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The 700 Club - January 9, 2023

Unable to endure the stress that came with owning a car-detailing shop, Isaac and Lucy were ready to say goodbye to their business. But see how God reversed the situation after teaching them the beauty of giving to others. Read Transcript


> THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS

SPONSORED BY CBN.

> WELCOME TO THE 700 CLUB.

ISRAEL'S NEW GOVERNMENT IS

TAKING SHARP CRITICISM FROM THE

UNITED NATIONS AND THE BIDEN

ADMINISTRATION BECAUSE AN

ISRAELI LEADER VISITED THE

TEMPLE MOUNT.

THE U.N. CALLED AN EMERGENCY

MEETING OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL

IN RESPONSE TO THE INCIDENT. A

FORMER ISRAELI AMBASSADOR

DESCRIBED IT ANNIVERSARY ACT OF

DIPLOMATIC TERRORISM. CHRIS

MITCHELL HAS THE STORY FROM J.

INCOMING NATIONAL SECURITY

ADMINISTRATOR SPARKED THE

MEETING SPENDING 13 MINUTES ON

THE TEMPLE MOUNT THE FIRST

VISIT BY AN ISRAELI MINISTER IN

ALMOST FIVE YEARS. THEY

CRITICIZED ISRAEL FOR THE

VISIT.

SECRETARY BLINKEN SAID

CLEARLY IT'S CRITICAL FOR ALL

SIDES TO EXERCISE RESTRAINT,

REFRAIN FROM PROVOKE TAKETIVE

RHETORIC AT HOLY SITES IN

JERUSALEM IN WORD AND PRACTICE.

IN THE SPIRIT, WE OPPOSE ANY

AND ALL UNILATERAL ACTIONS

DEPART FROM THE STATUS QUO THAT

ARE UNACCEPTABLE.

Reporter: THE ISRAEL

AMBASSADOR SLAMMED THE MEETING.

HE WAS SHOCKED.

WHY? BECAUSE THERE IS

ABSOLUTELY NO REASON THIS

EMERGENCY SESSION TODAY SHOULD

BE HELD, NONE. TO HOLD A

SECURITY COUNCIL SESSION ON A

NONEVENT IS TRULY ABSURD. TO

CLAIM THAT THIS BRIEF AND

COMPLETELY LEGITIMATE VISIT

SHOULD SPARK AN EMERGENCY

SECURITY COUNCIL SESSION IS

PATHETIC. SECURITY COUNCIL

SESSION ON WHAT?

Reporter: FORMER ISRAELI

AMBASSADOR TO THE U.N. SERVED

FIVE YEARS AT THE U.N. AND TOLD

CBN NEWS THE PALESTINIAN

AUTHORITY WAS BEHIND THE

EMERGENCY MEETING.

IT'S PART OF A DIPLOMATIC

TERRORISM OVER THE PALESTINIAN

AUTHORITY TO PUT PRESSURE ON

THE SECURITY COUNCIL TO CALL

FOR A MEETING THAT WOULD COME

AND SPREAD LIES. IT'S PART OF

THE BLAME GAME.

Reporter: FOR HIS PART, HE

MAINTAINED THE VISIT DID NOT

VIOLATE THE STATUS QUO ON THE

TEMPLE MOUNT.

THE TEMPLE MOUNT IS OPEN TO

ALL, MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS

COME UP HERE AND ALSO JEWS. IN

THE GOVERNMENT THAT I AM A

MEMBER OF, NO DISCRIMINATION

AND JEWS WILL VISIT THE TEMPLE

MOUNT.

Reporter: PRIME MINISTER

BENJAMIN NETANYAHU ISSUED A

STATEMENT SAYING THAT THE

STATUS QUO WOULD NOT CHANGE.

THAT'S WHERE ISRAELI POLICE

PREVENT ANYONE OTHER THAN

MUSLIMS FROM PRAYING ON THE

TEMPLE MOUNT OUT OF FEAR OF

DISTURBANCES. CHRIS MITCHELL,

CBN NEWS, JOURNALISM.

> IMAGINE THE U.N. SECURITY

COUNCIL MEETING BECAUSE A

MEMBER OF OUR GOVERNMENT

ACTUALLY WENT TO THE NATIONAL

CATHEDRAL. THAT'S THE

EQUIVALENT HERE THAT YOU ARE

SAYING THE TEMPLE MOUNT CANNOT

BE TRODDEN UNDER THE FOOT OF

THE JEWS. THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE

SAYING. AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN

EMERGENCY MEETING AND OUR

GOVERNMENT HAS TO ISSUE SOME

KIND OF PROCLAMATION CONDEMNING

IT. IT'S BLATANT

DISCRIMINATION. JEWS,

CHRISTIANS, MUSLIMS HAVE A

RIGHT TO THE TEMPLE MOUNT. IT

IS A PLACE FOR ALL NATIONS TO

COME AND PRAY AND THAT'S THE

PROMISE FROM ALMIGHTY GOD. YOU

FIND IT IN THE OLD TESTAMENT

THAT THIS IS A PLACE OF PRAYER.

THIS IS NOT A PLACE OF VIOLENCE

OR INCITEMENT. A PLACE OF

PRAYER. ALL FAITHS HAVE A RIGHT

TO PRAY ON THE TEMPLE MOUNT.

IT'S A PARTICULAR RIGHT FOR THE

JEWISH PEOPLE PARTICULARLY

SINCE AB DRAW MA'AM AND ISAAC

WENT THERE 4 HOUSE HOUSE YEARS

AGO. I FIND IT INCREDIBLE THAT

A WORLD BODY WOULD OBJECT

JEWISH PEOPLE WALKING IN

JERUSALEM OR THAT OUR OWN

GOVERNMENT AND STATE DEPARTMENT

WOULD OBJECT TO IT. THIS SHOULD

NEVER BE. THERE SHOULD BE

FREEDOM OF WORSHIP IN

JOURNALISM. AGREE DOM OF

WORSHIP AT ALL THE SITES. IN

OTHER NEWS, PRESIDENT BIDEN

MADE HIS FIRST VISIT TO SEE THE

CRISIS ON OUR SOUTHERN BORDER.

WE HAVE MORE FROM OUR NEWS

BUREAU IN WASHINGTON.

Reporter: TEXAS GOVERNOR

GREG ABBOTT CALLED THE

PRESIDENT'S VISIT TWO YEARS AND

$20 BILLION TOO LATE. PRESIDENT

BIDEN MADE AN UNANNOUNCED STOP

AT THE BORDER WALL. THIS

FOLLOWS HIS DECISION TO CRACK

DOWN ON ILLEGAL CROSSINGS, A

MOVE THAT WILL ALLOW UP TO

30,000 MIGRANTS EACH MONTH FROM

CUBA, NICARAGUA, HAITI AND

VENEZUELA TO APPLY FOR ASYLUM.

AUTHORITIES ESTIMATE 2.5

MILLION MIGRANTS CROSSED THE

BORDER ILLEGALLY LAST YEAR.

> A GIANT OF THE CHRISTIAN

CHURCH PASSED. JAKE HAYFORD

DIED ON SUNDAY. FOR MORE THAN

30 YEARS HE PASTORED THE CHURCH

ON THE WAY, A CONGREGATION OF A

DENOMINATION IN CALIFORNIA. IT

GREW FROM 20 MEMBERS TO MORE

THAN 12,000 BY THE TIME HE

PASSED ON THE MANTEL OF SENIOR

PASTOR IN 1999. THERE WERE MORE

THAN 50 BOOKS THAT HE AUTHORED

AND COMPOSED 500 HYMNS AND

COURSES INCLUDING THE POPULAR

MAJESTY. IN HIS LATER YEARS HE

DEVOTED HIS PASSION TO

CHANCELLOR OF THE KINGS

UNADVISER CITY A SEMINARY

FOUNDED IN 1997. RANDY

REMINGTON SAID HE LIVED A LIFE

DEVOTED TO JESUS AND NEVER

WAIVED IN OR STRAIGHT FROM. HIS

BOOKS, SONGS AND TEACHINGS WILL

MENTOR THOSE TO COME. PASTOR

JACK DIED PEACEFULLY IN HIS

SLEEP. PLANS FOR THE MEMORIAL

WILL BE RELEASED IN THE COMING

DAYS.

WE WILL MISS PASTOR JACK. HE

WAS KNOWN AS A PASTOR TO

PASTORS. THE LEADING THEE

OLOGICAL VOICE FOR THE

CHARISMATIC MOVEMENT AND FOR ME

PERSONALLY, HIS SPIRIT FILLED

LIFE BIBLE IS A WONDERFUL

RESOURCE FOR CHRISTIANS

EVERYWHERE. THAT WILL BE A

LEGACY THAT WILL LIVE FOR

GENERATIONS AS LONG AS THE LORD

LET'S US LOOK AT THE LEGACY

THAT HE HAS LEFT US AND THIS

WONDERFUL BIBLE THAT WE CAN

STUDY AND GET THE ORIGINAL

WORDS IN HEBREW AND CREEK. A

BEAUTIFUL KOREA DANCE.

BEAUTIFUL CONDOR DANCE.

> WE WILL BE BACK AFTER THIS.

> SHORTLY AFTER OPENING THEIR

> SHORTLY AFTER OPENING THEIR

CAR DETAILING SHOP, ISAAC AND

LUCY WERE READY TO SHUT IT

DOWN. THEY WERE ROBBED, LOSING

MONEY AND THEIR DREAM BUSINESS

HAD BECOME A TOTAL NIGHTMARE.

STILL, THIS COUPLE DIDN'T GIVE

UP. INSTEAD, THEY LEARNED HOW

TO GIVE.

ISAAC AND LUCIA GALLARDO

BOUGHT A CAR DETAILING SHOP IN

RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA.

THE INITIAL EXPERIENCE OF

OWNING THE DETAIL SHOP WAS NOT

SO GREAT. I THINK THE FIRST

MONTH WE GOT A TRUCK STOLEN. WE

HAD NO INSURANCE. OUR BIGGEST

ACCOUNT. I WANTED TO THROW THE

TOWEL FIRST MONTH. I'M DONE.

THIS MAY NOT BE FOR US.

THERE ARE TIMES THAT WE

WOULD DO REALLY GOOD AND TIMES

THAT IT WAS JUST SO SLOW THAT

WE DID NOT KNOW HOW TO PAY THE

RENT. WE DID NOT KNOW HOW WE

WOULD MEET PAYROLL. THE DREAM

AND VISION THAT WE HAD BECAME

MORE LIKE A NIGHTMARE.

THE FINANCIAL PURCHASE DONE

AND STRESS OF THE DETAIL

BUSINESS HAD THEM THINKING

ABOUT CLOSING UP THE SHOP. BUT

THEN LUCIA WENT TO A BIBLE

STUDY WITH A FRIEND.

I FELT THE PASTOR,

EVERYTHING HE WAS SAYING WAS

MINISTERING TO ME. I REMEMBER

HAVING EXPERIENCE WITH THE LORD

AND I JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH

HIM AND I LEFT THERE JUST

WANTING TO KNOW MORE ABOUT GOD

AND I STARTED GOING TO CHURCH.

I BECAME A BORN AGAIN CHRISTIAN

AND I STARTED HAVING A MOMENT

WHERE I BECAME MORE HUNGRY FOR

THE THINGS OF GOD THAN HUNGRY

FOR GROWING MY BUSINESS.

SHE WAS SO EXCITED BUT I HAD

NO IDEA WHAT SHE WAS TALKING

ABOUT. I NEVER EXPERIENCED

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

Reporter: HER NEW-FOUND

FAITH CONFUSED ISAAC AT FIRST.

LATER HE TOO ACCEPTED CHRIST.

LUCIA LEARNED ABOUT SACRIFICIAL

GIVING.

I SEE A BIBLE ON THE BENCH

AND PICKED IT UP. IT HAD THIS

SCRIPTURE OF THE RICH MAN

APPROACHING JESUS AND TELLS HIM

WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO BE IN

ETERNAL LIFE AND HE SAYS GIVE

EVERYTHING YOU HAVE, GIVE YOUR

RICHES UP AND FOLLOW ME. WHEN I

READ THAT PASSAGE, I WAS LIKE,

NO. I SAVED MONEY TO BUY A

HOUSE. I WAS HOLDING ON TO IT.

SO, WITHOUT EVEN TELLING MY

HUSBAND, WITHOUT TELLING

ANYBODY, I FELT THAT I HAD TO

GIVE THAT MONEY UP. ALMOST LIKE

AN IDOL.

Reporter: SHE SAVED OVER

$10,000 AND SHE GAVE IT ALL TO

HER CHURCH. SHE BEGAN PRAYING

FOR GOD'S PROTECTION AND

PROVISION FOR HER FAMILY.

MY BUSINESS STARTED GROWING,

GROWING, GROWING. WE WERE

GROWING SO FAST THAT WE DIDN'T

HAVE THE EQUIPMENT OR THE

STAFF.

WHAT FOLLOWED AFTER AND HOW

GOD PROVIDED FOR THE NEXT SIX

MONTHS, SEVEN MONTHS, IT DID

SOMETHING TO ME WHERE I

REALIZED JUST THE POWER OF

GIVING. WE JUST KNEW THAT

ANYTHING THAT CAME INTO THE

BUSINESS, IT WAS GOD'S

BUSINESS.

Reporter: THEY HIRED MORE

STAFF AND QUICKLY MET THE

DEMANDS OF THE GROWING

BUSINESS. THEY WERE ABLE TO BUY

THE HOME LUCIA DREAMED OF.

I CAN'T IMAGINE LIVING MY

LIFE WITHOUT FOLLOWING THE

TITHING AND GIVING BECAUSE I

HAVE SEEN THE HAND OF GOD OVER

MY LIFE, OVER MY BUSINESS, OVER

MY HOME, OVER MY MARRIAGE AND

OVER MY CHILDREN.

Reporter: AS THE LORD

BLESSED THEM, THEY LOOKED FOR

OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE THE

BLESSING AND HELP SPREAD THE

GOSPEL.

I STARTED SEEING STORIES OF

THE 700 CLUB. AND EVERY TIME I

WOULD SEE A TESTIMONIAL, OH, MY

GOODNESS, I WOULD TEAR UP. I

THOUGHT, IF IT MINISTERS TO ME

AND I KNOW THE LORD, I CAN ONLY

IMAGINE WHAT IT CAN DO TO OTHER

PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW THE

LORD. THAT'S WHEN I THOUGHT, I

NEED TO GIVE TO THIS MINISTRY

BECAUSE THEY ARE REACHING OUT

TO EVEN MORE AREAS THAT I KNOW

THAT I COULD NEVER REACH OUT

TO. I FEEL THAT I ALMOST WAS

LIKE IN THE PARABLE, ONE OF

THEM HIDES IT AND DOES NOTHING

WITH IT. IT BECOMES DEAD. THERE

IS NOTHING THERE. BUT WHEN YOU

GIVE IT OR YOU SEW IT INTO A

MINISTRY THAT IS GROWING FOR

GOD, THAT IS WHEN YOU ARE ABLE

TO SEE GOD PARTNERSHIPS HAND

MOVE.

Reporter: LUCIA HAD AN

EXPERIENCE WITH THE LORD AND

FROM THAT EXPERIENCE ALL THESE

WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPENED. HER

HEART WAS CHANGED. INSTEAD OF

WANTING TO HOLD ON TO THINGS

AND HOLD ON TO THINGS, WORKED

SO HARD TO ACCUMULATE THIS

MONEY, I WANT TO GET A HOME, I

WANT TO HAVE ALL OF THESE

THINGS, LUCIA DETERMINED IN HER

HEART TO GIVE IT AWAY. IN THAT

WALKED INTO ONE OF THE GREAT

PRINCIPLES OF THE BIBLE, THE

GREAT THINGS THAT GOD HAS LAID

OUT FOR THE WHOLE UNIVERSE THAT

WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE HIM.

IT'S FUNDAMENTAL TO THE GOSPEL.

THAT GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD

THAT HE GAVE. HERE IS THE

PRINCIPLE, LET EACH ONE GIVE AS

HE PURPOSES IN HIS HEART, NOT

GRUDGE BEGINNINGLY OR NECESSITY

GOD LOVES A CHEERFUL GIVER AND

GOD IS ABLE TO MAKE ALL GRACE

ABOUND TO YOU THAT YOU ALWAYS

HAVING ALL SUFFICIENCY IN ALL

THINGS MAY HAVE AN ABUNDANCE

FOR EVERY GOOD WORK. AS IT IS

WRITTEN, HE HAS DISPERSED

ABROAD, GIVEN TO THE POOR HIS

RIGHTEOUSNESS ENDURES FOREVER.

PAUL IS QUOTING SOMEONE, A

DESCRIPTION OF THE RIGHTEOUS

MAN. HERE IS LUCIA. SHE HAD A

HEART CHANGE. SHE WANTS TO LIVE

GOD'S WAY. SHE DETERMINES IN

HER HEART TO GIVE AND NOT JUST

A LITTLE BIT BUT TO GIVE

EVERYTHING. TO GIVE GENEROUSLY.

TO GIVE HER DREAM AWAY. IN

THAT, SHE FINDS HER DREAM. GOD

PROVIDES ABUNDANTLY SO THAT SHE

CAN ABOUND IN EVERY GOOD WORK.

THAT WILL HAPPEN TO YOU IF YOU

JUST FOLLOW THE SAME PRINCIPLE.

IT'S NOT FROM NECESSITY. YOU

WANT TO SEE THE GOSPEL ADVANCE,

THE KINGDOM ADVANCE, THE POOR

HELPED, THE GOSPEL PREACHED TO

THE POOR. ALL OF THESE THINGS

ARE POSSIBLE WHEN YOU SAY AND

DETERMINE IN YOUR HEART, I WANT

TO GIVE CHEERFULLY. I WANT TO

GIVE GENEROUSLY.

> WELL, 2.13 AN HOUR PLUS

TIPS, THAT IS HOW MUCH JESSICA,

A SINGLE MOTHER WAS MAKING AS A

WAITRESS AT WAFFLE HOUSE. SHE

STARTED TRUSTING GOD TO MAKE A

WAY FOR WARD.

Reporter: IN 2015 JESSICA

MUNDEN, A SINGLE MOTHER WAS

WAITING TABLES AT WAFFLE HOUSE

HOPING TO FIND A BETTER PAYING

JOB.

2.13 PLUS TIPS. I GOT TO THE

POINT WHERE I HAVE TO DO

SOMETHING BETTER.

Reporter: WITHIN A COUPLE OF

MONTHS A RECRUITER OFFERED HER

ADVANCEMENT BUT A COMPLICATION.

JESSICA HAD A CRIMINAL RECORD.

I WAS SO EMBARRASSED BECAUSE

IT WASN'T WHO I WAS AT THIS

POINT. ANYONE THAT WORKED WITH

ME, THEY NEVER WOULD HAVE

GUESSED THAT ABOUT ME.

Reporter: TWO YEARS EARLIER

SHE WAS MAKING A SIX FIGURE

INCOME RUNNING AN ESCORT

SERVICE AND LIVING LAVISHLY.

I SPENT IT WHEN IT CAME IN.

Reporter: THAT LIFE HAD A

COST. ARRESTED A NUMBER OF

TIMES, JESSICA DIDN'T BELIEVE

SHE HAD AWAY OUT.

I WAS SCARED. AND I STARTED

CALLING OUT TO GOD.

Reporter: FOR YEARS FAMILY

AND FRIENDS SHARED THE LOVE OF

GOD WITH HER. IN 2012 SHE

STARTED WATCHING CHURCH ONLINE

AND FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED THE

MINISTRY.

I LIKE TO GIVE BECAUSE WE

WERE POOR GROWING UP AND, SO,

THAT INSTILLED COMPASSION IN ME

TO HELP OTHERS.

Reporter: IN TIME, JESSICA

ATTENDED HER MOTHER'S CHURCH

AND ACCEPTED JESUS CHRIST

LEAVING THE ESCORT BUSINESS

BEHIND AS WELL AS A SIX FIGURE

INCOME. SHE COULDN'T AFFORD HER

LEASE AND THE TWO RENTAL

PROPERTIES SHE OWNED WERE IN

DISREPAIR. SHE MOVED HER FAMILY

IN WITH RELATIVES.

THERE WERE TIMES THE FEAR

WOULD CREEP IN. I DID NOT THINK

ABOUT IT A LOT BECAUSE GOD WAS

SO GOOD. HE TOOK ME OUT OF THE

INDUSTRY. HE MADE AWAY.

Reporter: SHE STARTED

WORKING AT WAFFLE HOUSE FOR

2.13 AN HOUR PLUS TIPS AND AT

CHURCH WAS LEARNING ABOUT

TITHING.

IT WAS A CONVICTION OF MINE.

I STARTED DOING IT. GOD SAYS

TEST ME IN THE AREA OF MONEY. I

WOULD SAY, LORD, I'M TESTING

YOU. I WOULD GET A WEEKLY

CHECK. MY TIPS I TAKE

HOLMDELLY. I WOULD CLAIM MY

TIPS AND TITHE OFF OF THAT.

Reporter: HER FINANCIAL

SITUATION CHANGED WHEN ONE OF

THE RENTALS SOLD WHICH ALLOWED

HER AND THE CHILDREN TO MOVE

INTO THE OTHER.

GOD MADE AWAY.

Reporter: THEN THERE WAS THE

PROBLEM WITH THE CRIMINAL

RECORD. JESSICA WAS CONCERNED

IT WOULD RULE OUT THE

PROMOTION. SHE WAS WRONG.

I WAS SURPRISED. I WAS VERY

SURPRISED.

Reporter: THE PROMOTION CAME

WITH A SALARY AND HER EARNINGS

QUADRUPLED. SHE WAS NO LONGER

ON GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.

I FILED MY INCOME TAXES AND

LOOKED AT THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND

I WAS LIKE OH, MY GOODNESS.

REALITY HIT ME AGAIN. LIKE WOW,

THIS IS AMAZING. A LOT MORE

MONEY.

Reporter: FOR THE NEXT FIVE

YEARS, JESSICA CONTINUED TO GET

PROMOTIONS AND INCREASED HER

GIVING WITH EACH ONE.

GOD HONORS US WHEN WE HONOR

HIM EVEN IN OUR FINANCES. HE

CAN DO MORE IN A YEAR THAN WE

CAN DO IN OUR ENTIRE LIFE.

LOOKING BACK, EVEN TODAY, IT'S

LIKE -- IT BLOWS MY MIND THE

THINGS THAT HE HAS DONE IN MY

LIFE.

Reporter: TODAY JESSICA IS

RESPONSIBLE FOR RECRUITING IN

26 WAFFLE HOUSE LOCATIONS. HER

STORY IS ONE OF TRUSTING GOD.

IT DOES REQUIRE TRUST TO

TITHE. WHATHE GIVES US AS A

GIFT BUT WHAT WE DO WITH THAT

IS REALLY A GIFT BACK TO HIM.

AND WE HONOR HIM WITH WHAT WE

DO WITH THE RESOURCES THAT HE

HAS BLESSED US WITH.

IT'S IN THE BIBLE. THIS IS

LUKE CHAPTER 6, THE LONG

RECIPROCITY. COUNTERINTUITIVE

BUT THESE ARE THE WORDS OF

JESUS. GIVE AND IT WILL BE

GIVEN TO YOU. A GOOD MEASURE,

PRESSED DOWN, SHAKEN TOGETHER.

RUNNING OVER IT WILL BE POURED

INTO YOUR LAP WITH WITH THE

MEASURE YOU USE IT WILL BE

MEASURED TO YOU. JESSICA SAID I

WILL DO THAT. I WILL DO IT IN

THE HARD TIMES. HERE YOU ARE AT

2.13 AN HOUR, THEN TIPS AND YOU

ARE RECORDING YOUR TIPS AND

SAYING I WILL GIVE 10% OF THE

TIPS. I WILL GIVE 10% AND I

WILL DO THIS AND DO THIS AND DO

THIS. SHE GAVE AND SHE GAVE

CHEERFULLY, WILLINGLY OUT OF

HER NEEDS SHE GAVE AND GOD

PROVIDED. GIVE AND IT WILL BE

GIVEN UNTO YOU. THE MEASURE YOU

USE WILL BE MEASURED BACK TO

YOU. NOW, THE START OF THIS

YEAR, 2023, WE WANT TO

CHALLENGE YOU TO GIVE. SO, IT'S

REAL SIMPLE. PICK UP THE PHONE

AND SAY, YES, I WANT TO START

MY YEAR RIGHT WITH A CHEERFUL

HEART GIVING GENEROUSLY USING

THE MEASURE THAT I USE IT WILL

BE MEASURED BACK TO ME. WHAT

ARE WE ASKING YOU TO DO? JOIN

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THAT? CALL THIS NUMBER,

180-0700. YOU SAY I WANT TO

JOIN. SOME OF YOU CAN JOIN AT

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1,000 CLUB, 1,000 A YEAR. THAT

BREAKS OUT TO $84 A MONTH. WE

HAVE 2500 CLUB WHICH IS 2500 A

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FOUNDER 5,000 A YEAR AND

CHAIRMAN CIRCLE 10,000 OR MORE

A YEAR. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO

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1-800-700-7,000. WE HAD SOME

PLEDGES COME IN ALREADY OVER

THE WEEKEND FROM PEOPLE THAT

SAID THEY WANTED TO START THE

YEAR RIGHT AND GIVE GENEROUSLY.

FROM ELMWOOD, ILLINOIS, $6,000.

FROM MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA,

$5,000. TEXAS, 6,300 AND POST

FALLS, IDAHO, $5,000. THEN

FINALLY WINTER GARDEN, FLORIDA,

7,200. PEOPLE ARE BEING

GENEROUS WITH GOD, LET'S GIVE

AND IT WILL BE GIVEN UNTO US.

IT WILL BE POURED OVER US

BECAUSE WE ARE FOLLOWING THE

PRINCIPLES OF RECIPROCITY. FOR

YOU WATCHING TO THE END OF THE

HOUR I HAVE WONDERFUL NEWS.

EXISTING CBN PARTNERS FROM THE

WONDERFUL STATE OF ARKANSAS

WANT TO CHALLENGE YOU TO GIVE.

THEY ARE CHALLENGING YOU

$25,000. WHAT THAT MEANS IS

THEY WILL MATCH YOUR GIVING

DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR UP TO AND

INCLUDING 25,000. SO, LET'S

PRAY. LORD, WE ASK FOR A

BLESSING OVER THIS AND BLESSING

FOR THE PARTNERS THAT GAVE OVER

THE PAST WEEKEND AND WE ASK FOR

BLESSING FROM THE PARTNERS IN

ARKANSAS THAT MAKE IT POSSIBLE

FOR US TO ISSUE THIS CHALLENGE.

AND WE ASK FOR BLESSING FOR

EVERYONE WATCHING RIGHT NOW.

THERE IS SO MANY UNCERTAINTIES

IN THE WORLD TODAY BUT YOUR

WORD REMAINS TRUE. IT WILL

NEVER PASS AWAY. YOU STAND BY

YOUR WORD TO PERFORM IT. LORD,

BLESS THEM EXCEEDINGLY ABOVE

ALL THEY COULD ASK. BLESS THEM,

LORD GOD. FOR WE ASK IT IN

JESUS NAME. $25,000 IS THE

CHALLENGE AMOUNT. 384 MINUTES

IS LEFT TO MAKE THIS -- 34

MINUTES IS LEFT TO MAKE THE

CHALLENGE. CALL US NOW.

> SPEAKING OF GIVING, WE HAVE

SOMETHING TO GIVE YOU. WHEN YOU

JOIN THE 700 CLUB, WE WILL SEND

YOU THE LATEST TEACHING FROM

GORDON ROBINSON. YOU WILL

DISCUSS THE ANSWERS TO THREE OF

LIFE'S BIGGEST QUESTIONS. IT'S

CALLED DIVINE DIRECTION. GOD'S

BLUEPRINT FOR YOUR FUTURE.

> I'M GORDON ROBINSON. MY

LATEST TEACHING IS ABOUT YOU

AND WHERE YOU COME FROM AND

MORE IMPORTANTLY, WHERE ARE YOU

GOING. IN THIS TEACHING, YOU

WILL DISCUSS THREE OF LIFE'S

BIGGEST QUESTIONS. HOW YOU

ANSWER THESE VERY IMPORTANT

QUESTIONS CAN HOLD THE KEYS TO

YOUR FUTURE.

IN THE LATEST AUDIO

TEACHING, DEFINE DIRECTION, YOU

WILL DISCOVER THE KEYS TO A

FULFILLING LIFE. WHAT IT MEANS

TO BE A CHILD OF GOD, HOW TO

CORRECT NEGATIVE SELF TALK,

PLUS, A DAILY DEVOTIONAL TO

STRENGTHEN YOUR FAITH AND SO

MUCH MORE.

GOD HAS UNIQUELY MADE YOU.

YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE OF YOU IN

ALL OF HUMAN HISTORY. YOU ARE

THE ONLY ONE TO ACCOMPLISH THE

MISSION THAT HE HAS

SPECIFICALLY CRAFTED YOU TO

FULFILL. I HOPE THIS TEACHING

ENCOURAGES YOU TO GO FOR GOD'S

BEST.

GET DIVINE DIRECTION.

I'M SURE MANY OF YOU ARE

HAVING A WONDERFUL TIME WITH

THE LORD AS WE CELEBRATED

ADVENT. NOW A NEW YEAR. WHAT A

WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO GET A

HOLD OF THIS DIVINE DIRECTION

TO USE IT AS YOU SEEK GOD EACH

DAY. WONDERFUL TEACHING IN HERE

ABOUT BASIC, BASIC THINGS THAT

YOU AND I NEED TO UNDERSTAND TO

FOLLOW THE LORD AND TO DO IT

THE WAY WE INTEND TO AND THE

WAY HE ASKS US TO. DIVINE

DIRECTION, GOD'S BLUEPRINT FOR

YOUR LIFE AND DAILY DIRECTION,

SEEKING GOD'S GUIDANCE, 21 DAY

DEVOTIONAL. GIVE US A CALL

1(800)700-7000.

> ERIC WORKED EVERY CHANCE HE

GOT. HE HAD TO. HE NEEDED THE

EXTRA HOURS TO PAY FOR THE

RECKLESS SPENDING. BEFORE LONG,

ERIC KNEW HE NEEDED MUCH MORE.

Reporter: WORK HARD AND PLAY

HARD WAS THE MANTRA THAT ERIC

PAVLACK WENT BY.

BECAUSE I WAS SELFISH, MONEY

WAS IMPORTANT. I MADE BIG

MONEY. I WASN'T USED TO IT. I

WAS SPENDING RIGHT AND LEFT.

TRIPS, MOTORCYCLES, WEIGHT

LIFTING STUFF, TRUCKS, CARS.

Reporter: IN ORDER TO AFFORD

THE LAVISH LIFESTYLE, HE WORKED

EXTRA HOURS.

I BOUGHT STUFF ON A WHIM.

LIKE LIVING PAYCHECK TO

PAYCHECK. I MADE GOOD MONEY AND

SPENT GOOD MONEY.

Reporter: HE HAD MORE THAN

ENOUGH MATERIAL THINGS, HE

STILL FELT LIKE SOMETHING WAS

MISSING.

IT WAS KIND OF EMPTY. IT WAS

NICE BECAUSE I HAD STUFF BUT

NOT THE ANSWER. IT WASN'T THE

WAY TO ROLL.

Reporter: OVER THE YEARS HE

ACQUIRED SO MANY THINGS THAT IT

BEGAN TO WEIGH ON HIS

CONSCIOUS.

I HAD ALL THIS STUFF AND

PEOPLE STARVING. I FELT GUILTY.

I HAD TOO MUCH.

Reporter: IN 22006 HE MADE A

CHOICE.

I WAS MISERABLE. I COULDN'T

STAND IT. IT WAS DRAINING.

Reporter: FEELING DEFEATED.

ERIC TURNED TO GOD FOR HELP.

IT WAS THE LOWEST POINT. I

WAS LOOKING UP FROM THE BOTTOM.

BECAUSE THE RELATIONSHIP WAS

VOLATILE UP AND DOWN, IT

BROUGHT ME TO GOD.

Reporter: HE WENT TO CHURCH

THE NEXT DAY AND ALLOWED CHRIST

TO COME IN HIS LIFE.

I SAID, LORD, I CAN'T DO

THIS NO MORE. I'M GIVING YOU

CHARGE. IT WAS A GIANT RELEASE.

Reporter: FROM THAT MOMENT

ON HE WAS A CHANGED MAN.

MADE ME A BETTER PERSON.

MONEY WASN'T IMPORTANT. I WAS

FILLING AVOID BUYING THE STUFF.

Reporter: HE BECAME MORE

SENSIBLE WITH HIS SPENDING AND

LEARNED HOW TO HANDLE HIS MONEY

GOD'S WAY.

THE PASTOR TALKED ABOUT

TITHING. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT HE

WAS TALKING ABOUT. ONCE I

STARTED TITHING, I HAD EXTRA

MONEY. THE MORE I TITHED. HE

SAID YOU CAN'T OUTGIVE GOD. I

THOUGHT WHAT DID GOD NEED MY

MONEY FOR. THE MORE I TITHED,

THE MORE I HAD AND I COULD

HELP.

Reporter: HE WAS AMAZED THE

WAY GOD USED HIS MONEY.

MY PENSION CHECKS CAME IN,

10%. BUT THE MORE YOU TITHE AND

DO IT AS A PRIORITY EACH CHECK,

IT'S LIKE YOU GET PAID BACK

1,000 FOLD. YOU GIVE IT AND HE

PUTS MORE IN.

Reporter: ERIC SAVED ENOUGH

MONEY THAT HE WAS ABLE TO

RETIRE FROM THE RAILROAD EARLY.

HE CONTINUES TO TITHE AND HAS

GROWN IN HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH

CHRIST.

TITHING HAS COMPLETELY

CHANGED MY LIFE. THE WORLD IS

YOURS. IT OPENS UP.

HERE IS WHAT PAUL TOLD

TIMOTHY. TELL THOSE WHO ARE

RICH NOT TO BE PROUD. NOT TO

TRUST IN THEIR MONEY. USE THEIR

MONEY TO DO GOOD. THEY SHOULD

BE RICH IN GOOD WORKS AND GIVE

HAPPILY TO THOSE IN NEED.

ALWAYS BEING READY TO SHARE

WITH OTHERS WHATEVER GOD HAS

GIVEN THEM. BY DOING THIS, THEY

WILL BE STORING UP REAL

TREASURE FOR THEMSELVES AND FOR

ERIC, A LIFE OF PEACE, A LIFE

OF JOY. A LIFE OF PROVISION ALL

BECAUSE HE MADE THE DECISION

AND IT IS A DECISION TO GIVE

CHEERFULLY AND TO GIVE

GENEROUSLY. YOU CAN MAKE THAT

SAME DECISION. I INVITE YOU TO

DO IT NOW. CALL US,

1(800)700-7000. SAY, YES, I

WANT TO BE A MEMBER OF THE 700

CLUB. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A

$7,000 CHALLENGE. WE HAVE 14 TO

GO. CALL US RIGHT NOW. LET'S GO

TO ASHLEY AT THE PHONES.

ASHLEY?

A NEW YEAR AND WE WANT THIS

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WHY WE WANT YOU TO HAVE THIS

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PLAN TO REACH A BROKEN WORLD.

YOU ARE A DIVINELY CREATED

HUMAN BEING. NO ONE ELSE IN

HISTORY LIKE YOU. AND GOD HAS A

SPECIAL PLAN FOR YOUR LIFE.

HELLO, THIS IS GORDON ROBINSON,

IN MY LATEST TEACHING, I EXAM

THREE OF LIFE'S BIGGEST

QUESTIONS. WHO ARE YOU? WHERE

DO YOU COME FROM? WHERE ARE YOU

GOING? HOW YOU ANSWER THESE

VERY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS CAN

HOLD THE KEYS TO YOUR FUTURE.

HEAR GORDON ROBINSON'S

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EACH OF US MUST ASK AND ANSWER

TO DISCOVER THE UNIQUE AND

SPECIFIC PURPOSE IN LIFE. AS

YOU UNLOCK THE ANSWERS TO THESE

THREE QUESTIONS, YOU WILL SEE

HOW GOD'S PLAN CAN UNFOLD FOR

YOU.

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GO DEEPER INTO YOUR

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ONCE YOU GO DEEPER WITH THE

LORD YOU GET MORE CLARITY ON

WHAT HE IS CALLING YOU TO DO. I

BELIEVE THIS RESOURCE WILL

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YOU JOIN WE GIVE YOU FIVE

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> HE WAS KEPT AT HOME LIKE A

BIRD IN CAPITALTIVITY BECAUSE

HE WAS BORN WITH A CLEFT LIP.

HE WAS CALLED BROKEN MOUTH. HIS

PARENTS COULD DO NOTHING TO

HELP HIM.

HE COULD HARDLY WAIT TO HAVE

A LITTLE BROTHER UNTIL HE SAW

HIM FOR THE FIRST TIME.

HE TURNED AWAY AND CRIED. HE

SAID TO ME, DAD, HE IS NOT MY

BROTHER. HE DOESN'T LOOK

ANYTHING LIKE ME.

ZHAO HAD A LEFT LIP AND

PALATE.

AS A BROTHER, YOU MUST LOVE

HIM MORE.

Reporter: WHEN NEIGHBORS SAW

HIM, THEY MOCKED HIM.

THEY POINTED TO HIM AND SAID

PLEASE DON'T TAKE THIS. ONE GUY

ASKED ME, DID YOU EAT RABBITS

WHEN YOU WERE PREGNANT. THAT'S

WHY YOU HAVE A BABY WITH A

CLEFT LIP. I HELD HIM TIGHT AND

CRIED.

Reporter: FROM THEN ON THE

COUPLE KEPT THEIR SON AT HOME.

HE WAS A BIRD IN CAPTIVITY.

HE COULDN'T SEE THE SUN.

Reporter: WHEN HE LOOKED AT

HIMSELF IN THE MIRROR, HE

COVERED HIS MOUTH AND CRIED.

ONCE HE BROKE THE MIRROR IN

ANGER. HE MUST NOT HAVE LIKED

THE WAY HE LOOKED. SOMETIMES HE

HELD MY HAND AND CRIED. WHEN I

LOOK AT HIS TEARS I WAS VERY

SAD.

ALL THE WHILE HIS BROTHER

KEPT HIM COMPANY.

HE ACTED LIKE A SUPER HERO.

HE WOULD WAVE AND SAY, BROTHER,

I PROTECT YOU. I WILL HELP YOU

GET RID OF ALL THE BAD GUYS.

Reporter: MEANWHILE, MR. LEE

WORKED TWO JOBS TO SAVE MONEY

FOR SURGERY AND FINALLY THOUGHT

HE COULD AFFORD IT.

I WAS VERY HAPPY. BUT IT

WASN'T ENOUGH. I DIDN'T KNOW

WHAT TO DO. THEN ONE DAY A MAN

IN A NEARBY VILLAGE TOLD ME

THAT A CHILD HE KNEW HAD A

CLEFT LIP AND HE SAID CBN

HELPED HIM AND MAYBE WE CONTACT

THEM THEY HELP US.

Reporter: WHEN WE HEARD

ABOUT Z HAO'S SITUATION, WE

PAID FOR HIS SURGERY.

THE OPERATION WENT VERY

WELL. I ALMOST DIDN'T RECOGNIZE

HIM WHEN I FIRST SAW HIM.

NOW HIS MOUTH LOOKED NORMAL.

HIS BROTHER SAID, DAD, IF HE

CONTINUES TO GAIN WEIGHT, I MAY

NOT BE ABLE TO CARRY HIM ANY

MORE. WITHOUT CBN DONORS, MY

SON WOULD STILL BE LIVING IN

THE DARK. YOU GAVE HIM LIGHT

AND FREEDOM. YOU GAVE HOPE TO

OUR WHOLE FAMILY.

OH, YOU GAVE HOPE BUT DID SO

MUCH MORE THAN THAT. BECAUSE IN

REPAIRING HIS FACE YOU GAVE HIM

A LIFE REALLY. A LIFE FILLED

WITH PROMISE AND OPPORTUNITY.

WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, 700

CLUB MEMBERS. THIS IS THE KIND

OF THING THAT YOU ARE DOING

AROUND THE WORLD EVERYDAY. I

HOPE YOU KNOW THIS HAPPENS

BECAUSE OF YOUR COMPASSION,

BECAUSE OF YOUR GIVING, BECAUSE

OF YOUR CARING. TO THOSE WHO

HAVEN'T JOINED THE 700 CLUB

YET, LET ME SHOW YOU THE

OPTIONS. GENERAL MEMBERSHIP 65

CENTS A DAY. OR GOLD WITH A

GIFT OF $40 OR MORE A MONTH. WE

HAVE 1,000 CLUB LEVEL AT $84 A

MONTH OR 2500 CLUB LEVEL. YOU

CAN JOIN THE FOUNDERS, LOTS OF

OPPORTUNITIES. ASK GOD WHAT HE

WOULD HAVE YOU TO DO THEN CALL

US. TOLL FREE. JUST SAY I WOULD

LIKE TO JOIN THE 700 CLUB.

> I HAVE WONDERFUL NEWS. AN

EXISTING PARTNER FROM NORTH

CAROLINA, A DEAR FRIEND, WANTS

TO ADD TO THE CHALLENGE. HE IS

ADDING $75,000. THAT WILL TAKE

US UP TO 100,000. LORD, WE ASK

FOR BLESSING FOR THE PARTNER

WHO MADE IT POSSIBLE TO

INCREASE. LORD, WE ASK FOR

INCREASE FOR HIM FOR EVERYTHING

CONCERNING HIM. LET YOUR HEDGE

OF PROTECTION BE ALL AROUND

HIM. BLESS HIM EXCEED SINGLY

LORD, GOD. WE ASKED IT ALL IN

JESUS' NAME, AMEN. $100,000 IS

THE CHALLENGE. WHAT ARE WE

ASKING YOU TO DO? JOIN THE 700

CLUB. DURING THIS CHALLENGE,

YOUR GIVING WILL BE MATCHED

DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR UP TO AND

INCLUDING 100,000. WE NEED TO

HEAR FROM YOU. GO TO CBN.COM OR

TEXT CBN TO 71777. WELL,

EVERYDAY FIVE TIMES A DAY

MERESA MADE A HOUR-LONG TRIP TO

A DIRTY STREAM, THE NEAREST

SOURCE OF WATER SHE COULD FIND.

SHE DID IT FOR 13 YEARS. SHE

ASKED GOD FOR SAFE CLEAN WATER

IN HER VILLAGE. HERE IS HOW YOU

ANSWERED HER PRAYERS.

Reporter: MIKE MOSS WOMEN IN

HER COMMUNITY, SHE SPENT HOURS

EVERYDAY FETCHING WATER FROM A

DIRTY STREAM.

PEOPLE WASH THERE. I HAVE

USED THE WATER FOR 13 YEARS. IT

TAKES ME ONE HOUR TO GET THERE

AND BACK. I GO FIVE TIMES A

DAY. IT WAS A CONSTANT BURDEN

CARRYING THE HEAVY LOADS OF

WATER.

Reporter: MERESA IS A HAIR

DRESSER BUT FOUND IT HARD TO

DIVIDE TIME BETWEEN HELPING

CLIENTS AND GETTING WATER.

IT BRINGS ME JOY. AFTER I

WENT CUSTOMERS WOULD BE

WAITING. SOME LEFT BECAUSE THEY

DIDN'T WANT THEIR HAIR WASHED

WITH DIRTY WATER. I STARTED

BOILING THE WATER BUT IT DIDN'T

HELP MUCH. IN MY FAMILY, WE

HAVE BEEN SICK MANY TIMES. IT

WAS SO FRUSTRATING. I PRAYED

ALL THE TIME FOR GOD TO GIVE US

CLEAN WATER.

Reporter: WHEN WE LEARNED

ABOUT THE STRUGGLES IN THE

COMMUNITY, OPERATION BLESSING

DUG A DEEP SOLAR POWERED WELL

THERE. NOW MERESA HAS ACCESS TO

SAFE, CLEAN WATER.

I THANK GOD FOR THE BLESSING

HE BROUGHT US. THE FRESHWATER

IS BETTER THAN THE WATER FROM

THE STREAM. I AM SO HAPPY

BECAUSE WE KNOW LONGER GET SICK

FROM THE WATER. I HAVE TIME TO

RUN MY HOUSEHOLD AND MY

BUSINESS. MY INCOME HAS MORE

THAN DOUBLED. I GIVE THANKS.

NOW I CAN USE CLEAN WATER TO

WASH, COOK AND DRINK. I

APPRECIATE YOU AND HOPE YOU

WILL HELP OTHERS WHO ARE IN

NEED LIKE I WAS.

THERE IS SO MUCH NEED FOR

CLEAN WATER AROUND THE WORLD.

YOU AS A MEMBER OF THE 700 CLUB

ARE MAKING IT HAPPEN. WHEN

TENSE OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE

JOIN TOGETHER SO SAY, YES,

LET'S MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE

WORLD AND ANSWER THE PRAYERS OF

GOD'S PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. SHE

IS PRAYING FOR WATER FOR HER

WHOLE VILLAGE. MAKE AWAY. MAKE

IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO HAVE

CLEAN DRINKABLE WATER. THAT

HAPPENED BECAUSE YOU CARED

ENOUGH TO GIVE. YOU WERE THE

ANSWER TO HER PRAYER. IF YOU

ARE NOT A MEMBER, I ENCOURAGE

YOU TO JOIN WITH US. SIMPLE.

CALL US, 18,007,007,000. SAY I

WANT TO JOIN THE 700 CLUB. HOW

MUCH? $20 A MONTH, 65 CENTS A

DAY. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO

INCREASE THIS YEAR. GO TO 700

CLUB GOLD, $40 A MONTH.

THOUSAND CLUB, THOUSAND A YEAR,

$84 A MONTH. WE HAVE THE 2500

CLUB. CHAIRMAN CIRCLE 10,000 OR

MORE A YEAR. WHATEVER LEVEL GOD

IS SPEAKING TO YOU TO GIVE CALL

IS NOW, 1(800)700-7000. ASK FOR

PLEDGE EXPRESS. THAT IS

ELECTRONIC GIVING. WE CAN SENT

YOU MONTHLY TEACHING CDs OR

DOWNLOAD YOUR CHOICE AND IT'S

POSSIBLE BECAUSE YOU SAY, YES,

I WANT PLEDGE EXPRESS,

AUTOMATIC GIVING AND GIVE POWER

FOR LIFE TO YOU EVERY MONTH.

SO, THERE IS THREE DIFFERENT

WAYS TO DO IT. CALL

1-800-700-7000. GO TO CBN.COM

AND GIVE MONTHLY ON THE

INTERNET, YOU SIGN UP FOR IT OR

TEXT CBN TO 71777. YOU WILL BE

DIRECTED TO A GIVING PAGE. THAT

WILL BE A MONTHLY PAGE. IF YOU

SELECT MONTHLY YOU JOIN PLEDGE

EXPRESS. DO IT NOW.

> LET'S GO TO ASHLEY AT THE

PHONES.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE

MORE JOY AND PEACE IN YOUR

LIFE. THE GREAT NEWS, IT CAN

HAPPEN. HERE IS HOW.

THE LATEST AUDIO TEACHING

FROM GORDON ROBINSON.

I CAN GET FILLED WITH THE

JOY, LOVE, PEACE OF THE HOLY

SPIRIT BECAUSE I'M MADE IN HIS

IMAGE. THAT'S WHAT GOD WANTS.

THAT'S WHAT HE INTENDED FROM

THE BEGINNING. I'M SUPPOSED TO

MANIFEST HIM IN HUMAN FORM.

THESE ARE WONDERFUL ENERGIZING

WORDS.

DIVINE DIRECTION. AVAILABLE

NOW.

ALL RIGHT. WHEN YOU PARTNER

WITH US AND COME ALONGSIDE OF

US AND WANT TO HELP PEOPLE

AROUND THE WORLD AND RIGHT HERE

IN AMERICA, WE WILL SEND YOU

THIS AS OUR WAY OF SAYING THANK

YOU FOR DOING THAT. IT'S

GORDON'S LATEST TEACHING, AN

AUDIO TEACHING. YOU GET DAILY

DIRECTION SEEKING GOD'S

GUIDANCE. A 21 DAY DEVOTIONAL.

WHEN YOU PARTNER, YOU GET A

FREE COPY OF BOTH OF THESE. IF

YOU JOIN AT 700 CLUB GOLD, $40

A MONTH, THREE COPIES AND JOIN

1,000 CLUB LEVEL, $84 A MONTH,

FIVE COPIES. AND YOU GET A

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD OF THIS SO YOU

CAN LISTEN TO IT ON YOUR WAY TO

WORK, WHEREVER YOU WANT TO GET

DAILY AFFIRMATIONS OF WHO YOU

ARE IN CHRIST. GIVE US A CALL.

GORDON?

> I GOT WONDERFUL NEWS FROM

PARTNERS IN COLORADO SAYING

LET'S ADD TO THIS CHALLENGE.

THEY WANT TO ADD $50,000 TAKING

IT UP TO $150,000. LET'S PRAY.

LORD, I ASK FOR BLESSING FOR

THE PARTNER IN COLORADO WHO

MADE IT POSSIBLE TO INCREASE

THIS CHALLENGE. AND WE ASK FOR

INCREASE OVER HIS FAMILY,

INCREASE IN HIS LIFE. BE WITH

HIM, LORD GOD. FOR EVERYONE

WATCHING RIGHT NOW, BLESS THEM

AS THEY ENTER 2023. YOU WANT TO

FILL THEM WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT,

WITH YOUR ENABLEMENT THAT THEY

WOULD BE YOUR MESSENGERS AND

AMBASSADORS OF PEACE. BE WITH

THEM, LORD GOD. WE ASK IT IN

JESUS NAME, AMEN. $150,000 IS

THE CHALLENGE. WE HAVE 68,000

TO GO WITH 14 MINUTES ON THAT

CLOCK. WE NEED TO HEAR FROM

YOU. AGAIN, A CHALLENGE THAT

MEANS EXISTING CBN PARTNERS

WANT TO CHALLENGE OTHERS TO

GIVE. THEY WILL MATCH YOUR

GIVING DOLLAR TO DOLLAR UP TO

150,000. WE HAVE 67,000. THAT'S

WHAT THAT RED NUMBER MEANS.

67,000 LEFT ON THAT CHALLENGE.

CALL US NOW, 1(800)700-7000.

> THE MUIR RICE WERE IN A

BIND. DENNIS SOLD LUXURY CARS.

PEOPLE WEREN'T BUYING THEM. HIS

INCOME DROPPED 50%. KRISTI KNEW

SHE HAD TO DO SOMETHING TO

HELP. SHE GOT A VISION FROM

IMBUED.

ANYONE WHO HAS TASTED KRISTI

MURRAY'S GOURMET CREATIONS

RAVES ABOUT THEIR FLAVOR.

GUNNER AND JAKES PICKLES AND

PEPPERS ARE FEATURED ON MORNING

TELEVISIONS AND PACKED IN

CELEBRITY GIFT BAGS AT THE EMMY

AND ACADEMY AWARDS. THEY

LAUNCHED IT IN 2010 AFTER HER

HUSBAND LOST 50% OF HIS SALES

INCOME WHEN LUXURY CAR SALES

DROPPED DURING THE GREAT

RECESSION.

I CAME HOME WITH THE CHECK

AND EMBARRASSED ABOUT IT AND

WORRIED. I DIDN'T KNOW HOW WE

WOULD MAKE ENDS MEET.

WE WERE KIND OF LIVING

PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK WHICH WAS

HARD. WE HAD NEVER BEEN IN THAT

POSITION BEFORE. WE DOWNSIZED

BECAUSE WE COULDN'T AFFORD TO

LIVE THE WAY WE WERE LIVING.

THAT'S NOT LIKE WE WERE LIVING

LAVISHLY BUT COMFORTABLY.

I KNEW I HAD TO DO

SOMETHING. I FELT SUCH A

VISION. I NEEDED TO HELP MY

HUSBAND. I DECIDED TO CREATE AN

AMAZING COMPANY WITH MY TWO

SONS CALLED GUNNER AND JAKES

PICKLES AND PEPPERS. I FELT

SUCH A CALLING FROM GOD.

KRISTI, BRING FORTH THE TITHE.

WHEN I KEPT READING THE VERSE

TEST ME, KRISTI AND I WILL POUR

YOU OUT A BLESSING THAT YOU

CAN'T CONTAIN.

I WAS WORRIED WHERE THE

MONEY WOULD COME FROM AND

THOUGH DO IT. SHE MANAGED TO

FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DO IT. SO,

I HAD ALL THE CONFIDENCE IN THE

WORLD.

Reporter: KRISTI MANAGES THE

FINANCES. SHE GAVE TO HER

CHURCH AND CBN.

ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS I

GIVE TO CBN IS SEEING THE WATER

SYSTEMS BEING PUT IN

COMMUNITIES WHERE CHILDREN,

FAMILIES HAVE CLEAN WATER. THAT

STRUCK A NERVE FOR ME. AND I

WAS FULL OF COMPASSION AND

LOVE. I FELT I HAVE TO HELP.

THERE IS MORE THAT GOD WANTS ME

TO DO.

Reporter: AS A DOUBLE KIDNEY

TRANSPLANT SURVIVOR, KRISTI

REMEMBERED WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO

FACE EXTREME HARDSHIP.

DOCTORS PREDICTED THAT I

WOULD NEVER HAVE CHILDREN, BE

IN KIDNEY FAILURE BY THE AGE OF

20.

Reporter: AFTER TWO MIRACLE

PREGNANCIES, EACH OF HER

SIBLINGS DONATED A KIDNEY SO

SHE COULD LIVE. PASSIONATE

ABOUT COOKING AND HEALTH,

KRISTI CREATED RECIPES AND

PRODUCTS THAT TURNED INTO HOT

SELLERS AT FARMER'S MARKETS

AROUND L.A.

A GREAT THING ABOUT THE

PRODUCTS, NO SUGAR, LOW SODIUM,

NO ARTIFICIAL INGREDIENTS,

GREAT TASTE. NICE CRISP FLAVOR.

FANTASTIC SNACK.

Reporter: AS THE ECONOMY

RECOVERED, DENNIS' INCOME

REBOUNDED. THEY INCREASED THEIR

MONTHLY GIVING TO CBN.

I STARTED THEN WENT TO 40

AND 80. I INCREASED IT 100.

Reporter: DENNIS IS A SALES

MANAGER OF A LUXURY DEALERSHIP

AND THEY INCREASED THEIR PLEDGE

TO THE 2500 CLUB. IF YOU BRING

IN THE FULL TITHE, GOD WILL

POUR OUT THAT BLESSING. I KNOW

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE THINKING I

DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY. I'M

STRESSED, MAYBE OUT OF WORK.

BUT JUST STARTING WITH

SOMETHING SMALL, YOU ARE

PUTTING THAT FAITH IN JESUS

CHRIST AND SAYING, LORD, I'M

TRUSTING YOU AND I KNOW THAT

YOU WILL MOVE MOUNTAINS FOR ME.

LORD, I'M TRUSTING YOU AND I

KNOW YOU WILL MOVE MOUNTAINS

FOR ME. THOSE ARE THE WORDS OF

JESUS FROM MARK CHAPTER 11.

HAVE FAITH IN GOD. WHEN YOU DO,

YOU CAN SPEAK TO A MOUNTAIN AND

IT WILL BE REMOVED. FOR THEM, A

MOUNTAIN OF DEBT AND

UNCERTAINTY. WHAT DO WE DO. HOW

TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE PROBLEM.

GOD MADE AWAY. THEY HONORED HIM

WITH THE FIRST FRUITS, THE

TITHES, OFFERINGS. WHEN YOU GET

THAT PRINCIPLE THAT YOU ARE

HONORING GOD WITH YOUR GIFTS,

WONDERFUL THINGS HAPPEN TO YOU.

IF YOU WANT TO START A LIFE

SOMETIME OF DOING THIS, NOT A

QUICK RIVER SCHEME, NOT THAT AT

ALL, IT'S SAYING I WANT TO LIVE

IN ACCORDANCE WITH GOD'S WORD

AND TRUST HIM AND TRUST HIM

WITH MY TITHES AND OFFERINGS.

IF THAT IS YOU, CALL US. WE ARE

IN THE MIDDLE OF $150,000

CHALLENGE. WE TAKE THE RED

NUMBER DOWN. 3, 600. FROM THE

BRONX, NEW YORK, 3,700. 26,000

4RE69. 25,000. IT'S GOING DOWN.

WE NEED TO HEAR FROM YOU.

1-800-700-7000.

> WHEN HURRICANE IAN HIT,

AERIELLE FELT SHE WOULD DIE.

AFTERWARDS SHE NEEDED SOMEONE

TO REPAIR HER HOME. THANKFULLY

A TEAM FROM OPERATION BLESSING

WAS THERE.

Reporter: THE DEVASTATING

WIND AND FLOODING BROUGHT BY BY

HURRICANE IAN PER HER FAMILY IN

TERRIBLE DANGER.

WE THOUGHT WE WOULD DIE.

WATER WAS COMING IN. SEWAGE

WATER, SURGE WATER. IT WAS

TRAUMATIC FOR MYSELF, KIDS,

HUSBAND, ANIMALS.

Reporter: WHEN THE STORM

PASSED, MOLD AND WATER DAMAGE

LEFT THE HOME UNINHABIT

ABILITY.

MY REACTION, I NEED

SPIRITUAL INTERVENTION AND I

KEPT PRAYING AND LO AND BEHOLD

BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY DID COME

AROUND ME.

Reporter: IN THE AFTERMATH

OF THE STORM, AN OPERATION

BLESSING TEAM VISITED THE HOME

TO HELP REMOVE THE SOILED

FURNITURE, CLEAN UP WATER

DAMAGE AND HELP THEM GET THEIR

HOME AND LIVES BACK ON TRACK.

OPERATION BLESSING HAS BEEN

INCREDIBLE WITH HELPING US

UNDERSTAND WHAT HAS TO BE

REMOVED AND HELPING US DO WHAT

WE NEED TO REMOVE EVERYTHING.

WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THAT.

Reporter: THANKS TO THE

GENEROSITY OF OUR PARTNERS,

FAMILIES CAN BEGIN TO TAKE THE

FIRST STEPS TOWARD RECOVERY.

I WOULD SAY THAT FOR US AND

MY FAMILY, THIS BROUGHT US

CLOSER TO THE LORD AND MADE US

REALIZE WHAT IS IMPORTANT IN

OUR LIFE. WE WOULD LOVE TO

THANK ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE

DONATED AND BEING ABLE TO HELP

MYSELF AND MY FAMILY AT THIS

CHALLENGING TIME AND WE

APPRECIATE YOU ALL SO MUCH AND

ARE BLESSED FOR YOU. THANK YOU.

BE.

I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT I

SEE THE DISASTERS AND THE

AFTERMATH THAT PEOPLE ARE LEFT

WITH AND I AM SO GRATEFUL TO

HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AS A MEMBER

OF THE 700 CLUB TO SPEAK INTO

THAT KIND OF NEED. YOU KNOW YOU

ARE THERE EVERY TIME 700 CLUB

MEMBERS. WE WANT TO SAY THANK

YOU. TO THOSE CONSIDERING

JOINING TODAY, IT'S THE TIME TO

DO IT. CALL 1-800-700-7000. SAY

YOU WANT TO JOIN. TELL US WHAT

LEVEL AND SAY I WOULD LIKE TO

DO IT USING PLEDGE EXPRESS.

THAT MEANS YOUR BANK DOES THE

WORK. IT'S WONDERFUL TO NOT

THINK ABOUT IT ONCE YOU MADE

THE COMMITMENT. YOU CAN STOP IT

WHEN YOU WANT BUT IT SAVES

ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FOR US.

YOU WILL GET A POWER FOR LIFE

TEACHING THAT WE THINK WILL

BLESS YOU AS YOU ARE BLESSING

OTHERS.

> WE WILL ADD $35,000. WE

TAKE IT TO 185. LORD, WE ASK

FOR YOUR TABLING OVER THE

PARTNERS THAT MADE IT POSSIBLE

TO INCREASE THIS AND WE ASK FOR

AN INCREASE FOR EVERYONE

WATCHING. INCREASE THEM, LORD

GOD. POUR OUT A BLESSING THAT

YOU CANNOT CONTAIN WE ASK IN

JESUS' NAME, AMEN. 185,000 IS

THE CHALLENGE. RED NUMBER

28,000. CALL US NOW.

> MAY TEYO'S FAMILY DIDN'T

HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY FOR

ELECTRIC AND WATER BILLS. MOST

DAYS THEY HAD TO CUT BACK ON

MEALS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE

MONEY TO BUY RICE.

Reporter: MATEO KNOWS WHAT

IT'S LIKE TO GO HUNGRY. IT

HAPPENS A LOT.

MY MOM TOLD ME THERE WAS

NOTHING TO EAT. I FELT SAD AND

I BEGAN TO PRAY TO GOD. THEN I

FELL ASLEEP WITHOUT EATING

ANYTHING.

Reporter: MATEO LIVES IN

PERU. HIS DAD WORKS AS A FARM

LABORER WHEN HE CAN FIND WORK.

HIS MOM RUNS A SEWING BUSINESS

FROM HOME. THE COMBINED INCOME

IS LESS THAN $5 DAY, NOT ENOUGH

TO COVER THE HOUSEHOLD

EXPENSES.

WHEN IT'S TIME TO PAY FOR

ELECTRICITY AND WATER, WE

USUALLY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY

FOR THOSE BILLS.

MY PARENTS HAVE NOT BEEN

ABLE TO BUY MY SCHOOL SUPPLIES,

UNIFORMS OR SHOES.

WE CAN ONLY AFFORD TO EAT

TWO DAYS A DAY. FOR BREAKFAST

BREAD WITH A CUP OF TEA. WHEN

MY HUSBAND DOESN'T HAVE A JOB,

WE DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR RICE.

Reporter: ON THE WORST DAYS

THEY ONLY ATE ONE MEAL A DAY.

OPERATION BLESSING INVITED

MATEO AND HIS PARENTS TO BE

PART OF A POULTRY WORKSHOP AT

THEIR CHURCH. WE PROVIDED

TRAINING, A CHICKEN COOP.

WE LEARN ABOUT CARING FOR

CHICKENS AND CARING.

Reporter: WE THEN HELPED

MATEO AND HIS FAMILY THROUGH A

SECOND CYCLE OF RAISING

CHICKENS. NOW THEY HAVE A

STEADY INCOME AND PLENTY TO

EAT.

THANK GOD. WITH THE HELP OF

THE ECONOMIC KENS, I CAN FEED

MY SON THREE TIMES A DAY.

Reporter: THEY SELMA TUR

BROILER CHICKENS BUT STARTED

SELLING PREPARED CHICKEN AS

WELL.

I EAT WELL AND MY MOM TELLS

ME THAT I'M GROWING TALLER. I

THANK GOD AND OPERATION

BLESSING FOR THE CHICKENS. THEY

ARE HELPING WITH THE THINGS WE

NEED MOST. THANK YOU.

THAT GOES TO YOU IF YOU ARE

A MEMBER OF THE 700 CLUB, YOU

ARE PART OF THAT OUTREACH.

DIAMOND BAR, CALIFORNIA, 2,500.

SOUTH CAROLINA, TWO THOUSAND

FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS. ASHLEY,

WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE

PHONES.

ALL RIGHT, GUYS. GOD HAS A

SPECIFIC PLAN UNIQUELY DESIGNED

FOR YOU. YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO

DISCOVER THIS PLAN IN GORDON'S

NEW EACH TEACHING CALLED DIVINE

DIRECTION AS HE GUIDES YOU

THROUGH IMPORTANT QUESTIONS IN

LIFE.

WHERE AM I GOING?

THESE QUESTIONS --

CBN PRESS DIVINE DIRECTION,

GOD'S BLUEPRINT FOR YOUR FUTURE

IN THIS ORIGINAL AUDIO

TEACHING, GORDON ROBINSON

TACKLES THE QUESTIONS.

THE ANSWERS CAN REMAKE YOUR

IMAGE OF YOURSELF.

START YOUR NEW YEAR WITH AN

ENCOURAGING MESSAGE ABOUT GOD'S

PLAN FOR YOU.

THIS IS THE LATEST TEACHING

CALLED DEFINE DIRECTION. WHEN

YOU CHOSE TO PARTNER WITH THE

700 CLUB YOU GET THIS FREE COPY

AND THE DEVOTIONAL. IF YOU JOIN

AT $40 A MONTH YOU GET THREE

COPIES. IF YOU JOIN HIGHER AT

1,000 CLUB, $84 A MONTH YOU GET

FOUR COPIES AND A DIGITAL

DOWNLOAD. THANK YOU FOR

PARTNERING WITH US. BACK TO

YOU.

> I GOT WONDERFUL NEWS FROM

CHESAPEAKE, VIRGINIA, 5,400.

WATERFORD MICHIGAN $5,000. THEN

NORTH CAROLINA, $6,000. MILLER

SOUTH DAKOTA, $5,000.

WASHINGTON, $10,000 AND

WICHITA KANSAS $10,000. THANK

YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.

WEST VIRGINIA, $3,000.

TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 2,500. NEW

JERSEY, 4,800. NORTH CAROLINA,

2,500. ALL OF THAT GOES INTO

THIS CHALLENGE. BOY DID WE GO

OVER. 33 SECONDS. EVERYTHING

COUNTS ON THIS WONDERFUL

CHALLENGE. WE HAD A WONDERFUL

DAY. $185,000 WAS THE CHALLENGE

AND AGAINST THAT YOU GAVE

$206,000. MAY GOD POUR OUT

BLESSINGS OVER YOU. ASK AND YOU

WILL RECEIVE THAT YOUR JOY MAY

BE FULL. ASK GOD LARGELY. LET

YOUR REQUEST BE MADE KNOWN TO

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