Rick Warren

Rick Warren - Called To Be Sent

March 1, 2026 | 27:29

Pastor Rick shares biblical truth and practical tools for living the full life God desires for everyone.

#WordofGod #VoiceofGod #Purpose #Joy #Blessing #Seed #Rest #Change #Rejection #RickWarren

Closed captions

Show Timecode

Rick Warren | Rick Warren - Called To Be Sent | March 1, 2026

...
00:00:00.633 --> 00:00:01.251
♪♪♪
00:00:01.718 --> 00:00:11.594
♪♪♪
00:00:11.728 --> 00:00:20.870
Pastor rick warren: now during this series, we've looked at
00:00:21.004 --> 00:00:22.038
God's five purposes for your life.
00:00:22.972 --> 00:00:26.810
You're not an accident.
00:00:26.810 --> 00:00:28.678
They're accidental parents, there are no
00:00:28.678 --> 00:00:30.180
Accidental children.
00:00:30.180 --> 00:00:32.082
They're illegitimate parents.
00:00:32.082 --> 00:00:33.450
There are no illegitimate children.
00:00:33.450 --> 00:00:35.985
Your parents may not have planned you, but god did.
00:00:35.985 --> 00:00:39.089
And he planned you even before the foundation of the world.
00:00:39.089 --> 00:00:43.393
And your life has value and your life has significance.
00:00:43.393 --> 00:00:46.896
And you are not an accident.
00:00:46.896 --> 00:00:49.499
And the bible says that god created you for five purposes,
00:00:49.499 --> 00:00:53.536
For five reasons, for five assignments.
00:00:53.536 --> 00:00:58.341
The bible calls them your callings in life, your vocation
00:00:58.341 --> 00:01:02.412
In your life.
00:01:02.412 --> 00:01:03.746
Your vocation is far more than your career.
00:01:03.746 --> 00:01:05.515
Oh no, no, no, it's your reason for existence.
00:01:05.515 --> 00:01:08.918
And god says, i made you for five reasons.
00:01:08.918 --> 00:01:12.956
Now, we looked first at i am called to be loved.
00:01:12.956 --> 00:01:17.494
The number one purpose of your life is you were made to be
00:01:17.494 --> 00:01:21.131
Loved by god.
00:01:21.131 --> 00:01:22.999
Until you get that, nothing else is gonna make sense.
00:01:22.999 --> 00:01:25.702
You're made by god and for god, and he made you to love you.
00:01:25.702 --> 00:01:31.508
In that base of love, when you feel totally, completely loved
00:01:31.508 --> 00:01:35.678
By god, then you have the capacity to move into every area
00:01:35.678 --> 00:01:41.184
Of life that he wants you to move into and experience life in
00:01:41.184 --> 00:01:44.921
All its fullness.
00:01:44.921 --> 00:01:46.289
But first you're called to be loved by god.
00:01:46.289 --> 00:01:49.592
Then we looked at the next week at you're called to belong.
00:01:49.592 --> 00:01:54.063
You're called to not just be loved, you're called to belong,
00:01:54.063 --> 00:01:56.299
You're called to belong to his family.
00:01:56.299 --> 00:01:58.768
You were not meant to go through life on your own.
00:01:58.768 --> 00:02:01.137
You're not a lone ranger.
00:02:01.137 --> 00:02:02.505
You were made for connection, you were made for community, and
00:02:02.505 --> 00:02:05.308
We find our meaning and purpose in our relationships to
00:02:05.308 --> 00:02:08.244
Each other.
00:02:08.244 --> 00:02:09.612
You're made, you're created, you're called to belong.
00:02:09.612 --> 00:02:13.616
Then we looked at the third calling in your life, you're
00:02:13.616 --> 00:02:16.119
Called to become.
00:02:16.119 --> 00:02:18.154
God has plans for your life.
00:02:18.154 --> 00:02:19.622
He made you to become what he wants you to be.
00:02:19.622 --> 00:02:23.159
You can't be anybody in the world.
00:02:23.159 --> 00:02:24.794
People will tell you that, it's just not true.
00:02:24.794 --> 00:02:26.930
No matter how hard i try, i'm never gonna be an opera singer.
00:02:26.930 --> 00:02:31.701
And no matter how hard i try, i'm never gonna be good at
00:02:31.701 --> 00:02:34.871
Certain sports.
00:02:34.871 --> 00:02:36.239
I'm just not wired that way.
00:02:36.239 --> 00:02:37.707
You can be who god has made you to become, and joy, getting in
00:02:37.707 --> 00:02:42.111
The j-zone is when you become who god made you to be.
00:02:42.111 --> 00:02:47.050
You're called to be loved, you're called to belong, you're
00:02:47.050 --> 00:02:50.787
Called to become.
00:02:50.787 --> 00:02:52.755
And then last week we looked at the fourth calling in your life,
00:02:52.755 --> 00:02:55.391
You're called to bless.
00:02:55.391 --> 00:02:57.360
You're called to bless others.
00:02:57.360 --> 00:02:58.728
God didn't put you on the earth to live a selfish little clod
00:02:58.728 --> 00:03:01.631
Of a life where it's all about me.
00:03:01.631 --> 00:03:04.367
No, it's not all about you.
00:03:04.367 --> 00:03:06.236
It's all about god.
00:03:06.236 --> 00:03:07.570
It's all about others, and we find our true meaning and
00:03:07.570 --> 00:03:09.505
Purpose only as we give our lives away.
00:03:09.505 --> 00:03:12.875
And as i bless other people, i am blessed myself, and as i help
00:03:12.875 --> 00:03:17.647
Others, i am helped myself.
00:03:17.647 --> 00:03:19.048
It's the law of sowing and reaping.
00:03:19.048 --> 00:03:21.818
But when you sow a seed, you don't just get one seed back,
00:03:21.818 --> 00:03:24.687
You get multiple seeds back.
00:03:24.687 --> 00:03:26.122
So whatever you sow in life, you're gonna get back more of.
00:03:26.122 --> 00:03:28.558
You sow criticism, you get back more criticism, but you sow
00:03:28.558 --> 00:03:31.928
Praise, you get back more praise.
00:03:31.928 --> 00:03:34.230
And you're called to bless other people with your life using what
00:03:34.230 --> 00:03:38.201
We call your shape, s-h-a-p-e, your spiritual gifts, your
00:03:38.201 --> 00:03:41.638
Heart, your abilities, your personality and your experience,
00:03:41.638 --> 00:03:44.540
And nobody is uniquely shaped like you are.
00:03:44.540 --> 00:03:47.877
You have a unique voice print, eye print, mouth, hand print,
00:03:47.877 --> 00:03:51.814
Footprint, heartbeat, emotional beat, and god doesn't want you
00:03:51.814 --> 00:03:55.952
To be anybody else.
00:03:55.952 --> 00:03:57.287
And when you get to heaven one day, he's not gonna say, "why
00:03:57.287 --> 00:03:59.022
Weren't you more like somebody else?"
00:03:59.022 --> 00:04:00.356
He's gonna say, "why weren't you more like you?
00:04:00.356 --> 00:04:02.625
I made you to be you."
00:04:02.625 --> 00:04:04.560
And unless you be you, who's gonna be you?
00:04:04.560 --> 00:04:07.830
Now, tonight we look at the fifth calling.
00:04:07.830 --> 00:04:11.134
And this is the calling of being sent.
00:04:11.134 --> 00:04:13.970
I'm called to belong, i'm called to be loved, i'm called to
00:04:13.970 --> 00:04:17.974
Become, i'm called to bless, and i'm called to be sent.
00:04:17.974 --> 00:04:21.678
Now, i want you to write this down on your outline.
00:04:21.678 --> 00:04:25.381
God's plan for history.
00:04:25.381 --> 00:04:26.849
If you wanna know the purpose of history, here it is.
00:04:26.849 --> 00:04:29.686
He's gathering a family.
00:04:29.686 --> 00:04:32.789
God is gathering a family that will love and live with
00:04:32.789 --> 00:04:36.592
Him forever.
00:04:36.592 --> 00:04:39.228
The bible makes this very, very clear, and the message was
00:04:39.228 --> 00:04:42.398
Brought to us first by the nation of israel.
00:04:42.398 --> 00:04:45.101
God gave this message to the jews to give to the rest of us,
00:04:45.101 --> 00:04:48.838
And now we're to pass it on to others that god's plan for
00:04:48.838 --> 00:04:52.608
History is that he's gathering a family that will love and live
00:04:52.608 --> 00:04:56.679
With him forever.
00:04:56.679 --> 00:04:58.614
If god hadn't wanted a family, he wouldn't have created
00:04:58.614 --> 00:05:00.550
The universe.
00:05:00.550 --> 00:05:01.884
He wouldn't have created the human race.
00:05:01.884 --> 00:05:03.419
He wouldn't have created you and me.
00:05:03.419 --> 00:05:06.656
The bible says this in ephesians chapter 1, verse 5.
00:05:06.656 --> 00:05:09.425
Look up here on the screen.
00:05:09.425 --> 00:05:11.627
"his unchanging plan has always been to adopt us into his
00:05:11.627 --> 00:05:16.966
Own family," this is god,
00:05:16.966 --> 00:05:18.634
"to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to
00:05:18.634 --> 00:05:22.038
Himself through jesus christ.
00:05:22.038 --> 00:05:24.574
And this gave him great pleasure."
00:05:24.574 --> 00:05:28.244
All of us are created by god.
00:05:28.244 --> 00:05:30.580
All of us are loved by god, but not everybody is a child of god.
00:05:30.580 --> 00:05:34.884
You gotta choose to be in the family.
00:05:34.884 --> 00:05:36.285
In fact, there's only two ways to get into a family, be born
00:05:36.285 --> 00:05:38.554
Into it or be adopted into it, and the bible uses both of these
00:05:38.554 --> 00:05:42.191
Metaphors--spiritual rebirth and adoption is what it means to get
00:05:42.191 --> 00:05:47.263
Into god's family.
00:05:47.263 --> 00:05:49.899
Now, for that to happen, god's whole purpose in creating the
00:05:49.899 --> 00:05:53.236
Universe is to gather a group of people who choose willingly to
00:05:53.236 --> 00:05:57.907
Love him.
00:05:57.907 --> 00:05:59.275
And god gives me a free choice to love or reject him, and god
00:05:59.275 --> 00:06:02.779
Says, "you ought to give everybody else a free choice to
00:06:02.779 --> 00:06:05.515
Love or object."
00:06:05.515 --> 00:06:06.849
It's not faith if it's forced, so we don't believe in coercion.
00:06:06.849 --> 00:06:10.887
We believe in persuasion.
00:06:10.887 --> 00:06:12.588
We believe may the best idea win, but we don't believe in
00:06:12.588 --> 00:06:14.624
Coercion because god says, "i created you to love me," and
00:06:14.624 --> 00:06:18.327
It's not love unless i can choose to not love him.
00:06:18.327 --> 00:06:21.764
But those who choose to love him become a part of god's family.
00:06:21.764 --> 00:06:25.701
Now, once god's family is gathered together, we go into
00:06:25.701 --> 00:06:29.071
Phase two, which is after earth, which is after eternity.
00:06:29.071 --> 00:06:33.643
And that is--excuse me, after life.
00:06:33.643 --> 00:06:36.379
It's in eternity where the real life begins.
00:06:36.379 --> 00:06:39.715
This is the preschool.
00:06:39.715 --> 00:06:41.050
This is the warm up act.
00:06:41.050 --> 00:06:42.385
This is the dress rehearsal.
00:06:42.385 --> 00:06:43.753
This is the first lap around before the real race begins.
00:06:43.753 --> 00:06:46.789
The real race, the real life is eternity.
00:06:46.789 --> 00:06:51.761
Now, for god to gather his family, somebody has to pass on
00:06:51.761 --> 00:06:56.632
The good news.
00:06:56.632 --> 00:06:58.201
And here's what the bible says in romans chapter 10, verses 13
00:06:58.201 --> 00:07:02.338
To 15.
00:07:02.338 --> 00:07:05.141
"'anyone who calls on the name of the lord will be saved.'"
00:07:05.141 --> 00:07:09.812
That's a promise, "but," he says, "how can they call on him
00:07:09.812 --> 00:07:15.084
To save them unless they believe in him?
00:07:15.084 --> 00:07:19.255
And how can they believe in him?
00:07:19.255 --> 00:07:21.557
If they've never heard of him?
00:07:21.557 --> 00:07:23.726
And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them?
00:07:23.726 --> 00:07:28.364
And how can anyone go and tell them without being sent?"
00:07:28.364 --> 00:07:32.435
Circle the word sent.
00:07:32.435 --> 00:07:34.203
This is the fifth calling of your life.
00:07:34.203 --> 00:07:36.105
You are called to be sent.
00:07:36.105 --> 00:07:39.408
"this is what the scripture means when they say, 'how
00:07:39.408 --> 00:07:41.978
Beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!'"
00:07:41.978 --> 00:07:47.216
Now, what this verse means is this.
00:07:47.216 --> 00:07:49.452
My fifth purpose in life, my fifth calling in life is this.
00:07:49.452 --> 00:07:55.224
I'm sent to bring others into god's family.
00:07:55.224 --> 00:08:00.897
I'm sent to bring others in god's family.
00:08:00.897 --> 00:08:04.967
The moment i step across the line spiritually, god wants me
00:08:04.967 --> 00:08:08.371
To share the good news with others.
00:08:08.371 --> 00:08:09.872
You know, if i had the cure for aids and i kept it a secret and
00:08:09.872 --> 00:08:13.543
I didn't tell anybody, that would be criminal.
00:08:13.543 --> 00:08:16.178
In fact, they ought to put me in prison.
00:08:16.178 --> 00:08:18.214
If i had that good news and didn't tell people, i should
00:08:18.214 --> 00:08:21.851
Be incarcerated.
00:08:21.851 --> 00:08:23.653
If i had the cure for cancer and i didn't tell anybody about it,
00:08:23.653 --> 00:08:26.822
That would be criminal.
00:08:26.822 --> 00:08:28.691
But god has given us an even greater message how to have our
00:08:28.691 --> 00:08:31.961
Past forgiven, how to have a purpose for living, how to have
00:08:31.961 --> 00:08:36.599
A home in heaven, and to not share that would be criminal.
00:08:36.599 --> 00:08:40.636
So my fifth purpose in calling in life is i'm sent to bring
00:08:40.636 --> 00:08:43.439
Others into god's family.
00:08:43.439 --> 00:08:45.575
The bible says in 1 corinthians--2 corinthians 5:18,
00:08:45.575 --> 00:08:49.946
"through christ, god made peace between us and himself.
00:08:49.946 --> 00:08:57.386
Then god gave us the work of bringing others into peace
00:08:57.386 --> 00:09:02.758
With him."
00:09:02.758 --> 00:09:04.093
I want you to circle the word peace twice there on your notes.
00:09:04.093 --> 00:09:06.495
God made peace between us and himself through jesus.
00:09:06.495 --> 00:09:10.099
Then god gave us the work of bringing others into peace
00:09:10.099 --> 00:09:13.869
With him.
00:09:13.869 --> 00:09:15.204
So it says god's not mad at you.
00:09:15.204 --> 00:09:16.572
You can be at peace with him.
00:09:16.572 --> 00:09:18.240
Now this is god's eternal peace plan.
00:09:18.240 --> 00:09:20.910
The bible calls it the ministry of reconciliation.
00:09:20.910 --> 00:09:26.415
One day jesus was walking down the street and a guy comes up to
00:09:26.415 --> 00:09:29.518
You and says, "lord, what's the most important verse in
00:09:29.518 --> 00:09:31.787
The bible?"
00:09:31.787 --> 00:09:33.155
And jesus said, "i can summarize the whole bible in
00:09:33.155 --> 00:09:34.924
Two sentences."
00:09:34.924 --> 00:09:36.325
Here's cliff notes on the bible.
00:09:36.325 --> 00:09:37.927
Here's the whole bible in two sentences.
00:09:37.927 --> 00:09:40.363
"love god with all your heart and love your neighbor
00:09:40.363 --> 00:09:41.964
As yourself."
00:09:41.964 --> 00:09:43.566
Be reconciled to god and be reconciled to each other.
00:09:43.566 --> 00:09:47.303
Make peace with god and make peace with each other.
00:09:47.303 --> 00:09:50.306
Stop your war with god.
00:09:50.306 --> 00:09:53.676
Stop your war with each other.
00:09:53.676 --> 00:09:55.778
End the conflict with god and then you'll be able to end the
00:09:55.778 --> 00:09:59.682
Conflict with each other.
00:09:59.682 --> 00:10:01.651
Get the prince of peace in your life and you'll be able to live
00:10:01.651 --> 00:10:04.120
At peace.
00:10:04.120 --> 00:10:05.454
It's all about relationships.
00:10:05.454 --> 00:10:07.990
Life is not about accomplishments.
00:10:07.990 --> 00:10:09.358
It's not all about achievements.
00:10:09.358 --> 00:10:10.826
It's not a lot about acquisitions.
00:10:10.826 --> 00:10:12.561
It's about relationships, your relationship to god, your
00:10:12.561 --> 00:10:15.831
Relationship to yourself, and your relationship to
00:10:15.831 --> 00:10:17.967
Other people.
00:10:17.967 --> 00:10:19.301
Love god with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself.
00:10:19.301 --> 00:10:21.103
This is the ministry of reconciliation.
00:10:21.103 --> 00:10:23.506
This is what god calls, we call the peace plan.
00:10:23.506 --> 00:10:27.276
Make peace with god and then make peace with others and bring
00:10:27.276 --> 00:10:30.613
The peace of god into their lives.
00:10:30.613 --> 00:10:33.716
Now, this peace plan of god's eternal peace plan will only
00:10:33.716 --> 00:10:36.719
Happen if you fulfill your fifth calling.
00:10:36.719 --> 00:10:43.225
The bible says it like this, john chapter 20, verse 21.
00:10:43.225 --> 00:10:45.895
In fact, let's read this verse aloud together.
00:10:45.895 --> 00:10:48.097
Let's read it aloud with great enthusiasm.
00:10:48.097 --> 00:10:51.801
"jesus said, 'peace be with you!
00:10:51.801 --> 00:10:55.438
As the father has sent me, i am sending you.'"
00:10:55.438 --> 00:11:00.943
Now again, circle three words.
00:11:00.943 --> 00:11:02.511
Circle the word peace.
00:11:02.511 --> 00:11:03.846
It's the peace plan.
00:11:03.846 --> 00:11:05.414
Peace be with you.
00:11:05.414 --> 00:11:06.782
We get peace with god and we give the peace of god and we
00:11:06.782 --> 00:11:09.618
Explain the peace of god to others, "as the father has sent
00:11:09.618 --> 00:11:12.755
Me, i'm sending you."
00:11:12.755 --> 00:11:14.090
Circle the word sent and sending.
00:11:14.090 --> 00:11:15.524
This is your fifth calling.
00:11:15.524 --> 00:11:17.793
And this is the one calling that most people wanna shy away from.
00:11:17.793 --> 00:11:22.598
I can imagine some people get in heaven and god says, "okay,
00:11:22.598 --> 00:11:25.134
Let's go through the purposes i created you for, the reasons
00:11:25.134 --> 00:11:28.604
You exist.
00:11:28.604 --> 00:11:29.939
Let's go through the callings i gave in your life.
00:11:29.939 --> 00:11:31.674
Did you let me love you?
00:11:31.674 --> 00:11:33.209
You were called to be loved."
00:11:33.209 --> 00:11:34.543
"yes, got that one, bingo."
00:11:34.543 --> 00:11:36.312
"you're called to belong."
00:11:36.312 --> 00:11:37.680
"got that one. i did that."
00:11:37.680 --> 00:11:39.048
"you're called to become." "got that, did that."
00:11:39.048 --> 00:11:41.550
"you're called to bless others."
00:11:41.550 --> 00:11:42.885
"got that."
00:11:42.885 --> 00:11:44.220
"you're called to be sent and pass it on to others."
00:11:44.220 --> 00:11:45.721
"err, wrong answer.
00:11:45.721 --> 00:11:47.056
I didn't do that one."
00:11:47.056 --> 00:11:49.492
And god's gonna say, "and what were you thinking?
00:11:49.492 --> 00:11:52.461
You think i put you on earth to live for yourself?
00:11:52.461 --> 00:11:55.431
Once you have the good news, don't you pass it on to others?"
00:11:55.431 --> 00:11:59.635
Jesus said it like this in john 15:16.
00:11:59.635 --> 00:12:03.372
"you did not choose me, but i chose you and i appointed you to
00:12:03.372 --> 00:12:10.846
Go," circle the word to go.
00:12:10.846 --> 00:12:12.748
I've appointed you to go.
00:12:12.748 --> 00:12:14.316
Part of your appointment, part of your mission in life, your
00:12:14.316 --> 00:12:17.920
Life mission is to go.
00:12:17.920 --> 00:12:20.189
You are to be sent and you are to go.
00:12:20.189 --> 00:12:22.358
"i chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit--fruit
00:12:22.358 --> 00:12:27.530
That will last."
00:12:27.530 --> 00:12:28.898
Now fruit is a metaphor for a successful life, a fulfilling
00:12:28.898 --> 00:12:32.668
Life, a productive life, a fruitful life, and jesus said,
00:12:32.668 --> 00:12:37.706
"i want you to bear fruit in your life that will last."
00:12:37.706 --> 00:12:42.745
That will last.
00:12:42.745 --> 00:12:44.113
Now, let me be honest with you.
00:12:44.113 --> 00:12:46.849
Most of what you do in life isn't gonna last.
00:12:46.849 --> 00:12:51.187
Most of what i do in life isn't gonna last.
00:12:51.187 --> 00:12:54.790
The things that we spend most of our time on, people aren't even
00:12:54.790 --> 00:12:58.093
Gonna remember in 10 years, much less than 30, 50, or 100.
00:12:58.093 --> 00:13:02.998
Most of the things you do in your life, it isn't gonna last.
00:13:02.998 --> 00:13:07.069
Nobody's gonna care what movies you went to, what books you
00:13:07.069 --> 00:13:10.272
Read, what--how you spent your summer.
00:13:10.272 --> 00:13:13.642
And jesus said, "i want you to do something with your life
00:13:13.642 --> 00:13:16.812
That lasts."
00:13:16.812 --> 00:13:18.948
Now, there are only two things that are gonna last forever,
00:13:18.948 --> 00:13:20.916
Truth and people.
00:13:20.916 --> 00:13:23.152
Truth and people.
00:13:23.152 --> 00:13:24.520
So if you invest your life in truth and in people, then you're
00:13:24.520 --> 00:13:26.689
Investing your life in things that last.
00:13:26.689 --> 00:13:29.325
Can you imagine getting to heaven one day and somebody
00:13:29.325 --> 00:13:31.560
Comes up and says, "i just wanna thank you."
00:13:31.560 --> 00:13:34.163
And you say, "'thank you?' i don't even know you."
00:13:34.163 --> 00:13:35.698
Said, "no, you don't know me, but you helped in a ministry,
00:13:35.698 --> 00:13:38.701
You helped in a project, a humanitarian effort, you helped
00:13:38.701 --> 00:13:41.270
In your church, and you know what?
00:13:41.270 --> 00:13:43.505
You did something that caused me to get to know god.
00:13:43.505 --> 00:13:47.676
And i'm gonna be in heaven because of you.
00:13:47.676 --> 00:13:49.511
I'm your friend forever."
00:13:49.511 --> 00:13:51.513
♪♪♪
00:13:51.513 --> 00:14:01.223
Male announcer: pastor rick has put together a special resource
00:14:01.223 --> 00:14:04.093
Called "daily inspiration
00:14:04.093 --> 00:14:05.895
For the purpose driven
00:14:05.895 --> 00:14:07.229
Life," to help you reflect on the key
00:14:07.229 --> 00:14:09.298
Bible verses found in his bestselling
00:14:09.298 --> 00:14:11.567
Book, "the purpose driven life."
00:14:11.567 --> 00:14:14.470
As you dive deeper into these verses, you'll experience the
00:14:14.470 --> 00:14:18.274
Transforming power of god's word.
00:14:18.274 --> 00:14:20.843
This beautiful hardcover gift book features gold detailing on
00:14:20.843 --> 00:14:24.380
The cover and has 311 pages filled with scripture and also
00:14:24.380 --> 00:14:29.618
Includes reflection pages so you can record the life-changing
00:14:29.618 --> 00:14:34.256
Truths god reveals to you.
00:14:34.256 --> 00:14:36.225
This book is a wonderful spiritual growth tool and it
00:14:36.225 --> 00:14:40.229
Makes a perfect gift for your friends and family.
00:14:40.229 --> 00:14:44.400
When you give a gift to help "daily hope"
00:14:44.400 --> 00:14:46.235
Share the gospel with people
00:14:46.235 --> 00:14:47.870
Around the world, we'll send you a
00:14:47.870 --> 00:14:49.705
Copy of "daily inspiration for the
00:14:49.705 --> 00:14:52.174
Purpose driven life" to say thanks.
00:14:52.174 --> 00:14:56.745
Pastor rick: it's amazing that 2000 years later after jesus
00:15:00.950 --> 00:15:03.819
Came to earth, there's still 3000 tribes that have never even
00:15:03.819 --> 00:15:07.389
Heard of jesus.
00:15:07.389 --> 00:15:09.058
Now, they're small tribes between 5000 people and at the
00:15:09.058 --> 00:15:12.661
Most 100,000, but you know what?
00:15:12.661 --> 00:15:15.030
God loves them as much as he loves you and europe and the
00:15:15.030 --> 00:15:19.201
United states of america and every other place, and god says,
00:15:19.201 --> 00:15:22.304
"i want you to send you to go to those people."
00:15:22.304 --> 00:15:25.908
But that's really kind of like going to the moon.
00:15:25.908 --> 00:15:30.245
We know where these 3000 tribes are, like, for instance, 400 of
00:15:30.245 --> 00:15:33.515
Those tribes are in sudan.
00:15:33.515 --> 00:15:36.085
Very difficult places to reach politically, economically, and
00:15:36.085 --> 00:15:40.189
Even in travel.
00:15:40.189 --> 00:15:42.591
And he said, that's where we wanna go.
00:15:42.591 --> 00:15:44.426
As a church, jesus says, "go to all the world and go to all
00:15:44.426 --> 00:15:47.096
The tribes."
00:15:47.096 --> 00:15:48.864
And so he said, "let's do it."
00:15:48.864 --> 00:15:51.467
Twice in the book of revelation, that's the last book in
00:15:51.467 --> 00:15:54.036
The bible.
00:15:54.036 --> 00:15:56.271
There are verses that give us a scene from heaven in the future,
00:15:56.271 --> 00:16:00.009
And it says this, that one day in heaven, all surrounding god
00:16:00.009 --> 00:16:04.947
Will be people from every nation, every tribe, every
00:16:04.947 --> 00:16:10.419
Language, and every people group who have chosen to love him, who
00:16:10.419 --> 00:16:17.159
Have chosen to love god and are part of his family.
00:16:17.159 --> 00:16:20.696
They are in the family of god.
00:16:20.696 --> 00:16:22.898
And it says there'll be people from every tribe.
00:16:22.898 --> 00:16:24.733
Well, there's a problem with that.
00:16:24.733 --> 00:16:26.068
There's still 3000 tribes who haven't heard the good news.
00:16:26.068 --> 00:16:29.338
The bible says this in acts 1:8, there in your outline.
00:16:29.338 --> 00:16:32.908
"you will receive power when the holy spirit comes on you; and
00:16:32.908 --> 00:16:35.377
You will be my witnesses in jerusalem, and in judea and in
00:16:35.377 --> 00:16:41.650
Samaria, and to the ends of the world."
00:16:41.650 --> 00:16:44.787
I want you to circle the ands, jerusalem and judea and samaria
00:16:44.787 --> 00:16:49.158
And the ends of the world.
00:16:49.158 --> 00:16:50.492
In other words, it's simultaneous, not sequential.
00:16:50.492 --> 00:16:53.228
When jesus gave these instructions, where were they?
00:16:53.228 --> 00:16:55.397
In jerusalem.
00:16:55.397 --> 00:16:57.066
So what's he saying?
00:16:57.066 --> 00:16:58.434
I want you to start where you are, start in your own city.
00:16:58.434 --> 00:17:02.171
The bible says this in acts chapter 20, verse 24.
00:17:02.171 --> 00:17:07.276
"the most important thing," he's talking about in my entire life.
00:17:07.276 --> 00:17:13.449
"the most important thing with my life is that i complete
00:17:13.449 --> 00:17:18.220
My mission."
00:17:18.220 --> 00:17:20.589
God has a mission for your life.
00:17:20.589 --> 00:17:22.491
God has a life message he wants to say to the world through you,
00:17:22.491 --> 00:17:25.461
And god has a life mission for your life.
00:17:25.461 --> 00:17:27.563
The most important thing is my complete my mission.
00:17:27.563 --> 00:17:31.233
And what is it?
00:17:31.233 --> 00:17:32.601
"the work that the lord jesus gave me," what is it?
00:17:32.601 --> 00:17:35.871
"to tell people the good news about god's grace."
00:17:35.871 --> 00:17:42.077
How do i do that?
00:17:42.077 --> 00:17:43.712
Can you write quick?
00:17:43.712 --> 00:17:45.314
Let me give you four things.
00:17:45.314 --> 00:17:46.882
Let's wrap it up with this, four things.
00:17:46.882 --> 00:17:48.817
Number one, pray.
00:17:48.817 --> 00:17:51.687
I pray that people will say yes to god.
00:17:51.687 --> 00:17:56.725
I pray that people will say yes to god and accept their life
00:17:56.725 --> 00:17:59.995
Mission and their life message.
00:17:59.995 --> 00:18:02.431
In matthew chapter 9, this is what jesus said when he sent his
00:18:02.431 --> 00:18:07.002
Followers out on the very first peace trip.
00:18:07.002 --> 00:18:10.439
Here's what he said.
00:18:10.439 --> 00:18:12.908
"jesus said, 'there are so many people to harvest, but only a
00:18:12.908 --> 00:18:17.412
Few workers to help harvest them.
00:18:17.412 --> 00:18:19.781
Pray, pray to the lord who owns the harvest, that he will send
00:18:19.781 --> 00:18:25.220
Out," there's that phrase called to be sent, "he will send out
00:18:25.220 --> 00:18:28.757
More workers to gather his harvest.'"
00:18:28.757 --> 00:18:33.028
So part of your calling in life is to pray that god will send
00:18:33.028 --> 00:18:37.533
Out people to reach everybody with the good news of god's love
00:18:37.533 --> 00:18:42.271
'cause everybody deserves to hear.
00:18:42.271 --> 00:18:44.773
Does anybody deserve the chance to hear the good news twice when
00:18:44.773 --> 00:18:48.443
There's some people who haven't heard it once?
00:18:48.443 --> 00:18:51.380
So we pray, we pray that god will send people out, and that's
00:18:51.380 --> 00:18:55.217
The first thing you do.
00:18:55.217 --> 00:18:56.552
Second thing you do is you can give.
00:18:56.552 --> 00:18:58.554
Give to help others go.
00:18:58.554 --> 00:19:01.690
Maybe you're in a stage of life you can't go right now, but you
00:19:01.690 --> 00:19:04.393
Can give to help other people go.
00:19:04.393 --> 00:19:07.629
The bible says this in 3 john chapter 1, verse 8, "we must
00:19:07.629 --> 00:19:11.500
Support believers who go on trips like this so we can work
00:19:11.500 --> 00:19:15.270
Together with them in spreading the truth."
00:19:15.270 --> 00:19:20.375
And then matthew 10:8 says this, "freely have you received;
00:19:20.375 --> 00:19:26.081
Freely give."
00:19:26.081 --> 00:19:27.916
So god says, "i've been generous with you.
00:19:27.916 --> 00:19:30.018
You should be generous and help get the word out."
00:19:30.018 --> 00:19:33.121
I can pray. i can give.
00:19:33.121 --> 00:19:34.489
Number three, step out.
00:19:34.489 --> 00:19:36.825
I could step out in faith.
00:19:36.825 --> 00:19:40.095
And what does that mean?
00:19:40.095 --> 00:19:41.430
Volunteer.
00:19:41.430 --> 00:19:42.798
God's army, god's mission is 100% volunteer.
00:19:42.798 --> 00:19:46.335
It's no conscription.
00:19:46.335 --> 00:19:47.669
There's no draft.
00:19:47.669 --> 00:19:49.304
You gotta volunteer.
00:19:49.304 --> 00:19:50.639
You gotta say, "lord, i'm in.
00:19:50.639 --> 00:19:52.307
I'm willing. i'm able."
00:19:52.307 --> 00:19:53.675
Do you know why god uses me?
00:19:53.675 --> 00:19:55.010
'cause i volunteered.
00:19:55.010 --> 00:19:56.712
In fact, i volunteer every day of my life.
00:19:56.712 --> 00:19:59.047
God, i wake up in the morning and before my feet hit the
00:19:59.047 --> 00:20:01.617
Ground, i say, "lord, i know you're gonna do some really cool
00:20:01.617 --> 00:20:04.019
Things in the world today.
00:20:04.019 --> 00:20:05.387
Would you give me the privilege of us being in on some of them?"
00:20:05.387 --> 00:20:09.758
And the train's moving.
00:20:09.758 --> 00:20:11.093
I just want to get on his train.
00:20:11.093 --> 00:20:13.595
I wanna get in.
00:20:13.595 --> 00:20:14.930
I don't get up and say, "god bless what i'm doing."
00:20:14.930 --> 00:20:16.999
I get up in the morning and say, "god, help me to do what
00:20:16.999 --> 00:20:20.068
You're blessing.
00:20:20.068 --> 00:20:21.603
I know you're gonna bless a bunch of things in the
00:20:21.603 --> 00:20:23.105
World today.
00:20:23.105 --> 00:20:24.473
Would you let me get in on some of it?"
00:20:24.473 --> 00:20:26.275
I wanna get in on his plan.
00:20:26.275 --> 00:20:27.609
It's not god working on my plan.
00:20:27.609 --> 00:20:29.378
I'm working on his plan.
00:20:29.378 --> 00:20:30.746
I don't say, "god bless my plans."
00:20:30.746 --> 00:20:32.080
I say, "god, what do you plan to do today?
00:20:32.080 --> 00:20:33.448
Can i be in on some of it?"
00:20:33.448 --> 00:20:35.450
I step out in faith like isaiah did, the great prophet in the
00:20:35.450 --> 00:20:39.788
Old testament, isaiah 6:8.
00:20:39.788 --> 00:20:41.990
Isaiah says, "then i heard the voice of the lord saying, 'whom
00:20:41.990 --> 00:20:45.827
Shall i send?'"
00:20:45.827 --> 00:20:47.729
There's that word, i'm called to be sent.
00:20:47.729 --> 00:20:49.765
"'who will i send?
00:20:49.765 --> 00:20:51.099
And who will go for us?'
00:20:51.099 --> 00:20:52.467
And i said to the lord, 'here am i, lord.
00:20:52.467 --> 00:20:55.337
Send me.'"
00:20:55.337 --> 00:20:56.805
Send me.
00:20:56.805 --> 00:20:58.240
If you want god to use you in any area, something like this or
00:20:58.240 --> 00:21:02.377
Anything else, you just have to say, "i'm in."
00:21:02.377 --> 00:21:05.080
I dare you to pray the most dangerous prayer.
00:21:05.080 --> 00:21:09.718
The most dangerous prayer you can ever pray is only two words.
00:21:09.718 --> 00:21:13.755
You've heard me talk about this before, it's only two words.
00:21:13.755 --> 00:21:16.091
The single most dangerous prayer you can say is this, "use me."
00:21:16.091 --> 00:21:21.463
You tell that one to god, you better get your boots on.
00:21:21.463 --> 00:21:25.801
Because god is looking for people to use.
00:21:25.801 --> 00:21:29.371
And what we need is the same attitude that david had.
00:21:29.371 --> 00:21:31.606
Look at this verse, psalm 67.
00:21:31.606 --> 00:21:34.443
"send us around the world with the news of your saving power
00:21:34.443 --> 00:21:40.282
And your eternal plan for all mankind!"
00:21:40.282 --> 00:21:43.185
That's the attitude, just say, "lord, send me.
00:21:43.185 --> 00:21:45.187
Here am i, send me," like isaiah said, the great prophet
00:21:45.187 --> 00:21:48.490
Of israel.
00:21:48.490 --> 00:21:50.025
So i pray that people say yes to god.
00:21:50.025 --> 00:21:53.161
I give so others can go.
00:21:53.161 --> 00:21:55.397
I step out in faith myself, and number four, this is really
00:21:55.397 --> 00:21:58.266
Important, go where i can now.
00:21:58.266 --> 00:22:03.472
Maybe you can't go to berlin now, but you can go
00:22:03.472 --> 00:22:05.374
Somewhere now.
00:22:05.374 --> 00:22:06.742
You go where i can now.
00:22:06.742 --> 00:22:08.076
That's personal peace.
00:22:08.076 --> 00:22:09.444
That's local peace and helping others.
00:22:09.444 --> 00:22:12.080
We live in a county that is filled with needs all around us.
00:22:12.080 --> 00:22:17.586
Once there was a guy who was just really struggling with some
00:22:17.586 --> 00:22:21.923
Personal demons in his life, and jesus helped him get his head on
00:22:21.923 --> 00:22:25.427
Right and helped him get his act together, and he wanted to
00:22:25.427 --> 00:22:28.563
Follow jesus on to the next town, and jesus told him, no,
00:22:28.563 --> 00:22:31.566
Look at this verse, luke 8, verse 39.
00:22:31.566 --> 00:22:33.869
Jesus said, "you go back home."
00:22:33.869 --> 00:22:36.671
He said, "'i want you to go back home and tell people how much
00:22:36.671 --> 00:22:40.675
God has done for you.'
00:22:40.675 --> 00:22:42.778
So the man went all over town, telling how much jesus had done
00:22:42.778 --> 00:22:46.548
For him."
00:22:46.548 --> 00:22:47.949
Some of the things i think what god will say to you, you need to
00:22:47.949 --> 00:22:50.051
Go back home.
00:22:50.051 --> 00:22:51.386
You need to tell people in your--on your campus, if you're
00:22:51.386 --> 00:22:55.023
In school, or in your business, if you're in a business, or in
00:22:55.023 --> 00:22:58.460
Your neighborhood, if you live in a neighborhood.
00:22:58.460 --> 00:23:00.529
Tell the people around you, tell them the good news.
00:23:00.529 --> 00:23:04.866
Now, the last verse on your outline, 2 timothy 4:5 says
00:23:04.866 --> 00:23:08.336
This, "work at bringing others to christ."
00:23:08.336 --> 00:23:12.107
Why?
00:23:12.107 --> 00:23:13.442
'cause they'll experience his love, they'll experience his
00:23:13.442 --> 00:23:15.710
Forgiveness, they'll experience his peace, they'll experience
00:23:15.710 --> 00:23:18.013
His purpose, they'll experience past forgiving, purpose
00:23:18.013 --> 00:23:21.216
For living.
00:23:21.216 --> 00:23:22.584
All of these things that god offers to us, work at bringing--
00:23:22.584 --> 00:23:24.886
By the way, this is our memory verse, you know, each work week
00:23:24.886 --> 00:23:27.489
We're memorizing one verse from the bible, and this week i
00:23:27.489 --> 00:23:31.059
Thought it'd be really nice and light on you and give you a
00:23:31.059 --> 00:23:33.562
Word, a sentence that's only so short anybody can memorize it.
00:23:33.562 --> 00:23:37.399
So when you memorize a bible verse, you say the reference,
00:23:37.399 --> 00:23:40.368
Where you find it in the bible, at the beginning, at the end.
00:23:40.368 --> 00:23:42.838
So let's say this aloud together, okay?
00:23:42.838 --> 00:23:45.240
2 timothy 4:5, "work at bringing others to christ,"
00:23:45.240 --> 00:23:50.779
2 timothy 4:5.
00:23:50.779 --> 00:23:52.647
By the way, what is 2 timothy 4:5?
00:23:52.647 --> 00:23:54.583
Congregation: "work at bringing others to christ."
00:23:54.583 --> 00:23:56.818
Pastor rick: yeah, and by the way, where does it say work at
00:23:56.818 --> 00:23:58.587
Bringing others to christ in the bible?
00:23:58.587 --> 00:24:00.088
Congregation: 2 timothy 4:5.
00:24:00.088 --> 00:24:02.057
Pastor rick: very good, class.
00:24:02.057 --> 00:24:04.059
All right, let me close with a prayer.
00:24:04.059 --> 00:24:06.995
Let's bow our heads.
00:24:06.995 --> 00:24:12.200
Dear god, what we've talked about this weekend is really the
00:24:12.200 --> 00:24:17.639
Subject dearest to your own heart.
00:24:17.639 --> 00:24:21.743
You want people in your family.
00:24:21.743 --> 00:24:24.913
You know everything about us and you want us to know you.
00:24:24.913 --> 00:24:30.018
It's the reason you created the universe.
00:24:30.018 --> 00:24:32.053
It's the reason you sent your son to die for us.
00:24:32.053 --> 00:24:35.657
It's the reason you have never made anybody that you
00:24:35.657 --> 00:24:38.727
Don't love.
00:24:38.727 --> 00:24:40.428
You've never made anybody you didn't have a plan and purpose
00:24:40.428 --> 00:24:42.831
For their life.
00:24:42.831 --> 00:24:44.933
So i pray two things, first, that you would keep us from
00:24:44.933 --> 00:24:50.005
Being distracted in things in our life that really
00:24:50.005 --> 00:24:52.574
Don't matter.
00:24:52.574 --> 00:24:54.743
That we wouldn't waste our lives on stuff that isn't gonna last.
00:24:54.743 --> 00:24:59.314
And second, give us the faith and give us the courage to pray
00:24:59.314 --> 00:25:03.985
The most dangerous prayer in the world, "use me."
00:25:03.985 --> 00:25:10.458
Now you talk to god.
00:25:10.458 --> 00:25:12.260
You know, it really doesn't matter what you say, just say,
00:25:12.260 --> 00:25:15.263
"hey, god," and what matters is being honest.
00:25:15.263 --> 00:25:20.201
If you don't even know if there is a god, say, "god, if you're
00:25:20.201 --> 00:25:22.337
Real, make yourself real to me," and over time he will.
00:25:22.337 --> 00:25:26.775
God never turns down a genuine seeker.
00:25:26.775 --> 00:25:29.878
So just say "dear god, if you're real, make yourself real to me.
00:25:29.878 --> 00:25:34.282
I wanna know you and if you love me, i wanna learn to love you
00:25:34.282 --> 00:25:37.752
Back, and i wanna take the first step, the step of openness.
00:25:37.752 --> 00:25:44.893
And i pray this in sincerity as best i know how, amen."
00:25:44.893 --> 00:25:49.464
♪♪♪
00:25:49.464 --> 00:26:01.009
Male announcer: pastor rick has put together a special resource
00:25:59.474 --> 00:26:03.878
Called "daily inspiration
00:26:03.878 --> 00:26:05.680
For the purpose driven
00:26:05.680 --> 00:26:07.015
Life," to help you reflect on the key
00:26:07.015 --> 00:26:09.084
Bible verses found in his bestselling
00:26:09.084 --> 00:26:11.353
Book, "the purpose driven life."
00:26:11.353 --> 00:26:14.255
As you dive deeper into these verses, you'll experience the
00:26:14.255 --> 00:26:18.059
Transforming power of god's word.
00:26:18.059 --> 00:26:20.629
This beautiful hardcover gift book features gold detailing on
00:26:20.629 --> 00:26:24.165
The cover and has 311 pages filled with scripture and also
00:26:24.165 --> 00:26:29.404
Includes reflection pages so you can record the life-changing
00:26:29.404 --> 00:26:34.042
Truths god reveals to you.
00:26:34.042 --> 00:26:36.011
This book is a wonderful spiritual growth tool and it
00:26:36.011 --> 00:26:40.015
Makes a perfect gift for your friends and family.
00:26:40.015 --> 00:26:44.185
When you give a gift to help "daily hope"
00:26:44.185 --> 00:26:46.021
Share the gospel with people
00:26:46.021 --> 00:26:47.656
Around the world, we'll send you a
00:26:47.656 --> 00:26:49.491
Copy of "daily inspiration for the
00:26:49.491 --> 00:26:51.960
Purpose driven life" to say thanks.
00:26:51.960 --> 00:26:55.697
♪♪♪
00:26:59.034 --> 00:27:29.964

Rick Warren - Called To Be Sent

March 1, 2026 | 27:29

Closed captions

Share