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

Today, we continue in our 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 the final part of a message called Persisting in Faith.

Now, last week, we looked at this wonderful promise, Philippians 1-6.

I'd like to read it again.

God who began the good work within you will keep right on helping you grow in his grace

until his task within you is finally finished.

What God starts in your life, he finishes and he's not through with you.

Now, I want to ask you to take a little self-evaluation survey right now.

And I want you to check the boxes on your outline where you need to be more persistent.

Some things may be you've started but haven't finished.

Okay, let's look at some of these.

For instance, a daily time with God.

Probably everybody here started that at least 100 times in their life, but you get discouraged and you give up.

And I know that, you know what, Nehemiah, we were going to study this week in our small groups.

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