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<v Speaker 1>Hello, and thanks for joining us today on Pastor Rick's

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<v Speaker 1>Daily Hope. This is the Bible teaching ministry of Rick Warren,

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<v Speaker 1>and today we are continuing in a series called the

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<v Speaker 1>Miracle of Mercy. Rick will show us how God's mercy

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<v Speaker 1>can lift your guilt, heal your wounds, and transform the

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<v Speaker 1>way you live. Right now, here's part three of a

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<v Speaker 1>message called God's Mercy and My Failures.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me show you another example. Easter night, same night,

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<v Speaker 2>that was in the morning that night, they're still together.

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<v Speaker 2>It says that evening the disciples were together again with

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<v Speaker 2>the doors locked.

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<v Speaker 3>They're in a house, their house group. They're in a

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<v Speaker 3>home church.

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<v Speaker 2>They're in a small group and a home with the

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<v Speaker 2>doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders. They're thinking, Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>they killed Jesus, maybe they're gonna kill us too. Maybe

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<v Speaker 2>they're gonna crucify us. Now, this is Easter, so Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>there is. And it says suddenly Jesus appeared in the

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<v Speaker 2>middle of the group and said peace be with you,

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<v Speaker 2>and the disciples were filled with joy when they saw

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<v Speaker 2>the Lord. I guess so now I've been in a

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<v Speaker 2>small group thirty five years. I've never had Jesus suddenly

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<v Speaker 2>show up in the middle of the group. Okay, not physically,

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<v Speaker 2>not physically, but I will you tell you this. I've

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<v Speaker 2>seen Jesus show up in my small group hundreds of

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<v Speaker 2>times through the words and the emotions and the prayers

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<v Speaker 2>of other people. And I have sat in group after

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<v Speaker 2>group after group when somebody start talking and I knew

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<v Speaker 2>God is talking to me. Right now, He's talking directly

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<v Speaker 2>to you, Rick Warren, and you better listen. It may

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<v Speaker 2>be their mouth, and it may be a man, and

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<v Speaker 2>it may be a woman. Didn't really matter who it is.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm talking to you right now. And God's presence

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<v Speaker 2>showed up in my life in the middle of that

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<v Speaker 2>small group. I have seen that happen over and over

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<v Speaker 2>and over. And if you've been in the small group

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<v Speaker 2>for any length of time, you know that God's presence

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus often shows up in a small group. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>he promised, where two or three are gathered in my name,

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<v Speaker 2>I will be there in the midst of them. Not physically,

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<v Speaker 2>but His presence is there. His spirit is there, his

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<v Speaker 2>love is there, his mercy is there, and he shows

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<v Speaker 2>up in the middle of the group. And if you're

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<v Speaker 2>never in a group. He's never going to show up.

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<v Speaker 2>You got to get in that situation where two or

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<v Speaker 2>three are gathered in my name, he says, I'm there,

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<v Speaker 2>which with you. The reason this is important when you

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<v Speaker 2>have a failure is because in a crisis, you don't

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<v Speaker 2>think straight. And the bigger the failure, the bigger the

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<v Speaker 2>loss in your life, the more you don't think straight,

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<v Speaker 2>and you need other people around here.

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<v Speaker 3>Have you thought about this? Have you considered this?

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<v Speaker 2>And they just kind of calm you down and they

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<v Speaker 2>straighten you out, and they're there to support you, and

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<v Speaker 2>they're there to be with you. A third example of

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<v Speaker 2>Peter and his small group, John chapter twenty, verse twenty

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<v Speaker 2>six says, a week later, remember I told you last

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<v Speaker 2>week that Jesus rose from the day, he stayed around

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<v Speaker 2>Jerusalem for another forty days. He didn't just go right

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<v Speaker 2>back to heaven. And so a week later, it says,

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<v Speaker 2>the disciples were together again, meeting in a home. They're

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<v Speaker 2>having their weekly small group. They're meeting every week, in fact,

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<v Speaker 2>for the next fifty days. After Peter's big failure and

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<v Speaker 2>after the cross and the resurrection, about all the disciples

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<v Speaker 2>did was go to the small group. They pretty much

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<v Speaker 2>just hung out together, kind of processing what in the

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<v Speaker 2>world did we just go through the death and the

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<v Speaker 2>burial and the resurrection of Jesus. And they're going through

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<v Speaker 2>this trauma together, and they're coming to their small group

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<v Speaker 2>over and over and over. Now, I don't think I

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<v Speaker 2>have to repeat to you the importance of a small group.

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<v Speaker 2>I've taught on you this many many times, but let

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<v Speaker 2>me just say this again. The best time to build

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<v Speaker 2>the support network in your life is before the crisis.

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<v Speaker 2>You're going to have some rogue wins in your life.

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<v Speaker 2>You're gonna have some major pain in the days I

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<v Speaker 2>had count on it. This is Earth, it's not Heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>You're gonna have losses. You're gonna have deaths, You're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>have major illnesses. You're gonna have all kinds of problems

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<v Speaker 2>that you don't even know about that I don't even

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<v Speaker 2>know about.

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<v Speaker 3>The time to get.

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<v Speaker 2>Your social support system, that network in place. The time

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<v Speaker 2>to build a small group is now, not in the crisis.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a little late by then. Fortunately, Peter had a

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<v Speaker 2>small group he'd been in for three and a half years,

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<v Speaker 2>so when he had his biggest failure, he had a

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<v Speaker 2>place to go and say.

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<v Speaker 3>Man, did I screw up?

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<v Speaker 2>And they go, yeah, you did, but we did too,

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<v Speaker 2>and so let's all encourage each other.

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<v Speaker 3>And so he had a place to go. He grieved.

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<v Speaker 2>He let his small group support him. Third thing, very important.

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<v Speaker 2>Third thing to do when you have a fail in

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<v Speaker 2>your life. I cast myself on God's mercy. Cast myself

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<v Speaker 2>on God's mercy. Now we know this, and we know

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<v Speaker 2>Peter did this because Peter wrote about it. Peter wrote

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<v Speaker 2>two books in the Bible. The first book is called

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<v Speaker 2>First Peter. Guess which one. The second one's called Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>Second Peter. Yeah you're really bright today, okay, Second Peter.

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<v Speaker 2>But in First Peter, he starts the whole book talking

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<v Speaker 2>about how God has showed him mercy. I mean verse

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<v Speaker 2>one and verse two. He said, Hi, it's Peter talking,

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<v Speaker 2>and he tells who he's writing to. And so then

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<v Speaker 2>the first thing he talks about in his book is

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<v Speaker 2>God's mercy. First Peter, Chapter one, verse three. Because of

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<v Speaker 2>his great mercy, he knew that God had shown him mercy.

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<v Speaker 2>God has given us a new life. He goes, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not the same old Peter. I'm a new Peter. I

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<v Speaker 2>got a new life. I'm not the old guy. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>a new guy. Now He has given us new life

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<v Speaker 2>by raising Christ, Jesus Christ from the dead from death.

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<v Speaker 2>This fills us with a living hope. Now Peter has

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<v Speaker 2>had a massive failure in his life, but he's not

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<v Speaker 2>going around in despair. He's not going around in condemnation.

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<v Speaker 2>He's not going around in guilt. He's not walking around

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<v Speaker 2>in shame. He's not walking around in regret. He's not

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<v Speaker 2>timid and going well. God could never use me. So

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<v Speaker 2>he says, I'm walking around in hope. My life is

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<v Speaker 2>filled with hope in spite of my failure. My life

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<v Speaker 2>is filled with hope. Why because of the mercy of God.

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<v Speaker 2>And later in the same book he says this, and

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<v Speaker 2>he says it from personal experience. One Peter five to seven.

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<v Speaker 2>Cast all your anxiety on him God, because he cares

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<v Speaker 2>for you. He says, that's what you do. Now, why

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<v Speaker 2>did Peter tell people to do that? Because that's what

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<v Speaker 2>he did when he failed. He just cast all his anxiety.

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<v Speaker 2>He cast himself on the mercy of God. Now I

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<v Speaker 2>went and I looked up this word cast in the

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<v Speaker 2>original Greek, in the original manuscripts of the Bible, and

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<v Speaker 2>the word cast there. It doesn't mean kind of like

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<v Speaker 2>fly fishing cast, you know, where you're just kind of flipping,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, ten two and four, you know, kind of

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<v Speaker 2>a you know, you're you know, doing back and forth,

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<v Speaker 3>That's an easy cast. Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>This kind of cast all your cares really is more

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<v Speaker 2>like when you're carrying a giant boulder and that the

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<v Speaker 2>boulder is so big you couldn't throw it three feet.

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<v Speaker 3>Basically, it just means let it go. It means drop it.

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<v Speaker 2>And when he says cast your anxiety or other translations

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<v Speaker 2>cast your cares on the Lord, he means take them

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<v Speaker 2>and drop them. You just let it go. You don't

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<v Speaker 2>have to throw it. You don't have to toss it.

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<v Speaker 2>You just go.

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<v Speaker 3>God, I'm dropping it.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm dropping my fear, I'm dropping my insecurity, I'm dropping

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<v Speaker 2>my guilt, I'm dropping my shame because you are a

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<v Speaker 2>loving and merciful God, and I'm just gonna drop it

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<v Speaker 2>all on you. I'm going to cast myself on the

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<v Speaker 2>mercy of God. What does it mean to cast yourself

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<v Speaker 2>on the mercy of God? Well, it means to pray

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<v Speaker 2>something like this. You say, God, there is no way

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<v Speaker 2>I deserve your forgiveness. I really blew it. There's no

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<v Speaker 2>way I deserve your mercy. I've thumbed my nose to you.

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<v Speaker 2>I've ignored you so much of my life. I've made

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<v Speaker 2>them mistakes. God, There's no way I deserve your grace,

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<v Speaker 2>your mercy, your kindness, your love. But God, you are

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<v Speaker 2>a kind God. You are a loving God. You are

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<v Speaker 2>a merciful and forgiving God. In fact, you have said

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<v Speaker 2>that you love to show mercy. So I'm throwing myself

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<v Speaker 2>on your mercy. I need a fresh start. I don't

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<v Speaker 2>deserve it, I couldn't earn it. But you are a

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<v Speaker 2>merciful God. So I'm just gonna ask you to do

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<v Speaker 2>what you love to do and show me mercy. That's

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<v Speaker 2>casting yourself on the mercy of God, you see.

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<v Speaker 3>That's why.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the antidote to everything Satan says to you so

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<v Speaker 2>much of the time. And Satan is whispering in your ear.

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<v Speaker 2>You're not good enough. Who do you think you are?

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<v Speaker 2>You think God could ever use you? Why do you

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<v Speaker 2>think God would answer your prayers? After all the stuff

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<v Speaker 2>you've done, all those dumb stunts you've done. Why do

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<v Speaker 2>you think God you're not good enough, and then they

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<v Speaker 2>said he's always maximized things said, no way will God

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<v Speaker 2>ever forgive you on that. He does not want you

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<v Speaker 2>focused on his mercy. But I'll tell you what the

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<v Speaker 2>antidote to get rid of all of that talk in

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<v Speaker 2>your mind and Satan's constantly giving you those negative thoughts

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<v Speaker 2>and it's kind of like, you know, the teacher on

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<v Speaker 2>the Charlie Brown movies, Why Wow, why whoy why why?

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<v Speaker 2>You know you can't hear, but it's just there. What

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<v Speaker 2>is the antidote to that? When you cast your care,

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<v Speaker 2>you lose your despair. When you cast your care, you

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<v Speaker 2>lose your despair because then Jesus moves into action the

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<v Speaker 2>moment you say, God, I'm throwing myself on your mercy,

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<v Speaker 2>what does Jesus do with our failures?

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<v Speaker 3>This is what I really want us to look at.

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<v Speaker 2>Before Jesus even was arrested, he told Peter in advance

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<v Speaker 2>this was gonna happen. And Jesus actually told Peter four

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<v Speaker 2>things in advance of his failure. And here's what he said.

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<v Speaker 2>In Luke chapter twenty two, thirty and thirty one. He said,

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<v Speaker 2>Simon Simon, by the way, you know Peter's name, was

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<v Speaker 2>actually Simon Peter, so sometimes he's called Peter and sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>he's called Simon. Now Peter actually means rock rock in Greek,

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<v Speaker 2>and it was Peter Barjona, which means he was the

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<v Speaker 2>son of John, the son of John. So today Peter

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<v Speaker 2>would have been called Rock Johnson. Okay, Okay, So Peter

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<v Speaker 2>Barjona today in America would have been called the disciple

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<v Speaker 2>Rock Johnson, Simon or Peter Barjona. Okay, he says, Simon, Simon.

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<v Speaker 2>See the tenderness in God's voice. Jesus says, Satan has

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<v Speaker 2>asked to sift you. Like what he says. Satan wants

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<v Speaker 2>to turn your crank, Peter. He wants to test you.

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<v Speaker 2>He wants to turn you inside out because he doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>think you're gonna come through. I know you will, but

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<v Speaker 2>he doesn't think you will. And so Satan wants to

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<v Speaker 2>You're gonna get messed with, You're gonna be tempted. But

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<v Speaker 2>goes Satan, wants to sift you. He predicted Peter's temptation

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<v Speaker 2>God is not ever surprised or caught off guard by

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<v Speaker 2>in advance. He already knows your weak spots. As I

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<v Speaker 2>mind that we are dust. In other words, God knows

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<v Speaker 2>we're not God. We're not perfect. We're human beings. We

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<v Speaker 2>he's not surprised. He's not shocked when you fail number two,

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<v Speaker 2>this one, you will surprise you. He prays for us,

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<v Speaker 2>He prays for us. Jesus told Peter before he had

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<v Speaker 3>But I have.

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<v Speaker 2>Already prayed for you that your faith will not fail.

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<v Speaker 2>And jesus prayers are answered. I've prayed for you that

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<v Speaker 2>you will not fail. In Hebrews chapter seven, it talks

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<v Speaker 2>right now? The Bible says he's praying for you. He's

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<v Speaker 2>praying for you now. When you pray for someone, that's

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<v Speaker 2>called intercession. When you pray for someone, you intercede them,

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<v Speaker 2>and the Bible says that Jesus is interceding for you.

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<v Speaker 2>He's living to do that in heaven right now. He's

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<v Speaker 2>praying for you, for your temptations, for the failures you've had,

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<v Speaker 2>next day. The Bible says this Hebrews seven twenty five.

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<v Speaker 3>To intercede on our behalf.

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<v Speaker 2>He he's always talking to the Father asking him to

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<v Speaker 2>help us. In heaven, Jesus is talking to Father, praying

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<v Speaker 2>you never talk to yourself. You talk to yourself all

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<v Speaker 2>the time, and you're made in God's image. So if

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<v Speaker 2>you talk to yourself any time, God can talk to himself.

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<v Speaker 2>And when God talks to himself about you, it's called prayer.

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<v Speaker 2>And the Bible says God is praying for you. Just

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<v Speaker 2>through this, and he prays for us. Jesus is praying

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<v Speaker 2>for you. That's the mercy of God. Number three. Third

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<v Speaker 2>thing Jesus does when you fail, he believes in us.

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<v Speaker 2>He believes in us. In fact, he expects us to recover.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's why he told Peter even before Peter's big failure.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, so, Peter, when you have repented and turned

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<v Speaker 3>If not, it might happen. He said. When he goes,

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<v Speaker 2>You're going to sin, you're gonna fail, you're gonna make

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<v Speaker 2>Look at this verse on the screen, Proverbs twenty four

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<v Speaker 2>though a righteous man falls seven times, he will rise again.

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<v Speaker 2>though a righteous man falls seven times, even good people,

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<v Speaker 2>even righteous people, have failures, and we fail repeatedly seven times.

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<v Speaker 2>your biggest weaknesses are habitual. You don't just do them

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<v Speaker 2>falling in the same area again and again and again.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus says, my mercy isn't just for the big, one

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<v Speaker 2>time mess up. My mercy is for those every day

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<v Speaker 2>mess ups that you do twenty times an hour, and

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<v Speaker 2>all of a sudden you take back control and you

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<v Speaker 2>start worrying again and again and again and again, and

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<v Speaker 2>you're worrying, and you're worrying, and you're worrying, and I've

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<v Speaker 2>told you don't worry. But his mercy will forgive nine

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<v Speaker 2>thousand and ten thousand and one million times. Because God

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<v Speaker 2>is a mercyful God. He's more willing to show mercy

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<v Speaker 2>than you're willing to ask for it. He's not shocked.

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<v Speaker 2>He prays for us. He believes in us. We fail repeatedly,

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<v Speaker 2>but God says, I'm still gonna believe in you. Now

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<v Speaker 2>we see a good example of Peter, I mean Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>He says, go tell his disciples and tell Peter. Why

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus knew how much he needed encouragement, so he puts

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<v Speaker 2>out an additional thing. Go tell my disciples, Oh, and

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<v Speaker 2>especially tell Peter. When you fail, God knows your name,

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<v Speaker 2>and he gives you a personal word of encouragement. He says,

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<v Speaker 2>go tell my disciples, Oh, and especially tell Peter. I

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<v Speaker 2>He's feeling ashamed, he's feeling regretful, he's down in the dumps.

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<v Speaker 2>Go tell my disciples, and go tell Peter I'm alive.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm alive. I kept my promise. And he singles him out. Friends,

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<v Speaker 1>What a great message from pastor Rick today. There's something

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

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<v Speaker 2>according to five specific purposes. He said you've got to

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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>It's a live it's active, and it breathes new life

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