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<v Speaker 1>This is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, the Bible teaching ministry

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<v Speaker 1>of Pastor Rick Warren. Today we continue in a series

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<v Speaker 1>called the Awesome Power of Vision. In these lessons, Pastor

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<v Speaker 1>Rick shows us how to pursue God's amazing vision for

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<v Speaker 1>each of our lives so that we can see our

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<v Speaker 1>future with faith and not fear. But first, do you

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<v Speaker 1>ever feel like you've lost your spark your joy? In

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<v Speaker 1>the word Daily to eight hundred six hundred five thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and four to find out more. Here's Pastor Rick Warren

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<v Speaker 1>with part one of a message called Maintaining Harmony in

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<v Speaker 1>My Home, Small Group and Church.

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<v Speaker 2>Bible says, without a vision, the people perish. What does

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<v Speaker 2>that mean? The people perish? It means they become discouraged.

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<v Speaker 2>You need a vision for every area of your life

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<v Speaker 2>or you're going to get discouraged. You need a vision

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<v Speaker 2>for your personal life. You need a vision for your marriage.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're married, you need a vision for your work,

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<v Speaker 2>for your small group, for your church, and for your future. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>today I want to share with you the antidote to

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<v Speaker 2>the greatest enemy of vision. And what is that. What's

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<v Speaker 2>the greatest enemy of vision? It's division. Division destroys your vision.

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<v Speaker 2>Division destroys vision. Nothing causes you to lose your vision

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<v Speaker 2>for anything faster than conflict and division. And today, because

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<v Speaker 2>of all what we've been going through this past year,

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<v Speaker 2>conflict is at at all time high. Really every kind

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<v Speaker 2>of area, people's anger as at a higher level. Why well,

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<v Speaker 2>let me explain you know, this week I learned that

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<v Speaker 2>I never knew, and it's about what causes an explosion.

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<v Speaker 2>And I learned that for an explosion to take place,

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<v Speaker 2>you have to have three elements, and all three of

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<v Speaker 2>them are necessary. First, you need fuel. You gotta have

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<v Speaker 2>fuel for an explosion. Second, you need containment, okay, and

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<v Speaker 2>third you need a spark. Fuel, containment and a spark. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>it was that second element that I didn't know about

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<v Speaker 2>that causes an explosion. You need containment none. Other words,

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<v Speaker 2>if I take a can of gasoline and I pour

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<v Speaker 2>it all out over the pavement and I throw a

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<v Speaker 2>match on it, it's going to create a fire, but

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<v Speaker 2>it won't explode. It has to be contained in a

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<v Speaker 2>can or in a tank for it to explode. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>when I heard that, I immediately saw the parallels to all

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<v Speaker 2>the conflict and relationships that people are having these days.

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<v Speaker 2>And why there's so many explosions of anger out there today.

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<v Speaker 2>Why it is because we've been in containment for the

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<v Speaker 2>past year due to COVID nineteen pandemic. We have been

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<v Speaker 2>in a period of strict containment trying to prevent the

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<v Speaker 2>spread of the virus, and so we've had quarantines, and

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<v Speaker 2>we've had stay at home orders, and we've had social distancing,

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<v Speaker 2>and we've had masks and all other kinds of limitations

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<v Speaker 2>on our normal freedom that we're not used to. We've

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<v Speaker 2>felt contained, and so that containment is frustrating, and now

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<v Speaker 2>that we're in a new year, it's annoying, it's irritating,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's often infuriating. And as I said, now in

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<v Speaker 2>a new year, then things haven't changed. We're all really

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<v Speaker 2>tired of being contained. And guess what, that's a flammable situation.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm telling you that if you've had more than

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<v Speaker 2>your normal share of explosions in your marriage, in your family,

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<v Speaker 2>in your neighborhood, in your friendships at work, if you

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<v Speaker 2>had more conflict, more explosions cause of this containment principle,

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<v Speaker 2>we're all frustrated, and when it's all contained and it's

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<v Speaker 2>all bottled up, the smallest spark can set you off

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<v Speaker 2>and create a huge explosion of anger and misunderstanding and

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<v Speaker 2>hurt feelings and disappointment conflict. In fact, I just read

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<v Speaker 2>this week because in the Book of Neemiah and his

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<v Speaker 2>word first word and his word last word, and found

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<v Speaker 2>a guy named Sandballet who said he exploded with anger. Now, I,

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<v Speaker 2>as your pastor, I told you at the very start

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<v Speaker 2>of this pandemic, almost a year ago, that my job

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<v Speaker 2>is not to help you with the disease, but to

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<v Speaker 2>help you cope with the disease of the disease, the

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<v Speaker 2>stress and the fatigue and the pressure from all that

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<v Speaker 2>containment and all the changes we had last year. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>the antidote to division and conflict is harmony. So that's

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<v Speaker 2>what we're going to look at today. I'm going to

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<v Speaker 2>give you four biblical principles on how to maintain harmony

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<v Speaker 2>in your home. How to maintain harmony in your marriage,

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<v Speaker 2>in your family, how to maintain harmony in your small group,

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<v Speaker 2>in your neighborhood, in your church, very very important principles.

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<v Speaker 2>Look at this verse Ephesians four to three in the

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<v Speaker 2>Amplified says, strive earnestly to guard and keep the harmony

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<v Speaker 2>of the spirit. Do you do that? You strive earnestly

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<v Speaker 2>to guard keep the harmony of the spirit in your home?

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<v Speaker 2>Are you working at harmony in your home, in your relationships,

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<v Speaker 2>in your small group all the time? One Corinthians fourteen

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<v Speaker 2>thirty three. God's Word translation says, this God is not

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<v Speaker 2>a god of disorder. He's the God of peace, and

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<v Speaker 2>he wants it in all of his churches. In the

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<v Speaker 2>Living Bible, it says he likes harmony. God wants harmony

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<v Speaker 2>in your life. And if you're married, he wants harmony

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<v Speaker 2>in your marriage. And if you're in a small group,

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<v Speaker 2>he wants you to have harmony in your small group.

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<v Speaker 2>He wants you to have harmony in your work, in

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<v Speaker 2>your neighborhood, in your church, and literally everywhere else. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>the principles that produce harmony in the church also worked

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<v Speaker 2>in any other relationship. So this message is going to

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<v Speaker 2>have really wide application in your life. Now, I want

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<v Speaker 2>to tell you a little personal note here. The origin

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<v Speaker 2>of this message is very different than when I normally

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<v Speaker 2>prepare a message, and I thought you'd be interested in

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<v Speaker 2>knowing how I came up with this message because last

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<v Speaker 2>Wednesday night, I went to bed early because I was exhausted.

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<v Speaker 2>I had been counseling pastors of other churches all day

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<v Speaker 2>and also people involved in marriage conflict, people who were

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<v Speaker 2>discouraged by conflict. The pastors were discouraged about conflict among

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<v Speaker 2>their members and churches because there's an epidemic of conflict

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<v Speaker 2>going on even in churches. Because of this containment that

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<v Speaker 2>I talked about earlier, there have been a number of

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<v Speaker 2>articles written saying that churches today are more divided than

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<v Speaker 2>at any other time since the Civil War, and the

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<v Speaker 2>divisions are actually over three different areas where opinions differ widely.

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<v Speaker 2>First survey show members of churches are divided over how

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<v Speaker 2>to respond to this COVID pandemic, and even in churches

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<v Speaker 2>that have already reopened, attendance is only about thirty to

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<v Speaker 2>forty percent of normal attendants. Across America. Second survey show

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<v Speaker 2>that churches are divided over racial equality right now, and

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<v Speaker 2>third survey show that members are deeply divided over politics. Now.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sure we've got disagreements on all three of those

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<v Speaker 2>in our Saddleback family. Anyway, I went to bed after

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<v Speaker 2>counseling all these pastors and dealing a little bit of

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<v Speaker 2>marriage counseling too, and at about one thirty in the morning,

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<v Speaker 2>God woke me up. And I woke up at one

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<v Speaker 2>thirty in the morning, and he put a phrase in

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<v Speaker 2>my mind, and it was this phrase, do not let,

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<v Speaker 2>do not let. And I thought, well, okay, if God

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<v Speaker 2>put that phrase in my mind, he wanted me to

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<v Speaker 2>get up and study that phrase through the scripture. So

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<v Speaker 2>I did, and I got up at one thirty. I

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<v Speaker 2>spent the rest of the night searching all through the

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<v Speaker 2>scriptures for that phrase. And you know what I found.

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<v Speaker 2>I found forty different do not let commands in scripture.

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<v Speaker 2>They were so practical, so applicable to everything we're going

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<v Speaker 2>through today. Honestly, I was practically shouting Hallelujah. I was

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<v Speaker 2>so encouraged by the time I finished that study, and

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<v Speaker 2>I was amazed at how relevant those forty commands were

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<v Speaker 2>to all of the tension and all of the conflict

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<v Speaker 2>that we're seeing in our culture today.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. Rick will be

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<v Speaker 3>How do you feel spiritually right now? Maybe you feel

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<v Speaker 3>spiritually dry, like you're in a desert, or like you're

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<v Speaker 3>just going through the motions. Maybe you've lost your spark,

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<v Speaker 3>your joy. God knows how you feel right now. You

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<v Speaker 3>are not alone. He knows even David and the Bible

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<v Speaker 3>felt like that and Jeremiah twenty nine thirteen. God says

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<v Speaker 3>you will seek Me and find Me when you seek

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<v Speaker 3>Me with all your heart. When you seek God intentionally,

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<v Speaker 3>it leads to a renewal of your relationship with Him.

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<v Speaker 1>Once again, here's Rick Now.

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<v Speaker 2>Today, I'm just going to share some of those do

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<v Speaker 2>not let commands, and I'm going to categorize them as

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<v Speaker 2>four principles for preventing explosions. Okay, how to lower the

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<v Speaker 2>tension in all of your relationships. Four principles for maintaining

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<v Speaker 2>harmony and preventing explosions. Okay, here are the four principles.

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<v Speaker 2>Number one, reserve judgment until I know all the facts

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<v Speaker 2>and the whole story. That's the first principle of harmony

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<v Speaker 2>and the first principle of lowering the anger factor in

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<v Speaker 2>your relationships. Reserve judgment until I know all the facts

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<v Speaker 2>and the whole story. Are you the kind of person

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<v Speaker 2>that if there's a conclusion within fifty yards you jump

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<v Speaker 2>for it. Are you quick to make assumptions? Are you

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<v Speaker 2>swift to think the worst about people? You know? This

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<v Speaker 2>is everywhere because there's no unbiased news anymore. In the media.

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<v Speaker 2>Everything's biased, and every night, regardless of what cable channel

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<v Speaker 2>you watch, you're going to get three hours of strong opinion,

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<v Speaker 2>not news, and they always leave out the parts of

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<v Speaker 2>the story that don't match their opinion. But in today's

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<v Speaker 2>information society, there are two absolutely vital qualities that you

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<v Speaker 2>need to work on as and the two qualities you

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<v Speaker 2>need today to reserve judgment until you have all the

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<v Speaker 2>facts and know the whole story. The two solid commitments

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<v Speaker 2>and two solid values you need are sound judgment and discernment.

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<v Speaker 2>Sound judgment and discernment they're just friends too. Many gullible

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<v Speaker 2>Christians out there, willing to believe anything they hear or

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<v Speaker 2>anything they read on social media. They don't stop and

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<v Speaker 2>question it. They just automatically accept anything on the Internet

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<v Speaker 2>or on cable TV. Here's the first principle Proverbs three

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<v Speaker 2>twenty one. Preserve sound, judgment and discernment. Do not let

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<v Speaker 2>out of your site? What do I have not let

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<v Speaker 2>in your home and everywhere else. Why well, God says this,

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<v Speaker 2>be so quick to condemn criticize. You don't assume that

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<v Speaker 2>and you dumped conclusion, it's going to create conflict. Proverbs

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<v Speaker 2>before all the evidence is in. That's pretty clear. Don't

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<v Speaker 2>because I learned that people will take anything to say,

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<v Speaker 2>and they'll interpret it and amplify it and change it

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<v Speaker 2>and every time they're wrong. You know, every week I

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<v Speaker 2>get letters from well meaning people who will take, for instance,

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<v Speaker 2>at all. Why Because they don't preserve sound judgment and discipline.

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<v Speaker 2>They're listening to biases, they're making snap decisions. We all

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<v Speaker 2>need to realize that everybody. I've got a filter, and

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<v Speaker 2>you've got a filter. Everybody has a filter that we

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<v Speaker 2>hear for everything we hear. And although when you say

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<v Speaker 2>one way. I'm gonna hear it and they're gonna hear

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<v Speaker 2>it in a very different way. If you don't understand that,

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<v Speaker 2>that they understand what you meant by what you said

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<v Speaker 2>instead of what they think you meant, you're gonna have conflict.

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<v Speaker 2>You say stuff all the time that people take in

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<v Speaker 2>different ways, and you didn't mean it that way. That's

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<v Speaker 2>why the Bible tells us to reserve judgment. One Corinthians

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<v Speaker 2>four or five says this, you should not pass judge.

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<v Speaker 2>This is today's English version. You should not pass judgment

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<v Speaker 2>on anyone before the right time. And the final judgment

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<v Speaker 2>must wait until the Lord comes, and he'll bring to

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<v Speaker 2>out people's motivations. You know, here's another verse Ephesians five

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<v Speaker 2>to six, the NCV, do not let anyone fool you

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<v Speaker 2>not let do not let anyone fool you. Now. The

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<v Speaker 2>reason I put that command in is because I discovered

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<v Speaker 2>it was the most repeated do not let command in

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible. In fact, six times the New Testament God

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<v Speaker 2>says this, do not let anybody fool you with lies.

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<v Speaker 2>He says it six times, do not let anybody fool

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<v Speaker 2>you with lies. Is that a warning we need to

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<v Speaker 2>hear in today's culture. Yeah, six times God says, do

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<v Speaker 2>not let anyone fool you with lies. Today we're gullible.

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<v Speaker 2>Christians have been deceived by conspiracy theories, duped by social media,

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<v Speaker 2>misled by hoaxes, tricks by false report you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>used to wonder why the Bible has so many many

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<v Speaker 2>warnings in it about false prophets and false teachers, because, honestly,

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<v Speaker 2>many false teachers around. Of course I knew there were cults,

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<v Speaker 2>but they're obviously false. But in today's culture, we now

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<v Speaker 2>things that are simply false. They're just wrong, and in

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<v Speaker 2>many of them are in the media. And that's why

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<v Speaker 2>we have to test everything in the Bible by God's word.

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<v Speaker 2>If they don't have a verse for it, you should

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<v Speaker 2>not automatically accept it. You see, the question should always

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<v Speaker 2>does God say about it? What does God say about it?

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<v Speaker 2>So that's the first principle. Reserve judgment. Okay, something your

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<v Speaker 2>or something I said, until you've heard all the facts

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<v Speaker 2>and the whole story. Now here's the second principle. From

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<v Speaker 2>and church. Here it is number two. Be sensitive and

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<v Speaker 2>empathetic to what offends others. Be sensitive and empathetic to

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<v Speaker 2>what offends others. We have to be sympathetic to the

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<v Speaker 2>things that offend other people. Now, the Bible's got a

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<v Speaker 2>ton of things to say about this. In Relationships one

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<v Speaker 2>Corinthians ten thirty two amplified, do not let yourself, do

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<v Speaker 2>not let do not let yourself cause anyone to be offended. Oh,

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<v Speaker 2>my goodness, you talk about a hard verse. Don't let

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<v Speaker 2>yourself cause anybody to be offended. And the rest of

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<v Speaker 2>the verse says whether they're Jews or Gentiles, that means

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<v Speaker 2>non Christians, or they're in the family of God, those

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<v Speaker 2>when people get offended, this principle is more important because

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<v Speaker 2>of today's culture. Seems like everybody's got a chip on

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<v Speaker 2>their shoulder. It it's easy to offend everybody these days.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody feels like a victim. Everybody's offended by everything. We

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<v Speaker 2>all get offended easily, and we all offend others easily.

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<v Speaker 2>But in that context, God tells us that if we're

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<v Speaker 2>We are called to do two things. First, we're not

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<v Speaker 2>to take offense from others. Okay. A lot of persons

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<v Speaker 2>basically tell us, don't let yourself be offended by anything, okay.

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<v Speaker 2>And second, we don't do anything that causes others to

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<v Speaker 2>be offended. Those are marks of a Christian. Now. I

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<v Speaker 2>I wonder how many of you say I have sometimes,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe not very often, I've sometimes been insensitive to my spouse.

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<v Speaker 2>or him. I have not always been empathetic to what

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<v Speaker 2>I am. Let me ask you a question. Can you

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<v Speaker 2>quickly think of five things that you do that offend

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<v Speaker 2>your spouse? Can you do that? If you can't, If

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<v Speaker 2>you can't think of five things that offend your spouse,

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<v Speaker 2>just ask them. They'll be glad to tell you.

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<v Speaker 1>how do you feel spiritually right now? Maybe you feel

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<v Speaker 1>Me with all your heart. When you seek God intentionally,

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<v Speaker 2>Hi, everybody today, I want to share a note that

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<v Speaker 2>he said, Pastor Rick, I thank God for Daily Hope.

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<v Speaker 2>I support Daily Hope because Christ Hope is for me

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