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going</c><00:16:52.320><c> to</c><00:16:52.340><c> tell</c><00:16:52.500><c> you</c><00:16:52.659><c> that</c><00:16:53.580><c> everything</c><00:16:54.539><c> you</c><00:16:54.639><c> have</c><00:16:54.779><c> to</c> 00:16:54.919 --> 00:16:56.379 give<00:16:55.039><c> up</c><00:16:55.220><c> is</c><00:16:55.600><c> all</c><00:16:55.779><c> the</c><00:16:55.919><c> fun</c><00:16:56.139><c> stuff.</c> 00:16:56.379 --> 00:17:00.340 There's<00:16:57.259><c> still</c><00:16:57.539><c> a</c><00:16:57.639><c> lot</c><00:16:57.759><c> of</c><00:16:57.980><c> fun</c><00:16:58.460><c> in</c><00:16:58.960><c> the</c><00:16:59.100><c> service</c><00:16:59.240><c> of</c><00:16:59.460><c> God,</c><00:16:59.679><c> laughing</c><00:17:00.100><c> and</c> 00:17:00.340 --> 00:17:08.359 joking,<00:17:01.500><c> sharing</c><00:17:01.740><c> warm</c><00:17:02.039><c> relationships</c><00:17:02.620><c> with</c><00:17:02.879><c> friends,</c><00:17:04.599><c> doing</c><00:17:04.819><c> something</c><00:17:05.160><c> good,</c><00:17:06.420><c> getting</c><00:17:06.599><c> a</c><00:17:06.880><c> real</c><00:17:07.680><c> sense</c><00:17:08.019><c> of</c> 00:17:08.359 --> 00:17:10.359 contentment<00:17:09.059><c> and</c><00:17:09.400><c> joy.</c> 00:17:11.119 --> 00:17:13.859 There's<00:17:11.799><c> great</c><00:17:12.380><c> joy</c><00:17:13.119><c> in</c><00:17:13.440><c> Godliness.</c> 00:17:13.859 --> 00:17:17.160 Having<00:17:14.539><c> no</c><00:17:15.319><c> mental</c><00:17:15.700><c> anguish.</c> 00:17:17.180 --> 00:17:23.279 Not<00:17:17.420><c> having</c><00:17:17.680><c> that</c><00:17:19.559><c> mind</c><00:17:20.319><c>-wrecking,</c><00:17:20.960><c> mind</c><00:17:21.559><c>-numbing</c><00:17:22.140><c> trauma</c> 00:17:23.279 --> 00:17:28.240 that<00:17:24.160><c> comes</c><00:17:24.700><c> from</c><00:17:25.400><c> being</c><00:17:25.779><c> racked</c><00:17:26.299><c> between</c><00:17:26.619><c> two</c><00:17:26.900><c> different</c><00:17:27.180><c> opinions.</c> 00:17:29.579 --> 00:17:32.779 From<00:17:29.940><c> trying</c><00:17:30.539><c> to</c><00:17:30.859><c> do</c><00:17:31.200><c> two</c><00:17:31.500><c> different</c><00:17:31.779><c> things.</c> 00:17:32.980 --> 00:17:35.599 That's<00:17:33.279><c> nice.</c><00:17:34.359><c> That's</c><00:17:34.700><c> fun.</c> 00:17:36.400 --> 00:17:42.480 Living<00:17:36.980><c> a</c><00:17:37.200><c> life</c><00:17:37.880><c> with</c><00:17:38.500><c> fewer</c><00:17:38.880><c> problems</c><00:17:39.680><c> and</c><00:17:40.240><c> hassles</c><00:17:41.059><c> is</c><00:17:41.599><c> fun.</c> 00:17:44.019 --> 00:17:46.559 Being<00:17:44.299><c> successful</c><00:17:44.880><c> in</c><00:17:45.039><c> your</c><00:17:45.259><c> desire</c><00:17:45.559><c> to</c><00:17:45.740><c> serve</c><00:17:45.920><c> God</c><00:17:46.140><c> is</c><00:17:46.319><c> fun.</c> 00:17:46.859 --> 00:17:49.559 The<00:17:47.059><c> road</c><00:17:47.200><c> ahead</c><00:17:47.720><c> can</c><00:17:48.319><c> be</c><00:17:48.539><c> fun.</c> 00:17:51.380 --> 00:17:57.000 But<00:17:51.640><c> I'll</c><00:17:51.779><c> repeat</c><00:17:52.000><c> what</c><00:17:52.140><c> I</c><00:17:52.279><c> said</c><00:17:52.359><c> this</c><00:17:52.640><c> morning.</c><00:17:53.940><c> The</c><00:17:54.119><c> road</c><00:17:54.259><c> ahead</c><00:17:54.779><c> is</c><00:17:56.220><c> hard.</c> 00:17:59.920 --> 00:18:05.680 I've<00:18:00.519><c> got</c><00:18:00.599><c> four</c><00:18:01.440><c> friends</c><00:18:01.920><c> I</c><00:18:02.740><c> want</c><00:18:03.000><c> to</c><00:18:03.859><c> introduce</c><00:18:04.220><c> to</c><00:18:04.420><c> you</c><00:18:04.660><c> and</c> 00:18:05.680 --> 00:18:07.759 have<00:18:05.980><c> them</c><00:18:06.180><c> share</c><00:18:06.380><c> their</c><00:18:06.599><c> stories.</c> 00:18:11.160 --> 00:18:13.180 These<00:18:11.759><c> are</c><00:18:11.900><c> real</c><00:18:12.099><c> people.</c> 00:18:15.799 --> 00:18:18.740 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if</c><00:18:29.319><c> we</c><00:18:29.519><c> can.</c> 00:18:32.240 --> 00:18:34.019 I'll<00:18:32.400><c> turn</c><00:18:32.500><c> the</c><00:18:32.619><c> lights</c><00:18:32.740><c> off</c><00:18:32.900><c> so</c><00:18:33.019><c> you</c><00:18:33.119><c> can't</c><00:18:33.339><c> see</c><00:18:33.480><c> their</c><00:18:33.700><c> faces</c> 00:18:34.019 --> 00:18:36.799 so<00:18:34.160><c> they</c><00:18:34.279><c> won't</c><00:18:34.420><c> be</c><00:18:34.640><c> embarrassed</c><00:18:34.980><c> to</c><00:18:35.960><c> come</c><00:18:36.279><c> up</c><00:18:36.400><c> here</c><00:18:36.519><c> and</c><00:18:36.619><c> talk</c> 00:18:36.799 --> 00:18:38.000 to<00:18:36.940><c> you.</c> 00:18:38.700 --> 00:18:42.400 What<00:18:39.259><c> I'd</c><00:18:39.460><c> like</c><00:18:39.500><c> you</c><00:18:39.640><c> to</c><00:18:39.759><c> do</c><00:18:39.920><c> is</c><00:18:40.099><c> to</c><00:18:40.339><c> think</c><00:18:40.759><c> about</c><00:18:41.819><c> some</c><00:18:42.119><c> of</c><00:18:42.259><c> the</c> 00:18:42.400 --> 00:18:43.859 four<00:18:42.519><c> lessons</c><00:18:42.839><c> we've</c><00:18:43.119><c> talked</c><00:18:43.259><c> today.</c> 00:18:44.099 --> 00:18:47.200 Delaying<00:18:44.359><c> gratification,</c><00:18:45.160><c> accepting</c><00:18:45.480><c> responsibility,</c><00:18:46.220><c> being</c><00:18:46.460><c> dedicated</c><00:18:46.920><c> to</c> 00:18:47.200 --> 00:18:49.599 truth,<00:18:47.799><c> and</c><00:18:47.980><c> balancing</c><00:18:48.279><c> your</c><00:18:48.539><c> life.</c> 00:18:51.180 --> 00:18:55.000 And<00:18:51.740><c> how</c><00:18:52.299><c> these</c><00:18:52.839><c> people's</c><00:18:53.319><c> lives</c><00:18:53.680><c> would</c><00:18:54.039><c> have</c><00:18:54.240><c> benefited</c><00:18:54.539><c> from</c><00:18:54.740><c> some</c><00:18:54.900><c> of</c> 00:18:55.000 --> 00:18:56.099 these<00:18:55.140><c> things.</c> 00:18:56.960 --> 00:18:58.559 Thanks. 00:19:03.359 --> 00:19:06.420 Hello.<00:19:04.900><c> My</c><00:19:05.099><c> name</c><00:19:05.240><c> is</c><00:19:05.359><c> Brother</c><00:19:05.599><c> Andy.</c> 00:19:08.220 --> 00:19:14.619 I<00:19:08.720><c> turned</c><00:19:09.299><c> 16</c><00:19:10.220><c> on</c><00:19:11.619><c> May</c><00:19:11.839><c> 12,</c><00:19:13.099><c> 1998.</c> 00:19:15.980 --> 00:19:23.380 And<00:19:16.299><c> I</c><00:19:16.440><c> bought</c><00:19:16.519><c> my</c><00:19:16.779><c> first</c><00:19:17.099><c> car</c><00:19:18.079><c> two</c><00:19:18.839><c> days</c><00:19:19.099><c> later</c><00:19:20.039><c> on</c><00:19:20.759><c> May</c><00:19:20.960><c> 14,</c><00:19:22.359><c> 1998.</c> 00:19:23.720 --> 00:19:27.559 I<00:19:24.220><c> couldn't</c><00:19:24.619><c> wait</c><00:19:25.200><c> to</c><00:19:25.779><c> buy</c><00:19:26.039><c> my</c><00:19:26.259><c> first</c><00:19:26.599><c> car.</c> 00:19:28.440 --> 00:19:35.180 I<00:19:28.460><c> bought</c><00:19:28.660><c> a</c><00:19:29.900><c> beat</c><00:19:30.220><c>-up</c><00:19:30.420><c> old</c><00:19:30.720><c> 86</c><00:19:31.599><c> Chevy</c><00:19:32.140><c> and</c><00:19:33.460><c> I</c><00:19:33.579><c> paid</c><00:19:33.740><c> $1</c><00:19:34.039><c>,200</c><00:19:34.160><c> for</c><00:19:34.660><c> it.</c> 00:19:35.519 --> 00:19:40.380 It<00:19:35.599><c> was</c><00:19:35.759><c> only</c><00:19:36.000><c> worth</c><00:19:36.220><c> about</c><00:19:36.700><c> $1</c><00:19:37.039><c>,000,</c><00:19:37.960><c> but</c><00:19:38.099><c> I</c><00:19:38.920><c> didn't</c><00:19:39.059><c> have</c><00:19:39.259><c> any</c><00:19:39.519><c> credit.</c> 00:19:40.920 --> 00:19:43.700 So<00:19:41.240><c> the</c><00:19:41.440><c> salesperson</c><00:19:42.000><c> said</c><00:19:42.420><c> that</c><00:19:42.859><c> he</c><00:19:42.920><c> could</c><00:19:43.079><c> get</c><00:19:43.240><c> me</c><00:19:43.460><c> approved</c> 00:19:43.700 --> 00:19:46.319 for<00:19:43.980><c> a</c><00:19:44.079><c> loan</c><00:19:44.420><c> if</c><00:19:45.059><c> I</c><00:19:45.200><c> was</c><00:19:45.319><c> willing</c><00:19:45.480><c> to</c><00:19:45.640><c> pay</c><00:19:45.759><c> a</c><00:19:45.799><c> little</c><00:19:45.940><c> extra</c><00:19:46.160><c> for</c> 00:19:46.319 --> 00:19:47.319 the<00:19:46.559><c> car.</c> 00:19:47.440 --> 00:19:49.980 He<00:19:47.579><c> was</c><00:19:47.740><c> a</c><00:19:47.740><c> really</c><00:19:47.940><c> nice</c><00:19:48.140><c> guy,</c><00:19:49.079><c> and</c><00:19:49.299><c> he</c><00:19:49.440><c> said</c><00:19:49.539><c> it</c><00:19:49.640><c> would</c><00:19:49.779><c> help</c> 00:19:49.980 --> 00:19:51.519 establish<00:19:50.400><c> my</c><00:19:50.700><c> credit.</c> 00:19:52.019 --> 00:19:55.740 So<00:19:52.539><c> I</c><00:19:52.599><c> only</c><00:19:52.700><c> had</c><00:19:52.819><c> to</c><00:19:52.920><c> put</c><00:19:53.200><c> $200</c><00:19:53.619><c> down,</c><00:19:54.500><c> and</c><00:19:55.000><c> I</c><00:19:55.119><c> got</c><00:19:55.240><c> a</c><00:19:55.359><c> loan</c><00:19:55.500><c> for</c> 00:19:55.740 --> 00:19:59.380 $1<00:19:56.059><c>,000</c><00:19:56.460><c> at</c><00:19:56.960><c> 18</c><00:19:57.440><c>.9%.</c> 00:19:59.839 --> 00:20:03.660 But<00:20:00.359><c> the</c><00:20:00.559><c> problem</c><00:20:00.759><c> is,</c><00:20:01.119><c> it</c><00:20:01.440><c> wasn't</c><00:20:01.779><c> a</c><00:20:02.059><c> good</c><00:20:02.240><c> enough</c><00:20:02.519><c> car.</c> 00:20:04.420 --> 00:20:08.099 I<00:20:04.799><c> couldn't</c><00:20:05.160><c> wait</c><00:20:05.880><c> to</c><00:20:06.200><c> get</c><00:20:06.359><c> a</c><00:20:06.660><c> better</c><00:20:06.940><c> car.</c> 00:20:08.720 --> 00:20:12.339 So<00:20:08.940><c> I</c><00:20:09.079><c> traded</c><00:20:09.319><c> it</c><00:20:09.599><c> in</c><00:20:10.220><c> for</c><00:20:10.740><c> a</c><00:20:10.839><c> 1990</c><00:20:11.420><c> Honda.</c> 00:20:12.359 --> 00:20:14.119 I<00:20:12.880><c> paid</c><00:20:13.099><c> $2</c><00:20:13.400><c>,200</c><00:20:13.619><c> for</c><00:20:13.859><c> it.</c> 00:20:14.279 --> 00:20:17.339 It<00:20:14.400><c> was</c><00:20:14.500><c> only</c><00:20:14.680><c> worth</c><00:20:14.799><c> about</c><00:20:15.039><c> $1</c><00:20:15.559><c>,500,</c><00:20:15.819><c> but</c><00:20:16.079><c> they</c><00:20:16.359><c> took</c><00:20:16.539><c> my</c><00:20:16.839><c> Chevy</c><00:20:17.039><c> down</c> 00:20:17.339 --> 00:20:18.519 as<00:20:17.519><c> a</c><00:20:17.759><c> trade</c><00:20:17.980><c>-in,</c> 00:20:18.519 --> 00:20:21.920 and<00:20:19.019><c> they</c><00:20:19.200><c> added</c><00:20:19.440><c> the</c><00:20:19.660><c> $800</c><00:20:20.059><c> balance</c><00:20:20.720><c> that</c><00:20:21.160><c> I</c><00:20:21.380><c> still</c><00:20:21.579><c> owed</c><00:20:21.700><c> on</c> 00:20:21.920 --> 00:20:24.700 my<00:20:22.160><c> Chevy</c><00:20:22.500><c> towards</c><00:20:23.319><c> the</c><00:20:23.579><c> Honda</c><00:20:23.819><c> loan.</c> 00:20:24.839 --> 00:20:31.119 So<00:20:25.019><c> I</c><00:20:25.079><c> got</c><00:20:25.220><c> a</c><00:20:25.359><c> new</c><00:20:25.519><c> loan,</c><00:20:26.140><c> and</c><00:20:26.279><c> I</c><00:20:26.460><c> financed</c><00:20:26.819><c> $3</c><00:20:27.160><c>,000</c><00:20:28.019><c> on</c><00:20:28.900><c> this</c><00:20:29.299><c> car</c><00:20:29.420><c> that</c><00:20:29.539><c> was</c><00:20:29.660><c> worth</c><00:20:29.799><c> about</c><00:20:30.039><c> $1</c><00:20:30.619><c>,500.</c> 00:20:31.440 --> 00:20:35.279 But<00:20:31.660><c> it's</c><00:20:31.839><c> okay,</c><00:20:32.160><c> because</c><00:20:32.400><c> then</c><00:20:33.140><c> I</c><00:20:33.900><c> got</c><00:20:34.079><c> a</c><00:20:34.160><c> new</c><00:20:34.319><c> job.</c> 00:20:35.700 --> 00:20:38.240 The<00:20:35.880><c> new</c><00:20:36.119><c> job</c><00:20:36.319><c> paid</c><00:20:36.500><c> a</c><00:20:36.680><c> lot</c><00:20:36.980><c> more</c><00:20:37.259><c> money.</c> 00:20:39.059 --> 00:20:42.740 Well,<00:20:40.819><c> I've</c><00:20:41.019><c> always</c><00:20:41.279><c> wanted</c><00:20:41.579><c> a</c><00:20:41.799><c> Camaro.</c> 00:20:43.400 --> 00:20:51.200 So<00:20:43.920><c> I</c><00:20:44.099><c> paid</c><00:20:44.339><c> $13</c><00:20:44.859><c>,000</c><00:20:46.039><c> for</c><00:20:46.720><c> a</c><00:20:46.960><c> 1990</c><00:20:47.420><c> Camaro</c><00:20:48.559><c> worth</c><00:20:49.099><c> about</c><00:20:50.420><c> $11</c> 00:20:51.200 --> 00:20:52.680 ,000,<00:20:51.559><c> maybe</c><00:20:51.799><c> $10</c><00:20:52.119><c>,000.</c> 00:20:53.180 --> 00:20:56.680 And<00:20:53.440><c> I</c><00:20:53.559><c> added</c><00:20:53.640><c> my</c><00:20:53.819><c> old</c><00:20:54.039><c> balance</c><00:20:54.319><c> of</c><00:20:54.519><c> $2</c><00:20:54.920><c>,000</c><00:20:55.779><c> from</c><00:20:55.940><c> my</c><00:20:56.160><c> old</c><00:20:56.380><c> loan</c> 00:20:56.680 --> 00:20:59.480 onto<00:20:57.240><c> this</c><00:20:57.500><c> new</c><00:20:57.740><c> loan,</c><00:20:57.980><c> and</c><00:20:58.140><c> I</c><00:20:58.339><c> financed</c><00:20:58.599><c> $15</c><00:20:59.059><c>,000.</c> 00:20:59.579 --> 00:21:03.200 But<00:20:59.740><c> I</c><00:20:59.819><c> could</c><00:21:00.019><c> handle</c><00:21:00.359><c> it</c><00:21:00.980><c> because</c><00:21:01.420><c> I</c><00:21:01.539><c> had</c><00:21:01.720><c> a</c><00:21:01.819><c> new</c><00:21:02.079><c> job,</c><00:21:03.000><c> and</c><00:21:03.140><c> it</c> 00:21:03.200 --> 00:21:07.660 was<00:21:03.299><c> only</c><00:21:03.500><c> about</c><00:21:03.920><c> $360</c><00:21:04.880><c> a</c><00:21:05.220><c> month</c><00:21:05.740><c> for</c><00:21:06.359><c> the</c><00:21:06.539><c> car</c><00:21:06.759><c> payments.</c> 00:21:08.839 --> 00:21:12.920 But<00:21:09.339><c> you</c><00:21:09.500><c> know,</c><00:21:10.700><c> I've</c><00:21:10.960><c> always</c><00:21:11.359><c> liked</c><00:21:11.740><c> music.</c> 00:21:13.240 --> 00:21:17.299 And<00:21:13.420><c> now</c><00:21:13.619><c> that</c><00:21:13.720><c> I</c><00:21:13.819><c> had</c><00:21:13.960><c> a</c><00:21:14.099><c> really</c><00:21:14.559><c> good</c><00:21:14.819><c> job,</c><00:21:16.700><c> I</c><00:21:16.819><c> thought</c><00:21:16.940><c> I</c><00:21:17.019><c> should</c><00:21:17.160><c> get</c> 00:21:17.299 --> 00:21:18.920 a<00:21:17.380><c> really</c><00:21:17.759><c> good</c><00:21:18.019><c> stereo.</c> 00:21:20.099 --> 00:21:22.140 A<00:21:20.539><c> really</c><00:21:20.900><c> good</c><00:21:21.200><c> stereo.</c> 00:21:23.480 --> 00:21:26.619 So<00:21:23.720><c> I</c><00:21:23.779><c> got</c><00:21:23.880><c> a</c><00:21:24.019><c> Visa</c><00:21:24.200><c> card,</c><00:21:24.720><c> and</c><00:21:24.799><c> I</c><00:21:24.819><c> got</c><00:21:25.000><c> a</c><00:21:25.119><c> Circuit</c><00:21:25.380><c> City</c><00:21:25.599><c> card,</c> 00:21:26.819 --> 00:21:30.819 and<00:21:27.059><c> I</c><00:21:27.119><c> went</c><00:21:27.200><c> to</c><00:21:27.319><c> Circuit</c><00:21:27.579><c> City,</c><00:21:28.779><c> and</c><00:21:28.940><c> I</c><00:21:29.059><c> bought</c><00:21:29.200><c> a</c><00:21:29.559><c> $4</c><00:21:29.980><c>,500</c> 00:21:30.819 --> 00:21:32.640 stereo<00:21:31.680><c> system.</c> 00:21:34.359 --> 00:21:36.240 Ever<00:21:34.500><c> seen</c><00:21:34.619><c> a</c><00:21:34.799><c> $4</c><00:21:35.000><c>,500</c><00:21:35.220><c> stereo?</c> 00:21:36.299 --> 00:21:37.960 It<00:21:36.740><c> was</c><00:21:36.980><c> awesome.</c> 00:21:38.339 --> 00:21:41.059 The<00:21:38.400><c> payments</c><00:21:38.700><c> between</c><00:21:38.920><c> those</c><00:21:39.119><c> two</c><00:21:39.299><c> cards</c><00:21:39.680><c> were</c><00:21:40.220><c> about</c><00:21:40.519><c> $180</c> 00:21:41.059 --> 00:21:44.680 a<00:21:41.420><c> month,</c><00:21:42.480><c> plus</c><00:21:42.680><c> my</c><00:21:43.119><c> $360</c><00:21:43.579><c> a</c><00:21:43.880><c> month</c><00:21:44.039><c> for</c><00:21:44.200><c> my</c><00:21:44.440><c> car.</c> 00:21:45.140 --> 00:21:47.579 But<00:21:45.240><c> I</c><00:21:45.599><c> had</c><00:21:45.680><c> a</c><00:21:45.700><c> good</c><00:21:45.859><c> job.</c><00:21:46.039><c> I</c><00:21:46.099><c> could</c><00:21:46.279><c> handle</c><00:21:46.500><c> it.</c> 00:21:48.279 --> 00:21:51.119 You<00:21:48.400><c> know,</c><00:21:48.660><c> I've</c><00:21:49.099><c> always</c><00:21:49.279><c> wanted</c><00:21:49.460><c> to</c><00:21:49.539><c> learn</c><00:21:49.599><c> how</c><00:21:49.819><c> to</c><00:21:49.920><c> play</c><00:21:50.019><c> guitar.</c> 00:21:52.200 --> 00:21:54.160 I've<00:21:52.500><c> always</c><00:21:52.500><c> wanted</c><00:21:52.700><c> an</c><00:21:52.779><c> electric</c><00:21:53.180><c> guitar.</c> 00:21:55.119 --> 00:21:57.240 Someday<00:21:55.380><c> I'm</c><00:21:55.519><c> sure</c><00:21:55.759><c> I'll</c><00:21:55.819><c> learn</c><00:21:56.000><c> how</c><00:21:56.420><c> to</c><00:21:56.539><c> play</c><00:21:56.759><c> it.</c> 00:21:57.380 --> 00:21:59.319 But<00:21:57.559><c> I</c><00:21:57.640><c> wanted</c><00:21:57.839><c> an</c><00:21:57.940><c> electric</c><00:21:58.279><c> guitar.</c> 00:21:59.880 --> 00:22:01.759 The<00:22:00.000><c> problem</c><00:22:00.200><c> was</c><00:22:00.359><c> my</c><00:22:00.539><c> Visa</c><00:22:00.839><c> card</c><00:22:01.000><c> was</c><00:22:01.240><c> tapped</c><00:22:01.500><c> out.</c> 00:22:01.759 --> 00:22:04.279 I<00:22:01.940><c> didn't</c><00:22:01.940><c> have</c><00:22:02.099><c> any</c><00:22:02.259><c> more</c><00:22:02.460><c> credit</c><00:22:02.660><c> on</c><00:22:02.779><c> my</c><00:22:02.980><c> Visa</c><00:22:03.200><c> card</c><00:22:03.740><c> because</c> 00:22:04.279 --> 00:22:05.660 of<00:22:04.460><c> the</c><00:22:04.579><c> $4</c><00:22:04.700><c>,500</c><00:22:05.079><c> stereo.</c> 00:22:05.779 --> 00:22:11.119 So<00:22:06.220><c> I</c><00:22:06.819><c> got</c><00:22:06.980><c> a</c><00:22:07.180><c> second</c><00:22:07.500><c> Visa</c><00:22:07.839><c> card,</c><00:22:08.859><c> and</c><00:22:09.160><c> I</c><00:22:09.220><c> put</c><00:22:09.319><c> my</c><00:22:09.500><c> guitar</c><00:22:09.859><c> on</c><00:22:10.140><c> that.</c> 00:22:11.200 --> 00:22:13.579 $1<00:22:11.500><c>,500</c><00:22:11.740><c> I</c><00:22:12.140><c> got</c><00:22:12.319><c> for</c><00:22:12.500><c> this</c><00:22:12.660><c> guitar.</c><00:22:13.059><c> It</c><00:22:13.059><c> was</c><00:22:13.220><c> great.</c> 00:22:13.859 --> 00:22:16.259 Payments<00:22:14.099><c> only</c><00:22:14.299><c> about</c><00:22:14.500><c> $75</c><00:22:15.099><c> a</c><00:22:15.440><c> month.</c> 00:22:16.680 --> 00:22:21.160 But<00:22:16.900><c> hey,</c><00:22:17.440><c> I</c><00:22:17.700><c> got</c><00:22:17.779><c> a</c><00:22:17.839><c> good</c><00:22:18.039><c> job</c><00:22:18.240><c> so</c><00:22:18.380><c> I</c><00:22:18.400><c> can</c><00:22:18.579><c> handle</c><00:22:18.740><c> the</c><00:22:18.960><c> car</c><00:22:19.160><c> payment,</c><00:22:19.559><c> I</c><00:22:19.559><c> can</c><00:22:19.779><c> handle</c><00:22:19.920><c> the</c><00:22:20.160><c> stereo</c><00:22:20.400><c> payment,</c><00:22:21.019><c> I</c> 00:22:21.160 --> 00:22:23.279 can<00:22:21.359><c> handle</c><00:22:21.440><c> the</c><00:22:21.599><c> payment</c><00:22:21.720><c> on</c><00:22:22.180><c> the</c><00:22:22.339><c> guitar.</c> 00:22:25.000 --> 00:22:27.240 But<00:22:25.440><c> then</c><00:22:25.619><c> I</c><00:22:25.720><c> got</c><00:22:25.980><c> fired.</c> 00:22:28.660 --> 00:22:29.599 Ugh. 00:22:30.440 --> 00:22:34.059 And<00:22:30.960><c> I</c><00:22:31.099><c> couldn't</c><00:22:31.299><c> find</c><00:22:31.519><c> a</c><00:22:31.680><c> new</c><00:22:31.900><c> job</c><00:22:32.720><c> paying</c><00:22:33.339><c> as</c><00:22:33.599><c> much</c><00:22:33.759><c> as</c><00:22:33.859><c> the</c> 00:22:34.059 --> 00:22:35.680 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they</c><00:22:59.160><c> couldn't</c><00:22:59.380><c> repossess</c><00:22:59.900><c> the</c><00:23:00.099><c> car.</c> 00:23:01.240 --> 00:23:05.099 Because<00:23:01.619><c> they</c><00:23:01.900><c> still</c><00:23:02.039><c> owed</c><00:23:02.220><c> $13</c><00:23:02.680><c>,000</c><00:23:03.359><c> on</c><00:23:03.579><c> the</c><00:23:03.799><c> car</c><00:23:04.019><c> loan,</c><00:23:04.980><c> and</c> 00:23:05.099 --> 00:23:06.799 the<00:23:05.279><c> car</c><00:23:05.440><c> was</c><00:23:05.519><c> only</c><00:23:05.720><c> worth</c><00:23:05.900><c> about</c><00:23:06.119><c> $8</c><00:23:06.440><c>,000.</c> 00:23:07.039 --> 00:23:11.220 So<00:23:07.480><c> what</c><00:23:08.160><c> they</c><00:23:08.359><c> wanted</c><00:23:08.619><c> me</c><00:23:08.839><c> to</c><00:23:09.000><c> do</c><00:23:09.119><c> was</c><00:23:09.279><c> make</c><00:23:09.500><c> some</c><00:23:09.759><c> more</c><00:23:09.980><c> payments</c><00:23:10.559><c> to</c> 00:23:11.220 --> 00:23:14.319 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another</c><00:23:22.559><c> Visa</c><00:23:22.900><c> card.</c> 00:23:24.180 --> 00:23:27.759 So<00:23:24.460><c> I</c><00:23:24.539><c> got</c><00:23:24.680><c> this</c><00:23:24.940><c> third</c><00:23:25.220><c> Visa</c><00:23:25.539><c> card</c><00:23:25.900><c> from</c><00:23:26.140><c> some</c><00:23:26.400><c> bank</c><00:23:26.599><c> in</c><00:23:26.799><c> Indiana.</c> 00:23:27.799 --> 00:23:31.740 They<00:23:27.960><c> were</c><00:23:28.240><c> giving</c><00:23:28.400><c> out</c><00:23:28.680><c> Visa</c><00:23:28.920><c> cards</c><00:23:29.220><c> for</c><00:23:29.579><c> 22</c><00:23:30.019><c>.8</c><00:23:30.539><c>%</c><00:23:30.799><c> interest.</c> 00:23:32.759 --> 00:23:37.579 So<00:23:32.940><c> what</c><00:23:33.059><c> I</c><00:23:33.180><c> would</c><00:23:33.319><c> do</c><00:23:33.539><c> is</c><00:23:33.839><c> I</c><00:23:34.000><c> would</c><00:23:34.220><c> make</c><00:23:34.440><c> my</c><00:23:34.640><c> old</c><00:23:34.920><c> Visa</c><00:23:35.180><c> payments</c><00:23:35.720><c> by</c><00:23:36.960><c> getting</c><00:23:37.319><c> a</c> 00:23:37.579 --> 00:23:39.420 cash<00:23:37.839><c> advance</c><00:23:38.180><c> on</c><00:23:38.319><c> my</c><00:23:38.500><c> new</c><00:23:38.759><c> Visa</c><00:23:39.019><c> card.</c> 00:23:39.420 --> 00:23:43.019 So<00:23:40.220><c> I'd</c><00:23:40.400><c> take</c><00:23:40.460><c> my</c><00:23:40.640><c> new</c><00:23:40.880><c> Visa</c><00:23:41.079><c> card</c><00:23:41.240><c> in,</c><00:23:41.519><c> and</c><00:23:41.519><c> I'd</c><00:23:41.680><c> get</c><00:23:41.900><c> cash</c><00:23:42.299><c> out,</c><00:23:42.920><c> and</c> 00:23:43.019 --> 00:23:47.039 I'd<00:23:43.160><c> use</c><00:23:43.339><c> that</c><00:23:43.900><c> to</c><00:23:44.200><c> make</c><00:23:44.380><c> the</c><00:23:44.619><c> payments</c><00:23:44.940><c> on</c><00:23:45.460><c> my</c><00:23:45.579><c> old</c><00:23:45.880><c> Visa</c><00:23:46.200><c> card.</c> 00:23:47.480 --> 00:23:49.380 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ugly.</c> 00:24:25.619 --> 00:24:28.599 That's<00:24:25.799><c> when</c><00:24:25.900><c> I</c><00:24:26.039><c> went</c><00:24:26.240><c> to</c><00:24:26.380><c> the</c><00:24:26.559><c> Ecclesia</c><00:24:27.000><c> because</c><00:24:28.299><c> I</c><00:24:28.420><c> needed</c> 00:24:28.599 --> 00:24:30.640 to<00:24:28.839><c> borrow</c><00:24:29.000><c> some</c><00:24:29.259><c> money</c><00:24:29.460><c> from</c><00:24:29.599><c> the</c><00:24:29.779><c> brothers</c><00:24:29.960><c> and</c><00:24:30.180><c> sisters</c><00:24:30.480><c> in</c> 00:24:30.640 --> 00:24:31.700 the<00:24:30.799><c> meeting</c> 00:24:31.779 --> 00:24:35.940 because<00:24:32.220><c> I</c><00:24:32.359><c> had</c><00:24:32.559><c> these</c><00:24:32.779><c> lawyers</c><00:24:33.200><c> contacting</c><00:24:33.880><c> me,</c><00:24:34.700><c> and</c><00:24:34.779><c> they</c><00:24:34.940><c> said</c><00:24:35.039><c> they</c><00:24:35.160><c> were</c><00:24:35.259><c> going</c><00:24:35.359><c> 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at</c><00:25:25.900><c> McDonald's.</c> 00:25:28.000 --> 00:25:31.619 It<00:25:28.400><c> wasn't</c><00:25:28.740><c> a</c><00:25:28.900><c> good</c><00:25:29.079><c> job.</c><00:25:29.240><c> It</c><00:25:29.299><c> was</c><00:25:29.500><c> a</c><00:25:29.640><c> crappy</c><00:25:29.859><c> job,</c><00:25:30.200><c> but</c><00:25:30.880><c> I'm</c><00:25:31.240><c> from</c><00:25:31.400><c> a</c> 00:25:31.619 --> 00:25:34.839 small<00:25:31.839><c> town,</c><00:25:32.920><c> and</c><00:25:33.039><c> it</c><00:25:33.119><c> was</c><00:25:33.299><c> a</c><00:25:33.380><c> good,</c><00:25:33.720><c> solid</c><00:25:33.880><c> paycheck.</c> 00:25:36.299 --> 00:25:39.259 Work<00:25:36.740><c> really</c><00:25:37.180><c> isn't</c><00:25:37.480><c> that</c><00:25:37.759><c> important</c><00:25:38.140><c> to</c><00:25:38.319><c> me.</c> 00:25:40.279 --> 00:25:43.720 I'm<00:25:40.400><c> more</c><00:25:40.680><c> concerned</c><00:25:41.119><c> with</c><00:25:41.400><c> 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and</c><00:26:57.420><c> they</c><00:26:57.480><c> would</c><00:26:57.700><c> throw</c><00:26:57.940><c> food</c> 00:26:58.140 --> 00:27:00.319 at<00:26:58.339><c> me.</c><00:26:58.880><c> It</c><00:26:59.079><c> was</c><00:26:59.279><c> terrible.</c> 00:27:01.319 --> 00:27:05.160 And<00:27:01.440><c> then</c><00:27:01.759><c> after</c><00:27:02.220><c> the</c><00:27:02.480><c> third</c><00:27:02.700><c> week,</c><00:27:03.160><c> I've</c><00:27:03.359><c> been</c><00:27:03.420><c> there</c><00:27:03.559><c> for</c><00:27:03.720><c> three</c><00:27:04.019><c> weeks,</c><00:27:04.920><c> I</c> 00:27:05.160 --> 00:27:07.680 just<00:27:05.380><c> asked</c><00:27:05.579><c> for</c><00:27:05.980><c> a</c><00:27:06.140><c> few</c><00:27:06.259><c> days</c><00:27:06.480><c> off</c><00:27:06.700><c> to</c><00:27:06.799><c> go</c><00:27:06.960><c> to</c><00:27:07.099><c> a</c><00:27:07.259><c> conference,</c> 00:27:08.160 --> 00:27:10.059 and<00:27:08.339><c> the</c><00:27:08.519><c> 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off</c><00:27:52.680><c> for</c><00:27:53.079><c> weekends</c> 00:27:53.460 --> 00:27:55.200 and<00:27:53.660><c> things</c><00:27:53.880><c> like</c><00:27:54.160><c> that.</c> 00:27:55.619 --> 00:27:59.299 My<00:27:55.740><c> boss</c><00:27:55.980><c> said,</c><00:27:56.519><c> sure,</c><00:27:57.059><c> you</c><00:27:57.180><c> can</c><00:27:57.480><c> have</c><00:27:57.640><c> the</c><00:27:57.779><c> normal</c><00:27:57.960><c> time</c><00:27:58.200><c> off.</c> 00:27:59.880 --> 00:28:01.859 Well,<00:28:00.059><c> he</c><00:28:00.279><c> lied</c><00:28:00.599><c> to</c><00:28:00.819><c> me.</c> 00:28:01.880 --> 00:28:04.779 The<00:28:02.119><c> first</c><00:28:02.380><c> weekend</c><00:28:02.680><c> after</c><00:28:02.980><c> I</c><00:28:03.059><c> was</c><00:28:03.220><c> hired,</c><00:28:03.480><c> the</c><00:28:03.599><c> very</c><00:28:03.859><c> first</c><00:28:04.079><c> weekend,</c><00:28:04.640><c> I</c> 00:28:04.779 --> 00:28:07.359 went<00:28:04.940><c> 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maybe</c><00:29:04.180><c> go</c><00:29:04.500><c> on</c><00:29:04.779><c> Truth</c><00:29:05.039><c> Corps.</c> 00:29:06.640 --> 00:29:10.440 So<00:29:06.839><c> I</c><00:29:06.859><c> asked</c><00:29:07.099><c> him</c><00:29:07.319><c> if</c><00:29:07.880><c> he'd</c><00:29:08.240><c> give</c><00:29:08.339><c> me</c><00:29:08.519><c> a</c><00:29:08.619><c> job.</c> 00:29:19.240 --> 00:29:22.519 Somebody<00:29:19.619><c> whose</c><00:29:19.900><c> life</c><00:29:20.220><c> maybe</c><00:29:20.859><c> would</c><00:29:21.420><c> be</c><00:29:21.660><c> improved</c><00:29:22.119><c> if</c><00:29:22.279><c> they</c> 00:29:22.519 --> 00:29:27.460 were<00:29:23.220><c> accepting</c><00:29:23.740><c> responsibility</c><00:29:24.660><c> for</c><00:29:26.420><c> their</c><00:29:26.559><c> actions.</c> 00:29:37.980 --> 00:29:40.299 My<00:29:38.500><c> name</c><00:29:38.799><c> is</c><00:29:39.099><c> Brother</c><00:29:39.380><c> Bill.</c> 00:29:43.480 --> 00:29:45.920 I've<00:29:44.000><c> always</c><00:29:44.220><c> been</c><00:29:44.420><c> good</c><00:29:44.619><c> with</c><00:29:44.859><c> girls.</c> 00:29:48.140 --> 00:29:50.900 Growing<00:29:48.339><c> up,</c><00:29:48.619><c> I</c><00:29:48.640><c> never</c><00:29:48.859><c> had</c><00:29:49.019><c> any</c><00:29:49.259><c> problems</c><00:29:49.680><c> getting</c><00:29:49.920><c> girlfriends.</c> 00:29:52.660 --> 00:29:56.240 My<00:29:52.920><c> family</c><00:29:53.220><c> traveled</c><00:29:53.660><c> a</c><00:29:53.880><c> lot.</c><00:29:54.859><c> My</c><00:29:55.039><c> dad</c><00:29:55.240><c> spoke</c><00:29:55.500><c> at</c><00:29:55.640><c> all</c><00:29:55.759><c> different</c><00:29:55.980><c> kinds</c> 00:29:56.240 --> 00:29:58.559 of<00:29:56.440><c> Bible</c><00:29:56.660><c> schools</c><00:29:57.000><c> and</c><00:29:57.220><c> weekends</c><00:29:57.559><c> and</c><00:29:57.839><c> stuff.</c> 00:29:58.880 --> 00:30:01.119 We'd<00:29:59.400><c> go</c><00:29:59.500><c> to</c><00:29:59.660><c> 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it</c><00:31:44.720><c> as</c><00:31:45.380><c> rotating</c><00:31:45.880><c> my</c><00:31:46.180><c> crops.</c> 00:31:48.980 --> 00:31:52.200 And<00:31:49.420><c> I'd</c><00:31:49.859><c> always</c><00:31:49.980><c> get</c><00:31:50.140><c> a</c><00:31:50.259><c> big</c><00:31:50.960><c> laugh</c><00:31:51.339><c> out</c><00:31:51.519><c> of</c><00:31:51.680><c> that.</c> 00:31:52.700 --> 00:31:55.200 See,<00:31:52.740><c> everybody</c><00:31:52.900><c> always</c><00:31:53.140><c> thought</c><00:31:53.359><c> I</c><00:31:53.539><c> was</c><00:31:53.740><c> funny.</c><00:31:54.980><c> Everybody</c> 00:31:55.200 --> 00:31:56.940 always<00:31:55.460><c> thought</c><00:31:55.619><c> I</c><00:31:55.759><c> was</c><00:31:56.019><c> cool.</c> 00:31:57.539 --> 00:32:00.519 I<00:31:57.740><c> always</c><00:31:57.920><c> had</c><00:31:58.079><c> a</c><00:31:58.140><c> lot</c><00:31:58.299><c> of</c><00:31:58.480><c> good</c><00:31:58.680><c> buddies.</c><00:31:59.940><c> 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00:33:37.420 My<00:33:34.559><c> girlfriend</c><00:33:34.960><c> hates</c><00:33:35.160><c> me</c><00:33:35.420><c> because</c><00:33:35.799><c> of</c><00:33:36.140><c> the</c><00:33:36.240><c> way</c><00:33:36.380><c> I</c><00:33:36.619><c> acted</c><00:33:36.859><c> when</c><00:33:37.180><c> my</c> 00:33:37.420 --> 00:33:38.700 wife<00:33:37.660><c> left.</c> 00:33:39.740 --> 00:33:45.440 Everyone<00:33:40.180><c> in</c><00:33:40.319><c> my</c><00:33:40.480><c> meeting,</c><00:33:41.400><c> all</c><00:33:41.619><c> my</c><00:33:41.759><c> friends,</c><00:33:42.200><c> my</c><00:33:42.299><c> brothers</c><00:33:42.460><c> and</c><00:33:42.619><c> sisters,</c><00:33:43.940><c> they</c><00:33:44.079><c> all</c><00:33:44.200><c> think</c><00:33:44.319><c> I'm</c><00:33:44.519><c> a</c><00:33:44.640><c> jerk.</c> 00:33:46.180 --> 00:33:47.940 Nobody<00:33:46.339><c> wants</c><00:33:46.519><c> to</c><00:33:46.680><c> talk</c><00:33:46.880><c> to</c><00:33:47.019><c> me</c><00:33:47.140><c> anymore.</c> 00:33:50.380 --> 00:33:52.859 I<00:33:50.640><c> don't</c><00:33:50.880><c> know</c><00:33:51.079><c> what</c><00:33:51.319><c> went</c><00:33:51.460><c> wrong.</c> 00:34:02.359 --> 00:34:06.920 I<00:34:02.799><c> think</c><00:34:02.940><c> it's</c><00:34:03.160><c> a</c><00:34:03.279><c> person</c><00:34:03.539><c> who</c><00:34:04.599><c> wasn't</c><00:34:04.900><c> dedicated</c><00:34:05.380><c> to</c><00:34:05.660><c> truth.</c> 00:34:07.319 --> 00:34:10.960 They<00:34:07.799><c> didn't</c><00:34:08.039><c> change</c><00:34:08.480><c> their</c><00:34:08.739><c> perception</c><00:34:09.420><c> of</c><00:34:10.340><c> who</c><00:34:10.500><c> they</c><00:34:10.760><c> are,</c> 00:34:11.000 --> 00:34:13.820 who<00:34:11.139><c> they</c><00:34:11.360><c> should</c><00:34:11.500><c> be</c><00:34:11.679><c> when</c><00:34:11.820><c> they</c><00:34:11.980><c> grew</c><00:34:12.159><c> up.</c> 00:34:19.159 --> 00:34:21.000 My<00:34:19.639><c> name</c><00:34:19.739><c> is</c><00:34:19.820><c> Brother</c><00:34:20.059><c> Doug.</c> 00:34:22.500 --> 00:34:25.199 Oh,<00:34:23.199><c> man,</c><00:34:23.599><c> excuse</c><00:34:23.880><c> me</c><00:34:24.059><c> if</c><00:34:24.199><c> I</c><00:34:24.360><c> yawn.</c> 00:34:25.360 --> 00:34:27.539 I<00:34:25.480><c> was</c><00:34:25.519><c> up</c><00:34:25.679><c> till</c><00:34:25.880><c> 3</c><00:34:26.119><c>.30</c><00:34:26.300><c> last</c><00:34:26.579><c> night</c><00:34:26.780><c> trying</c><00:34:26.980><c> to</c><00:34:27.039><c> get</c><00:34:27.179><c> the</c><00:34:27.360><c> notes</c> 00:34:27.539 --> 00:34:29.019 together<00:34:27.860><c> for</c><00:34:28.039><c> this</c><00:34:28.260><c> talk.</c> 00:34:29.579 --> 00:34:34.579 You<00:34:29.780><c> see,</c><00:34:30.360><c> I</c><00:34:30.599><c> never</c><00:34:31.079><c> can</c><00:34:31.539><c> find</c><00:34:31.920><c> enough</c><00:34:32.360><c> time</c><00:34:33.079><c> for</c><00:34:33.599><c> the</c><00:34:33.960><c> important</c><00:34:34.260><c> things</c> 00:34:34.579 --> 00:34:36.059 in<00:34:34.780><c> life</c><00:34:34.980><c> like</c><00:34:35.239><c> Bible</c><00:34:35.719><c> study.</c> 00:34:36.059 --> 00:34:41.360 Or<00:34:36.559><c> preparing</c><00:34:36.900><c> for</c><00:34:37.159><c> an</c><00:34:37.340><c> exhortation</c><00:34:37.860><c> or</c><00:34:38.340><c> even</c><00:34:38.739><c> a</c><00:34:39.000><c> little</c><00:34:39.280><c> speech</c><00:34:39.579><c> like</c><00:34:39.920><c> this.</c> 00:34:41.440 --> 00:34:42.780 See,<00:34:41.539><c> that's</c><00:34:41.739><c> what</c><00:34:41.960><c> bugs</c><00:34:42.179><c> me.</c> 00:34:43.119 --> 00:34:45.639 Because<00:34:43.360><c> I</c><00:34:43.460><c> know</c><00:34:43.599><c> how</c><00:34:43.920><c> important</c><00:34:44.260><c> it</c><00:34:44.460><c> is</c><00:34:44.920><c> for</c><00:34:45.199><c> me</c><00:34:45.320><c> to</c><00:34:45.519><c> spend</c> 00:34:45.639 --> 00:34:46.820 time<00:34:45.940><c> 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exhortation<00:34:56.260><c> together.</c> 00:34:57.780 --> 00:35:00.260 It's<00:34:58.059><c> never</c><00:34:58.300><c> as</c><00:34:58.460><c> good</c><00:34:58.579><c> as</c><00:34:58.719><c> I'd</c><00:34:58.940><c> like</c><00:34:59.079><c> it</c><00:34:59.219><c> to</c><00:34:59.360><c> be.</c> 00:35:01.239 --> 00:35:04.539 You<00:35:01.480><c> see,</c><00:35:02.360><c> I</c><00:35:02.639><c> own</c><00:35:02.800><c> my</c><00:35:03.000><c> own</c><00:35:03.219><c> small</c><00:35:03.440><c> business.</c> 00:35:06.059 --> 00:35:08.679 I<00:35:06.260><c> started</c><00:35:06.539><c> this</c><00:35:07.019><c> business,</c><00:35:07.400><c> this</c><00:35:07.599><c> computer</c><00:35:07.960><c> services</c><00:35:08.320><c> business.</c> 00:35:08.800 --> 00:35:11.820 It<00:35:08.800><c> was</c><00:35:09.460><c> perfect.</c><00:35:10.599><c> It</c><00:35:10.599><c> was</c><00:35:10.980><c> just</c><00:35:11.139><c> something</c><00:35:11.260><c> I</c><00:35:11.360><c> 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at</c><00:35:32.920><c> night.</c> 00:35:34.519 --> 00:35:36.699 You<00:35:34.880><c> see,</c><00:35:35.280><c> it's</c><00:35:35.440><c> a</c><00:35:35.500><c> new</c><00:35:35.679><c> business.</c><00:35:36.000><c> I've</c><00:35:36.099><c> only</c><00:35:36.239><c> been</c><00:35:36.380><c> doing</c><00:35:36.539><c> it</c> 00:35:36.699 --> 00:35:39.619 for<00:35:37.159><c> 2</c><00:35:37.500><c> and</c><00:35:37.639><c> a</c><00:35:37.659><c> half,</c><00:35:38.059><c> about</c><00:35:38.300><c> 3</c><00:35:38.659><c> years.</c> 00:35:39.699 --> 00:35:42.719 And<00:35:39.980><c> I've</c><00:35:40.119><c> got</c><00:35:40.199><c> to</c><00:35:40.360><c> put</c><00:35:40.460><c> in</c><00:35:40.719><c> extra</c><00:35:41.039><c> effort</c><00:35:41.219><c> to</c><00:35:41.380><c> make</c><00:35:41.519><c> sure</c><00:35:41.699><c> it</c><00:35:41.860><c> goes.</c> 00:35:43.639 --> 00:35:45.820 Well,<00:35:44.139><c> then</c><00:35:44.300><c> when</c><00:35:44.360><c> I'm</c><00:35:44.539><c> done</c><00:35:44.760><c> with</c><00:35:44.940><c> all</c><00:35:45.159><c> that,</c><00:35:45.360><c> at</c><00:35:45.500><c> the</c><00:35:45.559><c> end</c><00:35:45.659><c> of</c> 00:35:45.820 --> 00:35:48.079 the<00:35:45.900><c> day,</c><00:35:46.039><c> at</c><00:35:46.159><c> 7</c><00:35:46.360><c> o</c><00:35:46.539><c>'clock,</c><00:35:46.659><c> I</c><00:35:46.760><c> go</c><00:35:46.900><c> to</c><00:35:47.159><c> school.</c> 00:35:48.420 --> 00:35:51.699 I'm<00:35:48.639><c> taking</c><00:35:48.880><c> night</c><00:35:49.139><c> classes,</c><00:35:49.619><c> trying</c><00:35:49.820><c> to</c><00:35:49.980><c> learn</c><00:35:50.239><c> computer</c><00:35:50.780><c> programming.</c> 00:35:52.420 --> 00:35:53.420 That's<00:35:52.679><c> another</c><00:35:52.840><c> thing</c><00:35:53.019><c> that</c><00:35:53.179><c> bugs</c><00:35:53.280><c> me.</c> 00:35:53.420 --> 00:35:57.280 Because<00:35:53.659><c> it</c><00:35:53.820><c> is</c><00:35:54.059><c> school,</c><00:35:54.940><c> I</c><00:35:55.059><c> can't</c><00:35:55.239><c> ever</c><00:35:55.400><c> go</c><00:35:55.559><c> to</c><00:35:55.659><c> a</c><00:35:55.800><c> midweek</c><00:35:56.099><c> Bible</c><00:35:56.500><c> class</c><00:35:57.019><c> or</c> 00:35:57.280 --> 00:36:00.179 brother's<00:35:57.820><c> class</c><00:35:58.039><c> or</c><00:35:58.400><c> any</c><00:35:58.599><c> of</c><00:35:58.659><c> the</c><00:35:58.780><c> ecclesial</c><00:35:59.199><c> functions.</c> 00:36:00.400 --> 00:36:04.019 But<00:36:00.840><c> the</c><00:36:01.139><c> college</c><00:36:01.380><c> classes</c><00:36:01.679><c> only</c><00:36:01.920><c> last</c><00:36:02.139><c> like</c><00:36:02.360><c> another</c><00:36:02.820><c> 18</c><00:36:03.440><c> or</c> 00:36:04.019 --> 00:36:05.480 24<00:36:04.559><c> months.</c> 00:36:05.539 --> 00:36:08.739 And<00:36:05.679><c> then</c><00:36:05.800><c> I'm</c><00:36:05.980><c> going</c><00:36:05.980><c> to</c><00:36:06.139><c> take</c><00:36:06.539><c> business</c><00:36:06.980><c> management</c><00:36:07.340><c> for</c><00:36:07.860><c> 2</c> 00:36:08.739 --> 00:36:09.980 or<00:36:08.820><c> 4</c><00:36:09.119><c> years</c><00:36:09.420><c> or</c><00:36:09.539><c> something</c><00:36:09.679><c> like</c><00:36:09.900><c> that.</c> 00:36:10.199 --> 00:36:12.199 But<00:36:10.480><c> soon</c><00:36:10.980><c> I'll</c><00:36:11.119><c> get</c><00:36:11.280><c> there.</c> 00:36:12.579 --> 00:36:14.699 Well,<00:36:12.719><c> school</c><00:36:12.840><c> gets</c><00:36:13.059><c> out</c><00:36:13.179><c> at</c><00:36:13.260><c> 10</c><00:36:13.480><c> o</c><00:36:13.619><c>'clock</c><00:36:13.739><c> at</c><00:36:13.920><c> night.</c> 00:36:15.780 --> 00:36:18.860 I<00:36:15.940><c> come</c><00:36:16.079><c> home</c><00:36:16.179><c> at</c><00:36:16.239><c> 10</c><00:36:16.440><c> o</c><00:36:16.559><c>'clock,</c><00:36:16.860><c> but</c><00:36:17.159><c> that's</c><00:36:17.679><c> 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really,</c><00:36:29.360><c> honestly,</c><00:36:30.159><c> doesn't</c><00:36:30.360><c> take</c><00:36:30.659><c> very</c><00:36:30.900><c> much</c><00:36:31.099><c> time.</c> 00:36:31.820 --> 00:36:33.260 And<00:36:31.940><c> that's</c><00:36:32.079><c> why</c><00:36:32.260><c> I</c><00:36:32.360><c> got</c><00:36:32.539><c> into</c><00:36:32.739><c> this</c><00:36:32.980><c> business.</c> 00:36:33.440 --> 00:36:35.980 Because<00:36:33.840><c> it's</c><00:36:34.400><c> a</c><00:36:34.519><c> great</c><00:36:34.739><c> business</c><00:36:35.039><c> to</c><00:36:35.239><c> be</c><00:36:35.360><c> in</c><00:36:35.480><c> for</c><00:36:35.679><c> a</c><00:36:35.800><c> brother</c> 00:36:35.980 --> 00:36:38.780 who<00:36:36.119><c> wants</c><00:36:36.300><c> to</c><00:36:36.519><c> spend</c><00:36:36.659><c> time</c><00:36:36.880><c> with</c><00:36:37.039><c> his</c><00:36:37.199><c> family</c><00:36:37.480><c> and</c><00:36:37.599><c> his</c><00:36:37.760><c> ecclesia</c><00:36:38.079><c> because</c><00:36:38.500><c> it</c> 00:36:38.780 --> 00:36:39.760 doesn't<00:36:38.960><c> take</c><00:36:39.199><c> much</c><00:36:39.440><c> time.</c> 00:36:40.019 --> 00:36:42.480 I<00:36:40.159><c> can</c><00:36:40.340><c> do</c><00:36:40.460><c> it</c><00:36:40.579><c> in</c><00:36:40.840><c> like</c><00:36:41.340><c> 3</c><00:36:41.480><c> or</c><00:36:41.539><c> 4</c><00:36:41.760><c> hours</c><00:36:42.019><c> a</c><00:36:42.199><c> day.</c> 00:36:42.840 --> 00:36:45.619 So<00:36:43.000><c> I</c><00:36:43.099><c> work</c><00:36:43.219><c> from</c><00:36:43.400><c> 10</c><00:36:43.639><c> o</c><00:36:43.800><c>'clock</c><00:36:43.960><c> to</c><00:36:44.179><c> like</c><00:36:44.460><c> 1</c><00:36:44.800><c> or</c><00:36:44.900><c> 2</c><00:36:45.239><c> or</c><00:36:45.400><c> something</c> 00:36:45.619 --> 00:36:46.940 like<00:36:45.920><c> that.</c> 00:36:51.340 --> 00:36:55.380 But<00:36:51.739><c> then</c><00:36:52.139><c> the</c><00:36:52.480><c> only</c><00:36:52.639><c> time</c><00:36:52.800><c> that</c><00:36:53.000><c> leaves</c><00:36:53.239><c> me</c><00:36:53.400><c> to</c><00:36:53.519><c> do</c><00:36:53.639><c> Bible</c><00:36:53.960><c> study</c><00:36:54.300><c> or</c> 00:36:55.380 --> 00:36:56.920 to<00:36:55.619><c> prepare</c><00:36:55.800><c> a</c><00:36:56.039><c> talk</c><00:36:56.239><c> or</c><00:36:56.420><c> do</c><00:36:56.599><c> anything,</c> 00:36:57.159 --> 00:37:00.860 spend<00:36:57.239><c> time</c><00:36:57.440><c> with</c><00:36:57.559><c> my</c><00:36:57.760><c> family</c><00:36:58.019><c> is</c><00:36:58.699><c> like</c><00:36:59.139><c> 1</c><00:36:59.360><c> or</c><00:36:59.420><c> 2</c><00:36:59.619><c> in</c><00:36:59.739><c> the</c><00:36:59.900><c> morning.</c> 00:37:01.940 --> 00:37:05.019 I'm<00:37:02.340><c> so</c><00:37:02.699><c> tired</c><00:37:03.059><c> I</c><00:37:03.179><c> can't</c><00:37:03.380><c> even</c><00:37:03.500><c> keep</c><00:37:03.579><c> my</c><00:37:03.800><c> eyes</c><00:37:04.079><c> open.</c> 00:37:05.780 --> 00:37:08.219 I<00:37:05.900><c> eat</c><00:37:06.000><c> dinner</c><00:37:06.199><c> with</c><00:37:06.340><c> my</c><00:37:06.480><c> wife</c><00:37:06.679><c> some</c><00:37:06.960><c> nights,</c><00:37:07.199><c> but</c><00:37:07.840><c> that's</c><00:37:08.179><c> the</c> 00:37:08.219 --> 00:37:10.179 only<00:37:08.320><c> time</c><00:37:08.420><c> I</c><00:37:08.500><c> get</c><00:37:08.639><c> to</c><00:37:08.860><c> spend</c><00:37:08.980><c> with</c><00:37:09.159><c> her.</c> 00:37:11.639 --> 00:37:14.360 What<00:37:11.860><c> I</c><00:37:11.980><c> need</c><00:37:12.119><c> to</c><00:37:12.239><c> do</c><00:37:12.340><c> is</c><00:37:12.500><c> find</c><00:37:12.719><c> some</c><00:37:12.940><c> way</c><00:37:13.059><c> to</c><00:37:13.300><c> work</c><00:37:13.559><c> more</c><00:37:13.980><c> Bible</c> 00:37:14.360 --> 00:37:16.599 study<00:37:14.579><c> in</c><00:37:14.780><c> around</c><00:37:14.960><c> my</c><00:37:15.239><c> crazy</c><00:37:15.599><c> schedule.</c> 00:37:17.239 --> 00:37:19.679 I<00:37:17.639><c> don't</c><00:37:17.820><c> know.</c><00:37:18.079><c> I</c><00:37:18.079><c> really</c><00:37:18.340><c> do</c><00:37:18.579><c> love</c><00:37:18.780><c> God.</c> 00:37:19.739 --> 00:37:21.579 I<00:37:19.920><c> want</c><00:37:20.119><c> to</c><00:37:20.239><c> serve</c><00:37:20.480><c> him.</c> 00:37:21.719 --> 00:37:23.760 It's<00:37:21.880><c> just</c><00:37:22.000><c> that</c><00:37:22.139><c> my</c><00:37:22.320><c> life</c><00:37:22.500><c> is</c><00:37:22.659><c> so</c><00:37:22.940><c> busy</c><00:37:23.119><c> right</c><00:37:23.380><c> now</c><00:37:23.480><c> with</c><00:37:23.619><c> this</c> 00:37:23.760 --> 00:37:24.400 new<00:37:23.920><c> business.</c> 00:37:24.840 --> 00:37:27.900 I<00:37:24.960><c> can</c><00:37:25.079><c> never</c><00:37:25.300><c> find</c><00:37:25.519><c> the</c><00:37:25.719><c> time</c><00:37:25.880><c> to</c><00:37:26.079><c> do</c><00:37:26.199><c> what</c><00:37:26.320><c> I</c><00:37:26.480><c> really</c><00:37:26.699><c> want</c><00:37:26.820><c> to</c><00:37:26.980><c> do.</c> 00:37:28.820 --> 00:37:30.800 That's<00:37:29.019><c> what</c><00:37:29.059><c> I</c><00:37:29.179><c> want</c><00:37:29.320><c> to</c><00:37:29.539><c> ask</c><00:37:29.699><c> you</c><00:37:29.860><c> people.</c> 00:37:31.739 --> 00:37:34.599 Does<00:37:31.900><c> anybody</c><00:37:32.099><c> have</c><00:37:32.340><c> any</c><00:37:32.539><c> hints</c><00:37:32.860><c> or</c><00:37:33.099><c> suggestions</c><00:37:33.699><c> about</c><00:37:34.480><c> how</c> 00:37:34.599 --> 00:37:37.559 to<00:37:34.780><c> find</c><00:37:34.940><c> time</c><00:37:35.159><c> to</c><00:37:35.239><c> do</c><00:37:35.340><c> the</c><00:37:35.440><c> really</c><00:37:35.639><c> important</c><00:37:36.019><c> things?</c> 00:37:41.119 --> 00:37:43.780 Does<00:37:41.239><c> anybody</c><00:37:41.420><c> know</c><00:37:41.639><c> anything</c><00:37:41.940><c> that</c><00:37:42.099><c> will</c><00:37:42.219><c> help</c><00:37:42.400><c> this</c><00:37:42.679><c> person?</c> 00:37:45.219 --> 00:37:50.159 This<00:37:45.699><c> person</c><00:37:46.019><c> whose</c><00:37:46.860><c> life</c><00:37:47.380><c> is</c><00:37:47.599><c> out</c><00:37:47.760><c> of</c><00:37:47.980><c> balance,</c><00:37:49.519><c> who</c><00:37:49.659><c> has</c><00:37:49.900><c> two</c> 00:37:50.159 --> 00:37:51.500 opposing<00:37:50.500><c> desires.</c> 00:37:53.980 --> 00:37:55.739 These<00:37:54.079><c> are</c><00:37:54.239><c> real</c><00:37:54.519><c> people.</c> 00:37:56.679 --> 00:37:59.840 Every<00:37:56.920><c> single</c><00:37:57.159><c> one</c><00:37:57.320><c> of</c><00:37:57.500><c> these</c><00:37:57.679><c> are</c><00:37:57.840><c> people</c><00:37:58.059><c> I've</c><00:37:58.300><c> met,</c><00:37:59.639><c> people</c> 00:37:59.840 --> 00:38:01.119 I've<00:38:00.099><c> loved.</c> 00:38:05.099 --> 00:38:06.840 You<00:38:05.219><c> know</c><00:38:05.340><c> people</c><00:38:05.619><c> just</c><00:38:05.900><c> like</c><00:38:06.099><c> this.</c> 00:38:07.940 --> 00:38:10.760 You<00:38:08.119><c> know</c><00:38:08.119><c> people</c><00:38:08.360><c> who</c><00:38:09.360><c> struggle</c><00:38:09.760><c> with</c><00:38:09.960><c> the</c><00:38:10.179><c> same</c><00:38:10.380><c> problems</c> 00:38:10.760 --> 00:38:13.000 that<00:38:10.940><c> we've</c><00:38:11.199><c> talked</c><00:38:11.360><c> about</c><00:38:11.579><c> all</c><00:38:11.760><c> day</c><00:38:11.940><c> to</c><00:38:12.079><c> day.</c> 00:38:14.219 --> 00:38:17.940 Look<00:38:15.219><c> at</c><00:38:15.400><c> them</c><00:38:16.019><c> as</c><00:38:16.500><c> examples.</c> 00:38:18.079 --> 00:38:24.420 Organize<00:38:19.079><c> your</c><00:38:19.340><c> life</c><00:38:20.000><c> and</c><00:38:20.719><c> discipline</c><00:38:21.239><c> your</c><00:38:21.699><c> life</c><00:38:22.300><c> that</c><00:38:23.460><c> you</c> 00:38:24.420 --> 00:38:26.719 won't<00:38:25.199><c> do</c><00:38:25.519><c> this.</c> 00:38:28.219 --> 00:38:32.639 And<00:38:28.380><c> at</c><00:38:28.579><c> 20</c><00:38:28.760><c> years</c><00:38:28.980><c> from</c><00:38:29.199><c> now,</c><00:38:30.420><c> I</c><00:38:30.639><c> won't</c><00:38:30.820><c> be</c><00:38:31.079><c> standing</c><00:38:31.219><c> up</c><00:38:31.500><c> here</c> 00:38:32.639 --> 00:38:34.920 talking<00:38:33.360><c> about</c><00:38:33.679><c> you.</c> 00:38:37.119 --> 00:38:38.039 Thanks. 00:38:39.820 --> 00:38:43.219 How<00:38:40.940><c> about</c><00:38:41.000><c> some</c><00:38:41.219><c> lights?</c><00:38:42.159><c> Thanks.</c>