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- [Gordon] Coming up, the college crunch.

- We're going to see aculling of universities.

- [Gordon] Students arefleeing higher ed in drove.

- As many as 20% will begone within the decade.

- [Gordon] And it's not just the virus

that's driving them away.

- That's a revolutionary doctrine.

- [Gordon] Can America'sinstitutions be saved

or will campus correctness win the day?

- There's excitementin tearing things down.

- On today's "700 Club."

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Welcome to "The 700 Club."

Yet another clamp down on travel.

President Biden is blocking people

from entering the United Statesto prevent further spread

of COVID-19 and to slow downnew mutations of the virus.

- The number of reportedcases has hit a new milestone

and the administration is scrambling

to get enough vaccines tothe people who need them.

Dale Hurd has the story.

- During the presidential campaign,

critics said Joe Bidenaccused Donald Trump

of xenophobia for banning travelers

from nations deemed to be COVID hotspots.

Now he's doing the same thing.

Today Biden will reinstateCOVID-19 travel restrictions

on non-US travelers from Brazil, Ireland,

the United Kingdom, 26 Europeancountries, and South Africa

because of concerns abouta new variant of the virus.

He's reversing an orderfrom President Donald Trump

in his final days in office that called

for the relaxation of the restrictions.

Officials say the highlycontagious UK variant

of the virus has now beendetected in 23 states.

- The virus is basically telling us

that it's going to continue to change

and we've gotta be ready for it.

- [Dale] But scientistsstress more research is needed

on whether the variant is deadlier.

- It could be that the variant hit the UK

when their hospitals were overwhelmed.

And we know whenhospitals get overwhelmed,

mortality rates tend to rise.

It's clearly still a deadly disease

and clearly more contagious.

- [Dale] With the US nowsurpassing 25 million cases

of coronavirus, accordingto John Hopkins University,

the White House has promisedto deliver 100 million doses

of COVID-19 vaccine in 100 days.

But so far, heavy demand

for the vaccine isoutstripping the supply.

And some vaccination distribution

sites are seeing hour long waits.

- That's not the way we treat those

we consider vulnerable inneed of this vaccine most.

You can't just tell the statesand the local governments,

"Here's some vaccines, now you go do it."

No, we have to coordinate.

We have to provide the resources.

- [Dale] Meanwhile, Biden is trying

to win bi-partisan backingfor a $1.9 trillion

coronavirus relief packagebut it's getting pushback

from Republicans over thefederal government racking

up even bigger deficits.

- Spending and borrowingtrillions of dollars

from the Chinese among othersis not necessarily the best

thing we can do to get oureconomy to be strong longterm.

- If passed, the stimuluspackage would include

another round of direct payments

of $1400 to most Americans.

Dale Hurd, CBN News.

- I think there's going to be a battle

on the new stimulus package.

And in particular, shouldchecks be going to people

that are making asignificant amount of money.

They're talking about this even going out

now to families who have$300,000 a year in income.

So we're borrowing from our future

in order to put out thesekinds of stimulus checks

in an effort to keep the economy afloat.

But the main news hereis what are we doing

to solve the underlyingproblem, which is COVID-19,

and how quickly can we get the population

with a vaccine and anyone who wants

that vaccine can receive itand get some kind of immunity.

But in the bad news of the day,

it looks like the South African variant,

that mutation, doesn't respond

to the antibodies producedby the vaccinations.

So they'll have to be anew round of vaccinations

just for that one particular strain.

So in the meantime, we're going to see

international travel absolutely throttled.

And in my view, it should be.

If these new variants arespreading around the globe,

we need to keep them from coming here

until we can get our population inoculated

against the first one

and until the vaccine canhappen for the second one.

These are turbulent times and whether

it's the political turbulenceof the last election,

what happened on January 6th,an incoming administration,

Democrat control of the House,

the Senate, and the executive branch,

the ongoing problems ofCOVID-19, the world situation,

what's going to happen in the Middle East,

what's going to happen inAsia, China cracking down,

India now cracking downagainst Christians.

Now more than ever, we asChristians need to pray.

Can we solve these problems on our own?

The answer's no.

But with God, all things are possible.

And how do we reach Him?

We reach Him in prayer.

So right now let's just pray.

Let's humble ourselves and pray.

If there's anything in yourlife that is not proper

in your own eyes or in God'seyes, please turn from it,

please leave all of that behind.

And let's pray.

Let's ask God.

We need Him and we need His help.

Pray with us.

Lord, we lift America to You.

We lift the whole world to You.

And we ask for mercy.

We ask that You would remove this virus,

that You would give us the solutions,

You would give us the vaccinations,

You would give us a cure.

Lord, for anyone who hasthis horrible disease,

we speak healing into their bodies now.

Lord, protect us, heal us.

We turn to You.

We can't do this on our own.

But with You we can do all things.

Now we ask for peace in Washington, DC.

We ask for peace in everyone of our state capitals.

We ask for peace in city councils.

We ask for peace in our neighborhoods.

Let Your peace reign over our country,

for we ask it in Jesus'name, amen and amen.

If you want to join us in prayer,

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Well, in other news, Democratsare moving forward today

with their plans for a Senatetrial for President Trump.

John Jessup has that story

from our CBN News Bureauin Washington, John.

- Thanks, Gordon.

The House of Representativesdelivers the single article

of impeachment to the Senate this evening.

The charge, incitementof insurrection is tied

to the January 6th Capitol Hill riot.

All the Democrats say aSenate trial will be just.

A growing number of Republicansare now opposing it.

- It will be fair, but it will move

at a relatively fast pace.

- I think the trial is stupid.

I think it's counterproductive.

- Rubio says he'll vote

to end the trial the first chance he gets.

Other Republican senatorsbelieve the trial will only

further divide an alreadypolarized country.

But Democrats say they have togo ahead for accountability.

The trial is set to beginthe week of February 8th.

Leaders in both partiesagreed to delay the trial

to give Trump's team and House prosecutors

more time to prepare.

Democrats need 17 Republicansto vote to convict,

something that's widelyconsidered unlikely.

Well, one major questionin the entire proceeding

since the basic premiseof impeachment involves

removing someone from officeis whether the Senate can try

Donald Trump even thoughhe's no longer president.

What authority does Congresshave over him at this point?

CBN's Jennifer Wishontakes a look at the debate.

- While President Trump isthe only commander in chief

to be impeached a second time,

does the US Senate have the authority

to convict Donald Trump,the private citizen

and prevent him from everholding public office again?

That's the questionconstitutional scholars

on both sides are weighing in on.

- It's not a high crime and misdemeanor.

- [Jennifer] Harvard lawprofessor Alan Dershowitz served

on Trump's legal teamduring the first impeachment

and believes this secondattempt is even more bogus.

He says the Constitutionprotects the speech Trump used

before the riots.

- You know how many peoplehave stood where he stood

and advocated marching on the Capitol?

Union leaders, civil rights leaders,

to turn it from good to bad,members of the Ku Klux Klan,

members and the Nazi Party,Communist, suffragettes.

That's a standard tactic.

You get up and you say,"Go to the Capitol."

- [Jennifer] And nowthat the House has voted

to impeach, the question remains.

Does the Senate have thepower to convict a president

after he leaves office andbecomes a private citizen?

The Constitution states,"Judgment in cases

of impeachment shall not extend further

than to removal fromoffice, and disqualification

to hold and enjoy anyoffice of honor, trust,

or profit under the United States."

Trump can no longer beremoved from office.

That part, however, isnot the ultimate goal

for House Democrats.

- In fact, one of the otherpurposes of impeachment

in this case is to make sure that

President Trump is not able torun for federal office again,

that he's not able to seek the presidency.

- [Jennifer] Some scholarsargue the Senate has authority

to approve that.

According to Harvardprofessor Laurence Tribe,

judgments of removal from office

and disqualification from running

in the future are divisibleand backed up by precedents

in the impeachment casesof two federal judges.

But Professor Dershowitz maintains

it's removal and disqualification,not one or the other.

Without having someone to remove,

he says senators can't thendisqualify now Mr. Trump

from running for office in the future.

- And under the Constitution,you can't impeach

or remove somebody who is not in office.

The impeachment power ofthe Senate extends only

to sitting office holders.

- If Democrats remain united,

they'll need at least 17 Republicans

to vote with them toconvict the president.

Given its unprecedentednature and disagreement

over the constitutional powers allowed,

there is a good chancethis case will end up

before the Supreme Court.

Jennifer Wishon, CBN News.

- Thank you, Jennifer.

President Biden is set toissue an executive order

to reverse a Pentagon banthat largely prohibits

transgendered individualsfrom joining the military.

That would reverse a banordered by President Trump

in a tweet during hisfirst year in office.

The move could be announcedas early as today.

Biden quickly got pushbackfor his executive order

last week mandating thatany school getting federal

funding must let boys who identify

as girls play on girls sports teams.

If they don't, the Department of Education

could deal with them.

The hashtag as a result,

#Bidenerasedwomen begantrending on Twitter.

Sarah Sanders, President Trump's former

White House press secretaryand one of his closest aides,

is planning to run forgovernor of Arkansas set

to announce her bid today.

Sanders is running in a solidly red state

where Republicans tend toembrace the former president.

The daughter of a formerArkansas governor,

Mike Huckabee, Sandershad been widely expected

to run for the office

and Trump publiclyencouraged her to go for it.

Sanders has been laying the groundwork

for candidacy speaking

to Republican groups around the states.

Well, it'll be a tale of two quarterbacks

in this year's Super Bowl as the veteran

Tom Brady will be playing in the big game

for an incredible 10th time.

Brady is 43 compared to25-year-old quarterback

Patrick Mahomes and the defending

champion Kansas City Chiefs.

The Chiefs dominated the Buffalo Bills

in Sunday's AFC ChampionshipGame winning by two touchdowns.

The final score, 38 to 24.

Mahomes threw for 325 yardsleading the Chiefs back

to their second straight Super Bowl.

And Brady is bringing a new team,

the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,to the final game.

After the game, Brady talkedabout defying the odds

to reach the Super Bowlagain while Mahomes spoke

about the opportunityto play against Brady.

- Being able to go upagainst one of the greatest,

if not the greatestquarterback of all time

in his 150th Super Bowl, I mean,

it's going to be agreat experience for me.

To go out there andhave a chance to repeat

and get to do it against the best,

it's something special and I'mexcited for the opportunity.

- This is the ultimate team sport.

We've had a lot of peoplework really hard over a course

of a period of time to get to this point.

So, it's a tough journey to get here.

- Super Bowl 55 will be played

on the home field of Brady's Buccaneers

in two weeks on February 7th in Tampa.

Many players on both teams have spoken

about their Christian faith

as has the co-owners ofthe Chiefs Lamar Hunt Jr.

A potentially exciting matchup.

Gordon, you have a favorite team there?

- No, I'm just rooting for a good game.

I also am rooting for allthe medical professionals,

everyone on the front lines,

and congratulations to the NFL

to opening it up to them to say,

"You can come in and watchthe Super Bowl in person.

You just need a vaccinationand they've been vaccinated."

So congratulations to them.

But it's a day of mourningfor Terry Meeuwsen.

- [Terry] Yes, it is.

- She's reliving that fourth down play.

- Reliving the entire second half.

- An how can you have three interceptions

of Tom Brady and not win the game?

- I don't know, I don't know.

Moving right along. (chuckles)

- Was it really pass interference?

- What?

I don't know how to define that.

(Gordon laughing)

- You're not going to weigh in?

- Mine is not to reason why.

- Critique the officials?

(Terry laughing)

- Exactly.

- Go for it on fourth down.

- Okay, it's Monday,it's a new week, folks.

Well, up next, reading,writing and revolutions?

Higher ed has become ahotbed for radicalism.

Now there are calls todefund our colleges.

Will these schools learn their lesson?

And then, a strugglingentrepreneur gets an instant lift.

See the idea that led toa financial breakthrough

and landed her a spoton TV's "Shark Tank."

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- We've all heard the talkabout defunding the police.

Now there's a growing pushto defund universities.

Why and what will thisdo to university budgets

that are already bleeding due to COVID-19?

Heather Sells reports.

- [Heather] Americanuniversities have come

to a crossroads decades in the making

and accelerated by COVID-19.

Students struggling with family finances

and turned off by onlinelearning are opting out

and colleges are hemorrhaging.

- The prospect for thenext few years is that

we're going to see aculling of universities,

a reduction in the number of them.

It's estimated that as many

as 20% will be gone within the decade.

- [Heather] Dr. Peter Wood

heads the NationalAssociation of Scholars.

His group works to reform higher ed

and Wood sees dramaticreorganization coming.

This fall, undergraduateenrollment fell by close to 4%,

including a 10% drop atpublic two-year colleges.

The heart of the matter could be a number

of Americans losing faithin these institutions

that have gutted traditional content

like classes on Western civilization.

- Many universities,most, had this mentality

that we are here to advancethe health and flourishing

of American democracy of theUnited States of America.

- [Heather] The chief academicofficer of Regent University,

Dr. Gerson Moreno-Rianois one of a growing number

of scholars who worrythat public institutions

in particular have lost their way.

- What has replaced those courses

at these institutions arewhat I would call are courses

that focus on myopicvisions of oppression.

So you have courses on queering God,

courses on how to start a revolution,

how to overthrow the state.

- [Heather] Wood says thecontent has gradually shifted

from critiquing American institutions

to a wholesale rejection of them.

- That's a revolutionary doctrine.

It's one that you can understand

why some people are drawn to.

There's excitement in tearing things down.

- Alongside promotingthese revolutionary ideas,

comes stiff resistance andoften outright rejection

to opposing viewpoints.

Students say they feel it.

In a survey of 20,000,

only one in four feltvery comfortable talking

with classmates aboutcontroversial politics

like abortion, race,Israel, and gun control.

And faculty are well aware that

politically incorrect moves can cost them.

Just last fall, the Universityof Southern California

suspended a business professor who,

while teaching online, explaineda Chinese business word

that mimics a racial slur in the US.

Scott Shepherd of the National Center

for Public PolicyResearch says these types

of incidents chill free speech and worse.

- We got universities thatwill not hire Conservatives,

that Conservatives who are on staff

and have tenure are denied the right

to academic freedom that the left has.

- He and a growing number ofconservatives have been working

for years to reform higher ed.

One plan, state laws thatpromote intellectual diversity.

South Dakota requirescampuses to publish reports

explaining any actions to encourage it.

A more radical plan,taking their money away.

What would it look liketo defend universities?

Advocates say it could start immediately

with putting a stop to alumnigiving and tuition payments.

Federal and state fundingcould also be reassessed.

- The majority publicinstitutions, if not all,

receive probably a third of their support

from public monies, tax monies

from the very citizens who are a part

of the various society thatsome of these institutions

or faculty in the institutionwant to eliminate.

So I argue that if that is the case,

then we should pull funding,

public funding from these institutions.

- [Heather] And that comeswith higher ed already

on shaky financial ground.

- With that kind of pressureon their bottom lines,

I think that colleges and universities

may well get around to thinking about

whether their businessmodel actually works.

- [Heather] That could pave the way

for universities to rethink curriculum

while creating the best environments

for students to truly learnfrom a variety of viewpoints.

Heather Sells, CBN News.

- Well, the original liberalarts education was designed

to produce future leaders.

And in the concept of liberal arts,

you have every viewpointand you allow that

under freedom of speech,freedom of thought,

freedom of conscience,that you have a free debate

of all ideas with the goal

that the best ideas always win at the end.

Well, that's no longer thecase in our universities.

Political correctnessis absolutely run amok.

You can't critique anything anymore.

And if you believe in Godand you believe in Creation,

well then there is nofaculty tenure anymore

for you and you will not be hired.

And as soon as they findout if you are on staff,

as soon as they find out andyou won't be advanced anymore

and you'll be shown the door.

So that's the current state ofhigher education in America.

For a long time, Harvard,Princeton, Yale, William and Mary,

the founding colleges ofthe colonies all believed

that they were trainingthe future ministers

and the future leadersof an emerging republic.

And that is no longer the case.

So what do we as taxpayers do?

And then what do we, asdonors, alumni donors do?

Well, we look for new solutions

and if the currentbusiness models won't work

and if the current intellectualexchange won't work,

well then we need something new.

Terry.

- Well, up next, thrivingin the middle of a pandemic.

How did this cash-strappedcouple make 2020

their best year yet?

Hear their secret when we come back.

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- Penilopee always felt likeshe had a hole in her pocket.

Money seemed to disappearas soon as she earned it.

So how did she go fromworrying about buying gas

for her car to payingcash for her own house?

Well, she'll tell youherself, take a look.

- [Reporter] Meet Penilopee LaRosa,

the entrepreneur behindSkinnies Instant Lifts.

While Penilopee runs asuccessful business today,

there was a time when shestruggled just to make ends meet.

- My goal was to have moneyfor gas at that point.

That was my big agenda.

I worked.

I had a good paying job,but I never had any money.

I mean, it was like a hada pocket with a hole in it.

And I was just continually in debt.

- [Reporter] She was $3000 in the red

when she decided to ask God for help.

- Who better to get counsel from than God

who has the solution toevery problem that exists.

I started listening to a tape series

called "Believing You Receive"

and it really taught the fundamentals

about giving and receiving.

- [Reporter] Penilopee started tithing

and praying over her bills,

believing that God wouldprovide a way out of her debt.

- I had a legal right, atthat point to stand before God

and say, "I've doneeverything You asked me to do,

now please do everythingYou told me You would."

- [Reporter] Shortly after,she had a conversation

with a woman she'd recently met.

- And she was like, "You know what?

The Lord's just put it on myheart to pay off your debts."

(laughs) I was like,"What, are you kidding me?"

- [Reporter] Penilopee kept tithing

and was always able to pay her bills.

Later, she met and married Nick.

He owned and managed anumber of rental properties

and was a painting contractor

with hopes of financial freedom.

- I've always wanted to be debt free

and be able to help folks.

- [Reporter] The couple agreed

that putting God first would open the door

to financial blessings.

So, by faith, they made tithing a priority

in their marriage.

They also gave above their tithe.

- When you're giving, it does something

that just defeats the enemy.

It really, really does.

And if you're giving,

that's showing your heart and what you do.

- [Reporter] The couple dreamedof buying a home in cash

and providing a Christianeducation for their kids.

At the time, they didn't earn enough

for either of those things,

but they continued tithing,giving, and seeking God.

Meanwhile, Penilopee wanted

to see Nick retire from painting.

- That's when she prayed to Godthat something would change.

- [Reporter] Big financialbreakthroughs followed.

Nick was able to sell hisrental properties at a profit,

quit painting, and eveninvest in more rentals.

- Within two years from whenwe started believing God

to pay cash for our house,

we were able to pay cash for a house.

That's just the Lord's doing.

There's no getting around that.

And as Penilopee prayed thatGod would provide creative

solutions to increasetheir income even more,

she started getting ideas

for inventions likeSkinnies Instant Lifts.

- I've heard ladies on thephone crying thanking her

for the product that she invented.

- Skinnies landed thecouple on "Shark Tank,"

immediately increasingtheir sales by 400%.

- There's a general spiritual law there

that you give, and itwill be given unto you.

- [Reporter] As salesand income have continued

to skyrocket, they've beenable to put their kids

through Christian school.

And even with the COVID-19 pandemic,

2020 was their best year yet.

- If you're led by the Spirit of God,

and you're giving and tithing,

that's where your home run comes from.

That's when things start flowing

and you start getting your breakthroughs.

- You do what you're supposed to do

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here's something that you get.

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When you think about thetreasure that God has in heaven,

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- Well, the government shutdown

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(speaking in foreign language)

- [Translator] I am a hairdresser

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(speaking in foreign language)

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- [Reporter] Then Lumacame down with COVID too.

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(speaking in foreign language)

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- [Translator] I had neverseen so much food in my life.

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(speaking in foreign language)

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- [Gordon] A life lesson heard

from an inmate serving two life sentences.

- [Frank] I could hear chains breaking

and just falling to the floor.

- [Gordon] How one prisonerfound freedom behind bars.

- Even the officersseeing I wasn't the person

that came to prison.

- [Gordon] Next.

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- And welcome to Washingtonfor this CBN NewsBreak.

Israel says it has opened its embassy

in the United ArabEmirates following through

on last year's agreement brokered

by the Trump administrationto establish full

diplomatic ties with the Islamic country.

Israel said the embassy wouldbe in a temporary office

while a permanent location is prepared.

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CBN has launched YouTubechannels in more languages

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Gordon and Terry will beback right after this.

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- Frank Gossett was alwayslooking over his shoulder.

First for his drunken father

and then later for his fellow inmates.

He even heard two prisonersplotting to kill him.

So why is Frank ableto live in peace today?

Here's his story.

- He would come home ina bad mood most days.

I can't remember too many days

when I didn't get awhipping for something.

- [Reporter] Frankthought he would never win

his father's love.

He only believed what he was told.

- He would tell me that I was worthless,

and useless, and stupid sometimes.

He never told me that he loved me.

Seemed like I didn't live upto his expectations as his son.

Nothing I could really do toget his attention or approval.

- [Reporter] Outside the home,

he faced the same rejection every day

from neighborhood childrenwho bullied him relentlessly.

- That kind of made things even tougher,

because, again, I feltlike I just don't fit in.

I couldn't understand why.

- [Reporter] He became convinced

there was only one wayhe would be accepted.

- My dad and my uncles wouldget drunk on the weekends.

I thought maybe if I learned how to drink

and I could be one of the guys,maybe I would be accepted.

- [Reporter] Drinking onlygot him into more trouble,

but it also gave him an escape.

And to Frank, that wasworth the punishment.

It took away the pain.

I'm gonna probably get awhipping for something anyway,

so I'm doing something to be whipped for.

- [Reporter] Frank was 11 whenhis family left the country

for a town near Birmingham.

There, he found anothermeans of escape, LSD.

Soon he was funding his addiction

by growing and dealing pot, and fueled

by the benefits thatcame with the lifestyle.

- When you're an addict,as long as you've got money

or drugs, you've got friends.

They would say, "Wow,where'd you get this?

It's really good."

- [Reporter] By 16, Frankdropped out of school

and took a job working in asteel mill alongside his dad.

- I thought maybe thatwould be an opportunity

for he and I to bond.

My dad would be very critical.

I felt like am I ever gonnado anything to measure up?

- [Reporter] Frank threwhimself into his work

and continued dealing,but only to get more money

for his next addiction, cocaine.

- Cocaine was everything.

Everything revolvedaround me getting high.

- [Reporter] Frank would doanything for the next high,

regardless of the consequences.

- I had friends who were dying of AIDS

who were IV drug users.

That didn't stop me.

Had people, friends, that were killed

in drug deals gone bad.

- [Reporter] Even after he was arrested

and sentenced to 25 years in prison

for stealing $17,000 from his employer,

Frank continued to use and sell drugs.

But being a dealer in prisonleft him in constant fear.

- There were two guys thathad owed me a drug debt.

I had heard they werewanting to kill me over it.

I knew that, at that point that I've got

to do something different in life.

- [Reporter] It was then,an inmate began sharing

about the peace he found through Christ.

- He invited me to go tochurch with him one night.

And that February the 5th, 2008,

God just got ahold of my heart.

After I went to the altar and we prayed,

I just remember feeling a peace

that I hadn't felt in my whole life.

All I can say is the Holy Spiritjust touched me that night.

I don't want to say Iheard an audible voice,

but I just felt the feeling like,

"Are you ready to give all

of this stuff up you've been doing?

Because I have something better for you."

And when I said, "Yes, Lord,"

it's like I could hear chains breaking

and just falling to the floor.

I just felt this freedom.

I can't explain it, it was just a freedom

like I've never felt before in my life.

- [Reporter] With that peace,Frank became a new man.

- I quit doing drugs that very day.

There was a seminarycollege there in the prison,

and I got involved inthat, and going to classes,

going to every churchservice I could go to.

Even the officers seen that

I wasn't the person the came to prison.

- [Reporter] After livingthree years clean and sober,

Frank received somethinghe never expected,

an early release.

- God opened a door for me to go

to this halfway house,which I'm the only person

who completed the nine month program

without either going backto prison or wound up dead.

- [Reporter] Today, Frank serves full-time

as a prison chaplain, hasbeen clean for 13 years,

and even reconciled with his father.

And he says it's all because

of the unconditional lovehe received from God.

- Jesus has been the friendwho's accepted me for who I was.

God has redeemed my time.

He's restored so many things in my life.

It's just so awesome to see.

God's given me everything Ihad before it, but better.

- I think about how Frank's life began

and the power of words.

Do you remember when you were a kid?

And this was a sayingthat people used to use.

Sticks and stones may break my bones,

but words will never hurt me.

But it's not true.

Because words leave an indelible mark

on our hearts and on our minds.

When we are vulnerableenough to be wounded by them,

they begin to define us.

That was the beginning for Frank.

It was a father who said, "You're no good.

You're not worth anything."

When in fact the opposite was true.

But how would Frank know?

You know, sometimes wehave to run and run and run

after things thinkingwe're finding something

that will matter, that willfill up the emptiness inside

of us to come to the end of ourselves.

And for Frank, that meanthe wound up in prison.

Even there, it didn't stop him.

He kept doing the same things

that were so destructive,

that were so defining to his character

in a negative way thatleft him empty and needy,

same place he'd been when he came in.

But then, but then heheard the Word of God.

That's a word that when it comes

into us can completelyredefine who we are,

can completely tell us what God intended

when He created usbecause we are creations.

The Bible says God knew us

before we were formedin our mother's wounds.

He intended every day of our lives.

He knew who we would be, what we would do.

What an amazing love, isn'tit, that God would then wait.

What does He wait for?

He waits for us to come to the moment

that Frank talked about,where God spoke to his heart

and said, "Are you readyto give all of this up?"

You know, sometimes we cling to garbage.

We cling bad relationships.

We cling to bad habits.

And we just keep doing them over and over

because it's easier than changing.

But I hope you can hearwhat Frank had to say today.

There was that moment whereGod came to him and said,

"I'm here.

Are you willing to give up everything

that you've been doingso I can redeem you?

I can restore you."

That's what God did for Frank.

All of those things that theenemy had poured into his life,

all the chains that hadbeen wrapped around him,

God said, "A newbeginning for you, Frank."

Right now the decision is yours.

And it's so for you today.

Some of you are watching this,you're in prison right now

and you've just allowedyourself to be defined

by poor choices, by other people,

even by the lack of whatpeople put into your life.

Maybe you never hadanyone who cared enough

to say the negative things to you

that Frank's father said to him.

You can have a new beginning today.

You have a Father who loves you

who's already paid theprice to redeem you,

to give you restorationand a brand new beginning.

Fresh start, the old passesaway and all things become new.

You know, God's lovewill change your heart.

It'll change your life.

It'll change the way you think.

It will change the way you act.

Say yes today, let thechains fall off of you.

Jesus said, "I came toset the captives free."

If that's you today, thenlet Him set you free.

It's nothing more than a prayer away.

A prayer of surrender, but a prayer

that you have the commitmentand the power to make.

Just say, "Jesus, I'm a sinner.

Come into my life and forgive me.

I want to change.

Change me.

Let me receive Yourlove and give you mine."

I want to leave you withthese words from Romans.

"I am convinced that nothing can ever

separate us from God's love."

That's for you today.

God bless you.

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