WEBVTT - Rick Warren - Oct 26 - 8:00 pm

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<v Speaker 1>Hey everyone, we'd like to welcome you to Pastor Rick's

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<v Speaker 1>Daily Hope with Rick Warren. And today we're continuing in

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<v Speaker 1>a series called This Is Us. You know, in this world,

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<v Speaker 1>there's so many people that feel disconnected and uncertain. So

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<v Speaker 1>Rick is sharing biblical truths that will help you find

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<v Speaker 1>your place in God's family, grow your faith, and live

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<v Speaker 1>with greater purpose and hope. And right now, here's the

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<v Speaker 1>final part of a message called What on Earth Am

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<v Speaker 1>I Here For?

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<v Speaker 2>All right, number four, fourth purpose. God shaped me to

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<v Speaker 2>serve him. You weren't just put on this earth to

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<v Speaker 2>take up space, use resources, breathe, use water, retire and die.

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<v Speaker 3>No, no, no.

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<v Speaker 2>You were put here to make a difference. You were

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<v Speaker 2>put here to make a contribution. You were put.

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<v Speaker 3>Here to make an impact with your life.

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<v Speaker 2>God planned for you to do certain things with your

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<v Speaker 2>life to make the world a better place. God shaped

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<v Speaker 2>me to serve him. You say, how can I serve God?

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<v Speaker 2>God's invisible. We serve God by serving others. One day

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<v Speaker 2>you'll serve God directly in heaven, but here on earth,

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<v Speaker 2>the only way you can serve God.

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<v Speaker 3>Is by serving others.

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<v Speaker 2>God puts you on this planet to make a contribution,

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<v Speaker 2>and he has uniquely shaped you, uniquely shaped you for

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<v Speaker 2>the service or the ministry that he has. Now, here's

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<v Speaker 2>what The Bible says, Psalm 138, verse 13. You shaped

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<v Speaker 2>me first inside and then out. God wired your personality

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<v Speaker 2>before he wired your body. You shaped me first inside,

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<v Speaker 2>then out. You formed me in my mother's womb. You

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<v Speaker 2>were a prescription baby. God prescribed you before you were

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<v Speaker 2>born and he shaped you. We have a whole class

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<v Speaker 2>on this It's called the shape class, discovering my ministry

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<v Speaker 2>in life, where my niche is, where my impact is,

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<v Speaker 2>where my contribution is going to be on this planet.

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<v Speaker 2>And we talk about your shape, S-H-A-P-E, your spiritual gifts,

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<v Speaker 2>your heart, your abilities, your personality, and your experiences.

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<v Speaker 3>God wired you, all these things.

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<v Speaker 2>And in your experiences, God uses educational experiences, and he

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<v Speaker 2>uses family experiences, good and bad, and he uses spiritual

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<v Speaker 2>personal experiences he uses spiritual experiences educational experiences but the

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<v Speaker 2>thing he uses most is painful experiences and as I

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<v Speaker 2>said God never wants to waste a hurt in your

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<v Speaker 2>life God doesn't have to cause hurt in your life

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<v Speaker 2>there's plenty of hurt in the world it's broken but

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<v Speaker 2>God will use the hurt in your life for good

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to hurt in life the only question is

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<v Speaker 2>you're going to use it for good or not everybody

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<v Speaker 2>hurts in life whether you're Christian or non-Christian or anything

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<v Speaker 2>else Everybody hurts in life. The question is, are you

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<v Speaker 2>going to use it for good or not? Are you

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<v Speaker 2>going to let it build your character and make you

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<v Speaker 2>more like Christ? Ephesians 2.10, the Bible says this. God

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<v Speaker 2>made us what we are. And in Christ Jesus, God

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<v Speaker 2>made us to do good works. You were created to

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<v Speaker 2>do good works while you're alive on this earth. which

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<v Speaker 2>he planned in advance for us to live our lives

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<v Speaker 2>doing these good works. There's another word for these good works.

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<v Speaker 2>It's called your ministry or your service. And this is

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<v Speaker 2>the fourth purpose of your life. Worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry.

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<v Speaker 3>Your ministry.

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<v Speaker 2>Not everybody's a pastor, but everybody has a ministry. It's

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<v Speaker 2>the way you serve God by serving others. It's the

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<v Speaker 2>way you make your contribution to the world. It's the

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<v Speaker 2>way you leave the world a better place. It's the

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<v Speaker 2>way you use, anytime you use your talents to help

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<v Speaker 2>other people, that's called ministry, all right? The Bible says

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<v Speaker 2>in 1 Peter 4.10, God has given each of you

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<v Speaker 2>some special abilities.

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<v Speaker 3>Be sure to use.

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<v Speaker 2>Them to help each other It doesn't say be sure

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<v Speaker 2>to use them to make a lot of money. Be

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<v Speaker 2>sure to use them to help each other. Passing on

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<v Speaker 2>to others God's many kinds of blessings. You see, there's

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<v Speaker 2>a misunderstanding that most people have about heaven. And I've

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<v Speaker 2>joked about this with you before, that if you think

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<v Speaker 2>heaven is what they show on TV or in the movies,

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<v Speaker 2>it's no wonder you don't wanna go there. Because heaven

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<v Speaker 2>looks like the most boring kind of place. First thing,

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<v Speaker 2>everything's white.

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<v Speaker 3>How boring.

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<v Speaker 2>We live in a world of color. Why would God

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<v Speaker 2>make his perfect place only one color? God who created

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<v Speaker 2>sunrises and sunsets. In heaven, the humanistic idea of heaven,

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<v Speaker 2>it's all white.

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<v Speaker 3>Everything is white. There's no color.

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<v Speaker 2>You got fog up to your knees. Okay, you're walking

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<v Speaker 2>around in fog. So you can never tie your shoe

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<v Speaker 2>because you can't see your shoe.

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<v Speaker 3>You're in a white robe. You got angel's wings and

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<v Speaker 3>you're playing a harp.

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<v Speaker 2>And as I've said many times to me, that would

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<v Speaker 2>be hell, okay? That would be hell. I can't even

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<v Speaker 2>imagine spending eternity doing that.

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<v Speaker 3>No, no, no.

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<v Speaker 2>The God who created the surf and the God who

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<v Speaker 2>created Cinnabon and the God... and the God who created

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<v Speaker 2>sex and the God who created mountain peaks and beauty

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<v Speaker 2>and all the variety of colored fish in the sea,

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<v Speaker 2>believe me, heaven is not gonna be boring. This is

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<v Speaker 2>an imperfect place. It's broken and it's still beautiful.

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<v Speaker 3>Just imagine what heaven's gonna be like.

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<v Speaker 2>We can't even imagine because the dimensions of it, our

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<v Speaker 2>brains are too small like an ant trying to understand

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<v Speaker 2>the internet.

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<v Speaker 3>You don't have the capacity.

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<v Speaker 2>There are other dimensions you don't even know about. And

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<v Speaker 2>I don't either. Just like an ant can't understand a

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<v Speaker 2>human being. If you could understand all there is about God,

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<v Speaker 2>you'd be God. But the fourth purpose of life, write

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<v Speaker 2>this down. The fourth purpose of life is to serve

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<v Speaker 2>God by serving others. To serve God by serving others.

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<v Speaker 2>That's called ministry.

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<v Speaker 3>Ministry.

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<v Speaker 2>The Bible says this, Psalm 116 verse 12. What can

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<v Speaker 2>I give back to God for the blessings he's poured

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<v Speaker 2>out on me? That verse isn't simply about tithing. That

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<v Speaker 2>verse is about your life. What can I give back

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<v Speaker 2>to God for the blessings he's poured out on me?

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<v Speaker 2>All right, you were planned for God's pleasure. You were

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<v Speaker 2>formed for God's family. You were created to become like Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>You were shaped to serve God by serving others. There's

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<v Speaker 2>one other purpose, and the fifth one is this.

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<v Speaker 3>Write it down. God made me for a mission. God

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<v Speaker 3>made me.

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<v Speaker 2>For a mission. First God puts you on earth to

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<v Speaker 2>know him, then to learn some things, then to become

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<v Speaker 2>some things, and then to do some things. God has

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<v Speaker 2>some things for you to do with your life, and

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<v Speaker 2>that doing part is called your mission.

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<v Speaker 3>Last couple of verses on our outline.

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<v Speaker 2>John 17, 18, Jesus said, in the same way that

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<v Speaker 2>the Father gave me a mission in the world, I

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<v Speaker 2>give you a mission in the world. Acts 20, verse 24,

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<v Speaker 2>Paul says this, I consider that my life will be

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<v Speaker 2>wasted unless I use it to complete my mission. My

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<v Speaker 2>mission and finish the assignment that the Lord Jesus has

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<v Speaker 2>given to me. What was his assignment? To tell everyone

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<v Speaker 2>the good news about God's grace. I want you to

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<v Speaker 2>write this down. The fifth purpose of my life is

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<v Speaker 2>to pass on the good news. The fifth purpose of

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<v Speaker 2>my life Somebody passed it on to you. Who are

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<v Speaker 2>you passing it on to? The fifth purpose of your

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<v Speaker 2>life is once you know the purposes of life, you

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<v Speaker 2>need to pass them on to others. Once you know

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<v Speaker 2>Christ's forgiveness, you need to pass it on to others.

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<v Speaker 2>The fifth purpose of life is to pass on the

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<v Speaker 2>good news. The Bible calls that witnessing or evangelism. The

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<v Speaker 2>Greek word evangelism literally means share good news. When you

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<v Speaker 2>think of evangelism, you think of some loud preacher on TV.

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<v Speaker 3>No, no, no, no.

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<v Speaker 2>Evangelism is a good word. It just means share good

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<v Speaker 2>news in Greek. That's what evangelio means actually in Greek.

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<v Speaker 3>Witness.

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<v Speaker 2>God doesn't want you to be his attorney. God doesn't

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<v Speaker 2>want you to be his lawyer. You don't have to

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<v Speaker 2>convince people. Your job is to just be a witness.

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<v Speaker 2>What's a witness do? This is what I saw. This

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<v Speaker 2>is what happened to me. A witness is an authority

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<v Speaker 2>on one thing, themselves. Nobody can be a witness for you.

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<v Speaker 2>Only you can be a witness for what God has

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<v Speaker 2>done in your life.

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<v Speaker 3>I can't.

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<v Speaker 1>I can't.

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<v Speaker 2>God hasn't called you to be an attorney for him.

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<v Speaker 2>He's called you to be a witness, which means this

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<v Speaker 2>is what I saw. This is what happened to me.

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<v Speaker 2>This is how bad things were in my life. And

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<v Speaker 2>this is how they got better. This is what Christ

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<v Speaker 2>has done in my life. in my family, in my job,

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<v Speaker 2>in my health, in my finances.

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<v Speaker 3>That's called witnessing.

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<v Speaker 2>And the Bible says that the fifth purpose of life

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<v Speaker 2>is that God made you for that mission. Look at

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<v Speaker 2>these verses on the screen. 2 Timothy 2.2. The things,

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<v Speaker 2>Paul says, that you've learned from me, I now want

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<v Speaker 2>you to pass on.

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<v Speaker 3>Circle that, pass on. That's the witness part.

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to pass on to other reliable people

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<v Speaker 2>so that they can pass it on to even more people.

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<v Speaker 2>Somebody passed on the good news to you.

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<v Speaker 3>Did it end with you?

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<v Speaker 2>Are you a dead end? Is anybody gonna be in

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<v Speaker 2>heaven because of you? Are you just gonna accept the

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<v Speaker 2>good news and not share it with anybody else?

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<v Speaker 3>That's criminal.

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<v Speaker 2>Somebody for generations now The good news has been passed

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<v Speaker 2>on from generation to generation. Is it gonna end with you?

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<v Speaker 2>Have you told anybody the good news about what Christ

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<v Speaker 2>can do? That's part of your mission. Somebody passed it

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<v Speaker 2>on to you. It's your responsibility. 2 Corinthians chapter five

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<v Speaker 2>in the Bible says this, verse 18 and 20. Through Christ,

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<v Speaker 2>God has made peace between.

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<v Speaker 3>Us and himself.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what Jesus did by dying for our sins. And

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<v Speaker 2>he gave us the work, this is our mission, of

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<v Speaker 2>telling everyone about the peace that we can have with him.

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<v Speaker 2>So we have been sent to speak for Christ. That's

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<v Speaker 2>your mission. Let me show you one more verse. On

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<v Speaker 2>the screen, Proverbs 11, verse 30. God's people are like

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<v Speaker 2>trees that bear life on.

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<v Speaker 3>Giving fruit.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what God wants to see in your life, life

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<v Speaker 2>giving fruit. God's people, godly people, good people are like

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<v Speaker 2>trees that bear life giving fruit. They show their wisdom

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<v Speaker 2>by saving souls. He who wins souls is wise.

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<v Speaker 3>The Bible says.

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<v Speaker 2>In other words, how do you prove you're a wise person?

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<v Speaker 2>You bring another people to Jesus. They prove their wisdom

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<v Speaker 2>by winning souls. God's people have life giving fruit. What

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<v Speaker 2>is the fruit of a tomato plant?

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<v Speaker 3>Other tomatoes. What's the fruit of a potato? Other potatoes.

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<v Speaker 3>What's the fruit of a berry vine? Other berries. What's

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<v Speaker 3>the fruit of an apple tree? Other apples. What's the

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<v Speaker 3>fruit of a Christian? Other Christians. How do you know

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<v Speaker 3>when you are spiritually mature?

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<v Speaker 2>A little girl and a little boy aren't considered mature

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<v Speaker 2>until they go through puberty and they have the ability

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<v Speaker 2>to reproduce. The ability to reproduce is the mark of

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<v Speaker 2>physical maturity. The ability to reproduce spiritually is the mark

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<v Speaker 2>of spiritual maturity. You may have been a Christian for

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<v Speaker 2>30 years. If nobody's come to Christ through you, if

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<v Speaker 2>you haven't had any baby Christians.

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<v Speaker 3>Then you haven't reproduced.

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<v Speaker 2>It is the mark of maturity, the ability to reproduce.

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<v Speaker 2>Is anybody gonna be in heaven because of you? Our

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<v Speaker 2>model for everything we do is the Bible. It's this book.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't make this stuff up. We get it out

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<v Speaker 2>of God's word. And this month, we're looking at why

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<v Speaker 2>we have church. Why do we have church? The purpose

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<v Speaker 2>of the church is the same as the five purposes

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<v Speaker 2>for your life. God has five purposes for your life. Worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry,

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<v Speaker 2>and witness. Or know Christ, love Christ, grow in Christ,

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<v Speaker 2>love his family, serve Christ, share Christ.

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<v Speaker 3>And what's the purpose of the church?

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<v Speaker 2>Help you do the five things for your life. That's

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<v Speaker 2>a purpose-driven church helping you live a purpose-driven life. The

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<v Speaker 2>purpose of the church is simply to help you do

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<v Speaker 2>what God puts you on.

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<v Speaker 3>Earth to do.

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<v Speaker 2>Nothing more and nothing less. Now, this isn't something we

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<v Speaker 2>just made up. This is what they did in the Bible.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me show you the very first church. We'll end

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<v Speaker 2>with this on the screen. Acts chapter two, verse 41

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<v Speaker 2>to 47. This is the very first church in Jerusalem.

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<v Speaker 2>Those who believed, why don't you circle these words when

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<v Speaker 2>I ask you to circle them. Circle the word believe.

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<v Speaker 2>First you gotta believe. Then those who believed were baptized.

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<v Speaker 2>Second the word baptized. Then you gotta be baptized. and

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<v Speaker 2>added to the church, circle the word added. So you

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<v Speaker 2>gotta be believed, then you're baptized, and then you join

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<v Speaker 2>the church. They joined, you could circle that, with other believers,

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<v Speaker 2>and committed, you could circle the word committed themselves, to

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<v Speaker 2>the apostles' teaching.

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<v Speaker 3>What's the apostles' teaching? It's the Bible.

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<v Speaker 2>And to fellowship. There's another purpose. So we got discipleship,

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<v Speaker 2>we got fellowship. They shared everything with each other, that's ministry.

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<v Speaker 2>They worshiped together, that's worship. regularly in the temple, and

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<v Speaker 2>they met in groups and homes.

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<v Speaker 3>That's fellowship.

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<v Speaker 2>And every day, the Lord added to their number, that's evangelism,

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<v Speaker 2>that's witness, those who were being saved. So the five

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<v Speaker 2>purposes have been done by the church for 2,000 years.

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<v Speaker 2>This is not something new. It's not something Saddleback invented.

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<v Speaker 2>We just came up with the term purpose-driven. But the

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<v Speaker 2>church has always been a church for worship, fellowship, discipleship, ministry,

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<v Speaker 2>and outreach. Let me pray for you, let's bow our heads. Father,

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<v Speaker 2>I look out on these people that I love so

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<v Speaker 2>much and I thank you. First, we thank you for

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<v Speaker 2>life itself. We wouldn't even be alive if it weren't

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<v Speaker 2>for you. You thought us up. You allowed us to

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<v Speaker 2>live here in this time and this place. You allowed

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<v Speaker 2>us to be here in this service at this church.

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<v Speaker 3>And Lord, we're.

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<v Speaker 2>Asking you to bless. I'm asking you to bless every

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<v Speaker 2>person in the sound of my voice this next week

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<v Speaker 2>and this next year.

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<v Speaker 3>May it be a.

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<v Speaker 2>New year of new growth, new vision, new dreams, new

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<v Speaker 2>open doors. May the rest of our lives be the

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<v Speaker 2>best of our lives. And I pray for the health

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<v Speaker 2>and the finances and the relationships and the job opportunities.

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<v Speaker 2>and the conflicts and all of the different problems that

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<v Speaker 2>our church family members are facing. And I pray that

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<v Speaker 2>you give them relief and give them blessing. And I

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<v Speaker 2>pray that this next month will be the beginning of

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<v Speaker 2>our greatest year together. And I pray this blessing in

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<v Speaker 2>the name of the Father and the Son and the

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<v Speaker 2>Holy Spirit.

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<v Speaker 3>Amen. Amen.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, thanks so much for being with us today and

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<v Speaker 1>listening to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. I hope that you

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<v Speaker 1>Right now, here's Pastor Rick with a special message.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, when I started Saddleback Church over 40 years

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<v Speaker 2>I also began writing a simple devotional just for the

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