You Are Called to Belong—Part 1

Pastor Rick's Daily Hope

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🗓️ 8 January 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Today's individualistic culture is filled with "bunny believers," people who hop around from one church to another without any identity, accountability, or commitment. In this message, Pastor Rick explains why being part of a community of believers is so important to your spiritual walk and why we need to recover and practice the biblical meaning of membership.

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0:00.0	Hello everybody and welcome to Pastor Rick's Daily Hope. This is the Bible teaching ministry of Rick Warren.
0:09.7	Now today we're continuing into the new year and we're digging deeper into one of life's biggest
0:15.2	questions, does my life really matter? In today's message, Rick's going to continue his powerful series,
0:22.8	Live Your Calling, What on Earth Am I Here For? In it, you'll discover how living out God's
0:28.9	purpose for your life brings real meaning, direction, and joy, no matter where you're starting
0:35.4	from. Let's get started with today's message. Here's part one of a message entitled, You Are Called to Belong.
0:43.3	Last week we looked at the first of the five callings that God has for your life in this series on Live Your Calling, that God has called you to be loved.
0:52.3	Before you do anything else, you don't do anything for God.
0:55.9	You just let God love you.
0:57.8	You are called to be loved.
1:00.4	This week we look at the second calling of life, and it is this.
1:03.5	You have been called to not just be loved.
1:06.9	You've been called to belong.
1:09.9	To belong to God's church, which is going to go on and on forever in eternity.
1:15.3	Now the Bible says this.
1:17.8	Hebrews chapter 2, verse 10.
1:19.8	God is the one who made all thanks, and all things are for his glory.
1:25.5	He wanted to have many children share in his glory.
1:32.7	God created the entire universe because he wanted a family.
1:36.6	And God doesn't want his children to be orphans.
1:39.4	He doesn't want his children to be street kids.
1:41.9	He puts them in the family and that family is called the church.
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