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

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<v Speaker 1>Pastor Rick Warren. Today we continue in the series Essentials

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<v Speaker 1>for Living. In these lessons, Pastor Rick shares the power

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<v Speaker 1>you need to live on, the principles you need to

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<v Speaker 1>live by, and the purpose you need to live for

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<v Speaker 1>so that you're truly living and not just existing. First,

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<v Speaker 1>listen to today's broadcast. Right now, here's Pastor Rick Warren with

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<v Speaker 1>part one of a message called how to Invent Asked

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<v Speaker 1>your Life.

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<v Speaker 2>The Internet is making millionaires of a lot of people

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<v Speaker 2>very fast. If you had invested in a company called

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<v Speaker 2>hot jobs dot com just three months ago, in three months,

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<v Speaker 2>you would have made a two hundred and seventeen percent

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<v Speaker 2>return on your investment in three months. I bet you

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<v Speaker 2>don't make that in your past book account, do you?

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<v Speaker 2>If you had invested just three months ago in a

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<v Speaker 2>company called net to Phone, you would have seen your

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<v Speaker 2>investment grow by two hundred and forty seven percent in

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<v Speaker 2>one quarter. If three months ago you had invested in

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<v Speaker 2>a company called red Hat Incorporated, which is the Linux

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<v Speaker 2>software operating system, your investment would have grown an astounding

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<v Speaker 2>in just three months five hundred and eighty five percent.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you had invested just three months ago in

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<v Speaker 2>a company called Internet Capital Group, your return on investment

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<v Speaker 2>would have been an astounding six hundred and thirty two percent.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of you saying I got the wrong broker, But

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<v Speaker 2>today I don't want to talk to you about financial investments.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to talk to you about something far more

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<v Speaker 2>important than that, and that's your life. You can do

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<v Speaker 2>three things with your life. You can waste your life,

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<v Speaker 2>and of course there are many ways to do that.

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<v Speaker 2>You can spend your life, and advertisers will give you

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<v Speaker 2>many ways to do that. Or you can invest your life.

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<v Speaker 2>And to invest your life means to use it in

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<v Speaker 2>a way that outlasts it, to make a difference for eternity,

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<v Speaker 2>to leave a legacy. Now, the Bible is very clear

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<v Speaker 2>that you were created to make a contribution. You were

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<v Speaker 2>not put on this earth just to be a consumer.

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<v Speaker 2>You were put on this earth to be a contributor.

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<v Speaker 2>And that contribution that you make with your life, with

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<v Speaker 2>your talents, with your abilities, the Bible calls your ministry.

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<v Speaker 2>We often think ministers is what pastors do, but ministry

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<v Speaker 2>is for every person. When you take your talents, your abilities,

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<v Speaker 2>and whatever you're good at and you use it to

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<v Speaker 2>help other people unselfishly. God says that contribution of your

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<v Speaker 2>life is called your ministry. Now, Jesus says that one

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<v Speaker 2>day we're going to give an account for how we

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<v Speaker 2>lived our lives and how we invested our lives. And

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<v Speaker 2>in the story that Pastor Tom read in Matthew twenty five,

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<v Speaker 2>you might open that passage again because we're going to

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<v Speaker 2>look at it today. He tells us a story on

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<v Speaker 2>how to prepare for the final exam of life when

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<v Speaker 2>God evaluates how well you invested your life. And today

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<v Speaker 2>I went from this story to draw seven principles of

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<v Speaker 2>life investment, and so write these down. The first principle

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<v Speaker 2>is the principle of ownership, and it's called it says this,

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<v Speaker 2>everything I have really belongs to God. That's the first principle.

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<v Speaker 2>Everything I have really belongs to God. God made it all,

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<v Speaker 2>and God owns it all. It was here before you

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<v Speaker 2>got here, it's going to be here after you leave

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<v Speaker 2>this earth. Now, a lot of times we think that

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<v Speaker 2>we own our things, but you really don't own anything.

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<v Speaker 3>God owns it all.

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<v Speaker 2>You just get to borrow it for sixty years, seventy years, eighty,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe ninety years, and then you return it. You brought

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<v Speaker 2>nothing into this world when you were born. You're taking

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<v Speaker 2>nothing out of this world.

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<v Speaker 3>When you leave it.

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<v Speaker 2>So everything you have, cars, loans, ambitions, homes, everything you've

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<v Speaker 2>got is really just on loan to you for the

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<v Speaker 2>time that you were alive. Now, the Bible tells us

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<v Speaker 2>that God made human beings to manage his resources on earth.

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<v Speaker 2>You want to know why human beings are here. We're

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<v Speaker 2>here to manage the environment, to manage the earth. And

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<v Speaker 2>the nice thing about it is while we are managing it,

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<v Speaker 2>we get to use it, we get to benefit from it.

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<v Speaker 2>But we must never forget that we don't own it.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's say you had a beach house and one day

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<v Speaker 2>you came and said, Rick, I'm going on vacation for

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<v Speaker 2>three months. I'd like to let you use my beach

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<v Speaker 2>house as a beautiful view of the ocean, and I'd

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<v Speaker 2>like somebody to kind of take care of it while

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gone. And I said great, And they say, while

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gone, Rick, I would like for you to do

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<v Speaker 2>three things. I'd like for you to water the plants.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd like for you to feed the puppy, and i'd

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<v Speaker 2>like for you to pick up the mail. Just kind

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<v Speaker 2>of manage the house while I'm gone. But you can

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<v Speaker 2>use it while I'm gone. I say great. So you

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<v Speaker 2>go away for three months, you come back later three

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<v Speaker 2>months time, and you're ready to move back in and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not ready to move out, and they say, well,

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<v Speaker 2>we're ready to I said, oh no, I happen to

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<v Speaker 2>like my bed now.

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<v Speaker 3>Notice I said my.

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<v Speaker 2>Bed, and I happened to park the car in my garage,

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<v Speaker 2>and I like the view from my living room window.

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<v Speaker 2>Now that it would be quite presumptuous for me to

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<v Speaker 2>act like an owner when you had just loaned it

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<v Speaker 2>to me. But we do this all the time with

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<v Speaker 2>everything we've got. We act like it's my career, it's

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<v Speaker 2>my family. It's my assets, it's my home, it's my car,

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<v Speaker 2>and on and on, when really it all belongs to God.

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<v Speaker 2>It's just on loan to you while you are alive. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus made this principle in verse fourteen of Matthew twenty five.

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<v Speaker 2>He tells the story and he says again, it will

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<v Speaker 2>be like a man going on a journey, this master

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<v Speaker 2>who called his servants and entrusted his property to them

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<v Speaker 2>while he was gone, and noticed the word his property

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<v Speaker 2>circle the word his because it's not the servants, it's

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<v Speaker 2>the masters. Now listen, if you learn to accept this fact,

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<v Speaker 2>this truth of life, that really everything you have belongs

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<v Speaker 2>to God, not you, you're going to worry a whole

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<v Speaker 2>lot less. Your worry will rapidly be reduced. Why because

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<v Speaker 2>you don't worry about things that aren't yours.

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<v Speaker 3>When you get a ding in your car, you worry

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<v Speaker 3>about it.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you worry about the ding in your neighbor's car? No,

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<v Speaker 2>When somebody else is having problems and their clothes don't fit,

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<v Speaker 2>you don't worry about that.

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<v Speaker 3>You just worry about your clothes that don't fit. Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>And so if you realize, hey, this is all God's anyway,

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<v Speaker 2>he gave it to me, he can take it back.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, he could replace it just like that. Then

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<v Speaker 2>you worry a whole lot less because you're not trying

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<v Speaker 2>to preserve what you've got. Principal number two is the

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<v Speaker 2>principle of allocation, and that is that God has given

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<v Speaker 2>me some unique talents. God has given me some unique talents.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, the word talent from the English language comes

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<v Speaker 2>from this Bible story.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, in the Bible, a talent was an amount of money.

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<v Speaker 2>Specifically, it was about one thousand dollars, and this master

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<v Speaker 2>has doles out multiple talents to different people sizeable and

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<v Speaker 2>in those days. Today a talent simply means the natural

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<v Speaker 2>abilities and gifts that God has given to me. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>some of you have musical talents, some of you have

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<v Speaker 2>mathematical talents, some of you have mechanical talents, some of

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<v Speaker 2>you have business talents, some of you have leadership talents.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of you are good with working with animals. Some

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<v Speaker 2>of you are good at writing, or you're good at speaking,

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<v Speaker 2>or you're good at cooking or In fact, scientists have

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<v Speaker 2>discovered they're anywhere between six and eight hundred different talents.

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<v Speaker 2>You probably have at least two hundred different talents, but

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<v Speaker 2>the problem is you don't recognize them because they're just

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<v Speaker 2>they come natural to you, but they are not natural

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<v Speaker 2>to others. Some of you people can naturally organize things.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a talent. Some of you don't have that talent. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>you're very unorganized. Some of you know how to make

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<v Speaker 2>things neat real quickly, and others take you all day

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<v Speaker 2>to make a room neat. You don't have that talent,

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<v Speaker 2>so you don't realize many times the talents that you have. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>in verse fifteen, it says to one he this represents

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<v Speaker 2>God gave five talents of money to another, two talents

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<v Speaker 2>into another, one talent, each according to his ability. Now

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to notice two things. First, the amount

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<v Speaker 2>differs with each individual. Somebody gets one talent, somebody gets

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<v Speaker 2>two talents, somebody gets five. We have been taught all

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<v Speaker 2>of our lives that all men are created equal. That

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<v Speaker 2>is not true. We are created equal in our value

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<v Speaker 2>to God and in our worth as human beings, but

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<v Speaker 2>we are not equal in our talents, and we are

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<v Speaker 2>certainly not equal in our opportunities and freedoms. You were

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<v Speaker 2>given some privileges, some abilities, are some freedoms, and some

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<v Speaker 2>opportunities that the rest of the world simply does not have.

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<v Speaker 2>And most of the world would die to have the

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<v Speaker 2>opportunity you have. So you got a leg up on civilization.

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<v Speaker 2>You didn't ask for that, You didn't deserve it. You

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<v Speaker 2>It was an ability that God gave you. But he

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<v Speaker 2>gets something. But our talents differ. Some of you are

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<v Speaker 2>one talent people, some of you are five, some of ten,

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<v Speaker 2>twenty and whatever. But I want you to notice everybody

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<v Speaker 2>gets something. There are no no talent people. He said, well,

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<v Speaker 2>just haven't uncovered them yet. Now in Romans twelve to six,

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<v Speaker 2>it says we have different gifts according to the grace

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<v Speaker 3>The word grace.

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<v Speaker 2>A talent is something you don't deserve, So you can't

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<v Speaker 2>brag about it because you didn't earn it. You didn't

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<v Speaker 2>work for it. You might develop it, but it was

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<v Speaker 2>simply a gift of God's grace. Tom's going to talk

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<v Speaker 5>The third principle, the principle of accountability, is that God

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<v Speaker 5>gave him to us for a purpose. He wants us

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<v Speaker 3>Have you thought about it this way? It says if

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<v Speaker 5>At your life, looked at my life and decided, I'm

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<v Speaker 5>going to make an investment in them, just like you

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<v Speaker 5>would look for a fineinancial investment and think, you know what,

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<v Speaker 5>here's something that's worth investing my heart earned money in.

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<v Speaker 5>He looked at you and said you are a person

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<v Speaker 5>that it's worth investing in. But when you make an investment,

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<v Speaker 5>then what do you do? You sit back and excitedly

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<v Speaker 5>watch for the return on that investment. And God does

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<v Speaker 5>the same thing in our lives. He invests in our

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<v Speaker 5>lives and then watches for what happens. This verse isn't

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<v Speaker 5>in your outline, but you might write down the reference.

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<v Speaker 5>Romans fourteen twelve. Romans fourteen twelve says each of us

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<v Speaker 5>will give an account of himself to God.

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<v Speaker 3>Listen.

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<v Speaker 5>Every day we get to choose how we're going to

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<v Speaker 5>live our lives. Every one of us we get to

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<v Speaker 5>make that choice. But there will come a day in

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<v Speaker 5>all of our lives where we explain to God the

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<v Speaker 5>choices we've made about how we live our lives. Jesus

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<v Speaker 5>reminded us in this story. See that verse in your

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<v Speaker 5>outline in verse nineteen. After a long time, the master

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<v Speaker 5>of those sermons returned and settled the accounts. Someday we're

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<v Speaker 5>going to be audited by God, an audit of how

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<v Speaker 5>you how you lived your life. Now, if you think

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<v Speaker 3>With the God.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, that is a scary kind of audit to

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<v Speaker 5>think about. And yet the job of our church, the

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<v Speaker 5>job of any church, is to get you ready for

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<v Speaker 5>that final exam of life that Rick talked about earlier. Now,

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<v Speaker 5>when you have a final exam, isn't it nice to

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<v Speaker 5>know the question in advance. I want to give you

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<v Speaker 5>the question in advance. Once you've settled the question of

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<v Speaker 5>in life, that you've trusted Him with your life, then

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<v Speaker 5>the final exam question you might write it in with me,

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<v Speaker 5>is God will ask me what did you do with

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<v Speaker 5>what you were given? And our goal is to prepare

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<v Speaker 5>you to answer that question so that you can stand

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<v Speaker 5>before God and say I used my talents, I used

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<v Speaker 5>them in a way that helped others, I used them

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<v Speaker 5>That's principle number four, one of the reasons we don't

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<v Speaker 5>use our talents. As the principle of utilization in the

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<v Speaker 5>back of your outline, it is wrong for me to

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<v Speaker 5>bury what God gave me, to take what God has

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<v Speaker 5>given and not use it for him. You notice in

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<v Speaker 5>this story, the first person doubled his talents what he

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<v Speaker 5>was given. The second person doubled their talents, but the

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<v Speaker 5>third man buried his talents. He just took them and

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<v Speaker 5>hid them. He was cautious. He was conservative. He said,

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<v Speaker 5>I'm going to play it safe. He was the nothing ventured,

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<v Speaker 3>He just sat on it.

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<v Speaker 5>And the master's reaction we read it earlier, he said,

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<v Speaker 5>you wicked, lazy servant. Do you think he was a

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<v Speaker 5>little upset with him. He looks at this servant and

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<v Speaker 5>he says, you are wicked. You should have at least

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<v Speaker 5>put it in the bank and we could have gotten

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<v Speaker 5>the interest. Most of us when we heard the word wicked,

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<v Speaker 5>we think, I think.

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<v Speaker 3>Murder or rape or abuse.

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<v Speaker 5>But look at what God calls wicked in this story.

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<v Speaker 5>He says it is wicked to not use the talent

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<v Speaker 5>that you were given to make a difference in this world,

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<v Speaker 5>to never make a contribution, to to bury it, to

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<v Speaker 5>put it out of sight and pretend it's not there.

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<v Speaker 5>There's a couple of insights in this part of the passage.

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<v Speaker 5>First of all, you can't please God by playing it safe.

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<v Speaker 5>To use your talent, you have to risk without faith,

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<v Speaker 5>it's impossible to please.

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<v Speaker 3>God, the Bible says.

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<v Speaker 5>And to take my talent and do nothing with it,

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<v Speaker 5>afraid to risk it in any way is inexcusable. And

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<v Speaker 5>then the second insight is God would rather have you

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<v Speaker 5>try to serve it, make an attempt at least, and

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<v Speaker 5>fail and fall flat on your face and do nothing

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<v Speaker 5>at all. He calls this servant wicked, not because he

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<v Speaker 5>lost the money, but because he was afraid to do

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<v Speaker 5>anything at all with the money. Some of you, you

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<v Speaker 5>look at your life and you have no joy in

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<v Speaker 3>There's no spark, there's not.

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<v Speaker 5>That enthusiasm that you would really like to have. There

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<v Speaker 5>Why one of the reasons that happened to our lives.

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<v Speaker 5>As we start to play it safe, we start to

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<v Speaker 5>sit on the sidelines of life. He becomes spectators afraid

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<v Speaker 5>to contribute, not using our talents the way that God intended,

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<v Speaker 5>living for ourselves, not involved in service to others. And

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<v Speaker 5>the truth of the matter is, we're bored with life.

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<v Speaker 5>It's time to get back into the game. It's time

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<v Speaker 5>to move into ministry. Why is it that sometimes we

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<v Speaker 3>That's the fifth principle, and.

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<v Speaker 2>That principle is the principle of motivation. And it goes

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<v Speaker 2>like this, It is fear that keeps me from using

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<v Speaker 2>my talent. Fear that keeps me from using my talent.

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<v Speaker 2>In verse twenty five, the man who buried his talent said,

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<v Speaker 2>I was afraid, and I went out and hid your

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<v Speaker 2>talent in the ground. Circle the word afraid, and circle

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<v Speaker 2>the word hid, and draw a line between them, because

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<v Speaker 2>they always go together. What keeps you from developing your

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<v Speaker 3>Fear?

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<v Speaker 2>What keeps you from becoming all God wants you to be? Fear,

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<v Speaker 2>What keeps you from from building your life a legacy

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<v Speaker 2>that would last fraternity?

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<v Speaker 3>Fear.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, there are three kinds of fears that will keep

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<v Speaker 2>you from developing your talents.

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<v Speaker 3>You need to write these down.

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<v Speaker 2>The first one is self doubt, self doubt is a

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<v Speaker 2>fear that keeps most people locked into prison and keeps

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<v Speaker 2>them from developing their potential. They say, well, I could

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<v Speaker 2>never do that. I'm just not qualified. You have all

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<v Speaker 2>these doubts about your talents, and honestly, what it is.

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<v Speaker 3>It's the fear of failure.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm afraid that if I try to use my talent,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll fail and then I'll be embarrassed. You remember when

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<v Speaker 2>be the wrong thing.

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<v Speaker 3>How many can remember that?

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<v Speaker 2>See some of you're afraid right now to raise your hand,

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<v Speaker 2>so afraid I might call on you something. Let me

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<v Speaker 2>tell you something. I have learned this from experience. Fear

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<v Speaker 2>is not fatal. I mean, failure is not fatal. It

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<v Speaker 2>is never fatal. In fact, act, the fear of failure

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<v Speaker 2>is far worse than fear itself. Fear of failure limits you.

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<v Speaker 2>Failure is actually a good thing. It is a good

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<v Speaker 2>thing because failure is how you learn what doesn't work.

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<v Speaker 2>The only way you're ever going to become a success

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<v Speaker 2>in life is through failure. By failing you find out

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<v Speaker 2>what doesn't work. I have failed thousands and thousands of times,

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<v Speaker 2>and so have you. And that's how you learn, that's

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<v Speaker 2>how you grow. It is an education. I tell my

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<v Speaker 2>staff all the time, I want every staff member at

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<v Speaker 2>Saddleback Church making at least one major failure a week,

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<v Speaker 2>because if you're not failing, you're not trying anything new.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you're not trying anything new, you're not growing. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't want to make in the same failure every week.

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<v Speaker 2>That is a no no. That means they're not learning,

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<v Speaker 2>they're not growing. But the only way you grow is

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<v Speaker 2>through failure. So I am right now, as your pastor,

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<v Speaker 2>telling you this week, I want.

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<v Speaker 3>You to go out and fail, all right.

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<v Speaker 2>Fail as a parent, fail as a partner, fail as

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<v Speaker 2>a professional. Why Because the next week you'll be a

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<v Speaker 2>better parent, you'll be a better partner, you'll be a

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<v Speaker 2>better professional. It's by learning through the failure. So don't

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<v Speaker 2>let self doubt keep you. I'd rather attempt to do

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<v Speaker 2>something great and fail than attempt to do nothing and succeed.

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<v Speaker 2>Number two is self consciousness. That's the second fear, and

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<v Speaker 2>the self consciousness comes up when let's say you're good

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<v Speaker 2>at dancing, but you become self conscious about it, or

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<v Speaker 2>you're good at singing, but you become self conscious about it.

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<v Speaker 2>And really behind that fear is worrying what will other

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<v Speaker 2>people think? Now, if you worry about what other people

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<v Speaker 2>think in life, you may as well go ahead and

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<v Speaker 2>dig your grave right now, get in it and cover up,

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<v Speaker 2>because you're already dead. Because you're going to learn real

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<v Speaker 2>soon in life that you can't please everybody.

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<v Speaker 3>Is that true? And so you can't worry about what

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<v Speaker 2>The Bible says in Proverbs twenty nine to twenty five,

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<v Speaker 3>It is a trap.

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<v Speaker 2>It's what keeps you from developing because you worry what

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<v Speaker 2>will other people think. The moment you put out your shingle,

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<v Speaker 2>somebody's going to throw rocks at it. The moment you

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<v Speaker 2>attempt anything in life, somebody's going to criticize it. Every

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<v Speaker 2>time we've done anything great here at this church, there

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<v Speaker 2>have always been critics.

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<v Speaker 3>Always.

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<v Speaker 2>When we decided to buy this land, there were people saying,

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred and twenty acres, and there were critics of that.

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<v Speaker 2>And then when we decided to build a tent and

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<v Speaker 2>shouldn't move into this building. And you know, now we're

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<v Speaker 2>days saying why are we putting up all these beautiful trees.

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<v Speaker 2>You know what, if you worry about what other people think,

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<v Speaker 2>nothing will ever get done in your life. You just

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<v Speaker 2>have to do what God tells you to do, and

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<v Speaker 2>that's all you're accountable for. You are not accountable to

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<v Speaker 2>please everybody else.

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<v Speaker 1>This is pastor Rick's Daily Hope. Rick will be back

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<v Speaker 1>to close out our time today, but first we have

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<v Speaker 1>some really exciting news. Generous friends of Daily Hope have

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<v Speaker 1>offered a twenty five thousand dollars matching grant That means

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<v Speaker 1>whatever you give to help share the hope of Jesus

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<v Speaker 1>worldwide will be doubled by the grant. But don't wait,

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<v Speaker 1>because we only have a few days to meet this match.

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<v Speaker 1>Any amount not met will be lost, so please act quickly.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's Rick to tell you more.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I started Daily Hope so I could spread

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<v Speaker 2>the good news about Jesus not just across America, but

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<v Speaker 2>all around the world. And we want people to know

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<v Speaker 2>that God's word is filled with hope and truth and

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<v Speaker 2>the power that we need to follow him every day

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<v Speaker 2>is available to every single one. You know as well

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<v Speaker 2>as I do, that the Word of God changes lives.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a live it's active, and it bringes new life

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<v Speaker 2>and new love into all of our lives. So wherever

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<v Speaker 2>you listen to this, whether you listen on the website,

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<v Speaker 2>whether you listen on a radio station, or whether you listen

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<v Speaker 2>to a podcast, you're a part of the Daily Hope family,

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<v Speaker 2>and I need your help. We could not do this

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<v Speaker 2>without your support. Now, you know, I don't take any

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<v Speaker 2>funds from this broadcast. We don't have any giant million

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<v Speaker 2>dollar donor who's giving big gifts to this. It comes

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<v Speaker 2>from daily donations from listeners like you. We're one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>percent listener funded. Would you continue to pray for this

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<v Speaker 2>broadcast and would you continue to support us? And let

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<v Speaker 2>write to me let me hear from you. I absolutely

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<v Speaker 2>love reading the stories that are sent to me, So

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<v Speaker 2>write me pray for me and support this ministry, and

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<v Speaker 2>God will bless it, and God will bless you, and

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<v Speaker 2>we'll get to heaven, and we'll thank God for all

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<v Speaker 2>the people going to be in heaven because you cared.

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<v Speaker 1>When you give a gift to Daily Hope, you're helping

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<v Speaker 1>share the hope of Jesus with people everywhere, and right now,

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<v Speaker 1>your gift will be doubled by a twenty five thousand

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<v Speaker 1>dollars matching grant. Call A eight hundred six hundred five

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<v Speaker 1>thousand and four, or you can visit Pastororrick dot com

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll send you going Deeper with God a personal

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<v Speaker 1>renewal retreat to say thanks again. That's eight hundred six

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<v Speaker 1>hundred five thousand and four or Pastorrick dot com. Today

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<v Speaker 1>is the last aid to get this great resource and

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<v Speaker 1>have your gift match by the twenty five thousand dollars

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<v Speaker 1>matching grant. So contact us today. Be sure to let

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<v Speaker 1>us know the call letters of this station when you

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<v Speaker 1>give a gift to help meet the matching grant. Join

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<v Speaker 1>us again next time as we look into God's word

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<v Speaker 1>for our daily hope. This program is sponsored by Pastor

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<v Speaker 1>Rick's Daily Hope and your generous financial support,