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Hope cont. on page 3Anchor cont. on page 2

PRIN

TED

INUS

A

Mrs. Ann Schuler AirdBURMINGHAM, AL

Mr.&Mrs.EdwinO.GurneeESCONDIDO, CA

Barbara ButlerCANADA

Marie McCurdyFREMONT, IA

Joan C. CrawfordNEWPORT, KY

Venice M. SmithWORCESTER, MA

Mrs. Lavon DragtFULLERTON, CA

Mr. Robert N. TaylorNEW CONCORD, OH

Ms. Betty H. FoxSACRAMENTO, CA

Mrs. Louise WestSPRINGHILL, FL

Wills&Estates: Crystal Cathedral Ministries wishes to thank the followingpersons and their families for their recent estate gifts.In honor and loving memory of…LEAVING A LEGACY

OF HOPELeaving a gift to the Crystal

Cathedral/Hour of Power in yourwill is a great way to continue tooffer help and hope to othersbeyond your own lifetime. Formore information on how toinclude Crystal Cathedral Min-istries in your will and estate,please contact John Charles at714-971-4000.

You can receive our free “Positive Minute”daily devotionals via email. Sign up today at www.crystalcathedral.org/subscribe/subscriptions!

Trinity Broadcasting Network

Hour of PowerEvery Sunday

Hour of PowerEvery SaturdayLIFETIME TBN8am Eastern/Pacific

7am CentralOnline anytimehourofpower.org

6pm Pacific8pm Central9pm Eastern

There is greatpower inhope. Hope

opens doors wheredespair has closedthem. Hope sees prob-lems as opportunities.Hope is essential forlife…so essential, infact, that Scripturedescribes HOPE as “astrong and trustworthyanchor for our souls”(Hebrews 6:19).

One of the earliest

symbols of theChristian faith, theanchor has at its centera cross. For Christians, the cross-shapedanchor reminds us of the hope we have inChrist. In the same way an anchor steadiesand secures a ship during stormy weather,HOPE—anchored by faith in Jesus Christ—holds the wind-tossed, storm-torn, and weary

believer during his or her most perilous times.An untold number of persons have written to us over the years,

saying, “I felt hopeless and alone. Then I found the Hour of Powerand for the first time in a very long time, I felt HOPE again. Yousaved my life.” For millions of persons around the world, the Hourof Power is their only spiritual anchor.

Over the past forty years, God has called on countless loving andgenerous individuals like YOU to support this ministry financially.

Deeply anchored in Jesus Christ…the Hour of Power Provides an OngoingMessage of Hope

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

MONTHLY NEWS FOR Hour of Power SPIRITUAL SHAREHOLDERS AND FRIENDS

For millions of personsaround theworld, the Hour of

Power is theironly spiritual

anchor.

A look back with the Hour of Power

Finding Hope toFaceHisTomorrows

By Robert H. Schuller Some years ago I received a

phone call from a man who lived inMonte Carlo.

“Dr. Schuller,” he said, “we havenever met, but you saved my life. Iwant to come see you and thank youin person.”

A few days later, this man flewto Los Angeles and arrived in myoffice. A tall, handsome, broad-shouldered man, probably in hisearly fifties, he limped toward me,a white cane in his right hand, oneleg conspicuously shorter than theother one. A black patch coveredhis left eye, while his right eyestared upward, unfocused. Hiscompanion spoke first, saying,

“As you can see, Juan is blind.But he’s alive—

thanks to you. Juanand I were businesspartners and friendsbefore his accident.He wanted to tell youhis story himself.”

Juan shared thathe was an only child,the sole inheritor ofhis wealthy Cubanfamily’s fortune. Fearing he might lose itall under Fidel Castro’s regime, Juan soldeverything except his large private yacht,which he sailed to Monte Carlo to dockin front of his new, luxurious, waterfronthome.

One rainy weekend, Juan and hisgirlfriend headed to Switzerland in his

I have had a very difficult and almost

unbearable life. But every Sundayas I watch the Hour of Power my heartfills with gratitude and I feel the

blessing of God’s grace in my life.

Regina Wagner, Germany

‘‘’’

This is an excerpt from a heartwarmingstory that recently appeared in a Tampa Bay, Florida newspaper.

SEMINOLE – For the Essen-burgs, the news is sadly familiar:staggering unemployment, failingbanks, and families struggling to keepfood on the table and a roof over theirheads.

John “Jack” and Ella Essenburgare contemporaries of the GreatDepression. It’s when they met, mar-ried, and started their family that now

extends to five generations.The Essenburgs—he’s 97 and

she’s 96—recently celebrated their76th wedding anniversary. What is thekey to the longevity of their marriage?Among other things, the couple hasdeveloped a well-honed rhythm oflong-time companionship.

Sunday mornings, for instance,they settle in front of the television to catch the “possibility thinking” philosophy espoused by Robert H.Schuller’s Hour of Power.

AHope-Filled Life is the Best WaytoLive

Experience theLove of Christian Community EveryDay of the Year

FootstepsOF THE

Take a 10-dayMediterranean

Spiritual Journey by Land & Sea

with Dr. Sheila Schuller Coleman

& other Hour of Power friends.

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

R E A C H I N G O U T W I T H N E W H O P E

Departing October 23, 2010

11” x 17” full colorposter printed on60# vellum

This inspiringposter will keepyou anchored inyour faith with

HOPE.Watch for more details.

CONVENIENCEGIFT PLAN

1-800-549-6177 orhourofpower.org/support

Make your donation through oursecure online store and save

yourself and this ministry money!

2 PowerLines march 2010 PowerLines march 2010 3

*Scheduled at time of printing

An experienced sailor never leaves port without atleast one anchor on board. He knows that storms

may come while at sea and that the anchor will helpsecure and steady the ship duringthose storms. Our lives are likelong-distance sailing journeys.Storms will hit when we leastexpect them. So it’s foolhardy toset sail in life without an “anchor”on board.

When buffeted by a life-stormsuch as foreclosure, abandon-ment, or a life-threatening disease—without an “anchor,” we willbe tossed from discouragement todesperation to depression andeven defeat. Hopeless, we may stop trying and ceasebelieving we will survive the storm—much less reachour final destination.

Jesus is the only “anchor” strong enough to holdus steady during the stormy times of life, giving us enough faith to keep us from sliding aimlessly or

JESUS—Our Anchor ofHope for the Storms of Life

By Dr. Sheila Schuller Coleman

FR

OM

TH

E H

EA

RT

Sheila Schuller Colem

an

Jesus is the onlyanchor strong

enough to hold usduring the stormy

times of life.

Trinity Broadcasting Network

Hour of PowerEvery Sunday

Hour of PowerEvery SaturdayLIFETIME TBN8am Eastern/Pacific

7am CentralOnline anytimehourofpower.org

6pm Pacific8pm Central9pm Eastern

sinking hopelessly.There is no such thing as false hope—especially if our

hope is anchored in Jesus. Hope always prevails. Hopenever fails! Even if the doctor tells you there is no hope fora cure—hope anyway. Even when your family tells youthere is no hope for reconciliation—hope anyway.

Hope changes everything! Hope changes our atti-tude—from being negative and defeated to beingoptimistic, looking for possibilities. If we are anchoredin Christ, he will give us the faith we need to ride out thestorm. And when the storm clouds clear—and theywill—no matter in what port we find ourselves, we willbe right where we should be and we won’t be alone!We’ll be surrounded by those who love us. And we willknow the Captain of our soul more intimately than weever dreamed.

So, go ahead and hope. Hope inJesus Christ. He is the anchor youand I need to weather the stormsof life, bringing us through tolive the glorious life God has instore for each one of us.

SHEILA SCHULLER COLEMAN

Rolls Royce. Driving too fast, he lostcontrol on the slick road and wrappedthe car around a tree. Seven monthslater, he awakened from a coma tofind that the accident had killedhis girlfriend, caused himto go blind, and badlydeformed his left leg.

Juan went to bedevery night hopinghe would die in hissleep. Eventually heplanned to kill him-self with a revolveron a Sunday morningafter dismissing hisstaff. Once alone, hewould turn up the TV’s vol-ume as loud as possible. With onehand holding a gun to his temple, hewould use his other hand to press theTV “on,” filling the room with sound,drowning out the gunshot.

Sunday morning came, Juan followed his plan, but before he couldpull the trigger, he heard the bellow-ing voice of a TV preacher: “This isthe day the Lord has made! Let us

rejoice and be glad in it!”“Dr. Schuller,” Juan

said, “those wordsexploded throughmy mind and soul.It was like divineshock therapy. Icouldn’t pull thetrigger. I droppedthe gun, falling on

my knees beside it,and listened to your

every word. I couldhardly wait for the next Sun-

day to arrive. I wondered if you’d beback. You were! And you were therethe next Sunday…and the next…andthe next. In time, I invited JesusChrist into my life.”

Just then, Juan reached into hiscoat pocket, drew out a flat, slenderpackage, and handed it to me, saying,“Thank you, Dr. Schuller. You savedmy life!”

I opened the package to find a

beautiful gold anchor, my initialsinscribed on one side, on an exquisitechain. It was like nothing I’d everseen. I wear it often, and every time Ido, it silently whispers to me thewords of Hebrews 6:19: “…hope isan anchor for the soul.”

Before Juan found God, he wasshipwrecked in the sea of life. How-ever, once he anchored himself to amighty force—faith—Juan leftbehind his shipwrecked life to live abuoyant life anchored in hope.

And you were there the next Sunday…and the

next…and the next!

Hope cont. from page 1

‘‘’’

You truly saved my life at a timewhen there was little hope. Throughyour Hour of Power program I havelearned that the love of God is neveraimless, it is never off course, is nevermisplaced, and is never late.

AlbertaHillsboro, TX

Sunday, March 7Bishop KennethUlmer, the dynamicpastor of FaithfulCentral Bible Church in Inglewood, CA,brings us an inspiring message of hope.

Sunday, March 14Our anchor and encourager, SheilaSchuller Coleman, wraps up ourseries showing us how to stayanchored to hope throughthe storms of life.

In March, the Hour of Power, America’s Positive Television Church,concludes its three-week message series, “Unsinkable Hope” andbegins a brand new series on the value of ONE person.

Sunday, March 21Robert H. Schullerkicks off a new serieswith an encouragingmessage about how much we count to God.

Sunday, March 28International and inspirational speakerJason Frenn returns to the Crystal

Cathedral with a message thataffirms the intrinsic worth ofevery human being.

H PEunsinkable

SUNLIFETIME CABLE8:00 AM EAST/PAC7:00 AM CENTRAL

TBN 6:00 PM PT9:00 PM EASTERN8:00 PM CENTRAL

SAT

online anytime athourofpower.org

ALSO

WATCH Hour of Power EVERY WEEK!

Anchor cont. from page 1

YOU have been a link in the chain that has kept theweekly Hour of Power program securely anchoredon television screens. In this unsettled economy, theHour of Power is closer now than ever to beingswept away from it’s mooring and will only remain“anchored” on television IF YOU continue to sup-port this ministry with your financial gifts.

To thank you for your generous gift of $40 (ifyou can—$1 for every year we’ve been on the air),we will send you a very inspiring poster with thewords of Dr. Schuller’s “Possibility ThinkersCreed” printed on it. You can hang this poster onyour wall or display it in your home or office. Itswords will encourage you to never give up on yourdreams, to seek God’s amazing solution to your“impossible” situation, and to hold on to HOPEthrough the storms of life.

While an uncertain economy continues to posea serious threat to the Hour of Power, our HOPE isanchored in Jesus Christ and YOUR faithfulness.Thank you for allowing God to use YOU as a vitaland necessary link in the chain that will keep ourFAITH-filled, HOPE-full Hour of Power on the air.

Time is of the essence! Please respond TODAY.

♥of

2 PowerLines march 2010 PowerLines march 2010 3

*Scheduled at time of printing

An experienced sailor never leaves port without atleast one anchor on board. He knows that storms

may come while at sea and that the anchor will helpsecure and steady the ship duringthose storms. Our lives are likelong-distance sailing journeys.Storms will hit when we leastexpect them. So it’s foolhardy toset sail in life without an “anchor”on board.

When buffeted by a life-stormsuch as foreclosure, abandon-ment, or a life-threatening disease—without an “anchor,” we willbe tossed from discouragement todesperation to depression andeven defeat. Hopeless, we may stop trying and ceasebelieving we will survive the storm—much less reachour final destination.

Jesus is the only “anchor” strong enough to holdus steady during the stormy times of life, giving us enough faith to keep us from sliding aimlessly or

JESUS—Our Anchor ofHope for the Storms of Life

By Dr. Sheila Schuller Coleman

FR

OM

TH

E H

EA

RT

Sheila Schuller Colem

an

Jesus is the onlyanchor strong

enough to hold usduring the stormy

times of life.

Trinity Broadcasting Network

Hour of PowerEvery Sunday

Hour of PowerEvery SaturdayLIFETIME TBN8am Eastern/Pacific

7am CentralOnline anytimehourofpower.org

6pm Pacific8pm Central9pm Eastern

sinking hopelessly.There is no such thing as false hope—especially if our

hope is anchored in Jesus. Hope always prevails. Hopenever fails! Even if the doctor tells you there is no hope fora cure—hope anyway. Even when your family tells youthere is no hope for reconciliation—hope anyway.

Hope changes everything! Hope changes our atti-tude—from being negative and defeated to beingoptimistic, looking for possibilities. If we are anchoredin Christ, he will give us the faith we need to ride out thestorm. And when the storm clouds clear—and theywill—no matter in what port we find ourselves, we willbe right where we should be and we won’t be alone!We’ll be surrounded by those who love us. And we willknow the Captain of our soul more intimately than weever dreamed.

So, go ahead and hope. Hope inJesus Christ. He is the anchor youand I need to weather the stormsof life, bringing us through tolive the glorious life God has instore for each one of us.

SHEILA SCHULLER COLEMAN

Rolls Royce. Driving too fast, he lostcontrol on the slick road and wrappedthe car around a tree. Seven monthslater, he awakened from a coma tofind that the accident had killedhis girlfriend, caused himto go blind, and badlydeformed his left leg.

Juan went to bedevery night hopinghe would die in hissleep. Eventually heplanned to kill him-self with a revolveron a Sunday morningafter dismissing hisstaff. Once alone, hewould turn up the TV’s vol-ume as loud as possible. With onehand holding a gun to his temple, hewould use his other hand to press theTV “on,” filling the room with sound,drowning out the gunshot.

Sunday morning came, Juan followed his plan, but before he couldpull the trigger, he heard the bellow-ing voice of a TV preacher: “This isthe day the Lord has made! Let us

rejoice and be glad in it!”“Dr. Schuller,” Juan

said, “those wordsexploded throughmy mind and soul.It was like divineshock therapy. Icouldn’t pull thetrigger. I droppedthe gun, falling on

my knees beside it,and listened to your

every word. I couldhardly wait for the next Sun-

day to arrive. I wondered if you’d beback. You were! And you were therethe next Sunday…and the next…andthe next. In time, I invited JesusChrist into my life.”

Just then, Juan reached into hiscoat pocket, drew out a flat, slenderpackage, and handed it to me, saying,“Thank you, Dr. Schuller. You savedmy life!”

I opened the package to find a

beautiful gold anchor, my initialsinscribed on one side, on an exquisitechain. It was like nothing I’d everseen. I wear it often, and every time Ido, it silently whispers to me thewords of Hebrews 6:19: “…hope isan anchor for the soul.”

Before Juan found God, he wasshipwrecked in the sea of life. How-ever, once he anchored himself to amighty force—faith—Juan leftbehind his shipwrecked life to live abuoyant life anchored in hope.

And you were there the next Sunday…and the

next…and the next!

Hope cont. from page 1

‘‘’’

You truly saved my life at a timewhen there was little hope. Throughyour Hour of Power program I havelearned that the love of God is neveraimless, it is never off course, is nevermisplaced, and is never late.

AlbertaHillsboro, TX

Sunday, March 7Bishop KennethUlmer, the dynamicpastor of FaithfulCentral Bible Church in Inglewood, CA,brings us an inspiring message of hope.

Sunday, March 14Our anchor and encourager, SheilaSchuller Coleman, wraps up ourseries showing us how to stayanchored to hope throughthe storms of life.

In March, the Hour of Power, America’s Positive Television Church,concludes its three-week message series, “Unsinkable Hope” andbegins a brand new series on the value of ONE person.

Sunday, March 21Robert H. Schullerkicks off a new serieswith an encouragingmessage about how much we count to God.

Sunday, March 28International and inspirational speakerJason Frenn returns to the Crystal

Cathedral with a message thataffirms the intrinsic worth ofevery human being.

H PEunsinkable

SUNLIFETIME CABLE8:00 AM EAST/PAC7:00 AM CENTRAL

TBN 6:00 PM PT9:00 PM EASTERN8:00 PM CENTRAL

SAT

online anytime athourofpower.org

ALSO

WATCH Hour of Power EVERY WEEK!

Anchor cont. from page 1

YOU have been a link in the chain that has kept theweekly Hour of Power program securely anchoredon television screens. In this unsettled economy, theHour of Power is closer now than ever to beingswept away from it’s mooring and will only remain“anchored” on television IF YOU continue to sup-port this ministry with your financial gifts.

To thank you for your generous gift of $40 (ifyou can—$1 for every year we’ve been on the air),we will send you a very inspiring poster with thewords of Dr. Schuller’s “Possibility ThinkersCreed” printed on it. You can hang this poster onyour wall or display it in your home or office. Itswords will encourage you to never give up on yourdreams, to seek God’s amazing solution to your“impossible” situation, and to hold on to HOPEthrough the storms of life.

While an uncertain economy continues to posea serious threat to the Hour of Power, our HOPE isanchored in Jesus Christ and YOUR faithfulness.Thank you for allowing God to use YOU as a vitaland necessary link in the chain that will keep ourFAITH-filled, HOPE-full Hour of Power on the air.

Time is of the essence! Please respond TODAY.

♥of

4 PowerLines march 2010

Hope cont. on page 3Anchor cont. on page 2

PRIN

TED

INUS

A

Mrs. Ann Schuler AirdBURMINGHAM, AL

Mr.&Mrs.EdwinO.GurneeESCONDIDO, CA

Barbara ButlerCANADA

Marie McCurdyFREMONT, IA

Joan C. CrawfordNEWPORT, KY

Venice M. SmithWORCESTER, MA

Mrs. Lavon DragtFULLERTON, CA

Mr. Robert N. TaylorNEW CONCORD, OH

Ms. Betty H. FoxSACRAMENTO, CA

Mrs. Louise WestSPRINGHILL, FL

Wills&Estates: Crystal Cathedral Ministries wishes to thank the followingpersons and their families for their recent estate gifts.In honor and loving memory of…LEAVING A LEGACY

OF HOPELeaving a gift to the Crystal

Cathedral/Hour of Power in yourwill is a great way to continue tooffer help and hope to othersbeyond your own lifetime. Formore information on how toinclude Crystal Cathedral Min-istries in your will and estate,please contact John Charles at714-971-4000.

You can receive our free “Positive Minute”daily devotionals via email. Sign up today at www.crystalcathedral.org/subscribe/subscriptions!

Trinity Broadcasting Network

Hour of PowerEvery Sunday

Hour of PowerEvery SaturdayLIFETIME TBN8am Eastern/Pacific

7am CentralOnline anytimehourofpower.org

6pm Pacific8pm Central9pm Eastern

There is greatpower inhope. Hope

opens doors wheredespair has closedthem. Hope sees prob-lems as opportunities.Hope is essential forlife…so essential, infact, that Scripturedescribes HOPE as “astrong and trustworthyanchor for our souls”(Hebrews 6:19).

One of the earliest

symbols of theChristian faith, theanchor has at its centera cross. For Christians, the cross-shapedanchor reminds us of the hope we have inChrist. In the same way an anchor steadiesand secures a ship during stormy weather,HOPE—anchored by faith in Jesus Christ—holds the wind-tossed, storm-torn, and weary

believer during his or her most perilous times.An untold number of persons have written to us over the years,

saying, “I felt hopeless and alone. Then I found the Hour of Powerand for the first time in a very long time, I felt HOPE again. Yousaved my life.” For millions of persons around the world, the Hourof Power is their only spiritual anchor.

Over the past forty years, God has called on countless loving andgenerous individuals like YOU to support this ministry financially.

Deeply anchored in Jesus Christ…the Hour of Power Provides an OngoingMessage of Hope

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

MONTHLY NEWS FOR Hour of Power SPIRITUAL SHAREHOLDERS AND FRIENDS

For millions of personsaround theworld, the Hour of

Power is theironly spiritual

anchor.

A look back with the Hour of Power

Finding Hope toFaceHisTomorrows

By Robert H. Schuller Some years ago I received a

phone call from a man who lived inMonte Carlo.

“Dr. Schuller,” he said, “we havenever met, but you saved my life. Iwant to come see you and thank youin person.”

A few days later, this man flewto Los Angeles and arrived in myoffice. A tall, handsome, broad-shouldered man, probably in hisearly fifties, he limped toward me,a white cane in his right hand, oneleg conspicuously shorter than theother one. A black patch coveredhis left eye, while his right eyestared upward, unfocused. Hiscompanion spoke first, saying,

“As you can see, Juan is blind.But he’s alive—

thanks to you. Juanand I were businesspartners and friendsbefore his accident.He wanted to tell youhis story himself.”

Juan shared thathe was an only child,the sole inheritor ofhis wealthy Cubanfamily’s fortune. Fearing he might lose itall under Fidel Castro’s regime, Juan soldeverything except his large private yacht,which he sailed to Monte Carlo to dockin front of his new, luxurious, waterfronthome.

One rainy weekend, Juan and hisgirlfriend headed to Switzerland in his

I have had a very difficult and almost

unbearable life. But every Sundayas I watch the Hour of Power my heartfills with gratitude and I feel the

blessing of God’s grace in my life.

Regina Wagner, Germany

‘‘’’

This is an excerpt from a heartwarmingstory that recently appeared in a Tampa Bay, Florida newspaper.

SEMINOLE – For the Essen-burgs, the news is sadly familiar:staggering unemployment, failingbanks, and families struggling to keepfood on the table and a roof over theirheads.

John “Jack” and Ella Essenburgare contemporaries of the GreatDepression. It’s when they met, mar-ried, and started their family that now

extends to five generations.The Essenburgs—he’s 97 and

she’s 96—recently celebrated their76th wedding anniversary. What is thekey to the longevity of their marriage?Among other things, the couple hasdeveloped a well-honed rhythm oflong-time companionship.

Sunday mornings, for instance,they settle in front of the television to catch the “possibility thinking” philosophy espoused by Robert H.Schuller’s Hour of Power.

AHope-Filled Life is the Best WaytoLive

Experience theLove of Christian Community EveryDay of the Year

FootstepsOF THE

Take a 10-dayMediterranean

Spiritual Journey by Land & Sea

with Dr. Sheila Schuller Coleman

& other Hour of Power friends.

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

R E A C H I N G O U T W I T H N E W H O P E

Departing October 23, 2010

11” x 17” full colorposter printed on60# vellum

This inspiringposter will keepyou anchored inyour faith with

HOPE.Watch for more details.

CONVENIENCEGIFT PLAN

1-800-549-6177 orhourofpower.org/support

Make your donation through oursecure online store and save

yourself and this ministry money!