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<v Speaker 1>You know, none of us can earn our way into

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<v Speaker 1>heaven because eternal life is a free gift when you

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<v Speaker 1>accept Jesus as the Lord of your life. Hey, everybody,

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<v Speaker 1>this is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. And today Rick Warren

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<v Speaker 1>continues a series called Good News about Grace. You can't

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<v Speaker 1>truly understand the Christian life until you understand grace. It's

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<v Speaker 1>at the heart of your faith and your relationship with God.

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<v Speaker 1>And in this series you're gonna discover how not to

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<v Speaker 1>only understand grace, but how to experience it and the

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<v Speaker 1>joy that it brings. And right now, here's part one

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<v Speaker 1>of a message called Living in God's Amazing Grace.

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<v Speaker 2>I want us to just review the benefits of grace.

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<v Speaker 2>The Bible says that we're saved by grace. But the

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<v Speaker 2>only way to heaven is the doorway through grace. And

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<v Speaker 2>if you're gonna get to heaven, that's the only way

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna get there. You can't earn it, you can't

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<v Speaker 2>work for it, you can't buy it. It's just by

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<v Speaker 2>God's grace. The Bible says, for by grace, you are

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<v Speaker 2>saved through faith. And even that is not of yourselves,

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<v Speaker 2>it is the gift of God, not of work, So

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<v Speaker 2>no one can boast if you could work your way

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<v Speaker 2>to heaven. Can you imagine how boring heaven would be.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody would be bragging about how they got there. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>I did this, Oh yeah, but I did this. The

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<v Speaker 2>Bible says we're just simply saved by grace. But more

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<v Speaker 2>than that, we're forgiven by grace. The Bible tells us

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<v Speaker 2>in Isaiah forty three, I forgive your sins for my

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<v Speaker 2>own sake. We don't deserve it, but God says I

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<v Speaker 2>forgive you. The Bible says that we're sustained by grace.

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<v Speaker 2>Weppians two thirteen says God is always working in you

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<v Speaker 2>to give you the will and the power to do

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<v Speaker 2>what He's called you to do. God will never ask

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<v Speaker 2>you to do anything that He doesn't give you the

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<v Speaker 2>ability and the power to do. And that power and

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<v Speaker 2>ability is called grace. Then the Bible teaches that we're

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<v Speaker 2>healed by grace. It says that he heals our broken

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<v Speaker 2>heart and binds up our wounds. The Bible says we're

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<v Speaker 2>liberated by grace. We talked about that how you don't

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<v Speaker 2>have to live under the rules and regulations of legalism.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus said, come to me if you're tired and weary,

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<v Speaker 2>and I will give you rest, not a whole bunch

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<v Speaker 2>of other chores to do. He says, I will give

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<v Speaker 2>you rest. And if your Christian life is not a

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<v Speaker 2>life that says it's a life of resting in Christ,

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<v Speaker 2>it means that I'm moving back into that legalistic background.

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<v Speaker 2>The Bible says that we're given talents by grace. God

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<v Speaker 2>has given us each the ability to do something well,

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<v Speaker 2>and we're to use it for him. A scripture tells

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<v Speaker 2>us in Romans twelve, the Bible says God uses us

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<v Speaker 2>by grace, that we're kept saved by grace. And we

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<v Speaker 2>talked about that. That how you cannot lose your salvation

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<v Speaker 2>because it's a gift. If you worked for your salvation,

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<v Speaker 2>then obviously the moment you stopped working for it, you'd

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<v Speaker 2>lose it. If you had to earn your salvation, then

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<v Speaker 2>the moment you stopped earning it, you'd lose it. But

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<v Speaker 2>since it's all by grace, it's on the basis of

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<v Speaker 2>what Jesus did, you'd have to lose it by what

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<v Speaker 2>he didn't do. But he did it. All the Bible

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<v Speaker 2>says that he said on the cross, it's finish, it's

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<v Speaker 2>paid in full, and so he keeps us saved by

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<v Speaker 2>his grace. The verse there in Jude one twenty four

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<v Speaker 2>says he is able to keep you from falling. You

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<v Speaker 2>don't have to keep yourself saved. And then we're transformed

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<v Speaker 2>by grace. The Bible says we're transformed by the renewing

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<v Speaker 2>of our mind. The Scripture says in two Peter three eighteen,

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<v Speaker 2>grow in grace and the knowledge of our Lord Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>The more you grow in grace, the more you're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>grow spiritually. So the bottom line really is this, It's

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<v Speaker 2>all by grace. That's the bottom line. Everything that God

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<v Speaker 2>does in you, everything that God does for you, and

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<v Speaker 2>everything that God does through you, he does by grace.

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<v Speaker 2>Listen to this. Robert Lewis Stephenson said, there's nothing but

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<v Speaker 2>God's grace. We walk upon it, we breathe it, we

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<v Speaker 2>live it, and we die by it. It makes the

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<v Speaker 2>nails and axles of the universe. Everything is by God's grace.

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<v Speaker 2>We wouldn't even have our own lives if it weren't

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<v Speaker 2>for God's grace. Now that's what we've looked at for

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<v Speaker 2>ten weeks. But you know, it would be a tragedy

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<v Speaker 2>if we had gone through this entire series and some

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<v Speaker 2>of you had still never received it, had never really

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<v Speaker 2>opened your life up to receiving the grace of God.

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<v Speaker 2>So as we conclude this series, I want to ask

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<v Speaker 2>again the question, how do I get it? You said, Rick,

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<v Speaker 2>this sounds like a good deal. I want to be saved, forgiven, sustained, healed, liberated,

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<v Speaker 2>given talents used, kept, save, transformed and matured. How do

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<v Speaker 2>I get it? How do I receive the grace of God? Well,

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible says, in three simple words, by trusting Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>By trusting Christ, God made it so so simple that

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<v Speaker 2>nobody could say it was too hard to understand. It's

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<v Speaker 2>not here twenty three steps and four pathways and eight

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<v Speaker 2>guide roads, and you know, thirty two rituals to go through.

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<v Speaker 2>He just says, by trusting Christ, that's it. That it's

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<v Speaker 2>as simple as just putting my faith in him. The

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<v Speaker 2>Bible says this first in John one seventeen. Read it

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<v Speaker 2>with me. The law was given through Moses, but grace

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<v Speaker 2>and truth came through Jesus Christ. And look up here,

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<v Speaker 2>all of grace, all of what we've just talked about

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<v Speaker 2>for ten weeks is wrapped up in a person. He

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<v Speaker 2>is the source. Grace and truth comes through Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>If you don't get it through Christ, you don't get it. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>what's he saying here. He's saying that you don't get

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<v Speaker 2>God's grace. That's his power and ability to do the

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<v Speaker 2>right thing, to make it in life, to be sustained,

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<v Speaker 2>to become what God meant for you to be in

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<v Speaker 2>the first place. You don't get grace through religion. You

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<v Speaker 2>don't get grace through ritual, not even baptism or communion.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't get grace through rules. You don't get grace

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<v Speaker 2>through religion. Rules relation are regulations. But you do get

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<v Speaker 2>it through a relationship. Look at the next verse, let's

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<v Speaker 2>read it. Now. We rejoice in our wonderful new relationship

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<v Speaker 2>with God all because of what our Lord Jesus Christ

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<v Speaker 2>has done in dying for our sins, making us friends

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<v Speaker 2>of God. Now that's what you call having friends in

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<v Speaker 2>high places, folks. You become a friend of God how

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<v Speaker 2>by becoming in relationship with Christ his son. Now circle

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<v Speaker 2>the word relationship, because he says that's how we get

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<v Speaker 2>the grace we need to live. But I also want

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<v Speaker 2>you to underline the phrase in dying for our sins,

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<v Speaker 2>it says that this grace came to us because of

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<v Speaker 2>what Jesus has done in dying for our sins. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>grace is free. All you have to do is accept it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's free to you, but it's not cheap. It cost

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus his life. In fact, grace is the most expensive

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<v Speaker 2>commodity there is. Jesus died on the cross to pay

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<v Speaker 2>for it. And Jesus never wants us to forget that.

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<v Speaker 2>He never wants us to forget the sacrifice that he

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<v Speaker 2>made so that we could experience the grace of God.

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<v Speaker 2>So he gave us a reminder. He created a symbol communion.

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<v Speaker 2>But the Bible says that this is a symbol of

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<v Speaker 2>what Jesus did so that we could have his grace.

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<v Speaker 2>What happened when Jesus died on the cross, What really

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<v Speaker 2>took place when he hung there two thousand years ago?

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<v Speaker 2>That makes something so significant that we celebrate it and

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<v Speaker 2>we remember it with a symbol. Two thousand years later,

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<v Speaker 2>when Jesus died in the cross, he did three things.

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<v Speaker 2>You might want to write these down. Three things Jesus did.

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<v Speaker 2>Number one, he paid the penalty for sin. That means

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<v Speaker 2>my penalty for my sin has already been taken care of.

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<v Speaker 2>It's kind of like getting get out of jail free card,

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<v Speaker 2>if you remember monopoly. That's what grace is. One day

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to stand before God and he's going to say, obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>you blew it from your sins. Somebody has to pay

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<v Speaker 2>for those sins, either you or somebody else. And Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>did it. He paid the penalty of sin, and so

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<v Speaker 2>I can be forgiven for that. The second thing he

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<v Speaker 2>did is he broke the power of sin. What that

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<v Speaker 2>means is Jesus now gives us the power to change

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<v Speaker 2>the habits and the hurts and the hang ups in

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<v Speaker 2>our lives that mess us up. The penalty of sin

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<v Speaker 2>is paid for. The power of sin is broken, and

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<v Speaker 2>the presence of sin will be obliterated. One day we're

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<v Speaker 2>going to go to heaven and there ain't gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>any sin there, and He's guaranteed it because of the Cross.

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<v Speaker 2>It's guaranteed. Now, there's a lot of mystery and misunderstanding

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<v Speaker 2>about taking communion. Most of us come from many, many

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<v Speaker 2>different backgrounds, and the question is often What should be

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<v Speaker 2>my attitude when I take the Lord's Supper? How should

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<v Speaker 2>I feel when I remember the death of Jesus Christ?

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<v Speaker 2>Should I feel guilty when I take communion remembering all

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<v Speaker 2>the sins that I've committed? Should I feel guilty? The

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<v Speaker 2>answer is no.

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<v Speaker 1>No.

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<v Speaker 2>Communion is not to make you feel guilty, because Communion says, remember,

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus is already paid for all your wrongs, so you

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<v Speaker 2>don't have to feel guilty anymore. That's grace. Should I

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<v Speaker 2>feel grief? Should I feel when I take the Lord's Supper?

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<v Speaker 2>Like this is like a funeral and it's something sad

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<v Speaker 2>as I remember the death of Jesus Christ. Should I

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<v Speaker 2>feel grief when I take communion? No, because Jesus didn't

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<v Speaker 2>stay dead. Three days later, after they put him in

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<v Speaker 2>a tomb, they said he's back. He didn't stay dead,

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<v Speaker 2>So we don't serve a dead god, a dead savior,

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<v Speaker 2>so we don't have to grief grief. So we don't

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<v Speaker 2>have grief, we don't have guilt. What should the attitude

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<v Speaker 2>be when we take communion? Gratitude? When I take these

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<v Speaker 2>two elements that symbolize what Jesus did for me, I

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<v Speaker 2>should be thinking, how could God love me like this?

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<v Speaker 2>How could God love me this much? You see, the

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<v Speaker 2>Bible tells us how much he loved us. Look at

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<v Speaker 2>this verse. The Bible says in one John three point sixteen.

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<v Speaker 2>This is how we know what love is. Jesus Christ

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<v Speaker 2>laid down his life for us. He laid down his

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<v Speaker 2>life for us. That's what we should be grateful for now, Communion.

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<v Speaker 2>The Lord's Supper is a symbol, but it's not for everybody. No,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not for everybody. It's only for believers. It's only

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<v Speaker 2>for those who've accepted that grace gift. But you can

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<v Speaker 2>become a believer right now. There's nothing to stop you.

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<v Speaker 2>When we take this, these symbols of bread and juice,

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<v Speaker 2>and as we remember what they symbolize. I want you

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<v Speaker 2>to say, Lord, by taking this in your mind, you'll

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<v Speaker 2>be saying, I believe that Jesus died for me, and

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<v Speaker 2>I accept his grace today. That's what you're saying, I

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<v Speaker 2>believe that Jesus died for me, and I accept his

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<v Speaker 2>grace today. Near the city of San Juan Campos in Brazil,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a remarkable facility. It's a prison, and twenty years

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<v Speaker 2>ago the Brazilian government turned it over to a band

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<v Speaker 2>of Christians, and they said, you can run it, and

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<v Speaker 2>you can run it on Christian principles. And so they

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<v Speaker 2>cleaned up the prison and they renamed it Humanita, and

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<v Speaker 2>with the exception of two full time staff members, all

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<v Speaker 2>the work there is done by inmates. Families outside the

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<v Speaker 2>prison adopted an inmate to do work with during an

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<v Speaker 2>after's term. Recently, Chuck Colson went and visited this prison,

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<v Speaker 2>and he says this. When I visited Humanita, I found

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<v Speaker 2>the inmates smiling, particularly the murderer who held the keys,

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<v Speaker 2>opened the gate and let me in. When I walked in,

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<v Speaker 2>I saw men who were at peace with themselves and

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<v Speaker 2>with God. I saw clean living areas. I saw people

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<v Speaker 2>working industriously. The walls were decorated with biblical sayings from

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<v Speaker 2>Psalms and Proverbs. He said, my guide escorted me to

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<v Speaker 2>the notorious prison cell that was once used for torture.

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<v Speaker 2>Today he told me that block houses only a single inmate.

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<v Speaker 2>As we reached the end of a long concrete corridor

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<v Speaker 2>and he put the key in the lock, he paused

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<v Speaker 2>and said, are you sure you want to go in?

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<v Speaker 2>Of course, I replied, impatiently. I've been isolation cells all

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<v Speaker 2>over the world. Slowly he swung the massive door open,

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<v Speaker 2>and I saw the prisoner in that punishment cell. It

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<v Speaker 2>was a beautifully carved crucifix by the humanita inmates. The

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<v Speaker 2>prisoner Jesus hanging on the cross. He's doing time for

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<v Speaker 2>the rest of us. My guide said softly. You see, folks,

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<v Speaker 2>this is what the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>is all about. Jesus has served your time. He paid

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<v Speaker 2>your penalty. He was hung up for your hang ups.

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<v Speaker 2>He died in your place. And when we take communion,

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<v Speaker 2>we remember that Jesus took the punishment that we should

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<v Speaker 2>have taken. The Bible says this and Second Corinthians eight.

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<v Speaker 2>You are familiar with the generosity of Jesus. Christ, rich

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<v Speaker 2>as he was, he gave it all away for us

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<v Speaker 2>in one stroke. He became poor that we might become rich.

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<v Speaker 2>You can spell grace. Grace is God's riches at Christ's expense.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, thanks so much for being with us today and

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<v Speaker 1>listening to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. I hope that you

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<v Speaker 1>were just as blessed as I was. From today's broadcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Right now, here's Pastor Rick with a special message.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, when I started Saddleback Church over forty years ago,

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<v Speaker 2>just a handful of people in our living room, I

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<v Speaker 2>also began writing a simple devotional just for the people

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<v Speaker 2>in our church to help them start each day with

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<v Speaker 2>hope and with truth and with peace that comes from

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus Christ. Well, you know, that little devotional grew and

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<v Speaker 2>grew and grew, and today Daily Hope is one of

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<v Speaker 2>the largest email devotions in the whole world, and each

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<v Speaker 2>day people all around the globe are reconnecting with God's

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<v Speaker 2>promises and finding fresh strength in His word to face

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<v Speaker 2>whatever comes their way. Here's the best part. It's absolutely free. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>we don't have any charge for this. Every day you'll

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<v Speaker 2>get a quick devotional read and a podcast that you

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<v Speaker 2>can listen to on the go. Now, you know, in

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<v Speaker 2>a world that's more to distracted and uncertain than ever,

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<v Speaker 2>I want to help you start your day centered on

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<v Speaker 2>what never changes, and what never changes is a God's love,

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<v Speaker 2>his unconditional love for you, and his promises to you.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, if you'll just spend just a few minutes

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<v Speaker 2>a day in the morning with the Lord, it can

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<v Speaker 2>bring so much more clarity, more purpose, more peace to

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<v Speaker 2>everything that happens in your day. Particularly, a psychologist has

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<v Speaker 2>said that what you do with the first five minutes

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<v Speaker 2>of your day pretty much sets the tone. So, friend,

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<v Speaker 2>you were never meant to go through life alone. I

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<v Speaker 2>want to personally invite you to just sign up for

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<v Speaker 2>the Daily Hope devotional. Do it today. I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>If you'd like to sign up for the daily devotional,

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<v Speaker 1>we look into God's Word for our daily hope. This

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