WELCOME TO THE "LATE SHOW."
I'M YOUR HOST STEPHEN COLBERT.
I HOPE EVERYONE IS STAYING SAFE AND WARM TONIGHT BECAUSE WE'RE
EXPECTING A BLIZZARD WITH UP TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW FROM WHAT THE
WEATHER CHANNEL HAS DUBBED "WINTER STORM STELLA."
FOR THE LATEST ON THE STORM, LET'S GO TO THE WEATHER
CHANNEL'S JIM CANTORE.
>> STELLA!
>> Stephen: THANKS, JIM.
YOU STAY SAFE OUT THERE.
( LAUGHTER ) YOU THINK HE WOULD BE WEARING A
WINTER COAT.
SURPRISING HE'S DRESSED THAT WAY.
QUICK REMINDER -- THE WEATHER CHANNEL HAS NO AUTHORITY TO NAME
ANYTHING.
THEY ARE NOT PART OF THE GOVERNMENT.
IN FACT, I HAVE AS MUCH AUTHORITY TO NAME THINGS AS THEY
DO, SO, BECAUSE WE'RE EXPECTING 18 INCHES OF SNOW, EVEN THOUGH
IT WAS 60 DEGREES LAST WEEK, I'M CALLING IT "WINTER STORM: CRAZY
BALLS."
( SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC ) ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
YEAH, MUCH MORE LIKELY.
>> Jon: PRETTY CRAZY.
>> Stephen: SPEAKING OF CRAZY BALLS --
THE GOP'S HEALTH CARE PLAN CAME OUT LAST WEEK AND, SO FAR, IT'S
POPULAR WITH EVERYONE... EXCEPT DOCTORS, HOSPITALS, THE
INSURANCE INDUSTRY, PATIENTS, THE ELDERLY, DEMOCRATS,
REPUBLICANS, MORTALS.
( LAUGHTER ) YEAH.
THESE MORTALS, THEY NEED SO MUCH CARE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THIS AFTERNOON, THE
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE RELEASED ITS OFFICIAL ANALYSIS
OF THE GOP'S HEALTHCARE BILL AND FOUND 24 MILLION AMERICANS WILL
LOSE COVERAGE UNDER THE PLAN.
( AUDIENCE REACTS ) >> OH, MAN!
>> Stephen: OKAY, OKAY.
KEEP IN MIND, THAT'S 24 MILLION PEOPLE BY 2026.
WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE, A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE WON'T LIVE THAT
LONG.
( LAUGHTER ) YESTERDAY, SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
AND PERSONAL TRAINER WHO HIGH FIVES WAY TOO HARD PAUL RYAN
WENT ON "FACE THE DICKERSON" TO GET AHEAD OF THE CBO REPORT.
>> THE ONE THING I AM CERTAIN WILL HAPPEN IS CBO WILL SAY,
WELL, GOSH, NOT AS MANY PEOPLE WILL GET COVERAGE.
>> STEPHEN: "WELL GOSH!
NOT AS MANY PEOPLE WILL GET COVERAGE.
GEE WILLICKERS, I NEED CHEMO!
CHEESE AND CRACKERS, I CAN'T AFFORD TO GO TO THE DOCTOR.
HOLY TOLEDO, I SHOULD'VE IDENTIFIED MY NEXT OF KIN,
BECAUSE...
FIDDLESTICKS, I'M DEAD!" ( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE ) YEAH, DOESN'T SOUND SO BAD WHEN
ITS FOLKSY.
GOSH, GOLLY!
( APPLAUSE ) ( PIANO RIFF )
SO, ANYWAY, A LOT OF PEOPLE COULD END UP LOSING THEIR
HEALTHCARE.
SPEAKING OF LOSING IT -- DONALD TRUMP --
( LAUGHTER ) AS YOU ALL RECALL, A WEEK AGO
THAT DONALD TRUMP PINCHED OUT A COUPLE OF EARLY MORNING TWEETS
ACCUSING BARACK OBAMA OF WIRETAPPING TRUMP TOWER BEFORE
THE ELECTION.
TRUMP OFFERED NO EVIDENCE AND THEN
DEMANDED THAT CONGRESS GO OUT AND FIND SOME EVIDENCE.
WELL, TODAY IS THE DEADLINE SET BY CONGRESS FOR JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT TO TURN OVER ANYTHING THAT MIGHT EXIST.
SO FAR, BRACE YOURSELF, NOTHING.
( LAUGHTER ) WHO COULD HAVE SEEN THIS COMING?
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) WHO COULD HAVE PREDICTED THAT?
EVERYONE, INCLUDING PAUL RYAN.
>> HAVE YOU SEEN ANYTHING TO SUGGEST THERE ARE WIRETAPS?
>> NO.
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT FOR A
SECOND?
>> NO.
OKAY, BUT PRESIDENT TRUMP HAD FOUR TWEETS SPECIFICALLY
ACCUSING -- >> NO.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
SO, THAT MEANS YOU'RE GOING TO CANCEL THE
INVESTIGATION?
>> NO.
>> STEPHEN: DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOU SHOULD SAY ABOUT THIS?
>> NO.
>> STEPHEN: RYAN'S REACTION ISN'T SURPRISING.
TO BELIEVE TRUMP'S CLAIMS, YOU'D NEED A SHAKY GRASP OF REALITY,
AND ZERO REGARD FOR THE TRUTH.
SEAN SPICER TODAY -- ( LAUGHTER )
SEEMS LIKE A GOOD GUY.
SEEMS LIKE A GOOD GUY.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) IF SOMEONE HAD TO REPRESENT ME,
I'D GO WITH SEAN SPICER.
>> Jon: YEAH.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: TODAY, SEAN SPICER
ATTEMPTED TO DOWNPLAY THE PRESIDENT'S WIRETAP
CLAIM.
>> THE PRESIDENT USED THE WORD WIRETAP IN QUOTES TO MEAN
BROADLY SURVEILLANCE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.
>> STEPHEN: SEAN, I THINK YOU'RE GRASPING AT "STRAWS."
( LAUGHTER ) I THINK YOU'RE A FUNNY BUNNY.
I DON'T LITERALLY MEAN GRASPING AT STRAWS.
I MEAN "DEEPLY TROUBLED."
( LAUGHTER ) THEN SEAN GOT A LITTLE "SPICY."
>> THE BOTTOM LINE IS, THE QUESTION THAT YOU STILL HAVE NOT
ANSWERED IS-- >> I HAVE ANSWERED IT!
>> CAN YOU SAY AFFIRMATIVELY THAT, WHENEVER THE PRESIDENT
SAYS SOMETHING, WE CAN TRUST IT TO BE REAL?
>> IF HE'S NOT JOKING, OF COURSE!
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: OKAY!
IF HE'S NOT JOKING!
HOW HARD IS IT TO TELL WHEN THE PRESIDENT IS JOKING?!
THE PRESIDENT MEANS IT UNLESS HE'S JOKING. AND IT'S EASY TO TELL.
I MEAN, JUST LOOK AT THE OATH OF OFFICE.
>> PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES SO HELP ME GOD.
BAZINGA!
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: HE ALWAYS THROWS THAT ON THE END, RIGHT?
BAZINGA!
AND SPICER WASN'T THE ONLY MEMBER OF TEAM TRUMP CLEANING UP
THE TWEET STORM.
ADVISER AND STEP-MOM WHO IS TRYING TO REPLACE YOUR MOTHER,
KELLYANNE CONWAY, EXPLAINED YESTERDAY THAT JUST BECAUSE
THERE'S NO EVIDENCE THAT HIS PHONE WAS WIRETAPPED DOESN'T
MEAN TRUMP IS WRONG.
>> THERE WAS AN ARTICLE THIS WEEK THAT TALKED ABOUT HOW YOU
CAN SURVEIL SOMEONE THROUGH THEIR PHONES, THROUGH THEIR --
CERTAINLY THROUGH THEIR TELEVISION SETS, ANY NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT WAYS, AND MICROWAVES THAT TURN INTO CAMERAS.
>> STEPHEN: IT'S TRUE.
IT'S TRUE.
( LAUGHTER ) MICROWAVES THAT TURN INTO
CAMERAS.
HOW DO YOU THINK WE FILM THIS SHOW?
JIM, SHOW CAMERA THREE.
SHOW 'EM WHAT WE'VE GOT OVER THERE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) THERE IT IS.
( PIANO RIFF ) BUT, CONWAY'S MICROWAVE HEATED
UP ONLINE, SO TODAY SHE EXPLAINED TO CHRIS CUOMO WHY HER
CLAIMS MAY HAVE BEEN A LITTLE OFF.
>> CHRIS, I'M NOT INSPECTOR GADGET.
>> Stephen: YES, OKAY, CHRIS?
INSPECTOR GADGET HAD ALL SORTS OF TOOLS AT HIS DISPOSAL: GADGET
SKATES, GADGET 'COPTER...
KELLYANNE CONWAY ONLY HAS ONE MOVE: GO-GO ALTERNATIVE FACTS!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( PIANO RIFF )
THEN SHE KEPT TALKING.
>> I DON'T BELIEVE PEOPLE ARE USING THE MICROWAVE TO SPY ON
THE TRUMP CAMPAIGN.
HOWEVER, I HAVE -- I'M NOT IN THE JOB OF HAVING EVIDENCE.
>> STEPHEN: OKAY... WHO HAS THE EVIDENCE JOB?
BECAUSE IT'S CERTAINLY NOT PAUL RYAN OR TOM PRICE, AND IT WOULD
BE NICE TO KNOW IF OBAMA WAS SPYING ON EVERYONE THROUGH THE
POPCORN SETTING ON OUR MICROWAVES.
( LAUGHTER ) ( DING )
OH, EXCUSE ME.
MY HOT POCKET'S DONE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) OH, MMM, MMM!
MMM!
OH, MMM...
AHHH!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ♪
BY THE WAY, PRESIDENT OBAMA, I MISS YOU!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ACTUALLY, CAN I COME IN THERE
WITH YOU?
CAN I JUST -- CAN I JUST -- CAN YOU PLEASE -- CAN I JUST -- I
JUST WANT -- ( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE ) ♪
( LAUGHTER ) >> Jon: NICE.
>> Stephen: WE NEED A BIGGER MICROWAVE.
NOW I WANT TO TALK ABOUT DONALD TRUMP, BUT NOT THE PRESIDENT.
THE ONE THAT LOOKS LIKE HE'S WET ALL THE TIME, DONALD JR.
( LAUGHTER ) HE WAS AT GOP FUNDRAISER THIS WEEKEND IN TEXAS, AND HE REALLY KNEW HOW TO WIN OVER THE
SAYING, "YOU GUYS GET IT.
YOU UNDERSTAND THE FREEDOMS ...
SO MANY OF WHICH WE'VE LOST WHERE I COME FROM IN THE
PEOPLES' REPUBLIC OF NEW YORK.
I CAN SAY THAT AND MEAN IT BECAUSE I SEE IT."
DUDE, YOU LIVE ON THE UPPER EAST SIDE.
THE ONLY THING YOU SEE ARE GOLDENDOODLES WEARING RAINSHOES.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
( PIANO RIFF ) >> Jon: COME ON!
( STEPHEN MAKING HISSING SOUND ) ( LAUGHTER )
A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT CONFLICTS OF
INTEREST BECAUSE TRUMP SENIOR OWNS THE TRUMP ORGANIZATION.
HE'S TURNED IT OVER TO HIS SON, AND DON JUNIOR ASSURED THE CROWD
THAT, SINCE HIS DAD TOOK OFFICE, QUOTE, "I BASICALLY HAVE ZERO
CONTACT WITH HIM, AT THIS POINT."
OH...
THANK YOU ( CROWD SAYS, OH... )
A LITTLE LATE BUT THANK YOU.
POOR DON JUNIOR.
IT REMINDS ME OF THAT OLD SONG, "THE CAT'S IN THE CRADLE AND THE
SILVER SPOON.
THE SILVER FORK AND THE SILVER PLATE, THE GOLDEN TABLE, AND THE
GOLDEN BED, AND THE GOLDEN TOILET SEAT, YEAH, DADDY'S GOT A
GOLDEN TOILET.
♪ ♪
♪ ( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
"WHEN YOU COMIN' HOME DAD," "I CAN'T TELL YOU, SON."
IT VIOLATES THE EMOLUMENTS CLAUSE, SON.
IT VIOLATES THE EMOLUMENTS CLAUSE."
♪ ♪
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) WE'VE GOT A GREAT SHOW FOR YOU
TONIGHT.
EWAN MCGREGOR IS HERE.
BUT, FIRST, I'LL TALK ABOUT ANOTHER TRUMP CRONY WHO'S
COZYING UP TO THE RUSSIANS.
STICK AROUND.
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I have been working as a psychotherapist for fourteen years now.
I can not say that now my work brings me pleasure, but once I imagined myself a "healer of souls"
and with great enthusiasm I gave myself to her.
The point is not that over the years I changed my views on life; Rather, I fully learned
all the ins and outs of working with the mentally ill.
There are no "interesting" cases, tragic life stories, a stubborn struggle with their demons
and happy ends.
Everything is extremely prosaic - one has a hereditary predisposition to schizophrenia,
another has not sustained hard work and has received a nervous breakdown, the third - a
single mother with four children, who simply do not have enough attention.
And things were not going well for me.
At some point in my life, events occurred, after which everything went up the hill.
I got married, bought a house, started a child and a dog, and my attitude to work changed
from the ideological to the attitude of the artisan to his craft: he simply does what
he can best, has an income, and nothing more.
At least that's how it was before Benjamin Terrence entered our hospital a week ago.
Mr. Terrence was known as the "Ripper of Maine."
On his conscience were twelve unprecedented in their severity of murder, the pervertedness
of which enshrined this nickname.
In his case, there were many interesting details, the main of which is the fact that he himself
surrendered to the police.
Until then, those twelve murders no one thought to tie together.
Judging by the information known to the public, the crimes were not systematic, which did
not allow to see the general picture, and they occurred for two years.
And suddenly, for no apparent reason, ahem ... a "successful" maniac on the eve of the
New Year is guilty and asks him to close him behind bars.
As I understood later, this was the strangest thing.
The forensic examination revealed the insanity of Benjamin Terrence, after which a mandatory
course of psychiatric and drug treatment was appointed.
The public was furious, they wanted to see him at least burned at the stake in the center
of Portland.
According to the court's decision, Mr. Terrence's treatment was to be held in our clinic.
I had a warm relationship with the chief physician of our clinic for mentally ill Willem Parr,
and when he found out that the Ripper from Maine was being sent to us, he immediately
secured him for me.
Surely the old man did it because he saw me getting sour at this job, and I wanted to
somehow dilute my routine.
I do not even know whether to be grateful to him for this or to hate him.
***
... When Terrence was brought to my first session, I was dumbfounded.
I've been dealing with mentally ill criminals during my career, and someone, and Benjamin
Terrence was not like them.
He was tall, thin, with blue circles under his eyes, in which only exhaustion was read,
but not a hidden insanity.
In appearance, he was about forty-odd years, although in the case history in the graph
the age was twenty-nine.
The orderlies sat him on a chair next to my desk, and I nodded to them to get out.
Terrence had a straitjacket, so I did not see any need for concern.
As soon as the door closed, I spread the necessary papers in front of me and wanted to start
the conversation, but the patient ahead of me:
"You also consider me crazy, do not you?"
Not the most original question I heard, so I did not lose my head:
- Well, the court medical board decided that you are unwell, and unfortunately, I did not
manage to form my opinion yet.
There was an awkward pause, and I continued:
- Mmm ... You probably want to convince me that they are wrong?
I'm ready to listen to you.
After all, they put you here for that.
The word "put" was one of those words that I tried to avoid in conversation with the
patients of our clinic, but this time it broke out itself.
Terrance chuckled and leaned back slightly in the chair.
- It's clear.
So, for you, I'm just another psychopath, right?
In that case, nothing will come of it.
You can ask your questions, or whatever you have, it will not help me anyway.
Terrence said this without malice, rather tired.
I decided that his disbelief would be the "starting point":
- Well, why, I'm ready to listen to your opinion about why you are here.
Regardless of what you said to the medical board or at the trial, here we will start
everything from scratch.
But first, I still have to observe the formalities and ask a couple of general questions.
I leaned on the table.
"So, Mr. Terrence, were you abused as a child in the family?"
Terrence only sighed deeply, his whole expression saying, "How I got fed up with this."
About a minute we sat in complete silence, and this, apparently, alarmed the orderlies,
because outside heard rustling and muffled muttering.
Terrence, probably, also heard it, and, once again taking a deep breath, looked at me:
"Come on, mister ..."
He glanced at the sign on the table with my name.
"... Mr. Gaan."
I am ready to tell the whole story, from and to, as briefly and informally as possible,
if you promise to listen to me and not interrupt.
After that, make your own conclusions, I do not know, write a diagnosis, do not care what
else.
Have agreed?
I thought that this time it is worth conceding:
"Without doubt Mr. Terrence, I'll listen to you, but I do not promise to" not interrupt
". But be sure - I will listen to you seriously.
Imagine that we are not in my office, but in a café, we communicate like friends, and
you tell me your story.
I took out a pen and a notebook from the top drawer of the table.
Terrence closed his eyes, and then another pause.
Finally, he began to speak.
- I do not know how your work is to you, but I got fed up with my order.
You see, I work ... worked as a logistics manager in one company.
The salary is small, but the work is not dusty, so, in principle, from a financial point,
I was happy with everything.
Money was enough for everything, and even a little for leisure, but this was not enough
to fight the grayness of my life.
Friends I do not have, women, too, sometimes go to the movies or bowling, but this is my
list of hobbies ends, but I would like something more.
Terrence opened his eyes, frowned and stared at the wall.
- Every day I became more aware that I want something unusual.
Something that will shake me and my boring life ...
"... and therefore I began to kill" - swept in my head, but I certainly did not say it
out loud.
Terrence continued:
"... I do not know why this happened, but ... I began to see the same dream."
In it, someone in a coat and hat - well, a gangster of crime movies about the Mafioso
of the last century - talked to me.
The problem was that I did not understand what he was saying.
It's like I forgot English ... or something.
Sleep like a dream, we dream of different things, and this I always forgot, without
giving it much importance.
In the eyes of Terrence began to read some tension.
I've come across this before.
When the mentally ill remember something unpleasant, it can provoke a seizure, so I was prepared
in case of what to call the orderlies.
"But that's interesting, doc."
The more I plunged into depression, the more clearly I remembered this dream, and the better
I heard the speech of my visitor.
Terrance leaned forward slightly.
The straitjacket gave no particular freedom of action, and all that he could do was such
simple moves forward and backward.
- ... On that day - I do not remember, in my opinion, it was the end of August - everything
was going wrong for me.
My colleague fell ill, and his part of work fell on me, besides mine.
On the way home, the car was refused brakes, and I almost collided with a cargo van ... and
nothing surprising, the wreck was second-hand.
I went over to the bar, fought with local swindlers, and somehow miraculously got home.
I expected that sleep would remove all the accumulated tension.
Terrance shook his head.
- Not there it was.
This night I saw this dream as clearly as never before.
I stood face to face with a man in a cloak and hat who repeatedly repeated the same phrase:
"Melinda Fraser, Lewiston, 164 Goulder Road, a butcher's ax, a large roll with poppy".
Do you understand?
He simply stood with a stony face and repeated the same thing, the same thing.
And I could not leave.
He could not move.
I just stood and listened to him and understood what he meant.
It lasted for an eternity, maybe more.
The next morning I had a terrible headache, but what was there - the whole body, but I
remembered perfectly what I dreamed.
It seemed to me as if I ...
"Excuse me, Mr. Terrence," I interrupted.
"You did not see his face, did you?"
Maybe it was someone from friends?
A colleague at work?
Relatives?
It was important.
Sometimes a person on the verge of a breakdown provokes some bad memories or old grievances
for terrible deeds.
Perhaps this was the root cause, but intuition told me that it's hardly so simple.
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The March Madness Selection Show Gets Hacked By Russia - Duration: 1:24.
>> WELL COME TO THE NCAA SELECTION SHOW.
AS ALWAYS, I'M LARRY BOBERRY.
HERE WITH MY CO-ANCHOR.
TODAY WE'LL REVEAL THE BRACKETS FOR THE NCAA TOURNAMENT MARCH
MADNESS.
>> THE NUMBERS AND STATS HAVE BEEN CRUNCHED AND THE RESULTS
STORED ON A HIGHLY SECURED SERVER IMPOSSIBLE TO HACK.
>> Stephen: GOOD TO KNOW!
LET'S GET TO IT.
>> THE NUMBER ONE IN THE COUNTRY IS VILLANOVA.
>> GOING AGAINST NUMBER NINE SEED, AND THIS IS THE SURPRISE,
THE RUSSIAN ARMY!
>> I DID NOT SEE THAT COMING.
BELIEVE THIS WILL BE THE FIRST TIME A FOREIGN ARMY WILL
BE DPEETING IN THIS TOURNAMENT.
THE WILDCATS WILL HAVE THEIR WORK CUT OUT FOR THEM BECAUSE IT
WILL BE FIVE PLAYERS AGAINST 850,000 BATTLE-TESTED SOLDIERS.
>> NOT TO MENTION THE RUSSIAN ARMY HAS A GREAT DEFENSE AND
ALSO NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
>> I WOULDN'T COUNT VILLANOVA OUT YET.
THEY HAVE JOSH HART.
>> BUT RUSSIAN PROVED TENACIOUS ON THE EASTERN FRONT.
>> I'LL MAKE A BOLD PREDICTION AND SAY THE RUSSIAN ARMY MAKES
IT TO THE FINAL FOUR.
>> I AGREE, BUT IN TEND I THINK THE RUSSIANS LOSE TO DUKE OR
DUKE IS TOSSED IN A SIBERIAN LABOR CAMP.
>> EITHER WAY, GREAT TOURNAMENT.
FOR EVERYBODY AT CBS SPORTS, GOOD NIGHT!
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The Gospel of Love - Enjoying Everyday Life - Duration: 28:33.
ANNOUNCER: THE FOLLOWING PROGRAM IS PAID FOR
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
[MUSIC]
[MUSIC]
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: WELL, I'M SITTING HERE AT A CAFÉ HAVING A LITTLE COFFEE
IN PARIS, FRANCE, AND I'M SURE SOME OF YOU ARE THINKING RIGHT
NOW, "BOY, I WISH THAT WAS ME."
WELL, YOU KNOW, FRANCE IS A BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY AND PARIS IS A
BEAUTIFUL CITY AND IT'S KNOWN AS THE CITY OF ROMANCE, THE CITY OF
LOVE, BUT INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, THE PEOPLE HERE VERY MUCH NEED
TO KNOW ABOUT THE ONE TRUE LOVE THAT'S AVAILABLE TO THEM,
THE LOVE THAT NEVER DISAPPOINTS, THE LOVE THAT ALWAYS ACCEPTS.
AND THAT IS ONLY THE LOVE OF GOD.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S DEEP, DEEP SPIRITUAL NEED HERE IN FRANCE.
AND IT'S INTERESTING HOW WE LOOK AT CERTAIN COUNTRIES.
WHO WOULD EVER THINK THAT IN PARIS THERE WOULD BE SUCH
DESPERATE SPIRITUAL NEED.
BUT I'VE HEARD STATISTICS THAT ARE JUST UNBELIEVABLE ABOUT HOW
FEW PEOPLE HAVE BIBLES, HOW FEW PEOPLE REALLY ARE CONNECTED
WITH GOD, REALLY, AT ALL.
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE JUST
ABOUT THE LOVE OF CHRIST.
YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY OF YOU WATCHING RIGHT NOW
THAT YOU'RE ALSO SEARCHING FOR THAT LOVE.
I THINK, HONESTLY, EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD IS LOOKING FOR LOVE
AND ACCEPTANCE AND NOT JUST THE KIND OF LOVE THAT WE MAY KNOW
AS HUMAN BEINGS BUT THE LOVE THAT IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE
AND IS UNCONDITIONAL THAT LOVES US ALL THE TIME.
THAT ONLY COMES FROM GOD.
THE BIBLE SAYS, "FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD THAT HE GAVE
HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, THAT WHOEVER--"
AND YOU KNOW, I'M A WHOEVER AND YOU'RE A WHOEVER
SO WE FIT INTO THAT CATEGORY.
"THAT WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM MIGHT NOT PERISH,
BUT HAVE EVERLASTING LIFE."
GOD LOVED US SO MUCH THAT HE SENT HIS ONLY SON TO PAY FOR
OUR SINS, TO DIE IN OUR PLACE, TO TAKE OUR PUNISHMENT.
HE ACTUALLY DIED AND THEN HE ROSE FROM THE DEAD AND IS ALIVE
TODAY AND WANTS TO COME INTO PEOPLE'S HEARTS AND LIVE IN
THEM, BRINGING THEM A CONSTANT FLOW OF THE LOVE OF GOD.
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE GOD THE FATHER, GOD THE SON,
AND GOD THE HOLY GHOST.
ONE GOD BUT MANIFESTED IN THREE DIFFERENT PERSONS.
AND THE BIBLE SAYS THAT WHEN THE HOLY GHOST COMES INTO OUR
HEARTS, HE FILLS US WITH LOVE.
THE LOVE OF GOD IS POURED INTO OUR HEARTS THROUGH
THE HOLY SPIRIT.
AND BECAUSE GOD LOVES US, IF WE LEARN TO RECEIVE THAT LOVE
FREELY AS A GIFT, WE CAN NEVER EARN IT, WE CAN NEVER
DESERVE IT, WE CAN'T BUY IT, IT'S NOT FOR SALE.
BUT IF YOU COULD BELIEVE TODAY THAT GOD LOVES YOU AND START
REALLY RECEIVING HIS LOVE, THAT LOVE WOULD HEAL
ANY BROKENNESS IN YOUR HEART.
IT MIGHT TAKE A LITTLE TIME.
YOU MIGHT HAVE TO STUDY THE BIBLE ON THAT--IN THAT AREA FOR
A PERIOD OF TIME BUT, TRUST ME, THE LOVE OF GOD IS REAL AND
IT WILL DEFINITELY DRAMATICALLY CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
WE ALL WANT ACCEPTANCE.
EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE UNDERSTOOD.
AND JESUS UNDERSTANDS US.
AND WE ARE MADE ACCEPTABLE TO GOD THROUGH THE SON OF GOD.
IF YOU RECEIVE THAT, LET IT HEAL YOUR LIFE AND BEGIN TO HAVE
A HEALTHY BALANCED RELATIONSHIP WITH YOURSELF, LOVING YOURSELF
IN A BALANCED WAY BECAUSE GOD LOVES YOU.
YOU CAN LEARN TO LOVE GOD BACK AND THEN YOU CAN LET
THAT LOVE FLOW THROUGH YOU TO OTHER PEOPLE.
IF YOU'RE WATCHING RIGHT NOW AND YOU'RE LONELY, YOU FEEL LOST,
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR LIFE IS ALL ABOUT, I WANT TO REALLY
ENCOURAGE YOU RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT TO BELIEVE
THAT GOD LOVES YOU.
AND TO PURPOSELY SAY, "I RECEIVE THE LOVE OF GOD TODAY.
HE LOVES ME."
AND LET THAT LOVE NOT ONLY FORGIVE YOUR SINS
BUT CHANGE YOU.
WE CARE ABOUT YOU HERE AT JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES
AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU JOIN OUR PROGRAM
ON A REGULAR BASIS SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO MINISTER
THE WORD OF GOD TO YOU.
GOD'S WORD WILL DEFINITELY DRAMATICALLY CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
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ANNOUNCER: JOINING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH JOYCE MEYER
MINISTRIES IS MORE THAN JUST A COMMITMENT OF PRAYER
AND FINANCIAL GIVING.
YOU BECOME A PART OF WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO AROUND THE GLOBE
EVERY DAY: SHARING CHRIST AND LOVING PEOPLE.
BECOME A PARTNER TODAY AND, AS A THANK YOU TO ANYONE SIGNING UP
FOR CONVENIENT AUTOMATIC GIVING FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE'D LIKE
TO SEND YOU JOYCE'S TEACHING SERIES, "TRUST GOD AND DO GOOD."
CALL...
OR GO TO JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
[MUSIC]
GINGER: YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE GREATEST PRIVILEGES WE HAVE AT
JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES IS TO GO ALL OVER THE WORLD TO SHARE
CHRIST AND LOVE PEOPLE.
AND IT'S YOU WHO SENDS US.
YOU ARE SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT WE DO.
SOME PLACES IN THE WORLD WHERE WE GO, THE NEED IS VERY OBVIOUS.
YOU CAN SEE IT.
BUT OTHER PLACES, THE NEED IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT BECAUSE
IT'S AN INTERNAL NEED.
WE ALL HAVE THAT NEED TO BE FILLED WITH CHRIST.
AND WE'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE YOU TO A YOUNG WOMAN WHO WORE A MASK
TO HIDE HER NEED.
BUT AFTER CHRIST CAME IN AND REMOVED THAT MASK FROM HER,
SHE JUST RADIATED THE LOVE OF CHRIST AS YOU WILL SEE.
TODAY WE ARE SO HONORED TO INTRODUCE YOU TO MELENA.
GINGER: AND WHAT WAS YOUR CHILDHOOD LIKE?
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR FAMILY.
[MELENA SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
GINGER: HOW DID THAT IMPACT THE WAY THAT YOU FELT ABOUT
YOURSELF AS A YOUNG GIRL?
GINGER: WHY WAS IT MORE DIFFICULT?
GINGER: AFTER HEARING THAT, HOW DID YOU FEEL
ABOUT GOD IN GENERAL?
GINGER: WHERE DID YOU DIRECT THAT ANGER?
WHO WERE YOU EVEN MAD AT DURING THAT TIME IN YOUR LIFE?
GINGER: WHAT WAS THE BREAKING POINT FOR YOU?
WHEN DID YOU KNOW YOU HAD TO HAVE A MAJOR CHANGE
IN YOUR LIFE?
GINGER: HOW REAL WAS GOD FOR YOU AT THAT MOMENT?
AFTER SO MANY YEARS OF HATING HIM, WHAT WAS HE LIKE
FOR YOU IN THAT MOMENT?
GINGER: YOUR BACKGROUND IS VERY MUCH LIKE JOYCE'S
BACKGROUND, WHAT YOU BOTH WENT THROUGH.
I KNOW THAT HEARING HER TESTIMONY, HEARING WHAT GOD
HAS BROUGHT HER THROUGH, HAS ENCOURAGED YOU.
TELL ME HOW THAT'S HELPED YOU IN YOUR JOURNEY.
[MUSIC]
GINGER: YOU KNOW, SOME NATIONS IN THE WORLD,
IT JUST APPEARS ON THE OUTSIDE LIKE PEOPLE HAVE EVERYTHING
THAT THEY COULD POSSIBLY NEED.
EVERYTHING THAT THE WORLD IS SEARCHING FOR THAT THEY THINK
WILL BRING THEM HAPPINESS AND YET SOME LIVES ARE EMPTY BECAUSE
THERE'S SOMETHING WE ALL NEED.
AND THAT'S THE LOVE OF CHRIST.
DO YOU REMEMBER THAT MOMENT WHEN SOMEONE SHARED CHRIST WITH YOU?
AND IT CHANGED YOUR LIFE.
EVERYONE IN THE WORLD DESERVES THAT MOMENT.
AND AS A PARTNER WITH JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES,
YOU ARE A PART OF BRINGING THAT MOMENT TO PEOPLE
EVERYWHERE: HERE IN PARIS, IN YOUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD,
EVEN INTO YOUR OWN LIVING ROOM TO TOUCH YOUR OWN
FAMILY'S LIVES.
YOU CAN HELP MAKE SURE THAT CHRIST IS PRESENTED TO PEOPLE
YOU LOVE, WHETHER THEY'RE IN YOUR OWN HOME TOWN OR SOMEWHERE
CLEAR AROUND THE WORLD.
JOIN US IN PARTNERSHIP AS WE PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES,
THAT SPECIAL MOMENT, TO PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD.
ANNOUNCER: JOINING IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES IS MORE THAN JUST A COMMITMENT
OF PRAYER AND FINANCIAL GIVING.
YOU BECOME A PART OF WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO AROUND THE GLOBE
EVERY DAY: SHARING CHRIST AND LOVING PEOPLE.
BECOME A PARTNER TODAY AND, AS A THANK YOU TO ANYONE SIGNING UP
FOR CONVENIENT AUTOMATIC GIVING FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE'D LIKE
TO SEND YOU JOYCE'S TEACHING SERIES, "TRUST GOD AND DO GOOD."
CALL...
OR GO TO JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
[MUSIC]
GINGER: YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU PRAY FOR GOD TO GIVE YOU ANSWERS
ON HOW YOU CAN REACH MORE PEOPLE FOR HIM, IT'S ALWAYS AMAZING
THE WAY HE ANSWERS.
AND IT'S NOT ALWAYS IN THE WAY YOU THINK.
FOR INSTANCE, AT JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES
WE LOVE BEING A MEDIA MINISTRY, USING THE MEDIA TO SHARE CHRIST.
BUT HERE IN FRANCE, WE'VE LEARNED THAT
IT'S NOT THE TRADITIONAL METHODS THAT WORK BEST.
FOR INSTANCE, TELEVISION.
THIS BUILDING THAT YOU SEE BEHIND ME REPRESENTS A GROUP
THAT IS REALLY JUST A DIVINE CONNECTION, A GROUP THAT
HE HAS BROUGHT TO US SO THAT, TOGETHER THROUGH THE INTERNET,
WE CAN SHARE CHRIST HERE.
AND IT'S MAKING A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN PEOPLE'S LIVES.
IT'S BECAUSE OF PARTNERSHIPS WITH THEM AND PEOPLE JUST LIKE
YOU THAT ARE MAKING IT POSSIBLE.
MICHAEL: THIS COUNTRY IS ALMOST AT THE ORIGIN
OF THE EXPANSION OF CHRISTIANITY IN THE WORLD BECAUSE
WE HAD SO MANY COLONIES.
WE COLONIZED THE PEOPLE AND WE ALSO SHARED THE GOSPEL.
SO IN FRANCE AND BRITAIN AND COUNTRIES LIKE THAT, WE
WERE AT THE ORIGIN OF EXPANDING CHRISTIANITY IN THE WORLD,
JUST LIKE EVENTUALLY GOING INTO NORTH AMERICA AS YOU WELL KNOW.
IT THEN SHRUNK TO THE POINT WHERE NOW VERY MANY SAY
THEY'RE BELIEVERS BUT THEY DON'T PRACTICE THEIR RELIGION
AND WE ONLY HAVE 1.5% BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIANS.
MY HUNGER IN MY HEART IS TO REACH THEM WITH THE GOSPEL
SO THAT THEY CAN REALLY FIND TRUE HOPE AND LOVE.
ERIC: FIRST, IN FRANCE IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO USE TELEVISION.
I MEAN, YOU CANNOT GO TO PUBLIC TV, EVEN PRIVATE TV.
THEY WILL SAY, "AH, MAN, IT'S RELIGIOUS,"
SO WE HAD NO CHOICE.
SO IT WAS A BLESSING.
WE WERE FORCED TO USE THE INTERNET BECAUSE THAT
WAS THE ONLY THING WE COULD USE.
BUT WE WERE JUST PUTTING SOME CONTENT AND SO WHEN WE STARTED
TO THINK WE COULD USE THE JOYCE MEYER CONTENT,
WE WERE VERY HAPPY.
MICHAEL: FRENCH PEOPLE ARE SO CARTESIAN, YOU KNOW,
IT'S ALL CEREBRAL.
AND THEY NEED TO BE PRACTICAL AND THEY LIKE THAT.
SO WE HAVE TO HELP THEM AND, HOPEFULLY, THE MATERIAL WE GIVE
THEM IS VERY PRACTICAL.
AND JOYCE'S MESSAGE IS ALWAYS VERY PRACTICAL.
ERIC: WE MADE A PLAN BASED ON OUR WEBSITE, TOPCHRETIEN,
WHICH IS A LARGE PORTAL, 1.5 MILLION VISITS A MONTH,
WHICH IS BIG FOR FRANCE BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE
A LOT OF CHRISTIANS IN FRANCE.
BUT MANY OF THEM ARE COMING ON THE WEBSITE.
AND WITH THE FACEBOOK STRATEGY AND THE WEBSITE,
THE JOYCEMEYER.FR WEBSITE, ALTOGETHER WE MADE A PLAN AND WE
STARTED TO SEE PEOPLE REACTING AND IT BECAME AMAZING.
MICHAEL: A YEAR AND A HALF AGO WE STARTED NEW COURSES,
DISCIPLESHIP COURSES, WITH JOYCE MEYER.
IN 1 1/2 YEARS, WE'VE HAD 15,000 PEOPLE
WHO HAVE FOLLOWED THAT COURSE, WHICH IS HUGE FOR OUR COUNTRY.
AND 96% OF THOSE WHO FINISHED THE COURSE SAID THAT THEIR LIFE,
THEIR CHRISTIAN LIFE, HAD IMPROVED SO MUCH.
ERIC: WE HAVE A BIG NEED.
WE NEED HELP.
WE NEED PRAYER.
WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE JOYCE COMING TO FRANCE, AND I'M SO THANKFUL
BECAUSE SHE TOOK THE TIME TO CONSIDER THE NEED OF FRANCE.
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: I THINK IN THE CHURCH [FEMALE
TRANSLATING THROUGHOUT]
JOYCE: THAT IF WE WOULD LOOK AT WHAT WE AGREE ABOUT
WHICH, NUMBER ONE, IS JESUS DIED FOR US AND ROSE
FROM THE DEAD, WE ALL BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT, WE BELIEVE
IN GOD THE FATHER, WE BELIEVE IN GOD THE SON, WE BELIEVE IN
PRAYER, WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF THE WORD OF GOD,
AND HOPEFULLY AND PRAYERFULLY WE BELIEVE IN HELPING THE POOR.
SO WHY DON'T WE UNIFY AROUND THOSE THINGS AND START REALLY
MAKING THE DEVIL MAD BY WALKING IN LOVE WITH ONE ANOTHER?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AMEN!
[MUSIC]
[FEMALE SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
FEMALE: FOURTEEN, FIFTEEN THOUSAND PEOPLE HERE TODAY.
THAT'S AMAZING.
THAT'S AN AMAZING TURNOUT FOR FRANCE.
AND I EVEN THINK THAT SHE WAS SURPRISED BY THAT.
BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S GOD.
FEMALE: JUST AND THAT FELT OVERWHELMING AND I JUST THOUGHT,
YOU KNOW, THAT REALLY--IF EACH ONE OF THESE PEOPLE TOLD
AT LEAST ONE OTHER PERSON, THAT DOUBLES THAT.
AND IF THEY TELL MORE, THAT TRIPLES IT.
SO IT REALLY DOES GIVE ME HOPE.
IT REALLY DOES.
[FEMALE SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]
ERIC: TO MAKE AN EVENT LIKE THAT IN FRANCE, IN A COUNTRY
WITH A FEW NUMBER OF CHRISTIANS, IN FACT, WHEN WE THINK MISSIONS,
SOMETIMES WE THINK, "AH, OKAY, LET'S GO TO ARABS' COUNTRY,
LET'S GO TO AFRICA," WHICH IS GREAT, YOU KNOW.
NO PROBLEM WITH THAT.
IT'S NEEDED.
BUT IN FRANCE, WE HAVE 6 MILLION MUSLIMS,
65 MILLION PEOPLE REALLY WITH NO RELATIONSHIP
WITH GOD, AND THE POPULATION IS JUST A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT.
SO IT'S A MISSION FIELD.
"HOW PEOPLE WILL HEAR," SAY THE BIBLE, "IF NOBODY'S SENT?"
SO WHEN PEOPLE GIVE TO SUPPORT JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES
SO SHE CAN GO, IT'S JUST A GREAT BLESSING.
MICHAEL: WE HAVE SO MANY TESTIMONIES EVERY DAY
OF HOW THEIR LIFE HAS CHANGED, THAT I WANNA THANK THEM.
I WANNA THANK THEM SO MUCH ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND,
WITH TIME, THEY WILL SEE ALL THE FIELDS THAT HAVE BEEN RIPENED
AND COLLECTED AND GROWING.
AND THEY WILL--THEY HAVE TO BE PROUD OF WHAT THEY'VE DONE.
ANNOUNCER: JOINING IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES IS MORE THAN JUST A COMMITMENT
OF PRAYER AND FINANCIAL GIVING.
YOU BECOME A PART OF WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO AROUND THE GLOBE
EVERY DAY: SHARING CHRIST AND LOVING PEOPLE.
BECOME A PARTNER TODAY AND, AS A THANK YOU TO ANYONE SIGNING UP
FOR CONVENIENT AUTOMATIC GIVING FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE'D LIKE
TO SEND YOU JOYCE'S TEACHING SERIES, "TRUST GOD AND DO GOOD."
CALL...
OR GO TO JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
[MUSIC]
GINGER: WE'RE GOING TO INTRODUCE YOU TO A WOMAN
WHO HAD A VERY BAD MISCONCEPTION OF WHO GOD REALLY IS.
SHE DIDN'T KNOW THAT HE WAS A GOD OF LOVE AND SHE HAD NO IDEA
THAT HE COULD POSSIBLY LOVE HER.
WHEN SHE FOUND THAT OUT, IT CHANGED HER LIFE.
AND BECAUSE YOU GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE CHRIST AND
LOVE PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD, WE ARE THRILLED
TO SHARE HER STORY OF TRANSFORMATION WITH YOU.
GINGER: PATEEMA, TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
YOUR LIFE GROWING UP.
HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT YOURSELF, WHO YOU WERE, AND EVEN
WHO GOD WAS IN YOUR LIFE?
PATEEMA: I'M BORN IN FRANCE AND RAISED IN FRANCE
IN A MUSLIM FAMILY.
AND WHEN I WAS 16, MY OLDER SISTER BECAME A CHRISTIAN.
AND SHE COME BACK AT HOME AND SHE SAID,
"OH, I BECAME A CHRISTIAN.
NOW I KNOW JESUS."
NOT TO MY FATHER BECAUSE IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO SPEAK
ABOUT THAT WITH MY FATHER.
BUT SHE SAID TO MY MOM, TO MY BROTHERS AND SISTER ABOUT THAT
CONVERSION AND WE WERE SHOCKED BECAUSE, FOR US, TO BE
CHRISTIAN, IT WAS NOT FOR US.
IT WAS FOR FRENCH FRENCH PEOPLE.
AND ALSO WHEN YOU ARE BORN IN A MUSLIM FAMILY,
YOU CANNOT CHANGE.
YOU NEED TO STAY MUSLIM ALL YOUR LIFE.
AND THEN NEVER HEARD ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY TO HAVE
A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD BECAUSE, FOR ME, GOD WAS COMPLETELY
DIFFERENT THAT I KNOW HIM NOW.
AND SHE INSIST, SHE SAID, "GOD IS LOVE."
AND I NEVER HEARD ABOUT THE LOVE OF GOD BECAUSE
THE LOVE OF GOD WAS NOT-- GOD WAS EVERYTHING BUT NOT LOVE.
GINGER: SO WHAT BEGAN TO CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE?
BECAUSE THERE BECAME A TIME THAT YOU HEARD ABOUT CHRIST
AND FELT DIFFERENTLY.
WHAT HAPPENED?
PATEEMA: MY SISTER, SHE EXPLAINED ME THAT DOESN'T MATTER
IF I'M NOT GOOD, I CAN HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD AND I
JUST NEED TO ACCEPT JESUS CHRIST IN MY LIFE
AND HE WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING.
AND MY SISTER INVITE ME TO THE CHURCH.
AND I SAID TO MYSELF, "I HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE.
MAYBE SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN, MAYBE NO," BUT AT THE END
OF THE MEETING THE PASTOR PRAY.
HE PRAYED FOR ME AND WHEN I COME BACK AT HOME, NOTHING HAPPENED
BUT I START TO READ THE BIBLE, IN FACT.
AND I DISCOVERED JESUS IN THE BIBLE.
I DISCOVERED THAT GOD IS LOVE.
AND THAT CHANGED MY LIFE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WHEN
YOU COME FROM A BIG FAMILY-- WE WERE NINE CHILDREN.
I AM NUMBER EIGHT AND, YOU KNOW, SOMETIME YOUR MOM AND YOUR DAD,
THEY DON'T HAVE TIME FOR YOU SO I HAVE A BAD ESTEEM OF MYSELF.
AND I DISCOVERED THAT JESUS CAN--HE LOVES ME AND HE HAVE
A PLAN FOR MY LIFE.
AND I SAY YES.
PATEEMA: WHEN I BECAME FAMILIAR WITH JOYCE MEYER,
I WAS VERY INTERESTED ABOUT HER BECAUSE WHEN SHE WAS TALKING
ABOUT HER PERSONAL STORY AND PERSONAL, YOU KNOW, PROBLEMS
AND I SAY, "WOW, IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE A WOMAN PREACHING
AND SHARE ABOUT THEIR LIFE, THEIR PROBLEMS."
BECAUSE MOST OF THE TIME WHEN YOU ARE CHRISTIAN YOU LOOKS--
YOU DON'T HAVE PROBLEM, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
GINGER: THE WORLD THINKS YOU DON'T HAVE PROBLEMS.
YOU DON'T TALK ABOUT THEM, RIGHT?
BUT THEY'RE THERE.
PATEEMA: BUT YOU ARE DEALING WITH A LOT OF PROBLEM, IN FACT,
EVEN IF YOU ARE IN THE MINISTRY.
AND I WAS VERY INTERESTED ABOUT HER AND I HEARD A LOT--
A LOT OF MESSAGE FROM HER.
AFTER I PRAYED AND ASKED GOD HOW I CAN USE MY--WHAT I LIKE
FOR YOUR GLORY AND ALSO HOW I CAN IMPACT THIS SOCIETY, THE
WOMAN FROM THIS SOCIETY, WITH WELL-BEING, FASHION, AND BEAUTY.
BECAUSE IF PEOPLE DON'T COME TO MY COMMUNITY, TO MY CHURCH,
I NEED TO GO.
WE NEED TO BE AND WE NEED TO GO WHERE THE WOMAN ARE.
GINGER: SO THAT TAKES US TO YOUR SALON, WHICH
IS RIGHT DOWN THE STREET HERE.
BECAUSE YOU'RE REACHING OUT TO WOMEN IN THIS COMMUNITY AND FAR
BEYOND BECAUSE, AS YOU SAID, YOU DON'T JUST STAY IN YOUR SALON,
YOU GO OUT TO WHEREVER THE WOMEN ARE TOO.
PATEEMA: YES, WE LIKE TO GO-- I CONTINUE TO OUTREACH, IN FACT.
I LIKE TO GO IN DIFFERENT SUBURB OF PARIS THAT FOREIGNERS PEOPLE
LIVES AND I LIKE TO TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE.
I LIKE TO TAKE CARE OF WOMAN.
GINGER: AND WHAT'S IT CALLED?
HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE IT?
PATEEMA: ECLAT DE SOIE.
IT MEAN RADIANCE.
GINGER: AH, RADIANCE, ALL RIGHT.
PATEEMA: AS A CHRISTIAN, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO GO
AND TO SPEND TIME WITH THEM.
GINGER: AND DO YOU FIND THAT THIS OPENS THEIR HEARTS TO IT,
TO BE ABLE TO RECEIVE EVERYTHING THAT YOU SHARE WITH THEM?
PATEEMA: YES, OF COURSE.
WHEN WE GIVE THEM LOVE, THEY ARE SO HAPPY, THEY ARE SO OPEN.
AND WE CAN HAVE A RELATIONSHIP TOGETHER.
AND IT'S A OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO SHARE ABOUT OUR FAITH AND
THEY ASK US ALSO FOR PRAYERS.
THEY ARE SO IMPRESSED ABOUT THAT.
I KNOW MY IDENTITY.
I KNOW I HAVE MORE CONFIDENCE OF MYSELF AND I THINK IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT BECAUSE I WAS LOST, I HAVE NO SELF-ESTEEM,
I THOUGHT I WILL BE-- ACCOMPLISH NOTHING IN MY LIFE.
AND WHEN I BECAME A CHRISTIAN, I HAVE MADE A--I MADE A PRAYER
AND ASKING GOD TO RENEW MY INTELLIGENCE.
AND HE OPENED MANY WAY FOR ME.
AND I ALSO MET A LOT OF PEOPLE AND THEY BECAME NOT ONLY FRIEND
BUT THEY BECAME PART OF MY LIFE AND PART OF MY MINISTRY.
JOYCE: WELL, I BELIEVE THAT SHARING THE GOSPEL
OF JESUS CHRIST WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE NEEDY
IS ABSOLUTELY THE BEST THING THAT WE CAN POSSIBLY DO.
I BELIEVE IT PUTS A SMILE ON GOD'S FACE AND I LOVE
TO HELP PEOPLE.
AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ABOUT HERE
AT JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES IS SPREADING THE GOSPEL.
AND YOU CAN HELP US DO THAT THROUGH YOUR PARTNERSHIP.
WOULD YOU PLEASE PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER BECOMING A PARTNER
WITH JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES AND HELPING US SPREAD THE GOSPEL TO
LITERALLY MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD?
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU.
ANNOUNCER: JOINING IN PARTNERSHIP
WITH JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES IS MORE THAN JUST A COMMITMENT
OF PRAYER AND FINANCIAL GIVING.
YOU BECOME A PART OF WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO AROUND THE GLOBE
EVERY DAY: SHARING CHRIST AND LOVING PEOPLE.
BECOME A PARTNER TODAY AND, AS A THANK YOU TO ANYONE SIGNING UP
FOR CONVENIENT AUTOMATIC GIVING FOR THE FIRST TIME, WE'D LIKE
TO SEND YOU JOYCE'S TEACHING SERIES, "TRUST GOD AND DO GOOD."
CALL...
OR GO TO JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
[MUSIC]
CC BY ABERDEEN CAPTIONING 1-800-688-6621 WWW.ABERCAP.COM
[MUSIC]
ANNOUNCER: THE PRECEDING WAS PAID FOR BY THE FRIENDS
AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
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A lengthy French fairy tale was written in 1740 and later adapted
into a short story form in 1756 by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont.
And that story is known popularly today by the title, "Beauty and the Beast."
Many of you probably got acquainted with it, like I did in the early '90s,
with the Disney animated picture.
The story of "Beauty and the Beast" is actually a fascinating story of a young man
who struggles with arrogance
and he's put under a spell that exposes his inner ugliness.
And so, he is beautiful on the outside but his, his internal nature actually gets exposed on the outside.
He gets turned into a beast.
And there's this finite period of time, a period of grace, engaged by a wilting rose,
by which he has the chance to find true love.
And if he doesn't by the time that rose dies,
he stays perpetually in this beastly state.
And he looked at himself in the mirror and he recognizes, for the first time,
just exactly how ugly and hideous he actually was.
And he thinks he's completely hopeless.
But one day, a beautiful young woman shows up on his doorstep.
Her name is Belle.
Belle is sort of the embodiment of everything that is pure and lovely and virtuous.
She's the embodiment of beauty.
And the beast looks at her and thinks he doesn't stand a chance.
But she's got this undeniable beauty that he's attracted to.
And despite all his self-loathing,
despite the destructive efforts of a stranger named Gaston,
nothing can stop Belle's grace, Belle's love, from getting to the beast.
And when she finally gets to him and kisses him,
it actually transforms him back into the man that he was always supposed to be.
Beauty and the Beast is actually the story of Jesus and us.
Jesus came down to this planet and he was perfectly flawless.
But he came and showed up on our doorstep in order to rescue us out
of the darkened castle of this world.
He fought off the, the temptations of an attractive distractor.
And he was unwavering in his faithful, in his faithfulness to us
He loved us when we were our most very ugly and unlovable.
Paul puts it like this in his letter to the Romans.
In Romans 5:8 he says,
And, because he did, we've been touched by his grace
and therefore our sins are forgiven.
We're redeemed eternally.
But to the degree that we recognize that,
every day we are becoming more and more the creatures that we have been destined to be.
Do you have any favorite movies that have very clear gospel themes that run through them,
sort of like Beauty and the Beast?
If so, we'd love to hear about it.
So, comment below and come back tomorrow and see if I don't actually pick yours.
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