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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. If you're brand new,

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<v Speaker 1>We're so glad that you found us, and I know

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<v Speaker 1>you want to listen every day as we dive into

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<v Speaker 1>some of Pastor Rick's best series. This series is called

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<v Speaker 1>Shaped to Make a Difference, and today we bring it

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<v Speaker 1>to a close. But don't worry, there's another great series

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<v Speaker 1>coming right after this one. Rick has been talking about

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<v Speaker 1>the acrostic shape s for spiritual gifts, h your heart,

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<v Speaker 1>a your abilities, p your personality, and E your experiences.

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<v Speaker 1>This has been a great series to understand how God

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<v Speaker 1>wired you and why it's important that you know your shape.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's more important to use it to do the

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<v Speaker 1>things that God made you to do. So let's get

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<v Speaker 1>right to it with Pastor Rick and the final part

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<v Speaker 1>of a message called employing your experience.

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<v Speaker 2>The Bible tells us and first Essalonians five eleven incurry

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<v Speaker 2>one another and help one another. That means we're to encourage,

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<v Speaker 2>We're to build up, we're to motivate, where to inspire. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>how do you do that? Well, you can do it

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<v Speaker 2>three ways. You can help people give people hope, you

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<v Speaker 2>can help people overcome their fears, and you can help

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<v Speaker 2>people break down barriers. First, you need to give people hope.

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<v Speaker 2>And when you give people hope, when you show it

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<v Speaker 2>can be done, you show that you've been through it,

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<v Speaker 2>and they'll be able to get through it too. In

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<v Speaker 2>the same way that you just show it can be done.

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<v Speaker 2>When you give people hope, when you help them take

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<v Speaker 2>away their fears. It's kind of like riding a roller coaster.

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<v Speaker 2>If you go up to Six Flags or Magic Mountain,

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<v Speaker 2>you've never been on one of these big roller coaster rides,

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<v Speaker 2>and you're kind of thinking, is this a smart decision?

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<v Speaker 2>And the person in front of you turns around goes,

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<v Speaker 2>this is a great ride. I just have been on

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<v Speaker 2>it five times, and you're going, Okay, I'm gonna live. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna live. They're doing it five times, it's got

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<v Speaker 2>to be okay. Having someone ally gone through it is

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<v Speaker 2>an inspiration, it's motivational. How many of you mothers, when

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<v Speaker 2>you were in your first pregnancy and then you gave

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<v Speaker 2>birth to your first child, felt scared to death, incompetent, unprepared, inadequate,

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<v Speaker 2>and I don't know what this baby is crying and

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<v Speaker 2>I can't make it stop. And how grateful you were

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<v Speaker 2>for somebody who comes along and says, look, babies cry,

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<v Speaker 2>it's okay, and it's okay to let them cry, and

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<v Speaker 2>you can't get them always to stop crying immediately, and

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<v Speaker 2>this is normal. And all of the fears that you

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<v Speaker 2>are having, they're normal. You know what's one of the

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<v Speaker 2>most common fears that people have and they don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to talk about it. I fear I'm losing my mind.

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<v Speaker 2>I think I'm going crazy. I think I'm going and saying,

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<v Speaker 2>let me tell you something. If you're thinking that, you're not.

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<v Speaker 2>The very fact that you're worried about it. Rational people worry.

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<v Speaker 2>Irrational don't. So the fact that you're worried about losing

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<v Speaker 2>your mind means you ain't doing it. So everybody, take

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<v Speaker 2>a deep breath right now. Okay, Okay, let that one out. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>that's all some of you needed to hear. You're not

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<v Speaker 2>in crazy, You're not insane. The fact that you fear it.

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<v Speaker 2>People who are insane don't fear going insane. Let me

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<v Speaker 2>tell you that only sane people fear it. So the

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<v Speaker 2>fact that you fear that fear means you're okay. See you,

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<v Speaker 2>Golmes pastor Rixon, I'm sane. I have made my day.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a fear that And you know what, the more

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<v Speaker 2>you keep it to yourself, the more you get afraid.

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<v Speaker 2>You're not going insane. You're under stress, but you're not

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<v Speaker 2>going insane. Okay you're not. You're not. No, I'm having fun.

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<v Speaker 2>You help people break through barriers when you motivate them

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<v Speaker 2>with your own experience. When Roger Banister was the first

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<v Speaker 2>guy to break the four minute mile running, and up

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<v Speaker 2>to that time, everybody said, it's humanly impossible, no human

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<v Speaker 2>being can run that fast or ever will run. It's

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<v Speaker 2>an impossible barrier. It's like the soundbreaking the sound barrier

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<v Speaker 2>and things like that. And yet within about twelve months

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<v Speaker 2>after Roger Banister broke the four minute mile record, about

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<v Speaker 2>a dozen other guys had done it. All of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 2>it was like, Okay, it could be done, and then

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<v Speaker 2>everybody thought, well, it could be done. I just want

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<v Speaker 2>to be the next one to do it. It's like climbing

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<v Speaker 2>Mount Everest. You have had experiences in your life that

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<v Speaker 2>could be barrier busting, inspirational, motivating to other people if

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<v Speaker 2>you're willing to share it. This is when you speak

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<v Speaker 2>from personal experience. When you speak personal experience. It's always

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<v Speaker 2>more important than it is just teaching. The most powerful

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<v Speaker 2>way to say anything is the most personal way to

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<v Speaker 2>say it. That's why in advertisement it's like I tried tied,

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<v Speaker 2>you ought to try it too. Okay, that always has

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<v Speaker 2>more power. And so you have experiences in your life

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<v Speaker 2>that God wants to use not just to minister to

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<v Speaker 2>others when they're down, but also to motivate others to

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<v Speaker 2>get them up. Paul says this in First Corinthians. For

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<v Speaker 2>your sake, my friends, I have applied all of this

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<v Speaker 2>to Apollos and myself personal application, using the two of

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<v Speaker 2>us as examples, so that you may learn. Whenever I

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<v Speaker 2>teach a series on marriage or I always go back

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<v Speaker 2>and talk about all the marriage problems that Ky and

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<v Speaker 2>I have had. Why because it has the credibility of reality,

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<v Speaker 2>and people go, oh, okay, well they don't have a

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<v Speaker 2>perfect marriage. We don't either, but they've lasted thirty one years.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe we can too. Perfection never helps anybody, friends, except

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<v Speaker 2>when it's Jesus. The rest of the time, it's normal

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<v Speaker 2>role models that make mistakes. The third way that God

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<v Speaker 2>wants you to use your experiences is to use them

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<v Speaker 2>to model for others, not just minister, and not just motivate,

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<v Speaker 2>but actually model for others. There's Philippians three seventeen. Dear brothers,

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<v Speaker 2>pattern your lives after mine, and learn from those who

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<v Speaker 2>follow our example. Now notice Paul says follow my example.

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<v Speaker 2>He says, I'm going to be a model. Now we

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<v Speaker 2>know Jesus is the only perfect model, but you can

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<v Speaker 2>learn from imperfect models too. In fact, I looked up

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<v Speaker 2>the word model in the dictionary this week. A model

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<v Speaker 2>is a smaller representation of the real thing. Model, car,

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<v Speaker 2>model plane, a smaller representation of the real thing. This week,

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<v Speaker 2>some company sent me a model of Ronald Reagan. It's

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<v Speaker 2>a Ronald Reagan talking doll. And they make these these

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<v Speaker 2>these uh presidential dolls that talk like, listen to this,

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<v Speaker 2>I am only one thing to say to the text increases,

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<v Speaker 2>go ahead, make my day. Now here's the funny thing.

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<v Speaker 2>They sent this to me because this week they're making

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<v Speaker 2>a Pastor Rick Dall. Now I'm going wait, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>wait a minute, there's no I'm just wondering what it's

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<v Speaker 2>going to look like, because there's no way I'm giving

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<v Speaker 2>them my body measurements. I'm gonna recommend Fabio as my

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<v Speaker 2>body double. You know, I mean, imagine, what would a

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<v Speaker 2>pastor Rick Dall say? You are not an accident. It's

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<v Speaker 2>not about you. Hurt people, hurt people, get it, got

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<v Speaker 2>it good? All leaders are learners, you know. Anyway, I

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<v Speaker 2>will say this that if they do make a pastor

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<v Speaker 2>Rick Dahl, when Barbie sees it, it's curtains for Ken.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry, it's over. It's just he's out at Poindexter

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<v Speaker 2>take a hid man. Okay, Now I do think that actually,

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<v Speaker 2>this Ronald Reagan Dahl, this prototype model is actually a

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<v Speaker 2>prototype of me because I noticed he has no socks on.

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<v Speaker 2>So anyway, a smaller representation of the real thing, that's

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<v Speaker 2>a model. Now, God wants you to be a model.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, that's what the word Christian means, little christ

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<v Speaker 2>a smaller representation of the real thing. There's no way

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<v Speaker 2>you're Jesus. You're never going to be perfect. You are flawed, imperfect,

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<v Speaker 2>smaller model. But God says, I want you to be

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<v Speaker 2>a Christian, a Christian, a little christ. I want little

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<v Speaker 2>models of Jesus all over the world. Are we imperfect? Yes?

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<v Speaker 2>Do we blow it? Yes? Are we poor? Small, cheap,

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<v Speaker 2>imitations of the real thing. Yes, but he says, I

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<v Speaker 2>want you to be a model. I want you to

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<v Speaker 2>be a little Christ at work. I want you to

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<v Speaker 2>be a little Christ at school. I want you to

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<v Speaker 2>be a little Christ in your neighborhood, with your boyfriend,

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<v Speaker 2>with your girlfriend, with the guys, when you're going on

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<v Speaker 2>on a trip. Be a little Christ. I want you

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<v Speaker 2>to be a model. Now, Paul knew the apostle. Paul

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<v Speaker 2>knew that we all need models and that we follow

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<v Speaker 2>by example. If Philippians three, let me read it again,

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<v Speaker 2>dear brothers and sisters, pattern your lives after mine and

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<v Speaker 2>learn from those who follow our example. That sounds pretty arrogant,

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<v Speaker 2>pretty audacious when he says I want you to follow me,

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<v Speaker 2>Paul just understands human nature. It is human nature to imitate,

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<v Speaker 2>in fact, tactically. Everything you learned in the first five

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<v Speaker 2>years of life, you learned by imitation. It's how you learn.

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<v Speaker 2>There's nothing wrong with imitation. That's how you learn. You go, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>you say it like that, Oh you walk like that. Oh,

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<v Speaker 2>And you learn by imitation. Now, frankly, I don't mind

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<v Speaker 2>people imitating you or me for that matter. At least

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<v Speaker 2>we're making an effort. You're not perfect. I'm not perfect,

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<v Speaker 2>but at least you're trying. And I'd rather have you

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<v Speaker 2>have people following you as a model, then following some

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<v Speaker 2>Hollywood celebrity who's so obsessed with themselves that all they

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<v Speaker 2>can think about is their own ego, where there's saying

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<v Speaker 2>it's all about me. I don't want anybody following that person.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't mind them following you or anybody else for

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<v Speaker 2>that matter, who's at least making the effort. If you

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<v Speaker 2>can only follow a perfect model, you're never going to

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<v Speaker 2>follow anybody and you won't learn a lot. Paul says,

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<v Speaker 2>follow the pattern of my life, pattern your lives. Ever

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<v Speaker 2>used the pattern? If you've ever sown anything, or you've

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<v Speaker 2>done any woodwork, or even in our a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>times you use a pattern. There's nothing wrong with that.

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<v Speaker 2>It's the quickest way to reduce mistakes, save time, learn

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<v Speaker 2>better more example. In fact, you want to succeed in life,

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<v Speaker 2>let me tell you the fastest way to succeed. Here's

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<v Speaker 2>how you do it. Find somebody who's already where you

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<v Speaker 2>want to be and follow after their model. That's the

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<v Speaker 2>fastest way to succeed in life. Get a model, rather

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<v Speaker 2>than trying to figure it out all on your own.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, you don't have time to make all the

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<v Speaker 2>mistakes yourself. Take a model and follow it. That's the

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<v Speaker 2>secret of franchising. Take a successful model and reduplicate it,

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<v Speaker 2>and you got Subways all around the world, Starbucks all

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<v Speaker 2>around the world. The fastest way to succeed is find

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<v Speaker 2>a model and then go after it. I'll tell you,

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<v Speaker 2>whenever I see somebody succeeding in ministry doing something the fact,

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<v Speaker 2>I go, amen, brother, Now teach me how to do

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<v Speaker 2>it too. I'm not proud. You can learn from anybody

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<v Speaker 2>if you're willing to learn. In fact, if you can't

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<v Speaker 2>learn from other people, you can't learn from role models,

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<v Speaker 2>you've got an ego problem. You got an arrogance issue.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why the Bible says God resists the proud and

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<v Speaker 2>gives grace to the humble, because it's humble people who

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<v Speaker 2>are teachable. They're going, I'd rather be right than pretend

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<v Speaker 2>I'm right, So teach me how to do it. And

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<v Speaker 2>you learn by modeling. You know, see, successful people always

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<v Speaker 2>leave clues, and if you look and you watch their lives,

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<v Speaker 2>you'll see the clues. Then made them successful. Now, why

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<v Speaker 2>was Jesus the greatest teacher ever in history? Because he

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<v Speaker 2>modeled his message. He didn't just say it, he lived

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<v Speaker 2>it out. He incarnated the truth, incarnational teaching. The word

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<v Speaker 2>became flesh, and Jesus' life was his message. He said,

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<v Speaker 2>That's a model for others. Here's the problem. The problem

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<v Speaker 2>you grew up pretty healthy. On the other hand, if

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<v Speaker 2>little quirks that need to be worked out. Now, nobody's

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<v Speaker 2>totally perfect, so we all have imperfections that we picked

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<v Speaker 2>And you see somebody in the church, go ooh, I

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<v Speaker 2>like the way they're doing that. I want to be

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<v Speaker 2>want to be a business person like that person. That's

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<v Speaker 2>perfectly fine. You need to have models in your life

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<v Speaker 2>and you need to be a model, and if you're not,

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<v Speaker 2>you're wasting your experiences and you're just letting them be

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<v Speaker 2>So let me ask a couple questions, who do you

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<v Speaker 2>respect enough to pattern your life after? We said, well,

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<v Speaker 2>I can't think of anybody. Then you're not looking because

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<v Speaker 2>there are thousands of people around. They don't have to

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to pattern that area of my life after

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<v Speaker 2>that person, and I'm going to pattern in that area

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<v Speaker 2>of my life after that other person because nobody. That's

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<v Speaker 2>why we need each other. It's value small groups for

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<v Speaker 2>anybody if you just know the right questions. Look for

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<v Speaker 2>somebody who's going through stages or has already gone through

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<v Speaker 2>Who do you need to be a model to? Who?

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<v Speaker 2>In what areas could you be a model for somebody else?

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<v Speaker 2>You see, you need to be a model, and you

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<v Speaker 2>need to have models. Titus tells us this, Our people

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<v Speaker 2>should also learn how to set an example. That's modeling

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<v Speaker 2>by doing good things when urgent needs arise. That's like

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<v Speaker 2>Katrina so that they can live productive lives. Last way

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<v Speaker 2>that God wants you to use your experiences is by

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<v Speaker 2>mentoring others. Now, Mentoring is far more intentional than simply

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<v Speaker 2>ministering somebody when they're hurting, or motivating them when they're down,

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<v Speaker 2>or modeling and giving them an example. Mentoring is when

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<v Speaker 2>you actually say, I'm going to take an interest in

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<v Speaker 2>this particular person's life and I'm going to help them

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<v Speaker 2>all along. First John, Chapter one, John says this, we

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<v Speaker 2>saw it, we heard it, and now we're telling you

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<v Speaker 2>so you can experience it along with us. He says,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I passed it on to you, and then

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<v Speaker 2>you could pass it on to others. Now, what is

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<v Speaker 2>a mentor. A mentor is simply an experienced, trusted counselor

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<v Speaker 2>or guide. They have experience, they're trusted, and they're like

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<v Speaker 2>a counselor guide. The actual word mentor comes from Homer's

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<v Speaker 2>poem The Odyssey King of dyss When he goes off

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<v Speaker 2>to fight the Trojan War, he leaves his kingdom in

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<v Speaker 2>the hands of a trusted counselor named mentor, and mentor

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<v Speaker 2>actually teaches and raises up King Odyssa's son and that's

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<v Speaker 2>where we get the word mentor. Now mentor is like

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<v Speaker 2>a personal coach, a personal coach. Everybody needs a personal

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<v Speaker 2>coach and needs to be a personal coach. As I said,

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<v Speaker 2>it's very intentional and personal coaches bring out the best

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<v Speaker 2>in you and they see in you things that you

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<v Speaker 2>don't see in yourself. And a mentor helps you with

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<v Speaker 2>three areas. Write these down, role, goal, and sol. A

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<v Speaker 2>mentor helps you with your role, what do I do

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<v Speaker 2>in life? Your goal? What am I accomplishing in life?

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<v Speaker 2>And your soul? What am I becoming in life? And

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<v Speaker 2>they help you and make you become what you can become. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>the fact is all education used to be done my mentors.

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<v Speaker 2>There were no schools in the Middle Ages. You would

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<v Speaker 2>be apprentice to a master craftsman and they would train

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<v Speaker 2>disciple mentor you and they would teach you one on one,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's how you'd learned to be a shoemaker or

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<v Speaker 2>some other of the mini crafts. Today, mentors are used

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<v Speaker 2>more than ever before. They use mentors in the military,

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<v Speaker 2>they use mentors in management, they use mentors in sales,

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<v Speaker 2>they use mentors in schools, in politics. No pro athlete

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<v Speaker 2>would think of trying to be a pro without a coach.

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<v Speaker 2>Tiger Woods would not think of playing golf without a mentor.

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<v Speaker 2>Michael Jordan would not think of playing basketball without a mentor.

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<v Speaker 2>Pavaroti would not think of singing without having a vocal coach.

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<v Speaker 2>Even presidents have their mentors. They're elected by the population,

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<v Speaker 2>but they still have a mentor. Why no matter how

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<v Speaker 2>successful you are or how successful you think you are,

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<v Speaker 2>you always need a mentor. You'll need one the rest

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<v Speaker 2>of your life. It's how you get to the top.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, you're not going to get to the top

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<v Speaker 2>without a mentor. You've got to have people who are

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<v Speaker 2>speaking into your life. And now with phone, telephone and email,

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<v Speaker 2>they don't even have to live in the same area anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>In my lifetime, I've probably had about fifteen different mentors.

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<v Speaker 2>I have four right now now. None of them live

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<v Speaker 2>in California. They all live on the East Coast, and

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<v Speaker 2>one lives in England. And I talk to them all

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<v Speaker 2>the time. I email them, talked to Colson just yes

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<v Speaker 2>not yesterday, the day before yesterday. And I just run

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<v Speaker 2>ideas by them and problems. And now here's the thing

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<v Speaker 2>about mentors. They can't be somebody in the organization you're in.

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<v Speaker 2>They can't be either your boss or your employee because

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<v Speaker 2>anything by what they tell you. Does that makes sense?

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<v Speaker 2>In other words, they're going to just tell you the

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<v Speaker 2>truth because it doesn't help or he'll harm them one

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<v Speaker 2>way or another. So you need to have a mentor

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<v Speaker 2>who doesn't have a political motivation in telling you what

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<v Speaker 2>they tell you. So there need to be somebody on

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<v Speaker 2>the outside. You will always need a mentor in your life,

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<v Speaker 2>at least one. The Bible says in Proverbs twenty five,

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<v Speaker 2>verse twelve, a warning given by an experienced person to

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<v Speaker 2>someone willing to listen is more valuable than gold rings

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<v Speaker 2>or jewelry. He's saying, it's priceless. You're always going to

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<v Speaker 2>need a mentor. Now, those of you who are over forty,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not going to ask you to raise your hands.

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<v Speaker 2>But the next verses for you Job thirty two. Age

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<v Speaker 2>should speak and experience should teach wisdom. Are you doing

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<v Speaker 2>Are you sharing what you've learned? Both do this and

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<v Speaker 2>by the way, avoid this. Been there and been there,

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<v Speaker 2>do this, and don't do that. Are you sharing any

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<v Speaker 2>of your experiences? Are they just the only benefit in

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<v Speaker 2>your life is pain? No, you need to be sharing them.

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<v Speaker 2>Age should speak and experience should teach wisdom. Now, if

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<v Speaker 2>you're under forty, the next verses for you job in

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<v Speaker 2>chapter eight ask the former generation pay attention to the

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<v Speaker 2>experiences of our ancestors. Walk out here onto the path.

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<v Speaker 2>You after the service, somebody looks older, you can say, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>ancestor no, just time. You know, you save yourself a

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<v Speaker 2>whole lot of pain. You can either learn everything from

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<v Speaker 2>experience or you can learn them from the experiences of others,

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<v Speaker 2>which is smart. I don't have enough time to learn

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<v Speaker 2>everything by personal experience, and on top of that, it's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot more painful to learn it that way. It's

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<v Speaker 2>wise to learn from experience. It's wiser to learn from

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<v Speaker 2>the experiences of others. So we need to go out

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<v Speaker 2>and we need to mentor, and we need to be

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<v Speaker 2>mentored and avoid a lot of pain. What do you

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<v Speaker 2>look for in a mentor? You look for experience, You

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<v Speaker 2>look for perspective, and you look for somebody who can trust.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're a believer, you definitely need a believer as

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<v Speaker 2>a mentor. Now it may surprise you, but you can

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<v Speaker 2>mentor at any age. A ten year old can mentor

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<v Speaker 2>an eight year old. In fact, a ten year old

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<v Speaker 2>can mentor a twelve year old if he or she

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<v Speaker 2>knows more about a subject than somebody else does. It

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't have to do with age. If somebody knows more

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<v Speaker 2>than you in a particular area, some of you, for instance,

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<v Speaker 2>could be mentored on computer by somebody much younger than you.

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<v Speaker 2>Everybody want to agree with that, Yeah, you know, because

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<v Speaker 2>that generation knows more about it than we do. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>so you can mentor at any age. You could mentor

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<v Speaker 2>somebody at your own age. I started mentoring my first

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<v Speaker 2>two people that I mentored, I was twenty years old.

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<v Speaker 2>I was in college. One was a twenty year old guy,

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<v Speaker 2>and that there was a nineteen year old guy. They

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<v Speaker 2>were peers, but I knew more about them and know

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<v Speaker 2>more about the spiritual life than they did, and I

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<v Speaker 2>began to mentor them. Those of you who are young,

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<v Speaker 2>you need to be mentors too. You need to be

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<v Speaker 2>mentoring other people. The Bible says in one Timothy four,

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<v Speaker 2>anyone treat you as unimportant because you're young. Paul's talking

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<v Speaker 2>to Timothy, who was a young man. Instead, be an

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<v Speaker 2>example to the believers with your words and your actions

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<v Speaker 2>What if we today said we're going to combine our

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<v Speaker 2>experiences and use them for good and for God. Imagine?

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<v Speaker 2>Imagine the impact. Would that have any kind of impact

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<v Speaker 2>on the County of Orange in southern California? Oh yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>if everybody had saddleback said Okay, God, we're going to

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<v Speaker 2>use the experiences we've got to mentor and model and

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<v Speaker 2>motivate and minister to the people around us. We're not

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<v Speaker 2>going to just waste these experiences. We're going to use

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<v Speaker 2>them for good and for God. You know, I spray

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<v Speaker 2>the same prayer every single morning when I get up,

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<v Speaker 2>and there's a prayer I pray when I wake up,

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<v Speaker 2>and there's a prayer when I get out of bed.

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<v Speaker 2>I prayed it this morning. When I wake up, before

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<v Speaker 2>and I say the words of a song, and I

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<v Speaker 2>say it every morning. I've trained my mind to say this,

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<v Speaker 2>and when I wake up, the first thing I think

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<v Speaker 2>every morning. Is this, It's the words to a song. Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>I offer my life to you everything I've been through,

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<v Speaker 2>that's experiences, Use it for your glory. Lord, I offer

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<v Speaker 2>my days to you. Lift up my praise to you

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<v Speaker 2>as a living sacrifice. Lord, I offer you my life,

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<v Speaker 2>and then I get out of bed. Lord, I offer

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<v Speaker 2>my life to you everything I've been through. Have you

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<v Speaker 2>done that? The good, the bad, and the ugly. You

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<v Speaker 2>say we've had marriage problems, Well, who hasn't. If you

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<v Speaker 2>haven't had marriage problems and you're married to the word

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<v Speaker 2>for you, liar, you married a sinner. I've said this

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<v Speaker 2>many times. You married a center and he married she

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<v Speaker 2>married a bigger one. And two sinners don't make a

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<v Speaker 2>perfect relationship. There's no perfect marriage. We need marriage mentors. Man.

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<v Speaker 2>I wish i'd been a young couple or an older

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<v Speaker 2>middle aged couple who came around K and me when

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<v Speaker 2>we were young and having so many problems in our marriage,

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<v Speaker 2>who could have just helped us. We need marriage mentors

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<v Speaker 2>in this world to stop the divorce rate. We need

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<v Speaker 2>marketplace mentors who say, you know what, I'm going to

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<v Speaker 2>take this young girl, this young guy under my wing,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm going to show him the ropes of this

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<v Speaker 2>business marketplace mentors. We need maturity member mentors who say,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll take this new believer and help them grow, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'll just take them under my wing for six months.

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<v Speaker 2>I've only been a Christian for a year, but I'm

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<v Speaker 2>at least further along than they are, and I'll help them.

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<v Speaker 2>We need mission mentors who help people who are scared

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<v Speaker 2>to death to go on a piece trip, work through

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<v Speaker 2>their fears, and talk to them about it. In every

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<v Speaker 2>area of life, God is saying to you today, don't

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<v Speaker 2>waste your experiences. They are as important a part of

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<v Speaker 2>your shape as your gifts and your heart and your

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<v Speaker 2>ability and your personality. Let's bow our heads. Would you

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<v Speaker 2>pray this prayer now? Lord, I offer my life to you,

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<v Speaker 2>everything I've been through, Use it for your glory. Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>I offer my days to you. I lift up my

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<v Speaker 2>praise to you as a living sacrifice. Lord, I offer

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<v Speaker 2>you my life, Jesus, I give you my all in

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<v Speaker 2>your name. I pray Amen. Hi, everybody, This is Rick

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<v Speaker 2>and I hope you enjoyed today's broadcast. You know if

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<v Speaker 2>you just prayed that prayer for the very first time,

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<v Speaker 2>or you just recommitted your life to Jesus again today,

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<v Speaker 2>would you let me know about it. There's something real

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<v Speaker 2>about sharing your commitment. So write me Rick at Pastorick

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<v Speaker 2>dot com and say, Rick, I prayed that prayer of commitment.

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<v Speaker 2>I gave my life to Christ. And I'll send you

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<v Speaker 2>some material that will help you on your journey with Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'll also pray for you. God bless you.

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<v Speaker 1>Such inspiring words from Pastor Rick today. Now, I want

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<v Speaker 1>to say that Rick and I so appreciate that you

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<v Speaker 1>took the time out of your day to listen to

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<v Speaker 1>this show. And now one of my favorite parts of

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<v Speaker 1>Daily Hope Today, we're going to end with the letter

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<v Speaker 1>from one of our listeners.

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<v Speaker 2>Today, I want to share a letter from John, who

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<v Speaker 2>says he's been reading the Daily Hope devotionals for ten years. Wow.

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<v Speaker 2>Great John. John says he uses these written devotionals every

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<v Speaker 2>morning to start his daily prayer and Bible reading. And

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<v Speaker 2>he writes this, Pastor Rick, I started receiving your Daily

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<v Speaker 2>Hope devotionals about ten years ago. Not only did they

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<v Speaker 2>bless my life and help me with my daily walk,

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<v Speaker 2>I would save them and send them to my friends

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<v Speaker 2>when issues or questions would come up. So I look

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<v Speaker 2>forward every morning to reading these devotionals, which typically start

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<v Speaker 2>my daily prayer and Bible reading. You know, I recently

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<v Speaker 2>got my boss signed up for Daily Hope devotionals and

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<v Speaker 2>it hit me how powerful they really are. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>my wife and I decided to support Daily Hope over

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<v Speaker 2>and above our tithe to our church to help you

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<v Speaker 2>bring one more to Jesus. Well, John, your message is

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<v Speaker 2>so special to me. You have really blessed me with

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<v Speaker 2>this letter because I'm glad for three reasons. First, that

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<v Speaker 2>you have grown as a Christian through Daily Hope. Second,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm glad that you're using the Daily Hope to help

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<v Speaker 2>you study God's Word in a personal basis. And third,

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<v Speaker 2>I want to thank you for karen enough to help

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<v Speaker 2>other people that you have given generously of your funds

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<v Speaker 2>and gifts to help us stay on the air and

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<v Speaker 2>to allow us to actually even expand into other stations

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<v Speaker 2>to take the good news of hope to places where

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<v Speaker 2>it is desperately needed. So John, thank you, thank you,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>We sure hope you've been encouraged by Pastor Rick's Daily Hope,

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<v Speaker 1>go to pastorick dot com again. That's pastorick dot com.

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<v Speaker 1>We hope you'll join us next time as we continue

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

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<v Speaker 1>program is sponsored by Pastor Rick's Daily Hope and your

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