Hi, this is Rick Warren, Bible teacher for the Daily Hope broadcast. Did you know that because of Easter,

your past can be forgiven, you get a purpose for living, and you can have a home in heaven? That's good

news. Where else can you get that kind of news? Nowhere else. And did you know that at Easter,

studies have shown people are more open to an invitation to go to church than at any other time of

the year.

Don't go to church by yourself.

But bring somebody who doesn't know Jesus Christ, a family member, a friend, a coworker,

a neighbor, a relative.

And if you bring them to that church service and they come to know Christ, you're going to

be making a friend for eternity.

It'll be the most important investment you can ever make in their lives.

And by the way, if they come to Christ, would you let me know about it?

I'd love to hear that story that you brought somebody to Easter and they found Jesus.

You can write to me, Rick at Pastor Rick.com.

That's Rick at Pastor Rick.com. I would love to hear from you. God bless you

and happy Easter. Hello, and thanks for joining us today on Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. This is the

Bible teaching ministry of Rick Warren. And today, we're continuing in a series called

The Miracle of Mercy. Rick will show us how God's mercy can lift your guilt, heal your wounds,

and transform the way you live. And here's the final part of a message called Easter means

it's a new day of mercy. We know that on earth, not everybody gets healed. Not every

prayer gets answered. That's on my list of questions to ask Jesus when I get to heaven. I don't

know that sometimes what I've prayed for people, they got better. And I've prayed for some people,

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