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<v Speaker 1>Hello, everybody, Welcome to Daily Hope with Pastor Rick Warren.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're continuing with this series called Daring Faith the

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<v Speaker 1>Key to Miracles. And in this series you're learning how

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<v Speaker 1>to have a bold, unshakable faith that gives you courage

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<v Speaker 1>to impact the world around you. And I know we

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<v Speaker 1>all want that. All right, Well, let's hear what Rick

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<v Speaker 1>has to share with us today with the final part

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<v Speaker 1>of a message called Daring to give God my.

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<v Speaker 2>Best Now, to be the best I can be for good. First,

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<v Speaker 2>I have to do it intentionally. I have to make

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<v Speaker 2>the choice to go after it. Second, I must discipline myself.

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<v Speaker 2>And of course this is what athletes do. No athlete

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<v Speaker 2>becomes a pro athlete without discipline, without training. You don't

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<v Speaker 2>become great by doing whatever you feel. You don't become

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<v Speaker 2>great by living by your moods. You just can't make

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<v Speaker 2>up your own rules. You can't. There are no shortcuts

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<v Speaker 2>to maturity. There are no shortcuts to greatness. Look at

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<v Speaker 2>a couple verses. Verse five says this, if anyone competes

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<v Speaker 2>as an athlete, he cannot receive the victor's crown unless

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<v Speaker 2>he competes according to the rules. And in one Corinthians nine,

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five twenty seven. To win the contest, you must

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<v Speaker 2>deny yourself many things that would keep you from doing

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<v Speaker 2>your best. An athlete goes into strict training just to

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<v Speaker 2>win a ribbon or a medal that won't last. But

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<v Speaker 2>we do it for an eternal reward that will last forever.

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<v Speaker 2>So I discipline my body like an athlete, training it

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<v Speaker 2>to do what it should. Now we all know stories

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<v Speaker 2>of what Olympian athletes give up in order to win

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<v Speaker 2>a gold medal. They pretty much put their life on hold.

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<v Speaker 2>They put all it, They put their social life on hold.

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<v Speaker 2>They have a rigid schedule of when I get up

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<v Speaker 2>in the morning, when I go to bed at night.

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<v Speaker 2>They have a rigid schedule of the training table, what

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<v Speaker 2>they eat, what they won't eat, what they do, what

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<v Speaker 2>they don't don't do. They give up. They make enormous

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<v Speaker 2>sacrifices to win a gold or silver or a bronze,

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<v Speaker 2>And God says, you know what, nobody's even going to

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<v Speaker 2>remember those rewards. And they gave their whole life. They

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<v Speaker 2>gave their whole life to something that's just going to vanish.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not going to last, but he says it is

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<v Speaker 2>a wise move to do that for something that's going

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<v Speaker 2>to last forever in eternity, and to make your life

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<v Speaker 2>count and say, Okay, there's some things I can do

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<v Speaker 2>without so I can spend more time with God, so

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<v Speaker 2>I can give more to God, so I could serve more,

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<v Speaker 2>so I could be more and what God wants me

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<v Speaker 2>to be. I would again ask you this question, what

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<v Speaker 2>am I willing to do without in order to be

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<v Speaker 2>the best? Am I willing to do without popularity? Am

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<v Speaker 2>I willing to do without wealth? Am I willing to

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<v Speaker 2>do with without comfort? I saw a poster yesterday and

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<v Speaker 2>it said this, the pain of regret is always greater

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<v Speaker 2>than the pain of discipline. That's a pretty profound statement.

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<v Speaker 2>The pain of regret is always greater than the pain

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<v Speaker 2>of discipline. How would your life be better if you

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<v Speaker 2>had been just a little bit more disciplined early on

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<v Speaker 2>in your life? What are some things you could be

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<v Speaker 2>enjoying today if you had been more disciplined in earlier life.

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<v Speaker 2>The pain of regret goes on and on and on.

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<v Speaker 2>I never learned that language, and I wanted to, but

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't. I never did this. I never did It

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<v Speaker 2>is takes discipline. What do you wish you'd been more

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<v Speaker 2>disciplined about I would say start now, So Rick, how

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<v Speaker 2>do I be more disciplined? I try for a while,

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<v Speaker 2>and then I give up. It's because you're depending on

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<v Speaker 2>your power, not God's power. Will power doesn't work. Let

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<v Speaker 2>me just be real honest about will power doesn't work.

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<v Speaker 2>It'll work for about ninety days. You can change anything

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<v Speaker 2>in your life life for about ninety days. That's why

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<v Speaker 2>almost one hundred percent of New Year's resolutions are over

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<v Speaker 2>by March. Because you could force yourself to do something anything,

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<v Speaker 2>for about ninety days, and then you're going to give up.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't need will power, you need God's power. And

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<v Speaker 2>how do you get God's power by focusing on his reward?

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<v Speaker 2>Notice the secret the personal discipline is in that verse

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<v Speaker 2>that's right there. He says we do it for an

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<v Speaker 2>eternal reward, and that leads us to the third key

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<v Speaker 2>we learn from athletes. Write this down. To be the

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<v Speaker 2>best I can be for God, I must stay focused

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<v Speaker 2>on the reward. I must stay focused on the reward.

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<v Speaker 2>What's the payoff of doing right? What's the payoff of

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<v Speaker 2>doing good? What's the payoff of serving Jesus Christ? Just

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<v Speaker 2>rewards forout eternity. That's no little ribbon or pin you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to get in this life. I have to remember

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<v Speaker 2>the result, the prize, the payoff, the reward. By the way,

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<v Speaker 2>did you know this is what caused Jesus to be

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<v Speaker 2>able to endure the cross? How was Jesus able to

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<v Speaker 2>put up with all the beating, the suffering, the punishment,

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<v Speaker 2>the torture, all of them evil and the mean things

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<v Speaker 2>they did to him before he went to the cross

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<v Speaker 2>and then nailed him to the cross? How did he

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<v Speaker 2>put up with all that suffering? The Bible says, he

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<v Speaker 2>looked beyond the pain to the reward that he was

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<v Speaker 2>going to receive, and the benefit and the prize and

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<v Speaker 2>the payoff. The Bible says this, look up here on

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<v Speaker 2>the screen Hebrews twelve. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who

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<v Speaker 2>both began and finished this race we're in. You're in

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<v Speaker 2>a race, where you realize it or not, it's the

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<v Speaker 2>race of life. Study how he did it because he

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<v Speaker 2>never lost sight of where he was headed, that joyful

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<v Speaker 2>finish with God in heaven. He could put up with

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<v Speaker 2>anything along the way, the cross, shame, whatever, And now

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<v Speaker 2>he's there in the place of honor right along alongside God.

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<v Speaker 2>You can handle enormous pain in your life, and you

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<v Speaker 2>can handle enormous discipline in your life if you realize

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<v Speaker 2>there's a better purpose for it and there's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be a payoff at the end. When you forget the payoff,

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<v Speaker 2>when you forget the reward, when you forget the prize,

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<v Speaker 2>then you're going to give up. And that's why Paul says,

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<v Speaker 2>run to win in your life and keep your eye

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<v Speaker 2>on the prize. Know what God's doing. Can you imagine

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<v Speaker 2>yourself in heaven receiving the prize of God, the well done,

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<v Speaker 2>the commendation and the promotion and the rewards that God's

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<v Speaker 2>going to give you. Let that motivate you. Paul says

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<v Speaker 2>it like this in one Corinthians nine twenty six. I

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<v Speaker 2>run straight to the goal with purpose in every step.

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<v Speaker 2>He's purpose driven, all right. I run straight to the

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<v Speaker 2>goal with purpose in every step. I fight to win.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna just shadow boxing. I'm just playing around the

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<v Speaker 2>problem with a lot of people today. They're just shadowboxing.

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<v Speaker 2>They're air guitaring, they're Christian life, they're pretending they're just

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<v Speaker 2>playing around. They're just hitting the air. They're not serious,

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<v Speaker 2>and he says, run straight to the goal. You need

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<v Speaker 2>to stay focused on the finished line. You need to

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<v Speaker 2>stay focused on this fact. Everything you see is one

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<v Speaker 2>day going to be gone. So you shouldn't be invested

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<v Speaker 2>in a lot of time and money and energy in it.

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<v Speaker 2>You should be primarily investing your time in things that

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<v Speaker 2>are going to last forever. What's that love, the word

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<v Speaker 2>of God and people. Those are going to last forever.

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<v Speaker 2>Everything else isn't going to last. And so you ignore

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<v Speaker 2>the crowds. And if people cheer you, or people cheer you,

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<v Speaker 2>you just ignore them. You're running the race. You keep

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<v Speaker 2>your eye on the goal, and you don't waste energy.

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<v Speaker 2>How many things did I do this last week? Waste

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<v Speaker 2>the energy on things that really don't matter? How many

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<v Speaker 2>things that I worry about this week that really doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>matter in the long scheme of thing. I need to

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<v Speaker 2>be more focused, more purpose driven, like the competitive athlete.

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<v Speaker 2>Then finally we come to the third metaphor, and he says,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you can learn from agriculture. You can learn

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<v Speaker 2>from farmers some truths about your spiritual life. And here's

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<v Speaker 2>what the Bible says about that. Tewod Corinthians nine six

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<v Speaker 2>to fourteen. Remember this, A farmer who plants only a

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<v Speaker 2>few seeds will get a small crop, but the one

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<v Speaker 2>who plants generously will get a generous crop. You must

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<v Speaker 2>each make up your mind as to how much you

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<v Speaker 2>should give. Don't give reluctantly or in response to pressure,

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<v Speaker 2>For God loves the person who gives cheerfully. Then if

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<v Speaker 2>I can give not out of pressure or reluctance, but cheerfully,

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<v Speaker 2>then God will generously provide all you need. This is

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<v Speaker 2>a promise, and you will always have everything that you

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<v Speaker 2>need and plenty left over to share with others. For

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<v Speaker 2>God is the one who gives seed to the farmer,

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<v Speaker 2>and then he gives the farmer bread to eat. And

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<v Speaker 2>in the same way, just like he does with the farmer,

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<v Speaker 2>he will give you many opportunities to do good, and

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<v Speaker 2>He will produce a great harvest of generosity in you. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>you will be enriched so that you can give even

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<v Speaker 2>more generously, and you will be glorifying God through your

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<v Speaker 2>generous gifts. And your generosity will prove that you are

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<v Speaker 2>obedient to the good News of Christ. Now I could

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<v Speaker 2>spend a week on this text, but let me just

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<v Speaker 2>summarize it. Your life on earth is like planning a garden.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what he's saying here. He's saying that while you're

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<v Speaker 2>here on earth, you got sixty eighty maybe ninety at

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<v Speaker 2>the most, one hundred years. While you're here, you're planning

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<v Speaker 2>a garden. And the kind of seeds that you plant

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<v Speaker 2>while you're here on earth, you're going to harvest in heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>What you sow on earth, you will read in heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>What you plant on earth will be the fruit that

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<v Speaker 2>you get to enjoy for eternity in heaven. And he said,

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<v Speaker 2>if you plant generously, if you plant a lot of seeds,

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna have a lot of fruit in heaven. You're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna have a lot to joy there. Then he says,

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<v Speaker 2>if you plant sparingly, you're a miser and you hold

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<v Speaker 2>it back and you don't give it away. He said,

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<v Speaker 2>you're not gonna have much up there. He says, if

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<v Speaker 2>you sow generously, you're gonna reap generously. Now, five times

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<v Speaker 2>in the Bible, Jesus gives the same command, and he

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<v Speaker 2>says this, I tell you, store up treasure for yourself

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<v Speaker 2>in heaven. Store up treasure for yourself in heaven. Store

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<v Speaker 2>up treasure for yourself in heaven. Store up treasure for

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<v Speaker 2>yourself in heaven. Store up treasure for yourself in heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>Anytime God says something five times, he says, I really

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<v Speaker 2>want you to get this. I highly recommend you store

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<v Speaker 2>up treasure in heaven. Are you doing that? So, how

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<v Speaker 2>in the world do I do that? By planting seeds

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<v Speaker 2>of generosity. Anytime you plant a seed of generosity, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not just talking about money. I'm talking about what you

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<v Speaker 2>give of your life away. You're planning a seed of

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<v Speaker 2>generosity when you help somebody else, when you are unselfish,

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<v Speaker 2>when you serve, when you put yourself out for the

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<v Speaker 2>benefit of somebody else, when you do something totally unselfish,

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<v Speaker 2>when you are generous with your time, when you're generous

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<v Speaker 2>with your money and your income, when you are generous

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<v Speaker 2>with your reputation, when you're generous with your talent and

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<v Speaker 2>you use it for the benefit of others, not yourself,

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<v Speaker 2>you are planting seeds, and he says, I highly recommend

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<v Speaker 2>that you sow generously because you want a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>fruit in heaven. You want a lot there. Here's the

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<v Speaker 2>final lesson. Write this down to reap a great harvest.

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<v Speaker 2>I must plant generously in faith. I must plant generously

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<v Speaker 2>in faith. Can I have done this hundreds and hundreds

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<v Speaker 2>and hundreds of times? You know our story. You know that.

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<v Speaker 2>Can I give away ninety one percent of our income

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<v Speaker 2>and we live on nine and we raise that from

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<v Speaker 2>ten percent every year for forty years, and you cannot

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<v Speaker 2>outgive God. I just give you a clear example. I

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<v Speaker 2>played this game for forty years of God. I lose

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<v Speaker 2>every year. You cannot outgive God. Let me end with

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<v Speaker 2>two promises of Jesus. Luke Chapter six says, this give

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<v Speaker 2>and it will be given back to you. You'll be

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<v Speaker 2>given much. It will pour it into your hands, more

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<v Speaker 2>than you can hold. You will be given so much

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<v Speaker 2>it will spill out on your lap. The way you

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<v Speaker 2>give to others is the way God will give to you.

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<v Speaker 2>Underlying that verse, the way you give to others is

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<v Speaker 2>the way God will give to you. I highly recommend

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<v Speaker 2>you start being generous in planning seeds in this life

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<v Speaker 2>to harvest in the next. And then in Mark chapter ten,

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<v Speaker 2>verse twenty nine thirty one, Jesus gives a guarantee about

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<v Speaker 2>anything you give up for his sake. Mark ten, twenty

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<v Speaker 2>nine thirty one Jesus says this, I guarantee you this. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>if God guarantees something, you can count on that one. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>I guarantee you this. Anyone who gives up anything for

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<v Speaker 2>that back. Is a guarantee of Jesus multiplied one hundredfold.

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<v Speaker 2>And he says, in this world to come, in the

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<v Speaker 2>world to come, that will be given eternal life forever. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>God says, anything that I give up for his sake,

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<v Speaker 2>for his kingdom, anything I sacrifice for him, I will

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<v Speaker 2>be returned one hundredfold. Do you know what one hundredfold is.

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<v Speaker 2>That's ten thousand percent interest. Do you know any stockbroker

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<v Speaker 2>who will guarantee that? Do you know anybody who will

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<v Speaker 2>guarantee you ten thousand percent interest on your return? No,

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<v Speaker 2>you do not. Only God and sons can do that.

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<v Speaker 2>They've been doing business with people like you for two

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<v Speaker 2>thousand years. That is the promise of God. Now you

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<v Speaker 2>can either believe it or you don't. But if you

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<v Speaker 2>don't believe it, why do you believe Jesus will save

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<v Speaker 2>you and take you to heaven? That's the same Jesus,

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<v Speaker 2>Why do some people trust God with their eternal salvation

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<v Speaker 2>and don't trust God with their finances? That does not

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<v Speaker 2>make sense. It then makes sense. So when we look

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<v Speaker 3>Soldier, the effective soldier saves lives, the effective athlete wins

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<v Speaker 2>One hundred fold. Now, as a close in this message,

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<v Speaker 2>I've asked you a couple times to consider, what is

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<v Speaker 2>it that I might give up or let go of

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<v Speaker 2>in order to have more time for the things that

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<v Speaker 2>go of in order to give more, to serve more,

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<v Speaker 2>to share more, to be more, to be all God

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<v Speaker 2>wants to be in order to be the best you

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<v Speaker 2>can be. Now, the fact is, there are a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of things in your life you could probably do without,

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<v Speaker 2>and you wouldn't miss them, a lot of things, But

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<v Speaker 2>there is one thing you cannot do without. You got

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<v Speaker 2>to have this one. What you cannot do without is

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<v Speaker 2>a daily deep connection with Jesus Christ. If you're going

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<v Speaker 2>if you're going to grow and become the woman God

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<v Speaker 2>wants you to be. You have to have a daily

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<v Speaker 2>without him. Because these things that we just talked about,

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<v Speaker 2>and one from them, three from the athlete, one from

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<v Speaker 2>the farmer. These seven things, you can't do them on

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<v Speaker 2>your own. You can't do them on will power. You'll

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<v Speaker 2>do them for a while and you'll give up. You

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<v Speaker 2>need God's power. You need to be plugged into Him.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's what it takes. That's power. Heads. Would you

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<v Speaker 2>pray this prayer? Dear God. I have to admit that

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<v Speaker 2>I have not always used my time for things that

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<v Speaker 2>really matter, and I have wasted energy and money on

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<v Speaker 2>things that aren't going to last. But I want that

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<v Speaker 2>to change. I want to run my race to win.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to win the prize. I want to reap

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<v Speaker 2>the harvest. I want to please my commanding officer, You

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<v Speaker 2>and Lord. If that means sacrificing my comfort, so be it.

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<v Speaker 2>If that means and involves eliminating distractions, so be it.

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<v Speaker 2>If that means even being willing to die for you,

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<v Speaker 2>so be it. I intend to win. I want the

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<v Speaker 2>rest of my life to be the best of my life.

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<v Speaker 2>And God, I know I can't change on my own.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't have enough willpower. I need your power to

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<v Speaker 2>discipline myself to go for the best, to stay focused

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<v Speaker 2>on the reward. I'm asking you to teach me to

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<v Speaker 2>plant generously so I can harroravist abundantly in the next life.

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<v Speaker 2>Help me to not be short thinking. Help me not

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<v Speaker 2>to think of only the hearing now, which is not

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<v Speaker 2>going to last, but to live my life the way

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<v Speaker 2>you intended me to in light of eternity, and to

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<v Speaker 2>do now what I will later enjoy for eternity. If

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<v Speaker 2>you've never invited Jesus Christ in your life, said Jesus Christ,

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<v Speaker 2>come into my life and save me right now. I

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<v Speaker 2>want to know you. I want to trust you, and

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<v Speaker 2>I want to learn to love you. I give you

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<v Speaker 2>myself completely, and I ask you to use me for

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<v Speaker 2>your purposes in your name. I pray Amen. Hi everybody,

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<v Speaker 2>this is Rick and I hope you and today's broadcast.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, if you just prayed that prayer for the

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<v Speaker 2>very first time, or you just recommitted your life to

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus again today, would you let me know about it?

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<v Speaker 2>There's something real about sharing your commitment. So write me

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<v Speaker 2>Rick at pastor Rick dot com and say, Rick, I

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<v Speaker 2>prayed that prayer of commitment. I gave my life to Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'll send you some material that will help you

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<v Speaker 2>on your journey with Jesus. And I'll also pray for you.

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<v Speaker 2>God bless you.

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<v Speaker 1>What a life giving message from Pastor Rick. And now

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<v Speaker 1>here's Rick with a special message.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus told his disciples that they should live their lives

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<v Speaker 2>according to five specific purposes. He said, you've got to

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<v Speaker 2>love God with all your heart. That's worship, and love

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<v Speaker 2>your neighbors yourself. That's ministry. That's called the Great Commandment.

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<v Speaker 2>And then Jesus said, go make disciples. That's evangelism. Baptize

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<v Speaker 2>them into the Family of God. That's fellowship, a sign

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<v Speaker 2>of fellowship. And then he said, teach them obey everything

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<v Speaker 2>I've taught you. That's discipleship. And we call that the

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<v Speaker 2>Great Commission. We believe it daily hope that a great

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<v Speaker 2>commitment to the Great Commandment and the Great Commission will

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<v Speaker 2>produce a great Christian, a great church, a great company,

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<v Speaker 2>a great community. You know, I started daily hope so

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<v Speaker 2>across America, but all around the world. And we want

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<v Speaker 2>people to know that God's word is filled with hope

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<v Speaker 2>and truth and the power that we need to follow

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<v Speaker 2>him every day is available to every single one. You

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<v Speaker 2>know as well as I do, that the Word of

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<v Speaker 2>God changes lives. It's a live it's active, and it

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<v Speaker 2>breathes new life and new love into all of our lives.

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<v Speaker 2>So wherever you listen to this, whether you listen on

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