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

continue in our series called Strategies for Stressful Times. In these lessons, Rick shares biblical

wisdom for navigating difficult and stressful times so that you can experience God's peace and thrive in any situation.

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Now, here's Pastor Rick Warren with part one of a message called Jesus's Secrets of Resilience.

This week I want us to continue with part five of my series called Strategies for Stressful Times.

Specifically, we're going to look at how Jesus personally handled stress.

And I want you to see what I call Jesus' seven secrets of resilience.

Now, maybe you've never thought about it, but the Bible says that we are to look to Jesus as our model

for enduring tough times. The Bible says we are to look to Jesus as our model for enduring

tough times. We are to follow his example of resilience, and we are to follow his example of stress

management, and the Bible says it this way. If you've got your notes there right at the top of your outline, Hebrews

chapter 12 says this, verses 1 to 3 out of the new living translation. Since we are surrounded by

such a crowd of witnesses to this life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down,

especially the sin that so easily hinders our progress.

And let us run with endurance. Underline that. Run with endurance, the race that God has set before us.

We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus. See that? We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus,

on whom our fate depends from start to finish

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