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and</c><00:23:56.079><c> look</c><00:23:56.380><c> at</c> 00:23:56.539 --> 00:24:02.000 all<00:23:56.700><c> the</c><00:23:56.839><c> proof</c><00:23:57.079><c> of</c><00:23:57.240><c> it.</c><00:23:58.099><c> Now</c><00:23:58.380><c> that's</c><00:23:58.700><c> just</c><00:23:59.039><c> those</c><00:23:59.339><c> things.</c><00:24:00.660><c> There's</c><00:24:00.799><c> also</c><00:24:01.059><c> the</c><00:24:01.339><c> alignment</c><00:24:01.759><c> of</c> 00:24:02.000 --> 00:24:02.859 the<00:24:02.220><c> nations</c><00:24:02.480><c> around</c> 00:24:02.859 --> 00:24:08.180 us<00:24:04.039><c> that</c><00:24:04.339><c> is</c><00:24:04.599><c> occurring</c><00:24:04.980><c> in</c><00:24:05.460><c> line</c><00:24:05.680><c> with</c><00:24:05.900><c> what</c><00:24:06.200><c> scripture</c><00:24:06.539><c> teaches</c><00:24:06.900><c> about</c><00:24:07.680><c> the</c> 00:24:08.180 --> 00:24:10.200 end<00:24:08.440><c> times</c><00:24:08.680><c> when</c><00:24:08.859><c> Christ</c><00:24:09.160><c> returns.</c> 00:24:10.339 --> 00:24:15.069 That's<00:24:10.859><c> all</c><00:24:11.000><c> happening</c><00:24:11.380><c> too</c><00:24:12.000><c> at</c><00:24:12.319><c> the</c><00:24:12.539><c> same</c><00:24:12.839><c> time.</c><00:24:14.079><c> Did</c><00:24:14.079><c> you</c><00:24:14.259><c> notice?</c> 00:24:18.759 --> 00:24:21.920 If<00:24:18.859><c> we're</c><00:24:19.059><c> looking</c><00:24:19.380><c> to</c><00:24:19.859><c> see</c><00:24:20.259><c> evidence</c><00:24:20.660><c> of</c><00:24:20.900><c> Christ's</c><00:24:21.400><c> return,</c> 00:24:21.920 --> 00:24:24.880 there's<00:24:22.579><c> lots</c><00:24:22.940><c> of</c><00:24:23.180><c> it.</c><00:24:23.900><c> So</c><00:24:24.039><c> that's</c><00:24:24.680><c> something</c> 00:24:24.880 --> 00:24:27.759 that<00:24:25.039><c> should</c><00:24:25.200><c> give</c><00:24:25.339><c> us</c><00:24:25.619><c> hope,</c><00:24:26.579><c> but</c><00:24:26.759><c> not</c><00:24:26.880><c> to</c><00:24:27.000><c> be</c><00:24:27.240><c> frightened</c><00:24:27.539><c> by</c> 00:24:27.759 --> 00:24:29.480 that.<00:24:28.500><c> Remember</c><00:24:28.700><c> Christ</c><00:24:29.119><c> said,</c> 00:24:29.880 --> 00:24:33.119 when<00:24:30.019><c> you</c><00:24:30.259><c> see</c><00:24:30.420><c> these</c><00:24:30.740><c> things</c><00:24:30.920><c> begin</c><00:24:31.359><c> to</c><00:24:31.680><c> come</c><00:24:31.839><c> to</c><00:24:32.099><c> pass,</c><00:24:33.059><c> lift</c> 00:24:33.119 --> 00:24:37.809 up<00:24:33.279><c> your</c><00:24:33.460><c> heads.</c><00:24:34.720><c> Don't</c><00:24:34.960><c> look</c><00:24:35.279><c> down</c><00:24:36.000><c> in,</c><00:24:36.920><c> you</c><00:24:37.000><c> know,</c> 00:24:38.289 --> 00:24:42.890 despair.<00:24:39.369><c> Look</c><00:24:39.369><c> up</c><00:24:39.970><c> because</c><00:24:40.390><c> Christ</c><00:24:40.829><c> is</c><00:24:41.109><c> coming.</c><00:24:42.009><c> That's</c><00:24:42.289><c> what</c><00:24:42.410><c> that's</c><00:24:42.710><c> all</c> 00:24:42.890 --> 00:24:45.910 about.<00:24:43.970><c> It</c><00:24:44.390><c> has</c><00:24:44.970><c> to</c><00:24:45.309><c> happen.</c> 00:24:46.390 --> 00:24:49.750 Look,<00:24:46.829><c> think</c><00:24:47.049><c> about</c><00:24:47.269><c> it</c><00:24:47.390><c> this</c><00:24:47.609><c> way.</c><00:24:49.049><c> What</c><00:24:49.049><c> if</c><00:24:49.170><c> Christ</c><00:24:49.410><c> came</c><00:24:49.589><c> to</c> 00:24:49.750 --> 00:24:51.690 the<00:24:49.849><c> earth</c><00:24:49.930><c> when</c><00:24:50.069><c> everything</c><00:24:50.269><c> was</c><00:24:50.470><c> going</c><00:24:50.670><c> fine</c> 00:24:52.029 --> 00:24:58.250 and<00:24:52.569><c> there</c><00:24:52.730><c> were</c><00:24:52.869><c> no</c><00:24:53.029><c> troubles?</c><00:24:55.730><c> Would</c><00:24:55.930><c> the</c><00:24:56.190><c> world</c><00:24:56.410><c> seek</c><00:24:56.670><c> Christ</c><00:24:57.269><c> as</c><00:24:58.009><c> a</c> 00:24:58.250 --> 00:25:00.630 savior<00:24:58.650><c> who</c><00:24:59.450><c> had</c><00:24:59.569><c> come</c><00:24:59.769><c> to</c><00:25:00.049><c> change</c><00:25:00.390><c> the</c> 00:25:00.630 --> 00:25:08.650 world<00:25:01.150><c> and</c><00:25:02.230><c> turn</c><00:25:02.410><c> it</c><00:25:02.549><c> into</c><00:25:02.730><c> a</c><00:25:02.829><c> better</c><00:25:03.049><c> place?</c><00:25:05.789><c> Could</c><00:25:06.089><c> the</c><00:25:07.069><c> brotherhood,</c><00:25:08.410><c> the</c> 00:25:08.650 --> 00:25:10.410 perfected<00:25:09.250><c> saints,</c> 00:25:10.509 --> 00:25:14.190 go<00:25:10.609><c> into</c><00:25:10.890><c> the</c><00:25:11.130><c> world</c><00:25:11.630><c> and</c><00:25:12.369><c> make</c><00:25:12.509><c> an</c><00:25:12.789><c> impact</c><00:25:13.089><c> if</c><00:25:13.289><c> there</c><00:25:13.410><c> was</c><00:25:13.609><c> nothing</c><00:25:13.849><c> to</c> 00:25:14.190 --> 00:25:16.529 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region.</c> 00:25:30.630 --> 00:25:37.450 Hundreds<00:25:30.910><c> of</c><00:25:31.190><c> thousands</c><00:25:31.910><c> in</c><00:25:32.470><c> the</c><00:25:32.589><c> United</c><00:25:32.809><c> States,</c><00:25:34.250><c> hurricanes,</c><00:25:35.829><c> earthquakes</c><00:25:36.269><c> around</c> 00:25:37.450 --> 00:25:38.150 the<00:25:37.650><c> San</c><00:25:37.849><c> Andreas</c> 00:25:38.150 --> 00:25:42.829 Fault<00:25:38.869><c> that</c><00:25:39.410><c> make</c><00:25:39.569><c> Los</c><00:25:39.849><c> Angeles</c><00:25:40.250><c> fall</c><00:25:40.630><c> right</c><00:25:41.109><c> down</c><00:25:41.970><c> under</c><00:25:42.609><c> the</c> 00:25:42.829 --> 00:25:46.509 surface<00:25:43.049><c> of</c><00:25:43.269><c> the</c><00:25:43.390><c> earth.</c><00:25:44.789><c> Imagine</c><00:25:45.069><c> the</c><00:25:45.349><c> carnage.</c> 00:25:46.849 --> 00:25:50.250 Imagine<00:25:47.349><c> what</c><00:25:47.589><c> will</c><00:25:47.849><c> have</c><00:25:47.990><c> to</c><00:25:48.130><c> be</c><00:25:48.289><c> cleaned</c><00:25:48.450><c> up.</c><00:25:49.589><c> Imagine</c><00:25:49.950><c> the</c> 00:25:50.250 --> 00:25:53.609 devastation.<00:25:51.829><c> Imagine</c><00:25:52.210><c> the</c><00:25:52.710><c> butchery</c><00:25:53.210><c> that</c><00:25:53.369><c> will</c> 00:25:53.609 --> 00:25:57.190 occur<00:25:53.910><c> as</c><00:25:54.250><c> people</c><00:25:54.470><c> run</c><00:25:54.670><c> around</c><00:25:54.869><c> with</c><00:25:55.029><c> their</c><00:25:55.289><c> guns</c><00:25:55.869><c> trying</c><00:25:56.490><c> to</c> 00:25:57.190 --> 00:25:59.930 get<00:25:57.369><c> what</c><00:25:57.549><c> they</c><00:25:57.849><c> need</c><00:25:58.309><c> through</c><00:25:58.789><c> violence.</c> 00:26:00.630 --> 00:26:04.109 Imagine<00:26:00.990><c> the</c><00:26:01.230><c> outbreak</c><00:26:01.589><c> of</c><00:26:02.109><c> disease</c><00:26:02.710><c> and</c><00:26:02.970><c> illness</c><00:26:03.329><c> 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much</c><00:26:35.329><c> work</c><00:26:35.549><c> that</c><00:26:35.670><c> we're</c><00:26:35.849><c> going</c><00:26:35.990><c> to</c><00:26:36.130><c> do</c><00:26:36.210><c> in</c> 00:26:36.390 --> 00:26:37.890 the<00:26:36.470><c> time</c><00:26:36.609><c> of</c><00:26:36.750><c> the</c><00:26:36.890><c> kingdom</c><00:26:37.109><c> when</c><00:26:37.269><c> it's</c><00:26:37.450><c> the</c><00:26:37.549><c> history</c> 00:26:37.890 --> 00:26:42.009 I<00:26:38.309><c> mean</c><00:26:38.490><c> to</c><00:26:38.710><c> start</c><00:26:38.890><c> practicing</c><00:26:39.450><c> now.</c><00:26:41.230><c> So</c><00:26:41.309><c> he</c><00:26:41.390><c> goes</c><00:26:41.569><c> on</c><00:26:41.750><c> and</c><00:26:41.869><c> he</c> 00:26:42.009 --> 00:26:44.970 says<00:26:42.289><c> the</c><00:26:42.730><c> Lord</c><00:26:43.029><c> whom</c><00:26:43.210><c> you</c><00:26:43.529><c> seek</c><00:26:43.869><c> will</c><00:26:44.470><c> come.</c><00:26:44.710><c> 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pencil</c><00:27:58.089><c> somewhere</c><00:27:58.869><c> in</c><00:27:59.670><c> your</c><00:27:59.809><c> Bible.</c><00:28:00.670><c> Amos</c><00:28:00.990><c> chapter</c> 00:28:01.309 --> 00:28:04.210 5<00:28:01.609><c> verses</c><00:28:01.890><c> 18</c><00:28:02.250><c> to</c><00:28:02.450><c> 20.</c><00:28:03.150><c> The</c><00:28:03.230><c> whole</c><00:28:03.450><c> point</c><00:28:03.730><c> is</c> 00:28:04.210 --> 00:28:08.869 this<00:28:04.710><c> matter</c><00:28:05.109><c> of</c><00:28:06.529><c> people</c><00:28:07.069><c> thinking</c><00:28:07.690><c> they</c><00:28:07.990><c> want</c><00:28:08.349><c> the</c><00:28:08.549><c> Messiah</c> 00:28:08.869 --> 00:28:13.849 to<00:28:09.150><c> come,</c><00:28:09.789><c> right?</c><00:28:11.069><c> Amos</c><00:28:11.390><c> chapter</c><00:28:11.750><c> 5</c><00:28:12.930><c> verses</c><00:28:13.390><c> 18</c> 00:28:13.849 --> 00:28:21.269 to<00:28:13.990><c> 20.</c><00:28:16.769><c> Here's</c><00:28:16.809><c> what</c><00:28:16.970><c> it</c><00:28:17.029><c> says.</c><00:28:18.190><c> We'll</c><00:28:18.450><c> want</c><00:28:18.589><c> to</c><00:28:18.789><c> you</c><00:28:18.910><c> that</c><00:28:19.569><c> desire</c><00:28:20.329><c> the</c><00:28:20.910><c> day</c><00:28:21.089><c> of</c> 00:28:21.269 --> 00:28:24.630 the<00:28:21.430><c> Lord.</c><00:28:23.089><c> To</c><00:28:23.430><c> what</c><00:28:23.690><c> end</c><00:28:23.990><c> is</c><00:28:24.190><c> it</c><00:28:24.390><c> for</c> 00:28:24.630 --> 00:28:29.450 you?<00:28:26.009><c> Day</c><00:28:26.150><c> of</c><00:28:26.250><c> the</c><00:28:26.349><c> Lord</c><00:28:26.470><c> is</c><00:28:26.670><c> darkness,</c><00:28:28.109><c> not</c><00:28:28.329><c> light.</c><00:28:29.009><c> Now</c><00:28:29.109><c> these</c><00:28:29.269><c> were</c> 00:28:29.450 --> 00:28:32.430 people<00:28:29.710><c> that</c><00:28:29.950><c> were</c><00:28:30.690><c> talking</c><00:28:31.109><c> about</c><00:28:31.809><c> wanting</c> 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went</c><00:29:06.109><c> into</c><00:29:06.269><c> the</c><00:29:06.769><c> house</c><00:29:07.109><c> and</c> 00:29:07.630 --> 00:29:09.690 leaned<00:29:07.789><c> his</c><00:29:08.009><c> hand</c><00:29:08.130><c> on</c><00:29:08.289><c> the</c><00:29:08.450><c> wall</c><00:29:08.650><c> and</c><00:29:09.109><c> a</c><00:29:09.410><c> serpent</c> 00:29:09.690 --> 00:29:15.450 bit<00:29:09.950><c> him.</c><00:29:10.910><c> Shall</c><00:29:10.910><c> not</c><00:29:11.089><c> the</c><00:29:11.190><c> day</c><00:29:11.349><c> of</c><00:29:11.450><c> the</c><00:29:11.450><c> Lord</c><00:29:11.609><c> be</c><00:29:11.789><c> darkness</c><00:29:12.430><c> and</c><00:29:12.849><c> not</c><00:29:13.130><c> light,</c><00:29:14.109><c> even</c><00:29:14.450><c> very</c><00:29:14.849><c> dark</c><00:29:15.089><c> and</c><00:29:15.250><c> no</c> 00:29:15.450 --> 00:29:15.950 brightness<00:29:15.730><c> in</c> 00:29:15.950 --> 00:29:21.289 it?<00:29:16.470><c> I</c><00:29:17.089><c> 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right</c><00:29:59.490><c> up</c><00:30:00.269><c> as</c><00:30:00.589><c> high</c><00:30:01.049><c> as</c><00:30:01.109><c> you</c> 00:30:01.230 --> 00:30:05.369 can<00:30:01.490><c> stretch.</c><00:30:03.130><c> All</c><00:30:03.170><c> right,</c><00:30:03.609><c> wiggle</c><00:30:03.890><c> your</c><00:30:04.130><c> fingers.</c> 00:30:06.269 --> 00:30:08.319 All<00:30:06.450><c> right,</c><00:30:06.990><c> now</c><00:30:07.289><c> sit</c><00:30:07.509><c> down.</c> 00:30:13.369 --> 00:30:19.549 That<00:30:13.670><c> felt</c><00:30:13.829><c> good,</c><00:30:14.250><c> didn't</c><00:30:14.390><c> it?</c><00:30:16.549><c> All</c><00:30:16.809><c> right.</c> 00:30:21.009 --> 00:30:24.109 You're<00:30:21.549><c> going</c><00:30:21.670><c> to</c><00:30:21.809><c> need</c><00:30:21.970><c> some</c><00:30:22.230><c> help</c><00:30:22.970><c> tonight.</c> 00:30:26.369 --> 00:30:31.049 Okay,<00:30:27.250><c> it</c><00:30:27.349><c> says</c><00:30:27.529><c> in</c><00:30:27.710><c> this</c><00:30:27.990><c> passage,</c><00:30:29.329><c> when</c><00:30:29.329><c> he</c><00:30:29.609><c> comes,</c><00:30:30.490><c> he</c><00:30:30.630><c> will</c> 00:30:31.049 --> 00:30:34.809 purify<00:30:31.950><c> the</c><00:30:32.349><c> sons</c><00:30:32.710><c> of</c><00:30:33.069><c> Levi.</c><00:30:34.069><c> The</c><00:30:34.230><c> reason</c><00:30:34.410><c> it</c><00:30:34.569><c> says</c> 00:30:34.809 --> 00:30:39.089 that<00:30:34.970><c> is</c><00:30:35.150><c> because,</c><00:30:35.670><c> well,</c><00:30:36.589><c> the</c><00:30:36.789><c> Levites,</c><00:30:38.130><c> that</c><00:30:38.470><c> tribe</c><00:30:38.809><c> that</c> 00:30:39.089 --> 00:30:42.849 had<00:30:39.450><c> special</c><00:30:39.930><c> tasks</c><00:30:40.470><c> to</c><00:30:40.730><c> do</c><00:30:40.849><c> of</c><00:30:41.150><c> service</c><00:30:41.529><c> in</c><00:30:41.670><c> the</c><00:30:41.849><c> nation,</c> 00:30:43.170 --> 00:30:45.750 well,<00:30:43.470><c> 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00:30:54.690 --> 00:30:58.930 purify<00:30:55.150><c> them.</c><00:30:56.269><c> And</c><00:30:56.390><c> when</c><00:30:56.549><c> Christ</c><00:30:56.849><c> returns,</c><00:30:57.690><c> well,</c><00:30:58.609><c> we</c><00:30:58.710><c> shall</c> 00:30:58.930 --> 00:31:02.150 go<00:30:59.230><c> through</c><00:30:59.609><c> a</c><00:30:59.890><c> purification</c><00:31:00.490><c> process</c><00:31:00.950><c> likewise.</c> 00:31:02.269 --> 00:31:06.269 Blocked<00:31:02.609><c> out</c><00:31:02.730><c> of</c><00:31:02.849><c> us</c><00:31:03.029><c> will</c><00:31:03.170><c> be</c><00:31:03.410><c> human</c><00:31:03.650><c> nature</c><00:31:04.450><c> and</c><00:31:05.150><c> mortality.</c> 00:31:06.970 --> 00:31:08.490 Our<00:31:07.089><c> minds,</c><00:31:07.470><c> can</c><00:31:07.730><c> you</c><00:31:07.869><c> imagine</c><00:31:08.190><c> being</c> 00:31:08.490 --> 00:31:13.069 completely<00:31:09.289><c> free</c><00:31:09.670><c> of</c><00:31:10.089><c> 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faith.</c><00:34:31.570><c> You</c> 00:34:31.730 --> 00:34:33.230 know,<00:34:32.130><c> though</c><00:34:32.289><c> you</c><00:34:32.449><c> may</c><00:34:32.590><c> struggle</c><00:34:33.010><c> with</c> 00:34:33.230 --> 00:34:35.769 your<00:34:33.409><c> beliefs,</c><00:34:34.110><c> that</c><00:34:34.230><c> the</c><00:34:34.489><c> kingdom</c><00:34:34.730><c> is</c><00:34:35.050><c> coming</c><00:34:35.210><c> and</c><00:34:35.389><c> Christ</c> 00:34:35.769 --> 00:34:39.349 will<00:34:35.929><c> return.</c><00:34:37.170><c> You</c><00:34:37.309><c> know</c><00:34:38.070><c> deep</c><00:34:38.630><c> down</c><00:34:38.909><c> inside,</c> 00:34:39.389 --> 00:34:41.590 though<00:34:39.550><c> you</c><00:34:39.670><c> may</c><00:34:39.809><c> have</c><00:34:39.929><c> your</c><00:34:40.090><c> doubts</c><00:34:40.309><c> about</c><00:34:40.570><c> passages,</c><00:34:41.329><c> the</c> 00:34:41.590 --> 00:34:44.489 Bible<00:34:41.989><c> is</c><00:34:42.489><c> true</c><00:34:42.730><c> and</c><00:34:42.889><c> can</c><00:34:43.070><c> be</c><00:34:43.389><c> trusted.</c> 00:34:45.309 --> 00:34:49.130 Right?<00:34:46.489><c> You</c><00:34:46.510><c> know</c><00:34:46.769><c> those</c><00:34:47.170><c> things,</c><00:34:47.929><c> so</c><00:34:48.110><c> you've</c><00:34:48.349><c> already</c><00:34:48.630><c> got</c> 00:34:49.130 --> 00:34:50.730 the<00:34:49.389><c> gold</c><00:34:49.630><c> in</c><00:34:49.889><c> you.</c> 00:34:51.090 --> 00:34:55.769 It<00:34:51.269><c> will</c><00:34:51.429><c> go</c><00:34:51.650><c> through</c><00:34:51.849><c> trial.</c><00:34:53.449><c> When</c><00:34:53.489><c> Christ</c><00:34:53.750><c> returns,</c><00:34:54.929><c> there'll</c><00:34:55.110><c> be</c><00:34:55.429><c> a</c> 00:34:55.769 --> 00:34:58.210 further<00:34:56.130><c> purification</c><00:34:57.010><c> to</c><00:34:57.369><c> occur,</c> 00:34:58.610 --> 00:35:00.690 but<00:34:59.130><c> it's</c><00:34:59.289><c> wonderful</c><00:34:59.610><c> that</c><00:34:59.809><c> you're</c><00:35:00.090><c> here</c><00:35:00.230><c> when</c><00:35:00.389><c> there's</c><00:35:00.570><c> so</c> 00:35:00.690 --> 00:35:02.969 many<00:35:00.829><c> other</c><00:35:01.070><c> places</c><00:35:01.449><c> you</c><00:35:01.989><c> young</c><00:35:02.269><c> people</c><00:35:02.570><c> could</c><00:35:02.769><c> be</c> 00:35:02.969 --> 00:35:09.829 this<00:35:03.170><c> weekend.</c><00:35:05.510><c> So</c><00:35:05.789><c> the</c><00:35:05.989><c> return</c><00:35:06.210><c> of</c><00:35:06.409><c> Christ</c><00:35:06.710><c> is</c><00:35:07.030><c> not</c><00:35:07.250><c> something</c><00:35:07.530><c> we</c><00:35:07.710><c> should</c><00:35:07.809><c> be</c><00:35:08.010><c> afraid</c><00:35:08.269><c> of,</c><00:35:08.769><c> but</c><00:35:08.929><c> we</c><00:35:09.289><c> really</c> 00:35:09.829 --> 00:35:12.789 need<00:35:10.190><c> to</c><00:35:10.349><c> look</c><00:35:10.670><c> forward</c><00:35:11.050><c> to</c><00:35:11.289><c> it.</c><00:35:11.969><c> I</c><00:35:12.090><c> know</c><00:35:12.190><c> you</c><00:35:12.329><c> might</c><00:35:12.489><c> think</c><00:35:12.650><c> to</c> 00:35:12.789 --> 00:35:14.590 yourself,<00:35:13.130><c> I</c><00:35:13.309><c> need</c><00:35:13.570><c> to</c><00:35:13.750><c> make</c><00:35:13.869><c> myself</c><00:35:14.309><c> a</c><00:35:14.409><c> little</c> 00:35:14.590 --> 00:35:18.349 bit<00:35:14.909><c> purer,</c><00:35:15.590><c> a</c><00:35:15.590><c> little</c><00:35:15.750><c> bit</c><00:35:16.070><c> cleaner,</c><00:35:16.710><c> a</c><00:35:16.750><c> little</c><00:35:16.929><c> bit</c><00:35:17.070><c> more</c><00:35:17.389><c> righteous,</c><00:35:18.110><c> so</c> 00:35:18.349 --> 00:35:20.289 that<00:35:18.530><c> I</c><00:35:18.690><c> can</c><00:35:18.909><c> feel</c><00:35:19.329><c> I</c><00:35:19.650><c> look</c><00:35:19.849><c> forward</c><00:35:20.090><c> to</c> 00:35:20.289 --> 00:35:23.409 Christ's<00:35:20.710><c> return.</c><00:35:22.050><c> And</c><00:35:22.329><c> if</c><00:35:22.469><c> you</c><00:35:22.590><c> think</c><00:35:22.710><c> as</c><00:35:22.849><c> you</c><00:35:22.989><c> grow</c><00:35:23.130><c> older,</c> 00:35:23.409 --> 00:35:25.530 you'll<00:35:23.710><c> feel</c><00:35:23.909><c> more</c><00:35:24.250><c> righteous</c><00:35:24.570><c> and</c><00:35:24.849><c> pure</c><00:35:25.010><c> and</c><00:35:25.269><c> clean,</c> 00:35:26.010 --> 00:35:28.329 just<00:35:26.289><c> talk</c><00:35:26.489><c> to</c><00:35:26.590><c> some</c><00:35:26.789><c> of</c><00:35:26.889><c> the</c><00:35:27.050><c> brothers</c><00:35:27.210><c> and</c><00:35:27.469><c> sisters</c><00:35:27.670><c> my</c><00:35:28.010><c> age</c> 00:35:28.329 --> 00:35:30.150 here<00:35:28.590><c> this</c><00:35:28.809><c> weekend</c><00:35:29.190><c> and</c><00:35:29.570><c> ask</c><00:35:29.869><c> them,</c> 00:35:30.389 --> 00:35:34.010 so<00:35:30.570><c> do</c><00:35:30.710><c> you</c><00:35:30.849><c> feel</c><00:35:31.050><c> less</c><00:35:31.349><c> sinful</c><00:35:31.670><c> than</c><00:35:31.889><c> you</c><00:35:32.090><c> did</c><00:35:32.530><c> 20</c><00:35:32.889><c> years</c><00:35:33.190><c> ago?</c> 00:35:34.690 --> 00:35:36.750 And<00:35:34.949><c> every</c><00:35:35.090><c> one</c><00:35:35.210><c> of</c><00:35:35.369><c> them</c><00:35:35.429><c> will</c><00:35:35.590><c> look</c><00:35:35.769><c> at</c><00:35:35.909><c> you</c><00:35:36.010><c> and</c> 00:35:36.989 --> 00:35:42.309 you<00:35:37.329><c> don't</c><00:35:37.670><c> know</c><00:35:38.090><c> how</c><00:35:38.409><c> rough</c><00:35:38.590><c> it</c><00:35:38.889><c> is.</c><00:35:40.929><c> Because</c><00:35:41.449><c> you</c><00:35:41.650><c> don't</c><00:35:41.989><c> get</c> 00:35:42.309 --> 00:35:45.550 less<00:35:42.730><c> sinful,</c><00:35:43.909><c> you</c><00:35:44.090><c> just</c><00:35:44.349><c> become</c><00:35:44.710><c> more</c> 00:35:45.630 --> 00:35:50.869 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part</c><00:35:58.989><c> of</c><00:35:59.170><c> it.</c><00:36:00.170><c> But</c><00:36:00.429><c> it's</c><00:36:00.769><c> a</c><00:36:00.909><c> selfishness.</c><00:36:02.710><c> It's</c><00:36:03.230><c> a</c> 00:36:03.429 --> 00:36:05.530 self<00:36:03.789><c>-absorption.</c> 00:36:06.610 --> 00:36:12.710 Sometimes<00:36:07.130><c> the</c><00:36:07.650><c> dismissiveness,</c><00:36:08.349><c> the</c><00:36:08.449><c> impatience.</c><00:36:10.369><c> It's</c><00:36:10.869><c> the</c><00:36:11.030><c> unkindness.</c><00:36:11.710><c> It's</c><00:36:11.949><c> the</c><00:36:11.949><c> failure</c><00:36:12.429><c> to</c> 00:36:12.710 --> 00:36:14.070 be<00:36:13.130><c> kind.</c> 00:36:14.469 --> 00:36:18.309 It's<00:36:14.829><c> the</c><00:36:15.150><c> failure</c><00:36:15.550><c> to</c><00:36:15.750><c> be</c><00:36:16.010><c> helpful,</c><00:36:16.469><c> to</c><00:36:16.590><c> be</c><00:36:16.909><c> there</c><00:36:17.369><c> when</c><00:36:17.789><c> people</c><00:36:18.070><c> need</c> 00:36:18.309 --> 00:36:21.150 us.<00:36:19.210><c> It's</c><00:36:19.369><c> the</c><00:36:19.429><c> way</c><00:36:19.590><c> we</c><00:36:19.750><c> let</c><00:36:19.969><c> God</c><00:36:20.449><c> down</c> 00:36:21.150 --> 00:36:25.030 perpetually<00:36:22.090><c> that</c><00:36:23.130><c> begins</c><00:36:23.630><c> to</c><00:36:23.969><c> weigh</c><00:36:24.010><c> on</c><00:36:24.250><c> you</c><00:36:24.429><c> more</c><00:36:24.710><c> and</c><00:36:24.869><c> more</c> 00:36:25.030 --> 00:36:27.210 as<00:36:25.230><c> the</c><00:36:25.269><c> years</c><00:36:25.409><c> go</c><00:36:25.710><c> by.</c><00:36:26.469><c> And</c><00:36:26.630><c> you</c><00:36:26.670><c> look</c><00:36:26.849><c> up</c><00:36:27.010><c> and</c><00:36:27.130><c> you</c> 00:36:27.210 --> 00:36:32.050 say,<00:36:27.449><c> Father,</c><00:36:28.690><c> I</c><00:36:29.070><c> can't</c><00:36:29.510><c> do</c><00:36:29.769><c> this</c><00:36:30.010><c> without</c><00:36:30.289><c> your</c><00:36:30.530><c> help.</c><00:36:31.630><c> And</c> 00:36:32.050 --> 00:36:33.550 I'm<00:36:32.150><c> not</c><00:36:32.349><c> going</c><00:36:32.510><c> to</c><00:36:32.630><c> make</c><00:36:32.769><c> it</c><00:36:32.909><c> into</c><00:36:33.070><c> the</c><00:36:33.269><c> kingdom</c> 00:36:33.550 --> 00:36:37.929 on<00:36:33.750><c> my</c><00:36:34.010><c> own</c><00:36:34.230><c> merits</c><00:36:34.369><c> because</c><00:36:34.550><c> I've</c><00:36:34.829><c> got</c><00:36:35.030><c> none.</c><00:36:36.630><c> Please</c><00:36:37.110><c> bring</c> 00:36:37.929 --> 00:36:39.650 me<00:36:38.170><c> into</c><00:36:38.429><c> your</c><00:36:38.670><c> kingdom</c> 00:36:40.130 --> 00:36:44.530 in<00:36:40.610><c> your</c><00:36:40.929><c> mercy</c><00:36:41.530><c> and</c><00:36:42.550><c> help</c><00:36:42.670><c> me</c><00:36:42.829><c> to</c><00:36:42.929><c> be</c><00:36:43.090><c> helpful</c><00:36:43.550><c> in</c><00:36:44.210><c> 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00:37:53.670 --> 00:37:55.489 Now,<00:37:53.829><c> how</c><00:37:54.030><c> many</c><00:37:54.269><c> of</c><00:37:54.389><c> you</c><00:37:54.530><c> are</c><00:37:54.730><c> baptized?</c><00:37:55.230><c> Put</c><00:37:55.389><c> your</c> 00:37:55.489 --> 00:37:58.710 hands<00:37:55.570><c> up.</c><00:37:55.829><c> Let</c><00:37:55.829><c> me</c><00:37:55.929><c> see.</c><00:37:57.590><c> Looks</c><00:37:57.769><c> like</c><00:37:58.050><c> a</c><00:37:58.130><c> majority.</c><00:37:58.469><c> Put</c><00:37:58.610><c> your</c> 00:37:58.710 --> 00:38:00.570 hand<00:37:58.829><c> down.</c><00:37:59.150><c> How</c><00:37:59.289><c> many</c><00:37:59.510><c> of</c><00:37:59.590><c> you</c><00:37:59.849><c> aren't?</c> 00:38:00.630 --> 00:38:04.570 Just<00:38:00.989><c> a</c><00:38:01.170><c> few?</c><00:38:01.690><c> All</c><00:38:01.829><c> right.</c><00:38:01.969><c> Well,</c><00:38:02.070><c> that's</c><00:38:02.389><c> great.</c><00:38:03.269><c> So,</c><00:38:04.369><c> Lord</c> 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what</c><00:38:16.409><c> you're</c><00:38:16.650><c> worried</c><00:38:16.869><c> about.</c> 00:38:17.809 --> 00:38:21.389 And<00:38:18.269><c> those</c><00:38:18.449><c> of</c><00:38:18.570><c> you</c><00:38:18.670><c> that</c><00:38:19.010><c> hear</c><00:38:19.190><c> these</c><00:38:19.510><c> doubts,</c><00:38:20.670><c> take</c><00:38:21.170><c> them</c> 00:38:21.389 --> 00:38:22.949 seriously<00:38:21.909><c> and</c><00:38:22.130><c> think</c><00:38:22.309><c> them</c><00:38:22.510><c> through</c><00:38:22.630><c> and</c><00:38:22.769><c> think,</c> 00:38:23.050 --> 00:38:26.789 all<00:38:23.130><c> right,</c><00:38:24.190><c> how</c><00:38:24.469><c> would</c><00:38:24.650><c> I</c><00:38:24.869><c> help</c><00:38:25.030><c> this</c><00:38:25.389><c> person</c><00:38:25.690><c> to</c><00:38:26.090><c> overcome</c> 00:38:26.789 --> 00:38:30.030 the<00:38:27.269><c> thought</c><00:38:27.429><c> that</c><00:38:27.949><c> maybe</c><00:38:28.369><c> the</c><00:38:28.610><c> 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honest,</c><00:39:59.389><c> straightforward,</c><00:40:00.530><c> frank</c><00:40:00.530><c> Christadelphian</c><00:40:01.289><c> with</c><00:40:01.550><c> them</c><00:40:02.269><c> about</c><00:40:02.750><c> how</c> 00:40:03.050 --> 00:40:03.829 you<00:40:03.389><c> struggle</c> 00:40:03.829 --> 00:40:09.369 your<00:40:04.769><c> issues</c><00:40:05.289><c> in</c><00:40:05.590><c> life</c><00:40:05.929><c> and</c><00:40:06.710><c> your</c><00:40:07.289><c> growth</c><00:40:07.690><c> in</c><00:40:07.949><c> your</c><00:40:08.269><c> faith</c><00:40:08.750><c> and</c> 00:40:09.369 --> 00:40:10.570 your<00:40:09.510><c> love</c><00:40:09.650><c> for</c><00:40:09.789><c> the</c><00:40:09.929><c> brotherhood.</c> 00:40:10.570 --> 00:40:14.929 Point<00:40:10.909><c> out</c><00:40:11.130><c> to</c><00:40:11.230><c> them</c><00:40:11.389><c> that</c><00:40:11.889><c> the</c><00:40:12.269><c> truth</c><00:40:12.510><c> itself</c><00:40:13.090><c> is</c><00:40:13.469><c> perfect,</c> 00:40:15.849 --> 00:40:18.630 but<00:40:15.989><c> the</c><00:40:16.230><c> people</c><00:40:16.389><c> that</c><00:40:16.670><c> believe</c><00:40:16.769><c> it</c><00:40:17.010><c> never</c><00:40:17.210><c> will</c><00:40:17.530><c> be.</c> 00:40:19.710 --> 00:40:22.869 And<00:40:19.889><c> so</c><00:40:19.969><c> we</c><00:40:20.210><c> cannot</c><00:40:20.449><c> ever</c><00:40:20.969><c> think</c><00:40:21.469><c> that</c><00:40:21.989><c> an</c><00:40:22.150><c> ecclesia</c><00:40:22.489><c> is</c><00:40:22.710><c> going</c> 00:40:22.869 --> 00:40:24.969 to<00:40:23.090><c> consist</c><00:40:23.369><c> of</c><00:40:23.550><c> people</c><00:40:23.750><c> that</c><00:40:23.949><c> are</c><00:40:24.289><c> consistently</c> 00:40:24.969 --> 00:40:32.610 kind,<00:40:27.130><c> generous,</c><00:40:28.489><c> at</c><00:40:28.670><c> peace</c><00:40:28.889><c> with</c><00:40:29.110><c> each</c><00:40:29.349><c> other,</c><00:40:30.530><c> loving</c><00:40:30.710><c>-hearted,</c><00:40:32.050><c> sensitive</c><00:40:32.429><c> to</c> 00:40:32.610 --> 00:40:33.849 each<00:40:32.750><c> other's</c><00:40:33.130><c> needs.</c> 00:40:33.989 --> 00:40:40.610 Actively<00:40:34.630><c> acting</c><00:40:35.050><c> on</c><00:40:35.289><c> those</c><00:40:35.630><c> needs,</c><00:40:36.070><c> happy</c><00:40:36.849><c> to</c><00:40:37.050><c> see</c><00:40:37.289><c> each</c><00:40:37.610><c> other,</c><00:40:38.889><c> never</c><00:40:39.449><c> disagreeing</c><00:40:40.469><c> and</c> 00:40:40.610 --> 00:40:41.429 quarreling<00:40:41.030><c> with</c><00:40:41.190><c> each</c> 00:40:41.429 --> 00:40:45.349 other.<00:40:42.030><c> How</c><00:40:42.230><c> can</c><00:40:42.429><c> we</c><00:40:42.530><c> expect</c><00:40:42.869><c> those</c><00:40:43.230><c> things?</c><00:40:44.690><c> Have</c><00:40:44.829><c> you</c><00:40:45.030><c> ever</c> 00:40:45.349 --> 00:40:48.090 found<00:40:45.750><c> an</c><00:40:46.329><c> ecclesia</c><00:40:46.789><c> in</c><00:40:47.010><c> scripture</c><00:40:47.530><c> that</c><00:40:47.650><c> was</c><00:40:47.829><c> like</c> 00:40:48.090 --> 00:40:53.230 that?<00:40:49.469><c> From</c><00:40:49.690><c> the</c><00:40:49.869><c> days</c><00:40:50.070><c> of</c><00:40:50.369><c> Adam,</c><00:40:51.050><c> Eve,</c><00:40:51.630><c> and</c><00:40:51.710><c> their</c><00:40:52.110><c> children,</c> 00:40:53.250 --> 00:40:55.070 was<00:40:53.349><c> there</c><00:40:53.530><c> ever</c><00:40:53.789><c> such</c><00:40:54.030><c> an</c><00:40:54.170><c> ecclesia?</c> 00:40:56.090 --> 00:40:59.750 Right<00:40:56.409><c> the</c><00:40:56.550><c> way</c><00:40:56.710><c> through</c><00:40:56.929><c> to</c><00:40:57.110><c> Christ</c><00:40:57.610><c> and</c><00:40:57.989><c> his</c><00:40:58.250><c> brethren,</c><00:40:59.469><c> did</c> 00:40:59.750 --> 00:41:02.250 he<00:41:00.150><c> have</c><00:41:00.409><c> an</c><00:41:00.610><c> ecclesia</c><00:41:00.929><c> like</c><00:41:01.250><c> that?</c> 00:41:02.809 --> 00:41:05.750 No,<00:41:03.670><c> because</c><00:41:03.809><c> they</c><00:41:03.949><c> were</c><00:41:04.030><c> busy</c><00:41:04.329><c> fighting</c><00:41:04.690><c> and</c><00:41:05.190><c> scrapping</c><00:41:05.510><c> all</c> 00:41:05.750 --> 00:41:10.409 the<00:41:05.849><c> way</c><00:41:06.030><c> through,</c><00:41:06.869><c> all</c><00:41:07.389><c> the</c><00:41:07.570><c> way</c><00:41:07.929><c> through.</c><00:41:09.530><c> Right?</c> 00:41:10.670 --> 00:41:14.130 That's<00:41:11.110><c> what</c><00:41:11.250><c> it</c><00:41:11.389><c> is</c><00:41:11.570><c> to</c><00:41:11.710><c> be</c><00:41:11.829><c> in</c><00:41:11.969><c> the</c><00:41:12.010><c> midst</c><00:41:12.150><c> of</c><00:41:12.469><c> humans</c><00:41:12.909><c> that</c> 00:41:14.130 --> 00:41:18.809 believe<00:41:15.030><c> truth.</c><00:41:16.829><c> You're</c><00:41:17.050><c> going</c><00:41:17.190><c> to</c><00:41:17.409><c> see</c><00:41:17.610><c> imperfection.</c> 00:41:19.269 --> 00:41:23.469 You're<00:41:19.489><c> going</c><00:41:19.670><c> to</c><00:41:19.909><c> see</c><00:41:20.150><c> inconsistency</c><00:41:21.070><c> and</c><00:41:21.510><c> expectant.</c><00:41:22.969><c> Don't</c><00:41:23.230><c> come</c> 00:41:23.469 --> 00:41:25.230 in<00:41:23.630><c> with</c><00:41:23.769><c> rose</c><00:41:24.070><c>-colored</c><00:41:24.329><c> glasses</c><00:41:24.809><c> thinking</c> 00:41:25.230 --> 00:41:27.889 everything's<00:41:26.230><c> going</c><00:41:26.369><c> to</c><00:41:26.469><c> be</c><00:41:26.630><c> beautiful</c><00:41:27.070><c> and</c><00:41:27.429><c> these</c><00:41:27.670><c> people</c> 00:41:27.889 --> 00:41:29.130 are<00:41:28.070><c> so</c><00:41:28.289><c> kind</c><00:41:28.429><c> and</c><00:41:28.690><c> wonderful.</c> 00:41:29.130 --> 00:41:33.010 Because<00:41:29.690><c> if</c><00:41:30.010><c> that</c><00:41:30.269><c> is</c><00:41:30.469><c> the</c><00:41:30.610><c> case,</c><00:41:31.409><c> you're</c><00:41:31.550><c> probably</c><00:41:31.889><c> going</c><00:41:32.130><c> into</c><00:41:32.349><c> some</c><00:41:32.550><c> kind</c><00:41:32.769><c> of</c> 00:41:33.010 --> 00:41:34.489 cult<00:41:33.289><c> someplace.</c> 00:41:35.530 --> 00:41:39.090 But<00:41:35.650><c> among</c><00:41:35.929><c> real</c><00:41:36.329><c> people,</c><00:41:37.170><c> you're</c><00:41:37.409><c> not</c><00:41:37.849><c> going</c><00:41:38.170><c> to</c><00:41:38.469><c> see</c><00:41:38.650><c> that</c> 00:41:39.090 --> 00:41:42.989 all<00:41:39.489><c> the</c><00:41:39.710><c> time.</c><00:41:41.550><c> Sometimes</c><00:41:41.869><c> you'll</c><00:41:42.150><c> see</c><00:41:42.250><c> the</c><00:41:42.489><c> love</c> 00:41:42.989 --> 00:41:47.230 and<00:41:43.489><c> kindness.</c><00:41:44.530><c> Chips</c><00:41:44.809><c> are</c><00:41:45.050><c> down,</c><00:41:45.550><c> this</c><00:41:45.789><c> community</c><00:41:46.230><c> moves</c><00:41:46.769><c> to</c> 00:41:47.230 --> 00:41:50.050 help.<00:41:48.250><c> When</c><00:41:48.389><c> people</c><00:41:48.510><c> lose</c><00:41:48.769><c> everything,</c><00:41:49.550><c> the</c><00:41:49.750><c> money</c> 00:41:50.050 --> 00:41:55.150 comes<00:41:50.469><c> to</c><00:41:50.829><c> help</c><00:41:51.170><c> people.</c><00:41:52.230><c> When</c><00:41:52.429><c> people</c><00:41:52.590><c> are</c><00:41:52.809><c> in</c><00:41:52.969><c> trouble,</c><00:41:53.630><c> we're</c><00:41:53.869><c> there.</c><00:41:54.670><c> Trouble</c><00:41:54.949><c> is</c> 00:41:55.150 --> 00:41:56.309 we're<00:41:55.389><c> like</c><00:41:55.590><c> UN</c><00:41:55.869><c> forces</c> 00:41:56.750 --> 00:41:59.949 sometimes.<00:41:57.190><c> We</c><00:41:57.630><c> arrive</c><00:41:57.929><c> after</c><00:41:58.210><c> the</c><00:41:58.389><c> house</c><00:41:58.550><c> is</c><00:41:58.809><c> burnt</c><00:41:59.030><c> down.</c><00:41:59.570><c> What</c><00:41:59.710><c> can</c><00:41:59.849><c> I</c> 00:41:59.949 --> 00:42:01.070 do<00:42:00.070><c> to</c><00:42:00.210><c> help?</c> 00:42:02.090 --> 00:42:04.070 When<00:42:02.269><c> there</c><00:42:02.389><c> was</c><00:42:02.510><c> help</c><00:42:02.710><c> that</c><00:42:02.849><c> was</c><00:42:02.989><c> needed</c><00:42:03.230><c> for</c><00:42:03.530><c> a</c><00:42:03.630><c> long</c><00:42:03.869><c> time</c> 00:42:04.070 --> 00:42:06.170 before<00:42:04.349><c> the</c><00:42:04.530><c> house</c><00:42:04.750><c> burnt</c><00:42:05.050><c> down.</c> 00:42:06.269 --> 00:42:09.610 Right?<00:42:07.590><c> So</c><00:42:07.690><c> when</c><00:42:07.869><c> you</c><00:42:08.130><c> see</c><00:42:08.269><c> people</c><00:42:08.550><c> struggling</c><00:42:08.969><c> with,</c><00:42:09.429><c> well,</c> 00:42:10.010 --> 00:42:11.250 how<00:42:10.070><c> do</c><00:42:10.250><c> I</c><00:42:10.250><c> even</c><00:42:10.409><c> know</c><00:42:10.510><c> this</c><00:42:10.670><c> is</c><00:42:10.829><c> the</c><00:42:10.969><c> truth?</c><00:42:11.110><c> Look</c> 00:42:11.250 --> 00:42:16.809 at<00:42:11.349><c> how</c><00:42:11.610><c> you</c><00:42:11.730><c> people</c><00:42:12.010><c> behave.</c><00:42:13.190><c> Say,</c><00:42:13.369><c> yep,</c><00:42:13.670><c> you're</c><00:42:13.949><c> right.</c><00:42:14.949><c> We're</c><00:42:15.050><c> pretty</c><00:42:15.289><c> inconsistent.</c><00:42:16.710><c> But</c> 00:42:16.809 --> 00:42:17.769 you<00:42:16.889><c> know</c><00:42:17.070><c> what?</c> 00:42:17.809 --> 00:42:21.230 What<00:42:17.949><c> we</c><00:42:18.170><c> believe</c><00:42:18.369><c> is</c><00:42:18.690><c> true.</c><00:42:19.429><c> That's</c><00:42:19.849><c> the</c><00:42:20.070><c> important</c><00:42:20.329><c> thing.</c> 00:42:21.469 --> 00:42:24.809 Right?<00:42:22.570><c> So</c><00:42:22.929><c> grab</c><00:42:23.210><c> a</c><00:42:23.409><c> hold</c><00:42:23.630><c> of</c><00:42:23.809><c> the</c><00:42:24.010><c> truth</c> 00:42:25.130 --> 00:42:30.489 and<00:42:25.650><c> take</c><00:42:26.010><c> it</c><00:42:26.230><c> so</c><00:42:26.409><c> that</c><00:42:26.570><c> you</c><00:42:26.789><c> can</c><00:42:27.070><c> have</c><00:42:27.409><c> hope.</c><00:42:28.369><c> Because</c><00:42:28.670><c> without</c><00:42:29.010><c> it,</c><00:42:29.889><c> there</c><00:42:30.150><c> is</c> 00:42:30.489 --> 00:42:31.630 no<00:42:30.750><c> hope.</c> 00:42:31.949 --> 00:42:34.869 So<00:42:32.090><c> we</c><00:42:32.130><c> go</c><00:42:32.230><c> on</c><00:42:32.309><c> in</c><00:42:32.409><c> the</c><00:42:32.510><c> passage</c><00:42:32.769><c> then,</c><00:42:34.090><c> and</c><00:42:34.309><c> he</c><00:42:34.389><c> talks</c><00:42:34.650><c> about</c> 00:42:34.869 --> 00:42:37.309 that<00:42:35.130><c> time</c><00:42:35.590><c> of</c><00:42:35.909><c> purification.</c><00:42:36.409><c> He</c><00:42:36.409><c> says,</c> 00:42:37.510 --> 00:42:41.329 then<00:42:37.869><c> verse</c><00:42:38.309><c> four,</c><00:42:38.949><c> shall</c><00:42:39.010><c> the</c><00:42:39.230><c> offering</c><00:42:39.489><c> of</c><00:42:39.769><c> Judah</c><00:42:40.110><c> and</c><00:42:40.590><c> Jerusalem</c><00:42:40.989><c> be</c> 00:42:41.329 --> 00:42:42.289 pleasant<00:42:41.630><c> unto</c><00:42:41.809><c> the</c><00:42:42.050><c> Lord,</c> 00:42:42.550 --> 00:42:46.070 as<00:42:42.650><c> in</c><00:42:42.789><c> the</c><00:42:42.909><c> days</c><00:42:43.030><c> of</c><00:42:43.309><c> old,</c><00:42:43.849><c> as</c><00:42:43.949><c> in</c><00:42:44.409><c> former</c><00:42:44.610><c> years,</c><00:42:45.210><c> and</c><00:42:45.630><c> I</c><00:42:45.889><c> will</c> 00:42:46.070 --> 00:42:52.369 come<00:42:46.329><c> near</c><00:42:46.489><c> to</c><00:42:46.730><c> you</c><00:42:46.989><c> in</c><00:42:47.269><c> judgment.</c><00:42:47.730><c> And</c><00:42:48.250><c> I</c><00:42:48.449><c> will</c><00:42:48.570><c> be</c> 00:42:52.369 --> 00:42:56.090 adulterers,<00:42:53.510><c> false</c><00:42:53.849><c> 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that</c><00:46:17.730><c> we</c> 00:46:17.889 --> 00:46:19.630 are<00:46:18.289><c> the</c><00:46:18.469><c> kind</c><00:46:18.630><c> of</c><00:46:18.789><c> people</c><00:46:18.949><c> that</c><00:46:19.170><c> are</c> 00:46:19.630 --> 00:46:25.309 inclusive<00:46:20.469><c> and</c><00:46:21.110><c> that</c><00:46:21.510><c> pull</c><00:46:21.789><c> people</c><00:46:22.389><c> in</c><00:46:23.309><c> to</c><00:46:23.710><c> join</c><00:46:23.969><c> us,</c><00:46:24.710><c> to</c><00:46:24.889><c> be</c><00:46:25.130><c> a</c> 00:46:25.309 --> 00:46:28.449 part<00:46:25.630><c> of</c><00:46:26.010><c> our</c><00:46:26.250><c> group</c><00:46:26.409><c> and</c><00:46:26.650><c> circle</c><00:46:26.909><c> of</c><00:46:27.269><c> friends</c> 00:46:28.530 --> 00:46:30.650 so<00:46:28.809><c> that</c><00:46:28.969><c> no</c><00:46:29.150><c> one</c><00:46:29.289><c> feels</c><00:46:29.570><c> as</c><00:46:29.690><c> if</c><00:46:29.750><c> they're</c><00:46:29.889><c> on</c><00:46:30.050><c> the</c><00:46:30.190><c> outside.</c> 00:46:30.710 --> 00:46:33.650 They<00:46:30.809><c> don't</c><00:46:31.030><c> fit</c><00:46:31.309><c> in.</c><00:46:32.510><c> They're</c><00:46:32.769><c> not</c><00:46:32.909><c> good</c><00:46:33.170><c> looking</c><00:46:33.510><c> enough.</c> 00:46:33.650 --> 00:46:35.789 They<00:46:33.750><c> don't</c><00:46:33.929><c> talk</c><00:46:34.230><c> the</c><00:46:34.389><c> right</c><00:46:34.590><c> way.</c><00:46:34.730><c> They</c><00:46:34.789><c> don't</c><00:46:35.210><c> dress</c><00:46:35.590><c> the</c> 00:46:35.789 --> 00:46:39.349 right<00:46:36.090><c> way.</c><00:46:37.269><c> Right?</c><00:46:38.050><c> They</c><00:46:38.150><c> aren't</c><00:46:38.369><c> as</c><00:46:38.769><c> sophisticated</c> 00:46:39.349 --> 00:46:43.230 as<00:46:39.670><c> you.</c><00:46:40.190><c> They</c><00:46:40.230><c> can</c><00:46:40.409><c> grow</c><00:46:40.590><c> up</c><00:46:40.829><c> in</c><00:46:41.809><c> the</c><00:46:41.949><c> place</c><00:46:42.150><c> you</c><00:46:42.349><c> grew</c><00:46:42.530><c> up</c><00:46:42.769><c> in</c> 00:46:43.230 --> 00:46:45.190 with<00:46:43.670><c> you</c><00:46:43.909><c> and</c><00:46:43.989><c> your</c><00:46:44.190><c> buddies</c><00:46:44.550><c> and</c><00:46:44.869><c> therefore</c> 00:46:45.190 --> 00:46:49.809 they're<00:46:45.530><c> frozen</c><00:46:45.750><c> out.</c><00:46:46.849><c> We</c><00:46:47.010><c> don't</c><00:46:47.190><c> do</c><00:46:47.349><c> that.</c><00:46:47.510><c> We</c><00:46:47.730><c> include</c><00:46:48.469><c> people</c><00:46:49.250><c> and</c> 00:46:49.809 --> 00:46:52.949 draw<00:46:50.010><c> them</c><00:46:50.409><c> in.</c><00:46:51.889><c> Look</c><00:46:52.090><c> at</c><00:46:52.230><c> the</c><00:46:52.309><c> way</c><00:46:52.590><c> Christ</c> 00:46:52.949 --> 00:46:56.650 treated<00:46:53.510><c> the</c><00:46:53.969><c> people</c><00:46:54.349><c> that</c><00:46:54.650><c> were</c><00:46:54.769><c> on</c><00:46:54.969><c> the</c><00:46:55.190><c> fringe</c><00:46:55.590><c> that</c><00:46:56.050><c> nobody</c><00:46:56.329><c> else</c> 00:46:56.650 --> 00:46:58.269 would<00:46:56.869><c> invite</c><00:46:57.170><c> in.</c><00:46:57.829><c> Remember</c><00:46:57.969><c> the</c><00:46:58.110><c> woman</c> 00:46:58.269 --> 00:47:01.650 at<00:46:58.369><c> the</c><00:46:58.590><c> well?</c><00:46:59.929><c> No</c><00:47:00.010><c> decent</c><00:47:00.489><c> Jew</c><00:47:00.690><c> would</c><00:47:00.869><c> have</c><00:47:01.050><c> spoken</c><00:47:01.289><c> to</c><00:47:01.449><c> that</c> 00:47:01.650 --> 00:47:04.309 woman.<00:47:02.550><c> One,</c><00:47:02.789><c> she</c><00:47:02.909><c> was</c><00:47:03.110><c> a</c><00:47:03.250><c> Samaritan.</c><00:47:03.849><c> Two,</c> 00:47:04.510 --> 00:47:09.989 she'd<00:47:04.929><c> lived</c><00:47:05.090><c> a</c><00:47:05.329><c> pretty</c><00:47:05.530><c> horrendous</c><00:47:06.050><c> life.</c><00:47:08.150><c> Yet</c><00:47:08.510><c> the</c><00:47:09.190><c> respect</c> 00:47:09.989 --> 00:47:15.340 and<00:47:10.789><c> warmth</c><00:47:11.429><c> with</c><00:47:12.469><c> which</c><00:47:12.750><c> Christ</c><00:47:13.309><c> speaks</c><00:47:14.230><c> to</c><00:47:14.469><c> her</c> 00:47:15.389 --> 00:47:23.289 is<00:47:16.130><c> shocking</c><00:47:16.730><c> in</c><00:47:17.849><c> its</c><00:47:18.230><c> poignancy</c><00:47:18.949><c> and</c><00:47:19.449><c> beauty,</c><00:47:20.889><c> in</c><00:47:21.050><c> the</c><00:47:21.570><c> respectfulness</c><00:47:22.750><c> that</c> 00:47:23.289 --> 00:47:24.269 he<00:47:23.469><c> approaches</c><00:47:23.809><c> her</c><00:47:24.070><c> with.</c> 00:47:24.269 --> 00:47:28.809 Oh,<00:47:24.750><c> he</c><00:47:24.750><c> acknowledges,</c><00:47:26.170><c> I</c><00:47:26.389><c> know</c><00:47:26.550><c> you've</c><00:47:26.769><c> had</c><00:47:26.889><c> this</c><00:47:27.190><c> many</c><00:47:27.530><c> husbands.</c><00:47:28.690><c> The</c> 00:47:28.809 --> 00:47:29.929 one<00:47:28.929><c> you're</c><00:47:29.050><c> living</c><00:47:29.230><c> with</c><00:47:29.409><c> now</c><00:47:29.670><c> isn't</c> 00:47:29.929 --> 00:47:37.250 your<00:47:30.130><c> husband.</c><00:47:31.269><c> But</c><00:47:31.489><c> he</c><00:47:31.789><c> still</c><00:47:32.170><c> talks</c><00:47:32.630><c> to</c><00:47:32.769><c> her</c><00:47:33.269><c> with</c><00:47:33.650><c> such</c><00:47:33.969><c> respect</c><00:47:34.650><c> that</c><00:47:35.110><c> she's</c><00:47:35.510><c> overwhelmed</c><00:47:36.210><c> by</c> 00:47:37.250 --> 00:47:38.010 how<00:47:37.489><c> he's</c><00:47:37.769><c> talking</c> 00:47:38.010 --> 00:47:44.829 to<00:47:38.210><c> her.</c><00:47:39.730><c> That's</c><00:47:40.329><c> a</c><00:47:40.489><c> model</c><00:47:40.610><c> for</c><00:47:40.869><c> us.</c><00:47:43.150><c> Right?</c><00:47:44.210><c> If</c><00:47:44.329><c> anybody</c><00:47:44.550><c> had</c> 00:47:44.829 --> 00:47:48.070 fallen<00:47:45.030><c> short</c><00:47:45.369><c> of</c><00:47:45.489><c> what</c><00:47:45.789><c> you</c><00:47:46.269><c> and</c><00:47:46.570><c> I</c><00:47:46.949><c> as</c><00:47:47.329><c> Christadelphians</c> 00:47:48.070 --> 00:47:51.789 think<00:47:48.389><c> of</c><00:47:48.630><c> as</c><00:47:48.789><c> being</c><00:47:49.230><c> wholesome</c><00:47:49.849><c> and</c><00:47:50.309><c> a</c><00:47:50.590><c> standard</c><00:47:50.809><c> of</c><00:47:51.110><c> behavior</c><00:47:51.389><c> that</c><00:47:51.570><c> we</c> 00:47:51.789 --> 00:47:53.329 think<00:47:51.989><c> is</c><00:47:52.530><c> the</c><00:47:52.750><c> bare</c><00:47:52.909><c> minimum,</c> 00:47:53.329 --> 00:47:58.849 this<00:47:54.130><c> woman</c><00:47:54.389><c> had</c><00:47:54.769><c> fallen</c><00:47:55.190><c> several</c><00:47:56.130><c> stories</c><00:47:56.650><c> below</c><00:47:56.989><c> that.</c><00:47:58.590><c> And</c> 00:47:58.849 --> 00:48:01.989 yet<00:47:59.010><c> Christ</c><00:47:59.349><c> never</c><00:47:59.849><c> acted</c><00:48:00.269><c> that</c><00:48:00.570><c> way</c><00:48:00.750><c> with</c><00:48:00.989><c> her,</c> 00:48:02.230 --> 00:48:07.429 but<00:48:02.369><c> with</c><00:48:02.650><c> gentleness</c><00:48:03.409><c> and</c><00:48:04.809><c> respectfulness.</c><00:48:06.429><c> Right?</c><00:48:07.110><c> So</c><00:48:07.289><c> go</c> 00:48:07.429 --> 00:48:12.469 on.<00:48:08.469><c> Ask</c><00:48:08.849><c> the</c><00:48:09.170><c> fatherless,</c><00:48:10.449><c> widows,</c><00:48:11.570><c> strangers.</c> 00:48:12.550 --> 00:48:18.190 It<00:48:12.730><c> says,</c><00:48:13.889><c> I</c><00:48:13.909><c> am</c><00:48:14.090><c> the</c><00:48:14.329><c> Lord</c><00:48:14.710><c> and</c><00:48:15.309><c> I</c><00:48:15.690><c> don't</c><00:48:16.010><c> change.</c><00:48:17.510><c> When</c><00:48:17.690><c> I</c><00:48:18.030><c> say</c> 00:48:18.190 --> 00:48:20.329 I'm<00:48:18.489><c> a</c><00:48:18.650><c> certain</c><00:48:18.809><c> way,</c><00:48:19.130><c> I</c><00:48:19.550><c> mean</c><00:48:19.809><c> it.</c> 00:48:20.329 --> 00:48:24.510 Now<00:48:20.989><c> stick</c><00:48:21.309><c> to</c><00:48:21.570><c> it.</c><00:48:21.969><c> That's</c><00:48:22.329><c> why</c><00:48:22.510><c> you</c><00:48:22.650><c> people</c><00:48:22.869><c> aren't</c><00:48:23.110><c> consumed.</c><00:48:24.369><c> Because</c> 00:48:24.510 --> 00:48:25.610 I've<00:48:24.750><c> made</c><00:48:24.909><c> promises</c><00:48:25.269><c> to</c><00:48:25.469><c> your</c> 00:48:25.610 --> 00:48:34.369 father<00:48:25.789><c> and</c><00:48:25.869><c> I</c><00:48:26.070><c> keep</c><00:48:26.190><c> my</c><00:48:26.530><c> promises.</c><00:48:28.389><c> Learn</c><00:48:28.610><c> to</c><00:48:28.809><c> keep</c><00:48:29.010><c> your</c><00:48:29.309><c> promises.</c><00:48:31.329><c> Keep</c><00:48:31.590><c> your</c><00:48:31.889><c> promises.</c><00:48:33.050><c> It's</c><00:48:33.130><c> a</c><00:48:33.309><c> fundamental.</c> 00:48:34.750 --> 00:48:38.190 I<00:48:34.869><c> mean,</c><00:48:34.969><c> we</c><00:48:35.070><c> live</c><00:48:35.150><c> in</c><00:48:35.269><c> a</c><00:48:35.429><c> world</c><00:48:35.510><c> that</c><00:48:35.670><c> is</c><00:48:35.809><c> so</c><00:48:36.050><c> full</c><00:48:36.190><c> of</c><00:48:36.449><c> cynicism.</c><00:48:37.989><c> We</c><00:48:38.090><c> look</c> 00:48:38.190 --> 00:48:39.230 at<00:48:38.429><c> politicians</c><00:48:38.889><c> and</c><00:48:39.070><c> the</c> 00:48:39.230 --> 00:48:42.630 first<00:48:39.389><c> thing</c><00:48:39.550><c> you</c><00:48:39.710><c> think</c><00:48:39.969><c> of</c><00:48:40.210><c> is</c><00:48:40.670><c> they</c><00:48:41.010><c> are</c><00:48:41.429><c> lying</c><00:48:41.889><c> scoundrels</c> 00:48:42.630 --> 00:48:46.489 and<00:48:43.130><c> thieves.</c><00:48:44.269><c> Right?</c><00:48:45.309><c> That's</c><00:48:45.610><c> what</c><00:48:45.670><c> people</c><00:48:45.949><c> think</c> 00:48:46.489 --> 00:48:49.710 of<00:48:46.989><c> all</c><00:48:47.190><c> politicians.</c><00:48:48.690><c> And</c><00:48:48.710><c> you</c><00:48:48.869><c> have</c><00:48:49.010><c> become</c><00:48:49.230><c> used</c><00:48:49.429><c> to</c><00:48:49.610><c> the</c> 00:48:49.710 --> 00:48:51.110 fact<00:48:49.889><c> that</c><00:48:50.010><c> in</c><00:48:50.110><c> the</c><00:48:50.250><c> world</c><00:48:50.349><c> you're</c><00:48:50.530><c> living</c><00:48:50.730><c> in,</c> 00:48:51.409 --> 00:48:55.170 all<00:48:51.550><c> leaders</c><00:48:51.969><c> lie</c><00:48:52.650><c> and</c><00:48:53.250><c> don't</c><00:48:53.650><c> keep</c><00:48:53.869><c> their</c><00:48:54.130><c> promises.</c><00:48:54.789><c> But</c> 00:48:55.170 --> 00:49:00.110 God<00:48:55.710><c> keeps</c><00:48:56.349><c> his</c><00:48:56.730><c> promises.</c><00:48:58.010><c> Christ</c><00:48:58.530><c> keeps</c><00:48:59.190><c> his</c><00:48:59.610><c> promises.</c> 00:49:00.530 --> 00:49:02.969 And<00:49:00.710><c> so</c><00:49:00.789><c> the</c><00:49:00.969><c> standard</c><00:49:01.250><c> for</c><00:49:01.469><c> us</c><00:49:01.710><c> is</c><00:49:02.050><c> we're</c><00:49:02.349><c> people</c><00:49:02.510><c> who</c><00:49:02.750><c> keep</c> 00:49:02.969 --> 00:49:06.849 promises.<00:49:05.070><c> That's</c><00:49:05.369><c> what</c><00:49:05.449><c> we</c><00:49:05.630><c> must</c><00:49:05.869><c> do.</c><00:49:06.610><c> And</c><00:49:06.750><c> when</c> 00:49:06.849 --> 00:49:10.610 we<00:49:07.030><c> fail</c><00:49:07.170><c> to</c><00:49:07.329><c> keep</c><00:49:07.449><c> a</c><00:49:07.690><c> promise,</c><00:49:08.550><c> we</c><00:49:09.150><c> bend</c><00:49:09.510><c> over</c><00:49:09.869><c> backwards</c><00:49:10.349><c> to</c> 00:49:10.610 --> 00:49:14.449 repair<00:49:11.010><c> what</c><00:49:11.210><c> we've</c><00:49:11.550><c> broken.</c><00:49:13.489><c> 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days</c><00:49:26.269><c> of</c><00:49:26.409><c> your</c> 00:49:26.590 --> 00:49:30.369 fathers,<00:49:27.289><c> you've</c><00:49:27.469><c> gone</c><00:49:27.670><c> away</c><00:49:28.190><c> from</c><00:49:29.010><c> my</c><00:49:29.230><c> ordinances</c><00:49:29.869><c> and</c><00:49:30.190><c> have</c> 00:49:30.369 --> 00:49:32.969 not<00:49:30.590><c> kept</c><00:49:30.869><c> them.</c><00:49:31.210><c> Did</c><00:49:31.349><c> you</c><00:49:31.469><c> like</c><00:49:31.630><c> that</c><00:49:31.909><c> bug?</c><00:49:32.829><c> It's</c> 00:49:32.969 --> 00:49:37.369 a<00:49:33.150><c> big</c><00:49:33.269><c> one,</c><00:49:33.429><c> wasn't</c><00:49:33.670><c> it?</c><00:49:35.550><c> It's</c><00:49:35.829><c> a</c><00:49:35.909><c> big</c><00:49:36.130><c> thing,</c><00:49:36.469><c> almost</c><00:49:36.829><c> the</c><00:49:36.989><c> size</c><00:49:37.170><c> of</c> 00:49:37.369 --> 00:49:40.250 a<00:49:37.510><c> toad.</c><00:49:37.869><c> It's</c><00:49:38.010><c> like</c><00:49:38.170><c> a</c><00:49:38.289><c> Volkswagen</c><00:49:38.730><c> walking</c><00:49:39.210><c> across.</c> 00:49:41.989 --> 00:49:44.690 I<00:49:42.389><c> threw</c><00:49:42.590><c> it</c><00:49:42.789><c> across</c><00:49:42.949><c> at</c><00:49:43.150><c> this</c><00:49:43.389><c> boy,</c><00:49:43.610><c> the</c><00:49:43.670><c> one</c><00:49:43.829><c> who</c><00:49:44.110><c> broke</c><00:49:44.469><c> the</c> 00:49:44.690 --> 00:49:46.710 microphone<00:49:45.250><c> earlier</c><00:49:45.670><c> today.</c> 00:49:48.289 --> 00:49:53.949 But<00:49:48.369><c> he</c><00:49:48.489><c> survived</c><00:49:48.989><c> pretty</c><00:49:49.309><c> well.</c><00:49:51.969><c> So</c><00:49:52.090><c> he</c><00:49:52.230><c> says</c><00:49:52.610><c> to</c><00:49:52.730><c> them,</c><00:49:53.469><c> return</c><00:49:53.650><c> unto</c> 00:49:53.949 --> 00:49:57.130 me<00:49:54.690><c> and</c><00:49:55.010><c> I</c><00:49:55.269><c> will</c><00:49:55.510><c> return</c><00:49:55.769><c> unto</c><00:49:56.030><c> you.</c><00:49:56.969><c> But</c> 00:49:57.130 --> 00:50:01.150 you<00:49:57.230><c> say,</c><00:49:57.590><c> well,</c><00:49:57.750><c> what</c><00:49:57.849><c> do</c><00:49:57.989><c> you</c><00:49:57.989><c> mean?</c><00:49:59.670><c> We've</c><00:50:00.070><c> always</c><00:50:00.309><c> been</c><00:50:00.530><c> with</c><00:50:00.730><c> you.</c><00:50:00.829><c> How</c><00:50:01.010><c> do</c> 00:50:01.150 --> 00:50:02.130 we<00:50:01.250><c> have</c><00:50:01.389><c> to</c><00:50:01.550><c> return?</c><00:50:01.769><c> He</c><00:50:01.909><c> says,</c> 00:50:02.210 --> 00:50:05.030 you're<00:50:02.489><c> not.</c><00:50:03.190><c> You're</c><00:50:03.389><c> not</c><00:50:03.530><c> with</c><00:50:03.730><c> me</c><00:50:04.250><c> because</c><00:50:04.590><c> you've</c><00:50:04.849><c> been</c> 00:50:05.030 --> 00:50:07.190 robbing<00:50:05.449><c> me.</c><00:50:06.210><c> They're</c><00:50:06.309><c> things</c><00:50:06.550><c> you</c><00:50:06.730><c> should</c><00:50:06.829><c> have</c><00:50:06.969><c> been</c> 00:50:07.190 --> 00:50:11.889 giving<00:50:07.829><c> to</c><00:50:08.150><c> me.</c><00:50:08.610><c> Under</c><00:50:08.829><c> the</c><00:50:09.070><c> law,</c><00:50:09.230><c> they</c><00:50:09.309><c> were</c><00:50:09.489><c> to</c><00:50:09.610><c> give</c><00:50:09.829><c> tithes,</c><00:50:10.789><c> a</c><00:50:11.010><c> certain</c><00:50:11.269><c> percentage</c><00:50:11.750><c> of</c> 00:50:11.889 --> 00:50:12.690 what<00:50:12.030><c> they</c><00:50:12.329><c> earned</c> 00:50:12.690 --> 00:50:16.730 back<00:50:13.210><c> to</c><00:50:13.409><c> the</c><00:50:13.530><c> Lord.</c><00:50:14.110><c> Now,</c><00:50:14.969><c> as</c><00:50:15.150><c> Christadelphians,</c><00:50:16.210><c> we</c><00:50:16.289><c> don't</c> 00:50:16.730 --> 00:50:18.929 mandate<00:50:17.409><c> that</c><00:50:17.789><c> kind</c><00:50:18.030><c> of</c><00:50:18.170><c> thing</c><00:50:18.289><c> to</c><00:50:18.449><c> each</c><00:50:18.630><c> other.</c> 00:50:19.289 --> 00:50:23.670 We<00:50:19.449><c> don't</c><00:50:19.630><c> say</c><00:50:19.869><c> you</c><00:50:20.190><c> must</c><00:50:20.570><c> give</c><00:50:20.929><c> X</c><00:50:21.570><c> into</c><00:50:22.070><c> the</c><00:50:22.349><c> collection</c><00:50:22.750><c> box.</c> 00:50:23.710 --> 00:50:25.750 We<00:50:23.869><c> leave</c><00:50:23.969><c> it</c><00:50:24.090><c> up</c><00:50:24.250><c> to</c><00:50:24.409><c> the</c><00:50:24.570><c> individuals.</c> 00:50:26.269 --> 00:50:30.769 There's<00:50:26.550><c> an</c><00:50:26.710><c> interesting</c><00:50:27.289><c> thing</c><00:50:27.789><c> to</c><00:50:27.969><c> bear</c><00:50:28.090><c> in</c><00:50:28.309><c> mind.</c><00:50:30.570><c> There</c> 00:50:30.769 --> 00:50:32.769 are<00:50:30.909><c> more</c><00:50:31.210><c> Christadelphians</c><00:50:31.989><c> working</c><00:50:32.349><c> in</c><00:50:32.550><c> North</c> 00:50:32.769 --> 00:50:39.510 America<00:50:33.170><c> than</c><00:50:33.349><c> ever</c><00:50:33.570><c> before.</c><00:50:35.989><c> More</c><00:50:36.210><c> husbands</c><00:50:36.550><c> and</c><00:50:36.889><c> wives</c><00:50:37.550><c> working.</c><00:50:39.389><c> A</c> 00:50:39.510 --> 00:50:42.050 group<00:50:39.809><c> of</c><00:50:40.269><c> additional</c><00:50:40.889><c> challenges</c> 00:50:42.050 --> 00:50:47.130 that<00:50:42.570><c> come</c><00:50:42.730><c> with</c><00:50:42.949><c> that.</c><00:50:44.449><c> More</c><00:50:44.730><c> money</c><00:50:45.070><c> being</c><00:50:45.369><c> made</c><00:50:46.170><c> by</c><00:50:46.590><c> brothers</c><00:50:46.889><c> and</c> 00:50:47.130 --> 00:50:49.349 sisters<00:50:47.650><c> than</c><00:50:47.909><c> ever</c><00:50:48.150><c> before.</c> 00:50:49.690 --> 00:50:56.230 Our<00:50:50.070><c> collections</c><00:50:50.849><c> are</c><00:50:51.510><c> dropping,</c><00:50:52.650><c> dropping,</c><00:50:53.869><c> dropping.</c><00:50:56.010><c> We</c> 00:50:56.230 --> 00:51:00.070 might<00:50:56.489><c> ask</c><00:50:56.789><c> ourselves,</c><00:50:58.250><c> why</c><00:50:58.570><c> is</c><00:50:58.789><c> that</c><00:50:58.989><c> the</c><00:50:59.130><c> case?</c> 00:51:03.090 --> 00:51:07.909 We're<00:51:03.510><c> not</c><00:51:03.750><c> giving</c><00:51:03.969><c> enough.</c><00:51:05.670><c> We're</c><00:51:06.090><c> not</c><00:51:06.289><c> giving</c><00:51:06.570><c> enough</c><00:51:07.269><c> for</c> 00:51:07.909 --> 00:51:09.409 the<00:51:08.050><c> work</c><00:51:08.150><c> of</c><00:51:08.309><c> the</c><00:51:08.469><c> brotherhood.</c> 00:51:10.050 --> 00:51:13.510 We<00:51:10.329><c> have</c><00:51:10.530><c> to</c><00:51:10.710><c> start</c><00:51:10.889><c> giving.</c><00:51:12.110><c> We</c><00:51:12.250><c> have</c><00:51:12.409><c> to</c><00:51:12.730><c> make</c><00:51:12.949><c> it</c><00:51:13.190><c> something</c> 00:51:13.510 --> 00:51:14.969 that<00:51:13.750><c> we</c><00:51:13.989><c> make</c><00:51:14.190><c> sure</c><00:51:14.409><c> we</c><00:51:14.590><c> do,</c> 00:51:15.289 --> 00:51:19.670 that<00:51:15.429><c> we</c><00:51:15.829><c> give</c><00:51:16.190><c> into</c><00:51:16.590><c> the</c><00:51:16.889><c> collection.</c><00:51:18.170><c> And</c><00:51:18.329><c> we</c><00:51:18.389><c> have</c><00:51:18.530><c> to</c><00:51:18.690><c> give,</c><00:51:18.869><c> well,</c><00:51:19.550><c> what</c> 00:51:19.670 --> 00:51:20.489 we<00:51:19.829><c> can</c><00:51:20.010><c> afford.</c><00:51:20.329><c> Now,</c> 00:51:20.489 --> 00:51:22.269 it's<00:51:20.630><c> a</c><00:51:20.710><c> struggle</c><00:51:20.889><c> for</c><00:51:21.110><c> all</c><00:51:21.269><c> of</c><00:51:21.389><c> us</c><00:51:21.510><c> to</c><00:51:21.650><c> work</c><00:51:21.809><c> out</c><00:51:21.889><c> what</c><00:51:22.010><c> we</c><00:51:22.150><c> can</c> 00:51:22.269 --> 00:51:24.349 afford.<00:51:23.070><c> Some</c><00:51:23.250><c> can</c><00:51:23.449><c> afford</c><00:51:23.670><c> more</c><00:51:23.929><c> than</c><00:51:24.150><c> others,</c> 00:51:24.349 --> 00:51:29.369 but<00:51:24.550><c> we</c><00:51:24.590><c> have</c><00:51:24.750><c> to</c><00:51:25.070><c> give.</c><00:51:26.190><c> We</c><00:51:26.309><c> can't</c><00:51:26.530><c> be</c><00:51:27.030><c> stingy,</c><00:51:28.550><c> tight</c><00:51:28.849><c>-fisted</c> 00:51:29.369 --> 00:51:35.300 people.<00:51:31.449><c> Now,</c><00:51:31.829><c> we've</c><00:51:32.110><c> all</c><00:51:32.269><c> made</c><00:51:32.489><c> a</c><00:51:32.670><c> mistake</c><00:51:33.530><c> of,</c><00:51:34.510><c> well,</c> 00:51:37.989 --> 00:51:41.650 squandering<00:51:38.510><c> a</c><00:51:38.610><c> lot</c><00:51:38.809><c> of</c><00:51:39.010><c> money</c><00:51:39.269><c> on</c><00:51:39.570><c> luxuries</c><00:51:40.110><c> for</c><00:51:40.369><c> ourselves,</c> 00:51:41.949 --> 00:51:44.170 whenever<00:51:42.409><c> some</c><00:51:43.050><c> of</c><00:51:43.230><c> us</c><00:51:43.590><c> have</c><00:51:43.769><c> had</c><00:51:44.030><c> the</c> 00:51:44.170 --> 00:51:50.789 opportunity<00:51:44.690><c> to</c><00:51:44.929><c> do</c><00:51:45.110><c> it.</c><00:51:47.369><c> And</c><00:51:47.650><c> in</c><00:51:47.809><c> North</c><00:51:47.969><c> America,</c><00:51:48.610><c> in</c><00:51:48.789><c> America</c><00:51:49.090><c> and</c><00:51:49.309><c> Canada,</c><00:51:50.050><c> there's</c><00:51:50.309><c> so</c> 00:51:50.789 --> 00:51:51.409 much<00:51:51.090><c> that</c><00:51:51.250><c> one</c> 00:51:51.409 --> 00:51:56.449 can<00:51:51.570><c> spend</c><00:51:51.889><c> one's</c><00:51:52.230><c> money</c><00:51:52.389><c> on.</c><00:51:54.250><c> That</c><00:51:54.650><c> spending</c><00:51:55.030><c> begins</c><00:51:55.570><c> to</c><00:51:55.849><c> become</c><00:51:56.050><c> part</c><00:51:56.289><c> of</c> 00:51:56.449 --> 00:51:59.269 our<00:51:56.789><c> culture.</c><00:51:58.550><c> And</c><00:51:58.690><c> yet,</c><00:51:58.989><c> the</c><00:51:59.130><c> needs</c> 00:51:59.269 --> 00:52:02.849 of<00:51:59.449><c> the</c><00:51:59.610><c> brotherhood</c><00:51:59.909><c> are</c><00:52:00.170><c> such</c><00:52:00.369><c> that</c><00:52:00.789><c> there</c><00:52:00.989><c> are</c><00:52:02.170><c> poor,</c><00:52:02.170><c> poor</c> 00:52:02.849 --> 00:52:05.210 brothers<00:52:03.289><c> and</c><00:52:03.570><c> sisters</c><00:52:04.010><c> all</c><00:52:04.510><c> around</c><00:52:04.670><c> the</c><00:52:04.849><c> world</c> 00:52:05.210 --> 00:52:10.250 struggling,<00:52:07.710><c> struggling</c><00:52:08.190><c> in</c><00:52:08.550><c> Eastern</c><00:52:08.769><c> Europe,</c><00:52:09.809><c> in</c><00:52:09.949><c> Central</c> 00:52:10.250 --> 00:52:13.510 America,<00:52:11.130><c> in</c><00:52:11.389><c> India,</c><00:52:12.050><c> in</c><00:52:12.309><c> Africa.</c> 00:52:13.809 --> 00:52:19.750 Brothers<00:52:14.329><c> and</c><00:52:14.590><c> sisters</c><00:52:14.789><c> that</c><00:52:15.269><c> need</c><00:52:15.630><c> our</c><00:52:15.909><c> financial</c><00:52:16.590><c> help,</c><00:52:17.329><c> right?</c><00:52:19.349><c> We</c> 00:52:19.750 --> 00:52:23.530 are<00:52:20.309><c> sated</c><00:52:20.750><c> and</c><00:52:21.550><c> living</c><00:52:21.769><c> in</c><00:52:22.170><c> luxury.</c> 00:52:23.630 --> 00:52:27.730 There<00:52:23.690><c> are</c><00:52:23.869><c> people</c><00:52:24.130><c> who</c><00:52:24.469><c> haven't</c><00:52:24.690><c> got</c><00:52:24.969><c> enough</c><00:52:25.349><c> food</c><00:52:26.210><c> to</c><00:52:26.690><c> eat.</c> 00:52:28.769 --> 00:52:30.429 There<00:52:28.889><c> are</c><00:52:28.889><c> people</c><00:52:29.050><c> in</c><00:52:29.190><c> the</c><00:52:29.369><c> brotherhood,</c> 00:52:30.630 --> 00:52:32.949 they<00:52:30.710><c> wake</c><00:52:30.909><c> up</c><00:52:31.050><c> in</c><00:52:31.170><c> the</c><00:52:31.289><c> morning,</c><00:52:32.010><c> and</c><00:52:32.210><c> their</c><00:52:32.409><c> first</c><00:52:32.750><c> thought</c> 00:52:32.949 --> 00:52:35.170 is,<00:52:34.110><c> where</c><00:52:34.210><c> am</c><00:52:34.429><c> I</c><00:52:34.449><c> going</c><00:52:34.610><c> to</c><00:52:34.730><c> get</c><00:52:34.849><c> something</c> 00:52:35.170 --> 00:52:39.110 to<00:52:35.409><c> eat</c><00:52:35.570><c> today?</c><00:52:37.190><c> People</c><00:52:37.510><c> in</c><00:52:37.630><c> North</c><00:52:37.869><c> America</c><00:52:38.130><c> that</c><00:52:38.309><c> wake</c><00:52:38.449><c> up,</c> 00:52:39.309 --> 00:52:41.050 the<00:52:39.409><c> first</c><00:52:39.630><c> thing</c><00:52:39.750><c> they</c><00:52:39.889><c> think</c><00:52:40.010><c> in</c><00:52:40.110><c> the</c><00:52:40.210><c> morning</c><00:52:40.409><c> is,</c> 00:52:41.050 --> 00:52:47.889 boy,<00:52:41.570><c> I</c><00:52:41.630><c> really</c><00:52:41.909><c> need</c><00:52:42.110><c> to</c><00:52:42.210><c> go</c><00:52:42.329><c> 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I</c><00:52:58.809><c> don't</c><00:52:58.969><c> make</c><00:52:59.210><c> enough</c><00:52:59.389><c> money,</c> 00:52:59.570 --> 00:53:03.090 so<00:52:59.789><c> I</c><00:53:00.610><c> really</c><00:53:00.809><c> can't</c><00:53:01.070><c> put</c><00:53:01.250><c> anything</c><00:53:01.510><c> in.</c><00:53:02.110><c> Well,</c> 00:53:03.329 --> 00:53:08.369 God<00:53:03.550><c> gave</c><00:53:03.789><c> you</c><00:53:04.010><c> that</c><00:53:04.170><c> money,</c><00:53:06.170><c> so</c><00:53:06.570><c> put</c><00:53:06.949><c> something</c><00:53:07.269><c> in.</c><00:53:08.190><c> And</c><00:53:08.329><c> you</c> 00:53:08.369 --> 00:53:09.489 might<00:53:08.510><c> think,</c><00:53:08.630><c> well,</c><00:53:08.829><c> I'm</c><00:53:09.010><c> not</c><00:53:09.289><c> certain,</c> 00:53:09.489 --> 00:53:12.429 confident<00:53:10.090><c> that</c><00:53:10.250><c> they're</c><00:53:10.409><c> going</c><00:53:10.590><c> to</c><00:53:10.690><c> use</c><00:53:10.829><c> that</c><00:53:11.010><c> money</c><00:53:11.150><c> the</c><00:53:11.289><c> right</c><00:53:11.489><c> way.</c><00:53:12.070><c> There</c><00:53:12.150><c> was</c><00:53:12.349><c> a</c> 00:53:12.429 --> 00:53:14.400 woman<00:53:12.690><c> that</c><00:53:12.949><c> put</c><00:53:13.110><c> a</c><00:53:13.389><c> might</c><00:53:13.670><c> in,</c> 00:53:14.949 --> 00:53:18.889 a<00:53:14.949><c> penny,</c><00:53:15.389><c> a</c><00:53:15.510><c> little</c><00:53:15.849><c> tiny</c><00:53:16.150><c> coin.</c><00:53:17.090><c> It</c><00:53:17.110><c> was</c><00:53:17.250><c> all</c><00:53:17.449><c> she</c><00:53:17.750><c> had.</c><00:53:18.730><c> And</c> 00:53:18.889 --> 00:53:21.030 she<00:53:19.070><c> put</c><00:53:19.269><c> it</c><00:53:19.449><c> into</c><00:53:19.670><c> the</c><00:53:20.010><c> system</c><00:53:20.409><c> that</c><00:53:20.570><c> was</c> 00:53:21.030 --> 00:53:25.869 run<00:53:21.329><c> by</c><00:53:21.630><c> the</c><00:53:21.909><c> 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very</c><00:57:04.929><c> shortly.</c> 00:57:10.329 --> 00:57:14.650 We<00:57:10.429><c> read</c><00:57:10.610><c> this</c><00:57:10.889><c> section</c><00:57:11.150><c> yesterday,</c><00:57:13.150><c> but</c><00:57:13.309><c> just</c><00:57:13.789><c> to</c><00:57:14.070><c> reiterate</c> 00:57:14.650 --> 00:57:17.489 the<00:57:15.789><c> troubles</c><00:57:16.230><c> that</c><00:57:16.670><c> Israel</c><00:57:17.010><c> was</c><00:57:17.250><c> going</c> 00:57:17.489 --> 00:57:22.630 at<00:57:17.809><c> this</c><00:57:18.329><c> time</c><00:57:19.230><c> were</c><00:57:19.829><c> specifically</c><00:57:20.730><c> calculated</c><00:57:21.409><c> by</c><00:57:21.730><c> God</c><00:57:22.090><c> to</c> 00:57:22.630 --> 00:57:25.130 bring<00:57:22.909><c> her</c><00:57:23.329><c> to</c><00:57:23.590><c> her</c><00:57:24.010><c> senses,</c> 00:57:25.869 --> 00:57:28.989 right?<00:57:26.469><c> He</c><00:57:26.650><c> says,</c><00:57:26.829><c> you're</c><00:57:26.909><c> not</c><00:57:27.030><c> giving</c><00:57:27.230><c> me.</c><00:57:27.969><c> You're</c><00:57:28.150><c> not</c><00:57:28.449><c> giving</c><00:57:28.670><c> me</c> 00:57:28.989 --> 00:57:30.929 the<00:57:29.210><c> service</c><00:57:29.530><c> you</c><00:57:29.809><c> need</c><00:57:30.010><c> to</c><00:57:30.190><c> give</c><00:57:30.329><c> me.</c> 00:57:31.030 --> 00:57:34.090 And<00:57:31.190><c> so</c><00:57:31.309><c> I've</c><00:57:31.730><c> taken</c><00:57:31.969><c> the</c><00:57:32.210><c> things</c><00:57:32.389><c> away</c><00:57:32.630><c> from</c><00:57:32.750><c> you</c><00:57:32.889><c> that</c><00:57:33.030><c> I</c><00:57:33.530><c> have</c><00:57:33.750><c> given</c><00:57:33.909><c> you</c> 00:57:34.090 --> 00:57:35.349 as<00:57:34.250><c> your</c><00:57:34.449><c> blessing.</c> 00:57:37.730 --> 00:57:43.550 The<00:57:38.210><c> vines,</c><00:57:39.170><c> fruit</c><00:57:39.409><c> trees,</c><00:57:40.409><c> produce</c><00:57:40.670><c> of</c><00:57:40.869><c> the</c><00:57:41.050><c> ground.</c><00:57:42.050><c> And</c><00:57:42.170><c> you</c><00:57:42.309><c> might</c><00:57:42.489><c> have</c><00:57:42.670><c> thought,</c><00:57:42.949><c> well,</c><00:57:43.170><c> I</c> 00:57:43.550 --> 00:57:44.030 did<00:57:43.690><c> that</c><00:57:43.869><c> with</c> 00:57:44.030 --> 00:57:47.210 strength<00:57:44.369><c> of</c><00:57:44.570><c> my</c><00:57:44.670><c> own</c><00:57:44.889><c> hands.</c><00:57:45.929><c> You</c><00:57:46.309><c> are</c><00:57:46.550><c> making</c><00:57:46.809><c> it</c><00:57:47.030><c> through</c> 00:57:47.210 --> 00:57:48.849 university<00:57:47.730><c> with</c><00:57:47.989><c> your</c><00:57:48.250><c> own</c><00:57:48.530><c> brilliance</c> 00:57:48.849 --> 00:57:52.630 and<00:57:49.050><c> hard</c><00:57:49.329><c> work.</c><00:57:50.130><c> You</c><00:57:50.409><c> got</c><00:57:50.650><c> the</c><00:57:50.849><c> job</c><00:57:51.090><c> you</c><00:57:51.489><c> got</c><00:57:51.809><c> 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were</c><00:58:05.030><c> the</c> 00:58:05.210 --> 00:58:07.949 obvious<00:58:05.489><c> choice.</c><00:58:06.550><c> None</c><00:58:06.710><c> of</c><00:58:06.829><c> that's</c><00:58:07.170><c> true.</c> 00:58:08.690 --> 00:58:12.230 So<00:58:09.130><c> God</c><00:58:09.130><c> gave</c><00:58:09.369><c> it</c><00:58:09.590><c> all</c><00:58:09.710><c> to</c><00:58:09.929><c> you.</c><00:58:10.789><c> You</c><00:58:10.929><c> had</c><00:58:11.150><c> hard</c><00:58:11.449><c> work</c><00:58:11.670><c> to</c><00:58:11.849><c> do.</c> 00:58:12.590 --> 00:58:15.409 That<00:58:12.690><c> was</c><00:58:12.869><c> your</c><00:58:13.130><c> part,</c><00:58:14.090><c> but</c><00:58:14.289><c> God</c><00:58:14.570><c> was</c><00:58:14.750><c> the</c><00:58:14.949><c> one</c><00:58:15.170><c> that</c> 00:58:15.409 --> 00:58:17.590 blessed<00:58:15.570><c> you</c><00:58:15.750><c> with</c><00:58:15.889><c> whatever</c><00:58:16.190><c> increase</c><00:58:16.489><c> you</c><00:58:16.710><c> received.</c><00:58:17.429><c> When</c> 00:58:17.590 --> 00:58:21.349 he<00:58:17.630><c> takes</c><00:58:17.869><c> it</c><00:58:18.050><c> away,</c><00:58:19.650><c> you</c><00:58:19.849><c> realize</c><00:58:20.309><c> that</c><00:58:20.829><c> sometimes</c> 00:58:21.349 --> 00:58:25.469 too<00:58:21.670><c> late.</c><00:58:22.590><c> So</c><00:58:22.750><c> he</c><00:58:22.849><c> says,</c><00:58:23.530><c> look,</c><00:58:24.230><c> bring</c><00:58:24.369><c> these</c><00:58:24.690><c> things,</c><00:58:25.349><c> bring</c> 00:58:25.469 --> 00:58:27.210 the<00:58:25.710><c> tithes</c><00:58:25.889><c> into</c><00:58:26.070><c> the</c><00:58:26.309><c> storehouse</c><00:58:26.730><c> that</c><00:58:27.030><c> there</c> 00:58:27.210 --> 00:58:32.329 may<00:58:27.349><c> be</c><00:58:27.610><c> meat</c><00:58:27.869><c> in</c><00:58:28.130><c> my</c><00:58:28.250><c> house.</c><00:58:28.809><c> And</c><00:58:28.969><c> now</c><00:58:29.150><c> you</c><00:58:29.329><c> put</c><00:58:29.409><c> me</c><00:58:29.570><c> to</c><00:58:29.690><c> the</c><00:58:29.869><c> proof</c><00:58:30.090><c> with</c><00:58:30.630><c> those</c><00:58:30.969><c> things,</c><00:58:31.489><c> says</c><00:58:31.570><c> the</c><00:58:31.769><c> Lord</c><00:58:31.929><c> of</c><00:58:32.090><c> hosts.</c> 00:58:32.329 --> 00:58:35.510 If<00:58:32.710><c> I'll</c><00:58:33.050><c> not</c><00:58:33.210><c> open</c><00:58:33.489><c> you</c><00:58:33.690><c> the</c><00:58:33.769><c> windows</c><00:58:34.070><c> of</c><00:58:34.309><c> heaven,</c><00:58:35.289><c> pour</c><00:58:35.329><c> you</c> 00:58:35.510 --> 00:58:37.610 out<00:58:35.630><c> a</c><00:58:35.789><c> blessing,</c><00:58:36.610><c> and</c><00:58:36.769><c> there</c><00:58:36.849><c> shall</c><00:58:37.030><c> not</c><00:58:37.190><c> be</c><00:58:37.409><c> room</c> 00:58:37.610 --> 00:58:41.010 enough<00:58:37.889><c> to</c><00:58:38.050><c> receive</c><00:58:38.409><c> it.</c><00:58:38.909><c> And</c><00:58:39.170><c> I</c><00:58:39.389><c> will</c><00:58:39.710><c> rebuke</c><00:58:40.150><c> the</c><00:58:40.369><c> devourer</c> 00:58:41.010 --> 00:58:43.369 for<00:58:41.170><c> your</c><00:58:41.550><c> sakes.</c><00:58:42.210><c> He</c><00:58:42.469><c> shall</c><00:58:42.690><c> not</c><00:58:42.989><c> destroy</c> 00:58:43.369 --> 00:58:48.150 the<00:58:43.610><c> fruits</c><00:58:43.750><c> of</c><00:58:43.909><c> your</c><00:58:44.190><c> ground.</c><00:58:45.070><c> Neither</c><00:58:45.409><c> shall</c><00:58:45.630><c> your</c><00:58:45.889><c> vine</c><00:58:46.110><c> cast</c><00:58:46.469><c> her</c><00:58:46.730><c> fruit</c><00:58:46.929><c> before</c><00:58:47.510><c> the</c><00:58:47.769><c> time</c><00:58:47.949><c> in</c> 00:58:48.150 --> 00:58:48.929 the<00:58:48.349><c> field,</c> 00:58:49.190 --> 00:58:51.869 set<00:58:49.289><c> the</c><00:58:49.550><c> Lord</c><00:58:49.829><c> of</c><00:58:50.050><c> hosts</c><00:58:50.090><c> and</c><00:58:50.389><c> all</c><00:58:50.869><c> nations</c><00:58:51.269><c> shall</c><00:58:51.510><c> call</c><00:58:51.630><c> you</c> 00:58:51.869 --> 00:58:54.710 blessed.<00:58:52.949><c> And</c><00:58:53.130><c> you</c><00:58:53.250><c> shall</c><00:58:53.369><c> be</c><00:58:53.530><c> a</c><00:58:53.849><c> delightsome</c><00:58:54.429><c> land,</c> 00:58:54.849 --> 00:58:57.210 said<00:58:54.869><c> the</c><00:58:55.050><c> Lord</c><00:58:55.190><c> of</c><00:58:55.329><c> hosts.</c><00:58:56.130><c> Now</c><00:58:56.309><c> that</c><00:58:56.469><c> was</c><00:58:56.670><c> the</c><00:58:56.869><c> promise</c><00:58:57.010><c> to</c> 00:58:57.210 --> 00:59:00.590 Israel.<00:58:58.309><c> How</c><00:58:58.789><c> much</c><00:58:59.250><c> greater</c><00:58:59.650><c> must</c><00:58:59.849><c> the</c><00:59:00.150><c> promise</c><00:59:00.409><c> be</c> 00:59:00.590 --> 00:59:07.429 to<00:59:00.590><c> us</c><00:59:00.929><c> today?</c><00:59:02.369><c> What</c><00:59:02.610><c> will</c><00:59:02.849><c> the</c><00:59:02.969><c> world</c><00:59:03.210><c> call</c><00:59:03.769><c> the</c><00:59:04.210><c> saints</c><00:59:04.590><c> in</c><00:59:04.829><c> the</c><00:59:04.949><c> kingdom?</c><00:59:06.130><c> If</c><00:59:06.429><c> they</c><00:59:06.690><c> were</c><00:59:06.829><c> to</c><00:59:06.929><c> be</c><00:59:07.070><c> called</c><00:59:07.190><c> a</c> 00:59:07.429 --> 00:59:11.250 delightsome<00:59:07.889><c> land,</c><00:59:08.570><c> and</c><00:59:08.650><c> that</c><00:59:08.849><c> was</c><00:59:09.070><c> in</c><00:59:09.190><c> mortal</c><00:59:09.570><c> circumstances,</c><00:59:10.369><c> imagine</c><00:59:10.829><c> how</c> 00:59:11.250 --> 00:59:11.929 people<00:59:11.570><c> will</c><00:59:11.789><c> look</c> 00:59:11.929 --> 00:59:15.590 at<00:59:12.130><c> the</c><00:59:12.349><c> saints.</c><00:59:13.050><c> Look</c><00:59:13.269><c> at</c><00:59:13.530><c> how</c><00:59:13.809><c> blessed</c><00:59:14.389><c> those</c><00:59:15.030><c> people</c><00:59:15.309><c> have</c> 00:59:15.590 --> 00:59:18.670 been<00:59:15.969><c> that</c><00:59:16.389><c> God</c><00:59:16.670><c> has</c><00:59:16.889><c> given</c><00:59:17.090><c> eternal</c><00:59:17.429><c> life</c><00:59:17.809><c> to.</c> 00:59:19.449 --> 00:59:23.190 Amazing.<00:59:20.449><c> Look</c><00:59:20.750><c> at</c><00:59:20.849><c> what</c><00:59:21.030><c> they</c><00:59:21.250><c> do</c><00:59:21.489><c> for</c><00:59:21.690><c> him.</c><00:59:22.750><c> Look</c><00:59:22.889><c> at</c><00:59:23.010><c> how</c> 00:59:23.190 --> 00:59:25.489 loving<00:59:23.829><c> and</c><00:59:24.309><c> caring</c><00:59:24.590><c> they</c><00:59:24.730><c> are</c><00:59:24.929><c> for</c><00:59:25.210><c> us.</c> 00:59:25.489 --> 00:59:30.130 Look<00:59:25.489><c> how</c><00:59:26.670><c> they</c><00:59:26.869><c> teach</c><00:59:27.090><c> us.</c><00:59:28.090><c> Look</c><00:59:28.230><c> how</c><00:59:28.349><c> they</c><00:59:28.610><c> guide</c><00:59:28.909><c> us.</c><00:59:30.010><c> And</c> 00:59:30.130 --> 00:59:33.269 so<00:59:30.349><c> start</c><00:59:30.730><c> doing</c><00:59:31.050><c> those</c><00:59:31.449><c> things</c><00:59:32.389><c> now.</c> 00:59:34.630 --> 00:59:39.309 Start<00:59:34.869><c> serving</c><00:59:35.550><c> now.</c><00:59:37.869><c> Start</c><00:59:38.050><c> making</c><00:59:38.369><c> a</c><00:59:38.630><c> commitment</c><00:59:38.929><c> to</c><00:59:39.110><c> the</c> 00:59:39.309 --> 00:59:42.090 life<00:59:39.769><c> and</c><00:59:40.170><c> the</c><00:59:40.409><c> meetings</c><00:59:40.690><c> of</c><00:59:40.849><c> your</c><00:59:41.050><c> ecclesia</c> 00:59:42.210 --> 00:59:47.050 now.<00:59:43.449><c> Start</c><00:59:43.829><c> giving</c><00:59:44.190><c> more</c><00:59:44.769><c> of</c><00:59:45.090><c> your</c><00:59:45.349><c> money</c><00:59:45.849><c> and</c><00:59:46.289><c> your</c><00:59:46.610><c> time</c> 00:59:47.050 --> 00:59:53.090 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show</c><01:00:36.929><c> respect</c><01:00:37.730><c> to</c> 01:00:38.150 --> 01:00:39.230 the<01:00:38.349><c> people</c><01:00:38.570><c> that</c><01:00:38.909><c> fail</c> 01:00:39.230 --> 01:00:43.570 because<01:00:40.250><c> today</c><01:00:40.530><c> it's</c><01:00:41.630><c> them</c><01:00:41.630><c> tomorrow</c><01:00:42.150><c> it</c><01:00:42.349><c> might</c><01:00:42.570><c> be</c><01:00:42.789><c> you.</c>