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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 series

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<v Speaker 1>called Transformed. In these lessons, Rick uncovers key principles found

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<v Speaker 1>in God's Word that will completely transform our lives from

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<v Speaker 1>the inside out in every area including spiritual, physical, mental, emotional, relational, financial,

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<v Speaker 1>and vocational. Now, before we get started, we want to

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<v Speaker 1>or the word Daily to eight hundred six hundred five

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<v Speaker 1>thousand and four. Right now, here's Pastor Rick Warren with

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<v Speaker 1>the final part of a message called setting personal Goals

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<v Speaker 1>by Faith.

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<v Speaker 2>When you give your life to a good goal, it

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<v Speaker 2>builds a legacy on earth. The Bible says in Proverbs

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<v Speaker 2>eleven twenty seven. Let's read this verse aloud together. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>read it with me. If your goals are good, you

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<v Speaker 2>will be respected. Circle that you will be respected. You

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<v Speaker 2>want to be respected, then you need to set some

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<v Speaker 2>goals that are good. The entire nation will celebrate Martin

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<v Speaker 2>Luther King Day. Why why do we take a holiday

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<v Speaker 2>for one guy? Because he was a man who set

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<v Speaker 2>good goals and he didn't live for himself. He didn't

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<v Speaker 2>live for greed, he didn't live for pleasure, he didn't

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<v Speaker 2>live for popularity. He lived to fight in justice and

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<v Speaker 2>to fight prejudice, and to fight racism, and to fight

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<v Speaker 2>for truth. He set good goals for his life, and

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<v Speaker 2>so he is honored with a holiday. One of the

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<v Speaker 2>greatest honors I've ever been given in my entire life

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<v Speaker 2>was the honor of preaching in Martin Luther King's home

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<v Speaker 2>church on the fortieth anniversary of his death. And so

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<v Speaker 2>on the fortieth anniversary of Martin Luther King's death, on

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<v Speaker 2>that day, they invited me to speak at Ebenezer Baptist

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<v Speaker 2>Church in Atlanta. I was the first white preacher to

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<v Speaker 2>preach in that church, and that was an honor to me.

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<v Speaker 2>Why because I respect people who use their lives to

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<v Speaker 2>make a difference. And if you were to come to

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<v Speaker 2>my study, you'd find a picture of Martin Luther King

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<v Speaker 2>on the wall with a typed letter, signed letter underneath it.

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<v Speaker 2>And you'd see another picture of Mother Teresa with a

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<v Speaker 2>handwritten note underneath it. And you'd see a note from

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<v Speaker 2>Billy Graham with a handwritten a note, and many others.

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<v Speaker 2>And some of these people on that wall are not Christians.

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<v Speaker 2>They're not Christians, But I honor them. Why because they

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<v Speaker 2>gave their lives for the good of others. They had

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<v Speaker 2>a goal greater than themselves. They didn't live a little

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<v Speaker 2>selfish clot of a life living for I want to

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<v Speaker 2>make a lot of money and retire. Oh yeah, you

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<v Speaker 2>think God puts you on earth to do that. Make

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of money and retire. That's the whole purpose life.

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<v Speaker 2>Wrong answer. God wants to teach you how to love.

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<v Speaker 2>If your goals are good, you'll be respected. But the

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<v Speaker 2>real reward in setting good goals is going to come

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<v Speaker 2>in eternity. Look at this next verse first Corinthians nine

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<v Speaker 2>twenty five. All athletes practice strict self control. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>they eat right and they sleep right, and they they

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<v Speaker 2>they you know, they work out, they exercise. They do

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<v Speaker 2>it to win a prize that will fade Nobody's going

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<v Speaker 2>to remember yesterday's game in two weeks, much less two years.

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<v Speaker 2>They do it to win a prize that will fade away.

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<v Speaker 2>But we do it for an eternal prize. So I run.

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<v Speaker 2>Paul says, straight to the goal, with purpose in every step.

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<v Speaker 2>He's purpose driven goal setter. You need to be that too. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>not every goal that you can set is a good goal.

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<v Speaker 2>Not every goal is a goal that God's going to bless.

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<v Speaker 2>So you want to set goals in these seven areas

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<v Speaker 2>over the next seven weeks. You want to set these

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<v Speaker 2>in your life. But you want to set the kind

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<v Speaker 2>of goal that God is going to bless. God's going

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<v Speaker 2>to give you the power to do. So, how do

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<v Speaker 2>I know the kind of goal that God will bless?

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<v Speaker 2>Let me just close by giving you three questions. When

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<v Speaker 2>you get ready to set a goal, you want to

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<v Speaker 2>ask these three questions. Number one, the first question is

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<v Speaker 2>will this goal honor God? That's the first question asked.

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<v Speaker 2>Will this goal honor God? And what kind of goal

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<v Speaker 2>will honor God? What kind of goal brings glory to God?

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<v Speaker 2>Any goal that causes you to trust him more, to

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<v Speaker 2>depend on him more, to love him more, to love

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<v Speaker 2>other people more, to serve God and serve others, to

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<v Speaker 2>be more unselfish. Those are going to be good goals,

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible says in first print in six point twenty

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<v Speaker 2>God paid a great price for you. Look at the cross.

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<v Speaker 2>So use your body to honor God. Are you using

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<v Speaker 2>your body to honor God? Are you using your body

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<v Speaker 2>for pleasure for selfish reasons? Use your body to honor God?

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<v Speaker 2>You might circle that first Crimsians ten thirty one. When

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<v Speaker 2>you eat, or drink, or do anything, always do it

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<v Speaker 2>to honor God. Everything can be done to honor God.

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<v Speaker 2>You can take out the garbage to honor God. You

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<v Speaker 2>can wash dishes to honor God. You can clean out

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<v Speaker 2>your car to honor God. Or your closet. You can

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<v Speaker 2>study it for a test to honor God. How by

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<v Speaker 2>doing it with the right motive, out of gratitude and

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<v Speaker 2>for the right motivation. I want my life to bring

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<v Speaker 2>honor to God. So I'm going to be the best

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<v Speaker 2>I can be for God's sake? Will this goal honor God?

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<v Speaker 3>Now?

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<v Speaker 2>The Bible says this, We make it our goal to

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<v Speaker 2>please him second Corinthians five nine. Second question, is this

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<v Speaker 2>goal motivated by love? That's the second thing you want

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<v Speaker 2>to ask. When you set a goal for your finances,

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<v Speaker 2>for your health, for your relationships, will this goal? Is

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<v Speaker 2>this goal motivated by love? God is not going to

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<v Speaker 2>bless a goal motivated by greed. I don't want to

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<v Speaker 2>make a whole lot of money. God is not going

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<v Speaker 2>to bless a goal motivated by competition. I want to

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<v Speaker 2>be better than that company. God is not going to

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<v Speaker 2>bless a goal motivated by envy. God is not going

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<v Speaker 2>to bless a goal motivated by greed or grief, or

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<v Speaker 2>guilt or grudges. He's not going to be honor a

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<v Speaker 2>goal that's built on worry or fear or anxiety. God

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<v Speaker 2>is not going to bless a goal that's motivated by materialism,

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<v Speaker 2>or by ego, or by pride. But when you set

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<v Speaker 2>a goal out of love, God, I want to do

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<v Speaker 2>this because I love you and I want to love

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<v Speaker 2>other people. God's going to honor that because it's all

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<v Speaker 2>about love. Life is all about learning how to love.

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<v Speaker 2>First Grintin sixteen fourteen. Everything you do must be done

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<v Speaker 2>with love. Everything first corinthing is fourteen to one. Love

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<v Speaker 2>must be your highest goal. That should be the number

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<v Speaker 2>one goal in your life. I want to learn to

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<v Speaker 2>really love. I want to learn to love unlovely people.

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<v Speaker 2>And I want to learn to love the loveless and

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<v Speaker 2>the unloved. And I want to learn to love people

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<v Speaker 2>who are hard to love. That's being like God. Why

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<v Speaker 2>is it important for you to have goals that are

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<v Speaker 2>based on love? Because if you set loveless goals, you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to treat people's projects. You're going to run all

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<v Speaker 2>over them to get to your goal. You're going to

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<v Speaker 2>run over your marriage, You're going to run over your friends,

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<v Speaker 2>You're going to run over the other people climbing up

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<v Speaker 2>the ladder success. And God says, no, no, you got

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<v Speaker 2>it all wrong. It's not about accomplishments. It's about relationships.

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<v Speaker 2>It's about learning how to love. Third thing, Third question?

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<v Speaker 2>Will this goal require depending on God? Will this goal

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<v Speaker 2>require depending on God? Remember I said earlier Hebrews eleven six.

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<v Speaker 2>Without faith, it's impossible to please God. If you don't

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<v Speaker 2>have a goal that requires faith, then it's not a

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<v Speaker 2>pleasing to God goal. Roman's fourteen twenty three. Everything that

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't come from faith is sin. If you have a

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<v Speaker 2>goal that's so small it doesn't require any faith to

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<v Speaker 2>do it. It's a sin. Whatever is not a faith,

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible says, is sin. Now look at this verse

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<v Speaker 2>Proverbs sixteen, verse nine. Why don't we read this one

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<v Speaker 2>aloud to you? Do with me? Proverb sixteen nine. We

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<v Speaker 2>plan the way we want to live, but only God

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<v Speaker 2>makes us able to live it. I love that in

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

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<v Speaker 2>We get the plan the way we want to live,

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<v Speaker 2>but it says only God gives us the power, gives

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<v Speaker 2>to make the transformation. Why because God provides the three

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<v Speaker 2>things you must have to reach your goal. Write these down.

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<v Speaker 2>Three things you must have to meet your goal. Three

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<v Speaker 2>I need God's Spirit to empower me. This is not

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<v Speaker 2>to say to Joshua Chapter one, verse eight. Keep this

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<v Speaker 2>You will successfully attain your goal. How if you become

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<v Speaker 2>learn that this last year? And a group of three?

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<v Speaker 2>gathered in my name, I'll be in the midst of them. Hey, guys,

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<v Speaker 2>this is going to be fun. But it's going to

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<v Speaker 2>If you will do it. If you will hear and

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<v Speaker 2>you're not going to be transformed. I guarantee you you're

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<v Speaker 2>Let's power heads, Father. We already know that you're going

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<v Speaker 2>to do some amazing things in our midst when we

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<v Speaker 2>begin this fifty days of transformation. I know that lives

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<v Speaker 2>are going to be changed. We know that families are

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<v Speaker 2>going to be strengthened, marriages will be saved, friendships will

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<v Speaker 2>It would be a waste of time first to not

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<v Speaker 2>Most of all, I thank you for the Cross, because

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<v Speaker 2>jesus sake. Now you pray, Why don't you pray this? God,

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<v Speaker 2>I give you permission to permanently transform my life and

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<v Speaker 2>to make the rest of my life the best of

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<v Speaker 1>This is Pastor Rick's daily Hope. In just a moment,

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<v Speaker 1>Rick is going to tell you about a recent one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred thousand dollars matching grant from a very generous listener.

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<v Speaker 1>But first he's going to share with us how God

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<v Speaker 1>has been using your financial gifts to help us share

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<v Speaker 2>Here's Rick, Hi, friends, what did it surprise you to

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<v Speaker 2>know that there are entire groups of people who have

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<v Speaker 2>I'm talking about the small tribes of less than a

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<v Speaker 2>one hundred thousand people in many, many distant places who

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<v Speaker 2>have never heard the name of Jesus Christ. That means

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<v Speaker 2>there's not a single Christian among them. There is no church,

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<v Speaker 2>they have no Bible, there is no believer. Can you

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<v Speaker 2>imagine that? Would you help me reach these unreached, unengaged people.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, one of the reasons I started Daily Hope

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<v Speaker 2>was to find partners who would help us take the

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<v Speaker 2>hope of the good news of the Gospel to the

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<v Speaker 2>whole world, to the final frontier, these unreached, unengaged tribes.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus wants us to witness to all nations and to

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<v Speaker 2>all people. He never made a person he did in love.

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<v Speaker 2>He never made a person he didn't want saved. And

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus died so that all may be saved. But people

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<v Speaker 2>can't follow Jesus if they've never heard about him, and

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<v Speaker 2>they've never heard of God's grace, how can they receive it?

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm asking you to help me in this finish

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<v Speaker 2>the task project. Thank you for your support. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>Daily Hope is now reaching over thirty four million people

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<v Speaker 2>each month through Daily Hope audio teachings and our email devotionals.

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<v Speaker 2>But we're only able to do this because you have

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<v Speaker 2>your partnership with Daily Hope. We're working together to help

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<v Speaker 2>us fulfill the great commission. Imagine when you get to heaven,

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<v Speaker 2>to thank you. I'm here because you cared enough for

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<v Speaker 2>someone like me. You prayed and you gave, and you shared,

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<v Speaker 2>Will that be worth it? Even as we rejoice in

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<v Speaker 2>the success, we need to remember that there's still billions

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<v Speaker 2>to keep going. So I'm asking you prayerfully to consider

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<v Speaker 2>giving the biggest gift you've ever given, or that you

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<v Speaker 2>can give, before the end of this year. As I said,

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<v Speaker 2>there's still about three thousand unreached people groups that have

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<v Speaker 2>to reach about six hundred of those tribes, making sure

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<v Speaker 2>there's a Christian living among them who speaks their language

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<v Speaker 2>and can help them understand the Bible. But that's just

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<v Speaker 2>the first step. The truth is an unreached people group

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<v Speaker 2>that group. So to help that happen, we're working on

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<v Speaker 2>translating spiritual growth tools into about two hundred new languages

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<v Speaker 2>for people who have virtually no Christian resources available. Think

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<v Speaker 2>of all the Christian books you could buy at Christmas

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<v Speaker 2>on at birthdays. These are so available in English, but

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<v Speaker 2>These translations are strategic that we've selected once to share

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<v Speaker 2>These resources are also going to help young pastors grow

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<v Speaker 2>and in their groups. Now, we made a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>of us in this task. And it is a monumental vision.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't do this by myself. I need your help.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a timely vision, it's a global vision. But every

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<v Speaker 2>I cannot fully express how much I appreciate your financial

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<v Speaker 2>support of daily hope. You know I don't take a

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<v Speaker 2>salary in this This is all a ministry of love

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<v Speaker 2>A generous friend of Daily Hope has offered a one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred thousand dollars matching grant so that any gift you

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<v Speaker 2>up to one hundred thousand dollars. That means every dollar

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<v Speaker 2>of the year will be doubled. Would you please prayerfully

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<v Speaker 2>consider how you can give today, how you can reach

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<v Speaker 2>while you're at it, pray that I will faithfully teach

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<v Speaker 2>for our Daily Hope team as they coordinate our outreach,

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<v Speaker 2>and most of all, pray for the people we're trying

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<v Speaker 2>they will come to know the grace of God and

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<v Speaker 2>part of the most important task in history. Now, my

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<v Speaker 2>throughout this coming year. And that He will bless you

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<v Speaker 2>so much that you can be a blessing to others

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<v Speaker 1>Remember, as Rick just shared, whatever you give today will

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<v Speaker 1>join us again next time as we look into God's

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<v Speaker 1>word for our daily hope. This program is sponsored by

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<v Speaker 1>Pastor Rick's Daily Hope and your generous financial support