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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. We are so glad

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<v Speaker 1>you're here with us today. As we close out the year,

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<v Speaker 1>it's such a powerful time to pause and reflect, not

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<v Speaker 1>just on what's behind us, but on what truly matters

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<v Speaker 1>moving forward. And that's why Pastor Rick has a timely

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<v Speaker 1>and encouraging message for you called how Much You Matter

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<v Speaker 1>to God. So, whether this year is filled with joy

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<v Speaker 1>or challenge, one truth remains. God sees you and loves

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<v Speaker 1>you and has a purpose for your life. So let's

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<v Speaker 1>join Rick right now for the final part of this message.

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<v Speaker 2>Number three. This is a bigger one.

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<v Speaker 3>No matter what I've done, Jesus wants me. WHOA, No

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<v Speaker 3>matter what I've done, Jesus wants me now. Zechi Has

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<v Speaker 3>appearance made him feel insecure and lonely inferior. Zaichius's accusers

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<v Speaker 3>made him feel bitter and resentful. He's pretty mad at society,

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<v Speaker 3>but Zakius's sins made him feel guilty and ashamed. So

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<v Speaker 3>Jesus does the most shocking thing of all. He invites

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<v Speaker 3>himself to Zachias's home. He doesn't wait for an invitation,

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<v Speaker 3>he takes the initiative and invites himself to the worst

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<v Speaker 3>guy's home in the city of Jericho Luke nineteen. Jesus

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<v Speaker 3>looked up and Zachias called him by names, said, Zachias,

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<v Speaker 3>come down quickly, for I'm going to be a guest

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<v Speaker 3>in your home today.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you think that was a shocker?

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<v Speaker 3>Now, Jesus knows that Zachius would be filled with guilt

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<v Speaker 3>and shame and would never think himself worthy enough to

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<v Speaker 3>have Jesus in his home. Zachius wouldn't even consider inviting

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<v Speaker 3>Jesus to come to his house and goes, man, I'm

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<v Speaker 3>a sinner, I'm no good man.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a cheat.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not worthy of having a relationship with Jim Jesus.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not good enough to have a relationship with Jesus.

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<v Speaker 3>I've done too many bad things. I don't deserve to

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<v Speaker 3>have him in my home. So Jesus takes the initiative

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<v Speaker 3>and he looks up and.

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<v Speaker 2>He says, zach Chius, come on down.

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<v Speaker 3>How long do you think it took him to get

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<v Speaker 3>out of that tree. I think he probably did it

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<v Speaker 3>in record time. I think he slid down the tree.

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<v Speaker 3>I think you're saying, I don't care if I get

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<v Speaker 3>splinters in my butt. I'm hitting the ground as fast

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<v Speaker 3>as I can because I'm been invited. I've been invited

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<v Speaker 3>by Jesus to take him to my house.

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<v Speaker 2>Blew his mind.

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<v Speaker 3>Now, the fact is, you're ashamed of a lot of

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<v Speaker 3>things you've done in your life. How do I know that?

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<v Speaker 3>Because you're a human being. We've all done things that

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<v Speaker 3>we're ashamed of. I've done things that I'm ashamed of.

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<v Speaker 3>The Bible says we all have sinned and fallen short.

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<v Speaker 3>He's not the only short guy. We've all fallen short.

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<v Speaker 3>I fall short as a parent, I fall short as

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<v Speaker 3>a husband, I fall short as a pastor. I fall

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<v Speaker 3>short as a person. I don't measure up to my standards,

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<v Speaker 3>much less God's perfect standards, and neither do you. You

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<v Speaker 3>don't keep all your promises, you don't measure up to

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<v Speaker 3>all your standards. You fall short. Why because all have sinned?

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<v Speaker 3>Everybody had a pastor friend who's teaching on that verse.

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<v Speaker 3>One time he said, thank God, he forgives all our

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<v Speaker 3>falling shorts, and yes, if your shorts fall, he forgives

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<v Speaker 3>those two. You've done a lot of things you're ashamed of.

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<v Speaker 3>You've had plenty of time to hurt people with your

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<v Speaker 3>own personal brand of selfishness. And we all have our

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<v Speaker 3>own personal brand of selfishness. You hurt people in your

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<v Speaker 3>selfish way, and I hurt people in my selfish way,

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<v Speaker 3>and everybody has their own personal brand. But it's all

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<v Speaker 3>all the same. But you know what, Jesus is more

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<v Speaker 3>interested in changing you than condemning you. He said, I

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<v Speaker 3>didn't come to condemn the world. I came to save it.

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<v Speaker 3>Says that in John three. If you want to be

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<v Speaker 3>like Jesus Christ, then don't go out condemning the world.

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<v Speaker 3>Jesus said, I didn't come to condemn the world. I

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<v Speaker 3>came to save it. And I decided about thirty years

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<v Speaker 3>ago I wanted to have a ministry like Jesus. I

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<v Speaker 3>didn't come to condemn the world. I came to save it,

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<v Speaker 3>Which means I don't spend any of my time condemning culture.

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<v Speaker 3>Why because Jesus didn't. He said, I didn't come to

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<v Speaker 3>condemn the world. I came to save it. You see,

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<v Speaker 3>most Christians spend all their time either condemning the world

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<v Speaker 3>saying how badly society sucks, and then be looking for

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<v Speaker 3>a political solution to figure out how to get rid.

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<v Speaker 2>Of the suckiness. Neither of those work.

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<v Speaker 3>Spending all your time condemning society won't change it and

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<v Speaker 3>looking for a political answer to solve the solve problems.

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<v Speaker 2>Society won't change it either.

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<v Speaker 3>God so loved the world, he didn't send a politician. Okay,

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<v Speaker 3>why because you can't change people's hearts by laws. No

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<v Speaker 3>law will turn a bigot into somebody who loves all

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<v Speaker 3>the races. Only Jesus can get rid of racism in

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<v Speaker 3>your heart. Only Jesus can get rid of selfishness in

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<v Speaker 3>your heart. No law is going to turn people who

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<v Speaker 3>are selfish and unselfish people. Jesus said, I didn't come

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<v Speaker 3>to condemn the world. I came to save it. And

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<v Speaker 3>so no matter what I've done, Jesus wants me, and

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<v Speaker 3>he wants you to know him, and he wants you

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<v Speaker 3>to love him because he loves you, and he wants

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<v Speaker 3>you to know how much you love him. You remember

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<v Speaker 3>the story of the prodigal son, the kid who tells

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<v Speaker 3>his father, Dad, give me my half of the inheritance.

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<v Speaker 3>And he splits, and he goes to Sunset Strip in Jerusalem,

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<v Speaker 3>and he spends.

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<v Speaker 2>All of his money on wine, women and song, mostly.

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<v Speaker 3>Women and he ends up feeding pigs and a pig

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<v Speaker 3>sty and finally realizes this doesn't work, so he goes

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<v Speaker 3>home to his dad with a humble attitude and smelling

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<v Speaker 3>of the pig sty. The father runs out to greet

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<v Speaker 3>his younger son and he grabs him in a big

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<v Speaker 3>bear hug that says, my son has come home. Let's

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<v Speaker 3>have a party. He doesn't say to his son, a son,

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<v Speaker 3>go in, get a bath, get shaved, put on some

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<v Speaker 3>clean clothes, get rid of that stinking pig smell, and

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<v Speaker 3>then I'll give you a bear hug. No, he says,

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<v Speaker 3>I love you just the way you are. Jesus loves

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<v Speaker 3>you just the way you are, but he loves you

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<v Speaker 3>too much to let you stay that way, so he's

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<v Speaker 3>going to help you change. Many of you remember a

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<v Speaker 3>story I told years ago when I went and visited

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<v Speaker 3>a prison where we had to celebrate recovery church purpose

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<v Speaker 3>driven celebrate recovery church up in a maximum security prison

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<v Speaker 3>in north in California called Sierre Prison, six thousand maximum

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<v Speaker 3>security prisoners, and they had invited me to come speak

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<v Speaker 3>on the prison yard, and it was about the size

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<v Speaker 3>of a football field, about six thousand prisoners. I mean

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<v Speaker 3>that was everywhere, and I got out to speak, and

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<v Speaker 3>I wanted to get everybody's attention. So I pulled a

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<v Speaker 3>fifty dollars bill out of my wallet and I held

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<v Speaker 3>it up and I said, is there anybody here who'd

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<v Speaker 3>liked this fifty dollars bill? Six thousand hands went up.

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<v Speaker 3>I crumpled it all up in my hand, and I said,

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<v Speaker 3>anybody still want this fifty dollars bill?

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<v Speaker 2>Six thousand hands went up.

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<v Speaker 3>I took that fifty dollars bill and I tore it

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<v Speaker 3>and I put little pears all through it.

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<v Speaker 2>I said, anybody still want it? Every hand went up.

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<v Speaker 3>I took that fifty dollars bill and I threw it

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<v Speaker 3>in the dirt and I spit on it, and I

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<v Speaker 3>took my foot and I crushed it into the ground

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<v Speaker 3>and I held it up and I said, anybody still

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<v Speaker 3>want it? Every hand went up. And then I said

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<v Speaker 3>this guys, a lot of you, This is what your

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<v Speaker 3>daddy did to you. Your daddy said you're worthless, your crud,

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<v Speaker 3>your crap, you're nothing, You're never going to amount to anything.

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<v Speaker 2>You're going to end up in prison or die.

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<v Speaker 3>And then your dad walked out on you, and you

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<v Speaker 3>were left to be raised by your mom. And you've

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<v Speaker 3>been hit on and spit on and crushed into the ground,

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<v Speaker 3>but you have not lost one cent of your original

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<v Speaker 3>value to God. I don't really care what you've done.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't care who you've done it with or how

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<v Speaker 3>long you've done it. What the matters is not where

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<v Speaker 3>you've been, but what direction your feet are headed today.

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<v Speaker 3>And Jesus says, no, matter what you've done, Zachias, I

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<v Speaker 3>want you. I want to party with you. I want

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<v Speaker 3>to have a relationship with you. I want to go

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<v Speaker 3>to your house and have dinner. I want a relationship

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<v Speaker 3>with you. And God says that to you, that's how

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<v Speaker 3>much you matter to God. Yes you've blown it, Yes

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<v Speaker 3>you have. And the starting point of salvation is when

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<v Speaker 3>you swallow your pride and admit I need help. I

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<v Speaker 3>need a savior, I need God in my life. God

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<v Speaker 3>doesn't save prideful people, he says, humble, not arrogant people.

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<v Speaker 2>People say I need your help.

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<v Speaker 3>I've made mistakes, I've blown it, I've done wrong, I've sinned,

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<v Speaker 3>and I need to turn and go your way. And

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<v Speaker 3>you've made a lot of mistakes in your life, but

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<v Speaker 3>you have not lost one cent of your value to

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<v Speaker 3>the creator who made you. And Jesus wants a relationship

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<v Speaker 3>with you. He wants to come to your house and

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<v Speaker 3>have dinner. In fact, here's what he says the next verse.

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<v Speaker 3>I stand at.

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<v Speaker 2>The door, the door of your life.

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<v Speaker 3>I stand at the door, and I knock, And if

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<v Speaker 3>you hear my voice and open the door, I will

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<v Speaker 3>come in and eat with you, and you with me.

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<v Speaker 3>There's one other great truth, number four. No matter what

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<v Speaker 3>others say about me, Jesus affirms me. No matter what

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<v Speaker 3>others say, Jesus affirms me. They may call me this name,

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<v Speaker 3>or that, they may criticize this, or that they may

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<v Speaker 3>misjudge this or that, But what matters is that Jesus

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<v Speaker 3>affirms me. Now, when Jesus goes and he pays attention

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<v Speaker 3>to the biggest sinner in town, the most hate man

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<v Speaker 3>that everybody despises, and he says, I want to go

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<v Speaker 3>to your house. I want a relationship with you. Jesus

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<v Speaker 3>did the unthinkable, and the reaction is swift, and it

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<v Speaker 3>is immediate. The crowd goes nuts. And in verse seven,

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<v Speaker 3>all the people saw this, this interaction between Jesus and Zachias,

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<v Speaker 3>and they began to complain. Jesus is having dinner with

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<v Speaker 3>a sinner. Jesus is staying with a sinner.

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<v Speaker 2>And what's his reaction to that? What does he do?

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<v Speaker 3>He defends this guy in the front. He defends this

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<v Speaker 3>guy to the religious, selfrighteous people. Next verse, Jesus says,

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<v Speaker 3>this man is a true son of Abraham.

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<v Speaker 2>That I mean. He hadn't said no, He just said

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<v Speaker 2>he's one of us. He's going to be in my family.

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<v Speaker 3>And if you hear my voice, he says, and I,

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<v Speaker 3>the son of Man, have come to seek and to

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<v Speaker 3>save people like.

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<v Speaker 2>Him who were lost.

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<v Speaker 3>He affirms him, he defends him, he protects him. Jesus

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<v Speaker 3>Now you may have been coming to saddle Back for

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<v Speaker 3>weeks or months or men, maybe even years, and you've

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<v Speaker 3>never really opened your life to Christ. You know about him,

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<v Speaker 3>but you've never said yes, Today's your day. Because think

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<v Speaker 3>about this, knowing the fact that Jesus sees everything in

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<v Speaker 3>my life that he made me. He notices me, he

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<v Speaker 3>knows my name, he cares about me, and no matter

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<v Speaker 2>A relationship with me. How should I respond to Jesus.

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<v Speaker 3>The same way Zachias did the next verse, verse six. So, Zach,

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<v Speaker 3>he has came down at once. He didn't wait, he

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<v Speaker 3>didn't delay, didn't put it off. So let me get

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<v Speaker 3>every week to think about it. He came down at

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<v Speaker 3>once and received him with joy? Have you received Jesus

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<v Speaker 3>with joy? I love the message translation, says Jeep zach.

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<v Speaker 3>He has scrambled out of the tree. He opened his

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<v Speaker 3>heart and his life immediately. Now follow me on this,

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<v Speaker 3>the logic on this with a god who loves you

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<v Speaker 3>this much, with a god who loved he created you,

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<v Speaker 3>he made you, he saves you. He's engraved you on

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<v Speaker 3>the palms of his hands. He wants a relationship with you,

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<v Speaker 3>in spite of all your rebellion. Can you name one logical, rational,

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<v Speaker 3>intelligent reason for saying no to your creator? If you

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<v Speaker 3>can think of any logical, rational, intelligent reason for saying

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<v Speaker 3>no to the God who made you, loves you, saves you, wants.

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<v Speaker 2>You in a relationship.

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<v Speaker 3>If you could think of one good reasons, stand up

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<v Speaker 3>In fact, to reject this is stupid, it's insane. It

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<v Speaker 3>is the most irrational thing to do, to say, I

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<v Speaker 3>in Zachias is immediate. Look at the next verse Zachius,

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<v Speaker 3>after he's shown this love and grace, he says to

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<v Speaker 3>the poor, and if I've cheated anybody, I'll give back

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<v Speaker 3>four times as much. Now, I want you to circle

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<v Speaker 3>the phrase i'll give. He says it twice. I'll give,

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<v Speaker 3>and I'll give now. The moment Zachiah says that he

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<v Speaker 3>was converted, he was saved the moment he says I'll

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<v Speaker 3>give you say, how do you know that's his conversion?

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<v Speaker 3>Because the most selfish man in the city became the

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<v Speaker 3>most generous man like that, and only Jesus can do that.

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<v Speaker 3>All of a sudden, he's going, how can I help

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<v Speaker 3>the poor? How can I help other people? How can

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<v Speaker 3>I pay back the people I've ripped off and cheated?

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<v Speaker 3>Only Jesus can change a totally self centered, selfish It's

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<v Speaker 3>all about me, and I don't care who have to

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<v Speaker 3>put down to get a lot of money, and who

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<v Speaker 3>have to climb over in order to get to the top.

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<v Speaker 3>Only Jesus can change that and have a guy's going,

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<v Speaker 3>it's all about me too?

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<v Speaker 2>How can I help other people? That's his conversion.

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<v Speaker 3>How do you know when you've really met Christ? I'll

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<v Speaker 3>tell you how you know. Your attitude toward giving changes. Yep,

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<v Speaker 3>you become generous. All of a sudden, you go it's

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<v Speaker 3>not about me. I want to give back. How can

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<v Speaker 3>I help people? How can I help my neighbors? How

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<v Speaker 3>can I help the poor? How can I help my family?

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<v Speaker 3>How can I help the people around me? How can

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<v Speaker 3>I help people who don't know about Jesus? All of

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<v Speaker 3>a sudden, you become generous, You become like Christ. He

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<v Speaker 3>gives a public demonstration of his change. Jesus asked us

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<v Speaker 3>to make a public demonstration of our change. You know

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<v Speaker 3>what it's called today, baptism. Baptism says, I want the

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<v Speaker 3>whole world to know that I'm changing on the inside,

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<v Speaker 3>that He's changing me, that I want to be a

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<v Speaker 3>different person. I want Christ in my life now. I

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<v Speaker 3>don't know what you're going through.

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<v Speaker 2>List.

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<v Speaker 3>You may feel like you're out on a limb relationally

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<v Speaker 3>or financially, or physically. You may feel like you're up

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<v Speaker 3>a tree, and I invite you to jump out of

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<v Speaker 3>a tree and into the loving arms.

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<v Speaker 2>Of the Savior who made you. That's power heads.

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<v Speaker 3>Would you pray this prayer, Dear God, to say it

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<v Speaker 3>in your mind, Dear God, Man, I have tried to

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<v Speaker 3>find my worth on all the false ways. I've judged

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<v Speaker 3>my value on how I look my appearance, and on

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<v Speaker 3>what I own my affluence. And I've tried to support

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<v Speaker 3>my value on what I've done, my achievement and it

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<v Speaker 3>makes me overwork, and on how well I'm liked. And

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<v Speaker 3>I've really, in many ways lived for the approval of

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for this story of Zachias.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you that no matter how small and insignificant I feel, Jesus,

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<v Speaker 3>you notice me everything in my life.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 3>No matter who ignores me, you know my name, and

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<v Speaker 3>You've got my picture in your Wow. Thank you, Jesus.

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<v Speaker 3>No matter what I've done, you want me. You want

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<v Speaker 3>to come to my house. You want a relationship, not

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<v Speaker 3>a religion, a relationship with me. And thank you that

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<v Speaker 3>no matter what other people say about me, you affirm

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<v Speaker 3>me when people complain about me. You say this is

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<v Speaker 3>my child. Today I do the most logical rational thing.

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<v Speaker 3>I surrender to your love. I invite you into my

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<v Speaker 3>heart and my life and my mind. I want to

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<v Speaker 3>learn to trust you. Please start making the changes in me.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you for not being ashamed of me. I don't

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<v Speaker 3>want to be ashamed of you. If I need to

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<v Speaker 3>be baptized, I want to be baptized to show my

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<v Speaker 3>joy in your name.

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<v Speaker 2>I pray Amen.

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<v Speaker 1>Such a great message by Rick today and every day.

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<v Speaker 1>I sure hope you were just as encouraged as I was.

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<v Speaker 1>And now here's Rick with an important message.

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<v Speaker 3>Jesus told his disciples that they should live their lives

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<v Speaker 3>according to five specific purposes. He said, you've got to

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<v Speaker 3>love God with all your heart. That's worship, and love

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<v Speaker 3>your neighbors yourself. That's ministry. That's called the Great Commandment.

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<v Speaker 3>And then Jesus said, go make disciples. That's evangelism. Baptize

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<v Speaker 3>them into the Family of God. That's fellowship, a sign

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<v Speaker 3>of fellowship. And then he said, teach them obey everything

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<v Speaker 3>I've taught you. That's discipleship. And we call that the

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<v Speaker 3>Great Commission. We believe it daily. Hope that a great

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<v Speaker 3>commitment to the Great Commandment and the Great Commission will

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<v Speaker 3>produce a great Christian, a great church, a great company,

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<v Speaker 3>You know as well as I do, that the Word

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