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<v Speaker 1>Hello, and thanks for joining us here on Pastor Rick's

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<v Speaker 1>Today we continue a teaching series called Uncommon Courage. In

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<v Speaker 1>these lessons, Rick is going to share biblical inspiration that

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<v Speaker 1>will help you get the courage you need to follow

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<v Speaker 1>God's calling for your life. If you'd love to help

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<v Speaker 1>Right now, here's Pastor Rick with part two of a

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<v Speaker 1>message called standing Courageously for the Truth.

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<v Speaker 2>Now in Hebrews chapter twenty five, it's up here on

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<v Speaker 2>the screen. The Bible says Moses chose to suffer with

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<v Speaker 2>God's people rather than to enjoy the pleasures of sin.

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<v Speaker 2>For a short time. Circle the phrase pleasures of sin

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<v Speaker 2>and circle short.

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<v Speaker 3>Time A think.

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<v Speaker 2>I love about the Bible as it always tells the truth.

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<v Speaker 2>It's honest. And the Bible says sin is fun. Notice

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<v Speaker 2>it says pleasure of sin, sin is pleasurable. If sin

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't fun, nobody do it. Okay, Even the Bible admits it.

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<v Speaker 2>Sin is fun. Is it fun to eat things that

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<v Speaker 2>are bad for you?

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<v Speaker 3>Yes? Absolutely, okay.

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<v Speaker 2>Is it fun to stay up really late even though

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<v Speaker 2>you got to get up early next morning you're gonna

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<v Speaker 2>be dead.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a lot of things in life that aren't good

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<v Speaker 2>for you, and they're a whole lot of fun, or

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<v Speaker 2>they are a whole lot pleasurable. The Bible says there

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<v Speaker 2>is pleasure in sin, but it says notice, it doesn't last,

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<v Speaker 2>it's for a short time, And with every kick there's

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<v Speaker 2>a kickback. There's always a payoff, and the cost of

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<v Speaker 2>sin is far greater than the pleasure of sin. Sin

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<v Speaker 2>is fun, there's no doubt about it. But the cost

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<v Speaker 2>of it could be your own soul. And the cost

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<v Speaker 2>of it could be a broken body, of broken mind,

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<v Speaker 2>a broken heart, a broken relationship. There's always a cost

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<v Speaker 2>to sin Galatians six Po't eight on the screen says this.

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<v Speaker 2>Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful desires,

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<v Speaker 2>that's hedonism, will harvest the consequences of decay and death.

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<v Speaker 2>But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest

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<v Speaker 2>everlasting life from the Spirit. And Exodus twenty three, verse two.

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<v Speaker 2>There on your outline. Do not follow the crowd in

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<v Speaker 2>doing wrong. But girls just want to have fun. Yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>there's nothing wrong with having fun. Do not follow the

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<v Speaker 2>crowd and doing wrong. It may be fun, but it

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<v Speaker 2>might not be right.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>There's a third anti Christian worldview, and it is individualism, materialism, hedonism, individualism,

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<v Speaker 2>and individualism says what I want comes first. Materialism says

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<v Speaker 2>money is God. Hedonism says happiness is God. Individualism says

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<v Speaker 2>I'm God and it really doesn't matter what happens to you.

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<v Speaker 2>This is a dog eat dog world. I got to

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<v Speaker 2>look out for number one. I'm number one, and it

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<v Speaker 2>is a me first mentality. What I want comes first.

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<v Speaker 2>It is a self centered lifestyle. America was built on

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<v Speaker 2>rugged individualism. I do what I want to do, when

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<v Speaker 2>I want to do it, and nobody can tell me

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<v Speaker 2>not to do it. And today that has evolved into

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<v Speaker 2>the culture of narses. Maybe you haven't realized this, but

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<v Speaker 2>every advertisement ever created appeals to your self centeredness. We

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<v Speaker 2>do it all for you, have it your way, you

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<v Speaker 2>deserve a break today. It's all about you. You're great it.

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<v Speaker 2>Think of yourself. It's all about you. In fact, they're

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<v Speaker 2>even naming products now. We now have the iPhone and

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<v Speaker 2>then I work on my iPad and I post a

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<v Speaker 2>video of me on YouTube and who's the you me?

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<v Speaker 2>It's a place to show off, and we actually creating

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<v Speaker 2>tools that cultivate our narcissism that it's all about you.

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<v Speaker 2>I saw a mountain dew ad the other day and

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<v Speaker 2>it said obey your thirst hedonism. Most people don't realize

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<v Speaker 2>that that's flat out hedonism. Do whatever you have the

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<v Speaker 2>urge to do. Doesn't matter if it's right or wrong.

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<v Speaker 2>You must obey your thirst. If it feels good, do it,

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<v Speaker 2>if it makes you richer, do it. If it's all

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<v Speaker 2>about you, you do it. But here's the issue. God

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<v Speaker 2>didn't create you to live for you. Oh really, you

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<v Speaker 2>think the creator of the universe thought you up so

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<v Speaker 2>you could live a little self centered, selfish, egotistic cloud

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<v Speaker 2>of a life that it's all about me.

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<v Speaker 3>I don't think so.

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<v Speaker 2>You were made for something far, far bigger than yourself.

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<v Speaker 2>If you just live for yourself, why even get out

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<v Speaker 2>of bed in the morning, Just mail it in? Really okay?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, just stay in bed, under the covers and pull.

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<v Speaker 3>Up the sheets. Because it's all about you.

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<v Speaker 2>That's why when I wrote purpose Driven Life and the

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<v Speaker 2>opening sentence was it's not about you. That is the

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<v Speaker 2>most counterculture statement you can make today, because everything on

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<v Speaker 2>our culture says.

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<v Speaker 3>Are you kidding me? It's all about you.

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<v Speaker 2>Everything is about you because the world view of individualism,

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<v Speaker 2>what I want comes first. And so if I'm married

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<v Speaker 2>to you and you're hindering my career, bye bye, sister.

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<v Speaker 2>I got to do what I gotta do. And if

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<v Speaker 2>I've got an elderly parent to take care of and

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<v Speaker 2>my elderly parent is cramping my style, bye bye parent.

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<v Speaker 2>I have no responsibility because it's all about me. And

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<v Speaker 2>if I want to go through a series of one

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<v Speaker 2>night's stance, too bad. It doesn't matter if it breaks

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<v Speaker 2>your heart. It's all about me. That is individualism at

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<v Speaker 2>its height.

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<v Speaker 3>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>The Bible says this Christian worldview. Proverbs eighteen one. It

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<v Speaker 2>is selfish and it's stupid to think only of yourself.

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, God sent Jesus Christ not just to save

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<v Speaker 2>us from our sins, but also to model how to live.

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<v Speaker 2>And in Philippians too, it says this, each of you

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<v Speaker 2>should look not only to your own interest that's counterculture,

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<v Speaker 2>but also to the interests of others. Most people aren't

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<v Speaker 2>doing that. Your attitude should be the same as that

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<v Speaker 2>of Jesus Christ. See Jesus said, if you want to

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<v Speaker 2>follow me, you got to put aside your selfish ambition.

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<v Speaker 2>You've got to deny yourself.

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<v Speaker 3>What.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you got to deny yourself. What in our society,

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<v Speaker 2>that's two words you never hear. Deny yourself, Actualize yourself,

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<v Speaker 2>serve yourself, love yourself, take care of yourself, live for yourself.

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<v Speaker 3>Nobody in our culture.

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<v Speaker 2>Is saying what Jesus said, deny yourself, and that Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>taught us that God designed us for love, and love

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<v Speaker 2>is not thinking of yourself. Love is giving yourself away,

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<v Speaker 2>and Jesus that it is only in giving yourself away

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<v Speaker 2>you'll ever know what it means.

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<v Speaker 3>To really really live.

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<v Speaker 2>Paul said, clothe yourselves and the Lord Jesus Christ, and

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<v Speaker 2>forget about satisfying your own selfish desires. In fact, over

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<v Speaker 2>and over in the Bible, God warns about me living

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<v Speaker 2>a self centered life. The Bible says this in Romans

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<v Speaker 2>two to eight, for those who are self seeking and

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<v Speaker 2>who reject the truth. In other words, I know what

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible says. The Bible says, do this, but I

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<v Speaker 2>don't like that part at crimps my style. So I'm

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<v Speaker 2>going to do this. I'm going to be self seeking

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm going to reject the truth. I know God

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<v Speaker 2>says to do this, and I know God says, don't

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<v Speaker 2>do that, but I'm going to go ahead and do

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<v Speaker 2>it anyway.

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<v Speaker 3>For those.

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<v Speaker 2>Who are self seeking, who reject the truth and follow evil,

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<v Speaker 2>there will be wrath and anger. Why why does it

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<v Speaker 2>tick off God when I'm self centered? Why does it

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<v Speaker 2>make God mad when I live for myself?

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<v Speaker 3>Well?

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<v Speaker 2>Because number one, he didn't make you for that reason.

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<v Speaker 2>But the real reason is the reason God opposes self

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<v Speaker 2>centered living is because God is love, and the Bible

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<v Speaker 2>says love is not selfish. God wants you to be

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<v Speaker 2>a great lover, not a great self centered person. And

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<v Speaker 2>the Bible says love is not selfish. When I'm sitting

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<v Speaker 2>on the couch relaxing, reading the paper and watching TV

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<v Speaker 2>and I see that Kay needs help and I decide

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<v Speaker 2>to keep quiet instead of helping her. That's called being selfish.

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<v Speaker 2>At that moment, I am being unloving because love is

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<v Speaker 2>never selfish. When somebody asks for your help, he says, sorry,

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<v Speaker 2>I don't have time to do it. Love is never selfish.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope once again. Here's

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<v Speaker 2>Now, these world views materialism, money is God, Hedonism, happiness

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<v Speaker 2>and pleasure is God.

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<v Speaker 3>Individualism, I'm God. I run my own way.

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<v Speaker 2>If I'm the master and commander of my faith, I

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<v Speaker 2>don't need God. I'm in charge of my life. There's

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<v Speaker 2>a fourth one. This one is the exact opposite of individualism.

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<v Speaker 3>It's collectivism. It's called socialism.

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<v Speaker 2>Socialism is an anti Christian worldview that says government is God.

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<v Speaker 2>It basically says government should control everything. That's socialism. The

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<v Speaker 2>the highest thing they can think of to make the

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<v Speaker 2>world a better place, it's not the church, it's not God.

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<v Speaker 2>It's government. It's the thing that's supposed to make everything better.

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<v Speaker 2>So they treat government like God and say, well, how

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<v Speaker 2>do you know that? Because I have spoken at most

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<v Speaker 2>And what I've discovered when I'm around sometimes I'm in

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<v Speaker 2>the religion of people who don't know God, and for them,

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<v Speaker 2>they treat it as everything. Now, again, there's nothing wrong

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<v Speaker 2>with politics, it's just not the savior. And if you

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<v Speaker 2>going to be deeply disappointed. You're going to be defly

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<v Speaker 2>no matter who it is. By the way, what is

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<v Speaker 2>the purpose of government? The Bible says there are three

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<v Speaker 2>purposes of government, Protect freedom, insure justice, preserve peace. Protect freedom,

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<v Speaker 2>insure justice, preserve peace. Now, if I don't have a

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<v Speaker 2>God or anything bigger than government, then I want government

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<v Speaker 2>to do everything else too. Now, Jesus explained the limited

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<v Speaker 2>role of government, and he said the role of government's

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<v Speaker 2>God Matthew twenty two to twenty one. Jesus said, give

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<v Speaker 2>to s what is Caesar's, but give to God what

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<v Speaker 2>is god God's. Now, what do I give Caesar? What

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<v Speaker 2>I give my government? I owe it my respect, I've

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<v Speaker 3>I got to keep the laws.

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<v Speaker 2>The government's role is to protect and preserve freedom and order.

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<v Speaker 2>And so I'm to be a good citizen. I'm to

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<v Speaker 2>responsibility to vote. But it says, you give to Caesar

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<v Speaker 2>what's Caesar's, but you give to God what's God's, what's God's?

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<v Speaker 2>What do you owe God your life? You don't know

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<v Speaker 2>government your life, but you do owe God your life

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<v Speaker 2>because He gave it to you. And so he says

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<v Speaker 2>there's a limit governer and has a limit, but God

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<v Speaker 2>owns it all. By the way, the Bible says, give

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<v Speaker 2>the caesar. What's theess who's Caesar in a democracy? Because

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<v Speaker 3>Who's Caesar? And democracy? The answer is you are.

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<v Speaker 2>You are, The voters are Caesar because we, the people

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<v Speaker 2>in any democracy, determine the laws. The power in America

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<v Speaker 2>or the executive branch. It resolves with the people who

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<v Speaker 3>So you're the Caesar.

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<v Speaker 2>Just through that little in for free now, I said

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<v Speaker 2>to heaven, but they don't have a Christian worldview. Why

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<v Speaker 2>because they don't realize that if you're a Christian, you

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<v Speaker 2>have dual citizenship. You have dual citizenship. Look at this

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<v Speaker 2>verse on the screen Philippians three twenty. But our citizenship

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<v Speaker 2>So you have dual citizenship. I am a citizen of

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<v Speaker 2>the United States, and I'm also a citizen of Heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>By the way, my greater loyalty is to God, not

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<v Speaker 4>Now.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a patriot, I would die for my country. I

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<v Speaker 2>love America, but my greater allegiance is to God, and

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<v Speaker 2>I have dual citizenship. Every Christian should be issued a

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<v Speaker 2>green card to remind you that you have a divided loyalty.

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<v Speaker 2>I often get a little worried about when I hear

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<v Speaker 2>people talk about this. God and country talk as if

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<v Speaker 2>they're like equal, God and country, like they're equal loyalties.

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<v Speaker 3>They are not.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not God and country equal. It's God's way up here,

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<v Speaker 2>my country's down here. It's important, but it's nowhere near

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<v Speaker 2>my commitment, my relationship, and my loyalty to God. If

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<v Speaker 2>you ever see a bumper sticker that says my country

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<v Speaker 2>right or wrong. That is an un Christian bumper sticker.

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<v Speaker 2>I hope you wouldn't say that if you lived in

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<v Speaker 2>Nazi Germany. The Christian attitude toward government is my country.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to make it the best I can, because

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<v Speaker 2>or wrong. That is making a country an idol. It's

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<v Speaker 2>putting God in first place. Now, there are many many

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<v Speaker 2>examples in the Bible of Christians running up against this worldview,

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<v Speaker 2>and many examples where Christians had to choose God over government.

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<v Speaker 2>The Jerusalem City Council tried to prevent the apostles from

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<v Speaker 2>In fact, they said you are forbidden to use the

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<v Speaker 2>teach in this name, yet you have filled Jerusalem with

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<v Speaker 2>your teaching. Peter and the other apostles replied, we must

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<v Speaker 2>obey God rather than men. Another time in the chapter

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<v Speaker 2>use this name Jesus, and they said, we have to

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<v Speaker 2>speak of Jesus. Most of you know that I did

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<v Speaker 2>President Obama's inauguration prayer. What most people don't know is

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<v Speaker 2>start of Bush's inauguration. Just wasn't controversial, so nobody even noticed.

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<v Speaker 2>Besides Billy Graham, I'm the only guy who's prayed for

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<v Speaker 2>both the Republican and a Democrat president. But both times

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<v Speaker 3>So what do you think I did? I mean?

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<v Speaker 1>Really, this is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. We're so happy

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<v Speaker 1>will be back to close out our time today. But first,

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<v Speaker 1>the Bible says children are a gift from the Lord.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you have kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews, or kids in

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<v Speaker 1>Big Plans for Me. It's a storybook Bible by Pastor

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<v Speaker 1>children's book includes forty well loved Bible stories to help

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<v Speaker 1>Word of God and a closing thought with a practical

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<v Speaker 1>Here's Pastor Rick with a letter from one of our listeners.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to say thanks to all of you who

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<v Speaker 2>with your prayers. I know you appreciate these notes that

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<v Speaker 2>I get from people around the world as much as

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<v Speaker 2>and she just wrote this your Pastor Rick. I became

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<v Speaker 2>We've had Rick Warren Bible series and studies at our

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<v Speaker 2>A couple years ago, I began to share your devotion

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<v Speaker 2>See she's a principle, she's sharing this with her staff.

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<v Speaker 2>She said, I've seen their growth in God. I've seen

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for writing. I love getting these letters and you

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