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<v Speaker 1>Hello, and welcome to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. This is

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<v Speaker 1>the Bible teaching ministry of Rick Warren. Hey, we're so

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<v Speaker 1>glad you've joined us. Today we're continuing a powerful series

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<v Speaker 1>called radicalis Developing Spiritual Roots. And in this series, Rick

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<v Speaker 1>will show you how to grow deep in your faith,

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<v Speaker 1>stay grounded in God's word, and become everything He created

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<v Speaker 1>you to be. So let's begin the final part of

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<v Speaker 1>a message called radical Faith.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me give you another facet of radical faith. Number five.

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<v Speaker 2>Faith is giving when I don't have it. Faith is

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<v Speaker 2>giving when I don't have it. Now, giving and faith

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<v Speaker 2>go together. And the fact is God uses finances to

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<v Speaker 2>test your faith.

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<v Speaker 3>Has God ever tested your faith with finances?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, all the time.

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<v Speaker 2>Have you ever had to decide between paying a bill

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<v Speaker 2>and tithing? This is a test. It is a test

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<v Speaker 2>of your priorities, It's a test of your love. But

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<v Speaker 2>most important of all, it's a test of your faith.

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<v Speaker 2>Do I really trust God that he will provide for

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<v Speaker 2>me if I put him first in my life? I've

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<v Speaker 2>got to pay a bill and give my tie? Which

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<v Speaker 2>am I going to do? Do I really trust God?

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<v Speaker 3>And money? Many times? Is the acid test? Now?

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<v Speaker 2>It's interesting that in Hebrews eleven the Hall of Fame,

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<v Speaker 2>the first guy who gets mentioned is a guy named Abel,

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<v Speaker 2>and I remember Abel. Cain and Abel, that are the

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<v Speaker 2>two sons of Adam and Eve. What did Abel do

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<v Speaker 2>that caused him to get into the hall of fame

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<v Speaker 2>with Moses and Abraham and all these other big shots.

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<v Speaker 2>He never did anything great. He never accomplished anything, never

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<v Speaker 2>took any major risks. You know what made Abel great?

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<v Speaker 2>He gave an offering in faith. Look at what the

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<v Speaker 2>Bible says.

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<v Speaker 3>It says.

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<v Speaker 2>It was faith that made Abel's offering to God a

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<v Speaker 2>better sacrifice than canes.

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<v Speaker 3>Through his faith, God approved of his giving.

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<v Speaker 2>This guy didn't do anything flashy or fancy or risky.

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<v Speaker 2>He just gave an offering. But notice he's listed not

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<v Speaker 2>because of what he gave. It wasn't what he gave

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<v Speaker 2>it please God, but how he gave it. Let me

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<v Speaker 2>say it again, it's not what you give that pleases God,

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<v Speaker 2>it's how you give it. It says he gave it

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<v Speaker 2>in faith. Now, listen very closely to your pastor who

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<v Speaker 2>loves you. God couldn't care less about the amount you give.

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<v Speaker 2>What he cares about is the attitude with which you

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<v Speaker 2>give it. It is not the amount that matters, it

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<v Speaker 2>is the attitude with which you give it. You must

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<v Speaker 2>always give in faith. And if you're not giving in faith, friend,

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<v Speaker 2>don't give because you don't get any credit for it.

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<v Speaker 2>Without faith, it is impossible to please God. So if

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<v Speaker 2>you're not giving in faith, forget it. God doesn't need

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<v Speaker 2>your money. What he wants is your heart. He wants

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<v Speaker 2>your faith. Without faith, it's impossible to please God. And

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<v Speaker 2>God says, I'm not looking at the mount. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>God didn't look at the mount. He looks at the

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<v Speaker 2>amount you have left over. In other words, how much

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<v Speaker 2>you gave in light of what you could have given. See,

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<v Speaker 2>for somebody to give fifty cents might be a bigger

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<v Speaker 2>sacrifice than somebody gave fifty thousand, because he looks at

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<v Speaker 2>what you have left over.

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<v Speaker 3>Are you giving in faith? Now?

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<v Speaker 2>You need to understand. This is Christmas season. We always

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<v Speaker 2>talk about giving gifts to each other in the spirit

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<v Speaker 2>of giving. This is the time for giving all year.

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<v Speaker 2>So let me explain to you that there are two

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<v Speaker 2>ways to give. You can give by reason or you

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<v Speaker 2>can give by revelation. These are the two ways you

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<v Speaker 2>can give. To give by reason is to figure out

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<v Speaker 2>reasonably what I think I can give, and I sit

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<v Speaker 2>down and I figure a reasonable amount. I say, this

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<v Speaker 2>is what I think I can afford to give, and

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<v Speaker 2>so I give by reason. Now, giving by reason doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>require any faith at all. An atheist can do it.

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<v Speaker 2>You just figure out, well, I think I could give

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<v Speaker 2>this much, and I give. The other way is to

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<v Speaker 2>give by revelation, and that means I let God reveal

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<v Speaker 2>to me what he wants me to give in faith.

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<v Speaker 2>And I stop and I pray and I ask, I say, God,

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<v Speaker 2>how much do you want to give through me? I'm

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<v Speaker 2>the straw? How much do you want to give through me?

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<v Speaker 2>This is a test of faith, I say, God, how

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<v Speaker 2>much do you want me to trust you for this time?

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<v Speaker 3>This time?

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<v Speaker 2>And this is giving when you don't have it, This

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<v Speaker 2>is when it stretches your faith. How much you want

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<v Speaker 2>to give through me? Not reasonable about but by revelation.

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<v Speaker 2>In the Bible, there was a group in an area

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<v Speaker 2>of Greece called Macedonia. That's where Alexander the Great came

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<v Speaker 2>from Macedonia, and the Macedonian Church was extremely impoverished, poor church.

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<v Speaker 2>And yet when they heard that the church at Jerusalem

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<v Speaker 2>needed help.

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<v Speaker 3>They gave a.

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<v Speaker 2>Sacrificial gift to help that church when they didn't have

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<v Speaker 2>any money themselves. And Paul says this about them. They're

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<v Speaker 2>on your outline, he says, because of their great joy,

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<v Speaker 2>not because of their guilt.

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<v Speaker 3>Because of their great.

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<v Speaker 2>Joy, they gave even more than they could afford. How

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<v Speaker 2>do you give you more than you can afford given

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<v Speaker 2>when you don't have it? I'll never forget years ago

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<v Speaker 2>when an Orange County executive, very well known, a business executive,

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<v Speaker 2>told me. He said, Rick, you need to tell people,

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<v Speaker 2>business people, the best time to start tithing is when

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<v Speaker 2>they're in trouble, when they're in debt, when the business

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<v Speaker 2>is tanking, because that's when you need God's help. Whatever

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<v Speaker 2>you want God to bless, you put him first in

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<v Speaker 2>he said. Now, if you give when things are going great, well,

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<v Speaker 2>so what, that's great. But the best time, he says

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<v Speaker 2>to tide to be faithful to give is when things

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<v Speaker 2>aren't going well because you need God's help.

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<v Speaker 3>Now most of you know my story. I don't need

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<v Speaker 3>to go into that again.

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<v Speaker 2>Kay and I decided when we first got married, we said,

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<v Speaker 2>if anybody gets paid, God gets paid first. We may

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<v Speaker 2>be in debt to other people, We're not going to

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<v Speaker 2>be in debt to God. And so if I a

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<v Speaker 2>bill doesn't get paid, it's not going to be my tithe.

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<v Speaker 2>God gets paid first, because it all came from Him.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'll be honest with you. Sometimes the cupboards were

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<v Speaker 2>quite bare, and the first thing thought was we can't

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<v Speaker 2>afford to give. We can't afford to tithe. Then the

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<v Speaker 2>second thought was, we can't afford not to I need

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<v Speaker 2>God's help. I need God's blessing. And we've learned that

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<v Speaker 2>when we give not by reason but a revelation in faith,

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<v Speaker 2>God always the money always arrives in time, and.

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<v Speaker 3>We end up with more than we started. I could

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<v Speaker 3>give you a thousand stories of this.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of you around nineteen ninety three, when we were

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<v Speaker 2>meeting in the tent on this property and we decided

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<v Speaker 2>to build this building. You know, somebody had to pay

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<v Speaker 2>for this, and so we did a thing called Time

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<v Speaker 2>to Build, and it was a three year program where

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<v Speaker 2>people in our church we prayed, said, God, what do

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<v Speaker 2>you want us to give in advance to build this

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<v Speaker 2>building over and above our normal tithes? And so we

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<v Speaker 2>were all I said, let's take a month. Let's pray

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<v Speaker 2>about it. Don't make any spontaneous decisions. Think about it.

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<v Speaker 2>Say God, what do you want to give to me?

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<v Speaker 2>So I went home and I started praying, and God

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<v Speaker 2>gave me an amount that was so astronomical. I thought,

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<v Speaker 2>that's really a test of my faith. I don't know

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<v Speaker 2>where I'd get that kind of money to give.

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<v Speaker 3>For this building.

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<v Speaker 2>Then I was reading in Chronicles where David led the

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<v Speaker 2>offering for the building of the Temple in Jerusalem, and

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<v Speaker 2>God said, a David, you're the leader. I want you

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<v Speaker 2>to announce your gift to other people. I thought, Oh,

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<v Speaker 2>that's real good that he did that. And then God said, Rick,

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to do that, and I said, no way,

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<v Speaker 2>not a chance.

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<v Speaker 3>He said, do you want to be the leader?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, then I want you to announce your gift, just

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<v Speaker 2>like the leaders.

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<v Speaker 3>In the Bible. Did God? Please?

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<v Speaker 2>I said, God, if I announce my gift, everybody's going

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<v Speaker 2>to misunderstand it. Some people that think I'm showing off,

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<v Speaker 2>that I'm giving way too much and that I'm just

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<v Speaker 2>trying to show off. Other people think that I'm trying

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<v Speaker 2>to pressure them to give the same amount. And some

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<v Speaker 2>people think I didn't give enough. So no matter what

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<v Speaker 2>it is, I can't win in this one. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>want to do this. And that was really having a

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<v Speaker 2>battle with God. And God said, do you want the

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<v Speaker 2>blessing or not? I said, yeah, I do, Well, then

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<v Speaker 2>you will announce your gift. So on the first Sunday

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<v Speaker 2>of that month, we're going to spend a month praying

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<v Speaker 2>about it. I got up and I said, okay, everybody,

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<v Speaker 2>you got a month to think about, pray what you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to give. At the end, we're gonna have a

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<v Speaker 2>special one day offering and then commit to give over

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<v Speaker 2>the next three years to build this building. And I said,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to do this, but God has impressed

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<v Speaker 3>That is the leader. I'm supposed to tell you what

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<v Speaker 3>I'm going to give.

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<v Speaker 2>Kay and I have prayed and we believe that God

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<v Speaker 2>wants us to give one hundred thousand dollars. Now, friends,

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<v Speaker 2>that was equal to two years of my salary at

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<v Speaker 2>that time. I was going to give two full years

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<v Speaker 2>of salary for this building over the next three years.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, everybody gasped. And then when I walk

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<v Speaker 2>out of the service and went home, I thought, you fool,

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<v Speaker 2>you have just put your blocked yourself back in the corner,

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<v Speaker 2>which is exactly where God likes to put us, right

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<v Speaker 2>in a corner.

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<v Speaker 3>You don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>God's all I need to God's all you got. So

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<v Speaker 2>over the next month, I'm thinking of all the ways God,

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<v Speaker 2>how am I going to get one hundred thousand dollars?

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<v Speaker 2>That's two years worth of salary. How am I going

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<v Speaker 2>to live for the next two years? And I'm trying

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<v Speaker 2>to Could I take on another job? Is there anything

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<v Speaker 2>I could sell? Could I rob a bank? I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>just you know, I'm thinking of anything I could do,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. So I'm thinking, well, am I going to.

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<v Speaker 3>Get this money? This is ridiculous? So everybody's praying.

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<v Speaker 2>The week of the big offering, We're going to give

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<v Speaker 2>as much as we can in one day and then

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<v Speaker 2>turn in our commitment cards for the next three years.

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<v Speaker 2>Six days before that offering, I get a call on

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<v Speaker 2>the phone and it's a company, a publishing company named Zondervian.

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<v Speaker 2>Now I hadn't written a book in fifteen twenty years

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<v Speaker 2>since I'd come to saddle Back, and they said, we

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<v Speaker 2>would like this is nineteen ninety three.

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<v Speaker 3>We would like for you to.

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<v Speaker 2>Write a book called the purpose driven Church. I could

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<v Speaker 2>do that.

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<v Speaker 3>I could do that.

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<v Speaker 2>I've been teaching on this for some time. And they said,

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<v Speaker 2>I said, you're not going to believe this. I got

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<v Speaker 2>let's see who wins. And I've lost that game for

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<v Speaker 2>that's really cool. Rick, I want God to bless me

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<v Speaker 2>like that. So God give me some money and then

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<v Speaker 3>God.

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<v Speaker 2>No, no, no, that's not how it works. You prime

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<v Speaker 2>the pump because it's not about money. Get this, it's

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<v Speaker 2>not about money. It's about faith. Do you trust me?

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<v Speaker 3>The Bible says this.

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<v Speaker 2>You make a lot, you give a lot, you make

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<v Speaker 4>What does it mean to have radical faith? It means

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<v Speaker 4>a sixth thing. That means thanking God before I receive it,

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<v Speaker 4>Thanking God before I even receive it. Let me ask

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<v Speaker 4>for one thousand dollars, would you wait until you see

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<v Speaker 4>if you could cash it to thank me? A few

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<v Speaker 4>would think, Okay, Tom's a pretty good guy. It's probably

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<v Speaker 4>not going to bounce. I'll thank him right now, thank

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<v Speaker 4>you so much for this, and then you would go

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<v Speaker 4>cash it. You'd thank me before you received it. God's

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<v Speaker 4>promises are better than any of our promises, any of

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<v Speaker 4>thank you God that what you've said is going to

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<v Speaker 4>happen now. There's a great example of this in God's

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<v Speaker 4>Hall of Fame in Hebrews chapter eleven. It's a god

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<v Speaker 4>of Jericho. You might remember the walls fell down there?

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<v Speaker 4>the walls of Jericho fell after the people had marched

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<v Speaker 4>around them for seven days. The people of Israel are

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<v Speaker 4>going into this new promised land. There's this big enemy there.

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<v Speaker 4>They have this powerful city named Jericho. God's going to

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<v Speaker 4>How does he do it? God says, here's my plan.

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<v Speaker 4>I want you to go and I want you to

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<v Speaker 4>march around this city for seven days, thanking me in

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<v Speaker 4>advance for the fact that you're going to have victory.

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<v Speaker 4>And then on the seventh day, I want you to

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<v Speaker 4>march around it for seven times, just thanking me for

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<v Speaker 4>the victory that's going to come. And when they did that,

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<v Speaker 4>they marched around the seventh time. On the seventh day,

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<v Speaker 4>the walls just fell.

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<v Speaker 3>God worked.

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<v Speaker 4>Now I've often thought, what if I was one of

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<v Speaker 4>those people marching around those walls for those seven days.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean, you know, human nature. Some of the people

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<v Speaker 4>God could never bring those walls down.

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<v Speaker 3>Is never going to happen.

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<v Speaker 4>But there were people, a lot of them in that crowd,

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<v Speaker 4>who had faith instead, and every day they looked at

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<v Speaker 4>the walls. They thought about what God could do, and

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<v Speaker 4>the walls looked shorter and smaller, and they realized that

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<v Speaker 4>God could work. They thank God in advance. This is

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<v Speaker 4>the kind of life that God wants you to live,

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<v Speaker 4>the thanking God in advance kind of life. Jesus talked

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<v Speaker 4>about it next verson in your outline. Jesus said in

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<v Speaker 4>Mark eleven twenty four, when you pray and ask for something,

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<v Speaker 4>believe that you've received it. You thank God, you believe

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<v Speaker 4>in advance, and then you will be given what you

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<v Speaker 4>got to be humble enough to realize God might have

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<v Speaker 4>to teach me to pray for something different. I get that,

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<v Speaker 4>But let me just ask you a question. When you

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<v Speaker 3>Believe that He's going to do it?

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<v Speaker 4>If you don't believe, why even ask, it's an empty

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<v Speaker 4>ex If you pray and you ask God for something,

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<v Speaker 4>Jesus said, believe that he's going to do it. Watch

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<v Speaker 4>what he's going to do. Thank Him in advance for

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<v Speaker 4>what only he can do. Jesus also said this next

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<v Speaker 4>verse in your outline. Jesus said, because of your faith

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<v Speaker 4>it will happen. He wants us to live this life

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<v Speaker 4>of faith. I've had to learn something about this thing

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<v Speaker 4>of thanking God in advance. I hope it doesn't take you.

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<v Speaker 3>So long to learn it.

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<v Speaker 4>I've had to learn to let thanksgiving lead the way

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<v Speaker 4>in my life. There's another story in the Bible and

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<v Speaker 4>of Israel are being invaded and God says, I'm going

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<v Speaker 4>to be a soprano, you might think, I mean, that's

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<v Speaker 3>To lead the way.

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<v Speaker 4>live a life of faith. If I begin the day

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<v Speaker 4>thanking God for what He's going to do in that day,

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<v Speaker 4>of faith. If I begin the day waiting for God

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<v Speaker 4>usually a day filled with myself. So the question of

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<v Speaker 2>end of this chapter, Verse thirty two says and says,

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<v Speaker 2>what more shall I say? I don't have time to

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<v Speaker 2>who received back their dead and raised life again. But

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<v Speaker 2>then he says, but others listen. But others were tortured

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<v Speaker 2>that's talking about these who went through the tough times,

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<v Speaker 2>received what had been promised. None of them received what

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<v Speaker 2>than making us comfortable. Because you're taking your character to heaven. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>And yeah, you're going to go through problems and difficulty,

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<v Speaker 2>just not in the way that we want. And speaking

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<v Speaker 2>of those who didn't always get everything they prayed for,

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<v Speaker 2>it says they were all commended for their faith, yet

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<v Speaker 2>none of them received what had been promised. God had

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<v Speaker 2>planned something better. Friends, anybody can trust God when things

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<v Speaker 2>you'd be God.

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<v Speaker 3>But you're not. And some things you're just going to

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<v Speaker 3>have to trust.

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<v Speaker 2>And they don't look make sense, and they don't look sensible,

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<v Speaker 2>and they don't seem to fit together, and it seems

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes like a tragedy.

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<v Speaker 3>We don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>We know that we cause a lot of our own

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<v Speaker 2>problems that God didn't problems. But we know that God

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<v Speaker 2>can even bring good out of bad if we give

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<v Speaker 2>it all to him. Sometimes God has a better idea

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<v Speaker 2>than your idea. I'll be honest with you. The things

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<v Speaker 2>that I have prayed for the longest in my life,

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<v Speaker 2>the personal hurts and pains, and the things that I've

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<v Speaker 2>asked God to remove out of my life, are have

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<v Speaker 2>never been answered. The things I've prayed for the most

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<v Speaker 2>have not been answered. But those were the very things

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<v Speaker 2>that made me the man I am today. It was

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<v Speaker 2>those very pains, those very hurts, those very difficulties that

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't like in my life that shaped me and

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<v Speaker 2>molded me and made me the man I am today.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm grateful that God did answer my prayers, as

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<v Speaker 2>Garth Brooks saying, I thank God God for unanswered prayers. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>considering these seven aspects, how do you rate on faith?

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<v Speaker 2>I challenge you to become a radical follower of Christ,

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<v Speaker 2>not a casual follower of Christ. Be one that's rooted deep.

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<v Speaker 2>He say, well, I wish I had more faith. How

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<v Speaker 2>do I get more faith? Look up here? This is

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<v Speaker 2>where you get it.

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<v Speaker 3>Right here. You get this book in your mind.

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<v Speaker 2>And the more you understand and know and understand and

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<v Speaker 2>read and memorize and fill your mind of this book.

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<v Speaker 2>The more faith you're going to have this is faith food.

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<v Speaker 2>And the more you fill your mind with the Word

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<v Speaker 2>of God, the more faith you're going to have. The

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<v Speaker 2>last verse on your outline that says, this faith comes

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<v Speaker 2>from hearing the Word of God. Let's bow our heads.

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<v Speaker 2>I want every man in this room to pray this

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<v Speaker 2>prayer with me in your mind. Say Father, I want

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<v Speaker 2>to be a man of faith. Just say Father, I

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<v Speaker 2>want to be a man of faith, and I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to ask every woman to pray this Father, I want.

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<v Speaker 3>To be a woman of faith.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to trust you with radical gratitude and radical

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<v Speaker 2>faith rooted in your love. Help me to believe it

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<v Speaker 2>when I don't see it. Help me to obey even

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<v Speaker 2>when I don't understand it. And God, when I feel

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<v Speaker 2>like giving up, help me to persist even when I

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<v Speaker 2>don't feel like it. Help me to announce it, to

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<v Speaker 2>speak it in order to experience it.

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<v Speaker 3>Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to practice faith and give when I don't

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<v Speaker 2>have it. And I want to practice faith in thanking

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<v Speaker 2>you before I receive it. And most of all, I

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<v Speaker 2>want to trust you if I don't get it. When

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<v Speaker 2>things don't happen the way I want, I want to

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<v Speaker 2>learn to trust you even in the tough times. If

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<v Speaker 2>you've never opened your life to Jesus Christ, say Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 3>I want to put my faith in you.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't understand it all, but as much as I

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<v Speaker 2>know how, I open my life to you and I

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<v Speaker 2>want to trust you build faith in my heart.

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<v Speaker 3>In your name, I pray Amen.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, if you've just prayed along with Rick to accept

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus in your life, Rick would love to hear from you.

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<v Speaker 1>Just email Rick at Pastorick dot com. We'll send you

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<v Speaker 1>free tools to help start your relationship with Jesus. And

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<v Speaker 1>now here's Rick to tell you how you can partner

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<v Speaker 1>with Daily Hope to take the word of God to

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<v Speaker 1>the world.

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<v Speaker 2>Hi, everybody, you may not realize this, but today is

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<v Speaker 2>National Giving Tuesday. You may have never even heard of

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<v Speaker 2>this day or holiday, but it is the most important

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<v Speaker 2>day of the year for people and ministries like Daily

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<v Speaker 2>Hope who try to reach people all around the world

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<v Speaker 2>and do good for people. On this day, your gift

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<v Speaker 2>will matter more than any other day of the year.

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<v Speaker 2>So if you've never been a regular giver of Daily Hope,

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<v Speaker 2>would you consider giving something even just today. Here's the

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<v Speaker 2>reason why we have a generous supporter of Daily Hope

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<v Speaker 2>who has said that they will match your Giving Tuesday

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<v Speaker 2>gift today. There's a little urgency to this because if

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<v Speaker 2>you give it tomorrow, it's not going to be on

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<v Speaker 2>the matching. But today is Giving Tuesday, National Giving Tuesday. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>as I've said many many times, I only want you

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<v Speaker 2>to give if you feel led to give by God,

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<v Speaker 2>if God tells you to give gift. If you don't,

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<v Speaker 2>don't worry about it, and never give out a pressure.

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<v Speaker 2>But giving out a pressure and giving out an urgency

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<v Speaker 2>or two different things, and your gift will mean more

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<v Speaker 2>today if you're able to do that. So can you

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<v Speaker 2>take five minutes and go online and make a gift

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<v Speaker 2>knowing that on this particular day, everything you give will

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<v Speaker 2>be doubled. It will be met by a matching gift.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks so much, Thanks so much for your prayers, Thanks

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<v Speaker 2>so much for listening, Thanks so much for your financial support,

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks so much for the letters that you write to me.

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<v Speaker 2>I love reading these letters. I love hearing from you.

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<v Speaker 2>And as if it said many many times, you are

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<v Speaker 2>the reason we do this ministry.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, time is of the essence, because we'll lose any

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<v Speaker 1>part of the Giving Tuesday grant that isn't matched by

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<v Speaker 1>midnight tonight, So please act now by going to Pastorrick

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<v Speaker 1>dot com. That's Pastororik dot com, or by texting the

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<v Speaker 1>word hope to seven oh.

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<v Speaker 3>Three to oh nine.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the word hope to seven oh three to oh nine.

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<v Speaker 1>Be sure to join us next time as we look

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

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<v Speaker 1>sponsored by Pastor Rick's Daily Hope and your generous financial

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<v Speaker 1>support