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

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<v Speaker 1>teaching ministry of Rick Warren. And today we're continuing with

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<v Speaker 1>this powerful series called the Jesus Model. In this series,

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<v Speaker 1>Rick will walk you step by step through the process

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<v Speaker 1>of true biblical discipleship.

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<v Speaker 2>Rick's giving you practical tools.

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<v Speaker 1>To grow spiritually, experience God's peace, live with greater purpose,

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<v Speaker 1>and become more like Jesus in every area of your life.

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<v Speaker 1>So let's join Rick right now for the final part

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<v Speaker 1>of a message called Succeeding in your Mission.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, there's a seventh principle.

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<v Speaker 3>This is a really important one in your ministry and

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<v Speaker 3>your mission, whether it's local, global, or personal. This is

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

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<v Speaker 3>adapt to local tastes. Adapt to local tastes. Now, this

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<v Speaker 3>is the seventh thing that Jesus gives us his instructions

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<v Speaker 3>to his peace teams when he sent it him out.

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<v Speaker 3>He says, eat and drink whatever they give you. Oh no,

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<v Speaker 3>And when you enter a town and are welcomed, eat

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<v Speaker 3>what is set before you?

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<v Speaker 2>Now again, what did it mean? Then?

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<v Speaker 3>What's the timeless principle? And what does it mean now?

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<v Speaker 3>When Jesus talks about this, he's talking about far more

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<v Speaker 3>than just dietary rules. Now that it's included that, but

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<v Speaker 3>it's more than that. There's a principle that's deeper than that.

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<v Speaker 2>You know.

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<v Speaker 3>In nineteen seventy four, I moved to Nagasaki, Japan, where

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<v Speaker 3>I taught English as a mission project. Taught it in

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<v Speaker 3>a taught English in a church in Nagasaki, Japan as

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<v Speaker 3>a short term mission project. And when I got to Japan,

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<v Speaker 3>I'd never eaten Japanese food, and the first time I

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<v Speaker 3>ate it, I did not like it. Seaweed and raw

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<v Speaker 3>and a lot of other stuff. Now, I did not

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<v Speaker 3>like it, but I loved the Japanese So I ate

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<v Speaker 3>what was set before me, not because I love the food,

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<v Speaker 3>because I love the people. And you know what, as

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<v Speaker 3>it began to eat, I learned to like. It's not

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<v Speaker 3>one of my favorite foods anyma, I want to get

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<v Speaker 3>some sushi, Okay? I mean, I love Japanese food now,

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<v Speaker 3>but I.

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<v Speaker 2>Had to.

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<v Speaker 3>I loved the people, so I ate what was set

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<v Speaker 3>before me.

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<v Speaker 2>What did I do?

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<v Speaker 3>I adapted to local taste. Now since then, I've been

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<v Speaker 3>all around the world, I don't want to tell you

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<v Speaker 3>the stuff I've eaten because I don't want you losing

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<v Speaker 3>your dinner here or lunch. But you know whether it's

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<v Speaker 3>vegemite in Australia or boiled turtles in China, and a

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<v Speaker 3>few other things. Now, by the way, let me give

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<v Speaker 3>you a little secret. It doesn't say eat at all.

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<v Speaker 3>So here's what you do. Never eat it all because

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<v Speaker 3>if you do, they think, oh he likes it, we'll

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<v Speaker 3>give you another plate full. And you could barely get

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<v Speaker 3>the first plate at platter fill. So what you do

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<v Speaker 3>is you eat a little, drink a lot of water,

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<v Speaker 3>and mess it around your plate. But you never clean

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<v Speaker 3>your plate of something you don't like. Get it good,

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<v Speaker 3>because if you clean your plate, they're going to fill

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<v Speaker 3>it up again, all right, So don't do that. Here's

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<v Speaker 3>the point. Love adapts, and let's just bring it down

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<v Speaker 3>to home. So you don't have to cross the ocean

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<v Speaker 3>to do peace. You just cross the street because in

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<v Speaker 3>your neighborhood you might need to eat menudo or kim

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<v Speaker 3>chi or a thousand other different kinds of great, great

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<v Speaker 3>flavors that we now have in Orange County. The world

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<v Speaker 3>has come to us. We speak sixty three languages in

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<v Speaker 3>this church. So we you know, we're all in the

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<v Speaker 3>same family of God, and we need to adapt to

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<v Speaker 3>each other, and we need to support and we need to.

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<v Speaker 2>Love each other.

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<v Speaker 3>And so you know, the point here is that Americans

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<v Speaker 3>don't often don't understand how it's important it is to

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<v Speaker 3>share food with people. You know, here we're not as

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<v Speaker 3>serious about food in America. We eat it pretty casually.

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<v Speaker 3>You want to go get some lunch, you want to

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<v Speaker 3>go do this, go do that. But for sharing for

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<v Speaker 3>the poor and poor people, sharing your food is sharing

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<v Speaker 3>your life. And when they put out a table there

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<v Speaker 3>sometimes it's all they've got, and it's everything they've got,

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<v Speaker 3>and they are giving you their life. And it is

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<v Speaker 3>what eating with people brings you closer to them. It's relaxing,

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<v Speaker 3>and it is the fastest way to build a bridge

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<v Speaker 3>is eating with somebody.

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<v Speaker 2>The fastest way.

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<v Speaker 3>In fact, let me tell you about my taxicab food

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<v Speaker 3>ministry have ever told you about this. Whenever Steve and

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<v Speaker 3>I are David and I, whenever we're in a town,

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<v Speaker 3>we get in a taxi, and inevitably the tax is

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<v Speaker 3>not from America. And so my standard question is where

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<v Speaker 3>are you're from I'm from Ethiopia. And then my next

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<v Speaker 3>question is always where's the best Ethiopian food in Washington,

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<v Speaker 3>d C. Well, it's over here, and it's always a little

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<v Speaker 3>hole in the wall place. And said, look, take us

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<v Speaker 3>there and we will buy you lunch. And we do that,

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<v Speaker 3>and then we get in another taxi. Say where A,

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<v Speaker 3>you're from Pakistan, where's the best Pakistani restaurant in New

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<v Speaker 3>York City? That's right here over here. Oh, take us there,

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<v Speaker 3>we'll buy you lunch. We'll get in another place where

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<v Speaker 3>you're from Bolivia. Where's the best Bolivian food in Denver?

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<v Speaker 3>Well I to continue where it is, will take us there,

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<v Speaker 3>we'll buy you lunch. I have taxi drivers who are

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<v Speaker 3>best friend in every major city in the world, and

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<v Speaker 3>I could call them up and in the middle of

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<v Speaker 3>the night they'd come pick up Rick. Because we're friends.

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<v Speaker 3>We're like this, Okay, I don't know all of the

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<v Speaker 3>top brass in the town, but I know the taxi

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<v Speaker 3>cab drivers, and I have built the bridge of love

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<v Speaker 3>with so many dear friends from all around world. Just

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<v Speaker 3>I said, let me take you out to dinner. You

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<v Speaker 3>choose the place, and when you show you when you

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<v Speaker 3>break bread with people, you are building that bridge of

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<v Speaker 3>love that Jesus can walk across. Now, when he says

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<v Speaker 3>adapt to local tastes, eat what's set before you, there's

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<v Speaker 3>a larger principle here.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's what Paul says.

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<v Speaker 3>I have voluntarily become a servant to any and all

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<v Speaker 3>in order to reach a wide range of people.

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<v Speaker 2>So you know, I just adapted people.

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<v Speaker 3>I entered their world, and I tried to experience things

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<v Speaker 3>from their point of view. I've become just about every

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<v Speaker 3>sort of servant there is in my attempts to lead

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<v Speaker 3>those I meet into a God saved life.

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<v Speaker 2>Says.

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<v Speaker 3>My whole reason for this is I'm on a mission

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<v Speaker 3>for God. Here's another verse of Paul. I try to

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<v Speaker 3>accommodate everybody in everything. That's the principle of accommodation, looking

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<v Speaker 3>for my own advantage, but for the advantage of everybody.

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<v Speaker 2>Else so that they may be saved.

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<v Speaker 3>Question, who do you need to be a little bit

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<v Speaker 3>more accommodating to in order to build a bridge of

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<v Speaker 3>love so Jesus Christ can walk across the Somebody in

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<v Speaker 3>your office who looks a little different, talks a little different,

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<v Speaker 2>Who do you need to be a little.

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<v Speaker 3>Bit more accommodating to in order to show the love

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<v Speaker 3>of God so you can build that bridge of love.

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<v Speaker 2>That's accommodation. Number eight.

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<v Speaker 3>The eighth principle Jesus gives to his peace teams is

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<v Speaker 3>the principle of alleviation. Pain alleviation. And here's the point.

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<v Speaker 3>Begin where they hurt. You don't begin with your agenda.

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<v Speaker 3>You begin with their hurt, the hurt of the person

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<v Speaker 3>you're trying to reach for Christ, the hurt of the

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<v Speaker 3>person you're trying to help, the hurt of the person

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<v Speaker 3>you're trying to show the love of God. You don't

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<v Speaker 3>begin with what you want to do, what you need

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<v Speaker 3>to do, what you'd like to do, what you think

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<v Speaker 3>would be best for that village or that team, or

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<v Speaker 3>that location or that office or whatever. You do, what's

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<v Speaker 3>best for them? What do they need based on their hurt?

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<v Speaker 3>Jesus said this, heal the sick who are there, and

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<v Speaker 3>tell them the Kingdom of God is near you.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, what's you talking about? Heal the sick?

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<v Speaker 3>Well, friends, there's all kinds of sickness, and the truth

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<v Speaker 3>is everybody is hurting.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody has hidden wounds.

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<v Speaker 3>Everybody has certain sicknesses, certain sins certain insecurities, certain fears.

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<v Speaker 3>Everybody has been hurt by the past, and everybody needs

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<v Speaker 3>healing in different ways. And he's saying, find that hurt

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<v Speaker 3>and heal it, Find that need and fill it, Find that.

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<v Speaker 2>Problem and solve it. He's saying, start.

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<v Speaker 3>With their agenda, not your agenda. The silent hurts, the

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<v Speaker 3>silent fears. Just look around and you never know when

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<v Speaker 3>you'll say something that will be healing to somebody else.

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<v Speaker 3>Sometimes you'll say something and it just brings healing to

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<v Speaker 3>their life because.

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<v Speaker 2>They needed that insight. Oh that's what I need to do.

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<v Speaker 3>I need to let go of that, I need to

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<v Speaker 3>refocus whatever. Now you know people in your life. I

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<v Speaker 3>want you to think of somebody in your life. You

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<v Speaker 3>think that person will never accept Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody gets somebody like that in mind.

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<v Speaker 3>That person will never in a million years except Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>You're wrong.

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<v Speaker 3>Anybody can be one to Christ if you find the

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<v Speaker 3>key to their heart. And what is the key to

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<v Speaker 3>their heart that unlocks the door? It's always a hurt,

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<v Speaker 3>a need, or an interest. A hurt, a need or

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<v Speaker 3>an interest. And when you start with where they're hurting,

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<v Speaker 3>where they need healing. Where there where they need a

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<v Speaker 3>blessing from you, an encouragement from you. You start with that,

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<v Speaker 3>it opens up the doors. The Bible tells us that

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<v Speaker 3>Jesus went into every village doing three things, preaching, teaching,

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<v Speaker 3>and healing. Now, you're not going to heal people like

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<v Speaker 3>Jesus did, but he did preaching and teaching and healing.

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<v Speaker 3>Now that meant one third of his ministry involved the

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<v Speaker 3>soul preaching, one third of his ministry involved enlightening the

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<v Speaker 3>mind teaching, and one third of his ministry involved caring

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<v Speaker 3>for the body healing. Jesus didn't just care about salvation.

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<v Speaker 3>He cared about education, and he cared about health care.

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<v Speaker 3>It is not by accident. You go into any country

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<v Speaker 3>in the world and the first school, almost always the

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<v Speaker 3>first school ever started in that country, and the first

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<v Speaker 3>hospital start in that country. We're started by Christian missionaries.

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<v Speaker 3>That's almost every country in the world. Why, because that's

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<v Speaker 3>our faith. Our faith cares about the mind, the body,

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<v Speaker 3>and the spirit. Our faith cares about salvation, education and

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<v Speaker 3>health and always why Jesus is a healer, and Jesus

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<v Speaker 3>is a teacher, and Jesus is a savior.

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<v Speaker 2>And sour.

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<v Speaker 3>It's the whole person that we care about. And that's

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<v Speaker 3>why in the Peace Plan, we promote reconciliation for those

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<v Speaker 3>who are hurting because of conflict, and we trained servant

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<v Speaker 3>leaders for those who are being hurt by oppression and corruption.

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<v Speaker 3>And we assist the poor for those who are being

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<v Speaker 3>hurt by poverty, and we care for the sick, for

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<v Speaker 3>those who've been hurt by disease. And we educate the

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<v Speaker 3>next generation for those who are being hurt by ignorance.

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<v Speaker 3>Why Jesus said, heal them, go and tell them, this

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<v Speaker 3>is the kingdom of God.

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<v Speaker 2>What is the kingdom of God. It's not just about

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<v Speaker 3>It's about living life to the fullest here on earth too,

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<v Speaker 2>The suffering of people around us.

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<v Speaker 3>So we go to these churches, and we go directly

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<v Speaker 3>And they and they tell us what to do. We

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<v Speaker 3>don't tell them. We say, what's hurting in your in

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<v Speaker 3>Number nine is the principle of mobilization, and Jesus wants

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<v Speaker 3>you to do this too, and it's to pray others

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<v Speaker 3>will join us. Pray that others will join us in

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<v Speaker 3>this mission for God. God says, I want the whole

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<v Speaker 3>whole world to hear the healing message of salvation. I

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<v Speaker 3>want the whole world to know that I care. And

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<v Speaker 3>the Bible says this. The were his Jesus instructions to

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<v Speaker 2>The harvest is so great.

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<v Speaker 3>He said, look around the world, so many people, so

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<v Speaker 3>many people need God, but the workers are so few.

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<v Speaker 3>and ask him to send out more workers for his field.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, when I drive up and down the freeways

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<v Speaker 3>of southern California, I often look around at all the people,

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<v Speaker 3>and I think, Lord, how do I get him to

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<v Speaker 3>and the good news is only good news.

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<v Speaker 2>If it gets there in time.

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<v Speaker 3>You got to learn to have eyes like Jesus and

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<v Speaker 3>see all around you people in need of hope, purpose forgiveness,

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<v Speaker 3>love meaning salvation, in need of healing, of physical healing,

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<v Speaker 3>emotional healing, spiritual healing, relational healing, all these different things. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>if you want God's blessing on your life, here's how

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<v Speaker 3>you get it. Care about what God cares about if

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<v Speaker 3>you have the same heart that God has. God says,

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<v Speaker 3>I found somebody after my own heart. I'm going to

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<v Speaker 3>bless them, bless their socks off, because they care about

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<v Speaker 3>what I care about. Now, what does God care about most?

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<v Speaker 3>I'll tell you what he cares about most. He First,

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<v Speaker 3>what God matters most to God is the death of

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<v Speaker 3>his son, Jesus Christ. He gave his son Jesus to

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<v Speaker 3>die for us on the cross, the greatest possible sacrifice.

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<v Speaker 3>And the second greatest thing is that that news gets

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<v Speaker 3>spread to all around the world. Because God wants his

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<v Speaker 3>lost children found. He wants everybody to know him. He

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<v Speaker 3>wants everybody to love him the way He loves them.

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<v Speaker 3>He wants everybody to live the a life that He

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<v Speaker 2>And so what do we do.

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<v Speaker 3>We pray that other people will catch the vision, catch

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<v Speaker 3>the heart of God, to begin to care not just

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<v Speaker 3>about themselves, but to care about everybody, to care about

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<v Speaker 3>the people around us that we live by, we work with,

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<v Speaker 3>we drive by, we go to the movies with, and

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<v Speaker 3>see all around us. Now, God wants to use you,

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<v Speaker 3>and I am offering you the adventure of a lifetime.

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<v Speaker 3>Nothing comes close to the adventure of being used by God.

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<v Speaker 3>Nothing comes close to the adventure of being on mission

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<v Speaker 3>for God. Nothing comes close to knowing that your life

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<v Speaker 3>is making a difference, not for five years or ten years,

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<v Speaker 3>but for eternity, and that there will be people in

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<v Speaker 3>heaven who will be thanking you forever gone. Thank you

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<v Speaker 3>because you cared enough to be on mission in your neighborhood,

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<v Speaker 3>in your office in southern California, in America, and around

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<v Speaker 3>the world. The Bible says this look on the screen.

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<v Speaker 3>Only this is Jesus talking only those who throw away

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<v Speaker 3>their lives for My sake and for the sake of

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<v Speaker 3>the good News. That's what we're talking about. Will ever

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<v Speaker 3>know what it means to really live until you get

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<v Speaker 3>on mission for God. You're not living, friend, You're just

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<v Speaker 3>existing because you were made for a mission.

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<v Speaker 2>It's power heads.

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<v Speaker 3>I want to challenge you to commit yourself to a

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<v Speaker 3>lifestyle of peace. Say God, I want to do this

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<v Speaker 3>wherever you want to use me. I want to get

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<v Speaker 3>a partner. I want to depend on you. I want

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<v Speaker 3>to keep it simple. I want to stay focused on

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<v Speaker 3>my purpose. I want you to use me to bless

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

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<v Speaker 2>I want to.

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<v Speaker 3>Build relationships of love so you can walk across that bridge.

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<v Speaker 3>I want to be only to adapt to things that

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<v Speaker 3>I want to begin where other people are hurting, and

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<v Speaker 3>I want to commit to praying that other people will

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<v Speaker 3>join the army of compassion. I commit to practicing these

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<v Speaker 3>principles wherever I am. If you say that, I want

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<v Speaker 3>you to just in your heart say, Dear Jesus, I'm in.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm in. I'm signing up. I'm saying I'm in. I

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<v Speaker 3>want you to use my life for good and.

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<v Speaker 2>For God and for your glory in your name. I

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<v Speaker 2>pray Amen.

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