powerlines - june edition 2010

CONVENIENCEGIFT PLAN

Save time and stamps with a safe and easy electronic funds

transfer of your donation to this ministry.

Call 1-800-549-6177, or go to

hourofpower.org/support.

Shouting “Hallelujah” for a Life-Saving Legacy!By Dr. Robert H. Schuller

The year 2010 celebrates the 60th Anniversary of Dr.Robert H. Schuller’s ordination, the 60th anniversary of

his marriage to his beloved Arvella, and the 40thAnniversary of the Hour of Power! In joy and thankfulness, we shout “Hallelujah!” It’s very rarethat a pastor continues his work into a sixthdecade, so at this historic time in Dr. Schuller’s lifeand ministry, PowerLines asked him: “Dr. Schuller,when you look back at 60 years as a pastor, a preacher and a minister, what do you see as your greatest achievement?”He answered:

I don’t remember exactlywhen it happened, but, after wewent on TV in 1970, very earlyin our television history, westarted receiving letters that said:

“YOU SAVED MY LIFE.”Now, over the last 40

years, I’ve read it repeatedly—thousands of times. It’s really quite a remarkable thing. I wondered how it was possible that so many people wouldtell us:

“YOU SAVED MY LIFE.”I must say, when I graduated from seminary in 1950, if

somebody would have told me then that my life of ministrywould actually help save a single life, or even two lives, Ithink I would have been profoundly shocked to consider

It’s God, alone,who has thepower to saveand redeem.

4 PowerLines june 2010

PRIN

TED

INUS

A

Mrs. Thomas CoolAUBURN, NY

Mrs. Violet DetwilerBEDFORD, PA

Jane McCormickLANTANA, FL

Marietta S. Stokes CORNELIUS, NC

Barbara A.Thompson PALM DESERT, CA

Dixie Wonders MANCHESTER, NH

Wills&Estates: Crystal Cathedral Ministries wishes to thank the followingpersons and their families for their recent estate gifts.

In honor and loving memory of…A GIFT FROM YOU TO GENERATIONS TO COME…

Encourage the generations thatfollow—beyond your own lifetime—through a final gift to the CrystalCathedral/Hour of Power. For moreinformation on how to leave a legacyof positive faith through the CrystalCathedral Ministries in your will andestate, please contact John Charles at 714-971-4000.

FootstepsOF THE

With Dr. SheilaSchuller Coleman& other CrystalCathedral ministry leaders

A listening ear in times of trouble…

October 23 – November 2, 2010

For more details go online to crystalcathedral.org/eventsor call Beth Muma at714-971-4000

Crystal Cathedral Ministries • JUNE 2010 • Garden Grove, CA, USA

MONTHLY NEWS FOR Hour of Power SPIRITUAL SHAREHOLDERS AND FRIENDS

NEWHOPE & TEENLINE COUNSELING 24-hour crisis prevention 1-714-NEW-HOPE or www.NewHopeNow.org or www.teenline.org

Trinity Broadcasting Network

Hour of PowerEvery Sunday

Hour of PowerEvery SaturdayLIFETIME TBN8am East/Pac

7am CentralOnline anytimehourofpower.org

6pm Pacific8pm Central9pm Eastern 24/7

Summer Saving PartnersThe 40-year Hour of Power will NOT survivethe summer of 2010 without thousands of sup-portive Summer Partners…partners who eachpledge to give $30 a month for the four months of

YouSaved

MyLife!

Seeking Your “Life-Saving” LettersTo honor Dr. Schuller as he celebrates his 60 years

in ministry, Dr. Sheila Schuller Coleman, CrystalCathedral’s Director of Ministry and Mission,is asking you to forward to her your own testimony of the life-saving, life-changingpower of the Hour of Power…hoping toreceive 60,000 positive letters, testimonies,notes or emails with your own statement ofwhat the Hour of Power means to you. These60,000 written testimonies will then bepresented to Dr. Schuller on the Hour of Power.

Send your own faith-filled testimony to Hourof Power, Box 100, Garden Grove, CA, or onlineat www.hourofpower.org/yousavedmylife.

Summer cont. on page 2

Hallelujah cont. on page 2

Thank you for your

wonderful message. I have been a supporter of your outstanding work and message to God’s flock since 1965.

HELEN J. CANADAYAnza, CA

Most every year, the Crystal Cathedral pres-ents George Frideric Handel’s belovedMessiah with choir and orchestra. The houseis always full for these performances. Why?Beyond the fact that it is anextraordinary work, itsmusical moods and sacredmessage—with every lyrictaken directly from scrip-ture—are able to touch thesoul deeply and set ourspirits soaring like nothingelse. We are particularly blessed as we lift our-selves out of everyday life to praise God andthank him for the gift of his Son, our Messiah.

Within the piece, the “Hallelujah Chorus” isespecially powerful and popular with listenersas it lifts Christ up as the King of kings andLord of lords. As Handel was writing this

portion of the work, the com-poser’s assistant walked in tofind the master musician intears and holding up the scoreto this movement, saying, “Ithought I saw the face of God.”This is how many feel when listening or singing along with

the “Hallelujah Chorus”— a blessed opportu-nity to praise God mightily and be thankful,even during the tough times.

Annalee McJilton-Honcoop LYNDEN, WA

Thankful in good times and tough times, we sing “Hallelujah!”By Don Neuen, Director of the Crystal Cathedral Choir

…we lift ourselvesout of everyday life topraise God…for thegift of his Son…”

‘‘’’

Follow the footstepsof the Apostles with Hour

of Power friends during thisunique spiritual journey

through Greece and Turkey,including a three-day Aegean Sea cruise.

2 PowerLines june 2010 PowerLines june 2010 3

How do we praise God when everything is going wrong? Whenwe get bad news? We praise God because God is God and Godis good and God will have the last word and it will be good!

When trouble hits, when suffering strikes, say, “Ha! Take that! Hallelujah anyway!”

The last few months, as our finances here at Crystal Cathedral Min-istries have continued to suffer, I walk the grounds and see weedsgrowing where flowers had once bloomed. With tears in my eyes, I forcemyself to say aloud and mean it, “Hallelujah anyway! This is just a tough

phase, but I believe in a tough God!”When passing our statue of Job

here on campus, seeing the fountainthat surrounds it dry (the electric billhad to be cut wherever possible), I sayaloud, …meaning it, with tears in myeyes, “Hallelujah anyway! Thank you,God, that even though you are trying

us, we shall ‘come forth as gold’” (Job 23:10).And, indeed, I have seen that God allows our trials, our sufferings. He

doesn’t cause them, but he allows them—not to punish any of us, notbecause we have done something to deserve them, but that his glorywill be revealed!

Yes, I have seen the glory of God revealed like never before in this min-istry because of what we are going through. Probably the most beautifulphase of our ministry has been in April when thousands of ministry friendslike YOU, in response to the financial downturn we have experienced,

responded with an outpouring of love through the “icount” campaign, send-ing in $10 or more each through text, mail, 800 line, or online. (Note: At printdate, over $300,000 dollars was raised through your “icount” donations.)

So, whenever you get afraid, join me in saying, “Ha! Hallelujah anyway!”Say it whenever you are grieving: “Ha! Hallelujah anyway!”Say it when you are having trouble believing: “Ha! Hallelujah anyway!”I believe God allows suffering so all of us will be unified and connected

in a common cause—a cause that is bigger than we are, requiring all of ourefforts—large and small—to save something as significant as Crystal Cathe-dral Ministries.

I also believe that God allowed us to go through this difficult financialseason so all of you would see that we are no different—we, too, are in thetrenches. Over the years, many have seen the ministry’s beautiful buildingsand garden grounds and assumed that there was not an ongoing need for sup-port—but there is. The ministry, which continues to deliver a message of faithand hope, is suffering like many others in this tough economic climate. So,despite the hard times, we join you in saying, “Ha! Hallelujah anyway!”

SHEILA SCHULLER COLEMAN

During trying times, say, “Ha!”By Dr. Sheila Schuller Coleman‘‘

Trinity Broadcasting Network

Hour of PowerEvery Sunday

Hour of PowerEvery SaturdayLIFETIME TBN 24/78am East/Pac

7am Central

6pm Pacific8pm Central9pm Eastern

Online anytimehourofpower.org

June 6 Shane Stanford, will

share his inspiring journeyas an HIV+ Hemophiliac

and Christian minister.

June 13Carol Lewis, the national

director of First Place 4Health, will share how she’s learned to praise the Lord in the face of grief.

June 20 Celebrate Father’s Day with

Sheila Schuller Coleman andinterview guest, PrincessKasune Zulu of Zambia,Africa, representing theHope Initiative, WorldVision’s AIDS-preventionproject.

June 27 Sheila Schuller

Coleman welcomes LeighAnne Tuohy, whose story of mother-loveis portrayed by Academy Award-winningSandra Bullock in the film, Blind Side.

that God would use me to make that kind ofimpact on human lives. Now, 60 years later, afterreading or hearing that sentence countless times from countless people, it is still trulyamazing. It has to be a “God thing.”

I say this because we’ve always preached the positivelove of God. And it’s God, alone, through Jesus Christ whohas the power to save and redeem. I am humbled and exhil-arated that God has used this ministry like an electricalpower cord to transmit the positively charged and encour-aging gospel of Jesus Christ. I have so often said, “All Idid was show up for work every day.” And, I truly believeit. Arvella and I came to work EVERY DAY with a sincere

desire in our hearts to share our faith in our living Lord with everyone we met.“You saved my life”—this is the great legacy of our work for Jesus Christ from

the Crystal Cathedral to the people of America and the world.

summer—$30 for June, $30 for July, $30 forAugust, $30 for September—or a one-time sum-mer gift of $120. And, to thank you for yourSummer Partner support, the ministry will send toyou these exciting items:

1. The beautiful, “coffee table” sized book, A Place of Beauty—A Joy Forever, 230 pages featuring interesting, inspiring and historical information about the founding and evolution ofthe Crystal Cathedral and Hour of Power…

articles on architecture, gardens,sculpture, artwork, and much

more.*2. DVD of Dr. Robert H.

Schuller’s Best Messages.*3. CD (audio) of

Dr. Robert H. Schuller’sBest Messages.*

I cannot imagine my life

without the Hour ofPower on the air. This

very valuable program mustnever leave theairwaves. Never!

Laura & Louis VivenzoSyosset, NY

* The book, CD & DVDare all in current

ministry inventory.So, no additional

cost will beincurred to

produce theseinspiring

items foryou.

All of your SummerPartner giving will go right into payingtelevision airtimebills.

Summer cont.from page 1Thank you for the positive messages week after week, year after year. They are part of my story and my husband

and I gratefully and prayerfully

joinwithyou as you

continue to spreadthe joy and hope of

God’s love.Carol Cirocco, Lindstrom, MN

Hallelujah cont. from page 1

It has to be a“God

thing.”

’’

‘‘

’’

Whenever you getafraid, join me in

saying, “Ha! Hallelujah anyway!”

FR

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Sheila Schuller Colem

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How do we praise God when everything is going wrong? Whenwe get bad news? We praise God because God is God and Godis good and God will have the last word and it will be good!

When trouble hits, when suffering strikes, say, “Ha! Take that! Hallelujah anyway!”

The last few months, as our finances here at Crystal Cathedral Min-istries have continued to suffer, I walk the grounds and see weedsgrowing where flowers had once bloomed. With tears in my eyes, I forcemyself to say aloud and mean it, “Hallelujah anyway! This is just a tough

phase, but I believe in a tough God!”When passing our statue of Job

here on campus, seeing the fountainthat surrounds it dry (the electric billhad to be cut wherever possible), I sayaloud, …meaning it, with tears in myeyes, “Hallelujah anyway! Thank you,God, that even though you are trying

us, we shall ‘come forth as gold’” (Job 23:10).And, indeed, I have seen that God allows our trials, our sufferings. He

doesn’t cause them, but he allows them—not to punish any of us, notbecause we have done something to deserve them, but that his glorywill be revealed!

Yes, I have seen the glory of God revealed like never before in this min-istry because of what we are going through. Probably the most beautifulphase of our ministry has been in April when thousands of ministry friendslike YOU, in response to the financial downturn we have experienced,

responded with an outpouring of love through the “icount” campaign, send-ing in $10 or more each through text, mail, 800 line, or online. (Note: At printdate, over $300,000 dollars was raised through your “icount” donations.)

So, whenever you get afraid, join me in saying, “Ha! Hallelujah anyway!”Say it whenever you are grieving: “Ha! Hallelujah anyway!”Say it when you are having trouble believing: “Ha! Hallelujah anyway!”I believe God allows suffering so all of us will be unified and connected

in a common cause—a cause that is bigger than we are, requiring all of ourefforts—large and small—to save something as significant as Crystal Cathe-dral Ministries.

I also believe that God allowed us to go through this difficult financialseason so all of you would see that we are no different—we, too, are in thetrenches. Over the years, many have seen the ministry’s beautiful buildingsand garden grounds and assumed that there was not an ongoing need for sup-port—but there is. The ministry, which continues to deliver a message of faithand hope, is suffering like many others in this tough economic climate. So,despite the hard times, we join you in saying, “Ha! Hallelujah anyway!”

SHEILA SCHULLER COLEMAN

During trying times, say, “Ha!”By Dr. Sheila Schuller Coleman‘‘

Trinity Broadcasting Network

Hour of PowerEvery Sunday

Hour of PowerEvery SaturdayLIFETIME TBN 24/78am East/Pac

7am Central

6pm Pacific8pm Central9pm Eastern

Online anytimehourofpower.org

June 6 Shane Stanford, will

share his inspiring journeyas an HIV+ Hemophiliac

and Christian minister.

June 13Carol Lewis, the national

director of First Place 4Health, will share how she’s learned to praise the Lord in the face of grief.

June 20 Celebrate Father’s Day with

Sheila Schuller Coleman andinterview guest, PrincessKasune Zulu of Zambia,Africa, representing theHope Initiative, WorldVision’s AIDS-preventionproject.

June 27 Sheila Schuller

Coleman welcomes LeighAnne Tuohy, whose story of mother-loveis portrayed by Academy Award-winningSandra Bullock in the film, Blind Side.

that God would use me to make that kind ofimpact on human lives. Now, 60 years later, afterreading or hearing that sentence countless times from countless people, it is still trulyamazing. It has to be a “God thing.”

I say this because we’ve always preached the positivelove of God. And it’s God, alone, through Jesus Christ whohas the power to save and redeem. I am humbled and exhil-arated that God has used this ministry like an electricalpower cord to transmit the positively charged and encour-aging gospel of Jesus Christ. I have so often said, “All Idid was show up for work every day.” And, I truly believeit. Arvella and I came to work EVERY DAY with a sincere

desire in our hearts to share our faith in our living Lord with everyone we met.“You saved my life”—this is the great legacy of our work for Jesus Christ from

the Crystal Cathedral to the people of America and the world.

summer—$30 for June, $30 for July, $30 forAugust, $30 for September—or a one-time sum-mer gift of $120. And, to thank you for yourSummer Partner support, the ministry will send toyou these exciting items:

1. The beautiful, “coffee table” sized book, A Place of Beauty—A Joy Forever, 230 pages featuring interesting, inspiring and historical information about the founding and evolution ofthe Crystal Cathedral and Hour of Power…

articles on architecture, gardens,sculpture, artwork, and much

more.*2. DVD of Dr. Robert H.

Schuller’s Best Messages.*3. CD (audio) of

Dr. Robert H. Schuller’sBest Messages.*

I cannot imagine my life

without the Hour ofPower on the air. This

very valuable program mustnever leave theairwaves. Never!

Laura & Louis VivenzoSyosset, NY

* The book, CD & DVDare all in current

ministry inventory.So, no additional

cost will beincurred to

produce theseinspiring

items foryou.

All of your SummerPartner giving will go right into payingtelevision airtimebills.

Summer cont.from page 1Thank you for the positive messages week after week, year after year. They are part of my story and my husband

and I gratefully and prayerfully

joinwithyou as you

continue to spreadthe joy and hope of

God’s love.Carol Cirocco, Lindstrom, MN

Hallelujah cont. from page 1

It has to be a“God

thing.”

’’

‘‘

’’

Whenever you getafraid, join me in

saying, “Ha! Hallelujah anyway!”

FR

OM

TH

E H

EA

RT

Sheila Schuller Colem

an

♥of

PHOT

O: A

NTHO

NY T

HAXT

ON

CONVENIENCEGIFT PLAN

Save time and stamps with a safe and easy electronic funds

transfer of your donation to this ministry.

Call 1-800-549-6177, or go to

hourofpower.org/support.

Shouting “Hallelujah” for a Life-Saving Legacy!By Dr. Robert H. Schuller

The year 2010 celebrates the 60th Anniversary of Dr.Robert H. Schuller’s ordination, the 60th anniversary of

his marriage to his beloved Arvella, and the 40thAnniversary of the Hour of Power! In joy and thankfulness, we shout “Hallelujah!” It’s very rarethat a pastor continues his work into a sixthdecade, so at this historic time in Dr. Schuller’s lifeand ministry, PowerLines asked him: “Dr. Schuller,when you look back at 60 years as a pastor, a preacher and a minister, what do you see as your greatest achievement?”He answered:

I don’t remember exactlywhen it happened, but, after wewent on TV in 1970, very earlyin our television history, westarted receiving letters that said:

“YOU SAVED MY LIFE.”Now, over the last 40

years, I’ve read it repeatedly—thousands of times. It’s really quite a remarkable thing. I wondered how it was possible that so many people wouldtell us:

“YOU SAVED MY LIFE.”I must say, when I graduated from seminary in 1950, if

somebody would have told me then that my life of ministrywould actually help save a single life, or even two lives, Ithink I would have been profoundly shocked to consider

It’s God, alone,who has thepower to saveand redeem.

4 PowerLines june 2010PR

INTE

DIN

USA

Mrs. Thomas CoolAUBURN, NY

Mrs. Violet DetwilerBEDFORD, PA

Jane McCormickLANTANA, FL

Marietta S. Stokes CORNELIUS, NC

Barbara A.Thompson PALM DESERT, CA

Dixie Wonders MANCHESTER, NH

Wills&Estates: Crystal Cathedral Ministries wishes to thank the followingpersons and their families for their recent estate gifts.

In honor and loving memory of…A GIFT FROM YOU TO GENERATIONS TO COME…

Encourage the generations thatfollow—beyond your own lifetime—through a final gift to the CrystalCathedral/Hour of Power. For moreinformation on how to leave a legacyof positive faith through the CrystalCathedral Ministries in your will andestate, please contact John Charles at 714-971-4000.

FootstepsOF THE

With Dr. SheilaSchuller Coleman& other CrystalCathedral ministry leaders

A listening ear in times of trouble…

October 23 – November 2, 2010

For more details go online to crystalcathedral.org/eventsor call Beth Muma at714-971-4000

Crystal Cathedral Ministries • JUNE 2010 • Garden Grove, CA, USA

MONTHLY NEWS FOR Hour of Power SPIRITUAL SHAREHOLDERS AND FRIENDS

NEWHOPE & TEENLINE COUNSELING 24-hour crisis prevention 1-714-NEW-HOPE or www.NewHopeNow.org or www.teenline.org

Trinity Broadcasting Network

Hour of PowerEvery Sunday

Hour of PowerEvery SaturdayLIFETIME TBN8am East/Pac

7am CentralOnline anytimehourofpower.org

6pm Pacific8pm Central9pm Eastern 24/7

Summer Saving PartnersThe 40-year Hour of Power will NOT survivethe summer of 2010 without thousands of sup-portive Summer Partners…partners who eachpledge to give $30 a month for the four months of

YouSaved

MyLife!

Seeking Your “Life-Saving” LettersTo honor Dr. Schuller as he celebrates his 60 years

in ministry, Dr. Sheila Schuller Coleman, CrystalCathedral’s Director of Ministry and Mission,is asking you to forward to her your own testimony of the life-saving, life-changingpower of the Hour of Power…hoping toreceive 60,000 positive letters, testimonies,notes or emails with your own statement ofwhat the Hour of Power means to you. These60,000 written testimonies will then bepresented to Dr. Schuller on the Hour of Power.

Send your own faith-filled testimony to Hourof Power, Box 100, Garden Grove, CA, or onlineat www.hourofpower.org/yousavedmylife.

Summer cont. on page 2

Hallelujah cont. on page 2

Thank you for your

wonderful message. I have been a supporter of your outstanding work and message to God’s flock since 1965.

HELEN J. CANADAYAnza, CA

Most every year, the Crystal Cathedral pres-ents George Frideric Handel’s belovedMessiah with choir and orchestra. The houseis always full for these performances. Why?Beyond the fact that it is anextraordinary work, itsmusical moods and sacredmessage—with every lyrictaken directly from scrip-ture—are able to touch thesoul deeply and set ourspirits soaring like nothingelse. We are particularly blessed as we lift our-selves out of everyday life to praise God andthank him for the gift of his Son, our Messiah.

Within the piece, the “Hallelujah Chorus” isespecially powerful and popular with listenersas it lifts Christ up as the King of kings andLord of lords. As Handel was writing this

portion of the work, the com-poser’s assistant walked in tofind the master musician intears and holding up the scoreto this movement, saying, “Ithought I saw the face of God.”This is how many feel when listening or singing along with

the “Hallelujah Chorus”— a blessed opportu-nity to praise God mightily and be thankful,even during the tough times.

Annalee McJilton-Honcoop LYNDEN, WA

Thankful in good times and tough times, we sing “Hallelujah!”By Don Neuen, Director of the Crystal Cathedral Choir

…we lift ourselvesout of everyday life topraise God…for thegift of his Son…”

‘‘’’

Follow the footstepsof the Apostles with Hour

of Power friends during thisunique spiritual journey

through Greece and Turkey,including a three-day Aegean Sea cruise.