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 are 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 now here's part two of a

message called How Much You Matter to God. Now there's a third thing that we lose when we are

spiritually lost, and it's found in the story of the lost coin, and it is this, I lose my potential.

When I'm disconnected from God, that's what it means to be spiritually lost.

When I'm disconnected from God, I lose my potential.

My potential to do great and good things in the world are dramatically limited when I'm disconnected from God.

Now I'm holding right now an American quarter.

This coin right here during its lifetime will pass through thousands and thousands of hands.

In fact, scientists tell us the dirtiest thing you own is money.

Because no telling how many people have handled it and all of the places that it's been.

And, you know, they've even done some tests and sometimes find actually, you know, like

drug powder on coins that have been passed through for, you know, drug sales and things like that.

Now this coin, as I said, will be passed through thousands of hands, and it has great potential

for good.

Coins put together can do a lot of good.

I mean, this coin, given enough of them, you could feed a family with these coins.

You could build a business with these coins.

You could save a life.

You could create beauty.

You could have enjoy, pay for enjoyable experiences.

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