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

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<v Speaker 1>We are so glad you're here with us.

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<v Speaker 2>Today.

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

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

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>here's the final part of God blesses a heart of integrity.

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<v Speaker 3>Imagine how the world would be changed if every Christian

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<v Speaker 3>there are two billion of us in the world, two

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<v Speaker 3>point three billion. What if every Christian went to work

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<v Speaker 3>on Monday morning with integrity and said, you know what,

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<v Speaker 3>I don't care if everybody goofs off. I don't care

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<v Speaker 3>if everybody slacks off. I don't care if everybody's just

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<v Speaker 3>saying that's good enough for government work. I don't care

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<v Speaker 3>what everybody else thinks. I'm going to work hard, work cheerfully,

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<v Speaker 3>and do it give it my best shot. What if

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<v Speaker 3>Christians gained the reputation that people said we only hire Christians. Why,

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<v Speaker 3>because they're the best workers. They work with integrity, they

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<v Speaker 3>put in the extra effort, they do, they go the

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<v Speaker 3>second mile, they're honest, They don't cheat, they're not lazy.

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<v Speaker 2>They work.

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<v Speaker 3>What kind of witness would we have in the world

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<v Speaker 3>if we were all like that? Let me give you

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<v Speaker 3>one more, anyone become You become a person of integrity

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<v Speaker 3>by being real with others. You become a person of

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<v Speaker 3>integrity by being real with others. You don't fake it.

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<v Speaker 3>You are yourself. You don't pretend. It's what we were

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<v Speaker 3>talking about earlier. You're authentic, you're genuine. You're not a

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<v Speaker 3>hoop of crete dose. You don't wear a mask and

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<v Speaker 3>talk a certain way with this group and then go

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<v Speaker 3>over here and wear another mask and act a certain

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<v Speaker 3>way with this group. And you don't act one way

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<v Speaker 3>in church and one way at work, and then another

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<v Speaker 3>way in the golf course or when you're playing shooting

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<v Speaker 3>some hoops or whatever. No, you're always the same. You're

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<v Speaker 3>not perfect, you're not sinless. It's not that you don't

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<v Speaker 3>make mistakes. You do make mistakes, but your heart's in

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<v Speaker 3>the right direction, and you are real with other people.

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<v Speaker 3>You're not a phony, you're not a fake. You're not

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<v Speaker 3>trying to be something that you're not really. Tewod Corinthians

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<v Speaker 3>four to two says this, we refuse to wear masks.

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<v Speaker 3>We refuse to play games. We don't maneuver and manipulate

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<v Speaker 3>behind the scenes, and we don't twist God's word to

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<v Speaker 3>suit ourselves. In other words, we say, well, I think

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<v Speaker 3>this means this when we just don't like what it says. Rather,

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<v Speaker 3>we keep everything we do and say out in the open.

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<v Speaker 3>Your life is an open book. You're authentic. What you

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<v Speaker 3>see is what you get. You are not a phony,

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<v Speaker 3>You're not a fake. You're into integrity, not into image. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>in a word, the world that is absolutely obsessed with

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<v Speaker 3>appearance and with image. How in the world do you

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<v Speaker 3>keep it real when everybody else is faking it, and

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<v Speaker 3>everybody else is trying to live an image, be an

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<v Speaker 3>image and act like they know this and do that,

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<v Speaker 3>and they don't have integrity, and they're they're scooting by,

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<v Speaker 3>and they're skimming, and they're cheating, and they're doing all

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<v Speaker 3>they're not keeping their promises and all those things. How

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<v Speaker 3>in the world do you keep it real? There's only

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<v Speaker 3>one way. It's only one way. You've got to care

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<v Speaker 3>more about God's approval than the approval of other people.

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<v Speaker 3>That's the only way you'll ever become a man of integrity.

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<v Speaker 3>That's the only way you'll ever come become a woman

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<v Speaker 3>of integrity, because if you care about what God thinks,

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<v Speaker 3>then you're going to do the right thing. If you

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<v Speaker 3>care about what other people think, you're going to typically

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<v Speaker 3>often do the wrong thing because what God thinks is

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<v Speaker 3>sometimes I'm popular, sometimes it's difficult. The only way you

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<v Speaker 3>can maintain integrity is to care more about God's approval,

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<v Speaker 3>well done, good and faithful servant than to care about

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<v Speaker 3>the approval of other people. PSOne nineteen nine says this,

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<v Speaker 3>how can I keep my way pure? Blessed are the

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<v Speaker 3>pure in heart? They get to see God? How can

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<v Speaker 3>I keep How do I live a life of integrity?

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<v Speaker 3>By living according to your word? You must stay in

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<v Speaker 3>this book. And if you don't stay in this book,

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<v Speaker 3>you will not have the strength and the stamina to

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<v Speaker 3>live with integrity. I've said it many times that if

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<v Speaker 3>I don't have a daily time with God in the Word,

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<v Speaker 3>if I don't have a daily quiet time, and if

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<v Speaker 3>I miss it for a few days, I notice it

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<v Speaker 3>because I start getting cranky if I'm not in the Word.

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<v Speaker 3>If I don't have a quiet time for a week.

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<v Speaker 2>My wife notices it. If I didn't have a quiet time.

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<v Speaker 3>For a month, you would know notice it because I

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<v Speaker 3>would not have any power, spiritual power to clearly explain

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<v Speaker 3>the word of God to you.

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<v Speaker 2>You got to stand the word now.

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<v Speaker 3>This message today, it's been tough for me to share

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<v Speaker 3>and tough for you to hear.

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<v Speaker 2>It's tough message because when.

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<v Speaker 3>I go through this checklist and I go down this

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<v Speaker 3>list of six things, I'm thinking of my own mind

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<v Speaker 3>fail fail fail fail fail fail fail fail. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm just going, oh my, and I'm not really feeling

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<v Speaker 3>that good about it.

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<v Speaker 2>But here's the good point.

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<v Speaker 3>Saint Augustine said this, the confession of bad works is

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<v Speaker 3>the beginning of good works. And so if you are

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<v Speaker 3>serious about becoming a woman of integrity, if you are

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<v Speaker 3>serious about becoming a man of integrity, the first step

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<v Speaker 3>is to own up that you haven't had integrity and

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<v Speaker 3>just admit it. I haven't Okay, I admit it. God,

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<v Speaker 3>I don't always keep my promises.

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<v Speaker 2>I admit it.

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<v Speaker 3>God, I don't always pay my bills on time. I

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<v Speaker 3>admit it that I often gossip and I like it

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<v Speaker 3>and it's a juicy morsel to chew on it, and God,

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<v Speaker 3>I admit it. That I've been spending your money. I've

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<v Speaker 3>been robbing. God, I've been using the Tide to pay

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<v Speaker 3>my own bills. I've lacked integrity there, and I admit it.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't always do my best at work. Sometimes I

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<v Speaker 3>just slack off. Sometimes I take a little extra time

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<v Speaker 3>running some errands, and sometimes I don't put in the

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<v Speaker 3>full amount and I don't do my best, and I've

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<v Speaker 3>taken some supplies home and I just it's in the

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<v Speaker 3>little things that Tom talked about. And there's been a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of times, Lord, I'm not really real with people.

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<v Speaker 3>I fake it and I don't pretend. I do pretend

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<v Speaker 3>I don't really be who I and I'm a phony.

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<v Speaker 3>I wear a mask some of the times out of

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<v Speaker 3>my own insecurities, and God, I admit it.

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<v Speaker 2>I have segmented my life.

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<v Speaker 3>And I've said I've acted this way here, and I've

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<v Speaker 3>acted this way here, and I've acted this way and

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<v Speaker 3>know this little sex life over here, this is just

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<v Speaker 3>my little habit over here, and this over here, this

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<v Speaker 3>is my little secret over here, and this over here

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<v Speaker 3>this is my and I just keep them all separate.

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<v Speaker 3>And it goes back to that thing about the Titanic

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<v Speaker 3>myth that I should share that with you.

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<v Speaker 2>They talk about the Titanic myth.

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<v Speaker 3>The Titanic myth is this myth that you can segment

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<v Speaker 3>your life and it'll keep you afloat. The Titanic was

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<v Speaker 3>supposed to be the first unsinkable ship because it was

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<v Speaker 3>the first ship that they ever segmented the hull. Previous

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<v Speaker 3>and prior to the Titanic, all holes of a boat

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<v Speaker 3>were just one open hall. And so if you were

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<v Speaker 3>out in a boat and you hit a rock or

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<v Speaker 3>another boat or an iceberg, and you knocked a hole

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<v Speaker 3>in the boat, then water would flood in. It would

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<v Speaker 3>fill up the whole hole, and the ship would sink.

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<v Speaker 3>The Titanic was the first ship to actually segment and

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<v Speaker 3>compartmentalize the hull. And they said, you know, theoretically, it's

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<v Speaker 3>kind of like we do with submarines today. You segment

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<v Speaker 3>the submarine. So if you take on water in a

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<v Speaker 3>certain area, you can batten down the hatch. And the

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<v Speaker 3>idea is you could take on a certain amount of

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<v Speaker 3>water and it won't sh sink the whole ship. And

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<v Speaker 3>theoretically that's true. The folks, when it comes to life,

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<v Speaker 3>you're like a hole in the boat is a hole

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<v Speaker 3>in the boat is a hole in the boat, and

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<v Speaker 3>eventually it's going to sink you. And that little area

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<v Speaker 3>you think you've got under control over here, it isn't

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<v Speaker 3>under control, and it's going to take you down. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>If you and I go out and we go fishing,

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<v Speaker 3>and you're sitting at one end of the boat and

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<v Speaker 3>I'm sitting at the other end of the boat, and I

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<v Speaker 3>pull out a drill, a wood drill, and I start

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<v Speaker 3>drilling a hole in my end of the boat, You're

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<v Speaker 3>gonna get concerned and say, Rick, what are you doing.

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<v Speaker 3>You're gonna take us down. And this is a typical

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<v Speaker 3>response today. Hey, it's my life. Nobody has a right

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<v Speaker 3>to tell me what I do with my life.

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<v Speaker 2>I can handle it. I'm a grown adult.

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<v Speaker 3>I can sin and get away with It's none of

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<v Speaker 3>your business what I do.

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<v Speaker 2>With my life.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm sorry, but it is my business what you do

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<v Speaker 3>with your life. Because we're all in the same boat.

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<v Speaker 3>It's called earth, and we're all in this together, and

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<v Speaker 3>you cannot sin and it not affect other people. I'm sorry,

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<v Speaker 3>you just don't understand how it works. The truth is,

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<v Speaker 3>this is gonna be very profound, but It's said in

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<v Speaker 3>a very simple way. Sin may be personal, but it

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<v Speaker 3>is never private. My sin may be personal, did it,

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<v Speaker 3>but it's never private. Even if you don't ever know

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<v Speaker 3>about the sins in my life, they affect you husbands.

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<v Speaker 3>Even if your wife never knows about the sins in

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<v Speaker 3>your life, they affect her wives. Even if your husbands

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<v Speaker 3>don't know about the sins of your life, they affect him,

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<v Speaker 3>and they affect your kids.

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<v Speaker 2>And we affect each other.

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<v Speaker 3>You cannot do anything in life with outout affecting each other.

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<v Speaker 3>And so the idea of it's none of my business

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<v Speaker 3>is just stupid. It is your business. It is my

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<v Speaker 3>business because we affect each other. And even if some

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<v Speaker 3>people never even know about something in my life, it's

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<v Speaker 3>still going to affect them in different ways because of

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<v Speaker 3>the blessing of God or the removal of blessing of

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<v Speaker 3>God on my life and on your life. The Bible says,

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<v Speaker 3>be sure your sins will find you out.

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<v Speaker 2>Now. This is why friends, we need a savior.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, what we just talked about today, this is why

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<v Speaker 3>you need a savior. This is why we need the Cross,

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<v Speaker 3>this is why we need grace, This is why we

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<v Speaker 3>need forgiveness. Why because none of us measure up, none

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<v Speaker 3>of us are perfect. The Bible says, there's not a

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<v Speaker 3>just man on the earth who always does what is

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<v Speaker 3>right and never does what is wrong. The Bible says,

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<v Speaker 3>we have all sinned, and we have all fallen short.

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<v Speaker 3>So each of us have our own unique falling shorts.

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<v Speaker 3>You have your falling shorts, and I have my falling shorts.

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<v Speaker 3>But thank God, he forgives all our falling shorts, all

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<v Speaker 3>of sin and fallen short of the glory of God.

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<v Speaker 3>This is why you need grace, You need a savior,

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<v Speaker 3>because there's no way I can measure up to God's perfection.

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<v Speaker 3>There's no way you can't either. God doesn't expect you

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<v Speaker 3>to be perfect. He does expect you to have integrity,

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<v Speaker 3>the direction of your heart. You know, friends, I don't

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<v Speaker 3>always do it right. Your pastor is a very flawed individual.

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<v Speaker 3>want to be, but I'm not. I'm not always kind

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<v Speaker 3>to everybody. I want to be, but i'm not. I

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<v Speaker 3>I don't always do my best in everything that I do.

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<v Speaker 3>all I don't always. I don't want to gossip. I

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<v Speaker 3>But in the deepest part of my heart, in spite

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<v Speaker 3>of my own sinfulness, I want to do the right

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<v Speaker 3>thing and I want to be a man of integrity. Unfortunately,

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<v Speaker 3>at me, he doesn't say, what a screw up, what

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<v Speaker 3>a failure. He ought to know better than that. Why

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<v Speaker 3>God looks down and says, there's a guy who has

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<v Speaker 3>say it again, God is more interested in your heart

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<v Speaker 3>than your sins. You're never gonna be perfect, you're never

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<v Speaker 3>gonna be sinless, but you can sin less.

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<v Speaker 3>You're never going to be sinless, but you can sin less.

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<v Speaker 3>And that is a choice, and it is a choice

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<v Speaker 3>of integrity, and it starts by saying to God, God,

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<v Speaker 2>Keep my promises, but I want to. God.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't always pay my bills, but I want to. God,

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<v Speaker 3>I don't always I haven't refused gossip. I've listened to it,

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<v Speaker 3>but I don't want that anymore. God, I don't want

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<v Speaker 3>to rob you of money that's yours. As an active integrity,

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<v Speaker 3>I want to tie then, God, I don't always do

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<v Speaker 3>what's best at work, and I don't always give it

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<v Speaker 3>my best shot, but I want to and that's my direction.

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<v Speaker 3>And God, I have to admit I'm not real a

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<v Speaker 3>I'm living insecurely again. It's because of insecurity comes from

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<v Speaker 3>and murder. There's a guy after my own heart. He

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<v Speaker 3>He wants to do the right thing, and that comes

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<v Speaker 3>from the power and the grace of God. Let's bower heads.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm going to pray a prayer and you can just

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<v Speaker 3>follow me in it. Make it your prayer. To God,

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<v Speaker 3>To Jesus Christ, I thank you that you were sinless,

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<v Speaker 3>you never sinned, You were the ultimate example of integrity,

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<v Speaker 3>and so you could pay the price for all my sins.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you for dying on the cross for me. Just

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<v Speaker 3>the cross for me, for paying.

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<v Speaker 2>All my sins.

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<v Speaker 3>There is no way God that I can measure up

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<v Speaker 3>to your standard of perfection. And that's why I need

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<v Speaker 3>your grace, and that's why I need your forgiveness, and

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<v Speaker 3>that's why I need your salvation. And Jesus, thank you

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<v Speaker 3>for loving me enough to pay for all my sins.

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<v Speaker 3>The confession of bad works is the beginning of good work.

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<v Speaker 3>So why don't you just have a little confession time

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<v Speaker 3>with God? Why don't you say, God, I admit that

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<v Speaker 3>And God, I admit that I've spent more money than

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<v Speaker 3>I make, and I've got myself really deeply in debt,

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<v Speaker 3>and I haven't paid off all my debts, but I

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<v Speaker 3>listened to gossip. I've slandered other people, and I'm sorry.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't want to be that way. And God, I

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<v Speaker 3>haven't put you first in my money. I've paid everything

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<v Speaker 3>except my tithe. I put you in last place, not first.

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<v Speaker 3>And God, I admit that I don't always do my best,

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<v Speaker 3>Help me to remember that whether anybody else notices what

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<v Speaker 3>I do, you notice. Help me to do my work

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<v Speaker 3>with excellence, with quality, and with integrity, knowing that I'm

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<v Speaker 3>working for you as my real boss. And God, I

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<v Speaker 3>with other people. I'm tired of wearing masks. I'm tired

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<v Speaker 3>of playing games. I'm tired of maneuvering and manipulating behind

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<v Speaker 3>I want today, Jesus Christ, to commit to becoming a

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<v Speaker 3>Stand the word every day, that it is your word

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<v Speaker 3>that keeps me pure. If you've never invited Jesus Christ

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<v Speaker 3>to forgive all your sins and to be the savior

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<v Speaker 3>in the Lord of your life, say Jesus Christ, I

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<v Speaker 2>And I ask you to be come.

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<v Speaker 3>The leader, the Lord, the manager, the boss of my life.

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<v Speaker 2>And I want your purpose and peace and plan and power.

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<v Speaker 2>And I humbly ask this in your name. Amen.

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