WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.319 --> 00:00:07.759 This is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, the Audio Broadcast Ministry of Pastor Rick Warren. 2 00:00:08.039 --> 00:00:12.119 Well, today we bring our series called Doing Business with God to a 3 00:00:12.240 --> 00:00:16.440 close. In this final lesson, Rick takes one last look at why you 4 00:00:16.559 --> 00:00:20.640 work, what you should be working for, and how God can use you 5 00:00:20.719 --> 00:00:25.440 in your workplace. Right now, here's Pastor Rick with the final part of 6 00:00:25.480 --> 00:00:31.519 a message called standing out at work. God will allow your loyalty to be 7 00:00:31.640 --> 00:00:37.079 tested. And he's not testing your boss at that moment. He's testing you 8 00:00:38.640 --> 00:00:43.399 and you seeing you're if he can trust you with greater responsibility In heaven, 9 00:00:45.000 --> 00:00:49.000 Joseph had a really tough test Genesis thirty nine, verse six and eight and 10 00:00:49.119 --> 00:00:56.399 nine. Now, Joseph was very handsome and it was a well built young 11 00:00:56.439 --> 00:01:04.640 man. So Potiphar's wife began to desire him and invited him to sleep with 12 00:01:04.799 --> 00:01:10.760 her. Wait a minute, the boss's wife is inviting the slave to sleep 13 00:01:10.760 --> 00:01:15.680 with her. Yeah, that's what's going on here. But notice Joseph refused. 14 00:01:15.640 --> 00:01:19.680 I want you to notice why he refused. Here's where the loyalty comes 15 00:01:19.680 --> 00:01:23.560 in. Look, he told her, my master trusts me. Let me 16 00:01:23.599 --> 00:01:27.280 stop right here. He didn't start with God in this situation. Now he 17 00:01:27.319 --> 00:01:33.159 gets to it in a minute. But his number one reason for being faithful 18 00:01:33.439 --> 00:01:40.799 and not committing adultery is my master trusts me. That's an amazing statement. 19 00:01:41.400 --> 00:01:42.760 He didn't say, no, it's a sin to ask sex with a married 20 00:01:42.760 --> 00:01:48.959 woman unless it's you. You're a married woman, your wife. No, 21 00:01:48.959 --> 00:01:51.879 no, he doesn't say. He didn't even talk about the sin. At 22 00:01:51.959 --> 00:01:55.439 start. He says, my master trusts me. Why would you do this? 23 00:01:56.920 --> 00:02:00.200 Why would you I'm loyal to your husband. Why would you did you 24 00:02:00.280 --> 00:02:04.760 do this? He says, there Joseph refused. Look, he told her, 25 00:02:04.920 --> 00:02:09.319 my master trusts me. My master trusts me with everything is an entire 26 00:02:09.439 --> 00:02:15.680 household. No one here has more authority than I do. He has held 27 00:02:15.800 --> 00:02:21.479 back nothing. Notice the gratitude of Joseph here. He's held back nothing from 28 00:02:21.520 --> 00:02:29.680 me except you because you or his wife. How could I ever do such 29 00:02:29.919 --> 00:02:35.400 a wicked thing to him? And he says, by the way, it 30 00:02:35.439 --> 00:02:42.199 would be a great sin against God. Friends, that's loyalty, that's loyalty. 31 00:02:43.319 --> 00:02:46.439 He's got a beautiful woman throwing herself at him. Nobody's gonna know, 32 00:02:47.199 --> 00:02:52.240 nobody's gonna you think I'm gonna tell my husband are you kidding me. Nobody's 33 00:02:52.280 --> 00:02:54.639 gonna know. Come on, you can have your cake and eat it too. 34 00:02:54.919 --> 00:02:58.759 You can. You can be the master and we have a fling. 35 00:02:59.199 --> 00:03:02.240 This would be great, be nothing, no harm, no foul, nothing. 36 00:03:06.080 --> 00:03:09.960 And he turns you down because of loyalty to his boss. My master 37 00:03:10.879 --> 00:03:16.000 trust me. I'm sure Potiphar was an imperfect boss, because every boss is 38 00:03:16.000 --> 00:03:21.800 imperfect. I'm sure Joseph probably disagreed with his boss a lot of the time, 39 00:03:21.800 --> 00:03:24.280 because everybody does. Nobody gets it right all the time. They say, 40 00:03:24.400 --> 00:03:29.800 my master trusts me with everything. I couldn't do this to him. 41 00:03:30.199 --> 00:03:36.240 That would be a wicked thing. That is loyalty. And you know what, 42 00:03:36.240 --> 00:03:38.520 God looks at that, and God says, that's the kind of person 43 00:03:38.560 --> 00:03:43.199 I'm going to promote. Next one, number six, This one goes right 44 00:03:43.240 --> 00:03:50.280 along with it. The sixth key to getting promoted is integrity. Integrity, 45 00:03:51.560 --> 00:04:01.039 audacity, likability, capacity, reliability, loyalty and the six quality for getting 46 00:04:01.039 --> 00:04:08.919 promoted. And every business owner wants this and employees integrity. Integrity. Now 47 00:04:08.960 --> 00:04:14.240 we've talked about this before. Integrity is far more than simply honesty. The 48 00:04:14.280 --> 00:04:18.759 word integrity comes from the word integer or integer, which means a unit of 49 00:04:18.879 --> 00:04:27.759 one. Integrated means we're all one. Segregated means we're separated into segments. 50 00:04:27.759 --> 00:04:32.000 Integrated means whole. Integrity means wholeness. Integrity. When you have integrity, 51 00:04:32.000 --> 00:04:35.680 doesn't mean you're perfect, because if you had to be having to be perfect 52 00:04:35.720 --> 00:04:41.439 to have integrity, nobody will ever have integrity because nobody's perfect. Integrity means 53 00:04:41.759 --> 00:04:45.160 that you are whole. What you see is what you get. You're not 54 00:04:45.240 --> 00:04:47.680 a phony, you're not a fake. That you act the way with me, 55 00:04:48.879 --> 00:04:53.759 the same way you act at home with your husband or your wife or 56 00:04:53.800 --> 00:04:57.079 your kids, the way you act on the golf course, the way you 57 00:04:57.120 --> 00:05:00.600 act at the bridge party, the way you act at a club, the 58 00:05:00.639 --> 00:05:04.439 way you act out at dinner, the way you act with your friends. 59 00:05:04.600 --> 00:05:08.279 That you don't wear a mask here and a mask hear, and a mask 60 00:05:08.279 --> 00:05:11.199 here and a mask here, And you don't segment your life. The moment 61 00:05:11.319 --> 00:05:14.319 you segment your life, say this is my work life, this is my 62 00:05:14.439 --> 00:05:16.560 church life, this is my home life, this is my sports life, 63 00:05:16.560 --> 00:05:19.600 this is my porn old life, this is my sex life. Then you 64 00:05:19.639 --> 00:05:26.439 already lack integrity. The moment you segment your life, you lack integrity, 65 00:05:26.600 --> 00:05:30.199 because it means it's not integrated. It is segmented. Is a segregated life 66 00:05:30.319 --> 00:05:35.959 not an integrated life. Integrity means wholeness. It means I act the exact 67 00:05:36.000 --> 00:05:43.560 same way in secret as I do in public. I act the exact same 68 00:05:43.600 --> 00:05:47.360 way with my kids or grandkids as I do with presidents and kings and queens. 69 00:05:47.720 --> 00:05:53.160 It means I am the exact same way. I'm not perfect, but 70 00:05:53.279 --> 00:05:57.279 I don't fake it. That is integrity. Let me give you a definition 71 00:05:57.439 --> 00:06:06.199 of integrity. Practicing in secret the values and beliefs that I claim to hold 72 00:06:06.199 --> 00:06:13.240 in public. Practicing in secret the values and beliefs that I claim to hold 73 00:06:13.319 --> 00:06:18.920 in public. It means I don't compartmentalize my life. Now when I say 74 00:06:19.000 --> 00:06:27.160 practicing in secret, Integrity is not what people think you are. Integrity is 75 00:06:27.199 --> 00:06:31.360 what you really are. Integrity is what you are when nobody is looking. 76 00:06:32.720 --> 00:06:39.360 Integrity is what you are in your quiet time. Integrity is what you are 77 00:06:40.360 --> 00:06:45.720 in the dark, when nobody knows, when nobody will see, when nobody 78 00:06:45.720 --> 00:06:50.600 can guess or compare. That's the real you. That's integrity. It's when 79 00:06:50.639 --> 00:06:57.360 you are exactly who you pay to be and as a result of that you 80 00:06:57.399 --> 00:07:00.600 don't act one way in secret in another way over here. So you have 81 00:07:00.199 --> 00:07:05.680 the same values that you promote in public you hold to in private. We 82 00:07:05.800 --> 00:07:12.480 have seen over the last years, many many years, a lot of famous, 83 00:07:12.800 --> 00:07:17.959 high profile politicians, business leaders, even religious leaders who said one thing 84 00:07:18.040 --> 00:07:21.639 out here and lived another thing right here. Right. We all know about 85 00:07:21.680 --> 00:07:25.279 these, and then when they get caught, all of a sudden, there's 86 00:07:25.279 --> 00:07:30.399 a big fall Why because they lack integrity. They don't act in private the 87 00:07:30.439 --> 00:07:33.920 way they talk in public. Their public values and their private morals are two 88 00:07:33.920 --> 00:07:42.720 different things. Genesis thirty nine ten. The woman pressured Joseph every day. 89 00:07:43.439 --> 00:07:46.879 She's trying to have an affair with him. Roman pressure Joseph every day, 90 00:07:46.199 --> 00:07:54.079 but he refused to have a sexual have sexual relations with her, or even 91 00:07:54.160 --> 00:07:59.720 spend time with her. Notice this, even spend He's not been on this. 92 00:08:00.120 --> 00:08:05.519 What is he doing. He's creating boundaries in his life to safeguard his 93 00:08:05.560 --> 00:08:11.600 integrity. I don't have time to read all these to you. Thirty years 94 00:08:11.639 --> 00:08:15.680 ago I wrote a thing, and every staff member at Saddleback knows this, 95 00:08:15.680 --> 00:08:22.800 one called Saddleback's ten Moral Commandments. And I require every married staff member to 96 00:08:22.920 --> 00:08:31.160 sign this Covenant, which is Saddleback's ten moral commandments, and I'll just read 97 00:08:31.199 --> 00:08:33.159 them to you. I guess anyway. Number one thou shalt this for married 98 00:08:33.200 --> 00:08:37.159 couples, married people on antwer Thou shalt not visit the opposite sex alone at 99 00:08:37.159 --> 00:08:43.080 home. Thou shalt not counsel the opposite sex alone in the office. Thou 100 00:08:43.120 --> 00:08:48.000 shalt not counsel the opposite sex more than once without their person's mate. Number 101 00:08:48.000 --> 00:08:52.600 four Thou shalt not go to lunch with the opposite sex if you're married by 102 00:08:52.639 --> 00:08:58.679 themselves. Number six thou shalt not kiss any attendee of the opposite sex or 103 00:08:58.919 --> 00:09:03.200 sex, or show affection that could be questioned. Six Thou shalt not discuss 104 00:09:03.279 --> 00:09:09.360 detailed sexual problems with the opposite sex in counseling refer them. Number seven Thou 105 00:09:09.360 --> 00:09:15.120 shalt not discuss your marriage problems with an attendee of the opposite sex. Number 106 00:09:15.120 --> 00:09:18.919 eight Thou shalt be careful in answering emails or social media from the opposite sex. 107 00:09:20.759 --> 00:09:24.480 Nine thou shalt make your secretary your protective ally in guarding your integrity. 108 00:09:24.919 --> 00:09:28.919 Number ten thou shalt pray for the integrity of the other staff members. Now 109 00:09:28.960 --> 00:09:33.679 people say oh Rick, that is going overboard. I would rather go overboard 110 00:09:33.720 --> 00:09:39.200 than be thrown overboard. I want to live my life in such a way 111 00:09:41.399 --> 00:09:46.279 that people have to make up stuff about me, and they do, they 112 00:09:46.279 --> 00:09:54.360 do, but I want to live in I would rather go overboard and protecting 113 00:09:54.399 --> 00:09:58.279 my life. You see, I can stand before you and say with clear 114 00:09:58.320 --> 00:10:01.799 conscience, I've only known one one in my life. That's my wife, 115 00:10:01.919 --> 00:10:05.399 and God willing that I intend that to be true my entire life. Why 116 00:10:05.519 --> 00:10:11.039 because I've put parameters in my life, it can't happen in thirty two years. 117 00:10:11.080 --> 00:10:16.360 As your pastor, I have never been in a room with the door 118 00:10:16.399 --> 00:10:22.639 closed with opposite sex in the office. Never in thirty two years. The 119 00:10:22.759 --> 00:10:28.039 only exception of that would be a nurse in a doctor's office. For many 120 00:10:28.120 --> 00:10:33.799 years, Harriet was my secretary nearly twenty years. And Harriet was a great 121 00:10:33.840 --> 00:10:37.240 protector for me, and she knew. We never even went in an elevator 122 00:10:39.320 --> 00:10:43.639 by ourselves down in an elevator. I wanted to live above reproach. Nobody 123 00:10:43.639 --> 00:10:50.039 could even make up stuff, make up stuff about me. Why that's called 124 00:10:50.320 --> 00:10:56.720 integrity, and that is so rare today that when you sci find somebody who's 125 00:10:56.759 --> 00:11:03.360 willing to go beyond the the beans to live a life of integrity. They 126 00:11:03.399 --> 00:11:07.279 get promoted and more than that, you get the blessing of God in your 127 00:11:07.320 --> 00:11:15.480 life in a big time, big time way. Now he creates safeguards for 128 00:11:15.559 --> 00:11:20.399 boundaries. Now here's the point. Let me wrap this up. God wants 129 00:11:20.480 --> 00:11:24.399 you to shine out. He wants you to let your light shine, not 130 00:11:24.480 --> 00:11:28.759 hide it under a bushel. God wants you to do good, and he 131 00:11:28.840 --> 00:11:31.080 wants you to let others know the good you're doing. That's okay. He 132 00:11:31.200 --> 00:11:35.799 commands it. Jesus commanded it. He wants you to stand out at work. 133 00:11:35.840 --> 00:11:39.679 He wants you to be able to man. Look at that person. 134 00:11:39.720 --> 00:11:43.720 They're a great Christian. And if you develop these six traits, you will 135 00:11:43.759 --> 00:11:46.679 get noticed because it will be unusual. That's not the way most people live. 136 00:11:48.360 --> 00:11:54.120 Not with audacity. That's a life of faith, Likability, that's a 137 00:11:54.159 --> 00:12:00.799 life of relationships and love. Capacity, that's a life of learning, reliability, 138 00:12:00.840 --> 00:12:05.600 that's a life of trustworthiness, loyalty. That's a life of not gossiping 139 00:12:05.600 --> 00:12:09.039 and not tearing down other people. And a life of integrity. That you 140 00:12:09.120 --> 00:12:13.279 are what you are in public, what you are in secret. Look at 141 00:12:13.279 --> 00:12:16.720 this next verse on your outline. Philippians two fifteen. You are to live 142 00:12:18.159 --> 00:12:24.320 clean, innocent lives as children of God in a dark world full of crooked 143 00:12:24.320 --> 00:12:33.600 and perverse people. Let your lives shine, Let your lives shine brightly. 144 00:12:35.440 --> 00:12:43.559 Let your lives shine brightly before them. That's what God wants you. How 145 00:12:43.600 --> 00:12:48.519 do you shine? What does a person do? How does he shine? 146 00:12:48.440 --> 00:12:52.639 How do people shine before the world in a dark world? Let's get practical. 147 00:12:54.759 --> 00:12:56.039 God wants you to be a doer of the word. Let's take these 148 00:12:56.120 --> 00:13:01.120 six character qualities and give you six ways to develop them. Just write them 149 00:13:01.120 --> 00:13:05.320 down. I'm not gonna comment on them, and then I just put a 150 00:13:05.320 --> 00:13:09.399 little acrosstic ear shines, How does he shine? He shines in the world 151 00:13:11.159 --> 00:13:13.799 in the dark world. He shines in the world. She shines in the 152 00:13:13.799 --> 00:13:18.919 world. This way. S stands for step out in faith. That'll make 153 00:13:18.960 --> 00:13:22.600 you shine. Every time you step out in faith, you're gonna shine. 154 00:13:22.240 --> 00:13:28.159 That shows audacity. You take the big risk, you believe God for the 155 00:13:28.159 --> 00:13:33.120 big things. You step out in faith. That shows audacity. Age stands 156 00:13:33.159 --> 00:13:39.679 for help others succeed, Help others succeed. And you know what that does. 157 00:13:41.440 --> 00:13:46.399 That creates likability. When you help other people in your office succeed, 158 00:13:46.519 --> 00:13:50.399 guess what they're going to like you. When you help your boss succeed, 159 00:13:50.840 --> 00:13:56.320 she's gonna like you. Likability comes when you help other people reach their goals. 160 00:13:56.960 --> 00:14:01.480 Step out in faith, audacity. Help others succeed creates likability. I 161 00:14:01.480 --> 00:14:07.799 improve myself daily, improve myself data. And you know what that does. 162 00:14:09.159 --> 00:14:13.919 That increases your capacity. You're learning more so you're more valuable to the company, 163 00:14:15.000 --> 00:14:18.519 You're more valuable to your family, You're more valuable to yourself. Improve 164 00:14:18.600 --> 00:14:22.799 myself data. I'm always learning, always growing, learn something every day in 165 00:14:24.120 --> 00:14:31.000 Never make excuses, Never make excuse. You know how rare that is. 166 00:14:31.360 --> 00:14:39.000 That'll make you shine. The person who never makes excuses demonstrates reliability. And 167 00:14:39.039 --> 00:14:43.159 if you never make excuses at work, you're going to be considered a reliable 168 00:14:43.200 --> 00:14:54.279 person. E Eliminate gossip. Eliminate gossip. That shows loyalty, shows loyalty 169 00:14:54.320 --> 00:14:58.120 to God and his word. It shows loyalty to your business, shows loyalty 170 00:14:58.159 --> 00:15:07.159 to your boss. You eliminate gossip and s safeguard my life, safeguard my 171 00:15:07.720 --> 00:15:11.759 lifestyle. It's like, create a series of things that I'm not going to 172 00:15:11.840 --> 00:15:15.159 do this. These are the parameters I'm building around my life. Now, 173 00:15:15.559 --> 00:15:22.039 let me close with this. There's one trait that Joseph had that you already 174 00:15:22.039 --> 00:15:28.240 have. You already have. Let me show you some verses. Look up 175 00:15:28.279 --> 00:15:33.360 here on the screen about five verses. Genesis thirty nine two. The Lord 176 00:15:35.039 --> 00:15:41.840 was with Joseph and he prospered Genesis thirty nine, verse two. Look at 177 00:15:41.840 --> 00:15:46.039 the next one for thirty nine three. Joseph's master saw that the Lord was 178 00:15:46.120 --> 00:15:52.519 with Joseph, and that the Lord gave him success in everything he did. 179 00:15:52.559 --> 00:15:54.759 I want you to have that success and everything he did. Genesis thirty nine 180 00:15:54.799 --> 00:16:02.360 to five. The Lord blessed the household of the Egyptian be cause of Joseph 181 00:16:02.799 --> 00:16:07.159 Genesis thirty nine, twenty twenty one. But while Joseph was in prison, 182 00:16:07.559 --> 00:16:15.279 the Lord was with him and granted him favor. What's the common denominator, 183 00:16:15.919 --> 00:16:21.200 God was with him. That's the same God who's in you. If you 184 00:16:21.240 --> 00:16:23.200 know Jesus Christ. God. If you don't know Jesus Christ, you need 185 00:16:23.200 --> 00:16:26.480 to invite him into your life today. But that's the same thing that happens 186 00:16:27.200 --> 00:16:30.080 when you have the spirit of God in you. You have something that no 187 00:16:30.679 --> 00:16:37.279 one believer has when God is with you, you have something that no person 188 00:16:37.360 --> 00:16:42.320 who doesn't know God have. That's a leg up, that is an advantage. 189 00:16:42.840 --> 00:16:45.000 Let me show you the last verse. You might write this verse on 190 00:16:45.039 --> 00:16:48.759 your outline, you probably ought to write it down Psalm seventy five six and 191 00:16:48.840 --> 00:16:56.159 seven that says this, for promotion comes neither from the east, nor the 192 00:16:56.200 --> 00:17:03.600 west, nor from the south. God is the judge. He puts down 193 00:17:03.799 --> 00:17:11.759 one and sets up another. God is the judge. Promotion doesn't come from 194 00:17:11.799 --> 00:17:17.119 the east to the west of the south. It comes from God. You 195 00:17:17.160 --> 00:17:19.759 know what that verse says. You don't have to know the key man. 196 00:17:22.200 --> 00:17:32.519 If you know the man who holds the keys, that's power heads. If 197 00:17:32.559 --> 00:17:36.960 you've never invited Jesus Christ in your life, you don't have the power to 198 00:17:37.039 --> 00:17:41.960 build these qualities in your life. So today, say Jesus Christ, I 199 00:17:41.000 --> 00:17:45.039 want to open my life up to you. I want to follow you, 200 00:17:45.279 --> 00:17:49.799 I want to know you. I want to fulfill your purpose for my life. 201 00:17:51.119 --> 00:17:53.680 Jesus Christ, thank you for dying for me. I don't understand it 202 00:17:53.720 --> 00:17:59.079 all that I need to be saved. I want to be in your family 203 00:18:00.559 --> 00:18:06.559 and I want to know you. Say that to Jesus Christ, come into 204 00:18:06.599 --> 00:18:14.440 my life right now and change my heart and change my mind. And then 205 00:18:14.640 --> 00:18:18.319 all of us pray this prayer together. Just say it in your art. 206 00:18:18.359 --> 00:18:22.559 Dear Jesus Christ. I want to build these six qualities, the Joseph qualities 207 00:18:22.559 --> 00:18:29.640 in my life. Help me to be audacious, to think big, show 208 00:18:29.640 --> 00:18:34.720 initiative, take risks for a dream in faith. Help me to have audacity, 209 00:18:36.400 --> 00:18:38.160 Help me to have your dream. And God, I want to be 210 00:18:38.279 --> 00:18:41.720 likable. And the way I want to be likable is I want to learn 211 00:18:41.759 --> 00:18:45.640 to like others. I want to learn to love others. I want to 212 00:18:45.640 --> 00:18:52.000 develop the attractive attitudes and the relational skills that cause others to want to work 213 00:18:52.039 --> 00:18:57.680 with me. And I ask you in enlarge my capacity, my potential for 214 00:18:57.799 --> 00:19:06.400 growth. I recommit myself to a lifetime of learning, to keep on learning 215 00:19:06.519 --> 00:19:12.079 so I increase in competence, and so I can handle a greater responsibility. 216 00:19:15.319 --> 00:19:18.880 Lord, I want to develop a reputation for reliability. I want to earn 217 00:19:18.920 --> 00:19:23.640 the trust of others by always keeping my promises, fulfilling my responsibilities even if 218 00:19:23.680 --> 00:19:32.720 it requires sacrifice. And God, help me be a loyal person. To 219 00:19:32.759 --> 00:19:40.119 be faithful to my boss, to be faithful to my spouse, to be 220 00:19:40.200 --> 00:19:48.400 faithful to my church, to be faithful to you even when difficulty tests. 221 00:19:48.440 --> 00:19:56.559 I don't want to be a gossip anymore. I want to be loyal and 222 00:19:56.680 --> 00:20:00.720 God. I want to be a person, a woman, a man integrity. 223 00:20:02.279 --> 00:20:04.960 I want to practice in secret the values and beliefs that I claim to 224 00:20:06.039 --> 00:20:11.599 hold in public. I want to step out in faith. I want to 225 00:20:11.599 --> 00:20:17.799 help others succeed. I want to improve my life daily. I want to 226 00:20:17.839 --> 00:20:22.359 stop making excuses. I want to eliminate gossip. I want to safeguard my 227 00:20:22.519 --> 00:20:27.400 life Holy Spirit. I can't do this on my own power. I need 228 00:20:27.480 --> 00:20:33.799 the Joseph factor. God. I need you to be with me. I 229 00:20:33.839 --> 00:20:38.880 realize that promotion comes from you, and really what matters is me knowing you 230 00:20:40.200 --> 00:20:51.240 or anything else. I pray this in Jesus' name. Amen. Hi everybody, 231 00:20:51.279 --> 00:20:53.759 this is Rick and I hope you enjoyed today's broadcast. You know, 232 00:20:53.839 --> 00:20:59.039 if you just prayed that prayer for the very first time, or you just 233 00:20:59.200 --> 00:21:03.200 recommitted it your life to Jesus again today, would you let me know about 234 00:21:03.240 --> 00:21:07.960 it. There's something real about sharing your commitment. So write me Rick at 235 00:21:07.000 --> 00:21:11.880 Pastorrick dot com and say, Rick, I prayed that prayer of commitment. 236 00:21:11.240 --> 00:21:15.960 I gave my life to Christ, and I'll send you some material that will 237 00:21:15.000 --> 00:21:18.640 help you on your journey with Jesus. And I'll also pray for you. 238 00:21:18.960 --> 00:21:27.640 God bless you. That was Pastor Rick Warren with his current series Doing Business 239 00:21:27.720 --> 00:21:33.119 with God. Right now, here's Pastor Rick with today's offer. Did you 240 00:21:33.160 --> 00:21:38.039 know that even your job matters to God, your work matters for eternity. 241 00:21:38.119 --> 00:21:44.799 Did you know that the Bible says in Colossians three twenty three, whatever you 242 00:21:44.960 --> 00:21:49.400 do that means whatever job you've got right now, work at it with all 243 00:21:49.400 --> 00:21:55.880 your heart as working for the Lord, not for men. You see, 244 00:21:55.920 --> 00:21:59.960 God gave you a special calling to your work, and he placed you around 245 00:22:00.200 --> 00:22:03.960 certain people so you can minister to them right there where you work. Now, 246 00:22:03.960 --> 00:22:08.440 whether your work is paid or volunteer, whether you work in an office 247 00:22:10.000 --> 00:22:12.240 or at a job site, or in your home with your kids, God 248 00:22:12.319 --> 00:22:18.400 has planned this work to be a ministry for you through the work you do. 249 00:22:18.039 --> 00:22:22.400 That's why I want to help you discover how God is at work in 250 00:22:22.559 --> 00:22:26.279 your work. So I've put together a study kit for you. It's called 251 00:22:26.359 --> 00:22:30.640 Christians in the Workplace. Now, I believe this study will energize you. 252 00:22:30.759 --> 00:22:36.480 It'll equip you for your ministry at your work, whether you work in the 253 00:22:36.519 --> 00:22:41.680 home, in the office, outdoors, or anywhere around the world. This 254 00:22:41.839 --> 00:22:47.839 Christians in the Workplace study Kit includes a six session study guide and a DVD 255 00:22:48.160 --> 00:22:52.480 that I actually developed with Professor Paul Schreier. He's a professor at a ZUSA 256 00:22:52.519 --> 00:23:00.640 Pacific University Christian University. And these sessions also include helpful interviews from real people 257 00:23:00.839 --> 00:23:03.400 who are living out their faith at work. I know it's going to help 258 00:23:03.440 --> 00:23:07.759 you and encourage you. Throughout this study Christians in the Workplace, You're going 259 00:23:07.839 --> 00:23:14.519 to learn how God calls and equips you to do your work, and why 260 00:23:14.599 --> 00:23:18.039 your work is a ministry. And I'll teach you to see your work as 261 00:23:18.079 --> 00:23:23.519 an opportunity for spiritual growth and how to develop moral and ethical character to guide 262 00:23:23.559 --> 00:23:27.000 you at your work. Plus, I'm going to show you how to find 263 00:23:27.039 --> 00:23:33.480 opportunities to share your faith, how to be a witness at work. Request 264 00:23:33.519 --> 00:23:37.960 your copy today by going to Pastorrick dot com, or you can text the 265 00:23:37.000 --> 00:23:44.000 word hope to eight hundred six hundred five thousand and four that's pastor Rick dot 266 00:23:44.039 --> 00:23:48.440 com. Or text the word hope to eight hundred, six hundred, five 267 00:23:48.559 --> 00:23:52.880 thousand and four. Today is the last day to get this great resource, 268 00:23:52.960 --> 00:23:56.400 so don't wait. Be sure to join us next time as we look into 269 00:23:56.440 --> 00:24:02.960 God's word for our daily hope. This program is sponsored by Pastor Rick's Daily 270 00:24:03.000 --> 00:24:06.000 Hope and your generous financial support.