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- [Announcer] The followingprogram is sponsored by CBN.

- [Reporter] Coming up, a major discovery

along the Sea of Galilee.

- It considered a treasureby many archeologists

on the level of the Dead Sea Scrolls

in terms of archeological importance.

- [Reporter] How biblicalhistory is coming alive

in the ancient town of Magdala.

- [Eamon] This is a mecca forthe Galilean Sea fishermen.

- [Reporter] Plus, avisit from an old friend.

Shelia Walsh returns to ourstudios on today's "700 Club."

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- Well, welcome to "The 700Club" and an exciting weekend.

51 years ago,

a son of oilman, H.L. Hunt, Lamar Hunt,

bought a small team in the(laughs) wherever it was,

I can't even remember.

But he wanted to name it the Texans

and then the next thing you know,

he got himself a franchise

and that became the Chiefs.

And Lamar Hunt decided,

"Look, we've got the AmericanFootball Conference, the AFC,

"why don't we play the champion of that

"against the champion of the NFL?"

So they had what they call the Super Bowl

and that's what happened.

And in the first Super Bowl,the cost of a spot was $37,500

for 30 seconds spot toadvertise on that first game.

The one that was just ended yesterday,

the average cost of a 30second spot was $5.6 million.

And Patrick Mahomes was named MVP,

the Most ValuablePlayer, of the Super Bowl

and he's got this talk of a new contract

for Patrick Mahomes of $40 million.

He'll be the highest-paidfootball player in America

if that's the case,but he is so brilliant.

So it was quite a game.

- So brilliant, so young.

(laughs) You know, sometimes games are,

you sit through them'cause it's the Super Bowl,

but it was a game worthy of watching.

- Well it was a little boring at first

and then all of a sudden they came alive

and I mean, that Mahomes is just unreal.

But $40 million bucks, we're not sure,

they're just talking about a contract

but he'll be the highest-paid player.

But he pulled that thing out,

it was just simply amazing football.

- And how wonderful for Kansas

because it's been a long time.

- It's been the only one. (laughs)

But to think of Lamar Hunt,

the son of a legendary oilman,H.L., Harrison L. Hunt,

he was losing a millionbucks a year on that team

and he said, "Let's playthe AFC against the NFL,"

and suddenly you've got the Super Bowl

and it became a national obsession.

But think of 30 seconds ofthat rascal, $5.6 million,

and you ask yourself what artdirector, what media mogul,

could have put togethersome of the garbage

that was put out on this?- That is the truth.

- Those commercials werehorrible, just horrible.

- We sat stunned after they would go by,

saying, "That's it?

"For millions of dollars

that's the best you got?"- Oh, it was terrible.

Okay, well, down to the wire,

Democratic presidential candidates

are blitzing the state ofIowa in a frenzied finish

before voters cast their ballots tonight.

Four candidates arelocked in a tight race,

so who's got the edge?

Well reporting from Iowa,here's Abigail Robertson.

- Democrats took over theHawkeye State this weekend,

each hosting multiple eventsand covering hundreds of miles,

desperate to win over those final votes

ahead of tonight's caucus.

- It's gonna take somebig structural change,

you ready for that?(audience applauding)

- [Abigail] Iowans crammedinto events by the thousands

to hear directly fromcandidates one last time

ahead of Monday's vote.

- Refuse to accept the notion

we're gonna be in total chaosand war with the other side

because we're done if that's true.

- [Abigail] Joe Bidentouted his ability to unite,

while also taking jabs at President Trump.

- Speaking of losers, my God.

- [Abigail] Many voters told CBN News

they're still undecided.

- I'll probably say mytop three would be Pete,

Biden and Warren.

- [Abigail] And the night could end

with the top four seeingonly slight differences

in their number of delegates.

- In our poling, there's about five points

that separates the top from the second

and then they're allsort of bunched together.

And one of the things weknow about the Iowa caucus is

that attitudes of Iowans are pretty fluid,

they change pretty fastin those last couple days.

- [Abigail] While SenatorBernie Sanders appears

to be leading in the state henarrowly lost four years ago,

pollster David Peterson speculates

his 2020 surge may have peaked.

- The supporters of thoseother four top candidates

are much more likely tosettle amongst each other

than they are to switch over to Sanders.

- [Abigail] Some moderate Democrats saying

they're not quite ready to feel the Bern.

- I don't believe theMidwest will go for this.

You know, Bernie's ideaof immediate healthcare

for everybody when 50% ofthe country is pretty happy

with what they have right now.

So I can't imagine that winning.

- [Abigail] Or vote Biden back in office.

- Because if it's Biden or Bernie,

they're too old I can'tvote for 'em, I'm sorry.

- [Abigail] While othersfeel unity is the priority.

- Yes, I will be behindwhoever the candidate will be.

- I think it's important

that the Democratic Party stay united.

- Tonight the country and party leadership

will get the first glimpse

of whether voters prefera more moderate candidate,

like Joe Biden and Pete Buttigieg,

or a more progressive choicelike Senators Bernie Sanders

and Elizabeth Warren.

Reporting from Iowa,Abigail Robertson, CBN News.

- Well I rode a horsein a 100 degree weather

in one parade in Iowa.

I was touring a bus

where it was minus 60 windchill.

- Yeah, that wind whips through.

- Very cold and very hot.

But you know,

all that hype on Iowa, those caucuses,

and when I was out there

more people attended the highschool basketball playoffs

than showed up at those caucuses.

- Well that's a pretty bigdeal there, too. (laughs)

- Yeah, well I mean it was like 100,000

to three million people andI mean it's just amazing.

But I don't know whether itshould any longer be counted

as a big deal,

but of course theseguys have got to do it.

It's out there andIowa's a wonderful state,

they're marvelous people out there.

And you got to love 'em, but nevertheless,

I think their influenceis disproportionate

to the, you know.

- Plus, don't you think someof the discussion about it

is also because it's kicking things off?

So all eyes are--- Well absolutely,

but what's gonna happen issomebody else is gonna leapfrog.

But the ones that really ought to go first

is something likeCalifornia, the big states,

and then you'd see something happen.

Well in other news, "Her worst nightmare,"

that's what President Trumpis saying about Nancy Pelosi

and the impeachment trial.

Efrem Graham has that story and more

from the CBN news desk.

- Pat, House managers

and the President's defenseteam making closing arguments

in the impeachment trial today.

Each side gets two hours to make its case.

In the end, the Senate is expected

to vote to acquit thePresident Wednesday afternoon.

The President told Fox News,

House Speaker NancyPelosi is in a bad spot.

- I think she's a veryconfused, very nervous woman.

I don't think she wanted to do this.

I think she really knewwhat was gonna happen

and it's her worst nightmare's happened.

- [Efrem] Trump ally,Senator Lindsay Graham,

sent notice Sunday the Senatewill hold its own hearings,

including investigatingpotential conflicts of interest

with former Vice President JoeBiden and his son in Ukraine

and the FBI's givingmisleading information

to a secret court to getsurveillance warrants

against a Trump campaign associate.

- And I guaran-damn-tee you,

if the shoe were on the other foot,

Democrats would be eating us alive.

- Again, closing argumentsin the impeachment trial

begins today at 11 a.m., Pat.

- Well, I'm so proud of Jay Sekulow.

He put together an incredible team,

they were just devastating.

As I said, they wentthrough those Democrats

like a hot knife through butter.

I mean, they really just,

Schiff and Nadler were just ridiculous

compared to Jay and his team,

they were so articulateand so intelligent.

But the idea of asking for more witnesses,

"We've gotta have morewitnesses," nonsense.

And you know he said itand he said it so clearly,

"You've got all the witnesses you need.

"You haven't got a case,

"we're not gonna make your case for you."

So the Senate has voted,

at least by a narrow margin at least,

to defer having any more witnesses.

And you've got the Stateof the Union coming up

and the President will have a chance

to tout how great the economy is

and then there'll be a final vote

on impeachment the next day.

But there's no question,

when it was all started,it was a done deal.

It takes 2/3 vote in the Senate,

there was no way they were gonna have 2/3.

No way under heaven, so whydo you spend all this time

and all this money and the time of America

on something you know you can't win?

You know if they'd hadany chance of winning,

all they wanted to dowas just put some dirt

on the President before the next election.

Well I think they've lost on that one.

Well as Efrem has more,let's see what's happening.

- Pat, as impeachment enters the endgame,

the President delivers

his State of the Union address Tuesday.

It is the second time in our history

a president makes the speechwhile on trial in the Senate.

Despite impeachment and strongdivisions in the country,

the President tellsreporters he'll deliver a,

"Very, very positive message."

Still, some Democratsare planning to boycott.

China has sweeping new measuresto contain the coronavirus.

So far it's killed at least 361 people.

Chinese health officials recordedmore than 2,100 new cases

in the past 24 hours.

Here in the U.S.,

President Trump has putemergency measures in place

to prevent its spread asmore cases come to light.

Our Gary Lane is on the story.

- A public healthemergency is now in place

and foreign travelerswho have visited China

are being kept out of the United States.

In an interview Sundaywith Sean Hannity on FOX,

President Trump defended his decision

to prevent the spread ofthe deadly coronavirus.

- We can't have thousandsof people coming in

who may have thisproblem, the coronavirus.

So we're gonna see what happens,but we did shut it down.

- [Gary] According to the New York Times,

many of the world's leadinginfectious disease experts say

the coronavirus could possiblybecome a worldwide pandemic.

The President's action came

as the state of Massachusetts confirmed

its first coronavirus case.

A college student in his 20s

from the University ofMassachusetts Boston

recently visited Wuhan, China,

the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.

UMass students express concern.

- This is a real thing.

- Shock at first.

- I was kind of scared.

- [Gary] The man is inisolation at his home

and is not in contact withother college students.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh saysthere's no reason to panic.

- There is no fearright now of coronavirus

as far as spreading to the city of Boston,

or to my knowledge, theCommonwealth of Massachusetts.

- Enhanced screeningprocedures are now in place

at seven U.S. airports.

American travelers who have visited China

within the past twoweeks are being diverted

to those airports tobe checked for illness.

Any U.S. citizen who hasbeen in the Hubei Province

in the last two weeks willbe subject to up to 14 days

of mandatory quarantine uponreturn to the United States.

The first death from thecoronavirus outside of China

occurred in the Philippines.

Dead is a 44-year-oldman from Wuhan, China.

Meanwhile in Hong Kong,

healthcare workers saythey'll go on strike

if the border with mainlandChina isn't closed.

They say they lack the equipment needed

to adequately protectthemselves and others

from spreading the disease.

All of this is affecting business.

The Chinese stock marketplunged 8.5% Monday,

the worst drop in years.

Since the outbreak, nearlyhalf a trillion dollars

in market value has been wiped out.

And it's not just in China,

markets here in the U.S. are also shaking.

Fears of the coronavirusmay slow economic growth,

cause the Dow Jones and S&P Index

to drop more than 600 points on Friday.

Gary Lane, CBN News.

- We turn now to Europe.

After years of Britishgovernment elites trying

to thwart the will of the people,

Britain has left the European Union.

But many questions still remain,

like what lies ahead and willanother nation leave the EU?

Dale Hurd reports on thisstory now from London.

- [Crowd] Three, two, one.

(crowd cheering)

- Britain's 47 year relationshipwith the European Union

officially ended at 11 p.m. Friday night

to shouts of jubilationby Brexit supporters.

The party is over and Britainis out of the European Union

and now Brussels willbe watching nervously

to see if another Europeannation will follow Britain

out the door.

Italy, Poland, Denmarkand Finland are all said

to be unhappy with the European Union,

but are they unhappy enough to leave?

And Britain still has an11-month transition period,

until 2021, before its lastties to the EU are cut.

Brexit Party leader NigelFarage says he likes the way

Boris Johnson is handling it so far.

- I mean he's saying wewon't have any jurisdiction

from the European Court of Justice, good.

We're aiming for aCanada-style trade deal,

which means the rest ofour economy won't be bound

by EU rules, good.

No regulatory realignment, good.

In fact, it's everything I've ever wanted.

- [Dale] But there is a sense here

that Britain has juststepped into the unknown

and those who opposed Brexitfear rough times ahead.

- Depressed.

Down-beaten.

- [Dale] But Brexit supporters believe

that for their great nationthe future just got brighter.

- Things are gonna betough in the beginning

but I think we're gonna make it.

It may take a year, maytake a couple of years,

but you know what, it smells like freedom.

- [Dale] Dale Hurd, CBN News, London.

- Many questions still remain there, Pat.

- Thanks, Dale.

You know, the question isoverwhelming bureaucracy.

That's what the EU broughtabout to the people of England.

They wanted to get something done,

well they had to refer it all to Brussels.

And then they had to waitand then there was a debate

and then there was compromiseand then there was a payoff

and then there was this, thatand the other, back and forth.

And it was nothing butdrip, drip, drip of anguish

and they said, "We've had enough of it."

And I think it's the same thing

that we had in the American Revolution.

We had all of the interference

in our affairs with a foreign government.

And the people of England don't like that,

they want to be free and freedomis a very important thing.

But at the same time,

with the freedom there is responsibility

and there is the danger

that you might not have enough resources,

so they had to work out a compromise.

How do they deal with passports?

What do they do

with trade back and forthbetween the parties?

And I'm not sure all ofthat's ever been settled

but nevertheless, there maybe some belts tightening

for the people in GreatBritain for the time being.

But in the long run,

they're well free fromthat stifling bureaucracy

that had arisen in theEuropean Union, Efrem.

- Pat, back here at home in Miami,

a historic come-from-behind victory

for the Kansas CityChiefs in the Super Bowl.

With the San Francisco 49ers leading 20-10

midway through the fourth quarter,

Chief's quarterback PatrickMahomes threw a long pass

to wide receiver Tariq Hill,followed by a KC touchdown.

Mahomes then completed a pass

to receiver Sammy Watkinsleading to another TD,

giving the Chiefs a 24-20 lead.

And the Chiefs finished it off

with a long run for a touchdown,

making the final scoreChiefs 31, 49ers 20.

Kansas City outscoringthe 49ers 21 to nothing

in the last six minutes of the game.

Mahomes was named thegame's Most Valuable Player.

It was Kansas City'sfirst Super Bowl victory

since their last trip to the big game

and that trip was 50 years ago.

Pat.

- Amazing, amazing performance,this guy is so good.

And as I say, it's rumored he'll be paid

as much as $40 million a year,

so he'll be the highest-paidfootball player in America.

Obviously--- And he's so young

so he's got a great future.

- Oh, does he ever.

I mean, he's just soremarkable, but he's so cool.

(Terry laughs)

He used to play basketballand they said that one time

they had him boxed up withpeople crowding all around him,

and he just took the ball

and threw it all the way across the court.

And who was standingthere but his teammate,

the teammate dunked theball in for a score.

But it's like he's got eyesin the back of his head.

- Well that helps.- He'll look one way

and throw the other.

Unbelievable player, it wasfun to watch, all right.

- Well congratulations, Kansas City.

Well up next, tour thehistoric town of Magdala,

the home of Mary Magdalene.

Did Jesus walk along these very roads?

Plus, the most powerfulweapon at your disposal

but are you using it the right way?

Shelia Walsh tells us how to pray

when we don't know what to say.

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- An amazing discovery in the Galilee

that archeologists saycould be as important

as the Dead Sea Scrolls.

It's a 1st century Jewish synagogue

in the city many believe wasthe home of Mary Magdalene.

So what's the significanceof this incredible find?

Scott Ross takes us to thecity of Magdala to find out.

- [Scott] Located on the western shore

of the Sea of Galilee,

Magdala sits at a crossroad ofJewish and Christian history.

- Magdala is very significant already

just in general culture.

One of the most known figures

of Christian discipleshipis Mary of Magdala.

What's the importance ofMagdala for the Jewish people?

It's a 1st century town anda very significant excavation

of the 1st century for the Jewish culture.

- [Scott] In 2005, FatherJuan Solana initiated

the Magdala Project tohighlight the ministry of Jesus

and an opportunity tohonor women of faith.

They broke ground in 2009and what happened next

Father Eamon Kellydescribes as providence.

- We bought this piece of land

and then to find it in Magdala, the land,

and not just on any hillaround the Sea of Galilee,

and then you startdigging with two prayers,

"Lord, spare us from archeology," (laughs)

because it's an expensive hobby,

and then a big delay for all the project.

The second prayer was,

"If you do give us archeologygive us something good,"

and so we find this incredible discovery

of a 1st century synagogue.

- [Scott] Seated in the synagogue,

Father Kelly told meabout some of the features

that make it so amazing.

- So we're in a very big roomand we see it's organized

with two rows of seatinghere in the central part

and we have another row ofseating inside the outer walls.

This is a space that's not a family home.

It's a very ornate community room

that has this mosaic and the frescoes.

And the mosaic has two parts,

the rosette mosaic with the three colors,

but now the specialists are telling us

there are 26 colors in the mosaic,

and then we have the unending pattern

which shocked some people,

but they say this was alsoin the Temple in Jerusalem.

And then we have the Magdalastone right down here.

This is the place where we found it.

Now this and the one out there are copies.

It's considered a treasureby many archeologists

on the level of the Dead Sea Scrolls

in terms of archeological importance.

- [Scott] Archeologist MottiAviam proposed a theory

of the Magdala stone,

resembling the SecondTemple of Jesus' day.

- And I suggested thatwhat we have here is

some kind of a model, symbolicof the Temple in Jerusalem.

We have the menorah, we havethe altar, the golden altar,

we have the showbread table

and we have a sceneinto the Holy of Holies.

- [Scott] Because of thecommandment against graven images,

Aviam says the choice wasto portray God symbolically

in a divine chariot.

- As it is in the Book of Zechariah,

and many other books fromthe Second Temple period,

which gives us adescription of the chariot

on which God is riding.

- So what is thesignificance then of Magdala,

going back in biblical history?

- Magdala today gives thelargest view, archeologically,

of the time of Jesus.

- [Scott] While there'sno physical evidence

that Jesus visited Magdala,

Father Kelly says the signs are there.

- Scott, every day, everygroup asks me this question,

"Was Jesus here?

"Was he in this synagogue?

"Was he in Magdala?"

And I say, "We don't knowbecause we lost all the videos."

(Scott laughs)

Jesus was surely present in Galilee

and this is on the pathfrom Nazareth to Capernaum.

There's a port here and he'salways crossing the lake.

This is a mecca for theGalilean Sea fishermen.

- [Scott] At Magdala, the DucAl Altum Center is a place

for people of different faiths to worship.

It's Latin name is taken from Luke,

where Jesus tells Peterto, "Launch into the deep."

The atrium is designedto honor the Jewish women

who followed Jesus in the New Testament.

Four smaller chapels include mosaics

illustrating biblical events

and in the Boat Chapel,

a unique boat-shaped altaroverlooks the Sea of Galilee.

- When the gospel is proclaimedup there at the microphone,

it looks like Jesus preachingagain to us from the boat.

Imagine you're havingliturgy here and prayer

and the boats are going by.

It allows people to get into the moment

of the gospel happenings.

- [Scott] And downstairsis the Encounter Chapel

where Father Kelly says hebelieves God is healing divisions

between Christians andthe Jewish community.

- This is part of the roadof the 1st century port.

So you know the names ofany 1st century fishermen?

(Scott laughs)

So who walked on this street?

Now if Jesus came to Magdala,

I say he was more often on this street

than he was in our synagogue.

- [Scott] Magdala is staffed in part

by international volunteers.

- Sometimes you realize,

like you know very little of your faith,

so this helps you to go like deeper inside

and really to live all the things

that you can find out in Israel.

- I never been in Holy Land before,

so it was taking a huge risk.

It was very surprising to see

what we think aboutIsrael and the Holy Land

and coming here and seeing the reality.

- And that guest house for pilgrims,

it opened just recently.

What's the vision for the future now?

- We had to make quite a few adjustments

because of the archeological discoveries,

which enrich the site immensely,enrich it with meaning,

and then by finding a synagogue,

a huge increase of theJewish-Christian dialogue.

And also the Christianto Christian encounter

because here we have a placewhere we're not divided.

So where the providence is going

to continue taking this in the future,

I think we'll all besurprised as we are every day.

- [Scott] Scott Ross for CBN

at Magdala in the Galilee, Israel.

- A discovery as importantas the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Isn't that amazing how archeology

always coincides or proves out the Bible?

There's nothing in honest science

that we have discovered so far

which in any waycontradicts biblical truth.

You know I studied biblicalarcheology in seminary

and it is so fascinating,what they have discovered

and this is just one more breakthrough.

- Think of all the treasurethat you're walking on

that has not yet been discovered.

- Exactly.- Amazing.

- It's where Jesus was andthis is the real thing.

And Mary Magdalene,

you know, was so important in his life.

I mean he cast demons out of her

and she was one of thoseladies at the tomb.

- The first.

- Huh?- The first.

- Yeah, amazing, okay.- Incredible.

Well coming up later,D.C.'s famous Hat Lady,

she's 100 years young andworking six days a week.

What's her secret to still going strong?

Plus, what's holdingback your prayer life?

Best-selling author and TVhost Shelia Walsh reveals

what held hers back.

Plus she'll answer the question,

"What's the best way tobreak through?" after this.

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Shelia Walsh asked her Facebookfollowers about prayer.

Hundreds of responses flooded in.

Many of them spoke aboutstruggles and challenges

and they were ones thatShelia knew about firsthand.

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- If you're like me,

you might find prayer alittle bit intimidating.

- [Reporter] Shelia Walsh is well-known

as a conference speaker and the co-host

of "Life Today withJames and Betty Robison."

She believes prayer isour most powerful tool,

but it's often challenging.

- We know instinctivelythat prayer is important,

but we struggle to prayand then we feel guilty

and wonder what is wrong with us.

- [Reporter] A prolificbest-selling author,

Shelia offers practical keysto a vibrant prayer life

in her new book, "Praying Women."

She says prayer isn't abouthaving the right words

but the right heart.

- Well Shelia Walsh is here with us now

and we welcome you home. (laughs)

- Thank you, it alwaysfeels like coming home.

- It does, it's wonderfulto have you here.

- Thank you.- Tell us a little bit

about this sort of questionnairethat you did on Facebook.

Were you surprised at theanswers or did you expect that?

- Yes and no.

I mean, some of the answersare completely related to,

you know, people said, "Iget bored, I get distracted.

"I'm halfway through interceding--

- Mind block, yeah.- "and I'm like,

"did I defrost the chicken for dinner?"

But some were more intense,

things like, "Why would I pray

"because God alreadyknows what he's gonna do?"

Or, "I prayed and prayed for my child

"and God did not answer inany way that made sense."

So I found a lot of women havejust walked away from prayer.

- Well people in general, I think,

but yes, women are sortof the prayer warriors

of the family, of the community

and so I think it is confusing to people.

Are we looking for Godto give us what we want

and then when he doesn't we don't get it?

- You know, I think it's notunderstanding our relationship.

I don't know how 2019 was for you,

for our family it was a hard year,

it was like a year of spiritual warfare.

But for two years, this wordprayer has been on my heart

and in my spirit and 2020 isgonna be the year of prayer.

It's gonna be the year

when God's daughtersget down on their knees

and the battle is not over,the battle is just beginning.

I believe we're gonnasee breakthrough in 2020

that we have not seen in a long time.

- So you talked a little bit

about 2019 beingdifficult for your family.

I think when people speak andteach publicly like you do,

everybody just assumes youhave a vibrant prayer life

and you've got it all together

and you're in your closetwarring for your needs,

but you, too, struggled with these things.

- I tried having the wholehaving a prayer closet thing.

Well I fell asleep becauseit was really comfortable.

I put a blanket in there and apillow and it was a disaster.

But what I found out

was God is not lookin' for a holy place.

Because of Jesus, we are the holy place.

So for me, I've takenprayer off my to-do list

and it's my who-I-am list.

From the minute I get up in the morning,

and one of the greatestthings I've learned, Terry,

is to process your painin the presence of God.

You know when we hurt andwhen we don't get an answer,

so often we walk away.

But I've learned

that when you can bringeverything that's going on,

you get to tell God the truth.

- But what do you do inthose moments, Shelia,

because this is where Ithink people get thrown,

when you have a need

and you're not,

you talked about notunderstanding the process

or the relationship, wellGod uses those things.

I'm not saying he causes them,

but he uses those things to shape us.

So what should our attitudebe when we are struggling,

when we're having a 2019 and it's awful?

- You know Christ was themost beautiful example

of what to do.

When you think of his prayer in Gethsemane

where he prayed so intensely

and such agony that drops of blood,

and Luke's the only one who tells us that

'cause he's the doctor

and he realizes the significance of that.

So Jesus didn't pretendthat this is great.

You know he said, "If it's possible,"

but then he moved on to,"Not my will but your will."

But it's only if you tellGod the whole truth first.

It's like you empty out your suffering

and it makes more space for grace.

- You also talk in the book a lot

about you using Psalmsas sort of the structure,

the guideline, for when you're praying.

How do you do that?

What does that look like?

- That's been revolutionary for me.

I mean the Psalms were givenby God to the people of God

to pray back to God.

I mean I look back at allthe early Church fathers

like Athanasius or Augustine,

they said the Psalms area spiritual gymnasium.

So what I do, like I'll take Psalm 23

and I'll pray, "The Lord is my Shepherd."

And I'll stop there and I'll say,

"Lord, thank you,

"you're gonna shepherdme through this day,"

and the whole way throughthe Psalm I'll pause.

You know, "Even though Iwalk through the valley

"of the darkest shadow, shadow of death,

"Lord, I've got a friend rightnow who has a brain tumor,

"so right now I pause andI bring bread before you

"and I ask for your healing touch."

You know sometimes you wonder,

"Are my prayers kind of not that great?"

- [Terry] Hitting the wall, yeah. (laughs)

- Yeah, but if you'repraying the word of God

you're praying with power.

So I use the Psalms, I praya Psalm every single day.

- Praying the word of God

back to God really makes a difference.

"A lifetime is not too long to pray,"

that's one of the quotes that you have.

What do you mean when you say that?

- When I was just a weegirl growing up in Scotland,

I went every Tuesday night with my mum

to the prayer meeting.

Now it's a small church, 20 people,

but this one man, Angus,

prayed with tears pouringdown his cheeks for his wife.

And I asked my mom, "How longhas Angus been doing that?"

And she said, "40 years."

And then one time Angustook my brother and I

up in a little plane to a place way up

in the Northern Highlandswhere he'd grown up.

And I remember sittingin this little church

and saying to him, "Angus,can I ask you a question?

"Do you wonder why God hasn't answered

"your prayer for your wife?"

And he paused for a minute and he said,

"Well, he's never failed me yet, lass,

"I don't think he'll start now."

What he would not know was itwas at his memorial service

that his wife gave her life to Christ

and he wouldn't knowthat 'til two years later

when she came home.

So a lifetime is not too long to pray.

- Is there a right or a wrong way to pray?

- [Shelia] Nope.

- [Terry] Because it changes

with what your need is, doesn't it?

- Because prayer, I mean it's like,

I love what John Bunyan said,

"Better to have a heart with no words

"than words with no heart."

God is not looking for our perfection,

he just wants our presence.

- And when we do whatyou're talking about,

which is walking through themoment-to-moment day with him,

prayer is more conversation.

Pleading probably whenwe're in those valley places

where our hearts arejust ripped and crying,

but it all makes sense whenyou have the conversation

on a day-to-day basis.

- And we use the word of Godagainst the lies of the enemy,

that you're not enough,you'll never be enough,

nobody loves you.

We use the word of God as a weapon.

- But we've gotta knowit to use it like that

because you know youneed it in the moment.

So are we in the word enough

and not just in it, arewe putting it in us?

There's a differencebetween those two things.

- That's so true, Terry.

I mean you can read the Bible,you can study the Bible,

but unless you know howto apply it to your life

you're not changed.

But it's God's love letter to us.

- Amen and we need to use it.

You've got some events coming up--

- Yes.- In your life.

Tell us about those.

- Well next Wednesday--- Coming up quickly.

(women laughing)

- At Prestonwood Baptist,which is my church,

we're gonna do a live simulcast

where I'm gonna sharea message from the book

but also premiere my new worship album.

And you can go toprayingwomenlive.com and sign up.

But on the day after Valentine's

we have a things called She Loves Out Loud

and we're gathering a millionwomen across America to pray.

When God's daughtersgo down on their knees,

the battle is not over,it is just beginning.

- Absolutely.

I want to mention Shelia'sbook is for all of us.

You can find out moreabout her simulcast event

by going to cbn.com.

If you're looking toenergize your prayer life

be sure to get this, it'scalled, "Praying Women,

"How to Pray When YouDon't Know What to Say,"

and it's available in stores nationwide.

And once more tell us howwe get the info on the event

coming up, it's praying--

- Shelovesoutloud.org

and prayingwomenlive.com andit's free but you can sign in.

- Awesome, thank you so much.- Thanks, Terry.

- You're always doing stuffthat matters. (laughs)

Good to have you here.

Well coming up later,making hats and history.

Meet the master seamstresswhose work is on display

in museums, on postage stamps

and in churches every Sunday morning.

And then later, Pat weighs inon issues that matter to you.

As we've been talkingabout this, Juan says,

"I've prayed and asked Godfor a sign that he's real.

"I never get an answer.

"Why should I believe in him?"

We've got another round

of "Your Questions andHonest Answers," still ahead.

Stay with us.

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- And welcome back to "The 700 Club,"

for this CBN Newsbreak.

A third location in the United Kingdom

has canceled an appearance byevangelist Franklin Graham.

Bowing to pressure from LGBTQactivists and their allies,

the Glasgow City Councilordering the venue

to drop the event.

According to the "Glasgow Times,"

a National Party councilwomansaid letting Graham speak

might break the UK's hate speech laws.

Graham told "Newsweek"he is not going there

to bring hateful speech,

but to speak about God's lovethrough his son, Jesus Christ.

Orphan's Promise is spreading the gospel

in Pakistan since 2014,

helping to educate anddisciple young people

through a local ministry partnership.

The Hosanna In the Highest Project,

funded by Orphan's Promise,

helps children from families struggling

in desperate poverty.

Children go from at-risk to thriving

through education, tutoring,Bible study and music classes.

Life can be difficult forChristian children in Pakistan,

but when they come to the project,

they know they are safeand they are loved.

To learn more about Orphan's Promise

and how it's making adifference around the world,

visit orphanspromise.org.

Pat and Terry are back withmore of today's "700 Club."

It's coming up right after this.

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- The Bene Millinery hasbeen helping D.C. residents

look their best for decades.

It's all thanks to onehard-working hat maker

who just celebrated her 100th birthday.

Recently we toured the shop

and met the world-famous star who runs it.

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- Yeah, I just love comin' to work.

It keeps me goin'.

I feel at home. (laughs)

This is home away from home.

- [Reporter] Vanilla Beaneis as sweet as they come.

She wears her name just as well

as she models the custommade hats she's created

for six decades at BeneMillinery and Bridal Supplies

in Washington D.C.

Affectionately called D.C.'s Hat Lady,

this 100 year old works six days a week.

One of her dearest customersis her granddaughter, Jeni.

- [Jeni] Six days, you stillwork over 40 hours a week

and you're 100 years old.

How does it feel to be still working?

- Well I enjoy working,

it gives me something to do.

I come in and look at my fabrics

and create.

- [Reporter] In 1919, shewas born Vanilla Powell

in Wilson, North Carolina.

It was 1942 when shemoved to Washington D.C.

then married Willie Beane.

She worked as an elevatoroperator, seamstress

and mail clerk over the years.

In her spare time, shemastered the art of hat making.

- It first started out as a hobby

and then it start creating.

It got better.

Each time I was encouraged by people

so that helped me

to keep going.

- [Reporter] Beane's dreambecame reality in 1979

when she opened her ownsuccessful hat business.

- You have to be kind tothe customers and polite

and try to

select something they like.

They just have to feel good in something.

- [Reporter] It's Beane's gift of style

that ushered customers through her doors,

including church goers, derby attendees,

socialites and community leaders.

Her most notable client

was late Civil Rightsicon, Dorothy Height.

The former presidentof the National Council

for Negro Women washardly seen without a hat.

She became Beane'sregular client and friend.

Beane says Height would purchase a dress

from the boutique next door

and top it off withone of her custom hats.

Today, one of Beane'shats is part of a memorial

in front of Height's home

and a U.S. Postal Servicestamp shows Height wearing

one of Beane's signature crowns.

- And I made that, that wasone of my hats that I made.

- [Jeni] And it's originally pink, right?

- [Vanilla] Yes.

- [Jeni] Which is your favorite color.

They changed it to be be purple to match--

- Yes, purple is her favorite color.

- [Reporter] Beane's shop is frequented

by African-American churchgoers who continue a tradition

of wearing hats to service to honor God

and express unique style.

Beane wears a hat every day of the week,

especially during service on Sundays

at Gethsemane Baptist Church

where she's been worshipingmore than 50 years.

- A lot of members

wear our hats.

They look for me towear a hat every Sunday.

- [Reporter] Beane says agood hat completes a look

and boosts confidence.

- You're well dressedwhen you put on a hat

because it makes you lookgood and you're outstanding.

- [Reporter] So what's the secret

to choosing the perfect hat?

Beane says it's all abouthow it makes you feel.

- So you probably haveto try on more than one

to get the right style.

- [Reporter] Beane'sfavorite turban is part

of Google's 3-Dinteractive exhibit curated

at the National Museum

of African-American History and Culture.

For her 100th birthday in 2019,

D.C.'s mayor, Muriel Bowser,

declared September 13th Vanilla Beane day

in the District of Columbia.

Beane says she's blessedto continue thriving

within her passion at 100 years old.

She shares her thoughts onliving a fulfilled life.

- Well, I treat people right,

I eat good food, (laughs) breakfast

and

I just,

enjoy what you do.

It keeps you going.

- [Reporter] The sweetestlegacy of virtue,

style and entrepreneurship,D.C.'s Hat Lady, Vanilla Bean.

- Boy, I think of thatscripture that says,

"May your strength matchthe length of your days."

Vanilla Beane, wow,

what a gifted, talentedwoman with a great heart.

- What an incredible name, too.

- Yes, what are the odds of that? (laughs)

- She is so talented.- She is.

- If you like hats then they're gorgeous.

- I wish that would come back,it was kind of fun. (laughs)

- It surely will, everythingcomes back sooner or later.

- (laughs) Time for someemail, are you ready?

- Well let's go for it.

- [Terry] Okay, this firstone comes from Juan, Pat,

who says, "Convince me whyI should believe in God.

"I've prayed and asked himfor a sign, yet nothing.

"I get no answer from thisGod that billions pray to.

"Why do people believe in Godwhen God does not talk to us?"

- You know, you just askyourself how arrogant can you be?

You're talking about thecreator of the universe,

he doesn't owe you one blessed thing.

He doesn't have to do anything.

But look at the Bible,

the Bible says, "The heavensdeclare the glory of God,

"the earth shows forth his handiwork."

All you gotta do is look at the stars,

look at the moon, look atthe sun, look at the plants,

look at the beauty of the Earth around us,

what more sign do you need thatthere's an existence of God?

But for a little guy out of

billions of people here on this Earth,

in our tiny little solar system

in the midst of a tiny little galaxy

and you're telling the creatorthat he's gotta show you.

He doesn't have to giveyou anything, trust me.

All right, he does it 'causehe loves you, all right?

- This is Denise who says,"I recently lost my husband.

"I want to know if we'llbe together in Heaven."

- I think you will be.

I think there's gonna beglorious relationships.

But just keep in mind that Jesus said

that when you get to Heavenyou'll be like the angels,

"They will not marry orbe given in marriage,"

because all that's for this earth.

There's no reproduction,

but in terms of love and these things,

when you're, "Faith, hope and love,

"the greatest of these is love."

These will endure and of course

you'll have glorious reunionsin Heaven with those we love.

- This is Lucy, Pat, who says:

We began in an adulterousrelationship with each other.

Today, we still live together

but no longer have sex with each other,

nor with anyone elseoutside of our relationship.

Is it a sin to live together

since we're not married to each other?

He and his former wife are divorced

and I divorced myhusband before he passed.

- I frankly can't see any reason,

there's nothing wrong in acompanionable relationship

and that's what you're talking about.

I do think, you know, whydon't you get married?

I think it would be nice to know,

you know we all get old,like it or not (laughs)

and it's nice to knowyou've got a life partner

and I'm with you insickness and in health.

And one of you will get sick

and one of you will have infirmity,

one of you is gonna be in a wheelchair,

and it's so nice to knowyou've got somebody with you.

So you're living together,

but to say well why notsolemnify the event, all right?

- This is a viewer who says:

I'm in a difficultsituation and need help.

I am saved and try to honor God every day.

I lost my 17-year-oldson to suicide in 2009

and I thought that was theworst I would ever deal with.

In 2016 I began suffering fromterrible stomach problems.

They took out mygallbladder and I got worse.

I couldn't eat for about six months.

I still suffer fromterrible stomach problems.

In each of these situations I have prayed

and felt God would heal me.

Now my 19-year-old has been diagnosed

with a serious mental illness.

He may have to go to amental hospital permanently.

I've prayed and asked God for answers.

Some of my most devout Christian friends

are getting frustrated

because we just can't understand

why terrible things are happening.

Is this just the way life issupposed to be for some people?

- It's not.

The Bible says, "I praythat you might prosper

"and be in health evenas your soul prospers."

The Bible says, "A man shall eat good

"by the fruit of his lips."

You need to start declaring victory.

What you have declared over and over again

is that you are under a curseand the curse is upon you

and every time you acknowledgeit and speak it out,

you are making that curse worse.

God does not wish that for you.

God wants you to be freeand wants you to prosper

and be in health evenas your soul prospers.

So if I were you, I wouldbegin to confess it,

"A man shall eat good throughthe fruit of his lips."

Begin to declare the promises of God,

begin to speak the promises of God,

"I am more than conquerorsthrough him that loved me.

"In the name of Jesus, Iam more than conquerors,

"I am the servant of theliving God and I'm his to serve

"and I speak in his name.

"All the authority in Heaven and Earth's

"been given unto me."

Begin to speak this and watchwhat'll happen, all right?

- This is Joan who says:

In Matthew 19:9, it says,

"The divorced wife will cause a woman

"to commit adultery if he marries her."

This has prevented me

from even allowing another relationship.

My husband divorced me after 18 years

to marry his secretary.

He was an ordained minister

but went ahead and divorcedme and married her.

I do not want to be the cause

of a man committing adultery to marry me

so I've remained single.

Have I misunderstood this scripture?

- I really think you have.

I think God didn't put allthe burden on the woman

that the man can do what he wants to do,

the woman's boundless.

I think you misread that,

but look, again the Pauline privilege,

if the unbelieving spousehas plead to depart,

the brother or sister is notbound on a case like that.

Your husband divorced you, thatis a cause for the breakup.

He is committing adultery

and you have absolute grounds to remarry

and do whatever you want to do,

so I think you misread that scripture.

But you are free in the Lord,

act like it and takeyour freedom, all right?

- This is Yaw, who says: Hi, Pat.

I took a job at a local grocery store.

The job was a lot faster pacethan I thought it would be.

I talked to the managerabout changing departments,

but he told me either leave or stay

but don't waste their time.

He was annoyed with mebecause I was late twice.

I chose to leave.

Now I feel like I did the wrong thing.

Did I disappoint God?

- No, you don't disappointGod because you changed jobs.

The Bible said, "Don't forsake wisdom,"

and I don't know, if you mightbe something wrong with you

that you got a problem.

So analyze the situation,

analyze your own heart,your own work habits

and say, "God, make me theperson I'm supposed to be,"

and then begin to live it out.

But know you didn't fail Godbecause you changed jobs.

Well "Today's PowerMinute" is from the Psalms,

"The Lord bestows favor and honor.

"No good thing does he withhold

"from those who walk uprightly."

See ya tomorrow, God bless you.

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