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stretching</c><00:16:06.250><c> their</c><00:16:06.509><c> minds</c><00:16:06.750><c> and</c><00:16:06.950><c> it's</c><00:16:07.110><c> doing</c><00:16:07.269><c> good.</c> 00:16:08.289 --> 00:16:11.149 But<00:16:08.289><c> the</c><00:16:08.669><c> thing</c><00:16:08.850><c> is,</c><00:16:09.990><c> what</c><00:16:10.009><c> I'm</c><00:16:10.129><c> trying</c><00:16:10.370><c> to</c><00:16:10.470><c> make</c><00:16:10.610><c> is</c><00:16:10.750><c> you</c><00:16:10.889><c> find</c> 00:16:11.149 --> 00:16:13.090 time<00:16:11.370><c> to</c><00:16:11.490><c> do</c><00:16:11.549><c> what</c><00:16:11.710><c> you</c><00:16:11.889><c> want</c><00:16:12.029><c> to</c><00:16:12.190><c> do.</c> 00:16:13.789 --> 00:16:17.590 And<00:16:13.970><c> what</c><00:16:14.490><c> you</c><00:16:14.610><c> don't</c><00:16:14.769><c> want</c><00:16:14.929><c> to</c><00:16:15.070><c> do,</c><00:16:15.330><c> you</c><00:16:15.610><c> don't</c><00:16:15.929><c> find</c><00:16:16.250><c> 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where</c><00:17:11.750><c> are</c><00:17:11.829><c> we</c><00:17:11.990><c> going?</c> 00:17:13.930 --> 00:17:14.890 And<00:17:14.029><c> how</c><00:17:14.130><c> are</c><00:17:14.269><c> we</c><00:17:14.289><c> going</c><00:17:14.349><c> to</c><00:17:14.430><c> get</c><00:17:14.569><c> there?</c> 00:17:15.369 --> 00:17:17.269 I'm<00:17:15.470><c> not</c><00:17:15.630><c> saying,</c><00:17:16.269><c> and</c><00:17:16.529><c> where</c><00:17:16.690><c> are</c><00:17:16.789><c> you</c><00:17:16.930><c> now?</c> 00:17:17.410 --> 00:17:18.670 Well,<00:17:17.630><c> you</c><00:17:17.730><c> say,</c><00:17:17.990><c> well,</c><00:17:18.009><c> I'm</c><00:17:18.150><c> at</c><00:17:18.230><c> Printed</c><00:17:18.490><c> Upon.</c> 00:17:18.869 --> 00:17:19.609 Well,<00:17:19.089><c> yeah,</c><00:17:19.309><c> great.</c> 00:17:19.609 --> 00:17:20.289 It's<00:17:19.890><c> beautiful.</c> 00:17:20.710 --> 00:17:21.589 I'm<00:17:21.009><c> glad</c><00:17:21.130><c> to</c><00:17:21.269><c> be</c><00:17:21.410><c> here.</c> 00:17:21.609 --> 00:17:22.710 This<00:17:21.910><c> is</c><00:17:22.150><c> a</c><00:17:22.250><c> beautiful</c><00:17:22.470><c> place.</c> 00:17:22.769 --> 00:17:24.990 I<00:17:22.930><c> only</c><00:17:23.130><c> saw</c><00:17:23.309><c> it</c><00:17:23.390><c> in</c><00:17:23.490><c> the</c><00:17:23.609><c> dark</c><00:17:23.789><c> till</c><00:17:23.990><c> this</c><00:17:24.230><c> morning.</c> 00:17:25.950 --> 00:17:28.910 In<00:17:26.349><c> fact,</c><00:17:27.289><c> how</c><00:17:27.410><c> did</c><00:17:27.589><c> you</c><00:17:27.750><c> get</c><00:17:27.970><c> here?</c> 00:17:29.269 --> 00:17:30.269 Well,<00:17:29.589><c> you</c><00:17:29.730><c> all</c><00:17:29.990><c> came.</c> 00:17:30.309 --> 00:17:33.329 And<00:17:30.509><c> you</c><00:17:30.630><c> all</c><00:17:30.890><c> do</c><00:17:31.029><c> when</c><00:17:31.230><c> you</c><00:17:31.430><c> left</c><00:17:31.609><c> home,</c><00:17:32.029><c> where</c><00:17:32.269><c> you</c><00:17:32.390><c> were</c><00:17:32.589><c> headed.</c> 00:17:33.789 --> 00:17:34.950 I<00:17:34.089><c> didn't</c><00:17:34.230><c> know</c><00:17:34.329><c> where</c><00:17:34.450><c> I</c><00:17:34.569><c> was</c><00:17:34.750><c> going.</c> 00:17:35.109 --> 00:17:36.809 Eddie<00:17:35.230><c> never</c><00:17:35.589><c> took</c><00:17:35.829><c> me.</c> 00:17:37.210 --> 00:17:38.950 And<00:17:37.490><c> I</c><00:17:37.630><c> was</c><00:17:37.829><c> glad</c><00:17:37.950><c> he</c><00:17:38.089><c> knew</c><00:17:38.230><c> where</c><00:17:38.410><c> he</c><00:17:38.589><c> was</c><00:17:38.769><c> going.</c> 00:17:39.069 --> 00:17:40.210 And<00:17:39.190><c> we</c><00:17:39.390><c> wound</c><00:17:39.630><c> around</c><00:17:39.950><c> in</c><00:17:40.109><c> here.</c> 00:17:40.390 --> 00:17:43.450 And<00:17:40.390><c> he</c><00:17:41.170><c> had</c><00:17:42.049><c> all</c><00:17:42.250><c> these</c><00:17:42.490><c> signs</c><00:17:42.730><c> to</c><00:17:42.930><c> tell</c><00:17:43.049><c> you</c><00:17:43.150><c> where</c><00:17:43.250><c> to</c><00:17:43.369><c> go.</c> 00:17:43.470 --> 00:17:45.269 But<00:17:43.589><c> he's</c><00:17:43.849><c> the</c><00:17:43.890><c> one</c><00:17:43.950><c> who</c><00:17:44.109><c> put</c><00:17:44.190><c> them</c><00:17:44.349><c> there.</c> 00:17:45.569 --> 00:17:47.410 But<00:17:45.829><c> thank</c><00:17:46.049><c> goodness</c><00:17:46.329><c> that</c><00:17:46.529><c> when</c><00:17:46.730><c> you</c><00:17:46.970><c> came</c><00:17:47.190><c> in,</c> 00:17:47.410 --> 00:17:50.269 you<00:17:47.529><c> had</c><00:17:47.670><c> the</c><00:17:47.950><c> signs</c><00:17:48.130><c> that</c><00:17:48.329><c> Eddie</c><00:17:48.549><c> had</c><00:17:49.009><c> put</c><00:17:49.230><c> up</c><00:17:49.490><c> to</c><00:17:49.789><c> show</c><00:17:50.009><c> you</c> 00:17:50.269 --> 00:17:51.430 where<00:17:50.390><c> to</c><00:17:50.569><c> go.</c> 00:17:51.509 --> 00:17:52.369 He<00:17:51.650><c> didn't</c><00:17:51.789><c> tell</c><00:17:51.990><c> you</c><00:17:52.109><c> where</c><00:17:52.230><c> to</c><00:17:52.309><c> go.</c> 00:17:52.369 --> 00:17:54.130 He<00:17:52.470><c> was</c><00:17:52.589><c> showing</c><00:17:52.890><c> you</c><00:17:53.109><c> where</c><00:17:53.210><c> to</c><00:17:53.349><c> go.</c> 00:17:55.730 --> 00:17:58.730 But<00:17:56.130><c> in</c><00:17:56.490><c> fact,</c><00:17:57.210><c> one</c><00:17:57.289><c> of</c><00:17:57.490><c> your</c><00:17:57.490><c> sisters</c><00:17:57.710><c> came</c><00:17:58.250><c> this</c><00:17:58.490><c> morning.</c> 00:17:58.789 --> 00:18:00.750 And<00:17:58.910><c> she</c><00:17:59.009><c> started</c><00:17:59.210><c> out</c><00:17:59.410><c> here</c><00:17:59.529><c> last</c><00:17:59.849><c> night</c><00:18:00.069><c> and</c><00:18:00.190><c> got</c><00:18:00.369><c> lost,</c> 00:18:00.769 --> 00:18:01.470 went<00:18:00.970><c> home,</c> 00:18:01.829 --> 00:18:02.930 came<00:18:02.009><c> back</c><00:18:02.210><c> again</c><00:18:02.369><c> this</c><00:18:02.630><c> morning.</c> 00:18:03.289 --> 00:18:05.089 It's<00:18:03.490><c> easier</c><00:18:03.670><c> to</c><00:18:03.890><c> find</c><00:18:04.009><c> the</c><00:18:04.210><c> daytime</c><00:18:04.569><c> than</c><00:18:04.730><c> the</c><00:18:04.910><c> nighttime.</c> 00:18:05.269 --> 00:18:06.170 I'm<00:18:05.630><c> sure</c><00:18:05.730><c> that's</c><00:18:06.009><c> right.</c> 00:18:06.529 --> 00:18:08.670 But<00:18:06.609><c> the</c><00:18:06.750><c> point</c><00:18:06.869><c> is</c><00:18:07.029><c> you</c><00:18:07.109><c> can't</c><00:18:07.410><c> get</c><00:18:07.630><c> to</c><00:18:07.890><c> where</c><00:18:08.089><c> you</c><00:18:08.250><c> want</c><00:18:08.410><c> to</c><00:18:08.549><c> go</c> 00:18:08.670 --> 00:18:10.369 if<00:18:08.769><c> you</c><00:18:08.890><c> don't</c><00:18:09.009><c> know</c><00:18:09.049><c> how</c><00:18:09.170><c> to</c><00:18:09.269><c> get</c><00:18:09.410><c> there.</c> 00:18:10.990 --> 00:18:15.009 If<00:18:11.390><c> we</c><00:18:11.650><c> haven't</c><00:18:11.890><c> decided</c><00:18:12.329><c> in</c><00:18:12.589><c> our</c><00:18:12.789><c> hearts</c><00:18:13.170><c> that</c><00:18:13.450><c> we</c><00:18:13.609><c> want</c><00:18:13.769><c> to</c><00:18:13.829><c> improve,</c> 00:18:15.309 --> 00:18:17.170 we're<00:18:15.589><c> not</c><00:18:15.710><c> going</c><00:18:15.849><c> to</c><00:18:16.069><c> change.</c> 00:18:17.210 --> 00:18:19.789 We<00:18:17.390><c> have</c><00:18:17.589><c> to</c><00:18:17.710><c> say,</c><00:18:18.250><c> where</c><00:18:18.410><c> am</c><00:18:18.630><c> I</c><00:18:18.769><c> now?</c> 00:18:20.069 --> 00:18:21.450 Where<00:18:20.309><c> do</c><00:18:20.509><c> I</c><00:18:20.589><c> want</c><00:18:20.750><c> to</c><00:18:20.990><c> be?</c> 00:18:21.750 --> 00:18:24.329 And<00:18:21.910><c> how</c><00:18:22.049><c> do</c><00:18:22.150><c> I</c><00:18:22.269><c> get</c><00:18:22.430><c> from</c><00:18:22.730><c> A</c><00:18:23.230><c> to</c><00:18:23.430><c> B?</c> 00:18:24.609 --> 00:18:26.450 And<00:18:24.970><c> that's</c><00:18:25.210><c> what</c><00:18:25.369><c> we're</c><00:18:25.430><c> going</c><00:18:25.549><c> to</c><00:18:25.549><c> talk</c><00:18:25.730><c> about</c><00:18:25.970><c> this</c><00:18:26.210><c> morning.</c> 00:18:26.569 --> 00:18:28.470 That's<00:18:26.769><c> what</c><00:18:26.950><c> spiritual</c><00:18:27.490><c> self</c><00:18:27.730><c>-improvement</c><00:18:28.029><c> classes</c><00:18:28.269><c> are</c> 00:18:28.470 --> 00:18:29.529 all<00:18:28.650><c> about.</c> 00:18:30.890 --> 00:18:33.450 We're<00:18:30.990><c> going</c><00:18:31.150><c> to</c><00:18:31.390><c> try</c><00:18:31.549><c> to</c><00:18:31.710><c> figure</c><00:18:31.890><c> out</c><00:18:32.109><c> how</c><00:18:32.349><c> to</c><00:18:32.549><c> go</c><00:18:32.869><c> from</c><00:18:33.210><c> where</c> 00:18:33.450 --> 00:18:34.549 we<00:18:33.690><c> are</c> 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You<00:19:07.049><c> old</c><00:19:07.210><c> people,</c><00:19:07.490><c> what</c><00:19:07.529><c> do</c><00:19:07.650><c> you</c><00:19:07.650><c> want</c><00:19:07.769><c> to</c><00:19:07.849><c> be</c><00:19:07.910><c> when</c><00:19:08.069><c> you</c><00:19:08.170><c> grow</c><00:19:08.329><c> up?</c> 00:19:08.690 --> 00:19:10.650 Because<00:19:08.869><c> you're</c><00:19:09.049><c> all</c><00:19:09.289><c> kids</c><00:19:09.529><c> to</c><00:19:09.809><c> God.</c> 00:19:10.690 --> 00:19:13.650 I<00:19:10.710><c> mean,</c><00:19:11.210><c> Methuselah</c><00:19:11.349><c> was</c><00:19:11.710><c> 969</c><00:19:12.809><c> years</c><00:19:13.089><c> old</c><00:19:13.250><c> when</c><00:19:13.390><c> he</c><00:19:13.509><c> died.</c> 00:19:13.890 --> 00:19:15.390 You<00:19:14.009><c> look</c><00:19:14.170><c> at</c><00:19:14.289><c> you,</c><00:19:14.470><c> you</c><00:19:14.529><c> say,</c><00:19:14.650><c> you're</c><00:19:14.769><c> just</c><00:19:14.930><c> a</c><00:19:15.089><c> kid.</c> 00:19:15.890 --> 00:19:17.490 Nobody<00:19:16.250><c> 100</c><00:19:16.609><c> years</c><00:19:16.869><c> old</c><00:19:16.990><c> in</c><00:19:17.109><c> this</c><00:19:17.289><c> room.</c> 00:19:17.490 --> 00:19:18.890 You're<00:19:17.670><c> just</c><00:19:17.869><c> babies.</c> 00:19:19.609 --> 00:19:20.990 In<00:19:19.730><c> fact,</c><00:19:19.890><c> that's</c><00:19:20.049><c> what</c><00:19:20.190><c> the</c><00:19:20.369><c> kingdom</c><00:19:20.650><c> says.</c> 00:19:20.990 --> 00:19:24.430 In<00:19:21.670><c> Isaiah,</c><00:19:22.329><c> it</c><00:19:22.329><c> says,</c><00:19:22.609><c> a</c><00:19:22.630><c> child</c><00:19:22.869><c> will</c><00:19:23.089><c> die</c><00:19:23.230><c> of</c><00:19:23.329><c> 100</c><00:19:23.490><c> years</c><00:19:23.809><c> old.</c> 00:19:24.809 --> 00:19:25.750 Imagine<00:19:25.049><c> a</c><00:19:25.109><c> person</c><00:19:25.390><c> dying</c><00:19:25.589><c> of</c><00:19:25.690><c> 100.</c> 00:19:25.930 --> 00:19:29.369 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for</c><00:26:21.369><c> my</c><00:26:21.670><c> retirement.</c> 00:26:22.130 --> 00:26:27.230 I<00:26:22.250><c> have</c><00:26:22.470><c> my</c><00:26:23.210><c> IRAs</c><00:26:23.710><c> and</c><00:26:23.869><c> I</c><00:26:23.869><c> have</c><00:26:25.130><c> my</c><00:26:25.650><c> Keel</c><00:26:25.930><c> bills</c><00:26:26.289><c> and</c><00:26:26.509><c> my,</c> 00:26:27.650 --> 00:26:29.569 what's<00:26:27.950><c> that</c><00:26:28.069><c> new</c><00:26:28.230><c> thing</c><00:26:28.390><c> they</c><00:26:28.589><c> call</c><00:26:28.789><c> now?</c> 00:26:30.509 --> 00:26:31.950 Roth,<00:26:31.150><c> all</c><00:26:31.309><c> those</c><00:26:31.529><c> kind</c><00:26:31.730><c> of</c><00:26:31.809><c> things.</c> 00:26:32.009 --> 00:26:35.890 He<00:26:32.109><c> had</c><00:26:32.230><c> them</c><00:26:32.430><c> all,</c><00:26:33.809><c> and</c><00:26:33.910><c> so</c><00:26:34.049><c> now</c><00:26:34.410><c> he's</c><00:26:34.630><c> getting</c><00:26:34.890><c> old</c><00:26:35.250><c> and</c><00:26:35.490><c> he's</c> 00:26:35.890 --> 00:26:37.089 going<00:26:36.069><c> to</c><00:26:36.250><c> die.</c> 00:26:37.690 --> 00:26:40.869 Well,<00:26:37.849><c> he's</c><00:26:38.430><c> not</c><00:26:38.630><c> planning</c><00:26:38.869><c> on</c><00:26:39.130><c> dying,</c><00:26:39.430><c> he's</c><00:26:39.609><c> planning</c><00:26:39.789><c> on</c><00:26:39.950><c> living.</c> 00:26:41.170 --> 00:26:44.210 So<00:26:41.269><c> in</c><00:26:41.369><c> Luke</c><00:26:41.589><c> chapter</c><00:26:42.230><c> 12</c><00:26:42.549><c> verse</c><00:26:42.710><c> 16,</c><00:26:43.289><c> he</c><00:26:43.450><c> spoke</c><00:26:43.750><c> a</c><00:26:43.970><c> parable,</c> 00:26:44.250 --> 00:26:44.829 Jesus<00:26:44.589><c> did,</c> 00:26:44.890 --> 00:26:48.670 said,<00:26:45.150><c> the</c><00:26:45.170><c> ground</c><00:26:45.430><c> of</c><00:26:45.589><c> a</c><00:26:45.710><c> rich</c><00:26:46.130><c> man</c><00:26:47.190><c> yielded</c><00:26:47.690><c> plentifully.</c> 00:26:49.190 --> 00:26:51.369 He<00:26:49.369><c> thought</c><00:26:49.529><c> within</c><00:26:49.750><c> himself,</c><00:26:50.190><c> saying,</c><00:26:50.470><c> what</c><00:26:50.630><c> shall</c><00:26:50.809><c> I</c><00:26:50.990><c> do</c> 00:26:51.369 --> 00:26:54.349 since<00:26:51.809><c> I</c><00:26:52.009><c> have</c><00:26:52.190><c> no</c><00:26:52.509><c> room</c><00:26:52.769><c> to</c><00:26:53.069><c> store</c><00:26:53.230><c> my</c><00:26:53.509><c> crops?</c> 00:26:54.970 --> 00:26:57.690 I<00:26:55.150><c> mean,</c><00:26:55.329><c> I</c><00:26:55.930><c> don't</c><00:26:56.069><c> have</c><00:26:56.190><c> room</c><00:26:56.329><c> to</c><00:26:56.569><c> store</c><00:26:56.690><c> all</c><00:26:56.910><c> the</c><00:26:56.990><c> stuff</c><00:26:57.150><c> I've</c><00:26:57.450><c> got.</c> 00:26:58.130 --> 00:26:59.849 I<00:26:58.490><c> said,</c><00:26:58.670><c> I've</c><00:26:59.329><c> got</c><00:26:59.430><c> an</c><00:26:59.589><c> idea.</c> 00:26:59.869 --> 00:27:00.509 I<00:26:59.950><c> know</c><00:27:00.049><c> what</c><00:27:00.190><c> I'll</c><00:27:00.430><c> do.</c> 00:27:00.569 --> 00:27:03.950 I'll<00:27:00.750><c> pour</c><00:27:00.869><c> down</c><00:27:01.069><c> my</c><00:27:01.349><c> barns</c><00:27:01.670><c> and</c><00:27:01.730><c> I'll</c><00:27:01.950><c> build</c><00:27:02.789><c> bigger</c><00:27:03.109><c> barns,</c> 00:27:04.529 --> 00:27:06.670 and<00:27:04.569><c> I'll</c><00:27:04.809><c> store</c><00:27:05.009><c> my</c><00:27:05.250><c> crops</c><00:27:05.490><c> there.</c> 00:27:07.609 --> 00:27:11.210 And<00:27:07.849><c> I</c><00:27:08.250><c> will</c><00:27:08.410><c> say</c><00:27:08.529><c> to</c><00:27:08.650><c> my</c><00:27:08.930><c> soul,</c><00:27:09.269><c> so</c><00:27:09.410><c> he's</c><00:27:09.609><c> talking</c><00:27:09.849><c> to</c><00:27:09.990><c> himself,</c> 00:27:12.029 --> 00:27:13.730 proves<00:27:12.230><c> 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for</c><00:27:22.490><c> several</c><00:27:22.769><c> weeks,</c> 00:27:23.210 --> 00:27:25.089 and<00:27:23.289><c> we've</c><00:27:23.470><c> got</c><00:27:23.549><c> all</c><00:27:23.829><c> the</c><00:27:24.250><c> fruits</c><00:27:24.450><c> of</c><00:27:24.569><c> when</c><00:27:24.710><c> you're</c><00:27:24.910><c> dead,</c> 00:27:25.150 --> 00:27:25.470 you're<00:27:25.289><c> dead,</c> 00:27:25.509 --> 00:27:26.910 and<00:27:25.609><c> you're</c><00:27:25.769><c> unconscious,</c><00:27:26.349><c> you</c><00:27:26.349><c> know,</c><00:27:26.450><c> and</c><00:27:26.569><c> there's</c><00:27:26.609><c> only</c><00:27:26.769><c> hope.</c> 00:27:26.910 --> 00:27:28.710 And<00:27:27.450><c> this</c><00:27:27.650><c> lady</c><00:27:27.890><c> sits</c><00:27:28.069><c> over</c><00:27:28.250><c> there</c><00:27:28.369><c> and</c><00:27:28.410><c> she</c><00:27:28.529><c> says,</c> 00:27:29.130 --> 00:27:31.210 in<00:27:29.390><c> heaven,</c><00:27:29.730><c> will</c><00:27:29.789><c> I</c><00:27:29.910><c> have</c><00:27:30.029><c> a</c><00:27:30.190><c> bigger</c><00:27:30.349><c> place</c><00:27:30.630><c> in</c><00:27:30.789><c> heaven</c><00:27:31.049><c> than</c> 00:27:31.210 --> 00:27:32.390 this<00:27:31.509><c> man?</c> 00:27:33.690 --> 00:27:36.470 I<00:27:34.049><c> says,</c><00:27:34.410><c> you</c><00:27:34.609><c> ain't</c><00:27:34.970><c> going</c><00:27:35.369><c> there.</c> 00:27:42.069 --> 00:27:44.549 After<00:27:42.430><c> a</c><00:27:42.710><c> week,</c><00:27:42.930><c> I</c><00:27:42.950><c> mean,</c><00:27:43.410><c> at</c><00:27:43.549><c> first</c><00:27:43.670><c> we</c><00:27:43.809><c> were</c><00:27:43.910><c> very</c><00:27:44.250><c> careful,</c> 00:27:44.730 --> 00:27:47.089 but<00:27:44.829><c> these</c><00:27:45.230><c> people</c><00:27:45.390><c> have</c><00:27:45.490><c> been</c><00:27:45.569><c> coming</c><00:27:45.710><c> a</c><00:27:45.910><c> year</c><00:27:46.170><c> now,</c><00:27:47.089><c> you</c><00:27:47.089><c> know,</c> 00:27:47.210 --> 00:27:49.609 and<00:27:47.309><c> I</c><00:27:47.450><c> finally</c><00:27:47.589><c> just</c><00:27:47.769><c> said,</c><00:27:48.650><c> you're</c><00:27:48.789><c> not</c><00:27:49.130><c> going</c><00:27:49.390><c> to</c><00:27:49.490><c> heaven,</c> 00:27:49.670 --> 00:27:51.630 and<00:27:49.769><c> he's</c><00:27:50.049><c> not</c><00:27:50.190><c> going</c><00:27:50.410><c> to</c><00:27:50.509><c> heaven</c><00:27:50.650><c> either.</c> 00:27:52.690 --> 00:27:55.049 And<00:27:53.049><c> then</c><00:27:53.410><c> I</c><00:27:53.869><c> go</c><00:27:54.230><c> up</c><00:27:54.430><c> over</c><00:27:54.609><c> the</c><00:27:54.769><c> proofs</c><00:27:54.970><c> again,</c> 00:27:55.049 --> 00:27:59.430 it's<00:27:55.650><c> just</c><00:27:55.930><c> ground</c><00:27:56.589><c> in</c><00:27:56.769><c> your</c><00:27:57.029><c> mind,</c><00:27:57.769><c> it</c><00:27:57.970><c> doesn't</c><00:27:58.309><c> sink</c><00:27:58.589><c> in.</c> 00:28:01.210 --> 00:28:02.609 So<00:28:01.450><c> this</c><00:28:01.609><c> guy's</c><00:28:01.950><c> talking</c><00:28:02.029><c> to</c><00:28:02.170><c> himself.</c> 00:28:02.869 --> 00:28:05.990 Soul,<00:28:03.329><c> you</c><00:28:03.470><c> have</c><00:28:04.089><c> many</c><00:28:04.509><c> goods</c><00:28:04.710><c> laid</c><00:28:04.930><c> up</c><00:28:05.069><c> for</c><00:28:05.269><c> many</c><00:28:05.490><c> years.</c> 00:28:06.369 --> 00:28:08.670 Take<00:28:06.589><c> your</c><00:28:06.829><c> ease,</c><00:28:07.029><c> eat,</c><00:28:07.289><c> drink,</c><00:28:07.430><c> and</c><00:28:07.569><c> be</c><00:28:07.769><c> merry.</c> 00:28:10.650 --> 00:28:12.809 I'm<00:28:11.089><c> glad</c><00:28:11.269><c> he's</c><00:28:11.589><c> got</c><00:28:11.690><c> a</c><00:28:11.809><c> nice</c><00:28:12.049><c> retirement,</c><00:28:12.670><c> hasn't</c><00:28:12.750><c> he?</c> 00:28:12.809 --> 00:28:13.789 How<00:28:13.009><c> long</c><00:28:13.150><c> is</c><00:28:13.210><c> he</c><00:28:13.269><c> going</c><00:28:13.430><c> to</c><00:28:13.569><c> live?</c> 00:28:14.170 --> 00:28:15.329 All<00:28:14.609><c> day.</c> 00:28:22.950 --> 00:28:25.529 Fool,<00:28:24.329><c> this</c><00:28:24.690><c> night.</c> 00:28:25.609 --> 00:28:28.450 He<00:28:26.049><c> left</c><00:28:26.250><c> all</c><00:28:26.529><c> day,</c><00:28:26.710><c> but</c><00:28:26.829><c> he</c><00:28:26.910><c> didn't</c><00:28:27.029><c> make</c><00:28:27.210><c> it</c><00:28:27.329><c> through</c><00:28:27.490><c> the</c><00:28:27.670><c> night.</c> 00:28:28.990 --> 00:28:30.690 You're<00:28:29.289><c> going</c><00:28:29.390><c> to</c><00:28:29.490><c> be</c><00:28:29.730><c> dead.</c> 00:28:31.529 --> 00:28:33.789 This<00:28:31.970><c> night</c><00:28:32.269><c> thy</c><00:28:32.509><c> soul</c><00:28:32.750><c> shall</c><00:28:32.890><c> be</c><00:28:33.069><c> required</c><00:28:33.410><c> of</c><00:28:33.609><c> thee.</c> 00:28:33.990 --> 00:28:38.750 And<00:28:34.109><c> then</c><00:28:35.049><c> whose</c><00:28:36.289><c> things</c><00:28:36.549><c> will</c><00:28:36.710><c> those</c><00:28:36.910><c> be</c><00:28:37.289><c> which</c><00:28:37.549><c> you</c><00:28:37.769><c> have</c><00:28:38.049><c> provided?</c> 00:28:39.009 --> 00:28:41.089 I<00:28:39.210><c> heard</c><00:28:39.269><c> one</c><00:28:39.450><c> guy</c><00:28:39.609><c> say,</c><00:28:39.890><c> if</c><00:28:39.950><c> I</c><00:28:40.190><c> can't</c><00:28:40.450><c> take</c><00:28:40.529><c> it</c><00:28:40.650><c> with</c><00:28:40.809><c> me,</c><00:28:40.990><c> I</c> 00:28:41.089 --> 00:28:42.170 ain't<00:28:41.309><c> going.</c> 00:28:42.670 --> 00:28:44.410 But<00:28:43.109><c> he</c><00:28:43.369><c> does.</c> 00:28:45.009 --> 00:28:47.769 Nobody's<00:28:45.450><c> ever</c><00:28:45.710><c> gotten</c><00:28:45.890><c> out</c><00:28:46.109><c> of</c><00:28:46.150><c> this</c><00:28:46.349><c> life</c><00:28:46.609><c> alive.</c> 00:28:49.390 --> 00:28:52.069 Nobody<00:28:49.730><c> ever,</c><00:28:50.470><c> not</c><00:28:50.650><c> even</c><00:28:50.849><c> Lord</c><00:28:51.109><c> Jesus.</c> 00:28:52.769 --> 00:28:54.910 So<00:28:53.210><c> it's</c><00:28:53.650><c> only</c><00:28:53.829><c> what</c><00:28:54.029><c> we</c><00:28:54.269><c> do</c><00:28:54.369><c> in</c><00:28:54.549><c> this</c><00:28:54.710><c> life</c> 00:28:54.910 --> 00:28:57.289 is<00:28:55.089><c> going</c><00:28:55.210><c> to</c><00:28:55.930><c> account</c><00:28:56.130><c> for</c><00:28:56.289><c> what's</c><00:28:56.549><c> going</c><00:28:56.670><c> to</c><00:28:56.789><c> happen</c><00:28:56.970><c> later.</c> 00:28:57.450 --> 00:29:00.329 We<00:28:57.730><c> believe</c><00:28:57.990><c> in</c><00:28:58.230><c> life</c><00:28:58.730><c> after</c><00:28:59.269><c> death.</c> 00:29:00.730 --> 00:29:03.329 We<00:29:00.950><c> just</c><00:29:01.130><c> don't</c><00:29:01.269><c> believe</c><00:29:01.470><c> in</c><00:29:01.690><c> life</c><00:29:02.029><c> while</c><00:29:02.390><c> dead.</c> 00:29:04.210 --> 00:29:06.109 And<00:29:04.569><c> that's</c><00:29:04.769><c> what</c><00:29:04.930><c> the</c><00:29:05.150><c> world</c><00:29:05.329><c> believes,</c><00:29:05.849><c> isn't</c><00:29:05.950><c> it?</c> 00:29:06.250 --> 00:29:09.069 Soon<00:29:06.410><c> as</c><00:29:06.589><c> you</c><00:29:06.650><c> die,</c><00:29:07.089><c> you</c><00:29:07.210><c> got</c><00:29:07.289><c> a</c><00:29:07.390><c> guy</c><00:29:07.589><c> on</c><00:29:07.730><c> a</c><00:29:07.849><c> head</c><00:29:08.529><c> with</c><00:29:08.750><c> a</c><00:29:08.849><c> hammer,</c> 00:29:09.089 --> 00:29:09.910 he<00:29:09.150><c> doesn't</c><00:29:09.369><c> know</c><00:29:09.549><c> anything.</c> 00:29:09.910 --> 00:29:12.410 Hit<00:29:10.650><c> him</c><00:29:10.769><c> a</c><00:29:10.829><c> little</c><00:29:11.009><c> bit</c><00:29:11.190><c> harder,</c><00:29:11.410><c> he</c><00:29:11.430><c> knows</c><00:29:11.650><c> everything.</c> 00:29:15.529 --> 00:29:17.029 It's<00:29:15.849><c> so</c><00:29:16.109><c> unreasonable,</c><00:29:16.769><c> isn't</c><00:29:16.890><c> it?</c> 00:29:17.089 --> 00:29:18.809 But<00:29:17.250><c> that's</c><00:29:17.690><c> their</c><00:29:17.930><c> beliefs.</c> 00:29:19.269 --> 00:29:21.910 But<00:29:19.710><c> we</c><00:29:20.150><c> know</c><00:29:20.369><c> the</c><00:29:20.609><c> truth,</c><00:29:20.809><c> you</c><00:29:21.049><c> see.</c> 00:29:21.950 --> 00:29:24.369 And<00:29:22.049><c> the</c><00:29:22.190><c> point</c><00:29:22.329><c> is,</c><00:29:22.609><c> we</c><00:29:22.970><c> have</c><00:29:23.170><c> to</c><00:29:23.269><c> be</c><00:29:23.490><c> different</c><00:29:23.789><c> than</c><00:29:23.970><c> other</c><00:29:24.150><c> people</c> 00:29:24.369 --> 00:29:26.509 because<00:29:24.569><c> we're</c><00:29:24.809><c> not</c><00:29:25.049><c> laying</c><00:29:25.329><c> up</c><00:29:25.630><c> treasures</c><00:29:25.970><c> on</c><00:29:26.309><c> earth</c> 00:29:26.509 --> 00:29:29.309 where<00:29:26.750><c> moth</c><00:29:27.049><c> and</c><00:29:27.210><c> rust</c><00:29:27.390><c> corrupts</c><00:29:28.109><c> and</c><00:29:28.170><c> thieves</c><00:29:28.390><c> break</c><00:29:28.690><c> through</c><00:29:28.869><c> in</c><00:29:29.089><c> steel.</c> 00:29:29.650 --> 00:29:31.769 We're<00:29:29.869><c> laying</c><00:29:30.009><c> up</c><00:29:30.210><c> our</c><00:29:30.430><c> treasure</c><00:29:30.710><c> in</c><00:29:31.049><c> heaven</c><00:29:31.309><c> where</c><00:29:31.529><c> these</c> 00:29:31.769 --> 00:29:34.109 things<00:29:32.089><c> are</c><00:29:33.009><c> safe.</c> 00:29:34.430 --> 00:29:35.569 Doesn't<00:29:34.569><c> mean</c><00:29:34.690><c> we're</c><00:29:34.930><c> going</c><00:29:35.049><c> there</c><00:29:35.250><c> to</c><00:29:35.369><c> get</c><00:29:35.470><c> it</c> 00:29:35.569 --> 00:29:37.589 because<00:29:35.730><c> Jesus</c><00:29:35.970><c> is</c><00:29:36.089><c> going</c><00:29:36.190><c> to</c><00:29:36.329><c> bring</c><00:29:36.450><c> his</c><00:29:36.650><c> reward</c><00:29:36.930><c> with</c><00:29:37.190><c> us</c><00:29:37.390><c> as</c> 00:29:37.589 --> 00:29:38.670 we<00:29:37.789><c> know.</c> 00:29:39.930 --> 00:29:46.069 So<00:29:40.369><c> there's</c><00:29:40.809><c> no</c><00:29:41.529><c> goal</c><00:29:42.049><c> that's</c><00:29:42.470><c> so</c><00:29:42.730><c> important</c><00:29:43.230><c> as</c><00:29:44.230><c> our</c><00:29:44.529><c> goal</c><00:29:44.910><c> of</c> 00:29:46.069 --> 00:29:46.470 the<00:29:46.250><c> Kingdom.</c> 00:29:46.569 --> 00:29:50.630 And<00:29:46.750><c> if</c><00:29:46.849><c> it's</c><00:29:47.029><c> not</c><00:29:47.289><c> your</c><00:29:47.529><c> goal,</c><00:29:49.049><c> I</c><00:29:49.230><c> urge</c><00:29:49.450><c> you</c><00:29:49.670><c> to</c><00:29:50.109><c> make</c><00:29:50.289><c> it</c><00:29:50.450><c> your</c> 00:29:50.630 --> 00:29:52.549 goal,<00:29:51.670><c> quick</c><00:29:51.829><c> as</c><00:29:51.990><c> you</c><00:29:52.450><c> can.</c> 00:29:52.630 --> 00:29:56.190 If<00:29:52.730><c> you're</c><00:29:52.930><c> not</c><00:29:53.130><c> baptized,</c><00:29:54.910><c> is</c><00:29:54.970><c> there</c><00:29:55.049><c> any</c><00:29:55.250><c> unbaptized</c><00:29:55.789><c> people</c><00:29:56.049><c> in</c> 00:29:56.190 --> 00:29:56.450 the<00:29:56.309><c> room?</c> 00:29:56.589 --> 00:29:59.269 And<00:29:56.670><c> I</c><00:29:56.789><c> see,</c><00:29:57.150><c> it's</c><00:29:57.329><c> nice</c><00:29:57.430><c> to</c><00:29:57.609><c> be</c><00:29:57.730><c> a</c><00:29:57.829><c> stranger,</c><00:29:58.009><c> I</c><00:29:58.130><c> don't</c><00:29:58.390><c> know.</c> 00:29:59.509 --> 00:30:02.089 Why<00:29:59.890><c> aren't</c><00:30:00.150><c> you</c><00:30:01.009><c> baptized?</c> 00:30:03.349 --> 00:30:08.650 I<00:30:03.509><c> mean,</c><00:30:04.210><c> the</c><00:30:04.869><c> Kingdom</c><00:30:05.069><c> can't</c><00:30:05.369><c> be</c><00:30:05.549><c> your</c><00:30:05.769><c> goal</c><00:30:06.269><c> if</c><00:30:07.410><c> you're</c><00:30:07.650><c> unbaptized.</c> 00:30:08.809 --> 00:30:12.349 Because<00:30:09.049><c> you</c><00:30:09.230><c> can't</c><00:30:09.730><c> be</c><00:30:10.009><c> there</c><00:30:11.049><c> unbaptized.</c> 00:30:13.130 --> 00:30:16.750 That's<00:30:13.369><c> one</c><00:30:13.529><c> of</c><00:30:13.710><c> the</c><00:30:13.710><c> things</c><00:30:13.950><c> that</c><00:30:15.190><c> God</c><00:30:15.509><c> asks</c><00:30:15.829><c> of</c><00:30:16.009><c> us.</c> 00:30:17.190 --> 00:30:19.329 Jesus<00:30:17.450><c> says,</c><00:30:17.630><c> if</c><00:30:17.650><c> you</c><00:30:17.750><c> love</c><00:30:17.910><c> me,</c><00:30:18.109><c> keep</c><00:30:18.250><c> my</c><00:30:18.470><c> commandments.</c> 00:30:19.509 --> 00:30:20.789 So<00:30:19.670><c> his</c><00:30:19.809><c> commandment</c><00:30:20.109><c> is</c><00:30:20.109><c> to</c><00:30:20.269><c> be</c><00:30:20.470><c> baptized.</c> 00:30:21.289 --> 00:30:25.930 So<00:30:21.569><c> if</c><00:30:21.710><c> you're</c><00:30:21.829><c> not</c><00:30:22.009><c> baptized,</c><00:30:23.430><c> decide,</c><00:30:25.049><c> even</c><00:30:25.470><c> today,</c> 00:30:26.369 --> 00:30:28.029 that<00:30:26.450><c> you're</c><00:30:26.589><c> going</c><00:30:26.670><c> to</c><00:30:26.690><c> work</c><00:30:26.869><c> towards</c><00:30:27.130><c> that.</c> 00:30:28.609 --> 00:30:30.450 Because<00:30:29.089><c> there's</c><00:30:29.210><c> no</c><00:30:29.289><c> use</c><00:30:29.430><c> setting</c><00:30:29.589><c> a</c><00:30:29.809><c> goal</c><00:30:29.990><c> that</c><00:30:30.150><c> you</c><00:30:30.230><c> can't</c> 00:30:30.450 --> 00:30:31.069 get<00:30:30.690><c> to.</c> 00:30:31.309 --> 00:30:33.910 The<00:30:31.410><c> goal</c><00:30:31.589><c> of</c><00:30:31.730><c> the</c><00:30:31.829><c> Kingdom</c><00:30:31.970><c> is</c><00:30:32.170><c> beyond</c><00:30:32.430><c> your</c><00:30:32.670><c> reach</c><00:30:33.049><c> in</c><00:30:33.690><c> an</c> 00:30:33.910 --> 00:30:35.029 unbaptized<00:30:34.490><c> condition.</c> 00:30:35.029 --> 00:30:39.750 So<00:30:35.789><c> what</c><00:30:37.569><c> does</c><00:30:37.710><c> a</c><00:30:37.829><c> man</c><00:30:38.009><c> profit</c><00:30:38.309><c> if</c><00:30:38.490><c> he</c><00:30:38.670><c> gains</c><00:30:38.890><c> the</c><00:30:39.029><c> whole</c><00:30:39.430><c> world</c> 00:30:39.750 --> 00:30:41.609 and<00:30:39.869><c> loses</c><00:30:40.109><c> his</c><00:30:40.309><c> own</c><00:30:40.589><c> soul?</c> 00:30:42.430 --> 00:30:45.049 Bill<00:30:42.549><c> Gates</c><00:30:42.829><c> may</c><00:30:43.089><c> be</c><00:30:43.230><c> the</c><00:30:43.309><c> richest</c><00:30:43.529><c> man</c><00:30:43.769><c> in</c><00:30:43.890><c> the</c><00:30:43.970><c> world,</c><00:30:44.269><c> but</c><00:30:44.369><c> he's</c><00:30:44.829><c> a</c> 00:30:45.049 --> 00:30:47.390 pauper<00:30:45.549><c> spiritually.</c> 00:30:48.509 --> 00:30:51.410 What<00:30:48.670><c> shall</c><00:30:48.869><c> a</c><00:30:48.970><c> man</c><00:30:49.170><c> give</c><00:30:49.430><c> in</c><00:30:49.609><c> exchange</c><00:30:50.049><c> for</c><00:30:50.289><c> his</c><00:30:50.509><c> soul?</c> 00:30:51.990 --> 00:30:56.450 There's<00:30:52.130><c> no</c><00:30:52.430><c> goal</c><00:30:52.910><c> so</c><00:30:53.549><c> important</c><00:30:54.009><c> as</c><00:30:54.289><c> our</c><00:30:55.630><c> goal</c><00:30:55.829><c> of</c><00:30:56.230><c> wanting</c> 00:30:56.450 --> 00:30:57.650 to<00:30:56.569><c> be</c><00:30:56.670><c> in</c><00:30:56.769><c> the</c><00:30:56.890><c> Kingdom.</c> 00:30:58.430 --> 00:31:00.609 Fear<00:30:58.569><c> not,</c><00:30:58.829><c> little</c><00:30:58.970><c> flock,</c><00:30:59.390><c> it's</c><00:30:59.529><c> your</c><00:30:59.630><c> father's</c><00:30:59.930><c> good</c><00:31:00.150><c> pleasure</c><00:31:00.390><c> to</c> 00:31:00.609 --> 00:31:02.569 give<00:31:00.750><c> you</c><00:31:00.910><c> the</c><00:31:01.069><c> Kingdom,</c><00:31:01.509><c> said</c><00:31:01.589><c> Jesus.</c> 00:31:02.630 --> 00:31:05.670 So<00:31:03.190><c> we</c><00:31:03.670><c> need</c><00:31:04.049><c> to</c><00:31:04.609><c> become</c><00:31:05.029><c> focused.</c> 00:31:05.910 --> 00:31:11.450 People<00:31:06.210><c> who</c><00:31:06.670><c> are</c><00:31:07.170><c> good</c><00:31:07.390><c> in</c><00:31:07.849><c> sports</c><00:31:08.329><c> are</c><00:31:09.289><c> focused</c><00:31:09.950><c> on</c><00:31:10.970><c> the</c><00:31:11.170><c> goal.</c> 00:31:11.589 --> 00:31:14.390 Whether<00:31:11.769><c> it's</c><00:31:11.930><c> hitting</c><00:31:12.130><c> a</c><00:31:12.329><c> home</c><00:31:12.569><c> run,</c><00:31:12.930><c> or</c><00:31:13.029><c> shooting</c><00:31:13.289><c> a</c><00:31:13.529><c> basket,</c> 00:31:14.670 --> 00:31:17.730 or<00:31:14.750><c> putting</c><00:31:14.990><c> the</c><00:31:15.210><c> puck</c><00:31:15.329><c> into</c><00:31:15.569><c> the</c><00:31:15.730><c> net,</c><00:31:16.009><c> or</c><00:31:16.150><c> whatever</c><00:31:16.329><c> it</c><00:31:16.470><c> might</c><00:31:16.730><c> be.</c> 00:31:18.410 --> 00:31:23.809 We<00:31:18.970><c> can</c><00:31:19.450><c> learn</c><00:31:19.849><c> from</c><00:31:20.130><c> them</c><00:31:20.650><c> to</c><00:31:21.170><c> take</c><00:31:21.450><c> that</c><00:31:22.569><c> ability</c><00:31:23.150><c> to</c><00:31:23.490><c> focus</c> 00:31:23.809 --> 00:31:25.529 and<00:31:24.029><c> then</c><00:31:24.210><c> focus</c><00:31:24.609><c> on</c><00:31:24.890><c> the</c><00:31:25.049><c> right</c><00:31:25.269><c> things.</c> 00:31:25.650 --> 00:31:27.789 Our<00:31:25.829><c> focus</c><00:31:26.250><c> is</c><00:31:26.549><c> on</c><00:31:26.789><c> the</c><00:31:26.990><c> Kingdom.</c> 00:31:27.950 --> 00:31:31.410 There<00:31:28.470><c> has</c><00:31:28.609><c> to</c><00:31:28.670><c> be</c><00:31:28.829><c> a</c><00:31:28.910><c> consuming</c><00:31:29.349><c> fire</c><00:31:30.009><c> within</c><00:31:30.309><c> our</c><00:31:30.650><c> breasts,</c> 00:31:31.930 --> 00:31:33.710 or<00:31:32.130><c> we</c><00:31:32.390><c> won't</c><00:31:32.650><c> be</c><00:31:32.950><c> there.</c> 00:31:35.450 --> 00:31:37.569 And<00:31:35.670><c> yet</c><00:31:35.869><c> most</c><00:31:36.210><c> people</c><00:31:36.509><c> won't.</c> 00:31:37.910 --> 00:31:40.150 They<00:31:38.170><c> were</c><00:31:38.390><c> asking</c><00:31:38.549><c> me</c><00:31:38.730><c> in</c><00:31:38.829><c> our</c><00:31:39.029><c> seminar</c><00:31:39.309><c> the</c><00:31:39.490><c> other</c><00:31:39.589><c> night,</c> 00:31:40.309 --> 00:31:44.509 how<00:31:40.829><c> would</c><00:31:41.349><c> the</c><00:31:41.470><c> earth</c><00:31:41.609><c> ever</c><00:31:42.190><c> be</c><00:31:42.289><c> able</c><00:31:42.509><c> to</c><00:31:42.589><c> hold</c><00:31:42.730><c> all</c><00:31:43.029><c> the</c><00:31:43.210><c> people</c><00:31:43.730><c> that</c> 00:31:44.509 --> 00:31:46.509 would<00:31:44.789><c> be</c><00:31:45.450><c> raised?</c> 00:31:46.950 --> 00:31:50.390 Well,<00:31:47.230><c> I</c><00:31:47.230><c> said,</c><00:31:47.690><c> unfortunately,</c><00:31:48.210><c> not</c><00:31:48.789><c> very</c><00:31:49.049><c> many</c><00:31:49.250><c> will</c><00:31:49.970><c> be</c><00:31:50.230><c> raised.</c> 00:31:50.450 --> 00:31:52.990 There'll<00:31:50.589><c> be</c><00:31:50.750><c> millions</c><00:31:51.089><c> raised,</c><00:31:52.069><c> but</c><00:31:52.190><c> compared</c><00:31:52.390><c> to</c><00:31:52.589><c> all</c><00:31:52.750><c> the</c> 00:31:52.990 --> 00:31:53.930 billions<00:31:53.329><c> and</c><00:31:53.690><c> trillions,</c> 00:31:53.930 --> 00:31:58.769 I<00:31:54.190><c> guess,</c><00:31:54.210><c> of</c><00:31:54.329><c> people</c><00:31:54.529><c> who</c><00:31:54.750><c> live</c><00:31:54.849><c> all</c><00:31:55.069><c> the</c><00:31:55.210><c> time,</c><00:31:57.430><c> because</c><00:31:57.670><c> Jesus</c><00:31:58.029><c> says</c><00:31:58.289><c> only</c><00:31:58.529><c> a</c> 00:31:58.769 --> 00:32:00.230 few<00:31:58.869><c> would</c><00:31:59.069><c> be</c><00:31:59.329><c> saved.</c> 00:32:00.650 --> 00:32:02.970 And<00:32:00.910><c> all</c><00:32:01.049><c> those</c><00:32:01.190><c> that</c><00:32:01.349><c> are</c><00:32:01.509><c> not</c><00:32:01.849><c> saved</c><00:32:02.089><c> are</c><00:32:02.210><c> not</c><00:32:02.509><c> saved</c><00:32:02.650><c> because</c><00:32:02.829><c> they</c> 00:32:02.970 --> 00:32:03.730 didn't<00:32:03.150><c> want</c><00:32:03.230><c> to</c><00:32:03.349><c> be</c><00:32:03.529><c> saved.</c> 00:32:03.930 --> 00:32:06.130 That's<00:32:04.170><c> really</c><00:32:04.430><c> the</c><00:32:04.630><c> bottom</c><00:32:04.910><c> line</c><00:32:05.150><c> of</c><00:32:05.309><c> it.</c> 00:32:06.430 --> 00:32:09.549 They<00:32:06.569><c> just</c><00:32:06.809><c> didn't</c><00:32:07.009><c> want</c><00:32:07.230><c> the</c><00:32:07.470><c> Kingdom</c><00:32:07.730><c> more</c><00:32:08.089><c> than</c><00:32:08.210><c> something</c><00:32:08.490><c> else.</c> 00:32:10.170 --> 00:32:12.349 They<00:32:10.529><c> wanted</c><00:32:10.849><c> something</c><00:32:11.230><c> in</c><00:32:11.410><c> this</c><00:32:11.650><c> life,</c><00:32:11.869><c> and</c><00:32:11.950><c> that's</c><00:32:12.150><c> true</c> 00:32:12.349 --> 00:32:12.970 of<00:32:12.430><c> you</c><00:32:12.589><c> and</c><00:32:12.769><c> me.</c> 00:32:13.269 --> 00:32:15.430 If<00:32:13.529><c> we're</c><00:32:13.690><c> not</c><00:32:13.890><c> going</c><00:32:14.029><c> to</c><00:32:14.130><c> be</c><00:32:14.250><c> in</c><00:32:14.369><c> the</c><00:32:14.549><c> Kingdom,</c> 00:32:15.849 --> 00:32:17.849 there<00:32:16.009><c> was</c><00:32:16.109><c> something</c><00:32:16.369><c> we</c><00:32:16.549><c> wanted</c><00:32:16.809><c> more</c><00:32:17.190><c> than</c><00:32:17.390><c> the</c><00:32:17.630><c> Kingdom.</c> 00:32:17.890 --> 00:32:22.470 Let's<00:32:18.069><c> hope</c><00:32:18.250><c> you</c><00:32:18.430><c> get</c><00:32:18.650><c> that,</c><00:32:18.849><c> because</c><00:32:18.990><c> some</c><00:32:19.190><c> people</c><00:32:19.589><c> want</c><00:32:19.950><c> something</c><00:32:20.190><c> they</c><00:32:20.289><c> never</c><00:32:20.589><c> get</c><00:32:21.670><c> anyway.</c> 00:32:22.470 --> 00:32:27.170 You<00:32:22.809><c> might</c><00:32:23.349><c> want</c><00:32:23.650><c> to</c><00:32:23.869><c> be</c><00:32:24.009><c> a</c><00:32:24.190><c> millionaire,</c><00:32:24.910><c> but</c><00:32:26.309><c> you</c><00:32:26.869><c> work</c><00:32:27.049><c> all</c> 00:32:27.170 --> 00:32:28.549 your<00:32:27.289><c> life</c><00:32:27.410><c> to</c><00:32:27.569><c> try</c><00:32:27.730><c> to</c><00:32:27.809><c> be</c><00:32:27.930><c> a</c><00:32:28.089><c> millionaire,</c> 00:32:28.930 --> 00:32:34.410 and<00:32:29.029><c> you</c><00:32:29.210><c> die</c><00:32:29.609><c> not</c><00:32:29.950><c> being</c><00:32:30.170><c> a</c><00:32:30.430><c> millionaire,</c><00:32:30.809><c> and</c><00:32:30.950><c> you</c><00:32:31.130><c> die</c><00:32:31.750><c> spiritually</c><00:32:32.650><c> bankrupt</c><00:32:33.210><c> as</c><00:32:33.490><c> well.</c> 00:32:35.109 --> 00:32:37.069 If<00:32:35.589><c> your</c><00:32:35.789><c> goal</c><00:32:35.970><c> is</c><00:32:36.069><c> something</c><00:32:36.329><c> other</c><00:32:36.569><c> than</c><00:32:36.710><c> the</c><00:32:36.869><c> Kingdom,</c><00:32:36.910><c> I</c> 00:32:37.069 --> 00:32:38.470 hope<00:32:37.250><c> you</c><00:32:37.390><c> get</c><00:32:37.630><c> that</c><00:32:38.029><c> at</c><00:32:38.150><c> least,</c> 00:32:38.589 --> 00:32:42.670 because<00:32:38.910><c> it's</c><00:32:39.210><c> not</c><00:32:39.910><c> worth</c><00:32:40.150><c> what</c><00:32:40.329><c> you've</c><00:32:40.670><c> paid</c><00:32:40.849><c> for</c><00:32:41.150><c> it</c><00:32:41.730><c> with</c> 00:32:42.670 --> 00:32:44.390 your<00:32:43.049><c> eternal</c><00:32:43.329><c> salvation.</c> 00:32:44.930 --> 00:32:48.230 The<00:32:45.130><c> Lord</c><00:32:45.230><c> is</c><00:32:45.390><c> not</c><00:32:45.630><c> slack</c><00:32:45.869><c> concerning</c><00:32:46.230><c> His</c><00:32:46.470><c> promises</c><00:32:46.910><c> concerning,</c><00:32:47.990><c> as</c><00:32:48.109><c> some</c> 00:32:48.230 --> 00:32:49.130 men<00:32:48.410><c> count</c><00:32:48.589><c> slackness,</c> 00:32:49.130 --> 00:32:54.309 He's<00:32:49.829><c> long</c><00:32:50.190><c>-suffering,</c><00:32:52.029><c> not</c><00:32:52.250><c> willing</c><00:32:52.490><c> that</c><00:32:52.730><c> any</c><00:32:52.890><c> should</c><00:32:53.130><c> perish,</c> 00:32:54.930 --> 00:32:57.029 that<00:32:55.069><c> all</c><00:32:55.450><c> should</c><00:32:55.630><c> come</c><00:32:55.869><c> to</c><00:32:56.049><c> repentance.</c> 00:32:57.609 --> 00:33:00.910 The<00:32:57.809><c> sad</c><00:32:58.049><c> thing</c><00:32:58.269><c> is</c><00:32:58.549><c> that</c><00:32:58.730><c> they</c><00:32:59.009><c> all</c><00:32:59.230><c> won't</c><00:32:59.410><c> come</c><00:32:59.710><c> to</c><00:32:59.930><c> repentance.</c> 00:33:01.410 --> 00:33:10.190 It's<00:33:01.569><c> not</c><00:33:01.769><c> God's</c><00:33:02.210><c> fault</c><00:33:02.769><c> He</c><00:33:05.569><c> gave</c><00:33:05.890><c> Jesus</c><00:33:06.710><c> to</c><00:33:08.589><c> die</c><00:33:08.789><c> for</c><00:33:09.069><c> us.</c> 00:33:10.210 --> 00:33:15.390 It's<00:33:10.450><c> not</c><00:33:10.589><c> Jesus'</c><00:33:11.009><c> fault</c><00:33:11.609><c> He</c><00:33:12.609><c> gave</c><00:33:12.789><c> His</c><00:33:12.990><c> life</c><00:33:13.890><c> for</c><00:33:14.210><c> us.</c> 00:33:16.349 --> 00:33:22.349 So,<00:33:17.250><c> if</c><00:33:17.329><c> we</c><00:33:17.589><c> don't</c><00:33:18.950><c> improve</c><00:33:19.450><c> spiritually</c><00:33:20.329><c> enough</c><00:33:21.950><c> to</c><00:33:22.109><c> be</c><00:33:22.250><c> in</c> 00:33:22.349 --> 00:33:23.369 the<00:33:22.509><c> Kingdom,</c> 00:33:24.089 --> 00:33:29.789 we'll<00:33:24.190><c> have</c><00:33:24.289><c> no</c><00:33:24.470><c> one</c><00:33:24.609><c> to</c><00:33:24.869><c> blame</c><00:33:25.890><c> but</c><00:33:26.789><c> ourselves,</c><00:33:28.509><c> because</c><00:33:28.809><c> God</c> 00:33:29.789 --> 00:33:32.109 wants<00:33:30.230><c> to</c><00:33:30.470><c> give</c><00:33:30.609><c> it</c><00:33:30.710><c> to</c><00:33:30.910><c> us,</c> 00:33:32.150 --> 00:33:34.910 and<00:33:32.309><c> Jesus</c><00:33:32.609><c> died</c><00:33:33.009><c> so</c><00:33:33.230><c> that</c><00:33:33.349><c> we</c><00:33:33.470><c> can</c><00:33:33.670><c> receive</c><00:33:34.089><c> it.</c> 00:33:35.269 --> 00:33:40.750 How<00:33:35.730><c> foolish</c><00:33:36.109><c> for</c><00:33:36.410><c> us</c><00:33:36.690><c> to</c><00:33:36.869><c> throw</c><00:33:37.089><c> it</c><00:33:37.230><c> away</c><00:33:38.269><c> for</c><00:33:38.789><c> something</c><00:33:39.509><c> trifles</c><00:33:40.529><c> in</c> 00:33:40.750 --> 00:33:41.750 one<00:33:40.890><c> of</c><00:33:41.009><c> our</c><00:33:41.109><c> hands.</c> 00:33:42.269 --> 00:33:44.130 Trifles<00:33:42.710><c> light</c><00:33:43.150><c> as</c><00:33:43.410><c> air.</c> 00:33:45.990 --> 00:33:49.490 So<00:33:46.130><c> Jesus</c><00:33:46.430><c> says,</c><00:33:47.049><c> take</c><00:33:47.049><c> heed</c><00:33:47.529><c> to</c><00:33:48.069><c> yourselves,</c> 00:33:50.190 --> 00:33:53.750 lest<00:33:50.630><c> at</c><00:33:50.829><c> any</c><00:33:51.049><c> time</c><00:33:51.269><c> your</c><00:33:51.450><c> hearts</c><00:33:51.670><c> be</c><00:33:51.970><c> overcharged</c><00:33:52.710><c> with</c><00:33:53.029><c> serpenting</c><00:33:53.569><c> and</c> 00:33:53.750 --> 00:33:55.069 drunkenness<00:33:54.230><c> and</c><00:33:54.349><c> the</c><00:33:54.490><c> cares</c><00:33:54.630><c> of</c><00:33:54.829><c> this</c> 00:33:55.069 --> 00:33:58.630 life,<00:33:56.269><c> that</c><00:33:56.390><c> they</c><00:33:56.650><c> come</c><00:33:56.849><c> upon</c><00:33:57.130><c> you</c><00:33:57.470><c> unawares.</c> 00:33:59.369 --> 00:34:01.690 We<00:33:59.769><c> ought</c><00:34:00.009><c> not</c><00:34:00.210><c> be</c><00:34:00.450><c> surprised</c><00:34:00.930><c> when</c><00:34:01.089><c> Jesus</c><00:34:01.450><c> comes.</c> 00:34:01.710 --> 00:34:04.190 If<00:34:01.829><c> He</c><00:34:01.990><c> walked</c><00:34:02.230><c> into</c><00:34:02.470><c> the</c><00:34:02.589><c> door</c><00:34:02.710><c> right</c><00:34:03.009><c> now,</c><00:34:03.650><c> or</c><00:34:03.849><c> a</c><00:34:03.990><c> messenger</c> 00:34:04.190 --> 00:34:04.509 came<00:34:04.329><c> and</c><00:34:04.470><c> said,</c> 00:34:04.509 --> 00:34:06.029 the<00:34:04.650><c> Lord</c><00:34:04.829><c> has</c><00:34:04.990><c> come</c><00:34:05.190><c> and</c><00:34:05.349><c> called</c><00:34:05.529><c> us</c><00:34:05.730><c> for</c><00:34:05.849><c> thee.</c> 00:34:06.529 --> 00:34:07.849 We<00:34:06.789><c> ought</c><00:34:06.950><c> not</c><00:34:07.089><c> be</c><00:34:07.289><c> surprised.</c> 00:34:08.110 --> 00:34:10.710 It<00:34:08.269><c> would</c><00:34:08.429><c> be</c><00:34:08.690><c> wonderful</c><00:34:09.130><c> if</c><00:34:09.570><c> He</c><00:34:09.750><c> came</c><00:34:10.010><c> this</c><00:34:10.230><c> weekend</c><00:34:10.510><c> while</c> 00:34:10.710 --> 00:34:11.670 we're<00:34:10.869><c> here.</c> 00:34:12.090 --> 00:34:13.909 We<00:34:12.489><c> don't</c><00:34:12.650><c> know</c><00:34:12.750><c> when</c><00:34:12.869><c> He's</c><00:34:13.030><c> coming,</c><00:34:13.190><c> but</c><00:34:13.349><c> just</c><00:34:13.570><c> as</c><00:34:13.730><c> sure</c><00:34:13.809><c> as</c> 00:34:13.909 --> 00:34:16.289 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let</c><00:34:27.489><c> other</c><00:34:27.750><c> things</c><00:34:28.150><c> get</c><00:34:28.769><c> in</c><00:34:28.909><c> the</c><00:34:29.070><c> way,</c> 00:34:30.650 --> 00:34:34.849 and<00:34:31.050><c> we're</c><00:34:31.449><c> not</c><00:34:31.750><c> really</c><00:34:32.170><c> focused</c><00:34:32.630><c> on</c><00:34:32.929><c> it</c><00:34:33.429><c> enough</c><00:34:33.829><c> to</c><00:34:34.550><c> want</c><00:34:34.730><c> it</c> 00:34:34.849 --> 00:34:35.849 with<00:34:35.050><c> all</c><00:34:35.230><c> our</c><00:34:35.429><c> heart,</c> 00:34:35.849 --> 00:34:41.449 that<00:34:36.110><c> we're</c><00:34:36.309><c> doing</c><00:34:36.590><c> what</c><00:34:37.690><c> we</c><00:34:38.610><c> need</c><00:34:38.849><c> to</c><00:34:39.050><c> do</c><00:34:39.230><c> to</c><00:34:39.789><c> spiritually</c><00:34:40.150><c> self</c><00:34:40.630><c>-improve</c><00:34:41.250><c> so</c> 00:34:41.449 --> 00:34:42.760 that<00:34:41.550><c> we'll</c><00:34:41.710><c> be</c><00:34:41.969><c> there.</c> 00:34:44.809 --> 00:34:47.369 Be<00:34:44.929><c> careful</c><00:34:45.269><c> about</c><00:34:45.670><c> the</c><00:34:46.030><c> cares</c><00:34:46.190><c> of</c><00:34:46.389><c> this</c><00:34:46.610><c> life.</c> 00:34:47.789 --> 00:34:49.130 Jesus<00:34:48.030><c> told</c><00:34:48.309><c> another</c><00:34:48.590><c> story,</c> 00:34:49.210 --> 00:34:53.630 he<00:34:49.389><c> that</c><00:34:49.889><c> receives</c><00:34:50.510><c> seed</c><00:34:50.849><c> among</c><00:34:51.170><c> the</c><00:34:51.409><c> thorns</c><00:34:51.710><c> is</c><00:34:51.889><c> he</c><00:34:52.010><c> that</c><00:34:52.230><c> hears</c><00:34:52.570><c> the</c><00:34:52.809><c> word.</c> 00:34:54.190 --> 00:34:57.110 And<00:34:54.289><c> the</c><00:34:54.510><c> cares</c><00:34:54.789><c> of</c><00:34:55.030><c> this</c><00:34:55.329><c> world</c><00:34:55.670><c> and</c><00:34:55.909><c> the</c><00:34:55.989><c> seatfulness</c><00:34:56.449><c> of</c><00:34:56.710><c> riches,</c> 00:34:57.510 --> 00:35:01.590 choke<00:34:57.949><c> the</c><00:34:58.250><c> word</c><00:34:58.789><c> and</c><00:34:59.809><c> it</c><00:35:00.030><c> becomeeth</c><00:35:00.389><c> unfruitful.</c> 00:35:01.909 --> 00:35:07.409 We<00:35:02.269><c> can</c><00:35:02.829><c> choke</c><00:35:03.190><c> the</c><00:35:03.510><c> word</c><00:35:03.929><c> so</c><00:35:05.329><c> that</c><00:35:05.570><c> it</c><00:35:05.710><c> doesn't</c><00:35:05.969><c> grow</c><00:35:06.349><c> in</c><00:35:06.550><c> us.</c> 00:35:08.570 --> 00:35:13.369 The<00:35:08.570><c> Word</c><00:35:08.670><c> of</c><00:35:08.889><c> God</c><00:35:09.670><c> can</c><00:35:10.070><c> be</c><00:35:10.250><c> choked</c><00:35:10.630><c> by</c><00:35:11.050><c> the</c><00:35:11.289><c> cares</c><00:35:11.650><c> of</c><00:35:12.030><c> this</c><00:35:12.289><c> life.</c> 00:35:13.829 --> 00:35:20.250 So<00:35:13.949><c> we</c><00:35:14.030><c> want</c><00:35:14.250><c> to</c><00:35:14.570><c> improve</c><00:35:15.010><c> spiritually</c><00:35:15.869><c> so</c><00:35:17.429><c> that</c><00:35:17.630><c> will</c><00:35:18.110><c> not</c><00:35:18.409><c> happen</c><00:35:18.989><c> to</c><00:35:19.250><c> us.</c> 00:35:20.389 --> 00:35:23.469 Now<00:35:20.530><c> not</c><00:35:20.769><c> all</c><00:35:21.250><c> worldly</c><00:35:21.570><c> things</c><00:35:22.010><c> are</c><00:35:22.369><c> wrong.</c> 00:35:24.010 --> 00:35:28.409 A<00:35:24.190><c> lot</c><00:35:24.369><c> of</c><00:35:24.590><c> them</c><00:35:24.710><c> are</c><00:35:24.949><c> not</c><00:35:25.269><c> wrong,</c><00:35:26.010><c> they're</c><00:35:26.309><c> just</c><00:35:26.690><c> a</c><00:35:26.869><c> waste</c><00:35:27.070><c> of</c><00:35:27.409><c> time.</c> 00:35:28.730 --> 00:35:33.610 And<00:35:29.230><c> if</c><00:35:29.510><c> you</c><00:35:30.130><c> spend</c><00:35:30.530><c> too</c><00:35:30.849><c> much</c><00:35:31.130><c> time</c><00:35:31.530><c> on</c><00:35:31.809><c> things</c><00:35:32.130><c> which</c><00:35:33.050><c> don't</c> 00:35:33.610 --> 00:35:35.130 really<00:35:33.929><c> matter,</c> 00:35:35.650 --> 00:35:37.510 then<00:35:35.730><c> they</c><00:35:35.889><c> may</c><00:35:36.070><c> keep</c><00:35:36.250><c> you</c><00:35:36.409><c> out</c><00:35:36.510><c> of</c><00:35:36.590><c> the</c><00:35:36.769><c> Kingdom,</c><00:35:37.130><c> though</c><00:35:37.329><c> you</c> 00:35:37.510 --> 00:35:39.829 weren't<00:35:37.670><c> doing</c><00:35:37.969><c> anything</c><00:35:38.230><c> really</c><00:35:38.570><c> very</c><00:35:38.909><c> bad.</c> 00:35:41.610 --> 00:35:45.190 Jesus<00:35:42.110><c> tells</c><00:35:42.610><c> us</c><00:35:42.989><c> in</c><00:35:43.170><c> Luke</c><00:35:43.449><c> chapter</c><00:35:43.869><c> 17,</c> 00:35:45.630 --> 00:35:47.690 he<00:35:45.789><c> says</c><00:35:45.889><c> I'm</c><00:35:46.130><c> going</c><00:35:46.269><c> to</c><00:35:46.409><c> tell</c><00:35:46.530><c> you</c><00:35:46.610><c> what</c><00:35:46.750><c> they</c><00:35:46.929><c> did</c><00:35:47.110><c> in</c><00:35:47.429><c> Sodom</c> 00:35:47.690 --> 00:35:48.789 and<00:35:47.789><c> Gomorrah.</c> 00:35:49.750 --> 00:35:52.769 Now<00:35:50.190><c> if</c><00:35:50.670><c> you</c><00:35:50.929><c> know</c><00:35:51.110><c> the</c><00:35:51.349><c> story</c><00:35:51.550><c> of</c><00:35:51.710><c> Sodom</c><00:35:52.050><c> and</c><00:35:52.170><c> Gomorrah,</c><00:35:52.710><c> you</c> 00:35:52.769 --> 00:35:53.570 might<00:35:52.889><c> say</c><00:35:52.989><c> don't</c><00:35:53.190><c> tell</c><00:35:53.369><c> me,</c> 00:35:53.570 --> 00:35:57.530 I<00:35:53.929><c> don't</c><00:35:54.030><c> want</c><00:35:54.190><c> to</c><00:35:54.230><c> hear</c><00:35:54.269><c> that,</c><00:35:54.909><c> that's</c><00:35:56.550><c> too</c><00:35:56.969><c> racy,</c><00:35:57.449><c> that's</c> 00:35:57.530 --> 00:35:58.090 too<00:35:57.789><c> seamy,</c> 00:35:58.530 --> 00:36:03.030 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the</c><00:36:11.889><c> verses</c><00:36:12.210><c> so</c><00:36:12.710><c> you</c><00:36:13.130><c> know</c><00:36:13.230><c> what</c><00:36:13.369><c> I'm</c> 00:36:13.489 --> 00:36:14.710 going<00:36:13.590><c> to</c><00:36:13.829><c> say.</c> 00:36:15.190 --> 00:36:16.949 But<00:36:15.329><c> he</c><00:36:15.369><c> doesn't</c><00:36:15.590><c> say</c><00:36:15.769><c> what</c><00:36:15.949><c> you</c><00:36:16.110><c> thought</c><00:36:16.289><c> he</c><00:36:16.409><c> was</c><00:36:16.550><c> going</c><00:36:16.789><c> to</c> 00:36:16.949 --> 00:36:18.269 say<00:36:17.090><c> if</c><00:36:17.250><c> you</c><00:36:17.329><c> had</c><00:36:17.409><c> never</c><00:36:17.630><c> read</c><00:36:17.769><c> these</c><00:36:17.969><c> verses.</c> 00:36:18.349 --> 00:36:20.989 You'd<00:36:18.610><c> think</c><00:36:18.710><c> he'd</c><00:36:18.909><c> start</c><00:36:19.130><c> talking</c><00:36:19.389><c> about</c><00:36:19.630><c> the</c><00:36:19.789><c> homosexuals,</c> 00:36:21.110 --> 00:36:22.630 he<00:36:21.230><c> doesn't</c><00:36:21.429><c> even</c><00:36:21.750><c> bring</c><00:36:21.909><c> that</c><00:36:22.210><c> up.</c> 00:36:22.630 --> 00:36:26.829 It's<00:36:23.329><c> in</c><00:36:23.469><c> Luke</c><00:36:23.570><c> 17</c><00:36:24.090><c> verse</c><00:36:24.369><c> 28,</c><00:36:25.789><c> likewise</c><00:36:26.050><c> as</c><00:36:26.269><c> it</c><00:36:26.429><c> was</c><00:36:26.530><c> in</c><00:36:26.690><c> the</c> 00:36:26.829 --> 00:36:28.210 days<00:36:26.989><c> of</c><00:36:27.250><c> Lot,</c> 00:36:29.309 --> 00:36:33.750 they<00:36:29.610><c> did</c><00:36:29.869><c> eat,</c><00:36:30.289><c> oh</c><00:36:30.949><c> I</c><00:36:31.889><c> saw</c><00:36:32.130><c> you</c><00:36:32.289><c> do</c><00:36:32.349><c> it</c><00:36:32.449><c> this</c><00:36:32.690><c> morning,</c> 00:36:36.449 --> 00:36:42.130 you<00:36:36.929><c> all</c><00:36:37.210><c> look</c><00:36:37.369><c> well</c><00:36:37.730><c> fed</c><00:36:37.909><c> to</c><00:36:38.150><c> me,</c><00:36:40.329><c> yes</c><00:36:40.610><c> sir,</c><00:36:40.789><c> and</c><00:36:40.989><c> you</c><00:36:41.210><c> drank,</c> 00:36:42.809 --> 00:36:43.829 I<00:36:42.989><c> had</c><00:36:43.190><c> cranberry</c><00:36:43.610><c> juice,</c> 00:36:43.989 --> 00:36:46.610 most<00:36:44.150><c> watered</c><00:36:44.570><c> down</c><00:36:44.670><c> cranberry</c><00:36:44.969><c> juice</c><00:36:45.090><c> I</c><00:36:45.269><c> ever</c><00:36:45.469><c> drank.</c> 00:36:50.070 --> 00:36:52.929 And<00:36:50.510><c> I</c><00:36:50.710><c> was</c><00:36:51.010><c> thankful</c><00:36:51.230><c> for</c><00:36:51.550><c> it,</c><00:36:51.650><c> I'm</c><00:36:51.750><c> not</c><00:36:51.889><c> complaining,</c> 00:36:54.289 --> 00:36:56.750 but<00:36:54.369><c> it</c><00:36:54.429><c> doesn't</c><00:36:54.670><c> say</c><00:36:54.929><c> whiskey,</c><00:36:55.590><c> it</c><00:36:55.590><c> says</c><00:36:55.809><c> they</c><00:36:56.070><c> ate</c><00:36:56.230><c> and</c><00:36:56.389><c> they</c><00:36:56.610><c> drank,</c> 00:36:56.789 --> 00:36:58.130 it<00:36:56.929><c> doesn't</c><00:36:56.969><c> say</c><00:36:57.110><c> what</c><00:36:57.309><c> they</c><00:36:57.510><c> drank,</c><00:36:57.809><c> could</c><00:36:57.889><c> have</c><00:36:57.969><c> been</c> 00:36:58.130 --> 00:36:59.550 cranberry<00:36:58.610><c> juice.</c> 00:37:01.289 --> 00:37:03.949 Oh<00:37:01.469><c> my</c><00:37:01.610><c> that</c><00:37:01.730><c> was</c><00:37:01.889><c> pretty</c><00:37:02.150><c> bad,</c><00:37:02.610><c> well</c><00:37:02.809><c> they</c><00:37:03.369><c> did</c><00:37:03.530><c> worse</c><00:37:03.750><c> than</c> 00:37:03.949 --> 00:37:06.809 that,<00:37:04.230><c> it</c><00:37:04.429><c> goes</c><00:37:04.730><c> on,</c><00:37:05.170><c> they</c><00:37:05.489><c> bought</c><00:37:05.809><c> things,</c> 00:37:07.829 --> 00:37:13.170 oh<00:37:08.210><c> yeah</c><00:37:08.510><c> you</c><00:37:08.670><c> have</c><00:37:08.869><c> two,</c><00:37:10.969><c> and</c><00:37:11.289><c> they</c><00:37:11.510><c> sold</c><00:37:11.750><c> things,</c><00:37:12.130><c> I</c><00:37:12.349><c> sell</c><00:37:12.550><c> insurance,</c> 00:37:13.170 --> 00:37:16.809 it's<00:37:13.949><c> about</c><00:37:14.170><c> as</c><00:37:14.369><c> bad</c><00:37:14.530><c> a</c><00:37:14.590><c> thing</c><00:37:14.690><c> as</c><00:37:14.809><c> you</c><00:37:14.849><c> can</c><00:37:15.090><c> sell</c><00:37:15.329><c> I</c><00:37:16.309><c> guess.</c> 00:37:19.829 --> 00:37:24.730 And<00:37:20.269><c> they</c><00:37:20.630><c> built</c><00:37:20.949><c> things,</c><00:37:22.989><c> and</c><00:37:23.170><c> I</c><00:37:23.449><c> know</c><00:37:23.630><c> some</c><00:37:23.829><c> of</c><00:37:23.989><c> you</c><00:37:24.150><c> are</c><00:37:24.309><c> builders,</c> 00:37:24.889 --> 00:37:27.150 I<00:37:24.889><c> know</c><00:37:25.090><c> Eddie's</c><00:37:25.369><c> been</c><00:37:25.550><c> putting</c><00:37:25.769><c> a</c><00:37:25.929><c> roof</c><00:37:26.050><c> on</c><00:37:26.289><c> a</c><00:37:26.369><c> house</c><00:37:26.590><c> all</c><00:37:26.789><c> week,</c><00:37:26.909><c> he</c> 00:37:27.150 --> 00:37:28.409 built<00:37:27.309><c> a</c><00:37:27.530><c> roof.</c> 00:37:29.210 --> 00:37:33.309 Was<00:37:29.309><c> that</c><00:37:29.530><c> wrong</c><00:37:29.789><c> of</c><00:37:29.969><c> Eddie</c><00:37:30.170><c> to</c><00:37:30.309><c> do</c><00:37:30.530><c> that?</c><00:37:32.369><c> No.</c> 00:37:34.670 --> 00:37:39.849 But<00:37:34.849><c> if</c><00:37:35.010><c> that's</c><00:37:35.329><c> all</c><00:37:35.769><c> he</c><00:37:36.010><c> had</c><00:37:36.230><c> time</c><00:37:36.510><c> to</c><00:37:36.769><c> do,</c><00:37:38.349><c> he</c><00:37:38.570><c> would</c><00:37:38.730><c> be</c><00:37:39.010><c> wrong.</c> 00:37:40.250 --> 00:37:43.789 And<00:37:40.730><c> if</c><00:37:40.949><c> all</c><00:37:41.289><c> you</c><00:37:41.489><c> have</c><00:37:41.789><c> time</c><00:37:42.090><c> to</c><00:37:42.230><c> do</c><00:37:42.329><c> in</c><00:37:42.449><c> this</c><00:37:42.690><c> life</c><00:37:42.929><c> is</c><00:37:43.170><c> to</c><00:37:43.389><c> eat</c> 00:37:43.789 --> 00:37:46.909 and<00:37:44.630><c> drink</c><00:37:45.010><c> and</c><00:37:45.250><c> buy</c><00:37:45.630><c> and</c><00:37:45.989><c> sell</c><00:37:46.210><c> and</c><00:37:46.489><c> build</c> 00:37:46.909 --> 00:37:49.829 and<00:37:47.230><c> plant,</c><00:37:47.329><c> oh</c><00:37:47.469><c> they</c><00:37:47.570><c> had</c><00:37:47.809><c> gardens,</c><00:37:48.429><c> did</c><00:37:48.530><c> you</c><00:37:48.670><c> notice</c><00:37:49.030><c> that,</c> 00:37:50.130 --> 00:37:54.489 oh<00:37:50.269><c> he's</c><00:37:50.570><c> really</c><00:37:50.989><c> building</c><00:37:51.349><c> it</c><00:37:51.630><c> up,</c><00:37:53.289><c> they</c><00:37:53.349><c> planted.</c> 00:37:55.929 --> 00:38:01.510 Is<00:37:56.090><c> it</c><00:37:56.090><c> wrong</c><00:37:56.329><c> to</c><00:37:56.469><c> have</c><00:37:56.590><c> a</c><00:37:56.750><c> garden?</c><00:37:57.389><c> No,</c><00:37:57.630><c> I</c><00:37:57.730><c> think</c><00:37:57.849><c> it's</c><00:37:58.030><c> a</c><00:37:58.170><c> wonderful</c><00:37:58.409><c> thing</c><00:37:58.670><c> to</c><00:37:59.289><c> think</c><00:37:59.449><c> that</c><00:37:59.630><c> you</c><00:38:00.070><c> plant</c><00:38:00.329><c> a</c><00:38:00.650><c> seed</c> 00:38:02.010 --> 00:38:05.869 and<00:38:02.489><c> you</c><00:38:02.630><c> can't</c><00:38:02.849><c> make</c><00:38:02.949><c> it</c><00:38:03.170><c> grow,</c><00:38:04.849><c> and</c><00:38:04.969><c> God</c><00:38:05.150><c> makes</c><00:38:05.389><c> it</c><00:38:05.610><c> grow,</c> 00:38:05.989 --> 00:38:06.510 you<00:38:05.989><c> plant,</c> 00:38:06.510 --> 00:38:09.949 seeds<00:38:07.190><c> they</c><00:38:07.469><c> all</c><00:38:07.630><c> look</c><00:38:07.849><c> 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to</c><00:38:15.969><c> be,</c><00:38:16.150><c> but</c><00:38:16.369><c> you</c><00:38:16.570><c> don't</c><00:38:16.809><c> know,</c><00:38:17.210><c> if</c><00:38:17.610><c> you're</c><00:38:17.750><c> an</c><00:38:17.929><c> expert</c><00:38:18.190><c> you</c><00:38:18.389><c> probably</c><00:38:18.690><c> can</c><00:38:18.889><c> tell,</c><00:38:19.130><c> but</c><00:38:19.250><c> I</c> 00:38:20.409 --> 00:38:25.530 can't.<00:38:20.929><c> But</c><00:38:21.070><c> you</c><00:38:21.250><c> see</c><00:38:21.889><c> life</c><00:38:22.510><c> is</c><00:38:22.809><c> more</c><00:38:23.510><c> than</c><00:38:24.510><c> eating</c><00:38:24.829><c> and</c><00:38:25.070><c> drinking</c><00:38:25.329><c> and</c> 00:38:25.530 --> 00:38:26.949 buying<00:38:25.809><c> and</c><00:38:26.070><c> selling</c><00:38:26.170><c> and</c><00:38:26.349><c> building</c><00:38:26.610><c> and</c> 00:38:26.949 --> 00:38:31.090 planting,<00:38:27.429><c> that's</c><00:38:27.869><c> what</c><00:38:28.050><c> he</c><00:38:28.269><c> says.</c><00:38:29.889><c> So</c><00:38:30.130><c> to</c><00:38:30.429><c> spiritually</c><00:38:30.750><c> self</c> 00:38:31.090 --> 00:38:33.489 -improve<00:38:31.409><c> we've</c><00:38:31.710><c> got</c><00:38:31.809><c> to</c><00:38:32.050><c> refocus</c><00:38:32.530><c> our</c><00:38:32.769><c> life,</c><00:38:33.289><c> that</c> 00:38:33.489 --> 00:38:38.210 these<00:38:33.789><c> things</c><00:38:34.230><c> in</c><00:38:34.510><c> this</c><00:38:34.829><c> life</c><00:38:35.170><c> that</c><00:38:35.449><c> take</c><00:38:35.650><c> so</c><00:38:35.949><c> much</c><00:38:36.130><c> of</c><00:38:36.269><c> our</c><00:38:36.510><c> time,</c><00:38:38.030><c> if</c> 00:38:38.210 --> 00:38:39.789 they<00:38:38.349><c> take</c><00:38:38.610><c> all</c><00:38:38.949><c> of</c><00:38:39.070><c> our</c><00:38:39.269><c> time,</c><00:38:39.570><c> are</c><00:38:39.690><c> going</c> 00:38:39.789 --> 00:38:42.690 to<00:38:39.869><c> keep</c><00:38:39.989><c> 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realize</c><00:38:51.550><c> that</c> 00:38:51.750 --> 00:38:57.230 these<00:38:51.969><c> other</c><00:38:52.289><c> things</c><00:38:52.849><c> which</c><00:38:54.710><c> are</c><00:38:55.889><c> not</c><00:38:56.269><c> necessarily</c><00:38:56.809><c> wrong</c><00:38:57.090><c> in</c> 00:38:57.230 --> 00:39:01.429 themselves<00:38:57.849><c> become</c><00:38:58.730><c> sin</c><00:38:59.250><c> for</c><00:38:59.650><c> us</c><00:39:00.269><c> if</c><00:39:00.769><c> they</c><00:39:00.969><c> take</c><00:39:01.190><c> up</c> 00:39:01.429 --> 00:39:10.929 all<00:39:01.630><c> our</c><00:39:01.969><c> time.</c><00:39:04.090><c> So</c><00:39:04.889><c> we</c><00:39:06.409><c> need</c><00:39:06.630><c> to</c><00:39:06.849><c> begin</c><00:39:07.130><c> our</c><00:39:07.489><c> spiritual</c><00:39:08.070><c> fitness</c><00:39:08.710><c> exercises,</c><00:39:10.750><c> and</c> 00:39:10.929 --> 00:39:11.889 we<00:39:11.030><c> need</c><00:39:11.230><c> to</c><00:39:11.389><c> resolve</c><00:39:11.809><c> that</c> 00:39:11.889 --> 00:39:22.389 we're<00:39:12.050><c> going</c><00:39:12.230><c> to</c><00:39:12.349><c> do</c><00:39:12.530><c> them</c><00:39:13.469><c> every</c><00:39:13.989><c> day,</c><00:39:17.469><c> because</c><00:39:17.969><c> you</c><00:39:19.630><c> know</c><00:39:20.710><c> in</c> 00:39:22.389 --> 00:39:27.429 physical<00:39:22.809><c> exercises</c><00:39:23.730><c> doing</c><00:39:25.309><c> it</c><00:39:25.730><c> once</c><00:39:25.989><c> or</c><00:39:26.230><c> twice</c> 00:39:28.210 --> 00:39:35.750 is<00:39:28.570><c> not</c><00:39:28.849><c> enough.</c><00:39:32.929><c> I</c><00:39:32.929><c> go</c><00:39:33.110><c> down</c><00:39:33.309><c> to</c><00:39:33.469><c> the</c><00:39:33.590><c> gym</c><00:39:34.010><c> and</c><00:39:34.809><c> sign</c><00:39:35.050><c> it</c><00:39:35.190><c> up</c><00:39:35.449><c> to</c> 00:39:35.750 --> 00:39:37.849 take<00:39:36.010><c> some</c><00:39:36.530><c> courses,</c><00:39:36.929><c> I</c><00:39:37.110><c> have</c><00:39:37.269><c> never</c><00:39:37.469><c> done</c><00:39:37.670><c> this,</c> 00:39:37.889 --> 00:39:40.789 but<00:39:38.230><c> and</c><00:39:38.409><c> I</c><00:39:38.469><c> say</c><00:39:38.570><c> I</c><00:39:38.630><c> want</c><00:39:38.789><c> a</c><00:39:38.909><c> big</c><00:39:39.070><c> muscle,</c><00:39:39.889><c> see</c><00:39:40.170><c> I</c><00:39:40.449><c> want</c><00:39:40.610><c> to</c><00:39:40.750><c> make</c> 00:39:40.789 --> 00:39:42.610 this<00:39:40.969><c> arm,</c><00:39:41.230><c> and</c><00:39:41.409><c> when</c><00:39:41.510><c> I</c><00:39:41.650><c> do</c><00:39:41.829><c> this</c><00:39:42.010><c> I</c><00:39:42.110><c> want</c><00:39:42.269><c> this</c><00:39:42.510><c> to</c> 00:39:42.610 --> 00:39:49.110 jump<00:39:42.769><c> up</c><00:39:42.949><c> like</c><00:39:43.170><c> that,</c><00:39:44.210><c> okay.</c><00:39:46.849><c> I</c><00:39:46.969><c> say</c><00:39:47.210><c> okay,</c><00:39:48.369><c> you</c><00:39:48.610><c> pay</c><00:39:48.809><c> us</c><00:39:48.989><c> the</c> 00:39:49.110 --> 00:39:51.670 money<00:39:49.349><c> and</c><00:39:49.510><c> we'll</c><00:39:49.849><c> tell</c><00:39:50.070><c> you</c><00:39:50.170><c> how</c><00:39:50.269><c> to</c><00:39:50.409><c> do</c><00:39:50.570><c> that,</c><00:39:50.809><c> right.</c> 00:39:51.750 --> 00:39:53.809 So<00:39:52.030><c> I</c><00:39:52.250><c> pay</c><00:39:52.469><c> them</c><00:39:52.610><c> the</c><00:39:52.710><c> money</c><00:39:52.889><c> and</c><00:39:53.010><c> I</c><00:39:53.110><c> go</c><00:39:53.230><c> down</c><00:39:53.449><c> there</c><00:39:53.550><c> and</c><00:39:53.650><c> they</c> 00:39:53.809 --> 00:39:55.550 give<00:39:54.050><c> me</c><00:39:54.230><c> a</c><00:39:54.369><c> weight</c><00:39:54.510><c> and</c><00:39:54.690><c> they</c><00:39:54.809><c> say</c><00:39:54.929><c> now</c><00:39:55.190><c> bring</c><00:39:55.409><c> that</c> 00:39:55.550 --> 00:39:59.730 and<00:39:55.550><c> 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need</c><00:41:07.590><c> to</c><00:41:07.730><c> get</c><00:41:07.829><c> a</c><00:41:08.050><c> spiritual</c><00:41:08.389><c> fitness</c><00:41:08.789><c> program</c><00:41:09.329><c> going,</c><00:41:10.369><c> each</c><00:41:10.610><c> one</c><00:41:10.809><c> of</c> 00:41:10.949 --> 00:41:13.469 us<00:41:11.710><c> individually</c> 00:41:13.949 --> 00:41:20.210 or<00:41:14.349><c> ourselves</c><00:41:14.750><c> every</c><00:41:16.250><c> day.</c><00:41:18.250><c> And</c><00:41:18.349><c> it's</c><00:41:18.469><c> just</c><00:41:18.610><c> like</c><00:41:18.809><c> the</c><00:41:19.269><c> physical</c><00:41:19.550><c> fitness,</c><00:41:19.909><c> people</c> 00:41:20.210 --> 00:41:21.349 you<00:41:20.469><c> know</c><00:41:20.730><c> sign</c><00:41:21.010><c> up</c><00:41:21.230><c> and</c> 00:41:21.349 --> 00:41:24.730 they're<00:41:21.750><c> going</c><00:41:21.909><c> to</c><00:41:22.190><c> do</c><00:41:22.409><c> the</c><00:41:22.630><c> exercises</c><00:41:23.030><c> 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a</c><00:41:31.269><c> diet</c><00:41:31.389><c> that</c><00:41:31.570><c> will</c><00:41:31.650><c> really</c> 00:41:31.949 --> 00:41:34.869 work.<00:41:32.550><c> So</c><00:41:32.949><c> he</c><00:41:33.030><c> gave</c><00:41:33.150><c> her</c><00:41:33.429><c> a</c><00:41:33.469><c> really</c><00:41:34.170><c> strict</c><00:41:34.409><c> diet</c> 00:41:34.869 --> 00:41:39.130 and<00:41:35.429><c> she</c><00:41:35.610><c> had</c><00:41:35.690><c> to</c><00:41:35.730><c> go</c><00:41:35.889><c> back</c><00:41:36.030><c> every</c><00:41:36.309><c> week.</c><00:41:36.690><c> Every</c><00:41:36.969><c> week</c><00:41:37.190><c> she</c><00:41:37.309><c> went</c><00:41:37.489><c> back</c><00:41:38.110><c> and</c> 00:41:39.130 --> 00:41:40.769 she<00:41:39.409><c> said</c><00:41:39.570><c> did</c><00:41:40.210><c> you</c><00:41:40.329><c> eat</c><00:41:40.469><c> your</c><00:41:40.630><c> diet?</c> 00:41:40.769 --> 00:41:46.429 Every<00:41:41.269><c> day</c><00:41:41.650><c> faithfully.</c><00:41:42.809><c> Well</c><00:41:42.949><c> you</c><00:41:43.070><c> gain</c><00:41:43.309><c> three</c><00:41:43.610><c> pounds.</c><00:41:45.530><c> That</c><00:41:45.710><c> surprised</c><00:41:46.170><c> him.</c><00:41:46.309><c> She</c> 00:41:46.429 --> 00:41:47.010 came<00:41:46.550><c> back</c><00:41:46.730><c> next</c><00:41:46.909><c> week,</c> 00:41:47.090 --> 00:41:51.309 well<00:41:47.210><c> you</c><00:41:47.409><c> gain</c><00:41:47.829><c> four</c><00:41:48.429><c> pounds.</c><00:41:50.070><c> Every</c><00:41:50.230><c> week</c><00:41:50.429><c> she</c><00:41:50.610><c> kept,</c><00:41:51.150><c> he</c> 00:41:51.309 --> 00:41:53.449 said<00:41:51.309><c> are</c><00:41:51.409><c> you</c><00:41:51.730><c> eating</c><00:41:52.010><c> this</c><00:41:52.289><c> diet?</c><00:41:52.449><c> She</c><00:41:52.469><c> says</c><00:41:52.789><c> faithfully</c> 00:41:53.449 --> 00:41:56.110 every<00:41:53.929><c> day.</c><00:41:54.650><c> She</c><00:41:54.809><c> said</c><00:41:54.809><c> are</c><00:41:54.949><c> you</c><00:41:55.150><c> eating</c><00:41:55.329><c> anything</c><00:41:55.650><c> besides</c> 00:41:56.110 --> 00:41:58.849 this<00:41:56.409><c> diet?</c><00:41:56.630><c> She</c><00:41:56.789><c> says</c><00:41:56.949><c> just</c><00:41:57.269><c> my</c><00:41:57.489><c> regular</c><00:41:57.809><c> meals.</c> 00:42:06.670 --> 00:42:12.269 So<00:42:07.349><c> these</c><00:42:08.030><c> things</c><00:42:08.369><c> don't</c><00:42:08.829><c> work</c><00:42:09.750><c> unless</c><00:42:11.030><c> we're</c><00:42:11.489><c> faithful</c><00:42:11.929><c> to</c> 00:42:12.269 --> 00:42:15.929 them.<00:42:13.269><c> The</c><00:42:13.349><c> doctor's</c><00:42:13.909><c> diet,</c><00:42:14.230><c> the</c><00:42:14.429><c> fitness</c><00:42:14.710><c> program</c> 00:42:16.269 --> 00:42:19.369 won't<00:42:16.710><c> work</c><00:42:17.090><c> unless</c><00:42:17.349><c> you</c><00:42:17.590><c> do</c><00:42:17.869><c> it</c><00:42:18.030><c> 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