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<v Speaker 1>This is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, the Bible teaching ministry

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<v Speaker 1>of Pastor Rick Warren. Today we continue in a news

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<v Speaker 1>series called This is Us. In these lessons, Pastor Rick

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<v Speaker 1>shows us how belonging to a church family helps us

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<v Speaker 1>navigate life's challenges. In just a few moments, we're going

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<v Speaker 1>Pastor Rick's book for kids.

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<v Speaker 2>Called Words to Love.

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<v Speaker 3>Buy.

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<v Speaker 1>This book takes children on a joyful, grace filled journey

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<v Speaker 1>exploring the power of words. They'll learn that while words

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<v Speaker 1>may be small, they can do big things. You can

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<v Speaker 1>by texting the word Daily to eight hundred, six hundred,

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<v Speaker 1>five thousand and four. While you listen to today's message,

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<v Speaker 1>here's Pastor Rick with part two of a message called

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<v Speaker 1>The Only Family That Will Last Forever.

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<v Speaker 2>One Corinthians twelve twelve to fourteen. Just as your body

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<v Speaker 2>has many members, what are we talking about there? Your

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<v Speaker 2>hand is a member of your body. Your ear is

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<v Speaker 2>a member of your body. Your eye is a member

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<v Speaker 2>of your body. Your nose, your spleen, your liver, these

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<v Speaker 2>are all members of your body. Just as your body

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<v Speaker 2>has many members, and each member of your body is unique.

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<v Speaker 2>The liver doesn't do what the heart does. All your

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<v Speaker 2>members together form your single body physically, so it is

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<v Speaker 2>with Christ's body, he says. It's the exact same thing,

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<v Speaker 2>physical parallel to a spiritual parallel. The Christ's body is

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<v Speaker 2>the church. He said. All the members of the church

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<v Speaker 2>make up the body of Christ. All right, So he's

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<v Speaker 2>saying here that only as you're connected does it really

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<v Speaker 2>really matter. And then he says the rest of it.

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<v Speaker 2>He says this, for in one spirit, we were all

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<v Speaker 2>baptized in to one body. Regardless of our background, whether

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<v Speaker 2>Jews are gentiles or slaves are free, we all receive

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<v Speaker 2>God spirit. He says. It doesn't matter what your background

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<v Speaker 2>is religious background, ethnic background, language background, racial back, None

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<v Speaker 2>of that really matters, he says, regardless of your background,

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<v Speaker 2>we all receive God's spirit. That's what puts us in

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<v Speaker 2>the body. We're baptized into one body. So the body

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<v Speaker 2>isn't made up of just one member, it's all the

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<v Speaker 2>members connected together. And what is that saying. It's saying this.

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<v Speaker 2>You are not the Church of God by yourself. You

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<v Speaker 2>are not the Family of God by yourself. You're not

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<v Speaker 2>the Body of Christ by yourself only as we are

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<v Speaker 2>connected together? Are we the family of God? Are we

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<v Speaker 2>the body of Christ? Are we God's Church. I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>the church, you're not the church, but together we are church.

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<v Speaker 2>And he said it's in that connection. So only in

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<v Speaker 2>connection to other members are you actually in God's family.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're not connected to other members, how are you

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<v Speaker 2>in God's family? So what does that mean? Then? What

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<v Speaker 2>does that mean the body to be a part of

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<v Speaker 2>the body of Christ. Look at these verses First Corinthians

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<v Speaker 2>twelve twenty five. The way God designed our bodies physical

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<v Speaker 2>bodies is a model for understanding our lives together as

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<v Speaker 2>a church, says, okay, look at your body, and then

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<v Speaker 2>you'll figure out how the church operates. Every part is

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<v Speaker 2>to be dependent on the other parts. I can't say

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<v Speaker 2>that I don't need this part or I don't need

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<v Speaker 2>that part. We all need each other, and we are

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<v Speaker 2>to be dependent on the other parts. It was his

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<v Speaker 2>intention that we live our lives together. God never meant

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<v Speaker 2>for you to go through life on your own. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>let me show you another verse, First Corinthians two, twelve

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five to twenty seven. The members notice how many

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<v Speaker 2>times this word member comes up in the Bible. The

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<v Speaker 2>members must have the same care for each other. That

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<v Speaker 2>means I got to care about you, you got to

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<v Speaker 2>care about me. We have to care about each other

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<v Speaker 2>if we are in the family of God, if we

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<v Speaker 2>are in the body of Christ called saddleback or whatever.

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<v Speaker 2>There are lots of good churches. Just choose one. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>not saying just this church. I'm just saying, just choose

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<v Speaker 2>a place that's going to be my family. The members

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<v Speaker 2>must have the same care for each other. If one

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<v Speaker 2>member is hurt or suffers, then all suffer together. And

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<v Speaker 2>if one member is honored, all the others are rejoice.

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<v Speaker 2>In other words, you get a raise, you get promoted,

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<v Speaker 2>the whole church should celebrate with you. You get the

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<v Speaker 2>word dreaded word cancer, the whole church should support you

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<v Speaker 2>when you're going through those you know those protocols. You

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<v Speaker 2>are the body of Christ, and each one of you

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<v Speaker 2>is a necessary part of it. There's no unnecessary part.

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<v Speaker 2>Becau said, well, I'm not. I'm not very necessary in

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<v Speaker 2>my church. Oh how wrong you are. If I don't

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<v Speaker 2>use my gifts, you get hurt. If you don't use

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<v Speaker 2>your gifts, I get hurt. So does everybody else. We

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<v Speaker 2>all have a different role to play. Now, let me

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<v Speaker 2>pause here and review what I've said about what is

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<v Speaker 2>the church. First, I said, it's God's family that's in

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<v Speaker 2>heaven and on earth. Some sa in heaven, some's on earth.

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<v Speaker 2>I said, it's composed of saved and baptized believers. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>if you're not saved, you're not baptized, you're not a

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<v Speaker 2>part of the church. Okay. Number three, it's they are

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<v Speaker 2>committed to Jesus and each other. We commit to Him

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<v Speaker 2>and we commit to each other. But then there's one

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<v Speaker 2>other fourth part. Write this down, and these are people

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<v Speaker 2>who are preparing for heaven or Christ's return. Preparing for

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<v Speaker 2>heaven or Christ's return, that's what the church is doing.

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<v Speaker 2>So either Jesus comes back before I die, or he

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't come back before I die and I go to

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<v Speaker 2>heaven first. Either way, I'm preparing for eternity with him.

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<v Speaker 2>Hebrews Chapter twelve, Verse twenty three is an important verse.

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<v Speaker 2>It says this, you are the Church of God's children. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>remember it's the family of God. You are the Church

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<v Speaker 2>of God's children whose names are registered in heaven. You

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<v Speaker 2>ought to be grateful for that. Because you have come

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<v Speaker 2>to God himself and you have come to Jesus. Now

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<v Speaker 2>notice this, your names are registered in heaven. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I've met a few of these Hollywood types and done

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<v Speaker 2>some Bible studies for producers and stuff like that in Hollywood.

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<v Speaker 2>And the big deal in Hollywood is to get on

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<v Speaker 2>the A List because if you're on the A List,

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<v Speaker 2>you get invited to all the A List parties. You

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<v Speaker 2>don't want to be on the B list or the

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<v Speaker 2>C List or like some of us, the Z List, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>because you really want to be because the A List

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<v Speaker 2>are the best parties after the Oscars and stuff like that. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>let me tell you something. There's something better than being

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<v Speaker 2>on the A List. It's being on God's registrative names

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<v Speaker 2>in Heaven. Hello. That that is a big deal. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>that is a very exclusive list. Not everybody's gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>on that list. Only those who've been saved and baptized

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<v Speaker 2>and joined the part of the part of God's family.

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<v Speaker 2>Only God's family is gonna be in the heabit. But

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<v Speaker 2>that's a very exclusive list.

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<v Speaker 1>Once again, here's pastor Rick.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, let me tell you something. There's something better than

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<v Speaker 2>being on the A list. It's being on God's registrative

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<v Speaker 2>names in Heaven.

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<v Speaker 4>Hello.

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<v Speaker 2>That that is a big deal. Okay, that is a

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<v Speaker 2>very exclusive list. Not everybody's gonna be on that list.

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<v Speaker 2>Only those who've been saved and baptized and joined a

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<v Speaker 2>part of the part of God's family. Only God's family

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<v Speaker 2>is going to be in heaven. But that's a very

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<v Speaker 2>exclusive list, most important invitation list. You want to be

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<v Speaker 2>a part of. How do I get on that list? Well,

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<v Speaker 2>that verse said get to know. You've come to know God,

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<v Speaker 2>and you've come to know Jesus. You come to God

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<v Speaker 2>and you come to Jesus. Now, there are sa sixty

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<v Speaker 2>seven different metaphors in the Bible. The metaphors are names

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<v Speaker 2>of the church. What I want to do in the

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<v Speaker 2>last few minutes here is talk to you about five

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<v Speaker 2>of them and show you the benefits. What are the

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<v Speaker 2>benefits of belonging? So the Bible calls the church many

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<v Speaker 2>different things, but let's just look at five. Would you

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<v Speaker 2>write these down? The first metaphor is the most well

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<v Speaker 2>known one, which is the church as a family. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a family, and there are many many implications for that,

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<v Speaker 2>But the one thing I want to focus on is that,

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<v Speaker 2>as in a healthy family, you learn who you are.

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<v Speaker 2>So write this down number one. In God's family, I

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<v Speaker 2>learn my true identity. That's the first benefit of actually

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<v Speaker 2>being a member of a local church. In God's family,

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<v Speaker 2>I learned my true identity. Have you ever thought about

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<v Speaker 2>why people wear brands? You know, it'll say Ralph Lauren

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<v Speaker 2>or Ruka or Vans or Tommy Hillfigure or whatever. Why

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<v Speaker 2>do people brands to identify to feel like they belong

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<v Speaker 2>to something. They like to think that this is a

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<v Speaker 2>cool brand. If I wear this brand, then I'm cool.

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<v Speaker 2>And so we identify with brands because it helps us identify.

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<v Speaker 2>But in reality, your primary identity doesn't come from what

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<v Speaker 2>you wear. Your primary identity comes from relationships. I am

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<v Speaker 2>a son, I am a brother, I am a husband,

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<v Speaker 2>I am a father, I am a grandfather. I am

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<v Speaker 2>a friend. I am a mentor, I am a pastor,

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<v Speaker 2>I am a coworker. These are all relationships in my

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<v Speaker 2>life that define who Rick Warren is. It's not how

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<v Speaker 2>I look, It's not how little or much money I've got. It,

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<v Speaker 2>it's what are my relationships. You're defined by relationships. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>if my cans are bad or my connections are broken,

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<v Speaker 2>then my identity suffers. If I just got fired, or

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<v Speaker 2>I just got divorced, or my spouse dies. If something

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<v Speaker 2>changes in my relationships, it causes me to pause, go

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<v Speaker 2>who am I? Who am I? Because your primary identity

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<v Speaker 2>comes from your relationships. Now I know what some of

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<v Speaker 2>you thinks that Rick, that's terrible news for me because

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<v Speaker 2>my family was dysfunctional, my family was broken, or maybe

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<v Speaker 2>my family was not a non existent. Well, I got

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<v Speaker 2>good news for you the next verse on your outline

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<v Speaker 2>Ephesians two nineteen. You are a member of there's that

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<v Speaker 2>and you belong in God's household with every other Christian,

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<v Speaker 2>this is your family. You belong here, you fit here.

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<v Speaker 2>Hear me out on this. Your spiritual family is far

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<v Speaker 2>more important even than your physical family. God used your

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<v Speaker 2>be grateful that your physical family got together. Whatever the

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<v Speaker 2>Why is my spiritual family the church more important than

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<v Speaker 2>my physical family? Because your physical family doesn't last. People die,

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<v Speaker 2>kinds of different things. It doesn't last. But God's family

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<v Speaker 2>is going to last forever and ever and ever. Our relationship.

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<v Speaker 2>I have people in my family I never met, great

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<v Speaker 2>grandparents and other relatives that I've never met. My dad

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<v Speaker 2>that I'd have to have rent a superdome if I

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<v Speaker 2>those relatives. But if they're if they know the Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>they're in God's family. We're going to be in heaven together.

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<v Speaker 2>And your spiritual family is going to be permanent. It's

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<v Speaker 2>going on for thousands and thousands and thousands and thousand years.

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<v Speaker 2>God used your physical family to get you into the world.

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<v Speaker 2>You ought to be grateful for that, but his real

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<v Speaker 2>goal is to get you into his spiritual family. You're

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<v Speaker 2>a member of God's very only family. And and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the world uses superficial identifiers. You have brown hair, you

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<v Speaker 2>identifiers for you. And people today when they don't know

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<v Speaker 2>their identity in Christ, they look for IDENTI and something else,

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<v Speaker 2>like a political party. Well, I'm a this or I'm

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<v Speaker 2>be the savior of the world. But none of that

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<v Speaker 2>spiritual identity. Look on the screen Hebrews two eleven. Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>and the people he makes holy all belong to the

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<v Speaker 2>same family. That's a connection. You're in the family of God.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why he isn't ashamed to call them his brothers

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<v Speaker 2>and sisters. Now you may have had some relatives you

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<v Speaker 2>were ashamed of, but God, Jesus says I'm not ashamed

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<v Speaker 2>of you. I'm your brother, I'm your elder brother in

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<v Speaker 2>the family of God. By belonging to Christ, you discover

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<v Speaker 2>your true identity. Now you know, I used to work

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<v Speaker 2>up in the inner city la as a youth pastor

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<v Speaker 2>many many years ago, and gangs would get gang tattoos

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<v Speaker 2>so they could identify who they belonged to. Okay, what's

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<v Speaker 2>the tattoo of a Christian Baptism? Baptism says, I'm in.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm in. I'm not ashamed to say of the world,

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus Christ is my Savior and my Lord. Now that's

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<v Speaker 2>the first metaphor. It's family. Let's go quickly to these others.

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<v Speaker 2>Second metaphor, the Bible says, the church is a temple.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a temple. It's like a building erected to hold

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<v Speaker 2>the presence of God. And God says, his presence wants

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<v Speaker 2>to be in you. You're a temple, and together we

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<v Speaker 2>form the Temple of God. Look here on the screen.

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<v Speaker 2>One Corinthians three sixteen says this. Don't you realize that

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<v Speaker 2>all of you, twogether together are the temple of God

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<v Speaker 2>and His spirit lives in you. I'm not the temple

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<v Speaker 2>of God just by myself. You're not the temple of

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<v Speaker 2>God just by yourself. Together, we are the temple of God.

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<v Speaker 2>That's a metaphor for God's family, for God's Church. And

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<v Speaker 2>like a strong structure of a building, we each hold

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<v Speaker 2>each other up. Okay, this is an important thing. We

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<v Speaker 2>each hold each other up. You know. I remember when

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<v Speaker 2>we were building all these buildings on the Lake Forest

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<v Speaker 2>campus and how fascinating it was that it took thousands

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<v Speaker 2>and thousands and thousands of parts to erect the building.

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<v Speaker 2>But the most important thing in a building is that

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<v Speaker 2>the parts have to fit together. If they don't fit together,

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<v Speaker 2>the parts are worthless. A beam that is a quarter

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<v Speaker 2>of an inch too short is worthless. A pike that

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<v Speaker 2>is a foot too long is worthless. The parts have

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<v Speaker 2>to fit together or they lose their meaning and purpose.

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<v Speaker 2>And to be strong and to be stable, everything has

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<v Speaker 2>to connect. And that's what the metaphor of the church

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<v Speaker 2>as a temple is all about. Also, I noticed when

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<v Speaker 2>I would walk around in some of these buildings that

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<v Speaker 2>was a lot of spare stuff laying around on the ground.

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<v Speaker 2>There were parts and wood and tools, and all kinds

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<v Speaker 2>of things that were not used. And what I kniced

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<v Speaker 2>about that is that a piece of pipe could be

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<v Speaker 2>laying on the ground. It could be in the building. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>it could be in the building, but it was not

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<v Speaker 2>a part of the building. You understand what I'm saying,

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<v Speaker 2>just laying on the ground. It's in the building, but

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<v Speaker 2>it's not a part of the building. Some of you

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<v Speaker 2>are in the church, you come every week to service,

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<v Speaker 2>but you're not a part of it because you're not

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<v Speaker 2>connected yet. You haven't made the commitment of membership. You're

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<v Speaker 2>in it, you're you're in it, but you're not a

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<v Speaker 2>Many times, why did God use this metaphor of a

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<v Speaker 2>building to illustrate the church, Because in a building, the

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<v Speaker 2>connected parts hold each other together. And there are going

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<v Speaker 2>to be many times in your life when you need

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<v Speaker 2>other people to hold you together. You're going to need

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<v Speaker 2>other people in your life to hold you together. As

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<v Speaker 2>the pastor of this church, there have been many, many

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<v Speaker 2>times over forty years, I needed the members of this

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<v Speaker 2>church to hold me together because I'm just a person

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<v Speaker 2>like you, and I needed people to hold me together

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<v Speaker 2>when things are falling apart in my life. If you

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<v Speaker 2>write this down number two. In God's Temple, I'm supported

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<v Speaker 2>by others. Like the strong structure of a building, we

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<v Speaker 2>hold each other up. This is what the whole book

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<v Speaker 2>of Ephesians teach us chapter two. In God's Temple, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>supported by others. Ephesians Chapter two says this verse twenty

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<v Speaker 2>one twenty two. In Christ, the whole building is joined

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<v Speaker 2>the Lord. It's talking about the Church and in him,

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<v Speaker 2>you too, are being built together to become a dwelling

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<v Speaker 2>place in which God lives by his spirit, by his spirit.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's the point in a building. A disconnected frame has

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