This is Pastor Rick's Daily Hope, the audio broadcast ministry of Pastor Rick Warren.

Today, we begin a series called Fifty Days of Faith.

In these lessons, Rick looks into God's Word to discover the true meaning of faith and explore ways we can strengthen it.

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Right now, here's Pastor Rick Warren with part one of a message called, Expecting the Best.

How do you get God's approval?

By being more good than bad? No. By keeping the Ten Commandments? No. By promising to be perfect? No.

By being religious and going to church? No. The Bible says there's only one way to get God's approval.

There's only one way to get God's smile on your life. In the book of Hebrews chapter 11, it says,

Without faith, it is impossible to please God. Listen to that. Without faith, it is impossible to please God.

The only way you can get God's approval is by faith in Jesus Christ's Son.

You may be a great person, but without faith, it's impossible to please God.

You may do all kinds of great things in your life, but without faith, it is impossible to please God.

Would you say that faith is a pretty important issue? Yes, it is.

It is vital that you learn how to live by faith, that you strengthen your faith.

So for the next 50 days, we're entering into an eight-week or 50-day series called, 50 Days of Faith.

And in this series, we're going to stretch your faith. We're going to challenge your faith.

We're going to deepen your faith. We're going to strengthen your faith.

And you're going to see all kinds of amazing things happen in your life as your faith grows.

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