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

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<v Speaker 1>of Pastor Rick Warren. Today we continue in our series

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<v Speaker 1>called fifty Days of Faith. In these lessons, Rick looks

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<v Speaker 1>into God's Word to discover the true meaning of faith

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<v Speaker 1>and explore ways we can strengthen it. First, Pastor Rick

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<v Speaker 1>just released a video Bible study based on the core

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<v Speaker 1>teaching found in his best selling book, Created to Dream.

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<v Speaker 1>This dynamic study will help you reveal and fulfill the

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<v Speaker 1>custom made dream God has just for you. You can

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<v Speaker 1>take a sneak peek right now by going to Pastorick

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<v Speaker 1>dot com while you listen to today's message, And if

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<v Speaker 1>you want, you can just text the word hope to

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<v Speaker 1>eight hundred, six hundred five thousand and four. That's the

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<v Speaker 1>word hope to eight hundred six hundred five thousand and four.

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<v Speaker 1>Right now, here's Pastor Rick Warren with the final part

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<v Speaker 1>of a message called God's Way of Meeting My Needs.

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<v Speaker 2>Now listen to this. If you don't get anything else,

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<v Speaker 2>When you are giving cheerfully, you are more like Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>Christ than any other time. You are more like God.

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<v Speaker 2>You are more Godly when you are cheerfully giving than

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<v Speaker 2>any other time, because cheerful giving represents the essence of God.

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<v Speaker 2>And you cannot be a Christian, a follower of Christ

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<v Speaker 2>without learning to give cheerfully, because that is the nature

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<v Speaker 2>of God. God loves to give, and he loves to

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<v Speaker 2>see you give cheerfully. And he goes, that's my boy.

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<v Speaker 2>He looks down and he says, that's my girl. She's

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<v Speaker 2>given cheerfully. She's becoming like me. He's becoming like me.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm to give cheerfully. And then number five, I

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<v Speaker 2>am to give weekly. Now that's w e e k

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<v Speaker 2>y n, not w e ak l y weekly. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>read this verse together one Grinthian sixteen to two. On

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<v Speaker 2>every Lord's Day. By the way, what is the Lord's

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<v Speaker 2>day Sunday's first day of week. Why do we worship

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<v Speaker 2>on Sunday because Jesus arose was resurrected on Sunday, and

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<v Speaker 2>so we celebrate Jesus resurrection on every Lord's Day. Read

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<v Speaker 2>it with me. Put aside some from what you have

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<v Speaker 2>earned during the week and use it for the offering.

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<v Speaker 2>Giving is an act of worship, and you're to give

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<v Speaker 2>it on the day of worship in your place of worship.

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<v Speaker 2>It's an act of worship, so you give it at

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<v Speaker 2>the place of worship when you worship me. Worship is

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<v Speaker 2>not just come singing some songs and hear a message.

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<v Speaker 2>There are other parts to worship. Prayer, commitment, and giving

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<v Speaker 2>are all acts of worship. And God says, I want

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<v Speaker 2>you to give me the first part of your money

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<v Speaker 2>on the first day of the week as a reminder

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<v Speaker 2>that I'm number one in your life. Now, how can

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<v Speaker 2>I learn to give cheerfully? Because by my nature I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not naturally a cheerful giver. So how do I learn it? Well,

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<v Speaker 2>in the back of your outline, there are three things

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<v Speaker 2>you need to remember. If if you remember these three truths,

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<v Speaker 2>you'll become a very cheerful giver. Number one, remember it

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<v Speaker 2>all comes from God. It all comes from God. You'll

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<v Speaker 2>never give anything away that God didn't give to you.

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<v Speaker 2>You would have nothing if it weren't for God. The

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<v Speaker 2>Bible says in the next verse Tewod Corinthia's ninety ten.

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<v Speaker 2>God gives seed to the farmer and food to those

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<v Speaker 2>who eat and need eat. And God will also give

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<v Speaker 2>you seed and multiply it. When a farmer goes out

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<v Speaker 2>to so seed, where'd he get the seed. He didn't

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<v Speaker 2>invent it. God even gave him the seed. He's going

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<v Speaker 2>to get a crop. But even the seed came from God.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's all God's in the first place. Second, I

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<v Speaker 2>remember God's guarantee, and God's guarantee is that whatever I

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<v Speaker 2>give to God, God is going to give back to me.

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<v Speaker 2>I overlook the verse on the first part. Turn it

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<v Speaker 2>back over for just a minute and look at Luke

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<v Speaker 2>six thirty eight. Now this is right from the words

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<v Speaker 2>that you, Jesus give to others, and God will give

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<v Speaker 2>to you. The measure you use for others is the

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<v Speaker 2>one that God will use for you. So God says,

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<v Speaker 2>you can choose how much I bless your life, and

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<v Speaker 2>you can choose by your giving. Whatever I give you

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<v Speaker 2>give to me. I'll give to you what will just

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<v Speaker 2>measure it back and forth. God is a guarantee. In

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<v Speaker 2>Tewod Corinthians nine to eleven, he says you will be

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<v Speaker 2>enriched so that you can give even more generously. Do

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<v Speaker 2>you know how God grows your heart, makes you, gives

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<v Speaker 2>you a bigger heart. You give to him, he gives

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<v Speaker 2>more back to you than you got. Then you give

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<v Speaker 2>him more than he gives more back to you. Then

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<v Speaker 2>you give him more and it just keeps growing your heart.

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<v Speaker 2>Instead of having a little, tiny, shriveled heart, he grows

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<v Speaker 2>bigger and bigger. So you remember God's guarantee that he

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<v Speaker 2>will bless you back in return. And number three, I

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<v Speaker 2>remember my eternal reward. I remember my eternal reward God.

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<v Speaker 2>Did you know that God rewards you every time you give?

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<v Speaker 2>And you're storing up treasure in heaven. The Bible says,

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<v Speaker 2>an eternal reward, Luke sixteen to nine. Use your worldly

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<v Speaker 2>resources to benefit others. In this way, your generosity stores

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<v Speaker 2>up a reward for you in heaven. Now get this,

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<v Speaker 2>This is so phenomenal. Anything that I hold onto in

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<v Speaker 2>this life, I'm losing the moment I die. Anything I

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<v Speaker 2>hold on too, I refuse to let go up. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>losing at the end of this life. But anything that

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<v Speaker 2>I place in God's hands I will enjoy forever an eternity,

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<v Speaker 2>he says, it's being stored up in heaven. Anything I

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<v Speaker 2>put in his hand I will be restored and rewarded

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<v Speaker 2>in eternity. Now it's not you die. You get to

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<v Speaker 2>heaven and you call back and say, wire it all up. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>now you gotta do your given while you're living, so

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<v Speaker 2>you'll be knowing where it's going.

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

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

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<v Speaker 3>Did you know that God has a dream for your life?

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<v Speaker 3>Before you took your very first breath, he had already

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<v Speaker 3>placed the gift of imagination into your brain and hardwired

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<v Speaker 3>creativity into every cell of your body. But discovering and

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<v Speaker 3>fulfilling your God given dream will require a journey of

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<v Speaker 3>faith on your part. That's why Pastor Rick just released

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<v Speaker 3>the Created to Dream Bible Study, based on the core

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<v Speaker 3>teaching found in his best selling book Created to Dream.

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<v Speaker 3>The six week video based study will reveal the process

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<v Speaker 3>God uses to fulfill the custom made dream he has

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<v Speaker 3>it just for you, and the faith building phases he'll

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<v Speaker 3>lead you through as he does. This video study includes

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<v Speaker 2>Now it's not you die. You get to have it

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<v Speaker 2>and you call back and say wire it all up. Now, no,

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<v Speaker 2>you got to do your given while you're living, so

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<v Speaker 2>you'll be knowing where it's going. And you've heard me

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<v Speaker 2>say many times you cannot take it with you, but

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<v Speaker 2>you can send it on ahead. And every time you give,

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<v Speaker 2>you know what you're doing. You're storing up treasure in heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's treasure is insured by the FDIC Father's Deposit

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<v Speaker 2>Insurance Corporation. You're having a father. So the principle is

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<v Speaker 2>when you have a need, plan a seed, and the

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<v Speaker 2>procedure is give with the right attitude. Now, if you

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<v Speaker 2>do those two things, then comes the promise. And the

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<v Speaker 2>promise is that I can expect God to meet all

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<v Speaker 2>my needs. I can expect God to meet all my needs.

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<v Speaker 2>And God promises this over and over in the Bible.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, did you know that there are more promises

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<v Speaker 2>about giving in the Bible than any other thing, bar none.

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<v Speaker 2>God has more promises in the Bible about this. That's

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<v Speaker 2>why we have to deal with it in this Fifty

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<v Speaker 2>Days of Faith, more promises about giving than anything else.

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<v Speaker 2>Because God wants to teach you to expect him to

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<v Speaker 2>meet all your needs. Now look at this verse two

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<v Speaker 2>Corinthians nine to eight. God is able to make all

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<v Speaker 2>grace abound to you, so that in all things, at

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<v Speaker 2>all times, having all that you need, you will abound

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<v Speaker 2>in every good work. Now, is there any word that

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<v Speaker 2>you saw repeated? There circle all the alls? All grace,

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<v Speaker 2>God says, I'll give you all grace, not some grace,

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<v Speaker 2>all grace, so that in all things, not in some

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<v Speaker 2>things in life, but in all things, at all times,

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<v Speaker 2>you'll have all that you need, not some of what

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<v Speaker 2>you need, but all that you need, and abound in

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<v Speaker 2>every good work. Question, what does that verse not cover

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<v Speaker 2>in your life? It covers everything everything. Does that include

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<v Speaker 2>mortgage maaments? Yes? Does that include school bills, yes, doctor bills? Yes?

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<v Speaker 2>God says all. Now here's the real issue. Is God

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<v Speaker 2>a liar? That's the issue? You see, Folks. When you

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<v Speaker 2>talk about giving, it's not even really about giving. It's

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<v Speaker 2>about faith. It's about faith. Giving shows whether I have

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<v Speaker 2>faith or not? Will God do what he says you'll do?

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<v Speaker 2>Will God keep his promises? Can I depend on God?

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<v Speaker 2>Giving is not even about giving, It's about faith. You know, Honestly,

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<v Speaker 2>I feel sorry for people who don't tithe because it

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<v Speaker 2>means they don't trust God. I have to I can

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<v Speaker 2>depend on God to keep his word that if I

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<v Speaker 2>put in first my finances, that He'll take care of

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<v Speaker 2>don't know how some people can trust God for their

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<v Speaker 2>eternal salvation but can't trust God with their finances. How

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<v Speaker 2>does that one figure? That doesn't make sense. If I

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<v Speaker 2>can trust God to save me, forgive me and get

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<v Speaker 2>me into a heaven, can I can depend on him

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<v Speaker 2>to keep his word if I do what he tells

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<v Speaker 2>me to do. Of course, giving is a test of faith. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>with how you feel. It's it's just a test of faith. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>why is this so important to God? Why is my

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<v Speaker 2>giving so important to God? Why is your giving so

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<v Speaker 2>important to God? Look at the next verse. It is

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<v Speaker 2>will obay the gospel you say you believe, and because

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<v Speaker 2>you freely share with them and others. When I give,

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<v Speaker 2>it proves my faith. It is a testimony to other

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<v Speaker 2>people that I really do believe what I say. I

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<v Speaker 2>sporadically what was left over from time to time. But

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<v Speaker 2>represents our tithe from that sale. But here's the test

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<v Speaker 2>of faith part. The week before I wrote this check,

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<v Speaker 2>and God comes first. And so we wrote the check

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<v Speaker 2>and we never felt better then last Monday, I got

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<v Speaker 2>a new property. And the income is almost twice amount

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<v Speaker 4>You.

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<v Speaker 2>See, Rick, I used to think that I couldn't afford

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<v Speaker 2>to tithe, but now I know that I can't afford

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<v Speaker 2>to not tithe. You learned that lesson yet. The verse

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<v Speaker 2>It's the next one on your outline Malachi three eight

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<v Speaker 2>to ten. Look at this verse. Bring your whole tithe

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<v Speaker 2>into the storehouse. Test me in this, says the Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>and see if I will not throw open the floodgates

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<v Speaker 2>of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you

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<v Speaker 2>will not have enough room for it. Now I want

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<v Speaker 2>you to circle the phrase test me. God issues a challenge. Here,

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<v Speaker 2>here's the Pepsi challenge verse of the Bible. He says,

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<v Speaker 2>I dare you. By the way, did you know this

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<v Speaker 2>Test me and I'll prove it to you. He says,

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<v Speaker 2>let's play a little giving game. You give to me

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<v Speaker 2>and I will give back to you, and we'll see

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<v Speaker 2>who can outgive the other person. And he says, I

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<v Speaker 2>dare you. Now, this is amazing to me that the

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<v Speaker 2>God had created the entire universe puts himself on trial.

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<v Speaker 2>God did not have to make this promise. God could

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<v Speaker 2>have just said I want you to tithe because I

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<v Speaker 2>say so, and I'm God and you're not, and you

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<v Speaker 2>owe me everything anyway. But he doesn't do that. Because

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<v Speaker 2>learn to not be stingy. He wants you to learn

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<v Speaker 2>to be jenus generous. Did you know that the most

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<v Speaker 2>sensitive nerve in your body goes from your heart to

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<v Speaker 2>your wallet? It does it? Does you know? We just

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<v Speaker 2>get nervous even talking about this. I could talk about

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<v Speaker 2>all kinds of other stuff and you wouldn't get nervous.

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<v Speaker 2>But it's like, I gotta hold onto this now. He

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<v Speaker 2>could have just said give it. But instead he makes

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<v Speaker 2>a promise, and he puts his character on the line,

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<v Speaker 2>and he says, test me is God real? Is God loving?

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<v Speaker 2>Will God keep his promise? You'll never know until you

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<v Speaker 2>start tithing. Now, tithe means ten percent. It doesn't mean

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<v Speaker 2>an eighth or fifteenth or thirty. It means ten percent,

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<v Speaker 2>God says the first. If I make one hundred bucks,

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<v Speaker 2>the first ten buck goes back to God. If I

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<v Speaker 2>make five hundred bucks, the first fifty bucks goes back

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<v Speaker 2>to God. Why did God say ten percent? Beats me.

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<v Speaker 2>I haven't the slightest idea why he said that. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't know. I do know that it all belongs to God.

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<v Speaker 2>He could have said, give me fifty percent and you

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<v Speaker 2>take fifty. He could have said you give me ninety

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<v Speaker 2>and live on ten. But he just said ten, So

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<v Speaker 2>I figure he knows what he's doing. Now, I know

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<v Speaker 2>what some of your thinking thing. You know, I'd like

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<v Speaker 2>to do this, Rick, but I'm just scared. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>it just scares me. And when I hear that, it

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<v Speaker 2>just means you just don't really understand how much God

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<v Speaker 2>So today we're going to remind ourselves of how much

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<v Speaker 2>of your outline. Second Corinthians eight nine. Remember the generosity

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<v Speaker 2>of Jesus Christ. Look at the next verse. We are

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<v Speaker 2>saved because Jesus, amazingly and out of sheer generosity, moved

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<v Speaker 2>point sixteen. We all live off his generous bounty, gift

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<v Speaker 2>when he gave his life for you. Even if God

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<v Speaker 2>never did anything else for you in life, you owe

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<v Speaker 2>him your entire life for what he's already done for.

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<v Speaker 2>You gave his life so that you could spend eternity

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<v Speaker 2>in heaven. Now today we've talked about giving back to God,

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<v Speaker 2>and I make no apology for that. If you're going

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<v Speaker 2>back to God. But what God really really wants is

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<v Speaker 2>you your love, your life. The last verse on the

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<v Speaker 2>outline says, this offer your lives as a living sacrifice

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<v Speaker 2>to him. When you think of what he's done for you?

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<v Speaker 2>Is this too much to ask? The answer is no.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's bow our heads. If I can trust Jesus Christ

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<v Speaker 2>with my forgiveness and my freedom and my future, I

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<v Speaker 2>can certainly trust him with my finances. Do you need

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<v Speaker 2>to ask God to forgive you for not trusting him

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<v Speaker 2>in your finances? If so, do so now and ask

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<v Speaker 2>Him to give you the faith to do the right thing. Jesus,

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<v Speaker 2>we will never be able to repay what you've given

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<v Speaker 2>to us. In fact, everything we have is a gift

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<v Speaker 2>from you. We can only give back what you've given

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<v Speaker 2>to us. Help us to learn the miracle of generosity,

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<v Speaker 2>stretch our faith, increase our commitment, deepen our love for you,

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<v Speaker 2>break the grip of materialism in our lives. Father, there

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<v Speaker 2>are many people here today with severe financial difficulties, and

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<v Speaker 2>we pray for them as a church family. Right now,

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<v Speaker 2>we ask you to help them do a miracle in

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<v Speaker 2>their lives as they trust you, and prepare us to

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<v Speaker 2>do a miracle through us and in our hearts this

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<v Speaker 2>next week. In Jesus' name, Amen.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, we get letters and emails from people all

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<v Speaker 4>thank you for the powerful way that you've impacted my life.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm just a twelve year old schoolboy in Jakarta, Indonesia,

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