WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.520 --> 00:00:05.440 This is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, the broadcast ministry of 2 00:00:05.559 --> 00:00:09.560 Pastor Rick Warren. Today, Pastor Rick takes a final look 3 00:00:09.560 --> 00:00:12.880 at the power you need to live on, the principles 4 00:00:12.919 --> 00:00:15.759 you need to live by, and the purpose you need 5 00:00:15.800 --> 00:00:19.519 to live for so that you're truly living and not 6 00:00:20.039 --> 00:00:23.760 just existing. 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Right now, here's Pastor Rick Warren with 15 00:00:47.640 --> 00:00:50.479 the final part of a message called how to Tell 16 00:00:50.560 --> 00:00:52.840 God you love Him? 17 00:00:52.960 --> 00:00:54.640 Can you imagine how do you think my wife would 18 00:00:54.640 --> 00:00:58.320 have felt if years ago when we were dating, I said, honey, 19 00:00:58.719 --> 00:01:02.439 let's get married and we'll be committed to each other. 20 00:01:02.479 --> 00:01:07.000 But let's just keep it our little secret. Let's don't 21 00:01:07.000 --> 00:01:11.040 tell anybody about it. You know, I'll be committed to you, you 22 00:01:11.079 --> 00:01:13.680 be committed to me. But when we're in public, let's 23 00:01:13.680 --> 00:01:18.200 pretend like we don't know each other, and let's just 24 00:01:18.319 --> 00:01:22.400 act like total strangers. Won't that be great? She'd say, 25 00:01:22.959 --> 00:01:26.319 what kind of love is that? Buster It didn't any 26 00:01:26.400 --> 00:01:29.079 kind of love at all, because when you really love somebody, 27 00:01:29.200 --> 00:01:32.799 you're not ashamed of him. You say this is my husband, 28 00:01:32.879 --> 00:01:34.760 this is my wife. You take on a name and 29 00:01:34.799 --> 00:01:37.480 you say we're a family, and you identify. 30 00:01:36.959 --> 00:01:37.560 With each other. 31 00:01:40.079 --> 00:01:42.920 And you can't say you love Jesus Christ and be 32 00:01:42.959 --> 00:01:46.799 ashamed of him at the same time. Jesus said it 33 00:01:46.920 --> 00:01:51.040 like this, Mark eight thirty eight. If anyone is ashamed 34 00:01:51.079 --> 00:01:54.719 of me and my teachings, then I will be ashamed 35 00:01:54.719 --> 00:01:57.040 of him when I come in with the glory of 36 00:01:57.120 --> 00:02:01.079 my father. Jesus said, if if you are ashamed of 37 00:02:01.120 --> 00:02:04.879 me on earth, I'm going to be ashamed of you 38 00:02:05.719 --> 00:02:12.360 in heaven. So we need to publicly identify ourselves with Christ. 39 00:02:12.360 --> 00:02:15.000 That's how we show our love for him. Now, Jesus 40 00:02:15.039 --> 00:02:17.759 understood the power of symbolism, and so he gave us 41 00:02:17.759 --> 00:02:20.280 two very powerful symbols. 42 00:02:20.680 --> 00:02:23.159 The first one is the symbol of communion. 43 00:02:23.960 --> 00:02:28.919 Communion helps us identify with what Jesus Christ did for us. 44 00:02:29.759 --> 00:02:32.520 What did Jesus do when he died for us? He 45 00:02:32.560 --> 00:02:35.879 did three things. Number One, he saved us from the 46 00:02:35.879 --> 00:02:39.800 penalty of sin. Everything you've ever done wrong was paid 47 00:02:39.840 --> 00:02:42.560 for on the cross, so you get to go free 48 00:02:42.719 --> 00:02:47.039 and forgiven. Number Two, he saves us from the power 49 00:02:47.159 --> 00:02:50.360 of sin. He breaks its grip in our lives, and 50 00:02:50.400 --> 00:02:52.360 he gives us a new power to be able to 51 00:02:52.400 --> 00:02:55.680 make changes so that we're not the same anymore, and 52 00:02:55.719 --> 00:02:57.319 that he can do new things in our lives that 53 00:02:57.319 --> 00:02:59.000 we always wanted to do but never thought we could 54 00:02:59.000 --> 00:03:02.000 do on our own. And then he saves us eventually 55 00:03:02.000 --> 00:03:05.159 from the presence of sin in heaven, where there will 56 00:03:05.199 --> 00:03:05.919 be no sin. 57 00:03:05.840 --> 00:03:10.080 No sorrow, no suffering, no pain, no grief. That's good news. 58 00:03:10.599 --> 00:03:13.159 And when we take communion we remember what Jesus Christ 59 00:03:13.400 --> 00:03:16.639 paid for. What should be my attitude when I take 60 00:03:16.680 --> 00:03:20.479 the Lord's Supper. Should I sit here feeling guilty remembering 61 00:03:20.520 --> 00:03:21.719 all of the wrong. 62 00:03:21.560 --> 00:03:22.840 Things that I've done in my life. 63 00:03:22.960 --> 00:03:26.400 No, because they've already been paid for by Jesus Christ 64 00:03:26.439 --> 00:03:27.000 and forgiven. 65 00:03:28.240 --> 00:03:29.560 When I take communion, Should I. 66 00:03:29.560 --> 00:03:33.159 Feel grief thinking about all the torture and the suffering 67 00:03:33.199 --> 00:03:36.080 that Jesus Christ went through for me. No, because he 68 00:03:36.120 --> 00:03:39.479 didn't stay dead. He came back to life. So what 69 00:03:39.599 --> 00:03:42.599 should be my attitude when I take the Lord's Supper? 70 00:03:43.240 --> 00:03:52.159 It should be the attitude of gratitude, gratefulness, gratefulness for all. 71 00:03:51.960 --> 00:03:53.000 That God has done. 72 00:03:53.120 --> 00:03:56.599 That God would love me this much, would love me 73 00:03:56.800 --> 00:04:00.159 this much before I even knew him, to come and 74 00:04:00.159 --> 00:04:04.159 die on the cross for me. Now, communion is not 75 00:04:04.400 --> 00:04:08.800 for everybody. The Bible says only believers who have accepted 76 00:04:08.840 --> 00:04:12.280 God's gift should take communion. He said, well, I'm not 77 00:04:12.319 --> 00:04:16.120 a believer. Well you can become one right now, even 78 00:04:16.160 --> 00:04:18.600 as you take these elements. That can be your physical 79 00:04:18.680 --> 00:04:22.800 act of stepping across the line of saying today Jesus Christ. 80 00:04:23.120 --> 00:04:26.560 As I eat this cracker and drink this juice, it 81 00:04:26.680 --> 00:04:29.319 is my symbol of saying, yes, I accept what you 82 00:04:29.399 --> 00:04:32.759 did for me. I accept that you died for me, 83 00:04:33.240 --> 00:04:35.959 I that you paid for all my sins, that you 84 00:04:36.040 --> 00:04:36.600 paid for my. 85 00:04:36.600 --> 00:04:37.319 Ticket to heaven. 86 00:04:37.480 --> 00:04:40.439 And I accept you as the leader of my life 87 00:04:41.319 --> 00:04:46.279 from this day forward. As we take communion, we do 88 00:04:46.319 --> 00:04:50.879 several things. We publicly identify our faith in Christ, we 89 00:04:50.920 --> 00:04:56.120 publicly identify our love for Christ, and we publicly state 90 00:04:56.319 --> 00:04:57.000 that we want. 91 00:04:56.879 --> 00:04:58.519 To be closer to Christ. 92 00:05:00.399 --> 00:05:03.399 Jesus Christ paid for three things in your life, and 93 00:05:03.480 --> 00:05:05.319 I want you to thank him for those three things 94 00:05:05.439 --> 00:05:11.959 right now. First, he paid for your forgiveness. Think of 95 00:05:12.000 --> 00:05:15.199 the thing that you feel the most guilty about, the 96 00:05:15.279 --> 00:05:17.920 thing that has caused you the most shame in your life, 97 00:05:17.959 --> 00:05:19.439 that thing that you wish it had never happened. 98 00:05:19.439 --> 00:05:20.560 Then you regret deeply. 99 00:05:22.759 --> 00:05:25.800 And now thank God that because of Jesus Christ's sacrifice 100 00:05:25.800 --> 00:05:30.639 on the cross, It's been paid for and forgiven, wiped 101 00:05:30.680 --> 00:05:34.759 out as if it never happened in God's mind. Thank 102 00:05:34.839 --> 00:05:41.399 him for that gracious forgiveness. Jesus Christ paid for your freedom. 103 00:05:43.240 --> 00:05:45.600 I want you to think of the freedom that you 104 00:05:45.720 --> 00:05:48.519 have because of Jesus Christ, the changes that He's made 105 00:05:48.560 --> 00:05:55.800 in your life. Thank him for those changes. Thank him 106 00:05:55.800 --> 00:06:01.639 that he gives you the power to change. Jesus Christ 107 00:06:01.759 --> 00:06:05.800 has paid for your future. Because of his sacrifice, you 108 00:06:05.839 --> 00:06:10.720 can have the future secured in heaven. I has not 109 00:06:10.839 --> 00:06:13.120 seen nor ear heard, neither has entered into the heart 110 00:06:13.120 --> 00:06:16.079 of man the wonderful things that God has prepared for 111 00:06:16.079 --> 00:06:21.360 those who love him. So thank Him for the future 112 00:06:21.399 --> 00:06:27.199 of heaven. Because of Jesus Christ and what he did 113 00:06:27.199 --> 00:06:32.120 for us, we will never be the same again. We're 114 00:06:32.160 --> 00:06:38.319 different people. We're forgiven people. Jesus Christ has the power 115 00:06:38.360 --> 00:06:42.360 to change lives that nothing in the world can change 116 00:06:42.680 --> 00:06:51.879 except Jesus. No fad and no therapy, no pill, nothing 117 00:06:52.000 --> 00:06:55.000 can change lives the way Jesus Christ can because he 118 00:06:55.639 --> 00:07:04.079 is God. And Jesus Christ turns failures into successes. And 119 00:07:04.160 --> 00:07:11.120 he changes fearful, timid, weak, cowardly people into confident people. 120 00:07:13.160 --> 00:07:20.839 And he turns selfish, egotistical, prideful people into loving, gentle servants. 121 00:07:23.000 --> 00:07:30.120 He turns wife beaters into loving husbands, and distant dads 122 00:07:30.319 --> 00:07:40.040 into caring fathers. He turns drug addicts into responsible citizens. Folks, 123 00:07:40.079 --> 00:07:43.160 that is why we are here. We are not here 124 00:07:43.199 --> 00:07:46.040 to impress anybody. We are not here to just go 125 00:07:46.120 --> 00:07:49.120 through a ritual. We are not here to build buildings. 126 00:07:49.240 --> 00:07:53.920 We're not here to build monuments to ourselves or just 127 00:07:53.959 --> 00:07:56.240 make up programs. We're not even here to just have 128 00:07:56.279 --> 00:07:59.720 a good time. We're here because the only person who 129 00:07:59.759 --> 00:08:02.720 can take the changes in human behavior that we need 130 00:08:02.800 --> 00:08:06.639 in our society is Jesus Christ. And he starts in 131 00:08:06.639 --> 00:08:08.560 our lives, and he moves to our families and our 132 00:08:08.600 --> 00:08:13.199 friends and our culture. And I am not ashamed to 133 00:08:13.199 --> 00:08:17.920 identify with him. 134 00:08:18.120 --> 00:08:21.240 You're listening to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. 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Today's the last day to get this 163 00:09:59.039 --> 00:10:01.039 great resource, so don't wait. 164 00:10:06.440 --> 00:10:10.399 Now back to more from God's Word with Pastor Rick Warren. 165 00:10:11.120 --> 00:10:13.879 There's another way that you can identify yourself as a believer, 166 00:10:14.679 --> 00:10:17.120 and that is through the second symbol that Jesus gave us, 167 00:10:18.039 --> 00:10:22.720 and that's baptism. Now, what is baptism all about? I mean, 168 00:10:22.720 --> 00:10:25.360 what is this thing about, you know, getting dunked underwater? 169 00:10:25.399 --> 00:10:31.000 I mean, what's the big deal about this? Baptism makes 170 00:10:31.120 --> 00:10:37.279 three powerful public statements. Look at your outline number one 171 00:10:37.919 --> 00:10:40.200 Romans six'. THREE i love this in the message, paraphrase 172 00:10:40.399 --> 00:10:43.240 when we went under the, water we left the old 173 00:10:43.279 --> 00:10:46.600 country of sin, behind and when we came up out 174 00:10:46.600 --> 00:10:48.840 of the, water we entered into the new country of, 175 00:10:48.919 --> 00:10:52.879 grace a new life in a new. Land that's what 176 00:10:53.000 --> 00:10:56.720 the baptism into the life Of jesus. Means when we're 177 00:10:56.840 --> 00:11:00.440 lowered into the, water it's like the burial Of. 178 00:11:00.519 --> 00:11:02.879 Jesus it's a. Symbol it's like the burial Of. 179 00:11:02.960 --> 00:11:05.159 Jesus and when we're raised up out of the, water 180 00:11:05.399 --> 00:11:07.480 it's like the resurrection Of Jesus. 181 00:11:07.559 --> 00:11:09.440 Christ the first. 182 00:11:09.120 --> 00:11:11.440 Reason you need to be baptized is SAY i believe 183 00:11:11.559 --> 00:11:12.840 in the death and resurrection Of. 184 00:11:12.919 --> 00:11:14.559 JESUS i believe In. 185 00:11:14.600 --> 00:11:17.240 Easter and you give a picture of that by going 186 00:11:17.360 --> 00:11:21.639 under and coming. Up and that's Why jesus, himself as 187 00:11:22.399 --> 00:11:24.879 thirty year old, adult went down to The Jordan river 188 00:11:25.559 --> 00:11:27.919 was baptized By john to, say this is HOW i 189 00:11:27.960 --> 00:11:32.519 want it. Done it's a picture Of jesus death and. Resurrection, 190 00:11:33.600 --> 00:11:36.440 second it's a picture of what happens to you that 191 00:11:36.519 --> 00:11:40.200 you are dying to an old way of. Life clausius 192 00:11:40.240 --> 00:11:41.320 two to twelve says. 193 00:11:41.080 --> 00:11:44.720 Going under the water was a burial of your old. 194 00:11:44.759 --> 00:11:49.759 Life coming up out of it was a, Resurrection god 195 00:11:49.879 --> 00:11:52.960 raising you from the dead as he did In. Christ 196 00:11:53.200 --> 00:11:55.320 and when you are, baptized you're, Saying i'm dying to 197 00:11:55.399 --> 00:11:57.879 all my old. Sins they're, forgiven they're, forgotten they're out 198 00:11:57.919 --> 00:11:59.480 of my, life And i'm beginning a. 199 00:11:59.399 --> 00:12:00.240 Brand new lifefe In. 200 00:12:00.320 --> 00:12:05.960 Christ and number three it symbolizes your new life In 201 00:12:06.080 --> 00:12:07.120 Jesus Christ. 202 00:12:07.120 --> 00:12:08.159 Galatians three twenty. 203 00:12:08.159 --> 00:12:12.159 Seven your baptism In christ was not just washing you 204 00:12:12.320 --> 00:12:16.120 up for a fresh. Start it also involved dressing you 205 00:12:16.519 --> 00:12:22.240 in an adult faith. Wardrobe christ's life the fulfillment Of 206 00:12:22.279 --> 00:12:29.440 god's original, promise an adult faith. Wardrobe NOW i have 207 00:12:29.480 --> 00:12:34.720 an honest question for some of. You you say you Love, 208 00:12:34.840 --> 00:12:38.960 jesus then why have you not followed him in the 209 00:12:39.000 --> 00:12:40.679 most basic act of? 210 00:12:40.720 --> 00:12:43.559 Baptism are you ashamed of? 211 00:12:43.639 --> 00:12:47.159 Him are you more concerned about getting your hair wet 212 00:12:47.200 --> 00:12:50.519 in front of somebody than making a statement to SAY 213 00:12:50.559 --> 00:12:54.320 i am not ashamed Of Jesus. Christ how can you 214 00:12:54.360 --> 00:12:56.679 say you love him if you won't even do the 215 00:12:56.799 --> 00:13:00.000 very first thing he, commanded and that is publicly signified 216 00:13:00.679 --> 00:13:03.320 through the waters of baptism that you are a follower Of. 217 00:13:03.399 --> 00:13:07.480 Christ if you're in a small, group why don't you 218 00:13:07.600 --> 00:13:10.519 make sure that everybody in your small group has taken 219 00:13:10.600 --> 00:13:11.320 this next. 220 00:13:11.080 --> 00:13:12.720 Step before the end of the. 221 00:13:12.799 --> 00:13:16.039 Year the fifth waite express love To god is simply 222 00:13:16.039 --> 00:13:19.600 by being committed to. Him you, see this is what 223 00:13:19.720 --> 00:13:20.720 love is really all. 224 00:13:20.759 --> 00:13:21.600 About it's about. 225 00:13:21.639 --> 00:13:26.120 Commitment you don't really love somebody unless you're committed to 226 00:13:26.240 --> 00:13:31.279 their best. Good, now nothing ever significant happens in life without. 227 00:13:31.279 --> 00:13:37.639 Commitment your commitments determine your. Future you are becoming whatever 228 00:13:37.759 --> 00:13:41.559 you are committed. To so you better choose your commitments, 229 00:13:41.600 --> 00:13:43.759 carefully because if you're committed to. 230 00:13:43.759 --> 00:13:46.720 The wrong, thing you're going to become the wrong. Thing. 231 00:13:47.519 --> 00:13:51.679 Now you can't lose by being committed To. God weak 232 00:13:51.759 --> 00:13:56.799 people are defined by their, circumstances but strong people are 233 00:13:56.799 --> 00:14:01.320 defined by their. Commitments The bible Tells Second chronicle sixteen, 234 00:14:01.440 --> 00:14:04.559 Nine god is looking for people whose hearts are fully 235 00:14:04.600 --> 00:14:07.159 committed to him that he can bless and can. Use 236 00:14:08.720 --> 00:14:11.279 what does it mean to be fully committed To? God, 237 00:14:12.200 --> 00:14:16.240 well in The, bible there are five basic. Commitments we've 238 00:14:16.240 --> 00:14:19.840 Built Saddleback church around these five. Commitments we talk about 239 00:14:19.840 --> 00:14:23.639 them over and over and. Over commitment number, one giving 240 00:14:23.679 --> 00:14:24.600 my life To Jesus. 241 00:14:24.720 --> 00:14:25.639 Christ that's. 242 00:14:25.679 --> 00:14:30.000 Good second step commitment number, two committing my life To his, 243 00:14:30.120 --> 00:14:33.240 family The body Of, christ The, church and joining a church. 244 00:14:33.320 --> 00:14:38.480 Family commitment number three choosing to grow spiritually and become 245 00:14:38.519 --> 00:14:40.960 more and more Like Jesus christ every day in my. 246 00:14:41.080 --> 00:14:46.279 Character commitment number four using my talents and gifts in helping. 247 00:14:46.360 --> 00:14:48.759 Others we call that. Ministry we talked about it last. 248 00:14:48.799 --> 00:14:52.600 Week And commitment number five sharing the Good news with 249 00:14:52.679 --> 00:14:55.440 other people and fulfilling the mission and Purpose god put 250 00:14:55.559 --> 00:14:58.639 me on this earth to. Do these are the five 251 00:14:58.759 --> 00:15:01.440 basic commitments At Life. Battleback we use a little baseball 252 00:15:01.559 --> 00:15:02.840 nymen to illustrate. 253 00:15:02.879 --> 00:15:05.480 Them what's the next step for? 254 00:15:05.600 --> 00:15:09.360 You give your life To, christ join his church family 255 00:15:09.399 --> 00:15:12.759 and be. Baptized start growing as A, christian find your, 256 00:15:12.879 --> 00:15:16.039 ministry begin to fulfill your life, mission and discover What 257 00:15:16.080 --> 00:15:19.600 god puts you on earth to. Do you see what 258 00:15:19.600 --> 00:15:22.240 we're talking about. Today worship is not just something that 259 00:15:22.279 --> 00:15:24.120 happens in the four walls of a building and a. 260 00:15:24.200 --> 00:15:27.840 Church worship can happen anywhere your life can Worship. 261 00:15:27.919 --> 00:15:29.399 God notice the next. 262 00:15:29.480 --> 00:15:34.399 Verse take here every day ordinary, life you're, sleeping, eating 263 00:15:34.519 --> 00:15:37.919 going to, work and walking around life and place it 264 00:15:37.960 --> 00:15:41.559 Before god as an, offering embracing What god does for 265 00:15:41.639 --> 00:15:44.720 you is the best thing you can do for, him 266 00:15:45.440 --> 00:15:46.399 committing your life to. 267 00:15:46.480 --> 00:15:48.960 Him, finally the sixth way that you can. 268 00:15:48.840 --> 00:15:52.120 Tell god you love him is by giving to. Him 269 00:15:53.039 --> 00:15:58.000 by giving to. Him you, see, giving at its core 270 00:15:58.360 --> 00:16:03.600 is the essence of. Love you spell love g iv 271 00:16:04.240 --> 00:16:06.360 e because that's what loves all. 272 00:16:06.399 --> 00:16:08.799 About when you love, someone you want to give to. 273 00:16:08.879 --> 00:16:14.200 Them, now you can give without, loving but you cannot 274 00:16:14.240 --> 00:16:15.639 love without. 275 00:16:15.639 --> 00:16:17.919 Giving it is impossible to do. 276 00:16:18.000 --> 00:16:20.480 That you say you Love, god then it's going to 277 00:16:20.559 --> 00:16:24.480 show up in your generous. Lifestyle you, SEE i can 278 00:16:24.519 --> 00:16:27.639 claim to be A, CHRISTIAN i can claim to be 279 00:16:27.679 --> 00:16:28.120 a follower Of. 280 00:16:28.200 --> 00:16:30.120 CHRIST i, Enclaimed oh, YEAH i Love. 281 00:16:30.200 --> 00:16:33.799 God but The bible says there's one way to really 282 00:16:33.960 --> 00:16:37.200 test the sincerity of your. Love look at the last 283 00:16:37.279 --> 00:16:41.799 verse on your. Outline Two corinthians eight says, This just 284 00:16:41.879 --> 00:16:46.440 as you excel in, faith in, speech in, knowledge and 285 00:16:46.519 --> 00:16:50.840 in complete, earnestness see that you ought to excel in 286 00:16:50.879 --> 00:16:55.440 the grace of. Giving i'm not commanding, you BUT i 287 00:16:55.480 --> 00:17:01.559 want to test the sincerity of your, love the sincerity 288 00:17:01.559 --> 00:17:04.359 of your love by looking at your. Giving why does 289 00:17:04.400 --> 00:17:06.680 he do? That god doesn't need your, Time he doesn't 290 00:17:06.720 --> 00:17:09.559 need your. Money what does he? Need he wants your, 291 00:17:09.640 --> 00:17:13.720 heart he wants what your giving, represents and he wants 292 00:17:13.759 --> 00:17:16.400 you to become like. Him god so loved the world 293 00:17:16.400 --> 00:17:20.119 that he. Gave now you can either become Like god 294 00:17:20.160 --> 00:17:22.680 and become a generous. Giver you can become Like satan 295 00:17:22.839 --> 00:17:27.119 become a stingy. HOARDER i have discovered that they're really 296 00:17:27.160 --> 00:17:30.799 basically two kinds of people in, life cheerful givers and fearful. 297 00:17:30.799 --> 00:17:35.799 Givers cheerful givers, say, Hey i'm gonna give it all 298 00:17:35.839 --> 00:17:38.119 belongs To. God, anyway he gave it all to. ME 299 00:17:38.400 --> 00:17:40.599 i wouldn't have anything Without, god So i'm gonna give 300 00:17:40.640 --> 00:17:42.079 it all to. Him he can take care of all my. 301 00:17:42.160 --> 00:17:45.400 Needs cheerful, givers that's the Kind god. Loves and then 302 00:17:45.440 --> 00:17:47.519 there's the fearful. Givers, OH i can't afford to do. 303 00:17:47.599 --> 00:17:49.880 THIS i can't afford to give. IT i got a 304 00:17:49.880 --> 00:17:51.680 WARD i gotta watch out with for. Me i've got 305 00:17:51.720 --> 00:17:55.200 to protect my selfish. Interest cheerful or, fearful you make 306 00:17:55.240 --> 00:18:00.799 the decision Like, god like the. Devil god tests the 307 00:18:00.799 --> 00:18:04.759 sincerity of my love by how GENEROUS i am in. 308 00:18:04.839 --> 00:18:07.240 Life so rate. 309 00:18:07.319 --> 00:18:14.839 Yourself which word best describes you're giving lifestyle, regularly, occasionally, 310 00:18:15.920 --> 00:18:18.480 rarely giving ties and. 311 00:18:18.559 --> 00:18:19.640 Offerings let me clarify. 312 00:18:19.640 --> 00:18:22.160 This at the end of service is not, Like, okay 313 00:18:22.240 --> 00:18:27.759 it's time to Tip. God if that's your, attitude forget. 314 00:18:27.799 --> 00:18:29.960 It god doesn't need your money and doesn't want it. 315 00:18:30.000 --> 00:18:35.200 Anyway giving is another active. Worship it's as much an 316 00:18:35.240 --> 00:18:38.960 active worship as, singing, praying, thanking listening and everything. Else 317 00:18:39.400 --> 00:18:40.960 it's Saying, GOD i love you so. 318 00:18:41.079 --> 00:18:43.799 MUCH i want to give back to. You. God you 319 00:18:44.359 --> 00:18:48.640 saved my. Life you saved. 320 00:18:48.400 --> 00:18:50.240 My, Life that's what he, did AND i want to 321 00:18:50.240 --> 00:18:55.480 give back to. You everything we have came From, god 322 00:18:55.480 --> 00:18:57.359 and we can't Outgive god Because he gave it all 323 00:18:57.480 --> 00:19:01.480 us in the first. Place now here's the bottom. Line 324 00:19:02.920 --> 00:19:05.240 there are many many ways to express. 325 00:19:04.799 --> 00:19:05.200 Your love To. 326 00:19:05.240 --> 00:19:08.480 God we just looked at six And god has wired 327 00:19:08.519 --> 00:19:10.880 you up in certain ways that certain ways are going 328 00:19:10.920 --> 00:19:17.039 to appeal to you Because he loves us and we love. Him, 329 00:19:17.200 --> 00:19:19.960 first you need to establish that relationship With. God so 330 00:19:20.039 --> 00:19:24.720 let's close in. Prayer would you pray this prayer in your? 331 00:19:24.720 --> 00:19:28.279 Heart if you've never opened your life To Jesus, christ Say, 332 00:19:28.359 --> 00:19:32.440 GOD i realize the need for You in my life 333 00:19:32.599 --> 00:19:36.279 And Jesus. Christ Today i've realized what you did for 334 00:19:36.359 --> 00:19:39.480 me on The, cross AND i realize That i'll never 335 00:19:39.559 --> 00:19:42.359 be able to repay what you've done for. Me AND 336 00:19:42.400 --> 00:19:44.319 i realize that EVERYTHING i have is the gift from. 337 00:19:44.359 --> 00:19:49.200 You please forgive me for not trusting you with every 338 00:19:49.240 --> 00:19:54.400 area and every moment of my. Life, TODAY i want 339 00:19:54.400 --> 00:19:59.119 to make these five life. COMMITMENTS i want to trust 340 00:19:59.160 --> 00:20:02.359 my life to. YOU i want to join a church. 341 00:20:02.400 --> 00:20:06.680 FAMILY i want to start to grow. SPIRITUALLY i want 342 00:20:06.680 --> 00:20:09.839 to use my talent to help other. People AND i 343 00:20:09.880 --> 00:20:12.000 want to fulfill the purpose and mission that you put 344 00:20:12.000 --> 00:20:15.079 me on this earth to. DO i want you to 345 00:20:15.079 --> 00:20:18.960 be first in every area of my, life my, schedule my, 346 00:20:19.119 --> 00:20:24.000 finances my. Relationships please use me to make a difference 347 00:20:24.440 --> 00:20:24.680 in the. 348 00:20:24.720 --> 00:20:26.720 World in your, NAME i. Pray. 349 00:20:27.200 --> 00:20:44.200 Amen hi, everybody this Is rick AND i hope you 350 00:20:44.279 --> 00:20:47.599 enjoyed today's. Broadcast you, know if you just prayed that 351 00:20:47.680 --> 00:20:51.640 prayer for the very first, time or you just recommitted 352 00:20:51.799 --> 00:20:54.440 your life To jesus again, today would you let me 353 00:20:54.519 --> 00:20:58.000 know about. It there's something real about sharing your. Commitment 354 00:20:58.240 --> 00:21:01.200 so write Me rick At pastrick dot com and, Say, 355 00:21:01.279 --> 00:21:04.519 RICK i prayed that prayer of. COMMITMENT i gave my 356 00:21:04.599 --> 00:21:07.680 life To, christ And i'll send you some material that'll 357 00:21:07.680 --> 00:21:10.599 help you on your journey With. Jesus And i'll also 358 00:21:10.680 --> 00:21:17.880 pray for. You god bless. You this Is Pastor Rick's Daily. Hope. 359 00:21:18.039 --> 00:21:20.799 Now if you've missed any part of this, message or 360 00:21:20.839 --> 00:21:23.319 if you'd like to find out more About Pastor Rick 361 00:21:23.400 --> 00:21:27.759 warren and this, ministry just visit Pastor rick dot com 362 00:21:27.799 --> 00:21:31.920 where you can listen online. Anytime That's Pastor rick with 363 00:21:32.039 --> 00:21:35.680 two rs inthemiddle dot. Com be sure to sign up 364 00:21:35.680 --> 00:21:39.160 For rick's free daily email devotional while you're. There rick 365 00:21:39.240 --> 00:21:41.799 will be back to close out our time. Today but, 366 00:21:42.000 --> 00:21:45.440 first in order to live For god in the most 367 00:21:45.440 --> 00:21:49.680 meaningful way, possible we need to have his word deep 368 00:21:49.799 --> 00:21:53.480 down in our. Hearts that's Why Pastor rick created a 369 00:21:53.519 --> 00:21:57.839 spiritual growth tool called The verses Of Hope Scripture. Box 370 00:21:58.160 --> 00:21:59.559 Here's rick to tell you. 371 00:21:59.599 --> 00:22:02.559 More one of the most powerful ways you can transform 372 00:22:02.599 --> 00:22:06.920 your spiritual life is to memorize. Scripture you SAY i 373 00:22:06.960 --> 00:22:09.279 can't do, That, oh yes you. Can The bible says 374 00:22:09.319 --> 00:22:12.559 In proverbs, seven verse, two guard my words as your 375 00:22:12.599 --> 00:22:16.799 most precious. Possession write them down and keep them deep 376 00:22:17.000 --> 00:22:20.119 within your. Heart to keep them deep in your, heart 377 00:22:20.559 --> 00:22:23.119 you have to remember. Them that's Why i've had my 378 00:22:23.160 --> 00:22:26.759 team create a beautiful gold scripture box so you can 379 00:22:26.839 --> 00:22:30.319 practice memorizing the verses that we give you and some 380 00:22:30.440 --> 00:22:32.839 that you can develop on your. Own, now we've started 381 00:22:32.880 --> 00:22:36.559 a collection of forty verses about. Hope these are going 382 00:22:36.640 --> 00:22:39.440 to encourage you when you feel down and. Discourage it's 383 00:22:39.440 --> 00:22:42.599 a collection that will help you Keep god's word in 384 00:22:42.640 --> 00:22:45.599 you so you have it when you need. It, NOW 385 00:22:45.720 --> 00:22:48.519 i had a graphic artist Create bible verse cards with 386 00:22:48.960 --> 00:22:52.640 multiple graphic designs and really cool, colors so you're going 387 00:22:52.680 --> 00:22:55.200 to enjoy studying these. Verses it's not just words on 388 00:22:55.240 --> 00:22:58.799 a blank, card but the colors will actually help you 389 00:22:59.200 --> 00:23:03.240 remember These bible verses and to help you develop the 390 00:23:03.240 --> 00:23:07.480 habit of memorizing. Scripture we've included sixty four full color 391 00:23:07.640 --> 00:23:11.000 decorated cards with lines that you can practice writing out 392 00:23:11.200 --> 00:23:14.640 your favorite. Verses so in addition to the forty verses Of, 393 00:23:14.720 --> 00:23:17.799 hope you can write down verses that are meaningful to 394 00:23:17.880 --> 00:23:20.119 you that come to you in your quiet. Time AND 395 00:23:20.200 --> 00:23:22.160 i want to encourage you to use these cards to 396 00:23:22.400 --> 00:23:24.839 write down the scriptures that you want to put in 397 00:23:24.880 --> 00:23:27.680 your mind and to hide in your, heart and then 398 00:23:28.200 --> 00:23:30.480 when you need, them The Holy spirit can bring them 399 00:23:30.519 --> 00:23:32.759 back to. Mind, now The Holy spirit can't bring up 400 00:23:32.799 --> 00:23:35.039 something you haven't put in your heart or in your, 401 00:23:35.079 --> 00:23:38.440