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and<00:12:01.120><c> Christ</c><00:12:01.460><c> thy</c><00:12:01.740><c> right.</c><00:12:03.080><c> Lay</c><00:12:03.220><c> hold</c><00:12:03.460><c> on</c><00:12:03.759><c> life</c><00:12:04.000><c> and</c><00:12:04.159><c> it</c><00:12:04.379><c> shall</c>

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be<00:12:04.820><c> thy</c><00:12:05.139><c> joy</c><00:12:05.460><c> and</c><00:12:05.759><c> crown</c><00:12:06.299><c> eternally.</c><00:12:08.000><c> Now</c><00:12:08.220><c> again</c><00:12:08.440><c> you'll</c>

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see<00:12:09.399><c> that</c><00:12:10.059><c> the</c><00:12:10.259><c> scriptural</c><00:12:10.759><c> undertones</c><00:12:11.279><c> there</c><00:12:11.620><c> definitely</c>

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race.<00:12:22.200><c> Lay</c><00:12:22.360><c> hold</c><00:12:22.679><c> on</c><00:12:22.960><c> life,</c><00:12:24.419><c> the</c><00:12:24.580><c> new</c><00:12:24.779><c> life,</c>

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joy<00:12:28.759><c> and</c><00:12:29.080><c> crown</c><00:12:29.240><c> eternally.</c><00:12:30.820><c> Run</c><00:12:31.000><c> the</c><00:12:31.320><c> straight</c><00:12:31.519><c> race</c>

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his<00:12:35.620><c> face.</c><00:12:36.700><c> Life</c><00:12:37.019><c> with</c><00:12:37.200><c> its</c><00:12:37.399><c> way</c><00:12:37.639><c> before</c><00:12:38.019><c> us</c><00:12:38.379><c> lies.</c>

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Christ<00:12:39.519><c> is</c><00:12:39.740><c> the</c><00:12:39.940><c> path</c><00:12:40.440><c> and</c><00:12:40.919><c> Christ</c><00:12:41.279><c> the</c><00:12:41.519><c> pride.</c><00:12:41.779><c> You</c><00:12:41.879><c> see</c><00:12:41.980><c> the</c>

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point<00:12:42.639><c> that</c><00:12:43.220><c> the</c><00:12:43.500><c> present</c><00:12:43.700><c> tense</c><00:12:43.919><c> of</c><00:12:44.200><c> salvation</c>

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282.<00:13:04.000><c> Take</c><00:13:04.120><c> up</c><00:13:04.340><c> thy</c><00:13:04.559><c> cross</c><00:13:04.919><c> and</c><00:13:05.200><c> follow</c><00:13:05.500><c> him</c><00:13:06.220><c> nor</c><00:13:06.759><c> think</c><00:13:07.080><c> till</c>

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ultimate<00:13:24.570><c> destiny.</c><00:13:25.529><c> That</c><00:13:25.669><c> was</c><00:13:25.789><c> one</c><00:13:25.889><c> of</c><00:13:26.029><c> the</c><00:13:26.149><c> temptations</c><00:13:26.610><c> in</c>

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victory.<00:13:38.490><c> But</c><00:13:38.730><c> Jesus</c><00:13:39.029><c> rejects</c><00:13:40.169><c> that</c><00:13:40.350><c> temptation.</c><00:13:41.889><c> Only</c><00:13:42.149><c> the</c>

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Hymn<00:14:18.990><c> 283,</c><00:14:20.570><c> that</c><00:14:20.669><c> having</c><00:14:20.850><c> all</c><00:14:21.230><c> things</c><00:14:21.490><c> done</c><00:14:22.070><c> and</c><00:14:22.669><c> all</c><00:14:22.950><c> your</c><00:14:23.289><c> conflicts</c><00:14:23.730><c> past</c><00:14:24.409><c> ye</c>

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Revelation<00:14:48.649><c> chapter</c><00:14:49.049><c> 21</c><00:14:49.769><c> and</c><00:14:50.389><c> verse</c><00:14:50.669><c> 2.</c><00:14:52.090><c> And</c><00:14:52.110><c> I</c><00:14:52.450><c> John</c><00:14:52.789><c> saw</c><00:14:53.009><c> the</c>

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God<00:15:08.789><c> himself</c><00:15:09.230><c> shall</c><00:15:09.409><c> be</c><00:15:09.590><c> with</c><00:15:09.789><c> them</c><00:15:09.929><c> and</c><00:15:10.090><c> be</c>

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unity,<00:15:33.149><c> in</c><00:15:33.289><c> a</c><00:15:33.549><c> consistency.</c><00:15:35.250><c> The</c><00:15:35.429><c> former</c><00:15:35.610><c> things</c><00:15:36.350><c> are</c><00:15:36.889><c> now</c><00:15:37.090><c> passed</c><00:15:37.389><c> away.</c><00:15:38.330><c> God's</c><00:15:38.710><c> purpose</c><00:15:39.289><c> is</c>

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prize<00:15:55.809><c> of</c><00:15:56.029><c> everlasting</c><00:15:56.470><c> day.</c><00:15:58.110><c> The</c><00:15:58.289><c> strife</c><00:15:58.549><c> is</c><00:15:58.809><c> over,</c><00:15:59.769><c> the</c><00:15:59.970><c> battle</c><00:16:00.250><c> done,</c><00:16:01.669><c> now</c>

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sung<00:16:04.710><c> not</c><00:16:05.269><c> just</c><00:16:05.470><c> for</c><00:16:05.629><c> the</c><00:16:05.769><c> Lord</c><00:16:05.929><c> Jesus</c><00:16:06.529><c> but</c><00:16:07.509><c> for</c><00:16:07.710><c> all</c><00:16:07.870><c> of</c><00:16:08.029><c> us</c><00:16:08.169><c> in</c>

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and<00:16:11.909><c> splendour</c><00:16:12.970><c> and</c><00:16:13.309><c> majesty</c><00:16:14.110><c> to</c><00:16:15.169><c> which</c><00:16:15.309><c> we</c><00:16:15.509><c> all</c><00:16:15.710><c> should</c><00:16:15.889><c> look.</c>

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What<00:16:20.629><c> then</c><00:16:20.870><c> is</c><00:16:21.070><c> the</c><00:16:21.549><c> nature</c><00:16:22.110><c> of</c><00:16:22.730><c> the</c><00:16:22.970><c> prize</c><00:16:23.389><c> that</c><00:16:24.230><c> we</c><00:16:24.549><c> seek?</c><00:16:25.529><c> I'd</c><00:16:25.669><c> like</c><00:16:25.789><c> really</c><00:16:26.029><c> to</c>

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split<00:16:27.070><c> around,</c><00:16:27.590><c> divide</c>

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Mary<00:16:28.049><c> Marks</c><00:16:28.269><c> into</c><00:16:28.450><c> two</c><00:16:28.690><c> parts,</c><00:16:29.649><c> the</c><00:16:29.850><c> nature</c><00:16:30.169><c> of</c><00:16:30.330><c> the</c><00:16:30.549><c> prize</c><00:16:31.009><c> and</c><00:16:31.690><c> our</c><00:16:31.929><c> relationship</c><00:16:32.750><c> to</c>

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it.<00:16:33.710><c> We</c><00:16:33.929><c> need</c><00:16:34.070><c> to</c><00:16:34.210><c> know</c><00:16:34.330><c> what</c>

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we<00:16:39.110><c> need</c><00:16:39.269><c> to</c><00:16:39.470><c> know</c><00:16:39.889><c> how</c><00:16:40.230><c> we</c><00:16:40.509><c> ourselves</c><00:16:40.929><c> are</c><00:16:41.090><c> going</c>

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to<00:16:41.629><c> relate</c><00:16:42.149><c> our</c><00:16:42.649><c> pilgrimage</c><00:16:43.029><c> journey</c><00:16:43.529><c> to</c><00:16:44.350><c> that</c><00:16:44.570><c> goal</c><00:16:44.970><c> in</c><00:16:45.549><c> order</c><00:16:45.710><c> that</c>

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it<00:16:46.009><c> might</c><00:16:46.129><c> be</c><00:16:46.370><c> reached</c><00:16:47.009><c> by</c><00:16:47.450><c> each</c><00:16:47.690><c> one</c><00:16:47.870><c> of</c><00:16:48.029><c> us.</c>

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nature<00:16:53.669><c> of</c><00:16:54.509><c> the</c><00:16:54.750><c> prize</c><00:16:55.330><c> and</c><00:16:56.269><c> some</c><00:16:56.429><c> of</c><00:16:56.549><c> those</c><00:16:56.730><c> verses</c>

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in<00:16:57.230><c> the</c><00:16:57.370><c> hymns</c><00:16:57.690><c> are</c><00:16:57.870><c> based</c><00:16:58.169><c> on</c><00:16:58.950><c> the</c><00:16:59.129><c> passages</c><00:16:59.549><c> that</c><00:17:00.049><c> I'm</c><00:17:00.129><c> now</c>

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desires<00:17:05.150><c> that</c><00:17:05.549><c> he</c><00:17:05.750><c> might</c><00:17:06.109><c> win</c><00:17:06.630><c> Christ</c><00:17:07.289><c> and</c><00:17:07.970><c> be</c><00:17:08.230><c> found</c><00:17:08.650><c> in</c><00:17:09.089><c> him,</c>

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that<00:17:10.450><c> he</c><00:17:10.549><c> might</c><00:17:10.769><c> attain</c><00:17:11.430><c> unto</c><00:17:12.009><c> the</c><00:17:12.190><c> resurrection</c>

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when<00:17:19.349><c> the</c><00:17:19.549><c> Lord</c><00:17:19.829><c> comes</c><00:17:20.170><c> from</c><00:17:20.410><c> heaven,</c><00:17:21.970><c> the</c><00:17:22.069><c> Lord</c><00:17:22.329><c> himself</c><00:17:22.829><c> might</c><00:17:23.130><c> recognise</c><00:17:24.130><c> the</c>

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likeness<00:17:24.869><c> of</c><00:17:25.109><c> character</c>

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in<00:17:26.210><c> the</c><00:17:26.390><c> Apostle</c><00:17:26.769><c> Paul</c><00:17:27.250><c> and</c><00:17:28.130><c> grant</c><00:17:28.349><c> him</c><00:17:28.569><c> a</c><00:17:28.730><c> place</c><00:17:29.130><c> in</c><00:17:29.769><c> the</c><00:17:29.930><c> kingdom</c><00:17:30.190><c> of</c>

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God.<00:17:32.410><c> And</c><00:17:32.549><c> Paul</c><00:17:32.730><c> writes</c><00:17:33.029><c> to</c><00:17:33.289><c> Timothy,</c>

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that<00:17:39.230><c> reward,</c><00:17:40.210><c> there</c><00:17:40.410><c> is</c><00:17:41.009><c> eternal</c>

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glory,<00:17:43.890><c> there</c><00:17:44.009><c> is</c><00:17:44.250><c> a</c><00:17:44.490><c> crown</c><00:17:44.829><c> of</c><00:17:45.130><c> glory,</c><00:17:46.630><c> there</c><00:17:46.769><c> is</c><00:17:47.269><c> reigning</c>

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with<00:17:48.450><c> Christ</c><00:17:49.029><c> in</c><00:17:49.869><c> that</c><00:17:50.150><c> kingdom.</c><00:17:51.089><c> That's</c>

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2<00:17:51.529><c> Timothy</c><00:17:51.829><c> 2</c><00:17:52.529><c> verses</c><00:17:52.910><c> 10</c><00:17:53.230><c> to</c><00:17:53.329><c> 12</c><00:17:53.509><c> and</c><00:17:53.609><c> it's</c><00:17:53.769><c> interesting</c><00:17:54.009><c> to</c>

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notice<00:17:54.849><c> that</c><00:17:55.269><c> in</c><00:17:55.569><c> the</c><00:17:56.170><c> elevation</c><00:17:56.809><c> of</c><00:17:57.170><c> that</c><00:17:57.470><c> hope</c><00:17:57.569><c> and</c>

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our<00:18:00.809><c> relationship</c><00:18:01.549><c> to</c><00:18:02.150><c> that</c><00:18:02.430><c> prize</c><00:18:02.890><c> is</c><00:18:03.450><c> clearly</c>

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set<00:18:03.970><c> out</c><00:18:04.190><c> in</c><00:18:04.390><c> the</c><00:18:04.490><c> preceding</c><00:18:05.029><c> verses.</c><00:18:07.990><c> Paul</c><00:18:08.250><c> looks</c><00:18:08.529><c> for</c><00:18:08.730><c> that</c>

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incorruptible<00:18:10.309><c> crown</c><00:18:10.769><c> of</c><00:18:11.049><c> righteousness</c>

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which<00:18:12.509><c> the</c><00:18:12.750><c> Lord</c><00:18:13.329><c> Jesus</c><00:18:13.890><c> will</c><00:18:14.210><c> bestow</c><00:18:14.490><c> upon</c><00:18:14.769><c> him</c><00:18:15.490><c> at</c><00:18:15.849><c> that</c><00:18:16.109><c> day.</c><00:18:17.210><c> He</c>

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looks<00:18:17.769><c> to</c><00:18:17.990><c> the</c><00:18:18.029><c> day</c><00:18:18.210><c> of</c><00:18:18.369><c> the</c><00:18:18.509><c> Lord</c>

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faith.<00:18:31.750><c> He</c><00:18:31.930><c> is</c><00:18:32.170><c> the</c><00:18:32.329><c> one</c><00:18:32.910><c> through</c><00:18:33.349><c> whom</c><00:18:33.569><c> this</c><00:18:33.869><c> prize</c>

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will<00:18:34.930><c> be</c><00:18:35.210><c> bestowed.</c><00:18:37.369><c> At</c><00:18:37.470><c> that</c><00:18:37.710><c> day</c><00:18:38.250><c> the</c><00:18:38.869><c> faithful</c><00:18:39.329><c> will</c><00:18:40.069><c> receive</c><00:18:40.609><c> a</c><00:18:40.869><c> kingdom</c><00:18:41.309><c> that</c><00:18:42.210><c> cannot</c><00:18:42.450><c> be</c>

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moved.<00:18:43.329><c> It</c><00:18:43.470><c> is</c>

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sure,<00:18:44.769><c> it</c><00:18:44.849><c> is</c><00:18:45.190><c> steadfast,</c><00:18:46.509><c> it</c><00:18:46.589><c> is</c><00:18:46.950><c> certain.</c><00:18:48.410><c> Let</c><00:18:48.690><c> me</c><00:18:48.769><c> just</c><00:18:48.910><c> give</c><00:18:48.990><c> you</c>

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that<00:18:52.950><c> appears</c><00:18:53.289><c> in</c><00:18:53.509><c> God's</c><00:18:53.869><c> word,</c><00:18:55.069><c> particularly</c><00:18:55.289><c> in</c><00:18:55.450><c> the</c><00:18:55.509><c> New</c><00:18:55.710><c> Testament,</c><00:18:56.450><c> and</c><00:18:56.730><c> I</c>

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think<00:18:57.029><c> is</c><00:18:57.190><c> an</c><00:18:57.349><c> invitation</c><00:18:57.869><c> for</c>

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us<00:18:58.230><c> to</c><00:18:58.410><c> consider</c><00:18:59.190><c> the</c><00:18:59.710><c> way</c><00:18:59.869><c> in</c><00:18:59.990><c> which</c><00:19:00.150><c> God's</c><00:19:00.549><c> purpose</c><00:19:00.869><c> moves</c>

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forward<00:19:02.269><c> and</c><00:19:02.890><c> onwards</c><00:19:03.329><c> and</c><00:19:04.049><c> culminates</c><00:19:04.589><c> in</c><00:19:04.769><c> this</c>

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great<00:19:05.250><c> day</c><00:19:05.450><c> of</c><00:19:05.750><c> glory.</c><00:19:06.730><c> The</c><00:19:06.950><c> example</c><00:19:07.269><c> is</c><00:19:07.509><c> the</c><00:19:07.670><c> Lord</c><00:19:07.890><c> Jesus</c><00:19:08.369><c> Christ</c><00:19:08.910><c> himself.</c><00:19:10.569><c> No</c>

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surprise<00:19:11.130><c> I</c><00:19:11.390><c> suppose.</c>

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In<00:19:13.630><c> the</c><00:19:13.750><c> days</c><00:19:13.849><c> of</c><00:19:14.009><c> his</c><00:19:14.289><c> flesh,</c><00:19:15.470><c> in</c><00:19:15.549><c> the</c><00:19:15.630><c> days</c><00:19:15.789><c> of</c><00:19:16.049><c> his</c><00:19:16.289><c> ministry,</c><00:19:17.569><c> he</c><00:19:17.730><c> was</c>

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the<00:19:18.210><c> good</c><00:19:18.450><c> shepherd.</c><00:19:26.390><c> The</c><00:19:26.970><c> good</c>

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shepherd,<00:19:27.910><c> in</c><00:19:27.910><c> the</c><00:19:27.910><c> days</c><00:19:27.910><c> of</c><00:19:27.910><c> his</c><00:19:27.910><c> resurrection</c><00:19:27.910><c> and</c><00:19:28.589><c> ascension,</c><00:19:30.049><c> when</c><00:19:30.150><c> the</c><00:19:30.289><c> Apostle</c><00:19:30.630><c> writes</c><00:19:31.049><c> to</c><00:19:31.690><c> the</c>

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brethren<00:19:32.190><c> and</c><00:19:32.269><c> sisters</c><00:19:32.430><c> in</c><00:19:32.690><c> the</c><00:19:32.849><c> Ecclesias,</c><00:19:34.210><c> he</c><00:19:34.589><c> exhorts</c><00:19:34.910><c> them</c><00:19:35.329><c> concerning</c><00:19:35.950><c> the</c>

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great<00:19:37.509><c> shepherd</c><00:19:38.130><c> of</c><00:19:38.869><c> the</c><00:19:39.089><c> sheep.</c>

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There<00:19:42.069><c> is</c><00:19:42.250><c> the</c><00:19:42.349><c> blood</c><00:19:42.470><c> of</c><00:19:42.630><c> the</c><00:19:42.769><c> everlasting</c><00:19:43.230><c> covenant</c><00:19:43.950><c> and</c><00:19:44.690><c> it</c>

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is<00:19:45.009><c> that</c><00:19:45.450><c> that</c><00:19:45.890><c> secures</c><00:19:46.490><c> and</c><00:19:46.809><c> accomplishes</c>

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our<00:19:48.190><c> salvation.</c><00:19:49.890><c> So</c><00:19:50.230><c> there's</c><00:19:50.450><c> the</c><00:19:50.589><c> good</c><00:19:50.750><c> shepherd,</c><00:19:51.710><c> the</c><00:19:51.829><c> Lord</c>

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Jesus<00:19:52.329><c> Christ</c><00:19:52.670><c> in</c><00:19:52.809><c> the</c><00:19:52.930><c> days</c><00:19:53.069><c> of</c><00:19:53.210><c> his</c><00:19:53.390><c> ministry,</c>

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there's<00:19:54.990><c> the</c><00:19:55.210><c> great</c><00:19:55.609><c> shepherd,</c><00:19:57.970><c> the</c><00:19:58.089><c> Lord</c><00:19:58.230><c> Jesus</c><00:19:58.589><c> Christ</c><00:19:58.930><c> of</c>

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his<00:19:59.250><c> father's</c><00:19:59.690><c> right</c><00:19:59.950><c> hand,</c>

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interceding<00:20:02.269><c> to</c><00:20:02.529><c> the</c><00:20:02.710><c> father</c><00:20:02.930><c> for</c><00:20:03.230><c> us.</c><00:20:03.710><c> Let</c><00:20:03.710><c> us</c><00:20:03.910><c> come</c><00:20:04.230><c> boldly</c>

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unto<00:20:05.170><c> the</c><00:20:05.410><c> throne</c><00:20:05.589><c> of</c><00:20:05.869><c> grace</c><00:20:06.329><c> that</c><00:20:07.089><c> we</c><00:20:07.250><c> might</c><00:20:07.569><c> find</c>

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help<00:20:08.869><c> in</c><00:20:09.109><c> time</c><00:20:09.329><c> of</c><00:20:09.630><c> need.</c><00:20:11.210><c> And</c><00:20:11.309><c> then</c><00:20:11.589><c> thirdly,</c><00:20:12.329><c> verse</c><00:20:12.509><c> five,</c>

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verse<00:20:13.390><c> four,</c><00:20:14.430><c> there</c><00:20:14.670><c> is</c><00:20:15.490><c> the</c><00:20:15.690><c> chief</c><00:20:16.029><c> shepherd.</c>

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Let<00:20:17.450><c> us</c><00:20:17.650><c> organize</c><00:20:18.089><c> our</c><00:20:18.410><c> affairs</c><00:20:18.789><c> in</c><00:20:19.049><c> our</c><00:20:19.289><c> discipleship</c><00:20:20.089><c> and</c>

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in<00:20:20.509><c> our</c><00:20:20.710><c> Ecclesia</c><00:20:21.190><c> that</c><00:20:22.089><c> our</c><00:20:22.369><c> service</c><00:20:22.690><c> is</c><00:20:23.009><c> such</c>

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that<00:20:23.950><c> when</c><00:20:24.150><c> the</c><00:20:24.410><c> chief</c><00:20:24.650><c> shepherd</c><00:20:24.970><c> shall</c><00:20:25.250><c> appear,</c><00:20:26.690><c> he</c><00:20:27.009><c> might</c>

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approve<00:20:28.130><c> our</c><00:20:28.690><c> work</c><00:20:29.210><c> and</c><00:20:29.970><c> we</c><00:20:30.130><c> might</c><00:20:30.410><c> find</c><00:20:30.710><c> mercy</c>

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and<00:20:31.430><c> grace</c><00:20:31.890><c> at</c><00:20:32.609><c> his</c><00:20:32.950><c> hand.</c><00:20:33.490><c> And</c><00:20:33.630><c> there's</c><00:20:33.769><c> a</c><00:20:33.910><c> progression</c><00:20:34.230><c> of</c>

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thought,<00:20:34.910><c> isn't</c><00:20:34.950><c> there?</c><00:20:35.450><c> The</c><00:20:35.670><c> element</c><00:20:35.970><c> of</c><00:20:36.289><c> time,</c>

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I<00:20:36.829><c> think,</c><00:20:37.329><c> is</c><00:20:37.549><c> intrinsic</c><00:20:38.250><c> to</c><00:20:38.690><c> that</c><00:20:38.910><c> progression</c><00:20:39.470><c> and</c><00:20:40.109><c> development</c><00:20:40.710><c> in</c><00:20:41.289><c> the</c>

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purpose<00:20:41.730><c> and</c><00:20:41.990><c> mission</c><00:20:42.210><c> of</c><00:20:42.410><c> the</c>

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Lord<00:20:42.730><c> Jesus</c><00:20:43.089><c> Christ.</c><00:20:43.910><c> The</c><00:20:44.089><c> good</c><00:20:44.309><c> shepherd,</c><00:20:45.470><c> the</c><00:20:45.710><c> great</c><00:20:46.029><c> shepherd,</c><00:20:47.170><c> and</c>

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the<00:20:47.809><c> chief</c><00:20:48.069><c> shepherd</c><00:20:48.670><c> when</c><00:20:49.390><c> he</c><00:20:49.630><c> shall</c>

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appear<00:20:50.130><c> in</c><00:20:50.369><c> glory</c><00:20:50.930><c> in</c><00:20:52.029><c> his</c><00:20:52.289><c> kingdom.</c><00:20:54.529><c> So</c><00:20:54.730><c> our</c><00:20:54.849><c> life</c><00:20:55.029><c> of</c><00:20:55.289><c> discipleship</c><00:20:56.049><c> is</c><00:20:56.670><c> closely</c><00:20:57.069><c> related,</c><00:20:58.009><c> I</c><00:20:58.329><c> think,</c>

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in<00:20:59.170><c> a</c><00:20:59.289><c> sense</c><00:20:59.450><c> to</c><00:20:59.690><c> that</c><00:20:59.950><c> presentation</c><00:21:00.549><c> of</c><00:21:01.170><c> the</c><00:21:01.309><c> Lord</c><00:21:01.509><c> Jesus</c><00:21:01.910><c> Christ.</c><00:21:03.269><c> He</c>

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is<00:21:03.970><c> our</c><00:21:04.269><c> savior</c><00:21:04.710><c> and</c><00:21:05.349><c> our</c><00:21:05.569><c> redeemer,</c>

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the<00:21:06.789><c> good</c><00:21:06.970><c> shepherd</c><00:21:07.430><c> who</c><00:21:08.150><c> has</c><00:21:08.410><c> lain</c><00:21:08.690><c> down</c><00:21:09.009><c> his</c><00:21:09.250><c> life</c><00:21:09.549><c> for</c><00:21:09.730><c> each</c>

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one<00:21:10.049><c> of</c><00:21:10.150><c> us.</c><00:21:11.390><c> He</c><00:21:11.609><c> is</c><00:21:11.769><c> our</c><00:21:12.049><c> mediator</c><00:21:12.490><c> at</c><00:21:12.609><c> the</c>

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chief<00:21:16.329><c> shepherd</c><00:21:16.789><c> that</c><00:21:17.789><c> we</c><00:21:17.970><c> now</c><00:21:18.210><c> look</c><00:21:18.450><c> to</c><00:21:18.970><c> as</c><00:21:19.430><c> the</c><00:21:19.650><c> goal</c><00:21:19.809><c> and</c><00:21:20.029><c> objective</c><00:21:20.630><c> of</c>

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our<00:21:21.569><c> pilgrimage</c><00:21:22.009><c> journey.</c>

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Our<00:21:29.369><c> relationship</c><00:21:30.150><c> to</c><00:21:30.990><c> the</c><00:21:31.210><c> prize</c><00:21:31.670><c> is</c><00:21:32.430><c> obviously</c><00:21:32.670><c> something</c>

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that<00:21:33.150><c> is</c><00:21:33.410><c> supremely</c><00:21:34.170><c> important</c>

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for<00:21:35.369><c> each</c><00:21:35.589><c> one</c><00:21:35.809><c> of</c><00:21:35.930><c> us.</c><00:21:39.109><c> And</c><00:21:39.230><c> the</c><00:21:39.329><c> predominant</c><00:21:39.769><c> emphasis</c><00:21:40.309><c> in</c>

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all<00:21:41.470><c> the</c><00:21:41.670><c> passages</c><00:21:41.930><c> which</c><00:21:42.349><c> speak</c><00:21:42.609><c> of</c><00:21:42.750><c> the</c><00:21:43.029><c> prize</c>

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or<00:21:44.069><c> the</c><00:21:44.269><c> crown</c><00:21:44.769><c> or</c><00:21:45.789><c> the</c><00:21:45.990><c> victory</c><00:21:46.589><c> is</c><00:21:47.829><c> our</c><00:21:48.309><c> relationship</c><00:21:48.910><c> to</c><00:21:49.230><c> it.</c><00:21:49.869><c> That's</c><00:21:50.190><c> perhaps</c><00:21:50.309><c> rather</c><00:21:50.569><c> a</c>

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surprising<00:21:51.089><c> thing.</c>

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And<00:21:52.750><c> as</c><00:21:52.849><c> we</c><00:21:53.009><c> know</c><00:21:53.210><c> well,</c><00:21:55.170><c> nearly</c><00:21:55.210><c> all</c><00:21:55.490><c> these</c><00:21:56.390><c> passages</c><00:21:56.869><c> call</c>

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to<00:21:57.490><c> mind</c><00:21:57.730><c> the</c><00:21:57.970><c> Greek</c><00:21:58.349><c> athletic</c><00:21:59.029><c> contests,</c>

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the<00:22:00.049><c> Pythian,</c><00:22:00.869><c> the</c><00:22:01.009><c> Nemean,</c><00:22:01.869><c> the</c><00:22:02.089><c> Isthmian,</c><00:22:02.690><c> and</c><00:22:02.930><c> the</c><00:22:03.089><c> Olympic</c><00:22:03.470><c> Games.</c>

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And<00:22:05.250><c> in</c><00:22:05.369><c> the</c><00:22:05.509><c> epistles,</c>

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metaphors<00:22:07.150><c> are</c><00:22:07.470><c> drawn</c><00:22:07.789><c> consistently</c><00:22:08.630><c> from</c><00:22:09.369><c> all</c><00:22:09.609><c> these</c><00:22:09.849><c> games,</c><00:22:10.829><c> from</c>

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the<00:22:11.549><c> foot</c><00:22:11.789><c> race,</c><00:22:12.549><c> whether</c><00:22:12.750><c> it's</c>

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short<00:22:13.910><c> sprint</c><00:22:14.589><c> or</c><00:22:15.450><c> whether</c><00:22:15.589><c> it's</c><00:22:15.829><c> the</c><00:22:16.029><c> marathon</c><00:22:16.630><c> from</c><00:22:17.490><c> the</c>

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chariot<00:22:18.029><c> race</c><00:22:18.549><c> and</c><00:22:19.289><c> the</c><00:22:19.430><c> boxing</c><00:22:19.869><c> contest.</c>

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And<00:22:21.569><c> there</c><00:22:21.710><c> are</c><00:22:21.829><c> actually</c><00:22:22.069><c> some</c><00:22:22.670><c> 10</c><00:22:22.910><c> passages</c><00:22:23.549><c> that</c><00:22:24.329><c> you</c><00:22:24.450><c> can</c>

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find<00:22:25.390><c> that</c><00:22:25.910><c> allude</c><00:22:26.730><c> to</c><00:22:27.230><c> this</c><00:22:27.509><c> kind</c><00:22:27.769><c> of</c><00:22:27.970><c> picture,</c>

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a<00:22:28.869><c> picture</c><00:22:29.349><c> that</c><00:22:29.769><c> would</c><00:22:29.930><c> be</c><00:22:30.170><c> so</c><00:22:30.390><c> familiar</c><00:22:31.029><c> to</c><00:22:32.309><c> the</c><00:22:32.650><c> brethren</c>

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and<00:22:33.069><c> sisters</c><00:22:33.210><c> in</c><00:22:33.390><c> the</c><00:22:33.569><c> world</c><00:22:33.769><c> of</c><00:22:33.950><c> the</c><00:22:34.089><c> apostle</c><00:22:34.369><c> Paul.</c>

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I'm<00:22:36.569><c> not</c><00:22:36.730><c> going</c><00:22:36.849><c> to</c><00:22:36.950><c> look</c><00:22:37.069><c> at</c><00:22:37.150><c> 10</c><00:22:37.349><c> passages</c><00:22:37.710><c> this</c><00:22:37.990><c> morning.</c>

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That<00:22:38.650><c> would</c><00:22:38.809><c> take</c><00:22:39.009><c> far</c><00:22:39.230><c> too</c><00:22:39.529><c> long.</c>

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I've<00:22:40.410><c> just</c><00:22:40.630><c> chosen</c><00:22:40.990><c> four,</c><00:22:41.730><c> which</c><00:22:41.809><c> it</c><00:22:42.009><c> seems</c><00:22:42.190><c> to</c><00:22:42.410><c> me,</c><00:22:43.309><c> summarize</c><00:22:43.630><c> and</c><00:22:43.890><c> encapsulate</c><00:22:44.789><c> the</c>

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principal<00:22:45.710><c> lesson.</c>

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So<00:22:46.630><c> the</c><00:22:46.730><c> first</c><00:22:47.029><c> one</c><00:22:47.549><c> is</c><00:22:47.910><c> Philippians</c><00:22:48.309><c> chapter</c><00:22:48.670><c> 3.</c><00:22:49.250><c> I'd</c><00:22:49.470><c> like</c>

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you<00:22:49.730><c> to</c><00:22:49.890><c> turn</c><00:22:50.049><c> to</c><00:22:50.230><c> that</c><00:22:50.529><c> with</c><00:22:50.769><c> me.</c>

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Philippians<00:23:05.450><c> chapter</c><00:23:05.769><c> 3</c><00:23:06.410><c> and</c><00:23:06.670><c> verse</c><00:23:06.950><c> 13.</c>

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Brethren,<00:23:09.609><c> I</c><00:23:09.750><c> count</c><00:23:10.009><c> not</c><00:23:10.230><c> myself</c><00:23:10.690><c> to</c><00:23:11.009><c> have</c><00:23:11.170><c> apprehended,</c><00:23:12.390><c> but</c>

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this<00:23:12.769><c> one</c><00:23:13.049><c> thing</c><00:23:13.210><c> I</c><00:23:13.549><c> do,</c>

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forgetting<00:23:14.950><c> those</c><00:23:15.329><c> things</c><00:23:15.549><c> which</c><00:23:15.710><c> are</c><00:23:15.950><c> behind</c><00:23:16.529><c> and</c><00:23:17.130><c> reaching</c>

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forth<00:23:18.009><c> unto</c><00:23:18.190><c> those</c><00:23:18.569><c> things</c><00:23:18.730><c> which</c><00:23:18.930><c> are</c><00:23:19.150><c> before,</c>

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I<00:23:20.289><c> press</c><00:23:20.730><c> toward</c><00:23:21.069><c> the</c><00:23:21.329><c> mark</c><00:23:21.630><c> for</c><00:23:22.029><c> the</c><00:23:22.250><c> prize</c><00:23:22.470><c> of</c><00:23:22.630><c> the</c><00:23:22.809><c> high</c><00:23:23.049><c> calling</c><00:23:23.269><c> of</c>

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God<00:23:24.049><c> in</c><00:23:25.250><c> Christ</c><00:23:25.829><c> Jesus.</c>

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Let<00:23:27.549><c> us</c><00:23:27.710><c> therefore,</c><00:23:28.250><c> as</c><00:23:28.329><c> many</c><00:23:28.490><c> as</c><00:23:28.630><c> be</c><00:23:28.869><c> perfect,</c><00:23:29.410><c> be</c><00:23:29.549><c> thus</c><00:23:29.750><c> minded,</c><00:23:30.890><c> and</c>

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if<00:23:31.250><c> anything</c><00:23:31.529><c> be</c><00:23:31.809><c> otherwise</c><00:23:32.230><c> minded,</c>

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God<00:23:33.509><c> shall</c><00:23:33.769><c> reveal</c><00:23:34.250><c> even</c><00:23:34.690><c> this</c><00:23:35.509><c> unto</c><00:23:35.970><c> you.</c><00:23:37.750><c> So</c><00:23:38.109><c> the</c><00:23:38.309><c> mark</c><00:23:38.529><c> is</c>

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the<00:23:38.970><c> goal</c><00:23:39.690><c> or</c><00:23:40.269><c> the</c><00:23:40.529><c> aim,</c>

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and<00:23:41.650><c> the</c><00:23:41.869><c> prize</c><00:23:42.390><c> is</c><00:23:42.950><c> the</c><00:23:43.210><c> crown</c><00:23:43.710><c> or</c><00:23:44.430><c> the</c><00:23:44.690><c> garland.</c><00:23:45.490><c> And</c><00:23:45.769><c> it's</c>

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very<00:23:46.250><c> clear,</c><00:23:46.450><c> isn't</c><00:23:46.630><c> it?</c><00:23:46.829><c> It's</c><00:23:47.109><c> the</c><00:23:47.230><c> context</c>

00:23:47.809 --> 00:23:52.410
of<00:23:48.210><c> a</c><00:23:48.470><c> race,</c><00:23:49.170><c> of</c><00:23:49.349><c> a</c><00:23:49.529><c> contest.</c><00:23:50.730><c> Forget</c><00:23:50.970><c> those</c><00:23:51.269><c> things</c><00:23:51.589><c> behind.</c>

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Reach<00:23:53.230><c> forth</c><00:23:53.630><c> unto</c><00:23:53.829><c> those</c><00:23:54.170><c> things</c><00:23:54.349><c> which</c>

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are<00:23:54.789><c> before.</c><00:23:56.150><c> Press</c><00:23:56.349><c> toward</c><00:23:56.829><c> the</c><00:23:57.109><c> mark,</c><00:23:57.930><c> the</c><00:23:58.210><c> destination,</c>

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the<00:23:59.849><c> culmination.</c>

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The<00:24:02.589><c> contestants</c><00:24:03.250><c> are</c><00:24:03.849><c> to</c><00:24:04.109><c> single</c><00:24:04.490><c>-mindedly</c><00:24:05.390><c> look</c><00:24:05.869><c> to</c><00:24:06.069><c> the</c>

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winning<00:24:06.450><c> post,</c><00:24:07.490><c> the</c><00:24:07.829><c> destination.</c><00:24:08.529><c> That's</c>

00:24:08.710 --> 00:24:13.950
all<00:24:09.029><c> that</c><00:24:09.230><c> matters.</c><00:24:10.309><c> Every</c><00:24:10.670><c> effort</c><00:24:11.289><c> should</c><00:24:11.869><c> be</c><00:24:12.130><c> made</c><00:24:12.349><c> to</c><00:24:12.589><c> reach</c><00:24:12.789><c> the</c><00:24:13.049><c> goal.</c>

00:24:15.470 --> 00:24:20.930
There's<00:24:16.009><c> a</c><00:24:16.130><c> lesson</c><00:24:16.329><c> here</c><00:24:16.650><c> about</c><00:24:17.910><c> the</c><00:24:20.049><c> race</c><00:24:20.390><c> that</c><00:24:20.569><c> has</c><00:24:20.769><c> taken</c>

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place<00:24:21.309><c> so</c><00:24:21.690><c> far,</c><00:24:22.630><c> and</c><00:24:22.690><c> perhaps</c><00:24:22.910><c> our</c><00:24:23.109><c> position</c><00:24:23.390><c> in</c>

00:24:23.609 --> 00:24:27.049
that<00:24:23.809><c> race.</c><00:24:24.849><c> We</c><00:24:25.029><c> could,</c><00:24:25.190><c> as</c><00:24:25.329><c> it</c><00:24:25.529><c> were,</c><00:24:25.970><c> cast</c><00:24:26.190><c> a</c><00:24:26.450><c> glance</c><00:24:26.710><c> over</c>

00:24:27.049 --> 00:24:30.049
our<00:24:27.329><c> shoulder</c><00:24:27.809><c> and</c><00:24:28.329><c> look</c><00:24:28.549><c> to</c><00:24:28.730><c> the</c><00:24:28.890><c> past</c><00:24:29.369><c> to</c><00:24:29.809><c> see</c>

00:24:30.049 --> 00:24:37.670
how<00:24:30.349><c> far</c><00:24:30.589><c> we've</c><00:24:30.910><c> come</c><00:24:31.349><c> and</c><00:24:31.930><c> how</c><00:24:32.210><c> we</c><00:24:32.450><c> are</c><00:24:32.690><c> doing.</c><00:24:34.670><c> Paul</c><00:24:34.930><c> says</c><00:24:35.190><c> very</c><00:24:35.470><c> clearly,</c><00:24:36.869><c> don't</c><00:24:37.230><c> look</c><00:24:37.490><c> to</c>

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the<00:24:37.890><c> past,</c>

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only<00:24:39.509><c> look</c><00:24:40.009><c> to</c><00:24:40.509><c> the</c><00:24:40.650><c> future.</c><00:24:42.009><c> The</c><00:24:42.230><c> past</c><00:24:42.509><c> cannot</c><00:24:42.750><c> be</c><00:24:43.049><c> changed,</c>

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but<00:24:44.990><c> the</c><00:24:45.170><c> future</c><00:24:45.470><c> is</c><00:24:45.710><c> open.</c>

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The<00:24:47.130><c> future</c><00:24:47.430><c> can</c><00:24:47.710><c> be</c><00:24:47.970><c> changed.</c><00:24:49.069><c> We</c><00:24:49.349><c> can</c><00:24:49.690><c> reach</c><00:24:50.029><c> the</c><00:24:50.250><c> destination.</c><00:24:52.230><c> It</c><00:24:52.369><c> seems</c>

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to<00:24:52.730><c> me</c><00:24:52.849><c> that</c><00:24:53.109><c> the</c><00:24:53.150><c> lesson</c>

00:24:53.369 --> 00:24:57.230
here<00:24:53.670><c> is</c><00:24:53.869><c> to</c><00:24:54.069><c> do</c><00:24:54.470><c> with</c><00:24:54.950><c> our</c><00:24:55.150><c> attitude</c><00:24:55.490><c> to</c><00:24:55.690><c> the</c><00:24:55.910><c> past</c><00:24:56.430><c> and</c><00:24:57.009><c> the</c>

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dangers<00:24:57.970><c> of</c><00:24:58.650><c> things</c><00:24:58.970><c> from</c><00:24:59.250><c> the</c><00:24:59.470><c> past</c><00:24:59.950><c> beginning</c><00:25:00.609><c> to</c>

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our<00:25:01.769><c> life</c><00:25:02.049><c> of</c><00:25:02.410><c> discipleship</c><00:25:02.930><c> now.</c><00:25:05.369><c> Past</c><00:25:05.529><c> failures,</c><00:25:05.970><c> for</c><00:25:06.190><c> example,</c><00:25:07.730><c> past</c>

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sins,<00:25:09.789><c> past</c><00:25:10.049><c> tragedies.</c>

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In<00:25:12.390><c> the</c><00:25:12.549><c> early</c><00:25:12.730><c> part</c><00:25:12.970><c> of</c><00:25:13.150><c> the</c><00:25:13.289><c> race,</c><00:25:14.029><c> there</c><00:25:14.150><c> was</c><00:25:14.349><c> a</c><00:25:14.529><c> problem</c><00:25:15.069><c> and</c><00:25:16.170><c> we</c>

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were<00:25:16.470><c> not</c><00:25:16.650><c> able</c><00:25:16.869><c> to</c><00:25:17.150><c> make</c><00:25:17.730><c> full</c><00:25:18.170><c> progress.</c>

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It's<00:25:19.890><c> so</c><00:25:20.170><c> easy,</c><00:25:20.390><c> isn't</c><00:25:20.549><c> it,</c><00:25:21.589><c> for</c><00:25:21.789><c> a</c><00:25:21.910><c> preoccupation</c><00:25:23.089><c> with</c><00:25:23.430><c> the</c>

00:25:23.630 --> 00:25:26.210
first<00:25:23.829><c> part</c><00:25:24.109><c> of</c><00:25:24.289><c> the</c><00:25:24.470><c> race</c><00:25:24.950><c> to</c><00:25:25.410><c> undermine</c>

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our<00:25:26.730><c> confidence</c><00:25:27.349><c> and</c><00:25:28.009><c> our</c><00:25:28.250><c> faith</c><00:25:28.609><c> and</c><00:25:29.130><c> our</c><00:25:29.329><c> determination</c><00:25:30.069><c> at</c>

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this<00:25:31.210><c> stage</c><00:25:31.549><c> in</c><00:25:31.750><c> the</c><00:25:31.910><c> race.</c>

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So<00:25:33.670><c> instead</c><00:25:33.970><c> of</c><00:25:34.130><c> looking</c><00:25:34.430><c> to</c><00:25:34.609><c> the</c><00:25:34.769><c> future,</c><00:25:36.369><c> we</c><00:25:36.490><c> tend</c><00:25:36.710><c> to</c><00:25:36.809><c> look</c>

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to<00:25:37.170><c> the</c><00:25:37.349><c> past.</c><00:25:38.210><c> We</c><00:25:38.289><c> are</c><00:25:38.529><c> disconcerted</c><00:25:39.829><c> about</c>

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something<00:25:40.470><c> we</c><00:25:40.769><c> did,</c><00:25:42.190><c> and</c><00:25:42.289><c> this</c><00:25:42.470><c> undermines</c><00:25:43.470><c> our</c><00:25:44.009><c> progress</c>

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towards<00:25:45.349><c> the</c><00:25:45.589><c> goal.</c><00:25:47.509><c> Past</c><00:25:47.829><c> sins,</c><00:25:49.250><c> lost</c><00:25:49.569><c> opportunities,</c>

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things<00:25:51.950><c> that</c><00:25:52.190><c> we</c><00:25:52.369><c> might</c><00:25:52.630><c> have</c><00:25:52.849><c> done</c><00:25:53.390><c> but</c><00:25:54.150><c> failed</c><00:25:54.470><c> to</c><00:25:54.710><c> do.</c><00:25:55.990><c> There's</c><00:25:56.150><c> nothing</c><00:25:56.450><c> we</c>

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can<00:25:56.789><c> do</c><00:25:56.970><c> about</c><00:25:57.230><c> them,</c>

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my<00:25:57.630><c> dear</c><00:25:57.829><c> brethren</c><00:25:58.109><c> and</c><00:25:58.309><c> sisters.</c><00:25:58.970><c> This,</c><00:25:59.369><c> I</c><00:25:59.390><c> think,</c><00:25:59.609><c> is</c><00:25:59.809><c> the</c>

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lesson<00:26:00.430><c> of</c><00:26:00.950><c> the</c><00:26:01.109><c> apostle</c><00:26:01.410><c> Paul.</c>

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The<00:26:03.369><c> past</c><00:26:03.609><c> cannot</c><00:26:03.890><c> be</c><00:26:04.190><c> changed.</c><00:26:06.329><c> The</c><00:26:06.529><c> past</c><00:26:06.690><c> can</c><00:26:06.910><c> be</c><00:26:07.130><c> repented</c>

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of,<00:26:08.029><c> and</c><00:26:08.990><c> then</c><00:26:09.210><c> we</c><00:26:09.390><c> must</c><00:26:09.630><c> press</c><00:26:09.970><c> forward</c>

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in<00:26:11.170><c> the</c><00:26:11.349><c> mercy</c><00:26:11.609><c> of</c><00:26:11.930><c> God.</c><00:26:13.089><c> Let</c><00:26:13.289><c> us</c><00:26:13.410><c> never</c><00:26:13.690><c> let</c><00:26:13.869><c> the</c><00:26:14.130><c> past</c><00:26:14.990><c> change</c>

00:26:15.890 --> 00:26:19.309
our<00:26:16.210><c> hope</c><00:26:16.630><c> and</c><00:26:17.470><c> change</c><00:26:17.750><c> our</c><00:26:18.029><c> anticipation</c>

00:26:19.369 --> 00:26:25.910
of<00:26:19.670><c> the</c><00:26:19.869><c> future.</c><00:26:22.789><c> There's</c><00:26:22.970><c> another</c><00:26:23.210><c> sense</c><00:26:23.730><c> in</c><00:26:24.349><c> which</c><00:26:24.529><c> we</c><00:26:24.710><c> could</c><00:26:24.869><c> become</c><00:26:25.109><c> preoccupied</c><00:26:25.750><c> with</c>

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the<00:26:26.109><c> past,</c>

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not<00:26:27.210><c> with</c><00:26:27.450><c> failures</c><00:26:27.970><c> or</c><00:26:28.809><c> with</c><00:26:29.069><c> sins,</c><00:26:29.369><c> whether</c><00:26:29.630><c> great</c><00:26:29.890><c> or</c><00:26:30.130><c> small,</c><00:26:31.289><c> or</c>

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opportunities,<00:26:32.990><c> whether</c><00:26:33.170><c> small</c><00:26:33.650><c> or</c><00:26:33.990><c> great.</c>

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But<00:26:36.170><c> we</c><00:26:36.309><c> could</c><00:26:36.490><c> become</c><00:26:36.930><c> preoccupied</c><00:26:38.450><c> with</c><00:26:38.809><c> our</c><00:26:39.069><c> past</c><00:26:39.289><c> achievement,</c><00:26:40.869><c> the</c>

00:26:41.130 --> 00:26:43.150
great<00:26:41.390><c> things</c><00:26:41.690><c> that</c><00:26:41.910><c> we've</c><00:26:42.269><c> done</c>

00:26:43.210 --> 00:26:48.509
that<00:26:43.549><c> perhaps</c><00:26:43.970><c> we</c><00:26:44.269><c> think</c><00:26:44.789><c> have</c><00:26:45.630><c> already</c><00:26:46.150><c> secured</c><00:26:46.609><c> us</c><00:26:46.930><c> an</c><00:26:47.130><c> inheritance</c><00:26:47.750><c> in</c>

00:26:48.509 --> 00:26:50.309
the<00:26:48.670><c> kingdom</c><00:26:48.910><c> of</c><00:26:49.210><c> God.</c>

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The<00:26:51.150><c> great</c><00:26:51.309><c> work</c><00:26:51.490><c> of</c><00:26:51.750><c> service</c><00:26:52.009><c> in</c><00:26:52.170><c> the</c><00:26:52.309><c> mission</c><00:26:52.549><c> field,</c><00:26:54.250><c> the</c>

00:26:54.269 --> 00:26:58.009
great<00:26:54.410><c> work</c><00:26:54.589><c> of</c><00:26:54.809><c> service</c><00:26:55.470><c> in</c><00:26:56.569><c> our</c><00:26:56.809><c> ecclesia.</c>

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Surely<00:26:58.869><c> the</c><00:26:59.109><c> lesson</c><00:26:59.289><c> is</c><00:26:59.509><c> just</c><00:26:59.730><c> the</c><00:26:59.930><c> same,</c><00:27:01.150><c> just</c><00:27:01.289><c> as</c><00:27:01.410><c> we</c><00:27:01.589><c> cannot</c>

00:27:01.890 --> 00:27:05.569
rest<00:27:02.230><c> on</c><00:27:03.450><c> past</c><00:27:03.670><c> sins</c><00:27:04.230><c> and</c><00:27:04.849><c> be</c><00:27:05.009><c> preoccupied</c>

00:27:05.569 --> 00:27:10.910
with<00:27:05.849><c> them,</c><00:27:06.609><c> so</c><00:27:06.829><c> we</c><00:27:07.089><c> cannot</c><00:27:07.349><c> rest</c><00:27:07.890><c> on</c><00:27:08.470><c> past</c><00:27:08.690><c> achievement.</c><00:27:10.170><c> That's</c><00:27:10.609><c> what</c><00:27:10.730><c> we</c>

00:27:10.910 --> 00:27:11.710
were<00:27:10.910><c> talking</c><00:27:11.069><c> about</c><00:27:11.269><c> yesterday,</c>

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wasn't<00:27:11.930><c> it?</c><00:27:13.049><c> We</c><00:27:13.309><c> begin</c><00:27:13.549><c> to</c><00:27:13.849><c> think</c><00:27:14.230><c> that</c><00:27:15.710><c> our</c><00:27:16.089><c> position</c><00:27:16.549><c> is</c><00:27:16.829><c> such</c><00:27:17.009><c> that</c><00:27:17.170><c> we</c>

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are<00:27:17.650><c> acceptable</c><00:27:18.049><c> before</c><00:27:18.490><c> God,</c>

00:27:19.869 --> 00:27:24.190
and<00:27:20.029><c> any</c><00:27:20.230><c> such</c><00:27:20.450><c> thinking</c><00:27:20.890><c> is</c><00:27:21.869><c> clearly</c><00:27:22.210><c> unacceptable</c><00:27:22.869><c> to</c><00:27:23.190><c> God.</c>

00:27:24.670 --> 00:27:27.309
That<00:27:24.829><c> was</c><00:27:25.009><c> what</c><00:27:25.230><c> so</c><00:27:25.490><c> preoccupied</c><00:27:26.170><c> the</c><00:27:26.390><c> scribes</c>

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and<00:27:27.549><c> the</c><00:27:27.769><c> Pharisees.</c><00:27:28.730><c> So</c><00:27:29.009><c> forget</c><00:27:29.289><c> the</c><00:27:29.529><c> past,</c><00:27:30.509><c> whether</c><00:27:30.630><c> good</c>

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or<00:27:31.130><c> bad,</c><00:27:31.970><c> whether</c><00:27:32.109><c> great</c><00:27:32.369><c> or</c><00:27:32.730><c> small,</c><00:27:33.630><c> only</c><00:27:34.029><c> look</c>

00:27:34.329 --> 00:27:39.490
to<00:27:34.490><c> the</c><00:27:34.609><c> future,</c><00:27:36.170><c> look</c><00:27:36.369><c> to</c><00:27:36.529><c> the</c><00:27:36.690><c> destination.</c><00:27:38.609><c> A</c><00:27:38.869><c> brilliant</c><00:27:39.170><c> and</c><00:27:39.390><c> a</c>

00:27:39.490 --> 00:27:42.700
scintillating<00:27:40.150><c> first</c><00:27:40.589><c> lap</c><00:27:40.990><c> is</c><00:27:41.430><c> no</c><00:27:41.809><c> good</c>

00:27:43.130 --> 00:27:46.910
unless<00:27:43.569><c> that</c><00:27:43.890><c> same</c><00:27:44.210><c> spirit</c><00:27:44.529><c> is</c><00:27:44.829><c> carried</c><00:27:45.069><c> forward</c><00:27:45.769><c> right</c><00:27:46.730><c> to</c>

00:27:46.910 --> 00:27:49.529
the<00:27:47.109><c> end.</c><00:27:48.089><c> So</c><00:27:48.289><c> the</c><00:27:48.410><c> principal</c><00:27:48.809><c> lesson</c>

00:27:49.529 --> 00:27:55.569
from<00:27:49.890><c> Philippians</c><00:27:50.329><c> chapter</c><00:27:50.690><c> 3</c><00:27:51.630><c> is</c><00:27:51.970><c> to</c><00:27:52.109><c> forget</c><00:27:52.369><c> the</c><00:27:52.630><c> past,</c><00:27:54.109><c> look</c><00:27:54.650><c> to</c>

00:27:55.569 --> 00:27:59.369
the<00:27:55.730><c> future</c><00:27:56.309><c> with</c><00:27:57.470><c> hope,</c><00:27:58.630><c> with</c><00:27:58.869><c> joy</c>

00:27:59.369 --> 00:28:04.750
and<00:28:00.029><c> confidence</c><00:28:00.569><c> and</c><00:28:01.269><c> anticipation,</c><00:28:02.230><c> and</c><00:28:02.250><c> let</c><00:28:02.549><c> that</c><00:28:03.109><c> perspective</c><00:28:03.890><c> be</c><00:28:04.470><c> the</c>

00:28:04.750 --> 00:28:07.289
motivating<00:28:05.450><c> and</c><00:28:06.230><c> driving</c><00:28:06.690><c> force</c>

00:28:07.289 --> 00:28:14.619
in<00:28:07.809><c> our</c><00:28:08.089><c> discipleship.</c><00:28:10.589><c> The</c><00:28:11.289><c> second</c><00:28:11.529><c> passage,</c><00:28:12.150><c> 1st</c><00:28:12.369><c> Corinthians</c><00:28:12.930><c> chapter</c><00:28:13.549><c> 9.</c>

00:28:24.339 --> 00:28:30.500
Verse<00:28:24.940><c> 24,</c><00:28:26.420><c> 1st</c><00:28:26.740><c> Corinthians</c><00:28:27.140><c> 9.</c><00:28:28.799><c> Know</c><00:28:28.980><c> ye</c><00:28:29.200><c> not</c><00:28:29.440><c> that</c><00:28:29.579><c> they</c><00:28:29.900><c> which</c><00:28:30.099><c> run</c><00:28:30.299><c> in</c>

00:28:30.500 --> 00:28:31.680
a<00:28:30.599><c> race</c><00:28:30.839><c> run</c><00:28:31.119><c> all,</c>

00:28:31.920 --> 00:28:37.980
but<00:28:32.160><c> one</c><00:28:32.559><c> receiveth</c><00:28:32.980><c> the</c><00:28:33.279><c> prize</c><00:28:34.059><c> so</c><00:28:34.720><c> run</c><00:28:35.119><c> that</c><00:28:35.599><c> ye</c><00:28:35.819><c> may</c><00:28:36.059><c> obtain?</c><00:28:37.720><c> And</c>

00:28:37.980 --> 00:28:39.400
every<00:28:38.180><c> man</c><00:28:38.380><c> that</c><00:28:38.720><c> striveth</c><00:28:39.019><c> for</c><00:28:39.220><c> the</c>

00:28:39.400 --> 00:28:42.859
mastery<00:28:39.819><c> is</c><00:28:40.119><c> temperate</c><00:28:40.500><c> in</c><00:28:40.599><c> all</c><00:28:40.880><c> things.</c><00:28:41.559><c> Now</c><00:28:42.099><c> they</c><00:28:42.339><c> do</c><00:28:42.559><c> it</c><00:28:42.680><c> to</c>

00:28:42.859 --> 00:28:45.599
obtain<00:28:43.099><c> a</c><00:28:43.380><c> corruptible</c><00:28:43.880><c> crown,</c><00:28:44.819><c> but</c><00:28:45.039><c> we</c><00:28:45.359><c> an</c>

00:28:45.599 --> 00:28:50.859
incorruptible.<00:28:47.099><c> I</c><00:28:47.180><c> therefore</c><00:28:47.559><c> so</c><00:28:47.920><c> run,</c><00:28:48.279><c> not</c><00:28:48.400><c> as</c><00:28:48.579><c> uncertainly,</c><00:28:49.700><c> so</c><00:28:50.019><c> fight</c><00:28:50.359><c> I,</c>

00:28:51.180 --> 00:28:52.240
not<00:28:51.359><c> as</c><00:28:51.539><c> one</c><00:28:51.700><c> that</c><00:28:51.960><c> beateth</c>

00:28:52.240 --> 00:28:55.579
the<00:28:52.519><c> air.</c><00:28:53.200><c> But</c><00:28:53.740><c> I</c><00:28:53.940><c> keep</c><00:28:54.099><c> under</c><00:28:54.319><c> my</c><00:28:54.619><c> body</c><00:28:54.839><c> and</c><00:28:55.019><c> bring</c><00:28:55.180><c> it</c><00:28:55.359><c> into</c>

00:28:55.579 --> 00:28:58.000
subjection,<00:28:56.980><c> lest</c><00:28:57.039><c> that</c><00:28:57.220><c> by</c><00:28:57.519><c> any</c><00:28:57.700><c> means,</c>

00:28:58.019 --> 00:29:01.960
when<00:28:58.180><c> I</c><00:28:58.359><c> have</c><00:28:58.539><c> preached</c><00:28:58.799><c> to</c><00:28:59.059><c> others,</c><00:28:59.859><c> I</c><00:29:00.119><c> myself</c><00:29:00.859><c> should</c><00:29:01.579><c> be</c><00:29:01.819><c> a</c>

00:29:01.960 --> 00:29:07.559
castaway.<00:29:04.259><c> The</c><00:29:04.799><c> prize</c><00:29:05.299><c> is</c><00:29:05.579><c> set</c><00:29:05.740><c> before</c><00:29:06.160><c> us.</c><00:29:07.140><c> The</c>

00:29:07.559 --> 00:29:11.599
single<00:29:08.059><c> prize,</c><00:29:08.720><c> my</c><00:29:08.880><c> dear</c><00:29:09.099><c> brothers</c><00:29:09.380><c> and</c><00:29:09.579><c> sisters,</c><00:29:10.660><c> only</c><00:29:11.160><c> one</c>

00:29:11.599 --> 00:29:16.059
prize,<00:29:13.559><c> it</c><00:29:13.720><c> is</c><00:29:13.940><c> therefore</c><00:29:14.400><c> worth</c><00:29:14.900><c> making</c><00:29:15.359><c> sacrifices</c>

00:29:16.059 --> 00:29:23.980
for.<00:29:18.079><c> It's</c><00:29:18.500><c> all</c><00:29:18.980><c> or</c><00:29:19.700><c> nothing</c><00:29:20.019><c> at</c><00:29:20.339><c> all.</c><00:29:21.680><c> No</c><00:29:22.019><c> consolation</c><00:29:22.720><c> prizes</c><00:29:23.339><c> to</c>

00:29:23.980 --> 00:29:27.019
keep<00:29:24.140><c> the</c><00:29:24.400><c> peace,</c><00:29:25.920><c> nothing</c><00:29:26.160><c> for</c><00:29:26.359><c> the</c><00:29:26.559><c> also</c>

00:29:27.019 --> 00:29:31.400
rands<00:29:27.519><c> or</c><00:29:28.000><c> the</c><00:29:28.240><c> passengers,</c><00:29:30.119><c> nothing</c><00:29:30.380><c> for</c><00:29:30.579><c> those</c><00:29:30.859><c> who</c><00:29:31.099><c> began</c>

00:29:31.400 --> 00:29:36.299
well<00:29:32.220><c> but</c><00:29:32.819><c> were</c><00:29:33.039><c> unable</c><00:29:33.299><c> to</c><00:29:33.599><c> finish.</c><00:29:34.880><c> It's</c><00:29:35.400><c> all</c>

00:29:36.500 --> 00:29:41.759
or<00:29:36.940><c> nothing.</c><00:29:38.240><c> That's</c><00:29:38.539><c> the</c><00:29:38.619><c> lesson,</c><00:29:38.880><c> isn't</c><00:29:39.079><c> it,</c><00:29:40.160><c> of</c><00:29:40.359><c> verse</c><00:29:40.539><c> 24.</c>

00:29:42.519 --> 00:29:46.200
The<00:29:42.640><c> lesson</c><00:29:42.880><c> of</c><00:29:43.039><c> verse</c><00:29:43.240><c> 25</c><00:29:44.019><c> is</c><00:29:44.759><c> that</c><00:29:44.940><c> the</c><00:29:45.140><c> race</c><00:29:45.619><c> needs</c>

00:29:46.200 --> 00:29:53.079
preparation<00:29:47.039><c> and</c><00:29:47.980><c> training,</c><00:29:49.299><c> so</c><00:29:49.500><c> essential</c><00:29:50.180><c> to</c><00:29:50.859><c> develop</c><00:29:51.259><c> fitness,</c><00:29:51.900><c> stamina</c><00:29:52.319><c> and</c>

00:29:53.079 --> 00:29:54.440
endurance.<00:29:53.759><c> And</c><00:29:53.920><c> if</c><00:29:53.980><c> that's</c><00:29:54.220><c> true</c>

00:29:54.440 --> 00:29:58.019
on<00:29:54.599><c> the</c><00:29:54.759><c> natural</c><00:29:55.119><c> level,</c><00:29:56.000><c> we</c><00:29:56.200><c> know</c><00:29:56.420><c> that</c><00:29:56.579><c> it</c><00:29:56.799><c> is,</c><00:29:57.579><c> if</c><00:29:57.759><c> you</c><00:29:57.880><c> wish</c>

00:29:58.019 --> 00:30:00.720
to<00:29:58.220><c> compete</c><00:29:58.599><c> in</c><00:29:58.759><c> the</c><00:29:58.880><c> Olympic</c><00:29:59.200><c> Games</c><00:29:59.880><c> with</c><00:30:00.460><c> the</c><00:30:00.559><c> hope</c>

00:30:00.720 --> 00:30:05.299
of<00:30:00.759><c> being</c><00:30:01.099><c> the</c><00:30:01.319><c> victor,</c><00:30:02.440><c> you've</c><00:30:02.559><c> got</c><00:30:02.700><c> to</c><00:30:03.019><c> train,</c><00:30:04.299><c> not</c><00:30:04.579><c> just</c><00:30:04.819><c> for</c><00:30:04.980><c> the</c><00:30:05.119><c> two</c><00:30:05.220><c> or</c>

00:30:05.299 --> 00:30:07.099
three<00:30:05.519><c> years</c><00:30:05.779><c> before</c><00:30:06.039><c> the</c><00:30:06.200><c> Olympic</c><00:30:06.519><c> Games,</c>

00:30:07.440 --> 00:30:11.559
you've<00:30:07.599><c> got</c><00:30:07.660><c> to</c><00:30:07.920><c> start</c><00:30:08.220><c> training</c><00:30:08.900><c> early</c><00:30:09.519><c> in</c><00:30:09.740><c> your</c><00:30:10.019><c> life.</c><00:30:11.339><c> And</c>

00:30:11.559 --> 00:30:14.480
so<00:30:11.660><c> it</c><00:30:11.740><c> should</c><00:30:11.859><c> be</c><00:30:12.019><c> for</c><00:30:12.160><c> us</c><00:30:12.900><c> in</c><00:30:13.319><c> the</c><00:30:13.539><c> spiritual</c><00:30:13.940><c> life,</c>

00:30:14.980 --> 00:30:18.440
the<00:30:15.119><c> life</c><00:30:15.299><c> of</c><00:30:15.619><c> discipleship,</c><00:30:17.220><c> not</c><00:30:17.460><c> just</c><00:30:17.660><c> before</c><00:30:17.900><c> we</c><00:30:18.059><c> see</c><00:30:18.200><c> the</c>

00:30:18.440 --> 00:30:21.279
Lord<00:30:18.819><c> over</c><00:30:19.319><c> the</c><00:30:19.619><c> horizon</c><00:30:19.960><c> as</c><00:30:20.140><c> it</c><00:30:20.359><c> were,</c>

00:30:21.640 --> 00:30:24.400
but<00:30:21.799><c> right</c><00:30:22.039><c> from</c><00:30:22.220><c> the</c><00:30:22.380><c> beginning</c><00:30:22.579><c> of</c><00:30:22.819><c> our</c><00:30:23.019><c> life,</c><00:30:23.940><c> right</c><00:30:24.180><c> from</c>

00:30:24.400 --> 00:30:28.119
our<00:30:24.619><c> baptism,</c><00:30:25.940><c> we</c><00:30:26.079><c> should</c><00:30:26.259><c> be</c><00:30:26.559><c> training</c><00:30:27.019><c> and</c>

00:30:28.119 --> 00:30:34.819
preparing,<00:30:29.839><c> that</c><00:30:30.079><c> we</c><00:30:30.220><c> might</c><00:30:30.420><c> develop</c><00:30:30.920><c> spiritual</c><00:30:31.599><c> stamina</c><00:30:32.140><c> and</c><00:30:32.880><c> spiritual</c><00:30:33.420><c> endurance</c><00:30:34.160><c> in</c>

00:30:34.819 --> 00:30:35.940
order<00:30:35.000><c> to</c><00:30:35.319><c> prepare</c><00:30:35.519><c> us</c><00:30:35.740><c> for</c>

00:30:35.940 --> 00:30:44.900
that<00:30:36.160><c> day.</c><00:30:40.160><c> The</c><00:30:40.299><c> lesson</c><00:30:40.539><c> from</c><00:30:40.759><c> verse</c><00:30:41.019><c> 26</c><00:30:41.779><c> is</c><00:30:42.559><c> that</c><00:30:42.720><c> we</c><00:30:42.839><c> must</c><00:30:43.059><c> run</c><00:30:43.359><c> the</c><00:30:43.559><c> journey,</c><00:30:44.779><c> we</c>

00:30:44.900 --> 00:30:46.019
must<00:30:45.119><c> run</c><00:30:45.359><c> the</c><00:30:45.579><c> pilgrimage</c>

00:30:46.019 --> 00:30:52.940
journey<00:30:46.559><c> with</c><00:30:47.160><c> a</c><00:30:47.339><c> sense</c><00:30:47.519><c> of</c><00:30:47.819><c> purpose</c><00:30:48.400><c> and</c><00:30:49.720><c> determination.</c><00:30:52.740><c> No</c>

00:30:52.940 --> 00:30:57.839
one<00:30:53.099><c> wins</c><00:30:53.740><c> a</c><00:30:53.920><c> race,</c><00:30:54.140><c> do</c><00:30:54.420><c> they,</c><00:30:55.420><c> in</c><00:30:56.180><c> the</c><00:30:56.759><c> secular</c><00:30:57.119><c> games</c>

00:30:58.119 --> 00:31:02.000
if<00:30:58.720><c> they</c><00:30:58.900><c> are</c><00:30:59.200><c> indifferent</c><00:30:59.640><c> about</c><00:31:00.000><c> the</c><00:31:00.279><c> result,</c><00:31:01.720><c> they</c><00:31:01.839><c> have</c>

00:31:02.000 --> 00:31:05.180
to<00:31:02.140><c> be</c><00:31:02.339><c> determined</c><00:31:03.099><c> to</c><00:31:03.700><c> be</c><00:31:04.099><c> the</c><00:31:04.259><c> victor</c>

00:31:05.559 --> 00:31:11.450
and<00:31:06.180><c> that</c><00:31:06.440><c> encourages</c><00:31:07.180><c> that</c><00:31:08.259><c> extra</c><00:31:08.759><c> effort</c><00:31:09.319><c> all</c><00:31:10.400><c> the</c><00:31:10.640><c> time.</c>

00:31:13.119 --> 00:31:15.299
Notice<00:31:13.400><c> there's</c><00:31:13.660><c> an</c><00:31:13.900><c> interesting</c><00:31:14.279><c> point</c><00:31:14.519><c> about</c><00:31:14.759><c> this</c><00:31:15.059><c> verse</c>

00:31:15.299 --> 00:31:18.609
in<00:31:16.420><c> the</c><00:31:16.619><c> latter</c><00:31:16.799><c> part</c><00:31:17.119><c> of</c><00:31:17.240><c> it,</c><00:31:17.339><c> the</c><00:31:17.539><c> second</c><00:31:17.799><c> part,</c>

00:31:19.019 --> 00:31:24.119
Paul<00:31:19.220><c> changes</c><00:31:19.660><c> the</c><00:31:19.920><c> metaphor</c><00:31:20.400><c> to</c><00:31:21.200><c> that</c><00:31:21.359><c> of</c><00:31:21.519><c> the</c><00:31:21.700><c> boxer,</c><00:31:22.599><c> understand</c><00:31:23.059><c> that</c>

00:31:24.119 --> 00:31:26.259
the<00:31:24.559><c> arms</c><00:31:25.039><c> and</c><00:31:25.299><c> the</c><00:31:25.500><c> hands</c><00:31:25.900><c> of</c><00:31:26.079><c> the</c>

00:31:26.259 --> 00:31:30.220
boxers<00:31:27.220><c> in</c><00:31:27.720><c> those</c><00:31:28.079><c> days</c><00:31:28.440><c> were</c><00:31:28.759><c> barren</c><00:31:29.019><c> with</c><00:31:29.319><c> studded</c><00:31:29.660><c> leather</c>

00:31:30.220 --> 00:31:33.660
which<00:31:31.000><c> could</c><00:31:31.279><c> inflict</c><00:31:31.740><c> a</c><00:31:32.019><c> real</c><00:31:32.319><c> severe</c><00:31:32.779><c> injury</c>

00:31:33.660 --> 00:31:39.359
upon<00:31:34.240><c> an</c><00:31:34.519><c> opponent</c><00:31:35.119><c> and</c><00:31:36.039><c> so</c><00:31:36.539><c> the</c><00:31:37.059><c> contestants</c><00:31:37.660><c> sought</c><00:31:38.500><c> to</c><00:31:38.759><c> evade</c><00:31:39.180><c> a</c>

00:31:39.359 --> 00:31:41.720
blow<00:31:39.900><c> rather</c><00:31:40.420><c> than</c><00:31:40.660><c> to</c><00:31:40.980><c> parry</c><00:31:41.220><c> it</c>

00:31:41.720 --> 00:31:46.500
or<00:31:42.259><c> to</c><00:31:42.500><c> block</c><00:31:42.660><c> it</c><00:31:43.160><c> as</c><00:31:43.480><c> boxers</c><00:31:43.900><c> do</c><00:31:44.119><c> today.</c><00:31:45.619><c> You</c><00:31:45.720><c> had</c><00:31:45.960><c> to</c><00:31:46.220><c> avoid</c>

00:31:46.500 --> 00:31:50.259
it<00:31:47.339><c> or</c><00:31:47.720><c> your</c><00:31:47.960><c> life</c><00:31:48.299><c> was</c><00:31:48.559><c> in</c><00:31:48.799><c> great</c><00:31:48.980><c> danger.</c>

00:31:51.000 --> 00:31:55.079
It's<00:31:51.759><c> rather</c><00:31:51.960><c> like,</c><00:31:52.200><c> I</c><00:31:52.380><c> suppose,</c><00:31:53.720><c> your</c><00:31:53.880><c> opponent</c><00:31:54.319><c> being</c><00:31:54.680><c> armed</c><00:31:54.900><c> with</c>

00:31:55.079 --> 00:31:57.380
a<00:31:55.339><c> club</c><00:31:55.660><c> or</c><00:31:56.200><c> a</c><00:31:56.380><c> baseball</c><00:31:56.859><c> bat</c>

00:31:57.380 --> 00:32:04.160
and<00:31:58.099><c> that's</c><00:31:58.599><c> the</c><00:31:58.759><c> picture</c><00:31:59.259><c> of</c><00:32:00.180><c> the</c><00:32:00.759><c> contest</c><00:32:01.440><c> here.</c><00:32:03.259><c> So</c><00:32:03.759><c> there's</c><00:32:04.000><c> great</c>

00:32:04.160 --> 00:32:05.480
significance<00:32:04.700><c> to</c><00:32:04.940><c> the</c><00:32:05.119><c> phrase</c>

00:32:05.480 --> 00:32:12.660
beating<00:32:06.240><c> the</c><00:32:06.579><c> air,</c><00:32:07.180><c> it</c><00:32:07.299><c> really</c><00:32:07.680><c> was</c><00:32:07.900><c> an</c><00:32:08.099><c> issue</c><00:32:08.619><c> of</c><00:32:09.079><c> hit</c><00:32:09.460><c> or</c><00:32:10.180><c> miss,</c><00:32:11.500><c> life</c><00:32:12.000><c> or</c>

00:32:12.660 --> 00:32:15.339
death,<00:32:13.859><c> there's</c><00:32:14.240><c> no</c><00:32:14.619><c> in</c><00:32:15.000><c> between,</c>

00:32:15.339 --> 00:32:19.400
that's<00:32:15.759><c> the</c><00:32:16.000><c> point,</c><00:32:16.319><c> isn't</c><00:32:16.519><c> it?</c><00:32:17.400><c> In</c><00:32:17.599><c> the</c><00:32:17.819><c> end</c><00:32:18.160><c> the</c><00:32:18.500><c> issues</c><00:32:18.980><c> are</c>

00:32:19.400 --> 00:32:21.180
those<00:32:19.640><c> of</c><00:32:19.839><c> life</c><00:32:20.099><c> and</c><00:32:20.359><c> death.</c>

00:32:21.839 --> 00:32:25.859
And<00:32:21.980><c> the</c><00:32:22.019><c> lesson</c><00:32:22.259><c> of</c><00:32:22.440><c> verse</c><00:32:22.640><c> 27</c><00:32:23.339><c> is</c><00:32:24.099><c> that</c><00:32:24.319><c> the</c><00:32:24.480><c> natural</c><00:32:24.880><c> man</c><00:32:25.539><c> is</c>

00:32:25.859 --> 00:32:29.400
to<00:32:25.980><c> be</c><00:32:26.140><c> made</c><00:32:26.279><c> the</c><00:32:26.660><c> slave</c><00:32:27.339><c> of</c><00:32:27.880><c> the</c><00:32:28.119><c> objective,</c>

00:32:30.019 --> 00:32:33.519
there<00:32:30.099><c> is</c><00:32:30.200><c> to</c><00:32:30.299><c> be</c><00:32:30.539><c> training</c><00:32:31.019><c> and</c><00:32:31.720><c> self</c><00:32:32.039><c>-discipline</c><00:32:32.859><c> and</c><00:32:33.160><c> all</c>

00:32:33.519 --> 00:32:37.279
this<00:32:34.039><c> is</c><00:32:34.460><c> geared</c><00:32:34.779><c> to</c><00:32:35.339><c> the</c><00:32:35.559><c> destination</c><00:32:36.099><c> in</c><00:32:36.460><c> view.</c>

00:32:39.480 --> 00:32:43.119
Paul<00:32:40.000><c> had</c><00:32:40.240><c> preached</c><00:32:40.480><c> to</c><00:32:40.700><c> others,</c><00:32:40.900><c> he</c><00:32:41.160><c> says,</c><00:32:42.240><c> in</c><00:32:42.400><c> the</c><00:32:42.519><c> last</c><00:32:42.759><c> part</c><00:32:42.980><c> of</c>

00:32:43.119 --> 00:32:47.079
verse<00:32:43.319><c> 27.</c><00:32:44.819><c> He</c><00:32:44.960><c> had</c><00:32:45.160><c> been</c><00:32:45.400><c> a</c><00:32:45.640><c> herald</c><00:32:46.059><c> and</c><00:32:46.740><c> it</c><00:32:46.859><c> was</c>

00:32:47.079 --> 00:32:52.339
indeed<00:32:47.359><c> an</c><00:32:47.559><c> honour</c><00:32:48.019><c> to</c><00:32:48.500><c> compete</c><00:32:48.859><c> in</c><00:32:49.059><c> the</c><00:32:49.240><c> Games.</c><00:32:50.039><c> All</c><00:32:50.299><c> the</c><00:32:50.559><c> competitors</c><00:32:51.079><c> were</c><00:32:51.680><c> brought</c><00:32:51.900><c> into</c><00:32:52.099><c> the</c>

00:32:52.339 --> 00:32:53.079
stadium<00:32:52.640><c> at</c><00:32:52.839><c> the</c>

00:32:53.079 --> 00:32:56.759
start<00:32:53.480><c> and</c><00:32:54.099><c> their</c><00:32:54.319><c> presence</c><00:32:54.880><c> was</c><00:32:55.680><c> heralded</c><00:32:56.019><c> with</c><00:32:56.220><c> a</c><00:32:56.380><c> fanfare</c>

00:32:56.759 --> 00:33:00.480
of<00:32:56.980><c> trumpets</c><00:32:57.779><c> just</c><00:32:58.420><c> as</c><00:32:58.619><c> in</c><00:32:58.799><c> the</c><00:32:58.940><c> Olympics</c><00:32:59.299><c> today.</c>

00:33:01.440 --> 00:33:04.359
After<00:33:01.779><c> the</c><00:33:02.019><c> distinction</c><00:33:02.339><c> and</c><00:33:02.579><c> honour</c><00:33:02.779><c> of</c><00:33:03.019><c> reaching</c><00:33:03.319><c> the</c><00:33:03.599><c> Games</c><00:33:04.000><c> and</c>

00:33:04.359 --> 00:33:06.759
sounding<00:33:04.660><c> the</c><00:33:04.960><c> herald,</c><00:33:06.400><c> what</c><00:33:06.660><c> a</c><00:33:06.759><c> tremendous</c>

00:33:06.759 --> 00:33:10.779
tragedy<00:33:07.200><c> and</c><00:33:07.400><c> a</c><00:33:07.640><c> disappointment</c><00:33:08.140><c> to</c><00:33:08.539><c> fail,</c><00:33:10.180><c> perhaps</c><00:33:10.440><c> to</c><00:33:10.640><c> be</c>

00:33:10.779 --> 00:33:14.480
disqualified<00:33:11.660><c> for</c><00:33:12.579><c> failing</c><00:33:12.839><c> to</c><00:33:13.079><c> keep</c><00:33:13.240><c> the</c><00:33:13.480><c> rules,</c>

00:33:14.599 --> 00:33:20.519
to<00:33:14.779><c> dishonour</c><00:33:15.900><c> the</c><00:33:16.180><c> high</c><00:33:16.440><c> calling</c><00:33:16.940><c> to</c><00:33:18.160><c> be</c><00:33:18.420><c> found</c><00:33:18.700><c> unapproved</c>

00:33:20.519 --> 00:33:22.420
at<00:33:20.880><c> the</c><00:33:21.039><c> judgment</c><00:33:21.380><c> seat.</c>

00:33:22.940 --> 00:33:29.420
If<00:33:23.119><c> a</c><00:33:23.299><c> man</c><00:33:23.440><c> also</c><00:33:23.980><c> strive</c><00:33:24.359><c> for</c><00:33:24.640><c> master</c><00:33:25.039><c> is,</c><00:33:26.339><c> yet</c><00:33:26.460><c> is</c><00:33:26.720><c> he</c><00:33:26.940><c> not</c><00:33:27.299><c> crowned</c><00:33:28.619><c> except</c><00:33:29.019><c> he</c>

00:33:29.420 --> 00:33:31.359
strive<00:33:30.200><c> lawfully.</c>

00:33:31.359 --> 00:33:36.660
2<00:33:32.039><c> Timothy</c><00:33:32.319><c> 2</c><00:33:33.099><c> verse</c><00:33:33.500><c> 5.</c><00:33:34.299><c> So</c><00:33:34.420><c> there</c><00:33:34.940><c> is</c><00:33:35.559><c> the</c><00:33:35.779><c> additional</c><00:33:36.079><c> factor</c><00:33:36.420><c> when</c>

00:33:36.660 --> 00:33:39.299
we<00:33:36.920><c> compete</c><00:33:37.460><c> in</c><00:33:38.099><c> our</c><00:33:38.339><c> race</c><00:33:38.599><c> of</c><00:33:38.859><c> life.</c>

00:33:39.680 --> 00:33:43.240
We<00:33:39.880><c> have</c><00:33:40.099><c> to</c><00:33:40.259><c> abide</c><00:33:40.559><c> by</c><00:33:40.799><c> the</c><00:33:40.960><c> rules</c><00:33:41.160><c> of</c><00:33:41.339><c> the</c><00:33:41.519><c> course,</c><00:33:42.420><c> the</c><00:33:42.640><c> conditions</c><00:33:42.980><c> of</c>

00:33:43.240 --> 00:33:46.200
entering,<00:33:44.099><c> the</c><00:33:44.380><c> regulations</c><00:33:44.880><c> of</c><00:33:45.099><c> the</c><00:33:45.279><c> race.</c>

00:33:47.400 --> 00:33:49.220
So<00:33:47.519><c> the</c><00:33:47.619><c> principle</c><00:33:47.980><c> lesson,</c><00:33:48.460><c> my</c><00:33:48.559><c> dear</c><00:33:48.740><c> brethren</c><00:33:48.960><c> and</c><00:33:49.119><c> sisters</c>

00:33:49.220 --> 00:33:53.640
from<00:33:49.420><c> 1</c><00:33:49.660><c> Corinthians</c><00:33:50.079><c> 9,</c><00:33:51.220><c> is</c><00:33:51.420><c> that</c><00:33:52.220><c> this</c><00:33:53.019><c> crown,</c>

00:33:53.640 --> 00:33:59.559
this<00:33:54.480><c> prize,</c><00:33:56.559><c> our</c><00:33:56.700><c> pilgrimage</c><00:33:57.319><c> journey,</c><00:33:58.480><c> the</c><00:33:58.660><c> race</c><00:33:58.900><c> of</c><00:33:59.180><c> life</c>

00:33:59.559 --> 00:34:03.099
is<00:34:00.140><c> worth</c><00:34:00.660><c> making</c><00:34:01.220><c> sacrifices</c><00:34:01.920><c> for</c>

00:34:02.960 --> 00:34:08.340
that<00:34:03.519><c> we</c><00:34:03.759><c> might</c><00:34:04.019><c> be</c><00:34:04.380><c> truly</c><00:34:04.940><c> spiritually</c><00:34:05.500><c> energised</c><00:34:06.440><c> and</c><00:34:06.940><c> prepared</c><00:34:07.539><c> to</c>

00:34:08.340 --> 00:34:11.199
endure<00:34:08.960><c> the</c><00:34:09.739><c> great</c><00:34:10.039><c> race.</c>

00:34:13.280 --> 00:34:16.599
It<00:34:13.380><c> seems</c><00:34:13.539><c> to</c><00:34:13.639><c> me</c><00:34:13.719><c> there</c><00:34:13.860><c> are</c><00:34:13.960><c> three</c><00:34:14.199><c> differences</c><00:34:14.880><c> between</c>

00:34:16.599 --> 00:34:23.619
the<00:34:17.579><c> natural</c><00:34:17.980><c> Games</c><00:34:18.500><c> and</c><00:34:19.960><c> the</c><00:34:20.119><c> race</c><00:34:20.360><c> for</c>

00:34:23.619 --> 00:34:28.920
life.<00:34:25.320><c> It</c><00:34:25.440><c> is</c><00:34:25.619><c> of</c><00:34:25.699><c> course</c><00:34:25.880><c> an</c><00:34:26.039><c> illustration</c><00:34:26.599><c> that</c><00:34:26.820><c> the</c><00:34:26.960><c> Apostle</c><00:34:27.260><c> Paul</c><00:34:27.420><c> is</c><00:34:27.679><c> using</c><00:34:28.079><c> and</c><00:34:28.860><c> I</c>

00:34:28.920 --> 00:34:30.079
think<00:34:29.019><c> we</c><00:34:29.099><c> need</c><00:34:29.260><c> to</c><00:34:29.380><c> be</c>

00:34:30.159 --> 00:34:36.539
careful,<00:34:31.019><c> just</c><00:34:31.079><c> a</c><00:34:31.179><c> note</c><00:34:31.260><c> of</c><00:34:31.539><c> caution</c><00:34:31.920><c> about</c><00:34:33.159><c> pushing</c><00:34:33.880><c> those</c><00:34:34.179><c> illustrations</c><00:34:34.840><c> too</c><00:34:35.360><c> far.</c><00:34:36.500><c> I</c>

00:34:36.539 --> 00:34:37.099
think<00:34:36.679><c> the</c><00:34:36.840><c> first</c>

00:34:37.099 --> 00:34:41.500
difference<00:34:37.460><c> is</c><00:34:38.340><c> that</c><00:34:38.760><c> although</c><00:34:38.980><c> we</c><00:34:39.260><c> are</c><00:34:39.420><c> all</c><00:34:39.559><c> in</c><00:34:39.699><c> a</c><00:34:39.880><c> race,</c><00:34:41.059><c> just</c><00:34:41.280><c> as</c>

00:34:41.500 --> 00:34:43.880
the<00:34:41.699><c> contestants</c><00:34:42.260><c> and</c><00:34:42.480><c> the</c><00:34:42.719><c> athletes</c><00:34:43.179><c> are</c><00:34:43.679><c> in</c><00:34:43.840><c> a</c>

00:34:43.880 --> 00:34:51.679
race,<00:34:44.760><c> we</c><00:34:45.000><c> are</c><00:34:45.340><c> not</c><00:34:46.039><c> competing</c><00:34:46.619><c> against</c><00:34:47.059><c> each</c><00:34:47.380><c> other</c><00:34:47.900><c> for</c><00:34:48.440><c> only</c><00:34:48.739><c> a</c><00:34:48.820><c> limited</c><00:34:49.119><c> number</c><00:34:49.460><c> of</c><00:34:49.679><c> places.</c><00:34:51.559><c> I</c>

00:34:51.679 --> 00:34:52.059
once<00:34:51.860><c> heard</c><00:34:51.980><c> a</c>

00:34:52.059 --> 00:34:54.599
saying,<00:34:52.539><c> I'm</c><00:34:52.659><c> sure</c><00:34:52.780><c> he</c><00:34:52.900><c> didn't</c><00:34:53.099><c> mean</c><00:34:53.300><c> it</c><00:34:53.480><c> in</c><00:34:53.619><c> the</c><00:34:53.739><c> sense</c><00:34:54.139><c> that</c>

00:34:54.599 --> 00:34:58.400
I'm<00:34:54.860><c> now</c><00:34:55.059><c> describing,</c><00:34:56.380><c> that</c><00:34:56.719><c> he</c><00:34:57.019><c> exhorted</c><00:34:57.380><c> us</c>

00:34:58.480 --> 00:35:02.500
to<00:34:58.920><c> be</c><00:34:59.219><c> faithful</c><00:34:59.679><c> and</c><00:35:00.260><c> be</c><00:35:00.539><c> diligent</c><00:35:01.099><c> so</c><00:35:01.639><c> that</c><00:35:01.820><c> our</c><00:35:02.139><c> place</c><00:35:02.340><c> in</c>

00:35:02.500 --> 00:35:06.099
the<00:35:02.639><c> Kingdom</c><00:35:02.880><c> of</c><00:35:03.099><c> God</c><00:35:03.639><c> did</c><00:35:04.000><c> not</c><00:35:04.199><c> go</c><00:35:04.400><c> to</c><00:35:04.599><c> someone</c><00:35:04.820><c> else.</c>

00:35:06.820 --> 00:35:10.059
See<00:35:07.000><c> the</c><00:35:07.219><c> point,</c><00:35:07.760><c> it</c><00:35:07.820><c> just</c><00:35:08.119><c> could</c><00:35:08.280><c> imply</c><00:35:08.880><c> that</c><00:35:09.579><c> there</c><00:35:09.679><c> are</c><00:35:09.860><c> only</c><00:35:09.960><c> a</c>

00:35:10.059 --> 00:35:12.960
limited<00:35:10.320><c> number</c><00:35:10.639><c> of</c><00:35:10.860><c> places</c><00:35:11.380><c> and</c><00:35:12.500><c> if</c><00:35:12.619><c> we</c><00:35:12.780><c> don't</c>

00:35:12.960 --> 00:35:16.579
rise<00:35:13.260><c> to</c><00:35:13.420><c> the</c><00:35:13.639><c> calling</c><00:35:14.000><c> our</c><00:35:14.860><c> place</c><00:35:15.420><c> could</c><00:35:15.719><c> be</c><00:35:15.920><c> transferred</c><00:35:16.320><c> to</c>

00:35:16.579 --> 00:35:18.820
someone<00:35:16.820><c> else.</c><00:35:17.239><c> That</c><00:35:17.440><c> doesn't</c><00:35:17.599><c> seem</c><00:35:17.800><c> to</c><00:35:17.940><c> me</c><00:35:18.099><c> to</c><00:35:18.300><c> be</c>

00:35:18.820 --> 00:35:21.639
spirit<00:35:19.280><c> of</c><00:35:19.440><c> the</c><00:35:19.599><c> teaching</c><00:35:19.860><c> of</c><00:35:20.059><c> Jesus.</c><00:35:20.440><c> It</c><00:35:20.500><c> is</c><00:35:20.579><c> your</c><00:35:20.860><c> Father's</c>

00:35:21.639 --> 00:35:24.980
good<00:35:21.920><c> pleasure</c><00:35:22.480><c> to</c><00:35:23.219><c> give</c><00:35:23.460><c> you</c><00:35:23.760><c> the</c><00:35:24.000><c> Kingdom.</c>

00:35:25.219 --> 00:35:30.260
There<00:35:25.440><c> are</c><00:35:25.659><c> places</c><00:35:26.000><c> for</c><00:35:26.300><c> all</c><00:35:26.679><c> those</c><00:35:27.400><c> who</c><00:35:27.880><c> are</c><00:35:28.199><c> faithful.</c><00:35:29.079><c> It</c><00:35:29.320><c> will</c><00:35:29.579><c> indeed</c><00:35:29.860><c> be</c><00:35:30.119><c> a</c>

00:35:30.260 --> 00:35:33.320
tragedy<00:35:30.800><c> if</c><00:35:31.820><c> our</c><00:35:32.099><c> place</c><00:35:32.340><c> remains</c>

00:35:33.519 --> 00:35:40.280
unfilled,<00:35:35.099><c> if</c><00:35:35.320><c> our</c><00:35:35.579><c> calling</c><00:35:36.019><c> and</c><00:35:37.199><c> our</c><00:35:37.440><c> pilgrimage</c><00:35:38.119><c> so</c><00:35:39.960><c> great</c>

00:35:40.280 --> 00:35:44.159
and<00:35:40.559><c> so</c><00:35:40.840><c> high</c><00:35:41.420><c> and</c><00:35:42.139><c> if</c><00:35:42.340><c> our</c><00:35:42.539><c> response</c><00:35:43.039><c> is</c><00:35:43.280><c> not</c><00:35:43.579><c> such</c>

00:35:44.159 --> 00:35:50.219
that<00:35:44.860><c> we</c><00:35:45.139><c> are</c><00:35:45.500><c> found</c><00:35:45.820><c> approved</c><00:35:46.460><c> at</c><00:35:47.139><c> that</c><00:35:47.480><c> day.</c><00:35:49.139><c> And</c><00:35:49.360><c> secondly,</c>

00:35:50.539 --> 00:35:52.380
there's<00:35:50.719><c> a</c><00:35:50.900><c> difference</c><00:35:51.400><c> between</c>

00:35:52.380 --> 00:35:58.960
the<00:35:53.340><c> athlete's</c><00:35:53.980><c> crown,</c><00:35:54.920><c> the</c><00:35:55.159><c> prize</c><00:35:55.800><c> and</c><00:35:57.360><c> the</c><00:35:57.739><c> victor's</c><00:35:58.440><c> crown</c>

00:35:58.960 --> 00:36:01.380
in<00:35:59.719><c> the</c><00:35:59.900><c> race</c><00:36:00.099><c> of</c><00:36:00.420><c> life.</c>

00:36:02.900 --> 00:36:07.719
In<00:36:03.019><c> the</c><00:36:03.119><c> Olympic</c><00:36:03.340><c> Games</c><00:36:03.719><c> in</c><00:36:03.960><c> those</c><00:36:04.199><c> days,</c><00:36:05.219><c> rather</c><00:36:05.420><c> like</c><00:36:05.719><c> a</c><00:36:05.860><c> laurel</c><00:36:06.159><c> wreath</c><00:36:06.320><c> wasn't</c><00:36:06.599><c> it?</c>

00:36:07.780 --> 00:36:12.860
And<00:36:08.039><c> there</c><00:36:08.320><c> he</c><00:36:08.500><c> wore</c><00:36:08.780><c> it</c><00:36:09.039><c> and</c><00:36:09.179><c> he</c><00:36:09.340><c> was</c><00:36:09.559><c> the</c><00:36:09.719><c> victor,</c><00:36:11.239><c> the</c><00:36:11.380><c> crown,</c><00:36:12.699><c> the</c>

00:36:12.860 --> 00:36:15.579
representation<00:36:13.539><c> of</c><00:36:14.480><c> the</c><00:36:14.699><c> supreme</c><00:36:15.079><c> effort</c>

00:36:15.579 --> 00:36:20.300
and<00:36:16.159><c> victory</c><00:36:16.539><c> in</c><00:36:16.739><c> the</c><00:36:16.920><c> race.</c><00:36:18.320><c> Perhaps</c><00:36:18.579><c> he</c><00:36:18.739><c> took</c><00:36:18.860><c> it</c><00:36:19.079><c> home</c><00:36:19.460><c> and</c>

00:36:20.300 --> 00:36:22.599
hung<00:36:20.400><c> it</c><00:36:20.519><c> on</c><00:36:20.679><c> the</c><00:36:20.800><c> wall</c><00:36:20.940><c> of</c><00:36:21.119><c> his</c><00:36:21.300><c> house</c><00:36:22.019><c> and</c><00:36:22.500><c> his</c>

00:36:22.599 --> 00:36:25.340
children<00:36:22.880><c> came</c><00:36:23.199><c> along</c><00:36:23.519><c> and</c><00:36:23.639><c> then</c><00:36:23.739><c> his</c><00:36:23.940><c> grandchildren</c><00:36:24.599><c> and</c>

00:36:25.340 --> 00:36:28.300
this<00:36:25.579><c> laurel</c><00:36:25.960><c> wreath</c><00:36:26.179><c> faded</c><00:36:26.719><c> and</c><00:36:27.619><c> his</c><00:36:27.840><c> grandchildren</c>

00:36:28.300 --> 00:36:31.239
looked<00:36:28.579><c> at</c><00:36:28.820><c> it</c><00:36:28.980><c> and</c><00:36:29.340><c> they</c><00:36:29.559><c> didn't</c><00:36:29.699><c> know</c><00:36:29.800><c> what</c><00:36:29.960><c> it</c><00:36:30.159><c> meant</c><00:36:30.559><c> and</c>

00:36:31.239 --> 00:36:33.019
he<00:36:31.579><c> explained</c><00:36:31.780><c> it</c><00:36:32.000><c> to</c><00:36:32.119><c> them</c><00:36:32.260><c> and</c><00:36:32.360><c> they</c><00:36:32.579><c> still</c><00:36:32.800><c> didn't</c>

00:36:33.019 --> 00:36:40.019
know<00:36:33.119><c> what</c><00:36:33.320><c> it</c><00:36:33.500><c> meant.</c><00:36:35.139><c> Grandfather's</c><00:36:35.659><c> great</c><00:36:35.860><c> victory</c><00:36:36.519><c> so</c><00:36:37.159><c> many</c><00:36:37.400><c> years</c><00:36:37.699><c> ago</c><00:36:38.320><c> and</c><00:36:39.880><c> so</c>

00:36:40.019 --> 00:36:42.039
eventually<00:36:40.300><c> they</c><00:36:40.480><c> took</c><00:36:40.639><c> it</c><00:36:40.820><c> down</c>

00:36:42.179 --> 00:36:46.500
and<00:36:42.699><c> put</c><00:36:42.820><c> it</c><00:36:43.019><c> in</c><00:36:43.099><c> the</c><00:36:43.260><c> rubbish.</c><00:36:44.300><c> It</c><00:36:44.420><c> had</c><00:36:44.599><c> no</c><00:36:44.860><c> significance</c><00:36:45.400><c> to</c><00:36:45.739><c> them</c>

00:36:47.659 --> 00:36:50.619
but<00:36:48.179><c> not</c><00:36:48.440><c> so</c><00:36:48.639><c> with</c><00:36:48.840><c> the</c><00:36:48.980><c> race</c><00:36:49.179><c> of</c><00:36:49.460><c> life</c><00:36:49.659><c> my</c><00:36:49.900><c> dear</c><00:36:50.099><c> brothers</c><00:36:50.380><c> and</c>

00:36:50.619 --> 00:36:54.219
sisters.<00:36:51.199><c> It</c><00:36:51.400><c> is</c><00:36:51.619><c> the</c><00:36:51.820><c> honour</c><00:36:52.260><c> and</c><00:36:52.920><c> the</c><00:36:53.179><c> glory</c><00:36:53.679><c> and</c>

00:36:54.219 --> 00:37:01.119
the<00:36:55.019><c> splendour</c><00:36:55.760><c> of</c><00:36:55.940><c> an</c><00:36:56.260><c> unfading</c><00:36:57.039><c> crown.</c><00:36:58.860><c> Time</c><00:36:59.260><c> will</c><00:36:59.519><c> not</c><00:36:59.719><c> change</c><00:37:00.099><c> it.</c>

00:37:01.599 --> 00:37:03.159
It<00:37:01.780><c> will</c><00:37:01.940><c> be</c><00:37:02.139><c> forever.</c>

00:37:05.860 --> 00:37:10.340
And<00:37:06.079><c> thirdly,</c><00:37:06.519><c> the</c><00:37:06.639><c> third</c><00:37:06.860><c> difference,</c><00:37:07.980><c> the</c><00:37:08.119><c> real</c><00:37:08.380><c> pilgrimage,</c><00:37:09.940><c> is</c><00:37:10.099><c> at</c><00:37:10.219><c> one</c>

00:37:10.340 --> 00:37:12.079
and<00:37:10.500><c> the</c><00:37:10.659><c> same</c><00:37:10.940><c> time</c><00:37:11.500><c> both</c>

00:37:12.079 --> 00:37:19.260
the<00:37:12.500><c> training</c><00:37:12.940><c> and</c><00:37:13.619><c> the</c><00:37:13.820><c> race.</c><00:37:14.820><c> That's</c><00:37:15.079><c> a</c><00:37:15.219><c> point</c><00:37:15.360><c> to</c><00:37:15.480><c> think</c><00:37:15.679><c> about</c><00:37:15.960><c> isn't</c><00:37:16.139><c> it?</c><00:37:17.400><c> For</c><00:37:17.579><c> the</c><00:37:17.860><c> athletes</c><00:37:18.099><c> they</c><00:37:18.280><c> could</c><00:37:18.460><c> go</c><00:37:18.699><c> out</c>

00:37:19.260 --> 00:37:22.119
in<00:37:19.599><c> the</c><00:37:19.800><c> years</c><00:37:20.039><c> before</c><00:37:20.340><c> the</c><00:37:20.539><c> Olympics</c><00:37:21.019><c> and</c><00:37:21.519><c> train</c><00:37:21.739><c> to</c><00:37:21.900><c> their</c>

00:37:22.119 --> 00:37:24.380
heart's<00:37:22.659><c> content</c><00:37:23.079><c> that</c><00:37:23.480><c> they</c><00:37:23.659><c> might</c><00:37:23.920><c> build</c><00:37:24.159><c> up</c>

00:37:24.380 --> 00:37:29.320
their<00:37:24.599><c> stamina</c><00:37:25.019><c> for</c><00:37:25.800><c> the</c><00:37:26.039><c> great</c><00:37:26.260><c> race</c><00:37:26.820><c> on</c><00:37:27.360><c> the</c><00:37:27.619><c> great</c><00:37:27.820><c> day</c><00:37:28.500><c> but</c>

00:37:29.320 --> 00:37:33.000
we<00:37:29.579><c> ourselves</c><00:37:30.099><c> are</c><00:37:30.539><c> training</c><00:37:31.539><c> and</c><00:37:32.719><c> making</c>

00:37:33.000 --> 00:37:37.099
ourselves<00:37:33.519><c> fit</c><00:37:34.139><c> and</c><00:37:34.940><c> the</c><00:37:35.119><c> race,</c><00:37:35.500><c> the</c><00:37:35.559><c> pilgrimage</c><00:37:36.039><c> journey</c><00:37:36.559><c> is</c>

00:37:37.099 --> 00:37:40.360
going<00:37:37.300><c> on</c><00:37:37.480><c> at</c><00:37:37.619><c> the</c><00:37:37.760><c> same</c><00:37:38.079><c> time.</c><00:37:39.380><c> That</c><00:37:39.559><c> underlines</c><00:37:40.039><c> the</c>

00:37:40.360 --> 00:37:44.659
importance<00:37:40.559><c> of</c><00:37:40.699><c> the</c><00:37:40.860><c> point</c><00:37:41.019><c> we</c><00:37:41.280><c> made</c><00:37:41.760><c> from</c><00:37:42.199><c> the</c><00:37:42.400><c> first</c><00:37:42.639><c> passage.</c><00:37:43.739><c> We</c><00:37:44.000><c> could</c><00:37:44.219><c> tend</c><00:37:44.440><c> to</c>

00:37:44.659 --> 00:37:46.059
think<00:37:45.059><c> because</c><00:37:45.519><c> we</c><00:37:45.739><c> haven't</c>

00:37:46.059 --> 00:37:51.099
used<00:37:46.420><c> the</c><00:37:46.639><c> opportunities</c><00:37:47.099><c> of</c><00:37:47.280><c> the</c><00:37:47.460><c> past</c><00:37:47.840><c> as</c><00:37:48.079><c> well</c><00:37:48.219><c> as</c><00:37:48.340><c> we</c><00:37:48.539><c> might</c><00:37:49.019><c> therefore</c><00:37:50.280><c> we</c>

00:37:51.099 --> 00:37:52.699
are<00:37:51.340><c> inhibited</c><00:37:51.800><c> in</c><00:37:52.019><c> the</c><00:37:52.159><c> present.</c>

00:37:52.699 --> 00:37:56.639
We<00:37:53.179><c> could</c><00:37:53.360><c> have</c><00:37:53.500><c> been</c><00:37:53.619><c> in</c><00:37:53.780><c> a</c><00:37:53.860><c> better</c><00:37:54.059><c> position</c><00:37:54.760><c> but</c><00:37:56.260><c> we</c><00:37:56.460><c> must</c>

00:37:56.639 --> 00:37:59.679
make<00:37:56.860><c> the</c><00:37:56.980><c> most</c><00:37:57.159><c> of</c><00:37:57.360><c> it.</c><00:37:57.940><c> We</c><00:37:58.239><c> must</c><00:37:58.500><c> look</c><00:37:58.760><c> to</c><00:37:58.940><c> the</c><00:37:59.099><c> future.</c>

00:38:00.059 --> 00:38:02.840
If<00:38:00.219><c> we've</c><00:38:00.420><c> not</c><00:38:00.559><c> been</c><00:38:00.860><c> preparing</c><00:38:01.199><c> in</c><00:38:01.440><c> the</c><00:38:01.619><c> past</c><00:38:02.079><c> let</c><00:38:02.480><c> us</c><00:38:02.659><c> all</c>

00:38:02.840 --> 00:38:04.780
the<00:38:02.960><c> more</c><00:38:03.239><c> prepare</c><00:38:03.559><c> today</c>

00:38:05.059 --> 00:38:08.960
that<00:38:05.539><c> we</c><00:38:05.820><c> might</c><00:38:06.099><c> equip</c><00:38:06.400><c> ourselves</c><00:38:06.980><c> fully</c><00:38:07.460><c> for</c><00:38:08.400><c> the</c><00:38:08.579><c> days</c><00:38:08.760><c> that</c>

00:38:08.960 --> 00:38:10.000
lie<00:38:09.179><c> ahead.</c>

00:38:11.300 --> 00:38:14.639
Passage<00:38:11.840><c> number</c><00:38:12.099><c> three,</c><00:38:13.079><c> Hebrews</c><00:38:13.199><c> chapter</c><00:38:13.599><c> 12.</c>

00:38:25.119 --> 00:38:29.079
Verse<00:38:25.159><c> one,</c><00:38:25.900><c> wherefore</c><00:38:26.619><c> seeing</c><00:38:26.820><c> we</c><00:38:27.119><c> also</c><00:38:27.539><c> are</c><00:38:27.800><c> compassed</c><00:38:28.239><c> about</c><00:38:28.519><c> with</c><00:38:28.820><c> so</c>

00:38:29.079 --> 00:38:30.980
great<00:38:29.440><c> a</c><00:38:29.599><c> cloud</c><00:38:29.739><c> of</c><00:38:30.000><c> witnesses,</c>

00:38:31.119 --> 00:38:33.980
let<00:38:31.360><c> us</c><00:38:31.739><c> lay</c><00:38:32.000><c> aside</c><00:38:32.360><c> every</c><00:38:32.780><c> weight</c><00:38:33.079><c> and</c><00:38:33.300><c> the</c><00:38:33.480><c> sin</c><00:38:33.639><c> which</c><00:38:33.880><c> doth</c>

00:38:33.980 --> 00:38:36.639
so<00:38:34.219><c> easily</c><00:38:34.480><c> beset</c><00:38:34.800><c> us</c><00:38:35.420><c> and</c><00:38:35.780><c> let</c><00:38:35.900><c> us</c><00:38:36.079><c> run</c><00:38:36.280><c> with</c>

00:38:36.639 --> 00:38:39.900
patience<00:38:37.000><c> the</c><00:38:37.219><c> race</c><00:38:37.559><c> that</c><00:38:37.780><c> is</c><00:38:37.940><c> set</c><00:38:38.059><c> before</c><00:38:38.420><c> us</c><00:38:38.900><c> looking</c><00:38:39.599><c> unto</c>

00:38:39.900 --> 00:38:42.420
Jesus<00:38:40.360><c> the</c><00:38:40.639><c> author</c><00:38:40.940><c> and</c><00:38:41.219><c> finisher</c><00:38:41.500><c> of</c><00:38:41.719><c> our</c><00:38:41.960><c> faith</c>

00:38:42.420 --> 00:38:45.440
who<00:38:43.139><c> for</c><00:38:43.280><c> the</c><00:38:43.519><c> joy</c><00:38:43.719><c> that</c><00:38:43.820><c> was</c><00:38:44.039><c> set</c><00:38:44.219><c> before</c><00:38:44.579><c> him</c><00:38:44.780><c> endured</c><00:38:45.139><c> the</c>

00:38:45.440 --> 00:38:48.420
cross<00:38:46.079><c> despising</c><00:38:46.800><c> the</c><00:38:47.059><c> shame</c><00:38:47.340><c> and</c><00:38:47.500><c> is</c><00:38:47.739><c> set</c><00:38:47.940><c> down</c>

00:38:48.420 --> 00:38:52.219
at<00:38:48.860><c> the</c><00:38:49.079><c> right</c><00:38:49.380><c> hand</c><00:38:49.619><c> of</c><00:38:49.860><c> the</c><00:38:49.980><c> throne</c><00:38:50.179><c> of</c><00:38:50.500><c> God.</c><00:38:50.980><c> A</c><00:38:51.159><c> great</c><00:38:51.679><c> cloud</c>

00:38:52.219 --> 00:38:54.860
of<00:38:52.500><c> witnesses</c><00:38:52.880><c> my</c><00:38:53.179><c> dear</c><00:38:53.420><c> brethren</c><00:38:53.739><c> sisters</c><00:38:54.380><c> perhaps</c>

00:38:54.860 --> 00:38:59.239
a<00:38:55.079><c> picture</c><00:38:55.480><c> of</c><00:38:56.199><c> the</c><00:38:56.480><c> stadium</c><00:38:57.099><c> filled</c><00:38:57.900><c> with</c><00:38:58.159><c> all</c><00:38:58.420><c> the</c><00:38:58.659><c> faithful</c>

00:38:59.239 --> 00:39:02.360
listed<00:38:59.800><c> in</c><00:39:00.079><c> Hebrews</c><00:39:00.380><c> chapter</c><00:39:00.840><c> 11</c><00:39:01.480><c> and</c><00:39:02.079><c> many</c>

00:39:02.360 --> 00:39:08.159
more<00:39:02.820><c> who</c><00:39:03.559><c> are</c><00:39:03.820><c> not</c><00:39:04.059><c> named.</c><00:39:05.239><c> Verse</c><00:39:05.559><c> 32</c><00:39:06.079><c> onwards,</c><00:39:07.360><c> tear</c><00:39:07.739><c> upon</c>

00:39:08.159 --> 00:39:11.340
tear<00:39:08.860><c> of</c><00:39:09.559><c> all</c><00:39:09.800><c> those</c><00:39:10.139><c> who</c><00:39:10.300><c> have</c><00:39:10.480><c> run</c><00:39:10.599><c> the</c><00:39:10.840><c> race</c>

00:39:11.340 --> 00:39:16.760
with<00:39:11.900><c> patience</c><00:39:12.480><c> and</c><00:39:13.099><c> endurance</c><00:39:13.739><c> and</c><00:39:14.440><c> steadfastness</c><00:39:15.519><c> they</c><00:39:15.980><c> have</c><00:39:16.199><c> obtained</c><00:39:16.559><c> a</c>

00:39:16.760 --> 00:39:19.300
good<00:39:16.920><c> report</c><00:39:17.579><c> they</c><00:39:18.099><c> should</c><00:39:18.300><c> be</c><00:39:18.539><c> for</c><00:39:18.659><c> us</c>

00:39:19.300 --> 00:39:26.659
an<00:39:19.679><c> example</c><00:39:20.420><c> an</c><00:39:21.360><c> inspiration</c><00:39:22.199><c> they</c><00:39:24.480><c> should</c><00:39:24.679><c> encourage</c><00:39:25.099><c> us</c><00:39:25.739><c> in</c>

00:39:26.659 --> 00:39:28.480
our<00:39:26.900><c> race</c><00:39:27.139><c> of</c><00:39:27.420><c> life.</c>

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Just<00:39:29.239><c> one</c><00:39:29.519><c> point</c><00:39:29.920><c> about</c><00:39:30.420><c> interpretation</c><00:39:31.139><c> here</c><00:39:31.880><c> although</c><00:39:32.820><c> that's</c><00:39:33.139><c> the</c>

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figure<00:39:33.500><c> I'm</c><00:39:33.840><c> sure</c><00:39:34.139><c> wherefore</c><00:39:35.019><c> seeing</c><00:39:35.320><c> we</c>

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the<00:40:20.199><c> death</c>

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life<00:40:21.079><c> death</c><00:40:21.320><c> and</c><00:40:21.539><c> resurrection</c><00:40:22.119><c> of</c><00:40:22.800><c> the</c><00:40:22.940><c> Lord</c><00:40:23.159><c> Jesus</c><00:40:23.579><c> Christ</c>

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I<00:40:24.940><c> think</c><00:40:25.320><c> you</c><00:40:25.539><c> know</c><00:40:25.719><c> that</c><00:40:25.880><c> there's</c><00:40:26.119><c> really</c><00:40:26.599><c> no</c>

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Paul's<00:40:32.639><c> illustration</c>

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life<00:40:38.760><c> of</c><00:40:39.219><c> the</c><00:40:39.420><c> faithful</c>

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all<00:40:48.900><c> the</c><00:40:49.159><c> necessary</c><00:40:49.699><c> encumbrances</c><00:40:50.880><c> the</c><00:40:52.219><c> original</c><00:40:52.500><c> reference</c>

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no<00:40:53.119><c> doubt</c><00:40:53.340><c> was</c><00:40:53.519><c> to</c><00:40:53.739><c> clothing</c>

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that<00:40:55.219><c> would</c><00:40:55.480><c> encourage</c><00:40:55.920><c> wind</c><00:40:56.199><c> resistance</c><00:40:57.059><c> we</c><00:40:57.599><c> have</c><00:40:57.739><c> to</c><00:40:57.860><c> lay</c>

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and<00:41:02.679><c> besetting</c><00:41:03.320><c> sins</c><00:41:03.860><c> we</c><00:41:04.460><c> must</c><00:41:04.699><c> throw</c><00:41:04.920><c> off</c><00:41:05.119><c> every</c><00:41:05.460><c> encumbrance</c><00:41:06.260><c> every</c><00:41:07.179><c> sin</c>

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to<00:41:08.239><c> which</c><00:41:08.420><c> we</c><00:41:08.699><c> cling</c>

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new<00:41:14.599><c> english</c><00:41:14.800><c> bible</c><00:41:15.139><c> translation</c>

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and<00:41:20.800><c> spiritually</c><00:41:21.239><c> exercised</c><00:41:22.619><c> and</c><00:41:22.940><c> the</c><00:41:23.059><c> Lord</c>

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Jesus<00:41:23.679><c> Christ</c><00:41:24.360><c> is</c><00:41:25.019><c> the</c><00:41:25.300><c> mark</c><00:41:26.119><c> consider</c><00:41:26.960><c> him</c><00:41:27.679><c> that</c><00:41:28.639><c> endured</c><00:41:29.340><c> follow</c><00:41:30.780><c> him</c><00:41:31.460><c> in</c>

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is<00:41:52.500><c> that</c><00:41:52.659><c> we</c><00:41:52.800><c> are</c><00:41:53.099><c> never</c><00:41:53.360><c> alone</c>

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is<00:42:01.800><c> intercession</c><00:42:02.360><c> at</c><00:42:02.539><c> the</c><00:42:02.739><c> father's</c><00:42:03.139><c> right</c><00:42:03.400><c> hand</c><00:42:03.980><c> now</c><00:42:04.320><c> for</c><00:42:04.559><c> us</c>

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great<00:42:15.079><c> race</c><00:42:15.340><c> of</c><00:42:15.599><c> life</c>

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alone<00:42:18.539><c> perhaps</c><00:42:19.420><c> single</c><00:42:20.519><c> in</c><00:42:21.920><c> isolation</c><00:42:22.619><c> without</c><00:42:24.420><c> the</c><00:42:24.659><c> benefit</c>

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I<00:42:50.739><c> fought</c><00:42:51.019><c> a</c><00:42:51.199><c> good</c><00:42:51.380><c> fight</c><00:42:52.079><c> I</c><00:42:52.880><c> have</c><00:42:53.019><c> finished</c><00:42:53.320><c> my</c><00:42:53.659><c> course</c><00:42:54.159><c> I</c><00:42:55.260><c> have</c><00:42:55.460><c> kept</c><00:42:55.679><c> the</c>

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is<00:43:46.519><c> that</c><00:43:46.800><c> faithfulness</c><00:43:47.719><c> will</c><00:43:48.320><c> be</c><00:43:48.619><c> rewarded</c>

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so<00:43:50.360><c> here</c><00:43:50.579><c> are</c><00:43:50.800><c> three</c><00:43:51.059><c> conclusions</c><00:43:52.179><c> the</c><00:43:53.440><c> prize</c><00:43:53.699><c> of</c><00:43:53.880><c> the</c><00:43:54.019><c> high</c>

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calling<00:43:54.780><c> its</c><00:43:55.380><c> splendor</c><00:43:56.199><c> its</c><00:43:56.619><c> glory</c><00:43:57.119><c> and</c><00:43:57.760><c> its</c>

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majesty<00:43:58.539><c> is</c><00:43:59.760><c> worthy</c><00:44:00.079><c> of</c><00:44:00.300><c> our</c><00:44:00.559><c> steadfastness</c><00:44:01.320><c> and</c><00:44:01.539><c> our</c><00:44:01.780><c> courage</c><00:44:02.179><c> our</c>

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persistency<00:44:03.960><c> and</c><00:44:04.380><c> determination</c>

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our<00:44:06.059><c> optimism</c><00:44:06.739><c> and</c><00:44:07.559><c> our</c><00:44:07.880><c> anticipation</c><00:44:08.559><c> that</c><00:44:09.539><c> we</c><00:44:09.739><c> might</c><00:44:09.920><c> be</c><00:44:10.179><c> there</c><00:44:11.039><c> at</c>

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that<00:44:11.699><c> day</c>

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I'd<00:44:13.440><c> like</c><00:44:13.539><c> us</c><00:44:13.679><c> now</c><00:44:13.820><c> to</c><00:44:14.019><c> sing</c><00:44:14.179><c> of</c><00:44:14.360><c> that</c><00:44:14.940><c> in</c><00:44:15.199><c> hymn</c><00:44:15.760><c> 275</c>

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he<00:44:30.059><c> who</c><00:44:30.280><c> would</c><00:44:30.519><c> valiant</c><00:44:30.900><c> be</c><00:44:31.340><c> against</c><00:44:31.719><c> all</c><00:44:32.019><c> disaster</c><00:44:32.699><c> let</c><00:44:33.639><c> him</c>

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in<00:44:34.079><c> constancy</c><00:44:34.659><c> follow</c><00:44:35.099><c> the</c><00:44:35.320><c> master</c><00:44:35.659><c> there's</c><00:44:36.079><c> no</c>

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discouragement<00:44:37.400><c> shall</c><00:44:38.059><c> make</c><00:44:38.280><c> him</c><00:44:38.519><c> once</c><00:44:38.860><c> relent</c><00:44:39.239><c> his</c><00:44:39.579><c> first</c><00:44:39.960><c> avowed</c><00:44:40.360><c> intent</c><00:44:40.960><c> to</c><00:44:41.579><c> be</c><00:44:41.739><c> a</c><00:44:41.900><c> pilgrim</c>

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oh

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Once<00:45:28.780><c> we've</c><00:45:29.780><c> ended,</c><00:45:31.280><c> it's</c><00:45:32.380><c> good</c><00:45:32.719><c> for</c><00:45:33.539><c> him</c><00:45:34.000><c> then</c><00:45:34.260><c> to</c><00:45:35.260><c> be</c><00:45:36.019><c> a</c><00:45:36.480><c> good</c><00:45:37.019><c> man.</c>

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Who<00:45:40.480><c> saw</c><00:45:40.880><c> his</c><00:45:41.599><c> death</c><00:45:42.400><c> in</c><00:45:43.139><c> town</c><00:45:43.820><c> with</c><00:45:45.139><c> his</c><00:45:45.980><c> old</c><00:45:46.360><c> story?</c>

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To<00:45:49.639><c> have</c><00:45:50.420><c> themselves</c><00:45:51.539><c> a</c><00:45:52.340><c> pound</c><00:45:53.179><c> is</c><00:45:54.639><c> safe</c><00:45:55.400><c> the</c><00:45:56.119><c> more</c><00:45:56.699><c> it</c><00:45:57.360><c> is.</c>

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For<00:45:59.280><c> I</c><00:46:00.139><c> have</c><00:46:00.599><c> shown</c><00:46:01.159><c> him</c><00:46:01.920><c> for</c><00:46:02.539><c> you,</c><00:46:03.360><c> through</c><00:46:04.099><c> which</c><00:46:04.860><c> I</c><00:46:05.800><c> have</c><00:46:06.420><c> died.</c>

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He<00:46:08.539><c> willing</c><00:46:09.760><c> would</c><00:46:10.119><c> be</c><00:46:10.780><c> strength</c><00:46:11.139><c> to</c><00:46:12.059><c> be</c><00:46:12.719><c> a</c><00:46:13.239><c> good</c><00:46:13.960><c> man.</c>

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Who<00:46:17.139><c> holds</c><00:46:18.019><c> us</c><00:46:18.440><c> to</c><00:46:19.320><c> the</c><00:46:20.019><c> end,</c><00:46:21.219><c> shall</c><00:46:22.079><c> I</c><00:46:23.039><c> inherit?</c>

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For<00:46:26.739><c> I</c><00:46:27.320><c> have</c><00:46:27.760><c> a</c><00:46:28.099><c> glassy</c><00:46:29.280><c> friend,</c><00:46:30.880><c> a</c><00:46:31.300><c> heart</c><00:46:31.719><c> to</c><00:46:32.480><c> its</c><00:46:32.960><c> spirit.</c>

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May<00:46:36.000><c> the</c><00:46:36.400><c> mercy</c><00:46:37.139><c> fly</c><00:46:38.119><c> away,</c><00:46:40.960><c> and</c><00:46:40.960><c> be</c><00:46:41.519><c> not</c><00:46:42.079><c> what</c><00:46:42.460><c> we</c><00:46:43.199><c> say,</c>

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For<00:46:45.659><c> late</c><00:46:46.440><c> at</c><00:46:46.960><c> night</c><00:46:47.280><c> and</c><00:46:48.119><c> late</c><00:46:48.539><c> will</c><00:46:49.219><c> be</c><00:46:50.400><c> our</c><00:46:51.019><c> dear</c><00:46:51.940><c> friend.</c>

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May<00:47:04.699><c> the</c><00:47:05.920><c> mercy</c><00:47:05.920><c> fly</c><00:47:06.440><c> away,</c><00:47:06.940><c> and</c><00:47:07.400><c> be</c><00:47:07.400><c> not</c><00:47:08.159><c> what</c><00:47:08.500><c> we</c><00:47:09.360><c> say,</c>

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For<00:47:10.719><c> late</c><00:47:12.880><c> at</c><00:47:12.880><c> night</c><00:47:12.880><c> and</c><00:47:13.900><c> late</c><00:47:14.280><c> will</c><00:47:14.300><c> be</c><00:47:14.320><c> our</c><00:47:14.679><c> dear</c><00:47:14.679><c> friend.</c>