Hi, I'm Rick Warren and Merry Christmas. Christmas is going to be here very soon.

And Jesus said in Luke 1423, go out into the highways in the countryside and urge everybody

you find to come in so that my house will be full. Who are you thinking of to bring to your church?

Whoever it is, I want to challenge you to be a light at Christmas and invite them to services at your church.

Hello and welcome to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. This is the Bible teaching ministry of Rick Warren.

Hey, we're so glad you've joined us. Today, we're continuing a powerful series called Radicalis,

Developing Spiritual Roots. And in this series, Rick will show you how to grow deep in your faith,

stay grounded in God's Word, and become everything he created you to be. Let's get started

with part two of a message called Radical Freedom.

Freedom is the power to say both yes and no.

Not just yes, but to say no to some things.

And if you don't have the power to say no, there's a word for that.

It's called addiction.

And you get obsessions and compulsions and addictions in your life because you don't have the power

to say no. Let me give you an example. I read this story this week. I thought it was a good

example of what I'm trying to share with you. The guy says, my parents were the typical

liberated baby boomers. I perceived there were probably hippies growing up. My parents were the typical liberated baby boomers. I perceived there were probably hippies growing up.

My parents were the typical liberated baby boomers,

so there weren't many boundaries in our home for me growing up.

My dad thought he was being cool,

allowing me to experiment with sex and even drugs.

My sister and I were encouraged to, quote, find your bliss,

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