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<v Speaker 1>Hi, I'm Rick Warren and Merry Christmas.

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<v Speaker 2>This is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, the audio broadcast ministry

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<v Speaker 2>of Pastor Rick Warren. Today we bring our special Christmas

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<v Speaker 2>series called The Light of Jesus at Christmas to a close.

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<v Speaker 2>In these lessons, Pastor Rick shows us how the Light

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<v Speaker 2>of Jesus brought into the world at Christmas, illuminates, purifies, heals,

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<v Speaker 2>and grows each of us in this season and beyond. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>before we get started, we want to let you know

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<v Speaker 2>Daily to eight hundred six hundred five thousand and four.

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<v Speaker 2>Right now, here's Pastor Rick Warren with the final part

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<v Speaker 2>of a message called the Light of Jesus for your

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<v Speaker 2>Darkest Days.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me show you an amazing promise of guidance that

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<v Speaker 1>God gives to you if you let the words of

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus in this book guide your journey. It's Isaiah forty two,

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<v Speaker 1>verse sixteen. In the message that says this, God says, listen,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll take the hand of those who don't know the way,

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<v Speaker 1>who can't see where they're going, that's in darkness. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>be a personal guide to them, directing them through the

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<v Speaker 1>unknown country. I'll be right there to show them what

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<v Speaker 1>roads to take. This is God talking. I'll make sure

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<v Speaker 1>they don't fall into the ditch. These are the things

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be doing for them, sticking with them, not leaving

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<v Speaker 1>them for a minute. Not amazing promise from me God,

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<v Speaker 1>God says, I will be your personal guide. If you'll

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<v Speaker 1>let me light up your life, you won't be stumbling

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<v Speaker 1>around in the dark. So let me ask you a

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<v Speaker 1>very personal question. Where right now do you feel you're

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<v Speaker 1>in the dark. I want you to think about that.

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<v Speaker 1>What is confusing to you in your life? What needs

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<v Speaker 1>to be clarified? Where do you need God's light to

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<v Speaker 1>shine and give you direction. Well, it's completely available to you,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's free, but you have to ask for it. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>you may be a little worried about what's happening, what's

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<v Speaker 1>going to happen next in your life. Well, let me

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<v Speaker 1>give you a Bible verse that you might want to

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<v Speaker 1>make your daily prayer. Psalm twenty three, Verse four, David prayed,

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<v Speaker 1>even though I go through the deepest darkness, I will

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<v Speaker 1>not be afraid. I will not be afraid, Lord, for

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<v Speaker 1>you are with me. So the first benefit of filling

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<v Speaker 1>your life with God's light, everything gets a lot clearer.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't have as much confusion. You'll have a bigger

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<v Speaker 1>perspective on life. You'll see things the way God sees them.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's called wisdom. Why because light illuminates. Now, let

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<v Speaker 1>me give you a second effect of light. Light not

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<v Speaker 1>only illuminates. Light can disinfect Did you know that? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 1>Did you know? Light is a great disinfectant. It can

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<v Speaker 1>kill germs, It can purify water. Light can cleanse and

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<v Speaker 1>sanitize a lot of stuff. You know. During our peace

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<v Speaker 1>teams visiting all around the world in rural villages, when

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<v Speaker 1>we teach good health practices and developing nations, one of

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<v Speaker 1>the things we teach is the importance of hanging out

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<v Speaker 1>your bedsheets to dry in the sun to sanitize them.

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<v Speaker 1>Light has a disinfecting impact. This week, I read an

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<v Speaker 1>article about how New York City officials have built a

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<v Speaker 1>water disinfection facility using ultraviolet light to destroy germs and

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<v Speaker 1>disinfect it's drinking water, which is brought in from about

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred miles away. And instead of using chlorine, which

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<v Speaker 1>most of us use, which has some downsides to it,

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<v Speaker 1>they're now using the sun's power to disinfect and sanitize

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<v Speaker 1>their water using light rays. They disinfect two point four

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<v Speaker 1>billion gallons of water every day.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 1>In a similar way, getting the light of God in

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<v Speaker 1>your life can disinfect and sanitize and purify and cleanse

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<v Speaker 1>harmful bad stuff out of your life, the harmful words,

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<v Speaker 1>the harmful thoughts, the harmful actions that make you spiritually

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<v Speaker 1>and emotionally and sometimes physically. Here's what the Bible says,

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<v Speaker 1>First John, chapter one, verse six to nine. If we

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<v Speaker 1>claim to have a relationship with God but we continue

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<v Speaker 1>living in darkness, then we lie and we aren't following

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<v Speaker 1>the truth. But if we live in the light as

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<v Speaker 1>God is in the light, then we can have real

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<v Speaker 1>fellowship with each other and the blood of Jesus God's

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<v Speaker 1>son purifies us. That's cleanses, sanitizes, disinfects. God's sons blood

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<v Speaker 1>purifies us from all sin. And if we claim to

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<v Speaker 1>be without sin, we're just fooling ourselves and refusing to

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<v Speaker 1>accept the truth. But if we confess our sins to him,

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<v Speaker 1>God is faithful and just and he will forgive and

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<v Speaker 1>cleanse us from every wrong. So I want you to

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<v Speaker 1>write this down number two. In dark days, I need

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<v Speaker 1>the light of Jesus when I want to clean start.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you so much much for listening to Pastor Rick's

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<v Speaker 2>Once again, here's Pastor Rick.

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<v Speaker 1>So many people today are going through dark days because

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<v Speaker 1>they're carrying a load, a secret, load of guilt and

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<v Speaker 1>shame and regret. They may look successful on the outside,

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<v Speaker 1>but they're tortured by their secrets. Is there a way

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<v Speaker 1>to wipe the slate clean? Is there a way to

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<v Speaker 1>get a fresh start? Yes, it's called being born again.

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<v Speaker 1>That doesn't mean you turn over a new leaf and

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<v Speaker 1>try harder. It means you get a brand new life,

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<v Speaker 1>not a new leaf, a new life. Everything is forgiven

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<v Speaker 1>and forgotten, everything is cleansed by the light of Christ.

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<v Speaker 1>And then the darkness is lifted in your light on

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<v Speaker 1>Samuel twenty two to twenty nine says says you Lord

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<v Speaker 1>are my light, and you dispel my darkness, the darkness

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<v Speaker 1>of guilt, the darkness of regret, the darkness of shame,

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<v Speaker 1>the darkness of I wish I could have done it differently.

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<v Speaker 1>He says, you dispel my darkness when you are my

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<v Speaker 1>Lightphesians five eight and nine describes what it means to

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<v Speaker 1>be completely cleansed and forgiven of your sin and born again.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's what it says, and the one to think past

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<v Speaker 1>your life. In your past, your life was full of darkness.

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<v Speaker 1>But now you're full of light in the Lord. And

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<v Speaker 1>now you can live like children of light. And God's

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<v Speaker 1>light brings every kind of goodness and right living and truth.

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<v Speaker 1>So here's my question for you this Christmas. What secret, regret,

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<v Speaker 1>or guilt or shame in your life needs to be

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<v Speaker 1>cleansed and disinfected by exposure to the light of Christ.

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<v Speaker 1>I want you to think about that. Okay, think about that.

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<v Speaker 1>What needs to be cleansed with the light of Christ

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<v Speaker 1>in my life. Let's move on to the next benefit

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<v Speaker 1>of having God's light in your life. He said, Light

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<v Speaker 1>illuminates and I could see what I couldn't see before.

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<v Speaker 1>Light disinfects. It cleans up the mess and the germs

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<v Speaker 1>and the sin in my life. Third effect of light

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<v Speaker 1>is this light can heal things. Did you know that

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<v Speaker 1>light can heal things. Scientists are discovering more and more

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<v Speaker 1>about the healing properties and the healing powers of light.

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<v Speaker 1>In medicine, light is now being used in all kinds

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<v Speaker 1>of therapeutic ways. We use them, from lasers which we

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<v Speaker 1>use in surgeries and wounds and all kinds of thing,

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<v Speaker 1>to different levels of infrared to LFE therapy for depression.

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<v Speaker 1>One of the most common uses of light found in

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<v Speaker 1>dermatology because of its ability to fight bacteria. Blue light

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<v Speaker 1>is routinely now used in doctor's offices to treat acne,

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<v Speaker 1>and red light is being used to treat wrinkles, and

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<v Speaker 1>light stimulates the mitochondria in your skin. Of course, for

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<v Speaker 1>over one hundred years, doctors have placed patients in beds

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<v Speaker 1>out on sunny balconies as part of their recovery. We

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<v Speaker 1>are now just learning how different wavelengths of light have

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<v Speaker 1>different healing and pain relieving properties. Now, when you think

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<v Speaker 1>about it, I mean literally, when you think about it,

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<v Speaker 1>if everything God created is good when it's used in

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<v Speaker 1>the way God intended, then that makes sense. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>in the physical realm. Water is good for you in

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<v Speaker 1>the right dose, air is certainly good for you in

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<v Speaker 1>the right dose, and light is good for you in

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<v Speaker 1>the right dose. All of these are essential to your

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<v Speaker 1>physical health. But what about your emotional health and your

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<v Speaker 1>spiritual health. What about your emotional wounds and mental illnesses

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<v Speaker 1>and spiritual sicknesses that afflict all of us in a

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<v Speaker 1>broken world. Well, the parallels apply here too. I want

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<v Speaker 1>you to write this third thing down. In dark days,

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<v Speaker 1>I need the light of Jesus when I'm wounded and

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<v Speaker 1>in pain. When I'm wounded and in pain emotional pain,

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<v Speaker 1>spiritual pain, physical pain, relational pain. With when I feel

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<v Speaker 1>discouraged or disappointed, or depressed or in despair, the antidote

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<v Speaker 1>is turned to the light of Jesus in those dark days.

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<v Speaker 1>Let me show you some verses from the Bible. SOB.

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<v Speaker 1>Sixty nine twenty nine says, I am wounded and in pain,

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<v Speaker 1>So rescue me, Oh God, by your saving power, so

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<v Speaker 1>im one oh three. He forgives all my sin, and

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<v Speaker 1>he heals me. Sometimes people feel they have to like

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<v Speaker 1>prove to God that they deserve to be healed. I've

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<v Speaker 1>got to go fast and pray for days to be healed.

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<v Speaker 1>But God says no, no, just show compassion to other

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<v Speaker 1>people the way I do. Look at this verse, Isaiah

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<v Speaker 1>fifty nine, verse six eight. Instead of fasting, he says,

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<v Speaker 1>here's what I want you to do. I want you

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<v Speaker 1>to break the chains of injustice. I want you to

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<v Speaker 1>stop all the unfairness the oppressed. I want you to

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<v Speaker 1>share your food with the hungred, shelter the homeless. And

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<v Speaker 1>when anybody needs clothes, clothe them, and don't refuse to

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<v Speaker 1>So many people today and their dark days, feel trapped,

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<v Speaker 1>the kingdom of Light, that's the Kingdom of God, the

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<v Speaker 1>from our darkest emotions and thoughts. So here's my question

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<v Speaker 1>What needs healing in your what needs to be exposed

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<v Speaker 1>to the light of Christ. Because light illuminates shows me

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<v Speaker 1>when I'm confused. Lightness infects, It takes care of all

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<v Speaker 1>the junk in my past, and light heal. Let me

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<v Speaker 1>give you just one more property of light. The fourth

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<v Speaker 1>effective light is this, light grows things. Light grows things.

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<v Speaker 1>Light is life for anything living. Okay, it's the key

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<v Speaker 1>won't even grow in wintertime with shorter days. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>five thirty years. You know what this is. Looks like

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<v Speaker 1>a certain kind of light that causes plants and trees

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<v Speaker 1>isn't enough light for plants to survive. I actually use

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<v Speaker 1>these grow lights on young redwood trees that I planted

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<v Speaker 3>You know.

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<v Speaker 1>In many ways, church services, like the one we're in

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<v Speaker 1>right now, there are a growth light for your spirit.

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<v Speaker 1>They help you grow in dark days when the sun

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<v Speaker 1>is hidden, when you can't see the light. Now again,

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<v Speaker 1>the same physical effect of light is true in the

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<v Speaker 1>spiritual realm, So write this down number four. In dark days,

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<v Speaker 1>I need the light of Jesus to change me for

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<v Speaker 1>the better. I need the light of Jesus to change

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<v Speaker 1>me for the better. You know, I've often said there

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<v Speaker 1>are two ways that we change, when we see the

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<v Speaker 1>light and when we feel the heat. One of those

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<v Speaker 1>ways is far less painful. If we would just change

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<v Speaker 1>when we see the light, then we wouldn't have to

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<v Speaker 1>change when we feel the heat. Phesians one seventeen and

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen says, I'm asking God to give you spiritual wisdom

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<v Speaker 1>and understanding so that you will grow. That's the grow light,

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<v Speaker 1>so that you will grow in your knowledge of God.

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<v Speaker 1>And I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light,

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<v Speaker 1>the light of God. That's going to help you grow

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<v Speaker 1>when your life's flooded with light, so that you can

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<v Speaker 1>understand the wonderful future God has promised to those he

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<v Speaker 1>called in the Bible. Light and life go hand in

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<v Speaker 1>hand Psalm thirty six, Verse nine. You Lord are the

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<v Speaker 1>giver of life, and your light lets us enjoy life.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you know that verse? Your light lets us enjoy life?

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<v Speaker 1>God says, life is meant to be enjoyed. I'm merely endured.

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<v Speaker 1>But the key is living in God's light. The more

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<v Speaker 1>you live in God's light, the more you'll enjoy life.

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<v Speaker 1>That's why Jesus said this John eight twelve. I'm the

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<v Speaker 1>light of the world, and if you follow me, you

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<v Speaker 1>won't be stumbling through the darkness because you'll have the

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<v Speaker 1>light that leads to life. We all know Jesus that

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<v Speaker 1>in John ten ten I came to give life, life

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<v Speaker 1>and all his fullness. The Second Corinthians, chapter four says,

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<v Speaker 1>the same God who once said let there be light

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<v Speaker 1>in creation, let there be light in the darkness, has

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<v Speaker 1>now made his light to shine in our hearts. It

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<v Speaker 1>is the brightness of God's glory that we see shining

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<v Speaker 1>in the face of Jesus Christ. See all of these verses.

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<v Speaker 1>Why does God talk so much about light in the Bible.

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<v Speaker 1>Because God is light and the light is the light

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<v Speaker 1>of love and the light of God's life one John

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<v Speaker 1>two to eighth. The darkness in our lives disappears and

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<v Speaker 1>the new light of Christ shines in. So here's the

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<v Speaker 1>Christmas question this year. Here's my question for you at Christmas.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you ready to exchange your darkness and the dark

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<v Speaker 1>days you're going through for God's light. This is what

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<v Speaker 1>Christmas is all about. Jesus came to light up your life.

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<v Speaker 1>By the way, when Jesus came at Christmas, he didn't

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<v Speaker 1>start with his birth. He's always existed because he's God.

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<v Speaker 1>John chapter one tells us this first five verses. Before

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<v Speaker 1>anything else existed, there was Christ with God. He didn't

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<v Speaker 1>come alive simply at Christmas. He's been in existence for eternity.

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<v Speaker 1>He has always been alive, and he is himself God.

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<v Speaker 1>He created everything. Eternal life is in him, and this

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<v Speaker 1>life gives light to all mankind. His life is the

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<v Speaker 1>light that shines through the darkness, and the darkness can

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<v Speaker 1>never extinguish it. When you try to live your life

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<v Speaker 1>without God, you live it in the dark. That's why

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<v Speaker 1>things don't make sense to you because you don't have

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<v Speaker 1>the illumination. It's why you're burdened down with negative emotions.

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<v Speaker 1>It's why you're not healed of the brokenness in your life,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's why you stop growing. You know this, Christmas,

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<v Speaker 1>It's time to let the light of Christ into your life.

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<v Speaker 1>Not just for your dark days, for all your days.

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<v Speaker 1>It's time to exchange your darkness for His life light.

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<v Speaker 1>I would like to pray with you. Would you bow

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<v Speaker 1>your heads and pray a simple prayer like this, say,

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<v Speaker 1>Dear God, I've had many dark days in my life,

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<v Speaker 1>but I need your light in my life. I need

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<v Speaker 1>your light to heal me. I need your light to

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<v Speaker 1>guide me. I need your light to help me grow.

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<v Speaker 1>And so as much as I know how, Jesus Christ,

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<v Speaker 1>I open my life to the light of your love. Christmas,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to accept you as God's Christmas gift to me.

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<v Speaker 1>I pray this and ask this humbly in your name. Amen, Hi,

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<v Speaker 1>this is Pastor Rick. If you just pray to accept

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<v Speaker 1>Jesus Christ into your heart. Congratulations you're now my brother

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<v Speaker 1>or sister and the Lord and you need to tell somebody,

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<v Speaker 1>and why don't you tell me? Write to me Rick

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<v Speaker 1>at Pastorick dot com. Just email me Rick at Pastorrick

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<v Speaker 1>dot com and tell me your story. I would love

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<v Speaker 1>to read it. And by the way, I'll send you

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you so much for listening to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope.

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<v Speaker 1>Merry Christmas, everybody. Do you even know why we give

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<v Speaker 1>Pray that God will give me just the right words

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