 POUNDS. I WENT DOWN
TO 78
POUNDS. I WAS TINY, I WANTED
TO GET UP.
BUT I FEEL YOU HAVE A PURPOSE
WITH ALL
THIS.
THAT DAY I WAKE UP SORE LIKE
THE WORSE
DAY OF MY LIFE.
THEN I SEE THE "700 CLUB" AND
WE SEE
GORDON AND HE DECIDES TO GIVE
A WORD
OF KNOWLEDGE.
Gordon: THERE IS SOMEONE
WHO IS
HAVING RECURRING PROBLEM WITH
ACID
REFLUX AND THERE IS A
PERMANENT
BURNING, PERMANENT HEARTBURN,
GOD'S
HEALED IT IN IN JESUS' NAME,
AMEN..
GOD FILLED MY SPIRIT.
IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL.
AFTER THAT, NO PAIN, NOTHING.
I AS I'M PRAISING GOD AND
GIVING GOD
ALL THE GLORY TO HIM FOR THE
THING
THAT HE HAS DONE. AFTER 2
YEARS AND
SOMETHING I'M EATING PANCAKES.
I WAS EATING.
EVERYTHING HAS A PURPOSE SO I
CAN BE A
BLESSING FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.
MY FAITH
IS GREAT. THANK GOD.
Terry: I WANT TO READ A
STORY TO BE
A BLESSING TO YOU TODAY.
IF YOUR FAITH HASN'T BEEN
FOUND, HERE
IS A STORY FOR YOU. A MAN
SUFFERING
WITH SEVERE ALLERGIES. HE
BEGAN
CALLING CBN'S PRAYER CENTER.
THEN HE GOT BETTER. HE
STARTED TO HELP
HIS FATHER WITH YARDWORK AND
SINCE
THEN, HIS ALLERGIES ARE NOT
RETURNED.
LIFT UP YOUR HANDS AS WE PRAY
TOGETHER.
FATHER, THANK YOU THAT YOU
ARE SUCH A
GOOD FATHER. THAT YOU HEAR
OUR VOICES
AND SEE OUR NEEDS AND WATCH
AS YOUR
CHILDREN CRY OUT.
WILL YOU JUST SPEAK A WORD TO
THEIR
POINT OF NEED. JESUS HAS COME
TO HEAL
THE BROKENHEARTED.
WHO SEE'S THEMSELVES WITHOUT
HOPE.
LORD, WILL YOU JUST SPEAK A
HEALING TO
THEM.
HEAL THEM IN JESUS' NAME,
AMEN. NOW,
IN THE NAME OF CHRIST WE
PRAY.
FATHER, FOR THOSE WANTING YOU
AND
NEEDING YOU.
WILL YOU JUST FILL THOSE WHO
HAVE THE
DESIRE TO KNOW YOU.
IN JESUS' NAME, AMEN.
IF YOU HAVE A NEED IN YOUR
LIFE AND
YOU WANT TO PRAY WITH SOMEONE
TODAY,
OUR COUNSELORS ARE ALWAYS
AVAILABLE.
JUST CALL TOLL-FREE PHONE
NUMBER:
1-800-700-7000.
AND WITH THAT WE LEAVE YOU
WITH THIS
PRAYER.
"AND HE HEALED THEM ALL."
(MATTHEW
(MATTHEW
12:15 NKJV) GOD BLESS YOU.