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<v Speaker 1>Hello, everyone, this is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. Thank you

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<v Speaker 1>so much for joining us today. Now, as we approach

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<v Speaker 1>the new year, it's really a great time to reflect

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<v Speaker 1>on your relationship with God, what's behind you and what's ahead.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's why Pastor Rick has a timely and powerful

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<v Speaker 1>message called how Much You Matter to God? Now. If

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<v Speaker 1>you've ever doubted your value or wondered about your place

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<v Speaker 1>in God's plan, this message is for you. So let's

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<v Speaker 1>get right to Rick with part two of today's message.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus is walking through Jericho that day, and of all

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<v Speaker 2>the people he stops to talk to, and of all

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<v Speaker 2>the people he pays attention to, and of all the

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<v Speaker 2>people he invites himself to their home, he chooses the

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<v Speaker 2>most unloved, the most disrespected, the most evil, the most

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<v Speaker 2>unappreciated person the entire city, a guy named Zachias. Now

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<v Speaker 2>he's walking through town and when he comes to the

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<v Speaker 2>tree that Zachius is in, he stops. He looks up

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<v Speaker 2>and he says, Zachias, I want you to come down.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>This story teaches us four truths about how much you

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<v Speaker 2>matter to God. You need to write these down. Four

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<v Speaker 2>truths about how much you matter to God.

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<v Speaker 3>Number one.

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<v Speaker 2>The first thing we learned is that no matter how

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<v Speaker 2>small I.

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<v Speaker 3>Feel, Jesus notices me.

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<v Speaker 2>No matter how small I feel, Jesus notices me. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>as I said, Zachius is very wealthy, but he's very lonely.

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<v Speaker 2>And so when he comes he hears Jesus come to

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<v Speaker 2>the city. He wants to see him, but being so short,

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<v Speaker 2>he can't get a glimpse. So he does two things

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<v Speaker 2>that no Middle Eastern wealthy man would ever do. First thing,

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<v Speaker 2>he runs. He runs ahead of the crowd. Now, in

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<v Speaker 2>those days, running was for slaves. No wealthy, self respecting

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<v Speaker 2>Middle Eastern man would run. But Zachias doesn't care. He

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<v Speaker 2>runs ahead of the crowd, and he finds a tree,

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<v Speaker 2>a sycamore tree, and he climbs up in a tree.

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<v Speaker 2>Second thing he does, he climbs up in a tree.

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<v Speaker 2>No self respecting Middle Eastern businessman would climb up in

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<v Speaker 2>a tree. That's what you have a slave do. Now

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<v Speaker 2>he's shocking. He's just hoping for a glimpse of Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>But Jesus does something even more shocking, and the Bible

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<v Speaker 2>says this verse verse three, and Luke nineteen Zacchias was

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<v Speaker 2>too short.

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<v Speaker 3>But when he climbs up in a tree. But when

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<v Speaker 3>Jesus got to the tree, he looked up.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, those he stops at Zakius's tree, and in a

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<v Speaker 2>packed crowd, he pauses, and of all the people in

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<v Speaker 2>the crowd that he notices and pays attention to, he

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<v Speaker 2>notices Zachias. Can you imagine how this guy's heart started

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<v Speaker 2>racing boom boom. All of a sudden, he thinks, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>just gonna get a glimpse of this guy. And all

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<v Speaker 2>of a sudden, Jesus stops at my tree, looks up

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<v Speaker 2>at me and calls me my name, hello, And he's thinking,

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus is noticing me, and he's totally focused on me,

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<v Speaker 2>And so everybody in the crowd is totally focused on me.

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<v Speaker 2>He's not looking at anybody else. I'm little, I'm short,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm overlooked, I'm.

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<v Speaker 3>Insignificant, but Jesus is paying attention to me. Now, why did.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus stop at that particular tree and look up? Because

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<v Speaker 2>he knew exactly where Zachias was. Now, let me just

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<v Speaker 2>say this, I don't know what you're going through right now.

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<v Speaker 2>You may feel like you're betrieve financially, you may feel

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<v Speaker 2>like you're out on a limb relationally, you may feel

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<v Speaker 2>like you're in a hole spiritually, and nobody even knows

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<v Speaker 2>you're there. But God knows where you are, and he's

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<v Speaker 2>paying attention to you, and he notices you. He's always

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<v Speaker 2>had his eye on you. That's because you matter to God.

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<v Speaker 2>There has never been a moment of your life when

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<v Speaker 2>God took his eye off of you. When you get

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<v Speaker 2>to heaven one day, if you've trusted in Christ, there's

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<v Speaker 2>not going to be a time because, oh, God says, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't see that one happen in your life. He

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<v Speaker 2>saw you take your first breath, He heard you scream

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<v Speaker 2>your first scream. He saw you being formed in your

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<v Speaker 2>mother's womb.

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<v Speaker 3>Why because He made you. God fought you up.

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<v Speaker 2>You wouldn't exist if God hadn't thought of you first,

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<v Speaker 2>and he wanted you alive. And he's watched every second

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<v Speaker 2>of your life, the good, the bad, and the ugly.

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<v Speaker 2>You may feel you're all alone right now. You may

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<v Speaker 2>feel that what you're going through God's a million miles away.

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<v Speaker 3>Well, you're dead wrong.

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<v Speaker 2>God is paying intimate, close attention, and just as much

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<v Speaker 2>as a year before Zach, he has even decided to

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<v Speaker 2>go to that tree. God knew he'd be there. God

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<v Speaker 2>knows where you are right now. He knows where you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to be in the next hour. He knows where

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to be next month. He knows where you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to be next year. He knows where you're going

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<v Speaker 2>to be on the last day of your life and

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<v Speaker 2>the last breast you're going to take. Why Because God

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<v Speaker 2>is not limited by time. God does not live on

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<v Speaker 2>the earth, which rotates in a twenty four hour cycle

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<v Speaker 2>around the sun, so he's not limited by time. God

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<v Speaker 2>can see the past, the present, and the future all

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<v Speaker 2>at once, and he knows it all, and he never

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<v Speaker 2>takes his eye off you. And just as much as

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<v Speaker 2>a thousand years before this happened, God knew Zachias would

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<v Speaker 2>be in that tree at that moment. I want to

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<v Speaker 2>tell you, God knows where you are in this moment,

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<v Speaker 2>and he's seen everything that happens to you. He's seen

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<v Speaker 2>every word of abuse that has been said to you

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<v Speaker 2>that hurt, and he heard it. He saw every unkind

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<v Speaker 2>act that's ever been done to you, and he grieved

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<v Speaker 2>when it happened.

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<v Speaker 3>No hurt has ever been hidden from him.

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<v Speaker 2>He saw Zachias every mean thing that was said to

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<v Speaker 2>him on the playground about his size when he was

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<v Speaker 2>growing up. And God, no matter what you're going through,

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<v Speaker 2>has not forgotten you, no matter how small, how insignificant

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<v Speaker 2>I feel.

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<v Speaker 3>Jesus notices me.

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<v Speaker 2>Look at this verse Luke, Chapter twelve. The Bible says,

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<v Speaker 2>God never overlooks a single sparrow. How many sparrows you

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<v Speaker 2>think they're in the world, How many birds you think

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<v Speaker 2>they're in the world. The Bible says, God notices every

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<v Speaker 2>bird and everything they're doing, every time. And he says

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<v Speaker 2>he pays even greater attention to you, down to the

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<v Speaker 2>last detail. God knows more about your life than you do,

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<v Speaker 2>even numbering the hairs on your head. Do you know

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<v Speaker 2>what the greatest expression of love is. It's not given

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<v Speaker 2>somebody flowers. The greatest expression of love is not buying

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<v Speaker 2>somebody a box of chocolates. The greatest expression of love

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<v Speaker 2>is not given them a gift card to Best Buy.

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<v Speaker 2>The greatest expression of love is attention. It's attention paying attention,

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<v Speaker 2>because when you pay attention to somebody, you're giving them

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<v Speaker 2>your time, and your time is your life, and you're

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<v Speaker 2>never going to get that time back, you were giving

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<v Speaker 2>them a part of your life. And when you pay

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<v Speaker 2>attention to somebody and you look them in the eyes,

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<v Speaker 2>that child, that husband, that wife, that friend, and you

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<v Speaker 2>pay attention to them, you were saying you matter to me.

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<v Speaker 3>It is the great, greatest gift.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of you grew up with parents who thought that

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<v Speaker 2>what you needed were things.

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<v Speaker 3>Kids don't need things. They need attention.

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<v Speaker 2>Little kids, they're obvious about their need for it. They

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<v Speaker 2>crave attention. Watch me, daddy, Watch me, daddy. And for

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<v Speaker 2>the rest of your life you're going to be saying,

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<v Speaker 2>watch me, daddy. You're still saying it today. Watch me

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<v Speaker 2>everybody by the kind of car I drive, Watch me

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<v Speaker 2>everybody by the kind of clothes I wear, Watch me

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<v Speaker 2>everybody by the way I manicure my front lawn. Watch

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<v Speaker 2>me everybody by how I make myself stand out. You

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<v Speaker 2>crave attention. It is a fundamental human need. You crave attention.

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<v Speaker 2>And there are people all around you, the people you

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<v Speaker 2>work with, they're starving for attention. Your next door neighbors,

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<v Speaker 2>and the people around you, they're starving for attention. And

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<v Speaker 2>if you want to be like Jesus, you pay attention,

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<v Speaker 2>You show up up and you pay attention, and you

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<v Speaker 2>be there when they need you. There are people all

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<v Speaker 2>around you dying to be noticed. Most of you do

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<v Speaker 2>not realize the awesome attention that God is paying to

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<v Speaker 2>you every single second of your life. Why, because you

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<v Speaker 2>matter to God. Number two, not only no matter how

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<v Speaker 2>small I feel, Jesus notices me. The second thing we

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<v Speaker 2>learned is that no matter who ignores me, Jesus knows me.

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<v Speaker 2>No matter who ignores me, Jesus knows me. That this

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<v Speaker 2>is more than noticing. He doesn't just notice you as

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<v Speaker 2>one in six billion people.

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<v Speaker 3>He doesn't just notice you.

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<v Speaker 2>He knows you, and he calls Zachias by name.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, all of his life.

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<v Speaker 2>Zachias has been ridiculed and rejected. First, as a young person,

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<v Speaker 2>he's ridiculed and rejected for his size. He's not as

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<v Speaker 2>tall as everybody else. His appearance and his physical handicap

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<v Speaker 2>cause him to be the subject of some mean spirited things.

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<v Speaker 2>But then when he gets older, he's ridiculed and rejected

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<v Speaker 2>for his dishonesty and his corruption. Now you could only

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<v Speaker 2>imagine the kind of gossip and the kind of verbal

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<v Speaker 2>abuse that this guy probably receives daily for being a

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<v Speaker 2>jew who sold out to the Romans and is ripping

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<v Speaker 2>off his own people for his own benefit, and he

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<v Speaker 2>is being ignored by everybody. But Jesus has another surprise

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<v Speaker 2>and the second part of this verse, Jesus looked up

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<v Speaker 2>at Zachius.

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<v Speaker 3>And called him by name. He knows me and just

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<v Speaker 3>noticed me.

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<v Speaker 2>He knows me, Zachius, he said, Now, imagine the shock.

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<v Speaker 3>He knows my name. How did he know?

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<v Speaker 2>How did Jesus know the same reason. Jesus knows your

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<v Speaker 2>name because he made you, He created you. He's God.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why he knows your name. Because God knows your name. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>I want to tell you this. God not only knows

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<v Speaker 2>where you are, he knows who you are. He not

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<v Speaker 2>only knows what you're going through right now and knows

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<v Speaker 2>it better than you do. He knows why you're going

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<v Speaker 2>through it, and he knows how you feel about it,

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<v Speaker 2>even when you don't even know how you feel about it.

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<v Speaker 3>He knows you.

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<v Speaker 2>Inside and out. He knows you. He doesn't just notice.

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<v Speaker 2>He cares about you personally, because God is not an

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<v Speaker 2>impersonal force. Now Jesus is walking through the city of Jericho.

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<v Speaker 2>A crowd is following him. He stops at this tree,

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<v Speaker 2>and he looks up and he sees the most hated

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<v Speaker 2>guy in the community. And he not only stops and

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<v Speaker 2>notices him, he calls him out by name, Zacheus, Come down,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to your house today. I'm going to have

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<v Speaker 2>a party at your house. He knows his name. Now

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<v Speaker 2>this shocks everybody. First the fact that Jesus, How does

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus know this guy's name? Okay, but in a packed crowd,

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<v Speaker 2>he's noticing him. But not only that, how does he

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<v Speaker 2>know his name? The second shock is the meaning of

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<v Speaker 2>the name. Do you know what Zacheus means?

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<v Speaker 3>It means pure one, pure one.

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<v Speaker 2>Now that's the last thing Zachias was. He's anything but pure.

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<v Speaker 2>He's mister corruption personified. And Jesus looks up at him

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, pure one.

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<v Speaker 2>It probably been decades since anybody had ever called him

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<v Speaker 2>name in the book, okay, every other despised scoundrel. He's

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<v Speaker 3>What is he doing here?

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<v Speaker 2>He is affirming his potential rather than pointing out his past.

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<v Speaker 3>Now follow me on this.

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<v Speaker 2>The reason your friends are afraid to come to Christ,

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<v Speaker 2>he's going to scold me. He's going to nag me,

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus goes to the biggest center in town in the

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<v Speaker 3>What's going on here? He is treating Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>He's treating Zachius the way he wants him to be treated.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, I know you, I made you, I know

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<v Speaker 3>To be a pure one. They can't forget him.

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<v Speaker 2>you cannot forget a baby. But he says, even if

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<v Speaker 2>that were possible, God says, I would never forget you.

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<v Speaker 2>See I have engraved your name on the palms of

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<v Speaker 2>my hand. When Jesus Christ was crucified on the cross,

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<v Speaker 2>they nailed nails through his hands. Those created scars, and

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<v Speaker 2>any scars in heaven. The only person with scars in

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<v Speaker 2>heaven will be Jesus. For the rest of eternity, we

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<v Speaker 3>I have engraved you on the palms of my hand.

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<v Speaker 3>Look at the.

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<v Speaker 2>Scars on my brow from the crown of thorns. Look

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<v Speaker 2>at the spears scar in my side. Look at the

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<v Speaker 2>nails in my hand, the nails in my feet. These

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<v Speaker 2>are the scars that say this is how much I

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<v Speaker 2>love you. I call this God's tattoo.

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<v Speaker 3>Verse.

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<v Speaker 2>God says, there's no way I could ever forget how

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<v Speaker 2>much I love you. I've engraved you on the palms

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<v Speaker 2>affirms him. You see, God has created you. You're his

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<v Speaker 2>and he knows your name, and he's impressed you on

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<v Speaker 2>the palms of his hands. I like to say say

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<v Speaker 2>it this way. God has your picture in his wallet.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you realize that you're not number one billion, four

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and eighty six, two hundred and eighty two whatever.

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<v Speaker 2>to love you, and there's never been a moment of

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<v Speaker 2>your life that he didn't love you, that he didn't

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<v Speaker 2>see notice, and that he didn't know what's going on

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<v Speaker 2>in your life. Some of you have had some pretty

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<v Speaker 2>tough shots in life, and you've had some pretty mean

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<v Speaker 2>things said about you, and you can still remember the

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<v Speaker 2>names you've been called, names you've been called by your dad,

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<v Speaker 2>names you've been called by your mom, names you've been

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<v Speaker 2>called by people on the playground or at school, and

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<v Speaker 2>you've been the braun of verbal abuse. And you can

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<v Speaker 2>still recard the recall the words, and so you have

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<v Speaker 2>a pretty hard time feeling good about you. But I

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<v Speaker 2>want you to remember this, even though all those other

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<v Speaker 2>people called you, all those other names, you'll never amount

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<v Speaker 2>to anything. Why can't you be like your brother or

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<v Speaker 2>your sister. You're gonna failure, you're gonna end up in prison,

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<v Speaker 2>on on and on and on, and all those things

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<v Speaker 2>that people said about you, and all the names they

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<v Speaker 2>called you. You're dumb, you're uncoordinated, you're a klutz, you

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<v Speaker 2>don't matter, and all of that doesn't really matter, because

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<v Speaker 2>what matters is not the names they've called you, but

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that he knows your name, and he says,

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<v Speaker 2>pure one, I see in you what I made you

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<v Speaker 2>to be, and I've never given up on that. No

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<v Speaker 2>matter how insignificant I feel, Jesus notices me, and no

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<v Speaker 2>matter how things go wrong in my life and people

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<v Speaker 1>Wow. Thank you, Rick for that amazing message. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>people are being transformed by these messages every day, but

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<v Speaker 1>that's only because of your partnership with us. In fact,

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<v Speaker 1>here's Rick to share some important news with you.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's be honest about this time of year. At the

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<v Speaker 2>end of every year, there are so many ministries that

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<v Speaker 2>ask for you to support them in the end of

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<v Speaker 2>your giving. And you know what, we believe in every

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<v Speaker 2>ministry that proclaims the name of Jesus, and we thank

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<v Speaker 2>God for them. And I know it can be difficult

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<v Speaker 2>to decide who to give to, So let me just

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<v Speaker 2>give you some biblical foundations forgiving, some simple guidelines for

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<v Speaker 2>end of your giving. You might think of these three

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<v Speaker 2>or four things. Number one, give to the ministry that

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<v Speaker 2>God tells you to support. Go to God, pray to him,

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<v Speaker 2>ask him, say God, who do you want me to support?

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<v Speaker 2>And you know what? I support you giving to whoever

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<v Speaker 2>God tells you to give to. And if it's not daily,

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<v Speaker 2>hope I still support you to give to who God

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<v Speaker 2>tells you to give to, So pray and ask God. Second,

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<v Speaker 2>never give when you feel pressured. The Bible says in

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<v Speaker 2>Corinthians that we are to never give under pressure or

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<v Speaker 2>compulsion or under guilt. So if you ever feel guilty

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<v Speaker 2>about giving, don't give because God tells you in the

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<v Speaker 2>Word not to give at that time. Give because you

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<v Speaker 2>want to give, not out of guilt or pressure. Number three,

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<v Speaker 2>give to where you support and believe in the goals

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<v Speaker 2>of that particular ministry. Now, every ministry has different goals,

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<v Speaker 2>but if you believe in and have a heart for

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<v Speaker 2>going to the last, the least, and the lost, this

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<v Speaker 2>would be a ministry you should consider supporting and then

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<v Speaker 2>finally give where your gift will be multiplied. For instance,

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<v Speaker 2>at the end of every year, there is a donor

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<v Speaker 2>to Daily Hope who offers to give a matching grant

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<v Speaker 2>to apply to any donation that we receive before the

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<v Speaker 2>end of the year. Now what this means is that

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<v Speaker 2>for every dollar you're able to give this month the

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<v Speaker 2>Daily Hope, it's going to be doubled that donor will

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<v Speaker 2>match it. That multiplies your gift. Like the little boy

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<v Speaker 2>who brought his loaves and fishes to Jesus, and Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>fad the five thousand. If you give twenty five dollars

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<v Speaker 2>to Daily Hope this month, the matching grant will match

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<v Speaker 2>it at twenty five dollars. If you're able to give

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred dollars, the matching grant will add another one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred dollars. That multiplies your gift. I would consider that

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<v Speaker 2>as a factor in where to give during this month.

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<v Speaker 2>Now let me just say this. If you can't help

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<v Speaker 2>us financially, that's okay, I understand, but I would ask

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<v Speaker 2>that you pray for us. I'm so grateful for those

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<v Speaker 2>of you who are a financial supporter of this ministry

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<v Speaker 2>that monthly giving, month after month. It means so much

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<v Speaker 2>to me, it means much to God, but it means

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<v Speaker 2>so much for eternity to those who are hearing the

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<v Speaker 2>good news for the very first time. And so you

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<v Speaker 2>and I are partners together in reaching people for Christ

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<v Speaker 2>all around the world. In closing, let me just ask

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<v Speaker 2>you to continue to pray pray for me as I

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<v Speaker 2>pray for you, and pray that God's word will be

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<v Speaker 2>taught clearly, with compassion, with clarity, with simplicity in this

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<v Speaker 2>new year, and that it will not only help you

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<v Speaker 2>as you listen to these broadcasts, but it will help

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<v Speaker 2>us reach people for Christ and disciple believers and build

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<v Speaker 2>churches all around the world, especially in the tribes that

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<v Speaker 2>have never heard the name of Christ. Thanks for your generosity,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks for your prayers, and God bless you.

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<v Speaker 1>All this month. Every dollar you give to help David

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<v Speaker 1>the world will be matched up to one hundred thousand dollars.

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<v Speaker 1>You can give right now by going to Pastorrick dot com,

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<v Speaker 1>or you can just text the word Hope to seven

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<v Speaker 1>oh three to oh nine. But there's only a few

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<v Speaker 1>more days to have your gift doubled. Anything that's not matched,

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<v Speaker 1>well it's going to be lost. So please give your

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<v Speaker 1>best gift today. Again, that's Pastorrick dot com or just

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<v Speaker 1>text the word hope to seven oh three oh nine

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<v Speaker 3>Be sure to.

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<v Speaker 1>Join us 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.