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the</c><00:26:21.319><c> gift</c><00:26:21.480><c> that</c><00:26:21.680><c> we've</c><00:26:21.940><c> been</c><00:26:22.140><c> given.</c> 00:26:27.799 --> 00:26:30.259 Oh,<00:26:28.680><c> I</c><00:26:28.759><c> just</c><00:26:29.059><c> have</c><00:26:29.480><c> to...</c> 00:26:34.339 --> 00:26:36.440 The<00:26:34.900><c> exhortation</c><00:26:35.420><c> was</c><00:26:35.559><c> pretty</c><00:26:35.839><c> clear</c><00:26:35.960><c> from</c><00:26:36.160><c> our</c><00:26:36.339><c> Lord,</c> 00:26:36.799 --> 00:26:39.140 brothers<00:26:36.799><c> and</c><00:26:36.940><c> sisters,</c><00:26:37.240><c> in</c><00:26:37.380><c> Matthew</c><00:26:37.660><c> chapter</c><00:26:37.940><c> 6.</c> 00:26:39.319 --> 00:26:45.519 Seek<00:26:39.880><c> ye</c><00:26:40.440><c> first</c><00:26:41.160><c> the</c><00:26:42.160><c> kingdom</c><00:26:42.440><c> of</c><00:26:42.660><c> God</c><00:26:43.180><c> and</c><00:26:44.160><c> his</c><00:26:44.420><c> righteousness,</c> 00:26:45.900 --> 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problem</c><00:28:04.200><c> with</c><00:28:04.519><c> our</c><00:28:04.900><c> first</c><00:28:05.319><c> gentleman</c><00:28:05.720><c> who</c><00:28:06.839><c> had</c><00:28:07.259><c> bought</c><00:28:07.380><c> a</c> 00:28:07.539 --> 00:28:08.799 piece<00:28:07.680><c> of</c><00:28:07.900><c> land.</c> 00:28:09.759 --> 00:28:12.559 What<00:28:09.920><c> about</c><00:28:10.099><c> our</c><00:28:10.400><c> second</c><00:28:10.740><c> man?</c> 00:28:12.740 --> 00:28:14.519 What<00:28:12.940><c> was</c><00:28:13.200><c> his</c><00:28:14.019><c> problem?</c> 00:28:15.000 --> 00:28:18.480 Well,<00:28:15.839><c> the</c><00:28:16.160><c> second</c><00:28:16.460><c> man</c><00:28:16.720><c> was</c><00:28:16.940><c> the</c><00:28:17.220><c> animal</c><00:28:17.519><c> buyer.</c> 00:28:20.220 --> 00:28:23.579 And<00:28:20.779><c> he</c><00:28:20.940><c> sees</c><00:28:21.119><c> in</c><00:28:21.259><c> verse</c><00:28:21.420><c> 19,</c><00:28:22.339><c> in</c><00:28:22.579><c> 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00:28:51.279 --> 00:28:55.220 the<00:28:51.579><c> animal</c><00:28:51.859><c> buyer,</c><00:28:53.180><c> was</c><00:28:53.359><c> going</c><00:28:53.519><c> to</c><00:28:53.740><c> go</c><00:28:54.180><c> to</c><00:28:54.660><c> prove</c><00:28:54.839><c> his</c> 00:28:55.220 --> 00:28:57.559 animals<00:28:55.819><c> regardless.</c> 00:28:57.779 --> 00:29:02.920 Notice<00:28:58.039><c> that</c><00:28:58.740><c> verse</c><00:28:59.180><c> 19,</c><00:29:00.859><c> I</c><00:29:01.160><c> go</c><00:29:01.700><c> to</c><00:29:02.099><c> prove</c><00:29:02.359><c> them.</c> 00:29:03.319 --> 00:29:05.960 I<00:29:03.660><c> pray</c><00:29:03.960><c> they</c><00:29:04.279><c> have</c><00:29:04.500><c> me</c><00:29:04.900><c> excused.</c> 00:29:06.119 --> 00:29:09.240 I'm<00:29:06.440><c> going.</c><00:29:07.480><c> So</c><00:29:08.019><c> too</c><00:29:08.440><c> bad.</c> 00:29:11.099 --> 00:29:14.740 So<00:29:11.559><c> this</c><00:29:12.539><c> particular</c><00:29:13.140><c> individual</c><00:29:13.519><c> had</c><00:29:13.759><c> just</c><00:29:14.079><c> bought</c><00:29:14.240><c> his</c><00:29:14.500><c> equivalent</c> 00:29:14.740 --> 00:29:17.480 of<00:29:14.960><c> the</c><00:29:15.099><c> latest</c><00:29:15.400><c> John</c><00:29:15.740><c> Bear</c><00:29:16.119><c> or</c><00:29:16.700><c> Massey</c><00:29:17.059><c> Ferguson.</c> 00:29:17.960 --> 00:29:21.940 Not<00:29:18.279><c> sure</c><00:29:19.099><c> what</c><00:29:19.539><c> I'm</c><00:29:20.359><c> pretty</c><00:29:20.619><c> sure</c><00:29:20.759><c> John</c><00:29:21.019><c> Bear</c><00:29:21.180><c> is</c><00:29:21.319><c> a</c><00:29:21.460><c> USA</c> 00:29:21.940 --> 00:29:23.900 manufactured<00:29:23.000><c> product.</c> 00:29:24.000 --> 00:29:28.279 So<00:29:24.180><c> he's</c><00:29:24.400><c> bought</c><00:29:24.500><c> the</c><00:29:24.680><c> latest</c><00:29:24.859><c> tractors</c><00:29:25.660><c> and</c><00:29:27.059><c> the</c><00:29:27.259><c> big</c><00:29:27.359><c> ones.</c> 00:29:28.380 --> 00:29:30.940 And<00:29:28.779><c> of</c><00:29:28.980><c> course,</c><00:29:29.359><c> he</c><00:29:29.660><c> really</c><00:29:30.000><c> wants</c><00:29:30.180><c> to</c><00:29:30.400><c> try</c><00:29:30.559><c> it</c><00:29:30.720><c> out.</c> 00:29:31.259 --> 00:29:33.240 I<00:29:31.299><c> don't</c><00:29:31.660><c> know</c><00:29:31.819><c> too</c><00:29:32.000><c> many</c><00:29:32.140><c> people</c><00:29:32.380><c> that</c><00:29:32.539><c> have</c><00:29:32.640><c> bought</c><00:29:32.720><c> a</c><00:29:32.859><c> new</c><00:29:33.039><c> tractor,</c> 00:29:33.299 --> 00:29:35.039 but<00:29:33.420><c> when</c><00:29:33.579><c> you</c><00:29:33.740><c> bought</c><00:29:33.819><c> a</c><00:29:33.980><c> new</c><00:29:34.160><c> tractor,</c><00:29:34.380><c> you</c><00:29:34.559><c> really</c><00:29:34.799><c> have</c><00:29:34.960><c> to</c> 00:29:35.039 --> 00:29:36.099 have<00:29:35.140><c> it</c><00:29:35.279><c> a</c><00:29:35.319><c> go.</c> 00:29:37.559 --> 00:29:41.140 So<00:29:37.960><c> he's</c><00:29:38.359><c> got</c><00:29:38.500><c> to</c><00:29:38.759><c> go</c><00:29:39.039><c> and</c><00:29:40.019><c> try</c><00:29:40.480><c> these</c><00:29:40.700><c> things</c><00:29:40.920><c> out.</c> 00:29:41.160 --> 00:29:43.319 Now,<00:29:41.339><c> there's</c><00:29:41.640><c> a</c><00:29:41.779><c> couple</c><00:29:41.920><c> of</c><00:29:42.220><c> interesting</c><00:29:42.599><c> things</c><00:29:42.940><c> about</c> 00:29:43.319 --> 00:29:45.259 this<00:29:43.619><c> particular</c><00:29:44.220><c> individual,</c><00:29:45.079><c> too.</c> 00:29:45.259 --> 00:29:50.420 See,<00:29:46.460><c> the</c><00:29:46.559><c> odd</c><00:29:46.799><c> thing</c><00:29:47.140><c> about</c><00:29:47.400><c> this</c><00:29:47.700><c> guy</c><00:29:48.180><c> is,</c><00:29:49.339><c> well,</c><00:29:49.960><c> the</c><00:29:50.160><c> fact</c> 00:29:50.420 --> 00:29:51.619 that<00:29:50.640><c> he</c><00:29:50.779><c> had</c><00:29:51.000><c> already</c><00:29:51.180><c> bought</c> 00:29:51.619 --> 00:29:57.359 that<00:29:51.980><c> he</c><00:29:52.259><c> had</c><00:29:52.539><c> bought</c><00:29:52.779><c> five</c><00:29:53.539><c> yoke</c><00:29:54.559><c> of</c><00:29:54.980><c> oxen</c><00:29:56.200><c> would</c><00:29:56.839><c> seem</c><00:29:57.099><c> to</c> 00:29:57.359 --> 00:29:58.180 suggest<00:29:57.779><c> that,</c> 00:29:58.420 --> 00:30:05.079 well,<00:29:58.420><c> these</c><00:29:59.000><c> animals</c><00:29:59.380><c> had</c><00:29:59.720><c> already</c><00:30:00.619><c> had</c><00:30:01.200><c> ploughing</c><00:30:01.680><c> experience</c><00:30:02.599><c> and</c><00:30:03.000><c> worked</c><00:30:03.259><c> fine,</c><00:30:04.140><c> no</c><00:30:04.240><c> doubt.</c> 00:30:05.440 --> 00:30:07.400 There<00:30:05.599><c> was</c><00:30:05.720><c> no</c><00:30:05.900><c> question</c><00:30:06.259><c> of</c><00:30:06.519><c> quality.</c> 00:30:07.900 --> 00:30:11.039 These<00:30:08.099><c> particular</c><00:30:08.539><c> animals</c><00:30:09.019><c> had</c><00:30:09.299><c> already</c><00:30:09.920><c> been</c><00:30:10.279><c> yoked.</c> 00:30:12.259 --> 00:30:15.599 So<00:30:12.700><c> he</c><00:30:12.960><c> knew</c><00:30:13.420><c> that</c><00:30:14.019><c> they</c><00:30:14.200><c> would</c><00:30:14.380><c> do</c><00:30:14.599><c> the</c><00:30:14.759><c> job.</c> 00:30:18.460 --> 00:30:22.339 And<00:30:18.900><c> also,</c><00:30:19.720><c> why</c><00:30:19.920><c> would</c><00:30:20.059><c> you</c><00:30:20.220><c> go</c><00:30:20.339><c> out</c><00:30:20.500><c> at</c><00:30:20.660><c> dusk</c><00:30:21.420><c> to</c><00:30:21.720><c> do</c><00:30:21.859><c> the</c><00:30:22.119><c> same?</c> 00:30:22.799 --> 00:30:25.579 No<00:30:22.920><c> one</c><00:30:23.039><c> can</c><00:30:23.299><c> see</c><00:30:23.420><c> in</c><00:30:23.579><c> a</c><00:30:23.759><c> straight</c><00:30:23.920><c> line</c><00:30:24.259><c> to</c><00:30:24.519><c> plough.</c> 00:30:26.460 --> 00:30:28.480 So<00:30:26.900><c> why</c><00:30:27.339><c> was</c><00:30:27.519><c> he</c><00:30:27.720><c> going?</c> 00:30:29.500 --> 00:30:33.519 Well,<00:30:29.740><c> the</c><00:30:30.099><c> reason</c><00:30:30.480><c> really</c><00:30:30.859><c> was</c><00:30:31.140><c> that</c><00:30:31.380><c> this</c><00:30:31.819><c> particular</c><00:30:32.359><c> individual</c><00:30:32.799><c> didn't</c><00:30:33.019><c> really</c><00:30:33.380><c> want</c> 00:30:33.519 --> 00:30:34.880 to<00:30:33.660><c> go</c><00:30:33.799><c> at</c><00:30:34.000><c> all.</c> 00:30:36.480 --> 00:30:37.480 He<00:30:36.680><c> didn't</c><00:30:36.920><c> want</c><00:30:37.140><c> to</c><00:30:37.299><c> go.</c> 00:30:37.619 --> 00:30:40.940 And<00:30:37.680><c> so</c><00:30:37.859><c> he's</c><00:30:38.500><c> now</c><00:30:38.920><c> coming</c><00:30:39.200><c> up</c><00:30:39.460><c> with</c><00:30:39.619><c> an</c><00:30:39.799><c> alternative</c><00:30:40.359><c> excuse</c> 00:30:40.940 --> 00:30:43.019 of<00:30:41.180><c> what</c><00:30:41.359><c> he</c><00:30:41.539><c> would</c><00:30:41.720><c> like</c><00:30:41.920><c> to</c><00:30:42.140><c> do</c><00:30:42.259><c> to</c><00:30:42.420><c> get</c><00:30:42.619><c> out</c> 00:30:43.019 --> 00:30:45.900 of<00:30:43.460><c> the</c><00:30:43.799><c> fact</c><00:30:43.960><c> that</c><00:30:44.160><c> he</c><00:30:44.259><c> doesn't</c><00:30:44.500><c> want</c><00:30:44.759><c> to</c><00:30:44.920><c> attend</c><00:30:45.119><c> this</c><00:30:45.400><c> feast</c><00:30:45.559><c> anymore.</c> 00:30:45.900 --> 00:30:48.359 And<00:30:46.039><c> he</c><00:30:46.180><c> offers</c><00:30:46.339><c> a</c><00:30:46.559><c> declining</c><00:30:47.200><c> response.</c> 00:30:48.779 --> 00:30:53.140 I<00:30:49.079><c> go</c><00:30:49.380><c> to</c><00:30:49.720><c> prove</c><00:30:50.059><c> I'm</c><00:30:50.660><c> going</c><00:30:51.039><c> to</c><00:30:51.519><c> do</c><00:30:51.640><c> my</c><00:30:51.880><c> animals</c><00:30:52.380><c> so</c><00:30:52.779><c> I</c><00:30:52.980><c> won't</c> 00:30:53.140 --> 00:30:54.359 be<00:30:53.460><c> there.</c> 00:30:55.839 --> 00:30:58.700 This<00:30:56.079><c> person</c><00:30:56.359><c> didn't</c><00:30:56.539><c> want</c><00:30:56.700><c> to</c><00:30:56.839><c> go</c><00:30:56.960><c> anymore</c><00:30:57.259><c> and</c><00:30:57.519><c> develop</c><00:30:57.819><c> somewhere</c><00:30:58.200><c> else</c><00:30:58.440><c> he</c> 00:30:58.700 --> 00:31:00.000 had<00:30:58.859><c> to</c><00:30:59.119><c> be.</c> 00:31:00.640 --> 00:31:05.240 And<00:31:00.880><c> the</c><00:31:01.059><c> principle</c><00:31:01.420><c> of</c><00:31:01.660><c> this</c><00:31:01.859><c> particular</c><00:31:03.240><c> excuse</c><00:31:04.140><c> or</c><00:31:04.680><c> the</c><00:31:04.859><c> lesson</c><00:31:05.039><c> we</c> 00:31:05.240 --> 00:31:06.799 can<00:31:05.400><c> learn</c><00:31:05.559><c> from</c><00:31:05.799><c> this</c><00:31:06.319><c> particular</c> 00:31:06.799 --> 00:31:14.720 person<00:31:07.200><c> was</c><00:31:07.480><c> that</c><00:31:07.779><c> external</c><00:31:08.519><c> excuses</c><00:31:09.579><c> coupled</c><00:31:10.599><c> with</c><00:31:10.900><c> an</c><00:31:11.380><c> unwilling</c><00:31:12.160><c> attitude</c><00:31:13.279><c> will</c> 00:31:14.720 --> 00:31:16.859 lead<00:31:15.039><c> to</c><00:31:15.319><c> a</c><00:31:15.619><c> disregard</c> 00:31:17.099 --> 00:31:20.180 to<00:31:17.680><c> the</c><00:31:17.960><c> divine</c><00:31:18.200><c> blessings</c><00:31:18.640><c> we</c><00:31:19.160><c> have.</c> 00:31:22.480 --> 00:31:24.700 You<00:31:22.579><c> see,</c><00:31:22.680><c> there's</c><00:31:22.900><c> a</c><00:31:23.039><c> lesson</c><00:31:23.259><c> for</c><00:31:23.559><c> us</c><00:31:23.700><c> in</c><00:31:23.900><c> this</c><00:31:24.140><c> particular</c> 00:31:24.700 --> 00:31:25.759 individual,<00:31:25.480><c> isn't</c><00:31:25.539><c> there,</c> 00:31:26.000 --> 00:31:29.440 brothers<00:31:26.000><c> and</c><00:31:26.099><c> sisters,</c><00:31:27.700><c> and</c><00:31:27.980><c> the</c><00:31:28.500><c> lesson</c><00:31:28.720><c> is</c><00:31:28.920><c> this,</c><00:31:29.140><c> that</c><00:31:29.279><c> we</c> 00:31:29.440 --> 00:31:31.259 cannot<00:31:29.700><c> allow</c><00:31:30.240><c> our</c><00:31:30.680><c> attitudes</c> 00:31:31.259 --> 00:31:34.779 to<00:31:31.880><c> actually</c><00:31:32.460><c> fester</c><00:31:32.819><c> and</c><00:31:33.119><c> develop</c><00:31:33.380><c> from</c><00:31:33.740><c> the</c><00:31:34.180><c> attitude</c><00:31:34.539><c> of</c> 00:31:34.779 --> 00:31:36.519 the<00:31:35.000><c> land</c><00:31:35.279><c> borrower,</c><00:31:36.160><c> purchaser,</c> 00:31:36.740 --> 00:31:41.339 who<00:31:36.740><c> just</c><00:31:36.880><c> didn't,</c><00:31:38.000><c> who</c><00:31:38.779><c> prays</c><00:31:39.079><c> to</c><00:31:39.160><c> be</c><00:31:39.400><c> excused</c><00:31:40.140><c> to</c><00:31:40.319><c> the</c><00:31:40.700><c> animal</c><00:31:41.039><c> buyer</c> 00:31:41.339 --> 00:31:44.119 who<00:31:42.000><c> wanted</c><00:31:42.359><c> to</c><00:31:42.519><c> be</c><00:31:42.660><c> somewhere</c><00:31:42.940><c> else.</c> 00:31:45.359 --> 00:31:48.420 Because<00:31:46.000><c> that</c><00:31:46.500><c> becomes</c><00:31:46.900><c> a</c><00:31:47.180><c> real</c><00:31:47.420><c> problem.</c> 00:31:50.259 --> 00:31:52.500 And<00:31:50.400><c> we've</c><00:31:50.519><c> got</c><00:31:50.599><c> to</c><00:31:50.759><c> nip</c><00:31:51.039><c> that</c><00:31:51.480><c> particular</c><00:31:51.920><c> spirit</c><00:31:52.140><c> in</c><00:31:52.299><c> the</c> 00:31:52.500 --> 00:31:54.700 bud<00:31:52.640><c> because</c><00:31:52.940><c> we've</c><00:31:53.160><c> now</c><00:31:53.460><c> found</c><00:31:53.799><c> other</c><00:31:54.180><c> reasons</c> 00:31:54.700 --> 00:31:58.579 for<00:31:54.980><c> why</c><00:31:55.180><c> we</c><00:31:55.519><c> want</c><00:31:55.720><c> to</c><00:31:55.960><c> be</c><00:31:56.160><c> somewhere</c><00:31:56.539><c> else</c><00:31:57.279><c> and</c><00:31:57.900><c> therefore</c><00:31:58.319><c> we</c> 00:31:58.579 --> 00:32:00.619 can't<00:31:59.079><c> tend</c><00:31:59.400><c> the</c><00:31:59.819><c> Bible</c><00:32:00.059><c> class,</c> 00:32:00.619 --> 00:32:05.339 the<00:32:01.160><c> seminars,</c><00:32:02.279><c> the</c><00:32:02.400><c> youth</c><00:32:02.599><c> group</c><00:32:02.799><c> activities</c><00:32:03.420><c> because</c><00:32:03.980><c> we've</c><00:32:04.259><c> already</c><00:32:04.619><c> filled</c><00:32:04.920><c> our</c><00:32:05.180><c> lives</c> 00:32:05.339 --> 00:32:09.279 up<00:32:05.539><c> with</c><00:32:05.779><c> something</c><00:32:06.099><c> else</c><00:32:06.640><c> that</c><00:32:07.259><c> we</c><00:32:07.460><c> would</c><00:32:07.680><c> rather</c><00:32:07.960><c> do</c><00:32:08.220><c> instead.</c> 00:32:11.220 --> 00:32:16.460 And<00:32:11.859><c> when</c><00:32:11.960><c> we</c><00:32:12.180><c> find</c><00:32:12.440><c> ourselves</c><00:32:12.859><c> not</c><00:32:13.240><c> wanting</c><00:32:13.519><c> to</c><00:32:13.839><c> attend</c><00:32:14.279><c> particular</c><00:32:14.880><c> activities</c><00:32:15.559><c> or</c> 00:32:16.460 --> 00:32:17.880 do<00:32:16.700><c> those</c><00:32:16.960><c> things,</c> 00:32:18.039 --> 00:32:21.839 it's<00:32:18.599><c> very</c><00:32:19.000><c> hard</c><00:32:19.339><c> to</c><00:32:19.599><c> break</c><00:32:19.759><c> that</c><00:32:20.000><c> attitude</c><00:32:20.440><c> and</c><00:32:21.339><c> to</c><00:32:21.500><c> get</c><00:32:21.599><c> back</c> 00:32:21.839 --> 00:32:22.539 into<00:32:22.000><c> the</c><00:32:22.200><c> mindset.</c> 00:32:22.900 --> 00:32:26.660 So<00:32:23.099><c> if</c><00:32:23.279><c> we</c><00:32:23.460><c> ever</c><00:32:23.660><c> find</c><00:32:24.000><c> ourselves</c><00:32:24.380><c> in</c><00:32:24.660><c> these</c><00:32:25.240><c> areas</c><00:32:25.819><c> then</c><00:32:26.039><c> we</c> 00:32:26.660 --> 00:32:30.220 really<00:32:26.960><c> have</c><00:32:27.200><c> to</c><00:32:27.420><c> try</c><00:32:27.640><c> hard</c><00:32:28.000><c> to</c><00:32:28.500><c> break</c><00:32:28.900><c> that</c><00:32:29.259><c> spirit</c> 00:32:30.359 --> 00:32:34.319 and<00:32:30.720><c> to</c><00:32:30.920><c> try</c><00:32:31.140><c> and</c><00:32:31.279><c> give</c><00:32:31.400><c> ourselves</c><00:32:31.819><c> back</c><00:32:32.200><c> to</c><00:32:32.380><c> our</c><00:32:32.480><c> Heavenly</c><00:32:32.759><c> Father</c><00:32:33.240><c> and</c><00:32:33.519><c> his</c><00:32:33.720><c> service</c><00:32:34.119><c> to</c> 00:32:34.319 --> 00:32:35.079 his<00:32:34.460><c> people</c> 00:32:35.079 --> 00:32:41.839 in<00:32:35.660><c> our</c><00:32:35.839><c> ecclesias,</c><00:32:37.180><c> otherwise</c><00:32:37.579><c> we</c><00:32:37.779><c> will</c><00:32:37.960><c> find</c><00:32:38.279><c> that</c><00:32:38.640><c> we</c><00:32:39.839><c> really</c><00:32:40.619><c> don't</c><00:32:41.339><c> want</c> 00:32:41.839 --> 00:32:43.880 what<00:32:42.140><c> God's</c><00:32:42.559><c> offered</c><00:32:42.680><c> anyway.</c> 00:32:48.420 --> 00:32:55.279 And<00:32:48.500><c> then</c><00:32:48.660><c> the</c><00:32:49.759><c> final</c><00:32:50.019><c> excuse</c><00:32:51.200><c> was</c><00:32:52.859><c> a</c><00:32:53.839><c> refusing</c><00:32:54.160><c> one.</c> 00:32:56.859 --> 00:33:00.779 The<00:32:57.339><c> final</c><00:32:57.619><c> person</c><00:32:57.940><c> says,</c><00:32:58.299><c> the</c><00:32:58.500><c> final</c><00:32:58.680><c> excuse,</c><00:32:59.200><c> verse</c><00:32:59.279><c> 20,</c><00:32:59.660><c> another</c><00:32:59.900><c> said,</c><00:33:00.160><c> I've</c><00:33:00.380><c> married</c><00:33:00.539><c> a</c> 00:33:00.779 --> 00:33:01.440 wife<00:33:00.980><c> and</c><00:33:01.220><c> therefore</c> 00:33:01.440 --> 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might</c><00:33:16.440><c> have</c><00:33:16.599><c> been</c><00:33:16.740><c> not</c><00:33:16.940><c> too</c><00:33:17.200><c> difficult</c><00:33:17.619><c> for</c><00:33:17.779><c> him</c><00:33:17.980><c> to</c><00:33:18.180><c> get</c> 00:33:18.299 --> 00:33:23.000 an<00:33:18.460><c> invitation</c><00:33:18.920><c> for</c><00:33:19.259><c> his</c><00:33:19.579><c> wife.</c><00:33:20.960><c> So</c><00:33:21.299><c> why</c><00:33:21.619><c> does</c><00:33:21.900><c> he</c> 00:33:23.000 --> 00:33:28.759 ask<00:33:23.440><c> to</c><00:33:23.720><c> not</c><00:33:23.980><c> go?</c><00:33:26.619><c> And</c><00:33:26.799><c> notice</c><00:33:27.220><c> the</c><00:33:27.680><c> difference</c><00:33:28.039><c> between</c><00:33:28.440><c> this</c> 00:33:28.759 --> 00:33:29.660 particular<00:33:29.140><c> individual</c> 00:33:29.660 --> 00:33:33.059 to<00:33:30.019><c> all</c><00:33:30.200><c> of</c><00:33:30.319><c> the</c><00:33:30.539><c> others.</c><00:33:31.460><c> 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Why?</c><00:33:47.960><c> What</c><00:33:48.140><c> was</c><00:33:48.299><c> the</c><00:33:48.440><c> attitude</c> 00:33:48.759 --> 00:33:51.559 with<00:33:49.119><c> this</c><00:33:49.619><c> particular</c><00:33:50.440><c> man</c> 00:33:52.000 --> 00:33:55.519 that<00:33:52.480><c> made</c><00:33:52.720><c> it</c><00:33:52.900><c> impossible</c><00:33:53.279><c> for</c><00:33:53.480><c> him</c><00:33:53.559><c> to</c><00:33:53.779><c> attend?</c><00:33:54.099><c> Or</c><00:33:54.299><c> perhaps,</c><00:33:55.140><c> perhaps</c> 00:33:55.519 --> 00:33:57.299 this<00:33:55.859><c> individual</c><00:33:56.440><c> was</c><00:33:57.119><c> alluding</c> 00:33:57.299 --> 00:34:00.960 to<00:33:57.480><c> the</c><00:33:57.640><c> law.</c><00:33:58.640><c> We</c><00:33:58.900><c> don't</c><00:33:59.039><c> have</c><00:33:59.180><c> time</c><00:33:59.380><c> really</c><00:33:59.619><c> to</c><00:33:59.779><c> turn</c><00:33:59.960><c> that</c><00:34:00.180><c> back</c><00:34:00.400><c> up,</c><00:34:00.559><c> but</c><00:34:00.740><c> in</c> 00:34:00.960 --> 00:34:02.119 Deuteronomy<00:34:01.259><c> 24,</c> 00:34:02.640 --> 00:34:05.220 in<00:34:02.920><c> verse</c><00:34:03.160><c> 5,</c><00:34:03.539><c> we</c><00:34:03.680><c> probably</c><00:34:03.940><c> know</c><00:34:04.119><c> this</c><00:34:04.460><c> quite</c><00:34:04.740><c> well,</c><00:34:04.980><c> but</c><00:34:05.099><c> in</c> 00:34:05.220 --> 00:34:07.299 Deuteronomy<00:34:05.440><c> 24</c><00:34:05.900><c> it</c><00:34:06.019><c> says,</c><00:34:06.359><c> when</c><00:34:06.359><c> a</c><00:34:06.599><c> man</c> 00:34:07.299 --> 00:34:12.940 hath<00:34:07.700><c> taken</c><00:34:08.059><c> a</c><00:34:08.440><c> new</c><00:34:08.760><c> wife,</c><00:34:09.699><c> he</c><00:34:09.880><c> shall</c><00:34:10.099><c> not</c><00:34:10.579><c> go</c><00:34:10.780><c> out</c><00:34:10.920><c> to</c><00:34:11.099><c> war,</c><00:34:12.219><c> neither</c><00:34:12.500><c> shall</c><00:34:12.760><c> he</c> 00:34:12.940 --> 00:34:14.619 be<00:34:13.159><c> charged</c><00:34:13.480><c> with</c><00:34:13.739><c> any</c><00:34:13.980><c> business,</c> 00:34:14.619 --> 00:34:20.260 but<00:34:15.360><c> he</c><00:34:15.900><c> shall</c><00:34:16.300><c> be</c><00:34:16.780><c> free</c><00:34:17.139><c> at</c><00:34:17.539><c> home</c><00:34:17.980><c> one</c><00:34:18.719><c> year</c><00:34:19.260><c> and</c><00:34:19.719><c> shall</c><00:34:19.980><c> cheer</c> 00:34:20.260 --> 00:34:21.960 up<00:34:20.480><c> his</c><00:34:20.760><c> wife</c><00:34:20.980><c> which</c><00:34:21.199><c> he</c><00:34:21.440><c> hath</c><00:34:21.599><c> taken.</c> 00:34:22.139 --> 00:34:30.039 Deuteronomy<00:34:22.480><c> chapter</c><00:34:22.840><c> 24,</c><00:34:24.079><c> verse</c><00:34:24.320><c> 5.</c><00:34:26.519><c> So</c><00:34:26.739><c> perhaps</c><00:34:27.019><c> this</c><00:34:28.460><c> particular</c><00:34:28.880><c> person</c><00:34:29.300><c> was</c> 00:34:30.039 --> 00:34:31.260 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and</c><00:34:47.679><c> sisters?</c><00:34:49.920><c> Well,</c><00:34:50.519><c> the</c><00:34:50.699><c> lesson</c><00:34:51.159><c> from</c><00:34:52.000><c> this</c> 00:34:52.300 --> 00:34:55.340 particular<00:34:52.800><c> individual</c><00:34:53.260><c> who</c><00:34:54.519><c> has</c><00:34:54.760><c> now</c><00:34:55.079><c> built</c> 00:34:55.340 --> 00:34:59.940 an<00:34:55.539><c> emotional</c><00:34:56.420><c> attachment</c><00:34:56.880><c> to</c><00:34:57.079><c> something</c><00:34:57.460><c> else</c><00:34:58.159><c> was</c><00:34:59.420><c> that,</c> 00:34:59.960 --> 00:35:02.780 well,<00:35:00.679><c> these</c><00:35:01.079><c> particular</c><00:35:01.659><c> attachments</c> 00:35:03.099 --> 00:35:10.199 can<00:35:03.559><c> interfere</c><00:35:04.300><c> in</c><00:35:05.960><c> our</c><00:35:06.219><c> ability</c><00:35:06.619><c> to</c><00:35:06.860><c> respond</c><00:35:07.619><c> to</c><00:35:08.699><c> the</c><00:35:08.900><c> divine</c><00:35:09.219><c> gifts.</c> 00:35:11.340 --> 00:35:17.539 You<00:35:11.940><c> see,</c><00:35:12.460><c> if</c><00:35:12.699><c> we</c><00:35:12.980><c> allow</c><00:35:13.320><c> our</c><00:35:13.760><c> attitudes</c><00:35:14.139><c> to</c><00:35:14.699><c> fester</c><00:35:15.139><c> from</c><00:35:16.579><c> the</c> 00:35:17.539 --> 00:35:20.300 land<00:35:17.840><c> purchaser</c><00:35:18.420><c> who</c><00:35:19.559><c> had</c><00:35:19.699><c> just</c><00:35:19.960><c> had</c><00:35:20.159><c> an</c> 00:35:20.300 --> 00:35:26.440 opportunity<00:35:20.920><c> to</c><00:35:21.179><c> make</c><00:35:21.340><c> some</c><00:35:21.519><c> money,</c><00:35:23.739><c> who</c><00:35:24.539><c> then</c><00:35:25.400><c> came</c><00:35:26.119><c> to</c><00:35:26.320><c> the</c> 00:35:26.440 --> 00:35:29.300 yoke<00:35:26.619><c> of</c><00:35:26.820><c> Oxen,</c><00:35:27.320><c> who</c><00:35:27.460><c> had</c><00:35:27.699><c> somewhere</c><00:35:27.900><c> else</c><00:35:28.139><c> to</c><00:35:28.380><c> be,</c> 00:35:29.699 --> 00:35:33.159 what's<00:35:30.059><c> the</c><00:35:30.360><c> natural</c><00:35:31.699><c> next</c><00:35:32.260><c> step,</c><00:35:32.840><c> brothers</c><00:35:32.840><c> and</c><00:35:32.980><c> sisters,</c> 00:35:33.179 --> 00:35:35.400 is<00:35:33.400><c> that</c><00:35:33.639><c> we</c><00:35:33.940><c> actually</c><00:35:34.340><c> build</c><00:35:34.579><c> an</c><00:35:34.920><c> emotional</c> 00:35:35.400 --> 00:35:41.059 attachment<00:35:35.940><c> with</c><00:35:37.360><c> the</c><00:35:37.559><c> things</c><00:35:37.699><c> of</c><00:35:37.920><c> the</c><00:35:38.079><c> world,</c><00:35:39.619><c> and</c><00:35:39.719><c> they</c><00:35:39.840><c> will</c><00:35:40.159><c> stop</c><00:35:40.460><c> us</c> 00:35:41.059 --> 00:35:44.039 from<00:35:42.280><c> being</c><00:35:42.579><c> able</c><00:35:42.940><c> to</c><00:35:43.139><c> go</c> 00:35:44.460 --> 00:35:49.079 and<00:35:44.820><c> accept</c><00:35:45.360><c> God's</c><00:35:46.099><c> blessings.</c><00:35:47.920><c> We'll</c><00:35:48.280><c> inevitably</c><00:35:48.659><c> switch</c> 00:35:49.079 --> 00:35:52.039 allegiance,<00:35:49.780><c> change</c><00:35:50.119><c> codes,</c><00:35:51.360><c> and</c><00:35:51.719><c> we'll</c> 00:35:52.039 --> 00:35:55.800 see<00:35:52.219><c> our</c><00:35:52.519><c> conscience</c><00:35:53.039><c> permanently</c><00:35:53.500><c> closed</c><00:35:53.920><c> and</c><00:35:54.659><c> paralyze</c><00:35:55.400><c> us</c> 00:35:55.800 --> 00:35:59.539 from<00:35:56.139><c> responding</c><00:35:56.820><c> to</c><00:35:57.139><c> the</c><00:35:57.360><c> grace</c><00:35:58.179><c> of</c><00:35:58.619><c> God.</c> 00:35:59.619 --> 00:36:02.739 That's<00:35:59.960><c> Paul's</c><00:36:00.340><c> point,</c><00:36:00.559><c> isn't</c><00:36:00.659><c> it,</c><00:36:00.800><c> a</c><00:36:00.880><c> little</c><00:36:01.039><c> bit</c><00:36:01.219><c> in</c><00:36:01.440><c> 1</c><00:36:01.579><c> Corinthians</c><00:36:01.940><c> chapter</c><00:36:02.280><c> 7,</c> 00:36:02.840 --> 00:36:04.739 because<00:36:03.360><c> when</c><00:36:03.900><c> you've</c><00:36:04.179><c> married,</c> 00:36:04.739 --> 00:36:07.760 he<00:36:05.159><c> says,</c><00:36:05.460><c> 1</c><00:36:05.639><c> Corinthians</c><00:36:05.900><c> 7</c><00:36:06.260><c> verse</c><00:36:06.500><c> 33,</c><00:36:07.079><c> you</c><00:36:07.079><c> care</c><00:36:07.380><c> for</c><00:36:07.559><c> the</c> 00:36:07.760 --> 00:36:09.599 things<00:36:08.119><c> that</c><00:36:08.539><c> are</c><00:36:08.639><c> of</c><00:36:08.739><c> the</c><00:36:08.960><c> world</c><00:36:09.139><c> and</c><00:36:09.340><c> how</c><00:36:09.500><c> you</c> 00:36:09.599 --> 00:36:16.659 complete<00:36:09.860><c> as</c><00:36:10.079><c> his</c><00:36:10.380><c> wife.</c><00:36:13.940><c> But</c><00:36:14.019><c> if</c><00:36:14.159><c> we're</c><00:36:14.340><c> married</c><00:36:14.539><c> to</c><00:36:14.719><c> the</c><00:36:14.920><c> world,</c><00:36:15.320><c> brothers</c><00:36:15.380><c> and</c><00:36:15.599><c> sisters,</c> 00:36:18.480 --> 00:36:22.239 we'll<00:36:18.719><c> only</c><00:36:19.000><c> be</c><00:36:19.179><c> looking</c><00:36:19.400><c> to</c><00:36:19.659><c> please</c><00:36:19.820><c> ourselves</c><00:36:20.340><c> and</c><00:36:20.619><c> the</c><00:36:21.739><c> world.</c> 00:36:23.139 --> 00:36:25.739 Friendship<00:36:23.579><c> with</c><00:36:23.760><c> the</c><00:36:24.079><c> world,</c><00:36:24.619><c> says</c><00:36:24.699><c> James</c><00:36:25.059><c> chapter</c><00:36:25.340><c> 1</c><00:36:25.539><c> verse</c> 00:36:25.739 --> 00:36:27.800 4,<00:36:26.159><c> is</c><00:36:26.300><c> unity</c><00:36:26.579><c> with</c><00:36:26.820><c> God.</c> 00:36:28.780 --> 00:36:35.800 It<00:36:29.320><c> will</c><00:36:29.579><c> totally</c><00:36:29.960><c> change</c><00:36:30.320><c> our</c><00:36:30.539><c> focus,</c><00:36:33.159><c> and</c><00:36:33.320><c> we'll</c><00:36:33.440><c> just</c><00:36:34.639><c> won't</c><00:36:35.400><c> ask</c> 00:36:35.800 --> 00:36:38.420 to<00:36:35.920><c> be</c><00:36:36.139><c> excused,</c><00:36:36.500><c> because</c><00:36:36.579><c> we're</c><00:36:37.539><c> not</c><00:36:37.760><c> coming</c> 00:36:38.420 --> 00:36:48.719 to<00:36:39.500><c> the</c><00:36:39.699><c> invitation.</c><00:36:43.940><c> You</c><00:36:44.039><c> see,</c><00:36:44.179><c> the</c><00:36:44.260><c> lesson</c><00:36:44.539><c> we</c><00:36:44.800><c> have</c><00:36:44.940><c> to</c><00:36:46.360><c> learn</c><00:36:46.659><c> from</c><00:36:47.079><c> these</c><00:36:47.539><c> three</c><00:36:47.820><c> excuses,</c><00:36:48.519><c> brothers</c><00:36:48.559><c> and</c> 00:36:48.719 --> 00:36:53.420 sisters,<00:36:48.960><c> is</c><00:36:49.239><c> that</c><00:36:49.400><c> they</c><00:36:49.639><c> will</c><00:36:49.860><c> develop,</c><00:36:51.260><c> they</c><00:36:51.440><c> will</c><00:36:51.760><c> intensify,</c><00:36:52.960><c> and</c><00:36:53.300><c> it</c> 00:36:53.420 --> 00:36:56.219 will<00:36:53.559><c> get</c><00:36:53.800><c> harder</c><00:36:54.280><c> and</c><00:36:55.119><c> harder</c> 00:36:56.400 --> 00:37:01.739 to<00:36:57.000><c> break</c><00:36:57.260><c> that</c><00:36:57.539><c> problem.</c><00:36:59.760><c> We</c><00:36:59.820><c> have</c><00:36:59.940><c> to</c><00:37:00.000><c> hold</c><00:37:00.239><c> fast</c><00:37:00.539><c> to</c><00:37:00.719><c> the</c><00:37:00.840><c> truth</c><00:37:01.000><c> that</c><00:37:01.239><c> we</c> 00:37:01.739 --> 00:37:05.559 never<00:37:02.079><c> lose</c><00:37:02.960><c> our</c><00:37:03.860><c> first</c><00:37:04.400><c> love.</c> 00:37:09.179 --> 00:37:14.340 So<00:37:09.360><c> in</c><00:37:09.500><c> the</c><00:37:09.719><c> story,</c><00:37:11.519><c> of</c><00:37:11.559><c> course,</c><00:37:12.659><c> Christ</c><00:37:12.960><c> now</c><00:37:13.300><c> brings</c><00:37:13.579><c> the</c><00:37:13.880><c> thing</c><00:37:14.019><c> to</c> 00:37:14.340 --> 00:37:16.360 a<00:37:14.420><c> head.</c><00:37:14.920><c> So</c><00:37:15.079><c> he</c><00:37:15.239><c> says,</c><00:37:15.639><c> verse</c><00:37:15.880><c> 21,</c> 00:37:16.780 --> 00:37:23.679 the<00:37:16.940><c> servant</c><00:37:17.280><c> came</c><00:37:17.800><c> and</c><00:37:18.980><c> showed</c><00:37:19.380><c> his</c><00:37:19.880><c> Lord</c><00:37:20.159><c> these</c><00:37:20.559><c> things.</c><00:37:22.840><c> And</c><00:37:23.099><c> the</c><00:37:23.219><c> master</c><00:37:23.519><c> of</c> 00:37:23.679 --> 00:37:25.260 the<00:37:23.840><c> house</c><00:37:24.059><c> being</c><00:37:24.539><c> angry,</c> 00:37:25.260 --> 00:37:30.960 said<00:37:25.480><c> unto</c><00:37:25.699><c> the</c><00:37:26.000><c> servant,</c><00:37:27.260><c> go</c><00:37:27.679><c> out</c><00:37:28.699><c> quickly</c><00:37:29.380><c> into</c><00:37:29.860><c> the</c><00:37:30.159><c> streets</c><00:37:30.340><c> and</c><00:37:30.579><c> lanes</c><00:37:30.760><c> of</c> 00:37:30.960 --> 00:37:31.860 the<00:37:31.119><c> city</c><00:37:31.300><c> and</c><00:37:31.519><c> bring</c><00:37:31.679><c> in</c> 00:37:31.860 --> 00:37:33.880 hither<00:37:32.019><c> the</c><00:37:32.300><c> poor,</c><00:37:32.539><c> the</c><00:37:32.739><c> maimed,</c><00:37:33.039><c> the</c><00:37:33.199><c> hold,</c><00:37:33.320><c> and</c><00:37:33.460><c> the</c><00:37:33.679><c> blind.</c> 00:37:34.219 --> 00:37:36.559 The<00:37:34.460><c> news</c><00:37:34.639><c> comes</c><00:37:35.000><c> back</c><00:37:35.420><c> to</c><00:37:35.599><c> the</c><00:37:35.760><c> generous</c><00:37:36.079><c> host,</c> 00:37:36.659 --> 00:37:41.420 and<00:37:37.199><c> he's</c><00:37:37.780><c> instantly</c><00:37:38.260><c> angry.</c><00:37:39.579><c> These</c><00:37:39.920><c> people</c><00:37:40.260><c> had</c><00:37:40.559><c> already</c> 00:37:41.420 --> 00:37:44.699 said<00:37:41.719><c> yes.</c><00:37:42.639><c> 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everyone<00:37:58.079><c> in</c><00:37:58.320><c> the</c><00:37:58.619><c> streets</c><00:37:58.920><c> and</c><00:37:59.239><c> the</c> 00:37:59.559 --> 00:38:03.400 lanes<00:38:00.059><c> of</c><00:38:00.480><c> the</c><00:38:00.760><c> city.</c><00:38:01.420><c> And</c><00:38:01.579><c> so</c><00:38:01.840><c> the</c><00:38:02.300><c> first</c><00:38:02.679><c> appeal</c><00:38:03.000><c> was</c><00:38:03.260><c> going</c> 00:38:03.400 --> 00:38:06.659 to<00:38:03.500><c> go</c><00:38:03.699><c> into</c><00:38:04.460><c> the</c><00:38:04.619><c> city.</c><00:38:05.699><c> And</c><00:38:05.820><c> the</c><00:38:06.000><c> appeal</c><00:38:06.219><c> was</c><00:38:06.460><c> to</c> 00:38:06.659 --> 00:38:08.639 go<00:38:06.780><c> and</c><00:38:06.900><c> get</c><00:38:07.039><c> the</c><00:38:07.340><c> poor,</c><00:38:07.579><c> the</c><00:38:07.739><c> maimed,</c><00:38:08.000><c> the</c><00:38:08.159><c> hold,</c><00:38:08.260><c> and</c><00:38:08.400><c> the</c> 00:38:08.639 --> 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should</c><00:38:34.440><c> have</c><00:38:34.619><c> done.</c><00:38:35.440><c> And</c><00:38:35.780><c> he</c><00:38:36.019><c> invites</c><00:38:36.860><c> everyone</c> 00:38:37.800 --> 00:38:40.679 else<00:38:38.300><c> within</c><00:38:38.539><c> that</c><00:38:38.940><c> city,</c><00:38:39.280><c> the</c><00:38:39.619><c> poor,</c><00:38:39.920><c> the</c><00:38:40.119><c> maimed,</c><00:38:40.340><c> the</c><00:38:40.460><c> hold,</c><00:38:40.559><c> and</c> 00:38:40.679 --> 00:38:44.079 the<00:38:40.840><c> blind,</c><00:38:41.260><c> come,</c><00:38:42.199><c> come</c><00:38:42.659><c> to</c><00:38:42.860><c> the</c><00:38:43.079><c> feast.</c> 00:38:46.300 --> 00:38:50.920 And<00:38:46.739><c> yet,</c><00:38:47.320><c> verse</c><00:38:47.480><c> 22,</c><00:38:48.000><c> the</c><00:38:48.340><c> servant</c><00:38:48.559><c> says</c><00:38:48.840><c> to</c><00:38:49.000><c> his</c><00:38:49.159><c> lord,</c><00:38:50.400><c> well,</c><00:38:50.619><c> it's</c> 00:38:50.920 --> 00:38:53.199 done,<00:38:51.340><c> as</c><00:38:51.480><c> they</c><00:38:51.599><c> has</c><00:38:51.800><c> commanded,</c><00:38:52.420><c> and</c><00:38:52.840><c> there's</c> 00:38:53.199 --> 00:39:00.900 still<00:38:53.420><c> room.</c><00:38:56.820><c> You</c><00:38:56.900><c> know,</c><00:38:57.179><c> in</c><00:38:58.000><c> the</c><00:38:59.199><c> calling,</c><00:38:59.800><c> brothers</c><00:38:59.860><c> and</c><00:39:00.079><c> sisters,</c><00:39:00.159><c> there</c><00:39:00.320><c> was</c><00:39:00.500><c> never</c><00:39:00.699><c> a</c> 00:39:00.900 --> 00:39:01.880 top<00:39:01.019><c> limit.</c> 00:39:02.840 --> 00:39:06.320 There's<00:39:03.159><c> never</c><00:39:03.380><c> a</c><00:39:03.679><c> two</c><00:39:03.940><c>-fold</c><00:39:04.239><c> point.</c><00:39:05.340><c> There's</c><00:39:05.559><c> never</c><00:39:05.880><c> a</c><00:39:06.139><c> two</c> 00:39:06.320 --> 00:39:08.719 -fold<00:39:06.559><c> point</c><00:39:06.820><c> for</c><00:39:07.019><c> God,</c><00:39:07.360><c> as</c><00:39:07.739><c> far</c><00:39:07.940><c> as</c><00:39:08.099><c> he</c><00:39:08.159><c> is</c><00:39:08.320><c> to</c><00:39:08.539><c> make</c> 00:39:08.719 --> 00:39:12.980 up<00:39:08.900><c> the</c><00:39:09.099><c> bride</c><00:39:09.300><c> of</c><00:39:09.480><c> Christ.</c><00:39:09.780><c> He's</c><00:39:09.920><c> not</c><00:39:10.059><c> willing</c><00:39:10.219><c> that</c><00:39:10.519><c> any</c><00:39:10.780><c> should</c><00:39:11.159><c> perish,</c><00:39:12.360><c> says</c><00:39:12.500><c> Peter,</c><00:39:12.840><c> but</c> 00:39:12.980 --> 00:39:13.559 that<00:39:13.239><c> all</c><00:39:13.559><c> should</c> 00:39:13.559 --> 00:39:17.920 come<00:39:14.119><c> to</c><00:39:14.780><c> repentance.</c><00:39:16.539><c> And</c><00:39:16.579><c> so</c><00:39:16.760><c> the</c><00:39:16.980><c> call</c><00:39:17.159><c> was</c><00:39:17.400><c> going</c><00:39:17.519><c> to</c><00:39:17.639><c> be</c> 00:39:17.920 --> 00:39:20.179 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fornication,</c><00:45:01.630><c> and</c> 00:45:01.630 --> 00:45:03.590 these<00:45:01.789><c> avenged</c><00:45:02.269><c> gods</c><00:45:02.469><c> avenge</c><00:45:02.989><c> the</c><00:45:03.130><c> blood</c><00:45:03.269><c> of</c><00:45:03.449><c> his</c> 00:45:03.590 --> 00:45:06.650 servants.<00:45:03.889><c> And</c><00:45:03.989><c> the</c><00:45:04.289><c> smoke</c><00:45:04.630><c> is</c><00:45:05.389><c> rising</c><00:45:05.789><c> up,</c><00:45:06.150><c> and</c><00:45:06.190><c> the</c><00:45:06.429><c> four</c> 00:45:06.650 --> 00:45:09.230 and<00:45:06.849><c> twenty</c><00:45:07.070><c> elders</c><00:45:07.469><c> are</c><00:45:07.829><c> worshiping</c><00:45:08.510><c> the</c><00:45:08.750><c> Father</c> 00:45:09.230 --> 00:45:12.269 and<00:45:09.869><c> saying,</c><00:45:10.070><c> Amen</c><00:45:10.590><c> and</c><00:45:11.010><c> hallelujah.</c><00:45:11.349><c> And</c><00:45:11.489><c> a</c><00:45:11.570><c> voice</c><00:45:11.769><c> comes</c><00:45:12.010><c> out</c><00:45:12.150><c> of</c> 00:45:12.269 --> 00:45:13.570 the<00:45:12.409><c> throne,</c><00:45:12.710><c> praise</c><00:45:13.070><c> our</c><00:45:13.369><c> God,</c> 00:45:13.750 --> 00:45:16.170 all<00:45:13.750><c> ye</c><00:45:13.909><c> as</c><00:45:14.090><c> servants,</c><00:45:14.489><c> and</c><00:45:14.590><c> ye</c><00:45:14.710><c> that</c><00:45:14.949><c> fear</c><00:45:15.369><c> him,</c><00:45:15.809><c> both</c><00:45:15.929><c> small</c> 00:45:16.170 --> 00:45:19.030 and<00:45:16.409><c> great.</c><00:45:16.690><c> Verse</c><00:45:16.949><c> six,</c><00:45:18.150><c> Revelation</c><00:45:18.530><c> 19.</c> 00:45:19.250 --> 00:45:25.869 And<00:45:19.250><c> I</c><00:45:19.449><c> heard,</c><00:45:20.309><c> as</c><00:45:20.570><c> it</c><00:45:20.789><c> were,</c><00:45:21.829><c> the</c><00:45:21.989><c> voice</c><00:45:22.550><c> of</c><00:45:23.170><c> a</c><00:45:23.389><c> great</c><00:45:24.150><c> multitude,</c><00:45:25.590><c> as</c><00:45:25.710><c> the</c> 00:45:25.869 --> 00:45:31.550 voice<00:45:26.050><c> of</c><00:45:26.469><c> many</c><00:45:26.869><c> waters,</c><00:45:27.250><c> as</c><00:45:27.369><c> the</c> 00:45:31.550 --> 00:45:36.090 Lord<00:45:31.710><c> God</c><00:45:32.230><c> omnipotent</c><00:45:33.190><c> reigneth.</c><00:45:34.670><c> Let</c><00:45:34.849><c> us</c><00:45:35.050><c> be</c><00:45:35.309><c> glad</c><00:45:35.510><c> and</c><00:45:35.690><c> rejoice</c><00:45:35.949><c> and</c> 00:45:36.090 --> 00:45:37.590 give<00:45:36.289><c> honor</c><00:45:36.409><c> to</c><00:45:36.550><c> him,</c><00:45:36.789><c> for</c><00:45:36.849><c> the</c><00:45:37.150><c> marriage</c> 00:45:37.590 --> 00:45:40.590 of<00:45:37.849><c> the</c><00:45:38.030><c> Lamb</c><00:45:38.230><c> has</c><00:45:38.469><c> come,</c><00:45:38.670><c> and</c><00:45:38.789><c> his</c><00:45:39.090><c> wife</c><00:45:39.730><c> hath</c><00:45:39.969><c> made</c><00:45:40.210><c> herself</c> 00:45:40.590 --> 00:45:43.289 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says</c><00:45:54.570><c> unto</c><00:45:55.090><c> me,</c> 00:45:57.849 --> 00:46:02.969 Blessed<00:45:58.349><c> are</c><00:45:58.630><c> they</c><00:45:59.090><c> which</c><00:46:00.289><c> are</c><00:46:00.610><c> called</c><00:46:01.050><c> unto</c><00:46:02.250><c> the</c><00:46:02.570><c> marriage</c> 00:46:02.969 --> 00:46:06.230 supper<00:46:03.469><c> of</c><00:46:05.110><c> the</c><00:46:05.329><c> Lamb.</c> 00:46:07.010 --> 00:46:09.429 Blessed<00:46:07.289><c> are</c><00:46:07.449><c> they</c><00:46:07.690><c> which</c><00:46:07.929><c> shall</c><00:46:08.170><c> eat</c><00:46:08.510><c> bread</c><00:46:08.929><c> in</c><00:46:09.130><c> the</c><00:46:09.250><c> kingdom</c> 00:46:09.429 --> 00:46:11.130 of<00:46:09.710><c> heaven,</c><00:46:10.110><c> in</c><00:46:10.230><c> the</c><00:46:10.349><c> kingdom</c><00:46:10.489><c> of</c><00:46:10.690><c> God,</c> 00:46:11.510 --> 00:46:14.230 was<00:46:11.670><c> what</c><00:46:11.869><c> the</c><00:46:12.110><c> Pharisee</c><00:46:12.550><c> had</c><00:46:12.730><c> said.</c><00:46:12.929><c> And</c><00:46:13.070><c> I</c><00:46:13.210><c> think</c><00:46:13.449><c> in</c><00:46:13.969><c> this</c> 00:46:14.230 --> 00:46:15.849 particular<00:46:14.670><c> story,</c> 00:46:16.710 --> 00:46:20.369 he<00:46:16.789><c> quotes</c><00:46:16.969><c> the</c><00:46:17.250><c> words</c><00:46:17.449><c> of</c><00:46:17.670><c> the</c><00:46:17.909><c> pious</c><00:46:18.510><c> Pharisee.</c><00:46:20.210><c> Blessed</c> 00:46:20.369 --> 00:46:22.269 are<00:46:20.530><c> they</c><00:46:20.690><c> which</c><00:46:20.869><c> are</c><00:46:21.130><c> called</c><00:46:21.389><c> unto</c><00:46:21.650><c> the</c><00:46:21.949><c> marriage</c> 00:46:22.269 --> 00:46:25.949 supper<00:46:22.570><c> of</c><00:46:22.769><c> the</c><00:46:22.949><c> Lamb.</c><00:46:23.130><c> And</c><00:46:23.130><c> he</c><00:46:23.289><c> brings</c><00:46:23.570><c> together</c><00:46:24.050><c> in</c><00:46:24.530><c> Revelation</c><00:46:24.989><c> 19</c><00:46:25.489><c> all</c> 00:46:25.949 --> 00:46:28.110 the<00:46:26.250><c> threads</c><00:46:26.510><c> of</c><00:46:27.090><c> Luke</c><00:46:27.329><c> chapter</c><00:46:27.670><c> 14,</c> 00:46:28.170 --> 00:46:31.849 when<00:46:28.309><c> he's</c><00:46:28.809><c> called</c><00:46:29.190><c> to</c><00:46:29.489><c> a</c><00:46:29.690><c> wedding.</c><00:46:30.730><c> And</c><00:46:30.829><c> everyone's</c><00:46:31.630><c> there,</c> 00:46:31.989 --> 00:46:34.389 both<00:46:32.130><c> small</c><00:46:32.469><c> and</c><00:46:32.769><c> great,</c><00:46:33.030><c> the</c><00:46:33.130><c> voice</c><00:46:33.369><c> of</c><00:46:33.809><c> many,</c> 00:46:34.389 --> 00:46:39.030 a<00:46:34.610><c> great</c><00:46:34.789><c> multitude,</c><00:46:35.369><c> of</c><00:46:35.769><c> many</c><00:46:36.050><c> waters,</c><00:46:36.449><c> the</c><00:46:36.610><c> voice</c><00:46:36.809><c> of</c><00:46:37.130><c> almighty</c><00:46:37.570><c> thundering.</c><00:46:38.849><c> And</c> 00:46:39.030 --> 00:46:40.690 they're<00:46:39.289><c> there,</c><00:46:39.909><c> small</c> 00:46:40.690 --> 00:46:46.429 and<00:46:41.230><c> great,</c><00:46:41.550><c> says</c><00:46:41.710><c> Revelation</c><00:46:42.349><c> 19</c><00:46:43.210><c> verse</c><00:46:43.469><c> five.</c><00:46:45.590><c> And</c><00:46:46.090><c> who's</c> 00:46:46.429 --> 00:46:50.730 there?<00:46:47.989><c> This</c><00:46:48.309><c> particular</c><00:46:48.889><c> bride.</c><00:46:49.929><c> Why?</c> 00:46:50.710 --> 00:46:56.250 Well,<00:46:51.429><c> this</c><00:46:51.489><c> particular</c><00:46:52.090><c> bride</c><00:46:52.730><c> hasn't</c><00:46:53.650><c> made</c><00:46:54.230><c> excuses</c><00:46:55.070><c> in</c> 00:46:56.250 --> 00:47:01.469 her<00:46:56.489><c> lifetime.</c><00:46:58.269><c> But</c><00:46:58.630><c> rather,</c><00:46:59.849><c> she's</c><00:47:00.349><c> prepared,</c> 00:47:01.829 --> 00:47:07.989 and<00:47:02.210><c> she's</c><00:47:02.690><c> made</c><00:47:03.170><c> herself</c><00:47:03.809><c> ready</c><00:47:04.409><c> to</c><00:47:05.730><c> be</c><00:47:06.110><c> able</c><00:47:06.610><c> to</c><00:47:07.110><c> be</c><00:47:07.429><c> there</c> 00:47:07.989 --> 00:47:12.070 in<00:47:09.510><c> the</c><00:47:09.809><c> day</c><00:47:10.289><c> of</c><00:47:10.570><c> our</c><00:47:10.809><c> Lord's</c><00:47:11.190><c> return.</c> 00:47:13.769 --> 00:47:19.730 And<00:47:14.690><c> so,</c><00:47:15.070><c> as</c><00:47:15.070><c> we</c><00:47:15.269><c> think</c><00:47:15.489><c> through</c><00:47:16.130><c> the</c><00:47:16.789><c> attitude</c><00:47:17.329><c> of</c><00:47:18.570><c> these</c> 00:47:19.730 --> 00:47:21.690 faithful<00:47:20.389><c> people,</c> 00:47:22.630 --> 00:47:27.369 who<00:47:22.789><c> throughout</c><00:47:23.110><c> time</c><00:47:24.010><c> have</c><00:47:24.650><c> not</c><00:47:24.909><c> made</c><00:47:25.309><c> excuses,</c><00:47:26.969><c> but</c><00:47:27.170><c> have</c> 00:47:27.369 --> 00:47:29.969 worked<00:47:27.630><c> to</c><00:47:27.889><c> prepare</c><00:47:28.349><c> for</c><00:47:28.650><c> their</c><00:47:28.869><c> Lord's</c><00:47:29.150><c> return,</c> 00:47:30.289 --> 00:47:34.829 let's<00:47:30.610><c> learn</c><00:47:30.809><c> the</c><00:47:31.070><c> lesson</c><00:47:31.590><c> from</c><00:47:32.289><c> the</c><00:47:32.570><c> parable</c><00:47:32.969><c> of</c><00:47:33.650><c> excuses.</c> 00:47:35.530 --> 00:47:39.250 And<00:47:36.449><c> make</c><00:47:36.610><c> sure</c><00:47:36.889><c> we</c><00:47:37.090><c> don't</c><00:47:37.590><c> excuse</c><00:47:38.050><c> ourselves,</c> 00:47:39.730 --> 00:47:45.989 but<00:47:40.369><c> choose</c><00:47:41.010><c> this</c><00:47:41.869><c> day</c><00:47:42.269><c> to</c><00:47:44.170><c> gladly</c><00:47:44.570><c> accept</c><00:47:45.150><c> the</c><00:47:45.409><c> invitation</c> 00:47:45.989 --> 00:47:48.849 and<00:47:47.329><c> to</c><00:47:47.610><c> prepare</c><00:47:48.030><c> for</c><00:47:48.289><c> the</c><00:47:48.449><c> day</c><00:47:48.650><c> when</c> 00:47:48.849 --> 00:47:53.789 our<00:47:49.070><c> Lord</c><00:47:49.210><c> will</c><00:47:49.489><c> come,</c><00:47:50.750><c> so</c><00:47:51.409><c> that</c><00:47:51.530><c> when</c><00:47:51.650><c> he</c><00:47:51.829><c> finds</c><00:47:52.150><c> us,</c><00:47:53.269><c> we</c><00:47:53.670><c> will</c> 00:47:53.789 --> 00:47:56.809 be<00:47:53.969><c> able</c><00:47:54.090><c> to</c><00:47:54.369><c> sit</c><00:47:54.630><c> down</c><00:47:55.170><c> anew</c><00:47:55.550><c> with</c><00:47:55.869><c> him</c> 00:47:56.989 --> 00:48:02.489 and<00:47:57.409><c> eat</c><00:47:57.610><c> and</c><00:47:57.789><c> drink</c><00:47:58.010><c> wine</c><00:47:58.389><c> in</c><00:47:58.829><c> that</c><00:47:59.090><c> day</c><00:47:59.690><c> when</c><00:48:00.789><c> the</c><00:48:01.070><c> kingdom</c><00:48:01.349><c> comes.</c>