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<v Speaker 1>Hello, everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>This is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. If you're joining us

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<v Speaker 2>for the first time or you've been listening every day

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<v Speaker 2>for ten years, we just want to say welcome, We

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<v Speaker 2>love you, and we pray for you every day. So

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<v Speaker 2>we're continuing with this series called Daring Faith the Key

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<v Speaker 2>to Miracles. And in this series you're learning how to

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<v Speaker 2>have a bold, unshakable faith that gives you courage to

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<v Speaker 2>impact the world around you.

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<v Speaker 1>And if you're like me, you'd really like to be.

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<v Speaker 2>More bold and have more courage to share your faith

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<v Speaker 2>in Christ. And now let's join Rick as he shares

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<v Speaker 2>the final part of a message called Daring to Wait

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<v Speaker 2>on God.

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<v Speaker 3>Many of you know the story about my year of

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<v Speaker 3>depression nineteen eighty was started at the church. At the

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<v Speaker 3>end of nineteen eighty I stood up to speak and

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<v Speaker 3>I passed out while I was preaching, fainted flat out.

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<v Speaker 3>And I went through nineteen eighty one. I was depressed

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<v Speaker 3>the whole year. And I know my goal was not

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<v Speaker 3>Oh God, build a great church. It was oh God,

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<v Speaker 3>get me through Sunday. Can I put one foot in

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<v Speaker 3>front of the others. I'd go and I'd preach a

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<v Speaker 3>service and I'd go home and get in bed. In

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<v Speaker 3>that entire year of darkness and depression, God taught me

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<v Speaker 3>habits and skills that prepared me to handle enormous amounts

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<v Speaker 3>of stress that I would have never had if I

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<v Speaker 3>hadn't gone through that waiting period. And I learned in

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<v Speaker 3>that year of down and discouragement and waiting to juggle

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<v Speaker 3>more balls than you can possibly think of. And God

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<v Speaker 3>was putting skills and habits in my life during the downtime.

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<v Speaker 3>If you're going to lose, you want to lose in preseason,

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<v Speaker 3>not at the super Bowl. It's okay to have some

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<v Speaker 3>early losses in life because that's when you can learn.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't put your life on hold.

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<v Speaker 3>Instead, imitate the habits that grow strong faith.

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<v Speaker 1>What are those habits? I'm glad you asked. Let me

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<v Speaker 1>give you five.

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<v Speaker 3>The Bible says there are five things you should keep

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<v Speaker 3>on doing.

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<v Speaker 1>Keep on, keep on, keep on keeping.

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<v Speaker 3>And that means even in the wilderness, even in the

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<v Speaker 3>waiting period, you need to keep on doing these things.

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<v Speaker 3>Number one, keep on praying when you're in the waiting room,

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<v Speaker 3>keep on praying. Matthew seven to seven says, keep on asking,

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<v Speaker 3>and you will be given what you ask for. Keep

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<v Speaker 3>on looking and you will find. Keep on knocking and

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<v Speaker 3>the door will be open. That's actually the correct Greek

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<v Speaker 3>because it's a participle. It's a continuation. It's a continuing

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<v Speaker 3>a verb that says, keep on doing it, keep on asking,

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<v Speaker 3>keep on seeking, keep on knocking, and you will get

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<v Speaker 3>your answer. Keep on praying. Number two, keep on serving.

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<v Speaker 3>Never be lazy in your work, but serve the Lord enthusiastically.

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<v Speaker 3>This sharpens your skill. You know, most of you guys know.

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<v Speaker 3>I train pastors and I meet a lot of young

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<v Speaker 3>pastors who they don't want to do the menial thing

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<v Speaker 3>in ministry, and they don't want to serve God in

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<v Speaker 3>a small way. They only want to serve God in

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<v Speaker 3>a big way. Well, you don't get to serve God

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<v Speaker 3>in a big way unless you've served God in a

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<v Speaker 3>small way first. If you're faithful in little things, then

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<v Speaker 3>you'll be faithful in much. And they want to say,

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<v Speaker 3>I've had guys tell me this, actually use this phrase.

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<v Speaker 3>I want a significant ministry. And I said, here's what

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<v Speaker 3>you do. Forget having a significant ministry, going to significant ministry.

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<v Speaker 1>Just make your ministry significant.

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<v Speaker 3>Don't look for a significant ministry in life. Make your

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<v Speaker 3>ministry significant. There are no great ways to serve God.

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<v Speaker 3>There are only small ways to serve God, done with

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<v Speaker 3>a great.

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<v Speaker 1>Heart, and that's true greatness.

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<v Speaker 3>And so you serve God with a great heart and

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<v Speaker 3>you make the ministry service successful. Why do I say

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<v Speaker 3>keep on serving because that's another meaning of the word wait.

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<v Speaker 1>Wait doesn't just mean.

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<v Speaker 3>Expect something to happen that hasn't happened yet. Wait also

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<v Speaker 3>means to serve. Have you ever had a waiter at

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<v Speaker 3>your table? Why do they call that guy the waiter.

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<v Speaker 3>You're the one who's waiting. You're waiting on the food. Okay,

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<v Speaker 3>you're waiting on him, not he's waiting on you.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, it's two different meanings.

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<v Speaker 3>When you say I'm waiting for something to happen, that's

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<v Speaker 3>what you're doing. But wait also means to serve, and

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<v Speaker 3>that's why servers are called waiters, and ladies in waiting

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<v Speaker 3>are women who serve the queen. Because the word weight

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<v Speaker 3>doesn't just mean to expect, It also means to serve.

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<v Speaker 1>And when you're in the waiting room.

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<v Speaker 3>In life, that's a good time to practice serving. To

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<v Speaker 3>find a ministry and just get involved. Don't sit around

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<v Speaker 3>doing nothing, waiting for your ship to come in. Get

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<v Speaker 3>out there and just start serving.

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<v Speaker 1>Number three.

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<v Speaker 3>Keep on praying, Keep on serving number three. This is

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<v Speaker 3>in the scripture. Keep on going to small group. Keep

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<v Speaker 3>on going to small group. Hebrews ten twenty five says this.

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<v Speaker 3>Don't give up your habit. Notice, small group is a habit.

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<v Speaker 3>Don't give up your habit of meeting with other believers. Instead,

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<v Speaker 3>keep on encouraging each other. Some of you got in

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<v Speaker 3>a daring faith small group and you did it for

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<v Speaker 3>all six seven weeks and then you go, Okay, well

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<v Speaker 3>that was good. Now I'm gonna drop out a group

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<v Speaker 3>that's dumb.

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<v Speaker 1>Keep on going to small group.

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<v Speaker 3>If you want to change groups, fine, you don't like

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<v Speaker 3>the people you're in, I give you permission to change.

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<v Speaker 3>Just say I need a different night. Fine, yeah, are

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I'll go start a new group whatever I like.

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<v Speaker 2>You know.

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<v Speaker 3>It's like if you're in a group and you didn't

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<v Speaker 3>really like it's like, well, it's like a doctor. You

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<v Speaker 3>don't like your doctor, So I'm never going to go

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<v Speaker 3>to another doctor. No, you just find another one. You

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<v Speaker 3>go to a restaurant, you have a bad meal, I'm

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<v Speaker 3>going to give up eating.

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<v Speaker 1>That's stupid. No, you just go to another restaurant.

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<v Speaker 3>If your group didn't meet your needs, congratulations, you learn

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<v Speaker 3>some love to love people.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe it were difficult for you to love.

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<v Speaker 3>Get in another group, but whatever you do, keep on going,

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<v Speaker 3>small group, don't give up the habit.

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<v Speaker 1>Keep on.

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<v Speaker 3>Number four, keep on sewing. Ecclesiastes eleven six says this,

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<v Speaker 3>keep on sowing your seed, for you never know which

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<v Speaker 3>ones will grow. Perhaps they all will. And then number five,

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<v Speaker 3>keep on believing. Keep on believing. The Bible says you

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<v Speaker 3>must keep on believing the things you have been taught.

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<v Speaker 1>You know they're true. The point is stay at.

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<v Speaker 3>The big point I'm trying to make is that waiting

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<v Speaker 3>is not passivity. God cannot steer a parked car.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm waiting God, We'll.

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<v Speaker 3>Turn on the admission and just start driving where anywhere.

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<v Speaker 3>God can direct a car that's moving, he cannot.

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<v Speaker 1>Direct a car that's stalled.

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<v Speaker 3>Get involved in the ministry, Get involved in service, Get

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<v Speaker 3>involved in a small group.

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<v Speaker 1>Do the things that you know you could be doing.

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<v Speaker 3>Developing skills and habits now to prepare so that when

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<v Speaker 3>that baby arrives you're not caught off guard.

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<v Speaker 1>The delivery is a joy.

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<v Speaker 3>Write down the lessons, act as though I already have it,

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<v Speaker 3>Imitate the.

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<v Speaker 1>Habits that grow strong faith.

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<v Speaker 3>And the t we learn from Scripture in the waiting

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<v Speaker 3>rooms of life is to trust God instead of panicking.

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<v Speaker 3>Trust God instead of panicking.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, there's a.

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<v Speaker 3>Couple facts that you can trust about God. One, God

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<v Speaker 3>is never in a hurry. You can know that for sure.

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<v Speaker 3>And number two, God is never late. You can know

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<v Speaker 3>that for sure. God's timing is always perfect. Now, what

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<v Speaker 3>happens in those times where it appears that God is late?

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<v Speaker 1>In the times where.

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<v Speaker 3>It appears God is late, God is getting you ready

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<v Speaker 3>for a miracle. I could give you so many examples

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<v Speaker 3>of this in scripture. For instance, Mary and Martha in

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<v Speaker 3>the Bible had a brother named Lazarus. Lazarus was one

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<v Speaker 3>of Jesus' best friends. Lazarus got deathly sick, and he

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<v Speaker 3>lived in a city called Bethany. Bethany was just a

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<v Speaker 3>few miles from where Jesus was, maybe three four miles.

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<v Speaker 3>It's just out of town, out of Jerusalem, and they

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<v Speaker 3>sent word to Jesus. Jesus, can you come over to

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<v Speaker 3>our house in Bethany. Best friend Lazarus is sick, he's

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<v Speaker 3>deathly ill, and it takes Jesus three days to go

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<v Speaker 3>about five miles.

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<v Speaker 1>What's going on here?

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<v Speaker 3>When Jesus finally gets there, he could have easily got

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<v Speaker 3>there in an hour or two. It takes him three

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<v Speaker 3>days to go a few miles to see his best.

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<v Speaker 1>Friend who's dying. And when he gets there.

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<v Speaker 3>They say, too late, Jesus, he's already dead. We've wrapped

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<v Speaker 3>him up and we've buried him in a tomb. You're

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<v Speaker 3>too late. Sorry, you're a little late. You missed the

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<v Speaker 3>timing on your best friend. Well, Jesus wasn't late, because

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<v Speaker 3>Jesus had already in his mind what he was going

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<v Speaker 3>to do. His goal was not to heal Lazarus. His

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<v Speaker 3>goal was to raise him from the dead. His goal

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<v Speaker 3>was not to just make him well. His goal was

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<v Speaker 3>to do a miracle of an astronomical purpose. Sometimes God

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<v Speaker 3>lets the situation get so bad only a miracle will do.

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<v Speaker 3>Don't give up your faith, hold on, hang on, do

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<v Speaker 3>the things I've just taught you how to do, because

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<v Speaker 3>you're getting ready for a miracle. Jesus walks up the tomb, says,

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<v Speaker 3>roll the stone away. They roll the stone away and

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<v Speaker 3>he says, uh, Lazarus, come forth. Now I'm glad he

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<v Speaker 3>said Las, because if you just said come forth, every

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<v Speaker 3>dead person in Seyringer is going to come out at

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<v Speaker 1>But he calls him by name, Lazar, come forward. He

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<v Speaker 3>It's interesting when he walks up to the tomb, he says, Father,

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<v Speaker 3>they overheard him praying this.

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<v Speaker 1>Father.

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<v Speaker 3>I thank you that you've already heard me. Father, I

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<v Speaker 3>thank you that you've already heard me. And I'm even

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<v Speaker 3>saying this just for the people around me. He already

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<v Speaker 3>knew what he was going to do. God already knows

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<v Speaker 3>what he's going to do in your life next month,

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<v Speaker 3>next year, in next decade, and his plan for you

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<v Speaker 3>is good.

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<v Speaker 1>And you need to trust him, and you need to relax.

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<v Speaker 1>And when you're in the.

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<v Speaker 3>Waiting room, you need to just say, Okay, he's not early,

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<v Speaker 3>he's not late. He's always on time. And I will

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<v Speaker 3>trust God and I will do these things. I'll write

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<v Speaker 3>down the lessons and lack as though it's already happened,

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<v Speaker 3>and I'm going to keep on doing the habits. I'll

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<v Speaker 3>keep on sewing, and I'll keep on sharing, and I'll

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<v Speaker 3>keep on serving, and I'll keep unbelieving, and I'll keep

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<v Speaker 3>on going to a small group, and I'll keep on

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<v Speaker 3>praying because God's timing is perfect.

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<v Speaker 1>He's not too late. A close of this.

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<v Speaker 3>Many years ago, in my backyard, I planted bamboo around

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<v Speaker 3>our pool area. I'm kind of a student of bamboo.

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<v Speaker 3>Some bamboos grow very very slow, and some grow very fast,

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<v Speaker 3>and some grow slow, slow, slow, and then fast. Here's

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<v Speaker 3>how you take how you grow a typical piece of bamboo.

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<v Speaker 3>You cut a piece of bamboo off like this and

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<v Speaker 3>cut it in half, and you stick it in the ground,

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<v Speaker 3>and you water it for a year, and nothing happens.

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<v Speaker 1>Nothing.

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<v Speaker 3>And you water it for the second year the bamboo

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<v Speaker 3>and nothing happens. And you water it for the third

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<v Speaker 3>year and nothing happens. And you water it for the

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<v Speaker 3>fourth and the fifth year and nothing happens, and you

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<v Speaker 3>fertilize it. And on the sixth year you water it

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<v Speaker 3>and nothing happens. And on the seventh year it sprouts.

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<v Speaker 3>But once it's sprouts, it takes off. Some bamboo can

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<v Speaker 3>grow one meter or three feet in twenty four hours.

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<v Speaker 3>Some bamboo can grow to nine feet in about four days.

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<v Speaker 1>It just when it takes off. It takes off.

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<v Speaker 3>I tell pastors, some of you are in bamboo churches,

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<v Speaker 3>and you're in little church and you've been watering it

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<v Speaker 3>and watering it and watering it and watering and water

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<v Speaker 3>and about year six you say, I give up. This

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<v Speaker 3>isn't going to work, and you leave. And the seventh

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<v Speaker 3>guy comes in the seventh year and it's sprouts, and

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<v Speaker 3>he gets all the credit. But you did all the cultivating.

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<v Speaker 3>Your life is like bamboo. And you may have been thinking,

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<v Speaker 3>I have been.

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<v Speaker 1>Working on this and working on this and.

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<v Speaker 3>Working on this, and I have been I have been

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<v Speaker 3>studying the Bible, I have been serving, I have been tithing,

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<v Speaker 3>I have been believing.

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<v Speaker 1>I have been planning seed. You may be in year six.

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<v Speaker 3>Don't give up, because when that thing sprouts, it could

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<v Speaker 3>grow nine feet in about three days, and it just

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<v Speaker 3>takes off, and you go, wha, what just happened? God

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<v Speaker 3>just did what he wanted to do last verse on

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<v Speaker 3>the screen Galatians six'. Nine so let us not get

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<v Speaker 3>tired of doing what is right for after a, while

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<v Speaker 3>at the right, time we will re a harvest of.

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<v Speaker 1>Blessing but here's the.

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<v Speaker 3>Condition if we don't get discouraged and give. UP i will,

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<v Speaker 3>not as your, pastor let you give. UP i will beat.

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<v Speaker 1>You i'm just giving.

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<v Speaker 3>Up i'm giving up On, god And i'm giving up

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<v Speaker 3>on The, bible And i'm giving up a small, group

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<v Speaker 3>And i'm giving up a. Tighta Then i'm coming to

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<v Speaker 3>your house and i'll take you by. That you are

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<v Speaker 3>in year three of The bamboo. Story you have no

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<v Speaker 3>idea what you're gonna. DO i am so glad that

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<v Speaker 3>in the darker days of my LIFE i did not

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<v Speaker 3>give up On. God But i'm even more. Glad i'm

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<v Speaker 3>more glad that he didn't give up on. Me he

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<v Speaker 3>knew what he was gonna do in my, life AND i,

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<v Speaker 3>didn't AND i had no. Idea but during the dark,

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<v Speaker 3>DAYS i was learning the, skills AND i kept on,

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<v Speaker 3>praying AND i kept on, giving AND i kept on,

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<v Speaker 3>serving AND i kept on, believing AND i kept on,

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<v Speaker 3>trusting and the bamboo. Sprouted So i'm fifty sixty. Three

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<v Speaker 3>even When i'm, afraid even When i'm, AFRAID i will trust.

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<v Speaker 1>You that's daring.

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<v Speaker 3>Faith even When i'm, AFRAID i will trust. You that's daring.

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<v Speaker 3>Faith now, listen some of you think you've been waiting On,

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<v Speaker 3>god And god is waiting on.

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<v Speaker 1>You what you have been thinking Is i'm waiting On.

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<v Speaker 3>God but what you're really thinking Is i'm waiting for

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<v Speaker 3>the fear to go, away and Then i'll do. It

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<v Speaker 3>i'm going to wait for the fear to go, away

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<v Speaker 3>and Then i'll make this. Commitment i'm gonna wait for

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<v Speaker 3>the fear to go away and Then i'll do go

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<v Speaker 3>after my. Dream i'm gonna wait for the fear to go,

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<v Speaker 3>away and Then i'll start tithing or give the daring.

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<v Speaker 3>Faith i'm gonna wait this fear go away and Then

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<v Speaker 3>i'll whatever you got on your. Mind let me tell

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<v Speaker 3>you a little. Secret it's not going. Away it's not going.

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<v Speaker 3>Away god's not gonna take that fear. Away the only

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<v Speaker 3>way you get through that fear is you must move against.

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<v Speaker 3>It you must move through, it you must move against.

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<v Speaker 3>It you must do the thing you fear the. Most

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<v Speaker 3>it's not gonna go away ever until you move against

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<v Speaker 3>it and you do the thing that you're, anxious you're,

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<v Speaker 3>scared you're worried about, doing and you step out on,

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<v Speaker 3>faith and when you jump out into the, air you're

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<v Speaker 3>gonna find you land safe in the arms Of. God

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<v Speaker 3>let's bow our. Heads would you pray this? Prayer Dear,

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<v Speaker 3>GOD i realize that the waiting, room my, men maybe

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<v Speaker 3>you're waiting on me to demonstrate. Faith And i've been

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<v Speaker 3>afraid to trust. You i've been afraid to commit to.

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<v Speaker 3>You i've been afraid to step out in. Faith and

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<v Speaker 3>the waiting room is really one of my own. Making

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<v Speaker 3>and in some, Sense i've put my life on hold

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<v Speaker 3>because of the. Fear but no, more BECAUSE i realize

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<v Speaker 3>the fear is not going to go away by me

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<v Speaker 3>just hoping it goes. Away and SO i commit myself

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<v Speaker 3>unreservedly to. You and even WHEN i am, AFRAID i

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<v Speaker 3>will trust in. You And i'm going to keep on

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<v Speaker 3>praying and keep on, serving keep ongoing to my small,

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<v Speaker 3>group keep on, sewing keep on. Believing i'm going to

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<v Speaker 3>write down the lessons that i'm. Learning i'm going to

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<v Speaker 3>act as Though i've already got that answer to, prayer.

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<v Speaker 1>And like the expectant My i'm.

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<v Speaker 3>Going to start preparing by learning the, habits learning the,

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<v Speaker 3>skills and trusting.

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<v Speaker 1>You instead of.

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<v Speaker 3>Panicking if you've never opened your life To Jesus, christ

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<v Speaker 3>Say Jesus, christ please come into my. Life right now

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<v Speaker 3>and make yourself real to. ME i want to learn

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<v Speaker 3>to love you and trust, you AND i want to

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<v Speaker 3>dare to wait on you and trust that your timing is.

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<v Speaker 3>Perfect AND i asked this humbly In jesus's. Name. Amen hi,

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<v Speaker 3>everybody this Is rick AND i hope you enjoyed today's.

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<v Speaker 3>Broadcast you, know if you just prayed that prayer for

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<v Speaker 3>the very first, time or you just recommitted your life

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<v Speaker 3>To jesus again, today would you let me know about.

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<v Speaker 3>It there's something real about sharing your. Commitment so write

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<v Speaker 3>Me rick at Pastor rick dot com and, Say, RICK

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<v Speaker 3>i prayed that prayer to, COMITMENT i gave my life To.

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<v Speaker 3>Christ And i'll send you some material that will help

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<v Speaker 3>you on your journey With. Jesus And i'll also pray for.

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<v Speaker 3>You god bless.

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<v Speaker 2>YOU i don't know about, you BUT i am encouraged

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<v Speaker 2>after that. Message and let's keep the encouragement going with

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<v Speaker 2>a letter from one of our. Listeners Here's.

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<v Speaker 3>RICK i started This Daily hope ministry BECAUSE i want

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<v Speaker 3>to help you fulfill the great commission and the great

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<v Speaker 3>commandment Of Jesus christ to Love god with all your,

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<v Speaker 3>heart love your, neighbors yourself to make, disciples to teach

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<v Speaker 3>them to, grow and to baptize them and bring them

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<v Speaker 3>into the family Of. God and all of these things

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<v Speaker 3>happen when you do What god tells you to. Do

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<v Speaker 3>you were part of the. Effort we are a team

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<v Speaker 3>here At Daily. Hope let me read your letter From,

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<v Speaker 3>jeff who listens To Daily hope In, alabama and he's

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<v Speaker 3>using all of the resources that we produce in addition

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<v Speaker 3>to these broadcasts to help disciple other people and the.

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<v Speaker 3>Word he, Wrote Dear Pastor, rick our adult classes At

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<v Speaker 3>Green Valley Baptist church here In, Hoover, alabama just finished

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<v Speaker 3>your six week study kit for the Series Daring. FAITH

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<v Speaker 3>i just wanted to drop you a line tell you

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<v Speaker 3>how much we enjoyed that study and the. Video many

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<v Speaker 3>of our class members have been going through a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of personal, tragedies, problems and difficulties, lately and your video

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<v Speaker 3>spoke so strongly to how we need to depend On

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<v Speaker 3>god in our faith to help us get through both

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<v Speaker 3>the good and bad times of. Life, well Thanks jeff

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<v Speaker 3>for writing in first. Place, Second i'm so excited to

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<v Speaker 3>hear that you're using these resources in addition to the

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<v Speaker 3>broadcast that we're preparing for groups and individuals and even

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<v Speaker 3>churches and my prayers that was we put together these

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<v Speaker 3>resources like The Daring Faith, kit that they will be

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<v Speaker 3>used by thousands of small groups around the world to

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<v Speaker 3>help people grow in faith and in knowledge Of Jesus. Christ,

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<v Speaker 3>now for those of you who are listening, today there

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<v Speaker 3>are a lot of different resources That Daily hope, Produces bible, studies, kits, manuals,

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<v Speaker 3>pastorick dot. Com if you've never been, there take a

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<v Speaker 3>minute and go to pastorick dot com and see all

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<v Speaker 3>of the resources that we've prepared to help you grow

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<v Speaker 3>in your faith and share your faith with.

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<v Speaker 1>Others we did it for. You god bless.

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<v Speaker 2>You please join us next time as we look Into

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<v Speaker 2>God's word for Our daily. Hope this program is sponsored

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<v Speaker 2>By Pastor Rick's Daily hope and your generous financial.

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