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<v Speaker 1>Hey, everyone, Welcome to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, the Bible

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<v Speaker 1>teaching ministry of Rick Warren. And today we're continuing with

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<v Speaker 1>this powerful series called The Jesus Model. In this series,

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<v Speaker 1>Rick will walk you step by step through the process

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<v Speaker 1>of true Biblical discipleship.

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<v Speaker 2>Rick's giving you practical tools.

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<v Speaker 1>To grow spiritually, experience God's peace, live with greater purpose,

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<v Speaker 1>and become more like Jesus in every area of your life.

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<v Speaker 1>So let's hear what Rick has to share with us

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<v Speaker 1>today in part one of a message called How Jesus

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<v Speaker 1>Handled Stress.

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<v Speaker 3>Good morning, everybody. You look good this weekend if you'll

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<v Speaker 3>take out your message notes. We're in this series on

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<v Speaker 3>the Jesus Model, and today we want to look at

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<v Speaker 3>how Jesus handled Stress. Now, the long awaited fourth install

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<v Speaker 3>of the Terminator film series came out on Thursday.

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<v Speaker 2>This may not be a big deal to you, it's

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<v Speaker 2>a big deal to me. Those of us.

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<v Speaker 3>Who've watched this series were very eager to wait for

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<v Speaker 3>the fourth installment of Terminator Salvation, and I think it

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<v Speaker 3>made thirty million dollars in the first couple of days

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<v Speaker 3>on a Thursday and a Friday.

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<v Speaker 2>And I read this.

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<v Speaker 3>Interview online about the movie Terminarator Salvation cuts to the chase,

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<v Speaker 3>not wasting a speck of time getting into the nitty gritty.

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<v Speaker 3>The year is twenty eighteen and most of humanity has

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<v Speaker 3>been wiped out by a nuclear holocaust. A grown up

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<v Speaker 3>John Connors and if you have watched this series, you

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<v Speaker 3>know who John Connor is. A grown up John Connor

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<v Speaker 3>is fighting with the resistance against the machine. Means John

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<v Speaker 3>Connor's adult life is certainly purpose driven.

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<v Speaker 2>I already loved the movie. I love it.

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<v Speaker 3>I love I haven't even seen it and I love

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<v Speaker 3>this movie. I like that phrase. I'll use it sometime.

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<v Speaker 3>John Connor's adult life is certainly purpose driven. It's rebel

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<v Speaker 3>with a cause. Has the weight of the world on

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<v Speaker 3>his shoulders. Now, whenever we use this phrase the weight

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<v Speaker 3>of the world on his shoulders, we mean somebody who's

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<v Speaker 3>under enormous stress, somebody who is really feeling pressured by

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<v Speaker 3>all of the stresses of life. But the truth is,

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<v Speaker 3>there's only one person who's ever really carried the entire

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<v Speaker 3>weight of the world on his shoulders.

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<v Speaker 2>His name was Jesus, and that's what he came to do,

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<v Speaker 2>to carry the weight of the world.

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<v Speaker 3>On his shoulders. The Bible says this here on the

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<v Speaker 3>screen first John two two. Jesus is the one who

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<v Speaker 3>took God's wrath against our sins upon himself, carried all

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<v Speaker 3>the weight of all of our sins on himself, and

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<v Speaker 3>he brought us into fellowship with God. And he is

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<v Speaker 3>the forgiveness for our sins. And not only ours, but

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<v Speaker 3>all the worlds. The sins of all the world are

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<v Speaker 3>finding forgiveness in Jesus Christ. Nobody carried greater stress in

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<v Speaker 3>life than Jesus. He not only carried the weight of

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<v Speaker 3>the world on the cross during his entire lifetime and

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<v Speaker 3>particularly his ministry, he carried the weight of being the

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<v Speaker 3>savior of the world. Now, there were constant demands on

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<v Speaker 3>his life. There were constant requests. People wanted to see him,

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<v Speaker 3>wanted to heal him. He had no privacy at all.

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<v Speaker 3>There were people who are trying to trap him, there

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<v Speaker 3>were people trying to kill him. He was under the

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<v Speaker 3>expectations of many, many people. And nobody has probably ever

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<v Speaker 3>experienced greater stress than Jesus did. Yet if you look

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<v Speaker 3>at his life, he doesn't seem to be bothered by it.

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<v Speaker 3>He has an incredibly attractive balance to his life, he

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<v Speaker 3>handles all the pressure with peace. In fact, we never

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<v Speaker 3>have an example in the Bible of Jesus ever being

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<v Speaker 3>in a hurry, even though he had the most important

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<v Speaker 3>assignment in life. There's not one instance in the Bible

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<v Speaker 3>where Jesus is said to be running anywhere. He was

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<v Speaker 3>just always at peace. No matter what the world threw

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<v Speaker 3>at him, he handled it with grace. I want to

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<v Speaker 3>learn how to do that. I want to learn how

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<v Speaker 3>to be at peace under pressure. I want to know

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<v Speaker 3>the secrets of stress management. Now, the last couple of weeks,

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<v Speaker 3>we've been looking at the life of Jesus as a

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<v Speaker 3>model for our lives. How Jesus helped others and his

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<v Speaker 3>ministry and how you can help others in your ministry,

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<v Speaker 3>and following the model of Christ, how Jesus did his

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<v Speaker 3>mission in the world, and what God gave as the

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<v Speaker 3>assignment to each of us, and our mission in the world.

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<v Speaker 3>And if you do those things, if you take serious

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<v Speaker 3>about trying to become like Christ, you are going to

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<v Speaker 3>experience stress and life count on it. So today I

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<v Speaker 3>want us to pause and look at the seven secrets

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<v Speaker 3>of stress management from the life of Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you will do these things.

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<v Speaker 3>I guarantee you that your stress is going to go

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<v Speaker 3>down and your joy and fulfillment is going to go up.

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<v Speaker 3>So if you ever needed to take notes, it's today.

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<v Speaker 3>Now here's the first one. If you look at the

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<v Speaker 3>life of Christ. The first secret the stress management is

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<v Speaker 3>the principle of identification, and it's this know who you

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<v Speaker 3>are that's the starting point. You got to know who

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<v Speaker 3>you are because a confused identity causes stress, and culture

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<v Speaker 3>tries to make you all kinds of things.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you.

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<v Speaker 3>Don't know who you are, other people will mold you

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<v Speaker 3>into what they think you ought to be. Your parents,

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<v Speaker 3>your partners, your peers, the professionals around you, everybody's going

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<v Speaker 3>to try to make you somebody you're not. If you

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<v Speaker 3>don't know who God made you to be, you are unique.

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<v Speaker 3>And unless you settle this issue, you're going to be

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<v Speaker 3>a target for stress. Now, Jesus had no doubt as

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<v Speaker 3>to his identity. In fact, eighteen times in the Bible

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<v Speaker 3>Jesus defines himself. He says I am, and then he

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<v Speaker 3>fills in the blank. He says I am the Truth.

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<v Speaker 3>He says I am the Way. One time he says

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<v Speaker 3>I am the life, He says, I am the Son

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<v Speaker 3>of God, I am sent from the one above. I

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<v Speaker 3>am the door, I am the bread of life. I

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<v Speaker 3>am the living water. Jesus knew exactly who he was.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you.

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<v Speaker 3>If you don't know your identity, you're going to tend

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<v Speaker 3>to be dependent upon what other people say about you

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<v Speaker 3>and on the identity of other people to find your identity.

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<v Speaker 2>And when you.

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<v Speaker 3>Need somebody else's label, somebody else's name to make you

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<v Speaker 3>feel good about you, you got a problem. You don't

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<v Speaker 3>need a hood ornament on your car to make you

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<v Speaker 3>feel good. You don't need a certain brand of luggage

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<v Speaker 3>or purse or anything else to prop up your identity

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<v Speaker 3>if you know who you are. But if you don't

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<v Speaker 3>know who you are, you're going to be looking at

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<v Speaker 3>everybody else to define you. You And I'm cool because

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<v Speaker 3>I wear Vans, or I'm cool because I wear Billibung,

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<v Speaker 2>You got to know who you are now.

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<v Speaker 3>Stress happens when you try to be something you're not,

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<v Speaker 3>and when your boyfriend or your girlfriend, or your parents

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<v Speaker 3>or your spouse or something like that, your boss tries

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<v Speaker 3>to mold you into somebody else. Most of us start

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<v Speaker 3>off as originals. We all start off as originals, but

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<v Speaker 3>we end up as carving copies as somebody else because

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<v Speaker 3>we don't know who we are. When you don't know

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<v Speaker 3>your identity, it causes enormous stress. What if I tried

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<v Speaker 3>to sing like Rick mutchaut Oh, you laugh, because some

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<v Speaker 3>of you have heard me sing, and it not only

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<v Speaker 3>causes it would cause me stress to be like em,

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<v Speaker 3>it would cause you stress having to listen to me. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>there are two traps that keep you from knowing your identity.

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<v Speaker 3>You might write these down Copying and comparing, Copying and comparing,

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<v Speaker 3>copying and comparing. When you don't know your identity, you

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<v Speaker 3>end up copying everybody else. And it's so funny you

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<v Speaker 3>you flip channels on TV and you see these reality

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<v Speaker 3>shows which are there's nothing real about them because on

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<v Speaker 3>a reality show, everybody is pretending to be happy and

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<v Speaker 3>they're not. Nothing is sadder than to see a bunch

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<v Speaker 3>of people sitting at a bar trying to pretend they're happy.

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<v Speaker 3>Nothing is sadder than a bunch of people at a

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<v Speaker 3>cocktail party trying to pretend that everything's great in their

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<v Speaker 3>life when it's not, and copying other people doesn't work,

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<v Speaker 3>and neither does comparing. Now, comparing is the favorite indoor

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<v Speaker 3>sport of Americans. We compare everything. We compare clothes, we

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<v Speaker 3>compare hairdews, we compare jobs, salaries, cars, we compare homes,

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<v Speaker 3>we compare front yards, we compare children. And God says,

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<v Speaker 3>that's stupid, because God made you to be you. Nobody's

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<v Speaker 3>like you in the whole world. You're a unique thumbprint,

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<v Speaker 3>I print, voice print, footprint. Nobody's like you. God never

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<v Speaker 3>makes clones, God never makes copies.

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<v Speaker 2>You're it.

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<v Speaker 3>So God says, I want you to accept your strengths,

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<v Speaker 3>and I want you to accept your weaknesses. That's called,

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<v Speaker 3>by the way, humility. Humility is not denying your strengths

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<v Speaker 3>and oh I'm no good, Yes you are. You're good

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<v Speaker 3>at a lot of things. We're all a bundle of

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<v Speaker 3>strengths and weaknesses. Humility is not denying your strengths. Humility

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<v Speaker 3>is being honest about your weaknesses because you have both.

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<v Speaker 3>When you learn your identity, you're less dependent upon the

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<v Speaker 3>approval of others. You're less dependent upon the identity of others,

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<v Speaker 3>and you're more stress resistant.

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<v Speaker 2>Know who you are.

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<v Speaker 3>Second principle, by the way, look at that verse where

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<v Speaker 3>Jesus said in John eight eighteen, I testify on my

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<v Speaker 3>own behalf. What is Jesus saying there? He said, I

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<v Speaker 3>don't need other people's opinions to prop me up. I

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<v Speaker 3>don't need other people to validate that I'm worthwhile, And

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<v Speaker 3>you don't either. You see, God likes you, and if

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<v Speaker 3>if you like you, if other people don't like you,

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<v Speaker 3>that's their problem. You are made by God. You're not

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<v Speaker 3>an accident. You were made for a purpose. You're deeply loved.

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<v Speaker 3>You're deeply falling and flawed, but you're deeply loved and

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<v Speaker 3>Jesus died for you. That shows how much you're worth.

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<v Speaker 3>Know your identity. Number two is the principle of motivation,

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<v Speaker 3>and that is know what you're living for, Know who

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<v Speaker 2>Now. If you don't know.

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<v Speaker 3>That again, you're going to fall into stress because mixed

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<v Speaker 3>motivation causes enormous stress in our lives. Mixed motivation causes

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<v Speaker 3>you to try to be all things to all people

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<v Speaker 3>and try to please everybody. Now, the truth is you

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<v Speaker 3>can't please everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>Just about the.

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<v Speaker 3>Time you get crowd A please, you know what happens

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<v Speaker 3>time you get crowd be upset, happy and pleased with it.

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<v Speaker 3>Crowda gets mad at you. One minute, you're a hero,

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<v Speaker 3>in the next minute you're a zero. You need to

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<v Speaker 3>realize you can't please everybody, you know. As a pastor,

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<v Speaker 3>I have learned that I am always disappointing somebody. It's

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<v Speaker 3>one of the costs of leadership. Leaders are always disappointing people.

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<v Speaker 3>It's very possible in America to be the most admired

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<v Speaker 3>person and the most hated person at the same time.

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<v Speaker 3>Just ask any president, because you cannot please everybody. In fact,

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<v Speaker 3>even God can't please everybody. Today they'll be baseball games

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<v Speaker 3>played all over America and both sides are praying to

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<v Speaker 3>God their team will win. Fifty are going to be

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<v Speaker 3>disappointed today. Okay, somebody's praying for rain, somebody's praying for snow,

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<v Speaker 3>and somebody's praying for it to be sunny. How does

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<v Speaker 3>God please? Is there anything God can't do? Yes, let

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<v Speaker 3>me tell you something God can do. He can't please everybody.

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<v Speaker 3>trying to live for God. Number one, It'll always be

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<v Speaker 3>the right thing to do. And number two, it simplifies

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<v Speaker 2>And what does that do? It reduces the stress.

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<v Speaker 3>pressure me without my permission. No one can pressure me

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<v Speaker 2>The Bible says, if.

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<v Speaker 3>You want to learn to be stress free, like Jesus,

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<v Speaker 2>Know your calling. Now.

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<v Speaker 3>The word vocation we use for your job, for your career.

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<v Speaker 3>A vocation comes from the word to call out a voice.

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<v Speaker 3>Everybody is called by God. Did you know that you

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<v Speaker 3>have a vocation? God puts you on this earth to

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<v Speaker 2>But other people are.

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<v Speaker 3>Called to be other things, and no vocation is more

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<v Speaker 3>important than any other one. You may be called to

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<v Speaker 3>to whatever you're calling is, that's your ministry. You see

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of people think, oh Rick is called the ministry.

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<v Speaker 3>Tom is called the ministry. No, you're called the ministry.

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<v Speaker 3>A non ministering believer is a contradiction. Everybody is called

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<v Speaker 3>in the ministry not to be a pastor. My ministry

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<v Speaker 3>is being a pastor. Your ministry may be being a coach.

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<v Speaker 3>Your ministry may be closing deals. Your ministry may be

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<v Speaker 3>organizing things. But it's when you take what God shaped

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<v Speaker 3>you to do and you use it for His glory.

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<v Speaker 3>That's your ministry. How do you know what.

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<v Speaker 3>You look at your shape shape We talk about this

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<v Speaker 3>think you got your desires? Your desires come from God.

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<v Speaker 2>To be a pastor.

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<v Speaker 3>And so you have to just figure that out and

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<v Speaker 2>Get it good.

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<v Speaker 1>What a great message from Pastor Rick today. There's something

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<v Speaker 1>I always take away from his message. Here's Rick to

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<v Speaker 1>tell you how you can help support this ministry.

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<v Speaker 3>Jesus told his disciples that they should live their lives

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<v Speaker 3>according to five specific purposes. He said, you've got to

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<v Speaker 3>love God with all your heart. That's worship, and love

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<v Speaker 3>your neighbors yourself. That's ministry. That's called the Great Commandment.

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<v Speaker 3>And then Jesus said, go make disciples. That's evangelism. Baptize

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<v Speaker 3>them into the Family of God. That's fellowship, a sign

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<v Speaker 3>of fellowship. And then he said, teach them obey everything

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<v Speaker 3>I've taught you. That's discipleship. And we call that the

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<v Speaker 3>Great Commission. We believe it daily hope that a great

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<v Speaker 3>commitment to the Great Commandment and the Great Commission will

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<v Speaker 3>produce a great Christian, a great church, a great company,

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<v Speaker 3>a great community. You know, I started Daily Hope so

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<v Speaker 3>I could spread the good news about Jesus, not just

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<v Speaker 3>across America, but all around the world. And we want

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<v Speaker 3>people to know that God's word is filled with hope

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<v Speaker 3>and truth, and the power that we need to follow

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<v Speaker 3>him every day is available to every single one. You

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<v Speaker 3>know as well as I do, that the Word of

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<v Speaker 3>God changes lives. It's a live it's active, and it

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<v Speaker 3>breathes new life and new love into all of our lives.

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<v Speaker 3>So wherever you listen to this, whether you listen on

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<v Speaker 3>whether you listen to a podcast, you're a part of

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<v Speaker 3>the Daily Hope family and I need your help. We

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<v Speaker 3>could not do this without your support. We're one hundred

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<v Speaker 3>love reading the stories that are sent to me. So

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<v Speaker 3>write me, pray for me, and support this ministry, and

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<v Speaker 3>the people going to be in heaven because you cared.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, if you'd like to support Pastor Rick's Daily Hope,

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