Hey everybody, welcome to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope.

This is the Bible teaching ministry of Rick Warren, and we are so glad that you've joined us today

because we're beginning a series called Talking About Stuff That Matters.

In this series, Rick looks into the scriptures and unpacks what it means to live in community,

have real conversations about what matters most,

and face discouragement with courage and faith.

It's honest and hopeful.

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All right, well, I'm ready to get started,

so here is part one of a message called Don't Let Anyone Steal Your Identity.

One of the great tasks of life is figuring out who you are.

What's your identity discovering who God made you to be?

That's one of the fundamental tasks of life.

Why on earth and what on earth am I here for? How you see yourself affects everything else

in your life. How you see yourself, your identity affects your relationships, it affects your happiness, it affects your stress level, it determines your success level in life, it just affects everything. Your connection to God is profoundly influenced by how you see you.

What is your identity?

And now this search for your identity starts early on in life.

It starts way back in school.

And you're trying to figure out who am I and what am I

and what am I supposed to be and how am I supposed to act. And it starts in school, but it can continue on the rest of your life.

So this week we're going to start a new series, but I want to begin with don't let anyone steal your identity.

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