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REV. LYNETTE HAGIN> I CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME.
REV. KENNETH W. HAGIN> I CANNOT BE DEFEATED AND I WILL NOT QUIT."
ANNOUNCER> WELCOME TO RHEMA PRAISE, A WORLDWIDE BROADCAST
BRINGING HOPE, HELP AND HEALING FOR OVER 20 YEARS FROM
KENNETH HAGIN MINISTRIES AND RHEMA BIBLE CHURCH IN BROKEN
ARROW, OKLAHOMA. AND NOW HERE ARE YOUR HOSTS PASTORS
KENNETH AND LYNETTE HAGIN.
LYNETTE> HELLO AND WELCOME TO RHEMA PRAISE. WE ARE SO GLAD
THAT YOU HAVE TUNED IN. TODAY IS A SPECIAL DAY. AND THIS
WEEKEND WE CELEBRATE MOTHER'S DAY, RIGHT.
DENISE> YES.
LYNETTE> AND I WAS BORN ON MOTHER'S DAY. AND I HAVE MY
DAUGHTER WITH ME, DENISE. DENISE WE'RE SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
DENISE> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME!
LYNETTE> YOU KNOW, I WAS THINKING THIS SPECIAL DAY, IT'S
A DAY THAT WE KIND OF SHARE MEMORIES ABOUT BEING A MOTHER.
DENISE> YES.
LYNETTE> AND OH MY GOODNESS, I REMEMBER AS A LITTLE GIRL
YOU WERE ALWAYS THERE WITH ME...
DENISE>YEAH.
LYNETTE> ...TELL ME SOME STORIES.
DENISE> I REMEMBER GOING WITH YOU TO LOOK AT WALLPAPER AND
CARPETS BECAUSE YOU WERE
DECORATING, UM, FOR THE MINISTRY...
LYNETTE> THE CAMPUS, YES.
DENISE> ...DIFFERENT BUILDINGS...
LYNETTE> YES.
DENISE> ...AND SO I LEARNED HOW TO PICK OUT CARPET, AND
CARPET THAT WOULD LAST A VERY LONG TIME...
LYNETTE> (LAUGHS) THAT'S RIGHT.
DENISE> ...THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO YOU.
LYNETTE> YES, AND YOU KNOW ALSO THAT IT WOULDN'T SHOW DIRT.
DENISE> THAT'S RIGHT. IT CAN'T BE TOO LIGHT.
LYNETTE> NO, CAN'T BE TOO LIGHT. YOU KNOW, IT'S AMAZING THAT
WAS WHEN YOU WERE ABOUT FOUR.
DENISE> YES.
LYNETTE> AND YOU WERE LEARNING HOW TO BE A CAREER PERSON
EVEN AS A YOUNG CHILD, RIGHT.
DENISE> I WAS (LAUGHS).
LYNETTE> AND ANOTHER THING YOU WERE LEARNING IS BECAUSE
THERE WAS A LOT TO DO (AND I'VE ALWAYS WALKED FAST); SO
HERE...YOU KNOW WHAT, WHEN PEOPLE TELL ME, "I CAN'T KEEP UP
WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE LONG LEGS." I SAY, "THAT'S NO
EXCUSE BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER AT FOUR KEPT UP WITH ME
(LAUGHS).
DENISE> I KNOW, I STILL WALK FAST. MY HUSBAND ALWAYS SAYS,
"SLOW DOWN. WHERE YOU GOIN'?
WHY DO YOU HAVE TO WALK SO FAST?"
LYNETTE> (CHUCKLES) BUT YOU KNOW THAT'S JUST SOMETHING YOU
STARTED AS A LITTLE...
DENISE> YEAH, I LEARNED FROM YOU.
LYNETTE> ...YOU LEARNED FROM ME. UM, AND YOU KNOW I
THINK THAT IT'S SO IMPORTANT ALSO TO TEACH YOUR CHILDREN
ABOUT THE THINGS OF GOD.
DENISE> RIGHT.
LYNETTE> AND TO TRAIN THEM UP, UM, WITH GOD AS THE CENTER
OF THEIR LIFE. YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE SCRIPTURES WE ALWAYS
TAUGHT IS MATTHEW 6:33:
SEEK YE FIRST THE KINGDOM OF GOD ...
DENISE> YES.
LYNETTE> ...AND HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS AND ALL THESE
OTHER THINGS WILL BE ADDED. I WANT YOU TO TELL KIND OF THE
STORY ABOUT YOUR BRINGING
SOMEBODY TO THE LORD AT AGE FIVE.
DENISE> YES, SO I HAD A NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR AND SHE WOULD
ALWAYS TALK ABOUT MONSTERS AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS. AND
YOU KNOW, I DIDN'T REALLY LIKE THAT. AND THE SCRIPTURE THAT
YOU ALWAYS PRAYED OVER US EVERYDAY IS THE NINETY-FIRST
PSALM. YOU WOULD PRAY TH NINETY-FIRST PSALM. AND SO, AH,
ONE DAY I TOLD HER, I SAID, "WE DON'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID OF
MONSTERS BECAUSE THE NINETY-FIRST PSALM SAYS, 'NO
MONSTERS WILL COME NIGH THEE.'"
LYNETTE> (LAUGHING) THAT'S RIGHT, YOUR
INTERPRETATION RIGHT.
DENISE> YEAH, A FIVE-YEAR OLD INTERPRETATION.
LYNETTE> YES.
DENISE> AND THEN I ASKED HER IF SHE WANTED TO KNOW JESUS,
AND I...I LED HER IN THE SINNER'S PRAYER TO KNOW JESUS
AS HER SAVIOR.
LYNETTE> THAT'S RIGHT. AND YOU KNOW, I WAS ACTUALLY...I
WAS IN THE KITCHEN AND YOU WERE IN THE FAMILY ROOM. AND SO
I WAS LISTENING AS YOU LED HER, YOU KNOW. AND SO THAT WAS
JUST SO PRECIOUS TO ME THAT YOU WERE A SOUL-WINNER...
DENISE> YES.
LYNETTE> ...AT THE EARLY AGE OF FIVE. WELL, LET'S GO RIGHT NOW
WHERE I'M GIVING A SPECIAL MOTHER'S DAY SERMON.
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(CONGREGATION APPLAUSE)
YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO ONE LIKE A MOTHER, AND YOU KNOW, MY
MOTHER WAS ESPECIALLY BLESSED ON MOTHER'S DAY IN THE YEAR
1945. WELL AT LEAST I THOUGHT SO
(CONGREGATION LAUGHS)
BECAUSE I WAS BORN.
(CONGREGATION LAUGHS)
NOW, I UNDERSTAND THEY WERE EXPECTING A BOY, BUT THEY GOT
ME INSTEAD (LAUGHS). BUT I WAS BORN ON MOTHER'S DAY, YOU
KNOW I...MY MOTHER'S GONE ON TO BE WITH THE LORD, AND I'M
SO THANKFUL FOR HER, AND FOR THE EXAMPLE AND FOR THE THINGS
THAT SHE TAUGHT ME. YOU KNOW, SOME OF YOUR MOTHERS THEY'VE
PASSED ON JUST AS MY MOTHER HAS. AND I JUST ENCOURAGE YOU
TO THINK ABOUT THE GOOD MEMORIES THAT YOU HAD WITH HER.
I KNOW SOMETIMES THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I WANT TO CALL MY
MOTHER AND CAN'T. BUT YOU CAN THINK BACK AT THE GOOD
MEMORIES THAT YOU HAD WITH HER. YOU KNOW, SOME OF YOU MAY
FEEL A LITTLE PAIN OF A WAYWARD CHILD. MAYBE YOU TAUGHT
YOUR CHILD AND YET THEY'RE OUT AND NOT DOING WHAT THEY'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE DOING. WELL, I WANT TO TELL YOU WHAT, I
WANT TO TELL YOU THAT AS MY FATHER-IN-LAW TOLD SOMEONE
THAT THAT WAS HAPPENING TO THEM, HE SAID, "JUST SURROUND
THAT CHILD WITH FAITH AND LOVE. SURROUD THAT CHILD WITH
FAITH AND LOVE AND BELIEVE THAT THAT CHILD WILL RETURN."
WELL, GUESS WHAT, THAT CHILD, AS HE WAS SURROUNDED WITH
FAITH AND LOVE DID RETURN AND IS NOW A MISSIONARY AND
PROCLAIMS THE GOSPEL ALL OVER THE WORLD. SO, SURROUND YOUR
CHILDREN WITH FAITH AND LOVE. SOME OF YOU ARE SINGLE MOMS
AND YOU THINK, "HOW CAN I ADEQUATELY TEACH MY CHILDREN ALL
THAT THEY NEED TO BE TAUGHT. AND ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW,
ABOUT THE THINGS OF GOD?" WELL, I WANT TO TELL YOU WHAT- YOU CAN
MAKE A SIGNIFICANT SPIRITUAL IMPACT ON YOUR CHILDREN
EVEN IF THERE'S NOT A FATHER FIGURE IN THE HOME. YOU CAN
MAKE A SPIRITUAL IMPACT. AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK OF TIMOTHY'S
MOM, AND HIS GRANDMOTHER LOIS AND EUNICE NOW,
THE BIBLE DOESN'T REALLY SAY ANYTHING ABOUT THE GRANDFATHER.
WE DO KNOW THAT THE FATHER OF TIMOTHY, HE WASN'T A BELIEVER,
BUT GUESS WHAT, I MEAN LOOK AT THE IMPACT THAT TIMOTHY HAD
IN HIS WORLD. WHAT AN IMPACT HE HAD, BUT YOU KNOW WHERE
THAT FOUNDATION CAME FROM? FROM HIS MOTHER AND HIS GRANDMOTHER.
OVER IN 2 TIMOTHY 1:5, IN THE NEW LIVING TRANSLATION. IN
WRITING TO TIMOTHY PAUL ADMONISHED HIM. HE SAID:
AND THEN PAUL CONTINUED TO ADMONISH TIMOTHY, AND HE SAID IN
2 TIMOTHY 3:14 AND 15:
SO KNOW, YOU KNOW, WHETHER THERE IS A FATHER IN THE HOME OR
THERE'S NOT A FATHER IN THE HOME YOU AS A MOTHER PROBABLY
HAS THE GREATEST INFLUENCE ON YOUR CHILDREN BOTH IN THE
NATURAL AND SPIRITUAL. AND SO, I WANT TO CLOSE WITH THESE
KEY...THREE KEYS THAT WILL HELP YOU MAKE A SIGNIFICANT
SPIRITUAL IMPACT ON YOUR CHILDREN. NUMBER ONE: INSTILL A
RESPECT FOR SCRIPTURE. INSTILL A RESPECT FOR SCRIPTURE.
YOU KNOW, I AM QUITE SURE THAT EUNICE AND LOIS, YOU KNOW,
TOLD TIMOTHY; READ TO TIMOTHY OR TOLD HIM THE BIBLE STORIES
OF DAVID, SAMSON, GOLIATH AND ALL OF THESE BECAUSE YOU KNOW
OVER IN DEUTERONOMY 6, ACTUALLY VERSE 6, ONE OF THE
COMMANDMENTS IN THE OLD TESTAMENT WAS:
I AM SURE THAT EUNICE AND LOIS TALKED TO TIMOTHY EVERY DAY.
I AM SURE THAT THEIR HOME WAS FILLED WITH TEACHING HIM RIGHT
FROM WRONG; WITH TEACHING HIM JUST AS I WAS TAUGHT; JUST AS
WE TAUGHT OUR CHILDREN TO LOVE THE LORD, GOD WITH ALL OF OUR
HEART, ALL OF OUR SOUL, ALL OF OUR MIND; JUST AS MY PARENTS
TAUGHT ME, AND WE TAUGHT OUR CHILDREN TO HONOR THE FIRST
PROMISE IN THE BIBLE, HONOR YOUR FATHER AND MOTHER THAT YOUR
DAYS MAY BE LONG UPON THE EARTH. WE READ BIBLE STORIES TO
OUR CHILDREN. WE HAD DEVOTIONS FOR OUR CHILDREN WHEN THEY
WERE FIRST YOUNG. WE HAD FAITH FOOD. AND WE WOULD READ
THE FAITH FOOD, YOU KNOW AND WE WOULD INSTILL ONE OF THE...
ONE OF THE CHAPTERS THAT WE SO INSTILLED IN OUR CHILDREN WAS
PSALM 91. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT - IN OKLAHOMA YOU NEED PSALM 91.
(CONGREGATION LAUGHS)
NO HARM WILL COME NEAR THY DWELLING; NO PLAGUE SHALL COME
NEAR YOU. WE CLAIM AND WE TAUGHT THEM THE SCRIPTURE OF
PSALM 91, THAT THEIR ANGELS WERE ALWAYS THERE TO PROTECT
THEM, TO KEEP THEM IN ALL OF THEIR WAYS. AND YOU KNOW WHAT,
AS WE TAUGHT THAT THAT BECAME A REALITY IN THEIR LIFE.
I KNOW ONE TIME WE WERE SITTING AT THE TABLE, AND HONESTLY,
I...CRAIG...THIS WAS...I THINK CRAIG WAS IN THE SIXTH
GRADE, SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WE WERE SITTING AT THE DINNER
TABLE, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN HE HEARD (BEFORE WE HEARD) THE
SOUND OF A FREIGHT TRAIN. AND WE KNOW WHAT THAT SOUND IS,
IT'S A TORNADO. THIS ACTUALLY... THIS TORNADO WENT OVER
OUR HOUSE AND LANDED AT 71ST AND MEMORIAL. AND AS HE HEARD
THAT SOUND, I MEAN OUT OF HIS MOUTH CAME, "WE'VE GOT TO
CLAIM THE 91ST PSALM!"
(CONGREGATION RESPONDS)
WE TAUGHT THEM THE SCRIPTURES. THERE WAS A LITTLE GIRL THAT
WAS ALWAYS TRYING TO SCARE DENISE OF MONSTERS, A LITTLE
FRIEND OF HERS. AND I HEARD DENISE SAY ONE DAY, "MICHELLE,
WE DON'T HAVE TO BE AFRAID OF MONSTERS BECAUSE THE 91ST
PSALM SAYS THAT 'NO MONSTERS SHALL COME NEAR YOU.'"
(CONGREGATION LAUGHS)
SHE PUT HER OWN INTERPRETATION
(CONGREGATION LAUGHS)
TO IT. AND, AND SO YOU INSTILL A RESPECT FOR SCRIPTURES.
AND MOTHERS, LET ME TELL YOU IT'S NEVER TO EARLY TO START
TEACHING THE BIBLE TO YOUR CHILDREN AND IT'S NEVER TOO
LATE. START TEACHING THEM NOW. FOUR SCHOLARS WERE ARGUING OVER
BIBLE TRANSLATIONS. ONE SAID THAT HE PREFERRED THE KING
JAMES VERSION BECAUSE OF ITS BEAUTY AND ELOQUENT OLD ENGLISH.
ANOTHER SAID HE LIKED THE (NEW ENGLISH...) AMERICAN STANDARD
VERSION. THE THIRD SCHOLAR WAS SOLD ON THE NEW LIVING
TRANSLATION FOR ITS USE OF CONTEMPORARY PHRASES. AFTER
BEING QUITE FOR A MOMENT THE FOURTH SCHOLAR ADMITTED, "I HAVE
PERSONALLY PREFERRED MY MOTHER'S TRANSLATION." WELL, YOU
KNOW, ALL THE SCHOLARS STARTED LAUGHING. HE SAID, "YOUR
MOTHER TRANSLATED THE SCRIPTURES?" AND THIS IS WHAT HE
REPLIED, "MY MOM TRANSLATED EACH PAGE OF THE BIBLE INTO
LIFE. IT'S THE MOST CONVINCING TRANSLATION I HAVE EVER
READ." I WANT TO ASK YOU THE QUESTION, WHAT KIND OF BIBLE IS
YOUR CHILDREN LEARNING THROUGH YOU BY OBSERVERING YOUR LIFE?
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR WAYS TO INSTILL RESPECT FOR THE WORD OF
GOD INTO THE LIVES OF THE CHILDREN? NUMBER TWO: INSTILL IN
THEM FAITH IN GOD. INSTILL IN THEM FAITH IN GOD. SECOND
TIMOTHY 1:5 AGAIN:
YOU KNOW WE NEED TO INSTILL THAT FAITH IN OUR CHILDREN. OUR
CHILDREN LEARN BY HOW WE DEMONSTRATE OUR FAITH. BUT THE
TIME COMES THAT THEY HAVE TO TAKE THEIR OWN FAITH AND USE
THEIR OWN FAITH. YOU KNOW, WE WOULD TEACH OUR CHILDREN;
WE'D SAY, YOU KNOW, "YOU HAVE FAVOR WITH MAN JUST AS WELL AS
YOU DO WITH GOD." AND I REMEMBER WHEN CRAIG HAD A VERY
DIFFICULT TEACHER, AND I SAID, "CRAIG, YOU JUST START
CONFESSING YOU HAVE FAVOR WITH THAT MAN JUST AS YOU HAVE
FAVOR WITH GOD." AND HE BEGAN TO EXERCISE HIS OWN FAITH IN
GOD AND GUESS WHAT, THE ATTITUDE OF THAT TEACHER CHANGED.
THIRDLY, INSTILL A DESIRE TO FULFILL GOD'S WILL FOR THEIR
LIVES. INSTILL A DESIRE TO FULFILL GOD'S WILL FOR THEIR
LIVES. JEREMIAH 29:11, SAYS:
YOU KNOW, JUST AS GOD HAS PLANS FOR YOU GOD HAS PLANS FOR
YOUR CHILDREN. BUT GUESS WHAT, THEY HAVE TO LEARN TO
RECOGNIZE THE VOICE OF GOD. SO INSTILL IN YOUR KIDS, "THE
MOST IMPORTANT THING KIDS THAT YOU CAN DO IS FULFILL THE
PLAN THAT GOD HAS FOR YOUR LIFE." SUSANNA WESLEY, MOTHER OF
SEVENTEEN, TWO OF WHICH WERE JOHN AND CHARLES WESLEY SPENT
ONE HOUR EACH DAY PRAYING FOR HER CHILDREN. IN ADDITION,
SHE TOOK EACH CHILD ASIDE FOR A FULL HOUR EACH WEEK TO
DISCUSS SPIRITUAL MATTERS. NO WONDER HER CHILDREN WERE USED
OF GOD TO BRING A BLESSING TO ENGLAND AS WELL AS TO AMERICA.
LET ME ASK YOU A THOUGHT-PROVOKING QUESTION: HOW
MUCH TIME DO YOU SPEND PRAYING FOR YOUR CHILDREN AND TELLING
YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT GOD? HERE WERE HER GUIDELINES:
1. SUBDUE SELF-WILL IN A CHILD AND THUS WORK TOGETHER WITH
GOD TO SAVE HIS SOUL.
2. TEACH THE CHILD TO PRAY AS SOON AS HE CAN SPEAK.
3. GIVE THE CHILD NOTHING HE CRIES FOR AND ONLY WHAT IS
GOOD FOR HIM IF HE ASKS FOR IT PUBLICLY.
4. TO PREVENT LYING...
(YOU KNOW, I PRACTICED THIS AND DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT THIS
WAS ONE OF HER RULES)
...TO PREVENT LYING PUNISH NO FAULT WHICH IS FREELY CONFESSED,
BUT NEVER ALLOW A REBELLIOUS, SINFUL ACT TO GO UNNOTICED.
IF MY KIDS TOLD ME THE TRUTH, YOU KNOW, I WOULD FORGIVE THEM
AND SAY, "OKAY, DON'T DO IT ANYMORE." BUT IF THEY LIED THAT
WAS ANOTHER THING. NUMBER FIVE:
5. COMMEND AND REWARD GOOD BEHAVIOR. AND LAST:
6. STRICTLY OBSERVE ALL PROMISES YOU HAVE MADE TO YOUR CHILD.
WELL, YOU KNOW, THAT WAS GOOD IN THE 1800'S, THAT ADVICE,
I THINK IT'S GOOD FOR US TODAY. IN CLOSING, I WANT TO READ
THIS POEM TO YOU ENTITLED "MY MOTHER":
YOUR LOVE I KNOW, I'VE SEEN YOUR TEARS,
YOU'VE GIVEN TO ME MY LIFE
YOU'VE WALKED THROUGH HOURS AND DAYS AND YEARS
OF HEARTACHE, TOIL AND STRIFE
TO SEE THAT I COULD HAVE THE BEST THAT YOU COULD GIVE TO ME
YOU GAVE UP NEEDS AND OFTEN REST; YOU VIEW ETERNITY
TO DO HIS WILL MY HIGHEST CALL, AND BY YOUR SPECIAL CARE
I STOOD AND WALKED AND DID NOT FALL, YOU HELD ME UP IN PRAYER
THOUGH STRANDS OF GRAY MAY BRUSH YOUR HAIR
AND MILES DIVIDE OUR WAY I KNOW THAT BY YOUR QUIET PRAYER,
YOU'VE HELPED ME DAY BY DAY
YOU SHOWED ME HOW TO GIVE, TO SHARE, TO PUT MY OWN NEEDS LAST
YOU'VE HELPED ME SEE AND BE AWARE, THAT LIFE IS SO SOON PAST
TO SPITE YOUR LOVE I WOULD NOT DARE, FOR THERE'S NOT ANOTHER
WHO SPREADS HER GENTLE LOVE AND CARE, LIKE YOU
MY LOVING MOTHER .
AND SO, LET ME ONCE AGAIN SAY MOTHERS, YOU HAVE POWERFUL
INFLUENCE OVER YOUR CHILDREN. AND TO HAVE THE MOST POWERFUL
IMPACT ON THEIR SPIRITUAL LIFE INSTILL IN THEM A RESPECT FOR
THE SCRIPTURES FAITH IN THEIR GOD AND WALKING IN HIS WILL.
SHALL WE PRAY?
OH FATHER, WE COME TO YOU NOW. WE THANK YOU FOR EACH
MOTHER THAT IS REPRESENTED HERE TODAY. WE THANK YOU FOR
THEIR LIVES. WE THANK YOU FOR THEIR EXAMPLE. WE THANK YOU
FOR THEIR DEDICATION. WE THANK YOU FOR THEIR SACRIFICE
AND FOR BEING THE GODLY MOTHER THAT THEY SHOULD BE. YOU
KNOW, FATHER, I ASK YOU NOW TO CONTINUE TO LEAD THEM; TO
CONTINUE TO GUIDE THEM; TO CONTINUE TO DIRECT THEM; TO GIVE
THEM WISDOM IN DIRECTING THE DAILY AFFAIRS OF LIFE. WE
THANK YOU FOR SUPERNATURAL STRENGTH TO DO WHAT IS NECESSARY
IN THEIR LIVES AND IN THEIR SCHEDULES. MAY THEY HAVE A
DEEP FERVENCY TO BE THE KIND OF MOTHER THAT YOU SO DESIRE.
AND FATHER, AT THE END OF THEIR JOURNEY IN THIS LIFE MAY IT
BE SAID OF EACH ONE OF THEM THAT THEIR CHILDREN WERE RAISED
UP AND CALL THEMSELF BLESSED BECAUSE OF THEIR MOTHER. AND
WE THANK YOU FOR IT NOW. WITH EYES AND HEADS...EYES STILL
CLOSED AND HEADS STILL BOWED, PERHAPS THERE ARE SOME OF YOU
HERE TODAY, PERHAPS YOU HAD A PRAYING MOTHER. AND PERHAPS,
THAT MOTHER HAS PRAYED FOR YOU BECAUSE YOU'VE NEVER
ACCEPTED CHRIST AS YOUR SAVIOR. THE BEST MOTHER'S DAY GIFT
THAT YOU CAN GIVE YOUR MOTHER IS TO MAKE HIM THE LORD OF
YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW. IF THAT'S YOU I WANT YOU TO STAND UP
NOW. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ACCEPT CHRIST AS YOUR SAVIOR.
AND MAYBE YOU'RE LIKE SOME, YOU'VE KNOWN CHRIST, BUT YOU ARE
A PRODIGAL SON; YOU'VE GONE AWAY AND YOU'VE STRAYED AWAY
FROM THE FOUNDATION THAT YOU HAD. I SHALL NEVER FORGET ONE
MOTHER'S DAY THAT HAPPENED TO ONE OF THE KIDS HERE AT RHEMA
BIBLE CHURCH THAT HAD BEEN RAISED HERE. THIS PERSON WAS
LIVING OUT OF TOWN AND CAME BACK FOR MOTHER'S DAY, AND THAT
DAY THAT PRODIGAL SON CAME HOME. IF YOU ARE IN THAT
CATEGORY I WANT YOU TO STAND UP NOW. TODAY IS THE DAY FOR
YOU TO COME BACK HOME.
I TRUST THAT YOU ENJOYED THE MESSAGE TODAY. YOU KNOW,
DENISE, IN RAISING CHILDREN IN THIS...IN THIS ERA IS
VERY DIFFICULT. I MEAN HONESTLY I'M SO THANKFUL THAT I
DON'T HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN (CHUCKLING). I DON'T EVEN HAVE
CHILDREN THAT ARE AT HOME NOW; 'CAUSE WE LIVE IN A STRESSFUL
WORLD, AND IT'S HARD IN RAISING CHILDREN. I KNOW THAT YOU
HAVE TWO STILL AT HOME, TWO BOYS.
DENISE> YES. I HAVE TWO TEENAGE BOYS AND YOU KNOW IT IS...
IT'S DIFFICULT...
LYNETTE> YES.
DENISE> ...IN THE WORLD THAT WE LIVE IN; THE SITUATIONS AND
THE STRESSORS THAT KIDS FACE AT SUCH AN EARLY AGE AND IT
CAN BE VERY, UM, CONCERNING AND DISHEARTENING TO A PARENT
TO KNOW HOW TO GUIDE...
LYNETTE> YES.
DENISE> ...YOUR CHILDREN EACH AND EVERY DAY. AND REALLY IT'S
ONLY BY RELYING ON THE LORD AND HIS WISDOM AND STRENGTH
THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PARENT.
LYNETTE> THAT'S RIGHT.
DENISE> AND SO I JUST WANT TO PRAY RIGHT NOW FOR MOMS OUT
THERE. MAYBE YOU'RE STRUGGLING WITH SITUATIONS WITH YOUR
CHILDREN AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I JUST WANT TO PRAY
RIGHT NOW:
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE JUST PRAY FOR THE MOMS OUT THERE, THAT
YOU WOULD JUST GIVE THEM DIVINE WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE AS
THEY ARE RAISING THEIR CHILDREN. AND THAT YOU WOULD HELP
THEM TO KNOW HOW TO IMPART THE TRUTHS OF THE WORD OF GOD
THAT WILL STAY IN THEIR HEART WITH THEM. AND LORD, HELP THEM
AND SHOW THEM HOW TO TRAIN THEIR CHILDREN UP IN THE WAY
THAT THEY SHOULD GO FATHER. JUST GIVE THEM WISDOM AND
KNOWLEDGE AS THEY DAILY SHOW THEIR CHILDREN AND DEMONSTRATE
TO THEIR KIDS HOW TO LIVE THROUGH YOU. WE THANK YOU FOR...
FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PEACE THAT SURROUNDS EACH
MOM TODAY AS THEY DO THEIR AMAZINGLY, AWESOME JOB THAT YOU
HAVE GIVEN THEM IN RAISING THESE PRECIOUS CHILDREN...
LYNETTE> YES.
DENISE>...IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN.
LYNETTE> YOU KNOW, MOTHERS, AS WE SAID SO MANY TIMES
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT. BUT I WANT TO TELL YOU WHAT THE LORD
TOLD ME MANY, MANY YEARS AGO. AND IT WAS JUST SOMETHING I
USED AS A GUIDELINE FOR RAISING OUR KIDS. HE SAID, "DON'T
EVER OVERREACT AT WHAT THEY TELL YOU." AND SO I KNOW THAT
I NEVER OVERREACTED. SOMETIMES I WANTED TO (LAUGHS).
BUT THEN HE ALSO SAID, "LISTEN, LOOK TO ME. LET ME GUIDE
YOU. LET ME GIVE YOU THE WORDS TO SAY." AND SO MANY
TIMES I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, TO GOD, "GOD," YOU KNOW,
"HELP ME TO KNOW HOW TO APPROACH A SITUATION THAT I NEED
TO APPROACH WITH THE KIDS."
DENISE> YEAH.
LYNETTE> AND/OR OPEN THE DOOR FOR ME TO APPROACH IT. AND
SO MANY TIMES THAT... HE DID, AND...
DENISE> WHEN YOU DON'T OVERREACT IT KEEPS THE COMMUNICATION
OPEN BECAUSE YOU KNOW, AN OVERREACTION CAN JUST CLOSE A
CHILD'S HEART AND THEN THE COMMUNICATION IS CUT OFF.
LYNETTE> THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT. AND SO, UM, WE JUST OF
COURSE, HAVE A SPECIAL HEART FOR THE KIDS DON'T WE.
DENISE> YES, WE DO.
LYNETTE> WE LOVE THE CHILDREN.
DENISE> AND YOU KNOW, ONE THING THAT CAN HELP YOU AS A MOM
IS AN OFFER THAT WE HAVE...
LYNETTE> YES.
DENISE> ...WE HAVE THIS BRACELET AND IT SAYS "I CAN DO ALL
THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS ME", AND THAT IS
YOUR SCRIPTURE.
LYNETTE> (CHUCKLING) THAT'S RIGHT, THAT'S RIGHT.
DENISE> AND AS A MOM YOU NEED TO READ THIS SCRIPTURE SO
YOU CAN WEAR IT...
LYNETTE> THAT'S RIGHT.
DENISE> ...AND WHEN YOU GET FRUSTRATED OR OVERWHELMED...
LYNETTE> YES.
DENISE> ...YOU CAN JUST LOOK AT YOUR WRIST AND READ
THE WORD OF GOD.
LYNETTE> THAT'S RIGHT, AND YOU KNOW THAT SCRIPTURE, YOU
GUYS, I HAVE EVERYWHERE - IN MY HOUSE; I HAVE IT IN MY
OFFICE BECAUSE I HAVE TO LOOK AT IT OFTEN. AND IT JUST HELPS
YOU TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT NEEDS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED. AND
THEN OUR (ALSO) SPECIAL OFFER DENISE IS MY
SEED THOUGHTS DEVOTIONAL .
DENISE> YES.
LYNETTE> IT IS ACTUALLY...YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT?
DENISE> YEAH. SEED THOUGHTS, IT'S A GREAT ENCOURAGEMENT FOR
YOUR LIFE. AND YOU KNOW, AS A MOM IT'S IMPORTANT TO TAKE
THOSE FEW MOMENTS OUT OF THE DAY TO RECHARGE YOURSELF
SPIRITUALLY. AND, UM, THIS WILL JUST BE A BLESSING TO JUST
TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO RECHARGE SPIRITUALLY BEFORE YOU DIVE
INTO YOUR DAY. SO, UM, THE WRISTBAND AND THE SEED THOUGHTS
DEVOTIONAL, IT RETAILS FOR $17.95, BUT WE'RE OFFERING IT
SPECIAL THIS WEEK FOR $13.00...
LYNETTE> THAT'S RIGHT.
DENISE> ...FOR BOTH ITEMS.
LYNETTE> THAT'S RIGHT. AND YOU KNOW WHAT, TALKING ABOUT
DEVOTIONALS I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU TELL THE
MOTHERS ESPECIALLY WHAT YOU DO AS A DEVOTIONAL, LETTING THE
CHILDREN SEE THEM.
DENISE> YES, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT LETTING YOUR CHILDREN
SEE YOU READING THE BIBLE AND DOING THE DEVOTIONS EVERY DAY.
AND I KNOW WHEN MY YOUNGER SON WAS ABOUT FOUR I WAS READING
THE BIBLE, I WAS HIGHLIGHTING. HE SAID, "MOM, WHAT ARE YOU
DOING?" AND SO I TOLD HIM, YOU KNOW, "I'M HIGHLIGHTING THE
SCRIPTURES THAT SPEAK TO ME."
LYNETTE> YES.
DENISE> SO PRETTY SOON HE GOT HIS BIBLE AND HE GOT HIS
YELLOW CRAYON AND HE WAS JUST COLORING (CHUCKLING) EVERY
SCRIPTURE IN THE BIBLE (LAUGHS).
LYNETTE> (LAUGING) I KNOW. YOU KNOW, YOU TOLD ME (I CAN'T
REMEMBER WHAT THE SCRIPTURE WAS, BUT THE SCRIPTURES THAT
HE HIGHLIGHTED, OH MY GOODNESS, IT WAS NOTHING THAT WOULD
HAVE APPLIED TO HIM.
DENISE> NO, IT WAS WAY OLD TESTAMENT.
BOTH> (LAUGHING)
LYNETTE> RIGHT, BUT IT'S SO FUN. IT'S TEACHING THEM THE WORD
OF GOD AT ANY EARLY AGE AND TEACHING THEM TO RELY ON THE
LORD FOR WHATEVER THEY NEED.
WELL, THIS HAS BEEN GREAT DENISE.
DENISE> YEAH, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME!
LYNETTE> OH, YOU ARE SO WELCOME. AND THANK YOU WORD
PARTNERS. THANK YOU FOR HELPING US TO BRING...
BOTH> HOPE, HELP AND HEALING TO THE WORLD!
REV. KENNETH E. HAGIN> LOVE IS EVER-READY TO BELIEVE THE
BEST. THE WORST? NO, THE BEST OF EVERY PERSON. SEE HOW
MANY WRONGS THIS WOULD RIGHT IF FOLKS JUST PRACTICED IT.
LOVE HOPES; NOR FAILS UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES ENDURES
EVERYTHING WITHOUT WEAKENING. SHEWWW.
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PASTOR SPYROS VULGARIS> I HAD A DREAM, A DREAM FOR TEN YEARS
TO COME IN RHEMA U.S.A. AND AFTER TEN YEARS GOD ANSWERED
MY PRAYER. WHEN I CAME HERE I WAS BROKE. I CAME HERE, NO
MONEY. I DIDN'T KNOW ENGLISH. HAD NOTHING. I HAD EVEN NO
DREAMS BEYOND A DREAM TO COME HERE. PEOPLE HERE THEY
OPENED THEIR ARMS; THEY SHOWED THEIR LOVE. I REMEMBER WHEN
I GRADUATED THE FIRST TIME, 2006, WAS A HUGE BLESSING TO ME.
THEN I CONTINUED AND I FINISHED THE PASTORAL SCHOOL. AND I
FINISHED THE PASTORAL SCHOOL, 2007. THEN I WENT BACK TO
GREECE. I STARTED LOGOS CHURCH, 2009. I LOOKED IN THE
MIRROR IN MY LIVING ROOM, AND I START PREACHING TO MYSELF.
AND I SAID, "IF GOD IS REAL HE'S GOING TO SHOW HIS FACE." AND
GOD, SHOWED HIS FACE. (IN) 2010, WE STARTED RHEMA ATHENS.
(IN) 2015, WE STARTED RHEMA THESSALONIKI. IN 2017, GOD
BLESSED US AND WE HAVE ONE MORE CAMPUS IN TIRANA, ALBANIA.
OUR MINISTRY IS BLESSED, AND IT'S BLESSED ABOVE ALL BECAUSE
OF HIM, THEN BECAUSE OF THE RHEMA FAMILY AND PEOPLE LIKE
YOU. THANK YOU SO, SO MUCH. GOD BLESS YOU.
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ANNOUNCER> THANK YOU FOR WATCHING RHEMA PRAISE
WITH KENNETH AND LYNETTE HAGIN
KENNETH, LYNETTE AND RHEMA BIBLE TRAINING COLLEGE
ARE COMMITTED TO REACHING THE ENTIRE WORLD
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THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY
AND FOR YOUR FAITHFUL SUPPORT
AND REMEMBER, THERE IS HOPE, HELP AND HEALING
FOR A HURTING WORLD <
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