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I</c><00:17:59.400><c> swear</c><00:17:59.599><c> unto</c><00:17:59.839><c> Abraham,</c> 00:18:01.460 --> 00:18:06.539 unto<00:18:01.779><c> Isaac</c><00:18:02.460><c> and</c><00:18:03.640><c> unto</c><00:18:04.140><c> Jacob,</c><00:18:05.640><c> saying,</c> 00:18:06.720 --> 00:18:11.940 I<00:18:07.039><c> will</c><00:18:07.359><c> give</c><00:18:07.680><c> it</c><00:18:08.519><c> unto</c><00:18:09.539><c> thy</c><00:18:10.640><c> seed.</c> 00:18:15.039 --> 00:18:18.900 The<00:18:15.180><c> seed</c><00:18:15.400><c> had</c><00:18:15.660><c> come,</c><00:18:17.079><c> the</c><00:18:17.339><c> Lord</c><00:18:17.680><c> was</c><00:18:18.000><c> here,</c> 00:18:19.000 --> 00:18:21.660 it<00:18:19.299><c> belonged</c><00:18:19.799><c> to</c><00:18:20.039><c> him</c><00:18:20.359><c> by</c><00:18:20.779><c> rights,</c> 00:18:22.079 --> 00:18:24.880 but<00:18:22.299><c> God</c><00:18:22.480><c> was</c><00:18:22.700><c> not</c><00:18:22.900><c> yet</c><00:18:23.200><c> 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look</c><00:21:16.819><c> at</c><00:21:17.000><c> these</c><00:21:17.240><c> words</c><00:21:17.579><c> here</c> 00:21:18.059 --> 00:21:22.779 and<00:21:18.599><c> see</c><00:21:18.839><c> if</c><00:21:18.940><c> you</c><00:21:19.160><c> can't</c><00:21:19.759><c> see</c><00:21:20.000><c> Jesus</c><00:21:20.559><c> exhorting</c><00:21:21.519><c> himself</c> 00:21:23.079 --> 00:21:26.259 and<00:21:23.460><c> using</c><00:21:23.759><c> the</c><00:21:24.059><c> very</c><00:21:24.440><c> words</c><00:21:24.779><c> and</c><00:21:24.940><c> the</c><00:21:25.079><c> very</c><00:21:25.400><c> thoughts</c><00:21:25.759><c> almost</c> 00:21:26.259 --> 00:21:27.880 of<00:21:26.640><c> his</c><00:21:26.819><c> temptation.</c> 00:21:29.299 --> 00:21:31.660 Then<00:21:29.579><c> said</c><00:21:29.779><c> Jesus</c><00:21:30.180><c> unto</c><00:21:30.400><c> his</c><00:21:30.599><c> disciples,</c> 00:21:32.519 --> 00:21:39.099 if<00:21:32.740><c> any</c><00:21:33.059><c> man</c><00:21:33.359><c> 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his</c><00:22:14.880><c> life?</c> 00:22:15.740 --> 00:22:18.880 And<00:22:16.039><c> you</c><00:22:16.119><c> can</c><00:22:16.359><c> see</c><00:22:16.519><c> him</c><00:22:16.720><c> harking</c><00:22:17.279><c> back</c><00:22:17.599><c> to</c><00:22:17.759><c> the</c><00:22:17.880><c> temptation.</c> 00:22:20.240 --> 00:22:23.599 What<00:22:20.640><c> shall</c><00:22:20.859><c> a</c><00:22:21.059><c> man</c><00:22:21.259><c> be</c><00:22:21.599><c> profited</c><00:22:22.079><c> if</c><00:22:22.779><c> he</c><00:22:23.000><c> shall</c><00:22:23.259><c> gain</c> 00:22:23.599 --> 00:22:27.819 the<00:22:23.960><c> whole</c><00:22:24.420><c> world</c><00:22:24.700><c> and</c><00:22:24.839><c> the</c><00:22:25.140><c> glory</c><00:22:25.400><c> of</c><00:22:25.619><c> them</c><00:22:25.720><c> in</c><00:22:25.940><c> a</c><00:22:26.119><c> moment</c><00:22:26.339><c> of</c><00:22:26.579><c> time</c> 00:22:27.950 --> 00:22:29.839 and<00:22:28.220><c> lose</c><00:22:28.480><c> 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would</c><00:22:44.960><c> have</c><00:22:45.160><c> been</c><00:22:45.539><c> probably</c> 00:22:45.960 --> 00:22:49.039 or<00:22:46.200><c> could</c><00:22:46.400><c> have</c><00:22:46.599><c> been</c><00:22:46.819><c> probably</c><00:22:47.259><c> one</c><00:22:47.680><c> of</c><00:22:47.740><c> the</c><00:22:47.900><c> most</c><00:22:48.220><c> powerful</c><00:22:48.660><c> enemies</c> 00:22:49.039 --> 00:22:50.099 that<00:22:49.299><c> God</c><00:22:49.400><c> ever</c><00:22:49.720><c> had.</c> 00:22:50.539 --> 00:22:52.940 The<00:22:50.880><c> strength</c><00:22:51.079><c> of</c><00:22:51.400><c> character,</c><00:22:51.960><c> the</c><00:22:52.160><c> strength</c><00:22:52.500><c> of</c><00:22:52.779><c> will,</c> 00:22:53.119 --> 00:22:55.240 the<00:22:53.380><c> determination</c><00:22:53.960><c> of</c><00:22:54.220><c> purpose.</c> 00:22:56.079 --> 00:23:00.039 Whosoever<00:22:56.660><c> shall</c><00:22:57.140><c> lose</c><00:22:57.759><c> his</c><00:22:58.059><c> life</c><00:22:58.259><c> for</c><00:22:58.480><c> my</c><00:22:58.839><c> sake</c><00:22:59.000><c> shall</c><00:22:59.180><c> find</c><00:22:59.460><c> it.</c> 00:23:00.039 --> 00:23:04.900 Whosoever<00:23:00.720><c> shall</c><00:23:01.000><c> save</c><00:23:01.400><c> his</c><00:23:01.680><c> life</c><00:23:02.519><c> shall</c><00:23:03.200><c> lose</c><00:23:03.900><c> it.</c> 00:23:05.839 --> 00:23:09.779 Then<00:23:05.960><c> he</c><00:23:06.079><c> goes</c><00:23:06.200><c> on,</c><00:23:07.440><c> for</c><00:23:07.500><c> the</c><00:23:07.819><c> son</c><00:23:08.019><c> of</c><00:23:08.319><c> man</c><00:23:08.799><c> shall</c><00:23:09.259><c> come</c> 00:23:09.779 --> 00:23:13.700 in<00:23:10.200><c> the</c><00:23:10.519><c> glory</c><00:23:10.880><c> of</c><00:23:11.119><c> his</c><00:23:11.359><c> father</c><00:23:11.819><c> with</c><00:23:12.519><c> his</c><00:23:13.140><c> angels</c> 00:23:13.700 --> 00:23:18.460 and<00:23:14.259><c> then</c><00:23:14.980><c> 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people</c><00:25:09.720><c> would</c><00:25:09.920><c> see</c><00:25:10.059><c> him.</c> 00:25:11.380 --> 00:25:14.019 And<00:25:11.660><c> I</c><00:25:11.819><c> suggest</c><00:25:12.039><c> instead</c><00:25:12.500><c> that</c><00:25:12.940><c> he</c><00:25:13.240><c> is</c><00:25:13.440><c> being</c><00:25:13.720><c> tempted</c> 00:25:14.019 --> 00:25:17.039 not<00:25:14.220><c> to</c><00:25:14.420><c> jump</c><00:25:14.579><c> that</c><00:25:14.920><c> way</c><00:25:15.220><c> but</c><00:25:15.480><c> into</c><00:25:15.859><c> the</c><00:25:16.119><c> courtyard</c><00:25:16.460><c> of</c><00:25:16.680><c> the</c><00:25:16.819><c> temple</c> 00:25:17.039 --> 00:25:18.640 where<00:25:17.259><c> all</c><00:25:17.460><c> the</c><00:25:17.680><c> worshipers</c><00:25:18.039><c> would</c><00:25:18.180><c> be</c><00:25:18.400><c> gathered</c> 00:25:18.640 --> 00:25:20.559 and<00:25:19.059><c> there</c><00:25:19.299><c> everybody</c><00:25:19.660><c> would</c><00:25:19.880><c> see</c><00:25:20.059><c> this</c><00:25:20.319><c> man</c> 00:25:20.559 --> 00:25:21.779 jumping<00:25:21.039><c> from</c><00:25:21.240><c> the</c><00:25:21.420><c> corner</c><00:25:21.559><c> there</c> 00:25:21.779 --> 00:25:26.799 and<00:25:22.000><c> coming</c><00:25:22.240><c> to</c><00:25:22.500><c> float</c><00:25:22.680><c> down</c><00:25:23.200><c> to</c><00:25:23.559><c> the</c><00:25:23.759><c> earth</c><00:25:24.220><c> like</c><00:25:25.799><c> that.</c> 00:25:29.539 --> 00:25:30.819 Who<00:25:29.680><c> is</c><00:25:29.799><c> this</c><00:25:29.980><c> man?</c> 00:25:33.099 --> 00:25:36.880 Fancy<00:25:33.440><c> jumping</c><00:25:33.799><c> off</c><00:25:34.059><c> the</c><00:25:34.220><c> top</c><00:25:34.400><c> of</c><00:25:34.579><c> that</c><00:25:35.279><c> pinnacle</c><00:25:35.700><c> there</c> 00:25:36.960 --> 00:25:38.859 and<00:25:37.440><c> not</c><00:25:37.680><c> being</c><00:25:37.960><c> injured.</c> 00:25:39.140 --> 00:25:42.500 He<00:25:39.400><c> must</c><00:25:39.740><c> be</c><00:25:40.000><c> the</c><00:25:40.200><c> one</c><00:25:40.619><c> who</c><00:25:41.079><c> the</c><00:25:41.440><c> angels</c><00:25:41.779><c> are</c><00:25:42.059><c> bearing</c><00:25:42.279><c> up</c> 00:25:42.500 --> 00:25:44.279 in<00:25:42.660><c> their</c><00:25:42.880><c> hands</c><00:25:43.099><c> so</c><00:25:43.259><c> that</c><00:25:43.380><c> he</c><00:25:43.519><c> won't</c><00:25:43.700><c> dash</c><00:25:43.980><c> his</c><00:25:44.180><c> foot</c> 00:25:44.279 --> 00:25:46.460 against<00:25:44.579><c> the</c><00:25:44.759><c> stone</c><00:25:44.900><c> when</c><00:25:45.019><c> he</c><00:25:45.140><c> gets</c><00:25:45.279><c> down</c><00:25:45.519><c> here.</c> 00:25:46.920 --> 00:25:48.079 He<00:25:47.400><c> is</c><00:25:47.599><c> the</c><00:25:47.720><c> Messiah.</c> 00:25:48.460 --> 00:25:49.960 He<00:25:48.839><c> is</c><00:25:49.059><c> the</c><00:25:49.160><c> son</c><00:25:49.240><c> of</c><00:25:49.440><c> God.</c> 00:25:49.960 --> 00:25:52.059 Show<00:25:50.680><c> off,</c><00:25:51.220><c> Jesus.</c> 00:25:53.559 --> 00:25:55.059 And<00:25:53.740><c> you</c><00:25:53.819><c> can</c><00:25:54.019><c> see</c><00:25:54.160><c> how</c><00:25:54.420><c> many</c><00:25:54.740><c> times</c> 00:25:55.059 --> 00:25:56.640 Jesus<00:25:55.319><c> must</c><00:25:55.500><c> have</c><00:25:55.599><c> thought</c><00:25:55.759><c> of</c><00:25:55.900><c> this</c><00:25:56.099><c> one</c> 00:25:56.640 --> 00:26:00.519 before<00:25:57.200><c> he</c><00:25:57.420><c> received</c><00:25:57.640><c> the</c><00:25:57.859><c> powers</c><00:25:58.119><c> and</c><00:25:58.700><c> now</c><00:25:59.140><c> it</c><00:25:59.359><c> has</c><00:25:59.660><c> come.</c> 00:26:00.619 --> 00:26:01.880 Jump<00:26:00.960><c> off,</c><00:26:01.400><c> Jesus.</c> 00:26:02.160 --> 00:26:03.579 Show<00:26:02.440><c> them.</c> 00:26:04.440 --> 00:26:07.599 But<00:26:04.579><c> the</c><00:26:04.660><c> temptation</c><00:26:04.980><c> comes</c><00:26:05.240><c> again,</c><00:26:06.680><c> twice.</c> 00:26:07.799 --> 00:26:09.319 And<00:26:08.019><c> I'd</c><00:26:08.180><c> like</c><00:26:08.220><c> to</c><00:26:08.319><c> ask</c><00:26:08.420><c> you</c><00:26:08.519><c> to</c><00:26:08.619><c> come</c><00:26:08.799><c> back</c><00:26:08.940><c> with</c><00:26:09.059><c> me</c><00:26:09.200><c> now</c> 00:26:09.319 --> 00:26:12.420 to<00:26:09.460><c> Luke's</c><00:26:09.799><c> Gospel</c><00:26:10.200><c> to</c><00:26:10.880><c> chapter</c><00:26:11.299><c> four.</c> 00:26:14.779 --> 00:26:22.500 Luke's<00:26:15.980><c> Gospel,</c><00:26:16.660><c> chapter</c><00:26:17.039><c> four</c><00:26:18.299><c> and</c><00:26:19.660><c> verse</c><00:26:20.519><c> 28.</c> 00:26:30.440 --> 00:26:34.420 And<00:26:31.640><c> all</c><00:26:32.079><c> they</c><00:26:32.680><c> in</c><00:26:33.319><c> the</c><00:26:33.519><c> synagogue,</c> 00:26:34.960 --> 00:26:37.960 when<00:26:35.319><c> they</c><00:26:35.740><c> heard</c><00:26:36.119><c> these</c><00:26:36.660><c> things,</c> 00:26:38.039 --> 00:26:41.900 were<00:26:38.359><c> filled</c><00:26:39.019><c> with</c><00:26:39.380><c> wrath</c><00:26:39.880><c> and</c><00:26:40.839><c> rose</c><00:26:41.240><c> up</c><00:26:41.900><c> and</c><00:26:41.900><c> rose</c><00:26:41.900><c> again</c> 00:26:41.900 --> 00:26:43.640 and<00:26:42.000><c> thrust</c><00:26:42.559><c> him</c><00:26:42.779><c> out</c><00:26:42.980><c> of</c><00:26:43.119><c> the</c><00:26:43.240><c> city</c> 00:26:43.640 --> 00:26:46.220 and<00:26:44.259><c> led</c><00:26:44.579><c> him</c><00:26:44.779><c> onto</c><00:26:45.019><c> the</c><00:26:45.380><c> brow</c><00:26:45.559><c> of</c><00:26:45.779><c> the</c><00:26:45.940><c> hill</c> 00:26:46.220 --> 00:26:47.880 whereon<00:26:46.859><c> their</c><00:26:47.119><c> city</c><00:26:47.339><c> was</c><00:26:47.579><c> built</c> 00:26:47.880 --> 00:26:50.799 that<00:26:48.180><c> they</c><00:26:48.380><c> might</c><00:26:48.720><c> cast</c><00:26:49.140><c> him</c><00:26:49.380><c> down</c><00:26:49.660><c> headlong.</c> 00:26:51.599 --> 00:26:54.500 And<00:26:52.000><c> what</c><00:26:52.220><c> an</c><00:26:52.380><c> opportunity</c><00:26:52.980><c> there</c><00:26:53.220><c> it</c><00:26:53.380><c> was.</c> 00:26:55.460 --> 00:26:57.319 Jump<00:26:55.759><c> off,</c><00:26:56.000><c> Jesus.</c> 00:26:57.720 --> 00:27:00.259 Float<00:26:58.180><c> down</c><00:26:58.519><c> from</c><00:26:58.799><c> there</c><00:26:59.279><c> down</c><00:26:59.759><c> to</c><00:26:59.940><c> the</c><00:27:00.099><c> bottom</c> 00:27:00.259 --> 00:27:02.500 and<00:27:00.420><c> then</c><00:27:00.599><c> make</c><00:27:00.759><c> a</c><00:27:00.940><c> few</c><00:27:01.759><c> aerial</c><00:27:02.160><c> turns</c> 00:27:02.500 --> 00:27:04.900 and<00:27:02.700><c> come</c><00:27:02.900><c> back</c><00:27:03.180><c> and</c><00:27:03.480><c> stand</c><00:27:03.640><c> up</c><00:27:03.880><c> there.</c> 00:27:06.859 --> 00:27:08.420 And<00:27:07.380><c> they</c><00:27:07.519><c> would</c><00:27:07.680><c> believe</c><00:27:07.920><c> you.</c> 00:27:08.880 --> 00:27:10.900 They<00:27:09.099><c> will</c><00:27:09.319><c> be</c><00:27:09.579><c> certain,</c><00:27:09.859><c> they'll</c><00:27:10.039><c> be</c><00:27:10.200><c> convinced</c><00:27:10.519><c> then</c> 00:27:10.900 --> 00:27:13.579 that<00:27:11.140><c> you</c><00:27:11.259><c> are</c><00:27:11.440><c> the</c><00:27:11.500><c> son</c><00:27:11.640><c> of</c><00:27:11.819><c> God,</c><00:27:12.140><c> that</c><00:27:12.279><c> you</c><00:27:12.420><c> are</c><00:27:12.599><c> the</c><00:27:12.740><c> Messiah.</c> 00:27:13.759 --> 00:27:15.359 Jump<00:27:13.980><c> off,</c><00:27:14.200><c> Jesus.</c> 00:27:17.839 --> 00:27:22.880 But<00:27:18.240><c> he,</c><00:27:18.839><c> passing</c><00:27:19.160><c> through</c><00:27:19.400><c> the</c><00:27:19.519><c> midst</c><00:27:19.680><c> of</c><00:27:19.900><c> them,</c><00:27:21.500><c> went</c><00:27:21.680><c> his</c><00:27:21.920><c> way.</c> 00:27:24.140 --> 00:27:25.039 We<00:27:24.319><c> assume,</c><00:27:24.859><c> brothers</c><00:27:24.859><c> and</c><00:27:24.960><c> sisters,</c> 00:27:25.059 --> 00:27:27.480 that<00:27:25.640><c> he</c><00:27:26.079><c> used</c><00:27:26.319><c> some</c><00:27:26.480><c> of</c><00:27:26.599><c> the</c><00:27:26.640><c> power</c><00:27:26.859><c> of</c><00:27:27.019><c> God</c><00:27:27.200><c> here</c> 00:27:27.480 --> 00:27:30.359 to<00:27:27.700><c> just</c><00:27:27.980><c> pass</c><00:27:28.160><c> through</c><00:27:28.339><c> the</c><00:27:28.460><c> midst</c><00:27:28.619><c> of</c><00:27:28.799><c> them</c><00:27:28.980><c> and</c><00:27:29.180><c> went</c><00:27:29.359><c> his</c><00:27:29.539><c> way.</c> 00:27:30.539 --> 00:27:32.440 I<00:27:30.700><c> wonder</c><00:27:31.119><c> whether</c><00:27:31.500><c> it</c><00:27:31.619><c> wasn't</c><00:27:32.019><c> rather</c> 00:27:32.440 --> 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the</c><00:27:43.279><c> spirit</c><00:27:43.420><c> of</c><00:27:43.559><c> what</c><00:27:43.700><c> Peter</c><00:27:43.920><c> and</c><00:27:44.140><c> James</c> 00:27:44.359 --> 00:27:48.440 and<00:27:44.480><c> John</c><00:27:44.640><c> would</c><00:27:44.799><c> have</c><00:27:44.940><c> done,</c><00:27:45.900><c> a</c><00:27:45.920><c> few</c><00:27:46.160><c> elbows</c><00:27:46.500><c> and</c><00:27:47.539><c> so</c><00:27:47.759><c> on,</c> 00:27:48.859 --> 00:27:51.400 would<00:27:49.019><c> surely</c><00:27:49.299><c> have</c><00:27:49.480><c> pushed</c><00:27:49.640><c> a</c><00:27:49.779><c> few</c><00:27:49.859><c> people</c><00:27:50.119><c> to</c><00:27:50.319><c> one</c><00:27:50.579><c> side.</c> 00:27:52.019 --> 00:27:53.700 But<00:27:52.220><c> that's</c><00:27:52.460><c> the</c><00:27:52.559><c> first</c><00:27:52.779><c> time.</c> 00:27:54.079 --> 00:27:57.720 The<00:27:54.420><c> second</c><00:27:54.680><c> time</c><00:27:55.059><c> is</c><00:27:55.619><c> absolutely</c><00:27:56.500><c> appalling.</c> 00:27:58.740 --> 00:28:02.000 Can<00:27:58.900><c> we</c><00:27:59.039><c> turn</c><00:27:59.259><c> now</c><00:27:59.400><c> to</c><00:27:59.559><c> Matthew</c><00:27:59.799><c> chapter</c><00:28:00.140><c> 27?</c> 00:28:04.960 --> 00:28:07.740 Matthew's<00:28:05.440><c> gospel,</c><00:28:06.220><c> chapter</c><00:28:06.440><c> 27.</c> 00:28:09.799 --> 00:28:12.859 And<00:28:10.440><c> verse</c><00:28:11.019><c> 33.</c> 00:28:20.140 --> 00:28:24.619 And<00:28:20.279><c> when</c><00:28:20.579><c> they</c><00:28:20.759><c> were</c><00:28:20.960><c> come</c><00:28:21.319><c> unto</c><00:28:21.640><c> a</c><00:28:21.920><c> place</c><00:28:22.319><c> called</c><00:28:22.940><c> Golgotha,</c> 00:28:24.640 --> 00:28:28.380 that<00:28:24.960><c> is</c><00:28:25.140><c> to</c><00:28:25.339><c> say,</c><00:28:26.839><c> the</c><00:28:27.059><c> place</c><00:28:27.200><c> of</c><00:28:27.420><c> a</c><00:28:27.599><c> skull,</c> 00:28:29.079 --> 00:28:32.900 they<00:28:29.299><c> gave</c><00:28:29.480><c> him</c><00:28:29.759><c> vinegar</c><00:28:30.059><c> to</c><00:28:30.339><c> drink,</c><00:28:31.319><c> mingled</c><00:28:31.720><c> with</c><00:28:32.039><c> gall.</c> 00:28:33.539 --> 00:28:37.519 And<00:28:33.799><c> when</c><00:28:33.940><c> he</c><00:28:34.099><c> had</c><00:28:34.319><c> tasted</c><00:28:34.759><c> thereof,</c><00:28:35.839><c> he</c><00:28:36.099><c> would</c><00:28:36.380><c> not</c><00:28:36.619><c> drink.</c> 00:28:38.279 --> 00:28:42.180 And<00:28:38.519><c> they</c><00:28:38.740><c> crucified</c><00:28:39.200><c> him</c><00:28:40.039><c> and</c><00:28:40.539><c> purchased</c><00:28:40.799><c> his</c><00:28:41.099><c> garments,</c> 00:28:42.400 --> 00:28:43.740 casting<00:28:42.680><c> lots.</c> 00:28:44.759 --> 00:28:48.819 And<00:28:44.920><c> their</c><00:28:45.079><c> brothers</c><00:28:45.259><c> and</c><00:28:45.420><c> sisters,</c><00:28:45.900><c> under</c><00:28:46.259><c> that</c><00:28:47.220><c> blazing</c><00:28:47.759><c> sun,</c> 00:28:49.200 --> 00:28:50.940 they<00:28:49.480><c> knocked</c><00:28:49.700><c> the</c><00:28:49.940><c> nails</c><00:28:50.180><c> into</c><00:28:50.440><c> his</c><00:28:50.720><c> arms,</c> 00:28:51.079 --> 00:28:52.799 they<00:28:51.299><c> knocked</c><00:28:51.500><c> the</c><00:28:51.720><c> nails</c><00:28:51.920><c> into</c><00:28:52.140><c> his</c><00:28:52.359><c> feet,</c> 00:28:53.200 --> 00:28:57.279 they<00:28:53.519><c> tied</c><00:28:53.720><c> him</c><00:28:53.859><c> up</c><00:28:54.119><c> to</c><00:28:54.279><c> that</c><00:28:54.880><c> stake,</c><00:28:56.619><c> hauled</c><00:28:56.799><c> it</c><00:28:56.980><c> upright</c> 00:28:57.279 --> 00:29:02.059 and<00:28:57.460><c> it</c><00:28:57.859><c> drops</c><00:28:58.099><c> into</c><00:28:58.440><c> the</c><00:28:59.420><c> slot,</c><00:29:00.759><c> the</c><00:29:00.960><c> crash.</c> 00:29:03.259 --> 00:29:07.619 And<00:29:03.819><c> with</c><00:29:03.960><c> all</c><00:29:04.119><c> the</c><00:29:04.359><c> pain</c><00:29:04.599><c> and</c><00:29:04.799><c> the</c><00:29:05.039><c> agony</c><00:29:05.339><c> that</c><00:29:05.859><c> must</c><00:29:06.380><c> have</c><00:29:06.640><c> taken,</c> 00:29:08.279 --> 00:29:10.960 they<00:29:08.700><c> still</c><00:29:09.140><c> were</c><00:29:09.339><c> not</c><00:29:09.640><c> satisfied.</c> 00:29:11.859 --> 00:29:13.599 Verse<00:29:12.160><c> 39.</c> 00:29:15.720 --> 00:29:20.859 And<00:29:15.799><c> they</c><00:29:16.119><c> that</c><00:29:16.660><c> passed</c><00:29:17.119><c> by</c><00:29:18.259><c> reviled</c><00:29:19.799><c> him,</c> 00:29:21.559 --> 00:29:23.900 wagging<00:29:22.140><c> their</c><00:29:22.599><c> heads</c><00:29:23.039><c> and</c><00:29:23.440><c> saying,</c> 00:29:24.400 --> 00:29:26.539 thou<00:29:24.759><c> that</c><00:29:25.079><c> destroyest</c><00:29:25.740><c> the</c><00:29:25.980><c> temple</c> 00:29:26.539 --> 00:29:32.339 and<00:29:27.339><c> buildest</c><00:29:27.740><c> it</c><00:29:27.880><c> in</c><00:29:28.180><c> three</c><00:29:28.440><c> days,</c><00:29:30.420><c> save</c><00:29:30.720><c> thyself.</c> 00:29:32.880 --> 00:29:37.660 If<00:29:33.839><c> thou</c><00:29:34.440><c> be</c><00:29:35.160><c> the</c><00:29:35.579><c> son</c><00:29:36.079><c> of</c><00:29:36.559><c> God,</c> 00:29:38.579 --> 00:29:41.380 come<00:29:39.380><c> down</c><00:29:39.980><c> from</c><00:29:40.180><c> the</c><00:29:40.359><c> cross.</c> 00:29:45.119 --> 00:29:50.039 Those<00:29:45.380><c> words,</c><00:29:46.819><c> if</c><00:29:47.400><c> thou</c><00:29:47.839><c> be</c><00:29:48.440><c> the</c><00:29:48.839><c> son</c><00:29:49.019><c> of</c><00:29:49.220><c> God,</c> 00:29:50.279 --> 00:29:53.920 are<00:29:50.640><c> identical</c><00:29:51.440><c> to</c><00:29:51.700><c> those</c><00:29:51.940><c> words</c><00:29:52.180><c> in</c><00:29:52.319><c> Matthew</c><00:29:52.559><c> chapter</c><00:29:52.859><c> four.</c> 00:29:54.259 --> 00:29:59.059 If<00:29:54.599><c> thou</c><00:29:54.960><c> be</c><00:29:55.339><c> the</c><00:29:55.559><c> son</c><00:29:55.700><c> of</c><00:29:55.920><c> God,</c><00:29:57.079><c> cast</c><00:29:57.440><c> thyself</c><00:29:57.900><c> down.</c> 00:29:59.480 --> 00:30:02.500 Jump<00:29:59.880><c> off,</c><00:30:00.119><c> Jesus,</c><00:30:01.400><c> show</c><00:30:01.599><c> them.</c> 00:30:03.400 --> 00:30:08.359 Leap<00:30:03.640><c> off</c><00:30:03.779><c> from</c><00:30:04.000><c> that</c><00:30:04.279><c> cross,</c><00:30:05.339><c> terrify,</c><00:30:06.359><c> horrify,</c><00:30:07.400><c> amaze.</c> 00:30:08.640 --> 00:30:10.920 And<00:30:09.279><c> astonish</c><00:30:09.599><c> these</c><00:30:09.779><c> men.</c> 00:30:13.059 --> 00:30:16.559 And<00:30:13.259><c> how</c><00:30:13.640><c> sore</c><00:30:13.920><c> that</c><00:30:14.240><c> temptation</c><00:30:14.839><c> must</c><00:30:15.299><c> have</c><00:30:15.579><c> been.</c> 00:30:19.920 --> 00:30:21.140 When<00:30:20.079><c> we're</c><00:30:20.380><c> sick,</c><00:30:20.759><c> brothers</c><00:30:20.859><c> and</c><00:30:21.039><c> sisters,</c> 00:30:21.140 --> 00:30:26.039 if<00:30:21.279><c> it's</c><00:30:21.579><c> possible</c><00:30:21.880><c> at</c><00:30:22.160><c> all,</c><00:30:23.380><c> we</c><00:30:23.599><c> go</c><00:30:24.079><c> and</c><00:30:24.740><c> take</c><00:30:24.920><c> medicines,</c> 00:30:26.319 --> 00:30:29.259 we<00:30:26.500><c> undergo</c><00:30:26.859><c> treatment,</c><00:30:27.480><c> we</c><00:30:27.660><c> sometimes</c><00:30:28.019><c> have</c><00:30:28.220><c> to</c><00:30:28.339><c> undergo</c><00:30:28.660><c> surgery.</c> 00:30:29.519 --> 00:30:33.019 We<00:30:29.680><c> do</c><00:30:29.839><c> whatever</c><00:30:30.180><c> we</c><00:30:30.599><c> possibly</c><00:30:30.980><c> can</c><00:30:31.559><c> to</c><00:30:32.019><c> stop</c><00:30:32.359><c> this</c><00:30:32.720><c> pain,</c> 00:30:33.319 --> 00:30:37.279 to<00:30:33.519><c> get</c><00:30:34.119><c> cured,</c><00:30:34.740><c> to</c><00:30:34.839><c> get</c><00:30:35.220><c> healed,</c><00:30:35.740><c> to</c><00:30:35.900><c> become</c><00:30:36.240><c> whole.</c> 00:30:37.259 --> 00:30:39.319 And<00:30:37.539><c> how</c><00:30:37.759><c> natural</c><00:30:38.140><c> it</c><00:30:38.380><c> is.</c> 00:30:39.680 --> 00:30:42.339 And<00:30:39.880><c> here</c><00:30:40.079><c> is</c><00:30:40.279><c> the</c><00:30:40.480><c> Lord,</c><00:30:41.079><c> with</c><00:30:41.240><c> his</c><00:30:41.400><c> flesh</c><00:30:41.819><c> injured,</c> 00:30:42.579 --> 00:30:44.980 his<00:30:42.799><c> back</c><00:30:43.099><c> bleeding</c><00:30:43.559><c> with</c><00:30:43.900><c> his</c><00:30:44.140><c> crown</c><00:30:44.440><c> of</c><00:30:44.779><c> thorns</c> 00:30:44.980 --> 00:30:46.779 or<00:30:45.160><c> its</c><00:30:45.500><c> marks</c><00:30:45.799><c> left</c><00:30:46.160><c> upon</c><00:30:46.400><c> its</c><00:30:46.619><c> head,</c> 00:30:47.099 --> 00:30:49.259 out<00:30:47.279><c> in</c><00:30:47.440><c> the</c><00:30:47.559><c> midday</c><00:30:47.960><c> sun,</c><00:30:48.559><c> stark</c><00:30:48.839><c> naked,</c> 00:30:49.700 --> 00:30:52.599 hanging<00:30:49.799><c> on</c><00:30:50.059><c> this</c><00:30:50.380><c> cross</c><00:30:50.640><c> and</c><00:30:51.079><c> everybody</c><00:30:51.579><c> walking</c><00:30:52.119><c> past,</c> 00:30:52.980 --> 00:30:54.339 shouting<00:30:53.279><c> at</c><00:30:53.519><c> the</c><00:30:53.660><c> top</c><00:30:53.799><c> of</c><00:30:53.940><c> their</c><00:30:54.099><c> voices,</c> 00:30:54.440 --> 00:30:56.079 at<00:30:54.559><c> least</c><00:30:54.779><c> these</c><00:30:55.140><c> wicked</c><00:30:55.460><c> men</c><00:30:55.759><c> saying,</c> 00:30:56.420 --> 00:30:58.859 if<00:30:56.740><c> thou</c><00:30:56.900><c> be</c><00:30:57.140><c> the</c><00:30:57.279><c> son</c><00:30:57.420><c> of</c><00:30:57.599><c> God,</c><00:30:57.839><c> come</c><00:30:58.160><c> down</c><00:30:58.480><c> Jesus,</c> 00:30:59.140 --> 00:31:01.880 jump<00:30:59.599><c> off,</c><00:31:00.119><c> we'll</c><00:31:00.380><c> believe</c><00:31:00.619><c> you.</c> 00:31:07.140 --> 00:31:14.299 He<00:31:07.720><c> saved</c><00:31:07.980><c> others,</c><00:31:10.420><c> himself,</c><00:31:12.099><c> he</c><00:31:12.519><c> cannot</c><00:31:13.000><c> save.</c> 00:31:15.700 --> 00:31:17.640 If<00:31:15.940><c> he</c><00:31:16.180><c> be</c><00:31:16.339><c> the</c><00:31:16.579><c> King</c><00:31:16.680><c> of</c><00:31:16.900><c> Israel,</c> 00:31:18.140 --> 00:31:22.119 let<00:31:18.500><c> him</c><00:31:18.740><c> now</c><00:31:19.500><c> come</c><00:31:20.079><c> down</c><00:31:20.619><c> from</c><00:31:20.900><c> the</c><00:31:21.119><c> cross</c> 00:31:22.190 --> 00:31:24.759 and<00:31:22.480><c> we</c><00:31:22.880><c> will</c><00:31:23.299><c> believe</c><00:31:23.660><c> him.</c> 00:31:24.839 --> 00:31:28.559 He<00:31:25.420><c> trusted</c><00:31:25.819><c> in</c><00:31:26.160><c> God,</c><00:31:27.339><c> let</c><00:31:27.660><c> him</c><00:31:27.880><c> deliver</c><00:31:28.160><c> him</c><00:31:28.339><c> now</c> 00:31:28.559 --> 00:31:30.319 if<00:31:28.700><c> he</c><00:31:28.880><c> will</c><00:31:29.019><c> have</c><00:31:29.200><c> him,</c><00:31:29.579><c> for</c><00:31:29.779><c> he</c><00:31:30.039><c> said,</c> 00:31:30.740 --> 00:31:32.880 I<00:31:30.980><c> am</c><00:31:31.220><c> the</c><00:31:31.339><c> son</c><00:31:31.420><c> of</c><00:31:31.619><c> God,</c><00:31:31.799><c> didn't</c><00:31:32.019><c> he?</c> 00:31:37.559 --> 00:31:42.259 How<00:31:38.279><c> human</c><00:31:38.779><c> beings</c><00:31:39.420><c> can</c><00:31:40.200><c> be</c><00:31:40.579><c> cruel.</c> 00:31:43.019 --> 00:31:46.559 Brother<00:31:43.099><c> and</c><00:31:43.279><c> sister,</c><00:31:43.660><c> the</c><00:31:45.079><c> extent</c><00:31:45.720><c> of</c><00:31:45.900><c> their</c><00:31:46.180><c> cruelty</c> 00:31:46.559 --> 00:31:50.539 and<00:31:46.759><c> their</c><00:31:47.119><c> words,</c><00:31:49.099><c> it</c><00:31:49.220><c> beggars</c><00:31:49.440><c> belief.</c> 00:31:51.279 --> 00:31:55.740 And<00:31:51.539><c> here</c><00:31:51.799><c> are</c><00:31:51.980><c> they</c><00:31:52.299><c> saying,</c><00:31:53.660><c> if</c><00:31:54.019><c> he</c><00:31:54.359><c> be</c><00:31:54.579><c> the</c><00:31:54.819><c> King</c><00:31:55.000><c> of</c><00:31:55.220><c> Israel,</c> 00:31:56.160 --> 00:32:00.160 let<00:31:56.400><c> him</c><00:31:57.220><c> now</c><00:31:57.660><c> come</c><00:31:58.319><c> down</c><00:31:58.700><c> from</c><00:31:58.960><c> the</c><00:31:59.220><c> cross</c> 00:32:00.160 --> 00:32:02.339 and<00:32:00.519><c> we</c><00:32:00.720><c> will</c><00:32:00.920><c> believe</c><00:32:01.140><c> him.</c> 00:32:02.779 --> 00:32:06.640 And<00:32:03.039><c> so</c><00:32:03.259><c> with</c><00:32:03.480><c> all</c><00:32:03.660><c> its</c><00:32:04.039><c> vileness,</c><00:32:05.200><c> with</c><00:32:05.420><c> all</c><00:32:05.660><c> its</c><00:32:06.259><c> power,</c> 00:32:06.640 --> 00:32:10.960 with<00:32:06.819><c> all</c><00:32:07.079><c> its</c><00:32:07.640><c> force,</c><00:32:08.779><c> that</c><00:32:08.839><c> temptation</c><00:32:09.400><c> returns.</c> 00:32:12.839 --> 00:32:15.579 And<00:32:13.079><c> just</c><00:32:13.259><c> as</c><00:32:13.440><c> the</c><00:32:13.619><c> Lord</c><00:32:13.799><c> withstood</c><00:32:14.359><c> then,</c> 00:32:15.980 --> 00:32:20.599 just<00:32:16.279><c> so</c><00:32:16.880><c> he</c><00:32:17.140><c> withstood</c><00:32:17.579><c> now,</c><00:32:19.279><c> it</c><00:32:19.460><c> is</c><00:32:19.640><c> written,</c> 00:32:21.220 --> 00:32:24.960 thou<00:32:21.359><c> shalt</c><00:32:22.000><c> not</c><00:32:22.500><c> tempt</c><00:32:22.980><c> the</c><00:32:23.420><c> Lord</c><00:32:23.720><c> thy</c><00:32:24.039><c> God.</c> 00:32:25.880 --> 00:32:32.140 And<00:32:26.440><c> he</c><00:32:26.619><c> believed</c><00:32:26.960><c> in</c><00:32:27.240><c> God,</c><00:32:28.240><c> he</c><00:32:28.539><c> trusted</c><00:32:28.859><c> in</c><00:32:29.099><c> him</c><00:32:29.660><c> and</c><00:32:31.039><c> he</c><00:32:31.259><c> died.</c> 00:32:32.960 --> 00:32:35.779 From<00:32:33.200><c> the</c><00:32:33.420><c> sixth</c><00:32:33.799><c> hour,</c><00:32:34.180><c> there</c><00:32:34.279><c> was</c><00:32:34.480><c> darkness</c><00:32:34.980><c> all</c><00:32:35.220><c> over</c><00:32:35.380><c> the</c><00:32:35.559><c> land</c> 00:32:35.779 --> 00:32:37.619 until<00:32:36.180><c> the</c><00:32:36.460><c> ninth</c><00:32:36.720><c> hour.</c> 00:32:38.160 --> 00:32:40.039 And<00:32:38.339><c> about</c><00:32:39.200><c> the</c><00:32:39.519><c> ninth</c><00:32:39.720><c> hour,</c> 00:32:40.220 --> 00:32:42.720 Jesus<00:32:40.440><c> cries</c><00:32:40.920><c> with</c><00:32:41.160><c> a</c><00:32:41.319><c> loud</c><00:32:41.519><c> voice</c><00:32:41.799><c> saying,</c> 00:32:42.779 --> 00:32:45.779 Eli,<00:32:44.160><c> Eli,</c><00:32:44.579><c> Lama</c><00:32:44.819><c> sabachthanai.</c> 00:32:46.279 --> 00:32:51.700 That<00:32:46.480><c> is</c><00:32:46.680><c> to</c><00:32:46.859><c> say,</c><00:32:47.099><c> my</c><00:32:47.440><c> God,</c><00:32:47.819><c> my</c><00:32:48.099><c> God,</c><00:32:49.640><c> why</c><00:32:49.859><c> hast</c><00:32:50.119><c> thou</c><00:32:50.279><c> forsaken</c><00:32:50.740><c> me?</c> 00:32:54.119 --> 00:32:56.440 Of<00:32:54.359><c> course</c><00:32:54.460><c> he</c><00:32:54.539><c> didn't</c><00:32:55.160><c> forsake</c><00:32:55.619><c> him.</c> 00:32:57.319 --> 00:33:00.460 Verse<00:32:57.500><c> 50,</c><00:32:57.839><c> he</c><00:32:58.039><c> cried</c><00:32:58.359><c> again</c><00:32:58.720><c> with</c><00:32:58.940><c> a</c><00:32:59.160><c> loud</c><00:32:59.359><c> voice,</c> 00:33:00.500 --> 00:33:04.019 yielded<00:33:00.819><c> up</c><00:33:00.980><c> the</c><00:33:01.140><c> ghost</c><00:33:01.700><c> and</c><00:33:03.019><c> died.</c> 00:33:04.339 --> 00:33:07.380 And<00:33:04.980><c> he</c><00:33:05.160><c> rose</c><00:33:05.400><c> again</c><00:33:05.880><c> the</c><00:33:06.119><c> third</c><00:33:06.460><c> day.</c> 00:33:07.579 --> 00:33:12.380 Brothers<00:33:07.700><c> and</c><00:33:07.880><c> sisters,</c><00:33:08.759><c> this</c><00:33:08.920><c> man</c><00:33:09.319><c> who</c><00:33:09.799><c> was</c><00:33:10.200><c> in</c><00:33:10.519><c> all</c><00:33:11.259><c> points,</c> 00:33:12.480 --> 00:33:17.519 tempted<00:33:12.640><c> like</c><00:33:13.339><c> as</c><00:33:13.660><c> we</c><00:33:14.200><c> are,</c><00:33:15.000><c> yet</c><00:33:15.559><c> without</c><00:33:16.460><c> sin.</c> 00:33:17.799 --> 00:33:20.500 This<00:33:18.079><c> man</c><00:33:18.420><c> for</c><00:33:18.619><c> whom</c><00:33:18.920><c> temptation</c><00:33:19.619><c> must</c><00:33:19.940><c> have</c><00:33:20.099><c> been</c> 00:33:20.500 --> 00:33:22.279 a<00:33:20.880><c> daily</c><00:33:21.220><c> occurrence.</c> 00:33:22.799 --> 00:33:25.359 The<00:33:23.440><c> temptation</c><00:33:23.839><c> of</c><00:33:24.059><c> running</c><00:33:24.380><c> away</c><00:33:24.759><c> from</c><00:33:24.940><c> the</c><00:33:25.180><c> cross,</c> 00:33:25.660 --> 00:33:28.740 of<00:33:25.819><c> hiding</c><00:33:26.140><c> from</c><00:33:26.400><c> its</c><00:33:26.680><c> shame,</c><00:33:27.440><c> of</c><00:33:27.819><c> avoiding</c><00:33:28.119><c> the</c><00:33:28.440><c> agony,</c> 00:33:29.160 --> 00:33:32.900 it<00:33:29.539><c> must</c><00:33:29.799><c> have</c><00:33:30.079><c> come</c><00:33:30.240><c> to</c><00:33:30.400><c> him</c><00:33:30.559><c> at</c><00:33:30.880><c> time</c><00:33:31.240><c> and</c><00:33:31.579><c> time</c><00:33:31.880><c> and</c><00:33:32.160><c> time</c><00:33:32.440><c> again.</c> 00:33:32.900 --> 00:33:35.980 As<00:33:33.359><c> he</c><00:33:33.660><c> walked,</c><00:33:33.940><c> brethren,</c><00:33:34.359><c> up</c><00:33:34.539><c> and</c><00:33:34.779><c> down</c><00:33:34.920><c> the</c><00:33:35.119><c> roads</c><00:33:35.359><c> of</c><00:33:35.619><c> Palestine,</c> 00:33:36.240 --> 00:33:38.339 the<00:33:36.420><c> Romans</c><00:33:36.700><c> who</c><00:33:36.839><c> were</c><00:33:37.039><c> so</c><00:33:37.400><c> fond</c><00:33:37.599><c> of</c><00:33:37.819><c> executing</c> 00:33:38.339 --> 00:33:40.519 all<00:33:38.920><c> their</c><00:33:39.119><c> political</c><00:33:39.940><c> opponents,</c> 00:33:40.880 --> 00:33:42.980 all<00:33:41.200><c> the</c><00:33:41.339><c> men</c><00:33:41.500><c> who</c><00:33:41.819><c> dared</c><00:33:42.099><c> to</c><00:33:42.359><c> raise</c><00:33:42.559><c> insurrection,</c> 00:33:43.160 --> 00:33:45.200 he<00:33:43.400><c> would</c><00:33:43.660><c> see</c><00:33:43.880><c> them</c><00:33:44.140><c> hanging</c><00:33:44.440><c> on</c><00:33:44.680><c> the</c><00:33:44.859><c> crosses</c> 00:33:45.200 --> 00:33:47.220 by<00:33:45.680><c> the</c><00:33:45.900><c> side</c><00:33:46.039><c> of</c><00:33:46.259><c> the</c><00:33:46.339><c> road</c><00:33:46.500><c> as</c><00:33:46.640><c> he</c><00:33:46.819><c> went</c><00:33:46.960><c> along.</c> 00:33:47.380 --> 00:33:49.819 And<00:33:47.779><c> each</c><00:33:48.200><c> time</c><00:33:48.539><c> he</c><00:33:48.779><c> passes</c><00:33:49.180><c> one</c><00:33:49.500><c> of</c><00:33:49.660><c> them,</c> 00:33:49.980 --> 00:33:52.380 it<00:33:50.279><c> must</c><00:33:50.599><c> have</c><00:33:50.779><c> come</c><00:33:50.940><c> to</c><00:33:51.119><c> his</c><00:33:51.319><c> mind,</c> 00:33:53.180 --> 00:33:58.279 one<00:33:53.500><c> day,</c><00:33:55.099><c> that's</c><00:33:55.420><c> what</c><00:33:55.539><c> it's</c><00:33:55.759><c> gonna</c><00:33:55.839><c> be</c><00:33:56.099><c> like</c><00:33:56.519><c> with</c><00:33:57.319><c> me.</c> 00:33:58.900 --> 00:34:02.799 And<00:33:59.579><c> he's</c><00:33:59.960><c> tempted</c><00:34:00.440><c> in</c><00:34:00.799><c> all</c><00:34:01.359><c> points</c><00:34:01.700><c> like</c><00:34:02.019><c> as</c><00:34:02.160><c> we</c><00:34:02.400><c> are,</c> 00:34:02.960 --> 00:34:06.559 wanting<00:34:03.440><c> to</c><00:34:03.859><c> avoid</c><00:34:04.220><c> the</c><00:34:04.500><c> cross,</c><00:34:05.079><c> wanting</c><00:34:05.319><c> to</c><00:34:05.660><c> avoid</c><00:34:06.019><c> the</c><00:34:06.319><c> shame,</c> 00:34:06.900 --> 00:34:09.280 wanting<00:34:07.200><c> to</c><00:34:07.539><c> avoid</c><00:34:07.940><c> that</c><00:34:08.320><c> agony.</c> 00:34:10.199 --> 00:34:13.059 But<00:34:10.420><c> voluntarily,</c><00:34:11.760><c> rising</c><00:34:12.219><c> above</c><00:34:12.480><c> the</c><00:34:12.739><c> flesh,</c> 00:34:13.500 --> 00:34:15.199 rising<00:34:13.920><c> above</c><00:34:14.219><c> its</c><00:34:14.519><c> lusts,</c> 00:34:15.239 --> 00:34:18.019 rising<00:34:15.659><c> above</c><00:34:15.960><c> its</c><00:34:16.260><c> inclinations</c><00:34:16.760><c> and</c><00:34:17.000><c> desires.</c> 00:34:18.880 --> 00:34:21.880 And<00:34:19.199><c> for</c><00:34:19.360><c> the</c><00:34:19.639><c> joy</c><00:34:19.920><c> that</c><00:34:20.099><c> was</c><00:34:20.480><c> set</c><00:34:20.699><c> before</c><00:34:21.019><c> him,</c> 00:34:22.579 --> 00:34:25.800 endured<00:34:22.880><c> the</c><00:34:23.139><c> cross,</c><00:34:24.260><c> despising</c><00:34:24.820><c> the</c><00:34:25.059><c> shame.</c> 00:34:26.039 --> 00:34:28.800 And<00:34:26.300><c> now</c><00:34:26.900><c> is</c><00:34:27.619><c> set</c><00:34:27.800><c> down</c><00:34:28.000><c> at</c><00:34:28.179><c> the</c><00:34:28.360><c> right</c><00:34:28.619><c> hand</c> 00:34:28.800 --> 00:34:30.960 of<00:34:28.980><c> the</c><00:34:29.159><c> majesty</c><00:34:29.599><c> on</c><00:34:29.860><c> high.</c> 00:34:31.719 --> 00:34:33.760 My<00:34:31.860><c> beloved</c><00:34:32.139><c> brethren</c><00:34:32.519><c> and</c><00:34:32.719><c> sisters,</c> 00:34:35.360 --> 00:34:37.820 this<00:34:35.519><c> is</c><00:34:35.739><c> a</c><00:34:36.000><c> Lord</c><00:34:36.239><c> that</c><00:34:36.420><c> is</c><00:34:36.699><c> worth</c><00:34:36.940><c> having.</c> 00:34:38.239 --> 00:34:40.940 This<00:34:38.500><c> is</c><00:34:38.739><c> a</c><00:34:38.900><c> man</c><00:34:39.260><c> who</c><00:34:39.460><c> it</c><00:34:39.559><c> is</c><00:34:39.780><c> worth</c><00:34:40.039><c> following.</c> 00:34:41.179 --> 00:34:44.280 This<00:34:41.360><c> is</c><00:34:41.559><c> a</c><00:34:41.679><c> man</c><00:34:41.900><c> who</c><00:34:42.599><c> has</c><00:34:43.059><c> no</c><00:34:43.320><c> equals.</c> 00:34:44.900 --> 00:34:48.659 And<00:34:45.219><c> yet</c><00:34:45.599><c> God</c><00:34:46.119><c> is</c><00:34:46.579><c> called</c><00:34:47.039><c> his</c><00:34:47.679><c> God.</c> 00:34:48.719 --> 00:34:51.860 If<00:34:48.920><c> the</c><00:34:49.139><c> Lord</c><00:34:49.340><c> Jesus</c><00:34:49.760><c> is</c><00:34:50.000><c> so</c><00:34:50.260><c> wonderful</c><00:34:50.699><c> a</c><00:34:50.900><c> person,</c> 00:34:51.969 --> 00:34:57.099 how<00:34:52.380><c> wonderful</c><00:34:52.920><c> indeed</c><00:34:53.699><c> must</c><00:34:54.119><c> be</c><00:34:54.320><c> the</c><00:34:54.519><c> God</c><00:34:54.900><c> that</c><00:34:55.659><c> he</c><00:34:55.920><c> worships.</c> 00:34:57.880 --> 00:34:59.599 And<00:34:58.159><c> what</c><00:34:58.320><c> about</c><00:34:58.480><c> ourselves?</c> 00:34:59.920 --> 00:35:04.780 When<00:35:00.119><c> our</c><00:35:00.460><c> temptations</c><00:35:01.099><c> come</c><00:35:01.960><c> bitter</c><00:35:02.780><c> and</c><00:35:03.880><c> sharp,</c> 00:35:05.059 --> 00:35:08.019 when<00:35:05.280><c> we</c><00:35:05.539><c> have</c><00:35:05.659><c> it</c><00:35:05.860><c> within</c><00:35:06.059><c> our</c><00:35:06.440><c> power</c><00:35:06.639><c> to</c><00:35:06.880><c> indulge</c><00:35:07.440><c> our</c><00:35:07.739><c> flesh,</c> 00:35:08.219 --> 00:35:12.219 to<00:35:08.539><c> satisfy</c><00:35:09.000><c> our</c><00:35:09.360><c> lusts,</c><00:35:09.820><c> to</c><00:35:10.139><c> satisfy</c><00:35:10.579><c> the</c><00:35:10.860><c> affections</c><00:35:11.300><c> thereof,</c> 00:35:12.719 --> 00:35:17.420 shall<00:35:12.880><c> we</c><00:35:13.079><c> then</c><00:35:13.400><c> take</c><00:35:14.420><c> those</c><00:35:14.940><c> opportunities</c><00:35:15.739><c> into</c><00:35:16.659><c> our</c><00:35:17.000><c> hands</c> 00:35:17.420 --> 00:35:21.099 and<00:35:17.980><c> turn</c><00:35:18.500><c> those</c><00:35:19.219><c> stones</c><00:35:19.699><c> into</c><00:35:20.079><c> bread?</c> 00:35:23.420 --> 00:35:26.199 Pause<00:35:23.940><c> and</c><00:35:24.460><c> remember</c><00:35:24.860><c> this</c><00:35:25.099><c> man.</c> 00:35:27.019 --> 00:35:28.320 And<00:35:27.119><c> when</c><00:35:27.280><c> we</c><00:35:27.519><c> have</c><00:35:27.699><c> the</c><00:35:27.840><c> opportunity</c> 00:35:28.320 --> 00:35:31.420 of<00:35:28.679><c> exalting</c><00:35:29.159><c> ourselves</c><00:35:30.039><c> wrongly,</c> 00:35:32.639 --> 00:35:35.739 putting<00:35:32.880><c> our</c><00:35:33.179><c> brethren,</c><00:35:33.940><c> making</c><00:35:34.119><c> them</c><00:35:34.300><c> look</c><00:35:34.639><c> small,</c> 00:35:35.800 --> 00:35:37.960 making<00:35:36.099><c> our</c><00:35:36.460><c> workmates</c><00:35:36.980><c> look</c><00:35:37.340><c> small,</c> 00:35:38.420 --> 00:35:41.579 when<00:35:38.599><c> we</c><00:35:38.780><c> can</c><00:35:38.920><c> be</c><00:35:39.179><c> contemptuous,</c><00:35:40.019><c> when</c><00:35:40.139><c> we</c><00:35:40.360><c> can</c><00:35:40.519><c> be</c><00:35:40.780><c> sarcastic,</c> 00:35:41.699 --> 00:35:44.300 when<00:35:41.840><c> we</c><00:35:42.019><c> can</c><00:35:42.139><c> be</c><00:35:42.340><c> all</c><00:35:42.539><c> of</c><00:35:42.679><c> these</c><00:35:42.840><c> unpleasant</c><00:35:43.260><c> things,</c> 00:35:44.480 --> 00:35:45.760 shall<00:35:44.739><c> we</c><00:35:44.900><c> do</c><00:35:45.039><c> it?</c> 00:35:46.099 --> 00:35:48.739 When<00:35:46.280><c> we</c><00:35:46.460><c> have</c><00:35:46.599><c> a</c><00:35:46.780><c> Lord</c><00:35:47.000><c> like</c><00:35:47.699><c> this?</c> 00:35:49.139 --> 00:35:52.420 And<00:35:49.460><c> shall</c><00:35:49.679><c> we</c><00:35:49.940><c> avoid</c><00:35:50.360><c> the</c><00:35:50.880><c> shame</c><00:35:51.260><c> and</c><00:35:51.880><c> the</c><00:35:52.039><c> spitting</c> 00:35:52.420 --> 00:35:55.340 and<00:35:53.059><c> the</c><00:35:53.280><c> reviling</c><00:35:53.679><c> of</c><00:35:54.179><c> those</c><00:35:54.500><c> who</c><00:35:54.780><c> hate</c><00:35:55.019><c> him</c> 00:35:55.340 --> 00:36:00.139 and<00:35:55.659><c> who</c><00:35:55.860><c> hate</c><00:35:56.079><c> his</c><00:35:56.300><c> father</c><00:35:56.860><c> by</c><00:35:57.920><c> going</c><00:35:58.440><c> back</c><00:35:58.780><c> to</c><00:35:59.000><c> our</c><00:35:59.179><c> places</c> 00:36:00.099 --> 00:36:01.960 and<00:36:00.420><c> hiding</c><00:36:00.719><c> our</c><00:36:01.039><c> light</c><00:36:01.199><c> under</c><00:36:01.420><c> the</c><00:36:01.599><c> bushel</c> 00:36:01.960 --> 00:36:05.320 so<00:36:02.619><c> that</c><00:36:02.840><c> no</c><00:36:03.059><c> one</c><00:36:03.260><c> can</c><00:36:03.579><c> know,</c><00:36:04.239><c> no</c><00:36:04.460><c> one</c><00:36:04.719><c> will</c><00:36:05.000><c> hear,</c> 00:36:05.579 --> 00:36:09.400 no<00:36:05.820><c> one</c><00:36:06.019><c> will</c><00:36:06.260><c> think</c><00:36:06.579><c> that</c><00:36:06.960><c> this</c><00:36:07.199><c> man</c><00:36:07.539><c> is</c><00:36:07.880><c> a</c><00:36:07.980><c> Christadelphian?</c> 00:36:09.940 --> 00:36:11.639 Is<00:36:10.079><c> that</c><00:36:10.199><c> the</c><00:36:10.300><c> way</c><00:36:10.400><c> it's</c><00:36:10.539><c> going</c><00:36:10.619><c> to</c><00:36:10.739><c> be?</c> 00:36:11.900 --> 00:36:14.400 Or<00:36:12.099><c> are</c><00:36:12.460><c> we</c><00:36:12.699><c> going</c><00:36:12.820><c> to</c><00:36:13.039><c> be</c><00:36:13.179><c> like</c><00:36:13.440><c> Jesus?</c> 00:36:14.500 --> 00:36:17.199 And<00:36:14.860><c> choose</c><00:36:15.280><c> rather</c><00:36:15.699><c> that</c><00:36:16.159><c> most</c><00:36:16.599><c> difficult,</c> 00:36:17.199 --> 00:36:23.119 that<00:36:17.539><c> most</c><00:36:17.980><c> painful</c><00:36:18.519><c> of</c><00:36:18.780><c> ways</c><00:36:19.400><c> which</c><00:36:21.179><c> leads</c><00:36:21.460><c> to</c><00:36:21.679><c> eternal</c><00:36:21.960><c> life.</c> 00:36:24.559 --> 00:36:27.039 Brethren,<00:36:24.780><c> sisters,</c><00:36:25.860><c> remember</c><00:36:26.260><c> these</c><00:36:26.480><c> temptations</c> 00:36:27.039 --> 00:36:31.940 of<00:36:27.239><c> your</c><00:36:27.440><c> Lord,</c><00:36:28.480><c> our</c><00:36:28.780><c> Lord,</c><00:36:30.320><c> and</c><00:36:30.420><c> when</c><00:36:30.599><c> we</c><00:36:30.840><c> are</c><00:36:30.980><c> tempted,</c> 00:36:32.300 --> 00:36:36.699 pause,<00:36:34.079><c> think</c><00:36:34.300><c> of</c><00:36:34.380><c> what</c><00:36:34.500><c> he</c><00:36:34.679><c> did,</c><00:36:35.420><c> think</c><00:36:35.699><c> of</c><00:36:35.780><c> how</c><00:36:35.940><c> he</c><00:36:36.099><c> was</c><00:36:36.280><c> tempted,</c> 00:36:36.900 --> 00:36:40.440 and<00:36:37.320><c> then</c><00:36:37.420><c> let</c><00:36:37.579><c> us</c><00:36:37.800><c> walk</c><00:36:38.219><c> strongly</c><00:36:38.840><c> and</c><00:36:39.440><c> firmly</c> 00:36:40.579 --> 00:36:42.519 towards<00:36:40.880><c> the</c><00:36:41.079><c> kingdom</c><00:36:41.280><c> of</c><00:36:41.480><c> God.</c> 00:36:44.619 --> 00:36:47.539 We<00:36:45.300><c> shall</c><00:36:45.500><c> conclude</c><00:36:45.820><c> this</c><00:36:46.440><c> session</c> 00:36:48.239 --> 00:36:51.780 by<00:36:48.920><c> singing</c><00:36:49.139><c> of</c><00:36:49.320><c> the</c><00:36:49.460><c> day</c><00:36:49.639><c> when</c><00:36:49.860><c> God</c><00:36:50.400><c> will</c><00:36:51.119><c> give</c><00:36:51.440><c> him</c> 00:36:51.780 --> 00:36:56.079 the<00:36:52.119><c> kingdoms</c><00:36:52.460><c> of</c><00:36:52.639><c> the</c><00:36:52.820><c> world</c><00:36:53.420><c> and</c><00:36:54.059><c> the</c><00:36:54.239><c> glory</c><00:36:54.440><c> of</c><00:36:54.639><c> them.</c> 00:36:56.619 --> 00:37:00.559 Hymn<00:36:57.300><c> 25,</c><00:36:59.159><c> after</c><00:36:59.420><c> which</c><00:36:59.599><c> please</c><00:36:59.860><c> remain</c><00:37:00.159><c> standing</c> 00:37:00.559 --> 00:37:02.239 for<00:37:00.800><c> a</c><00:37:00.960><c> word</c><00:37:01.099><c> of</c><00:37:01.320><c> prayer.</c> 00:37:03.460 --> 00:37:06.320 O<00:37:03.599><c> Lord,</c><00:37:04.099><c> thy</c><00:37:04.340><c> judgments</c><00:37:04.860><c> give</c><00:37:05.159><c> the</c><00:37:05.360><c> king,</c> 00:37:06.639 --> 00:37:09.579 his<00:37:06.940><c> son</c><00:37:07.820><c> thy</c><00:37:08.400><c> righteousness.</c> 00:37:10.119 --> 00:37:12.400 Hymn<00:37:10.480><c> number</c><00:37:11.019><c> 25.</c> 00:37:30.920 --> 00:37:32.320 Hymn<00:37:32.320><c> number</c><00:37:32.320><c> two.</c> 00:37:32.320 --> 00:37:40.360 O<00:37:33.340><c> Lord,</c><00:37:34.940><c> thy</c><00:37:35.820><c> judgments</c><00:37:37.440><c> give</c><00:37:39.159><c> the</c><00:37:39.800><c> king,</c> 00:37:40.480 --> 00:37:41.880 his<00:37:41.699><c> son</c><00:37:41.880><c> thy</c><00:37:41.880><c> righteousness.</c> 00:37:41.880 --> 00:37:57.420 thy<00:37:43.159><c> righteousness,</c><00:37:49.420><c> with</c><00:37:49.920><c> right</c><00:37:51.159><c> he</c><00:37:51.940><c> shall</c><00:37:52.880><c> the</c><00:37:54.099><c> people</c><00:37:55.599><c> judge,</c> 00:37:57.639 --> 00:38:05.300 and<00:37:58.400><c> war</c><00:37:59.260><c> without</c><00:38:01.219><c> rightness.</c> 00:38:05.300 --> 00:38:18.659 The<00:38:06.679><c> Jehovah</c><00:38:08.019><c> shall</c><00:38:09.079><c> cover</c><00:38:10.599><c> his</c><00:38:11.340><c> name</c><00:38:12.320><c> in</c><00:38:12.940><c> his</c><00:38:13.480><c> days,</c><00:38:14.940><c> and</c><00:38:15.619><c> prosper</c><00:38:17.320><c> in</c> 00:38:18.659 --> 00:38:22.119 his<00:38:19.719><c> reign.</c> 00:38:22.119 --> 00:38:37.860 The<00:38:23.699><c> Jehovah,</c><00:38:27.099><c> the</c><00:38:27.860><c> good</c><00:38:28.840><c> will</c><00:38:30.139><c> of</c><00:38:31.980><c> God,</c><00:38:33.440><c> and</c><00:38:33.920><c> peace</c><00:38:35.420><c> maintain.</c> 00:38:40.000 --> 00:38:55.639 If<00:38:41.400><c> just</c><00:38:42.800><c> and</c><00:38:43.599><c> great</c><00:38:44.599><c> the</c><00:38:45.679><c> wind</c><00:38:47.039><c> and</c><00:38:47.719><c> shout</c><00:38:48.719><c> from</c><00:38:49.860><c> sea</c><00:38:51.219><c> to</c><00:38:51.820><c> sea</c><00:38:53.320><c> extend,</c> 00:38:55.639 --> 00:39:10.360 it<00:38:58.340><c> from</c><00:38:59.420><c> the</c><00:39:00.579><c> river</c><00:39:02.340><c> shall</c><00:39:03.920><c> reach</c><00:39:04.880><c> forth</c><00:39:05.920><c> unto</c><00:39:07.980><c> her</c><00:39:09.159><c> soft</c> 00:39:10.360 --> 00:39:14.139 cross<00:39:11.480><c> bed.</c> 00:39:15.340 --> 00:39:31.659 For<00:39:16.739><c> he,</c><00:39:18.139><c> the</c><00:39:19.019><c> King,</c><00:39:20.159><c> he</c><00:39:20.960><c> shall</c><00:39:22.039><c> preserve,</c><00:39:24.840><c> when</c><00:39:25.440><c> need</c><00:39:26.679><c> to</c><00:39:27.579><c> live</c><00:39:28.519><c> and</c><00:39:29.500><c> come.</c> 00:39:31.659 --> 00:39:44.280 The<00:39:33.519><c> glorious</c><00:39:35.519><c> song</c><00:39:36.840><c> when</c><00:39:37.800><c> he</c><00:39:38.699><c> lived</c><00:39:39.440><c> and</c><00:39:40.019><c> had</c><00:39:41.059><c> the</c><00:39:42.280><c> will</c><00:39:43.320><c> of</c> 00:39:44.280 --> 00:39:48.440 man<00:39:45.699><c> and</c><00:39:46.760><c> home.</c> 00:39:50.300 --> 00:40:06.440 His<00:39:51.699><c> name</c><00:39:53.019><c> forever</c><00:39:55.579><c> shall</c><00:39:57.400><c> he</c><00:39:58.320><c> do,</c><00:40:00.019><c> as</c><00:40:00.719><c> thine</c><00:40:02.059><c> a</c><00:40:02.619><c> son</c><00:40:03.820><c> he</c><00:40:04.679><c> shall.</c> 00:40:08.059 --> 00:40:21.059 Then<00:40:09.079><c> shall</c><00:40:10.099><c> he</c><00:40:11.000><c> earth,</c><00:40:12.500><c> live,</c><00:40:14.179><c> live,</c><00:40:14.579><c> and</c><00:40:14.960><c> bless.</c><00:40:17.139><c> All</c><00:40:17.840><c> nations</c><00:40:19.300><c> shall</c> 00:40:21.059 --> 00:40:25.840 hear<00:40:22.159><c> God.</c> 00:40:28.820 --> 00:40:32.719 Blessed<00:40:29.280><c> be</c><00:40:29.579><c> thou,</c><00:40:29.980><c> O</c><00:40:30.199><c> Lord</c><00:40:30.420><c> God,</c><00:40:31.780><c> the</c><00:40:31.940><c> God</c><00:40:32.119><c> and</c><00:40:32.300><c> the</c><00:40:32.500><c> Father</c> 00:40:32.719 --> 00:40:34.139 of<00:40:32.920><c> our</c><00:40:33.039><c> Lord</c><00:40:33.239><c> Jesus</c><00:40:33.579><c> Christ,</c> 00:40:34.139 --> 00:40:39.840 who<00:40:35.179><c> was</c><00:40:35.420><c> blessed</c><00:40:35.619><c> us</c><00:40:35.960><c> abundantly,</c><00:40:37.860><c> and</c><00:40:38.019><c> richly,</c><00:40:39.500><c> and</c><00:40:39.619><c> with</c> 00:40:39.840 --> 00:40:41.400 overflowing<00:40:40.340><c> hand.</c> 00:40:42.300 --> 00:40:45.599 We<00:40:42.519><c> thank</c><00:40:42.719><c> thee</c><00:40:42.980><c> and</c><00:40:43.119><c> praise</c><00:40:43.420><c> thy</c><00:40:43.619><c> name,</c><00:40:44.960><c> for</c><00:40:45.059><c> having</c><00:40:45.320><c> sent</c> 00:40:45.599 --> 00:40:48.039 into<00:40:45.780><c> the</c><00:40:46.019><c> world</c><00:40:46.300><c> thine</c><00:40:46.500><c> only</c><00:40:46.780><c> begotten</c><00:40:47.159><c> Son,</c> 00:40:48.599 --> 00:40:53.340 who<00:40:48.900><c> died</c><00:40:49.219><c> for</c><00:40:49.480><c> our</c><00:40:49.679><c> sins,</c><00:40:50.840><c> who</c><00:40:51.119><c> suffered</c><00:40:51.360><c> under</c><00:40:51.659><c> Pontius</c><00:40:52.059><c> Pilate,</c><00:40:53.119><c> who</c> 00:40:53.340 --> 00:40:54.739 was<00:40:53.639><c> crucified,</c> 00:40:55.039 --> 00:40:58.380 and<00:40:55.179><c> who</c><00:40:55.360><c> remained</c><00:40:55.800><c> on</c><00:40:56.019><c> the</c><00:40:56.199><c> cross,</c><00:40:57.239><c> and</c><00:40:57.400><c> is</c><00:40:57.539><c> now</c><00:40:57.739><c> exalted</c><00:40:58.159><c> to</c> 00:40:58.380 --> 00:40:59.699 thy<00:40:58.500><c> right</c><00:40:58.760><c> hand.</c> 00:41:00.280 --> 00:41:04.739 O<00:41:00.760><c> Lord,</c><00:41:01.039><c> we</c><00:41:01.219><c> worship</c><00:41:01.539><c> thee</c><00:41:01.960><c> and</c><00:41:02.800><c> we</c><00:41:03.079><c> praise</c><00:41:03.260><c> thee,</c><00:41:04.380><c> and</c><00:41:04.539><c> thank</c> 00:41:04.739 --> 00:41:06.659 thee<00:41:04.960><c> for</c><00:41:05.199><c> such</c><00:41:05.380><c> an</c><00:41:05.579><c> example,</c> 00:41:06.900 --> 00:41:11.840 for<00:41:07.239><c> such</c><00:41:07.500><c> a</c><00:41:07.639><c> master,</c><00:41:09.260><c> that</c><00:41:09.380><c> we</c><00:41:09.699><c> in</c><00:41:09.860><c> our</c><00:41:10.099><c> turn,</c><00:41:10.360><c> when</c><00:41:10.539><c> we</c><00:41:10.780><c> are</c><00:41:10.920><c> tempted,</c> 00:41:12.019 --> 00:41:16.880 may<00:41:12.099><c> remember</c><00:41:12.480><c> him</c><00:41:13.280><c> and</c><00:41:13.699><c> his</c><00:41:13.900><c> sufferings,</c><00:41:15.159><c> and</c><00:41:15.300><c> that</c><00:41:15.420><c> we</c><00:41:15.539><c> shall</c><00:41:15.679><c> choose</c><00:41:16.460><c> the</c> 00:41:16.880 --> 00:41:17.599 right<00:41:17.159><c> hand</c> 00:41:17.599 --> 00:41:20.400 to<00:41:18.179><c> do</c><00:41:18.440><c> that</c><00:41:18.659><c> which</c><00:41:18.820><c> is</c><00:41:19.099><c> righteous</c><00:41:19.400><c> and</c><00:41:19.699><c> well</c><00:41:19.940><c> pleasing</c><00:41:20.179><c> in</c> 00:41:20.400 --> 00:41:21.699 thy<00:41:20.599><c> sight,</c> 00:41:21.840 --> 00:41:24.280 looking<00:41:22.119><c> unto</c><00:41:22.340><c> Jesus,</c><00:41:22.960><c> the</c><00:41:23.159><c> author</c><00:41:23.460><c> and</c><00:41:23.659><c> the</c><00:41:23.840><c> finisher</c><00:41:24.059><c> of</c> 00:41:24.280 --> 00:41:25.340 our<00:41:24.460><c> faith.</c> 00:41:25.960 --> 00:41:29.639 Accept<00:41:26.440><c> our</c><00:41:26.739><c> praise</c><00:41:26.940><c> and</c><00:41:27.159><c> our</c><00:41:27.340><c> thanksgiving,</c><00:41:28.320><c> O</c><00:41:28.360><c> Lord</c><00:41:28.519><c> our</c><00:41:28.760><c> God,</c> 00:41:29.760 --> 00:41:33.360 for<00:41:29.860><c> we</c><00:41:30.059><c> offer</c><00:41:30.199><c> it</c><00:41:30.380><c> through</c><00:41:30.599><c> his</c><00:41:30.900><c> precious</c><00:41:31.219><c> name.</c><00:41:32.619><c> Amen.</c>