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<v Speaker 1>Hello, everybody. This is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope with Rick Warren.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm really glad you're here today. We're continuing our series

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<v Speaker 1>from Psalm twenty three called Living in the Goodness of God.

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<v Speaker 1>It's all about how God's goodness meets you right where

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<v Speaker 1>you are and brings hope even in difficult seasons. And

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<v Speaker 1>right now, here's part three of a message called Heaven,

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<v Speaker 1>God's eternal goodness to you.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, what are we going to do in heaven? Well,

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<v Speaker 2>I can't go into everything, but let me mention three things.

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<v Speaker 2>These are very important things you're definitely gonna do in heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>You might write these down. The first thing that's going

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<v Speaker 2>to happen in heaven is this, We're going to be

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<v Speaker 2>reunited with our loved ones who love the Lord, those

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<v Speaker 2>who love Jesus, who are in the family of God.

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<v Speaker 2>They're all going to be there, and it's gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>one big reunion. Now, as I said, only God's chill

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<v Speaker 2>who love him are going to be in his home

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<v Speaker 2>get to live in his home. But the Bible says

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<v Speaker 2>in First Thesalonians four seventeen, there will be I love

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<v Speaker 2>this in a message paraphrase, he summarizes it, there will

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<v Speaker 2>be one huge family reunion with the Master. Can you

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<v Speaker 2>imagine how emotional that's going to be. You know, the

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<v Speaker 2>more of my family and friends that are on that

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<v Speaker 2>side of death, the dear Heaven becomes to me. My

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<v Speaker 2>mother is in heaven, my father is in heaven. My

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<v Speaker 2>older brother Jim is in heaven. My youngest child, Matthew,

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<v Speaker 2>is in heaven. I have many dear friends over thirty

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<v Speaker 2>eight years in this church who are now on that

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<v Speaker 2>side of death. They're in heaven. And the more of

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<v Speaker 2>my friends who get there, the more dear that becomes

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<v Speaker 2>to me. I don't know. When I was a young person,

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't really think about heaven that much. First, it

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<v Speaker 2>seems so boring the way the world describes it, and

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<v Speaker 2>second it seemed like a long way off. And third

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't have anybody there that I knew. But I

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<v Speaker 2>know a lot of people are in heaven now and

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<v Speaker 2>I can't wait to get there and to be with him.

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<v Speaker 2>And the Bible says there will be one huge family

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<v Speaker 2>reunion with the Master. And by the way, the next

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<v Speaker 2>verse of the Bible underneath that says, so reassure one

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<v Speaker 2>another with these thoughts for encourage each other that when

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<v Speaker 2>somebody dies as a friend of yours and they love

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<v Speaker 2>the Lord, that's not the end. It's a transfer, but

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to see him again. I often want to

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<v Speaker 2>play the game with people. Who would you like to

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<v Speaker 2>talk to? First in heaven? Okay, let's say you go

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<v Speaker 2>say hi to God. You know, you talk to the Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>Who would you like talk to it? Would you like

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<v Speaker 2>to talk to Moses you could? Or Abraham? How about Mary,

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<v Speaker 2>scared young peasant girl who gave birth to Christ? How

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<v Speaker 2>about Joseph? How about the wise men? Who would you

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<v Speaker 2>like to talk to? Or famous people throughout Christian history,

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<v Speaker 2>scientists and leaders that are going to be there. You're

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<v Speaker 2>gonna have all of eternity to talk with them, talk

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<v Speaker 2>to We're going to be reunited with those who love Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>Second thing we're going to do this isn't important. Second

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<v Speaker 2>thing we're going to do in heaven is we're going

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<v Speaker 2>to be rewarded for our faith and our hope. We're

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<v Speaker 2>going to be rewarded for our faith and our hope

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<v Speaker 2>and our love. Now, Jesus talked about rewards an awful lot.

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<v Speaker 2>Many of his stories, his parables are about the rewards

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to receive in heaven. And the Bible tells

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<v Speaker 2>us that you will be rewarded in heaven and that

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<v Speaker 2>you'll be rewarded for your faith, and you'll be rewarded

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<v Speaker 2>for your hope. You'll be rewarded for your love. You'll

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<v Speaker 2>be rewarded for your service. Jesus that even if you

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<v Speaker 2>give a cup of cold water to a little child,

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<v Speaker 2>and you do it in the name of the Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to get credit for that in heaven. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>let me explain, salvation in heaven and rewards in heaven

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<v Speaker 2>are two different things. Salvation is by grace. You can't

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<v Speaker 2>earn your salvation. You can't work your way into heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>The only way you'll ever get into heaven is through

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<v Speaker 2>the grace of God. Put your faith in God's forgiveness,

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<v Speaker 2>his goodness, his grace. But the rewards are the things

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<v Speaker 2>that God's going to give back to you for the

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<v Speaker 2>things that you earned, for doing good things in life,

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<v Speaker 2>that you made your life count. You see, you can

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<v Speaker 2>waste your life and a lot of ways to waste it,

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<v Speaker 2>or you can spend your life. There's a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>ways to spend it. Or you can invest your life.

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<v Speaker 2>The greatest use of life is to invest it in

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<v Speaker 2>that which will outlast it, and that's called living in

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<v Speaker 2>light of eternity. I'm going to do a message on

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<v Speaker 2>that later on, but i want you to understand that

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<v Speaker 2>rewards come because of something you did. When you helped someone,

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<v Speaker 2>when you were generous with someone, when you were kind

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<v Speaker 2>to someone, when you were when you shared your faith

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<v Speaker 2>with someone, when you were helpful to someone, or sympathetic

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<v Speaker 2>or empathetic. The Bible says, you're going to be rewarded

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<v Speaker 2>for the things you did because you love Jesus Christ,

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<v Speaker 2>because you love God. Let me just show you some verses.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll go through these pretty quick. Up here on the screen.

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<v Speaker 2>John chapter twelve, verse twenty six says this the Father

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<v Speaker 2>will honor and reward anyone who serves me. This is

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<v Speaker 2>in heaven. Did you know that when you get to heaven,

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<v Speaker 2>you're not just going to be there. You're going to

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<v Speaker 2>be honored. You're going to be honored, and you're going

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<v Speaker 2>to be rewarded. Some of you are going to be

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<v Speaker 2>rewarded a lot. Some of you are going to be

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<v Speaker 2>rewarded a little. Because it depends on how serious you

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<v Speaker 2>were about serving Christ. If it was just an offhanded thought,

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<v Speaker 2>you may not have that many rewards. You'll be in

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<v Speaker 2>heaven for ettornity. You'll be glad the rest of eternity.

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<v Speaker 2>But the Bible says you will be honored and you

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<v Speaker 2>will be rewarded for your work in Christ. Let me

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<v Speaker 2>show you some other verses. Hebrews ten thirty five says this,

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<v Speaker 2>do not throw away your confident trust in the Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>no matter what happens. In other words, you're going through

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<v Speaker 2>a tough time, you start having doubts, you start giving up.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, don't throw away your confident trust in the Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>Remember the great reward it will bring you. You're going

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<v Speaker 2>to be rewarded in heaven for the times you wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to give up but didn't. You wanted to give up

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<v Speaker 2>on your marriage, but you didn't. You wanted to give

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<v Speaker 2>up on your job, you didn't. You wanted to give

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<v Speaker 2>up on your faith, but you didn't. You wanted to

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<v Speaker 2>give up on doing the right thing, but you didn't.

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<v Speaker 2>And the Bible says you will be rewarded in heaven

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<v Speaker 2>for your endurance, for your resilience, for your keeping on,

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<v Speaker 2>keeping on your determination, diligence. He says, don't throw away

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<v Speaker 2>your confident trust, remember the great reward it will bring you.

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<v Speaker 2>But the Bible also talks about not just rewards you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to get in heaven, but there's another thing you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to get in heaven, and that is called your inheritance.

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<v Speaker 2>Now you know what inheritance is. It's when parents pass

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<v Speaker 2>on to the next generation possessions or wealth or whatever.

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<v Speaker 2>It could be property, it could be all kinds of things.

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<v Speaker 2>And you have an inheritance, and you inherited from people

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<v Speaker 2>before you, and your father or your mother passes on

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<v Speaker 2>their inheritance to you. Did you know that, because God

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<v Speaker 2>is a good God, that your heavenly Father has an

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<v Speaker 2>inheritance for you in heaven, and that inheritance has been

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<v Speaker 2>building interest for a long long time. Let me show

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<v Speaker 2>you some scriptures, the Bible says in Colotionals three twenty four. No,

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<v Speaker 2>you can know this for a fact, not wish or hope.

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<v Speaker 2>Know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord

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<v Speaker 2>as a reward for serving Christ. Where that's in heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>You're going to be given inheritance as you're a child

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<v Speaker 2>of God, You're a child of the heavenly Father. You're

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<v Speaker 2>in God's family, and God gives an inheritance to his

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<v Speaker 2>children when they finally arrived at the home that he

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<v Speaker 2>created for them. It's created for you. Heaven was created

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<v Speaker 2>for you, and he says, there will be this great herod.

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<v Speaker 2>What kind of inheritance? We'll look at this verse one Peter,

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<v Speaker 2>Chapter one, verse four. God has reserved a priceless inheritance.

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<v Speaker 2>It's bigger than any ira or retirement payout you could

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<v Speaker 2>possibly have here on earth. God has reserved a priceless

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<v Speaker 2>inheritance for his children, and it is kept in heaven

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<v Speaker 2>for you. I don't know if you knew that or not.

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<v Speaker 2>When you get toaven, you're not just going to get there.

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<v Speaker 2>You're going to be honored, you're going to be rewarded,

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<v Speaker 2>and you're going to receive your inheritance based on how

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<v Speaker 2>you lived your life for Christ. Let me show you

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<v Speaker 2>one more Matthew twenty five, verse thirty four. Jesus is speaking.

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<v Speaker 2>He says, come, you, who are blessed by my Father,

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<v Speaker 2>Take your inheritance the kingdom prepared for you since the

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<v Speaker 2>creation of the world. Whoa wha wha, wha whah whah.

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<v Speaker 2>Look at that verse closely. God knew before he created

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<v Speaker 2>the universe that he was going to create you. And

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<v Speaker 2>God knew that you would be one of the ones

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<v Speaker 2>who chose to love him, to trust him, to put

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<v Speaker 2>your faith in. God knew that way in and that's

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<v Speaker 2>that's called foreign knowledge. And God planned your inheritance, he says,

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<v Speaker 2>before he even created the world. Friends, that's a long

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<v Speaker 2>time ago. That's eons ago. So your inheritance has been

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<v Speaker 2>collecting interest for a long time. This is the retirement

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<v Speaker 2>package you've never heard of. It is an inheritance that

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<v Speaker 2>has been set aside for you before even he created

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<v Speaker 2>the world. He thought you up, He thought me up,

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<v Speaker 2>He thought us up. God created the universe because he

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<v Speaker 2>wanted a family and he wanted you to be a

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<v Speaker 2>part of that family. And you chose to be a

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<v Speaker 2>part of You got to DoPT it in. You got

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<v Speaker 2>born again in into the family. Why in the world

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<v Speaker 2>would God do that? Why wouldn't God just give you

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<v Speaker 2>good life on earth and just let you die? Boom,

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<v Speaker 2>that's it. It's over. Because God is a good God.

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<v Speaker 2>And as I've said before, no man will ever love

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<v Speaker 2>you like God does. No woman will ever love you

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<v Speaker 2>like God does. He is a good God, and he

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't want to just be good to you for ninety

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<v Speaker 2>or one hundred years on earth. He wants to be

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<v Speaker 2>good for you for all of eternity, because God is

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<v Speaker 2>a good God. So we're going to be reunited with

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<v Speaker 2>those we love. We're going to be rewarded for our

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<v Speaker 2>faith and our hope, and our love and our service.

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<v Speaker 2>And here's the third thing that you're going to do

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<v Speaker 2>in heaven. We're going to be assigned work that we

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<v Speaker 2>enjoy doing. We will be assigned work that we will

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<v Speaker 2>enjoy doing. Because God understands your shape better than you do.

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<v Speaker 2>He knows what makes you pick. He knows what you

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<v Speaker 2>love to do, and what you can't stand and do,

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<v Speaker 2>what turns your crank, and what bores you to tears.

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<v Speaker 2>And you will be given assignments in the Kingdom of God. Now,

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<v Speaker 2>the difference is this isn't going to be frustrating work.

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<v Speaker 2>It's going to be fulfilling work. Matthew twenty five twenty one.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus tells a parable a story, and he ends with this,

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<v Speaker 2>this is the words of Christ. Well done, good and

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<v Speaker 2>faithful servant. You've been faithful with a few things. I

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<v Speaker 2>will now put you in charge of any things. Come

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<v Speaker 2>and share your master's happiness. Now, if you're taking notes,

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to circle the phrase put you in charge?

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<v Speaker 2>about that for this minute. It says that when you

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<v Speaker 2>get to heaven, God is going to put you in

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<v Speaker 2>how well you managed what you were giving here on earth.

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<v Speaker 2>If you were faithful with a little bit of talent

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<v Speaker 2>I gave you here on Earth, I'm going to give

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit of possessions here on Earth, I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit of influence on Earth, I'm going to

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<v Speaker 2>give you more in heaven. If you were faithful with

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<v Speaker 2>to give you more in heaven. If you were faith

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<v Speaker 2>whatever you are a good manager of here on Earth,

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna get more of in heaven. On the other hand,

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<v Speaker 2>anything you did not manage, well, you're not gonna get

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<v Speaker 2>more of in heaven. This life, friends, is a test.

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<v Speaker 2>You are being tested every day the whole purpose of God.

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<v Speaker 2>Why didn't God just create you and take you to

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<v Speaker 2>heaven in the first place? You ever thought about that?

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<v Speaker 2>put you here for ninety years? This is a test.

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<v Speaker 2>chapter four and purpose driven life. Life is a test,

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<v Speaker 2>around the race before the actor race begins. This is

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<v Speaker 2>the concert. It's a warm up back. That's why this

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<v Speaker 2>is not a perfect world. People always expect heaven to

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<v Speaker 2>be on earth. It's not on earth. Why this is

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<v Speaker 2>the testing ground and God is testing? Will you be

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<v Speaker 2>faithful when it's not easy? Will you obey me when

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<v Speaker 2>it's unpopular. Will you trust me when it looks like

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<v Speaker 2>there's no reason to trust. Will you be faithful with

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<v Speaker 2>squander it and waste it? Will you be faithful with

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<v Speaker 2>your body, with your health? Will you be faithful with

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<v Speaker 2>do you waste it reading trashy novels and watching stupid

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<v Speaker 2>God says, If what you use what I gave you

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<v Speaker 2>on earth, you use it, well, then guess what in

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<v Speaker 2>heaven We're going to give you more? And if you've

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<v Speaker 2>of moreth That's why you're here right now. This is

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<v Speaker 2>a test. Unfortunately, most people in the world are failing it.

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<v Speaker 2>They're living totally for themselves. They're not thinking at all

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<v Speaker 2>and now. When the here and now is going to

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<v Speaker 2>tiny millimeter. It's nothing. It's The Bible calls it a shadow.

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<v Speaker 2>in time. We act like this is all there is. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>you only go around once in life. You better go

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<v Speaker 2>it with gusto. It's true, you only go around once

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<v Speaker 2>in this life. But this is not the end of

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<v Speaker 2>your life. God has long range plans for you. You

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<v Speaker 2>were made to last forever. God made you to last forever,

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<v Speaker 2>not just for one hundred years. And so we're going

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<v Speaker 2>things depending on how well you manage what you have here. Now, listen,

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<v Speaker 2>he doesn't God doesn't care how much money or wealth

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<v Speaker 2>And God doesn't care whether you've got a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>and God doesn't care whether you've got a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>whatever energy you've got in the best way. Your every

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<v Speaker 2>eternal implications, either making an eternity better or not as

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<v Speaker 2>good for you. Now, when it says here, if you've

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<v Speaker 2>been faithful with the few things I gave you on earth,

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<v Speaker 2>I will put you in charge of many things. That

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<v Speaker 2>phrase in charge, the Bible calls this ruling with Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>It also calls it reigning with Christ. And the Bible

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<v Speaker 2>and reign with him in eternity. His children are going

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<v Speaker 2>If we endure hardship for Christ, that means here on

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<v Speaker 2>when you don't listen to the dirty joke, or when

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<v Speaker 2>you turn down somebody's proposal to have an affair. If

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<v Speaker 2>we endure hardship for Christ, we will also look reign

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<v Speaker 2>with him. But a good God.

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<v Speaker 1>What a special message from Pastor Rick, and now let's

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<v Speaker 1>hear how lives are changing through Daily Hope. Here's Rick

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<v Speaker 1>with a letter from one of our listeners today.

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<v Speaker 2>I want to introduce you to Agatha, who's translating Daily

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<v Speaker 2>Hope into German for her husband. She writes, Pastor Rick,

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<v Speaker 2>your preaching is bringing many souls to God. My husband,

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<v Speaker 2>who is an unbeliever, is drawing closer and closer to

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<v Speaker 2>God every day. I translate what I hear on Daily

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<v Speaker 2>Hope into German because he can't speak and understand English.

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<v Speaker 2>Pastor Rick, your teaching has changed his life and I

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<v Speaker 2>can see his progress and eagerness to follow Jesus. Agatha, Well, Agatha,

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<v Speaker 2>thank you so much for sharing your story with me.

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<v Speaker 2>This is a wonderful story to hear that you're translating

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<v Speaker 2>what you hear on Daily Hope for your husband and

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<v Speaker 2>that he's growing closer to Jesus. I'm so happy for that.

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<v Speaker 2>We're always looking for translators to help us in new

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<v Speaker 2>languages as we take the message of God to more

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<v Speaker 2>people around the world. So you will keep praying for

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<v Speaker 2>your husband and you keep praying for us that God

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<v Speaker 2>allows us to take the good news of God's hope

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<v Speaker 2>all around the world.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, if you'd like to let Rick know how this

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<v Speaker 1>broadcast has blessed you, he would love it. Please feel

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<v Speaker 1>free to send him an email at Rick at pastorick

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<v Speaker 1>dot com. That's Rick at pastorick dot com. Be sure

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<v Speaker 1>to join us next time as we look into God's

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<v Speaker 1>word for our daily hope. This program is sponsored by

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<v Speaker 1>Pastor Rick's Daily Hope and your generous financial support.