Hey everybody. You know, Pastor Rick Warren often says you were made by God and for God. And

until you understand that, well, life will never make sense. Thank you for joining us today on

Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. And in our series called God's Vision for the rest of your life, today Rick will continue

in his effort to help you discover the unique purpose and vision that the Lord has for your life.

Okay, let's join Pastor Rick for part two of a message called Embracing the Vision,

the Purpose Driven Life.

Now, when you were born physically, you automatically became a part of the human family.

You didn't have a choice.

The moment you were born, you became a part of the human family.

But becoming a part of God's family is a choice.

You have to choose to become a part of it.

You're not automatically a part of God's family. It is a choice. You have to choose to become a part of it. You're not automatically

a part of God's family. It is your choice. The Bible says this in 1st Peter. God has given

us the privilege of being born again so that we are now members of God's own family. What does

born again mean? It means I make the choice to say,

I don't want to just be a part of the human family, I want to be a part of God's family. And I'm going to follow him in his ways. It means I get a fresh start on life. Everything I've ever done wrong, everything I've ever regretted, all the shame, all the things that I wish hadn't happened in my past, God says,

wiped out, forgiven, completely started over.

We're going to give you a fresh clean slate. It's like starting over. New life, fresh start. That's all it means. Born again. It's not like reincarnation. It just means you get a fresh start on life. Now, what is God's family? We'll look at the next verse. That family is the church of the living God, the support and foundation of the truth. Now, this is very important. The church is not an

institution. The church is not a bureaucracy. The church is not an organization. It's not a social

club. The church is God's family. I don't know why some churches don't get this, but they don't.

It's not about rules and regulations and rituals and religion. It's about relationships.

The church is about those who've decided to become a part of God's family forever and ever,

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