WEBVTT - Rick Warren - Oct 19 - 8:00 pm

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<v Speaker 1>Hey everybody, thanks so much for stopping by Pastor Rick's

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<v Speaker 1>Daily Hope with Rick Warren. Today we're going to start

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

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

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<v Speaker 1>So Rick shares biblical truths that will help you find

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

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<v Speaker 1>live with greater purpose and hope. Well, I can't wait

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<v Speaker 1>to get started, so here's part one of a message

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<v Speaker 1>called The Only Family That Will Last Forever.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, in life, it's very important at different times

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<v Speaker 2>in your life to pause and just stop and ask

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<v Speaker 2>the question, why? Why am I doing this? What am

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<v Speaker 2>I doing and why am I doing this? Why always

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<v Speaker 2>determines how and how long. Now, we're going to start

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<v Speaker 2>at the beginning. Watch up here on the screens. The

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<v Speaker 2>Bible says in Hebrews 2.10, God is the one who

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<v Speaker 2>made everything. That's where we start. We start with God

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<v Speaker 2>made everything. And all things are for his glory. You

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<v Speaker 2>and every plant and animal and rock are for his glory.

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<v Speaker 2>But he wanted to have children to share his glory.

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<v Speaker 2>The Bible says God invented the universe because he wanted

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<v Speaker 2>a family.

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<v Speaker 3>God wasn't lonely. God is love.

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<v Speaker 2>But he didn't need us, but he wanted a family

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<v Speaker 2>to love and to share his glory.

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<v Speaker 3>And so he created the universe.

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<v Speaker 2>Now the Bible says this in Ephesians chapter one. God's

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<v Speaker 2>unchanging plan from the very beginning of time has always

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<v Speaker 2>been to adopt us into his own family by bringing

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<v Speaker 2>us to himself through Jesus Christ. So the whole reason

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<v Speaker 2>everything exists is God wanted a family. And he wants

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<v Speaker 2>that family to be with him forever and ever and ever.

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<v Speaker 2>He puts us here on earth as a trial test.

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<v Speaker 3>But what is that family called? Well, we've talked about

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<v Speaker 3>this before. That family is called the church.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesus said in Ephesians, excuse me, Jesus said in Matthew 16, verse.

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<v Speaker 3>18, I will build my church.

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<v Speaker 2>He didn't say, I'll build a government. He didn't say,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll build a nation. He didn't say, I'll build a business.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, I will build my church. Jesus is only interested,

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<v Speaker 2>God is only interested in his family. Everything else is

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<v Speaker 2>gonna burn up. The only thing on planet Earth that's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna last is God's family. He says, I will build

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<v Speaker 2>my church and all the powers of hell will not

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<v Speaker 2>defeat it. The most successful human movement of all time

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<v Speaker 2>is the church of God. 2.3 billion believers, followers of Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>The church is the largest organization on the planet.

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<v Speaker 3>Nothing comes close.

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<v Speaker 2>The church at 2.3 billion believers is bigger than China.

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<v Speaker 2>The church is bigger than China and the United States and.

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<v Speaker 3>All of Europe put together.

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<v Speaker 2>Nothing as big as the planet, the movement of God.

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<v Speaker 2>You're not just part of an organization, you're part of

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<v Speaker 2>a movement and that movement is gonna go on for

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<v Speaker 2>eternity in heaven. Jesus said, I will build my church

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<v Speaker 2>and no dictator and no ism.

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<v Speaker 3>Can stop it.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, sometimes you hear people say, well, I love Jesus,

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<v Speaker 2>but I don't need the church. No, no, that's a

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<v Speaker 2>really big mistake people make because you can't love Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>without loving his bride, his body, his family, his flock.

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<v Speaker 2>You can't love Jesus. In fact, the Bible says this

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<v Speaker 2>in Ephesians chapter five, verse 25, Christ loves his church.

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<v Speaker 2>Whatever he loves, you better love too. Christ loves his

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<v Speaker 2>church and he gave his life for it. Christ died

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<v Speaker 2>for the church. So don't ever say it's unimportant. Don't

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<v Speaker 2>ever say it's, the only people that are gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>in heaven is the church.

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<v Speaker 3>Nobody else is, that's his family. It's his family. Now

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<v Speaker 3>it has different labels on it.

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<v Speaker 2>Methodist, Baptist, Episcopalian, Catholic, Nazarene, Calvary Chapel.

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<v Speaker 3>All the labels are irrelevant.

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<v Speaker 2>The fact is the people who are the followers of

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<v Speaker 2>Christ and a part of his family, that's all that's

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<v Speaker 2>gonna be in heaven. And he built the universe because

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<v Speaker 2>he wanted a family. Now, let's just start with the basics.

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<v Speaker 3>What is a church?

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<v Speaker 2>When I say the word church, some people think of

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<v Speaker 2>a building. No, a church is not a building. A

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<v Speaker 2>church is not a location. So when I say church,

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<v Speaker 2>people think of something they go to attend. People often say, well,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to church. Technically, that's a wrong statement. The

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<v Speaker 2>church is not something you attend. It's a family that

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<v Speaker 2>you belong to. Really, it'd be more accurate to not

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<v Speaker 2>say I'm going to church, but saying I'm going to

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<v Speaker 2>a worship service or I'm going to a Bible study

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<v Speaker 2>or I'm going to a fellowship, or I'm going to

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<v Speaker 2>an activity of the church. You can't go to a church.

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<v Speaker 2>A church is not an event. It has events, but

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<v Speaker 2>the church is the family of God. Church is not

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<v Speaker 2>an event you attend. It is a family you belong to.

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<v Speaker 2>Does that make sense?

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<v Speaker 3>Okay, so it's not something you go to.

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<v Speaker 2>To actually say, well, I'm going to church, you really

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<v Speaker 2>mean to say, I'm going to worship, or I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to service, or I'm going to Bible study, whatever.

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<v Speaker 3>It's not a place, it's not an event, it's not

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<v Speaker 3>an institution.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to give you a very specific biblical definition

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<v Speaker 2>of the church. I'd like for you to write these

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<v Speaker 2>four phrases down, okay? Number one, because once I explain this,

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<v Speaker 2>then I'm gonna show you five benefits of being a

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<v Speaker 2>part of God's family. Number one, what is a church?

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<v Speaker 2>The church is God's family on earth and in heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>God's family on earth and in heaven. The church isn't

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<v Speaker 2>just on earth. Many people are already in heaven. So

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<v Speaker 2>some of the church, that's God's family, is already in heaven.

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<v Speaker 2>Some of the church is still here on earth. But

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<v Speaker 2>the church is both in heaven and on earth and

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<v Speaker 2>it is God's family. First Timothy chapter three, verses 14

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<v Speaker 2>and 15 says this. I'm writing to you so that

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<v Speaker 2>you'll know how to live in the family of God.

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<v Speaker 2>We need to learn how to live in God's family.

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<v Speaker 2>That family, is the church of the living God. The

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<v Speaker 2>support and foundation of the truth. So anytime you talk

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<v Speaker 2>about the church, you're talking about God's family. Anytime you

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<v Speaker 2>talk about God's family, you're talking.

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<v Speaker 3>About the church. There is no family of God outside

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<v Speaker 3>of the church. It is the same. So it's God's

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<v Speaker 3>family on heaven and earth.

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<v Speaker 2>Number two, it's composed of saved and baptized believers. The

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<v Speaker 2>church is composed of saved and baptized believers. Now you

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<v Speaker 2>might have your name on a roll as a child

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<v Speaker 2>in some church, but that doesn't make you a part

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<v Speaker 2>of the church.

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<v Speaker 3>It just means you're on somebody's roll.

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<v Speaker 2>You have to be saved and you have to be

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<v Speaker 2>baptized to be a part of the church of God.

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<v Speaker 3>Let me just show you what Jesus said.

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<v Speaker 2>Mark chapter 16, verse 16. Whoever believes in me, Jesus said,

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<v Speaker 2>and is baptized.

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<v Speaker 3>Will be saved.

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<v Speaker 2>But whoever refuses to believe will be condemned. Now, some

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<v Speaker 2>people look at that and go, oh, are you saying

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<v Speaker 2>that I have to be baptized in order to be saved,

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<v Speaker 2>that it's essential for salvation?

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<v Speaker 3>No, I'm not.

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<v Speaker 2>No water will save you. Only Jesus can save you.

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<v Speaker 2>No water will save you. But if you really are saved,

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<v Speaker 2>you wanna be baptized. It's a contradiction to say, well,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm a follower of Christ, but I don't do what

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<v Speaker 2>he tells me to do. That's a contradiction. So maybe

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<v Speaker 2>you're not really saved. Baptism is what I call the

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<v Speaker 2>wedding ring of the Christian life. This ring doesn't make

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<v Speaker 2>me married. It was the commitment in my heart that

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<v Speaker 2>made me married when I said I do. This ring

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<v Speaker 2>is the outward expression. It reminds me, oh, I made

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<v Speaker 2>a vow in my heart. Baptism is the wedding ring

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<v Speaker 2>of the Christian life. It doesn't make you a Christian.

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<v Speaker 2>It shows that you are. And anybody who refuses to

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<v Speaker 2>be baptized, you at every reason of doubt, they've had

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<v Speaker 2>a commitment in their heart. Because the first thing Jesus

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<v Speaker 2>said is, be baptized as this outward symbol of your

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<v Speaker 2>inward commitment. So it doesn't make you a Christian, but

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<v Speaker 2>notice he says, anyone who believes and is baptized, which

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<v Speaker 2>comes first, believing or baptism?

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<v Speaker 3>Believing, right?

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<v Speaker 2>You believe and then you're baptized. Now, if you were

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<v Speaker 2>baptized before you believed, it didn't count. You don't get

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<v Speaker 2>any blessing from that. You need to do it again

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<v Speaker 2>because it meant nothing.

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<v Speaker 3>You just got wet. Okay, that's all it means.

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<v Speaker 2>Baptism only matters if you believe first. Some of you

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<v Speaker 2>don't even remember your baptism.

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<v Speaker 3>So how could you possibly believe?

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<v Speaker 2>Because maybe you weren't even old enough to know that.

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<v Speaker 2>So you believe, Jesus said, and then you're baptized. Let

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<v Speaker 2>me show you a couple of other verses. Acts chapter two,

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<v Speaker 2>verse 38. This is the day of Pentecost. This is

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<v Speaker 2>the day that Jesus began his church. And Peter preached

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<v Speaker 2>this sermon. He said this, repent and be baptized. This

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<v Speaker 2>is the first day of the church. In the name

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<v Speaker 2>of Jesus Christ, for the forgiveness of your sin. Then

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<v Speaker 2>God will give you his Holy Spirit. Now in Romans

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<v Speaker 2>chapter eight, it says, if you don't have God's spirit

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<v Speaker 2>in you, you're not a Christian. You're not saved. To

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<v Speaker 2>not have God's spirit would mean you don't really know

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<v Speaker 2>the Lord yet. So he says, whoever believes in being baptized,

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<v Speaker 2>he'll be saved. And then Peter says, repent and be baptized.

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<v Speaker 2>Now in that verse, which one comes first, repent or

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<v Speaker 2>be baptized?

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<v Speaker 3>Repent, right? So if you were baptized, before you repented,

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<v Speaker 3>it didn't count.

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<v Speaker 2>As I said, it was just a nice little ritual,

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<v Speaker 2>but it meant nothing. You got no spiritual blessing out

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<v Speaker 2>of it because you didn't even know what the meaning

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<v Speaker 2>of baptism was. It comes after you believe and it

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<v Speaker 2>comes after you repent. Now, here's what happens. Same day,

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<v Speaker 2>Acts 2 verse 41, it says, then those who believed,

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<v Speaker 2>they believed first, were then baptized. See, believing comes before baptized.

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<v Speaker 2>And then they became part of the church. Baptism is

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<v Speaker 2>the entry door to the church. About 3,000 people that day.

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<v Speaker 2>So baptism doesn't bless you if you did it out

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<v Speaker 2>of order. And if you believed after you were baptized,

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<v Speaker 2>you need to be baptized again. Because it didn't mean anything.

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<v Speaker 2>It didn't mean what the meaning of baptism is all about.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's God's family on earth. It's composed of saved

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<v Speaker 2>and baptized believers. Third part is this. It's people who

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<v Speaker 2>are committed to Jesus and each other. To be a

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<v Speaker 2>part of the church means I'm not just committed to Jesus.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm committed to the other people in my church family.

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<v Speaker 2>A church means I am committed to Jesus and to Jesus.

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<v Speaker 3>Each other.

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<v Speaker 2>Now let me show you a few verses about this.

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<v Speaker 2>2 Corinthians 8, verse five. First, it says, they gave

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<v Speaker 2>themselves to the Lord, and then, second, by God's will,

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<v Speaker 2>they gave themselves to us as well. This is what

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<v Speaker 2>we call the first base commitments at Saddleback. First you

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<v Speaker 2>give yourself to the Lord, and then you give yourself

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<v Speaker 2>to a group of other Christians. The first one makes

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<v Speaker 2>you a Christian, The second one makes you a church member.

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<v Speaker 3>Let me say it again. First, they gave themselves to

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<v Speaker 3>the Lord. That's how you get saved. You give your

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<v Speaker 3>life to the Lord.

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<v Speaker 2>And it says, and then they gave themselves to us

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<v Speaker 2>as well. That's what it means to be a church member.

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<v Speaker 2>You become a Christian by giving your life to Christ.

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<v Speaker 2>You become a church member by giving yourself to a

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<v Speaker 2>group of other people and say, that's gonna be my

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<v Speaker 2>spiritual home. That's gonna be my family. That's gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>my spiritual base.

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<v Speaker 3>For my life.

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<v Speaker 2>While I'm here in this area, whatever. It is a commitment,

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<v Speaker 2>not simply to Christ, it's a commitment to another group

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<v Speaker 2>of other people. And we're gonna look at that today.

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<v Speaker 2>Let me show you some other verses. Romans 12 verse

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<v Speaker 2>10 says, you are to be devoted, circle this, to

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<v Speaker 2>each other.

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<v Speaker 3>Not just to God, you will be.

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<v Speaker 2>Devoted to each other as brothers and sisters in God's

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<v Speaker 2>loving family. That's what it means to be a church member.

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<v Speaker 2>You're not just committed to Christ, you're committed to his family.

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<v Speaker 2>You're committed to your brothers and sisters in that family.

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<v Speaker 2>Romans chapter 14, excuse me, Romans 12, verse four and five.

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<v Speaker 2>In Christ's body, each member belongs to who?

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<v Speaker 3>All the others. Do you realize this, that in this church.

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<v Speaker 2>Family, I belong to you, You belong to me, we

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<v Speaker 2>belong to each other. That's what it means to be

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<v Speaker 2>a member of a family. Now notice it has the

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<v Speaker 2>word member there. Sometimes you'll hear people say, I've actually

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<v Speaker 2>heard preachers on the radio say this. Well, there's no

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<v Speaker 2>such thing as church membership in the Bible.

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<v Speaker 3>That's just nonsense.

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<v Speaker 2>The word member came from the Bible. There was no

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<v Speaker 2>word member until it was in the Bible. The word

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<v Speaker 2>member is used about 100 times in the New Testament.

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<v Speaker 2>The whole concept of membership was only about the church

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<v Speaker 2>until other people picked it up and all of a sudden,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, American Express says membership has its privileges. No,

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<v Speaker 2>so now you can be a member of my book club.

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<v Speaker 2>You can be a member of my Facebook following. You

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<v Speaker 2>can be a member of some, the Rotary Club. You

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<v Speaker 2>can be members of a million other things. But the

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<v Speaker 2>word member came from the Bible. And it's talking about

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<v Speaker 2>being a member of a local body of Christ. And

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<v Speaker 2>it's used in a very different way. It's not talking

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<v Speaker 2>about secret handshakes and funny hats and passwords and stuff

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<v Speaker 2>like that.

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<v Speaker 3>What is it talking about in member? Well, look on

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<v Speaker 3>the screens.

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<v Speaker 2>1 Corinthians 12, 12 to 14.

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<v Speaker 3>Just as your body has many members.

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<v Speaker 2>What are we talking about there? Your hand is a

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<v Speaker 2>member of your body. Your ear is a member of

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<v Speaker 2>your body. Your eye is a member of your body.

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<v Speaker 2>Your nose, your spleen, your liver. These are all members

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<v Speaker 2>of your body. Just as your body has many members

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<v Speaker 2>and each member.

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<v Speaker 3>Of your body is unique. The liver doesn't do what

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<v Speaker 3>the heart does.

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<v Speaker 2>All your members together Form your single body, physically.

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<v Speaker 3>So it is with Christ's body. He says it's the

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<v Speaker 3>exact same thing, physical parallel to a spiritual parallel.

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<v Speaker 2>Christ's body is the church. He said all the members

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<v Speaker 2>of the church make up the body of Christ.

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<v Speaker 3>All right?

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<v Speaker 2>So he's saying here that only as you're connected does

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<v Speaker 2>it really, really matter.

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<v Speaker 3>And then he says the rest of it.

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<v Speaker 2>He says this, for in one spirit, We were all

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<v Speaker 2>baptized into one body regardless of our background, whether Jews

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<v Speaker 2>or Gentiles or slaves or free, we all received God's Spirit.

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<v Speaker 2>He said, it doesn't matter what your background is, religious background,

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<v Speaker 2>ethnic background, language background, racial background, none of that really matters.

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<v Speaker 2>He says, regardless of your background, we all receive God's spirit.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what puts us in the body. We're baptized into

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<v Speaker 2>one body. So the body isn't made up of just

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<v Speaker 2>one member. It's all the members connected together.

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<v Speaker 3>And what is that saying?

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<v Speaker 2>It's saying this, you are not the church of God

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<v Speaker 2>by yourself. You are not the family of God by yourself.

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<v Speaker 2>You're not the body of Christ by yourself. Only as

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<v Speaker 2>we are connected together, Are we the family of God?

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<v Speaker 3>Are we the body of Christ? Are we God's church?

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not the church.

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<v Speaker 2>You're not the church. But together, we are the church.

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<v Speaker 2>And he said it's in that connection. So only in

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<v Speaker 2>connection to other members are you actually in God's family.

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<v Speaker 2>If you're not connected to other members, how are you

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<v Speaker 2>in God's family? So what does that mean then? What

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<v Speaker 2>does that mean, the body, to be a part of

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<v Speaker 2>the body of Christ?

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<v Speaker 3>Look at these verses. 1 Corinthians 12, 25.

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<v Speaker 2>The way God designed our bodies, physical bodies, is a

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<v Speaker 2>model for understanding our lives together.

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<v Speaker 3>As a church.

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<v Speaker 2>He says, okay, look at your body and then you'll

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<v Speaker 2>figure out how the church operates. Every part is to

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<v Speaker 2>be dependent on the other parts. I can't say that

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<v Speaker 2>I don't need this part or I don't need that part.

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<v Speaker 2>We all need each other and we are to be

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<v Speaker 2>dependent on on the other parts. It was his intention

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<v Speaker 2>that we live our lives together.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, some powerful words from Pastor Rick. And now this

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<v Speaker 1>really is one of my favorite parts of the broadcast,

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<v Speaker 1>letters from our listeners.

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<v Speaker 3>Here's Rick.

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<v Speaker 2>Friends, it's exciting to get letters from all over the

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<v Speaker 2>world from people whose lives are being transformed by God's

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<v Speaker 2>word as they listen to the Daily Hope broadcast. Here's

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<v Speaker 2>one from Rafael in Brazil who says listening to the

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<v Speaker 2>podcast is a regular part of his morning routine. He wrote,

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<v Speaker 2>Dear Pastor Rick, I just wanted to let you know

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<v Speaker 2>how much I appreciate the Daily Hope podcast. I listen

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<v Speaker 2>to it every single day. I started listening to it

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<v Speaker 2>to improve my English skills.

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<v Speaker 3>Good idea.

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<v Speaker 2>But then it turns out that it improved me as

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<v Speaker 2>a servant of God. I use it as my daily devotional,

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<v Speaker 2>and it's become one of the first things I do

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<v Speaker 2>in my routine every day. It has changed my spiritual life.

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<v Speaker 2>And every day when I get up, my first thought is,

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<v Speaker 2>what am I going to receive from God today through

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<v Speaker 2>the Daily Hope podcast? Pastor Rick, I also try to

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<v Speaker 2>share the messages that impact me the most with my

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<v Speaker 2>family and with my parents and with the people from

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<v Speaker 2>my church. I've shared some messages with my father because

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<v Speaker 2>he's also learning from it. Sadly, he doesn't know English

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<v Speaker 2>because of that. Sometimes I translate the message into Portuguese

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<v Speaker 2>for him So he can understand it.

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<v Speaker 3>Wow. Thanks for writing, Raphael.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm really blessed to hear how you wake up

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<v Speaker 2>every day expecting God to speak to you. Psalm 130

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<v Speaker 2>verse 5 says, I wait expectantly, trusting God to help,

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<v Speaker 2>for he has promised. You know, it's wonderful to know

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<v Speaker 2>that God's using daily hope to strengthen your faith and

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<v Speaker 2>that you are using it to help your friends and

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<v Speaker 2>family learn to hear from God too. So, Raphael, thank

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<v Speaker 2>you for taking the time to translate Daily Hope for

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<v Speaker 2>your father. That shows that you really care about him.

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<v Speaker 2>And you care about others learning the hope that we

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<v Speaker 2>have in Jesus. Now, our team, I'm going to say

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<v Speaker 2>this to everybody, our team is working really hard to

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<v Speaker 2>translate Daily Hope teaching. And as new languages become available,

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<v Speaker 2>we're going to post them for free on rickwarren.org. That's rickwarren.org.

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<v Speaker 2>You can go and see the translations we've already got.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you can help us by financially supporting a translation,

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<v Speaker 2>that would make all the the difference in the world.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'd like to encourage all of our listeners to

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<v Speaker 2>share Daily Hope with your friends and your family. We

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<v Speaker 2>want everybody to keep hearing that there's hope in God's

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<v Speaker 2>Word and in God's Son.

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<v Speaker 3>God bless you.

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<v Speaker 1>Be sure to join us next time as we look

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<v Speaker 1>into God's word for our daily hope. This program is

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