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above</c><00:11:36.779><c> thy</c><00:11:38.240><c> fellows.</c> 00:11:39.500 --> 00:11:41.840 That's<00:11:40.179><c> the</c><00:11:40.200><c> word</c><00:11:40.519><c> partners,</c><00:11:41.279><c> partakers,</c> 00:11:42.000 --> 00:11:43.779 exactly<00:11:42.240><c> the</c><00:11:42.440><c> same</c><00:11:42.639><c> word.</c> 00:11:44.039 --> 00:11:47.639 Helps<00:11:44.399><c> us</c><00:11:45.159><c> to</c><00:11:45.659><c> understand</c><00:11:46.000><c> it,</c><00:11:46.179><c> doesn't</c><00:11:46.340><c> it?</c> 00:11:48.879 --> 00:11:53.840 I<00:11:49.279><c> think</c><00:11:49.480><c> one</c><00:11:49.659><c> of</c><00:11:49.799><c> the</c><00:11:49.820><c> most</c><00:11:50.200><c> awesome</c><00:11:50.659><c> things</c><00:11:51.100><c> about</c><00:11:51.480><c> verse</c><00:11:52.059><c> 9</c> 00:11:55.039 --> 00:11:58.220 is<00:11:55.600><c> not</c><00:11:55.919><c> that</c><00:11:56.419><c> he's</c><00:11:56.659><c> been</c><00:11:56.940><c> 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is</c><00:13:32.820><c> like,</c><00:13:33.019><c> look</c><00:13:33.179><c> at</c><00:13:33.360><c> me.</c> 00:13:36.419 --> 00:13:37.379 Astonishing,<00:13:36.899><c> astonishing.</c> 00:13:37.480 --> 00:13:40.679 And<00:13:37.639><c> yet,</c><00:13:39.019><c> a</c><00:13:39.200><c> fellow</c><00:13:39.399><c> with</c><00:13:39.600><c> us.</c> 00:13:43.120 --> 00:13:44.500 You,<00:13:43.559><c> me.</c> 00:13:45.220 --> 00:13:47.580 Why,<00:13:45.460><c> ever</c><00:13:45.620><c> he</c><00:13:45.799><c> should</c><00:13:45.980><c> want</c><00:13:46.259><c> me.</c> 00:13:48.700 --> 00:13:49.720 Or<00:13:48.879><c> you.</c> 00:13:50.559 --> 00:13:52.679 You<00:13:51.000><c> know</c><00:13:51.320><c> about</c><00:13:52.220><c> yourself.</c> 00:13:52.740 --> 00:13:54.480 I<00:13:52.860><c> know</c><00:13:53.039><c> about</c><00:13:53.320><c> myself.</c> 00:13:56.779 --> 00:13:58.179 If<00:13:56.899><c> he</c><00:13:57.000><c> wanted</c><00:13:57.179><c> to</c><00:13:57.340><c> 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in</c><00:14:45.340><c> life,</c><00:14:45.700><c> can't</c><00:14:45.980><c> it?</c> 00:14:46.799 --> 00:14:49.240 You<00:14:47.179><c> speak</c><00:14:47.620><c> about</c><00:14:47.940><c> a</c><00:14:48.759><c> doctor.</c> 00:14:49.539 --> 00:14:53.279 That's<00:14:50.000><c> his</c><00:14:50.460><c> vocation,</c><00:14:51.879><c> his</c><00:14:52.220><c> calling.</c> 00:14:54.480 --> 00:14:55.879 It's<00:14:54.639><c> a</c><00:14:54.720><c> word</c><00:14:54.799><c> that</c><00:14:54.960><c> the</c><00:14:55.120><c> churches</c><00:14:55.360><c> use,</c><00:14:55.679><c> isn't</c><00:14:55.779><c> it,</c> 00:14:55.879 --> 00:14:58.220 about<00:14:56.399><c> their</c><00:14:57.259><c> clergy.</c> 00:14:58.820 --> 00:15:00.159 Both<00:14:59.259><c> of</c><00:14:59.440><c> these</c><00:14:59.519><c> are</c><00:14:59.700><c> true</c><00:14:59.840><c> for</c><00:15:00.019><c> us.</c> 00:15:00.159 --> 00:15:02.000 We've<00:15:00.360><c> got</c><00:15:00.500><c> a</c><00:15:00.659><c> calling,</c><00:15:01.100><c> an</c><00:15:01.179><c> upward</c><00:15:01.580><c> calling</c> 00:15:02.000 --> 00:15:04.879 in<00:15:02.299><c> Christ</c><00:15:02.639><c> Jesus,</c><00:15:03.120><c> Philippians.</c> 00:15:05.659 --> 00:15:07.639 But<00:15:05.759><c> we</c><00:15:05.919><c> also</c><00:15:06.100><c> have</c><00:15:06.299><c> a</c><00:15:06.580><c> status.</c> 00:15:08.320 --> 00:15:11.679 We<00:15:08.740><c> are</c><00:15:09.059><c> actually</c><00:15:09.340><c> resting</c><00:15:09.940><c> on</c><00:15:10.460><c> Christ.</c> 00:15:12.759 --> 00:15:13.980 When<00:15:12.919><c> I</c><00:15:13.059><c> spoke</c><00:15:13.200><c> a</c><00:15:13.299><c> little</c><00:15:13.440><c> earlier</c><00:15:13.679><c> about</c> 00:15:13.980 --> 00:15:15.840 the<00:15:14.299><c> world</c><00:15:14.460><c> in</c><00:15:14.580><c> which</c><00:15:14.720><c> we</c><00:15:14.940><c> live,</c> 00:15:16.320 --> 00:15:20.379 all<00:15:16.440><c> the</c><00:15:16.659><c> political</c><00:15:16.919><c> and</c><00:15:17.960><c> religious</c><00:15:18.399><c> signs</c><00:15:18.840><c> that</c><00:15:19.039><c> there</c><00:15:19.340><c> are,</c> 00:15:20.860 --> 00:15:23.019 then<00:15:21.120><c> a</c><00:15:21.299><c> brother</c><00:15:21.419><c> came</c><00:15:21.639><c> up</c><00:15:22.080><c> during</c><00:15:22.399><c> the</c><00:15:22.559><c> interval</c><00:15:22.720><c> and</c><00:15:22.860><c> said,</c> 00:15:23.460 --> 00:15:25.980 and<00:15:23.580><c> economic</c><00:15:24.039><c> signs,</c><00:15:24.460><c> and</c><00:15:24.539><c> that's</c><00:15:24.759><c> true</c><00:15:24.919><c> as</c><00:15:25.120><c> well,</c><00:15:25.279><c> isn't</c><00:15:25.419><c> it?</c> 00:15:25.980 --> 00:15:27.899 Because<00:15:26.460><c> our</c><00:15:26.600><c> world</c><00:15:26.720><c> doesn't</c><00:15:26.899><c> know</c><00:15:27.000><c> where</c><00:15:27.139><c> it</c><00:15:27.259><c> is</c><00:15:27.460><c> economically.</c> 00:15:28.120 --> 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they</c><00:15:39.200><c> don't</c><00:15:39.279><c> want</c><00:15:39.399><c> to</c><00:15:39.559><c> do</c><00:15:39.700><c> it</c> 00:15:39.860 --> 00:15:42.759 because<00:15:40.059><c> there's</c><00:15:40.240><c> an</c><00:15:40.379><c> election</c><00:15:40.659><c> coming</c><00:15:40.919><c> up.</c> 00:15:43.960 --> 00:15:46.840 But,<00:15:44.159><c> you</c><00:15:44.659><c> know,</c><00:15:45.259><c> so</c><00:15:46.080><c> economically,</c> 00:15:47.139 --> 00:15:50.299 economically<00:15:47.539><c> the</c><00:15:47.799><c> world</c><00:15:48.440><c> could</c><00:15:48.879><c> overnight,</c> 00:15:50.840 --> 00:15:53.919 all<00:15:51.100><c> of</c><00:15:51.279><c> it,</c><00:15:51.720><c> become</c><00:15:51.980><c> bankrupt,</c><00:15:52.820><c> overnight.</c> 00:15:53.919 --> 00:15:56.940 So<00:15:54.419><c> that</c><00:15:54.679><c> everything,</c><00:15:55.360><c> everything</c><00:15:55.820><c> that</c><00:15:56.379><c> we've</c><00:15:56.679><c> regarded</c> 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down,</c><00:16:09.639><c> no</c><00:16:09.639><c> one</c><00:16:10.019><c> wants</c><00:16:10.240><c> to</c><00:16:10.360><c> look</c><00:16:10.460><c> behind.</c> 00:16:11.500 --> 00:16:13.200 There's<00:16:11.679><c> nothing</c><00:16:11.820><c> to</c><00:16:12.120><c> see.</c> 00:16:13.419 --> 00:16:16.299 The<00:16:13.559><c> shops</c><00:16:13.700><c> are</c><00:16:13.919><c> empty.</c><00:16:14.919><c> They're</c><00:16:15.159><c> bankrupt.</c> 00:16:16.659 --> 00:16:18.139 Don't<00:16:16.740><c> know</c><00:16:16.840><c> where</c><00:16:16.980><c> to</c><00:16:17.220><c> turn.</c> 00:16:18.259 --> 00:16:20.620 Can't<00:16:18.440><c> even</c><00:16:18.620><c> get</c><00:16:18.899><c> bread</c><00:16:19.120><c> all</c><00:16:19.399><c> the</c><00:16:19.600><c> time.</c> 00:16:21.159 --> 00:16:22.899 Well,<00:16:21.419><c> are</c><00:16:21.600><c> we</c><00:16:21.659><c> going</c><00:16:21.720><c> to</c><00:16:21.779><c> have</c><00:16:21.860><c> this</c><00:16:22.100><c> bread</c><00:16:22.220><c> or</c><00:16:22.360><c> that</c><00:16:22.639><c> bread,</c> 00:16:22.899 --> 00:16:26.600 or<00:16:23.179><c> perhaps</c><00:16:23.500><c> this</c><00:16:23.799><c> or</c><00:16:24.039><c> that</c><00:16:24.480><c> or</c><00:16:24.659><c> this,</c><00:16:25.080><c> you</c><00:16:25.220><c> know,</c><00:16:25.519><c> or</c><00:16:25.639><c> that</c><00:16:26.179><c> bread</c> 00:16:26.600 --> 00:16:29.299 with<00:16:26.799><c> this</c><00:16:26.960><c> on</c><00:16:27.179><c> top</c><00:16:27.379><c> or</c><00:16:27.559><c> whatever</c><00:16:27.820><c> it</c><00:16:27.980><c> is?</c> 00:16:29.580 --> 00:16:30.820 You<00:16:29.639><c> know</c><00:16:29.639><c> what</c><00:16:29.740><c> our</c><00:16:29.980><c> bread</c><00:16:30.200><c> would</c><00:16:30.440><c> like.</c> 00:16:31.320 --> 00:16:33.320 They<00:16:31.460><c> can't</c><00:16:31.759><c> get</c><00:16:31.960><c> it.</c> 00:16:33.759 --> 00:16:34.940 It's<00:16:33.980><c> 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an</c><00:17:37.519><c> apostle.</c> 00:17:37.920 --> 00:17:39.420 He's<00:17:38.099><c> going</c><00:17:38.180><c> to</c><00:17:38.279><c> be</c><00:17:38.500><c> sent</c><00:17:38.680><c> again,</c> 00:17:39.799 --> 00:17:40.940 whom<00:17:39.880><c> the</c><00:17:40.079><c> heavens</c><00:17:40.259><c> must</c><00:17:40.559><c> receive</c> 00:17:40.940 --> 00:17:43.819 until<00:17:41.200><c> the</c><00:17:41.359><c> time</c><00:17:41.619><c> of</c><00:17:41.799><c> restitution</c><00:17:42.319><c> of</c><00:17:42.500><c> all</c><00:17:42.759><c> things</c> 00:17:43.759 --> 00:17:45.420 that<00:17:44.019><c> God</c><00:17:44.220><c> hath</c><00:17:44.440><c> spoken</c> 00:17:45.960 --> 00:17:47.859 by<00:17:46.480><c> the</c><00:17:46.599><c> mouth</c><00:17:46.779><c> of</c><00:17:46.960><c> all</c><00:17:47.079><c> his</c><00:17:47.200><c> holy</c><00:17:47.480><c> prophets</c> 00:17:47.859 --> 00:17:49.960 since<00:17:48.119><c> the</c><00:17:48.319><c> world</c><00:17:48.519><c> began.</c> 00:17:50.799 --> 00:17:54.619 But<00:17:51.119><c> he's</c><00:17:51.299><c> an</c><00:17:51.440><c> apostle</c><00:17:51.819><c> and</c><00:17:52.779><c> high</c><00:17:53.160><c> priest.</c> 00:17:56.759 --> 00:17:59.880 That's<00:17:57.119><c> an</c><00:17:57.259><c> unusual</c><00:17:57.619><c> combination,</c><00:17:58.279><c> isn't</c><00:17:58.380><c> it?</c> 00:18:01.119 --> 00:18:02.140 Really. 00:18:02.299 --> 00:18:03.359 I<00:18:02.420><c> mean,</c><00:18:02.420><c> this</c><00:18:02.539><c> is</c><00:18:02.720><c> our</c><00:18:02.859><c> foundation.</c> 00:18:03.400 --> 00:18:04.539 This<00:18:03.539><c> is</c><00:18:03.680><c> where</c><00:18:03.759><c> it</c><00:18:03.980><c> rests.</c> 00:18:04.980 --> 00:18:08.200 It's<00:18:05.220><c> a</c><00:18:05.319><c> many</c><00:18:05.700><c>-sided</c><00:18:06.079><c> foundation,</c><00:18:06.720><c> isn't</c><00:18:07.000><c> it?</c> 00:18:08.200 --> 00:18:10.880 That<00:18:08.859><c> you</c><00:18:09.180><c> 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God,</c><00:18:41.779><c> it</c><00:18:41.900><c> says</c><00:18:42.119><c> in</c><00:18:42.299><c> chapter</c><00:18:42.640><c> 5,</c> 00:18:42.960 --> 00:18:44.519 I<00:18:43.059><c> think</c><00:18:43.200><c> it</c><00:18:43.319><c> is.</c> 00:18:45.019 --> 00:18:48.599 So<00:18:45.200><c> each</c><00:18:45.539><c> of</c><00:18:45.599><c> those</c><00:18:45.839><c> offices</c><00:18:46.220><c> is</c><00:18:46.680><c> bestowed</c><00:18:47.299><c> by</c><00:18:47.539><c> the</c><00:18:47.720><c> Father.</c> 00:18:48.900 --> 00:18:50.339 They're<00:18:49.099><c> not</c><00:18:49.240><c> inherent</c><00:18:49.660><c> in</c><00:18:49.859><c> being</c><00:18:50.039><c> Christ.</c> 00:18:50.359 --> 00:18:52.259 They've<00:18:50.599><c> been</c><00:18:50.759><c> bestowed</c><00:18:51.059><c> on</c><00:18:51.220><c> him.</c> 00:18:52.980 --> 00:18:55.819 They're<00:18:53.119><c> part</c><00:18:53.279><c> of</c><00:18:53.359><c> what</c><00:18:53.500><c> God</c><00:18:53.759><c> has</c><00:18:54.000><c> sent</c><00:18:54.119><c> him</c><00:18:54.259><c> to</c><00:18:54.440><c> do.</c> 00:18:57.880 --> 00:19:00.259 And<00:18:58.119><c> our</c><00:18:58.900><c> confession,</c> 00:19:01.299 --> 00:19:03.519 same<00:19:01.500><c> word</c><00:19:01.779><c> as</c><00:19:02.660><c> profession</c><00:19:03.140><c> here,</c> 00:19:03.519 --> 00:19:06.339 they're<00:19:04.119><c> interchangeable</c><00:19:04.640><c> words</c><00:19:04.980><c> in</c><00:19:05.359><c> Hebrews.</c> 00:19:07.200 --> 00:19:08.359 So<00:19:07.240><c> when</c><00:19:07.319><c> you</c><00:19:07.460><c> see</c><00:19:07.660><c> profession,</c> 00:19:08.740 --> 00:19:10.440 it<00:19:08.779><c> doesn't</c><00:19:08.940><c> mean</c><00:19:09.099><c> like</c><00:19:09.259><c> an</c><00:19:09.480><c> engineer.</c> 00:19:11.079 --> 00:19:13.700 It<00:19:11.160><c> is</c><00:19:11.400><c> just</c><00:19:11.619><c> the</c><00:19:11.740><c> word</c><00:19:11.920><c> confession</c><00:19:12.420><c> as</c><00:19:12.720><c> well.</c> 00:19:14.420 --> 00:19:15.799 Ask<00:19:14.680><c> yourself</c><00:19:15.019><c> the</c><00:19:15.279><c> question,</c> 00:19:16.059 --> 00:19:19.519 have<00:19:16.400><c> you</c><00:19:16.859><c> made</c><00:19:17.279><c> confession</c><00:19:18.019><c> of</c><00:19:18.740><c> the</c><00:19:19.039><c> truth</c> 00:19:19.519 --> 00:19:22.180 to<00:19:19.880><c> anybody</c><00:19:20.279><c> in</c><00:19:20.539><c> the</c><00:19:20.640><c> last</c><00:19:20.900><c> seven</c><00:19:21.180><c> days?</c> 00:19:23.740 --> 00:19:25.039 Have<00:19:23.980><c> you</c><00:19:24.099><c> spoken</c><00:19:24.299><c> about</c><00:19:24.539><c> it</c><00:19:24.660><c> to</c><00:19:24.720><c> anybody</c> 00:19:25.039 --> 00:19:26.619 in<00:19:25.160><c> the</c><00:19:25.240><c> last</c><00:19:25.440><c> seven</c><00:19:25.680><c> days?</c> 00:19:28.119 --> 00:19:29.319 The<00:19:28.420><c> most</c><00:19:28.680><c> precious</c><00:19:28.819><c> thing</c><00:19:29.019><c> we've</c><00:19:29.240><c> got,</c> 00:19:29.339 --> 00:19:30.400 have<00:19:29.460><c> we</c><00:19:29.660><c> spoken</c><00:19:29.839><c> to</c><00:19:30.019><c> anybody</c> 00:19:30.400 --> 00:19:33.400 in<00:19:30.519><c> the</c><00:19:30.619><c> last</c><00:19:30.880><c> seven</c><00:19:31.119><c> days</c><00:19:31.640><c> at</c><00:19:32.220><c> all?</c> 00:19:34.200 --> 00:19:35.099 You<00:19:34.240><c> know,</c><00:19:34.359><c> if</c><00:19:34.480><c> only</c><00:19:34.720><c> all</c><00:19:34.960><c> of</c><00:19:35.019><c> us</c> 00:19:35.099 --> 00:19:37.180 would<00:19:35.279><c> start</c><00:19:35.579><c> talking</c><00:19:35.940><c> to</c><00:19:36.180><c> somebody,</c> 00:19:37.359 --> 00:19:39.160 we'd<00:19:37.380><c> get</c><00:19:37.539><c> things</c><00:19:37.839><c> moving.</c> 00:19:40.039 --> 00:19:41.039 There<00:19:40.119><c> are</c><00:19:40.119><c> people</c><00:19:40.319><c> wanting</c><00:19:40.640><c> to</c><00:19:40.880><c> know.</c> 00:19:41.160 --> 00:19:43.940 It<00:19:41.160><c> isn't</c><00:19:41.319><c> that</c><00:19:41.700><c> outside</c><00:19:42.180><c> people</c><00:19:42.420><c> are</c><00:19:42.599><c> all</c><00:19:42.779><c> happy,</c><00:19:43.119><c> you</c><00:19:43.579><c> know,</c> 00:19:44.079 --> 00:19:45.279 or<00:19:44.220><c> all</c><00:19:44.400><c> so</c><00:19:44.579><c> immersed</c><00:19:44.880><c> in</c><00:19:45.180><c> sin</c> 00:19:45.279 --> 00:19:46.339 that<00:19:45.420><c> they</c><00:19:45.480><c> don't</c><00:19:45.599><c> know</c><00:19:45.680><c> how</c><00:19:45.779><c> to</c><00:19:45.900><c> get</c><00:19:46.079><c> out.</c> 00:19:46.619 --> 00:19:48.539 There<00:19:46.720><c> are</c><00:19:46.940><c> people</c><00:19:47.380><c> who</c><00:19:47.720><c> are</c><00:19:47.880><c> so</c><00:19:48.119><c> bewildered,</c> 00:19:48.559 --> 00:19:50.160 but<00:19:48.660><c> they</c><00:19:48.759><c> don't</c><00:19:48.859><c> know</c><00:19:48.940><c> 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know</c><00:19:59.859><c> that.</c> 00:20:00.720 --> 00:20:02.559 There's<00:20:00.819><c> only</c><00:20:01.059><c> one</c><00:20:01.319><c> person</c><00:20:01.880><c> on</c><00:20:02.220><c> earth</c> 00:20:02.559 --> 00:20:04.339 who's<00:20:02.920><c> been</c><00:20:03.240><c> ever</c><00:20:03.680><c> able</c><00:20:03.940><c> to</c><00:20:04.160><c> say,</c> 00:20:04.559 --> 00:20:05.960 read<00:20:04.619><c> my</c><00:20:04.900><c> lips.</c> 00:20:09.420 --> 00:20:11.839 And<00:20:09.940><c> that</c><00:20:10.039><c> was</c><00:20:10.200><c> the</c><00:20:10.259><c> Lord</c><00:20:10.400><c> Jesus</c><00:20:10.700><c> Christ.</c> 00:20:11.940 --> 00:20:13.619 He<00:20:12.119><c> was</c><00:20:12.359><c> what</c><00:20:12.480><c> he</c><00:20:12.720><c> said.</c> 00:20:16.220 --> 00:20:18.700 These<00:20:16.500><c> people</c><00:20:17.160><c> honor</c><00:20:17.759><c> me</c><00:20:17.920><c> with</c><00:20:18.119><c> their</c><00:20:18.319><c> lips,</c> 00:20:18.779 --> 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be</c><00:20:30.319><c> separate,</c> 00:20:30.740 --> 00:20:33.960 but<00:20:30.839><c> he's</c><00:20:31.059><c> not</c><00:20:31.319><c> in</c><00:20:31.640><c> possession</c><00:20:32.019><c> of</c><00:20:32.180><c> the</c><00:20:32.440><c> power</c><00:20:32.680><c> to</c><00:20:33.000><c> do,</c> 00:20:34.000 --> 00:20:35.200 and<00:20:34.079><c> he</c><00:20:34.200><c> can't</c><00:20:34.480><c> see</c><00:20:34.640><c> the</c><00:20:34.839><c> future.</c> 00:20:35.279 --> 00:20:36.400 The<00:20:35.400><c> one</c><00:20:35.579><c> who</c><00:20:35.720><c> was</c><00:20:35.940><c> here,</c> 00:20:36.880 --> 00:20:40.299 who<00:20:37.099><c> asked</c><00:20:37.279><c> us</c><00:20:37.519><c> to</c><00:20:37.740><c> see</c><00:20:37.859><c> his</c><00:20:38.119><c> lips</c><00:20:38.299><c> and</c><00:20:38.460><c> to</c><00:20:38.700><c> read</c><00:20:38.960><c> them,</c> 00:20:40.500 --> 00:20:42.359 and<00:20:40.980><c> the</c><00:20:41.079><c> lips</c><00:20:41.299><c> 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wrote</c><00:24:59.180><c> this</c><00:24:59.440><c> epistle,</c> 00:25:00.019 --> 00:25:01.599 I<00:25:00.359><c> don't</c><00:25:00.599><c> know.</c> 00:25:01.980 --> 00:25:03.200 Now,<00:25:02.220><c> those</c><00:25:02.500><c> were</c><00:25:02.720><c> the</c><00:25:02.920><c> we.</c> 00:25:03.259 --> 00:25:04.519 Ye<00:25:03.460><c> are</c><00:25:03.680><c> my</c><00:25:04.039><c> witnesses.</c> 00:25:04.660 --> 00:25:06.539 We're<00:25:04.779><c> just</c><00:25:04.980><c> going</c><00:25:05.200><c> through</c><00:25:05.640><c> the</c><00:25:05.900><c> acts</c><00:25:06.039><c> of</c><00:25:06.200><c> the</c><00:25:06.299><c> apostles,</c> 00:25:06.579 --> 00:25:07.720 are<00:25:06.759><c> we</c><00:25:06.900><c> not?</c> 00:25:07.740 --> 00:25:09.460 And<00:25:07.940><c> being</c><00:25:08.119><c> his</c><00:25:08.460><c> witnesses,</c> 00:25:09.519 --> 00:25:10.680 they're<00:25:09.740><c> witnesses</c><00:25:09.880><c> of</c><00:25:10.160><c> these</c><00:25:10.440><c> things.</c> 00:25:10.680 --> 00:25:14.140 This<00:25:11.019><c> is</c><00:25:11.220><c> what</c><00:25:11.380><c> we</c><00:25:11.720><c> saw</c><00:25:12.240><c> when</c><00:25:13.019><c> Peter</c><00:25:13.279><c> spoke</c><00:25:13.579><c> the</c><00:25:13.759><c> other</c><00:25:13.980><c> day,</c> 00:25:14.160 --> 00:25:15.099 you<00:25:14.299><c> remember,</c><00:25:14.599><c> in</c><00:25:14.720><c> our</c><00:25:14.900><c> readings,</c> 00:25:15.160 --> 00:25:17.460 when<00:25:15.240><c> he</c><00:25:15.380><c> said,</c><00:25:15.519><c> well,</c><00:25:15.640><c> we</c><00:25:15.740><c> must</c><00:25:15.960><c> choose</c><00:25:16.200><c> number</c><00:25:16.700><c> 12,</c> 00:25:17.819 --> 00:25:20.220 and<00:25:18.000><c> it</c><00:25:18.119><c> must</c><00:25:18.259><c> be</c><00:25:18.480><c> somebody</c><00:25:18.819><c> that</c><00:25:19.039><c> has</c><00:25:19.220><c> been</c><00:25:19.480><c> with</c><00:25:19.740><c> us</c> 00:25:20.220 --> 00:25:22.640 from<00:25:20.579><c> the</c><00:25:20.779><c> days</c><00:25:20.960><c> of,</c><00:25:21.200><c> from</c><00:25:21.400><c> the</c><00:25:21.619><c> baptism</c><00:25:21.940><c> of</c><00:25:22.220><c> John</c> 00:25:22.640 --> 00:25:25.940 until<00:25:23.240><c> the</c><00:25:23.480><c> day</c><00:25:23.619><c> that</c><00:25:23.779><c> the</c><00:25:23.960><c> Lord</c><00:25:24.119><c> ascended</c><00:25:24.539><c> up</c><00:25:24.779><c> to</c><00:25:24.960><c> heaven,</c> 00:25:26.019 --> 00:25:28.279 because<00:25:26.460><c> they</c><00:25:26.640><c> had</c><00:25:26.759><c> to</c><00:25:26.940><c> be</c><00:25:27.140><c> witnesses.</c> 00:25:28.339 --> 00:25:30.900 They<00:25:28.779><c> had</c><00:25:28.940><c> to</c><00:25:29.240><c> talk</c><00:25:29.420><c> about</c><00:25:29.759><c> it,</c><00:25:29.900><c> what</c><00:25:30.019><c> they</c><00:25:30.220><c> had</c><00:25:30.500><c> seen,</c> 00:25:31.180 --> 00:25:32.599 all<00:25:31.480><c> of</c><00:25:31.599><c> what</c><00:25:31.740><c> they</c><00:25:31.900><c> had</c><00:25:32.160><c> seen,</c> 00:25:32.819 --> 00:25:35.140 because<00:25:33.200><c> that</c><00:25:33.480><c> was</c><00:25:33.759><c> one</c><00:25:34.140><c> thing.</c> 00:25:36.180 --> 00:25:38.700 There<00:25:36.319><c> is</c><00:25:36.539><c> John,</c><00:25:37.000><c> the</c><00:25:37.220><c> forerunner</c><00:25:37.660><c> of</c><00:25:37.839><c> the</c><00:25:37.940><c> Lord</c><00:25:38.079><c> Jesus</c><00:25:38.400><c> Christ,</c> 00:25:38.700 --> 00:25:40.720 making<00:25:39.000><c> promises</c><00:25:39.680><c> of</c><00:25:40.180><c> Christ,</c> 00:25:41.099 --> 00:25:43.480 and<00:25:41.119><c> then,</c><00:25:41.819><c> behold,</c><00:25:42.039><c> the</c><00:25:42.099><c> lamb</c><00:25:42.259><c> of</c><00:25:42.539><c> God</c><00:25:42.859><c> who</c><00:25:43.099><c> comes.</c> 00:25:43.779 --> 00:25:45.599 Then<00:25:43.920><c> there</c><00:25:44.099><c> is</c><00:25:44.240><c> the</c><00:25:44.319><c> unfolding</c><00:25:44.740><c> of</c><00:25:44.960><c> his</c><00:25:45.180><c> life,</c> 00:25:45.980 --> 00:25:47.720 the<00:25:46.140><c> lamb</c><00:25:46.400><c> who</c><00:25:46.500><c> is</c><00:25:46.700><c> also</c><00:25:46.980><c> the</c><00:25:47.140><c> good</c><00:25:47.380><c> shepherd,</c> 00:25:47.839 --> 00:25:50.019 and<00:25:47.940><c> yet,</c><00:25:48.359><c> at</c><00:25:48.579><c> the</c><00:25:48.720><c> end,</c><00:25:49.160><c> the</c><00:25:49.279><c> lamb</c><00:25:49.460><c> and</c><00:25:49.640><c> the</c><00:25:49.839><c> shepherd</c> 00:25:50.019 --> 00:25:52.200 give<00:25:50.240><c> their</c><00:25:50.460><c> life</c><00:25:50.859><c> for</c><00:25:51.619><c> the</c><00:25:51.859><c> sheep.</c> 00:25:52.539 --> 00:25:53.720 And<00:25:52.660><c> then</c><00:25:52.839><c> he's</c><00:25:52.980><c> raised</c><00:25:53.119><c> from</c><00:25:53.299><c> the</c><00:25:53.500><c> dead</c> 00:25:53.720 --> 00:25:54.980 and<00:25:53.900><c> descends</c><00:25:54.279><c> to</c><00:25:54.519><c> the</c><00:25:54.740><c> Father</c> 00:25:54.980 --> 00:25:56.720 and<00:25:55.119><c> is</c><00:25:55.259><c> now</c><00:25:55.480><c> seated</c><00:25:55.740><c> on</c><00:25:55.920><c> the</c><00:25:56.099><c> right</c><00:25:56.339><c> hand</c> 00:25:56.720 --> 00:25:58.079 of<00:25:57.019><c> the</c><00:25:57.119><c> Majesty</c><00:25:57.539><c> on</c><00:25:57.839><c> high.</c> 00:25:58.099 --> 00:25:59.460 That's<00:25:58.279><c> what</c><00:25:58.640><c> the</c><00:25:58.880><c> scripture</c><00:25:59.119><c> says.</c> 00:25:59.839 --> 00:26:02.180 So,<00:26:00.380><c> John</c><00:26:00.480><c> has</c><00:26:00.619><c> just</c><00:26:00.839><c> said</c><00:26:00.960><c> all</c><00:26:01.220><c> that.</c> 00:26:02.660 --> 00:26:06.559 Now<00:26:02.960><c> John</c><00:26:03.259><c> says</c><00:26:03.900><c> that</c><00:26:05.240><c> you</c><00:26:05.400><c> might</c><00:26:05.599><c> have</c><00:26:05.839><c> fellowship</c><00:26:06.099><c> with</c><00:26:06.319><c> us.</c> 00:26:06.559 --> 00:26:08.420 That<00:26:06.740><c> is</c><00:26:06.880><c> with</c><00:26:07.059><c> the</c><00:26:07.259><c> apostles.</c> 00:26:09.720 --> 00:26:13.099 And<00:26:09.900><c> our</c><00:26:10.240><c> fellowship</c><00:26:10.819><c> is</c><00:26:11.440><c> with</c><00:26:11.619><c> the</c><00:26:11.839><c> Father</c><00:26:12.140><c> and</c><00:26:12.319><c> with</c><00:26:12.539><c> the</c><00:26:12.700><c> Son.</c> 00:26:13.480 --> 00:26:17.759 So,<00:26:14.119><c> this</c><00:26:14.299><c> is</c><00:26:14.480><c> what</c><00:26:14.660><c> is</c><00:26:15.079><c> meant</c><00:26:15.420><c> by,</c><00:26:15.819><c> in</c><00:26:16.000><c> Acts</c><00:26:16.220><c> chapter</c><00:26:16.559><c> 2,</c> 00:26:18.119 --> 00:26:21.519 the<00:26:18.380><c> apostles'</c><00:26:19.160><c> doctrine</c><00:26:19.740><c> and</c><00:26:20.279><c> fellowship.</c> 00:26:21.579 --> 00:26:24.880 Have<00:26:21.779><c> a</c><00:26:21.819><c> look</c><00:26:21.940><c> at</c><00:26:22.059><c> the</c><00:26:22.180><c> words,</c><00:26:22.359><c> Acts</c><00:26:22.559><c> 2,</c><00:26:22.859><c> 46.</c> 00:26:39.680 --> 00:26:40.819 Yesterday's<00:26:40.319><c> reading.</c> 00:26:47.180 --> 00:26:49.559 I<00:26:47.319><c> said</c><00:26:47.440><c> 46,</c><00:26:48.059><c> let</c><00:26:48.259><c> me</c><00:26:48.400><c> just</c><00:26:48.680><c> see.</c> 00:26:49.900 --> 00:26:51.380 We'll<00:26:50.299><c> get</c><00:26:50.420><c> this</c><00:26:50.740><c> right</c><00:26:51.059><c> now.</c> 00:26:51.380 --> 00:26:54.400 Well,<00:26:53.420><c> sorry,</c><00:26:53.960><c> it's</c><00:26:54.079><c> 42.</c> 00:26:54.460 --> 00:26:55.200 I<00:26:54.539><c> said</c><00:26:54.720><c> 46.</c> 00:26:55.279 --> 00:26:56.259 Thanks<00:26:55.500><c> for</c><00:26:55.640><c> that</c><00:26:55.759><c> little</c><00:26:56.000><c> whisper</c> 00:26:56.259 --> 00:26:58.279 that<00:26:56.460><c> just</c><00:26:56.700><c> came</c><00:26:56.839><c> through,</c><00:26:57.059><c> David.</c> 00:26:58.920 --> 00:27:00.680 There's<00:26:59.059><c> one</c><00:26:59.279><c> speaker</c><00:26:59.519><c> to</c><00:26:59.700><c> another.</c> 00:27:02.259 --> 00:27:04.180 Yes,<00:27:02.500><c> 42,</c><00:27:03.019><c> I'm</c><00:27:03.279><c> sorry.</c> 00:27:04.799 --> 00:27:06.460 And<00:27:04.900><c> they</c><00:27:05.119><c> continued</c><00:27:05.559><c> steadfastly</c> 00:27:06.460 --> 00:27:11.019 in<00:27:06.640><c> the</c><00:27:06.819><c> apostles'</c><00:27:07.680><c> doctrine</c><00:27:08.339><c> and</c><00:27:10.160><c> fellowship</c> 00:27:11.019 --> 00:27:15.380 and<00:27:11.819><c> in</c><00:27:12.160><c> breaking</c><00:27:12.420><c> of</c><00:27:12.779><c> bread</c><00:27:13.160><c> and</c><00:27:13.819><c> in</c><00:27:14.220><c> prayers.</c> 00:27:15.880 --> 00:27:18.859 Now,<00:27:16.160><c> this</c><00:27:16.460><c> is</c><00:27:16.759><c> the</c><00:27:17.000><c> foundation</c><00:27:17.859><c> of</c><00:27:18.500><c> everything,</c> 00:27:19.019 --> 00:27:19.900 brethren<00:27:19.279><c> and</c><00:27:19.480><c> sisters,</c> 00:27:19.900 --> 00:27:22.759 and<00:27:20.460><c> it's</c><00:27:20.740><c> in</c><00:27:20.920><c> that</c><00:27:21.160><c> order.</c> 00:27:23.519 --> 00:27:26.119 First,<00:27:24.140><c> the</c><00:27:24.240><c> apostles'</c><00:27:24.960><c> teaching.</c> 00:27:26.960 --> 00:27:30.140 What<00:27:27.140><c> they</c><00:27:27.400><c> taught,</c><00:27:28.799><c> we</c><00:27:29.059><c> believe.</c> 00:27:32.000 --> 00:27:32.880 And<00:27:32.200><c> the</c><00:27:32.319><c> beauty</c><00:27:32.559><c> of</c><00:27:32.740><c> this,</c> 00:27:33.099 --> 00:27:35.559 and<00:27:33.119><c> I'm</c><00:27:33.460><c> sure</c><00:27:33.680><c> I've</c><00:27:33.819><c> been</c><00:27:34.059><c> through</c><00:27:34.819><c> it</c><00:27:35.059><c> with</c><00:27:35.180><c> some</c><00:27:35.359><c> of</c><00:27:35.460><c> you</c> 00:27:35.559 --> 00:27:36.640 at<00:27:35.740><c> some</c><00:27:35.940><c> time</c><00:27:36.099><c> or</c><00:27:36.240><c> another,</c> 00:27:37.119 --> 00:27:40.519 is<00:27:37.240><c> that</c><00:27:37.420><c> Acts</c><00:27:37.660><c> chapter</c><00:27:37.960><c> 2</c><00:27:38.220><c> is</c><00:27:38.559><c> Christadelphian</c><00:27:39.420><c> doctrine.</c> 00:27:42.180 --> 00:27:43.460 That's<00:27:42.400><c> what</c><00:27:42.460><c> Acts</c><00:27:42.640><c> chapter</c><00:27:42.859><c> 2</c><00:27:43.059><c> is.</c> 00:27:43.819 --> 00:27:45.339 You<00:27:44.000><c> go</c><00:27:44.299><c> through</c><00:27:44.539><c> Acts</c><00:27:44.819><c> chapter</c><00:27:45.099><c> 2</c> 00:27:45.339 --> 00:27:46.519 and<00:27:45.480><c> you'll</c><00:27:45.720><c> find</c><00:27:45.839><c> everything</c><00:27:46.160><c> there.</c> 00:27:46.740 --> 00:27:48.319 You'll<00:27:46.980><c> find</c><00:27:47.059><c> the</c><00:27:47.299><c> Godhead</c><00:27:47.640><c> is</c><00:27:47.880><c> there,</c> 00:27:48.319 --> 00:27:50.960 the<00:27:49.039><c> relative</c><00:27:49.319><c> positions</c><00:27:49.740><c> of</c><00:27:49.920><c> the</c><00:27:50.119><c> Father</c><00:27:50.339><c> and</c><00:27:50.500><c> the</c><00:27:50.740><c> Son</c> 00:27:50.960 --> 00:27:52.380 are<00:27:51.240><c> brought</c><00:27:51.420><c> out</c><00:27:51.619><c> in</c><00:27:51.759><c> this</c><00:27:51.940><c> chapter.</c> 00:27:52.539 --> 00:27:56.579 Look,<00:27:53.180><c> there</c><00:27:53.339><c> it</c><00:27:53.380><c> is</c><00:27:53.559><c> in</c><00:27:53.740><c> verse</c><00:27:54.539><c> 22.</c> 00:27:56.700 --> 00:27:59.880 Jesus<00:27:57.180><c> of</c><00:27:57.359><c> Nazareth,</c><00:27:57.700><c> a</c><00:27:57.880><c> man</c><00:27:58.059><c> approved</c><00:27:58.400><c> of</c><00:27:58.619><c> God,</c> 00:28:01.099 --> 00:28:01.960 and<00:28:01.240><c> his</c><00:28:01.400><c> miracles</c><00:28:01.640><c> it</c><00:28:01.839><c> says,</c> 00:28:02.000 --> 00:28:04.259 which<00:28:02.180><c> God</c><00:28:02.559><c> did</c><00:28:02.819><c> by</c><00:28:03.140><c> him,</c> 00:28:05.640 --> 00:28:09.180 and<00:28:05.779><c> then</c><00:28:06.039><c> whom</c><00:28:06.240><c> God</c><00:28:06.640><c> hath</c><00:28:06.859><c> raised</c><00:28:07.160><c> up,</c><00:28:07.400><c> verse</c><00:28:07.660><c> 24.</c> 00:28:09.579 --> 00:28:10.480 So<00:28:09.759><c> we</c><00:28:09.839><c> have</c><00:28:09.940><c> the</c><00:28:10.119><c> relationship</c> 00:28:10.480 --> 00:28:11.980 between<00:28:10.740><c> the</c><00:28:11.000><c> Father</c><00:28:11.180><c> and</c><00:28:11.279><c> the</c><00:28:11.579><c> Son.</c> 00:28:12.380 --> 00:28:13.799 We<00:28:12.680><c> have</c><00:28:12.859><c> the</c><00:28:13.059><c> words</c><00:28:13.299><c> and</c><00:28:13.519><c> work</c> 00:28:13.799 --> 00:28:15.279 of<00:28:14.059><c> the</c><00:28:14.140><c> Lord</c><00:28:14.299><c> Jesus</c><00:28:14.660><c> Christ.</c> 00:28:15.420 --> 00:28:17.259 We<00:28:15.700><c> have</c><00:28:15.859><c> His</c><00:28:16.079><c> death</c><00:28:16.380><c> and</c><00:28:16.619><c> resurrection,</c> 00:28:17.259 --> 00:28:19.940 and<00:28:18.039><c> His</c><00:28:18.279><c> death</c><00:28:18.500><c> was</c><00:28:18.759><c> a</c><00:28:18.900><c> real</c><00:28:19.200><c> death,</c> 00:28:20.500 --> 00:28:21.960 altogether<00:28:20.980><c> dead,</c> 00:28:22.779 --> 00:28:25.200 because<00:28:22.779><c> that's</c><00:28:23.200><c> quoted</c><00:28:23.420><c> for</c><00:28:23.640><c> us</c><00:28:23.839><c> now</c><00:28:24.119><c> in</c><00:28:24.339><c> verse</c><00:28:24.559><c> 31.</c> 00:28:25.240 --> 00:28:26.500 He,<00:28:25.500><c> seeing</c><00:28:25.819><c> this</c><00:28:26.079><c> before,</c> 00:28:26.720 --> 00:28:28.240 spake<00:28:26.839><c> of</c><00:28:26.980><c> the</c><00:28:27.140><c> resurrection</c><00:28:27.559><c> of</c><00:28:27.779><c> Christ,</c> 00:28:28.619 --> 00:28:31.140 that<00:28:28.779><c> His</c><00:28:29.259><c> soul</c><00:28:29.740><c> was</c><00:28:30.019><c> not</c><00:28:30.279><c> left</c><00:28:30.539><c> in</c><00:28:30.880><c> hell.</c> 00:28:31.500 --> 00:28:33.220 So<00:28:31.599><c> there's</c><00:28:31.859><c> our</c><00:28:32.059><c> doctrine</c><00:28:32.339><c> of</c><00:28:32.519><c> the</c><00:28:32.799><c> soul</c> 00:28:33.220 --> 00:28:35.339 and<00:28:33.599><c> our</c><00:28:33.839><c> doctrine</c><00:28:34.119><c> of</c><00:28:34.420><c> hell.</c> 00:28:35.619 --> 00:28:36.420 It's<00:28:35.720><c> the</c><00:28:35.920><c> grave.</c> 00:28:36.779 --> 00:28:38.599 Go<00:28:36.960><c> back</c><00:28:37.180><c> to</c><00:28:37.299><c> the</c><00:28:37.500><c> psalm</c><00:28:37.720><c> from</c><00:28:37.839><c> which</c><00:28:37.960><c> that</c><00:28:38.099><c> is</c><00:28:38.299><c> quoted,</c> 00:28:38.619 --> 00:28:40.000 psalm<00:28:39.019><c> 16.</c> 00:28:40.200 --> 00:28:42.240 Think<00:28:40.359><c> it</c><00:28:40.500><c> up</c><00:28:40.599><c> with</c><00:28:40.759><c> psalm</c><00:28:41.059><c> 49.</c> 00:28:42.640 --> 00:28:44.619 So<00:28:42.799><c> here</c><00:28:43.059><c> we've</c><00:28:43.259><c> got</c><00:28:43.380><c> the</c><00:28:43.519><c> teachings</c><00:28:43.720><c> of</c><00:28:43.900><c> the</c><00:28:44.119><c> Godhead.</c> 00:28:44.799 --> 00:28:46.700 We've<00:28:45.000><c> got</c><00:28:45.099><c> the</c><00:28:45.259><c> teachings</c><00:28:45.460><c> of</c><00:28:45.619><c> the</c><00:28:45.759><c> nature</c><00:28:46.019><c> of</c><00:28:46.339><c> man.</c> 00:28:46.700 --> 00:28:49.460 We've<00:28:47.299><c> got</c><00:28:47.400><c> the</c><00:28:47.559><c> teaching</c><00:28:47.819><c> of</c><00:28:48.059><c> the</c><00:28:48.259><c> promises</c><00:28:48.500><c> made</c><00:28:48.740><c> to</c><00:28:49.039><c> David.</c> 00:28:49.460 --> 00:28:51.220 There<00:28:49.700><c> they</c><00:28:49.960><c> are</c><00:28:50.119><c> in</c><00:28:50.259><c> verse</c><00:28:50.500><c> 29.</c> 00:28:51.619 --> 00:28:53.619 Men<00:28:51.779><c> and</c><00:28:51.960><c> brethren,</c><00:28:52.180><c> let</c><00:28:52.339><c> me</c><00:28:52.539><c> freely</c><00:28:52.799><c> speak</c><00:28:53.039><c> unto</c><00:28:53.220><c> you</c> 00:28:53.619 --> 00:28:54.880 of<00:28:53.859><c> the</c><00:28:54.039><c> patriarch</c><00:28:54.420><c> David,</c> 00:28:54.940 --> 00:28:57.339 that<00:28:55.039><c> he</c><00:28:55.180><c> is</c><00:28:55.400><c> both</c><00:28:55.640><c> dead</c><00:28:56.000><c> and</c><00:28:56.519><c> buried.</c> 00:28:57.440 --> 00:28:58.440 And<00:28:57.680><c> then</c><00:28:57.839><c> verse</c><00:28:58.079><c> 30,</c> 00:28:58.539 --> 00:28:59.539 therefore<00:28:58.779><c> being</c><00:28:59.000><c> a</c><00:28:59.259><c> prophet,</c> 00:28:59.660 --> 00:29:02.319 and<00:28:59.759><c> knowing</c><00:28:59.900><c> that</c><00:29:00.079><c> God</c><00:29:00.480><c> had</c><00:29:01.119><c> sworn</c><00:29:01.339><c> with</c><00:29:01.519><c> an</c><00:29:01.660><c> oath</c><00:29:01.859><c> to</c><00:29:02.079><c> him</c> 00:29:02.319 --> 00:29:04.539 that<00:29:02.539><c> of</c><00:29:02.619><c> the</c><00:29:02.759><c> fruit</c><00:29:02.880><c> of</c><00:29:03.740><c> his</c><00:29:03.940><c> loins,</c> 00:29:04.759 --> 00:29:05.779 according<00:29:05.039><c> to</c><00:29:05.200><c> the</c><00:29:05.480><c> flesh,</c> 00:29:06.079 --> 00:29:08.799 he<00:29:06.240><c> would</c><00:29:06.420><c> raise</c><00:29:06.599><c> up</c><00:29:06.819><c> Christ</c><00:29:07.180><c> to</c><00:29:07.380><c> sit</c><00:29:07.480><c> on</c><00:29:07.619><c> his</c><00:29:07.920><c> throne.</c> 00:29:09.400 --> 00:29:11.480 So<00:29:09.619><c> now</c><00:29:09.740><c> we've</c><00:29:09.940><c> got</c><00:29:10.019><c> the</c><00:29:10.200><c> promises</c><00:29:10.400><c> made</c><00:29:10.579><c> to</c><00:29:10.759><c> David</c><00:29:11.099><c> there,</c> 00:29:11.500 --> 00:29:14.900 and<00:29:11.900><c> also</c><00:29:12.099><c> we</c><00:29:12.319><c> now</c><00:29:12.599><c> got</c><00:29:12.920><c> according</c><00:29:13.500><c> to</c><00:29:13.680><c> the</c><00:29:13.960><c> flesh.</c> 00:29:15.519 --> 00:29:18.240 In<00:29:15.960><c> other</c><00:29:16.160><c> words,</c><00:29:16.740><c> that</c><00:29:16.799><c> he</c><00:29:16.920><c> was</c><00:29:17.079><c> of</c><00:29:17.220><c> the</c><00:29:17.420><c> flesh</c><00:29:17.579><c> of</c><00:29:17.839><c> David.</c> 00:29:18.440 --> 00:29:20.500 So<00:29:18.579><c> we've</c><00:29:18.740><c> got</c><00:29:18.839><c> the</c><00:29:19.039><c> nature</c><00:29:19.359><c> of</c><00:29:19.539><c> the</c><00:29:19.619><c> Lord</c><00:29:19.799><c> Jesus</c><00:29:20.099><c> Christ,</c> 00:29:20.740 --> 00:29:22.059 not<00:29:20.880><c> only</c><00:29:21.099><c> as</c><00:29:21.259><c> son</c><00:29:21.359><c> of</c><00:29:21.619><c> God,</c> 00:29:22.319 --> 00:29:26.940 but<00:29:22.819><c> as</c><00:29:23.640><c> one</c><00:29:24.079><c> of</c><00:29:25.400><c> the</c><00:29:25.599><c> line</c><00:29:25.720><c> of</c><00:29:25.880><c> David.</c> 00:29:27.700 --> 00:29:29.279 And<00:29:27.839><c> then</c><00:29:27.980><c> that</c><00:29:28.140><c> Christ,</c><00:29:28.400><c> having</c><00:29:28.599><c> been</c><00:29:28.779><c> raised,</c> 00:29:29.539 --> 00:29:32.119 is<00:29:29.619><c> now</c><00:29:30.059><c> at</c><00:29:30.279><c> the</c><00:29:30.779><c> right</c><00:29:31.000><c> hand</c><00:29:31.119><c> of</c><00:29:31.279><c> the</c><00:29:31.460><c> Father</c><00:29:31.680><c> in</c><00:29:31.859><c> heaven,</c> 00:29:32.160 --> 00:29:33.799 in<00:29:32.339><c> verse</c><00:29:32.579><c> 33.</c> 00:29:34.299 --> 00:29:36.680 And<00:29:34.559><c> that</c><00:29:34.700><c> the</c><00:29:34.839><c> Holy</c><00:29:35.019><c> Spirit</c><00:29:35.480><c> is</c><00:29:35.779><c> the</c><00:29:36.019><c> Father's</c><00:29:36.440><c> power,</c> 00:29:36.700 --> 00:29:39.359 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it</c><00:29:49.099><c> wasn't</c><00:29:49.579><c> his</c><00:29:50.019><c> by</c><00:29:50.420><c> nature.</c> 00:29:51.460 --> 00:29:55.839 This<00:29:51.519><c> isn't</c><00:29:52.039><c> a</c><00:29:53.240><c> triune</c><00:29:53.960><c> Godhead</c><00:29:55.059><c> at</c><00:29:55.440><c> all.</c> 00:29:56.039 --> 00:29:58.500 This<00:29:56.180><c> is</c><00:29:56.380><c> the</c><00:29:56.660><c> Father</c><00:29:57.059><c> Supreme.</c> 00:29:59.720 --> 00:30:02.259 And<00:29:59.799><c> the</c><00:29:59.960><c> Son</c><00:30:00.720><c> ascends</c><00:30:01.299><c> to</c><00:30:01.519><c> him,</c> 00:30:02.759 --> 00:30:03.779 worshipping<00:30:03.180><c> the</c><00:30:03.440><c> Father,</c> 00:30:03.839 --> 00:30:05.839 without<00:30:04.180><c> doubt</c><00:30:04.660><c> worshipping</c><00:30:05.099><c> the</c><00:30:05.359><c> Father.</c> 00:30:06.279 --> 00:30:07.980 And<00:30:06.400><c> the</c><00:30:06.539><c> Father</c><00:30:06.759><c> bestows</c><00:30:07.220><c> on</c><00:30:07.420><c> the</c><00:30:07.619><c> Son</c> 00:30:07.980 --> 00:30:09.579 the<00:30:08.279><c> gift</c><00:30:08.579><c> of</c><00:30:08.759><c> the</c><00:30:08.859><c> Holy</c><00:30:09.119><c> Spirit,</c> 00:30:09.859 --> 00:30:11.079 now<00:30:10.000><c> in</c><00:30:10.160><c> the</c><00:30:10.359><c> special</c><00:30:10.619><c> sense,</c> 00:30:11.079 --> 00:30:15.380 to<00:30:11.359><c> be</c><00:30:11.599><c> sent</c><00:30:11.819><c> out</c><00:30:12.319><c> in</c><00:30:12.660><c> the</c><00:30:12.960><c> name</c><00:30:13.279><c> of</c><00:30:13.480><c> the</c><00:30:13.579><c> Lord</c><00:30:13.819><c> Jesus</c><00:30:14.220><c> Christ.</c> 00:30:15.440 --> 00:30:16.759 And<00:30:15.519><c> therefore,</c><00:30:15.980><c> in</c><00:30:16.099><c> verse</c><00:30:16.259><c> 38,</c> 00:30:16.940 --> 00:30:18.940 we<00:30:17.059><c> have</c><00:30:17.200><c> it</c><00:30:17.299><c> for</c><00:30:17.460><c> the</c><00:30:17.579><c> first</c><00:30:17.859><c> time.</c> 00:30:19.640 --> 00:30:21.200 Repent<00:30:19.839><c> and</c><00:30:20.000><c> be</c><00:30:20.180><c> baptized</c><00:30:20.559><c> every</c><00:30:20.799><c> one</c><00:30:20.980><c> of</c><00:30:21.079><c> you</c> 00:30:21.200 --> 00:30:23.380 in<00:30:21.380><c> the</c><00:30:21.700><c> name</c><00:30:22.019><c> of</c><00:30:22.200><c> the</c><00:30:22.299><c> Lord</c><00:30:22.480><c> Jesus</c><00:30:22.859><c> Christ.</c> 00:30:23.839 --> 00:30:25.299 And<00:30:23.880><c> that</c><00:30:24.019><c> will</c><00:30:24.720><c> now</c><00:30:24.960><c> continue</c> 00:30:25.299 --> 00:30:26.500 right<00:30:25.539><c> through</c><00:30:25.740><c> the</c><00:30:25.859><c> Acts</c><00:30:25.980><c> of</c><00:30:26.140><c> the</c><00:30:26.279><c> Apostles.</c> 00:30:26.579 --> 00:30:27.619 It's<00:30:26.720><c> new.</c> 00:30:27.880 --> 00:30:29.940 This<00:30:27.980><c> is</c><00:30:28.160><c> salvation</c><00:30:28.680><c> in</c><00:30:28.920><c> a</c><00:30:29.099><c> name.</c> 00:30:30.059 --> 00:30:31.119 That's<00:30:30.319><c> why</c><00:30:30.420><c> we</c><00:30:30.559><c> are</c><00:30:30.779><c> baptized</c> 00:30:31.119 --> 00:30:33.500 into<00:30:31.400><c> the</c><00:30:31.660><c> name</c><00:30:31.859><c> of</c><00:30:32.039><c> the</c><00:30:32.200><c> Father</c><00:30:32.559><c> and</c><00:30:32.839><c> of</c><00:30:33.019><c> the</c><00:30:33.140><c> Son</c> 00:30:33.500 --> 00:30:34.579 and<00:30:33.720><c> of</c><00:30:33.900><c> the</c><00:30:34.059><c> Holy</c><00:30:34.259><c> Spirit.</c> 00:30:34.640 --> 00:30:36.619 Not<00:30:34.859><c> three</c><00:30:35.160><c> separate</c><00:30:35.539><c> names,</c> 00:30:36.700 --> 00:30:38.700 but<00:30:36.940><c> one</c><00:30:37.259><c> name.</c> 00:30:40.660 --> 00:30:42.119 Holy<00:30:41.140><c> Spirit.</c> 00:30:42.279 --> 00:30:43.720 And<00:30:42.319><c> now,</c><00:30:42.740><c> having</c><00:30:42.859><c> performed</c><00:30:43.279><c> the</c><00:30:43.519><c> task</c> 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signs.</c> 00:30:56.359 --> 00:30:57.400 And<00:30:56.519><c> they</c><00:30:56.660><c> continue</c><00:30:56.980><c> to</c><00:30:57.180><c> do</c><00:30:57.279><c> that.</c> 00:30:57.539 --> 00:30:59.640 You<00:30:57.539><c> discover,</c><00:30:58.039><c> well,</c><00:30:58.160><c> have</c><00:30:58.319><c> a</c><00:30:58.420><c> look</c><00:30:58.539><c> there</c><00:30:58.720><c> in</c><00:30:58.819><c> verse</c><00:30:59.000><c> 43.</c> 00:31:00.079 --> 00:31:01.559 And<00:31:00.140><c> fear</c><00:31:00.359><c> came</c><00:31:00.579><c> upon</c><00:31:00.779><c> every</c><00:31:01.140><c> soul,</c> 00:31:01.940 --> 00:31:03.220 and<00:31:02.140><c> many</c><00:31:02.359><c> wonders</c><00:31:02.619><c> and</c><00:31:02.940><c> signs</c> 00:31:03.220 --> 00:31:05.460 were<00:31:03.440><c> done</c><00:31:03.660><c> by</c><00:31:03.940><c> the</c><00:31:04.180><c> Apostles.</c> 00:31:05.859 --> 00:31:07.240 But<00:31:06.180><c> in</c><00:31:06.420><c> addition</c><00:31:06.660><c> to</c><00:31:06.859><c> all</c><00:31:07.019><c> that,</c> 00:31:07.240 --> 00:31:09.799 not<00:31:07.859><c> only</c><00:31:08.059><c> have</c><00:31:08.160><c> we</c><00:31:08.259><c> got</c><00:31:08.400><c> the</c><00:31:08.480><c> Lord</c><00:31:08.680><c> Jesus</c><00:31:09.000><c> Christ</c><00:31:09.240><c> in</c><00:31:09.400><c> heaven,</c> 00:31:10.180 --> 00:31:11.700 we've<00:31:10.339><c> got</c><00:31:10.440><c> his</c><00:31:10.619><c> return.</c> 00:31:11.759 --> 00:31:14.579 Because<00:31:11.960><c> there</c><00:31:12.140><c> he</c><00:31:12.220><c> is</c><00:31:12.400><c> in</c><00:31:12.539><c> verse</c><00:31:12.759><c> 34</c><00:31:13.460><c> and</c><00:31:14.039><c> 35.</c> 00:31:14.619 --> 00:31:15.700 He's<00:31:14.740><c> only</c><00:31:14.920><c> there</c><00:31:15.180><c> until.</c> 00:31:16.079 --> 00:31:19.420 So<00:31:16.220><c> he's</c><00:31:16.460><c> returning</c><00:31:17.000><c> to</c><00:31:18.519><c> all</c><00:31:18.799><c> our</c><00:31:19.079><c> doctrines.</c> 00:31:19.660 --> 00:31:22.039 And<00:31:19.660><c> then</c><00:31:20.099><c> we've</c><00:31:20.339><c> got</c><00:31:20.460><c> the</c><00:31:20.619><c> doctrine</c><00:31:20.859><c> of</c><00:31:21.059><c> baptism</c><00:31:21.400><c> as</c><00:31:21.720><c> well.</c> 00:31:22.259 --> 00:31:23.619 All<00:31:22.500><c> of</c><00:31:22.619><c> them</c><00:31:22.720><c> are</c><00:31:22.880><c> here.</c> 00:31:23.799 --> 00:31:26.359 This<00:31:24.279><c> is</c><00:31:24.500><c> the</c><00:31:24.640><c> Apostles'</c><00:31:25.319><c> doctrine,</c> 00:31:27.420 --> 00:31:28.880 from<00:31:27.559><c> which</c><00:31:27.700><c> if</c><00:31:28.119><c> we</c><00:31:28.279><c> were</c><00:31:28.400><c> to</c><00:31:28.579><c> depart,</c> 00:31:28.960 --> 00:31:30.759 we<00:31:29.059><c> would</c><00:31:29.119><c> be</c><00:31:29.259><c> leaving</c><00:31:29.480><c> the</c><00:31:29.680><c> foundation.</c> 00:31:31.720 --> 00:31:34.259 We<00:31:31.920><c> share</c><00:31:32.099><c> this</c><00:31:32.420><c> living</c><00:31:32.720><c> with</c><00:31:32.960><c> these</c><00:31:33.220><c> people.</c> 00:31:34.819 --> 00:31:38.440 You<00:31:35.299><c> see,</c><00:31:36.000><c> the</c><00:31:36.119><c> promises</c><00:31:36.400><c> to</c><00:31:37.259><c> the</c><00:31:37.500><c> Fathers</c><00:31:37.799><c> in</c><00:31:37.960><c> the</c><00:31:38.119><c> beginning,</c> 00:31:38.720 --> 00:31:39.740 Abraham,<00:31:38.920><c> Isaac</c><00:31:39.200><c> and</c><00:31:39.339><c> Jacob,</c> 00:31:39.980 --> 00:31:43.259 were<00:31:40.140><c> not</c><00:31:40.440><c> made</c><00:31:40.960><c> as</c><00:31:42.220><c> just</c><00:31:42.819><c> statements,</c> 00:31:43.259 --> 00:31:44.700 you<00:31:43.460><c> know,</c><00:31:43.559><c> like</c><00:31:43.700><c> in</c><00:31:43.799><c> a</c><00:31:43.960><c> court</c><00:31:44.099><c> of</c><00:31:44.359><c> law,</c> 00:31:44.880 --> 00:31:46.259 or<00:31:44.940><c> something</c><00:31:45.059><c> being</c><00:31:45.299><c> read</c><00:31:45.559><c> out,</c> 00:31:46.759 --> 00:31:48.779 or<00:31:46.859><c> a</c><00:31:47.059><c> contract</c><00:31:47.539><c> being</c><00:31:47.839><c> given.</c> 00:31:49.059 --> 00:31:50.480 And,<00:31:49.059><c> you</c><00:31:49.259><c> know,</c><00:31:50.099><c> the</c><00:31:50.200><c> attorney</c><00:31:50.380><c> says,</c> 00:31:50.519 --> 00:31:52.039 well,<00:31:50.619><c> there</c><00:31:50.779><c> it</c><00:31:50.920><c> is,</c><00:31:51.460><c> read</c><00:31:51.660><c> it</c><00:31:51.859><c> through,</c> 00:31:52.119 --> 00:31:53.420 and<00:31:52.220><c> then</c><00:31:52.339><c> you</c><00:31:52.500><c> sign</c><00:31:52.740><c> here,</c><00:31:52.960><c> you</c><00:31:53.119><c> know.</c> 00:31:53.579 --> 00:31:54.140 Not<00:31:53.759><c> at</c><00:31:53.960><c> all.</c> 00:31:54.259 --> 00:31:56.940 They<00:31:54.380><c> were</c><00:31:54.460><c> actually</c><00:31:54.759><c> given</c><00:31:54.920><c> in</c><00:31:55.200><c> living</c><00:31:55.500><c> situations,</c> 00:31:57.059 --> 00:31:58.500 like<00:31:57.299><c> Jacob</c><00:31:57.680><c> with</c><00:31:57.960><c> the</c><00:31:58.200><c> stone.</c> 00:31:58.960 --> 00:32:01.299 God<00:31:59.200><c> speaks</c><00:31:59.519><c> to</c><00:31:59.700><c> him</c><00:31:59.839><c> in</c><00:32:00.000><c> a</c><00:32:00.259><c> living</c><00:32:00.599><c> situation.</c> 00:32:01.299 --> 00:32:04.079 They<00:32:01.680><c> were</c><00:32:01.859><c> not</c><00:32:02.039><c> promises</c><00:32:02.539><c> that</c><00:32:02.940><c> were</c><00:32:03.160><c> detached</c><00:32:03.460><c> from</c><00:32:03.740><c> life.</c> 00:32:04.140 --> 00:32:05.900 They<00:32:04.339><c> were</c><00:32:04.680><c> life.</c> 00:32:06.539 --> 00:32:07.339 Actual<00:32:07.019><c> life.</c> 00:32:07.460 --> 00:32:10.539 And<00:32:07.640><c> so</c><00:32:07.859><c> the</c><00:32:08.160><c> doctrine</c><00:32:08.559><c> of</c><00:32:09.099><c> the</c><00:32:09.299><c> Apostles</c><00:32:09.700><c> is</c><00:32:10.059><c> life.</c> 00:32:10.880 --> 00:32:12.200 It<00:32:10.920><c> was</c><00:32:11.140><c> the</c><00:32:11.279><c> life</c><00:32:11.440><c> of</c><00:32:11.779><c> Jesus</c> 00:32:12.200 --> 00:32:14.380 now<00:32:12.519><c> being</c><00:32:12.759><c> made</c><00:32:13.039><c> manifest</c><00:32:13.420><c> in</c><00:32:13.599><c> the</c><00:32:13.799><c> Apostles,</c> 00:32:14.640 --> 00:32:16.339 and<00:32:14.759><c> now</c><00:32:14.920><c> being</c><00:32:15.180><c> made</c><00:32:15.420><c> manifest</c><00:32:15.759><c> in</c><00:32:15.960><c> us,</c> 00:32:16.619 --> 00:32:18.720 if<00:32:16.779><c> we've</c><00:32:17.000><c> got</c><00:32:17.079><c> the</c><00:32:17.299><c> Apostles'</c><00:32:17.940><c> doctrine.</c> 00:32:18.960 --> 00:32:20.519 Because<00:32:19.160><c> if</c><00:32:19.299><c> we've</c><00:32:19.460><c> got</c><00:32:19.559><c> the</c><00:32:19.720><c> Apostles'</c><00:32:20.279><c> doctrine,</c> 00:32:20.539 --> 00:32:21.880 it<00:32:20.720><c> says</c><00:32:20.859><c> in</c><00:32:21.019><c> verse</c><00:32:21.279><c> 42,</c> 00:32:22.299 --> 00:32:24.440 we've<00:32:22.619><c> got</c><00:32:22.740><c> the</c><00:32:22.900><c> Apostles'</c><00:32:23.759><c> fellowship.</c> 00:32:24.579 --> 00:32:26.240 We<00:32:24.740><c> have</c><00:32:25.019><c> their</c><00:32:25.359><c> kind</c><00:32:25.759><c> of</c><00:32:25.980><c> fellowship.</c> 00:32:26.339 --> 00:32:26.980 Have<00:32:26.480><c> a</c><00:32:26.559><c> look</c><00:32:26.660><c> at</c><00:32:26.779><c> it.</c> 00:32:27.019 --> 00:32:30.819 Just<00:32:27.220><c> keep</c><00:32:27.500><c> your</c><00:32:28.539><c> axe</c><00:32:29.259><c> with</c><00:32:29.900><c> a</c><00:32:30.079><c> finger</c><00:32:30.279><c> mark</c><00:32:30.440><c> in</c><00:32:30.559><c> it,</c> 00:32:30.819 --> 00:32:33.319 and<00:32:31.220><c> just</c><00:32:31.480><c> come</c><00:32:31.660><c> to</c><00:32:31.779><c> Ephesians</c><00:32:32.240><c> 2.</c> 00:32:36.000 --> 00:32:37.779 Ephesians<00:32:36.640><c> 2.</c> 00:32:39.500 --> 00:32:41.480 And<00:32:39.500><c> there</c><00:32:39.720><c> it</c><00:32:40.019><c> says,</c> 00:32:44.200 --> 00:32:46.779 First<00:32:44.339><c> of</c><00:32:44.519><c> all,</c><00:32:44.900><c> we</c><00:32:44.960><c> who</c><00:32:45.059><c> were</c><00:32:45.240><c> the</c><00:32:45.599><c> strangers,</c> 00:32:46.940 --> 00:32:48.680 and<00:32:47.119><c> there</c><00:32:47.279><c> we</c><00:32:47.400><c> are</c><00:32:47.519><c> described</c><00:32:47.980><c> in</c><00:32:48.119><c> verse</c><00:32:48.359><c> 11,</c> 00:32:48.900 --> 00:32:52.319 Wherefore,<00:32:50.079><c> remember</c><00:32:50.619><c> that</c><00:32:51.759><c> ye,</c> 00:32:52.400 --> 00:32:54.859 being<00:32:52.759><c> in</c><00:32:52.940><c> that</c><00:32:53.279><c> time</c><00:32:54.259><c> past,</c> 00:32:55.299 --> 00:32:56.700 Gentiles<00:32:55.900><c> in</c><00:32:56.119><c> the</c><00:32:56.460><c> flesh,</c> 00:32:56.799 --> 00:32:58.539 you<00:32:56.920><c> were</c><00:32:57.039><c> called</c><00:32:57.359><c> uncircumcision,</c> 00:32:58.539 --> 00:33:01.440 by<00:32:59.140><c> that</c><00:32:59.339><c> which</c><00:32:59.500><c> is</c><00:32:59.740><c> called</c><00:32:59.920><c> the</c><00:33:00.279><c> circumcision</c><00:33:00.819><c> in</c><00:33:01.000><c> the</c><00:33:01.240><c> flesh</c> 00:33:01.440 --> 00:33:02.500 made<00:33:01.660><c> by</c><00:33:02.000><c> hands,</c> 00:33:02.859 --> 00:33:06.039 that<00:33:03.019><c> at</c><00:33:03.319><c> that</c><00:33:03.660><c> time</c><00:33:03.920><c> ye</c><00:33:04.119><c> were</c><00:33:04.259><c> without</c><00:33:04.640><c> Christ,</c> 00:33:06.299 --> 00:33:08.339 being<00:33:06.619><c> alienated</c><00:33:07.180><c> from</c><00:33:07.339><c> the</c><00:33:07.539><c> commonwealth</c><00:33:07.839><c> of</c><00:33:08.019><c> Israel,</c> 00:33:08.599 --> 00:33:10.420 and<00:33:08.720><c> strangers</c><00:33:09.059><c> from</c><00:33:09.279><c> the</c><00:33:09.440><c> covenants</c><00:33:09.779><c> of</c><00:33:10.019><c> promise,</c> 00:33:10.660 --> 00:33:13.599 having<00:33:10.980><c> no</c><00:33:11.299><c> hope</c><00:33:11.480><c> and</c><00:33:11.680><c> without</c><00:33:11.940><c> God</c><00:33:12.220><c> in</c><00:33:12.400><c> the</c><00:33:12.619><c> world.</c> 00:33:13.720 --> 00:33:16.059 That's<00:33:14.059><c> where</c><00:33:14.160><c> we</c><00:33:14.440><c> were,</c><00:33:15.079><c> and</c><00:33:15.160><c> that's</c><00:33:15.359><c> where</c><00:33:15.420><c> we</c><00:33:15.599><c> are</c><00:33:15.839><c> not.</c> 00:33:16.180 --> 00:33:19.180 Now,<00:33:16.500><c> notice,</c><00:33:17.160><c> this</c><00:33:17.359><c> is</c><00:33:17.539><c> the</c><00:33:17.759><c> hope</c><00:33:17.900><c> of</c><00:33:18.240><c> Israel.</c> 00:33:19.819 --> 00:33:22.740 There<00:33:20.000><c> isn't</c><00:33:20.119><c> any</c><00:33:20.359><c> other</c><00:33:20.539><c> community</c><00:33:20.940><c> that</c><00:33:21.140><c> has</c><00:33:21.279><c> the</c><00:33:21.440><c> hope</c><00:33:21.559><c> of</c><00:33:21.819><c> Israel,</c> 00:33:23.099 --> 00:33:25.960 brethren<00:33:23.319><c> and</c><00:33:23.539><c> sisters,</c><00:33:23.799><c> as</c><00:33:24.079><c> we</c><00:33:24.319><c> have</c><00:33:24.480><c> the</c><00:33:24.660><c> hope</c><00:33:24.799><c> of</c><00:33:25.079><c> Israel.</c> 00:33:26.259 --> 00:33:28.539 And<00:33:26.819><c> speak</c><00:33:27.140><c> of</c><00:33:27.279><c> it</c><00:33:27.400><c> in</c><00:33:27.539><c> those</c><00:33:27.880><c> terms.</c> 00:33:28.859 --> 00:33:30.759 We're<00:33:29.019><c> in</c><00:33:29.200><c> the</c><00:33:29.559><c> commonwealth</c><00:33:30.059><c> of</c><00:33:30.319><c> Israel.</c> 00:33:30.920 --> 00:33:34.700 God<00:33:31.480><c> revealed</c><00:33:32.480><c> himself</c><00:33:33.099><c> through</c><00:33:33.599><c> them,</c> 00:33:35.039 --> 00:33:36.519 and<00:33:35.180><c> consequently</c><00:33:35.579><c> we're</c><00:33:36.039><c> in</c><00:33:36.400><c> them.</c> 00:33:36.599 --> 00:33:39.319 We're<00:33:36.720><c> in</c><00:33:36.920><c> the</c><00:33:37.220><c> commonwealth</c><00:33:37.660><c> of</c><00:33:37.859><c> Israel,</c><00:33:38.259><c> the</c><00:33:38.440><c> Israel</c><00:33:38.680><c> of</c><00:33:38.920><c> God.</c> 00:33:39.740 --> 00:33:41.960 That's<00:33:39.940><c> what</c><00:33:40.039><c> it</c><00:33:40.299><c> is.</c><00:33:41.420><c> Marvelous.</c> 00:33:42.339 --> 00:33:44.240 And<00:33:42.579><c> before</c><00:33:42.880><c> that</c><00:33:43.019><c> we</c><00:33:43.200><c> had</c><00:33:43.440><c> nobody.</c> 00:33:44.799 --> 00:33:47.500 We<00:33:44.980><c> hadn't</c><00:33:45.140><c> got</c><00:33:45.380><c> Christ</c><00:33:45.779><c> and</c><00:33:45.960><c> we</c><00:33:46.039><c> hadn't</c><00:33:46.279><c> got</c><00:33:46.559><c> God,</c> 00:33:48.039 --> 00:33:51.019 and<00:33:48.160><c> we</c><00:33:48.240><c> were</c><00:33:48.480><c> strangers</c><00:33:48.819><c> from</c><00:33:49.059><c> the</c><00:33:49.240><c> covenants</c><00:33:49.579><c> of</c><00:33:49.839><c> promise.</c> 00:33:51.420 --> 00:33:53.359 But<00:33:51.599><c> now,</c><00:33:52.640><c> verse</c><00:33:52.839><c> 19,</c> 00:33:53.359 --> 00:33:59.039 And<00:33:53.460><c> therefore</c><00:33:54.119><c> ye</c><00:33:54.900><c> are</c><00:33:55.019><c> no</c><00:33:55.200><c> more</c><00:33:55.500><c> strangers</c><00:33:56.579><c> and</c><00:33:58.019><c> foreigners,</c> 00:34:01.819 --> 00:34:06.500 but<00:34:01.980><c> fellow</c><00:34:02.339><c> citizens</c><00:34:02.839><c> with</c><00:34:03.079><c> the</c><00:34:03.359><c> saints</c><00:34:03.799><c> and</c><00:34:04.039><c> of</c><00:34:04.160><c> the</c><00:34:04.500><c> household</c><00:34:05.059><c> of</c><00:34:05.539><c> God.</c> 00:34:07.319 --> 00:34:10.980 See,<00:34:07.640><c> that</c><00:34:07.859><c> household</c><00:34:08.260><c> of</c><00:34:08.380><c> God,</c><00:34:08.559><c> that's</c><00:34:08.760><c> where</c><00:34:08.780><c> we</c><00:34:09.000><c> start</c><00:34:09.260><c> in.</c> 00:34:11.019 --> 00:34:12.679 Habitation<00:34:11.519><c> for</c><00:34:11.719><c> God.</c> 00:34:13.519 --> 00:34:16.739 And<00:34:13.639><c> the</c><00:34:13.780><c> household</c><00:34:13.980><c> of</c><00:34:14.119><c> God</c><00:34:14.320><c> consists</c><00:34:14.780><c> of</c><00:34:15.159><c> all</c><00:34:15.380><c> these</c><00:34:15.559><c> people,</c> 00:34:17.360 --> 00:34:21.199 those<00:34:17.619><c> who</c><00:34:17.840><c> were</c><00:34:18.219><c> circumcised</c><00:34:19.019><c> and</c><00:34:19.239><c> those</c><00:34:19.460><c> who</c><00:34:19.659><c> were</c><00:34:19.960><c> uncircumcised,</c> 00:34:21.199 --> 00:34:26.219 the<00:34:22.159><c> remnant</c><00:34:22.539><c> in</c><00:34:22.820><c> both</c><00:34:23.199><c> have</c><00:34:23.900><c> been</c><00:34:24.099><c> made</c><00:34:24.280><c> one</c><00:34:24.460><c> in</c><00:34:24.800><c> Christ,</c><00:34:25.480><c> verse</c><00:34:25.699><c> 18,</c> 00:34:26.219 --> 00:34:30.340 for<00:34:26.500><c> through</c><00:34:26.860><c> him</c><00:34:27.039><c> we</c><00:34:27.440><c> both</c><00:34:28.000><c> have</c><00:34:28.719><c> access</c> 00:34:32.039 --> 00:34:35.159 by<00:34:32.699><c> one</c><00:34:33.119><c> spirit</c><00:34:33.539><c> unto</c><00:34:33.780><c> the</c><00:34:34.019><c> Father.</c> 00:34:35.559 --> 00:34:36.840 That's<00:34:35.900><c> us.</c> 00:34:37.739 --> 00:34:38.880 That's<00:34:38.400><c> our</c><00:34:38.500><c> position.</c> 00:34:38.960 --> 00:34:43.239 So<00:34:39.099><c> we're</c><00:34:39.340><c> now</c><00:34:39.659><c> alive</c><00:34:40.460><c> on</c><00:34:42.039><c> the</c><00:34:42.219><c> foundation</c><00:34:42.619><c> of</c><00:34:42.860><c> Christ.</c> 00:34:43.500 --> 00:34:48.079 Come<00:34:43.659><c> back</c><00:34:43.780><c> then</c><00:34:43.940><c> to</c><00:34:44.039><c> Acts</c><00:34:44.280><c> 2</c><00:34:44.480><c> and</c><00:34:44.679><c> just</c><00:34:45.420><c> wind</c><00:34:45.639><c> up</c><00:34:45.840><c> the</c><00:34:46.039><c> thought</c><00:34:46.219><c> there.</c> 00:34:51.199 --> 00:34:55.000 Because<00:34:51.679><c> the</c><00:34:52.159><c> Apostle's</c><00:34:52.659><c> doctrine</c><00:34:53.059><c> and</c><00:34:53.780><c> fellowship,</c> 00:34:58.739 --> 00:35:01.260 then<00:34:59.219><c> the</c><00:34:59.699><c> breaking</c><00:34:59.980><c> of</c><00:35:00.260><c> bread.</c> 00:35:02.139 --> 00:35:03.880 This<00:35:02.320><c> is</c><00:35:02.539><c> the</c><00:35:02.739><c> order</c><00:35:02.980><c> in</c><00:35:03.079><c> which</c><00:35:03.239><c> they</c><00:35:03.380><c> are</c><00:35:03.500><c> done,</c><00:35:03.719><c> isn't</c><00:35:03.840><c> it?</c> 00:35:03.920 --> 00:35:06.760 This<00:35:04.079><c> is</c><00:35:04.179><c> the</c><00:35:04.280><c> order</c><00:35:04.440><c> in</c><00:35:04.559><c> which</c><00:35:04.699><c> we,</c><00:35:05.000><c> as</c><00:35:05.260><c> a</c><00:35:05.440><c> community,</c><00:35:06.539><c> carry</c> 00:35:06.760 --> 00:35:08.019 them<00:35:06.960><c> on.</c> 00:35:08.300 --> 00:35:10.820 Apostle's<00:35:08.760><c> doctrine,</c><00:35:09.139><c> he</c><00:35:09.300><c> that</c><00:35:09.559><c> believeth</c><00:35:09.880><c> and</c><00:35:10.019><c> is</c><00:35:10.179><c> baptized,</c> 00:35:11.039 --> 00:35:13.780 shall<00:35:11.119><c> be</c><00:35:11.380><c> saved,</c><00:35:12.139><c> we</c><00:35:12.280><c> extend</c><00:35:12.559><c> the</c><00:35:12.719><c> right</c><00:35:12.920><c> hand</c><00:35:13.079><c> of</c><00:35:13.320><c> fellowship,</c> 00:35:14.280 --> 00:35:16.360 and<00:35:14.519><c> then</c><00:35:14.619><c> we</c><00:35:14.739><c> have</c><00:35:14.920><c> breaking</c><00:35:15.179><c> of</c><00:35:15.480><c> bread.</c> 00:35:16.940 --> 00:35:18.840 That<00:35:17.539><c> is</c><00:35:18.039><c> the</c><00:35:18.219><c> way,</c><00:35:18.500><c> isn't</c><00:35:18.699><c> it?</c> 00:35:18.920 --> 00:35:20.480 That's<00:35:19.139><c> how</c><00:35:19.260><c> we've</c><00:35:19.460><c> always</c><00:35:19.699><c> done</c><00:35:19.860><c> it.</c><00:35:20.000><c> That's</c><00:35:20.179><c> what</c><00:35:20.300><c> the</c> 00:35:20.480 --> 00:35:21.840 Scripture<00:35:20.780><c> says.</c> 00:35:22.159 --> 00:35:28.079 Only<00:35:22.420><c> those</c><00:35:22.699><c> who</c><00:35:23.199><c> are</c><00:35:24.400><c> partakers</c><00:35:25.280><c> of</c><00:35:26.000><c> the</c><00:35:26.199><c> Apostle's</c><00:35:26.840><c> doctrine,</c> 00:35:28.179 --> 00:35:30.739 and<00:35:28.360><c> therefore</c><00:35:28.679><c> of</c><00:35:29.099><c> fellowship,</c><00:35:29.739><c> can</c><00:35:29.800><c> be</c><00:35:30.019><c> partakers,</c> 00:35:31.119 --> 00:35:33.320 have<00:35:31.260><c> communion</c><00:35:31.699><c> with,</c><00:35:31.960><c> the</c><00:35:32.139><c> same</c><00:35:32.360><c> word,</c> 00:35:33.559 --> 00:35:37.840 with<00:35:33.579><c> Christ</c><00:35:34.760><c> in</c><00:35:35.380><c> the</c><00:35:35.679><c> loaf</c><00:35:35.960><c> and</c><00:35:36.460><c> in</c><00:35:36.659><c> the</c><00:35:36.880><c> cup.</c> 00:35:38.000 --> 00:35:40.719 And<00:35:38.079><c> having</c><00:35:38.800><c> been</c><00:35:39.380><c> partakers</c><00:35:39.840><c> of</c><00:35:40.119><c> those,</c> 00:35:41.099 --> 00:35:43.300 we<00:35:41.460><c> together</c><00:35:41.960><c> make</c><00:35:42.519><c> the</c><00:35:42.880><c> bread.</c> 00:35:43.300 --> 00:35:47.980 We<00:35:44.039><c> are</c><00:35:44.440><c> the</c><00:35:44.599><c> bread.</c><00:35:44.780><c> We</c><00:35:44.920><c> are</c><00:35:45.119><c> the</c><00:35:45.300><c> one</c><00:35:45.539><c> loaf</c><00:35:45.920><c> in</c><00:35:46.920><c> Christ.</c> 00:35:48.159 --> 00:35:50.480 He<00:35:48.159><c> was</c><00:35:48.360><c> the</c><00:35:48.559><c> one</c><00:35:48.800><c> grain</c><00:35:49.139><c> that</c><00:35:49.280><c> was</c><00:35:49.500><c> dropped</c><00:35:49.699><c> into</c><00:35:49.940><c> the</c><00:35:50.179><c> ground.</c> 00:35:50.980 --> 00:35:54.019 Except<00:35:51.139><c> a</c><00:35:51.300><c> corn</c><00:35:51.500><c> of</c><00:35:51.739><c> wheat</c><00:35:52.000><c> fall</c><00:35:52.519><c> into</c><00:35:52.780><c> the</c><00:35:53.039><c> ground</c><00:35:53.300><c> and</c><00:35:53.659><c> die,</c> 00:35:54.360 --> 00:35:55.989 it<00:35:54.639><c> abideth</c><00:35:55.239><c> alone.</c> 00:35:56.239 --> 00:35:59.019 But<00:35:56.380><c> if</c><00:35:56.519><c> it</c><00:35:56.820><c> die,</c><00:35:57.659><c> it</c><00:35:57.780><c> brings</c><00:35:58.039><c> forth</c><00:35:58.380><c> much</c><00:35:58.699><c> fruit,</c> 00:35:59.019 --> 00:36:00.940 and<00:35:59.179><c> that's</c><00:35:59.380><c> what</c><00:35:59.519><c> the</c><00:35:59.780><c> loaf</c><00:35:59.980><c> is.</c> 00:36:01.019 --> 00:36:06.340 That's<00:36:01.400><c> the</c><00:36:01.619><c> manifest</c><00:36:02.360><c> grains</c><00:36:03.219><c> born</c><00:36:04.179><c> of</c><00:36:04.659><c> the</c><00:36:04.840><c> grain</c><00:36:05.000><c> that</c><00:36:05.340><c> died.</c> 00:36:06.880 --> 00:36:09.820 And<00:36:07.119><c> in</c><00:36:07.320><c> the</c><00:36:07.559><c> cup,</c><00:36:08.320><c> which</c><00:36:08.460><c> is</c><00:36:08.619><c> really</c><00:36:08.840><c> the</c><00:36:08.940><c> cup</c><00:36:09.079><c> of</c><00:36:09.320><c> salvation,</c> 00:36:09.860 --> 00:36:12.679 which<00:36:10.039><c> is</c><00:36:10.280><c> Christ,</c><00:36:11.280><c> even</c><00:36:11.739><c> there,</c><00:36:12.119><c> as</c><00:36:12.260><c> we</c><00:36:12.360><c> were</c><00:36:12.460><c> reading</c> 00:36:12.679 --> 00:36:17.219 in<00:36:13.380><c> John</c><00:36:13.860><c> 15</c><00:36:14.219><c> the</c><00:36:14.400><c> other</c><00:36:14.619><c> day,</c><00:36:15.639><c> we</c><00:36:15.800><c> are</c><00:36:16.019><c> the</c><00:36:16.219><c> vine.</c> 00:36:18.179 --> 00:36:20.480 And<00:36:18.280><c> so</c><00:36:18.500><c> the</c><00:36:18.860><c> cup</c><00:36:19.039><c> of</c><00:36:19.380><c> salvation,</c><00:36:19.960><c> finally,</c> 00:36:20.920 --> 00:36:24.380 isn't<00:36:21.320><c> one</c><00:36:21.699><c> that</c><00:36:21.820><c> was</c><00:36:22.059><c> bitter</c><00:36:22.380><c> for</c><00:36:22.579><c> the</c><00:36:22.739><c> Lord</c><00:36:22.900><c> to</c><00:36:23.219><c> drink,</c> 00:36:24.559 --> 00:36:28.800 as<00:36:24.719><c> it</c><00:36:24.920><c> was</c><00:36:25.179><c> to</c><00:36:25.519><c> begin</c><00:36:25.780><c> with,</c><00:36:26.099><c> but</c><00:36:26.239><c> now</c><00:36:26.739><c> it's</c><00:36:28.159><c> the</c><00:36:28.420><c> cup</c> 00:36:28.800 --> 00:36:31.400 for<00:36:29.440><c> the</c><00:36:29.599><c> married</c><00:36:29.860><c> supper</c><00:36:30.119><c> of</c><00:36:30.320><c> the</c><00:36:30.539><c> Lamb.</c> 00:36:31.579 --> 00:36:33.480 It's<00:36:31.860><c> the</c><00:36:31.940><c> cup</c><00:36:32.079><c> of</c><00:36:32.300><c> salvation.</c> 00:36:33.840 --> 00:36:35.460 I<00:36:34.099><c> will</c><00:36:34.300><c> take</c><00:36:34.480><c> the</c><00:36:34.639><c> cup</c><00:36:34.800><c> of</c><00:36:35.000><c> salvation,</c> 00:36:35.519 --> 00:36:37.699 I<00:36:35.619><c> will</c><00:36:35.860><c> call</c><00:36:36.079><c> on</c><00:36:36.260><c> the</c><00:36:36.360><c> name</c><00:36:36.500><c> of</c><00:36:36.659><c> the</c><00:36:36.800><c> Lord.</c> 00:36:37.719 --> 00:36:40.420 So<00:36:37.900><c> that's</c><00:36:38.059><c> how</c><00:36:38.400><c> it</c><00:36:38.699><c> works</c><00:36:38.880><c> out</c><00:36:39.079><c> at</c><00:36:39.280><c> the</c><00:36:39.400><c> end.</c> 00:36:40.519 --> 00:36:45.019 What<00:36:41.000><c> do</c><00:36:41.219><c> you</c><00:36:41.320><c> think</c><00:36:41.500><c> about</c><00:36:41.800><c> these</c><00:36:42.320><c> prayers</c><00:36:43.039><c> in</c><00:36:43.380><c> verse</c><00:36:43.719><c> 42?</c> 00:36:49.119 --> 00:36:52.519 I<00:36:49.119><c> mean,</c><00:36:49.360><c> would</c><00:36:49.360><c> you</c><00:36:49.579><c> have</c><00:36:49.699><c> put</c><00:36:49.800><c> that</c><00:36:50.019><c> as</c><00:36:50.139><c> number</c><00:36:50.380><c> four?</c> 00:36:57.219 --> 00:37:01.000 Is<00:36:57.699><c> it</c><00:36:57.860><c> the</c><00:36:58.039><c> odd</c><00:36:58.400><c> man</c><00:36:58.719><c> out</c><00:36:59.159><c> there,</c><00:36:59.500><c> do</c><00:36:59.699><c> you</c><00:36:59.820><c> think?</c> 00:37:04.940 --> 00:37:08.239 Isn't<00:37:05.159><c> it</c><00:37:05.320><c> just</c><00:37:05.500><c> in</c><00:37:05.940><c> prayers,</c><00:37:06.260><c> it's</c><00:37:06.460><c> the</c><00:37:06.820><c> prayers,</c> 00:37:09.539 --> 00:37:12.579 you<00:37:10.059><c> know,</c><00:37:10.719><c> we</c><00:37:10.719><c> have</c><00:37:10.900><c> prayers</c><00:37:11.480><c> every</c><00:37:12.119><c> day,</c> 00:37:13.059 --> 00:37:15.000 our<00:37:13.179><c> own</c><00:37:13.380><c> personal</c><00:37:13.820><c> prayers,</c><00:37:14.380><c> we</c><00:37:14.380><c> have</c><00:37:14.619><c> prayers</c> 00:37:15.000 --> 00:37:18.360 at<00:37:15.739><c> our</c><00:37:16.019><c> meal</c><00:37:16.340><c> times,</c><00:37:16.960><c> at</c><00:37:17.039><c> least</c><00:37:17.179><c> we</c><00:37:17.500><c> should,</c> 00:37:18.380 --> 00:37:20.860 and<00:37:18.500><c> our</c><00:37:18.639><c> children</c><00:37:18.920><c> should</c><00:37:19.079><c> be</c><00:37:19.260><c> aware</c><00:37:19.500><c> of</c><00:37:19.619><c> what</c><00:37:19.780><c> is</c><00:37:19.940><c> happening,</c> 00:37:21.239 --> 00:37:23.500 so<00:37:21.380><c> that</c><00:37:21.480><c> they</c><00:37:21.539><c> might</c><00:37:21.800><c> benefit</c><00:37:22.179><c> from</c><00:37:22.440><c> that.</c> 00:37:23.679 --> 00:37:25.980 We<00:37:23.940><c> have</c><00:37:24.099><c> our</c><00:37:24.280><c> prayers</c><00:37:24.420><c> at</c><00:37:24.639><c> our</c><00:37:24.940><c> services,</c> 00:37:26.460 --> 00:37:28.639 and<00:37:26.619><c> prayer</c><00:37:26.699><c> for</c><00:37:26.860><c> the</c><00:37:27.059><c> bread</c><00:37:27.239><c> and</c><00:37:27.400><c> for</c><00:37:27.519><c> the</c><00:37:27.739><c> wine.</c> 00:37:29.079 --> 00:37:31.320 We<00:37:29.320><c> have</c><00:37:29.480><c> our</c><00:37:29.699><c> constant</c><00:37:30.179><c> prayers.</c> 00:37:32.659 --> 00:37:36.380 I<00:37:32.860><c> remember</c><00:37:33.219><c> in</c><00:37:33.900><c> one</c><00:37:34.019><c> of</c><00:37:34.239><c> our</c><00:37:35.179><c> villages</c><00:37:35.519><c> in</c><00:37:36.059><c> Britain,</c> 00:37:36.380 --> 00:37:41.219 there<00:37:37.019><c> was</c><00:37:37.300><c> a</c><00:37:37.900><c> wedding</c><00:37:38.360><c> of</c><00:37:38.840><c> one</c><00:37:39.800><c> of</c><00:37:39.980><c> our</c><00:37:40.119><c> members,</c> 00:37:42.059 --> 00:37:44.659 and<00:37:42.579><c> not</c><00:37:43.000><c> all</c><00:37:43.219><c> the</c><00:37:43.420><c> family</c><00:37:43.760><c> of</c><00:37:44.019><c> each</c><00:37:44.179><c> of</c><00:37:44.300><c> these</c><00:37:44.519><c> two,</c> 00:37:44.679 --> 00:37:45.880 they<00:37:44.780><c> were</c><00:37:44.920><c> both</c><00:37:45.099><c> in</c><00:37:45.239><c> the</c><00:37:45.559><c> truth,</c> 00:37:46.300 --> 00:37:50.639 but<00:37:46.400><c> not</c><00:37:46.619><c> all</c><00:37:46.940><c> the</c><00:37:47.159><c> family</c><00:37:47.920><c> of</c><00:37:48.559><c> them</c><00:37:49.039><c> was</c><00:37:49.940><c> in</c><00:37:50.139><c> the</c><00:37:50.380><c> truth,</c> 00:37:50.699 --> 00:37:53.260 and<00:37:50.880><c> so</c><00:37:51.000><c> there</c><00:37:51.139><c> were</c><00:37:51.260><c> other</c><00:37:51.460><c> people</c><00:37:51.719><c> who</c><00:37:51.860><c> came</c><00:37:52.099><c> along,</c> 00:37:53.800 --> 00:37:57.579 both<00:37:54.320><c> to</c><00:37:54.840><c> the</c><00:37:55.000><c> wedding</c><00:37:55.260><c> and</c><00:37:55.519><c> then</c><00:37:55.679><c> to</c><00:37:55.800><c> the</c><00:37:55.960><c> reception</c><00:37:56.320><c> afterwards.</c> 00:37:58.159 --> 00:38:02.119 And<00:37:58.380><c> just</c><00:37:58.900><c> before</c><00:37:59.500><c> the</c><00:38:01.019><c> reception,</c> 00:38:02.800 --> 00:38:06.500 a<00:38:03.320><c> brother</c><00:38:03.539><c> was</c><00:38:03.800><c> called</c><00:38:04.059><c> upon</c><00:38:04.539><c> to</c><00:38:05.159><c> offer</c><00:38:05.400><c> prayer,</c> 00:38:08.000 --> 00:38:09.900 and<00:38:08.039><c> there</c><00:38:08.179><c> was</c><00:38:08.380><c> a</c><00:38:08.500><c> vicar</c><00:38:08.699><c> there,</c> 00:38:12.199 --> 00:38:14.139 and<00:38:12.280><c> the</c><00:38:12.400><c> vicar</c><00:38:12.559><c> came</c><00:38:12.840><c> along</c><00:38:13.099><c> afterwards,</c> 00:38:14.519 --> 00:38:17.019 and<00:38:14.579><c> to</c><00:38:14.719><c> the</c><00:38:14.880><c> father</c><00:38:15.119><c> of</c><00:38:15.300><c> the</c><00:38:15.460><c> bride,</c><00:38:15.800><c> and</c><00:38:15.980><c> he</c><00:38:16.219><c> said,</c> 00:38:18.739 --> 00:38:23.420 I<00:38:19.260><c> couldn't</c><00:38:19.500><c> have</c><00:38:19.679><c> done</c><00:38:19.880><c> that</c><00:38:20.659><c> in</c><00:38:21.880><c> my</c><00:38:22.199><c> congregation.</c> 00:38:24.699 --> 00:38:29.139 He<00:38:24.760><c> said,</c><00:38:24.880><c> I</c><00:38:25.059><c> can't</c><00:38:25.340><c> ask</c><00:38:25.559><c> anybody</c><00:38:25.900><c> to</c><00:38:26.219><c> pray,</c><00:38:27.420><c> just</c><00:38:27.699><c> like</c><00:38:27.980><c> that.</c> 00:38:30.059 --> 00:38:31.940 Now<00:38:30.500><c> these</c><00:38:30.699><c> are</c><00:38:30.860><c> the</c><00:38:31.059><c> prayers.</c> 00:38:32.360 --> 00:38:35.300 We<00:38:32.639><c> underestimate</c><00:38:33.239><c> ourselves,</c><00:38:33.800><c> brothers</c><00:38:33.980><c> and</c><00:38:34.199><c> sisters.</c> 00:38:35.519 --> 00:38:37.480 It<00:38:35.579><c> isn't</c><00:38:35.679><c> a</c><00:38:35.780><c> question</c><00:38:35.960><c> of</c><00:38:36.039><c> having</c><00:38:36.440><c> eloquence</c><00:38:36.920><c> and</c><00:38:37.199><c> words.</c> 00:38:37.539 --> 00:38:39.380 I<00:38:37.619><c> mean,</c><00:38:37.780><c> they're</c><00:38:38.119><c> dangerous.</c> 00:38:41.539 --> 00:38:44.619 That's<00:38:41.980><c> a</c><00:38:42.420><c> talent</c><00:38:42.639><c> that</c><00:38:42.960><c> can</c><00:38:43.239><c> be</c><00:38:43.440><c> dangerous.</c> 00:38:44.659 --> 00:38:46.019 What<00:38:44.840><c> God</c><00:38:45.000><c> wants</c><00:38:45.219><c> is</c><00:38:45.380><c> our</c><00:38:45.639><c> heart,</c> 00:38:46.079 --> 00:38:47.900 and<00:38:46.179><c> if</c><00:38:46.320><c> our</c><00:38:46.500><c> heart</c><00:38:46.780><c> speaks</c><00:38:47.099><c> in</c><00:38:47.320><c> our</c><00:38:47.599><c> prayers,</c> 00:38:48.119 --> 00:38:49.860 which<00:38:48.260><c> is</c><00:38:48.440><c> exactly</c><00:38:48.760><c> what</c><00:38:48.940><c> that</c><00:38:49.559><c> brother,</c> 00:38:50.000 --> 00:38:52.239 he<00:38:50.119><c> was</c><00:38:50.219><c> just</c><00:38:50.440><c> a</c><00:38:50.800><c> brother</c><00:38:50.960><c> from</c><00:38:51.139><c> a</c><00:38:51.260><c> village.</c> 00:38:52.519 --> 00:38:54.619 He<00:38:52.659><c> wasn't</c><00:38:52.900><c> educated</c><00:38:53.360><c> at</c><00:38:53.659><c> all,</c> 00:38:54.719 --> 00:38:56.280 but<00:38:55.000><c> as</c><00:38:55.199><c> soon</c><00:38:55.320><c> as</c><00:38:55.420><c> the</c><00:38:55.559><c> vicar</c><00:38:55.739><c> heard</c><00:38:55.960><c> him,</c> 00:38:56.380 --> 00:38:57.619 he<00:38:56.579><c> knew</c><00:38:56.739><c> that</c><00:38:56.880><c> that</c><00:38:57.019><c> was</c><00:38:57.239><c> prayer,</c> 00:38:58.119 --> 00:39:01.539 and<00:38:58.559><c> what</c><00:38:58.699><c> is</c><00:38:58.920><c> more,</c><00:38:59.619><c> that</c><00:38:59.699><c> it</c><00:38:59.760><c> was</c><00:38:59.920><c> an</c><00:39:00.059><c> acceptable</c><00:39:00.559><c> prayer.</c> 00:39:01.699 --> 00:39:03.599 He<00:39:01.840><c> was</c><00:39:01.960><c> able</c><00:39:02.119><c> to</c><00:39:02.340><c> discern</c><00:39:02.539><c> that,</c> 00:39:03.639 --> 00:39:04.900 and<00:39:03.739><c> to</c><00:39:03.860><c> say</c><00:39:03.940><c> about</c><00:39:04.079><c> his</c><00:39:04.219><c> own</c><00:39:04.480><c> congregation,</c> 00:39:05.179 --> 00:39:07.159 and<00:39:05.300><c> the</c><00:39:05.380><c> reason</c><00:39:05.559><c> for</c><00:39:05.760><c> that</c><00:39:06.239><c> with</c><00:39:06.380><c> his</c><00:39:06.559><c> own</c><00:39:06.780><c> congregation</c> 00:39:07.159 --> 00:39:09.219 is<00:39:07.320><c> that</c><00:39:07.400><c> he</c><00:39:07.519><c> takes</c><00:39:07.840><c> all</c><00:39:08.059><c> the</c><00:39:08.280><c> prayers.</c> 00:39:10.460 --> 00:39:12.980 They<00:39:10.619><c> don't</c><00:39:10.840><c> have</c><00:39:11.239><c> fellowship</c><00:39:11.940><c> in</c><00:39:12.460><c> our</c><00:39:12.739><c> sense,</c> 00:39:13.019 --> 00:39:15.219 in<00:39:13.139><c> which</c><00:39:13.360><c> all</c><00:39:13.840><c> the</c><00:39:14.019><c> things</c><00:39:14.139><c> are</c><00:39:14.340><c> done</c><00:39:14.500><c> by</c><00:39:14.820><c> us.</c> 00:39:15.599 --> 00:39:17.099 Everything<00:39:15.860><c> is</c><00:39:16.119><c> done,</c> 00:39:17.340 --> 00:39:19.780 and<00:39:17.420><c> therefore</c><00:39:17.519><c> we</c><00:39:17.619><c> haven't</c><00:39:17.739><c> just</c><00:39:17.900><c> got</c><00:39:18.179><c> special</c><00:39:18.639><c> people.</c> 00:39:20.199 --> 00:39:22.059 We're<00:39:20.639><c> all</c><00:39:21.000><c> together,</c> 00:39:22.099 --> 00:39:24.719 and<00:39:22.239><c> that's</c><00:39:22.599><c> the</c><00:39:22.679><c> beauty</c><00:39:22.920><c> of</c><00:39:23.119><c> our</c><00:39:23.300><c> homes,</c><00:39:23.559><c> isn't</c><00:39:23.760><c> it?</c> 00:39:24.880 --> 00:39:25.920 That's<00:39:25.039><c> what</c><00:39:25.099><c> we</c><00:39:25.239><c> teach</c><00:39:25.380><c> our</c><00:39:25.579><c> children.</c> 00:39:25.920 --> 00:39:27.760 That's<00:39:26.199><c> why</c><00:39:26.260><c> we</c><00:39:26.400><c> call</c><00:39:26.579><c> each</c><00:39:26.739><c> other</c><00:39:26.900><c> uncle</c><00:39:27.159><c> and</c><00:39:27.420><c> aunt,</c> 00:39:28.139 --> 00:39:29.599 and<00:39:28.219><c> our</c><00:39:28.360><c> children</c><00:39:28.639><c> take</c><00:39:28.860><c> that</c><00:39:29.079><c> up,</c> 00:39:29.940 --> 00:39:32.019 because<00:39:30.119><c> that's</c><00:39:30.300><c> what</c><00:39:30.460><c> we</c><00:39:30.599><c> are.</c><00:39:30.699><c> We're</c><00:39:30.840><c> a</c><00:39:30.960><c> family,</c> 00:39:32.699 --> 00:39:34.440 and<00:39:33.119><c> that's</c><00:39:33.360><c> why</c><00:39:33.539><c> when</c><00:39:33.739><c> anything</c><00:39:33.920><c> goes</c><00:39:34.199><c> wrong</c> 00:39:34.440 --> 00:39:35.699 in<00:39:34.619><c> our</c><00:39:34.840><c> ecclesial</c><00:39:35.199><c> life,</c> 00:39:36.199 --> 00:39:37.639 it<00:39:36.420><c> hurts.</c> 00:39:38.940 --> 00:39:40.099 In<00:39:39.159><c> church,</c><00:39:39.500><c> it</c><00:39:39.500><c> might</c><00:39:39.639><c> be</c><00:39:39.739><c> somebody</c><00:39:39.860><c> who's</c> 00:39:40.099 --> 00:39:41.880 got<00:39:40.260><c> a</c><00:39:40.380><c> long</c><00:39:40.519><c> way</c><00:39:40.699><c> off,</c><00:39:40.960><c> you</c><00:39:40.960><c> know,</c><00:39:41.099><c> he's</c><00:39:41.239><c> over</c><00:39:41.380><c> there</c><00:39:41.619><c> somewhere,</c> 00:39:42.099 --> 00:39:43.699 I've<00:39:42.480><c> seen</c><00:39:42.619><c> him</c><00:39:42.800><c> occasionally,</c><00:39:43.139><c> you</c><00:39:43.380><c> know,</c> 00:39:43.699 --> 00:39:45.940 but<00:39:44.119><c> that's</c><00:39:44.500><c> all</c><00:39:44.619><c> there</c><00:39:44.820><c> is</c><00:39:44.960><c> to</c><00:39:45.119><c> it</c><00:39:45.420><c> with</c><00:39:45.599><c> us.</c> 00:39:46.280 --> 00:39:47.900 If<00:39:46.420><c> anything</c><00:39:46.579><c> goes</c><00:39:46.860><c> wrong</c><00:39:47.159><c> in</c><00:39:47.320><c> ecclesial</c><00:39:47.699><c> life,</c> 00:39:47.980 --> 00:39:50.199 it's<00:39:48.239><c> pain</c><00:39:48.639><c> in</c><00:39:48.920><c> the</c><00:39:49.139><c> family,</c> 00:39:50.780 --> 00:39:53.059 and<00:39:50.840><c> it's</c><00:39:51.139><c> as</c><00:39:51.320><c> much</c><00:39:51.739><c> as</c><00:39:52.039><c> though</c><00:39:52.139><c> it's</c><00:39:52.360><c> our</c><00:39:52.440><c> own</c><00:39:52.739><c> family.</c> 00:39:53.260 --> 00:39:54.579 Well,<00:39:53.699><c> it</c><00:39:53.800><c> is</c><00:39:53.980><c> our</c><00:39:54.119><c> own</c><00:39:54.320><c> family,</c> 00:39:54.579 --> 00:39:56.739 but<00:39:54.719><c> I</c><00:39:54.800><c> mean,</c><00:39:55.280><c> it's</c><00:39:55.280><c> as</c><00:39:55.380><c> much</c><00:39:55.519><c> as</c><00:39:55.639><c> if</c><00:39:55.699><c> it</c><00:39:55.840><c> were</c><00:39:55.860><c> our</c><00:39:56.019><c> flesh</c><00:39:56.139><c> and</c><00:39:56.400><c> blood.</c> 00:39:57.059 --> 00:39:58.039 It's<00:39:57.139><c> more</c><00:39:57.360><c> than</c><00:39:57.559><c> that,</c> 00:39:58.219 --> 00:40:01.440 because<00:39:58.340><c> of</c><00:39:58.460><c> our</c><00:39:58.579><c> relationship</c><00:39:59.000><c> with</c><00:39:59.199><c> our</c><00:39:59.300><c> Heavenly</c><00:39:59.619><c> Father.</c> 00:40:01.820 --> 00:40:02.699 Marvellous,<00:40:02.260><c> these</c> 00:40:02.699 --> 00:40:04.559 blessings<00:40:03.420><c> that</c><00:40:04.159><c> we're</c> 00:40:04.559 --> 00:40:06.639 granted<00:40:04.920><c> in</c><00:40:05.219><c> Christ.</c> 00:40:08.900 --> 00:40:09.340 Just... 00:40:09.340 --> 00:40:10.440 And<00:40:09.480><c> once</c><00:40:09.679><c> again,</c><00:40:09.960><c> we've</c><00:40:10.179><c> got</c> 00:40:10.440 --> 00:40:12.300 one<00:40:10.699><c> and</c><00:40:10.840><c> a</c><00:40:10.900><c> half</c><00:40:11.019><c> minutes.</c> 00:40:13.000 --> 00:40:13.780 Four. 00:40:14.539 --> 00:40:16.360 Ever<00:40:14.760><c> since</c><00:40:14.940><c> I</c><00:40:15.059><c> came</c><00:40:15.239><c> over</c><00:40:15.460><c> here.</c> 00:40:17.179 --> 00:40:18.059 Right. 00:40:18.679 --> 00:40:20.159 Simple<00:40:19.000><c> thing.</c><00:40:19.159><c> You'd</c><00:40:19.460><c> better</c><00:40:19.500><c> see</c><00:40:19.719><c> it.</c> 00:40:20.239 --> 00:40:21.980 Matthew<00:40:20.519><c> 7.</c><00:40:20.840><c> Just</c><00:40:21.139><c> have</c><00:40:21.340><c> a</c><00:40:21.400><c> look</c><00:40:21.500><c> at</c><00:40:21.599><c> it,</c><00:40:21.760><c> because</c> 00:40:21.980 --> 00:40:24.400 I<00:40:22.559><c> want</c><00:40:22.719><c> you</c><00:40:22.920><c> to</c><00:40:23.119><c> see</c><00:40:23.420><c> something</c><00:40:23.820><c> in</c><00:40:23.980><c> it.</c> 00:40:24.400 --> 00:40:26.159 Words<00:40:24.800><c> we</c><00:40:25.059><c> know,</c><00:40:25.619><c> they're...</c> 00:40:26.159 --> 00:40:27.699 Oh,<00:40:26.159><c> so</c><00:40:26.400><c> simple.</c> 00:40:29.659 --> 00:40:31.400 So<00:40:30.039><c> simple.</c> 00:40:35.199 --> 00:40:36.280 It's<00:40:35.920><c> building</c> 00:40:36.280 --> 00:40:38.019 your<00:40:36.559><c> house.</c> 00:40:40.699 --> 00:40:41.659 Alright. 00:40:43.000 --> 00:40:44.219 And<00:40:43.199><c> so</c><00:40:43.360><c> it</c><00:40:43.579><c> says</c> 00:40:44.219 --> 00:40:45.860 that<00:40:44.480><c> verse</c><00:40:44.639><c> 24,</c><00:40:45.500><c> therefore,</c> 00:40:46.079 --> 00:40:48.340 whosoever<00:40:46.679><c> heareth</c><00:40:47.099><c> 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00:41:30.360 --> 00:41:32.179 who<00:41:30.559><c> always</c><00:41:30.780><c> sings</c><00:41:30.900><c> at</c><00:41:31.059><c> the</c><00:41:31.119><c> top</c><00:41:31.280><c> of</c><00:41:31.420><c> their</c><00:41:31.559><c> voice,</c> 00:41:32.539 --> 00:41:34.400 you<00:41:32.840><c> know,</c><00:41:33.039><c> and</c><00:41:33.199><c> it's</c><00:41:33.380><c> great.</c> 00:41:35.099 --> 00:41:37.159 But<00:41:35.260><c> have</c><00:41:35.380><c> you</c><00:41:35.519><c> noticed</c><00:41:35.760><c> about</c><00:41:36.059><c> this</c> 00:41:37.840 --> 00:41:38.420 that<00:41:38.239><c> you've</c> 00:41:38.420 --> 00:41:40.000 got<00:41:38.500><c> to</c><00:41:38.639><c> build</c><00:41:38.760><c> your</c><00:41:38.940><c> own</c><00:41:39.099><c> house?</c> 00:41:41.340 --> 00:41:42.539 You've<00:41:41.739><c> got</c><00:41:41.800><c> to</c><00:41:42.019><c> build</c><00:41:42.179><c> your</c><00:41:42.380><c> own</c> 00:41:42.539 --> 00:41:44.480 house.<00:41:43.099><c> 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00:42:24.400 --> 00:42:25.679 what<00:42:24.559><c> happens.</c> 00:42:26.760 --> 00:42:28.880 We've<00:42:27.039><c> got</c><00:42:27.119><c> to</c><00:42:27.219><c> do</c><00:42:27.280><c> that</c><00:42:27.420><c> with</c><00:42:27.599><c> our</c><00:42:27.820><c> house.</c> 00:42:29.039 --> 00:42:30.440 How<00:42:29.440><c> are</c><00:42:29.440><c> you</c><00:42:29.539><c> doing</c><00:42:29.699><c> it</c><00:42:29.880><c> with</c><00:42:29.980><c> your</c><00:42:30.159><c> children,</c> 00:42:30.500 --> 00:42:31.940 you<00:42:30.639><c> know?</c> 00:42:32.500 --> 00:42:34.400 Because<00:42:32.940><c> it's</c><00:42:33.260><c> clear</c><00:42:33.519><c> that</c><00:42:33.739><c> with</c><00:42:33.920><c> our</c><00:42:34.099><c> children</c> 00:42:34.400 --> 00:42:36.559 they've<00:42:34.699><c> got</c><00:42:34.800><c> to</c><00:42:34.940><c> be</c><00:42:35.199><c> a</c><00:42:35.380><c> part</c><00:42:35.559><c> of</c><00:42:35.739><c> that.</c> 00:42:36.699 --> 00:42:38.719 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house.</c> 00:42:50.199 --> 00:42:51.860 Our<00:42:50.420><c> children</c><00:42:50.719><c> have</c><00:42:50.900><c> got</c><00:42:51.019><c> to</c><00:42:51.219><c> be</c><00:42:51.400><c> in</c> 00:42:51.860 --> 00:42:53.960 our<00:42:52.199><c> house.</c><00:42:53.019><c> Our</c><00:42:53.260><c> marriage</c><00:42:53.440><c> has</c><00:42:53.599><c> got</c><00:42:53.719><c> to</c><00:42:53.860><c> be</c> 00:42:53.960 --> 00:42:55.860 in<00:42:54.119><c> our</c><00:42:54.360><c> house.</c><00:42:54.760><c> That's</c><00:42:55.019><c> how</c><00:42:55.079><c> we</c><00:42:55.179><c> get</c><00:42:55.380><c> married</c> 00:42:55.860 --> 00:42:58.420 to<00:42:56.360><c> someone</c><00:42:56.599><c> in</c><00:42:56.780><c> the</c><00:42:57.039><c> truth.</c><00:42:57.420><c> You</c><00:42:57.519><c> can</c><00:42:57.719><c> see</c> 00:42:58.599 --> 00:42:59.980 that's<00:42:59.019><c> how</c><00:42:59.179><c> it</c><00:42:59.380><c> should</c><00:42:59.599><c> be.</c> 00:43:00.099 --> 00:43:01.960 I<00:43:00.179><c> know</c><00:43:00.239><c> it</c><00:43:00.400><c> isn't</c><00:43:00.579><c> always</c><00:43:00.920><c> like</c><00:43:01.300><c> that,</c><00:43:01.599><c> but</c><00:43:01.780><c> that's</c> 00:43:01.960 --> 00:43:04.420 how<00:43:02.119><c> it</c><00:43:02.360><c> should</c><00:43:02.539><c> be,</c><00:43:02.820><c> that's</c><00:43:03.039><c> how</c><00:43:03.099><c> we've</c><00:43:03.280><c> got</c><00:43:03.360><c> to</c><00:43:03.559><c> be.</c> 00:43:04.719 --> 00:43:05.699 Well,<00:43:04.880><c> there's</c><00:43:05.039><c> our</c><00:43:05.260><c> time,</c> 00:43:06.059 --> 00:43:08.320 and<00:43:06.219><c> in</c><00:43:06.340><c> case</c><00:43:06.460><c> the</c><00:43:06.639><c> tape</c><00:43:06.780><c> runs</c><00:43:07.019><c> out,</c> 00:43:08.760 --> 00:43:09.980 thank<00:43:09.099><c> you.</c> 00:43:32.860 --> 00:43:34.760 Thank<00:43:34.260><c> you.</c>