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TODAY ON REAL LIFE, HANDLING A
BUDGET ON TOUGH TIMES.
GREG AND JANET PARSHALL ON WHAT
IS GOING ON IN WASHINGTON.
ARLENE WILLIAMS IS IN THE
KITCHEN KICKING OFF FOOTBALL
SEASON.
AS ALWAYS, WE'LL BE PRAYING FOR■
YOUR MIRACLE.
TODAY ON REAL LIFE!
[ MUSIC ]
♪ WE WILL WAIT UPON THE LORD.
♪ WE WILL WAIT.
♪ UPON THE LORD.
♪ WAIT UPON THE LORD.
♪ I HAVE GOD TO REIGN FOREVER.
♪ OUR HOPE IS STRONG
♪ YOU ARE THE EVERLASTING GOD.
♪ YOU ARE DEFENDER OF THE WEAK
♪ YOU COMFORT THOSE IN NEED
♪ YOU LIFT THEM UP.
♪ ON WINGS.
♪ WAIT UPON THE LORD
♪ AS IT RISES
♪ WE WILL WAIT UPON THE LORD
♪ WAIT UPON THE LORD
♪ OUR GOD.
♪ YOU REIGN
♪ YOU REIGN FOREVER.
♪ OUR HOPE
♪ OUR STRONG DELIVERANCE
♪ YOU ARE.
♪ YOU ARE
♪ THE EVERLASTING GOD
♪ THE EVERLASTING GOD.
♪ YOU ARE NOT DEFENDER
♪ OF THE WEAK
♪ YOU COMFORT THOSE
♪ THAT ARE.
♪ OUR GOD
♪ YOU REIGN
♪ YOU REIGN FOREVER
♪ OUR HOPE.
♪ OUR STRONG DELIVERANCE.
♪ EVERLASTING GOD
♪ YOU DO NOT THINK.
♪ WEARY
♪ YOU'RE NOT THE DEFENDER OF THE
WEAK.
♪ YOUR NAME
♪ WE'LL NOT GROW WEARY
♪ SAY THIS AFTER ME
♪ WE ARE GOING TO THE MOUNTAIN
♪ ON WINGS LIKE EAGLES
♪ WE'RE NEVER WEARY
♪ YOU ARE THE EVERLASTING GOD
♪ WE ARE ON THE MOUNTAIN
♪ YES
♪ WITH WINGS LIKE EAGLES
♪ WHEN WE GROW WEARY
♪ EVERLASTING GOD
♪ WE ARE GOING TO MOUNTAIN
♪ ON WINGS LIKE EAGLE
♪ WHEN I GROW WEARY
♪ EVERLASTING GOD ♪
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> AMEN!
AMEN!
THE EVERLASTING GOD, I'M DON
BLACK AND WELCOME TO REAL LIFE
WITH MY BEAUTIFUL BRIDE TERI.
>> HI.
[ APPLAUSE ]
>> THIS IS REAL LIFE!
GOD LOVES YOU.
JESUS DIED FOR YOU.
THE HOLY SPIRIT EMPOWERS YOU AND
THE BIBLE IS YOUR GUIDE TO
ABUNDANT LIVING.
TERI, THIS IS OUR SECOND
PROGRAM.
>> YES, IT IS.
HOW DID YOU DO LAST NIGHT?
>> I WAS VERY TIRED.
AND I WATCHED THE SHOW.
I SAW, I JUST TOOK A LOT OF
NOTES, LET'S SAY.
HOW ABOUT THAT?
LEARNING.
THIS IS A LEARNING CURVE.
>> DID YOU HAVE FUN?
>> I DID HAVE FUN.
I REALLY DID.
EVERYONE WAS AWESOME. CAST, THE
-- WELL, WE ARE THE CAST AND THE
REST OF THE PEOPLE -- BUT THE
CREW AND EVERYONE WAS REALLY
GREAT.
VERY, VERY HELPFUL AND
WELCOMING.
IT WAS AWESOME.
>> WELL, THERE WAS A LOT OF
MINISTRY YESTERDAY ON THE
PROGRAM.
>> THAT IS RIGHT.
AS THE PROGRAM RAN THROUGH THE
DAY, A LOT OF FOLKS CALLED IN
FOR PRAYER.
WE WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT OUR
PRAYER LINE IS ALWAYS OPEN.
>> THAT IS RIGHT.
>> THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEBODY
HERE, 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A
WEEK TO PRAY WITH YOU.
YOU SAY, WELL, WHY DO YOU HAVE A
PRAYER LINE OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY?
WAS WE CARE ABOUT YOU.
WE WANT THAT PERSON YOU CAN CALL
STAND IN AGREEMENT WITH ABOUT AN
ISSUE IN YOUR LIFE THAT YOU NEED
PRAYER.
AN ANSWER FOR.
A MIRACLE FOR. NUMBER IS ON THE
SCREEN.
888-665-4483.
FEEL FREE TO CALL AT ANY TIME.
THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE.
AND THERE IS SOCIAL MEDIA
CONNECTIONS, TOO.
YOU HAVE THE TELEPHONE, IT IS A
GREAT CONNECTION POINT.
JOIN US ON FACEBOOK AND ALSO ON
TWITTER.
SO IF THAT IS THE WAY YOU
CONNECT, THEN, PLEASE, TAKE,
TAKE THE TIME AND REACH OUT AND
CONNECT WITH US ON TWITTER.
AND ON FACEBOOK.
WE LOVE TO HAVE YOU.
>> WE WANT TO PRAY FOR YOU.
SO, REMEMBER THAT ABOUT IT.
DON IS NOT JUST SAYING THAT.
WE ARE TRULY REALLY INTERESTED
IN YOUR LIFE.
WE WANT TO SEE HOW GOD WORKS IN
YOUR LIFE.
AND WE WANT TO PRAY FOR YOU.
SO, PICK UP THE PHONE AND HAVE
SOMEONE PRAY FOR YOU.
>> WELL, WE HAVE TWO EXCITING
GUESTS WITH US.
TWO SEPARATE KINDS OF GUESTS
WITH US TODAY.
AND THE FIRST, OUR FIRST GUEST
IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT MONEY.
WE NEVER, WE NEVER HAVE ANY
ISSUES AT HOME WITH BUDGETING
AND MONEY.
>> NO.
[ LAUGHTER ]
I'M LAUGHING.
YEAH, IT IS -- SURE.
WELL, WE DO.
[ LAUGHTER ]
BUDGET IS A CHALLENGE.
>> WHAT DOES BUDGET MEAN?
>> MINE, HIS AND THE REAL ONE, I
GUESS.
WE ARE GOING TO, I AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO HEARING WHAT MICHAEL
HAS TO SAY.
>> I AM, TOO.
>> I AM, TOO.
>> IT IS INTERESTING TO HEAR HOW
TO MANAGE THE MONEY. RESOURCES.
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT
RESOURCES AND MONEY, HOW MANY
FITS IN YOUR LIFE, THIS IS A
GREAT PLACE FOR YOU TO BE TODAY.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> WE HAVE, WE HAVE ALSO GREG
AND JANET PARSHALLS WITH US
TODAY FROM WASHINGTON.
THAT IS ALSO WHAT IS IN THE
HEADLINES.
WE ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT
SYRIA.
ALL OF THE THINGS THAT IS GOING
ON IN THE HEADLINES THAT YOU MAY
BE CONCERNED ABOUT.
THE THEME FOR TODAY IS, IF YOU
HAVE A FEAR.
IF YOU ARE UNCERTAIN ABOUT WHAT
IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN YOUR LIFE,
WE WANT TO INVITE YOU TO COME
AND PRAY WITH US.
THIS IS WHY WE ARE HERE FOR YOU.
BUT, SPEAKING OF MONEY, WE WENT
OUT TO THE STREETS, AND WE ASKED
THE PEOPLE IN PITTSBURGH, WHAT
ABOUT BUDGETS?
>> NOT AS WELL AS I SHOULD.
I WOULD LIKE TO TRACK ALL OF MY
EXPENSES.
>> I DON'T SPEND AS MUCH AS THEY
SEND ME.
I DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE BUDGET.
>> I DON'T.
AND I PROBABLY SHOULD.
I JUST, HONESTLY, I JUST STAND.
I REALLY DON'T BUDGET.
NO, I DON'T.
I PAY MOSTLY JUST MY LIVING
EXPENSES.
>> I DON'T HAVE A SET BUDGET.
I JUST DO.
I HAVE THE LIMITS ON HOW MUCH TO
SPEND.
SOMETIMES, YOU GET CUTBACKS LIKE
SAY, IF YOU WANT TO EAT PEROGGIS
AT THE PARK, CUT BACK ON
SOMETHING ELSE.
>> BUDGET?
HONESTLY, I KIND OF KEEP TRACK
UP HERE.
IT IS A SAD ART, REALLY.
>> I DO IT IN EXCEL SPREAD
SHEET.
TRYING TO SAVE.
>> I WOULD SAY, IF THEY DON'T
GET STRESSED OUT OVER DEBT, GO
AHEAD.
DON'T GET THE DEBT IF YOU DON'T
FEEL STRESSED OVER IT.
SOME PEOPLE RUN UP DEBT AND THEY
DON'T CARE.
>> SOME PEOPLE WRITE UP SO MUCH
DEBT AND THEY DON'T CARE.
I THINK THAT MAYBE THAT HAPPENS
A LOT.
WE ARE SO GLAD THAT MICHAEL
PEULER IS HERE WITH US.
GOD BLESS YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF
THE PROGRAM.
>> THANK YOU.
>> WELL, WHAT IS THAT ABOUT?
WHY DO PEOPLE DO THAT?
ISN'T THAT IRONIC THAT IT ENDS
UP DEAD AND SORT OF GO WITH THE
FLOW.
AND, IT IS REALLY HARD TO GET
PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT BUDGETING.
IF I CAN'T TO TOTAL, WOULD YOU
HEAD OFF AND BUDGET 20 MINUTES
TO MAKE THE TRIP KNOWING IT WAS
A 3 HOUR DRIVE.
YOU WOULDN'T DO IT.
IN OUR LIVES, NO ROAD MAP AT
ALL.
I SEE IT EVERYBODY SINGLE DAY.
BIBLE SPEAKS ENDLESSLY ABOUT
BUDGETING.
THE BIBLE TEACHES US TO BE WISE.
WHEN YOU WATCH THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT AND HOW WE SPEND
MONEY, IF IT IS GOOD FOR THE
GOVERNMENT, WHY NOT US, TOO?
>> MOST OF US NEVER HAD ANY
FINANCIAL PLANNING FROM YOUNG.
THE SCHOOLS TEACH LITTLE ABOUT
IT.
BURDEN ON THE HOME AND CHURCH TO
HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND IT.
IT IS A CHALLENGE.
MONEY, RESOURCES, NEED, WANT,
STRUGGLING WITH ALL OF THAT.
LET ME SHARE A BIBLE VERSE IF I
COULD.
PROVERBS 21:5, WHERE IT SAYS THE
PLANS OF THE DILIGENT LEAD TO
PROPHET AS SURELY AS HASTE LEADS
TO POVERTY.
AND, ISN'T THAT THE TRUTH?
YOU KNOW, THE HASTE.
WE ARE, WHEN YOU WATCH
TELEVISION, EVERYTHING IS, YOU
NEED THIS RIGHT NOW.
MAKE THIS DECISION.
ONE THEME I COULD EXPRESS TO
SOMEONE IS, 70% OF THE TIME IF
YOU DO NOT MAKE THE PURCHASE
RIGHT NOW, IF YOU DELAY IT, YOU
WILL NOT MAKE IT.
DON'T DO IT THE VERY FIRST TIME.
WALK AWAY.
REEVALUATE IT.
>> FOR EVERYTHING TO RECOMMEND,
OR JUST FOR MAJOR PURCHASES?
>> WELL, IT VARIES.
IT VARIES WITH A COUPLE
INVOLVED.
YOU SHOULD HAVE A NUMBER IN
MIND, YOU WOULD NEVER SPEND MORE
THAN $200 WITHOUT DISCUSSING IT
TOGETHER
WHATEVER THAT IS IN YOUR FAMILY.
IT SHOULD BE A NUMBER THAT
SHOULD DO THAT.
IN BUDGETING, WHERE WE HAVE TO
START, WE HAVE TO KNOW HOW MUCH
INCOME WE HAVE.
WE HAVE A TENDENCY TO FORGET
ABOUT TAXES.
SO LET'S KEEP TRACK OF OUR NET.
BUT FOCUS ON THE EXPENSE SIDE.
LET'S MAKE A LIST EVERY PLACE
OUR MONEY GOES.
YOU WILL BE STUNNED TO WRITE OUT
YOUR CHECKBOOK.
DO IT FOR TWO MONTHS NOT ONE.
REASON FOR THAT, YOU MIGHT PICK
DECEMBER.
DECEMBER IS NOT A TYPICAL MONTH.
>> NO, IT IS NOT.
>> LET'S LAY OUT WHAT HAS TO BE
PAID.
OUR MORTGAGE, OUR INSURANCE.
WHAT IS THE SPONTANEOUS THINGS?
WHAT ARE THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE
CHOICE ABOUT.
WHEN I LECTURE, I OFTEN SAY,
FIND ONE EXPENSE THAT YOU CAN
MAKE GO AWAY AND GET RID OF IT.
UNLESS IT IS FLOWER FOR YOUR
BRIDE.
PICK A DIFFERENT ONE.
>> THAT COULD WE MONTHLY.
>> IT COULD BE.
BUT, LET'S TALK ABOUT A STRATEGY
WHEN WE GO.
FIRST OF ALL, WE NEED SOME
COMMITMENT.
WE NEED THE LORD'S HELP.
HELP ME DO THIS.
SECONDLY, REALISTIC GOALS.
REALISTIC IS THE MAGIC WORD
HERE.
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A THIRD AND
A FOURTH AND A SECOND HOME.
AND A BOAT AND ALL OF THAT.
THAT IS NOT REALISTIC.
THAT IS NOT WHERE I AM IN MY
LIFE.
THAT ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN.
YET, INVARIABLE IDEA WITH FOLKS
THAT THEIR GOALS, IF THEY HAVE
GOALS AT ALL, ARE UNREALISTIC.
IT IS TOUGH.
REALLY TOUGH.
IF YOU NEVER HAD A BUDGET, ROAD
MAP, WHEN WE GET DOWN TO IT, YOU
SAY, WAS THIS A ROAD MAP, IF
GOD, IF THE LORD LOOKED DOWN ON
MY ROAD MAP OF MY SPENDING,
WOULD HE BE HAPPY WITH WHAT HE
SEES?
OR IS THIS BUDGET ABOUT ME?
PRIORITIZE THEM?
WE HAVE THINGS THAT WE MUST PAY
EVERY MONTH NO MATTER WHAT.
YET, ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT
COMES UP.
LIFE COMES UP WITH ALL KINDS OF
STUFF.
>> WE ARE GOING TO RUN OUT OF
TIME ON THIS SEGMENT.
I DON'T WANT TO END IT WITHOUT
TAKING IT TO A QUESTION ABOUT
TITHING.
MONEY FOR THE KINGDOM.
BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT IS WHERE
A LOT OF PEOPLE GET IN TROUBLE.
THEY DON'T IT IS AT THE
BEGINNING AND END.
WHAT ARE THE SCRAPS THAT IT
WORKS.
THAT IS SECRET OF SUCCESS OF
REALLY GETTING A HANDLE ON THE
MONEY.
IS BY GIVING GOD THE MONEY THAT
HE HAS REQUIRED OF US.
>> AMEN.
HAVE TO BE A PART OF IT.
WISH WE WOULD HAVE MORE TIME.
WE'LL HAVE YOU BACK.
TALK MORE.
GET INTO MORE DEPTH ABOUT THAT.
AT THIS POINT IN THE PROGRAM,
LET'S TAKE A BREAK.
THANKS FOR COMING.
KEEP AFTER THAT BUDGET.
FOR MORE GO TO CTVN.ORG.
COMING UP ON REAL LIFE, WE JOIN
ARLENE WILLIAMS AT HOME ITCH
CCHEN FOR A SEASONAL FAVORITE.
LATER, GREG AND JANET PARSHALL
JOIN US TO TALK ABOUT WHAT IS
GOING ON IN WASHINGTON AND THE
ISSUES AFFECTING YOUR FAMILY.
WE HAVE VEINLY IMAGINED THAT ALL
OF THE BLESSINGS WERE PRODUCED
BY SOME SUPERIOR WISDOM AND
VIRTUE OF OUR OWN AND BEHOOVES
US TO HUMBLE OURSELVES ARE
BEFORE THE OFFENDED POWER TO
CONFESS OUR NATIONAL SINS AND TO
PRAY FOR CLEMENCY AND
FORGIVENESS.
MAY OUR EYES BE OPENED AND LET
US PRAY AND FAST FOR OUR NATION.
WE HAVE SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL
FOR BUT WE HAVE MUCH ALSO TO
REPENT OF.
PRAY FOR THIS NATION.
AND PRAY FOR GOD'S MERCY.
WELCOME BACK TO REAL LIFE.
I'M IN THE KITCHEN WITH ARLENE!
WE ARE AT HOME!
>> YAY!
[ APPLAUSE ]
LOOK AT BRAND NEW KITCHEN.
I LOVE THE COLOR.
JUST TOTALLY DIFFERENT LOOK!
WE ARE PART OF THE REAL LIFE!
SET.
WE ARE SO GLAD YOU JOINED US
THIS MORNING.
WE ARE GOING TO BE HERE EVERY
TUESDAY MAKING ALL KINDS OF GOOD
THINGS.
>> GOOD.
YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE DON'T LIKE
CHANGE.
SOME PEOPLE FIGHT IT.
WE GO THROUGH LIFE, IT IS ABOUT
CHANGE.
I'M SO THANKFUL THAT ONE THING
IS CONSISTENT THAT WE COULDN'T
HAVE TO EVER WORRY ABOUT, GOD'S
LOVE.
>> HE NEVER CHANGES.
>> HE SURE DOESN'T.
>> MALACHI 3:6 SAYS, I'M THE
LORD AND I CHANGE NOT.
IF YOU ARE DEALING TODAY, WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT THAT.
DON'T YOU DARE WORRY, HE HAS IT
COVERED.
>> AMEN.
>> WHAT A GREAT WORD TO START
THIS WITH.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT I AM GOING TO
DO?
FOOT WALL SEASON.
>> IT IS.
>> AND YOU HAVE BOYS.
>> I DO HAVE BOYS.
>> THEY LOVE FOOTBALL.
>> THEY LOVE FOOD.
>> WHO DOESN'T?
I HAVE ONE OF THESE BIG BREAD
RINGS.
WE ARE GOING TO MAKE A FOOTBALL
HOAGIE.
>> YUM!
>> THIS IS A BIG BREAD RING THAT
WE HAVE.
I CUT IT IN HALF, THE TOP AND
BOTTOM.
WE HOLLOW OUT THE BOTTOM PORTION
A LITTLE BIT, WE ARE GOING TO
MAKE, YOU KNOW WHAT I DON'T LIKE
ABOUT HOAGIES IN GENERAL, WHEN
YOU TAKE A BITE, LETTUCE AND
EVERYTHING IS FALLING OUT.
>> TRUE.
>> I CHOPPED IT UP.
WE WILL ADD ONION.
ADD THE ONION IN THERE.
PORTIONS AREN'T IMPORTANT.
YOU ARE GOING TO FILL THIS IN.
>> OKAY.
>> GOOD TO HAVE A HELPER HERE.
DO YOUR BOYS LIKE HOAGIES?
>> YES, THEY DO.
>> BOYS LIKE EVERYTHING.
>> YOU ARE RIGHT.
THEY DO LIKE EVERYTHING.
BIGGER THE BETTER.
12 INCH.
THEY WOULD LOVE THIS ROUND
CIRCLE.
>> SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT?
PUT THE DRETIONING ON FIRST.
>> HALF OF THE BOTTLE.
>> THIS IS ZESTY ITALIAN.
>> YEAH.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> SO, I AM GOING TO START AND
THIS IS BASICALLY LAYERING AND
YOU CAN USE ANY KIND OF MEATS,
CHEESES, YOU JUST DECIDED THAT
WE WILL GO WITH THE AUTHENTIC
HOAGIE THAT HAS A CUP OF --
>> YOU FAMILIAR WITH ITALIAN?
>> THAT IS WHAT I WAS GOING TO
ASK, THE MEATS.
>> CURED HAM.
IT HAS PEPPER ON IT.
SO YOU WANT TO SLICE IT ON THE
THIN SIDE.
YOU DON'T LIKE BIG PIECES OF
HAM.
>> WOULD IT BE SPICY?
>> LITTLE BIT.
BECAUSE IT HAS THE PEPPER.
NOT OVERLY SPICY.
>> OKAY.
>> TELL ME, DO YOU WANT ME TO
STIR IT AROUND?
>> YEAH, THAT LOOKS GREAT.
GREAT.
>> OKAY.
AND, WE START TO LAYER ANY
VARIETY YOU LIKE.
>> IS THERE A REASON YOU PUT THE
LETTUCE AND ONION ON ONE SIDE
AND THE MEAT AND CHEESE ON THE
OTHER?
>> IF I WERE MAKING THIS, AND
ALREADY DONE, I WOULD START TO
LAYER THE MEAT AND STUFF ON TOP
OF THE LETTUCE.
>> OH, OKAY.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE
TO PUT IT TOGETHER.
>> YEAH.
>> OH!
>> WE CAN DO IT.
WE HAVE TO MERRY THESE BOTH UP.
WHEN YOU HAVE TIME, MAKE IT
PRETTY.
YOU CAN HAVE THE CHEESE AND THE
MEAT OVERLAP.
IT LOOKS NICE.
THIS IS GREAT IF YOU HAVE A LOT
OF PEOPLE OVER.
YOU ARE THINKING, WHAT WILL WE
SERVE?
IMPROMPTU.
THIS IS FOOTBALL SEASON.
JUST STARTED.
>> LOOKS GOOD.
>> THANK YOU.
>> DOES IT MATTER ON LAYERING?
LIKE HOW YOU LAYER THINGS?
YOU WANT A MEAT AND A CHEESE.
MEAT AND A CHEESE.
>> OKAY.
I THINK THAT YOU ARE --
>> WANT ME TO ADD MORE?
>> I THINK YOU ARE GOOD RIGHT
THERE.
>> YOU WANT TO HELP ME START TO
PUT THE HAMMER ON.
WE'LL BRING IT OVER TO YOU.
>> LET'S GET RID OF THIS.
WE'LL SWAP IT OUT.
>> OKAY.
>> I HAVE TO ASK, THIS IS REALLY
THIN.
IS THIS THE CHIPPED HAM?
>> BAKED HAM CHIPPED.
>> YEAH.
>> YOU ARE A PITTSBURGHER, YOU
KNOW ABOUT THAT.
CHIPPED HAM.
>> THAT IS RIGHT.
WE HAVELIED IN TENNESSEE AND
NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
>> NO.
THAT IS TRUE.
>> WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO,
LAYERING AND LAYERING.
REALLY, IT IS UP TO YOUR
DISCRETION AS I SAID WHAT KIND
OF CHEESES.
YOU CAN HAVE, WHAT WE WILL PUT
TODAY WITH IT.
DORITOS AND HUMMUS.
THAT IS A GOOD COMBINATION.
PEOPLE LOVE HUMMUS.
IF YOU WANT TO USE THREE KINDS
OF CHEESE, OR YOU ONLY WANT TO
USE TWO KINDS, IT IS UP TO YOU.
WHATEVER YOUR NEEDS ARE, THAT IS
WHAT YOU CAN DO.
I NOTICED YOU HIXED THE
DRESSING, LETTUCE AND ONEN.
IS THAT BETTER TO DO THAN OVER
THE TOP OF THE MEAT?
>> IT DOESN'T GET A CHANCE TO
SOAK IN.
IT WILL SOAK INTO THE BREAD,
MAKE IT SOFT.
YOU CAN TOAST THAT IF YOU WANTED
TO.
>> WHAT A GOOD IDEA.
IT WILL HOLD SOME OF THAT.
SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, ALL OF THIS
SEASONING AND MOIST YOUR IS AT
THE TOP OF IT.
BOTTOM IS DRY.
IT DOESN'T TASTE GOOD.
>> DOESN'T SINK THROUGH.
>> PUT THIS AROUND.
>> WHAT KIND IS THIS?
>> MONTEREY JACK.
>> THAT IS TWO.
MONTEREY JACK.
>> WHOLE SLICE?
CUT IT?
>> WHOLE WAY AROUND.
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS
ALL COVERED TO THE EDGES.
>> OH, OH, OH.
EVERYBODY HAS TO GET A LITTLE
BITE.
>> OKAY.
>> WHAT TEAM ARE YOU RALLYING
FOR?
IF YOU SAY TENNESSEE --
>> TENNESSEE DOESN'T HAVE THE
BEST RECORD.
>> NO.
THEY DON'T.
>> THEY DON'T.
BEFORE WE TEND TO BE ATLANTA
FALCONS FANS.
OUR FAMILY IS.
IT IS JUST THAT WE LIVED IN
ATLANTA FOR A WHILE.
SO, BUT THEN I GREW UP --
>> DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE
COUNTRY.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I'M STILL PITTSBURGH STEELIER
FAN.
>> SURE.
>> YOU KNOW, I HAVE, ATLANTA
FALCONS AND PITTSBURGH STEELIER,
DO THEY EVER PLAY TOGETHER?
I DON'T KNOW.
>> DOESN'T MATTER TOMATO?
YOU A GET THE NICE BIG BEEF
STEAKS.
DO YOU HAVE TOMATOES LIKE THIS
IN YOUR GARDEN?
>> I DID.
BUT THE DEER PRETTY MUCH ENJOYED
IT.
>> THEY HAVE ENJOYED THEMSELVES
THIS YEAR, HAVEN'T THEY?
>> YES, THEY HAVE.
I HAVEN'T DONE TOO WELL.
>> I'LL NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE.
>> OH, DEAR.
OKAY.
YOU CAN MO THIS BOTTLE.
>> THIS BOTTLE?
>> YES.
>> HERE IS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO
DO.
YOU TAKE THE BOTTOM PART.
I'LL TAKE THE TOP PART.
WE WILL PUT IT ON TOP.
>> YOU HAVE MUCH FAITH IN ME.
>> I DO.
I KNOW YOU WILL DO IT.
HOLD IT TOGETHER.
THIS IS TEAMWORK.
TUCK IT IN.
LOOK AT THAT SANDWICH WE MADE.
ISN'T THAT GORGEOUS?
>> WOW, THAT IS GORGEOUS.
>> WELL, WE ARE GOING TO CUT IT.
PUT TOOTHPICKS.
>> DID YOU MAKE THIS SANDWICH?
>> I CALLED.
BUT I SORT OF BUTCHERED IT WHEN
I TURNED IT OVER.
>> NO.
YOU DIDN'T.
>> ARLENE, WHAT IS THE NAME?
WHAT DO YOU CALL THIS?
>> JUMBO FOOTBALL HOAGIE.
>> OH!
>> SO THIS IS A MAN SANDWICH.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU CAN CUT IT THIS BIG PIECES
OR LITTLE PIECES.
IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T WANT TOO
MUCH, WHAT WE WILL DO, OKAY.
OKAY.
>> THERE.
>> TAKE A TOOTHPICK AND PUT IT
RIGHT THERE.
>> OKAY, THEN WHAT WE WILL DO,
WE'LL GIVE DON A PIECE.
>> GRAB ONE OF THE PLATES OVER
THERE.
>> GRAB IT THE WHOLE WAY
THROUGH.
>> YOU KNOW, I'M LEFT HANDED, I
PROBABLY AM IN YOUR WAY.
>> NO, YOU ARE NOT AT ALL.
>> NOT AT ALL.
>> WE'LL TAKE THE PLATES AND WE
CAN PUT ANOTHER TOOTHPICK IN.
>> THAT LOOKS SO YUMMY.
>> IT IS NICE BECAUSE IF YOU
DON'T WANT --
>> MMM.
VERY GOOD.
>> HEY, THIS IS A PITTSBURGH
THING, DON.
>> IT IS VERY GOOD.
>> IT IS A PITTSBURGH THING.
>> I LIKE WHAT YOU WERE SAYING
ABOUT THE NO-FEAR ZONE.
>> NO-FEAR ZONE.
>> WE HAVE TO PRAY THAT FOR THE
STEELERS.
>> I HAVE A FEELING THEY ARE IN
FEAR.
SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN PITTSBURGH
ARE THINKING, MY GOODNESS.
WHEN YOU KNOW CHRIST, THERE IS
NO FEAR.
JUST NO FEAR.
>> THIS LOOKS DELICIOUS.
>> VERY NICE.
I LIKE THIS.
>> WHAT ADDS FLAVOR TO IT?
>> NICE FLAVOR TO IT.
>> IF YOU WANT THIS RECIPE AND
THE ONES COMING UP, OVER THE
NEXT MONTHS, YOU ARE GOING TO
WANT TO GO TO WEB SITE AT
CTVN.ORG, THE RECIPES WILL BE
THERE.
YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THEM.
THEY ARE YOURS.
>> THAT WILL BE GREAT.
THAT WILL BE JUST GREAT.
AWESOME.
>> A COUPLE TOOTHPICKS.
>> LET'S HAVE A FOOTBALL PARTY.
>> YEAH.
SURE!
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> LADIES, THIS IS FANTASTIC, I
THINK THAT WE HAVE SOME CREW
THAT MIGHT COME IN A LOT LIKE A
HURRICANE.
>> THANK YOU FOR COOKING THIS.
>> IT IS ALL OVER MY MOUTH.
>> I KNOW YOU ARE ENJOYING IT.
>> DELICIOUS.
WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A BREAK.
AND, WE'LL PROBABLY EAT AT THIS
WHOLE SANDWICH.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME.
>> FOR THIS, OR OTHER REAL LIFE
RECIPES FROM ARLENE WILLIAMS IN
THE AT-HOME KITCHEN, VISIT THE
WEB SITE AT CTVN.ORG.
UP NEXT, ON REAL LIFE, LIVELY
CONVERSATION WITH AUTHORS CRAIG
AND JANET PARSHALL.
AND, A LITTLE LATER, YOUR DAILY
DOSE OF INSPIRATION WITH THE
7-MINUTE WORD.
>> REVEREND SHUMACHER HAD A
PASSION TO BRING IT INTO THE
CITY.
DR. SHUMACHER HAD HIGH HOPES
FOR PITTSBURGH'S ROLE IN
CHANGING THE U.S..
AND MUCH OF 1955, HE SAID, I
LIKE TO ENVISION PITTSBURGH AS A
CITY UNDER GOD.
SO THAT GOD WOULD BE THE SAME TO
PITTSBURGH AS STEELERS IS TO
PITTSBURGH.
BACKLOG OF CHRISTIAN CONVICTION
AND BELIEF IN THIS CITY MEANS
MORE THAN ALL OF THE COAL IN THE
HILLS AND STEELE IN THE MILLS.
IF THESE FORCES CAN BE TRAINED,
UNITED AND MOBILIZED, PITTSBURGH
MIGHT BE A SPIRITUAL PILOT
PLANT, AND EXAMPLE FOR AMERICA.
PITTSBURGH FOR CHRIST.
CHRIST HEAR OUR PRAYERS AND
BLESS THIS LAND.
WELL, LOOKIE HERE.
IT LOOKS LIKE ETHEL AND LUCY IN
THE PRAYER CENTER.
UH-OH, IT LOOKS LIKE RICKIE IS
WORRIED ABOUT LUCY ALWAYS ON THE
PHONE OR CHATTING ON COMPUTER.
LOOK AT LUCY AND ETHEL, HAVING A
BLAST PRAYING FOR FOLKS CALLING
AND CHATTING IN.
WHAT WILL RICKIE DO NOW?
WAIT!
RICKIE IS JOINING HIM, TOO.
MOVE OVER LUCY AND ETHEL.
RICKIE WANTS TO BE A PRAYER
PARTNER AT CTVN ANSWERING PRAYER
CALLS AND EXPLAINING THE LOVE OF
GOD.
JUST LOOK AT LUCY AND RICKIE AND
ETHEL.
THEY ARE SO HAPPY HANGING WITH
THE PRAYER PARTNERS AT CTVN
WORKING IN THE STUDIO.
AND PRAYING ON THE FOB OR
CHATTING ON COMPUTERS TO FRIENDS
THAT CALL IN NEEDING A PRAYER.
DO YOU WANT TO JOIN LUCY AND
ETHEL AND RICKIE IN THE PRAYER
CENTER?
YOU CAN HAVE A GREAT TIME
EXPLAINING THE LOVE OF GOD TO
THOSE NEEDING A PRAYER.
CALL US AT 866-798-4104.
AND BECOME A PART OF CORNERSTONE
TELEVISION'S PRAYER PARTNERS
EXPLAINING THE LOVE OF GOD.
WELCOME BACK TO REAL LIFE.
I'M STILL CHEWING ON THAT
SANDWICH.
>> LOOKS GOOD.
>> WE ARE SO BLESSED TO HAVE
JANET AND CRAIG PARSHALLS WITH
US TODAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING.
>> GOOD TO BE BACK.
>> LEAVING, I THOUGHT, YOU WERE
IN WASHINGTON.
I KNOW NOW THAT YOU ARE IN THE
SHENANDOAH VALLEY.
IT MUST TAKE A LOT TO GET YOU
OUT OF THIS.
A LOT OUT OF WASHINGTON.
WE GOT IN THE CAR ONE DAY, HOW
FAR AND LONG CAN WE LEAVE FROM
WASHINGTON AND KEEP OUR JOBS?
WEED UP IN THE VALLEY.
>> OF COURSE, CELL PHONES WORK.
>> YES, EXACTLY.
>> IT IS A BEAUTIFUL PART OF
VIRGINIA.
>> IT IS.
IT IS.
>> BUT IT IS THOMAS HARDY SAID,
IT IS FAR FROM THE CROWD.
REAL PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO LIVE
IN WASHINGTON REALLY.
YOU WORK THERE BUT WANT TO GET
OUT OF THE CITY.
BUT OUR WORK STILL TAKES US BACK
INTO THE CITY ON A REGULAR
BASIS.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT FOR A
MINUTE.
BOTH OF YOU GUYS ARE INVOLVED
ACTIVELY.
YOU ARE INVOLVED AS THE ATTORNEY
FOR THE NRB AND ALSO, AN AUTHOR
AND SPEAKER.
WHAT, WHAT DO YOU SPEND YOUR
TIME DOING MOSTLY?
>> YOU KNOW, THE MAJORITY OF MY
TIME, DON IS SPENT IN AND OUT OF
WASHINGTON DC AND HAVING THE
PRIVILEGE TO TALK TO GOVERNMENT
LEADERS AND FOLKS IN THE FEDERAL
COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION.
THOSE ARE THE FIVE INDIVIDUALS
THAT BASICALLY SET THE RULES FOR
EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENS HERE IN
TERMS OF TELEVISION, RADIO AND
NOW EVEN THE INTERNET.
WHAT WE DO, IS SIMPLY REMIND
THEM ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF
CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING.
CHRISTIAN TELEVISION.
CHRISTIAN RADIO AND MAKE SURE
THAT THE DOORS STAY OPEN AND
COULDN'T GET CLOSED.
>> PROTECT THE FREEDOMS.
FREEDOMS TO TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT
THE GOSPEL.
>> THAT IS A PRECIOUS COMMODITY
OBVIOUSLY.
EVERY BROADCASTER, SECULAR OR
CHRISTIAN BELIEVES THAT THEIR
CONTENT IS IMPORTANT.
WE HAVE HEAVENLY CONTENT.
CONTENT THAT CHANGES PEOPLE'S
LIVES AN IMPACTS THEIR ETERNITY.
>> AMEN.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
ABSOLUTELY.
IT IS HARD.
I KNOW WHAT TO DO.
TELL OUR FAMILY YOU ARE WATCHING
WHAT YOU DO.
>> I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF DOING
RADIO.
EVERY DAY.
THROUGH MOODY RADIO.
AIRS ON 700 STATIONS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY, LITERALLY FROM HAWAII,
ALASKA AND *** ISLANDS.
PREMISE OF THE PROGRAM, BY THE
WAY, DOESN'T IT WORK OUT WELL I
DO RADIO AND HE WORKS AT NRB.
KEEPS THE DOORS OPEN TO DO WHAT
I DO.
I LOVE IT.
CRAIG SAID, WHEN GOD MADE US, HE
SPLIT THE SAME ATOM, HALF WAS ME
AND HALF HIM.
WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS TAKE IN
THAT WORD AND APPLY IT TO OUR
LIVES EVERY DAY.
WE AMEN ON SUNDAY MORNING AND
GET THE HEADLINES MONDAY MORNING
AN PANIC.
WE FAIL TO REALIZE THAT WORD IS
A LIGHT UNTO MY FEET AND LAMP
UNTO OUR PATH.
EVERYTHING THAT IS HAPPENING IN
THE WORLD TODAY MAKES SENSE WHEN
IT IS LOOKED AT THROUGH THE LENS
OF SCRIPTURE.
WE REALLY CALL IT APPLIED
CHRISTIANITY.
I'M GLAD YOU SAID THAT, THAT WAS
ONE OF THE QUESTIONS.
WHEN WE LOOK AT HEADLINES TODAY,
WE SEE A LOT ABOUT SYRIA.
THE CON CONFLICT IN THE MID
EAST, HOW DO YOU SEE THAT AND
HOW DO WE GET PEACE WITH THOSE
KINDS OF HEADLINES?
>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
YOU START FIRST WITH SAYING TO
OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN THE
LORD, THAT IS TO WHOM I WOULD
DIRECT THIS.
CARE.
IT IS REAL EASY FOR A LOT OF
PEOPLE TO SAY, THAT IS OVER
THERE PROBLEM.
WHAT DO I CARE?
I DON'T LIVE IN SYRIA, NOT MY
ISSUE.
LET'S STEP IN WITH PAUL, YOUNG
STUDENT TIMOTHY.
TOLD US TO PRAY FOR THOSE IN
AUTHORITY.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BELONG TO THE
SAME PARTY.
WE NEED TO PETITION WISDOM,
GRACE, MERCY, INSIGHT INTO THE
DECISIONS TO MAKE.
THESE ARE WEIGHTY, HEFTY
DECISIONS.
WHY SHOULD WE CARE?
WE SHOULD CARE BECAUSE WE CARE
ABOUT THE WHOLE TRUTH TO THE
WHOLE GOSPEL OF THE WORLD.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT SYRIA,
NUMBER ONE, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT
WHAT IS HAPPENING TO CHRISTIAN
BROTHERS AND SISTERS THERE.
MY SOURCES IN SYRIA TELL ME THAT
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS AND SISTERS
ARE PARTICULARLY CONCERNED ABOUT
THE REBELS.
NOT HASAD, BUT REBELS BECAUSE
THEY ARE GOING AFTER THE
CHRISTIANS.
IN FACT, YESTERDAY, ATTACK ON
CHRISTIAN VILLAGE, SHOUTING
BEFORE THEY WENT IN AND WENT TO
THE BELIEVERS AND SAID, YOU WILL
CONVERT OR DIE AND THREATEN THEM
WITH BEHEADING IF THEY DIDN'T
CONVERT TO ISLAM.
THAT IS FIRST CONCERN FOR
FAMILY, BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
I'M ALSO CONCERNED BECAUSE I
DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO GO INTO
ETERNITY WITHOUT KNOWING JESUS
AS PERSONAL SAVIOR.
I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO PERISH.
THE BIBLE SAYS HE IS NOT WILLING
ANY SHOULD PERISH.
PEACE IN THAT REGION, HOW THAT
LOOKS AND DONE, I DON'T KNOW.
GOD RAISES UP KINGS AN PRINCES
THAT WILL MAKE THOSE DECISIONS.
YOU AND I WON'T BE IN DECISION
TO DO IT.
WE WILL *** ON THE GATES OF
HEAVEN TO MAKE THAT DECISION FOR
THE SAKE OF THE GOSPEL FOR NO
OTHER REASON.
ISN'T THAT THE POINT?
CENTRAL POINT OF GOD'S KINGDOM
AND KINGDOM REVEALED IN THAT
AGE?
>> THAT IS WHAT IS SO TERRIBLY
IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO BE
WATCHES ON THE WALL AND HORIZON
AND SIGNS OF THE TIMES.
REMEMBER, JESUS REBUKING THE
PHARISEES, SAYING, YOU KNOW, YOU
KNOW HOW TO PREDICT THE WEATHER
BY LOOKING AT THE CLOUDS.
WHEN YOU ARE A SAILOR, YOU KNOW
IT IS A GOOD TIME TO SAIL AND
BAD TIME.
WHY NOT RECOGNIZE ME AS THE
ULTIMATE.
ULTIMATE SIGN OF THE TIME.
ALSO BE ON THE ALERT.
THAT MEANS WATCHFUL, GET GOD'S
BIG PICTURE FROM GREAT WORD AND
APPLY IT TO WHAT IS HAPPENING IN
THE WORLD.
>> AND, I THINK THAT A LOT OF
TIMES, FOLKS LIKE US, WE DON'T
KNOW HOW TO GET INVOLVED.
YOU KNOW, WE SEE IT AND YOU ARE
RIGHT.
IT IS SO FAR AWAY.
IT DOESN'T APPLY TO ME.
BUT, IF JUST PRAYER HAS A LOT OF
IMPACT AND PROBABLY OTHER WAYS
TO HELP AND GET INVOLVED.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
A PURPOSE FOR THAT.
PROPENSITY TO BE BELLY BUTTON
OPEN.
HOW DOES IT AFFECT ME
PERSONALLY?
IF WE GO TO JOHN 3:16, KNOW AND
LOVE QUOTE, FOR GOD SO LOVED THE
WORLD, NOT ANYMORE INCLUSIVE
THAN THAT.
HERE IS THE EXCLUSIVE PART OF
THE STATEMENT.
WHO SOEVER BELIEVED IN HIM, SON
JESUS, WOULDN'T PERISH,
EVERLASTING LIFE.
EVEN IF WE DON'T UNDERSTAND THE
CHRISTIANS AN CHRISTIANS SET THE
BORDERS AND MULLIGAN STEW OF
PEOPLE GROUPS THERE.
RELEASE THE TRIBAL RELATIONSHIP
AND DON'T UNDERSTAND THE
FACTIONS, HERE IS WHAT WE KNOW,
HOW DO YOU CHANGE A TERRORIST?
INTRODUCE THEM TO JESUS CHRIST.
THAT IS THE ULTIMATE ANSWER.
I INTERVIEWED SO MANY FORMER
TERRORISTS THAT COME TO FAITH IN
JESUS CHRIST, GREW UP.
NO MOTHER IN LEBANON OR SYRIA
SAYS, CONGRATULATE US, WE HAVE
HAD A HATER.
TEACH YOUR CHILD TO BE A HATER.
HATE CAN BE TRANSFORMED BECAUSE
OF THE COMPLETED WORK OF THE
CROSS.
IT IS FOR THE SAKE OF THE CROSS
WE SHOULD BE INVOLVED.
THESE ARE THE END DAYS AND WE
ARE WATCHING GOD UNVEIL, WE KNOW
THAT THE BIBLE TELLS US CLEARLY
WHAT THE PLAN LOOKS LIKE, AND
THE KINGDOM CHANGES, WHY ARE WE
SHOCKED WHEN WE SEE THOSE ROUGH
WINGS?
RUMORS AND WAR.
WRESTLING OF STRIFE?
WHY IS THAT SHOCK CHRISTIANS?
>> NUMBER ONE, WE HAVE SEEN THE
MOSAIC WHERE THE TINY LITTLE
PIECES ARE PUT TOGETHER.
THE TIMES JANET AND I TRAVEL TO
HIDLE EAST, GREAT MOSAIC WORKS
THROUGHOUT HISTORY THAT YOU CAN
ENJOY.
IF YOU STAND BACK, THE PICTURE.
IF YOU GET TOO CLOSE TO ONE SET
OF PIECE, YOU MISS THE BIG
PICTURE.
BIG PICTURE WORD OF GOD.
THAT GIVES US THE LANDSCAPE AND
INSTRUCTION MANUAL AND THE MAP.
NOW, WHY ARE WE SURPRISED?
BECAUSE WE ARE IN THOSE LITTLE
PIECES EVERY DAY.
WE ARE DOING THE THINGS THAT GOD
HAS CALLED US TO DO, RAISING THE
FAMILIES, GOING TO JO B, PAYING
THE TAXES.
DEALING WITH OUR FRIENDS AND
NEIGHBORS AN OUR COMMUNITIES.
BUT WE NEED TO REMEMBER TO KEEP
THE BIG PICTURE, THE BIG PICTURE
AND ULTIMATELY IT IS ABOUT GOD'S
LOVE FOR THE WORLD.
AND HIS HAVING SENT CHRIST AND
THEREFORE WE HAVE A REASON TO BE
IN THE WORLD NOW.
IT GETS DOWN TO TWO SIMPLE
OPTIONS WHEN YOU FEEL ANXIOUS OR
AFRAID.
IT IS EITHER FEAR OR FAITH.
>> THAT IS RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> I SEE TWO EXCITING BOOKS.
WHICH ONE TALK ABOUT FIRST?
WE HAVE A MINUTE.
JANET, YOURS IS THE NEWEST?
>> BUYER BEWARE.
RIGHT.
>> WHAT I DO, I TOOK A LOOK AT
ISRAELITES WHEN THEY WENT INTO
CAPTIVITY.
IN A PAGAN WORLD.
SOUND FAMILIAR?
WHAT DOES GOD DO?
SENDS HIM A LETTER BY WAY OF■■
JEREMIAH 29, NOT ONLY SURVIVE
BUT THRIVE AND THAT BOOK TELLS
THEM AND US HOW WE THRIVE IN A
SIN SICK FALLEN WORLD.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE TRUTH
IN THE MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS.
INTERESTING WAY TO UNDERSTAND.
>> I HAVE HAD A PRIVILEGE TO
WORK WITH GOOD FRIEND TIM LE
HAY.
THIS IS THE BRICK OF CAST, IS
THE THIRD IN THE END SERIES.
AND AS YOU CAN TELL, IT IS KIND
OF A FUTURISTIC VIEW OF HOW
THINGS MIGHT GET BAD AND WHAT IT
WOULD LOOK LIKE FROM THE
AMERICAN STANDPOINT, IF THINGS
REALLY GET BAD IN THE NEXT FEW
YEARS AND THE BRICK OF CAST IS
NUMBER 3.
WHAT HAPPENS TO FREEDOM IN
AMERICAN FAMILY WHO ARE PEOPLE
OF FAITH.
WHAT HAPPENS AND HOW DO THEY
LIVE SUCCESSFULLY AND SEEK GOD'S
WILL IN THE MIDST OF A CRAZY,
CRAZY CHAOTIC WORLD AND THEN
BOOK NUMBER 4, MARK OF EVIL IS
COMING OUT BEGINNING OF NEXT
YEAR.
THE LAST OF THE SERIES.
>> WE WILL HAVE YOU BACK TO TALK
ABOUT HOW A COUPLE STAYS SO BUSY
AND IS SO PRODUCTIVE AND KEEPS
THE FAMILY FOCUS, TOO.
>> BECAUSE YOU HAVE CHILDREN AND
--
>> FOUR CHILDREN.
SIX GRANDCHILDREN.
>> OH, WOW.
>> IT HELPS WHEN YOU MARRY AT 6.
[ LAUGHTER ]
>> THAT IS SOMETHING
UNFORTUNATELY WE DIDN'T DO.
>> THANK YOU FOR COMING ON REAL
LIFE AND TALKING TO US BOTH.
THE NEWS.
WE'LL TAKE A BREAK.
WE'LL BE BACK IN A MINUTE.
[ MUSIC ]
WE TALKED ABOUT PRAYER.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT TIMOTHY 2,
FIRST TIMOTHY 2, THAT IS THE
APOSTLE PAUL SPEAKING UNDER THE
INSPIRATION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
ABOUT SOMETHING WE WERE
MENTIONING A MINUTE AGO.
NUMBER ONE, THE IMPORTANCE OF
PRAYER.
IT IS INTERESTING, IF YOU LOOK
AT THE FIRST COUPLE OF VERSES IN
2, THAT PAUL REMINDS US NOT JUST
TO BE PEOPLE OF PRAYER, BUT
COUPLE OUR PRAYER WITH
THANKSGIVING.
THAT IS IMPORTANT.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE CAN BE
THANKFUL FOR IN THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA, IS THE FACT
THAT WE HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL
REPUBLIC.
IT IS THE PUBLIC THAT RUNS THE
COUNTRY THROUGH OUR ELECTED
OFFICIALS.
WE NO LONGER HAVE A MONARCH, WE
DON'T HAVE LEADER WHOSE ARE
MASTERS.
WE HAVE LEADERS IN WASHINGTON,
D.C. WHO ARE OUR PUBLIC
SERVANTS.
THAT TRIGGERS AN OBLIGATION AND
PRIVILEGE.
HIGH PRIVILEGE ON THE PART OF
THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH AND
BELIEVERS IN CHRIST.
SO LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT FIRST
CORINTHIANS 2, AND SEE WHAT THE
APOSTLE PAUL HAS TO SAY ABOUT
WHAT WE OUGHT TO BE DOING WITH
THESE TREMENDOUS FREEDOMS THAT
GOD HAS BLESSED US WITH.
IF WE LOOK AT THE FIRST FEW
VERSES, OF COURSE, WE SEE THE
PRIVILEGE OF PRAYING, AND HE
DOESN'T SET, PAUL DOESN'T SET
LIMITATIONS ON WHO WE SHOULD
PRAY FOR.
HE SAID, PRAY FOR EVERYONE.
SOME TRANSLATIONSS A SAY, PRAY
FOR EVERY MAN.
THAT MEANS WITHOUT LIMITATION.
WITHOUT HESITATION.
WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION.
THERE SHOULD BE NO ONE THAT WE
ARE UNWILLING TO PRAY FOR.
BECAUSE AS WE WILL SEE IN A
MINUTE, IT IS ALL TIED INTO
GOD'S PERFECT AND GREAT DESIGN
FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT AND BUILDING
HIS KINGDOM.
APOSTLE PAUL SAYS THAT WE SHOULD
PRAY FOR OUR KINGS.
AND THOSE IN AUTHORITY.
WE NO LONGER HAVE A KING OF
COURSE.
NO LONGER MONARCHS BUT PUBLIC
SERVANTS IN WASHINGTON DC.
LOCAL CITY.
CITY COUNCIL.
COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND STATE
GOVERNMENT AS WELL.
WE SHOULD PRAY FOR THEM ON A
REGULAR BASIS.
WE SHOULD PRAY FOR THEM BECAUSE
PAUL REMINDS US IF WE DO SO,
GOD'S GREAT DESIGN FOR GOOD
GOVERNMENT IS THAT THE CHURCH
SHOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE PEACEFUL
AND QUIET LIVES.
SO WITH AS BELIEVERS IN CHRIST
CAN LIVE IN HOLINESS.
LIVE APPROPRIATE LIVES AND
PURSUE OUR MINISTRY AND
OBLIGATION AND HIGH COMMITMENT
TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST.
IT IS NOT JUST FOR COMFORT THAT
WE ARE GIVENNEN THE OBLIGATION
TO PRAY AND PRIVILEGE TO SEEK
GOOD GOVERNMENT.
NO.
WE LOOK AT VERSE 4, WE SEE THIS
IS TIED INTO GOD'S MASTER PLAN.
TO BRING PEOPLE INTO SALVATION.
INTO HIS FAMILY.
AND SO HE SAYS, PAUL IN VERSE 4,
GOD DESIRES ALL MEN TO BE SAVED.
AND TO COME TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF
THE TRUTH.
IN OTHER WORDS, IF WE PRAY
FERVENTLY AND PRAY FOR
GOVERNMENT AND LEADERS AND
WISDOM AND MAKE WISE DECISION,
IT WILL NOT ONLY BLESS THE
CHURCH BUT THEN THE CHURCH WILL
BE FREE TO BE THE CHURCH AND
INFLUENCE THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW
CHRIST AND BRING THEM INTO THE
FAMILY OF GOD.
NOT JUST PRAYER.
BUT I BELIEVE THAT THE BIBLE
SPEAKS TO ACTION.
CHRISTIANS SHOULD BE INVOLVED IN
INFLUENCING THE GOVERNMENT FOR
GOOD.
WE COULD USE A COUPLE EXAMPLES.
FIRST OF ALL, WE NEED TO KNOW
WHAT GOD'S DESIGN FOR GOVERNMENT
IS.
WE LOOK AT ROMANS 1, PAUL TELLS
US, THAT BASICALLY, THAT THE
DESIGN FOR GOVERNMENT IS BY
GOD'S OWN DESIGN TO PROMOTE GOOD
AND RESTRAIN EVIL.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, APOSTLE
PETER SAYS THE SAME THING.
SECOND PETER 3:9.
WE KNOW THAT.
NOW, SOMETIMES WE ARE CALLED
UPON AS PAUL SAYS IN EPHESIANS
5, TO EXPOSE EVIL.
AND CERTAINLY NOT PARTICIPATE IN
THE DEEDS OF DARKNESS.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, IN
PHILIPPI, WHEN PAUL WAS
ARRESTED, HE WAS ARRESTED
ILLEGALLY BECAUSE HE WAS A ROMAN
CITIZEN.
RIGHTS OF ROMAN SAID HE WAS
ENTITLED TO A TRIAL.
NO TRIAL.
ARRESTED ILLEGALLY.
BUT HE BROUGHT THE JAILER IN
PHILIPPI TO A KNOWLEDGE OF
CHRIST ALONG WITH ENTIRE
HOUSEHOLD.
THEN, HE OBJECTED DIRECTLY TO
THE MAGISTRATES WHO HAD CAUSED
HIM TO BE ILLEGALLY ARRESTED.
HE INFLUENCED THAT CORRUPT AND
PAGAN SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT,
REMINDING THEM WHAT THEIR DUTYS
WERE.
ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY IN SCRIPTURE
TO SEE THOSE WHO POSITIVELY
INFLUENCED LEADERS.
LOOK AT OLD TESTAMENT, FOLKS
LIKE JOSEPH AND DANIEL AND
ESTHER, AND THEN, MANY, MANY
OTHERS.
THOSE WHO HAD ACCESS TO THE
CORRIDORS OF POWER.
AND WERE ABLE TO DIRECTLY
INFLUENCE EVEN PAGAN LEADERS
WITH THE SPIRIT OF GOD AND LEAD
THEM TO WISE DECISIONS.
NOW, YOU AND I MAY NOT HAVE THAT
KIND OF ACCESS, TO OUR NATIONAL
LEADERS, BUT WE DO HAVE ACCESS
TO OUR LEADERS THROUGH THE POW
POWER OF ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATION, E-MAIL, TELEPHONE
OR EVEN BY LETTER WRITING.
WE CAN PRAY AND WE CAN
COMMUNICATE WITH THEM THOSE
VALUES THAT WE HOLD DEAR.
IF WE ARE SILENT, THE VACUUM
WILL BE FILLED BY THOSE WHO DO
NOT FOLLOW THE WORD OF GOD.
IF WE ARE ACTIVE IN INFLUENCING
OUR LEADERS BOTH WITH OUR PRAYER
AND OUR ACTIONS, AND OUR
INFLUENCE, THEN GOD'S GREAT
DESIGN FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT, I
BELIEVE, WILL BE FULFILLED.
THESE ARE MOMENTOUS TIMES.
THESE ARE TIMES FOR US TO BE ON
OUR KNEES, IN PRAYER.
WITH THANKSGIVING.
THEN TO GET UP FROM OUR KNEES
AND BE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN
WHATEVER SPHERE OF INFLUENCE GOD
HAS CALLED YOU TO IMPACT YOUR
GOVERNMENT.
DON.
>> AMEN!
AMEN!
WE ARE CALLED TO IMPACT OUR
GOVERNMENT BECAUSE OUR
GOVERNMENT IS US.
LET'S TAKE A BREAK AND WE'LL
COME BACK AND GO TO PRAYER.
NOW, LOOKIE HERE!
IT IS LUCY AND ETHEL ON THE
PHONE AGAIN!
AND, AGAIN!
WONDER WHAT THEY ARE TALKING
ABOUT.
THEY SURE DO LOOK LIKE THEY ARE
HAVING FUN!
UH-OH, LOOKS LIKE RICKIE IS
WONDERING WHY LUCY IS ALWAYS ON
THE PHONE.
WHAT IS THAT IN HIS HAND?
IT IS A PHONE BILL AND IF IT IS
HUGE, LUCY WILL HAVE A LOT OF
EXPLAINING TO DO.
WAIT!
THERE IS NO PHONE BILL BECAUSE
LUCY AND ETHEL ARE CORNERSTONE
TELEVISION PRAYER PARTNERS AT
HOME.
JUST LOOK AT LUCY AND ETHEL.
THEY ARE SO HAPPY.
TALKING TO THEIR PRAYER CALLS
THAT COME DIRECTLY TO THEIR HOME
PHONE OR EVEN THEIR NEW FANGLED
CELL PHONE.
DO YOU WANT TO JOIN LUCY AND
ETHEL AND BECOME A PART OF
CORNERSTONE TELEVISION'S PRAYER
PARTNERS AT HOME?
YOU CAN HAVE A GREAT TIME
EXPLAINING THE LOVE OF GOD TO
THOSE WHO NEED A PRAYER.
CALL US AT 1-866-798-4104.
AND BECOME A PART OF CORNERSTONE
TELEVISION'S PRAYER PARTNERS AT
HOME.
WITH LUCY AND ETHEL AND RICKIE.
EXPLAINING THE LOVE OF GOD.
TOMORROW ON REAL LIFE, WE
REMEMBER THE EVENTS OF 9/11 WITH
A STORY OF A WOMAN WHO WAS IN
THE WORLD TRADE CENTER DURING
THE ATTACK.
WHEN WE GHET BAD WEATHER, YOU
COULD TEEL THE OFFICE MOVING.
IT WASN'T LIKE THAT.
IT WAS A JOLT.
AND I THOUGHT, WHAT IS GOING ON?
I LOOKED OUT MY WINDOW.
I SAW HUGE CHUNKS OF BLACK
SOMETHING.
I COULDN'T TELL WHAT IT WAS.
MEET THE LADIES OF SISTER TO
SISTER.
TOPIC, OPINIONS AND A FRESH
PERSPECTIVE.
THAT IS TOMORROW ON REAL LIFE.
>> WELCOME BACK!
WE ARE HERE AT THE PRAYER ALTAR.
WE ARE GOING TO COME TO, GO TO
THE LORD WITH YOUR PRAYER
REQUEST.
YOU STILL HAVE TIME TO CALL IT
IN.
888-665-4483 AND PUT YOUR PRAYER
REQUEST ON THE TABLE.
ON THE ALTAR.
WE ARE FOCUSSING TODAY ON
UNCERTAINTY AND FEAR WE ALL HAVE
IT.
DON'T FEEL LIKE YOU ARE THE ONLY
ONE WITH CONCERNS FOR THE
FUTURE.
WE SHARE THOSE.
GOD WANTS TO TAKE THOSE FROM YOU
AND HAVE PEACE.
GOD OF PEACE NOT FEAR.
GOD OF FAITH.
THAT IS A QUESTION IN THE BREAK.
>> I HAVE UNCERTAINTY.
I HAVE TEENAGERS.
I'M NOT SURE ABOUT HOW THE
INTERNET AND THE CHURCH AND WHAT
I SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT IN
TERMS OF THE INTERNET AND
GOVERNMENT ROLE.
WHAT IS AHEAD OF ME?
WHAT DO I SEE RIGHT NOW SAW
INTERNET CAN BE A SCARY PLACE.
BUT A BLESSED PLACE.
JANET AND I SEE ALL OF THE TIME
THAT MINISTRIES USE IT
POWERFULLY TO GET THE GOSPEL
OUT.
ON THE OTHER HAND, THERE ARE
TRAP FORCE UNWEARY PARENTS.
A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS OUT THERE
INVOLVING CHRIST YEAN LEADERS
AND OTHERS WHO ARE VERY SAVVY
ABOUT THE INTERNET.
I'M ON THE BOARD OF ONE IN
PARTICULAR.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH IS THE NAME OF
IT.
THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS.
THEY HELP DESIGN ROTE CALLS AND
SYSTEMS AN PROGRAMS FOR PARENTS
AND CHILDREN.
TO TEACH THEM THE RIGHT SERVICE,
LAPTOP OR USE THOSE SYSTEMS TO
PROTECT CHILDRENS AND MAKE THE
PARENTS MORE SAVVY ABOUT WHERE
THE DANGERS ARE.
>> CAN I DO 30 SECOND AMENDMENT
TO THAT AS WELL.
I INTERVIEWED A FATHER-DAUGHTER
PSYCHOLOGY TEAM THAT TALKED
ABOUT THE CHEMISTRY OF THE BRAIN
THAT LITERALLY CHANGES THE MORE
TIME OUR KIDS SPEND ON THE
INTERNET.
THAT IS A RED FLAG FOR ME AS A
MOM.
MOM TO MOM, YOU ASKED ABOUT ONE
OF THE THINGS TO BE CONCERNED
ABOUT.
HERE IS THE PARADOX.
WHY SOCIAL MEDIA WHEN IT IS THE
MOST ISOLATING THING THAT THEY
DO?
IT IS.
TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS.
HAVE LUNCH.
SHAKE A HAND AND WRITE A LETTER.
I THINK IT IS GOOD.
NOW I CAN E-MAIL A MISSIONARY
WHEN IT TOOK 10 DAYS TO A
MISSION FIELD, I LOVE THE
ADVANTAGE FOR THE PROCLAMATION
OF THE GOSPEL BUT IT CAN BE A
GOD.
IT CAN BECOME AN IDOL OR
OBSESSION IN OUR LIVES THAT WE
AS MOMS AND DADS HAVE TO
NEGOTIATE THE USE YANK.
IT IS VALUE NEUTRAL IN TERMS OF
THE TECHNOLOGY.
BUT I THINK THAT WE HAVE TO BE
OVERSEWER SEERS AND -- OVERSEERS
AND STEWARDS ON THIS.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE ASKING FOR
MONEY ON THE INTERNET.
A LOT OF SCAMS AND THINGS GOING
ON.
ABLE TO SORT IT OUT.
IN FACT, YOU CAN HAVE THE YOUR
BANK ACCOUNT, THE THEFT TODAY,
SOMEONE WALKING IN THE LOBBY
WITH A GUN.
CLEANING YOU OUT OVER THE
INTERNET.
>> $35 MILLION FROM HONG KONG?
>> MINE IS FROM AFRICA.
>> YOU MAY HAVE EVEN HEARD,
THERE IS A DIGITAL CURRENCY BEEN
CREATED CALLED THE BIT COIN
WHERE YOU CAN TRADE ON THE
INTERNET AND NEVER USE CURRENCY
THAT IS RECOGNIZED BY ANY
COUNTRY.
>> THERE IS A TENDENCY TO
BELIEVE IN ALL OF THIS TO THINK
IT IS A POSITIVE THING.
WITHOUT DIGGING INTO IT, THE BAD
GUYS ARE WORKING FULL-TIME.
>> THAT IS WHY WE, IT IS
IMPORTANT TO PRAY AND TO
REMEMBER THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO
BE FEARFUL.
>> AMEN.
>> THAT IS HOW I WANTED TO CLOSE
THIS SEGMENT.
THE BIBLE IS CLEAR.
IT SAYS, GREATER IS HE THAT IS
IN ME, THAN HE IS IN THE WORLD.
>> YES.
>> THE WORLD DOES HAVE ALL OF
THE TRICKS AN ENEMY AT YOU AT
ALL KINDS OF ANGLES.
ONE THING YOU NEED TO BE CERTAIN
OF, IF YOU KNOW JESUS CHRIST AS
YOUR SAVIOR AND ACCEPTED HIS
LOVE, THEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE
CONCERNED.
YOU CAN TURN IT LOOSE.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW JESUS WE WANT
TO TALK TO YOU HOW TO ACCEPT
CHRIST AND HOW TO FIND HIM AS
SAVIOR AND LORD.
THAT IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS
ABUNDANT LIFE.
THEN THE NEXT STEP AND NEXT
STEP, CHRISTIAN WALK IS THOUGHT
STATIC.
NOT JUST ONE TIME, GOING
FORWARD.
YOU NEED TO KEEP MOVING.
WE ARE HERE TO PRAY.
IF YOU SEND IN A PRAYER REQUEST,
WE'LL TAKE THIS TIME.
LEA HANDS ON PRAYER REQUESTS.
IN NAME OF JESUS.
WE WILL PRAY FOR GOD'S TOUCH
UPON EACH OF THESE PEOPLE.
I WOULD LIKE YOU TO ASK TO LEAD
US.
>> GRACIOUSLY, HEAVEN FATHER,
HOW DO WE SAY THANK YOU FOR A
KING THAT GIVES US ACCESS TO THE
THRONE OF GRACE ANY TIME,
ANYWHERE, ANY DAY.
FATHER AS WE HAVE BEEN TALKING
THIS HOUR IN VARIOUS AS SECTS OF
THE NATURE OF FEAR, PLEASE HELP
US TO REMEMBER THAT YOU HAVE NOT
GIVEN US A SPIRIT OF FEAR.
>> YES, GOD.
>> OF POWER, LOVE AND OF A SOUND
MIND.
FATHER, WE RECEIVE ALL OF THAT
FROM YOU.
AS WE SEE THE VARIOUS PRAYER
REQUESTS, SO MANY PEOPLE
WORRYING ABOUT THE JOBS AND
FINANCES, SO MANY PEOPLE
STRUGGLING WITH THE HEALTH,
FATHER, PLEASE HELP US TO
UNDERSTAND THIS PARTICULARLY
WITH ALL OF THESE PRAYER
REQUEST, AND WHAT IT MUST LOOK
LIKE IN FRONT OF THE THRONE.
WE SEE SO MANY HERE.
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE BEFORE
YOU AND YOU HEAR AND CARE AND
LISTEN AND YOU ANSWER.
HERE IS WHAT WE KNOW NO.
WHATEVER THE PRAYER REQUESTS
ARE, FATHER, NOTHING HAS
HAPPENED IN OUR LIFE THAT HAS
NOT BEEN VETTED IN THE THRONE
ROOM OF HEAVEN FIRST.
HAVE YOU A ALLOWED IT TO OUR
LIVE FORCE A PURPOSE.
PERHAPS IN THE DARKNESS AND IN
THE VALLEY, WE WILL SEE YOU MORE
CLEARRY THAN WE EVER SEEN YOU
BEFORE.
HELP US TO NOT BE AFRAID EVEN IF
THINGS ARE DARK AND NOT MANY IN
THE CHECKING ACCOUNT.
EVEN IF THE JOB ENDS AT THE END
OF THE WEEK OR THE DIAGNOSIS
ISN'T GOOD, YOU ARE IN CONTROL.
>> HALLELUJAH.
>> POWER, LOVE.
SOUND MIND.
ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE YOUR
GIFTS, FATHER GOD.
SO WE THANK YOU, THAT IN OUR
WEAKNESS AND WOUNDEDNESS, THAT
YOU CAN COME TO YOU AND KNOW
THAT YOU SAY THAT WE CAN CAN
CRAWL UP ON YOUR LAUGH AND
YOU'LL WRAP YOUR EVERLASTING
ARMS OF LOVE AROUND US.
NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENED THIS
MORNING, WE WOKE UP KNOWING THAT
YOUR TENDER MERCIES ARE RENEWED
AND GRACE WAS SUFFICIENT AND
NOTHING AND NO ONE CAN SEPARATE
US FROM YOUR LOVE.
THAT MAKE US A VERY RICH PEOPLE
INDEED FATHER GOD.
AND WE THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THANK YOU FOR HEARING THESE
PRAYERS.
THANK YOU FOR ANSWERING THESE
PRAYERS.
FATHER, WHETHER THEY WERE SHORT
OR LONG SPOKEN IN THE PREDAWN
HOURS, OR IN THE MIDDLE OF A
COMMUTE THIS MORNING, YOU HEARD
IT ALL AND YOU CARE AND YOU
ANSWER.
>> HALLELUJAH!
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOUR GOD LOVE.
WE WILL DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN.
COME BACK TOMORROW MORNING.
GOD BLESS YOU.