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<v Speaker 1>Hey, everybody, we are so glad you're here. Welcome to

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<v Speaker 1>Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. This is the Bible teaching ministry

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<v Speaker 1>of Rick Warren, and today we're going to continue with

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<v Speaker 1>a special message called Lessons from a Shrewd Money Manager.

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<v Speaker 1>So let's get started and hear what Rick has to say.

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<v Speaker 2>The second thing this guy does is he if I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going to manage my money carefully, I must make plans.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't just look ahead. I have to make plans.

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<v Speaker 2>And in verse four, this guy says, I know what

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<v Speaker 2>I'll do. He hatches a plan. It's a dishonest plan,

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<v Speaker 2>but at least he's got a plan. Most of you

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<v Speaker 2>don't even have a plan. Now, the Bible says, in

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<v Speaker 2>Proverbs sixteen to three, this on the screen, commit your

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<v Speaker 2>work to the Lord, and then your plans will succeed.

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<v Speaker 2>You know why your plans aren't succeeding. You don't have

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<v Speaker 2>any financial plans. You can't succeed in your financial plans

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<v Speaker 2>if you don't have any financial plans. In fact, Proverb sixteen,

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<v Speaker 2>verse nine says this, we should make plans, counting on

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<v Speaker 2>God to direct us. Now, some people think planning is

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<v Speaker 2>very unspiritual. And I think, you know, I just trust

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<v Speaker 2>the Holy Spirit and I just kind of go through life.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't need any plans. I just kind of drift

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<v Speaker 2>with the spirit. Here's a word for that, dumb. Okay.

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<v Speaker 2>God gave you his will when he gave you a brain,

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<v Speaker 2>and he solved most of your major problems when he

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<v Speaker 2>gave you an intelligence. Why would God give you an

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<v Speaker 2>intelligent brain and then say now I want you to

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<v Speaker 2>put it on the shelf and don't ever do what's

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<v Speaker 2>common sense? He wouldn't. God revealed much of his will

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<v Speaker 2>for your life when he gave you a brain, and

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<v Speaker 2>all through scriptures, the Bible says we plan now. God

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<v Speaker 2>has the right to change our plans, right, and he

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<v Speaker 2>does it all the time. Okay, if we miss the plans,

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<v Speaker 2>that's okay. He can change our plans, but we still

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<v Speaker 2>are to plan. Now. How do you know if you're

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<v Speaker 2>planning finances? Well, it's because you have this in your life.

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<v Speaker 2>B U d get budget. How do you spell financial relief?

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<v Speaker 2>Bud get a budget. If you don't have a budget,

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<v Speaker 2>you don't have a financial plan. Because what is a budget.

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<v Speaker 2>A budget is planned spending, that's all it is. A

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<v Speaker 2>budget is telling your money where you want it to go,

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<v Speaker 2>rather than wondering where it went. You see people say

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<v Speaker 2>money talks. It does not talk. It just walks away quietly.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you don't have a budget, you have no

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<v Speaker 2>idea where it went. And if you don't have a budget,

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<v Speaker 2>no budget plus easy credit equals disaster plus spontaneous spending.

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<v Speaker 2>Budget means I determine where I want my money to go,

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<v Speaker 2>and not telling wondering where it went. If you don't

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<v Speaker 2>have a budget, you're already in trouble. You don't spend

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<v Speaker 2>what you don't have. And to do that, to spend

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<v Speaker 2>what you don't have is presumption, and the Bible says

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<v Speaker 2>presumption is sin. So you don't spend what you don't have.

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<v Speaker 2>You look ahead, you make plans. And the third thing

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<v Speaker 2>he did you write this down, is you act quickly.

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<v Speaker 2>You act quickly. Notice when this guy got a hint

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<v Speaker 2>that he was going to be laid off, he sets

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<v Speaker 2>a plan in motion before he gets laid off, before

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<v Speaker 2>he's laid off. He brings the guys in in verse

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<v Speaker 2>five and six. He does it quickly. One of the

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<v Speaker 2>problems that we do is we keep delaying what we

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<v Speaker 2>know we have to do, like downsize in the house,

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<v Speaker 2>or sell the car, or sell something else that we

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<v Speaker 2>have that we really can't afford in this time, and

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<v Speaker 2>we keep putting off, putting it off, and praps don't delay.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of you've heard me teach on the need for

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<v Speaker 2>a budget many many times, and you still don't have one.

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<v Speaker 2>And you say, someday I'll make a budget. Where is

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<v Speaker 2>someday Isle? Where is that island? Someday islean? It's up,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's where the lost crowd is. They're on Someday

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<v Speaker 2>asle okay, and you're never gonna find it. Someday Aisle

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't work. It's like the people who say, when I

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<v Speaker 2>get around to it, what is a round to it?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, if I printed up a bunch of round

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<v Speaker 2>to its, would you then do it? Do it with

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<v Speaker 2>a round to it. I'm a poet and I don't

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<v Speaker 2>know it, but my feet show it because they're longfellows.

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<v Speaker 2>Now people say, uh, one of these days I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 2>build a budget. No, one of these days is none

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<v Speaker 2>of these days. What you're doing is procrastinating. Procrastination is

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<v Speaker 2>my sin. It only brings me sorrow. I know I

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<v Speaker 2>ought to start today in fact, I will tomorrow. And

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<v Speaker 2>every day you delay a budget and selling off some

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<v Speaker 2>stuff you need to sell and doing that garage sale

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<v Speaker 2>and downsizing whatever it takes to get out of debt,

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<v Speaker 2>you're just getting worse and worse in shape. You need

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<v Speaker 2>to act quickly. The Bible says this in Ecclesiastes eleven

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<v Speaker 2>to four. Here on the screen, whoever watches the wind

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<v Speaker 2>will never plant. In other words, if you're always looking

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<v Speaker 2>at the climate, and whoever looks at the clouds will

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<v Speaker 2>never harvest. If you're always waiting for perfect conditions to

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<v Speaker 2>get started, it's never going to happen. There will never

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<v Speaker 2>be a good time for you to get your finances

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<v Speaker 2>in shape. If you're waiting for perfect conditions, it's never

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<v Speaker 2>going to happen. So Jesus says, in light of eternity,

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<v Speaker 2>in light of the fact that everything you have really

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<v Speaker 2>belongs to God, it's just on loan to you, and

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<v Speaker 2>in light of the fact that one day you're going

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<v Speaker 2>to be evaluated and audited on what you did with

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<v Speaker 2>what He loaned to you, then you better start looking ahead.

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<v Speaker 2>You better start making a plan, and you better start

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<v Speaker 2>acting quickly so you can get out of debt number four.

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<v Speaker 2>The fourth thing that we learn from this story is

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<v Speaker 2>that money is a tool. It is a tool, and

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<v Speaker 2>tools are meant to be used. Money is a tool

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<v Speaker 2>to be used. Now, that's what Jesus tells us in

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<v Speaker 2>this story. In fact, in verse nine, Jesus says this.

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<v Speaker 2>After he tells the story. The first thing he says is,

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<v Speaker 2>I tell you use your worldly wealth. Circle. That word

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<v Speaker 2>use money is to be used, not loved, but used.

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<v Speaker 2>Now he says, use money, use your worldly wealth. Don't

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<v Speaker 2>hoard it, don't stockpilot, don't worship it, don't love it.

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<v Speaker 2>Use it. And what's the best way to use the

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<v Speaker 2>money that God allows me to have? I want write

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<v Speaker 2>this down. Use temporary resources for permanent good. I am

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<v Speaker 2>to use temporary resources that's money, because no money lasts

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<v Speaker 2>for permanent good. Use something that doesn't last for permanent benefit. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>let me just talk to you about this. There are

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<v Speaker 2>some things that are far more more important than money.

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<v Speaker 2>For instance, time is more important than money. Why because

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<v Speaker 2>you only have a sat amount of time. You can

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<v Speaker 2>always get more money. You can take on another job,

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<v Speaker 2>you can make more money. There's lots of ways to

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<v Speaker 2>get more money. But you can't get more time. We

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<v Speaker 2>all don't have the same amount of money, but we

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<v Speaker 2>all have the exact same amount of time, one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and sixty eight hours a week. Bill Gates has no

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<v Speaker 2>more time than you do. He just uses it better

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<v Speaker 2>in some ways. We all have the same amount of time.

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<v Speaker 2>And the Bible says God knows the day you're gonna die.

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<v Speaker 2>It is appointed on demand. Wants to die, and after

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<v Speaker 2>that the judgment, and that is an appointment. You won't

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<v Speaker 2>be late for now. I don't know how long you've

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<v Speaker 2>got left on this planet, but I do know this.

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<v Speaker 2>It's one day less than you had yesterday. So it's

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<v Speaker 2>getting shorter every day. So you'll never be able to

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<v Speaker 2>get more time. So how do you use your money?

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<v Speaker 2>One of the good ways to use money is to

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<v Speaker 2>use money to save time. Anytime you use money to

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<v Speaker 2>save time, that's smart. Why because you can get more money,

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<v Speaker 2>but you can't get more time. Does that make sense?

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<v Speaker 2>So you use money to save time? And if you

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<v Speaker 2>can save time, what are you saving when you save time,

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<v Speaker 2>you're saving your life, which, by the way, is what

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<v Speaker 2>you ought to consider when you sit down to watch TV.

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<v Speaker 2>Am I willing to give an hour of my life

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<v Speaker 2>to this program better be worth it, because you're never

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<v Speaker 2>getting that hour back. So using money to save time

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<v Speaker 2>is a wise use of money. Using money to save

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<v Speaker 2>lives is a good use of money. Why because lives

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<v Speaker 2>are far more important than money. But the point here

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<v Speaker 2>is money is a tool to be used. Number five.

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<v Speaker 2>The fifth thing we learn is that if I'm faithful

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<v Speaker 2>with little, God can trust me with more. If I'm

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<v Speaker 2>faithful with little, God can trust me with more. That's

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<v Speaker 2>one of the lessons of this story, and Jesus says

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<v Speaker 2>it in the next verse in verse ten Luke sixteen.

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<v Speaker 2>He says this, whoever can be trusted with very little

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<v Speaker 2>can also be trusted with much. And whoever is dishonest

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<v Speaker 2>with very little will also be dishonest with much. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>this principal, friends, applies to every single area of your life.

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<v Speaker 2>If I'm faithful with a little, God will give me

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<v Speaker 2>more of it. It's true with talent. Let's say you

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<v Speaker 2>you just got a little talent. You're not super talented,

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<v Speaker 2>but you got a little talent in a particular area.

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<v Speaker 2>If you use that talent faithfully, you're faithful, and you

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<v Speaker 2>use it for good, and you use it for God

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<v Speaker 2>God will give you more talent, and then you use

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<v Speaker 2>that little bit more and if you're faithful of that,

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<v Speaker 2>God will give you more talent. And if you are

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<v Speaker 2>faithful with that talent, he will give you more talent.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's like a muscle. Talent's like a muscle. You

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<v Speaker 2>use it or you lose it. The only way a

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<v Speaker 2>muscle gets bigger is by using it. And I've known

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<v Speaker 2>people who had enormous talent and didn't use it and

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<v Speaker 2>lost it because they didn't use it. You use it

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<v Speaker 2>or you lose it. And so whatever you've got, you

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<v Speaker 2>take the little that God has given you, and if

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<v Speaker 2>you're faithful with it, and God says, I can trust

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<v Speaker 2>them they're managing it well, then he will give you more.

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<v Speaker 2>It's true with influence. If God has given you a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit of influence and you use that influence wisely,

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<v Speaker 2>give you more influence. And then if you use that

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<v Speaker 2>wisely and you're faithful with that, he'll give you more influence.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you use that influence wisely for good and

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<v Speaker 2>for God, he'll give you more influence. And if you

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<v Speaker 2>use that, he'll give you great influence. It's what are

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<v Speaker 2>you doing with what you've been given. It's true of responsibility.

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<v Speaker 2>If you have a little responsibility and it's not a

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<v Speaker 2>very big deal, but you take that responsibility seriously in

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<v Speaker 2>that small group or in that sunny school class, or

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<v Speaker 2>in that ministry or whatever it is at work or

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<v Speaker 2>at school or on a campus or whatever. And you

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<v Speaker 2>take that little responsibility. God is watching you, whether anybody

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<v Speaker 2>else is or not. And if you're faithful in that

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<v Speaker 2>small responsibility, God will give you more responsibility. And if

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<v Speaker 2>you're faithful with that, he'll give you more. And if

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<v Speaker 2>you're faithful with that, he'll give you more. He's watching

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<v Speaker 2>to see if he can trust you with what you've

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<v Speaker 2>been given. If I'm faithful and little God can trust

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<v Speaker 2>you with more. Now, this is certainly true with money.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what this parable is about. He's talking about money.

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<v Speaker 2>And if I'm faithful with a little bit of money,

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<v Speaker 2>then God could trust me with more. And if I'm

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<v Speaker 2>faithful that and I use it the way He intends

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<v Speaker 2>it to be used, and I don't just blow it,

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<v Speaker 2>and I keep good records. And I know about saving,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm keeping good records and all of these things.

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<v Speaker 2>Then God will give you more. And when you're faithful

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<v Speaker 2>of that, he'll give you more. And he'll give you

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<v Speaker 2>whatever you manage wisely, he gives you more. Now in

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<v Speaker 2>unmanaged finances represent an unmanaged life. Finances that are out

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<v Speaker 2>of control mean your life's out of control. It means

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<v Speaker 2>you need a manager. You need Jesus as lord of

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<v Speaker 2>your life. I'm not talking about Oh yeah, Jesus is

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<v Speaker 2>in your life. He's resident, but he's not president. He's

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<v Speaker 2>not calling the shots. He's in your life. But you're

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<v Speaker 2>making all the decisions on how you spend your money,

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<v Speaker 2>and you're not praying about anything. And you never even

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<v Speaker 2>give God a chance to give it to you. You

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<v Speaker 2>just go out and buy it on a credit card.

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<v Speaker 2>Now he's seeing here, manage it wisely. It will increase.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus said it like this, Matthew twenty five, twenty nine,

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<v Speaker 2>here on the screen. To those who use well what

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<v Speaker 2>they are given, even more will be given and they

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<v Speaker 2>will have an abundance. God says, I'm watching to see

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<v Speaker 2>what kind of manager you are with my money that

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<v Speaker 2>I'm loaning to you during your lifetime. Would you write

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<v Speaker 2>this down. Faithfulness in little ways produces fruitfulness in big ways.

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<v Speaker 2>Faithfulness in little ways produces fruitfulness in big ways. Let

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<v Speaker 2>me say it another way, faithfulness in secret ways produces

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<v Speaker 2>fruitfulness in public ways. Every time you see somebody that

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<v Speaker 2>God is blessing in a great way publicly, you need

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<v Speaker 2>to know they're doing something behind the scenes that other

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<v Speaker 2>people are unwilling to do, because faithfulness in secret ways

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<v Speaker 2>produces fruitfulness in public ways. Now I hear people all

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<v Speaker 2>the time. They tell me, Oh, you know, Rick, when

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<v Speaker 2>I make it big, I'm really gonna serve God. No

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<v Speaker 2>you're not. No, you're not. If you're not faithful in

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<v Speaker 2>little things, you're not gonna be faithful in big things.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like the guy who says, you know, when I

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<v Speaker 2>make it big and I really hit the big time financially,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gonna be really generous. I'm gonna tithe. No, you're not.

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<v Speaker 2>If you can't tithe when you're broke, you'll never tithe

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<v Speaker 2>when you're rich. If you can't be generous when you're scrimping,

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<v Speaker 2>you'll never be generous when you got a lot. In fact,

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<v Speaker 2>you're never gonna get a lot. Because faithful and little

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<v Speaker 2>means faithful and much so God is watching and saying,

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<v Speaker 2>if I'm faithful with little, can he trust me with more?

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<v Speaker 2>Number six This goes right along with it. We learn

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<v Speaker 2>spiritual test in your life. You know, God doesn't just

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<v Speaker 2>trust trust his power to anybody. God just doesn't go

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<v Speaker 2>out and pour out his blessing and his spiritual power

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<v Speaker 2>on anybody. He tests us first to see if we

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<v Speaker 2>are trustworthy to handle his power, to handle his grace,

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<v Speaker 2>to handle his blessing and I and he tests us continually.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not just once. It's over and over and over

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<v Speaker 2>and throughout scripture. God has said, more than anything else,

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<v Speaker 2>in your life. More than anything else. The greatest test

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<v Speaker 2>on your faith will always be in the area of finances.

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<v Speaker 2>Why because the most sensitive nerve in the human body

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<v Speaker 2>goes from the heart to the wallet. And when you

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<v Speaker 2>start talking about my wallet, I get real sensitive about it,

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<v Speaker 2>real quick. I get real defensive. All kinds of defenses

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<v Speaker 2>go up, and it's me, mine and mine, And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I start worrying all about it. God says, I use

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<v Speaker 2>money as the acid test of your faith. Now, Verse

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<v Speaker 2>eleven is one of the most important verses in the Bible,

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<v Speaker 2>and most people have never read it. Verse eleven of

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<v Speaker 2>Luke sixteen says this, So, if you have not been trustworthy,

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<v Speaker 2>that means dependable, reliable, a good manager. If you have

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<v Speaker 2>not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth. What's worldly wealth?

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<v Speaker 2>It's your income, it's your salary, it's how you make

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<v Speaker 2>a living, it's your possessions. If you're not a good

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<v Speaker 2>manager with your money, your worldly wealth, who's gonna trust

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<v Speaker 2>you with true riches, spiritual power, spiritual blessing, spiritual anointing

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<v Speaker 2>in your life. My guess is most believers are totally

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<v Speaker 2>unaware of this verse. That there is a connection here

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<v Speaker 2>between the two. The Bible says very clearly, not just here,

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<v Speaker 2>but many places, that how I handle my money determines

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<v Speaker 2>how much God can bless my life. That God is watching.

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<v Speaker 2>Am I a responsible money manager? How I handle my

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<v Speaker 2>money determines how much God can bless me with power

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<v Speaker 2>and blessing and spiritual anointing and all these things. If

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<v Speaker 2>you have not been trustworthy in handling your own income,

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<v Speaker 2>who's going to trust you with true spiritual riches. Friends,

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<v Speaker 2>this is why I'm teaching this to you today, because

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<v Speaker 2>there is a direct yes I want to get I

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<v Speaker 2>want you to get out of debt. But more than

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<v Speaker 2>getting out of debt, I want you to have the

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<v Speaker 2>blessing of God on your life. I want you to

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<v Speaker 2>have the power of God on your life. And this

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<v Speaker 2>is the acid test. The Bible says many many places

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<v Speaker 2>that there's a direct connection between maturity and money. How

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<v Speaker 2>I handle this determines how mature I am. There's a

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<v Speaker 2>direct connection between possessions and power in your life. And

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<v Speaker 2>if my possessions are out of control, my life is

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<v Speaker 2>out of control. There is a direct connection between the

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<v Speaker 2>bucks in my life and the blessing in my life.

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<v Speaker 2>They go together. And so that's why you know, if

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<v Speaker 2>we say, well, why my life such a mess? I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>I talk to people all the time who say I'm

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<v Speaker 2>spiritually stuck. I'm in a spiritual rut. I'm stuck at

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<v Speaker 2>dead cinder. I've got spiritual laws. I don't feel God's

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<v Speaker 2>presence in my life. I don't see any answers to prayer.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, my life is a spiritual roller coaster. And

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<v Speaker 2>one day I feel like I'm close to God and

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<v Speaker 2>I can trust him for everything, and then the next

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<v Speaker 2>day I'm in the pits and I'm out of work,

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<v Speaker 2>or that I'm going to lose my job and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going to lose my house, and I'm in debt, and

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<v Speaker 2>i go from highs to lows from high schools and

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<v Speaker 2>life is not solid and stable. It's out of control.

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<v Speaker 2>And my advice to you, as somebody who loves you

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<v Speaker 2>as your pastor, is check your checkbook. Check your checkbook,

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<v Speaker 2>because there is a direct connection between how you're managing

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<v Speaker 2>your money and how much God can trust you with

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<v Speaker 2>spiritual blessing. It reveals your priorities you see. Inconsistent giving

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<v Speaker 2>produces inconsistent living, and unmanaged finances are symptoms of an

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<v Speaker 2>out of controlled life.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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