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would</c><00:33:24.619><c> be</c> 00:33:24.839 --> 00:33:27.420 their<00:33:25.140><c> inheritance,</c><00:33:26.119><c> by</c><00:33:26.359><c> that</c><00:33:26.619><c> He</c><00:33:26.779><c> meant</c><00:33:27.079><c> that</c><00:33:27.259><c> they</c> 00:33:27.420 --> 00:33:31.660 were<00:33:27.619><c> to</c><00:33:27.819><c> rely</c><00:33:28.079><c> on</c><00:33:28.319><c> Him</c><00:33:28.640><c> and</c><00:33:28.880><c> His</c><00:33:29.140><c> people</c><00:33:29.779><c> for</c><00:33:30.740><c> everything</c><00:33:31.259><c> or</c> 00:33:31.660 --> 00:33:34.240 at<00:33:31.819><c> least</c><00:33:32.140><c> for</c><00:33:32.460><c> everything</c><00:33:32.839><c> that</c><00:33:33.059><c> was</c><00:33:33.299><c> important.</c> 00:33:34.339 --> 00:33:38.920 And<00:33:34.599><c> when</c><00:33:34.740><c> they</c><00:33:34.960><c> did</c><00:33:35.140><c> so,</c><00:33:35.880><c> He</c><00:33:36.059><c> would</c><00:33:36.240><c> be</c><00:33:36.859><c> 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him</c><00:39:47.760><c> at</c><00:39:48.340><c> all,</c><00:39:48.719><c> or</c><00:39:48.960><c> at</c><00:39:49.019><c> least</c><00:39:49.199><c> at</c><00:39:49.480><c> first,</c> 00:39:50.119 --> 00:39:52.360 because<00:39:50.360><c> he</c><00:39:50.500><c> had</c><00:39:50.739><c> great</c><00:39:51.199><c> possessions.</c> 00:39:52.679 --> 00:39:55.780 May<00:39:52.840><c> that</c><00:39:53.500><c> not</c><00:39:53.739><c> be</c><00:39:53.920><c> the</c><00:39:54.079><c> case,</c><00:39:54.860><c> brothers</c><00:39:55.019><c> and</c><00:39:55.260><c> sisters,</c><00:39:55.559><c> with</c> 00:39:55.780 --> 00:39:59.559 us.<00:39:57.219><c> Now</c><00:39:57.659><c> for</c><00:39:57.980><c> clarification,</c><00:39:58.699><c> I'm</c><00:39:58.900><c> not</c><00:39:59.199><c> advocating</c> 00:39:59.559 --> 00:40:02.320 that<00:39:59.739><c> we</c><00:39:59.880><c> sell</c><00:40:00.099><c> our</c><00:40:00.320><c> homes,</c><00:40:00.820><c> liquidate</c><00:40:01.159><c> 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temporal.</c><00:40:14.139><c> There's</c><00:40:14.539><c> another</c><00:40:14.760><c> brother</c><00:40:15.039><c> in</c> 00:40:15.159 --> 00:40:17.199 our<00:40:15.360><c> meeting</c><00:40:15.619><c> who</c><00:40:16.159><c> thinks</c><00:40:16.480><c> every</c><00:40:16.860><c> time</c><00:40:17.039><c> he</c> 00:40:17.199 --> 00:40:22.800 makes<00:40:17.380><c> a</c><00:40:17.599><c> big</c><00:40:17.860><c> purchase,</c><00:40:18.239><c> especially</c><00:40:18.539><c> if</c><00:40:18.659><c> it's</c><00:40:18.820><c> not</c><00:40:19.059><c> one</c><00:40:19.199><c> of</c><00:40:19.300><c> those</c><00:40:19.679><c> necessary</c><00:40:20.260><c> purchases,</c><00:40:21.840><c> it's</c><00:40:22.099><c> more</c><00:40:22.320><c> of</c><00:40:22.519><c> a</c> 00:40:22.800 --> 00:40:25.780 luxury<00:40:23.139><c> purchase</c><00:40:23.639><c> or</c><00:40:24.139><c> could</c><00:40:24.420><c> be</c><00:40:24.760><c> debated</c><00:40:25.039><c> as</c><00:40:25.280><c> 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brothers</c><00:40:56.400><c> and</c><00:40:56.659><c> sisters,</c><00:40:57.119><c> we</c><00:40:57.300><c> are</c><00:40:57.840><c> heirs</c><00:40:58.159><c> to</c><00:40:58.420><c> a</c><00:40:58.579><c> fortune.</c> 00:41:00.019 --> 00:41:01.679 We<00:41:00.199><c> are</c><00:41:00.519><c> heirs</c><00:41:00.880><c> according</c><00:41:01.239><c> to</c><00:41:01.539><c> the</c> 00:41:01.679 --> 00:41:06.340 promises<00:41:01.920><c> made</c><00:41:02.239><c> to</c><00:41:02.539><c> Abraham</c><00:41:02.960><c> and</c><00:41:03.400><c> the</c><00:41:03.559><c> other</c><00:41:03.719><c> faithful</c><00:41:04.079><c> of</c><00:41:04.340><c> old.</c><00:41:05.539><c> The</c><00:41:05.820><c> fortune</c><00:41:06.059><c> is</c> 00:41:06.340 --> 00:41:07.559 not<00:41:06.559><c> based</c><00:41:06.880><c> on</c><00:41:07.099><c> the</c><00:41:07.280><c> lottery,</c> 00:41:07.579 --> 00:41:10.039 as<00:41:07.739><c> I</c><00:41:07.920><c> mentioned</c><00:41:08.099><c> the</c><00:41:08.260><c> other</c><00:41:08.460><c> night,</c><00:41:09.119><c> or</c><00:41:09.380><c> whether</c><00:41:09.559><c> we</c><00:41:09.780><c> have</c><00:41:09.880><c> a</c> 00:41:10.039 --> 00:41:13.300 rich<00:41:10.239><c> uncle.</c><00:41:11.500><c> This</c><00:41:11.940><c> fortune</c><00:41:12.300><c> is</c><00:41:12.619><c> based</c><00:41:12.860><c> on</c><00:41:13.099><c> a</c> 00:41:13.300 --> 00:41:16.420 promise<00:41:13.599><c> that</c><00:41:13.820><c> is</c><00:41:14.139><c> sure,</c><00:41:14.940><c> established</c><00:41:15.380><c> by</c><00:41:15.679><c> a</c><00:41:15.900><c> covenant</c><00:41:16.099><c> we</c> 00:41:16.420 --> 00:41:19.119 have<00:41:16.739><c> entered</c><00:41:17.000><c> into</c><00:41:17.679><c> with</c><00:41:18.260><c> our</c><00:41:18.480><c> Father</c><00:41:18.800><c> and</c><00:41:18.900><c> His</c> 00:41:19.119 --> 00:41:23.960 beloved<00:41:19.440><c> Son.</c><00:41:20.960><c> Tomorrow,</c><00:41:22.199><c> we'll</c><00:41:22.280><c> look</c><00:41:22.539><c> at</c><00:41:22.840><c> some</c><00:41:23.039><c> of</c><00:41:23.219><c> the</c><00:41:23.239><c> blessings</c><00:41:23.599><c> that</c> 00:41:23.960 --> 00:41:25.159 flow<00:41:24.179><c> from</c><00:41:24.420><c> this</c><00:41:24.699><c> inheritance,</c> 00:41:25.320 --> 00:41:28.840 both<00:41:25.519><c> in</c><00:41:25.760><c> this</c><00:41:26.000><c> life</c><00:41:26.440><c> and</c><00:41:26.920><c> in</c><00:41:27.099><c> the</c><00:41:27.219><c> life</c><00:41:27.380><c> to</c><00:41:27.639><c> come</c><00:41:27.800><c> as</c><00:41:28.000><c> we</c><00:41:28.179><c> consider</c><00:41:28.579><c> the</c> 00:41:28.840 --> 00:41:31.219 topic,<00:41:29.599><c> the</c><00:41:29.780><c> beauty</c><00:41:30.320><c> of</c><00:41:30.900><c> holiness.</c> 00:41:31.219 --> 00:41:34.119 Thank<00:41:32.920><c> you.</c>