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

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<v Speaker 1>of Pastor Rick Warren. Today we bring our series called

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<v Speaker 1>fifty Days of Faith to a close. Rick will bring

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<v Speaker 1>it all together for us with a final look at

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<v Speaker 1>the true meaning of faith and explore ways we can

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<v Speaker 1>strengthen it. But first, today, when you join our partner

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<v Speaker 1>the word hope to eight hundred, six hundred five thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and four. That's the word hope to eight hundred six

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<v Speaker 1>hundred five thousand and four. Right now, here's Pastor Rick

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<v Speaker 1>Warren with the final part of a message called how

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<v Speaker 1>to Keep on Believing.

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<v Speaker 2>When you get the promises of God in your life,

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<v Speaker 2>you will be able to hope in faith rather than

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<v Speaker 2>giving up. Now when you come to a dead end,

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<v Speaker 2>rely on the promises. Notice this next verse. While God

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<v Speaker 2>was testing him, and that's what waiting is.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a test.

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<v Speaker 2>Abraham still trusted in God and his promises, so he

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<v Speaker 2>offered his son Isaac. Now this is a test. Isaac

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<v Speaker 2>grows up and God says, I want you to give

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<v Speaker 2>him back to me. I want you to sacrifice them

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<v Speaker 2>to me. But Abraham didn't panic. I would have, but

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<v Speaker 2>Abraham didn't panic. God said, give me your son back,

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<v Speaker 2>sacrifice them to me. But he didn't panic. For three reasons,

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible tells us. One, he believed that God would

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<v Speaker 2>raise him from the dead Hebrews eleven nineteen. Second, when

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<v Speaker 2>he's telling his servant, we're going up the hill to

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<v Speaker 2>make the sacrifice, he says, will be back, Not I'll

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<v Speaker 2>be back, but we'll be back. He fully intended the

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<v Speaker 2>son to come back with him. And Third, when his

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<v Speaker 2>little boy, Isaac is walking up the hill with him

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<v Speaker 2>and he says, Daddy, where's the lamb we're going to sacrifice.

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<v Speaker 2>Abraham says, the Lord will provide. He had every intention

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<v Speaker 2>and no doubt that God was going to spare his

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<v Speaker 2>son or resurrect him from the dead. Why he had

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<v Speaker 2>the promises of God. Now here's the big test in

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<v Speaker 2>your life. What are you going to do when God

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<v Speaker 2>says to you, I want you to sacrifice your greatest dream.

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<v Speaker 3>That is the ultimate test of faith.

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<v Speaker 2>When God says, the thing you value most in life,

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<v Speaker 2>what you want most in life, what you crave most

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<v Speaker 2>in life, will you offer it on the altar? To me,

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<v Speaker 2>this is a test. Will you do what Abraham did?

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<v Speaker 2>Will you hope against hope? Will you hope in faith?

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<v Speaker 2>And will you rely on the promises of God? Look

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<v Speaker 2>at the next verse Romans four eighteen. Though it seemed

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<v Speaker 2>Abraham's hope could not be fulfilled, he did become the

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<v Speaker 2>fun nations exactly as God has promised. Notice the word seemed.

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<v Speaker 2>Things are never as bleak as they seem if you

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<v Speaker 2>look at them from God's point of view. The Disciples

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<v Speaker 2>followed Jesus around for three years, and they thought he

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<v Speaker 2>was going to bring in the kingdom and set up

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<v Speaker 2>a kingo and they'd all be rulers. And one day

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<v Speaker 2>they look up and Jesus is hanging on the cross,

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<v Speaker 2>and he's dead. You talk about a dead end. They

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<v Speaker 2>are devastated. He's the Messiah, He's the Son of God.

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<v Speaker 2>How in the world could be hanging on a cross.

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<v Speaker 2>They didn't know that Easter was just a couple days away.

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<v Speaker 2>God specializes in turning dead situations around and resurrecting situations

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<v Speaker 2>that look hopeless when we rely on the promises of God.

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<v Speaker 2>Notice circle the word exactly. He says, he became the

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<v Speaker 2>father of many nations exactly as God had promised. A

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<v Speaker 2>promise is only as good as the integrity of the promiser,

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<v Speaker 2>and God cannot lie. The fourth thing you do when

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<v Speaker 2>you're waiting on God recognize the facts in faith. Face them,

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<v Speaker 2>but face them in faith. Recognize the facts of your

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<v Speaker 2>life in faith. Romans four nineteen and twenty says, without

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<v Speaker 2>weakening in his faith, he it's Abraham faced the facts

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<v Speaker 2>that his body was as good as dead, and Sarah's

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<v Speaker 2>womb was also dead. He's been pretty blunt here, yet

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<v Speaker 2>he didn't waver with unbelief. God's word translation says, through faith,

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<v Speaker 2>he regarded the facts. Abraham recognizes that he and his

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<v Speaker 2>wife are beyond child bearing years. He's ninety nine, his

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<v Speaker 2>wife is eighty nine, and it is a medical impossibility

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<v Speaker 2>that they're going to have children now. He doesn't deny

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<v Speaker 2>the facts. He faces them with faith. This is very

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<v Speaker 2>very important.

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<v Speaker 3>Get this.

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<v Speaker 2>Faith does not ignore reality. Faith does not pretend you

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<v Speaker 2>don't have a problem. Faith does not act like it's

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<v Speaker 2>no difficulty. Faith is not denial. Please hear that, because

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of people think it is. Let me give

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<v Speaker 2>you definition of faith. Faith is facing the facts in

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<v Speaker 2>your life.

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<v Speaker 3>Without being discouraged by them. That's faith.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not denying you have problems. It's not denying you

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<v Speaker 2>have difficulties. It's not denying you're facing a dead end

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<v Speaker 2>or a hopeless situation from a human standpoint. It is

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<v Speaker 2>facing the fact of problems in your life without being

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<v Speaker 2>discouraged by them. That is true faith. Some of you

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<v Speaker 2>are facing cancer. Some of you have loved ones who

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<v Speaker 2>are facing cancer right now. You cannot deny the diagnosis,

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<v Speaker 2>but you can defy the.

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<v Speaker 3>Vert big difference.

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<v Speaker 2>You cannot deny the diagnosis. I don't have cancer, Yes

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<v Speaker 2>you do. They don't have cancer, Yes they do. You

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<v Speaker 2>cannot deny the diagnosis. That's fantasy, it's denial. But you

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<v Speaker 2>can defy the verdict and you can fight it and

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<v Speaker 2>say we're going to work at this and we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to do all we can to beat it.

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<v Speaker 3>And defy the verdict.

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<v Speaker 2>You see, this is very important because there's a brand

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<v Speaker 2>of Christianity out there that says, deny all your problems

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<v Speaker 2>and just smile smile, Smile. That's not Jesus, that's Pollyanna.

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<v Speaker 2>You know it says you know, I'm not sick. Positive confession,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not sick. I got one hundred and four temperature,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm not sick. Or you know, I'm not in debt.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm on the verge of bankruptcy, but I'm not in debt.

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<v Speaker 2>Faith is not asking.

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<v Speaker 3>You to deny reality. It never does.

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<v Speaker 2>Faith asks you to face the reality in your life

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<v Speaker 2>without being discouraged by it. It's not living in denial.

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<v Speaker 2>Faith is not clinging to the past. Faith is not

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<v Speaker 2>stubborn foolishness. Please understand this. If you're still waiting for

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<v Speaker 2>eight Tracks to make a comeback, let it go.

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<v Speaker 3>It's over. It isn't coming back.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're still waiting for that special guy or girl

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<v Speaker 2>to invite you out on a date, that person from

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<v Speaker 2>high school and it's your fiftieth reunion.

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<v Speaker 3>Let it go.

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<v Speaker 2>That puppy's not coming home, just let it go. If

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<v Speaker 2>you're hoping that dimpled Chads will elect you president, let

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<v Speaker 2>it go.

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<v Speaker 3>Let it go. Grieve deeply, but let it go.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of you need to do some legitimate, deep grieving

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<v Speaker 2>in your life. That things have not turned out as

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<v Speaker 2>you planned, that what you dream for your life isn't

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<v Speaker 2>going to happen.

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<v Speaker 3>But you don't have a pity party.

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<v Speaker 2>You believe that God knows best, and you say, yes,

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<v Speaker 2>it didn't turn out the way I planned, but I

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<v Speaker 2>believe God has a better plan.

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<v Speaker 3>That is faith.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, things did not work out the way I thought,

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<v Speaker 2>but I believe God is not through with my life,

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<v Speaker 2>and He's working in my life, and God has good

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<v Speaker 2>things in store for me.

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<v Speaker 3>Still. That is faith.

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<v Speaker 2>It is facing the facts in faith. It's not fantasy.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just not being discouraged. One of the things I've

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<v Speaker 2>told pastors for many, many years, it's an old cavalry

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<v Speaker 2>military rule. It says, when the horse is dead, dismount. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>don't keep beating the dead horse. And when a dream dies,

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<v Speaker 2>you just dismount and saddle another one. Because God's not

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<v Speaker 2>through with you. God is not through with you. Some

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<v Speaker 2>of you wanted to get married, but you never did.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of you wanted to have children, but you never have.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you do with a blocked love? Pull yourself

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<v Speaker 2>into a cell, build a shell around yourself, be self concerned,

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<v Speaker 2>a prickly pair. I'm never gonna let anybody get close

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<v Speaker 2>to me again. I'm not gonna let anybody hurt me.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to hold in my emotions, of course, not

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<v Speaker 2>what do you do when a love is blocked? You're redirected.

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<v Speaker 4>The Bible says children are a gift from the Lord.

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<v Speaker 4>Kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews, or kids in your neighborhood that

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<v Speaker 2>If you're still waiting for that special guy or girl

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<v Speaker 2>high school and it's your fiftieth reunion.

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<v Speaker 3>Let it go. That puppy's not coming home, just let

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<v Speaker 2>If you're hoping that dimpled Chads will elect you president.

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<v Speaker 3>Let it go. Let it go.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, grieve deeply, but let it go. Some of you

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<v Speaker 2>need to do some legitimate deep grieving in your life

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<v Speaker 2>that things have not turned out as you planned, that

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<v Speaker 2>That is faith. It is facing the facts in faith.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not fantasy. It's just not being discouraged. One of

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<v Speaker 2>And when a dream dies, you just dismount and saddle

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<v Speaker 2>another one. Because God's not through with you. God is

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<v Speaker 2>but you never have. What do you do with a

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<v Speaker 2>blocked love? Pull yourself into a cell, build a shell

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<v Speaker 2>around yourself, be self concerned, a prickly pair. I'm never

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<v Speaker 2>not gonna let anybody hurt me. I'm going to hold

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<v Speaker 2>in my emotions, of course, not. What do you do

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<v Speaker 2>when a love is blocked? You redirect it, You rechannel it.

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<v Speaker 2>You know that story I've told you several times about

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<v Speaker 2>She didn't pull herself into a little shell, and she

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<v Speaker 2>twentieth century, influencing millions and millions of people. She redirected

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<v Speaker 2>her love in a new direction. How do you keep

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<v Speaker 2>on believing when you feel like giving up?

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<v Speaker 3>You do these five things. First, you need to understand the.

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<v Speaker 2>Six phases of faith that God will take you through

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<v Speaker 2>over and over and over. Then you remember what God

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<v Speaker 3>He can do anything.

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<v Speaker 2>Then you rely on God's promises and remember what He's

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<v Speaker 2>promised to do. Then you recognize the facts of your

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<v Speaker 2>life in faith. You don't deny them. You recognize them,

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<v Speaker 2>but you don't get discouraged. And finally, you rejoice in anticipation.

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<v Speaker 2>In anticipation, you expect, you joyfully expect God to act

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<v Speaker 2>in your life and to do good things, even if

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<v Speaker 2>it's not the way you planned. He will do good

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<v Speaker 2>things you expect him to act. Romans fourth, twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 2>one says this Abraham never doubted. He believed God for

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<v Speaker 2>his faith and trust grew ever stronger, and he praised

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<v Speaker 2>God for this blessing even.

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<v Speaker 3>Before it happened.

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<v Speaker 2>Wow, he was completely sure that God was well able

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<v Speaker 2>to do anything he promised. Notice, even before it happened.

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<v Speaker 2>That is real faith. We talked about it last week.

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<v Speaker 2>When you thank God for something after it happens, that's gratitude.

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<v Speaker 2>When you thank God for something before it happens, that

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<v Speaker 2>is faith. And the highest form of faith is thanking

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<v Speaker 2>God in advance.

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<v Speaker 3>God. I don't even know how you're gonna work this out.

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<v Speaker 2>advance that you know what you're doing.

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<v Speaker 3>I thank you in advance that you're gonna work it

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<v Speaker 3>all out.

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<v Speaker 2>One day, Jesus went up to a tomb and some

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<v Speaker 2>people had asked him to raise Lazarus from the dead.

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<v Speaker 2>And he walks up and he prays, Father, I thank

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<v Speaker 2>you that you've already heard me. What was he doing

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<v Speaker 2>thanking God in advance? When God delivers, there are three

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<v Speaker 2>kinds of deliverance. On your outline The first is circumstantial deliverance,

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<v Speaker 2>and in that a type of deliverance. God changes the situation.

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<v Speaker 2>He miraculously turns the situation around. And God will do

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<v Speaker 2>that many many times in your life, but he's not

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<v Speaker 2>gonna always do it. He will do many miracles in

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<v Speaker 2>your life, but he's not always going to change the situation.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes he does personal deliverance, and he changes you and

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<v Speaker 2>you get a bigger perspective, you get a deeper faith,

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<v Speaker 2>you get a larger character, you get a better attitude.

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<v Speaker 2>And God changes you and leaves the situation personal deliverance.

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<v Speaker 2>But there is some pain in life that is only

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<v Speaker 2>going to be relieved through ultimate deliverance, and that is Heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>One day, We're going to a place, those of us

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<v Speaker 2>who know the Lord, where there is no sorrow, no tears,

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<v Speaker 2>no suffering, no sadness. And that is ultimately the deliverance

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<v Speaker 2>that God wants to offer to you. Now, listen, God

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<v Speaker 2>has not promised to take away all your pain. God

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<v Speaker 2>has not promised that all your loved ones are going

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<v Speaker 2>to live for as long as you want them to live.

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<v Speaker 2>God has promised that you will not have any difficulties,

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<v Speaker 2>that you will never have any dead ends, never have

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<v Speaker 2>any delays. He has not promised to take away all

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<v Speaker 2>your pain. He has promised to give you the strength

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<v Speaker 2>to handle it, and he has promised that one day, ultimately,

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<v Speaker 2>he will deliver you to heaven, where there is no sorrow,

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<v Speaker 2>no suffering, no sadness, and no pain. The Bible says this,

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<v Speaker 2>we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.

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<v Speaker 2>What is the glory of God? The hope of God's

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<v Speaker 2>glory is heaven. But there's only one way to get there,

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<v Speaker 2>through Jesus Christ. You don't work for it or earn it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's through Jesus Christ. Now, the Bible word for deliverance

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<v Speaker 2>is the word salvation. That's what salvation means. Jesus Christ

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<v Speaker 2>is your savior. He is your deliverer, and he will

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<v Speaker 2>deliver you. And that is a far cry from just

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<v Speaker 2>positive thinking. You see, all the world can offer is

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<v Speaker 2>wishful thinking. The world hopes for the best, But Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>Christ offers the best hope.

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<v Speaker 3>That's power. Heads, are you at a dead end this morning?

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus Christ can turn your hopeless end into an endless hope.

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<v Speaker 2>So whatever problem seems hopeless to you, I urge you

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<v Speaker 2>to give it and your life to Jesus Christ right now,

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<v Speaker 2>to Jesus Christ, I give you my problems and I

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<v Speaker 2>give you my life right now.

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<v Speaker 3>In Jesus' name. Amen.

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<v Speaker 2>Hi everybody, this is Rick and I hope you enjoyed

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<v Speaker 2>today's broadcast. You know, if you just prayed that prayer

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<v Speaker 2>for the very first time, or you just recommitted your

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<v Speaker 2>life to Jesus again today, would you let me know

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

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

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

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<v Speaker 2>to Christ. I'll send you some material that'll 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>This is Pastor Rick's daily hope. Rick will be right

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<v Speaker 1>back to close out our time today. But first, over

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<v Speaker 1>the last couple of years, we've all experienced worldwide changes

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<v Speaker 1>and events that have impacted us in profound and sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>unimaginable ways. For many of us, those changes will impact

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<v Speaker 1>our lives for years to come. Pastor Rick believes that

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<v Speaker 1>now more than ever, people need God's word and the

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<v Speaker 1>hope that it brings. That's why he'd like to invite

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<v Speaker 1>you to become a partner in hope. Here's rick to

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<v Speaker 1>tell you more.

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<v Speaker 2>There are nearly eight billion people on this planet, and

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<v Speaker 2>God wants us to reach every one of them with

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<v Speaker 2>the Gospel. Jesus said, go and make disciples of all nations,

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<v Speaker 2>baptizing them in the name of the Father and the

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<v Speaker 2>Son and the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey

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<v Speaker 2>everything I've commanded you. And surely I'm with you always

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<v Speaker 2>to the very end of the age. That's called the

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<v Speaker 2>Great Commission. It often seems like mission impossible, But if

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<v Speaker 2>we'll work together to fulfill the Great Commission, God will

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<v Speaker 2>turn it into the great completion. You know, the Bible

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<v Speaker 2>says that in heaven, an enormous crowd of people from

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<v Speaker 2>every race, every tribe, every nation, and every language will

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<v Speaker 2>one day stand before Jesus Christ to worship him. That's

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<v Speaker 2>in Revelation chapter seven, verse nine. And that's why I'm

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<v Speaker 2>asking you, friends, to partner with daily hope by becoming

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<v Speaker 2>percent of the world's population. That's because of your faithfulness.

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<v Speaker 2>And yet there are still billions of people that need

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