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<v Speaker 1>Hey, everyone, Welcome to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, the Bible

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<v Speaker 1>teaching ministry of Rick Warren. And today we're continuing with

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<v Speaker 1>this powerful series called the Jesus Model. In this series,

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<v Speaker 1>Rick will walk you step by step through the process

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<v Speaker 1>of true biblical discipleship. Rick's giving you practical tools to

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<v Speaker 1>grow spiritually, experience God's peace, live with greater purpose, and

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<v Speaker 1>become more like Jesus in every area of your life. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>and now here's the final part of a message called

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<v Speaker 1>helping others like Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, the second thing Jesus said I came to do,

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<v Speaker 2>and he said I want you to do is I

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<v Speaker 2>want you to heal, help, comfort the broken hearted, heal

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<v Speaker 2>the broken art Now, hurting people friends are all around you.

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<v Speaker 2>And as a pastor for over thirty years now I

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<v Speaker 2>know one thing for certain.

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<v Speaker 3>Everybody has a hidden wound.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody everybody has a hidden wound, a hurt, a broken heart.

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<v Speaker 3>They're all around you. Let me give you a little secret.

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<v Speaker 2>One of the ways to find people who are hurting

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<v Speaker 2>around you is look for people who are hurting others.

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<v Speaker 2>When people are hurting others, they are revealing their own hurt.

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<v Speaker 2>Hurt people hurt people. Hurt people, hurt people. So the

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<v Speaker 2>people who hurt you are just crying out because they

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<v Speaker 2>need massive doses of love themselves. They're hurting others because

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<v Speaker 2>they're hurting themselves. Now, maybe you're overwhelmed, maybe you feel

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<v Speaker 2>a little broken hearted. I want you to watch a

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<v Speaker 2>second video.

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<v Speaker 4>This year has held a lot of different things for

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<v Speaker 4>our family. There's been just a lot of hardship and

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<v Speaker 4>a lot of struggle, a lot of desperate moments, and

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<v Speaker 4>I'd kind of come to the end of myself in

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<v Speaker 4>the last couple of months, and we'd have had so

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<v Speaker 4>little sleep. Our kids have had a lot of health problems,

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<v Speaker 4>and I think Tommy and I were saying that maybe

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<v Speaker 4>there was four nights in the last year that we've

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<v Speaker 4>had eight hours of sleep, and just a sleep factor

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<v Speaker 4>has warn us completely just threadbare.

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<v Speaker 5>One of the toughest times in my life was when

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<v Speaker 5>within three weeks time, I found out that my husband

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<v Speaker 5>and my daughter both had cancer. And this was unbelievable, unbelievable,

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<v Speaker 5>and I didn't know that maybe both of them were

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<v Speaker 5>going to be taken from me within a period of time.

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<v Speaker 4>And I was praying and I was crying out to

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<v Speaker 4>Lord of saying, God, I just can't handle this.

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<v Speaker 5>And I remember that Kay said when she was lying

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<v Speaker 5>there in the clinic room when she learned that she

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<v Speaker 5>had cancer, that a scripture came to her. And it's

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<v Speaker 5>been my scripture ever since. He knows the way I take,

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<v Speaker 5>and when he's through with me, I shall come forth

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<v Speaker 5>as pure girl. It was Job talking and Kay was

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<v Speaker 5>saying the same thing. He knows what's happening. It's not

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<v Speaker 5>unknown to him. It'll be okay.

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<v Speaker 4>This place of brokenness, you know, Paul talks about when

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<v Speaker 4>I'm weak, he is strong. And it's in this place

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<v Speaker 4>of utter desperation that God's spirit comes in, invades their

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<v Speaker 4>life and strengthens us.

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<v Speaker 6>And God's power is made great in our weakness.

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<v Speaker 7>Jesus does not minimize our pain. He is there and

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<v Speaker 7>he enters into it and he's with us. And I'm

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<v Speaker 7>so grateful that he's a God who feels what we feel.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know what hurt you're going through, what broken heart,

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<v Speaker 2>what wounds you're hiding, But I do know that what

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<v Speaker 2>Bobby and Kay and Amy said is true. God knows

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<v Speaker 2>what you're going through. He's not aloof He cares about

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<v Speaker 2>it when you're at your weakest point. God will be

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<v Speaker 2>strong and will give you the strength if you will

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<v Speaker 2>turn to him. And the Jesus is not some removed

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<v Speaker 2>person minimizing your pain. He is entering it with you

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<v Speaker 2>and feeling it with you at that moment. Now, I

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<v Speaker 2>want you to take your pencil, and I want you

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<v Speaker 2>to write down the name of somebody in your life

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<v Speaker 2>who's hurting. Okay, write down the name somebody a family member,

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<v Speaker 2>a friend, a relative, somebody, a coworker who has a

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<v Speaker 2>broken heart, who's been dealing with disappointment, discouragement, defeat, despair, whatever.

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<v Speaker 2>Write down the name of somebody who's felt rejection or

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<v Speaker 2>resentment or regret or hurt, and write that name down.

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<v Speaker 2>We're going to pray for him in just a minute.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>The third thing Jesus said I came to do, and

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<v Speaker 2>he says, I want you to do this too. I

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<v Speaker 2>want you to be involved in this is he said,

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<v Speaker 2>I came to proclaim freedom to those who feel imprisoned. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>he said, well, I don't know body anybody in prison.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me use a different word. Have you ever heard

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<v Speaker 2>anybody say I feel trapped? That's called a prison. There

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<v Speaker 2>are people who feel trapped in a relationship. There are

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<v Speaker 2>people who feel trapped by a habit. There are people

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<v Speaker 2>who feel trapped by their finances. There are people feel

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<v Speaker 2>trapped by their health. There are people who feel trapped

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<v Speaker 2>by their secrets, people who feel trapped by their past.

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<v Speaker 2>And there are few people who feel trapped by their

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<v Speaker 2>circumstances and the problems that they're facing.

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<v Speaker 3>They're all over. Everybody feels this.

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<v Speaker 2>We're all in different prisons, and so God says, I

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<v Speaker 2>want you to proclaim freedom to them.

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<v Speaker 3>What do you do? Well? First, I want you to

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<v Speaker 3>watch this, and then I'll explain.

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<v Speaker 5>I've been imprisoned probably most of my life, I could say,

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<v Speaker 5>with fear of being alone and unprotected, and I certainly

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<v Speaker 5>never wanted to spend a night alone in my house.

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<v Speaker 6>I've struggled for the last fifteen years with panic attacks,

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<v Speaker 6>and although they're not a daily part of my life now,

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<v Speaker 6>they were a massive part of my adolescence and somewhat

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<v Speaker 6>a part of my adulthood, and it was crippling, absolutely crippling.

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<v Speaker 5>And when my husband died about three years ago, some

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<v Speaker 5>of my first thoughts were, how am I going to live?

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<v Speaker 5>I don't know how to live without someone in the

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<v Speaker 5>house with me. It really bothered me. I felt imprisoned

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<v Speaker 5>by it, that I didn't have a growth that I

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<v Speaker 5>needed in spiritual values and spiritual closeness to Christ, and

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<v Speaker 5>I was always a little bit ashamed about it.

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<v Speaker 6>It was one of the most humbling experiences, and I

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<v Speaker 6>remember just crying out to God, going, I just want

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<v Speaker 6>to be normal, I just want to feel normal. I

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<v Speaker 6>want to do all the normal stuff. God just free

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<v Speaker 6>me up.

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<v Speaker 5>And I spent my first night alone in that house

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<v Speaker 5>and thought I would die, but I didn't.

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<v Speaker 6>He didn't make it go away that night, but I

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<v Speaker 6>did feel God whispered into my heart that He was

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<v Speaker 6>present and he was there, and that the freedom was

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<v Speaker 6>around the corner. And it has been a process and

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<v Speaker 6>a journey and a lot of three steps forward, two

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<v Speaker 6>steps back. But I have definitely learned so much about

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<v Speaker 6>how God wants to walk through the pain with me,

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<v Speaker 6>how God wants to empower me with his spirit, how

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<v Speaker 6>I am not alone.

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<v Speaker 5>God was a very present help in time of trouble,

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<v Speaker 5>one of my favorite verses. So that's what I did.

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<v Speaker 5>And now three years later, no problems, I felt like

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<v Speaker 5>God had let me out of that prison of fear.

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<v Speaker 3>Now you've got fears.

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<v Speaker 2>What do you do when you feel captive to a fear?

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<v Speaker 2>And how do you help other people get over their fears? Well,

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible is filled with truth, and the Bible says

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<v Speaker 2>the truth will set you free. And the Bible gives

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<v Speaker 2>us at least a dozen major ways. That's a whole

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<v Speaker 2>nother series of seminar on fear. But let me just

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<v Speaker 2>give you a couple of quickies right up front. One

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<v Speaker 2>way is you must learn to practice the presence of Christ.

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<v Speaker 3>What does that mean.

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<v Speaker 2>You need to learn the habit of reminding yourself every

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<v Speaker 2>single moment of the day, God.

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<v Speaker 3>Is with me.

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<v Speaker 2>You need to practice talking to Him all the time,

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<v Speaker 2>a running conversation. When you're walking down the street, you're

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<v Speaker 2>getting in your car, you're taking a bath, you're going

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<v Speaker 2>to the bathroom, doesn't matter what you're doing, you talk

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<v Speaker 2>to God all the time. You just have this running

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<v Speaker 2>conversation with God and you tell him how you're feeling,

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<v Speaker 2>and you realize that He's always with you. A lot

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<v Speaker 2>of times you say I'm going to go spend some

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<v Speaker 2>time with God. Well, let me tell you something, All

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<v Speaker 2>time is God time.

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<v Speaker 3>He's with you. All the time you're just not aware

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<v Speaker 2>But when you become aware of it, the more aware

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<v Speaker 2>you become, the more your fear is going to go down.

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<v Speaker 2>Because when He is near, you lose your fear. When

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<v Speaker 2>God is near, you lose your fear. Why God is love,

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<v Speaker 2>and the Bible says this, there is no fear in love.

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<v Speaker 2>Perfect love cast out all fear. The more you feel

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<v Speaker 2>loved by God, the less fearful you'll be. The more

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<v Speaker 2>fearful you are, the less you understand the love of God.

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<v Speaker 2>And so the more you get God's love in your life,

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<v Speaker 2>and the more you practice talking to a moment by moment,

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<v Speaker 2>the less afraid you're gonna be. You're just gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>afraid of things. And let me give you another thing.

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<v Speaker 2>You want to break the fear out of your life.

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<v Speaker 2>You want to break through that prison. You must move

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<v Speaker 2>against the fear. That's called faith. What does it mean

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<v Speaker 2>you do the very thing you're most afraid to do.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the only way to get rid of fear. You're

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<v Speaker 2>not going to go around it, over it, under it,

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<v Speaker 2>and no, the only way you break through fear is

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<v Speaker 2>go straight at it, and you go you do the

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<v Speaker 2>thing you fear the most. And when you do that

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<v Speaker 2>thing you fear the most, that's called faith. You open

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<v Speaker 2>the door of the closet and the boogeyman isn't as

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<v Speaker 2>big as you thought he was. You see, the fear

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<v Speaker 2>is always worse than the reality. The fear of failure

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<v Speaker 2>is worse than failure.

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<v Speaker 3>Failures no big deal. You just get up and do it,

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<v Speaker 3>stort over.

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<v Speaker 2>The fear of rejection is worse than rejection. The fear

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<v Speaker 2>of embarrassment is worse than embarrassment. Why because it goes

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<v Speaker 2>on for hours and days and years, the embarrassment just

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<v Speaker 2>a few seconds. The fear is always worse than reality.

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<v Speaker 2>Fear is fea r false evidence appearing real. It's a fake,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a cop out. It's a conjob. And it's spiritual

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<v Speaker 2>oppression from Satan. He's putting those thoughts in your mind

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<v Speaker 2>to try to make you afraid. I want you to

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<v Speaker 2>write down the name of a person who you know

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<v Speaker 2>is trapped by a fear or an addiction, or a compulsion,

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<v Speaker 2>or a secret or a habit or a relation. Somebody

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<v Speaker 2>you know they're really in prison, they're stretched out, they're trapped.

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<v Speaker 2>And I want you to begin praying for them. Jesus says,

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<v Speaker 2>that's what Christians come to do. Then number four, he says,

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<v Speaker 2>I came toclaim recovery of sight to the blind.

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<v Speaker 3>I love that word.

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<v Speaker 2>Recovery, circle it because we believe and celebrate recovery. At

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<v Speaker 2>Saddleback Church, God says part of jesus ministry is the

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<v Speaker 2>ministry of recovery. And he says, I want to help

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<v Speaker 2>people recover their site. Now what does that mean. It

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<v Speaker 2>means you must be willing to offer insight to people

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<v Speaker 2>who are spiritually blind or relationally blind, and remember the

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<v Speaker 2>truth will set you free. How do you help blind

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<v Speaker 2>people see the faults in their life? How do you

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<v Speaker 2>help people see how they're messing up their life? You

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<v Speaker 2>tell them the truth And let me tell you something.

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<v Speaker 2>This is the hardest thing to do, but it's the

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<v Speaker 2>If you got cancer, you're gonna die of it unless

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<v Speaker 2>is apathy. It is unlove that says silent. Love helps

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<v Speaker 2>sometimes the most loving thing you can do is go

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<v Speaker 2>to that person in your family who's manipulating everybody for

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<v Speaker 2>several generations and say stop it. We're not gonna let

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<v Speaker 2>you do this anymore. You're not gonna manipulate. There's gonna

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<v Speaker 3>And you don't like it.

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<v Speaker 2>And this is painful, and it's painful, but we're not

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<v Speaker 2>gonna let this go on. That's called love. Jesus said,

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to write down the name of a

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<v Speaker 2>person you need to tell the truth to. Who do

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<v Speaker 3>Somebody?

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<v Speaker 2>You know who's blind to the effect of their actions.

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<v Speaker 2>They don't see it. They don't see what they're doing

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<v Speaker 2>They don't see what they're doing self defeating ways. They're

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<v Speaker 2>And you can invite them to your small group. You

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<v Speaker 2>speaking of Christian books in blindness, thought i'd show you

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<v Speaker 3>This is the purpose driven life in braille. Isn't that cool? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 3>In braille?

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<v Speaker 2>And this part right here, I really like this part.

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<v Speaker 2>It's really inspirational. I can feel I can feel the

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<v Speaker 2>inspiration coming off that page. Recovery of Sight to the Blind. See,

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<v Speaker 3>The truth will set us free. Watch this video.

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<v Speaker 7>When I think of blindness, I don't automatically think of

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<v Speaker 7>spiritual blindness. I think for me. I remember being in

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<v Speaker 5>I'm an eighty five year old woman, and so my

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<v Speaker 7>And what was so impactful to me about this was

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<v Speaker 7>and books. It's difficult. I don't mean to minimize it,

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<v Speaker 7>but there's access. But suddenly, sitting in another place where

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<v Speaker 7>were already and now they were struggling with being blind,

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<v Speaker 7>were cared for. They were forgotten.

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<v Speaker 5>And I know that Jesus he met every need he

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<v Speaker 5>wanted to heal them. He saw those who were weak,

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<v Speaker 7>Jesus took special pains to be with people who were blind,

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<v Speaker 7>people who were deaf. I mean he intentionally. Yeah, lots

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<v Speaker 7>of times they came to him, but he sought them

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<v Speaker 7>out and he never pushed them away, and they were

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<v Speaker 5>I'm thankful that Jesus cares about all who were hurting

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<v Speaker 5>I want to hurt in that way that I can

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<v Speaker 5>help them. I just have a tender heart for people

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<v Speaker 2>There's a fifth theory that God says, I want you

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<v Speaker 2>to care about fifth people, and he said that is

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to release the oppressed. He said, that's

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<v Speaker 2>what I came to do, release the oppressed. And God

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<v Speaker 2>is saying here, I want you to care about the

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<v Speaker 2>people in life who are kicked around, who are knocked around,

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<v Speaker 2>who are picked on, who are put down. Do you

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<v Speaker 2>know anybody like that at work? Of course you do

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<v Speaker 2>you know anybody like that at school or in your neighborhood.

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<v Speaker 2>Of course you do you know anybody like that in

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<v Speaker 2>your family? Yes, where everybody piles on them, there's the

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<v Speaker 2>way they look different from you. Racial prejudice is real

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<v Speaker 2>and it needs to be confronted and dealt with. The

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<v Speaker 2>Bible says we are to release the oppressed. We are

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<v Speaker 2>to help people who are who are you know, tend

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<v Speaker 2>fun of, and things like that. God says, I want

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<v Speaker 2>you to release the oppressed. And by the way, spiritual oppression,

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<v Speaker 2>as I said, which is depression. You certainly know somebody

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<v Speaker 3>I want you to watch this last video.

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<v Speaker 7>When I think of oppression, I think of some of

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<v Speaker 7>the little girls that have been rescued from the sex

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<v Speaker 7>hopelessness in both of them, the women saying, how could

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<v Speaker 7>I leave this? What would I do differently? I have

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<v Speaker 7>no hope, There's nothing, There's nothing else I know how

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<v Speaker 7>are women who are living in oppressive relationships. And as women,

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<v Speaker 7>we need to take responsibility to make sure that we

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<v Speaker 7>That God treats women and children with dignity and with

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<v Speaker 7>respect and with kindness, not with oppression. He is all

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<v Speaker 5>One of the saddest days of my life, I think

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<v Speaker 3>Now. Friends.

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<v Speaker 2>What we've talked about today is the heart of Christianity.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the core of our faith. It is what God

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<v Speaker 2>on that, how you treated other people. Jesus said, I'll say,

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<v Speaker 2>of the least of my brothers. You did it to me.

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<v Speaker 2>Who did Jesus come for, he said, I came. The

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<v Speaker 3>It came down. The came for the runover and the rundown.

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<v Speaker 2>you now saddleback. We call doing these five things the

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<v Speaker 2>Peace Plan. The peace plan that we're doing is not

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<v Speaker 2>something that we do overseas. In fact, the last thing

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<v Speaker 2>is a lifestyle. Would you write that down? Peace is

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<v Speaker 2>go somewhere and do and then you come back. Projects

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<v Speaker 2>are good, that's good. But peace is a lifestyle. It

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<v Speaker 2>is a lifestyle of doing these five things. Sharing the

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<v Speaker 2>good news, healing the broken hearted, offering freedom, offering insight

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<v Speaker 2>to those who need it, releasing the oppressed, giving justice.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's what we do in the Peace Plan. To

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<v Speaker 2>bring the good news to the spiritually poor and to

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<v Speaker 2>heal the broken hearted. We promote reconciliation, get right with God,

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<v Speaker 2>get right with other people. That brings healing to broken heartedness,

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<v Speaker 2>and it brings spiritual bounty to spiritually poor people. Promoting

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<v Speaker 2>reconciliation to release the oppressed and to empower the kicked around,

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<v Speaker 2>We assist the poor to heal the hurting, both physically

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<v Speaker 2>those who are oppressed by ignorance and imprisoned by a

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<v Speaker 2>lack of education. We educate the next generation. What are

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<v Speaker 2>we doing here at Satava? We just do what Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>and my challenge to you is that you will decide today.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to be intentional about this and I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to be intense about this with the people God brings

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<v Speaker 2>into my life this week, because these five categories.

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<v Speaker 3>They're all around you. That's power. Heads.

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<v Speaker 2>You're going to go on leading a self centered life

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<v Speaker 2>and think only about yourself? Are you going to develop

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<v Speaker 2>the kind of life where God says I'll take care

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<v Speaker 2>of your needs when you take care of the needs

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<v Speaker 2>of others. I want you to look. You look with

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<v Speaker 2>your head bowed at your outline and look at the names.

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<v Speaker 2>If you haven't filled a name in in any one

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<v Speaker 2>of those, just fill it in. And I want us

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<v Speaker 2>to pray for these people right now. Would you say, Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>for this person who needs the good news.

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<v Speaker 3>Help me to share it with them. And Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>For this person who's broken hearted and down and discouraged

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<v Speaker 2>and disappointed and feels rejected, feels hurting, help me to

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<v Speaker 2>heal their hurt by offering love and comfort. And Father,

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<v Speaker 2>for this person who needs freedom. They're trapped, they feel

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<v Speaker 2>trapped in a relationship, trapped in an addiction, trapped by

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<v Speaker 2>a secret, trapped by their fears. Help me to show

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<v Speaker 2>them that the truth will set them free. For those

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<v Speaker 2>who are confused, who are blind, who don't know which

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<v Speaker 2>way to go, who don't know what to do with

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<v Speaker 2>their lives, help me to point the way, to point

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<v Speaker 2>them to the light of the world. Jesus, For the

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<v Speaker 2>friends and the people in my life who are obviously

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<v Speaker 2>kicked around. For the person who's unliked at work, who

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<v Speaker 2>everybody makes fun of, who's put down and knocked around,

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<v Speaker 2>help me to provide love and acceptance.

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<v Speaker 3>And relief and release.

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<v Speaker 2>Father, I want to practice the Peace Plan in my family,

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<v Speaker 2>in my work as a lifestyle every day of my life.

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<v Speaker 2>And then pray this prayer. Jesus Christ, thank you for

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<v Speaker 2>doing these things with me. I need the good news

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<v Speaker 2>in my life. I need you to replace my spiritual

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<v Speaker 2>poverty with your spiritual blessing. I need you to heal

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<v Speaker 2>my brokenness and my broken heart. I need you to

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<v Speaker 2>give me freedom from the things that tie me down

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<v Speaker 2>and trap me. I need you to give me insight

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<v Speaker 2>when I'm blind and I don't see the truth.

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<v Speaker 3>And I need you to release me.

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<v Speaker 2>And help me recover from the things when I feel

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<v Speaker 2>put down and kicked around. I want to be your

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<v Speaker 2>instrument of peace in the world.

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<v Speaker 3>Today. In your name, I pray Amen.

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<v Speaker 1>What a great message from Pastor Rick today. There's something

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<v Speaker 1>I always take away from his message. Here's Rick to

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<v Speaker 1>tell you how you can help support this ministry.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus told his disciples that they should live their lives

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<v Speaker 2>according to five specific purposes. He said, you've got to

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<v Speaker 2>love God with all your heart. That's worship, and love

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<v Speaker 2>your neighbors yourself. That's ministry. That's called the Great Commandment.

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<v Speaker 2>And then Jesus said, go make disciples. That's evangelism. Baptize

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<v Speaker 2>them into the Family of God. That's fellowship, a sign

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<v Speaker 2>of fellowship. And then he said, teach them obey everything

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<v Speaker 2>I've taught you. That's discipleship. And we call that the

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<v Speaker 2>Great Commission. We believe it daily. Hope that a great

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<v Speaker 2>commitment to the Great Commandment and the Great Commission will

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<v Speaker 2>produce a great Christian, a great church, a great company,

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<v Speaker 2>a great community. You know, I started Daily Hope so

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<v Speaker 2>I could spread the good news about Jesus, not just

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<v Speaker 2>across America, but all around the world. And we want

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<v Speaker 2>people to know that God's word is filled with hope

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<v Speaker 2>and truth and the power that we need to follow

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<v Speaker 2>him every day is available to every single one. You

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<v Speaker 2>know as well as I do, that the Word of

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<v Speaker 2>God changes lives. It's a live it's active, and it

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<v Speaker 2>breathes new life and new love into all of our lives.

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<v Speaker 2>So wherever you listen to this, whether you listen on

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<v Speaker 2>the website, whether you listen on a radio station, or

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<v Speaker 2>whether you listen to a podcast, you're a part of

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<v Speaker 2>the Daily Hope family, and I need your help. We

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<v Speaker 2>could not do this without your support. We're one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>percent listener funded. Would you continue to pray for this

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<v Speaker 2>broadcast and would you continue to support us.

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<v Speaker 3>And let write to me, let me hear from you.

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<v Speaker 2>I absolutely love reading the stories that are sent to me.

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<v Speaker 2>So write me, pray for me, and support this ministry,

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<v Speaker 2>and God will bless it, and God will bless you

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<v Speaker 2>and we'll get to heaven and we'll thank God for

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<v Speaker 2>all the people going to be in heaven because you cared.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, if you'd like to support Pastor Rick's Daily Hope,

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<v Speaker 1>just go to Pastorrick dot com. That's Pastor Rick dot com,

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<v Speaker 1>or you can text the word hope to seven oh

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<v Speaker 1>three oh nine.

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<v Speaker 3>That's the word.

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<v Speaker 1>Hope to seven oh three oh nine. And really, from

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<v Speaker 1>the bottom of our hearts, we thank you so much

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<v Speaker 1>for your support, your gift to Daily Hope. It helps

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<v Speaker 1>us share the hope of Christ with people everywhere. Hey,

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<v Speaker 1>be sure to join us next time when we look

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<v Speaker 1>into God's word for our daily hope. This program is

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<v Speaker 1>sponsored by Pastoris's Daily Hope and your generous financial support.