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<v Speaker 1>This is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, the audio broadcast ministry

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<v Speaker 1>of Pastor Rick Warren. Today we continue with a series

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<v Speaker 1>called forty Days in the Word. In these messages Pastor

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<v Speaker 1>Rickshaw's practical Bible study tools that will reignite your passion

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<v Speaker 1>for God's Word and revolutionize your life as you grow

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<v Speaker 1>closer to Jesus. First, we're excited to let you know

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<v Speaker 1>five right now. Here's Pastor Rick Warren would part one

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<v Speaker 1>of a message called integrating God's Word into My Life?

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<v Speaker 2>How do you integrate God's Word into every area of

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<v Speaker 2>your life? The first verse on your outline today is

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<v Speaker 2>out of Psalm one nineteen, verse twenty. The contemporary English

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<v Speaker 2>version says this what I want most of all, What

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<v Speaker 2>I want most of all, in other words, the number

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<v Speaker 2>one priority in my life, what I want most of

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<v Speaker 2>all and at all times. That means it's integrated. It's

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<v Speaker 2>not just at church time, but at all times. Is

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<v Speaker 2>I want to honor your loss. David is saying here,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I want to be a man of the Word.

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<v Speaker 2>Whether I'm at work, or I'm at home, or I'm

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<v Speaker 2>at a ducks game, or I'm playing with my kids,

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<v Speaker 2>or I'm on a golf course, I want to be

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<v Speaker 2>a man of the Word. I want my life to

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<v Speaker 2>be leaded and guided and directed by the Word of God. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>what I want to do this weekend is show you

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<v Speaker 2>how to do that. And how you do that is

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<v Speaker 2>in six very simple steps. The steps are actually in

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<v Speaker 2>the six Bible verses we've been memorizing for the last

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<v Speaker 2>six weeks. Every one of those memory verses were intentionally

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<v Speaker 2>chosen because they give a key to keeping on in

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<v Speaker 2>the Word of God. And if you'll not just memorize

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<v Speaker 2>these six verses we've been having one a week on,

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<v Speaker 2>but you'll actually begin to build your wife around them,

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<v Speaker 2>then you will become a woman of the Word. You

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<v Speaker 2>will become a man of the Word because these things

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<v Speaker 2>teach us how to take the Bible and build on it,

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<v Speaker 2>feed on it, live by it, grow through it, act

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<v Speaker 2>on it, and trust in it. Let's look at these

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<v Speaker 2>six verses. The first thing I'm going to do if

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to become a man of the Word or

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<v Speaker 2>a woman of the Word, is I must build on it.

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<v Speaker 2>I must build on it. In other words, I make

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible the foundation for my life. Whatever is the

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<v Speaker 2>foundation will determine how big the structure can be on

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<v Speaker 2>top of it. And so I'm going to build my

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<v Speaker 2>life on the Bible. Now, this is what Jesus talks

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<v Speaker 2>about in Matthew chapter seven, at the end of his

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<v Speaker 2>very famous sermon on Amount. He says this, everyone who

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<v Speaker 2>hears these words of mine and puts them into practice

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<v Speaker 2>is like a wise man who built his house on

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<v Speaker 2>the rock Matthew seven twenty four. It's one of our

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<v Speaker 2>memory verses. He's saying, you can build your life on sand,

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<v Speaker 2>you can build your life on a rock. Now, if

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<v Speaker 2>you build your life on the rock of truth, truth

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<v Speaker 2>never changes. Opinion changes, but truth doesn't change. If it's true,

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<v Speaker 2>it's been true it's true a thousand years ago, it

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<v Speaker 2>to be true a thousand years from today. An opinion

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<v Speaker 2>does change. But if you build on the rock of

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<v Speaker 2>God's word, they say, then you're going to build on

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<v Speaker 2>the stability of something that never changes. And when the

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<v Speaker 2>rogue winds of life come, when the storms of life,

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<v Speaker 2>when the trials and the troubles and temptations and all

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<v Speaker 2>those tough times inevitably come into your life, you're not

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<v Speaker 2>blown away. You're not blown over. You don't crumble like

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<v Speaker 2>most people do, because you are solid. You're built on

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<v Speaker 2>a rock foundation. On the other hand, if you build

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<v Speaker 2>on the shifting sands of just opinion or whatever happens

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<v Speaker 2>to be popular, whatever, then you're gonna be shifting sands.

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<v Speaker 2>The foundation will crumble, the structure will crumble. I need

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<v Speaker 2>to say first off, say God, I'm gonna build my

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<v Speaker 2>life on this book. I don't always understand it. Shoot,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't even always like it. I don't even like

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<v Speaker 2>what God says sometimes. But God, even if I don't

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<v Speaker 2>like what you say, I'm going to build my life

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<v Speaker 2>on what you say because I know you're not gonna

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<v Speaker 2>lie to me.

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<v Speaker 3>It's the truth.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, most people build their lives on shifty foundations and

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<v Speaker 2>their lives fall apart. Give you four common foundations you

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<v Speaker 2>don't want to build your life on. Number one is

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<v Speaker 2>popular culture. Some people build their life on popular culture

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<v Speaker 2>because they think, well, you know, I just do whatever

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<v Speaker 2>everybody else is doing. If it's popular, I do it.

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<v Speaker 2>If it's not, I don't do it. The problem with

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<v Speaker 2>that is whatever's popular today is going to be unpopular tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>Whatever is in style today will be out of style tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>Whatever is cool today will not be cool tomorrow, and

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<v Speaker 2>so it's constantly changing.

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<v Speaker 3>The foundation.

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<v Speaker 2>God says this in Exodus twenty three, verse two, up

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<v Speaker 2>here on the screen. So don't follow the crowd and

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<v Speaker 2>doing wrong, because crowds off and wrong, And so he says,

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<v Speaker 2>don't build yourself on a shifting sands of popular culture.

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<v Speaker 2>Second thing you don't want to build on is tradition.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of people build their lives on tradition. In

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<v Speaker 2>other words, I do it because I've always done it.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. Rick will be

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<v Speaker 1>back in just a moment with the rest of today's lesson.

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<v Speaker 4>Pastor Rick is always reminding us about the importance of

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<v Speaker 4>getting God's word into our hearts, because only God's word

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<v Speaker 4>can truly transform your life. As you spend time focusing

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<v Speaker 4>on his word, you'll be better equipped to make wise decisions,

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<v Speaker 4>resist temptation, find comfort when you're sad, and you'll experience

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<v Speaker 4>the peace of God's presence. That's why Pastor Rick created

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<v Speaker 4>fifty two Bible verses specially selected by Rick to inspire

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<v Speaker 4>They'll help build your confidence in asking God for what

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<v Speaker 1>Now back to more from God's Word with Pastor Rick Warren.

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<v Speaker 2>God says this in Exodus twenty three, verse two up

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<v Speaker 2>here on the screen. So don't follow the crowd and

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<v Speaker 2>doing wrong, because crowd's off and wrong. And so he says,

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<v Speaker 2>don't build yourself on a shifting sands of popular culture.

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<v Speaker 2>Second thing you don't want to build on is tradition.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of people build their lives on tradition. In

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<v Speaker 2>other words, I do it because I've always done it,

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<v Speaker 2>And that's a circular reasoning idea. Or my parents have

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<v Speaker 2>always done it. Are my grandparents are done it? We've

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<v Speaker 2>always done it that way. Now, tradition isn't bad. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>something becomes a tradition because it works. But no tradition

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<v Speaker 2>lasts forever. Truth lasts forever, but no tradition lasts forever.

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<v Speaker 2>Traditions eventually wear out, become obsolate, lead, and they're not valid.

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<v Speaker 2>And even Jesus says this in Mark chapter seven, on

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<v Speaker 2>the screen verse eight, he says to a group of

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<v Speaker 2>religious leaders, you have let go of the commands of

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<v Speaker 2>God and are holding on to the traditions of men.

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<v Speaker 2>I know a lot of churches like that. They're holding

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<v Speaker 2>non to traditions that aren't really in the Bible. It's

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<v Speaker 2>just something they've always done traditional. And he says, you're

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<v Speaker 2>actually put in tradition before truth, and that's going to

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<v Speaker 2>get you in trouble. A third thing you don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to build your life on is simply reason. Now we

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<v Speaker 2>all need reason. Reason is reasonable. In fact, God gives

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<v Speaker 2>us the ability to reason. But sometimes what you think

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<v Speaker 2>is reasonable is not actually right. And he said, well,

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<v Speaker 2>I've always thought, well, it really doesn't matter what you've

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<v Speaker 2>always thought. What matter is what's the right.

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<v Speaker 2>When I rely on my own intellect, when I do

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<v Speaker 2>what I've always thought, what seems reasonable to me often

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<v Speaker 2>ends up being a mistake. Reason is a good thing,

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<v Speaker 2>but it's not infallible. Proverbs sixteen twenty five says this

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<v Speaker 2>here on the screen, there's a way that seems right

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<v Speaker 2>to man, it seems like the right thing, but in

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<v Speaker 2>the end, it's a dead end. It's it's a dead end.

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<v Speaker 2>It leads to death. How many times have you made

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<v Speaker 2>a decision you thought was reasonable. I need to marry

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<v Speaker 2>this person, I need to get into this business, I

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<v Speaker 2>need to accept this job offer, I need to make

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<v Speaker 2>this investment. And what seemed like the right thing was

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<v Speaker 2>an absolute disaster. Because your reason isn't always infallible. You

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<v Speaker 2>make mistakes, and we're not always when we think we're

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<v Speaker 2>being logical, we're not always as logical as we think

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<v Speaker 2>we are. Now, the most important one to avoid is

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<v Speaker 2>the fourth one, which is emotion. And some people build

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<v Speaker 2>their lives simply on emotion. They build their lives on

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<v Speaker 2>their feelings. If it feels right, I do it. If

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<v Speaker 2>it feels wrong, I don't do it. In other words,

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<v Speaker 2>I do what I feel like doing. Do what you

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<v Speaker 2>feel I feel like doing it, so and it feels

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<v Speaker 2>right to it must be right. There's a problem with that.

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<v Speaker 2>Feelings lie. They lie to you all the time, your feelings.

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<v Speaker 2>You lie to yourself more than you lie to anybody else.

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<v Speaker 2>And your feelings sometimes tell you things are going great

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<v Speaker 2>when they aren't, and sometimes your feelings tell you things

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<v Speaker 2>are going falling apart when they're actually better than you

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<v Speaker 2>think they are. Feelings lie to you all the time.

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<v Speaker 2>They're highly unreliable, and if you live by your feelings,

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<v Speaker 2>you will spend your life manipulated by your moods. Most

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<v Speaker 2>of what gets accomplished in the world today is done

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<v Speaker 2>by people who don't feel like doing it when they

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<v Speaker 2>did it. If you only do what you feel like doing,

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<v Speaker 2>lot of times. To get anything done, you've got to

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<v Speaker 2>do what you don't feel like doing. And if you

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<v Speaker 2>build your life simply on emotions, I feel like doing it,

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<v Speaker 2>in Judges chapter twenty one. Now this is like five

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<v Speaker 2>Number one, what you do is you find the right person.

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<v Speaker 2>Then number two you fall in love. Then number three

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<v Speaker 2>me give you God's prescription for relationships. Number one, instead

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<v Speaker 2>Love creates emotion, oh baby, oh baby, some really good ones.

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<v Speaker 2>So third step is fix your hope on God and

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<v Speaker 2>Now I've asked pastor Buddy to come and share the

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<v Speaker 5>Okay, the second way to integrate the Word of God

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<v Speaker 3>Feed yourself on the Word of God.

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<v Speaker 5>The Bible tells us that the Word of God is

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<v Speaker 5>that you're going to need for sustenance. But you have

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<v Speaker 5>We need to be feeding ourselves so that we have

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<v Speaker 3>So we need to be feeding ourselves on the Word

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<v Speaker 5>Now, one of the things that I have found is,

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<v Speaker 3>The more of the sweetness of the honey.

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<v Speaker 5>Of the Word, the milk of the Word, the hungrier

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<v Speaker 5>that I get for it. Colossians three sixteen. The Bible says,

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<v Speaker 5>it dwell in you, Let it move into you, Let

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<v Speaker 5>it inhabit you. Take up residence in a rich, a profound,

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<v Speaker 5>So how do we feed ourselves on the word of

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<v Speaker 5>God to allow that to happen, so that God's Word

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<v Speaker 5>me give you some things to write down. These are

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<v Speaker 3>Write that down.

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<v Speaker 5>I can receive it with my ears. That means I

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<v Speaker 5>your life. You've got to have the Bible in your heart.

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<v Speaker 5>You've got to take it in by reading the Word

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<v Speaker 5>of God. So there's a third way that we can

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<v Speaker 3>I research it with my hands and with my mouth.

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<v Speaker 5>It's talking about studying the Word of God. Remember the

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<v Speaker 5>difference between reading devotionally and studying the Bible is that

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<v Speaker 5>Maybe talk about it, and then go on as though

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<v Speaker 5>to reflect on the Word of God, to think about.

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<v Speaker 3>By which we live.

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<v Speaker 5>into my heart. He says, I've hidden your word in

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<v Speaker 5>Word of Christ dwell in you richly, not only do

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<v Speaker 5>to become more and more like the author. Now, Pastor

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<v Speaker 2>To become a woman of the Word or to become

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<v Speaker 2>eat it. And then the third metaphor is you make

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<v Speaker 2>it your lifestyle in which you're going to live by.

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<v Speaker 1>This is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. If you've missed any

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<v Speaker 1>visit Pastorick dot com, where you can listen online anytime.

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<v Speaker 1>That's pastor Rick with two rs inthemiddle dot com, and

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I just want to take a quick second

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<v Speaker 2>to say thank you everybody. Because of your generosity, we're

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<v Speaker 2>able to take the hope of Jesus Christ into places

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<v Speaker 2>where there are no Bibles, no believers, and nobody of Christ,

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<v Speaker 2>no churches at all. Now, as you pray about giving,

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<v Speaker 2>I want to ask you to ask God about sending

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<v Speaker 2>a gift that's the largest you're able to give, because

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<v Speaker 2>at this point of the year we have a donor

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<v Speaker 2>who is offered to match your gift. That means what

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<v Speaker 2>you give will be doubled. We get twice the bang

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<v Speaker 2>for the buck, in other words, So please respond quickly

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<v Speaker 2>and a give in such a way that we can

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<v Speaker 2>maximize it through this matching gift. And I want to

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<v Speaker 2>ask you this, would you pray for us at Daily Hope?

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<v Speaker 2>Pray as we reach out to people around the globe

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<v Speaker 2>with hope that people will find Christ by the thousands

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<v Speaker 2>and tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands. So thank

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<v Speaker 2>you for being a part with me to getting the

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<v Speaker 2>message out.

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<v Speaker 1>When you give a gift to Daily Hope, you're helping

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<v Speaker 1>share the hope of Jesus with people everywhere, and right

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<v Speaker 1>now your gift will be doubled by the fifty thousand

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<v Speaker 1>dollars matching grant. Call eight hundred six hundred five thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and four, or you can visit Pastorrick dot com and

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<v Speaker 1>as a special thank you, we'll send you the Hearing

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<v Speaker 1>the Voice of God scripture box. Again. That's eight hundred

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<v Speaker 1>six hundred five thousand and four or Pastorick dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>There are only two days left to get this great

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<v Speaker 1>resource and have your gift match by the fifty thousand

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<v Speaker 1>dollars matching grant, so contact us today. Please be sure

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<v Speaker 1>to join us again next time as we look into

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<v Speaker 1>God's word for our daily hope. This program is sponsored

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<v Speaker 1>by Daily Hope Ministries and your generous financial support