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<v Speaker 1>Hi, this is Pastor Rick Warren and I can't wait

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<v Speaker 1>to see what God's going to do through Daily Hope

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<v Speaker 1>in this coming new year. Thank you so much for

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<v Speaker 1>your support. I love you, I'm praying for you. I

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<v Speaker 1>thank God for you. I appreciate you more than words

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<v Speaker 1>can say. Have a happy New Year.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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<v Speaker 2>these areas I just mentioned, stay with us, because in

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<v Speaker 2>just a few moments we're going to let you know

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<v Speaker 2>from Pastor Rick, which includes a seven session DVD and workbook.

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<v Speaker 2>You can take a sneak peek right now by going

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<v Speaker 2>eight hundred, six hundred five thousand and four to find

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<v Speaker 2>out more. Right now, here's Pastor Rick Warren with the

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<v Speaker 2>final part of a message called how to get Closer

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<v Speaker 2>to God.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, now, here's the third step to getting back to God,

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<v Speaker 1>to getting back in his love and his grace. Not

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<v Speaker 1>that he doesn't love you, He always loves you no

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<v Speaker 1>matter where you are, but to feeling that love. Here's

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<v Speaker 1>a third thing. I get fed up. I own up.

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<v Speaker 1>Number three, I offer up. I offer up my life,

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<v Speaker 1>I offer up myself, I offer up my total being.

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<v Speaker 1>And this is a third thing that we find this

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<v Speaker 1>young man did. He got fed up. He came to

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<v Speaker 1>a census. He owned up. He says, I've sin against God,

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<v Speaker 1>and then.

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<v Speaker 3>He offered up. Now.

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<v Speaker 1>Notice in Luke chapter fifteen, verse twelve, the son drifted

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<v Speaker 1>away saying give me my share. And in Luke fifteen nineteen,

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<v Speaker 1>when he comes back, he returned to the father saying,

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<v Speaker 1>make me a servant. Do you notice any change in

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<v Speaker 1>attitude there? Hello, He leaves saying give me, give me,

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<v Speaker 1>give me, give me, give me, give me. He comes

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<v Speaker 1>back saying make me. That is transformation. That is true transformation.

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<v Speaker 1>When your heart moves from self centeredness to God's sinneredness,

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<v Speaker 1>that's transformation. Are you there yet? Are you still in

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<v Speaker 1>the gimme, gimme, gim me, give me, gimme. What can

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<v Speaker 1>God do for me? Give me my stuff now to

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<v Speaker 1>make me your servant. That's the transformation. He returns, saying,

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<v Speaker 1>make me. That's a heart transformation, and that is the

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<v Speaker 1>greatest transformation of well, from self.

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<v Speaker 3>Centered to God's thereness. Are you letting God do that

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<v Speaker 3>in you? Now?

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<v Speaker 1>That transformation, it doesn't happen overnight. God is still working

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<v Speaker 1>on me on this one, and it's gonna be your

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<v Speaker 1>entire life. He's gonna work on It's never instant, but

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<v Speaker 1>there is a decision that starts the process. Second, during

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<v Speaker 1>these three eighteen, says this, we reflect the Lord's glory

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<v Speaker 1>and are being transformed. That means a continuing process. We

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<v Speaker 1>are being transformed, not just once, but on a ongoing basis.

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<v Speaker 3>It's a process.

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<v Speaker 1>We're being transformed into His likeness now with ever increasing

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<v Speaker 1>glory which comes from the Lord. Was the spirit that

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<v Speaker 1>word transformed? You know, the Bible was written the New

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<v Speaker 1>Testament in Greek. You know what the word there is

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<v Speaker 1>in Greek metamorphouso Does that sound like anything, you know, metamorphosis.

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<v Speaker 1>It's the word we get metal. What's the metaphor of morphosis.

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<v Speaker 1>It's when a butterfly goes from a caterpillar to a

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<v Speaker 1>pupa a chrysalis, and from a pupa a chrysalis into

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<v Speaker 1>a butterfly. That's metamorphosis. It hadn't happen overnight. In fact,

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<v Speaker 1>there's that stage where it's sitting there in that chrysalis.

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<v Speaker 1>It forms that little cocoon. It's pretty ugly. Ever seen

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<v Speaker 1>one of those things, doesn't look very beautiful to me,

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<v Speaker 1>But when it breaks out, that butterfly is stunning. I

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<v Speaker 1>so badly want to be that, and I want you

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<v Speaker 1>to be that. I want you to be transformed from

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<v Speaker 1>the lowly caterpillar into the beautiful butterfly. That is what

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<v Speaker 1>transformation is all about. It is metamorphosis. It is going

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<v Speaker 1>from you know, when you're a caterpillar, what can you do?

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<v Speaker 1>Not much except munch on leaves ba boom boom boom

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<v Speaker 1>stuck on the ground. And I'm sure when caterpillars have

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<v Speaker 1>looked in the air, butterflies go. You never get me

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<v Speaker 1>up in one of those things. God made you to

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<v Speaker 1>be a butterfly. God made you to soar. God made

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<v Speaker 1>you to be beautiful, not ugly beautiful. But you've got

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<v Speaker 1>to go through the transformation process. And the transformation process

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<v Speaker 1>is number one. Get fed up with the way you've

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<v Speaker 1>been living, and then own up. Get honest to God. God,

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<v Speaker 1>I admit I have been living for myself. I've been

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<v Speaker 1>doing it my way, and do that check up, and

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<v Speaker 1>then offer up myself. Transformation is a process, but the

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<v Speaker 1>starting point is what the prodigal son said.

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<v Speaker 3>Make me. That's offer up, make.

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<v Speaker 1>Me, transform me, change me.

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<v Speaker 3>God.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to live the rest of my life

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<v Speaker 1>the way I'm living right now, Change me. Romans twelve

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<v Speaker 1>to one. This is our theme verse. But let me

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<v Speaker 1>read you the verse before it. Because God is merciful

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<v Speaker 1>to you. Offer yourselves, Offer yourselves. That's it. I offer

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<v Speaker 1>up myself. That's step one. I get fed up. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>I own up, and now I offer up. Offer yourselves

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<v Speaker 1>as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God. This

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<v Speaker 1>is your spiritual act of worship. And don't be conformed

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<v Speaker 1>to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by

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<v Speaker 1>the renewing of your mind.

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<v Speaker 3>No transfer until you do the offer up.

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<v Speaker 1>It's important to notice the father's response Luke fifteen twenty three,

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<v Speaker 1>filled with love and compassion. He ran out to his son,

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<v Speaker 1>threw his arms around him, and kissed him. He said,

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<v Speaker 1>bring the best, bring the best robe, bring the best

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<v Speaker 1>bring bring the best shoes, bring the fatted calf. In

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<v Speaker 1>all these things the father's response. Notice he didn't wait

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<v Speaker 1>for the son to come home while he was still distant.

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<v Speaker 1>He ran out the moment you just say, God, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>tired of living the way I've been living. God, I'm tired.

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<v Speaker 1>He will do more than halfway. He will run out

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<v Speaker 1>to meet you. God is not waiting for you to

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<v Speaker 1>come knock on the door. He's waiting for this moment

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<v Speaker 1>in your life where he runs.

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<v Speaker 3>Out to you. He takes an issue.

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<v Speaker 1>He throws his arms around you, he kisses you, and

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<v Speaker 1>he says, okay, look, I know you blew it.

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<v Speaker 3>Go get the best rope, get the best clothes in

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<v Speaker 3>the house.

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<v Speaker 1>And then he says, go get my signet ring. Do

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<v Speaker 1>you know why he says that. You know what a

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<v Speaker 1>signet ring is? In those days, the signet ring was

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<v Speaker 1>your credit card. Because you take the ring and you

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<v Speaker 1>press it into wax, and that was like a credit card.

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<v Speaker 1>He said, go get my unlimited Black American Express and

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<v Speaker 1>bring it out to my son who just blew half

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<v Speaker 1>of my income. God isn't holding the grudge. He's ready

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<v Speaker 1>to lavishly pour this on you. Bring out the best,

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<v Speaker 1>bring out the best shoes, do all these things. God

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<v Speaker 1>has a better plan for your life than you can imagine.

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<v Speaker 4>Have you ever noticed that the world has ever changing

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<v Speaker 4>so called answers to your relationship struggles, solutions to your

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<v Speaker 4>financial troubles, and explanations to your search for meaning? But

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<v Speaker 4>what the world offers often leaves us empty and searching

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<v Speaker 4>for more. The good news is God's Word contains timeless

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<v Speaker 4>truths that can transform every area of your life from

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<v Speaker 4>the inside out. That's why Pastor Rick created a very

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<v Speaker 4>special Bible study called Transformed. In it, he'll help you

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<v Speaker 4>discover the key Biblical principles that will completely transform you

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<v Speaker 3>How do I get back to God?

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<v Speaker 1>I get fed up, I own up, and I offer up.

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<v Speaker 1>And then there's one other thing I do. Once I

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<v Speaker 1>come home and I'm entrapped in God's love, and he

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<v Speaker 1>hugs me and he kisses me, and he says, bring

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<v Speaker 1>out the best. All is forgiven, All is forgiven. Go

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<v Speaker 1>get the credit card, Go get the rope, Go get

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<v Speaker 1>the shoes. Let's let's have a barbecue. Get that fatted calf,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're gonna have Lucille's barbecue tonight. Okay, and we're

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<v Speaker 1>giving him the ribs, all right, and it's gonna be great.

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<v Speaker 1>It's gonna be finger licking good time.

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<v Speaker 3>All right.

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<v Speaker 1>Here we go, and in that celebration, you now come home.

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<v Speaker 1>Not to condemnate, you come back to God in celebration.

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<v Speaker 3>Here's the fourth thing. I lift up my praise.

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<v Speaker 1>And I just go, thank you God, thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>your goodness. I lift up my praise. Luke fifteen, here's

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<v Speaker 1>what the father says. We're gonna celebrate. We're gonna celebrate

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<v Speaker 1>with a feast of eating and drinking. We're gonna celebrate

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<v Speaker 1>with a feast of eating and drinking. He was lost,

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<v Speaker 1>but now is found. So the party begins and life

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<v Speaker 1>becomes a party. When life comes to transformation. The Bible

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<v Speaker 1>says in Psalm sixty eighty four, sing to God, sing

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<v Speaker 1>praises to his name.

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<v Speaker 3>Lift up.

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<v Speaker 1>There's that word, lift up my praises, lift up a

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<v Speaker 1>song to him. His name is the Lord. Now let

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<v Speaker 1>me just tell you something for your own transformation. You

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<v Speaker 1>need to start singing at church. Some of you just said,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just coming to hear rick. I had a psychologist

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<v Speaker 1>his first question was, did you sing all of the

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<v Speaker 1>songs at church last week? And if they said no,

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<v Speaker 1>he said, then I want you to go and I

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<v Speaker 1>want you to sing all the songs at church for

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<v Speaker 1>the next three weeks and come back and see me.

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<v Speaker 1>I never really understood why he was doing that until

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<v Speaker 1>this week a global study came out done by Swedish

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<v Speaker 1>researchers and that they've done this scientific study. It concluded

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<v Speaker 1>that the habit of group singing, not singing by yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>The habit of group singing is good for your health.

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<v Speaker 1>It is great therapy to sing with other people. It's

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<v Speaker 1>emotions and stress, and creates positive study emotions. Another study

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<v Speaker 1>showed that people who sing and worship each week live longer.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>It referred to this book. So I went out and

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<v Speaker 1>bought this book this week. It's called Imperfect Harmony, Finding

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<v Speaker 1>Happiness in Singing with others. It's fascinating study that these

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<v Speaker 1>other habit. I want you to intentionally start singing all

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<v Speaker 1>want you to sing them because it will lower your

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<v Speaker 1>blood pressure release endorphins, improved mood, build confidence, relieve loneliness,

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<v Speaker 1>re meets making emotion of stress, and create posmotion. That's

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<v Speaker 1>called transformation. Now the Father celebrated. He had a celebration,

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<v Speaker 1>not a condemnation, a celebration. When the sun came back home.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm fed up and I'm owning up, and I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to offer up. And now I lift up my praise

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<v Speaker 1>and we're going to party, and we're going to celebrate,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're going to sing. One Corinthians eleven twenty four

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<v Speaker 1>and he broke the bread, and he said, this is

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<v Speaker 1>how much I love you. So I'm going to give

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<v Speaker 1>you two symbols to remember my death, my burial, and

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<v Speaker 1>Lord's supper. If you haven't been baptized, you should be baptized.

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<v Speaker 1>It's one of the ways of saying I have come home.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm getting close to God. I'm coming home and baptism

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<v Speaker 1>is one and the Lord's Supper is the other.

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<v Speaker 3>Now it says he.

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<v Speaker 1>Prayed a prayer of thanksgiving before he served communion. The

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<v Speaker 1>you God for not coming and condemning me when I

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<v Speaker 1>come home, but having a celebration when I come home.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you for your grace, thank you for your mercy,

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<v Speaker 1>the things that you've done. I receive it with thanks. EUCHARISTO.

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<v Speaker 1>I am so grateful God for your grace. I am

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<v Speaker 1>so grateful for your love. I am so grateful that

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<v Speaker 1>you don't scold me, you save me, that you don't

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<v Speaker 1>as I take these elements to remember what you have

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<v Speaker 1>done for me. And just as they had the fatted calf,

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<v Speaker 1>we take communion together to say, Lord, thank you. We

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<v Speaker 1>receive this with thanksgiving. Let's bow our heads for prayer.

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<v Speaker 3>Father.

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<v Speaker 1>When we think of your grace, we are overwhelmed. It

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<v Speaker 1>makes our hearts want to sing. There's no way that

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<v Speaker 1>we deserve this kind of reaction, this kind of celebration,

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<v Speaker 1>this kind of welcoming when we come home. But we

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<v Speaker 1>come to you, and first we say we're fed up.

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<v Speaker 1>We're fed up with the way we've been living. We're

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<v Speaker 1>fed up of life without Christ. We're fed up with

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<v Speaker 1>doing it all on our own power. We're just fed

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<v Speaker 1>up with all of that. And we own up. We

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<v Speaker 1>realize that you haven't moved, but we have. And the

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<v Speaker 1>reason we're not close is because we've allowed other things

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<v Speaker 1>to cloud our vision of you. We have allowed idols

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<v Speaker 1>in our lives. We have loved other things more than you,

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<v Speaker 1>and that has made you feel distant. But we come

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<v Speaker 1>back and we we own up to our sin, and

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<v Speaker 1>then we offer up ourselves. We're not saying give me,

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<v Speaker 1>give me, give me anymore. We're saying, make me, make me,

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<v Speaker 1>make me Lord, transform our lives during these fifty days.

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<v Speaker 1>If you've never accepted jesus gift of salvation. Say Jesus Christ,

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<v Speaker 1>right now, I accept your gift of salvation. Thank you

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<v Speaker 1>for loving me and dying for me on the cross.

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<v Speaker 1>I give myself back to you. I offer up myself

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<v Speaker 1>to you, make me your servant, and I ask you

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<v Speaker 1>to transform my life in your name.

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<v Speaker 3>I pray Jesus. Amen.

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<v Speaker 1>Hi everybody, This is Rick and I hope you enjoyed

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<v Speaker 1>today's broadcast. You know, if you just prayed that prayer

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<v Speaker 1>for the very first time, or you just recommitted your

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<v Speaker 1>about it. There's something real about sharing your commitment. So

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<v Speaker 1>write me Rick at pastor Rick dot com and say, Rick,

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<v Speaker 1>I prayed that prayer of commitment. I gave my life

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<v Speaker 1>to Christ. And I'll send you some material that will

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<v Speaker 1>help you on your journey with Jesus. And I'll also

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<v Speaker 1>pray for you. God bless you.

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

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<v Speaker 2>you've chosen to spend some time with us. If you've

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<v Speaker 2>com and listen online. Anytime. Rick will be back to

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<v Speaker 2>close out time today. But first, you know the world

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<v Speaker 2>is shouting for our attention with answers to our relationship struggles,

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<v Speaker 2>solutions to our financial troubles, and explanations to our search

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<v Speaker 2>for meaning. But the world's promises leave us empty and

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<v Speaker 2>searching for more. God's word contains the only answers that

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<v Speaker 2>promise to transform your life from the inside out. That's

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<v Speaker 2>why Pastor Rick has put together the Transformed Study Kit,

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<v Speaker 2>which includes a vegan, leatherbound interactive workbook and a seven

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<v Speaker 2>video session DVD. Right now, here's Pastor Rick to tell

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<v Speaker 2>you more.

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

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

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

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

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<v Speaker 3>Did you know?

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<v Speaker 1>He wants to bless each of these areas And He's

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<v Speaker 1>given us principles and steps in his words for living healthy,

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>watching his children be effective in life. Now the truth is,

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<v Speaker 1>we can't change or transform these areas on our own.

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<v Speaker 1>We have to start trusting God to create the changes

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<v Speaker 1>within us. The Bible teaches that the closer we get

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<v Speaker 1>to God, the more our lives will be transformed. And

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<v Speaker 1>in Jeremiah twenty nine thirteen, God says, you'll find me

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<v Speaker 1>when you get serious about finding me and want it

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>discovering God's wisdom and allowing him to transform our lives.

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

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<v Speaker 1>really true transformed by the grace of God. Now, it's

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<v Speaker 1>always been my goal here at Daily Hope not just

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<v Speaker 1>to show you what God says to do and how

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

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<v Speaker 1>for doing it on a daily basis. So I've created

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>to have. First, seven lessons on DVD that help you

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<v Speaker 1>go deeper and explore what the Bible has to say

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<v Speaker 1>And then there's a two hundred and twenty five page

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<v Speaker 1>information about additional resources. This study kit can be used

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<v Speaker 1>group study guide with your friends. I want to send

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