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

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<v Speaker 2>We are so glad you're here with us. Today.

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<v Speaker 1>We're going to continue our series called the Keys to

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<v Speaker 1>a Blessed Life. And when these messages, Rick walks through

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus' Sermon on the Mount and shows us how to

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<v Speaker 1>live a truly hopeful and purpose filled life. And now

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<v Speaker 1>here's part two of handling opposition to your faith.

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<v Speaker 2>So these are the three things I need to remember

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<v Speaker 2>whenever harassment comes in my life. It can make me

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<v Speaker 2>more like Jesus. It can deepen my faith, and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going to be rewarded for it in eternity, forever and

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<v Speaker 2>ever and ever. Now, there are six things you need

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<v Speaker 2>to do. You need to do. Before we look at

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<v Speaker 2>those six things, I want us to look at a

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<v Speaker 2>short video clip of some of the kind of harassment

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<v Speaker 2>that's going on around the world right now. Watch this

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<v Speaker 2>on the screen.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm from us family the days in the year two

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<v Speaker 3>thousand dreams. My father called me and he gave me two.

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<v Speaker 4>Options, either to leave Jesus or to leave the family.

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<v Speaker 4>My belief in Jesus is much stronger than any other

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<v Speaker 4>relation that I have got. That's why I quit everything

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<v Speaker 4>and kept Jesus.

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<v Speaker 5>The Muslim radical shouted, demanding heavy punishment, as heavy as possible.

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<v Speaker 5>They came every day. After my father was told of

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<v Speaker 5>my imprisonment, he said, I am proud of my daughter

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<v Speaker 5>for the suffering she experienced for Christ. This is a

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<v Speaker 5>great thing that God is doing in your life. So

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<v Speaker 5>don't expect to get out of prison to soon. Just

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<v Speaker 5>finish what the Lord has a sign.

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<v Speaker 3>You to do.

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<v Speaker 5>Just keep on preaching the gospel.

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<v Speaker 6>In a letter dated January tenth, nineteen ninety four, my

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<v Speaker 6>father wrote, I praised the Lord that in the midst

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<v Speaker 6>of the heavy attack on the fast growing Church of

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<v Speaker 6>Jesus Christ, the Lord has given the joy of the

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<v Speaker 6>privilege of suffering for his name to all members of

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<v Speaker 6>the church.

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<v Speaker 7>Please don't worry about me. I'm quite ready for anything.

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<v Speaker 7>Nine days after this letter that was written by Heiki

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<v Speaker 7>was martyred.

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<v Speaker 3>Two months ago, one of my father's neighbors gave me

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<v Speaker 3>a call and told me that your sister had just died.

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<v Speaker 3>I went to the funeral, but my whole family came

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<v Speaker 3>against me. They kicked me and they beat me, and

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<v Speaker 3>I had two broken ribs.

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<v Speaker 5>This is truly a time of suffering because I got

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<v Speaker 5>separated from my family. My children need their mother beside

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<v Speaker 5>them because they are still small, and I missed them

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<v Speaker 5>terribly too. But God's grace is sufficient. All social time

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<v Speaker 5>is past your high. He was so humble, Master, and

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<v Speaker 5>he had peace in his heart.

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<v Speaker 8>When I see him in heaven, I'm going.

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<v Speaker 3>To say, thank you. You are the one who caused

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<v Speaker 3>me to love Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>Jo Brown. At his funeral, they gave us a booklet

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<v Speaker 2>with Brother Hike's biography.

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<v Speaker 3>And this verse was written in the first page. I

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<v Speaker 3>read it there and I will never forget it.

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<v Speaker 5>The persecution and the suffering we went through, really it

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<v Speaker 5>is nothing compared to the glory of God. I came

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<v Speaker 5>to understand the beauty of the unity of the Body

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<v Speaker 5>of Christ, and how when one part suffers, all the

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<v Speaker 5>parts suffer. So in the future I want to do

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<v Speaker 5>the same thing for other Christians who are suffering.

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<v Speaker 3>For Christ he should move out to.

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<v Speaker 9>My sister is gone now, But what gives me more

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<v Speaker 9>comfort about her is that before she died, she made

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<v Speaker 9>her decision to follow Jesus Christ, and she died serving

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<v Speaker 9>him first of all.

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<v Speaker 2>When Brother hug was with us, his words were with us.

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<v Speaker 2>He ministered to us each day for the orbishop. But

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<v Speaker 2>even in his death, God did such great things.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know whom.

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<v Speaker 8>I want him to know this. I want him to

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<v Speaker 8>see that his blood was not useless. After they killed you,

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<v Speaker 8>many like me came to Christ. And now I am

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<v Speaker 8>ready to die for Jesus.

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<v Speaker 9>You trusting.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll say it again. I'll say it again. Christianity is

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<v Speaker 2>not for weaklings, for whimps, for the faint of heart.

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<v Speaker 2>It takes courageous men, it takes courageous women to follow Jesus. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>these people are suffering in so many areas. We will

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<v Speaker 2>never suffer as Americans. But what is it costing you

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<v Speaker 2>to follow Christ? What is the cost to you? As

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<v Speaker 2>I said, you're never going to but it's unlikely. You're

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<v Speaker 2>never going to have to deal with violent oppression. But

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<v Speaker 2>you deal with silent repression every single day in this culture.

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<v Speaker 2>As America becomes more and more anti Christian and more

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<v Speaker 2>and more secularized. Now, the Bible says what are we

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<v Speaker 2>supposed to do? And it tells us six things you

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<v Speaker 2>might write these days. Here's what you do when you

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<v Speaker 2>handle opposition for your faith. Number One, don't be surprised.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't be surprised. You should not expect the world to

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<v Speaker 2>support your decision to follow Jesus. Why would you expect

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<v Speaker 2>them to think that's, oh, that's a real popular thing

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<v Speaker 2>to do. One Peter four to twelve says this, dear friends,

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<v Speaker 2>don't be surprised. Don't be shocked when you go through

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<v Speaker 2>painful trials that are like walking through fire, as though

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<v Speaker 2>something unusual is happening to you. Jesus had told us.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, in the world, you're going to have tribulation.

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<v Speaker 2>It's going to happen. So don't be surprised. Number two,

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<v Speaker 2>don't be afraid. So don't be afraid. Now, how do

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<v Speaker 2>I get rid of the fear of opposition? How do

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<v Speaker 2>I get rid of the fear of disapproval? How do

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<v Speaker 2>I get afraid? How do I get rid of that

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<v Speaker 2>fear of being reject You need to be filled with

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<v Speaker 2>God's love. The more you realize how much God loves you,

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<v Speaker 2>The Bible says there's no fear in love. Perfect love

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<v Speaker 2>casts out all fear. You focus on God's love for you. You see,

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<v Speaker 2>healthy people aren't afraid of rejection. Healthy people aren't afraid

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<v Speaker 2>of disapproval. Healthy people don't need everybody's approval. Healthy people

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<v Speaker 2>know their love by God. The Bible says in One

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<v Speaker 2>Peter three sixteen thirteen to sixteen, if you suffer for

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<v Speaker 2>doing what is right, you know, at work or at

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<v Speaker 2>home and your family wherever, God will reward you for it.

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<v Speaker 2>So don't be afraid and don't worry. Instead, worship Christ

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<v Speaker 2>as Lord of your life. And if you are asked

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<v Speaker 2>about your Christian hope, always be ready to explain it

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<v Speaker 2>and circle the word worry and the word worship. Those

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<v Speaker 2>are the two alternatives you have when you feel put down,

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<v Speaker 2>when you feel pressured to be quiet about your faith

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<v Speaker 2>in Christ. Christ. You can either worry or you can worship.

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<v Speaker 2>You can panic or you can pray. You can focus

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<v Speaker 2>on the problem and the pressure and the persecution, or

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<v Speaker 2>you can focus on God. He says, turn your attention

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<v Speaker 2>away from the pressure you feel and turn it toward God.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what worship is, focusing on God. The Bible tells

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<v Speaker 2>us in the Bible that when Stephen, who was the

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<v Speaker 2>first martyr, was stoned to death, it said he looked

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<v Speaker 2>up into Heaven. He worshiped instead of worried. As they

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<v Speaker 2>were throwing all those rocks at him that killed him.

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<v Speaker 2>So don't be surprised, And he says, don't be afraid.

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<v Speaker 2>Worship instead of worry. Number three, he says, don't be ashamed.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't be ashamed. You should never be embarrassed for standing

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<v Speaker 2>for the truth. Never be embarrassed for doing what's right.

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<v Speaker 2>One Peter four sixteen says, it's no shame. You shouldn't

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<v Speaker 2>be ashamed. It's no shame to suffer for being a Christian. Instead,

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<v Speaker 2>thank God for the privilege of being called by his name. Question,

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<v Speaker 2>is an insult gonna kill you? No is a put

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<v Speaker 2>down gonna kill you. No is somebody calling you a

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<v Speaker 2>name or labeling you something because you've made a stand

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<v Speaker 2>for Christ and for what the Bible says. No is

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<v Speaker 2>somebody some troll on the internet who's trying to bait

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<v Speaker 2>you and get you in an argument. Is that gonna

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<v Speaker 2>hurt you? No, it's not. It's not gonna kill you.

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<v Speaker 2>So he says, don't be ashamed, don't be afraid, don't

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<v Speaker 2>be surprised. Now, I want you to write this sentence down,

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<v Speaker 2>and if you get this, it will liberate your life.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't need other people's approval to be happy If

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<v Speaker 2>you learn this, If this is all you get in

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<v Speaker 2>today's message, it'll change your life because otherwise you are

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<v Speaker 2>living your life for what other people think rather than

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<v Speaker 2>what go God made you to be. And you can't

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<v Speaker 2>be who God made you to be if you're worried

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<v Speaker 2>about pleasing other people. I don't need others' approval to

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<v Speaker 2>be happy. That person you've been trying to get their

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<v Speaker 2>approval for so many years, like maybe it's a parent,

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<v Speaker 2>They may have even died. If you haven't got it

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<v Speaker 2>by now, I tell you this, you're not going to

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<v Speaker 2>get it. But the good news is you don't need it.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't need anybody's approval in order to be happy.

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<v Speaker 2>You're as happy as you choose to be, and you

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<v Speaker 2>focus on God rather than the people who disapprove. If

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<v Speaker 2>I spent my life worrying about all the people who

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<v Speaker 2>disapprove of me, I'd be in bed with deep, deep depression.

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<v Speaker 2>But that's not what life's all about. I focus on God,

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<v Speaker 2>and I focus on what he wants, not what other

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<v Speaker 2>people think. Because I don't need and you don't need

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<v Speaker 2>anybody's approval in order to be happy. Happiness is a

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<v Speaker 2>choice now. The Bible says this in one Peter five,

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<v Speaker 2>verse nine. Take a firm stand, Take a firm stand

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<v Speaker 2>against Satan, and be strong in your faith. Remember that

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<v Speaker 2>your Christian brothers and sisters all over the world are

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<v Speaker 2>going through the same kind of suffering you are. So

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<v Speaker 2>what's you saying there? He's saying, well, I don't need

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<v Speaker 2>to be ashamed. First place, you're in good company. This

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<v Speaker 2>has happened for two thousand years, and there are people

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<v Speaker 2>who are suffering right now for being a believer in Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>You're in good company. If you want to go read

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<v Speaker 2>Hebrews eleven, which is God's Hall of fame. And in

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<v Speaker 2>God's Hall of fame, he says, they were beaten, they

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<v Speaker 2>were tortured, they were imprisoned, they were pushed down, they

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<v Speaker 2>were ridiculed, they were maligned, they were laughed at, and

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<v Speaker 2>on and on and on. I don't know how Satine

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<v Speaker 2>clear than this. Don't let don't ever let anybody laugh

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<v Speaker 2>you out of following Christ. Don't ever let anybody laugh

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<v Speaker 2>you out of living for Christ. One Peter three seventeen.

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<v Speaker 2>Remember it's better to suffer for doing God's will than

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<v Speaker 2>to suffer for doing evil. And here's the point, No

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<v Speaker 2>matter what you do in life, somebody's gonna not like it.

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<v Speaker 2>There is nothing that you can do that everybody is

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<v Speaker 2>going to like. Does that veral I agree with that.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't make everybody like you. So there's nothing you

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<v Speaker 2>can do that can make everybody like you. So you

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<v Speaker 2>may as well do the things that God likes rather

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<v Speaker 2>than the things that other people like, because they aren't

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<v Speaker 2>going to matter an eternity. If you're gonna suffer, if

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna have people who oppose you, if you're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>have people's disapproval, you may as well have the disapproval

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<v Speaker 2>for doing the right thing rather than the wrong thing.

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<v Speaker 2>That's just logic. Because somebody is going to disagree with

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<v Speaker 2>you no matter what you do. You can't avoid disapproval.

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<v Speaker 2>Now we come to the fourth step, and here this

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<v Speaker 2>is important. Recognize the source of the opposition, and it's Satan,

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<v Speaker 2>not other people. It's not coworkers, it's not some other

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<v Speaker 2>political party, it's not some other nation, it's not some

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<v Speaker 2>other religion, it's not some competitor. It's not some person

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<v Speaker 2>who just doesn't like you. The real source of the

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<v Speaker 2>That pressure is not coming from other people, It's really

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<v Speaker 2>coming from Satan. In Revelation chapter twelve, verse ten, Satan

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<v Speaker 2>His number one job is to put you down. I

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<v Speaker 2>follow me on this. Satan hates God, obviously, and so

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<v Speaker 2>he hates anything God has created. And what he hates

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<v Speaker 2>most of all are God's children. And so Satan hates you.

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<v Speaker 2>He doesn't just hate God. Satan hates you. You know

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<v Speaker 2>you've heard that phrase. God loves you and has a

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<v Speaker 2>good plan for your life. Well, Satan hates you and

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<v Speaker 2>hates you. Now follow me on this. Satan wants to

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<v Speaker 2>hurt God, but he can't. He can't hurt God. But

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<v Speaker 2>he does have access to you, and he can't hurt you.

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<v Speaker 2>And the quickest way to hurt a parent is to

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<v Speaker 2>has hurt his children. And so Satan can't get it God.

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<v Speaker 2>So what does he wanted to do. He wants to

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<v Speaker 2>is an unseen spiritual battle going all around you. And

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<v Speaker 2>this pressure to make your life miserable and to make

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<v Speaker 2>you cave in and to keep you from doing the

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<v Speaker 2>right thing. It's not coming from other people. Really, you

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<v Speaker 2>got to look beyond that. They're just pawns, they're just tools.

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<v Speaker 2>They're just weapons, and a lot of times they don't

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<v Speaker 2>they're being used. But the real issue is this spiritual warfare.

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<v Speaker 2>Ephesian six twelve says this. We're not fighting against human beings,

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<v Speaker 2>which is why you don't win this in the ballot box.

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<v Speaker 2>We're not fighting against human beings, but against wicked spiritual

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<v Speaker 2>forces in the heavenly realm. Now let me explain this.

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<v Speaker 2>You need to understand that Satan knows it's stupid to

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<v Speaker 2>attack Jesus Christ directly. Why because he was the only

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<v Speaker 2>perfect person who ever lived. How do you attack Jesus,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, the savior who taught love and grace and

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<v Speaker 2>peace and joy and forgive other people and died gave

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<v Speaker 2>his life for others. How do you attack Jesus so

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<v Speaker 2>he knows. Rather than attacking Jesus directly, he wants to

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<v Speaker 2>attack those who follow him. And today he uses the media,

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<v Speaker 2>and he uses music, and he uses comedies, and he's

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<v Speaker 2>doing anything he can to ridicule those who follow Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>And they say, hey, they're out of date, they're on

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<v Speaker 2>the wrong side of history. They don't know what they're

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<v Speaker 2>talking about. No on and their fuddy dead is their bigots,

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<v Speaker 2>and on and on and on. Here's what the Bible

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<v Speaker 2>says you should do, two Timothy, to stay away from

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<v Speaker 2>stupid and senseless arguments. I would add, especially on the Internet,

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<v Speaker 2>these only lead to trouble. God's servants must never quarrel.

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<v Speaker 2>Star that circle, it put a line on it, fifteen

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<v Speaker 2>exclamation points. God's servants must never quarrel. I didn't say

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<v Speaker 2>that God did. It's right there in the Bible. And

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<v Speaker 2>so you should not get into heated arguments. God's servants

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<v Speaker 2>should never quarrel. That's what the Bible says. Instead, when

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<v Speaker 2>you're under a press, when you're in opposition, when people

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<v Speaker 2>are harassing you for being a Christian, when they look

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<v Speaker 2>at you strange for what you believe, Instead be kind

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<v Speaker 2>to everyone, including the opposition. And be patient with the

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<v Speaker 2>opposition and be humble when you correct people who oppose you.

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<v Speaker 2>They've been trapped by the devil and he makes them

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<v Speaker 2>obey him. But God may help them escape. Now what's

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<v Speaker 2>he saying here, He's saying those people they're just pawns.

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<v Speaker 2>And see, if you don't have the Holy Spirit in

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<v Speaker 2>your life, you're not God's power in your life. You

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<v Speaker 2>have no defense against Satan. He could just whipsaw you

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<v Speaker 2>this way. Now, he can master your moods, he can

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<v Speaker 2>lead you into depression, he can do all kinds. He

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<v Speaker 2>can make you angry. You have no defense against Satan.

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<v Speaker 2>Until you've got God's spirit inside you. You're not strong. Sorry,

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<v Speaker 2>you're just not. And so these people, they're just being

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<v Speaker 2>used as tools. And what you need to do is

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<v Speaker 2>recognize a source and treat the opposition the way Jesus did.

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<v Speaker 2>How did Jesus treat those who opposed him? Even on

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<v Speaker 2>the cross, he's saying, Father, forgive them. They don't know

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<v Speaker 2>what they're doing. They don't know what they're doing. That's

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<v Speaker 2>what it means to be christ Like. They don't know

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<v Speaker 2>what they're doing. These people who attack me, they don't

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<v Speaker 2>know what they're doing. The people who attack you, they

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<v Speaker 2>don't know what they're doing. The people who put down

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus in Church and Christian they don't know what they're doing. Father,

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<v Speaker 2>forgive them. Now. Think about this. Jesus was lied to,

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<v Speaker 2>lied about constantly. If you go make a list of

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<v Speaker 2>all things they lied about Jesus in the Bible. They

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<v Speaker 2>said he's a revolutionary here to overthrow Rome and take

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<v Speaker 2>Pilot's place. Wrong. But they use that to get him

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<v Speaker 2>to the cross. They said, they said he he's got

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<v Speaker 1>Wrong.

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<v Speaker 2>At one point, they said he's a drunk and a glutton.

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<v Speaker 1>Wrong.

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<v Speaker 2>They said, you know, he's the devil incarnate. Wrong. And

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<v Speaker 2>how did Jesus respond to all those lies that were

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<v Speaker 2>When they hurled their insults at him, Jesus did not retaliate.

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<v Speaker 2>When he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted

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<v Speaker 2>himself to God, who judges justly. Look at this verse

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<v Speaker 2>says this. They called him every name in the book,

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<v Speaker 2>and he said nothing back. He suffered in silence, content

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<v Speaker 2>to let God set things right. This leads us to

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<v Speaker 2>the fifth thing you need to do when you're under attack,

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<v Speaker 2>refuse to retaliate.

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<v Speaker 1>Such a great message by Rick today and every day.

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<v Speaker 1>I sure hope you were just as encouraged as I was.

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<v Speaker 1>And now here's Rick with an important message.

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<v Speaker 2>Hi, everybody, thanks so much for listening today. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>my hope is that God uses this broadcast to help

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<v Speaker 2>deepen your relationship with Jesus. Now, these daily Hope messages

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<v Speaker 2>they're walking with Jesus and that guilt and fear has

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<v Speaker 2>I want to say thank you to you, because we're

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<v Speaker 2>prayers are a continual and incredible contribution to this Daily

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