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

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<v Speaker 2>Ministry of Rick Warren.

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<v Speaker 1>And today we're continuing with this powerful series called the

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus Model. In this series, Rick will walk you step

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<v Speaker 1>by step through the process of true biblical discipleship. Rick's

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<v Speaker 1>giving you practical tools to grow spiritually, experience God's peace,

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<v Speaker 1>live with greater purpose, and become more like Jesus in

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<v Speaker 1>every area of your life. Well, I can't wait to

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<v Speaker 1>get started. So here is part two of a message

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<v Speaker 1>called Succeeding in your Mission.

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<v Speaker 3>Then number three third principle, he says, simplification. And this

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<v Speaker 3>is the principle on any mission, whether you're doing it

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<v Speaker 3>at work, at school, or an overseas. Keep it simple,

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<v Speaker 3>don't complicate it, keep it simple. This is the principle

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<v Speaker 3>of simplification. You see a lot of times. In sure,

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<v Speaker 3>you have to understand that some of the scriptures the

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<v Speaker 3>hardest understand, have the deepest truth in them, but you

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<v Speaker 3>have to understand the application. Bridge When you look at

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<v Speaker 3>a passage in scripture, you say, what did it mean

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<v Speaker 3>for them? That's the interpretation, Then the implication, what's the

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<v Speaker 3>timeless principle? That's the bridge, and then the application.

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<v Speaker 2>What does it mean to us? Now?

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<v Speaker 3>Now, notice the second thing Jesus says. He says, don't

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<v Speaker 3>take a traveler's bag or even an extra pair of

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<v Speaker 3>sandals when you go on your mission trip. He's sending

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<v Speaker 3>them out on short term mission. Don't take a traveler's

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<v Speaker 3>bag or even an extra pair of sandals.

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<v Speaker 2>Down.

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<v Speaker 3>What does he saying here, Well, he's not saying don't

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<v Speaker 3>take any luggage. He's not saying only the clothes on

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<v Speaker 3>your back. Here's the point you might write this down.

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<v Speaker 3>Travel light, travel light, don't overpack, don't take a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of extra stuff, don't take extra pairs of shoes, extra

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<v Speaker 3>you know, why does they say do this? Well, a

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<v Speaker 3>lot of luggage just slows you down. And on top

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<v Speaker 3>of that, it can be misplaced. Anybody ever had any

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<v Speaker 3>misplaced luggage in life? Yeah, I've left it in every continent.

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<v Speaker 2>He said.

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<v Speaker 3>You can slow you down, and it can be misplaced,

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<v Speaker 3>it can be stolen. But there's a deeper reason. It

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<v Speaker 3>says you don't want to show off wealth. You don't

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<v Speaker 3>want to show off wealth. You're not going out on

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<v Speaker 3>a fashion show. You're going out to serve the people

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<v Speaker 3>in need and you want to blend in. You don't

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<v Speaker 3>want to draw attention to yourself, and it would be insensitive.

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<v Speaker 3>For instance, if you took a whole bunch of pairs

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<v Speaker 3>of shoes that you're used to wearing different shoes every day,

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<v Speaker 3>and you go to a place where they don't even

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<v Speaker 3>wear shoes or they only have one pair for a person,

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<v Speaker 3>would that be insensitive. Yes, And so he's saying, just

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<v Speaker 3>make it, keep it simple. Don't take a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>extra clothes, don't take a lot of extra stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>Just keep it simple. Wear plain clothes.

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<v Speaker 3>When I travel around the world, I f be very

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<v Speaker 3>plain clothed, not the fashion plate that I am in

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<v Speaker 3>front of you. Oh you laugh, you laugh. The point,

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<v Speaker 3>here's the point that Jesus is making. Here's the timeless principle.

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<v Speaker 3>When it comes to your mission in life. It's how

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<v Speaker 3>you love, not how you look that matters. It's how

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<v Speaker 3>you love, not how you look. It's not your apparel.

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<v Speaker 3>It's your attitude. It's not your appearance. It's your attitude.

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<v Speaker 3>And it's your attitude that gets due to people. It's

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<v Speaker 3>the attitude of love. So he says, get a partner,

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<v Speaker 3>depend on God, and keep it simple. Now the fourth

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<v Speaker 3>thing that Jesus says is the principle of concentration, and

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<v Speaker 3>it's stay focused. Stay focused on your purpose. Remember what

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<v Speaker 3>you're going to do, he says. You know, Remember you're

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<v Speaker 3>not out there just for it's not for gospel tourism. Okay,

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<v Speaker 3>you're not on vacation. You're going to help the poor.

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<v Speaker 3>You're going to help the sick, You're going to help

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<v Speaker 3>share the good news. You're going to represent Christ. The

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<v Speaker 3>fourth thing Jesus says, because he says, don't stop to

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<v Speaker 3>greet anyone by the way, it's not great. It's greet

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<v Speaker 3>to greet anyone on the road.

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<v Speaker 2>And what does that mean?

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<v Speaker 3>Do you mean I am supposed to be rude to everybody? No,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm supposed to be discourteous. I'm to be impolite, I'm

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<v Speaker 3>to be uncivil to people. I shouldn't be friendly when

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<v Speaker 3>I'm on mission for God. No, No, he's not saying

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<v Speaker 3>that at all. In fact, the Bible says the exact opposite.

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<v Speaker 3>It says, show respect to everybody there. You must be

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<v Speaker 3>polite and respectful to everyone. But what he says when

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<v Speaker 3>he says don't stop to greet, you need to understand

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<v Speaker 3>that in the Middle East, particularly in New Testament days,

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<v Speaker 3>greeting could take hours, maybe even a day, and a

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<v Speaker 3>greeting meant long conversation, It meant a lot of rituals

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<v Speaker 3>that maybe meant some food. It could take hours of storytelling.

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<v Speaker 3>And if you greeted everybody you happened to come across

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<v Speaker 3>in Middle Eastern hospitality, you had to go to their

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<v Speaker 3>house and you would never get to where you were going.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what he's saying here. Here's the point. Write this down.

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<v Speaker 3>Don't be distracted when you're on mission for God. Don't

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<v Speaker 3>be distracted. Remember your mission as a service. Say you're

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<v Speaker 3>not on vacation, You're not a tourist.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not about you.

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<v Speaker 3>And so you want to make every moment count. You

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<v Speaker 3>want to have a sense of urgency. You don't loiter around,

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<v Speaker 3>You don't wait precious time. People are dying, people are needing,

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<v Speaker 3>people need your message.

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<v Speaker 2>You need to be purpose driven. Now.

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<v Speaker 3>The number one reason why people miss their mission in

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<v Speaker 3>life is they get distracted. They get distracted and they

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<v Speaker 3>get delayed and they start thinking themselves, well, I'm going

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<v Speaker 3>to serve God when this happens. After I get business

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<v Speaker 3>to a certain stage, after I get married, after I

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<v Speaker 3>get out of school, after I have kids, after the

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<v Speaker 3>kids leave home, after I retire, someday i'll and then

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<v Speaker 3>you never get to it, and your life is over.

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<v Speaker 3>Mission is not something you do later on in life,

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<v Speaker 3>after you've done everything you wanted to do. God's mission

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<v Speaker 3>for your life is what you do now during your life,

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<v Speaker 3>in the middle of life. And he says, don't get distracted,

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<v Speaker 3>don't get delayed. So let me ask you, what is

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<v Speaker 3>it that distracts you from the suffering all around you?

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<v Speaker 3>What is it that gets your attention so much that

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<v Speaker 3>your eyes can't see the people who are hurting in

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<v Speaker 3>your office, who are hurting next door to you where

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<v Speaker 3>you live, who are hurting at school, who are hurting

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<v Speaker 3>on at the bus stop, who are hurting in the

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<v Speaker 3>grocery store. What is it that causes you to get

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<v Speaker 3>distracted and not see that the whole world is hurting.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus said, don't allow that to happen. Don't get distracted.

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<v Speaker 3>Number five, The principle of affirmation, and the principle of

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<v Speaker 3>affirmation is very important when you're on mission for God,

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<v Speaker 3>and that is begin with a blessing. I need to

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<v Speaker 3>explain this to you. You begin with a blessing. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>this is how you get effective in making a difference

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<v Speaker 3>with your life. You begin with a blessing. And the

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<v Speaker 3>next thing that Jesus tells his peace teams when he's

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<v Speaker 3>sending about he says, when you enter a house in

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<v Speaker 3>those days, there weren't any hotels or motels, plays like that.

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<v Speaker 3>When you enter a house, first say peace be to

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<v Speaker 3>this house. Was one of the reasons we call this

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<v Speaker 3>the peace plan. If a man of peace is there,

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<v Speaker 3>your peace will rest on him. If not, it will

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<v Speaker 3>return to you. Now what's he saying there the new

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<v Speaker 3>living translation, that's versus. When you enter a home, give

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<v Speaker 3>it a blessing. When you say peace be under this house,

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<v Speaker 3>that is a blessing. You go anywhere in the Arab world,

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<v Speaker 3>you hear people say a Salama lekum, which means peace

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<v Speaker 3>be under you. It means I'm blessing you with the

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<v Speaker 3>peace of God. And He's saying whenever you go and

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<v Speaker 3>you want to make a difference in some of these

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<v Speaker 3>life you don't start by telling them they're a sinner.

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<v Speaker 3>You start by blessing them. You start by affirming them.

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<v Speaker 3>You start by saying God's peace be upon you. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>what does he mean by this? Well, let's just take

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<v Speaker 3>this in a practical situation, because this applies not only

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<v Speaker 3>globally if you go overseas, it applies when you go

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<v Speaker 3>to work tomorrow, or when you go to a school,

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<v Speaker 3>or wherever you do it. He's saying to you first,

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<v Speaker 3>when you go into a new situation. Let's say you've

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<v Speaker 3>got a new job and you don't know anybody there,

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<v Speaker 3>and you're wondering, Lord, is there anybody here you could

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<v Speaker 3>use me in their life? Or you go to a

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<v Speaker 3>new school, you got a new class you, Lord, is

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<v Speaker 3>there anybody in here that you'd like for me to

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<v Speaker 3>minister to? You're gonna use me as your agent for

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<v Speaker 3>good in their life? Are you going your neighborhood? You

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<v Speaker 3>get in a new situation, he says, the first thing

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<v Speaker 3>you do is you look for a person of peace.

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<v Speaker 3>Now circle the phrase man of peace. If a man

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<v Speaker 3>of peace is there? Who is a man of peace? Well,

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<v Speaker 3>first play. He doesn't have to be a man. He

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<v Speaker 3>could be a woman. But a person of peace has

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<v Speaker 3>two things. They're receptive and they're respected. They're receptive to you,

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<v Speaker 3>they'll listen to you, and they're respected by other people.

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<v Speaker 3>They're open, and they're influential. You can find a man

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<v Speaker 3>of peace or a person of peace in every village.

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<v Speaker 3>You can find one in every office, in every business.

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<v Speaker 3>You can find one in every school. You can find

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<v Speaker 3>them in every government. You can find him in every neighborhood.

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<v Speaker 3>They're all around you. And he says, if you're going

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<v Speaker 3>to start a ministry or a mission, you start with

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<v Speaker 3>the most receptive person. Don't worry about the person who's

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<v Speaker 3>not interested. You start with a person who's receptive and

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<v Speaker 3>respected by other people. Find that person of peace. And

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<v Speaker 3>he said, that's where you begin. He said, well, how

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<v Speaker 3>do you find that person? He said, You offer a

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<v Speaker 3>blessing and you see how they respond. You offer a

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<v Speaker 3>blessing and you see other responders and say, well, how

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<v Speaker 3>do you do that? How do you give a blessing? Okay,

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<v Speaker 3>listen to me very closely, because you use us this week,

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<v Speaker 3>every day this next week. Here's how you bless people.

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<v Speaker 3>You do it the way Jesus did. And Jesus always

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<v Speaker 3>blessed people with a look, a word and a touch,

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<v Speaker 3>a look, a word and a touch, a look, a

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<v Speaker 3>word and a touch. He would give a look of understanding,

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<v Speaker 3>I understand what you're feeling. He would give a word

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<v Speaker 3>of encouragement, and then he would give a touch of affirmation,

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<v Speaker 3>a touch of friendliness, you know, a handshake, a pat

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<v Speaker 3>on the back, you know, a squeeze on the hand,

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<v Speaker 3>something like that. And that's how you bless other people.

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<v Speaker 3>Jesus did this with everybody. He'd give them a look

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<v Speaker 3>of understanding, I understand where you are. He would give

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<v Speaker 3>them a word of encouragement, and he would you know,

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<v Speaker 3>you're gonna make it. God is with you, and he

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<v Speaker 3>would give them an affirming touch, you know, pat on

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<v Speaker 3>the back. Why because everybody in the planet is starving

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<v Speaker 3>for three things. Everybody is starving for understanding. Everybody is

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<v Speaker 3>starving for encouragement, and everybody is starving for affection. And

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<v Speaker 3>when you give those three things to a little child

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<v Speaker 3>or a senior citizen or anybody in between, you are

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<v Speaker 3>fulfilling the mission of God. You are blessing other people.

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<v Speaker 3>You are blessing them the way Jesus would bless people.

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<v Speaker 3>You give them a look, a word, and a touch,

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<v Speaker 3>and he says, start with a blessing, and he says,

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<v Speaker 2>And you start with them. He said.

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<v Speaker 3>gonna bless you anyway. It'll bounce back to you. Notice

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<v Speaker 3>that's the blessing. And if a man is of peace

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<v Speaker 3>is there, your peace will rest on him. If not,

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<v Speaker 3>it will what return to you. You know what God's

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<v Speaker 3>saying there. He's saying. If you go out and you'd

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<v Speaker 3>back to you. Because you cared about blessing somebody else,

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<v Speaker 2>Isn't that cool? God?

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<v Speaker 3>So it doesn't really matter how they respond if you respond,

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<v Speaker 3>whether they respond and openness or not. He said, I'm

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<v Speaker 3>wonder who you could bless this week? Who do you

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<v Speaker 3>know in your life is going through a tough time.

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<v Speaker 3>That leads us to the principle number six, which is

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<v Speaker 3>the principle of incarnation. And the principle of incarnation is

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<v Speaker 3>invest time to build a relationship. Invest the time to

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<v Speaker 3>build relationships. Now, what does the word incarnation mean. Incarnation

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<v Speaker 3>comes from the wordcarnate. Now, if you know Spanish, you

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<v Speaker 3>know what carne means. It's meat chili cone carnate, not

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<v Speaker 3>And in the Greek it's the same thing. Carne means flesh.

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<v Speaker 3>what Jesus did. God became flesh, God, the spirit came

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<v Speaker 3>in a human body. That's called the incarnation. Jesus became flesh.

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<v Speaker 3>And Jesus said, that's the way you minister to people.

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<v Speaker 3>That Jesus just didn't facts in his love. He came

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<v Speaker 3>what God wants us to do. Now, he says, here,

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<v Speaker 3>first incarnation, invest the time to build relationships. Notice to

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<v Speaker 3>the point here, he says, when you enter a town,

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<v Speaker 3>And he says, settle down, stay in one place. Don't

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<v Speaker 3>Just stay in one place. Now, why does he say this, Well,

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<v Speaker 3>there's several good reasons. First, it's good for your character.

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<v Speaker 3>It's good for your character to not always have first

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<v Speaker 3>for your character. But there's a deeper reason when Jesus

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<v Speaker 3>What is the presence principle is that in order for

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<v Speaker 3>lot of missions is simply showing up. You don't have

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<v Speaker 3>to do anything spectacular. You just show up. You be there,

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<v Speaker 3>You get in their life. You can't help somebody unless

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<v Speaker 3>you're there with them.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it's so important. It's how you build relationships.

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<v Speaker 3>it this way. You have to be with people in

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<v Speaker 3>order to win people. You can't do it long distance.

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<v Speaker 3>be with people in order to win them. You got

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<v Speaker 3>to spend time with them. I've been to China many times.

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<v Speaker 2>Lot of tea drinking. And it's true.

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<v Speaker 3>You spend a lot of time just drinking tea, just sitting.

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<v Speaker 3>This is what Jesus did. When God wanted to tell

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<v Speaker 3>us that he loved us. He didn't send a letter.

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<v Speaker 3>He didn't send a Hallmark card. Actually he's like hallmart

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<v Speaker 3>and that he cared enough to send the very best.

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<v Speaker 2>He came himself.

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<v Speaker 3>he simply showed up. He said, I'm coming to Earth.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm going to be there. I'm not faxing this in,

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<v Speaker 3>Bible says this, the Word became flesh incarnay. The Word

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<v Speaker 3>became flesh incarnation and made his dwelling among us. And

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<v Speaker 3>and only who came from the Father full of grace

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<v Speaker 3>and truth. And that's what we want to say, get

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<v Speaker 3>grace into Sometimes it was Christ's length. Thing you can

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<v Speaker 3>do for somebody in that office, somebody in your neighborhood,

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<v Speaker 3>somebody in your family, somebody at school is simply show up.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, when they're going through a tough time. You go, man,

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<v Speaker 3>with somebody in their pain reduces the pain it has

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<v Speaker 3>the pain. I've talked to people in Africa, in many

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<v Speaker 3>countries there who say, you know, when Americans come to Africa,

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<v Speaker 3>they always want to do something. Americans are such doers.

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<v Speaker 3>They always want to build something, They always want to

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<v Speaker 3>want to reorganize somethings that just show up. Being there

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<v Speaker 3>is the sacrament of presents. Chill out, relax, build a

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<v Speaker 3>whether you're going across the street or across the ocean.

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<v Speaker 2>Build the relationship, and you build.

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<v Speaker 3>A relationship between your heart and their heart, and Jesus

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<v Speaker 3>Christ can walk across. That's how you do your mission

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<v Speaker 3>we discover is when peace teams actually brought their kids,

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<v Speaker 3>do you know when you're building a relationship, Well, globally,

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<v Speaker 3>I'll tell you this, when you get home, you still

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<v Speaker 3>remember their name. That's one of the ways they weren't

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<v Speaker 3>learn to do that and you build that relationship. And

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<v Speaker 3>baton off to another team, and then a new team

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<v Speaker 1>That was such an encouraging message from Pastor Rick. And

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<v Speaker 1>now to encourage us more, here's Rick with a letter

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<v Speaker 3>You know, I really like to end these broadcasts by

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<v Speaker 3>reading some of the letters that come in from you,

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<v Speaker 3>they always encourage me, and I think when I read

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<v Speaker 3>and they encourage you. This one's from a woman named Joy.

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<v Speaker 3>She says, thank you so much, Pastor Rick for the

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<v Speaker 3>daily hope devotional messages that are emailed to me. They

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<v Speaker 3>helped me get through tough times. She said, I feel

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<v Speaker 3>like I didn't have the right to question God, but

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<v Speaker 3>I wondered why He was letting me experience all these things.

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<v Speaker 3>But now, through these devotionals, I look on what's happening

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<v Speaker 3>as a challenge for my betterment. And I may not

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<v Speaker 3>know all of God's reasons in this moment, but I

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<v Speaker 3>believe that God will not let me down, and instead,

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<v Speaker 3>I believe He'll guide me in the right path where

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<v Speaker 3>his help, his guidance, his forgiveness, and his blessings and

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<v Speaker 3>his prayers are always abundant. Thank you, signed Joy. Well,

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<v Speaker 3>thank you, Joy. I'm encouraged by your faith and I

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<v Speaker 3>know other people will be too who hear this letter.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, we can always trust that God's in control

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<v Speaker 3>even when we don't understand why things are happening. And

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<v Speaker 3>it blesses me when I hear people like you finding hope.

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<v Speaker 3>That's the whole purpose of this program. Thanks for listening

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<v Speaker 3>today and join me next time as we continue looking

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<v Speaker 3>in God's Word for our daily hope.

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