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<v Speaker 1>Hello, and welcome to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. This is

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<v Speaker 1>the Bible teaching ministry of Rick Warren. Hey, We're so

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<v Speaker 1>glad you've joined us. Today we're continuing a powerful series

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<v Speaker 1>called radicalis Developing Spiritual Roots. And in this series, Rick

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<v Speaker 1>will show you how to grow deep in your faith,

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<v Speaker 1>stay grounded in God's word, and become everything He created

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<v Speaker 1>you to be. Okay, And now here's part one of

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<v Speaker 1>a message called Radical Hope.

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<v Speaker 2>At the end of World War Two, there was a

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<v Speaker 2>United States sub coming back from the war and it

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<v Speaker 2>was coming into harbor to dock at Newport News, Virginia.

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<v Speaker 2>Something went terribly wrong with the submarine and it sunk

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<v Speaker 2>to the bottom of the ocean in the harbor. Hadn't

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<v Speaker 2>been touched at all during the war, but it sunk

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<v Speaker 2>in the harbor. The coast Guard dispatched divers to go

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<v Speaker 2>down and do survey the hall to see if it

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<v Speaker 2>had been compromised or what had happened. And the divers

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<v Speaker 2>hed a sailor tapping on the wall from the inside

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<v Speaker 2>of the sub The words in morse code is their hope.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a very important question in life, is their hope?

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<v Speaker 2>Because we live in a broken world. Things don't go right,

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<v Speaker 2>and so hope is essential. Thousands of people are probably

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<v Speaker 2>asking this question today. They may be sitting in front

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<v Speaker 2>of a pile of bills saying is their hope? They

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<v Speaker 2>may be standing at the side of a fresh grave

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<v Speaker 2>saying is their hope? They may be sitting in a

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<v Speaker 2>doctor's office, reviewing tests and saying is their hope. They

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<v Speaker 2>may be waiting for a job offer after having been

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<v Speaker 2>laid off. Is their hope? They may be wondering, am

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<v Speaker 2>I ember ever going to get married? I Am I

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<v Speaker 2>ever going to have a child? Am I ever going

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<v Speaker 2>to have a family? Or whatever question. But this question

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<v Speaker 2>of hope is an essential question of life now. Because

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<v Speaker 2>human beings are hungry for hope. We go after all

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<v Speaker 2>kinds of quack ideas, gimmicks, get rich quick schemes, fads,

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<v Speaker 2>and grasping for straws. When you think you're dying, and

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<v Speaker 2>you'll try anything to stay alive, when you think you're

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<v Speaker 2>going under financially, you'll try anything to stay afloat. And

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<v Speaker 2>we often are gullible and we get scammed by false hopes. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>all discouragement and all disappointment comes from putting our hope

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<v Speaker 2>in something we should not have put our hope in

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<v Speaker 2>from false hope. There's only one thing that can give

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<v Speaker 2>you eternal hope, lasting hope, permanent hope, and.

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<v Speaker 3>That is a relationship with Jesus Christ. This week.

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<v Speaker 2>I was on the internet earlier in the week and

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<v Speaker 2>I saw an advertisement that said eight ways to have

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<v Speaker 2>hope for the new Year. I thought, man, I'm speaking

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<v Speaker 2>on this this weekend, so I need to go check

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<v Speaker 2>this out. So I went to the website and it

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<v Speaker 2>was false hope. I had to look at it. But

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<v Speaker 2>here were some of the suggestions that were offered for

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<v Speaker 2>building your hope for the new year. Number one, have

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<v Speaker 2>a cup of tea.

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<v Speaker 3>A cup of tea.

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<v Speaker 2>Be kind to yourself now, Friends, a cup of tea

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<v Speaker 2>may relax you and may distress you. It's maybe great

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<v Speaker 2>for peace of mind, but it isn't going to give

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<v Speaker 2>you any hope. Here was the second suggestion, say this

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<v Speaker 2>affirmation every day in front of a mirror.

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<v Speaker 3>I am the key to peace. Friend.

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<v Speaker 2>If I'm the key to piece or you're the key

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<v Speaker 2>to piece, we're in real trouble. We're in real trouble.

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<v Speaker 2>We're up a creek without a paddle. Friend, I don't

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<v Speaker 2>have any hope if I am the key to piece

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<v Speaker 2>or you are here was the third one.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not making these up.

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<v Speaker 2>Create a daily ritual where you light a candle and

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<v Speaker 2>you meditate. Now, you don't have to believe this is

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<v Speaker 2>direct quote. You don't have to believe in any particular

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<v Speaker 2>deity to make this work. Just silently reflect on the

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<v Speaker 2>lit candle and feel the hope again. That might put

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<v Speaker 2>you in a tranquil mind. I'm not knocking it as

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<v Speaker 2>a stress reliever. Looking at a candle might be, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>something to really, you know, wind you down, but it

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<v Speaker 2>ain't going to give you any hope because it can't

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<v Speaker 2>change your circumstance. As I said, all discouragement and all

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<v Speaker 2>disappointment comes from putting our hope in something that God

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<v Speaker 2>never intended us to hope in. When you hope in money,

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to be disappointed. When you hope put your

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<v Speaker 2>hope in the economy or your investments, You're going to

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<v Speaker 2>be disappointed. When you put your hope in the government.

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<v Speaker 2>You're going to be severely disappointed. When you put your

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<v Speaker 2>hope in in other people, or even in yourself, you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to let yourself down. Because you're not perfect, and

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<v Speaker 2>there is no person who could possibly meet all.

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<v Speaker 3>The needs in your life.

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<v Speaker 2>There's only one reliable source that will never let you down.

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<v Speaker 2>Isaiah forty thirty one. There on your outline, it says this,

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<v Speaker 2>those who hope in the Lord, in the Lord will

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<v Speaker 2>renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles.

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<v Speaker 2>They will run and not grow weary, they will walk

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<v Speaker 2>and not be faint. And that is my goal for

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<v Speaker 2>you as we face a brand new year, that you

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<v Speaker 2>will run and not be weary, that you will walk

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<v Speaker 2>and not faint, that you will have the spiritual strength

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<v Speaker 2>and spiritual energy you need.

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<v Speaker 3>So, as we continue in.

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<v Speaker 2>This series on radicalis deepening spiritual roots, the radical roots

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<v Speaker 2>of our faith, I want us to look today at

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<v Speaker 2>the topic of radical hope. Now to understand hope, you

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<v Speaker 2>have to understand what hope is not. Hope is not

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<v Speaker 2>wishful thinking, Hope is not daydreaming. Hope is not positive thinking.

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<v Speaker 2>Hope is not optimism. Now I'm not knocking those things.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean positive thinking is better than negative thinking, and

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<v Speaker 2>optimism is certainly better than pessimism and despair. But those

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<v Speaker 2>things can't change your environment. They can change you They

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<v Speaker 2>can change your attitude, but they're not gonna change your circumstances.

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<v Speaker 2>They're not gonna change your problems. You need something much

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<v Speaker 2>much stronger than simply positive thinking and optimism. What you

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<v Speaker 2>need is genuine hope. Now, what's the difference between optimism

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<v Speaker 2>and hope. Optimism is psychological. It's based on the way

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<v Speaker 2>you think. Hope is theological. It's based on some facts

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<v Speaker 2>of reality about God and about his relationship to you.

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<v Speaker 3>Big difference.

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<v Speaker 2>Optimism is positive thinking. Hope is passionate trusting. It's about trust.

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<v Speaker 2>It's about trusting someone who can make a difference.

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<v Speaker 3>That's God.

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<v Speaker 2>Optimism says it's not so bad. Optimism can actually be

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<v Speaker 2>a denial of reality. Optimism can be playing Pollyanna, where

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<v Speaker 2>you look at the world with rose colored glasses you

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<v Speaker 2>it's not so bad when it really is bad. Optimism

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<v Speaker 2>can often put yourself in a phony world where you're

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<v Speaker 2>wearing rose colored glasses. The sun will come out tomorrow

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<v Speaker 2>if it's to be, it's up to me, and you

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<v Speaker 2>got all these little slogans, and you're trying to psych

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<v Speaker 2>yourself into believing something you know really isn't true. Optimism

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<v Speaker 2>often says it's not so bad. Hope says it's bad.

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<v Speaker 2>Hope never denies reality. Hope says it's bad. It's really bad.

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<v Speaker 2>It's really really bad. But I still believe in a

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<v Speaker 2>God and trust in a Savior who is greater than

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<v Speaker 2>how bad this situation is. It's not faking it, it's

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<v Speaker 2>not pretending, it's not psyching yourself up. It is having

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<v Speaker 2>hope in the reality of what God has promised in

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<v Speaker 2>his word. Now, if you want to study hope, you

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<v Speaker 2>have to go to the book of First Peter. First

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<v Speaker 2>Peter is called the Letter of Hope. It's a small

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<v Speaker 2>book at the end of the New Testament, written by Peter.

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<v Speaker 2>It's over in five chapters long, and Peter wrote it

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<v Speaker 2>to Christians who were suffering persecution in the Roman Empire

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<v Speaker 2>at the time. Wrote it, Nero was the Caesar of Rome.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know what Nero was doing. He was feeding

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<v Speaker 2>Christians to the lions in the Colisseum. He was nailing

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<v Speaker 2>them to crosses up and down the Appian Way, tarring

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<v Speaker 2>them and then lighting them on fire as torches. And

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<v Speaker 2>to be a Christian in those days meant death. You

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<v Speaker 2>follow Jesus, you die. It was that simple, and Christians

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<v Speaker 2>were hounded and hunted and persecuted. And Peter writes a

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<v Speaker 2>letter to people who are suffering. If you're ever going

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<v Speaker 2>through suffering, you need to read the book of First

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<v Speaker 2>Peter over.

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<v Speaker 3>And over and over.

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<v Speaker 2>And in the first seven verses of the first chapter

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<v Speaker 2>of Peter. Of First Peter, we have the five roots

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<v Speaker 2>of radical hope, the five reasons why we can hope

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<v Speaker 2>when other people feel hopeless.

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<v Speaker 3>As we look at a new year.

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<v Speaker 2>Number one, God chose me before I chose him. That's

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<v Speaker 2>the first thing that gives me hope, that God chose

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<v Speaker 2>me long before I chose him. Now, Peter starts this

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<v Speaker 2>in his first chapter, and in the second verse he says,

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<v Speaker 2>you were chosen according to the purpose of God the Father,

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<v Speaker 2>and were made a holy people by His Spirit. The

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<v Speaker 2>rest of that verse says you were bought by the

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<v Speaker 2>blood of Jesus to obey him. And we see the

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<v Speaker 2>trinity all in that one verse, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

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<v Speaker 2>Now what this verse says is, first of all, your

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<v Speaker 2>salvation was no accident. Long before you chose God, He

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<v Speaker 2>chose you. It was his idea. Before God even created

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<v Speaker 2>the universe, he decided he wanted to create you. He

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<v Speaker 2>made you to love you, and he thought of you

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<v Speaker 2>long before he did anything else. Your salvation was not

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<v Speaker 2>an accident. The whole thing was his idea and God

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<v Speaker 2>wants you and his family. You were chosen noticed according

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<v Speaker 2>to the purpose of God. God has a purpose for

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<v Speaker 2>your life. And what is that purpose? He says, he

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to make a holy people. God's purpose in creating

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<v Speaker 2>you and putting you on earth is to make you

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<v Speaker 2>holy for heaven, to get you ready for heaven. Before

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<v Speaker 2>you can get into heaven, you have to be transformed.

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<v Speaker 2>God has to do something in your heart so you're

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<v Speaker 2>transformed and ready for Heaven. Now, understanding this simple truth,

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<v Speaker 2>God chose me before I chose him gives you great confidence,

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<v Speaker 2>great hope because you know that you were chosen by God.

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<v Speaker 2>We all know how great it is to feel chosen

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<v Speaker 2>when you're chosen for a team. Remember in grade school,

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<v Speaker 2>you hated to be the last person chosen for the team.

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<v Speaker 2>You wanted to be the first person chosen for the team.

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<v Speaker 2>You loved it when somebody popular or athletic chose you

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<v Speaker 2>to be on their team. It built your confidence, It

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<v Speaker 2>built your self esteem. We love to be chosen for

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<v Speaker 2>a team. We loved to be chosen to receive recognition.

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<v Speaker 2>We love to be chosen to be singled out, We

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<v Speaker 2>love to be chosen to be proposed to. When Ky

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<v Speaker 2>said yes to me, my self esteem went up enormous

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<v Speaker 2>amount because I thought I must.

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<v Speaker 3>Not be that bad. She said yes, She said yes.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, the highest honor you will ever receive is this,

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<v Speaker 2>God has chosen you to spend eternity with him.

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<v Speaker 3>Big deal. That's a big deal.

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<v Speaker 2>God has chosen you to spend eternity with him, and

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<v Speaker 2>he chose you before you chose him.

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<v Speaker 3>Number two.

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<v Speaker 2>Second reason we have hope is God always treats me

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<v Speaker 2>with mercy. God always treats me with mercy. Now, remember

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<v Speaker 2>Peter is writing this to people who are already believers

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<v Speaker 2>therein the family of God. He's writing it to Christians,

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<v Speaker 2>and he says, this all honor to the God and

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<v Speaker 2>Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ. For it is by

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<v Speaker 2>his boundless mercy circle the word mercy. It is by

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<v Speaker 2>his boundless mercy that God has given us the privilege

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<v Speaker 2>of being born again. Friends, the more you understand grace,

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<v Speaker 2>the more you're going to be amazed by it, because

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<v Speaker 2>it's completely undeserved. It's totally unmerited. It is not something

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<v Speaker 2>you can earn or deserve or work for. It's just

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<v Speaker 2>a free gift of God's mercy. God's love for you

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<v Speaker 2>and your salvation is not based on your performance. It's

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<v Speaker 2>not based on what you do. You can't make God

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<v Speaker 2>love you anymore than he loves you right now, or

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<v Speaker 2>make him love you any less. His love is based

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<v Speaker 2>on his mercy for you. The Bible says this and

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<v Speaker 2>tied us three five. He saved us not only because

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<v Speaker 2>of righteous not because of the righteous things we had done,

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<v Speaker 2>but because of His mercy. Now, this is very important

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<v Speaker 2>to understand as a believer. When you blow it, God

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't get mad at you. God doesn't want to get

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<v Speaker 2>even with you. God doesn't start planning to mess up

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<v Speaker 2>your life. God always acts in mercy towards you. Always

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<v Speaker 2>acts in mercy towards you. Why because you are covered

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<v Speaker 2>in the blood and salvation of Jesus Christ when you've

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<v Speaker 2>accepted him, and so next year, no matter how much

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<v Speaker 2>you mess up, no matter how much you blow it,

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<v Speaker 3>I respond to you in mercy. That gives me hope.

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<v Speaker 2>It gives me hope that no matter how bad how

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<v Speaker 2>many mistakes I make, God is still going to be

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<v Speaker 2>merciful to me. And it is by that mercy I've

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<v Speaker 2>been spiritually born into his family. I've been reborn. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>you were born into the universal family human race when

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<v Speaker 2>you were physically born, and when you're spiritually reborn, you

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<v Speaker 2>invite Christ in your life. You get into God's family.

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<v Speaker 2>Now there are privileges. Notice the word privilege. He says

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<v Speaker 2>He's given us the privilege of being born again. There

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<v Speaker 2>are privileges that come from being in God's family. For instance,

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<v Speaker 2>one of the things is we get to call God father.

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<v Speaker 2>I get to call God Daddy father because I'm in

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<v Speaker 2>his family. And if you've accepted Christ, you're in his

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<v Speaker 2>family too. And we get each other as brothers and

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<v Speaker 2>sisters in the family of God and God's family. The

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<v Speaker 2>spiritual family is going to go on forever, and it

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<v Speaker 2>But one of the great things is that because I'm

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<v Speaker 2>and God says, I'm going to help you. Remember, as

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<v Speaker 2>weeks ago that over twenty times in the New Testament,

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<v Speaker 2>God says ask. God says asking, it shall be given.

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<v Speaker 2>Seek and you'll find. Knock them the door will be open.

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<v Speaker 2>Ask anything in my name, and I will do it.

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<v Speaker 2>He says, Ask that you may bear fruit, that the

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<v Speaker 2>Father may be glorified in the sun. Over and over again,

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible says, you have not because you.

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<v Speaker 3>Ask not.

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<v Speaker 2>He's waiting to meet your needs. You have not because

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<v Speaker 2>you ask not. This week I got a letter from

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<v Speaker 2>Larry D. Young, President and chief executive officer of Snapple.

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<v Speaker 2>And so Larry D Young, President, doctor Pepper Snapple wrote

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<v Speaker 2>me a letter because I wrote him a letter about

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<v Speaker 2>a month ago, and I told him, I said, Larry,

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<v Speaker 2>of course I didn't know him. I just wrote, dear

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<v Speaker 2>mister president, you've taken my favorite flavor off the market.

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<v Speaker 3>Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Now I want to humbly suggest that this is a mistake.

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<v Speaker 2>And my favorite Snapple is diet plumbergranite, not pomegranate plummegranted,

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<v Speaker 2>it's plumb and pomegranate put together. And I think a

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<v Speaker 2>reason a lot of people never drank it is because

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<v Speaker 2>they thought it was pomegranate. But it actually it was

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<v Speaker 2>plumb and it tasted like plumb. So I wrote the

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<v Speaker 2>president of Snapple. I didn't know this guy. I wrote

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<v Speaker 2>him a letter and said, you know what, I think

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<v Speaker 2>you mismarketed it. Why don't you just call it plum crazy.

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<v Speaker 2>Then people would know that it's plumb flavor, not Plummegranted,

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<v Speaker 2>that sounds like some fruit you never heard of, So

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<v Speaker 2>call it plumb crazy and put it back on the market.

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<v Speaker 3>I get a letter this week, Dear doctor Warren. Isn't

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<v Speaker 3>that nice?

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<v Speaker 2>Dear doctor Warren, thank you for your interest and passion

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<v Speaker 2>for Snapple. With many flavors in the Snapple family, we're

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<v Speaker 2>not able to offer all of them.

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<v Speaker 3>In each region.

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<v Speaker 2>Unfortunately, diet Plummegranite is one of those that is no

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<v Speaker 2>longer available on the West Coast. However, please accept this

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<v Speaker 2>case of extremely limited edition private reserve plumb.

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<v Speaker 3>Crazy Snapple just for you.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope you and your closest friends will enjoy this

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<v Speaker 2>case of this private reserve with our car implements. Well

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<v Speaker 2>now we're talking, Okay, now Here right here on the

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<v Speaker 2>label it says you can't see this regal plumb Crazy

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<v Speaker 2>it's my name, plumb crazy. There you go, and right

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<v Speaker 2>here on the side of this Snapple.

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<v Speaker 3>It says, dear doctor Warren.

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<v Speaker 2>Being a great tasting, all natural beverage that brings a

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<v Speaker 2>little smile to people's day certainly can't compare to the

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<v Speaker 2>understanding you have brought to the lives of people every day. However,

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<v Speaker 2>I know you give some. I hope you give some

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<v Speaker 2>of the other flavors a try, because I think you'll

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<v Speaker 2>find another one that you enjoyed just as much as

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<v Speaker 2>you love plummegranite. Thank you for carrying enough to write

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<v Speaker 2>your friend Snapple, so I have a whole case of

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<v Speaker 2>this now, all right, you have not because you ask not?

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<v Speaker 2>All right now, Larry, if I'm so bold to calling Larry,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, we're like this now, Okay, we're like this,

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm thinking if the president of Snapple, I'm sure

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<v Speaker 2>he's a great guy, but he's imperfect, just like you

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<v Speaker 2>and me can meet the needs of a lowly guy

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<v Speaker 2>who asked for some plumbgrante. How much more would a

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<v Speaker 2>heavenly father who loves you and send his son to

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<v Speaker 2>die for you take care of your needs if you

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<v Speaker 2>just simply asked you have not because you ask not. God,

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<v Speaker 2>your heavenly Father, wants to supply your needs. Why, because

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<v Speaker 2>he chose you before you chose him, and because God

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<v Speaker 2>always treats us with mercy. He's waiting and wanting to

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<v Speaker 2>meet your needs.

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<v Speaker 1>Such a great message by Rick today and every day.

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<v Speaker 1>I sure hope you were just as encouraged as I was.

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<v Speaker 1>And now here's Rick with an important message.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus told his disciples that they should live their lives

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<v Speaker 2>love God with all your heart. That's worship. And love

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<v Speaker 2>your neighbors yourself. That's ministry. That's called the Great Commandment.

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<v Speaker 2>And then Jesus said, go make disciples. That's evangelism. Baptize

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<v Speaker 2>them into the Family of God. That's fellowship, a sign

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<v Speaker 2>of fellowship. And then he said, teach them obey everything

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<v Speaker 2>I've taught you. That's discipleship. And we call that the

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<v Speaker 2>Great Commission. We believe it daily hope that a great

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