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<v Speaker 1>Because we see Christianity under attack in the West, we

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<v Speaker 1>don't realize the revival that's going on and so many

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<v Speaker 1>other places around the world, that Christianity is growing in

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<v Speaker 1>so many places because we only see the problems we're having.

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<v Speaker 1>Not everybody's a Christian of my brand or your brand,

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<v Speaker 1>but they are Christians. Yeah, okay, I think I said

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<v Speaker 1>this before that there are six hundred million Buddhists in

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<v Speaker 1>the world. There are eight hundred million Hindus in the world.

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<v Speaker 1>There are about one and a half billion Muslims in

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<v Speaker 1>the world. There are only fifteen million million Jews in

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<v Speaker 1>the world because three or four generations were lost because

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<v Speaker 1>of the Holocaust. There should be five times that number

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<v Speaker 1>of Jews in the world right now, but there are

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<v Speaker 1>two point three billion Christians. That means one out of

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<v Speaker 1>every three people on the planet would say I believe

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus is the Son of God. Now again, they're not

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<v Speaker 1>all our our brand, okay. But if you were to say,

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<v Speaker 1>do you believe in the Father, the Son, and the

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<v Speaker 1>Holy Spirit. Do you believe in the Trinity? Yes? Do

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<v Speaker 1>you believe the Bible is the Word of God? Yes?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you believe Jesus Christ died on the Cross for

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<v Speaker 1>our sins. Yes. Do you believe he rose again? Yes?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you believe the Holy Spirit fills us? Yes? Do

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<v Speaker 1>you believe that one day Christ is coming back? Yes?

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<v Speaker 1>Then we're on the same team. We may not agree

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<v Speaker 1>on this or that much after that, yeah, exactly. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>But if that's true, then there are two point three

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<v Speaker 1>billion of those. That means one out of every three

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<v Speaker 1>people on the planet. The church is the largest organization

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<v Speaker 1>on the planet. Let me put this perspective. The Church

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<v Speaker 1>of Jesus Christ is bigger than China. The Church is

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<v Speaker 1>bigger than than China, the United States and the Europe

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<v Speaker 1>and Europe put together, we have nothing to apologize for. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>we don't. We're not because we see Christianity under attack

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<v Speaker 1>in the West. We don't realize the revival that's going

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<v Speaker 1>on in so many other places around the world, that

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<v Speaker 1>Christianity is growing in so many places, because we only

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<v Speaker 1>see the problems we're having in finishing the task. My

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<v Speaker 1>goal is to get people out to the field, and

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<v Speaker 1>that is to get them to experience it in some way.

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<v Speaker 1>When we started a thing at Saddleback called the Peace

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<v Speaker 1>Plan years ago, plant Churches, Peace Plant churches, equip leaders,

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<v Speaker 1>assist the poor, care for the sick, educate the next generation.

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<v Speaker 1>I turned mission education upside down growing up in a

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<v Speaker 1>little evangelical church. Here's how I was taught about missions.

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<v Speaker 1>You pray, pray, pray, pray, pray, pray, pray, pray, pray, pray, pray.

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<v Speaker 1>For missionaries, you study, study, study, study, study, study, study,

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<v Speaker 1>listen to missionary testimonies. Here have mission Vacistally, you give, give, give, give, give, give, give, give, give,

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<v Speaker 1>and maybe someday you might go. But really it's more

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<v Speaker 1>about pray and study and give and maybe go. When

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<v Speaker 1>I started saddleback, we flipped it and I said, don't pray,

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<v Speaker 1>don't study, don't don't give, Just go. Okay, just go,

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<v Speaker 1>because I knew that if they went, when they come back,

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<v Speaker 1>they want to pray, they want to study, they want

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<v Speaker 1>to give, Their lives are changed.

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<v Speaker 2>I've got to jump in and just say, you're making

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<v Speaker 2>a point that's super important right now, because anybody that

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<v Speaker 2>knows you, and anybody that lives in southern California with you,

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<v Speaker 2>knows that you are not about sitting at a boardroom

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<v Speaker 2>and navel gazing. Okay, So I was about to ask

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<v Speaker 2>you how are you turning this project upside down like

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<v Speaker 2>you do most everything else.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, I really think that the peace plan which we

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<v Speaker 1>started at saddle Back was kind of.

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<v Speaker 2>Like preview to coming attract.

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<v Speaker 1>Exactly, Matt. It was our guinea pig was it was

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<v Speaker 1>our test case. It was our skunk works. And we

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<v Speaker 1>at Saddleback Church we have goals for a year's and

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<v Speaker 1>for months and for you know, three year periods, and

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<v Speaker 1>then we have a decatal goal each of the four

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<v Speaker 1>decades I've been there, the decade goal between two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and twenty ten was this to send our members, saddle

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<v Speaker 1>Back members to every nation by the end of twenty ten. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't even know how many nations there were, so

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<v Speaker 1>I had to look it up. There are one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and ninety seven nations in the world. There are one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and ninety five that are part of the United Nations.

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<v Speaker 1>The only two nations not in the United Nations are

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<v Speaker 1>Serbia for war crimes and Taiwan because China won't let

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<v Speaker 1>them in even North Korea visitor status. So we said

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<v Speaker 1>we will be in every nation, one hundred and ninety

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<v Speaker 1>seven nations by the end of the decade. Now, when

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus told the disciples to go to every nation. It

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<v Speaker 1>was physically impossible. They couldn't go to Australia, they couldn't

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<v Speaker 1>go to Latin America. They couldn't go there were no

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<v Speaker 1>ocean bearing vessels. You either walked or rode a donkey

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<v Speaker 1>or a horse. Jesus often asks us to do the impossible,

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<v Speaker 1>and then he'll make it possible. Today you can go

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<v Speaker 1>anywhere in the world in twenty four hours. You don't

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<v Speaker 1>believe that, Ask a travel agent. I want to be

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<v Speaker 1>at the top of the Himalayas and me and mar

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<v Speaker 1>or Burma whatever by the end of this By tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 1>they'll have me there. And so we are the first

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<v Speaker 1>generation that literally can be world class Christians can go

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<v Speaker 1>to every nation. Between two and twenty ten, I sent

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<v Speaker 1>out thirteen thousand, eight hundred and sixty nine members of

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<v Speaker 1>Saddleback by just saying go just go to plant churches,

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<v Speaker 1>equip leaders, assist the poor, care of the sick, educate

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<v Speaker 1>the next entry. We're now over thirty thousand of those.

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<v Speaker 1>But in that decade we sent out thirteen thousand and

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<v Speaker 1>eight or sixty nine. We said we will be in

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<v Speaker 1>every nation by the end of twenty ten. And on

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<v Speaker 1>October eighteenth, twenty ten, we went to Nation one ninety seven.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a little island in the Caribbean called Saint Kitts,

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<v Speaker 1>only thirty five thousand, only five thirty five thousand people,

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<v Speaker 1>but we went there to plant a church, equipped leaders,

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<v Speaker 1>assistant power, canvastation there. So we said, okay, I've proven

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<v Speaker 1>that normal people can fulfill the great commission out of

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<v Speaker 1>just one church. What if every church had a vision

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<v Speaker 1>to say, we're going to send our members and when

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<v Speaker 1>they come back, you know what happens. They're not so

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<v Speaker 1>materialistic as they were before. Wow, you know what, all

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<v Speaker 1>of a sudden, when you've seen poverty around the world,

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<v Speaker 1>you care. Okay, it changes your heart, you know. But

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<v Speaker 1>so many people think, well, I have to go to

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<v Speaker 1>Bible school first, or I have to know more about

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<v Speaker 1>and it's not that it's just sharing the love of

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<v Speaker 1>Christ in your ting available. Yeah. Do you realize that

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<v Speaker 1>when the first Christians, the fastest growth of Christianity was

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<v Speaker 1>in the first three hundred years of the church. Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>Christianity went from being one hundred and twenty in upper room, Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>to being the state religion of the Roman Empire in

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<v Speaker 1>three hundred years. What was going on during that time?

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<v Speaker 1>Two things. One intense persecution, yeah, my goodness, okay, you

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<v Speaker 1>were more likely to be fed to lions or hung

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<v Speaker 1>on a cross, and so it was illegal to be

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<v Speaker 1>a Christian much of that time. And second thing, there

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<v Speaker 1>were no church buildings for the first three hundred years

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<v Speaker 1>of the church. Everybody met in small groups. I've been

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<v Speaker 1>into the oldest standing church building in Malula, Syria, which

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<v Speaker 1>is built in three twelve AD. It's now full of

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<v Speaker 1>bullet holes because of ISIS and all of that and

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<v Speaker 1>the civil war there. But the fact is, you don't

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<v Speaker 1>need a building, and you don't need Bible school. You

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<v Speaker 1>just need to go. You can't spell God without go,

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<v Speaker 1>you can't spell Gospel without go, you can't spell good

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<v Speaker 1>News without go. We are unlike Buddhism, which is a

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<v Speaker 1>sit still religion. Our faith is go, go, go, make disciples.

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<v Speaker 1>And so it's part of our DNA. And my goal

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<v Speaker 1>is knowing that if we mobilize the church for this

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<v Speaker 1>one of the five purposes worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry, and evangelism.

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<v Speaker 1>If we mobilize for this, you know what, it makes

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<v Speaker 1>them hungry for the other four here it is you

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<v Speaker 1>want to worship, you want to grow in Christ. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>you want to serve the people around you. Come back

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<v Speaker 1>and go, I help those people. What am I doing

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<v Speaker 1>about my neighbors? It just flips everything upside down.

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