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<v Speaker 1>Hello, everybody, Welcome to Daily Hope with Pastor Rick Warren.

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<v Speaker 1>So we're continuing with this series called Daring Faith the

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<v Speaker 1>Key to Miracles. And in this series you're learning how

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<v Speaker 1>to have a bold, unshakable faith that gives you courage

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<v Speaker 1>to impact the.

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<v Speaker 2>World around you.

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<v Speaker 1>And now here's Rick with the final part of a

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<v Speaker 1>message called daring to Imagine.

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<v Speaker 3>How do you refuel God's dream for your life? Number six,

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<v Speaker 3>God's Spirit and God's Word fuel my imagination. God's Spirit

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<v Speaker 3>and God's Word fuel my imagination. These are the two

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<v Speaker 3>sources that God provides to energize your dream so you

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<v Speaker 3>don't run out of gas. First, he gives you his

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<v Speaker 3>own spirit, the Holy Spirit, and second he gives you

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<v Speaker 3>his word and the promises of the Bible. Let me

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<v Speaker 3>show you a couple verses John chapter fourteen. Jesus says,

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<v Speaker 3>I will ask the Father, and he will give you

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<v Speaker 3>another helper who will be with you forever. And that

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<v Speaker 3>helper is the Spirit of Truth. That's God's Holy Spirit.

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<v Speaker 3>And you'll know him because he lives with you and

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<v Speaker 3>he will be in you.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's where the power comes from.

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<v Speaker 3>It's not self help psychology, it's not build yourself up

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<v Speaker 3>with positive and latitude. This is the Holy Spirit working

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<v Speaker 3>in you. Gives you power you don't have. And the

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<v Speaker 3>other source for a refueling is God's word. Someone nineteen says, this,

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<v Speaker 3>open my eyes to see the wonderful truths in your law.

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<v Speaker 3>Help me to understand the meaning of your commandments. And

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<v Speaker 3>I will meditate. That's imagine, think about consider. I will

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<v Speaker 3>meditate on your wonderful miracles.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, how do you do this?

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<v Speaker 3>You need to do it on a daily basis, where

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<v Speaker 3>you listen to God as you read his word, and

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<v Speaker 3>you talk to God in prayer. And this is the

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<v Speaker 3>key to maintaining a vision and dream for your entire life.

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<v Speaker 3>Write this down. The key to stronger, healthier imagination is

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<v Speaker 3>a daily quiet time. A daily quiet time when the

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<v Speaker 3>Holy Spirit and you and the Bible get alone and

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<v Speaker 3>you listen to God and you talk to God and

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<v Speaker 3>you pray and you think and you consider, and that

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<v Speaker 3>energizes your vision. If you're not having a daily quiet time,

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<v Speaker 3>it's no wonder your dream leaks. You got to be

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<v Speaker 3>in the Word and you've got to be in the spirit.

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<v Speaker 3>And when you do that, you get alone with God.

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<v Speaker 3>That will energize you. You need to develop that habit

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<v Speaker 3>to maintain.

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<v Speaker 2>Your dream for life every day.

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<v Speaker 3>By the way, let me give you a couple tips

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<v Speaker 3>on getting God's dream while we're talking about this. One

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<v Speaker 3>of them is, it's actually easier to hear from God

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<v Speaker 3>when you're relaxed than when you're stressed out.

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<v Speaker 2>When I'm stressed out and.

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<v Speaker 3>My mind is going with all these fears and worries

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<v Speaker 3>and stress and it's buzzing, I can't hear God because

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<v Speaker 3>my mind is talking too loud to me. I've got

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<v Speaker 3>to get relax That's why we call it a quiet time.

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<v Speaker 3>You get quiet, you get calm. You can't hear God

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<v Speaker 3>with the radio on. You can't hear God when you're

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<v Speaker 3>talking to yourself with all your worries. You get quiet,

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<v Speaker 3>you get relaxed. And, by the way, one of the

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<v Speaker 3>things you can do. I do this all the time.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't do it every night, but almost every night.

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<v Speaker 3>As I'm going to sleep, the last thing I do

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<v Speaker 3>and I put my head down is I ask God

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<v Speaker 3>a question, and I ask him for guidance, and I say, Lord,

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<v Speaker 3>I'm going to be relaxed, and you'll be able to

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<v Speaker 3>talk to me a whole lot better than any other way.

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<v Speaker 3>So sometimes I say what's next?

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<v Speaker 2>What do you want me to do next? And I

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<v Speaker 2>put my head down on the pillow.

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<v Speaker 3>Or I'll give him a problem, say what do you

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<v Speaker 3>want me to say to these people? And I'll put

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<v Speaker 3>my head down and go to sleep. I'll ask God

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<v Speaker 3>a question while I'm sleeping. The Holy Spirit has an

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<v Speaker 3>opportunity to influence my subconscious and many times, not every time,

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<v Speaker 3>but many times I'll wake up with the solution to

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<v Speaker 3>a problem I've been working on for weeks and consciously

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<v Speaker 3>couldn't figure it out. But when I ask God to

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<v Speaker 3>illuminate my imagination while I'm sleeping, then I'm more relaxed

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<v Speaker 3>than are receptive. The Bible talks about this. Look at

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<v Speaker 3>this verse on the screen Job thirty three.

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<v Speaker 2>God speaks.

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<v Speaker 3>God speaks again and again, though people often don't recognize it.

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<v Speaker 3>He speaks in dreams, and he speaks in visions of

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<v Speaker 3>the night when deep sleep falls upon people as they

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<v Speaker 3>lie in bed, Because then you don't have all your

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<v Speaker 3>pretensions up, you don't have all your guard up. When

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<v Speaker 3>you're relaxed, God can communicate to you a whole lot better,

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<v Speaker 3>and you wake up in the morning and you got

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<v Speaker 3>the answer. Let me show you another verse. The Bible

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<v Speaker 3>says this Isaiah fifty. The Sovereign Lord has given me

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<v Speaker 3>his words of wisdom, so I know what to say

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<v Speaker 3>to all these weary ones. God has given me this

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<v Speaker 3>verse many times. Morning by morning he wakens me and

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<v Speaker 3>opens my understanding to his will. Because I've started the evening,

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<v Speaker 3>I want to sleep talking to the Lord. And the

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<v Speaker 3>first thing I do when I wake up o the

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<v Speaker 3>morning is I talk to the Lord again. And then

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<v Speaker 3>I have a quiet time, and he wakens me and

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<v Speaker 3>opens me to understanding his will. That's how he refuels

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<v Speaker 3>your imagination.

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<v Speaker 2>Number seven.

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<v Speaker 3>Seventh thing I've learned is that growing my character will

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<v Speaker 3>clarify my vision. Growing my character will clarify clarify my vision.

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<v Speaker 3>What I mean by that is, if you're having a

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<v Speaker 3>hard time getting God's dream for your life, you just

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<v Speaker 3>can't see it. I don't get it. I don't get

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<v Speaker 3>the vision. I don't get the dream. I just don't see.

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<v Speaker 3>It's pretty muddy, it's it's pretty unclear. Then what you

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<v Speaker 3>need to do is you need to focus on growing

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<v Speaker 3>up spiritually, because the more mature you become, the clearer

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<v Speaker 3>the vision will be and as you add character qualities

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<v Speaker 3>in your life, you're going to be able to see

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<v Speaker 2>That's what the Bible talks about. In second Peter Chuck.

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<v Speaker 3>One verses five to nine, it says this to your faith,

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<v Speaker 3>add goodness. Now we're in this series on daring faith,

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<v Speaker 3>and the foundation of your life is faith, and it's

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<v Speaker 3>impossible to please God without faith.

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<v Speaker 2>But he says, in addition to your faith, I want

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<v Speaker 3>Some other virtues. I want you to add some other

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<v Speaker 3>character qualities. In addition to your faith, he said, add goodness,

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<v Speaker 3>and you know doing good things. And to your goodness,

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<v Speaker 3>I want you to add knowledge. I want you to learn.

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<v Speaker 3>And to your knowledge, I want you to add self control.

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<v Speaker 3>And to your self control, add patience. He's talking about

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<v Speaker 3>If you'll build these things into your life, you're going

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<v Speaker 3>to grow up spiritually. If you add knowledge and patience

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<v Speaker 3>and self control and goodness in your life, these are

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<v Speaker 3>fruit and the spirit. He said, you're going to become

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<v Speaker 3>more mature. And he said, and add to your patience,

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<v Speaker 3>add service to God. Get involved in service. Figure out

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<v Speaker 3>a place to God by serving others get involved in

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<v Speaker 3>the ministry. So he says, add service for God. And

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<v Speaker 3>that's you can't grow without doing that. And he said,

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<v Speaker 3>and to your service for God, add kindness to your

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<v Speaker 3>brothers and sisters in Christ. He said, practice loving other

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<v Speaker 3>people in the church and the family. Show kindness to

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<v Speaker 3>other Christians. And he said, and to this kindness add

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<v Speaker 3>love for everyone. Now all these qualities, he says, if

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<v Speaker 3>all these things are in you and are growing, they

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<v Speaker 3>will help you to be useful and productive. Circle the

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<v Speaker 3>phrase useful and productive. That is my goal for you,

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<v Speaker 3>as your pastor, as somebody who's responsible for your spiritual growth.

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<v Speaker 3>My goal for you is that you will be more

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<v Speaker 3>productive and you will be more useful in life this

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<v Speaker 3>next year and for the rest of your life. That's

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<v Speaker 3>why we're doing this series. I want you to be

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<v Speaker 3>more productive, and I want you to be more useful

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<v Speaker 3>in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But he says,

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<v Speaker 3>anyone who does not have these qualities, these things, these characteristics,

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<v Speaker 3>cannot see clearly. The reason you can't see God's vision

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<v Speaker 3>is you just need to grow up. Finally, Number eight,

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<v Speaker 3>the eight thing I've learned about vision and dreams and imagination.

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<v Speaker 3>If a dream is from God, if a dream is

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<v Speaker 3>truly from God, it will be connected somehow to his

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<v Speaker 3>church and his plan for the world. If a dream

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<v Speaker 3>is truly from God, it will somehow be connected to

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<v Speaker 3>his church and his plan for the world. Why would

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<v Speaker 3>God give you a self centered dream unconnected to what

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<v Speaker 3>he wants to do in the world. He wants to

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<v Speaker 3>use you for his dream. He wants to use you

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<v Speaker 3>for his plan. And what is God's big overallch plan.

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<v Speaker 3>God is building a family, and He's collecting family members

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<v Speaker 3>from all every nation, every tribe, every language, every people group.

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<v Speaker 3>And when everybody's in the family that he knows is

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<v Speaker 3>going to be in the family, boom, it's over. We're

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<v Speaker 3>going into phase two, which is eternity. That's God's big plan.

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<v Speaker 3>God did not create you to live on earth and

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<v Speaker 3>to live a self centered life where you get up,

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<v Speaker 3>to bed, make a little money, retire and die. Really

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<v Speaker 3>you think that's all God puts you here for. No,

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<v Speaker 3>He puts you here to be a part of his plan.

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<v Speaker 3>And if he gives you a dream, you get a

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<v Speaker 3>dream from God, it's going to somehow impact his church

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<v Speaker 3>and his plan for the whole world, because that's what

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<v Speaker 3>he's doing right before.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus went back to heaven.

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<v Speaker 3>After he rose again, he stayed around Jerusalem for another

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<v Speaker 3>forty days, walking around talking to people, having dinner with people,

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<v Speaker 3>meeting with people. One time he spoke to five hundred

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<v Speaker 2>Time, and so he was there for forty days.

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<v Speaker 3>And then after forty days, he takes the well and

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<v Speaker 3>he says, I told you that I was going to

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<v Speaker 3>come back to life. And he said, I'm telling you this.

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<v Speaker 3>If I came back to life, I'm going to come

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<v Speaker 3>back again. And before he leaves, which is called the Ascension,

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<v Speaker 3>he gives his great dream. He gives them a great vision,

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<v Speaker 3>a great dream. It's called the Great Commission, and it

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<v Speaker 3>goes like this, go ye, therefore, and make disciples in

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<v Speaker 3>every nation, baptizing them in the name of the Father

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<v Speaker 3>and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and teach them

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<v Speaker 3>to do everything I've commanded you, and lo, I will

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<v Speaker 3>be with you always, even to the end of the age.

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<v Speaker 3>That's called the Great Commission. It's the last words of

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<v Speaker 2>Back to heaven.

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<v Speaker 3>Saddleback Church was started because of the Great Commission because

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<v Speaker 3>there are people who did not know Jesus Christ. So

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<v Speaker 3>we keep starting churches. The whole reason this church started,

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<v Speaker 3>Every church started because of the Great Commission. And the

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<v Speaker 3>Great Commission is your commission.

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<v Speaker 2>And we've had two.

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<v Speaker 3>Thousand years of God building his family so that now

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<v Speaker 3>there are two point three billion people in it.

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<v Speaker 3>It is the largest thing on the planet. The Church

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<v Speaker 3>Why it's because God created it. And it's the whole

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<v Speaker 3>purpose of history. And if God is going to have

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<v Speaker 3>day it's completed and we're all going to heaven. Because

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<v Speaker 3>Look at this last verse. Jesus says this. If you try,

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<v Speaker 2>You will find true life. You know.

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<v Speaker 3>This is what God wants to do in your life.

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<v Speaker 3>Let me give you some questions to get started. I

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<v Speaker 3>you on a journey of finding God's dream for your life.

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<v Speaker 3>You may have missed it for years and years and years.

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<v Speaker 3>got you exactly where he wants you to be. He

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<v Speaker 3>brought you here today. You're listening this message right now

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<v Speaker 3>because God wanted you at.

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<v Speaker 3>Here are three questions you can ask yourself to begin

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<v Speaker 3>are what if, why not?

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<v Speaker 2>What if I did this? What if I did that?

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<v Speaker 3>Open the new possibilities and then why not why What

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<v Speaker 2>Why not? Why not? Why isn't this being done? And

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<v Speaker 2>What if? Why not? And why not me? You see

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<v Speaker 2>the reason? You know, people say, why do we.

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<v Speaker 3>Have all these problems in the world, like poverty, disease, illiteracy,

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<v Speaker 3>big problems. I'll tell you why is because God is

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<v Speaker 3>waiting for his children at you and me, to imagine

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<v Speaker 3>the solutions. God is waiting for his children to imagine

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<v Speaker 3>the solutions to the problems in the world. And maybe

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<v Speaker 3>God wants to use you in a way you've never

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<v Speaker 3>And the most important thing to remember is this Jesus said,

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<v Speaker 3>with men, this is impossible, but with God all things

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<v Speaker 3>are possible. So you pray and you ask God for direction.

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<v Speaker 3>Say God, I'm not doing this on my ability. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm going to go for it. And I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to move against my fears, and I'm going to move against.

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<v Speaker 3>My doubt, and I'm going to go ahead because all

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<v Speaker 3>things are possible with God. God is looking for people

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<v Speaker 3>who are tired of small thinking, petty living, weak willed goals,

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<v Speaker 2>Dreams.

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<v Speaker 3>I told you I was going to push you during

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<v Speaker 3>this daring faith series because you were made for far

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<v Speaker 3>more than just a suburban life. You were made for

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<v Speaker 2>You were made for far more than that.

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<v Speaker 3>God's dream, God's vision, God's goal for your life is.

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<v Speaker 2>So big you cannot even imagine it.

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<v Speaker 3>God is looking for people who will step up, move out,

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<v Speaker 3>and go Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm all in.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't even know what that means. It scares me spitless,

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<v Speaker 3>but I'm all in and I'm going to be a

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<v Speaker 2>You can be better. You were made for more than

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<v Speaker 3>I know you were made for more than you're living

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<v Speaker 3>right now, and I'm not going to let you just

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<v Speaker 3>do that because I love you too much to not

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<v Speaker 3>challenge you and tell you that God's dream for your

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<v Speaker 3>life is so massive. I am exhibit a of this.

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<v Speaker 3>I grew up in a town of less than five

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<v Speaker 3>hundred people. I would have never told you that I

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<v Speaker 3>would pastor church one hundred times bigger than the town

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<v Speaker 3>I grew up in. But God will use you if

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<v Speaker 3>you will just say yes, and He'll use that imagination.

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<v Speaker 3>And great lives are built on great dreams. That's bower Heads.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm going to pray a prayer that could change your life.

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<v Speaker 3>You can pray this in your mind, in your heart

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<v Speaker 3>to say, Dear God, I haven't been using my imagination correctly.

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<v Speaker 3>I've imagined things that I shouldn't have, worry and fear,

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<v Speaker 3>and some ugly things that just aren't good. But I

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<v Speaker 3>want to use my imagination to dream the dream that

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<v Speaker 3>you put in my heart. I want my life to

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<v Speaker 3>be shaped by you, not by other people, not by

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<v Speaker 3>what my parents told me, not by what society has

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<v Speaker 3>told me. I want my life to be shaped by

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<v Speaker 3>your dream. I want to live by faith. I want

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<v Speaker 3>a great life built on a great dream. And I

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<v Speaker 3>thank you Lord that your dream for my life is bigger.

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<v Speaker 2>Than my dream.

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<v Speaker 3>And like that man who came to you with the

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<v Speaker 3>six Son, I'm saying to you today, God, I believe

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<v Speaker 3>help me with my doubts. I believe help me with

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<v Speaker 3>my doubts. I want to begin a daily time with

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<v Speaker 3>you of reading some of the Bible and praying, talking,

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<v Speaker 3>a quiet time where your spirit and your word refuel.

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<v Speaker 2>My imagine nation.

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<v Speaker 3>I want to grow my character. I want to add

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<v Speaker 3>and clearer. And I want to be a part of

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<v Speaker 3>what you're doing in the world. I want to attach

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<v Speaker 3>my life to the greatest cause, the great commission, your

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<v Speaker 2>That will be with you for eternity.

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<v Speaker 3>And I want what I do in some way to

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<v Speaker 3>play a role in building your family, your church, your kingdom,

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<v Speaker 3>and your plan for the world. So as much as

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<v Speaker 3>I know how, I'm saying yes to you today. If

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<v Speaker 3>you've never invited Jesus Christ in your life, to say,

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<v Speaker 3>Jesus Christ, come into my life, make yourself real, to me.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to learn to trust you and love you. Father.

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<v Speaker 2>I pray that you will raise up a generation of

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<v Speaker 3>Dream great dreams. You said in your word that in

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<v Speaker 3>the last days, old men will dream dreams and young

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<v Speaker 3>men will have visions. That God, you will use people

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<v Speaker 3>of every age, at every stage, and every race and

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<v Speaker 3>every language. Forgive us for petty thinking, self centered, living

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<v Speaker 3>small goals. Help us to trust you, Help us to

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<v Speaker 3>remember that when we call on Jesus, nothing is impossible.

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<v Speaker 3>And I pray you would start a movement in our

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, if you've just prayed along with Rick to accept

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<v Speaker 2>Here's Rick.

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