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<v Speaker 1>Hi, this is Pastor Rick Warren. You know, the Bible

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<v Speaker 1>says that God's mercies are new every morning. That means

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<v Speaker 1>every day you get a chance to start over, new day,

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<v Speaker 1>new vision, new goals, new mercy. That's good news. We're

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<v Speaker 1>Daily Hope. So God bless you everybody. I'm glad you're

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<v Speaker 2>This is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, the Bible teaching ministry

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<v Speaker 2>of Pastor Rick Warren. Today we continue in a series

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<v Speaker 2>called Transformed. In these lessons, Rick uncovers key principles found

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<v Speaker 2>in God's Word that will completely transform our lives from

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<v Speaker 2>the inside out in every area including spiritual, physical, mental, emotional, relational, financial,

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<v Speaker 2>and vocational. Now, if you can improve in any of

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<v Speaker 2>Right now, here's Pastor Rick Warren with the final part

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<v Speaker 2>of a message called from Stressed to Blessed.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, another common source of stress is conflict, opposition, criticism, attacks,

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<v Speaker 1>and there are people in your life who simply don't

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<v Speaker 1>like you. There are people you work with they criticize you,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe out of jealousy, maybe out of fear. But maybe

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<v Speaker 1>there are people in your life in your own family.

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<v Speaker 1>Maybe there's a family member who will not let you

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<v Speaker 1>enjoy anything. They just are always ragging on you. They're

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<v Speaker 1>always putting you down. They never have a positive word.

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<v Speaker 1>If you have any success, they downplay it, they minimize it.

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<v Speaker 1>And you've had these people in your life and they're

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<v Speaker 1>always attacking you, and they're always putting you down, and

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<v Speaker 1>they're always criticizing you. And when that happens, your natural

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<v Speaker 1>response is what attack back, criticize back, retaliate, get even.

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<v Speaker 1>But when you get even with somebody who's criticizing you,

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<v Speaker 1>it puts you on the same level. Now, if you've

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<v Speaker 1>forgive them, it puts you above them. But if you

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<v Speaker 1>get even, you're no better than they are. Now because

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<v Speaker 1>of the pluralization in our society. We have people around

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<v Speaker 1>us all the time who totally disagree with us. People

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<v Speaker 1>live with around you and work around you who don't

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<v Speaker 1>agree with you and don't like you, and maybe don't

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<v Speaker 1>even like Jesus, And as a result, they will criticize

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<v Speaker 1>you and they will put you down. And there are

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<v Speaker 1>other reasons too too, not just because of that, but

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<v Speaker 1>in our society today, our civilization is losing its civility.

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<v Speaker 1>The world is getting more rude. Would you agree with that?

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<v Speaker 1>And one of the things that's causing that is the Internet,

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<v Speaker 1>Because the Internet allows you to hide behind anonymously, behind

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<v Speaker 1>the screen and spout all kinds of vile things against

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<v Speaker 1>other people, and things that people would never say to

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<v Speaker 1>you face to face. They wouldn't have the curious say.

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<v Speaker 1>They'll spout off and they will minimize you and belittle you,

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<v Speaker 1>and they'll be rude to you, and they'll criticize you,

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<v Speaker 1>and they will attack you. On the internet, all they

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<v Speaker 1>are doing is revealing the smallest of their heart. Little

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<v Speaker 1>people be little people, Little people be little people. Great

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<v Speaker 1>people make people feel great. So when somebody's always belittling

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<v Speaker 1>other people, they are just revealing the smallness of their heart,

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<v Speaker 1>that they have a little not for a heart, and

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<v Speaker 1>they have to be little others thinking that it's going

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<v Speaker 1>to make them feel better. How do you handle rude people?

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<v Speaker 1>How do you handle mean people? You don't? You let

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<v Speaker 1>God handle them. You let God be your defender. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>David is a pro at this because David knows what

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<v Speaker 1>it means to be attacked, not just emotionally or verbally,

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<v Speaker 1>but literally physically. In the story of King David, David,

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<v Speaker 1>as a young man, was anointed by Samuel, God's prophet

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<v Speaker 1>to be the next king of Israel, but it was

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<v Speaker 1>done in secret, so nobody knew about it. David knew

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<v Speaker 1>about it, His family knew about it. He knew he

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<v Speaker 1>was the rightful king. But then for the next years,

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<v Speaker 1>the better part of much of his life, he spends

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<v Speaker 1>it running from the first king who wants to kill him.

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<v Speaker 1>And he's hiding in caves, and he's being maligned, and

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<v Speaker 1>yet he never would say a bad word against the king.

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<v Speaker 1>He would never attack back, he would never retaliate. He

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<v Speaker 1>only said good and God was preparing David to be

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<v Speaker 1>the king after his own heart. And David says, so,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm twenty three verse five. Look at this verse. You

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<v Speaker 1>prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies,

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<v Speaker 1>and you anoint my head with oil my cup overflows.

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<v Speaker 1>What's David talking about here? It's a metaphor. He's saying,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what, God is so good to me. He says,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to give you, David, a banquet in front

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<v Speaker 1>of your enemies, and I'm going to anoint your head

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<v Speaker 1>with oil, which is a symbol that says, I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to say to the world, this is my guy. Back off,

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<v Speaker 1>this is the guy I've chosen. This is the guy

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<v Speaker 1>who's going to be the next leader. He anoints my

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<v Speaker 1>head with my cup overloads. God, you are so good

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<v Speaker 1>to me, in spite of my attackers, in spite of

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<v Speaker 1>my critics, You just keep blessing me and blessing me

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<v Speaker 1>and blessing me. And he says, I'm just gonna trust

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<v Speaker 1>you and I'm gonna let you be my defender. Saw

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<v Speaker 1>I'm eighteen verse one and two. David says this, how

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<v Speaker 1>I love you, Lord, You are my defender against criticism

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<v Speaker 1>and everything else. You are my protector. You are my

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<v Speaker 1>strong fortress. In you, I am safe. You protect me

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<v Speaker 1>like a shield. Does David sound stressed out there? No,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's riding this in a cave. I'm not worried.

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<v Speaker 1>God's in control. God is my defender. I don't have

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<v Speaker 1>to defend myself. God'll take care of me. Let me

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<v Speaker 1>tell you something. It takes a lot of faith to

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<v Speaker 1>rest when you're under attack. It takes a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>faith to trust God and just not defend yourself. When

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<v Speaker 1>you're being maligned, you're being misunderstood, you're being misjudged in

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<v Speaker 1>your office by other workers, rumors are spreading about you,

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<v Speaker 1>or people saying things about you online. When that happens,

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<v Speaker 1>everything and you wants to rise up saying I've got

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<v Speaker 1>to do something about that. I got to correct this,

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<v Speaker 1>I got to teach the truth when you're under attack.

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<v Speaker 1>But it takes faith to rest God. It also takes humility.

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<v Speaker 1>It takes humility to not retaliate, but to let God

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<v Speaker 1>be your defender. You are most like Christ when you

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<v Speaker 1>remain silent under attack.

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<v Speaker 3>Have you ever noticed that the world has ever changing

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<v Speaker 3>financial troubles, and explanations to your search for meaning? But

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<v Speaker 3>what the world offers often leaves us empty and searching

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<v Speaker 3>for more. The good news is God's Word contains timeless

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<v Speaker 3>truths that can transform every area of your life from

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<v Speaker 3>the inside out. That's why Pastor Rick created a very

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<v Speaker 2>Once again, here's Rick.

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<v Speaker 1>You are most like Christ when you remain silent under attack.

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus was constantly attacked, and who is the attack by

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<v Speaker 1>the religious people. The religious people did not like Jesus.

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<v Speaker 1>Common ordinary everyday people. They love Jesus. Prostitutes, the pimps,

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<v Speaker 1>the tax collectors, the crooks, the thieves, the poor, all

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<v Speaker 1>the outcast people, the lepers, they all loved Jesus. It

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<v Speaker 1>was the religious people who could not stand Jesus. They

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<v Speaker 1>called them a glutton, They called them a drunk. They

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<v Speaker 1>called him a son of the devil, They called him

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<v Speaker 1>the devil himself. They said he came from the devil.

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<v Speaker 1>They said he's a false leader, false prophet, and on

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<v Speaker 1>and on and on. Jesus never ever retaliated, He never

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<v Speaker 1>got him back, he never corrected them. He just remained silent.

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<v Speaker 1>In fact, even right before he goes to the cross.

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<v Speaker 1>The Saddestcees and the Pharisees take Jesus into custody. They

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<v Speaker 1>make him a prisoner. They take him to the Roman

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<v Speaker 1>governor pilot and they say the pilot, this guy is

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<v Speaker 1>trying to overthrow Rome. Now they couldn't even find any

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<v Speaker 1>witnesses to corroborate this. It was just a total bogus lie.

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus said this, blessed to you. When men shall revile

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<v Speaker 1>you and persecute you, and say all manner of evil

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<v Speaker 1>against you falsely, for my sake, rejoice and be exceeding glad,

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<v Speaker 1>For great is your reward in heaven. Not only are

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<v Speaker 1>you going to be rewarded in heaven, but God gives

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<v Speaker 1>you when you refuse to retaliate, but you respond in love.

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<v Speaker 1>You say nothing but good things about your critics. When

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<v Speaker 1>you do that, God gives you more power, gives you

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<v Speaker 1>more influence, gives you more authority, and gives you more anointing.

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<v Speaker 1>Your critics end up actually helping you. Is that cool

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<v Speaker 1>or what?

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<v Speaker 3>So?

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<v Speaker 1>Then that's how you can thank God for your critics,

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<v Speaker 1>Because thank you God for these critics, because it allows

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<v Speaker 1>me an opportunity to be more like Jesus, which means

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to get more love, more power, more grace

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<v Speaker 1>than my life, more blessing, and they end up actually

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<v Speaker 1>causing you to be more blessed than before. You're blessed,

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<v Speaker 1>not stressed. Peter has a good way to say this

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<v Speaker 1>one Peter four nineteen. So, if you're suffering according to

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<v Speaker 1>God's will, keep on doing what is right. By the way,

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<v Speaker 1>notice some suffering is God's will. Some people say, well,

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<v Speaker 1>suffering is never God's will. Well, they just haven't read

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<v Speaker 1>the Bible, because it says it right there. Some suffering

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<v Speaker 1>is God's will. If you're suffering according to God's will,

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<v Speaker 1>keep on doing what is right and trust yourself to

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<v Speaker 1>the God who made you, for he will never fail you.

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<v Speaker 1>Now there's one more common source of stress, and that

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<v Speaker 1>is fearing the future. And so the seventh thing David

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<v Speaker 1>says in this beautiful psalm is I expect God to

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<v Speaker 1>finish what he starts in me. Now, are you a

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<v Speaker 1>person who's afraid of the future? Are you a what ifer?

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<v Speaker 1>You're always what ifing? What if this happened? If this

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<v Speaker 1>this went wrong? What if that went bad? If what if?

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<v Speaker 1>What if, what if? If you're a what iffer, it

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<v Speaker 1>leads to enormous amount of stress in your life. It's

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<v Speaker 1>unnecessary stress, because here's what David says. So I'm twenty

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<v Speaker 1>I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to heaven anyway. You know, when a shepherd

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<v Speaker 1>of in line. And these twin sheep dogs of mercy

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<v Speaker 1>and love or goodness and love, or like little sheep

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<v Speaker 1>that what you expect? Are you? You can even look

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<v Speaker 1>the house of the Lord forever. Those are your options.

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<v Speaker 1>You can neither see it from God's viewpoint or you

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<v Speaker 1>can see it from your fearful anxiety. How do you

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<v Speaker 1>what do you expect? What you expect? There's a word

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<v Speaker 1>for that. It's called a goal. And that's why I remember,

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<v Speaker 1>goal during fifty days of transformation. If you don't set goals,

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<v Speaker 1>you're not living by faith, because goals are statements of faith.

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<v Speaker 1>Set a goal for your physical health and your spiritual

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<v Speaker 1>Next week, we're going to look at emotional and mental

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<v Speaker 1>And we'll deal with those in the weeks ahead. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know what burden you're caring. I don't know what's

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<v Speaker 1>weighing you down, but I do know the answer. The

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<v Speaker 1>last verse on your outline, Jesus says this, come to me.

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<v Speaker 1>Come to me, not come to church, not come to class,

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<v Speaker 1>not come to clinic. Come to me. Jesus says, all

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<v Speaker 1>you that are weary and carrying heavy burdens, and I

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<v Speaker 1>will give you more work to do. I think some

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<v Speaker 1>people actually think that's what the verse says. Come to me,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're weary in carrying heavy burdens, and Jesus says,

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<v Speaker 1>your souls, for my yolk is easy and my burden

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<v Speaker 1>is light. For many years I never understood that verse

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<v Speaker 1>by itself. But if you yoke up the cow with

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<v Speaker 1>and the load is half as heavy. That makes sense.

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<v Speaker 1>So when Jesus says take my yoke upon you, I

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<v Speaker 1>Take my yoke. I gotta have enough burden myself. Lord,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't need to take your problems on me. That's

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<v Speaker 1>not what at all that he's saying when he says

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<v Speaker 1>take my yoke upon you. He's not saying I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 1>give you my problem. Jesus doesn't have any problems. He's saying,

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<v Speaker 1>take my yoke upon you. I'm gonna share your problem.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna share your load. I'm gonna take your stress,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'm gonna pull it with you. Wow. Now he

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<v Speaker 1>says three verbs in this verse. He says, come to me, Jesus,

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<v Speaker 1>and he says, take the yoke on you. Team up

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<v Speaker 1>with me, and then learn how I do it. This

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<v Speaker 1>is going to lighten your load. This is going to

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<v Speaker 1>reduce your stress. This is going to make it easier

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<v Speaker 1>for you to navigate. Now write this down. When I'm

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<v Speaker 1>yoked with Christ, we move together, because you're obviously yoked together.

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<v Speaker 1>We move together in the same direction and at the

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<v Speaker 1>same speed. And those two are the problems that you have.

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<v Speaker 1>You're going in the wrong direction and you're going at

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<v Speaker 1>the wrong speed. But when yoke up with Christ, you

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<v Speaker 1>will go in the right direction, and you will go

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<v Speaker 1>at the speed that you can handle. And when you're

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<v Speaker 1>yoke to Christ, you're not going to go off in

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<v Speaker 1>a ditch because he's going to keep you on the

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<v Speaker 1>right path. And when you're yoke to Christ, you're not

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<v Speaker 1>going to run too fast and burn yourself out. Because

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<v Speaker 1>your yoke to Christ, you need to come to him. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>that's power heads, Jesus, you said to come to you,

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<v Speaker 1>So I come to you, and I want to take

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<v Speaker 1>your yoke on me. I want to team up with you.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to learn of you, and I want to

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<v Speaker 1>move forward in the direction and at the pace that

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<v Speaker 1>you choose. Slow me down, Lord, that I may see

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<v Speaker 1>your plan for my life. Jesus Christ, I invite you

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<v Speaker 1>to take over every area of my life. And my

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<v Speaker 1>mind and replace my stress with your serenity. In your name,

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<v Speaker 1>I pray Amen. Hi everybody, this is Rick and I

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<v Speaker 1>hope you enjoyed today's broadcast. You know, if you just

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<v Speaker 1>just recommitted your life to Jesus again today, would you

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<v Speaker 1>let me know about it. There's something real about sharing

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<v Speaker 1>your commitment. So write me Rick at pastor Rick dot

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<v Speaker 1>I gave my life to Christ. And I'll send you

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<v Speaker 1>some material that will help you on your journey with Jesus.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'll also pray for you. God bless you.

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<v Speaker 2>This is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. We're so happy that

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<v Speaker 2>be back to close out our time today. But first,

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<v Speaker 2>you know the world is shouting for our attention with

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<v Speaker 2>answers to our relationship struggles, solutions to our financial troubles,

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<v Speaker 2>and explanations to our search for meaning. But the world's

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<v Speaker 2>promises leave us empty and searching for more, God's word

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<v Speaker 2>contains the only answers that promise to transform your life

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<v Speaker 2>from the inside out. That's why Pastor Rick has put

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<v Speaker 2>together the Transformed Study Kit, which includes a vegan leather

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<v Speaker 2>bound interactive workbook and a seven video session DVD. Right now,

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<v Speaker 1>During this series on transformation, we've been talking about seven

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<v Speaker 1>key areas of your life spiritual health, physical health, mental health.

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<v Speaker 1>We've talked about emotional health, your relational health, your financial health,

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<v Speaker 1>even your vocational your career health. God cares about every

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<v Speaker 1>know He wants to bless each of these areas. And

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<v Speaker 1>He's given us principles and steps in his words for

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<v Speaker 1>living healthy, fulfilled lives, not for our happiness alone, but

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<v Speaker 1>ultimately for God's glory, for his happiness, for his joy.

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<v Speaker 1>God enjoys watching his children be effective in life. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>the truth is we can't change or transform these areas

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<v Speaker 1>on our own. We have to start trusting God to

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<v Speaker 1>create the changes within us. The Bible teaches that the

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<v Speaker 1>closer we get to God, the more our lives will

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<v Speaker 1>be transformed. And in Jeremiah twenty nine, thirteen. God says,

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<v Speaker 1>you'll find me when you get serious about finding me

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<v Speaker 1>and want it more than anything else. So I want you,

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<v Speaker 1>and I want me and all of us to get

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<v Speaker 1>serious about discovering God's wisdom and allowing him to transform

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<v Speaker 1>our lives. Imagine the difference the world would be if

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<v Speaker 1>lives were really transformed by the grace of God. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>it's always been my goal here at Daily Hope not

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<v Speaker 1>how to do it, but to supply you with practical

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<v Speaker 1>created a special Transformed Bible study Kit. Now, in this kit,

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<v Speaker 1>there are a number of resources that I want you

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