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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 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. Well, I can't wait to

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<v Speaker 1>get started. So here's the final part of a message

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<v Speaker 1>called Sustaining Grace.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, there are three kinds of trouble.

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<v Speaker 3>There's the kind of trouble that kind of blows you

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<v Speaker 3>away like a wind. There's the kind of trouble that

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<v Speaker 3>weighs down like carrying a sack of potatoes. There's the

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<v Speaker 3>kind of trouble that it's kind of like the rug

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<v Speaker 3>is pulled out from underneath you and you go, where

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<v Speaker 3>did that one come from? But the most difficult kinds

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<v Speaker 3>of trouble to handle are the troubles and the problems

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<v Speaker 3>of life that are unplanned, unrelenting.

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<v Speaker 2>And undeserved. Would you agree with that?

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<v Speaker 3>Unplanned, unrelenting, and undeserved. There are some things I bring

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<v Speaker 3>on myself. When I bring a problem on myself, I figure, Okay,

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<v Speaker 3>I made the mess.

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<v Speaker 2>I got to clean it up.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't mind handling problems that I created. I figure

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<v Speaker 3>that's par for the course. I mean, I did it,

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<v Speaker 3>I may as well have to clean it up. But

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<v Speaker 3>the most difficult problems in life to ones to handle

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<v Speaker 3>are the unfair ones where you are an innocent party.

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<v Speaker 2>What happened to here? I didn't plan this.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't feel like I deserved it. I didn't ask

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<v Speaker 3>for it, I didn't cause it. Those are the ones

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<v Speaker 3>that are hard to handle, and they're especially hard to

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<v Speaker 3>handle when they're not only undeserved, but they are unrelenting.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, most of us can handle problems if we

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<v Speaker 3>can see an end in sight. See well, there's you know,

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<v Speaker 3>light at the end of the tunnel. I can see

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<v Speaker 3>the problem is going to be over in six months

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<v Speaker 3>or eight months. Sure, I can handle anything for lat

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<v Speaker 3>length of time or a year or whatever. But there

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<v Speaker 3>are some things in your life that hurt you, that

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<v Speaker 3>harm you, that are unsolvable that you're going to live

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<v Speaker 3>with the rest of your life and nothing's ever going

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<v Speaker 3>to change that. There are some situations in life. There

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<v Speaker 3>are some things, some handicaps or disabilities, some background. You're

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<v Speaker 3>never gonna be able to change your background. You grew

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<v Speaker 3>up in that background. And there are some hurts that

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<v Speaker 3>they hurt you and you cannot and all all the

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<v Speaker 3>wish into the world isn't going to make it go away.

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<v Speaker 3>There are some things in life that are unplanned, unrelenting,

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<v Speaker 3>and undeserved, and they hurt the most. Now what do

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<v Speaker 3>you do in those situations? Well, you first stop doing

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<v Speaker 3>the if only game. Well, if only I had different parents,

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<v Speaker 3>if only I had married somebody else, if only if

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<v Speaker 3>only that doesn't work. That doesn't solve your problems, and

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<v Speaker 3>it doesn't ease your pain playing the if only game. Instead,

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<v Speaker 3>you need to focus on Christ and focus on his

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<v Speaker 3>sustaining power. God says is say I forty one. Don't

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<v Speaker 3>worry because I am with you. Don't be afraid because

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<v Speaker 3>I am your God. I will make you strong, I

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<v Speaker 3>will help you. I will support you with my right

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<v Speaker 3>hand that saves you. Now in that verse, I want

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<v Speaker 3>you to circle all the things that God has promised

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<v Speaker 3>to do for you. He says, I'm going to be

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<v Speaker 3>with you. He says, I'm going to make you strong.

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<v Speaker 3>I will help you, I will support you, and I

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<v Speaker 3>will save you.

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<v Speaker 2>That pretty much covers it all.

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<v Speaker 3>God is our refuge of strength, always ready to help

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<v Speaker 3>in times of trouble.

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<v Speaker 2>That's how you get sustaining grace.

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<v Speaker 3>What do you do when you can't fix an unfixable problem?

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<v Speaker 3>What do you do when you can't solve an unsolvable riddle?

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<v Speaker 3>What do you do when you can't change an unchangeable circumstance?

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<v Speaker 3>What do you do when you can't control something that

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<v Speaker 3>hurts deeply in your life? You throw yourself on the sustaining.

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<v Speaker 2>Grace of God.

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<v Speaker 3>Our culture loves to teach us self reliance, and we

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<v Speaker 3>think that we can handle anything. And I know that

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<v Speaker 3>all around you you're brought up to think I am

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<v Speaker 3>the master of my faith. That's a bunch of whoy.

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<v Speaker 3>It's just not true. You cannot control the major events

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<v Speaker 3>of your life. You didn't control when you were born,

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<v Speaker 3>you didn't control where you were born, you didn't choose

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<v Speaker 3>your parents. You don't know where you're gonna die, and

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<v Speaker 3>you don't know most of the things are going to

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<v Speaker 3>happen between now and then one day you're gonna wake

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<v Speaker 3>up to the realization of the fact that there are

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<v Speaker 3>limitations in your life that you cannot control.

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<v Speaker 2>That's called midlife crisis.

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<v Speaker 3>And one day you wake up and you realize you

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<v Speaker 3>are not God and you cannot control everything that happens

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<v Speaker 3>around you.

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<v Speaker 2>So what do you do when it hurts so bad.

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<v Speaker 3>And you can't change it. You rely on the sustaining

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<v Speaker 3>grace of God. You say, how do I get it?

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<v Speaker 3>How do I get that kind of grace? To keep

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<v Speaker 3>on going in spite the temptations, trials, tension, tiredness, and troubles.

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<v Speaker 2>You do four things.

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<v Speaker 3>Number one, call out, cry out to God.

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<v Speaker 2>Cry out for God's help.

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<v Speaker 3>See, as long as you pretend to be self sufficient,

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<v Speaker 3>you short circuit God's power in your life. You need

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<v Speaker 3>to admit your inadequacy, say God, I can't handle this,

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<v Speaker 3>and you cry.

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<v Speaker 2>Out for God's help.

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<v Speaker 3>The Bible says give God gives grace to the humble

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<v Speaker 3>circle that word humble, So give yourselves completely to God.

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<v Speaker 3>Draw close to God, and God will draw close to you.

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<v Speaker 3>Now who gets grace the humble? Those who admit they

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<v Speaker 3>can't do it on their own, the humble. And then

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<v Speaker 3>you draw near to God and you cry out to God,

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<v Speaker 3>and you pray to God. You pray earnestly, you pray fervently,

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<v Speaker 3>You pray passionately, You pray with integrity, you pray with emotion,

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<v Speaker 3>and say, God, it hurts.

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<v Speaker 2>Help.

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<v Speaker 3>Did you know that God listens to the tone of

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<v Speaker 3>your prayers? He does because he knows that you don't

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<v Speaker 3>really want everything you ask for. When I ask my

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<v Speaker 3>kids at Christmas, what do you want? Well, I want

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<v Speaker 3>this or that, this or that. I don't listen to that.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't write it down. But when they go, Dad,

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<v Speaker 3>I really really really want this, that's the one I

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<v Speaker 3>write down. And God does not answer perfunctory prayers where

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<v Speaker 3>you just mouth the words, go through the motion. Your

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<v Speaker 3>heart's not in it. He wants you to pray passionately,

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<v Speaker 3>fervently to him. And you want a good example of it,

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<v Speaker 3>go read the Book of Psalms, because David did it.

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<v Speaker 3>Chapter after chapter, call out for God's hope. Number two

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<v Speaker 3>to get God's sustaining grace. Fill your mind with God's word.

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<v Speaker 3>Fill your mind with God's word. This book let it

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<v Speaker 3>comfort you. Let it strengthen you, let it fill you,

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<v Speaker 3>let it soothe you, Let it give you the energy you.

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<v Speaker 2>Need to keep going.

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<v Speaker 3>Get into this book every single day of your life.

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<v Speaker 3>Get a modern translation, new living version or something, and

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<v Speaker 3>begin to read it and read it and read it

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<v Speaker 3>and get it into your mind. Notice what the Bible says,

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<v Speaker 3>David prays, I am completely discouraged. Revive me by watching TV.

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<v Speaker 3>That's not what it says, is it. Oh no, well

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<v Speaker 3>that one doesn't work. You good, Revive me by your word. Now, folks,

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<v Speaker 3>there is some advice that's going around today that I

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<v Speaker 3>am so tired of.

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<v Speaker 2>Here.

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<v Speaker 3>If I hear it one more time again, I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 3>lose my lunch. It is in every movie, it's in

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<v Speaker 3>every talk show, it's in every book.

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<v Speaker 2>It is the.

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<v Speaker 3>Standard New Age answer to your problems. It started in

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<v Speaker 3>the movie Star Wars about twenty five years ago, where

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<v Speaker 3>that great theologian Obi Wan Kenobi.

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<v Speaker 2>Says to young.

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<v Speaker 3>Luke Skywalker when he's going through his crisis. He says,

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<v Speaker 3>the answers are within you, Luke, look inside yourself. And

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<v Speaker 3>everybody's been spouting that for twenty five years, as if

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<v Speaker 3>that's the big answer.

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<v Speaker 2>Now listen.

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<v Speaker 3>There's nothing new about the New age. All the new

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<v Speaker 3>age is a repackaging of old lies, all put together.

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<v Speaker 3>They didn't work a thousand years ago, they don't work today.

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<v Speaker 3>And this one here is just look within yourself when

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<v Speaker 3>you're in trouble.

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<v Speaker 2>Come on, that's the problem.

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<v Speaker 3>I looked within myself and I went yuck. I didn't

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<v Speaker 3>like what I saw. I got depressed when I look

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<v Speaker 3>within myself. I don't need to look within myself the

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<v Speaker 3>answers listen. I don't care how many people tell you

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<v Speaker 3>that the answer is not look within yourself, because if

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<v Speaker 3>it was, you'd already be changed. It doesn't work. You

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<v Speaker 3>need to look to God. He's the only one who

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<v Speaker 3>can change you. He's the only one who can help you.

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<v Speaker 3>He's the only one with sustaining strength. And you need

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<v Speaker 3>to look not within you. You need to look outside

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<v Speaker 3>of yourself to the creator who made you. Because the

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<v Speaker 3>answers are not in you. The answers are in God.

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<v Speaker 3>It doesn't work the other way. Did you see this?

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<v Speaker 2>On Friday?

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<v Speaker 3>Cut this out of the business section of the Register.

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<v Speaker 3>The Psychic Friends and Network file for bankruptcy. Now now

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<v Speaker 3>I'm reading this, No, listen, to this. Listen, this is great.

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<v Speaker 3>Their lawyer says, quote, they apparently made some bad decisions

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<v Speaker 3>due to unforeseen circumstances. Hello, perhaps they should have seen

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<v Speaker 3>it coming. And people are paying big money for that

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<v Speaker 3>kind of whoey.

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<v Speaker 2>You need to.

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<v Speaker 3>Get into a book that's been around for thousands of years,

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<v Speaker 3>the Word of God. Call out for God's help. Fill

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<v Speaker 3>your mind with God's word, the number three. In those

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<v Speaker 3>unfixable situations of life, accept support from God's people. The

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<v Speaker 3>Bible says, by helping each other with your troubles, you

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<v Speaker 3>truly obey the law of Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>What is that law? Love your neighbor as yourself the

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<v Speaker 2>great commandment.

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<v Speaker 3>And if you don't have some strong Christian friends, mature believers,

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<v Speaker 3>and you're not in a small group where you can

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<v Speaker 3>have some feedback and some support when the crisis is on,

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<v Speaker 3>I feel pity for you. I really do. We don't

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<v Speaker 3>continually to harp on this issue week after week after week.

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<v Speaker 3>Get in a small group. Get in a small group.

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<v Speaker 3>Get in a small group. Just because it's an idea.

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<v Speaker 3>It is essential for your physical, spiritual, and mental help.

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<v Speaker 3>You need a support group. God never meant for you

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<v Speaker 3>to go through life alone on your own. You're not

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<v Speaker 3>a lone ranger. In fact, God intentionally, the Bible says,

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<v Speaker 3>puts weaknesses in our lives so we realize how much

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<v Speaker 3>we need each other. We need each other. You're not

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<v Speaker 3>gonna make it on your own. You need to accept

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<v Speaker 3>support from God's people. And then number four, when you're

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<v Speaker 3>facing the unfixable problems of life, you need to hold

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<v Speaker 3>on to God's promises.

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<v Speaker 2>Hold on to god It's promises.

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<v Speaker 3>There are over seven thousand of them in the Bible

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<v Speaker 3>waiting to be claimed, waiting for you to just grab

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<v Speaker 3>onto like blank checks. Here's one of them, Isaiah forty.

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<v Speaker 3>He gives strength to the weary and increases the power

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<v Speaker 2>Even youths go tired.

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<v Speaker 3>But those who hope in the Lord circle that hope

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<v Speaker 3>in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar

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<v Speaker 3>on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary.

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<v Speaker 3>They will walk and not faint. Keep your hope in

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<v Speaker 3>the Lord, and even more than that, keep your eyes

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<v Speaker 3>focused on the hope of heaven, not just on the

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<v Speaker 3>here and now. Focus on the hope of Heaven. Look

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<v Speaker 3>at the next verse, so we don't look at the troubles.

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<v Speaker 3>We can see right now. Rather, we look forward to

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<v Speaker 3>what we have not yet seen. For the troubles we

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<v Speaker 3>gonna be no sadness, no grief, no messed up lives.

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<v Speaker 3>Now where do you need god sustaining grace today? Where

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<v Speaker 3>are you discouraged and you feel like giving up? Are

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<v Speaker 3>you being tempted? You go, man, I just I'm being

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<v Speaker 3>He said, I just, I don't think I can put

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<v Speaker 3>another foot in front of each other? Or are you

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<v Speaker 3>under tension? Are you in trials and troubles that you

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<v Speaker 3>can't fix? No matter what you're going through, God's grace

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<v Speaker 3>will sustain you if you will let it. Look at

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<v Speaker 3>this last verse, Paul said, I begged the Lord three

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<v Speaker 3>times to take this problem away from me, But he

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<v Speaker 3>said to me, my grace is enough for you. When

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<v Speaker 3>you are weak, then my power is made perfect in you.

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<v Speaker 3>When you're going through a problem you can't fix, don't

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<v Speaker 3>give up, look up, Look up, let's bower heads. I'd

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<v Speaker 3>like to close with a special prayer for those of

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<v Speaker 3>you who are discouraged this morning. You may be struggling

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<v Speaker 3>with worry, Well, he can fix that. May be struggling

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<v Speaker 3>with guilt and shame, he can handle that. You may

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<v Speaker 3>be dealing with depression or financial conflict, or conflict in

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<v Speaker 3>your home. Or you may be dealing with unemployment or

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<v Speaker 3>infertility or something you cannot control. He can handle it.

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<v Speaker 3>So tell him right now, what is discouraging you? Tell

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<v Speaker 3>him passionately. It's okay to shed a tear. Tell him passionately,

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<v Speaker 3>what is discouraging you. Jesus Christ, you know every single

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<v Speaker 3>need represented here today. You know what we need even

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<v Speaker 3>before we ask. You know our hurts, and you know

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<v Speaker 3>our fears. You know our struggles, and you know our sins.

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<v Speaker 3>You know our loneliness, you know our grief. For those

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<v Speaker 3>who are hurting here this morning, may they find relief.

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<v Speaker 3>For those who are discouraged, may they experience your sustaining grace.

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<v Speaker 3>May they sense your arms of love wrapping around them today.

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<v Speaker 3>For those who are carrying a heavy load, may they understand.

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<v Speaker 2>Your power and your peace is available.

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<v Speaker 3>For those who are tempted, for those who are addicted,

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<v Speaker 3>For those who can't stop doing what they don't want

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<v Speaker 3>to do, May they find release in Christ. For those

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<v Speaker 3>who are depressed, would you restore their joy? For those

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<v Speaker 3>who are separated from a loved one. For those who

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<v Speaker 3>are in conflict with a husband or a wife, may

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<v Speaker 3>they find restoration and reconciliation. For those who are guilty

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<v Speaker 3>and ashamed, help them sense the freedom of your forgiveness

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<v Speaker 3>that you say graciously give. And for those who lack

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<v Speaker 3>purpose and meaning and salvation, may they find you. Now

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<v Speaker 3>it's your turn to pray. Why don't you pray this

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<v Speaker 3>in your mind? Dear Jesus Christ, I need your sustaining

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<v Speaker 3>grace in my life. If you've never asked him for

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<v Speaker 3>a saving grace, say, I need you to save me

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<v Speaker 3>and then to sustain me, and I'm giving myself to you.

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<v Speaker 3>Help me to cry out to you for help and

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<v Speaker 3>not try to do it all myself. Help me to

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<v Speaker 3>fill my mind with your word. Help me to accept

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<v Speaker 3>help and support from your people, and help me to

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<v Speaker 3>hold on to your promises. Thank you that I'm going

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<v Speaker 3>to make it to the finish line in heaven, not

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<v Speaker 3>because of my performance, but because of your sustaining grace,

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<v Speaker 3>I love you and I want to trust in you

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<v Speaker 3>and amen. You know, if you just prayed that prayer

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<v Speaker 3>for the very first time, or you just recommitted your

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<v Speaker 3>life to Jesus again today, would you let me know

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<v Speaker 3>about it. There's something real about sharing your commitment. So

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<v Speaker 3>write me Rick at pastor Rick dot com and say, Rick,

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<v Speaker 3>I prayed that prayer of commitment, I gave my life

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<v Speaker 3>to Christ. And I'll send you some material that will

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<v Speaker 3>help you on your journey with Jesus. And I'll also

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<v Speaker 3>pray for you.

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<v Speaker 2>God bless you.

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<v Speaker 1>What a special message from Pastor Rick. And now let's

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<v Speaker 1>hear how lives are changing through Daily Hope. Here's Rick

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<v Speaker 1>with a letter from one of our listeners.

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<v Speaker 3>I love to end our broadcast by reading letters from

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<v Speaker 3>people like you. Here's one from Melissa, who lives in Columbia.

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<v Speaker 3>Pastor Rick, I just want to say thanks to you

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<v Speaker 3>and thanks to God for helping me understand the Bible

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<v Speaker 3>and for helping bring so many souls to Jesus Christ.

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<v Speaker 3>I've been blessed because you put your messages online for free,

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<v Speaker 3>and because of that free ministry, I have access to

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<v Speaker 3>the truth. I cannot thank you enough, she says. I

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<v Speaker 3>want to help and I want to give what God

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<v Speaker 3>commands to give me to give so that his message

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<v Speaker 3>can reach the entire world. Thank you, Melissa for Colombia. Well, Melissa,

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<v Speaker 3>thank you, thank you for your encouragement, and thank you

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<v Speaker 3>for your financial gift, and thank you for caring about

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<v Speaker 3>people who haven't heard the good news. You see, when

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<v Speaker 3>we work together, we're able to do things we cannot

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<v Speaker 3>do on our own. Together, we reach people that would

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<v Speaker 3>never be reached any other way. And when you get

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<v Speaker 3>to heaven, we're going to celebrate all the souls that

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<v Speaker 3>have come to know Jesus Christ. So thank you for listening,

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<v Speaker 3>thank you for supporting, and thank you for praying.

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