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<v Speaker 1>Hello, and welcome to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope with Rick Warren.

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<v Speaker 1>We are so glad you're here with us. Today we're

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<v Speaker 1>going to continue our series called The Keys to a

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<v Speaker 1>Blessed Life Now. In these messages, Rick walks through Jesus'

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<v Speaker 1>Sermon on the Mount and shows us how to live

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<v Speaker 1>a truly hopeful and purpose filled life. Today we begin

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<v Speaker 1>part one of God blesses a heart of integrity.

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<v Speaker 2>Our culture is absolutely obsessed with appearance, how you look.

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<v Speaker 2>We're all about image, and if you're beautiful, then you're

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<v Speaker 2>considered bright and you're considered the best, which leaves most

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<v Speaker 2>of us not in the brightest and best. Now, you

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<v Speaker 2>could be sexy like me, But the Bible says God

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<v Speaker 2>couldn't care less how you look. God is not into appearance.

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<v Speaker 2>God couldn't care less about your achievements, your accomplishments, or

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<v Speaker 2>your acquisitions. God isn't interested in how educated you are

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<v Speaker 2>or how wealthy you are. God doesn't care about how

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<v Speaker 2>popular or how famous you are. What God cares about

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<v Speaker 2>is not your image. But he cares about your health

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<v Speaker 2>and your heart and what's inside you, the real you,

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible says in the Book of First Samuel chapter sixteen,

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<v Speaker 2>it says this in verse seven, man looks at the

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<v Speaker 2>outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. And

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<v Speaker 2>so today we come to the sixth of Jesus' eight

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<v Speaker 2>beatitudes of ways to be blessed. And in Matthew chapter five,

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<v Speaker 2>verse eight, talking about heart, it says this, God blesses

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<v Speaker 2>those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>what in the world does that mean. God blesses those

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<v Speaker 2>whose hearts are pure, for they will see God. First,

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<v Speaker 2>what does it mean they will see God? This verse

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<v Speaker 2>says the people whose hearts are pure, they're the ones

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<v Speaker 2>who get up close to God. They get to experience

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<v Speaker 2>the presence of God. They get to feel the power

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<v Speaker 2>of God. They get to know the purpose of God

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<v Speaker 2>for their life. They get to live in the peace

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<v Speaker 2>of God. They experience the pardon of God. These are

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<v Speaker 2>the people who really have it, he says. God blesses

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<v Speaker 2>those who are pure in heart. They're the ones that

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<v Speaker 2>God says. This guy, he's my friend. This woman, she's

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<v Speaker 2>my friend. So what does it mean to be pure

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<v Speaker 2>in heart? That's not a term we use in today's language.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't talk about saying, oh, she's got a pure heart.

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<v Speaker 2>The word for pure in heart today is the word integrity. Integrity. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible uses the word integrity a lot, but it

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<v Speaker 2>actually even uses the word blameless more. Now, what does

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<v Speaker 2>it mean to have integrity? Because if God says I

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<v Speaker 2>bless those who have integrity, what does it mean to

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<v Speaker 2>have integrity? Well, it doesn't mean sinless, and it doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>mean perfect. Then it doesn't mean you don't make any mistakes.

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<v Speaker 2>If you have to be sinless to have integrity. Nobody's

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<v Speaker 2>got integrity because we all blow it. It doesn't mean

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<v Speaker 2>perfect because if you have to be perfect and never

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<v Speaker 2>do anything wrong to have integrity, then none of us

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<v Speaker 2>will ever have integrity. It doesn't mean you never make

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<v Speaker 2>any mistakes. If that were true, none of us would

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<v Speaker 2>ever have integrity. So it's not talking about being perfect

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<v Speaker 2>being sinless. What does it mean to be pure in heart?

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<v Speaker 2>Let me explain something to you. God is more interested

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<v Speaker 2>in the direction of your heart than he is in

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<v Speaker 2>the sins you commit. He's more interested in your attitude

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<v Speaker 2>even than your actions, more interested in why you do

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<v Speaker 2>what you do than what you do. In the Bible,

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<v Speaker 2>there are many examples of people who did the right

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<v Speaker 2>thing for the wrong motivation, and God says doesn't count.

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<v Speaker 2>It doesn't count at all. On the other hand, the

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<v Speaker 2>Bible tells us about a number of leaders, different kings

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<v Speaker 2>of Israel, who actually didn't always do the right thing

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<v Speaker 2>and actually did some sin, and yet God said they're okay,

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<v Speaker 2>They're okay. They didn't remove all of the idols that

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<v Speaker 2>were in the thing, but they were a good king.

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<v Speaker 2>And so God is actually more interested in your heart

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<v Speaker 2>the direction of your heart, than he is in your

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<v Speaker 2>actual sins and what you do and don't. So what

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<v Speaker 2>is integrity. The Bible says that Noah had integrity. The

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<v Speaker 2>Bible says that Abraham had integrity, that David had integrity,

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<v Speaker 2>that Moses had integrity, that Paul had integrity. Yet none

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<v Speaker 2>of these guys were perfect. Let's just take David an example.

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<v Speaker 2>God says about King David, there is a man who

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<v Speaker 2>has a heart like mine. He's a man after my

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<v Speaker 2>own heart.

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<v Speaker 3>You read that.

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<v Speaker 4>You know what?

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<v Speaker 2>This is a guy who committed adultery and murdered the

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<v Speaker 2>girl's husband one time. He pretended he was mentally insane

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<v Speaker 2>to get out of a thing. He did all kinds

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<v Speaker 2>of weird things he was not perfect in any sense,

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<v Speaker 2>and yet godsys that guy over there, Yeah he's really

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<v Speaker 2>messed up, but he's got a heart like mine. I

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<v Speaker 2>want you to have a heart like God's. I want

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<v Speaker 2>to have a heart like God. I want us to

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<v Speaker 2>be people of integrity. Three words that define what it

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<v Speaker 2>means to be a man of integrity, what it means

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<v Speaker 2>to be a woman of integrity. The first meaning of

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<v Speaker 2>integrity is wholeness. Wholeness it means your life isn't divided

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<v Speaker 2>up in the compartments. It's not divided into segments. You

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<v Speaker 2>don't have your life all divided up in little, little categories.

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<v Speaker 2>Your life is one large whole. We get the word

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<v Speaker 2>integrity from the word integer or integer. You remember in math,

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<v Speaker 2>an integer is a whole number. It's not a fraction,

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<v Speaker 2>it's not a part of a number, it's not a decimal.

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<v Speaker 4>It's a whole number.

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<v Speaker 2>And integer means whole, and integrity means your life is

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<v Speaker 2>a whole. We get the word integration from the word

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<v Speaker 2>integer or integrity. Integration is the opposite of segregation. Segregation

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<v Speaker 2>means you you divide things up, or divide people up,

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<v Speaker 2>or whatever into different categories. Integration means no, no, we're

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<v Speaker 2>all part of the same family. We don't think the same,

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<v Speaker 2>look the same, smell, the same, act the same, don't

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<v Speaker 2>have the same background, don't have the same skin color,

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<v Speaker 2>don't have but we are all in the same family.

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<v Speaker 2>We are integrated. That's part of integrity. When you segregate

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<v Speaker 2>your life, you don't have integrity.

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<v Speaker 4>You see, it's like this.

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of people they think of their life as

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<v Speaker 2>like a pie, and the different things in their lives

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<v Speaker 2>are the different parts of the pie. And I see

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<v Speaker 2>this slice of the pie is my career. That's my

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<v Speaker 2>work life. And then this slice of the pie, this

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<v Speaker 2>is church. This is my spiritual life. And then this

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<v Speaker 2>is my family life. That's the slice. And then over

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<v Speaker 2>here this is my social life, my sports life. And

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<v Speaker 2>then here is my sex life. That's a part of

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<v Speaker 2>my pie. And then over here is my secret life.

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<v Speaker 2>My compulsions, my addictions are the things that nobody else

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<v Speaker 2>knows about my secret life. And then over here this

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<v Speaker 2>is like my friendship life. If you segment your life

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<v Speaker 2>like that, you lack integrity because it's the exact opposite

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<v Speaker 2>of your life being a whole. Integrity is not the

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<v Speaker 2>parts of the pie. It's the filling and the whole pie.

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<v Speaker 2>And it means you're exactly the same with everybody you talk,

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<v Speaker 2>no matter which part of your life you're dealing with.

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<v Speaker 2>You don't change, You don't wear a mask, you don't pretend.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's the second word I want you to write down.

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<v Speaker 2>Integrity means authenticity. Authenticity. It means you keep it real.

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<v Speaker 2>It means you're the real deal. You're not a fake,

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<v Speaker 2>you're not a phony. You're not blowing people off with

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<v Speaker 2>some scam. You're not faking it till you make it.

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<v Speaker 2>You're not pretending, you're not copying anybody else. You're not

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<v Speaker 2>trying to be somebody you're not. You are exactly who

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<v Speaker 2>you appear to be. And if you have integrity, you

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<v Speaker 2>act the same no matter where you are. That is,

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<v Speaker 2>I act the same way with my grandkids as I

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<v Speaker 2>do with you, as I would with the Prime Minister

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<v Speaker 2>of England. It's what you see is what you get.

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<v Speaker 2>It's worts and all. It's not like I'm trying to

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<v Speaker 2>be one way here and one way there and one

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<v Speaker 2>way here.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>You're just who you are, for good or for bad.

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<v Speaker 2>Thousands of years ago, during the Great Greek culture when

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<v Speaker 2>Plato and Socrates and Aristotle and Euripides and Aristophanes and

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<v Speaker 2>all these guys are writing these plays, these classic plays,

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<v Speaker 2>Homer and the Iliad and the Odyssey, all of these things, well,

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<v Speaker 2>they used to have in Greek plays multiple roles by

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<v Speaker 2>one actor. And what is a guy would come from

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<v Speaker 2>backstage out into the forum to play a part, and

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<v Speaker 2>he would hold up a mask, and he'd wear a mask,

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<v Speaker 2>and he would say certain things and play that role.

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<v Speaker 2>Then he'd walk backstage, get another mask, come back out,

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<v Speaker 2>and he'd play another role wearing another mask. Then he'd

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<v Speaker 2>walk backstage, change it, get another mask, and come back out.

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<v Speaker 2>And in Greek plays, one guy could have multiple roles

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<v Speaker 2>in many masks, and he was called in Greek the hypocritos.

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<v Speaker 2>The hip is we get the word hypocrite from it.

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<v Speaker 2>What does it mean to be a hypocrite. It means

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<v Speaker 2>you're not the same with everybody. It means you talk

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<v Speaker 2>one way with this group, and you talk another way

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<v Speaker 2>with this group, and you use this kind of language

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<v Speaker 2>over there, that kind of language over there, and you

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<v Speaker 2>actually are wearing masks. That is the exact opposite of integrity.

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<v Speaker 2>You lack authenticity, you're not the same with everybody. Integrity

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<v Speaker 2>means you don't pretend to be something you're not, So

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<v Speaker 2>it's wholeness and authenticity. The third thing that antigrity is

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<v Speaker 2>write this down is it means unmixed motivation. It means

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<v Speaker 2>you do the right thing, but you do it for

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<v Speaker 2>the right reason. Unmixed motivation. It means you're sincere. It

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<v Speaker 2>means you're straightforward. It means you are pure in heart.

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<v Speaker 2>Pure in heart means you don't have a mixed motive.

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<v Speaker 2>In other words, you're doing it for the right reason.

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<v Speaker 2>You can pray to talk to God, or you can

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<v Speaker 2>pray to impress other people. One has integrity and one doesn't.

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<v Speaker 2>Integrity is what you are when nobody else is looking.

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<v Speaker 2>Integrity is what you are in the dark. Integrity is

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<v Speaker 2>what you really think, act and do when nobody else

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<v Speaker 2>will ever find out. That's the real you.

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<v Speaker 4>Integrity.

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<v Speaker 2>You see, we're more interested in image, but God's interested

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<v Speaker 2>in integrity. We're interested in reputation. God is interested in character.

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<v Speaker 2>Reputation is what everybody thinks you are. Image, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>integrity is what you really are. Reputation is what you

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<v Speaker 2>are in public. Integrity is what you are when you're

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<v Speaker 2>all alone with God. It's just you and God. And

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<v Speaker 2>God says, God blesses those who have integrity. They get

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<v Speaker 2>to be the friends of God. Now what does God

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<v Speaker 2>say about this? Look at this verse up here on

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<v Speaker 2>the screen. Proverbs chapter three. The Lord hates people with

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<v Speaker 2>twisted hearts. What's a twisted heart, a perverse heart, a

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<v Speaker 2>perverted heart, a deceit full heart, a demeaning heart, a.

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<v Speaker 4>Fake, a phony heart.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not you know, you don't really, you're not the

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<v Speaker 2>real you. The Lord hates people with twisted hearts, but

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<v Speaker 2>he delights. He delights in those who have integrity. I

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<v Speaker 2>want God to delight in you. So what we're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>do this weekend is two things. First, I want us

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<v Speaker 2>to look at some of the benefits of being a

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<v Speaker 2>man of integrity or a woman of integrity. And Tom

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<v Speaker 2>is going to come and share in just a minute,

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<v Speaker 2>two or three benefits. There are many, many benefits in scripture.

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<v Speaker 2>We just don't have time to cover them all, so

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<v Speaker 2>we'll only look at three of the promises of God says,

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<v Speaker 2>if you live with integrity, then this is what's going

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<v Speaker 2>to happen in your life. And then I'm gonna come

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<v Speaker 2>back and we're going to look at a little checklist

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<v Speaker 2>on how to get started and how even this week

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<v Speaker 2>you could start working on becoming a woman of integrity

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<v Speaker 2>or a man of integrity. So let's have Tom comment

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<v Speaker 2>talk about some of the blessings that happen when I

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<v Speaker 5>One of the great blessings, one of the great blessings

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<v Speaker 5>that comes when we have integrity, is the blessing.

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<v Speaker 4>Of personal confidence.

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<v Speaker 5>You just live with a different kind of confidence because

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<v Speaker 5>you're not trying to be a phony all the time.

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<v Speaker 5>You're not trying to make sure that you're putting the

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<v Speaker 5>right front with the right person all the time, so

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<v Speaker 5>you're able to have a different kind of confidence.

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<v Speaker 4>When you have integrity, you become.

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<v Speaker 5>The kind of person that other people like to be

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<v Speaker 5>around because you know who you are, you know where

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<v Speaker 5>you're going. You're even able to be upfront about your faults.

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<v Speaker 5>You're not to be a phony. And there's just something

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<v Speaker 5>about that kind of confidence that not only is it

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<v Speaker 5>attractive in others, it's relaxing, it's strengthening in our own lives.

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<v Speaker 5>I've always loved this picture of Proverbs ten to nine

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<v Speaker 5>of the kind of confidence that integrity brings. It says here,

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<v Speaker 5>people with integrity have a firm footing, but those who

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<v Speaker 5>follow crooked paths will slip and fall. So when I

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<v Speaker 5>have integrity, I'm standing on solid ground.

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<v Speaker 4>But when I don't have.

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<v Speaker 5>Integrity, it's like back east in a snowstorm that passes

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<v Speaker 5>all icy and you're trying with all your might not

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<v Speaker 5>to fall, and every bit of energy is making sure

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<v Speaker 5>you don't slip and fall.

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<v Speaker 4>That's what it feels like not to have integrity.

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<v Speaker 5>You're putting too much energy into making sure that you

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<v Speaker 5>put the right fault front when you could just be honest,

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<v Speaker 5>just be yourself. I'll never forget talking to a business

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<v Speaker 5>guy years ago and I asked him, what's the number

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<v Speaker 5>one thing that changed in your life now that you've

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<v Speaker 5>become a follower of Jesus. He just started following Jesus

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<v Speaker 5>a few months before, and he said, the number one

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<v Speaker 5>thing that's changed, said it right away, is the way

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<v Speaker 4>He said.

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<v Speaker 5>I used to answer the phone and I would tell

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<v Speaker 5>a different lie to everybody in my business, and I'd

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<v Speaker 5>have to look at their name and realize what lie

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<v Speaker 5>did I tell?

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<v Speaker 4>This guy? And before I answer the phone know what

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<v Speaker 4>lie in my mind. But now I.

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<v Speaker 5>Can just answer because I tell them the truth, I

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<v Speaker 5>can just answer and they not even have to look

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<v Speaker 5>at the name. That's what integrity does for you. It

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<v Speaker 5>gives you this different kind of confidence. The Bible says

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<v Speaker 5>in Proverbs eleven three, let's read this one together. The

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<v Speaker 5>integrity of the honest keeps them on track. So integrity

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<v Speaker 5>shows you the right way to go. It also shows

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<v Speaker 5>you what to do next. Sometimes you start to wander

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<v Speaker 5>through life. You're not sure what to do next, maybe

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<v Speaker 5>in a transition, maybe when your kids is going off

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<v Speaker 4>What do you do next?

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<v Speaker 5>Well, the Bible says that when you have purity of heart,

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<v Speaker 5>when you have integrity, you see God better.

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<v Speaker 4>When you see God, you know what to do next.

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<v Speaker 4>Because God has a purpose. God has a plan for

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<v Speaker 4>your life.

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<v Speaker 5>Integrity helps you to see God's plan and purpose for

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<v Speaker 5>your life better. That's one of the things that gives

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<v Speaker 5>you a greater confidence to live with. One of the

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<v Speaker 5>great blessings of integrity, a second blessing of integrity is

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<v Speaker 5>a lasting legacy. You get this lasting legacy. In fact,

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<v Speaker 5>if you think about your life. Your greatest legacy is

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<v Speaker 5>in your integrity, because it's a legacy that will last

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<v Speaker 5>from generation to generation to generation. Everything else that we do,

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<v Speaker 5>it gets lost. The money that you earn in the end,

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<v Speaker 5>it's going to get divided amongst your kids. If you

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<v Speaker 5>have any money left, and it's going to get spent.

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<v Speaker 5>The work that you do, it's going to be given

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<v Speaker 5>to somebody else, and then you're going to be forgotten.

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<v Speaker 5>All the trophies that you've earned, it's going to be

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<v Speaker 5>thrown in the trash someday and taken to the dump.

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<v Speaker 4>Isn't this encouraging about our lives?

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<v Speaker 5>But the integrity that you have, the character that you have,

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<v Speaker 5>it's going to be translated into the lives of the

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<v Speaker 5>people that are around you, and then into the lives

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<v Speaker 5>of the next generation and the next generation. It is

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<v Speaker 5>a lasting legacy. Next erson you're outlined. Proverbs twenty seven

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<v Speaker 5>is especially encouraging for parents. It says a righteous person

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<v Speaker 5>lives on the basis of his integrity. Blessed are his

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<v Speaker 5>children after he is gone. It's the blessing, moms and

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<v Speaker 5>dads of the character that you've given. I know, there's

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<v Speaker 5>no such thing as a perfect parent here. But you've

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<v Speaker 5>made some good choices, and in those good choices, you're.

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<v Speaker 4>Passing them on.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 5>You might think, not me, I haven't made any good choices.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, I messed up on this one. I did

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<v Speaker 5>not show integrity in my relationships, and because of that,

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<v Speaker 5>I guess I don't get this blessing. Well, I just

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<v Speaker 5>want to say to you, the story is not over.

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<v Speaker 5>You can still have integrity in your life. And sometimes

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<v Speaker 5>the greatest integrity you show is in a time when

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<v Speaker 5>it seems like there's no blessings.

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<v Speaker 4>A lot of us know the story of Job.

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<v Speaker 5>If you're brand new in church, you might even know

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<v Speaker 5>that story the guy who lost it all and he

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<v Speaker 5>decided to have integrity.

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<v Speaker 4>Even though he lost it all.

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<v Speaker 5>He didn't know why he lost it, but he decided,

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<v Speaker 5>I'm going to have integrity through this and the next

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<v Speaker 5>verse in your outline Job eight five to seven, one

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<v Speaker 5>of his friends gives him this advice. If you pray

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<v Speaker 5>to God and seek the favor of the Almighty, if

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<v Speaker 5>you're pure and you live with complete integrity, God will

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<v Speaker 5>rise up and restore your happy home. And though you

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<v Speaker 5>started with little, you will end with much. And that

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<v Speaker 5>is exactly what happened. Job decided to have integrity even

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<v Speaker 5>through a difficult time, and because of that, in the

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<v Speaker 5>end he was doubly blessed.

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<v Speaker 4>He was blessed even more in the end. Some of you, you've.

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<v Speaker 5>Gone through a tough time that maybe even a loss

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<v Speaker 5>of integrity, and because of a loss, you start to think,

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<v Speaker 5>what does it matter. I already messed up, so I

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<v Speaker 5>may as well just keep messing up, because what does

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<v Speaker 5>it matter now? But I just want to say to you,

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<v Speaker 5>the story is not over. And the truth of the

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<v Speaker 5>matter is your greatest integrity might be what you do

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<v Speaker 5>after a loss of integrity.

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<v Speaker 4>You can still.

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<v Speaker 5>Respond with integrity then, And somebody's watching, and you know what,

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<v Speaker 5>They're going to have a loss of integrity someday in

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<v Speaker 5>their life, and you can show them even now what

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<v Speaker 5>to do. You can still leave a lasting legacy. It's

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<v Speaker 5>never too late. The story's not over. It's one of

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<v Speaker 5>the blessings of integrity, a lasting legacy, a personal confidence.

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<v Speaker 4>And then there's this.

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<v Speaker 5>Third blessing amidst all the others that we're looking at today,

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<v Speaker 5>and that is the blessing.

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<v Speaker 4>Of rewards in eternity. Now, this in one sense.

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<v Speaker 5>Is the greatest blessing because it's the one that lasts forever,

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<v Speaker 5>the rewards that we get in eternity. Look what the

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<v Speaker 5>Bible says about this. In Matthew twenty, God will say,

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<v Speaker 5>one day, well done. You are a good and trusted servant.

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<v Speaker 5>Because you were faithful with small things. I will now

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<v Speaker 5>put you in charge of much greater things. So come

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<v Speaker 5>and share your master's happiness. Now, would you circle for

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<v Speaker 5>me two words in that verse? Would you circle the

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<v Speaker 5>words small things? That's where the rewards are. We think

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<v Speaker 5>that the rewards, the real integrity is in the big

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<v Speaker 5>moments of life.

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<v Speaker 4>It's easy to have.

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<v Speaker 5>Integrity, easier because you know everybody's watching.

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<v Speaker 4>You can build yourself up for it.

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<v Speaker 5>But it's in the small moments that you show real integrity.

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<v Speaker 5>As Rick said earlier, integrity is who you are when

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<v Speaker 5>no one's watching, no one's noticing. So what kind of

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<v Speaker 5>integrity do I have in the in the small things

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<v Speaker 5>of life? Now, when it comes to integrity in the

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<v Speaker 5>small things when no one else was watching, we can

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<v Speaker 5>all list the areas we've failed there. No one would

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<v Speaker 5>want all of the small choices we made in our

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<v Speaker 5>lives this last week, even put up on the screen

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<v Speaker 5>because there'd be some things we did not want people

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<v Speaker 5>to see. It's easy to make a list of your

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<v Speaker 5>sins and failures in the small things.

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<v Speaker 4>But let's put those.

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<v Speaker 5>Let's take those and put them on the forgiven in

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<v Speaker 5>Christ's side of the ledger, because he forgives those things.

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<v Speaker 5>But I want to remind you, and this verse reminds us,

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<v Speaker 5>when you choose to have faith, when you choose to

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<v Speaker 5>have integrity in the small things, that is on the

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<v Speaker 5>rewarded side of the ledger. Every small word of encouragement

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<v Speaker 5>you give this next week, it is rewarded eternally. Every

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<v Speaker 5>small kindness, act of kindness that you give towards someone

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<v Speaker 5>else rewarded in eternity. Every time you reject a temptation,

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<v Speaker 5>rewarded in eternity. Every time you pray a small prayer

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<v Speaker 5>of faith, just a quick prayer of faith in a moment, that.

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<v Speaker 4>Is rewarded in eternity. That's the power of integrity.

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<v Speaker 5>That's the difference that integrity makes, not just here but forever.

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<v Speaker 4>That's the blessing of integrity.

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<v Speaker 5>It's tough in the small things because in the small things.

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<v Speaker 5>It's just easy to get our perspective off, to get

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<v Speaker 5>the story a while back, but it's worth saying again

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<v Speaker 5>because it just fits so well here. While back, I

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<v Speaker 5>was at home depot getting some sod from my backyard

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<v Speaker 5>I went down and I bought it, and I said

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<v Speaker 5>in counting one, two, three, four five. About halfway through,

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<v Speaker 5>I think maybe I might need twenty four pieces. I

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<v Speaker 5>don't know if I'm getting enough, but I didn't want

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<v Speaker 5>to go back in and get and pay them again

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<v Speaker 5>and have to come back out. So I start looking around, thinking,

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<v Speaker 5>who's gonna notice if I take two extra pieces while

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<v Speaker 5>a few pieces left. They're going to die out here

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<v Speaker 5>in the sun anyway. I mean, it's not gonna hurt

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<v Speaker 5>anybody if I take a couple of extra pieces, counting

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<v Speaker 5>them in, and then all of a sudden, the perspective

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<v Speaker 5>hit me and I started laughing out loud in the

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<v Speaker 5>parking lot. I thought, integrity issue I'm facing here is

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<v Speaker 5>God or sad. Which one of those of them am

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<v Speaker 5>I going to choose in this moment? Am I going

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<v Speaker 5>to give up my integrity for a square of dirt?

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<v Speaker 4>Is that what I'm going to do? And really, in

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<v Speaker 4>one way, it's all dirt.

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<v Speaker 5>It's all dirt in this world compared to the integrity

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<v Speaker 5>of the choice that you make for eternity. And when

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<v Speaker 5>you make these small choices, and when you make these

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<v Speaker 5>small choices for eternity, it changes not only your life now,

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<v Speaker 5>but also your life forever.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, if you're talking about what Tom just talked about,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know about you, but I'm interested in these benefits.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm interested in personal stability, I'm interested in leaving a legacy,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm interested in rewards for eternity. And God says

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<v Speaker 2>all three of these are wrapped up in having integrity.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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<v Speaker 2>broadcast and would you continue to support us? And let

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<v Speaker 2>write to me, let me hear from you. I absolutely

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

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

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

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

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

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<v Speaker 3>You know, when you give a gift to Daily Hope,

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<v Speaker 3>you're helping share the hope of Jesus with people everywhere.

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<v Speaker 3>And during the month of June, your gift will be

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<v Speaker 3>doubled by the fifty thousand dollars matching grant. Go to

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<v Speaker 3>pastorick dot com or text the word hope to seven

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<v Speaker 3>oh three oh nine. Again, that's pastorick dot com. Or

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<v Speaker 3>just text the word hope to seven oh three oh nine.

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

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<v Speaker 1>into God's word.

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<v Speaker 3>For our daily hope.

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

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<v Speaker 1>your generous financial support.