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are</c><00:12:00.419><c> absolutely</c><00:12:00.919><c> not</c><00:12:01.240><c> worthy</c><00:12:01.659><c> to</c><00:12:02.000><c> partake</c><00:12:02.600><c> of</c><00:12:02.779><c> this</c><00:12:03.000><c> bread</c> 00:12:03.340 --> 00:12:04.820 x and<00:12:03.720><c> of</c><00:12:03.860><c> this</c><00:12:04.039><c> cup.</c> 00:12:05.639 --> 00:12:10.559 x And<00:12:05.740><c> if</c><00:12:05.860><c> our</c><00:12:06.000><c> basis</c><00:12:06.320><c> of</c><00:12:06.639><c> faith</c><00:12:06.960><c> is</c><00:12:07.320><c> upon</c><00:12:07.559><c> our</c><00:12:07.860><c> worthiness</c><00:12:08.320><c> for</c><00:12:08.720><c> this,</c> 00:12:12.159 --> 00:12:14.799 x then<00:12:12.639><c> we're</c><00:12:13.120><c> going</c><00:12:13.179><c> to</c><00:12:13.279><c> have</c><00:12:13.379><c> a</c><00:12:13.440><c> lot</c><00:12:13.620><c> of</c><00:12:13.759><c> full</c><00:12:13.899><c> cups,</c> 00:12:15.440 --> 00:12:17.379 x and<00:12:15.519><c> 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him</c><00:12:28.600><c> about</c><00:12:28.799><c> his</c><00:12:29.080><c> authority.</c> 00:12:29.720 --> 00:12:31.440 x Even<00:12:29.899><c> though</c><00:12:30.080><c> he</c><00:12:30.200><c> says,</c><00:12:30.480><c> I'm</c><00:12:30.519><c> a</c><00:12:30.600><c> man</c><00:12:30.720><c> under</c><00:12:31.000><c> authority,</c> 00:12:31.700 --> 00:12:33.159 x I'm<00:12:31.940><c> going</c><00:12:31.960><c> to</c><00:12:31.960><c> tell</c><00:12:32.100><c> you</c><00:12:32.200><c> what</c><00:12:32.299><c> authority</c><00:12:32.659><c> is,</c><00:12:32.860><c> and</c><00:12:32.980><c> you</c><00:12:33.059><c> know</c> 00:12:33.159 --> 00:12:33.779 x what<00:12:33.360><c> authority</c><00:12:33.580><c> is,</c> 00:12:33.799 --> 00:12:35.899 x and<00:12:33.919><c> I</c><00:12:33.960><c> know</c><00:12:34.100><c> what</c><00:12:34.299><c> authority</c><00:12:34.480><c> is,</c><00:12:34.679><c> and</c><00:12:34.759><c> authority</c><00:12:34.919><c> is,</c><00:12:35.320><c> I</c><00:12:35.440><c> tell</c><00:12:35.539><c> somebody</c><00:12:35.740><c> to</c> 00:12:35.899 --> 00:12:37.019 x come<00:12:36.059><c> and</c><00:12:36.139><c> he</c><00:12:36.259><c> comes.</c> 00:12:37.100 --> 00:12:38.899 x I<00:12:37.279><c> tell</c><00:12:37.379><c> somebody</c><00:12:37.600><c> to</c><00:12:37.759><c> go</c><00:12:37.860><c> and</c><00:12:37.940><c> he</c><00:12:38.100><c> goes.</c> 00:12:40.039 --> 00:12:42.379 x And<00:12:40.279><c> he's</c><00:12:40.440><c> saying</c><00:12:40.500><c> to</c><00:12:40.679><c> Jesus</c><00:12:40.960><c> two</c><00:12:41.620><c> remarkable</c><00:12:42.120><c> things.</c> 00:12:42.419 --> 00:12:44.539 x First<00:12:42.620><c> of</c><00:12:42.700><c> all,</c><00:12:42.799><c> he's</c><00:12:42.919><c> saying,</c><00:12:43.059><c> I</c><00:12:43.220><c> recognize</c><00:12:43.700><c> you're</c><00:12:44.159><c> a</c><00:12:44.259><c> man</c> 00:12:44.539 --> 00:12:46.320 x under<00:12:45.360><c> authority.</c> 00:12:48.220 --> 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he</c><00:13:06.059><c> couldn't</c><00:13:06.299><c> see.</c> 00:13:06.620 --> 00:13:09.759 x He<00:13:06.779><c> wasn't</c><00:13:06.980><c> saying</c><00:13:07.159><c> to</c><00:13:07.360><c> Jesus,</c><00:13:08.460><c> don't</c><00:13:08.600><c> you</c><00:13:08.840><c> go,</c><00:13:09.059><c> why</c><00:13:09.159><c> don't</c><00:13:09.179><c> you</c><00:13:09.299><c> send</c><00:13:09.500><c> one</c><00:13:09.679><c> of</c> 00:13:09.759 --> 00:13:10.240 x your<00:13:09.879><c> disciples?</c> 00:13:10.279 --> 00:13:10.960 x They<00:13:10.460><c> can</c><00:13:10.659><c> go.</c> 00:13:11.259 --> 00:13:12.200 x That's<00:13:11.539><c> not</c><00:13:11.620><c> what</c><00:13:11.700><c> he</c><00:13:11.799><c> was</c><00:13:11.860><c> saying.</c> 00:13:12.200 --> 00:13:14.539 x He's<00:13:12.960><c> saying,</c><00:13:13.259><c> I</c><00:13:13.299><c> know</c><00:13:13.440><c> you</c><00:13:13.539><c> have</c><00:13:13.720><c> authority,</c><00:13:14.120><c> and</c><00:13:14.279><c> I</c><00:13:14.379><c> know</c><00:13:14.440><c> if</c> 00:13:14.539 --> 00:13:16.919 x you<00:13:14.700><c> say</c><00:13:14.840><c> the</c><00:13:15.019><c> word,</c><00:13:15.539><c> it's</c><00:13:15.879><c> going</c><00:13:16.000><c> to</c><00:13:16.200><c> happen.</c> 00:13:17.019 --> 00:13:19.360 x How<00:13:17.459><c> is</c><00:13:17.899><c> it</c><00:13:18.000><c> going</c><00:13:18.080><c> to</c><00:13:18.220><c> happen</c><00:13:18.379><c> just</c><00:13:18.600><c> by</c><00:13:18.799><c> saying</c><00:13:18.940><c> the</c><00:13:19.120><c> word?</c> 00:13:19.700 --> 00:13:22.720 x Well,<00:13:19.919><c> you're</c><00:13:20.159><c> a</c><00:13:20.240><c> man</c><00:13:20.360><c> under</c><00:13:20.620><c> authority,</c><00:13:21.279><c> and</c><00:13:21.519><c> you</c><00:13:21.639><c> have</c><00:13:21.799><c> authority.</c> 00:13:23.259 --> 00:13:27.159 x And<00:13:23.460><c> there's</c><00:13:23.639><c> a</c><00:13:23.759><c> whole</c><00:13:24.059><c> realm</c><00:13:24.600><c> in</c><00:13:25.340><c> the</c><00:13:25.500><c> godly</c><00:13:25.779><c> realm</c><00:13:26.320><c> that's</c> 00:13:27.159 --> 00:13:28.500 x going<00:13:27.259><c> to</c><00:13:27.419><c> allow</c><00:13:27.620><c> this</c><00:13:27.840><c> to</c><00:13:28.100><c> happen</c> 00:13:28.500 --> 00:13:29.960 x because<00:13:29.000><c> you</c><00:13:29.179><c> have</c><00:13:29.340><c> authority</c><00:13:29.639><c> over</c><00:13:29.860><c> it.</c> 00:13:30.179 --> 00:13:33.679 x That's<00:13:30.620><c> quite</c><00:13:30.879><c> a</c><00:13:31.120><c> statement</c><00:13:31.500><c> by</c><00:13:32.279><c> a</c><00:13:32.399><c> Roman</c><00:13:32.659><c> centurion</c><00:13:33.360><c> to</c> 00:13:33.679 --> 00:13:37.379 x recognize<00:13:34.620><c> where</c><00:13:35.279><c> Jesus'</c><00:13:35.600><c> power</c><00:13:35.940><c> comes</c><00:13:36.299><c> from.</c> 00:13:38.339 --> 00:13:41.740 x And<00:13:38.779><c> so</c><00:13:38.980><c> Jesus</c><00:13:39.259><c> says,</c><00:13:39.679><c> this</c><00:13:39.679><c> is</c><00:13:41.000><c> the</c><00:13:41.080><c> greatest</c><00:13:41.259><c> act</c><00:13:41.480><c> of</c><00:13:41.620><c> faith</c> 00:13:41.740 --> 00:13:42.519 x I've<00:13:41.940><c> ever</c><00:13:42.259><c> seen.</c> 00:13:42.940 --> 00:13:45.419 x I<00:13:42.940><c> haven't</c><00:13:43.419><c> heard</c><00:13:43.580><c> anything</c><00:13:43.899><c> like</c><00:13:44.139><c> this</c><00:13:44.299><c> in</c><00:13:44.379><c> all</c><00:13:44.460><c> of</c><00:13:44.580><c> Israel.</c> 00:13:46.320 --> 00:13:48.820 x And<00:13:46.519><c> it</c><00:13:46.659><c> happens</c><00:13:46.820><c> right</c><00:13:47.039><c> after</c><00:13:47.320><c> the</c><00:13:47.480><c> Sermon</c><00:13:47.659><c> on</c><00:13:47.820><c> the</c><00:13:47.940><c> Mount.</c> 00:13:48.940 --> 00:13:52.080 x He<00:13:49.080><c> has</c><00:13:49.200><c> a</c><00:13:49.379><c> living,</c><00:13:49.600><c> breathing</c><00:13:49.899><c> example</c><00:13:50.480><c> of</c><00:13:50.960><c> everything</c><00:13:51.279><c> I</c><00:13:51.460><c> was</c><00:13:51.559><c> just</c><00:13:51.759><c> talking</c><00:13:51.980><c> to</c> 00:13:52.080 --> 00:13:53.039 x you<00:13:52.220><c> about.</c> 00:13:54.220 --> 00:13:56.120 x Isn't<00:13:54.360><c> that</c><00:13:54.480><c> a</c><00:13:54.659><c> remarkable</c><00:13:55.120><c> thing?</c> 00:13:56.960 --> 00:14:04.240 x And<00:13:57.139><c> then</c><00:13:57.340><c> there's</c><00:13:59.100><c> Peter's</c><00:13:59.419><c> mother</c><00:13:59.580><c>-in</c><00:13:59.759><c>-law,</c><00:14:01.159><c> who's</c><00:14:01.379><c> got</c><00:14:01.519><c> a</c><00:14:01.659><c> headache,</c><00:14:03.240><c> probably</c><00:14:03.600><c> a</c><00:14:03.779><c> migraine.</c> 00:14:04.240 --> 00:14:08.700 x If<00:14:04.600><c> you</c><00:14:04.740><c> ever</c><00:14:04.879><c> have</c><00:14:05.019><c> a</c><00:14:05.159><c> migraine,</c><00:14:06.720><c> it's</c><00:14:07.519><c> disabling</c><00:14:07.980><c> for</c><00:14:08.299><c> sure.</c> 00:14:09.139 --> 00:14:10.480 x And<00:14:09.299><c> Jesus</c><00:14:09.559><c> touches</c><00:14:09.919><c> her.</c> 00:14:10.720 --> 00:14:12.460 x But<00:14:10.879><c> it</c><00:14:10.980><c> doesn't</c><00:14:11.100><c> just</c><00:14:11.320><c> tell</c><00:14:11.440><c> us</c><00:14:11.559><c> Jesus</c><00:14:11.820><c> touches</c><00:14:12.139><c> her</c><00:14:12.340><c> and</c> 00:14:12.460 --> 00:14:13.740 x she's<00:14:12.840><c> healed.</c> 00:14:14.220 --> 00:14:18.480 x It<00:14:14.440><c> tells</c><00:14:14.580><c> us</c><00:14:14.759><c> Jesus</c><00:14:15.080><c> touches</c><00:14:15.399><c> her,</c><00:14:16.460><c> and</c><00:14:16.679><c> she's</c><00:14:17.080><c> healed,</c><00:14:18.259><c> and</c> 00:14:18.480 --> 00:14:21.639 x she<00:14:18.659><c> goes</c><00:14:18.980><c> and</c><00:14:19.139><c> she</c><00:14:19.600><c> ministers</c><00:14:20.000><c> onto</c><00:14:20.620><c> them.</c> 00:14:22.000 --> 00:14:25.259 x Why<00:14:22.340><c> does</c><00:14:22.539><c> it</c><00:14:22.720><c> tell</c><00:14:22.919><c> us</c><00:14:23.240><c> that</c><00:14:23.399><c> she</c><00:14:23.679><c> ministered</c><00:14:24.419><c> onto</c><00:14:24.820><c> them?</c> 00:14:25.580 --> 00:14:28.179 x Why<00:14:25.799><c> didn't</c><00:14:26.000><c> it</c><00:14:26.179><c> tell</c><00:14:26.259><c> us</c><00:14:26.379><c> that</c><00:14:26.480><c> she</c><00:14:26.620><c> was</c><00:14:26.779><c> ministered</c><00:14:27.080><c> onto</c><00:14:27.279><c> Jesus</c><00:14:27.860><c> or</c> 00:14:28.179 --> 00:14:29.279 x she<00:14:28.379><c> ministered</c><00:14:28.659><c> onto</c><00:14:28.879><c> Peter?</c> 00:14:29.659 --> 00:14:31.759 x Why<00:14:29.840><c> is</c><00:14:29.919><c> it</c><00:14:30.039><c> so</c><00:14:30.200><c> specific</c><00:14:30.620><c> that</c><00:14:30.779><c> she</c><00:14:31.019><c> ministered</c><00:14:31.320><c> onto</c><00:14:31.559><c> them?</c> 00:14:31.759 --> 00:14:34.080 x Because<00:14:31.980><c> that's</c><00:14:32.340><c> exactly</c><00:14:32.740><c> what</c><00:14:32.980><c> somebody</c><00:14:33.220><c> who's</c><00:14:33.620><c> touched</c><00:14:33.820><c> by</c> 00:14:34.080 --> 00:14:36.399 x Jesus<00:14:34.500><c> is</c><00:14:34.919><c> supposed</c><00:14:35.240><c> to</c><00:14:35.419><c> do.</c> 00:14:37.399 --> 00:14:40.440 x Is<00:14:37.580><c> go</c><00:14:37.919><c> and</c><00:14:38.259><c> minister</c><00:14:38.740><c> onto</c><00:14:39.480><c> them.</c> 00:14:41.120 --> 00:14:43.659 x Just<00:14:41.399><c> the</c><00:14:41.559><c> way</c><00:14:41.679><c> we</c><00:14:42.039><c> minister</c><00:14:42.340><c> onto</c><00:14:42.620><c> each</c><00:14:42.919><c> other,</c><00:14:43.500><c> brothers</c> 00:14:43.659 --> 00:14:44.779 x and<00:14:43.899><c> sisters.</c> 00:14:45.559 --> 00:14:48.919 x She<00:14:45.779><c> is</c><00:14:46.039><c> a</c><00:14:46.259><c> living,</c><00:14:46.700><c> breathing</c><00:14:47.019><c> example</c><00:14:47.559><c> of</c><00:14:47.820><c> what</c><00:14:48.019><c> it</c><00:14:48.200><c> means</c><00:14:48.440><c> to</c><00:14:48.639><c> be</c><00:14:48.779><c> a</c> 00:14:48.919 --> 00:14:49.919 x disciple<00:14:49.240><c> in</c><00:14:49.460><c> Christ.</c> 00:14:50.399 --> 00:14:54.460 x To<00:14:50.600><c> be</c><00:14:50.860><c> touched</c><00:14:51.120><c> by</c><00:14:51.340><c> Jesus</c><00:14:51.919><c> and</c><00:14:53.000><c> go</c><00:14:53.179><c> and</c><00:14:53.600><c> minister</c><00:14:53.879><c> onto</c><00:14:54.179><c> all</c> 00:14:54.460 --> 00:14:57.759 x those<00:14:54.639><c> who</c><00:14:54.779><c> are</c><00:14:55.000><c> also</c><00:14:55.259><c> touched</c><00:14:55.700><c> by</c><00:14:56.159><c> the</c><00:14:56.299><c> Lord</c><00:14:56.419><c> Jesus</c><00:14:56.740><c> Christ.</c> 00:14:58.399 --> 00:15:00.480 x 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Matthew</c> 00:15:09.919 --> 00:15:11.720 x it's<00:15:10.220><c> two</c><00:15:10.440><c> men</c><00:15:10.639><c> and</c><00:15:10.799><c> they're</c><00:15:10.940><c> demon</c><00:15:11.179><c>-possessed.</c> 00:15:12.080 --> 00:15:14.759 x And<00:15:12.299><c> consider</c><00:15:12.480><c> what</c><00:15:12.659><c> they</c><00:15:13.000><c> say</c><00:15:13.320><c> and</c><00:15:13.740><c> recognize</c><00:15:14.240><c> how</c><00:15:14.419><c> they</c> 00:15:14.759 --> 00:15:16.620 x recognize<00:15:15.139><c> Jesus'</c><00:15:15.720><c> authority.</c> 00:15:16.659 --> 00:15:18.759 x First<00:15:16.899><c> of</c><00:15:17.000><c> all,</c><00:15:17.059><c> they</c><00:15:17.220><c> call</c><00:15:17.340><c> him</c><00:15:17.440><c> the</c><00:15:17.580><c> Son</c><00:15:17.700><c> of</c><00:15:17.879><c> God.</c> 00:15:19.860 --> 00:15:22.840 x Jesus<00:15:20.159><c> was</c><00:15:20.340><c> going</c><00:15:20.460><c> to</c><00:15:20.519><c> get</c><00:15:20.700><c> persecuted</c><00:15:21.299><c> for</c><00:15:22.279><c> people</c><00:15:22.500><c> thinking</c> 00:15:22.840 --> 00:15:23.740 x he<00:15:22.980><c> was</c><00:15:23.139><c> the</c><00:15:23.279><c> Son</c><00:15:23.399><c> of</c><00:15:23.580><c> God.</c> 00:15:23.759 --> 00:15:25.659 x Or<00:15:23.940><c> for</c><00:15:24.000><c> him</c><00:15:24.220><c> claiming</c><00:15:24.580><c> as</c><00:15:24.799><c> they</c><00:15:24.980><c> thought</c><00:15:25.139><c> that</c><00:15:25.320><c> he</c><00:15:25.360><c> was</c><00:15:25.539><c> the</c> 00:15:25.659 --> 00:15:26.820 x Son<00:15:25.799><c> of</c><00:15:25.980><c> God.</c> 00:15:27.480 --> 00:15:31.759 x And<00:15:27.960><c> yet</c><00:15:28.200><c> the</c><00:15:28.440><c> demon</c><00:15:28.620><c>-possessed</c><00:15:28.980><c> man</c><00:15:29.179><c> says,</c><00:15:30.759><c> Thou</c><00:15:30.860><c> Son</c><00:15:31.679><c> of</c> 00:15:31.759 --> 00:15:33.639 x God,<00:15:33.000><c> right?</c> 00:15:34.839 --> 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then</c><00:15:49.600><c> they</c><00:15:49.779><c> say,</c><00:15:50.299><c> Art</c><00:15:50.480><c> thou</c><00:15:50.639><c> come</c><00:15:50.919><c> hither</c><00:15:51.159><c> to</c><00:15:51.440><c> torment</c><00:15:51.799><c> us</c> 00:15:52.320 --> 00:15:53.460 x before<00:15:52.759><c> the</c><00:15:53.039><c> time?</c> 00:15:53.460 --> 00:15:57.539 x Well,<00:15:54.039><c> that's</c><00:15:54.259><c> an</c><00:15:54.580><c> amazing</c><00:15:55.059><c> recognition</c><00:15:55.659><c> of</c><00:15:55.840><c> his</c><00:15:56.120><c> power,</c><00:15:56.600><c> isn't</c><00:15:56.700><c> it?</c> 00:15:57.740 --> 00:15:59.379 x That<00:15:57.919><c> they</c><00:15:58.159><c> recognize</c><00:15:58.419><c> that</c><00:15:58.559><c> he</c><00:15:58.600><c> would</c><00:15:58.740><c> have</c><00:15:58.860><c> the</c><00:15:59.000><c> power</c><00:15:59.159><c> to</c> 00:15:59.379 --> 00:15:59.740 x torment<00:15:59.600><c> them.</c> 00:15:59.740 --> 00:16:01.600 x 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recognition</c><00:16:09.759><c> that</c><00:16:10.320><c> a</c> 00:16:10.639 --> 00:16:13.559 x time<00:16:10.879><c> of</c><00:16:11.179><c> responsibility</c><00:16:11.779><c> is</c><00:16:12.200><c> going</c><00:16:12.460><c> to</c><00:16:12.720><c> come.</c> 00:16:14.480 --> 00:16:17.059 x It's<00:16:14.940><c> a</c><00:16:15.080><c> remarkable</c><00:16:15.559><c> statement</c><00:16:16.000><c> of</c><00:16:16.240><c> the</c><00:16:16.500><c> understanding</c><00:16:16.879><c> of</c> 00:16:17.059 --> 00:16:17.980 x what<00:16:17.220><c> Jesus</c><00:16:17.480><c> represents.</c> 00:16:17.980 --> 00:16:21.259 x Even<00:16:18.259><c> though</c><00:16:18.399><c> they</c><00:16:18.559><c> miss</c><00:16:18.759><c> out</c><00:16:19.379><c> on</c><00:16:19.779><c> the</c><00:16:19.899><c> fact</c><00:16:20.019><c> that</c><00:16:20.159><c> he</c><00:16:20.299><c> has</c><00:16:20.500><c> come</c><00:16:20.799><c> not</c> 00:16:21.259 --> 00:16:23.039 x to<00:16:21.419><c> torment</c><00:16:21.620><c> but</c><00:16:21.820><c> to</c><00:16:22.080><c> heal.</c> 00:16:23.759 --> 00:16:25.899 x But<00:16:23.919><c> it's</c><00:16:24.179><c> certainly</c><00:16:24.360><c> a</c><00:16:24.500><c> statement</c><00:16:24.639><c> of</c><00:16:24.820><c> their</c><00:16:24.980><c> power.</c> 00:16:26.519 --> 00:16:28.019 x Of<00:16:26.659><c> his</c><00:16:26.860><c> power,</c><00:16:27.399><c> rather.</c> 00:16:30.240 --> 00:16:32.899 x And<00:16:30.639><c> there</c><00:16:31.059><c> are</c><00:16:31.220><c> many</c><00:16:31.500><c> other</c><00:16:31.919><c> marvelous</c><00:16:32.460><c> examples.</c> 00:16:32.960 --> 00:16:36.440 x But<00:16:33.120><c> the</c><00:16:33.299><c> one</c><00:16:33.399><c> I</c><00:16:33.559><c> want</c><00:16:33.720><c> to</c><00:16:34.019><c> focus</c><00:16:34.299><c> on</c><00:16:34.600><c> this</c><00:16:34.860><c> morning</c><00:16:35.340><c> for</c><00:16:36.220><c> just</c> 00:16:36.440 --> 00:16:38.799 x a<00:16:36.600><c> few</c><00:16:36.700><c> minutes</c><00:16:37.120><c> is</c><00:16:37.659><c> the</c><00:16:37.899><c> leper.</c> 00:16:39.519 --> 00:16:43.840 x Because<00:16:39.899><c> I</c><00:16:40.139><c> believe</c><00:16:40.299><c> the</c><00:16:40.500><c> leper</c><00:16:40.960><c> is</c><00:16:41.519><c> a</c><00:16:41.720><c> representation</c><00:16:42.379><c> of</c><00:16:43.480><c> all</c><00:16:43.700><c> of</c> 00:16:43.840 --> 00:16:46.320 x us<00:16:44.700><c> who</c><00:16:45.399><c> put</c><00:16:45.539><c> on</c><00:16:45.759><c> Jesus.</c> 00:16:46.320 --> 00:16:50.059 x I<00:16:46.740><c> think</c><00:16:46.899><c> we</c><00:16:47.039><c> can</c><00:16:47.320><c> all</c><00:16:47.559><c> relate</c><00:16:48.179><c> to</c><00:16:48.879><c> the</c><00:16:49.059><c> leper.</c> 00:16:50.179 --> 00:16:54.000 x But<00:16:50.360><c> the</c><00:16:50.500><c> leper</c><00:16:50.720><c> says</c><00:16:51.019><c> something</c><00:16:51.779><c> remarkable.</c> 00:16:54.799 --> 00:16:57.100 x 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followed</c><00:17:08.480><c> him</c><00:17:08.640><c> up</c><00:17:08.799><c> the</c><00:17:08.960><c> mountain.</c> 00:17:10.039 --> 00:17:11.900 x And<00:17:10.220><c> we</c><00:17:10.299><c> saw</c><00:17:10.420><c> that</c><00:17:10.599><c> great</c><00:17:10.759><c> multitudes</c><00:17:11.240><c> followed</c><00:17:11.500><c> him</c><00:17:11.660><c> down</c> 00:17:11.900 --> 00:17:12.440 x the<00:17:12.039><c> mountain.</c> 00:17:12.920 --> 00:17:14.240 x But<00:17:13.019><c> they</c><00:17:13.140><c> don't</c><00:17:13.279><c> do</c><00:17:13.420><c> anything.</c> 00:17:15.379 --> 00:17:17.279 x They<00:17:15.779><c> follow</c><00:17:16.059><c> him</c><00:17:16.160><c> up</c><00:17:16.319><c> and</c><00:17:16.420><c> listen</c><00:17:16.599><c> to</c><00:17:16.799><c> him.</c> 00:17:17.400 --> 00:17:19.119 x And<00:17:17.640><c> they</c><00:17:17.759><c> follow</c><00:17:17.900><c> him</c><00:17:18.099><c> down.</c> 00:17:19.200 --> 00:17:20.380 x They<00:17:19.299><c> don't</c><00:17:19.460><c> do</c><00:17:19.599><c> anything.</c> 00:17:20.779 --> 00:17:23.779 x Now<00:17:21.180><c> Peter's</c><00:17:21.480><c> mother</c><00:17:21.660><c>-in</c><00:17:21.839><c>-law</c><00:17:22.140><c> ministered</c><00:17:22.640><c> unto</c><00:17:22.799><c> them.</c> 00:17:25.039 --> 00:17:27.119 x These<00:17:25.220><c> people</c><00:17:25.440><c> just</c><00:17:25.700><c> followed</c><00:17:25.880><c> him.</c> 00:17:27.200 --> 00:17:27.559 x Verse<00:17:27.359><c> 2.</c> 00:17:27.700 --> 00:17:33.039 x And<00:17:27.859><c> behold,</c><00:17:29.039><c> there</c><00:17:29.079><c> came</c><00:17:29.240><c> a</c><00:17:29.440><c> leper</c><00:17:30.339><c> and</c><00:17:31.779><c> worshiped</c><00:17:32.200><c> him.</c> 00:17:34.339 --> 00:17:37.240 x So<00:17:34.720><c> the</c><00:17:34.859><c> leper</c><00:17:35.039><c> is</c><00:17:35.200><c> doing</c><00:17:35.359><c> more</c><00:17:36.240><c> than</c><00:17:36.680><c> the</c><00:17:36.839><c> multitude.</c> 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mountain<00:17:45.059><c> listening</c><00:17:45.400><c> to</c><00:17:45.680><c> Jesus</c><00:17:45.980><c> and</c><00:17:46.119><c> what</c><00:17:46.240><c> he</c><00:17:46.420><c> said.</c> 00:17:47.740 --> 00:17:50.299 x But<00:17:47.880><c> that</c><00:17:48.019><c> notwithstanding,</c><00:17:48.940><c> he</c><00:17:49.099><c> falls</c><00:17:49.339><c> down</c><00:17:49.579><c> and</c><00:17:49.720><c> he</c><00:17:49.880><c> worships</c><00:17:50.220><c> him.</c> 00:17:50.400 --> 00:17:53.599 x He<00:17:50.420><c> falls</c><00:17:50.700><c> on</c><00:17:50.859><c> his</c><00:17:51.059><c> knees</c><00:17:51.400><c> before</c><00:17:52.359><c> Jesus.</c> 00:17:54.440 --> 00:17:56.420 x And<00:17:54.839><c> he</c><00:17:54.940><c> says</c><00:17:55.200><c> this.</c> 00:17:57.339 --> 00:18:01.720 x He<00:17:57.480><c> says,</c><00:17:57.720><c> Lord,</c><00:17:59.279><c> if</c><00:17:59.579><c> thou</c><00:17:59.839><c> wilt,</c><00:18:00.140><c> thou</c><00:18:00.279><c> can</c><00:18:00.440><c> make</c><00:18:00.619><c> me</c><00:18:00.819><c> clean.</c> 00:18:03.859 --> 00:18:05.920 x And<00:18:04.259><c> Jesus</c><00:18:04.480><c> says,</c><00:18:04.799><c> I</c><00:18:04.980><c> will.</c> 00:18:06.099 --> 00:18:07.460 x And<00:18:06.259><c> he</c><00:18:06.319><c> makes</c><00:18:06.500><c> him</c><00:18:06.700><c> clean.</c> 00:18:07.519 --> 00:18:08.859 x So<00:18:07.799><c> I</c><00:18:07.880><c> want</c><00:18:08.019><c> you</c><00:18:08.160><c> to</c><00:18:08.359><c> consider</c><00:18:08.519><c> for</c><00:18:08.720><c> a</c><00:18:08.779><c> minute.</c> 00:18:08.859 --> 00:18:11.859 x And<00:18:08.940><c> before</c><00:18:09.099><c> we</c><00:18:09.299><c> consider</c><00:18:09.740><c> what</c><00:18:10.279><c> those</c><00:18:10.619><c> words</c><00:18:10.940><c> mean,</c><00:18:11.359><c> if</c><00:18:11.599><c> thou</c> 00:18:11.859 --> 00:18:14.859 x wilt,<00:18:13.019><c> thou</c><00:18:13.160><c> can</c><00:18:13.339><c> make</c><00:18:13.500><c> me</c><00:18:13.759><c> clean.</c> 00:18:15.000 --> 00:18:16.980 x Consider<00:18:15.279><c> what</c><00:18:15.440><c> it</c><00:18:15.539><c> means</c><00:18:15.680><c> to</c><00:18:15.859><c> be</c><00:18:15.980><c> a</c><00:18:16.119><c> leper.</c> 00:18:18.119 --> 00:18:22.799 x If<00:18:18.519><c> you're</c><00:18:18.740><c> a</c><00:18:18.880><c> leper,</c><00:18:19.880><c> you're</c><00:18:20.119><c> ostracized</c><00:18:21.119><c> from</c><00:18:21.640><c> society.</c> 00:18:24.220 --> 00:18:33.180 x You<00:18:24.940><c> have</c><00:18:25.660><c> a</c><00:18:26.839><c> debilitating,</c><00:18:28.599><c> contagious,</c><00:18:30.940><c> terminal</c><00:18:31.519><c> disease.</c> 00:18:34.940 --> 00:18:36.900 x Leprosy<00:18:35.660><c> is</c><00:18:36.059><c> a</c><00:18:36.299><c> representation.</c> 00:18:36.900 --> 00:18:42.920 x It<00:18:37.160><c> is</c><00:18:37.420><c> the</c><00:18:37.579><c> physical</c><00:18:37.980><c> representation</c><00:18:38.839><c> of</c><00:18:40.240><c> the</c><00:18:40.460><c> moral</c><00:18:40.660><c> dilemma</c><00:18:41.099><c> of</c><00:18:42.480><c> being</c><00:18:42.680><c> a</c> 00:18:42.920 --> 00:18:43.579 x slave<00:18:43.119><c> to</c><00:18:43.400><c> sin.</c> 00:18:43.859 --> 00:18:45.140 x That's<00:18:44.059><c> what</c><00:18:44.259><c> leprosy</c><00:18:44.680><c> represents.</c> 00:18:45.259 --> 00:18:50.359 x Leprosy<00:18:45.720><c> represents</c><00:18:47.059><c> sin</c><00:18:48.059><c> and</c><00:18:49.220><c> the</c><00:18:49.400><c> fact</c><00:18:49.539><c> that</c><00:18:49.700><c> if</c><00:18:49.839><c> you</c><00:18:50.019><c> are</c><00:18:50.180><c> a</c> 00:18:50.359 --> 00:18:52.619 x sinner,<00:18:50.880><c> you</c><00:18:51.619><c> are</c><00:18:51.779><c> going</c><00:18:51.940><c> to</c><00:18:52.240><c> die.</c> 00:18:53.079 --> 00:18:54.420 x It<00:18:53.259><c> is</c><00:18:53.579><c> terminal.</c> 00:18:54.700 --> 00:18:56.339 x It<00:18:54.880><c> is</c><00:18:55.240><c> contagious.</c> 00:18:56.740 --> 00:18:58.640 x It<00:18:57.019><c> is</c><00:18:57.380><c> debilitating.</c> 00:18:59.019 --> 00:19:00.740 x And<00:18:59.319><c> you</c><00:18:59.440><c> will</c><00:18:59.720><c> die.</c> 00:19:01.180 --> 00:19:03.480 x And<00:19:01.740><c> that's</c><00:19:01.880><c> what</c><00:19:02.019><c> this</c><00:19:02.299><c> man</c><00:19:02.460><c> has.</c> 00:19:04.160 --> 00:19:06.160 x He's<00:19:04.520><c> got</c><00:19:04.880><c> leprosy.</c> 00:19:06.619 --> 00:19:08.480 x And<00:19:06.900><c> he's</c><00:19:07.140><c> going</c><00:19:07.319><c> to</c><00:19:07.579><c> die.</c> 00:19:11.140 --> 00:19:14.400 x So<00:19:11.500><c> there</c><00:19:11.859><c> are</c><00:19:11.980><c> many</c><00:19:12.200><c> examples</c><00:19:12.599><c> of</c><00:19:12.819><c> leprosy</c><00:19:13.559><c> in</c><00:19:14.039><c> the</c><00:19:14.180><c> Bible,</c> 00:19:14.519 --> 00:19:15.279 x specific<00:19:14.900><c> examples.</c> 00:19:15.339 --> 00:19:16.339 x First<00:19:15.519><c> of</c><00:19:15.619><c> all,</c><00:19:15.759><c> there's</c><00:19:15.940><c> Moses.</c> 00:19:16.440 --> 00:19:17.400 x Moses<00:19:16.799><c> had</c><00:19:17.019><c> leprosy.</c> 00:19:17.559 --> 00:19:20.440 x Remember,<00:19:18.160><c> God</c><00:19:18.380><c> said,</c><00:19:18.660><c> put</c><00:19:18.759><c> your</c><00:19:19.019><c> arm</c><00:19:19.480><c> in</c><00:19:19.960><c> your</c><00:19:20.200><c> coat.</c> 00:19:20.640 --> 00:19:22.519 x And<00:19:20.799><c> he</c><00:19:20.859><c> takes</c><00:19:21.119><c> his</c><00:19:21.400><c> hand</c><00:19:21.519><c> out</c><00:19:21.680><c> and</c><00:19:21.740><c> his</c><00:19:21.880><c> hand</c><00:19:22.019><c> is</c><00:19:22.200><c> leprous.</c> 00:19:22.599 --> 00:19:23.740 x And<00:19:22.740><c> then</c><00:19:22.839><c> God</c><00:19:22.960><c> says,</c><00:19:23.220><c> put</c><00:19:23.279><c> it</c><00:19:23.440><c> back</c><00:19:23.619><c> in.</c> 00:19:23.740 --> 00:19:26.519 x And<00:19:23.819><c> he</c><00:19:23.859><c> puts</c><00:19:24.000><c> it</c><00:19:24.180><c> back</c><00:19:24.319><c> in</c><00:19:24.480><c> and</c><00:19:24.500><c> comes</c><00:19:24.660><c> out</c><00:19:24.859><c> and</c><00:19:24.940><c> his</c><00:19:25.680><c> hand</c><00:19:25.720><c> is</c><00:19:25.839><c> leprosy.</c> 00:19:26.700 --> 00:19:27.559 x It's<00:19:26.700><c> gone.</c> 00:19:29.920 --> 00:19:31.660 x Mariam<00:19:30.280><c> had</c><00:19:30.640><c> leprosy,</c><00:19:31.259><c> right?</c> 00:19:31.660 --> 00:19:37.119 x She<00:19:32.200><c> had</c><00:19:32.359><c> it</c><00:19:32.500><c> for</c><00:19:32.640><c> a</c><00:19:32.759><c> week</c><00:19:33.019><c> because</c><00:19:35.559><c> she</c><00:19:35.940><c> defied</c><00:19:36.319><c> God</c><00:19:36.740><c> and</c><00:19:36.900><c> God</c> 00:19:37.119 --> 00:19:37.920 x gave<00:19:37.319><c> her</c><00:19:37.539><c> leprosy.</c> 00:19:38.039 --> 00:19:40.019 x And<00:19:38.079><c> then</c><00:19:38.240><c> Moses</c><00:19:38.420><c> prayed</c><00:19:38.700><c> for</c><00:19:38.859><c> her.</c> 00:19:40.460 --> 00:19:42.700 x And<00:19:40.519><c> the</c><00:19:40.680><c> Lord</c><00:19:40.900><c> said,</c><00:19:41.160><c> well,</c><00:19:41.519><c> she's</c><00:19:41.920><c> going</c><00:19:42.000><c> to</c><00:19:42.099><c> take</c><00:19:42.220><c> a</c><00:19:42.339><c> week</c> 00:19:42.700 --> 00:19:43.759 x and<00:19:43.140><c> think</c><00:19:43.339><c> about</c><00:19:43.559><c> it.</c> 00:19:44.220 --> 00:19:45.480 x And<00:19:44.400><c> so</c><00:19:44.519><c> she</c><00:19:44.720><c> did.</c> 00:19:46.259 --> 00:19:48.980 x I<00:19:46.420><c> read</c><00:19:46.579><c> something</c><00:19:46.839><c> that</c><00:19:47.039><c> said</c><00:19:47.160><c> that</c><00:19:47.440><c> Joab</c><00:19:47.660><c> had</c><00:19:47.920><c> leprosy.</c> 00:19:49.220 --> 00:19:50.319 x I<00:19:49.299><c> don't</c><00:19:49.500><c> think</c><00:19:49.599><c> Joab</c><00:19:49.839><c> had</c><00:19:49.960><c> leprosy.</c> 00:19:50.519 --> 00:19:52.799 x David<00:19:50.740><c> at</c><00:19:50.880><c> one</c><00:19:51.079><c> point</c><00:19:51.240><c> says,</c><00:19:51.559><c> I</c><00:19:51.619><c> hope</c><00:19:52.099><c> your</c><00:19:52.220><c> family</c><00:19:52.480><c> suffers</c> 00:19:52.799 --> 00:19:54.880 x forever<00:19:53.200><c> with</c><00:19:54.240><c> skin</c><00:19:54.480><c> disease</c> 00:19:54.880 --> 00:19:56.299 x because<00:19:55.440><c> he</c><00:19:55.539><c> was</c><00:19:55.660><c> so</c><00:19:55.819><c> mad</c><00:19:55.920><c> at</c><00:19:56.079><c> Joab.</c> 00:19:56.339 --> 00:19:58.380 x But<00:19:56.460><c> there's</c><00:19:56.619><c> no</c><00:19:56.720><c> real</c><00:19:56.920><c> record</c><00:19:57.119><c> of</c><00:19:57.319><c> Joab</c><00:19:57.859><c> or</c><00:19:58.099><c> any</c><00:19:58.200><c> of</c><00:19:58.299><c> his</c> 00:19:58.380 --> 00:19:59.400 x family<00:19:58.619><c> members</c><00:19:58.839><c> having</c><00:19:59.019><c> leprosy.</c> 00:19:59.400 --> 00:20:02.000 x But<00:19:59.660><c> Naaman</c><00:19:59.819><c> did,</c><00:20:01.319><c> right?</c> 00:20:02.739 --> 00:20:04.559 x Naaman<00:20:03.139><c> had</c><00:20:03.539><c> leprosy.</c> 00:20:06.140 --> 00:20:09.420 x And<00:20:06.460><c> remember,</c><00:20:06.660><c> Naaman</c><00:20:06.980><c> came</c><00:20:07.339><c> to</c><00:20:07.599><c> Elisha</c><00:20:08.339><c> and</c><00:20:08.819><c> Elisha</c><00:20:09.220><c> said,</c> 00:20:09.559 --> 00:20:12.359 x go<00:20:09.720><c> swim</c><00:20:09.940><c> in</c><00:20:10.039><c> the</c><00:20:10.180><c> Jordan</c><00:20:10.519><c> seven</c><00:20:11.619><c> times.</c> 00:20:12.779 --> 00:20:14.759 x And<00:20:13.019><c> then</c><00:20:13.119><c> when</c><00:20:13.240><c> you</c><00:20:13.339><c> come</c><00:20:13.460><c> out,</c><00:20:13.619><c> your</c><00:20:13.740><c> leprosy</c><00:20:14.059><c> will</c><00:20:14.160><c> be</c><00:20:14.359><c> gone.</c> 00:20:15.059 --> 00:20:17.240 x And<00:20:15.220><c> Naaman's</c><00:20:15.559><c> like,</c><00:20:15.660><c> well,</c><00:20:15.759><c> that's</c><00:20:16.000><c> just</c><00:20:16.279><c> plain</c><00:20:16.420><c> silly.</c> 00:20:17.339 --> 00:20:19.200 x And<00:20:17.500><c> it</c><00:20:17.559><c> was</c><00:20:17.740><c> his</c><00:20:17.960><c> servant</c><00:20:18.180><c> that</c><00:20:18.420><c> convinced</c><00:20:18.660><c> him</c><00:20:18.819><c> to</c><00:20:18.980><c> do</c><00:20:19.099><c> it.</c> 00:20:19.200 --> 00:20:19.680 x And<00:20:19.339><c> he</c><00:20:19.420><c> did</c><00:20:19.579><c> it.</c> 00:20:19.680 --> 00:20:20.740 x He<00:20:19.799><c> went</c><00:20:19.920><c> in</c><00:20:20.119><c> seven</c><00:20:20.380><c> times.</c> 00:20:20.759 --> 00:20:23.160 x We<00:20:20.880><c> don't</c><00:20:21.019><c> have</c><00:20:21.160><c> time</c><00:20:21.279><c> to</c><00:20:21.359><c> go</c><00:20:21.440><c> into</c><00:20:21.900><c> what</c><00:20:22.400><c> happened</c><00:20:22.740><c> each</c><00:20:22.980><c> time</c> 00:20:23.160 --> 00:20:24.180 x he<00:20:23.279><c> went</c><00:20:23.400><c> in</c><00:20:23.599><c> and</c><00:20:23.700><c> came</c><00:20:23.940><c> out.</c> 00:20:24.180 --> 00:20:28.720 x But<00:20:24.440><c> in</c><00:20:24.599><c> the</c><00:20:24.759><c> end,</c><00:20:24.920><c> what</c><00:20:24.980><c> he</c><00:20:25.279><c> recognized</c><00:20:25.880><c> was</c><00:20:26.960><c> that</c><00:20:28.440><c> he</c><00:20:28.539><c> could</c> 00:20:28.720 --> 00:20:31.079 x never<00:20:28.900><c> kill</c><00:20:29.099><c> leprosy</c><00:20:29.539><c> of</c><00:20:30.099><c> himself,</c> 00:20:32.319 --> 00:20:34.480 x that<00:20:32.440><c> this</c><00:20:32.619><c> was</c><00:20:32.819><c> only</c><00:20:33.059><c> going</c><00:20:33.180><c> to</c><00:20:33.240><c> be</c><00:20:33.400><c> done</c><00:20:33.559><c> by</c><00:20:33.759><c> the</c><00:20:33.900><c> grace</c><00:20:34.039><c> of</c><00:20:34.259><c> God.</c> 00:20:34.539 --> 00:20:36.720 x That's<00:20:34.779><c> what</c><00:20:34.980><c> the</c><00:20:35.259><c> seven</c><00:20:35.460><c> times</c><00:20:35.779><c> represent.</c> 00:20:37.460 --> 00:20:40.240 x So<00:20:37.660><c> if</c><00:20:37.799><c> you're</c><00:20:38.019><c> a</c><00:20:38.140><c> leper</c><00:20:38.279><c> in</c><00:20:38.400><c> Israel,</c><00:20:39.079><c> I</c><00:20:39.259><c> ask</c><00:20:39.460><c> you</c><00:20:39.579><c> this</c><00:20:39.700><c> question,</c><00:20:40.059><c> you're</c> 00:20:40.240 --> 00:20:41.039 x this<00:20:40.440><c> leper</c><00:20:40.619><c> in</c><00:20:40.819><c> Israel,</c> 00:20:41.299 --> 00:20:43.859 x how<00:20:41.559><c> often</c><00:20:41.839><c> did</c><00:20:41.980><c> you</c><00:20:42.099><c> go</c><00:20:42.279><c> swimming</c><00:20:42.519><c> in</c><00:20:42.660><c> the</c><00:20:42.779><c> Jordan</c><00:20:42.940><c> River?</c> 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times.</c> 00:20:53.480 --> 00:20:54.420 x Come<00:20:53.640><c> on,</c><00:20:53.759><c> I</c><00:20:53.779><c> went</c><00:20:53.900><c> in</c><00:20:54.039><c> seven</c><00:20:54.180><c> times.</c> 00:20:54.460 --> 00:20:55.039 x Come<00:20:54.579><c> on,</c><00:20:54.700><c> I</c><00:20:54.700><c> went</c><00:20:54.799><c> in</c><00:20:54.880><c> seven</c><00:20:55.039><c> times.</c> 00:20:55.339 --> 00:20:56.200 x Nothing. 00:20:57.500 --> 00:20:58.299 x Nothing. 00:20:58.960 --> 00:21:01.420 x So<00:20:59.279><c> what</c><00:20:59.440><c> did</c><00:20:59.619><c> the</c><00:20:59.779><c> leper</c><00:20:59.980><c> understand?</c> 00:21:02.599 --> 00:21:06.079 x Well,<00:21:02.859><c> I</c><00:21:02.940><c> think</c><00:21:03.000><c> he</c><00:21:03.200><c> understood</c><00:21:03.539><c> this,</c><00:21:04.920><c> two</c><00:21:05.160><c> things.</c> 00:21:07.599 --> 00:21:12.079 x First<00:21:07.859><c> of</c><00:21:07.960><c> all,</c><00:21:08.039><c> that</c><00:21:08.160><c> he</c><00:21:08.259><c> could</c><00:21:08.440><c> never</c><00:21:08.680><c> cure</c><00:21:09.359><c> himself</c><00:21:10.099><c> in</c><00:21:11.940><c> the</c> 00:21:12.079 --> 00:21:15.539 x same<00:21:12.220><c> way</c><00:21:12.319><c> that</c><00:21:12.440><c> we</c><00:21:12.519><c> can</c><00:21:12.680><c> never</c><00:21:12.900><c> cure</c><00:21:13.180><c> ourselves</c><00:21:13.859><c> from</c><00:21:14.759><c> sin.</c> 00:21:16.940 --> 00:21:20.599 x Once<00:21:17.160><c> you</c><00:21:17.380><c> are</c><00:21:17.599><c> a</c><00:21:17.779><c> sinner,</c><00:21:18.000><c> you</c><00:21:18.160><c> are</c><00:21:18.440><c> a</c><00:21:18.660><c> slave</c><00:21:19.180><c> to</c><00:21:19.799><c> sin.</c> 00:21:20.659 --> 00:21:24.019 x That's<00:21:21.099><c> just</c><00:21:21.380><c> the</c><00:21:21.579><c> reality</c><00:21:22.019><c> of</c><00:21:22.279><c> it.</c> 00:21:24.319 --> 00:21:26.599 x I<00:21:24.480><c> think</c><00:21:24.640><c> the</c><00:21:24.819><c> other</c><00:21:24.980><c> thing</c><00:21:25.119><c> he</c><00:21:25.220><c> would</c><00:21:25.380><c> have</c><00:21:25.539><c> recognized</c><00:21:25.960><c> is</c><00:21:26.180><c> this,</c> 00:21:26.819 --> 00:21:30.500 x that<00:21:27.019><c> he</c><00:21:27.220><c> had</c><00:21:27.440><c> a</c><00:21:27.819><c> physical</c><00:21:28.240><c> manifestation</c><00:21:28.920><c> of</c><00:21:29.140><c> a</c><00:21:29.299><c> moral</c><00:21:29.480><c> disease.</c> 00:21:31.940 --> 00:21:34.160 x He<00:21:32.160><c> would</c><00:21:32.359><c> have</c><00:21:32.480><c> known</c><00:21:32.660><c> that</c><00:21:33.000><c> leprosy</c><00:21:33.339><c> represents</c><00:21:33.759><c> sin,</c> 00:21:34.559 --> 00:21:37.299 x and<00:21:34.740><c> he</c><00:21:34.859><c> would</c><00:21:35.019><c> have</c><00:21:35.160><c> seen</c><00:21:35.299><c> himself</c><00:21:35.660><c> as</c><00:21:36.180><c> a</c><00:21:36.599><c> dying</c><00:21:36.859><c> person</c><00:21:37.140><c> with</c> 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a<00:24:00.380><c> person</c><00:24:00.640><c> is</c><00:24:01.059><c> healed</c><00:24:01.460><c> from</c><00:24:02.160><c> leprosy.</c> 00:24:04.440 --> 00:24:07.140 x It's<00:24:04.880><c> in</c><00:24:05.019><c> Leviticus</c><00:24:05.339><c> 13</c><00:24:05.700><c> and</c><00:24:05.839><c> 14,</c><00:24:06.160><c> and</c><00:24:06.299><c> we</c><00:24:06.380><c> don't</c><00:24:06.720><c> have</c><00:24:06.920><c> time</c> 00:24:07.140 --> 00:24:08.519 x to<00:24:07.279><c> go</c><00:24:07.420><c> there.</c> 00:24:09.200 --> 00:24:14.059 x But<00:24:09.539><c> it's</c><00:24:09.779><c> all</c><00:24:10.079><c> about</c><00:24:10.480><c> if</c><00:24:11.019><c> a</c><00:24:11.240><c> person</c><00:24:11.440><c> comes</c><00:24:11.680><c> back</c><00:24:12.079><c> and</c><00:24:12.339><c> is</c><00:24:12.680><c> healed,</c><00:24:13.859><c> what</c> 00:24:14.059 --> 00:24:14.539 x do<00:24:14.220><c> you</c><00:24:14.380><c> do?</c> 00:24:15.019 --> 00:24:19.200 x And<00:24:15.019><c> one</c><00:24:15.660><c> of</c><00:24:15.799><c> the</c><00:24:15.880><c> key</c><00:24:16.019><c> things</c><00:24:16.200><c> you</c><00:24:16.400><c> do</c><00:24:16.519><c> is</c><00:24:16.680><c> you</c><00:24:16.880><c> offer</c><00:24:17.059><c> a</c><00:24:17.279><c> sin</c><00:24:17.420><c> offering,</c><00:24:17.720><c> which</c><00:24:17.900><c> is</c><00:24:18.079><c> a</c><00:24:18.240><c> lamb.</c> 00:24:20.900 --> 00:24:23.740 x And<00:24:21.259><c> Jesus</c><00:24:21.500><c> said</c><00:24:21.700><c> on</c><00:24:21.859><c> the</c><00:24:22.000><c> Mount,</c><00:24:22.359><c> every</c><00:24:22.539><c> jot</c><00:24:22.779><c> and</c><00:24:23.039><c> tittle</c><00:24:23.319><c> is</c> 00:24:23.740 --> 00:24:25.240 x going<00:24:23.859><c> to</c><00:24:23.960><c> be</c><00:24:24.140><c> complete.</c> 00:24:26.319 --> 00:24:32.299 x And<00:24:26.839><c> the</c><00:24:27.000><c> man</c><00:24:27.140><c> says</c><00:24:27.339><c> to</c><00:24:27.579><c> Jesus,</c><00:24:29.380><c> if</c><00:24:29.539><c> you</c><00:24:29.920><c> will,</c><00:24:31.680><c> you</c><00:24:31.980><c> can</c><00:24:32.140><c> make</c> 00:24:32.299 --> 00:24:33.319 x me<00:24:32.559><c> clean.</c> 00:24:33.420 --> 00:24:36.119 x He<00:24:33.559><c> doesn't</c><00:24:33.779><c> say,</c><00:24:34.359><c> Lord,</c><00:24:34.759><c> make</c><00:24:34.960><c> me</c><00:24:35.220><c> clean.</c> 00:24:36.240 --> 00:24:40.480 x He<00:24:36.339><c> doesn't</c><00:24:36.599><c> say,</c><00:24:37.380><c> thou</c><00:24:37.460><c> son</c><00:24:37.660><c> of</c><00:24:37.839><c> David,</c><00:24:38.720><c> have</c><00:24:38.920><c> mercy</c><00:24:39.259><c> on</c><00:24:39.500><c> me.</c> 00:24:40.539 --> 00:24:46.099 x He<00:24:40.759><c> says,</c><00:24:41.079><c> if</c><00:24:41.460><c> you</c><00:24:41.900><c> will,</c><00:24:42.180><c> if</c><00:24:42.380><c> it</c><00:24:42.720><c> serves</c><00:24:43.039><c> your</c><00:24:43.579><c> purpose,</c><00:24:45.720><c> you</c> 00:24:46.099 --> 00:24:47.559 x can<00:24:46.279><c> make</c><00:24:46.500><c> me</c><00:24:46.700><c> clean.</c> 00:24:48.420 --> 00:24:50.660 x And<00:24:48.779><c> if</c><00:24:48.940><c> you</c><00:24:49.140><c> look</c><00:24:49.319><c> at</c><00:24:49.440><c> the</c><00:24:49.640><c> story</c><00:24:49.819><c> of</c><00:24:49.980><c> the</c><00:24:50.099><c> lepers,</c><00:24:50.440><c> whether</c> 00:24:50.660 --> 00:24:54.700 x it's<00:24:51.039><c> Naaman</c><00:24:51.339><c> or</c><00:24:51.779><c> Miriam</c><00:24:52.220><c> or</c><00:24:52.480><c> Moses</c><00:24:53.019><c> or</c><00:24:54.099><c> Uzziah,</c> 00:24:54.779 --> 00:24:57.019 x I<00:24:54.920><c> forgot</c><00:24:55.099><c> Uzziah,</c><00:24:55.640><c> Uzziah</c><00:24:55.980><c> had</c><00:24:56.160><c> leprosy</c><00:24:56.500><c> in</c><00:24:56.579><c> the</c><00:24:56.779><c> forehead</c> 00:24:57.019 --> 00:24:58.200 x till<00:24:57.240><c> the</c><00:24:57.420><c> day</c><00:24:57.559><c> he</c><00:24:57.819><c> died.</c> 00:24:58.400 --> 00:25:00.140 x Why<00:24:58.559><c> would</c><00:24:58.700><c> it</c><00:24:58.799><c> tell</c><00:24:58.940><c> us</c><00:24:59.059><c> he</c><00:24:59.099><c> had</c><00:24:59.259><c> leprosy</c><00:24:59.640><c> in</c><00:24:59.700><c> his</c><00:24:59.880><c> forehead</c> 00:25:00.140 --> 00:25:01.299 x till<00:25:00.339><c> the</c><00:25:00.559><c> day</c><00:25:00.720><c> he</c><00:25:00.980><c> died?</c> 00:25:01.319 --> 00:25:03.299 x If<00:25:01.440><c> he</c><00:25:01.559><c> had</c><00:25:01.740><c> leprosy,</c><00:25:02.160><c> you're</c><00:25:02.380><c> going</c><00:25:02.460><c> to</c><00:25:02.579><c> die,</c><00:25:02.859><c> and</c><00:25:03.000><c> you're</c><00:25:03.119><c> going</c><00:25:03.200><c> to</c> 00:25:03.299 --> 00:25:04.680 x die<00:25:03.380><c> with</c><00:25:03.539><c> the</c><00:25:03.680><c> leprosy.</c> 00:25:05.800 --> 00:25:09.220 x It's<00:25:06.160><c> because</c><00:25:06.339><c> it</c><00:25:06.440><c> was</c><00:25:06.579><c> in</c><00:25:06.680><c> his</c><00:25:06.920><c> mind,</c><00:25:08.119><c> and</c><00:25:08.680><c> he</c><00:25:08.859><c> couldn't</c><00:25:09.039><c> get</c> 00:25:09.220 --> 00:25:10.279 x it<00:25:09.440><c> out.</c> 00:25:10.819 --> 00:25:13.660 x It<00:25:10.839><c> was</c><00:25:11.019><c> the</c><00:25:11.140><c> same</c><00:25:11.220><c> with</c><00:25:12.140><c> the</c><00:25:12.720><c> wanderers</c><00:25:13.019><c> in</c><00:25:13.160><c> the</c><00:25:13.299><c> wilderness.</c> 00:25:13.660 --> 00:25:15.940 x Right,<00:25:14.680><c> they</c><00:25:14.779><c> were</c><00:25:14.880><c> in</c><00:25:14.940><c> the</c><00:25:15.059><c> wilderness</c><00:25:15.279><c> for</c><00:25:15.500><c> 40</c><00:25:15.740><c> years.</c> 00:25:15.940 --> 00:25:17.200 x They<00:25:16.059><c> never</c><00:25:16.240><c> circumcised</c><00:25:16.740><c> their</c><00:25:17.000><c> kids.</c> 00:25:17.220 --> 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when</c><00:25:30.440><c> we're</c><00:25:30.839><c> steeped</c><00:25:31.240><c> in</c><00:25:31.460><c> sin.</c> 00:25:33.160 --> 00:25:36.160 x It's<00:25:33.559><c> all</c><00:25:33.819><c> about</c><00:25:34.039><c> my</c><00:25:34.480><c> failings,</c><00:25:34.880><c> or</c><00:25:35.019><c> it's</c><00:25:35.119><c> all</c><00:25:35.400><c> about</c><00:25:35.720><c> God's</c> 00:25:36.160 --> 00:25:36.940 x lack<00:25:36.380><c> of</c><00:25:36.640><c> mercy.</c> 00:25:37.259 --> 00:25:42.720 x It's<00:25:37.660><c> all</c><00:25:37.900><c> about</c><00:25:39.880><c> steeped</c><00:25:41.220><c> in</c><00:25:41.359><c> leprosy.</c> 00:25:42.900 --> 00:25:50.019 x And<00:25:43.420><c> this</c><00:25:43.640><c> man</c><00:25:43.859><c> says,</c><00:25:46.319><c> if</c><00:25:46.359><c> it</c><00:25:46.599><c> fits</c><00:25:46.799><c> your</c><00:25:47.160><c> will,</c><00:25:48.619><c> you</c><00:25:49.660><c> can</c><00:25:49.839><c> make</c> 00:25:50.019 --> 00:25:50.539 x me<00:25:50.299><c> clean.</c> 00:25:50.680 --> 00:25:53.400 x It's<00:25:50.940><c> as</c><00:25:51.059><c> if</c><00:25:51.160><c> he</c><00:25:51.339><c> says</c><00:25:51.500><c> to</c><00:25:51.680><c> him,</c><00:25:52.380><c> there's</c><00:25:52.640><c> a</c><00:25:52.779><c> jot</c><00:25:52.940><c> and</c><00:25:53.079><c> a</c><00:25:53.220><c> tittle</c> 00:25:53.400 --> 00:25:57.880 x we<00:25:53.599><c> can</c><00:25:53.859><c> cover</c><00:25:54.480><c> right</c><00:25:55.160><c> now</c><00:25:55.880><c> for</c><00:25:56.940><c> you.</c> 00:25:58.759 --> 00:26:02.059 x You<00:25:59.279><c> can</c><00:25:59.599><c> heal</c><00:25:59.819><c> me</c><00:26:00.519><c> of</c><00:26:00.880><c> my</c><00:26:01.079><c> leprosy.</c> 00:26:03.019 --> 00:26:06.579 x And<00:26:03.539><c> then</c><00:26:03.680><c> we</c><00:26:03.799><c> can</c><00:26:04.039><c> fulfill</c><00:26:04.400><c> Leviticus</c><00:26:04.900><c> 13</c><00:26:05.299><c> and</c><00:26:05.380><c> 14</c><00:26:05.839><c> where</c><00:26:06.039><c> it</c><00:26:06.240><c> says,</c> 00:26:06.579 --> 00:26:09.880 x When<00:26:07.319><c> you</c><00:26:07.559><c> are</c><00:26:08.000><c> clean</c><00:26:08.279><c> of</c><00:26:08.440><c> your</c><00:26:08.579><c> leprosy,</c><00:26:09.000><c> go</c><00:26:09.240><c> see</c><00:26:09.380><c> the</c><00:26:09.619><c> priest</c> 00:26:09.880 --> 00:26:11.720 x and<00:26:10.279><c> offer</c><00:26:10.440><c> the</c><00:26:10.700><c> sacrifices.</c> 00:26:12.859 --> 00:26:15.039 x And<00:26:13.180><c> so</c><00:26:13.259><c> that's</c><00:26:13.460><c> just</c><00:26:13.700><c> what</c><00:26:13.859><c> Jesus</c><00:26:14.099><c> says</c><00:26:14.359><c> to</c><00:26:14.519><c> him.</c> 00:26:15.279 --> 00:26:17.480 x He<00:26:15.400><c> says</c><00:26:15.519><c> to</c><00:26:15.599><c> him,</c><00:26:15.700><c> why</c><00:26:15.759><c> don't</c><00:26:15.759><c> you</c><00:26:15.859><c> go</c><00:26:15.980><c> to</c><00:26:16.059><c> the</c><00:26:16.200><c> priest,</c><00:26:17.319><c> and</c><00:26:17.400><c> I</c> 00:26:17.480 --> 00:26:18.680 x want<00:26:17.559><c> you</c><00:26:17.680><c> to</c><00:26:17.859><c> offer</c><00:26:17.980><c> up</c><00:26:18.099><c> the</c><00:26:18.299><c> sacrifices.</c> 00:26:18.759 --> 00:26:21.900 x Why<00:26:18.940><c> would</c><00:26:19.059><c> he</c><00:26:19.220><c> tell</c><00:26:19.339><c> him</c><00:26:19.500><c> that</c><00:26:20.000><c> if</c><00:26:20.500><c> Jesus</c><00:26:20.900><c> is</c><00:26:21.140><c> the</c><00:26:21.259><c> one</c><00:26:21.400><c> healing</c><00:26:21.640><c> him</c><00:26:21.779><c> of</c> 00:26:21.900 --> 00:26:22.920 x his<00:26:22.059><c> leprosy?</c> 00:26:24.039 --> 00:26:26.420 x Why<00:26:24.440><c> would</c><00:26:24.599><c> the</c><00:26:24.660><c> man</c><00:26:24.799><c> have</c><00:26:24.980><c> to</c><00:26:25.220><c> offer</c><00:26:25.380><c> up</c><00:26:25.559><c> a</c><00:26:25.720><c> sin</c><00:26:25.839><c> offering</c><00:26:26.180><c> of</c> 00:26:26.420 --> 00:26:26.700 x a<00:26:26.539><c> lamb?</c> 00:26:26.759 --> 00:26:28.839 x Jesus<00:26:27.119><c> is</c><00:26:27.359><c> the</c><00:26:27.500><c> sin</c><00:26:27.700><c> offering</c><00:26:28.000><c> of</c><00:26:28.359><c> the</c><00:26:28.599><c> lamb.</c> 00:26:29.160 --> 00:26:33.859 x What<00:26:29.339><c> does</c><00:26:29.500><c> he</c><00:26:29.720><c> need</c><00:26:29.940><c> to</c><00:26:30.240><c> offer</c><00:26:30.440><c> up</c><00:26:31.279><c> to</c><00:26:32.000><c> the</c><00:26:32.200><c> priests</c><00:26:32.680><c> for?</c> 00:26:35.299 --> 00:26:37.619 x And<00:26:35.859><c> Jesus</c><00:26:36.140><c> tells</c><00:26:36.440><c> him.</c> 00:26:38.180 --> 00:26:42.640 x He<00:26:38.500><c> says</c><00:26:38.720><c> as</c><00:26:39.099><c> a</c><00:26:39.380><c> testimony</c><00:26:39.980><c> unto</c><00:26:41.519><c> them.</c> 00:26:43.559 --> 00:26:45.359 x Not<00:26:43.700><c> a</c><00:26:43.859><c> testimony</c><00:26:44.200><c> unto</c><00:26:44.420><c> him.</c> 00:26:45.500 --> 00:26:47.740 x When<00:26:45.660><c> you</c><00:26:45.759><c> look</c><00:26:45.859><c> what</c><00:26:46.000><c> the</c><00:26:46.200><c> priest</c><00:26:46.359><c> does</c><00:26:46.599><c> in</c><00:26:46.779><c> Leviticus</c><00:26:47.220><c> 13</c> 00:26:47.740 --> 00:26:48.299 x and<00:26:47.819><c> 14,</c> 00:26:48.400 --> 00:26:53.680 x it's<00:26:48.700><c> all</c><00:26:48.839><c> about</c><00:26:48.980><c> what</c><00:26:49.160><c> the</c><00:26:49.380><c> priest</c><00:26:49.579><c> does</c><00:26:49.960><c> as</c><00:26:50.420><c> a</c><00:26:50.640><c> testimony</c><00:26:51.019><c> unto</c><00:26:51.259><c> the</c><00:26:51.539><c> individual</c><00:26:51.920><c> who's</c><00:26:52.079><c> been</c><00:26:52.319><c> cleaned</c><00:26:52.440><c> of</c><00:26:52.619><c> leprosy.</c> 00:26:53.839 --> 00:26:56.059 x Jesus<00:26:54.119><c> has</c><00:26:54.299><c> already</c><00:26:54.480><c> fulfilled</c><00:26:54.819><c> all</c><00:26:55.079><c> that.</c> 00:26:56.339 --> 00:26:57.660 x It's<00:26:56.579><c> already</c><00:26:56.799><c> done.</c> 00:26:58.099 --> 00:27:00.660 x He's<00:26:58.440><c> already</c><00:26:58.640><c> been</c><00:26:58.920><c> cleaned,</c><00:26:59.480><c> and</c><00:26:59.539><c> he's</c><00:26:59.680><c> been</c><00:26:59.920><c> cleaned</c><00:27:00.200><c> through</c><00:27:00.480><c> the</c> 00:27:00.660 --> 00:27:02.759 x sacrifice<00:27:01.119><c> of</c><00:27:01.480><c> Jesus</c><00:27:01.759><c> Christ.</c> 00:27:03.400 --> 00:27:11.460 x Because<00:27:03.920><c> what</c><00:27:04.119><c> the</c><00:27:04.220><c> man</c><00:27:04.299><c> would</c><00:27:04.460><c> have</c><00:27:04.640><c> recognized</c><00:27:05.299><c> was</c><00:27:06.059><c> that</c><00:27:06.359><c> he</c><00:27:06.660><c> didn't</c><00:27:06.900><c> have</c><00:27:07.119><c> the</c><00:27:07.380><c> power</c><00:27:08.240><c> to</c><00:27:08.819><c> heal</c><00:27:08.920><c> himself</c><00:27:09.200><c> of</c><00:27:09.400><c> leprosy</c><00:27:09.779><c> because</c><00:27:10.000><c> he</c><00:27:10.099><c> was</c><00:27:10.279><c> a</c><00:27:10.440><c> sinner.</c> 00:27:13.000 --> 00:27:17.720 x And<00:27:13.140><c> yet</c><00:27:13.240><c> he</c><00:27:13.359><c> says</c><00:27:13.480><c> to</c><00:27:13.720><c> Jesus,</c><00:27:14.960><c> if</c><00:27:15.099><c> you</c><00:27:15.420><c> will,</c><00:27:17.099><c> you</c><00:27:17.359><c> can</c><00:27:17.599><c> cure</c> 00:27:17.720 --> 00:27:19.619 x me<00:27:17.940><c> of</c><00:27:17.960><c> leprosy.</c> 00:27:21.160 --> 00:27:25.400 x Because<00:27:21.680><c> you</c><00:27:22.079><c> don't</c><00:27:22.400><c> have</c><00:27:23.460><c> moral</c><00:27:24.000><c> leprosy.</c> 00:27:26.160 --> 00:27:29.099 x You<00:27:26.680><c> can</c><00:27:26.940><c> heal</c><00:27:27.119><c> me</c><00:27:27.920><c> of</c><00:27:28.059><c> physical</c><00:27:28.400><c> leprosy.</c> 00:27:29.240 --> 00:27:31.440 x And<00:27:29.500><c> that's</c><00:27:29.619><c> just</c><00:27:29.819><c> what</c><00:27:29.920><c> Jesus</c><00:27:30.160><c> does</c><00:27:30.380><c> for</c><00:27:30.619><c> us.</c> 00:27:31.680 --> 00:27:34.880 x We<00:27:32.259><c> are</c><00:27:32.700><c> slaves</c><00:27:33.339><c> to</c><00:27:33.980><c> sin.</c> 00:27:35.500 --> 00:27:38.220 x And<00:27:35.779><c> yet</c><00:27:35.880><c> by</c><00:27:36.079><c> the</c><00:27:36.299><c> sacrifice</c><00:27:36.720><c> of</c><00:27:36.880><c> Jesus</c><00:27:37.200><c> Christ,</c><00:27:37.559><c> despite</c><00:27:37.960><c> the</c> 00:27:38.220 --> 00:27:40.000 x fact<00:27:38.359><c> that</c><00:27:38.519><c> we</c><00:27:38.640><c> are</c><00:27:38.779><c> slave</c><00:27:38.940><c> to</c><00:27:39.200><c> sins,</c> 00:27:41.180 --> 00:27:43.460 x we<00:27:41.759><c> could</c><00:27:41.940><c> be</c><00:27:42.140><c> made</c><00:27:42.440><c> clean.</c> 00:27:44.259 --> 00:27:47.140 x Because<00:27:44.839><c> Jesus</c><00:27:45.140><c> was</c><00:27:45.519><c> never</c><00:27:46.059><c> a</c><00:27:46.519><c> slave</c><00:27:46.700><c> to</c><00:27:46.980><c> sin.</c> 00:27:47.519 --> 00:27:49.880 x That's<00:27:47.960><c> just</c><00:27:48.240><c> what</c><00:27:48.420><c> the</c><00:27:48.559><c> man</c><00:27:48.700><c> recognized.</c> 00:27:50.680 --> 00:27:55.140 x And<00:27:50.880><c> so</c><00:27:51.000><c> Jesus</c><00:27:51.259><c> says,</c><00:27:51.640><c> make</c><00:27:51.720><c> it</c><00:27:51.880><c> as</c><00:27:52.079><c> a</c><00:27:52.099><c> testimony</c><00:27:52.559><c> to</c><00:27:53.559><c> them</c><00:27:53.920><c> to</c> 00:27:55.140 --> 00:27:56.259 x fulfill<00:27:55.519><c> this</c><00:27:55.779><c> law.</c> 00:27:56.259 --> 00:28:02.400 x So<00:27:56.940><c> that</c><00:27:57.140><c> they</c><00:27:57.319><c> can</c><00:27:57.619><c> understand,</c><00:27:58.359><c> so</c><00:27:58.599><c> that</c><00:27:58.740><c> they</c><00:27:58.880><c> can</c><00:27:59.220><c> see</c><00:28:00.059><c> that</c><00:28:02.180><c> the</c> 00:28:02.400 --> 00:28:05.099 x true<00:28:02.559><c> priest</c><00:28:02.960><c> is</c><00:28:03.960><c> this</c><00:28:04.200><c> priest.</c> 00:28:05.400 --> 00:28:07.920 x The<00:28:05.599><c> true</c><00:28:05.819><c> priest</c><00:28:06.240><c> is</c><00:28:06.839><c> our</c><00:28:07.079><c> priest.</c> 00:28:08.900 --> 00:28:11.279 x This<00:28:09.099><c> man</c><00:28:09.299><c> understood</c><00:28:09.720><c> Jesus'</c><00:28:10.339><c> power.</c> 00:28:11.319 --> 00:28:13.039 x He<00:28:11.519><c> understood</c><00:28:11.819><c> his</c><00:28:12.140><c> authority.</c> 00:28:13.099 --> 00:28:15.079 x He<00:28:13.400><c> understood</c><00:28:13.759><c> his</c><00:28:14.099><c> mercy.</c> 00:28:15.640 --> 00:28:25.299 x And<00:28:15.900><c> he</c><00:28:16.200><c> understood</c><00:28:16.920><c> that</c><00:28:20.759><c> Jesus</c><00:28:21.180><c> was</c><00:28:22.140><c> what</c><00:28:22.940><c> makes</c><00:28:23.339><c> any</c><00:28:23.700><c> of</c><00:28:23.880><c> us</c><00:28:24.380><c> clean.</c> 00:28:25.580 --> 00:28:27.660 x It<00:28:26.140><c> doesn't</c><00:28:26.339><c> matter</c><00:28:26.519><c> whether</c><00:28:26.660><c> you</c><00:28:26.779><c> have</c><00:28:26.980><c> leprosy.</c> 00:28:28.059 --> 00:28:30.039 x We<00:28:28.299><c> all</c><00:28:28.559><c> have</c><00:28:28.819><c> leprosy.</c> 00:28:30.460 --> 00:28:33.980 x We're<00:28:30.819><c> all</c><00:28:31.019><c> going</c><00:28:31.160><c> to</c><00:28:31.380><c> die</c><00:28:31.900><c> if</c><00:28:32.319><c> Jesus</c><00:28:32.619><c> doesn't</c><00:28:32.859><c> return.</c> 00:28:35.200 --> 00:28:41.440 x And<00:28:35.680><c> yet</c><00:28:35.759><c> we</c><00:28:35.900><c> all</c><00:28:36.259><c> have</c><00:28:36.400><c> the</c><00:28:36.680><c> power</c><00:28:37.000><c> of</c><00:28:37.299><c> faith</c><00:28:37.720><c> to</c><00:28:39.119><c> believe</c><00:28:40.119><c> that</c><00:28:40.759><c> Jesus</c><00:28:41.079><c> has</c> 00:28:41.440 --> 00:28:43.079 x healed<00:28:41.599><c> us</c><00:28:41.799><c> of</c><00:28:42.000><c> our</c><00:28:42.220><c> sins.</c> 00:28:43.240 --> 00:28:46.259 x That<00:28:43.460><c> Jesus</c><00:28:43.759><c> has</c><00:28:44.140><c> made</c><00:28:44.319><c> us</c><00:28:44.619><c> clean</c><00:28:44.960><c> in</c><00:28:45.539><c> his</c><00:28:45.779><c> sacrifice.</c> 00:28:46.299 --> 00:28:48.240 x That's<00:28:46.579><c> why</c><00:28:46.859><c> we</c><00:28:47.039><c> come</c><00:28:47.200><c> here</c><00:28:47.380><c> on</c><00:28:47.539><c> Sunday</c><00:28:47.759><c> mornings.</c> 00:28:48.240 --> 00:28:51.839 x To<00:28:48.700><c> partake</c><00:28:49.059><c> of</c><00:28:49.180><c> this</c><00:28:49.380><c> bread</c><00:28:49.559><c> and</c><00:28:49.720><c> of</c><00:28:49.839><c> this</c><00:28:50.099><c> wine</c><00:28:50.519><c> is</c><00:28:51.059><c> to</c><00:28:51.319><c> remember</c><00:28:51.680><c> and</c> 00:28:51.839 --> 00:28:57.299 x to<00:28:52.059><c> reiterate</c><00:28:52.380><c> into</c><00:28:52.619><c> our</c><00:28:52.880><c> own</c><00:28:53.180><c> mind</c><00:28:53.740><c> that</c><00:28:55.440><c> he</c><00:28:55.720><c> has</c><00:28:55.920><c> done</c><00:28:56.119><c> this.</c> 00:28:58.099 --> 00:29:00.599 x And<00:28:58.299><c> this</c><00:28:58.480><c> leper</c><00:28:58.700><c> understood</c><00:28:59.200><c> that.</c> 00:29:01.099 --> 00:29:07.220 x And<00:29:01.380><c> he</c><00:29:01.579><c> said,</c><00:29:02.319><c> if</c><00:29:02.420><c> it</c><00:29:02.759><c> serves</c><00:29:03.079><c> you,</c><00:29:05.319><c> you</c><00:29:05.619><c> can</c><00:29:05.799><c> make</c><00:29:05.960><c> me</c><00:29:06.220><c> clean.</c> 00:29:08.400 --> 00:29:12.700 x And<00:29:08.980><c> it</c><00:29:09.160><c> serves</c><00:29:09.339><c> the</c><00:29:09.559><c> Lord</c><00:29:09.720><c> Jesus</c><00:29:10.099><c> Christ</c><00:29:10.839><c> to</c><00:29:11.400><c> make</c><00:29:11.539><c> us</c><00:29:11.839><c> clean.</c> 00:29:12.900 --> 00:29:16.440 x Jesus<00:29:13.380><c> said</c><00:29:13.660><c> in</c><00:29:14.200><c> the</c><00:29:14.299><c> Sermon</c><00:29:14.559><c> on</c><00:29:14.680><c> the</c><00:29:14.720><c> Mount</c><00:29:14.839><c> that</c><00:29:15.019><c> we</c><00:29:15.259><c> are</c><00:29:16.000><c> the</c> 00:29:16.440 --> 00:29:18.000 x light<00:29:16.640><c> of</c><00:29:16.819><c> the</c><00:29:16.980><c> world.</c> 00:29:20.039 --> 00:29:22.000 x Don't<00:29:20.519><c> hide</c><00:29:20.740><c> that</c><00:29:21.000><c> light.</c> 00:29:23.359 --> 00:29:25.700 x Understand<00:29:23.839><c> that</c><00:29:24.019><c> you</c><00:29:24.200><c> are</c><00:29:24.400><c> saved</c><00:29:24.660><c> by</c><00:29:24.859><c> Jesus</c><00:29:25.200><c> Christ.</c> 00:29:25.900 --> 00:29:27.119 x Never<00:29:26.180><c> forget</c><00:29:26.519><c> it.</c> 00:29:27.420 --> 00:29:29.099 x Let<00:29:27.539><c> it</c><00:29:27.640><c> be</c><00:29:27.799><c> the</c><00:29:28.000><c> driving</c><00:29:28.299><c> force</c><00:29:28.619><c> in</c><00:29:28.759><c> your</c><00:29:28.920><c> life.</c> 00:29:29.180 --> 00:29:32.240 x And<00:29:29.279><c> you</c><00:29:29.339><c> will</c><00:29:29.599><c> fulfill</c><00:29:29.920><c> all</c><00:29:30.779><c> those</c><00:29:31.119><c> things</c><00:29:31.500><c> in</c><00:29:31.680><c> chapter</c><00:29:31.940><c> 5,</c> 00:29:32.240 --> 00:29:34.019 x 6,<00:29:32.519><c> and</c><00:29:32.660><c> 7.</c> 00:29:34.539 --> 00:29:38.039 x And<00:29:35.019><c> instead</c><00:29:35.299><c> of</c><00:29:35.359><c> him</c><00:29:35.519><c> saying,</c><00:29:35.799><c> I</c><00:29:35.960><c> never</c><00:29:36.240><c> knew</c><00:29:36.420><c> you,</c><00:29:37.700><c> he</c><00:29:37.880><c> will</c> 00:29:38.039 --> 00:29:41.019 x say<00:29:38.220><c> to</c><00:29:38.339><c> you,</c><00:29:38.519><c> come</c><00:29:38.700><c> in,</c><00:29:39.599><c> my</c><00:29:39.880><c> good</c><00:29:40.059><c> and</c><00:29:40.240><c> faithful</c><00:29:40.480><c> servant.</c> 00:29:41.019 --> 00:29:48.160 x For<00:29:42.160><c> you</c><00:29:42.400><c> have</c><00:29:42.660><c> been,</c><00:29:43.900><c> come</c><00:29:44.000><c> in</c><00:29:44.240><c> and</c><00:29:44.420><c> enjoy</c><00:29:45.319><c> the</c><00:29:46.220><c> joy</c><00:29:46.779><c> of</c><00:29:47.119><c> the</c><00:29:47.299><c> Lord.</c> 00:29:48.839 --> 00:29:50.599 x That<00:29:49.440><c> is</c><00:29:49.859><c> our</c><00:29:50.279><c> calling.</c> 00:29:50.940 --> 00:29:53.039 x That<00:29:51.200><c> is</c><00:29:51.539><c> our</c><00:29:51.859><c> opportunity.</c> 00:29:53.599 --> 00:29:55.440 x All<00:29:54.140><c> ye</c><00:29:54.400><c> lepers.</c> 00:29:56.099 --> 00:29:58.660 x That's<00:29:56.500><c> what</c><00:29:56.660><c> we</c><00:29:56.940><c> have</c><00:29:57.099><c> in</c><00:29:57.299><c> Jesus</c><00:29:57.579><c> Christ.</c> 00:29:59.339 --> 00:30:02.279 x We<00:29:59.960><c> have</c><00:30:00.140><c> the</c><00:30:00.400><c> calling</c><00:30:00.619><c> of</c><00:30:00.859><c> everlasting</c><00:30:01.299><c> life.</c> 00:30:02.519 --> 00:30:04.400 x We<00:30:02.740><c> have</c><00:30:02.900><c> the</c><00:30:03.119><c> glory</c><00:30:03.380><c> of</c><00:30:03.680><c> God.</c> 00:30:05.000 --> 00:30:07.000 x We<00:30:05.359><c> have</c><00:30:05.619><c> love</c><00:30:06.039><c> personified.</c> 00:30:07.000 --> 00:30:10.640 x And<00:30:07.960><c> all</c><00:30:08.140><c> we</c><00:30:08.259><c> have</c><00:30:08.460><c> to</c><00:30:08.619><c> do</c><00:30:09.099><c> is</c><00:30:09.599><c> follow</c><00:30:09.880><c> him.</c>