WEBVTT - Rick Warren - Oct 16 - 8:00 pm

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

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<v Speaker 1>Daily Hope with Rick Warren. We're so glad you're here,

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<v Speaker 1>and today we're bringing our series called Strategies for Stressful

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<v Speaker 1>Times to a close. In these messages, Pastor Rick shares

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<v Speaker 1>timeless truths from God's Word that will help you manage stress,

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<v Speaker 1>overcome worry, and experience the peace and stability that only

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<v Speaker 1>God can provide. Here's Rick with the final part of

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<v Speaker 1>a message called Jesus' Secrets to Resilience.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're to look up the word drive in the dictionary,

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<v Speaker 2>it means to guide or to control or to direct.

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<v Speaker 2>When you drive a car, you guide, control, direct it

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<v Speaker 2>down the street. When you drive a nail with a hammer,

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<v Speaker 2>you guide, control, direct the nail into the wood. When

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<v Speaker 2>you drive a golf ball, hopefully you guide, control, direct

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<v Speaker 2>it down the fairway. Every life is driven by something.

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<v Speaker 2>Some people are driven by guilt. Some people are driven

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<v Speaker 2>by fear. Some people are driven by the pressure of others.

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<v Speaker 2>You're going to be guided through life by either pressure

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<v Speaker 2>or purpose. Let me say that again. You will be

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<v Speaker 2>guided through life by either pressures or purpose. And that's

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<v Speaker 2>why this is know your calling, know your purpose. We

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<v Speaker 2>have a whole series of classes on this at Saddleback Church.

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<v Speaker 2>And when you know your purpose, then you determine what's important,

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<v Speaker 2>the purpose or some people's idea for your life. What

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<v Speaker 2>am I saying to you this weekend? That the direction

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<v Speaker 2>of your life is your choice, okay? And by clarifying

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<v Speaker 2>your calling and go, you know what? God shaped me

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<v Speaker 2>in a certain way. That means whatever you're shaped to

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<v Speaker 2>do is what you should be doing. When you know

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<v Speaker 2>your shape and you know what God's called you, then

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<v Speaker 2>you can avoid the tyranny of the urgent. And until

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<v Speaker 2>you clarify your calling, you're going to be controlled by others.

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<v Speaker 2>How many times have you already learned that God loves

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<v Speaker 2>you and everybody else has a plan for your life?

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<v Speaker 2>James chapter one, verse eight says this, a person who

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<v Speaker 2>has doubts and is thinking about two different things at

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<v Speaker 2>the same time, they can't make up their mind about anything.

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<v Speaker 2>The Bible says you're wishy-washy when your purpose isn't clear,

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<v Speaker 2>when your calling isn't clear. That's why Paul says in

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<v Speaker 2>Ephesians 4.1, I urge you to live a life worthy

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<v Speaker 2>of the calling you have received. Everybody has a calling.

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<v Speaker 2>not just missionaries or pastors or church leaders. Everybody has

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<v Speaker 2>a calling. Some are called to be pharmacists. Some are

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<v Speaker 2>called to be accountants. Some are called to be school teachers.

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<v Speaker 2>Some are called to be cab drivers. Each day you

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<v Speaker 2>need to ask, am I moving toward my purpose? And

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<v Speaker 2>that leads me to the fifth principle of resilience that

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<v Speaker 2>we learn from looking to Jesus as our model. And

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<v Speaker 2>here's what Jesus did. Number five, focus. on what matters most,

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<v Speaker 2>focus on what matters most. Now, this is the principle

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<v Speaker 2>of concentration. We've talked about motivation and we've talked about

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<v Speaker 2>the compassion of God. This is the principle of concentration.

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<v Speaker 2>And what I mean by this is when you know

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<v Speaker 2>where you're headed and you focus, then you're not distracted

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<v Speaker 2>by less important things. It's a matter of priorities. You

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<v Speaker 2>know what matters most in life And you focus on

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<v Speaker 2>those things. As I said, everybody has a plan for

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<v Speaker 2>your life. You know what I've discovered? That if Satan

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<v Speaker 2>can't get you to do wrong, he'll just wear you

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<v Speaker 2>out with too many good things. Yeah, yeah. There are

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of good things you shouldn't do. Did you

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<v Speaker 2>know that? Jesus was a master of concentration. He was

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<v Speaker 2>a master of focusing his life. He focused his life

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<v Speaker 2>like a laser. and he refused to be distracted. Let

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<v Speaker 2>me show you some verses. Luke 9 51, here's an

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<v Speaker 2>example of this principle. As the time drew near for

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<v Speaker 2>his return to heaven, Jesus moved steadily onward toward Jerusalem

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<v Speaker 2>with an iron will. That's the living Bible. What does

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<v Speaker 2>that mean? He had a goal, he knew what his

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<v Speaker 2>goal was, he knew he was going to die in Jerusalem,

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<v Speaker 2>he's persistent, he's determined, He's focused, he focuses, he's clarified

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<v Speaker 2>his priorities. Paul's the same way, Paul says, this one

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<v Speaker 2>thing I do. Paul didn't say, these 40 things I

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<v Speaker 2>dabble in. That's what we do, we dabble in 40 things.

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<v Speaker 2>This one thing I do. If you want your life

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<v Speaker 2>to count, if you want your life to have impact,

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<v Speaker 2>focus is the name of the game. You know, you

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<v Speaker 2>have incredible spiritual potential. But the barrier is often you

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<v Speaker 2>haven't really settled what's most important. I don't really have

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<v Speaker 2>time to serve God. I would rethink that one. I

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<v Speaker 2>would rethink that, knowing that one day you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>stand before God and he's going to say, what did

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<v Speaker 2>you do with what you were given? Some guys gave

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<v Speaker 2>that same excuse to Jesus. Lord, let me first go

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<v Speaker 2>do something else before I follow you. And that phrase,

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<v Speaker 2>let me first, that's always the problem. Me first. You

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<v Speaker 2>can't say, Lord, let me first. Lord and me first

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<v Speaker 2>are contradictory. Jesus said in Luke 9, 62, anyone who

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<v Speaker 2>lets himself be distracted from the work that I plan

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<v Speaker 2>for him, God has planned a work for you to do.

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<v Speaker 2>Anyone who lets him be distracted from the work I

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<v Speaker 2>plan for him is not fit for the kingdom of God.

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<v Speaker 2>The older I get, the more I realize selection is

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<v Speaker 2>the name of the game. Lots of opportunities, lots of options,

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<v Speaker 2>but the key to effectiveness is selection. 1 Corinthians 10.23

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<v Speaker 2>says this, we're free to do anything, but not all

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<v Speaker 2>things are helpful, not all things are profitable, not all

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<v Speaker 2>things are wholesome or constructive to your character and your

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<v Speaker 2>spiritual life. I love that, the way it's brought out

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<v Speaker 2>in the Amplified Translation. What is he saying? Some things

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<v Speaker 2>aren't necessarily wrong, They're just not necessary. That's one of

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<v Speaker 2>the keys to resilience. It's one of the keys to

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<v Speaker 2>stress resistant. And here's the sixth secret of resilience that

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<v Speaker 2>we learn from looking to Jesus as our model. This

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<v Speaker 2>is a big one. Number six, spend time alone with God.

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<v Speaker 2>Now this secret of resilience and this secret of stress

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<v Speaker 2>resistance may be the secret that you do the least.

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<v Speaker 2>Spending enough time alone with God. and yet is absolutely

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<v Speaker 2>essential to building a resilient spirit and managing chronic stress.

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<v Speaker 2>It is the principle of meditation. You know, prayer is

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<v Speaker 2>a great stress reliever. It's a decompression chamber. It's cathartic.

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<v Speaker 2>It's one of the ways to unload your burdens. The

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<v Speaker 2>Bible says in Luke 22, 39, it was Jesus' habit.

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<v Speaker 2>Notice this on your outline. It was Jesus' habit to

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<v Speaker 2>go to the Mount of Olives to pray. and his

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<v Speaker 2>disciples followed him. Circle the word habit. How do you

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<v Speaker 2>develop a habit? Well, a habit is something you develop

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<v Speaker 2>through practice and through repetition. It's not a habit unless

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<v Speaker 2>you do it over and over and over. It was

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<v Speaker 2>his habit to go to the Mount of Olives. He

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<v Speaker 2>would leave the city of Jerusalem, go across the valley

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<v Speaker 2>to the Mount of Olives and pray there. Now, this

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<v Speaker 2>next verse says, in the morning, while it was still dark,

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus got up, left the house and went off to

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<v Speaker 2>a solitary place where he prayed. Do you have any

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<v Speaker 2>time like that in your life? You need quiet times

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<v Speaker 2>to renew, to reflect, to recharge. I wanna challenge you

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<v Speaker 2>on this principle of resilience. Study that Jesus was convinced

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<v Speaker 2>of the fact that no matter how busy he was,

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<v Speaker 2>he took time to get alone with God and pray.

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<v Speaker 2>In Luke chapter five, verse 15 and 16, we have

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<v Speaker 2>a good example of it. It says, news about Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>spread even more and crowds came to hear him to

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<v Speaker 2>be healed. But Jesus often slipped away to be alone

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<v Speaker 2>so he could pray. Now circle the word often. Often

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<v Speaker 2>means frequently. If Jesus felt the need to frequently leave

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<v Speaker 2>the crowd and get alone with God, how much do

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<v Speaker 2>we need that? You know, I'd say as a pastor,

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<v Speaker 2>the larger Saddleback gets, the more I find myself personally

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<v Speaker 2>seeking solitude. It was the famous philosopher Pascal who said

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<v Speaker 2>most of Our problems, man's problems, come from our inability

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<v Speaker 2>to sit still. Psalm 46 says, be still and know

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<v Speaker 2>that I'm God. Sit down and shut up. Would you

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<v Speaker 2>agree that noise is a stress? Well, let me give

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<v Speaker 2>you a suggestion. Start your morning with God instead of

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<v Speaker 2>your phone, instead of TV, instead of radio. Set your

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<v Speaker 2>mood with the good news. Colossians 2, 7 says, plant

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<v Speaker 2>your roots in Christ. Do that every morning. plant your

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<v Speaker 2>roots in Christ and let him be the foundation for

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<v Speaker 2>your life. Now there's one more secret of resilience that

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<v Speaker 2>we learn from looking to Jesus as our model. And

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<v Speaker 2>it's this, number seven, get a small group for support.

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<v Speaker 2>Get a small group for support. Do you know the

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<v Speaker 2>first thing Jesus did when he started his ministry? He

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<v Speaker 2>formed a small group. You see, you were never intended

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<v Speaker 2>to handle stress by yourself. If I were to ask

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<v Speaker 2>you to complete this sentence, if you want a job

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<v Speaker 2>done right, you'd typically say, do it yourself. That's the

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<v Speaker 2>motto of a perfectionist headed for burnout. If you want

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<v Speaker 2>a job done right, do it yourself. You can't do

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<v Speaker 2>every job by yourself. Now, if anybody had a right

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<v Speaker 2>to say, if you want a job done right, do

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<v Speaker 2>it yourself. If anybody had a right to say that,

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<v Speaker 2>it was Jesus. Yet even Jesus knew the power of

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<v Speaker 2>having small group for support. And in Mark 3, verse 14,

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<v Speaker 2>it says he chose 12, that was his small group,

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<v Speaker 2>designated apostles that they might be with him. That's the

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<v Speaker 2>point of a small group. He gathered a small group

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<v Speaker 2>before starting his ministry. You know, so much of our stress, friends,

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<v Speaker 2>is self-imposed. We get uptight when we think it all

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<v Speaker 2>depends on us. It doesn't. God hasn't called you to

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<v Speaker 2>be the general manager of the universe. Here at Saddleback Church,

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<v Speaker 2>this church outgrew me decades ago, decades ago. I could

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<v Speaker 2>never do it all by myself. From the very start,

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<v Speaker 2>my goal was to give the ministry away, even preaching.

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<v Speaker 2>And that's why I have other guest preachers, because I

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<v Speaker 2>think you need to hear God's word from more than

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<v Speaker 2>just one voice. God never meant for the church to

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<v Speaker 2>be a one-man superstar show. Even Jesus needed a small

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<v Speaker 2>group for support. You remember that when he went to

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<v Speaker 2>the Garden of Gethsemane before the cross in Matthew 26,

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<v Speaker 2>verse 38, Jesus said to his disciples, my soul is

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<v Speaker 2>overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. That's severe stress.

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<v Speaker 2>And here's his antidote. Stay here and keep watch with me.

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<v Speaker 2>Even Jesus needed people to pray with him. Even Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>needed the support of a small group when he was

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<v Speaker 2>in a crisis. Why don't we accept help from other people? Well,

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<v Speaker 2>there's a couple of reasons, insecurity and pride. And it

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<v Speaker 2>is insecurity, it's our own insecurity and our own pride

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<v Speaker 2>that we don't accept help from others. So we stay

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<v Speaker 2>stressed out. Here's the secret, join a small group. If

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus needed one, you need one. And the fact is

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<v Speaker 2>stress is increasing in our culture. So you have to

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<v Speaker 2>take these seven intentional steps to counteract it. It's not

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<v Speaker 2>gonna go away. Your life isn't gonna get less stressful

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<v Speaker 2>by accident. It only is gonna get less stressful, more manageable,

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<v Speaker 2>and you're gonna have greater resilience if you choose to

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<v Speaker 2>do these seven things that Jesus modeled. Now I wanna

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<v Speaker 2>close by reading again the passage that we started with

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<v Speaker 2>in Hebrews 12, one to three. Listen to it again

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<v Speaker 2>in light of the seven things that I said. gave

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<v Speaker 2>you as a model from Jesus. Here's what Hebrews 12 says.

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<v Speaker 2>Since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of

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<v Speaker 2>witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off

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<v Speaker 2>every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that

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<v Speaker 2>so easily hinders our progress, and let us run with

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<v Speaker 2>endurance the race that God has set before us. We

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<v Speaker 2>do this, he's gonna give us the answer, We do

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<v Speaker 2>this by keeping our eyes on Jesus from start to finish.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus was willing to die a shameful death on the

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<v Speaker 2>cross because of the joy he knew he would be

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<v Speaker 2>his afterwards. Now he's seated at the place of highest

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<v Speaker 2>honor besides God's throne in heaven. Then it says this,

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<v Speaker 2>think about all he endured. When you think you're going

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<v Speaker 2>through a tough time, think about all the, what Jesus endured.

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<v Speaker 2>when sinful people did such terrible things to him, so

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<v Speaker 2>that you don't become weary and give up. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>I remember many years ago, this is gonna date me,

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<v Speaker 2>when the long awaited fourth installment of Schwarzenegger's Terminator movie

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<v Speaker 2>series came out. The fourth of the Terminator movies was

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<v Speaker 2>called Terminator Salvation. And I remember reading an online review

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<v Speaker 2>of this many years ago, And the review said this, quote,

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<v Speaker 2>in Terminator Salvation, most of humanity has been wiped out

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<v Speaker 2>by a nuclear holocaust. A grown up John Connors is

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<v Speaker 2>fighting with the resistance. His adult life is certainly purpose driven.

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<v Speaker 2>Now that caught my attention. This is a movie review.

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<v Speaker 2>His adult life is certainly purpose driven. And this rebel

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<v Speaker 2>with a cause has the weight of the world on

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<v Speaker 2>his shoulders. You've heard that phrase, I'm sure, many times.

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<v Speaker 2>We hear that phrase used when people are under intense stress.

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<v Speaker 2>They had the weight of the world on their shoulders.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, friends, the truth is only one person

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<v Speaker 2>in all of history has ever carried the full weight

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<v Speaker 2>of the world on his shoulders. It was Jesus. So

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<v Speaker 2>in closing, I need to mention one more stress reliever

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<v Speaker 2>that Jesus didn't need because he was the son of God.

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<v Speaker 2>What's the seventh or the eighth stress reliever? You need

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<v Speaker 2>a savior. You need far more than the model of Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>You need that. But you need Jesus himself in your life.

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<v Speaker 2>You need his presence in your life. You need his

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<v Speaker 2>power in your life. You need his pardon for your sins.

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<v Speaker 2>You need his peace in your life. You need his salvation.

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<v Speaker 2>We've looked at this verse before in this series, Matthew 11, 28, 29.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus said, come to me, all of you who are

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<v Speaker 2>weary and carry heavy burdens, and I'll give you rest.

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<v Speaker 2>Take my yoke on you and let me teach you

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<v Speaker 2>because I'm humble and gentle and you will find rest

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<v Speaker 2>for your souls. You know what that verse is? It's salvation.

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<v Speaker 2>This is salvation. Are you stressed out? Don't give up.

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<v Speaker 2>Look up because Jesus' offer still stands. Come to me.

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<v Speaker 2>The single greatest source of stress in your life is this,

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<v Speaker 2>trying to live your life apart from a daily connection

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<v Speaker 2>to Christ. God is God and you're not. And when

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<v Speaker 2>I'm disconnected from Christ or when you're disconnected from Christ,

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<v Speaker 2>it causes all kinds of problems, fear, guilt, worry, loneliness.

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<v Speaker 2>Come back to Christ today. Give him your stress. He's

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<v Speaker 2>aware of the load you're carrying and he says, I'll

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<v Speaker 2>carry it with you. Let's bow our heads. Heavenly Father,

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you for not only being a model for stress relief,

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<v Speaker 2>a mentor for stress relief, but for being the answer

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<v Speaker 2>to our stress. We need a savior. If you've never

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<v Speaker 2>opened your life to Christ, say, Jesus Christ, come into

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<v Speaker 2>my life right now. I need a savior. I need

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<v Speaker 2>your power. Just say that. I need your power. I

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<v Speaker 2>need your presence. I need your pardon for all the

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<v Speaker 2>things I've done wrong. And I need your peace in

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<v Speaker 2>my heart and in my mind. I open my life

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<v Speaker 2>to your love. I need to not just practice your model,

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<v Speaker 2>but I need to have a relationship with you. Please

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<v Speaker 2>save me. In Jesus' name. Amen.

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<v Speaker 3>Hey, if you just prayed to receive Jesus as your

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<v Speaker 3>Lord and Savior, awesome. Congratulations. And we would love to

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<v Speaker 3>hear from you. and send you some free materials to

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<v Speaker 3>help you know him better. So email rick at pastorrick.com.

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<v Speaker 3>That's rick at pastorrick.com. And now let's end our time

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<v Speaker 3>with a letter from one of our listeners.

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<v Speaker 2>Here's a note that I got from a woman named Becky.

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<v Speaker 2>She said, Pastor Rick, the Daily Hope ministry has truly

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<v Speaker 2>helped me in many ways. I attend church on a

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<v Speaker 2>regular basis. However, the Daily Hope broadcast has taught me

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<v Speaker 2>so much, and I can honestly say that I never

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<v Speaker 2>miss it. one of those Monday through Friday morning quiet times,

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<v Speaker 2>listening to Pastor Rick's teaching, growing closer to the Lord,

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<v Speaker 2>and applying what he's taught me through his messages. I

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<v Speaker 2>am blessed beyond measure, and I absolutely love the way

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<v Speaker 2>the Lord is using Pastor Rick to reach out and

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<v Speaker 2>teach Christians and non-Christians as well. One day, I believe

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to be able to increase my monthly contribution.

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<v Speaker 2>I also believe that in the not-too-distant future, that will happen. Woo-hoo!

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<v Speaker 2>Faithfully fit, Becky. I love your heart and I love

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<v Speaker 2>your faith. And I love this phrase, faithfully fit, Becky.

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<v Speaker 2>That's great. I want everybody to please pray with me

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<v Speaker 2>that the Daily Hope radio broadcast and all of our

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<v Speaker 2>online resources will continue to transform lives with the simple

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<v Speaker 2>truth of hope through Jesus Christ. And thanks for listening today.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's all stay, like Becky, faithfully fit. God bless you.

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<v Speaker 3>Be sure to join us next time as we look

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<v Speaker 3>into God's.

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<v Speaker 2>Word for our daily hope.

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<v Speaker 3>This program is sponsored by Pastor Rick's Daily Hope and

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<v Speaker 3>your generous financial support.