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a</c><00:11:45.620><c> go?</c><00:11:45.740><c> Thank</c><00:11:45.740><c> you.</c><00:11:46.779><c> Verse</c><00:11:47.220><c> ten,</c><00:11:48.279><c> nice</c><00:11:48.299><c> and</c><00:11:48.679><c> loud.</c><00:11:53.659><c> Get</c> 00:11:53.919 --> 00:11:57.240 that?<00:11:54.980><c> If</c><00:11:55.259><c> people</c><00:11:55.639><c> have</c><00:11:55.940><c> this</c><00:11:56.340><c> appreciation</c><00:11:56.899><c> of</c><00:11:57.080><c> how</c> 00:11:57.240 --> 00:11:59.759 their<00:11:57.419><c> lives</c><00:11:57.639><c> have</c><00:11:57.799><c> been</c><00:11:57.960><c> enriched,</c><00:11:59.100><c> how</c><00:11:59.240><c> they</c><00:11:59.399><c> have</c><00:11:59.519><c> a</c><00:11:59.639><c> hope</c> 00:11:59.759 --> 00:12:02.399 for<00:11:59.919><c> the</c><00:12:00.019><c> future,</c><00:12:01.379><c> and</c><00:12:01.559><c> they</c><00:12:01.720><c> have</c><00:12:01.879><c> fellowship</c><00:12:02.240><c> in</c> 00:12:02.399 --> 00:12:05.159 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thing,</c><00:12:18.600><c> no</c><00:12:18.840><c> divisions,</c><00:12:20.000><c> perfectly</c><00:12:20.279><c> joined</c><00:12:20.799><c> together,</c><00:12:21.679><c> the</c> 00:12:21.960 --> 00:12:25.639 same<00:12:22.440><c> mind,</c><00:12:23.299><c> the</c><00:12:23.580><c> same</c><00:12:24.100><c> judgement.</c><00:12:25.399><c> What</c> 00:12:25.639 --> 00:12:29.019 does<00:12:25.799><c> this</c><00:12:26.100><c> mean?</c><00:12:27.440><c> Does</c><00:12:27.639><c> this</c><00:12:27.879><c> mean</c><00:12:28.039><c> that</c><00:12:28.200><c> we've</c><00:12:28.379><c> all</c><00:12:28.580><c> got</c><00:12:28.759><c> to</c> 00:12:29.019 --> 00:12:31.080 say<00:12:29.240><c> exactly</c><00:12:29.679><c> the</c><00:12:29.899><c> same</c><00:12:30.200><c> things</c><00:12:30.460><c> about</c><00:12:30.720><c> everything?</c> 00:12:31.080 --> 00:12:34.899 Is<00:12:31.080><c> that</c><00:12:31.080><c> what</c><00:12:31.840><c> you</c><00:12:31.940><c> 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problems</c><00:14:45.039><c> that</c><00:14:45.559><c> they</c><00:14:45.899><c> have.</c><00:14:46.779><c> Turn</c><00:14:47.059><c> to</c> 00:14:47.240 --> 00:14:55.759 chapter<00:14:47.519><c> three</c><00:14:48.679><c> and</c><00:14:51.759><c> the</c><00:14:52.019><c> first,</c><00:14:53.039><c> well</c><00:14:53.299><c> we'll</c><00:14:53.460><c> just</c><00:14:53.659><c> have</c><00:14:53.820><c> a</c><00:14:53.840><c> look</c><00:14:53.940><c> at</c><00:14:54.159><c> verse</c><00:14:54.440><c> four</c><00:14:54.779><c> I</c><00:14:54.980><c> think.</c> 00:14:58.480 --> 00:15:01.200 This<00:14:58.519><c> is</c><00:14:58.700><c> what</c><00:14:58.820><c> was</c><00:14:59.059><c> going</c><00:14:59.259><c> on</c><00:15:00.019><c> in</c><00:15:00.419><c> Corinth.</c> 00:15:05.820 --> 00:15:10.720 Verse<00:15:06.019><c> four,</c><00:15:06.559><c> one</c><00:15:06.940><c> saith,</c><00:15:07.580><c> I</c><00:15:07.700><c> am</c><00:15:07.860><c> of</c><00:15:08.039><c> Paul.</c><00:15:09.139><c> Another,</c><00:15:10.200><c> oh</c><00:15:10.460><c> I</c><00:15:10.519><c> am</c> 00:15:10.720 --> 00:15:15.519 of<00:15:10.879><c> Apollos.</c><00:15:12.659><c> And</c><00:15:12.899><c> yet</c><00:15:13.080><c> another</c><00:15:13.559><c> was</c><00:15:14.080><c> saying,</c><00:15:15.240><c> well</c> 00:15:15.519 --> 00:15:21.440 no,<00:15:16.580><c> I</c><00:15:16.919><c> am</c><00:15:17.100><c> of</c><00:15:17.539><c> Cephas</c><00:15:18.159><c> or</c><00:15:18.659><c> such</c><00:15:18.899><c> thing.</c><00:15:19.860><c> Right,</c><00:15:20.559><c> they</c><00:15:20.840><c> were</c> 00:15:21.440 --> 00:15:23.440 divided.<00:15:22.320><c> And</c><00:15:22.460><c> yet</c><00:15:22.620><c> another</c><00:15:22.879><c> was</c><00:15:23.080><c> saying,</c> 00:15:23.679 --> 00:15:29.659 well<00:15:23.919><c> I</c><00:15:24.360><c> am</c><00:15:24.700><c> of</c><00:15:25.039><c> Christ.</c><00:15:26.259><c> Okay,</c><00:15:27.220><c> they</c><00:15:27.419><c> were</c><00:15:27.740><c> split</c><00:15:28.279><c> down</c><00:15:29.159><c> the</c> 00:15:29.659 --> 00:15:33.120 middle.<00:15:31.179><c> Perhaps</c><00:15:31.460><c> one</c><00:15:31.720><c> was</c><00:15:31.960><c> saying,</c><00:15:32.360><c> well</c><00:15:32.720><c> I'm</c><00:15:32.960><c> of</c> 00:15:33.120 --> 00:15:35.460 Apollos<00:15:33.440><c> because</c><00:15:33.840><c> I</c><00:15:33.960><c> think</c><00:15:34.120><c> he</c><00:15:34.360><c> speaks</c><00:15:34.600><c> better</c><00:15:34.860><c> than</c><00:15:35.120><c> Paul,</c> 00:15:35.840 --> 00:15:38.259 you<00:15:36.039><c> know.</c><00:15:36.779><c> And</c><00:15:37.080><c> perhaps</c><00:15:37.259><c> people</c><00:15:37.500><c> were</c><00:15:37.700><c> saying,</c><00:15:37.860><c> well</c><00:15:38.039><c> I'm</c> 00:15:38.259 --> 00:15:42.899 of<00:15:38.480><c> Cephas,</c><00:15:38.799><c> I'm</c><00:15:39.039><c> of</c><00:15:39.259><c> Peter,</c><00:15:39.820><c> because</c><00:15:40.039><c> Peter's</c><00:15:40.419><c> a</c><00:15:40.620><c> real</c><00:15:40.799><c> apostle.</c><00:15:41.200><c> He</c><00:15:41.360><c> was</c><00:15:41.559><c> with</c><00:15:41.759><c> the</c><00:15:41.899><c> Lord</c><00:15:42.080><c> Jesus</c><00:15:42.519><c> and</c><00:15:42.799><c> he</c> 00:15:42.899 --> 00:15:43.299 was<00:15:43.120><c> a</c> 00:15:43.299 --> 00:15:47.659 tough<00:15:44.039><c> character.</c><00:15:45.159><c> And</c><00:15:45.440><c> I</c><00:15:45.620><c> like</c><00:15:45.940><c> his</c><00:15:46.340><c> strong</c><00:15:46.720><c> leadership,</c><00:15:47.279><c> the</c><00:15:47.360><c> way</c><00:15:47.480><c> he</c> 00:15:47.659 --> 00:15:50.039 stands<00:15:47.919><c> up</c><00:15:48.360><c> and</c><00:15:48.539><c> leads</c><00:15:48.779><c> from</c><00:15:48.980><c> the</c><00:15:49.200><c> shoulder.</c> 00:15:50.639 --> 00:15:53.279 And<00:15:50.779><c> others</c><00:15:50.899><c> were</c><00:15:51.059><c> saying,</c><00:15:51.299><c> well</c><00:15:51.820><c> actually</c><00:15:52.299><c> I</c><00:15:52.580><c> prefer</c><00:15:53.039><c> the</c> 00:15:53.279 --> 00:15:58.039 apostle<00:15:53.539><c> Paul</c><00:15:54.019><c> because</c><00:15:54.700><c> he's</c><00:15:56.159><c> got</c><00:15:56.919><c> good</c><00:15:57.519><c> solid</c> 00:15:58.039 --> 00:16:00.779 understanding<00:15:58.620><c> of</c><00:15:58.840><c> the</c><00:15:58.980><c> word</c><00:15:59.100><c> of</c><00:15:59.299><c> God</c><00:15:59.519><c> and</c><00:15:59.860><c> he</c><00:16:00.039><c> opens</c><00:16:00.340><c> it</c><00:16:00.639><c> up</c> 00:16:00.779 --> 00:16:03.000 and<00:16:00.919><c> he</c><00:16:01.100><c> helps</c><00:16:01.240><c> us</c><00:16:01.480><c> to</c><00:16:01.700><c> understand</c><00:16:02.159><c> it.</c><00:16:02.500><c> He's</c><00:16:02.679><c> more</c> 00:16:03.000 --> 00:16:06.580 intellectual,<00:16:03.500><c> he</c><00:16:03.720><c> appeals</c><00:16:04.000><c> to</c><00:16:04.200><c> me</c><00:16:04.340><c> that</c><00:16:04.600><c> way.</c><00:16:05.539><c> And</c><00:16:05.779><c> then</c><00:16:05.980><c> somebody</c><00:16:06.159><c> else</c><00:16:06.379><c> was</c> 00:16:06.580 --> 00:16:08.360 saying,<00:16:07.179><c> no,</c><00:16:07.500><c> no,</c><00:16:07.639><c> no,</c><00:16:07.820><c> no,</c><00:16:07.980><c> I</c><00:16:08.120><c> don't</c> 00:16:08.360 --> 00:16:13.019 need<00:16:08.580><c> to</c><00:16:08.659><c> listen</c><00:16:08.919><c> to</c><00:16:09.279><c> anybody</c><00:16:09.620><c> else</c><00:16:10.220><c> because</c><00:16:10.700><c> all</c><00:16:10.940><c> I</c><00:16:11.200><c> do</c><00:16:11.539><c> is</c><00:16:11.980><c> listen</c><00:16:12.340><c> to</c> 00:16:13.019 --> 00:16:16.340 the<00:16:13.240><c> Lord</c><00:16:13.759><c> Jesus</c><00:16:14.460><c> Christ.</c><00:16:15.720><c> So</c><00:16:15.919><c> you</c><00:16:16.100><c> see</c><00:16:16.200><c> what</c> 00:16:16.340 --> 00:16:20.000 was<00:16:16.580><c> happening</c><00:16:16.919><c> here?</c><00:16:18.620><c> What</c><00:16:18.759><c> was</c><00:16:18.980><c> happening</c><00:16:19.320><c> is</c><00:16:19.559><c> they</c><00:16:19.740><c> were</c> 00:16:20.000 --> 00:16:23.740 dividing<00:16:20.620><c> down</c><00:16:21.539><c> factional</c><00:16:22.259><c> lines.</c> 00:16:31.080 --> 00:16:37.659 Some<00:16:31.679><c> of</c><00:16:31.840><c> them</c><00:16:31.940><c> were</c><00:16:32.100><c> saying,</c><00:16:33.259><c> well</c><00:16:34.120><c> I</c><00:16:34.639><c> like</c><00:16:34.879><c> Peter</c><00:16:35.360><c> or</c><00:16:35.820><c> Cephas.</c><00:16:37.379><c> Others</c> 00:16:37.659 --> 00:16:40.980 were<00:16:37.860><c> saying,</c><00:16:38.679><c> no,</c><00:16:39.639><c> I</c><00:16:39.799><c> like</c><00:16:40.019><c> Apollos.</c> 00:16:41.259 --> 00:16:45.659 Others<00:16:41.539><c> were</c><00:16:41.740><c> saying,</c><00:16:42.080><c> frankly</c><00:16:42.440><c> Paul</c><00:16:42.779><c> 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know</c><00:17:59.829><c> some</c><00:18:00.049><c> of</c><00:18:00.170><c> you</c><00:18:00.289><c> don't</c><00:18:00.650><c> like</c><00:18:00.950><c> me</c><00:18:01.569><c> and</c><00:18:01.769><c> you're</c><00:18:02.009><c> not</c> 00:18:02.170 --> 00:18:05.430 prepared<00:18:02.589><c> to</c><00:18:03.289><c> follow</c><00:18:03.549><c> me.</c><00:18:04.150><c> And</c><00:18:04.430><c> so</c><00:18:04.970><c> he</c><00:18:05.230><c> says</c> 00:18:05.430 --> 00:18:09.450 to<00:18:05.529><c> them,</c><00:18:05.829><c> doesn't</c><00:18:05.970><c> he?</c><00:18:06.589><c> Verse</c><00:18:07.009><c> one</c><00:18:08.009><c> of</c><00:18:08.170><c> chapter</c><00:18:08.430><c> four,</c><00:18:09.069><c> let</c><00:18:09.230><c> a</c> 00:18:09.450 --> 00:18:11.210 man<00:18:09.589><c> account</c><00:18:09.970><c> of</c><00:18:10.049><c> us</c><00:18:10.230><c> as</c><00:18:10.430><c> ministers</c><00:18:10.730><c> of</c><00:18:10.890><c> the</c><00:18:11.069><c> God</c> 00:18:11.210 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Lord</c><00:18:39.009><c> Jesus</c><00:18:39.369><c> Christ.</c> 00:18:40.049 --> 00:18:45.650 So<00:18:40.269><c> whenever</c><00:18:40.650><c> you</c><00:18:40.970><c> take</c><00:18:41.230><c> a</c><00:18:41.470><c> tilt</c><00:18:41.829><c> at</c><00:18:42.410><c> somebody</c><00:18:42.910><c> in</c><00:18:43.190><c> the</c><00:18:43.349><c> meeting,</c><00:18:45.069><c> whenever</c><00:18:45.349><c> you</c> 00:18:45.650 --> 00:18:47.509 try<00:18:46.150><c> and</c><00:18:46.890><c> undermine</c> 00:18:47.509 --> 00:18:53.650 their<00:18:48.390><c> faith</c><00:18:48.910><c> or</c><00:18:50.069><c> their</c><00:18:50.589><c> trust,</c><00:18:51.970><c> then</c><00:18:52.130><c> you</c><00:18:52.269><c> are</c><00:18:52.549><c> also</c><00:18:53.089><c> taking</c> 00:18:53.650 --> 00:18:58.109 a<00:18:54.009><c> piece</c><00:18:54.509><c> out</c><00:18:55.230><c> of</c><00:18:56.210><c> the</c><00:18:56.529><c> Lord</c><00:18:56.690><c> Jesus</c><00:18:57.130><c> Christ.</c> 00:18:58.450 --> 00:19:02.910 And<00:18:58.789><c> that's</c><00:18:59.089><c> a</c><00:18:59.210><c> very,</c><00:18:59.789><c> very</c><00:19:00.369><c> important</c><00:19:01.170><c> lesson</c><00:19:01.710><c> to</c><00:19:02.329><c> take</c><00:19:02.569><c> on</c> 00:19:02.910 --> 00:19:07.329 board.<00:19:04.349><c> The</c><00:19:04.529><c> ecclesia,</c><00:19:05.130><c> the</c><00:19:05.369><c> church,</c><00:19:06.150><c> is</c><00:19:06.349><c> not</c><00:19:06.809><c> yours</c> 00:19:07.329 --> 00:19:12.009 or<00:19:07.890><c> mine</c><00:19:08.369><c> to</c><00:19:08.869><c> mess</c><00:19:09.130><c> around</c><00:19:09.450><c> with.</c><00:19:10.210><c> It</c><00:19:10.549><c> belongs</c><00:19:11.190><c> to</c><00:19:11.670><c> the</c><00:19:11.809><c> Lord</c> 00:19:12.009 --> 00:19:14.609 Jesus<00:19:12.369><c> Christ.</c><00:19:13.390><c> And</c><00:19:13.690><c> these</c><00:19:13.849><c> people</c><00:19:14.109><c> who</c><00:19:14.349><c> are</c><00:19:14.369><c> playing</c> 00:19:14.609 --> 00:19:18.369 a<00:19:14.789><c> part</c><00:19:14.950><c> in</c><00:19:15.049><c> it</c><00:19:15.210><c> are</c><00:19:15.589><c> merely</c><00:19:15.930><c> a</c><00:19:16.250><c> part</c><00:19:16.730><c> of</c><00:19:17.150><c> the</c><00:19:17.309><c> Lord</c><00:19:17.430><c> Jesus</c><00:19:17.789><c> Christ.</c><00:19:18.210><c> So</c> 00:19:18.369 --> 00:19:22.529 don't<00:19:18.630><c> mess</c><00:19:18.950><c> about</c><00:19:19.569><c> with</c><00:19:20.670><c> the</c><00:19:21.569><c> ecclesia.</c> 00:19:22.849 --> 00:19:28.089 They<00:19:23.150><c> had</c><00:19:23.450><c> factions</c><00:19:23.930><c> in</c><00:19:24.170><c> those</c><00:19:24.450><c> days.</c><00:19:24.769><c> They</c><00:19:25.230><c> split</c><00:19:25.670><c> along</c><00:19:26.150><c> certain</c><00:19:26.849><c> lines.</c><00:19:28.009><c> Do</c> 00:19:28.089 --> 00:19:28.509 you<00:19:28.089><c> think</c><00:19:28.210><c> we</c><00:19:28.329><c> have</c> 00:19:28.509 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complex.</c><00:19:47.589><c> Right?</c><00:19:55.450><c> Amended,</c> 00:19:57.309 --> 00:20:02.430 unamended,<00:19:59.589><c> yeah?</c><00:20:01.490><c> Any</c><00:20:01.670><c> others?</c> 00:20:03.990 --> 00:20:06.450 There<00:20:04.329><c> are</c><00:20:04.609><c> simpler</c><00:20:04.849><c> things</c><00:20:05.089><c> than</c><00:20:05.289><c> this,</c><00:20:05.430><c> you</c><00:20:05.569><c> know.</c> 00:20:08.730 --> 00:20:12.970 How<00:20:09.089><c> about</c><00:20:09.369><c> the</c><00:20:09.990><c> we</c><00:20:10.490><c> ought</c><00:20:10.710><c> to</c><00:20:10.890><c> do</c><00:20:11.089><c> more</c><00:20:11.470><c> for</c><00:20:11.650><c> the</c><00:20:11.869><c> youth</c><00:20:12.049><c> group?</c> 00:20:16.150 --> 00:20:17.250 Divorce<00:20:16.549><c> and</c><00:20:16.670><c> remarriage?</c> 00:20:17.509 --> 00:20:18.829 As<00:20:17.630><c> about,</c><00:20:18.049><c> right?</c> 00:20:25.069 --> 00:20:28.049 As<00:20:25.470><c> opposed</c><00:20:25.829><c> to</c><00:20:26.369><c> no</c><00:20:26.869><c> divorce.</c> 00:20:30.410 --> 00:20:33.049 That's<00:20:30.569><c> more</c><00:20:30.910><c> doctrinal,</c><00:20:31.970><c> but</c><00:20:32.130><c> yeah,</c><00:20:32.450><c> you're</c><00:20:32.609><c> right,</c><00:20:32.910><c> there</c> 00:20:33.049 --> 00:20:35.509 are<00:20:33.190><c> splits</c><00:20:33.369><c> here.</c><00:20:34.289><c> Yeah?</c><00:20:34.609><c> Any</c><00:20:34.730><c> others?</c> 00:20:39.730 --> 00:20:41.730 You<00:20:40.130><c> know,</c><00:20:40.369><c> we</c><00:20:40.589><c> ought</c><00:20:40.730><c> to</c><00:20:40.789><c> do</c><00:20:40.930><c> more</c><00:20:41.130><c> for</c><00:20:41.269><c> the</c><00:20:41.430><c> youth</c><00:20:41.589><c> group.</c> 00:20:41.849 --> 00:20:44.250 No,<00:20:41.990><c> the</c><00:20:42.150><c> youth</c><00:20:42.349><c> group</c><00:20:42.509><c> mustn't</c><00:20:42.849><c> use</c><00:20:43.089><c> our</c><00:20:43.450><c> whole.</c> 00:20:44.569 --> 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any</c><00:21:35.970><c> more?</c> 00:21:49.549 --> 00:21:57.349 Oh,<00:21:50.029><c> I</c><00:21:50.509><c> see.</c><00:21:54.990><c> The</c><00:21:55.230><c> building</c><00:21:55.430><c> is</c><00:21:55.690><c> holy.</c><00:21:56.589><c> The</c><00:21:56.789><c> building</c><00:21:57.130><c> is,</c> 00:21:57.410 --> 00:21:58.670 right,<00:21:57.789><c> okay.</c> 00:21:58.769 --> 00:22:01.430 There<00:21:59.089><c> is</c><00:21:59.430><c> the</c><00:21:59.630><c> holy</c><00:21:59.869><c> building</c><00:22:00.329><c> group.</c> 00:22:03.329 --> 00:22:06.869 And<00:22:03.970><c> there</c><00:22:04.250><c> is</c><00:22:04.569><c> the</c><00:22:04.829><c> ordinary</c><00:22:05.349><c> building</c><00:22:05.769><c> group.</c> 00:22:09.990 --> 00:22:14.789 Okay.<00:22:10.789><c> Well,</c><00:22:11.269><c> you</c><00:22:11.490><c> see,</c><00:22:11.869><c> you</c><00:22:12.130><c> have</c><00:22:12.569><c> spotted</c><00:22:12.990><c> them</c><00:22:13.670><c> one</c><00:22:14.269><c> way</c><00:22:14.549><c> or</c> 00:22:14.789 --> 00:22:17.029 the<00:22:15.009><c> other.</c><00:22:15.309><c> I'll</c><00:22:15.529><c> tell</c><00:22:15.630><c> you</c><00:22:15.769><c> another</c><00:22:15.990><c> one.</c> 00:22:19.190 --> 00:22:20.809 Can<00:22:19.509><c> you</c><00:22:19.630><c> read</c><00:22:19.769><c> that?</c> 00:22:24.609 --> 00:22:28.250 I<00:22:25.130><c> don't</c><00:22:25.329><c> want</c><00:22:25.549><c> to</c><00:22:25.750><c> magnify</c><00:22:26.130><c> these</c><00:22:26.349><c> in</c><00:22:26.490><c> your</c><00:22:26.710><c> eyes.</c><00:22:28.029><c> I</c><00:22:28.089><c> don't</c> 00:22:28.250 --> 00:22:31.130 want<00:22:28.390><c> to</c><00:22:28.509><c> say,</c><00:22:29.190><c> you</c><00:22:29.369><c> know,</c><00:22:30.210><c> these</c><00:22:30.430><c> don't</c><00:22:30.690><c> matter</c> 00:22:31.130 --> 00:22:34.430 because<00:22:31.609><c> they</c><00:22:31.890><c> matter</c><00:22:32.069><c> very</c><00:22:32.369><c> much</c><00:22:32.529><c> to</c><00:22:32.769><c> some</c><00:22:33.009><c> people.</c><00:22:33.869><c> But</c><00:22:34.130><c> we</c> 00:22:34.430 --> 00:22:37.730 ought<00:22:34.589><c> to</c><00:22:34.769><c> be</c><00:22:34.990><c> aware</c><00:22:35.670><c> that</c><00:22:36.150><c> there</c><00:22:36.390><c> is</c><00:22:36.589><c> a</c><00:22:36.930><c> fault</c><00:22:37.150><c> line</c> 00:22:37.730 --> 00:22:44.009 between<00:22:38.390><c> the</c><00:22:38.849><c> two</c><00:22:39.109><c> here.</c><00:22:40.930><c> And</c><00:22:41.450><c> you</c><00:22:41.549><c> know</c><00:22:41.650><c> what</c><00:22:41.789><c> you</c><00:22:41.970><c> do?</c><00:22:43.549><c> What's</c><00:22:43.869><c> the</c> 00:22:44.009 --> 00:22:46.049 next<00:22:44.269><c> thing</c><00:22:44.490><c> to</c><00:22:44.769><c> do</c><00:22:45.009><c> once</c><00:22:45.269><c> you've</c><00:22:45.589><c> decided</c> 00:22:46.049 --> 00:22:51.329 that<00:22:46.049><c> there's</c><00:22:48.210><c> 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there's<00:23:30.190><c> a</c><00:23:30.509><c> split</c><00:23:30.710><c> here,</c> 00:23:31.250 --> 00:23:36.809 right,<00:23:32.750><c> what</c><00:23:32.990><c> do</c><00:23:33.250><c> you</c><00:23:33.390><c> do?</c><00:23:34.230><c> You</c><00:23:34.490><c> start</c><00:23:35.170><c> to</c><00:23:35.769><c> label</c><00:23:36.250><c> people,</c> 00:23:36.849 --> 00:23:37.930 don't<00:23:37.069><c> you?</c> 00:23:38.950 --> 00:23:44.089 Yeah.<00:23:39.990><c> And</c><00:23:40.210><c> we</c><00:23:40.450><c> start</c><00:23:40.670><c> to</c><00:23:40.809><c> say,</c><00:23:41.230><c> oh,</c><00:23:41.269><c> well,</c><00:23:42.089><c> this</c><00:23:42.309><c> person</c><00:23:42.789><c> is</c><00:23:43.250><c> a</c> 00:23:44.089 --> 00:23:48.109 central<00:23:44.710><c> person</c><00:23:45.690><c> or</c><00:23:46.789><c> a</c><00:23:47.210><c> logos</c><00:23:47.470><c> person.</c><00:23:47.970><c> Oh,</c> 00:23:48.109 --> 00:23:58.750 this<00:23:48.390><c> person</c><00:23:48.930><c> is</c><00:23:49.809><c> an</c><00:23:51.529><c> ordinary</c><00:23:52.589><c> building</c><00:23:53.230><c> person.</c><00:23:57.089><c> Yeah.</c><00:23:58.470><c> You</c> 00:23:58.750 --> 00:24:01.230 do<00:23:58.970><c> that.</c><00:23:59.730><c> And</c><00:23:59.990><c> you</c><00:24:00.150><c> start</c><00:24:00.309><c> to</c><00:24:00.549><c> think</c><00:24:00.690><c> of</c><00:24:00.829><c> that.</c><00:24:01.069><c> And</c> 00:24:01.230 --> 00:24:03.230 I<00:24:01.289><c> bet</c><00:24:01.450><c> you're</c><00:24:01.690><c> doing</c><00:24:01.930><c> that</c><00:24:02.190><c> already.</c><00:24:02.589><c> Which</c><00:24:02.789><c> ecclesiast</c><00:24:03.230><c> do</c> 00:24:03.230 --> 00:24:06.109 you<00:24:03.369><c> come</c><00:24:03.569><c> from?</c><00:24:04.069><c> Oh,</c><00:24:04.549><c> that's</c><00:24:05.369><c> a</c><00:24:05.609><c> such</c><00:24:05.789><c> and</c><00:24:05.950><c> such</c> 00:24:06.109 --> 00:24:10.490 meeting.<00:24:07.170><c> Oh,</c><00:24:07.710><c> that's</c><00:24:08.029><c> it.</c><00:24:08.250><c> Right.</c><00:24:08.470><c> And</c><00:24:08.630><c> you've</c><00:24:08.890><c> labeled</c><00:24:09.130><c> them.</c><00:24:09.690><c> Before</c><00:24:09.950><c> ever</c><00:24:10.230><c> you</c> 00:24:10.490 --> 00:24:12.589 have<00:24:10.789><c> talked</c><00:24:11.349><c> to</c><00:24:11.809><c> them,</c> 00:24:13.869 --> 00:24:17.589 before<00:24:14.170><c> ever</c><00:24:14.450><c> you</c><00:24:14.730><c> have</c><00:24:15.029><c> considered</c><00:24:15.970><c> the</c><00:24:16.670><c> unity</c><00:24:17.109><c> that</c><00:24:17.349><c> there</c> 00:24:17.589 --> 00:24:21.609 should<00:24:17.869><c> be</c><00:24:18.269><c> in</c><00:24:18.630><c> Christ,</c><00:24:19.690><c> you</c><00:24:19.970><c> have</c><00:24:20.349><c> labeled</c><00:24:20.829><c> them</c> 00:24:21.809 --> 00:24:29.150 and<00:24:22.190><c> you</c><00:24:22.410><c> may</c><00:24:22.750><c> well</c><00:24:23.069><c> have</c><00:24:23.450><c> taken</c><00:24:23.769><c> them</c><00:24:24.650><c> out</c><00:24:25.410><c> of</c><00:24:27.329><c> the</c><00:24:28.269><c> picture.</c> 00:24:29.890 --> 00:24:31.930 And<00:24:30.130><c> once</c><00:24:30.369><c> you</c><00:24:30.750><c> start</c><00:24:31.029><c> to</c><00:24:31.250><c> do</c><00:24:31.390><c> that,</c> 00:24:32.410 --> 00:24:38.730 you<00:24:32.650><c> start</c><00:24:33.230><c> to</c><00:24:33.869><c> demote</c><00:24:34.950><c> the</c><00:24:36.170><c> person</c><00:24:36.650><c> and</c><00:24:37.210><c> the</c><00:24:37.450><c> work</c><00:24:37.869><c> of</c><00:24:38.569><c> the</c> 00:24:38.730 --> 00:24:42.589 Lord<00:24:38.910><c> Jesus</c><00:24:39.289><c> Christ.</c><00:24:40.630><c> Okay.</c><00:24:41.490><c> And</c><00:24:41.910><c> that's</c><00:24:42.190><c> what</c><00:24:42.349><c> was</c> 00:24:42.589 --> 00:24:47.690 happening.<00:24:43.089><c> So</c><00:24:43.769><c> you</c><00:24:43.930><c> must</c><00:24:44.150><c> be</c><00:24:44.509><c> very,</c><00:24:45.089><c> very</c><00:24:45.630><c> careful</c><00:24:46.470><c> not</c><00:24:47.230><c> to</c> 00:24:47.690 --> 00:24:49.589 start<00:24:48.230><c> labeling</c><00:24:48.849><c> people</c> 00:24:49.589 --> 00:24:54.650 because<00:24:50.950><c> the</c><00:24:51.269><c> next</c><00:24:51.529><c> step</c><00:24:51.970><c> is</c><00:24:52.589><c> to</c><00:24:52.849><c> start</c><00:24:53.170><c> not</c><00:24:53.630><c> talking</c><00:24:53.990><c> to</c><00:24:54.150><c> them</c> 00:24:54.650 --> 00:24:57.809 and<00:24:55.329><c> developing</c><00:24:55.950><c> a</c><00:24:56.470><c> rather</c><00:24:56.910><c> unpleasant</c> 00:24:57.809 --> 00:25:07.410 clique.<00:24:59.150><c> Do</c><00:24:59.150><c> you</c><00:24:59.670><c> know</c><00:24:59.750><c> what</c><00:24:59.869><c> a</c><00:25:00.009><c> clique</c><00:25:00.130><c> is?</c><00:25:05.529><c> What's</c><00:25:06.450><c> a</c><00:25:06.609><c> clique?</c> 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group</c><00:25:34.250><c> should</c><00:25:34.509><c> be</c><00:25:34.750><c> like.</c> 00:25:43.289 --> 00:25:49.650 A<00:25:43.690><c> group</c><00:25:43.869><c> of</c><00:25:44.130><c> people</c><00:25:45.029><c> who</c><00:25:45.890><c> are</c><00:25:46.170><c> bound</c><00:25:46.369><c> together</c><00:25:47.269><c> by</c><00:25:48.569><c> one</c> 00:25:49.650 --> 00:25:51.549 common<00:25:50.509><c> cause.</c> 00:25:57.809 --> 00:26:06.250 Yeah.<00:26:02.670><c> Right.</c><00:26:03.490><c> I</c><00:26:03.970><c> agree.</c><00:26:04.250><c> That's</c><00:26:04.410><c> a</c><00:26:04.490><c> very</c><00:26:04.589><c> good</c><00:26:04.789><c> point.</c><00:26:06.029><c> What</c> 00:26:06.250 --> 00:26:08.950 you're<00:26:06.490><c> saying</c><00:26:06.730><c> is</c><00:26:07.130><c> you've</c><00:26:07.470><c> got</c><00:26:07.569><c> this</c><00:26:07.769><c> as</c><00:26:08.009><c> well.</c> 00:26:11.170 --> 00:26:14.670 Yeah.<00:26:11.650><c> No,</c><00:26:12.210><c> you</c><00:26:12.250><c> won't.</c><00:26:12.670><c> But</c><00:26:12.750><c> perhaps</c><00:26:12.950><c> you</c><00:26:13.490><c> do</c><00:26:13.630><c> with</c><00:26:13.750><c> this</c><00:26:14.009><c> one.</c><00:26:14.509><c> But</c> 00:26:14.670 --> 00:26:16.710 the<00:26:14.829><c> most</c><00:26:15.069><c> important</c><00:26:15.529><c> thing</c><00:26:15.910><c> is</c><00:26:16.230><c> this</c><00:26:16.509><c> bit</c> 00:26:16.710 --> 00:26:20.470 that<00:26:17.130><c> both</c><00:26:17.369><c> of</c><00:26:17.569><c> you</c><00:26:17.730><c> have</c><00:26:18.329><c> because</c><00:26:18.990><c> that</c><00:26:19.349><c> is</c><00:26:19.690><c> really</c><00:26:20.049><c> the</c><00:26:20.210><c> most</c> 00:26:20.470 --> 00:26:23.789 important<00:26:20.950><c> thing</c><00:26:21.349><c> in</c><00:26:21.750><c> your</c><00:26:21.970><c> life.</c><00:26:22.930><c> Right.</c> 00:26:24.750 --> 00:26:28.630 And<00:26:25.430><c> I</c><00:26:26.109><c> think</c><00:26:26.309><c> what</c><00:26:26.490><c> you're</c><00:26:26.789><c> saying</c><00:26:27.089><c> is</c><00:26:27.589><c> what</c><00:26:28.049><c> about</c><00:26:28.269><c> people</c> 00:26:28.630 --> 00:26:31.470 outside<00:26:29.329><c> as</c><00:26:29.609><c> well?</c><00:26:30.490><c> Yeah.</c> 00:26:33.150 --> 00:26:39.710 Well,<00:26:33.869><c> that's</c><00:26:34.230><c> fine</c><00:26:34.650><c> because</c><00:26:35.529><c> this</c><00:26:35.730><c> is</c><00:26:35.910><c> a</c><00:26:36.049><c> healthy</c><00:26:36.269><c> group.</c><00:26:37.130><c> It's</c><00:26:37.849><c> drawn</c><00:26:38.210><c> together</c><00:26:38.950><c> by</c> 00:26:39.710 --> 00:26:41.670 that<00:26:40.289><c> hope</c><00:26:40.609><c> and</c><00:26:40.869><c> that</c><00:26:41.130><c> belief</c> 00:26:41.670 --> 00:26:47.549 and<00:26:42.150><c> that</c><00:26:42.369><c> conviction</c><00:26:43.150><c> in</c><00:26:44.029><c> the</c><00:26:44.190><c> gospel</c><00:26:44.650><c> and</c><00:26:45.470><c> in</c><00:26:45.650><c> the</c><00:26:45.730><c> Lord</c><00:26:45.869><c> Jesus</c><00:26:46.230><c> Christ.</c><00:26:47.549><c> And</c> 00:26:47.549 --> 00:26:49.049 it's<00:26:47.890><c> got</c><00:26:48.170><c> strength</c><00:26:48.690><c> because</c> 00:26:49.049 --> 00:26:52.069 of<00:26:49.230><c> that</c><00:26:49.369><c> as</c><00:26:49.529><c> that</c><00:26:49.769><c> group.</c><00:26:50.470><c> And</c><00:26:50.609><c> yes,</c><00:26:50.750><c> it</c><00:26:50.930><c> links</c><00:26:51.130><c> together,</c><00:26:51.809><c> but</c><00:26:51.890><c> it</c> 00:26:52.069 --> 00:26:55.890 can<00:26:52.309><c> also</c><00:26:52.869><c> go</c><00:26:53.730><c> and</c><00:26:54.150><c> talk</c><00:26:54.349><c> to</c><00:26:54.529><c> other</c><00:26:54.730><c> people</c><00:26:55.089><c> outside.</c> 00:26:56.349 --> 00:27:02.029 Yeah.<00:26:56.789><c> And</c><00:26:57.029><c> it</c><00:26:57.150><c> can</c><00:26:57.390><c> bring</c><00:26:57.670><c> them</c><00:26:57.890><c> in.</c><00:26:59.549><c> And</c><00:26:59.710><c> that's</c><00:27:00.089><c> great.</c><00:27:01.430><c> That's</c><00:27:01.809><c> a</c> 00:27:02.029 --> 00:27:04.390 healthy<00:27:02.309><c> group.</c><00:27:03.170><c> That's</c><00:27:03.450><c> what</c><00:27:03.710><c> good</c><00:27:03.990><c> ecclesial</c> 00:27:04.390 --> 00:27:09.789 works<00:27:04.809><c> all</c><00:27:05.130><c> about.</c><00:27:07.089><c> I'll</c><00:27:07.369><c> show</c><00:27:07.589><c> you.</c><00:27:08.430><c> I'll</c><00:27:08.990><c> show</c><00:27:09.170><c> you</c><00:27:09.309><c> what</c><00:27:09.569><c> a</c> 00:27:09.789 --> 00:27:12.890 clique<00:27:09.890><c> is</c><00:27:10.130><c> now.</c><00:27:11.230><c> Have</c><00:27:11.329><c> you</c><00:27:11.490><c> worked</c><00:27:11.670><c> it</c><00:27:11.869><c> out</c><00:27:12.029><c> already?</c> 00:27:14.250 --> 00:27:19.130 This<00:27:14.809><c> is</c><00:27:15.369><c> a</c><00:27:15.589><c> clique.</c><00:27:17.289><c> And</c><00:27:17.509><c> you</c><00:27:17.609><c> may</c><00:27:17.829><c> have</c><00:27:17.990><c> them</c><00:27:18.150><c> already</c><00:27:18.609><c> here</c> 00:27:19.130 --> 00:27:20.410 at<00:27:19.390><c> the</c><00:27:19.390><c> Bible.</c><00:27:19.650><c> I</c><00:27:19.769><c> don't</c><00:27:20.009><c> know.</c> 00:27:20.910 --> 00:27:25.450 But<00:27:21.069><c> you</c><00:27:21.170><c> may</c><00:27:21.349><c> have</c><00:27:21.490><c> them</c><00:27:21.650><c> already.</c><00:27:23.869><c> A</c><00:27:24.170><c> clique</c><00:27:24.390><c> is</c><00:27:24.750><c> usually</c><00:27:25.089><c> a</c> 00:27:25.450 --> 00:27:28.789 small<00:27:25.869><c> tightly</c><00:27:26.609><c> knit</c><00:27:27.009><c> group</c><00:27:27.509><c> who</c><00:27:28.089><c> is</c><00:27:28.369><c> more</c> 00:27:28.789 --> 00:27:32.890 interested<00:27:29.390><c> by</c><00:27:30.190><c> the</c><00:27:30.509><c> selfish</c><00:27:30.970><c> links</c><00:27:31.410><c> between</c><00:27:31.829><c> the</c><00:27:32.069><c> individual</c><00:27:32.410><c> members</c> 00:27:32.890 --> 00:27:36.309 than<00:27:33.690><c> the</c><00:27:34.170><c> core</c><00:27:34.829><c> commonality.</c> 00:27:36.329 --> 00:27:41.589 So<00:27:36.609><c> there's</c><00:27:36.890><c> no</c><00:27:37.750><c> central</c><00:27:38.650><c> belief,</c><00:27:39.809><c> not</c><00:27:40.170><c> strong</c><00:27:40.450><c> enough</c><00:27:40.710><c> anyway.</c><00:27:41.309><c> It's</c> 00:27:41.589 --> 00:27:45.269 not<00:27:41.990><c> strong</c><00:27:42.269><c> enough</c><00:27:42.809><c> to</c><00:27:43.430><c> deal</c><00:27:43.710><c> with</c><00:27:44.150><c> this.</c> 00:27:45.769 --> 00:27:47.460 This<00:27:46.309><c> is</c><00:27:46.549><c> a</c><00:27:46.690><c> clique.</c> 00:27:54.829 --> 00:27:58.710 Right.<00:27:55.369><c> That's</c><00:27:55.910><c> a</c><00:27:56.089><c> clique.</c><00:27:57.549><c> Nothing</c><00:27:57.809><c> in</c><00:27:58.009><c> the</c><00:27:58.109><c> middle</c><00:27:58.269><c> that's</c> 00:27:58.710 --> 00:28:01.549 strong<00:27:58.890><c> enough</c><00:27:59.329><c> to</c><00:27:59.789><c> make</c><00:27:59.910><c> them</c><00:28:00.109><c> look</c><00:28:00.369><c> out</c><00:28:00.609><c> beyond.</c> 00:28:01.750 --> 00:28:04.309 Yeah.<00:28:02.230><c> And</c><00:28:02.490><c> it's</c><00:28:02.589><c> very</c><00:28:02.829><c> difficult</c><00:28:03.210><c> for</c><00:28:03.410><c> somebody</c><00:28:03.630><c> out</c><00:28:03.910><c> here</c> 00:28:04.309 --> 00:28:08.309 to<00:28:04.789><c> try</c><00:28:04.970><c> and</c><00:28:05.069><c> get</c><00:28:05.230><c> in.</c><00:28:06.670><c> Only</c><00:28:07.130><c> can</c><00:28:07.390><c> they</c><00:28:07.549><c> get</c><00:28:07.789><c> in</c> 00:28:08.309 --> 00:28:12.170 if<00:28:08.589><c> they</c><00:28:08.970><c> share</c><00:28:09.170><c> the</c><00:28:09.410><c> same</c><00:28:09.789><c> selfish</c><00:28:10.430><c> interests</c><00:28:11.190><c> between</c><00:28:12.009><c> the</c> 00:28:12.170 --> 00:28:13.829 other<00:28:12.289><c> members</c><00:28:12.630><c> of</c><00:28:12.869><c> the</c><00:28:13.029><c> group.</c> 00:28:14.769 --> 00:28:20.109 Now<00:28:15.230><c> you</c><00:28:15.490><c> may</c><00:28:15.829><c> have</c><00:28:15.990><c> that</c><00:28:16.190><c> yourself.</c><00:28:16.690><c> I</c><00:28:16.730><c> don't</c><00:28:16.990><c> know.</c><00:28:17.650><c> But</c><00:28:17.890><c> it's</c><00:28:18.289><c> important</c><00:28:18.769><c> distinction.</c><00:28:19.990><c> And</c> 00:28:20.109 --> 00:28:20.369 it's<00:28:20.369><c> the</c> 00:28:20.369 --> 00:28:24.589 difference<00:28:20.650><c> between</c><00:28:21.589><c> a</c><00:28:22.210><c> healthy</c><00:28:22.450><c> ecclesia</c><00:28:22.990><c> and</c><00:28:23.269><c> not</c><00:28:23.470><c> a</c><00:28:23.609><c> healthy</c><00:28:23.809><c> ecclesia.</c><00:28:24.450><c> What</c> 00:28:24.589 --> 00:28:26.089 was<00:28:24.849><c> happening</c><00:28:25.190><c> in</c><00:28:25.549><c> Corinth</c> 00:28:26.089 --> 00:28:30.490 was<00:28:26.670><c> that</c><00:28:26.910><c> there</c><00:28:27.089><c> was</c><00:28:27.250><c> a</c><00:28:27.509><c> group</c><00:28:27.849><c> called</c><00:28:28.450><c> the</c><00:28:28.690><c> Peter</c><00:28:28.990><c> clique.</c><00:28:30.069><c> And</c><00:28:30.109><c> there</c><00:28:30.190><c> was</c><00:28:30.309><c> a</c> 00:28:30.490 --> 00:28:32.630 group<00:28:30.730><c> called</c><00:28:31.230><c> the</c><00:28:31.390><c> Paul</c><00:28:31.670><c> clique.</c> 00:28:33.269 --> 00:28:37.750 And<00:28:33.490><c> their</c><00:28:33.710><c> concerns</c><00:28:34.410><c> for</c><00:28:34.710><c> the</c><00:28:35.170><c> style</c><00:28:35.549><c> of</c><00:28:35.849><c> Peter</c><00:28:36.130><c> or</c><00:28:36.609><c> the</c><00:28:37.109><c> style</c><00:28:37.470><c> of</c> 00:28:37.750 --> 00:28:40.670 Paul,<00:28:38.730><c> suiting</c><00:28:38.990><c> their</c><00:28:39.289><c> own</c><00:28:39.650><c> personal</c><00:28:40.190><c> style,</c> 00:28:40.670 --> 00:28:43.930 was<00:28:41.150><c> greater</c><00:28:41.650><c> than</c><00:28:41.950><c> their</c><00:28:42.289><c> love</c><00:28:42.529><c> of</c><00:28:42.750><c> the</c><00:28:42.869><c> Lord</c><00:28:43.049><c> Jesus</c><00:28:43.450><c> Christ.</c> 00:28:44.170 --> 00:28:46.009 And<00:28:44.369><c> so</c><00:28:44.470><c> that</c><00:28:44.589><c> was</c><00:28:44.910><c> not</c><00:28:45.170><c> at</c><00:28:45.509><c> the</c><00:28:45.690><c> centre.</c> 00:28:46.490 --> 00:28:52.690 And<00:28:46.690><c> therefore</c><00:28:47.130><c> it</c><00:28:47.529><c> was</c><00:28:47.869><c> separating</c><00:28:48.329><c> them</c><00:28:48.809><c> from</c><00:28:49.170><c> another</c><00:28:49.529><c> clique</c><00:28:49.769><c> over</c><00:28:50.130><c> here</c><00:28:50.569><c> that</c><00:28:51.130><c> were</c><00:28:51.329><c> doing</c><00:28:51.630><c> exactly</c><00:28:52.230><c> the</c><00:28:52.450><c> same</c> 00:28:52.690 --> 00:28:57.049 sort<00:28:52.890><c> of</c><00:28:53.069><c> thing.</c><00:28:53.630><c> Right.</c><00:28:55.089><c> You</c><00:28:55.569><c> must</c><00:28:56.170><c> measure</c><00:28:56.430><c> yourself,</c><00:28:56.990><c> you</c> 00:28:57.049 --> 00:28:58.490 know,<00:28:57.150><c> when</c><00:28:57.269><c> you</c><00:28:57.390><c> get</c><00:28:57.470><c> into</c><00:28:57.690><c> a</c><00:28:57.829><c> group</c><00:28:57.950><c> of</c><00:28:58.190><c> people,</c> 00:28:58.710 --> 00:29:02.289 in<00:28:58.890><c> the</c><00:28:59.089><c> ecclesia</c><00:28:59.529><c> or</c><00:29:00.009><c> in</c><00:29:00.210><c> the</c><00:29:00.309><c> youth</c><00:29:00.470><c> group,</c><00:29:01.130><c> you</c><00:29:01.250><c> must</c><00:29:01.509><c> measure</c><00:29:01.730><c> yourself</c><00:29:02.150><c> and</c> 00:29:02.289 --> 00:29:03.230 how<00:29:02.450><c> good</c><00:29:02.630><c> and</c><00:29:02.829><c> healthy</c><00:29:03.029><c> that</c> 00:29:03.230 --> 00:29:06.329 group<00:29:03.450><c> is</c><00:29:03.710><c> by</c><00:29:04.150><c> how</c><00:29:04.509><c> well</c><00:29:04.730><c> it</c><00:29:04.910><c> brings</c><00:29:05.150><c> other</c><00:29:05.369><c> people</c><00:29:05.690><c> into</c><00:29:06.029><c> the</c> 00:29:06.329 --> 00:29:09.410 common<00:29:06.910><c> belief</c><00:29:07.309><c> that</c><00:29:07.490><c> you</c><00:29:07.730><c> have.</c><00:29:08.569><c> Or</c><00:29:08.890><c> do</c><00:29:09.049><c> you</c><00:29:09.190><c> find</c> 00:29:09.410 --> 00:29:11.890 the<00:29:09.589><c> members</c><00:29:09.829><c> of</c><00:29:09.990><c> the</c><00:29:10.130><c> group</c><00:29:10.250><c> that</c><00:29:10.410><c> you're</c><00:29:10.630><c> with</c><00:29:10.769><c> are</c><00:29:11.009><c> exclusive?</c><00:29:11.589><c> Oh,</c><00:29:11.809><c> you</c> 00:29:11.890 --> 00:29:13.269 don't<00:29:12.109><c> want</c><00:29:12.210><c> to</c><00:29:12.349><c> go</c><00:29:12.450><c> on</c><00:29:12.529><c> with</c><00:29:12.789><c> them.</c> 00:29:13.710 --> 00:29:20.589 You<00:29:13.789><c> know,</c><00:29:14.430><c> oh,</c><00:29:14.690><c> he's</c><00:29:15.329><c> boring</c><00:29:15.950><c> or</c><00:29:16.750><c> no,</c><00:29:17.190><c> he's</c><00:29:17.390><c> too</c><00:29:17.670><c> young.</c><00:29:19.069><c> Yeah.</c><00:29:20.089><c> Whereas</c><00:29:20.329><c> a</c> 00:29:20.589 --> 00:29:23.529 healthy<00:29:20.809><c> group</c><00:29:21.329><c> will</c><00:29:22.029><c> bring</c><00:29:22.430><c> people</c> 00:29:23.769 --> 00:29:30.029 in.<00:29:24.250><c> Okay.</c><00:29:25.910><c> So</c><00:29:26.369><c> that's</c><00:29:26.569><c> an</c><00:29:26.829><c> important</c><00:29:27.049><c> distinction,</c><00:29:27.569><c> I</c><00:29:28.109><c> think,</c><00:29:28.490><c> to</c><00:29:28.710><c> make.</c><00:29:29.809><c> How</c><00:29:29.930><c> am</c> 00:29:30.029 --> 00:29:30.750 I<00:29:30.069><c> doing</c><00:29:30.210><c> on</c><00:29:30.490><c> time</c><00:29:30.630><c> here?</c> 00:29:30.789 --> 00:29:35.809 What<00:29:30.970><c> time</c><00:29:31.130><c> do</c><00:29:31.210><c> I</c><00:29:31.289><c> have</c><00:29:31.450><c> to</c><00:29:31.470><c> finish?</c><00:29:33.109><c> A</c><00:29:33.589><c> little</c><00:29:33.730><c> longer?</c><00:29:35.589><c> Good.</c> 00:29:35.950 --> 00:29:38.690 Okay.<00:29:37.250><c> Well,</c><00:29:37.529><c> that's</c><00:29:37.849><c> what</c><00:29:37.990><c> was</c><00:29:38.230><c> happening</c> 00:29:38.690 --> 00:29:43.150 at,<00:29:39.369><c> that's</c><00:29:40.690><c> what</c><00:29:40.829><c> was</c><00:29:41.069><c> happening</c><00:29:41.509><c> at</c><00:29:42.089><c> Corinth.</c><00:29:42.589><c> If</c><00:29:42.769><c> you</c><00:29:42.970><c> turn</c> 00:29:43.150 --> 00:29:44.710 back<00:29:43.369><c> now</c><00:29:43.569><c> to</c><00:29:43.730><c> chapter</c><00:29:43.970><c> three,</c> 00:29:49.470 --> 00:29:51.150 the<00:29:49.549><c> reason</c><00:29:49.789><c> this</c><00:29:50.009><c> was</c><00:29:50.150><c> happening,</c> 00:29:54.650 --> 00:29:57.069 the<00:29:55.130><c> reason</c><00:29:55.410><c> it</c><00:29:55.549><c> was</c><00:29:55.750><c> happening</c><00:29:56.130><c> is</c><00:29:56.349><c> because</c><00:29:56.630><c> the</c><00:29:56.849><c> people</c> 00:29:57.069 --> 00:29:58.549 there<00:29:57.269><c> were</c><00:29:57.509><c> immature.</c> 00:29:59.349 --> 00:30:04.910 They<00:29:59.829><c> were</c><00:30:00.069><c> immature.</c><00:30:01.970><c> They</c><00:30:02.390><c> were</c><00:30:02.690><c> not</c><00:30:03.349><c> seeing</c><00:30:03.869><c> Jesus</c><00:30:04.329><c> Christ</c> 00:30:04.910 --> 00:30:07.009 as<00:30:05.509><c> he</c><00:30:05.670><c> should</c><00:30:05.849><c> have</c><00:30:06.009><c> been.</c><00:30:06.410><c> Let's</c><00:30:06.650><c> have</c><00:30:06.809><c> a</c><00:30:06.890><c> look</c> 00:30:07.009 --> 00:30:15.630 at<00:30:07.309><c> first</c><00:30:07.509><c> Corinthians</c><00:30:07.869><c> three</c><00:30:08.650><c> and</c><00:30:09.630><c> the</c><00:30:10.490><c> first</c><00:30:11.289><c> three</c><00:30:13.410><c> verses.</c><00:30:15.250><c> Somebody</c><00:30:15.490><c> want</c> 00:30:15.630 --> 00:30:18.170 to<00:30:15.710><c> read</c><00:30:15.789><c> that</c><00:30:15.970><c> for</c><00:30:16.089><c> me?</c><00:30:17.230><c> Thanks.</c> 00:30:54.609 --> 00:31:01.849 Thanks.<00:30:59.369><c> See</c><00:30:59.470><c> what</c><00:30:59.529><c> he's</c><00:30:59.670><c> saying?</c><00:31:00.950><c> I</c><00:31:01.150><c> couldn't</c><00:31:01.410><c> get</c><00:31:01.650><c> through</c> 00:31:01.849 --> 00:31:03.349 to<00:31:02.029><c> you</c><00:31:02.269><c> people.</c> 00:31:03.730 --> 00:31:07.789 I<00:31:04.069><c> could</c><00:31:04.450><c> not</c><00:31:04.769><c> get</c><00:31:05.069><c> through</c><00:31:05.329><c> to</c><00:31:05.509><c> you</c><00:31:05.750><c> people</c><00:31:06.450><c> because</c><00:31:07.490><c> you're</c> 00:31:07.789 --> 00:31:11.730 immature.<00:31:09.549><c> You're</c><00:31:09.730><c> behaving</c><00:31:10.029><c> like</c><00:31:10.349><c> little</c><00:31:10.730><c> babies,</c> 00:31:12.329 --> 00:31:16.150 like<00:31:12.430><c> little</c><00:31:12.769><c> babies</c><00:31:13.150><c> do,</c><00:31:13.650><c> spiteful,</c><00:31:14.710><c> taking</c><00:31:14.990><c> their</c><00:31:15.230><c> own</c><00:31:15.490><c> things,</c><00:31:15.950><c> not</c> 00:31:16.150 --> 00:31:17.609 sharing<00:31:16.509><c> with</c><00:31:16.690><c> anybody</c><00:31:17.089><c> else.</c> 00:31:17.990 --> 00:31:20.470 Spiritually,<00:31:18.529><c> you</c><00:31:18.630><c> are</c><00:31:18.789><c> like</c><00:31:18.970><c> little</c><00:31:19.329><c> babies.</c><00:31:19.950><c> I</c><00:31:20.150><c> couldn't</c> 00:31:20.470 --> 00:31:22.130 get<00:31:20.789><c> through</c><00:31:21.049><c> to</c><00:31:21.309><c> you.</c> 00:31:24.509 --> 00:31:30.230 And<00:31:25.190><c> he</c><00:31:25.869><c> calls</c><00:31:26.190><c> that</c><00:31:26.630><c> thinking</c><00:31:27.470><c> carnal</c><00:31:28.470><c> thinking</c><00:31:29.009><c> or</c><00:31:29.750><c> worldly</c> 00:31:30.230 --> 00:31:34.089 thinking,<00:31:31.930><c> worldly</c><00:31:32.450><c> wisdom.</c><00:31:33.809><c> All</c><00:31:33.829><c> right.</c> 00:31:34.170 --> 00:31:37.309 In<00:31:34.430><c> the</c><00:31:34.630><c> Ecclesia</c><00:31:34.970><c> here</c><00:31:35.369><c> at</c><00:31:35.670><c> Corinth,</c><00:31:36.269><c> there</c><00:31:36.450><c> was</c><00:31:36.670><c> a</c><00:31:36.750><c> lot</c><00:31:36.930><c> of</c> 00:31:37.309 --> 00:31:39.890 worldly<00:31:37.769><c> wisdom</c><00:31:38.329><c> going</c><00:31:38.690><c> on.</c><00:31:39.190><c> Can</c><00:31:39.349><c> you</c><00:31:39.470><c> give</c><00:31:39.589><c> me</c><00:31:39.690><c> any</c> 00:31:39.890 --> 00:31:43.309 examples<00:31:40.309><c> of</c><00:31:40.589><c> worldly</c><00:31:40.829><c> wisdom?</c><00:31:41.450><c> What</c><00:31:41.750><c> worldly</c><00:31:42.349><c> wisdom</c><00:31:42.930><c> might</c> 00:31:43.309 --> 00:31:49.410 say?<00:31:46.849><c> What</c><00:31:47.529><c> would</c><00:31:47.829><c> worldly</c><00:31:48.170><c> wisdom</c><00:31:48.609><c> say</c><00:31:49.130><c> if</c> 00:31:49.410 --> 00:31:53.150 somebody<00:31:49.410><c> tried</c><00:31:50.170><c> to</c><00:31:50.470><c> criticize</c><00:31:51.069><c> you</c><00:31:51.609><c> and</c><00:31:52.029><c> you</c><00:31:52.289><c> used</c><00:31:52.750><c> worldly</c> 00:31:53.150 --> 00:32:00.190 wisdom?<00:31:56.410><c> Good.</c><00:31:56.609><c> Yes.</c><00:31:56.990><c> Hear</c><00:31:56.990><c> it.</c><00:31:59.390><c> Okay.</c> 00:32:01.250 --> 00:32:06.690 What<00:32:01.390><c> else?</c><00:32:01.670><c> Anything</c><00:32:01.890><c> else?</c><00:32:05.750><c> Somebody</c><00:32:06.009><c> points</c><00:32:06.269><c> the</c><00:32:06.490><c> finger,</c> 00:32:06.730 --> 00:32:08.289 start<00:32:07.009><c> to</c><00:32:07.190><c> point</c><00:32:07.269><c> the</c><00:32:07.470><c> finger</c><00:32:07.670><c> straight</c><00:32:07.910><c> back.</c> 00:32:08.769 --> 00:32:12.910 Okay.<00:32:09.210><c> The</c><00:32:09.369><c> worldly</c><00:32:09.529><c> wisdom</c><00:32:09.869><c> says,</c><00:32:10.170><c> look,</c><00:32:10.549><c> I</c><00:32:10.549><c> don't</c><00:32:10.930><c> like</c><00:32:11.990><c> any</c> 00:32:12.910 --> 00:32:15.150 of<00:32:13.029><c> this</c><00:32:13.230><c> sort</c><00:32:13.390><c> of</c><00:32:13.569><c> authority.</c><00:32:13.970><c> It</c><00:32:14.170><c> restricts</c><00:32:14.589><c> me.</c><00:32:14.910><c> No,</c> 00:32:15.150 --> 00:32:17.730 I'm<00:32:15.410><c> not</c><00:32:15.509><c> listening</c><00:32:15.789><c> to</c><00:32:16.049><c> you.</c><00:32:16.589><c> I</c><00:32:16.789><c> really</c><00:32:17.069><c> am</c><00:32:17.250><c> not</c><00:32:17.430><c> listening</c> 00:32:17.730 --> 00:32:20.609 to<00:32:17.950><c> you.</c><00:32:18.829><c> He's</c><00:32:19.289><c> criticizing</c><00:32:19.809><c> my</c><00:32:20.230><c> lifestyle.</c> 00:32:20.809 --> 00:32:27.269 I<00:32:21.130><c> am</c><00:32:21.470><c> turning</c><00:32:21.769><c> off.</c><00:32:22.490><c> I</c><00:32:22.750><c> am</c><00:32:23.049><c> not</c><00:32:23.309><c> listening.</c><00:32:25.029><c> It's</c><00:32:25.509><c> carnal</c><00:32:25.890><c> thinking.</c><00:32:27.049><c> All</c> 00:32:27.269 --> 00:32:29.869 right.<00:32:27.430><c> Well,</c><00:32:27.569><c> if</c><00:32:27.710><c> I</c><00:32:27.990><c> can't</c><00:32:28.690><c> get</c><00:32:29.549><c> out</c><00:32:29.750><c> of</c> 00:32:29.869 --> 00:32:32.869 this<00:32:30.029><c> particular</c><00:32:30.450><c> problem</c><00:32:30.789><c> I'm</c><00:32:31.329><c> in</c><00:32:31.470><c> right</c><00:32:31.769><c> now,</c><00:32:32.250><c> I</c><00:32:32.509><c> won't</c><00:32:32.750><c> own</c> 00:32:32.869 --> 00:32:34.930 up<00:32:33.069><c> to</c><00:32:33.230><c> it.</c><00:32:33.390><c> I'll</c><00:32:33.609><c> simply</c><00:32:33.750><c> tell</c><00:32:33.970><c> a</c><00:32:34.190><c> lie.</c> 00:32:35.029 --> 00:32:38.630 It's<00:32:35.190><c> the</c><00:32:35.329><c> easiest</c><00:32:35.549><c> way.</c><00:32:36.130><c> It</c><00:32:36.309><c> wasn't</c><00:32:36.390><c> me.</c><00:32:36.650><c> It</c><00:32:36.690><c> was</c><00:32:36.829><c> him.</c><00:32:37.970><c> That's</c><00:32:38.369><c> what</c> 00:32:38.630 --> 00:32:40.849 worldly<00:32:38.990><c> wisdom</c><00:32:39.730><c> does.</c> 00:32:41.690 --> 00:32:46.829 And<00:32:42.470><c> the</c><00:32:43.170><c> apostle</c><00:32:43.470><c> Paul</c><00:32:44.049><c> says</c><00:32:44.690><c> that</c><00:32:45.589><c> it</c><00:32:45.910><c> was</c><00:32:46.109><c> very</c><00:32:46.430><c> essential</c> 00:32:46.829 --> 00:32:48.849 to<00:32:47.049><c> get</c><00:32:47.210><c> away</c><00:32:47.509><c> from</c><00:32:47.869><c> worldly</c><00:32:48.269><c> wisdom</c> 00:32:48.849 --> 00:32:53.630 in<00:32:49.269><c> the</c><00:32:49.470><c> Ecclesia</c><00:32:49.950><c> and</c><00:32:50.390><c> worldly</c><00:32:50.690><c> thinking,</c><00:32:51.490><c> more</c><00:32:51.890><c> to</c><00:32:52.109><c> the</c><00:32:52.269><c> wisdom</c><00:32:52.750><c> of</c> 00:32:53.630 --> 00:32:56.869 God.<00:32:54.509><c> Now,</c><00:32:55.309><c> let</c><00:32:55.529><c> me</c><00:32:55.890><c> explain</c><00:32:56.329><c> why</c><00:32:56.509><c> that</c><00:32:56.670><c> was</c> 00:32:56.869 --> 00:33:03.769 important.<00:32:57.950><c> In</c><00:32:58.250><c> chapter</c><00:32:58.589><c> three</c><00:32:59.309><c> and</c><00:32:59.930><c> verse</c><00:33:00.789><c> 19,</c><00:33:03.430><c> would</c><00:33:03.609><c> you</c> 00:33:03.769 --> 00:33:06.990 all<00:33:03.990><c> turn</c><00:33:04.230><c> 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may</c><00:33:18.369><c> be</c> 00:33:18.569 --> 00:33:19.769 baptized<00:33:18.930><c> in</c><00:33:19.109><c> the</c><00:33:19.269><c> Ecclesia</c><00:33:19.549><c> or</c> 00:33:19.769 --> 00:33:24.750 thinking<00:33:20.109><c> about</c><00:33:20.390><c> being</c><00:33:20.650><c> baptized</c><00:33:21.329><c> and</c><00:33:22.069><c> coming</c><00:33:22.289><c> into</c><00:33:23.009><c> the</c><00:33:23.369><c> Ecclesia.</c><00:33:24.369><c> This</c><00:33:24.609><c> is</c> 00:33:24.750 --> 00:33:25.890 what<00:33:24.869><c> the</c><00:33:25.069><c> apostle</c><00:33:25.349><c> says.</c> 00:33:25.890 --> 00:33:34.470 For<00:33:26.549><c> the</c><00:33:26.829><c> wisdom</c><00:33:27.630><c> of</c><00:33:28.369><c> this</c><00:33:29.369><c> world</c><00:33:29.849><c> is</c><00:33:30.990><c> foolishness</c><00:33:32.269><c> with</c><00:33:33.289><c> God.</c> 00:33:34.769 --> 00:33:38.009 All<00:33:34.950><c> right.</c><00:33:35.990><c> You</c><00:33:36.309><c> have</c><00:33:36.630><c> to</c><00:33:37.289><c> realize</c><00:33:37.609><c> that.</c> 00:33:38.329 --> 00:33:41.430 If<00:33:38.430><c> you</c><00:33:38.690><c> bring</c><00:33:38.890><c> that</c><00:33:39.289><c> sort</c><00:33:39.549><c> of</c><00:33:40.069><c> thinking</c><00:33:40.390><c> into</c><00:33:40.769><c> the</c><00:33:40.970><c> Ecclesia,</c> 00:33:41.809 --> 00:33:44.210 you're<00:33:42.049><c> going</c><00:33:42.150><c> to</c><00:33:42.369><c> disappoint</c><00:33:42.730><c> God</c><00:33:43.049><c> hugely.</c> 00:33:44.690 --> 00:33:51.690 That<00:33:44.950><c> sort</c><00:33:45.170><c> of</c><00:33:45.430><c> thinking</c><00:33:45.829><c> is</c><00:33:47.170><c> not</c><00:33:47.569><c> acceptable.</c><00:33:48.369><c> It's</c><00:33:48.829><c> foolishness</c><00:33:49.789><c> with</c><00:33:50.349><c> God.</c><00:33:51.150><c> Turn</c><00:33:51.349><c> back</c><00:33:51.529><c> to</c> 00:33:51.690 --> 00:33:52.569 chapter<00:33:51.970><c> one</c> 00:33:52.569 --> 00:34:03.150 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one</c><00:34:12.590><c> and</c><00:34:12.829><c> verse</c><00:34:13.130><c> 20.</c><00:34:15.989><c> This</c><00:34:16.250><c> is</c> 00:34:16.389 --> 00:34:18.750 what<00:34:16.550><c> Paul</c><00:34:16.769><c> says</c><00:34:17.050><c> about</c><00:34:17.449><c> worldly</c><00:34:17.829><c> wisdom.</c> 00:34:18.889 --> 00:34:22.530 Where<00:34:19.349><c> is</c><00:34:19.730><c> the</c><00:34:19.969><c> wise?</c><00:34:20.730><c> Where</c><00:34:20.989><c> is</c><00:34:21.190><c> the</c><00:34:21.429><c> scribe?</c><00:34:21.929><c> Where</c><00:34:22.110><c> is</c><00:34:22.309><c> the</c> 00:34:22.530 --> 00:34:24.869 professor?<00:34:23.309><c> Where</c><00:34:23.429><c> is</c><00:34:23.610><c> the</c><00:34:23.829><c> associate</c><00:34:24.269><c> professor</c> 00:34:24.869 --> 00:34:31.190 and<00:34:25.449><c> the</c><00:34:25.670><c> master</c><00:34:26.170><c> of</c><00:34:26.630><c> this</c><00:34:26.949><c> world?</c><00:34:27.889><c> Has</c><00:34:28.130><c> not</c><00:34:28.469><c> God</c><00:34:28.710><c> made</c><00:34:29.190><c> foolish</c><00:34:29.829><c> the</c><00:34:30.389><c> wisdom</c><00:34:30.869><c> of</c> 00:34:31.190 --> 00:34:32.409 this<00:34:31.489><c> world?</c> 00:34:32.429 --> 00:34:40.829 For<00:34:32.610><c> after</c><00:34:32.909><c> that,</c><00:34:33.090><c> in</c><00:34:33.269><c> the</c><00:34:33.510><c> wisdom</c><00:34:33.889><c> of</c><00:34:34.210><c> God,</c><00:34:34.969><c> the</c><00:34:35.250><c> world</c><00:34:35.969><c> by</c><00:34:36.670><c> wisdom</c><00:34:37.769><c> knew</c><00:34:38.349><c> not</c><00:34:39.250><c> God.</c><00:34:40.489><c> It</c> 00:34:40.829 --> 00:34:43.210 pleased<00:34:41.170><c> God</c><00:34:41.710><c> by</c><00:34:43.010><c> the</c> 00:34:43.210 --> 00:34:46.329 foolishness<00:34:43.570><c> of</c><00:34:43.769><c> preaching</c><00:34:44.130><c> to</c><00:34:44.590><c> save</c><00:34:44.889><c> them</c><00:34:45.349><c> that</c><00:34:45.690><c> believe.</c><00:34:45.889><c> Now</c><00:34:46.070><c> there</c><00:34:46.150><c> are</c><00:34:46.269><c> a</c> 00:34:46.329 --> 00:34:47.409 number<00:34:46.489><c> of</c><00:34:46.650><c> things</c><00:34:46.789><c> in</c><00:34:47.010><c> there,</c> 00:34:47.409 --> 00:34:53.369 but<00:34:47.829><c> one</c><00:34:48.010><c> of</c><00:34:48.110><c> the</c><00:34:48.150><c> most</c><00:34:48.409><c> important</c><00:34:48.889><c> things</c><00:34:49.210><c> is</c><00:34:49.590><c> if</c><00:34:50.050><c> you</c><00:34:50.889><c> use</c><00:34:51.730><c> worldly</c><00:34:52.489><c> wisdom</c><00:34:53.070><c> in</c> 00:34:53.369 --> 00:34:54.510 the<00:34:53.530><c> Ecclesia,</c> 00:34:54.789 --> 00:34:58.750 then<00:34:55.010><c> you</c><00:34:55.289><c> will</c><00:34:55.869><c> never</c><00:34:56.170><c> understand</c><00:34:56.929><c> about</c><00:34:57.349><c> God</c><00:34:57.730><c> and</c><00:34:58.269><c> you</c><00:34:58.369><c> will</c> 00:34:58.750 --> 00:35:02.269 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know</c><00:35:16.750><c> God</c> 00:35:17.269 --> 00:35:20.630 was<00:35:17.909><c> by</c><00:35:18.289><c> the</c><00:35:18.530><c> preaching</c><00:35:18.989><c> of</c><00:35:20.090><c> Jesus</c> 00:35:20.630 --> 00:35:28.630 Christ.<00:35:22.309><c> So</c><00:35:22.550><c> don't</c><00:35:23.150><c> bring</c><00:35:24.030><c> worldly</c><00:35:24.809><c> wisdom</c><00:35:25.570><c> into</c><00:35:26.909><c> the</c><00:35:27.590><c> Ecclesia.</c><00:35:28.429><c> It's</c> 00:35:28.630 --> 00:35:30.550 very<00:35:28.889><c> important</c><00:35:29.469><c> that</c><00:35:29.829><c> you</c><00:35:30.090><c> seek</c><00:35:30.329><c> to</c> 00:35:30.550 --> 00:35:34.530 know<00:35:30.949><c> the</c><00:35:31.329><c> wisdom</c><00:35:31.690><c> of</c><00:35:31.989><c> God.</c><00:35:32.650><c> And</c><00:35:32.809><c> the</c><00:35:32.949><c> wisdom</c><00:35:33.250><c> of</c><00:35:33.469><c> God,</c><00:35:33.869><c> he</c><00:35:34.050><c> starts</c><00:35:34.329><c> to</c> 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all</c><00:39:39.309><c> and</c><00:39:40.889><c> gave</c> 00:39:41.090 --> 00:39:46.630 it<00:39:41.269><c> up.</c><00:39:42.429><c> This</c><00:39:42.610><c> is</c><00:39:43.030><c> foolishness.</c><00:39:44.190><c> The</c><00:39:44.510><c> cross.</c><00:39:45.269><c> What</c><00:39:45.409><c> a</c><00:39:45.809><c> waste</c><00:39:46.130><c> of</c><00:39:46.489><c> a</c> 00:39:46.630 --> 00:39:50.150 man<00:39:46.849><c> like</c><00:39:47.369><c> that.</c><00:39:47.989><c> Why</c><00:39:48.329><c> didn't</c><00:39:48.530><c> he</c><00:39:48.690><c> run</c><00:39:48.849><c> for</c><00:39:49.110><c> president?</c> 00:39:52.090 --> 00:39:56.650 Why<00:39:52.409><c> didn't</c><00:39:52.610><c> he</c><00:39:52.909><c> institute</c><00:39:53.349><c> social</c><00:39:54.110><c> changes?</c><00:39:55.610><c> With</c><00:39:55.809><c> his</c><00:39:56.150><c> power</c><00:39:56.449><c> he</c> 00:39:56.650 --> 00:39:58.190 could<00:39:56.889><c> sort</c><00:39:57.050><c> 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whole</c><00:40:08.969><c> way?</c> 00:40:11.710 --> 00:40:19.130 Because<00:40:12.110><c> that's</c><00:40:12.530><c> what</c><00:40:13.210><c> people</c><00:40:15.269><c> do</c><00:40:15.789><c> when</c><00:40:16.389><c> they</c><00:40:16.630><c> start</c><00:40:16.969><c> breaking</c><00:40:17.429><c> up</c><00:40:17.909><c> ecclesias</c> 00:40:19.409 --> 00:40:24.750 and<00:40:20.010><c> the</c><00:40:20.250><c> real</c><00:40:20.550><c> power,</c><00:40:21.730><c> the</c><00:40:21.909><c> real</c><00:40:22.170><c> wisdom</c><00:40:22.429><c> of</c><00:40:22.610><c> God</c><00:40:22.949><c> is</c><00:40:23.630><c> in</c><00:40:23.889><c> giving</c><00:40:24.050><c> in</c> 00:40:24.750 --> 00:40:26.949 and<00:40:25.110><c> being</c><00:40:25.369><c> humble</c><00:40:26.050><c> and</c><00:40:26.630><c> following</c> 00:40:26.949 --> 00:40:29.789 the<00:40:27.510><c> purpose</c><00:40:27.969><c> of</c><00:40:28.210><c> the</c><00:40:28.250><c> Lord</c><00:40:28.389><c> Jesus</c><00:40:28.710><c> Christ.</c><00:40:29.230><c> Now</c><00:40:29.409><c> that's</c><00:40:29.670><c> your</c> 00:40:29.789 --> 00:40:32.429 challenge<00:40:30.489><c> especially</c><00:40:31.170><c> as</c><00:40:31.409><c> young</c><00:40:31.550><c> people</c><00:40:32.010><c> who</c> 00:40:32.429 --> 00:40:35.469 are<00:40:32.510><c> learning</c><00:40:32.730><c> to</c><00:40:32.929><c> stand</c><00:40:33.110><c> up</c><00:40:33.269><c> for</c><00:40:33.429><c> yourself.</c><00:40:34.909><c> It's</c><00:40:35.190><c> foolish</c> 00:40:35.469 --> 00:40:38.030 power<00:40:36.110><c> but</c><00:40:36.650><c> it's</c><00:40:36.909><c> power.</c> 00:41:01.429 --> 00:41:03.329 Thank<00:41:02.829><c> you.</c>