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<v Speaker 1>Hey, everyone, Welcome to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, the Bible

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<v Speaker 1>teaching ministry of Rick Warren. And today we're continuing with

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<v Speaker 1>this powerful series called the Jesus Model. In this series,

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<v Speaker 1>Rick will walk you step by step through the process

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<v Speaker 1>of true biblical discipleship. Rick's giving you practical tools to

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<v Speaker 1>grow spiritually, experience God's peace, live with greater purpose, and

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<v Speaker 1>become more like Jesus in every area of your life. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>and right now, here's part one of a message called

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<v Speaker 1>growing a Heart like Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, to follow Jesus requires movement. It means you

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<v Speaker 2>have to move forward. You can't just sit still. You

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<v Speaker 2>have to be active. We have an active faith, and

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus uses words like come, follow, go, obey, sin do.

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<v Speaker 2>This is not a faith that you just sit around

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<v Speaker 2>and do nothing. It is an active faith. One of

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<v Speaker 2>the examples is in Mark chapter sixteen, verse fifteen, where

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus says this, Jesus said to his followers, go everywhere

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<v Speaker 2>that's comfortable and talk to people about the good news

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<v Speaker 2>that you like. Now, that's not what he says. Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>said to his followers, read it with me. Go everywhere

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<v Speaker 2>in the world and tell the good news to everyone,

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<v Speaker 2>circle everywhere and everyone. That's pretty inclusive. It's pretty global now.

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<v Speaker 2>When Jesus said this to his disciples, it was physically impossible.

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<v Speaker 2>They could not go everywhere and tell everyone. They couldn't

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<v Speaker 2>get to Australia, they couldn't get to Latin America, they

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<v Speaker 2>couldn't get to North America. Most of the world was

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<v Speaker 2>off limits because there were no sea bearing ocean vessels

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<v Speaker 2>at the time. There were no planes, trains and automobiles,

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<v Speaker 2>no Internet, no Twitter, no Google, no cell phones, no telegraph,

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<v Speaker 2>no telephone. There was tell Awoman and that'll spread things

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<v Speaker 2>pretty fast. But oh the natives are restless Kimo sabe.

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<v Speaker 2>But there wasn't all of the ways that we have

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<v Speaker 2>the data spread the good news. They literally could not

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<v Speaker 2>go to all nations and tell everyone. But not anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>We are the first generation with this privilege where you

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<v Speaker 2>can go anywhere in the world in about twenty four hours.

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<v Speaker 2>If you don't believe that, just ask a travel agent.

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<v Speaker 2>All you have to do is say I'd like to

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<v Speaker 2>go to some mountain in the middle of Tibet or

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<v Speaker 2>China or up in the Himalayas. On the mountains and

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<v Speaker 2>they'll have you there in about twenty four hours. We

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<v Speaker 2>are the first generation in history to be world class.

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<v Speaker 2>In other words, we literally can travel to anywhere and

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<v Speaker 2>talk to anyone almost within twenty four hours. So we

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<v Speaker 2>take this verse here at saddleback very seriously, go to

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<v Speaker 2>everyone everywhere. Now, I don't think God brought you here

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<v Speaker 2>by accident. A thousand years before you were born. God

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<v Speaker 2>knew you were going to be here, and he didn't

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<v Speaker 2>bring you here to just sit soak and sour. He

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<v Speaker 2>brought you here to be a part of his plan

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<v Speaker 2>for the world that he happens to decide to use

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<v Speaker 2>this church at this point, how do I be a

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<v Speaker 2>part of it? How do I become a world changer? Well?

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<v Speaker 2>God says, you know, what matters is not your background.

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<v Speaker 2>What matters is not your fears. What matters is not

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<v Speaker 2>how many sins you've had in your life. What matters

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<v Speaker 2>is not your ability. God says, I'm looking for availability.

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<v Speaker 2>God isn't looking for the most talented people to use.

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<v Speaker 2>He's looking for the most available people to use. And

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<v Speaker 2>the reason why God blesses me and God uses me

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<v Speaker 2>is I'm available. At a very early age, I made

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<v Speaker 2>the decision God, I'm all in, I'm all yours, and

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<v Speaker 2>I don't care what it is, and I don't care

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<v Speaker 2>how tough it is. I'm going to say yes to

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<v Speaker 2>it anytime, anywhere, any place. And it has been an

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<v Speaker 2>adventure and the wildest journey of life in my own life.

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<v Speaker 2>And you can make that decision too. The Bible says,

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<v Speaker 2>God is looking for people to use, and he will

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<v Speaker 2>use you if you will just make yourself available, He

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<v Speaker 2>will use you. Yes, you to be a world changer.

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<v Speaker 2>The Bible says this here on the screen. Second Chronicle

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<v Speaker 2>sixteen to nine is one of my life verses. The

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<v Speaker 2>eyes of the Lord range they run to and fro

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<v Speaker 2>throughout the whole earth. In other words, God is looking

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<v Speaker 2>over the whole earth to find people, he says, to

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<v Speaker 2>strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. All

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<v Speaker 2>God wants from you is not super talent, super energy,

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<v Speaker 2>super intelligence. He wants a committed heart. And so that's

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<v Speaker 2>why this weekend we're going to look at how to

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<v Speaker 2>grow a heart like Jesus, because it starts in the heart.

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<v Speaker 2>How can you develop a heart like Jesus? Well, you

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<v Speaker 2>need to do four things. Number One, you must care

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<v Speaker 2>about what Jesus cares about. That's the starting point. You

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<v Speaker 2>must learn to care about what Jesus cares about. The

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<v Speaker 2>Bible says this in Ephesians chapter five, verse two. Be

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<v Speaker 2>full of love, following the example of Christ, who loved

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<v Speaker 2>you and he gave himself to God as a sacrifice

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<v Speaker 2>to take away your sin. He said, you want to

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<v Speaker 2>be like Jesus, then you're going to have to be

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<v Speaker 2>sacrificial in your love. You're going to follow example Christ,

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<v Speaker 2>and you're going to have to be full of love

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<v Speaker 2>for others and care about what Jesus cares about. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>what does Jesus care about? In a word, he cares

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<v Speaker 2>about two things, very deeply. Number one, he cares about

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<v Speaker 2>the world. He created it and he came to die

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<v Speaker 2>for it. And Jesus loves the world. The Bible says,

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<v Speaker 2>God so loved the world he gave his only begotten son.

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<v Speaker 2>Now I love that little word so because it adds

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<v Speaker 2>a little extra to it. You know, we can say, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>I love you, I love you, I love you, But

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<v Speaker 2>when you say, oh, I so love you, that adds

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<v Speaker 2>a whole new dimension. God doesn't just love the world.

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<v Speaker 2>He so loves the world. He loves it so much

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<v Speaker 2>he was willing to die for it. The Bible calls

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<v Speaker 2>that compassion. You see, sympathy is when you see somebody hurting,

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<v Speaker 2>you say I'm sorry you hurt, you send them a card.

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<v Speaker 2>That's sympathy. Empathy is saying I hurt with you. I

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<v Speaker 2>enter into your hurt. Compassion is saying I'll do anything

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<v Speaker 2>I can to stop your hurt, even if it means

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<v Speaker 2>dying on the cross. And the Bible says it repeatedly.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus was moved with compassion. It is oh yeah, I

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<v Speaker 2>love you. No, he was moved with compassion. God says,

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<v Speaker 2>that's the way I want you to be toward the world.

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to love the world with the people

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<v Speaker 2>of the world. Love those people with all your art.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus loves everybody. God has never made a person he

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't love. He loves the people you don't love. He

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<v Speaker 2>loves the people you don't like. He loves the people

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<v Speaker 2>you disagree with. He loves the people you think are evil.

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<v Speaker 2>He loves the people who didn't vote the way you voted.

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<v Speaker 2>He loves everybody. And if you're going to have the

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<v Speaker 2>blessing of God on your life and you want to

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<v Speaker 2>be like Jesus Christ, you have to learn to love

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<v Speaker 2>the people Jesus made and died for, and that's the

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<v Speaker 2>whole world. The Bible says this in Matthew chapter nine.

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<v Speaker 2>When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them.

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<v Speaker 2>And when we see the crowds, we worry about a

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<v Speaker 2>parking spot. But when he saw the crowds, he had

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<v Speaker 2>compassion on them because they were harassed and helpless, like

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<v Speaker 2>sheep without a shepherd. He said, I looked out on

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<v Speaker 2>all of humanity, asks, oh man, they're messed up. They're harassed,

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<v Speaker 2>they're helpless. They don't know which way to turn. They're confused,

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<v Speaker 2>they don't having the slightest idea what the purpose of

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<v Speaker 2>life is. They're worried, they're bored, they're bitter, they're guilty,

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<v Speaker 2>they're ashamed, they're broken hearted. They got all kinds of problems.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know which way to turn. They're screwed up.

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<v Speaker 2>He says. I see the way people are, and my

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<v Speaker 2>heart goes out to them. If you're going to be

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<v Speaker 2>like Jesus, if you're gonna be blessed by God, if

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna be a world changer, you've got to care

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<v Speaker 2>about the world the way Jesus does. He loves it passionately.

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<v Speaker 2>Not only does Jesus love the world, there's something he

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<v Speaker 2>loves even more, and that is his church. You're going

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<v Speaker 2>to have to care about the church. Why Because the

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<v Speaker 2>Church is Jesus's body, and he loves his body. The

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<v Speaker 2>church is jesus bride, and he loves his bride. The

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<v Speaker 2>church is Jesus flocked, and he loves his flock. The

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<v Speaker 2>Church is God's family, and he loves his family. And remember,

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<v Speaker 2>We've talked about this so many times, and I keep

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<v Speaker 2>repeating it because I don't want you to ever misunderstand

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<v Speaker 2>that the most important thing on this planet, more important

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<v Speaker 2>than everything else put together, is God's family. The reason

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<v Speaker 2>everything exists is God wanted a family. There would be

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<v Speaker 2>no universe, there would be no planets, there would be

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<v Speaker 2>no earth, there would be no human race except that

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<v Speaker 2>God made it all so he could create a family.

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<v Speaker 2>And that family is called the Church. And one day

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<v Speaker 2>everything else is going to be destroyed. There's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be a new Heaven and new Earth. But God's family

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<v Speaker 2>is going to go on forever. It's the only thing

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<v Speaker 2>that's going to last. It's more important than anything else

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<v Speaker 2>on the planet, because it's going to outlast. It's going

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<v Speaker 2>to go trillions and trillions and trillions of years. God's

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<v Speaker 2>family lasts forever. Now, the Bible says about Jesus Christ

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<v Speaker 2>loved the church and gave his life for her. You

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<v Speaker 2>want to know how much Jesus loves the church, look

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<v Speaker 2>at the cross with his arms outstretched. He is saying,

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<v Speaker 2>I love the Church this much. I'm willing to die

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<v Speaker 2>for it. I am willing to shed my blood for it.

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<v Speaker 2>He loves the church, and in Matthew sixteen eighteen, Jesus said,

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<v Speaker 2>I will build my church. He's not out building countries.

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<v Speaker 2>He's not outbuilding businesses. He's not outbuilding non government organizations

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<v Speaker 2>or parachurch organizations or charities. Jesus is in one business,

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<v Speaker 2>the church building business. It is his family, It is

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<v Speaker 2>his bride, his body as flock. I will build my church,

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<v Speaker 2>and all the powers of Hell will not be able

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<v Speaker 2>to defeat it. Now, sometimes we have skirmishes and it

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<v Speaker 2>looks like all the church is being put down or

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<v Speaker 2>its having a defeat there there. But you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>go read the Bible, and I've read the last chapter

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<v Speaker 2>of the book we win, Okay, we win. It's like

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<v Speaker 2>reading the last chapter of a novel. History is God's story.

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<v Speaker 2>God is in control. It is moving toward a focal point.

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<v Speaker 2>And what is that focal point? One day history is

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<v Speaker 2>going to end, and God's going to come and say,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, I'm taking my family with me and they're

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<v Speaker 2>going to live with me forever and ever and ever.

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<v Speaker 2>He says, I will build my church. And if you

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<v Speaker 2>want to invest your life in something that's going to

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<v Speaker 2>last for trillions of years, give your life the building

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<v Speaker 2>of God's family, because that's what's gonna matter. Now. God says,

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<v Speaker 2>this is what I care about. I care about the world.

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<v Speaker 2>I made it, I created it, I love it, and

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<v Speaker 2>I sent my son to die for it. And I

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<v Speaker 2>will love my church, which is going to outlast even

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<v Speaker 2>the world. Care about what Jesus cares about? Number two.

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<v Speaker 2>If you want to have a heart like Jesus, this

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<v Speaker 2>onem's going to shock you. But you must be indifferent

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<v Speaker 2>to what Jesus is indifferent to. We must be indifferent

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<v Speaker 2>to what Jesus is indifferent to. You say, well, should

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<v Speaker 2>followers of Jesus ever be indifferent to anything? Absolutely? Why?

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<v Speaker 2>Because not everything's equally valuable. Everything's equally important. Not everything

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<v Speaker 2>is equally going to last. Some things aren't gonna last

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<v Speaker 2>five minutes, some five years, some fifty years, some five

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<v Speaker 2>hundred years. Some are gonna last forever. You should invest

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<v Speaker 2>what's not gonna matter. Everything that's in People magazine this

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<v Speaker 2>I'm in God's hands. He was indifferent to the opinions

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<v Speaker 2>not our battle. We're not in political wars. Why Jesus says,

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<v Speaker 2>indifferent to that, it wasn't his ultimate agenda. Sometimes when

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<v Speaker 2>give you an example, Luke. Chapter nine, Jesus says to

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<v Speaker 2>a man, follow me. But the man says, Lord, let

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<v Speaker 2>me first go bury my father. And here's how Jesus responds.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus replied, let the dead bury the dead. That sounds

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<v Speaker 2>a little rude to me. Instead, you go everywhere and

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<v Speaker 2>tell about the Kingdom of God. Then another man said,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll follow you, Lord, but let me first go home

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<v Speaker 2>to my family. Jesus said, anybody who begins to plow

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<v Speaker 2>field that keeps looking back is of no use to

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<v Speaker 2>the Kingdom of God. Sounds rude to me. What is

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus saying? Well, first, you need to understand that Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>knew what was in their hearts. He knew whether this

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<v Speaker 2>But it all boils down to the same phrase that

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<v Speaker 2>both of these men used. Want you to circle it.

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<v Speaker 2>He says, Lord, let me first. Circle that phrase. Both

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<v Speaker 2>the guys said let me first. Now you cannot say Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>let me first. That's a contradiction. To use the word

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<v Speaker 2>lord and me first in the same sentence is illogical.

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<v Speaker 2>Either you're going to be first in your life or

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus is going to be first in your life. Either

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<v Speaker 2>he's the lord of your life or you're the lord

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<v Speaker 2>of your life. Either he's the boss or you're the boss.

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<v Speaker 2>He's the CEO or you're the CEO. You cannot say Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>me first. Me first, says I'm God, I'm in charge.

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<v Speaker 2>Now we live in a totally me first society. Would

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<v Speaker 2>you agree with that? And it's a self centered, narcissistic

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<v Speaker 2>world where it's all about serving me. Do you remember

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<v Speaker 2>when we used to have full service gasoline? Any remember

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<v Speaker 2>that people like did it for you? And then everything's

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<v Speaker 2>all now self service. That has crept into our entire society.

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<v Speaker 2>We're a self serve world. Serve yourself, serve yourself. And

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus said, you, guys, it's not about you. It's about

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<v Speaker 2>me and my kingdom. And I'm preparing you for eternity.

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<v Speaker 2>So he can't say me First and Lord at the

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<v Speaker 2>same time. Now, what did Jesus mean when he says

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<v Speaker 2>let the dead bury the dead. Obviously, dead people can't

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<v Speaker 2>bury other dead people, so he's not talking about physically

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<v Speaker 2>dead people. He's talking about spiritually dead people, people who

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<v Speaker 2>don't have the life of Christ in him, who don't

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<v Speaker 2>know Him on a personal basis. He's saying, let the

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<v Speaker 2>those who are spiritually dead do the things that anybody

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<v Speaker 2>can do, and you be indispensable. He saying, if you're

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<v Speaker 2>a follower of Me, if you've got My spirit in you,

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<v Speaker 2>if you know the purpose of life, if you've been saved,

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<v Speaker 2>you need to make your life count. Don't waste it

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<v Speaker 2>on stuff that anybody can do. There's a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>things in the world that anybody can do, but there's

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<v Speaker 2>some things only a believer can do. Because you've got

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<v Speaker 2>God's spirit in you. He's saying, let the spiritually dead

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<v Speaker 2>do those things that anybody can do. You handle the

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<v Speaker 2>stuff that can only be done by people who have

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<v Speaker 2>My power in them. You be indispensable, and don't keep

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<v Speaker 2>looking back, because if you're looking back, then you're caring

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<v Speaker 2>about what they think instead of what I think. We

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<v Speaker 2>must be indifferent to what Jesus is indifferent to. Let

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<v Speaker 2>me give you a couple of very specific things that

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<v Speaker 2>you need to be indifferent to if you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>be a world changer, if you're going to let God

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<v Speaker 2>bless your life and use you. Jesus number one was

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<v Speaker 2>indifferent to impressing others. And you're going to have to

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<v Speaker 2>decide in life who you want to impress. You have

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<v Speaker 2>to decide. I'm not here to impress culture. I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>here to impress popular opinion. I'm not here to impress

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<v Speaker 2>my peer groups, or my parents, or my partners or

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<v Speaker 2>my boss. I'm here to do the right thing, to

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<v Speaker 2>do what God wants me to do. Jesus said in

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<v Speaker 2>John five point forty one, your approval or disapproval means

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<v Speaker 2>nothing to me. He was indifferent to peer pressure. Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>was indifferent to the expectations of others. He would never

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<v Speaker 2>allow anybody else, not even his own mother or father,

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<v Speaker 2>to defend him or to make him go a certain way.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, at one time his mom asked him to

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<v Speaker 2>do something, he says, it's not my time, Mom. He

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<v Speaker 2>would not let the expectations of others control them. He

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<v Speaker 2>was indifferent to either the possibility of rejection or the

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<v Speaker 2>promise of praise. The second thing, Jesus was indifferent too.

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<v Speaker 2>This one's a little bit harder. He was indifferent to

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<v Speaker 2>getting rich. He said, life just isn't about getting rich.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, that's not my agenda, and it it shouldn't

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<v Speaker 2>be yours. Luke twelve fifteen. Life is not measured by

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<v Speaker 2>how much one owns. He says. The greatest things in

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<v Speaker 2>life aren't things. Life is not about acquisition. The person

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<v Speaker 2>dies with the most toys wins is a fool. He said,

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<v Speaker 2>it's stupid. You didn't bring any money into the world.

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<v Speaker 2>You're not taking any money out of the world. You

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<v Speaker 2>think God puts you here on earth just to pile

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<v Speaker 2>up a pile of things. You think that the purpose

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<v Speaker 2>of life is to just store up things. Oh, come on,

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<v Speaker 2>that's all your life's all about storing up things. You

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<v Speaker 2>didn't own anything before God created you. You don't own

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<v Speaker 2>anything when you go into eternity. Why would you spend

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<v Speaker 2>Life is not about accumulation. It's about relationships to God

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<v Speaker 2>and to other people. It's about preparation for eternity. And

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<v Speaker 2>he says, you know, don't worry about this. A man's

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<v Speaker 2>Your value as a person has nothing to do with

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<v Speaker 2>your values, and your self worth has nothing to do

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<v Speaker 2>with your net worth. If you tie your life to things,

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<v Speaker 2>then every time you have a bad investment, your view

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<v Speaker 2>of yourself is going to go down. Jesus said it

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<v Speaker 2>like this, and Matthew six, don't get preoccupied or worried

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<v Speaker 2>the material things of life, like having enough to eat,

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<v Speaker 2>or have enough to drink, or heaven enough to wear.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, you know, that's what unbelievers do. Unbelievers get

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<v Speaker 2>But your having the Father knows what you need. So

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<v Speaker 2>with God's kingdom and what has his approval? What does

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