WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.560 --> 00:00:05.440 Welcome to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. Today we continue on 2 00:00:05.480 --> 00:00:10.080 a journey through a powerful series called God's Amazing Promises. 3 00:00:10.560 --> 00:00:13.880 In the upcoming lessons, you'll discover some of the most 4 00:00:13.919 --> 00:00:18.239 profound promises that God has made to you. These promises 5 00:00:18.359 --> 00:00:22.239 are not mere words. They are keys to a renewed life, 6 00:00:22.559 --> 00:00:26.920 inner peace, and a hopeful future. But before we get started, 7 00:00:27.160 --> 00:00:29.879 we want to let you know that very generous friends 8 00:00:29.879 --> 00:00:33.560 of the ministry are offering a one hundred thousand dollars 9 00:00:33.560 --> 00:00:37.039 matching grant. That means every dollar you give right now 10 00:00:37.079 --> 00:00:39.960 to help Daily Hope share the hope of Jesus around 11 00:00:39.960 --> 00:00:44.119 the world will be matched up to one hundred thousand dollars, 12 00:00:44.479 --> 00:00:47.679 making your gift go twice as far. You can find 13 00:00:47.719 --> 00:00:51.159 out more by going to Pastorick dot com or by 14 00:00:51.240 --> 00:00:55.240 texting the word Hope to eight hundred, six hundred five 15 00:00:55.359 --> 00:00:59.280 thousand and four. Right now, here's Pastor Rick Warren with 16 00:00:59.399 --> 00:01:03.679 the final part of a message called God's Promises about giving. 17 00:01:04.480 --> 00:01:06.760 You see, you can give by reason or you can 18 00:01:06.799 --> 00:01:09.879 give by revelation. When you give by reason, you look 19 00:01:09.920 --> 00:01:12.159 at your bank account and go what kind of afford 20 00:01:12.200 --> 00:01:14.879 to give? Anybody can give by reason. You don't even 21 00:01:14.959 --> 00:01:16.280 have to be a believer. You don't have to be 22 00:01:16.319 --> 00:01:19.439 a Christian. Takes no faith to give by reason. This 23 00:01:19.480 --> 00:01:21.000 is how much I got, This is what I can 24 00:01:21.040 --> 00:01:24.760 afford to give, but to give by revelations. Go, God, 25 00:01:24.920 --> 00:01:28.400 how much do you want to give through me? How 26 00:01:28.480 --> 00:01:30.040 much do you want to give through This is a 27 00:01:30.079 --> 00:01:34.120 test of faith, And many, many times, time after time, 28 00:01:34.719 --> 00:01:37.959 I've now done this literally hundreds of times where we 29 00:01:38.000 --> 00:01:40.319 would pray and I would pray, and God would give 30 00:01:40.400 --> 00:01:42.640 us a number to give that is so astronomical. We 31 00:01:42.680 --> 00:01:45.760 thought we don't have that to give. I remember in 32 00:01:45.799 --> 00:01:50.040 one of the early building programs of Saddle Backed Church, 33 00:01:50.319 --> 00:01:53.079 we committed to give an amount that was equal to 34 00:01:53.159 --> 00:01:57.599 my entire salary for three years, and I thought, how 35 00:01:57.640 --> 00:01:59.680 are we going to live for three years without my salary? 36 00:02:00.359 --> 00:02:03.760 But that's what we God Cole's get. And in a 37 00:02:03.840 --> 00:02:09.560 miraculous way, God took care of that need and met mind. 38 00:02:09.599 --> 00:02:11.599 He said, He's done it so many times. I do 39 00:02:11.639 --> 00:02:14.759 it without thinking. Now I know that God keeps his 40 00:02:14.840 --> 00:02:19.280 promises about giving. And so when Kay and I got married, 41 00:02:19.639 --> 00:02:23.039 we started tithing. Tithe means ten percent. We started giving 42 00:02:23.080 --> 00:02:25.680 ten percent to God At the end of the first year, 43 00:02:26.919 --> 00:02:30.680 we raised our giving to eleven percent. At the end 44 00:02:30.759 --> 00:02:34.039 of our second year, we raised our giving to twelve percent. 45 00:02:34.759 --> 00:02:36.960 At the end of our third year, we raised our 46 00:02:37.000 --> 00:02:39.840 giving three percent, so we were now given fifteen percent. 47 00:02:40.599 --> 00:02:43.400 Now why did we do this? I mean, we didn't 48 00:02:43.400 --> 00:02:46.599 tell anybody about it for nearly thirty years, so we 49 00:02:46.599 --> 00:02:49.159 weren't clearly, weren't showing off. We weren't trying to impress 50 00:02:49.240 --> 00:02:52.039 God or to impress anybody. We didn't tell anybody about 51 00:02:52.080 --> 00:02:56.080 it for years and years and years. But every time 52 00:02:56.120 --> 00:02:58.840 I give, it breaks the grip of materialism in my life. 53 00:02:59.000 --> 00:03:02.280 Every time I give, my heart goes bigger. Every time 54 00:03:02.360 --> 00:03:05.719 I give, I become more like Jesus, and I want 55 00:03:05.759 --> 00:03:08.719 to be that way. So every year we would increase 56 00:03:08.919 --> 00:03:13.759 our giving to the Lord. And there were times when 57 00:03:14.240 --> 00:03:17.719 the cupboard was bare and the year was real tight 58 00:03:17.840 --> 00:03:20.879 and tough, but we'd still raise our giving like a 59 00:03:20.960 --> 00:03:23.080 quarter of a percent because we always wanted to give 60 00:03:23.120 --> 00:03:25.759 more the last year and another years when we had, 61 00:03:26.080 --> 00:03:30.479 like you know, I wrote a book or got a 62 00:03:30.599 --> 00:03:33.639 salary raise or something like that, we would raise our 63 00:03:33.680 --> 00:03:38.599 giving four five percent and tell finally, now, for many years. 64 00:03:38.719 --> 00:03:41.680 For the last at least fifteen years, K and I 65 00:03:41.680 --> 00:03:45.639 have given away ninety one percent and live on nine percent. 66 00:03:47.000 --> 00:03:50.800 And you know, people often ask me, why do you 67 00:03:50.840 --> 00:03:54.360 think God chose you to write a book, Purpose Driven 68 00:03:54.439 --> 00:03:57.560 Life that has now sold in all of its editions 69 00:03:57.840 --> 00:04:02.000 over fifty million copies. And one of the things I 70 00:04:02.080 --> 00:04:05.039 know is because He knew what I'd do with the money. 71 00:04:05.120 --> 00:04:08.680 He knew we wouldn't spend it on ourselves. I had 72 00:04:08.759 --> 00:04:12.280 a nearly thirty year track record of giving when we 73 00:04:12.400 --> 00:04:16.839 didn't have the money, when the cupboard was bear, when 74 00:04:16.879 --> 00:04:20.839 I was driving a car that I bought for five 75 00:04:20.879 --> 00:04:23.160 hundred dollars over in leisure World instead of buying a 76 00:04:23.160 --> 00:04:27.439 new car so we could give more, and the times 77 00:04:27.439 --> 00:04:29.839 that we said we didn't buy that TV because we 78 00:04:29.879 --> 00:04:33.240 wanted to give more. And God knew that I had 79 00:04:33.279 --> 00:04:35.759 a track record that he could trust me with all 80 00:04:36.040 --> 00:04:40.639 that money. Now, let me give you one more that 81 00:04:41.920 --> 00:04:44.600 promises that God has made, and it is this. God 82 00:04:44.720 --> 00:04:50.000 promises that my giving is stored up in heaven. This 83 00:04:50.040 --> 00:04:53.680 is a big, big thing. God promises that when I give, 84 00:04:54.079 --> 00:04:56.920 I'm not actually giving it away, that God is actually 85 00:04:56.959 --> 00:04:59.240 storing it up in heaven. 86 00:05:02.959 --> 00:05:06.120 You're listening to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope Rip will be 87 00:05:06.160 --> 00:05:09.000 back in just a moment with the rest of today's lesson. 88 00:05:09.399 --> 00:05:12.519 You can sign up for Pastor Rick's free email devotional 89 00:05:12.720 --> 00:05:16.800 at pastorick dot com. 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I had 126 00:07:24.040 --> 00:07:27.600 a nearly thirty year track record of giving when we 127 00:07:27.680 --> 00:07:32.160 didn't have the money, when the cupboard was bear, when 128 00:07:32.199 --> 00:07:36.120 I was driving a car that I bought for five 129 00:07:36.199 --> 00:07:38.439 hundred dollars over in leisure world instead of buying a 130 00:07:38.480 --> 00:07:42.759 new car so we could give more, and the times 131 00:07:42.759 --> 00:07:45.160 that we said we didn't buy that TV because we 132 00:07:45.199 --> 00:07:48.560 wanted to give more. And God knew that I had 133 00:07:48.560 --> 00:07:51.079 a track record that he could trust me with all 134 00:07:51.360 --> 00:07:55.959 that money. Now, let me give you one more that 135 00:07:57.240 --> 00:07:59.839 promises that God has made, and it is this. God 136 00:08:00.120 --> 00:08:05.319 promises that my giving is stored up in heaven. This 137 00:08:05.360 --> 00:08:09.000 is a big, big thing. God promises that when I give, 138 00:08:09.399 --> 00:08:11.800 I'm not actually giving it a way that God is 139 00:08:11.839 --> 00:08:15.240 actually storing it up in heaven. Let me show you 140 00:08:15.279 --> 00:08:18.839 some verses about this. One Timothy, chapter six, verse eighteen 141 00:08:18.839 --> 00:08:23.199 and nineteen says this, use your money to do good. 142 00:08:24.600 --> 00:08:29.519 Use your money to do good, and give generously, always 143 00:08:29.600 --> 00:08:35.039 being ready to share with others whatever God has given you. Okay, 144 00:08:35.039 --> 00:08:37.600 can you do that? That's the premise of the promise. 145 00:08:38.519 --> 00:08:41.639 Always be ready to give generously, Always be ready to 146 00:08:41.679 --> 00:08:46.440 share with others whatever God's given you. Here's the promise. 147 00:08:46.840 --> 00:08:52.799 By doing this, you will be storing up real treasure 148 00:08:53.279 --> 00:08:57.559 for yourselves. Let's talking about in heaven. It is the 149 00:08:57.639 --> 00:09:02.279 only safe investment for eternity. Now, I want you to 150 00:09:02.279 --> 00:09:06.279 circle two words for yourselves. It says you'll be storing 151 00:09:06.360 --> 00:09:09.559 up real treasure for yourself. God says that when you 152 00:09:09.759 --> 00:09:13.960 give to God or you give to somebody need, you're 153 00:09:14.000 --> 00:09:17.080 storing up treasure for yourself. And there's nothing wrong with that. 154 00:09:17.279 --> 00:09:20.120 And where are you storing up for yourself in heaven? 155 00:09:21.200 --> 00:09:26.279 Circle that treasure for yourself? Treasure results. What is that? Well, 156 00:09:26.399 --> 00:09:30.159 we know that God has set up a bank account 157 00:09:30.480 --> 00:09:34.120 for you in heaven, and he says you can store 158 00:09:34.159 --> 00:09:36.840 up treasure for yourself in that bank account. How do 159 00:09:36.879 --> 00:09:39.600 you do that by giving it away? Now? How do 160 00:09:39.679 --> 00:09:41.679 we know that God has a bank account for you 161 00:09:41.720 --> 00:09:47.200 in heaven Because Jesus mentioned it five times, five times. 162 00:09:47.399 --> 00:09:50.120 Anytime God mentions something five times, he said, I want 163 00:09:50.159 --> 00:09:53.759 you to get the message. Jesus uses the phrase store 164 00:09:54.080 --> 00:09:59.960 up treasure in heaven five times. I want to suggest 165 00:10:00.120 --> 00:10:02.879 to you that more important than your retirement account on 166 00:10:02.960 --> 00:10:05.840 earth is you need to start thinking about your eternal 167 00:10:05.879 --> 00:10:09.039 bank account in heaven, because that one's got to last 168 00:10:09.159 --> 00:10:12.720 trillions and trillions of years whereas your you know, your 169 00:10:12.720 --> 00:10:17.000 retirement account, maybe just a few years. He said, well, Rick, 170 00:10:17.080 --> 00:10:20.840 how do I fund that eternal investment? How do I 171 00:10:20.879 --> 00:10:23.279 store up treasure in heaven? Well, you can't take it 172 00:10:23.320 --> 00:10:26.759 with you, but you can send it on ahead through giving. 173 00:10:27.159 --> 00:10:31.200 And Jesus tells us this way Luke, Chapter sixteen, Verse nine, 174 00:10:32.759 --> 00:10:37.559 Jesus says, use your worldly wealth, your worldly resources, to 175 00:10:37.879 --> 00:10:43.000 benefit others and make friends. He's talking about eternal friends, 176 00:10:43.039 --> 00:10:47.759 make friends in heaven. In this way, your generosity stores 177 00:10:47.840 --> 00:10:50.720 up a reward for you in heaven. And wait a minute, 178 00:10:50.840 --> 00:10:52.919 let's look at that verse again. Go back and look 179 00:10:52.919 --> 00:10:56.799 at that. It says, use your worldly resources to benefit others. 180 00:10:56.879 --> 00:11:00.600 Got that part, and use it to make eternal no friends. 181 00:11:00.919 --> 00:11:04.360 What does that mean? It means when you invest in 182 00:11:04.440 --> 00:11:07.960 people who are going there? That when if you use 183 00:11:08.080 --> 00:11:11.039 money to help people come to Christ, if you use 184 00:11:11.519 --> 00:11:14.679 money to be converted, if you use funds to help 185 00:11:14.720 --> 00:11:18.200 like Daily Hope or any of our outreaches, you're actually 186 00:11:19.600 --> 00:11:24.320 making an investment in eternity. Any money that you give away, 187 00:11:25.159 --> 00:11:28.080 you're actually investing in eternity. And he says, when you 188 00:11:28.200 --> 00:11:30.720 invest in other people, when you help people come to Christ, 189 00:11:31.039 --> 00:11:33.679 they're gonna go to heaven. And when you get to heaven, 190 00:11:33.679 --> 00:11:35.159 can you imagine a bunch of people coming up to 191 00:11:35.159 --> 00:11:37.080 you and say, thank you. I'm here because of you. 192 00:11:38.960 --> 00:11:42.600 I'm here because you gave to support Daily Hope radio 193 00:11:42.679 --> 00:11:45.519 program or any other ministry or outreach that's doing a 194 00:11:45.519 --> 00:11:49.639 good job. God says. People will say to you, I'm 195 00:11:49.679 --> 00:11:52.440 your friend for eternity, thank you for caring for me. 196 00:11:53.679 --> 00:11:55.799 As I said, you can't take it with you, but 197 00:11:55.840 --> 00:11:59.440 you can send it on ahead. Now let's review these 198 00:11:59.559 --> 00:12:03.879 nine promises of God. The premise is this, if I 199 00:12:03.879 --> 00:12:08.120 put God first in my money first by tithing ten 200 00:12:08.200 --> 00:12:10.399 percent back to him, the first ten percent goes back 201 00:12:10.399 --> 00:12:13.320 to God, and I start learning to be generous with 202 00:12:13.440 --> 00:12:16.600 my money with others and investing it in good things 203 00:12:16.600 --> 00:12:19.279 and helping people come to Christ, help people grow, then 204 00:12:19.360 --> 00:12:24.840 I can count on God to do these nine things. 205 00:12:25.440 --> 00:12:28.480 God promises that if I learn to be generous, good 206 00:12:28.480 --> 00:12:31.960 things will happen to me, and he'll bless me. Number two, 207 00:12:32.240 --> 00:12:35.120 my children will be blessed. I don't just get blessed, 208 00:12:35.120 --> 00:12:38.000 they do next Genuary. He will bless my work and 209 00:12:38.080 --> 00:12:41.360 my business. He will make it profitable. Number four, I 210 00:12:41.480 --> 00:12:45.159 will be happier. God says, it's a promise. You will 211 00:12:45.200 --> 00:12:48.639 be happier and you learn to be generous. Number five, 212 00:12:48.759 --> 00:12:52.679 My influence will increase, your world grows larger and larger. 213 00:12:52.960 --> 00:12:55.960 Number six. I will end up with more you can't 214 00:12:56.000 --> 00:13:00.200 outgive God. Number seven, God will meet all my needs. 215 00:13:00.399 --> 00:13:04.399 Number eight. God will multiply whatever I give to him 216 00:13:04.879 --> 00:13:08.279 like the seed. And number nine, my giving is actually 217 00:13:08.279 --> 00:13:10.919 being stored up in heaven as a bank account in 218 00:13:11.000 --> 00:13:14.399 treasure in heaven for me to use when I get there. So, 219 00:13:14.519 --> 00:13:18.360 really it just comes down to this, do I believe 220 00:13:18.399 --> 00:13:23.639 these promises? Really, it just comes down to do I 221 00:13:23.720 --> 00:13:27.919 really trust God to keep his promises? You see, you 222 00:13:28.080 --> 00:13:31.320 only actually believe the part of the Bible you actually do. 223 00:13:32.240 --> 00:13:34.200 And so if you say, well I believe the Bible, 224 00:13:34.320 --> 00:13:36.360 but God's given you all these promises and you're not 225 00:13:36.759 --> 00:13:41.000 tithing or you're not being generous, you don't really believe 226 00:13:41.120 --> 00:13:44.480 the promises of God. Now why would you believe God 227 00:13:45.039 --> 00:13:47.480 and trust him enough to save you, but you wouldn't 228 00:13:47.480 --> 00:13:49.480 believe him trust him enough for all the other things 229 00:13:49.519 --> 00:13:54.840 he's promised. That didn't make sense? You say, okay, well, 230 00:13:55.080 --> 00:13:59.200 if I really want to trust God, what's my starting point. Well, 231 00:13:59.279 --> 00:14:03.480 my starting point is said pithing. God says over and 232 00:14:03.519 --> 00:14:06.840 over again that if I make ten dollars right off 233 00:14:06.879 --> 00:14:10.240 the top, the first dollar goes back to him. It's 234 00:14:10.279 --> 00:14:13.519 called pithing. Tithing means a tenth it's not one percent, 235 00:14:13.559 --> 00:14:17.919 it's not five percent. Tithing means ten percent. You're not 236 00:14:18.080 --> 00:14:21.200 tithing the first part of your income back to God. 237 00:14:21.639 --> 00:14:26.240 That's where you need to start with generosity, because you're not. 238 00:14:26.399 --> 00:14:29.320 You can't be generous if you're robbing from God. You 239 00:14:29.360 --> 00:14:32.559 know that at least ten times in scripture, God says, 240 00:14:32.879 --> 00:14:35.559 the first part of everything you make belongs to me. 241 00:14:36.840 --> 00:14:41.000 The tithe is mine. It's holy to me. And God says, 242 00:14:41.000 --> 00:14:44.759 you're not to use my part of the income I 243 00:14:44.840 --> 00:14:47.960 give you on yourself. You can use the other ninety percent. 244 00:14:48.320 --> 00:14:50.679 But he says, if you use my part on yourself, 245 00:14:50.840 --> 00:14:55.559 you're cheating me. God gets really specific about this in 246 00:14:55.639 --> 00:14:59.799 the Book of Malachi, and he actually starts negative and 247 00:14:59.840 --> 00:15:02.759 then and he goes positive. He starts actually with a 248 00:15:02.799 --> 00:15:07.200 rebuke of his people for not trusting him and for 249 00:15:07.320 --> 00:15:11.840 not tithing, and then he challenges us with a promise 250 00:15:11.919 --> 00:15:15.200 of reward. Let's wrap it up with this verse. Malachi 251 00:15:15.279 --> 00:15:18.039 three eight to twelve says this, This is God talking. 252 00:15:19.360 --> 00:15:24.799 Is it right to rob God? Pretty important question, God says, 253 00:15:24.960 --> 00:15:29.080 is it right to rob me? Yet you are robbing me, 254 00:15:29.360 --> 00:15:33.120 says the Lord. But you ask how are we robbing you? 255 00:15:33.960 --> 00:15:38.000 And God answers By not returning your tithes and offerings, 256 00:15:38.639 --> 00:15:42.960 He says, you're using my money on yourself. Bring your 257 00:15:43.039 --> 00:15:46.879 whole tithe, that's the whole ten percent into my storehouse. 258 00:15:46.919 --> 00:15:49.159 Notice where he brings it. It's an act of worship, 259 00:15:49.240 --> 00:15:52.399 given as an act of worship at the house of worship. 260 00:15:52.519 --> 00:15:55.279 Bring your tithe my store. Giving to a charity is 261 00:15:55.320 --> 00:15:58.960 not tithing. Giving to your sister in need is not tithing. 262 00:15:59.279 --> 00:16:04.639 Bring your tie in my storehouse. It's undesignated giving. He 263 00:16:04.679 --> 00:16:07.080 said that there may be food in my house. Now 264 00:16:07.120 --> 00:16:10.759 notes he says, test me in this. I call this 265 00:16:10.840 --> 00:16:13.759 the Pepsi challenge verse. This is the only place in 266 00:16:13.799 --> 00:16:15.919 the Bible where God says you can prove he exists. 267 00:16:16.720 --> 00:16:20.360 He says, test me in this, and see if I 268 00:16:20.480 --> 00:16:25.320 will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour 269 00:16:25.399 --> 00:16:29.840 out so much blessing that there's not enough room for 270 00:16:29.960 --> 00:16:34.720 you to store it. That's like press down fully measured, 271 00:16:35.519 --> 00:16:39.279 running over into your lap. See if I won't throw 272 00:16:39.320 --> 00:16:42.919 open the floodgates of heaven, here's the reward. The rebuke 273 00:16:43.159 --> 00:16:47.000 was you're not tithing. The reward is test me, try 274 00:16:47.039 --> 00:16:50.799 it you like it. See if you throw open the 275 00:16:50.799 --> 00:16:54.120 floodgates of heaven, pour out so much blessing that there 276 00:16:54.120 --> 00:16:56.279 will not be enough room for you to store it. 277 00:16:57.399 --> 00:17:00.720 And then he says, Then God says, I will prevent 278 00:17:01.080 --> 00:17:05.160 the pest from devouring your crops. Did you know that 279 00:17:05.279 --> 00:17:07.640 any money you don't give back to God in tithe, 280 00:17:07.920 --> 00:17:12.559 God allows other things to take their pests in your life. 281 00:17:13.119 --> 00:17:16.240 And it can be everything from the refrigerator breaking down 282 00:17:16.319 --> 00:17:18.759 to the car needing repairs, and on and on. God 283 00:17:18.799 --> 00:17:21.079 allows that. He says, you're not going to spend my money, 284 00:17:22.000 --> 00:17:24.599 You're gonna have to give it away. Now. Why is 285 00:17:24.640 --> 00:17:29.319 tithing so important to your spiritual growth? Well because, first place, 286 00:17:29.319 --> 00:17:33.759 it unlocks all these promises we've looked at. Deuteronomy fourteen 287 00:17:33.880 --> 00:17:36.640 twenty three on the screen says this. The purpose of 288 00:17:36.680 --> 00:17:40.000 tithing is to teach you to always put God first 289 00:17:40.000 --> 00:17:43.200 in your lives. If you're not tithing, God is not 290 00:17:43.279 --> 00:17:45.720 first in your life, show me your calendar, show me 291 00:17:45.759 --> 00:17:47.960 your money, and I'll show you what's first in your life. Well, 292 00:17:48.000 --> 00:17:50.119 he says, we give the first part of our income 293 00:17:50.480 --> 00:17:54.119 on the first day of the week. Another thing is 294 00:17:54.160 --> 00:17:58.480 the tithing draws us closer to God. Jesus said, your 295 00:17:58.480 --> 00:18:02.559 heart will be wherever your train is. All right, let's 296 00:18:02.599 --> 00:18:06.440 bow our heads for prayer. God. I know this is 297 00:18:06.480 --> 00:18:10.599 a scary time for some people because they just have 298 00:18:10.720 --> 00:18:16.160 never trusted you and your promises. So help them realize 299 00:18:16.200 --> 00:18:18.400 that the same God who died for them, and the 300 00:18:18.440 --> 00:18:21.920 same God who loves them and saves them and it's 301 00:18:22.000 --> 00:18:23.880 going to keep his promise to take him to heaven, 302 00:18:24.279 --> 00:18:26.599 is the same God who says, I'll do these nine 303 00:18:26.680 --> 00:18:30.559 things if you'll learn to be like me, if you'll 304 00:18:30.640 --> 00:18:34.960 learn to be as generous as I am. Now you pray, 305 00:18:36.160 --> 00:18:40.599 Say God, I want these promises in my life, Say God. 306 00:18:40.640 --> 00:18:43.960 I want good things to happen to me. I want 307 00:18:43.960 --> 00:18:47.960 my children to be blessed. I want my work or 308 00:18:48.039 --> 00:18:52.640 business to be blessed. I want to be happier. Lord, 309 00:18:52.680 --> 00:18:57.200 I want my influenced increase, and I want to end 310 00:18:57.279 --> 00:19:00.839 up with more than I've got. And Lord, I want 311 00:19:00.880 --> 00:19:04.480 to trust you to meet all my needs. And I 312 00:19:04.519 --> 00:19:07.680 want to believe that you will multiply what I give you. 313 00:19:09.599 --> 00:19:12.519 And I want to trust that whatever I give in 314 00:19:12.640 --> 00:19:16.839 tithes and offerings and in charity, that my giving is 315 00:19:16.880 --> 00:19:22.160 being stored up in heaven. So today I commit or 316 00:19:22.599 --> 00:19:27.119 recommit to giving the first ten percent back to you. 317 00:19:27.759 --> 00:19:31.279 I'm going to trust your promises. I'm going to believe 318 00:19:31.559 --> 00:19:35.400 your word, and I know that it's pleasing to you. Lord. 319 00:19:35.440 --> 00:19:38.279 I can't do this on my own, so I need 320 00:19:38.359 --> 00:19:42.279 you to keep your promises. I'm going to test you. 321 00:19:43.319 --> 00:19:47.079 I'm going to accept your challenge to see if you 322 00:19:47.200 --> 00:19:51.799 won't bless me in return, and then I'll be a 323 00:19:51.839 --> 00:19:55.480 blessing that I can't even handle. Lord, I look forward 324 00:19:55.559 --> 00:19:59.960 to this in faith and in confidence and an expectation. 325 00:20:01.640 --> 00:20:05.119 If you've never invited Jesus into your heart, Jesus is 326 00:20:05.160 --> 00:20:08.559 the answer to all of our promises. Say Jesus Christ, 327 00:20:08.759 --> 00:20:11.799 come into my heart and life and fill me with 328 00:20:11.960 --> 00:20:15.160 your love. I want to follow you the rest of 329 00:20:15.160 --> 00:20:21.119 my life. We humbly pray this prayer together in your name. Amen. 330 00:20:28.880 --> 00:20:31.200 Hi everybody, this is Rick and I hope you enjoyed 331 00:20:31.240 --> 00:20:34.599 today's broadcast you know, if you just prayed that prayer 332 00:20:34.640 --> 00:20:38.599 for the very first time, or you just recommitted your 333 00:20:38.680 --> 00:20:41.240 life to Jesus again today, would you let me know 334 00:20:41.279 --> 00:20:44.960 about it. There's something real about sharing your commitment. So 335 00:20:45.039 --> 00:20:48.119 write me Rick at pastor Rick dot com and say, Rick, 336 00:20:48.480 --> 00:20:51.480 I prayed that prayer of commitment, I gave my life 337 00:20:51.480 --> 00:20:54.279 to Christ. And I'll send you some material that will 338 00:20:54.319 --> 00:20:57.200 help you on your journey with Jesus, and I'll also 339 00:20:57.319 --> 00:20:58.960 pray for you. God bless you. 340 00:21:02.039 --> 00:21:05.480 Thank you so much for listening to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. 341 00:21:05.559 --> 00:21:09.079 We've got some incredible news to share with you. Very 342 00:21:09.240 --> 00:21:13.119 generous friends have given a one hundred thousand dollars matching 343 00:21:13.240 --> 00:21:16.880 grant to this ministry. That means all this month, every 344 00:21:17.000 --> 00:21:20.480 dollar you give to help Daily Hope share the transforming 345 00:21:20.559 --> 00:21:23.599 love of Jesus with people around the world will be 346 00:21:23.759 --> 00:21:27.920 matched up to one hundred thousand dollars. Here's Rick to 347 00:21:28.000 --> 00:21:28.680 tell you more. 348 00:21:29.079 --> 00:21:31.920 Did you know that today there's still almost three thousand 349 00:21:32.200 --> 00:21:36.200 groups of people around the world that have no Bible, 350 00:21:36.920 --> 00:21:40.160 no believer in Christ, and no body of Christ, no church. 351 00:21:40.440 --> 00:21:43.440 Over three thousand of those small tribes. One of the 352 00:21:43.480 --> 00:21:47.319 reasons I started Daily Hope was to help bring this 353 00:21:47.400 --> 00:21:51.000 awareness to the world and raise the funds to get 354 00:21:51.000 --> 00:21:53.759 a Bible, a believer, and a body of Christ in 355 00:21:53.839 --> 00:21:56.880 these last three thousand tribes. I call it the final Frontier. 356 00:21:57.359 --> 00:21:59.039 These people not only need to hear about the love 357 00:21:59.079 --> 00:22:01.720 of Jesus, they need to grow up. They need to 358 00:22:01.799 --> 00:22:05.480 be discipled in their faith. Now, I admit this is 359 00:22:05.480 --> 00:22:07.960 a big vision, but it's an important vision. It's a 360 00:22:08.000 --> 00:22:13.359 global vision, it's a timely vision. But every vision requires provision. 361 00:22:14.400 --> 00:22:17.039 And honestly, we wouldn't be able to even go after 362 00:22:17.119 --> 00:22:21.000 these tribes without your help. And that's why I can't 363 00:22:21.079 --> 00:22:25.160 fully express how much I appreciate your support for Daily Hope. 364 00:22:25.680 --> 00:22:28.640 When you give to this ministry, you're not only supporting 365 00:22:28.680 --> 00:22:32.160 this broadcast, but you're supporting our efforts to go to 366 00:22:32.240 --> 00:22:36.079 the final frontier, the final three thousand tribes that have 367 00:22:36.160 --> 00:22:39.640 no Bible, no believer, and no body of Christ. Now, 368 00:22:39.640 --> 00:22:41.440 the reason I'm telling you this is I'm excited to 369 00:22:41.440 --> 00:22:45.200 share we have a generous couple who's offered a one 370 00:22:45.319 --> 00:22:49.920 hundred thousand dollars matching grant gift to Daily Hope. What 371 00:22:49.920 --> 00:22:53.559 does that mean? It means any gift you give between 372 00:22:53.599 --> 00:22:56.960 now and the end of December will be doubled to 373 00:22:57.200 --> 00:23:00.000 match that amount. So I'm going to ask you please 374 00:23:00.039 --> 00:23:03.960 prayerfully consider how you could give today help us reach 375 00:23:04.440 --> 00:23:07.319 the final front tier of these tribes that have never 376 00:23:07.359 --> 00:23:10.039 heard the name of Christ in the coming year. Friends, 377 00:23:10.119 --> 00:23:13.039 even if you can't help us financially, I want to 378 00:23:13.079 --> 00:23:17.519 ask you to pray. Pray for us and pray these 379 00:23:17.519 --> 00:23:21.279 specific prayerquests that I will faithfully teach God's word in 380 00:23:21.319 --> 00:23:25.240 a way that blesses you and penetrates the hearts of 381 00:23:25.240 --> 00:23:28.599 people who don't know Christ. Pray for the Daily Hope 382 00:23:28.640 --> 00:23:32.480 team that God will encourage them as they create all 383 00:23:32.480 --> 00:23:35.480 of our discipleship tools and materials which we want you 384 00:23:35.559 --> 00:23:38.799 to have to help you. And most of all, pray 385 00:23:38.880 --> 00:23:42.200 for these unreached tribes and groups of people who've never 386 00:23:42.240 --> 00:23:46.519 heard the name of Jesus. I'm praying for you during 387 00:23:47.119 --> 00:23:50.920 this Christmas season. 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