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<v Speaker 1>Hi, this is Rick Warren, Bible teacher of the Daily

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<v Speaker 1>Hope Broadcast. Did you know that because of Easter, your

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<v Speaker 1>past can be forgiven, you get a purpose for living,

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<v Speaker 1>and you can have a home in heaven. That's good news.

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<v Speaker 1>Where else can you get that kind of news? Nowhere else?

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<v Speaker 1>And did you know that at Easter, studies have shown

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<v Speaker 1>people are more open to an invitation to go to

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<v Speaker 1>church than at any other time of the year. Don't

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<v Speaker 1>go to church by yourself, but bring somebody who doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>know Jesus Christ, a family member, a friend, a coworker,

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<v Speaker 1>a neighbor, a relative. And if you bring them to

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<v Speaker 1>that church service and they come to know Christ, You're

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<v Speaker 1>going to be making a friend for eternity. It'll be

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<v Speaker 1>the most important investment you can ever make in their lives.

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<v Speaker 1>And by the way, if they come to Christ, would

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<v Speaker 1>you let me know about it. I'd love to hear

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<v Speaker 1>that story that you brought somebody to Easter and they

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<v Speaker 1>found Jesus. You can write to me Rick at Pastorrick

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<v Speaker 1>dot com. That's rickat Pastorrick dot com. I would love

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<v Speaker 1>to hear from you. God bless you and happy Easter.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, none of us can earn our way into heaven,

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<v Speaker 2>because eternal life is a free gift when you accept Jesus.

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<v Speaker 3>As the Lord of your life.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, everybody, this is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, and today

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<v Speaker 2>Rick Warren brings his series Good News about Grace to

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<v Speaker 2>a close. You can't really truly understand the Christian life

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<v Speaker 2>until you understand grace. It's at the heart of your

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<v Speaker 2>faith and your relationship with God. And in this series

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<v Speaker 2>you'll discover how not to only understand grace, but experience

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<v Speaker 2>it and the joy it brings. Okay, and right now

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<v Speaker 2>it's time for the final part of a message called

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<v Speaker 2>living in God's Amazing Grace.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, in light of what Jesus Christ has done for us,

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<v Speaker 1>what should be our response? And in light of the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that all those ten things that Grace offers to

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<v Speaker 1>us are made possible because of what Jesus did on

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<v Speaker 1>the cross, how should I respect bond? Get the verse

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<v Speaker 1>at the bottom of the front page. So we beg

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<v Speaker 1>you hear the urgency in Paul's voice. We beg you

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<v Speaker 1>do not let the grace you receive from God be

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<v Speaker 1>for nothing. What do I owe Jesus Christ? I owe

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<v Speaker 1>him the rest of my life. I owe him all

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<v Speaker 1>that I've got. I owe him the past, the present,

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<v Speaker 1>the future, everything. And so as we conclude this ten

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<v Speaker 1>week series, I want to give you three ways you

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<v Speaker 1>can express gratitude for God's grace. Would you write these down?

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<v Speaker 1>Number one, I can show my gratitude for God's grace

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<v Speaker 1>by making my life count. By making my life count

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<v Speaker 1>one Corinthians six twenty says this. Don't you see that

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<v Speaker 1>you can't keep on living, however, you please, squandering what

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<v Speaker 1>God paid such a high price for. So let people

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<v Speaker 1>see God in and through your body. He's saying here,

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<v Speaker 1>you can't understand the grace of God and just keep

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<v Speaker 1>on living the same way you've always lived. You can't

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<v Speaker 1>understand the grace of God and just keep on ignoring

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<v Speaker 1>his commands, or just keep on wasting your time on trivia,

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<v Speaker 1>or just keep on spending your money any way you

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<v Speaker 1>think you can spend it. You can't do that anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>You have been bought with a price. You know. After

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<v Speaker 1>they've failed assassination attempt on President Reagan, I remember him saying,

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<v Speaker 1>I have a new sense that I was spared for

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<v Speaker 1>a purpose and that all my time belonged to God.

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<v Speaker 1>After that, well, I want to tell you something. Because

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<v Speaker 1>of Calvary, because of the Cross, because of what we

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<v Speaker 1>just celebrated, remembered, you were spared for a purpose. Jesus

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<v Speaker 1>Christ did not die on the cross for you to

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<v Speaker 1>just go on living any old way you want to.

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<v Speaker 1>He made you for a purpose. He created you for

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<v Speaker 1>a purpose. He redeemed you for a purpose. He died

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<v Speaker 1>for you for a purpose, and he wants you to

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<v Speaker 1>fulfill it. First, Peter tells us this, each person should

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<v Speaker 1>use whatever gift he has received to serve others faithfully

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<v Speaker 1>administering God's grace in its various forms. He says here

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<v Speaker 1>that the abilities and the talents, and the opportunities and

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<v Speaker 1>the education and the freedom and the relationships and all

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<v Speaker 1>the things that you have that bless your life were

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<v Speaker 1>not given just to be squandered, but they were given

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<v Speaker 1>for a purpose. And God expect you to use those

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<v Speaker 1>for a purpose because He has shown you his grace.

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<v Speaker 1>So what I say to you tonight, I beg you.

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<v Speaker 1>I beg you don't waste your life. Jesus Christ died

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<v Speaker 1>for it, and if he died for it, you better

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<v Speaker 1>not waste it. Make your life count. Number two, the

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<v Speaker 1>second way you can show gratitude for God's grace is

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<v Speaker 1>by becoming a generous person. By becoming a generous person,

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<v Speaker 1>remember the verse we read. You are familiar with the

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<v Speaker 1>generosity of Jesus Christ. Rich as he was, he gave

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<v Speaker 1>it all away in one stroke. He became poor and

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<v Speaker 1>we became rich. Now let me just say this. If

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<v Speaker 1>you want to measure how much you understand grace, if

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<v Speaker 1>you want to measure how much you're living by grace,

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<v Speaker 1>if you want to measure how much you are grateful

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<v Speaker 1>for grace, look at your giving, Look at your giving.

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<v Speaker 1>Go what the Bible says. Each one should give what

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<v Speaker 1>he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly

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<v Speaker 1>or under compulsion, For God loves a cheerful giver, and

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<v Speaker 1>God is able to make all grace. Circle that all

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<v Speaker 1>grace abound to you, so that in all things, at

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<v Speaker 1>all times, having all that you need, you will abound

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<v Speaker 1>in every good work. Now let's circle all the alls. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>all grace, all things, at all times, having all that

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<v Speaker 1>you need, you will abound in every there's another one,

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<v Speaker 1>every good work. Those are the promises related to the

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<v Speaker 1>person who becomes like Christ. And what was Christ like

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<v Speaker 1>he was a giver. God so loved the world that

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<v Speaker 1>he gave. You're never going to become like Jesus until

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<v Speaker 1>you learn to be generous, because the Christian life is

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<v Speaker 1>in three words, love, serve and give, Love, serve and give.

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<v Speaker 1>And until you learn to be generous with your time,

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<v Speaker 1>with your money, with your life, with your resources, with

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<v Speaker 1>your opportunities, you're not going to be like Christ. Nothing

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<v Speaker 1>is greater proof that you understand grace than that you

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<v Speaker 1>are lovingly gracious and generous to other people and to God.

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<v Speaker 1>So what I'm saying is this, if you're uptight when

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<v Speaker 1>I or some other pastor starts talking about giving, or

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<v Speaker 1>you get defensive, or you get stingy, or you get nervous,

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<v Speaker 1>it means you don't understand grace. Because look at that

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<v Speaker 1>verse again. He says if you give, cheerfully, liberally, abundantly,

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<v Speaker 1>what's God gonna do? He says, He will take care

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<v Speaker 1>of all your needs, all the time, in every way

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<v Speaker 1>however you need him. Here's the question, are you going

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<v Speaker 1>to trust to God who gave his life for you?

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<v Speaker 1>If you can trust him enough for salvation, can't you

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<v Speaker 1>trust him enough in your finances? The truth is you

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<v Speaker 1>really don't own anything. You don't own anything. God loans

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<v Speaker 1>it to you for sixty seventy eighty years and then

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<v Speaker 1>you give it back. You don't own anything. It's all

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<v Speaker 1>his in the first place. If my daughter comes to

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<v Speaker 1>me and I give her five bucks to buy me

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<v Speaker 1>a present, where's the money really coming from in the

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<v Speaker 1>first place? But God does that with us. He gives

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<v Speaker 1>to us liberally, generously, abundantly, and then he says, now

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<v Speaker 1>show a little gratitude, be Generson giving yourself tithe back

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<v Speaker 1>to me, and on and on. I just want to

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<v Speaker 1>why because he needs the money. No, he wants you

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<v Speaker 1>to be come like him. He doesn't want you to

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<v Speaker 1>have a stingy heart. He wants you to have a

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus heart, a heart that says I can't wait to

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<v Speaker 1>give in every area. See the Bible says you might

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<v Speaker 1>write this verse down Romans eight thirty two. If God,

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<v Speaker 1>or since God loved us enough to'll give us his

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<v Speaker 1>own son, won't he love us enough to take care

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<v Speaker 1>of every one of our other needs? That's kind of logical.

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<v Speaker 1>The fact is I can say that I love God,

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<v Speaker 1>and I can sing that I trust God and put

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<v Speaker 1>him first. But my wallet and my checkbook can show

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<v Speaker 1>a real difference. God wants me to become generous like him,

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<v Speaker 1>and he wants me to make my life count. Those

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<v Speaker 1>are ways to show gratitude. And there's a third way,

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<v Speaker 1>by sharing the good news of grace. By sharing the

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<v Speaker 1>good news of grace. Acts twenty twenty four disperse together. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>read it aloud with me. The most important thing is

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<v Speaker 1>that I have a successful career. Doesn't say that The

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<v Speaker 1>most important thing is that I what complete my mission,

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<v Speaker 1>the work that the Lord Jesus gave me to tell

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<v Speaker 1>people the good news about God's grace. Now, Notice it

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't say the most important thing in life is to

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<v Speaker 1>get married. It doesn't say the most important thing in

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<v Speaker 1>life is to fund your retirement. It does not say

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<v Speaker 1>the most important thing to life is to travel a

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<v Speaker 1>lot and have a lot of fun. It does not

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<v Speaker 1>say the most important thing to life in life is

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<v Speaker 1>to become famous or pay off the house. It says

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<v Speaker 1>the most important thing in life is to fulfill your mission. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>if Jesus died on the cross for you and showed

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<v Speaker 1>his grace to you so that you could fulfill your mission.

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<v Speaker 1>If you don't, that's called a massive eternal waste. A

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<v Speaker 1>part of that mission, It's just a part of it's

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<v Speaker 1>not all of it. But a part of your mission

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<v Speaker 1>is to tell other people the good news of grace.

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<v Speaker 1>God puts you on this earth for a reason. God

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<v Speaker 1>puts you on this earth for a purpose. He has

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<v Speaker 1>a mission that only you can fulfill. But part of

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<v Speaker 1>that mission, once you step across the line is to

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<v Speaker 1>tell other people you know Christ because somebody told you.

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<v Speaker 1>Who are you going to tell? Let me just say

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<v Speaker 1>it like this, if you knew, I mean, if somebody

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<v Speaker 1>died for you, would you want to know about it? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you would. If somebody died for you, you'd want to

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<v Speaker 1>know about it. And friends, that is the motivation behind

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<v Speaker 1>everything we do here at Saddleback Church. See, Jesus died

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<v Speaker 1>for every single person in southern California and the world.

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<v Speaker 1>And this weekend, the typical resident in Orange County will

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<v Speaker 1>sit at home watching TV. Got Is Hot, Coco probably

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<v Speaker 1>or a bud or something newspaper TV on Kickback, relaxed,

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<v Speaker 1>totally unaware that Jesus Christ died for him and the

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<v Speaker 1>grace that is available both in the past, the present,

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<v Speaker 1>and the future. Totally oblivious to that fact. And if

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<v Speaker 1>that person lives and dies without ever knowing that their

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<v Speaker 1>sins are forgiven, that there's a place in heaven that

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<v Speaker 1>the purpose for living, then for that person, Jesus Sai

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<v Speaker 1>Christ's death is a waste. It's a waste. Now. The

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<v Speaker 1>Bible tells us in Second Peter that the Lord is

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<v Speaker 1>not willing that any should perish, but that all should

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<v Speaker 1>come to repens God wants everybody in his family. Everybody

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<v Speaker 1>needs Jesus. And because God cares, we must care. And

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<v Speaker 1>one of the ways we show gratitude for our own

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<v Speaker 1>salvation is to share that good news with other people

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<v Speaker 1>and to tell them because people are dying for the

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<v Speaker 1>grace of God. Now, let me ask you a very

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<v Speaker 1>serious question. Is anybody going to be in heaven because

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<v Speaker 1>of you? If you died right now? Is anybody going

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<v Speaker 1>to be in heaven because of you? The big question

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<v Speaker 1>is who am I going to tell? Do not come

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<v Speaker 1>to Easter to share the greatest news in the world

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<v Speaker 1>without bringing somebody that you care about, without bringing somebody

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<v Speaker 1>that you love, without somebody that you're concerned that theyre

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<v Speaker 1>going to heaven too, not just you? And I've let

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<v Speaker 1>who lives in this area that you care about. He said,

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<v Speaker 1>I can't think of anybody. Then you've got a problem.

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<v Speaker 1>You can't think of anybody you care about who doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>know the Lord in this area. Then I'd say start

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<v Speaker 1>praying quickly that God would open up your heart to

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<v Speaker 1>see the faces of people around you who are desperate

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<v Speaker 1>for the good news. And they're running from fad to fad,

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<v Speaker 1>to therapy to books, the seminars, to this New Age thing,

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<v Speaker 1>trying to find the fulfillment in an affair, trying to

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<v Speaker 1>find it in workaholism, trying to find it in some

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<v Speaker 1>sport or hobby. And there's this gaping god hole in

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<v Speaker 1>fill it. And we have the greatest news in the world.

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<v Speaker 1>And the way we show our gratitude for the grace

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<v Speaker 1>of God is by making our own lives count, by

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<v Speaker 1>living a life of extravagant generosity, and by telling as

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<v Speaker 1>many people as we can about the good news. That's

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<v Speaker 1>power heads. You may need to confess your ingratitude to God. Today.

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<v Speaker 1>You may need to say, Jesus, please forgive me for

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<v Speaker 1>taking your grace for granted. You may need to confess

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<v Speaker 1>a fear, Mother, I've been afraid to make my life

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<v Speaker 1>count for you, Or maybe to say, Father, I've been

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<v Speaker 1>afraid to use the abilities you've given me in ministry,

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<v Speaker 1>or I've been afraid to tithe and put you first

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<v Speaker 1>in my finances, or I've been afraid to dentimie by

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<v Speaker 1>myself as a follower of you at work. Please forgive

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<v Speaker 1>me for taking your grace for granted. Invite you to

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<v Speaker 1>follow me in this prayer. Say Father, I want to

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<v Speaker 1>make my life count for you. Say that in your mind.

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<v Speaker 1>And I want to commit the rest of my life

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<v Speaker 1>to using the life you gave me in serving you

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<v Speaker 1>and fulfilling the purpose you made me for. I want

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<v Speaker 1>to fulfill my mission. And I want to become a

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<v Speaker 1>generous person, starting with tithing back to you in gratitude

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<v Speaker 1>for all you've done. And I'm going to trust you

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<v Speaker 1>with my finances, and I want to be used in

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<v Speaker 1>sharing the good news of your grace. Help me to

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<v Speaker 1>find at least one person this Easter to invite to

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<v Speaker 1>hear your word with their heads still bowed. If tonight

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<v Speaker 1>is we took communion, you prayed that prayer and said God.

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<v Speaker 1>By taking this tonight, I'm saying, Jesus, I believe in

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<v Speaker 1>you and I want to receive your grace, and tonight

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<v Speaker 1>you're accepting Christ into your life. Please let me know

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<v Speaker 1>about it, but just pray this Lord, thank you for

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<v Speaker 1>loving me enough to die for me. I don't understand

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<v Speaker 1>it all, but as much as I know how, I

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<v Speaker 1>want you to come in my life and save me

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<v Speaker 1>and lead me from here on out. In your name,

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<v Speaker 1>I pray Amen.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, if you've just prayed along with Rick to accept

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<v Speaker 3>Jesus in your life, Rick would love to hear from you.

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<v Speaker 3>Just email Rick at Pastororick dot com. We'll send you

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<v Speaker 3>free tools to help start your relationship with Jesus. Pastor

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<v Speaker 3>Rick has created a beautifully illustrated book called Journey with Jesus,

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<v Speaker 3>and this book is stunning. It's filled with beautiful photographs,

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<v Speaker 3>colored mosaics that depict the sacrificial journey Jesus made to

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<v Speaker 3>save us.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's Pastor Rick to tell you more.

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<v Speaker 1>Every year Christians from all over the world remember the

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<v Speaker 1>death and resurrection of Jesus Christ by traveling to Jerusalem,

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<v Speaker 1>where they walk the path that Jesus took on the

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<v Speaker 1>way to the Cross. That path is called the Via

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<v Speaker 1>dola rosa, which literally means the way of suffering. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>since you may not be able to ever travel to Jerusalem,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to suggest a way for you to celebrate

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<v Speaker 1>and reflect on and pray about what Jesus did for

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<v Speaker 1>you on the Cross. So I've created a brand new,

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<v Speaker 1>one of a kind resource that will take you through

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<v Speaker 1>on the road to Calvary and his death on the Cross.

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<v Speaker 1>Now we're calling this resource Journey with Jesus. Journey with

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<v Speaker 1>tyle artwork that reflect each of the stops that Jesus

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