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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 the eternal life is a free gift when

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<v Speaker 1>you 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 going to discover how not

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

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<v Speaker 1>the joy that it brings. And now here's the final

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<v Speaker 1>part of a message called Saving Grace.

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<v Speaker 2>The A and grace stands for available to everyone.

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<v Speaker 3>It's available to everyone.

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<v Speaker 2>God doesn't play favorites, regardless of your background, regardless of

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<v Speaker 2>your status, regardless of your sin, doesn't matter whether you've

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<v Speaker 2>been a religious person, are a non religious person, or

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<v Speaker 2>you have any religious background at all. In Romans fourteen sixteen,

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<v Speaker 2>he says the promise is not only for those people

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<v Speaker 2>that live under the law of Moses. It is for

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<v Speaker 2>anyone who lives with faith like Abraham. Now, who are

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<v Speaker 2>these people who live under the law of Moses? Jews?

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<v Speaker 2>Jewish people. The Jewish people were given the Law of Moses.

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<v Speaker 2>Moses was their leader, and they were given the ways

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<v Speaker 2>of God to do the right thing before the rest

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<v Speaker 2>of us were given them. By the way, have you

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<v Speaker 2>ever thought about why are the Jews called God's chosen people?

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<v Speaker 2>God just loved them more than he loves the rest

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<v Speaker 2>of us. No, they were chosen for a purpose. What

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<v Speaker 2>was the purpose? They were chosen to spread the message

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<v Speaker 2>to everybody else, to tell the world that there is

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<v Speaker 2>one true God. That's what they were chosen for. They

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<v Speaker 2>were kind of like the missionaries to the rest of us.

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<v Speaker 2>Now God has taken that task and given it to

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<v Speaker 2>the Church, which includes Jews, Gentiles, on everybody.

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<v Speaker 3>Else who put their faith in Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>And God says it's available to anybody who opens up

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<v Speaker 2>their heart with faith. Look at the verse on the

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<v Speaker 2>back of your outline. Everyone who calls in the name

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<v Speaker 2>of the Lord will be saved. Circle the word everyone.

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<v Speaker 2>There are no quotas in heaven. It doesn't say, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>really good people will be saved if they call the

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<v Speaker 2>name of the Lord. Really religious people, no, really smart people. No,

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<v Speaker 2>it just says anybody anybody who calls the name the Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>who has faith in the grace of God.

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<v Speaker 3>He says, will be saved.

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<v Speaker 2>And the sad thing is that even though many people

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<v Speaker 2>know that God offers his grace an unconditional gift to us,

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<v Speaker 2>they still try to work their way to heaven. They

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<v Speaker 2>think that something in their lives is making them good

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<v Speaker 2>enough that they don't need to receive God's.

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<v Speaker 3>Gift of grace through Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>Now you may have done some really nifty things in life,

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<v Speaker 2>but if you think they're going to get you into heaven,

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<v Speaker 2>forget it, because Heaven is perfect and you're not. And

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<v Speaker 2>the only way you're gonna get into Heaven is by

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<v Speaker 2>receiving God's gift to you, receiving it by faith, which

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<v Speaker 2>is available to every person. The see in grace stands

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<v Speaker 2>for grace comes through Christ. Grace comes through Christ. John

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<v Speaker 2>chapter one, verse seventeen says the law was given through Moses,

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<v Speaker 2>but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. Why through

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus Christ. Why is Jesus Christ the only way to heaven?

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<v Speaker 2>Why not Buddha, Why not somebody else? Why only Jesus Christ?

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<v Speaker 2>Because he paid the price of admission. He's already paid

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<v Speaker 2>for your salvation. Nobody else has done that one on

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<v Speaker 2>the cross.

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<v Speaker 3>He paid for your sins.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, grace is free, no doubt about that, But it

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<v Speaker 2>is not cheap. It cost Jesus Christ's life. He paid

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<v Speaker 2>for your ticket. Now the law tells me when I

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<v Speaker 2>do wrong, it says you blew it. But grace says,

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<v Speaker 2>here's how to get back on track. You're forgiven. Let's

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<v Speaker 2>get going in the right direction. Romans five point fifteen says,

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<v Speaker 2>many people have received God's gift of life by the

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<v Speaker 2>grace of the one man, Jesus Christ. Now in the Bible,

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<v Speaker 2>the favorite description for somebody who has grace, who has

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<v Speaker 2>accepted God's grace. The favorite description for a believer, a Christian,

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<v Speaker 2>is the term in Christ. Those two words in Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>That phrase in Christ is used over one hundred and

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<v Speaker 2>twenty times in the New Testament. It refers to somebody

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<v Speaker 2>who has found salvation through the grace of God being

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<v Speaker 2>in Christ.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, let me explain it to you like this.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's say this card represents my life, and let's represent

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible. This Bible represents Jesus Christ. Now, in my life,

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<v Speaker 2>there are a lot of things that I've done wrong

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<v Speaker 2>that disqualify me to live in a perfect place like heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>And there are things in my life that have ripped

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<v Speaker 2>up my life. There are things that I've done wrong.

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<v Speaker 2>There things that I'm ashamed of that I don't want

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<v Speaker 2>you or anybody else to know about.

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<v Speaker 3>In my past.

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<v Speaker 2>I wish I could do them over. There are things

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<v Speaker 2>that have really hurt me deeply, where I've hurt others

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<v Speaker 2>and they've hurt me. There are sins that I've committed,

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<v Speaker 2>there are thoughts that I have thought. There are actions

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<v Speaker 2>that have been hurtful to other people. And in many

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<v Speaker 2>ways I've ripped up my life and allowed others to

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<v Speaker 2>rip it up too. And then there are things in

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<v Speaker 2>my life that I've done that I'm really ashamed of.

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<v Speaker 2>And I just made a total mess of my life.

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<v Speaker 2>And I look at that messed up, broken, damaged, scarred

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<v Speaker 2>life and I think there's no chance of this getting

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<v Speaker 2>into heaven because it's certainly not perfect. But the Bible

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<v Speaker 2>says that Jesus Christ takes my life with all the scars,

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<v Speaker 2>with all the tatters, with all the mistakes, with all

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<v Speaker 2>the guilt things in my life. And the Bible says

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<v Speaker 2>that when I come to Jesus Christ and I say,

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus Christ, I open my life up to you, and

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<v Speaker 2>I want to accept your free get the salvation that

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<v Speaker 2>God puts me in Christ. Now, when I'm in Christ,

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<v Speaker 2>can you see my imperfections? Can you see them anywhere?

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<v Speaker 2>Can you see the things that I'm ashamed of? Can

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<v Speaker 2>you see the things that have ripped up my life

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<v Speaker 2>and ripped up other people?

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<v Speaker 3>No?

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<v Speaker 2>All you can see when I'm in Christ is Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>And So when God takes my life and he takes

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<v Speaker 2>all of the pieces of it that are kind of

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<v Speaker 2>messed up, not kind of really messed up, and he

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<v Speaker 2>puts me in the life of Christ, I get into

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<v Speaker 2>heaven on Christ ticket and when he looks at me

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<v Speaker 2>with eyes of grace, he only sees the perfection of

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus Christ. Look at the next verse Galatians two twenty one.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't treat the grace of God as meaningless. For if

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<v Speaker 2>we could be saved by keeping the law, in other words,

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<v Speaker 2>by doing good, then there.

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<v Speaker 3>Was no need for Christ to die.

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<v Speaker 2>In other words, if you could be saved and could

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<v Speaker 2>get to Heaven on your own merit, the cross was

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<v Speaker 2>a waste. And if you could have gotten to heaven

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<v Speaker 2>without any help from God. Believe me, Jesus Christ wouldn't

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<v Speaker 2>have come and died on the cross for you because

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<v Speaker 2>He wouldn't waste himself like that. But there was no

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<v Speaker 2>other way. You're either going to get into heaven in

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<v Speaker 2>Christ or you're not going. Now it's a free gift,

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<v Speaker 2>you just accept it in faith. Grace is all that

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<v Speaker 2>God does for me because of what Jesus Christ did

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<v Speaker 2>for me on the cross. Another crost is grace is

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<v Speaker 2>God's riches at Christ's expense. It comes through Christ and

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<v Speaker 2>only through Christ. E in grace stands for it is

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<v Speaker 2>extended throughout eternity, extended throughout eternity. Romans six twenty three says, well,

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<v Speaker 2>let's read it aloud. The wages of sin is death,

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<v Speaker 2>but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ.

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<v Speaker 3>Jesus our Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>Now I want you to circle the phrase eternal life,

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<v Speaker 2>because the results of God's grace are gonna go on

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<v Speaker 2>and on and on forever, eternal life. That's one of

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<v Speaker 2>the benefits of grace, eternal life. You could say that

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<v Speaker 2>grace is the gift that keeps on giving, and God

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<v Speaker 2>saves the best for last and the best is yet

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<v Speaker 2>to come, and with Jesus Christ. It just keeps getting

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<v Speaker 2>better and better. The Bible says, the free gift of

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<v Speaker 2>God is eternal life in heaven. Have you ever thought

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<v Speaker 2>about what is heaven really gonna be like? The Bible

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<v Speaker 2>tells us that heaven is going to be like four things.

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<v Speaker 2>Number One, it's gonna be a place of reunion where

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<v Speaker 2>we are reunited with other loved ones who have accepted

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<v Speaker 2>the grace of God. Reunited with loved ones who have

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<v Speaker 2>accepted the grace of God through Christ. Two it's gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be a place of reward where we are rewarded for

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<v Speaker 2>the character that we developed in the way that we

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<v Speaker 2>served other people here on Earth. Three it's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be a place where we are reassigned to do new

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<v Speaker 2>work that we like to do, based on our shape,

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<v Speaker 2>based on how God has gifted us. We will be

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<v Speaker 2>given new assignments that we love to do. And number four,

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<v Speaker 2>it's going to be a place of release where we're

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<v Speaker 2>free from all pain, all suffering, all sadness, all sorrow,

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<v Speaker 3>Loneliness, etc.

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<v Speaker 2>It's going to be a wonderful place and it is

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<v Speaker 2>the gift of God. Now there's one catch. You have

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<v Speaker 2>to accept it. As I've said, if you get a

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<v Speaker 2>gift for you, but you don't gift a gift and

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<v Speaker 2>you don't unwrap it.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a worthless gift.

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<v Speaker 2>Now you need to realize that Jesus Christ makes this

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<v Speaker 2>grace gift available to everybody, but it has also customized

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<v Speaker 2>specific for your life.

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<v Speaker 3>Because God knows exactly what you need.

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<v Speaker 2>One of the most brilliant people I've ever met is

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<v Speaker 2>Peter Drucker nineties years ninety years old, father of American Management.

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<v Speaker 2>Everything he writes is printed in the Wall Street Journal.

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<v Speaker 2>He's written dozens and dozens of books that are textbooks.

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<v Speaker 2>A brilliant, brilliant man. Many of you know that he's

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<v Speaker 2>been a mentor to me for a number of years.

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<v Speaker 2>I asked Peter one day, how did you become a Christian? Peter,

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<v Speaker 2>and he said, well, Rick, when somebody first explained grace

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<v Speaker 2>to me, I realized I was never going to get

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<v Speaker 2>a bigger, a better deal. You're never going to get

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<v Speaker 2>a better deal than we've talked about today. So open

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<v Speaker 2>your life to the grace of God through Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 3>It's your only hope and it's free.

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<v Speaker 2>Now I know you may be thinking, you know, if

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<v Speaker 2>I can God with all the ways that I've messed

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<v Speaker 2>up my life, God's gonna give me some big lecture.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to feel condemned. I'm going to feel judged.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, I'm not gonna feel good at all if

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<v Speaker 2>I come to Christ. I'll just get all this rebuke

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<v Speaker 2>and reproof and feel bad because I know how many

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<v Speaker 2>times I've blown it. And God's just gonna say I

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<v Speaker 2>told you so. And if you think that you are

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<v Speaker 2>sadly mistaken, sadly mistaken, that's what grace.

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<v Speaker 3>Is all about. He says, come to me.

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<v Speaker 2>In the Bible, there's a story of a woman who

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<v Speaker 2>had numerous moral failures.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean numerous moral failures.

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<v Speaker 2>She'd slept around with anybody and everybody, and she had

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<v Speaker 2>of Christ, expecting him to condemn her. And they said,

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<v Speaker 2>violated all kinds of principles of God? And Jesus defended

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<v Speaker 2>her dignity. He protected her, and in front of the

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<v Speaker 2>whole crowd, he said, all right, anybody who is here

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<v Speaker 2>without sin, you can cast the first stone. And of course,

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<v Speaker 2>since there was no one in the crowd, that was perfect.

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<v Speaker 2>They all began to slowly walk away. Then, in the

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<v Speaker 2>privacy of that one on one encounter, Jesus looked at

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<v Speaker 2>this woman who was filled with guilt, and he said,

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<v Speaker 2>where are your condemners? And she said they've all gone, Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>And Jesus said to her two very profound things. He said,

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<v Speaker 2>do I condemn you?

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<v Speaker 3>Now? Go and sin no more.

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<v Speaker 2>That's all he said, No long lecture, no big lesson.

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<v Speaker 2>He just said, neither do I condemn you, Go and

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<v Speaker 2>send no more. Jesus said, I didn't come to condemn

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<v Speaker 2>the world. I came to save it. And if you

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<v Speaker 2>are expecting to come to Christ and be filled with

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<v Speaker 2>a whole bunch of condemnation, you missed the boat. You

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<v Speaker 2>haven't heard the story, You don't understand grace, so you

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<v Speaker 2>come to Christ. In fact, the Bible says this the

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<v Speaker 2>last verse on your outline Isaiah thirty, verse eighteen.

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<v Speaker 3>The Lord longs to be gracious to you. Do you

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<v Speaker 3>see that God wants to be gracious to you.

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<v Speaker 2>It is in his nature to bless undeserving people. He's

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<v Speaker 2>waiting for you to accept his grace. He enjoys being gracious.

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<v Speaker 2>He is not mad at you. His heart's broken for you,

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<v Speaker 2>but he wants you to come home. Now, you say, well,

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<v Speaker 2>wait a minute. Does grace just mean that I can

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<v Speaker 2>accept God's gift and just keep on living any way

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<v Speaker 2>that I want to thumbing my nose to God?

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<v Speaker 3>Of course not. There are two very profound statements.

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<v Speaker 2>He says, I don't condemn you, and then he says, now,

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<v Speaker 2>just stop doing it, go and send no more.

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<v Speaker 3>Let me help you change.

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<v Speaker 2>He's not saying, oh, just keep on doing whatever's destroying

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<v Speaker 2>your life, whatever's opposing the laws of God.

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<v Speaker 3>He says, go and send no more. Now.

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<v Speaker 2>God's amazing grace is available right here and right now today.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why he brought you here. You're not here by accident.

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<v Speaker 2>He brought you here. If you have never received that

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<v Speaker 2>saving grace gift, what are you waiting on?

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<v Speaker 3>Let's power heads.

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<v Speaker 2>In the coming weeks, we're going to look at God's

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<v Speaker 2>restoring grace and sustaining grace and liberating grace. But first

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<v Speaker 2>you've got to settle the foundation saving grace. So why

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<v Speaker 2>don't you pray this prayer in your heart? Dear God,

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<v Speaker 2>I realized that I could never be perfect enough to

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<v Speaker 2>earn a place in your perfect heaven. I realized that

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<v Speaker 2>the only way I'll get in is by your grace.

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<v Speaker 2>Forgive me for thinking that I could be good enough.

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<v Speaker 2>Forgive me for my pride that thinks I could earn

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<v Speaker 2>my way into heaven. Thank you that you give me

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<v Speaker 2>what I need, not what I deserve. Thank you for

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<v Speaker 2>your forgiveness, and I ask for it today. Jesus Christ,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you for paying for my salvation on the cross.

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<v Speaker 3>By faith. I accept your grace today, and I want

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<v Speaker 3>you to guide my life from this day forward. In

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<v Speaker 3>your name. I pray Amen.

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

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<v Speaker 1>now here's Pastor Rick with a letter from one of

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<v Speaker 3>Today.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to share a letter from a new listener, Sherman,

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<v Speaker 2>who's in Tennessee, and he writes that he and his

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<v Speaker 2>wife used Daily Hope to study God's Word together.

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<v Speaker 3>Here's what he wrote.

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<v Speaker 2>Just recently, a friend of mine turned me on to

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<v Speaker 2>your Daily Hope devotional and also gave me your CD

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<v Speaker 2>series on the Lord's Prayer and Wow.

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<v Speaker 3>Together.

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<v Speaker 2>My wife and I now listen to Daily Hope podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>We take notes, we pray, We have great conversations about

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<v Speaker 3>Now I know, Pastor.

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<v Speaker 2>Rick, that it was through the giving of other people

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<v Speaker 2>that my wife and I have been. Well, Sherman, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>so glad to hear that you and your wife are

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<v Speaker 2>studying the Bible together. Nothing will do more for your marriage.

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<v Speaker 2>It will not only help to grow in faith, it

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